The Wabash Courier, Volume 21, Number 14, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 November 1852 — Page 1

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-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER fO, I85».

JA. good coxnibrtahJiB salary to be paid out of Uncle Sam's till, having been a strong inventive to exertion in ^behalf of Pierce, by many most active in tbe canvass, an interesting time may be expected when the spoils are divided out. From indications already, it cannot be otherwise than that every Whig now in office will hgve to make way for some one whose devotion to Democracy and enthusiasm for Pierce was principally based upon the hope of shoring the profits of his election. The doctriDe of "no proscription for opinion'a eeke," so much in vogue among the Democracy when Whigs get into power will un doubtedly be passed over as a sentiment of too trivial Import compared with the importance of securing a regular supply »f Treasury pap. That peculiar trait in the character of a large portion of mankind, to look outfor number .one, which urges to vigilance and justifies turning every pperatjon to account, w(iich only considers a transaction of any value by the dollars and cents to be made out cjf it, will bo exercised in relation to the offices to bo dispensed by the new Administration. Many who have been looking at gold and silver through the election of Pierce will expect their pretended disinterestedness to bo rewarded. All offices, of whatever grade, will have a multitude of expectants. Every PostJJOffice in the land, if it has as many looking for it as the Terre Haute office, will be almost devoured by voracious applicants, each one of whom thinks he ought to have it on account of services, devotion, Democracy, &c.— Whigs will, of course, have nothing to say —they can stand bock and look on at Democracy having its own time distributing tho favors arising from the election of Pierce. Having all the offices in their possession, the control of the Treasury, and the expectation among many of them in this district of receiving a "farm" for voting for Davis, wo seo no reason why the Democracy should not be contented and happv.

In reference to some of the principal offices, the Secretnry or State, tor instance there is already a breeze brewing. The use of "the Administration for the accomplishment of private ends" is creating trouble in the camp. Read what tho Cass organ in Lan master, Pa., saya on this subject. It discloses the fact that Mr. Buchanan, SO much talked of for the Secretaryship, will have something of an ordeal to pass through be fore he obtains it "In the formation of his Cabinet, General Pierce will use bis own good pleasure, and consult the pood of the public by selecting men who will know nothing but their duties, and who will use their whole and undivided efforts to promote the welfare of the country, instead of being tenskmUy employed in devising lo use the Administra tUM* far the accomplishment of private ends and the gratifcation, at some future period, of their oxen aspirations for the Presidency. The country requires that m&n be placed in positions \vh® will have higher aims than some of those who are already named for the Cabi net by their frtonde would have, and the President elect is well aware of this. Gen Pierce will certainly not embarrass his ad ministration by associating With him any nan who will seek to make capital for him self out of tho administration and hts con flection with it. So, we think, those who tare so kind in making the President's appointments had better reserve their kind* ttesa for some other occasion."

EMMBATIOH FROM GERMANY.—Previous lo 1830, there was bat one year during which emigration from Germany to this country renown 15,000. In 1838 it rose *o 24,000 ,337

23,000

33,000 but fell in 1843

the t»^ber then of persons who,

during the decade ^iagmith

went beyond the was ^arch

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fortune, averaged about 19A/v ^^Qajjy. From this time forth there his

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increase iu the extent of the emigrate jn 1844 Germany aent out, in round nui^,^ 44,000 emigrants in 1845,67,000 in It^' "and *47, tfafamine years, more than 106,00* in 1848,'49 and *50, the ytartof revolutionary disturbance and political proscription, 1rom 80,000 to 90,000, and in 1861 something more than 113,000, It is Calculated that these emigrants hate carried out of Germany capital to the value of *80.000,-

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It is a ttmiarkable fact in this Wation that since the ektfSoa of Pierce, there has not been one clear day. 1« it a foreboding of clouds aha gloomy f,mC3 during his Administratis J, (, 'V 6* 0 Iff

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DEPOT BUILOINW

The buildings connected with the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad Company's Depot at this plaee,are extensive and worthy a passing notice. The first, which was erected last season, called the Depot House, used as a reception house, for loading and unloading passenger and freight trains, is built of brick, located near the National Read and Canal bridge, and is 250 feet in length by 64 in breadth, designed to be lengthened 150 feet, making a building when finished of 400 feet in length.

The four buildings erected the present

season,

altogether form nearly a parallelo

gram. The first is called the Engine House, a brick, 160 feet by 100, intended foMhe reception and covering of tbe engines and tenders. This building forms one entire room withofit a pillar or post within the walls, and willgive space for seventeen engines. Within this room, is the pivot wheel, or turning table 42 Wet 6 inches in diameter, used for turning the engines, and is' easily turned round by one man at a cog wheel.

The second building of the parallelogram i» shop, for building cars, repairing engines, fltc., two stories high, 134 by 50 feet. The third is a carpenter shop, 200 feet by 50. The fourth iB a blacksmith shop 87 by 50 feet. These are all substantial houses built of brick. The Company have alao erccted 011 the same grounds a large brick dwelling three stories in height, 83 feet by 50, intended as a dwelling and boarding house for workmen connected with the several departments of the establishment.

Altogether these houses form an important and interesting group. This road is already doing a good business. The Company have at present twelve engines, four of which are of large size for the passenger trains. They have six large and superior passenger cars, besides two baggage and mail cars, used regularly on the road. The time occupied at present by passenger trains between Terre Haute and Indianapolis ia three hours and three quarters, which by another, season, no doubt will be much shortened.

We have heard so little lately of the Bloomer fashion of female dress that we supposed the style had become obsolete.— The last Bloomer we heard of was the one at the recent State Fair, who drew such a crowd around her wherever she went having gone to see the show, she became part of the show herself. We have heard some rich stories about the wonder she created.— People who reside in the vicinity of the bushes, where novelties are rarely seen, never saw so curious a sight, and were at a loss to tell what genus it belonged to, whether it was originally wild or tame, and whether there were any specimens in the Ark.

Tbe style appears to be in existence yet, in some sections of the more northern States where it flourishes among the believers in socialism, "woman's rights," etc. Mrs. Bloomer, the originator of this movement, who edits a paper called "The Lilly," published at Sencca Falls, New York, undertakes in the lant numW of W* gtve the winter fashions of the Bloomer dress, in reply to several letters of inquiry which she has received. Among other peculiarities of her style of apparel, she urges her lady friends to wear

ususpenders,

the

same as worn by the men, and in the same manner." These she says are preferable to straps and she remarks that they are now worn to a considerable extent. At the meeting which was held st Seneca Falls on the 14th ult., some fifty ladies, from different parts of New York State, attended in Bloomer dress.

GKKERAL SCOTT.—The statement that Gen. Scott intended leaving Washington and his place of destination unknown had no foundation whatever. The Washington Tbkgrapk denies the report and adds, that Gen. Scott has been constant in his attention to tbe business of his office, civil, cheerAil and quiet and no man unacquainted with the fact, would believe it possible that he had any more interest in the great events passing in the country than the plainest citizen in our midst. By sunrise each morning be has been seen upon Pennsylvania Avenue, taking his accustomed walk, and exchanging salutations With the friends be encounters. The Telegraph also predicts that if, during Gen. Pierce's administration, any emergency should arise, calling for General Scott's counsels, the existence of a most friendly and agreeable intimacy will be found between him and President Pierce.

A* IMMERSE JOB.—A few years ago, remarks the Albany Knickerbocker, the Dutch who conquered Holland, resolved that they would add to tbe quantity of fertile ground in the Kingdom by pumping out Harlem Lake, a lake seventy miles long and twenty broad, which gave it an area equal to Lake Champlain.^

To Carry out the undertaking, three immense enginee were constructed in the Fall °f *847, although the pump did not com*

menc*tilltheSpringof

1848. Late accounts

say the {t nearly completed, the greater part of the \*xom being exposed. To lower tht lake one inch, few milhoa tows of water had t% lifted. In three years the lake waa lowereO «even feet three inches {in December of lasty«tr it was lowered nine feet and a half, and nov j| oearfy dry.

Ex-Governor Shuhs, of Pennsylvania, diejT at on the 19tfcr instaat.

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Winter is on hand and fuel must be had by all citizens. It has sometimes occurred to us ass little slngulsr thst a more regular system of furnishing fuel has not been adopted in a town of as large a sise as Terre Haute. Heretofore It has been all a chance businessidepending upon the accident,or convenience of country people, who will use their teams just as weather, or roads, or their own pleasure may happen to suit. Depending upon such contingencies, housekeepers are subject often to great inconvenience.— Might it not be an object to some enterprising persons to establish regular coal and wood yards, some where in the neighborhood of the Canal, and Railroad Depot With teams always in readiness to furnish fuel as the market might demand in town.— These yards might always be supplied in good weather and good roads at moderate rates. Through the Railroad and Canal' with a few teams, we should think fuel yards migbt be supplied at such prices as would justify] the business, and enable the proprietors to supply the town regularly at reasonable rates, and good profits to themselves. We hope some body will try it.

PORK BUSINESS.—One House only has ss yet commenced operations in slaughtering and packing hogs in this place. WARREIC & MCGREGOR commenced a few tinyB otnee, and will continue regularly as the weather may permit. H. D. WILLIAMS & Co. will commence in two or three days. JACOB D. EARLY has also his arrangements to begin this week. Both establishments are expecting hogs daily. The price may be fixed at $5 00 Some contracts having been entered into within a few days at those figures. Two dealers have just arrived from Cincinnati, who it is supposed, will go promptly into the business, which may give a fresh impulse to the trade.

HIGHFALUTIN.—In the mysterious conglomeration of matter in the realms of infinite space, incompossible even to the mystagogue, the heterogeneousness of mankind engendered unequal divisibility of the momentum of the cerebrum, consequently proclivitating the mental hygiene of various adipous sojourners of this mundane sphere towards an unfathomable incapacitation for the elucidation of sentimentality apparent to the common understanding

The steamer JULIA ANK has commenced her regular trips as a packet, between Ter re Haute and Lafayette. She will make two trips a week, starting from her landing above the bridge at this place.

The Canal packets we understand hove been drawn off between Terre Haute and Lafayette for the season, leaving the river and steamboats the next best accommoda tions.

The election en Saturday in the Louis ville (Ky.) District, for a member of Con gress to fill the place made vacant by the ap pointment of Hon. Humphrey Marshall Com missioner to China, resulted in the election of Col. William Preston, Whig, -by a ma jority netween 1,000 ana 1,600. Leuisvills which gave Pierce a majority of 72, gar Preston a majority of 1,370.

Three couple of young folks, who have just been getting married, went off on the cars this morning. Surely Cupid hss been attending to business successfully in this vi cinity and if reports are true he has shot arrows through other hearts that will also, it is supposed, in due course of time, require an excursion on the cars.

When we published our article in relation to Coal and Wood Yards in Terre Haute, we were fully aware of what has been done in that line, but all that has been done does not meet our idea of what could be done towards supplying the town with coal and wood.

The Wsshington Republic ssys that the Lobos Islands difficulty has been settled satisfactorily both to the United States and Peru. f,

PRESIDENT FILLMORE. No man, say tbe Richmond Republican, since tbe days of George Washington, has filled tbe Presidential chair of this country and retired from it, carrying with him more general and cordial approbation of tbe manner in which be has administered the affairs of the government, than Mr. Ft IImere. If Gen. Pierce, an unknown man, comes into power at tbe bead of a tremendous m^onty of tbe American people, Millard Fillmore has tbe still higher credit, after having been well known, and tried in tbe most fiery ordeal to which any President was ever subjected, of resigning his high trust amid the general acclamation of the whole nation—Whigs and Democrats —WtB dome, food and faithful scramf." This is the highest, the most enviable. Uwmoet sublime position which any man since George Washington has attained. Gen. Pierce may be as true— *Mf be as wise—sisy be as faithful to the Constitution as Millard Fillmore, bat be will never have the opportunity of showing those qualities under sach circumstances as they have been exhibited by the Whig President. Fillmore, standing almost alone, faced the blast of fanaticism and secession, and Pierce comes into power on a sea which has been made smooth and peaceful by Fillmore's eelf-sacri£dng patriotism. But the noble and courageous Whig President has his reward. The whole country thanks him with a grateful heart, and her approbation will be more precioaa to his lofty and magnanimous spirit than tbe brightest diadem of power.

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Punch says, "It has been generally remarked that ladies have great fear of lightning, and this has been superficially ascribed to their natural timidity but the truth is that it arises from their coo•picuousness of being attractive/'

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TERRE HAUTE,-IND., NOVEMBER 27,1852.

Louis NAPOLEON Ntw YORK CITY. —The Brooklyn Daily Advertiser, moraliziog upon the rapid mcent of Louis Napoleon up tho ladder of ambition, from positive poverty 10 superlative grandeur and power, recals some re* minisrenses of his sojourn in New York City many years ago. ^The editor says:

What strange*evenis Hive occurred within a few years in reference to that man! We knew him whilst he was residing in New York, nt a lodging house in Read street, then kept by a gentleman who now occupies a high official position under the French Government.

At that time he was very poor and very dissipated. Notoriously profligate in his habits, and without the pecuniary ability to indulge to the full extent of his inclination the culpable propensities which characterized him, he was frequently expelled from certsin places in which he obtruded himself, and more than a dozen times was the occupant of a cell at the old jnil in the Park, long torn down..

Not long prior to his leaving the United States, he was arrested for a misdemeanor committed by him at the disreputable house of a woman whose establishment be often visited, and the writer of this article was employed professionally by him to save him from the threatened consequence of his recklessness and indiscretion.

We little supposed at that time that the thoughtless, gay young man, who wns then our client, (and who is stil! indebted to us for counsel fees and dis yursements,) would become Emperor of France. Such, however, is now his manifest destiny," although we believe that his realization of his ambitious assertions and hopes will but hasten the fearful doom which unquestionable impends over him.

A Nuptial Tragedy.

A wealthy American merchant of the city of New Orleans had married a erode lady of fortune, and with the estate and servants came into possession of a mulatto seamstress, and hnr daughter, a child of seven years. The gentleman was so much struck with the extraordinary beauty of the child, which had the purest Italian features and complexion, that he resolved to save it from the life of degradation which was before it, and to free, and educate it. He sent the child to a Northern school, and there she remained until her sixteenth year—by all supposed to be a patrician Creole maiden. She herself knew not the contrary—so young was she when she was sent North. Beloved by all her companions, the idol of the institute, and caressed by every one, she left it to return South as she supposed to the roof "of her uncle." A young Louisiana gentleman who had seen her in Philadelphia, and loved her, and was beloved by her, sought her hand on her return. The marriage doy was fixed, nay arrived, when the mother, who had long been sold away in La Fourche interior, that she might never appear as a witness a gainst her child, reappeared and in the bridal hall, in the very hour after the ceremony had been performed, and ciai»*~j the magnificent and now misererable bride ais tic. -U.»«ht«r a bond slave by birth, and an African by blood. The scene farsurpasses the power of pen to portray. That night the bridegroom, after ch&rging the adopted father of his bride with his gross deception, shot him through the body and disappeared carrying, no one knew whither, his infamy and bitter sorrow. The next morning the bride was found a disfigured corpse, in the superb nuptial chamber which had been prepared for her reception. She had taken poison Education, a cultivated mind and taste, which made her see and understand how great was her degradation, now nrmed her hands with the ready means of death. The unhappy planter recovered from his wound, has gone to the North, where he resides, buried in the deepest seclusion, the residue of his years em biuered by the keenest regrets.

THE RESULT.—The Pittsburgh Ga zeue thus speaks of the result of the Presidential contest:

The result of the whole is, that Piece and King are elected by an over whelming majority—protection to Amer ican manufacturers, and improvement of rivers and harbors hive been repudiated and the filibuster Manifest Destiny feeling of the country has been approved. For the country we mourn. With Gen. Scott we sympathise, but history will do him thst justice which his fellow citizens, on whom he has shed so much glory have denied him. The Presidency could not honor hitn, but he could have honored the office. The evening of his days will be rnentin more peace than if he had been elected to the perilous eminence which has fallen to the lot of his less deserving competitor."

PETER HARVEY.—The New York Tribune says Much curiosity has been expressed as to the Peter Harvey whom Mr. Webster on his death bed en reated not to leave him to the last. We understand that he is a quiet merchant of Boston—a great admirer of Mr. Webster, and reputed to have been useful to him in his former pecuniary necessities. He is the person through whom Mr. W. is reported to have sent a dying request to Mr. Choate not to vote for Gen. Scott.— If he did send such a message, Mr. C. disregarded it, and voted the straight Whig ticket. Mr. Peter Harvey, howeter. voted for Pierce and King.

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The c*press business of this country is assuming an interesting as well as a most useful character. It is doing for the exchange of commodities,what bankers and brokers are doltlft for tho ex change of money. Tbe fallowing ek tract from the New Orleans Delta, is in point, and is worthy of republication:

TUB AGE OF PROGRESS—THE EXPRESS BUSINESS.—-Few person in the South are aware of the various facilities offered to the public by the express system, believing that their operations are limited to the carriage of small packages. We were yesterday permitted reference to the last way bill received at Harden'* express, No. 11 Exchango Place, and noted with somn interest the miscellaneous freight it covered—cash, cases, trunks, indeed every description of freight from a coop of fowls to a lady's iniuiaiure a curious plant from Palestine which has passed from one continental station to another, on its way to Livingston, Well's & Co's. foreign express office in Paris, until its marks were almost obliterated by French and other railway labels, and until the charge on it had accumulated to a little fortune dozens of packages containing Harper's Magazine for November, which take their start from this point to all the southern towns and cities. Not the least curious ite.n, was that of a young lady, as per order, an entry which excited our surprise, but on inquiry, we found that the express had been commissioned to forward the lady from a central town in Pennsylvania to this city! The express fuliniled their contract to the letter by delivering their fair and valuable package in this city in good order and condition.

Lemon Juice for Acute Rheumatism. Tho treatment of acute rheumatism with lemon juice as noticed in the Scientific American more than a year ago having been successfully practised iu Europe, has been tried here and found to be a%ery effectual remedy. Dr. T. D. Lee, of New York, has communicated his experiment with it to the Journal of Medicine. He cites two cases, one a male and the other a female, who had been subject to a severe rheumatism for a number of years, and were often troubled with acute pains, severe swellings and could find no effectual remedy. He gave them lemon juice from fresh lemons in quantities of a table spoonful in twice the quantity of cola water, with a liule sugar every hour. The effect of the lemon juice was almost instantaneous in ten days the worst case was cured, 'in seven, the other was able to go out, and there was flexibility of the joints after the cure, quite unusual in recovery after other modes of treatment. The London Medical Times directed attention to this remedy for rheumatism in 1810, and we would state that it may answer for one person and not for another. There are two cases recorded in Braithwait's Retrospect,part 22,1851, pages 37 and 38, where one patient was effectually cured with lemon juice, after calcium, calomel, and opium had been tried in vain, and the other where lemon j-iiee failed, and the patient was cured with opium and calomel pills, taken along with draughts of the acetate of potash and nitre in camphor mixture.

WASHINO MADE EASY.—The "crazy folks," in the asylum at Hartford (Ct.) mix a gill of alcohol with a gallon of soft soap, just as they are going to rub it on the clothes' which they then soak two or three hours, and then merely rinse out in clear water, and all the dirt is out as effectually as good sense is out of a fellow after drinking the same quantity of the "poisonous stuff." Just tell the women that this is the easiest way to make washing easy, and urge them to try it, and you will thereafter havo no reason to run away on washing day.— In washing stairs and passages, always use a sponge instead of a cloth when washing the space between the carpet and wall, and you will not soil the edges Sponge is cheap, and this information is cheap, but it is valuable to ail housekeepers.— The Plough.

Boston still continues an active trade with California. During the past month of October, there were cleared from Boston for California eleven ships, two barks and one brig. Since the first of January, the clearances from Boston have been 55 ships, 1? barks, and 2 brigs—all laden with full cargoes, and most of them clipper are ships built expressly for the trade. I

RAILWAY FROM CINCINIIATI TO PHILA DELPHIA.—The Pittsburgh Gazette of Tuesday says: "Weare informed from excellent authority that an arrangement had just been concluded between the Ohio and Pennsylvania Lines to run an express train through from Philadelphia to Cincinnati, making the time from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh in eighteen hours."

One of the California papers avers that a company,composed of 10 persons, working a mining claim on Sandy Bar, took out, as the actual proceeds of one day's labor,OWE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONB POUNDS of gold dust! Placing clean river dust at a value of 91? per ounce, hich we believe is a low price, the amount would be $41,072.

Among those who voted in Newport) Rhode Island on Tuesday, was Nathan Munro, who is one hundred years old. He voted for George Washington at his first election. f-•!.! S tmm

BALTIMORE, NOV. 18.

Lieut. Doveftpoft and Purser Smith, of the Cre*Cettt City, declined a public dinner tendered them by tbe citizens of New Orleans.

Major Ripley Arnold, who has arrived at New Orleans, from the Texan frontiers, reports every thing quiet among the Indians.

The official vote of North Carolina gives Pierce 686 majority. Gov. Reed has isscfeei his proclamation, calling the electors to assemble at Raleigh, on the 1st Blonday in December to cast their votes. The Legislature unanimously elected Hon.- Wm, fltfll Secretary of State.

The receipts to the Washington Monument Fund from the 1st to the 15th of November, amount to 85,550.

The Baltimore democratic city convention has appointed a committee to make arrangements for the reception of Gen. Pierce on his expected passage through this city to Virginia

PITTSBURG, NOV. 18.

This morning on the Central railroad, a few miles east of Pittsburg, as the accommodation train was commiugMn, the tender waa precipitated down a bank, forty feet, badly injuring tbe engineer and fireman.— Fortunately, the coupling broke and the passenger cars remained on the track, tearing up about eight rods of the road before stopping.

I NEW' VORX, NOV. T9.V

Indiana bonds fOO Central Michigan 112 coffee—Java ll£c,Maracaibo 9^@9| sugar —Havana 6$ c, Muscovado 5J pork $18 to $18 31 new prime $15@15 12 and firm hogs easier at $7 50@800 lard and butter

Yesterday was a heavy dark and gloomy day, well calculated to give the blues to those predisposed in that way. But we may consider our locality in a moderate climate when read thetelegrapic despatch stating that navigation is closed by ice at Chicago.

CHARLESTON, S. C., NOV. 18.

The steamer Isabella, from Havana, whence she sailed on the evening of tbe 15th inst., has arrived. Her officers report that they saw the Crescent City near the entrance of the harbor, and also saw a Spanish war-steamer bearing towards her, to inform her, as is supposed, that she might enter without further trouble, as considerable uneasiness had been felt at Havana, in consequence of her non-arrival when due from which it was concluded she had been ordered not to touch there. It was reported that the Captain-General would not interfere fur ther with her. -1 r'

BALTIMOPE. NOV. 19.

We have no mail south of Charleston this morning. The Norfolk Beacon "contradicts the' reported death of Capt. Ushur, at Spezzia, and says that at the last accounts he was alive, though very ill. The city council held an extra session yesterday, and passed a resolution tendering the hospitalities of the place to Gen. Pierce, and have appointed a com mittee to carry out the arrangements tor his reception. *•«-„.

CIHCIUNATI, NOV. 19.

River fallen four inches. Flour remains quiet, but prices are unchanged. Sales of 500 bbls. at $4@4 05. In hogs there have been no transactions this morning, there beting none in the pens for sale. The market is fair at $5 75, and for lots to arrive in a day or two $6 is asked, but buyers seemingly indisposed to follow up the advance. New products are in good demand, Prime bar reled lard at 8£c. Green hams at 7§, and some asking 8c. Green sides held at 6£c For Mess Pork $15 50.

BOSTON Nov. 20.

Accounts from Newfoundland state that the potato crop is an entire failure. Copper and silver are found on the Island. There is good sleighing at St. John's.

The Legislature of New Hampshire invited Gen. Pierce to accompany them to BoS' ton to attend Webster's funeral obsequies,

NEW ORLEANS Nov. 20*

Corn steady at 60 barrelled lard scarce at ll@ll£ flour advanced 25 cents.—1,500 bbls St. Louis sold at $4 75 mess pork 200 bbls sold at $19, prime $17 molaSses declined to 23@23£ cheese 10J.

VYeather,cold-*frost this morning. a*? &BETHLEHEM, Pa., Nov 20 Two men were dreadfully injured here this afternoon in firing a salute in celebratien of the democratic victory by the pretaature plosion of a gun. John Roth had both arms shot away and cant live and Wm. Bush lost one arm I

PHILADELPHIA* NOV. 19.

Tbe mail is through from New Orleans. The papeM contain particulars of the Mexican outbreak at Matamoras.

Cardenas,on assuming tbe Governorship of Tamaulipas, established ah armed military police, against which Matamoras protested. The national guard crossed the river to the American side almost unanimously, and, after receiving arms and munititions, recroSsed to the Mexican side and marched toward Victoria, with the intention of driving out Cardenas. They were pursued by Canales and Avalos, when a battle ensued, in which the national guards were victorious, driving Canales aud Avalos, off tbe field and

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retaining possession of the arms and aftll) fiery. V*

The steamer Princeton, now at Norfolk will sail in a few days for Madrid* en Tottte for Japan,

-J Arrival of the Asia. •. NEW YORK. Nor. I9 The steamer Aria has arrived. Parliament met on the 4th but teo btmnMS .. Was transacted. Application fof habeas curpus in the case of Barronet and Elhun, seo onds in the late duel was refused. i:,v

Fiu*eE.-'-Senate met on the 4th, Ten members voted that the people should be can» stilted in regard to the Empire* M. Foold minister of State, doclared that the fevern* ment did not oppose the proposition, which was then refered to the special committee, whose report should be presented on the, 6th.

It is slated in Paris as certain that the Senators consulted will declare the imperial crown hereditary in the person of Napoleon and his male descendants. In the event of his not having male heirs, then the person of bis adopted son. Should the latter die childless, afterwards in the person of Ex« King Jerome and his family.

Victor Hugo and others are oat in a CTr* cular warning their brethern not to vote fof the Empire.

SPAIN.—The Catalina sailed from Barcelona on the 25th, having 500 troops to reinforce the garrisons in Cuba.

The King of Sweden is dangerously sick and it is deemed necessary to appoint an Interim regency.

Gen. Concha has declined to attend the funeral of Wellington. The Spanish army will be represented by the Duke of Ossina%

Nine of Edward Murray's fellow prisoners were shot on the 25th ult. fl? The Leader has a pithy reply to the Time's comments ou the elections in the United States.

CHARLESTON NOV 19.

The steamer Isabel has arrived. She left Havana at 5 o'clock on the evening of the 15th saw the Crescent City near the entrance of the harbor. Also saw a Spanish steamer bearing toward her, it was supposed to inform her that she might enter without further trouble, as considerable uneasiness was felt at Havana in consequence of her non-srrival when due, as it waa thought she was ordered not to touch there. It is said the Captain General did not interfere with her.

HIGH PRICES OF OLD WINES.—Asalo of rare wines belonging to the estate of the late Josiah Lee, Esq., stock broker of Baltimore, commenced in that city on Thursday, and sold at extraordinary prices. Fifty demijohns of various brands of Madeira were struck off at prices ranging from twenty four dollars to forty-nine dollars per gallon and ono lot of twenty-two bottles commanded the extreme price of fifteen dollars and fifty cents per bottle which, as the Ameri* ican observes, at five bottles to the gallon, is at the rate of $77,50 per gallon! The following is the descriptive list of what was sold on th9 first day: 1 demijohn of Pine Apple Butler Madeira wine, $24 per gallon. 1 demijohn of old Charleston Madeira, $26,50 per gallon. 1 demijohn of old Madeira, "Patterson,"$24 per gallon. 10 demyohns from the stock of James Cox,''Holmes'* Madeira, from $41 to $49 per gallon. 7 demijohns of the same, $31 per gal* Ion. 30 demijohns of J. Cox, Madeira wines of various kinds, at prices varying from $12 to $24 per gallon. 22 bottles of celebrated J.Cox,"SheP field" Madeira wines at $15,60 per bottle.

THE MAN THAT DON'T READ THE NEWS* PAPERS.—The following incident] actu* ally occurred in this city yesterday:

A young man hbout 25 years old, from Columbia, in Morris county, was at the corner of Green and Liberty streets with a load of potatoes which he was selling. Some of the bystanders were remarking upon the Whig defeat and the election generally, when theif conversation caught the ear of the coun* tryman, and he enquired with earnestness what had been going on. He was informed that an election had taken place, and Gen. Pierce had been elected President. ••Why" said the youth, "what did they do that for? 1 thought we had a" President now.

The amusement created by the guile* less ignorance of the uninformed youth may be imagined.—Newark Daily Advertiser.

CONTENTMENT.—-•I never complained of my condition but once, said a worthy but poor old gentleman, and then I was barefooted and had nothing wherewith-, to buy shoes. Then I complained ot my hard fortune, but was silenced and put to shame by the appearance of & man who was walking on his knees for want of feet.

A resident of Leeds apprises the editor of the Galaway Vindicator that he cah prepare a liquid, a pint of'ffjwhich in a glass grenade shell, thrown through a barrack window in the night, would silently destroy the whole of its inhabitants, or, broken in the face of BQ^ advancing foe, horse or foot, would' arrest their progress by death or paralysis.

If you would rise in tbe world you must not stoop to kick at every cur wbo^ barks at you as you pass along, pj

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