The Wabash Courier, Volume 20, Number 33, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 10 April 1852 — Page 2

THE COURIER.

E S S E O N A E IT O

E E A E

Saturday MornMg, Apr. 10, 1852.

WHIG TICKET,

For Governor*

ts. .NICHOLAS McCARTY,

OF MARION COUNTY.

\For lieutenant Governor, WILLIAM WILLIAM3, OF KOSCIUSKO COUNTY.

for Treasurer of state-*

ACHILLES WILLIAMS, of \Vay»e For Auditor of State, DOUGLASS 31 AGUIRE, of Marion co.

For Sscrektry qf State,

JOHN OSBORNE, of Clay county,

For Reporter of Supreme Court, A. L. OSBORN, of Ls^porte county.

For Clerk Supreme Court,

JAMES A. STRETCH, of Grant county, for Superintendent of Common Schools, AARON WOOD, of Putnam county.

Judges of the Supreme Court,

PisL 1. JOHN B. HOWE, Lagrange co. 2. CflARLES DEWEY, Clark co.

3.

the

DAV11) McDONALD, Monro©co. 4. SAMUEL B. 3OOKINS, Vigo co.

E E O A I E

SEVATO&ML ELECTORS.

HENRY S. LANK, of Montgomery county. PLEASANT A. HACKLEMAN,of Rush co. DISTRICT ELECTORS.

Diit. 1. LEXUKL DsBarus. Dubois county S. JOH.V D. FURSVSON, Clark county 3. Capt. SCOTT CA»T?R, Switzerland co 4. JwHN H. FARQCIUK, Franklin county 5. David Kilflo**, Delaware county 6. FABIVS M. FISCH, Johnson county 7. RICHARD W. TtioMrso:*, Vigo county 8. O. O. BEH*, Tippccanoe county 9. T. S. Sr.ixriELD, St. Joseph county 10. JAMES S. FRAXIER, Kosciusko county 11. JfoixM. WALLACE, Grant county

AGRICL'LTVKE.

At an Agricultural meeting at Rushville on the 27th ult. Mr. McCarty and Governor Wright were present and made speeches.— Any body would have known it was an Agricultural meeting by the Governor being there. It has been apparent for some time that he is after the farmers, and has become such an agriculturist himself as to entitle Kim and his profound agricultural wisdom to

highest regard of all who till the soil. The farmers will, no doubt, feel proud that they hare such an illustrious compeer in the Governor of Indiana, who can turn aside from the aflkirs of State to tell them the best method of raising grain, potatoes and turnips, the precise depth of a furrow, the proper'change of the moon for seeding, talk with them about their crops and the average yield per acre. He can also talk to the farmers wives about their garden, give them items on the cultivation of cabbage, cauliflower, and the exact height of pea brush he can talk to them about the ducks, the geese, the turkies and the most improved model for a hen's nest. He will be well posted in every department of the farmer's vocation, giving information on all subjects from ploughing to raising calves. All these things will be ca'culnted to make him popular among the farmers, and he will expect them to remember him on that day when the farmers go to the polls to Bay who shall be

culture wiU look for the farmer* to no pro-1

era we shall see what they will do in this matter, ttis highly probable that they will consider agriculture well enough,but we doubt whether they will be led astray by a candidate who makes it a for his rc-elec-

tion.

MAILS.—Since Monday last the Mails between Terre Haute and Indianapolis have been transported by the old Stage Company in wagons on the National road, instead of the cars, by which they had been for some time past conveyed. We suppose this makes but little difference to through mails for the

The Maine li#ior Law seems to be working admirably in that St»te.—Notwithstanding the strong opposition to the law at first, after a fufl trial, it is found to Work good effects, and the people are now in its favor At a recent election in the State but thT"»e towns voted against the law, one of them was the town of Tmm*rk, which has indue ad the belief that there is "something rotten in Denmark.

Hon. Henry Clay took his seat in the Senate in December, 1806, nearty 46 years igo, There was then bat 17 States in the Unioto, and, of the then thirty-four Senators jt is believed that Mr. Clay alone survives.

STEAMBOAT EXPLOSIONS. It was a singular coincidence, the explosion of two Steamers the <Glencoe> at St. Louis, and the <Redstone> above Madison, almost at the same time on Saturday last.— One in the afternoon, and one in the evening. Scarcely had the wires transmitted news of the one, before the other was ready to be recorded. Both extremely bad cases—and both boats burned to the waters edge. The number of lives lost cannot exactly be ascertained. But the estimate is from thirty to forty by the Redstone and from fifty to seventy by the Glencoe. The particulars of the Redstone disaster we gave in the Courier yesterday, as taken from the Madison Banner. Last evening we received the St. Louis Republican containing more than two columns of the details of the Glencoe explosion. The amount from the St. Louis papers is too long to extract. But the scene must have been appalling. The Steamer was just endeavoring to effect a landing at the wharf between Pine and Chesnut [sic] Streets. She was trying to enter between two Steamers, the Cataract and Georgia. Capt. Lee was standing.on the forward extremity of the hurricane deck, superintending all the operations, when the explosion took place. He escaped with life but is badly hurt. Many bodies were blown on to the wharf, and others lodged on the adjacent Steamboats.— The boat took fire and floated down the river some distance, consuming many helpless persons on board. Many however were got off alive by the aid of Yawls from the shore and those belonging to the steamers. The fire from the boat communicated to a number of flatboats loaded withwood [sic] and grain, a large amount of which was destroyed. ~~~~~~~

The Madison Courier of Aprl 5th, speaking of the late Steamboat disaster says, a friend just from the scene of explosion of the Redstone on Saturday, informs us that the bank of the river presents a singular appearance. Splinters of various colors, from the cabin, have been driven into the bank in great numbers and that the tops of the trees on the river bank are filled with portions of the clothing of the unfortunate sufferers, presenting somewhat the appearance

bodies and faces of the sufferers are burnt black with the <gas>—steam there was none— so that it is impossible to recognize any except by the clothing left on them.

One man, we are informed, had every particle of clothing blown off him except one of his shoes,and, strange he escaped with only a few scalds, and is now walking about Carrollton. ~~~~~~~

By the papers from Indianapolis we learn that L. L. Todd (dem.) was elected on Monday to fill the vacancy in the Senate occasioned by the resignation of Mr. McCarty. The Journal says,that National politics had but little to do in determining the result.— The Temperance men addressed certain queries to the candidates. The answer of Mr. Coburn

was

fire,

Chief Magistrate of the SUte core, .ml of XN, codidate who H-*». m*k hr HPV

b. continuing him Governor to the bonor oftfeeStste and the gk*7 lore- DemtccTtrsi Fivlz.—A fire broke out in

A? the main appeal seems to be to the farm- mcotbe, Ohio, on the 1st inst., and destroyed one-fourth of the taxable property of

the connection is still kept up.—

West, as the connection is still kept up.— To our town however much inconvenience will be experienced on account of the change. Through the Cars the mails were received early in the afternoon—enabling business people to correspond and answer by returning mails same evening. We know not why the change has been made, nor how long it may continue. The pubkc most likely will naturally look to the railroad as the most expeditious medium for mails between this place and Indianapolis. ~~~~~~~

Goto TS ARBKVILLE, S. C.—Mr. Dorn,the owner of a gold mine in Abbeville District, informs the editor of the Banner that in two weeks he hud realised the sum of ten thousand dollars and upwards from his operations with eight hands. The work of two days alone yielded him something over three thousand dollars. Independent of the gold, there are at this mine, says the Banner, Inexhaustible quantities of manganese, which commands a ready sale in the North«rn ja»arkets, and of itself would he a fortune.

r«6tiln(r hnnf out to drv. The"^at the time of tho explosion as the result hns of a large wa^hin0 nu fearfully shown. The boat caught tire on the »n-

open, direct and manly, and

such as gave perfect satisfaction. Mr. Todd's answer was evasive, deceptive and unsatisfactory. Many decided Democrats, who

are

consciencious Temperance men, voted for Mr. Coburn, whilst many just as decided Whigs, (who are opposed to Legislative enactment for the suppression of Intemperance,) voted for Mr. Todd.

The very intelligent Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette says that the entire nnmber of boats lost on the W estern water during the last year was 34, of which 1 was destroyed by collisions, 11 by

and 15 by snaga. The total loss of life

bj.#lion of

hoIldred 0„d

the city,including all the buildings on the two most valuable squares, stores, hotels, dwellings, and warehouses. Amount of property destroyed is stated at $700,000,and 2,000 people rendered houseless.

Henry Gibson, the last survivor of Washington's Life Guard during the Revolution died at hi* residence in Orange county ,New York, week before last, aged 101 years and •24 days. He had been in New York city on the 2Sd of February, attending the cele-

Washington's birthday,

CANAL.—The Canal business has not fairly opened yet from this place—only two boats having been sent North this season, and two to Point Commerce. A break above has occasioned some delay. By the beginning of the coming week it is supposed canal business may commence with some appearance of earnest. ~~~~~~~

At the election held on Monday, in Vermillion county, to fill the vacancy in the House of Representatives of the State Legislature, occasioned by the death of Mr. Hostetter, T. C. W. Sale, Whig, was elected by

50 majority.

Gibson, the pedestrian, has just completed his feat of walking 1050 half milea in 1 o."»0 half hours, at Castle Garden, New

York.

Jones Williams, a colored man, and Ann Hoag. a white woman, are to be hong in Duchess county May.

The

N. Y., wi the 7th of

owners of the steamer Empire have been mulcted in $349 damages for the loss of a stone-boat sunk by the £. The case was tried at Evansville.

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••TICK STATE or BALTIMORE."—^The expression occurs in an elaborate leading article in the Westminister Review, on the subject of Representative Reform."

Two three story brick booses recently fell down in New York, killing two men, and severely

injuring a number of others.

Those who are curious in such matters will find a scientific explanation of "spiritual rapping*"' in another column.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS A bill making an appropriation to complete the cemetery near the city of Mexico in vthich the Amecican soldiers are buried, has passed the Senate.

.The bill granting lands to the State of Iowa for tail road purposes has passed the Senate. Similar bills granting lands to Missouri, Arkansas and Alabama were ordered to be engrossed.

A resolution was offered and adopted, directing the Committee on Ways and Meaps to inquire into the expediency of increasing the duty on manufactured ircn imported into this country.

A plan haa been proposed for taking the yeas and tutya in Congress and other Legislative bodies. It was referred to the committee on Patents. A remonstrance has been presented against admitting Utah into the Union as a 8tate, alleging that Mormoniam ia ultra anti-republican.

A resolution has passed the House appropriating $500,000 towards the extension of of the Capitol, now in progress oflniildinp, under tho provisions of an act of the last Congress. The resolution is now before tho committe on Public Buildings in the Senate, It seems that doubts are entertained of tho stability of the foundation walls already laid, and tho Senate committee Is instructed to inako a thorough examination of the work as far as executed.

REDSTONE EXPLOSION. The explosion of the Redstone on the Ohio river, of which we gave an account a day or two since, is now suspected of having been the result of either carelessness or recklessness. The Redstone was considered a crack boat in the way of time. Tho Madison Courier on the very evening of the disaster was bragging of this boat, and of her beating the Buckeye the day before.

Referring to this accident the Louisville Courier of Monday says: This terrible disaster, from all the information we could learn, was the result of the mostly culpable ignorance, and recklessness. The officers of the boat were inexperienced, and the engineers, and Captain particularly, were very incompetent, and should never have beed [sic] entrusted with the control or management of a steamboat, on which any human being, other than themselves, would ever, travel. There was no water in the boilers

stant of explosion and was consumed to the water's edge. A mass of spoons belonging to the boat was picked up on the shore, which had been melted together by the intense heat. The Captain, though much hurt, and having a leg and arm broken, is likely to survive. ~~~~~~~

The State Sentinel of Wednsday says that Gov. Wright has received a letter from Dr. Ellis, Auditor of State, dated New York, 31st ult., conveying the gratifying intelligence that the Doctor had sold the stock of the State in the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, amounting to $31,450, for the sum of $59,339 in the two and a half per cent. State stock. This is the State's stock, not the States's interest in the road, which has been sold to the Company for the sum of $600,000 in the like stocks. This amount? together with the surplus revenue of this year, will enable the Statev during the year 1852, to discharge three-quarters of a million of her indebtedness.

The Washington correspondent of the "Baltimore Sun," says that it is understood at Washington, that the House committee of Ways and Means has determined to report a bill, proposing the distribution of the "fourth installment of the surplus revenue among the States, in pursuance of the act of June 23d, 1836." According to the appropriations which will probably be made, Indiana will receive $2S6,7o0,48, and Illinois $159,306,38.

STATISTICS OF HOG SLAUGHTERING.—The following statistics of Hog slaughtering in the West areobtained from reliable sources. Iowa in 1850, slaughtered 60,000 in 1801, 28,000—deficiency 41,000. In Illinois 1850, 210,000 1851, 140,000—deficiency, 61,000. Upper Mississippi, 1850,08,000 1851,48,000—deficiency 20,000. Total deficiency at these points, 122,000 hogs.

L. M. Kennett, Whig, has been elected Mayor of St. Louis by 600 or 700 majority. A riot occurred in the Fourth Ward which resulted in tho death of one person and the wounding of five or six others. The military were called out to preserve order.

EXPLOSION OF THE POCHAHONTAS.—A Telegraphic dispatch from Memphis, March 27th, states that the steamer Pochahontas collapsed both the flues of her middle boiler, by which eighteen persons were scalded and eight killed. ~~~~~~~

The Washington correspondent of the N. Y. Herald writes that it is generally understood among the knowing ones at Wasbington that neither Cass, Buchanan nor Douglas can get the Baltimore nomination.

It is said that the explosion of the Redstone on Saturday was heard at the distance of eight miles, and that the concussion was felt in the houses at Carrolton, three or four miles from the scene of the disaster. ~~~~~~~

A ploughman in Pennsylvania was recently seen turning snow, of which there was a plenty, under the sod. This is a new substance for improving the soil. Wonder if Gov. Wright knows of it.

Cot?KTF.RFF.rr.—One dolla? bills on die Cincinnati City Bank^ltered to fives, are in circulation in Louisville. They can be detected by holding them np to the light.

The citizens of Danville are making efforts for the construction of a Railroad from that place to intersect the Terre Haute R. R. at ClayaviNe.

A SMAST OLD GESTLEMA*!—The Panama Echo of the 18th contains the following paragraph: "Senor Loui Durand of this city, late resident on Santa Anna Plaasa, outside the city wall, died last night, aged, 90 years.— He had a family of over one hundred children. vThey are actually his own children, of the first generation." The oid Mormon!

Although the tongue has no bones, it breaks bones.

Terrible Explosion and Frightful Loss of Life. On Saturday evening last the 3d inst. our citizens were appalled by the receipt of intelligence of one of the most terrible explosions that has occurred upon the Ohio river for many years. The steamer Redstone, which had gone into the trade between here and Cincinnati and mado two or three trips, at about noon on Saturday left on her upward trip, having on board, as nearly as we can learn, about twelve passengers, exclusive of the crew of the boat, which probably was composed of some thirty persons. At Carrollton she took on board, as we learn

eight passengers, making in all about fifty individuals. After leaving Carrollton and reaching a point in the vicinity of Craig's bar, some four or five miles above the mouth of the Kentucky River, she landed upon the Kentucky side to take on board a Mr. Scott who had been sojourning there sometime on a visit to his parents who lived upon the bank of the Ohio. Mr. S got on, board, and, while standing upon the forward part of the boat exchanging with his parents and relatives a parting farewell, the vessel in the meantime backing into the stream, one of the boilers burst with most terrible force almost totally wrecking the boat and either killing or wounding all on board expect eight persons—three women, two girls, and three men—who were rescued from the wreck, which look fire immediately after the explosion and burned until she sank. Mr. Scott, of whom we have spoken above, was instantly killed at the very moment of bidding adieu to his friends.

Since the above was written we have learned many particulars from a friend who went up to the scone of the disaster on Sunday night and returned yesterday morning.

It is not known exactly how many persons wore upon the boat at the time of the fatal accident, but it is supposed by those who had the best opportunity of knowing, that the number must have between sixty and seventy, most of whom, without doubt, are lost.

Capt. Pate, who was badly wounded, was taken up to his home, near Rising Sun, on the Hoosier State, together with several others some of whom were wounded. Of the four engineers, three were killed and one wounded; the names of the first and second were Messrs. Berry, both killed; the third engineer, Mr. Eddy, was wounded, and the striker, whose name is unknown, was killed; the other engineer was not on board.

The pilots, Messrs. Jackson and Langley, were badly wounded. The mate, two deck-hands, and a deck passenger, name not known, were wounded. Two bodies burned to a crisp and supposed to be cabin boys were found upon the deck.

Among the passengers known to be killed were James E. Goble, one of the editors of the Lawrenceburg Register, whose body as yet has not been found; E. G. Crisman, a printer employed in the Register office, was blown some thirty or forty yards lived nearly two hours, and died in great agony E. S. Durbin of Lawrenceburgh, who just before he expired, asked about the safety of his sister and cousin who were on board but saved; Rev. P. Scott, mentioned above, who was upon his way to Warsaw, where he was to preach yesterday, was found some twelve hundred yards from the wreck, in a cornfield, badly mutilated.

Of the killed, eight were entered yesterday at Carrolton. A portion of the larboard boiler was thrown across the river and landed in a cornfield on the Indiana side, some considerable distance from the water, and another piece prostrated a tree some ten inches in diameter. Fragments of the cabin are strewn upon the river bank and even lodged in the branches of the loftiest trees.

The above are all the particulars which we are able to obtain up to the time our paper was put to press.—<Mad. Banner>. ~~~~~~~

VESSELS OF WAR.—The result of some experiments now in course of trial at the Washington Navy Yard would seem to establish the unfitness of iron as a material for the hulls of vessels of war. The small steamer Water Witch, being condemned as unfit for further service, has been lately moored off the Navy Yard, for the purpose of trying on her sides the effects of shot and shells at point blank range. A few days since an eight inch shell was fired at her from a 56 pounder gun, at a distance of three hundred and fifiy yards. The shell went clenr through both sides of the vessel, tearing large ragged holes, (much loager than the diameter of the shell, and too irregular for plugging.) and scattering small and jagged fragments of iron, which in an action would likely prove more dangerous to her own crew than the shot from an enemy's battery. Another shell fired at her wooden bulwarks made a clear round hole.

We derive these facts from an officer of the yard, who deemed them worthy of publicity. He left with us two of the iron fragments, which are certainly very ugly-looking things to be flying about a man.—<National Intelligencer>. ~~~~~~~

The Cumberland Alleganian of Fri­

day says: A disease which ltas baffled the best medical skill has been prevailing for some time past in the Glades, the upper part of this county. Its approach is known by a slight pain, which soon extends over the system, drawing the body nearly double, and causing the most ex* cruciating pain, to the person attacked, who is only relieved by death, which usually takes place in a few hours.

Families have been almost entirely destroyed by it and we hear of an stance where a widow and three children were attacked, and died—one little child only escaping.

At a recent Conference of Churches in Groton, Mass., the Bible used by John Rogers, the martyr, and carried by him to the stake, some of the leaves of which bear the marks of the flames, was brought to the meeting by a descendant of the martyr.

MBTAPHTSICAL.— Why is the inside of everything unintelligible?—Because we can't make it out.

Spiritual Knocking* Scientifically ex 'r plniaed. That' the mysterious and wonderful knockings and rapping* of the 'spirits' at Rochester and elsewhere would some day he explained we never had the least doubt but we did not dare lo hope that the elucidation and clearing up would come so soon. In theso progressive times, however, science seems v° be shod with the 'nine-league boots' of the fairy tale, and the gigantic strides of her votaries fill us with emotions in which awe, wonder and astonishment are so intimately conglomerated and 'mixed up' that we can hardly tell which from t'other, or t'other from which!' Of the laborious and difficult procdss by which the scientific correspondent of the Cin.

Commercial arrived at the following conclusions, we can say nothing but the precision elegance, and locidiiy of the explanation must make itself obvious to the'meanest capacity.' In allusion to the lappings, this profound philosopher beautifully observes: 'The only true and legitimate manner of accounting for the taps is the physiological defects of the membraneous system. The obtuseness of the abdominal indicator causes the cartilaginous compressor 10 coagulate into the diaphragm, and depresses the duodenumjnio the flandango. Now, if the laps were caused by the vogation of the electricity from the exiremiiies,the tympamium would ilso dissolve into spiritual sinctum, and the aifactory ossincator would ferment and become identical with the pigmentum. Now, this is not the case in order to produce the taps, the spiritual rotundum must be elevated down to the spiritual spero. But, as 1 said be fore, the inferior ligaments must not subtend over the digitorum sufficiently to disorganize the stercicletum.'

A friend of ours, who graduated'with distinguished honors' at one of the Northern Universities, says that he must dissent in tola from the idea that the 'depression of the duodenum into the flandango' could, by any possibility, cause •the olfactory ossificator to ferment and become identical with the pigmentum.' lie says the thing cannot be done and, after quo'ing several learned authorities on the subject, winds up his argument by the remark that: 'The vibratory motion communicated to the tunica albugenia by the parturition of the alveola process effectually disintegrates the pericardiac influences of the epigastrium, and produces a compound corpuscular movement of the lymphatic glands which abnormal and diagnosiical state of the nervous system deteriorates a preponderance of the lacteal fluid to the posterior portion of the cerebellum, and pVedisposes the patient to preternatural distension ofihe auricular membraneous orifice: in which case, the rappings become painfully and distinctly audible..'

Now whether this is or is not so we will not undertake to say, but we will leave the whole matter in the hands of the learned savans, in the full confidence that little can be added to the above triumphant and incontrovertible exposition.—Geor. Cron.

Democratic Harmony, Present and Prospective. The Charleston Mercury s&ys the letter from which the following extract is taken, is from the pen of '-one of the calmest and shrewdest observers in Washington." It is a graphic but true picture of the condition of the "happy family" whose sur-name is "Democra­

cy," and a misnomer WASHINGTON, March 18, 1852. In the green room of politics there is much disputation and acrimony. The outbrenkings you have seen in the debates, if debates they can be called.— The old line Democrats are the peacemakers. 'i hey go about remonstrating now with the Union Democrats, now with the Free Soilers, and then with the States Rights men. They assume a paternal demeanor, and very tenderly chide the filial members of the household whenever there is any scratching!" "ink

or pulling of hair. Iiu» do not thill the peace can bo preserved much longer Until the last week all were proclaiming their absolute submission to the will ot the Convention. There was a brisk competition in this, each ono aiming thereby to advance his friend—but in muny instances, secretly resolved, the people permitting, to avenge his disappointment. But within a few days I have heard several say they would not support this or that man. Cass and

Butler will come to an open rupture with Douglas before long. Houston is burning inside liken volcano,.and when he finds that he lias nothing to hope from tho North ho will become the most determined and perhaps the most efficient Southern Confederacy man, that is. if he enn seo anything to hope from the South. Cass too, will be filled with wrath when his disappointment comes, ns it will come, and ho will hold the South responsible. From these two instances you may get aninsight into what lies in the fumre.

A woman with an infant in her arms applied to us yesterday "for money to buy bread Being in rather an inquisitive turn of mind, we asked her ladyship whether her husband was living.—

No poor man."sheexclaimed,"he was killed in the war with Mexico, fighting tho battles for Amerikey, and here I'm left a poof widow, with six children leaning on mo for bread." This was spoken with a sigh. We had ^cotr.passion. The image of that infant in her arms, only three or four months old, the woman a widow, the husband having been killed in Mexico five or six years ggn—who could resist the appeal? We dismissed her with a shilling and blessing on the infant, who, as she said, truly, no doubt, "had never seen its father's blessed face."—JTtoy Times

A NORWEGIAN NEWSPAPER.—At Im mansville. Rock county, Wisconsin, is published a paper in the Norse tongue, with the title of Emigranten el Naftbangigt Demokratisk Blad. The object of this publication is to aid Americanizing the emigrants from Norway.

The value of the commerce between the Island of Cuba and the U. S., during the past year, was nearly twenty mil lions of dollars.

WILLIAM WILLIAMS.

We find the following in relation to

the Whig Candidate for Lieut. Governor, in the Ko&iusko Republican:

The accomplished Editor of the South Bepd Register intimated to us the other day that William Williams was A considerable man and could speak a» well as a Democratic candidate foir the second office on the State ticket. We have known one William Williams, when we lived in Penusylvonia, but he was a bank officer and only half way whig this William Williams, we believe removed to Iowa, but he may have removed to Kosciusko afterword*

wo

shall bo glad to hear William Williams in Madison." A friend furnishes us the Madison Courier (Loco) from which we clip the above. Our WtLLUM WILLIAMS never was a bank officer in Pennsylvania or elsewhere. If his personal history would be of any interest to the public it may not be a miss for us to give it at least the general outline of it. He was born in Cumberland county, Pa in May 1820. and is consequendy now nearly 32 years old. His parents, when he was a boy of twelve, removed with him to Perrys* burgO., and thence two years afterwards to Kosciusko Co., Indiana, where he has, except two months, ever since resided. Ilis parents were in humble, though comfortable circumstances, and were intelligent, exemplary and pious. His aged mother still lives in our midst, and enjoys the universal and warm affection of all who know her—and her son still hears and heeds her precepts, and lavishes upon her the gratitude which every son owes to such a mother, and which the dutiful ever remember in afterlife. For her comfort, as well as for that of his own family, his energies have been constantly devoted in the honorable business departments of life, and with him any honest business is honorable. At the age of twenty-two by the accidental destruction of property, Mr. WILLIAMS suddenly found himseif stripped of everything and a thousand dollars in debt. That was a dark day for him, but he was not above his business, aud by his great industry and energy, the clouds were soon to be dispelled. Being a mechanic by nature, lie seized a jack-plane, the hand saw and augur, and went to work in our village. There are now standing in our village, about a dozen buildings built by his labor. He never had served an apprenticship to the trade, but was regarded as an honest workman—and had plenty to do. In the intervals of time he read law and in 1845 he was admitted to the bar. After that for a month or

two. Williams'hammer was heard a1 matters concerning the administration

work upon the present Kosciusko Court House, and we believe that job closed his career as a mechanic. He then opened a law office, soon had a respectable practice, and ere long won his way up in his new profession, pftid off the last cent of his indebtedness, (his creditors never oppressed him) and now his pecuniary circumstances are easy and prosperous.- No man ever said that WM. WILLIAMS, cheated him two coppers' value, and his liberality in every private or public charity here, has been praisworthy and up to his means. He has for three years been our county Treasurer, and we are willing to take the testimony of political opponents as to the manner in which his official du ties have been discharged.

This is the WM. WILLIAMS whom the whigs present for Lieutenant Governor. Whether he is to be elected or not, can best be decided after the votes are counted. That he ought to be, we know well, and the public may conclude from the sketch above, that he is such a man as will try to work his way.

AMERICAN GENIUS.—The editor of the Clinton Courant, in addition to his editorial vocation, is 'a ticket-master, answering a thousand daily calls about the weather and the probability of the arrival of the cars at the exact time advertised. Then he is auctioneer, keeps a lime-store.-CxecuA«« ng. "is agent for a brick-yard, carries on farming, supports a family, and lives in Harvard.'

Mrs. Prigg married her second husband not because she admired ihe sex. blit bccause he was of tbo size of her first protector, nnd "would come so good to wear his old clothes out." Considerate woman, that. Mrs. Prigg can't bear to seo "anything go to waste," as Mrs. Mullony observed when she fried her potatoes with an end of a candle.

THE VERT LAST!—Saxe. of the Burlington Sentinel, perpetrated ihe following, on the 4th day of March last, and printed in his paper of the same date! "Sartain's Magazine" contains poem entitled 'Our Baby—by Pheby Cary.' pretty thing.bui it don't compare with our baby—by the editor of tho Sentinel."

At the annual meeting of the Horticultural Society of Chester county, in the State of Pennsylvania, Mrs. U. Pennypacker exhibited a dish of Isabella grapes,oflast year's growth,which in flavor and appearance, were nearly, if not quite, equal to ihe fruit just from the vine.

SIZE OF ENGLISH CART HOUSES.—The editor of tho Michigan Farmer says that ihe heaviest horse he 6aw at tho great Windsor caule show weighed twentythree hundred and fifty. 11 is owner said thai many exceeded that weight, and mentioned one thatweiged twenty-seven hundred and fifty.

The Daily Wisconsin says, that the emigration to California from the State of Wisconsin, exceeds belief. Farms are sold for half their value by persons in haste to migrate to the land of gold. ~~~~~~~

In Belgium, every acre of ground supports three persons. YV hat a popu* lation the U. States could maintain at that—not less than 6,500,000,000 souls.

It is said that none are so much to be pitied as the ministers of monarchs under age, and old men in love with maidens.

The nest of a blind bird is mado God.

CONGRESS. 1

Mr. Williams made a political and presidential speech. He said he would dot support Gen. Stfott, if nominated, unless he declared his position on tho compromise. He did not believe ho could be elected. He lauded Mr. Fillmore's administration of the government„ his position on the compromise, &c. and expressed his strong preference for him for the Presidency.

Mr. Ingersoll, of Connecticut, spoko at lengthj and said thai Connecticnt was sound on the Union question. He would sustain the Democratic nominations.

Mr. Fowler humourously replied to^ the remarks of Mr. Hiller some time since. Massachusetts, he snid, was a U"ion State. Her star would be the last, to fall from

tiie

galaxy into the darkness^

of disunion ond disgrace. Regarding* the public lands, he would be generous* to the new States, but was in favor of liberal grants to the old ones. He advocated the homestead bill, glowingly portraying its advantages to the poor and the country.

He also advocated setting apart land for the negroes. He referred to the Tariff as a great national question, and said that it should not be a party measure but should be to protect labor. He de-^, nounced the fugitive slave law as a violation of humanity and the atfety of the constitution, lie urged ne.gir^Hty^| and peace abroad. ./ sj

Mr. Porter got the floor, when the** Committe rose and the House adjourned.'"

IIENRY CLAY.

As the career of this eminent state** man draws near its close, the fogs ft nek mists which political detraction had ac« cumulated around him disperse and melt away, so that in a clear sky and with tustro unobserved he descends to the horizon of life, in sunset of splendor. A Democrotic journal, the Orleans Courier, thus speaks of him

Henry Clay now belongs to history, and his fame to his country. From ono end of its broad territories to the other, he has not a sing?e enemy. Throughout his long and illustrious career he has been the advocate and champion of freedom, and of those great principles of law and order, without which liberty has no stability and no guarantees for the repose of society.

The opposition to Mr. Clay, so long and so steadily made by the Democratic party, must not be mistaken for a distrust cf his patriotism or a want c,f admiration for his great and generous qualities. It was exclusively political, growing out of a difference of opinion on

of

our government—our home policy. His reputation and his fame are Mr much cherished by our party, as th® oilier. And no American politician could now make an attack on him, with* out being 'condemned by tho general voice of the country.

TIED DOWN AT HOME.—A friend of ours living not far from Pontiac. was importuned one pleasant day lately by his wife to take her a sleigh riding.— The gentleman, being a man of business, plead his engagement, when the wifo replied that was the old story, and that she must be tied down at home. Tho husband rejoined that if anybody would furnish him wiih good clothes to wear, and enough to eat and drink, that he would be willing to be tied at home.—• A few days after the gentleman came home earlier than was his custom and being fatigued, lay down upon the sofa and fell into a sound sleep.

His wife took some cords, and" slyl^ tied his hands together, served his feet in the same way, and made him fast the sofa, She then set a table with alt the house afforded, and placed nn extra suit of clothes within his reach.—• This done she started to pay a friend a visit. Upon her return late in the evening she found her subject of domestic discipline as she left him, except that he was wide awake and very rri9dv„ •wiiat on earth does all this metm?' savs he.

Nothing,' quietly remarked his wife, except the consummation of your earth ly wishes—enough to eat, drink and wear, and to bo TIED AT HOME! That couple were seen sleigh riding the next day.—Del. Adv.

The item of oil consumed on railroads is a far more expensive one than is generally supposed. An authentic statement shows that during the year 1851 the railroads of Massachusetts, comprising a total length of 1012 miles, expended for spermeciti [sic] oil $77,293.80. The number of miles of railroad in opperation in the United States, is 10.814. Reckoning the cost of oil on all the roads in the same ratio as that paid by the Massachusetts railroads, we have the snug little sum of $825,943,82 as the amount paid by all the railroads in tho United States for oil in 1851. ~~~~~~~

EMANCIPATED WOMAN.—(To horS^rvant)—"Jane, put the bnby to gleep with laudanum, and then bring mc my parasol and revolver. I am going to attend a meeting for the amelioration of tho condition of the human race.

ADVICE

to

WIVES.—Should you fintf

it necessary as you undoubtedly

In Terre Haute, on Thursday the

by

will

many of you, to chastise your husbands, you should perform this affectionate duty with the soft end of the broomtnot with the handle.

MARRIED.

8th

inst,

by Rev. M. A. Jewett, Mr. DAVID D. MICHAELS, of Burlington, Iowa, to Miss SARAH AJ»N CRisHKJt, of Terre Haute

JUSTICE'S ELECTION.

We are authorized to announce JAMES HOW «P a candidate for Justice of the Peace in the pfaee of J. H. Burnhani, resigned. .S

We are authorized to announce ISAAC M. RAT as a candidate for Justice of die Peace in the plac* of Jokn H. Burnliam, resigned.

We are authorized to announce W. D. Jon*so:r as a candidate fbr Justice of the Pfeace in the^ place of J. II. Burnhnm resigned.

Notice—County Seminary,

SCHOOL

will be opened in the county Seminary on the 19th ol this month under th superintendence of A. SLOAN—farther notice given ill

April 3 '52 daw 1 w-107-33.