3ntelligencer & 3ournal.
Lancaster, May 25, 1552•
GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR
FOR PRES
BERL DENT
JAWS AND.
(; - 1:11 *set to the decision of the National Convention.)
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
SENATORIAL.
GIOROE W. WOODWARD, Of Luzerne
Wn.son WC.A.rincEss, of Allegheny.
ADDITIONAL DISTRICT.
Ronnwr PATTERSON, of Philadelphia.
DISTRICTS.
Peter Loganj I'd. H. C. Eyer,
Geo. H. Martin, 14. John Clayton,
John Miller, 15. Isaac Robinson,
F. W. Bockius, 16. Henry Fetter,
A. McCay, Jr.,' 17. James Burnside,
A. Apple 18. Maxwell McCardin,
N. Strickland, 19. Joseph McDonald,
Abraham Peters, 20. W. S. Colahan,
David Filter,
21. Andrew Burk,
R. E. James, 22. William Dunn,
John Mcßeynolds, 23. J. S. M'Calmont,
P. Damon, 24. George R. Barret.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER:
william Zeati9lo,
OF FAYETTE COUNTY.
Ba - We are indebted to our friend HENSLER,
Confectioner at No. 6 East King sreet, for a hand
some treat of his most debious Ice Cream.
yiETWe neglected to mention sooner, that our
ung friend, JOHN M. AMWEG, Esq., has been ap
pointed a Clerk in the Surveyor General's office at
Harrisburg, by Mr. Brawley. Mr. A. entered upon
the duties of his appointment about three weeks
ado, and we have no doubt he will discharge the
gust with credit to himself and to the satisfaction
of the appointing power.
I:l7The Corner Stone of the new German Re
formed Church, in Orange street, is to be laid with
appropriate ceremonies, on Sunday next. Several
Clergymen from a distance will be in attendance.
EQ - No visitors are admitted to the Lancaster
County Prison, on Saturdays or Sundays except by
eecinl written permit from one of the Inspectors.
A permit for any other days in the week, is, at all
times freely given by either of the Inspeciors.—
;
Persons on business, need no permit.
THE Scnoor, JounNan, for May, is an excellent
number, showing a decided improvement over the
previous nuiribersp , good as they were. The pro
ductions of several intelligent correspondents give
additional interest to the Journal.
ET Tun. CAMPAIGNER, is. to be the title of a
campaign paper, to be issued immediately after the
rising of the Democratic National Convention, from
the office of the Baltimore Argus, and furnished
weekly to subscribers at the rate of 50 cents per
copy. The editors are spirited and racy writers,
and we have no doubt they will make "The Cam
paigner" a valuable auxiliary in the approaching_
tsidential contest.
Those of our readers who may wish to have the
paper during the campaign, will send their orders
vith the cash enclosed) to RICHARDSON, CLOUD
(1
Bro., Baltimore, Md.
.
NEW Pram PAPER.—We have received several
numbers of the Daily Union, a new penny paper
which has just been established in the city of Pitts
burg, by an association of journeymen printers. It
unfurls to the breeze the State nominations of the
1
Democratic party. Lynde Elliot, a gentlemen pos
sessing considerable experience as a publisher, has
tie control of the editorial department. Its appear
ance is neat, and bears unmistakeable evidence of
having passed through the hands of gentlemen who
ate thoroughly acquainted with`their business. We
1
m i elcomii it as a valuable co-laborer in the cause
of Democracy, and trust the enterprise may be lib
erialy sustained.
Fnola Thum—Dates to :20th March from Salt
Lake city, have been received. The news is not
specially important. All was quiet. The Mormon
leaders have taken an, industrious turn, and incite
tbe people to the prosecution of useful pursuits.—
Ilrigham Young is said to have a loom in his sit
ting room, on which family have woven five
hundred yards of cloth during the present season.
EC" Mae. ADAMS, the widow of the late ex-Pres-
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, was a native of Mary
land, and a daughter COI. JOHNSON, of that State,
who was Consul of the United States at London
during General WASHINGTON'S Administration.
Her marriage with Mr. ADAMS took place in 1794,
, tiLondon. MRS. ADAMS died at the ripe old age
of seventy-eight.
ET There has been some dispute between the
Hon. John Barney, of Baltimore, and the French
Minister at Washington, and Mr. Barney sent the
minister a challenge from Baltimore. The French
man, however, refused to notice it, and' thus, at
present, the matter rests.
SENATORIAL TERMS EXPIRED.—The terms
a l f the following Pennsylvania Senators, being eight
Democrats and three Whigs, have expired and their
places must be filled by the election of new ones, at
the next General Election:—
Democrats—Charles Frailey, Schuylkill county;
Thomas S. Fernon, Philadelphia Co. ; Henry Ful
-dm, York ; John W. Guernsey, Tioga, Potter, Mc-
Kean, Elk, Clearfield and Jefferson; J. Y. Jones ,
Montgomery; Henry A. Muhlenberg, Berks ; Wm
,F l . Packer, Centre, Lycoming, Sullivan and Clinton;
Conrad Shimer, Northampton and Lehigh.
J figs—William Haslett, Butler, Beaver and Law
rence; Bejamin Malone, Bucks; John H. Walker ,
Erie and Crawford.
On yesterday week a violent hail-storm passed
over Reading. We had a small sprinkling of it
here the same day. Since then the weather has
rather cool tor the season. •
'0- Nothing worth noting is doing in Congress .
embers in both branches appear to be too busily
engaged in President-making to attend to their le
g' itimate business. - We suppose that immediately
after the nominations are made at Baltimore, for
President and Vice President, something will be
done in the way of legislation.
Wha's wrong with "0735E11NY:1C of the Led
ger! He seems to have ceased altogether specula
Ling about Presidential candidates.
ErThe Maine Liquor Law bill as passed by the
Massachusetts Legislature, has been vetoed by
Governor Boutwell.
1J The Nashville UIIiDID has a strong article fa
voring the nomination of Gen. PILLOW, of Tenn,
essee, for l the office of Vice President.
7The Legislature of Maryland has passed final
ly the bill prohibiting the circulation of foreign
small notes in that State, after the Ist of October
next.
FINE GROWING WELTHEIL—The Germantown
Telegraph says:—"We have had exceedingly fine
growing weather the past week. The newly sowed
oats have come up beautifully; the grass looks
flourishingly; and the wheat gets on better than any
one could have thought possible three weeks ago;
indeed some farmers inform us that their wheat
never looked better. The corn sprouts are already
poking out their noses in.some fields; and the fruit
never promised more abundantly. On the whole
we have just cause for thankfulness." "
The Rev. Mr. Green, has been sentenced in Phila-
delphia to 21 months imprisonment-on two bills of
indictment for swindling. He pleaded guilty.
Reduction of Fare.
We are pleased to learn tint' the Board of Canal
Commissioners have adopted a resolution to reduce
the fare on the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad
to 23. cents per - mile; instead of 3 cents which has
been heretofore paid. The Directors of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Companylhave also reduced the
fare on their road, in a corresponding ratio. The
fare from Philadelphia to Lancaster will now be
$1,75, and from Philadelphia to Pittsburg s 9.—
This is an important*movedient, and must greatly"
increale the travel over thisi route. Whilst redu
cing the fare, however, we think the Board might
as well have put it down tol2 cents per mile, and
we believe they would have made money to the
Commonwealth by the transaction. Still, we are
thankful for as much as we have got, and live in
hopes that a still farther reduction will shortly take
place.
It is also stated in the Philadelphia papers that
the Canal Commissioners have given the exclusive
right of transporting passengers over the Colum
bia Railr9ad to Messrs. Dock Sc BINGHAM, for four
years, from the first of July next. How this will
work we cannot say; but it strikes our mind as
being wrong in principle tol create a'monopoly of
the kind. The Road, it seems to us, should be as
free as possible to competition, and in this way the
public would be much better accommodated—be
sides, we think, the revenue i ro-the Commonwealth
would be greater. This is the impression made
upon our mind by the report of the new arrange
ment. Perhaps we are mistaken; but, until better
informed on the subject, we shall always deprecate
the granting of a monopoly Lon any of the public
works of the Commonwealt i .
“Straws ShOw,”
FITZ HENRY WARREN, the noted executioner of
Postmasters for the Whig l odministration, has re
signed hie post as Assistant !Postmaster General.—
The cause of Mr. WAIIREN . 3 resignation is'said to
be an expression of opinion in favor of the nom
ination ,of General Sum] for the Presidency,
which, his superior, the Postmaster General, said
was unbecoming in a head of a bureau to express.
There is a rumor prevalent at Washington, that
other resignations will take place for the same rea
son. A Washington letter rriter says
"Mr. Fitz Henry Warren's resignation is full of
political meaning. 'Lowliciess is young ambition's
ladder,' and the humble exp'ected to be exalted.-
FITZ HENRY no doubt sees that no man but
SCOTT stands any chance of getting the Whig nom
ination, and in the hope of a l l btaining something bet
ter in future under the man who will be the ncmi
nee, he resigns his place; straws show which way
the wind blows. The Asistant Postmaster is an
adroit and far seeing politician, and like an old sai
lor,.l
deserts the sinking ship of Captain FILL3IOIIE,
preferrring to take his chi:times with the vessel Of
Captain SCOTT, which is soon to be launched on
the sea of politics.—Pennsyl
Erect
Virginia
Every Congressional district in thOld Dominion
-sends up BUCHANAN delega es to the National COll
North Carolina has take the same position. So
has Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi—and so will
South Carolina, if she is rekresented in the Conven
tion at all. These with Pennsylvania , and Ten
nessee, and the scattering vo i testhat he will get from
Florida, Arkansas, California, and other States, will
give Mr. BUCHANAN at least 100 votes to start
with in the National Convention.
The Delegates from
Convention are uninstructe,
lowa to the National
. The only resolution
the Presidency, is as
passed, having reference t
follows
Resolved, That we are in favor of the nominee of
the Baltimore Convention as our candidate for the
Presidency, and to such nominee we pledge our
hearty and individual suppOrt.
The Keokuk Dispatch, a paper friendly to Gen,
Cess, which publishes the proceedings of the Con
vention, says :—" The Presidential question was
ti
wisely left untouched, and t e Delegates will go un
instructed."
11:7 - The. Democratic c'orivention of Arkansas in
structed their Delegates to the National Convention
for DOUGLASS or BociuswAr for President, and Gen.
PILLOW, of Tennessee, for Vice President. A res
olution of instruction for Gen. Cass was laid on the
table indefinitely.
lEr The Delegates to the National Convention,
from all the States in thelUnion. are now elected,
and a week or ten days more will decide the great
question of the nomination for the Presidency
which has agitated the public i mind for the last two
years. We presume every body is rejoiced at its
near approach.
lII' The Secretary of the Commonwealth has
given notice that proposals will be received at the
State Treasury, until the 12th of June next, for the
North Brandi Canal loari of $850,000, at a rate
of
. interest not exceeding Ti per cent., payable half
dvalent. This loan is for
pt from taxation for any
I
'rtificates will have capons
Led for sums of one, five,
. Bidders moil state ex
ired to be taken, the low
kf premium; but no smal -
Iler per cent. will be en-
State reserves the right
ly part of the sum offered ,
dilates to the contrary.—
yearly, in specie or its equi i
thirty years, and is exemp
purpose whatever. The eel
attached, and will be iss
and ten thousands dollars.
plicitly the amount propo ,
, ,
eat rate of interest and tiaf
lee fraction than one-gal.
tertained as a bid. The
to accept the whole or an:
unless the proposal stipl
f interest are limited to
The fractions in the rate
ar—that is, the proposal
q, 4i, 4+, 4, &c.; Sths,
the largest parts of a doll
must name 5 per 'cgit.,l
be considered. One-third
10ths, 16ths, will no
nce of the proposals, one
one-third in one hundred
is payable on the accepts
third in fifty days, and
and twenty days.
OVERLAND ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA.-AD express
line overland from St. Joieph's, Missouri, to Sacra
mento city, has been es'ablished. The first train
left on the Ist of May, taking out theindessary
stock for the several sta ions of the company, and
the second is to leave oq the 10th of June. The
stations of the company . are Fort Kearney, Fort
Laramie, North Fork of the Platte, South Pass, Salt
Lake city, and the Head of Humboldt. The num
ber of wagons in each train will be ten, and the
limitation of passengers forty. Time from St. Joseph
to Salt Lake city twenty five days; fare $lOO. To
Sacramento, sixty days;.f i are $l5O.
If:gracious BANE. Nor pneun.—A very in
genious bank-note fraud was detectea in Philadel
phia on Saturday. It was a genuine five dollar bill
of the new plate on the York County Bank, altered
to a fifty, by pasting the words and figures of the
higher denomination over those on the bill of the
lower denomination, or 'rather in the place where
they had been, for the t lece had been cut out, and
when held to the light, a quick sight was necessary
to detect the place of joining. To the eye it was a
perfect fifty dollar biland.as such it had passed
tbrough at least one bank. When shown to a bro
ker, suspicion of its genuineness was awakened only
firom the fact that the vignette was observed to be
rue same as that on thn five dollar bills, contrary
to the rule of the banks, always to have a different
vignette on their larger ills from those on bills of
the smaller denomination.
A NED/ RAILROAD. 1 1
meeting was held at
making of a railroad fro
where this road will co
and Erie road. It see
graphs and the smell
that this new project
diiatelythe work is a
tract. From Corning to
iri operation for some ye
laid with new H rail; a
liamsport the work is to
ring the coming fall, u
oga Railroad Company.
During the last week a
illiamsport, favoring the
'Williamsport to Corning,
.nneet with the New York
•ms from newspaper paro
es made at the meeting
is to be carried out imme
once to be put under con
. Blossburg a road has been
•ars, and it is now being re
nd from Blossburg to Wil
be put under contract du
'rider the charter of the Ti
State Lunatic Hospital
A few days ago we made a visit to the'State Lu
natic Hospital, near our borough, and were pleased
to witness thd judiCious improvements that are ma
kingfor the accommodation of the unfortunate class
destined to occupy this magnificent edifice. It is,
with the new extensions nearly seven hundred feet
in length, and well proportioned. Occupying an
elevation of about one hundred feet above the town,
and fronting on the Pennsylvania canal and rail
road, and overlooking the great Cumberland valley,
with the Blue mountain on the right flank, and the
South mountain on the left, it presents to the spec
tator, occupying a position on the portico, one of
the most beautiful views that can be found any
where in the State. Every thing about it looks as
though it was in charge of a gentleman of great
judgment and experince in the management of such
an institution, and with proper facilities afforded to
the Superintendent, it cannot fail to become one of
the noblest institutions in the country.
In gassing through the wards we were surprised
to find that a large number of the patients were of
a class that, in our judgment, should scarcely be
sent to this institution. The great aim and object
of a lunatic asylum is to cure the recent cases of in
sanity, and not merely to take care of those who are
hopelessly incurable; and unless the managers of
the institution are sustained in selecting from the
persons offeting the best cases, the institution itself
will fall into disrepute.
Up to this time there have been about seventy pa
tients received, the great majority of whom are ei
ther confirmed idiots, or persons whose mental fac
ulties have been so much impaired by disease or
otherwise, that they are in a hopeless situation. The
condition of these can scarcely .. be improved by any
treatment, no matter how skilful.
The recent cases of insanity can be treated with
great success, and an effort should be made to pre
vent the hospital from being filled up with incura
bles, to the exclusion of those who could be treated
successfully, and fully restored to health and reason.
We found that a number had been sentenced by
our courts to imprisonment in the asylum for offen
ces committed against society. This, so far as it
goes, is making nothing more nor less than a peni
tentiary for insane culprits, instead of a hospital
for the treatment of persons of disordered intellect.
In these remarks we do not wisli'M be considered
as objecting to the reception of incurables, it there is
room for them, but what we contend for is that the
incurables should give way for those who can be
cured, as soon as any such offer. This was the
original intention of those who moved in the estab
lishment of the hospital; the law contemplates that
this shall be the rule adopted, and we hope that our
courts and the directors of the poor in the various
counties will conform to the laws and regulations
of the institution, and that it may increase in use
fulness from year to year.—Democratic Union.
The Appropriation Bill
The Act passed by the late Legislature to provide
for the ordinary expenses of government, the repair
of the public canals and railroads, and other special
and general objects, (for a copy of which the Hon.
Eruneisr BANNS, Auditor General, will please ac
cept our thanks,) appropriates the total sum of $4,-
542,433 54.
It also authorizes the Governor and State Treas
urer to borrow five millions of dollars, at an interest
not exceeding I per cent., to redeem 6 per cent.
State Loans which fell due in . 46 and '47.
The two following sections (34 & 36) of the Act,
will be interesting to a number of our readers:
SEC. 34. That from and after the first day of June
next, no officer on the public works shall be al
lowed to contract a debt against the Commonwealth
for any purpose whatever, except in cases of breach
es or damages by fire; but all the materials pur
chased for the use of said works shall be pad for in
cash at the time of delivery of such materials, and
the laborers, agents, and subordinates, employed by
said officers, shall be paid in lull at the,end of each
month; if the appropriation made by this act, for
the repair of damage by flood or fire, should not be
sufficient for that purpose, the State Treasurer is
hereby authorized to pay out of any money in the
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, such further
sum as the Governor, Auditor General, State
Treasurer and Canal Commissioners, may deem
necessary to complete such repair; and it shall be
the duty of the Superintendents on the Philadelphia
and COlumbia, and Allegheny Portage railroads,
and the supervisors on the several di% isions of the
canals, at the close of each month, after the expir
ation of the above period, to make out and transmit
to the Canal Commissioners and Auditor General,
a detailed statement of their respective accounts,
showing 'he amounPof money disbursed, the num
ber and names of the laborers, agents, and subordi
nates employed, the number of days work performed
and the amount paid each, the kind and quantity
of materials purchased, the price paid for the same,
and the name of the person or persons from whom
purchased; and it shall be the duty of the Auditor
General to cause a condensed abstract from said
accounts to be published for two weeks, in at least
one weekly newspaper on the proper line or:division,
which abstract shall exhibit the average daily pay
for labor, and the detailed price paid for the different
kind of materials on said divisions respectively,
with the names of the persons from whom pur
chased, the kind of materials and and the price paid
therefor: Provided, that no purchase of a smaller
amount than ten dollars shall be published as afore
said.
SEC. 36. That all outstanding claims against the
Commonwealth for labor done, and material fur
nished on the finished lines of the public works, con
tracted prior to the first day of June next, shall be
presented to the superintendents and supervisors on
the respective divisions of the said works, who sh all
forward the same to the Auditor General for final
settlement, accompanined by any information they
may possess in reference to said accounts
THE WASHINGTON AIONIISIENT.—An interesting
ceremony, says the National Intelligencer, took place
on Thursday, in the great Hall of the Capitol. We
allude to the formal presentation to the Washington
Monument Society of the block of native copper
contributed by the State authorities of Michigan to
the Monument. At 12 o'clock the Managers of
the Society repaired to the Capitol, and having, to
gether with a crowd of persons of both sexes. drawn
thither by the occasion, assembled around the block,
which rested on a truck in the middle of the' rotun
da, the Hon. Andrew Harvie, a member of the Leg
islature of Michigan, in the name and on the behalf
of his State, tendered the beautiful present to the
Monument Association. He accompanied the act
by an address, truly appropriate, eloquent, and fe
licitous, which, with the happy and impressive re
sponse of Mr. Lenox, the Mayor of the city, (speak
ing in behalf of the Association,) we hope to be able
to give in a future paper. This remarkable block
of native metal weighs upwards of two thousand
pounds, and consists of a solid mass of pure copper
as it came from the mine, on Lake Superior, and
has undergone no change save being squared and
polished. The inscriptions are of native silver, in
serted in the face of the block, the two metals form
ing a beautiful contrast, a'hd the whole constituting
a splendid and unique, as well as patriotic contri
bution from the Peninsular State.
THE WHEELIS G BRIDGE CASE.-A Washington
letter in the N. Y. Times says—
It is understood that the Engineer appointed by
the Suprime Court during the winter term, to de
cide upon the sufficiency of the remedies proposed
by the Wheeling Bridge, in abatement of the nui
sance which the Court declared it to be, made its
report on Thursday last. lam informed that it is
adverse to the bridge in every particular. The
Company proposed to remove the obstructions by a
draw. Mr. McAlpine decides that a draw in the
suspension bridge over the main channel is not prac
ticable. The bridge over the western channel, be
tween the island and the Ohio shore, is built upon
piers, and, it therefore admits of a draw, but this
channel is not much used in the navigation of the
river, and would not be safe under the obstruction
which would still be left after the proposed draw
were provided.
The motion to modify the decree for the elevation
or the absolute removal of the bridge, will be ar
gued in a few days, and there is little doubt, that
the Court will confirm its previous judgment' and
issue the necessary order.
The office of sheriff for New York city and coun
ty, is said to yield an income to Mr. Carnley, the
occupant, of nearly $lOO,OOO per annum.
The Electoral Vote
It has been virtually Fettled in Congress that
both South Carolina - and California shall have a
member of Congress on their several fractions
the letter of the law giving it to Carolina, and the
spirit to California. This increases the whole num
ber of members to 234, and of Presidential Elect
ors to 296, making 149 necessary to a thoicelt-148
being a tie—or 198, if the two-thirds rule prevails.
The electoral vote in each State, under the new ap
portionment, as compared with that of ISIS, will
be as follows:
States
Maine
New Hampshire,
Vermont,
Massachusetts, , l3 12
Rhode Islands, 4 4
Connecticut, 6 6
.
New York, 35 36
•
New Jersey, 7 1 ' 7
Pennsylvania 27 26
Delaware, 3 ' ' 3'
.
Maryland, 8 . 8
Virginia, 15 . 17
North Carolina, , 10 . 11
South Carolina, ' 8 9
Georgia, 10 10
Florida, 3 3
Ohio, 23 23
Indiana. 13 12
9
Illinois, a 11
lowa, 4 4 ,
Wisconsin 5 4
Michigan, 6 5
Kentucky, 12 12.
Missouri, ' 9 7,7
Alabama, 9 9'
Louisiana, 66.
Tennessee, 12 - 12.
Mississippi, 7 6
Arkansas,4 3
,
Texas, 4 4-
California. 4 0
We have marked in Wafers the fifteen States that
went for Taylor in ',IS, giving him 103 votes to
137 for Case. The ;same States would now cast
161 votes, or 12 more than a majority. Illinois
and Missouri each gain two; Massachusetts, Penn-,
sylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Mississippi, and
Arkansas gain one each; New Hampshire, Ver
mont, New York, North Carolina, and South Car
olina each lose one, and Virginia loses two. The
other States have the same number of membeis
and electors as before, and California is added to
the number.—New York Tribune. '
A Curious Letter.
The following highly important and intensely
interesting letter was written a little more than a
year ago, by Gen. SCOTT to one of the Whig mem
bers of our State Legislature. We believe it has
not yet been published in any of the Whig papers
of this city. and we therefore think it advisable to
let the people of Lancaster county know what are
the sentiments of the favorite Whig candidate for
the Presidency. The letter itself is a curiosity in
its way:
WASHINGTON, March 26, 1621
Sir received your letter, (marked "confiden
tial,") hi which after committinc , the error of sup.
posing me to be "fully before the country as the
Whig candidate for the Presidency," you proceed to
interrogate me on many points of grave public in
terest. ar
Permit me to say, that considering we shall
probably have a Whig candidate for the Presidency
through a National Convention, and that I cannot
be its nominee except by the force of the unsolici
ted partiality of large masses of my countrymen—
Considering, also, that if my character or.prin
ciples be not already known it would be idle to sup
ply the deficient impressions by mere paper proles'
sions of wisdom and virtue made for the occasion—
And considering that if I answer your queries, 1
must go on and answer others already belore me,
as well as the long series that would inevitably
follow, TO Tun DISGUST OF THE PUBLIC—
]. will beg permission to close the acknowledg
ment of your letter by subscribing mysell,,with
great respect, your obedient servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
, Esq., Harrisburg, Pa.
P. S.—l must add that I write and say nothing
on public subjects which I am unwilling to see pub
lishett„ W. S.
Now there's a letter as is a letter for you, post
cript and all! The correspondence of Wilkins Mi
cawber, Esq., is no touch to old Chapultepees.—
The clause, in which he so candidly admits that
his letters are disgusting to the public, must be par
ticularly refreshing to our Whig friends!
Where's the " COMMITTEE V
How About Scott.
The New York Express, treating of the Presi
dency and Whig candidates, says:
" We repeat that it is our deliberate, sober con
viction, that if Gen. Scott be run blind,—as the
schemers in Washington now intend to have him
run,—Vermont will be the only electoral vote he
will have for the Presidency. We do not say this
in a spirit of threat,—for we have ourselves great
confidence in the principles of Gen. Scott,' and have
reason to know, that he himself; is a friend of the ,
Compromise Bills,—but we cannot persuade our
people, that running him North to repeal the Fu
gitive Slave Law, and running him South against
that repeal, will not again bring into Congress just
such consequences as those of 1850, which for
weeks could not choose a Speaker even,—and wh'ose '
sittings at last become so alarming, as to jeopard
the peace "and the very existence octhe
We may try to persuade them to the contrary,—
but the effort will be all in vain, and we shall all i
perish as politicians in the attempt.
To show our sincerity, we need only add, that if
the Northern States, as represented in the National,
Convention, are permitted by any , considerable por
tion. of our Southern countrymen to go into Con
vention, and put up Gen. Scott, without any decla
ration of principles on the Fugitive Slave provision
of the Constitution, we shall certainly go as at
present advised, for Gen. Scott, with oar section of
the Union. We repeat, we shall never fight South
ern battles upon Northern ground, if the South is
not united on the field of action. Gen'. Scott per
sonally we have no objection to, and we can sup
port him without any sacrifice of principle,—nay,
even with confidence in him as a man. Bnt the
tail that will come on with him as the candidate of
unknown constitutional principles, is of just such
men as surrounded, enveloped and Galphanized the
Administration of Gen. Taylor,—and they are such
men as can never administer the .government of
this country."
NOVEL AND SERIOUS ACCIDENT!—On Thursday
morning last, just after the hands engaged in the
Rolling Mill of Messrs. Harris, Burnish Co., at
Fishbach, adjoining this Borough, R,
had commenced
the labors of the day, an accident occurred 'which
threatened utter destruction to the building and all
it contained; it seems indeed miraculous that of
the 22 men who were in the Mill ht the time no
lives were lost.
The Fly Wheel which is attached to the Engine,
and composed of cast iron, fifteen feet in diameter,
weighing upwards of twelve tons, while running
with tremendous velo - city burst asunder, throwing
the parts in every direction. One portion weighing
from 1500 to 2000 pounds, was thrown tlirough
the roof of the building in an easterly direction
more than one hundred yards where it struck the
earth, completely burying itself. Another part
weighing not less than three tons, 'passed up almost
perpendicularly through the heavy frame timbers
and roof, as though they were composed of jack
straws, and was seen by persons outside, when at
an elevation of some 50 or 60 feet; in its descent
other portions of the roof were crushed. Again, a
fragment struck the main iron shaft 124 inches in
diameter, to which the wheel was attached, taking
out a piece some twelve inches in length almost as
smooth as if done with a straw. It hardly appears
credible that in this fearful crash but one of the
twenty-two men employed was injured, and he a
fireman whose name we could not learn, had his
head badly cut, his shoulder bruised and wrist dis
located.
The loss to the proprietors is certainly very con
sides able, yet through the assistance of Messrs.
Wren 4- Brothers, Machinists, the damage, is al
ready nearly repaired, and the Mill will be again
in operation, probably to-day or tomiorrow.—:Polts
villa Emporium.
The New York Times of Wednesday morning
says of the first of Madame Goldschinials farewell
concerto, given the previous evening—
Jenny Goldschmidt's Concert last evening was
attended by one of the largest audiences lbat has ever
been in Metropolitan Hall. It is useless to attempt
any elaborate notice of her singing—the time for
that has long since passed. She was received with
the warmest enthusiasm, and heartily applauded
throughout the Concert, as were also her associates.
The Roman Catholics of Piftsburg are building
a cathedral, to cost $150,000, with a steeple 330
feet high. It is to be 220 by 120 feet in size, and
will seat 10,500 persons.
Agricultural Meeting
The Lancaster County Agricultural Society met
in the Mechanics' Institute on Monday, 17th inst.
A number of new members were proposed and
elected. A committee consisting of Hon. John
Strohm, J. Myers and Jacob B. Garber, Esquires,
were appointed to issue an address to the people of
the county, to urge upon thetti to make prePara
titans, in cultivating fruit, grain crops, &c., and also
in Mechanical Productions, for the coming State
Fair, to be 'held in Lancaster in-October next. The
Society in order to carry out her engagements - as to
putting up the fence and shedding on the grounds
for the next State Fair, passed the following resolu-
1852 1848
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WIIEREIS, It has been determined to hold the
State Agricultural Fair at or near Labcaster, in Oc
tober next; and - whereas, this Society, through its
Piesident, has at the suggestion of the Society and
citizens of the county, engaged to have erected The
fencing and shedding on the grounds selected for
said State Fair, .and whereas, it is desired by the
Society, to see varied out all her engagements !al:b
rolly, and at the same time desire that strict econo
my should be observed in the ,disbursement of the
funds subscribed and collected by, the citizens for
the above purpose. Therefore
Resolved; That the Board Of Managers of this
Society be, and they are hereby authorized and em
powered to act and take all measures necessary in
the premises, to appoint one or inure committees,
to act in conjunction with the State Executive Com
mittee—those committees to consist of members of
this Society or otherwise,' to make purchases and
contracts for doing the work and to draw their or
der by their chairman or other person or persons
appointed by the Board, on the Treasurer of this
Society, for the monies, so expended. The. Treasu
rer of this Society is hereby authorized to receive
all the monies donated or subscribed by the citizens
for defraying the expenses of holding the State Fair
as above stated.
296 290
Resclucd, That the Board of Managers are hereby
'required to make Report to this Society, at some
time suitable after the holding of the State Fairi—
ot the amount of money received by subscription
'or oiherwise, naming the township or district from
which said subscriptions came, and also report the
amount of expenses incurred by fencing, &c., as di
rected in the foregoing resolutions.
•
Tribute of Respect to the Memory of Judge Coulter
At almeeting of the members of the Bar assem
bled at the opening, of the May term of the Supreme
Court M. the Supreme Court Room at the Capitol,
on Tuesday week, at half past tivo o'clock, the fol
lowing proceedings were had :
On motion of Thomas E. Franklin, Esq., late
Attorney General of the State, the Hon. Thaddeus
Stevens was called to the chair, and P. C. Sedgwick
Clerk of the Court, appointed , Secretary.
Benjamin Champneys,Esq , then stated the object
of the meeting, alluding in appropriate and eloquent
terms, to the oha'racter, services, and ability of the
distinguished deceased, and concluded by submitting
the following resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That the members of the Bar express
their profound regret at the public loss sustained by
the lamented decease of Richard Coulter, Esq., one
of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,
whose high juidicial character was distinguished by
a combination of intellectual qualifications, with
urbanity, of demeanor and scrupulous fidelity in the
performance of his duties, which gave dignity to the
Bench and endeared him to the profession and the
Community.
Reso:ved, That in memory of the deceased the usu
al badge of mourning be worn for the period of
thirty days.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the newspapers ot the BJI ough of Har
risburg: THADDEUS STEVENS, Chairman.
P. C. SEM:WICK, Secretary.
At the Session of the Court the resolutions were
presented to his honor the Chief Justice, and were
by the Court ordered to be inserted on the record of
the Court.
His Honcr, , Chiel Justice Black - , upon receivin,
them made the following remarks :
We consent of course without hesitation to have
the resolutions entered of record. Judge Coulter
was a man of comely virtues, a ripe scholar, a learn
ed lawyer, and a most upright Judge. In saying
this I speak thesentiments of all my brethren. For
myself I could scarcely be said to have a personal
acquaintance with him until we came together in
this court, less than six months ago. But his reputa
tion was a wide one; and I was not ignorant that he
had many years before, been a leading member of
the Legislature, and one of the most eloquent deba
ter the State ever sent to Congress—that he was
among the ablest men of his proleision in the region
where he lived,and a judge.in whom the Bar and the
people felt universal and unlimited confidence. I
was prepared, therefore, to regard him with the
veneration due to age, virtue and talents. But the
feeling grew upon me, as I am sure it did on all the
members of - the Court, with every day of personal
intercourse. Let the resolutions be entered.—Har
risburg Telcgraph.
FATAL AFFRAY IN INDIANA.COTingIO/L Ind.,
lllay S.—Yesterday morning at D o'clock, an alter
cation took place between Hon. E. A. Hannegan and
his brOther.in-law, John R. Duncan, when the former
struck the latter with a bowie knife, in the upper
region of the abdomen, and entirely severed the
duodenum. The parts were - as soon as possible re
united and sewed together by surgeons, but the
wound proved fatal. The sufferer sank from in
ward loss of blood untill to day about one o'clock,
when he expired. He was a brother of the late Hon:
Daniel DuneFn, of Ohio, and was about 45 of years
age. The exciting cause of this unhappy affair
was liquor, of which both had been partaking.freely.
The immediate occasion was some dissatisfaction
as to a .trade in property. The parties had been
warm friends—Duncan a sojourner with Hannegan
for two years; and it is due to them both, to say
that during that length of time their deportment
had been such as became their position ii, society.
Hannegan, possessed of passionsas noble when him
self, as irascible when not himself, is suffering the
keenest remofse. Duncan was a bacLelor. His
estate falls, by a will made in his last hours, to Mr.
Hannegan's excellent lady, and Mrs. Wallace, a
widow sister.
Though a gloom hangs over our spirits in con
sequence of this calanaity, inanimate nature is re
joicing in bridal array. The red-bud, buck eye
and wild plum, give our exuberant rallies almost
the appearance of a Paradise. The navigation has
.commenced on the Wabash and Erie Canal, and
commercial action is quite brisk.—ConNeicark Ado.
CRIME IN WILMINGTON, DEL.,-A singular plot
was recently discovered in that place, which, had it
been carried into execution, would have horrified
the inhabitants of that peacelul city, and brought
mourning into an innocent and helpless family.—
That vigilant Providence which so often thwarts
the sinister and mischievous designs of evil men,
watched and arrested the infamous conspiracy.—
Two dissipated sons of a Mr. Fox, an upholsterer
in Market street. entered into a conspiracy to mur
der their father, and then setting fire to his dwelling,
to endeavor to cover up the crime by effacing all
traces of the meditated violence. One of these
brothers is considerably older than the other, and a
married man. A third and younger brother is said
to have obtained some knowledge of their designs,
and thus to have prevented the catastrophe. They
were promptly bound over to take their trial at the
Supreme Court now in session, at New Castle,
Chief Justice Booth preSiding. Scarcely had they
been lodged in jail before they were summoned into
the Court to make their own defence. They did
not deny the charge, but pleaded that there'had
been such an utter lack of parental discipline at
home, such confusion and evil examples in the
house, that little better could be expected of per
sons trained up. They were fined a certain sum,
and sentenced to imprisonment until it is paid;
which will keep them in jail till they are pardoned
out by the Executive authority.
THE Recur FsF.Lisp.—The Newark Eagle, in
speaking of the nomination by the National Con
vention, remarks—
It is rarely, indeed, that sl'e observe any one
claiming to be a democrat, who seeks to advance
the interests of his own particular choice by direct
attack or disparagement of a rival canditate; and
all such attempts when made are met with prompt
and distinct condemnation which shows the sound
ness of the party, and the determination of the great
mass of its members to act together, unitedly and
zealously, in the coming campaign. The man who
seeks to introduce dissention in the camp, will be
regarded With suspicion, and of course will be power
less for injury.
E7-The Washington letter of the Charleston Cour
ier says that the success of the Dry Dock It Phila
delphia is a matter of much congratulation. It cost
but $806,000, and is vastly superior to the stone
dock at Charleston or Brooklyn, which cost twice
that sum. It will take several frigates of the first
class at a time, and is pronounced to he the great
est docking establishment in the world. This float
ing dock is entirely an American invention. A. bill
is pending to complete a similar dock in California.
Re-Examination of Witnesses in
the Recent Slave Case.
On Thursday last James M.Buchanan and Otho
Scott, Esqs., (Commissioners appointed by Gover
ner Lowe, of Md., to inquire into the facts connect
ed with the killing of the fugitive slave William
Smith,) accompanied by their attorney, A. Herr
Smith, Esq., of Lancaster, met at the office of J.
W. Fisher to re-examine the witnesses in the case.
John L. Thompson, Esq., the District Attorney for
this county, was present. In the morning most of
the witnesses whose testimqny we have already
published ware cross-examined, but as no new facts
were elicited, we deem it unnecessary to publish
what has already been read. In: the afternoon several
persons were examined. We annex the testimony
of Deputy Marshal Lyne, and the cross-examina
tion of Deputy. Snyder :
Henry Lyne, sworn.-1 am a Deputy Mrshal and
went with Messrs. Snyder and Ridgely to make the
arrest of the fugitive Geo. Stansbury. Premained
behind about one hundred yards, when they went
to make the arrest. I did not see the attempt to.
make the arrest. I did not hear the pistol fired.—
Ridgely and Snyder returned to me . When they
- were about twenty yards from me Ridgely threw
up his bands and said, "My God, I have shot him."
This was immediately after it occurred. He said
while in-the struggle he went to draw out his "Bil
ly," (meaning his mace,) and in mistake got the
pistol. He said he went to strike him with it, and
it went off. He then showed me his finger—it was
chewed up outrageously. I asked him how that
happened. He said, "the d—d nigger had it in his
mouth." We went together into the road, and
Ridgely said, "I will go and give myself up."
Solomon Snyder X.—At the time Ridgely and I
approached Stansbury, Ridgely had nothing in his
hand. I was about S or 10 feet from Ridgely when
' I arrested Stansbury. The first expression I made
use of was "George Stansbury', I have a U. S. War
rant for you." He replied "let me go, let me go;'
and made a jump and got 4'or 5 feet from me.—
At the moment that Ridgely seized him, Stansbury
got the thick part of his hand in his mouth and bit
him. After Ridgely had seized him, he broke loose
from us five times. As soon as he got Ridgely by
the hand Ridgely let go—he broke loose from us in
spite of all we could do. Ido not think he got
more than 4or 5 feet from us at any time. I did
not produce any papers—he pave us no chance to
do so. I did not see a colored man standing on the
track of the railroad. I saw a man whom I that'
was a white man, but have since heard is colored.
There was a yellow man present, freckled in the
face. I saw six or seven negroes, if I recollect
right, standing around on the railroad track, who I
think were attracted there during the struggle. I
did not see.that any of the negroes interfered. I
had my back to them all the time. I do not re
collect that I told Ridgely to "fall him." I made
an effort to;throw him, and may have told Ridgely
to throw him; but do not recollect saying so. Ido
not recollect saying to Ridgely "don't shoot him."
Mr. Ridgely put his mace in his Pocket previously
to the arrest, so that hemight use it if it should
become neaessary. Alter Stansbury had been shot
we returned to the centre of the town. After we
had got about 100 yards we met Mr. Lyne—we
were not molested on our return.
Rc-e.rarained by Mr. Scott.—The negro was a very
strong, active man, I have but one hand. The ar
rest was made at one end of the alley, formed by
piles of boards on each side. The alley is about
1.1 feet wide, and the negro. struggled the whole
length of the alley, towards a hole in the fence at
the other end. Ridgelys hnger was badly bitten
by the negro. From a view of all the circumstan
ces, and the expressions of Ridgely, I firmly believe
that he shot him accidentally and unintentionally.
During the last struggle and at the time Ridgely
pulled out the pistol, Stansbury had Ridgelys fir
ger in his Mouth.
In the course of the examination C. S. Commis
sioner MCALLISTER, of Harrisburg, offered various
documents in evidence, such as the power of attcr-
ney given by the owner of SMITH to RIYGELT; the
evidence of title to and escape of SMITH; the war
rant to arrest him, with the return marked thereon,
' Messrs. BCCILANAN and SCOTT will lay the result
of their investigation before Governor E. L. Lowe,
and probably before Gov. BIGLER. What will af
terwards be done in the matter is more than we
can predict.—Columbia Spy.
Parisian Fetes
A Paris letter of the Ist inst., thus speaks of the
grand fetes which were to 'come off in thageapital
on the 10th and 11th of the present month:
The 10th is to be devoted to the distribution of
the eagles to the army on the Champ de Mars, and
to `ii gigantic display of fire works. On the 11th
there is to be a ball upon a colossal scale in the
court of honor of the Ecole Militaire. The ball
rooms will be formed by a tent erected in the court,
covering the space of 9,000 square yards; 10,000
invitations will be given out; one hundred officers
of the army are to perform the duty of marshals,
and attend to the interior ceremony of the ball and
refreshment saloons. The, principal tent will be
lighted by twenty thousand candles; seats will be
provided for two thousand ladies; groves, parterres
of flowers, &c., will be constructed in profusion
along the corridors and galleries, and a boquet of
the finest and freshest flowers will be given to each
lady on entering. The quadrilles will have none •
but head couples, there being no sides, and conse
quently all upon the floor will be in motion at once.
The grand orchestra, consisting of three hundred
musicians; will be conductid by Strauss. The sup
per room will seat six hundred ladies at once; and
as they entgr the ball-room they will each receive
a ticket bearing the number of the series to which
they belong, and the hour at which they may ex
pect refreshment. A limited time will be allowed
to each series, so that all may be served at a rea
sonable hour. There will be other tables for gen
tlemen, who will be admitted by series of five hun
dred at a time. The service will be performed by
11,500 waiters. The preparations for this fete are
supervised, by General Magnan, commander of, the
army of Paris. The expenses are to be defrayed by
a subscription taken among the officers of the army
in the following proportions: Sub-lieutenants and
lieutenants give three days' pay; captains, four; ma
jors, six; lieutenant colonels, seven; colonels, eight;
brigadier'generals, ten, generals of division, twelve;
and the general in chief of the army of Paris, fif
teen. A collection upon this ratio may perhaps de
-1 tray one.fifth of the expenses, and will probably
pay for the lights. The President himself will give
fdty to sixty thousand francs; and the marshals of
Prance, who are not included in the above list, will
doubtless come handsomely up to the mark. There
' will of course be a ponderous deficit, and this the
State will pay. At any rate, the two days of May
promise to be the most gorgeous festivals that we
of this generation shall have seen; and no examples
of the like magnificence can be found till you get
back to the times of the Emperor.
THREE CHILDREN BLOWN UP BY GUNPOWDF.R.-
On Friday, the 7th inst., Mr. Seagrist, of U. Salford
twp., Montgomery county, pnrchased four pounds
of powder, took it home, and left it within the
reach of his children, four in number. The ac
count in the Watchman, says:
"During the absence of himself and wife, the
children got possession of the powder,
and while
playing with it near the stove, it ignited, killing a
boy, aged about nine years, almost instantly, and
injuring two others, aged about 4 and G years, so
badly, that they died shortly after; a small child
lying in the cradle was also burnt so severely that
it is nut expected to recover. A neighbor, named
Server, who was engaged in chopping wood close
by, hearing the explosion and seeing the smoke, ran
to the spot, when he perceived two of the boys with
their clothes entirely burnt oil, with the exception
of their suspenders and a small piece of the clo
thing around their waists—one of which was run
ning towards the barn and the other lying in a mud
hole. Upon entering the house, he found the other
boy lying dead upon the floor, and a little child ly
ing in the cradle,. crying—the clothes of which
were on Tire. The little thing was burned very se
verely, but at last accounts was still living, though
its sufferings were intense, and but little prospect for
its recovery. ',The two boys survived their brother
but a short time."
A whole family of interesting children is thus de
stroyed, and a tond father and affectionate mpther
left to mourn the untimely end of their little ones.
This is a terrible calamity, and together with the
death of a child of Mr. Isaac Trumbauer, of Lim
erick; by scalding itself with the boiling contents of
a tea kettle, and the injury to a little son of Abram
Hallman, of the same tonnship, by the kick of a
horse, all serve to show the necessity for great care.
ELECTION I 7 VIEIGINIA. - Ort Thursday, the 27th
inst., the State election will be held in Virginia under
the new constitution. The Judges for the Court of
Appeals and the Circuit. Judges will be elected on
the same day as the county officers. An entire
ticket will contain thirteen names. The Judges
for the Court of the Appeals will be elected for
twelve years, the Circuit Judges for eight years,
and their term of office to commence on the lot of
July ftext.
Our New York Correspondence.
The following letter was received at too late a
period for our last issue. There are, how•ever,some
good things in it, which have not spoiled by the
keeping," and may be interesting to our readers.—
Will our correspondent hearafter mail his letters on
Friday evening, instead of Saturday?
NEW Yoßk, May 15, 1852
elections, for
Ma. Enrront—The Whig primary
delegates from each of the wards in this city, to
Congr,essional district conventions which are to
choose delegates to their national convention at
Baltimore, were held yesterday ; 3nd the result
shows considerable dissension. The eleventh and
eighteenth wards elected Webster delegates, and
the remainder were pretty equally divided between
Fillmore and Scott—the Fillmoreans having a
slight preponderance. The Custom House tnyrmi
dons were out in lull force and activity; showing
that Mr. Fillmore's well feigned modesty and re
luctance to stand as a candidate for re-election,
are not practised upon by his subordinates. They
do not 'even "assume a virtue" for which, per
haps, no one would give them credit, if they did.
The Scottites are preparing to call a mass locat
ing here shortly, to afford the people an opportunity
of testifying their enthusiastic regard for " a hasty
plate of soup ;" but there is no reason to believe
that it will be a whit more successful than the
abortive attempt to get up demonstrations for the
"God-like Daniel," and that pure patriot the pres
ent occupant of the Presidential_ Chair. The fact
is, the masses of the. Whig Party will go into the
next contest without any " heart," as the llonor
able Mrs. Skewton would have said. They expect
to be beaten, and I don't think they aro likely to
be disappointed. All signs in the political firma
ment will fail, if victory does not perch upon the.
Democratic banner.
The late decision by the Court of appeals of this
State, that the.act passed by tha Whig Legislature,
in special session, about a year ago, for the speedy
enlargement of the Erie and Black River Canals,
is unconstitutional, has created a great sensation
in this City. The Whig politicians had staked
much upon that law, bad procured at an enormous
expense, written opinions in its favor, from emi
nent counsel, and had passed it in defiance of the
energetic remonstrance of the Democratic minority
who protested against what it now appears they
justly deemed a violation of the fundamental law
of the State. In spite of the enlightened opplOsi
tion that was made to it, the Whigs persisted, cal
culating upon the immense increase of their Who.,
once by the distribution of the Eight Million■ of
dollars appropriated to the enlargement among
their agents and employers. Their greediness
warped their judgment, and the consequences to
them will be most disastrous. The men whom
they hdped to conciliate and attach will now be en
raged to find themselves betrayed. The law being
pronounced unconstitutional by the highest tribu
nal in the State, all the contracts made under it arc
void, and many of the contractors will be seriously
damaged, having made expenditures for material
which will now be comparatively useless to them.
However, the canals will be, undoubtedly, enlar
ged, and that too, speedily, but in that proper, eco
nomical, and constitutional manner that 'always
characterises the expenditures of a Democratic le
gislature. The Democrats aro quite as favorable
to the enlargement as the Whigs, but they arc not
willing to sacrifice the plain provisions of the con
stitution, that no State debt shall be incurred, un
less it is authorized by a Vote of the people.
A friend who is now in Washington, and who
has had several interviews with the dying states
man, writes to me: ri Henry Clay speaks of death
quite jocosely, and when told by Dr. Jackson of
Philadelphia, that he would die at no distant peri
od, without being conscious of it, lie smilingly ob
served that he should like to foreknow the precise
hour, as a matter of personal gratification. lie
then took a cigar, and smoked it with a real gusto."
The telegraph informs us that the sacrament was
administered to him [yesterday, according to the
rites and ceremonies of the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
The next number of the Democratic Review will
contain, it is said, an awfix! art:c;e On General Cass,
and its appearance .5, t_c•eicre.. for with
great anxiety. T'ne ce:ermined to
kill off every pet....c .1 to iden
tify furnEelf 2,1-t:,,Ued youth of
thecountry, who go .2-
of the are ef freecem, and' :hr .A.,e,canizing every
portion of the 2:01.,(1 wltttln the shortest possible
time. It would have no Clan for President who
would suffer anything that could be construed into
an insult from any power on earth to pass unpun
ished. The Review assumes America to have the
power, if she only had the will, to advance di
rectly and indirectly, the cause of liberty through
out the world, much more than she has done, and
to ameliorate the condition of the people of this
continent, by taking them all under the protecting
wing of the Eagle. The Review can hardly be
called a Democratic periodical, in the party accep.
tation of the word. It is emphatically the organ
of " Young America."
The poverty of literary nice and their greenness
in money matters are proverbial ; but there is a
class of individuals still more unfortunate in the
non-profession of the qualifications indispensable
to worldly success. I refer to inventors. What
a poverty-struck, whimsical, visionary, extravagant,
talkative, conceited set of fellows they generally
are! There is scarcely a man that has lined in
large city who has not been pestered to death by
one of these persons. The success . of the world
depends upon his invention, he will tell you; and
while he wants to borrow twenty-five cents to get
his shirts and drainers home from the washerwo
man, he will want to sell you an eighth interest in
his patent breeches-buttoner, or cow-milker, for
$lOO,OOO, and call it cheap at that; or he will in
sult you by remarking coolly that, if you do not
appreciate his inventions, it is because you lack
discrimination--that Fulton was not apprecia
ted, &c.
A better day appears to be dawning•for literary
men, some of whom, both in this country and in
Europe, have managed to accumulate quite a pile.
Croswell of the Albany Argus is reported quite
rich. Horace Greely is or ought to be, arid so might
Wells, and is, if I mistake not. I know, perhaps,
as many as a hundred men in New York whose
profession is that of letters, that are quite well off;
but on the other hand, I know hundreds of poor
fellows who somehow or other are always duped
by publishers, and every person, in short, with
whom they come in contact. I know, also, some
inventors who are quite wealthy, and hundreds who
do not enjoy a hearty meal of well-cooked victuals
once a month. The man who makes the most mon
ey by an invention is probably Wilder, the heir of
the inventor of the celebrated salamander safes
manufactured by Silas C. Herring. Herring,s book
keeper told me yesterday, that Wilder received a
check for $2,543 as his share of the profits of the
business for last month, or' rather as poundage on
the safes sold by Herring'who pays Wilder one cent
for every pound of iron contained in the safes sold
by him. Wilder averages, every year, in this way
about $27,000, for which he does not turn his hand,
and for which he liar not labored in any way;the
patent having been bequeathed to him. What Wil
der does with all his money, the Lord only knows;
but Herring, who is still more wealthy, is a public.
benefactor, and an unflinching and generous private
friend. Over a thousand persons draw their sup
port, directly and indirectly from his establishment,
and he has given more young men a start in The
world, and reclaimed more inebriates and set them
to work, than any man in New York.
There is a good deal of aniiet!.i here, among the
friends of those who have gone out to San Fran
cisco in Vanderbilt's last vessel, w hich 15 said to
be an old tub of a thing which was alma: to be`
condemned just before he put her ea The
loss of the North America Ear 4:7.0 eiratributed
much to weaken contideace in tae
of Vanderbilt's vessels, and the seamanship of his
oflieers. People hesitate to go to sex in an old pro-
Pallor, after having seen the magnificerit specimens
of naval architecture which E. H. Collins and
George Law have given to the world. The fastest
and handsomest steamship in the world is the
Lli
nois, which belongs to the U. S. Mail Steamship
Co., and was built, I believe by George Law
The last time she left this port for Aspiniva:l,
took out over 800 passengers
Yours Truly,
We are sorry to learn that A. W
the prompt and efficient ?tanager of i.et Televaph
Office at this place. has tendered his res4mal ion to
the Superintendent of the Atlantic and Ohio Tele
graph Company.
The withdrawal of a polfha servant at
any time from that sphere in ‘shich his nit:illness
has been felt and appreciated, is a kiss to be re
gretted deeply. In no situation we can conceive
of, are fidelity and honesty more requisite. than in
that in which knowledge vital to the interests of
individuals is left to the discretion of the Telegraph
Agent. Looking upon the matter in this light, we
sincerely regret that Mr. Denison's inclinations
should have deprived us (and we think we utte •
r
the sentiments of the public) of his Cervices.
We have been informed that Col. J. T. McGostr•
GLE is to fill the place vacated by Mr. D. We know
the Colonel well, he has long occupied a responsi
ble position and an enviable reputation as nn expert
operator in the office of the Atlantic and Ohio Tel.
egraph Company at Philadelphia. His very ap
pointment bya Company so careful in the selection
of their Agents would be a sufficient recominimdas
?ion; and we only add ours to it to add a little weight
to what is already sufficient. We know he will
prove a worthy successor to Mr. Denison. W.
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WOMAN'S RiouTs.—There is. to be a "Woman's
Rights Convention" in Ohio, the 26th of this month
We "go in" for woman's rights. Every womanhas.
a right to a husband and a baby. Perditioned be
the man who would deny her this inestimable bles
sing and inalienable privilege!
IMMO