Madison Daily Courier, Volume 1, Number 87, Madison, Jefferson County, 10 August 1849 — Page 2

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FItlDAV EVE.1IXC, AITCIM 10. OCT Capt. D, White haa our thanks for the Commercial Circular of New Orleam, cf July 23, 1349, and the daily Crescent of the 1st inst. ELECTIONS. KesrccKY. The vote between Marshall and Lane, in the Louisville District, is so close that it is hard to make even a guess at the result. The probabilities are in favor of Lane, the Democratic candidate. In the Tenth District, Stanton, it is believed, has been elected, over the great high priest ol Whiggery in Kentucky, Major J. P. Gaines. Lynn Boyd, Dera., has been elected, as usual, in the First District. F. . McLean, Whig, U elected in tha Third District. Caldwell, Dcin., is probably elected from tht Fourth District. J. E. Thompson, Whig, is elected in tha Fifth District. Io opposition. C. S. Moorhead, Whig, it i thought, is elected over Trabue, Native American, in the Eighth District. Mason, Dem., is probably elected in the Ninth District. Indiana. The result of the Congressional election in the Second District is as follows: Dunham majorities Washington county, 538; Jackson, 530; Floyd, 143; ClarK, 235 Total, 1,493. Dunn's majorities Jefferson, 759; Jennings, 243; Scott, 17 Total, 1.013. Dunham's maj., 475. J. L. Robinson has been elected without doubt, over the great joker, Joseph Robinson, Whig. David Kilgore, Whig, has probably been elected in the Tenth District. E. W. McGaughey, Whig, 13 elected in the Seventh Distiict. Julian, Free Soiler, has been elected in the Fourth District. Brown, N. Albertson, and W. A. Gorman, Democrats, are elected in the Fifth, Fim, and Sixth Districts. The following is the result in Switzerland county; Majority for Wright, 196; Lane, S79; J. L- Robinson, Dem., 172; J. Woods, Dem., State Senator, 127; Percy Rouse, Dem., Sheriff, 22; C. II. Jones, Dem., Cleik, 403; J. W. Spencer, Dem., G3; J. W. Wright, Whig, over Littlefu-ld. Dem., Gl. 07-The Banner, in its labored article of this morning in defence of the Judical Ermine of this District, has misquoted us. We have not styled the transaction "infamous'' our respect for the Bench forbids it. A "friend of Mi. Dunn called in and ordered one thousand tickets, with the names of all the candidates except Mr. Dunham. It was not headed Whig, Free Soil, or anything of the kind." This is exactly what we complain oh A general ticket, with the names of all the Democratic candidates but Mr. Dunham, was well calculated to deceive the unwary, and worthy of the head of the legal profession. The Banner can see nothing wrong in all this. Oh.no! No nefarious deed, calculated to deceive the Democratic voters of this county, is wrong with the Banner, particularly when decreed by the President Judge. QrWe have received two numbers of the "Inveterate, ' published by Horn & Donovan, New York City, but have not had an opportunity of looking into either of thera. The editors have a "character" in this region round about, and their paper is eagerly sought after by our "visiting friends.'' We have no objpction to this. We like to 6ee our friends happy; and to judge from their smiles and broad grins over the jokes and spicy things in the Inveterate, they were happy for the nonce. The Inveterate is well "got up," and we have no doubt will become very popular. We will take better care that the next nnmher is not carried OlT: and msv then tell how we like the matter, original and selected. 0"A number of disappointed office-seekers in New York have called a meeting with the intention of remonstrating against some of Mr. Maxwell's appointments, and petitioning the United States' Senate not to confirm his appointment. The Collector i? obliged to satisfy five thousand applicants with only two hundred and fifty or three hundred posts. II" Real all the new a.ivertiemenH.

Cattle on Railroaes. The Supreme Court of New Jersey has decided that the owners or cattle are bound to keep them oT the railroad. The decision was given ia the case of Vand grift vs. Rediker, which was an action of tresspass brought against the engineer of a locomotive for running against and killing the plaintiff's cow. The cow waa at large, and had strayed on an unenclosed part of the road, near Eordentown, ju?t as the train was approaching at its usual speed. The railroad, at the place of the accident, runs along-side the public highway, and the view along the track is unobstructed for aquarter of a mile each way. The bell waa tapped and the engine reversed a few moments before the collision, but not in time to stop the cars. The engineer was proved to be a generally careful man in his business. The opinion of the Court was delivered by Mr. Justice Carpenter, the result of which is, that the owner of cattle is bound to keep them on hia own premises at hia peril; that an engineer of a locomotive is not liable for an accidental injury to a cow which, suffered to go at large, has strayed on a railroad; and that nothing but wilfulness on his part will make him liable for the loss of a cow eo exposed by the fault of the owner. Death Punishment. The New Hampshire Legislature has so changed the law inflicting the punishment of death, that no convicted prisoner shall be executed until a year has been passed in confinement; and then his punishment may be commuted by the Governor and Council. Fire in Cleteland. The Cincinnati Chronicle of yesterday morning states that a fire occurred in Cleveland on last Friday night, which destroyed the splendid new church of St. Paul's, and communicated to other buildings, destroying properly to the amount of $10,000. The church was not finished, but had already cost $6,000, of which $1,200 was covered by insurance. The loss of the society is about $3,000. It is said to have been the work of an incendary. A disgraceful riot occurred among the firemen, who refused to perform their duty until a large amount of damage was done. It had its origin in the policy of the city of offering a premium to the companies arriving first at the fire. fr-The cities of New York and Boston are now connected by a Telegraph Line, erected by Mr. O'Reilly. House's printing

telegraph is used. The price from Madison to Boston is $1 45 for ten words, and eleven cents for each additional word. The Central Railroad, Pa. This Road connecting with the Harrisburgh and Lancaster and t e Columbia and Philadelphia Railways, was oppned on the 23d ult. to Millerstown, a distance of thirty-two miles from Harrisburgh, the capital of Pennsylvania. We understand that the road now under contract from Millerstown to Lewistown, will be ready by the 1st of September, and that the cats will be put on immediately, and run regularly from Philadelphia to Lewistown. Facts for the Protectionists, and also for the Farmers We find the following statement of the exports of breadstuff's in the financial arti cle of the Boston Post: Export of Breadstuff?. The exports of bread stuffs from the United States to Great Britain and Ireland from September 1 to July 10, were as follows: Flour, bblg. Meal, bbls. Corn, bu. Wheat, bu 1843, 159,221 95,971 3.3.S6.636 215,139 IS49, 944,162 76,605 11,472,017 1,043,729 Incre 54,941 S,0s;5,381 62s,590 Indian corn is cheaper la Great Britain than any other food, even potatoes. From this day forth, the quantity of American corn consumed in Great Britain must increase from year to year, with a rapidity olmost incalculable. W. Union. California Gold in England. The West j India steamer Tay arrived at Southampton, 4th ult., with over il.OOO.OOOin specie, of which $300,000 was in California gold! The National Monument. Tennesse has prepared a block of marble of the proper shape and dimensions for the National Monumental Wash ington. The War of the Roses. The whig fight beI tween the editors of the Atlas and Journal is proj greasing beautifully. We hope the authorities I will see that the city is preperly fumigated after the battle is over. Lafayette Courier. j "Changes of Life." A contemporary says, j lnat the nrst s ign of a man growing old is when j he is asked to "stand god-father." The first sign ; of a woman growing old is when she gives up the j habit of writing long letters. The first sign of a j boy becoming a man is when he buys a razor. j The first sign of a girl becoming a woman is the j fact that she begins to talk about the appearance ! of yonn men

Mail Failuees. The condition of the mails is now a matter of general complaint. The following s from the Cincinnati Gazette : The Mails. Yesterday' train brought ns the New York mail In regular time. A letter from Lawrenceburgh, la., ia before ua, of yesterday's date, which sayi: "From toraa cause or other we have not had a mail from Cincinnati since last Friday four days! There ia something wrong, either with the rnail-boau or with your oSce; and I cannot believe that Major Oliver is to blame. I hope you will say, something about the derangements of the mail, and see if we cannot arrange it so that we shall occasionally get a mail from Cincinnati."

We think the fault is not in the office here, and that measures will be taken to find out where it is, and apply the remedy. The New Yorlt Herald thus lets down the Department : Mismanagement of the Post Office Depart ment. We have already adverted to the nume rous complaints about the mismanagement of the Post Office Department, which are made in all quarters. It appears that the department itself cries "peccati, and confesses its delinauencies. We have received the following document, which is quite significant: Post Office Department, ? Appointment Office, July 23, 1849. ) Sir: The editorial in your paper of the 21st has received the attention of the Post Master General, and the corrective applied to prevent the occurrence of such errors in future. The postmaster in this city excuses his office, on the ground that the office was in much confusion, in consequence of repairs which were being made in the internal arrangements of the same. Very respectfully yours, Sec, FITZ-HENRY WARREN, 2d Assistant Post Master General. J. G. Bennett, Esq., N. Y. Now, this is quite amusing. A very funny sort of repairing which puts everything into "confusion." Cave Johnson was turned outforincompetency, and Mr. Collamer was put in, not to create "confusion," but to produce order and ef ficiency. He makes a wretched beginning. In deed, in the present instance, we can hardly avoid the conclusion that the blunder was the result of design. "Repairs," forsooth! This state of things can't last long. The man agement of the Post Office Department is in a wretched condition. We have before us a bun die of papers of Sunday week, which was mailed for Fibhkill, in this State, on that day, and was taken out of the New York postoffice on Wed nesday last! This is one fact out of many. We have much more to say on this subject. Our mail arrangements are a vast and compli cated system. We shall not note everv irregu larity, but there is no sufficient excuse for regular irregularity, and constant failures and scandalous delays. These exist now, and they will grow worse and worse, we have no doubt. The bunglers at Washington are incompetent to do their duties; they lack the ability to do better. O" The Madison and Indianapolis Railroad will in a short time have a large accession of business thrown upon it from the various lateral railroads now in the course of construction by other companies, all starting from its main stem, viz: The Edinburgh and Shelby ville Road, 16 miles long, now about completed, diverging from the Madison Railroad at Edinburg, 56 miles from Madison. The Shelbyville and Rushville Road I92 miles, nearly ready for the rails. Shelbyville and Knightstown Road, will be ready for the iron 1st March, next; for the last two roads iron rails have been already purchased. From Indianapolis to Noblesville, being a section of the Indianapolis and Peru road, running up White River 22 miles, will be graded and bridged by the first of April next. Their agents in New York are now purceasing their rails. The Indianapolis and Terre Haute Road, 70 miles long, will finally form a part of the great line to St. Louis, is half under contract for grading and bridging. The grading and bridging for the other half will be let this Fall. The Indianapolis and Lafayette Road, 65 miles, is partly under contract for grading and bridging. The Indianapolis and Belfontain Road has put some 27 miles, next Indianapolis, under contract for grading and bridging. These roads are being made almost entirely by the people of Indiana, immediately interested, without the aid of foreign capital. So many road3 running into districts unsurpassed in iertility, must and will bring to the Madison Road a greatly increased income. We could give no more graphic commentary on the energy and enterprise of our people, than to state the fact tha the soil of the country through which these roads pass, in the year 1820 belonged to the Indians, where the feet of white men had scarcely ever trod. State Sentinel. Wonderful! Mrs. Henry Wood was struck by lightuing, in her garden, in Macon, (Ga.;) a gold chain round her neck was melted, her watch partly destroyed, and her shoes torn to pieces, but the only injury done to her waa the scorching of her neck and one foot. The Romans, so far from welcoming the French into that city by acclamations, will not even; find laborers for them to remove the barricades. The whole bearing of the Romans is that of a gallant people, subdued but not disgraced.

Indiax and Yankex. The water at Mackinaw is very clear and very cold, so cold as to be almost unendurable. A gentleman lately amused himself there by throwing a sa.iE.1V gold coin into twenty feet water, and giving it ts any Indian who would brimr it no. Down V..sf plunged,

but after descending ten or twelve feet, ifey j came op so chilled that, after several attempts they gave it up. A Yankee, standing by, observed that "if he would give it to hira for getting it, he'd swing it up quicker than lightning!" to which he consented, when Jonathan, Instead of plunging ia as was expected, quietly took up a setting-pole, and dipping the end in a tar barrel, reached it down to the coin and brought it up, and slipping It into his pocket walked eff, to the amazement of the Indian divers, and the no small chagrin of the donor. ID A curious instance of the instability of human affairs is afforded by the fact that about twelve months ago a prefect of one of the French departments received the following telegraphic despatch. "Mcnsicti Le Prefect: Arrest by all possible means the citizen Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, should he present himself in your department. Ledrc Rollin." A year later the same prefect received another dispatch in the following terms: "Arrest by all possible means the citiien Ledru Rollin if he present himself in your department. Dufaure, Minister of Louis Napoleon." A Young Lady in Pants at the spings. The N. York Mirror gives a letter from Saratoga Springs describing the appearance and narrating the doings of a young lady, who has been figuring at that place and Bailston in male apparel, under the name of Mr. Uriah Baden: delighting mammas and captivating daughters, exhibiting no small share of genius and learning, and possessing great conversational powers. Her career however had been cut short by the arrival of her father and motlier, and she had returned with them to her residence in New Jersey. From the prominence given to the Utter, it would seem that the story is believed bv the conductors of the Mirror. Important to "Young Ladies." The Alta Californian, of the 30th of May, announces Mrs. Farnham's project of exporting a cargo of females from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast; and after giving the substance of her circular, remarks: "For our own part we are inclined to look favorably on the undertaking, as we have full confidence in the ability and integrity of Mrs. F. to conduct succesfuly such an enterprise, and as we believe thst the young ladies engaging in it would soon find good husbands and comfortable homes." First rate. Here's Hood's illustration of Hydropathy : It has been ourgood fortune, 6ince reading "Claridge on Hydropathy," to see a sick drake avail itself of the "cold water cure," at the dispensary in St. James' Park. First, wading in, he took a "Fast-bad;" then he took a "isiz-bad;" and then, turning his curly tail up in the air. he took a "K irf-bid." Lastly, he rose almost upright on his latter end, and made such a triumphant flapping with his wings, that we really expected that he was going to shout "Friessnitz forever!" But no such thing. He only said "Quack quack.' quack .'" Things Lost Forever. Lost wealth may be restored by industry; the wreck of health restored by temperance; forgotten knovi ledge restored by study; alienated friendship soothed into forgetfulness; even forfeited reputation won by patience and virtue. But who ever again looked upon his vanished hours, recalled his slighted years, stamped them with wisdom, or effaced from the record of eternity the fearful blot of wasted time? A Saving Clause. An Irish laborer, sick of the thraldom of 6trong drink, introduced himself, lately, to the magistrates of Southwark, and proposed to "go bale" before them to keep the following pledge, which he produced in writing: "Taik notice that Pether Hogan of Caslragin, in the county of keri hear by taiks his Oth nevir to dhrinke a glass of Sperret good bad or indifferent only to kape down his vegitables." 1LT Impressions are made on the minds of chil dren as on rocks by constant dropping of little influences. What can one drop of water do? What can a word, a look, do? These are the little influences. A drop of water you scarcely see it fall; and presently it rolls away, or is evaporated. You cannot, even with a microscope, measure the little indentation it has made. Yet it is the constant repetition of this trifling agency which hollows out the hard granite. So with a look, word or action. If good, the constant repetition of them will erase all the rough particles of the tender mind. If evil, they will blot out the finer sensibilities of humanity, and hollow out cavities, wherein may lie the morbid will of man's cankering passions. "You may say," observed M Guizot to Lord Ducie, "that you have a good constitution that I your laws are equal-that you are well governed. But let me tell you, if you had not removed that monster grievance, the corn laws, you would have been in as great a 6tate of anarchy as any other country in Europe"' ILr The entire internal improvement debt cf Illinois, is $6,970,622 79. The greater part of this amount h5 been funded-

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REPORTID FORTH I MADISON DAILT COXTSJEft. O The Telegraphic reports jpabfhed in the Courier are made up at 12, M., each dav in Cincinnati and published the sams cif ia Madhoa. The Courier by this arra 11 cement gives the accounts of the sales in the Cincinnati market 24 hours in advance of any other ptptf distributed in the City of Madison. KENTUCKY ELECTIONS. There are four democrats and six wh!g probably elected to Congress. No emancipationists elected so faf as heard from. Nothing farther from Indiana. NEW YORK MARKET. New York, Aug. 10. Floor has advanced; common and fine brand $3Qj5,lS. Wheat has advanced. Ohio 113c; Corn, mixed western, lG2c. Supplies light, CINCINNATI MARKETS. Cincinnati, August 10, 1 p. m. Flocr. -Scarce at $5:75. Whisst. Sales at lSc. Lard. Sales of three hundred kegs at SJ'c, Provisions are firmer. Pittsburgh, Aug 10. River no change yet; 17 inches of water ia the channel. Weather still cloudy, and prospects of a rise. Ths Bravery of Forgiveness. This is the most refined and generous point of virtus that human nature can attain to. Cowards have dona good and kind actions; but a coward never forgave it is not his nature. Comparison. " Ah! you don't know what muthrcal euthuthiathm ith, " said a lisping, music-mad miss, to Tom Hood. "Excuse me, madam,'" replied the wit, "but I do! Musical enthusiasm is like turtle soup; for every quart of real, there are ninety-nine gallons of mock, and calves' head in proportion." On the 14th ult., Mrs. Butterfield, of Hitchen, England, presented her husband with their twenty-fourth child, about a month after the 23d. anniversary of their wedding-day! A Linguist. "I say Bob, you have been to Canton, hav'nt you?" "Yes." Well, can you speak China?" "Y-e-, a little; that is 1 speak broken chin."' A c A RD Great inconvenience to me and my fried, risefromtearingopenmy pac k a ges o f n e wrpapera at the wharf-boat. Some of the papers get lost, and I am unable, in consequence, to supply my customers. I know that the anxiety to get the news of the election has caused the opening of the packag-s, but when I state the inconvenience, not only to me, but to my other customers, I am confident they will not be opened again. Aug. 10 '49. JOS. HOWARD. At a meeting of the Madfcon Sabbath School Association on Tuesday evening, the 7th inst., the following preamble and resolution were adopted: Wherpas, since the last meeting of this Association, Divine Providence has, by death, removed from his service on earth to a more glorious service above, our esteemed brother, Bev. Walter Prescott, the chairman ol our last meeting, and an active friend of Sabbath chools: therefore Resolved, That the members of this Association recognize in ttm afflictive event, a most direct admonition of the Great Head of the Church, to accomplish quickly, with diligence and faithfulness, ah we design 10 do in ad of Sabbath Schools. H. CURTIS, Chairman. TAKE NOTICE! W"WT. t.oc U - v.- .0 1 nw the t emlon of the fnhlle to - .ur iv c tai ii-iie 1 u itoicHlp and l.fiil t i; vie a.ms ' IIII'OI? UTI ItV - - ' IT. tfl.l eornrr .f MuiU-r , 4,11-1 s. Vt't ti iiand li; e i.Hh..r mrin of (rMiuiu Import ti Cii-ar. j vsHI a..- .-f i,i.f k.'iidd of imporlrti Whip ad Li. u i.., m1 an piir-. .f t e:ng able to fcAiibfy our eu t jiiieo Our ni'.tt 1 "'.'!. a i ifir n 1 good a'ticW " VV K H 1 . tc tV f . tJ A CH . $3r- T c!iut-v nirr'tnt'-. 1 U.ok our ir--tk i raeomm' n.'p ami wiii vurriy piovn to be f i;-fii. aui Jw-i!'ii) iv. sc VV. i) t t; i 1; H II I' O T Y I K POR TRA I TS .iJS'D MIJWA TURES, taken in clear or clocdy weather, SI IT OLE OR I II GROUPS, (KITliKR TOLORID '8 OTBKWIII ) 12 Y A. JER VIS, Third story toom. over Mr. Lucas' Bhoti Store, Main Cross teet, near the Telegraph OrTir. u 10 MMMON IN'DIAVA. SXIItEWSDUIlY & FUICE, WHOLESALE GROCERS, Forwarding and Commission Merchant. AMD DEALERS IN PROVISIONS. Ou'd strett, opposite tht Steamboat Landing, Ah? 4 Mad son Indl.na. Pleasure Excursion UP THE KENTUCKY RIVER. THE svamer 8W1FTSURE. No 4. wni leave Madtmn at $. and Mi. ".on Sar h-y 9 o'clock, on Sunday morn nr. t,iflr.f .it I'-i on a Pleasure Excursion u Hi; tint ir on me Kentnity River. lUf Fare Wie the trp. and dtnner fratii. C -"21. orV L. riei 1 i m turtcg wu:s Hair lite mat or man. IW iick. chek and brow term hr vi to duurove. What pity mat nothing tie pest will remove." - Tls no pity, d'&r Tom 't eare ewmeo ail; A remedy mre ean be purchased of Haael Hi ixpt ttory Powder any hair will remove. Though the root be aa deep aatreeafs the trove." JVl.LS HAVEL. Pf rfimT, 120 Cb"nt re, Phitads.phtPptm t" MarftunnSy P. B. Ht'IRE, Afent.

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