Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 June 1852 — Page 1

INDIANA STATE SENTINEL

THE WILLIAM J. IlltoVW F.ditor. WEEKLY. W fcKK.LT, Per Annan, ti.oo DAILY 6.00 isri II. KNOWN. Publishe VOL. XII. INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1852. NO. 2;

INDIANA STATE SENTLNEL: A GAZETTE OF THE PEOPLE, t7-Ortire in THE HMTINEI IUrILDINGS.O Xurth Side Hra$hington, near Meridian St., OPPOSITE ODD FELOW'3 HALL, AUSTIN II. BROWN, Publisher.

The Weekly Indiana State Sentinel. (rTO mMOLB si bs4 uihi:kv ra) IS ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR! Eleven Copies for Tea Dollars ! TO BE PAID IN ADVANC E IH ALL CAM v Till' USD AY MORNING, JINE 3, 1SV. Legislative Summary. Senatk. Yesterday morning, the folk wing bills passed; tegulating weights and measures ayes 36, noes 3 ; making general provisions concerning railroad companies ayes 29, noes 13. The common school bill was discussed most of the morning. In the afternoon, the salary hill was under consideration part of the time. The common school bill, after discussion, passed ayes 26, noes 19. Hocsr. Mr. Smith of Marion presented 1 remon strance against the Maine Law The following bills passed: in relation to the qualifications of officers of corporations ayes 66, noes 6; supplemental to the law granting a special term of ihe Tippecanoe circuit court ayes 82; 10 authorize township trustees to construct levees ayes 72, noes ft. The bill to authorize railroad companies to increase their capital stock failed for want of a constitutional number of votes ayes 42, mes 40 In the afternoon, the probate bill pa?d ayes 64, noes . Mr. English introduced a bill on the subject ot taxing the Wabash and Erie canal. The salary bill was under consideration a considerable portion of the time A Good Officer. We learn tr.-m the Washington Republic that the va cancy in the office 01 the Second Assistant Postmaster General, occasioned by the resignation of Fit Henry Wairen, has been filled temporality by the appointment of William H. DumUs. who is very generally known by persons throughout the country who have been connect ed with the Po-t Office Department, as a faithfnl officer, and an estimable gentleman. Mi . Dundas has won his way up from a clerkship of the lowest grade by his ability and devotion to I.'s duties He was long connected with the Contract office as its principal clerk, and during the administrations of Polk, Taylor, and Fillmore, (though a Democrat) has held the importan office of principal c lerk of the Inspection office. Spunk to the Last. Two convicts (negroes ) sentenced from Floyd county, escaped from the Stite Prison at -leffeisonville. on the night of the 2ili mst. Their names are William Merrick and Honry Roberts. The New Albany Tribune mentions thp following occurrence, which shows great perseverance on the part of the police officer who made the arrest: While searching for the convicts. Mr. Rsv, an attache of the Prison, came across a convict named Coz2ens, who had escaped almnt a week since. He immediately seized him. when the convict struck him on the head with a stone, knocking him down. On arising, be pursued Cozzexs and caught him again, when he lelled him to the giotind a eeond time. He again arose and pursued Cozzf.xs. who knocked him down the third time. In falling he seized the convict by the hair, and dragged him to the ground, where ti;ey were found a few minutes after; Rat insensible, with his hands firmly implanted in th convict's hair. It is thought that Mr. Rat, though dangerously wounded, will recover. JTTThere is a paper published at Muncie, called the Cresset, which is a jeifect model of stupidity and mendacity. It charges the conductors of the Sentinel with being drunkard, deetnir.g our opposition to the Maine law firimi faci? evidence of inebriety. If the Sentinel is the immoral sheet which this Solon imagines it to be, he should cease to read it. In fat art we shall not send it to him and if he will discontinue sending us his weakly stale trash and nonsense, in the shape of the Cresset, he will I entitled to onr ' distinguished consideration." People's Advocate. Our young friend James C. Carlton, has commenced the publication of a Democratic paer at Bedionl, with tho above title. The Advocate is well edited, well printed, and shonld be well patronized by the citizens ol Lawrence and adjoining counties. Success to the enter prise. t.ov. Whiteoiub. Wereirretto leain that Senator W lutomb is again confined to ins room by severe indisposition. This will account lor his absence from the Senate, and his failure to attend to Iiis correspondence. IT" A Railroad celebration comes off next Friday at Thorntown. The Lafayette Journal says great preparations are made for the occasion. Twenty four cars will leave that place for the State of Boone. ITGeorge C. Whiting has been promoted to the Chief Clerkship f the Department of the Interior, vacated by the resignation of D. C. Goddard. nd all's well!" Every thing is working finely in this region in a political way. Joe Wright is runumg like a deer "Old Nick," the people are determined to keep where he belongs and in short the eatire Democratic State ticket mil, from the present indications, get at the election in October from 400 to 500 majority in this county. Neither the vagaries of Defrees, nor the bug-bear of Jim Hughes can effect anything hereabouts. "The entire Democratic ticket" is the watch-word, and many of the best Whigs go for our good helmsman, Jo Wright, to boot. Well may the Whig tacticians in the legislature exclaim as they do "there are no hopes of ousting the present Governor with Nick McCarty at his heels'" Go'hm Democrat. J 4 We understand that the publishers of that extremely popular work tntitk-d Comb On the H- ad have in course of publication a highly interesting addition of Punch On the face. Boston Pott. We are a'so happy to announce a new work nearly ready for the press entitled Stubbs on the Toe. Racine Adr . We learn they are also about to istne a reprint Knox On the Wo. Ex. CTIf ant one wishes something "Extra Fine" in the article of Tea, wo advise them to call upon Messrs. Mooar St Chester, Tea dealers, corner Walnut and Seventh, Cincinnati. The patrons of this establishment are legion, and all testily to tbe good quality, and low prices whieh have seenred for M. ft C. such liberal patronage Hamilton IntellUfencar. Gebmans in the United States The Abenzeitung f New York, says the Germans ur tho United States mannt to 8ve millions of parsons, or one fifth of the til population.

Xeuin Spring Tawawa House. By reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that tlii pleasant 'ummer retreat was to open on the 1st inst. Tlie following notice is taken from the Xnnia Torch tißi. ' We had the pleasure of looking in on Tawawa on

Monday last, and were highly gratified to notice the many and decided improvements which have been made for the comfort and convenience of visitors since the close .u i... -L f ii -i .:... ui uir ihm spasnn. iiirini wie pjsi inn aim wn.u-i immense amount of labor has been expended upon the . 1 . 1 buildings and grounds, under the rasteliil direction 01 ur. Silsbee; and we are satisfied that by the time the warm weather has fairlv set in. the attractions of Xenia Springs and the comforts of Tawawa House, will not be surpassed, if equalled, by any other watering place o ll.n .... .m.t.. WI.L - - f. .. . I . . Ii m ,x . . - I nrnilAlL me noairui uuuiiii) . n mi men uiirir uisii.ioi kiuhuu.t, .I..:, k ...;.-..i r- . .1 1 . ! - J turn vrjiiiii inn ivirsi, men uihiiiu.iim-u uiio j ' pure water, their bathing houses, their healthful and salubrious atmosphere, their conveniences for athletic exercises, and last but not least, their elegant mansion supplied with all the luxuries which money can command, and their delightful and elegant cottages, Xenia Springs presents an amount and degree of attraction inferior to no other place with which we are acquainted. The season will open the first of June. The proprietors of the cottages are getting themselves ready for summer occupancy : and it is expected that before the r .,1.41 A AT nr.vr mon It ilia nvitiM ia ill . - a T m I 1 1 . r ... u...o o, .1 , ... k.t.u. .... with the beauty and laslnon ol Cincinnati ami other wes - tern towns and cities. Already a laruenumlier of apart rrents have lieen secured ; and it is now matter of certainty that the present season at Tawawa will be a pleasant and brilliant one. As is already known to our readers, the establishment will be under the general supervision of Dr. Sillsbee, assisted by Mr. Kingsbury now of the Burnet House. Cincinnati, and Mr. Whitney, of the Neil House, Colnmbus, both of whom are well known and highly appreciated for their successful management of public houses. Mr. M. Bowser will act as " commissary general," and it will 1.- his ilui- to see that the visitors at Tawawa are supplied with all the luxuries of the season a duty which lie may be relied upon to discharge with fidelity. During the season, the splendid Omnibus of Col. Kealhofer will run regularly between the Railroad depot and Tawawa, affording all who may wish to visit the Springs a pleasant opportunity of doing so. A fine Band of Musicians has been engaged for the season : and in short, no pain? will be spared to render a visit to Tawawa, pleassnt and agreeable to all. The first Soiree of the season will be given on the evening of the 10th of June; and during the summer several similar convivial entertainments will lie given. To all loud of social enjoyment, these entertainments will be highly attracive. The Post-office Department The Post Master-General laid Friday, the information called before the Senate, on lor by that body in I .ition to the number of letters, cost ol transportation tnd the amounts of postage collected in each State tor the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1851. It appears by the ( statement that the whole number of paid and upaid letic rs which passed through the Post-Office of the United . i' . TZe ;.i r r.i:r )iau ' taansii ilT7 111 m ' 1 'ui'i cai ih-ti v 1 1 . 1 1 nia, foreign and dead letters) was 71,185,285; of which there were paid letters 19,20; AI I ; unpaid letters, 50 707,726: paid bv stamps, 1.270.088- free do., 4.646,016; drop do , 715,428. Letters conveyed by European steamers, 3,909,186; do. do., Havana, 56,903; do. do. California, 1,323,667. Dead letters, 2,416.250. The total amount, adding the four last items omitted in the first aggregate, is 82,252,735, as the number of letters, which passed through the Post-Office of the United States during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1851. The total printed matter, newspapers, pamphlets, chargeable with postage, was 82,695,872; fiee, primed matter, 3,460,050; exchange newspapers and franked documents, 5,000,000; total 91 155,922. The following table shows the amount actually credited for the transportation of mails, by States, and differs slightly from the amounts actually paid. It also shows the amounts by postage collected in the several States: transportation. Potares collected. Maine H7.690 25 New Hampshire 27,6o'2 00 Vermont 48,643 93 Massachusetts 132.164 84 Connecticut 62,176 19 Rhode Island 12,088 20 New York 321.251 60 New Jersey 56.813 37 I O I ,,ss7 J, 100,784 21 103,700 78 540,686 65 177,592 3.x 1 . ' 1 kJf k 1 1 51,220 4t Maryland 143,100 7 Delaware 8,717 85 Pennsylvania 146,105 64 Virginia 109,425 21 Noith Carolina 154,126 10 84,288 34 South Carolina 107,2-I 74 113,918 30 i 170,054 59 ! 23,831 58 133,300 63 99,3S8 29 115,441 97 138,023 31 1 32,528 72 1 48,787 90 j 165,802 66 ! 50,162 85 3,550 36 I 148,404 69 I 154,2fi9 77 208,063 20 I 485,758 78 116,799 50 1 102,510 74 302,347 33 I Gcorsia 144.21.2 Si; Florida 81.701 55 Alabama 139,349 30 Mississippi 81, 189 93 Tennessee 74,142 5m Missouri 101.303 23 Arkansas 61,244 90 Iowa 24,850 05 Louisiana 66,548 80 Texsr 107,977 20 Minnesota 1.192 89 Kentucky 87,121 7o Indiana." 76,225 82 Illinois 156,685 71 Ohio 138.548 88 Michigan 36,720 22 Wisconsin 34,434 77 California 111,515 87 Oregon 9.875 20 New Mexico 350 (Ml Utah Nebraska District of Columbia 6,847 96 441 03 1,171 48 I 42 96 42,039 86 New York to Bremen 166,416 lis New York to Havre 73,550 00 Bremen Postage 19.308 76 Miscellaneous entries 24 Charleston to Havana 50,000 0O 19.3US 76 Across the Isthmns ol Panama, under treaty with N. Grenada, 45.318 86 Total .$6,404,373 65 The nun. in-1 of letters conveyed by the Cunard, CollinBremen, and Havre lines for the same period, was 3,909,186, and of newspapers, 872.546. Postage on letters collected bv the Cunard line in the Uuited States, SS09.494 44 ; do. in Great Britain, $226,543 17 ; total $536,037 61 . Collected by the Collins line in the United Sutes. $131,127 85; do. in Great Britain, $74,713 86; total, $205,841 71. The balance due and paid to the British Government was $59,490 78. The number of letters conveyed between New York and California, and New York and Oregon, via Chagres and Panama, and the amount of postage collected thereon, are as follows: Numbe;- of letters sent and received, 1 .323, 667 ; amour.t of postage thereon, $529,. 341 04 The number of letters and newspapers conveyed by the Charleston and Havana s'.eamers, and the amount of postage collected thereon are as follows: Letters, 56,903; newspapers, 24,664; amount of letter postage, $9,156 87; aniMiint of newspaper postage, $739 9$. The whole number of ship letters received during the same period was 339,032, and the amount paid for the same, $6,780 64. There were collected during the year the following sums for postage in the following offices: New York,! $531,830 X9; Philadelphia. $197,019 08; Boston . $176, - 756 63; New Orleans, $117,386 85; Baltimore, $99,670I 87; Cincinnati, $82,333 16; St. Louis, $53,062 81. Extbaodikat Telegraphic Feat. Mr. Webster's 5 real speech, delivered in Faneuil Hall, Boston, Satin ay evening, was telegraphed to The Tribune, over 1 M. Iiants' Line, in the short space of three hour and forlu mtnates. Thos? familiar with the bnsiof ; nes of telegraphing, will appreciate the feat when we state that the speech is composed ol about five thousand words, ami was furnished to an exact foe nsuir o the original copy, with every mark of punc'uation correctly inserted. AT. F. Triftimr 21A. The Dumb Spcsk. A young woman, says the National Argus, employed in the mint, who had been deaf and dorab for several yeara, occasioned by scarlet fever, a few days since, while engaged in her usual occupalion, exclaimed, "Uh, I believe I can speak:" 1 tie astonishment of those in the apartment with ker was so great that one of the females fainted, and most of them ; were surprised beyond measure She has since entirely recovered her speech

FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1932.

Legislative Summary. Senate. Yesterday, in the forenoon, the Senate concurred in a series of resolutions in relation to the death of Hod. Isaac H. Morris, representative from Henry county, and adjourned, jn ,ne afternoon a number 01 reports was made from , . . , . , --.,. committees. A resolution introduced by Mr. Miilikcn - .1 I . .1 1 . 1 i - . i . . i A I i n ., . I I to adjourn sine die on the 15th inst. laid on the table. The salary bill was ordered to be engrossed. The riles were cleared, and the Senate j adjourned. House. Reports were made from committees by - , t , , Messrs. Dobson. Mi ler. and Torbet. M Behm intro . duced a bill for the incorporation of mutual fire insurance companies Mr. Holmaa announced the death of the Hon. Isaac H. Morris. In the afternoon Mr. Holroan reported back from the judiciary committee. Senate bill defining misdemeanors prescribing punishment therefor, with a number of amendments, which was concurred in and the bill passed ayes 56, noes IS. A bill to amend acts of incorpora- - . m m t en lor the construction ol ulank and turnpike roads 1 ... passed aves 57, nees 16. A bill to orgaiii: t .e roilicode tia, passed ayes 51, noes 19. passed ayes 67, noes 6. The criminal Thomas Erancis Meagher. Of this patriotic man, who has just arrived upon our shores, where he can breatne the pure air of liberty, the new York Tribune says: ' Thomas Francis Meagher, one of the most eloquent and intrepid of the Irish Patriots of 1848, who was cond ainecl to death and has since been a State prisoner for life at Van Dieman's Land, because of his efforts to secure his Country's Independence and her People's Liberties, has escaped liom his confinement and is now in this Citjf. Of the manner of his escape a.d his arrival here we will not now speak, being unwilling to compromise, ven contingently, those who have aided bis eliorts lor lf-liberation. Let it suffice that he has broken no faith, and that no slain rests on bis honor. The exiled Patriot needs rest after his adventurous wanderings; but we cannot doubt that be will soon gratilv his thousands of countrymen and sympathizing mends in this City bv permitting them to meet and welcome him to the Land ot the Free. He desires to re main secluded for a lew days." In Broolyn on Friday night (23th ult ) Mr. Meagher was serenaded by several military companies. An im- ,,,..-,. croud from 7 1 mil f.. M nun im f,. of the residence of Richard O'Gorman. Mr. Meaher appeared on the balcony and, in a few brief remarks, apologized for his inability to address the multitude, , , . , .... fI , nd took occasion to remark that the cause ol Ireland was eternal, and that ihe day may come soon when they may have the opportunity of pointing back to an occasion that would be worthy of such a reception. Teaiple of Houor. The Grand Temple of Honor of the State of Indiana . ., . . . . , held us annual session If) Mt. ernon, Posey county, commencingon Wednesday, May 26, and continuing three days. The next session will be held in Loganspcrt, in K' n-, r 11 .u r ' November. The lo owinr are the ofhcAr or t U nm. 0 - tag year: Chas. Woodward, of Indianapolis, G. W. T. John A. Maun, of Mt. Vernon, G. V.T. John H. Obr. of Indianapolis, G. W. R. Elijah T. Sabin, of New Albany, G. T. Rov. Daniel Mclntire, of Princeton, Gr. Chap Dr. R. Robson, of New Harmony, G. W. U. Wm. P. Robinson, of Jeflersonville, G. W (J Indiana Central Railway

1.35 1,3 1 3 63 This company has been very fortunate in secniin a 1 0t 049 71 474,'290 72 i lfmn of $200,000 in New York, on very favorable terms. 20503 45 From the New York Tribune, of the 31st ult., we gath595,070 86 er the following :

"The bids lor the $21)0,000 loan of the Indiana Cen tral Railroad Company were opened according to the announcement, at the office of Winslow, Lanier k Co., at 3 o'clock this afternoon. There were bids for $535. IHK). over $:0.000 of which were at over 90 per cent. The $200 000 ottered were awarded at prices varvmi' from 95 10-100, to 97 72-000 making an average sale at 95 85-100, per cent, which is the best price yet obtained ' . n W .. a-n Da llr.Mk .1 ' ' Post Office Operations. The Postmaster General has established the following new Post Offices in Indiana: Hartsboro, Warrick county. Geo. C. Hart, P. M.; Turkey Creek, Steuben county, Almon ChaMer, P. M. Tbe office of New Elizabethtown, Hendricks county, has been discontinued. iJT An up stair room in the back part of the frame building of William Smith, immediately east of the Wright House was on fire yesterday afternoon. The tire was soon extinguished without much damage. (LTThere are three hundred and fifty-one light-houses 011 the coast of the United States. iL 'There are over six thousand places in the New York where liquors are retailed. We may say, without hazard of contradiction from any intelligent and truthful source, that defalcations of officers of tbe General Government have leen rarer during the administration of President Fillmore then th'.'y were during either of the Democratic Administrations. Indeed . defalcations of officers of the Genera Govern ment are now heard of seldom or never. t.ouist rilll Journal. If there have been fewer defalcations of late years than lormeily, the Journal knows full well ihe cause, viz., the restraints imposed upon office holders by the Independent Treasury iaw that monster, upon which so much whig indignation was once poured out. Every intelligent editor in the land must be aware that it is next to impossible for an officer to embezzle the funds entrusted to his care, under the provisions of that law.

Moreover, the penalties winch it prescribes are so severe that but lew officials would willing to risk the running of the gauntlet of its stringent provisions. Il () he should survive tbe kicks and blows which he would Indian.

receive by tbe way, he would more than likely find himself, after tbe end of the journey, safely landed in the nearest State prison. Let not whiggcry or the whig administration, therefore, take credit to itself for the scarcity of defalcations ; it is the "monstrous Sub-Treas-ury, itiiu inn ins OIIC3IJ 01 mg oiuce-noiuei s wuicu is entitled to all the credit of producing that result. 1 . . u r 1. : .-it: l.i 1 : Even the whigs tl.emse'ves have not had the courage to attempt the repeal of this much abused law. But if the whigs have not robbed the treasury by proving defanlteis. thev have bled it most eflectually in F : .l ..: n..l .A.i I r !.,!... .i.:. L 1 1 y 1 1 1 up niiu Inning , iw w e. i,i iiu uaiiuiuviil vicuna such, for instance, as The Galphin elaim . The Gardiner claim . The Com. Barron claim; The W. G. eG. W. Ewing claim. and a host of others which we have not time or room to enumerate at present. It is by lbs allowance of such claims as these that the national treasury has been robbed of millions for the benefit of whig office-holders. It is in consequence of such shameful squandering of the public money as this that the administration, after expending the enormous and unprecedented mm (for a time ol peace) of FIFTY-FOUR MILLIONS, are calling upon Congriss to give them three millions more lo meet "deficiencies." U lt is said that the Tobacco crop of this season in Kentucky will be very light. The frost and fly have nsarly destroyed the plants j

The National Position of the Demorratir Party In relation to this subject, we copy with pleasure the following paragraph from a spirited article in the Athens (Georgia) Banner: "Democrats Stili. Marching Up. While the whig party of the North is almost everywhere retreating as far as possible from the line of the finality of the Compromise, now almost universally demanded by the southern people, it affords us great pleasure to see the national democrats marchinc up to the line, We have

ict r ru 11 uiii a. 11 it iiu ai . j haiiiiil' iuu a. i wui ui a i a. . e . f r- . f f , r number o the Boston rM containing an admirable letter to the editor of that print, over the signature of 'A Democrat in Washington," whom we suppose to be a leading friend of Mr. Buchanan, from I he State of Pennsylvania, now resident at Washington, in which the writer says: " 'The great istfte in our approaching canrats is the finality 0 the compromise measures. On this the democracy will plant themselves ; and we see no good reason ! why patriotic national whigs should not join the demo- ! cratic party in sustaining the Compromise, and crushing I this miserable agitation of the slavery question, v hich j has become an intolerable and dangerous nuisance to all ' sections of the Union.' "This is the right kind of language from a northern democrat. ' It is cheering to the hearts of his southern friends. If backed, as the indications ar now that it I will be. by the democratic National Convention, it will j speak like a trumpet-call to the hearts of the almost en- ! tire southern people "Yes, the great body of the glorious old northern democracy are giving evidence, in every variety of : form, of their determination to 'march up' to the line demanded by every consideration of patriotism and of duty." The contrast to this state of things in the democratic : ranks which is presented by the organization and policy of the whig party is well brought out in the following I statement, copied from a recent number of the Pennsyl- ' vaniaii: "We know it is alleged that there are sectionalists in both parties that there are IVee-soil democrats as well as free-soil whigs. Alas! this pretext is not even plausible. The free-soilers and tko abolitionists in the whig ranks make up the cieed, and master the movements, ami select the candidates of the whig party ; while the i free-soilers in the democratic ranks are completely subservient to great national principles, and are effectually 1 a"d constantly controlled by the democratic party, the treed of which is now, as it has ever been, unchanging atfecii.-n for and vigilant guardianship over the national eonVi.;i 11. The philosophy of the thing is, that seclionaliam is the resistless rule in the whig party, while " ; the marked and powerless exception in the demoiatic party The Tropic. N. P. Willis, in one of his late letters from the Island ol St. Thomas, presents some of the unpoetical aspects. . of the land of preetual bloom ; T have taken some pains, bv the way, to enquire into the perpetual youth of the foliage of the tropics. Coming from bare t rees and Irozen ground so recently as we did. it hardly seemed natural to find everything Ri tdooming and verdant as in Spring or Midsummer. 1 And it is not unusual. There are trees which seem to rest tor month dropping most of their leaves and putting forth no blossoms in that time. There are others which the hurricane season finds weak, and strips suddenly, by its nrst tornado though its nrst tornado though they were apparently as green as ever. There arc several, however, vu,"h: lres,,nes and ppauty kno' rP and no wiuter ihe cocoa-tree, the citron the orange, the banana-beautiful cieaturcs, every one, which bud, Mower and beir frittt. all in one prodigal confus;on of exPer''np- Are they to be envied by us, with our detailed progression of existence, or not '. . n,.' ..... ' 1 lie women 00 all tlie monotonous nml linr.l nl.nr in this climate. The negroes are even the chambermaids, as well as the boatman, drivers and tide-waiters ; but the negresses bear the heavy burthens out of doors. They unlade coal-vessels by a troop of women, who carry baskets, of the incredible weight of two hundred : pounds upon their heads, the men only lifting their liaskets for them, and working the windlass which hoists 1 1n lading from the hold. As we approached Louisenhoi, the road was undergoing some repairs and the stone which was taken loose from (he soil, was to be used in a stone wall some fifty feet above. Two men were overseeing the job one, who seemed to be the path-master, and stood looking on : and another, who dirroted the loading of the heads of seven negresses with fragments of rock, and then walked before them in slow procession to the place of deposit. The poor barefooted girls, straight as arrows, and as deliberate as priestesses in their gait, were submissively patient and grave; and I thought, as I looked at them from a little distance, that you woufo have to explain, to a new visitant lo this planet, that they were not nobler, in their employnient and demeanor, than the merchants walking hurriedly and ungracefully about the maiket-place be low "No man lies down under a tree in ihisclimate. The ants, lizards, toads and snakes are in previous posession. I In almoal aeari' trAA snh Goal an .ant knitea u lafin . . a half-bushel basket j and the lizards, accustomed to be well treated by man, coolly and deliberately walk ofi" from any branch you may direct your hand to, but show no haste or nasie or apprehension 01 violence, the Consul told us there was a kind of lizard, however, ol" which the natives are very much afraid. Its first impulse, when surprised, is to spring to the human hand, and fasten its teeth and claws into the flesh ; and, in proportion as this vampire is resisted or teirified, it deepens its hold, never loosing its clutch till it is cut in pieces. Of this awkward customer we fortunately saw no specimen." Mr. Willis adds that among the tenants of his bedroom are cockroaches that have pretensions to be lobsters, and spiders on which yon might fry a beef-steak, mistaking it for a gridiron. I tum Hut: Statistics. By a table published in the National Intelligencer, we

( iff of are I"u ,n possesslo' 01 some interesting iniormation respecting Blind, Insane, Idiotic and Deaf and Dumb persons in the United States.

The whole number of each as returned by the late census is as follows: Blinp, 9,702; of which 4,519 are white males, 3,478 white females, 239 free colored males, 255 free colored females, 2b2 male slaves and 649 female slaves. Insane, 15,763; of which 7.697 are white males, 7,459 white females, 144 free colored males. 177 free colored females, 11. male slaves, and 1 1 4 female slaves. Idiotic, .5,706; of which 8,276 are white mat's, 5,954 white females, 234 free colored males. 202 fiee colored females, 585 male slaves and 455 female slaves. Deaf and Dumb, 10,103; of which 5,231 are white males, 4,23S white females, 73 free colored males, 67 free colored females, 276 male slaves and 213 female slaves. The three adjoining States of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky furnish the following portionan. Whitts. F-s Col. M r r 310 2W....7 5.. Total ...r ...34 ...r.30 M r IKU 1., 1 2W 172. ISIASE. 6iU 61. Mil 2lW. 271 217. iniOTir. 789 611. .4 .8 11 .8 Kentucky Ohio Indiana. .. Keiiturky 11. ...46 44. 6.... . .... 1 2.... 8 8. .... . .I3i2 ..5417 .13SMI ..919 ..84 Ohio Indiana. . 10 1 1 .13 .6 520 3ri... Kmturky 42 321.. rc.F ana dcm. Ohio. . 303 436. . 301 21.1... 253 232. . .. MR ...518 :.:u Indiana . I Kriilin k .f .1 Philosophy of Modebn Justice. When a poor, forsaken wretch steals a loaf of bread, in order to keep his soul fast within its skeleton form, he is branded as a thief, and forthwith installed in the interior of a pnson, while the broadcloth swindler, though he may have no : more real freedom than a shark in company of shad, can lasbionably financier his thousands from the pockets of the laborer, by rnnning away with the contents of a savings bank, of which he is cashier, and only be called "unfortunate in his affairs." Pre.. The Indiana Slate Journal and the New Albany Tribune say the Whig financiers who lost so much money to Indiana were "unfortunate in their transactions." St a- Albany Ledger. Discouraged. The N. Y. Tribune, in a recent editorial, says: "Nobody dreams that the Fugitive Slave Law can be repealed during the present generation."

SATURDAY MORNING, JI NE ft, 1852.

Legislative Summary. Senate. Yesterday, in the forenoon, a number committees reported. The following bills were passed: supplementary to the General Railroad law ayes 2!, noes 10 lie, &c. providing for the appointment of notaries pub- j ayes 33, noes 8; concerning the relation of guardian and ward ayes 40; to extend the provisions of an act for the relief of citizens of Switzerland eounta mi , I. -i .u . f. ty-ayes d. The salary hill failed on the question of its passage ayes '23, noes 20. A resolution was adopted to meet hereafter at 7$ o'clock in the morning. A communication was received from the Governor, transmitting the report of Dr. Mullen, visitor of the - - - . Statu Prison. Hills on the second reading, and mcssa - ges of the House were under consideration the balance of the afternoon. House. Reports were made from committees by Messrs. Nelson, Dobson, McDonald, Barker, Maaon. and Smith of M. The fee bill was taken up, and pending its consideration the House adjourned. In the afternoon the fee bill was ordered to be engrossed. A bill to establish a House of reluge in the State of Indiana, failed ayes 31, noes 47. A bill to repeal certain sections of an act to establish a free turnpike road in Jay county, 8tc., passed ayes 57, noes 12. Messages from the Senate were taken up and disposed of. ILTOur telegraphic reports of the first day's proceedings of the Baltimore Convention were impel fed. Below we give a correct version. The following were the officers of the Convention: President, Hon. John W. Davis, of Ind. Yice Presidents, John Irwin, of Ala.; L. C. Roane, of Ark ; H. A. Lyons, of Cal.; Jas. T. Pratt, of Conn Chas. Wright, of Del ; John Branch, of Fla. ; Joseph Gay, of Ga.; James B. Folic, of La ; Dr. Chas. Johnson.ol III.; Geo. Gillespie, Iowa; Levi Tvler, Ky.; Emile Lesseire, La. ; Amos W. Roberts. Me. ; E. Dovd, Md ; H H. Cheles, B. Nevitt, Miss.; V. D. H. Craig, N J ; Mass.; E. Faens worth, Mich.; J. A. James, Mo.; S. Tiltor, N H.; S. Pratt, N. Y.; W. N. Edwards. N. C, W. Medill. Ohio; D. Lynch, Pa ; W. B Sayles, R. I.; Cave Johnson, Tenn. ; A. Smith, Texas; D. A. Smalley. Vt.; C. Yancy, Va.; W. Dewey. Wis. Secretaries, E C. West, N. Y.; J. C. Pratt, Tent, E. Burksdale. Miss.; Win. Stuwait, Ind.; P. Criltenden, Conn.; W. A. Hocker, III.; I BaitleU. Ky L Luck, La.; I. H. Ayer, N. O.; O. S. Dewey, N. C.j J. D. Patterson, Pa.; C. Pryor, ft.; D. Noble, Wis. A committee was then appointed to wait on the President of the Convention, and inform him of the selection. The committee immediately conducted Mr. Davis to the platform, where he was greeted with great applause. Mr. Davis then spoke as follows. " Gentlemen of the Convention, I return my sincere and cordial acknowledgment for the honor conferred in calling me to preside over your deliberations. Although ; not altogether unused to the duties of the chair. lap j proach on this occasion with great doubts as to my sue cess in presiding over so large an assembly, but in mv . ' .. 9 . T . attempt to discharge the aiduous duties, I ask you to bear in mind that good old maxim: Order is Heaven s ' first law.' Applause. I shall call loudly for your forbearance; mnv I ! say, a still higher Christian grace forgiveness! not say, a still higher Christian grace lorgivenes: not only toward the Chair but toward one another. I ask also yea, implore you, as fellow Democrats, embarked in the great obligation that rests upon us as a party, to ! promote harmony, conciliation, and compromise every thing for principle, but nothing for men. I again thank vou. gentlemen, for the honor you have i conferred upon me." The President the.i took his seat, amidst long continued cheers, when the Convention adjourned till ten o'clock to-morrow. Little, Drum, & Andersons. We availed ourself of lha invitation of ono of the proprietors the other day, and looked through the wholesale Dry Goods and Grocery establishment of these gen- ; ,,emen Though we knew that this firm is doinu a very extensive business, we had not the slightest idea of ' l . . mtm I .'Kpl.f.- ,,f lli.t. c 1 1. i.L on. tlia n trainnir ; low pric-es at which the goods are offered for sale. The ,tuck I" necessary to fitting out a retail dry goods or grocery store, and is large enough to supply a score or two ordinary establishments. From a comparison of their prices w ith those of Cincinnali, we are convinced that merchants in central Indiana, who have heretofore been in the habit of going to the river to recruit their stocks, would find it much more to their advantage to slop in this city and trade with Little, Dium, &. Andersons. In fact, we are assured l.v one of the firm that they would willingly duplicate a bill - - of goods purchased in Cincinnati , at the prices in the bill By purchasing here, then, a merchant in this part of tne State would save, on the cost of his goods, in the items . of freight and traveling expenses, from six to ten per cent. This saving would add considerably to the profits at the end of the year. . , , .. ... , m e trust the merchants ol Central Indiana will take this subject into considers! ion at least so much as to give our wholesale merchants a call, and see if they can- ... . . u , not deal advantageously with them. By thus doing, they will not only benefit themselves, but add to the wealth of the eouiurv. Railway to Greenville. A party, including several gentlemen from Cincinnati, made ihe trip on Friday last, by rail, from Dayton to Greenville. They had a pleasant time, and report the road as excellent in grade, tec, wanting only a little adjustment to make it first rate. It will be opened for the public in a few days. Mr. President Taylor is high ly spoken of for his energy, courtesy, kc The cars will run past Greenville to Union and Indianapolis before the year expires. A Ja a MATaiaoNiAi..-Em.ly M. Bennett, whose .... ' . , A Jar Matrimon worser half osted her in the newspapers and then ran away with another woman, contrary to the statute in such cases made and provided, comes out in the Woonsocket Patriot after this wise : a . .... ...... would h ive trusted him for as much as a i peck of meal, I therefore forbid any persons trusting him i on my account, as I shall pay no debts of his contracting - a - - i ....... 1-... 1 tn cunn.rl lairst in iramafter this date. I have worked lo support mm in gam- - - ... . bling and laxiness as long as 1 mean to, although, should he die soon. I will pay his funeral charges with pi. as. nre. ICT John James McDowell uncle Jimmy, arrived in the city yesterday, from Indiana. IL has come to look after the rent. Louisville Courier, ITFollows' Minstrels commenced a series of concerts at Cincinnati last night. This band has performed in New York for four years. They will be in Louisville about the 1st or July. Knnkel's nreat troupe of Nightingale Minstrels are performing in St. Louis. A note from John T. Ford, ,i. -rr.i ,r..nt intnrms ii that the Niaht inizales will visit IouisvTlle next Loirt Democrat. ETTh Methodist General Conference North, has decided in favor of the new system, nd against that -rilcle of Methodiat diaoriulinc which requires that "men and women should sit apart in the churches," by J a vote of 9 to B&

Welcome to Meagher!!! At a respectable meeting of the friends of Ireland convened at the Hall of the Huune of H-rr-...

of j on Thursday evening, June 3d, 1852, to take int. cob scad m... 11 me propriety ol welcoming to the United btaies and 10 :be State of Indiana the In,b P.tr.,,. Thos. F. Meagher, now i New York, -notioa, Um. Jas. H. Lane, or Dearborn, wa called to tho chair, and Hon. Franklin Hardin o Jubn son county and Dr. J. S. Athon nr ru.i v. i Presidents, and John P. Dunn, of Perry, and Austin H . Brwn' f Marion, as Secretaries. "e President, on taking the chair, staled the obiacr ! of llie mti in a b) ief , , address J Dr. R, F. MuHen. a rrurespniaili r , d-..:li-Socictyof Madisoa, was called upon and addressed the - B 4 ' S I I . . . meeting in an appropriate and eloquent speech. He was followed bv Hon 1- sri 1.1 -r Montgomery, who spoke eloquently tn favor of dawn I a I I 1 a 1 . . I uuen ireiano, ami in opposition to tyranny in all lands. During the evening addresses were, also, delivered by Hon. Henry Secrest. of Putnam, Hon. J. A. Cravens, ol Washington, end others. Maj. John P. Dnnn. ol Perry, offered the folloi resolution, which was adopted. Resolved, That we, citizens of Indiana, do roost heartily welcome to the United States the Irish Patriot, Thos. F. Meagher, and that we stand ready to lend aid and comfort to him and lo the glorious cause for which he was branded and exiled as a felon. Dr. Jas. S. Athon ottered the following preamble and resolution, which were adopted. Whebeas. Thomas Francis Meagher, the Irish repob lican and patriot, who was persecuted for his political opinions by an unrelenting crown, and expatriated bis native and beloved Emerald Isle for daring to propagate the doctrine of equal rights and equal privileges aud asserting the inherent principle of self-government for the oppressed and noble Irishmen , And Whereas. He was transported toa land rendered ignominious by the blighting ordinance of a Monar cay's signet, which has not only made Van Dieman's land the receptacle of the culprit, but a by-word in every nation, carrying with its enunciation guilt and contempt ; And. Whkrkas. The cause lor which be was ostracised was the most ennobling and the richest legacy inherit ed by the human race for their individual protection and general government, and the elevation and happi ness of mankind throughout the world ; And, Whereas. We rejoice to learn that ho has escaped without compromising his honor, from the tyranny ot his oppressors, and reached the shores of these United States ; therefore, Be it Resolved by this meeting. That Thomas Francis Meagher be invited to visit Indiana at his earliest convenience, and partake of the hospitalities of a people that deeply sympathize with him, bis compatriots, and his beloved Ireland in the cause they have so nobly d fended on all occasions, where might was not acknowledged sight. On motion, the President appointed the following com mittee to address Thomas Francis Meagher and invite him to the State: J. A. Cravens, B. F. Mullen, Dr. J. W. Gordon, J. B. Ryan. G. W. MeConnell, N.J. Lindsay, J. S. Athon, S. S. Mickle, W E. Niblack, Hiram Hart, Willard Carpenter and S. Davis. The following letter from Governor J. A. Wright, was read 1 Dr. B. F. Mullen, Dear Sir ; I have been invited to attend and preside at a meeting of the Friends of Ireland, to be held this evening. It would give me pleasure to accept this in j vital ion, and to join with the Iriends of tbe brave aud talented Meagher, ai d to extend to him a welcome to Indiana and congratulate him on his arrival in the land of , Freedom. Yet I must ask of you to say to the meeting that circumstances not necessary to be here mentioned, j will forbid my attendance. Though absent, I am with ' you in the objects of your meeting. Yours, most respectfully, JOSEPH A. WRIGHT. June 3d. 1352. On motion, publishers of newspapers, throughout the State, favorable to the rights of Ireland, were requested to publish these proceedings. On motion the meeting adjourned - J. H. LANE, President ' v J. S. Athon, ' ce Pre, t. John P- Dunn, ,, ,mT ArsTiN H. Brown, The Fire Department of London. An American gives an explanation of the manner o extingusdiing fires ia London, which roust be interesting to our readers, since iere are there no organizations for attending 10 fires, as in this country. Several insurance companies unite and provide disci plined band of tiicmeu, who act as leaders, for the crowd which always gathers to see a fire, are made to assist. 1 hese bands have their 1 einiezi ,ms at coraei.. ent places, and are always ready for any calamity One of these spots is a singular scene. At all hours of the day and night vou will find several fire-engine well mounted upon strong cars, to which are attached two or four powerful horses. The gates are always open, the horses harnessed and the lines in the bads ol a driver. Besides the driver theie are to each team sevor ! dr.. ilr4acA,l in, I rcailv- fnr action anil there I Vir v , , ,.. ' jt. , ... 1. ... It sutll'.J irnili MI C ."sr .HU isr-it.. 10 iv sail m v n conflagration. A large number of engines and horses are on hand for use, ami several are constantly harnessed and manned for service. There are several depots scattered over the metropolis from which the engines start. The costume of the firemen is fine, the horses are al was spirited, and the sight when they are in mo. tion is one of life and spirit. To insure the quick transmission of news of fires to headquarters, the policeman who, on observing a fire. first gives notice at an engine snation. receives a reward amounting to about e.au, and still another reward 1 given to the engine which n rst appears on the ground j Arr;vcd af the scene of the fire, at once the hose to ihe engine is applied to the street-plug for the water companies only obtain charters on condition of giving I all the water which is needed for fires, free of cost. A itabte band oTmea for working the engines is soon fathered from the crowd, by ottering twenty-lour cents ' for the first hour, twelve for the next, and se on, besides ; .. . r l..Aa.) ami ..hu... .nil at.. In u-ir.l nil' with n u .. . O. Ill v. ,iii e v. v .. . .w wm : T .enlv or tnir ,v men are needed te work er.ch ewrine, ,ut a fire never yet occurred in London wuere thtre ! was a lack of men for hire on these terras. The trained firemen attend to all the dangerous parts of the service, and the common laborers merely work the engines. The brigade men, as they are called, wear a compact dress, with a stiff leathern hemlet 10 protect the head, and often make courageous and dangerous attacks upon the devouring element. If it is necessary to enter a room full of smoke and flames, a fireman with a smoke proof dress enters at once to the rescue of the ' periled object. The work goes The work goes on coolly, but with wonderful dispatch: and when all is over, all parties who have worked adjoin 11 to ihe nearest public house to partake of the before hand bargained for bread and cheese and ale. The Fire Brigade belongs to some eighteen or twenty insurance companies, and has fifteen or sixteen station ; There arc a Superintendent and Captains art 'he 1 en are promoted according to their energy and trustworthi ness. We need not add, that they are paid well, and thos,- employed who aie strut, strong and lull ol expert ness. Here is one of ihe great advantages they ..ave over the members of the fire companies in American towns who do not make it their business. They are generally persons ol ordinary strength, and can never e M rofessio ' Ulli as men WHO masc 1110 pniuu oui ui me? a fecs.11 in .'- . - An Uui.y Couple "In tbe eastern part of Delaware county, in this State, there resides a man named B , now a Justice of the Peace, and a very sensible man, but, by common consent, the ugliest individual in the whole county ; being long, guant, sallow, art awry, with a gait like a kangaroo. One day he was out buntin" and on one of the mountain roads, he met a man on foot and alone, who was longer, gaunter, nglier, by all odds, than himself. He could give the 'Sqatre' 'fifty art beat lum.' Without saying a word, B raised I his gun and deliberately levelled it at the stranger 'For God s sake, don t shoot ! shouted the man in great 1 alarm 'Stranger,' replied B . 'I swore tea years atfo, that il I ever met a maa uglier than I was, I'd .shoot him; and you are tho fust one I've seen.' The stranger, niter la-ing a careiui survey 01 nis rival, replied, 'Well, captain, if I look any worse than yea da, shutt' I don't want to live no longer.' ' O- An honest man is bolder in the Opposition ai ul things than tyranny itself an be in the imposing bf the