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THE PIONEER.
W. T. QILES, EDITOR." ;
Thjar&dar, : : : t : t : : i : t MARCH a.
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Nebraska Question. ';, '
This question has been exciting the pub
lic in almost ever secti&n of the country,
and jn, our. opinion, much i of the excite
ment is without-cause, as all the facts
connected with the settlement of that ter
ritory are certainly inf 'opposition to sla
very. Nebraska will be populated by the
Northern and Western people, and there
fore tan never be made a slave state; and
the excitement now going on in relation
to the establishment of Slavery in that
country is unnecessary.1' At the present
time it might be well enough for the 1 bill
presented by Mr.' Douglas, in the United
States Senate, to rest, but then, we Cer
tainly apprehend no danger from it, any
farther than it may revive a question that
always lifts created cause for-complaint
among a certain class; and a free territory
will most certainly be ' suitable to ; two
thirds of those who settle that cbuntrr!
As we before stated, in our opinion, so 'far
as slavery in that territory is concerned, it
will matter but little what bill 'may be pass:
td by Congress, for the country is not and
never will be susceptable of. slavery,.
Slavery, cannot exist in a country .where
free labor 13 more profitable than that of
slave labor., ,
Another great reason why .Nebraska
mill never make a slave state is, because
all free States and territories are progres
sing much more rapidly than- those en
cumbered by Slavery. Look at Ohio, In
diana and Illinois, yet in their .infancy
compared with many other States, and
are far in advance ; in population, and
wealth,-. This fact will have considerable
bearing upon all the territory that may
infuture be brought into the United States
and settled by, our people, . We are .pro?
gressive, and therefore, will seek thd most
pertain remedies to advancement Y - L
;-..,It will be remembered what an excite
ment was in vogue in relation to the set
tlement of California. . Well when the
people of that State voted upon the Sla
very question the matter was soon settled
without blood-shed or much1 difficulty.
The slavery question when1 the-war' with
Mexieo was going on, caused some fanat
ics to oppose our army even while in the
brttle field..! Why should the North al
ways abhore the settling of a territory so
much?:.. Does the south declare that sla-i
very shall exist in Nebraska? We have
heard of non such proclamation on their
part; snd should the matter be left to a
vote of the actual settlers of the territory
we apprehend that it would be as free as
the State of California. . But we are will
ing that the question of Slavery shall rest
where it is, as it is so great cause of ex
citement and difficulty with many, of our
citizens.. Whenever the least territory is
to be nettled in the United ; States, some
fanatic pn :one side or other becomes very
much alarmed. -; Some thing wronggoing
on in the laid.!? Ohl it is going.to.be
slave territory. Another cries out, "it is
going to be free, and we can't stand it any
longer.' This is the way things have been
-operating for a long time, ever since ; the
war with Mexico.' Honestly, we expect
no great danger from the settlement ; of
any territory, provided we can keep down
the hot-headed fanatics.
-V " ' Home Again. :' '
After an absence of a few weeks on a
trip east, we are again at our post, pleas
ed with the prospect of settled weather,
which will increase our business and set
in operation the improvements of our
town. No sooner had the weather pre
sented the appearance of settling than the
work of improvement began. This sum
mer we have reason to expect greater pro
gress, building and otherwise improving
our town than in any twoprevious seasons.
The railroad will give us a new start in
all business matters. We now have two
tmins of cars running in here every day,
which will enable us to carry to market
all our produce to travel with rapidity,
and will bring many new business men to
assist us in our progress.
This time next spring Upper Sandusky
will present quite a different appearance
from what it does at the present time, for
already we have heard of many new
buildings going up the present season,
and then our strectsand sidewalks will be
greatly improved. Our people w ill not
stand still, but are bound to rival our
neighboring county towns. Well this is
right, and we hope the work may go on
with unbounded speed. T
. ;., t , .United States Senator. .
1 After long excitement, the Legislature
of Ohiohas succeeded in electing George
E. Pugb, U, S. Senator. We are glad to
knpw that this matter is ended, and that
the Legislature can go on now in peace,
and we hope, with harmony in the prose
cution of their business.
Mr,Pughis a man of fine talent, a good
Democrat and possesses a good character.
Although not our fiirst choice, we are very
well satisfied with the genXleman elected,
and believe be will give general satisfac
tion to our paj t y . '
Circulating Paper. Since the decis
ion of the Supreme Court on taxing banks
the Whig papers are very much discour
aged about bank papery going out of
circulation. Well if banks can't pay
tax liko honest people, let them cease to
exist. They have no right to any more
privileges than thosewho are not bankers.
. Mail. We would like to hear some
thing from Washington City in relation
to onr petition asking for a change in the
mail arrangement between this place and
Kenton by way of Marseilles. We hope
to receive the change asked for, as it will
more closely .0Hntt&ua with a ne por
tion of eojuniry that is thickly VetHod.
- jja.jg JjJTOur Place.
-We "now have the 'Railrload funning in
to our town regularly every' day, and
would it not be well enough for us to
make an attempt to get a daily mail? Let
us get iip a petition for this purpose, and
in our opinionwith the . proper. effort we
can procure this. Who will move in this
mattei first? Let us have immediate ac
tion "upon ""our mail 'aTrangemeu'fs, as we
nccif a'thange of some i kind. ' ?With out
present arrangements we are behind eve
ry body else In getting mail matter; 'while
by a slight activity on our" part;' the neces
sary arrangement might be procured to
get our mails as soon as other persons." ''
XWOxr, readers who perused the ac
count in the Pioneer of last week, : of the
atrocious cruelty perpetrated by unnatural
parents in Philadelphia, upon , their little
boy, will be. gratified to see the following
from the Painsylvanian of, that city: :
. We .announce with much satisfaction,
that the Grand Jury,' yesterday afternoon,
found a true bill against Grave and Susan
Hammer'' for assault and' b'atte'ry "on
Charles John Graeff alias' Hammer.
These two are the father and mother '6f the
little boy. who was so cruelly treated. by
them, and burnt with a hot iron, after
they got him into their possession)' after
having suffered him' to remain for' about
four tears in the Alms House, and "two
years . with-; strangers: residing; In Berks
cpuntjV .,.,., .. .' ; v -:: ,-..: .!'.-':
" "' BemenYs ' LECTURES.-Last w;eek this
gentleman lectured upon Ancient History ,
iri the '-Presbyterian churclv1 iff tnis'place.
He is certainty bn6 of "the very best lec
turers rwc have ever listened to.' His con
nection of the past with the' present and
the morals 'taught by the ' application i Is
so fine that rib dne tould be other than
pleased.'" 'It'is true5, we might differ' with;
him" oh 'seta e' poi ht s," fciifc tali iig li is whole
lectures together,, we think he excells niost
lectures in style nd interest. "',', '
' A portion'of one of his lectures will be,
found on the butsideiof to-day's paper..
:; :A , ,y.'r ''; '- ' ' ;'J
- The Lake. The Sandusky Daily Mif
ror thinks the vessels will be plying on the
lake early this spring. ' This will undoub
tedly help .business - some, particularly in
this section". TheMirroi says: V
We anticipate an early opening of nav
igation on the lake this spring. ;,In all the
ports.along the Lake shore, the steamers
and vessels are receiving their .repairs and
improvements, and will soon be gliding
0er the surface of. Erie like "things of
life' ' Already is the Arid performing
her regular trips between this city and
Plaster Bed. ...-....,.!
Law Magazine. Livingston's Month
tly Law Magazine is one of the best pub
lications of the day,and it gives us pleasure
to recommend such " publications ' to the
people of our community; Lawyers will
find this Magazine a convenient compan
ion, as nearly everything in their business
will be found in it in a condensed form.
Send three dollars to John Livingston 157
Broadway, New York, and obtain the
book for one year. - -: :
Graham's. Magazine. The March No.
of,. this Magazine, came -to hand, and is
one of the finest specimens of a book that
has been upon , pur table for a long lime.
The matter in it is good and full of inter-
est,.
and then the embellishments are
grand
We cannot too , highly . recom
mend it to the ladies and gentlemen of this
vicinity. If you want to send for a mag
azine, by all means procure Graham's, ;;.
Admitted. C. Berry of this place
was admitted to the Ohio Bar at Colum:
bus, last week. ' Our Senator Col.1 Lee
was also admitted at the same tiine. Suc
cess ffentteman.' '' '' '" ' 5
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1 War. TT-Late dates bring .us the
news of the success of the Turks. . They
are being successful in all the battles that
are being fought, if accounts are correct.
Public Lands. The Washington cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Ledger
savs: '" .'""""' "
There are about two hundred bills be
fore the Committee on Public Lands ;but
neither. the ; House nor a majdrity of the
committee are much in, favor of granting
lands indiscriminately for every enterprise
that may be pressed on the consideration
of Congress. A number of these bills will
be (and have already been) adversely re
ported to the Houe, and many more will
travel the same direction. .The Chair
man of the committee, the Hon. David T.
Disney, has no idea of voting away the
public domain, and . flooding the stock
market with all manner of worthless
securities, just because the country choos
es to havts a fit of railroad mania at this
juncture.-. Those projected roads, especi
ally, which lap into each other, or are in
their character altogether local,; will not
find much favor with him or the committee.
Indeed, if the committee were to practice
on discrimination ia that respect, it would
not do its duty, and be of little service
either to the House or to the country. The
whole responsibility for these bills is thrown
upon the House, and by the House on the
Committee on Public Lands since, it does
not appear that the Senate will condescend
to inquire into the . merits of any ouo of
them, voting for them jnst as they are, to
getrid of them. , It may therefore, be
stated, without fear of contradiction, that
every railroad bill which passes the House
is sure to pas3 theSenate; but the converse
is very far from being true; for (not one
out of three bills of the kind which pass
the Senate will stand the least chance in
the House. ; . . ,
Decline of Methodism. The Christian
Advocate and Journal of last w7eek gives
a table showing the total numbers of the
Methodist Church in New York city to have
been, in 1843,9,780, in 1845,9,571, 1847,
0,525, 1849, 8,893; 1851, 9,289; 1853,
9,329; showing a decrease in ten years of
400 members, while the population .has
nearly doubled.
For the "Wyandot Pioneer.
Imtemperance.
J A few;, thoughts suggested to the mind
of the writer from reading the premature
and calamitous death of Jeremiah Mc-
Laughlik, by a fall while in a state of in
toxication:.. . ' ,. , ....
.. , Talent and genius, are no securityin;
teiiectual strength is no proof against the
wiles of temptation; intempefance'lias'eV-
ef1 been the' besetirig sin of many who
Were, and some who;slill are brilliant stars
in the literary firmament; and as we view
their wide wandering "from v the 'path iti
which thev should tread'we are'led to ex-
claim: "how are the mighty fallen
If we consult history;we shall find that
Byron was not an exception, nor Shci'derii
nor the Scottish minstral, Burns, nor M6orc
he who sung so sweet'of hope; liston
ed'to the syrene voice of the tempter, and
fell a' victim io Anacreon's favorite theme;
the rose wirie; and one of the 'greatest
orators' of ourlown day or' any other We
of our 'own 'c6uhtrvmen, has iriven'Mtii-
self upso far to intemperance thatfrequen1
tly; when ' he; was about to utter thoughts
of beauty and words of almost superhu
man eloquence, he has required the aid of
a -friendly arm to' sustain his faltering
steps. How long will the people of a
land," which above all others requires1 pub
lie 1 virtue for -its safety, remain inactive
when they see the marks of a monster iip
on the most holy parts'of the ''ark' of bur
safety ; who is going about seeking for the
noblest of bur sons, whom he allures rntd
an eddy from which they but too seldom
escape with life;' '. ; ' ! i. ''
Country! 011 thy sons dopcutiing .' ,. .
Strong In maf hood,' bright in bloom', r ' '
i i Hast t-hou seen thy pride descending, ' ac'1'
-;. Shrouded to the uuhonored tomb? ; .'t;'n
Kise. oa eagle's pillions soaring ;- ; i ;. -.
' Rise like one of God -like birth; . ;r.
, And Jehovah's aid imploring, . ..
: Sweep the spoiler from the earthi ' '
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Editors, And what is expected of them
1 ' r without Charge.. ( .
' Thei-e is niany a journalist now languish
ing in poverty, while dozens, to whose suc
cess in life he gave the, first irapuluse, roll
by him in their carriages, and have forgot
ten his' yery' 'existence. .'.There is no
country save burs, in.' the world, where
journalists' are expectod to do' so much
work tor the special, benet 01 others
without recompense. Generally out of
this country, editors are' inaccessible, if
not anonymous ; they may let you know
what they think ; but not who '. thinks
it. . You cannotr walk into an editor's
room in London or Paris, and ask him to
devote his time and his columns to your
own advancement as profit. Here this . is
done every day, even by utter stangers,
Half an editor's time sometimes his
whole day, throwing over his proper work
into the night is given up to receiving
the calls, listening to the stories, -and
obeying the requests of one good-natured
friend after another, who drops in .to try
his chance of getting ten times as valuable
an advertisement out of. him for nothing,
as he would be likely to get out of the
publisher by regular paying- If he fails,
he looses nothing, . for he has' plenty . of
brass left if . he succeeds, he has used his
time to decided advantage.. And, thus is
civility abused -thus . is good feeling im-:
posed upon. , : ; ti (-: ;- ,: .... - -r
Many an editor receives several letters,
in a day requesting him to do this or that
to documents for the- benefit ;of ; utter
strangers or mere acquaintances, ."who
have no shadow,, of claim, to ; tax him.
. Noble Blood! Dickens, in his Child's
History of England, gives the following
slap in the face at some, of the greatest
of the nobility of England in Charles the
Second's time ; he says : The whole Cou rt
was a great flaunting crowd of debauched
men and shameless women," and Catha
rine's merry husband insulted and' out
raged her in every possible way, until she
consented to receive, ihese worthless crea
tures as her verygood friends, and to de
grade herself by their companionship. A
Mrs.' Palmer, whom the King made Lady
Castlemame, and afterwards Duchess of
Cleveland, was one of the most powerful
of the bad women about the Court, and
had great influence with the King nearly
all through bis reign. Another merry la
dy, named Moll Davisj a dancer at the
theatre, was afterwards her rival. . . So was
Nell Gwynn; first an orange girl and then
an actress', who really had some good in
her," and of whom one of the worst things
I know, is, that sbe actually does seem to
have been fond of the . Kimr. '". The first
Duke of St! Albans was this orange girl's
child. In like manner, the son of a merry
waiting lady, . wbom the King created
Duchess of Portsmouth, became the Duke
Richmond. Upon the whole, it is not so
bad a thins: to be a commoner.
Locis Napoleon. The ! Legitimist
journals in France cover their discontent
at the seeming security of Louis Napoleon
government with the mantle of wit.
One of them, in the fair use of this expe
dient, a few days ago, stated that, after
the caap d'etat of the 18th Brumaire,' amid
the acclamations which saluted the new
star a friend of the Viscount Segur ask
ed him what he thought of those boister-
ous'demonstrations. '"My friend,' re
plied the Viscount, "do not deceive your
self; this is a man whom no one loves,
but whom all prefer!" v It was impossible,
adds the royalist sheet, to express the
general opinion writh more precision or
more truth! ' M. Gailiardet adds that
this may be, by that Louis Bonaparte has
already attained a lofty position ' in the
councils of vhe wTorld, and God alone can
known the end.
jJSTThere ;are six daily and fifty week
ly and semi-weekly papers in the German
language printed in the, United States. It
is estimated that the circulation is 400,
r300 copies every week. - '"" "
Another Battle betvreen the
T .Rassiane. --
the details pf tlii terrible battle of Ci
tate,1n Wallachia, are given in a private
letter published in the London Times.-
We copy as follows:
On Friday, the Cth of January, the
TurkisK froopsl under the orders of Ismail
Pachaund Ahmed Pacha, marched to at
tack the Russians, who had fortified thenr-selvesiin-the.
village of Citate, whicK is
about five hours' marchfromlialafat.: The
force .ofclsmail' Pacha was composed of
three i regiments; of' regular, cavalry and
one regiment of Bashi-Bozduks, with six
guns. Ahmed Pacha was stationed at
some distance from the village with some
reserve troops, consisting of five battalions
and ;alsa'six garis! t '.--i .i; :k ' -
" !The Russian' force in the village consis
ted of three battallions, of. infantry; com
manded 1 by - Colonel Bonnegrade three
squadrons of hussars, and two squadrons
of Cossacks, .with six guns. 7 U - j; ;
; - The Turkish troops were, as willbesee'n,
superior in number; but the position of the
Russians, who :were distributed in:all. the
houses' of tlie Tillages, which is bfvgrcat
extent, and .which is : surrounded '? by a
double ditchi rendered the attack extreme
Iy perilous,; as the. enemy, well sheltered,
weresi enabled to direct ' a murderous fire
upon the Turks without the latter . being
able to reply toft. r- . : . . ; I.
oulti I spite of this evident ; disadvantage,
Ismail Pacha gave orders for the attack,
and threw himself into the village under
a shower of balls'fired from all the win
dow?; 'At first the Turks received very
serious injury, but, although this circuin
stance!lsomewhat disorganized their : at
tack, their impetuosity was by no means
checked: The greater portion of the sold
iers; who had never before been exposed
to musketry, nevertheless displayed ih
domitable courage. V- :;: - i; '
" After a desperate struggle they attacked
the houses, and fought hand to hand with
sword and bayonet. The massacre was
frighful' The Russians in vain begged for
quarters. :In: the fever of the fight the
Turks'listened to' nothing; 'and slaughter
ed, without pity, all ' who fell under their
hands. The Mussulmans of the Crimea,
incorporated with the Russian army, in
vain appealed to their character of Mus
sulmans. No quarter was given to them.
Gutters of blood ran ' down the streets
from this wholesale human slaughter. To
add to the horrors of the scene, it may be
stated that a number of pigs which had
been -let loose were seen eating the dead
bodies.' ::- " ' -; ;- "
All who could escape the slaughter took
refuge in a redoubt at the head of the vil
lage, and thence recommended a murder
ous fire upon the Turks, who returned it
vigorously, but not without receiving con
siderable injury from the Russian guns.
At last the enemy, incapable of any fur
ther struggle, decided on abandoning the
entrenchments. A number' of Russian
troops; had already evacuated the place,
when a colonel of Turkish cavalry con
ceived the unfortunate idea of endeavor
ing to oppose their passage.
The Russians, finding themselves sur
rounded, and having no outlet for escape,
and no resource but the terrible energy
derived from despair, nb other alternative
but to conquer -or die, recommenced the
fight with desperation, and in a vigorous
sortie- they succeeded in capturing two
guns. ';r It should be stated that the Turks;
upon -the first success in the entrench
ments, committed theincredible faultbf not
destroying the enemy's guns. ::- ':
While the battk was thus going on 'in
the village, twelve battalions of infantry of
the Russian army and a squadron of cav
alry, with sixteen p'eces of cannon, were
brought to the assisiance of the besieged,
and attempted to place the Turks between
two fires. Information of this was given to
Ahmed Pacha, who, by a skillful manceu
vcr, directed his soldiers to the point, in
order to prevent the junction w ith the be
sieged troops. For tins movement he
made use of three of lis reserved battal
ions. v -
The advantage of theposition was now
on the side of the Turks, who were , on
ground which sloped towaids the Russians,
but the latter were in thrie times greater
number than the Turks, tn spite of this
inequality, however the Russian were
entirely ' beaten, and fled ii the greatest
disorder. They were completely routed
a fact constituting a feat of arms, on the
part of the Turks, which does great hon
or to them-and establishes aiother impor
tant truth that the Russians cannot cope
with Turkish troops, in equi numbers to
themselves, in open field, ard that they
can only hope for any success when they
have a much more powerful force than
their enemy- Their losses ii these two
simultaneous affairs amount tonearly 4,
000 men; among whom : are hcluded 50
superior officers. The Turks had-' about
300 killed and 396 wounded, vho were
sent to the hospitals of Widdin, and of
whom it is hoped the greater partmay be
Saved. ..,';:! . i; .:-!.' .: .
On the next days the Russians ittemp
ted to rebecupy the redoubt from which
they had been driven in the night, but the
appearance of some Turkish- batnlions
discouraged them from the attempt, and
then beat a retreat.
- Ismail Pacha fought like a lion, and
more like a soldier than a general. ; He
had two horses killed under him. Hcwas
grazed with two balls one on the shud
der, and another on the wrist. A tlird
ball struck the scabbard of his sword.'
The Turks' took from the field of batte,
besides a number of horses,1" a great maiy
muskets, sabres, shatkos,' epaulets, ard
decorations, and also many wounded. The
latter Consoled themselves for their wounds
by the sight of watches or handulls of
gold, gathered in the midst of danger,
which they placed by their beds of pain as
a solace to their eunenngs.
Justice has been done to the bravery of
the Russian officers, who courageously did
their duty, but were badly seconded by the
soldiers, whom it was often necessary to
prick with the point of the bayonet in or
der to prevent them from running away.
Some of the Wallachian militia were in
corporated among the Russian Iroops; but
the former force were in very .bad order
with theRussian officers, and were con
tinually subjected to their jeers, r --A Wal
lachian captain refused to march against
the Turks, and he consummated his re
fusal by blowing out his' brains! These
facts may be relied on.' ' "!; :
, TheAVallachian soldiers are continually
deserting to the Turks, 'whose! position is
decidedly becoming advantageous, " It is
belivfid that they will shortly undertake a
new expedition. '. Besides this, although. I
do not state tlie tact as certain, it,' is said
that Omcr 'acha is' about" to prbce'etl io
Wddim "' A'tall 'events, !the;TuVks will "be
received iii Wallachia as' iiber'ators:'i''The
Turkish ' sojdier ' enjoys a reputation for
honesty and good conduct whicli is 'well
founded.' . ' '. '' ".' ".
All the provisions which are necessary
are paid for in ready money, and no bur
den is thrown on' the inhabitants. So
much canho't'be said for the Russians.whb
are, charged with all sorts of odious acts.
Aboiit two or three weeks ago, .some Cos-
sacks.'at a village near PleWanfcut off the
heads of three Wallachians, and violated
fifteen woman. Thus, the' Russians are
strange protectors. When the Turks
ached the village with the view of assisting
the unfortunate inhabitants , the cutprits
had escaped. t , . .
'". The Russian War. ' .;-'"-' "'
If & war should break; out between
Russia and the Western powers' the latter
will not' content themselves with saving
Constantinople they will prevent the re
currence of similar perturbations of the
security of civilized nations and will tax
their precautions for the future. This will
be easily accomplished, 'w'hen,- with their
cannon, they shall have snapped the fac
titious bonds which holds together the het
erogeneous elements of the Russian Em
pire. Eager for vengeance, we shall then
see revived the nationalities which the Ru
sian yoke has bowled down; 'but ' has not
destroyed. ; Poland, proud of her he
roic struggles and long sufferings the
Crimea, where, under the inflence of the
Muscovite policy, the native population
has diminished one-half in fifty years;
Armenia, weighed down by an odious dom
ination; the Caucassian provinces, where
the Teherkesses, who have been with so
much difficulty brought under subjection,
will soon second the efforts of the undaun
ted Leeghesof the brave Schamyl. '' The
Chatholics will remember the persecu
tions which they have undergone, and the
Mussulmans the insults which have been
put upon their creed. " Sweeden; Turkey
anT Persia will claim the portions of ter
ritory wrested from them by Russia. A
severe account of the conquests and hu
miliation of the past will be demanded by
all theneighboringnationsfromthe haugh
ty power which is only become so great by
the detriment of. its neighbors, and which,
after" having thought and acted as the
guardian of social order against revolu
tionary excesses, is now disturbing the
public peace of Europe by its extravagant
demands and its ambition'. Parts paper.
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. Oregon Timber How 4hey Cut it.
The trees in Oregon have beenasubject
of remark, an account of their immense
size. ; A letter from Oregon mentions the
fact, lhatthe keel of from the-steamer Lot
Whitcomb, 160 feet long, is made of Jud
ge Strong, Cathlamet, a drawing of which
was recently made for a London pictorial
newspaper, stood 10 feet at the diameter
at the bottom, and 200 feet hioh. But
trees are found that measure 300 feet as
they lay extended on the ground, and near
the coast 200 feet in length of saw-logs
have been taken from a tree on more than
one occasion. Fir and spruce run up. spire
like, farthest among the clouds, s never
throwing out any large lateral branches.
The manner of felling spruce timber is
somewhat peculiar. With a large auger,
a hole is bored through a green standing
tree, or two holes so bored as to meet with
in the white or sap part of the wood. Then
a coal of fire is put into the hole. The
draft of air sets it to burning, and in from
6 to 12 hours, according to the size of the
tree, it falls, with little or no more waste of
wood than would be used by an axe man.
It is then butted and cut up with a saw.
Then fifteen minutes with an aucrer does
the work of a half or two thirds of a day
with an axe.
A Catholic View of America A
Catholic writer in Farnce furnishes in the
Universe the following explanation of the
prevalence of spirit rapping in the United
Statcss: ' ' " . .
"Eminent theologians explain why the
devil has more liberty in the United States
than in Europe, where the holy sacrifices
of the mass are celebrated at vast distances
apart and where so many millions of men,
descendants of Protestants have no relig
ion whatever, and are not even baptized.
This sway over men; he dares to come
nearer the earth, not being driven after by
the frequent immolation of the divine vic
tim, and he enters into communication with
the human race by the mysterious means
which God leaves open to him."
jlSTTbe number of blind persons in Ja
pan is said to be' enormous. In Jeddo,
the capital, alone,. 36,000 is the computa
tion. There are more blind people in
America than in Europe. In Egypt, there
is one blind person to every hundred. In
Great Britain there are 25,000."
jiKrWe notice that the "Garrison Am
eteurs" and the "Thistletonians" are giv
ing ' dramatic exhibition in Quebec
! What's in a name?
An Ohio Greenhorn Swindled in New
York.
, We find in the New York Sun an ac
count of the manner in which a greenhorn
from this State was diddled out of $200 by
some sharpers in thatcity. His name was
Smith, and he was on his way to California,
but as the steamer did not leave for a day
or two, he thought he would spend his
time in seeing Gotham siirhts. He of
courge fell in with a friend, who promis
ed tb take him around town. The first
place which his escort proposed to visit
was the Ericsson, which he informed him
was lying in this city. Smith accordingly
accompanied his friend over the ferry,
and, on arriving here, they were met by
u third person, who was very anxious to
have them examine a patent safe, which he
had just invented. After Smith and his
companion- had examined the "curious
ball," the inventor offered : to bet them
$50O that they could not remeve a piece
of paper which he would place in it. The
new made friend was certain he could, and
offered to take the bet, but suddenly re
collected that he had but -$300 with him,
and asked Smith if he could not accommo
date him with the balance, $200, until they
returned to the city, where the remainder
of his funds were locked up in his trunk.'
Smith having just the amount with him,
readily gave his assent, and handed it
over :
The stakes were accordingly put up the
bet lost, and the money pocketed by the
man, who immediately made off. The
loser was about starting after him, when
an idea suddenly entered Smith's head that
he had been fleeced by his friend, and ac
cordingly collared and handed him over to
officer Devalin, who escorted him to the
cells, where he was locked up.
News Items.
jJSfThere are twenty vacant Congrega
tional pulpits in Massachusetts now, and a
still larger number in the. adjacent Eas
tern States. ' '
jSOn one of the recent cold Sundays,
it is stated, there were 70,000 persons ska
ting at once upon the ice in the London
Park. "
"Resolutions appi'obating the action of
Senator Douglas in relation to the Nebras
ka bill have passed the Senate of Illinois,
and it is said will, no doubt, pass the
House.
jt2?The most stupendous canal in the
world is one in China, which passes over
two thousand miles, and to forty-one cities;
it was commenced in the this century. A
monster work of man.
iCSTWe find the following gratifying
intelligence in the Cleveland Plaindealer.
Late advices from Washington report
all but two of the Democratic portion of
the Ohio Delegation go for the Nebraska
Bill. -1, , " " -.. . - -. .
iJST'A day or two since, a man intro
duced himself into the editorial sanctum
of the Manchester, N. II. Messenger, sup
posing it to be a banking house. He dis
covered his mistake when he undertook
to git his check cashed.'
jCgrSeveral thousand voters of the city
of 'Is e w . York, whose united, property
amounts to nearly two hundred million of
dollars, have petitioned the Legislature
against a bill, making the Chief of the Po
lice of that city elective by the people..
JCSTMcKay, Queen Victoria's piper,
has gone crazy. He was allowed to be
the first piper in Scotland. His duty was
to play before the Queen and royal suite
when at dinner, and at the dancing of the
Scotch reels. . - :. .
J2f"No woman ought to be permitted
to enter upon the duties of connubiality
without being able to make a shirt, mend
a coat, a pair of unwhisperables, bake a
loaf of bread, loast a surloin, broil a steak,
make a pudding, and manufacture frocks
for little responsibilities.
. i?5F".A wedding took place at Batavia on
10th January. The bridegroom, Nicholas
Phillpot, his bride and one of the guests
all diedL last week, as is supposed from
poison in the wine partaken of on the occasion-
; Two others of the party are yet
dangerously ill.
iCS'Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, has in
troduced a bill into the House of Repre
sentatives which proposes to establish
three Indian territories, under the titles,
respectively, of "Chalhkee," "Muscogee,"
and "Chahta." The design of this bill
is to facilitate the civilization of certain
Indian tribes by giving them a regular
government.
jt3?A beautiful woman once said to
Gen. Shields' who bye the-bye is an Irish
man. "How is it, thathavingobtained so much
glory, you seek for more?"
"Ah, madam," he replied, how is it,
that you who liave so much beauty should
still put on the paint.
3TA provincial actress was perform
ing the part of Lady Annie in 'King Rich
ard III,' and on delivering the following
passage
"When shall I have rest?" was answer
ed by her washerwoman, from the pit, who
exclaimed:
"Niver, 'till you pay me my three shill
ings and two pence."
Revolution in Spain. The London
correspondent of the New York Tribune
makes the folloAving confident prediction,
which we sincerely trust will be realized.
He says:' ' " '
"In Spain a revolution is daily expected.
General O'Donnellhasnotleft for his place
of banishment, but is hidden, awaiting
the outbreak which can scarcely be long
delayed. The plan of a union with Por
tual, either under a constitutional king or
as a federal Republic, is very popular wit
the Spaniards but not with the Portugese."
Gardner Convicted Found Dead in kii
VV AoHINOTON. March 3.
The Jury in the Gardner case retained
a verdict of guilty this morning, after 22
hours deliberation. The court pasted
sentence, the highest allowed, ten years ia
the Penitentiary. Gardner was placed in
custody of the United States Marshal, a
stay of sentence having been granted un
til a bill of exceptions could be heard, but
this afternoon he was found dead in his
room, having, as is .supposed, taken
poison.
The. coroner's jury commenced an in
vestigation on the body of Gardner this
evening, and adjourned till morning, when
a post-mortem examination will be held.
It is not certain that the case is suicide.
Overwrought feeling it is thought may
have been the cause. -
FURTHER.
On entering the cell where Gardner
was confined he was observed to drink
some water throwing his head back, and it
is supposed he took poison. He was wis
ed with convulsions immediately after
giving a letter to his brother. He re
marked that he was going before a judge
who would not pronounce him guilty, and
expired in great agony. He was 36 years
old, had the education and manners of a
gentleman, and was engaged to be married
to a lady in Georgetown.
Canada Items. Fifteen hundred per
sons took the temperance pledge in St.
Patrick's Church, Montreal, on Sunday
week.
The gold fever has broken out again in
the Lower Province, and the precious
metal is said to be found in abundance
near Lake St. Francis.
The colored people have held a Conven
tion at St. Catharine's to divise means to
amelierate their condition. .
The snow about Owen Sound is five
feet deep on a level.
There has not been an execution in Que
bec in eighteen years, and the people are
praying for the commutation of the sen
tence of death against Julien, thilnurderer
of his father. '
The Quebec papers say that Kingston is
the source of fever and ague, to which the
Lingston Whig replies, that "ignorance is
the parent of crime."
5TThe following parallel of the Greek
and Mahomedan Churches, drawn by an
Englishman, is placing the Mosque in a
new and credible light, and serves to teach
us that charity for the Moslem we have
never yet known:
We doubt whether there is any British
traveler or resident who is not conscious of
the superiority, architectural, moral and
spiritual, of the Mosque over the Greek
Church noobstrusive priesthood is there
no noise no obvious superstition. The
structure is beautiful; the courts spacious,
cool, simple, and silent. There is the
reservoir in the midst, for ablution; and
within there may be some venerated copy
of the Koran, some valuable lambs, and
traces of decoration on the walls, but in
the utmost possible remoteness from im
age worship the houseless poor may sleep
on the matting of the Mosque; the aged,
may retire there for quiet, and even chil-r
dren may play in the marble courts. It
is the home of the spirit, where every one
may come to steep himself in spiritual in
fluences, without hindrance, or interven
tion, and where a sweeter incense of char
ity is for ever floating round than ever
arose from the gold and silver censor ot
the Greek worship. ', ;
Pensioners. The total number of per--sons
now drawing pensions from the
United States Government is said to be
15, 097. This includes Revolutionary
pensioners, and those who are entitled to
pensions under the acts of 1818, '28, ,32,,
36, '43, and '53. Among these we no
tice that there are 481 widows of officers,-
petty officers, seamen, &c, of the navyr
to whom is paid annually 87,918. An
other item, which will commend itself to
the sympathies of all, is, that there are-
seventy-six orphans, of navy officers and
seamen, to whom is paid annually 7,392.
The pensions to the widows and orphans
of army officers is not given in the report
before us. Who will say that "Republics
are ungrateful," and that they do not ex-
tenda fostering hand to those whose hus
bands and fathers have fallen in defense
of their country?
Children and Theatres. A bill em
bracing the following novel features to
create a fund for the reformation of Ju
veniles, has been presented to the New
York Legislature. It provides that no
manager of a theatre or circus shall per
mit or suffer any male or female person
under the age of sixteen years, to visit
such places, in New York city unless ac
companied by one or both parents, or by
a duly appointed guardian; if an appren
tice by his master; if living in a charita
ble institution, by the principal or mana
ger there; or by a brother or sister over
twenty-one years. For every violation '
of this section a fine of 25, shall be im
posed, which shall go to the aid of the
Juvenile Asylum. It is made the duty of
every police justice or other magistrate,
to see that the law is enforced.
Reduction of Salaries. -We are
pleased to see that one of our Representa
tives, Mr. Cross, has introduced into the
Legislature the following Bill:
A bill to establish the salaries of county
officers, when the fees of any such officer
shall exceed five thousand dollars per an-,
num. The Treasurer and Sheriff to re
ceive four thousand dollars each; the Au
ditor, Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, and Probate Judge, three thou
sand dollars each.
If the Legislature will pass some such
statute as that, it will be entitled to the
thanks of the people of this county,
do away with a prolific source, of political
corruption. Cut. Enj. - v '