The Wyandot pioneer., November 24, 1853, Image 2

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THE PIONEER.
W. T. GILES, EDITOR.
Thursday,
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Nov. 24.
Still in Progress.
For a few days the laying down of the
iron on our railroad had stopped; but on
Tuesday the work commenced again, and
is now progressing finely. We looked
out at our front window on Tuesday, and
beheld the iron train crossing the Sandus
ky ; Avenue. Tki9 created considerable
excitement in our streets, tho people run
ning to and fro to see the cars. If ti?c
weather continues good for about three
weeks, it is the general opinion, the cars
will be running through from Pittsburg,
Pa., to the Mad River road. We are
anxious to se this, as we want take a ride
in east, and start frontvhome on our own
cars. This may ya Utile selfish, but
nevertheless such arc our, feelings and
desires.
'; Since writing the above the cars cross
ed the big bridge, over the Sandusky riv
er, loaded with iron, and the work of lay
ing the track is going on rapidly. It is
reported that Mr. Fletcher, the encrget
contractor, has a bet of five hundred dol
lars that the iron will be laid down so the
cars can run through to Bucyrus iu twen
ty days; provided he is not delayed by
the grading. Mr. F. started for Bucyrus
lute on Wednesday evening, we were in
formed, for the purpose of putting hands
to work at laying the track at the other
end of the road and coming this way.
This being the case, the w eather grad
ing, and other things being right, in ten
or fifteen days the cars can pass straight
through from this place to Pittsburg with
out delay.
The cars crossing the bridge, up in the
air 40 or SO feet between the heavens and
the -earth, is represented as presenting
quite an interesting spectacle to the look
ers on. .
California Congressman.
The Hon. Milt. Latham, our young
friend, member elect to Congress from
California, was in Cincinnati a few days
ago. The Enquirer say, "We were yes
terday favored with a call from the Hon.
Milt. Latham, the gallant and talented
young Congressman from California, who,
before taking his seat, made a brief visit
to his relatives and friends in the Ohio val
ley. - He will be the youngest member of
the ; next Congress, but has the ability,
spirit, energy and address . to take front
rank in that body with the older heads.
He has rooms for the week at the Burnet.
TvpOGBApnicAL. The Ohio Statesman
says: "The Typographical Society of this
city will have a celebration this winter.
Rev. Mr. Gaylord will be the Orator.
Thatheisan Orator the public already
know." ; . '
Documents. Our thanks are due Hon.
W. D. Morgan and Hon. G. T. Frees, at
Columbus, for abstracts of the valuation
of real estate in Ohio. From the table,
we find that Wyandot county has 253,124
acres, appraised at 82,645,608. Aver
age valuation per acre, $10,4'.
Rcn Over. The other evening a man
lodged upon the railroad track, got
run over by a'kand car. He is now lying
in a critical situation. . Some hopes of his
recovery is yet entertained. Men should
endeavor to get off the track before reti
ring for the. night; and we hope the past
Will be a warning in future.
' Another Fact. Who would know
anything about the progress of our rail
road any farther than our own town had
we no paper published here? What
would be known abroad of the improve
ments of Upper Sandusky, had you no
paper sending news to the four winds?
Will those who are of no advantage to
the Pioneer answer these interrogatories?
Side Walks. For sometime back, this
much needed work, has been progressing
admirably. Sjon we will have good pave
ments on both sides of the Sandusky Av
enue, from Findlay street up as far as the
railroad crossing. This is one of the
best moves of the season, for the mud is
now coming on. Speed the job and let
us have good walks.
- Good Corx. Our friend T. Baird, liv
ing four miles northeast of this place, tells
us he has taken from one acre of his corn
field, 1 10 bushels. This, we presume, is
about as good a yield of corn as is gene
rally found in any county. Little Wyan
dot is hard to beat for many things. We
hope our friend B. may take as much more
corn from the same land again. Success
to our farmers.
Call and See Them. Messrs. Joshau
McJunkin is Co. have just received and
opened a stock of fine and fancy goods,
not surpassed by any other establishment
in this place. They intend selling cheap.
The ladies will find at this store, a fine
variety of fancy prints, lawns and calicoes.
Do not forget to call and see the larrre and
well selected stock of goods now for sale
at this' establishment. Read their new
advertisements in to-day 'a paper.
- Advertising. Not long since some of
. our Merchant Tailors brought on gome
fine clothing and advertised it in the Pio
neer. One of our subscribers read the
advertisement, and went right off and
purchased ome clothes. He declared
that he would not have thought of doing
so, naa ne net seen the advertisements
in the paper. So business men should
learn - from this plain fact, that there is
nothing lost by advertising. How many
giuMii ncu Dy aaver using some
cheap patent medicines? Yet we have a
few men in this town in business, who are
Afraid it will cost too much to advertise
We say,' read the advertisements in the
Pioneer, and buy of no man who does not
uavcmsc, .
The Case Dismissed.
' The State Journal, at Columbus, has
the following, remarks in relation to the
scene in the court room upott the presen
tation of the 'verdict of the jury to the
court, in the Martha Washington case: j
"The jury was called and severally an
swered to their names the roll being,
completed and each juryman found pres
ent, the Court in a solemn ahd impressive
manner demanded the verdict, which be
ing handed to the clerk, was read in a low,
but distinct and audible voice. The de
cision of not guilty was pronounced, and
as it was caught and borne from one to
another, such a shout went up from the
bosom of that multitude as we have not
heard in a long time. The prisoners all,
without an exception, gave way to their
feelings and freely mingled their tears with
those of the beings whose lives would have
been blisrhted forever by their condemna
tion. -
Fond and fervent thanks went up from
the altar of each heart to that God whose
Providence had guarded their fates, and
restored them to the bosoms of those they
loved, and nought save the low, subdued
and heartfelt soobs of those who had so
lately been snatched from a fate less pref
erable than death, disturbed the scene.
It was a solemn and an impressive sight,
and the lesson taught was forcibly felt by
every one present. When the Jury was
discharged, the defendants all arose, at
tended by their wives and friends, and in
an earnest and touching" manner thanked
them for their virdict.
Each member of the Jury sympathized
and rejoiced with them. They had set in
judgment upon them, and their judgment
had restored them to their families and
friends, and declared them guiltless before
the world."
The Contrast at Washington.
The Xalionul Era, the abolition organ
at Washington city, in speaking of the
former administration and the present
one, has the following remarks:
"Since the advent of the administration
of Pierce, one thing is noticeable, espe
cially in the various Departments. ' The
clerks and heads of the Departments arc
working men, attentive to the duties of
their offices. There seems to be no place
for drones or idlers. It was the fault of
the former Administration, so far as our
observation extends, to sometimes keep
men in office who notoriously neglected
their duties. They drew their salaries
regularly, and the work which they sho'd
have done was foisted upon some good
riatured fellow clerk. All this has chan
ged. Each clerk is expected to do tw
duties of the desk to which he is appoin
ted, and censure or lemoval follows neg
lect. This is right. Favoritism formerly
procured appointments without regard to
fitness, and political considerations fre
quently kept a person in "office after his
incompetency or inattention to business
was demonstrated. A new order of things
we are pleased to say, is inaugurated.
Sinecures are abolished, and he who will
not work is not expected to feed at the
public crib."
Banks Breaking.
It is a duty the editor of every paper
in the State, owes to his subscribers, to
keep them posted in relation to the rotten
banking institutions. We therefore copy
the following from the Cincinnati Daily
Enquirer: .
"We would do nothing willingly to un
justly prejudice the. minds of our people
against the Bank of Tennessee, but wre
think they should know the Legislature of
that State has been so astonished at a
partial exposure of its affairs that a com
mittee of investigation is now setting up
on it, to bring out all the facts. The an
nual Report of the officers, made to. the
Legislature, now in session, shows that
the two items, "Bills and Notes in suit,"
and "Protested Bills," amount to the enor
mous sum of eight hundred and thirty
seven thousand, five hundred and seventy-eight
dollars and ninety-nine ' cents,
while the "Expense Account," the "Sus
pense Account," the "Protest Account,"
and the Real Estate owned by the Bank
amount to nearly two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars more. The preamble
and resolutions of the Legislature, calling
for a full exposure, say that the above
items, comprising over one million, involve
over one-third of the entire capital of
Bank and Branches. It looks sucpi
cious." The Hog Trade.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has the fol
lowing in relation to the hog trade for this
season:
"At different points along the Illinois
river, and lor some little distance in the
interior, $3 25 to $3 50 are talked of as
opening figures. On the Upper Missis
sippi, below the Rapids, the views of
packers are about the same. On the Up
per Missouri, in the vicinity of Weston
angl St. Joseph, some sales have been re
ported at $2 50 to 3. The St. Louis
packers are willing to contract for No. I
hogs at $4, delivered this month.
Clinton Road. The Seneca Adver-
user in speaKing oi uns . roaa says, "we
have the unbounded satisfaction to an
nounce, that the Clinlon Line Extension
Railroad has been finally located to Tif
fin. The matter was determined at a
meeting of the directors at Hudson, on
Tuesday last. '
The contract for the grading, super-
structure, &c, will be let next Tuesday.
The route is to be graded and ready for
the iron, by the 1st of Aprils 1055, and
entirely completed by the 1st of Septem
ber of the same year.
If no unlooked for delay occurs, the
Tiffin and Fort Wayne road will be open
about the same time. We congratulate
our citizens upon their success in secur
ing these two great improvements. A
brilliant prospect now opens before our
already rapidly advancing city. Get out
of the way, 6mall towns!"
We suppose nothing personal was in
tended in that last remark, friend Flaugh
er. ' .- ' - .
EST All morning it has been trying to
snow. If the weather continues on get
ting colder, we think the probable chances
will be strongly in favor of snow. Let it
come, we -have two loads of wood chopped
on hand, and more promised.
We would call the particular atten
tion or our, readers to a notice of . Gra
ham's Magazine in to-day's paper. Read
(the notice !nd 'send for the Magazine.
Matters in New York
The following New York items, we dip
from the Cincinnati Enquirer'.
The ship Western World, which got
ashore onSnuam Beach, N. Jersey, some
two or three weeks since, went to pieces
about 8 o'clock last Sunday evening, dur-
irg the storm. Vessel and cargo a total
loss. The former is insured in Wall st.
for $80,000, and the latter for $100,000,
Extensive preparations are in progress
for the reception of John Mitchell, upon
his arrival in the city. The Irish Socie
ties have had several meetings for the ar
rangement of preliminaries. The pro
ceedings will probably consist of a pro
cession, addresses and a ball and supper.
The trial of Louis de Corn is now in
progress; he is charged with the murder
of Eugene Melville, by shooting him with
a pistol. The quarrel which led to the
murder of M., grew out of a suspicion on
the part of the victim, that C. was main
taining an improper , intimacy Avith his
wife.
The Tribune thinks that not less than
20 of the 32 Senators, with 00 of the As
semblymen elect, are in favor of the spee
dy enactment of the Maine-law.
Barnum denies a report that he has lost
forty thousand dollars by the Illustrated
Xews, and says he was a special partner in
the concern for only $20,000.
. No War. The Washington Star says
the confidential advices received from Eu
rope, in the Baltic's mails, have satified
all the statesmen of all nations, now in this
city, that all danger of immediate war on
the Continent has blown over.
A letter to the Baltimore Sun also ex
presses this opinion, saying that those
who have relied for excitement or for
gain upon the occurrence of a general war
in Europe, are destined to be disappoint
ed. Next spring the fleets of Russia,
England and France will be disengaged
and ready for any little speculation as to
the Sandwich Islands, Cuba, Japan, &c.
It is believed in intelligent circles that
a treaty has been made with Mexico which
will settle our Messilla boundary difficul
ty, and of such a character as' will give
the United States such a boundary line as
will meet all the contingencies of a future
railroad route through the territory now
Mexican. This will meet the New York,
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company
and the distinguished financiers who com
pose their board of directors.
We notice a statement that Senator
Gwin has come prepared with the strong
est arguments and fac s on the subject of
a railroad to the Pacific, and that he will
favor Col. I'enton's plan.
The Railroad, and the Sandwich Is
lands, and the reduction of the tariff, and
the scramble for the surplus, and the din
of the shell war, will soon make the halls
of Congress ring again.
That Supper. Remember the Oyster
Supper on to-morrow night, at Ambos'
Hall, for the benefit of the Town Street
Methodist Church. -
Are the poor in Columbus lookt d after?
In the profusion of our 'Oyster Suppers,'
we should not forget those who may want
for bread. Ohio Statesman.
We think this closing clause in the
Statesman in relation to the Oyster Sup
per is well put in, and hope it may have
its proper effect upon those who eat sup
pers for benevolent purposes.'
Mortalitv by Cholera. The follow
ing extract of a letter from Cuba, gives a
truly apalling account of the progress and
ravages of the fearful epidemic:
Remedios, Octorber 11, 1853.
In this island (Cuba) the cholera has
been even still more fearful than the yel
low fever with you. In the limited dis
trict between Matanzas and something be
low Sagua la Grande, (say twenty
leagues) 13,000 slaves have been carried
off, according so officio, accounts, which
are always under the mark in such cases,
because many owners, to avoid paying
burial fees on one hand, and on the other
to sustain their credit; do not give in a cor
rect statement of their losses.
Complimentary. The Freeman s Jour
nal, in announcing the election of Mr. Pe
ter Dawson, the Democratic member elect
of the Assembly for the Twelfth district,
says: "We congratelaet Mr. Dawson on
his election, fliough we thereby lose a most
reliable and excellent carrier of our paper."
Very handsomely done, but who knows,
now that Dawson is to come into contact
with profligate politicians, whether he will
not fall into bad habits and ultimately run
down at the heel? The first step down
ward is already taken,
New Invention. The Meriden ( Ct. )
Whig speaks of a new invention, by a
Mr. Gold, for heating a room, and says:
By its use, one pint of water is convert
ed into steam, condensed and re-converted
to steam ad infinatum, does not need to
be renewed; the heat is continually radia
ted, and . in proportion to the degree of
heat used, is the rapidity of the process
and the amount of the caloric evolved.
It occupies but little room, may be painted
in any style and hung up on the wall;
may be carried from one room to another;
cannot be injured by careless servants,
heats rapidly, and the expense of heating
is about one-fifth that of coal and wood.
The heat used is that pf burning alcohol
or other gaseous fluids.
A Pile of Gold. The total amount
of California gold deposited in the Phila
delphia mint, from the discovery up to
November 1st, is stated to be $204,000,
000. JJSTln consequence of the defalcation
of the Cashier of the Sisters of Charity
in Mexico, they have been rendered bank
rupt, leaving debts which, the Trait de'
Union says, amounts to many hundred
thousand dollars.
..jCSTTke, Michigan Central Railroad
shows a reoeipt of $200,163 64 for Octo
ber. This is enormous, being a gain of
$35,579 over last year.
Prospects of Naval Reform.
; A Washington correspondent of the N.
York Times foreshadows some of the
recommendations which Secretary Dob
bin will make in his first annual report.
They Indicate that the Secretary has not
only mastered the difficulties which have
proved fatal to our steam naval superior
ity, but that, so faf as in him lies he is
determined on thorough reform. It is
Btated that he will urge upon Congress
the necessity of an increase of ateam ves
sels, and the further necessity, if the ves
sels are to be worth anything when they
are built, of some change in the mode of
getting steam machinery for them. The
system of letting contracts to the lowest
bidder, which has been the root of the
evil, the Secretary has taken the respon
sibility to discard. The contract system
is well enough in many respects; but in
others it is a very dear and a very bad
system for the government. For in
stance, the steam frigate Alleghany,
whose signal failure to go to sea has been
chronicled, was built by contract, Lcary,
the hatter in New York, being one of the
contractors. Leary may be able to 'make
a hat,' but it was a monstrous absurdity
for him to undertake to make a steamship.
But he was the 'lowest bid Jer' for the Al
leghany contract, and, under the system
adopted, he was entitled to have it, and
he got it, to the damage of the govern
ment some two or three hundred thousand
dollars. Of the way the system has
worked, the Times correspondent says:
"It is found impossible to make con
tracts under that system which cannot be
evaded. A bidder looks at the plan and
specifications, and puts in his bid. The
contract is awarded him, and he builds
an engine. The vessel goes' to sea with
it, makes five or six knots an hour per
haps, and returns to port," her engineers
declaring the machinery good for nothing.
The contractor is sent for, and told that
his engine 'won't go;' and he replies that
he dind't warrant it to work. That was
not his business. He engaged to make
an engine and the boilers after a certain
plan and specification, and did so. He
asks the engineer to show where a single
piece is wanting, and wherein any part of
it differs from the contract plans; and the
engineer failing to do that, he laughs at
all threats of suit. He is not responsi
ble for the success of his machinery, but
only for the blind performance of a spe
cific contract to put certain pieces of
iron into given shape and size; and that
he has done."
The remedy the Secretary will propose
to Congress will be the erection of gov
ernment machine-shops. Undoubtedly
this is the best, if not the only, remedy;
but the success of even this depends en
tirely upon the fact whether the govern
ment shops shall be placed under the su
pervision of practical mechanics, or wheth
er mere theorizers and experimenters
shall have charge of them. If the for
mer course is pursued if American prac
tical ingenuity, such ingenuity as has pro
duced the Collins steamers and the sailing
clippers is brought into requisition, it
will not be long before the American
steam navy will stand in the same relation
of superiority to thatf oT'otner countries
as does now our merchant steam marine.
But if old commodores, or journeyman
hatters, are to be xrar naval constructors,
neither government, mechine-shops or
anything else will savethe Country from
continued humiliation and shame.
The country will, commend Mr. Dob
bin, and a lasting1 fame will be his, if,
through his instrumentality, the Ameri
can navy shall be placed upon its proper
footing. Detroit Free Press.
Railroad in . Texas. The railroad
convention at Rusk, in Cherokee county,
Texas, was well attended. . Thirteen coun
ties were represented, and the proceed
ings show great zeal in behalf of the con
struction of, a central railroad across the
State from east to west, as the one great
work to which the revenues of the State
should be primarily directed. The ad
dress adopted at Nacogdoches, already
described in this paper, was unanimous
ly approved, and an additional series of
resolutions passed asserting the local ben
efits of this work, but more specially its
claim to be constructed as the most prac
tical and national channel of communica
tion between the Atlantic States and the
Pacific. They indicate a line about the
parallel of latitude of 21 as the most
favorable,
Our readers are aware that a charter
has been granted by the State of Texas
for a railroad which is to connect Hen
derson, in Rusk county, Texas which is
on or very near the line of 32 east of
the Trinty with Galveston; and that the
means have been raised for building the
road, and the work actually commenced.
The lower country of Texas is thus to be
opened to the point which an easy and
short connexion will unite with all these
roads, of which the more southerly the
Opelousas road will bind it inseparably
with New Orleans. JV : O. Picayune.
A Miser. The Boston Herald says
that recently, in examining the assets of
Jonathan Kimball, Esq., of Lisbon, who
died lately, aged about 80 years, the ap
praisers found near $6,000 in his trunk,
most of which had been there for several
years. With the rest was $200 in bills of
the Lancaster Bank, dated 20 years ago,
and as fresh as when first issued.
jJST'Americans and American influ
ence, we see, are making themselves felt
in a great way in the Central American or
Isthmus regions. The last Panama pa
pers to hand announce that Senor Santiago
Agnew, an American by birth, and some
time a citizen of Philadelpha, has just been
elected Governor of the interestihsr and
rapidly progressing province of Chiriquii
A Modern Cincinnatns.
In a long arid pleasant conversation re
cently with a distinguished friend, whose
mind is rich with the recollections of the
past, we gathered many incidents, not the
least interesting of which, was the follow
ing! -
At the session of the South Carolina
Legislature, in 1844, the members were
perplexed for a suitable candidate to elect
for Governor. The difficulty did not arise
from any scarcity of candidates, for then,
as now, men were ambitious, but for the
want of the right sort of men. The mat
ter became worse as time wore on, and the
election of some objectionable candidate
seemed inevitable. One. day, however,
as several of them were conversing upon
the matter, Judge O'Neal, then a young
man, and present by invitation, said
"Gentlemen, why not elect General
David R. Williams?"
"David R. Williams, he's our man
he's the man," they all axclaimed, as they
began to scatter to tell the news.
The day of election came on, and Gen
eral Williams was elected by a large vote.
A messenger was at once dispatched with
a carefully prepared letter to inform the
General of his election requesting his ac
ceptance, and hoping he would name the
day on which he would take the oath of
office. After a long, hard ride the mes
senger stopped at the General's residence,
in Merlborough District, we believe, and
inquired if he was in. He was told that
Mr. Williams was over at his plantation.
The gentleman said he would ride over as
he had a note to deliver to him as soon as
possible. When about half way, he met
a fine looking man dressed in plain home
spun and driving a team of mules
"Am I on the road to the plantation of
General Williams?" asked the messenger!
"Yes, sir; it is about a mile further on,"
was the reply. ...
; "Is the General at home?".
"No sir."
"Where ishe?"
: "lam Gen. Williams."
"You Gen. David R. Williams?"
"I am the man."
"Don't deceive me. I have an impor
tant letter for General Williams. If that
is your name," said the doubting mesen
ger, "here it is," handing the letter to the
General. , "
Mr. Williams opened the letter and found
to his. utter astonishment that, without his
knowledge or consent, he had been ellec
ted Governor of South Carolina. He
took the messenger home and entertained
him for the night, preparing a note in the
meantime, accepting the appointment, and
naming a time on which he would be in
Columbia. The messenger returned.
On the appointed day, a few minutes
before twelve o'clock, a man dressed in
homespun, and on horseback rode in town,
hitching his animal to a tree, he made his
way to the Capitol, where he found a bril
liant concourse of people. But few knew
him personally; but there was something
commanding about him. He took his seat
in a vacant chair, and when the clock in
front of the speaker had struck the hour
of twelve the General arose and delivered
the most masterly speech that had ever
been delivered there on any former occa
sion. The farmer statesman entirely elec
trified the assembly. He made an excel
lent Governor.
This thing conveys a beautiful idea:
Here was a farmer elected, and from the
plough , went to the Governor's office to
preside, in a stormy crisis, over the desti
ny of a sovereign State. Long live his
memory. Wilmington (iV. C.) Dem. Free
Press.
t The Honey Moon Season.
The Sundusky Register affirms that the
"honey moon season" is raging some in its
neighborhood, and publishes the follow
ing; diagnosis of the "affection for the
benefit of its ravages. r
Second day speechless estasy bliss
impossible to be expressed.
Fifth day; bliss still in the ascendant
appetite begins to "lookup."
Ninth day Lady eats her dinner with
out being kissed between every mouth
ful. Twelfth day "Oh ! you naughty,
naughty boy!" not said quite so frequently.
Fifteenth day-Gentleman fancies a walk
solus comes home and discovers his char
mer in tears.
Sixteenth day gentleman and lady
having returned to the world of signs,
gentle chidings and promises "never to go
out alone in future," are invisaible nearly
all day." ' ' .
Eighteenth day lady is presented with
a magnificent breastpin; gentle"man con
sults her about the details of her domes
tic arrangements.
Twenty-first day gentleman and lady
fancy a "little change," and go to church.
Twenty-fifth day lady begins to "pick
up," preparatory to returning from her
wedding tour; gentleman assists her, and
only kisses her once during the operation.
, Twenty-eighth day on the journey;
gentleman keeps his "lady bird" very
snujr.
Twenty -ninth day comit the dreadful
faux pas of falling asleep in each other's
company.
Thirtieth day arrives at home; greeted
by mother-in-law, hugs her dear son, and
vanishes aloft with her daughter; husband
dancing attendance in sitting room for two
hours; already feels savage because the
dinner is getting cold, and spirit begins to
rebel against the mother of his Amelia.
Amelia presently descends looking very
charming; husband brightens up, dinner
put on the table; mother-in-law drinks
wine, and is affected to tears; Amelia
consoles her "Ma" evening wears on;
mother-in-law leaves; Augustus returns
inward thanks, and goes to bed, determin
ed to be at the store very early in. the cor
ning and wake up the clerks,
' The Half-Way House. -A
letter from Washington, dated the
14th, said of the Sandwich Islands annex
ation proposition, that, as yet, no dispatch
es had been received, but they are never
theless, on their way, and will be here in
time to enable the President to frame his
message in accordance with them, and
submit to Congress, at once, a recommen
dation that the offer of the Hawaiian gov
ernment be accepted. It will then only
be necessary to proceed, as in the case of
Texas, either by treaty or legislation, ta
king the modethat maybe theraost speedy
and enective. ,The British government
did not believe us to be in earnest, when
we proposed to acknowledge the independ-
hnt sovereignity of the Hawaiian king
dom. The next joke we shall practice
upon them, will bo the practical one of
putting the little islands into our breeches'
pocket. No hesitation exists in any quar
ter of the country as to the expediency of
this measure, and its practibility is now
put beyond doubt. Cin. . Eng.
New York Extravagance.
The Herald, in speaking of the extrav
agance that prevails in the world of fash
ion in New York, says:
Already our ladies, who make any pre
tentions to the title of fashionable, have
commenced a way of rivalry with the
European aristocracy, and if they do not
surpass them in the style of dress, they
are certainly their equals in extravagance.
In one year a lady of fashion living on
the' Fifth-avenue will expend seven or
eight thousand dollars upon dress; and we
are assured, upon the most reliable author
ity, that a - walking or promenade dress,
such as is seen occasionally in Broadway,
costs from fifteen hundred to two thousand
dollars. ..
Pacing and Trotting.
On the 11th a great race came off on the
Union Course, Long Island, between
Prince, a trotter, and Hero, a pacer; dis
tance ten miles; purse $6,000. Prince led
off on the first mile, and kept ahead to
the last. He made the first mile in 3 min
utes and 1 second, the tenth mile in 3 12
and the whole distance in 28 8. The
quickest running was on the seventh mile
2 381. ; ,
On the .14th another trot, against time
came off; the name of the horse not given,
but George Spice was owner and driver.
This was for a purse of $4,000, the dis
tance no less than one hundred miles; to
cro it inside of nine hours. He started at
8 39 and made the hundred miles bv 5 36,
and died that night. The poor horse won,
but what brutal cruelty!
The Injunction.
The case of the Trust Company was
argued on Friday, and the decision of
Judge McLean given yesterday. He re
fused to have the injunction dissolved, so
that the State authorities are restrained
from proceeding to collect the taxes as
sessed upon that institution for the pres
ent. The Judge gave as a reason for his
position, that similar cases were to be de
cided by the United States Supreme Court
in a, short time, and they would decide this
case also, the same principles being in
volved. Cin. Eng.
A Strange Incident.
Th'rteen years since, in the vicinity of
Pittsburg, a man who was involved in some
difficulty, sudddenly disappeared, and the
citizens supposing that he had drowned
himself, dragged the river to find his body.
A few days since, in taking off the decay
ed roof of a country church, a skeleton
was found in the loft, lying under a hand
kerchief attached to the rafter. Examin
ation of the handkerchief resulted in find
ing his name, and thus solving a thirteen
year mystery, he had committed suicide.
Special Announcement. In the March
number of "Graham" we shall commence
an Illustrated Life of General Washing
ton, by J. T. Headly, the author of ''Na
poleon arid His Marshals." Mr. Head
ley's spirited style and flow of emotion
will find room and verge enough in his
subject, and 'we confidently look for the
ablest work that has ever come from his
pen. . . ;
The illustrations will be done in the
highest style of art, by the most compe
tent artists in New York and Philadel
phia, and we look for a national response
to this effort, such as "Graham" has never
had before, , '
Among the regular contributors te the
New Volume we are happy to announce
Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, E. Ann Lewis,
Grace Greenwood, Mrs. Julia C. R. Dorr,
Wm. Cullen Bryant, J. R. Lowell, Henry
W. Longfellow, E. P. Whipple, John G.
Saxe, William Dowe and Doctor William
Elder, whose able articles will make Gra
ham widely sought after and read.
It will be seen thai Graham is in earn
est for 1854, in his endeavors to keep the
magazine front in the rank of American
literary monthlies a position it has held
for 27 years. -
Remember! Sample Copies are furnised
to those who will be kind enough to get
up Clubs the price as follows:
One copy, one year, $3; two copies, $5,
six copies, $10; nine copies, $15; twelve
copies, $20, invariably in advance. Gra
ham's Magazine.
The U. S. Army. Gen. Scott hasis
sutd a general order, assigning the com
mand of the Departments as newly organ
ized. . Gen. Wood takes the Eastern De
partment, Gen. Twiggs the Western, Gen.
P. F. Smith the Texan, Gen. Garland
the New Mexican, and Gen. E. A. Hitch
...
cock the Pacific Department.
jl-At the last term of the Court of
Common Pleas, in, JM organ county, J oab
Jones, aged seventyyears, was sentenced
to the State Prison for the term of twelve
yea-s, for burning two houses belonging
his son, James K. Brown.
Exhibit. v
Receipts and Expenditures, of the Wy
andot Agricultural, Society, for the year
Amount in the treaiiat the commence
ment of the year, $80,00
Am't received for badges, : . 12MX)
" , " .of Abel Renick, 3,00
" : j , " V of H. Yeller, . t 1 ( 6,qo
. " . for tickets,. . ", 65r&0
from C, Y. Pierson,.. 4,00
from county, .., '60,00
$314,50
$13,50
Am't paid for diplomas,
Xi. vines ior printing, -4,25
for Record Book, and . .
stationary for Sec- . ;
, tai7 t 2,00
for Record book for
treasurer, . 62
Charles Warner, for" -
printing, - 5,00
for ribbon for badges, , 5,25
W. T. Giles, forprinr ,
ting. . . . .9,60
for premiums, 135,50
to J. .Wooley, for
keeping gate, 3,00
to C. Berry, for as
sisting treasurer, : -1,00
to Mr. White, for as-
sisting gate keeper, . 50
Jos. Kuhn for build- . w
ing fence, 50,00
J. B. Wheeler, for.
lumber, GO.Otf
Z. Groff, for teaming 2,50
for Repairing Fair :
' Ground, .21,88
$315,50
There are other claims against the So
ciety, for posts, lumber, nails, gate trim
mings, and work done on the Fair Ground
The exact amount of which I have riot
now before me the means of ascertaining,
but it will not vary much from one hun
dred dollars.
0. FERRIS,
Treas. Wyandot Co., Ag. Society.
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Pacific Railroad.
The New York Tribune has the follow
ing about thejPacific Railroad Company:
Mr. Controller Flagg has been elected
treasurer of the Pacific Railroad Com
pany, and has, we understand, accepted
the trust. An installment of one per
cent, has been called upon the stock of
this road, one-tenth of which is payable
immediately. The directors of this com
pany are now in session here, considering
the best means to advance the interests of
the enterprise. It is proposed to give the"
work to contractors in sections of 'fifty
miles each. Propositions we understand
have beeri made by firms of contractors
to build the whole line.
an iMfUKTAST quit. vv e learn irom
the Times, that a suit will be heard before
Judge Warren, of the Prohate Court, in a
few davs nrnhnhlv ncri. Mnnrlav ?n
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which the entire estate of the late John
Walker, Esq., well known as one of our
oldest brewers, is involeved. It appears
that on the 20th day of June, 1853, Mr.
Walker made a will, and on the same day
departed this life. In that will are these
words: "To my beloved wife, Maria Wal
ker, I give in cash $10,000, her dowry for
one-third for her natural life, in all my real
estate, all the household and kitchen furni
ture," &c. This would give the widow
an interest of about $2,500 per annum.
But she claims that as they had on child
ren, she, as next of kin, is entitled to the
whole of the personal estate. : -
The deceaused lelt about $190,000 in
personal property' mortgage notes cash,
and ahout $70,000 in real estate, making
in all about $160,000, more than two-thirds
being personal property. This is the cause
of contention, and the point are thus sta
ted:
V. Worthington & Matthews, on behalf
ot tne widow, contend that she is entitled
to all the personal property as next of kin;
because they had no child, and that she
has the power eithre to reject the, .; will or
take what the law allowsthe entire amount
of $190,000, and one-third dower in the
$70,000. . . : : -; ' .
Messrs. Walker and Kebler, on behalf
of nineteen heirs, children, (some adults '
and some minors) of the brothers and!
sisters of tbe deceased, contend that if Mrs.
Walkerdoes not take the will, she will lose,
the $10,000 cash, and all the persona
estate, and will receive only her dower of
one-third in the $70,000 for life, a : -
Morris, Tilben & Bairden, for the ex
ecutors, contended that the Probate Court
has no power to do away oi set aside the
rights of the minors, and that the Pro
bate Court cannot make any order in the?
premises. The executors are C. Stewart
and Thos. Webb, They hold in the mean
time all the moneys, . &c., until final dis
position is made of the will, having givea
security in the sum of $400t0Q0 qa. thgt
estate. -
The case is one of the most important
ever brought before Judge Warren, and
will no doubt elicit general attention,
throughout the community.. . The deceas
ed was well and favorably known, - and;
died, it will be recollected, rather sudden
ly, from the ; effects . of accident. ; .The?
amount involved is large, and it will bej
seen that each ' party has secured able,
counsel. Cin. Enquirer.. " -a
New York Life. A letter from New
York, alluding to the class of persons most
severely affected by the money pressure
says:
"One of ; the distinguished persona
whose paper went to protest, presented to
his wife, last winter, a mantle costing three
thousand dollars. Another gave his bet
ter half a lace dress costing twice that
amount, whilst still another gave a chimb
tbe enormous sums of seventy thousand
dollars. Now the tables are turned, and
the failure of these five or six may cause
the ruin of hundreds of others. : : H
Sg-In Cincinnati, on Saturday night
the police made sixty seven arrests," for
drunkenness, disorderly conduct, &cv
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