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IK, 0ni0,'rRtDA -APRIL '19. -1856.' .- . : " O . . , .S I 1 . f -i i I'l ii -l!ii i.i thImh vim i vis..iiis. ' 'i.iiv lit: i i r AVII0LE NO. 1282 1 I V J .. (.f Published EVEaxFHiDAy .moenino dy JOIIIV WRIGHT. ;! met -Talluiadge Building third Floor-? , dripositeJ. C.Maccratkou's Store. . 2TI)e Cancastcr ajcttc; ; -., , : LAIVCABTEIVAPIilL It), 1850rt : Wmstih. fsTiTios. A Philadelphia fetter Writer says that "die members af tbe Bar re itill fcxeitod with regard to tha Webster case, and. a petition ii now circulating among that clau proy ins llio Governor afld Council of Mussuvliusellj to 'commute the ptliiUhmeut of the' condemned to imprisonment fur life. ' They express themwIVei 'satisfied . Ut tbeayidence was insufficient of it- elf lo produce, couvlctinu, had not there beau an undercurrent against him from the excited state ot the public mind. ' Similar petitions are receive lng signatures in New York.'"' '. iMPoRTANt bicisioN. The case of the United States Government against the Nary A''eut at Boston, lor retiiining about 15,000 of theOovBrn 'Vient funds left with bim for payment of claims, hat been decided against him by lite Court. kTUe money was retained as compensation for extra Services. This settlea two or three other cases, tine that of Mr Wetmoreof Now York. : The case it is thought will be taken to the Supreme Court. C7Immense crowds of people' are visiting Mr. Webster's apartments at the Medical College iu Boston. ' To accomodate the public curiosity free access is permitted, end ao officer is employed to show the sights and take care of things a, very .commeuduble charity upon , the part of the author ities! ' ' . i" i i il i i i" hi i .... ... Importast Projici, The Detroit Daily Ad " vertiser of the 6lh inst. says, we learn by private and reliable information from Washington, thut ' a proposition will be ninde, in a few days, to the Senate, emenating from a company of the highest respectubility, for running a line of post coaches from Independence Mo., to California, in twenty six, days. , The company only asks from Congress a strip nf land one hundred feet iu width the whole distance, with the privilege ol purchasing a quarter seotion of land for the purpose of a station every tea miles. ' The company ask of Govern ;uient the use of the route for fifteen years. and a ,gree to make the grants of land contingent upon their' having ihe road in operation within six months, and will undertake to place 3000 men lip on the rond at once. : ';'; ' C7The contest about Sunday travel on the "Pennsylvania Railroad shows that there is a ma jority of the stockholders opposed to the cessa'.inu nf travel on that day. . The sinners have a major ity of i, 902 shares over the saints, so far. '' ., . ' ' 1 . !''... f The Illinois VoI.untikks and Cot. Bissit,. The Voluulcers nf the '"First Illinois Regiment.' have hud a public meeting at Jacksonville. III. for . the purpose of expressing approbation of the con duct of Col. Bisaell, for the able and resolute man ner in which ie vindicated the til. Volunteers, and defended (lie, integrity of the Union. .Appro pi lule resolutions were adopted; among them two . declaring the wannest attachment and devotion to the Union, aud the kindliest feeling- toward their "brethreu of the South ", A letter was re ceived from Geu. Wool which pays a high com' ' pliment to the courage aud gallantry-of the tlli. ruolans. ;.. ; i ' . , r, , ;.,;( '." Liberia! By the arrival of tlie Ly ' sander, at No w'Yorkl on Saturday, from Africa, letters were received at the Col onization OfHce, in that city, i'giVn? nn "st, flattering accounts oif the, condition of affairs. , ;, .' - .; The Legislature adjourned after a ses isiori of twenty-five days, on the 5ih of Jtnuary, having enacted more important laws' that at any previous session. . At ' the ' late ' biennial 'election of officers, J. S.- Roberts Esq was re-elected to the -Presidency by a unanimous eote. and has ' called to his Cabinot Hon. S. Benson, nf Borneo; as Secretary of the Treasury, and H. Tniue, Esq.) as Attorney Gener al. , His administration is lauded in the ' highest terms. '..The British traders oil ' the cobbI are ciinformino; to the lawsand ' either paying duties or leaving the trade. ' ' The commerce of the colony Is rapid -' ly augmenting, ind several German and' British houses are about to establish com. mercial agencies. " ', 'Agriculture is flourishing, and 'gener-' ally the feeling is bouyant and hopeful, " Tub Money Kino. Nathan Mayer ) Rothschild undoubtedly while, living, . was more courted than any king in the world. He was literally the King of. . Kings n-for he held the ; sinews of iwar and peace in his own hands, and .could bear up a .despot when even his own people were against him. Mr. Rothschild resided in London where by the mere power of money he was feted- and car- resaed by the most refined 'aristocracy in the world. ' He was descended from an abhorred race the Jews who could hot sit eveti in the House ,bf Commons ! Yet Princes and Dukes, eagerly sought to attend the banquets nf the Hebrew simply because he was rich; -V' - Mr. Francis, , in his recent history of the Bank of England, makes the folhiw jng uuderstatulublu remark. The 'per sonal appearance of Rothschild was very r repulsive, and thus he was worshipped fur his mere wealth.,. Even , his mental en--, dowments were obscured, by his over whelming passion for money, He says: ."The nnguage which Mr. Rnthschild. could use when his anger overbalanced his discretion, was a license allowed to his wealth; and he who, when placed in a position which almost compelled him to, subscribe to a pressing charity, could ek . claim, 'Here write a check I, have made ,.one.-fo"l of. my self 1', was courted and . catressed by the clergy, was feted .and followed by the, poor, was,.treated as .: jail equal by the first minister, of the crown, . and ; more, than., worshipped,, by,, those whose names stood foremost on the roll , of commercial aristocracy., ( His mode of , dictating letters was characteristic, of a , mind entirely absorbed in money-making; and his ravings! when he found-a bill un . expectedly protested, were translated in- to mercantile language before they were . fit to meet a correspondent's eye, ) ; . . Mad fool! Miserable Man! .. iCalifbt-tiiia limit- b BTTHB ITBAKEH CHEROKEE.' 1 1 i ' We-clip the fbllowtng additional lln lelTlgence from tlieWe' lieWa from Cafi fornia', wlifcK 'willt'be found of general interost.., tThe, mo(, teliable,, accounts fiom the mining regions will be received aftor we have beard'' of the operations of t1io'Jiy season,'' which has but lately .We commence with the following gloWr ing picture from the Pacific Newt,-whct no doubt give us the unnyeldet n "Ibeie aro now about! 120,000 inhab itants in Calltornia,,moally ,rrmIe adultB; it can well sustain a population of mil lions and even in -llielnineral regions several hundred thousand men could cot occupy the whole ground. ' v.' t. 1 'VI hose people in the Slates who are anxiously looking for the Californiit'bub ble," as tbey are pleased to call the ex trumdinary (to them) condition of things here,' consequent -upon -an' entire and radical change iii the standards of value, will be doomed to BiuDt diHappointthent, But a single failure, has ever been known to have occurred in San Fruncisco.which, in a 'business; population .of thousfliidsi and transaction of hundreds uf million!), cannot, well, be paralleletl..tlni)liere. - iThei; weather at this time is really heavenly the. roads are in perfect rtnler) teams are arriving and. departing by the hundred -evety day'--our streets are thronged with traders and spqaulstnrs--town proprietors and their iigotits, loiay nothing of the innumerable tenoritas, who rival in beauty and attractions, all the glorious descriptions of their venerable mother Eve.' !' V ! That ' "during thirty-two days, "from January. 1st to February 1st, there were, mailed and sent from the post office of tlm city, to the States, sixty-seven thou sand letters, and five ; thousand newspa pers. During llio same period,- minis from the States were brought in by the Panama, containing twenty thousand let ter's for delivery and distribution here,'' "' Washington's birth day was celebrat ed very'appropriutely ot San Francisco by the California gtiavd--a hody organ ized within a few months, from umong the spirited young men of the ' territory. They have built an armory costing 830, 000, in which they gave an entertainment on the 22d of February,' which from the accounts must have been quite' brilliant. --Myron C. Norton presided. "' '.' 'The 9th regular toast was as fotlowst f: Womati--Otir arm are always ot her disposal." Cheers. ' ' " J he following are the salaries appoint ed for the State "officeis by the Ueneiul Assembly: Governor, 810. 000; Secre tary of State. 87,000; Comptroller of State $8,000; Treasurer of State, $8,000; At torney General, $7,000; Surveyor Gen eral.' $7,000; Chief Justice and each As sociate Justice, $10,000 each; District Attorney ,$2,000; State Trunslalor,$3,000; Governor's private Secretary, 81,000. i -'Tlie members of the bnr. in San Fran cisco have held a meeting, and. resolved, that the Legislature be recommended to adopt the simplest hums of practice audi , ,. ' ... i . i ! pleadings compatiole with the common f B ' . .,, J n . . i. i ... ' 1 he Commissioners of the Moxican r, . 0 , i , Boundary Survey, (in both sides, met at ,., r' , - . n i , , Sun Diego on the lath Feb atid agreed to suspend operations till 4th Nov. next, when they are lo meet at rasode Norte. ,. ' , , , . . . .. . . pan, alul 1 , 111 In nnfl in IIia S:iii .liiumiin ... , , -ci c wiiilii ciouiru aiiuiuiieiisiiius un uio Biiitj-.j , , , - , i u it t ih utlfli- iiiimAi'iuu r Hunt mniHrH V 'r -""'i linsi Kuan a Ii ikut m I ' ..... ,y... -J The- temporary loan bill passed -,tio Lenislature on tlio last of Junuary, not- !.i i- .....'-. ' . ' I . wiuis'anaing strong opposition maoe ioy"H" i n mnwi, uijiiyi, u ,i I be. bill requires Hie, treasurer... at soon as practicable, tn issue bonds o!,the Slate, in sums of one hundred, two nm il rod and twenty-five,, five hundred and one .thousand dollars, and not exceeding iu the aggregate three hundred thous uid dollars, payable to the order of the Gov ernor, six months alter, (lute, Willi three. per cent. interest thereon per month. It also provides, that bonds shall be receiv able for all luxes or other Statu due. An' independent steamship line from San Francisco to Pauumn, was to be es tablished immediately.,, Fouralenmships of 2.000 tuns each, .were to be procured, and two of the stockholders were to pro-' ceed to the IJ. S. for the purpose, ,'J'liey are to codnect with the Crescent City Company un the Atlantic, side., The ctip- the company is placed at one mil lion ot dollars. ,ft, .!tr-f . i !-,..! i., The flood has retired from Sacramento cilyiand real estate, which maintained its price while under water, has: advanced in price as the waters have retired.-! : . All the towns on the Sacramento and tributaries' aro. repnried to be thrivin'e, particularly the new towns of Yubu.ville, Vernon, Fremont, and a survey recently made yon Feather river, near its month, called. Nicolaus. .: .... -t--.i' ! The .quantity of gold dust in the hands of the miners is large; and ihey were ink ing advantage of the improvement in the weather to bring ildowil to San 1' ran Cis co. ., 1 he succeeding steamers, it is ex pected, will bring "larger amounts than have yetleen sent to the TJ,.S..;. .'' , lhe steamers on the rivers were doinz . very 'profitable business the Senator's passage and freight list, to and Irom Sac ramento city, amoiiiilinz at times to $lfi.-' 000, and, occupying but two days, ,. Price of passage $25; tiietauce piie hundred and thirty miles. ;. ; . . . . . .. .', Many of the passeniieis who lnfi Irtw York in the steamer Cheioke- mnhs 7ih January, ,yyere ;but,36 dayi in reaching Wn s nMiciacDt ,,, , , ... . . , .. The Oregon, which broucht the Ja'test iutelhge'ice fi9tn,an Francisco,, left on the 18ib. March,' and. arrived, at Panama (- "on'.L. oi.'. l.'- i 1 on tno fvuy, one ur;ugni tju passen gers, and $l,342,602ion freight.priDci pal ly in goiu qusi, anu at. least l,UU0,0O(; jh possession of the passonners.1. . ., ,', ' . Una ot the passengers by jhe,. brought down with him a lump of gold for which ho was offered tl.OOO iTh finder had toiled without success fursev eral'monili... . ,'.r i I, ;A lar8e fif occurred at C.hagres ob the I n n . ra ... 1 ! kl t An - ' 1 . ,: D""!"!B tjaiuruay.Matcji pa, Dy . wiucn a larjje part of tie owti wascons'uiDed, The American side oftiije river is rapid ly filling up, and "now sports the title of A ,peiiiou has been presented; to the State Legislature, praying,, that general corporation laws may be passed as speed ily as possible, tn order,, that comj)any may be formed to start railroad between Sucramenta Ci'y and Cidnma.fI,' ,1 . ' ' A letter, received, u Jialiimoie lioro San FruDcisco. dated; Feb. ,'29. , eays:r-nnk ing stoveb that sold tw months1" Wo at from $50 to $100, will uow. scarcely bring cost, and so. wjtli, other cradea.' ;.i uiiui.o uiu. ngiiuiing,:ii, UlvHig in s P?,P,eh ?"d lio Whijj B'"l , Democratic paities are i)rgaiii2ing., , The Democrats assembled at Sm Jose and adopted a plan of orgaiiizalioii and, ,ai Bdiliess, which may beexpecteil by nex,t .Stenmef.' ; In election for Senator for the Distrirt of San Francisco, held Feb! 2d, 'to fill the vacancy occasioned. by the resignation of Hon..G.I,B. Post,; Elcan Heyrfeiifielii; Esq., the. whig nominee,, , was. cho'seh by a plurality of 24 over the highest demo- ciati candidate.. ". '".. " . Tue Wkbstbr 'Cask "and thc B 'S ton CoMMiNitv A ilUpHtWi iif April 5th; tn the York (iloht. says : ' ; Thi) trial of Dr 'Webster U siill the engrossing subject of conversation ; Tub' lie opinion, which haS been strong aguinst him, is alreudy nndeigoing a change." A petition will be presented to the Gov ernor, for executive cletrieiicy,: which, foi array ot Worth and intelligence, will be without a parallel. Dr.- Webster still maintains his calm demenhor, and is de voting his attention to religious studies. During the last 'lew' 'years; he has been an active member of the Unitarian Church hui since hi3 conviction, he hss soul for Mr. Albro,' an. Orthodox clergyman of Cambridge, tn whom he has communica te d liis intention f adopting hint as his spiritual adviser." ' s ''; ' Choice op .a , PitoFEBstoN.i-Parents and friends. too often, forget, that in do--termiuing the future pursuits of the young under their care, it is qm enough . that a profession bo respectable or lacratiye, or one in which the youth may be expected to succeed by means, of family influence. In addition to these circumstances, lliey ought to take into account the talents, the disposition, the natural bent of the mind of the individual, concerned; for. if this most important item be omitted in their calculations, the probability is, that, if he has an individuality -of character,, they 'will seriously mar his happiness, while endeavoring to the utmost of their power to promote it. . , . - . j rt l . '! ldt"A discovery of a chemical nature, which seems to awaken some interest at the west.hasbeeh madeby'Mr.Carpei'ter, of Pontiac, Michigan; a practical fniller, consisting of 'a process "'preparing' wheat fin flourilife; the operation of which , ., .7 . . . . mifio readily, that in grinding, consider- , . . . ' ... : " e ., able less power or pressure of the tnill- i stone is necessary in reducing to there- i . .c n - r quired fineness. Ilr Uesnoyerit, hf Ue- - ' , . . - - .' u , 1 ,.'c VI III I, UUliniii 1 1 tin j I II II II in ic Jwiiui mi nil- u, - - f flom whelll ub. , , ' , lhW ,,. bvs.m.ti,b B..t.. J c ' . ,. " . .. , , i was very fine, being exceedingly tough and e ustic. qiibIi ties essential to success-1 . . - i . . IOI iiniiiliuuuuii. lur. viuiiiuiiici nun m , , , i..,. ...... r . k: IIOII SlDl'S LW 1IUUUIQ ICUCIO IJiItOIIL fill IIIO , . I I .... '. t . r.l sriiWi v. ' " '' ! . . A Biter Bit. On Thursday evening, 'upon, the arrivol ql the cars from .Wash T)..i, '.!...., tempt was mtnio vy some scienuc, bo, 8traclioi)ist, to ..fleece, one, ofj the worthy clergymen. wliu, expounds Methodism ,iil the Lewisburg and Milton circuit, North umberlaiid district.. .The reyerened gen tleman,, upon aliglltiiig from, the, car, .fell a hand in hjs pocket, softly removjug iis pocket book, which .contained two. iiun- died dollojs, (not asmallsum for a preach er,) and quickly turning round, deajt the scoundrel such a blow in the physiogno my as to knock him 'down, the, pocket book fulling upon the ground, at the same time., The preacher hastily, pjeked tip the wallet, and looking round saw the fel low going along the track at the rate of 2iQ.-rBalt. Sun.. .; - , ..... : ; : 0r"Ladgh and grow fat," is an bid adage, and Sterne tells us tlifit every time 8 rtian laughs he' adds something ul 'his life. 'An ecceiitrid pliilosopher;of the last Century tised to say that he liked not only to Idhgh' hirrtself but to ' see laughter. Laughter is good for'heulth; "it is a phi voc'uiive to the appetite,-and a friend to digestion.' 'Sydenham said the arrival of a hierry-uhdww in a town was more bet eficiol to the health of thd' inhabitants than twenty 'asses loaded with' medi cine. '' ' '".' :. ly.W'heii jioots first J,im into fash ion, a pair wa presented to a ; worthy Mayor in snihe partol England. , lie. ex amined them attentively, and concluded that ihuy were a kind of bankef. .. Accur diugly.t whou , he went tP cliuich next Sunjuy.he slung one of tliam around his neck, and put bis prayer biiok iiito.it.---His wife used the other to bring ,home her marketing in. , , ... : - IW The union' of Spain arid Portugal, with Lisbon for the 'capital, is said to be engaging tho' attent'nn of the press and distinguished men i i both of those coun tries. Thert it is 1 expected that 'Spain will recover her preponderance' Itf ! Eu ' ?": " vf -' " FXriiRn Matiiewat NewOaCEANS The apo'sdeof temperance has. an acces. sion to his'esuse of abiiut'lhree thousand one hundred, lirice his arrival 'in N.' 0., up to the 28th ult. , i i G','J'idson".says he knows. hot ej make gas from water-i-justinke Abe ,wa' ter and dry it and it burns like kindling wood'. ''' r T SulNidtiy inorHiiie, April IS, 18 5 S'V-r. .,: ,., .. wa-;jWM...4... , CjtAaT.rif .Ei.KCTioAe.-praiikliii Tpwn send. Whig, Was elected Mayor of Albany- by 10 majority, Thp Common dbuncil it also Whig.' ' y '''''"'( . d Brooklyn. Smith, Dem., .wps elect ed Mayor and the Democrats carry seven out 'of eleven Wards. '.;;, 'I :, ..t f ' r"rrTl ,. . 1 . ; -, . Genrrai. Jaii. Dei.irKny.Oii Tues day evening last, John Davis, John P. EH, Samuel Jai lson, deorge Hammun, and George Westfall ebcapi-d from the jail of Franklin county. We learn thai (Ley knocked the' jailor sod. assistant down and lied them,' when they entered late to see that all .was tight.- and Jhus made their escee. A reward hf $220 is offered for their apprehension. ' 7yOn the 7th inst., Mrs.' 'Webster and her three dauehters paid a visit to Go.: Briggs " The interview lasted a hout an hour and wot painfully uilerebt- ing - , MoRTKoTVPE. This is the name- ap plied to a new applicaiioTi of Daguerre otype,, Jis ihe, embedding of lie like ness of ihe fnim and features of the de parted ii pon the tombstone, end making il impervious to the ravsges(of time, by tlie use of a peculiar kind of cement, . .. j.. ......... . . wbich m nkes the picliiro as duiable as the mai ble;. itself. It is the inveniion of Mr. J. H,. Whitihuiit,, a gentleman who has devoted a great (rlionof bis life to improvements in $he art of Duguerreo Report op Sin John Fiianki.in's Safh- tt. The New York- Commercial, of .Saturday evening, publishes the follow ing fir ht It is worth, from a Mr. Ran- dallltoliia brother in New York, a for trader, which, being the ' latest news from the quarter it refer to, it does not feci at liberty to withhold: , ''St-Paci., Minnesota, March 12.. ,"Adog train arrived here yesterday from some distance ubove Luke Superi or. bringing news that ah American ves sel had , been seen by some ol lliu I mil nns, and had sent letters saying that Sir John franklin was found. -; The particu Ibis I cannot' learn. However, they say he is sale." ',: ..;, . y The dog train, mentioned some ten days ago i.s having arrived at St. Paul, was. from Sulkiik settlement, which lies quite iu another direction from LukeSu perior, , .: .. - . . .. . . ,- ., Tub Camel' Conveyance to Cai.i Poiinia. Considerable interest has been excited by the arrival here, a week or so ago, of eleven Syrian camels logo west. Tlie New'- York , Herald, ' noticing the fact, says: ; ' ' ' 1 1 We leorn from n reliable source, that Messrs, Sands & Howe, the well known enterprising circus proprietor, are about to establish an overland hue to laulnruia with them,' which is to '.wave Imlepen dunce, Missouri, direct for San Francis Co, early in Juno., These gentlemen have already thirly-one camels in this country, unit the ling uatneliue, lapl. Goreon, how on her piiHsnee from Al giers to New Orleans, has on board I won ty two more, making in all fifty three most of which have b'en selected with care as brood stock. " We are fpld, that a caravan nf twenty-five.. or more,, wil leave each point once a month and con tinue' through the year. Success to this new enterprise and. its. .projectors, say We. :'" ' -- . .: ; .'',.' .- The Boston Traoept.-t-TIio Boston Bee, of Solmday hus ilia following! . " The Mysttry tohing" Vtclf More about the Stttlent. SS'o- have been in formed by good authority that, instead of the Student going to ,ur. tieecher and "supposing a case,'1 Dr. Beecher went to a distinguished government officer, and said something like the following: 'Sup pose a friend of mine should visit a cer tain institution, and on entering he dis covered the headless body of a human being on the floor, aud over it a man dis tinguished in science, standing with' a bloody knife in his hand) and he should attached by the murderer and C"m pelled to take an outlt never tn divulge what he -then' saw,: and received no money fr keeping the secret, would there h biiv iiHnallv atiarhed tn lhe HCli'- ... -.v , j - - We have it that the official thus ques tioned 'declined making any reply ''.' ' "The statement above made we now have reason tn believe it true, from facts made known to us yesterday, and which we nreinot now at bberiy to divulge. We can only etld thst -certain mysteri- nns wnvemf tits and threat 'which have baen made of lute ' fti couneciioii with t his affairs mean something which in due time shall be made plain." '" 1 ' ' lThe election throughout the state of .Georgia, for delegates lo.the Nashville Convention, ,was mil aiienaeti uy one hull tlie voters. In Savannah,' hut 439, of 1600, votes were polled. In Augusta county, altera Were but 1 10 votes polled; in Burke 47; and in Columbia no election was., held., Tho , Augusta Chronicle, a Union paper, hopes . lha Governor, will publish tje number of votes.. , . ; , ; , . l) '. " ' ' ' .1' I . Dr., Webster's Rvuoion.-- We are requested tuslate that the. rumor m eir culution yesterday, that Dr. Wobster had renounced lUnitariaiiism and become" an orthodox., is not true; on' lhe contrary, Dr. Webster ' remarked to, a gentleman, yesterday, that he was never.more firmly convinceJ uf the tiulh of (Tnitarianism thart nowt it slluda relief end oomfortto him in the most trying period of his ex istence. Boston Be. ' '. yR"''A.ND the( NAsnrii.tE Com NRisTiiiR.- tn Virginia, the Mrong ,VVhig county of Augusta has declined to 'send deleghtetto the SoUtbetp Conjreiitio'u; and Jii Albemarle couaij. this -general meeting derided sesinst il bv a votn of 282 to SO. The Richmond Enri lirer iriMd 1n finir'. on fhi mm ef Aft wli Virginia, vA goes Albfrnatle, so g..fs Vimiiiia." . Tim lnrsxsl uluva Iml.la.. (he county, it is staled, were imnna ihi large majoiily again: lhe convention. K'.i.. ,;.i.... ..i::... ,t.t. I .l ' ,,.ri miuniiiiiiiiiij una, iniwrver, ins mi nority immediately organized, wi'h Mr. SteVensiiti, (lute minister lo London and Mr. Lcfika flute 'member of l7.iniirMay among ihem, and appointed 1 ... delegates b miLiiu ins oihirici conveniion io elect ilelega:e to ihe NwbviHe Convention. Madison', snmher county in riiai district, also appointed delegates.' The Democrats tif Jefferson county also supported :he Southern Convention; and ihe cotiuiiesof Westmoreland, Kj8 George, and Piincess Aihip. have ap pointed delegates without distinction of party. The meeting ol Richmond on Satur day bight to appoint delegates, adjourn ed over until the 18lh inst. - ' DlRCOVERV iP A MCRDBIlCh Mam. Some time laxl fall a Mr Salisbury, of EJmira, N. Y.. very mysteriously disap jieiited . from that place, causing many apprehenrious in regard to the fate of the ii ii f ill u n ate individual. That he was murdered was the general belief, but v.-lm was guilty of ihe deed, it was diffi cult lo do-cover. ; Suspicion at length rented uu two men. named Rmickaiid Kussell, who were with him at the time of his disappearance. They were ac cordingly arrested, and after a narrow escape from a eoncatenaied web nf cir cumstantial evidence, wore acquitted. A lew days since an old acquaimance traveling throuuh Wate'loo, Seneca county, N. Y., accidentally discoverer! the remains of the missing man. hot mur dered, as was 'supposed, but' absolutely chopping wood for hi daily ttbiufener He could give no reason for, his uncere mnuious departure, nor bad he ever heard of the jeopardy in which he had placed the lives of his fl lends. . Romance in Real Life. The Cin cinnati Gazette vouches for the truthful nessof the following narration: About four years since, a poor miserable, in temperate woman wandered . about the streets of Cincinnnti accompanied hy delicate but In ight little daughter of a bout six-years of age. They called to gethor at the house of a lody then living on Broadway, and asked charity. Ii was freely dispensed, and the Jsdy being plexseil with the appearance of ihe child, insisted upon Inking it into her kei-ping and was not heard of until a bout a year afterwards, when the lady who bad charge of the lilile girl, lo whom she bad now become strongly attached, was sent to un obscure part ol ihe city She there loiiud the wnmn in a filthy and dying condition, with just strength enough to let! her that the child had an uncle, its fulher's brother, living some where down t'-e river, but where she knew mil; also there was no dishonor at tached to its birth.' And the woman died. From that time nniil about a week since the foster-mother of the hltlo girl has made every effort to ascertain the truth of the dying mother's statement, when she sucreeiled and oti Monday last the uncle of Vhe little pit I came up frnlt Lou isville nhd look the little Miss away. That little unfortunate is how the sole helrnf an income ot fourieei. hundred dollars per Annum bequeathed tuber by her own Inlher. HoRltlUI.R DuPRAVITV OP A CllILD A girl only thirteen years of age, named Ann Tinker, was tent to the house of refuge at Philadelphia, on Fiiday, for poisoning the family of Mr. Samuel H. Gillingham. Mrs. Gilliiigham and her two children were taken dangerously ill, afier eating some mashed potatoes; and finding a paper of white powder in the girl's pocket, -she was questioned, and finally confessed that she had desired to kill the two children because they offen ded her on the previous day. ( ' ! OirThe Homestead ; exemptiou bill passed lhe New York Assembly on Fri dav. G7 to 34. and the announcement of the result produced an expression of ap plause. It' exempts homesteads worth 31 ,000; but it yet requires the sanction of the Senate. 1 MlHERToP VVbaltii. The New York city papers bring Word of the suicide of Abiaham Lock wood. Esq., a very wealthy man. His reason was overcome by the perplexities of business; and he cut his throat Under the apprehension of impend iiig poverty.' ' '' ' , . . . Death pRoirt a Newspaper Attack. The Cleveland iterald mentions the deaih of Di . Samuel Strong, of Elyria, after a short illness, the exciting cause of which arose from an attack upon his character in life Courier newspaper,- published at that place-.-. . t I. : . ' T-'E PopVs RetI'rn. T.he Paris U diverse has t'le. folio wing: . "Cardinal Antonelli has made known to M. Reyneysl thai the Holy Father had resolved lo leave for Romo in the begin ning of April, anil that resolution was a- houl to he communicated officially to the diplomatic corps.". . ' ' " ". VVliU nM ii. .. a li i.t n m .in I ! , a ..,10,1 .. ,1 tr igatorsf : Because tbey are contintiall crossing (he line, and running from pol to pule, , j.. : , . j..;, ,',: jatorsT : Because .tbey are continually mie , EcfUEgTRMNisM, A troupe of male and female riders from Europe, have ar rived at New York. Mad. Todrniaraire lhe. prinqipal. female . rslember' sif the troupe, rWea all her aots. both principal and scenic, on horse without saddle or bridle tO.IOBiaiSIOaHL,., . ' ' WAlNfltov April 10. 1S50. : , ; Howr The bill from :he frommlu J KeviJ.moiiary Pensions explanatory of certain sets granting five years ball pay to widows and orphans ot'thosa uho have r may hereafter die of wounds re. Ceivedor disease contracted in the Mex ican war, or going te or returning from the dame, was discussed, w ithout ceniing many conclusion. - The House then tvei.-l into rornmiitee of ihe Whole upon ihe California met Hi;r. Mr. Rost maintained that Con giee has nut the power either tn estab lish or prohibit slavery in teiritoiies. : Mr. Duer followed . Ross, taking op- oosiie ground. , Ami the lloui-e atitouru- ed. , , .i . Senate.--Mr: Hale, presented a large number of anii-slave.iy petitions. JU. (Jlay. called (he attention of the Senate to, the fact that a gicater portion ol these petitions were piiutcd, and simi lar one, lurlha ngrpo'e of showing thnl there was a concerted movement among ihe abolitionists to niinepipfei.t public seoiimem in vaiious sections of the coun- ry, by sending these netitiona in blank to be circulated ini-jduously and returned to the Senate. ,','... . Mr. Halo c Ted the Senator to order, fa speaking without amotion being pend ing Mr. Clay took bis seat, greatly excited, and demb tided a statement of the point of order, . - .. . .. , . Alter some conversation on the point of order, Mr. Clay proceeded in a strain it strong denunciation of the abolition ists of lhe North as ihe worst enemies of the slaves of Hie South. . He also intimat ed that Mr. Hale had made the slavery agitation a soil of ce.nUur on which be d udden into power and place. Indi viduals of this character, although pre tending lo be the friends of - the slave. were ih fact only Ii lends lo themselves. Mr. Hale, declared, his determination io do his duty in bis humble w ay, despite all loud words or threatening abusive de unciation. " He then presented another m.ti slavety petition fiom N. Y. . Mi Run It raised lhe question of rccrp ni.n, and submitted jome rtmaiksin de nunciation of the petition presented by Mr Seward, piaynig the enrollment of bi t. ksiti the militia of the United Stales. Mr. Butler fol owed in the same strain. ci'ising wiin an expression ol ihe hope that the issue bei Ween slavery and slavery might be speedily made. " Let j the issue come, he said, for until it does cune, we shall uuver have a settlement of i hose questions no settlement until an issue jeopardizing lhe union of the Stales is made and met. In denunciation t'iticeudiary petitions, he announced his intention to scrutinize the appointments of the Administration, and opposed the confirmation of all those which had been through the influence of the abolition ag itators. Subsequently, on motion of Mr. Clay, the petition presented Vesteiday by Mr. Seward, asking the enrollment of blacks in the militia, was taken up. , Mr. Clay moved that us prayer be re jected. Mr. Seward briefly explained that he had presented the petition in accnidance with the views of the right of petition! 1 he yeas and nays being .taken on Mr. Clay's motion, it was unanimously adopt ed. : i- . . The Senate then resumed tbe consid eration of the census bill. After debate, and the adoption of nu metous amendments, the bill was lepoit ed to the Senaie, the amendments were I concurred in aud the bill passed. After a brief executive session, thu Senate ad journed. , Conundrums. The following batch of couundiums will pass current, although some of llierD lluVe been published be fore: Why is a sick Jew like a diamond? Because it's a Jew ill. ' ' . When do people drink music? When i hey have a piano for tea Piano Forte.) When is music like vegetables? When here are two beats to the measure. -Why aro . trcth like verb.! Because they are regular, inegular, and -defec live.'-. . . - ':.'! Why is a gunsmith's shop like a rhick- en pot-pie? . Because tbey both contain fowl in pieces. : . '," ! Why is a ship that's loading, like a lo. comotivel Because they both make the car go, . ; ' Why is the hub of a cut- wheel like a handsome young lady! Because il ol ways surrounded with fellers. ' Why is a fiddle like a handsome young ladyl Because it ain't no use without a bow (Lean) Why is a restless rriati in bed, like a lawveil Because he lies on all sides! , Why are lawyers the most intempe rate people? Because they are . contin ually practicing at the bar. " Why is a man snoring in bed, like a music paper! because il is sneet mu sic. ' When is" a bedstead not a bedstead! When il becomes a lilile buggy. : i ' Why We're the Jews of old like bad debts? Because they killed the prophets, profits.) Why is a inau in' prison like a leaky boa 1 1 Because he wants bailing out. , Why is a benevolent man like a cart horse Because lie always s(cp4 at the sound of woe, ("Wo!") . Why is an apple-pie like a counter feit quarter ot a dollut' Hecause it aim current.' . Whv is a vain young lady. like a con firmed" drunkard! Because neither of them are satisfied with a moderate use of the glass. i Why ie a deadiducki'ik-ea dead doc tori Because .they have bo(h stopped quacking. , , . I i t.-. 1 -i'. ' Why is a rsgged.eoat like au iron pol?., Ueomiso it it a specimen, of hard-, ware. (hard. wear..). s . Why ta a kiss like a rumor i .Because it goes from mouth to mouth. "' LARrtE Miw -Two hundred and . thirty-four thousand letters were receiv ed and sent Tiotn tho.New York post of. fioeoniho 5th, Cilt aud 7th iliac. , tossy nothing of the bushels nf Of the letters; 51,000 enme by the Euro- i,n 01 AAA 1... .l1i . " . a ' nj tne ucroaee, anu tu.uuu by the Hermann. The number of foreign letters received at New York, d urine, March, was over 22.5,000. EcARnt Troiicribid. The beard and monatacbe are I.K.ked upon with auspi cion by the police i U0n Th .r. 'considered evidences if tihra-democrati ic lenuencie m tlm Wearer, and have been accordingly placed 'Under ban. I hose who are Invsl mliionto inn.nrl.l t - ihabiu. Indian SrARrATlom and Cannibalism Tbe Minnesota, Pioneer of the 13ih sayej "We have beard from the "Bois Forta." Chippewa or Muskeegoos.' who live on the tiortheast boundary of this Territory. They are in a starving eon. diliou: so much so that manv will h. a. bliged, at they have sometimes been tn eat their fellow. Their rice crop fai led I. .ii ft.ll o...t .1. i t.:.. -,J . . .u.,, s,lu iiio . xuuiis iiutb almost en4 tirely, through some malady, disappear ed from all the upper country. Among other items of hews in this quarter, there have been sent to some of the Chippewa bands, tobacco, as an in vitation lo join a war party to collect this spring a: Pembina, against the Sioux. The party is headed by Wha ish-auce.a half-breed of Red river, whose nephewj also a half-breed, was killed two yens since by the Sioux. The nnrtv wil! number, it is said, 1,500 men, Chippo was, Crees and Assatieboins. , . , The Total Receipts of Cai.iforkIA Goi d. at the U. S. Mint at Philadelphia anu tJiancn at new Uileans, to March 1S50. including receipts per Cherokee, are S13, 875,42. Tbe total coinage at the Philadelphia Mint from the 1st Jan uary lo the 31st of March, both inclusive was S3.703.332. Of this amount, over eight hundred thousand dollars of doub le eagles we'o coined during Marcht The California Block. The CalU jfomia Legislature has adopted a joint resolution lor tending to the Nitional Washington Monument at Washington city.a block of California marble, quart. or granite, of tut'falde dimensions, with the wold "California chiseled on its auti-lface. Spain and Olba. An Ambaxndot Comivg to the United State. B the Europa we are advised that lhe Spanish Government Lad borrowed 30,000,000 reals for the purpose of placing the Is land of Cuba in a proper state nf de fence, and Count Miralsol Wat about to embark at Cadiz fur Havana, there to tee the ordera of tbe Spanish Cabinet car' tied into effect, after which be was ' charged to proceed on a special mission lo tbe President of the united States. The California Rusn. Three steam boats arrived atv5L Louis on Saturday week, Horn the Ohio river, having on board six hundred emigrants for Califor nia. The overland route appears to be growing iu favor. Soma 200 Cincinnati ans lefi that city on Thursday, also for California. - A Fi.oi-itv Speech. At a prayer meet ing held in Exeter N. II., aome time since, the reality oi a sudden conversion was under discussion, when a Jlr. W. rose and proved tbe reality in his own mind in ihe following lucid and elo quent maimer:. 'Brothers and Sisters, the reality of this power is beyoifd a doubt; why, I be lievo it stronger than I believe my own existence; 1 believe it in fact,-just as I believe that 1 yesterday received fifty barrels of flour and good flout, tod, aud I am willing to sell it nut at my place, for six dollars and fifty cents a barrel to any man in this room." Mr. S. arose aud in his peculiaily af fable manner, exclaimed, "Brother W., wouldn't somo other time and place, be equally as appropriate for you to adver tise that noun tsotton Museum. fyThe following good story is from" the Literary World; ' " - 'Two English tourists having arrived at Bostou during a silow season, ordered a sleigh, having heard of such a thing in a general way, without being conversant with the pat litulafs or it. Will you have one buffalo or twol' asked the hostler. ""'.'' ' ' ' 'Why.' says the Cockney, looking a lit tle frightened, 'we'll have only one the first time, as toe re not used to driving them." . . ' . Wr.rtSTEn's Speech. The Washing ton Republic says il hat circulated 125, 000 copies nf this speech, and has or ders for 60,000 more. - '. ' Indian-rubber pies are said to go far ther than any other kind in use. X3F Divine spectacle a' beautiful Wo man with her mouth filled with snuff- Puzzle Neverloanyourpaporteany onewhnistnosiiogyfopayfnronebimself.. . iy 'Sealed proposals.' as the chap said when he kissed his sweetheart. -. t CWhy is an unwelcome visitor like a shade tree) We are glad when ha) leave. '.. ' ' ;- ' 1 - -'-, ;' .Fact. You can never get a lady - id admit that aha wears shoes that are too! tight for her. Ex. .. , -: And you can never gel a gentleman to admit that he drinks too much brandy or chews too much tobacco. Another Ex, fy The Journeymen Cord wainors had! a mass meeting at new York oh Won day, to deliberate upon the best meant to secure higher prices lor their labor They aay their weekly wages now hardly average S5, and for that they are obliged to work IS out of the 21 hours. .