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BARNSTABLE PATRIOT ,
COMMERCIAL
*
ADVERTISER,
.nLIS HKD KVKKY TUESDAY , A FE W DOORS
lS
1VTST OF THE COUNT HOUSE , BY
S. B. PHIMEY,
EDITO R AND PROPRIETOR.
WM. D. LEWIS PBISTEIt.
TPR^
Two dollars per year, in advance , or
\L three months—or two dollars and fifty cents at
.«?•J?d"of the -vcnr>
'^iVBBTI SEMENTS inserted
on the most fav ora-
'''Jr-So paper discontinued until all arrearages are
• i ^icent
at the option of the Publisher.
bJI'I . c* ' ..>^~wv~^^^~v^^/~^~^~%
rv,-SOTICE.—T hose who diffuse most widel y and
"T^Mly a knowledge of their business pursuits (oth-
ttl0,C°
s being equal) will of course attract the most
" ' 'nor—the newspaoer press is the most cffectua
„ of dhf.ising,information in populous districts oi
"? rountry in which papers are published.
' V B PALMER , No. 8 Congress-street , Boston , is
. wont for the best papers throughout the Lmon.
d iVdiiily receiving advertisements and subscriptions
*Uhe publishers ' lowest rates.
Tremont and Old Colony Nails. 0
THE subscribers have been appointed Agents for t
selling s
Tre mont Iron Co.'s Nails, , <
and respectfull y ask all dealers to call and examm t
'hem at Stoke No. 79 State-street, Boston. 1
They offer these Nails for examination , in tlfe fill- I
lest belief that they are the most perfect in all respects I
of any ever produced for sale in the United States. s
They are also Agents for the sale of the l
Old Colony iron Co.'s Nails, 1
">e reputation of which has been long firml y cstab- (
lished. 1
They deal in POT and PEAKI, ASHES, and have
always on hand a superior quality for retailing. I
, ,,
, WM. THOMAS & CO. -
>jf *iaston, Aug 8. tf
'
DEWEY & CLAM,
. CommissionMerchants &Shipping Agents
67 GKAVIER STREET, Near Bank Place,
Wm. J Dbwey , new ORLEA NS.
Wm. A. Clark,
ap 9 Cm
MHILOMHIMo
MARIE L. CONANT, grateful for past patronage ,
respectfully informs the Ladies of Barnstable and
¦f ieinity, that she has just returned from the city , and is
now ready to execute any orders in the
Millinery Line.
She invites all to call arid examine her stock of
RIBBONS, FLOWERS, LACES, TABS,
BONNETS, $-c
STRAW BONNETS and HATS altered and
bleached in the best manner and at short notice.
E?~Cafs on hand and made to order.
Barnstablc , A pril 23. •
Cane Cod Branch Bail Road.
To the Editor of the Barnstublc Pnti iot:
Dear Sir—During the last few weeks I have noticed
sundry statements in your paper, setti ng forth the do-
ings of the Cape Cod 'liail Koad th e last year ; all pur-
porting to be made up from the report made by the Di-
rectors to the Legislat ure of their doings for the year
ending Dec. 31,1849. The statements generall y came to
the same result, namel y : that the road under the new
Board of Directors [for whom I voted] had scarcel y
sustained itself, instead of having earned six per cent on
the old stock and twelve per cent on the new, as had
b'een common report , it had not paid interest on its
debts, after allowing a reasonable amount for the depre-
ciation of the road and its fixtures. These statements
led me to inquire of one of the most zealous of rail road
men , now a Director of the road, placed there, in part ,
by my vote, in whose honesty I had the greatest confi-
ence. and by whose persuasion I was induced to invest
all the spare money 1ever had in the stock of the Cape
Cod Rail Koad , with the semi-annual dividends from
which I could so readil y meet my littl e ann ual bills ,
such as taxes , sugar, tea , &c, &c.—what would become
of my money so invested ? How readil y did he find
means to quiet my mind and put me at rest again , by
saying, "The Barnstable Patriot is nothing ; none of
them know any thing about the road : keep still , say
nothing, all will be right ; all will be right." With
these words of consolation I kept still ; but do not yet
see all right. I shall not yet doubt my friend's hones-
ty, but shall attribute it to his ignorance ; which at that
time I had not a full knowled ge of, but have since
learned and realized to my deep sorrow and regret. To
be frank with you , Major, I did not place much confi-
dence in your paper, it bein g a "J.oco paper." as my
jealous friend had stated ; and having such confidence
in my said friend , I overlooked all other warnings and
took his advice , "to keep still and all would be right!"
, Since then , however , I have learned that Ls Loco pa-
pers" can speak the truth , and that others know and
have known more about the C. C. R. Road than my ad-
viser. Would to Heaven that I could have known this
before, and had taken warning by the astounding, yet
true, honest, rnanli/ and/earless statement that was made at
the stockholders' meeting at Sandwich , by one who
knew; and thereb y realized what I then could for my
stock, instead of hearing to my honest friend when he
said the statement was untrue ; and holding my stock
until it hns dwindled to nothing ! There was some-
thing plausible in my honest friend' s remarks ; and as I
discovered that every thing was kept so profoundly se-
cret Ify the Directors , I came to the conclusion that the
Barnstable Parriot knew nothing ; and there was no-
body that knew any thing about the affairs of the road ,
except my honest friend ; therefore I would give no con-
fidence to the statements ,but wait until the report came
from the Legislature, when I should see the facts, and
every thing my honest friend had said would come out
true^ that all "wm- right " and the Barnstable Patriot
was nothing, and not to be depended on , &c, &e. •
Now, Major , I have , for the first time in my life, as
my own , a book called the "Annual Report of the
Rail Road Corporations in the State of Massachusetts ,
1849 !" Our Representative sent it to me; and if he
wants me to pay for it, he must wait for my first divi-
dend from my rail road stock, or must buy one share of
me and take out the price of the book, and pay me the
bala nce, if there should be any, as I have no money—
I have invested all in rail road stock. This book con-
tains the report [for which I have been waiting] of the
doings of the Directors of the Cape Cod Rail Road , for
the year ending Doc. 31 , 1849 , respectfull y submitted
to the Honorable Legislature of Massachusetts , and M.
S. Lincoln , Esq., swears it is true , according to his best
knowledge !
Now I suppose this report is true, although that word
"knowledge" leaves some doubt in my mind; as I find the
want of it in rail road affairs has been a serious thing to
the stockholders of the C. C. Road. It is an important
matter for Rail Road Directors to possess. They ought
also to have common sense !
Since examining the report, and deciphering what I
can of it. 1find the Barnstable Patriot understood the
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matter in part ; and that my honest friend is as ignorant
of the Barnstable Patriot as he was of rail road matters [
when he advised me to take stock in the C. C. B. Rail j
Road to pay for-my tea and sugar and to pay my tax
with.
It is an old saying that death and rates are sure.—
That is. death will come, and rates or taxes must be
paid. I think the former must take pla ce wit h all th e
stockholders of the Cape Cod Rail Road , before they
can perform the latter , who depend on their dividend
to pay their tax, if Mr. Lincoln 's "knowledge" is correct ,
as to the earnings, of the C. C. B. Rail Road , as sworn
to.
As for myself I have no further hopes. I can onl y
say I hold rail road stock. 1 had believed that the do-
ings of the Directors would have been reported more fa-
vorable than the Patriot had represented , but since ex-
amining the report of the Legislature , I am obliged to
abandon the idea , as I am inclined to think Mr. Lin-
coln would swear it up full as hi gh as it would bear , as
he must have discovered it would require all ol that to
make it come out l'all right," or to make out the Barn-
sta blc Patriot "nothing."
Now, Major , since you have given us such reliable
information and have kept so good a run of the rail
road , althoug h I have not been benefitted by it, for the
reason that my honest friend told me you were not cor-
rect , I am anxious to take your paper for the informa-
tien of myself and children , hereafter , in rail road mat-
ters. 1 expect to hold the stock during my life, and
my children after me; as I cannot sell it, and I am in-
clined to think my creditors will not attack it, as there
mi ght be a doubt whether it would pay the cost of
court. I now propose to transfer tfne share of the .stock
to you; you pay our Representative for the booK , and
send me your paper for one year. I wish you would ac-
cept this offer at once. It will save me postage, as I
shall be obli ged to open a correspondence with our
Representative to trade with him , as the season is so
backward I do not think he will be at home before the
middle of Jul y. He has spoken to his nei ghbor to pla nt
a few peas for him. I hope you will close the trade at
once; there is not much risk in it, any how ; you know
private property of stockholders is is not holdcn for
company debts in incorporated companies , where they
live up to the requirements of the law , and I think Esq.
Burgess will look out about that ; as he would not like to
have his West India business meddled with to pay the
debts of the C. C. B. Rail Road. Farther, if you
do not trade with me I shall read your paper ; my
neighbor will lend it to me, as he has done heretofore ;
therefore you will gain nothing by withholding the pa-
per , unless von are afraid to hold the stock.
As I have"been examining my Rail Road book I will
j Rive you some of the results I have come at. It is new
business to me, and if I make any mistake I hope you
will rectify it . _ . . , „ .,
When my honest friend induced me to subscribe for the
stock he said th e road would not cost more than 8450,-
000. He had got his friend. "Mr. Nott ," to make an esti-
mate, which Mr. Nott had done with great care, and Mr.
Nott had come to the conclusion that it would cost
5500,000, but my Mend had examined Mr. Nott's fig-
ures, and had fonnd where he could get off $50,000 with-
out any trouble.This was proof positive to me that $450,-
000 would be the extent of the cost. Furthermore , he had
made Mr. Nott acknowled ge that something might be tak-
en off f orfencing. I expect it was rather difficult to make
Mr. Nott take off even one snake, [I suppose yon have
heard the snake story.] I see by the report o"f the old
Board of Directors to the Legislat ure, (this is in another
book] that the total cost of the road and equipments to
Dec. 31, 1848, was 587,916 01—by the President's report ,
June following, to the stock holders , th e whole cost of the
road equi pments and property purchased to May 1,
1849 including interest on assessments to Jul y 1, 1848,
and discount on bonds and all interest over six per cent
was S593 38f> 32- His report further states , "a small
number of claims for land damages and other unadjust-
ed matters are still outstanding, which will probably swell
the total cost to 600,000 or upwards." ,
Bv the ha report to the Legislature I find the cost, to
Dec 3 1849 , to be 616,759 94 ; being 16,759 94 more
than the President's the June previous , estimated it
ould I obabl y swell to ; and still I learn "a small iium-
ber of claims for larlddamages and other unacted mat-
ters are outstanding," this 28th day of April 1850 , be-
ing the cost of the road according to the report of the D -
rectors to the Legislature Dec. 31, 1849,sworn to accoi fl-
ing to the "
^ knowledge"of my honest friend ,it being
the last wearing done 00 that subje ct!
Board of Directors ! some of whom ventured to express
(Acre opinion—even in the presence of my honest friend:"
and the road the last year under the new board , has
had these benefits which were secured by the old board ,
as the amount of frei ght and number of passengers
shew by their report:—and now I ask, why is this fall-
ing off of profit or "net earnings V
Let me see what has been the number of passengers
and amount of freight the last two years. Under the
head of "doings during the year," in the last report , I
find number of passengers carried , 66.82S, tons ol freig ht
21,247—same head in report of 184S, number of pas-
sengers 58,802, tons of freight 13,793—making an in-
crease of passengers in 1849 over 1848, 8,023 ; and an
increase of frei ght of 7.454 tons ! Why then , with such
an increase of freight and passengers in 1849, has the
'¦net earnings" fallen short $543 05 of 1848 1 Let me
look farther, and see what amount of money has been
received fov passengers and frei ght those two years.
Under the head of income for the last year, I find
Income for passengers, 1849, $35,430 47
Income for passengers, 1848, 28,017 68
Income for frei ght , 1849, $14 ,972 74
1 Income for freight , 1848, 7,617 54 _
By referring to the report of the Legislature of Dee
1, 1848, under the head of cost of road and equipments
to Dec. 1. 1849. I find the total cost of the road and
equi pments, one year previous to the report of the new
Board of Directors, to be £587,116 01
Under the same head , in last report , I
fi nd th e following items, viz:
For graduation and masonry paid during the
past year , 14,392 60
Wooden Brid ges, 476 41
Superstruct ure, including iron , 3,982 99
Station buildings and fixtures , 1,902 91
Land da mages and fences, 7,341" 46
Locomotives and fixtures , 222 83
Passenger and baggage cars, 730 00
Merchandize cars, 6,443 55
Engineering and other expenses, 42.838 52
Cost of road according to reports of 1848
and 1849, $665,447 28
Cost as reported to Legislature , Dec. 31,
1849, 616 ,751 94
Difference in cost of road when taken by
items and by gross amount , is $48,687 34
being 865,447 28 more tha n was stated by the Pres-
ident 's repo rt, June previous , and 8215,447 28 more
than my honest friend [in whom I had such confidence]
told me the road would cost, when complet ed ! Still
the road is unfinished , by a large amount. Well may I
make the inquiry of my friend—What will become of
my in vestment, and how shall I pay my taxes , and how
shall I pay for my tea and coffee ?
The item of "engineering " »42,838 52, seems more
unaccountable than any other ; as it is well, known
that the whole Board of Engineers -was discharged in
the early part of last year, except Deacon Bourne ; who
I understand is now paid a small salary, and has the
privilege of riding in the cais, and signing as "Super-
intendent of C. C. Branch RaifeRoad." His bill could
not have been $42,000 the last year! Is any "GUAR-
ANTY" Money included in that item , of engineering
and other expenses ?
If in 1848, $587,116 01, was expended as per report
of Dec. 31, 1848. and in 1849, $78,331 27, was expend-
ed by items, as per report of Dec. 31, 1849, how can
the road have cost less than S665,447 28, to Dec. 31,
1849 '! At this rate, what will it cost when the road is
completed and the bills paid '!
In another part of the last report , under the head of
"doings during the year, net earnings after deducting
cxpenccs," &c, I find the ''net earnings" the last year,
[under the new Board of Directors , where my honest
friend has full sway; where there is no wrang ling; where
peace and harmony reign ,] S543 05 less than the year
before, under the old board, who kept my honest friend
a little in check.
Net earnings , by report to Dec 31, 1848, «2O,679 28
Do. do. do. do. do, 1849, 20,136 23
Excess of 1848 over 1849, *543 05
At our last annual meeting of Stockholders , when
the new Board of Directors were elected , the President
justl y stated, "the year 1848 had been one of unprece-
dented depression; travel had been less than was an-
ti cipated; our road had suffered in common with oth-
ers, and (elt sensibl y the effect of the general stagna-
tion of business, but he was gratified to believe that it
had gained the good will and favorable regard of the
people. It was late in-the season before the wharf was
completed at Cohasset Narrows , and arrangements
made for transporting the freight of the Boston and
Sandwich Glass Co.; that the Tremont Iron Works,one
of the most important sources of business, had been
stopped nearly the whole year, and bad but recentl y
reconi tnenced operations ; the road was Men receiving
a large amount of business from the two corporations ,
and had secured nearl y all the merchandize along the
line of the road." v All this was true—and the good
will and favorable regard of the people was gained , and
the large amount of business had been secured from
the two corporations mentioned , and nearl y all the
merchandize along the line of the road by that old
Makin" an increase of income for passen-
gers and frei ght , $14,767 99
for the year 1849 over that of 1848—to which add m-
"
come for U. S. mail 8700 , for rents SI79 , which were
not received in 1848, and it amounts to S15.646 99 in-
come ir. 1849 more than in 1848! After all , the net
earnings" of 1849 arc less than 1848, by S543 05!—
Thus 1 perceive the expenses under the old Board of
Directors tor the year 1848, were $35,635 22, while the
expenses for the '
same length of time for the year 1849,
under the new Board of Directors , have been 951,282
21—making the expense of running the road , 815,646
99 more for the year 1849 and the net earnings $543 05
less than 1848—a difference of at least 810,000. which
would well pay-for holding my honest friend a little in
check : although but few would willing ly undertake
the job even for that sum ; he being so icise in rail road
matters , in his own estimation 1
But it was expressl y understood by the Directors of
the old board , that however small their expenses had
been [compared with that of the new board] that they
mi ght be materiall y reduced, another year ; as may be
seen by the report of the Picsident at the Stockholders
meeting ; in which he says, "it is thought by the board,
that the office of President should not hereafter be an
expensive one, and whenever the company shall have
taken effective steps to pay the floating debt , [which
¦ was done that day] the duties of the Treasurer will be
i far less arduous , and a material reduction may be made
in the expenses of that office. It gave him pleasure to-
.state, that the persons employed by the company in
the various operations , were competent, faithful and
devoted to the interests of the road ; that the hoard
was not aware of any material reduction that ought to
be made in their number and compensation." How
the new board have carried out the vi ews of the old
board. I am not able to say. I hear complaint among
the laborers , who I understand have been reduced both
in numbers and compensation , which the President
stated the old board was not aware ought to be done.—
With regard to the reduction of the compensation of
the Treasurer, I have heard of none; I believe he is at-
tending to his duty as a member of the Legislat u re, at
82 pciMlay. while the expenses of the Treasurer 's of-
fice to the road , continues at the rate of from 1600 to
iS"000 pcr annum. I believe a reduction has been
made in the compensation of one of the depot masters,
in consequence of bis having received an appointment
under government; while another depot master has
left the depot on account of the small pay received , the
depot hav ing been vacated for several weeks past and
left to take care of itself, thereby saving an expense to
the road of cisiht dollars per month; whether to the
advantage of the road there may be doubts. I presume
it has not occurred to the Directors that the pay of the
Treasurer mi ght bo reduced while lie is a member of
the Legislature, with as much propriety as they could
reduce the pay of the depot master while he holds his
office under government.
With regard to the President, I believe some ar-
rangement has been entered into between him and
Deacon Bourne, by which "the spoils " are divided , add-
ing one man to the list of officers. Whatever has been '
the compensation of the President , I think he is criti-
led to it: his duties have been somewhat arduous , and
a pa rt of his associat es any thin g but desirable. I am
content he should have any part that shall fall upon my
stock , whether I pay ni}- tax , tea and sugar bills or not.
In respect to the reducing the of compensations—:he
views of the old and new board were diametric al-
ly opposite ;—while the old were for reducing both
the compensation and number of officers, and all owing
the laborers to remain as they were , the neio board have
seen fit to add to the number and continue the com-
pensation of the officers , and reduce the number of la-
borers , with their compensation ; thereby throw ing an
extra amount of labor on a less number , with less pay !
This may be got alon g with in short days and wi nter
ti me, but I doubt whether it will answer the year round.
Mr. Editor—What has become of the earnings of tile
road ? Certainl y there should be at least 810,000
more. Has my friend appropriated it to the "guaran-
ty " of the stock before mentioned ? thereby to secure
proxies for the next election ? He need ,not have given
himself any anxiety in that respect; no man envies
him his office ; if he enjoys it no one will take it from
him. He has the honor of being grand manager of the
road. Will he retain that favorable regard of the peo-
ple that the old board had gained and put into his
hands? also the,patronage of the two companies—the
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.. and the Tremont Iron
Co., and the business all along the line of the road that
the old board had secured for him ? If so, he will have
full credit for it. On the other hand , should the road
become odious to the people, that they should resort to
other modes of conveyance ; should the business of the
Glass Co., of the Tremont Iron Co , and the business
all along the road , find other channels to move in , let
my friend remember , he will have th e credit oi that al-
so ; and when too late , he may want the assistance , or
at least the countenance of those who can furnish busi-
ness to the road , but have left it in disgust for him to
manage.
Major—Don 't forget the trade for the.slock ; remem-
ber you are to pay for the book.
One who has invested in Rail Road Slock.
[For the Barnstable Patriot.]
The examination of this institution took place on
the 25Ui and 26ih of A pril. Thursday and Friday,
A. M., and a part of Thursday P. M., were devoted
to an examination in the several blanches pursued
at the School , in which the pup ils gave good evidence
of correct , philosop hical training, coup led with a
commendable degree of dilli genve and perseverance
on their own part. If I may be allowed to particu-
larize , I should say that I was particularl y gratified
with the appearance ol tins leading classes under
Miss Akin. Jt was characteriz ed not onl y by free-
dom from the distressing School-tone, but by a clear
and natural enunciation , correct inflections , and a
decree of force well adapted to the sentiment ut-
tered.
Friday P. M. was, with some trifling exceptions,
devoted to the regular Wednesday afternoon exer-
cises, and consisted of ori ginal compositions by all
I he pup ils, declamations , ori ginal eoloquies , sing ing,
play ing upon the piano ,and reading of the Villa Ol-
fering, a spirited little paper made up of contribu-
tions from the teachers and pup ils of the Seminary,
and one which has been the source of no small amount
of gratification and amusement to the Wednesday
afternoon visitors.
The compositions embraced si great variet y of sub-
jects ; and generall y, they were well adapted to the
sige and capacity of the pup ils. Among the many
subjects ingeniousl y treated .I was particularl y struck
with the following :—" What the world says," by
Leonora Baxter ,—"H yann is as it is," by Margaret
Lothrop,—"The scene before me," by Eugenia
Scudder ,—and "The fireside circle ," by Amanda
Bearse. I will add to this list one more , " The snow
storm ," bv a little miss, 1 believe,a daug hter of Capt.
Sylvester"Baxter. This was a little subject and a
very little girl ; but the expressions were so natural
and childlike as to attract thcattention of all pres-
ent.
The declamations were gsnerall y good ,—some,
excellent. The French colloquy, "A year in Paris."
(ori ginal) spoken by Misses J. M. Bartlutt , K. Akin ,
M. Baxter , II. I). Chase , L. Baxter , J. G. Hallct ,
M. Sesirs,and Masters F. Hallet .and Geo. L. Thatch-
er, was an ingenious productio n and was well per-
formed. The speaking was excellent ; and with a
few of the speakers it was marked with great accu-
racy of pronunciation , and nicety of accent.
"
" The dissolution of the Union ," (or ignal) spoken
by Maste rs Goodspeed , Thatcher , Ilallet , Simmons,
lial let , Tri pp, and McNear , was exceeding ly amiis-
in« , and a very fair hit upon the political part ies
ofl850. The part of Farmer Ashland , by Henry
Goodspeed , was admirabl y performed.
The members of the music class, under the direc-
tion of Miss Baker , acquitted themselves with de-
serving credit ,and added much to the interest of the
'occasion. Miss Ilallet , who played the " Bailie of
Buena Vista," especiall y evinced unusual musical
talents ; and we recommend that shu continue the
cultivation of music.
Althoug h the object of this communication is a
sli ght tribute of praise to the pup ils, yet the efforts
of the princi pal and teachers oug ht not to be entire-
ly overlooked. As we listened to the various recita-
tions and marked the intelli gence , the order.the im-
proved manner of the pup ils , we knew that all this
had not been effected without much effort and many
wearysome.days on the part of the teachers :—bui
good teachers , like good preachers , we fear, must
Took to another world for the full reward of then -
labors. We cannot , however, believe that the ad-
vantages of such an institut ion , so abl y conducted ,
in the midst of an affluent and using village like
Hyann is , ca n be entirel y overlooked ;—and ,in clos-
ing, we heartil y commend it lo the patronage and
support of all the friends of Education and of hu-
manity. Spkctatok.
Village geminstry.
The opinion in the case of the Commonwealth of
Pennsy lvania , vs. M. P. Mitchell , proprietor of the
United Slates Hotel , Philadel phia , was delivered by
Judge Parsons in the Court of Quarter Sessions on
Saturday. The facts are briefl y as follow!" :—
A person who was objectionable to the propriet or
of the Hotel , had been ordered out of the house for
some diflimilty which occurred a few weeks ago,and
cautioned never to come in it again ; a few days af-
terwards he went there again ,accompany ing a friend ,
who had some business with a guest of the house.—
The. latter refused to go , but was then put out by
force, and Mr. Mitchell was prosecuted for assault
and battery. On a motion for a new trial , the com t
decided that , thoug h an inn-keeper is bound to re-
ceive strangers , and travellers who app ly for enter-
tainment , he is not obli ged to receive other persons.
He is bound to keep an orderl y house , and has a
right to compel- pei sons to withdraw who are not
guests , and who are disagreeable lo him or the in-
mates.
Ratiikr Close Quaut ehs.—Some one asked a
demo< rat the other day, whether President Tay lor
Would not , before his term exp ired , be obli ged , like
Ty ler , to look- Cor support fiom the other side, and
perhaps try to turn Democrat. "My dear sir ," was
the reply, "Ge n. Taylor has not got mind enough of
his ow» to turn rotiild in. "— [Providence Vo t.
Important decision for Blotcl Sleepers.
MISCELLANEOUS
Principal and Interest.
Not many years since , there , resided in Washing-
ton city, a certain Eng lish di plomatist ,who was noted
for his parsimony, and who ,screening himself behind
his position , scarcel y ever paid a bill at all ,and nev-
er without being many times dunned for it. lli.«
character at hist become so well kno wn , t hat it was
impossible for him to procure .articles at any of the
stores except for cash. One day, a worth y son of
the Emerald Isle, who acted as a drayman to and
from the depot , received a coup le of boxes which
came by the railroad , addrcsced to" his excellency,
and pay ing the frei ght from New York out of hi.-
own pocket , as hi: was in the habit of doing for oth-
er people, started off with the cases to deliver them ,
and to collect both the frei ght that he had paid out.
and his own charge for carriage. Pat drew up be-
fore his excellency 's statel y mansion , and delivering
the goods, told the butler or head servant what his
charge was, but he was deferred to another day i'oi
his pay , as his excellency was engaged !
Pat looked rather chop-fallen at this , for he had
paid out some four dollars expenses for the minister ,
and his own charge was onl y fift y cents. But there
was no hel p for it ; and so he drove 'off patientl y,
to await the convenience of the English minister. —
In a few days he called again , but was put off by
some read y excuse, and so again and again , until he
was led to inquire of some of the nei ghboring store-
keepers what it could mean. Pat soon learned how
the case, was, and that it was a common thing with
his excellency thus to gull whoever he could , rich
or poor.
"Tro_th and by my soul , niver a bit shall he chate
me," said Terence Mahoney.
"Do you think you can collect your four dollars
and fi ft y cents ?" asked his informant.
"To be sure , and interest too."
"Interest , eh ?"
"To be sure. I'll make it jist five dollars, Howly
mother , but I will."
It might have been three weeks subsequent to the
delivery of the two cases, that Pat whs discovered
one afternoon before his excellency 's house,ju st af-
ter the arrival of the northern train , with three cases
in his dray. Out came the butler.
"Well , Pat, got another load for his excellency,
eh , my boy-S"
"To be sure I have ; but niver a box do yees git
till ye pay for the other two and the carting of this ,
any way.''
"How much is it ?"
"Five dollars , to be sure."
Seeing the determination of the-Irishman written
in his face, the butler returned to the house , and by
dint of the greatest exertions among the servants
and his own resources, he mustered five dollars and
handed it to Pat , say ing us he did so:
"Now , dump them off."
"Much obliged to yet-a, Misthur Butler , but these
belongs to Histhur Chase in the next strate !
"
And off he drove , suie enoug h, with princi pal
and interest.—[Flag of Our Union.
Died at Ironton , Lawrence county, Ohio , on the
27th of March , Bro. John W. Chockek , a member
of the Lodge in Wareham , Mass. Althoug h he. was
a sojourner in a strange land , far from acquaint-
ances and relatives , yet in his last trials he found
himself surrounded by a few faithfu l friends and
brnthers .who sympathized with him in his afflictions ,
and administered lo his every wunt during his illness,
at length they closed his eyes in death , and then lol-
lowed his remains to tliei rfinal resting place. There
bei ng no Lodge in the pla ce, his remains were con-
veyed to Portsmouth , and buried by the brethren
of Scioto Lodge, assi-ted by other?.
After the brethren had returned from the grave
to their hall , the following Resolutions were uiiimi-
mousl y adopted :
Whereas , it has pleased Almi ghty God , in the
course of his inscrutable but wise [irovi(l«nce ,to call
from among-us , in the bloom and vi gor of life, Br o.
John W. Crocker , therefore , _
Resolved, That in his death there is another link
i missing in the. mystic chain , which we sincerel y re-
i»re t , as we, have the iiest assurance that he was a
|faithful Odd Fellow.
Resolved, That we deeply sympnlhizc with his
parents in their hiss of a dutiful son, society a good
citi zen , and friends an honest companion , w hich is
the. noblest part of the. work of God.
| Resoh-ed, That a copy of the above resolutions be
I forwarded to the parent's of the deceased , and also n
I copy to the Lodge of which our broth er was a mem-
ber '
—[O dd Fellow .
Death of a Brother.
When we consider the thousnuds of acres which
at present lie waste in this Coimuonwc.-dih , and
j
which , at a small expendit ure , mi ght be reclaimed,
and converted into fertile fields , we cannot but add
our testimony in fa vor of draining, as among thc
j
most important and profitable improvements of our j
day.
" In "round*, by nrt l.iid dry, the equeous bane ,
Tli!»rmarrcd the wholesome herbs , is turned to use ;
And drains , while drawing noxious vapors oil',
Serve also to diffuse a due supp ly."
This is especiall y suitable in low , wet grounds , as
meadows, bogs and nwamps , which frequentl y con-
sist of deep soil capable of equalling in fcitilily the
richest alluvial land. We have in mind an exam-
ple in Norfolk County, where a gentleman drained
a meadow not previ ousl y worth twenty dollai * pei
acre , and the grass it yielded not repay ing the mow-
cr,and where the crop the very fir.-t. year more th an
met the whole expense of the operat ion , and raised
the value ,oflhe land to two hundred dollars per acre.
In England and S.-oiland , draining mid 'subsoil-
ing have caused a complete rev olution in farming,
ami converte d into rich and valuable , land millions
of acres which were but mere bogs and fens.
Hon. M. P. Wilder.
The-columns and gateway of the temple erected
bv Thotlnnes III , t he Pharaoh of Exodus .lia vc been
dug up at Ileli polls,
fSTIn a late number of the Savannah Georgian ,
we find the following beautif ul compliment to Gen.
Cass, which we take pleasure in transferring to our
columns'
Gkn. Cass.—Wo frequentl y hear Henry Clay
and Daniel Webster app lauded for their bold and
patrio tic course on the sl.ivery question. We would
not detiact one iota of praise from either of these
two distinguished senators. We consider their late
conduct in the Senate as eminentl y patriotic and
wort hy of commendat ion. But there is another dis-
tinguishe d Senator who did not wait to see which
wa y the tide of popular opinion was about to turn ,
bul when every thin g was dark and portentous, and
be fore Henry Clay or Daniel Webster had given
any intimation of taking the liberal positions they
now oi cupy, boldl y came forward and espoused the
cause of the South. He, in defiance of all of the
popular prejudices of the section where he lived ,
plainl y and fearlessl y declared bis position. Our
readers will at once perceive that we refer to Gen.
Chss. To a timid or time-serving politician , the. po-
sition of Gen. Cass would have been extremel y em-
barrassing. But for a great statesman and a pure
patriot , there was but one course lo be pursued.—
Without hesitation ,Gen. Cass took that course. Ho
had been chosen as the leader of a great party, and
he was well aware that he could not do his duty to
his country, without sacrificing his popularity in sev-
eral of the Sttaes, and probabl y in his own State.—
Under such circumstances many men would have
faltered. Bat General Cass was above decep-
tion or equivocation. lie did not attempt to
hide bis princi ples from his fellow-citizens of the
North or the South , althoug h he had a recent exam-
ple before him , where such dup licity in hi gh places
had been crowned with success. But General Cass
preferred defeat to dishonesty. He plainl y set foith
what course he would pursue , and declared to his
constituents that lie would resign his seat in the Sen-
ate , and retire to private life , before, lie would devi-
ate in the least from what he believed to be his duty.
Such conduct , in such a crisis, was worth y of an
American statesman. It was above all Greek or Ro-
man fame. The conduct of Lew-is Cass, at this criti-
cal time , probabl y saved the country from convul-
sions. Encouraged by his examp le, other senators
came forward , and assisted him in the good work
which he had so magnanimousl y commenced. Thou-
sands believed that. Gen. Cass would do what he hnj
done ; there(bre ,his conduct has not excited so much
enthusiastic praise as it, deserved. They did not be-
lieve that Clay or Webster, would dare to follow
where he led ; consequentl y their conduct has cre-
ated the most astonishment. But it should never be
forgotten that Lewis Cass was the first prominent
man at the North to throw himself into the breach.
By doing so, he risked more than any other man .be-
cause he had more, to lose. We know of no man ill
our country who has more reason to regard his past
course with honfst pride and self-complacency than
Lewis Cass. 'He has never sacrificed princi ple to
expediency ; and whether he is sustained or e-
denied by his countrymen , he will always have the
satisfaction of knowing that he done his duly.
I>j- :3isiuay.
The Pennsy lvanian 's New York letter of April
17th , says of the political movements in Gotham :
"The Webster whi gs are try ing to get up a inase
meeting here, to endorse the position that gentle-
man has taken upon the slave question in Congress;
and yet , not i-o much to pat She Massachusetts man
on the back as to show the Cluy ites that they are not
going lo have it all their own way. Il is very .dear
now , th at Clay 's friends here are determined to
push him for the next presidency. The Tay lorites,
on the other hand , scold both Webster and Clay
men , and complain that both' of these men have de-
serted Old Zack , suffering him and fcis clan to buf-
fet the fi ght 'solitary and alone.' "
That about Clay and Webster def erring Old Zack
—that 's funny. The whi g party kicked their old
leaders out of the house, and took in Old Zack ; he
has got into trouble ; and now the old General ?t\y*
Webster and Clay have deserted him ! He's learn-
ini' the trade verti fast !—[Ohio Statesman.
Webste r Whigs and Clay Whig-s.
an COD BRANCH RAIL ROAD.
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summek
*a"rka"
ngement.
r,,ri from Boston leave the Depot of the Old Colony
C" J Rail Road.
0»J and after Monday, April 1, 1850, Passenger
Trains will leave Boston and Sandwich dail y,
Sundays excepted , as follows, viz :
Leave Boston for Sandwich at 7.1.r> A.M. and 4.10
P M
Lome Sandwich for Boston at 5.45 A.M. and 3.15
p ^.—intersecting with trains of the Fall River Road
»t Middleboro '—which trains intersect with New Bcd-
fortl and Taunton Trains at Myrick's Station.
Passongers by the 11 A.M. train fro m Sandwich can
Ko to Povideuce, via Myrick'*, reaching there about
A regular Merchandize Train , with a Passenger Car
uttached , will leave Sandwich dail y, at 11 A.M. for
Middlchoro '—and returning will leave Middleboro ' at
Stages leave Sandwich on the arrival of the morning
trains from Boston , for the Cape. •
Stages leave Monument , daily, on the arrival of the
morning train from Boston , forFalmouth and interme-
diate places,—returning in season for P.M. trains for
Fare between Wareham and New Bedford , when
paid at the Ticket Office , 75 cents ; Sandwich and Bos-
ton SI 50:
Local Merchandize Trains between Boston and Sand-
wich dailv, Sundays excepted.
'SILVANUS BOURSE , Superintendent.
Sandwich , March 27, 1850. ¦ [april 2
Cap e Cod Express.
*"«'9tlat This Express will leave Office in Boston
feSllJt , throug h the Winter at 7 o'clock, A. M., and
j y
gKSm-) P. M. All Express matter going below
tEK/iSi Sandwich will be taken in the A. M. train
r£?*Bo particular to have your goods marked "Per
Cape Cod Express.''
Office in New York , No. 1 Wall street.
" Philadel phia , 89 Chestnut street.
" Uoston , Railroad Exchange , Court Square
" Sandwich , Boyden's Stage Office.
nor 23
CI°cks, Gold Standard Balances, &c.
SO HOWARD & DAVIS,
V yV^5^<<~\ (Successors to B. Dearborn,)
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,7?^^^^^*^ ^ Continue to Manufacture as
^etofore, GOLD STANDARD BALANCES , for
,;«• Also, DRUGGISTS' BALANCES , &c.
r ,£?? nave also for sale, Church-Tower Clocks, Facto-
Off i
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docks, Astronomical Clocks, Kail Road and
Sim - "
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'> Regulator Clocks, Gallery Clocks, f r c, of
• 'Perior construction and finish.
¦Boston , Sept. 5. ly
PAY WATER , for bathing—constantl y on hand
Sf »nd for Sft le »t the COUNTY BOOKSTORE,
¦"Urnsublo. may 7
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South Harwich Boats.
T1HE subscriber continues the building of BOATS)
u in all its branches, at his stand near the Store of J j
r- Nickerson & Co., and from several years experience
ln the business, he is able to supp ly those who are in
*V».with a good Boat , at short notice and reasonable
Prices.
?»Ms from 12 to 18 feet long, constantl y on hand.
.. "« would also give notice , that he is prepared to tlc-
'
^Boat,
at any part
of the Capo
at ft
few
hours
fu}
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W received numerous favors from his friends
lie ll
ea
"P»*t, they will please receive his thanks , and
i>k )f fair dealing,to receive a sufficient patronage
: ak»l«m comfortable in his basket ¦
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"!store.
s ZBBINA H. GODFREY ,
--r!!5JWich. June 27. >v___
S>ccp Ploughing.
We cannot refrain from an expression of out
opinion in favor of deep ploughing anil thoro ugh pul-
aerssulion of the soil. The productiveness of new
lands is proverbi al ; and this deep ploug hing wHl ia
a measure furnish , althoug h to equal them in fertili-
ty, an additional quantity of manure may-be requi-
site. Any farmer who believes in the necessity of
spailinu deeply his garden , cannot doubt the utility
u(deep p 'miq 'dng : and this will be still more evident
•f he will examine the roots of plants , and observe
the depth to which they extend in such soils. - We
have , known the roots of a strawberry plant to pene-
t rato three feet , and in consequence was the great.
ist luxuriance and fruitfulness. -The aphorisrii of
ihe old R-nmin should be the maxim of all farmers ,
Plow ! Plow !! Plow!!! And most earnestly do
we hope/nice they have generall y ceased (we speak
t to their praise.) deep drinking, they will turn too
deep p loug hing, anil we will only add that we think
sub soil p loug hing worth y of all' the commendatio n it
has received.—[Hon. Marshall P. Wilder.
Kii o Busjness.—Mr. Burke , in his last Repor*
from the Patent Office , estimates fifty eggs for the
consumption of each individ ual in the United States,
and that each eg? is worth half a cent. This will
make eleven hundred millions of epgs consumed,
nnd live and n half millions of dollars paid out for
them. What do you think of that ? Don 't that
old hen begin to be respectable in your mind's eye ?
She's one of them, aml ''d ps to make up the great
nest from which so many eggs are taken , for which
so muc h money is paid , and by which so many hun-
gry stomachs arc fed . Ru n , Tommy, and give hec
some corn.—[Merchants ' Ledger.
Tin-'
. Gauiskt.—The, Washington correspondent
of the New York Herald says :—
" We hear of a determinati on , when it shall he
necessary , to introduce a resolu tion ;" the bennte
declaring that congress has no confidence in the
cabincand recommending its discharge. _ I I.,,, w.ll
be an extraord inary proceed!.;.
}.
', but it it tteaun.
mon talk among certain whig °'rUL' -
A voiii." and Teaniif-' damsel , near Frankfort,
Kv .1v ..
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« two lovers , and not knowmg which to
prefe
'
-,S«t.redthe matter by marrying one and dop-
ing with the other.
At Rr id-'oport , CX, on Friday, 2<1 inst., the Uni-
.list Chi"'1-11 was burned to the,.foundation. Xn-
Iured for *2000,