Wabash Express, Volume 12, Number 15, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 March 1853 — Page 2

OFFICE EAST OF THE C0UBT-H0U8E.

D. 8. DANALD80N, Editor. 23

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Wedncsday Morning, March 23, IbnJ.

Land Warrants.—Land Warrants are scarcer and in demand in New York. Thompson's Reporter quotes ihcra as follows 160 acres $165ft,l"0

HO acres 84@8G

acres

Charles

Gordon

43@44

From the above it is probable that warrants will soon go to par value, reserving the usual foes for locating, which are $1 00, $2 00, and $4 06, according to size.

Appointments by the President. The President sent a large number of nominations to the Senate, on the 16th inst., which it is understood, were confirmed. Among the number were—

Green, editor of the Boston

Post, naval officer for the port of Boston Chas. H. Pcaselce, collector, Boston llenry W. Bishop, sub-treasurer, Boston also postmaster and marshal for

Boston,

which, together with seve

ral appointments for California, it is understood were confirmed. Rufus was nominated as collector of Cleveland Gen. Lane Governor of Oregon and territorial officer in Oregon generally.

Various postmasters and custom-house offi CITH nominated. Most nominations, however, not read or even opened all are to be acted upon soon,perhaps to- morrow.

President also nominated and Senate confirmed Thompson Camnbell of 111., Geo. W. Thompson of Va., and Alpheus Feltch of Mich., commissioners to settle land titles in California.

About thirty clerks in the Treasury Department removed yesterday. Among the nominations 011 the 17th, were the following

S. I'. Waldo, of Conn., commissioner of pensions Colcock, of S. C., collector of the port of Charleston Benj. K. Hallet, district atlorncy

for

Massachusetts Joel Palmer, Indian

agent for Oregon S. B. Forney, postmaster, Barnstable, Mass. Fisher, postmaster, Lowell, Massachusetts.

S. P. Waldo was confirmed on the 18th, also several others, names not mentioned. De Bow, editor of the Southern Commercial Review, has been appointed census supeiintendcnt. vice Kennedy, removed.

On the 19th tho appointments of D. A. Farley, register of the land office, Winamac, Iiul., Win. M. Patterson, receiver, Winamac, Ind., were confirmed.

Several changes have been made for Illinois not many yet, in Indiana. We gather the above from the Madison Banner.

(D* The present Auditor of Slate, John P. Dunn, Esq., has published a report showing the amount of stocks deposited with him under applications to establish Banks under the Free Banking Law, in which we notice some of the banks aforesaid have made rather small depositee for an extensive business, tj-wit:— Stato Stock bank, at Newport, $5,000 Drover's bank, at Rome, $5,000 Merchants' bank, at Lafayette, $31,000 Graniorcy bank, Lafayette, $25,000 Bank of North America, at Newport, $25,000.

Our banks at this place, are reported as folfows I'rairie City Bank, at Terre-LInute,

Indiana five per cent, stocks....... 123,000 Tennessee six per cent, stocks..... 6,000

TIIK FARM AS'D SHOP.—This

JUrAX

BOW

said to be a

129,000

Southern Bank of Indiana, at Terre-Haute, Virginia six per cent, stocks........ 50,000

50,000

Decline in Bacon—Heavy Failures. By telegraphic dispatches dated New York, March 19. to the Madison Banner, wo learn t-li.'it tho Baltimore bacon dealers have lost heavily by the decline in provisions.

J. It. Cook failed to tho amount of $60,000. Messrs. Cunards have suspended, but it is not considered a bad failure. It is thought they will be able to go on again. The extent of the failure, if it. should prove such, is $250, 000. Messrs. Cunards were one of the oldest and most wealthy houses, and made immense profits last year.

is the title of a

new agricultural paper, published semi-month-ly at Indianapolis, by O.

Mayhew, at one

dollar a year. Tho paper used is tho best wo have seen in the State, and we consider the publication well worthy of patrouago from the farming class, and mechanics. It certainly deserves a good circulation. The publisher offers one of Catling's Wheat Drills, worth $S5( to any otic who will forward tho money for 150 subscribers to tho work. This is quite a premium.

Too

BAP.—There

is in one of the county

poor houses of Alabama, an old man of over In) years, who was ferryman for Washington and bis army when he crossed tho Delaware, just prior to achieving tho great victories of Trenton and Princeton. A sad truth. Better provision should be made for the old veteran and his wife, who shares his humble lot. ., There is a revolutionary soldier in Vigo, who is placet! on the 17. S. pension list, at the rale of twenty dollars a year, in hard cash Uncle Sam is bound to break, if ho encourage any *uch extravagance 1

SQUAPKOX.—-The

following vessels

compose the squadron of the Japan expedition Stoant frigate Mississippi, 10 guns steam frigate, Susquehanna, 9 g«ns steam frigate PowhaUan 74 guns Vermont sloop Macedonian, $0 guns sloop Plymouth. 20 guns sloop Saratoga, 30 guns sloop Vandalia. 20 guns »Urc:ship Supply, 4 guns.

CT The report that. Col. Ovirtaau bad been appointed Commissioner of the General Land Office, at Washington, pi6t Hon. Jno Wilson, is

MISTAKE.

We suppose at

least, the statement was premature.

We are sorry to notice tic report, that the office, paper, &e- of the "Spirit of Jefferson," the democratic paper in Charlestown, Jefferson county, Virginia, was totally destroyed by fire on the night of the 10 th iu We hope brother Ifcller fully tttsttred. a«d will soon tw on Uis feci again.

13* The tax for State purposes, fur 1853. will he 30 cc«t* on the $100—for 1S54, 15 ce«U The redaction, it is supposed, will be made up by the increased amount of taxable property for 1854.

CT The rimrcasina in pretty good boating rder, and itciwer* pacing up and

crowded with freight either way. The Philips came down Monday ttight, fall of ptsannp**

•he make* her regular trips from this point to 1 lafavette. So does the Jsl»a Ann.

nip8

mmmfe ItSliiligffiSllll

Tbe Marshall Telegraph And the Marshall Dcniocrat, encouraged by a new ally in tlje Wabash Express, are overflowing with censures and reproaches upon u« for stating a few weeks ago tfiat the St. Louis Railroad Company had no legal existence. The two first named papers openly charge us with falsehood, and the last with a characteristic wily and noncommittal circumlocution does the same thing. —Charleston Courier.

So then, the Courier editor considers him-

8elf a very abused individual, and tnay perhaps, be looking out for a place in Fox's next book of Martyrs. "VV'e suppose we need not ask him to quote those "censures and reproaches" which he has seen in the Expre.^ he believes himself snakebitten, and that is quite sufficient. We thought we were the abused party, because we quoted a statement from a railroad report, which the Courier editor, and others, did not relish but we never make a poor mouth about anything, however hard it may be.

The fact is, the Charleston editors went off "half bent." Their hearts were too small to suffer any complimentary notice, in this place, of the St. Louis road. More than this we were taken to task, because we copied a paragraph from a railroad report, without the slightest comment, except an enquiry as to its correctness. We were abused for such an offence as that, and put down as opposed to the Alton road, when nothing is further from the truth, as we have more than once stated.

The Courier's allusions to "ribaldry" are in bad taste, when its next door neighbor, (on the Courier's side of the question,) has dealt more largely in said commodity than any paper we have seen. It was entirely "loose," as the saying is, atid did more harm than good. Said paper has not arrived at this office, this week —we know not the reason.

Besides the above, the Courier's column article, of the 17th inst., is sober, and in fair taste and style we have read it with some interest, and wish the Alton road every success and if the editor will not be very angry, we will also wish .success to the St. Louis road even if we shall be considered an "unwilling dupe," or a "willing abettor" of said work.

When the Courier and its abettors get tired of dragooning, they will likely try some more prudent course to raise recruits.

(1:7* We arc indebted to some friend for several copies of the Annual Report of the Trustees for the Indiana University. We arc glad to see the institution in a flourishing condition, more so than usual, and hope it may so continue, annually. We have circulated the extra copies.

We have also the Report of the Warden of the State Prison, and feel sorry to see that institution as flourishing as it is—217 in confine ment! .......

O* We are indebted to Messrs. Bruce, Morgan A Co., A. No. I, Commission Merchants, at Cincinnati, Ohio, for a favor, which wc will reciprocate whenever they may command us

Also to C. F. Clarkson, Esq., of the Brookville American, which we will remember to repay-

U" Tho Circuit Court last week, was priucipnlly engaged in tho will case of Jas. Wilson, in which "witchcraft" figured prominently now, as heretofore. As before^ the jury were unable to render a verdict, and have been discharged. Wilson had disinherited his children, because he believed- they had bewitched him, and gave his property to others, who took care of him. The suit is brought by the beira to rccover tlio property. We oupposo the law will now eat up the proceeds, or nearly BO.

Warren Harlow and George Younger, were tried for grand larceny, for stealing a quantity of bed clothing, the property of Guy C. Welch, and sentenced to three years imprisonment, each, in the Stato Penitentiary. They were remanded to jail, and on Friday night last, they managed to break the jail door, and made their oscapo. Jas. H. Nelson, Sheriff of Vigo, offers $100 reward for them, or $50 for either. They were both very young men, (or lads,) to be sent to such a disgraceful place.

TERRE-HAUTE,

Marcli

15,

1853."

At tho Anniversary Meeting of the Vigo County Auxiliary Bible Society, held on Tues day ovening, March 15, 1853, in the Baptist Church, a Report of the Society's proceedings was read and adopted, and the Secretary re quested to furnish a copy to as many of our papers as might be williug to publish it.

The following gentleman were elected offi cers of the Society for tho ensuing year S. B. &OOKINS, President, 51. SOTTL-E, Vice President,

A. C. ISAACS, Secretary, J. S. WALLACE. Treasurer.

Executive Committee—Joseph Cooper, Zeuas Smith, Dr. Clippingor, L. Ryce, B. H. Corn well.

We will try aud find room for the said report in tho next number of our paper.

ST Our versatile correspondent, G. A. S., who writes us prose and rhythm at will, has sent us a letter in defence of the title ("The Maid Procrastination,") of his last production for our paper. We are willing that both sides should bo heard. Docs he wish said letter published 1

O" The preparation now making by the Messrs. Warren, for putting up a fine row of store rooms on Wabash street, has made a genoral scatteration of those who were recently en gaged in business on said premises.

The old frame buildings have been sold and removed to- other places for occupancy, and may hereafter be moved again, to give place for better ones.

O* The new steamer, "Jacob D. Early, named for our citiaen, has recently been at our landing, and was visited by a number of citiaens. It is a Cincinnati built boat, of 700 ton* burthen, intended principally for freighting from live Wabash, direct to New Orleans, when the water will permit her ascending this river.

{fCr The Waahington Union «*y«: "Wehaveroaaon# to believe that Ui« atatemcnt, whkh appeared sometime aiaee is tUe public journal*, to tb« egfcet Col. King had be** inhospitably treated bf tfee Captain General of Cwti.wunBiiiwM. Oatbe contrary, It i« confident!? «UM thai the attention* of General Caaedo were

IMMIUMW,

aad marked by a jpirit cor-

RMpoadin* with botb tbe Ugk atation aad character of tb« Gtpuin General of Cab* ud tbe Vic* Prt*i-

fy Sumc £*nU«xteo mast btre la Sttwb ai(ht last, very enprofttabty, If net discreditably: b«t MfftM UM9 paid tbe {tutitj of a aagiificut beadacb« for it oa Sctdir

At tbt "aooa of nlfbt" tbe alara of fire wu r*lM Wliimtud pMOMbte pM|»le called from pteuaat *Uisb*rs to t*e wbat w»» oe fire. If any of tbe par-

doWB

,{r. iatWr

BtttM. We wen on of tbe MMMI oa that ««& eccaaSoa.

17 Ex-Govarnor Gootga JeJuaaon, of Louisiana, died a. few days ago.

The Beautiful and the Sidienlons. The two-following extracts" sho* a combination of peculiar views, in relation to the true intention and design of our post routes. They are amusing, and the perusal of. them reminded us of an individual who

was

f'heowner

so overjoyed by being

appointed Post Mastef of a way-mail, that he took considerable pains to let his friends, at a distance, know of the official capacity he was acting in, and would order his groceries through the facilities of the Post.

The first shows the beauty of the Post Office svstem, and the second is the ridiculous perversion, or, the frailityof human beings

A VALUABLE "DEAD LITTER."—Quite

MAIL ROBBERY.—The

an im

portant discovery was made by the officers of the dead letter office, in Washington, a short timesince. Last September, a gentleman of one of the Western States purchased a farm still further West. He was going in person to survey his new possession out instead of carrying a sum of $2.a00 about him. preferred consigning it to the mails. On arriving at the town which was the terminus of his journey, he inquired at the post office for the letter which contained the treasure, but owing to the failure of the mails on that particular day, or some other cause, he did not receive it. The alleged loss was communicated to the department in Washington, and prompt measures were adopted to ferret out the cause. On Monday, however, the letter enclosing five $500 bills, in

ood money, was received as a "dead letter." was immediately apprised of the discovery. :*e

DEAD LETTERS.—About

onft rtillioft' of dead

letters, that is. letters for which the owners could not be found, were recently burned in a huge bonfire at Washington. The Republic enumerates the following as a portion of the contentsof them: "Ahorse-shoe, a ginger-cake, the postage on which was $2 10, a donation to a church, being a small cake in a paper box a quilt, a new-year's present to a bachelor a Dutch pattern for a child's dress a pin-cushion, the stand of it in the bottom of a glass lamp, the postage $4, the intrinsic worth as many cents a zinc frame belonging to a galvanic battery, postage $17 a stone weighing two lbs. addressed to a gentleman by "Eliza," as a sample of his generosity a pair of men's boots sent to alady a large bottle of salve and a bundle containing a coarse shirt, a pair of blue stockings, aud a razor.

mail from Terre-IIaute

to Bloomington, was robbed on Monday the 7th inst., by the carrier, who says his name is Weldon. He took from the letters, the sum of $80,00, so far as could be ascertained. The thief did not get into Bloomington until near 12 o'clock at night, when he repaired to the Post Master's residence and told him that he had been compelled to give the mail to two men, who had stopped him about three miles from town. This did not prove satisfactory to the P. M., as he itnagiued, so on going in company with Weldon, the next morning, to the spot, the mail bags were found in a fence corner, but as there were no indications to verify the carrier's statement, he was searched and the ed headlong into the thicket, money found in the lining of his cap—he owned to the robbery without further investigation, and was sent to Indianapolis to be placed in the charge of the U. S. Marshal.

The Bloomington Oasettc says that Weldon acted very unconcernedly about the matter, remarking that "he had to work for his living any how, and he would be learniug a trade if he went to Jefforsonville." He also asked if he had not made up a pretty good lie, about the two men stopping him.

CINCINNATI.—The

Railroad Record says that

Cincinnati is about one-fourth as old as Bos ton, yet the "Queen City" is now as large, and is increasing at a rapid pace. In 1S40, Cincinnati contained a population of 46,382 in 1850, 115,438 and in 1853, 160,186. She has two completed railroads centering there— "the Little Miami, and Cleveland lines, ma king a whole of 254 miles in length and the Dayton and Mad River line, 215 miles in length." The concentration is fast increasing at that point—"there are twelve other Railroads commenced, and some of them already graded:" .Fiocof these lines are from Indiana .Aoc from Ohio, north and east and two from Kentucky. Others are yet talked of. Well does she merit the appellation of "Queen City"—not many years will pass before this will be exchanged for the masculine gender.

(ET Mad dogs aro reported to be, or to have been, in Laporte county, Indiana, whereupon tho authorities of the town of Laporte, pas? 2d an ordinance, authorizing the marshal to slay all dogs found rnnuing at large without muzzles, in said town. In allusion to which, the editor of the Laporte Whig has the following

On entering our office the other morning, we found our Samuel reading and expounding the dog law io a favorite old Spaniel of ours. Car lo was listening to the injunctions of the law, with tears in his eyes, protesting that the law was unconstitutional and unjifst to the canine race, and declaring himself a "higher law" dog. He is determined to 'agitate.'

IT It is estimated that tire West Killingly and Woodbury banks, of Connecticut, had three hundred and eighty thousand dollars of their notes in circulation in the West at the time they went by the board. So that this vast amount of paper that has been received in payment for produce is to be redeemed with "chips and whetstones!" So says the Madison Banner.

Capt. Ericsson is to return fo Ifew Tork with his vessel. He proposes to start on a voyage to Australia in about six week, and thence with her to England. S

We wish the Captain a safe trip, with a return load of New Holland gold. j?,

ETSafrauel Tread way was executed in Salera, N. J., a few days ago, for killing his wife.— In his address to- the people from the scaffold, he remarked that he attributed his ruin to two causes—disobedience to his parents and the use of intoxicating liquors.

fa«ad* of celery, 40,000.000 cahbagM. and 1,000

berfxs of all kinds, dcc., whirh are sold in im tnense quantities.—Ltmdm Cor. Nat. InttUigcu cer

0*We have fine

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ilSBlltoiSliBSlllSIM

preparation* for gardening are going

iidll

O* The Journal reports that Americus O. Huff, of Greencastle, has the Mail Agency now covered held by Ed. B. Allen. Another report gives horseflesh—just over the river, which some Inthe place ta Henry Fairbanks, of this place, diau had bad the "impudent effrontery" lo i—

O" The Wyoming Seminary, near Wilkes- before along with about thirty-nine others.— bams Penn., was destroyed by fire on the 14th Considering it to be his inherent right lo reinst. Loss $31,000 insured $700. Three claim his own property wherever he should hundred pupils escaped some without cloth- find it, aud not wishing to interfere with the ing or books. regular profession of the amicable arrange-

111

S3" The machine-shop of N. J. Starbock, to- across the river, on the morning that the grand gether with the stock, was burned on the 16th Council was assembled aronnd the Fort, to reinstant. Loss $66,000—insured $7,000.^g| ceive their flagon of whiskey, and having secured Bally, stripped him of his tell-tale bell,

Within a radius of fifteen miles from London

there are tw©. hundred thousand acres of land

in the hands of market gardeners all laboring

tuns of wftber cresses are said to be sold annoally in Crwat Garden market alone, to lay to his farm oa Hooey Creek. But the India* nothing of the potatoes, carrots, beets, onions, who had formerly stolen him, thinking that his thievery had given him a durable title,

05.

WRITTEN FOR TH* WA.BA.8H EXFKJES9, SKETCHES OF FOBT HARRIS0H.

NUMBER IT.

The mountains of Switzerland reverberate the evening song of many an hones), aud intelligent peasant, who sings only of his country's history—his ancestor's deeds. The lads and lassies of the Highlands' daBce to the sound of the pipe, accompanied by a romantic song of by-gone days—they dance on the same sod that their fathers and mothers did, to the seventh generation back. The Yankee—will you ask him for local tradition Does he ever die less than 500 miles from where he was born?— sometimes, we grant you, but in the vast majority of instances, he wanders far from the place of his natality. Can you expect local traditious from a cosmopolite—or would you ask for incidents attending our early history, from one who had never seen the country until it was all subdued and tamc-d

As our tastes can scarcely, therefore, be homogeneous, it will not, perhaps,be interesting to throw together too many narratives of similar events, and I shall confine these sketches to this number.

It is rather a strange circumstance that the bodie.s of five men should have lain almost within sight of the Fort, without burial, until they had reached a state of entire putrefaction —but such was the case, and it cannot but excite the deepest pity in the breast of every one, to think that such brave men met their death from the hands of the foe which had not a spark of magnanimity or honor.

About two years after Taylor's gallant defence of the Fort, two Frenchmen had ventured, on a pleasant day, to visit a plum grove, which stood about two miles from the Fort.— Scarcely had they reached it, and beheld the rich quantities, which would have been a great treat to men so long confined, when they became aware that the place had been but lately visited by Indians. Their hungering for plums was suddenly allayed, and their desire once more to see themselves surrounded by the walls of the Fort, became excessive so much so. that they were soon there, and had related what they saw. Twelve men, among whom was one of our Frenchmen, mounted their horses, and put off at full speed, fearing that the Indians would get too far away to be caught—a pity but what they had! My grandfather would have accompanied them, in this fatal forage, if the Indians had not, a few days before, stolen all his horses. My grandmother's brother did go. Five, from dictates of prudence, oft "the better part of valor," remained in tho open prairie, while the other seven, determined to kill an Indian if they could, push-

They had but

barely entered it and coiumcnccd looking at the "signs" which the zealous Frenchman pointed out, when the concealed Indians fired upon them from every side! It appears that a band of these straggling, marauding rascals, to the number of about 40, troops of whom, at that time, infested the whole country, had seen the Frenchmen there atid let them go back rightly conjccturing, that from one cause or another, a larger number would issue forth, to fall their victims. One was immediately shot dead, another wounded they turned and fled, but Hudson, the wounded man, soon fell, being shot again directly through the head.— Two more were killed as they were flying, and two wounded. One that was knocked from his horse, rose, brandished his gun, and loudly called for his companions to return and fight. Poor fellow a hopeless fight it would have been He fell and never rose again. The two others that were wounded, were held on their horses until they reached the Fort. My grandfather spoke to one of the Wounded men, as they rode up, and asked him if he was hurt but he spoke not, he too, was dead His head was slightly thrown back, and his eyes very wide open otherwise, he appeared to be alive, and the rigidity of his muscles held him erect on his horse with very little support. The other wounded, had his knee shattered badly they carried him to Vincenness in a canoe, where he died shortly after having his leg amputated. The Hudson, who was killed, was the same whose wife and children were killed by the Indians as related in the first sketch.--He was a large and powerful man a master for any two of the savages on fair ground, but he was doomed to fall a victim to cunning cowardice. Too many such men were swept away by the fiendish animosity of a people among whom honesty or auy thing like manly dealing were rarely instanced brave and true-hearts, such as would peril any danger that duty bid encounter, were the ones that most frequently received the Indian's bullet. Hamilton, the one who called the men" to return, in his deathfrenzy, had taken the place of his brother in the Ranger's corps, while he, the brother, went to Ohio after his family. When he returned and learned how his brother had fallen, he was inflamed beyond measure, and vowed he would kill four Indians as an expiation for his death. HoiV he performed this, which be actually did, might be spun into a considerable romance.— My grandmother's brother, and the five who remained in the prairie, were all that escaped of the twelve who'started out, aud they were accustomed afterwards to show the bullet boles in their clothes. The murdered men, for they were murdered, laid on tbe prairie for five weeks after their death as no one dared attempt to bury them for fear there might be more to be buried, and not so many to bury them-.— They were rolled into their rude graves with handspikes.

Shortly after this, in 1815,1 think, the Indians came in, in vast numbers, Ur sue for peace. My grandfather's eye, rendered very active by watching Indian moves and dodges, dis-

Old Bally"—veritable piece of

ride back, after haviog stolen but six months

ments then being made, be proceeded quietly

8wam

for the London market. Ten thousand loads erly direction, as fast as convenience would and the discornfitied gentleman retired to conof turnips, 100,000 sacks of Peas, 20,«HMX» admit. He sent him to Vincennes, where he £malnU the troop of office seekers similarly situated.—Albany Journal.

spring weather now, and *bout a hundred mites west of his legal be considerable of a time.

Cornstalk whom he had chased once before, his gun and all its trappings if he would bring him back. He did so, and Bally made another two year's visit to Vincennes, after which he was brought back and permitted to live in quiet the rest of his days.

With the relation of anything farther, concerning the early history of Fort Harrison and its environs, we shall not, Mr. Editor, either tai your forbearance, or the endurance of the reader. These sketches were commenced to gratify the inquietude of leisure moments and since, more earnest business has accomplished that purpose. It was hinted, by a very patriotic citizen of the county, that a suceinct history of early settlements made in this region, would prove interesting, being conducted on the plan which I have followed in these four sketches. Such a task, I would liambly decline leaving it for older heads and more experienced pens. If these few attempts to portray some incidents of our early history should awaken a spirit of inquiry upon this subject, it will be as much, nay, more than I had hoped for. MIKROS.

HOXET CREEK, IND.

%f LATEST NEW8. The Madison Banner, of Monday last, contains late and interesting telegraphic news, from which we extract the following..

LoxnoN, March 4.—Transactions have been small in the U.S. and Stato stocks. There is an increased pressure in the money market.— Bullion in bank has decreased £75,750. Consols for money steady at 99|@69|. Cotton and breadstuffs dull. Rice dull with a down-

ward tendeticv.

fargednll

Eres&ed

him across, and then took him a south- This was a dash of cold water cot looked for

bron

ght him back

Sugar and coffce firm. NEW ORLEANS, March 18.

2,000 barrels Ohio flour sold at 4 to 4 10 corn declined, 40 to 43 oats 35 to 36 mess

iork at 15 to 15£ bacon declined, with sales at 7| to 7f for shoulders sugar steady: prime molasses,23rto4 24 Rio coffee 0| lard oil 70.

CINCINNATI,March 19.

Flour dull—400 bbls sold 3 60@65 1,500 bbls prime sides in bulk sold at 6|, and this is the only transaction—market very dull and prices nominal whiskey 18|, dull sales 200 bbls linseed oil on private terms provisions dull and prices in favor of buyers.

BALTIMORE, March 19:

The mechanics hold an immense mass meet insj this afternoon.

yrhe

B. 0. It. R. operatives threaten to stop work again if the company grants an extension of time to Ross, Winans A Adams on their contracts, which would enable them further to resist the demands of the workmen.

Great enthusiasm prevails and most deter mined action resolved. NKW YOBK,March 19.

The Canada brings 95 passengers. The Atlantic arrived out on the morning of the 2d the City of Glascow sailed the same evening.

ENGLAND.—Lord Palmertson stated in Parliament that no applications had been made for the expulsion of foreign refugees from England. Had such been made, they would have meta firm, dccided refusal.

Dudley Stuart called the attention of Parliament to Turkish affairs. Lord Russell replied that the Government had thought it necessary to have an explanation with Austria, and at the same time refuses to pive the views of England as to maintaining independence in Turkey. Had no doubt that the difficulties would be adjusted by negotiation.

Manchester firms employing 5,000 looms have determined ou working short time, lo limit production, in coseiju'ence of low prices.

There were many shipwrecks along the coast by the hurricane of the 2Gtli ult. A11 nnsuccessful attempt had been made to fire the Toulon arsenal.

The Pope was daily expected at Paris. A mob at Vienna hnd broken the windows of the British ambassador the citizens refuse intercourse with Englishmen.

Unusual commotion in Hungary and many arrests made. More arrests have also been made at Milan.

The Montenegro war was ended and the difficulties between Turkey and Austria adjusted.

Wc find the following despatches in the Louisville and Cincinnati papers of Saturday last, dated New York, March 18.

The Mexican commissioners, who had been deputed to invite Santa Anna to return, arrived at Havanna, on their way to Carthagena, when they heard that he was en route for Havana. They had conclnded |o await his arrival. p'i-

Late? advices froni Vehi Cruz *fi p6rt that seven States had voted for Santa Anna Fuebla voting against him. The other States have not been heard from. The Mexicans are unanimous in favor of his return.

BALTIMORE, March 18.

The True Delta publishes a correspondence from Balize, Honduras, dated February 24th, which confirms the statement that the British war steamer Devastation had taken possession of the town of Truxillo by force, compelling the Governor to give up the town or submit to a bombardment.

Capt. Ericsson lectured this afternoon before the Virginia Legislature, giving Rn explanation of the caloric engine. A complimentary supper is to be given him to-morrow night.

The Maryland House of Delegates passed to engrossment the bill authorizing the bay police to enforce the oyster law of the State.

Mexico dates of the 33d, state that Rcnor Castillo Lanzas has been named as plenipotentiary on tbe part of Mexico to treat with Judge Conk ling for the seltleof neutrality treaty in regard to Tehn&irtepec.

A special commission was formed on the frth aft., for opening inter-oceanic communication betT^eeii Acapnlco and Vera Crui.

Nearly all the States that have yet cast their votes for President have voted in favor of Santa Anna. Gen. Lombardlni was re-organizing the army.

The Spanish Minister, Senor Zagas, has been superceded hy Marquis Kivero. Gen. Catiales has arrived in tbe city of Mexico as also had General Wool.

Friends of Santa Anna state that he is more inclined to a union with the Liberal party than any other. The violent proceedings against Mexican citizens 111 California is a subject of much comment in Mexican papers.

A company of French Mexican citizens has been formed for the purpose of establishing a Mire of steamers between Vera Cruz and France.

Intelligence from the Rio Grande confirm* the disbandment of Caravajal's forces. Affairs had become remarkaMy quiet at Monterey. 4/ ''i ^rw Votk,March 17.

Plonr—2768 bbls State i4.63®«4.68 Ohio #4,87@ 95.1-2 .Southern 84.93@*5,J2 14,01X1 bushels yellow corn 65 prison whiskey dull at93& 40O bbls mess pork $16,00 jprime £14$ 14,75- 150 bbls mess beef unchanged, "VVjiain KOTOW, March 17.

Tbe Senate passed tbe first of Clayton's resolutions, wbicb calls for general information in regard to Central America. Clayton announced bis desire to address the Senate on tbe subject, to-morrow.

Asbury Dickens was elected Secretary of the Senate R, McXair, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Isaac Holland, Door-keeper, re-elected.

There is said to be a rumor current in Washington, that President

PIERCE

IHFOOTAXT

proTOptly stole him again, as quick as he had —Xittfc Rock Whig. 11/ m. Tbe Oamancbe Indians have made an attack found hra* Tbe next that was heard of him,

where I shall be happy to give the

March 5i3, 1853-15 3W

held substan

tially the followingconversation with an applicant for an important office in this State: Applicant—Mr. President, my friends have

my name for the office of United States istricfc Attorney. I would be happy to receive that appointment at your hands.

President—General, you have I believe, been an active Democrat for many years. Who did you vote for President in '4$?

Applicant—Why. sir, I felt bound to go, with my associates, for

MAKTIX VAX

h|m below a bend in the river be! I. cannot favor your

Brum.

President—That gentleman was not the

appo.utmeut. Good mom.ng, sir!

Rcxoa.—The following memo

randum has been handed to ua by W*. F. Porz, Esq.. Postmaster in thi* city. The intclli-

Fort Artrackl€i &nd it is

master. My grandfather gave the same Peters M. at an Boren.

presumed there will

cioiiie

Towaihip Trustees.

They are to be overseers of the poor, fence viewers, and judges of elections. They will have the care ana superintendence of the highways and bridges in tneir respective townships. It will be their duty to divide the township into road districts—to appoint viewers to survey, and open new roads, and change and alter old ones in their township—to fill all vacancies that may occur in the office of supervisor—to determine the amount of tax to be assessed for road purposes, and to see the proper application thereof, and direct the same—to take care of and manage all the property of the townships —to superintend all the pecuniary conccrns of the township, and annually to determine 011 the amount of tax that shall be assessed for township purposes—to settle with nnd audit the accounts of tho treasurers and supervisors of roads in their townships. They are constituted school trustees. As such it will be their duty to take charge of the educational affairs of the township employ teachers, visit schools, establish aud locate schools, take charge of all school houses, make contracts fof the building and repair thereof, nnd take an enumeration of the children within their township.

DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP.

NOTICE

is hereby given, that the firm of Ludowici & Hulman is this day dissolved by mutual consent. Those indebted to said firm will call and settle with Mr. Ludowici, who continues the business .v-r JOHN B. LUDOWICI, "J, F. T. HULMAN.

Terre-HaUlb, Mafdli 23,1853-15 tf

SHERIFF'S SALE.

virtue of one execution issued from the Vigo Circuit Court, and to me directed and delivered, in favor of Albert B. Chsprnan, and against David Kunnion, and Elila A. Runnlon, I have levied on the following property, to-wit: Lot number two, in Runnion's subdivision of part of out lot, number one, in the town of Terre-Haute, designated as such on the recorded plat of said subdivision, ill Vigo county and State of Indiana, being the lands and tenements belonging to the said David Runnion and Kliza A. Runnion, and I will, on Saturday, tbe 18th day of April, 1853, at the Court-House door in Terre Haute, within ther legal hours of said day, offer the rents and profits of'said premises, With the appurtenances thereunto belonging, for a term of seven years and If they should fail to sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy said execution, I will then and there offer the fee simple, to tbe hiehest bidder, for cash, to satisfy sniVl execution and costs. /AS. H. NELSON, Sh'ff.

March 23, 1853-15-3# [pr's fee $2,50]

8tate of Indiana, Sullivafl dirmrfi Court, February Term, 1853. John W. Burnett, James F. Burnett, Stephen Burnett,

Levi Burnett and Mary A. Burnett, r*. John B. Harper. George W. Harper, Margaret Bond, William T, Kidgeway and Julia A. Rldgeway.—In Chancery.

COME

now, the complainants, by S. B. Gookki*^ their solicitor, and it appearing to tbe Court, by the retarn of process and affidavit filed, that George W. Harper, one of the defendants above named, cannot be found, and that his residence is unknown, it i# ordered that the aaid George VT, appear in thi» Court at ita next term to be held at Sullivan, on the last Monday in Aagust iftxt. and plead, answer, or demur to the complainant's bill, otherWls* tbe matters and things therein stated, will be taken as confessed, and that a copy of this order be published three weeks, successively, in the Wabash Express, a weekly newspaper, printed and published at Terre-Haute. in Vigo county, at least sixty days before said term, and day is

glA

^opr, Attest JOSEPH W. WOLFE, C'lk. March 23,1853-15 3w [pr's fee #2,50]

SOUTHERN BA1TX OP INDIANA.

THIS

Institution, located four doors from tbe Southwest corner of tbe Public Square, in Mr. Rose's Block, is prepared to negotiate Sight and Time Drafts on Itew York and other principal cities Discount Notes and other evidences or Debt, payable as above Receive Deposit** Deal* in Gold and Silver coin Makes collections and remit tbe same less current rate of Exchange Remit money to England. Ireland, Scotland and Germany, on its own rwrponslbilty.— Drafts on New York and other principal cities, will always be kept on band and for sale at tbe lowest rates. Depositee from business men and other* who wish to keep an active depoeite account, are respectfully solicited. jrj Bank hours, from 9 to past IS A. M., and from put 1 to 4 P. M.

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS ON HAND A FULL ASSORTMENT OF

made up in the latest style, and sold at the lowest rates. He may, with confidence, say to the public, that at no store in this city, goods of a superior quality are sold at rates so low. He respectfully invites, therefore, all who desire to purchase, to give him a call, and convince themselves that the best bargains can be obtained oy buying of nim. ..

My establishment will be found on 2d street, West of the Square, near the cortter of Ohio

Best bargains in town, in Ready-Made Clothing.

The most important duty, the Brown stow democrat justly observes, to be performed at the April election, will be the selection of three tow 11s.tip trustees. A law was enacted at the last session of the Legislature, providing for the election, on the first Monday in April in each civil township in every county in this State. These trnstees ought to be the best men in the township—men of practical good sense, and men of business. The duties imposed upon these trustees are various aud intimately connected with the public interests. The following synopsis will show the duties imposed upon these trustees, and will make manifest the necessity of electing good men. I

From a perusal of the above it will be readily seen that the office of township trustee requires the services of a competent and eflv cient person. We trust that the voters in the several townships will take an interest In the selection of these trnstees, and will elect the very best men In the township and that when elected, these trustees will diligently address themselves to tho discharge of tlio many and important duties imposed upon them bylaw.

0*Tlie Vigo Circuit Court is about coming to a close—having dispatched most of the business. Judge HUGHES makes a popular and efficient Judge, and has the entire confidence of the Bar and litigants.

O* Full supply of TRAVELING TRUNKS, and CARPET SACJSS, ahvajr* on hand.: Terre-Haute, March 16, 1853-14-tf SAMtTEL MACK.

A Public Invitation to all who Suffer Pain, If there is a man or woman who arc now suffering pain we caro not what the causo may be, we guarantee that Radway's Roady Relief will give you case and relieve you entirely in a few mirfutes after using it.— Call upon tho agent whose name you will find in this paper, nf«l if you aro suffering any acute pain we will warrant that lladteay't Ready Relief will stop it before you leave the store'. It will cure Rheumatism after all otherremedies have failed, anil is tho only suro cure for Neuralzia. It will cure sick or Nervous Headache, and stops the most painful throbs in a

rcwminutes.

C. E. GUJWIBOH, Cashier.

Terre-Haute, Feb. 2, K5M-tf

GROCERIES.

JOHN B. LUDOWICI,

IS'

low receiving his spring stock, consisting of a fall assortment of Groceries of all kincfc

Tobacco, Nails, Glass, Leather, fcc.,

Ac., all of which will be disposed of at tho lowest figare. Call at tbe Cincinnati Store, Union Ron

March 23,1853-15-tf

2-5

TABTTEB'S OIL.

BARRELS of a first rate quality, just received, and for sale by JOHN B. LUDOWICL Union Row, 3d Door from West Corner. March 23, 1853-15 tf

SO Soda 50 assoYted shot!:" 50 bar Lead 25 pig Lead -25 block Tin

•M rl

200 boxes Herring 250 Raisins 300 25 25 100

will relieve the most distressing pains of diarrhoea, cramps,spasms, &c. It is the quickest antidote for chills and fever ever known. In all eases nvk for Radway's Ready Relief.

March 23, 1853-15 -lt.

A I E

On the 16th inst., by Elder S. K. SPARKS, ALFTX. W, SPARKS, to LKTITIA MILKS, all of Vigo county.

Foundry for Sale!

THE

Wabash Foundery, put up in Terre-Hautc during the summer of 1851, is now offered for sale Its location is the bc»t of any in Terre-Haute being nearer to the bridgo across the Wabash and to tho business part of the city. The lot is a corner one, 75 by 150 feet, covered in part by twoframo buildings which are connected by a good enclosed shed 25 by 37 feet.

The main building is 30 by 60 feet and contains a cupalo, moulding floor, &c., and a pattern shop up stairs. The moulding floor can be enlarged at any time. The back building 25 by 40 feet is suitable /or a Smith and Plough shop or for other purposes.

It is now in good running order, being well supplied with machinery, stove, Hollow-ware and other Patterns and Flasks. It is furnished with horse power, bat having an improved fan, iron can be made as good as at any Foundry In this place using steam.— Steam power can be attached with little expense.

The founderiesin operation are pressed with business and for want of sufficient capacity to execute every order with promptness, much trade that ledtimately belongs to Terre-Haute is compelled to go else where often to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.

The title is Rood. Terms liberal. Apply to H. P. Scott, Esq. of this city, or to A. H. Johnston, Pcrrysville, IncL

SR}

BEMKNT & CO.,

Wholesale Grocers.

FIRST AND NATIONAL ROAD STS..J TERRfi-EA UTE. IND.

HAVEprices—

in Store and offer at the lowest market 1200 bbls Palliation Molasses ,v 100 sugar-house Molasses 50 Goodale Molasses) 60 Syrup 500 hlids New Orleans Sugafj

1000 sacks Rio Coffee '"H1 100 Java Coffee -. 600 kegs assorted Nails 3?

JO» For sale by WASSON* & CO^ Fobruary 23, 1853-11-tf

LOOK AT TH IS,

THE

undersigned offers for snlt* the eautcnd or square of lot PFo. 61' also, fiftv-ninc and a half acres, four miles cast of Terre-Haute nlso, two hundred acres, ten miles South of Terre-Haute, will! forty aares improvement, together with out buildings ami the conveni' ence of stocTr witter. These Lnnds arc of a good quality.

Also, house and part, of a lot, out of lot ninety-six, on Ohio street, near the Public Square. Also, one Carding Machine nearly new. Payments made easy.

I^or iniormn'tioh apply to N. C. Sparks or S. K. SPARKS, on the premises. March 16, 1853-14-tf

Clover and Bine Grass Seed.

JUST

receiving a superior lot of fiO bushel* Glover Seed arhso tr superior lot. of 60 bushels Blue Grass. 8. H. POTTER A CO.

Feb. 16, 1853-IO-tf

Dissolution.

TT^HE Co-Partnership heretofore existing beI tween the subscribers under the firm of J. COOK A CO., is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The business of the late firm Will be settled by J. Cook A Son,at the old staftd, No. 1, Union Row.

y,m -fiif

30 cases assorted Copper 100 bundles assorted Sheet Iron 200 assorted Anvils ., 25 bbls Tanners' Oil} ..., 16 -mm

h-JM

packages Mackerel rivx bbls White Fish '1 assorted Nuts 00 Loaf Sugar

10 Currants 20 "-Alum: frr**

20 Alum 25 bags Pepper

*1 »t

A ,VKr:tW in A

5 bbls Cloves Nutmegs 500 reams Wrapping 200 Cap and Post 100 casks Rice 5 Madder 400 bales assorted Cotton Yarnf 200 boxes assorted Glass-Ware 500 kegs White Lead 100 halfchcst Tea, lmp.,Y.H., and Q.F.J 100 boxes Tea, do

200 50 200 20 100 200 250

Terre-IIaute, March 9, 1853-13-tf1

tr fl 'nil

Iap or

3m isv5t:«j

')f?"

"V7i. and Mo. Tobacco

•%rhh

Smoking Tobacco Palm Soap Castile Soap "r" fancy Shaving Mould Candles Star Candles

-s.f"

tiii 1

200 packages Pickles, Pep. Sauce, fcc^ 100 boxes gross Pepper, Spices, Ac 100,000 half Spanish Cigars 50 boxes Havana do: 25 drums Codfish 'j

200 doz. Brooms, assorted 200 Rockets 100 Wash Tubs 200 doz. Zinc Wash Boards 100 bales Batting "J 50 Wrapping Twine 50 Matt-8 Cassia 300 tons assorted Iron .. 50 Steel 10 coroons Indigo 200 inatts Cinnamon 25 hhds. clarified Sugar/ 25 boxes Sardines 100 packages Snleratus 500 Kegs Blasting Powder 250 Rifle 100 doz. Bed Corifs 100 boxes assorted Candy, 300 Window Glnss ALSO—A full stock of Foreign and I)6mes tic Liquors, Wines, Ac.

WOtFE'S

AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS, SUFKKLAT1VK TONIC, DIUaKTIC, ANTI-nYSPKPTIO INVIGORATING CORDIAL. Tins MEDICINAL HKVEITANK is manufactured by tho Proprietor, at Schiednm, in Holland, and ills Warranted not onty puro from every injurious property ami in re to he be os a it

Its extraordinary medicinal properties, IN GRAVCI., GOUT, Cfinosir RIIRHMATISM, INRLWIIXV PHOTSV, Fi.ATNI.KART, COT.IC PAINS, of the Stoilincli and Bowels, whether in ADCI.T or INFANTS— In all ordinary cases of Obstruction in tho KiDireyg,

Hi.AimEit, and

OHINARY

OROANS—

In DsYrepsiA, wlicthcr-AcrTB or CHRONIC—-Chills antf Fevers. In General Debility, Sluggish Circulation of thef

Blood. Inadequate Assimilation of Food, and Exhausted Vital Knergy—• Are acknowledged by the Whole Medical Facility, and attested In their highest written authorities, ir'r® The attention of Agents and Purchasers Is invited to the signature and address of tho Proprietor, on tho labeT, and to the title of this Medicinal Cordial, cmftossed on the sides of the Bottle, as protection)* against inferior and pernicious imitations.

JAMES COOK, A. C. POTWIN.

Terre-Hautc, March 1, 1853-I4-3t

Co-Partnership.

THE

undersigned having purchased tbe interest of Mr. A. C. POTWIJT, in the late firn» of.I, Coo* A Co., have entered into Partnership under the name of J. COOK A CO., and will continue the Hardware business at tho old stand, No. 1, Union Row, Terre-Haute, where they will be pleased to see the customers of the late firm and all others who may favor them with a call.

Their stock is now large and will be greatjy increased by first arrivals. r.. JAMES COOK, -j 6JlX

,S!

1'L„? LOUIS M. COOK,

Terre-Hautc, March 16, 1853-14-3w

PROCLAMATION.

having been certified to me that a vacancy exists in the office of Councilman from the Third Ward, an election will be held at the Shop of Jesse Lee, in said ward, on Saturday, the 26th of March, 1853, between the hours of 10

M. and 4 P. M. for the purpose oi filling said vacancy, of which election, R. C.McClure is hereby appointed Inspector.

ISRectified

HENRY ROSS, Pres. C. C.

Terre-Haute, March 16,1853-2w

Double Rcc'd Whisky*. JOHN B. LUDOWICI,

now manufacturing an article of Doable Whiskey, far superior to any ever brought from Cincinnati, aad in strength, parity and flavor decidedly the best ever sold in tins western country. All those who prefer a first rate article to a common one, for the same money, will please call at the

CINCINNATI STORE. Union Raw. All kinds of Domestic and Foreign WINES and LIQUORS, of the best quality, and at Cincinnati prices, always on hand.

Terre-Haute, Marrh 23,1853-7-tr