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THE. 'INQUIRE;
MAIICH CLITILAKD ALEX, FIARCI, ?
'; Editor and Proprietors ' Li
B0O1Y . IVESISO, SEPTOBER t, 1S51
REUBEN WOOD.
f f OK THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
fliVlJ3X;?P.iMILLERr
B, PalmcRi the American Newspaper
Ttjjenl, it the only authorized agent for Uii
- paper In the ekieaef Boaion, New York, and
rhi(uelplii, tiuj i only empowered to take
'H advertiiemiita and aubacriplioaa at the-came.
'ratei'a required by us. Hie receipt wjll be
liVegardedia paymeatr. ' ,.-"', ''
A- -' - ' ' "V
J? CCyOur publication dayleing on' Mon
i daju aft edvertteeinents and notices for pub
ideation, must be handed in on Saturday. -'
a M;v . . ConpeaaionaJ Nominations . , i
The democratic convention for the 8lH
,!Congreision5l district,' met at Piketoa on
'SiilurdaV last. We loam that few dele
, giitp were iq (Utendance, nnd that the re
uU of ibeir action woe' the nomination of
' Joseph McCorraick,' of Adams,' (is the can
iJkte for representative to Congress. 1; '
JLi.-ljj ruLTunrir.-1-ri; ir "J
tQr The Jrontoti Eegwter, comes out Jn
'its ! last number with what t may consider
ta .nock-down argument, against our claim
tyjjhe business of seven furnaces. .We do
'jno'.WSHme, es at present ; Informed, to dis
pute its statements in regard to the furnaces
end furnace men. But as we said last week,
we consider the question, as to which road
wilfddUhe business of these furnaces, sup
"posing both to be constructed, as one to be
'eventually decided by considerations of pe
jCunbry interest; and notwithstanding the
Register's facts, we must be permitted to
say1, that when our road is constructed we
think 'the business of these furnaces will
be done at this place ; not because . it is
nearer, but becnute. it will be the most
profitable' point. ' Two years, we hope,
will 'give practical decision to the ques
tionv,.t We .will here take occasion to say, thnt
we. should deeply regret the growing up of
nby fantngonitnical feeling between the
towns Ironton and Portsmouth, or between
the counties of Lawrence and Scioto. As
or yourselves, we regard the growth of
-Jrdrilon -with pndo' and satisfaction as an
evidence of the prosperity of (his rich min
eral section of the State and believe that it
twill be a beuofit rather -than injury to our
Town town. The same opinion we think is
field by our business men generally.' In
regard to the counties and to the two rail
.rpnds, a rivalry may indeed spring up, but
itshould bo a generous one, since both must
ytrove of service to the country at large.
'All we desire is, to see both roads stand
upon their own merits. We desire and
shall ask for no undue advantage for our
Toad, but that each may have a fair chance
for construction and business, without con
fiicling with " the other in any ' other way
than by the facilities which each may of
fer to the business of the country.
f .,., , ..: Congreaaloaal Mileage.
The Civil and Diplomatic appropriation
Bill; proposes an important and salutary
change in the rates of allowance for the
travel of members to and from Washing
ton' city. " Among other things it provides
that the highest charge of a member of
jCongrose for coming to and returning
from Washington at any one Session here
fter, shall be 91,000, if he represents a
District this side of the Rocky Mountains,
and 92,000 if he comes from Oregon, Utah
or "California, and that no constructive
mileage shall henceforth be allowed. :
In the debate which arose on this bill,
the Delegate from Oregon stated that .his
actual expenses in going to Washington
and returning to Oregon, amounted to 9G00
each way ; and yet the sum he receives as
mileage under the present law, enables
Tilm to pocket a small r fortune over and
shove his expenses. ; On the other hand
ihe member from Maryland receives but
comparative trifle over and above his trav
eling outlays.
-II . H lrU-.',".
SiARcrmo Amebica Vessels Diffi
culty between' the American' nnd British
Governments is apprehended at Rio Janeiro,
owing to the naval officers of , the latter
boarding and scorching American vessels.
Mention w made or s ense in wmcn en
'American schooner that had put into the
jport of Rio, with the loss of her mainmast,
jWCJ boarded by nn English steamer a few
'days outside, and the captain compelled by
the officer to lake off his hatches to admit
an inspection of the cargo. '
I
Iowa Legislature.
' VTha legislature of Iowa stands as fol
Jows t,
ip;.;: -Senate.
Democrats," - ' 13
, Hotstv
Democrats,
Whigs,
35
Whigs, -
6
JT bn joint ballot 46 cmocrats and
' '" A'REVOLtrnoKAM Hkbo Dead. David
'M'DonaMt dIe1 st', Chester, 8. C, on the
JOtb ult.,sgt.P3 '" lie was one of mp;
ftct's ttmn nnd m prisoner at the
1'
rrrondor ofChnricstoii.'
if .'i 'xT,hi'yif miles of the rouU for tie
,C..i..n iLt trjxlsjton railroad lidte
'l - T till! Vf -' p ,
ivinirton
, 1
j fixed upon.nnd tlie wotkiuui bi
- : Caionovla Convention.' . ' j.
There was a great abolition convention
hi Id at Caxenovia, N. T., last week which
wtii convened by the Proclamation of Ger
ratt Smith, who. of lateT seems to' be emu
lous of the high distinction of being the
greatest fanatic in the country. "
Frederick Douglass, who sometime since
paid his stage fare from Columbus to Zanes
Yille, and sued the stage company because
he was not permitted to, ride inside, was
elected President ; Vice'Tresidents--J. C.
HlawySaml, .Ward Mrs. or Miss Frances
Hawley, Cbas. H,, Wheaton j Secretsries-j-Chas.
D. Miller and Miss Aoua P. Adams.
The meeting was Composed of men, wo
men sad negroes,; and their principal object
seems to have been to see how many hard
things they could say against the south, and
how far they could go in violating 'the rules
Of decency and propriety' If these were
thier objects, they succeeded admirably. ' A
negro' for; President, and ; one Colored gent,
and a white gentleman and lady (!) setting
along side of mm as y jce Presidents. f Ver
ily .hartshorn and smelling bottles must hare
been in greet requisition, i, i. .v
. Among the. proceedings of the convent
tion,-ve notice that a committee was ap
pointed to raise 10 cent donations, to pur
chase a silver pitcher and two goblets, to be
presented to W. L. Chaplin, for his " emi
nent services in ' the' Cause of humanity,"
i, e., for stealing slaves from their masters in
Washington City, and trying to run away
with them. This gentleman who is confin
ed for violating the laws of. bis country, was
duly honored with the nomination for Presi
dent. v :-'. '.':.
The meeting ' also recommended to the
slaves of the south to' take their masters'
money and horses, arid run a Way; to pro
cure aims and rather than be retaken, to use
them. A very law-abiding, order-loving
meeting, to be sure! . '':
The people of the north are opposed to
the extension of slavery, and when it. is
necessary so express themselves; but they
are, we feel assured, opposed to such senti
ments as were expressed at this abolition
meetingf Such proceedings, instead of for
warding the pretended object of such men
as were there assembled, only tend to exas
perate the south, raise up new enemies
against, and cause the loss of friends to
emancipation. The north do not propose to
steal slaves from their masters, interfere in
the domestic affairs of the States, or aid in
violating the laws of the country. Under
the firm and settled conviction that slavery
ought not to be extended, and in the hope
that the southern States will emancipate
their slaves before many years, the people of
the north as a body, are opposed to interfer
ing with the "peculiar institution," where
it is now established. Such fanatical assem
blages do no good for the slave, or any body
else, and are entirely opposed to common
sense, common decency, and common senti
ment of a very large majority of the people
of the north. : '- '
c ' ' ;- Don't talk about It.
The citizens of Savannah, Gi a few
days ago, gave short' notice to some persons,
to leave that place. The reason assigned is
that they badnawde use of their tongues too
freely on Certain teoics which means, we
suppose, that they bad. expressed their, dis
approbation of slavery.' The South Caro-
linian, says. mat no uibcup i uuuiu,
Ala., held a meeting and passed some very
stringent resolutions, in relation to the same
description of persons, among which were
the following: . .;
Sesolvtd. That it is the sense of this meet-
ine that Georee Frarev be notified by a com
mittee to leave Auburn and its vicinity by
Monday next, at 12 o'clock M, ; ana ior ms
future safety we would recommend to him a
speedy return to bis boasted clime of the
North. And be it further r
. Eaolvtd, That he atso be notified in case
be is found here after the time allotted him
to leave, punishment adequate to bis crime
will be duly inflicted by an enraged com
munity.
That is to say Mr. Frarey, if you don i
leave these diggings in a little less than no
time, we the citizens of the State of Ala
bama, who live in a land of freedom, where
everybody has a right to his religious and
political opinions, (just so they suit us,) and
where it is against the spirit of our govern
ment to proscribe one for their utterance,
(if they do not oppose slavery,) we say, if
you don't move your boots In ' a nurry, we
rill tie you up to a tree and give you about
hundred. So, be getting out of this coun
try as fast as your infernal northern legs will
carryyou. . . , ,
WW Nominations.
On Tuesday last, Oscas F. Mooia, Esq.,
was nominated by the convention at Haver
hill, as a representative from Lawrence and
Scioto in tne next legiiiaiure.
On Thursday last, the convention which
met at Piketon, nominated Hon. Johh ju
Tailor, as a candidate lor re-eieciion io
Congress. ': t- -' -; .
At the whig county convention, on t n
day last, the following candidates were
elected: '"' v -
-Esos GcH5 SherilT. V '"'
Gbobos A.' WAtLEs Auditor.
' Ahdrew Cbkbtoh; Jr.-i-Recordeir.
' H. L. Robibsoh Commissioner.
A V J. P. Norx-7-Poor-House Director;
Dr. r TuBBxi-Surveyor. .'t , -;
'' PAcinc RAttioAD. At the recent elefr
tion in St. Louis county, the proposition to
subscribe tlQO,000 on behalf pi the county,
to the Pacific Railroad, was submitted to the
vote of the people.and carried by yeas 448
against nays 467. ; , ,-, ?
' IT Bridgeport, Conn., has 6,060 inhabi
tants. Population In 1840, 3,294 ; increase
in ten years 85 per cent. So the Housatonic
Railroad has not ruined Bridgeport, as some
,1 fvftiUi:
Among the Senate confirmations this week
sie: F. J, Turner,' Assistant Treasurer, St.
hniWi jSarhson'Mason, District Attorney,
Ohio; Sweelzer, Attorney, Western , Penn
ylviaia.
Edih'oh Eitikw,-July,". IS." 8. Ltonard
I Scott & Co., 19 Fulton etreet, K. Y, ,
V Tbe articles in the present number of this
standard Review, are, as usual, of the high
est merit. "Que tele t on Probabilities,"
and Church and State Education" are spe
cially able -and interesting. C We. become
more snd more attached to the series of
Reviews re-printed by L. S. & Co., for the
high order of talent exhibited in their con
tents as well as for the low price (flOfor the
five) at which they are afforded. -;
V. B. PAufKH's BUS1HE MeSS AUfAHAC,
New York, 12 centt single copy. : ,
This is an excellent little work, Contain
ing a great variety of Useful information for
comparatively nothing.' .'I)' is truly work
for business men and none should be with
out a copy. At $7 a hundred, many of our
business men would make money by distri
buting them to their best customers. We
set much store by it. "y., ' ; ;
I V- , ! U !
HolcinV Dollai MiOAimi, Angart,: 1850.
' Fowler &. Dciiz, New York, 1 per year ia
advance. ; - .
This is the cheapest ' periodical for the
amount of excellent reading matter it con
tains, we know of. It is ably edited "and
beautifully printed, and to us it is a mystery
how the publishers cad afford it so low. '
V'.'j Bxltisb. Zhnlgration.;; 'I , ;
, It. appears from .statistics collected by
the English Colonial, Land and Emigra
tion Commissioners, that within (he lust
10 years, the number of persons who have
emigrated from the British Islands amounts
to 155,993,- Of these 945,656 camo to
this country. Many emigrants goto Cunai
da nnd ftom there cross over to the States,
and these probably, would swell the num
ber to upwards of a million; ., ..
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: Bounty Land Bill Passed. . i
A telegraphic despatch states that the
bi'l, granting bounty land to officers and
soldiers, in past wars, passed the Senate
on the 28th. The amendment to allow
the soldier to receive scrip for ' 9100, in
lieu of land, was negatived. : : j
(ErThe Indejwnde'nt Order of Odd Fel
lows ore to hold a grand Levee at the Bur
net House, in Cincinnati, on the night of
the 11th September, in honoF of the G. L
(J. S., which will be in session there
during that week. Tickets 'of admission
for a lady und gentleman five dollars. .
OCrThe Senate has confirmed tho nomi
nations of F. Turner, Assistant Treusurcr,
St. Louis ; Sampson Mason, District At
torney, Ohio ; and Sweetz Attorney,
Western Pennsylvania. .. -; '.
The True Policy. ' '
In a communication to the Scioto Ga
zette, on the subject of the Belpre Rail
road the following very just sentiments are
found. -, We believe the doctrine ta be ap
plicable to all enterprises of the kind, and
with all the difficulties now surrounding
our own railroad it is worthy of serious con
sideratioti as a course to be adopted,
"Work ! Work ! I Is the watchword.
Go to Work! Every thing will come
around right,' so soon as actual work is
commenced. All conflicting questions a-
uOut "connexions," will resolve themselves
n the nniuril way, because ihere will re
main no abstructioBS W quarrel about.
Work ! Work 1 1 Go to Work! "Pro-
idenco helps those who will help (ham-
selves." - The public always respect ac
tivity, boldness and energy, and have a
contempt for their opposites. , So soon as
your Board goes to work, there will be a
tangible object of something doing which
every body can sco, and subscriptions will
flow in.'- ; ' ' ; : : '."'-
Wobk ! Work I IGoto Work! . Noth
ing can be done without work; -and. rail
road men are working everywhere."
The Onbernatorial Election.
It seems to be eenerallv conceded that
Judge Wood will be elected Governor of
Ohio. ; With talenU of a high order, and
with lone exoerience in one of the nigbest
offices in the State, and with a character
which even slander cannot blur, he seems to
stand above the common influences of parti
san warfare, and to nave the respect pi bis
political enemies, as u tney were menus,
No bitterness enters into the contest against
Judge Wood. Those who oppose, bim say,
"we shall have a gooa uovernor in too elec
tion of either."
It is to guard against the Influence of this
concession that Judee Wood will be elected
without a aouot, mat we are writing., u
. . .i . - . . ir
it be admitted on all bands, and tie ne rat
Apathy compose the democratic party to
sleep, under, the impression that alls well,
there is no surer index to defeat V Eternal
virilance is the price of liberty;" and it we
elect Judge Wood this fall, it will be done
oy vigilance, iuo vigiium, weu vrgBuiawu
nartv succeeds. ' -
We bone our friends will remember that
an important election is approaching that
tne complexion ui uui ici.cae..u...uu .u wu-
rc68 IM w ue ucuriuiiiicu, iuu uui vu.wu
tates Senator is to be elected ly the mem
ben of the Leeislature about to be chosen
" Let us then be up and doing." Springfield
bxpotttor. '
trr A few vears ano. the indenendent
Treasury was a horrible monster. It bad at
least seven neaas ana eieven uoraa anu iuo
number of ils-hoofs God only knows. It
. - . i ii i . i.
was to trample down, according to whig
loaic. every interest in the land. The bank
ers would be compelled " to clow doors,'
and the manufactures, "to shut up shop,1
Rum and bankruptcy, wQutd he toe ineviia
hie fata of the merchants and farmers. Re
cardless of these evil and disinterested
prophesies, tne democracy passea tne run
into 4 law, and what has been its practical
operation t It has worked so admirably and
. . .. x . . .1 . l!ll
so eminently satisfactory to the whole coun
try, that none of its former sdversaries are
bold enough to rise in Congress snd propose
its repeal. Even the Galpuins cannot mus
ter un couraee sufficient, to renew their old
stuck upon it. There it standi, a proud
monument of the wisdom of Democratic
policy, ami fliere it will stand.' Detroit
FruPrm. -' .yv.. . v
i. t California and Oregon liewe. ."
Murders and robberies in the Southern
mines have become lamentably frequent.
The perpetrators are mostly Mexicans and
Chilians, Indronesnnd guerillas, who have
always infested the roods of Mexico and
South America, and who bars' now congre
gated at the Southern, mines., Scarcely a
night ixistcs wnhout' n inurdof being com
mitted, about Sonorn. Twenty men had
been assassinated within two weeks in that
neighborhood. f W'f'f, f
11 w some places the Indians are Very had,
and collisions between them nnd parties f
whiles ore frequently occurring. ; "
The great Gold. Laki); turns out to be
not nuich of a humbug after all -Gold is
very abundant, and the miners are doing
i fine business.' ' The gold is most abun
lant about ten feet below the surface.. ,
New discoveries are being made all over
ihe country, and thq piwpecl is that mil
lions will be collected this year beyond
what was obtained lart year. -
The Sacramento Transcript sftys We
last evening examinrd the largest lump of
(Told we believe, was ever dug in Califor
nia : it is a mixture of quartz and gold, the
whole weighing 30 pounds (360 ounces)
I roy. from the tofts ra;iue h is ascer
tained the lump contains about 23 pounds
nf pure gold. The owners are exhibiting
this lump at 50 cents per head at Sacramento.-
, f (. -Col,
Fremonls scent, has great trouble
in colleciing rent from the thousands who
are scattered over his placers; and working
them for gold.- i uey refuse peremptorily
to pay one cent. .
The steamer1 Senator is said to have
cleared' over 9500,000 in navigating the
Sacramento riyeri ." . ' ' . . , .
It is now said that the pure white quart,
resembling most the'finest marble, con
tains the most gold. If this proves to -be a
generaMuct, nnd not an isolated case, the
golden deluge has yet to come. AH that
has heretofore been done, including chunks
and nil in the gold lino, is but a foreshad
owing of a more glittering shower.' '
The overland emigration from the States
had commenced arriving, and some hun
dreds had appeared, who left the Missouri
river this spring. , They made the journey
on pack mules. r . . : .
The Nevada mines, and the I rimty and
Feather river mines continue to yield a-
bund ntly. ' . '-' .
, Governor Lane has resigned his post as
ihe Governor of Oregon. ;
The three Indians convicted of the mur
der of Dr. Whitman, nnd family in 1847,
were hung at Oregon City on . the 3d of
June... . ., .'.,..'-, . . , ,, .;.
Mr. Jesse App'eate had brought some
specimens ot goia oust. . irom tne ooutn
Umpgun, where he represents tne diggings
hiirhly profinblo. .. The gold is in small
scales, mingled with n large proportion,
say one tentn. oi piaunum, id nine mni
cles the size, of mustard seed. ,. ., ., . .
The editor of the Oregon Spectator is as
sured by Cnpt, N. Crosby, who saw it, that
the sand which was brought irom the 3h
kun, some 400 miles from Oregon City, 'and
up tho Columbia, is about one quarter
gold. Large parties had set out tor the
new ti dorado. , ,
Cauhb of rnii DaWoH War. Some
account of the origin of the Danish wur
may be desirnblo at this time, to those who
do not keep themselves simicieniry "wen
posted" on foreign attains to preserve a re
collection of occurrences twelve month
since in Europe, and obsorve their connec
tion with theprcsont.; iThe Philadelphia
Bulletin supplies the desiradalum as fol
lows : ; !(. i .: . .
The two Southern provinces of Denmark,
Sleswigand Holstcin, are chiefly popula-
ted by the German, instead or the ocanqi
navian race, and in this respect differ from
the remainder of Denmark, lloistein is
almost entirely inhabited by Germans, and
has been annexed to Denmark at a com
paratively la'e period of history.. . Sleswig
has a large number of Danes in it, but U
stiii German in its character, sympathy and
DODulation:" When the revolution of 1848
broke out, nnd was followed by the gener
l finthnsinsm throughout Germnny, in fa-
vorofa great German nation, the people
of Sleswig and Holstein, witn others de
scended from the Teutonic stock, desired
to secede from Denmark, and join the new
confederation. In this wish they were se
cretly upheld by Prussia, a power ever
endy 10 aggranuizo Hseir, or weaken a
neighbor. Denmark, however, protested
against parting with provinces which had
been ceded to her on the faith of treaties,
and prepured for war. Hostilities nv'e
continued since with varied forttinei- nnd
in spite ol numerous efforts on the part of
neighboring powers to make peace. Mean
time, both races have become mutually ex
asperated against each other," rendering
their living together under one govern
ment more difficult than ever. Unless the
Dunes, however, are checked by Prussia
the revolted provinces will have to give in ;
and if Prussia seriously interfere, Russia
will probably assist Denmark. . i j
... 'I "
Thia gentleman TJudee Johnston. Whiff
candidate for Governor has not put on bis
political garment to-day, to" wear it for a
uncriRl nurnose. and then cast it aside. ; He
r u j V J u:' r ;ll Mnliii,
nil nun i fin min ifir mn. niiu niiLbu.i.i..
ue to wear it, whether elected . or aeieaieu.
It has got the shape of his knees, the crook
of bis elbows, tne very sioop oi uia ouui
ders and looks as much like him, as he
looks like himself. Uatate,
The Question Is, when did he put on his
nolitical earments. He bad on a Tvlir garb
r rr n -.1m .I... Iia nna' that Kun crnt
the shape of his knees, the crook of his el
hntsa hi Tsrv atoon of his shoulders and
looks as much like him, as he looks like him
ir? . rtr it thaone he nut on after he
put offbisTylergarmentsT wn. znqmrer,
This Tyler hlg candidate can put on any
kind of clothes to i
I suit the pluce be is id.
mr The amendment to . the Civil and
Diplomatic bill, appropriating 99,000 as sal
ary and outfit of a Charge d' Affairs to Nica
ragua, was concurred in on the vrzth, in tne
House of Representatives ' ine amrna
meat providing for the erection of a Custom
House and Post Office at Cincinnati, was
not concurred in. The bill was finally pas-
sed-yeas 130, hays 62... '., ., .
.. . . Bank Palled. - '
'" Baltimore Aug. 5W-rThe .Hnvw de
Grace Bank Bto()pod payment to-day and
is stipposod to havo totally lailiw. . . ..
r.-irel-n NnwabT lha America.
-The Aia arrived at Liverpool on Monday
the 12th. VV ; , .
Jennv Lind '. was civmir concerts. to
crowded he-rises' fit Liverjio .! and, was to
sail tor New York in the Atlantic en the
31st. V: ;';.':-:--' X
Fkancb 'The French Assembly ha
adjourned, and the attention of the people
w now chiefly occipicd by the progress of
the President through the Provinces. uh
some few exceptions, he seems to have
Jbeen favorably received by the people.
England.- 1 he potato diseare is
sreading in numerous districts in Eng
land nnd Ireland. Utierr c,ifps generfljiv
promise well. I ne cutting now is general,
and the weather jsrery.. nno Jor iar vest '
operations. .;'
f . . . ' W 1! 1
1 he chief- leature in tne jMigiisn news
is the Queen's speech made on the proro
gation of Pnrliamcnf.. -The following par
agraphs are nli that possess any general
interest; i::Vi J'"fVj,:.:t;i1fM "
"I look for the most bpnefical conse
quences from the measures which have
been framed with a view to give my peo
ple in Ireland a fair participation in our
represent tive system., : h i,
" I am encouraged to hope that the tren
ty between Germany rind Denmark, which
has been concltiled at ' Berlin under my
mediation1, may lend at ho distant dale' to
the' restoration of peace to . the North of
I continue to maintain most friendly re
lations with foreign powers. :
1 Among the more important bills intro
duced by the Miniaters, which lulled, are
tho Jewish emancipation Bills, the Savings
Bank bill, the Lord lieutenancy or Ire
land Abolition bills, and the Marriage bill."
. -At a concert given at Liverpool on Fri
day by Jenny Lind, the houso was crowded
anj tickets sold at a nigh premium.. : one
is said to be more beautiful and occom
plihhed than ever. The Atlantic being too
much crowded to accommodate her entire
suite, a portion of them ore to take pas
sage in the America, L f-1 'J
Accounts from the Provinces of France
represent tho weather as exceedingly, wet
and unfavorable for harvesting: in conse
quence of which an advance of 2s0d per
sack had taken place in Hour, .
Denmark Aim tub Duchies. Ono ac-;
count from head quarters represents a slight
engagement to have taken place on the
eUh . 1 he attack on the part of the Danes
was precipitant, on account of the exph
sion of the laboratory of the artillery ol
General Willison.by which there was great
loss of life and property. IVinotv one per
sons were killed by the explosions-thirty
hvo Wcro wounded, srime of them severely,
oleven were put down, as missing. Many
bodies were so mangled that they could not
be ideptihed. Twenty-two cadets of mil
itary school were among the r killed.
Scarcely i house in the town uninjured by
tho concussion!" - ' '; ;' : - ' '
The effect, of.the . cnta8troj)l)e on the
puouc mind was very aepressing.
About noon on.Friday, tho day on which
the explosion took place, the Danish gener-
il advanced large parties of men tu the
very vrge of the right wing of the Schies
wig IlolBteinera' position, " The latter re
turned to the main body behind the bridge,
and a sharp strugglo ensued, which grad
ually extended to the eastward as fur ns
Duberastnnt, and Instod some hours. The
Danes outnumbered the Schleswig Hoi
steiners. . The latter advanced on them
with fixed bayonets and loud huzzas, and
drove them from shelter.- The Danes nod
in such a hurry that they left their killed
& wounded behind them, which with them
is a very uncommon circumstance.
Dates from Hamburg state that it has
been determined to remove the seat of war
from Kiel to Remsburg. ' .-
' The intelligence from the seat of war is
to the effect that a cessation of hostilities
has taken place between the belligerent
parties, and negotiations have been opened
ut . Schleswig through the Russian and
French Lnvoys, to put an end td the enu
sionof blood. . .
' From Copenhagen it is said the King of
Denmark during all this broil and trouble
has been pursuing his usual nmours and
dissipation, and that a denouncement has
been made of his clandestine marriage
with a lovely young dress-maker of that
Austria. the biiwner riaynnu nas
retired from the Austrian Dominions to join
the traitor Georgy in his exile. ' , . .
Spain. 1 h Uortez has been dissolved,
nd new elections will take place.' Lord
Iowden, the English Minister, has been
well received by the Queen. . Her Majes
ty has entirely recovered. . r- v.
ItaxTj I he Koman elates, it is said.
recommended the Pope to grant accommo
dations to the State of the Church, on the
model of the one which Austria has given
to the Lombards. ; , ,. , ' "
The NtoaraEua Canal -We
have resd a very interesting letter
from Mr. Squier, our Charge to Centrnl
America, In relation to a ship transit be
tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, by
means of the river San. Juan and Lake
Nicaragua. Mr. Squier is of the opinion,
from a careful observation of both the river
and lake, that tho project cannot be suc
cessfully carried out. , Ihe river is entire'
ly too shallow Tor vessels of even moderate
tonage; nor. will the lake answer for ves
sels of large size, ' This would ' seem to
end all hopes or having n snip passage in
that quarter.. A small canal would be of
no consequence. To make a canal of a
hundred, feet wide by thirty foet deep,
would require an outlay which, we sup
pose", will not soon be risked. . This state
ment of Air. oquier will add additional in
terest to the construction of the proposed
railroad over the Isthmus, from Cruccs to
Panama, Cm. nj r( .
From Vkra Cruz. The New Orleans
paper 'have- vera t-ruz dates to tne xin
ult. ' The cholera was diminishing at the
capitol, but still prevailed, extensively in
other dwtnets of the country. , :.
Melendcz. who was the loader of the
late Oajaca pronunoiamento, although scv
eral times beaten and persuedby the State
iorces,is not yet subdued, and tnreatens to
renew the contest,: ,. ,., . v
1 Lieut: Col. Jove ilariq Trado .and - the
Commandor of Battalion' Mariano' Anis,
had prepared a pronunemmonto to over
throw the novernment of Orizaba. 'The
plot was nipped in the bud by tho arrest of
tUc clncis of the conspiracy, - t .
liY TEfcCCIJAPn.
ParUculara of the DeatH of John Whfta
p.-- t.Webter. v. ..
nli";. BosTos.Aug. 30. '
Prof. Webster, after his famii. m- -
last night, as he confidently alledged in pe't-
lect unconsciousness oi ma coming fate was
searched and jplaced in a new cell, in order '
to prevent any attempted suicide. Dr' Put-
nam leit.at v ccioci lost night, snd ;from
that time till 12 he had passed the time tn
devotional conversation with his watchers
at 12 o'clock he fell into a. short :lot' but
did not sleep heavily awaking at times and
convening be spoke of his impending fate
with fortitude ami resignation, acd seemed
quite grateful that the time of his death had
been kept from bis fssniy. At the various
noises ol the dawatne ef t!ie tiew 'dav ha
seemed to be some wht agitated, but soon
recvTerea -on COpoHie.- :, y oace he
breakfasted upon tea with bwarf. mvitina th
officers to partake wits hi;-and furnishing
them with bread:" He made nrroarktiona
for ascendinr Ihe scaffold -wfeh
about 300 persons were admitted to the jail
jmu, buu un. uvwn iu UJUJUIHg IM. Jail
were crowded with persons, among whom
were many ladies tho street wra tie fait
also were crowded but not deBe. j
At 9 o'clock this morninfc the latf nU- .
gious ceremonies were corrrmenced by Djv
Putnam, consisting of a fervent prnyr;
Ho invoked the prescient spirit hnd-trracs
of God for him,' so soon to die.' tie pRiycd
that the prisoners repentance mWbt be ac
cepted, and that he might be prepared t
meet death. ,. M r. Jones was the officer that
attended the Professor throughout the pro
tected scene, nnd he as well aa Lighton V
weW Wry Und aid attentive- to the unfor. ;r
tunnteman. '".,' . 1 "'...f '
Last nieht Dr. Pnfnnm rni:no ,!. -
JJr. v. more than two hours, engaged in de
votional exercises. -When Dr. P left. Pro-
fossor W. continued his devotions at inter
vals, and conversed. with cnmnitnf.la
dom. with the officers, being fully conscious
oi ma uoom. ue .repeatedly said ne had
great dread and horror at the thought of be-,
iog nung, out mat now ne was indifferent to
it. He saidjhe had no fear and-was perfect
ly rrenared to meet hi fat. Vim
w a w Y f-
ance through the night confirms his state-
ujcni ueiureconcuea ana resigned. ' His
health remained good and his spirits also.
He had apparentlv not lost ahv flesh tnHn
his imprisonment, but probably gained. Tha
gallows wsb commenced after daylight, and
completed before 8oVlock. , Upon .the re.
quisition of the High Sheriff, a force of 139
men, consisting of 100. Police and watch
men, and 25 constables, were detailed fnt
guard, of whom 25 constables were station
ed within tte ground and "75 without. -
The witnesses Jnvited by the High Sheriff
and by State authority numbered 125. and
were ouuuueu bj; 1U minutes Of, . - The
High Sheriff called the names on the list of
witnesses to the execution, and he stated
that they had assembled bv his invitation aa
lawful witnesses ot the execution of John
yV. Webster, and be requested them to keep
order during the solemn ceremonies, a com
pany men tormed in a column of 9, and
visited the prisoner's cell," where the Rev.
Dr. Putnam offered op a prayer, '-r : ; "
r-The hall leading to the 'cell was crowd
ed, and stillness and solemnity prevailed.
The witnesses returned to the yard."; At
20 minutes tcfore 10 o'clock High Sheriff
Eveleth, ' attended by deputies Coburn,
Freeman, Rugg and other conducted Web
ster to the scaffold. The last duty of the
High Sheriff was then performed. 71
The drop with Professor: Webster fell at
20 thinutes before 10 . o'clock. He died
firmly, penitently end without n rtruggle.
? r-The population of Tiffin : il 2.718.---In
1840 it was 728. The town has had
a rapid growth in consequence of the EaiU
fd. f,f'j; v r -fr
A shoemaker , named Freiskelmyer
committed suicide in Pittsburgh, on Satur
day, by cutting bis throat. ' ' r '.'
' Judge .Miles, of Michigan Supremo
Court, died at his residence in Ann Arbor,
on Sunday. ' ' ;..a
G. W. Jamieson and Mfss Sinclair
are amusing the Cleveland folks with re,
citations and singing. ..This is a new fea
Some cowardly scoundrel entered the
house of Rachel Progers, in Oregon, Ohio,
on Saturday night, and tried to murder her. -He
inflicted several gashes with a knife' on
the top end fore part of Ihe head, and it is
supposed left her for dead. She remained
in nn insensible stale until Sunday morn
ing, when she crawled to the door and made
her condition known to some boys', who
were passing by, " : . ' . ; j ...
Three valuable slaves ran nwnr from
their owner, in Jessamine county, Ky.,lnst
wecK, ana crossed the river near niaysville
They were pursued, their whereabouts dis-..
covered, and two of them were re-captur-
sd, i be .other made his escape, but he
was hotly pursued and doubtless caught.
Mary Deal offers n reward for the ar
rest of her runaway husband, who eloped
mm uiu HviiiB wiin mmiiiRr wnmnn. ipv
ing her in a helpless condition with three
children. ' ' ' '' ' ,
The Mayor of St. Louis has dischnrrr.
ed the quarantine physicians, at their ad
vice from duty - for the present. : Other
aiihnnfinnta nITifiAM am'ai'11 itniinnAjl n
the island. , . -
. The steamship Galveston arrived at
New Orleans on the J6th from New York, '
with the officers and attaches of the U. S.
Boundary Commission. . ,T
Boats from St. Louis report a" rise of
fifteen feet in the Illinois river. ' The Mis
souri river is low and falling 3 to 4 feet
water reported pn the bars from St . Joseph
to the month, 'r , j
zJri'T Conner, while iii the act nf ar
resting Abnor Nixon, at Hopkihsville, Ky.,
on Saturday, was fired upon three times
by Nixon, when Conner fired and killed
Up to.'lhVi7th'inst.; 1795 "bushels
of whoat had arrived at Madison. Ind-bv
the Madison and; Indianapolis Railroad,";
'''-Five printers )iaye left St. Louis for
Santo. Fe, for the purpose of establishing a
papey at that piece. May success attend
their efforts, ( ? r t r
'""St. Louis will' send twenty-c-ne coft
vjcts to the penitentiary in a few dnys.-
A gentlomnri ioys he' has become so
weak from dissipation, that, be is. Dow, Mw
' Lll'i. . - t, 111 "
ao(ro laiieajite aouaroiu ... iioob
ton Poet merely, makes a note of this cir
cumstance. .( . ..'-,('.' '" .li'-r-.i
It has boch. ascertained by official sts-
iistics there are 105 dram shops andtav
ems and 157 beer houses In St. Lpv!, '
iiimcnce jticonsirucuon