The Wabash Courier, Volume 21, Number 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 25 December 1852 — Page 2

THE COUlllEtt,

JESSE CONAROr RDITO*.

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Saturday Morning, Dac. 25.1852

We are authorised to announce THOMAS ROBB1N8 as a candidate lor Town Marshal a« tho election to be held the Ski day o! January next.

We are authorised to announce SAMUW. DODSON a# a candidate for Town Marshall at tho election lob# held on tb* 3d day of January next.

CHRISTMAS.—Theday of cheerfulness as weR as solemnity Is again with us. There are no many and various associations connected with this season, that few, if any, of i\ny age, or condition, can escape its influence*. There is an agreeable excitement, witbwbichall seem to participate and sympathiser Happy season—happy feeling We coendt much envy that state of stolid insensibility which can pass the Christmas season with on an agreeable emotion, some impulse of feeling, which' indicates that the more delicate cord* of our common humanity are touched and tuned to gratitude, to pleasure, and to the happiness and comfort of the world around us.

WEATHER—RIVES.—Within the last two days we have experienced heavy rains—for nearly thirty hours there was almost a continual pour of water. The river has risen rapidly, and in a fair way to fill, if not overflow its banks. Several steamers have been at our wharf within the week. The roads in all directions arc bad, nearly impassable for teaming.

ORPHI-EOLIASS.—This fiaa troupe are in town, and so for have had fine success at the Corinthian Hall. Their biils and advertisement show glorioas entertainments for this afternoon and evening. They call upon every body to attend early, Next week they go up the river to Covington, Lafayette, &C. I,

Hon. W. R. KISG has resigned his place as President of tho U. S. Senate, in conse^ quence of ill health. It is said from Washington that he will hardly live to be Vice President.

We regret not having been able to hear the Address of Prof. LAFBABEE on Tuesday evening last. It is said to have been excellent.

GRADED SCHOOLS.

By a recentordinanccof our Town Council itii provided, That at the election to be held on Monday, the 3d day of January, 1853, a poll be opened in each of the warda,to ascertain by vote the opinion of the inhabitants of said Town, on the subject of establishing a system of Graded Schools, and that the same be conducted in th,e ipanner following, to wit:

Those who are in favor of the system, shall vqte a ballot with the words "For Graded Schools," written or printed upon it yy}j]iQse who are opposed to it, with the or printedonit.

A meeting of citizens of Terre Haute was held at the Town Hall on the 16th of Deoember in relation to the establishment of a system of Graded Schools. A committee was appointed to consider the subject, whose report will be found in another column.

FREE BANKS.

The. following is a list of the Free Banks Started in this State, under the new Banking Law, with tho amount of capital invested:

Bank of Connersville, Connersville, 8300,000 Stato Stock Bank of Indians, Peru, 2100,000. Government Stock Bank, Lafnjette, 50,000 Plymouth Bank, Plymouth, 50,000 State

Stock Bank, Logansport, 100,-

090 Prairie City Bank, Terre Haute, 200,000 Traders' Bank, Terre Haute, 100,000 Public Stock Bank, Newport, 60,000 Bank of North America, Newport, 30.000 Merchants' Bank, Terre Haute, 50,0(50 bash Valley Bank, Logansport, 200,000 jiudlona Stock Bank, Laporte, 00,000 Gramcrcy Bank, Lafayette, 100,000 Bank of Evansville, Evansville, 100,000. Total Bank Capital, 81.600,000. 7

The above is tho amount of stock subscribed but stock for the whole amount has not yet l^een deposited. Tho Wabash Valley Bank, at Logansport, and tho Bank of Evansville, at Evansviile, have not yet deposited stock and received their papers, owing to informality In the application, but the application has been mado, -and they wiil deposits the stock in a sliort time. This will Increase tho Bankingipftal of the State A1.600,000.—Locomotive.

RRSTOKSCE or THE FORMER SERATOIS or INDIANA t» CONGRESS.—-JamesNoble, Brookville Waller Taylor, Vincennes William Hendricks, Madison John Tipton, Logansport Oliver H. Smith,Connersville Albert 8. White, Lafayette Edward A, Hannegan,Covington Jesse D. Bright, Madison James Whiteomb,Terre Haute. Two Senators have been appointed to fill vacancies Robert Hanna, Indianapolis Charles W. Cathcart, Laporte.

THE POTO&AR VOTE.—The whole number of votes cast, at the late Presidential election, was about 2,900,000. General Pierce's plurality over Scott is about 200,000, and his majority over Scott and Hale is between 50,000 and 60,000. His plurality Jn the New England State® is about 10,000, to at. the other free States about 115,000, and in l&r •***c States (exclusive of South Carolina,) aWut 73,000. 1 1

The number of p*?'® who were Urn fir* to propose Gen. Pi ere* w«r the Presidency, 1, truly Wonderful. The Prudence Jour Mil says: "It Is said that the rtason why General Pierce did not visit Boston to parUo^lo the Webster obsequies, w»s bis uawih ngnest to trust himself among the hungry at* 1 clamorous office aeekers» mostly every oae of whom was 'among the very &rH to propose him for the Presidency/ a»d all ofvhm rendered him services, wUbo* which he would have had no ehance of an •lectioe. A*.^

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KKN rUCKY IUNATOH.

A^uestion is uow made in the Senate of the United States as to the adratasioftof Mr, DIXOK, who waf elected by the Legislature of Kentucky, to fill the place to be made va* cant by th$ tealgnatiou of Mr, Clay l*st year.

It will be remembered that some time pre* vlous to the death of Mr, Clay, he forwarded his resignation to the Executive of Kentucky, to take effect on the 1st of September then following. The Legislature of Kentucky being then in session, proceeded to the election of a Senator to fill the place of Mr. Clay after Sept. 1st. The election resulted in favor of Mr. Dixo*. After this election by the Legislature, and previous to the 1st of September, Henry Clay died-— leaving an actuat vacancy in the United States Senate from the time of his death until the 1st ef September, To fill this vacancy, Gov. Powell appointed DAVJD MEREIWCTHEK, who took his seat in the U. SSenate then in session.

At the regular annual meeting of the Senate, first Monday of December, Mr. Dixos preseuted bis credentials of election by *he Legislature of Kentucky. His admission was objected to by certain Democrats of the Senate on the ground that tho vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Clay had been filled by tho Governor's appointment of Mr. MERRUVETHER, wbich appointment it is contended holds good until the meeting of the next Legislature first after such appointment by the Executive.

The question is a singular one, and remains yet unsettled by the Senate. Justico certainly would at once give the place to Mr. DIXON—but what a Democratic Senate will do, remains yet to be ascertained.

P. S. Since the above was in type we learn that Mr. DIXON is admitted to his seat in the Senate.

LIEUTENANT GENERAL. A resolution has been offered in tho Senate of the United States by Mr. Clemens, and one also promised in the House by Mr. Gorman, providing for the creation of the office of Lieutenant General in our army, and for giviug it to General Scott.

Thia measure is proposed on the part of Democrats, and most likely be carried out. If this new rank is crcated, says the Cincinnati Gazette, and conferred on General Scott, by the Democrats, they will be doing nothiog more than his brilliant services in the army of his country have deserved. But even this high-sounding title will not compensate him for the rbuse, the lowest and most disgusting in its character, which was lavished so freely on him by the very men who will take great credit to themselves for this questionable display of their generosity. If Gen. Scott had received only ordinary fairness at the hands of his political opponents, he would have triumphed over the trickery of professed friends and now been the President elect. It will form a curious chapter in our history—this treatment which Gen. Scott has received at the hands of the rvortir Pruiterihr .will „fixuL It difficult to understand now such an nonor can be conferred by those who have been stopped by no qualms of coascience, or sense of justice, in their unparalleled course of misrepresentation and villification. Democracy plays very fantastic tricks, but we shall see others more fantastic still, before we aro through with the Pierce regime.

The new Court of Common Pleas will probably not commence in January. On the adjournment, a person was left to revise the acts of the Legislature, who finding some of thein unintelligible, corrected them as he supposed was necessary. The Governor is of the opinion that the changes made affect the Taws, and in consequence, it has been concluded to withhold the distribution of the revised statutes until after the time designated by law, which renders the laws inoperative until the changes and omissions are legalized by the approaching Legislature.

It is said too, that the law organizing the new Court makes

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i»g probate .business iVom tho old Probnto Court to the new one. BusineC commenced in the old Court cannot therefore be carried into the new without an additional act by the next Legislature.—Logansport Journal'.

How is this 1 wo have noticed something of the kind in several papers. We believe the calculation is to have a Common Pleas Court in Vigo the first week in January.— But if the above suggestions are well founded, there can be probably no Court at that time.

James G. Blrnoy has recently published a letter in favor of Colonization, and in wbich letter he alludes to the pamphlet he issued last year on the same subject. He says "Some years ago, with many others, I thought that the emancipation of the Slaves among us would be aided by the free people of color remaining in this country— that their increasing privileges and consideration In the free States—for then I supposed that they all were favorable to emancipation—would elevate the Slave, give him a higher self-respect, and in the end contribute to his liberation. In these expectations, I am free to confess, I have been altogether disappointed."

INDIANA THE FOURTH STATE. At the late election the six largest State* of the Union cast tho following number of votes New York,1 Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, Massachusetts,

517,158 388,187 .353468 182,230 129,545 137,010

It will thus W seen that in voting popuia-

lion Indiana now stands the fourth State of the Union, far exceeding both Virginia and Massachusetts, which have heretofore been ahead of her.

HEAVY Loss.—Large quantities 'of fopga, slaughtered in Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio, and shipped to New York b* railroad, have entirely spoiled by warm weather. Twenty eight car loads in one train became so utred that the stench w*s «n intolerable nuisance to the Yillaffe# they bid to pass

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Tit the CUhcm qf jfVrr# Haw/e. The u»derilgt*ed, committee Bppointed ait ft meeting of tho friends of Edue»tfon held «t the Towo Uali, Df» cemher

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sent.thatan election has been ordered by the Common Council of thi« toww to as' certain tho wish of the eitizens of Ter

Haute, concurring tho establishment of a system of graded schools, and the Committee take this method of declaring to you what its friends desire to accomplish by the system above referred to.

In a fact demonstrated by the late census and by common observation, that a want remains 10 be supplied in the School system of our State. Acting up on a knowledge of this fact the legislature at its last session passed a law pro viding that all incorporated towns and cities may consolidate the school districts that have heretofore existed, and making but one district of the town or city, establish therein, a High School, a Grammar School, and as many sec* ondary and primary schools as the number of scholars may require, under the supervision of a Board of Trustees elected directly bythe people of stich town or city. The benefits resulting from this system ore many and prominent among its brightest features is that which ensures to tho children of all classes, irrespective of rank or condition. an education as good as can be obtained by the moat lavish expendi ture of money—and it is this provision as much perhaps as any other, which entitles this system to the support ol men of all classes,and makes it emphatically the system of the PEOPLE. It matters but little to the man who has an abun* dance of means at his command, whether schools of the highest'order aro established or not, for his means will enable him to find schools of this character elsewhere, and to send his child to them, but it is upon those whose means are limited that the privation falls, for if the privileges of the higher schools are not provided at home, their children are deprived of privileges which money will purchase elsewhere, and which it is the duty of every citizen to provide for his child. This system is of incalculable benefit to a republican people, inasmuch as it brings the children of all classes and conditions into an association as equlsupon one common level,where the wealth or influence of a parent cannot obtain for his child any place or privilege, which is not freely and equally given to the humblest child in the town. A feature of this system, which especially addresses itself to our attention is its economy. It is a fact which experience has clearly proved, that more children can be educated, and better educated, by this system than by any other that has been tried. Children commence in the primnry schools and are there taught the elementary principles of language, bv the only teacher that can successfully mould the very young ntind, a female, without the disorder and waste of

one school and are mixed up, from A to Greek, in inextricable confusion. From the primary schools as the children advance in knowledge, they are advanced to the next grade,the second ary school, and taught branches of study of a more implicated kind from this, when their knowledge will permit, they are advanced to the Grammar School whet£ are continued the studies pursued in the previous schools as Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography, History, Penmanship and where the schollars are fitted to enter upon the last stage of the system, the high school where they are taught the higher branches, as Algebra, Geometry, Surveying, Philosophy, Chemistry, Botany, Anatomy, Physiology, Drawing, Book-Keeping, French, German, Latin dcc., with their application to the business of every day Uf«-- -»»wi ir«m this aokool the pupils emerge, fitted for any business to which they may be called, and abov© »H» *r discharge with intelligence and fidelity the duties of American eitizens.

It is hoped and ex'pcctcd that the citizens of this place will respond cheerfully to the call that is made upon them, to remedy the defect in our common school system and which in tho opinion of all who have given this subject a careful attention, can only be done by adopting the system above described.

Respectfully, your Fellow-citizens, C. T. NOBLE, H.ROSS.

A. KINNEY, S. B. GOOK1NS. K. W. THOMPSON, V.J.BURNETT, J.G.STEPHENSON.

There is a boy, some eight years of age in the Lunatic Department of the Commercial Hospital, Cincinnati, who was born deaf, dumb and blind. He lays on the floor most of the time, uttering piteous moans.

In a recent lecture Joshua R. Giddings expressed the opinion that Fred Douglass will be elected to Congress within a few years, and remarked that in point of ability he had not a superior among the representatives of the Southern States

It is supposed that the contributions made by the eleators in California at the recent election, in aid of the National Washington Monument, will amount to eeven thousand dollars.

Pome BUSUTMS.—The Houses in thi® place are still in full operation, though the heavy part of the season has probably passed. Two weeks more it is supposed will nearly close the business. An unusually large number have been already slaughtered and packed. It is believed that packing will reach 90,000 the present aeasoo at this place. Prices are a little advanced over jast week, and may be quoted as an average at #5,80 to 5,90 for good hogs. 06 has been paid for some choice

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The last dates from Cincinnsti give hogs firm at $6,85, and at Madiaon ffr.60.

D. E. Blake, a revolutionjcr,y arosp, who was one of the guards at the execution of Major Andre* di«i Rlndge N. H., a few days ago.

IMPOUTANT AiittEST—*#TAflTLIN6i DEVELOPMENTS. Yentarday at noon, the United 8tit«« Deputy Marshal arretted Mr. Kesaane, of the firm of Kisaane & Smith, Soap and Candle manufacturers of this city, who ia charged with fraudulently obtaining it large sum of money from insurance offices for goods all edged to have been shipped on the steamer Mar* thi| Washington, which boat, it will be remember?a was burned on the Mississippi in January last* while on her way from thia city to New Orleans, This terrible disaster, by which some thirty human beings lost their lives, is alleged to haVe been brought about by Kiasane, the Chapins, and others, by meana of the fouleat collusion with some officers of the Martha Washington.

A large quantity of goods—more than the steamer could by any possibility carry were insured at the highest rates more than two-thirds of the freight on which lAsumnce was obtained were never ahipped. When the insurance money was collected a Drayman was brought forward to swear as to the number of dray loads hauled to the steamer this drayman has since turned State's evidence and confessed that he perjured himself.

The Marshal who arrested Kissane, found the latter at the Merchant's Exchange where the merchants of the city were assembled at 12 o'clock.

Officer Bruen is now on the Arkansas river, in pursuit of an officer of the garner who is implicated. ftv jWe hear that arrests of suspected parlies were made yesterday in New Orleans. We also hear that the brothers Chapin, shoe dealers of this city have been arrested as concerned in the same affair, and that all were taken to Columbus, by special train yesterday afternoon. *'^'*4 3 4

It is stated that one Insurance Office has expended seven thousand dollars in ferreting out the parties to this stupendous fraud and in procuring evidence of their guilt.—Cin. iraz.

THE CANAL.

'.The Conal will doubtlesB bo in full operation from the Lake to Evansville by the first of April. .Such at least are the prospects now. In view of this fact, wo have already called the attention of this publ?-, to tho matter of providing accommodations for the immense trade which will, orx the completion of this canal, pour in upon us. As we heard a citizen remark yesterday, it is doubtful whether a man in Evansville has any definite idea of the effect of this canal on the business of our city. As a community, we do not appear to realize its importance. As business men we seem to place certainly too low an estimate on its trade, and the importance of having the necessary accommodations to properly manage it. All along the line of the canal above, business men appear to realize the probable effect of this improvement on Evansville, more than do our own citizens, and they express un mitigated surprise that wo are not erecting warehouses to accommodate its business.

opened to that point. For two years they hid not the proper warehouse accommodations, of course to the great detriment of business, and the consequent injury of the business interests of the city.—Evansville Journal.

MACHINBFOB RESTORING IIETMAN HAIR. —R. Griffiths, England, patentee. This is a new restorative art, and does not consist in any of your lotions, &c., but a real true-blue mechanical operation.— It consists of a machine containing combs and brushes, so arranged and constructed as to produce a galvanic current when used. The teeth of the combs ore made of copper and zinc, alternately, and continued back ton chamber in the hind part of the comb, in which is placed a flannel saturated with salt water as an excitant. The object of ih.© invention is to excite an electric, current when ihe comb* —1 »»*usnes are Used. Tfte brushes are made of fine copper anJ zinc in place of bristles.

SANTA ANNA RECALLED TO MEXICO.— We yesterday, for the first time, learned from a gentleman who came passenger on the New Orleans, which arrived last Sunday night, that a revolution had broken out on the Western coast of Mexico, having for its object the recall of Santa Anna, to again tajte hold of the reins of government.

How far into interior the revolutionary spirit had spread, was not known at the moment of the latest advices from Acapulco but from previous indications and intelligence from the Atlantic side, we cannot but suppose it to be general throughout the country,

It is well known that General Santa Anna has been living, since his exile from Mexica, near Carthagena, on the Atlantic side of this Republic. A late paper from that city brings us information thst intelligence had reached the distinguished Mexican as to the feelings of his countrymen and that he "would sail for Mexico in a few days," to assume the new powers conferred upon him.—Panama Star, Nov. S£

It is a matter not less of surprise than regret to see that the House of Representatives yesterday voted down a proposition, made by Mr. Brooks, of New York to revise the Tsriff, with the view of svoiding the collection of a large surplus revenue. No proper Tariff bill is likely ever to be framed but by some special committee giving the subject their sole sxciusive study, in the collection of some such facts as wiil enable them to embody their conclusions in a bill. The already accumulated and accumulating surplus revenue would seem to make such step as was proposed indispensable.—Nat. Int.

The whole number of persons convicted of crime in the United States for the year ending the first day of June, I860, was about 27,000, of whom 13,000 were natives, and 14,000 foreigners. The whole number in prison at that time was about 6,700, of whom 4,300 were natives, and 2,400 foreigners.

The Providence Journal says there two periods when Coogreas does no bu ainess one is "before tho holidays' end the other,''after the hoUdej*."

AMERICAN IUON.

It Is beeoming a pretty serious question, where wo shall look for the iron sufficiently strong to bear the heavy concussion and strain to which the wheels of cars and rails are often subjected. Accidents are of increased frequency from defective iron, and have already cost the lives of many persons, and the destrubtion of much property. The last we have noticed happened lately at Windsor Locks, Connecticut, from the breaking of a r*il, and resulted in the death of two brothers just^ returned from California, serious injury to several otherp, and the lost of much property. If,

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Whatever may be thonglit of the relative cheapness of England and American Iron, it is certain that tho latter is much the- stronger." Dr. Maskel of Scotland says that the Scotch bars contain 9 per cent, less of pure iron than our own. Late experiments at the Navy Yard at Washington, showed that the American cable, without breaking.

A chnin of French manufacture yielded at a breaking strain of 1081 pounds, while the American broke only at a strain of 1277 pounds. These experiments were repeated about two hundred limes with similar results. Com Kennon tested in February last "the tenacity of different irons, and found that while the very highest proof of strength had previously been in Peru iron, a Virginia iron stood the test of 57 pounds more, before breaking. If such be the case, what justificationfcan be found for the use offoreigh iron, especially for axles. Our hills are full of that material, the working of which has made England the great nation she is, and it is humiliating to ride over hundreds upon hundreds of miles of rail, dug from foreign soil,when tho iron and the coal to make it, abound in profusion given to no otner country, and the laborers who should find employment at high wages, are standing idle on the corners of our streets, or are partially employed at inadequate wages. The time will come when the illnsion which now triumphs in respect to the policy of free trade will be swept away, and the development cf American resources anid prtn»o»ion «f Am«riea1l In terests will become the cherished policy of our great and glorious country.

"Awfully Near the Prsidency." Somo of the Locofoco papers are telling a good story on our freind and neighbor John W.Davis, which it seems is a part of the second history of the last Democratic National Convention. It appears that after the conveution had ballotted until it wos impossible to nominate any of the gentlemen before them, they besought for themselves a way of escape fromtheis dilemma, and agreed 10 leave the selection of a new man to the deligation from Virgina. The Virginians thus clothed with arbitrary powers, ballotted among themselves, and the result showed that Gen. Pierce had a wjorily of only one vote over Mr. Davis1. Now we take it, that is coming veayuear the Prsidoncy, seeing that Pierce has been elected by so large a vote, All the Doctor required to have been succesfull doubtless, was the military hauteur—the

essentails should deprive him of so great lrurels!—Vinceines Gazelle.

SWINDLER.—Apork merchant of this city informs us that yesterday a man by the name of R?ehardson, from Cincinnati, came nere and stated he wanted to purchase hogs for Messrs. Childs & Co., of that place, and bought about 300 slaugh'ored hogs and about the same numbe. iv® hogs. The dead hogs were put on the boat and Mr. Richardson said his money wai in the Bank and gave a check for some $5000, bet on examination it was ascertained he han no maney in the Bank. The live hogs were not put on the boot, but the dead hogs wero taken to Cincinnati and sold, and even there there the swindler attempted to Messrs. Childs & Ctsno

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room to say to-day,—Madison Cottier.

Pennsylvania Coal Trade

The business year of the various coai carrying companies of the Lehigh and Schuylkill tegions of Pennsylvania close on the 1st inst. The total quantity of coal brought to market during the year is 3,213,531 tons. The increase for the year on all the lines is a little over three hundred thousand tons. The railroad just exceeds ils last years buisness by a coaple of hundred tons. On the Skuylkill Navigation there is an increas of over two hundred thousand tons, and on the Lehigh over two one hundred thousand. The BgJt egato increase it not quite so great as was anticipated.

In a recent English paper we find the following bona fide advertisement: "TO BE SOLD, the WISDOM TOOTH of the DUKE OF WELLINGTON price £10 and several locks of his Hair, price £1 Is. each. Apply, &c.~ N. B. Likewise a small Grinder of Napoleon 's,for£5/' j,

The lstest Russian novelty is the smoking of cigarettes containing tea instead of tobacco. The French paper, in which we find the circumstance, says the practice is becoming quite tashionable, and and tea has at least the merit of being less narcotic. J"

^NEWSPAPER POSTAGE —Newspaper* are now circulated in the country where printed, /ree. In the State, thirteen cents a year, in the United States^ twen-ty-six cents a year. This is for weekly papers.

Transient papers are charged one cent to any part of the United States, when pre-paid, and two cents when not prepaid.

PROCEEDINGS or COHGEESS.—find the following important proceeding® of Congress by telegraph, in the Louisviile papertof yea* terday:

WASHIKGTOH, Dec 21

SEHATE.—Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, gave no tice of a motion to take up the homestead bill. 1

A resolution to pay Mr. Merlwether per diem and mileage was laid over. Mr. Brooke introduced a bill repealing the duty on railroad iron referred.

The joint resolution authorizing the President to confer the rank of Lieutenant General, by brevet upon Gen. Scott, was taken up. J.

Mr. Shields moved the resolution pass and said that, of all the officers in the Mexican war, Gen. Scott was the only one wbo had not received additional pay.

Mr. Casa followed, urging the passage of the resolution. The resolution was passed yeas 34, nays 13.

HOUSE.—The reference of the Presidents message was resumed, the question pending being on Clingman's proposition to instruct the commitee on ways and means to report a bill admitting railroad iron free of duty.

Mr. Howe moved an amendment, limiting the action of the bill to June, 1854, which was debated and rejected. Yeas 44, nays not counted.

Mr. Jones said he had hoped the matter would be postponed until the new adminstration came into power. He then proposed an amendment, exempting all kinds of iron from duty. Adopted.

An amendment to refund the duues paid since 1846, wa*

on railroad iron and lost.

A resolution, referring the subject of the tariff and revenue to the committee on Ways and Means, was adopted and reported to the

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CONOOKD,N. H. Dec 22.

The Committee of the Boston council arrived yesterday to invite Gen. Pierce to partake of the hospitalities of the city on his way to Washington. The General accepted the invitation. The party afterwards accompanied him to the State house to hear the eulogy on Mr. Webster, by Mr. Perley, which was an eloquent production.

The committee gave an entertainment in the evening to Mr. Pierce and friends. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.

Hemp—200 tons at 81.17 5,200 bags Rio coffee at and firm Havana sugar ,5§@6£ and in fair demand 2p,000 bbls flour—State $5@6, Ohio 62@68, Southern 5C@75 and active rye flour 4.56 20,000 bushels Western and Southern wheat at 1,30 and buy ant 18,000 mixed corn at 79@80 400 bbla. prison whisky at 25»®25f

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The following banks located interior of New York, have given notice to the banking department of that State of their intention to wind up business: Adams Bank, American Bank, Amenia Bank, Champlain Bank, Cortland County Bank, Commercial Bank of Lockport Excelsior Bank, Henry Keep's Bank, Knickerbocker Bank, Genoa Lumberman's Bank, Mc Intyre Bank, Merchant Bank, Ontario county Merchants' Bank, Washington county, New York Stock Bank, Northern Bank, of New York, Oswego county Bank, Prattsville Bank, Sullivan county Bank Village Bank, Warren county Bank.

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ADVERTISING.—The New York Sunday Courier, in illustration of the benefits of advertising, mentions a verv worthy old gentleman by the name of Raddleburn, who was apprehensive that he had not a single relative ia the wot Id. Feeling very lonely and uncomfortable, he published an advertisement desiring all who could claim kindred with the Rattleburn familX, to come forward, as there was a fortune of $150,000 to be divided among them. In less than twenty-four hours he was visited by no less than fourteen sunts, six uncles, fifty-four nephews, ninety-three neices, and fortyeight cousins, whom he never imagined to exist until they were brouSht forward by

no one can be found to dispute its value to business men. Let those concerned, bear the remarkable fact in mind, and p-ofit by the happy experience of old Mr. Rattleburn.

2 QUEER PROCEEDINGS.—In a late trial a man in Baltimore City Court for willful murder, the jury brought in a verdict of manslaughter. A number of the criminal's who were in court, misunderstanding the verdict for one of a'cquittal, sent up a tremendous shout of approval but, on ascertaining the real verdict, they undertook to chastise one of the jurors, who, they alleged, was under promise to acquit the man- The juror had to seek safety in an adjacent house and it, is said, has left the city from dread. ?s

When the subject of sending a deputation to London to attend the funeral of the Duke of Wellington was broached in the royal council of Austria, the Emperor is reported to have said: "Gentlemen, you have been wasting your time," and, perceiving the surprise of his audience, he added, "There will be no deputation to London. The Austrian uniform has been insulted in London by a street mob, and no satisfaction has hitherto been rendered. They shall not have a second chance.'

"What becomes of the books?" asked a correspondent of To-Day. Seven and a half millions of volumes ore manfaciured in this country in one year yet tho highways are not obstructed.— He

says,

"What becomes of the pins?'

is an easy question to answer for pins aro little things. 1 can imagine millions of pins lying about in cracks of floors, under carpets, and in various other places. But I cannot believe that books, veritable books, ore thus conceal ed. I think I should stumble over. jny lexicon, if it were under my rug

The English papers *eem to have most intimate acquaintance with our affairs. agraph in several of them, recenti A 'Professor' in New York offers to j#jne children for a small remuneration, «e is a el a a thorough epilation ol 1® wiil guarantee togiva none owr ihan •mooth •nd harmoniou* io iho ch.l jrno may tavor btm

classics, has a poetry and nftisic, and

dren of parents jf with their patronage. seen the advertisement of this "Professor."

J-

LECTVRES

Judge SMITH, of the lecture on Monday eveni Kme0S?nrt'wi,J ject—"History and rllb" in force in ihe United Slates."

vT"!* J011

rt

Prof. DANIEL READ,

,h®

Alton, III., dec25-6w*

We have not

STATE OF IN DIANA, CLAY CO 'NTY Cot'RT. I CLAY CIRCUIT COURT TO

BE

A convi nci ng

°fJ~aic'

0»'the

Indi^.

versity, win lecture on Thursday^ the 80th ihat.

first

One Dollar.

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Anur8Qtty e»^ing,

Session Paper.

The 1."TD»AA*AFOMS DAILY JOURNAL wj|J be eant durfiig tbe ncxt ae,mion ol

Ugra\tiater to

Thursday of next month,

one^C!roftba Wi"

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The Daily Indiaua StnieS'Si*.*^, ia.Tie,fil,..Blennial

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^.SMwi lcomiMuceit, aossion on ThuredTf the 6:h ol January next. Thi. Bee.jon wiU he an important one. ^,un *n

As heretofore, the Daily State Sentinel will contain fullland accurate reports of the Drocaerfings of the Legislature, besides political

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lion, telegraph} The subscription prices areas follows:

political inform*

news, state of the market, fit a.

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185311

E I E E E A O O I S I E

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The Miscellaneous and Agricultural Departmen to will meet with all nccessary attention. TII.J

tte

committee on before

Mr. Washburn moved the ways and means report a tariff bill the first Monday in February. Lofat.

r« 1 inn mnii .mi

Unprecedentedly Low Rates:

One copy of the Weekly Courier, one year.. $1 50 Five copies do do 5 00 Eleven copies do do 10 00 Twenty-two copied... .do do.... .20 00

Postmasters And others are authorized to act as Agents in obtaining subscribers in Clubs or otherwise, and remitting tunds. All orders should be ad crossed, pbst paid, to

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O E S 1 S By adopting the Cash System, and strictly adher- ».• ing to it, we are enabled to still further reduce tire price of our paper, and will hereafter furaieh it, -V large as it is, at the following Igfi

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-«.r Courier Steam-Printing Establishment, Third street, near Mam, Louisville, CyJH"* cec25-4ws ^if

On the Road.

"f fl CASES comprsing 10,593iyards Remaant* AvJ of the best quality and colors mado—wiil '.• here tbe last of the month. Now, look out lor, bargains, at the Prairie City Store. dec26-tf M. W. VV1LT.IAM3,—

500 Dollars Reward,

FOR

the murderer, JOHN WILKINSON, an Englishman, who shot Thomas Oillhani in American Bottom, Saturday, 11th inst. Said Wilkinson is about DO years of age, randy hair and light complexion about 5 feet and 10 inches in height, and weighs about 180 pound* talk* tro*d English, had on a white wool hat, blue clo*u •oat, long in 'the skirl, heavy P?ri

01,0

little linger o(T, and h»J guh when he left. The above reward will be paia on his delivery to us, or the Sheriff of Madiaon county, at Ewards vitte, vx ut Alton,Jit. J. K. OIL.

LIIAM.

J. UILLHAM, S. B. UILLHAM.

MARCH

TERM, 1853.

Joseph T.ittle, James J. Drum Geo.1 P. Anderson, John H.P. Anderson. S vs. X.

George Titlow.

Bill In

Chancery.

IT remembered that oa the 20fh day of December, 1852, she Complainants in tho above entitled cause, filed their Bill in Chancery, in tho Clerk's Office of theUlay Circuit Court, against the Defendant above named also the affidavit of 0 a competent witness, that ihe said Defendant, George Titlow, is not a resident of the State of ^0* Indiana. He is therefore hereby notified thatunlosa he be and appear before the Judge oft he ClayCircuit Court on the calling of tho causa, at the next Term of said Court, hereafter to be holden, at the Court-house in Bowling Green, and plead, answer or demur to said Bill, the allegations therein contained will be taken as and for confessed against him. and decreed accordingly. dec25 3w* GfcO. PlNCKLY, Clkr^~

A Bargain,

A

VALUABLE house and lot ia offered for sale, situated on 4th street, between Cherry and Mnlberry. Persons wishing to buy weuld do well to call and examine the property, as their is.: a chance for a bargain. dec25-tf DR. WM. MIILLER.

Grind Stones.

1Stones,

UST received a let of superior Burr Grind of all sizes. Dec. 21, '52-18-tf WALTER S. LEGGETT&-

New Leather Store.

THE

undersigned, late of Dayton, Ohio, would respoctfully inform the citizens of Terr® Haute and surrounding country, that he has opened a wholesale and retail

LEATHER STORE.

on thecorner of National Road and Fourth streets, west of the Post Of lice, where he will devote bis entire attention to Leather, Hides, Oil, and Findings, where may bo found at all large assortment of _' Skirting, Harness, Bridle Leather, Collar Leather,

Padding, Seating, Sole and Upper, Coif and Kip Skins, Morocco, Linings, Bindtngs% Topping, Lasts, Pegs, Shoe Nails,

Boot Trees, and Small Tools,

Currying Knives, Fleshere, Rub Stones, Lamp, Black, Brushes, and a great many small and articles not necessary to mention.

Leather in the rough purchased also. Hide*, and Skins, for which I will nay fair prices In Cash or Trade. 83r Orders from a distance filled, and should the article or price not suit, if returned in goodorder, the purchaser can have his money back. Please call and examine for yourselves and don't forget the place, on the corner next the Post UIfice, for

?ood

Leather and

September 18,'1852—wtf

Golden Opportunity

HAVING

received andopened my entire naw^^lj stock of fancy and staple Dry Goods, I hove: offer them to the public at unusually 1 for cash. Eevry variety of goods that

G«n^"SfStriped

dotted MushnsfP^ck

Jaconett

1 usted to enr chirps

•Merita

bo^

keep in a well appointed dry goottep*^ procured here. -^Silks,figured Beautiful figured and P/?'2^iancy Lawns, Do and plain Berages, Jmull, swiss, and. Laiues, and.

and cross-barred

ei,k Laces

and Fring-

while

e!i dr^

skirts,cotton Hoso

/SJaLinens, bleached and brown Do-

LCMrc }g^ckings, Checks, Cotton Yarns, g^Tii^hoes for women, men,boys and child-,

rcpiiA fine and common Silk Hats, Koasuth and| \Ukican do.,

Looking

glasses, Tea, Sugar, Mo-

wjSses, and Tobacco. These are but a few of th«

We have seen the following parjinany articles which may be purchased for ash CASH STORE, Farri ngton's Block North of the Public

May 28, ^2-dlw-wtf*354 40

Square.^

POOLS & BROTHER,

Forwarding & ^™™}5*i™JrerCh*OL'' 90 SI AG AZ1N KFJ REET^.

References,

Williams & Early, H. D. Williams & Co., Bement&Co., Commission, Any business, torwardingff

Terre Haofeii

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