The Wabash Courier, Volume 17, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 January 1849 — Page 2

»THE COURIER.

E S S E O N A DITOI.

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SATURDAY,v. v.JAN. 13,1849.

.. SCjus fLominatfons.

TOR GOVERNOR.

ELI SH A EMBREE..

OF GIBSON COUNTY.

fbfc LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, 11 THOMAS 6. 6TANFIELD, OF ST. JOSEPH COT?NT*F

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On our first page will be found proceedings of the great Whig tion held at Indianapolis, on the 3d at which ELISHA EMBREE was in nomination for Governor, and 8. 8TANFIELT) for Lieut. Governor

Conveninst., !placed I THOS. ernor.

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The proceedings of the were marked with great harmony unanimity. The resolutions adopted of the true kind, and show that Whigs are in earnest.

As a candidate for Governor, stronger selection than that of Mr. SRKE could have been made.

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Mr. Embree was born about the 1803 in Garrnrd county, Kentucky, his early life, his parents emigrated this Slate and setiled in Gibson county, then almost a wilderness.

About the year 1834 he was elected to the Senate from a district which had a large Democratic majority. Having served in the Senate ihree years, he was elected President Judge of his Circuit 10 fill a vacancy—was re-elected lor the full term, and performed the duties ol that responsible smtion with honor to himself and to the full satisfaction of all interested in the administration of the law and justice. In 184? he was selected as the Whig candidate for Congress in opposition to R. D. Owen, "ihe ripest scholar of the

Democracy of Indiana." With a Democratic majority of some eleven hundred votes against him, he beat Mr. Owen some four hundred votes. His course in Congress is before ihe country. Suffice it for us to say that it has been consistent wiih the reat principles of the Whig party, and of human rights.

Mr. Embree's moral character is above reproach. He is and has been for many years a member of the Methodist Episcopal churoh, and in nil the private relations of life, is deservedly popular.

Democratic Nomination.

JOSEPH A. WRIGHT of Parke county, has been nominated for Governor, and Col. JAMES II. LANE of Dearborn, for Lieut. Governor, by the Democratic Convention which assembled at Indianapolis on the 8th instant.

EXTENSION

OF THE

A fearful and unheard of pestilence is in our midst the blood curdles at the thought. In the last 48 hours eighty or ninety men, of the 8th Regiment of U. S. Infantry, have been buried. Last night in the very centre of our village, there were forty or fifty dead, and now, as I am writing, three loads of dead bodies, drawn and distorted in all manner of shapes, are passing within ten feet of my door. The most exaggerated descriptions of plague, cholera or pestilence, could not equal the reality. In the twenty four hours ending this morning, husband wife, father and son, have breathed their last, in the same bed, and the strong and well man, who followed the sick to tho hospital, in six hours has been cold and stiff in death.

THE BOSTOKIANS

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Extracts from Telegraphic Dispatches. WHEELING. Jan. 8. Col. Dix of the United States Army died of Cholera yesterday, on the Na tional Road, 44 miles east of Wheeling, and John Miller, of New Orleans, at Brownsville, on the same day. They arrived at Wheeling, on the steamer Telegraph, and were both in apparent good health on Saturday morning.

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CHOLERA—ITS

DREADFUL RAVAGES AMONG THE 8rH INFANTRY.—The New Orleans Bulletin, of the 1st, contains the following loiter from a friend, dated at Fort Lavaca, Texas, Dec. 24th:

CALIFORNIA.—

The barque Carib, the second of the "California fleet," cleared at Boston on the 28th for California, viaSandwich Islands, under the command of Captain Webb, and with a respectable number of passen gors. Her crow ship for the voyage to San Francisco for on© dollar wages. She has a large cargo, consisting of clothing, bread, dry goods, provisions, spades, shovels, pickaxes, brandy, rurm Stc in all valued at over 824.000.—Her manifest is some two yards long.

DEATH OF EX-SENATOR SEVIER, OF ARKANSAS.—We learn that the Hon. A. IISevier, late Minister to Mexico, and for many years a Senator of the United States from the State of Arkansas, died at his plantation, opposite Princeton, on the 31st ult., of a pulmonary complaint.

A novel project has been started in New York for bringing the Saratoga water to that city in glass pipes. The estimated cost of the work is 81,000 per mile,"or 8180,000in the aggregate.

The Memphis board of health, on the 1st, declared that the cholera existed in the city, chiefly among the flat-boatmen. Seven deaths had occurred of cholera.

BRIDGING THE OHIO.—The Wheeling Times says (hat the work on the bridge across the Ohio at that place is going on steadily, and that by the 1st of May next, it will be open to travelers.

IOrA member of the Virginia Legislature recently, in the courm of a speech advocating tbc granting of a charter to the Virginia roa! Company, stated that the coal fields of that State covered 21.000 square miles oat of the total area of 64,(W0—an extent equal to that of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales combined! He further stated that c&nne), or purely bituminous coal, abounded throughout the basin of the Kanawha and was so accessible that a single hand would dig with esse two hundred bushels per day.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 5.

The lumber of Cholera interments for the twenty-four hours ending noon yesterday, were 38. The number of Cholera patients admitted into the Charity Hospital, for the same period were seven the number discharged seven* teen, and the number of deaths thirteen.

During the last twenty-four hours the weather has continued clear and pleas* ant, and the Cholera is rapidly disappearing.

New York, Jan. 9—12, m.

The steamer Washington arrived this morning from Southampton, bringing four days' later intelligence from England. Corn has declined 2s. per quarter. Flour was dull at former quotations, and sales slow. The cotton market was very firm at previous prices.

France was tranquil at the latest advices. CINCINNATI, Jan. 8—8 P. M.

At a meeting of the Board of Health to-day. the health physicians reported two deaths from cholera, at the hospital, on Saturday, and two deaths on Front street, Saturday last.

MEMPHIS, Jan.

8.

The cholera has again made its appearance at Vicksburg. The weather at that place is rainy and very disagreeable?

FOR CALIFORNIA.—A. Coquilland, of South Beud [sic]. in this State, proposes taking a Company of emigrants to California, for $150.00 for each individual, finding every thing to render them comfortable, except tents, which must be found by the company. Mr. Coquilland is said to be well qualified to conduct such an enterprise having much experience in backwoods life, and in conducting large emigration. -----

0^7"Lnw of Indiana relating to certain Terre Haule ordinances: AN ACT To provide for the publication of Ordinances in the town of Terre Hnute. in certnin COSPB.

Prcrriv l. ntnrterl hy the General Assembly of the Stnte of Ind'nnn. Thnf nn oHin»nc« pissed hv ihe Common Council of the Town of Terre Hnnte. on the first dnv of Jtn»nrv. 1849. reli'in? to the abatement of niii«sneps. for the protection and preservation of the health of the citizens «f *nid town, shull take effect and he in force from and after th» first nnhlimtion thereof, in any newspaper printed and nuhlished in siid town.

2. 1\fit farther ennrtrd. That the Common Council of paid town shall have power to provide that such ordinances ns nre pissed for the removal and aharinf of nuisances, for the preservation of the h«nlthof the citizens of »nid town, shall take effect and lw» in force from and after the first pnh'icntinn thereof, in any newspaper printed ond published in said town.

Pre. TMs Act shall take effect nnd be in force from and after its passage. G. W. *RR,

Speaker of the Houseof Kmre.'rn'n fives. J. G. READ, President of the Senate.

Anrrov'l Jnnnnrv 4. 1P49. PARIS DUNNING.

Virginia Slavery Resolutions. A scrips of resolutions were reported in the Virginia House of Delegates on Friday, by J. B. Floyd. Chairman of the special committee on the "Wilmot Proviso and kindred subjects," which declares, first, that the institution of slavery is fully recognized by the Constitution. and that any attempts to abridge the rights of the slaveholder, to prohibit his free emigration, with his slaves, to any portion of any Territory of the United Stntes, is a gross and palpable violation of the Constitution. Secondly, that Virginia cannot, in honor to herself or posterity, think for one moment of a submission to a Inw of Congress having such an object in view, and. thirdly, that Virginia will resist such an act of aggression to the last extremity. The fourth resolution empowers ihe Governor of the State, in case of the passage by Congress of the Wilmot Proviso, or any kindred measure, during the recess of the legislature, to immediately call an extra session "to take into consideration the said act, as well as the mode and measure of redress."

Central Railroad.

Vigorous measures are being made to establish a railroad from Bellefontaine, Ohio, through Sidney to Indianapolis. Indiana.— Watchman of the Valley, Cin.

And from Indianopolis west to Terre Haute, and from thence across the State of Illinois to St. Louis. As to this last link in the great central chain, from the Atlantic to the Mississippi, our legisla ture has just passed a joint resolution, requesting the Legislature of the State of Illinois to grant a charter and the right nf way for its construction acros that State, which will doubtless be gran: edat the present session to a compan* in that State, so as to put the whole lin. under construction at an early day.— State Sentinel.

Pore Prrs IX.—The recent political movement Rome, and the consequent position of his Ho Imess. are taken deeply to heart by the sthoii ecclesiastical authorities in this country, and BisfctP Hushes has issued a circular 10 the clcrjry am laity of his diocese, directing that, until turth« notice, the prayer pro Papa be added to the oth« prayer? in ihe celebration of the mass, and tha the lay members of the church, both male and ft "'ball approach the holy communion onn with the intention here indicated, and, in additioi to private devotions which they may direct to tht same end. that they shall recite once, in a spirit compunction for their own sins, and of supplies tion to God for the protection ot his church ami the deliverance of her visible head on earth. th» seven penitential psalms and the litanies of th saints." Similar directions have been issued by the Bishops of Albany. Baltimore, &c.

SINGULAR COINCIDENCE—Hon. A. C. Dodge, of Iowa, is the son of Hon. Henry Dodge, of Wisconsin. Thev are both members of the United States Senate! or will be at the next session. Father and son in the Senate of the United States at the same time, seems strange enough, and is believed not to have happened before.

FOREIGN.

Latest News by the Steamer Ettropa. The following summary embraced the telegraphic dispatches to the latest hour.

France.

Tn the election of President, the vote of die twelve arrondisements of Paris was given as follows:

Prince Louis Napeleon, General Cavaignac, Ledru-Rolin, Raspail, -j $ |"f Lamarune, The vote given In the Banlieu (environs) of Paris was as follows 52,400 16.991 2,717 2,415 272

139,165 72,754 22,595 13,005 3,308

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Louis Napoleon, Cavaignac, I Ledru-Rolin^,,, Raspail, Lamartine, The entire vote received at Paris (the above included) to last moment, indicated the election of Louis Napoleon bv an unexpectedly large majority. It summed up as follows, so far as concerned the two leading candidates:

Napoleon, 2,300,000 Cavaignac 620,000 The Paris correspondent of the London Times says the new Cabinet will be composed of Odillon Barrot, Minister of Justice Drouhin de Luys, Foreign Affairs Leon de Mallevills, Interior M. Fould. Finance M. Garneir Pages, Commerce Leon Faucher, Public Works and General Oudinot of War. Some accounts say Theirs will be Vice President, others that he will not, because that would disqualify him for being President hereafter.

For California.

The steamship Falcon sailed from N* Orleans forihe Chagres on the 18th ultTn her list of passengers we notice the following names:

Persifor F. Smith, Governor of California. ladv nnd two servants General Adair. Collector of the Port of Astoria, wife and six children: Judge W.P. Bryant, Chief Justice of Oregon: R. Pritchett. Secretary of State of Oregon: W. Van Voorhoes. U. S. Mail Agent in California Major Fitzgerald. U. S. A. Maj. Ogden. II. S. A., and lady: Major Cnnby, IT. S. A., and ladv: Captnin E. G. Elliott. U. S. A., and ladv Isaac Bronson. Mail, Agent in Oregon: Crffnain J. McDougall, ladv and child Lieut. Gibbs, Persi-' for Frazer, Captain R. Waterman. G. H. Wyse. Rev. Mr. Woodbridge, Rev. Mr. Douglass, Rev. O. C. Wheeler and lady.

The Chinese difficulty.

The cause of the difficulty between Mr. Dnvis, and the Chinese "Imperial Commissioner," was, it is said, and insolent reply sent by the Commissioner to a note from Mr. Davts.

A particular day was appointed by the Commissionsr of his "Celestial Majesty." for the official reception of Mr. Davis, but in consequence of adverse winds, Mr. Davis was retarded on his way to Canton, and failed to present himself on the day appointed.

Thereupon Mr. Davis addresses a note to the Commissioner, asking the appointment of another day—to this note, it is said an insolent reply was given.— Mr. Davis' answer to this reply is thus given in the India paper: "I shall wait a few more days for an apology, and if that is withheld, it remains with me to decide whether at once to blockade the river or to proceed to the Northward to see what I can do there.— The Plymouth and Preble (ships of war) now here and ihe Ohio, line of battle ship the Dolphin, 10 gun brig and the Princeton, steamer, shortly expected, afford ample means to enforce my demands."

The "difficulty" will probably be adjusted without any 'bloody results.'

From California and the Salt Lakes. We find very interesting article in the last St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette. It is as follows: "From Mr. Smith, of the enterprising firm of Smith and Bedford of this town, who returned from Council Bluffs two or three days since, we learn that an express mail arrived at the Bluffs just previous to his departure, fifty-six days from the Salt Lake. The Mormon Colony are reported to be in a prosperous condition, having a surplus of several thousand bushels of grain nnd other necessaries of life. Money is plenty, a large portion of which is obtained in and brought from the gold regions in California, either in the dust or in Mexican gold coin, received in exchange for the dust in California. The reports of the richness and extent of the gold mines, received by others, are fully confirmed by this party, some of whom are direct from that region, bringing a large quantity of the <yellow dirt>.

By this mail Messrs. Smith & Bedford received from the Salt Lake orders for merchandise amounting to upwards of $5000, accompanied with the dust, among which was one package of ten pounds. These are the first orders received from that quarter, and the opening of a new avenue of trade to Joseph which must be extensive and profitable." -----

NEW Rotnr TO NEW MEXICO AHD CALIFORNIA.— The Fort Smith

vrk.)

Herald contains letters

from Gen. Arbuckle and Major Bonneville, both well acquainted with the prairies, recommending the Arkansas route to New Mexico as being shorter and better than the Missouri one. They both urge Fort Smith as a point of departure, and the valley of the Canadian as the path but Major Bonneville advocates the route by the south bank of the North Fork, while Gen. Arbuckle prefers the south bank of the South Branch. Gen. A.'s •wheme is, from Fort Smith to Lajoya, on the Rio Grande, 630—or. at the utmost, 680 miles

Jt Joya being near the usual place of departure "»n the Rio Grande for California, by the route of •he Gila river. This is one of the projected great railroad routes to the Pacific, and has, indeed, the merit of being one of the shortest ones.

FROM PANAMA.—We have, via New Orleans and Kingston, (Jam.,) accounts from Panama to the 15th of November. We find no mention of any large numcr of persons being there, as was reported, on their way to California. The British schooner Cochatna had arrived, vith stores for the vessels sent in search •fSir John Franklin and his party. The earch had proved vain, and the vessels .vere expected momentarily at Panama.

THE CABINET.—A letter from Wash* ngton, in the Charleston News, says hat Joseph Gales. Esq.,(of the Intelligencer.) is spoken of for the office of Secretary of State in Gen. Taylor's cabinet.

A NEW AMBASSADOR TO THE U. S.The free and independent Republic of Liberia has appoimcd the Rev. Mr. McLain (Secretary of the American Colonization Society.) its Minister at the seat of Government of the United States. Being a white citizcn of our country, it was thought he would be recognis ed without question.

FERTILITY OF TEXAS.—Several farmers at Bastrop and Austin have raised eighty to one hundred bushels of corn to the acre this season, and one or two have raited one hundred and ten bushels to the acre, without manure.

INDIANA LEGISLATURE. H0U8E OF REPRESENTATIVES. January 9th. On motion of Mr. Fra*er, it was resolved that the Auditor and Treasurer of State report to this House, how, by what means, and for what reason, tfce several* amounts have been drawn over and above the general appropriations.

The House then proceeded to ihe consideration of the school bill. J, When it was last under consideration the question before the House was on Mr. Withers' amendment, to refer the bill to a viva voce vote of the voters of each county, to be enforced y|^hj«e counties which adopted the bill. ^Which amendment was rejected.

Mr Riley moved to amend the bill by making it an offence punishable by imprisonment in the county jail, in any officer, embezzling the SC|K(|1 fui|d which was adopted.

Mr. Bryant moved to amend the bill by so changing the fees allowed the county Auditors and Treasurers as to make the percentage of these officers more equal, increasing the Auditors and decreasing the Treasurers.

Which was amended, on motion of Mr. Kelso, so as to allow the Treasurer one per cent, on money collected and disbursed, and the Auditor three-fourths of one per cent.

Mr. Wilson moved to reconsider the vote taken on Saturday last, laying on the table Mr. Edmonson's amendment, referring the adoption of the bill to the voters of each county, at the next August election, to be enforced in those counties adopting it.

Mr. Edmonson again zealously urged his amendment, remarking that the people in many counties were oppressed with taxes, and they could better judge of their ability to meet the proposed school tax. Besides, now to refuse to pass his amendment, an established opposition would be created against the bill, which from year to year would assail the law, but under his amendment this would not be the case. Nor did it interfere with the operation of the bill for there was no distribution of the funds, but amongst the counties only.

Mr. Kelso, with as much zeal, opposed the amendment, especially on constitutional grounds. He maintained that to refer it to the people for their sanction. was unconstitutional, because it conferred on them legislative power by the legislature, which they could not exercise, nor we confer upon them.

Mr. Buskirk replied at considerable length, (his remarks will be given hereafter) and before he concluded Mr. Kelso suggested that this discussion, and the motion to reconsider, were out of order, because nn amendment was pending at the time the motion was made.

SENATE. January 10th.

By Mr. Ellis, a joint resolution relative to the Terre Haute Draw Bridge Company.

This resolution authorizes the Prosecuting Attorney to commence suit against the bridge company, for interfering with the free navigation of the Wabash river, and on refusal it makes it the duty of the President Judge of the circuit court to appoint a prosecutor for that purpose. It was debated at some length, by Messrs. Ellis, Davis and Orth in the affirmative, and Messrs. Henry and Dole in the negative.

Mr. Orth moved to amend by inserting a proviso, that if said company enlarges the draw of the bridge to 55 feet, by the 1 st of November next, then judgment is ordered to be forever stayed, which was adopted.

Mr. McCarty moved to amend by Ordering the empaneling of a jury of inquest of twelve men, to inspect said bridge, to see whether it obstructs the free navigation of the river, and if so, then the suit should be ordered, as the bill provides lost—ayes 12, nays 25.

Mr. Henry moved to refer the joint resolution to a select committee, with instructions.

Mr. Dole moved to lay the resolution on the table for the present lost—ayes 17, nays 24.

Mr. Ellis called the previous question, which was sustained, and the joint resolution engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow—ayes 29, nays 14.

monster Steamboat.

Citizens of Chicago propose to build a new and unique steamboat, for a passenger boat upon the lakes, between that city and Buffalo.—The Chicago Democrat gives the following description of the boat, as it is proposed to construct it:— "She is to be 400 feet long, with two powerful engines, so put into the boat as to divide the weight and prevent any injury and so arranged that if one break down the other will be entirely independent. and will take the boat to her destination in safety and with considerable speed. She is to be finished exclusively for cabin passengers, with a view to accommodate a large number with comfortable lodgings. The accommodation to be varied, so that all can be stiited if one person select the best on board, he pavs one price, if less room or room of different kind will answer, another price is to be paid. Those who eat at the first table, to pay one price, and no more meal tickets to be sold than there are seats at the table, thus avoiding confusion. Those eating afterwards pay another price, the prices to be such that if two persons occupy one room, the best will only cost seven dollars for the passage, including the price of tickets. It is confidently expected that the passage from Chicago to Buffalo will not average over 56 hours, therefore the time will be so divided as not to leave port, or lie out on the Sabbath, and a trip weekly will be made, leaving Chicago the same day of every week."

EMPLOYERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DOINGS OF SERVANTS.—This principle was established in the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, oo Thursday, in the case of Henry Gurney, pilot, vs, Hollis, Thayer & co. The plaintiff was passing a store on Battery wharf, from the second story of which a clerk of the dependents, was pitching cotton into the street. Mr. Gurney* was struck by a bale of cotton, and injured so as to confine him to his house for six months.— The verdict was in favor of the plaintiff, and damages assessed, at 91400.

CONGRESSIONAL. WASBIMQTO*,

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr.C. B. Smith, from the committee oo Territories. reported a bill oresnizisg territorial government in New Mexico, and excluding slavery therefrom.

Referred to the Committee of the Whole* Mr. from the same committee, made a counter report.

Mr. Greely's resolution desiring information in relation to the importation of certain manufactures, was debsted and laid on the table.

Mr. Polk's replv to the resolution with reference to contributions levied'in Mexican ports during the war, was read, whereupon along discussion sprang op.

SENATE.

Mr. Dix presented a petition from eitisens of New York in relation to obstructions in the New York harbor.

Mr. H&nnegan presented a petition praying Congress to legislste in favor of the colonization of free negroes.

The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the resolution previously offered by Mr. Miller, calling for the correspondence regarding the purchase of Cuba.

Mr. Miller advocated the resolution. He said if any step had been taken by the Executiveto bring about the measure of annexation, he (Mr. Miller) was opposed to that measure.

Mr. Foote opposed the resolution in a few remarks The gentleman from New Jersey would find himself in an unpleasant predicament, as General Taylor had already committed himself favorable to the annexation of Cuba.

Mr. Dickenson moved to lay the resolution on the table Carried—yeas 80, nays 19. The Senate was employed the remainder of the day in Executive session.

HOUSE.

Mr. Bayden submitted a minority report adverse to the claim of Mr. Silly to a seal as a delegate from Wisconsin.

Personal Cleanliness Preventive of Cholera. Personal cleanliness is a great preventive of dis ease generally, but in the cholera pestilence it is even more essential than local cleanliness if we would escape the scourge. It is not our intention to intimate that personal uncleanliness is a general vice in this or any other community of our country but we believe it is not denied that the Americans, as a people, are subiect to hydrophobia in an eminent degree, have a horror of water in its external application to the body. The rich and well-to-do in the world do not even indulge in the bath as freely as the same classes in other countries and the experience of foreign born physicians amortest us, will bear testimony to the fact, that they find diseases prevalent among the wealthy. wliich arise wholly from habits engendered by the neglect of bodily ablutions. If such be the result among those who have the means to prevent it. it is not to be presumed that any better state ot things, in this respect, exists among the toiling thousands, intent alone upon procuring the subsistence of life.

Everv person should, at least once a day, wash the entire body. The practice will make manifest nn improvement in the general health, both bodily and mentally. Braced muscles ..invigorated nerves, a quiet brain and a cheerful temper, invariably follow hathingonce in twenty-four hours. A body and mind so prepared could encounter the cholera pestilence without fear or danger. ('lean clothing is a certain seouence of daily bathin?. No man. woman or child who is in the habit of daily bodily ablutions can tolerate for a moment anv other but clean wearing apparel. The habit of bathing begets a feeling of hostility to uncleanliness in every form. Th| great obstacles to dnilv hnthinjr in the minds of most people, is the trouble of it: hut we would remind the reader that nothincr which is worthy of having can be gotten without trouble. A half hour spent once a dny in washing the body, would save many daily hours of prostration on a sick bed besides the indulgence in the practice will soon beget a love of it. and where men come to love to do a thing, it is always very easy, and is sure to be done.

The argument in. favor of personal cleanliness is unanswerable at all times, but more especially at the present time, because it is a powerful menris of disarming the dreaded cholera of one half its influence and effects. It is never too late to begin a good work, esneciallv when the enemy is at the door.— Wash. Nat. Whig.

Prince Napoleon Lonis Honaparte. Nanoleon Tiouis, now first President elect of the F*nublic. of France, is the son of Iouis Bonaparte (King of Ho'land.) and Hortense Beauharnnio, daughter of the Empress Josephine. Being thus doublv allied in the sympathies of France with the days of her greatness and glory—inheriting the great nam»of the Emperor—and descended from the

daughter

of one for whom the French

people ever manifested tho most lively attachment. Nanoleon T.ouis was born in 1808, and consequently i« at. thi° time. 40 years of age. In 1815, when the

jninerinl

tamilv were driven from

Horten«e fled with

France,

her

two son" to Switzerland,

where Prince Ijouis received a military education. He remained quiet there till 1830. when with his elder brother he went to Italy, and became connected with the political agitations of that country. Being direeted to quit the kingdom, he retired again to Swit7°rland. where he published several works on military and political subjects.

Tn October. 1836, he made a revolutionary attempt at Strssbonrg. The nlan failed, and the Prince was sent tn the United States, where it was understood be should remain for ten years. Long b«»forn the time expired, however, he returned to Enron*.

Again be planned an attempt to revolutionise France bv the magie of his name, and landed at Pnnlome in an English steamer, accompanied by Hen. Montholon and a few other remnants of the Tmnerial

forces.

Unsuccessful, be was imnrisoned

in the old fo^ress nf Ham. a gloomv nile, built under T.nu1« XT. Here he remained till May. 184fi, when he made his escape and reached England. He remeined at I.ondon until the dethronement of T,ouis PhiMinne. when be returned to France nnd he is now the Chief of the country from which he was so longs wanderer and an exile. Such is fortune.

A SLEIGH RIDE Acnoss THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE.—On Christmas morning last. Mr. Charles Ellet. Jr.. the contractor of the Suspension Bridge"at Niagara Falls, together with Mr. George Hamlin, drove across the bridge in a cutter, and returned on a round trot. It would truly appenr to be a perilous feat, thus to drive across that apparently frail structure of iron wire, suspended 230 feet above the boiling stream, at a rapid rate. We are informed by one of the parties that he should have no hesitation in driving across with a coach and four, at the top of their speed.—Buffalo Express.

TAXES.—The city of New York, with a population of less than four hundred thousand, will pay during the coming year, a tax of about three millions of dollars. The State of New York, with a population seven times as great (2,780000) pay a tax less than the city by about one-third (82,181,000.) Massachusetts, with a population more than twice as great pays a lax of less than one-sixth. There is a prodigous burthen of taxation upon the commercial emporium but a great city with a great trade can bear with ease a load that would crush communities not supported by the wealth of commerce.

FASHIONABLE WEDDING.—The Boston Post contains a long and silly account of the marriage, at Louisville, Ky.. of T. Bigelow Lawrence, of Boston, and Sallie Ward, of Louisville. The bride was the belle of all the West, and there were great times at her wedding. Some 5 or 600 persons, including hosts of distinguished men, were present. Tlje costume of the bride cost 86000.

THE POPULATION or ILLINOIS.—The election shows that ihe increase of our population since 1844 has been very great. The aggregate vote polled amounts to rising tme hundred and thirty thousand. and a comparison of the present returns with those of 1844 shows that in a large number of the southern counties the voters were not out in force. The result makes it clear that the census of 1850 will give us at least a million of inhabitants.—Springfield Journal.

From the St. Louis Reveille.

Going to California.

The exorbitant changes on the Panama route, the immense throng said to be already waiting at the Isthmus for passage to San Francisco, and the unhealthiness of a tropical journey, must have the effect of directing public attention to the route to California across the plains. From Independence, or Westport in Missouri, to the Sacremento in California, by way of the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains, is a journey of about ninety days. To leave the Missouri at Council Bluffs, and go up the north side of the Platte, the distance is about the same and either route, for persons going out in the spring, seems to us preferable to that by way of Panama. The expense of getting to California will be less than by the Southern route; the emigrants will be inured to the hardships which they must undergo in the country, and will have, besides, the advantage of a species of property, such as wagons harness, &c., very useful in the gold region.

To go in companies of ten persons, associating with other companies, so as to make a caravan sufficiently strong, the expenses will be somewhat as follows: One wagon, harness, and eight good mules, would cost the party about $900,00 For ninety days, nine hundred rations of flour, at one and a quarter barrels to the ration, (two ounces more than full army ration,) twelve hundred pounds, 30,00 Ninety rations of pork, (three quarters of a pound to the ration.) for each person, making six hundred and seventy-five pounds, in all, about 47,00 Coffee, sugar, pepper, salt, &c., for each person, about $3, making 30,00 Cooking utensils, tin plates, coffee pots, camp kettles, &c, for a party of ten persons, large estimate 30,00 -----

$1,037 00

Making $103,70, as the cost of transportation and provisions to each person. To this, add expense of tents, and contingences, and the total will be about $110,00 to each member of the party. Fire arms, ammunition, and clothing, will cost as much to go by Panama as across the plains.

The aggregate weight of provisions, tents, mess apparatus, and ammunition will not exceed two thousand five hundred pounds. Estimating the load of the wagon at four thousand pounds, this would leave sixteen hundred pounds, or one hundred and sixty pounds to the man as private baggage. But as the load will daily be getting lighter, and the roads are good, the team could start with at least forty-five hundred, or five thousand pounds, which would give sufficient baggage to each person.

If the party be poor, they need go to no further expense, because a man can easily walk as far as the team will travel in a day. But $90 dollars will mount each man on a good mule, with trappings complete, making the entire cost of the outfit for transportation, for each, $200. Or, the party can purchase four mules and a light wagon, to ride in, for about $450, making the cost of the whole only $155 to each person.

The above calculation of rations is made on the supposition that no fresh meat would be killed on the route.— Consequently, all the game taken would be so much clear gain. -----

The Mileage of Congress.

The New York Tribune publishes a list of the members of the present Congress, the number of miles each resides from Washington, by the nearest post route—the number of miles charged by each and compensation—and the excess of mileage charged.

The summing up presents the following interesting aggregate. Number of extra miles charged by

Rep resen tati ves. Do Senators,

59,03" 18,602

Total extra miles, 77,632 Extra compensation of the members of the House, 47,223 80

Do of the Senate, 13,881 40

Total extra compensation 062,105 20 The Tribune, however, rather ironically, says that all these charges for extra mileage, are "regular," that all is "according to law," as the law reads that every member shall receive eight dollars for every twenty miles traveled in going to and returning from Congress "by the usually travelled rcute."

THE AMERICAN MINISTER AT RIO JANEIRO.—Mr. Todd has had a quarrel with Com. Storer, who commands the United States naval forces on that station. The Commodore, according to reports, has slighted Mr. Todd in various ways, prejudicial to his official station. First, in neglecting to send a vessel to Pernambuco. at Mr. Todd's request, on application of the consul at that port. Afterwards in going himself, without letting Mr. Todd know his destination, although solicited to do so, that the latter might communicate with the consul with other things, which induce the minister to make complaint against him, as having acted in violation of "truth and honor. The Commodore's conduct will doubtless be investigated.

TBOOPS FOB CALIFORNIA.—The transport ship Mary & Adeline sailed from Old Point Comfort on Wednesday, 27th Dec. for California, with Companies A. and F., 2d reg't U. S. Infantry. The following is a list of officers of the detachment.

Capt. H. Day,2d Inf., commanding. Ass't Surgeon, C. P. Deyerle, U. S. A. Capt. C. 8. Lovel, 3d Inf. and Lady. Capt. Delozier Davidson, do. and Family. 1st Lieut. James W. Schurman, 2d Inf. Co. A. 2d Lieut. H. B. Mendershott. do. Co F.

Passenger, G. P. Hyslop.

GEN. GAINES and lady arrived at Cincinnati, last Thursday, en route to New Orleans—the General to take command of the Southern division of the army in place of Gen. Taylor.

More of the Geli*

The following is an extract from another letter of the fiev. Walter Col ton Alcald* of

.Mr. Colton'says: At present the people are runnli over tne country and picking it out the earth here and there, just as a thou* sand hogs let loose in a forest wo 'd pick up ground-nuts. Some get eight or ten ounces a day, and the least active one or two. They make the most who employ the wild Indians to hunt it for them.— There is one man who has sixty Indi* ans in his employ—his profits are a dollar a minute. iThe wild Indians know nothing of its value, and wonder what the pale faces want to do with it they will give an ounce of it for the same weight of coined silver or a thimble full of glass beads, or a glass of grog. And white men themselves often give an ounce of it, which is worth at our mint eighteen dollars or more, for a bottle of brandy, a box of soda powders, or a plug of tobaco & 9*t

As to the quantity the diggers get,"take a few facts as evidence. I know seven men who worked seven weeks and two days,Sundays excepted, on Feather river they employed on an average fifty Indians, and got out in these seven weeks and two days two hundred and seventyfive pounds of pure gold. I know th» men and have seen the gold, and know what they state to be a fact—so stick a pin there. I know ten other men who worked ten days in company, employed no Indians, and averaged in these ten days fifteen hundred dollars each so stick another pin there. I know another man who got out of a basin in a rock, not larger than a wash bowl, two pounds and a half of gold in fifteen minutes so stick another pin there 1 Not one of these statements would I believe did I not know the men personally, and know them to be plain matter of fact men— men who open a vein of gold just a* coolly as you would a potato hill.

The gold is obtained in a variety of ways some wash it out of the sand with bowls, some with a machine made like a cradle, only longer and open at the foot, while at the other end, instead of a squalling infant, there is a grating upon which the earth is throne, and then water both pass through the grating the cradle is rocked, and, being on an inclined plane, the water carries off the earth, and the gold is deposited in the bottom of the cradle.

At the battle of Fallkirk, a Highlander was eugaged in rifling the pockets of an English officer he had just cut down, when a comrade cried out for "shares." "Hold off!" cried the Scot: "can ye no kill a shentleman for yourself?"

TO THE 8ICK AND AFFLICTED. The Original and only Genuine Preparation. TESTIMONIALS WILL NEVER CEASS.

BE CAREFUL OF YOUR COLDS. Many people are very apt to consider a cold but trifling: matter, and think that "it will go sway of itself in a tew days," and they give themselves no trouble about it. But to such we would say, "be careful of your colds," do not tamper with your constitutions. If you desire to live to a good "old age." use such remedies as will effect an easy and permanent cure. DoctorSWAYNE'SCOMPOUND SYRUP OF WILD CHERRY hascur«d more colds than any other medicine ofTeredfor sale in this country. The certficates of cures effected by this invaluable medicine, which the proprietor is daily receiving, are of the most gratifying character.

ANOTHER LIFE PRESERVED. PHILADELPHIA,

Sept. 28,

1846.

Dr. H. Swayne—Dear -ir: Having seen the astonishing cure performed on Mr. Thomas by your Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry, I was induced to trv it on myself. I was taken with a violent cough, spitting of blood, shortness of breathing, together with violent attacks of asthma I had overdone myself from exertion, which I was not able to perform, which prostrated my system to a great extent. I commenced the use of your Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry, which gave me al« most immediate relief, and I am glautogive my testimony to all who may be afflicted in a similar way. It may be well to see that the signature of Dr. H. Swayne is on each bottle of Wild Cherry.

WM. B. WAI/TOI*.

13th street, 2 doors from the corner of Willow. REMEMBER—All preparations of Wild (.herrv are fictitiou)uuai^n»«iifoti bf"

years by 1 IRFgl milllWJPW individuals afflictra with diseases usually termed Fever and Agtt6, Dumb Ague, hill, or intermittent Fevers, JaunJice, See., ftc. The proprietor has been unwearied in his efforts, from vear to year, to improve thevirtues of his Specific for the various diseases herein referred to, until he can now confidently introduce and recommend it as one of the most sate and effectual remedies extant. The Speci6c, or "Nostrum," is composed exclusively of vegetable

extracts, many of which, would in themselves have relieved tne diseased patient, and temporerily restored to health but by persevering application to render the Specific in the highest degree valuable, some new in^edients were fortunately discovered, which by addition have, by anexpenmentel and scientific combination, no** rendered it not only a temporary relief (like other similar remedies) from diseases of a bilious character. but is warranted to effect a permanesrand radical cure, when taken in conformity with the directions.

Numerous ••ertificates, as well as lnomdsal *. testimony, could be furnished in evidence of its wonderful efficacy and never failing virtues. All, however, who are afflicted, can do themselves no greater benefit than at least to try a remedy wriicm experience has demonstrated as one of the most valuable in recent discoveries. For sale by

C. J- ALLISON & Co., Terre-Hwit*.

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A. J. GLOVE, Clsveland, K. KIRTTEV, Bradwille, L. M. KNIGHT, Manhattan ABRAHAM WRIGHT,

Sept. 2, '43-l-3m

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RELIGIOUS NOTICE.

Subjects of public discourse by Elder W. Begg, C. E.. at the Christian Chapel on Fourth street nesr the market house, on next Lord's day st lOt /., A. M., "The work and worth of sn Evangelist and at 61 r. "The seal of God."

Terre Haute, Jan. 12,1M9.