Wabash Express, Volume 12, Number 23, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 May 1853 — Page 2

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OFFICE EAST OF THE COURT-HOUSE. D. 8. DANALDSON, Editor.

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Wednesday Morning,

May 18, 1853.

O* 31 r. Joseph 0. Jones recently returned from Washington with his commission a? postmaster at this place, .m took charge of the office on Monday morning last. There has been a long, and a strong fight over the place, which, we presume, is not yet over, if coming events cast their shadows before. We are only an outsider, however, and hare no right or can so to interfere,

We understand an effort will be made to find a good location for the post-office, some place around the Square. We hope thin may be successful, as we think the public, generally, would like to see such a change made and We suggest that there be no closing of the P. O. to go to dinner, and that in this season of the year, it be opened in the morning before seven o'clock—say half past six. There is no use in -having a change of postmaster without the public gains something by it. Of course, the President thought of that. when he consented to the change.

IT A ompany has been organized for the purpose of constructing a railroad from TerrcHnute to Joliet, Ills., under a charier granted at the last ses&ion of the Legislature of that Stale. Joel A. Malteson is President of the Company Peter Stewart, Vice President Geo. W. Casseday, Treasury, Richard Doolittle, Secretary P. Stewart, Geo. W. Canned ay, S. W., Kendall, Josinh McRoberts, Joel A. Matteson, 11. Doolittle, G. D. A. Parks, Directors. The Joliet Signal says the books were opened on the 21st ult., nnd ^lOO,(MM) subscribed.

•ID* Col. TuM&nn is disposed to laugh at the honors proposed to be thrust upon our neighbor of the Jburnnl, by Oot.Gorman. The tender of this appointment, Ool. T.snys, reminds him of the scriptural scene, in -w hich the devil figures on flic top of lijgh inontain, tenderdering vast dominions for a little worship, when in reality old cloven foot possessed no tiLie to an acre of land on earth.

Correct It.—The State Journal calls attention to an unnecessary delay of tho eastern mail at the Madison post-office. he mail received at Cincinnati in the morning, ought to reach Indianapolis by clock the same evening— passengers also. Instead of tho mail being forwarded from .Madison in the evening, it remain* there till tho next morning. If it were sent to Indianapolis tho same evening that it reaches there from Cincinnati, it would reach this place twentj'-foiir hours earlier than it now does. We earnestly join the Journal in the hope that this will receive the attention of the authorities and the delay be speedily remedied.

O EvaiiM ille and l.amasco cily have voted to take, the former two hundred thousand, and the latter fifty thousand dollars stock in the Hvansville, Indianapolis, and Cleveland Straight Line Railroad. It is aleo announced that engineers nre already surveying the route for the Indianapolisand Vincennes Air-Line Railway. In view of these facts, the citizens of Teirc Haute fdiould take a deep interest in the speedy extension of the EvansviUe and Illinois Railroad to this place.

Health of the President.

We are informed, upon the authority of private letters from gentlemen of the highest respectability at Washington city, that the health of President Piercc is any thing but good. It is said that he will pass tho summer months at Georgetown, in tho hope that his strength may bo restored.

9.7" Within the last fortnight w« have had intelligence of the loss of two hundred and fifteen human lives,by the followingdisasters: the wreck of the steamship 1 ndependcnce, 125 by the collision of the Michigan Central and Southern Railroads, 15 by tho burning of the Ocean Wave, on Lake Ontario, 25 by the Rail road accident at Norwalk, 50. To these might be added hundreds who have been maimed or disfigured for life.

ITT The Sentinel has published a card, noti fyingthe Democracy that the Democratic con volition which irasto be, for the purpose of nom inating a candidate for Supreme Court, Reporter, has been "knocked into a cocked hat."

O* Tho Illinois papers are in extactes over a lot of cattle which have been found in Champaign county in that State. There were 100 in the lot, the average weight of which, is said to be 1,065 lbs., gross. They were fed by a Mr. Harris, and recently sold to Weaver A Rennick, of Tickr.way, Ohio, for $'t.7f per cwt., the whole lot amounting to $7,34l). Some beef and some cash, in that sale.

Important to Postm astuss. —A

postmaster in

one of tho Southern States, was recently ar rnigned and fined fifty dollars for delaying a letter in his office. It should bo generally known that the law makes ii the dntv of every postmaster to forward all matter deposited in the ofllce one half hour before the depart urc of the mail, unless a longer time should be granted by the Postmaster General, on ac count of business in the officc.

U* The law organizing the new Territory of Washington, was passed by Congress without the usual recognition of the ordinance of ITS'?, or the Wilmot proviso. So this magnificent Territory, situated to the north of Oregon, and so fertile, salubrious and inviting to the Agricultural enterprise, is opened for the reception of Southern emigrants with their slaves, It »$ probable that a number of citiiensof Missouri, Kentucky, and Virginia, will avaiUhotnsclvoe. of this opportunity for the introduction of another large slave Slate.

Fruit.—It

is said by those who have exam

ined, that the germs of fruit are yet uninjured, and that there is a good prospect for a most abundant crop.

Takt Notios.—By the 1st of tine wjst, thrrr will be a continuous hne of railway from

ton to Terre-Haute!

Boa,

SO* Wool is selling, this season in New York, at prices ranging from 40 to 5S cents per lb«

XT L*m«rtit», the eeltbrtted Fwsdi author ted poUticiio, is ta*d to be dyinj* T1

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KT Jacob I. Brown, late of the Wab&sh Val-joor first trip with Rafut Parter in his Fly ley IVmoerat, has been appointed Postmaster at Charleston, Ills.

I "PROTESTANTISM vs. CATHOLICISM." Our neighbor, of the Journal, seems half iniclined to quarrel with us, in as much as we s-vw fit to irk soniewliatnpon his sentiments on this question, published in a late number of hi3 paper. "Perhaps, we ought to regret this, but we dont," for wc expected as much. But we will let all this pass, and to the point.

We arc again informed, that "Protestants in the United States, as well as in England, have taken alarm at the efforts at proselytism, which it is reported that the Roman Catholic Church is now making in those countries," and he again repeats "that every movement in that church is narrowly watched that Mis sought to convince the minds of all classes of persons of what are represented aa dangerous tendencies of the Catholic faith," and that "fiction is resorted to," fcc. 1 tee had intended to enlight en our readers upon ihis subject, as our neighbor attempted to do, we should certainly have first been fully satisfied that these things were true, and that there was just aud great cause for alarm. Would any one, who justly appreciated his relations to the public, in the capacity of journalist, have taken any other course? Would any one, who respected the good sense of his readers, and desired the well being of society and that harmony and good feeling should prevail as far as possible throughout the land, have sought to alarm the people upon a subject fraught with so much importance as is this, without the fullest conviction^ that there wjfc imminent danger of jisoine great public calamity? Our neighbor may have been prompted by honorable motives in what he said upon this question—we will him credit for this much. But he makes

give a confession in liitflast issue, which is lite best, evidence in the.'world that his judgment or discretion was at fault. After repeating his premises, he says: "jVow whether all thin is a false alarm or not, we did not slop to disenss, else we might have shown ourselves eager to rush into a quarrel." No, yon didn't stop to investigate the cause, or justice, or extent of the quarrel, but, taking it for granted you pitched in," very much as a bully would rush into a row without stopping a moment to consider the purpose or consequence of his act. sWe hpc for the credit of your occupation, you will, after this, not "leap in the dark."

Our neighbor also seeks to

cxcupc

himself

by saying that he merely "presented an existing state of things, and made no insinuations upon the creed or actions of any sect or class of persons 'I Ins "existing state of things the Journal finds in the cohunns of two papers, which, of all others, have taken thu lotul in agitating this question—a very weak existence, if it bo existence at all. With equally as much propriety an abolitionist might quote the exaggerated stories of the cruelty of Southern slave holders as evidence that Isorthern fanatics are justified in all their actions and assertions. Our neighbor might, with equ.il force, quote Fred. Douglass, Gerret Smith, etc., to substantiate tho doctrines inculcated by "Uncle Tom." This would be as fair an argument in favor of this side of the question, as that put by the Journal, and the facts would be about as near the truth in one case as the other..

As an offset, to tho fact that our neighbor has imbibed his knowledge of the "exisiting state of things," from the principal agitators of the question, he makes the following profession: "We profess no preference for any creed, and believe that a man may be a good Christian iti adopting one creed as another, and think that our Catholic citizens arc as good and patriot ic, and as much attached to our institutions as any other body of citizens." If this is not the sheerest gammon, then what our neighbor has taken upon himself to say, on the authority of tho "New York Observer" and "Cincinnati Times must be. Either our neighbor's profession is assumed, or the authority which he brings to substantiate "the existing state of thigs" is false for our neighbor says ho "believes that our Catholic citizens arc as good and as patriotic, aud a? much attached to our institutions as any other body of citizens," while the language of the "Observer" ami "Times," has been, "We call upon the Protestant army to arouse, and deliver themselves from the influence of the Pope of Rome, whose servile priests have 'set our peoplo by the ears,' and who are secretly and silently, working out the Popish plot for the subversion of our religious liberty!" Now, here is our neighbor's authority testifying against him, for lie is just- as much bound to believe the "Observor's" say-so as to the designs of the Itomish church, as that paper's say so concerning "the existing state of things and if ho believe either of these then ho must disbelieve his own "profession." Ah! but haven't we a smart neighbor?

The "Journal" wants to know if we can not subscribe to the sentiment that, "It is high time that men should be at liberty to adopt and enjoy any religious belief under the sun, without having their characters as citizens suspected." Why, my dear sir, at tho organization of our government, it was declared high time, and tlualiberty was then established and hftS existed over since, and Ave hope it will endure forever. But those who profess to be its most ardent friends, sometimes, In their blind seal .strike it tho severest blows. Should there be any men in our'conntry, who do nut enjoy this liberty, it is no fault of our institutions and ir our neighbor has discovered a class of men who have yielded up this inestimable boon, we have not the least objection to his reforming them, so that he does not set about it in a manner that will make llio remedy ten times worse than the evil.

83* An old fogy in politics, is .said to be, one. who "sits upon the shirt tail «f progress and cries ico." We presume our friend "Bob," of tHe Journal, is one of the aforesaid, as lie tells us emphatically, that he will never believe in such a kumbng as tho "spirit -rapping* tho reason why, is. Jk? knnws it if a

Bob says, who has witnc *ed the rise and downfall of Mesmerism, Milk rwu and many other kindred Hambngs, cannot safely predict the result of Spirit Rapping*."

Does Bob reflect how many true things have been reviled, contemned, and rested, when they were first broached? As, for instance, the Oopemican system, the circulation of the blood, and even" the religion tswght by the Savior of the world In later day*, who thought Fulton would ever succeed with steam as a motive power? Or that Mors*! would have made any thing out of the telegraph

Come, Bob, we will take you up with us on

inj Machine. GA your*clf ready. Wc *t« sorry that "Bab** does not know, thu "tneraomm** is a fised fact—nearly.

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French Aggression

r\ III Cokock. Mr. Gravsoo is a Union man—Mr. UT The Odd Fellows are about building a magmfieeni

We observe various intimations in our exchanges that the French Government has made demands upon that of the Ilawaii, of an extor-tionate-and totally inadniissablecharacter, incompatible with the liberties of the nation. It is thought, in some quarters, that this demand is made by the French with a view of ultimately taking possession of the whole archipelago, {is the requisition is supported by a squadron consisting of two 60 gun ships and four other Vfessels of war—a fleet fully able to seize the inlands and subvert the government as was done with the Society group,a few years ago.

This act on the part of theFrench Government it is believed, was caused, or is sought to be justified, by some restrictions imposed by the Hawaiian government upon the importation of pirituous liquors,especially brandy. Sometime ago, the authorities of the islands determined to put a stop to intemperance, which was rapidly carrying off the natives—thousands of them dying monthly from this cause. To effect this purpose, a law was enacted levya tax, amounting almost to total prohibition, upon all intoxicating liquors. This interfered with the French commerce,and Louis, it appears, has resolved to test the influence of a filibustering expedition to "unburden the trade."

The Hawaii is one of the recognized members of the family of nations, and it is said that an appeal for protection from the United States, has been sent to Washington by theKing of the Hawaii. If this is the- case, Gsn. Pierce will soon be afforded an occasion to developc his policv, rather indefinitely foreshadowed in his inaugural,respecting the acquisition of neighboring "territory not nowour own." Government should take some notice of this movement of the French, as it would be highly in imical to our Pacific, trade, and impolitic in other respects, for the dominion of the Sandwich islands to pass into the hands of France or any other European nation. The Govern ment ought to be preserved as it

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is.

Mr. H. Smith.

The story, prejudicial to the characterof Mr. II. 15. Smith, in circulation last fall, may not have been forgotten by our readers. It was alleged that at his instance, G. W. Cochran had been cruelly treated because, it was said, he had embezzled, or withheld a sum of money belonging to Smith. Recently, a number of the most respectable citizens of Covington in vestigated the matter, and, in justice to Mr. Smith, have published the following card:

We, the undersigned, having examined the accounts of the firm of Smith fc Cochran, are satisfied llmt-O. W. Cochran has wrongfully withheld from H. B. Smith, about the sum of about eight thousand dollars.

We are also satisfied from evidence that no bodily injury was ever done Cochran by Smith on board canal boat, as stated by Cochran.

R. Hktfiei.d, John McManomy, J. Ristin'e,

'i-J. L.

Sloan*,

James G. Hahdt, 'G. Hollistek,

GKO. Gkaiiam, J. S. Jones.

Messrs. Hollister and Graham have since published statements that they signed the above oil the representations of others, and not on their own personal examination of the books. Mr. C. also publishes in the last Covington Friend,a long communication defending himself.

O* Dr. George G. Shumard, of the United States Geological corps, in a speech recently delivered at Fort Smith, Ark., in which he made the important announcement that tho largest Gypsum field in the world, lies about three hundred miles west of Fort Smith, Ark., in the plains explored by Capt. Marcy last year, extending over an area of three hundred miles north and south, east aud west. In some places the strata is twenty feet thick of tho purest kind, white and, in some instances, transparent. Ho said the quantity was sufficient to supply tho whole world, and employ a railroad in its transportation, one hundred years. Gypsum is the substance of which Plaster of Paris is made.

State Fair.—The next Fair of the Indiana Agricultural Society, will be held at Lafayette. At the second meeting of the Executive Committee of the State Board of Agriculture, to determine the place of holding the Fair, the contest laid between Madison and Lafayette but the Star City" finally triumphed, we be lieve by one vote. The Fair will bo held on the 11th, 12th and 13th days of October next.

Dkath of Hon. Jesse B. Thomas—This

gen

tleman, who was at one time President of the Indiana Territorial Legislature, and subsc quently a member of Congress,committed suicide, at his residence in Ohio, last week, by scv ering his jugular vein with a razor, while in^a state of mental excitement.

53* Hcnrv Voltz was convicted of murder at the April term of Uie "VVayno County, (Ills.) Circuit Court, and sentenced to be hung at Fairfield, on tho 24th of the present rhonth He had murdered an Irishman with whom lie was in partnership.

Feaca.—The "Washington Union," the official organ of the Pierce dynasty, says that the policy of the administration will be to preserve peace speculations and rumors put afloat by the letter writers at Washington, to the contrary notwithstanding. Very well!

ID"Robert Owen, the Scotch philosopher, has announced his conversion to the spirit rapping theory. Mr. Owen enjoys a high reputation for scholastic attainments.

KFA Cincinnati paper of Thursday last, an it ounces that Gov. Slado, was in that city with some fifteen "Yankee school warms," fresh from the "land of pumpkin pi*r»." The Governor intends establishing them in the States of Indiana and Illinois.

Tennessee.—The Whigs of Tennessee have nominated Hon. Guslavus Henry, as their candidate for Governor. The Locos are running Hon. Andrew Brown in opposition to him.

Frke Dirt Itcm.—The

Free Dirters have call

ed a State Convention at Indianapolis. There i* also to be* similar congregation at Springfield Ills., before long.

CT John D. Hopkins, the founder of the "Good Gathering Society," as he* calls his church, was in Indianapolis, last week.

tjT Lcitm from Mexico state that Santa Anna has informally declared his approbation of the Sloo contract.

Pierce hasremofed Mr. W.J.Gray

son, Collector for the District of Charleston 8. C., Mid appelated in hia place, Mr. W. F.

Indianapoli®. Twenty- Secessionists in the Soath and Abolitionists

fit® thoasajHi dollars Xwth. Siem to be the especial favorite AdipiH:str»tio«. Dotal the

•Mflgrnno Celebration.—The Masonic ceremo-! nies at the laying of the corner stone of the monument to be erected by the Fraternity in honor of the brethren who fell in the battle of Tippecanoe, came off ou Wednesday last, at the Battle Ground. Notwithstanding the day was very unpropilious, we learn that there were upwards of 1,000 persons on the ground, and the ceremonies were conducted in an imposing manner. Mr. McNcely, of the State Journal, who fras present, writes:

The orator of the day., Judge

Dr.

Dkh.no,of

Lafayette, and Dr.

monies were much shortened oil account of the

list will astonish our farmers of Vigo: 39 Mules At $107 24 at 70 25 40 at 80 50 42 at 76 7G 22 at 80 75 nt 79 7 at 78 50 23 at 65 75 20 at 71 90 49 at S8 75 at 93 75 G:I at 100 05 18 at 103 4"i at 99 75 61) at 100 46 at 88 1 at

A Lucky Widow.—Widow Hughes, of New Albany, had her household goods destroyed by fire on Saturday last, but by Monday evening the citizens wit'h commendable generosity had made up one hundred and fifty dollars to make good her loss. It is pleasing to record such a a noble act.—Madison Banner.

In duo tune I will give you instructions where and when to deposit tho money thus collected. •ii

I am very respectfully,

nnmn pfn l.h^fdiirL

miles. The road from Lane's Branch to Paris,(a distance of three miles,) is being worked by

Dreadful

Isaac Natlor,

Accident.—A

of Crawfordsville, who'participated in the bat- pass boW grst through the draw of the Covingtie, addressed those present an oration elo-1 ago, came iu contact quent and full of interest. Notwithstanding a ton bnjlge, a lew u.ij»

severe rain which prevailed, his hearers braved, with ono of the piers. The boat, we unue it and listened to the address with engrossing! stand, wits much damaged—probably to the attention. amount of. $2,000

Being on the actual spot where the sangum- teS* ary conflict raged and addressed by one who Tippecanoe Battle-Ground.' mingled in the fight, the hearers listened with absorbing interest as the speaker recounted For the information of any who may not those thrilling incidents, and pointed out each have been on the Battle-Ground or read a delocalitv, teeming with historic associations.— script ion, we shall describe it as near a» space He presented manv new facts, which have been will allow, as it now appears. It i» situated on collected bv him from various and reliable: the level top of a ridge, which rises the form sources. Many of these facta are but little lof a flat-iron, about fifty feet above thu adjakuown, and highly valuable as matter of his-1 cent plains. It runs in the general direction of torv, and peculiarly so to Iiuiianians, as they N. N. E. and S. S. W. as near as we could illustrate the early annals of the State. A! judge—the sun not appearing. On the esresolution passed afterwards, aboard the steam-i tern side the ridge descends abruptlv to »urer, requesting the address for publication. 1 uett's Creek, a small stream-—beyond that is r-vr\ i.i ir\c si level Tiece of land bounded on the \N cs^ by

Sheruill, 0n

of Carrollton, Ivy., also addressed the audi Battle-Ground is a stretch of wet prairie bounence. The exercises were closed with prayer, ded on the East by rising wooded ground.—11- *Fhe north end of the Battle-Field is bounded music, and the firing of several vollie* overj^ Battle-Ground House and enclosures the graves of the departed heroes. The cere-

R0U(h en

Kentucky Stock.—The Western Citizen, at !iU„i them have fallen or been cut dow n, so it lias nt. Paris, ky., reports tho following sale of stock

at the Mav Court in Bourbon county, Ky. The comfortable shade in summer. The trees are much hacked and cut, by persons searchingaf-

Jf we were your "friend of the Tribune," we would be tempted to tell you, that it was lucky for widow Hughes that she resides in New Albany instead of Madison. But as it is, we'll say nothing about it. Not a word.

Bound to Have It.

The following circular has been issued by the Treasurer of State, to the several county Treasurers. It looks as if tho "powers that be" were determined to have the delinquent taxes collected. We hope they may be successful in enforcing the statute: f.vniANAroLrs, April 15th, 1853.

Sm:—By reference to Sec 102, Chap. C, Revised Stiituf-es of 1852, vol. 1, page 130, you will perceive is made your duty to call upon every delinquent lax payer, cither in person or by deputy, in your county, find collcct the taxes that may be returned ci52inqticnt, for

I i,uco.i.o,uh.j

To enable you to do so,your County Auditor will be instructed to make out for you, forthwith, a certified copy of your delinquent lists.

I11 making levies for taxes, no property is exempt. Should the property fail to sell at the residence of the owner, you have aright to remove and offer it at any other point within the

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the year 1852, or any previous years and it ucc- more miles of railway than all the rest of the essarv to distrain property for the collection of] world. There are now in operation in the such" delinquent taxes, with penalty, interest United Siates about 24,000 miles of telegraphic and costs. "A

county. Recollect that a failure upon your! says: part, to comply with the law, in this respect, Olymphia, at the head of Puget Sound, will make vou personally responsible for the will doubtless be the seat of the Territorial Taxes.

your obedient servant, K. NEW LAND. Treasury of State.

Terro-Haute and Alton Railroad. II. Q. Sanderson,Superintendent of the Eastern Division of this road, has furnished the

complete the road. B' idge across the Wabash fiver is to be, commenced as soon as the spring freshets are.

"Prairie Beacon,' with the following items, ipeomotivc to be taken out by the Japan cxsliowing the progress nnd prospects of this penditure to initiate the Japanese into the rreat road- mysteries of steam. The locomotive is coin1 -v- ™-v I plete in every particular, as also the tender:

Arrangements have Wen made 111 New ork, I

by which wc are to have the necessary funds to,

sufficiently subsided to allow the commence- PP ment of the foundation of the piers and abutments

The first, three sections west of the river,'ports of the earnings of fourteen

It is our intention to put a large force on (his

•e torcu on m»»:

Messrs. Frizell fe Sprague, who have a good for many years past Chief a number of hands upon it and will have it com- preme Court of the State of Pennsylvania. He pleted by the time we reach there with the rails. I h-d af hi* residence in Carli-!eon Wednes-dsy,!

From "Paris west the road is in an advanced' Jast, wsrmly res^t ^d both state— almost every section for 16 miles i* i- magistrate and a man. inc orarlfrlnnri four or fi v» now romtiliing graded, and four or five miljs

bow

compic

led. We have a sufficient nnmber of cross-lies contracted for, to lay the track from Terre Haute to Charleston and a large portion of them delivered.

rapidly as we wish, and have concluded to Prru Sentinel. pay the liberal price of $1 10 per day, which wc think will induce laborers to come upon oar line.

Should we be favored with health during the coining summer and fall, we hop$ to htiv* our

cumxuir eumuiw i«i« read in acondiUon next Jfnuary to give ear] Wk tium* bash, when a hauler at

(say from Terre-Haute to Charleston.)

Wc see that active measures are now in progress to extend the Kvansrille and Crawfordsville Railroad from the latter Y'ls'"® through Frankfort to Pern, or to Ft. Wayi:e The people through that secticm appear heartily enlisted in this extension, and show their faith by their works. Frankfort and vieimty have subscribed $77,000 stock. If this extension or la tw* citr.on Wrttee«J«y^eveoin^

road, not only here, but alon?the whole «as o. Evansville.—PertcCoumly Whit May 6.

telegraphic dispatch

from Buffalo, N. Y., dated the 13th iast., says that on the afternoon of that day, the Granite

Building, 162 Man, street, fell in and buried some 15 or 20 workmen under the rums.

SET The steamer Cabinet, in attempting to

the eastern side of the

is a point. The surface of tho

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with but little underbrush. It is, in. tact, atii

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the pr(JS0nt

tiineju^t enough left to form a

bullets, of which there were great numbers

ri imbedded in the timber. They are generally found at the average depth of three inches.— ~'1' Tiiev have been found at the height of thirty

'feet above the ground. Their situation at this

are buried in a large grave near the centre of

--i the west line, and in a grave-yard near the !&! Ground. Those of Col. Jo. Daviess lie ITeside

a large tree near the eastern line. Tho tree I ',as

^etlcr"D"out

AVe do not know what the purchasers will! road is beginning to be made just below the do with mules at such prices, to make money out of tliein.

What underbrush

roiin ^nd shrubs there are liarc been mutilated by •j'r ^n persons obtaining relics. A road runs through 'the field frojr, end to end, and tl»o exenvation

persons obtaining relics. A _f,|

the field fro end to ei for ihe New Albany and Lake Michigan Kail-

brow of the declivity on thu eastern side, where the fight raged hottest. Future thousand* from different, parts of the globe will thus, in the future, glide along in the rapid train near where niauy a noble spirit left its clayey tenement.

The Ground is riot enclosed. A few years ago a rude fence which bounded it was taken down, and has not yet been replaced. It is hoped that this neglect will not continue long. A neat and substantial inclosurc should be erected arouud the consecrated spot.—State Journal.

Railroads in the United States. ,y On the first of January. 1853, there were in the United States, 13,227 miles of completed railroad, 12,928 miles of railroad in various stages of progress, and about 7,000 miles in the hands of the engineers, which will be built within the next three or four years—making a total of 33,155 miles of railroad, which will soon traverse the country, and which, at an average cost of $30,000, (a well ascertained average) for each mile of road, including equipments, etc., will have consumed a capital amounting to $994,050,000, 13,227 miles completed, 12.928 miles in progress, 387,840,000 7,000 miles under survey, 210,000,000

3.1,155 Total $991,(50.000 Or in round numbers, one billion ol dollars. In all human probability, by the end of the

next five years the United States will have

wires, or more than double the amount in other parts of the world.—Scientific Amcricun.

Territory of "Washington.

The Washington city correspondent of tho N. Y. Tribune, in writing in relation to the recently organized Territory ol Washington,

Government for the new territory of Washington.

seventy-four can always Safely ride at

anchor within a mile of the bluff there, and at certain tides she may approach the shore within a plank's length. It is thought at the Department of tire Interior that Olymphia is to occomc the great commercial point in Oregon. Not knowing fully the data 011 which they base this impression, I give it to your readers at its true value.

Locomotive for Jaiux.

cnge

Morris it Son, of

Philadelphia, have inst completed a miniture

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The

entire weight is 1210:

lhe

.apacity

estimated at 0 tons.

the locomotive is

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A railway track will alwith the "locomotive and

IlAii.noAP Stock.—It is staled

is complete, and ire are daily adding to the in March, ranging from 11 to 100 per cent., forte now emplovcd. The second anf third sect ions are very and will be worked with cars as soon small cuts are taken out sufficiently for track. We hope to be prepared for the its arrival at Terre-Haute. Onccargo has been shipped, and is expected here during the present month.

will be worked by tho company (P. M. and ken indiscriminately from Ohio, Maryland, /#ccwd«dfi« ohulolBg»n wrfenBarnes,) and are now considerably advanced.j Pennsylvania, ISew York, Connecticut, jnui- ji,,) th« Hydropiper, which, combined About 2,000 feet of embankment in the bottoms, ana, and Georgia, show a universal increase with other vegetable ingredient*,rnt forth in Id* puba A I 2 r.

The IrishExodus.-

1,earns

The next two sect ions west, (which take us their families, and few

to the State lino) are being worked bv contrac- young and very old tors, and are already well advanced, a.tid

promised to becomplcted in June or July.

through a private and reliable corrc^p»n-, the fact of it*

work immediately, an 1 ve are^deterrnined todence, that in manf the U^,o^, CRIB^,

sefing

From the State line tf Lane's Branch, the creature who is nov a pauper. grading is nearly completed, being about 10

fP V. A r% A 4 A

use every effort to complete it in the least pos-1 latinn caused by the departure^ the„mi In *hort. it hueex-1 *h^«r for otherPuqo*«. sible time. We have already a good force em-' painful as it is ainasting. p^oye(} have come to America

iHi'-ii SOIr,

afarm

holl8c"

or ft

sinSle

htt,nan

Death or Jctk»e Gibsox.—The Harris burgh papers announce the deccase of the venerable and highly esti'emcd Judge '. B. Giitso.N", of the Sti-

The laborers on the Jnnc': :i CanaT in Che* •mung, a few days sine* suuck placer ofj kulls, supposed to be those of the red men of'

the forest, who wererouted bySullivan and

have found it somewhat diiScult to pro-1 j,i# party in this valley. Besides the skulls,| vij/o Circut fi.urt cure sufficient hands, to drire our work a*)nt|l(

lics of the Revolution were found.—

A Toung man hr the name of Ripple was accidentally shot, last Sunday evening, s't.. it ,fiTe lesfroin this place. He was peaiin?

him for a deer, and shot him through the head, killing him almost instantly.—Marthall (IU.) Ttie$rvplL

Most men employ their first rears soas'feBtg

to make their last miserable.

DIED:

'1* nth

Alloa, til*., en toe lOtJb iast., Mr*. E11ZA8BIH 33 ye***- The deceased of HU«kk. of Itodtr.

MARRIED:

On the 8th inst.« Rev. A. Vooo, JOHN H. WEST, to Miss NANCY JANK

TAYI.OK.

On the 12th.inst, By

The

building was being changed and a portion of the lower walls had been-removed, and owing to some defect in staging tip the wall above, the whole fell in, burying beneath the rubbish nearly all who were engaged iu repairing thcbtnld-

all of ihte City.

Ai.ex. Anderson- is

May 1?, 1?:3.

nriniinillv

1? leld is covered itli oak timber rn

Mkwhinnkt 1~sq-

CITY ELECTION.

Wo liavo been requested to make the following announcements: Vox Councilmcn from the 1st. Want, JOHN K. GUXtXGHAM and THOS. I. BOUlvNK: from the °d. Ward, ZENAS SMITH from the 3d. Ward^SAAC M. BROWN.

We are authoriied to nnnounce THOS. CVNNIFF, as a candidate for Street Commissioner, at the ensuing clcction.

We are authorised to

noun ce IS. T. MAURI-

SON aa a candidate for Mayor at tUe approaching municipal election. For City Clerk.—B. S. DANALDSON.

W. K. KL) WAR lis is a caudidatejor Mayor, at the approaching city election. ft-p PATRICK O'SirU.VTAN desires us to say, thut nc i» a candidate for Street Commissioner, at the ensuing election itouKRT N. Ht-DsoN, ift a candidate for Councilman from the sfd Want. .»•

Jtjr» Robert Wharry, is a candidate for uuiucil man frum the 3d Ward. TT"P Jocsph Coorsn is a candidate for Mayor at the ensuing city election. "5jT

a candidate for Street Com

missioner at the ensuing election

AGEICULTTTRAL SOCIETY. a-

A meeting or the At-ncultural Society of Vijro. will

be held at the Court-house, on Saturday, the SJSth of

quested, of farmers, mechanics, aud every class of community. TIIOMAR DURHAM, 1st:, President.

TCP The unprecedented success ot" Dr. th-ban's AnilBacchanatiuu justilics us iu reenmnendiug it to all

who arc afflicted with that terrible

J..

3 «iesifruel as

Disbask

wj1Iltit 1R

''oak open in* At the time of the battle it thousands of cases whore it has been nsrd, not a single was thicklv "studded with trees, but many of failure has occurred. See advertisement in another

.. .1 1 column

tor which

BRANCfl STATE BANK OF INDIANA, Tkurk-Hai-tk. May H, 18.V.. A DIVIDEND of live per cent, has J. heen declared on the Capital Slock of this Branch, out of tho profits f«r the six months endvuRt'Oth ult. also, an extra dividend of five per cent, out of the Surplus Fund, payable to the Stockholders on demand. i*i ^V. U. .Mt'KKEN, Cashier.

May IS, 1853'Sa-tf®S

passed in any market. .May 18, lS53-Sa-tf

arc now receiving an extensive assortment of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, direct from the manufactory, such as Cradled, Grass and Grain Scythes, May and Manure Forks, Shovels, ducemenls to merchants

TOOLS, which, for variety and .beauty, cannot he Mn-

TTy Banking Hours from S»

DX GBOGHEOANS

EXTRACT OF IirDROl'JPEn,

A CURE FOR!

Dyspepsia, Scrofula, and Skin I)i,senses.

Ml t*R Ilia ht 4% A Oil /fn At 14

liched recipe, form* ft most, valuable and cfficaciou» remedy for many chronic dinc&scs. Unlike Narsep#-

The Jteapc J( cowjumies Each boiUc. f««t.

The Baltimore America-: ,„ „,„Me „u„,

I mm: arri i'tnrlfKI if 111- i. P"

Hei'

r»./! Au nt* in uf t»*ti«ir,io» .« hic'i T'l -"J- ,M1'• iiy.lUllgii.iMji-,, :i, ihe i-i i.t.y. lhe afflicted are desired to

Sft a cit' ulM. ,kv_igi.tiO per hoUle—0 bottle* for f«»,C0 WbffiBSlIU) '-U a!

im vm vs' a- PATTKlf,

Gf ons exectJtion

b«t^U

the fiwn of Prai tenc-.'-nts belong and I will on Saturday, the il day Jui J8S3, at the Court-Ho Ve door Tern limi' f, within the lejral hours of said, day. offer th-

and progu,r

arill then and there offer t&e fee simp.

iest

liK

A W A E

SIGN OK THE MILL SAW,

"Wholesale and Retail.

P0TWIN & BURN AM,

Opposite the Court-House, Main Street,

A RE now recoiviii£t a very heavy Stock ot jt\- 9 ourchased in tlio Eastern Cities, and of tho manufacturers, by one of the partners, which thev offer WHOLESALE

Hoes, Picks and Mattocks', Scytho Snaths, cic. Wo n00,i„ ]j„e to call nnd see us, which are would .u-niu call.attention to our CJRPE^rr.HS-

1'OTWIN & UUR.NAM.

SOUTHERN BANK OF INDIANA.

H[S

Institution, located on the W

a. si.

to *4 pant. 12,

from past J, to 4 r. nt. C. K. GUKXISON, Cashier. Terrc-Hautc, .May 1?, 18,-.3-33-1*

TO BRIDGE BUILDERS.

of the Bridge, caft be ftsdtf at the Auditor's Ofllce, tun 01)

county of Parke, May-1-1, ISoIi May t«, 1853-23-3W pd$I

DAVID W. RANKIN.

CINCINNATI CABINET ffAREKOOM,

4:h Street, hotween Wabash and Ohio, E-11A TJT R, INDIANA. T^URNrSHESeviM-y description of C.\!J- !"KT WOliK. at lower rates than ever offered on the1 W'atmah. (Jail arid sec.

May 18, leSIi-ffl-tf

oFiciijiDmGT- "77

WOULD respectfully inform tlic citizens of Viaoanil currottndina conntie*, thitl hnve litted up NEW MAGHINKS with N'KW (JAKD.s, at tho Terre-Haule Kotmdry, jind hope, by strkt attention, to merit, a share of public patrnnage,, I warrant my work to be etipcrior to any other done In tlii* place. Any person who doc* not get pood work can have pay Tor "the same in good Kollf, or the hi$hoit market, prico in ca.«h.

J3T No ertra charge? math for Wool that overruns in weight bit adding (Jrrnse. Hiiro Lard Oil furniubcd for wool.

Wood, Coal and Wheat taken in exchange for Carditis. 1 will also keep constantly on hand, for sale, a good article of KObbS, cheap for cash. 1 will ftl»o. pay the highest price, in cash, for 50,000 lbs. of wool. M. H. l'ATTliKSON. jWny If, lsr,n-S3-Smo.

By ,r^

ttiJ^ th fi e|t.,

•stre«, Kelii Kli'IOIWi-t I.-

f. Kiy»jp«Iu»,

Hi-, ail K,.tji!iu»* of -1 r- '-nl, I *11 J*. n: «-i^"W«, K'Mrsalc 11]» -. 1.1 !i* ."ICfe 11 fh*.s*«rst.fc.*u., usivti.1-?. Wutti ilrasb. Ii.lii.rj-BTe"i" Gonra ion, and ceuerAl

ani»

HE TAIL, on the

most favorable terms. Having purchased expressly for the wholsalo trade, they can offer extra iuducemeuts to merchants to purchase in this market.

The following goods comprise apart of their extensive stock SHELF HARDWARE, of everv variety^ and description—liar and Sheet Iron, Steel, Nails, Tin Plate, HarTin, Tin'd Copper, Zinc, ltivets, Wire. Anvils, Vices, Sledges, Plough Moulds and Points, Screw Plates, ctc. Curriers, Carpenters, Coopers, Saddlers., Ibncksiuith, and every variety of TOOLS. Mill. Cut and every other style of SA'W S, of the best Makers.

CABINET MAKERS' MATERIALS—Veneers, Hair Cloth, Looking Glass Plates, Frames, Ptorture Fraiiies. etc.

BUILDING MATERIALS, VIZ:—Glass, Sash. Paints, Oils, Varnishes—every description ot Fixtures for Doors and iudows an extra

:u,d

tuat-r,

remedy. We are assured it Is fully

represented, «nd that in the hundred and

Wi,

Scrnbbiuj, 1 fU-

M-iiy, inst., at 2 o'clock. P. M. A full meeting is re-J Hall, 1 arlor, aim store

U|I1I)

,rtw, l,

,r .„ qualm-of I'autts. Ornish, \N hitewas.Ii

q" .ki, ,,., „.r

Horso

atnps, Wicks and

Fixtures, Globes, etc. Pumps, Pump Fixtures, Tubing Chain, and Hoses Trace, Log, Cable, nnd other Chains Manilla Hope, Cordage, ^Packing Yarns, Trout Lines, and «'ish Hooks .litlcs, Guns, Pistols, Powder, Shot, Caps, Lead, etc. A largo stock of

Gunsmiths' M.vtk-

Barrels and Fixtures. Axes, Adzes, Hatchets, Broad Axes, all of the most celebrated makers. Spring aud Counter Balances, Steelyards, PUttfo'rtn and other Scales, and a verv "few of those. Family Grindstones.

The most extensive stock of Saddlerv Hardware arid Harness Trimmings in the NVaba^h Vallev, consisting of

Troea. Pad Skins, Hog Skiii3, Morocco, Coat aud other Fine Leather, Harness, Uridh* and Skirting whips, llames, etc. Coach ami Huggy Trimmings, Axles, Springs, Hubs, Shafts. Bows, Bent Felloes. Moss, Curled Hair, Daniaxk*. Laces. Hands, and other Trimmings. SHOKM A KICKS, also can find a full supply of Tools, Leather, and working materials.

Having purchased our Stock on the most, favorable terms, we are enabled to to offer inuul others, wishing

jn v'otlu.r

Aliment.

Terre-Hante. Slav 18. l?'53-2 i-tf

side or tho Public Square, will buy and sell (j.dd, Silver and tlncurrent Money, Time and Sight Drafts! and Bills of Exchange—Remit money to Kn.gland, Ireland, Scotland and Germany, 011 its own responsibility. Will also pay Interest on deposites at tjie following rates: 4 per ccnt. on Call 5 3 Munths 6 12 Months for which certificates will be given at the above rates.

VIGO COURT OP COJOHN PLE&S, Juhj Ttrm,

1n"i3.

'Samuel Paddock, Leathv Mclveen. and llenjamin McKeen, heirs 111.'law of Kbenozer Paddock. deceased complainants KS\ Kiley

Paddock, Thos. Paddock. Washington Paddock. David Paddock and other a, heirs at law of snid deceased, respondents.—Hill for the: final distribution of the Estate of said ifrrr/isrd.

MUC complainants, by S. Wright and C. T. .1. Noble, their solicitors, havo filed their 1 bill in the office of the Clerk of said Court to.getlier with an affidavit of a disinterested perjsyn, that the above named Riley, Washington, I Thomas, nnd David, are not residents of tho

State of Indiana. Notice is, therefore, hereby given to the said

days befofe. the letting. I $\vir. plead, or demur to said bill, or the sanio By order of the Hoard Gomiimsionci's of gaid 1 ,1 1,..ir j,.. ,tof

before the calling of the catise, to nn-

,r^ "op'ps will be heard or determined 111 then

County Auditor.

iiommilOiibvi-m'o

and decreed accordingly. ANDltl'lW WILKtNS, CPIc. May 18, 185'! Sil-lw [pr's fee $3,00

VIGO COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jnhj Term, 1H53. Henderson C. Islicll, VS. Klius g. Curry, nn.l others, heirs nt law of .Ldiu Curry, decoasod.—Petition for a Conveyance df Real bUtate. rpjjE petitioner, by C. T. Noble, his solicitor, .L having tiled Iris petition together with tut affidavit, that tint defendant, li^lias S. Curry, in not a resident of the State of Indiana.

Notice is therefore, hereby given to the said Elins S. Curry, that, ho be, and appear beforo tho Judge of said Court, at the Court-House iit Terrc-Hautc, 011 tho first day of its nest term,, then and there, iu said Court, to show cause if anv he can, why the conveyance asked lor in stud petition, should not be granted.

ANDHKW WILKIN'S, Ol'k.

May 18, 1.S53 'i3-lw [pr'a lee $-J,00]

Strayed,

FROM tho subscriber, on (ho l.'Ith day of May, in»t., a Dark Bay Mare, about six years obi, near fourteen bauds high, trim

built,, hod before, had a hemp cord aronnd her neck when she left a small hole on her hind parts, caused by being hooked when a colt, no other marks recollected. Supposed to havo gone to Monroe county, where

hIiu

Peo". "i •1 .city. 1:.v 3 I IV tf

Sols .-*»ts,

I I or or pi A 0 4

i-.-ff.L. y. r... -j,-r. -flrf 'p. Tiv J. If, riMfi.iujr» and :.v i! ill ft i'll'i-J

Jf,

lK(3-23'tyr

SHERIFFS SALE.

from tii

to ni-" i! rrrf rd a

deliver®!, in favor of F. rah H. Arnuld, h\ ministratrix of the estate of C.-slf Arnold, ceased, stfd Isasc iln Alga D'.-.-m.-aectuitv. I l.-iv#- levied 1

Alga D'.-.-i'

#-a«ctuity.

lowing property, Thn ca-! half of *!j A BESlUABI. 1m*, ot Qtu'-tinware# (•&-< half of ihe

(22 towu hip r!-ren (Jl) north,

—al&o Lot S". IS, in ton, being the lands and to the -aid Isaac Dean,

.aid pre with the ap-

was raised,

Anv person giving information of said mnre, so that

may gel Iter, shall be liberally re

warded. [J.i* Address the undersigned, or leave wo with 1). S, Diinnldson, at the "Kxprexs Ullicc.'

S3, W. 1.00AN,

Terrc-Hautc, Indiana.

May 1853 0:i n\v pd

CINCIN N A Tfscnnsr

B. POTTER & CO., Agenti.

TUST received, on cdnsigninent. lot of Kowler ("it l.udlow'n erhbratfd I'lutfonu Hcalcs, 0OJ), 700, HHI, IWiti, liiUO, I.MU U'K.

Alto. CoesTitK Ht'Ai.niv—Alt ut Ciiiciiumti price*,' oilcltus frciKht, May II, JH5.I"S2"tf

Road the following Certificate.

Mauch js, 1853.

Hnvirttj t«*tcd Fowler ft I.ltdlowVScale* iu the city of Cincinnati, by lhe «aud*rd wrtglu*. and ninny otiirr^ of liKntent and V»'e*trru make, 1 ff i-I *ar- iu *»yjttA lhat ft better fiiii*lied, more ilrlitately Or reliable article, than limy inanufncttire, h«* not com® uiulisr my notice. J- fl.N Yi'Ki',

Cit

fitaler.

Foundry for Sale!

,,i I which nre connected by a"a«wl

ciicIwmmS-«hets$hy

mouiiHnjj floor csti hccnl«rieed »t »ny time. Tho

h^j,

iwi -i.« of nentiii t.r. in enon. it nancx- «y»p» v. .... Under ,rtof d*d«ir..ti.» of all who i-.ve «*ed Jtw ««w

,{ Wrfih. power can Uc atUtlu'd with lUllo e^pmnc. vfi/al- The! .nil i'ic* in o.. dio» nre pr- -"d wilbhu*!- ,,,««! n^iwii.: tut v. #ftt of ti.-.ient cepaeity t'lexccutecv«i /order v. it a promitn *#. much trade that legiti:r,.iirty be' I. to Ti tic-H*«te, i* eoroiPMSltcd to go el*'- wlif I C. 'ill-,, :a C'i.'-.r *»d pi:'-' 1 h« t:t!- i* In III* liter*!. Apply to Ii. D»*

THE WATEE CITEE.

I OIIN WOOD offers hi services in ITyO «?r«i-'tl:v. to tiso" tfi»t .tfi v.•}!'?. ?ny kind rt!*•««. H'' I#1'.'Ix r'.it!i.!«ott from tlx- KuoWlfd:'« l.! Ii'tl» »ff»l Ii' I. »nri tin- littiv pr.-if iter- hr hsf h«-l ill ibr WA IV aURF,. that Mexti t-C l.riirfici:.|to 11)'- ami', trdi, Mr «lor« J.'.r rp'-Ct fo ftt'P f- dl»rw. lut tb hr I I" I'll "Ili-f .Ion. y, )''•!''. i, f. upper eml ol ierre-iiaute, ii»«t of thf l«-t

May II, J853*B tf

j:.\T/fAExmA.

T^ERKE'S Kxfra Extra spring «h'*e Silk

I H•-.!«.

totr ha.i .=

May II,

I fc.iv#- ,vied on tlie »oi •.

frsHiouil «eetion twi-i. Iron and CuiiUiH, for P. »t

9 5

}dder,hr ca*h, »o satiafy said weeu- BOlSfETS and RIBBONS.

JAMES H. NELSOK, Sh'fT. VEW Spring style Bonnets and Bonnct RibMay 18, 18S3-23-3w |pr*s fee

^'S"

f2."0]

liM.I.'S

E S

JiOOTS AND SHOES. HAVE a I-ir^c ftnd new S(-)r-r:ted stock

«•. fricM i«w ftsiu will be sold:

**Vr it*.i99Sbm-u J. H. TURJfKR.

COTTOy YARy A GENCY.

R..

mm wbSkf

Mmr j?,'