Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 25, Number 9, 16 February 1855 — Page 2

THE BICI01OXD PALLADIUM.

D. F. tfLtwaTAt". SDB.W.!fS. , TwUmr Febrawrr t-t Hs'. French Spoliation Sill. A till has Tossed both Houses of Congress to etUe 'the claims of otir trtiiens- on1 -account of

poliations committed upon their -marine proper- . gupreme Court; and. upon a careful exam -ty, prior to 1801. by the French. The hill is at: of it wa tave but liule fears as to the this time m the hands of the riideaL Wheth-' . t oarr. The law ar pears to haTe

er hewuT sign or veto" 'the "bill is undetermined. . Mr. Peik vetoed a somewnai. wmuar ami, wj, . beliere gave as his principal reaaon for doing to, , that as m government was then engaged iaa war with Mexico, it could not apare the mosey, j Toe justice ot tee claims is ot aeateu, hkj j maia question as to the propriety or expfcdrency of paying them, is and has been the fact that the j original claimants have, disposed of their rights ! to money shavers and brokers. j ? During tle wars consequent upon tire French ; Revolution, individuals acting under the aathori- , ty of the French grenfment, seized arid confix j cated a large numberol vessels and their cargoes ; belonging to our citijeas. -SubseijuenUy a treaty j was had. and the French government set up a: . . , .' claim against the American gaveremeni tor a v.olation or non-observance of the treaty stipula-, tions of 1778, known as the treaty of "Alliance and Amity." Our Goverasneat acknowledged to some extent the jnstice of the F rench -claims, and finally the matter was adjnstedly our Government offsetting the French claim, wUli the . claims of our private citizens the French agreeing to pay a considerable ! nau. it : now recollected, to settle the matter. This snm of money, if our memory is not at fault, was paid near the close of Gen. Jackson's adniinis-. tration, upon a very peremptory domand made by "Old Hickory." TIims our-Sovcrr.ment used the claims of private citrrens ty pay a debt the Gov-1 ernment owed France, and more than 20 years : ago received alarge sum of-money which sho had collected for her private citiaens. . The debt is a just one and should be paid, bnt how is a question which is not so easily answer- : ed. - The" present bill provides that .$5,000,000 shall be paid, after the claims have been adjusted by a lioard of Commi..-ioners t be appointed Ly ; the President, and the concurrence of the Senate. ; pro rata among the claimants. TSut it is,provided further that in all cases where an assignment of the claims have been made, -the assignee shall only receive the amount paid by him with interest, but in no iattance to eceeed the amoiiT.t of the original claim. School lloue Tat. We learn from the County Treasurer, thatxhe tax payers of this city, so far as they, have paid their State and county tax, have also paid the special school house tax, assessed L-y the trustees of this city. This is as it should be, and it is helped no one will hesitate to pay on account of the re-, cent decision of the Supremo Court. Itds .now ' understood by a large number of tho members of tho bar, and -other citizens of the State, that, that decision does not apply to the levy ef taxes , to build school houses, and to furnish the same; j but simply to an extra tax for trw intaiiiiny a school, j o pay teachers, Ac. This decision is much more reasonable than the interpretation given by many persons, that the tax to construct houses must be equal in every portion f the State. But be the meaning and extent of the decision what it may, good policy and 'Common economy requires that tho taxes should be prid. A school house must be had it is indiwpensaWe to the ed- j ucation of our children, and we know of -nomore ! equitable mode of obtaining a house than, by an ; assessment of taxes upoa the property of the city, j The house is in an unfinished condition, and to ' permit it to remain as it now is, would 'be'to lose tho large amount expended. ' Therefore, it is to ; be hoped that all will pay up as soon as. possible. 1 It is, perhaps, well enough to say it this con- i nection, that Dra, Meudenhall and Vaile, are now : prosecuting the work upon tho building, and j have been for some time, with their own private '. means, and upon their own responsibility. They ' deserve the thanks of the community for their ' liberality and energy, and we trust the confidence they place in our citizens wiK not be misplaced. They must be repaid. : The 'ew Circuit. J -e It is understood that the position of Judge in; our new Circuit has been tendered to Jeremiah Smith. Esq., of Randolph county. Whether be will accept or not, we are not informed, but it is ' presumed lie will. j '-"By the act creating the loth Judicicial Circuit, ; th time of holding th. Circuit Courts therein, is extended to the first Monday in March and September, instead of the second Monday in February and August, as heretofore, and to sit four weeks if the business require it. This will inter fere with thelvoldiog of the commissioner's Court, j which i fixed for tbe first Monday; of March, June, September and December. , The law pro ; Tides that said Commissioner's Court shall sit on the first Monday , succeeding the Circuit Court, j when such Circuit Court interferes. The Com-' missioner's Court to meet on tbe first Monday of April and October, which will be the same thse ' that the Common Fleas Court meets, except in! eases when the months of March and September j have five Mondays. . . T ' a All persons interested in the Circuit Court, ei-j ther as plaintiffs, defendants, jurors, or witnesses, will remember that their attendance is required : in March, as ia February. I I JPosi' OmcM Monxt 0 aoxxs. It is said a bill is about to be reported in Congress proposing U ... . ., r . grant the privilege of issuing money -orders t all 1 deputy postmasters whose net rroceds amount . 1 au a year. ana scale or -cnarges for tssumg money -orders by such authorized depuiypostaasters, on any other autherixed deputy -postrrms-ter, it is sUted. wiH be as follows: For two dollars and under, two cents; for anj sum over two dollars, one cent additional for eTery 'dollar ox part of a dollar. The proceeds of the money or der thus granted are to be added to the proceeds fi r1"' Pttly umce, and tbe remnneimtioa f the postmaster, for this extra aerrieo, will thus ba proportronabty increased. -'-; - . - . - T " ' - . .': ' S ' Th hen-pecked husband is happy enough if he were only left alone; but ha. gnraHT has MsBtkittdriad, vm U parpetoally tirgW hira wtto ataatl it -..j ?.zfi.i

i iBdiMS Temperance I.w. .. Jjf ejTtsent to our readers a copy of the Indi-; jg ; for the suppression of Intemperance. We have aot yt sicn aft official announcement j

!, tK. flnTcrnor has ffiven it his approval, i . but do aot entertain a doubts to his course. --V O I He will surely approve it.. It is, all that, the - - friends of temperance could desire, if sustained prepared with reference to some opinion of thg Sui)r(.me Bench, as expressed in lormer aecUkm5 v hoped to learn the action ef the Gov. befoTOwe put our paper to press; but it is said G6 Writrht will vto the bill. "e The Verdict of the People. bi nee the introduction of the bill to repeal the Missouri Comtromie in Congress, the following gentlemen hve been elected to the Utited States Senate from the Free States: yiBtit 1S54. Vac4i-'T-P. l'o4caden. .pAire, M8. timru. flt WiwMin, Iowa, Two Vataaci. S. S. I'belps, I.auren?e Brainert. E. Evrett, Hemy WBua. L. S. Foiter n.i Mr. liUoeil. V. H. Seward, W. U. S. ward. I. P. Walker, harle Purkre. A . C. Uodjta, James Harlan. 2 NeLriiki tes, CtiuuxMi by Leriat.'rt James S1iildi. I.jmn TrumbutL Micbiaua, llliaoin, Every one of the new Senators are opposed to the repeal of the Missouri restriction, and will vote to re-establish, iu We believe that JS'ew Hampshire will elect two Anti-Nebraska Senators before the meeting of the next Congress. By the way. It is rather a curious fact that the two , .o....co uun c-jiUUng in iSew Hampshire should have been occasioned by death, Mr. Atherton and Mr. Norris having died while in office. Minnesota. Governor Gorman has got into singular difficulties in Minnesota. Although he is a Iemocrat, and the majority of the Legvlature is democratic, yet the latter is bitterly opposed ta hini. When the annuul session, commenced, the Governor refused to deliver hid message because the organic reconsidered uis posi i . i r . r.. ... I . . Z , . they are e.pectinr a new Governor to supersede Gor j man. The messatr has been printed in ali the papers, though it hai not been officially received bv the L':- j 'hi' at u re. ! FOKKHiX SEWS. i'he British Ministry has resigned, and some j trouble is npprehended in firming a new otie. j No fighting of importance has taken place iu J tthe Crimea. , MrSoule is reported seriously ilL j I. tl. Jclian, will excuse us for not publish; j ing the communication furnished us, a tew days ' since. If he wishes to deny being the acting! editor of the Jeffersoninn, we will publish the j denial: but we feel under no obligations to make our paper a yas ptp for his use simply to cn able him to refute the charge that he says haal been made against him of being the gTeat gun , of the White-water valley. Wo have never j heard the chanre. ' j COLLECTANEA. "P.cnder unto SeiforM tho thiajtthat ar ScUttrt." j Co.vl.re3s has ordered 12, COO copies of the Report of the Commissioner of Patents printed for the 'use tf the members, and 10,000 for the use of the Commissioner; and 2,000 of the mechanical part of the Report. An ineffectual attempt was made in the legislature of Pennsyl vania, on the- 13th inst., to elect n United States j Senator 2 ballots and no election. A steam- j er arrived at New York on the 12th from CaUfoi- j nia, with 6C00.0OO in gold. Mrs. E. Oakes j Smith has acknowledged herself the authoress of the popular novel called 'The Newsboy." An editor "west" says that ho hoped to be able ' to present a marriage and a death as original mat-; ter for his columns; but a thaw broke up the , wedding, and the doctor fell sick so the patient recovered. When Oen. Whitefield, Indian Agent, viiied the Cheyennes, and a few other wild tribes of the Indians, to pay their annuities ; this fall they informed him that the next year he must bring- them one thousand white squaws, j and the balance they would take in money. j The Jersey City Telegraph says there is no doubt that Robert Schuyler is and has been ever since j he absconded in the town of Bergen, Passaic ! county, N.J. The Senate of Indiana have! passed a bill to punish railroad operators ia cases ; of negligence, and persons leaving gates and j fences open on the line of railroads. A negro ; preacher referring to the judgment-day, in his I sermon, said, "Breddcrn and sisters, in dat day j t -j -vti i- .1. -i c j ' bress de Lord, we knows who wears de wool." For the Palladium. Mfll. KniTOi; I tho published proceeding in In wni'i Palladium. 1 thank that great itjuatjce baa been ioa taoueaf cur iuost worthy cilizena. Ireter ta Mr. M. Seaton. tVi'h the general object of the ladies the putting do! cf the lioggeriea. ui the general aalo e intoxtcAiicg JriQii u a ixaverage, I tully agree, ud in this ! paxttrulir, their avtina wilt te austa:ne4 bj tr.e general entiirent of this ccmmuniiy. in the procedie, Air. 2estoa, in refuain; to sigatrie ladies' pledge, ia wi;hcut any noSe or esplasatien ciaased with .Sir. Lahe. a notorious wh.sky selltr. Such clissi fi'-atioa it locked rpoakero br th large mass of our citiaeoa as not otiiy unjuit, but insulting to Mr. Seatoe aad bis frieads. Mr. eta is re liquor reader. He tas 1itJ here foT aaora than twenty years, aad as a merchant and a ma o! strict moral aad ChrielWB integrity, aad aa friend of temperance, boia by precept and es-ainpla, ha aaa enthat he would ever again haTe any liqaicr in bis establishment: bat that he was connected with the agency for the aal at tne (irarTeobarg medicine an taia SUte, and that ia etioa wuh this med dy snd wine had sometim aer.r .old. and wouti B iciae, a few bottien at sun braasometimes been eeat te him that he had not, aader any ronsiderstipn, seH JlZfZVtt wf,1.fwe'UcJprP at the same lime he tnfcrmtd the latoa tils taa aa hoeeat wan. ne waa anwii.ing lo give hja written fledge that he would aot ia the futare, if ha derated it proper, do aa he nonei. no I unbar tnlarae4 the comaarrK mat tKerance with him was not a mere impulse, bat a natter t arineiple; and that if he coo Id make $'40 out of th sal of a barrel of whiakT. as a bererege. he woald aai w v. In Tie w of these facta it occura to ne that common justice should here induced the committee te report at leaat t eabeiaaee-af the reasons sntretel br Mr. Seatea. in refusing to sia the pledge, laateed of this, however, he ia paouanea 10 tne woria as a liquor seller, aad bis name placed aide by aide wirti a aotr-rioas detgery keeper. - Thie act ef injai.tice has, I regret" to say, deetrored ana of th moral iaftsesc that ths actio oX the Uds wmild aare otherwise preiaced The tadiee oa all raarat qaeetioas era geaeratrr a beat right, bat wheel escite, thear ardeat impale aoeaetdaae lead them, aa io the caae of ir. Seal on, to ds aa aaiateatjonai wTong. I -n tappy to know that anaay of the ladies now regret their roe.iuct towards r. Seatsm r,1' fjeiicete Vlr Saiua, without whaeekoowl. gethu is written. I ow:d taaaUkUr aea tor tk 'f"" t pape - ' jr sncr. CcativrUi, Feb. 14, 1859. i

law made the choice of a public nriutcr obligatory as e .n. r u: i" r-, ,.(.-. . i And we confess our astonishment at finding the i WKon lr n-ilAir.itt.-kl.ini 1n t.riil l. rVisa ViU

i vou I ; e !l v ior wrru years. ; i J tj u :i t i auu tfrut c-iiivca nric j . i i i t c - r t I - o ' - - ----- the Unit business alter the organization, and iho. Uoiee j Mr. Edgerton defended the Hou?e fromi the ' nated, and many of the store windows were thick- j yf imjtortant positions heid by foreign Jesuits, bfad, but could not. He did not think Miller of the Legislature was understood to be jn fuvor of a j charge of corruption; concurred in the action of j studded with the lights. Altogether, a day of j by men owiug allegiance to a foreign power, by breathed after he. Dale, got to him. paper opposed to hiin. However, be Babswiuentlv the select committee, and advocated the bill as a I so o-eneral and ineere rejoicing has rarely been j oen subject to the surveillance of priests and the The cross examination dieted nothiug contrary

St if' th- " , ine n.zauon ijoard to report tbe quesr. Onth niSht spoken of she retired to EE -otT","lhw, J"".lwl.T,nr operations of the Agency during IS54. r ia easait frame of mind, not, howa .imple statement of f.eu wUl she w th. peaitu,o of u porU.biii rMire to In surancys Com pa- erer, particularly ela'ed. The first of the ni-ht. Mr. Seaton, and the reason wtiy be refused to aicn the la- nies, reported back & laid On th thV fir tn -nr. i j iT j 1 . . , it , Wpiedg When called .o. by th comm.Vte. of 1.- eBt- biilreDor.ed to w?tJ she was visited by a dp sleep, which as the dawn i.h. toid them that be had aot th. a.J d.d not ko-! eEl D1J.repoma to prevent eiacaons by railroad aonroatlhed- ivc. w av t.- slumhfn of rrro

C OS6 HSS I O ! A I . f ; '.. . -V WAsalSGtos. FebIIocss. -The Texas appropriation bill "Jas passed, catting down the appropriation from

38,50U,UUU to so, ouu.uw. iw oie "' , ... t.io K.nrntiiivn rotks; ir fcJ Vti V " """J - "- the negative Mr.HoHSlon .succeeded in caimi into- Cummittee of the Whole, intending to make it a test upon the tariff reduction bill; but instead of pro-. ceeduvto the consideration, the committee too uthe civil and diplomatic .Vdl, by a I the much to the defcght of the enemies of the ina j bU. . , , , u..- .1 !ot Much conMstoa easae d, ami tiie none an-. jourood a . . ) k.twn Mr iVl C j1 Ua kn, of Virginia and Mr. Taylor, of Ohio. During the dcussiou ot the M' the amount of the appropriation of the Aexa. creUiUrs DUl.tfce lormer aauaea 10 iue : uv- ( - ed gentleman from Ohio. Mr. Tayler rWriod by fraying. "t ' bet'er to 5 ; be a sletkhead than a biocJimsad , . ,i i The muter passed into personal explanations ud dropped, upon -te general conclusion that . there did not , exist i taa members of me "l more sense than was necessary for the coun.ry 1 , I The expressions were declared Pickwickian, ; and without a view to personal recontre. Pistols , oat of the question. Washisgto.v, ieb.9. Sekatb. This being private bill day. large nnmhor were nassed without debate. After a&hort executive session, the Senate ad-. journed. " ; House. The Hoase took up the bill toremodel the consular system of the United State. Mr. Perkins said by the parage of this bill, the expenses oi tne aipiomauc serviccR ui "ic United Mates will De greatly aimmisrreu, anu .

there will be fifty thousand dollars per annum sa- . tJve clemency or inconsistency, does not interfere vod in consular system alone. Some thirty ad- to respite the" criminal, liquor to be a "dead dog" ditional private bills passed. j hereafter, forever. The joy was general and siuThe bill then passed yeas, 143; nays, 33. ; cere. Let us hope that no outward veto, or deciMr. Bocock, from the Naval committee, intro-- sion will disappoint us. duced a bdl for the cotistruction of six sloops of' After dark the rejoicings were renewed. Three war, which was rcfered to the committee of the huge bonfires were kindled along Washington whole. ; street, numerous windows were illuminated, tira

The House then went into committee, and reMr. Clininnan replied defending the committee j and opposing the bill. Mr VAv ffillrnrAf! tsn tftft sump .ulirt. After some further debate, Mr. Eddy moved to : strike out the enacting clause, which was agreed to by yf as 99, nays 25. The committee then arose, and the bill coming before the House the action of the committee as coneured in yeas . 111, navs 68, and so the bill failed. After some further business of general importance, the House 4iMifnAtl I J ' yQ reb 10 Senate. Mr. Sumenr presented the credentials of. Gen. Wilson, the Senator elect from Massachusetts, who was duly qualified and then took his seat. The original bill, grantiugbounty and pensions to the Seneca Indians, was on motion of Mr. Brown amended, by striking out the word "pensions," and extending the benefits of the bill to 11 Indians who had served in the United States in time of war. The bill, as amended, passed. air. uodge ot Wisconsin, presented a J"' resolution of the Legislature of that State, mstructing the Senators and requesting the Kepresentatives irom mat c ato to oppose any exten - sion of the time now required by law for the ,,"l.uu,,1,il' , fore'faTr- i i "'V?r T laid on the table, and five hundred copies orderl to ! ' ' d t,Prs.nie- , i 7 , , Mr. Benjamin introduced an order to ascertain . ,." J . , , f :: , tho Htiturnnfio in t hi i v nenift ot roimnir silver at

; cm nii.torafi.n nf ik hitl iindir..' t he ; n Ar,l.rI ,.v,c ,,ii,I.p ian in tlif morniinT. tlie lushest authority, viz; me blue im. ! of the head, and felled him to the ground.

..iv. ... - - - 3 : was as foiiriws theer-,?.lCi4nStan(1 1'hiIaJc'1fllia mintf t, j Her name was Alice Greener; she was a r.aTKbill to continue the improvements on the : ive of E ,nnd from whenc0 she haJ ia lakes and appropriating half a million dollars c,, r,, ,,. . s

. . lot niiriuioi wi t u L t ii n discretion to tho I resident. t Mr. Stewart replied that the details of any bill always require more or less discretion and said lie tnought 5iuu,ulj asmuca as oouia oa spent on Lake Erie in one year. HorsE. The House passed the bill appropriating six hundred thousand dollars for the building or purchase cf four additional revenue cutters. The House then went into Committee on the Whole on private bills. liic Diu toruie renei oi juoore or xiastKi pro - posing to extend their patent for harvesting ma - chines, was debated at length, and, finally, the comrmttee struck out the enacting clause, when the committee arose, and the House cocurred in the action of the committee; yeas . nays 94: so the bill was lost. House adjourned. Legislative Summary Friday Feb S. Th rommiftM on tl.. ' .4tl'p,n r ,r c i T) . X It r X Ssii! ST . X" arwintSnt of a Se GeS'ist The blf vidm.-r for the election of U'" Aerator fa"! d 5f. i,h f-,, i.v . ".l.i-, , ori-y wire introduced fot the of borrowers'of the school funds-to conrmtitl4 ini,J .n,ar.,;, .. R;n .u , iu iaau in isriain c-rj. xm creating tne 1 .n iudicl circuit, with the amendment of f U ITau j j:c. j . ,-i ., , , ; was taken up and discussed until the hoar of adjournment. In the afternoon the bill creatine the 12th iu aicai circuit, as amenaea Dy the House passed. Jiesoltitions introduced to enquire whether Courts of Common Pleas have jnrtsd?n to S?uX d'VorceS' f ni i not-10 nted by them; whether persons liring in towne are subject to wora: on roads, and if not, V make them so; requiring I tsJU copies of dve Auditor's report to be furnished the members; to tmil tbe "uu,ra L .or sorting; dirccag tiio

Ttiiai purpose. ru . t .'ed in that vessel nil Cape Race; she subsequently Mr Hunter objected, because it gavo too wide : T,;.K,n ii.i,),., i, ,J,r.s

iiorsE. i etmons were presented from m. The Cincinnati 7i relates the following ! H. C hurchman: from citizens of Brown, aslrincr , , , . : , - , . I

,u; i,rt;A:. , , 3 meio-aramntic, cmirvovant, propnenc aream, and our

lin:s- tit tax rlrxro Ar- its fulfillment, which, if true, ( and the Times j of

t quiring county Auai- broken character. Suddenly, she dreamed and tors to make oa hsu of road tax for the super- i dreaming, saw be brotherthe same who two visors before tiie 1st of Spt of each year; Te,re left his orphan home to brave the hardagainst reducing tee number of township Trus- of California life, that he might secure to te.to rePrt acarred la. a4 his a 8tie saw -The Temperance biU wa. paei without, him rom 3 M in 6maIl, hat-like tenement; amendmenu-ye.50, noes 41. ! and running hi. hand under the pillow, drew MsroJuced-to more effectually suppress from m nvoW Mi , hTJgeWie-knife. lottenea; to provtde for the .nspecUon aad sa of ! hotk cf which he laccd in , th&t fc tobacco; jotnt, resoluUon asluag Corgis to re- around his t emd that it w not f mil the duties on railroad irom r, m isol. , - v. "r .1. u . , . j trom midnight, for the embers were yet smokm v , 0 , " i on the rude hearth, and as they cast their rari3 t, ft , lAW, 'Jf and?rsi,nds: glare over his countenance, sho thought that th. a man was froxen to death, one everuag last perhaps it was alia dream, but then she concluded 71; r huSTVn- hef:n Galesburg. Kalama- j at no dream could be so rral. and became conzoo county. Iu, saidte was under the infl aencej TJI!Cd it ail was aciual. -hadS !ii be!D?OTeme cold he: While .he gazed upm his countenance the had L,ea asleep, and in this cWiUon expired. I expression -uddeniy changed-it betrayed an XT"Goy. Gardner of Massachusetts has di- i intense watchfulness; every pulse seemed suspencltarged Col. B. F. Butler from his eemmand b-': ded and every heart-throb iDnSed. while the ere

cause he refused to transmit his orders to disband the foreiarn companies in his wmi' anJ threat ened to bxinaa acUon to test the eotstitaSoBiahty of the Goyernor. order.

Pa-S9 t theT.'mperaact Bill Giorfictin "I i Indianapolis. j The passage ,f the Temperance Bill by the House yesterday morning, was hailed vi' the oisiet demonsti?on we have sa eioce the victory of the People hist fall. Hardly had the Speaker announced the result, "Ayes 55, noes 41 the b;iN.as pas.v?V' wli-:.tre8eado r p,.rt shook the windows li e Hail, and started the honorable numbers t- ther feet. S-me of the bovs. andcibatinV foh aresaTtJhad brcught

tVii p'.nnAii ii -)wn tr the common in the rear of Sta'e Hoase,'and-sjavefhe LegiTaure to un J ow lhfl ,Aed aclloa Qu( two of the "Old Liners" were badly discon h.i?. showed a trooi ) Uoast. a journc J oa after U:e passage of !the bill, and it was luckv they did, for a huge . the fceavv comk'e runnin-around the vauTtc-d ceih'nir of the Hall. app-treaJv L-osened by the jar of the cannon shots, fell with a treisiendous noie, right where it would have smashed a nan dozen nonoraoie ueaas, ii lavjr uta ikcu m nail uoien nonurau. u quieklv fast as tli rert traveled, the Church and fo!wd with a real of nois.v iov. until within ten micucs the air was full every ?.-" ... . . where with tha deafening t lingor of twenty deepmouthed bells and the roaring of cannon. Crowd" tratlured a! n the street and cheered and l;iu-hed, and shck hands as though some personal good luck had befallen them; and some mare demonstrative than the rest, irot out tte ToUrnal fl?g, and stretched it across Washington street, in handsome contrast to the long strip of black mus'in that swung above the door of the coffee house under the Capital House. Every indication of satisfaction that could be exhibited oa snort notice was tj dc seen, leiuperance uau gamed the long contested victor)-, ana ii rxecuballs were whirled through the air, and tbe canVo niav remark here that some of the Temj perance men of this city, who have watched the l..ii.ca rvf ili in t!. T.-vii;lfitur. n.n,l liAVfl means of knowing, think that our suspicion ol the motives of the "Old Liners" iu passing the bill through the Senate, is erroneous. 1 hey think the support given the measure was honest and sincere. N c hone, tbev may be riirlit, tor we had rather think well than ill, even of an "Old Liuer." InJ. Jour. .. .. . . . w : i .. ... . .1 a .. ln;tAn.V ra. '" iriri a immi nil ' " iu i,nuiuau t 1 inrru itni .t "i " " On tl;e 1 I h of November lat, Mr- Aaron Coburn, a conductor on the State Road, discovered, on the arrival in this city of the train from PittsburHi, that a female child, about three and ahalf years of age, had beet, left in the saloon of the ladies ear." The child had come through from Pittsburgh under the charge of a woman who claimed to be its aunt. After some difhculty lie t. l.tio, t ElooJirood'o Hotel, wnere lie ..1. V rtr- I..- AnctiUV h fl A t f V 3 II fl I h f rlll!if both conveved to (lie Mayor's oifice. We saw lhe ty j,- The wfimftn was verv tall; she ws,1dre-,e(1 ;n lHrk ciothin-j, and had an exceed- ; - 1 .,.lr,.,.i ti- oTM rv ; hlhy (V)v.nT. and was plainly though comfortiab,y c?ad- B'Mh ,he womiitl an J the ch'lld werc - - , , , , v . j unmistakably English. : The Mayor questioned the woman, and the ! v, , r ,i. , mi . i- n substance of the story told bv her to his Honor, . . , iit ..votin. i vin "i i i.i.n'i'.iiiim, iiiia u3 Hi'-tR .... . . j yhit hef sir; Jftm. w.ltsor) Hhc had left Pitt: bu h on the 13lh of xorernber. for the purpose -.f to F hnd in ti!C citv of Manchester. The child's name she said, was Marv Ann 1 Watson; she was the daughter of Wm. and Mary Watson, who lived in Philadelphia; William Watison, the father, she stated, was a laboring man; he had met tlwra at the cars, and taken the child ; in charge, but subsequently deserted he. Thi3 part of the story was an absolute falsehood, as , a1rto:ni tV,,t t, r,r.n -.a., l . mo tbem at tfee car Jho Msyor tli,c1iar tn0 womM, and lie did ; directi ' that tha fhouid be seIlt to the ; Foster Home, in Butterwood street, near Broad, Afler the mnvjA of the chU(.j at thy ;nstitadon it became very evident that si had been accusj trtTn,,a luTe luxurious life than a laborer's child might be supposed to have enjoyed. She ' frequently told her playmates what fine clothes . ?iir unuo i nu, m u.u iuic m.c iikeu lur fruits and other luxuries, and more than once ex1 presd disappointment at the absence of dessert, ' a recent occasion some visitors went to the iinstitntion in a private carriage. The child saw !" ktter drive UP' and c7aPP;n5 lier hands ia gW U,' i' COmf m mam in her carnage, now I will go home! rn . j .-i . K . V .1 , 1, 1 . 1. 11 t ! . A . c,.rear" "nvt m:u: V.lncrs- Tyer. it certain that ti: cMld has been well reared, and ; v,vr, -..v.. v- v. i c t ' it certain that th child has been well reared, and the probability is that she has been stolen for some ' object. A Very isiarular A flair. &ays it is, )ia about the most wonderful occurreoce cf the kind we have ever encountered: : A roun? married lady, the wife of a Main stwetT merchant, residing' on Rae street, in the ,icinitv of Third, ha I a most singular dream on ; tto niht of Wednesday, December 6th, which I ha3 since boon realiied in a remarkable manner. The namn of the ladr we withhold at her own rood fixed on a particular spot Ttr tbe hcad"of Uie .bed. where, throueh a small aperture, not oiksed. before, was m Auman kmrnd grasping a abort, keen instrument, looking terribly like a

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fcro'her to rate noiselessly trora Lis siat.. draw his bowie-knife from his belt and advance a sin'gl ste-jiitowarl the bed. Jut as the dacrger descended into the blankets the knife of the brother came down like a n.e.it-ax. close to the Tvri!irv iomrietelv seerin ' tlie hand of the .would -be iisa;-n, abovs tL.wxit. and cauaing ..a the da 's'cr and limb to fa:l oa the bed trophies of his victrT. A deep, prolonged yell sounded ' from without, aad on rushing W the aperture and convincing himself that thro was but one. the ; brother unbolted the dr and steppoa out. The moon was shinin g and bv it litrht was j discovered a man writing a if in the last agonies,

The miner drew tho bodv to the door, and ; ougnt to ue .n tne penitentiary: a snaa say notnturnia? his face to the tire, beheld there the vis-, noT thembuttf they say anything to me, 1'2 e of a Mexican who for sme fancied injury J shoot them." had sworn to nev-r rest einU-nt until he bad This conversation took puce fcorue two miles taken his I the brother1 ) lifo. On examining the , below where the murder was committed. Mr, man closely he was discovered to have a wound Dalo te::fRv! that Pratt camo to -dr. Muler s bein the vicinity of the heart, which a long, sharp, ! twecn break fau and dinner, and warned him to two-edged blade iu the left hand abundantly take Mr. Miller's things out of the titan tee and accounted for. Failing e attempt to assassi-1 into the road. Miller was then absent. Mr Dale, nato his victim, he had. with his oniv remaining ! Mrs. Mdler. and others, proceeded to take out hand, driven another knife to his own heart. The the furniture, and put Li the fence corner, som lady awoke, and vividly impressed with the 100 or 150 yards away from the shantee. Pratt d'eam related it in substance as here recorded, ! then ran Ins wagon wheel against the shantee. to her husband. Jud-e Uien of her and his ! and tore it down or partly down. Pratt then surprise when they yesterday received a letter , went away. After dinner Pratt came back again, from California, per 'the Nor'ih Star, frtm the ! still urging Pale to e lh9 things off his prern. brother, relatin ' an adventure on the kioht crises. 1 resently Mr. M..,ercame, and he, Da.e, December Cth, precisely identical with that seen and the Wagoner Gordon, began to load the furby the laJv in her dr'cani. Verily there are i r.ituro into the wagon. Pratt to.k his seat on a strand things in heaxeu and earth! Wa the comer of the fence, and conversation commenced .1..,. JMir, airfpntal incidence, or wa i between him and Mr. Miiler. Did notleara which

! tne suirit of the dreamer actually present in the Ultaiu "v a v. a j - i lode ot tne brother .' Frora tho t'imiauati Tim?i . Facts lor Americana- Jesuitism in our t.oxrern uient. Being in the City of Washington a few days since, we took occasion to make espcial inquiries, at various authentic sources, as to the number of foreign CathJics employed in the several de - partmcnts of our national government. And to corroborate the information given, we referred to occasion we wisii to lay betoro our reauers anu all rood Americans the condition of things in the State Department, and we ask them to note careI fHy to what an extent Catholic and foreign in fluence is encouraged and fostered there. will lead off with. j Edwakd Sti-iujs, Irish Catholic, Superintendent of the State Department building, Disbursi mo Aoellt deeper of the secnt service, paper and mutiey, also clerk in the department. Salary i as disbursing agent Si 150, as superintendent ! 4i - . t . 1 1 . 1 . . . . .1. . . . 1 , ,. l-i r r f .rniiir , v .JJ, auu Alkuuuii ui.4ii.ci u m " v. v. ...... JTeCeUeilL 13 Il CUUliL'U IU tu ... avu, ; also a Catholic, is retained in that capacity at a large salary. ; Wm. C.'Reddill, a convert from the Presbyteriau Church to Catholicism, pardon and jassjxtrt clerk. And this gentleman, holding such a responsible and important post, recently declar1 ed to a prominent citizen of Washington that. "he was not bound to obey, any law that was against his religion." . Geokoe Hill, a convert from Congregationalismtothe Papal Church, Librarian and Com - missiou Clerk. It is also his duty to examine, file, and report upon all applications and recorui mM,i,i;a f.;, ; ,,.li rnnmli in the recommendations' of applicants, and has, in fact.' te ft of lmost every aspirant for office , , , T- i . ; ', , m las hands. Lnder such circumstances it is very 'evident that to secure a favorable opinion frcm 1 r ,r 11 1 ., , r i Mr. Hill, one would need the letters or names . i of Roman Catholics, to satisfy the Church that i . J - ... no enemy to its doctrines received official favor.

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! We understand the last named duties, such astryuPc- fahe is a native of Hilton, in IrankUa ! inspecting recommeudations, A-c, have lately 1 county, Maine is seven feet six tuches in height been assigned to Mr. Hill. j ls rather lean than fleshy, yet weighs three hunLewis Fitzokkald Tasistbo, (Irish Catholic) j died and thirty pounds is nearly thirty years of

official trans . itor. All offic al commun cat ona not in the English language, from forel mfints. pte.. are bv him written ut reign governit in English, .md nil' answer t,i foroin n-overnriifnU from i President Pierce and MrMarcy, are prepared : by Mr. Tasistko. His place, it will be perceived ! is one of tho highest importance and responsi - bility. Wm. P. FanEnrr, (Irish Catholic) a packer i of the papers, books, etc., sent abroad to our Ministers, t har"es and Consuls, and to foreign

countries. Mr. Fahertt has an excellent op- i ller ngure is not erect. i,ifce too many UU ! portunity to send, at the expense of our Govern-! people, she seems to strive to appear shorter by ; ment, communications to priests and friends of assuming something more than the "Greeks the church. We wonder if Mr. Wm. V. Fahertt stoop," which has the usual effect of making htt ever docs this? j look taller than slie is.. Her complexion is fair, Robert S. Chitto.v, (Roman Catholic) Clort h(:T ejes blue, and the very modest and mild x- ; in the Diplomatic Bureau, prepares dispatches ' pession of her countenance is fcaid to bo a true etc , to our foreign representatives. index to her character.

Two German Catholics whose names we did I .1 . . i 3 l.: : not learn, are enipioveu in makinir up m..i.i.( ai reports. ' b i All the subordinate employees in the State Department, except cne, are foreign Ca holies, 'appointed by Mr. Edward Stcbbs. in the place "f American citizen-. And even this one excepI tion Mr 'Stcbm "4r several occa - sion to remov,-, and has only been restrained from , . , ., ., ,- . ... , : 80 aoin4T Y lne mnuence 01 prominent ciuzens ot ; Washington, who personally represented the case to General Pierce. i Several of the officers above named were edu - 1 ca'ed at the Georgetown Jesuit Collece, and the

managers of that institution are no doubt well!. - amusing incident is told ot her, wlucii runs posted up as to the most secret operations of ' this wise, -and which is said to be strictly true.

national liureaus, and lhe private transactKns each Department Let American citizens re Ai , 1-.. ..,rnn;n. r.,..f i

! exUt under this administration. " ! projected two or three inches 'from the ceiling, I We will now give a few items in relation to ad held her fast. She could neither stoop W ' the National Washington Monumentjapon which ! set lbe pans down, nor raise her hands todiswork is suspended, and a chief cause is, want of 'eSS br hair, and was compelled thus to refunds. Perhaps one strong reason why contri- j main unt51 ber cries brought others to her assisbutioas come in so. tardy may be that foreign !.ce. Portland Aryus. ; i Catholics have too much control in the business; " ' '. " ' " " ' """ : for, out of twenty-two men employed in ercc- f elegra ph to tok Pacinc According to the ting tho monument the past season nineteen were ! 1;U'aloro n' the subterranean telegraph W j Iruh CathJic. ' j the acrnc will undoubtedly be made under the ! Here are the names of the principal overseers: J biU which has-pa.wed. The enterprijiing con- ; Wm. DotrtiHEBTT, Supsrintendent of the Jlonu- j f Messrs. Alden dc Eddy, assented to lb i ment, salary S l.W.y; Michael Joicx, foreman of i bd ,n form la which it pa-ed. It gives thea i the masons; Jgh Baiao. foreman of tlie stone- i imP'J "ght of 'way, without any grant of

cutters: ail Irish Catholics. Two of tlie three members of the building committee. Tnos. CaaEjootr and J. Caaaotx Bkkst, are Catholics, and we bvlieve foreigners. The Secretary of the Monumental Association is also a Catholic . We cannot adduce a aironge- argument against this shameful state of things than the words of Geokgk Wasiusoto himselt: "Place nn4 but Americans cn tptarl lo-nigtu." "So wonder the American people refase to contribute ' their means for this monument, when native mechanics are prevented from laboring upAn it, and a board of foreigners "supenntonds its erection! It is an outrage that merits condemnation, and no person who respects the memory of WasmsoTOjr can palliate or advocate such a policy. Perhaps the Enquirer will ."have no hesitation" in pronouncing the above statements "mendacious falsehoods" but the "Blue Book" is first rate authority for the official list we . have given, and as for tae facts concerning Washington monu ment, they wiU bear" the closest examination. We shall be prepared soon to publish a history of

Monument tfom hs commencemeat, and

icass of curious great extent to hh and manai i?Vre copied from the Louisvilld Xemocrat a few days nine. brwf oi of a ranrder committed near Jcffersonville, in this State, by Jos. 11. Tra'-t, but no deuils were triven. We find in the JtfferonviH HepviUicam it last week. - SUoacat of tLe principal testimony in lL case. which, as Mr. 1 ratt was tor a Ion of 'U; Stat Prisen we. jthiuk time, lesee of " our readers woma like to seer v s Mr. Uaki& teti8e4.tha; Mr. Pratt, - white a ? p w wimn uw i m r uwn, mj m rcgara To stmo .xvuod choppers wnom r.e nsi warned ott his prwmJ -they are a bad set. -and spoke first. Miller remarked. "Mr. Pratt, I think as much of you nearly as I do of one of my own brothers." Pratt replied, "don't give me any jaw." said Miller, "I am not jawing you." Said Pratt "get off my premises. Miller rotVIied. "I am not on vour premises." Sid Pratt ' to the wagoner, "go off with these things." ' Miller. "1 have hired Mr. Gorden, and when , j 0f he (roes." j Thereupon Pratt shot at him, Miller ran, Pratt ; g0t off the fence, followed Miller, and shot at him twice. The last shot hit Miller in the back morrow morning at 9 o'clock, and the prisoner wa lodged in the Penitentiary for safe keeping. Mr. Pratt was committed to jail to answer the charge of murder, and it would seem, from the above testimony, that he stands a good chance to work in the establishment he was once master of, a rather singular whirl in fortune's wheel. A Spot in Massachcsetts where there is no Crime. Tlie rum traffic on Martha's Vineyard has been outlawed for more than 13 years. Rum selling is not known in that locality. What has been tht result? Crime has not only diminished, but it seems almost entirely to have almost entirely left the Vineyard. We are informed that no cas of crime has come before the courts for something like sixteen years. The Judges go down on one boat and back on the next. While the traffic in liquor continued, the courts were in session for about two weeks each term. Civil cases have been greatly diminished, and there fare now very few that come up for trial. Here j is a fact of immense importance. Crime and the 1 gTOg shops always go together. Stop rum selling I nd nearly all kinds of misdemeanors and offenses against the law will instantly cease. This fact furnishes an argument ia favor of prohibiting the rum traffic, against which no man can say a word. Bottom Telegraph, Jan: 31. ' ' A Tall Nnrsc-Sevru I re I Six Inches A JrlatM J'roductioii. The MaIn 6antes, Silva Hardy, has been ' i r , . . i v . . engaged by air. covert, to travel Willi nis concert , anu is siui tfrowinjr. one nas nereioiors jniaintained hersdf chiefly by service in the ca Pac:ty of a urse. liaving the reputation of being most excellent one; but. for a few months Dast. , ,K r health has not been good enough for her to ' practice this vocation. . 1 Her mother is said to have becu below medium ;Mze. and her father not above it, , She was a twin, anii Rt birth weighed but three and ahalf pounds. , lllir mzui oia not live, ftuo lias always been an unusuaiiy inaii eaitr, ana accu.stomea to laoor iter lujt , " are assured that she never, as nurse, takes f 1 an m nnf in rir Sfmc rit olwa,., tMHa . f ,M V... - " ... , a num, ,i. ,u ; hand. Placing the head upon the end of her j fingers, its fwt extend toward the wrist, and with j lhe thumb and little finger elevated, she form ' an ample aid admirable cradle the length of her hand being quite equal to the whole length of ' an" ,. , is unable to pass ordinary doors witnout, rt-..;,. . n.A .- a : :. :j . i. r. ; ya - sw . aaiu wm. .or I venienee she usually puts her thimble and other j little articles upon the casing over the door, in-' ;'M,l f upon any5 lower object, as a fable W oesK. ' "e wa passing mrougn me Kiicnen 01 a - 1 larm-hous one day with a large pan of milk la - each hand, tier hair caurrfit nnnn a Kcwil- whirl ! 'Ba- eut ,tI relieves them from the ODi.gation which they had offered to-assuroe, as a eon-' sideratioa for the land grant, of doing government business gratis, to the amoantof 8rJ6,000 a yesK Henry A. Wise, the Democratic candidate for Governor in Virginia, and who devotes a great portion of every speech be makes in abuse ol tna Know Nothings, in the late Constitutional Convention in that State voted to exclude foreigner, from the office of Governor of Virginia, and bf the Constitution of treat Democ ratio State they are excluded, and by the Constitutioa of Dean- " ' t t . . i a crawc .iew iiamp&nir. Cattioltca are exciuaetM ? XrOur Dragoman at Constantinople has to the . Patent Office, for the public good, on hundred bushels of superior flint wheat, from the vicinity of Mount Olympus, which will be distributed this winter and spring for experiment " different parts of tbe country. There are also expected seedlings cf the fanaous wheal from th firm of Abraham, at the' foot' of Mount Cannl and the celebrated Cassabar melon seed.