Weekly Reveille, Volume 1, Number 35, Vevay, Switzerland County, 16 February 1854 — Page 2

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VEVAY:, THURSDAY, ...FEBRUARY 16,1844.

New Invention.— We understand that an important discovery has but recently been made, for the especial benefit of whiskey manufacturers, li is elated that a very, deadly poison, is now used, by means of which the yield per bushel of corn is greatly increased. By tho old method about three gallons of whiskey was made out of a bushel of corn—and by the aid of the new invention over four gallons can be made out of a bushel of corn.

It is said, that some of the distilleries between here and Cincinnati have used this poison so freely, that hundreds of hogs have been poisoned to death, from eating the distillery slopl This is said to be a yin;// if not so, it should bu contradicted; if i; is so, whiskey drinkers beware!

On a recent visit to the city, we made it convenient to go oh the Madison art! Cincinnati packet, Wisconsin No. 3. We found things all right, as usnu). The clerks, Messrs. Brown and Vineyard, are always clever and accomhiodaling.

Loss of the Sophia.—Money Sunk —AVe learn that the Sophia, Captain Early, sunk recently iu the Wabash at. Luck No. 3, by striking the corner of the ctib with, great violence. The wind and strong 'current forced her against the lock, which was in an unfinished condition. The Sophia was valued at $4,000, and belonged chiefly to Captain Early, who had no iusuranee on her. Hb also lost 8800 in paper money, which was in a smalt safe, and stink w(th the boat.

Codon Burnt.

Four ihousand six hundred bales of cot- ’ -£ ■ , ' ton were ? tie* rived bytiie, a few days Kinre r iaiibe town of Tehnla, Hulmea county, Mis?. Some hoys had tied ‘ a pack of fire-crackers to a dogs ltd!. and the frightened animal ran into the sheds for protection, and thus communicated the lire to the notion. The loss is estimated at nearly $200,000.

KrThc.Memphis H'htg of January £C, says, !} weeks since we saw the corpse of a man at our landing who had been lit. erally riddled by riflu balls in an unprovoked melee which took place at the town of Aberdeen, Arkansas.—The murderers are atilt at large; and so far us we ure inform td, no efforts havo been made to ap. prehend them. A few days since a man was hunted and shot down in the streets of Memphis in btoad daylight in the midst of the usual throng on Front Ruw~ehot down as yon would shoot a mad-dog.

Wholesale Dry Goods House. We call )he attention of merchant* of (hi* placy and the surrounding counties, in Indiana and Kmtucky, where tor,paper circulates extensively, to the advertisement iif Winston <fc Co., of Cincinnati, We cheerfully recommend this targe and extensive wholesale establishment to our merchants generally.

modem Invention.

It U proposed, on some of the Eastern Railroads, to furnish Baby Cars, for the convcnier.ee of those traveling with these appendages,.as well as for the comfort of traveler* generally. The cars will be commodeous, and well supplied with cradles, baby jumpers, rattles, sugar, candy, milk, paregoric, and other sedatives and conveniences, an experienced matron, with both wet and dry nuraes, will be al> ways in attendance. Babies wilt be clucked through, and parents may rely upon every attention being paid to their comfort. In case of toss, the company bind themselves to gel another as good in its place. The company find tins step necessary, not only lor (he repose of travelers, but to prevent the two common practice of one fare (nr fair one) occupying four seats, viz: two for the baby to be stretched upon at full length, one for the mother upposiie, and one for lire baby’* sundries.

Feare, however, have been expressed by sevetal emincntengineers.ihai the concentration ol so much baby-squalling in one car, instead of dispersing it through, out the train as heretofore, might prevent the whittle front beipg heard, and thereby occasion some serious disaster. Those belief versed than ourselves in baby statistics, have (jivtn it their approval. All we have ip layj ii.'we hope it may succeed—it would_add materially to the pleasure of traveling.* V -- --- —r mr. I I--,- |,|

- OCT According to the Indianapolis Journal the following number and dvecrip. tions of newspapers are published in the Stale of Indiana, . Dalies, 13; v Triweeklies, 2; Semiweeklies; 1; Week jibs 121; Ssmt-moath-Jy 1; MoniJ)l]f», 6.—Toul 144.

OhC Tbs A; Marquis de Tuigei has bid hit leg amputated and is to a critical condition.

Spriun Business— Advertising.

Now ihai the spring busines is about to commence, i* the lime to atlvcnise in the newspapers. Those merchants who neglect to do this are most surely the losers, no mailer how much business they may now be doing; even if they are as welt satisfied with their prospers as man ever is,they will eventually loose ground if they do not advertise. Others not so well satisfied—those who have a business to build up—seize upon the columns of the newspapers, and tell the whole world of buyers that they 100 have goods to sell at taking prices. Thu customers, too, have begun to think that those who advertise can affoid to sell cheapest—that they are 'dive traders,” and if they do nothing mme the first lime they will at least examine the goods offered before buying elsewhere. Thus, those who do not advertise what they are doiig and what they can do, gradually lose their custom, to the gain of the more enterprising in the same line of business.

Out everybody does advertise, in a greater or less degree, in some shape or other—by cards, by circulars, by drumming. by signboards, by a handsome display of goods in their windows, or in some other way. They must take some method to tell the people what they have to sell. Uut they take a deal of pains and go to great expense, and do every thing and anything to increase the mimbei of their customers, but the very way which js easiest, must direct, most effectual, and altogether the cheapest, viz; by telling their story in the columns of their county newspaper. Is it not sol Think for one moment of the vas: influence and puwer of the piess; remember that if you wish to carry forward any great pro. ject—build a railroad, gel up an opera house company, build a hotel, start a bank or insurance office—the very first man you run to for aid is the editor of the newspaper. You wish to tell the public of your project, and at once the editor is the man to do it fur you. This is advertising, It is not always paid for, but it is a short cut to the accomplishment of the subject in view, -

often fetl sorry for the man who ••has not an enemy in the world." What is he 111 forf He must have very little character who has no enemies. He is no body who has not pluck enough to get an enemy* Cftve ns rather, as nnr idead of virtue and manliness, one who has many enemies—one who has ( made them by his manhood and downright sincerity, candor, and fearless love id the thing he secs to be right. The man of earnest purpose, ilrong will and Jove of principle, for its own sake, must have enemies. Hut this so far from being to him ill, is to' him. good, The strong tree is more deeply rooted and fastened in the soil by the blast than the summer breeze. A man never kows . how much there is of him, until he has confronted and braved bitter' opposition.

Indian Fight

The Council Bluffs Bugle, of the 27th January, say* that a serious 6glit is repor.led to have taken place lately between the Omaha* and the : Sioux. That paper says: We are info rmed that a band of Omaha braves went up to the mouth of the' little Sioux river, last week and killed a squaw of the Sioux nation, the wile of a Frenchman living there, Report* were rife yesterday morning that a band of Sioux came down on Wednesday morning and surrounded a band of Omahas whilst asleep, and succeeded in. killing ten Omahas. Many guns were discharged, at all events which were distinctly heard by the people coming up the river. We do not vouch for-the report. Much animosity exists between them, which will doubtless result in the extermination ot the Omaha tribes, unless the government in. lervenes to settle the quariel. The Sioux are threatening the white settlers of Sergeant Bluffs, and claim to own this Fniiawattamine purchase. This is one of the strongest and most warlike tribes in the west, ami if disposed might do much mischief on this (rentier.

Immorrallty in Russia*

A recent writer thus speaks of the mor* aU in Russia. Bad as is the polygamy or die Tuiks, it is infinitely preferable to such a domestic system: Whatever may be the morale of the peasantry in remote districts, those living in the towns and villages on the Volga are more degraded in their habits than any other people among whom 1 have traveled; and they can hardly be said to disregard, since they have never been acquainted with the ordinary decencies of life.— Whether belter resnlt can indeed be expected from a system by which the upper classes ate wealthy in propotiion to the number of. serfs possessed by each pro* prietorf The rapid increase of population is no lesss an object with the private serf owner, than the extensive consumption of ardent spirits is debited by*the government. Thus each vice is ptvlleged with especial patronage. Marriages, in the Russian lease of.the term, are cousumated at un parly age, and are arranged by the steward, without consulting the parlies—ti» |ord*a approval alone being necessary, The price of a family ranges from £3O to £4O. Our captain bad taken his wife on a lease of five years with ths privilege of renewal at the expiration of that term.

Condensed Temperance Speech.

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In no aspect that we can look at it, is the drinking of rum a blessing; physically, menially or morally, either to a man as an individual or as a citizen. It is a pot* son and a curse, and should be utterly exterminated. and put under ban. The men who drink it to excess should be deemed insane! The men who. make this ruinous stuff should be ostracised from every parlor where virtue, honor, or even decency dwells. The alternative should be ! presented, and insisted upon—“ Either abandon your damnable business, or lake the contempt which yon know you deserve!” "You are destroying the Jives and invading the domestic happiness uf out friends and neighbors; impairing llie usefulness of men, and bringing desolation and misery, upon women and children. |We will respect none of yon, until you I repent and reform! If we look upon the rum traffic in reference to its destructive qualities to the human body alone, it is a most fearful evil. Ilia only a question of time or proportion, how soon a man shall be killed. It is a murder by poison, and the effects are positive, and rarely stow, ft is no idle assertion to eay that men who do not use alcoholic beverages in any way am longer lived by all odds, than those who use it habitually, though moderately. This is a clearly ascertained /oc/, demonstrated by careful calculations of those most careful calculators—“ The Life Insurance Companies.” It has been ascertained, and that so clearly, as very .materially to affect the scale of price* in the general Insurance Companies of England. The rate of charges wc all know, is gradualed by the age of the party applying for insurance! but in some of, the offices a different principle enters into the calculations, for the risk is increased in the case of a moderate drinker, to say noth* ing of the ceilain early death of an intern* ptratc man.

Of intemperate persons it has been ascertained by careful estimates of large numbers of men, that the average continuance of life at the age of 10 js as follows; A person who has contracted the vice of drinking, can count upon but 15 6-ltl yeah* longer—that is the very utmost chance he has lor life. Intemperance commenced at the age of 30 gives him but 13 C-10 years;-at <lO only 11 0-10.

| Now let us compare these calculations of men who know what they are about, am) whose existence in business depends upuii the accuracy with which their caldilations ate made—for were they to make false estimates of the average chances of the lives of men, the shrewd among them would soon monopolize a profitable branch of business—let us see how these figures compare with those which have been ascertained to be law in relation to she ordtnaiy population; that & not only the mao who abstains ,totally, but the man who may drink his glasses of wine or glasses of brandy twice or thrice a day. This class (and the admission.into this class of men who drink liquor at all, is admitted to reduce the average, rate of life.j have, out of all proportion, the chance fur longevity. But before I state the figures, you will please to T rcniember that these Companies take risks of hundreds of thousands upon the faith of these very calculations. Of tbs ordinary population, including moderate drinkers, therefore, the Inflowing is given as the result: A person aged 20 lias an average chance of life of 44 2-10 years longerl of 30, for 36 5-10 years longer; of 40, for 28 b-10 years longer. Thus you will see that the intemperate at 20 years of age, has an average of life extending only to 35 6-10 years in all. white among the ordinary population, the chance of life is extended to 64 2-10 years. At 30 the drunkard has but a chance far a life of 43 8-10 years, the other for 60 6-10 years. The drunkard at 40 for 51 0-10 years, the other fur 08 8-10 years. These are vety minute calculations, very carefully made, and have been tested in years of experience by that most infallible of all proof, the cash balances to die creditor those who take (W risks./ Here is another calculation of the cases of those who acquire drinking habits at 20, which is very curious and instructive. It has been asceriained that the average of life, of inotdinatb beer drinkers st 20, is 40 7-10 years; of spirit drinkers, 36 610; beer and spitits indiscriminately, 35 1-10, And still another:

Tho average duration of life alter the commencement of intemperate habits in the case of mechanics and laborers, is 18 years; of traders and merchants, 17* of professional men, 16; femnlei, 14. During the last cholera season in England, only 8 died out 3,500 temperance insurers in one Office, and , during the whole of the last year of iis existence, bultwodied.

il any man has (ha least regard for his life, and does not intend to destroy himself before his time, he must dash the btaifdy bottlo to the ground, whilst pondering eucb JfacU and 6gures t as these. It is

amazing that men, to whom God lus given .reason, ami with reason the love ol life, should be so mad as to shut their eyes to the vast mass of accumulated evidence upon this subject, end go like the fool, to certain and speedy destruction. For no man that was ever heard of, has a patent sheet iron lining, and if he had, rum would eat through it—at least, such rum as is made, and they tell by millions of gallons in tins country; sending a flood of fiery ruin, to carry sorrow into families and desolation and death to men in all tts course.

Horrible.

The following shocking particulars we take from the Pittsburg Dispatch: . On Tuesday afternoon about half past twelve o’clock, an accident of » truly distressing and horrible nature occurred .at Coleman, Hailman Co.’s rolling.mil], in the Fifth Ward. It appears that a man. named Geo.' Saunders was' engaged in oiling the spur wheel attached to the drum which drives the machinery in the axletiee department of the building, and that from some unexplained cause, his hand caught in -the cogs. By this means he was dragged in between the revolving wheels, and crushed so that fits death must have been instantaneous. The first intimation which the workmen received of the accident, was from the sudden jar. ring of the machinery, which led them to think (hat something had happened. ' On examination. the lo fy of the deceased was found crushed to a ; jelly,-and partially 'drawn around the axle of one of the wheels. He was quite'dead..-His ■ left band was cut off, and his neck was broken. His face, to, was horribly disfigured. Coroner Lowry was sent for, and held an inquest on die-body, when a ver> diet in accordance, with . the above fads was rendered. The deceased resided on Spring alley, in the Fifth Ward, and was engaged principally in oiling the machinery. He leaves a;.wife and (vie believe) eight children In deplore his untimely end. The mill was stopped for the day, immediately after the occurrence, ‘

Wonted. “A young man of industry, ability, and integrity.” , s*c. , Tliis'inccta.our eye daily in. the column of/ 1 Wants,” and it is true as the Pentetuch. Warned?' 0( Course they are—always wanted., The market can never ■ be overstocked; they w'dl always be called i for, and never quoted “dull,*''nr ‘'no sale,'’ I Wanted fur thinkers—wanted for workers | In. the mart/outhe thain.on the field, and the forest; Tools are lying idle for want of a you tig man; a.pen is; wanting to be nibbed; a tree to be felled; a plow jo be guided; ai village to be founded; a school to be instructed.; >,■//.■,;■ ; They talk about staples and great. Maples, Honest,-' industrious,' Mo young men are the great staple in this world of ours. Young (iian.’ynu'are wanleil—but not for a doctor; ho not a lawyer. There are;enough.of them.for this generaunn, and one or two to,»pare. \Don'i study •‘i profession,” unless ii be the profession cf bricklaying or farming, or some other of the manual Don't meas ore tape if you can help it. It’s honnr> able and honest, and alt that, but you can do better. Of all things Uont rob the women. It’s their prerogative "to handle, silks and laces, tape and thread. Put on your hat, then, like u man, don an.apron, and go out doors. Get a’good glow.on your cheek, the jewelry of toil upon your brow, and a se't of well-tievehpetl muscles. "We would go if we could; but then we were young longer ago than we like lo think, and you know, when one’s “old' he can’t’"

Besides, if you become a doctor, you'll have to wait—••because you have no experience,” says an old practitioner; ‘•be cause you are too young,” says all the women. If you are a lawyer, and likely to rise, they will put a weight on your head, n lu Swis, to keep you under, or, if you make a good argument some old opponent, as gray as a rat, will kick it all over, by some tuant or oilier, because you were not born in Ihe year one. And so it will go, until you grow tired and soured, and wjsh you had been a linker, perhaps ••an immortal” one, or any thing but just what you are. Be a farmer, and your troubles are over, nr rather, they don't begin. Yuu own what you stand on “from the center of the earth.” as they used to say, “up to the sky;” you are independent all day, aiul tired, not weary, at night. The more neighbors yuu have, and the belter farmers they are, the more and the better for you.

There .is one thing more, young mao You are wanted. Jl young woman wants you. Don’t forget her. No matter if you are poor. Dom wait to be_rich. If you do, ten lo one if yon are Jit. to be married. Marry while you are young, and struggle tip together, lest'- in the years to come somebody shall advertise"Young Men wanted.” and none to be had,— iV. ,K Tribune.

A Mysterious Man.—We learn that a man wait-caught in the country on Colonel Clmk’s farm, on Saturday night, tinder the following suspicious circumstances:

Unusual traces had been observed in the vicinity of a stack of straw for several days, and upon an examination of the stack it appeared that soma one had been secreted under, it, having burrowed a hole through to'the centre. From the appearance it was supposed that the occupant, whoever .be was, had made that his bed for some time. A watch was set, and about 0 o'clock at night a young man approached the slack and was about to creep into his hole, was caught and brought m the city and lodged in the watch house.— lou* Cou. •■ra-

CONGRESSIONAL.

Washington, Feb, 9.

Scnatc.— Auer Mr. Everett concluded yesterday, the Senate adjourned without coming to a vote.

To day the French Spoliation bill was taken np and ordered to be engrossed, after which the Nebraska, bill was taken tip. Mr. Smith of Connecticut made an able speech in opposition to the bill. House.— The deficiency bill was taken up, die question being on agreeing to the amendments made in the. committee.— The following were concurred in; Among others fora Custom House at Louisville and Cincinnati. 840,000 each, and at St. LonisS 100.000, and at Mobile 05.001); the amendments appropriating BSd,OOO for an assay office at New York, was agreed to. and the House proceeded to vote on the bill. whenil was rejected by a vote of 93 nays and 57 yeas. The rejection of the bill produced much excitement, A member from Philadelphia announced that he voted against it because it was one of the abominations, and contained a nest egg' for a Mint at New York. i 1 '.;..: ' ;

' Mr. Clingman moved, a reconsiders* tton of the vote, the design being to kill the bill beyond'the possibility resureclioh. . 'After’ Various ; ineffectual efforts for a call of the House and for ah adjournment, the. .vote was .announced nt tifi to 88.

The Speaker gave the casting vole in the affirmative, thus clinching the nail that killed Hie’bill. The House then, amidst much confusion adjoumbd. ;"1 . 1

Washington.- Feb, 10.

Senate.—The private bills from the House extending time for filing claims in California,and"’.confirming" the privinie land .claim in .Wisconsin; passed. Also a bill fur the relief of Lieu t. Wickliff.

The Nebraska bill;was taken up, Mr. Smith resumed his speech., /’,/' An attempt was made to get op the deficiency bill again. by mtiiiun] to reconsider. The chair decided. our of order,— Mr. Jones of .Tennessee, appealed, but the appeal Was laid oir the ; ; table. The vote«tnodl3l to 135.' : .

Hoysß.—Acted on apr irate bill, after Which they adjourned until Monday.— Several tinsucessfel attempts; were made to' introduce a new deficiency bill. v

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. The Gadsden treaty, with recommendation of amendment, was sent to the Senate, today, and taken up and referred. -

Burning Alive.

We find tire following ip the* aV. Y. Tribune: i , r V/-‘v v

Thd burning/of a upgrn ■ alive in the city of Natchez, an accpnnrof which appears in Tht Natchez Frit 'Trader, i« one of the most frightful .phenomena that we have ever had to record, / The slave according hi the account; stirurk ra ; white inim and the people ,of that ■ region,/ not waiting for “justice'’ to. Jake its course,mdieted fyncli law. /Tlie riclim was chained in a tree . faggots w ere/ placed i around him, w (tile he s lid wed the g reaiest jpdi (Terence.; Vi ben: ihe.ei'ccutipnVrs had arranged the pile, in reply /to a‘ quesUpn if; he had anything ; to’ isay* 5 hols roporteid.-jb have warned alt sfavcs.le take example by him,and asked the prayers of those around lie then/asked (or a drink of water, and after quaffing it he said—"Now set fire. I am ready, to go in peace,”..-./’When-the flames began to burn hlm.in Ids agony he showed V gigantic strength/ and actually forced the staple from the tree and bonded Crptnihe fau rni itg/ mass I / Bui': lie -instantly fell;" pierced / with', ‘rifle-balls, / and then his body-was thrown into .the,flames and consunibdi to show that no such body had ever existed, .Nearlyi'fqur/ihousand slaves from/ the neighboring plantations were present. Numerous speeches were made by the magistrates, and ministers of teligion lo the slaves, warning.-them, that the spme fate awaited them if they proved rebellious to their owners.

Bed(nl Items.

The Pope's Nuncio, as heretofore staled, has quilled the shores of America, but traces of his visit still appear every few days in the newspapers. Gen. Guiseppe .Avezzana, who was commander in chief of the revolutionary forces. Secretary of War in the Roman Republc in 1848—now an exile in New York—has come out itra card, stating that his name was used without his knowledge or consent in the recent address to Cardinal Bedina, upon the part of the Italian emigrants, and that be knows nothing against the character of the Archpishop further than what he had seen in the papers, - '

The Cincinnati! JSnquirer of Saturday published the report of the Grand Jury in Hamilton county for the February tettn of the criminal court. It appears' almost exclusively upon tho charge of riot prefer* and against, the Police, tor which they were held to bail, after a prolonged exam* inatiqn before Justice Chtdsey. The Grand Jury have failed to find a bill against the Policemen upon the charge of riot.

Captain Lukens was indicted for “malicious shooting with intent to kill," Lieut, Phillips was indicted for “manslaughter," and seven of the Policemen were indicted fur “assault and battery/' No bills were found against Judge Spooner and the remainder of the police held to answer the charge of riot. In general terms the Grind Jury says: “The mode adopted to express the opinion of Bedini and his sets was calculated to arouse opposition Irom one religious •cci luwards oihers, and therefore had a riotous tendency, and was a demotisli alinn requiring action nn the part of the people to suppress it."