The Wabash Courier, Volume 20, Number 45, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 3 July 1852 — Page 2

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THE COCKIER.

E S S E O N A E

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Saturday Morning, July 3,1852.

WHIG NOMIN ATIONSl

President.

JGBN&IAL WINFIELD SCOTT.| -f ,1^ ^or

Vice

HENRY S. LANE,

PrteM-™** ij V'

WILLIAM A. GRAHAM,

OF NORTH CAROLINA.

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S*»ATO*UL SUCTOHS,

of Montgomery eounty.

PLEASANT A. HACKLEM AN,

of Rush co.

DISTRICT ELECTORS.

DIVIBKIUJORE, Delaware county 6. FABICS M. FISCH, Johnson county 7. RKJBABI) W. THO*TSOJ«, Vigo

For Secretary of State,

JOHN OSBORNE, of Clay county," For Reporter of Supreme Court, A. L. OSBORN, of Laporte county.

For Clerk of Supreme Court,

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

Judges of the Supreme Court,

Dist. 1. JOHN B. HOWE, Lagrangltb. 3. CHARLES DEWEY, Clark co. ». DAVID McDONALD,Monroeco. 4. SAMUEL B.GOOK1N3, Vigo co

Nothing was told by the wires except thi single fact of dissolution. No particulars his last moments, last hours, or even days have yet come to hand. The public mind however, has been gradually and fully pre

has the country been in some degree saved! from the shock of a sudden announcementy" or unexpected demise, of one whose nam is so closely identified with the greatness andl prosperity of this great Union. Who wasj so fully in the hearts of his countrymen at

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sound of this great name. To his counsel all parties have listened, not for the silvery| tones of his voice only, but for the wisdom

nal mementoes of his country's gratitude But beyond all that, his name will have place in the hearts of the people, only to be erased, on the downfall of Republics, or the destruction of human liberty

One hundred years will have elapsed on the 4th day of November next, since Gen GEORGE WASHINGTON was made a free and accepted Mason in the Fredericksburg! Lodge. The Grand Lodges of Tennessee Michigan, Vermont, and N. Carolina, have recommended the Masonic fraternity under their respective jurisdictions to observe the 4th day of November next, as a Masonic jit bilee. The Grand Lodge of the State of New York, at its annual session, held in the city of New York, unanimously recommend ed the fraternity in that State, to celebrate the day in an appropriate wanner.

Jcnes DOUGLAS.—The Chicago (Illinois) Democrat, after asserting its aoquiescence in Gen. Piarce's nomination, says:

the Senate, and pave the way to have him stteeeed Gen. Fierce. It is of the utmost importance, then, that we gat up good legiala live tickets, aad that we bare no bolting any where this year. Let oar raiding cry he tie re-election of Dwgtas" "".'rZ'""

The Zanesville Courier speaki of a osst DARATUM, vis: an instrome&I^Jo secure th« erect position of standing fating these 'all-fired hot* days.'*

Dist. 1. LENUSL Q. DKBRULKR, Dubois county lnear getting a thrashing for simply mention2. JOHN D. FUROUSOJI, Clark county 3. Capt. SeOrr CARTS*,Switzerland co ,Y 4. JUHK H. FAHQUHAR, Franklin county *.AU 5.

county

8. G. O. Bebm,Tippecanoecounty 9. T. S. 9TAS«EXJ», St. Joseph county 10. JAMKS S. Fiuzita, Kosciusko county il.

JVH4V WAIAACE, Grant county

Por Governor,

NICHOLAS McCARTY",

OP MARION COUNTY.

•V" For Lieutenant Governor, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, OF KOSCIUSKO COUNTY,

For Treasurer of Safe,

SIMON T. HADLEY, of Hendricks co. For Auditor of State, DOUGLASS M4GUIRE, of Marion co.

DEATH OF A GREAT MAN. The length of said road is stated, as neor We announced on Tuesday the death oflas may be, to be one hundred and ninety that distinguished Statesman HENRY CLAY••miles

pared for thi. event. Form.ny months pa8t|how the heart leaped .nd the blood quickenit h«. been known th.t Henry Clay waJ-d, when "Harry of the We.t wastheatar gradually sinking, and that Ma death ight|h« guided us to duty H.a vo.ee, wu the be looked for .peedily and certain. ThuJ^'™ rai .ejus around the st.ndard of our cause. In hun we had life, and hope, and faith. On him the great Whig party would bestow all honor, and praise and glory. Now that our chieftain is removed from the land of the living, should not we in this vicinity, give expression to the heart»1 ii .»•»

of his advice, the ripeness of his experiencerB^ence *n an^

the sagacity of his views and the profundity! of his statesmanship. Where and when| shall we find his like againl Yes, this question, not only for our own country, but for the world to answer. He rests from his la-| bors, and his place cannot soon be filled.The Whigs of the Union, in the death of Henry Clay sustain a loss not easily re-l paired. He was among the Fathers of that! great conservative party. The true princi-l pies of Republican government have ripened! into usefulness through the wisdom and ex-I per ence of such men as the Sage of Ash-| land. Long will his memory bo cherished. Already, and before his death, have groundsl been set apart, on which to erect the exter-B""

According to Pennsylvania papers, Buchanan takes his defeat very sorely. Although he telegraphed to hisfriends in Waah-itwenty-eight States during the Presidential ington City that he would support the Balti-lcanvass. If his speech at the Ratificaton timore nominees it seems he has not yetlmCeting in Washington is

sufficiently recovered from his disappoint-lare to follow, the Whigs could not have a nicnt to eppear in public. The Democratsimoro valuable auxiliary to their cause.— of Lancaster city, held

the country, to the nominations of the Whig National Convention and so strorijjly opposed are they to the election of the Whig nominees, that they are going to support Pierce and King We expect the most, if not all these statements are as false as was a declaration we heard the other day intimating political treachery by men we knew to be firm, reliable Whigs, and warm supporters of the Whig nominees. The first time net one of these Whigs, who by the way one of the best in the country, we menioaad to hi® that we had heard a man using his name as one whowas going to turn his back to the Whig Dominations and give tys support and influence to the opposition. Well! all we've got to say is, that we oame very

ingwltat we had heard. The only way we [could get out of it, was, by solemnly affirmling that we did not believe it, that we knew lit was a slander, and that nobody could cram laoy such stuff down our throat. We left as Isoon as possible, ruminating on the extreme 1 measures partisans are sometimes compelled Ito resqpt to when they are conscious of ad Ivocati^g a sinking cause.

The Railroad Convention assembled at (Lpgansport on Wednesday the 23d and conti nued ia sesawm two days. A large number lof delegates were present. The convention lw^s organized by appointing John R. Por-

|te7,of Vermillion, chairman. The Conven Ition adopted Articles of Association, the [name andstyleof the corporation to be"The [Lake Erie, Wabash and St. Louis Railroad [Company." The capital stock to be Four

Millions of Dollars, to consist of eighty [thousand shares of fifty dollars each. The [eastern terminus of the road to be a point on Ithe east line of Allen or DeKalb county in (the State of Indiana, thence running down [the vallies of the Little and Wabash Rivers,

HENRY CLAY.—The name of Henry Clay is dear to every Whig. In times gone by

Inoble old champion go down to his grave (without a word, a sigh or a tear. Let us Igive evidence to the world that our confi-

our

DROWNED.—Some boys bathing in the river a short distance below town yesterday found the body of a female in shallow water, near the shore. The deceased was recognized as Clara Kinsley, a young woman recently from the neighborhood of Indianapolis and who has been working as a hired girl for several weeks in this place. She left a trunk with some clothing at the house of Mr. W S. Smith, with directions to send them to

It is stated in some of the Democratic ournals that Senator Douglas, who is generally regarded as the embodiment of younp America, has been invited by his party, and accepts the invitation to make speeches in

[communications, telegraphic despatches, (fec.lthe Democratic Convention, upon the plftt [expressing with all the, gravity of truth the*form adapted by that body, not because It is [resistance of Whig* in different sections ot expected of him as a candidate, but because

jand passing through the counties of DeKalb,B^merjean peop]e ith hundreds of tbousVVhitley,Huntington, Wabash,Miami, Ca33lan(js

Carroll, Tippecanoe, Fountain, Warren, and|him

Vermillion, or as many of them as may be|Qnce

necessary, all in the State of Indiana, the most eligible route, and terminatingj at some point on the west line of the State of Indiana, in the general direction of Danville, Ills

Books were opened and stock to the a Imount of $50,000 taken on the spot.

her mother, on Tuesday afternoon last—and on bidding good-by told the family they

would never see her again. She is suppos-

ed to have gone to the river, and committed the rash act the same evening. ~~~~~~~

ratification meetinelWhen a man makes speeches that disgust

a short time since, but Mr. Buchanan failedla large portion of his own party, he is very to-be present. His absence is thus slylylapt to add somewhat to the strength of thr noticed by the LancasUrian, which oppose^|0pposing party hirrt and favored Gen. Cass: "Great regret waa expressed by some of] the warm personal frienas of Mr. Buchanan that he waa not present, to imitate the example of the venerable statesman, Cass, in giving his hearty concurrence in the action of the Baltimore Convention.

sample of what

THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT. —The <National Intelligencer> says the Washngton National Monument is now languishing for the want of means to carry it on.— The Board of Managers beg leave to suggest to the clergymen throughout the United States that, as the anniversary of our independence will fall on Sunday they shall each and all take up collections in their churches for this great and patriotic object. ~~~~~~~

The Madison Courier, Democratic, comes to us in mourning for the death of Mr. Clay. It says that immediately after the news of his death reached that place, the business men closed their stores and places of busi ties# and the bells were tolled some hours during the afternoon.

Messrs. Williams and Wlllard candidates for Lt. Governor, postponed their appointment for speaking on account of the melan choly news. *',s

A Nsw SAMFLBOP A co*.—Messrs. John son & Neal, of Philadelphia, have a sugar

"Now we nrast reject Judge Dooglas to cured hog, weighing about 130 lha., well worth a visit hog entire, with the exception of the entrails. ,1 jL

In another column will be found some re marks made by President Fillmore, Gen Scott, Mr Webster and Mr. Graham, when waited upon by dtiiens of Washington, after the nominations were made by the WhigJ National Convention^

the principles it embraces command the ap probation of his judgment and with them he heHove* there has been no word or act of his life in conflict.

We publish two resolutions passed by the Conventions at Baltimore, so that Western people may see what is to be expected from Gen. Pierce, as he subscribes so faithfu^y to the Democratic platform:

WHIG FLATFCfRM. Resolved, That the Constitution vests in Congress the power to open and repair har bora and remove ob structions from navigable rivers, and it is expedient that Congress should exercise such pow er, said improvementsMEHTS. being, in every in stance, national and general in their char acter.

devotion to HENRY CLAY,

were founded in his true worth, his great ness, his statesmanship, his services to his country, and his exalted patriotism.

DEMOCRATIC PL.ATFORM. •. Resolved, That the CORSTITUTIOH no S MOT OOHFER UPOlt THE GENERAL GO E ME N THE POWER TO COMMENCE AND CARRY ON A GENERAL SYSTEM OF INTERNALIMPROVE-

It is gratifying to think how Gen. Scott has risen above all those who were tin any way connected with that most infamous transaction, the court martial of his conduct during the Mexican War. It is glorious to reflect upon his beating Marcy, the maiu instrument of his abude. Gen. Butler who BU perceded Gen. Scott command of the army was also a candidate for nomination, but he had not the hold in the affections of the people sufficient to secure the nomination. There was Benton, too, on whom they wanted to put soldier clothes, call him a Lieuten ant General, and send him down to Mexico to strut about and direct such a man as Gen. Scott. Where are all those who had a hand 'in that ignominious attempt to disgrace the brave Old Gencal who had so often carried the American Flag triumphant against the enemies of our country? And where is the object of their vengeancel—the honored can didate for the highest office in the gift ot the

jjg fellow-citizens rallying around

eager to

occup

iace him in the chair that was

jec| by WASHINGTON.

RALLY WHIGS.—The Washington Repub lie says: "One of our townsmen, an old fash ioned Whig who was somewhat disconcerted at first at the defeat of his favorite candidate before the late Whig National Convention, having drawn near the crowd which gathered to announce the nominations on Monday night, was rather an indifferent spectator until the band struck up the old and well remembered air of "Rally Whigs," when reflecting that he had triumphed in his principles, if not his candidate, he could no longer resist the stirring notes of the patri ic call, but fell into the ranks, and now supports the ticket of the convention with a will and enthusiasm. Such no doubt will be the case with thousands.

The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot, speaks of a rumor in Washington that Mr. Webster is going soon to ^England, as Minister. Mr. Lawrence has aieanWufriS, iris saTtffaTnr'jflr? Webster wishes to leave the country before the period of his annual visitation of the summer cold, to which he has been subjected for many years past. He is desirous of being in England before the first of August, and it is generally supposed that he will be commissioned at an early day.

It is currently reported that when a committee of Democrats at Washington united on Commodore Stockton and invited him to address a meeting to "ratify" the nomination of Gen. Pierce, he expressed his great astonishment that they should ask him to speak in support of such a man as Pierce— a man whom he had scarcely ever heard of. He added that all he had heard of him showed that he entertained a set of principles every one of which almost he was opposed to. He thought it very strange to be asked toj speak in favor of such a nomination.

Room for the Converts.

Hon. Thomas D. Walpole, for many years the ruling spirit of Whigery in Hancocki^hat nobl county, has come over, body and soul, to tbe democracy, and says that his feelings of peace and satisfaction area continual feast to him. The Democracy always welcome such converts, and duly provide for them—sometimes however, at the expense of men who have been democrats all their lives.—-Ind. Statesynan.

Good-bye, Walpole,—hope you will have 3 good time embracing those who used to curse you—and hope you will get fat on the continual feast" of Locofocoism.

The Frankfort (Ky.) Coinmoiiicealih states that Herr. Alexander was brought before Police Judge SHANNON upon a writ of habeas corpus, and after a hearing discharged. He had been committed by Judge Her don in default of bail, on a charge of cheating, under tbe common law. Judge Shannon's decision was not given at length, but proceeded, we understand, upon the ground that there was no law in force atuhorizing the committal.

WALPOLE.—The State Sentinel makes a great parade of a letter from Thos. D. Walpole subscribing for the Daily Sentinel until after the Presidential election. We will make a bet with the Sentinel, for as much aa tbe law will allow, that this move of Mr. Walpole will not lose Scott more than one rote in Hancock county. Will you take foe bet!

day to expresa in forcible terms their approval of tbe nomination, and their adherence

The"sample comprise* the|to the ever glorious principle® of tbe Whig pv*7

RATIFICATION MEETING AT BOSTO* —A

united support.

that cHy on Monday evening after the nomlnutioni of SCOTT nnd GBAIIAM became knowQ:

A* abdut 9 o'clock^ spontaneously assembled thousands of our citizens with the Light Infantry band of music mnrphed in procession along Pennsyl vania avenue to the residence of Gen Scntt, where the band played "Hail to the Chief," and loud and prolonged cheers wore given. Gen. Scott appear ed at the balcony, and addressed the as semblage a# follows}

Gentlemen:—This is the first pollti ca] greeting 1 have ever received. This manifestation of your kindness touches my heart deeply, coming as it does from my near neighbors and friends. My residence iq the city of Washington has been very agreeable to "myself. This city\vas laid out under the eye of ihe immortal Washington, and I trust the prosperity of the city will continue «o advance with the growth of the Union, until it becomes every way worthy of the Union and him whose name it bears.

I trust, gentlemen, that so long as 1 shall continue amongst you the same friendly relations will be cultivated whether I pontinue to occupy the position of a soldier or shall be elevated to that of Chief Magistrate.

Gentlemen, the high honor which he Baltimore Convention has conferred upon me over my illustrious and friend ly rivals—the Chief Magistrate of the country and the Secretary of State, al ready known to fame—was wholly unmerited, and will be a cause for my making still greater efforts to merit the approbation of my country and of that Convention.

I know thai much anxiety and many trials are to be passed through before the ratification of the people shall be heard. Whether it shall confirm the action ot the Convention or not, I shall be satisfied, for I know that it will be conferred upon a man deserving our confidence nnd support. In whatever position I may be placed, it shall contin ue to be the great aim of my life to dis charge my duty to my country.

If I should be elevated to the distin guished position for which I have been named, I shall seek so to condjct myself as to merit the confidence which you have so kindly bestowed upon me in advance. Gentlemen, you find me greatly fatigued and exhausted, and for the present I can only thank you for this kind congratulation—the first of the kind which I have ever received—and bid you all a good night.

The procession then proceeded to the residence of the Hon Wm. A. Graham, and after beautiful and appropriate music by the band. Mr- Graham appeared, andspoke nearly as follows:

Fellow Citizens,—I appear before you to tender to you my thanks for the compliment of this visit, and my con gratulations to the country upon the result of the deliberations of the Convention of the Whigs of the United States •assembled at Rahimore. [Cheers.]

As to my humble self, 1 had no hope for, as I had no reason, no right to expect, this honor at the hands of the statesman and soldier [enthusiastic cheering] whom the Convention hasselected as candidaie for President of the United State's, the country, or a large portion of the country, had reason to expect that the nomination would fall upon him. [Cheering.] His competi tors in that Convention were tried patriots and had the nomination fallen upon either of them, the Whigs of the country would have been equally well satisfied. [Great cheering.]

For my own part, with all respect to that large portion of our fellow-citizens constituting the Democratic party, my hopes for the prosperity of this country the stability of its institutions and the perpetuity of the Union depend upon the asccndency of Whig measures.— [Prolonged cheering.]

A voice. Three cheers for the old North State and in response three hearty and enthusiastic cheers were ggiven.

Mr. Graham. IfKank you, gentle men. for that. I look upon the nomina lion as a compliment to that steadfast, ble old Whig State, of whicn 1

W hig

am proud to be a citizen, rather than to myself.**? Fellow-citizens, I did nm expect this visit. It Is but a few moments since 1 heard of this nomination, and I shall not detain you. [Go on. goon.] Again express to you my thanks for this compliment, and congratulate you upon the harmonious result of the deliberations of your Convention at Baltimore.

Mr. G. then withdrew amid deafening cheers. The procession next visited the White House and, in the response to rnthusiastic and protracted cheering President FILLMORE appeared at one of the windows, and said:

FELEOW*CITIZENS: Permit me to re turn you my hearty thanks for this most unexpected visit. You have, indeed taken me by surprise, for I was fast asleep when your drum aroused me.— [Great laughter and cheers.] Never theless, fellow-citizens, this compliment ia not the less welcome to my heart because it was unexpected. I return you a thousand thanks. But, gentlemen, these honors are due to the rising. not the tetting sun. Whether rising or setting, however my heart is always with you, no roa.ter who may be your standard bearer. [Loud cheers.]

Again,

The nomination of Scott and Graham is received with enthusiasm by the Whig* all over the country. Tbey are cheered by the bright prospects the whig nominees gurutm them, ud tlM? only .nit tbe b«n °«H«| out. «ddr.««d _th« 0t9*d

citizens, permit me to

return yoo my most cordial thanks for this attentioB, and request you to bestow your honors upon Gen. Scott* [Great cheering, p"

The Hon. DAIUBL WBBSTift wiS ftekt visited at hia residence, and. having

from a window, as fallows Yoo roy fellow-citizen#, with many others, have been engaged in the per formaiKte of »n arduous and protracted duty at Baltimore, in making a selection of a fit person to bk a candidate for the office of President of the United States

meeting of tbe Whip of Boston, and of mheere Itao happened that my name Suffolk county, baa been called at F#Dtol||^j uvsd^ before^ the awembly. The Hall, for the purpose of ratifyjag tbe nomi-|Convent»on. however, I dare say, did its nations of the Whig National Convention Jbest—exercised its wisest and soundest and of securing for Uiest aa eAergrtic andidiscretion and, for my part, I have nolkicks in the corduo^s^and Jarge end fpersonal feeling? in tho matter. I re l1of

The Washington Telegraph has thefmain the same in opinion, in principle,{California •'Hundred and Fifty Years following account of what transpired infnnd in position that I have ever been

[Great cheering.] Gentlemen, I will' tell y^u one thing You may be assured there is not one among you who will sleep better tonight than I shall. [Laughter aad cheers.] I shall rise to-morrow mor ning, with the lark and, though he is better songster than 1 am, yet I shall greet the purple east as jocund, as grat ified, and as satisfied as he. [Renewed and prolonged cheering.]

I tender to you my thanks for this call of friendly regard. I wish you well. Beneath these brilliant stars, and in the enjoyment of this beautiful eve ning, I take my leave of you, with hear ty good wishes for your health and hap piness.

Three hearty cheers were then given for Webster, as many more for Scott and Graham, and the crowd dispersed

f)uring the past week (says the Sum erset (N. J.) Whig of June 16) we have had a very old Tortoise shown us. Its appearance was indicative of great age and pretty hard usage. It was found by I. C. Hatch, Esq., upon his farm near our village, under an old stump, probably his winter quarters.— While sitting upon our table, he very leisurely opened his shell, thrust out his rusty looking head, coolly looked at us. giving a knowing wink, BB if to say, shant tell all I've seen," and then doubtsnani leu ait ve seen, aiiu uieu uuuui- .„the .k losa satisfied that he hed seen enough of °e ,r f.

us, soberly shut himself up again. The age of this Turtle may be gues sed, when we say that upon its shell was cut in legible style, "J. S. 1741," one hundred and eleven years ago! The in itials are those of members ot an old family residing in the neighborhood, and this tortoise has probably been mark ed by some of their old ancestots, in a boyish freak. We have no doubt of the genuincss of the matter, as the worn appearance of the shel 1 was evidence of the great lapse of time since its exe cution, as all familiar with the longevity of this animal will know.

This surpasses "theoldest inhabitant" of Burlington, recently announced, (which was marked 1774,) by thirtythree years.

IMPORTANT DECISION, Among the decisions by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, sitting at Harrisburg, is the following: The declarations of an insolvent husband cannot, under any circumstances, be evidence fur the wife as to her ownership of property. When property is claimed by a married woman, she must show by evi dence which does not admit of a reasonable doubt, either that she owned it at the time of the marriage, or acquired it afterwards by gift, bequest or purchase If the husband could create title to personal property in the wife by merely saying it is hers, no creditor would be safe for a single moment. It is not easy to conceive how a higher premium for dishonesty could be afforded. The relation of a husband and wife is so intimate, and the identity of their interests so absolute, that even the oath of either is not and ought not to be taken in favor of the other. A multi fortiori, the naked declaration should be rejected

A Boa Coustrictor on a Railway Excursion. The Hyppodrome is preparing spectacle entitled the "Christian Mar tyr." The wild beasts that are to figure in the performance have arrived from Africa, and number some 20 in all.— They came by railroad from Havre, and in the same train was a box containing an enormous boa constrictor.

By some unexplained mystery, the boa managed to get out on the way up, and gliding from one car to another, twined himself two or three times round the locomotive. The engineer had the presence.of mind to shut off the steam, and then he and the stoker, more dead

lrajn

than alive, clambered back on to the'c*rcus

sallied forth with two Moors, ants, to recapture the horrible reptile It seems that the animal was tolerably: tamed, and knew his master. So, after a two hour's chase Jie allowed himself to be caught and caged.

Why could not this boa have had a special train? The biggest of all bores, Monseigneur, had a private conveyance, last month, when he went to Cologne.— The constrictor has not been treated with the respect due to his rank.—Paris Cor. N. Y. Express.

The King of Naplea has given permission to Mr. Morris, Minister of the United States at the Neapolitan court, to have a large block of lava cut from the foot of Mount Vesuvius to be employed as the foundation of a statue to be erected at Washington. His Majesty has also allowed him to open two tombs at Herculaneum, and to take away the contents for the National Museum at Washington.— These objects are to be conveyed to New York by the Independence frigate, of the S., now at anchor in the Bay of Naples.

The Columbia, Tennessee, Intelligencer speaking of the nomination of Gen. Scott says—" In our last we declared our deter mi nation not to support Gen. Scott unless we had ndisputabe proof that he is a 'compromise man.' We weresincereinthatdeclaration but we are fully satisfied that he is a friend both to the Compromise and to the South.— We therefore without hesitation, though with something of regret, we confess, withdraw the names of Fillmore and Jones and throw aloft the names of Scott and Graham."

Some of the papers are firing off squibi over tbe fact of Gen. Pierce residing in Con cord and claim it aa emblematic of tbe con cord of the Democratic party. General Pierce may now be a very good Concord citizen, and he will continue to be a Concord citizen after the election, but he will then be tbe awfullest CONQUERED citizen ever you saw« Put that in your pipe and smoked

Dobbs said he never intervened but once, and that was between an Irishman and his wife, white they were exchang lng smoothing-irons, and the following is wbftt he got—one broken bead, four

an ax*helve* 1

Ago,

About tbe year 1701, a missionary named Franfis Maria Pocolo, published a description of California,'from which we extract i|e following statements:

Thfl climate is very nealthy. Along the copy! tbs heat is great, and it seldom rains (ut ihe air of ihe island i« more terpp«ra!*v In April, May and- June, there falls |yith the dew a sort of manna, which congeal* on the leaves of reeds —sweet as sugar, though not so white. The country abounds in large plains, pleasant valleys,and excellent pastures the rivers contain plenty of fish, especially exicames and crawfish. On the mountains fre mescals all the year round, besides figs of different colors, pi8tachois (Pistacia vera) and palo santo The natives feed on fourteen sorts of grain, and make bread of the yuka, skir rets (sium sisarum) a species of red strawberry, and mamoth citrons and wa termelons also abound. The land is good, most plants bear three times a year. The animals are numerous among them we found two sorts of deer that we knew nothing of one is as large as a calf, having the head of a stag, the horns of a ram, the hoof of an ox, and a speckled tail the other resembling sheep but have more wool. As for fowls, there are in California, all that are in Spain. The sea affords plenty of fi6h—pichards, anchovies and tunnies, which last are caught with bands.—

shells. Salt is produced from pits it is as bright as crystal, and so hard it is necessary to break it with hammers. The coast's are famous for the pearl fishery. I doubt not but there are mines to be found in several places, if they were sought for since the country is under the same degree as the provinces of Cinalao and Sonora. Yet the Cali fornians amidst this plenty and riches of their country, content themselves with what is only necessary for life. The inland parts of this region towards ihe north, are very populous. The common employment of men and women is spinning they make their threads of long plants or else of cotton like sub stance, found in the shells of some sorts of fruit. They have a great deal of liveliness and are naturally addicted to raillery, but we foutid no form of gov ernment or religion.

LYNCH LAW.

On the night of the 7th inst., a company of men, blacked and disguised, paid James Madison Rush, a young gentleman of this county, a visit— took him from his bed and wife and lynched him soundly with real hickory timber well seasoned. He bore it like a hero. The blood streamed from a hundred wounds before the mob were satisfied to let their victim go. Rush has not been able to walk since. His wounds are not considered dangerous. He did not recognize any of the parties. The operators styled themselves 'Regulators.' and take cognizance of cases that the Law fails to reach by reason ot its universality. Before bidding Mr. Rush good night, he was informed, that in ten days they would pay him another visit if he did not quit the country/ They justified the act by charging Rush with many [illegible] . —<Brownstown (Ind.) Democrat>. ~~~~~~~

The new Monkey Entertainment, im ported by Mr. Niblo for the New York fashionables, was exhibited at the Astor Place Opera House on Monday of ast week. When the curtains rose "a parcel of well-dressed and comical look ing apes were seen at dinner, waited up on by- baboons and the gentility and perfect self-complacency with which they went through the trying motions of the meal would have done no discredii to fashionable society. Afterwards they danced on the slack rope, much in the style of the great Ravel family and resolved themselves then they resolved themselves into

ir°upe,

fises, in which capacity they did the most In due time they came *o a stojj, anHri and

his assist-gaPPlause-

having dogs for their hor-

SINGULAR FATALITY.—Mr. Bearcslee, who was killed last week in Stratford, while walking on the track of the New York railroad, had always been excessively nervous on the subject of railroad accidents and, when the road was first laid out, he followed the commissoners [sic] some distance begging it might cross as few of the town roads as possible, lest the people of Stratford should all be killed by the cars. Singularly enough, we believe he is the only inhabitant of the town killed on the track.—<New Haven Register>. ~~~~~~~

SINGULAR INCIDENT.—About two years and two months ago Judge B. Barre, of Freeport, and President of the Common Council of that city, died at Biloxi of consumption. He was buried there, in the sand, near the salt water. On ihe 9th his remains were taken to N. Orleans, having been disinterred by the Odd Fellows tor burial in Lafayette.—

The coffin was opened and the body was found in a state of perfect preservation. There was not the slightest trace of decomposition.

MORE GOLD MINES.—Official dispatch* es have been received, by the British Government from the Governor of Van Couver's Island, stating, that goldmines have been discovered in "Queen Charottes" Island in the Northern Pacific Ocean. The British Secretary for the Colonies, stated, and the House of Com mon8, that already a large number of Americans had gone there—presumed to be in our whalling ships, trading in his part of the Pacific.

Gen. Pierce, at the preseet time, we believe, lives in Concord.— Wabash Courier

Oh, yes, "ind tlwf tfctlre democratic party is also living in concord.—N. A. Ledger.

Yes, as full of cowtord as ifit had taken chloroform.—Ci*. Atlas.

Biography is useless which ia not true The weaknessess of character must be preserved.however insignificant or hum bllng they are the errata of genius, and clear up the text.

You may glean knowledge by reading but you must separate the chaff from the wheat, by thinking. Jt

To be thrown upon one's own resources is to be cast into the very lap of fortune for our faculties then undergo a deirelopemffni, ,nd] display .n energy, of which ihey were previously imsusceptible.

Vigo Vigilant Committee. "jZ&g* The Vigilant Committee of Vigo county appointed at a Whig County Meeting in January last, are requested to meet at the Court House, on Saturday, the 10th of July at 2 o'clock, P. M.

MARRIED.

On the 18th inst. by Rev. C. Smith, Miss MARTHA M. JOHNSOH to Mr. RICHAXO L. BALL, all of Terre Haute. mammmmmmmmmmmmm

DIED.

In this place on Saturday the 86th, THEODORE, infant eon of Wm. and Susan Ran kin, aged 1 year and 7 months.

We are authorized to announce

WILKINS

OSBORN

SEEDS-

per bushel:

Timothy, Clover, T'lax,

SALT—jterbarrel: HA Y—per ton: FRUITS—per

SUNDRIES:

Butter, Chickens, Eggs, Lard, Cheese, Feathers, Ginseng, Beeswax Rags, Potatoes,

ANDREW^

as a candidate for Clerk of the Cir

cuit Court of Vigo county, at the ensuing October election. We are authorized to announce

Correc

FLOUR A

BISHOP W.

as a candidate for Clerk of the Vigo

Circuit Court.

are authorized to announce

NEY~

TERRE

AMORY KIN

as a candidate for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Vigo county, at the ensuing election.

E PRICES CURRENT,

eeklr for the Coarier.'

EALT

Flour per

brl

Corn Meal, bush. GBAlNS-per bushel:

Meal,per pei '—per hut

Wheat Rye, Corn, Oats,

BA CON—per

For Sale at the PERIODICAL DEPOT, 1st door east of the Post Office.

3,25 @0,00: 0.40 00,00-

siS-

pound:

Hog round, Hams, city cured,

0,45 @0 50 0,30 W),3FR 0,30 ®C,2S» 0,11 &0J09

0,08100,10

0,U @0,00 1,50 00,00 6,00 00,00 0,70 00,75 2,00 00,00 6,50 @0,00 2,00 @2,50 0,00 @0,00 3,00 @0,00

btuhel:

Apples, dried. Apples, green, Peaehe6, dried,

0,08 @0,1Z| 1,35 @0,00 0"07*@0,00J 0,10 @0,12 0,08 00,13 0,26 @0,00 0,20 @0,00 0,18 @0,00 0,02 @0,021 0,95 @0,75

Coroner's Inqnest.

Aday

N INQUEST

taken on the East bank of

the Wabash river, in Vigo county, on the 30th of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, before John

on the view

Murphy,Coroner of said county,up

the body of CLARA KINSLEY there

lying dead, upon the oath of twelve Jurymen, of 8ai fcounty, do say, that she came to her death by drawing herself.

VJ This rubber

^follows

years of age.

July

2, '52

ham one

quilted luster ditto, mode colored cotton hose, morocco laced boots. Found on the bank of the river, one plaid gingham sun bonnet, one bra BU breast-pin, with sets, one green silk neck ribbon, one ivory fan, one green veil, one golden blue changeable Turk satin parasol. Height about five Teet, auburn hair. Supposed to be between 18

and

J.D. MURPHY,

d2t-28-w2w-45 Coroner.

To Book-Keepers, Clerks,

Literary Gentlemen, and all who use Pen Tnk and Paper. FTJ-REEN'S

Patent Ink and Pencil, Eraser.—

a great

also

improvement on any

article of the kind ever brought before tbe public, and from its superior qualities as a Pencil Mark Erase!,

it removes

LNK from paper in much less

time than can be done in the ordinary way of scraping, leaving the paper in good onter for writing. lt

readily removes finger

other stains from paper Full directions for use given

pared

estimated now to contain

and

spots

and

with

the article.

LECOMPTE

choice selection of PIANO Music this day received. July 2, «2-dlw-28

Sites & Katzenbaugh, Undertakers and Coffin-Makers,

RESPECTFULLY

inform the citizens

of Terre Haute and vicinity, that they will give undivided attention to the above busimes,

with a viewto relieve the

friends of deceased persons- from the in-

Ljlllllill i\ j" °f FTA

would state that they are

to undertake

TH£

whole business

unerals, if desired,or any part thereof, at reduced prices.

hearse will,

in all

cases be furnished free

charge to such as procure coffins

ment. Coffins kept on hand of all

their establish

sizes.

To personj

they will

in the country, they would say that

furnish coffins cheaper than they have

been furnished by any person

in the

will attend the funeral with their

June

I^EALED PROPOSALS

Trust Office,

,20th

county, and

hdtirse free

29, '52-dlw-wly-25-45

charge, any distance not over ten miles. Shop on Market street, north of the court houses nearly opposite White Hall 4\

Notice to Contractors.

will be received at the

IN TERRE HAUTE,

until the

of July next, for the construction of a Reservoir on Birch creek, in Clay county. The work will embrace a Reservoir bank 59 chains long, to contain about 43.000 cubic yards of Embankment, and about 40,000

square feet of

inch Oak plank

lor a wall in its centre. Also, a feeder from the reservoir to the Eel river feeder,

207

chains long,

22,800

cavation,

24,900

6,400

June

July

3d,*52-w3t-45.

cubicyards of Ex

cubic yards Single Embankment

cubic yards of Full Embankment. Be

sides this,there

will bo a

reservoir Culvert,A small

Culvert under the feeder, one Road Bridge, and about

290

acres of land to clear around the boniers

of the reservoir, extending from the top water line to a level 6 feet below.

CHAS. BUTLER, WM. R. NOFSINGER, Trustees, u. TIIOS. DOWLING,

28, '52-d3t-w2w-26-45

SCOTT AND FIERCE.

DECLARATION OP WAR It

THE

Farmers will now find

the

the Pad Lock a very superior lot Cradles: Cast Steel Grain

Scythes,

Caat Steel Grass Scythes, German Steel Grass 8cythes, Hay Forks,

2 and 3

tined.

Hay Rakes, 8cythe Snaths, frotn

cents each, and just receivedFour

25 cents to!

dozen

perior Stekels, for sale 50cts each.

very-

su-

S. H, POTTER & CO. J3JL

NOTICE.

SBALED

proposals for the building of abridge

serosa Prairie Creek, at a point where the State Road from Terre Hants to Vincennea crosles said Creek, will be received at the Auditor's office, until July, 12th 1852, at 10 o'clock A. M» and not later.

Bidders are required to name their securities. Plans and specifications will be ready for inspection at the Auditor's office from and after the 1st of July next.

Bv order of the Board oi County Commissiona Vigo County. A. LANGE, Clerk, June 254 '52-dlt-w2w-23-45 f" Express, Journal and Prairie City copy- -f .t{

Southern Stage.

THE

Office for the above line for Carlisle, Viiti cennes and Evansville will be- open until precisely 9 o'clock every night (Saturdays excepted,) at or previous to which time passengers mu*t enter to insure seats.

G. FOS. SMITH, Agent.'

Juno 28, '52-dlwwlt-24-45