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S0HT3II0UTH INQUIRER.
Francis Cleveland,
alex. pearce,
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"Portsmouth, May S , 1331.'
(GTOut publication day being on Mod
'day, all advertisements and notices forpub-
ctuon, must D handed in on Saturday.
'.' ii Birda of a Feather.
The Fainsville Telegraph announces that
Messrs. Giddingsfc Wade will be in Paina
ville on Tuesday the 6tb of May, and address
the citizens of Lake county at the Court
' House. Another paper states that the ob
Ject, in part, of this meeting is to denounce
nhe Fugitive Slant Law, and ..consequently,
the administration whose leading measure it
'is. .
What will the Whigs and whig papers of
southern Ohio think, of their WhigV. S.
Senator, when they find him consorting with
"Such abolitionists as Qiddings, in the abuse
of a leading whig measuiet Will they be
Wade men or Fillmore ment Whose cree0
will tney endorse ts orthodox? We should
like to know when to look for the true whig
faith and whelhei the Whig party of Ohio
was sold or not sold when Wade was
lected. ' ':
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k Wheat and Cora Crop f Ross and
Pike in 1850.-
Tbe Piketon Journal aud Daily Scioto Ga
te tie furnishes statistics from the Assessors
returns showing the number of acres in
wheat and. corn in each township of their
respective counties with the aggregate yield.
In Pike there were 600, acres of wheat,
yielding 52596 bushels and 22957 acres of
corn yielding 902 61 1 bushels. The average
yield was about 9 bushels of wheat and 40
of corn to the acre. , The greatest yield of
wheat in a township was 15 and the lowest
7 bushels to the acre. The greatest yield
of corn was 53 and the least 28 bushels to
the acre, . - .
In Ross county, there were 25,832 acres
of wheat yilding 359,046 bushels and 69,520
were of corn yielding 2.918,958 bushels.
This is an average oi about 14 bushels of
wheat and 42 of com to the acre. "
We do not know what the figures woul J
show in regard to Scioto, but we are satis
fied that the average yield of corn would be
above that of Rors.
The crop of wheat last year was probably
full average", though that of corn was not
in all the valley above. In the immediate
vicinity of the mouth ol Scioto it was a full
crop aed above the average.
We thiuk the average wheat crop of Pike
ought to go above 9 bushels or even 14; and
we believe that it ought to be greater than it
. is, throughout this whole section of the
State both in wheat and com. The influ-
" ence of well conducted agricultural societies
is much needed. A better and less waste
ful system of husbandry is now wanted and
must soon be adopted.
. The President' Proclamation.
President Fillmore, under the apprehen
sion that a military expedition is being fit
ted out in the United States, with the inten
tion of invading Cuba, has issued a procla
mation, warning all who shall engage in
ench expedition, that they thereby subject
themselves to the heavy penalties denounced
against such offences, and will forfeit their
claim to the protection of this government,
or any interference in their beta If, no mat
ter to what extremities they may be reduced
in consequence of their illegal proceedings.
He exhorts all good citizens to discounte
nance and prevent any such enterprise, aud
finally calls upon the civil and military offi
cers of the Government to use every effort
in their power, to bring to trial and punish
ment every such offender against the laws
pf tbe country.
Sonth Carolina Secession.
There is, by no means, that settled deter
mination among the people of South Carol i
na, to take a decided step towards secession,
in the convention soon to be held in that
State, which some may suppose. A few
mad spirits are fanning the flame of discord,
but the wiser and cooler portion of the press
and the people, are acting cautiously, and
fear precipitation, while it is evident that
distrust is the predominating sentiment in
their minds. The great mass look oh won
dering where it all is going to end. Their
State pride is somewhat gratified by all they
hear, but they have never aerioualy thought
of secession. It is evident that this is the
"'true state of things from the tone of South
ern journals, one of which "The Palmetto
State Banner," now lies before us. We be
lieve it will all etd in a few vaporing resolu
tions, or, at most in some act, which will
e; really amount to nothing more than letting
,tnern flown easy. , .
The Erie Railroad.
The -Erie Railroad is completed and a
.train has passed over the whole distance
from tbe Hudson River to Lake Erie. Tbe
company wag charted in 1832, but the work
was not commenced until 1835. It was in
a languishing condition for ten years, only
S3 Met having been completed during that
period. Ia 1845 a new set of directors was
chosen and the work has since been vigor
ously prosecuted. Its whole length is 4G5
'miles. The first estimate of its cost was
less than 15,000,000, buf tbe actual cost has
bee about $20,000,000.
Newspapers or the World. There are
. ten newspapers published in Austria; lour
teen in Africa, twenty-four in Spain, twenty
In Porngal,ihirty in Asia,sixty-flve in Belgi
um; eighty-five in Denmark, ninety in Rassia
and Poland, three hundred in Prussia, three
rbindred and "twenty in other Germanic
- States, five hundred ia Great Britain and
Ireland one thousand eight hundred in tbe
United States. 1
; CC3' Bowie knives ere now made with
" the following inscription upon them;
"Tbe common 1 w of Arkansas." Rathei
pointed isn't it?
--':'! I Periodicals ; : .: .
fiIacJoo8 THagaxine tot April ..has been
upon out table for some time;- The contents
are, Southey Part 2d-Tbe Peaceful Lieu
tenant and his Friends--Michael Angela and
the Triar Mv Novel, or Varieties in
English Life, part VIII Narratives of Sor
cery and Magic Modem State Trials The
Flower", Revenge Latter days of the Free
Trade Ministry.. These articles are the pro
ductions of the best English authors, and the
poet, painter, historian, biographer, politi
cian and novel reader, will find something in
the number before us in which they cannot
fail to be interested. $3 per year. Leonard,
Scott & Co., N.Y.' ' , :.
Tkt Wuttrn Agriculturist. The May
number of the above excellent work is already
on our table. It presents a varied and inter
esting table of contents, embracing subjects
of great interest to farmers. We hope to
see this work duly appreciated and hand
somely sustained by the - agricultural com
munity of our great State . ?
Merry'a MuaeiAn. The May number of
this little work, for the juvenile portion of
society,' is before us. The editor, S. G. Good
rich, more familiarly known as Peter Parley,
is about visiting Paris for ceveral months,
though he will continue to give his personal
supervision to the work. It is aa exocllen
little famify periodical for children. . ","
fX3 We would call the special attention
of our country friends, who think of making
investments in our thriving city, to the ad
vertisement of Mr. Thosi G. Gaylord.of val
uable town lots. All of this property is
desirably situated for business purposes, and
some of it particularly ' so. We think the
opportunity is one that should be embraced,
by those who have any wish to become own
ers of real estate in Portsmouth.
(Gf The Mayor of Limerick, Ireland, has
addressed a very polite and flattering invita
tion to the Mayor of New York, inviting on
behalf of his townmen, any Americans who
are about to visif London, at tne great fair,
to debark at Limerick, where a public recep
tion and dinner is tendered to them. It is
a very cordial and friendly epistle, and does
honor to the warm Irish feelings of the wri
ter and his countrymen.
A . Baltimore Shirt Collar. A Phila
delphia paper tells of the arrest of a young
man from Baltimore by Mayor Gilpin, for
wearing a shirt-collar of "unreasonable di
mensions," and adds that the Mayor "had
determined to put an end to such fooleries."
Philadelphia must be a hard place to live
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CCj" The Governor has appointed Joseph
McCobmick, Esq., of Adams county, Attor
ney General of the State; and Elijah Hay
ward, Esq., of McConnelsvillc, Librarian,
in place of Mr. Greiner, whp has been sent
by the General Government, to New Mexico.
OCT" We hope the girls and boys will not
forget that school opens this morning in the
new school house. After so long a play
spell they should take hold of their studies
wi th alacrity and energy.
O" A family by the name of Gardiner,
consisting of husband, wife and four chil
dren, were poisoned on Monday last, in Cin
cinnati, by eating poke greens. By the time-
y aid of medicine their lives were preserved.
0 We see it stated that tlie machinery
for taking the census is so admirably arrang
ed, in England, that the enumeration can be
made at any time, in a single day. -
CC3 The lottery dealers, who were rectnt
ly arrested in Boston, have been sentenced
to pay a fine of about $30 each. Guess
they'll keep on selling.
(CJ About 2500 persons signed the tem
perance pledge in Zanesville, during the stay
of Mr. Gough in the place. Mr. G. is now in
Cincincinnati.
OCT" There are but few criminal cases for
trial at the present term of court.
CCJ" We puLlish to-day No. 7, of the pres
ent series of our New York correspondent.
A Beautiful Falntisp
There is now on exhibition at Wiiwell's,
Main 6treet, Cincinnati, a beautiful painting,
the "Circassian Modd of Beauty." The
local of the Enquirer, is quite carried away
with it. . He says:
How the thousands who visited the gallery
of the Greek Slave, and went and. returned
again, to gaze Upon the exquisitecess of that
model ot beauty, modesty ana cuasteness,
were enraptured witb tbe triumphs ofthe ar
tists chisel! Here is a model which exhib
its as nure eenius in the sister art, und
strikes our eidit with as high admiration of
the perfection end beauty of a human form
which unites all the modesty, the grace, the
beautiful symmetry of the marble, with the
color, the bloom, the expression, the breath
ing look of animated flesh and blood, in their
most perleot lorm !
We advise him not to pay too frequent
visits there, and caution him to remember
the fate of one of his fellow citizens who
recently became enamored of a daguerreo
type likeness. ,
Mb'. Chai.es Sumner. The newly elected
U. S. Senator from Massachusetts, is said to
be a gentleman of rare ability and accom
plishments. The Transcript, though oppo
sed to his slavery views says
"He ib a forcible and eloquent Speaker, an
apt scholar, a man of superior abilities, of
ponsiiea . address, and extensive acouaintan
ce with the men and events of his times, and
he may become a statesman of mark in the
political arena."
Enormous Mm or Puai Corrn. We list
ed a day or two since, thut Ilia Cliff mine on
Lake Superior hud mora capper' ancovered
lhao could be got out ly the present force in
three years. ' We bvo since aecertained Iho
dimensions of one eingl theet which they are
at present workiujr on, which pretend tha fol
lowing almost tucredibla dunouaioni: forty
feet long, eighteen feet high, and from sis fil
ches to three feet thick. It probably we ighi
Hire bundread tone, and tha miners have not
yet reached either the end or tha top of the
sheet. - Jt may possibly be two or three times
s large at has yet been developed. Tha pub
lic ( krg entirely in tha dark ia regard
to the rlcbes of tbe Lake Soperior mineral dis
; New Yok Cofrespondeace If o. T.
K - New' Yobk, April 28ih. 51. s
' Next, week will be rainy.it is generally be
cause the Quakers are coming to town. The
anniversaries always; bring ruin. Was'nt it
V rof. peys theory, tnat a very great con'
flaeration would so act upon the atmos
phere as to produce rairf ,1 think he was
the savon who made sue a a stir among., the
washerwomen. Perhaps the same uieeni
ous theorist, phould he, set about it, might
deduce a' similar result from the concentra
ted warmth of people gathered from all parts
ofthe country.' and concentrated in one fo
cus, in this city during tbe anniversary week.
Certainly, the fact that there is usually a
heavy rain at sucn times, would go to cor
roborate his hypothesis. ; -
II you were never Here at these annual
conventions of many very good, and some
very bad, societies, you can have only a fee-
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uie ,uea ui now warm uicy are. . xuo ursi
day, the supply of caloric is not alarming;
'.he 2nd dar it burns more brightly: on the
3d the friction of argument and sentiment
produced glowing beat; on the 4th it is too
warm for comfort, but stilt tney "Diow" up-
on it with increasing zeal; on the 5th they
"pile the fuel higher:" and on tbe 6th it is a
perfect Vesuvius: but on the evening of this
day they disperse, each man thinking to take
nis own personal snare oi me caioric nome
with him in order to illuminate his own
village, town or county., :
They go out and so does tneir Ore. Scat
ter the liveliest coals, and they will soon
deaden and grow dim. '
bast week the second Adventites were in
solemn and anxiousconclave. It is evident,
that thousands of these deluded creatures
believe that tbe millenium is close at hand.
Some months ego 1 heard Dr. Coxe, a very
able Presbyterian clergyman, , of Brroklvn,
preach a sermon in which he snowed that
centuries upon centuries would probably
elapse before the second coming of Christ,
and yesterday I heard another discourse on
.L. l iL .L LI. TX C1--
uie same suDjeci uy ine vrnerame ui. spring
The latter holds to the belief, that the 4,000
years which preceded the birth of Jesus,
were but as the morning of the Christian
day which is now opening on the worldjand
God did not design that ihe sun of righte
ousness should strive at the medium of glo
ry m one hundred years, or nineteen centu
ries, but, probably intended that thousands
of years should elapse, after Christ's cruci
fixion, before every science should be per
fected, every living man regenerated, all
darkness and pain banished away.
Apropos to this topic. In the evening, I
attended a meeting held in the Dutch Re
formed Church in Lafayette Place, for the
amelioration of the Jews. The Rev. Dr.
Halley, a middle aged, corpulent, rosy-fa
ced countryman of Robert Burns, delivered
a very energe tic and eloquent discourse upon
the post snd present social and religious sit
uation of the Israelites.
He quotes from tbe books of Isaiah, Sam
uel, Levitcus, &c, to proye that God had
provided for the conversion of the Jers,aad
much as they were opposed to the Gentiles
in the faith of the Jesus now, the time
would come when the dependents of Abra
ham and Isaac and Jacob would be the most
zealous of christian evangelists. Without
assimilating with the people, or bating one
jot of their religious notions and preujudi-
ces, the Jews have become acclimated and
accustomed to every country and people on
ine lace oi the eartn. l.iey acquire langua
ges with remarkable facility aud make
themselves understood an I valued in all
climes. Hence, (said Dr. Halley.) tbev will
become the most efficient of missionaries
and evangelists, and they will work great
things tor Christianity.
At the conclusion of the discourse, the
Secretary of the "Society for ameliorating
the condition of the Jews," made a report
of the doings, progress and finances of the
institution, the bociety now employed
twenty-five missionaries and colporteurs to
disseminate among the Jewish people in the
United Males, the truth as it is in Jesus,
Tries evangelists bad been well received,
and about thirty Israelites had expressed a
disbelief ill the errors of Judaism. Nine had
openly recanted, and three had been bap
tised.
Now the Society wanted thirty more mis
sionuries. but with the exception of about
$1UU its treasury was exhausted.
A collection was then taken, and judging
from the looks of the boxes it was a liberal
one.
Just as the steamship Ohio was taking her
departure for Hew Orleans last Sdtur lav.Jim
Laughlin. an old convict, was seen leaving
the ship with a carpet bag in his hand, a
was overhauled and committed for stealing,
In the window of Stimson & Co'sNew
Orleans and Mobile Express there is a pic
ture of the new steamship Win field Scott
which Messrs Davis, Brooks & Co. adverti
sed to leave for New Orleans on May day
By means of a Pole ihe U. S. Marshal has
poked-into a nest of Cuban conspirators,
Officer Rucklew itz, formerly of Pqjfjwd.bul
now of the police, getting wind tliaf some
newly arrived Germuns were about to em
bark on a Cuban enterprise, went among
them disguised as an emigrant and obtained
information which has led to tha arrest of
Dr.D. H. Burtnett, an old resident, Pedro
incho, a Spanmrd, Major L. Schleisenger,
Capt. Lewis, Captain of the. steamboat Cle
onairo. VVni. e. sogers, lr. ana Jonn u
OTSullivan, all charged witn preparing me
means for the expedition against Cuba, Capt
Lewis end Major Schelsenger are in prison
but the others were admitted to bail in tu
sum of $3,000 each,
The Forged Letter,
Sir Henry Bulwer and his Secretary, Mr.
Robert Edward Lytton, son of the great "Bul
wer," have teen again dinnered at the Astor
House the St Georje's Anniversary dinner
at which both made speeches. Tbe following
notice of the speech of fair Henry, we find in
the Exchange t ' . .
"Sir Henry, in the course of his remarks,
was characteristically complimentary of the
United States, and took occasion to brand as a
base falsehood, the "forged letter," published
in the Boston Celt, and which, it had been al
ledged, be had written. This part of his speech
was most enthusiastically received, bir Hen
rys allusion to it, however, was treating the af
fair with more consideration than it deserved."
About one hundred and fifty Americans and
English sat down to the feast which consisted
among the other viands, of some English mut
ton, English beef, and English tiirbot which
came passenger in one ofthe late steamers. We
suppose the Minister and Secretary felt mighty
happy in meeting their favorite country folk
served up on the table, so far away from the
maternal domicil. Statesman.
. . At It Again.
The whics of the centre have started anoth
er travelling agent abroad over the Mate to rally
the whigs of the eircumference against the new
constitution. He travels under pretence of at
tending to "private business." The private
business of whiggery of course their private
purpose is to defeat the new constitution by
private management ana private opposition.
They always work privately in a new issue, for
they are always cowards in such cases. They
fear their own shadows therefore fear the
light.. . , , . t . , .
We anticipate about the same result lo this
private businets agency as attended the same
officer of that party who peregrinated for tha
benefit or the used un Booby Johnson. - Won
der If tbe distinguished post is filled by tbe
same distinguished incumbent. auatman.
From ihi Cincinnati Cswmcrcia!. j
Coirting Picture and. Marrying the
l-l r., Original, ? t
";'?Jt is a, strange world we live in, andtruth
is some times stranger than .fiction.". So says
oi r quotation, and facts occurring around us
seem frequently to corroborate the assertion.
Jfotmanr months since you might have
seen one of bur citizens, whose name is not
altogether bid in obscurity, threading his
way amid the busy crowd, apparently indif
ferent to the throng around bim, his manner
somewhat prepossessing, and the character
of countenance indicating some secret sub
ject pressing heavily within. Suddenly his
Steps are arrested.and there he stands in Iron t
Of one of our well known Daguerrean rooms
gazing for a long time", earnestly and praying
iy upon the features of a female, as they were
shadowed forth in the life-like representa
tion taken by the skillful artist. Does he
know that countenance, whieh seems so to
rivet b;s attention? Does it recall to his
mind the lost recollection of by gone and
happy days, when she, whose features he
now beholds, was to him the brightest thing
on earth, shedding the ballo of pleasure
and bliss around? Is memory busy witb
thoughts of the departed with the sweet
and joyous melody of those lips which per
chance are now bushed in the silence ot the
tomb? He leaves off the scrutiny: but again
and again; day after day,- as he passes tbe
spot, bis steps are delayed with eyes direct
ed upon the interesting likeness; and why'
What secret can it xevealf what message
communicate? 11 :' . o .
The story is soon told. At each return to
the examination.. new beauties and new
charms seem imparled to our lover, (for such
indeed, he has now become,) by. that por
trait, drawn, as it were, by "the pencil of
Heaven." But what is to be. done at this im
portant crisis in the affair. He does noteven
know the name of his enchantress, nor
whether she is among the living, or is num
bered with tbe dead. How shall he, learn?
He does not wish to communicate bis secret
to vulgar ears-, and. as love is ever distrust
ful of imoartini too much, he hesitates. But
at length, carelessly inquiring as to several
ot the likenesses that hung around, ne.wun
out suspicion, finally drew from, the artis
the history ot the one inwrmm his leeiings
were so deeply absorbed. Now, what is to
be the course what steD next is to be taken?
Shall be write? or shall he pay his respects
in propria persona?' as the luir original is
distant many long miles. He did not feel
as though he couid venture on so long a jour
ney, witnout some Deiier gruuuua oi uupe
than he as yet cou'.d boast oi; ami 10 wrue
to one with whom he was utterly unacquuin
led, and to whom his character was entirely
unknown this, indeed, appeared quite an
undertakings But 'nothing ventured, noth.
ing won,' thought our hero; and soon the
silent messencer is on its errand ot what
shall we call it? experiment? No mat
ter as to that. In a few dBjs it reached its
destination, and the object of its search.
After carefully conning over its coritenls.and
making such inquiry as could piuaenuy be
doue uader the circumstances, a gracious re
sponse was given, and he w ho had been so
deeply interested in the picture, was given
to understand that a visu 10 iun original
would not eive offence.
A few days subsequently to lue arrival oi
this welcom lnlormation, you miuut nave
noticed a genllemin alight from one. of the
numcious stages that traverse tbe interior ot
out State, at the fashionable hotel of the well
known town of, and after some
hours spent in the necessary employment of
adjusting "whiskers end cravat;" our hero,
fork is he of whom we are speaking, takes
bis solitary way to the "brick house on the
hill. Well, to be sure, it was rather an
awkward fix, and a trying poi it in this "af
fair of the heart" but be got through the
matter most manfully, and after sundry
"marches and counter marches," and prelim
inary arrangements, our iieroine wining iv
consented to lay aside at the nvmeueai ar-
tar the name of Mist. , and Mrs.
is now a resident of the
Queen City of the West." A word to Ihe
wise (ladies) is sufficient; snd so may. as our
sketch snows, a daguerreotype uuness d; to
an old bachelor!
The foregoing is a true story, and it may
add a little additional zest to the subject to
say, that some straggling grey hairs maybe
seen insinuating themselves amidst the lux
uriant covering that graces out hero's head,
and the lady herself cannot boast of being
on the "sunny side" ot twenty-nve.
An Ood Case. Among the law reports
in our Enelish files, we notice one of a case
on a Home Circuit, of a singular and amu
sing character.
The action was for nuisance brought by a
merchant just retired from business, agtiinst
a neighbor who caused a number of scaffolds
lo be erected on his lund, contiguous 10 me
plaintiffs premises, from which were sus
oeuded a string of tea-kittles, tea-boards,
waterine Dots, horse collars horses' snd bul
locks heads, snd a figure representing Maria
Munnerin; the murderess. This trumpery
was not only hideous to the sight but its
clatter in the wind was so uneathly that the
simple people of the country were sfraid to
pass the spot in tha night without the pro
lection of a policeman. To give the court
a better idea of the merits of tbe case.a large
box containing a model of the nuisance was
biotight in, and the contents were no soone
exhibited than the whole Court was convul
sed with lauehter. The venerable Lord
Chief Justice joined in the chorus, and ob
served that the model ought to go to the Exhi
bition. .The couns1 lor the de'endanf cav-
ed in' at once and only pleaded lor a utile
mr,n if in such case any mercy were possi-
ki Th. ;,.r jfW delii,eratii)2 at'ont half
uic. ure ju.j "'- '. ' .Y. " I
an hour, gave tauu damages w mc piomuu.
Cnmnptltlnn is a thine unheard of in
most of the German States.- If 8 man Wish
es to establish himself In business, he must
unit untlll a vacajcv is made for him by tbe
death or withdrawal of some predecessor in
his trade the law prohibiting more than a
fixed puinbet of persons of any trady uom
practising such trade
' Sickness anions Emigrant.
Nmrlv everv bout that arrives from New Or
lands a number of euiisrants siok and
destitute! and the Hospital is sa full that lb
Trustees are comoelled. in many inatauci, to
. - . -. . . - rt. .
wfuM admittance to persons in asuenng con
dltion- Something must B anna to relieve mo
sufferers, or wo shall nave them aying in ou
trtnts. from sickness snd wint of proper at
teuliom What la to be doue, ia a question easi
r asked than answered. Cm. bnijutrtr.
' License to Sell Liqoor, -
Tha Davton Gazette says that several ap
plications for tavern licenses and privilege of
retailing liquor, were presented to the Court
of Common Pleas oi that county, ihea
ulicatiohs were granted by the taurt. J. I
new law takes effect from and after the first
day of May, and the question whether the
rnnrt could erant a license now. to continue
after that time, was duly considered, and it
was held that until the time nxea lor ine new
act to take effect, the old law remained ia
force. - 1 ' ""' '
Tm 'ntf vohtaoc stamps. Meters. Top'
pan, Carpenter, & Co.i of Philadelphia, bank
note engravers, have obtained the contract
liom the Post Ulhce jjeparimem, engr
ving the stamps ordered under tbe new jpoet'
;a8eUw.:- " "
- . i. ; Mademoiselle Xind. f ;
We 'cG? the following from ibe Pittsburgh
Gazette.by which it appears that we way
look (of another visit from tha Nightingale,
in Ohio, .r- - i' ':-.' i. V
AXabd-Jkust Lihd. The public are
respectfully informed that tbe noise and con
fusion occasioned by the crowd outside the
Masonic Hall last night, so unnerved M il
Lind that all entreaties and assurance from
His Honor the Mayor ami mvself was una
vailing 'to Induce hef to give another Con
cert tW evening. She would have been,
pleased to do so bad not the tumult on the
roofs of the buildings adjacent to her reti
ring room (although I am confident no harm
waf intended by the -outsiders" thrown her
into a state' of excitement which she could
not control, and which must, render it ira
possible for her to sing until a few days' se
clusion has restored her to tranquility. She
left this morning for Brownsville end on
our visit to Cleveland early in Julvj I am
happy to say, ale will have the honor ot
"r . L ' . t.ar, Ia Pitts.
emim anoiuer wium.cn
burgh, it proper atrougcuicuvp you
to secure the audience and herself from dis
turbance. : ' . . . ; .
: , The Public's obedient servant, ,
P. T. , BARNUM.
Pittsburgh, April 26, 1851. .
A Laughable Notice. We are indebted
to the Werreotown, N. C.News for th fol
lowing advertisement, which was posted up
in a tavern in Newbern, while the Legisla
ture was in session at that place. Mine nost'
it seems, was an honest well meaning fel
low, who had conceived the idea that the
members were the verv salt of the earth.and
had listened lo the complaints of certain of
them, relative to the doings of a few wilder
characlcrs.who did not belong to their frater
nity. Here is me nonce wniuu jo toiot
in th most consoicuous place in the house:
Look here! The following rules ot order
ill be hereaiter Observed in una ninei.
Members of ihe Assembly will go to the ta
li first, and the eent einen alterwards.'
After reading it over he aid noi exacuy
like it. Itdid'nt say anything about row
dies and blackguards, so to caution them
nnrtwiiinriv. tie added: " . ' '
Nola Bena. rowdies and blackguards will
please not to mix with the members, as it is
hard to tell one irom ine oiuer.
An Expert Calculator.
While on board of the steamer Wisconsin
yesterday, we conversed with a lad named
Marady Holland, lrom Madison, ind., who
is one ot the most expert mainemaucians
and calculators we have ever seen. He pos-
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sesses the gill oi multiplying any given
numbers without tha aid of figures, and can
nswer the most ditncult questions at a mo
ments notice. He is less than seventeen
years of age; and has been afflicted with fits
since he was lour years old. He has only
had thirty-five days schooling in Ins life.
His mother is dead, and his lather resides
n Hanlin mnntv. Kv. He is eouallv as ex-
oert in fractions as in round numbers, but his
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physician objects to his being questioned in
fractions, as it has the effect to throw bim
into convulsions. He is foolish and sense
less to everything save mathematical calcu
lations. He solved several difficult problems
for us almost as quick as the words were out
of our mouth. We understand that he has
been engaged at Wood's Museum. :
Dreadful Death.
A German laborer says the the Chronicle &
Ailas of April 30th. named George Grotman,
employed in the White Lead Mill of Conk-
ling, wooa ot vo., ou mo nuaou ixiuaiuear
Broadway and Court streets, met with a hor
rible death on Monday night. Between 10
and 11 o'clock in the evening, he was sent by
the engineer of the mill to "hre up the kiln
in the room below. It is supposed that as
he was approaching the kiln in the dark he
stumbled against a step in the floor, and fell
over on two large cog-wheels which were in
motion at the time, w neu searcn was maue
for him about an hour afterwards, his body
was found lying near the cog-wheels, mutila
ted in a shocking manner, the head, one
leg, and one arm were found in different
parts of the room, entirely separated from
the body. . Puces ot tlesn were also adnering
to the wheels, showing that the whole body
had passed between them.
All that could be recovered ot tne body
was placed in a coffin and decently interred.
The unfortunate man leaves a wife and one
child who were dependant upon him for sup
port. -
CCS A singular case of breach of prom
ise of marriage was brought before Justice
Dunn, in Washington, on Thursday last. It
appeals from the testimony that a German
named Hioganf, while in Germany; became
enamored of Maria Baur, and she promised
him marriage upon their arrival in this coun
try. He paid her passage to America,
amounting to sixty-nine guilders. After
crossing the ocean he gave her five dollars;
but instead of marrying him she wedded an
other German, against whom ' the suit for
money advanced was brought.. The case
was decided in favor ol the plaintiff. '
The Basis Question in Virginia Conven
tion.
This question seems to absorb the attention of
the members from all other subjects, l nose in
favor of a while basis exclusively, are making
strenuous, and they seem to hope, successiui
effort Anions these, and their leader, if we
mistake not, is Henry A. Wise. The Balti
more sun snya :
"Hon. Henry A. Wise commenced a master
lv effort in the Virginia Convention, - on
Wednesday, about one o'clock, on the basis
question. He spoke then for about an hour, and
gave way ror an adjournment at tne usuai nour.
He resumed at 7) o clock in tbe evening ana
spoke until 101 o'clock. Resuming on lours
dav. at the morninir session, he spoke for up.
wards or two hours and a nan, ana conuaueu
his argumemtat night. During the speech of
Mr. W.. on Wednesday niEht, a larger audi
ence were in attendance than was ever witnes
sed on any occasion in the Virginia capitoi,
Tbe ladies occupied ine memoerr seats.
Robbery.
A disnitch from Phila. of the 26th laysi
Thiamornins: about 8 o'clock, Mr. C. Brown,
nf Wsterfnnl. Washinirton county Ohio, was
robbed in his room at the Merchants' Hotel, of
12,600, eonsis'.lig or 81000 in bills on the nana
of Baltimore, two &500 bills and three 1100 on
the bank of Pennsylvania. - The money was
taken from the watch fob of his pants wldle he
was asleep. The robbery was perpetrated oy a
fellow lodger, who suddenly disappeared.
P. 8 The thief has been arrested made
confession, and part of the money recovered.
A Trmiiiti.it Fight. On the 11th ulf.
tarrihlo .(TmV took nlace in the Village Of
Greensboro'.AIa., between three of the most
respected and promising citizens oi tne
place Mr. ElUha W. Hurris, Dr. Piatt
Croom, and Mr. Pleasant May. - The affray
commenced near the post office door, and
was continued across tne Bireet, until narris
received a bowie-knife wound, inflicted, it
is believed, by Croom, which caused death
Imost instantaneously, - During tne fight
six or eight pistol shots were fired, Croom
was wounded in Dotn arms and one moulder
but not dangerously. May was badly wound
td. Harris wa originally from Athens,
Ga., The affray ia understood to have hud
its origin in disagreement between -Har,ris
add Croom about fence; boundary, ,
BIT TELEGEAPE
BnrninK of the Steamboat Webster.
? . . . . VicKSBDto, May 3d.'
Tha steamer Webster, Capt. Samuel Be-
no, bound from Cincinnati to New Orleans,
took fire yesterday afternoon. May 2d. and '"
burned to tbe waters edge, at head of Island
110 miles ' above Vicksburg- .The fire vis
discovered and the alarm given about A
o'clock, and almost instantly the boat wa
enveloped in flames. The pilot, Mr. Buck-.
man, to whom great credit is oue, navipx
charge of the wheel immediately endeavor
ed to run the boat ashore', in which ha' iiti
part succeeded until the flames finally diove .,
him from his post and the boat being on
managble floated again, thus- depriving tha
passengers and crew of the first and last
bone for safety. v' : ' .,
At the first alarm i scene ensued which a
is impossible to describe and mingled as it
was with the burning boat from which tha
flames wete bursting in an directions, n be. .
came terriblo in the extreme. Many- rushed
into the flames while others crowded by the
side of the boat clinging convulsively to tha
boat' till driven away by the spreading fire, ,
and finally threw themselves into the current.
was wun uimcuuy uiai uj vi u 'v.
could be saved, because many ef them being
separated from their husbands and friends.
About 12 or 13 of the passengers Jumpea
from the bow of. the boat and with difficulty
saved themselves by clinging to the snags,
until relieved by the yawl end skiff from
shore. . As soon as the fearful truth ' wu
known by the inhabitants on shore three or
four boats were quickly rowed to the seen
and succeeded in saving the lives of several
persons that were clinging to the drift and
snags. They were tasen on ooara me store
boat Grey Eagle, Capt. J. L. Case, who did
all in his power to a fiord an asylum to tha
lew women ana cmidren wno were saveo.
The number of passengers ;. and hands wu
about M00, oi whom only some 60 can be
found. '.The. rest it is supposed, must all,,
have perished. 4f ' ' ' ' "y
The steamer New Orleans, from St Louis,
bound for New Orleans, hove in sight in about
an hour after the accideut occurred, and stop
ped and most kindly took on board all the sur
viving, and rendered all the assistance that could
be wished for. Among the missing and killed
are Capt. Samnel Reno and wife; the wife of
the pilot; Gecrge Bliss, - chief clerk; John;
Campbell, 2nd clerk; a child of Rnckman,tho
pilot; the chambermaid and several others of ;
the crew. The boat's papers and money all lost.
The above is a true statement as given us by
the crew and passengers saved. " '
Arrival of the Steamship Niagara.'
New Yobk, April 30, P. M. .
' Steamer Niagara arrived to-day. Decline .
in Corn. Provisions inactive Cotton heavy
Flour again lower, sales atf4,124,25 for
common and strait state. Wheat dulL-r-Pork
quiet sales at $12 13, for old end
1 t U m n nrt
new prime,- qsii(gi, lor uiu ohu new iw.
Whiskey held at 23c. Nearly 3000 emit
grants arrived here yesterday and to-day
Fire in Philadelphia. -v,
' . Philadelphia, April 30.
About 4 o'clock this morning a fire broke
out in the smoking and packing establish--ment
of Batcher & Brothers, Provision Mer- ,
chants on Front st. An immense quantity
of meat was burned. The fire raged with
great fury for several hours, the buildings'
were entirely destroyed. No insurance. -
Arrival of tha Niagara.
. " Halifax, April 29,
The Niagara readied her dock at 7 o'olock
from Liverpool, with dates to the 18th ult.
The corn market is very dull. Western
canal flour is selling at 1920s ptr bbl;
Wheat 5s 8d red and 6s 4d for white. Corn
3033s. American stocks unchanged, De
mand for pork limited with few sales.
SECOHD DISPATCH.
The news generally is unimportant. Par
liament will meet again on 28tb. Queen
Victoria will open the great Exhibition ia
state. The public will be excluded during
the ceremony. The last accounts from the
Cape of Good Hope, stated the British had
gained decisive victory over the Ca fires at
Hot river, but still there Was Utile prosptsl
of a speedy termination of the war.
Caught Agaia.
James C. Morgan, one of the thieving trio
of Burke, George & Morgan, was nicely
caught yesterday morning, in an act which
ought to procure him a situation in a certain
State institution at Columbus, and we pre
sume it will. While the guests and board
ers of the Gibson House were at breakfast,
this Morgan entered the hotel, went up
stairs and broke opea a trunk belonging to
one of the guests named B. W. Bambo, of
Fort Wayne, Ind., and took therefrom a lot
of gold and silver and eight five franc pieces, .
valued altogether at $48. The theft was
soon after discovered by the owner of the
property, and he.in company with Mr. D. V.
Bennett. one of the proprietors of the hotel,
set off for the principal silver-smith shops
to give notice oi the lact. and set a trap for
the thief. When they arrived at the store of
Beggs & Smith, on Fourth street,-the first
sight that met their eyes was the missing
silver in the scales, and Morgan in the act of
selling it. In answer to questions, Morgan "
stated that he bought the precious metals
of a man on the landing. He consented to
go with Bennett and Bombo in search of that
imaginary man, put on tne vay to, tne river
the parly met Marshal Ruffin, who instantly
recognized Morgan, and said to him "Thou
art the man." The Marshal took him into
custody, and upon searching him at the
watch-house, found the eight five-franc pie
ces, ine mayor subsequently examined tne
case, and committed Morgan for trial, in d-
taultot 7UU bail. C'flronicK j Atlaa. y '
Shortest Passage Ever Made Across
the Atlantic.
The American Republican Mail Steamship
"Pacific" arrived at this port on Saturday at
10 A, M., after a passage of 9 days and2Q
hours from Liverpool, the shortest on record.
The Pacific has made the two shortest passe
ges ever made across the Big Pond.
When .news of the Pacific's arrival was
announced at the Exchange, tjjree cheers wen
given for the Collins" Line. ;
it is expected oy. many now .living that
they will yet cross the Atlantic in seven days.
Vouno Children in Factories.' The
Providence (R. I.) Post states that there are
young children working in some of the Rhode
Island mills, of such tender ages that they .
appear to be more fit for cradles than w6rking
in a, factory. During the past winter they :
have beerji, employed from half past five ha
the morning till 8 o'cock in the evening.
We do notknow anything about the posi
live correctness of the above; it appears toft
terrible to believe. What are the Quakers of
Rhode Island aboutt . v, . . . s
A valuable Receipt, which every Daguerrean. .
should have in his memory, has been sugges
ted from the fact that ono ofthe fraternity lost
his hand by an accidental cut, caused while
fitting a likeness in a locket, by the points of
eopper cutting the palm of his hand, in such a
trmimet ap to render amputation necessary
Whit af tgga ia tka ksi mlideU againV
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