The Wabash Courier, Volume 23, Number 12, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 November 1854 — Page 2

THE COURIER.

E S S E O N A E DITOR.

E E A E '|"\T

Saturday Morning, Nov. 11, 1S54.

Banks—Currency.

We last week noticed the fact of a sort of currency

panic

time.

prevailing at the present

time. Since our last we find this panic rather on the increase, both at home and abroad. The rumor is that several Banks and Banking houses in Cincinnati and Ohio have suspended specie payment. This rumor extends to the Clinton Bank, Columbus Miami Valley Bank, Dayton, and Canal Bank Clevelrnd—and to the Banking Houses of Ellis & Sturges, T. S. Goodman &. Co., John R. Morton & Co.—also the Citizens Bank, Cincinnati.

The run upon the State Stock Banks of Indiana, by Cincinnati Brokers, has probably been the cause of the difficulty both in Ohio and Indiana. The Indiana Stock Banks are supposed to be safe, although they may be embarrassed by a panic nnd run. We spent a day or two in Indianapolis this week—and the opinion there seemed to be that it would be better for tbese Banks to suspend specie payments for a short time—and that they would be justified in BO doing under all the circumstances of the run upon them. It is not supposed there is occasion for alarm in reference to the Indiana Stock Banks. The securities deposited by them generally are believed to be quite sufficient to make the bill holders safe. At all events it is probable that the paper of the Indiana Stock Banks must constitute a large portion of currency in Indiana for a

We understand thnt the Merchants of Terre Haute refuse all bills of the Indiana Free Banks. Our informant 6tites that Home of them have already closed, and thnt all will eventually have to follow the example.—Paris (Ills Beacon.

We wonder where the Beacon gets information that the merchants of Terre Haute refuse all the bills of the Indiana Free Banks. This money certainly constitutes the largest portion of our currency at this time, and is taken freely,excepting the Bank of Connersville Elkhart County Bank, and Northern Indiana Bank, Logansport. And if we are correctly informed the Indiana Stock Bank money is the principal currency of Paris at this time. Such remarks us the above from the Beacon are calculated to do much harm, and moke difficulty where there is no necessity.

IMMENSE IMMIGRATION.—The Burlington Telegraph says the immigration into Iowa, at all tho crossings, the present season is unparalieil in tho history of the past. The steam ferry at that city (one of the largest on the river) is kept in constant motion from morning until night, and frequently until midnight. The consequenco is that every evening, whole acres on tho opposite side of tho river may bo seen covered with the wagons, tents and cattle of tho emigrants. The merchants, grocers and manufacturers are reaping a fine harvest in the way of furnishing supplies to the travelling million. At present rates, ot least 100,000 souls will be added to the population of this Stato during the present season.

RAILROAD CONVENTION.—The adjourned Convention of the Ohio and Indiana roads met at Dayton, on tho 23th of October. Twenty-four roads were represented by delegates. In the absence of Mr. Brousjh, Alfred ICelley, of Columbus, was called to preside. A committee of five was appointed to presont propositions for tho action of the Convention. This committee consisted of Messrs J. II. GoJmin, J. S. Newmin, S. S. L'Hommedieu, H. B. Payne, and 3. Crawford. The committee reported various amendments to the resolutions adopted at tho former meeting.

Tho New York and Erie Railroad propose io issue and put into market four millions of IoIlars of Bonds of that Company, to draw 7 per cent, interest, an4 to be paid in twenty years from their issue. Trustoes are appointed, who arc to set apart and invest $35,000 per month in tho binds of that Company when they can be bought at par or less, the proceeds of this investment to bo held to moot tho new loan when due. The New York papers think the loan will be taken without difficulty.

EAST, WEST, SOUTH.—For a long time past the whistle of the railroad train for the East was the only one that broke upon the ear early each morning. Now within a week we have the screaming of locomotives, and the bustle and hurry of passengers for the West and South at early dawn of each morning. The Terre Haute and Vincennes trains take passengers each morning south—while the Terre Haute and Alton trains do the same west to Paris every day. ~~~~~~~

DOUBLE TRAIN.— We understand there will be an Express Passenger Train put on the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad in a short time, leaving Indianapolis in the morning, and Terre Haute in the afternoon. This train will make but about three stoppages on the way, and run the trip in a much shorter time than the present accommodation line, which is obliged to make upwards of twenty stoppages on the road. ~~~~~~~

BEEF PACKING.—We understand that beef slaughtering has commenced in real good earnest at the packing-house of II. D. WILLIAMS & Co., of this place. The killing amounts to about eighty

head per day for some time past.

The venerable widow of Alexander Hamilton, now 96 years of age, is dan* gerously ill at Washington City.

For election and Back new*, see Telegraph in other columns.

THE ELECTIONS.

Elections took place in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, on Tuesday last. We have not yet full details of course. But enough is known to show that these States have all gone against the general Administration and in favor of the People's Ticket, quite as triumphantly as did Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. In our Telegraph columns will be found some details. In Ne«v York State it is thought that Seymour is re-elected Governor, owing to the divisions in that State. In the city of New York the vate runs close between Bar ker (Know Nothing) and Wood for Mayor The representation in Congress will be largelv anti-Nebroska. New Jersey and Michigan go the whole for the Whig and People's Ticket.

From Illinois we learn g'nerally that the People's Ticket triumphs. In the adjoining District, Archer, (Whig) is believed to le elected over Allen (Dem.) In the Chicago District, the anti-Nebraska candidate is elected by a handsome majority, although two or three anri-Nebroskas were in the field against one old liner. It is enough to know, that "all is well Next week we will be enabled to give the result of the elec tions in the several States above named so far as regards Governors, Congress, State Legislatures, $tc.

Judge Collamer. recemly elected to the United Siates Senate from Vermont, is a gentleman of high attainments, sound judgment, and unbending in teg rity. lie wos fur several years Judge of the Supreme Court of Vermont, and was Postmaster General under President Taylor.

GUILTY.—SAMUEL EVANS, formerly from Vigo county, was a few days since found guilty of murder in the first degree, at Mar shall, (Illinois The charge was for the murder of his wife about one year ago.

FIRE.—We rpgret to learn that the Wabash Republican office, at Paris, was destroyed by tire on Wednesday last.

Can it be Possible !—Party Espionage over the Post Office. A correspondent of the Newark Daily Advertiser charges that certain letters addressed to parties in Paterson, N. J., have been, whilst in charge of the Post Office Department, opened, copied, resealed, the copies circulated privately, and even—in two cases—published in the newspapers of New Jersey One of these papers even accompanies the publication with a boast that— "The discovery and possession of these letters will show the plotters that their movements are all watched and known their secret disguises will be stripped from them, nnd in future they will havo to act openly with the Whigs.*'

The correspondent charges moreover •'that copies of secret circulars issued in other States, have been within the last few weeks, after being mailed, copied and published without the knowledge or consent of the writers, or those to whom they were addressed." He adJs that the "correspondence of tho If now Nothings is chiefly rifled by the Post Office spies."

We abstain from any expression of con demnntion natural to such a statement until it shall have been corroborated. We cannot believe the system of Austria and Italy possible under a Government professing to be Republican. As both the writers of the four lett rs copied, and those to whom they were addressed, Inve made oath that they never furnished copies of the same to any on*, or permitted any one to have an opportunity to take copies, either before they were mailed or after they were received, and as all the fncts connected with the subj'jet Inve been laid before tho District Attorney of the' United Slat's and the Postmaster General, wc shall await some official and authentic notice of tho churge. If those officers should, however, omit to bring the subject bolore the country, we trust some member of Congress will move an early inquiry into the truth of charges ofFectingso deeply the honor of the country nnd the action of the Government.—Baltimore Patriot.

A Cnutioii to Caterers of Public Linds. Wo copy the fallowing from the Washington Stat of tli 13th inst

It having been alleged to the General Lind Office that "some persons have obtained 12,000 acres of public domain, under the guise of the graduation law, passed at the list session of Congress, acknowledging that thoy hive evaded the law on the ground that it does not require them to state when they design making the settlement under it," wc have to say that under the construction which the Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of General Land Office put on the law in question, no such swindling entries will be patented. The construction of the act, which these authorities announce, is, that the reduction of price is to operate only in favor of three classcs of persons

First—To persons who wero actual settlers and occupants at the time of the enactments of the law, or such as may hereafter becotnc such settlers, and who may be entitled to a pre-emption.

Second—To persons who desire the same "for his or her own use, and for the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation."— That is where the land is desired for the immediate tuo of that particular person as a farm for himself or family, and for no other use or purpose and,

Third—To persons who already occupy or own land previously acquired, who may be desirous of securing public land adjoining that so occupied or owned, with a view to the extension of their present farm or plantation." No other person can rightfully avtil himself of the provisions of the graduation law in this respect, All entries made under other circumstances wilt be regarded by the General Land Office as ille*»l. and, therefore, void.

A few mornings since we ere relating to our family the fact of a friend having found upon his door-stop a fine little male infant, whom he had adopted, when one of the -'olive branches" remarked. '•Pa, dear, it'll be his step son. wont it

We thought would, decidedly.

SAID

a pretty worn io to a friend of

ours a few days since—"Husband has made mo a present of that little bill you owe him."

TRSKB

is

A

boy in Chicago, fifteen

years of age, who measures in his boots, (low-beeled) six fem«nd eight inches.

An editor, he waa going a courting, said he was 'going to press.'

FOREIGN NEWS.

Farther News by the Arabia—Highly Interesting Detail*, Progress or the Siege. Two dispatches from Marseilles announce that on the 9th the siege batteries atSebastopol were finished, and that the bombardment was to begin on the 9th. The engineers thought that the place might be taken about the 18th. There was a report of a sortie by the garrison, which had been vigorously repulsed. S

It is is also said that the Government had received a despatch from Gen. Canrobert.

MARSEILLES, Oct. 20.

The Pharamond has arrived here with Gen. Thomas, on board, convalescent. She brings advices from Constantinople of 10th, and Balaklava the 8th October. The siege works were covered with entrenchments against attacks from without. Prince Menscbikoff had not made any offence movement. The siege material amounted to 400 guns. The firing were shortly to commence. It is thought that a breach would be made in 43 hours. Balaklava was perfectly fortified. The Porte sends 10,000 men, half of whom embarked on the 9th. 4,500 French had left the Piraeus for the Crimea on board the squadron of Batbier de Tinan.

Sortie of the Garrison or Sebastopal. The Moniteur of Friday morning confirms the intelligence of a sortie attempted by ihe garrison ot Sebastopol against the siege works. The enemy was vigorously repulsed. This news is authenticated by the Charge d'Affares of France at Constantinople. ,,

The Protectorate.

The Journal de St. Petersburg of the 14th, contains a telegraph despatch from Vienna of the 4th inst., stating that the commis sioners of the Western Powers and of Austria and Turkey had met at Constantinople to arrange the question of the protectorate on the basis of the proposal made by the Austrian Cabinet. Visit of the Emperor and Empress of

France to England.

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Chronicle thus writes I understand from wliut appears excellent authority, that the talked of visit of the Emperor and Empress of the French to England will take place in the course of the month of November, but have not heard that the precise day is fixed. I understand that it is expected that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert will return the visit about the middle of May nr-xt, when her Majesty will not only be able to see the French Exhibition, which will then be open, but see Paris in all its glory, with the immense improvements now going on, in a state of completion.

It is almost needless to say that this exchange of visits is of immense importance. They must not be looked on simply as an exchange ofcivilties between the sovereigns of two great countries. They are a great political event, and will do much to cement the alliance which has already been so cordially entered into between the people of both countries.

Henry Clay's Home nnd Grave. We made a promise some days ago to give an account of our visit to Ashland, which for so many years was the home of Henry Clay a name dear to tho American people, and to which the memory clings like the ivy to the oak. Ashland has often been described by abler pens than ours, and its name has gone forth to the ends of the earth. Those who have preceded us, however, saw Ashland when in its full glory, as a quiet, modest, unpretending dwelling, anJ when the occupant was in his pride of place, first in the race of nvsn. Those days have passed away never to return. N only has the jewel vanished from our sight, but the casket Ins been broken which contained it. HENRY CLAY is dead, and Ashland is a ruin.

It was near the close of a warm and pleasant day, that we rode in a carriage from the hotel door in Lexington, to Ashland. We were not prepared to find the dwelling totally demolished, but all that rem lined of it was a pnrt of a brick »vall, which had once served to divide the parlor from the library, and upon this some half a dozen m_Mi were at work with crow bar and pick-axe, levelling it to the ground. Ail, therefore, that rem tins of tho old homestead ot th

%-iw

stroved. It was one of those consecrated

spots, those shrines of liberty, which the pilgrim would oft retire to revive hope, and strengthen his love of country.

Aside from the interest fixed to the spot because of him who, for so many years, found therein his home,there is nothing remarkable about Ashland. The estate partakes of the general character of the lands in the neighborhood of Lexington, being rich and fruitful. Thsre are many fine trees in the immediate locality where the dwelling stood,and we can scarcely imagine a more proper rural home than Ashland once was, for such a man as Henry Clay. But its glory has departed Henry Clay's heme Is razeed to the earth. It was with a mortified and disappointed spirit that we left Ashland, and directed our way towards the cemetry, which is on the other side of Lexington from Ashland, but near the closely inhabited part of the city. It is an exceedingly well selected spot, and contains many handsome monuments. Our chief de sire, however, was to see the grave of the "Great Commoner." We saon found it. It is marked by no stone, or'monument. The place of sepulchre, however, is well selected. Henry Clay lies just where he ought to—in the heart of Kentucky. The spot is beautiful and quiet, and "he sleeps well." His grav? is heaped up in the usual form, tssd covered with the green sward. It is contemplated to build his monument on the spot where he now rests. We own that we like the simple beauty of his un marked grave better than we would a mon ument. It brought to our mind the grave of Sir Walter Scott, in St. Mary's aisle, in the ruined Abbey of Dry burgh. Scott's grave, like Clay's bears no monumental stone the green hillock alone marks where he rests. But how quiet and holy that rest doth seem

It was growing qnite dark when we got back O our hotel.—Cm. OttstUe.

The Liverpool Times says that Smith O'Brien came home a passenger by the Norma, having received the Queen's pardon. It is not able to say whether he came direct to England, but an Australian letter of the day before the sailing of the packet announces drat such was his destination.

A female writer says nothing took* worse on a lady than darned stockings." Allow ua to obaerve that stocking* that need darning look a great deal worse than darned oner-4arned if they don't.

Bombardment of Washington* A Southern editor who condemn* the Nebraska swindle as a measure uncalled for, and a violation of a sacred national compact, rejoices over the results of the recent elections as a savage and utimislakeable condemnation of ihe Pierce administration. He wys. *'the King of the Musquito kingdom could not have been more appalled during the bombardment of Graytown than the President is with this bombardment of the capital bv

in which he says that the allies occupy an ihe people. The King of the Musquito impregnable position, defended by 30,000 men and 200 guns, and that they could repel the attack of 200,000 Russians. A Russian corps, estimated at 15,000 men, was posted on the Tchernaya, near Sebastopol. The opening of the great operations was expected daily.

to erect on tho site of the old dwelling, a for damages in the Hollins bombardment new edifice of its exact form and character.

knew there was virtue in his legs, and he could run from the bombardment. re id as to an it painful as this bursting of bombs is to him, he must wear on until he withers again into Franklin Pierce, rf New Hampshire. His friends are falling in every direction. He found it easy enough to buy Dr. Olds, by telling him, according to the Doctor's letter, to take a position^where he could ask for a judgeship for a friend but unfortunately the people *of Dr. Olds' district would not sign the contract and thus confirm the sale. The people repudiated the whole transaction and made Dr. Olds one »f the smallest specimens of humanity that will'crawl in the walks of the house of Representatives during the coming winter. If this bombardment of the capital continues but a litile longer there will be but little of the administration left. When the executive government occupies a position which is full of chagrin, disappointment and defeat, in the rejoicings of the people, it scarcely deserves burial."—Harrisburg'i Tel.

Arctic Expedition.

It is feared that Dr. Kane's expedition long since expected home, is detained by the ice, and will not be heard from till next year. The Washington Union has the following explanation of the causes which have kept the expedition from returning:

"When last heard from it was just seen entering the Devil's Trap, as the whalers call it, at the most northern portion of Baffin's Bay. Two hundred and sixteen icebergs were seen from the deck of his little vessel. Through these and innumerable groups of others beyond them, he was to thread his way into Smith's Sound and thence, if Providence favored, into the Polar Sea. All afterward was to depend on the phases of that universal region. "The season of 1854 has been on uncommonly close one. It is the declaration of all who have visited north Baffin during the present year—whalers, transport ships, and steamers under the conduct of British Government officers— that there was neither hope nor chance for any vessel of fighting her way over the barriers that blocked up Smith's Sound.

"This fact explains how our gallant adventurers have not returned, as they proposed to do. At the same time it furnishes no ground of anxiety for their immediate safety. Their great risk is the character of the season which is to come. Should that also be a close one they may themselves need the same office of charity they sought to render to Sir John Franklin." ~~~~~~~

The Mosquito Protectorate Abandoned by Crcnt Uritxiu. The Washington correspondent of the New York Trib:in3 asserts, on what is alleged to be undoubted authority, that the British Government has issued orders to its nival officer* and diplomatic agents in the West Indies and Central America, which am unit to the abandonment of the Mosquito Protectorate as far as Grevlown is concerned. These officers are directed not to interfere there any farther than to protect recognized and bona Jide British subjects not to assert any right of sovereignty or any jurisdiction over the place not to intermeddle with any qu.irrel between the Transit Company and the town, or with any controversy thai may there be going on as respects titles to land or the right of possession, and to leave occupants and claimants to settle it as

... ...w they can.

statesman, is a pile of bricks and rubbish, support to the titles to lands is-, tied hitherto We are told th.it th* present proprietor of: by the former British Vice-Consul at the the estate—a sou of Henry Clay—is about! place. Claims of

are

This will make some amends for the vork but nothing more. And if the American of demolition he has completed, but it will vessels in tho port salute the ig of Nicahardly pardon it. The old house might have ragua, or any other ig, nothing is to been repaired it should not hive been de-1

sa'd

1

They are not even to lend any

actuul

British subjects

be taken noticc of, and to be reported,

or

done against it. In a word, he

Protectorate is abandoned, at least at San Juan ond if Nicaragua could now take possession of the place, she would meet

tfith no opposition from the British Government. The Washington Star of last everting expresses the opinion that England has not entirely abandoned her Protectorate over the so called Mosquito kingdom, but merely designs holding it in abeyance whilst her attention is occupied with the Russian question. It admits, however, that the intention to send the Boscawen, ninety-gun ship to San Juan has been abandoned that vessel being now at Halifax without any intention of starting on the expedition for which she was designed on leaving England. The Star's supposition seems extremely improbable. If England abandons the Protecto-

MENSCHIKOFF'S REPORT.

The reports differ in almost everything— plans, battles, results and purposes. The allied generals report, it is true, a much largernumber—from three to four thousand— of killed and wounded on their side, but at the same tine they set down the Russian loss at six thousand. It is no doubt much more than Meoschikoff admits, but it is probably not as great as is stated by his antagonists. A«d this will be the case during the whole war—no reliability in the reports of battles, and their results, and nothing of any great importance that may reach us until it has been confirmed again and again.

Brigham Young divide# society generally into "the Lord's poor," -the devil's poor, and "poor devils," which two latter classes exist, to a certain extent, in all comoranitiea.

Cnrioas Prediction*

rate now, i'^scarcelVprobable that she will mously high prices. The site of the proreassert it hereafter. ceded by the Indians to the United States

Mrs. Swisshelm writing about fcoirte prediction in reference to the Eastern War, makes the following remarks. Dr. Wilson, of whom she speaks, was a learned and worthy man, who never spoke from mere impulse, or enthusiasm but always from deliberate inteliigeut convictions of the truth of what he utter* ed. '•Six years ago we heard Rev. Dr. Wilson, then of Allegany city, and Professor of Theology, in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, say. that in less than ten years a war would break out in Europe, between -Ru ssia and the

Western Powers—a war which would be one of the most terrible ever recorded on the annals of history, and which by its wholesale slaughters, would carry the name of Christendom with a thrill of wonder to the most remote and bar* harious nations, awaken a curiosity about civilization that would prepare the way for the introduction of the Bible and Christianity into those benighted lands whose people would be taught by the rumors of this war, to re&pect the arts of civilization.

This declaration was made again and again in public, from the pulpit, and was the result of a life lime to study of prophe cies of the Bible.

The war, then untho.ught of, is now begun, and the aged preacher always said the Western Powers would be vieto rious—that the teeth of the great Bear would be forever broken, and with them the powers of the Pope. Wo heard the same man predict the Mexican war years before it began, and tell what its end would be."

liong John Wentworthon Loco Focoism. Locofocoism is getting so low, that even its friends are forsaking it, nnd every now and then we see a politician, who is not just ready to die, mount on its shoulders, as it descends, give it a push downwards, as nn expert swimmer would a drowning man who clutches to him, and utter a curse on the miserable old hulk thnt will carry freight no longer. Wentworth, of Chicago, has come out against the party, and the Tribune says, that on a certain occasion, he thus elegantly expressed his contempt for it.

He is reported to have said, the other d:iy.th»t "the old Democratic party would hnve been good for five yenrs longer had not Douglas knocked it on its head"by his infamous Nebroska bill,'f but it is so completely gone that it will not pay the expenses of its burial

This is only inferior to the declaration of a distinguished Missouri gentleman, who, in plnving games, is apt, usually, to "go it alone," that the Pierce Administration was fust hurrying the porty to a locality, not laid down on the maps, but supposed, from accounts, to be too hot for comfort.

THE PRESIDENCY OF THR.SENATE—It is understood that the Hon. Senator Atchison, of Missouri will not be in Washington during the coming session of Congress. His term expires on the 4th of March next, ond, we take it for granted, that his determination to remain in Missouri during the winter, is the better to enable him to attend to his share of his contest with Col. Benton the end of which may not come off for some months to come. His absence from the Senate Chamber will make the election of another pro tern President of the Senate necessary. From all we learn, there can be no doubt that honor will full upon Senator Rusk, of Texas At least, that is the opinion of all here who aro credited with being men of shrewdness in looking upon things po litical.— Washington Star.

Fi.ouit AND WHEAT.—The Albany Argus, alluding to the fact that canal navigation will continue only a few weeks longer, says that the receipts of flour are over one million of barrels short, ond the falling off in wheat is equal to 600,000 barrels of flour. Th editor says

As an effect, however, to this, the receipts of corn show an incrense over last year of 5,000,000 of bushels, ond will probably continue increasing until the closc of the season. No doubt more wheat and flour will find its way to mar ket via canal, during the remaining few weeks of navigation, than has reached tide water in double that length of time If either or both of these articles are in the country, with wheal at $2.37^ per bushel, Genesee flour at 810.50, and western in proportion, they must find their way to tide water."

TIIE "GREAT SALE OF LOTS IS KANSAS."—Perceiving a paragraph goine the rounds of the papers with the above heading, descriptive of a recent sale of lots in the proposed new town of Leavenworth, opposite Fort Leaven wo th, we have to say that no title with a baubee can be given for

the property sold on that occasion at enor-

tru3t

,, ... „r to be sold by the General Government.— Prince Mensch.koff give* an account of,

The

the battle of the A mi ry pre-emption titles, which the Attorney Gen* mande'rs^ He says that the Russsians re'.\

pelled for come hLs the Vr^^AS^esttn^h^^er^erren ev^sur^^d superior force, and retired in iL^e

n,

^or their own benefit, and of course

sellers profess to give only squatter*

eral

unhesitatingly declared not worth

"S 2nder the authority of the United States.

behind the Katcha, opi1M,i Those who paid money to the parties selling the next day, their camp in trout of Seba«-| .. .u-. .i.. topol—that the Prince, after having taken all his defensive measures, would confine himnelf to driving back the enemy should he be attacked again—that he has carried out his'plans for the campaign, and finally that the Russians lost but one thousand killed and wounded—-whilst the Allies must have sustained a much greater loss in consequence of being "the assailants, and of having attacked the Russian batteries.

those lots, will find to their cost that the title they are to get is not worth a chew of tobacco.— Washington Star

BEIXS AND STEAM WHISTLES.—We learn from the New York Express that the agent of the Cunard line in New York has ordered largo bolls, which will be rung in the fogs, and that the steam whistle will be freely used in the Collins line, in all their vessels hereafter. They have nm been used hitherto, because they involved a loss of about ten horse power but the loss will be incurred now without regard to the expense or waste of power.

"Mr DBA*, don't ssy tale, say narrative,* sitd a modest laby to her little son. who was relating to her a very interesting tale he had just read. While the litile fellow was thinking ot his mistake the old hou$e dog walked In shaking' his tale and looking quite familiarly at the boy, when he exclaimed— "Ma, make Saucho quit sbakiag bis natrrtiTf/' i^ si K.:- vw.r c.~.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 7.—Public and private banks refuse the notes of the Bank of Circleville and the Clinton Bank of Columbus.

BOSTON, Nov. 7.—The first emigra ting party for Kansas left here this afternoon, composed ot 65 men and several women and children. Thwy expect accessions at Worcester, Springfield and other points. I

PITTSBURG, Nov. 8—The bankinghouse of A. Williams & Co.. has failed. Their liabilities are not yet ascertained.

ALBANY, Nov. 8.—The total vote of this city for Governor. is--Seymour 3 620, Ullman 2,474, Clark 2,353, Bron* son about 2,050.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 7, M.—S.ivannah papers from Thursday to Sunday ore received.

The Now Orleans mails are still missing. Deaths nt Savannah for the week were 20, and only 4 by fever. During 11 weeks of the epidemic 930 died by fever.

The Washington Union of this morning snys that Secretary Dobbin has desired his friends at home not to present his name to the Legislature as a candidate for Senator.

New York Election.

NEW YORK, NOV. 8 —Returns thus far indicate a majority of a few votes fur Fernando Wood, over Barker, Know Nothing, for Mayor. The contest is extremely close, but chances are in favor of Wood. John Kelly heats Miko Walsh for Congress. The Tribune adheres to the opinion that Seym-mr is elected Governor thinks S-'roggs, Know Nothing, is Lieutenant Governor, or possibly Kiymond, owing t» L'idlow running behind the tioket. Returns thus far, for Uilmin. 53.126 Seymour, 47.380 Clark, 37,620 Brnnson, 7 432 The Mayor's vote unsettled.

Congressional returns indicate election of the following candidates In the 2.1 district, Straiiahan, Whig 31 PeJtoti. Whig 4th Kelly, Democrat 5th uncertain between Andrews nnd Whitney, both Whig-? 6ih John Wheeler. amiNebraska Djinocrai 7ih Thos. Childs, Jr., Whig 8ih Abran R. Wukeman.

Saw Jersey Election.

In the third Congressional Disirict, James Bishop. Whig, is elected. Pennington has 926 mcj rity in I^sex county. Messrs. Clainson, ibins and Pennington, Whigs, ore believed to be elec ted in the first, second and fifth districts.

From Cincinnnti.

CINCINNATI. NOV. 0. 9 o'clock P. The excitement in Third street continued all the afternoon. T. S. Goodman & Co. and John R. Morton & Co. closed their doors after dinner. All the suspended houses report on excess of assctts. Thero was a run on Hatch 6c Langdou, but they continued to pay up io close of Rank hours. No run on other Houses. Mr Ellis, of the firm of Ellis & Sturges is vt sick of congestion of the brain.

Frederick Gedge acting President of the Covington and Lexington Railroad, committed suicide to day. by throwing himself across the track. His head was severed from his body. He had been distracted since the return of the bil's from New York drawn against the bonds ol the Company, supposed to have been sold in New York, and on which he, with other directors, was indorser.

CAXANDAIGUA, N. Y.. Nov, 7.—A circular has been issued calling a convention of the National Whigs to assemble nt Albany in January, and to reinstate the whig party on the old platform, and issue an address to the Whigs, in which the principles of the National Whig party shall be plainly declared in opposition to the Nebraska bill as a violation of the Missouri compromise, and a pledge given to oppose the attempt of a fusion with any other party. The circular is signed by Francis Granger, in behalf of the committee.

Faneral Ceremonies ot Frankfort. ^EANKFOBT, Ky., Nov. 8.—The funeral cermonies connected with the re-inter-ment of tho remains of Gov. Chas.

Scott,

the Hon. Wm. T. Barry and Major Bland Ballard took place to-day, accord ing to the act passed by the last Legislature. The procession was large.

From Quebec.

QUEBEC, Nov. O.h.—The Legislative Assembly last night voted to give a sum of money to the widows and orphans of the allied army, who fell in the recent battles. The amount will probably be

£100.000.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 8, M.—Flour is dull at 98. Corn has declined to 85@ 90c. CofTee has declined to 9£@l0c Molasses 19c. Fair sugar 4c. Whisky

40 to 42c. Lard bbls at 9£c. Mess pork 916 the stock is almost exhausted Bacon sides 8|c.

NEW YORK, NOV. 8, P. M.—Flour has declined I2|-c. Sales of 6.500 barrels good Ohio at 98 65@?9.00 sales of 1,100 Southern nt [email protected]. Wheat nominal-sales of Southern white, to arrive, at $2,16. Corn firm—sales of 100000 bushels. jf

Pork is a irifl .' lower—sales of mess af'912 25@3l2 53 beef unchanged.

The Press nud its Privileges. In all of our places of amusement, and on all our railroad and steamboat lines, there is, and long has been, a free list—that is a list of persons who pass "free of charge— which, owing to various causes, has grown inconveniently large. Of this, the newspaper press is generally made to bear the responsibility, and many persons unacquainted with the true State of the case, are apt to form very erroneous notions of the character and conduct of newspaper editors and proprietors, a large number of whom do not covet the privilege so generously offered them, and seldom avail themselves of if. When, recently, the representatives of the four great railroad routes to Ihe west agreed to put a stop to the free list, ji was at on. supposed that this was a blow which wooM fall savorely upon the press. How true this is, is gathered from the fact proved by an investigation on the New York and Erie

Railroad, that of the great number of persons who pass free over that work, the regular fare of whom would pay the company 8160,000 per annum, less than one in a hundred arp, or have been, members of the newspaper press. A similar investigation on the New York and New Haven Railroad, shows that of 8174 free passes, only seven-ty-five were given to members of the press. It will thus be seen that the ne'wspapers are not properly responsible for this abuse of the free pass system. The pisses are given to legislators, municipal and other local authorities, and public characters, directors, hotel keepers, etc. and for all the favors extended to the press, it reciprocates a hundred fold in the publicity it gives to all matters pertaining to the travelling routes, or places of amusement. If managers wish to retrench their free list, as it is very proper they should, the press should not be made the scape-goit.—Phil. U. S. Gazette,

Arm's Cnranr PITTOUAI..—We bolieve this to le nn ex el'ent |irr"nr'tli'n. nnd shall (iieretbro not hesitate to r-cvriiineml il to our readers. It haslmpn !p*im1 in nn»it-rous instmirog in this citv land in st*vernl winch linve conn- under our own observation, it hns nrc-m|)ii-heH whnt otlwr I popular mi'Ju iii nnd ^ome ot onr most skilful physic-inn* had Inilcd to nccomplisti-a perfivt I euro, in enses of (up .nrcmly) confirmed consnmption It is the only medicine for thi« disease which we can licj.uly ruconuuend.—Tcmpcrance Advocate, I'rov K. 1.

A STRANGE PRESENTMENT —Toe grind jury ol Richmond diirict. S. nmmiu us presentments, has recommended tl re opening of the African slave trade They set forth its supposed advantage iand even necessity, io the Somh, and aitempt to justify its humanity and morali y.

EMIGRATION INTO CALIFORNIA.— DIring ihe past nine months of the presont year, 43 020 passengers reached San Francisco by «eo. and 16.204 departed, leaving a nett addition to the population ol 26 741 Of this number, however, ,13 255, or nearly one half, were Chi* nese.

I VVh'»n you hear a man declaring that "party lines ain't drawn so tight as they used to be," it's a sign that that man "bolted" the last "regular nomination."

Michigan Election. Four of the members of the Missouri LnThe returns indicate the election of gislafure are "in a bod fix," being pledged the «nti Nebraska State nnd Congressional ticket by an overwhelming majority. Walrlridge nnd Howard, Republicans, ore elected to Congress.

to vote with the nmjorily, and no party ban a majority.

It is right to be contented with what we have, but never with what we are.

DR. GUYSrTT'S IMPROVED EXTRACT OF YELLOW DOCK AND SARSAPAR1LLA is a «ure remedy for Hcreditnry Tnint. 1 housand* of individnnlsnre rnrod with griovous comp'aints which thry inherit from their pnr^nts. The use of the Yellow Dock and Snrsapnrilln will prevent nil thin and nuvn vnM nmonnt of misery, ond many vnlunbie li vea, for it thoroughly expels from the system tho latent tnint, which is the serd of disease, ond FO toko off tho curse by which the sins or misfo'lune of the parents ore ao often visited upon the innocent offspring.

Porrntsowe il fn their children to gnord them ngninst iheefleeis of mjlndies thnt mny he communiontcd by descect, nnd children of parents t'.at li«ve nt any time been nlTccied with ''onsurrp ioD, Scrofula or Syphilis, own it to themselves to tnke precnntion against the disease being revived in lliem. Gnysott's Extract of Yellow Dock and Sarsaparillu is a sure amidol# in such cuses.

W 8*e ndrer'hemrnt. October 28,1H54-1.n.

Take care of your Longs!

IF YOU DO HOT WISH TO DIE WITH CONSUMPTION PiTTsnusoM, April 18, 1847. Mr. E. SrLLtns—Deor sir:— I have on several occasions expressed to you personally, the high estimation in which, from having made use of it for several years in my family, I held your iinperiol Cough Syrup 1 hove never known it to fnil in relieving Coughs, Colds, or oppression of tho Lungs, when used promptly nnd according to your directions. 1 hove given it to infant children with highly beneficial effects nnd so faraa my own case is concerned, a dose t»ken at night befi-re retiring hns invariably relieved me from Cough or any disagreeable feeling of ihe chest. 1 always keep it in my house, and would, not on any account, be without it

Every person who may use it, wiil pronounce it an agreeable, mild, yet highly effective cough medicines, which, in a climate as changeable as ours, cannot fail to prove a great bcncfr to all who may give it a trial.

I am, sir, rcspcctfuIly, your friend, WM. II. WHITNEY, Editor I'itlsbarg Doily Chronicle. Prepared and sold by R. F. SELLERS & Co., And for sale by P. M. DONNELLY, Terre-Houte, and by Druggists and Medicine dealers generally.

August 26, 1854—1-lrii

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