The Wabash Courier, Volume 22, Number 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 December 1853 — Page 2

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TI1E COURIER.

JESSE CONARI). EDITOR.

E E A E

Saturday Morning, Dec, 14. 18-1.

S. II. P*uTtjt a oar aiiiborl-tcJ agj.it in Cincinnati. .,

Our editor started East few days ajjo, nnd ex poets to visit the Crystal Palace and Niagara F«H*» from which phces it is very likely he will be heard. g«

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Arithmetic, part third Webster's Diction ariea.

vcloped, but gives occupation to htu».reos orj-

and firty vessels are "engaged the trade

whM. gf»J il *f pUlrtMi

Ohio

Nvrth Car-1 4«. Iftth«"ah.

icra, the shells wiU incrawe *U *1 out fc»«»tt —which wo«ld4 v»a total of ab.-' I six mil lion bo ls of whh^t tw« icV ««ak*Oif rrtu-fl tf mm-.il

per

-. and t*- -ty lor th« fbclsa aloce*

A Merry Christmas to alt our friend,-?--peace, happiness, long life and prosperity plenty of good cheer, and no care* of the world to prevent its enjoyment.

After considerable delay, winter has made

up for its lon^comtng. Cold, tee, and 4po»

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During the seatoti of festivity, remember the poor and share with them the good things

co no. Add to the comfort ot tho naedy, and you will bo none the loser.

Tho Southern presa, including many Adniinittration papers complain of the neglect of the South rhown by the Administration,! in failing to despatch extra copies of the' Message for publication at the earliest possible momenit while caro was taken that the North was supplied.

Washington correspondents sny it is now certain that Col. Jeff. Davis will resign the War Department, and regime his sent in Ihe United States Senate. It is oIho believed that a Southern Union tnan, of some distinction, (Cobb and Clemens are both mentioned,) will take his place in the Cabinet.

a Happy New Year. As he cannot consist ently pledge them in a "bumper," or the "flowing bowl," on his part,

extenelve «cale, more convenient, upaciou^:

and decidedly eommondnblo to our city, It:

ident, Secretary, &c were appointed, and

enthusiastic Republicans

At a meeting of the State Hoard cation held at the Capital, Nov. 14, each member of the Board being present following list of text books was adopted .v. ,,

ll. appearance and «eem» 4i.p0.cd I. ""'^''Sroyrim4r(„orrngaI„„„d d4m.orW.Mrt

1 1 r. ,u• bin langunge captious and assuming have left their cards with on intimation of staging a while. They were received coolly-

,, PORK.—The pork trade has been br nLer this week Jorge numbers of hogs have come in, and are stiil comi ng* Price at present for wagon hogs $3,50 to 83,75, good drove hogs $4,00. It is supposed about 20,000 have been packed here up to this time.

you have in .bond™™. Tl.ot w!iicb youj ijrou|lg ,,f,he N. Y. E*pro«, in wri.ihg can well spare and not miss may make same r, from that oty. snv*' poor hearts feel glad that- Christmas has 1 he Hungarian rs .likely tn prove ncre nt Wnshing'tnn pretty tnuch itke the present of the Elephnot to the man who had no place to put him in, and who did not know what to do With him. He came from Huston, per Adams & Co's Express consigned to Frntiklirr Pierce,

Our Carrier wishes us to drop a hint to the patrons and friends of the Courier thati ole'nt hands upon hint. 116 says he was business he will wait upon them on next Saturday eng iged iu commercial business in with his Annual Offering, anil to wish them Smyrna, ns the tigent of a foreign house, and that hd wishes to return 10 St. *.

Cold weather to dispel,

A quarter ill answer just as welt."

The Post OfBce was moved into the new building on Thursday. Tho change is ad-

mirnble, and appears to please our citizens' j" -'!n}rna

generally. I he arrangements ard on a more ,y

.unmon 100 a. warehouses, all but tho dcarim*. in 33 McuntTey Leleettc Spelling Bonk Tn-'

tmt kwUt«l lkMM.1 kwh-«?*

THE Dar GOODS TRADE—It is staled as a noteworthy circumstance, in relation to the present rendition of the dry good# markets of the United States* "that while foreign fa' ricsare abundant and prices low, those of d.'i v. stic manufacture are in demand at rb pri- r-H, The first,1s to be attributed i^ahs.y to iht immense importations whicl

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diana l*irst Reader Indiana Second Ri'sd^j ask you once more, v^u regard or Indiana Third Reader Indiana Fourth your own credit and standing, to'leave Header Butler's English Grammar Miteh-j us a'one. Wo assure you that we have ell's Primary Geography, Mitehcirs stocks of some articles sufficient for raphy and Atlas Rtv's Arithmetic, pirtf month*, nn I of not a few that first Riv'« Artthm^tie. part scorns:

ra!,ju,rl,i'

As oysters are getting plenty in the West| are all like some of P.agwind's oui-t.utd-we extract from the Baltimore American art' coftxolidated funds. Hams, bacon

1 he, trad v»t «. y^dt ,o*0

Th«.«,!l»vcr«^ «yc™»pcr

lica

and Bskitttor* ftad S^|ue

hanna railroads, to «ay iHiUiinn of the Wber modes of trau'^tation, fmn «f Ht to tw^Jvr tons oysters per day. Then again, the ah of these oratm ble as a manure, snd they are earned to every part of i!»e Stat# and tnta »nc

the CMintrf Thecustom ho«s?J|fc, Listics of ILe port of New Yu 'k for the present year, show a most extraordinary amount ofTrnportation of foreign dvy go'.jdi?, to each an extent, indeed, as to astonish %ome of the ultra free trade journals of that ct ty. But to what can we ntlribnte the simultaneous demand fur domestic sfot/!i!*and the increased ptfees th-y bring! The dry goods men themselves do uot know howto aec&unt-for the

fi»Ct ,v:i .? 'i

Tlift ef'jirfuci of hosztn. says tlie Bal

timore American, while under the pro•fffujn of ihe American authorities at

Ue appear* to have fu% felt that for the

time being he was something^f a hero,

mid equally determined to make the

most of liis adventitious elevatioft. In thi? country be will probably sdon learn

that of him jmrfpnaHy, thojpfople know little .find-care leas jand that their only

conrem was in tho wtaMialtment of o|^rly

|present position 01 Washington, Mr.

President of the United States, and Win MarcV, S»ereiary t»f State. He is quartered ut Fi-own's Hotel, and asks the Secretary of State, nnd several othets the very significant qt'ffestlons." Why he came? What he came for! Ilow long he ii to abido here?" lie ra!U upon the government to return him to Turkey, from wheneo he was token without his own consent, or to give him employment in the service of the United States! His business, he snvs is iu Turkey, tind he wishes to return to Smyrna, where he was when Austria, through her agents laid such vi-

Tho administration does not seem to he suitably impressed with the respon

... belief rather is that he was there hs a no-

lhq

„gt

In such an establishment now as will make RovoSu'ionnry Societies iti Kurop'o.— it an ohject almost to be Post Master independent of tho emoluments.

A r-- ,t„„

a formidable army and navy established out 1 -n which, in most instances cannot lie sold 18o3. of the forty-flve, Orders have been iswd '. f-jr cost and chargcs by the U. 8. Government to arrest these follows:

ns 1

wau

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movements of

Turks. Austrian*, and others, ahd n\

„nn one or morn of the

This of course, did ni excuse Austria for laying violent hands upon a llunga rian in neutral territory.

Latest advices from California state that' a company of forty-five fillibusters had made adesceut upon Lower California, killed half a doxen Mexicans, captured a couple of Governors, took the town of Ln Past, and decln- apparently truthful terms of tho reckless*!00^appropriations to'supply deficiencies red the country a Republic, all in accord- ,ICSS

Views of a Smi Francisco Merchant. A merchant writes to the Sun Fran-

Eg#tern shippers, in foruing up- jof

market

mcn-hanJize for rklch 'nf.

immndiatn n*oilirement and v!

consumed in.a year. Nails,

'drug*, pilot broad, i*ro..»nd cofT-'O. butler, bom's nn $ slwrs, eodtl-'h, hardwaro of'all kind.-?, spices, plows, thuv if-f, statintH-ry,

caitome of the oyster irsde in the citv off ninths,Hham ptcfcwl up ih^ir bais and left the The tradrt i» vut fo'lv dc*^t!^f

persons who depend up «n it far support,— |„Mf von to Ic ne u—wof far for his insulting conduct. Mr Fifty ccnts a bushel is very different from] bm to cease'ship- Gwhrta* It is understood, hai not yet fifty cents for doxfti of some t-y»ter« that[

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find their way West, and which th»* way yon tnay save somcthintr. t*ive •W* f|,r poliiewessi he is not In bout a# tttti^K lik«sovst*rsas chalk dbwi Kkej us rest. The inider mercies of the pa p^ottai courage, nof is he debarred the cheese. The American saya two htt«#«l: rem have btv.mte indeed tongrean

whiebmakea total ater^e of seven htmdred, A lady writer u, the Monthly Kniek- Mr. and other en.t flriw trin* n,"r month or sit thousar 1 erbocker, is r.uhcr down on ••second the €.abin»„t, and. we beliitt. the, I resi and «ny trips per tnonut, or ss* movsanJ dent also, have been actively engaged trips during the eight months in which they hand husb:mds Listen ta her: during the d.iv in endeavoring to settle aieenpfed, and with these cargocs of nine' "When ibo loviig arms thai clasped di^f«!i5es. hot, up to the present huodrN bushels per ve.*«e1, gu-u a totsl of, ?«e in their embrace, are cxcsSwnaeJ for|Um?4

few hundred ihoosand dollars fee year paidj ,*|ju«K wt«*i lOok ^h^yottd the v*in Tie Mtutluitofe («sa$«d to day, mak«j£ fbr oysters by the dealers of ih^ city. Of* ttti-ci an ansttrgitttcc Jft n«xj position of Assistant Secretary of ihe the quantity taken by the salons, we can! then another be to that heart what 1 have! r«aatiry a IVcrtdatnial appoinimeat. is form no adequate idea, but it ia very great,j oeco.' the vi#w of Mr. Gathrte a everv tboroughl«re In the citv being p*t»*iH

v"rv

nioP*

to wi% Bit* t«i Wife with ihai I of

that some of tbcae h^u^cs w-nd by the yrsmp miti who\mn?fed ay hat# declared if P*t-r,3. \V mar^and

by wuH her 41 the fonera! of

ted. A auoer p«^p?e aro thfse wotuttt

»y-etght

«a£t

!^f

ber,

(tact the Srit of

Th# ptiwtWr who •warn** ep'

h«ar«^R whh *wor«a t*Mit hasrn/

Abstract of the Postmaster General^ ileport.

The whole number of Post oHiefcs jjv liit* United Slates. n« the Hose of the last official year. Juue 3Q»h. 1853. was twen-ty-two i"iii.u*aridthreehufidffdand twenty of il«!s number. tw.« Imudred and fifty fiv(? are of th« hi^nest usss, the [)istof which ,'ue appointed.by the Pi c-ideni At the present tie. l»t December I the total number of post offices is twenty-two thousand six hundred and eighty eig'r. During the past year, cotnuienem iirst of July, 1852. one thousand ei&iu hundred and ninety eight posi ••::»ees! were established, four hundred ^r«d sevauiy njo^ were dtscotv lirtued, aed O.eru, were appfein: "d to*f-. ftee darihg thw- said br«i'lc3 ihr eighteen hundred and ninety P"^V a 1 1 aforesaid, ihirty cigiu hundred and 111«v

way,'and twenty three hundred and twenty-one on removal uPptior' Ineu.rtbems, being ei^tu thousand five'huno'r^d postfiiaBiers'nppointpd during the yeaV eritlmg 30th June, At the close of t^e fiscal year cnding'rffl the 30th of Jtinr* iam. iberawere in operatum Within the United Slates six thousand six hundred and ninety-two* mnil routes then nggregatc length was two huttdied and seventeen thousand'seven hundred and

lhren

,jeBf

flnd

sduhd principle which his case aceid(yi-1 i,un,ire«l and eigfuV thrto Vnrira«-ior* tally brought snlo^jtiestion. Of KuFZin's wt-ro employed thereon. The ,af»f»u«1

fi(-e thousand five

ninety-two thousand five hundred and forty-two miles the annual cost thereof was four miMion four hundred" oud hind ty five thousand nine bundled and sixty eight dollars, being, about seven cents two rnilis per mile. Of these sixty-one million eight hundred and ninety-two thousand miles of annual transportation, twelve million nine hundred and eighty six thousand seven hundred nnd live miles are required to be performed on railroads, *at a cpst of one million six hundred"and one thousand three hundred and twenty-nine .dollars being 0bout twelve cenn three "mills-'per mHo. Six million six hundred and eighty five thousand and sixty live miles in steam boats, at a cost of six hundred and thirty two thousand three hundred and sixty eight dollars being about nine cents four mills per mile. Twenty one million three hundred and thirty thousand three hundred nnd twenty-six miles in coaches, at a cost of one million two hundred and six thousand nine.hundred and fi ty, eight dollars being about five cents six mills per mile. And twenty million eight hundred and ninety thousand four hundred and forty-six miles in modes nyt specified, nt a cost of one million fiftyfive thousand three hundred and thirteen

sihility of their chnige, and Koszta, 1'duUars being ob iut five cents per tnile.i ,soldier ttvho, having been honora.ble.disihink.'lionanrs to be tirmtv much of trie I -in i: .t... '1 ,1 .i._ think, appears to-be pretty inuch of triej 'J'he expenditures of the ueparinient, snme opinion. I he^ government, it is. (juriug the late fiscal year, were seven snid.do not give tlU4tr guest the

'(j'i million nine., hundred and eighty-two

4,nt. ,cjihousand

Senator Gwin. accompaftied bv Mr. Latbim. M. (-., of California, called i*p«n Mr. Gtribric, Secremry of the Treasury. this morning, for the purpose of a»tendinc 10 some bosinass connected with' their State O'wrinjf:tHe interview Mr. Guthrie's manner, i* ftlleijpd. bccam'w so offensive that Messrs Gwin and La-

Atlantic 1fl- room abrnfMy. On «rrl\tr»i» at his re*

ghtv ships yet8 Mr Iwin immcdt^ely ftddr^d

a note to &tr. tmhrie demanding saiis-

nln^sher lor »or months, fn r^piied but alibongh he is not remark•

1 ate matnr .11

iul

.rl,, ,n| .hriiunetv l'"'enure

a,ld

ed wUk tmnl «tct»ertabltahmetit*, n«r can «cS I he present ycsrolng and yci Herald, several .0 A»Atnrtion is lai-i-a kr th? arms that clasped her in their **m-{ the 6rsi ar-ts of ihe 5»eo. would bet., wetell wbictt old itt the{P«^^ re^u«io«, »r. I to paiktng h«ttwherd Uicy ar^ pr^rvc.^^ h.

w-u Us

VCfy!premonitory

transportation ofthe mails oil those rotws^ to effect the removal of the Ipdians.— was sixty-one ntilliot! ei^lu hundred and Cocrcivfe moasures are to be used if

seven hundred and lilty^eiahi

dollars. The gro^s revenue from all sources was livo million nine hundred, and forty thousand si'ven hundred and twenty four dollars. It appears from the foregoing statement, that the gross revenue of the year ending Juno 80ih,

1853. falls short of

He concludcs as

California can promise yott this year.

iys, and wo have done tho same iu

e5xpci:diturc

cisco Times complaining in severe but! tho Auditor's books, on July lsi. I05|2, jjc fixcnl, os in thu mounted riflo men. at

-11*

uinv nr?s l'f V"G ,"'!jion

tin re is no tmmcuiato requntmcnt, ana servico of tlio ycur ending June 30,

WASIIIN TIN OXDITS.

Th« telegraphic correspondent of ihr»

conseqi

difficulty which ts nrishn between 8* Secretary rccomuHHid-s aUo, that a^oth dlsiingnisted dem craiic Senator nnd a membor of the tl tort which ihrifatens to result in an »(l »ir of borior. Tile facte are briefly as followK

c®midcrat»nf» hfci*

ulKyce^*fuiiy.

IWlim** "ft" „r .«« rrS0l«.i«»,r i. I,

ihe mcmorv*^ ibo find the h«i»j of 1 1

„io ,,n,f M,. Ciiiliri*

.t« ,»m. d.^hj-

atap. li was »ii:y'd .1

P^ee^lings «f.u day pru*e the correct,

k,i

affmfttaieiit is 00

Tho dcer-stalismg season Scmlandj th* resolmi^ pa«ea *«•il %,

ha* been II rtJttarfeab^ ihi» ye*r. One grot^man. tlwt Iokr*i -c Pit '"Tim 4 L"cd*, I* n»j*»rted to hate *h««t *#!"••.

waat

#*il««d with by iha c«ti*. lr»)(i«(y is t&t the comir* wiojer.

t^tiik it «i!l, ta it I* fair to* Pit s'.?-Tt«r-« r-trrr r~: V? -i-i 5?

jr. Mr. o,— t.,

It in certain sihe ns^iMti j«cttsi i«i|« Mr. C*«#hrtO #sya -l ftlisw,-.' !f*tm rirrt a .c'*nrt ctutfi*•»»»»»••• Uff,ij-d

Report of the Secretary of War. dttctimrnt. states the nuihoHzed strengih'uf the U. S. Afmy to be 13.821 Irmi ttnd nfliee** bui the actual sirengih. according 10 the latest returns, is otdy 10.417. of which number BEST'S sre cmprnyed the frontier depar ments, or are now «n their way io ihem. He says, further that the measures taken for the protection of our frontiers hav8 (jeen successful thai the troops everywhere have been actively nnd constantly em

v:..Throe

ployed 1 hat Indian depredating have tsix first class steam frigates. been comparatively unfrequem, nnd, «sci*pt in California and Ore^nn. have not attained more than a local importance. New posts are to be e^tftdish^d in the indiantcniinti|y|v|e$t «f the ^lississippi. :ft m«re fnvoluble pmsiii^na^ in enable •he Department to dispense t^U%"»JJUtn-, of ijie j.-tiijlpr and. je^s m^.-irtant pofts. gr.Mter iorcs is Vifso to Be .em-

t'ie n^piirtmpnt. have been bv Indians n*om"'Me\ican territory.*,

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(?Cheral

•,S:uirh.' atded by an experienced offteer of'fii!^iji.(FVR,'is seleciiug sites for per tiinne'nt turtiUeaii'ms on the Rit Grande of which til be opposite El Past anr titer at the Cematielie'crossing is the inteniJkn of the Department that, a? soon as possible, a consider able force shall be sent to' the Pacific 'coast', and'one of the Hrigadier Generals of the Army^trdernd to the command. Nine companies of artillery are posted in Flor id a .in aid the eftrt How in procress there

four 3 necessary. Two of ihe regiments of artillery are to be arrange^ on the Canadian frontier nnd the Atlantic nnd Gulf coasts, third on the Rio Grande boundary, and a fourth on the Pacific coast. Of the cavalry reg-itnents. one win bje required in Texas, one in New Mexico, and the remaining are for the Western frontier. A fourth regiment of cavalry |§Ynsked of Congress by the Secreto»v

regiments of infantry

ore required in Texas, besides two on the frontier west of the IHisasUMppi, one, in New Mexico, am] one in the Indian county of U\o Pacific. It is the purpose of tho Department to post tho troops in targe bodies at commanding positions, instead of dispersing them among numerous small posts. In consequence of the difficulty of keeping the ranks full, the Secretory proposes—1st, an increase of tho present pay of the common soldier 2J, an additional increase for each successive period of five years, so long as he shall remain in the Army: 3d pro

charged from the service of the United States, shall, within one month thereafter, re enlist, shall be entitled to two d^l|| rs per month in addition to the or dinai pay of his grade for ihe first period of five years after the expiration of his first en.listuteni, and a further sum of one dollar per month fur each sue cessive period of five years, so long as he shall remain continuously in ilie.Ar-

in ih my. Tho Secretary argues elaborately

sum of two million fori%-iwo thousand j|n favor of the increase of the Army, and thirty-olio dollars. Fifteen hundred showing il.e actual necessity for such a and seventy-one thousand dollars of this measure. lie recommends that the deficiency, were supplied by balance on minimum organization of nil companies

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privates, and that there be added to the present utilitory establishment on« regiment of dragoons pud tvo regiments of riflemen, winch would give a minimum organization ^of,, 15.528. ofUcer^ and men. which may be expanded, if th9 limit fixed by the law of June 7th, 1C50, he continued, to 17.411, and on n,w/jr establishment, of 120 private^ per com panyj, to %~t,3.1^ thus providing«i.

er company of sappers nnd ..'miliars bt? added to the engineer cor,p.s,

THE ERIE GAUGE THOUBLES [sic]. Some of our readers will doubtless be glad to have a succinct and intelligible

account of' the gauge troubles which have arisen from the difference between the different gauges at Erie, to which many allusions have been made in the newspapers. The Boston Daily Adveriser [sic] thus explains the misunderstanding:

'Erie is situated in the north-western

^ar to

rr-'n .1* i'{ .4-

vision for the promotion t» the lowest .u. /i-.u 1 ,r defend tho constituency of una Oov gradesof .commissioned ^fnecrs ol stjch of the now cottifnissioned officers of tho army as may be found qualified for, and by their character nnd services? cmiilud tcu. such advancement,,,! Also,.that every.

is situated itt the north^western

weft, stl ll). way

tkt'-i: sO« Z5f«t fltl i.t'C t- i^, .c* iu t-. «,! Pt r,*.sylva!.: an N••

o«*t *L• next, at

i.-s 3bat VIr ,\V *a *ihti to 1,!,%,

Y«.'k line fn'OtHx b'.cs to f'-jrtt'

tell ij.t. c- ".

p.is,-*

"it. ,vUS» ..* 5.! ti.i-

bs rc*

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of v^*-^

uooeo for the po«iuoa.

a! -.i th d» a.

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Thirty-Third Co»sre-w—Fir*t Srs-doB Washikgtos, Dec. 21. P. M—S^natr —Mr. Gwin, from the naval eonimttui#

presented a report in favor of building

The French spoliation bill was refer

red to a selcct committee, composed of

Messrs. Hamlin, Thompson, Dawson, Pearce/nndjjfohnson.

a- Mr. Foot a infroduced a iifli granting 4»»d»-&»r indigent insane.

Mr. Qhaso introduced a bill dividing Ohio into two judicial districts.

Mr. frtrjamif* reported a bill to ex

tend tWe"".limits of the port of New Or-

ientlS^ «t Wf': ,Mr« Seward submitted a'resolution*

which was agreed to. directing the judi

clary committee to enquire whether con» sistemly wttli the copsruution, a |»ra«

vision can be n^ade for referring causes instituted aceordingM^o the course *of

common 4aw to roferep?, and whether'

such.a provision would be expedient— •adjourned.'

lIotr^Sr-rMr. Philfips ofTerea a rcro* lotion instructing the comITWTIE0 on

COtrimcrc^, to enquire into the propriety of continuing and completing such of the

river and harbor improvements as were

appropriated for nt the last Congress'

which, in th9 opinion of the committee* ore within, the, constitutional power qf

the Government, tind of general interest

and importance, nnd report by bill and otherwise. A motion to lay the resolu*

tion on the table ts lost.|liYe'as 55,

nays

112:, The resolution was then Yeas 111, n^ys 54^, ^Mr. Dun

ham moved a recotifiideration of the vot* just taken, but atter a debate, the motion

vvastaid on tho table. •J Tho House then went into com*

mitteeof tho whole on the state of the

Union on the President's Message.. 1 -?i .'The debate was resumed on the re*

solution of thanks and a sword to Capt.'

Ingrahnm. t,

Mr. Deon replied to the speech of Gcrritt Smith on the Koszta affair, nnd

ernmcni. lie spoke of the ojiptOsSivc

nnd despotic charnetcr of tho Austrian

Government. He said that this Gov ernment was not pledged to slavery or

any other power—that slavery is a local

and municipal insiituiion. with which Congress had nothing to do, sn that the

declaration of.Mr.:Ssmitlt that this* Gov* ernment is greater and more guilty

oppressor than Austria, was not just or

true. Mr Giddings replied briefly, defending Mr. Smith, sotisfiq

ra"Vlnftd

extremity ofPephVyfvattlti' bordering ofion L«H Hrie, between the Slates of Ohio attd New York, fhe gauge or distance jjeiween the rills of the trade1 on the idson River raitroad Troth New" York io*A*Wny and Troy and on the New York Central tail roads from A! bahy and Tro? to 1f«to. is the same as that on most of ihe railmids in New England, viz. four feet right and a halfinches. From lluffilo the rails arc laid through r.kirk to iho Pennsylvania line near lirie on a gauge of four feet tert inches1. Frtm this point west to. Une.adWLiireor eigbcM «rtt». th. r~J 'n? ""'I1

ft*,

......... ..

lo four feet .^hi m, f4

-T^-.e ti«uchi A 1'. r.•,!•..« BtVRi" t. ?i arc»'.tisiatm it ta aor week« agt*, 1 men*b-silt*f iii. Lo-.it* ©rihai. pny-ieio'iia ^"^•tciH.n dfrsd fcy telegraph 590 gunny hag*.— 'Kit u* itu Ttt# 4»rect »tr* 1 vine "•ui.-I When the order refcron! the &«*t.->n

I jf tfif- rfgl.tr rn mjiei of ras'r. 11 rt NiieT''-Kiiih»-'W was'5,00li—sndv SeewRinig-r.:.-yH 3!'* 6^ UlosMwnd g^ftoy &•<£» sem x.:.r.^" I .« 11 t, toward, lit !Jt# -till.T® a it In .ca. «:r ib.'/-tii a ian*1u a rls«# thtfSt. I*o\-s marchatt ha.e the c&re1 made a handsome spttCttlstfdB "ut oi *oe

IV- C.JS I' ofrc. vta 1.3 the cm' «o*de handsome spttcal«tl«B f»-jt "'^st

cJ tr :r«.r" *. -^^'•^^••^•fbioBi-r* mm

THESTuVISS,1

j-- V» J- ~*t I

DRTROJT, Dec SO.—Icc Is making in

theJajkp above tbe rapids, which will

sonn close navigation. Bunts are. however, rannittgUo Cl#rel«nd'and Toledo.

THE CIRCASSIAN CAVALUY.

The noble Cirens^ians w'o have been fi£rhiin» agsinat ftassia i- lppendent ofivef"aV'idea"thr.t" lie

give a dfaciiption .by a Pritssiao officer, of] jjy

lower part of his helmet, protects the front? \m

and nape of the neck, and is looped together!

kV ~k. ^1

wears close pantaloons and Um boots.—s

•f. I ?"•'..• :i thfirt *y

lire at a tR" card ly:t:^ on !'1 j* .'id, at fulL^'^'-whlKvtir ever »ros« "4. They

"11 fi'rk tin a pof rn'-ti'-y fr'-n the

v*• fi-

r.,

then r«

.1 i-i

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v. World

Dec 17, 53-It tf

Afierafuther debate, the committee

rose, and the House nlj•'turned. Tl Riot nt hrtc. Eiue. Doc 21.—A large body of men led by the Mayor and High Constable

are engaged in removing the track of the' Western line at the street crossing.

The citizens of Fairvicw are about to demolish the track of that village. The

belli? are ringing and the cannon firings

Th© bridge at Harbor creek wnv repaired yesterday, and was itttmcdiateIy

attacked by th§ rtjob and burned down.

sideb and baa a iooihpH kIn his mouth, which

lh-nifiitHe

11 ft,.}

Tarkcyhava been withiri this short time U-} home i'h'ebn.rr Ver'loc t.v^.re, and rather Xhne%! ken into the Turkish army and we bero th^i ait still, he'H ride ten miles and baftk

the Circassian cayoiry, who sre about to take r*P.» He ^s of his Pa•rm He ,. JiItlllflr

in "rr, —n:

Tsays:»

-fJ

''The Circassian Wears a pointed steel,«next fall/' of "looking^ Europe in the helmet, With a long hdrse*tail ppndant from Urging," orison, l.'nqr a craft when he coraca. It. A set of steel work hangs down from ihe

bac&

Two kn^Tur! :5b -|:^ol n« weli as p.--?ni feto»t a trifle*

efd.'rira #tn-k ihfgf his

giru».'

1 Jf Tf A lwf S nuiskft W«!t It I I-

Cincinnau, irro,. Jiis ljrea,t. Th« skill wilti which

a I jr a 1 on the connecting railroads In 0'::-7rrnt] senerhlly. Ii thus appe r« that fre^ fir" at might be transported all tho wsy'f ..:n Ohio to tidewater th' v: but singtfe bre is at ,!T. o, wio-.-e th* change'is from f-r tAn tr.:her t«»] four feet e't'ht a:.J a :. tf U^ej eighteen n.i'cs in Mi-i!-. t.ia. east of! Erie, were cha«2" liroirt t?.o aix feet c-i-ige to that of four feet ten Incite-t.— t-'li'css fucTi i"-' rr,"i il is

Wm. U.

"ng ih^r retn-j

ttarr, H. Fs s»ks#

II- H, bt f3c,\-!' -?»i chir UtmJ-. L.ClwHilhr-rlain,$idku P. Baird, ti. Bl-^d* 1 -tfi-.I nrhiW the hor--V*M4j.J. ff-HswI.-tlleKpeizt'fg ibe pi--w»-«a»ii..-aJy throw -k,» Ives the ''Tb'-y

fcrT

-a. til# bv&f cf c*. :.\ry In •».* Turs -h ar-d I have wa c: rd ti.' •t-hrttt'iargrr-n stta^t ll^i^ponenti' *ith a1 .Jf A. I E !#. fc-.'. In car.b hifedt'n:.-ir.-:.

0nWe3n^?

flseir gen« as tb#y re Tl.ry.isr* '.itswd

'I II F, R1 AM O II

STOVE, COPPER, TIN, & SHEET IRON

S O I

No. 4, Warren's Block, South side Main street,

TGStRE li.tt/TE, M.VIM I.I.VJ,

snbfcrifeir yespectfiiRy wUcits tho nttontion of tho public to his vary cxtoimro of consisting In part of thefollowing, viz:

Down llraft Cooker*.

2 sucos Pork's lriinroved hravy and dirable. 4 down draft ia market. 3 Doh! '.' o\-«»n. rj» Wi'ri.l Air-tight these 4 kinds are 2

pry

dt^in 1.

Gioiio the wood Wi .JV-ct. 3 *l Atlas Iilevated Oven Coakfer*.

Cuhivnton Fir* Ftv, nnd Purior excellent httaiiiyt and baking stovea.

Prea^Jfam Cookers.

2 ii: en (si(y and fprv durable 3 F'-- Fbrm ji.-oix.-lJ1 named. 4

l-'-uoh. .(..p .. t\

tiwi Stp"' sn wco«i 5 cm ija'es, 3 Ind! •. olcs and hi• oven.

931111,

Ilavisg

Parlor and Sid ins-roam Fire (irate Frames, Floats, Fenders, Baskets,

ASH PANS AND FASTENINGS,

MOU1.1L:-S

Const »n tiv forsnh* or AlK to ord«r, on shxt notice. We haveonhtnd the most ex ton si vo assort* moat ol JAPAffNISlJ WAUK, to bo found in i'tij market, which wu can affurd low.-

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Charnctcrisflcs of Vonne America. The 'b'Huys' pride them.«olv.cs, each one, apon being regular 'Young America.' In politics, the whole tribe are supposed to belong to the Doughs part of the Democratic, party, and go for annexing* the whole continent nnd the adjacent islands. The peculiar characteristics- of the spocies are well r.cH'etvod by a theatrical mann er nam« i! Fluii.n, in a book recently from hU pen, anJ published in Philadelphia "In. the. main ingredients of character, there is very little tltfiVr cebetween Your: America and Young 'Engtund, both beb :,: to the precocious, or to what, in the phrnseoh»gy of the day, is trrmeit the "fast*'school end us the last of the two is pretty Well known* by his own countrymen, wo most devote the few words we have to say to an exami nation of the former. Young America calls hi father "Ihe governor/' hU mother the "old 'tin," hi* tistera "our gali," and his brothers "pals he comes into a room with his hat on.flhrul sits down in a ftily's presence. He enters a public reading room wet through', and not troubling himself whether any other person is In the aurne predicament he sits opposite the fire* with a foot on each hob of tho grate, alsd remains there until ho is dry. He smokes all day, and keeps time in epiitiugiJ lie monopolizes half a dozen newspapers, and reads them with his legs upon the nearest table he speak, as loud as if he were using speaking trumpet, patroniscs tfottin|? matches*,' and insists upon it that "Lady Suffolk"' was a faster horse than "Eclipse swears that America can 'whip' tho whole world, and particularly England, and maintains that the New York Herald is a "pretty considerable'' d—-d sight better paper than the London Timesvh#,-calls a lady "Miss," and al .voya "Sir-eq" to a gentleman. lie goes out to parties in a Kossuth hat, and white satin choker, and a black paletot, in the pockets of whirh he keeps his hands he has a fob in hi- waistcoat in which to put ilia watch, and passea the chain through the lost buttonhole ho congratulates his.-boft on hnving a rfr»od commissary, (by which he nu ir.s and l|i» \vine "not bail swill.",! /{Kt f•*

He keeps wagon*, nnd fac evV»ry Snnday on_the hi^h rnrid, tlwt people may see what o!u-t he kicks up. He pulls up ot an 0yaf«*i"4hire,i1ak«i5th^:'**Shr.ewabtti'yi,|'Tt0' whet his nop* tfte,-goes hofm- late to dinner, and ilisregttvUn hr^ p,trent»' riwtions of punctuality. He pr'fors tho Bsc oChis knii'e to that of hi# fork, and»ca lis the-f«mi ly servant "my nig '.-r." He riai^ku, diyps into the cnnntin i-hotj«e for a flying visit, and speed-' ilv drop* out a^iiil). He has I.is cloittf'H iroin England, his boots from France, and his hats at home, which he cori^'i' Ts the best in the world. He wear* that-hat a littlf on one

M»a«on,"

he sucks as ho goes along, "for want of H»»taa, the east half of the south-east quarter of

jo«"Tel.ow." iie sin-rsa hi 1 son-. tr||« ,„

a 1 story

but. makes u: lorcithcrc-eUcien- I

jr ,:n to any plneo, to impTv that liOf

dtiii Texa«rand his going to ikem

bemuse his own bay best# that of N*.

in!o

the

under the chin, underneath a short red ?t»tUn British steamers v.a-Mng ut«, and ri. cut in the PoUab fashion. He is clad in (Q h« able to Uik any man out Ids* species of a coat of mail, consisting of small} He has other atftiimU of a «irnil,ir

bright rings of steel in •. vened. His arms,| tendency, far too numerous to mention, save 14. from the foot of the bin bene to the kn«*.lone^j.lrti 5*. that he is h'^Tily In favor of- TeweHa are guarded by thin 1 p' i! *. I|'?_ aisof

w„f Ual3l

rUe lo ff

upon Amt rican jipp, nj

f0slegl boats going, and denominates]

,,Ur blood will'

,Vl |ietlf

He hara

I'-n'h'T Strap With S- noo«» lik'f S M^X^ean ha»trT.jr st his aide, which he throws

#At

W|J 8Iu

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An observing !1 g«*ri•. 10 Bottpn says the coming winter will be a mild one.

NEW-YEAR'S BALL.

Corim'.i..ia flail, Friday evening, December 3rb, lS:X j* Makas. ®.—A. K" ip-'rl, T. Noble,

E D.

A?i*a IIo*"-oH». If. Beyiitcr,C. M. i'rook*. A.

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iiy, the Slstinat.,

aftRe

T^.-i-epfMr. Stephen If. Hall, by the

Si. 1». Taylor, *fr. E. MjtseR. toHnt V. ktzrn, dsu^ittr of Mr. K. hpm**bt •iimhii iff Kfl" '"4.

re*-

ELECTION HOTICS

ftasortmoat.

l'arlor Stovea*

3 sites TnSf-nn Oven. Floral.

3 3 .t

Sylvan Frankon, Sylvan f'ottage. fn S»uvcidt r,

3 3

2 4

Vonitinn Parlor mul Frsnklin. C-oriHtbian for Coal. Improved Juno fur coal and wood tffoh. Franklin

KipVonWijikV. Wonkf.r i'^r coal. Common Air-light.

Shop Stoves*

^v, ,te. Six Pit -.v

\n I a grod assortment of CJo.ll SlOfCis, of fTvront sizes and pntterns all, of which are warranted to perform well or no stle A good assortment of

Richly Ornamented and Highly Polishn], wortii from Ten to* Twenty Dollars each A\, a general assortment of

mis mi

wmrnw®

Sugar l^cttjcs, Ovens, fkiSlt'-s, odd Litis, Andirons, W nsonboxas. Boys frills, Pum|tn, and nttwer«B» nrtfcreM not mtnflonod, on liand1, any nnd all which w.wili tak«» pkufure U» »W to our nu* n»erou patrons, and thft nuhlic in general, and I tlm it would ba to t!:nr interest to exutnino ny bUwk tetor) pnr basing essewhero. m-

at the Eagle Foundry, ami a ppirious Shop on ourseeend fljor, for lh^ pttrposa,

we are prepared to repair rinr Stovea on short noUvc we also repair Tin, Copper, and Sheet Iron Ware, wiyijJtspatch, fty We solicit patronage

The west half of north*west quarter of section.t 30, nnd the undivided half part of the following irnetc, viv. the nonlt tsst quarter of rection 20,: 'Ik enst half of north west quarter of same, thd 1 in north-west quarter of north west quarter of,

ctll- every one of his own the east hsff of the north west quarter of-

K.,t ,„Hd 24 ihe west halt of south-east qunrter of,

n!1(1 f(

,,tion

•&.

tmovER.

aam oca xv 9 am

WttOI^S.AtE AND Ttr.TAII,

Western Hat Emporium!

O ITU AT ED on tit north stdo of tlio I'tthlie O ^qtiHrc, in ihe s-iuuious aid ntw!y oroctcd Imihli tg by James Modisett, where will ho kept th. tc'lo&nrv? articles for Gentlemen's use, conin |'arf of 1 a./ r$, Shirts. Collars, Stocks, Canns, Uinbrcl* lii-s. Carpci tgs. Cravats, Handkor* i. cltifs.Glovos, Hosiery, &c. dsc.

Sorgs of tho Hat—Second Series,

"THE HAT FOIt THE SKASON.** Ah! who can be found that can give a trood rea»»n.

In times like tho present when dress makes tho man Why thpy slmuld not possess 0 fino

Hat of tho

So tastefully fashioned at ".Murch's Divan."

Aye, "Tho Hat of tl Season "—with style and with (trace,

That so brilliantly' sparkles benra'h the Sun's ray And gives to the form of the dark-whinkend race,

All tho IwButv that manhood and youth can display. ..

By the by, have you deen tbid Emporfum of Mureh'sf" So finely wrought out by th«» Architect's hand So rich in aurnctiotirt, where daily (he sonrcli is,

For all that datno Fnuhiun, or wealth can da* rtj maud.

llnve you looked thro' the windows where duily nro sren, Rich Foal Jit ia and Furs, brought from every-s clime The Plush of the Raven the Swan's snowjr' shen— Adornmeats of beauty and youth in their prims. ,-

Them's music too there—for Ap-totlo hath placffd His lyrical wreathes round each beaver and bonnet For these triumphs and labors of Art have heon graced,

By Hexameter—Octo Syllabic and "Sonnet

Then who can be found who can give a good retiKon, lu times like the present, wh:n dress makes tho man: Why they i»hnild not wear on# of 'The Hats of tho Booson,"

So tastefully faihii|^?|| '/JMurcb's Di?an.'('

Sale of Heal Estate.

Tl'F.SOAY, th» lOtli tiny of January next, .' there will be offered for sale at public nucti 01. fst tl'e door ot iho court house in tho couuty^ro, between tho hours of to and !2 o'clock, A. M.. the following Rfnl Estate belonging to tb« Ttrre Hsiit« Branch Bonk, to-wit:

Lying in the County of Owen.

samj

^^35 J,u

anil ran^e.

cy by thinking very highly of himself. He lying in the County nf Vermillhm orders champa!:ote at a labU. d'hote, to con-' Iot Ko 1, in hmk's addition to tiie town of nb.vnvfl drinks it at« P^rfysvill a lot ii ed the Yfager lot, fyingnear

t!l.-

h" eoc,"?n

'acr» hi sg in the north-east quarter of-*«-1 i.-ti. boih in town )7, N. 11, 9, W„ also,

•n'-.i

hill ol *onih half of west fractional SACitr :ri acres,58 seres In tho" ih halt of same, the north-east"

ntrih imlf of 11 ijm.'o or of then th cast ottarfcr of section 15, and :c r'h the north-past quarter of section it aU in iuv.-iuiaji 15, N. R.# west.

Iai^hI in th* County of Put ram.

i-olt No. 71 sod li in the town of flusecfl ville. ih't ftmufg of Lngan, State of Ohio. T?i nor th«'ft quarter of section 2t, the south* qti er of same, and tbe north half of tlio

-ilh**!_et quarter 0/ station lb, in town 3,N. H.

Haota, Dec 8th, 1P53.

L. G. WARREN, Prn't.

Dee 10, 'f.i-ift-ts

State of Indiana, Vigo County, set.

I A IN W am I) Ladd of Ismt Creek .1. T«»ii*Mr». ame^rnf utecr,darkrel, smooth cropofi .-fitesratiii baffcrop of tbe fell ear,, i' bon.^ o' her marks or brandaper-

Aptr^.d lu #1200by us. ELI AS GADDEN, WM. SPARKy.

Sworn to befbrw me this 9th day of December, 1^53. W. B. MEWII1NNEY, J. P.

State cf Indiana, Vigo Cotrnty, Set.

'I A KEN I'P bv Attifrt TrwMood ot Lout Creek '.i' stray, oncltny horse marked l'1 ... ti ••::,1!No other marks rr S to be five 68TS jMSt, sa apj.ruir.-d st $4',00 by OS, Jr' -s

17, *ftS!7*Stir

iZ"

!^od

K, »Wls. *."* fBi

Oin »Tfc* -ttK a«slb Tssw i*n r«. I?-j.t The WW-" o' ft s!m» rr# iki Company witi ... th locdsy in isnasrjr -j -:.,vv .••!. ••." i-M.ti. I.'M. «,t ,f srff1 Stewart's tn»

«r(

i-- »*«*•. .i :i«Ct

C1IAS. WOOD, y.

JOHN HOBKMIRB,^^

,, 4 WILLIAM KMlTlf.

f(% "f-, bsfd^ tffe this fith dnv of Decernb?r, A. 1' W MEW1I1NNEY, I V. Trua c/iea/rom tbf Record.

AN D. WILKINA, Ctrr*•[ Hy JOB* Wtucixs, Veptafi"

To the Heads of Families, and La-

dies of Terre Haute!

t- w.i'.ld fnviit the attention of v. nf ^sttyihins in tho Dry 'to nt.il exs.i ine tbe prices that »i«ek of good*, an the stock

,'t next few weeks. Tho goods rom 23 H*30 (**r cent below East'I i*n ataci^nnaists of general assort•tap^o snd fancy Dry Uoo»i», snd if we dot nuts .. them to yM sa stated above, don't buy •amwjg. R. JACKSON,

Oa Usasa *:rr«i, 3 doors west of 2d street, ia

iuiaa.

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Music.

A,t

NE^suiwdy of Piano musfe^jast received W. II. BUCKINGHAM*? Feb. if, *93 SS tf Hook Store.