Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 25, Number 8, 9 February 1855 — Page 2

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. Quiet was -con restored, however, and business Thl I ir'Lj "af rtS ,.noLUw,T.T.ynr Ma! DAv (Ind.) .aid he never saw the Ml. j grofes of tall fir and cedar oal une to tje , ' - , tAlin un to-dav. and suirested that it be infor- timber, a though ur Creator had especially do- !. ,,

r"dr rJJ?l,. ! mally pWd ovVruutil Harrow, inorder to al- signed it for the" kzy Indian, who hasalmost bo- J ZmSZZ iZttlTZ Z

OmLkjajidxa We ire under obligation S. W! Passer for many favors in th way of Congresaonaj document., ,We also acknowfede the re -ceiptjpf several valuoMc public duroaats from Mr. Ifarfcir, I jt Jhe ' Mechanic! Institute. Tbey rraTe been placed in the Library. Ges. Cass Ixstri:ctkd.- Th legislature of Michigan Las parsed resolutions instructing !pen- - ator Cas and the "other members of Congress fmm tk.l Sift ' to rftt for the reDeal of the Fu - ... - m i - t --j - . intlveSiaT0JU3Wa iwiOTincwinii "i JC . - . , , . Mlssouh Compromise, ho one VJievea Gen. M 1 A 11 1 1 A A Cass orins associas wiu ooey mes laowjcuons. We have seldom known men who prate and preach ao much about instruetions, ever obey them. The peojJe may instruct Gen. Cass as miK'h as they please, and he wiTl disregard their instructions; but at a proper and convenient season, a certain individual known br the familiar aobriquet of "Sam," will give such orders as will ,. , , . ,, . . . bnng down on his knees the Knight of the "J3roken Sword." ,. , , t i XThe editor of the Indiana Journal says: "The editorial management of the Richmond Jffertomun, an old line pro-slavery, Nebraska .fi aDr. Las passed measurably into tbe hands of a Jr. Isaac II. Julian, Freesoiler, without, howev er undergoing any change in its political -course. Discontinuance ef the Land Office at Jeffersanville, Vincennes and Winenmc. By a circular from the Department of the Interior, we are informed that the Land Offices at JefFeTso nville Vincenne? and Wineraac, have been discontinued, and the lands remaining unsold at the time of the discontinuance be made subject to sak at the Land Office at Indianapolis. .a5-The Kichmond If'hJff learns that while a Dem- . . , v tt-u: i . uureuc oriuor was uaranginff tour t his aim twu Democrats at the Hanover Court, and endeavoring to convince them of the neewsfty of supporting Wise Jt Co., the Know Nothings were holding a meeting !,. I,:., i.aa i,;,.i, f were introduced to "Sam." . i , ., D , . ip.KER.il. Cass Ponciwi learn, tha Balti- ' . more .imcrican says, Trom the best autbo jty, tliat .1 t ii v..t..i jj , ruuni t-Ti uiLcnuMii oi ten. v Biioriiy iu uiurea the Senate on the naturalization laws and propriety of ... n, . . ; ,t , i secret political soeitiefi, is altogether anfoundeo. r . , lie Males Uiut it is u:s intention at present to taKe no " i 444V .WIVU b444) W44. . M' H J "1 ' " ' 1 I Senate on these exciting subjects. - j?-t-Mai'.v IlrssKi. Mitforh, the gifted authoress, died at Swallowfiehl, th.eland, on the lOlh of Jar.uarv last, in her 6;th vear. Her i.ictres of rural life in JJngluLid are some of the most attractive and t charming which have ever been written. She sWod at the head of the female writers of her country. Tr.iAL or Corn CarsuKK-s. On Wednesday last, a trial of Corn Crusher wan bad in this city. Messrs. Hedges A. Scott, of Cincinnati, tbe proprietors of the ' Little Ciait,'' ofTered a premium of a silver cup to ibo owners of any Crusher, which might be adjudged enperior to theirs by a committee of twelve men, to be selected by 'the President of the Wayne comity ArienlturBl Society. The committee was selected, and the following suggestions agreed upon as the bat.is of their decision; " First. The general conrenieuce for nsc on a farm. S'Ki o.vn. The speed and fineness of grinding the thai power being equal. TujRii - The general construction for durability. The following are the names of the committee: Phineas Lamb, Jesse Starr, Andrew Woods, Lewis Morris, Ievi Stanley, Samuel Fryar, l)enj. Koous, James I'nsley, Edwin Park, Jer. Meek, Denj. Yan6andt, and Wasson. A trial was made by the 'LUtlo Giant"' upon two bushels of corn in the cob. This was the largest tuned machine made by Messrs. Hedges Jt .Scott. A trial of speed, Ac, was then made by Leavitt's patent After the examination of these, the committee visited the establishment of Messrs. Beard, 5-!inex & l.unn, and examined one of Pitt's patent, run by steam, but as it did not come in competition, the committee only report in its favor as a superior machine for steam or water power. After consultation, it was agreed to award tho silver cup to Messrs. Hedges fc Scott, for the ' Little Giant." . . Di?rracefal Scene in Vonfre. The New Yoik papers of Wednesday, contain e n . r ... ,, . IV tt c a pretty full report of the ' scene in the U. S. I . House of Kcpresentatives, between4Jur. rarley ot Maine, and Mr. Lane of Oregon. We copy the report: The Ibmse then went into committee on Territorial business. Tho Senate's bill authorizing tbe construction of a subterranean line of telegraph from the Mississippi or Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean was taken up.1 It proposes to give Hiram C. Alden and James Eddy the right of way through tho i territories and two million acres of land to construct a line, they have to work and keep it in order at their own expense, and to have it completed in two years. Tbe Government is to have the right to transmit free, not exceeding eight thousand words monthly;and also to have the prior use of the telegraph, to any extent, at such rates of compensation for messages as Congress mav prescribe, the tolls in no case to exceed ten dollars for ten words or less, and seventy-five cents each additional word. Ma. Farlbt, who reported the bill, showed the necessity and importance of such a line, and insisted on the practicability'" of its construction. Tho projectors think they will be able to protect the hne against Indian depredations, expecting to buy their peace with presents. They do not ask Government to protect it. Mr. Lask, ( Oregon) appealed to the committee to set this bill aside. There were many bills strictly territorial, providing for the interest of the people in the Territories, and among them was one establishing an additional Land Office in Oregon. At this time many people of that Territory have to travel three or four hundred mile - " ! ' L" m " ' i Mn. Farcit rose to a point of order. bile I did not vield the floor for Your ' j point of rder. - Mb. PARtT I have as much right to call you to order as you had to call me to order. Mr. Laks then called Mr. Farley a liar, or a d d liar; which Mb. FaBxrr retorted back again with nvach emphasis. -J ine parties we rw a Pout ten reel apart at mis time Mr. Lane standing near the main aisle. In a moment the distance was shortened twothirds at least, by both parries, who, with agitated frames and threatening gestures, sprang toward each other. Gentlemen near by intervened, and thus prevented the beligerents from coming to close quarters. Mr. Phklps called the Sergeant-at-Arms, when that officer appeared, bearing his mace of office. The people in the galleries were stretching over them to see th proceedings going on on the floor.

a to HarL , low time for its examination. ; come extinct ia me luamcwe porwn oi vnr the,. bram.n f tae mercantile trade . And we wish

I mnimous consent ws.s neeesaarv to do this. I but it was withheld. gave way to Mr. La.sk. who said Y hen that fellow uoint - ing to Mr. Farley ) called me to order I was the rest of the sentence was lost in deafening cries! ef "Order:" "Order!"! After a raue. Mr.! Lane resumed, savini' he did not wish to excite! Jill fceiinw.-and arram annealed to Hie committee! - j , . ?, . , " , . r to set aside the bill before them, in order to prok TerritoriaI bHU, a3 onl uhree i J . . the secon(i 0f which has nearly expired had been I set apart for their consideration. Mr. f ARtEV, (with the indulgence of .Mr. tSc-u-jton. who yielded the floor) said he did not anticipate such opposition. It could not be said the ! measure had been sprung on the House or comimittee, rs it had been pending duriug the whole session. But for the kind of discussion indulged to day the debate would ne w be nearly cletl. life feared not the opposition intimated, especial- , v t, , t,. i , ;. , iv wnen ne.Knew ne was right, let it come from j what quarter it might I It will be seen that the first offense was given i - b j . ' ' ' - ' is one of the most pleasent warm-hartod and (obliging men in Congress, and would bo the last man to inSult any one; at the same time he is not ; one who would tamely submit to insalt from any I source. The above report leaves the matter uui adjusted. Reports from Washington say there I will be no fijHit. Gazette. COLLECTANEA. 'llendcr unto Snifort Ike tkingi that are Scittnrt. The Ttio (Jrande papers bay rumors were prfaJent j mere or a jrenerai revolution in .Mexico. 1 lie , j Kiowah hridtre, on the South Carolina iiuil Uoad. I j was destroyed by fire last Thnrsday. The Lea is-j ! kit u re of Nebraska asstunbltd on the 1'ith u!t. Gov. j . . , . . i CunmnniM sent in his Messajre. Both Houses orirsnized on the JTth. The choice of officers is supposed ; to be favorable to the administration. The j Pennsylvania Railway bridge over the Jnniata. at I-ewistown, was destroyed by lire Saturday nixbt. It was .")") P feet long. It is to be rebuilt immediately, j I'O'ig'ass" and Shields have been reprehended by th Anti-Nebraska IeEr:s!uture of II niois bv a i -. - M , ,.x f , T, , , , : vote ot o to It. lioon ana Itayccrart, woo ann-il j furtive slaves to escape, have been acnuitfed by .he . it-: .- .i 1 i ..in. ; aii.cuic um i ui i.-cou;ii, on liie i?toui:i vi uiejt'"1'1 of the indictment. Hon. CrunnsPiRkkk has been elected to the Senate of the V. S. bv the . , , .... . . - - , , ljt'ir'slatiirc of v iscousm. Mr. Durkec is a tim ami trtic oppoiHut of tlio extension of fclaverv.- ' 1 . ' 4 . 4 II, I r.,.Ar.l' lld. 4T.l4 1 CTlCl U' 4.41U l . I s- -nate, !,y l , majority m the Senate and Ct in the i House of Representatives of New York.--Mrs. Havxk ilate Miss .Julia IKnn, does not intend to rei ""-pi.sn ine niafrts. rne s at present in e w i irieana. i" Maryland has the heaviest debt in proportion to population, of any State ia the Union. It exceeds ?1 ",0o0,000 to a population of ot-2,(X0 bond and free. ' i It was Napoleon or Madame ue .Stael who 1 said that "if you scratched a Russian. you would find ' a Tartar underneath." Jones, of Maiylebone, goes further than this, he Savs that he has" only got to .scratch his wife, and he catches a Tartar instantly, j j Mr. and Mr?, Jaco.x, elderly people, residing i : ia Avon, Lorain coJutv, Ohiov a few nijrhta ao went I .V VM1 44144,34, 4.4.UlWui Jil lUt-IT BK1 Jlllij lUUMI, and suuocated from its fames duriiiir the night. Mr. J. was found dead, and Mrs. J. survived but a lew ' hours. Thev were ared about CO vears. A financial crisis appears to threaten England. The diminution of orders from America, the war ami j other cause?, have conspired to produce extreme stnnjrt-nev. drain, however, continues high ; On Wednesday night a lad mimed John Samer. 15 i years old, was frozen to death at Yincenncs, Ind. Some one had given him liquor and made him drunk. The tot.d number or emigrants who landed at New York iu the moi th of January was 75?3, same time hist year, 15.519. Agriculture has been introduced as a subject of study in the public schools of New Hampshire. Rooks treating of the elements of that science have been ordered to be supplied the pupils. This is a good movement Robert Kittle, of Buffalo, has invented a self-coupler for Railroads. The cars have only to be pushed together, when thy are at once secnrely fastened, as it were, 'in the twinkling of an eye." The Mobile Trilune s. s that a gentleman living in the neighboihood ; of Mobile, has a six year old l'evou cow, which last year gave 1020 gallousef milk, the products of which , were sold for S50 The Portuguese Cousul1 General published au official notice that corn aad nu'i.1 will be permitted entry free of duty into the Cape de Yerde Islands, until July 31st next, i . . For tho Palladium. .Vetrrs. Editor?:- Rawson Yaile. of the Weekly State Journal, in his j aper of the 25th Jan.. charged ; that I "united in the last election with Nebraska : Oi inocrals and Whists, in an effort to defeat the Peo ple's ticket, iu Wayne county." I immediately rep'ied ; through the Daily RepMiean, (Chapm.i :that said charge entirety fake and un . r e, u . i 'fact. aile. however, has not t-howu lapmans papcrj i ifonnited tn Air." Yai'.e. however, has not t-howu a sufficient ! I sense ol justice, nor even of shame, to retract he j j slander. As the circulation of his paper is consid- i (erab!y greater in this part of the State than is that of j i the RepvUieitH, will you do me the justice to insert I this note iu the next issue of vours. ' ISAAC? 11. JULIAN j i Centreville, February 6ib, 155. : For the Fallailinm. Sublimitt, Marion Co., Oregox.J October 27, 1854. ' Messrs. Editors Perhaps emigrating as I j did from that portion of country near Richmond, ' some of your readers, particularly old acquaint- ' 'ances. would like to hear bow we get along in ' Oregon, being a farmer, I will give some of my J ! experience. I sowed wheat last season. In Au-' 'gust, "20 acres of fresh broke sod, merely i harrowing the ground lightly; about the last o'f November I sowed GO acres more, putting it in j the same condition. About the 25th of Decern- : , ber I sowed 1 acres, and in February I plowed i and sowed K' acres more, finishing about the last i of the month. When harvested, we found no ma-' terial diiferenee in yield the last sowing avera- j 'ging as much to the acre as the first, and possi-; ;bly more The November and December sow-' ' ing was first rate wheat. After treading it out j with horses, we had some one thousand bushels jof good wheat, weighing a fraction over 62 lbs. ; ! to the bushel. The wheat was of the common ' j white variety. I think, and there are others of the same opinion, that wheat mar be sown here ' without any risk, from the first of June till the I first of May. Be this as it may, I have known ; it to mature, sown m each of these months. I t: v, v,mi,v, , i Kje. baney. oas. buckwheat, peas potatoes. j onions, cabbage, beets, parsnips and all garden ' indisnensabJes now well bn Indian rnm ft. j . , f , ' j .cepted, which does moderately well in some lo-! ; calit.es. but nothing to compare with White-! j Water bottoms, in Hoosierdom. All of the tame j 'grasses do well here. Blue grass and timothy do j j well, but I think our wild grass is superior to any f tame grass for cattle or sheep, affording pasture j a.i tne year, oeing nigtiiy nutritious ana much j inclined to put on fau j Horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, old maids and young uns do well here sheep bringing forth frequendy twice a year. All kinds of stock ' mature early. ! The face of the country in Oregon is very rugged and mountainous, affording some of the most delightful scenes and situations in the world; in I fact it is useless for a person to leave Oregon disj satisfied with the variety. The rivers and creeks of which there are many, cutting through the

I Ma. Benton- declared that while he was unwil- i ter especially as a farming country.

i liner tn dla. tArrib-.rial feusinie5 hp vnt nsn1u--d i all the thrifiv settlements are isolated, t'

to fiht the bill now before the committee. He ! ins lofty mountains between them and the

gon. liie country in tae immeaiawj . Ticimiy oi

the Paohe coast is unmvitTn r, almosS to tne let-i Almost icre becoast, ! The principal harbors are 1 --o j - - 1 ium'aia river, so persons rnn ing to scide on the .aat of ' Tt is a soil eofcialiy adapted to small grain; and as there little, if anv limestone tnv limestone m tr.e country, i nuns jaiidemble lim in the soil, as cnltiva - ases its fertility. It appears that Ore - 2ially adapted to fruit growing, as far . -r - there is co&biderabl lion increases gon is esp.: app. Pa. plums and cherries and some tuts itamy aiw.;s .m gi;ip. --v j' fruits, their precocity is tvrtainly astomsning. Trees bear before tht-v ar wenncd. Tl:ere weie apples exhibited a: the- agricultural fair held in this countr. that eohpsed anvthmg that I ever saw in old" Wavne, ahhouh" she is capable of producing monsters, vt .'he is fairly beaten. Peaches take the curled leaf here; currants and quiuces do well. , Oregon is not so Kshy as some represent it. The fish is mostly eonfiued to or near the coast. The rivers and creeks are such a continuous, chain of falls that the tih rarely ascend as far as the settlements. Yet the salmon are rich when catiifiit near tide water. The climate of Oregon is divided into the wet. and drv seasons the wet season or wtntpr commencitig about the middle of November, and eiiunig aooiu me iiiiuute oi .-ipru. on - wui - ly we have considerable snow, but generally the gras grows all winter. The peop'.o here make scarcely any provision for their stock during the winter. . We used to work all summer in Hoosierdom . 1 .' . . I ... -L--l M- r4 :i : laying in food to keep our stock from perishing : in the winter. What a contra'.! The farmer j here if he Works at all, after toiling all day long, ; turns out his team on the grass, and goes not to j the barn to spend two hours feeding and taking' the ducks to water, and throwincr out grain ; enough to keep his family one month in bread; j but keep your eye on him, and he will go straight j to his home, and nurse the babv, while the good i wife gets supper, in the company of innocent t pratlers and hi" affectionate wile, forgetting that he was doomed to wear himself out tillinir the nr.i, eaiiu Put a word to the wise is sufficient. i I sunrwse von wnnl 1 lil.e to henr mr r:iiion - i i . J - - - - - t ... . .. ( about coming to Oregon. I would say with the ; boy, j "Jordan is a liar.l rod to travel, I fcl.i,v.." If a person is well situafod in the States, and' has his i e.ikh, I would advise him to stay there, and not think of coming to Oregon. A trip across the mountains will generally kill or cure a

. , . ' . . posed, to enter our basm&i room, institate a dilint

e soil ot the Willamette prtjn of Oregon arch. 'and if anv ihuiz is fuuiui ikiu. wUi 4o-e-

porous i:rev. luini. witl briwle clar snb-"?tca3l6 Iaox"catiori, thev are at libertv. without fear

, and verr rich not in elements of corn, but of molestation, to destroy bofj vessel" an 1 ooatecta

But I would say to mechanics, there is a toler-, !, :, ' ,," ;, 1 1 'if ,,r ' ?,,ve asiii t ti i 1 surances that thev nil not vend or suffer to be veiiilable chance for vou. Ihere is a good opening Pll ,,n ,!, .;.,,,::.. i , v " utc c .- "i. u . , 4 o ;euon ineirpremuNesintoxjcatmgdnnifs disresrardine for a few practical tanners, but a poor place to get ; our t-ntreat.es and spnrnimr our p-titinrs and feeling rich, without some capital to begin with. ( that while iutoxicating liquors to be uoi as a beverOne word to old maids this a reat country aire cau be obtained, the neaee ad --nt;tv of o-r

to marry rich old bachelors. Geokoe W. IlrNT. For the Palladium T&" In aeoorlanrfl wit K srnll nf i ho l.nlloa (Vn terville, a large concourse of persons assembled at the M. K. Church, on the evening of Fridav, Februarv 2 lt55. l iino motion ol .Mis. iimriri wmn. Jirs. in-o-crab R. A dams was ru led to the Chair, and Mrs. Jane II. McCord appointed Secretary. Bv reonest of the Chairman, Rev. F. G. Black offered prayer. Tlie chairman then announced the object of the meeting to be the hearing of the report of a committee previously appointed to vfeif afttliose in Centerville, who wei'e engaged in foiling intoxicating limors, and requtst taem 10 uesist irem itieir nusiness, wuvreupcii .Mrs. following a!;,!i l4liains oltereu the pout: 1 The comuette? atmointe-1 .o draft a petition, and obtain the .-ii natures of the ladies of Centervilie and vicinity, and to present the same to the merchants, grocers and druggists, and to obtain their answers. would present ihe loliOAing report: The co.umltt.e met una agreed upon a petit ion. which was circulate'!, a:ul .it. oiguaturcs wisre obtained. The f .lowing are th': pvtitloii and names: CrxTHEvuxi;, January 27, ls.. The circumstances which have compelled us to appear before you are both extraordinary and peculiar, while we fe'-l n common interest in maintaining and perpetuating every legitimate braich of business in our community, we, at the same time liec'are our intention and pledge onr i.ni'ed services t the I1CU'L"UAOi:.Mi:.NT and HESTRUtHdUN of every branch of business which, overlooking the moral and ' social condition of society, seeks to iutreac i itse!f in the pavilion of its own sj'..'i-i;i).ss, regard ess of the; meral and social interests of coramu-nty. Sack is tha character of ynr business so far as it L.ts any connection with the vending ef intoxicating drinks. V." thercf iic. as the wives, mothers and sisters of this ' community, ask you. respectfully, to abandon .tcv- e and F0RKYKH, the unholy business of selling or giv-i iiig to oar L'lsh.ui Is, sons, brothers, or t: wavtanng man, anv am 1 ..v.-rt t ! i ' . -T t!-Mt 4or ir.t.-v ii. it, W w"sh. in tine to sar to vou in unmistakable terms. that, we want you to ai-aadon tae iiq ior traffic. We fee! that we are the s itf. rrs by ye ir trade, and there fore have a ntrtit to a-k t'ns reoress. t aik it carnesti. sincerely, and wi rh de ternrnation, and we ,v." wait forty-eiskt hours for your answer. Irsgue-l ry ,i j ladies. j f We regret onr inubiktv to insert the nane W nave not capital lex ers o n oi use to do so To this petition we received the following replies: CKNTEnvrt.i.n. Feb. l;t, 1 ?-.). We, the undersigned raerehants. grocers, drmrsists and ciiueus of Centerville. do hereby agree and pfedire ourselves to the hxlies o' Centerviile and vicinity, '. that we will not keep, or sell, or give a.vav anv intov-; icat.ncr Inpiors to any jt our customers, f ier.di or anv indiviilual whatever. Henry Oarthwa't, AYm "L Wilkinson. J. C. Hays. Jack Baker. Klmer & J ones. Emerson fc M'Whi:ir.ei 1 Wo'.u r. Thomas Gision, Kv-.z Sc M J. Dndev. Moecha:., V,-m. f P.usta, F. Y. Pnidr i Co , Kijah l U.irvey, Dai; iJnrha-k. " Andrew lieeJ. Win. C Hatvev. To the Temperance Committee of CeatrerUle: I agree to wiii .ut all my stock f intoxicatlnc liquor? to the said committee, if thev choose to bnv the same, at cost and carriage. ai'M-Ti the pie le 1 presemea oy saia comnuiiee. aaa ati.aadoo tae tram j. ; And ns it is a matter of iiimorta-.-e fo me thn I "'"-" ' 4 4.. , .i j a .,u,e ine anop renieu, i and wiU hav to the rec x ,he , natronai?. of the comitt.- i i- . -...v. i rv,m.t tKp .-or, ..-,-..,! , j wu--isieiH ja".ro!!!;f. .u o. j which is respectfuiiy sabmittr-r?. et Gakthwait. Feb m arv 21. lo3. We, ti"nndersined. Druggists of CentervTHe, do terety pienge oirseives to tne Iad:es of Centre rilie, and all others concerned, that will ocither ircll nor give awav an iy intoxicating ih.iKira n( aay kind, except ! or niechauical parpo, and in all cases7frhthLSt ii4'J0ri WhtD fnr me-iicina! -. ' - ..... ... u. .... cum .1.1 aunt ! iirij S.J4U. wBl be used for such purposes onlv. 4

J.'W. DerHivRTT, all systems of telegraph hereiofore in use. MesJ. Pei.-het. sages are priafed in a ch ar Roman character, and To the commit tee and petitioners Wo called on thc , re se nt to Respondents from the slips on which proprietors of basittess Leases on the eveoin? of ' they are received. It is said that in tmployin the 29ihinu., reqaesUBg a uioatinnance of the i this" iasirumetit. all difficulties from aimospheri" tra25? in snir.ttsous f-r mtox.eatir.z liquors: s , . , . . ,. . ' Ladies Supposing joa will expect a response . e'ectnCii7 are obviated. Mr. Barcea now hails rrora ns to your visit, whether we kCI accetieto or re-1 irom South Camden, 'S.J.

to demoastra'e the fact thai a srrvcera and doegeru are not, as rua:iv suppof?. Fyaajirn-.oas terms. In or- ' der to currr at our position, re resolved before era:'arkwe ia xh- bt's-nes, that we would neither keep. j no-" sailer to fa : kpt abtvit cur prrir.-s, any artioie is. And any r-w-soa or persona wLL;ug u make such ex- ' "', :;" "' -V" ." l"c ' frw a" "'..ftrM tac ' : .?i.ei..i.. CentwvilIe j..lulirv V Wuivxsy. . Th ilt- WH to - soja intoxicatia? l:.vjor. hit tr all the nierchasu, .grocers and draa-.'iAs i:i onr r lace. Wo did This tbt uone luiht f)ir.:ria and thf we miirb. secure, if possihlt, the opeiutiuii u'i. . iii? j-rsus mused to s.ci the pledge ; prest-ntod hy th c ::mi;tec: ' G ; ilfniAf'V'' Goods Merchants; tinoree Rihv. Uruce,-. G -org Riw'oy wn'.d slan if the cosnmittce Id parenjs-e his l'.;aor. The Committee purchased Mr Uigshy s lienor, and he quits the buMi,t-ss. Tne committee denied i: advisable to consent to purchase the li ii of th.,.-e !:o ouid abaad..a the trtfKef.jrevei-. i n 1 they Jppc ii wiii take uooat S.ori parchaic them. Tae persons rcf-rreu to. repoif the ftdh.xinT a the vn'ue if Ikj iors ..a hand: Henry liarth waste. J o. W. bv, $12: L. Wo!:- . ' . . ... ... . . I,. u.t 4 I . t-" :. ? . i i l. . i. i , ai)()Kt :j barrels of whiskr. and he pd not th:ak , th.it Le would be ia town by Mondav the f.th. ' The Cominittce have tried to do what they believe J j '- be their d.i'y, in the fear of tio 1. They hare done . i- sincerely, earnestly and prayerfully, and with the ' determination to a.-eomplish what they have undertaken. All which ij re. fully submitted.

l'u rpj's sound and 0-!'n' wo;i'u P,-;-'-'-'-- , Vitcvgoi.). or n. .t eontaiae Rin- to Ore-on intend-! the re,aott to"pr..ice such an ct. And .,.? j .- , as a raa-an'.ee to una.- we e.tv. v.e cive this as a fret wiuhave a rugged time j n mc orfema:e, so;s-

Mns V. Ham, V.. .1 KCK, " A. Evans, M;s3 I, Revnolos. Mr.s N Pakkr, C. I'OEKNER, " .V. Ncit, " C. M. J OCEI.VN, " C. llOKMSH, ' E. Noni.B, " S. '-lAl'MAS, " i:. Pi::, HKir, " 1." Nkuhin, ' M. M:nKn:in, ' S. IvKMlKri K, " 11 MiT"HEt.i., ' M. SVYKF.R. ' H. ItiCLF.R. " '. A on (ha.vs. " C. Hcnsiiaw.

y Committee. J On motio-, t!i report was concur.-ed in. Mrs. P. Ham oiT.-.ed the following resolutions: WnERBAS. There are some who have refused M families and fiieads must be ieonardized. ami their hest interest? and iloj of the community ruined, and believing that we are under the strongest obligations to use our inflnence in every lawful way, to prevent the dreadful calamities of intemperance, therefore, ! , ,"..', "at "T. .P1 a sfm-tiy ct tiesou-ea, l nat we adopt and strictly carry out the T " 1 . : ."' tnp 'm leagued. citizens of 1 c util or to anv : cenierviue ana vieimty. hereby olmla-o . . . , ! " ""' ' i.;is not ami will not Sign the pledge presented by the ladies. . 'solccd, Ihut ahow those who have refused topignthe pledge! HRr.I. JAVSo dis,t?eof their p"r""f'il'Ptluir or TAK.K THE ' , . I-v,(-''-S. 1 l,e solntmns w-re-oa!led for separately, and each one carried by an unanimous vote. . . , , , -I'vum-u a i-uuiuaiw v," C , v J" . u.i juoeure Mgnaiurca 10 the pledge contained in resolution 1st. 1 Chairman requested the gentlemen present to r,aru-"'Pa' '-vt.n u:e lauies iu tne further exercises of tne even: Klder fi. K. Iloshonr. 1'rof. Joee'vn a:; d Rw. V. G. Biack were severally called np n by the indii . a motion, tiie ce, and made short sp tei: . 'hair;n:ni i.i.o nnted twenty ladies to act as a Cointn:t:ee of A'igiiai.ee. I he follow-big n. so! u; ion was offered and ui.nuiiraoaslr adopted by the eeul'.eniei: : Resolved. Th.i1 we lartliy approve the coursa pursiied by the ladies of i!..;s place, i:i their determination to destroy th y,;-,r traffic, and that we pledge ourselves t.j 5 rand by them in the prosecution of all that is meant in "lukim? the conreqvr nces.'' An appeal was made to the audience for funds to enable the la Jlui to jy tor the liquors they had promised fo buy. Soo (iO were subs-.-ibed, "and a pleilge given by many of the leading citizens that more should be f.-rikeotinng if needed. The followm- re--o!ut:on was then offeied and uuanimo'i.sly adpttd: Ilesolcfd. That the proceeding' if the, meetinbe published in the Richmond Palladinm, Richmond Jefi'er-onian, and the Indianapolis Iiaily Journal. President .'. Natt then pro-ounce-l the benediction, after which the meeting adiotirne'L DF-BORAII R." ADAMS, Chm'n. .Tank H. M Coko, Secretary. since the above was in typ, we have received the following additional psrticuhirs: Oa Tuesday, the Grh irst. ih.r hdlf s w.Hcd opoa all those engnged ir, the Vi-i'iess of s :ding lirpior, and purchased what they h 1 oa hand, amounting in all to y'uit Si 15. Mr. Liuee d.d nit seem very trilliner t 1 his I.'i'iors go wilaout receiving an exorbitant price. WLra the lirae arrived for the demolition of the li(Uors. about fifty lad es proceeded with a wagon to Lshce's establis'urr.ent, a id got his liquor put into the wagon, and took it and him to th? street ia front of the Court Jion.-e. S-ii:t a fir", stove in the whitky barrv.s wiih hatchr, and tried to barn it, but tt irov'dn't bnrn .' It, n "th the other ihjaors, was poured cut npon the ground. Rev. George 15. Jjce'.ya being present, was called upon for a speech, and mot eioq'ientJy did he de-nonn-.'e the iirjuor tra.'li.:, and apn'and the glor-lons cor.dact of the women who so nobly came forth to destroy that infemul tr-.-fe. He closed by proposing thrue cheers for tho Wovi? ; i.r' Cevtervili.e, which wi-rt mest heartily g5 en by t! ; a?.en:b!ed crowd. The ladles afterwards paid Lahee for his lienor. Thus have the ladies cf Centerviile, ct a cost of 14", and their determined energy, destroyed the liqaor business ia that place. - , ; : Tire r-tow im The Conaersvi! 'e Times says i:e s-i.ui is a oou. i u ,r i ceep ia iuat region. , ? " 3 ay31i is uom u ia is.ae es deep at abaiu. The. i: ort Wayne Seminei says it is 1 inchea de?p in that phi -e. 1 The Lftfayette Gazet'e av that the sn.-vw b4-,nt 2" incke dee that pKrt of the State. Thk Esibossixo Telehraph. The Journal of Commerce says Mr. E. F. Barnes, a native of this State, has invented an "embossing telegraph," , is claimed to possess qualities superior to ', T , , , , . wh,ch 15 o possess qualiUes superior

c u ; it y. s s i o a L . Washington-, Feb. 2. Sssite. Mr. Maliory's bill from the Naval eommitteo. was taken up, an 1 passed. This bill

time of promotion, and upon leave of absence; ? Kejorts were made; against the expediteand pay those ept:iins.vniruanders and lkute- allowing a jnt wiii ta be made bv husbaaj ants whoarinoaDableof srii'e. Tho reserv - wife, wHtH should have the fn'p rt . c..-,41

j;si pays o tn-vrs as f:!o-s: on leave captains : Si, tXM', commanders $1,2 -0; lieutenants 6 75L'; and passed midshipmen tvX; In sea service. 4 navy yard or other duty, captains cet 2, COO; i commanders 81,600: lieutenants 1,050, and i passed midshi; men ifGoO. - - The debate on the arniT appropriation bill was -on(iraed at great length", in regard to the force to be employed to chastise the Indians; and resuited ia the passage of the following amend'.ment, offered by Mr. Shkids: "Tlui: there shall 'be added to the army two regiments of intantry .and two of cavalry," organized as in the existing ' toree. and tha: tr.e jfcitvrs and men autnonzid by this act shall be enthh-d to the same provis ions ior nounaea ana disaDtou, aud tho same provisions for wid -ws and cluldren, and the same ' allowance in every respect, as are allowed toother troops c-rnpi-'n t th army of the United States. the rules and articles "war, and be ro?rtu -d in the same manner as oth'er troops and with t!;e sr-tr.e conditions and limitati ns. This is what the President asked for in his Annual Message. ! Waiiixcto", Feb. 3. The Senate is u t ia session. ' IIorE. Toe House toc-k up and passed the . thirty-six private bills reported by the Committee of the Whole yesterday. : Tha IIoue then went into Committee of the , Whole on the private calender. rii i- .i - i i-. . t . . r . Coifs patent for improvement in fire-arm for s.-v. n v. -An li'.ii ursi OiU on uieiist was uiai oi ettenain!T A motion was nia Je to lay it aside, on which a , lengthy discussion arose on the charges of bribery made at the last session, and the report ot , the committee apjiinted 1 3 investigate the matter. The committee refused to lav the bill aside; j yeas C9; nays not counted. i The discussion on the testimony was then con- ' tinned up to adjournment. Washington-, Feb. 5. ......... Sk.vatc. Mr, iXATe. Mr. Stuatt presented a joint resoluof the Legislature ot Michigan, instructing lion , , w . . s the -ena.ors, and requesting the Representative irom mat eaato, to use tneir best exertions to procure the passage ot an act prohibiting the in troduction or existence of siaverv in anv of the . Territories of the b nited S'ates. particularly i tlUjfe "1 andcbraka. and to introduce. . without delay, a bnl for the alter purpose, and alt - ,. I ,

. .op.ocu.e uie immea.aie repeat 01 tne act ot ; measly.) House bill to authorize a-rieultural , 1 8o0, known as the h ugitive Slav Law I socielfes to purchase and hold real eatati House , Mr. Cass i said some years ago when the Legis-; hx supplementary to an act prescribing th. latureof Michigan instructed ber delegation in i pOWers and duties of Justices of the Peace is , Cc ngiess to vote for the W ilmot Proviso, he said ; oases uf assault and battery House bill providing he shou.d resign when called ttpon to act, and for service of summons bv copy, .the Legislature repealed these instructions.there-1 Hot-sE.i? rftr Joint resolution askinfore he did not resign. He said, in the present Congress for bounty lands for the soldeirs of thS case he would neither lollow those instructions i war,f 1 ftl 2, reported ba--k, with an amendment ( nor resign, and proteded to state his reasons. j extending its provisions to the surviving sold , Mr. fciuart said that "sufficient unto the day is '0f tne Revolution; amendment concurred n. the evil thereof," and when the proper time ar-j 7, intrcxluced. Joint Resolution asking : rived, lie should be prepared to act; but until ; Congress to recognize tbe independence of Liberia. , then, it was unnecessary to trouble the Senate ! Bill to compel the St and County Treasurer! . with any remarks on the subject. to receive for taxes the notes of the Free Banks; HotrsK. Mr. Whito endeavored to introduce xo legalize all acts relative to sales of realestaU series of Anti Know Xothing resolutions, but did .'made" in conformity to the acts of 1853, which , not succeed; two thirds of the members refused : liave been declared unconstitutionally enacted, voting for that purpose. He said Le wanted the j Most of the morning was passed in readiv I vote to be regarded as a test question. 'bills a second time; during which the bill to j The remairwlnrf tb ,Uy w.p.t in ?o.d-! Mow but , 2S Hollars worth of property to be exenng the report of the select committee, in Colt t.mpt from elvoution was indoljmt ZZg"f patent case heretofore made; several witnesses, yes C8 Noes 11 refusing to appear and testify. j Thc wen"t into coromktee of the whofc Mr. Lecher introduded two resolutions; one on thc Kre p,ank Bill, during which an amendto expel Wm. B. Chase from the ha 1, as a repor- ment was offercJ to low notea q im d(j ter. he having v.oated the rules which prohibit ' nomination than five dollars, tobeiss ued, butafter

. " 1 " , , pymg a scat ns reporte r on the floor, and the other requiring the speaker to issue his warrant to the

ieae.nu, o a.iet ill v-unse, to ue t.eiu amount cf securities deposited to 125 dollars in custody until the further order of the House, ; worth lost. Ayes 34, ifoe 41. Another amfor refusing to appear and testify before the se-; endment proposing to increase it to 150 dollars lect committee; after soma debates the first res- ! worlh was also Josti Aves 40f Xo?3 4, ; olutior, was adopted, and the second was laid on j Mr. Test moved to strike out from the enacting tne tame. Arnourncfl. I i , . . . . . P

Washington. Feb. 6. Sfc.vATE. The bill reported yesterday by Mr. Touey, from the Judioary committee, to establish a United Slates Circuit Court in California, being under discussion Mr. Weller moved to fix the salaries of the Judges at S6.0OO. M- ssrs. Stuart and Johnson made speeches in opposition to this amount, and Mr. Weiier in favor of it; and after some further debate, in which Messrs. Petiit, Chase, Benjamin, and others participa'ed the bill was postponed. The bill appropriating two hum're 1 thousand dollars for opening the mouth of the Mississippi' river, was amended by increasing the amount to three hundred thousand, and then passed. ' Thc Senate took up the French Spoliation bill. Mr. Wells made a long speech against the meas- ' t tg speech against the measmstances under which the itted, and arguing that the lire, d--:a;.ing tne circumstances spoli.T.'ons w,T2 corn mitt. claims were no; founded to be paid. on rigni, ana oiignt not After seme furihr-r debate, in which Messrs. Hunter, Ciayton, and others participated, the bill passed veas 3 , nivs ! 7. The bill appropria'tng 8350,000 for the im- . provcrnn! of Baltimore harbor was the: taken up, and nendin?; tho d discussion the Senate ad.i. iourned. HorsE-Tne yofe on the resolution to expel .... ....... .... 4, , ic-cons-iuerea, aiu me resolution was men iaia on tLe table. The House spent some time considerine: the consular reform bill, but without any result. The 1 House then wn! infi committee upon the bill providing for the payment of such a portion of the Texas debt as came within the provision the existing law. Mr. Giddings wa? opposed to the e.xpen-iiture 'of the public m-ney in tl.is way. while other ' States had to pay thr ir own debts. . J L . Mr. Jones of Term., moved to amend, Ly re-; uucing r.ne af propria: :'n in tr.e Diii irom58,Ow,o, OOi to -S5,55t! (Mjt). Thi objected bv f-everal member, who a: J the bill ia that lapcwould be rejected by Texas Without taking the question the arose. committee The friends of ihe bill aain moved to go into , , . . . , ras lost, ""r u Li A the by the opponents of the bill slipping out lobby, leaving no quorum present. Ac-all i Hou-e was then had, and 153 members responded. The House then adjourned LiesialatiTe Summary. FajDAr, Feb. 2. SusATE--The Committee on Elections reported ia the case of the Contested -lectins from the counties of Huntington and Wells ousting Mr. McDowell and putting in his scat Mr. Chapman. The repc r: was laid on the table for th present .to enab!e f f the ??niittee to make a minor--; ity reprt Buis were introduced, to require rail-' roads to be fenced and to provide for stock killed on such roads. House bid authorizing Colleges, Universities and High Schools to consolidate , their stock and assume a common name. Bill de-1 fining what shall be a lawful railroad fence was Host. I Horse. Several petitions were nresented. ' among these were several to prohibit Insurance , , . ,

comnsnits fmm r Ki,t;.-.ca -v:i.

corported bj the laws of this Ste, , several to repeal that provision f thj conn?,,?1 iw wg loreigners t rot - 1. Ui .... . v. .... ,v , uivii luucurrej ii- . indcSnitelv postpone the bill to fc;Ht . f w -i sonal representatives ia this State. So pJJ Joint IUso!utions: Askli g ons: Askn ? an amrn.lm... the Constitution of tlie Vr.isod S'ate ... 4 provide tor the .ciccuoa of President aJ - ... . . f -j m. , President directly by tb people. Against a al of patent right for Keapers to MeConni?" Moore Haskell, and llussey. The Us; read thre? times and unanimously passed. " Bills Introduced: To save cwis to esta'j y " minors sold by order" of Court, by allowing Jf - meresvce to tM aA-Knowie-Jirea as other d-,t. - , - 1 requiiing them to b spread out on the oHbook d Courts. To allow liens in kin , .. I landlords to th e amount to be pni tor , premises, the lands Uelanveto rnsrrujting Jmin taronof others. To prevent the sli '...V of 1 away of playing cards. To amlw.l cities subscribing for t-tock in railroads, die, vlfil ratify such subscription. To prescribe the i oi collecting suosenpuons oi stocE maj ; railroad before a Company has been creauj fc I make it. I Hill (isiJ. To regulate the election of f S Senator. House bill for the bet of the Sabbath. To prohibit nroUnn- n. pairing written briefs to be filed and oral ar 'umciu I ad in the Supreme Court. I i Moxdav. Feb. 5. i-eJ -To provide f, Skvatk. ElUi fWroa PuV?ic I- oJ Pblie security, (bv killing Sam 1 r the execution and sale of buildinsrs or nr. ) - r v crty ownea Dy other than the partv to which tbt buildings belong to enlarge the 'jurisdiction of " Courts of Common Pk-as in cases of attachmeat. u.iu pCTu, n, j.ivi ,ue lor rvooraing land pateo'j joint resolution against extendingllussev's xi McCormick's patents to amend the act foj opening and vacating highways de-daring th ; proof of names of parties in "certain cases not ' necessary to provide for listing corporation and public stocks Ui amend tb tii-st .i;.- f ;rrt to vend foriogn merchandise and to prohibu ' tb, tWUI,it f hr.As ..m. ; c... I - avau 1lllt.rj ill fclii) 0 amend "the act relative to making out furnishing , " ,, - . . . J 2 poil books roulatin the filing of . - . bonds ; il.rrmHn .. j;.. t.. I ; lo m!ike j, ia cases-joint resolu- 1 ( tions asking an appropriation for the improvement i ! ..r i,.v. . i. i - , ... ,:' " i'liei-.ijrau v ny, 1 passea unatu-l. uiscussion, nearly an tne speakers against it, U I was withdrawn . An amendment was alo offered increasing the ciausc, ana insert an amendment in effect to wind up all non-specie paying free banks, and to give to May 1 857, time to those specie payinc to close. Before a vote was taken on it, The House adjourned. Frjm the St. Louis InU'Iligrnoer i,f t'. l.ruarv 3. Latest from thefrorrn Trains tirral Sullt-rinc and I'rivnlion Dislreon of Jasenger.. We conversed, this ruonrning. with a gentleman, a citizen of St. Louis, who came down last night from Springfield, and who gave us some information of the condition of .affairs on the railroads. Our informant left Blocmingtou List Sunday, and Ly dint of set ere labor, in which all the passengers toiled heartily and laboriously, the train succeeded in making its way throuiB. At one drift, the snow was so deep that it over-' topped tho cars, and the train had to root its way through, completely hid from view, and envelop-1 ' ed in the bleak shroud. To aid the enHnf, tbe passengers turned out, and having a lot of shoyels prepared for an emergency, worked for several 1 hours, iu throwing the snow off the track. The intensity of the cold may bo imagined, when it is stated that the thermometer indicated thirty degrees below zero. Twenty-seven miles beyond r T !. ,om in frton a. fr:en nf nn tvnu f ........ . drift, nou able either to proceed or retreat, ia ' rn:nU'niie r,-i i i-a.lr fit, A Tk - LUc.d wi:h pass,nger8 of whom nl.,a ani children, and their nvn an'l children, and their suffering may be ' conceived when we state that they hadtorn three cars to pieces for fuol. While our informant was a: Bloomington, an effort was mad to reach the sufferers. Sleighs were started off to the spot, ; bui after a day of weary labor, in which the ot horses were broken down and exhausted, they ' f , returned to Bloomington, havinggone only twelve miles. The L-reat depth of the snow, the diffl- , t ..-.itinir il.rr.u tK b A-t.. 'i.s. " . t fluent intervals along the nrairies. the't- 3 " 3 4 " t prairies rifi' force of the wind, which fifl;d the air with whirli-.Tsnow and tl4lrrw-iin..,i ku.1-. ' of the co! 1 raivle the attempt to reach the cars wi.ii sieigua, a Ropeioss ana lutile tasfc. so mucV for the suJering oa the Cbieago and Missippi Iloa J. f On the Illinois Central, affairs are worse still. A t n ' n ia f re. Tr, un r,e m r 1 1 Lt. i r .. 4n4 lYtt. wMt. ,.h,.A n.,, ,. t,,fr. ,.f i L. i-t. ,j MJ , 5ut r,jr want Gf fQO&t silocking to relate, ; were conlpelled by tbe bitier r.ecessiues of their' . condition t eat dons itieep frtnnttarvinn. This ' ' 4)vi wwta'vaa HUl Villi WJ I ia ta fact is reliably stated in the Bloomington and Springfield papers, and is further confirmed, sy ' our informant, by the testimony of individuals ! ia B.oornlngtoB. Indeed, it wa a subject of ' j conversation in that city. We can imagine how r 'deplorable must be the situation of person, and to what extremities they are reduced, wh-n th ' have no other alternative than to eat dog-flesh to I drive off the demon of starvation. "-' ' ' A Mr. Morgan, n-pbe w of the Superintendent ' of the Chicago and Mississippi road, had both" his legs frozen, and it ia feared that many othert have suffered similar calamities. A likecondttion of things, prevail on the Kock Island railroad, .though no detailed accounts from there have ' reached us. Gov. MaUeeon had sent dispatehe to Bloonaingtoa t have the track cleared, that . the trains might come through, at any expense. H. that a ' ' rafricient number of the absent LecnsLators wowia . i .... .... , . , . . ; get in to day, conaiitute a quorum in both houtea