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THURSDAY,:::::: MARCH, 10, 1859.
TRAVELERS' DIRECTORY.
The following shows Ibe time of departures
ad arrivals on the C.Z.4C.R.E. ktilillerB
bnrg and Cleveland: . - .. ....
Rrcxnra South. The Erprts leaves Mil
lersborg si 620A. M., aad arrives at Cleveland
at 10.45.
The Aoeommodaiion leaves MillcrBbnrg at 2.35
P. H., and arrives at Cleveland at 9,00.
Ruxxikg Socth Accommodation leaves Cleve
land at 8.00 A. M., and arrives at ilillersbiirg
41.50 P. M.
Erprem leaves Cleveland at 4.00 P. M., and
arrives at Millersburg at 8.37..
gjTbe Exprea train running North con
nects at Ormlle -with the East and West trains
n the P. Ft. V. and C. R. R.
School Exhibition.
The Semi-Annual Exhibition of Jffeer
boh IsBTiTUTit, comes off at the Court
House in Millersburg, on Friday evening,
the 11th inst The exercises of the occa
sion will be of such a character as to in
terest all who attend.
.We are glad to learn that the prospects
of this school for the coming Summer Ses
sion are more flattering than ever before,
and that the Institution may be looked up
on as a "fixed fact," in Millereburg. To
this end the Principal of it has labored
unremilrogly.
STAttention is directed to the card of
Dr. Jackson, in another part of to-day's
paper. JJr. J. has paid slated visits to
our town for a couple of years past, and
we believe his success has been such as to
increase his business here.
S3" Alexander Wentworth died in Bos
ton the other day, from taking an overdose
of medicine, prescribed for him by a "spirit
medium. He had given himself up to
the delusion for some time previously.
Served him right
Increase of Postage. The Senate
passed a bill by a close vote to raise the
rate of postage to five cents a single letter,
and also newspaper postages. The bill
mqdified the franking privilege, partially
abolishing it. The House killed the prop
osition to raise postages by a vote of 117
to 76, and also the franking modification,
which ought to have become a law in some
shape, and thus aided the revenue from
low rates of postage.
5"A letter dated Salt Lake City, Jan.
28, says that the Utah Legislature had
passed a law which virtually excludes all,
save Mormons, from serving on juries, as it
requires two years' residence in the Terri
tory, a properly qualification, aud that the
party should be married, The United
States courts had all been previously bro
ken up through Mormon intrigues. A rich
gold placer bad been discovered at a place
called Point of the Mountain, between Salt
Lake city and Camp Floyd, by Christian
Brewer, a German.
Church Dedication. The new Church
on the corner of Clinton and Clay streets,
in Millersburg, erected by the Christian de
nomination known as Disciples, will be
dedicated on Sabbath next, the 13th inst.
Services will commence at the Church on'
the Friday previous. Rev. Harrison
Jones is to be present and lead in the exer
cises on that occasion.
The congregation who have labored faith
fully for the completion of this edifice may
well be proud of it. It is of good size and
finished in good taste. The painting and
graining was done under the supervision
of Mr. Samuel Appleton, and reflects
credit upon his skill as a mechanic. . So
far as thought to be in good taste, all the
modern improvements and embellishments
have been added to this Church.
A Faithful Grand Jury. The Grand
Jury of Licking county has indicted every
liquor selling establishment in the town of
Newark, and many establishments of smal
ler towns in the county. . Some Grand
Juries indiet the victims of liquor sellers,
instead of the criminal makers.
3T The Wooster Democrat wants to
"know whether Judge McCoy, the Sheriff
of that county was elected as a peace officer,
or to spend his time in getting np "dog
fights" on the streets. If the Sheriff is
thus guilty, we hope the Democrat will
lay on to him without mercy, for the two
legged brute that spends his time in this
wise, is in every respect, beneath the four
legged one, whose torture, afiords him so
much pleasure.
y The President is reported to say
that he. will call an extra session of Con
gress in July to make provisions for keep
ing in effective operation the PosKDffice
Department of the Government. He 6ays
he cannot take the responsibility of clos
ing np the Post-Offices of the country, as
he would have to do before December next
unless there is an extra session and means
provided.
Bad Law, Bad Morals, Bad Logic.
We deal but little in casuistry, but our
standard of right and wrong is flat in the
face of the theo.-y some of our contempor
aries are advancing, that a man in certain
cases, has a moral right to be his own aven
ger. 'This is all wrong. No human be
ing has any such "right" conferred, by any
law, human or divine. It is justifiable to
take life only to preserve life, in other
words, to kill the assassin who seeks to
kill you. But this is self-defence. It is
not "revenge."
"Thou shalt not kill," remember, is
equally binding with "Thou shall not com
mit adultery." Hence the folly, and wick
edness, and bad logic, of violating the
Sixth Commandment, simply in order to
repair or "revenge" a breach of the Seventh.
gyTbe Thirty-fifth Congress has pass
ed from existence, a blessing, in our judg
ment, for which the whole country should
be profoundly grateful. The late Session,
in many respects, was but a prolonged Na-
tional disgrace ; and if ever its doings and
undoings are to have their proper places in
history, Demagogueism, Fraud, Corrup
tion, and a persistent neglect of ihe public
interests, will run all through the record,
from begifining to end. The whole Sess
ion, until within a week of adjournment,
may be said to have been frittered away
doing nothing, or worse than nothing; and
for the default we charge that the Demo
cratic party, which had a controlling voice
in both Houses, is chiefly responsible.
Schemes, in themselves of the roost repre
hensible and impracticable character-
were constantly thrust forward, to the ex
clusion and detriment of the practical de-
details of legislation ; and, as a necessary,
if not intended consequence, all the most
important business of the Session, inclu
ding the appropriation bills, was deferred
till the eleventh hour, when it had to be
transacted halter skelter, or not transacted
at all.
Rooms Wanted. There are to be two
new Groceries opened in Millersburg this
Spring, and it is thought that the number
of tbem would be doubled and quadripled,
if rooms could be had. These grocery
keepers are a little particular as to where
they do business. If they cannot be on
Main street, they won't be at all. Certain
ly that's all right and proper enough, and
we suggest that the several Dry Goods
Stores occupying rooms on this street,
either close up or retire to some one street,
to make room for several new "Dutch
Groceries."
Worthy of Example. The citizens of
the goodly town of Orrville, in Wayne co.,
raised, by individual subscription among
themselves, the sum of $500, and applied
it towards planking their side-walks and
street-crossings. How much can be raised
in Millersburg for the improvement of our
street-crossings ! They are certainly bad
enough. Will some one try f
3"Ihe effort making to purchase the
"Mt. Vernon Estate," should appropriately
be called, the tom-foolery of the 19 th cen
tury. Through some quibble of the law,
the whole property, after it has been paid
for with Northern money, will fall into the
hands of Virginia, and left to rot down,
just as all the public institutions of that
Slate are now left.
Better than Pike's Peak. A friend
has procured for us the following statement,
showing the number of horses bought in
Holmes county, within the last 30 days,
and shipped to an Eastern market, and by
whom bought:
Benford fc Baker bought.... 40
W.iJ. Benford 20
Lemmnn tCole . 12
John Madder 13
Myers & Lysle -.22
A .Lemmon fc J. Skiles 25
W. Reed t Thos. Smith 12
S. Lemmon fe J. Orr 20
J. Coffee 13
J. McCullongh fc K. Downs 11
Cook A Co 12
Total 200
There doubtless were others that we have
not heard of. For these horses, there was
paid an average of about $130 each, mak
ing the snug little sum of twenty-six thou
sand dollars, that has been paid our farm
ers this winter for horses alone. What
other county of the same area of acres can
beat this!"
The same friend who furnished the above,
promises to furnish us for our next issue,
the number of cows bought within our
county this spring, intended for a foreign
market.
gST We have a week's later news from
Hayti. President Geffrard has issued a
decree confiscating the effects of Delva, a
minister of the late Empire, and Souloque's
most influential adviser. The Central
Committee of Gonaives has prepared a re
port showing forlh the causes which led
lo the revolvtion. It appears that last De
cember eight men, of whom Geffrard was
the most prominent signed a document,
and took the name bf the Committee of
the Department, swearing to die or release
their country from the tyrant Soulouque's
power. In three days, Gonaives and the
surrounding country gave in their adhesion
to the revolutionary scheme, and in eighty
days more Geffrard found himself at the
bead of ten thousand willing men. The
report proceeds to say :
"The cruel Soulouque was thunderstruck.
His viin pride induced him to suppose that
he could conquer men who were inspired
by the fire of liberty, and fiist pronouncing
against them the anathema of proscription
be advanced against them at the bead of
an army that he believed to be devoted to
himself and his family. Stupid monster!
He bad forgotten that the army of the
West on which he principally relied was
essentially republican and would speedily
make common cause with its brethren of
the North, in re-establishing the desired re
public." The Ilaylien people appear to be still
enthusiastic in favor of Geffrard, and the
press is loud in condemnation of Soulouque
and his corrupt government.
Howard Association, Philadelphia.
We invite the attention of our readers
to the advertisement of this well-known be
nevolent Association, with much confi
dence, as we have reason to believe from
our business transactions with the mana
gers, that they are men of honoroable and
substantial character, and that the inslitu
tution is conducted .with integrity and
skill. . We have no doubt that persons ap
plying to this Institution for medical aid,
will receive humane and jodieious" treat
ment.. The press throughout the country
speak of the Association in the highest
K-niiB ui praise.
t3T The cause and the remedy for the
troubles in unfortunate Mexico are given in
a few words by the New York Times of
March 1 : "The sorrows of Mexico are due
not so much to her wants as to her super
fluities. She Las an army, or a collection
of armies, too many. If it were possible
not only to disband the entire crew of idle
vagabonds, soldiers, and officers, who oc
cupy themselves in creating "plans" and
"programmes," in running about the coun
try fighting bloodless battles in support of
their "prouuueiamentos," and eating np
the produce of 'the land iu their own
Mexico would be pacified immediately. If
it were further possible to set all the of
fices (who would appear to be the most
numerous portion of the Mexican army) to
work at the plough, and the privates to hoe
corn aud gather plnintains, Mexico would
soon be prosperous.
Legislative Summary.
In the Senate, the bill was passed to
amend act to give greater efficiency to the
judicial system of the State.
Mr. Slade introduced a resolution amend
ing the Constitution, so as to provide for
annual sessions of the Legislature, which
was referred to a select committe of five.
Mr. Safford's resolution authorizing the
purchase of two national flags, conspicu
ously embellished with the Coat of Arms
of Ohio, to be placed upon the State House,
was passed.
House bill to amend the 415 th section
of the code was passed.
In the House, a considerable portion of
the day was occupied in the discussion of
the Cincinnati .Police bill, upon its second
reading. The bill was finally ordered to
be engrossed and read the third time to
morrow. Mr. Thompson's bill amendatory of the
act providing for the recording of land paL
ents, 60 as to allow copies of the same to be
recorded was passed.
Mr. Van Vorhes' bill for the settlement
of decedents' estates, was lost upon its pas
sage, after considerable discussion. A mo
tion was made to re-consider, and that mo
tion was laid on the table. This keeps life
in the bill, and the friends of the bill mav
yet gather strength sufficient to pass it.
Mr. (Jhnsty introduced a bill to regulate
black and mulatto persons, to prevent their
immigration into the Stale, and to provide
for their colonization in certain cases.
State Jour. March 3.
Senate. In Committe of the Whole,
the bill introduced by Mr. Winans, to lim
it the operation of the act to repeal the
ten percent, law, passed March 14, 1850,
passed-Feb. 14, 1859, and to repeal the
act to amend Ibe act hung the rate of in
terest, passed Jan. 12 1824, passed Feb.
18, 1848, was discussed at considerable
length. The bill was finally reported back
and referred to the judiciary commilte.
Mr. Kincaid introduced a bill to amend
the law governing the State Assylums.
Mr. Vanatta introduced a bill to author
ize associations of persons for the improve
ment of the mineral lands.
A.resolution was introduced, directing
the manufacturing of gas in the Peniten
tiary; also, a resolution directing the Pen
itentiary committee to enquire into the
expediency of erecting a new Penitentiary
in some point in the south-western part of
the btate. Adopted.
The Board of Public Works sent a com
munication to both Houses, requesting the
immediate appropriation of moneys for the
repair and management of the Public
Works.
In the House, Mr. Deroing introduced a
bill to make a uuiform standard of weights
and measures.
Mr. Slusser, a bill lo authorize the town
of Massillon to borrow money to build wa
ter works.
The bill by Mr. Leete to prevent nsury
and fix the Maximum rate of interest on
money and property was discussed at some
length in. the House to-day, and finally
laid on the lable. Stale Journal, March
1.
In the Senate, the following bills were
passed. "
Senate bill making partial appropria
tions for the repair of the Public Works,
was introduced and passed under a suspen
sion of the rules.
Mr. Henkles bill relative to the prohibi
tion of interments within the corporate lim
its of a cily or village was passed.
In the House, Mr. Monroe's Reform
School bill was passed, with the provision
for the erection of a House of Refuge on
Reform Farm stricken out. '
Senate bill to authorize the adoption of
children was read the third time and laid,
on the table.
The Treasurer of State, in response to
resolutions of the House, inquiring of him
what kind of funds County Treasurers re
ceived for taxes, answered by sending to
the House a small cart load of letters, re
ceived from the Treasurers of 68 counties
of the State, in response to circulais sent
out by him. His communication was re
ferred to the Committeo on Unfinished
Business.
Mr. Taylor introduced resolutions with a
lengthy preamble, declaring the action of
the Pennsylvania Legislature, in passing
laws levying a tax upon merchandize trans
ported through that State, unconstitution
al, and requiring the Governor to corre
spond with the proper authorities of that
Slate, with a view to procure the abroga
tion of said laws, which were referred to
the Committee of the Whole. Journal
4lh inst.
Artesian Well. By the following
from the Stale Journal of the 3d it will
be seen that the deep bore at the capital at
the expense of the people has 'made a dem
onstration :
The Artesian Well drags its slow depth
down, the auger making about two and a
half feet per day. The depth now reached
is 1891 feet, and cheering sigus of water
have come to light, as the limestone now
being brought up is becoming very gritty
with sandstone veins. The boring of the
Artesian Well has demonstrated a declara
tion of science; as the cross sectious of the
geological formation show the sandstone
to be about two thousand feet below the
surface of the earth, at Columbus.
Extraordinary Growth. The garden
er of the Agri-horticultural Socity, of In
dia, gives an instance of the extraordinary
growth of the bamboo. The shoot was
planted in July lust, and in four months
attained the height of forty-five feet and a
width of twenty-two inches. The plant
must have grown the sixth of an inch an
hour, a speed nearly, if not quite, visible to
a careful watcher.
The Washington Tragedy.
STATEMENTS OF SAMUEL F. BUTTERWORTH,
ESQ., AND HON. ROBERT J. WALKER.
The following statements concerning the
recent tragedy have been made by Sir.
Butterworth and Hon. Robert J. Walker.
They furnish a full and reliable history of
all the circumstances attending the unhap
py occurrence:
MR. BUTTERWORTH'S STATEMENT.
In consequence of erroneous and false
statements which have appeared in the pub
lic press in relation to the death of Air. f.
Barton Kev, I feel it is necessary that I
should state the facts, so far as I am con
nected with the occurrence.
On Sunday morning about 12 o'clock
JL, I received, at the house of a friend
with whom I was staying, a note from the
Hon. Mr. Sickles, saying: "Dear B: Come
to me right away!" which I showed to the
Hon. Robert J. Walker and Senator Gwin,
with whom I was then conversing,
asked the bearer of the note who was there,
and said to my friend, "What can Mr. Sic
kles desire I
I immediately went to tue house of Mr.
bickles.
On my arrival I found Mr. Sickles in his
bedroom, Jymg on his face on his pillow,
overwhelmed with grief. Some time
elapsed before I could obtain from him an
account of the cause of bis affliction. II
kept exclaiming "I am a dishonored and
ruined man, and cannot look you in the
face ! I inally he disclosed to me the fol
lowing circumstances:
On Friday Mr. Sickles received an anony
mous letter, stating (hat his wife was in
the habit of meeting Mr. P. Barton Key
at a house on Fifteeutb street, in the negro
neighborhood. Through an agent, Mr.
Sickles had ascertained that Mr. Key had
rented a house in taht neighborhood, and
was in the habit of meeting a lady there
corresponding in dress and appearance to
tho wife of Air. b.
Being possessed of these facts, he stated
them to his wife on Saturday night. Sho
said at once tant "sue preceived she was
discovered," and thereupon made a full con
fession of her guilt in writing.
By this confession it appeared that this
criminal intercourse had been going on since
April, 1858 sometimes in the absence of
Mr. is., at the houso of her husband and
that at the commencement of the present
session of Congress, Mr. Key had hired an
untenanted house on Fifteenth street, where
they were in the habit of meeting frequently-
After he had apprised me of the forego
ing facts, he consulted roe as to the course
he should pursue. I advised him to send
his wife to her mother at New York that,
as it was now near the close of the session,
it would excite no remark ; that during the
lime intervening between the close of the
session and the commencement of the next
he could go to Europe for a few months,
and iu the meantime a separation could be
arranged between himself and his wife;
that I presumed the affair was known only
to one or two persons beyond a mere sur
mise, and thai for the honor of his little
daughter, and his wife's friends, this course
should be pursued.
To this Mr. Sickles replied, "My friend,
I would gladly pursue this course, but so
abandoned, so reckless, have Key and my
wife been, that all the negroes in that
neighborhood, and I dare not say how ma
ny other persons, know all about the cir
cumstances." I then left Mr. S. in his bed room and
on going down stairs I met in the library
Mr. Geo. B. Wooldridge, a Clerk of the
House of Representatives. I said to him,
"This is a terrible affair." He then han
ded me the written statement made by
Mrs. S., of her guilt, which was written
and signed, as I was then informed, by
Mrs. 6. in the presence of two females and
witnessed by them. -1 read the statement
laid it down on the table and said, " I will
go down for a while and return here again,
I immediately left the house, and walk
ed to the Club on 16th street, drauk a
glass of ale with a friend, and slowly retur
ned to the house of Mr. biekels.
On entering the library again. Mr. Wool
dridge informed me thai Key had twice pas
sed the house during the morning, and had
a short time since waved his handkerchief
three times as a signal.
While in conversation with Mr. Wool
dridge, Sickels came into the library and
said that ha bad "seen the scoundrel ma
king signals," and he added, "my God this
is horrible 1
I said, "Mr. Sickels vou must be calm,
and look this matter square in the face.-
If there be a possibility of keeping the
certain knowledge of this crime from the
public, you must do nothing to destroy
that possibility. Vou may be mistaken in
your belief that it is known to the whole
city.
He instantly replied, "No, no, my friend
I am not, it is already the town talk.
I then said, "If that be so, there is but
one course left for you as a man of honor.
You need no advice."
. After a few moments silence, Mr. S.
said that Le "was satisfied that Key had
been in the club house opposite," and what
surprised him very much was that his wife
strenuously denied this, though freely con
fessing her guilt He then walked into
the hall, and said to me, "Come, go over
with me lo Stuart's room, in the club house,
and he may be able to inform me whether
Key has a room there, and for what pur
pose he uses it." I assented, and walked
out into the street, supposing that Mr. Sick
les was following me. I left the house for
this sole purpose.
When I left Mr. S. in the ball I am sat
isfied that he had no weapons on his per
son. He was without his overcoat. He
said nothing to me about weapons, or the
probability of encountering Key.
I walked slowly down the avenue on the
south side to the corner, and as I was
crossing the street I saw Key advance a
few steps towards me, He saluted me,
saying, "Good morning, Butterworth
what a fine day we have !" I responded,
and said, "Have you come from the club?"
He said, "I have." I asked, "Is Stuart iu
his room !" He answered, "Yes, and is
quite unwell." I then said, "I am going
up to see him ; good morning!" and turned
to leave him. As I did so I saw Mr. Sick
les for the first time after leaving his house,
coming rapidly down Sixteenth street, on
the side next to the square, and then near
the corner.
I bad walked about thirty feet on my
way to the club, when I heard Mr. Sickles
exclaim, iu a lound voice, "Key, you scoun
drel, you have dishonored my house you
must die !"
I turned immediately, and saw K. thrust
his hand in his vest or side coat pocket,
and take a step in the direction of Mr. Sic
kles, and simultaneously ' I heard the dis
charge of a pistol. Key then rapidly ad
vanced on Sickles, seized him with his "left
hand by the collar of his coat, and seemed
to make an effort to strike with something
in his right hand, which I then supposed
to be a weapon. Mr. S. backed into the
middle of the street, when he succeeded in
extricating himself from Key's grasp, drew
a pistol from bis.overcoat pocket, and pre
sented it at Key, who retreated backward
up Sixteenth street, toward the club, and
threw something at Sickles. Sickles fol
lowed, and when within ten feet, fired. I
saw that Key was wounded. He stagger
ed towards the sidewalk, saying, "Don't
shoot me!" He leaned for a moment
against a tree, when Sickles advanced up
on him, exploaded a cap, and fiied the third
time.
As Key was falling, Sickles frequently
exclaimad, "1 ou villain, you have dishonor
ed my house, and you must die !" He ut
tered these words again while standing over
Key, with his revolver in his hand.
I took no part in the contest. I believ
ed them both to be armed. When I left
Mr. Sickles' house I had no though of
meeting or seeing Mr. Key, my object be
ing to visit Mr. Stuart. I had no arms
with me. I did not know that Mr. Sick
les intended to take arms with him. He
left the houso after me, and without any
suggestion from me, come towards the club
on the north side of the square. When
Mr. Key saluted me I did not know that
Mr. Sickles was approaching, nor did I see
him until 1 turned to leave Mr. Key. 1
did not see Mr. Sickles shoot Key after his
full, nor place his pistol in contact with his
head or clothing.
After the third fire, I advanced and took
Mr. Sickles' arm, and walked with him up
Sixteenth street, and advised him to go to
his house, or to the Attorney-General's.
He did so. I returned to the scene and
picked up an opera glass from the middle
of the street, and gave it to Mr. Sickles.
This is the whole of my connection with
this unfortunate occurrence. It is not true
that I either sought or detained Mr. Key.
He first addressed me and our interview
did not last one minute. I have known
tho lale Mr. Key in New York and in Wash
ington during the last ten years, and our
relations. have ever been of tbe most friend
ly character. I did not anticipate a colli
sion on the Sabbath, .though I did not
doubt but that it would take place at an
early day.
SAMUEL F. BUTTERWORTH.
Lieutenant Governor-Mr. Welker.
kcr.
It bas beeu understood for some time
past that our present ablo Lieutenant Gov
ernor declines being a candidate for re-nomination
for that office. This determina
tion will be universally regretted by tbe
itepubiicaus of Ohio, who would rejoice in
continuing him in a position which he has
filled so satisfactorily to them, and so cred
itably. Mr. Yvelker has been distinguish
ed for the courtesy, impartiality and abili
ty which have characterised his official
course as the presiding officer of the Sen
ate; and if it had not been generally un
derstood that he would not consent to be
a candidate for re-election, some of the
gentlemen who are candidates for the suc-
cessorsbip would not have allowed their
names lo have been suggested in that con
nection. " This is the case with most of
them, if not all of them. The present in
cumbent is eminently entitled to such an
expression of continued confidence and ap
proval, without, doubt, would be cordially
bestowed, if it were not understood that it
would not be accepted. As was announc
ed some weeks ngo, the demands of Mr.
Welker's profession exact so much of his
time tbnt hisrftcceptnnce of that office for
a second term would involve sacrifices, that
in his opinion, he cannot consistently make.
We sincerely regret that such is the cause,
for in honoring such men, a parly honors
tself. Slate Journal.
Congressional Elections.
March 8th New Hampshire elects three
membrs of Congress. The candidates are
1st district, Gilman Marslou, Republican,
Daniel Marcy, Democrat; 2d district, Ma
son W. Tappan, Republican, John H.
George, Democrat; 3d district, Thomas
M. Edwards, Republican, aud William
Burns ,Democrat Two years ago the Re
publican majority in the 1st was 1,056 ; in
the 2d 1,505; in the 3d 1,142.
Connecticut holds her election on the
first Monday of April next The Repub
lican candidate for Congress in the 1st dis
trict is Dwight Loomis, the Democratic,
James T. Pratt; in the 2d, John Woodruff,
Republican, Samuel Arnold, Democrat;
in the 3d, Alfred A. Burnham, Republican,
Rufus L.- Baker, Democrat; in ibe 4th,
Orris S. Ferry, Republican, and Willam D.
Bishop, Democrat Arnold and Bishop
are members of the present House. Last
venr ail the districts gave Republican ma
jorities except the 2d, and the Republican
majority in the olale was 2,749.
The Latest Washington Outrage.
rage.
A serious affrav occurred in the office at
Willard's Hotel the evening of the 3d be
tween F. P. Lander and William Magraw,
both warm friends of President Buchanan,
and both enriched by official spoils. A
year ago Magraw was appointed Superin
tendent of the Great Central Wagon Road,
and Lander Engineer of tbe expedition.
Magraw abandoned the enterprise and join
ed Col.-Johnston's forces. Recently he
has been officially removed aud Lander an
ointed Superintendent of the road. An
account of the affray says :
Owing to some personal difficulty be
tween them, Lander challenged Magraw,
but the affair was settled without a tight.
To-night Magraw attacked Lander with a
slungshor, and struck him several times,
wounding him severely about tbe head.
Lander rallied and threw Magraw, and
witnesses informs me would have punished
him severely, if not fatally, had he not been
taken off when he exclaimed. "I am a
Massachusetts man and nnarmed; I have
challenged tbe scouudrel, and he refnsed to
fight me, and now he assaults me with a
a slung-shot." This exclamation soon en
listed the sympathies of tho by-standers
for Lander. Magraw was taken away by
his friends, and Lander whs conveyed to
his lodgings badly wounded. The latter
belongs to oalem, Massachusetts.
The Fur Trade. The demand for
to Skunk skins lo take to Germany and ex
change into "Siberian Squirrel," has led the
capture of enormous numbers io tho West,
borne 1500 pelts wore sent to New York
from Painesvillo last week, 3,500 have been
purchased at Adrian, Mich., and one lad in
Union county, Ohio, has taken 300, which
broght $150 cash, Some farmers think
this indiscriminate slaughter of skunks
will prove an injury to tho country, as they
destroy the mice, grasshoppers, &c, Jh the
nems.
Adjournment of Congress.
The telegraph gives rather a confused ac
count ot what was doDe and what was not
done daring the closing hours. Most of
the necessary appropriation bills appear to
have become laws, so that we trust no oc
casion exists for calling an extra session of
Congress, though the President seems to.
have prepared a Proclamation for the an
ticipated emergency.
. The miscellaneous appropriation bill
passed and contains a section' which xtends
the Treasury note law two years, though
the loan bill appears to have been lost
This will help "J. B." somewhat in his fi
nancial troubles. The Coast Survey,Light
Houses, survey of public lands, and taking
the "next census, appear to be provided for.
Also tbe existing contracts for carrying the
mails to California via Panama and Tehuan
tepec. The appropriation for the Ocean mail
service, the Post Office Appropriation aud
the Post Route bills, failed lo become laws.
The Post Office bill appropriated about
$20,000,000. This failure will probably
cut short the Overlaud routes, We are
glad to record that the Democratic policy
of increasing Postage rates was killed dead
in the House.
With strong Democratic majorities in
both branches of Congress, the session has
been little else but a succession of Admin
istration defeats and humiliations. The
party has been disorganized as well as de
moralized ; split up into all sorts of factions,
incapable of carrying any measure as a par
ty. The President made extraordinary
demands in his regular message, and has
since repealed them. None hare been
granted. His Protectorates, Cuba millions,
command of army and navy to make war
at pleasure, loan bills, and tariff changes,
have been denied him, by his party friends.
Enormous Administration frauds and cor
ruptions have been exposed ; aud the Slave
ry agitation evoked by the Executive anti
Kansas tirade, has ruled more fiercely and
more sectionally than ever in both branches
of Congress. A new State has been ad
milted, but neither Arizona, Dakota, nor
Jefferson have been organized as Territo
ries. Was ever Administration so exacting,
so blundering, soimbecile,so poverity-strick-en,
and so profitless to the People of the
Union f There are few indeed save office
holders and office expectants who "do it
reverence." Daily Leader.
Adjournment of Congress. The Coshocton Treasury--Meeting
of the Tax-Payers.
A large and respectable meeting was
held at Coshocton on Saturday, called to
express public opinion in regard to the rob
ber ry of the county treasury. Space com
pels ns to omit the preliminary proceed
ings. The following resolutions were unan
imously adopted :
Whereas, The Treasurer of Coshocton
county, our esteemed fellow citizen, Sam
uel Ketchum, was, on tho night of the 21st
of January, suddenly assaulted and over
powered, and the Treasury robbed of up
wards of f 22,000 of the public money
and,
W hreas, By a decision of ths Supreme
Court, it is supposed the said Treasurer
and his securities would be liable for the
amount so taken ; and, whereas, if com
pelted to pay this large amount, Mr. Ketch
um would be reduced to poverty, and sev
eral of his sureties seriously impoverished ;
therefore
Resolved, That we. the citizens of Cosh
octon county, of all parties, the neighbors
and personal acquaintances of Samuel
Ketchum, do hereby express our full confi
dence in his honesty and integrity as a man
and citizen, and bear testimony to the
prompt, obliging and efficient manner in
which he has, during the past three years,
discharged all his official duties, and that
no circumstance connected with the late
robbery lias m tne least aiminnuea our
confidence in the man, but rather enlisted
the strongest sympathies of our nature
his behalf.
Resolved, Thit we believe it would be
improper and unmerciful for the people, or
their authorities, to exact from Mr. Ketch
um and his securities, under all tho circum
stances as known to us, the payment of
the amount of which the Treasury was rob-
bod.
Resolved, That while ws will, ss citizens
use all lawful means, and all our energies
to ferret out the hiding place, aud bring
to condign punishment the robbers, and re
cover the money, we recommend that the
Legislature of Ohio, and the Commission
ers of Coshocton county, lake such steps as
may be necessary to relieve Mr Ketchum
and his sureties from the legal responsibili
ty resting upon tbem, and that provision
may be made for such a judicial examina
tion into the circumstances of the robbery
as may be necessary to satisfy every doubt
. . -
ing mind of the truth in regard lo the mat
ter.
Resolved, That tho commissioners of
Coshocton county be furnished with a copy
of the proceedings of this meeting and be
requested to record thum upon their journal.
Cuba Killed in the Ohio House.
The Democrats in the Ohio House of
Representatives have been playing Slidell
on his $30,000,000 Cuba corruption bill,
and hnve also slid it out On Friday they
torced through a resolution wider the pre
vious question endorsing the Cuba scheme
in the fullness of its iniquity, but on Satur
day took "a sober secoud thought" and al
lowed a reconsideration of the vote. Dis
cussion and motions to amend followed,
and a substitute offered by Mr. Harrison,
Republican, denouncing the President's
Cuban policy and instructing our Senators
to vote against Slidell's bill failed by only
two votes. Finally an amendment to the
second of the resolutions, offered by Mr.
Plants, providing that the acquisition of
n..l l i: l.j '.i
iuua auuu us accumpiisuca wiinoul war
or dishonor, and with the consent of the
people, was adopted by two majority. The
Journal says:
"This unexpected turn of affairs disen
beartened and disgusted the Ostenders,
who seemed to think that such trifling con
siderations as an expensive and aggressive
war, the dishonor of our national faith and
the wishes of the people, should not staud
in the way of acquisition. These condi
tions not being acceptable to them, Mr,
Brooke moved the indefinite postponement
of the resolution ; whereupon a majority
took him at his word, and the motion was
carried by a vote of 35 to 25.
Evidently the Ostend programme of the
Administration is revolting lo the better
sense of some of the representatives of the
Ohio Democracy. At least they fear to
go before an honest people on so'altrocious
an issue.
Jt3TBetween thirty aud forty convicts
in the New Jersy peuitentiary have pro
fessed conversion to Christianity, and their
conduct warrants the belief that they are
sincere, . .
Michigan Forty Acre Homestead.
.'. slead. .
i
The -State of Michigan has an immense
area of swamp lands donated by Congress,
large quantities being good lands for set
tlement and requiring but slight, if any,
drainage. ; Where but tbe smallest "cat
swamps" is noted by the surveyors, the
full section of six hundred and forty acres
goes in as swamp lands, and the late Gen
eral Assembly of the State passed a Forty
Acre Homestead Act, which has for its'
object the providing of Homes for . the
homeless, and tbe permanent settlement
of the swamp land portions of the State.
The act requires tho Commissioner of the
State Land office to issue a certificate of
purchase to every settler on the swamp
lands belonging to the State, for forty
acres of said land whenever such settler
shall have resided upon it for five contin
uous years, and when he shall have drain
ed the same so as lo comply with the re
quirements of the Act of Congress making
the grant to the State, Before thus occu
pying, the settler has to make oath of his
intention to settle upon aud drain the land,'
and that ho is not already the owner of for
ty acres of Land in Michigan or in tbe
United States. It is emphatically a law
to aid the poor man. Leader.
What has Congress Done!
No one here or in Washington is just
now prepared to answer this question. It
is a much easier task to say what Congress
has not done. Take the President's Annu
al message and all his subsequent special
Messages; look over his recommendations
one after another and compare them with
the known action of Congress. A single
glance will suffice. Not a single measure
recommended by him, although theie is at
round Democratic majority in both branch
es, has been adopted.
His Tariff policy has been hooted down'
by the.Soutb, his Cuban Thirty million
bill withdrawn, his Postal Recommenda
tions defeated, his request for power to
protect the overland routes not considered?
at all, and so on to the end of the Execu
tive Chapter. What does all this mean?
Has Congress no confidence in the Presi
dent f Is he wrong in every recommenda
tion ? Not a single measure of his has been
fully endorsed by this Congress, except tho
issuing of twenty millions of National Shin
plasters at the first session.
Members of Congress w'U now be called
upon by the people, to give on account of
their Stewardship, and explain how it is
that they are so at loggerheads with the
President
But if no working majority could be
found to favor the Presidential policy in
this Congress, what can we expect from
the next f The Democratic majority - will
be nearly, if not altogether, blotted out
Nous Verrons. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Steamboat Explosion-200 Lives
Lost!
The past winter has been remarkably
free of disasters on the great rivers of the
West and South. The telegraph, howev
er, now announces one of appalling conse
quences. The steamboat Princess, bound
from Vicksburgh to New Ooleans, explo
ded the boilers and burned on Sunday
morning, the 27th ult, at Conrad Point,
near Baton Rouge. Four hundred passen
gers were on board, two bundled of whom
were lost and missing, mostly residents of
Louisiana and Mississippi. A large num
ber ladies wero aboard, filling the ladies'
and half the gentleman's cabin.
Killed J. W. Seymour, Baton Rouge;
Calhoon, of Maysville, Ky., pilot of the
Princess and assistant engineer; H. B. Mur
phy, St. Louis; J. J. Hodges, Mississippi,
and three unknown.
Missing Charles Rannister L. Howard,
Representative of New Orleans; Joseph
Clark, second Clerk ; Samuel Wait, Virgin
ia. No other northern or eastern names
names ascertained. A large number were
badly scalded and otherwise iujurcd. ...The
boat and cargo are a total loss.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
A later dispatch from New Orleans;
says a steamer has arrived from the Princ
ess with a number of the dead and wouud-
ed. About 100 are wounded, many of
dangerously aud some are in a dying con
dition. It is impossible as vet to ascer
tain the number lost. Several bdats saved
many of the pssenger?. Numerous unre
cognized bodies are being found. No oth
er Northern or Western names ajeyet gi
en. Tho weather was foggy ' at the time of
the explosion, the boat behind time, and
bad too much steam on. The engineer
was cut completely in two, and he is re
ported to have said that he would reach
New Orleans in a certain time or blow
up! . " '
A brief Chapter of Blood.
A feud for some time had existed be
tween Capt. Thos. J. Lowe and C. Max
well, .bsq., of Hawesville, Kv. The last
week tbe parties got into a fight at the
courthouse, during which pistols were fired
freely; a man named Aldrich was shot
dead, and Lowe was wounded and taken
to jail. A mob attacked the jail, got pos
session and riddled Lowe with some twen
ty bullets.
A worse than Borgia poisimng case has
occurred at Bennettsville, S. C. On the
24th ult., Messrs. John McCallom, John
Graham r.nd A. Graham drank together at
the grocery of John C. Terrill. They im
mediately became distressed, physicians
were called in, but could not save them.
Terrill . had . poisoned the whiskey with
strychnine to prevent his victims from tes
tifying against bun touching a fraudulent
endorsement by which he had obtained 4
large stock of goods. ' Tbe elder Graham
was the grandfather of Terrill.
Mrs. trerrard, aged 28, wife of Emanuel
Gerrard, a Hungarion tobacconist in Cin-
cinualti, killed herself on Friday evening in
the presence of her husband and others in
their cigar store, by discharging a pistol
she held to her right temple. They had
had an altercation, using harsh language on
both sides, the husband charging her with
conjugal infidelity. The parties occupied
good social position, the wife being de
scended from a noble Hungarian family. '
Thurston the Lost Aeronaut
Found.
ADRIAN, Mich., March 8.
The remains of Ira J. Thurston, the
aeronaut, who met his death by his unfor
tunate ascension from tbis city on the 16th
of last September, were accidently found
on Sunday evening last, about ten miles
from the place of bis second ascent. His
remains were brought to this city and fully
identified.
Navigation Open.
DETROIT, March 8.
Navigation is fairly open and the boats
on most of the routes from, this eity com
mence their regular trips darbir the week.
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