Vincennes Gazette, Volume 12, Number 48, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 May 1843 — Page 2

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--r. SATURDAY 31 AY (, 1813. Vhijfj Principles. Th 1 ! ' III of the Nation :iti'0::f l d l'tt I n C lit. i (' (7 .A , O't-C Itsidentinl term, a frugal G rerun at, an I .no sub-Treasury, Often or covert, in m'stance or in f.tc.': G'oeernmtut Rank. but an institution the People' trcuiu co.ii.illt of g 'i irui n e a.i I a ! ministering a the I'tO'.'j's leant i. The appointment of tb" So : 1 rcasury to ! e rcI in ( 'ongr t -v T!if ins! rcstrh ti n , f ct r or at smined f'i-;n office n : iXtrcist The introduction ij eco-iomi in the JlJ.-iinistrtitioii of the (.loverii'r.oit, and the discontinU'ince oj a n si nceurcs, and uveless cf'iccs. For President ia 1844 ei i: n x 1. A V ron GOVEnxoit. 1 Oli LILt'TENAT GOVERNOR, .JOII fi. BIMDLSIV. OThose of our subscribers who are n arrears, will please call on us as ppeediiy as possible, and make payment, as we are eorelv troubled for the want of a little oi the needful. Don't be ashamed, but come up r.ke men. u you cannot pay us, snow your faces and tell us so that would fce a liitle satisfaction. W'tn't; on the topic wouli earne.-tly reques! of dunninij. we t tr.oso who have to send us a few wood and no money, lords. I'ans C Dunning of Iloo::;ington is a can lidate for Congress in this District on his own liu'-'k. Mr. Dunning, like our venerable friend John Cwing, is opposed to conventions, unless he can u-e ih.'in lor Iiis own purposes. Mr. Dunning is a sharp, keen, active, industrious busy little body; he has always thought and acted, and will always think and act, for himself. lie is the very reverse of the creat Locofoeo nominee, Doctor Davis, who always rcminJs us what somebody said or wrote of Napoleon fJuonaparte: '"vlranvl, gloomy, and peculiar." Dun-nin-j was an old Jackon man, a sound c in-re iR-y nli -pet-bank-J ud:cious-Tari ffJackson Democrat. H ? is yet, he sayr, a Democrat, but n t of the Locofoeo order. Dunning iliinks for Iiiiuself. He w ill not support M CI av for the Prc-si-of a L mted deney, but he is 1:1 tavor States Bank although there may ee seme 1, evil iii it, as the only means lo secure a sound currency- He will support a Tarid' as necessary to protect our own inJustry; and he is in favor of distributing the proceeds of the public lands among the Slates, for their relief. Dunning is a shrewd, sensible fellow. He knows that Davis has no claims, and that ,e People are tired of him. He knows that the Whigs 'havo no chance, end that there is no danger from two democrats being in the field, and he feds he is conscious, that ho deserves to be preferred d Davi by sensible men of all parties; an 1 we think sj too. Dunning has had much experience in our Legislature. He was a Senator for seven years, and was much respected fcr his industry, inteliiirence, good sense, and earnest e'forts in legislating for the public good. We are satisfie d that the Whigs could do much worse than v?te for Paris G. Dunring We last ceti pub of Solomon Van Reusstdlaer, touching his removal as Postmaster at Albany. This week we give another from A. M. Darber, late Postmaster a: Cooperslown, to show tiie insidious attempts at bribery pnd corruption that are now being made, by the present administration. T.ie Lord only knows how many letters of a similar nature have been sent throughout the United States, by Mr. John B. Jones. the most imbecile fool of an editor in the Union, but we would not be surprised to see many more published. We are n t aware that any of the officers in Yiucemies have been soa ldressed. but should it be so, and thby do not choose o yield to the Captain, they must look out for breaker-. We are certain that five subscribers to the Madisonran cannot be obtained hi Knox count v.

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iearn a Mr. Shipmam, who some time s.nee absconded with a I.irg? amount of fund;; L, lor.gII! t me : e w x orU ami i Pml- ! I , ' . , ...... dUUj'iii l, t.J Tcrre W ute OO-st dsioil, t i ezi-j 1 by a o c i'i-: i S In J I J LI UiO i.iL'liCy 111 I J 1-3 ,1.1 T either wnii drafts and cer tificates of deposited, amounting to 'i-.-00 1 00, recovered. We perceive the citizens of Torre Haute are making a strong effort to sustain Canal Scrip at par. At a meeting of the citizens of Park, Vermillion and Yig 'aunties, held at Nuraa, on Saturday ;''. J-'t'i oi April, a paper submitted by 'i't.u-. Dowliiijr, was signed by various persons to the amount of over thirteen t:!3U.--anJ dot: art, each subscribing tne itnoun: rcsi'.o !:is name, that ho would be willing to recei'. -cup for, at its face. for productions of faniis. workshops, pro fessional services, &c. Deatji of('o:i. Porter.which recently arrived at -The Britania, B. -is ton, brings the news of the death of Corn. Porter, United States Minister at Constantinople. It is said he died on the 3d ult. The Hon. Daniel Webster, by an urgent solicitation, has consented to deliver an oration at the celebration of the completion of the Bunker Hill monument, cu the 1 Till of June next. What's Out? The other day we learned from a friend who had just returned from Prtersburgh, that the lion. George 11. ProJJit has not as yet, received his appointment, and in fa c t , is not an oiiice holder, the official announcement to the contrary, notu iihstanding. Governor Sam'I. Biirer will address as many of his fellow citizens as can make it convenient to attend, on Wednesday next, the IOt'n inst., at the Tewn Hall in this plsce, at 1 o'clock, P. M. Come one, come all. Acqvittal. Grodfrey Pope, fjr the murder of Leonard Bliss, Jr., has btcn acquitted. The HTadisonian in Distress. The following letter from the Editor of Capt. Tyler's organ at Washington, was addressed to A. M. Barper. E-q., who had been rcmived from the Cooperstown Post Odice several months before the letter was received: Washington City. j Ma lisonian Ojfice, March th, IS VI. $ Df.ar S:r: Trusting you are friendly to tho administretion, and disposed in the giving circulation to the organ which is devoted to a defence of its principles and measures, 1 have presumed to solicit your assistance. The president in taking the position so successfully maintained by Jefferson and Madison in better days, hcis been villlfied and calumniated without measure, w hile but few presses were fuund to utter a word in Ins defence, Such being the case, 1 did not hesitate to expend my private llrtune in the cause. 1 did it cheerfully, and shall be compensated to se-3 his cause triumphant in the end. 15 it I have also been comp?l!ed to contract many heavy debts, which will bo iho source of much embarrassment,. without other friends of the administration are willing to step forward rn the hour of need, and contribute to sustain the Press. If 1') weekly subscribers can be secured in your vicinity during the next few weeks, it will be a sure indication that the cad upon the friends of tho Republican principles at this lime has not been made in vLin. Respectfully, Your ob't. Servant. J. P. JONES. Editor Madisonian. P. S. Tho terms of the paper arc: Daily, nIO 00; Semi-weekly no 00; Weekly 00 in advance. If you are satisfied the number of sub scribers mentioned can be procured, and can oblige me by advancing tho amount by. return mall, it will aid much in discharging the present pressing demands on me. For such service I shall always hold myself in readiness to manifest my gratitude by any means in my power. Yours, J. B. J. A. M. Barber, P. M. Cooperstoun, X. Y. Thus Mr. John Jones of the Madisonian goes about with his hat begging advances from Postmasters for the support of a Tyler Xewspaper at Washington! Albany Eve. Journal. Resignation of Mr. Webster. The United Slates Gazette, of the 13t!i inst.. says: "We learn that the Honorable Daniel Webster left with the President of the United States, on his departure from Washington, his resignation of the office of Secretary of State, to take effect on the first day of Mav, previous to winch he will return to Washington. We have reason to believe that our information is correct, and that the President is looking towards Virginia for a successor. Mr. Tazewell, or Mr. S;evenson, is thought of; but probably some circumstances must be regarded before a decision is made between these 2 gentlemen, or among the numerous aspirants to department! honors."

Arrest of Jacob Ship;iai. W from the Wabash Express, that

From the Indiana: State Journal, j "'If- Ir clsCer a Candidate for ine Letter fiom the K02. O, U. Smiia. Presidency .U seems that the infatuation The following letter from the Hon. 1 of this man almost equals that of his masOlive:: II. Smith, is called for in conse- ter. It appears that he is a candidate for

mifiiicn of manv nar"ruohs s:mnar to the folowinc. .which we take from the last; Ill 3 last y(lfi ,,uil InteUizencfr: j Wo learn from the New York Tribune .

that die Hon. Oliver 11. Smith, iate um-.iue

ted States Senator from Indiana, is pronosed as the W hi-candidate for Congress '. . . . 1 - from tiie imnanajxji! district. We agree : entirely with the editor of the Tribune, that there was not a more indefatigable or efficient member of the late Congress than he; and that his return would be hailed by all Whigs with a shout of gladness and triumrh. Indianapolis, April Cot".:, 131J. Dear S;r: I find an impression, at home and abroad, that my name will be presented to the people f the District for a seal in t'ae house cf Kepresentati ves in the next Congress. While I feci, most sensibly, the kind regard and abiding confidence of my friends, I deem it to be due to others, as well as myself, that I shall at once say, that in no event, could I consent to the use of my name for that station. I will ad.!, further, that no act or word of mine has warranted the impression that it would be congenial to my feelings to receive any P'bbic office: On tho contrary, I have unif'aly said, what 1 now repeat, tharmy intention is to devote my time hereafter to my profession, and to the other relative duties hat iiiav gov ;oh upon in 1. as a private citizen, in coming to tins conclusion, which I trust and hope may be satisfactory to rav friend;, I wish it 10 bo understood that "l do not decline public life with cold indifference to political result. I ardently desire the success cf those great National measuiesand pure Kepubhean principles r wlrich I havi aboreu, ami wnieti are Whig partv, btcauae I maintained th, believe them to be uientihcu u.t.h the per petuity of the Union, and the lasting prosneiity and happiness cf tho people. Your ob't. serv't. O. H. SMITH. Etiro:: Indiana Stati: Journal e - From the In liana Stale Journal. James Whitconib the basi Slander- of the People! Keep it before tho World. Keader, James Wiiitcomr, the present Locofoeo candidate for Governor,- in his humbug pamphlet, asserts that the Whigs promulgate the doctrine that "the People are incapable- of se'f-government.' Now look upon this man's true character, strip him as he dest-rves to be stripped, and tell us where will be found a truer deiiiao rue or a lower defamer than this man U hitcomb? LOOK AT THIS! The last number of the Bloomington Post asserts that James Whiteomb speaking of the People used the following U' g"iVE THE PEOPLE PLENTY OF WHISKY AND STIR TIJEM IP WITH A LONG POLE AND T1EIR VOTES ARE CKKTAIX!!!- t " Th:s damn.;o" fact tho IV t ;4-eres pubic that it vwll prove, whsnever called upon, by the witnesses, I WD Ot WHOM ARE LOCO locos: Give the people of plenty whisky and stir them up with a h r, pole and their up votes are certain'. The free born son of Indiana who won Id cast his sutiraiie for the utterer of such a calumny is as ungra ded as the author of the sentiment. Xor is this all of this man's infamous bii !K!-i3 in relercnce to resoec labte men. 1 akc his own pampmet, anu 1 in that work you wi'l find the following de !escription of the Whig party. viz:j "Their E LE M E XT IS S L A X I) E it fiXD THEIR VOCATION' IS DEFAMATION!" Such a person as this may ie treated with respect by those Editors who think respect his due. but we are not among that number! Loaded down as he is with die treason of Daniel Kelso, his asaoci tiou with that poor tool; his political venality, vibrating from party to party, like a Swiss mercenary, for tho best pay; avowing that ha voted for additions to that Bill to aid its enemies in destruction, and the authors of such sentiments as we have just quoted from his mouth, such a man as this may become the Governor ot Indiana! But far worthier is he of the unmitigated reprobation of every honest man in the State. His doom is sealed. The weapon of the BALLOT BOX awaits only the occasion: A weapon surer set, And ttetter than the bayonet , A tvrapon (Bat coaiest down as s. As ppow flakes upon the sod, And Executes the Freeman's will, . As lightning Joes the will of God." Jl Wife J Fanted. -The Editor of the Lafourchie Patriot wants a wife. He says he wants "a handsome, young, winy, accomplisned. and ricn lauv, uuiiunuii. mother or other incumbrances, a$d witn no poor relations-, or country coufias. e Mr. Jan Buren and the On) Term Principle. The Washington Spectator, a Calhoun on per. publishes the following extract fiom a letter from Mr. Vaif Buren to Mr. Reynolds, of Illinois, dated Jlarch 0th, 1S41. Tanporct mutant ctnfi, $-c "NO ONE CAX EXPECT, OR SHOTTED DESIRE. TO BE ATAVAYS IN OFFICE UNDER A GOVERN MENT, AND INSTITUTIONS' LIKE OURS, AND I HAVE KNJb;iEU THAT LONG ENOUGH T0 SATISFY MY UTMOST A.MBITIO-Y.' Recitl: fo:i making Pie. Play t blindman's buff in a printing office, j C in, fifes.

tiie l'resu ency. Just tniiih. 01 u.o pre

em niei .uasisiraw aim masccitiaik a-, rival aspirants or tbe same oiuce. a bat a spectacle! We copy the following from uaitimore cupr 01 m v Lou. Juiir. i The Kiehmond Whig expresses doubt s to the correctness ol our information in regard to Mr. Webster s becoming a candidate for the Presidency at the next election. We have the most entire reliance on the gentleman u ho com neniated to us the particulars of the statement Here 1 tofore made; and we have, therefore, no de-ubt that it is the present intention of Mr. Webster to become a candidate. We repeat, that Mr. Webster has expressed the determination to be a candidate at the next election, and that he has communicated his intention to a leading poli tician of Pennsylvania. Tho contents of the letter written have been communicated to us with a view to publication; but we have preferred to confine ourselves to tho annunciation of the fact that Mr. Webster will be a candidate." dn:ther Tax Levied. Extract from a letter, dated Washington, .March 13 1 s t, bi:i. There is, besides, nothing worthy of note. All is still, excepting, indeed, the clamor of certain ones, who demand pay either in advance, or for services performed. The editor of the Madisonian lias issued a circular to the postmasters supposed of tiie true faith, marked confidential, in which, after a long preface about the virtues of the Administration, and the expenses he ha? incurred to sustain it, lie asks tho postmaster to niocure. if possible. number ot subscribers to tP.e Mautsonian T :e M-Mik- in ;v mrm : r saw was 11 Cd III with ttn "semi-weekly" subscribers at 80 a year. In a postscript, the editor tells the postmaster that, if he feels confident of his ability to procure the subscribers, it would be a great favor for him to advance tho money by return mail. This, you see, is but a lax levied on the poor officeholders, who are expected to make this contribution a: once to tho cause. The matter about subscribers is pretty much all gammon. The faithful will be. in this way tried by the best of tests willingness to pay to keep office." U. S. Gazette. If this statement is true, and the editor of the Madisonian is not forthwith dismissed as tho Executive organ of communication with the people, the President himself must be held responsible. And what is tho proposition? If not in so many words, it is in substance a mandate fi;r e'very postmaster in the Union to remit fifty dollars to the editor of the executive journal, on pain of removal. Well: corruption wins more than honesty now-a-days, and the assessment will doubtless be submitted to many cases. Let us see: there are twelve thousand rrostmasters in the Umited States; twelve times fifty are six hundred six hundred thousand toZhtrs is a very comfortable sum in these hard times. A Y. Com. Bckied Treasure. An old French lady died a few days since in the Parish of St. Landry, of general debility. A few minues before she ceased to breathe, she disclosed to her children, who hung over her bed, that many years before she had buried fourteen thousand dollars on the spot where her corn-crib stood. Sure enough, when the old woman was buried, the money was found as she stated. Pic. A Maiden lady who edits a paper down east says the following: "The maiden state is an intolerable state, and we are of opinion that such a state ought not to be permitted to exist in the United States. Only imagine for in stance that it is bed time, and you witness a spinster about retiring to bed; (hide your faces ye bachelors.) sho carefully selects a suitable quantity of live coals; wi th due care the warming-pan i3 properly heated, the covers are turned down, and then commences a laborious process of warming the bed. This done, the covers are readjusted, the clothes are thrown over them and poor Tom, tho mouser, is laid gently atp of these. Then on a corner of the cover is slightly opened and in she pops with a mercurial degree of haste, the foot gets inn a cold place and 00! 00! 00! how cold it is," &c. Won't no one rid Awru Calculation. An ingenius. authentic, and valuable statistic work published a few years since, that the number of inhabitants who have lived on theearth amount to about 20.023,8 4J,3:5.075,8 10. This sum, the writer says, when divided by 3.090. 0C0,the number of square leagues of land, on the surface of the globe, leaves 12, 820, SOS. "H2 persons to each square league. There are 27,8. -1 ,C00 square miles cf land, which being divided as above, it will give about five thousand persons to each square foot of terra firma on the globe. Let the earth be supposed to be one vast burying ground, and according to the above statement, there will be 12S' persons to be buried on each square rod; su,ppeing it capable of being divided into twelve graves, it appears that each trrave contains 100 persons, and that the whole earth has been one hundred limes dug over to bury its inhabitants: supposing they had been equally distributed. N. Y. Aurora. Suicide. On FiiJay morning last, Mr. John Terry, of Charlrstown, Va.. Committed suicide, by fchootin - himself with a rifle.

CoUNTsttF eits. Counterfeit notes upon the Bank ct th.e State of Missouri are

afloat at St. Louis. They are payable ?t that city, shorter .n the ;enuine. haviiiLT a rai'. ioad cut in th ee ni? wnn - - t. .... t;o wcrds Gen. 1 .;o 0:1 t:." wheelhouse. Marking a Wirr.'s .--.VtMhe rsrulcjr n letting of the classics olVXew Brunswick, to whom the subjecuha 1 been referred bv the general svnod of the (Dutch church, it was decided (ayes 17, noes 1 1. -"doubtful 1,) that "the wore of (Jod does mt prohibit the marriage of a deceased wife's sister, and the canon of the Dutch church assuming the contrary ought to be repealed." Lou. Jour. A Spirited Gikl Peppering a Loafer. A spirited, virtuous and chaste young lady of Boston, whose occupation (that of a milliner) frequently obliges her to go home in the evening alone, has been dogged on more than one occasion by a puppy who wears long soap-locks, an imperial and sage green pantaloons. This fellow has been designing to insult the girl, but it was only on a late occasion that he ventured to accost her a? she was crossing over to Park street church from the cor ner of the Common. She instantly turned upon him and threw a handful of the best cayenne pepper and snuff into his eye?,and then wenfon her way rejoiciirg, leaving Lotharie to stamp, whine and sob upon pave. It is our opinion that she served him perfectly right. y. Y. Sun. Little Failings. -My Samuel H?nry is a very good boy,' said a lady, 'but t.e has his little tailings, for we are none of us perfect he put tho eat in the fire, and tried to stick a fork in his sisterj eves: f.n! thp?r arf nnlv rhihlish follies. St. Louis Gaz. S O - 'Jonathan, where were you going to yesterday when I saw you a going to mill? 'Whv, I was going to mill, to be sure.' 'Well. I wish I'd seen you. I'd got you to carry a grist for nia.? 'Why, you did see me, didn't you?' 'Yes, but not until you had got clear out of sight.' 9 Four Patriots Dead. On Saturday, the l'Jth ult., no less than four revolutionary suidiers died in Allegheny township. Westmoreland county, Pa. John Delap. aged 80; John Gallagher, aged 101; Robd Doods, aged Id, and John Johnson, aged 103. Cin. Mts. Wheat. There was quite a stir in the wheat market yesterday. In the morning it was held at da cents; at evening the price had advanced to 5-3; and to-day a large lot was sold at that price. Flour has also advanced from '-2,75 to S3, and holders firm. St. Louis Gaz. e TiT.'KS OF TUB- CHILDREN'. A VOUng man of 14 lately married a girl of I'd at Quebec. The boy imposed upon the clergyman by wearing false whiskers, and the girl by cotton breastwork-. St. Louis Guz. 'II 6 v Ihc Power ot thz Press. In tne year l"27l, the wages of a laboring man weie three half pence per day, and at the same period, the price of a Bible fairly written out was 30. Of course a common laborer in th ;se days could not have procured a bvAc with less man the entire earnings ot thirteen years! Now a beautiful printed copy of the same book can be purchased with the earnings of one day! Take another view of the subject. An ordinary clerk cannot make a fair manuscript copy of the Bible in less than three months! With a common printing press, work equivalent to printing a copy of the w hole Bible, can be done in ten minutes; and with a steam press of the most improved construction, the same work may be done in three 7ninu!cs.' During the storm yesterday, the whole front of the SelTerson viile (Ia.) Penitentiary was blown down. No lives were lost, and we believe that no persons escaped. We understand that the wall, which was of brick, was cracked by the late earthquake. Leu. Jour. The Xether Extremity of the Guard. The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia United States Gazette states that Mr. Pro flit has been appointed full minister to Brazil. Lou. Jour. Col. Wm. P. Winchester recently entered the office of Chas. H. Peabody, the editor of tho Boston Bulletin, and inflicted a severe thrashing on that gentleman. The offence consisted in some personal articles in recent numbers of the Bulletin, op. the subject of a "Marriage in High L;fe." Col. Winchester i a huge man, and Mr. Peabody a very small one. The editor of the Boston Bee, who is as big as Col. Winchester, republishes the articles from the Bulletin, and coolly says to the Colonel "Now come and whip me. Lou. Journal. Dreadful Death. The Morgan town (Va.) Journal contains an account of a frightful and fa ta! accident wl ich happened at the iron works of Mesis. Ellicott, in that vicinity. It appears that en Friday night, the 3d ult. Warick Breakiron. son of Jacob Breakiron, aired about 10 years, went into the wheel house of the roiling mill, for the impose of letting down the eate, arid is sup posed to have leen eaught Ly the wheel and thrown under. His hend was completely severed from his body . and his hrams lay in the water by him. His body pissed under the wheel through n spare not more ih.in an inch, and was complete ly crushed. N. L:mis 'ir.z.

Midancholt.As Mr. James Allen ot his county was reluming home from a trip down the river, he had arrived nearly 'to his residence, when meeting with one vi his neighbors, who had a horse, , amf bernj somevvhat weary and debiltta-

I . .. 1 .iTfr I 0a rM-i rilf5(TP fit ridlflfT U'a.-Ui'01l ieuiie--.tvi r""5 e horse" to his house., which was gratA-.?tlr-tijflose of the day the he jf TuniedAo his owner's house with II. a bridle and saddle on, in good order, which created some anxiety on the part of t! wife; her husband not returning hum that evening, the next morning made some search, and after looking sometime with some of her neighbors, to their astonishment they found the almost lifeless body f Allen, lie was immediately -taken to his family, but soon expired. We understand he never spoke after he was found. Western Pilot. A Strong temperance Argument. V 'rofessor Silhman is reported to have stated, during a recent lecture in Boston, that in the course of a few years it would be as common a thing to see persons one hundred years of age as it is now to see those of seventy-five years; and iliis proiabie result in" favor "of long life, he attriuted to the temperance movements of tho present dav. Wo think it is Shakspeare who observes, that tho seasonable ness of things adds to their fdrce and beauty. The following case supports, in a remarkable degree, that great poet's assertion. We trust that it may have its proper effect PRINTF. tlS CHORUS. We'll gaily chase dull care away, Ami banish every sorrow Subscribers, pay your dt bis tu-day.' And ve'Il pay ours to-morrow. Foul Murder. The wife of Adam Horn, residing about 22 miles from Baltimore, disappeared from her home about four weeks since; and on Monday afternoon her mangled body was found in a ditch wrapped in a cotton b;g. Her limbs and head were severed from her body in a back bull ling. Sho was only D yer.rs ol I, and in a situation which alone could have added to the damning enormity of the ciime, rendering the fiendish perpetrator guilty f a two fold murder. Her husband, u ho is known to havo been in the habit of mdtreating her, is suspected of the murder more especially as he went away just before the body whs found and has not since been seen. He is about -15 years of age, a tailor by trade and somewhat pock-marked. ..tifi. Daring Robbery Upwards (f .50,000 Stolen. On the evening of the I4tii instant, the Western Insurance and Trust Company of the city of Columbus Ceor gia, was entered by three, men, in disguise, while the officers were closing the. vault for the day; they immediate! set cured the officers, and plundered iheinsii; tution of the following funds: gold, abou $9,000; notes on other, banks, $!5,7a) memoranda uf moneys v.i hands of agents A;c, amounting to about 82, 100: Bank o Charlestown notes, l-.t'Od; Darien (Ga.) Bank, 14,000; besides other packages, containing probably about $10,000 or 15,000. A handbill, signed by Robert B. Murdoe, secretary, oilers a reward of 85,010 for the recovery of the lost money and property, or a proportionate- part for any portion thereof. L u. Jour. Death of Com. Porter. By the steamer Britania. accounts have been received that Commodore Porter, the United States imm&ier 10 1 urkey, coed at Constantinople on the 3d of March. The New Vork American justly temarks thathis name is identified with the bright annals of our navy, almost from its origin, and will freshly remembered whenever deeds of daring courage and fervent patriotism be guile the mid-watches of the night among American sailors. Fatal E.xcoi-steu. We are indebted t thi Norfolk Herald for a slip dated March 30, 4 l containing the following account of a melan choly occurrence at that place. 'A tragical attair was witnessed at the ferrv wharf to-day, which resulted in tho death of Mr. Melzar (lardncr, editor of the Portsmouth Chron icle and Old Dominion, (a Democratic journal, cf which he nau become the conductor sumo sii months ago,) in a rencounter with Morukcij Cook, Jr., Esq., of this borough. -Mr. Cook was returning from Portsmouth in the ferry-boat; Mr. Gardner was on the wharf. As Mr. Cook stepped ashore lit was accosted byMr. Gardner, and thev were in conversation for 11 few seconjs, (rot above the usual pitch of their voices,) wLen M. C was seen to raise a walkiugcane which ho carried; but, before any hostile demonstration could bo made with it, Mr. Gardner stepped bick and drew a pistol, (it was a revolving one,) from his pocket upon which Cook dro; ped his cane and seized hold on tho pistol. when a violent struggle ensued, Cook striving to wrench tha pistol from Gardner'u ha::d, and Gardner trying to disengage it from the grasp of LooK. 1 he strne continued only for a few sec onds, when the pistol went off and G-irJner fell. the charge in the pistol having passed through his body. Tho ball had struck tiie heart, and in less than fifteen minutes life was extinct. 'Tin unfortunate affair grew out of a feud of recent ctigin between the parties, who were per sonally unknown to each other, until mado ac quainted through the medium of an uttck in tho columns of the Chronicle on the feelings of Mr. Cook, in retaliation for some reflections which he was reported to have indulged in at the editor's expense, whila addressing a Democratic meeting in Portsmouth, about a week ago. It was a family quarrel, politically speaking, and all such quarrels are the harde-t to settle. Mr. Gardner wa a native ot Massachusetts, and has left a wife anI two children. The coroner's j'irv icturned a verdict in accordance with this statement A free r.egro man at Natchez, known as Guinea John. MaSioed an Italian named Carasino, 011 the C6th ult. lie was arrested and committed for J trial. Carasiuo is ex pet ted W

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