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To Pendleton by 6 m, 36 miles And back between 6 a in andS.p Friday. 4?75 From Knighustown, InjUat l.Fp* once a week, Friday I

By Greensboro' To Newcastle by 6 m*14 mtles: And back beiwoefB 6 Mm

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4077 From Newcastle, Ind., at

J/UXJA From Ogden, Ind., at 12 m. twice a week, Monday and Friday By Spiceland

To Greensboro* by m, 7 miles And back between 9 a in and. IV

«»e« week, W^neaday «w^«**»"' By Sulphur Springs and Middle-

town To Chesterfield 12 m, 18 miles A a be 1 an 8 4078 From Middletown, Ind., |tt6 a m,

once a week, Tharsdayj gy Web Woods To Munc to a 1 3 miles And back between 1pm and 6pm

MPECIAI* OFFICES.

•.i Proposals are invited for supplying the following offices in Indiona for the fnttt proceeds of said officcs respective uy, tltiilicnJ HI a «o b« named in IH« proposals fV each case:

Alamo and Yountsville from Craw sfordsville, 10 miles and back, once week. I Arba from Spartansbttrg, 4 miles and back, ow.9 a week. lAZalia from Elf zabethtown, four miles andinck, once a week.

Ballstown from Napoleon, 6 miles and jback, oocc a week. Battle Ground from Lafayette, 6 miles and back, ottce a week.

Bean Blossom from Nashville, 6 miles and back, once a week. Bear Branch from Allenville, 6 miles and back, once a week*

Big Spring from Laporte, 6 miles and rkack, twice a week. Blue Ridge from Conn's Creek, 4^ miles and back, once a^ week.

Boydston's Mills from Oswego, five miles and back, once a week. Buckskin from Princeton, 13 miles and back, once a week.

Craig from Morefield, 5 miles and back* dnce a week. Dover and Hammond from South ^Band, 13 miles and back, once a week.

Drewersburg from Harrison, 6^ miles ttnd back, once a week. Ellisburg from Fawn River, 5 miles ntitd.back, once a week.

Gallatin from Rosevillo, 6 miles and "back, once a week. liannogan from Carthage, 5 miles and back, once a week.

Hopewell from Dupont, 6^ miles and

back, once week. Kewanna from Winnamec, 10 miles and back once a^tireek.

Lawrenceville from Naw Alsace, five vmiles and back, once a week. /v ^Leopold from Rome, 15 miles and $»ack, once a week.

Lick Branch from Russell's Mills, six miles and1 back, once a weok. Lttray and Alfred from Newcastle, 11 smiles and back, once a week.

Mets from Spring Lake, 6J- miles and «back, once a week. Mier from Marion, 10 miles and back, onca a week.

Millhousen from Napolebn, 8 miles and back, once a week. Money front Leesvifle, 9 miles and jiback, onco a week.

Mt. Auburn from Edinhurg, 5^ miles and hack, twice a weok. Mt. Meridian from Putnatrtville, six Unites and back, once a^week. .rUtNewarlc from Evansvillo, 13 miles and back, once a weok. 8 Now Amsterdam from Corydon, 13 miles and back, onco a weok.

New Frankfort from Lexington, 8 •tiles and back, twice a week. New Holland from Lagro, 6 miles and back, onco a week.

North Liberty from South Bend, miles and back, once a weok. Onondaga from Plymouth, 7 miles and bacK, twice a week.

Oranco Valley from Paoli, ll miles and back, once a week. Philomath from Abington, 3 miles and back, onco a woek.

Popano from NVhitloy, 9 milea and back, once a week. SortersviIlo from Haysville, 3J- miles and back, once a week.

Qticrcus Grove from Patriot, 6 milos and back,once a weok. Rfck Creek from West Point, 7 miles and back, once a week. 3 ./aJlussoll's Mills from Rockville, 14 miles and back, once a week. I £ama FefrdVi Peru, 9 miles and back, once a week.

Six Mile from Vernon, 7 jnil$s and 'back, once a week. 1, Springtown from Stlleavillc, 6 miles and back, twice a week.

Spring Valley from Indianapolis, 9 'miles and back, twice a weok. 3 3u!phur Springs from Newcastle* ,5 .piles and back, once a week.

Taylor from Mt.Vornon* 6$ miles and /back, once a week. Toronto from Clinton, 8 milks and back, once a week.

Tniontqwn from Beo Creek, 6 miles and back, once a week. Wadesville from Gosport, five milos and back, once It week.

Wallace from Alamo, 9 mitj^| and back, once a week. Warrington from Pendleton, 7 mtles and back,once a week.

Waterloo from Conuersville, 5 mitaf and back, once a weok»? ?. Wost Franklin from £vana\uFe, 13 miles and back^ once a week.

Winfield from Crown Point, 7 miles 'and back,once a week. t, Wright from Scaffold Prairie, 7 miles and back, onco a week.

Farm for a Bid where wo change from mdvertisrment is contemplated by the hifdtr. 'i **l (mr we, as the case may be) [here write the name Or names in fuU] of [here state the residence or residences^ hereby propose to carry the mail on No. from to as often aa the advertisement requires, in the time stated in the schedules, and by ihe following nio^e of conveyance, to wit: [Here state Itow it is to be conveyed,] for the annual ktfm tf

Dated

Form of a Guaranty to accompany each Bid "TK^Irndertilpwd [here irtfcert narne of the guarantor or guarantors] guaranties that, [hews insert name ofliidler or names of bidder#, as the case mny l»e,] if his (or their) bid for carrying the mail from to cepted by the Postmaster General, shall enter into an obligation prior to the first day of July next, with good^apdsufficient sureties, to perform the senrite proposed."

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Form of Certificate.•

The undersigned, postmaster of certifies that the guarantors above named are sufficient and able to make good their guaranty. tV*"*

Dated.

INSTRUCTIONS.

I Seven minutes are allowed for open ing and closing the mails at all offices where no particular time is specified but on railroad and steamboat routes there is to be no more delay than is necessary to deliver and receive the bags. ..

2. Th® mail is to be conveyed in preference to passengers, and to their entire exclusion, if its weight and bulk require it. 3. Post office blanks, mail bags, and the special agents of the Department, on the exhibition of their credentials, are to be conveyed without further charge, on mail lines admitting of such conveyance. 4. Mail agents are to be conveyed without charge, on the principal railroad and steamboat lines, where the size of the mails and tlw number of the offices will require their employment by the Department and, in that case, a separate apartment for the assorting and safo-keeping of the mail is to be provided by the contractor, under the direction of the Department. 5. In all cases there is to be a forfeiture of the pay of the trip when the trip is not run a forfeiture of at least onefourth part of it when the running or arrival is so far behind time as to lose the connexion with a depending mail and a f-Mcfeiiure of a due proportion of it when a grad» of service is rendered inferior to thm in the contract. These forfeitures may be increased into penalties of higher amount, according to the nature or frequency of the failure and the importance of tlio mail. 6. Fines will be imposed unles the delinquency be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing to take from, or deliver at, a post office, the mail, or any part of it: for suffering it to be wet, injured, lost or destroyed or conveying it in a pluce or manner that exposes it to depredation, loss, or injury for refusing after demand to convey a mail by any ooach, railroad car, or steamboat, which the contractor regularly runs on the route beyond the specified number of trips in the contract, and for not arriving at the time set and for setting up or running an express to transmit commercial intelligence in advance of the mail,a penalty Will be exacted equal to a quarter's pay. 7. The Postmaster General may annul the contract for repeated failures for violating the post office laws fcr disobeying the instructions of the Department for refusing to discharge a carrier when required by the Department for assigning the contract without the consent of the Postmaster General, or for setting up, or running an express as aforesaid. 8. The Postmaster General may alter the contract, and alter the schedule, he allowing a pro-rata increase of compensation, within the restrictions imposed by law, for the additional service required, or for the increased speed, if the employment of additional stock or carriors is rendered necessary but the contractor may, in such case, relinquish the contract, on timely notice, if he profers it to the change. The Postmaster General may annul the contract or curtail the service and pay, when he wishes to dispense with the service, in whole or in part, or place a higher or different grade of service on the route, he allowing one month's extra pay on the amount dispensed with. 9. The payments will be made through drafts on post offices or otherwise, after tho expiration of each quarter—-say in

February, May, August, and November. 10. The distances are given according to the best information but no increased pay will be allowed, should they prove to be greater than is advertised, if tho places are correctly*toamed. 11. Tho Postmaster General is prohibited by law from knowingly waking a contract for the transportation of the mail with any person who shall Itave entered into anv combination, or proposed to entor into any combination, to prevent the making of any bid fur a mail contract by any other person or persons, or who shall have made any agreement, or shall have given or performed, or promised to give our perform, any consideration to do, or not to do, any thing whatever to induce any other person not to bid for a mail contract. Particular attention is called to the 28th section of the act of 1836. prohibiting combinations to prevent lidding,

H. A bid i-eceived after time, to wit, tho 16th April next, at 10 a m, or #Hhout the guaranty required by law, or that combines several routes in frne sum of Compensation, cannot be considered in

competition with the regular proposal to the use of

not adjudged to be extravagant 13. A bidder may offer, where the transportation called for in the advertisement is difficult or impracticable at certain seasons, ta substitute an inferior mode of conveyance,or to intermit service a specified number of days, weeks, or months. He may propose to omit an office that is inaccessible, or is not on the sttge road, the railway,or at a steamboat landing, as the case may be or he may 6ffer to substitute an inferior mode of supply in such cases. He may propose different days and hours of departure and arrival, provided no more running time is fcsked. and it is obvious that no mail connexion or other public accommodation is prejudiced. He may ask for more running time to the trip, during a specified number of day$, at tertaki seasons of peculiarly bad roads but beyond these changes, proposal for ter^ice different from the advertisement will prevent its being considered in cem-

petition with a regular bid not seaside for extravagance and where a brn^ntains anjF of thfe above alterations, the disadvantageswil| be estimated in comparing it-tvith other proposals. 4. There should be but one route bid, for in a proposal. 15. route, the service, the yearly pay, tho* bidder's name and residence, and the name of each member of the firm^where a qoippany offers, should be dirtinctly stated also the mode of con« veyance, if a higher mode than on horseback is intended. th Tf 16. Thebidshould be ieht nnddrteal, addressed to the Firtt Assistant Pc^tmaster General, with "Mail Proposals in [name the State or territory,]" written on the face of the letter and should be dispatched in time to be received by or before ihe 16th April next, at 10 o'clock

A. M. It should be guarantied, and the sufficierffey of the guarantors should be duly certified. (See forms.) 17. The contracts are to be executed by or.before the 1st July next. 18. Postmasters at offices situated up on or near railroads, but more than eighty rods from a depot, will immediately after the 11th May next, report that fact to the Department, stating their exact distance from the railroad depot, and how otherwise supplied with the mail, to enable the Postmaster General to direct the proper supply to be made from the railroad by mail messengers, from and after the 1st July next. 19. Under the act of March 3. 1845, the route is to be let to the lowest bidder tendering sufficient guaranties for faithful performance, without other reference to the mode of transportation than may

be necessary to provide for the due ce lerity, certainty, and security of such transportation. '. When the lowest bid proposes a mode of conveyance ihat is inadequate for the route in respect to the certainty, security, and celerity of the mails, aside from any accommodation for trayel, it *vill not be entitled to the route.' 20. When the bid does not name mode of conveyance, it will be taken and understood to be for the lowest mode of conveyance, to wit, on horseback. When it proposes to carry According to the advertisement/and no mode of conveyance is stated for the route in the advertisement, it will be considered as offering only for horseback conveyance. 21. Since the passage of the act of March 3, 1845, a new description of bid has been received. It specifies no mode of conveyance, but engages to carry the mail with certainty, celerity and security, using the terms of ihe law. These bids are called, from the manner in which they are designated on the books of the Department, "star bids It has been decided, after mature consideration, that a bid proposing a specific mode of conveyance of as high a grade as two-horse coach transportation is to be preferred to the star bid. The experience of the Department enables ii to lay down tho following rules, viz: i'f

When the mail on the route is not so large as to require two-horse coach conveyance, a star bid, if the lowest, will be preferred to the specific bid. 22. When tho mails are o'* such size and weight as to render it necessary or expedient, in reference to them alone, to provide two-horse coach conveyance, the specific bid, though the highest, will be preferred to the star bid, to the extent of a moderate difference in tho compensation, in case the difference is not such to interfere with the policy of the new law, which looks to a reduction in the cost of transportation. Exceptions, however, may be allowed, where the star bid is made by the present owner of the stock on the route, and it is manifest that the reasons for preferring the specific bid do not exist in his case. 23. On routes of the highest class, where four-horse coach or steamboat transportation is required by the size and importance of the mails, the preference for the specific, bid will be, if necessary, carried to a greator extent of difference than on the inferior coach routes, subject, however, to the exceptions above stated. 24. A modification of a bid, in any of its essential terms, is tantamount to a new bid. and cannot be received, so as to interfere with the regular (StMlpeiition, after ihe last hour set for receiving bids. J. COLL

AM ER,

A '1 Postmaster General. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, January, 1850.

Deaths on Railroads.

The State engineer and surveyor of New York has recently published a state ment of the returns received by him from the different railroad companies in the State, from which it appears there were 34 deaths on the central line of railroads between Albany and Buffalo, during the year 1849. C)f these 21 were neither passengers nor in the employment of the companies—in other words, 21 persons were killed during the year past by their own carelessness or negligence in being upon the track when the trains passed. Eleven of the killed were in the employ of the companies, and only two passengers were killed, and their deaths resulted from imprudence in attempting to get upon the cars when in motion.— These statistics, show how liule hazard-

ous travelling by railroad is to passengers who are reasonably prudent and careful) while they convey a caution as

railroad

tracks for walking

upon, and against getting upon the cars when in motion, in truth, railroad traveling appears to be the safest of any mode of conveyance fiir passengers who will enter the" cars at the proper time, and remain in their seats, avoiding the platforms.

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Shorter Ronte to California.

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A correspondent of the N. Y. Herald writing from Lake de Nicaragua, undcr date of the 11th «lt., says: met Mr. White, agent of the canal company, in Grenada, a few days ago. He hm e*ami!HSd tbe roaie for immediate transit, and finds bat twelve miles of land travel. The passage may be made from sea to sea in thirty-six hours, and it is said ofto week of time will be saved to the steamer»~-two days oo tlte Atlantic said four on the Pacific. If ad—and here no doabl of *he fcew--Ue route to California will be shortened not less than eight days."

THE COURIER.

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SATURIHV, MARCH 3K 1850.

OUR PAPE&

Two weeks more, and the Government advertisement, which has for some fi*n& occupied our columns, will be concluded. The "COUIIER'?*411 ag&to'nesuriie jits won$6d in teres* $ literary, miscellaneous, and instructive reading. The. circulation of the "COURIER," extended as it is, to the responsible, substantial, reading, and business portion of life community, requires of us every exenion and no pains will be spared to keep up the usual variety for the benefit of our subscribers, and the general reader.

FROM CHAGRKS. r-

The steamship Philadelphia arrived at New York on the J3ih inst., from Chagres, in the short run of nine days. The Isthmus is reported to be generally healthy. The river is very low.

By her we learn that the failr&ad across the Isthmus of Panama has been surveyed, and the trees cleared for the greater portion of the way. The ground will at once be broken, and the road pushed with all possible despatch- j*

Among the memorials presented to the United States Senate, on Friday lasi, was one from Dr. J. Pulte, of Cincinnati, who proposes the construction of a Telegraph to connect the old world with the new, and asks such action by Congress as may contribute to the realization of his project.f ^The route proposed is across the continent to some point in California thence along the coast to Behring's Straits thence across those straits, ihrough Northern Asia and Europe, to St. Petersburg!)-, and to the western cities of Europe.

Important Rt^|road Decision. HEAVY DAMAGES.—Mrs. Tarbell, at Albany, N. Y., last week, obtained $1,000 damages of the Albany and Troy McAdam Turnpike Company, for an accident resulting in the death of her husband. Owing to a heavy embankment 6f snow and ice, running across the road, the stage in which her husband was a passenger was overset. At the same Court, James Collins obtained a verdict of $11,000 damages against the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad Company, for injuries received in collision of two trains of cars, in one of which he was passenger His foot was crushed and he was made a cripple for life.

MONTESQUIOHS.—The trial of the two Montesquious for the murder of Theron K. Barnum commenced at St. Louis on Monday last. The special venire of fifty jurors was exhausted and only three were selected. The court ordered another venire of two hundred to be re

The Boston correspondent of the Louisville Journal says: It is estimated that 50,000 American diggers will be at work in California in April next, and average throughout the year $2,000 each, an aggregate of one hundred millions of dollars. The total amount of property (including vessels) sent to California from the United States is figured at forty-six millions, of dollars.

Several Suits for damages against railroad Companies, for bodily injuries sustained by accidents, have been recently decided, and heavy damages allowed. In one case, $11,000 was allowed a man who had his fool smashed, and was lamed for life by a collision.

Louis Napoleon an Imbecile. "7o»," one of the Washington correspondents of the Baltimore Sun, in his letter of the 7th inst., has the following singular statement: "As I alluded to some startling information from France, 1 will mention that from privaie authentic sources^jt is known that Louis Napoleon has fallen into a condition of helpless imbecility, both mental and physical. He has been persuaded by a committee 3!f parties to abdicate,5 ^He will consent to renounce his authority in favor of the restoration of the monarchy, in the person of the Duke of Rocendeaux, with a reservation in favor of the Count de Paris."

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Our neighbor of the Journal places us one of the State Central Committee.— This is a mistake, we have not that honor, at present. But we were one of the Committee which reported resolutions the Convention at Indianapolis last winter. Those wicked resolutions which have so dreadfully disturbed the equanimity of our good neighbor.1

CANAL.—The water, which was recently let into the W.and E. Canal, from above, has reached oar place, and is filling uf the basin rapidly. Boats will soon be her?.

FA** FOE SALE.—Isaac E. Ilclinson has a fine farm for sale near the feeder dam on Eel river* See advertisement.

VOLCANOES.—In a lecuire delivered in Louisville, ,by Professor Silliman, the younger, "latere are now about 303 Burning volcanoes—194 are

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islands, and

109

ue oa the continents." ea&*

Pumt fioMt ik Naw Yost.—-*The Secretary df the State of New York has ariicles of association filed in his office, which contemplate the construction of •OOO milea of plank road, tho cost of which will be about $3,000,000.

JOURNAL—ORGANIZATION. Our neighbor of the "JOURNAL" is a little facetious once ^$3 a vAife^ W^eB Jie gets on politics sdtifietimit y® might possibly guess him ici^be no partizan at all. Witness the hotoilyn^ftad, in such apparent good earnest) tt thlr^OllDRlKR" last week. One wodTd thinVihe Editor a very innocent man, with almost noth* itigftf'jpaftytnihini. Oar de^bfcor Must have cracked one of his sides laughing, ahptjt the tpnaa t^eipenned the following. Hear him- 1 km "The democrats are not even owanixed—while th£ whigs rejoice in a clfctur mjydmf"offchf or aif-: en hundred. This majority has no national question on which to act at this time no prendent, governor, or representative in Congress to electnothing to do but to choose a few lcgislatore ana county officers, and select delegates for amending the Constitution of the State. Is it naoessary, then, for the purpose of pcconiplishing so easy a task as this, that tne political winds and waves should be set in motion and wrought into a tempest, 'To waft a feather or to drown fly jAin't that the best joke of the season "Democrats not organized Oh, no 1 Yotf never catch them going for party 1 Take care of the political winds and waves Our neighbor is quite goetical. ^JHear him again! This is in the ntnimivA «trnin .iff plaintive strain "Judge, do yon really meditate the design of making party tests operate in the election of delegates? Heretofore both parties have mutually «tgreed thatrsuch tests should not be applied but that from our citizens, irrespective of political o-

ior

iinions, they wouid select men the most capable the grave and important duties to be assigned them."

Just about the time we read this we happened to remember some recommendations recently set forth from high authority. We allude to the Circular lately issued by the Democratic State Central Committee. That Circular containsthree recommendaiions,as follows: "1 We recommend that the democrats of every township in the State meet at the place of holding the township elections, in each county, on the 1st Monday of April, and select delegates to a county convention, to nominate candidates for the Au gust election. "2. That the county conventions, for the nomination of candidates, be held in each county, on Saturday the 13th of April, if some other day shall not be nxed upon. "3. We would also respectfully recommend that the county conventions, tne democrats in the counties generally, nominate a full ticket, embracing delegates to the convention to amend Uie constitution as well aB all other officers."

Now it will be seen by these recommendations that the Democrats are to organize in every Township in every County in the State, and to nominate a full ticket embracing delegates to the Convention and all. And yet our good neighbor of the Journal would like to decoy the Whigs from their proper duty under the siren song of no party and thus secure the election of Democrats to several of the offices, through the want of system on the part of Whigs in the nomination of candidates.

The Journal is conductcd with much ability, and has a large circulation through Vigo and adjoining counties. Hence the necessity of keeping a close watch upon its Editor, who with his long talks about Rail Roads, Plftnk Roads, Canals, &c., may lead the unwary out of the proper path." "We shall watch him, with his basket of blind pups, and old "shooting-iron." So, look out, Mr, Journal, you cant fool these Whigs. We have as good a right to organization as you, and intend to nominate our men, and elect them in the bargain

The South—Benton—St. Louis. Telegraph from St. Louis on th# 20th 1 says:

An immense Union meeting was held here to-day, Henry S. Geyer in the chair. A series of resolutions were passed, which set forth that the South has ground for complaint of the North in not aiding in the recapture of fugitive slaves, as guaranteed in the Constitution, and that this law ought to be strictly enforced that the Wilmot Proviso was not expedient that the conflicting intorests of the country should be harmonised, that the Nashville convention and all others of a like character had a tendency to make existing difficulties worse and that nothing had yet transpired serious enough to warrant the assembling of such a convention and ihat the Union of these States was found in a spirit of compromise and the same spirit should be invoked in settling the present difference. The meeting was eloquently addressed by Messrs. Bates, Uriel Wright, Thos. Harney, and others.

There is much trouble here among tlte Democrats in regard to the municipal nominations. Benton and anti-Ben-ton tickets have been nominated and they are about equally divided.

Death of a Brother of Henry Clay. The last surviving full brother of the Hon. Henry Clay, the Rev. Porter Clay, died at the city of Camden, in Arkansas, on the 16th ultimo, in the 71 year of his age. It is said that, like his distinguished brother, he was in all the attainments of education, self-made. Although his career was less known, he was distinguished and endeared to the circle of his acquaintances by his quiet and unobtrusive virtues, by his perfect uprightness of conduct, and by his fervent devotion, in and out of the pulpit, to the Christian reliffioe*

THAWING otrr A FOBTITHB—ALMOST. A Dutch washerwoman in West Ctica cut a large piece of ice from the canal the other day, and took it home to melt into water for use. As she watched its gradual transformation from a solid to a fluid form, she was startled to find portions of paper resembling bank bills beginning to develope themselves and when the thawing was finished, she picked from the water three bank bills—one for SI ,000, one for $10, end one tor •6. Here was a streak of luck rather ahead of California, with BO stockholders in the background to claim a share in the profits •t.OTfc was pay for washing 5,030 dozen of pieces, without the work. But even as the ice had thawed into water, so did the fortune fished from the water fanish into air, for the bills proved to be it a a

The accounts of business in the Bank of England fill"60 folio Volumes a day.

TRIAL OF DR. WEBSTER. From the Telegraph we learn the great triS^e£li)K Wl^|^rfor the SF&Wer of Dr Par&man commenced at Bpsien on the 19th insr.

On the first dH$ iff^ii'y afier nttich difficulty was emtyannelmk /The Attorney General confines tBe accusation to two counts^-1st Parkman was murdered, id Webstertiintutecfahg deid. Three witnesses testified, amcfttg whom was Robt. G. Shaw, the brothec-in-l^m c# Parkman, who believed &e Jiai^fop^d' belonged to Parkman, although he said

had* he not known him to be missing. On- the second day the Court was crowded to excess. The jury was sent to inspect the ^acene of the supposed murder of Dr. Parkman. Upon their return, ttoe testimony was proceeded.— Francis McKay, City Marshal, testified to the searches made after Parkntan, the discovery of the remains, and the^'subsequent arrest of Professor Webster.— A number of witnesses testified having seen Parkman enter the College after noon on the 23d of Nov. Mr. Pratt, the Coroner, called on Webster, who was much agitated, and trembling all over, exclaiming, "What will become of my poor family." 'Webster accompanied them to the College bones and pieces of metal were found on the furnace of Webster's lower laboratory, He was much excited when the discoveries were made. Mr. Stringer, Parkman's physician, testified to the defects in the remains found, which corresponded with Parkman's per son. Frederick Ainsworth, demonsira tor of Anatomy in the Medical College —all subjects come through his hands, he keeps a record of all anatomical materials. His attention was called to the remains and he was satisfied they were never sent to the College for dissection

Webster has no connection with the Anatomical Department. My impres sion is, that the person who cut the remains had no anatomical knowledge.— He might have seen a body cut up but never have used a knife.

On the third day the excitement was unabated. The Court was engaged hearing several Doctors' testimony Mr. Keep, the dentist, identified the teeth and jaw as Parkman's from the peculiar form. Mr. Litilefield, the Janitor of the College, was examined. His testimony is circumstantially strong against Webster.

he would not have recognized tho body'"iHo Constitution. On ihfrfcte^Mr. Foote rose'to present

Telegraph of the 26th adds Webster's trial was more painfully interesting than any of the previous days. The pecuniary transactions of Webster have been raked up in a way to show that there was no truth in him that he could not have had tho money which he alleged he had paid to Dr. Parkman, and for which he asserted he had already settled with him on the day previous.— The deposit of 890 by him the day after he said he paid Dr. Parkman, is a fact which sent a shudder throygh the Court Room. His counsel will have to work a miracle to do it away. The details of the arrest by officer Clapp, and tho interview with Rev. S. Parkman, brother of the deceased, as related by that clergyman, produced a deep impression.—— The lameness of the cross-examination was very alarming. Dr. Webster appears sinking, as the confidence in his favor has ebbed away still we have not heard the other side.

ARRIVAL OP THE NIAGARA. TWO WEEKS LATER FROM EUROPE. NEW YOBK, March 23, M.

The Niagara arrived at Halifax on Thursday night. The political news is unimportant.

The accounts from the manufacturing districts are not satisfactory. The political affairs of England possess but little special interest. Nothing eventful, in a political sense, has occurred in Parliament.

Lord John Russell has given notice that it is contemplated by the Government to abolish the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, together with the Vice Regal Count of Dublin, the intention being to have such affairs managed in the Home Department by the Secretary for Ireland.

The Canadian annexation movement excites but little attention. ^4^2'A -^Collins' new line of American steamers command a large share of attention and good will.

Lord Palmerstqn, in continuing the Greek blockade, is severely com^ngiited upoii by the English journals^'/ of

The Russian Government has presented an energetic remonstrance' against the proceedings of the English Government, and the public opinion is general ih« the Czar ^ll gjvS.jheJJjeek.lcffi! ient support. .i The London Gazette says the Queen's message passed through Malta on the 25th tilt., with orders to Sir Wm. Parker to cease hostilities against Greece.

In France the anniversary of the Republic passed off without disturbance.— The Minister of Finance state* that the revenue will be adequate for the public service thigyear..

*By official returns made to the British Govern mem, it is stated that the number of persons who sailed from Liverpool to the United Sty^s during the last year was 147,756!

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Oa Maaday the 2Mb inst. fljUGamhier. Knot Connty, Ohio# by Rer. Mr. Bronaon, WILLIA* Pin* HAMUJT, Esq., of Terre-Haute, Ind., to Miss Sorau DWULASS, of the former place.

CONGRESSIONAL.

March 20th, Mr. Hale concluded his %mariiCin J#|Jly to Mr. Calhoun. He deniecpthatittbolitionism had become powerful by the aid or countenance of ihV great political parties at the North. He proceeded at considerable length with some forcible and occasionally humorous femarks in reply to Mr. Webster, charging him with incfStisistency.—He also examined the pending bill for the reqafjtifre pfl figitiv^

tending|iljja|it%£visipni

con*

%qfc^ubvers.

of good order and every"principle of

certain resolutions passo^iby the Mississippi Legislature relative to the subject, of slavery, and proceeded to address Senate in reply to a series of article®/ recently published in tHe National In4L telligencer, in which aparallfel is drawn4| between the Hartford convention and'theproposed convention at Nashville. Ho said the purpose of the Nashville convention was to take measures in tlwf event of certain offensive enactment* were passed1, and those who would attend it would prove themselves to be* lovers of the Union and patriotic citizens.

On the 22d Mr. Dayton had ihe floor and spoke upon the general question of Slavery, particularly with reference toCalifornia* He attributed all existing embarrassments to the war with Moxico. He was in fiivor of the immediate admission of California without qualifica- .. tyw mrnma tion. _•

On the 25th, Mr. Webster rose to make an explananion, for the purpose of defending his recent speech from the charge of being inconsistent.-, jDIe said that some person had been edifying the Senate by sending round a piece of paper quoting from tire two speeches. He would not qndertake to say now that if any body could make these quotations for the purpose of showing any inconsistency, he either did not understand the subject

01s

was not candid. There

was no inconsistency, He had never voted for any increase of Slavery or Slave Territory. He would carry out the compact made with Texas. Having resisted unsuccessfully the making of tho compact, ho would not now violate it after it was made. Mr. Hale replied that the compact was made in '46 and was just at much a reality in 1848 as it was in 1860, and it seemed to him that under the circumstances there was an unwarrantable difference of sentiment. Ho had however in his allusion, designed no censure or disrespect. Mr. Douglass from the Committee on Territories reported a bill to admit California, and a bill organizing a Territorial Government for New Mexico. Mr. Hunter addressed the Senate at length upon the Slavery question, maintaining tho right of tho South to tako their slaves into ihe territories, and picturing tho ends, which would bo tho result of emancipation.— He took decided Southern grounds, llo said the Union could not be preserved by any patched up compromise, but was ready himself to do any thing that promised peace, if consistent with the constitutional rights of his State

~Mii"ELiBCTioNr?.,,l

We are requested to announco PATRICK O'SULLIVAN as a candidate for the office of Constable of Harrison township, at the April election.

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WABASH Couiueu OFFICK,' Jerre-Hautc, March 30,1850.1

Within a week tho weather has been unprecedcntedlv cold for the season—hard freraing for three or four nights together. At present writing, however, the weather is again spring-like, and probably will so continue. River in navigable order. Several steamers a: our wharf within a few days. Business brisk.

Tfifflir ARRETS. NEW ORUUNS, March 22.

Flour firmer with sales of Ohio at Corn 580M. Pork dull with sales or mess at |9,50 on time, and prime at $7,40. Lard, inferior in kegs '"iw

RESPECTFULLY

f»n*cticfl

1850.

Tthfe

CINCINNATI, March 25.

Tberd was a g&d demand for Lord to-day, with sales of 2000 kegs No. 1 at |5.95 178 do. No. 2 at 5ic 200 hrls No. 1 at 51c 49 do. at same and 20 do. at 5*c. Nothing transpired in other articles.

Doctors Elliott and Palitict*

tender their services to tho

citizens of Terre Haute and vicinity, In tho

of Medicine in all its departments and rom the great length and extent of their experience in that capacity in the valley of the Wabash, and a fixed determination to attend promptly and faithfully to their professional duties, they confidently hope that they shall be able to satisfy their patrons.

Office in the Scott Building, opposite the City Hotel. mar30-31y

I860.

Transportation between Terre Haute and New York. 5

HE Merchants Transportation* Tfo. "on the Erie Canal and Lakes, and Merchants Line on Wabash and Erie Canst, are prepared to contract for the transportation of merchandize between New York and Boston and Terre Haute.— Ail Goods contracted by the above Lines will he forwarded with all possible dispatch, and every exertion will be made to give satisfaction.

PROPRIETOBS AND AGENTS:

H. N. Holt St, Co., No. 9 Coenties Slip, N. York Otis Kimbaii, Long Wharf, Boston Holt. Palmer & Co., Buffalo ,**• E. Hacks! 1 & Co., Taledoi —1 H.

Smith, Terre Haute. J* mar30-31-6m.

Farm For Sale.

VALUABLE Farm fs offered for safe, situated aboat two miles below the feeder dam, on Eel river, in Clay county, Indiana, on or near Ihe Wabash and Erie Canal. The tract contains 200 acres 85 or 90 acres in first rate cultivation, with a good brick house, stables, cribs, &c.—and for fortuity of soil, and pleasant location it cannot be surpassed by any in the country. Title good. Any person wishing to secure for himself a good farm, can do so by addressing the undersigned at Spencer, Indiana. Application should be made soon. 1 am determined to sell. A credit will be given on part of the purchase money.

AND

ISAAC E. JOHNSON.

Spencer, Ind., March 20,1850. a 31-6w State of Indiana, County of Vigo. Ctsccrr COURT, MAECH TESH, A. £., 1850.

Rufus St. Joints, tn) *». A Foreign Attachment. Michael Harrington*)

how at this tittle comes tlw plaintifT by his attorney, aad on motion of the plItntifF, it is^an^ered by the Court that notice of the pendene^ of this suit be given to the defendant, and ail parties concerned, by publication in the Wabash Couri er, a public newspaper printed and published in Terre Haute, in said county, for three weeks suceemi vely, this 27th day of March, 1850,.

By order of the Court. C. T. NOBLE, Cl'k.7* mar30-31-3w Pr fee, §1,50.