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Saturday Morning, Feb. 5. 1853

?9W-* .SUBSCRIBERS,—We ask as a favor to oe Informed of every failure in the delivery of a town paper.

{obsfrrVation,seemstojhave^acqiiainted

MivWood may be put dawn as4the|best hit of the season.

INDIANS.

The'total Indian population or the United States, says the Cincinnati Commercial, including the tribesof California and MeitMco, brought inte our jurisdiction by the

this estimate and the entire Indian popu-'

numbers at 413,000 persons. When we reflect that this remnant of the mighty race

which once held undisputed sway over the -land which now forms the^Ainerican Union, are doomed,"as It would seem to inevitable extinction before tho majestic, resistless, •rtdexterminating march Of Anglo Saxon .civilization, tho gratification and prido which naturally arises in the contemplatipn of the wonderful growth and expansion of the Republic, mingled with a melancholy fee!--ing.

Probably'more than two-thirds of the Indian population above mentioned, are still 'in astato of primitive barbarism, subsisted

Jbyr6plne

A O II I The New Vork Journal of .Cotnmtrce says: "Wo lourn that npplication Is about being made to the Leg

UUturo for an act Incorporating a com ^p«ny by which the construction of the six proposed Ericsson air ships is to be undertaken, ,The 'Ericsson' now lies at Williams burgh where:sho is being finished and nput into complete order, previous to go-

Ing. to Washington. 'It is understood "that she will leave in the course of thirty days.

'A RRBKT OF PAI*a».j—An English paper ®glves a description "of an enormous web 'or ahect of white pdper, which was ^manufactured in S^rling. The web is without a break, being one continuous sheet, VthrQ* thousand yards in length—within a little of a mile and three quartersr-fifty-four ,-inchefc broad, and weighs 400 lbs. This web was made, dried, and finished, ready to "be despatched, within three hours. The '"cost of the sheet was a little more than ..'jClO.

GoiJ? FOR THOSE WIRE SEEK IT.—It appears from late accounts that the quantity of gold la Australian mines is Illimitable,while the meatia of reaching there, are open to those who desire them. The New York Pioneer cLIne of Mcssrt. Ogden & Cameron have got ready the seventh ship, a Packet ot lUOO tons, called the *EphrastaV eaid to be a splendid vessel. The announcement \^tU

W found in our paper.

Vtck PBKSIOKNT.—A dispatch front Charleston, S. C, Jan. 25tlt,says: "The Vice President arrived in Key West on the fi instant. Ho wished me, on my **4rriva! to telegraph you to say that he was no better than when he left. He feels that there is no hope of recovery '!sl!r. King will remeln in Key W est.

E. A II JtMtti* t* teeture before tlie ^Society 4h1a place on the evening of fee

i: i'-" 4 Clear go It regolairly erery B»gbt No. 6, Union Bow—tell and bid.

The Hon. 3. W. PAIIU will pleaae »eeppt our thank* for Coo grew! on a! Docajneots, and particujairly thai of Appendix to 'Congn^wional 01 ^fvsr the Shtt of ^e prwut Coo^te»

Tbe weatber tarith o* ia remtrkctly mild, vet and aofU far the aea«o« of the jear, ice yet fw packirsj.

%r ttr -.were passed: To give the Circuit Courts MB. WOOD'S LECTL'JXE.—The Lecture OU. .. n^r jurisdiction of ail cases of misdemeanthe Rev. AIROK WOOD before the Mechanic8 Historical Society/)n Monday night last*wea ooeof wiuronlintereat. The aobject, •'The unwritten History of Indiana." The f«Xt would naturally imply a rotation of a dry- matter of fact detail. Bat Mr. Wood somehow of othec, managed to make of it a most exciting and interesting diseoirse.— A«'smarter of history, of unwritten arid un recorded events, the lecture was highly instructing. There seems to have been a good dea| of romance^nore or less connected with the early settlers and settlement of this wild Country now recognize within the limits of Indiana. The Lecturerjfrom a long resi-

Treaty*of Guads'ojpS Hidalgo, amounted °raend the act exempting certain prop acOrding to the census of 1*8-17—8, to 338,-1 orty from execution, for a more uniform 32Q)90UIS. There are probably 23,000 In- mode of solemnizing dians scattered over the unexplored parti of amend the act regulating tho duties of „ur territories, "who arc not embraced in

and the chaso—divided into innu

merable small bands and tribes—engaged-in continual hostilities*—speaking a multip'.icty of dialects—incapable of any extended "permanent combination, and delighting in *war as tho noblest and oitly proper occupa'tlonof man,_ The untaincnble ferocity of a great majority of theso tribes would seem .lo render disrate the hope of ever impartring to them the blessings of civilization, or wf reclaiming them within its pnleaufficient•'ly to become citisens of the Republic.

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY. SENATE-—Tuesday, Fed. I.—Mr. Ed

1 1

introduced a bill to amend the gen erel^anking law, accompanied by a lengthy report in favor of tho principle of free banking. A long dissussion sprung up on the passage of the bill to abolish docket fees in the common pleas court. The bill passed—ayes 29, noes 15.

In the afternoon the following bill

ors pending before them when the R. S of 1852 shall go into force—ayes 46 a jmnt resolution in relation to itie rights of way—ayes 32, noes 15 to authorize tbe annual reports ofthe officers of State, bencveleni inatUutions. &c.. to be made to the governor and primed—ayes 37, naeg 4 to fix the time of tioldiTfg rouris in the ninth judicial circuit—ayes 46.— Mr. Humphreys introduced .a bill to increase the salary of the supreme judges to $1500 per annum, and Mr. Stater a bill to provide for tho election of a phy-

r?and,'

hitn-

self intimately with the^)ione?r life ond man-1 -HOUSE—Petitions were presented and ners of the first and early settlers df the IIoo-i disposed of. 'Several bills and resolttsier country. His discourse was a goodjtions were introduced. Reports were deal anecddtical through which means he managed not only to give, no doubt, a faithf ful relation of events as they may have actually ocourre I, but to intersperse the whole "Mth reflections,deductions,and spicy conclusions, which, without any violition of rules connected |#vvith Jlils original test, 'proved jiigly amusing and entertaining to his audience. Altogether we think the discourse of

'Utlon now residing in the States and terri-L,„ ,„j|„ strueitng a railiocd from lroytyCrawglories of the Union, may be statvd in round

ll teIlra !ur ll,e HtoJ

and Deaf Dumb.

made from committees,against requiring tax pavers'to furnish assessors, at the April election, a true list of their taxable property against requiring county treasurers to meet the people of each tow.nship to receive their taxes against limiting the number of day's work on tho public highway.* ngninst punishing drunkenness ngainst abolishing all license laws. ..These reports were all concurred, except tlie last named, which was luid on ihe table.' ''J'he following bills were indefinitely postponed to amend the law relating to the distribution of estates of insolvent debtors to

ion ns|.ing a graIU of,UJ)d l0 ui(, jn con.

furdsvijle. ,,

In the oftoinoon the following bills passed to repeal the Gth section of an net defining felonies and providing fur their punishment—ayes—60 noes 21 to repeal an nc j'or the relief of corttiin tund holders in Rising Sun—ayes 85. noes 3 to amend an act to establish and regtilnto ferries—ayes 83 noes 10 to amend an net fur the incorporation of insurance companies. &o—ayes 79 noes .14 to relocate the county scat of Clav County nyes 95 to provide compensa tion for township asscfcsors ayes 79, noes 13 joint resolution asking nn oppropria*tion to improve the harbor at Michigan city— ayes 83, noes 5 joint resolution relative to ihe construction of a c'anal around the falls of the Ohio, on tho Indiana side—ayes 86, noes 3. The committee on ways and means reported against increasing tho licenso of msrehants.

Si:HATE, IVb, 2, 1853.—Petitions were aeprcnted by Messrs. Meeker, Ilosbrook, Brookshire, Hawthorne, and Suilivun. Reports from commitees Vvere made by Messrs. Edsnll, from the coftnaittee on canal3, and Greathouse from a select committee. The former that it is hot expedient to authorize the lessees of the Central Canal to sue tho State the latter returning a bill to amend the school law, and recommending its passage. It was referred to the committee on education. Five bills were passed. The first prescribing the punishment of maghem the second to appoint J. W. Cummins agent

lu Ml* U»ethree for cent. fuM the third,

ih relation to the Sale of stocks belonging to decedents' estates the fourth amendatory ofthe hct for the organization of circuit courts, a^id, the fifth to repeal ccrtain acts therein named.

In the afternoon the Prerldent laid before the Senate, a communication from Mr. Pat-

toreon, lewee of the State Prison. Mr. Gil-j

son Introduced a bill to prevent the location of railroad* in towns without consent of common council. The vote on the bill making J. W. Cufhmins agent 'to adjust the three per cent fund was reconsidered and the bill laid on the table.

IIOOSEJ—Bills were introduced providing for a more uniform mode of doing towns^p buVmes?. falsing revenues for 135$''and

private sales, labels, &c. Various resolutions of inquiry were adopted. A lengthy discussion took place upon a resolution of Mr. McDonald otL relative to separating duties of bank department from the other duties of State Auditor, and appointing a Bank Superintendent or Conit aissioner to attend to said duties, when the reWutioa failed, 2i to 65.

Stxam EsatxES.-—See the card of R. RUxnERnat & Go. Thi» company baa a large establishment, for the best kind of work, in the way of castings at Indianapolis.

Sotmrek* BASK OP ISMAXA.—A BOW Bank of tbts name has jiist opened tn this, place «n West aide of public square—see advertiMtaent^

.sDETECTORS.

\VV BM tepivvd cop«e« of Drc*s Bank llirror and fimtnted Coonlerfett Detector* They appfctr to b* »d««niWy to the purftote iatendedi und, stirely, would be useful ia the band* *f every buewnew man.— Office, South-east corner of Th- rd and W«l_ nut streets. Oindnoati, O* TCOM, Senit«oathly. $3 per aaaua: Moothhr, 01^0.

California News by the Star of the Wastvj FLAX, HAY AND CORN* The bark Amnio, which cleared from

tack with knives on the officers and crew!

wards obtaining assistance they retook the vessel. The Chinese were informed that the vessel was going on her voyage short of provisions and water. -'5?

The America's crew were afterwards attacked by the Chi t\ese for. their passage money, and the voyage was abandoned. I

Much rain and snow had fallen in the HIteriin, creating much sufferinj. The great scarcity of provisions and the consequent high prices have occasioned much suffering and distress,and many it is feared will die of starvation. Hundreds are subsisting on barley and potatoes.' •,

In one place the miners held a meeting and forced a trader to sell what flour fie had on hand at 45 cents per pound

A man trained Win. K. Jones was hung by the people twelve miles aboye Sacramento, for the murder of Peter McGaffen.

A severe gale had done considerable damage in San Francisco, and the shipping had suffered severely.

THE BRIDAL CHAMBER.—A Western man in New York, writing home about the St.Nicholas Hotel, thus speaks of the bridal chamber: 1 "The Walls of tho 'bridal chamber' are entirely covered with fluted wite satin, und 1 cannot find lunguage to describe the gold trimmings, gorgeous drapery, etc. The bed. is designed as a fairy bower—ii stands in the center of the floor, upon a broad cushion of v\ hitc saiin, with mirrors at the foot. The bed is covered with the richest satin Brussels lace, and the sheets arc of mas-' lin, trimmed with lace, and the saiin drnpei is sustained by a canopy of burnished gold. This room can be occupied at $59 per day, including buard.!'

A NEW TERRITORY.—At a Convention recently held in Northern Oregon, a memorial to Congress was prepared,

praying for the organization of a new territory out of the country lying North of the Columbia river and West of its

square miles and possesses natural resources equal to that of any state in the Union. If division is not soon made, Oregon will have the requisite population for admission as a State to the Union. 20.00 [sic] persons are said to have crossed the plains this year, and the tendency of emigration thither is rapidly increasing. ~~~~~~

CONVICTION FOR USING A POSTAGE STAMP TWICE.—In the U. S. District Court sitting at Albany a verdict was rendered last Saturday against William A. Hillard, of Bridgewater, Gueida, for using a postage stamp after it had been once used already, in violation to the act of 1851. ~~~~~

NEW YORK ADVERTISEMENTS.—VVe risk he attention 0/ Merchants to the advertisements of Tuller, Hutchins & Lasell, for Silks and Fancy Dry Coods and, also, the Fancy Goods of Davis, Byrne, Johnsm & Ilunce, New York.

LIRIS INSURANCE.— Reference to advertisement »vill show that A. LASQE, Esq., is Agent for Insurance Companies at Columbia and Charleston, S- C. These Companies arc in high repute, and from risks taken in this place, mustr be considered safe and reliable.

COUNTERFEIT.—MR. GEORGE A. ARMSTRONG has been several days in town, giv-

ing lessons in rules for detecting counterfeit

bank notes. His rules are easy and simple. No business man should be without the in-

struction thus easy to obtain. ~~~~~~~

T)oCtr»Esrs.—We are indebted to somebody ot Indianapolis for important Legislative Documents. The Report of Superin-

temlent af

lut...l..^.k.l l..ll I.. KaA»A« lltA IrtltlkllAM 1

great Western branches, to be called the 'eight acrcs per day, with two horses Territory of Columbia. The present each. He obtained about a ion and a area of Oregon is 71,000 square miles,

pubiic Schools, Report of Audi- k"h

tor of State, Report of Trustees of Insti-1 tute for Education of the Blind, &c-., &c.— We know not precisely whom to thank, ...

iSS-*, and td«mend fcn act applying cttrtnfti1 bo restored by industry—the wreckof health ftmd. to paving the public debt. S' ed atnettdtng tec. 24 of »ct .uthomtng!^ forgetfulnes^-even for.,,,h! fevolution.ry party, «rInch by our county boards, and bill to pf-event fraud in ifrired reputation won by penitence and vir-i |.8sl

tue. But who

ever

Madden was overtaken, his feet and legs were badly frozen, aud his feet much lacerated by contact with tbe frozen earth, lit* flight through West Brook field, Brookfield end East Brookfield, in the face of the storm and almost in a state of nodtty, is described as frightful, while

... instant reports that three Mcxican 0 learn from pnngfie.d, 111., that tho

Terre Haute and St. Louis Railrood Bill has( British mail steamer from Vera Cruz on been defeated by a vote of 46 to 25. the 9th, and left on the next day for Jamaica, to communicate with Santa An

THI*GS LOST FOREVER.—Lost wealth may

W„ J)unlbor of

San Francisco for Hong Kong cn the 25thl r\ .. Linlayette Journal, a report of the fololiJec., with 100 passengers, had just hoist-!. 4 .. lowing remarks tnade bv Hon. H. Il ed anchor when they made a desperate at-'

E*»»onhf

and drove them all overboard, but after- Pa,eBts» s&veiral subjects interesting

A farmer thought more attention should be piad to tho covering corn in cribs.— A cheap covering could be made of cioth, prepared in tho way proposed by Mr. Ellsworth. A'lorgcquantiiy of corn is yearly destroyed by exposure to the weather, and not only that hut the quality is injured by ihe exposuro. There should bo an effort made by tho Wabash farmers to raise ihe character of their corn, which can only bo done by proper care in its preservation. T':e saving in quantity and the improvement in quality would pay the cost with more than fourfold increase. In somo sections of the country farmers protected standing grain from the influence of ruins, by covering tho heads with prepared cloth and the least our farmers can do would be to protect their corn from the weather, after it had been crib-

cornmisg|oners

B„*and

Jooked upon his

vanish- «ol» every State

that of a deer. Ho m»a taken back to Warren, and upon beii.g asked where he was going, he said be "g*e**ed be was going to sign the pledge."—Bar re Gazette.

,he

formerly Commissioner of

to our readers: At n- recent meeiinjr of the Society, the subject of Flax Culture came up for discussion. Mr. Ellsworth stated that he had raised the last season between one and two hundred acres. The season was very unfavorable for the experiment. He had pulled, mowed, cradled and put ii up in different forms, lo test a machine for dressing it. which he expected to receive from an eastern manufacture. Mr. Clements had improved his machine for preparing flax, so us to turn out the seed at the same operation. The information he had derived from abroad relative to the culture of flux highly favored the adaptation of our soil and climate to this crop. The more he examined the matter, the stronger confidence he felt that this would be the great product of this countryl Dressed (lax was worth S200 per Yon. He exhibited a specknes of Russian prepared hemp, which had a strong ana beautiful fibre. The culture of flax is entirely a new business in this country. He learned that there were sixty hands employed at one establishment in England to get out flax and hemp so fine that 5600 a ton was paid for it. From S30 lo 840 per acre is paid in that country for the use of ground for this crop, and money was made then, notwithstanding the high priced labor and food. There is a market in Europe for nil that we can raise in this country. Iq Belgium it is almost the only crop raised, employing nearly nil the labor ofthe country, men. women ond children.— The flax that Mr. Ellsworth had raised was good, excellent, us good as that of any part of the world. It can be raised to great profit, even when ihe seed worth only 75 cents per bushel, which is the price this season. Farmers can raise the. seed even to good advantage for Iced. A small quantity of the seed put in water will m.iko a large quantity of jelly, which mixed with hay mnkes a most excellent winter feed for cattle.

The sulject of Prairie Ilay was next discussed. Mr, Ellsworth stated that by experiment he had found it good feed. The cattle liked it. Ho had four mowing machines to work, which cut

half uf

h:»v

s. r«3r* si .p. liiese mowitis machines of greater adits length of sea coast is 530 miles. I ho

j, vantages to the .country-* than any agproposed territory contains about 32,000

rieu!iural

into it. He calculated lo cut about one thousand acres during the season. Millions of tons of hay were wanted yearly upon the prairies. He had fed it freely and it will keep cattle for one third what corn would cost. It could be raked with a horse rake and pitched into mows or stacks by horse power. As much could be pitched with one horse as ten men could, and machine could be constructed for §10 or 812. lie had prepared some cloth, covered with oil and hydraulic ccment, which was excellent for tents, or eovors for hay, wagons. &c. -Mr. Ellsworth stated that he had a machine corningfrom Illinois for scorifying the ground and preparing it for grass. By this machine timothy seed could be

to save the labor

to the acre. He deemed

implement ever introduced

put in, without the expense of breaking dered and stunned by the noise of the up the ground, and with the machines falling tiles, mortar, breaking of glasses,

mowing and pitch

ing it, it would make one of tho cheapest and best crops for shipment. He also had a new machine for planting and covering corn to be attached to a plow, which ho intended to exhibit to the society hereafter." :i uilt

13.

RECALL OF SANTA ANNA.—Captain Fillet, of tho schooner Amphitrite,which arrived last evening from Havana, on the

arrived in that city on the

induce him to return to Mexico

to ptace himsfc'f at the head of affairs. The -commissioners are deputed

trcounis was

universally success-

but

ed honors—recalled his slighted years—j their control. stamped with wisdom—or effaced fromj When we last heard from Santo AnIteaven's record the fearful blot of wasted' na, fete weeks sfneo, by way of Panatitne!—Sigaurncy. ma, be was still at Cathargena. The •J" Pantma papers, however, mentioned

HACK OFA MAPMAN.—John Midden, report that ho was about to embark from an Irishman, Jlviog. in Warren, while!Carthagena, contemplating a return to in a state of if^llrlum tremens.on Thurs-j his native land, to avail himself of tbe day morning of last week, left his fami- general dissatisfaction with Arista's adly of children whom tha mother had ministration. It is probaWe that the entrusted to his charge for a few daysJ&tile removed to Jamaica i© be in ciosand taking off his boots and stockings er and more regular communication and coat, which he left by ihe way side,[with hi* friends, and,as Vera Cr iz isin ran from Warrea to Spencer, a distanco of twelve miles, before being ovena ken, although immediately after he left he was hotly pursued with, horses and carriages. The race occurred during ihe severe storm of that morning, and, when

threo being under

possession of his party, we »«ay expect to hear before many days of hi« landing there, and successful efsiry J«*o the capital.—New Orieans True Dilta*-

Our advice to young men.ss.to frus^o tnoir good hands, their brains, their industry. their economy and their honesty for .a living. With such aids, and a strong self-reliance, backed by an indomitable perseverance, there are but few indeed that fail of reaching the goal at which tbey aim.

Four hundred year* have passed stnee the Invention of printing, yet books are IMH iu circulation all over the globe, while the use of tobacco became universe! within fifty year* of its discovery.

WAR IN A DRY GOODS STORE. The following rich affair is reported in one of the Philadelphia papers as having come off iu that city a few days ago. The Incident of the day was ao assault on a distinguished dry gaods man in Secon. stfeet, by Mrs. Dorothy Owen, a lady whe sells country prcduce in High street market—, Mrs. Owen, with a basket full of egger on her arm, went to Mr. Gts store to buy three quarters of a yard of pink sarsanet. The store keeper, misunderstanding her, gave her three yards and a quarter of silk instead of the quantity required. Mrs. O. laid dowr. a hrlf eagle, and Mr. G. of course, took payment for three yards and a quarter. Mrs. Owen protested .that she had only called for three quarters of a yard. Mr. (i. boldly asserted that the quantity demanded was three yards and a quarter. Mrs. Owen now fired up, and let Mr. G. know that site had always entertained a suspicion that he was a rorue, but now suspicion was changed to certainty. Some other harsh words passed between them, and as hard words often lead to something harder, Mrs. Owen made a punch at Mr. G's. 'bread basket.'

Then Mr. G. made masterly retreat to an elevated perch where his desk is fixed, and there, like the indignant baron in his turretfed tower, bade deBance to his furious assailant. But in his imaginary security he fprgotthat the improvement of modern warfare made the defense of castellated holds a very precarious undertaking he forgot, tn short, that science of projectiles has been added to military tactics and that connon balls aud shells do tremendous execution at a great distance. lie was soon reminded of this fact, or something like it, when Mrs. Owen bethought herself of her basket of eggs, nn expensive amunition at the present time, being very scarce and costly in proportion.*^ JVIrs.' Owen considered that offensive war cannot be carried on without a pecuniary sacrifice, and submitting to the necessities of the case,she began to bombard the tower or lofty fort in which Mr. G. had intrenched himself.

The first missile aimed at Mr. G's. face, wa9 avoided by a timely dodge, but it took effect on the face of the clock, which was placed just behind the desk, and a fragment of the shattered glass cut off a small slice of the storekeeper's ear,leaving enough ofthe organ, however, for any use or ornament. The next two or three discharges were highly creditable to Mrs. Owen's skill in gunnery. One of the frockets hit Mr. G. in the forehead, and bursting there poured its savory contents downwards over his nose and mouth. Another exploding on his black satin vest, left an orange colored line that appeared to be a burlesquo imitation of a gold guard chain. The clerks, perceiving in what extremety their employer was placed, hasitly endeavored to erect on the counter a breastwork parapet composed of bolts ofOsnaburg, Russia duck, and brown shirtings,to cover the beseiged fortress.— Dut Mrs. Owen was not to be balk-

ed by any such engineering. She mounted on a choir, and thence attained the elevation of the counter,and having thus surrounded the enemy's works,she poured in her tire, with such overwhelming effect that the beseiged party capitulated, bearing a cessation of hostilities, and promised to "inako all right." This surrender, however, was only a stratagem of war, for Mr. G. had secretly dispatched one of his clerks for a reinforcement which came from the police office, and Mrs. Owen yielding to superior numbers, was made prisoner, !-7y*iy'-

EARTHQUAKE AT ACAPUL€0. Tho following additional particulars of the earthquake at Acapulco aro communicated to the Panama Star^ in1 letter dated the 9tll till. ,f \n "1 WIIB just leaving the bar of the United States Hotel, late American, on my way to bed, when 1 was nearly thrown off my feot by tho movement of the ground underneath me, and bewil-

and the washing and rumbling of a sub terraneous torrent. 1 got through the door, and reached the "Pane*' in safety-

The shock came on like a clap of thunder, no warning being given by slight shocks or rumbling previously. 1 furnished myself with a lantern and made a tour of the city, and the scene

,,os

in ihe ccu-eme:

One half of the town is in ruins, and the loss cannot be less than #400.000 some estimate it as high as 8600.000. By good fortune the calamity occurred before the people retired to rest,or many more lives would have been lost- I have only heard of the loss of four lives, but many were injured by tho falling build, ings.

By daylight the city had the appearance of a town destroyed by seige, the streets and the plaza are filled with the population, living in tents and tempore ry shelters from the sun and dew. Confidence appears to be entirely destroy

UUCUV.C uu 'cora iu uxs cuuruiy ueaiiro}* .1 ed in ihe firmness of mother earth, and "S5"e d",ys'.'I"6"

every body is looking tp tho sea for

1 am sure I shall not feel easy for the next six months in a house. Among the phenomena observed wero the falling of the barometer from 30 to below 28 degrees, and the rise of the water ten feet preceding and sevewqjpjt Xeet after, the firat shock,i .,n

Health Association in that city. It seems that certain parties in New York have beect advertising for two years past that they were the managers of an incorporated association, with a cash capitol of 920,000, for tho purpose of insu ring against sickness. A payment of per year entitled the party to receive $2 per week while prevented by sickness or accident from attending to his businees 63 per year entitled htm to $3 per week and so on up to $13 per yea*1. A funeral benefit of $25 was promised lo the heirs of any member who should die. Several very respectable persons and firms were referred 105 but iiKjuiryprovee that none of them know anything about the pretended aasoe^:iw, and the whole thing is be tiered to be a false, fraudulent, and ftc titioos concern. Affidavits to this efieet have led to the arrOct of four of tbe pretended company.—Boston Traveller.

Jeremy Diddler, whor«posgea on society comforts hims^f with the Idea that he is thus getting tome of tbe debt the world owes him,

MrrtTAL IIGA&TR As»0CIATI01F.—The Historical Society, on next Monday eve New York papers report the recent de-ln*n®' 'ectBr6'we wd«mand, will be sliori, tection of a bold and impudent fraud, ""d h®V*11 befollowcdon the same eveaing .br perpetrated under the guise of a Mutual

The Jllarkets* t-

CijtciSNATf, Jan. 26.

Flour In fair demand at $4^35a:4,30.— Whisky Butter lower 60 lbs. choice roll sold at 14. Provisions unchanged sales of 1,500 bbl^mess pork sold at $14^0@15, the former the prevailing rate. 200 bbls. prime lard sold at 9c. Bulk meat—5 for shoulder and 6@6^ for sides. Sugar in good demand with'saleli of 300 hhds at 4$ to 5$. Molasses quiet at 30.-— 260 bags Rio Coffee sold at 100. Other articles unchanged. *MNr -.jr-u-Jfi tfi *52 £K' "fan?" (Mfl Jk J&twsmet

NEW ORLEASS. Jan.AB.

Western produce dull, owing to the advance in freights mes9 pork, uninspected, $1G@ 16,25 sugar and molasses unchanged sales of Rio coffee at 9$@{»ijc and dull brl lard 10c, keg 10|c mess pork $16®66,25sales of 300 bacou sides at 8^c and declining shoulders 7$c. tit Ti. mt« ,t -fa S'H.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.

Ho^iE-^t3id'dings,from the committee on territories, reported a bill providing for the survey of and location of a wagon road from Missouri fo California aud Oregon' which was referred.

Dunham, from the committee of ways and means, reported a bill amendatory of the acts fixing the value of coin. The intention of the bill is to make gold the standard coin of the country and render silver subservient to it.

SENATE.—Seward 'presented a resolution of the New York Legislature relating to the imprisonment of Madiar and family in Tuscany for reading the Bible, which was referred to the committeoon foreign relations.— Also, petitions in favor of the exerciso*of the freedom of conscience by Americans abroad.' ^A petition was presented of John Dougherty, of Penn., proposing the construction of a railroad to the Pacific, to construct which, the government shall issuo certificates of d?posite to circulate as currency and to bo ultimately redeemed by the profits of the road when completed.

A petition was presented from Ohio,praying the repeal ofthe fugitive slave law, ,wh),ch was laid on ths table. vfrsfsui

"WANTED, 1000 .MILLINERS.—The remarkable popularity of the f'arco, satys the New York Sun, recently imported from London, and entitled, Wanted, 1,000 spirited joting Miliners for the

G'0|d

mon rnftninrr ih vmiiivK 1 Wa 0 nnvanivt. 1 00

men running through the streets pcrearrt ing ond frantic others on their knees prayingjothers searching for or dragging from the ruifts their children or relations processions of people, with torches1, shrieking to God for help and protection.

l)4gins,"'|ins boon t.lher curiuus

ly illustrated at Bsrnum's Museum, for two or three days. Hundreds of young women have made a serious application at the establishment, under tho impression that Miliners were actually warned there for California.

much as the manager could do yesterday to convince the ladies of the error itJto^v^ch they had led themselves^

UNPROFITABLE BOAHDER.—A physician relatos the case of a boy, only twelve years old, who from a fcoling of inonilion, had so strong 0 craving that lie could gnaw his^own fleshy lien not sup plied with fowl, when awake ho was constantly eating./. The food given Itim consisted of bread, meat, beef, milk.Vater, butter, cheese, sugar, treacle, anil pudding, pies, fruits, .broths, potatoes, and of these he swallowed, in six sue-

hundrod

I"11

eig

four pounds eight ounces averdupois, be ing sixty four pounds a day on the average.

A man should never put a fence of words around his ideas, because many who otherwise give him a fair hearing lack resolution to climb over rugged enclosure.

O* Gov. WRIGHT will lecture before (l»e Mc-

Prof. Read, of the State Uaiversitjr, ins discourse specially addressed to Mechanics*

Religious Notice.

Rev. Mr. Elly will preach st the Christian Church, Sunday, Feb. 6th at It o'clock.

thU HiBRIBD. In St Stephen's Church, by the Rev. l.

Vanantwerp, on Tae^ay mominy, toStaaKTO 1, Mr. Baraa PHILTOT of N. Y. to 31iss ADSLiaE Dvr af this city.

By Rer. A. Wood,on the 27th bit, JASTES HostrwrLL, of SolHvatt county, to Mis* ISABEL HILL of tVrre Ha ate. 'wi

On tbf same day by same, at Mra. Walden%, J. Baroff, toMla* E. Waloes, all of this place. mm.ii

Tn this place, on Wednesday last, of Scarlet Fever, Mazy MATILDA, daughter of Lather and SarsbGju&aar^geJ about 4 ypr*.

In Lo&t Creek Township, 00 the lstinsL, afiara lingering ilineas.JHrs.Asa tomuat, outKVlof Mr. ,0. JSovu»,

At his residence near this place, o» th** 3d ipst. GCSTAVUS COLLI**, afier a lingering illness, aged 51 years.

Coroner's Notlca.

N Inqmsiion taken ni the Wast end of tiia Terrollautu Prow Bridge, in Vigo co., on 7th day of January 1853. before John D. Murphy, §oron$r,on view tli* body of a man name nnKnown Verdict & foftq#s: That he came to his death by drowning.

Description of tle Dcctased —Yivo

MlJtNUAVS.,Wednesdays

.^IJIEMARKAPLK CONFESSION.—A burglary was recently committed in a store in Albany—a store was was robbed of money, and the clerk was found choked and insensiblo in the store. A great deal of sympathy was expressed for the lauer, on account of tho injuries ho had received in his contest with tho robber, but subsequent events led the owner ofthe store to apprehend the clcrk himself. The clcrk confessed that he took the money, and to make others suppose that he had contest with the robbers, he. with a shoe brush, knocked out one of his teeth, which was* somewhat loose.— He then took a comb and scratched his facc, being careful to let the blood run down on his shirt: Next he laid down on the bed without covering, for the purpose of becoming cold aVid ihe last thing lie did was to tie his nocketchicf round* his throat. None of tho stolen money tvas recovered. This case resemblas a similar one, which occurred in Philadelphia a few years ago. Ihe clerks name was lloysradt.

foet, fire or

six inches in lieWhi—»«pj)oted to be abeut 31 vearsold, dark auburn hnu had on blaek silk hat, course boots.gray eatinett pants, black cloth coat, much worn thr«e vests, two satin, tho other black cloth ^hite muslin shirt.* On his person a leather belt and buckle and a paper supposed to he a subscription list, ending in theca words: This done in the town of Evvinston, Effingham county. Illinois, the first dny of January, 1853, bp Samuel and Wilson Anderson? for tha use of jobu iiuist, a cripple."

JOHN D. MURPHY,

feV5- 52- 24 5w Coroner. 4i fi rj

Coroner's Notice.

N Inquisition iiekUoa -xhe juast bank of the Wabaub river, near fWt Harrison, Vigocounty Indiana, I'ebroary 2d, 1853,. be (ore John D. Murpby.Coraner of said coimtyV-oivview of the body of a man. name unknown.^ Verdi et as follows, to wit ll« came to his death by accident unknown. The body in a state of nudirv larg» red whiskers, about six feet hiyh, of middle aixe.

JOHN 1). AlURPIJY,

fob5 'i3-24-3w Coronar.

Southern Bank of Indiana. lm

rT^HlS

Instimtion, lecatctl four iloora from tft® I. South -weat corner of lite Public Square, in Mr. Rose's Block, i* prepared to negotiate Sigh* and Time Drafts on Kew York ami other-princi-pal cities Discount Notes ami ether evidencesol debt, payable as above Reccive Drpe&iteS Deals in told and Silver Coin makes colieelions a adremit the same, less current rate

Exchange

Remit money to England, In land. Scotland and Germny, on its own rcsponaibily. Drafts on NewYork and other principal citit-s, will always b* kept on hand and tor tale at the lowest rales.— Depoaites from business Won and others who wish to keep an active deposits account, are respect* fully solicited. #5* Bank hours, from 9 A M., to 3 P. M.

fcb5 '53 24-lf

D1IS.

C. t\ GUNNISON, Tashier,

E I A

Yo-.xnans & 5Iahan liave assosiatr-I t^emswlves in the practice of Medicines: .! Surgery, aiitf hope by srflct attentinn to the M* sincss

thrir prutresiofi, iq reccive a

share, of patronage. Ollico 011 4th street, 5U North of Prairie City Drug Store. febD tf t|U

A II O N S A E

and Fridaysv|»t

new Auction Room, Np.6 Uuiori Uo\t, irt Sia'clock P. M- and :VEKY M(»JIT IN TIfE TtfETRK, at 7i o'clock. A general assortment of gdodis' always oiHiaud. j». ANTHONY,-.,'1

Acc

Li HUN'rAuctioneer.

fcl5-'."3-2l if V/ -:r,.'

R. R. UNIIERIITLL & CO.

i3M AN UFACTURLRS OF W. Stiw

'GRISTMD SAW MILLS,*

OF EVKRY RiZE &. DtSCIUPTlUN,

COHlf AND COB aHI2»D£RSr

And nil kinds of Castings*

City Foufidery

Machine Shop,

Pennsylvania, South of Jlltrin street, fi)b5''M«6ni

INDIAN APOtJS.1'I

N E W 0 0 S E

"-r

Tuller, Hutchins &. LaselJF

ImporterM nnti Wholcsnle Dealers, 91 LIBERTY STREET, N. Y. 6» BE now receiving and opening very lar)T» and oniirt'lv new atoek ol Silks iind Fancy Dry inoodn, comprislirif Dri'ss Kilkit, Lr?*» Gu6(!s, nml 'I'rininiings, Honnot and TiiHeta Rib.twos, WinwU, Kid, .Silk uml JLjjIe Glovei, Whits Goods, Lrict-s aud Efiibroidenee, iogetlicr with a tencrnl aS8orunent of every vnrieiy of goods in their line: cash and time buyers from every auction wi'l liojl^lua a very duaiiable Block- anil at lew urit ca.

WM. G. TOLLER. WM.8 HUTCHES,

.» STEPHEN LA'SISLl,

n." If

feb5-'53 Ul 3tn

ART,

ii. M.

McCORKLE,

All late Willi 13uw£n

I A.\H'I UOIK

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Davi^, Byrno, John,son & Hance

LinnnTY STREET, W. YJ'5

?,FHOT

|1VfP()RTER9 & WHOLESALE I)E\rR3' I IN FANCY GOODS, Fans, L'omlw,. lirushod, Jewelry, Musical Inainujicnts, Button*, Perlum crv, Paper hangings, Suapemlcrs, Port Monnaies, Window Shades, Cutlery, Giins, GurtB,' Pifltolii, Clocks, Watches,

Alc.

Late

Tlirends, Cnrp.rt Bags.

Stationery, Uxess.TrimniJnKS, Hilk Sewings, nnd Looking Glasses, toeellief with a great variety of useful articles, which will be sold on tbe Vest taring.

JOHN H. DAVIS,

the firm

For the past 0

of Gilbert Houkv. eri & Dstff*. JOUN W. ilf ftNK,

vanra

wjtJi OotVen

McNsmea..

8. FISHER J011N60N, Late with Jno. Stewart Jr, &, Co. WM..E.11ANCK, -ft-

Fortnerly w|jh Jno. .Stewart Jr. & Co ,aod lata with Carleton Co.

W I E I S O I N

MilN

W. n^ectiully iufurms the Ladiaa and Oentlenien of thiaCiiy, that ho will appear shortly nnd intreducc a

variity

ofquey^,iy*w|a*i

mvl .(wtolc.-il rh|,fnP1tT| I

~Nt-w and amu»iiijr peculiarities of men and mannera. Irish, Dutch, French, Yankee.Hoosier, and Buckeye beauties.

Cotwisting of some htmdreds of oddities-enck dissimilar in fsec, voioo. inount-r, intelioei. di* lest and—

7VT OTICE is here!}/ given thauhe undersigned ,LJ iiwtak.cn Letters «l Admiriiatraiion on tha eitnte of Cephas stidHtste

iir

P.U?^ioe vi l-.be giveoof. 'iwand placSOf vg f«b5- 03-21 It J^City papers please copy.

Administrators Notice, t™

S. Iloldert, late of Vigd county, Jniliana, deeaaed. All person* im

dfblw to tbe Mid e&ntf, ore Uj laake imrjjc/lifite payment, and those hating claims against the sam/», are notified to present therh du iy authenticated, for settlement. Tlie estate is **!•*,cnr'-A i' hiti MARV F. IIOLDEN, 1

Y':lir'.)3-$4-3w AilininHtrntrix.

Peoria Bridge.

''I''HE Peoria Bridge over the Illinois river, with anew draw of 28! feet in b.ngrh, and of maet«rJy work^iunship, is now finished, and rea-

Peoria, jenl5-'53 23 2w*

river

rely: LD,

ORIS WO

Treasurer,

Commercial Insurance Company, Charlmton, 61. C'.

Columbia Insurance Company, (oUimfria, iS. C. -i'

JNSLEANCE

00 Steamboat and flat-Witt car-

goeSf snd li/e ruka on buildings, furniture and the above Companies, by ALBICRT LAKOB, jap29- f3-23 if •.•a

r^»-AgenMttTerreHaute.

To Country Merchants.

%HI3

Penn«ylviania itailroad havmg now comJL pieied ber connection between Philadelphia and Putrfmrgfa, which makes tbe shortest, quickeet and cheapest commbmcatlon with' tlie West, both for "passenger* aitd merchandise, wo beg leav* tomviteour iriendaajsJ tiie loerehanla eenerplljr^

10 vmi Philsdclphia for their Spring- suppUes., /. Oar Stock of Pomestic Good^. ia all thcijT varieties, will be found lull aad comprete olso a lar^e and very desirable aasortmei* of aricin. French sod Swim goods.

V/J wou^j paruculsHy.ijiviic soor ott our rsndsetDo lines of White Goads, Camtoie*. 8rfi»su plain and fbnty tin1 beat makes of iekh Linens. ,.l be»j goods have boen carcfully the manufacturers, and impohixt t, wive* we'shall otihr theia st .S

(eccasb, «r to puacttul ensle SCOTT, Importers and Jobbers. ^9 9-9)^ Pill

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