Terre-Haute Journal, Volume 5, Number 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 January 1853 — Page 2

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flow TO DETECT COTCTESFEIT MOXEY.— Mr. GEO. A. ABMSTCOXG is in this city, and proposes to foam by some plain and practical rules, the art of delecting counterfeit money. He propose*, in an hour, to give t»alisfrclion to all who are desirous of acquainting themselves with regard to this ve-. ry important subject We have examined a few certificates from business men in regard to Mr. A'a plan of detecting the counterfeit from the genuine, which speak of it in the highest terms. Mr. Armstrong will remain in the city a few days, (at the Prarie House), and all desirous of acquainting themselves upon this subjeet, will have an opportunity of so doing.

Ma. MCKIM DCSTCAJI'S lecture on the "Influence of Money," delivered on Monday night, before a very respectable audience, at the Universalis Church, excited some considerable remark on account of the exaggerated tone, which evidently characterized many portions of it.* Perhaps the lecturer thought that many of the evils of society are only taken notice of when pointed out through a magnifying glass.— The individual who holds the glass, however, oftimes subjects himself to the imputation of being prompted to do so by no very amiable or disinterested feelings. Tt may be set down as true that cynicism will never reform the world. So far as we could understand Mr. Duncan, he never admitted the possibility of a man who strives for wealth, being aometimes actuated by a noble impulse, or that the influence of money was anything out an unmitigated evil. We hardly think that that doctrine suits this mercdinti, however truo it may be oast of us.

Mr. Duncan write* forcibly, and many passages in his lecture were very beautiful. We hope to have the pleasure of hearing him again on sogr»e future public occasion.

Wo must acknowledge an indebtedness to the editor of the Madison Daily Courier, for a regular exchange of his model Indiana Daily. As a commercial or news itemizer, the Madison Courier stands unrivalled among the Indiana Press. In spile of an occasional political tortuosity, there is an independence about Garber, unusualamong party editors, which makes his paper rather rich and racy. Ilia,weekly edition is an cxcclent sheet.

0£r Congress is doing nothing, or at least we should judgo so from the mass of Congressional mrtter before us front which we are able to cull nothing of interest. As a coiemporary very justly remarks. There are two peiiods when Congress does nothing, one is before the holydays, and the other—afttsr. A bill introduced by the memherefrom this dilrict, will be found elsewhero in to days pnp' r.

(£7- The Legislature is making good headway with business. Several limportant,, measures havo been presented, and others now being prepared. It bids lair to be a working and profitable session. At least we have the ipse dixit of the editcy of the Sen• itnel to that effect.

It is proposed by the directors o! the Vincennes and liiinoisttiwn Railroad, to pay the contractors a bonus bf $350,000, provided tltey will agree to tniish tit® entire line of road within eighteen months, and have the rails laid to Salem, InU., within on# year, ,.

(fy~ There ii a letter in the P. O. in this city, directed to the "Cashier, Iraders Bank, Terre-Haute, lnd.M We would be pleased to know who the aforesaid Cashier of the Traders Hank is.

Q~y large safe came by the oars last evening intended for one of the half doEen new banks which are tp be established in this city.

Death from Small Pox.

As yet w» lwv« learuod of but one fatal result in this ptace from the Small Pox. Lows P. 8eo«, a carpenter, dto4 l»*t Monday night. A nuwb«t ufprnoti*. we uwierstaad, have the disease la SiUIeytowa, but uo other eases have yet proved fatal. Y'aaeitmtioa has boea resorted to by mauy, and MO serlious raragea are appreheadsd from the U*et»t.

SSITU'POX IX ST LOOTS.—We learn that this dw««w ta quite prevalent in St. Louis, and many ohlut houses are placarded "smallpox** on the doors.

Telegraphed far the Indiana State Seatiaol. Jan. Si, S1 P. M. In the Supreme Coart this mornlujr. Ja#' Ls*n Ms

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»ee» of the Vtownl'ate«r»4ty Indiana, retewtnf th* d«««* of Indiana, and rrcvripg to A» tiuireraity two wvaditM of land which a*« l» d*^»«**, portion W which the Sute !*a* •ppropria^dw it* awn tinUssiU 1 auey and Ihnnfcela ittwstw-

G«UHAK, f»r February, has come Jo hand, aud tbe proprwHor presents new and liberal luducrmcuts tt sjibacrtWra. asis$ence of the vu*i Sartatti has been procured, u» ud adJitiiiooal chartins to itraham'a apteadiU jiicuir# literary jyrrtl )jt UiHy su»»aSaed. ,«

GoDtr tor Febiuarf. bw been and ta a tiuutbcr of unusual iwti'i poiot of artiauo «a fetrirj b«*a*y. til# thf" *mie of tbe hadies, and w* mon aaacrwi:? popular with

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TUB WESTERN PLOUGH BOY, is the title oft a new Agricultural paper just started at Ft. Wayoe ffid. It is a Deal Agricultural work, and is published monthly tt the low pric£ of $1,03 pier

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0tr The Rockville Whig says if things work well theCrawfordsville & Terre-Haute Railroad will be put under contract next May. The citizens of Parke county ere subscribing liberally to the stock of this road.

(&- The Indianapolis and Bellfonlaine Railroad was completed to the State line at Union on Thursday last, and the connection formed with ibe Cincinnati, Dayton and Greenville roads.

The present Congress has granted the widow of the gallant Genera! Worth a pension of fiAy dollars per month during her lifetime.

(£7" The wife of Senator Duglas died at Washington city on the 19th inst-

Corruption In New York.

The Albany Evening Journal says: Corruption, rank and foul, it is alleged, is stalking through the City Hall, infecting both the Common Council and heads of the bureaus. Nothing of pecuniary value, it is said, can be oarried through the board without a liberal bribe to its members while, on the other hand, nothing is refused which pays the required bonus. The most valuable privileges and. franchise are granted to those who are ready to pay—not the city— but the Aldermen for them. Men who want water ferry, or railroad grants when they apply loan Alderman, are asked how freely they can be bled? If the sums they ofTer are below thoso that can be obtained of other parties,4 they are refused. No proposition in which money is involved entertained upon its merits. When the bonus offered is satisfactory, the bribed is sealed up for delivery to the Aldermen after the performance of their part of the contract, when the •'spoils" are divided between the trusty representatives to whom that department ol the city's welfare has bejn cmomited. (£7- The ultra dandies of New York are adopting the mouse tail fashion for moustaches as described last year, as the miliary fashion on the Cascitie, at Florence.— By means ol gum or soap, the mou4tache9 are made to stand out on either side of the face, like till horns of a cat-fish. Ambitious young men please take notice.

0Cr Hon- R- J- Walker is still confined to his room and bed at Washington. lie is suffering from a sore leg which wholly disables him, and some of his friends fear that under his other ailments amputation may become necessary or, what is worse, that ho may be carried off by the general debility of his system."

Mn. EVERETT, Secretary of State is now in his 59th year He graduated at Harvard University, (with the first honors of his class) in 1811, at a littla past the age of 17, and on the day he was 21, he was inaugurated as Professor o! Greek Literature, in the University.

Some oftha friends of the Rev. Dr. Beech©r have purchased an annuity of five hundred dollars a year, and presented it to him on New Year's day, as a token of reaped for his long aud faithful services in the cause of religion, and morals.

At a masked ball heftf in Paris, among the prinoipal characters were Uncle Tom, Topsey, Eva, and Cassey, from Mrs. Slowe's novel.

... expressed. We extract bia closing Address to the the editor proW. to b.». I*.n n™-^ ber of the late whig party but wishes to join

in the Democratic avalanche which is sweep-j I.1MN

CONGKKSSIONAL. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.

Senate.—-On motion of Stockton, the bift recognizing the Navy was made the special order for Wednesday week.

Mr. Hale's resolution to the committee QQ frauds, in reference to seamen's wagea, &c., passed.

Mr. Sebastain, from committee on Indian affairs, to whom was referred tbe President's message relative to the refusal of the Florida Indians to emigrate, mad a, an interesting report, giving a history of the whole matter. '1 he report recommends prompt action, and that troops be accompanied by surveyors to survey land, and of each day'a

inform tne Government of each day

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Tbofc Francis Xesgkcr.

This exiled patriot and eloqoeut orator baa been

and well edited rec5nlly in the West, touching ooly at the larger cities on the Ohio, MWiiippI, and the Lakes.— He waaagwetred everywhere on t»la route with the

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num. II. D. Tuflier and JT p. Jcuk, ed- feeling Usanln St LouU. lib Lectore before the itors and publishers. Skrcanllte Library Association of that City I* the «jjjguj,

MOBE IlELP.-The Carrahon Express for- :st. Losis. It was delivered on the night of the mel}' a neutral paper has dofled il's neutral- is4ih December (the eve of Christmas,) and bia alky and come out Democratic. Mr. Arch- jSMlon

greatest enthusiasm, and no where with deeper

universal commendation by the paper* of

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iog the county. Success attend hinu »J vWt to your City baa drawn to a do*, and I I hid you all farewell. Terre-IIaute & Richmond! To that farewell, I link the warm greetiage of (Kr The Railroad campany have declared a dividend of 4 per cent, on the capital stock ^pf the company.

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GEXTLEXC* With thia lectore,

tbe season, on the eve of which we have met as strangers, and part, I trust, aa friends. Short aa it baa been, duriup my

stay I have aeon,

and beard, and been moved to the contemplation of much goodnesa, intellect, and liberality—have felt around me, like tho warm throbbinga of the waters Su the annshine, the vibrationa of genial hearts—have beheld many testimonies of jour staunch industry, bold enterprlxe and active charity—your care of the orptiat tbe emigrant, the sick mechanic, the atruggling laborer—and have from this spot been raised op, aa if by-the power of rapturous vision, to an eminence, from whence, br the first time, I have beheld the proportions of the Republic in their amplitude, and her future expanding itself before me, like the ocean in the dawning of the day.

There hare been kindly regrets whispered in my presence—that the hours have not been brighter— the sun more generous of his glory—the earth less liberal of her sullen humors.

But in these regrets I have had no cause to share, though I love the light better than the darkneas, and prefer the smiles of Heaven to its frowns.— For the contrast which your good nature and hospitable spiriP-your grace and gallantry—havo offerred jfi the gloomy coloring of the sky, has been tho more striking and, since it has so received this coloring, is all the more charming, and will leave upon the memory of your visit, or an impression the more durable and vivid.

This, the less cheerful accidents of this existence brings with them their appointed measure of utility, beauty and beneficence and thus even the youngest and mott thoughtless among us—those less dfsposed to draw good lessons from the varying aspects of the world—are reminded that in the designs of Providence there is nothing born, nothing taking placc which fails to be of service to the

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reuerol good, and with the great scheme of life to sereuely. It is not out of place, in bidding you farewell, to draw this consoling and inspiring lesson—the less so, since llie festival of the morrow reminds us that the poor infuut, born in the manger, and warmed by tho breathings of the ox—born in poverty, and cold, and nakedness—became tho great Apostle of Love—leaching tho mission of which the hymns of the angels aunounced the glad tidings— and with his sweet wisdom and patient heroism eunobled the hisiory of man—taught him how to act against the evil ones of the world, and, in holding to the truth, to suffer with sublime endurance, aud on the cross itself to win eternul victory.

May the words of that hymn, by guardian spir~ iU, be sung this night above your dwellings, and throughout your broad land in which, with higher privileges than those which the favored race of the old enjoyed, you have set down tho tirk that contains your laws, and built the temple,, into which no enemy shall Intrude, and no kii£, forsaking wisdom shall profane!

As from Judea went forth light, which has diffused itself over all tribes and climes, even to the outer circle—may the true conception and gospel of your country's destiny go forth from hence, and spreading from this center, to the East and to the West, be accepted as the creed of the countless pilgrims who have settled on your nhores, along your rivers, and in your forest—and in the rise, expansion, and firm consolidation of a commonwealth that shall recognize no limit#, save those which nature has assigned her. May the sublimity of this creed be made manifest, and its promise be fulfilled!"

DEATH or HON. DAVID M. DODSON.—We regret to learn, from tho Bioomington

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1S*gnmuAX SraTWt or W appropriating tso,wl» for the

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march. The concludes with an amend statue of Washiafto», has lately pa«»d both hou»ment to the Indian appropriation bill. 1M «f C«»jrw*and b«ee«to a taw. Thia ahews a The Senate went into executive sessions

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and adjourned. Uiat aofcie work if art, the Equestrian House.—Clarke introduced a bill giving' of Jackaoa, recently Iceeted at tbe Nationlands to Iowa for railroad purposes, which: UHM peaucaistrife a»d

Johnson, of Arkansas, moved to lake up j, f»,g»ttea. the Senate bill to confer citirenship on John W. Quiouey. a Stock^|4g« Indian, and4 GODEY, GRAHAJt A5D ARTHUR! for oth«r purposes,

router purposes. mm si WiUfurnish 0»e Copy of Gedefs Ledy's Book, On mono* of Orr tU panot tU bill coo jji StSZ SSfSd^Ce^ ing eiiixenshjp was stneken out, wiMn $•£££%*, liS^a^oaSaiatef» i-fS the bill was passed to enable Quinney to re-1^ On* Copy ef I^dyHi Book, awl Uae cetve the benefit from oertain lands in Wis- Oofy ef ArtherH Horn GaxeUe, $3^1. ooona ipwtsie mm Ooi«f*a Ladafi feaski aalr

A couple o'i ^bakc^s ek|»«d from a settle- L. a. CODE ,m«m near Troy the other day. Oue was a mva of and the other lady of uncora

moo beauty, aged 17. Tbe parties married, and then left for this city.

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of this gentleman at his residence in Speucer,0 wen Co., Ind., on the 18th inst. Dr. Dobson was a highly respectable and worthy man, and for many years a prominent politician in his portion of the Stale. He served his constituency with marked ability in the Senate, and also as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He would probably have stood prominent, had he lived, for the next Democratic Congressional nomination from this District.

J. MCKIM DCNCAM, Esq., delivered the fifth lecture before the Mechanic's Historical Society, on Monday evening last. The subject, the "Influence of Money," was treated by the speaker in a bold, independent and practical style, and the lecture was listened to with marked interest. The attendance npon the occasion was good, evincing an interest in the object of the association creditable to our community.

HARVEY D. SCOTT, representative from this county, has introduced a bill Into the Leglalatuie, to authorize Circuit Judges to practice Law in cases where they \»ero engaged previous to their election.

The same gentleman has also introduced a resolution amending the law In regard to administrators aud executors loaning money belonging to the estate* of decedents, which has been adopted.

RKroxTKt or TH*SvruuiK COCRT.—Gov.W right has appointed ALSS*T G. POST*!, of Marion Co., Reporter of the Supreme Court, oice Horace E. Carter, decesaed. Judge Smith, formerly of the Supreme Bench was au applicant for the oppoint-

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STXWART House.—This well-known and highly popular Hotel, will undergo a change In its proprietorship, the first of next moalh, its former proprietor JAMES W. STXWART, again resuming the charge of the House. The reputation of tbe house under the precent and former proprietors is folly sustained by tho travelling community, If#??

%4aa»'s BLOCS.—The Bxprtt* says that arrangements have been made for putting up seven fine brktk rooms, on Wabash Street,opposite Union Row. The work to b* commenced early In the spring, aud completed in the summer or fall.—Nothing Would add more to the beauty of this street than tha erection of such buHdings as are contemplated. They are to built by Measie Chauncy, Levi G. and B. Warren.

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arete IT There Is ao artk^eta daily aa*e thsA reqpalraa Tbe lee niewh jadgaxesA ia satsetiag, ead sa akaehosra

mat) related bis Shaker experience, and ia keeping as the article of Tea. tte«rs&<%est*r, aseong other tenible secreu of bis prison ceraer ef Seventh ami Watast, Ctacianeti, are heose (titled the awful fact that be had1 giriag their atteatiwa asdasheiy t» ibis deiksate never kt«^d a girl in bk life Otatil be kiss-1 hmach, and the asteafahls^ iacrcerc of their hasied bis iasmorata aboot 48 hours before a***, is aa «dUKif niga that their jwlgiwat aad ^beir icsmsfe —iau Jimr, S

Hon. JKfea G. Davis—Swamp Laslf. We see by the Washington Globe of thel 8tb inst. that our worthy and indefatigable Member of Congress from this District, Hox„ JNO. G. DAVIS hzs introduced bili on the subject of tbe adjustment of tbe States and location of the Swamp Landa selected in this State.— The bill as introduced by the gentleman we publish below. Mr. Davis is now as he was last session, the same active, Itiergetio, and industrious Member, end no subject of vital interest to bis constituency or tbe State will fail to elicit bis prompt and efficient attention* Tbe following is the bill:

A bill for tke adjustment of sales and locations confiding with swamp land selections. WHEREAS, Many of the lands granted' to the State of Louisiana by tbe act, entitled "an act to aid the State of Louisiana in draining the swamp lends therein,*' approved 2d March, 1849 and lo the several States by the act, entitled "an act to enable the State of Arkansas and other Stalea to reclaim the swamp landa within their limits," approved 28th September, 1850, have been sold to the

United States, or located with bounty land warrants, or other certificates, or script or for railroads, internal improvements, «5so.: And of sales, locations and selections thus made, should be confirmed, provided that the proceeds received by the United Stales thereior should be transfered to the States respectfully entitled thereto: Therefore *",• Be it enacted by the Senate and Houie of Representatives of ike United Stales of America, in Congress assembled* That upon application by the Governor of either of the States aforesaid or such officer as may by law be designated for that purpose, it shall and may be lawful to pay over to such State the purchase money received by the United States for any lands granted to such State by the act aforesaid and for said State to select other lands in lieu of any lands granted as aforesaid, which have been located with bounty land warrants or other certificates or script, or selected for railroads, or other internal improvement. Provided, however, That before any such payments or locations shall be made, the Governor of said State, or such person as may be duly authorized for that purpose, shall file in the general land office, a relinquishment to the United States of all the right litle, and interest, of such Stole, in and to the lands specially designated therein the whole to be done according to such rules, regulations, and forms, as may be prescribed by the general land offico for lhat purpose and all patents which have been or may hereafter be issued by the United Slates for any of the landsembraced by the swamp land grants aforesaid, which have thus been relinquished by the states respectively, and which are in other respects fair and regular shall be, and the same are lo be hereby declared to be valid and binding in law and equity.

Odd Fellows Hall.

We find the following in an editorial correspondence of the Madison Courier of the 20th inst., with regard lo the erection of a new Hall for the I. O. O. F. in Indianapo-. lis. The Grand Lodge of the State has recently been in Session ai that city.

The Grand Lodge will adjorn this afternoon. The communication has been an interesting one to the members, and the business transacted of the most important character. Yesterday, P. G. R. D. Owen" introduced a project, which was adopted, for building a Grand Lodge Hall in this city, to cost $30,000. 01 this sum the Grand Lodge is to donate 810,00.), in five bonds for $2,000 each, payable fn 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years such bond to bear an interest of 6 percentage as now levied upon ihe subordinate Lodges to remain as at present established, and the semi-annual communications to be dispensed with. In this way the sum of $10,000 donated, it is thought, will be easily acquired without increasing the burdens already imposed upon the subordinates. And it settles the question of the re duction of those burthens forever. The $20,000 is to be raised by stock subscrip lions

The beautiful and impressive side degree of the 22's was conferred, by the prop er officers, upon a number of the Grand Lodge.

REFUSAL OF BILLY BOWLEGS-TO LEAVE FLOBILA.—It is said lhat private letters re ceived in Washington from Florida, state lhat Billy Bowlegs, and the rest of the Seminole chiefs, had refused to ratify the treaty made by Gen. Blake, and that Billy and his followers, after gathering all the arms they could, had fled. Gen. Blake bad proceeded to Florida Legislature and asked for tbe immediate raising of a large number of volunteers to compel! the Seminoles to to leave Florida. They at once refused to ratify it, and, as a means of reducing Billy to obedience, took his wives away from htm and threatened to place another man at the head of their affairs. Billy stood to his word for about four weeks, when he gave in, and told Gen. Blake that be could not help t, and Sed«J*The War department has not yet received official noticc of tbe mttlff, but will, it is supposed, as soon as It is received, order all the available troops to tbe scene of difigBuky.

DANIEL WKBSYSS AT THE GRAVS of SBAKSPKAKK.—Mr James T. Fields, of Boston, who has been in Europe a jeer or two ago, related in lecture, tbe other sight, thatt he saw an old gentleman in England who met Mr. Webster et Jhe grave of Shak spear, end heard him repeat there, in the most impressive manner, the passage from Hamlet on tbe immortality of tbe soul. Hie old £dktldS)M!l further said that he bad seen and beard Barfce, Flu, Fox, Sheridan, and other brilliant luminaries oI that day, bat lie never looked upon the like of Daniel Webster.

Scerr ELSCTSO BY THE Snails.—Atlas| accounts from California, ike people on tip-toe lo hear tbe remit el tbe tial election. Tbey were additionally exc&dbytkemteliQMof some spirit-rap-pew, which ummmmsij uaiooooed the

MI of Scott! "Sptriwal" Stock wifi fell rapidly when tbe tr»&

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The application of a new motive power for the propulsion of vessels, recently shown to be completely successful, in the trial trip of the ship Ericsson, In New York Bay, is attracting more of public attention now than has any other discovery since that of the Magnetic Telegraph. It promises to supercede steam altogether on our seas and rivers. On land too we will no doubt see it soon propelling the locomotive. Concern ing tbe ship Ericsson, we append the following account from tbe "Home Journal

As the Ericsson lies at anchor off the Battery, she looks merely like a large and beautifully modelled steamship except, that, instead of a huge and black smoke chimney, she has four short, while pipes, about ten inches in diameter, and hardly rising above the bulwarks. From these no smoke ever rises, except when the firemen are lighting the fires. Internally, also, everything except the engine-room, has precisely the same aspect as an ordinary sea-going steamer. But no—we were glad to observe that the tasteless and offensive splendor with which it is now the fashion to besmear cabins and hotels is not seen in the Ericsson. The dining room is lined with "honest oak," and everything is plain looking and comfortable. On that exciting day, however, we gave but a glance at the general arrangements of the ship, but hastened to plunge into abyss of engine. The fires had been lighted four hours before, as we afterwards learned, but every part ol the engine we found to be as cool as comfort required.— The temperature of the furnace-room was even below the point of comfort. The interior of a steamship, when the steam is up, a seething, hissing, muttering, heaving volcano, threatening an eruption. The landsman shudders as he looks down into the crater, and feels its hot breath. But Erics son caloric ship, when all ready for departure, is cool and noisless. At the moment of starting, she draws a long breath, with the noise of a hundred grampusses, the immense machinery gets slowly into motion, and the ship glides avay from her anchorage. On the day of her trial, she left the Battery at half-past nine precisely,' went about eleven miles down the bay, turned and came back to the same place, and dropped anchor at half-past twelve, having done the twenty-two miles in three hours. Considering lhat her engine was not completed, and the "packing" of the cylinder ill-adjusted, Captain Ericsson stated that this performance was considerably beyond his expectations. He expressed the conviotion, lhat the caloric engines will propel ships, ere long, at a greater speed than has yet been attained by steamers. With regard to the success of the trip, as an experiment, we may mention a fact which was stated by Captain Lowber, who is to command the Ericsson, that no steamer has yet gone down the bay for the first time, without having to stop for the re-adjustment of her machinery whereas, the Ericsson continued on her way, and returned to the Battery, without a moments delay. It should also be borne in mind, that when Fulton, first applied steam to the propulsion of a vessel, three miles an hour was thought to be triumph. The Ericsson has already, on one occasion, gone ten. As far as we can judge, the final and complete success of Ihe new principle has been placed beyond doubt The great advantage of is ECONOMY—economy of money, space, irne, and human life. A caloric engine costs one-third less than a sleam-engine. It occupies one-third ess space. It requires only a sixth as much fuel the Ericsson, with an engine of six hundred horse-power, consuming but six tons of coal in twenty-four hours. The very best fuel for the caloric engine is that which we have in the greatest abundance, namely, anthracite coal. There is no smoke from the chimneys! The engine-rooms are cool. The action ol the engino ventilates necessa rily the whole ship from the keel lo the deck. The vessel moves with scarcely any jar or uoise. There is absolutely no danger from the engine whatever. The furnaces oan be replaced without moving a boiler. Every part of the engine is easily accessible Only ofte fireman and one engineer need be on duty at the same time, and even they have little to do nor can any degree of carelessness on their part endanger the ship. As their is very little friction in the working of the engine, it will last longer than tho ship itself. In short, a caloric ship is steamer with the devil oast out of it a ship of ihe millennium—a gentle, safe and quiet cralt that will go silently yet swiftly over the waves, as poets and Swed enborgians imagine a celestial bark may course her way through spaoe, from sphere to sphere, bearing beatified immortals on errands of love.

John M. Ericsson, the inventor of ihe Caloric Engine, as it is the fashion to call it, of whom the public may be curious to know something, is a Swede, and was born in the province of Vermeland, in tbe year 1803. Showing a strong taste for mechanics, when yuile young he became an Engineer, and afterwards entered the army, where be rose to tbe rank of lieutenant. He was, alter this, engaged sometime in tbe survey of Northern Sweedea. In 1826, he visited Engl anThere in competing for the prize offerred by tbe Liverpool and Manchester railway, for tbe best locomotive be produced one that attained the then in credible speed of fifty mites an hour. Mr. Ericsson has been residing for some lime in the United States, where by tbe liberality of wealthy citizens of New York be bss been enabled to perfect tbe great invention which will convey bis name to posterity, and which for twenty-seven years be has entertained in Ills mind, notwithstanding discouragements and the skepticism of men of science io Eogland, to whom he made known bis ideas.

Of Mr. Ericsson's personal appearanoe, the Home Journal, says: The personal appearance and manners of Captain Erie*»i •on are extremely sgreaebfe. He is of tbe medium beigfet. with a dark complexion, and dark bair, wbieb half a century of thought is beginning to interlace with stiver. Hta oowMeoaae* weacs a thoaghtfol expreeaton,aad be speaks of Me iAveoboo with ooofidenoe aed oooviaciog dear-

Be baa tke bearing of a gendeman,

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reap ftom his invention not only honor and fame, but also a f«U share of those rewards which are styled "substantial."

0£T 'Hie New York Tribune says that the Air ship, Erlsion on her^ late trial trip, went down tbe harbor with the wind and and tide, at the rate of foodien miles an hour. The engineer allowed the fires to go entirely out while tbe vessel lay at anchor below. On tbe following day they were rekindled, and the ship wif^ropelled back, against both wind and ttde^w^ihe rate of 7| miles an honr, with but a partial application of power.

Supreme Judge.

President Fillmore nominated Hoc GEO. E. BADGER, of North Carolina, for the vacant seat upon the Supreme Bench of the U. S. The Senate has, however, rejected the appointment. This, some of the Wh ig papers regard as a Democratic movement, as it will necessarily have to be filled by a nomination of Mr.. Pierce. It appears however. that the rejected nominee ain't a model man, according to Horace Greely, who is generally regarded as good Whig authority. The following is a daguerreotype of the gentleman delineated by that master artist:

Description of George E. Badger. BY HORACE GREELY. This iron-heeled old fogy is nominated for the Supreme Bench, to fill the vacancy therein existing, and we rather hope his nomination will be confirmed. He is a lawyer of surpassing abilities, and in the main, we believe an upright man. Judge McLean, being once asked whom he considered the ablest lawyer practicing before the Supreme Court, answered, "George E. Badger." Yet is Mr. Badger by no means a great man. But it is by no means necessary to be a great man in order to be a great lawyer. Mr. Badger's qualifications for the place to whioh he is nominated area tough, hard wiry, mental organization, great clearness and distinctness of perception, method exactness, and strong grasp of mind with a good knowledge of the law. He is eminently clear and logical in statement and argument, and, admitting his premises, you are very likely lo find yourself forced to go to his conclusions.

He is a trained polemic, and plunges into a controversy with as good a will as a Newfoundland dog springs into the water. He is an amateur theologian, a sort of lay preacher of Episcopacy, and on one occasion fairly walloped the clerical robes off the bishop of his diocess. It.deed, nothing suits his taste better than to wield tho cluh of argumentation for the mere satisfaction and delight of knocking the brains out of ag antagonist.

As a statesman he is of no account, and as a politician detestable, lie lacks breadth and comprehensiveness of view, a catholic roundabout sense essential to a man of affairs. His mind ran in the rut of the law so long before he came into public life that he always got out of gearing whenever he is wanted for a pull out of tha beaten track. His nature is gnarled and stubbed, and refuses to bend to new form®. It lacks flexibility and plasticity to a ddgree lhat unfits him for genial association cither in public or private life. In alt statesman-like qualities he is the antipodes of Mangum, his colleague,, who is generally as right and as wise as Mr. Badger is wrong and perverse. It is indeed a wonder how ho ever found his wuy into political life at all. He ought never to have been translated into the sphere of politics. He has not a single agreeable or winning qualification as a public man. Wrong-headed, crabbed, intolerant. dogmatical, inveterate, in his prejudices, dictatorial and unmaneily in his deportment, we have often wondered how he got into his present position. Surne degree of accommodation of mind or manner to popular ideas or tastes, is usually necessary to enable a man to reach a political position in this country. But Badger has neither. He is reserved, aristocratic, and exclusive exhibiting an offensive prominence of tho idea of caste, which is often ludicrously visible in the decayed shabby gentility of old Virginia gentlemen. He was born a slave driver, and could never be more agreeably occupied than in wielding the lash over a lazy negro on a cotton plantation, or hazing afier a fugitive. On the whole, we don't know and cannot imagine a more spotless example ol a breed hunker.

Yet notwithstanding all this we don't think Mr. Badger would make a bad judge.

OCT The St. Nichols hotel has been opened in New York. It is one of*the most splended edifices in the Union, the front being of fine marble. The furniture is all of the most gorgeous and mag nificent description. The following is a brief di&cription of the bridal chamber: 'Upon openinig the door of this room, the effect produced is almost overpowering.— The bed -stands in the center of the floor, upon abroad cushion of white satin, wbich project at each side and at the foot and head. The sides and posts, with the scrolled foot and head boaras, are of burnished gold. From eaoh post the drapery of white satin, lined with Brussels lacs, lepers op* ward and inward towards tbe loAy ceiling, where tbe four enrtaioe are united by a square canopy of burnished gold. From each corner of this canopy a gilt oraiula scroll springs out, sustaining a glass chandelier- Each chandelier will display twenty lights. Tbe bed is covered with the richest satin brussels laoe. Tbe sheets are of muslin trimmed with lace. The curtains are looped at intervale, and confined around the bed posts with broad rosettes of white satin, to which heavy tassels of silken cord are easpeoded. The room ie covered with a carpet of the richest velvet Axminster.— Hie toilet mid room furniture is in perfect keeping with the bed and drapery there is one arm chair oovered with brocade gold cloth, manufactured expressly foe tbe purpoee, and scarcely seeo before in America. The value of this ekrtb is from 946 to 960 per yard. Tbe walls of tbe room are covered with over one thousand yards of floted white satin of great value whilst a prier glees mi mantle minor, of extraordinary Insure, light up the foiry bower. A dreeaimg room, paiior, aad bath room, complete this suit. Tbe window hangiofs are of satin brocade damask, interwoven with threads of gold.'

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t* Ue etfll retains a slight Ssvedisfc accent, Henry Ward Beecber, Brooklyn, bav# mis-, b«t speak* English eitk correctness a&4| ed bis salary to *4,000 per amiqjsi, The! fluency. We sincerely trust tbat be wiS firf Uiey paid bim W. 1 jr

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legislative Summary.yTuesday Jan 18—The bill to

prohibit negroes and Indians from giviug evidence in cases where white persons are pa as pa a 8 6 no II

In the afternoon the bill requiring county treasurers lo keep their offices in fire-proof buildings were the same have been provided, was passed—ayes 41.

The bill to constitute tbe 11th judicial circuit, ar.d to fix the times of holding courts therein, was also passed—ayes 42. noes 7.

Hotjss—A joint resolution in relation to granting lands to actual settlers, and allowing persons to enter any amount at $1 25 a a a

Resolutions in relation to administrators and descendants'estates to require the aud« itor of state to re-print the amount of his perquisites for the next two years to allow foreign administrators to sell real estate to confine the contigent allowance of the superintendent of publio schools for travelling expenses and stationary to 83J0: requesting the state superintendent to re-print such changes to the school law as he may deem advantageous to open all highways which viewers may deem of public utility to allow justices of the peace power to send for and compel persons to file their affidavits against offenders, when satisfied that the criminal code has been violated to make stockholders in railroad companies personally liable to the amount of ther stock, were adopted.

In the afternoon the House was not in session.—Slate Sentinel. SENATE— IPfdiiMrfity, Jan. 26.—The committee on the judiciary reported back a bill for tlie better regulation of the telegraph companies with amendments. The «me committee reported back a hill in relation to electors of President and Vice President wi'h amendments. The committee oti swamp lands reported a joint resolution relative to the title of swamp land received by the State from the general gov* ernment. A report was made from a select committee to refer to the proper judioial tribunal the claims of the heirs of John Fiachili, deceased also, a bill providing for all such cases in the future. These reports were severally concurred in. Several bills were introduced. A bill fixing the time of holding courts of Common pldas in the Vanderburgh and Warrick district, passed —ayes, 43, noes, none.

In the afternoon the president preesented a communicaiion from the auditor of state, and svcral bills were introduced.

HOCSE—Wednesday Jan. 26—The bill to prevent the forfeiture of the charters of mining or manufacturing companies on account of any formality in their organization was reported from the committee on the judioicry, with amendments, and the bill ordered to be engrossed. The same committee reported adverse to any change of tho law in relation to change of venue, but reported a bill to anthorize circuit courts to provide by an order for tho payment of poor persons who may attend as witnesses in criminal prosecutions. A report was also made from tho same committee, against making dee.Is valid from the date of their record. A hill was reported from the committee on scientific and benevolent institustitions. to provide for establishing a houso house of refuge for juvenile olldmlorn. A bill was reported from the same committeo to umorid ihe act tor the government of the insane hospital.

Majority and minority reports were made from the comrnillee on the rights and privileges of the inhabitants ihe Stale on ihe bill to prohibit Negroes and Indians from giving evidence in iurts of justice.— Tne hill was laid on the table. A majority of llie select committee on that nulj«ot reported against attaching of portion of KnoW to Pike county. The reports were, severally. concured in.

In the afternoon a number of bills were introduced. A bill requiring certain Stato officers to make reports to the Governor and to provide for their distribution, passed--ayes 93, noes 'I. A hill to fix the timo of holding courts In the Oth judicial circuit, passed—ayes 90, noes none, A bill to amend an act touching official bonds and oaths, passed—ayes 60, noes 24.—Staid Sentinel.

Correspondence of the til. Loul» Union. SraixoHKLP, III., Jan. 18.

The bill to authorize the Terre Haute and Illinoistown railroad company, known aalhe •Misaissipdi and Atlantic railroad company* was taken up in its order this afternoon and read a second time. A warm debate a roue in relation io the reference of the bill. Colonel Manly moved to have ii referred to the committee on banks and incorporations. Mr. Buckmaster moved to amend the motion by inserting the committee on internal improvements.—It is well known that a ma-, jority of ihe committee on internal improve** ments fere opposed to ihe measure, and majority of the committee on banks and incorporations are in its favor. After some debate, Mr. Manly moved to lay the amendment of Mr. B. on the table. Before taking the vote, the proposed smendment was withdrawn by Mr. B. Mr. B. then moved to lay the original motion on the table, and before taking any vote on this proposition It was also withdrawn by tbe mover, and tbe bill was referred to the committee on banks and corporations. In this move the friedds of tbe 'State polioy' were disoomfitted and this may be regarded as a favorable indfoa* tion in favor of tbe 'liberal policy/ and lbs passage of this bill. MADISON*1 ?.**

In JAIL.—-On Mondsy last, James She* bane, a contractor on the railroad presented a draft for t!08 95 to Thomas Csrter, tbe collector of the New Albany and Salem Railroad who mistook the amount and paid the sum of f1,008 96. When the mistsk« was discovered Mr. Csrter called on She* hane to return tbe overplus, but he, although be acknowledged the irocelpt of tbe extra amount, alleged that tbe company owed bim within one or two hundred dollar* of tbe sum, and refused to return any portion of the 1,008 05 be received. Legal proceedings were commenced and Mr. Shebaa* was committed to jail, where he still is, to stand his trial for tbe offence. It is report-^ ed tbat Mrs. She hane, shortly after the arrest, packed up her goods, and left for parta unknown, and it is supposed ihst Mr. Carter's money went with her.—Bloomingioiii Gaze tic. ..

The recent ministerisl cruus fn England® has furnisbed matter for abundant comment" to tbe French press. Tbe government journals, with amusing naivete, congratulate themselves as being forever frae from sucb| Parliamentary turmoils. It reminds us of the£ culprit wbo rejoiced in bis safe position cou the scaffold, when a mad bull dashed tbropghL the crowd below.

Boys are like vinegar—ihe more 'mother*' tbere is io them, the sharper they become,

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