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Considerable ac tivit y was beginning to m anifest
itself in the minin g distri cts , bu t the actual amount
of intelli gence from th at quarter is rather meagre.—
The Pacific Ne ws says :
''From a lar«e number of miners with whom we
have recentl y
"
conversed , direct from the various
'di vings ,' we are well satisfied th.it.gen crall y.a prol-
itabTe business has been done by thos e, who winter-
ed in ihe 'miues , a nd tiiat there is no dim inution in
the y ield of dust. "
Tin;re will be a vast amount of m ining done ihc
coming season with quicksi lver , as on ma ny ot ihe
rivers the particles ot' gold are extremel y fi ne. —
This Vi rginia , or. "Bui k e.Rocker ,''-is going exten-
sively into use , either by purehast; or m a n u f a c t u r e
heie— the price being about S250 each. By the u se
of steam or water power , a ga ng of five or ten rock-
ers mav be put in motion , and f ed with w:iter , re-
du cing the number of hands necessary to supp ly
them with dirt at least one half ,and more Mi an doub-
ling the q u a n t i t y that can be daily washed, 1"
''bank s'' tha t contain no more tha n fifteen cents to
the. bucket or panful! , the quic ksilve r r o c k e i s t h u s
wo rked produce: from ten to tweut v ounces per day
each. Diit that pays less than twe nty five cents to
a pailfull is rarel y considered piolilab lc lo wa.-h with
a common rocke r-.
A friend of ours , a resident of this city, recentl y
paid a vi sit to the Georgetown di gg ings , situated
some ten or t welve miles from gutters Mill , (ihe
point of tire firsi discovery of gold) between tin -
South and Mi ddle forks of the American River .—
Th« sno>v at that time u .
'is several feet deep on the
hill s, a nd comparati vel y few were at work. Tho.-e
who were op erating had first to remove the snow ,
the n the lop dirt and stones frequentl y to the depth
of several l'eet ,befor e coining to I lie strata of earth on
the bed rock in which gold is always found most
abundant. At Georgetown the richest ravine in the
Northern mines is located . ]t is an immense gull .
r u n n i n g thrnuuh volcanic hills ,and about a mile and
a half in length , kno wn by iho name of "O regon
eanon. "
Onl y a portion , of half to three quarters of a mile ,
has bee n found very rich ; but in this portion , those
who occupy the ground have for months been liter-
all y sho veling oat the gold in course grains , and pie-
ces vary ing fro m a dollar to several pounds. Our
frie nd spent a day or two in the catr.p, on one. ot |
which he saw four men take out ei g ht pounds ,voic-
ing but four hours; another pally of four , a pou nd
each. 'This was ol dail y occu rrence in that locality,
and the miners were averag ing more than half a
pound per day each man who worked. But it was
only in this particular canon that such resu lts uc-ie
ob tained. Elsewhere in the neighborhood one or
two ounces was considered a fair da _\ 's work, it is
known that several hundred thousand dollars have
been t aken out of ('Oregon canon " alone , since the
fi rst of October last.
From a letter in the same papc r,we make the fol-
lowing extracts :
Hawiun's Bah , Tuolumne River , )
February Glh , 1850. }
The roads are becoming good , a nd the miners arc
fit work in good earnest extracting Ihe dust— "dust "
did I say ? No , n ot dust , but lump s , from the soil .
The di ggin gs have been quite good here this \\ in-
ter—ami since the rain has ceased are better than
tver.
A short di stance below this place a company of
] 00 men are engaged in di gging a canal , about half
a mile, in le ngth , throug h whic h tin y intend to turn
the river , and then work in its old bed—they will
Boo n by rep aid for all their labor; not merel y one
ounce per day , but at the least calculation three or'
four, sure. A short distance above this, place a new
bar has been discovered which promises to surpass
any thing on record *
, t h e r e a i e but few men at work
on i t as yet , but they are coming in every day, and
there is room for hundreds mote.
There are. several companies forming, a nd doubt-
less, the svhole be«l of this river will be turned be-
fore another spring, as the bottom is literally covered
with the precious stuff, and we are bou nd lo have it
out.
The following is an extract from a le tter in the
Altii California :
Stockton-, Feb. 15 , 1850.
The, i nformnlion from the sou thern mines general-
ly is quite encourag i ng. Those who vv oiked faith-
lullv durin g the winter in the gulches around the
Mok elivnne and between ihe Stanislaus and ihc- Tno-
lnme , ha ve done well ; be tler , pel hap s , lhan those
on the Mari posa ami farther South. The impres-
sion which so generall y prevails among new comers,
that nothin g is (o be learned from exp erience in gold
di gging, is quite- erroneous.
As to new di ggings I can give no certain informa-
tion. There are several reports in cireulalior. , e on-
cer ning rre w discoveries , but I cannot vouch for the
corr ectness of any of them. It is certain that new
placers have been found on the upp er port of the
Stanislaus and about the Merced and Mari posa.
For several day s 'pj i st we have had a twenty -f hree
pou n d lump of gold exhibited in Stockton, It was
found at or near 1 Wood's d ry digg ings , betwe en the
Stanisl aus and Tuoiume. A numlu 'i of pieces ,wei g h-
in"" fifteen and twent y ounces, were found ibis win-
ter in the same nei g hborhood. It is now said that a
ninety-three pound lump Iras been found near Stan-
islaus. The report is that it is expected dail y at Ihe
store of Mr. Lane , of I his place.
Fs-OMi the Goia Bfisics.
A Commi ttee of lire stockholders h ave been tor
several weeks busy in a thoroug h i nvesti ga tion of
the affairs of the Old Colony Hail Road ; and have
con cluded and puhlUhcd a full repor t of their find-
ings. A nd .
<.¦«(.¦/( a Report | It makes 248 quarto
pan-ns ; and it exposes as large an amount of miscal-
culation , mismanagement , imbecilit y and rascality as
h as vet Iwun shown up in any similar document ;
and certainl y est ablishes a perfect title , to universal
reproba tion and infamy, for some of the chief man-
ag ers of that road since its commt-ncemenl. We can-
not give a fair synopsis of this repoi'l , for it would
take too much space ; there aie so many heads of
classification ; but will allude to some of the ini quit y
poi nted out.
Dividends.-—The dividends declared and paid as tire
canines of the rood in 1847 and 1848, the committee
arc satisfied were paid out o
f the capital of the romjany.
The Directors of 1848. had they scrutinized the ac-
counts of the company, must have discovered that no
dividend could he paid out of the earnings of that year 1,
and that which was paid , must have been taken from
t he capital. The last dividend made , was $48,393, or
three p er cent, on lire cap ital, payable Jnnuniy 22, 1849.
Bin there, were no funds in the trea.-urv to pay this div-
idend, althoug h the Directors in 1S48, made the most
Matterin g statements in lcgard to the situation of the
road.
New stock and hoods had to be created to provide for
this dividend , and on the 9t.h of January. 1849, the Di-
rectors issued 3200 shares additional stock at S75 per
share, and $3^0 ,000 bonds at 90 cents on the dollar.
Ailra JnUrest. —The amount of extra interest actual-
ly paid out by the' company, from November 30. 1847 to
October 5, 1849,abovc the legal interest , was $38,047 87
—which is At the average late of 15 6-10 per cent, per
annum , on the sum borrowed.
Reserved Fund.—In the repo rt of the Directors. 1848 ,
it was stated that there was a surp lus , not divided , of
$1-1,141 59. There is no entry on the books correspond-
ing to this statement. The,statements in regard to the
balance of income in 1848, contained in the report of
1849 , aie not founded upon any entries in the hooks of
the company. 'This reserved fund is of no value; it
could not he relied upon to pay one dollar of the com-
pany 's liabilities. It was made up of cross entries for the
purpose of swelling the credit of income app licable to
dividends—-and to represent the company as being in a
more prosperous situation than it reall y was. On the
Int of December , 1 8-18, the committee find there was
the sum of ¥9 ,035.22 in bills ,outstanding against the
corporation ,not included in the report of 1848. These
hills have mostl y been paid during the last year. On
the 30th of November , 1849. liabilities lo the amount of
SI 2.966.09 were not mentioned in the report of Diice-
fors. The committee comment upon the statements , :
heretofore made in icgard to the resen eel fund , wilh
consideiable severity, and ask , wit h £reat propriety,
¦
How can it be said that there is a reserved fund , when
an amount of debt , properl y charged to income , larger
than ihe alleged reserved fund , is not deducted from the
income or taken into account V
Treasurer 's Offi ce.—T he examination of the hooks
anil accounts connected with the treat-u er's office , has
led to the exposition of great carelessness and irregu-
larities. The treasurer kept no cash book, and ming led
his own monies with tho>e of the corporation ; deposit-
ing all that came into his hands in the sam e drawer.ami
under one bank account , and using the funds freely for
his" own purposes. The check and note books are ir-
regularl y kept , and cannot, be relied upon. In the list
of notes payable omissions of entries to the amount of
$354,312 79 occur- , an d in Ihe notes receivable to the a-
momrt of $166,522 09. Various oiher irregularities arc
noticed in detail: books are wanting, and no regular
file of letters has been kept. The treasurer has appar-
ent ly relied upon his memory to supp ly the wants of
these books. The committee proceed to examine nu-
merous entries , charges and alteration s , showing; very
! great errors. The committee find also that forced trial
balances have been rendered , and that no proper exam-
ination has been made of the recei pts except cash re-
ceived by the t reasurer from the superintendent.
The Samoset House at Pl ymouth , with its appur-
te nanc es, cost nearl y $52,000 ! and all this was
charged to "construction account. " Among those
appurtenances are "p loy ing cards , costing seven dol-
lars "—and ten thousand like traps. Such is the way
ihe "construction accounts " of rail roads are made
up !
Finall y, Ihe Committee came to the conclusion.,
that if nil the ineumbrances ate shaken off, and the
excreseenses lopped off, and an economical adminis-
tration of its affairs be adopted , the roacl will have
the means at some time hereafter , of pay i ng a divi-
dend.
The stock sells now for $50 per share ! So much
for the Old Colony Road.
Ho, for California.—The tide of emigration
towards California , from all parts of our land , is un-
abated ; indeed is increasing. , Some parts of the
United States are becoming comparati vel y depopu-
late d , by reason of this emi gration. In Michi gan
the papers quite bemoan the preparation which is
going on to carry off their active population , who
will also take large, amounts of funds with them. It
is thoug ht that Michi gan ,Illinois and Iowa will qui te
materially suffer , pecuniaril y, by the drain of this
descri ption the present year.
Four steamers left New Yoik on Saturday and
Monday last for Chagres , with crowds of passen-
gers on their way to Cali fornia , \\z :
The Georg ia with ,r>13 passengers.
The Cherokee with 300.
Tire Emp ire City with 475.
The Philadel phia with a very large number.
^We oug ht , perhaps to apol og ize for dropp ing
our pen so hastil y last week , and deserting our post
so abruptl y, with no better excuse lhan we then of-
fe red— viz : to go to dinner. But it being one of
those occasions so seldom occurring here , in our
quiet mid st , that we couldn 't resist an inclination to
be earl y amongst the agreeable guests—nor restrain
our appeti te to partake of Ihe first fruits of so sump-
tuous it preparation. We promised to tell , this
week , wdral trans p ired at so distinguished a meeting
—so unusual a jollification. Well ; let 's consider.
Th ere was much , certainl y, that wouldn 't interest
our readers , generall y—much more that mi ght dis-
please some , pa rticularl y—and to talk about a good
banquet after the day of feasting has gone by, is, on
the whole , (so we feel now) rather out of place—
especiall y i ! there be among the listeners (and we
fear there are some such among our readers) those;
who will onl y feel the more disappointed and cha-
grined because they were not o
f the invited ! There-
fore, we co nclude to say iro mor e about it , except
that it was a gatherin g of the (hid judicial , exec u-
tive and poli ce officers of the County , for the trans-
action of important , but agreeable business of a
public nature—and after the instal l ation of the new
Board of County Commi ssioners , and oilier interest-
ing ce remonies, the company were, most gloriou sl y
feasted , a nd most agreeabl y entertain ed at Crocker '.
-
Hotel ; wh ere such a dinner was provided as it is
seld om the lot of any bod y on Cape Cod to partake
of ; a nd the whole was very pleasantl y enlivened ,
and graced , by t he "flow of soul" which accomp ani-
ed this "feast of reason ," lo the enjoyment of all the
comp any present.
!8s5"Mr s. Beman , the. celebrated shirt maker , from
New York , has been stopp i ng at the Revere House ,
Bosto n , an.l has taken the measure of many ot the
old bach elors of the city. We hope to have the
pleasure of ann ouncing her at the Globe Bold, in
this place , before her rettn n to New York !
KaiJ Road Iniqui ty.
Godf.y's Book f or Apuil-is as brig ht and
beau tifu l as ever. It has two sup erb engravings , a
fine lithograp h colored fashion plale , Very elegant ,
and music, with many engravings of model cottages ,
articles of dress, needlework , fashions for children ,
ca^e birds , etc.
It l.as also many papers of interest. "The bur- 1
prise Party, " by T. S. A r th u r , which is illustrated ,
describes a novel , but ill-br ed species of'social en-
j oyment, quite the rage in the Quaker city, the late
ui nter , among the fashionable. Jt is de nominated a
"Philade l p hi a pecu liarity, " and we trust it may ever
remain peculiar to that staid city. Two extremel y
i nter esting stoiies are being published in the Book
Kale Walton , a Tale of the Revolu tion ," and
"The Niebelungen."
Godey states the circulation of the Book at the.
present time , to be 62 ,500 copies !
Canton Shawls and Silks !—J ewett fyPrescolt ,
No. 2 Milk slrc- e' , Bosto n , are among the heaviest
dealers in th ese Goods , and claim lo have an assort-
ment of Crape Sha wls, i n particular , th at will aston-
ish their patrons. These Goods, however , aie but
an item among the many attractions offered by this
Firm , all of which wo hope will be j ustl y appreci a-
ted.
ggfYVe are. requested to gi v e place to the follow-
ing, by sever al of the friends of Mr. Win. Loring :—
At Ihe first meeting of Ihe creditors of Wm. Lo-
rinnr , of Sandwich , wh ose estate has been assigned
lor lire benefit of his creditors ; under the existing
insolvent law .hohlen at Sandwich ,or r the 12lh April ,
1850, aft er a full disclosure, of his affairs and circum-
st ances , it was unanimousl y resolved by said cr edi-
tor's as follows—
Tha t we are full y satisfi ed that Mr. Loring has
faithfull y delivered to the Messenger all his estate
of every descri ption , which has been assi gned with-
out reservation or concealment , and has full y and
honorabl y disclosed all things relating to his estate
which are calculated to promote the interest , of his
creditor s, and that we have full confidence in his
honesty and integrity, and acquit him of all blame
in incurri ng his present emb arrassments, a nd here-
by express our sympath y with him in his p ecunia ry
misfortunes.
Attest. Timothy Rkf.d, Cle rk in said case.
Massachusetts Teach ek.— We have received
Vol. S, No. 3, of the Massachusetts Teacher-. The
number before us, is edited by Mr . F. N. Blake , and
is one of the nio.-t able of the series. It contains an
excellent article on "some of the defects of Educa-
tion ,'' ami should be lead by parents and teacher ,
every where. We have room onl y for the closing
sentence of the article. He says this "work of for
lif ying the soul , must commence with the moral and
reli gious instruction received under the parental
roof, before the child has entered in 'the world's
broad field of battle. ' Here must parents lay the
basis of the child' s future character—a character
that will bear throug h life Ihe impress of their neg-
lect , or their watchful care. 'The child is father of
the man.' Most intimatel y, therefore , does it con-
cern parents to discharge faithfull y and well those
duties which they have voluntaril y taken upon
themselves. "
From W a s h i ngt o n — New Mexico a Slate.—A
Washing ton writer says that advices ot an authentic:
character , received within a few days , author ise the
exp ectation that the inhabitants ol New Mexico "ill
speedil y hold a convention , adopt a constitution ,and
app ly f or admission as a state into the Union, and
th at ihe constitution will contain an express prohib-
ition of slavery. All this is expected lo take place
before the adjournment of the present congress.—
The fri ends of Mr. Smith , the territoi ial delegate .go
for the measure.
Thomas J. Campbell , clerk of Ihe U. S. house ot
representatives , died at. one o'clock on Saturday
morni ng.
It is reported that the cabinet has demanded the
names of the authors of certain articles in the Union
on the Gal phin claim.—[Boston Post.
[fcrom the Manchester Messenger.|
Letter from IPa-of. Webster 's Daughter.
l ire following communication fr-oui a daug hter ol
Prof. Webster , in rep ly to a letter addressed her ,has
been handed us by the. gen tleman to whom it was
dire cted with a request for its pub lication. Without
comment we lay it before our readers.
Cambridge , April 8ih , 1850.
Daniel M a r s h , f.sq.— Si r:—1 this morning re-
cei ved the very kind lette r you addressed to me,and
which 1 hast en to answer 1 to thank you in the name
of my mothe r, my sisters , and myself , for the true
se n t i m e n t s you entertain respecting my bel oved fa-
ther. You believe him innocent , and you believe-
what is true ,\w is the victim of circumstances ,a deep-
ly inj ured man-—that he is innocent , we his famiU
know, and nothin g on earth will ever take from us
this conviction. We have never , from the moment
he was snatched from his home , had a shadow of a
doubt on our mi nds , a nd whatever the world may
say or do , we shall ever have, that feeling to sup-
port us. The knowled ge, ol hi s innocence supported
my f ather duriii " the hours of suffering i n the Court
room , that it is that gives him and us calmness now ,
amidst th e. manv sources of sol row that have over-
whelmed us.
Far different from what we antici pated , was the
result of the trial , for we had been assured throug h-
out the wi nter th .i t our' Father could not but be re-
stored to us,a nd that at the trial ,he. must rec eive jus-
ti ce for the many wrongs that had been heaped up-
on him. But ju stice fled from the Court room , and
pr ejudice took her pla ce.
Yet hope slill lingers with us ,for we trust that th e
public ; voic e will be rained against the gross inj ustice
th at has been committed , and will not allow our
cou ntry to bear such a stigma on her name , such an
everlasting stain , as will he that of the sacrifice of
one so trul y innocent as my fa ther. And if one
word from us, Sir , ca n add a feather's wei ght to the
effo rts lhat are being made 1, Oh , may we give you
the deep assurance of our hearts , that we feel grate-
ful for the interest that you express and feel ,and for
what you are doing i n our behalf. May God in hi s
infi nite mercy, look do wn upon you , and bless the
effo rts that are being made , and if it is not his will
to bri ng the truth to li
^
ht , and to allow this awful
mys tery to be exp lained ,may he enli ghten the minds
of those i nto whose hands the case will pass.
I m ust again thank you , Sir , for Ihe kind feeling
you exp ress towards my de ar Fal her . Nothing that
the wo rld can clo now , g ives as creator consolation ,
than the knowledge that others believe him innocent.
Svmpathy, h as flowed abuncbintlv from m a ny hearis
towards u« , his famil y, but ho w much more prized
bv i-ts is that sympathv , whe n expressed for ht7n
That our beloved Father may be restored to us, is
the fervent prayer of our hearts , and we wait tremb-
lin g ly i n the hope , that those who are now to decide
in this case may see the terrible injustice tha t has
been commi tted , and ha s inflicted so much suffer-
ing on so many.
Believe me , Sir ,
Gra tefull y yours ,
H a rr i e t W. Webster.
Application fo r Commutation.—- I h e case of
Daniel II. Pearson , who killed his wife and tw in
child ren , was heard before the council committee on
pardo ns yesterday, upon the recommendation of the
j ury to mercy upon ihe grouiid ol the low state of
'his 'i ntell ect. B. F. Butler , Esq , one of his coun-
sel on the tr ial , addressed the committee in favor of
co mmu tation , and Rev. J. M. Spea r, the oppo nent
of cap ital punishment , also sp oke at some length.
Mr. H astin g s , the foreman cd the jur y, was akso in
att endance to exp lai n the views expressed in the j u-
ry room in relation to ihe case. The decision will
be announced hereafter .
Cha rles Whitford .u-ho was convicted twelve years
ago of the murder of Jones,another negro .in a d runk-
en row in West Spri ngfield , and whose sentence of
d eath was commuted to life imprisonment , has been
pardon ed out of the state prison by the governor
»ii(l council. —-[Boston Post , of 10,th inst.
Painful Accident.—Whil st Miss Darville , a
young lad y about fourteen of fifteen years of age,re-
siding wilh her parents at the corner of St. Phili p
and Robert son streets , was sitting in her room alone ,
yesterday afternoon , he r clothes took fire from the
grate at which she was sitting. She at. once rush-
ed down st airs to the parlor , where her Iwo sisteis
we re , and he r rap id motio n fann in g the flames,
when she. reached the par lor she was completel y
emvclop cd in them. Before, her sisters could dis-
robe her , her body and limbs were terribl y woun d-
ed , and their own drapery takin g fire, they were
severel y bur ned themselves. There is scarce a hope
of the recovery of the u n f o r t u n a t e young lad y. He r
sisters, thoug h suffering much pain , are not consid-
ered in danger. —[No w Orleans Delta.
Congress. -*=»
. Senate.-M, Hale V
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ions respecting the aboil,;,,,, (lf- sh,v
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.' '°"v Plni .
Mr. Atchrs on moved that Mr. Hale 1,'
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withdraw them. -
ed on. ' - 01 'ri5i su
M r. Clay called the attent ion of the Serial
facts, thai th ese petitions presented arc nil
"iV0
'"e
that it wri s a concerted plan of t he A •,r
'i;, -'< '. • "n d
1 I •
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n
. - H)il[ lOlllStc , *
signed lo produce an impression on i|u. pnl r 'e-
ment. ' ' l(' ft-'h||_
The Ch air suggested that the petitions \
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passed upon. ' °ee^i
Mr. Hale called Mr. Clay to order , but w'aj v
point . * 0(
'llie
Mr . Cl ay very emph aticall y warned the S>
and the country , acainst the increa.-im' lu'iv'
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this ki nd. Ile 'saici that Mr. Hale was"
not n
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o . °f
a hobby horse , but negroes, lo rid e into ,,
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(Cl a pp ing in the galleries , which 'was supni- H^*';1'
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Mr . Hale rep lied. "
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Mr . Kusk heartil y concurred with Mr. Cl-
M r. Butler - spoke to similar' effect. '
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Mr. Fool e wauled lo app ly the corrective,
fulles t extent. t0 the
Mr. H ale rep lied.
" Mr. Clay moved to take up the petiti on i,,.t
sented by M r. Seward , to enrol slaves amo,,7. '"''"
militia . Carried. He moved to reject the *
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I of the petition—called for the yeas and us)v!T
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h oped that all would vote against the aho
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mi^.^"'
praver. (The report does not slate. whi>tl, ' 'e
vole was taken.)
' u "tr "Ily
The consideration of the Census bill was res
and discussed for three hours . It was propos
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a mend it so as lo print the schedules bv eonti- '"
Rejected. . Th e bill passed. ' il(;t
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House.—Mr . McLanahan was excused from vl
[),
ed it in the same li ght. To his mind the evil y
deney was so great , that he could not conscic""0
ly observe the day by religious services.—[^oS ,
Transcri pt. yl
Steams hi p Florida , of 1500 tons , was ]aund' r< ,
6
New York on ihe 11th inst . She is to run <>n
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Southern line between New York and Sav/1"11
^,
and lakes the place, of our of the steamers wln«"
been sold for the California route.
Arrivals Today.— The packet shi p W"-
e
"Jftj
Ion Irving, Capt . Gorham , a rrived at this |> 01
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mo rning, f,-om Li verpool , 22d ul t. She_ m»
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passage lo the Banks in 12 (lays. She bungs-
S00 passe ngers , all well ; and has a great cflH-
2J
Shi p Loui siana , Capt. Barstow , from Livcrp " ' fi .
u lt. at this port today, has 26 3 steerage pass
^
i)fl
Three died on the voyage. British shi p i^'O ^y.
from Cork , with 92 passengers, also llITlve"dlly.
[Boston Transcript , Satur" /
Massachusetts V^egislature.
Mr. Caltiot
j n.—The de ath of Mr. Calhonn has
been observed by ma rks of respect to the man and
sorro w for his decease , throug h out the whole South
The. Charlesto n papers continu e to he clothed m
mourning for Ihc loss ol ihe great Carolina staies-
mtui , and the notice? of his death ,by the whole South-
ern press , witho ut distinction o fp a i ty , has bee n ac-
comp anied by the same symbojs of sorrow. At New
Or!ea.ns, wh en the ; news of his death was received,
the court * weie immediatel y adj oin ned. The flags
of the shipp i ng and th e public places were hoist-
ed half mast. Minute guns were fit ed from the pub-
lic squ ares , wi th other exhibitions of respect for the
memory of the deceased ¦— [Boston Cornier.
CAPITAL I r i a l .— Willi am Hanl y is on trial at
Provid ence.charged with smothering and strang li n g
his wife in that , city, in January last. llanl y is an
Irishman—he and his wife were intemperate and
fivque.nlly separated , and li ved unhapp il y together.
The published circumstances were so strong against
the prisoner , and were so well known , that much
difficulty was found in obtainin g a jur y . Of 43 called ,
14 had conscientio us scrup les against yiving a ver-
dict punish able by death , 16 were 'peromptoriall y
challen ged , and three had expressed an op inion. and
ten were accepted. The panel was afterwards filled
up. Chief Justice Greene presides , a nd Attorney
General Blake conducts the case.
FlIl E IN Drj XISURY.—Th e dwelling of Hon.
Gersham B. Weston . one of ihe most costl y houses ,
and quit e the most elegantl y fur nished we have yet
seen in Plymouth County , was discovered lo be on
fire last Friday ni g ht and was enlirei y consumed ,
almo-st before an alarm could be raised. Mr. Weston
is a man of considerable wealth , with which h e has
alw ays been very liberal , as well in his own sty le of
living but also in bestowing upon deserving objects.
"We ar e informed lhat . th e house had latel y been re-
fu rnished , one pair of solas costing SI 300 , and oth-
er a rticles in pro portion . The p i o p c l t \ was co\cr-
ed by littl e or no insurance and the hiss is variousl y
estimated at, from 840,000 lo 880,000.— [Old Colo-
ny Repor ter.
Grand Larcenies.—A man named Ja mes Da-
v'
u was arrested in New Yor k , last Saturday ni ght
charged with stealing fifteen gold :ind eight silver
watch es, two gold lockets , and a gold chain , valued
in all at $1400 , the property of a gentle man named
Dema rest , who was at Pi-nama at the time th e arti-
cles were taken. The officers recovered the prop,
erly. A youn si inrin named Henry G. Ad ams was
tak en in No .v York on Saturday ni ght ,cha rged with
stealing on the 15lh November ,last ,whil e on his way
to Ne w York from California , up w a i d s of $8000
worth of g dd dust. Tho accused w.is taken before
Justice Lathrop, who held hi m for examination .
A severe storm was experienced along the roast
of the Mississi pp i on the 1st inst . Suu'ar houses and
oth er buildings were blown clown , and m uch other
damage wa s done. The frost h.id inju red the, cotton
crop, a nd other vegetation generall y throug hout
Louisiana,
Gener al Taylor's Cabinet seems to understand
how to "look out fo r number one !" The Secretary
of War , M r. Crawford , has just put his hand into
Uncle Sam 's pocket and pulled out 8193,000 to be
divided between himself and a few others , which he
had no ri ght to, but which , by virtue of his situation
in the Cabinet he has managed to get ,under color of
p retended legal sanction ! This is doin g t h e busi-
ness with the bi g auger! Quite a noise has been
raised about this transaction ,at Washington ,an d Mr.
Secretary Crawford has asked Congress for a com-
mittee to investi gate the matter. There is no pre-
tence that Ihe money has not been taken from the
Treasury ; but ihe-taking it justif ied .
'
This is the, statement of the transaction , as briefl y
as we can fairl y make it , viz—
One John Gal phin 's executor had a claim against
the Government , which the present Secretary of
War ,has been his attorn ey and agent for prosecuting
before.Congress for several years. In 1848,Congress
recognized and allowed thiselaim ,:ind auth or ized Mr
Walker ,then Secretary ol the Treasury to examine ,
adj ust and pay it. The claim ori ginated in the year
177 3, and amounted to 848 ,000. Mr. Walker paid
it. Bat a claim was also set up for 77 years interest
on this 848,000 — which interest would amount now
lo 8193,000. It has been the invariable rule of the
Treasury Department , under all administrations ,not
lo allow interest on any claim against the Govern-
ment , unless the act of Congress speciall y author ize
it . In this ease it did not. Mr. Walker therefore
declined pa\ ing this enormous amount of interest ,
notwithsta nding Mr. Crawford the attorney pressed
it zealousl y.
A new administratio n of afiiiirs comes up—Mr.
Crawford finds himself in the Cabinet. lie pretty
soon tries his hand at this business , in his new posi-
tion. Mr. Meredith , Mr. Walker 's succ essor, is ap-
plied to for the 8193,000. He refers the matter to
the. Comptroller—Ihe law officer of the. Treasury
Department—he reports against its payment. Mr.
Crawford , not satisfied , appeals to Mr. Attorney
General Johnson , a fellow member of Old Zaeh's
Cabinet ,and he reverses all former precedents—dis-
regards all established rule—and reports that it
oug ht to be paid ! So Mr. Secretary of the Treas-
ury Meredith , shells out to Mi. Secretary of War
I Crawfo rd this 77 years ' interest on $48,000,am ount-
ing lo $193 ,000—and throws the respons ibility of
its paymen t upon Mr. Attorney General Johnson !
Three beautie s , these , to be at the head of the, af-
fairs of this govei nmeni ! Such is a specimen ol the
spoilsmen now in power! Such is mongrel Whi g-
"eiy ,i n lire administration of affairs under the good-
natured , hones t-hearted , simp le-minded old man ,the
nominal President of the United Slates!
The Committee)- of Congress is going on with its
inv esti ga tion. A correspondent of a Tay lor paper
willi ng fiom W ashington , says
The Secretary of War is onl y holding on for a decis-
ion. If there is not a clear acquittal by the commit tee
and by the House , Jro must go. an d all in the cnbineU
imp licated in the transaction must go. That General
Tay lor will freel y consent to an adverse report, we
have no doubt. Scrupulousl y exact in his finances-
honest and ri gid to the last sixpence against taking
more in any t ransaction than strict justice allows—-you
may wel l imag ine that he has no very favorable opin-
ion of the Gal phi u claim.
Nor are the whigs of the House in a much better
temper. The cabinet is impotent; and , whafis worse,
it is hopelessl y unpopular. It weigh s like a millstone
abo ut the neck of the whi g party. They, too , desire a
change. But they k now , also, that upo n whatever
technicalities in law the Gal phin enormity may he
whitewashed , it. can never be satisfactoril y excused to
the country. If the whigs of Congress , and out of
Congress, shall attempt to vindicate and assume the
responsibility of this business, it will carry them down
in the future elections of the country. " If this cabinet
is su stained by this whi g House , the wh ig party must,
carry the, burden of this Gal phin claim into every elec-
tion to the next general campai gn.
We antici pate, therefore, in the final action of the
Ho use on this Gal phin claim , some expression of dis-
sent , equ ivalent to a rejection of the cabinet.
"Dough Faces !"'—It is something quite new to
see Mr. Webster voting wilh the Southern Demo-
crats and such Northern Democrats as Cass and
Dickinson , in opposition lo his colleague , Senator
Davis and every other Northern Whi g. It used to
be very fashionable for the Whi g j ournals of the
North to call Norther n Democrats, who went for
the. constitutional guaranty of Southern li ghts ,
"doughfaces." Now we find Mr. Webster speaking
for the South , and , with Gen. Cass, voting for the
Soulh. Wonder the consistent whi ggies hereabouts
don 't call Mr. Webster "doug hface .
'"
Agricultural Warehouse.—One of the best
places lo purchase Agricu ltural Imp lements of every
descri ption , is at Messrs. lluggles, Nourse , Mason &
Co., over Quincy Market , Boston. They have an
endless variet y of the most approved patterns , with
all kinds of Garden and Grass Seeds, and sell at
remarkabl y low prices. Those of our Cape farmers
and traders who are about to supp ly themse lves with
anything in the agricultural line , should be sure to
call at their wart-roomsbefore purchasing elsewhere.
Jig-Col. Eliab Ward has been elected Brigadier
General of the second bri gade, vice Gen. Dunham ,
dismissed.
When you go to Boston to buy Ci,OTniKG ,by
stepp ing into Oak Hall you can select from the larg-
est stock in the city ; you will also have an opportu-
nity of witnessing the tact with which Mr. Simmons
contrives lo gain the good will of so many customers.
Boston Cards.—We have received from Pet-
terrg ill' s Boston Advertising Agency, his list of
Cards (or A pril . It contains the names of many
firms familiar lo most of the traders of this section
of the State, and will appear in our next week's
paper. Nothing but the lateness of the hour irr
which it was received , prevented our publishing it
today.
"Every Man his own Counsellor."—We
have received a neat little edition of the "Business
Man 's Assistant ," containi ng useful forms of Legal
Instruments , &e., such as Contracts , Assignments ,
Awards , Bills of Sale , Bonds , Agreements , &c, &c,
together wilh many valuable ; tables , adapted to the
wants of business men throu g hout the United States.
Eveiy man should have a copy, as it will enable a
man of common sense to make his contracts , &c,
without Ihe aid of an Attorney. It is published by
I. R. Butts , and is sold wholesale and retail , at No. 2
School-street , Boston.
im°The Jud ge of Probate is now makin" his
Spring tour throu g h the County, and is holdin g
Courts Ihe present week , at Harwich on Monday
Brewster , on Tuesday—Orleans , on Wednesday—
Truro , on Thursday—and at Provincetown on Fri-
day.
ftSTGen. Lewis Cass has our acknowled gements
for Congressional documents.
Money Stolen.— Some bold rogue entered the res-
idence of constable Win. Eastcrbrook , Hawkins street ,
Friday afternoon , and stole therefrom &105 in money
and $15 worth of silver spoons.
Wholesale §wiuti$iBig!
The committee .on the post office and post roads of
the ho use, hav e taken a vote in committee on a cheap
postage pla.r , and have agreed upon one point , to wit :
to report in favor of a uniform rate of five x-cnts for all
distances , on letters not exceeding half an ounce in
weight.—[N. Y Jour, of Com.
A Califoknian Returned.—Mr. Stephen A.
Wright , who left South Kingstown , several years ago
for the West, and finall y reached California , where lie
was settled when the discovery of gold was made , lias
just returned with a fortune of about half a million ,with
which, like a sensible man , he has come to live in the
land ©T his birth.—[Providence Journal.
George Wi Wright , member of congress elect from
California , has been detained in New York by the sick-
ness of his onl y son, who died at the Irving House on
the 6th inst.
The Governor of South Carolina has appointed a
committee of twenty-five gentlemen , to proceed to
Washington, and convey liome the remains of Mr. Cal-
houn.
It is said that a fighting match is to come off in New
Orleans in June next, for $500 a side,' betw een a two
year old grizzly bear and a New Jersey snapp ing tur-
tle, weighing 210 pounds.
Melancholy and Remarkable Death.—Mr. Wil-
son, from New York , for some time connected with the
coast survey, was married at Washington , on Wednes-
day evening, and was found dead in his bed ,by the side
of his bride, the next morning.
Gen. James Hamilton declines the office of U. S.
Senator in place of Mr. Calhoun , which has been offer-
ed to him by the Governor.
Henry Clay was seventy-three years old on Friday
last. He was horn on the 12th of April , 1777.
Earthquake.—A shock of an earth quake was dis-
tinctl y felt in Louisville , Ky., a little after eight o'clock
last Thursday evening. The Journal of that city says :
'¦Our office building was slightl y shaken , and in a good
many houses, the windows , china , bott les, &c, were set
to rattli ng. A good many persons were alarmed by it ,
and took refuge in the streets."
Charge op Mutiny .—The two seaman—John
Wallace and Charles H. Knapp—who were broug ht
home in the U. S. bri g Porpoise, from Cape de Verdw ,
charged with an attempt to excite a mutiny on board
the whale schooner Franklin , in the Pacific , were take n
before the U. S. Commissioner at Norfolk, on Saturday
week , and discharged , there being no proof against
them.
The Hon. Benjamin Thompson , of Clrarlestown , de-
clines being any 'longer a candidate for congress in the
4th district.
There are sixTewspnpers in the United States edited
by females. They lash all bachelors with out stint or
mercy.
Tin? Rights of the Clergy.—In the Supreme
Court Friday, the '-ase of Jonas Farnsworth and
wife vs. Richard J Storrs was decided by Chief Jus-
t ice Shaw. It was an action of slander broug ht
against the de fendant , for reading from his pul pft a
notic e of plaintiffs wife being excluded from his
churc h on charge of her havin g violated the seventh
commandment. _ The Court aie of op inion that de-
fendant has not in this manner violated any known
law ,but onl y acted under the direct ion of the church
as he was bound to do. N Richardson and W P Ila-
ley for plainti ffs , K Chortle and G W Warren for
Defondant. — [Uoston Bee.
Mr. Editor : As G.has i n the last Patriot, stated
thai his obj ect is to make a decent man , I thi nk he I
oug ht to be encouraged , pa rticularl y when ri ght ,
and corrected when wrong. To aid him , therefo re ,
in his laudable design , 1 shall rep ly lo all the. arti-
cles he writes which have the least unfavorable bear-
ing on my h umble self or the institutions wilh which
I am co nnected. 1 know your readers cannot feel
much interest ed in the recital of our personal differ-
ences , consequentl y I will clo all I can this lime ,
to ni ake a long sioiy short. Mr. Editor , you sec-
thai the "Colonel" is what is called a poor shot , and
that in lt
^
uessin^ at a mark"
his
gun, proves to be a|
blu nder (buss.) His speculations in regard lo the
commu nication of X. show that he "charges high,"
takes aim at ran donrand (ires his blast at B. without
hilt insr anything. If you try again G., bewa re that
your blunderbuss does not "fn e wide the mark and!
kick its owner over. " Th e burden of G.'s articles j
throu g hout this controversy are. his charges of false- j
hood against me . I cannot account for this unles.-i
|it be to cover up the LlK 1 have proved upon him , I
!i n ri'card lo the alteration of the Constitution of the
j Institute , a nd thus lead his readers away from what
j he was obliged to acknowled ge , by a sort of "thief
cry ing out 'stop ihief ,' " to elude detection.
U nder such cireumstani es G. should be aware
|that his charges are too general and profu se to have
I any w ei ght in his favor. If G. will give the name
of any person in H v a n n i s , wh ether "Come-outer or
enmeiner, accompanied with the declar ation that 1
have slandered or treated him in a disrespectfu l
j ma nner , 1 will oblig ate , mvself to pay him by prov-
ing another Lit? upon him , in such a manner as to
slick in his t hroat , where it will be as visible as his
'-Adam 's app le1."
1 have in former articles given G. some good ad-
vi ce, yet he seems ungrateful for my friendl y offers,
aud while he accuses me of ingratitude he seems not
to be a ware that he exhibits the 1 sp irit of the ma n ,
who after he was rescued from drowning, sued his
j preserver for "assault and batterv ," because he-
lore his trovvsers in pullin g him ou t of the water. G
may say or think what he pleases about me ; one
thi ng is cerlairt , 1 h ad rather be denounced as vile
by him , than to be considered by the most respecta-
ble- peop le of Il yy nnis the mealiest man in the street.
The re ader may ski p over this , as it is intended
! onl y for G.'s benefit. Havin g received nothing but
abuse from G. for my advice , nevertheless 1 will
m ake, one attem p t tcr show him that I have acted
as his friend , when it was easy for m e tci have
tronbl ed him , wilh the hope thai he may exhibit the
gratitude he thinks others lack , and profi t th ereby.'
A li ttle while ago , and since this controversy be-
gan , a man came to me and offered lo sell your
"n ote of hand ' ($40) at a discount , adding that 1
could get tho cash by sueing the note . I told him
I had no desire lo injure you , and not withstanding
you r- actions indicated that ) ou would injure me, 1
would , unde r- the ciieumstauces , ha ve nothing to do
with it. lie. left , after expressing an ide-a (which,
1 by the by, is quite prevalent where you are known ,)
'. th;tt yon was unmanly in your dealings. I i ntended
¦ to have lold you this when I saw yon , but as you
t "keep dark " 1 have not been able to do so.
I h ave taken this course lo prove to you thai 1
have acted as a friend towards you , and lhal your
charge of h ypocrisy is unfounded , and I think if you
a re not blinded , you will ac cpiil me of lha t charge,
a nd feel gr atefu l for ihe favor. In conclusion , I
would good naturedl y remark that I think it is best
for all to be punctual , manl y and honest in dealing
wilh each othe r, in stead of coveting what is anoth-
er 's, a nd spending time in making false charges, and
attemp ting t o ridicule and overthrow good order
and reli gion throug h th e newspap ers. Reflect on
thi s, G., a nd althoug h I h a \ e much more to say
unto you , Ihe limi ts now prescribed forbid it at thi-
ti me. B.
Ilvan nis , Ap ril . 1850.
TT^ri,- tli o T^nrnsLrthlc. T>;irrintl
THE ^A Tj UOT ,
BARNSTABLE :
Tuesday, April 16, 1850.