Locomotive, Volume 34, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 August 1855 — Page 2

"hly Voice is broken. I cannot 6ay more, Philip. You have the story. That is the whole of it. God bless you, Phil, my boy. You have listened patiently to my talk. "Good-night, boy. Go to bed. I'll stay here in the old chair awhile. I don't exactly feel like sleeping yet." I left him sitting there; his head bowed on his breast, his eyes closed, his breathing short and heavy, as if with suppressed grief. My own ey.'s were misty. In the hall 1 found John sitting bolt upright in a large chair. "Why, John, I thought ihe Major sent you to bed long Bgo?" . . "Yes, Sir; the Major always sends me to bed at the third bowl, Sir, and I always doesn't go. He's been a telling you the old story, now, hasn't he, Mr. Philip?" "What old story, John?" "Why, all about Miss Lewis, nud Mister Tom, and theGencral?" "Yes." John laid his long black finger knowingly up by the side of his nose, and looked at me."Why, John you don't mean to say eh?" "All the punch, Sir." "What 1 Sarah and the black horse, and- . "All punch, Sir." , ; . "John, my man, go in and take care of him. lie is either asleep or drunk. Curious that ! Why didn't I think that a man was hardly to be believed after the second bowl, and perfectly incredible on the third. By Jove ! he is a trump-at a story, though." It would be difficult to describe all that I dreamed about that night.

CORRESPONDENT'S TR A REPLY TO "J. H." Mr. Jeremiah Hair; In viewing the columns of the Locomotive August 4th, our attention was directed to an article headed thus, "To Ministers of the Gospel" and signed at the bottom "J. II", as the correct initials of your name, which we know is a base falsehood, for we have seen your first and last articles, and are led to believe oth-. erwise. There is no person residing in this vifcinity who stands connected with the West Union church that the ficliiions name would apply to, or correspond with; therefore we say independently, that the remarks in refference to "A. II." are incorrect and not true; and furthermore, that you have forged some other persons name to your hand writing.' We do not think that the article signed "J. H." was wiiten by a member, and we are certain the church gave no authority , to have such publication issued. And be it understood, that when we as a body see cause to have matter of our own published, we have sister churches who are willing to aid us in the matter. We present our communications to the . editor in daylight, and in person; not with the sting of remorse and conviction, but with. light, l, ... j bugiiii countenance, always sigi.;i,s our own names. Mr. Hair, we are authorized to believe that you have no part nor lot in this matter from the fact, that you have refused signing a penny for the labors of our minister. M.' Elder: We desire that you publish noth ing in regard to West Union church, unless communication be sent to you in person or persons. The above report was adopted August, 19th, -55, and signed in behalf of the church. . J. R. Ward Mod. A. J. Miller Church Clerk. . Editors Locomotive. I see in your paper of August, 11th that Mr. John S. Spann had left at your office a large Tomato measureing 1 Sc inches in circumference and weighing and asking who can beat it. The largest one I have raised this season measured 19 inches in circumference and weighed 2lb. Levi A. Hardestt.' Indiana Female College. This Institution, desirably located near the central part of Indianapolis, opens the first term of the coming year on the 27th of the present month. Among the friends and patrons of this school, much interest is manifested in its behalf; also sanguine hopes are entertained of its permanence and more extended usefulness in future. , , ' If we may here express an 'pinoin, deduced from our acquaintance with the energy and teaching popularity . of the President elect, G. W. Hoss, the hopes above entertained have a strong guarantee for their realization, other things being favorable Further, we think we may venture another opinion, viz: That young ladies in central Indiana, desiring a thorough course of literary instruction,' will find this Institution entirely adapted to their wants. ' We learn the Trustees have some new plans under consideration, which, if successfully carried out, cannot fail to greatly enhance the interests of this school in future. All of our young ladies should be educated. Hence, all of our female Seminaries, Accademies and Colleges are, or should be matters of deep and unceasing interest to all. As the sage has said, "the School House and Seminary are the finger boards of community, pointing the people along the highways of individual worth and national prosperity. The following are the names of the Board of Trustees elect. Rev. E. R. Ames, Esq.; Wm. Hannaman, Esq.; John.Wilkins Esq.; E. A. Hall, Esq.; I. Ni Phipps, Esq.; J. S. Dunlap, Esq.; J. J. Drum, Esq'.; John F. Hill Esq.; Wm. Y Wiley, Esq.; J. P. Southard, Esq.; J. W. Holland.' All are . well suited, and determined to build up an institution that will be a credit to Central Indiana. ' D. 5Everything was made for a purpose. Nature has given boys an intense passion for noise, devilitry, and alleytore. Some people object to this arrangement and yet it plavs a very important part in the world's economy. The noise "and devilitry," of the boys offend the old people. To get rid of the evil, "drive the boys outdoors, where they obtain the exercise and oxygen, on which their future usefulness depends. Quiet children are generally short lived. They keep in the house,, and as a matter of course take to dyspepsia and consumption. Show us a boy all "holler" and we shall show you a boy who, when he reaches manhood will possess energy enough to give momemtum to a locomotive, t- i. i i iuin sucu ooys, come orators, engineers, erals, congressmen, and governors." gen-

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Auditor of State's Office, ) Indianapolis, Aug. 11, 1855. ) As a question has been raised in the minds of some, as to the constitutionality of the law of last winter, regulating foreign insurance compainies, doing business in this State; I beg to give the public the benefit of the following opinion of Hon. David McDonald, on that subject. From the high legal reputation Judge McDonald so meritoriously enjoys in the minds of the people of Indiana, I presume this constitutional question will be considered as settled. Nothing can be clearer than, that all contracts of insurance made in violation of this law are absolutely void and of no value. As the duty of the execution of this law rests on the Auditor of State, I am determined, so far as lies in my power, to prevent the people being imposed on by insurance companies that have not complied with the Statute. ' I therefore wish in this manner to call the especial attention of the Prosecutors in this State to their duty in this matter. It is certainly as much their duty to protect the people from frauds of this kind as any others. . , II. E. Talbott, Auditor of State. Indianapolis,-Aug. 6, 1855. - Dear Sir: In your note of to-day, you propose, for my consideration, the following questions: 1. Is the act of last winter "to amend an act entitled 'an act for the incorporation of Insurance Companies, and defining their powers and prescribing their duties,' approved June 17, 1852," unconstitutional? . 2. Are contracts, made in violation of said amendatory act, void? ' As to the constitutionality of the act, I suppose you refer to its title. The Constitution requires that "every act shall embrace but one subject and matters properly connected therewith; which subject shall be expressed in the title." - i . The subject expressed in the title of the act in question obviously is, the amendment of the act (f June 17, 1852. The Statute of last winter above referred to, will be found on examination

to contain nothing which is not fairly amendatory of the act of 1852. The question proposed does not involve any inquiry into the constitutionality of the act amended, but only of the amendatory one. But I see nothing in either of the acts in conflict with the Constitution. The subject of the act of 1 852 is Insurance Companies. There is nothing in the body of that Statute but what is "properly connected therewith." That subject is fairly developed in the title. 1 " .... Upon the whole, I do not perceive the least ground for pronouncing either of these Hcts unconstitutional. The course of 'reasoning which would result in the conclusion that they are not valid, would sweep away nearly every act passed since the adoption of our new Constitution. As to the second question, it cannot be doubted that if the act is valid, every contract made in violation of it is void. See Fowler v. Throckmorton, 6 Blackford, 326. Very respectfully, '. ' David McDonald. Horticultural Society. The regular semi monthly meeting of the Marion County Horticultural Society, was held at the store room of Messrs. Birkenmayer & Brewster, on Saturday afternoon last. " The exhibition was tolerably well attended, and the display of articles very good. Mr. A. W. Webb exhibited several hi liUca of ery fine lomatoes. Three large red ones were shown upon one stem two of them measuring 17 inches in circumference, the other 16 the three weighing three pounds and fifteen ounces. Two ' other tomatoes exhibited by Mr. W., weighed one . pound, fourteen ounces, and two others weighed two pounds and ten ounces. Mr. Webb also exhibited several varieties of squashes Golden, Summer Crook-neck, White Cymblin, and Yellow Acorn, besides a jar of beautiful pickles, long Green Cucumber, yellow and white tomatoes, and some fine beets. ; : . Mr. J. Birkenmayer exhibited several mammoth Egg Plants; also a fine variety of Apples. . Mr. Asher Cox exhibited some very large and beautiful Red Rare-ripe Peaches. One of these peaches measured nine inches in circumference, and weighed seven ounces. - Mr. C. has a fine nursery in which he is growing 50,000 of the Rare-ripe Peach trees, besides other fine and valuable fruit trees. . , Mr. S. Mason exhibited two varieties of Apples, tomatoes, &c. Mr. Powell Howland exhibited ten varieties of Peaches, among the nicest of which were Crawford's Early Meclancthon, Morris's Rare- : i ii i r ii ti ... i tt i ripes, anu t rince s i enow rrepu. miv 11. also exhibited three varieties of Pears, four of Apples, and some very nice Isabella Grapes. His display of fruits were equal in size and quality to any on exhibition." Mr. Martin Williams exhibited Coe Golden Drop Plum; five varieties of Apples; nine varie ties of Pears; two varieties of Peaches, and the Ohio Everbearing Raspberries. LrEORQE baker exhibited Evergreen Corn and Tomatoes white, yellow and red. Mb, Shepler Iry exhibited some very largo and fine Red Onions. Mr. Dumont exhibited seven varieties of Ap ples; three varieties of plums, and four. varieties of peaches. Mr. D. is a resident of Clarke coun ty.. .... We are highly gratified at the interest which our Agriculturists seem to be takinu- in this Hor ticultural Society. , Its fairs should be much more largely attended, however, and we hope at the next meeting to see a finer display, and larger variety of fruits and vegetables. We were somewhat astonished, on Saturday last, at not seeing a single Flower on exhibition. We hope the Ladies will take an interest in these meetings, and add, by their good taste and ingenuity, to the exhibitions of the society. llie next meeting will be held on the first Sat urday in September, at the same place. Journal. Catholicism in the United States. The Boston Transeript says: . "Maryland, the first State where the Roman Catholic church gained a footing, now contains 807 Protestant churches, and only 65 Catholic congregations. In rlonda the Catholics earlv made settlement. Now there are 170 Protestant and only 5 Catholic churches! Louisiana was settled by the Catholics, who now have 55 churches in the State, while the Protestants have 247 congregations. In Texas, the Catholics were the first sect in point of time, thev now have 13 churches, but the Protestants report 307 societies in the State. The number of Epis copal, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic churches are nearly the same throughout the country, but each of these denominations have about oneeleventh of the number of the Methodists, scarcely one-eighth that of the Baptists, and about onefourth that of the Presbyterians.. The entire Protestant population of the country, compared with that of the Catholics, is about twelve to: one. i

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1855. UjSaturdaylsthe day of publication of the Locomotive when It will alwaysbereadyfor subscribers. In nocasewill welctacopyofthepaper go from theoffice before publica tiondayl iCSTBe sure and the Locomotive. read the advertisements in Plate Burnt. We understand the plate of Sullivan's steel plate Map of the city of Indianapolis, was burnt at a fire in Cincinnati. There is but few of these maps in market, and it is the only small sized map of our city, of convenient size for carrying, that has been engraved. We have a few of these maps still for sale, at $1.00 each, and if persons wish to get one, they should not wail untill they are all gone. They can be had at our office, - . 2TThe office of the St. Joseph Valley Regis-, ter, edited by Schuyler Colfax, member of Congress elect, was destroyed by fire on the 15th inst. The papers state that part of the materials were saved, and that the office was insured. We are satisfied that no insurance, even if it would replace all the materials, can repay for losses by fire in a printing office. In this case, the well known energy of Mr. Colfax will soon replace the office. , Good. The Council have passed an ordinance prohibiting' the firemen from running along the side-walks to fires, and the Chief Fire Engineer calls the attention of the Department to it by a poster. This is right, as there was great danger from the running of engines along the crowded side-walks. itSTThe passenger train on Wednesday night, on the Central road, ran over a cow, which threw the cars off the track, -one on each side. A number of the passengers were seriously injured, but none dangerously. Messrs. Wright, Condit & Hayden have their new map of Marion county ready for delivery.. It contains all the townships, sections, and quarter-sections roads, streams, &c, and has the name of each land-owner plainly printed on his property. It is a very useful and interesting map. ' We are pleased to see the arrangements made for the New York State Fair, at Elmira, on Oct, 2, 3, 4 and 5. . All the roads in the state carry stock and articles going to and from the fair free of charge, and nearlv.11 charge but half price for passengers. Agreements have been made with the Hotels to charge from $1,50 to $2,00 a day. .. Gov. Joseph A. Wright, of Indiana, will deliver the annual address on Friday. We have no doubt equally good arrangements will be made in our own . state, and . that they will be made public in due time. JtSTBy the arrival of the Pacific at New York, on the 22d, news was received from Sevastopol to the 10th. r : The general aspect of the news from the seat of war is unsatisfactory, the most important item being the resumption of the bombardment of Sevastopol on the 10th. It is definitely stated, but still seems questionable, that Spain will supply 25,000 troops to be in the pay of the Allies. Portugal, it is also said, will supply 10,000 troops. itThe regular trains commenced running on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, between Vincennes and St. Louis, on Thursday. They make direct and close connections with the trains running east, via this city. ,3rPackers are contracting for hogs, to be delivered in this city at the proper season, for from 5.00 to $5.25 per 100 lbs. It appears to us these figures are high, with the country full of hogs and corn. jlSrHon. Abbott Lawrence died at dence, in Boston, on the 18th inst. his Jim Crow. Mr. Wm. Boyer has presented us with a tame crow, named James, or niore familliarly Jim. He is full grownand as black as any body's crow, and can eat as much meat and hollow "crow" as loud as his untamed relatives. If he is good for anything else we haven't found it out yet but suppose we shall. Editors of this State, and all our brethren of the Press, throughout the Union, England, France, and Sandwich Islands, will please notice. K3T The train to the camp ground last Sunday consisted of ten cars, all well filled. We were sorry to hear that some persons going from here, connected with the train, got into a difficulty on the , ground, that resulted in a general melee. .This is the almost universal result of Sunday excursions, and it would be much better if they were entirely discontinued. jThey are busily at work at a cistern in front of the State Bank. When it is completed, the property along Washington 'street will be well provided with water in case of fire. jCSTThe sales of public lands in Indiana, for the six months ending July 1, 1855, was 11,789 acres, bringing $4,402. SThe population of Decatur, 111., is 1 ,047, of these, 1,170 are males, 863 are females and 14 negroes. &3T See Willmot's notice of Hats and Caps in , another column. He is just introducing his fall, styles, and as he has excellent taste, and good judgment, you can rely on it in the selection of your hats.

State Fair. We would again remind the Mechanics and Manufacturers of this city and vicinity, of the importance of preparing articles for exhibition at the coming. State Fair. The benefits resulting to any manufacturer from a handsome show of their mechanical skill may not be immediate, as it is not intended that the

premiums will pay for the outlay in preparing articles lor eXIUOlllon, uui me uuiuncij yieu to the name and establishment, as a manufactu- j rer, may be worth hundreds and thousands, by , the increase of his sales. From what we hear J the great facilities for travel, the cheapness 0f farcthe abundant crops, and the general ' desire to be in a crowd and see the state capital once a year, there will be the largest crowd at i the next State Fair ever collected in the State. There will be persons interested in the improvements of the day from every county and township in this State, and thousands from other states, who will not only see for themselves, but will talk to their neighbors about it when they go home andjf an article they see at the Fair is wanted, for a year afterwards, they will be more likely to send for one they have seen, than to supply themselves in their own neighborhood. We want to see the industry of Marion county well represented in the next exhibition, and it is not two soon to commence preparing for it, , &3T A petition is circulating, and at the time we saw it had a respectble number of signers, for graveling the square on Washington street, between Pennsylvania and Meridian streets Every one knows that the street, on this square, has become so worn that water stands on it, and in wet times it is little better than a mud-hole. The design of the petitioners (the property owners) is to fill in the centre from 15 to 24 inches, so as to make it a regular and easy curve from the centre to the gutters, that water will not stand, and the street will not be cut up. If'this is done on one square, the others will follow, and the whole street will have a fine dry appearance at all times. It is estimated that the expense will not exceed $1 a foot front of the property. We hope it will be done. The County Clerk, Auditor and Recorder have removed back into their rooms, in the building just erected by the Commissioners. As soon as the second story is plastered, the Treasurer's office will be removed to the same building, and the offices of all the county officers will be under the same roof. Each of these rooms have largo and convenient fire-proof vaults, that will keep the records perfectly secure from danger. The next improvement the commissioners should make, should be to pave all round the square, and to pave in the square to the Court House, both from Washington and Delaware strees. Pistols. In order to form some idea of how many persons are armed in this city, we have made some inquiries of the number of pistols sold within the last year, at two of the principle dpaiArs, and find tho following to bo the number Mr. Vagen has sold within a year about 350 pis tols, over one half of which are revolvers, and about 50 slung shot. Charley Mayer has sold about 100 pistols. ' This makes 450 pistols sold, by these two houses. A number of these have been sold to persons either moving, or intending to remove west, but the great majority to residents of the city and vicinity. We did not inquire of Mr. Mayer, but Miv Vajen informed us that not more than five or six of the pistols he sold were to foreigners. This is from but two houses, and there are at least twenty where pistols are sold, besides the dirks, knives, and other offensive implements, annually sold. If this proves anything, it proves that at least every other man is armed with deadly weapons. Our readers can draw their own conclusion from it. &3T Judge Pettit, of the Tippecanoe Circuit Court, in a cuse under the liquor law, has decided the law constitutional. This will be quite a feather in Pettit's cap, especially as he has al ways been practically opposed to any liquor law, and was the first to give his opinion against the constitutionality of the last law. The following is from the Lafayette Journal: Judge Pettit Sustains the Prohibitory Law! Mrs. Ellen Hogan was arraigned before Justice Graham on Monday on two different charges of selling liquor contrary to law;, found guilty and fined twenty dollars on the first, and fifty dollars on the second, in default of payment of which, together with the costs,- she was committed to jail. Yesterday she was brought before Judge Pet tit on a writ of habeas corpus. Her counsel insisted, 1st, that a woman could not be committed to jail, under the laws of Indiana, in default of payment of fine and costs; and lastly, that the prohibitory law was unconstitutional. Both points were decided against them, and the writ dismissed. Why Butter is Lear. There is a fine pasture all over the country now, and the price of butter ought to be down to a shilling a pound. Why isn't it? Because the women and girls don't know how to make it. For twenty years past the girls' butter making education has been sadly neglected. They can play the piano, but cannot churn; can dance, but can't skim the milk; can talk a little French, but don't know how to work out the buttermilk. The women who made the butter in Westchester, Duchess and Orange counties twenty years ago, are passing away, and there are none to take their places. That's why butter is high. K Y. Day Book. The same remarks will apply to this section. Although there is a great deal of butter brought to this city, not one-tenth part of it is fit to eat. And all because the women are too lazy or too ignorant to work it properly. Cin. Commercial. The remarks of the Day Book will apply equally well to this latitude. All through the summer butter has been very scarce, and what is sold here is mainly by huckesters, collected in small quantities, and mixed together, good and bad. More good butter is wanted here, and it will always command ready sale, at good prices. Our young farmer readers would do well to refer to an article headed Sally Sly and Jane McKeand, in our paper of June 30, and when found make a note of it.

Sevastopol. A correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune, writing from Paris under date of Aug. 2, gives the following statements in relation to tak-ino-Sevastopol by the Allies, and the chance of taking the Malakoff. Advices of a private character from Sevastopol modify very materially the statements which appear in the English and French journals. There is a fair probability that the tower Malakoff will not be attacked at all, or if attacked it will only be after the intervention of events which will render the probabilities of success greater than they now are. Since the disastrous repulse of the 18th June the defensive force of the Malakoff and Reden towers has, by addition in earthworks and cannon, been increased one third; and since it is now recognized on all hands that the assault

of the 18th was ill timed and would have proved unsuccessful even if it had been skillfully executed and free from mistakes, the hopes of a successful assault have been very considerably diminished, and the reluctance to make the attempt quite as considerably increased. So apparently hazardous, indeed, would a second attack be considered, that it is doubtful whether any other man than lJelissier would attempt it, ana it is to avoid the disgrace which the useless attacks upon these strong forts will bring to the commanding officers, that Gen. Simpson is so anxious that his Government should replace him by some other man. The commanders charged with the defense of Sevastopol never felt greater confidence in their abilities to resist an assaulting party than at the present moment, notwithstanding the Allies constantly assert the contrary. The deaths of Gen. Tootleben and Amiral Nachimoff are events severely felt by the garrison; but the plans and systems of defense of these brilliant officers are thoroughly understood by the officers who succeed them, and will, without doubt, be carried out. Very good evidence existed at the time of the repulse from the Malakoff and Redan towers for the belief that the number of men reported by the allied generals as their loss, in killed and wounded in that disastrous affair, was very much below the actual loss; and subsequent events have very much strengthened that opinion. Returned officers of Foreign Legions, while admiting that it is difficult for others than the officers directly concerned in making out the reports of casualties after a battle to know the exact figure of the losses, yet state it as their belief that on that occasion there were 16,000 men hors deconxhat; that the number of dead was actually diminished, while those not dangerously wounded were not included in the list at all. The same may be said of the official reports in regard to the daily losses in the trenches and from disease. From the time of the attack on the Mamelon Vert to the present moment every inch of ground has been gained in torrents of human blood; according to the admission of Gen. Pelissier, forty men, are killed per day in the trenches which are being directed toward the Malakoff tower, and this is also set down by the authority which has been cited above as a large diminution from the true figures furnished by that general to his government. The losses from cholera in the month of June, in the French camp, are now known to have been fearfully large, although at the moment the epidemic was raging, the subject was scarcely mentioned either in despatches or correspondence. The reader will hardly forget the significant fact that a month ago a reinforcement of 50,000 men left France for the Crimea "to Jill the vacancies," as it was othcially annonced. ihe exaggerations and the constant boasting of grand results, past and to come, contained in the reports of the Allies, contrast strangely with the modesty, the truthfulness, and the simplicity of the Russian reports. Since the very commencement of the war this rare difference in the style of the re ports, official and unofficial, must have been remarked by all; and one is led to ask the question, when he looks at the general conduct of the Russians, their moderation, their politeness and magnanimity toward the invaders of their soil, on every occasion which offers for such manifestations, and the absence of disagreeable language when speaking of their enemies whether in public or private, which of the contending parties exhibits the highest degree of civilization? Whether Russia be right or wrong in the war in which she is engaged, there is a grandeur in the quiet, heroic moderation with which she carries it on, which must challenge the admiration of even her enemies. The exaggerations, and the affected indignation of the London and Paris journals over certain barbarities charged to Russia account, are understod well enough in Paris, and properly appreciated. The majority of thinking people at Paris in-' pol cannot be taken this season, and there is no doubt but that it is the safest one. It is admited that there is a certain justness in the comparison, made some time ago, that an atack upon Russia in the Crimea is analogous to an attack on England at Gibralter; that after wasting vast resources in the subjugation of either place, no definitive blow would be struck at the vitality or the conquest of the countries to which these strong forts beloiig; and thus the argument becomes good that the expidition to the Crimea was a stupendous mistake, and that its continuation is a barbarous revival of the ancient system of warfare, in which the lives of brave men were sacrificed to the pride of obstinate commanders, without end and without results. These convictions have been very much strengthened lately by the disclosures made in regard to new additions to the defences of the town, on the side of which the beseiging army is now directing its attacks, as well as the impregnability of the positions in the line of communication between Sevastopol and Perckop. The Marble Business. Few have any idea of the amount of business done in Marble in the United States. A great majority of the marble used here is from the Vermont mines, of which we find the following article in the New York Tribune. Even you may be surprised at the statement that the value of the marble sent from the Rutland quarries annually exceeds that of. all the copper mined on Lake Superior; yet it is true. The marble is worked by a few companies or firms composed of a few enterprising men, who are content with the profits of attending to their own business; the copper is talked about by thousands of individuals interested in scores of stock companies, the nominal value of which at the Stock Board is represented by millions of dollars, the profits of which are mainly those resulting from the fluctuations ot the stock market, while the actual sales of marble the present year from the Rutland quarries alone will exceed $750,000, on which the actual profits are 7 per cent on $5,000,000. 3TCol. Alcen May is building a pork and beef packing house, on the Crowder farm, west of White river, of a capacity to kill and pack 30,000 hogs and 3,000 cattle.