Wabash Express, Volume 11, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 April 1852 — Page 2

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OFFIOK EAST 0? THE COURT-HOTTSE.

D. 8. DAffALDSOV,

Editor.

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Wednesday Morning, April 28,1852.

W I O E

For Qonernnr,

NICHOLAS McC A FIT Y, of Marion. For Lieutenant Governor, WM. WILLIAMS, of Kosciusko.

For Treasurer of Slate,

ACHILLES WILLIAMS, of Wayne. For Auditor of State. DOUGLASS MAGUIRE, of Marion.

For Secretary of State, JOHN" OSBORN, of ClaV. For Rrportrr of Suprtme Court,

A. L. OSBORN, of Laporlc. For Clerk of Supreme Court, JAMES A. STRETCH, of Grant For Superintendent of Common School*, ....

AARON* WOOD, of Putnam.

Judges of the Supreme Court.

Fir*/ Dittrict—Jon* B. How*, of Lagrange. Second —CHABLKS Drwsr, of Clarke. Third —DAV MC1)OXAI.D, of Monroe. Fourth —SAHUEL B. GOOKIRS, of Vigo.

E E O A I E

For Senatorial Elector*. HENRY S. LANE. v/j PLEASANT A. HACKLEMAN.

For District Elector*.

1.-—Lemuel

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DcBruler. ofDoboi*.

John D. Porguaon, of Clarke. 3.—C«pt. Scott Carter,

SvritjerUnd.

•C—John H. K4rquh«r, of Franklin. S.—David Kllgore, of Delaware. J.—Pabiu* M. Finch, of Johmou. T.—Kicbard VV. Thornpaon.of Vigo. S.—O. O. Behm,'irritpec*noe.

T. S. Stanfleld, of St. Jo»eph. 10.—Jamo« 8. Praxer, of Koacioako. U._John M. Wallace, of Grant.

ET Oar Carrier missed a great many places where he should have left the paper last Wednesday. He tried again on Thursday, and supplied some omissions. We hope he will find all to-day, or if he fails, that we may be informed of it. at the office, where we can make matters right again. It takes a few weeks for a new Carrier to learn the route precisely.

New Municipal Law.

We recently spoko of the act of the legislature making all officers of incorporated townB elective by the voters of said towns, instead of by the Common Council, which act was so vague and indefinitely expressed as not to be well understood. Since the recent assembling of the legislature, the matter has been called up by Mr. Smith, of Marion, and we find the following in the State Journal, of Saturday last. AN ACT explanatory to the act entitled "An act providing for the election of town and city ofllcera, and preacrlhlng tho qiiiillflcaUoiu of voter* in iuch election"," Approved March 10th, 18512, and to provide for filling vacancies in the office of Councilman or

Triwtfo. 8RC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

if the Stale of Indiana, That the act entitled "an act for tho eloction of town and city officers, and proscribing the qualification of voters in such elections," approved March 10th, 1852, shall be construed to apply to all incorporated Citios and towns having any or all of tho officers named in said not,.

Szo. 2. That said act, to which this net is explanatory, shall not be so construed as to chango or effect any provision of any such act of incorporation in any other manner whatever, than to make all the officers of any such corporation included within the enumeration of officers in tho above entitled act, elective by tho legal voters of any such corporation, or of the wards thereof, as may be provided for in any such act of incorporation and to extend the right of sufTrnge as in tho above entitled act specified, ana in all other respects each provision of every such act of incorporation, shall still remain unimpaired and in full force.

See. 3. When a vacancy occurs in the office of Councilman or trustee, it shall be certified to tho Mayor or President of the proper city or town, by the clerk or secretary thereof, who shall issue a proclamation fixing the time of the election to fill such vacancy by the legal voters of such corporation or the proper ward thereof, as may be provided for in the act incorporating such city or town.

SEC. 4. As there is a diversity of opinion in regard to the construction of said act, and as elections are soon to be held in several towns and citios, it is declared to be a case of etner-

ency, and this act shall take effect, and bo in orce*from, and after its passage. Passed the House of Representatives, April 02d, 1852. GEORGE L. SITES,

Clerk of House of Representatives.

This, we suppose, is plain enough, and as far as Terre-Haute is conccrncd, makes all of our town officers elective by the citizens, except the Attorney, Market Masters and Sexton, for which there is no provision in the original law.

The explanatory act provides for a vacancy occurring in the office of councilman or trustee, by ordering another election but it makes no provision of the same kind for a vacancy occurring in tho officc of mayor, marshal, clerk, Ac., all of which are offices of more importance than trustee or councilman. Towns with mayors, will be in a Bad fix should a vacancy occur in said office, by death, resignation, or any other cause, and we suppose they would be without government until the next regular election. We know of no chartcr, in such ca^e, that gives aBoard of Trustees the power of making a pro tem appointment of mayor.

The explanatory act ought to have stated that ail vacancies occurring should be filled by anew election at oiicc. So we think.

There might have been one other change for the better, and that is, instead of having our ejections for each ward, in the special ward, one place of polling, (say at the court-house or town hall,} would be sufficient—electing councilman residing within their wards, by general ticket, after the manner of electing county commissioners. This also, would do away with the necessity of printing five different tickets, for our five different wards, as all the officers, other than councilmen, will have to be named on the ward tickets. If only one place of voting could be had, the polls would be opened at the time, and the election held as it is, however, with so little interest manifested, a man may go to his ward polls some times and find no one to receive his vote. This has been the ease, and under our present arrangement, a member of the common council has been returned with only seem votes polled for him— all told. Until more notice is taken of our municipal elections, we should be in favor of the change indicated herein.

We suppose this explanatory act will astonish the city attorn?y of New Albany, who formatted the board of council an argument, ptmnly showing that the general fate did not interfere with their approaching city election*.— Such is the way that legal men may construe legal enacUaenU. The original law however, was rather a cariosity in its way.

This bill has since pasted the Senate wrthfrKi amendment-

$3' The flit National Convention is to be VM at Baltimore, June 17tk, IbSS.

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"We learn by the Madison Banner thai Gov. Wright addressed a large audience at the Court House in Madison on Tuesday evening. Mr. McCarty did not arrive in time to speak. "Old Nic" is getting behind. Joe Wright travels on the Hut line. —State Sentinel. "He sometimes travels on the circumbendibus line, as was the case in his approving the Georgia land sale, by signing the bill confirming said sale. Was that one oi the /art lines? —Wabash Exprett. "The purchase of th&Se landswajr-one of the many lines by which the Whig Fund Commissioner fattened on the State a debt of three hundred thousand dollars, by selling the bonds of the State, on credit, to a rotten, swindling Bank in New York, and received In pay the sandy, wire-grass, pine lands of Georgia, where a killdee would starve to death. It was a little too fast lor the taxpayers. So much for the fast Whig policy."—State Sentind.

This is not answering, Mr Brown, what the people now, wish more particularly to be informed about. You will, perhaps,never forget the "tdiig fund Commissioner" during the canvass at least, while just under your nose, and very recently, Paris C. Dunning sold these same lands for $1000, (which was never paid into the Treasury,) when he was offered $5,000 at the same time, by another party. You recollect too, Gov. Wright made a great outcry about the swindling sale, and furnished many hard things against Mr. Dunning's conduct, by which a prosecution was commenced against him in the Morgan Circuit Court, as we understand, but after all, the aforesaid Governor feigned the bill confirming Dunning's outrageous sale of said land, did he not?

This is the question note. After Gov, W. had said and did all he could to prevent the confirmation of Dunning's sale of said laud, as every body thought it was wholesale collusion and swindling, aid he approve the bill, and if so, how is such approval to be reconciled with his former course upon the same subject? This is the main question now, to wbioh your attention is respectfully requested.

We have asked for information herein a month ago, and none opened their lips. Two weeks ago, we asked it directly, of the TerreHaute Journal, but that editor is mum. Every democrat has avoided it, but we know you are an independent, fearless editor, and will tell tho truth when in the witness box. As Mr. McLean comes down, shall we hear from Mr. Brown?

What did Gov. Wright do with the bill confirming Dunning's sale of the Georgia land?

07 An Extra session of the Illinois Legislature is called, to assemble at Springfield, on the first Monday in June. Among other things, they are v.-.--

To provide for the election of representatives to the 33d Congress of the United States under the census of 1850

To provide for bringing into market lands reserved from sale under an act approved February 7th, A. D., 1851

To provide for an amendment to the constitution, regulating sessions of the general as* serably

To amend an act of the general assembly, entitled "an act to exempt homesteads from sale on execution," approved Feb. 11th, 1851

To provide for the settlement of claims against the State

To amend the revenue laws To amend tho law relating to contempts of court

To regulating the tinfre of holding circuit courts To amend charters, pass acts of incorporation for railroads, plank roads, and other purposes

To provide for the sale of estates of insane persons To authorize ccrtain cities, towns and coun ties to borrow money, and levy taxes to meet the same

To amend the law condemning the right of way for purposes of internal improvement Ac.

How

MUCH IS A BDSHEL?—The

ing weight, per bushel, is recognized and established in many of the States: Of Wheat 60 pounds. Of shelled Corn 66 do Of Corn in the cob 72 do Of Rye 56 do Of Oats 35 do Of Barley, 48 do Of Potatoes 60 do Of Beans 60 do Of Cloverseed 60 do Of Flaxseed 56 ,, do Of Hempseed 44 do Of Buckwheat* 52 do Of Blue Grass-seed 14 do Of Castor Beans 46 do Of Dried Peaches 33 do Of Dried Apples 25 do Of Onions, 57 do Of Salt, 50 do Of Mineral Coal 70 do

ID* S. S. Mickle has been elected President pro tern, of the Senate. A great many liquor petitions have gone up to the legislature, praying for stringent laws against the traffic. A bill for a court of common pleas has been engrossed in tlie Senate.

The following bills have passed the Senate providing for election of State Printer and for the public printing and binding establishing general provisions respecting corporations to incorporato manufacturing and other companies to define misdemeanors and provide punishment therefor and to define felonies and provide punishment for the same.

O* The papers state that Mrs. Ann Hoag, the only surviving daughter of Robert Fulton, the inventor of steamboat*, is sentenced to be hanged at Poughkecpsic, New York, on the 8th of May next, for the murder of her husband.

O^rMr.

Soule, of Charleston, wishes to

swap some of the late and present "blue Noremher weather," for a daj or two of balmy Spring. Up north, on this subject, they talk as follows: "Oor Satan wants Bliny Rhinestine to tell him "if this winter is going to last all summer?" "—Huntington Observer. "Blinv says that ''der winter of his discontent, is not yet "made glorious summer," but that,

All the glouds vat lowered o'er his house. Are now, pooty much, «i* cam a ma." Per* Sentinel.

O^T See the cjictial history of St. Clair's defeat, in 1791, on our first page also the letter from Mexico, by Mr. Crockett, commending the way br Vera Cruz and Acapuloo, to California.

ILLINOIS*—The Democratic Convention recently in session at Springfield nominated J. A. Matt wow, for Governor, and G. P. Koeracr lorliwt Governor. W. D. Latahaw, of Charleston, waa. fceatea for Secretary of State, by a Mr. Steams, 1

iOTSooe of tbt gsmipeople of Madison, are charged with using postage stamps, that had been once used They'll prosper. cc

Xelaaehely Soleiie.

On Friday last, at noon, Mrs. Clayton, an elderly lady, and wife of Thomas 0. Clayton, of this place, a carriage maker, was found floating in the canal, near the bridge on Sixth street, north of the Prairie House. Jos. Mcintosh was passing the bridge atthe titbe,and his dog ran Into the canal, which drew his attention to the water and in looking closely, he fonnd a woman floating, held up by the air accumulated under her clothing. Calling assistance, the unfortunate lady was taken ont just after she had expired, and means of resuscitation proved unavailing.

Mrs. C. had recently exhibited signs of mental aberation, having taken laudanum a week before for the same end which she accomplished by the canal. We understand she was wonderfully depresied fearing that the family would come to want, and that she was only a drawback, and in the way. Some family diffi culties also, distressed her very mnch. She observed on Friday, that she intended seeking the canal, for the purpose of self-destruction, and after placing dinner on the table that day, she went out, and was not missed, until it was too late. It was supposed she was in her bed room asleep, as she had lost much rest, and her door was tried, and found locked.

In going into the water, Mrs. C. took off ber slippers and stockings, leaving her slippers on the bank and taking her hose with her, which were found floating near by, with her bonnet. A Coroner's inquest was held, after the deceased was conveyed home near by, and nothing elicited different from the above, for which we are indebted to the statements of Mr. Mcintosh, who first discovered the deceased, as he thinks, before life was entirely extinct.

FRENCH SPOLIATION But.—The following is the vote by which the bill making indemnity for French spoliations was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time in the U. S. Senate:

Yeas—Messrs. Badger, Bayard, Borland, Bradbury, Clarke, Cooper, Davis, Dawson, Downs, Fish, Geyer, Hale, Hamlin, James, Mallory, Mangum, Miller, Morton, Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance, Sumner, Underwood, Upham, and Wade—26.

Nays Messrs. Adams, Atchison, Broadhead, Chase, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, Hunter, King, ana Walker—10.

The Louisville Journal saysirf'H-1 "We are glad to see, that, among the ten votes agains the bill, the name of not a single Whig Senator is to be found. Whenever you find votes squinting at repudiation, you will be sure to find they are Democratic votes."

O* Mr. Dunham has made a speech in Congress, which his friends compliment as "the best effort of the session but it seems the Madison Banner does not believe a word of it, for the editor says: '•Some people were foolish enough to fear, that, on the demise of Clay, and Calhoun, and Webster, the American Congress would retrograde in oratory and talent but, so long as Cyrus L. Dunlinm lives, there is no danger of such a deplorable catastrophe! Shades of Pitt and Fox, and Burke, avaunt! Make way for the member of Congress from the Driftwpod Fork of White river!"

The Madison editor will please be still, tintil he hears from the member from the highlands between Coon creek and Leatherwood.

RETURNED.—We arc happy to welcome home, our old friend, Dr. THOS. PARSONS, who came in on Friday last, from a two year's cruise in California. His trip across the plains was attended with horrible hardships and suffering, some account of which we have heretofore published. Before leaving California, in a storm, a tree was blown on his cabin, in which he was keeping camp alone. The cabin was broken in, and the tree fell across Dr. P. leaving him insensible and by himself for ten hours, fastened down by the tree. But he has withstood all, and seems nothing worse for the trials, incidents, and accidents he has encountered and overcome. Of course, he is entitled to better times for the future, which we hope he can readily find in the bosom of his family in Vigo.

The Dr. returned by Panama, and has been entirely purified, re-invigorated and renewed by seasickness, incident to his passage.

Sir The editors of the Indiana Farmer, at Richmond, are doing all they can for agricultural interests, even outside of their useful and interesting publication. W. T. DENNIS, offers to the farmers of his section of the country, the services of Morgan Hector, of a family of horses that atand deservedly high wherever known. The celebrated "Morgan stock" have never been excelled on the road, or plantations, and the farmers of Old Wayne ought to remember the fact.

HOLLOW AT & Co. also have 50,000 Osage Orange sets for sale, at $5,00 per 1000. We have about 5,000 plants of the same kind, ready now for setting in a hedge. As it is the first importation, we hope they will be taken soon. Nothing is known to make a better hedge fence.

O* Some biped, not a gentleman perhaps, in our absence, takes the liberty of clipping our exchanges, as was the case on Sunday last, with the Charleston Courier. No one has the right to take any such liberty, and nothing certainly in a small way, is more unjust, or annoying to us. Although we might not use the article clipped, we prefer having the chance to use it, if we wish, and at all events, to read it, when we feel like it. We hope to see nothing more of the kind, or a sight of said exchanges will be prohibited entirely, by the use of a lock and key. We do not wish to be considered mean, and we should hate to think others were so all the time.

If the article clipped was apiece of Xenos' poetry, the man taking it will send it back forthwith, and avoid a snit of "trespass on the

A Mmon Puss.—The New York Tribune of the 10th inst., beginning a new volume (the 19UJ) comes to us in a foil suit of new and very handsome type. The Trihvtnt wields a wide and powerful influence. It states its present circulation at 77,590, of which 59,800 are weekly, and 19,680 are daily. Its total receipts during the months of January, February and March, 1852, were $75,657 32. Let other publishers think of tbmt.

CT The Tmcenoes Gaxette says, the cause of religion seems to be eliciting considerable interest in that place just now. Meetings have been held at the Methodist asd Christian Churches every evening daring the week. A number of members have been added to the U^tter church.

Nrw Pim.—Mr. Baymiller, until recently eooaeeted with the Madison Courier, haa issued a prospectus for anew Democratic paper at Evansville, to be styled the "Evansville Weekly Times." We suppose ha is to he the •jefn* of Ad. Saaiera, of the Journal

The Bailroad to It. Lemis.

The Alton Telegraph complains that we misrepresented and did that paper injustice, in our article of the 14th inst., in relation to Mr. Brough's circular, upon the subject of building a railroad from this place to Illinoistown.-— The Telegraph ought net thus complain, for we gave the editor's own words, that our readers might judge whether we put the proper construction upon his remarks. We could not have been fairer, we humbly apprehend, if we had started out for that purpose espetmBg^^

But the Telegraph, thus complaining, substantially admits all we charged, in the following:

Mr. Brougb's aclf-constitdted company—it is so constituted, in so far as the termini of the road are concerned—and calling to mind the troubles in Michigan, recently encountered bv a legally constituted company—we remarked, as we then believed, very properly, and now deliberately repeat, that "the recent twelve months' trials in the State of Michigan, for alledged vielationsof Bailroad company's rights, we should suppose were sufficient to remind Mr. Broueh, and his associates, of the necessity of sucn sanctions and penalties in their case." This is, to be sure, "squinting at mob law bat we trust no sauintmg in its favor. Our remarks and our woras admit not of this construction. *"This, the editor says, does squint at mob law, but not in favor of it. No reader will say, that there are any very strong reasons urged against a resort to such means, and if squinting that way at all, as the editor admits, the squinting is as to what happened in Michigan, where rails were torn up, obstructions put upon the road, depots fired or blown up, fcc., fec.

We do not suppose, of course, that the editor of the Telegraph would do any of these things we did not suppose indeed, that he would say to Mr. Brough, remember Michigan But if he has done so, and repeats it, we have only to repeat: "We are sorry to see such hostility. We think the people of Illinois, with their own help and aid of others, might be willing to tolerate a railroad through any part of the State, even from Terre-Haute to Illinoistown, or any other place."

We suppose a railroad will be built to Alton, as well as St. Louis both in the shortest time possible, and as this will be apart of the main trunk from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The shortest and most direct route will be most used. The Alton paper therefore, might as well enlarge its views, and not confine itself "to the road to Alton" exclusively, and so hotly oppose all others.

We cannot help thinking, that when the people all along the route to St. Louis shall freely give the right of way, and subscribe for stock liberally, and when the Alton editor sees that enough means are raised to build the road, from that source and others, that he will join with other citizens of his State, and help them obtain a proper charter from the Legislature. We know he would rather do that than to always shake an ominous finger at John Brough, and tell him to remember Michigan.

U* The Bramble House at Lafayette, under Messrs. CRANK A PALMER, was opened on the 19th inst., by a handsome entertainment given by Mr. Bramble, the man that Dr. Ellis said must be related to '"Old Scratch." The Journal occupies one whole Daily in giving an account of the proceedings—fine dinner, speeches, toasts, letters, &c. Among the dishes, we notice "mutton chops, a la Jardiniere—which means—mixed with roots and yarbs—perhaps garlic. They had also Lampe de von a papillot, which is something very nice done up in brown paper 1

J. V. Bingham made the speech, and Mr. Perdue perpetrated, the following about the old brass piece:

Hon. JOHN PETTIT—The Father of the New Constitution, may he "never die 'till something ails him." cheers.]

So Lafayette has a very fine new public house, sufficient to entertain all creation, with more room inside, than out of doors. Success to the bird that caters for it.

TENNESSEE DEMOCRAT.—John M. Crane, Esq., recently of our neighboring State, where he started the Illinois State Democrat," has commenced another democratic paper in Pulaski, Tennessee, under the above name, where the aforesaid John, yet in a state of single blessedness, intends to inter his bones, in Giles county aforesaid, among the hills of Elk river—a tributary of the Tennessee. The DEMOCRAT looks well, and the editor treats his readers to a very sensible salutatory, besides other interesting reading, and a compendium of the passing news. We wish John great success, in all but making proselytes to locofocoism and if we find him too successful in that, we will have to invoke against bim, a little of the thunder of Gov. Campbell and Jimmy Jones.

We send John the Wabash Express, (whig) for his Sabbath reading and meditation.^

ID* The editor of the Covington Ledger is willing to refer his abstruse and dfficult case— that of holding (too offices under the new Constitution, (printing office and post office,) to the editor of the Perrysville Eagle but this will not do, for unfortunately, he, of the bird, is in the same condition with the man of the book. We believe, however, the Constitution is entirely silent upon said subject, from which we infer, a man may hold as many offices as he pleases, or, as may be given him, or bought by him, provided, he performs all of his duties well, faithfully and impartially, and to the best of his natural skill and acquired ability which is the case, doubtless, with brothers Rice and Snodgrass, the latter of whom is Telegrapher, Attorney, Solicitor, patriarch of a family, printer, postmaster, Ac. Ac.—all of which is permitted by the "bill of rights."

27 We take it from the "bird tracks in tbe snow," (iota eta no pi,) that our friend SOULS is driving away—hammer and tongs, like a fryingpan handle, in the sanctum of the Charleston Courier. We wish him all be could wish, or hope for, for himself, as we know he is a modest gentleman, and of much merit every *"*7* 17 Tbe report we published last week, that W. C. Marshall, of Kentucky, was shot in an affray in Braekan county, turns out to be untrue. A wicked fibber invented the tale out of the whole elotb-

tr "Aucti Nona," is the title of a neat little journal issued from Asbury University, Greencastle. We hope it will prosper, and mnch improve those engaged in its publication, as it will every reader.

O* Samuel T. Je&knn, Ssq., Clerk of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court, died recently.— Ben. SkiB»on,Kaq., has been chosen his successor. 9

PRJURXXCITT Dies Srosts.—-Messrs. BwnrtDM A WALL have bought this establishment, 4 and art now ready for business-

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Mattel.

JAMES H. Tmuraa, at the old stand of Wam A Turner, north of the court-house^ has received and opened his Spring Stack, consisting of the various articles of Dry Goods, Groceries, Queensware, Hardware, Hats, Caps,

Boots, Ac.,

usually needed the year round. He commends his new style of Dress Goods to the Ladies particularly, and thinks he can please the most delicate taste. Call in and look through—no charge for staving, and but little required to make a large purchase.

JAJCXS M. Rmou, of the A corner, appears to have a determination to supply the citiseas of Terre-Haute, with all the delicacies that any "lover of good things" can desire.— It is almost enough to make a person spit Msters and gooseberry juice just to look at his crowded shelves, since his late arrivals. Give him a call—examine his stock, and nothing can prevent you from making a purchase but a "hole in your pocket

and very often this

is not an infallible preventive. Read his card in another column, atad take the list of articles your "better halves'* are sure to hand you, and go and make the purchase.

O" A correspondent of the St. Louis Intelligencer, writing from Salt Lake, Confirm* the hard things charged against the Mormons, in relation to the treatment of the U. S. Officers sent to that Territory and of the plurality wife system, has the following: "In relation to the wife system, I will begin with Brigham. He, as I nave before stated, has about fifty-~amontr them two sisters. He ber 0. Kemble and Wm. Richards, also have Harems of women, from ten to thirty. In fact, all the leading men in the Mormon Church, have from two to ten. There are several instances here, where men have married widows, who have daughters, and now have the mother and daughter, both as wives—Heber C. Kemble has tne mother and daughter A. M. Tur pin has mother and daughter C. E. Bolton has mother and daughter also John Taylor. In fact, all the head men have more or less—it is more unusual to see a family with but one wife, than to see one with from two to ten. Yet their preachers, over the country, deny it in the most positive terms.

To look at Mormonlsm as it is lit this valley, one would think, that if there was any system in the wide world, that has been gotten up and propagated by the devil, it is that of the people called Latter Day Saints. JUSTICE.

U* Williams in the field. The State Journal reports the following: WILLIAM WILLIAMS and ABHBKL P. WILLAR'DI candidates for Lt. Governor, will address their fellow citiaens at the following places, viz:^

Noblesville, Mayl7th, P. M. A so 1 8 Muncie,

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19th,

Winchester, iW*" 20th, Portland, 21st, Decatur,- 22d, Bluffton, 24th, ," Huntington, ~*J'" 25th, ,r" Ft. Wayne, 26th, bid r* Mas. GAINES' CASE.—The N. Y. Journal of Commerce of the 10th, says: We learn from Washington, that the Supreme Court of tho United States have refused a re-hearing to Mrs Gaines^ widow of Gen. Gaines, by a vote of 4 to 2. This, we suppose, ends the chapter,— Had her claims been sustained, she would have been probably the wealthiest person in the United States. There have been times, during the progress of the suit, when, it is said, she might have compromised for half a million of dollars.

Q* There has been a great flood in the Ohio river in some places within two feet of the rise of 1832. Great damage ha been done and loss sustained. j,\

ID" The Whig Convention of Missouri recently nominated the following ticketi For Governor, Alex. W. Doniphan, of Clay. For Lieut. Governor, James Winston, of Benton.-— For Secretary of State, Pierce C. Grace, of St. Louis. For Treasurer, E. B. Cordell, of Cole. For Auditor, H. H. Baber, of Cole. For Register of Lands, Benjamin Emmons, Jr., of St. Charles. For Attorney General, Littlebury Hendricks, of Greene.

Col. Doniphan, of Mexican memory, would be hard to beat, but it is said he declines,

O* The Lower House of our Legislature has adopted the following healthy resolution: "Resolved, That immediately after the reading of the journal every morning, the names of members absent without leave, be entered on the journal, and published in the papers of the next day, by the Clerk."

This will soon get up a locofoco catfight in the House, where somebody will be hurt—see if it don't, •..

THE DEVIL SEDUCKD.—A printer's DeviTin Massachusetts has been seduced by two woven.

The boy worked late o' nights and slept late o' days. Of this circumstance the women took advantage, and entering his room at length accomplished their object. This is carrying leap year prerogatives beyond their well defined limits. 4

ID" SARTAIN, for May, is rich in the interesting and beautiful, and still maintains its standing at the head of the list.

The LANIES' KEEPSAKE for April, is also, an interesting number, with a cut of the "Boston boys and General Gage."

ID" W. Mc. K. Scott, Principal, has sent us the catalogue of his Commercial Institute, at Indianapolis, and we are glad to find the Institute is in a flourishing condition. It is an important and very necessary school, and should be well patronized. We wish it success.

D" Anew paper, "The Crisis," advocating the doctrines of Swedenborg, has recently been established at Laporte, Ind. It seems the editor communes with spirits daily, so he says, and we have no right to disbelieve him, we suppose.

IT The February No. of Moore's Western Magazine, Cincinnati, has arrived—an interesting periodical, and deserving western pat. ronage.

The WESTE&S REVIEW, by Thomas Rainey, Cincinnati, is one of the very best publications we receive. It is a monthly at $1.00 a year, and is worth four times its cost.

The Western Journal, St. Louis—Tarver A Cobb, devoted to Agriculture, Manufactures, Commerce, Ac., is well worthy of public patronage. ^mmmm

Locat JAW. We see it stated that the application of beef's gall to wounds is a certain preventive of lock-jaw.

To unlock the jaw, a beef steak is aa good a remedy as most things we know of.

We learn that twenty students of the Sophomore class were expelled from Yale College, a few days ago. They were messbere of the Kappa Sigma Theta (secret) Society, which has recently issued a proclamation, in which a nember of the Fcculty was held up to ridicule. —New York Tribune.

Tbe faculty will hare to vats secret associations, as Louis Napoleon has Masonry. The Professor* of Old Yale ought not to be ridkaled by the young scamps going tlnrs to learn something else-

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Rtl FIOM CALIiOXffXA. The leading item of news relates to severe freshets in the interior, consequent upon recent and very heavy rains. The loss of property, however, is not so great as on a former similar occasion. Sacramento city was oversowed on the 7th March, in consequence of a crevasse in the levee. All the bridges were swept away, and several persons, tiaides not given, were drowned. The loss, however, was chiefly confined to the owners of small cottages, whose furniture was more or less damaged. The merchants, having anticipated the casually, had taken precautions which saved their stocks. The ciuxens turned out, and, under the direction of the Mayor, the breaches in the levee were repaired. The rains ee&sed, the rivers resumed their ordinary level, and at the last accounts all parties were repairing damages in good spirits, and rejoicing "thatlt was no worse."

The entire loss in the city is estimated at 1 AO,000.

The farmers and gardeners

on the low lands, and the proprietors of bridges, must have sustained much greater losses.

At Marysville, the destruction was proportionately greater. The lower Jnrt of tbe city—the business portion—was from six to fourteen feet under water. The foundation of Peter Robinson's Chili flour warehouse, and of Ream tfe Go.'s brick store, were washed away, and the buildings fell. Other brick buildings are seriously weakened. The aggregate amount of loss cannot be less than $100,000.

No lives were lost in the city. Three men were drowned at Borkley's Banche, some three miles from town, on the Yuba. They were caught by the rise in the river. One of them was J. Miller.

Considerable portions of Stockton were also inundated, out the loss there is estimated at only $25,000.

The rivers Mosquelnmtic, CalatarAS, and Stanislaus have risen at twelve feet higher than they rose in the severe winter of 1849 and '60. The country on the Mosquelumtie Was completely flooded, the crops are hidden from the sight, and in many places the houses have swept awn v.

THE MINKS. ML

L'--"

The accounts from the mining" districts are meagre, in consequcnce of the communication being cut off by the floods.— Such as we have are encouraging^

At O'Neal bar, Murphy's atid numerous other places, the miners were making from $20 to $50 to the man,

The quartz mills, whose machinery is found effective, continue to turn out large amounts of the precious metal. The rock continues to yield handsome returns, the veins proving rich and quite uniform, giving every promise of holding out for many years.

Considerable excitement exists in consequence of the reported richness of gold mines at Queen Charlotte's Islahd. y-"

OREGON.

There have been thirteen bodies fofutld of those who perished by the ill-fkted Warren. But a few, however, could be recognized.

A man by the name of Hocker was brutally murdered in Polk county, bv a man named Everman. Report says that Everman has confessed the murder.

Gold has been found in small quantities in Portland. Joshua Atkins, of Benton county, was instantly killed by a falling tree, on the 17th ult

life AN Alt A

The health of Panama is ordinarily good. The crowd of California bound passengers had so nearly subsided that sailing vessels had been drawn off the route for want of sufficient patronage.

Rev. Mr. Bigham, a Methodist Missionary, appointed to reside at Panama, by the Georgia Methodist Convention, had arrived and commenced his labors. 4

From Ik* Alt* Calif or ntm, March

17.

Later from the Society Islands—A Bepublie Declared there By the way of Honolulu, we nave late advices irom the Society Islands, possessing a little interest. The schooner Excel arrived at Honolulu February 10th, 25 days from Raiatea.

The natives of Raiatea, says the Polynesian, have quite recently changed the form of their government to republican. It has hitherto been under the rule of Queen Pomare, and she had appointed one of her sons to be Vice-Rcgentor Gov* ernor of Raiatea. Before the arrival of Pom are'8 son, the natives of that Island, and of several of the neighboring islands, held a council, and elected a ruler for a term of two years, and declared the several islands in confederacy to constitute a ••Republica." The ChiefMagtstrate elected is a half-white, and is represented as a very capable man.

The "Republica" party, as the natives term it, is very strong, and little doubt exists but that the change of government will be permanent, as the French officials at Tahiti are indifferent in the matter, and Queen Pomare's power is too weak to compel the islanders to return to her rule and intelligent foreigners say that it is quite likely that the new form of government will extend to other neighboring islands and groups. J( Later from China—Hong Kong Destroyed— tow *4,000,000.

The bark Wm. Watson arrived at San Francisco from Hong Kong, brought the intelligence of a most disastrous conflagration there, which destroyed nearly tbe whole ctty. Hundreds of lives, it is said, were lost and every newspaper office was destroyed, and much suffering was the result. The total loss was put at $4,000,000.

SCHOOL MEETING.

DLT The citizens of school district Ncf. 4, township 12, range 9, are re-' quested to attend a school meeting on Thursday evening, the 29th inst., at the basement of the Universalist Chttrch, at 7 o'clock.

COOPER'S

I. M. DAWSON.

"April 28,1853, ~!8''

WILLIAM &.

•rtfl&LL,

At the Sign of the Big T., lfo. 6, Fhanix Bow,

HAS

received his SPRING StJPPtlES, consisting of about evttry thing needed by the inhabitants of this part of the country and as he is anxious that ALL should share in thfe bargains he is cobtiliuaUy offering, he desires to give this notice publicly, just to save his own skirts. He does not Wish to be charged with improper partiality, in selling OlsK what ANOTHER may not obtain in the same favofkble Way therefore, he respectfully invites ah earfy call, before his stock is too mtieh cut down.

Thankful for the Unstinted public approval heretofore received, he promises to merit a continuance thereof, at his salerooms on National ., sign of the

Miff T.

Terfe-Haute. April 98,1853.-90tf i|

NEW-SPRING GOODS."* I AM now receiving large and general stock Of

Spring Ooods, consisting of Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Caps, Bonnets, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Queensware, Groceries, Ac .bought ill the cheapest Eastern

i.—... market and for sale as

cheap as the cheapest, either wholesale or retail. 3. H. TURNER, North tide Public SqUafe, opposite Court House:

Apr. 98, '52.-20tf

Carpeting#.

fJ"i\VO and three ply Carpctings, desirable patterns. For sale cheap by Apr?28,-2Utf J. H. TURNER

•yv HjfiW DRESS GOODS, at 'jrt-sn LACK Brocade Silks, kayOta

& FailCy Chamelion Silks, jSOft ja Fhncy Barege De Laines, hMs*xoa} Fancy all wool Bareges, i* Fancy Silk Tissues,

£i

White Crape Shawls Fancy Crapci Scarfs IWTf ij* Lacoand Muslin Undersleeves -We Ohemiaotts, oi fcld .{ Kid and Silk Glorcs, vfrewia

For sale cheap. Call and see them. Apr. 88,-aOtf. J. H. TURNER.

Bebee's Extra Extra Hats! A FEW cases Bebee's Extr* Extra Silk Hats, Spring Style.—

Also, Kossuth, Brush, Fur, Beaver, Moleskin, Leghorn, Pearl, Pojdal, Braid and Palm Leaf Hats for sale cheap by

J-

TURNER,

VorthsiJe Public Square, opposite the Court Housrj Apr. 27, 1852.-20-tf

Cotton Yarn I Cotton Tarn.JAMES H. TURNER, is Agent for JSOt

8n'°

Maysvillo

(Ky.)

Terre-Haute, Apr. 2d, 1852-20-tf

JAHX f—A collector for this officc WeAt out last week with $100 40 in bills, due, and how much do you suppose was paid him for us 2fot even the odd 40 cents, by gracious 1— These are newspaper patrons as is patrons. We want to enlarge our business, and scatter it over more of the country, so that all may have a part.

aOTOTTY LAJtB WASSAVT8. -rCfARRANTS under act of Sept. 28, 1850. baring been made assignable, by act of March 23,18*3, tbe undersigned offers his services to those wishing to make sales and transfers, as be is prepared with full instructions from Washington, upon the subject.

He will also act as agent in procuring, or selling warranto, and has superior facilities in this way. Business entrusted to him will be promptly disposed of. Be will always be found at the Express Printing Office.

jlitt

D. 8. DANALDSON.

OUKB roa nunnniso WAB*A*T*. Magistrate's fee for acknowledgment, 35 Clerk's certificate 50 Writing tbe transfer, Ac., 25

CottoBi

arns, the very best artielc known in tho west Purchasers by the baa, or othe^ jse^\f b£ supplied bttlie lowest ttguros. £pr.38,1863.-20-tf

FRESH ARRIVALS',

At the 8L corner.

THE

Proprietor of the above well known! Corner, is just in receipt of a large supply of Pie Fruits, and all kinds of delicacics, embracing, in parti

Yankee Vegetables,- ft

consisting of Fresh LOBSTERS, SHAD, SALMON, OLAMS, in Tin Cans, Hermetically

Hermetically Sealed fruits, In Bottles and Cans. Ejual, in all respects to the fresh gathered fruits, retaining all the' natural flavor, and being Unequalled mall respects, for Pie's, Tarts, At., such as

CURRANTS, ^WHORTLEBERRIES PEACHES, stOOOSEBERRlES S DAMSONS ^CHERRIES. For sale try J. M. RiffDLE, Apr. 28,1852.-20-tf $ Corner.

AMERICAN SHRED ISIN-

glass, and Gelatine, for sale by M. RlEfDLE,^Apr. 28, '52.-20tf «fc Corner/

HOMCEPATHIC

CHOCOLATE, artd BA

KER'S BROMA. for sale at s» RIDDLE'S, Apr. 28, '52,-20tf & Corner.

PRUNES.

OFsale

a superior quality, in fancy boxes, for' at RIDDLE'S Apr. 28, '52,-20tf A Corner.

J. T. WALL, M. D.,

Him

(LATE or KEHTOcar,) wjj,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, OULD reipectfutlr announce to the Cltuen* of Terre-Haute, and vicinity, that he has taken an office at the Frairle City Drug Store, Corner 4th and National Koad Street*, where he may be found at all time* during the day, except profenionally absent. iny Koom* at the Prairie House, where he may be found at nigbt.

0'HEIL'S FASHIONABLE HAIB 9BE88INO SJLlLiOOM) Basement Room, at the Prairie House.

Where he hopes, by strict attention, to merit a share of public patronage. Shaving, Hair Cutting, Shampooing, Ac., Ac. r,i rw O'NEIL.

Apr. 28, 1852-20tf ..... ,1

Osage Orange Plants.

WEange

have a small lot of thrifty Osage OrPlants, ready for setting in a

Hedge, now for sale. Apply forthwith at the

EXPRESS OFFICE.

ID-Speaking of the Osage Orange a correspondent of the Prairie Farmer, of Ills., uses the following language: "Prime, thorns, gooseberries' locusts, furze, Alabama rose, crab apples, sweet briars, lilac, wild native roses, hemlocks, spruces, arbor vitas, Ac., Ac., have all passed under my hands and I have found no good at all in any thing but the thorn and the Osage Orange and for our latitude (in Morgan county) I use now myself and sell exclusively only the latter.

In my opinion it is the best and only thing known upon which we in these parts can safely rely for a hedge, for I fear the buckthorn will not prove either quick enough or sufficiently rough and impassible for our immense herds of wild Missouri steers, which are more like buffalos the first year or two than like civilized oxen." 444m IJ»

April 28, 1852.

BATm iifrnrS' B**-WATXB, Y*7\ARRANTED to ewe in almost every VV case, may now be had at Moses Carrs in Terre-Haute, Thomas Piason's at Durkee's Ferry, B. Gideon's at the -same place, and at my residence in Harrison, Vigo county, Ind.

Also, at B. Becker's, Paris, Ills. 6AVID K. SMITH. JjT Price 25 cents per half ounce vial-. March 31, iMff-l^tf

Administrator^ Votiee of Insolvency. the April term of the Vigo Probate Court, Jl A. D., 1853, said Court declared the estate1 of Jordan Smith, late of said county, deceased, to be probably insolvent creditors are therefore required to file their claims against the* estate for allowance in tbe said Probate Court, within ten months from the date hereof, or they will not be entitled lo payment.

EDWARD WRIGHT, Adm'r

Apr. 28,1852,«0-3t. I