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I.h-oy aa a cai 'ate for Joi &e in tcs Judicial ciU':;in 'resit, at tae eneuiB&. The contract for the building and equipping of the whole line of the Logansport and Pacific Railroad -- from Logansport, Ind., to Middleport, Ill., - was given-, on Tuesday last, to Messrs. Kent & Culver, to be completed against the first of April, 1855. The well known energetic and industrious character of the contractors is a sure guaranty of they speedy completion of the road. IuforiaatioB 'for tlioe who va'at MoBOf or property. AUer.tion is called to the edverlisensnt of ' Eronson, Knspp & Co., Ile&l Estate &nd Property Brokers,-1 IC Uroaiiay, New 'York: ; Those wishing to' dispose of property or borrow money will find it to their advantage to cpply, to lhsm. - ' : .". " ' - . COThe late Legislature of .New. Jerrev has passed a Uw authorizing .the court of chancery to put their property' ja the hands of guardians, ou evidence being produced that they - nre incapable of taking care of their own properly through habitual drunkenness.,.. While this guardianship lasts, the toper cannot make a. will, or. in : any way control, his property, and the tavern keeper, grocer or distiller, who sells him the grog, pays ten dollars for each offence. -In, short, the law treats en intemperate man as., a mad man. .... OCrIInn. Will J. Drown, Editor of the Indiana SliLte SantineLhaa recently been appointed Special Agent of the Post-Qdlce Department for Indiana, arid Illinois. fj-Th s new law eI!ow3 wir.escs 75 cents per day, and four cents pernilia in the county; cut of the county, $1 per day and mileage but. urilesa the wiinis . claims, he will not get anything. 'A person subpoenaed to go into nnot'ier county, cannot be compelled to go unless his lees are first tendered to hirn, in' all cases except State cases, in these the law cornpels ettendence without the fee beina; tendered. " On the Island of Marth' Vineyard there baa hot been a criminal cess .in eny cf its courts for eighteen years!. In 'connection with" tha above, - it is .stated that d ;rin thfft ti - i t a 1. - s of ;. or h a 3 1 l cu i r J c n t' 1 -1 t . Grii-2 Loahds.il ii ?. t?u'. C . . Si i r ee u s trarc' ?r t.j . -. 1 ; .da I . h et t . foi'i r i 1 crcu". t.ie Is dijic'dc I. .1 1 2 way he bin SI ; Z 3 1 a, 1.3 -! ;ii i-i . f 3) s jw.vt.rj,- si, .111 iz - r t . - u . 1 p - ' , v t ... . l. T . - ' ' h 1 I f cvry s.r: Sr j cf r: 1 ' s ' 1 i u-li:;t, gjll posts z.t. 1 L oirds, v, i;n j rc; :r i reoi, Md cx-' -.ii t' -r . ;f tJ I e 1 '1 c-icf the to ati- j J 1 3... U .... p. ;...,,.,,.,- ! . -1 1. - ' a i . . . .... 1 V S . L i i Wi'l-'ire :..I.v, 15 , cf LV. ..1. o, 1 ri ; ?n ioni j exas, wi ci e 1 -a C-.h.n cTtd-.d.rJ, is the Li.ow.: : -j re"r-i t;" iie cu 'y, "'!r' t,

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; ht a d v r s .! CO ' .::. T:. qtrrrelc ' " -' . 1 i chr. I I. ,i i ,h 1 ''' r t it" '"1 JJ : k i r t hers, ;..ct . rciu.ti Pvcrsfrc .: :! ,G:,.i . t. C I i chalJ ' j Tizc'ol. fiuij r. f . V "i it: pr"' E"- J t i c -tan a t :r!y j - r ! 'I ' 3 c':-:rs i.;, 3 L?en m f -.sr.u, t l t ;sy Lavo f ,na U scr..e 1 : ' i "i .".Ii .r 'J.r..,, is il.' J.' -ti i;;.i Tie r ' t h 13 t:' 3 ' 'rce tuj',j ct ten o'c'd: Lc,cnd thrre is S"".i2 r.siaiv on lha subject," although it is 'hoped t:;ai u may te arresiea.' ,, iVJoUcrKia is a yg unmarried man, J great coolness and ceir-posscssion. - Bets - rs ' - freelv raado ihw WcCorkle will kiH the Dr." The Peace of Europe Loris Na-poixox.-The New Ypik Tiriscs, of the 2Slh u!l., publishes 'number " three ' of ' a series cf "democratic letters on European matters tnd American policy," which itia reported, and cotdenied by the Times, ers from the pen of no less a man than Kcssuth. We. make the ' following extract from the one published-on I'uesday I'.st, which w:M be found of interest, as indicating the probable 'turn of affairs in the East: - 'NIohoL G;: itjUtkrrrnido up his mind to steal, if not all Turkey, at, least some provinces. The French and English f!-?rt checks his desire to. sail' from Sevastopol to Constantinople. ; He is no fool to engage with those, ileeli; thus he lets the combined - fleet anchor 'where it pleases; end will but take . Moldavia and Wallachis, and stir, by his puppet Milosh, a revolution in "Sc-rvia, ' and- occupy it' from ZQiihtde io arrest the spirit .of revo lution. By that wav she wnl, cl course, have nothing -to do with the French or English Sleet; and arenas overland none of them will send, of course, nor resort to other assistance pointed out by circumstances.'.' "Well, were the En glial government! a Iht'a more iVnteliipent, or, a bills let's aristocratic, il would be obiious lor it to say, "why, egainst that Russian jdol our nary is of no avail, of course; and we can't despatch the camp of Cobham to Dukaresl;. hut there are the Hungarians they can assist Turkey, and save f hni- Wrt wHl nrlvisft tha F)ivan fa nn.fit by their assistance." That would be an obvious course. ' Every child might hit the -rail; but the English government? Well, tha English government, with its habitual stolid short-sightedness, is' inakinjf every exertion 'to the contrary,- and takes out, with her aristocratic figures. . the c'iHStnuts from the embers for Russia, in growing big with the stupid idea, cl ".Austria's neutrally ," and glorifying in the assertion, that Austria will not go full length with Russia! As if the pernicious idea of a neutral "Austria, 'were h"t m-"e- than.'rrf!'r,jt th full ipRTth will . .U" ja. 1 -r., becT'' it the c nh r- -" r fr ;rev,n.lip- Tuikcv ri jut tl' 'i in seiit ih j !.!. ..v.. ..ry 1 ' - : ' ;A Hhichr'"- i t- ' - at' - 1 er . ' . ? 1 r c f ; ' ,1 " Ih i r- f i'C a -I1; i ,! . t , ' : - e - is i rvoh i ! III. 1 1 1 r y '1 it U 1 rt f r ri :key !o i.k-.'.o, I ut it is i r .t, , ;,-.r-,-.- , 1 I fl j"s O 4 1 C :.-t O r.e,.t, .. ...in nct r pc.it cf t'.3 L.:r, t' . w i i ' . r "It i? re, rte 1 t".;t L. Ih;-'-- 1. z vi.i &3?i ."1 rt ih e rar.-jvrr" l! c - p cf S'tnry, was shot at. Tv, u avilt.rs, conlessi' g t .e ir ut torn i..at ."1 to kii! t 3 E ror, 1 ere t z'.l' '. "t!y,; .v V "I d r- - I -d r- 1 - .i r' L'lr-t 5' - '"r". " ; y ' ' l'"s -..' ?. I ; ; ? i: . j r :-r-ir fj fw-i pre Hy good oji. 1 at, t ruch I kno v, Mat if L. ll'r ' . c4 '-,3 'i a 1 - 1 . 1 X ill - ' ... 1

, 10 rc j, res "A3, MA.- Crist- . ticn with f.a c.' f it v i I --, - if taken si: ' ly, they mut te so c;r..--u d ( to g:vc cnecito w ..t -c..o tj 1 be lj to 1 1: 1 ir t cf the L ir".Ia ,,..,-,. to T"? .,,.!," on t ...... ' After copying the four Legislative; enactments on the'suljsct, the Gazette comments as follows: ..... -: ? "-Now between these several provisions we can discover no necessary jcondict. Clearly the Legislature intended a road tax should be aimuly cssesed. Tbe first two quoted section's gives the trustees an unlimited power. in the' master, , ekherto levy one cent on the dollar, or CO. The subsequent provisions were, intended to give the people the power of controling and instructing their ' officers, ' if they wished it j m this ;rnauer." They at;e,; intended; merely E3 modification of the first provisions. -If the Auditor's construction be correct, we shall probably have no mere lax assessed tul alter ihe Legislature- : shall have met and. amended the.lawj for who is going to undertake the task of obtaining the signatures of a majority of the voters to a petition for a - road tax ? ' If no tax is petitioned for, according to tha Auditor,' none csri';bo .TevietL ", I)oe.3 'any man believe. tbat-was the, injection of the Legislature? . If it was, vvhv did they not say sO plainly ? end why 'did they sayJ .that the people should not petition lor less than 5 per cent, annually . . .-. " ; j : , "The thing is preposterous, -and we predict that the Auditor's decision will not be sustained by the Supreme Court. 'Clearly, the intention 'of the law, takan altogether, is iht the Trustees, asidrfrom.any instructions, bali lvy suchiax as they may deem proper; tut if a majority te proper to petition, then they sit3ii follow the expressed wish of these pititiuns, provided it be' wisliin certain prescribed limits." South Iiend;Efi - , We trust Miijor -Dunn wi'd reconsider his decision; or procure a Judicial - opinion on the subject from the Supreme Judges, as -to the legal construction -cf :the Statutes refered to. ' ' - -TiiC "VV'urd SIh.' ; The .translators of lha Bible have left the Hebrew word Selah, which occurs so often in the Psalms as they found - it. and o! course the ii n; iiah reader often asks ins minister or. sumo learned friend what! it means. And the miuistor or. .lriend, has .eft-en been obliged to confess ignorance, hecause it is a matter in which She most learned hare -by no means bet-a. of one mind. Tn t Tcums :.:d iyest ( t'.e JohI:'! - hectors :ve-tl.o v ord, 1. .3. :,ing ( '.( rr.'Uy frevcr. Jl ihi lli-i-ci i !-'i.;a: ds it as a uiju to tb-Vote th-j vc . 'f.K' iii.tliors of Me st!!:--.1 irdS.Mj!,;,) - ; t j I v 3 "eg irde J ,t e a f-iusiul s;gr, -j i rh ips to the Vicl rr; . : rcco-di. j t3 I ;hcr end c' -! s it iii . is ftia.ce. ' -:.ius ca; '.u;js it Ij i,-.3 hU.L t t - j j ifii j:"y rild 3 siv rs slcjy. Wod. 1 rej .r is it cs cju.valoi.t t3 .3 crZ.z up r-'y al! fc'jr'icr. :.' .r t'.3 v :.;d c - v-?, rccrni-s:-" i ev-.ry l : 'ciri - ;.i n ; - 1 cr &u-:.:r.cr.s U Jtl.cvJ ' T' -y t r 3 - h, .,d j 1 .overs 1; '3 h: -d, cxt-rt --' either v. ci.!,,, ' ice. . is. , r if 1 ot. the i 'j -.r Jli . 3 'il Jt ho .'.! cr ' ' ..!?. JehDh!' t'. l.Ue "" : resses i G, ' ' ' " , ',J ?. i.i'vtr ' 1 .- v 1 u i j 1 j nrieit. . - 1 ev 1 ! S 1 i he. s irk; -jf-to 1-.,. iijt- fi i3. ti Ii . -. 11 r A S but 1. ii- c

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:) tl - three r !?' - Ct. O 0 JI t t G U4 r j'' V 1 I 4 ihv l.t -Lr " 5 u 3 r" , ct; 1 tiav- - -: ; e n u 1 Micr J'jHj tnther. f" -t v z-. I: : ' t 00', .".s '.- r - - . t - , J A , ' , ip r-J,tr. i t??rs. U h 3 F lr i r i err, bt-.ir.g re-noved, "i3wart sii L"Jc;k, 1 f?cl I 6hall be bet - ter after t-v day;' to which Thompson re lied, Wc can't help it, it's net my doings that I'm here. He also added, 'Ja an hst.ur they'll murder us like bullocks, for another men's act too.' Stewart said, 'Its a true word, that.'. : .:,Ackerfnan..wat next brought, out, smokinga cigar, and looked as . .unconcerned as if. going to a. feast.- lie said. Well Jack, I reckon my Let of 300 dollars will come offyet. I recken I can't stand it though., ';re!ering to a bet,that they would be hung. When his irons were off, he put; on -a new pair of. shoes and socks, tossing his boots towards the jailor saying, 'Good by boots; keep em well polished, jailor, for my sake, for the good they have done me. . The'prisoner ascended the ladder leading to the scaffold in a firm manner, accompanied by the Sheriff, his deputies, and Rev O C Wheeler.-; After some moments spent in making preliminary-ar-rangments, white muslin gowns and black caps' were unfolded, end were p ropes ly adjusted cn the prisoner's bodies and-' hsadi. ' ' . - ,. : Stewart stepped forward and addressed the multitude substantially ss follows: Well gemlemem and friends, I -have a few remarks to make. A true as God's in Heaven, and I knew he is, I am innocent -of "the "crime charged -sgaingst.rae. Take warning a VI of you by me, and keep good company. It was going with? bad company "that brought rae to this.- J did not know until it was too late. ,1 was born in Philadelphia. I cam a to this country .in 1850 and have worked hard for my living. 1 think it is hard that I should suffer for another man's crimes. Hut 1 Sim joins where I sha-il be -better off, in another woil l. I have a poor uother.and 4ster and brother, whom" 1 leave behind. 1 thought pi had ' many friends, lit-vc rend "lr. Wheeler has been a true "friend to me. lie has furnished me with religious tracts, and .ta;cd ai.d pr.j t'd with me,' and . done" tne a gre&t dealcf good. I have another friend, Airs, ihhom-son, who hr.s stayed wv.'li n.e Li.d prayed lhr me. :'lie ha? tu g . s g !ur u, th:.t my j-h.tcr u:.d 15 s-i: :. I n tw Ltd cu g o 1 L e. h;:. I Ljt, :- tliis world, 1 will go to God, as I do actually think. 1 have noikina; r.tcrs to 5ay- . ,': .Ackerraan next addressed the crowd;. 'Ad I h.ne got to say, t rr i, ; t;J at i am not guilty of thj or; I c.-.i cenv icled for.' Stewart, laboring under cor m 3eraLI rit,;.t.T, stepped forward, a second time and exclaimed: 'ly 1 i'hor, Wial.r a:, 1 Lro'd er!' after whi-ii i.e fp3j.3d a vu1 of poetry, an 1 as if iidressin-; tin m in a " , , , , , . . , , . . rl-Dnsly, euded, '1 Lt-i ti i-i' f.-.t. The ropes were then ad " h . v It' c At el-5 t t -in " j ra z - 13 1 over their eves. ? ' t .:s: .thill ti

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-'- j l'ent days for tie departure cf d. 1 :1 i 1 pci t; but thi3 pe:L d. it usj i : ' ' ' '..'" ' -"5, for rp?-3 I ,d t, z n c: . . 1 , . , c: d 1 ' l 0 r ri c f tv T Tl rs J Luu,2 tn.nisters, but ii .j .4. p:- "'-'l; '"i r";1 -"dr r" C- -; -rciil :r. J f-iir.c'"l -""ers were in r lost d ?; ' r 1 1 1 j f-'i. v ills no imne Jiate jrr s'iafjctory cr:-;?. The foreig-i agent were in vsry bad repute with tne liberal party in Cuencs Ayrcs. ' . For New riexieo. ' : Gen. Garland, IT. S. A., whose arrival has been expected here for nearly a week, reached this .city yesterday, ' on his "way to New Mexico, where he will take com mand of the United States troops stationed in that territory. He will leave tomorrow-Tor Fort Leavenworth, where he will be joined' by Gov. Merriwether a ,d a number, of private citizens, who' wilt avail themselves of the opportunity of a safe and agreeable escort across Me Plains.' About three hundred troops 1 accompany General Garland from . same point, designed as a reinforcem nt of the army now stationed in New Muico. Major Nicholas", who ' is now here also goes out as Adjutant-General. - . A rood many minors have been eit concerning the course to be pursued by General Garland with reference to the Mesilla . region. What his positive' instructions are, we are wholly unable "to say: but believe it will be found to be the policy'of 'the administration to abstain from any. aggressive "movement unless otherw ise compelled b' a continuance cf Mexican infringements. Unless ihe whole boundary iine is completely agreed upon according to the terras of the treaty, it will be considered requisite that the pop!e of Alesilla and " ita adjacencies shall occupy the same positions with reference to their local governments that they did .nor to -the exisicnc of ;ur - . .' . '. - -1 V-- "- . ' -. T T .- " treaty w itn Mexico. '-It -tatv Dttoi.jea -to 6 New .Mexico then, thev will do io now; at least, until the. authoritative setilc-tufut of lha boundary line stia.il declare it otherwise. .... -. , . '. ,. Gen.' Garland is in fine heahh, and looks in good condition for the toughest kind of service -in his er-iitempiated Held of duty. His long experience, and wellknown efficiency.- as a military officer, eminently quality him for the'delicaie &nd responsi'oL mission with wddch- fie- Jus been entrusted. The-cdn.iinistrati.-n, we doubt hot," will find 'its st 1 ection ad intraL'v justified in th.e discrr-lio:;, pre: t .ilude i.i.d cuv w 11 .1 v- ...C.i i.s vit. 3 will be crrieil out i-.i b.ny t u; erg?ncy by 'th.it uccc nrl;sncd and gJ.it efder. S:. Louis Intelligencer, loth. Gob. Lri't S'jla,i.e..t. Th 3 'I ; zu papers p .ihah a -communication frcn Gov: Lane, of New Mexico, addtc 1 to the l!!iv; ---n Cam.n's-loucri, Li r-:. den the new bouuddty . ciipute. T;.- Goven or ? sttu that the mere lact that the President and Congici.j cf ihe U" il Slst;3 ! 1 disapproved aid r.1' l : 1 th 3 1 rc i : : i I ..3 r... Ih '3 t)i'." Gd .. ' . - -s . ,i ;."T' -' . . ' . ... . tui dj'-s i. t m the l:ast iuvilli:' He chi 3 th ..j r t O- ' : r, - . j. -. J M : 1 j l mc. 1 1 11 i

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