The Wabash Courier, Volume 21, Number 30, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 19 March 1853 — Page 2

THE

E S S E O N A E UITOR.,

E Fl E A E

Saturday Morning, .Mar. 19,1853

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES. Are our citizens aware that ant important Township Law goes into effect this Spring by which three Trustees are to be elected at the April election 1 Not having the law immediately before us* we girethe follow ing article from the Jackson County Democrat, which explains the duties of the office and shows the necessity of a careful selection on the part of the people "The most important duty to be performed at the April election, will be the selection three township trustees. A law was enacted at the last session of the Legislature providing for the election, on the first Monday in April in ea!h township in. every county in the State. These trustees ought to be the best men in the township—men of practical good sense, and men^f business The duties imposed on these trustees are various and intimately conncctcd with the public Jjiterests. The following syhopsi^ will show the duties imposed upon these trustees, and will make manifest the necessity of electing good men

tho history of the world, or in the course of

time, as tho final disposition of the body after death. Inhumation and burniiig have

been mainly thc two principal modes, as

there is authentic history. There have been

part of tho rule itself. Lmbalming is only

burial rite. As the system of disposing of,

lumwof H. B. SMitH

•ito. near llw C«n»l WW, i« olmost complc-:

ted, and will soon be ready for business.— The building is wider, and one story higher than th© old—most substantially built, and calculated for extensive business. The in-

olovatorm Cdm-shelter, cleaning «••.

»ill bo pUeod in operation in due .e.son—

Mr. Smith building wharve. convenient

to Walnut mid M.rkct .troetB, iiml «l« ex-.

teudinf and deepening tl.o b»«n «dj««nl|

to th. ware-house, .o to make the

PROPHECIES OF DANIEL. On our QrsVpage will be found a communication over the signature of D- 8. in relation to the prophectea of Daniel. D. B. designs showing in the course of several letters, that Layard and R*wlins are not correct in assuming that the prophecies of Daniel were written after the cveuts to which they refer had taken place.

THE NEW I.IQUOR LAW, We publish to-day the new L-quor Bill as passed at the late session of our Legislature. The law provides that a vote shall be taken at the April election on the subject of license. The consent to be determined by the number of votes, for or ajainst license to be expressed on the ticket—and no ticket on which the same is not expressed shall be coanted either way.

THE FA A* ASO Sitor.—We hare received the first number of a near paper with the above tit!e» ^ublishcd at Indianapolis, by O. F. MATHXW. It is typographically, beautifully got up—and for matter, contains moet valuable jieleeiions, as useful reading for the farmer and mechanic. Published semimonthly at $1 per year.

BaoKKR BASKS.—Late telegraphs inform u* thai the Bank of North America, at Sey mour Easteea Bank, at West Killtrgly and Woodbury Bank at Woodbury, Connecticut, have failed.

"They are to be overseers of the poor, fence viewers, and judges o! elections.— They will have the care and superintendence of the highways and bridges in their respective townships. It will be their duty to divide the township into road districts— to appoint viewers to survey, lay out, and open new roads, and change and alter old ones in their township—to fill all vacancies that may occur in the office of supervisor^to determine the amount of tax to be assess, ed for road purposes, and to see the proper application thereof, and direct the same— to take care of and manage all the property of the township—to superintend all the pecuniary concerns of the township, and annually to determine on the amount of tax that shall bo assessed for township purposes —to settle with and audit the accounts of the treasurers and supervisors of roads in their townships. They are constituted school trustees. As such it will be their duty to take charge of the educational affairs of the township—employ teachers, visit schools, establish and locate schools, take charge of all school houses, make contracts for building and repair thereqf, and tike an

enumeration of the children within their from 1,600,000 to 9,00,000. While the intownship crease of population in the United States has "From a perusal of?the above it will be

seem, or might be inferred, that but few sub-j TKRRITORY OF WASHINGTON.—A new jects have undergone so little change, in

,j,t}rrjiQi.y

other modes occasionally adopted but these! jvioUntains. The land occupied by missionform rather exceptions to the rule, than a,

amids of Egypt,and thc mounds of America1

as connected with tho de?d of past ages

l"11"*11!1 fished the same. Stations that were so ocTho lecturer mada'reference to tho Pyr-

both however, involving inhumation as the ihfm

aj,andoned.

the body, by funeral pile, or burning, has. gone very much into disuse, it may be as-j DE*D LKTTBRS.—About 1,000,000 of dead sumed that inhumation or burial is the mode! jeltcr8i that is« l«tters for which the owners mainly in use throughout the civilized world.,

not

NEW WARB HOUSE.—1 ho new ware^. enumerates the following as a portion

illuattd °W

.cm,I machinery collwslinjJ of »n engine, 1^

CALIFORNIA NEWS.

The Uncle Sam haa arrived at New York jpith San Francisco dates to the 18th of February. /H

The rainy season is closed. Traveling over the Isthmus good. The mining in&illtgenee is he most cheering character.

The emigration to Australia has nearly -eased. .. *. Grain crops in a very forward and encouriging state.

The principal consignees of specie on the Heamer California on the way to Panama are Page, Bacon, & Co. $1,000,000 Adams & Co. §520,000 R. Davison §230,000 Bur/oyne & Co. #340,000.

There was great excitement in Calaveras county on account of "Mexican marauders. The Mexican population was driven out. A mass meeting of the miners was held, which created great consternation amopg all the foreigners. The proposition for transferring the sovereignty of the Sandwich Islands to the U. States is officially repudiated by the government organ.

San Francisco market-brisk. Prices of leading articles maintained,excepting breadstuffs, which have materially declined. Importations of flour are heavy, prices have $unk to |!I2@I3 for choice and irregular brands. Wheat inedand is quoted at 50. Provisions steady pork slightly advanced extra clear $50,.extra mess $41 mess beef in demand at 25c lard 31c butter 57c@60c sugar 8ic.

A Frenchman named Lunanboor presented to the land commissioners claims to an immense tract of land, including nearly, the whole of San Francisco.

WOOL.

Some interesting statistics have been published lately, from which it would appear that wool grooving is likely to become a far more profitable pursuit than hitherto, and that a general extension of operations in the businees will soon become a matter of necessity. The prospects of advantage and profit to the Western farmer are especially flattering. While the population of States is rapidly increasing, the supply of wool is diminishing. In New York the reduction is from 5,000,000 to 3,000,000 in Vermont

been 2Q 00Q 00Q thc number of 8heep

readily seen that the office of township trus-1 tee requires tho services of a competent and been 1,000,000. ,We are nov efficient person. We trust that the voters dependent, on a foreign supply, and that is in tho several townships will take an inter- diminishing. In seventeen of the largest est in the selection of these trustees, and

nfttions of

will elect the very best men in thc town -i .hip .ml tint who* elected, thn. tru.tecs 207 171,351, while tlwlotal sum of'the popwill diligently addfeaa themselves to tho dis- ulation of these countries is over 2*.5,000,chargo of tho many and important duties 000. Australia used to be a capital wool imposed upon them by law." producing country sending out from 16,000,-

with this designation was created,

au(J provigion mnde for its

jortho conte of lhera

of a

=======

has

Europe the sheep number only

I 000 to 40,000,000 lbs. annuolly. But the

Bunur, RITES.-~The lecture of Judge 7 cold mama has put a startling check upon.all Hughes on Monday evening last on the sub- ..

I- I. .,1 that and caused a great diminution in those

ject of "Burial Rites" was listened to with ii 'exports. In a word, deficiency of sheep and much attentiou. I ho lecturer, indeed, so, to a a managed his subject as to make it highly nearly the great wool growing sections Interesting. From the history of Burial Rites as exhibited in the lecture, it would j°

organization, by

Act of CongresB approved on the 2d inst. It comprises that part of Oregon which lies

North

practiced through a long series of ages, and Columbia river, to where it crosses the 46th perhaps from tho earliest times, of which

of thc middle of the main channel of

latitude, and thence along said de-

of latitude to the base of the Rocky

ary 8tations,

cnc|li

a spocics of inhumation, resulting at last in j,ri,89]y reserved and confirmed to the misthat which may be considered the same

not exceeding 640 acres to

together with improvements, is ex-

cupied pr pr t0 the pa sage 0f

izilJg t)|0

firmC{j to

sjonnry societies respectively which estah- caused the intoxication of such person

the Act organ-

Territory of Oregon, are also con-

the societies which established

eyen tj,ougj, t}iey

have since been

be found, were recently burned it,

a huge bon-fire at Washington. The Re-

|lor8o-5hoe

(|ie pM,az0 on whicll w„s

10 a donation to a church being a small cake in a paper box a quilt, a new year's present to a bachelor a dutch pattern for a child's dress a pin-cushion, the stand of it

,M) lmp,

ic"|u.c inlri„Bic

lho

bc, (0

oThi Cr«ity

s(,n, ud

complete and convenient landing, reccp»-!^ course shirt, a tion, loading and unloading o=,tabi,»hment. I

po.l.se 84

wlrlh m.ny cenU line

,r.„ic

b,ucry,

po,,.

weighj„? tw0 pounds,.d.

JrejMd Uomln bj

..Eli»,"

pair of men',

of bluj

boulc of

,tockin

audm r„or.

WILL CASK.—The ejectment case of Joseph Wilson tl a]vs. John B. Gordon, the trial and proceed)ng».of which we noticed at the last term of our Circuit Court, has been a grin tried at the present term before Judge

Hughes. The case is ejectment, depending

upon the validity of the will of James S.j

The

uJacob

the Wabash trade whew the water will per-'

THE LIQUOR BILL*

The following is the act, passed by the Legislature of Indiana, just adjourned, regulating the retailing or spiritous liquors: AN ACT to reflate the retailing of spirituous liqitors, and'for the suppression of the evil arising ^herefrom.

SECTION 1. Beit enacted \v the General Assembly of-the Starte of Indiana, That no person shall retail spirituous liquors, except for sacramental, mechanical, chemical, medicinal, or culinary purposes, without the consent of majority of the legal voters of the proper township who may cast their votes for license at the April election nor without filing with the auditor of the proper county his bond, with at least four freehold sureties, to be approved by such auditor, in the penal sum of not less than five hundred not tnore than two thous and dollars, proportioned according to the number of inhabitants of the township, conditioned for keeping an orderly hous&, and for the payment of all fines, penalties or damages that may De incurred under the provisions of this act.

SEC. 2. The consent required in the preceding section shall bo determined by the number of votes cast for or against license, to be expressed on the ticket and no ticket on which the same is not expressed shall be counted either way. Such conscnt shall extend (or one year from tho period of such election, and shall extend to all persons who shall comply with the requirements of tke first section requiring bond and security*

SEC. 3. Upon the filing of sucl\bond the auditor shall issue to the person filing the same a license to retail spirituous liquors, and shall, during such year, be presumptive evidence ofthe right ot such person to retail such liquors.

SEC. 4. The word "retail," it. this act, shall bo construed to mean the sale or barter, direct or indirect, of any quantity less than one gallon.

SEC. 5. Any person offending against the provisions of the preceding sections, shall, for each offencc, be fine1 in any sum not exceeding iwro hundred dollars.

SEC. 6. A license granted under the provisions of the first section of this act. shall 'not authorize any person to retail spirituous liquors on Sunday.

SEC. 7. Any person who shall, by the retailing of spirituous liquor, cause the intoxication of any person, shall board, keep, and take care of such person until he shall be able, without assistance, safely to return to his home and, on failure to do so, it shall be lawful for any other person to do so, or cause the same to be done which person shall have an action against such retailer for reasonable compensation for such service, and fifty per cent, damages thereon.

SEC. 8. No municipal corporati or board of county commissioners shall exact or receive from any person any money under the name of license, or otherwise, for the privilege of retailing spirituous liquors.

SEC. 9. All places wherein spirituous liquors are retailed, if kept in a disorderly manner, shall be deemed common nuisances and the keeper of any such nuisance maintained to the annoyance, disturbance, or injury ot tho neighborhood, shall be fined in uny sum, not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars.

SEC. 10. Any wife, child, parent, guardian, employer or other person, who shall be injured in person or property, or means of support by any intoxicated person, or in consequence of the intoxication habitual or otherwise of any person, shall have right of action in his or her own name against any person and his sureties on the bond aforesaid, who shall, by retailing spirituous liquor, have

for all damages sustained, and for exem plary damages. SKC. 11. But if it shall be made to appear, iu any such action, that ihe intoxicated person through whom damages was sustained, was procured by any other person to do such damage for the purpose of enabling suit 10 bo brought for damage againsi any retailer, or,

lhey 8,1llU have been gramcd

Sbc, 16 A|j

Wilson, who disinherited hia children, and^ performance of any obligat on. or fof the whose soundness of mind is questioned in| sale or exchange of any property, real reference to his children because he believed! or personal, by any person who at the in witchcraft, and thai his children possess-i time of such contract is in a state of ined the power of witchcraft. The jury at: toxtcation, rendering him incapable of the last Court were unable to agree, and

m#king

were discharged by Judge Eckles. Againi*h* °P«™

moB and

D. Early" was built at Cincin- «°n$

nati—ia a fine specimen of architecture, of

rt«t7W teM. RtklMM wMf fee'

tiiai

such intoxi.cated person committed any irecpctea or oihor

unlawful

act lor such

purpose, it shall bar recovery againsi such retailer. SEC. 12. For all purposes under this act? whether to institute or prosecute the suit, to control the recovery or other wise, a married woman shall have the same rights as if §he were single.

SEC. 13. Damages recovered by a minor under this act, shall be paid at the option of the court, either to such minor, or to his parents, or to any guardian or next friend recognised or appointed by the court as such.

SKC- 14. A recovery a ainst a retailer, shall be conclusive evidence against his surities, in an action upon the bond herein before provided for, both as to the right pf action, and as to the amount of damages.

SEC. 15. The provisions of this act in regard to disorderly houses, and their punishment as nuisances, and penalties against the keepers thereof, shall apply to persons to whom licences te retail spirituous liquors shall have been legally granted, during the term for which

contracts made for the

.-J: .». SEC. 17. All places or houses whereafter a tedioua trial the pre*nt week, .ooth

,shali be voidable at

,MOX,C»LED

|n iriuK)M sh„,|

er jury ha*e been unable to agree. Mid h"«:„red. dirocily or indirect!*, without libeen discharged by Judge Hughes. cense, in less quantity than one gallon, lor suffered or allowed to be drank in or

Tux JACOB D. EAKT.Y—A fine new steam- about such place, house, out house, yard, er named a COB I) EARL.*," in honor ofjor appurtenance thereto, be, and the our respected fellow townsman, has just been same are hereby declared 10 he, comat wr wharf, and as far up Lafayette.—

Public

PERSF•

,old

t,,

nuiMncos

keePl"«*nd

hundrwjdollars.

all per-

mamiaming such nu.s

antes as aforesaid, shall, upon convic-

tioo thereof, be fined in any amount not

than ten dollars sor more than one

mit—and to freight directly to and from New! SEC. 18. It shall be the duty of ibe Orleans. This ateatner has attracted much proper prosecuting or district attorney, situated about 5 degrees south of the admiration al lh* several towns un the Wa-' when informed of the existence of any bright star Rigel. such nuisance, as defined and design a"i }ted by this act, immediately to institute! LAST RAILROAD ACCIDENT. An old

Returns from 269 towns, In Massachu-I legal proceedings against any person fbgie in New Hampshire was recently sfetts, show the electtoQ of 140 Whig* keeping and maintaining such nuisance overtaken by a 'train of ikoagbi.' Thro* and Coalitionists to tbe constitution*] and on hia failure to commence and skillful medical treatment it is hoped he al contention. I faithfully prosecute such nuisance, he may survive tbe shock.

shall be fined in any sum not less than ten-dollars, nor exceeding twenty-five dollars, by any coujrt having competent jurisdiction. I

SEC. 13.^All laws on the SUBJECT of retailing intoxicating or spirituous liquors heretofore enacted, are hereby repealed but all offenses against "such laws shall/be punished as if such taws had not been repealed-

SEC. 20. is declared that an cmer gency exists requiring tho enactment hereby cnade^-that this afifshall be in force from and after iis„jiassage and pub-" licaiioii in the Indiana State Journal and Indiana State Sentinel.

OLrtfgtt B. TORBET,

Speaker of the House of Representatives. .. ASH BEL P. W1LMARD, ww"*1. President of the Senate.

Approved March 4, 1853. —tjj* ry JOSEPH

\v RIGHT..

FILLMORE AND PIERCE.^ On the 23tir of February Gen. Pierce was invited to dine with President Fillmore.— The New York Herald gives the following account of the party

President Fillmore was at the head of the table, with Gen. Pierce at his right and Gen. Scott on his left. Secretary Everett was seated opposite Gov. Marcy, and. Attorney General Crittenden opposite to Gen. Gushing, with the rest of the old and new Cabinet intermixed, together with Gen. Cass, Gen. Jo. Lane, Pierre Soule, and other members of both houses. Young Fillmore and Sidney We'bster sat side by -side, and such a har incurious spectacle of diverse political elements _was never known in the White -House before. Gen. Scott and Gov. MarCy were especially fraternizing and agreeable. The hasty plate of soup was forgotten in the sparkling champagne, It was nice.

STEAMER LOST.

By the telegraphs we learn that the steamer "BEE" blew up on Wednesday evening last at West Franklin, on the Ohio river, between Evansville and mouth of the Wabash. Smith, pilot, and Bryan, steward, killed.— Roeder, pilot, Stark, clerk, and Milman, Durban, Harley, and one black man, hands, dangerously scalded. All were taken to Evansville on the steamboat "U. S. Aid."

The "Bee," we understand, was freighted for the Wabash. ~~~~~~~

A TREATY WITH BELGIUM.

A treaty, hns been concluded nt Washington, between the United. States, and Belgium, for regulating the right of inheriting and acquiring property. The treaty provides that Belgian subjects shall enjoy throughout the United States the right of acquiring and transmitting properly, with or without a will, on the some condiiions as citizens of the United States. In like manner, citizens of the Unite! Statesshall enjoy in Belgium the right of acquiring and transmitting properly, with or without a will, on the same condiiions as'Belgian subjects.— The same reciprocity shall prevail between the subjects or citizens of the two countries in respect to donations, inter vives.

If in case of real estate, ihe heirs or devisees should not be competent to enter into the possession of ihe same by reason of their ulienage, they shall be entitled to a term of not more than three years to dispose thereof, as they shall see fit, and may withdraw the proceeds without paying any other or higher charges than are pai| by ihe natives of thecountry.

REMEDY FOR BOTS IN HorsEs,—For many

almost

infallible remedy," sure enough. But I can say, with truth, that I have never known it to fail, if administered at the commencement of. the attack. Drench freely with sweet tniik and molasses (sugar or honey will do,) well shaken together. Continue it, a bottle every fifteen or twenty minutes, according to the severity of thc attack, until the animal becomes easy then give a quart bottle of strong salt and water, followed soon after with a quart bottle of castor oil.

It is worse than idle to give anythingwith the view ofkilling the bots in a horse. The only plan is to convey them off a sweet drench is the thing, they seize upon it with avidity, and in a little while will fill themselves, increasing at least one-third in size. In salt and water they will lie perfectly dormant for days together, hence the advantage of its preceding the oil. Whenever the bots attack a horse they will always be found at tbe neck-of the throat, where a sweet drench is thrown immediately among them the moment it is swallowed by the horse. It is a great mistake to.suppose that thejr are hid in some secret recess where medicine cannot reach them, and quite as great a one to suppose that a sveet drench will not divert their attention from the horse—Southern Cultivator.

JACK WHALEY'S BREECHES.—Jack Whaley's wife one day chanced to find an elegant piece of white leather on the road, and she brought it home with her in her great delight, te mend Jack's small clothes, which she did very neatly. Jack setoff the next day, little suspecting what was In store for him but when he had trotted about five miles—it was in the month of July—he began to feel mighty uneasy in the saddle—a feeling thst continued to increase at every moment, till at last he said It was like taking canter on a bee-hive in swarming time," and well might* for the piece of leather was no other than a blistor that the apothecary's boy had dropped that morning oa the road.

ORICIH OF HIGH PEWS.—Bishop Burnet complainod that tbe ladiea of the Princess Anne's establishment did not look at him while preaching thundering long sermons, as Queen Mary called them, hut were looking at other objects. He therefore, after much remonstrance on their impropriety, prevailed oa Queen Anne to order all the pewi in St. James's Chapel to be- raised so high that the fair delinquents Could see nothing but h:rself when he was in tbe pulpit. Tbe Princess laughed at the complaint bat she complied when Burnet told her that the Interests of tbe church were in danger.— The whim of Bishop Burnet was imitated ,o many places which had not been pewed before, and are at this hour to be tieen in remote country pariahs.

DISCOVERY OF A COMET.—A comet was discovered at Harvard Observatory on Tuesday evenin [sic] by C. W. Tuttle. It is situated about 5 degrees south of the bright star Rigel. ~~~~~~~

THE CUBANS.

The-editor of the New York Mirror, who is at present on tho Island of Cuha, in a recent letter, says: "Thus far. from what 1 have seen, in the island, the conclusion is forced upon me that the Spanish portion of the people of Cuba are Ftappier,»nd more contented than ihe citizens of the United States.- And it may be added, regarding the 'condiiion.of ,ihe_f'rmer, if ignorance iS'Uliss,it is,fpny.io be otherwise. It is ftlso true thai if "the p'6opT"e of the United States were-placed *iu this paradise of Cuba, and compelled .to be under Spanish laws, ihey .would be the most-unhap-py* people on the earth. Liberty or tfeath would not only be their watch word, but their necessity. "The great mistake of Americansvw ho. preach-cominisseratioo to the Cubans isi that they place themselves in thetronditiori of a race of people with \Vhoin they have but little in common. The-Haban-eros are unlike the New Yorkers, for instance, Las' the climates of the two cit^ ies. VVhat care th? luxurious children ot the sun ,for what we call 'liberty' so iong as Nature embroiders their path with flow'ers, and the golden orange and fat banana beam in the sunshine, and the diamond sparkles upon the beauteous bosom-of the plump senoritas, and the fragrant smoke of the cigaritta gracefully curls from their ruby lips? In all they seem to be involuntarily swelling the chaunt of the beautiful Bayadere: "Happy am I, from all care I'm free

years past [have used* a simple remedy for having subsequently charged Si,837 for bots, and am

disposed to

call

O, why are not all contested like met" ••The softness of their climate, while it relaxes energy, allays also the fretful fever of an\biiion, and an indolent sensu rus, satisfied life, unknown in the norih, is ihe heaven of the Spanish Cuban.— For one, 1 am noi in ihe least disposed to disturb their harmless dream by breaking iheir shutiers to let in a colder, even if a clearer daylight. Poco a pyco is their creed—little by little God is not in a hurry."

Letter from the Rocky Mountains. Some days ago a letter was received in this city from a gentleman who is wintering at the fort of the American Fur Company, on the Laramie. The letter bears date of early January, and gives raiher disheartening intelligence. The writer states that the winter in the mountains was accounted by the oldest trappers and traders as the coldest, within their memory, ever experienced in that region. The whites about the fort remained confined as much as possible within the houses, while the Indians left iheir lodges only when absolute necessity drove them out in quest of food. A number of cattle belonging to the fort had perished from the cold, and some time in November two young gentlemen from Canada, who had journeyed to the Rocky Mountains for pleasure, and had taken quarters in the fort, were frozen to death. They had imprudently ventured abroad during a snow-storm, and, it appeared, become bewildered and unable to retrace their steps; their bodies were found on ihe ensuing day, six miles only from the fort frozen through. The snow is said to have fallen in great quantities, the storm lasting, with intermissions, almost a month.—[St. Louis Republican. ~~~~~~~

A BILL DISPUTED.-The harness for ihe horses and carriage 10 be presented to Gen. Pierce, was contracted for aud made in Boston, but the contractor

it "an the same, the committee refused to pay

it, and ordered a new set to be made in New York. The Boston contractor, it is said, will sue the committee for the amount, as they directed him 10 make it ofthe best material, without regard to cost. The mountings on the harness cost over $1,100, and are mos\ly of solid silver, ond of most beautiful design, representing oak branches, leaves and acorn,

Baltimore Sun.

A boy at Norwich, England, is liter* ally his own grandfather! It is in this wise: There was a widow (Anne) and her daughter-in-Uw, (Tan©) and a man (George) and his son (Harry). The widow married the son, and the daughter the father The widow was therefore mother (in-law) to her husband's father, and consequently grandmother to her own husband (Henry). By this husband she had a son (David), to whom she was great grandmother. Now as the son of a great grandmother must be either a grandfather or a great uncle, this boy (David) was one or the other, lie is his own grandfather.

Readings from Punch.

A REHEARSING CLERGY.—Itseems that in Boston, ihe American public do noi countenance the clergy if they visit Concerts. Now, many of the clergy wanted to hear Madame Sontag and Madame Sontag, like a good lady-like creature as she is, wanted to be heard by the clergy. How was this to be managed?— How should the German nightingale trill and'jug jiig to the Church blackbirds? Why, Madame invited them all to a "rehearsal," and the casuists went. The iniquity, it seems, ia in the real concert but there citn be no sin in the rehearsal of the wickedness.

President Pierce in liis inaugural speaks of himself "as called to preside over the destinies of the Republic." His language is incorrect and in bad taste. A greater than man presides over the destinies of nations. It is President Pierce's business to execute the laws, as it is the business of Congress to make them and of the judiciary to expound them.—Louisville Journal.

SNOW A HUNDRED FEET DEEP.—The St. Louis Intelligencer publishes a letter from an overland emigrant to California, which gives a fearful account of a tremendous snow storm in the mountain near Carson valley. On what is called the Second Summit, the writer says, he caught hold of the tops of pine trees, and was confident they were <one hundred feet in height>.

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KAKCH.—The man born in this month will be rather handsome he will be honest and prudent, tut he will die poor.— Tbe lady will.be a jealous, passionate chatter box, something given to fighting, and ia otd age to fondness for the bottle.

WASHINGTON, March 16, 8p. ni. SB^ATE.—ThoSenate mist and immeBiately went-into' Executive session.— After resuming public.session.^ After resuming public session, Clayton resumed his remarks commenced yesterday in reply to Mason and Donglas^nd controverted the position that treaties could or shouldstay the progress of the country and said he trusted that ^no idea of the growth of this country would ever induce any American" statesman to abandon a principle without which we would become a bv-word and a hissing throughout the globe. ^lason asked atrexplanation from ihe Senator,.who, he said, had chafgcd him with a mistake iu showing, by a map of Guatamala, that the British settlements at the Baltee are within the limits of bautamala. f. W- A

Clayton said the.dots on ihe map in dicaie the limits of Gautamala, and if Mason understood the map to indicate ihe Bulize, then ho committed a tnis-

tuke. Mason replied, contending that ihe map shows that the British possessions "lire within ihe territory of Guatamala.

Clayton rejoined, and expressed tee opinion ihat that the lines in question show that the Balize is separate Irom

Guatamala. Douglas obtained the floor, when tho Senate adjourned.

PROVIDENCE, R. I., March 15. The largesi assemblage ever convened in this State, met here in convention yesterday. All parlies of the Siuio as well as all the different religious denominations wore represented largely. A series of resolutions were adopted in favor of a law prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating drinks within the State, and recommending that no man be vowd for as representative,, hut he who is in favor of abolishing the liquor traffic.

NEW YORK. M«rch 15. 3 p. m. .Flour—State 4,57@75 Ohio unchanged firm: 4,000 bu southern unchanged —1,700 bu wheat white 1.10@12 25,500 bu corn 65 yellow 65.^ 500 brls prison whisky 23 500 brls mess pork 15.87@16 prime 14.62@15 250 brls beef mess unchanged and lessa active 400 brls lard 8.55@9,50. j'

Col. Denton nnd the President. WASHINGTON.Tuesday, March 3, 1853, An amusing story is told of recent interview between Col. Benton and Pres* ident Pierce. The Colonel expressed himself hear.ily gratified at the result of the election, and very desirous to support the new Administration but he told ihe President thai he had one man in hisj ^ietheorlj4

Cabinet who would make him ridiculous verv cheap. JNO. SIIU.VlARD1 March 19, '53-30- lw-

"a perfect nondescript, Sir, said he—"a perfect nondescript—neither one thing nor the other," The General inquired what gentlemun of his Cubinct hnd been so unfortunate as thus to incur his displeasure. The Colonel named Mr.Gushing, and launched out into repetition of his epiihets, „hich I have given not ex-! ucily in his words, but as nearly so as would be exactly proper-closing by,saying that he was the only man on earth whtf seemedAQ have been created for the express purpose of being a Tyler man.

The President heurd his formidable objurgations to ihe end, and quietly remarked to the Colonel thot lie hud been delighted, on reaching Washington, to find so many gen 11 em ho were quite indifferent os to his election, exceedingly solicitous concerning ihe welfare of his administration.

Whether the story is quite authentic Or not, I cannot say but it comes from a Democratic source*-* True or nd* 'l's certainly good.

ECONOMY AND SIIAM DEMOCRACY. The leaders of the Sham-Dernocracy, when out of office, ore eternally prating about economy in the expenditures of the people's money but, ihe moment they gain power, they spend it .with a wasteful hand.

This is not only the case In our own State but at Washington. The most recent instance is to be, found in the pro ceedings of the last Sham Democratic Congress. The salary of the Vice President was raised from $6000 to 88000 th8tof the Attorney General from $4000 to $8000 and that of the other Cabinet officeqi from IC000 to $7000. The four missions to great Britain, Franco, Russia, and Spain from 99000 to $15,000.— An Assistant Secretary of State is appointed, at a salary of $3090. A full mission to Central America has been authorized.

The old salaries did very well for oldfashioned Whigs, but would not do for the Sham Democracy who love the people so well.—Ind. State Journal.

In a case recently tried in the St. Louis Circuit Court, where a case of goods got lost, and its contents were specified in the bill of lading as containing hats, but it was shown by plaintiffs thnt it contained fancy goods, the court instructed tbe jury that the bill of lading was not conclusive upon the parties, and that if the case contained the goods sued for by the plaintiff*, and had not been deliver* ed by the defendant, then the pleintifTs were entitled to recover the value of the goods at St. Louis, with interest from the commencement of this suit. Vcrdict for the plaintiff.

SALE OF NEGROES.—The sale of one hundred negroes belonging to the estate ofthe late John C. Singleton, took place on Monday. The Banner sa}s that boys from 15 to 25 years brought $900 to $1000—a few over $1000. Young women sold for $750 to $850. The tverage was #630.—Baltimore

The Administration of theGeneral Government for the last four Years. The condition which the Executive* has occupied for the' last four years, all things considered, has Jbeen without parallel or example*, Thia administration of General Taylor was the first in the history of our Government which has commenced with a hostile majority in both branches of Congress,jmd the condition of things "continued during the_ whole four yeftrs occupied by the administration of Gen. Taylor and Mr

Fillmore It has been in itself one of the most remarkable facts in the history of modern times, and especially interesting to the thoughtful observer as furnishing a new and peculir test of the vitality and strength of the written constitution.

An administration so siiuaieJ, as a matter of cotirs^, has..been continually exposed to the vigilance auds scrutiny not only of those opposed to it from con^ viction. but of the eager clans of political speculators and partisans, ready to adopt any means, just or unjusi, to destroy it. It.lifts had no money to expend except such as was af»?opriaied by a hostile Congress. It has been able to put nofriend.in office, requiring confirmation by the Senate, except .such as could not be objected to by a hoMile Senate. In all iis negotiations, correspondence, and transactions wi.h foreign powers, it has had no means of intercourse and consultation with the najlonal legislature, except through hostile committees in "both branches of'"Coi\gress. All its acts and all its propositions have been necessarily left 10 work their waV against organized party prejudice, and against tho unscrupulous cavils and misconstruction of pariizan* anxious for cause of complaint. Kveryihing has-been searched and scrutinized with a thousand lighted torches of politcal jealousy. No administration was ever before subjected to such tests. But, without discussing the expediency of particular measure?, tho country has beep fortunate in finding both in General Taylor and in Mr. Fi.imore, men of that constitutional frankness and directness of purpose, that high patriotism and firmness of character, before which partisan calumny fell harmless, and which extorted from political enemies that kind of confidence and respect which brought them often 10 its rescue and defense, from ihe sheer compulsion of a sense of honor and the necessities of tho public snrvice, when they would liavo preferred to see it crushed. Judging from tho expressions of ihe press, and from ihe manifestations of public feeling at Washington and elsewhere, it seems that no President even at tho head of a triumphant party, ever retired from office with more universal person* I al respect of the people, and politicians of the country of both parties than docs

Mr. Fillmore.—Ohio Stale Journal.

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At the re«idenco of Annus CmLD in thi* plane, on Saturday night last, Mr. CLINTON CHILD, of Consumption, aged about 22 years.

un(l«rairn!!

would

the nublic tltn lio has opened'aatoukinform'ofrespectfully

Books of every Description,

0f t|10

which ho is Dulling

In room lately occupied by Mr. Ticrnnn, iii

Situation Wanted.

PERSON who fully understands hisbuainosa lYi ull Us branches, wants tfituntion ua a tniilcr- He is from the Oswego Mills, N. Y.--• Good refcrcnct'B can be given. For furthw particulars apply nt thtaoflke. "T,t

MarchJ9,'53-30-3# K'-?

Western States Line.

For Buffalo, Canuda and Western Ports.

Without ltc-shippinc at Albonr or Troy.

In copnctft'on with Heott & CO'B. "Toledo, Lafayette aud Terre Iluutp Line/' on Wal ash Canal.

1 l'lfl'ttlBToltS A. R- Crtbb & Co.. Foot of Inilionn St., liuflalo. A. VI. •Palm.r & Co., 121 ftroud fit. N.

APPLY TO

R. W. Slonn. 12] Hfoad St. New York. 8. Mcffissick. (.') Quay St. Albany Scotific, Toledo. Ohio. R. R. Livingston, Witbaah Canal. Merwin &Co., (succeasors lo E. fcj. Wolfe.) Torre Haute. Lewis it. Gray, Evnnaville.

Mark Packages "W. S. LINE," and ship bv Western States I^ine Canal Uoats, foot of 13road St., New York

March 19, *1)3-30-tf,'.

wmrnm

'(Successors to K. S. Wolfe,) /J', Forwarding A' Commission

Steam Boat Agents, nud dealers in Flour, Salt, Fish, Pj ie Lumber, Shingles, &c. E E A E IN

Special attention given to Receiving and Shipping by Canal, River, and Railroad.

AGENTSfor

Patriot.

the "Western States Jyfuo/' on

the ErieCnntd and Lakes, nnd Scoti db €*.'» "Toledo, Lafayette and Terre ilauto JLint ," on Wabash Canal.

Terre llaute, March ffl,'53-30'tf iiavioadisposed of my Forwarding and CQ^ mltwlon buaioeas fo the above. 1 take great pleasure in recommending them to the public and so^ licit from my friehdtr and customers a continuation of their ravers to the new firm.

K. 8 WOLFE*.

S X. HOVBY

Comuii^ion Forwarding |»ItOIUCE BROKKlt. Oflico at Waason 6c, Cot corner of Edward Block.

Terre Haute, Indiana.

Flow, Salt and Whisky, constantly 6n **L (JvWWJ The highest price for Grain, Liberal advances made on Cooslenments, Ocu&er $, m-if

Dissolution of

Co-i

*^T OT1CE hereby given, that the firm of LuX™ dowtei Sc. Hulcnon, in ihwcity, dissolved by mutaal consent. Those indebted to said firm. iM call snd settle with Mr. Lodowici, who continues the kusincos.

JOHN B. LUDOWICI,

T-

"UL.MAN, ....

Terre Hsole, March 10, *S3-30-3w

Valuable Property tor Sale.

cottage

bona**, with Six room* and entry passage, and pantry, kitchen, cellar, snd wood housed Also a first-rate well of waicr one the sams. and a good stabk. Apply to

G. FOSTER SMITH,

if' Smith & Son®, Haate, March 19, '53, 30 3t