Your account does not include highlighter on images.
Searches Highlighted on Image
| May 14, 1850 Barnstable Patriot |  |
|
©
Publisher. All rights reserved. Upgrade to access Premium Tools
PAGE 2 (2 of 4 available) PREVIOUS NEXT Jumbo Image Save To Scrapbook Set Notifiers PDF JPG
May 14, 1850 |
|
|
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader 
|
T W O ITJILJ UO TV S OF GOI.D ,
IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE !
Favorabl e Kflws |
r om tlie Diggings !
N ew York , May, 7-
Steamshi ps Emp ire City, Georg ia and Cliciokee ,
arr
ived from Ctiit^ies
to
d'ay, bringing nearl y three
millions of dollars ' worth of gold dust.
The California arrived at Panama from San Iran-
cisco on the. 23d of March , mid broug ht £1,700,000
in gold on frei ght.
Passen gers rouort that »old is more plent y than
eve r, and propert y has fallen in price. ^'revisions
mid luxnrius are very abundant at San Francisco.
Steamer Sarah Sands , and propeller Carolina ,
wo nt fron) Panama , (YiU of passengers. About 300
still remained on the Isthmus , wait i ng for chance* ol
passage.
The rainy season had not set in , and Chagres and
Panama were still health y.
Many robberies occurred daily at Panama ami on
the Isthmus.
The day previous to the sailing of the California ,
the Collector of Customs in San Francisco was notU
fled that moneys collected for duties must be paid
..ver to the Slate Government , in accordance with
a resolution passed by. (he Legislature «teps having
been taken to form an independent government .'—
C mi. Jones, it is said , is about takin " curtain meas-
ures to prevent it.
Th e ^Legislature has also passed a law imposing a
tax of S20 on every foreigner who works in the
Dlines.
San Franci sco, March 30//i.—The Placer Times
s:iys—''We liavo ju st conversed wiili an intelli ge nt
gentleman thoroug hly acquainted with the mining
l ujj ion , and who IiTisjust returned to this cily from a
t iur thr oug h the settlements kno wn as Spanish I'ar,
Georgetown , Ilanglown (now Placervillf ,) Kel.-ey 's
laggings, Webberv ille , Auburn , an d Greenwood
Valley. He found the roads very bad , and trav-
elled on horseback with much difficult y. lie gi ves
a very favorable account of the situation of affairs.—
The population has increased in a surprising man-
lier during the winter. Little settlements spring up
every three or four miles. The utmost content [pre-
vailed among miners , who were satisfied with the
results of their winter 's labor. The general disposi-
tion among them appear to be to remain in the. di g-
gings until hot weather sets in , and not "'come down
with the dust ," until Way or June.
A rich harvest is expected at the falling of the wa-
ters. The moment the roads are in good order ,and
communication .rendered easy, the. wealth of Ihe
mines will pour down , and business of all kinds will
begin to revive.
The bars on the. North Fork were found to he
very rich , On the Yubu River , those who could
procure unoccupied places were doing \i 'V\ well.
From Feb 27 to March 27 , there arrive'
d at .San
Francisco 100 vessels, 202S males , and 215 females.
The first printin g press manufactured in Califor-
nia is about to be put in operation. It is of a size
lo print a foolscap sheet.
^
San Francisco , April ls(.—The first election for
County officers , under tho new Constitution , ta kes
place to day, and besides the regular nominations of
thu two gro.it opposing parties , there is an indepen-
dent ticket ,and innumerable crosses, headed b} Col.
Jack Hayes. «.
The Pacific News says the traynl towards the
Southei n mini's is increasing every day, and the
prospects in that legion ,the coin ing season,are. more
flatterin g than last year. Sew placers are discov-
ered , as exp lorations are made , and new towns are
laid out as the population increases. Stock is said
io be growing rap idl y,and business is becomingbrisk ,
as the roads to the mines become ] assable.
Trinidad Bay has been exp lored ,and is represent-
ed as being perfectly accessible , and the country in
its vicinity «s finel y timbered,
It is a difficult mutter fit t!i<' present time to fur-
nish satisfactory prjet's current , on account of Ihe
extraordinary stato of affairs. The writer fuels very
reluctant to do so, yet, knowing its importance
«1>road , commences with a determination to give an
unbiassed am) true statement. Since the departure
of the steamer from San Francisco on the 1st of
Ma rch, the commencement of a long looked for
ch ange has taken place, A re-actio|i nifty now he
<;onsider« d as under way, calculated at no very re-
mote jieri cxj lo bring mercantile affairs and tiie Iw
((trusts of the country on to'a more firm and relia-
ble basis, and to a health y state of things.
Rv>ttfs are declining; and buildings ,no) long since
commanding thousands , now yield only hundred *,
while many are vacated.
Large failures , apart from mercantile business?,
have arisen from real estate operations , and added
much to the want of confidence now existing.
Merchandise is much lower , and the tendency
downward . This is unlooked lor ; it was thoug ht
the busy season , or the demand fbr the mincs .would
have a contrary effect.
The Mines yield as much as formerly. The
same extraor dinary accounts abound , and thoug h to
a considerably extent exaggerated ,may be relied on.
We learn from a party who have just returned
from Trinidad , by way of Sonomo Valley, that the
River does not disembogue into a Bay, bu'
t directl y
into the Oceau .iwo days' travel southward from
Trinidad Bay, which the parly visite d. These men
met wjt li extraordinary success.stating that SfGO was
the least amount taken out any day ; and some da\s
several hundreds of dollars were, realised. If this be
the real Trinity, the river discovered by the parly
in the Phantom must bo known by the name of the
liogue's River.
We learn from a friend that the travel fpward the
Southern mines is increasing every day, and the
prospects in that region ,the coming season ,are more
flattering than last year. New placers are discov-
ered as exp lorations arp made by our adventurous
citizens , and new towns laid out as the population
i ncreases, Stockton is said to be growing rap idl y,
and business becoming brisk as the roads to the
wines become passable.
A writer from Stockton , ciiys-^-
I have j ust held in my hand a small specimen of
gold broug ht in from the Sonorian camp, wei ghing
23 pounds. The Mockidumn e is also beginnfii " to
loom up again. I have just been fortun aUs enough
to become possessor of one of the most beautiful
specimens of gold and qua rtz.from there , ever taken
from the mines. Its wei ght , Friend Kwer , is J5
ounces and a h»lf ,and the quartz is of thr pure white
From California.
A Boston correspondent of thu New Yoik Tri-
bune , of Friday, 5ih inst., says :
Information reached here last evening, tha t Hen-
ry J- Wentworth and Asa WenUynrlh , (bibther.-)
wrre arrested at Saco, Me. on Wednesday last ,
charged with the murder of Jonas L.. Par ker , in
Ma nchester, K- H- in 18-14, It will Iks recollected
that about a year ago these same Wentworths were
arrested in Saco, on suspicion that they were the
murde rers of Parker ; but on examina tion they were
lie-quitte d- I)r. James II. Smith , (now in Alfred
j ail , in York County, Me awailinii his tr ial for Ihe
murder of fierenge.rii Caswell in Novem ber last ,)was
also arrestt!d,exauiinrd ^ni| acquitted with the Went-
woitlis ,elun-ged wit h the same offence. There is lit-
tle doubt , here , that Dr. Smith gave the information
which led to Ihe second arrest of the Went woiths ,
for this most inyst el.j oils and cold-blooded murder.
llm n,ght (in whiel, Parker was murdt-ied was
very dark. He was Town Treasurer of Manchester
at the tune of his death , a,,,l had several ' t housand
dollars about Ins person the last time he left his
house, which was onl y about thirt y minutes before
lie was killed. An unkno wn man called at Mr Pa r-
Her 's hqu.se about 9 o'clock in tl,e evening. One ol
the female members of the famil y auswercd 'his k,,,,,.^
at the door. The stranger asked I'm- Mr. Paikor ,
wl|Q went to tlift (JQor and immediatel y returne d aft er
Jtis jantcrn , which ho lig hted and ihen left the house
being j oined at the door by an unknown man. T|1U
next nioniiijg i\Jr. Parker 's ('cad bod y wa s found by
the side of a pathway loading throug h a thicket (if
woods, about a quarter of H mi' e distance from his
house. A man who followed Parker and Ihe strati ,
get; to the edge of the woods (where lie. separated
from them by aji ang lin* pathway, running throug h
the 'snnie. thickcl ,) says he heard the cry of murder ,
(ind could see the li girt in the lantern make several
rapid movements , and then it suddenl y became ex-
tinguished , but was so frightened himself that he ran
home and went to bed , and did not mention the cil>
eumstanee to any one until the next morning, when
he heard that Mr. Parker had been murdered ,
p _ S, Since- writing the above J learn that two
more persons have been arrested as partici pato rs in
the same affair. One of them is a brother of the
two Wentworths named above. JI« was arrested
in Lowell hist evening. The other was arrested in
Nashua , N- H- hist evening, and his name is Clark.
The two Wentworths arrested at Saco will be ex-
amined at South Berwick , on Tuesday next. The
other brother , arrested at Lowell , « if| probabl y be
examined in Lowell , and Clark -in New Hampshire,
Dr. Smith , several times durinn his examin ation
for the murder of Mi»s Caswell , remai ked that he
d id' nl like the coldness disp hu i d towiu d him, since
his arrest , by the Wentworths , and seemed to ex-
press himself in ;, very singular and meaning manner
when speaking of them.
Tlie Fucker jumper,
TII E PATR IOT .
2_*_P.2TST.A.BL3j__
Tuesday, May 14, 1850.
Barnstab le Academy.
This institution under tlie charge and instruction
of Mr. F. N. Blake.its former successful teacher ,wa»
reopened on the 29th tilt., and from present indica-
tions it promises to be as popular and beneficial in
its results as.the.previous terms of this School have
been , with the same gentleman. The number of
pup ils is now about fifty, and a few others may be
added to it in Ihe course of the present week.
The location of this school , is one of the most de-
sirable in the state on account of its healthiness , re-
tireme nt and freedom from those temptations to
youth , so common in more populous districts and
for these reasons we would particularl y recommend
it to those of the city who are desirous of sending
their children into the country for instruction
throug h the summer months. Mr. Blake is a teach-
er of much experience and entertains ii<> ht and hi«h
views on the subject of education , in the cause and
practical diffusion of which , he is deep ly interested.
He is equall y successful in his disci pline and Govern-
ment of the school room as in his mode of instruc-
tion , a point of no small importance. Efforts are
being made to procure an assistant teacher
We looked , in vain , for some "official" report of
the. doings and dealings at the grand ''llally for
Freedom ," which was so loudl y called , and so brave-
ly got off, at the Court House last Tuesday ni"ht .
We thoug ht , at least , that the Observer , which has
been considered the special "organ " of the faithful
Free-soilers hereabouts , would contain some sort of a
notice of that great "Rall y !" But , as that journal
is entirel y silent on the subject, and as no allusion is
made to Ihis (so important) matter in the Register
neither , we feel bound to chronicle , and thus rescue
from forgctfulness , the prominent doings thereat.
Our quondam friend and political fellow-laborer ,
Nathaniel Ilinckley , Esq., was called to the chair ,
and his present polit ical coadjutor , the Rev. O. G.
Woodbury, was appointed Secretary ; and their re-
nowned yoke-fellow in this great work of the rescue
of Freedo m, Loring Mood y, E>-q.—formerl y of Har-
wi ch , but now we believe a sort of cosmopolitan la-
borer in this rall ying business—w as the chief , and
indeed the only orator of the evening, excepting, of
course , our friend the Chairman I Matters went off
very smoothl y. There were some fift y persons, all
told , present . Frce-soilism was gloriousl y elucidat-
ed ; slavery was most hideousl y depicted ; and the
Chairman was most especiall y, and in fact , awfully
sarcastic on those somewhat distinguished gentlemen ,
Hon . Lewis Cass and Hon. Daniel Webster!
I here was also a string of characteristic Resolu-
tions offered , and discussed by the two gentlemen
orators of the "llally'' [we have not been favored
with a copy of them , and we won't undertake to
speak more at length of them from memory] which ,
at the close of the ardent and eloquent argumenta-
tion aforesaid , Ihe audience were called on by the
Chairman ,in the most parliamentary manner to vote
upon : First those in favor of their passage to say
Yea ; and thereupon some ONE of the audience
did say "Yea .
'" Then those negativel y disposed on
the question of their passage ,were requested to speak
out Nay; and again some ONE did say Nay !—
Whether the same individual voted both ways we
were not able to determine ; but here was a dilemma
for the Chairman , which we are inclined to thin k he
little antici pated. There was a tie vote—one and
one—and the important duty devolved on him to
decide Ihe serious question by giving his casting
vote ! He. however, did not seem to lose his self-
possession under the weight of this responsibility ;—
and no one could for n moment doubt which way the
question was to be decided ; for his predilection in
the affirmative had been alread y strong ly manifest-
ed in the previous proceedings of the evening.—
This important question thus disposed of—the reso-
lutions adopted—b y the legitimate exercise of the—
often dangerous— "one man power ," probabl y to the
entire satisfaction of the large auditory (save onl y
the dogmatical individual who so unkindl y voted nay)
the whole company at once appeared to "breathe
freer and deeper ;" and all retired , quietl y trusting
in the efficacy of this and the like Rallies for Free-
dom , which our friends the Free Soilers—aided by
the Moodyites and Pillsbury ites ; the Douglassites
and Box Brownites—are holding, the state over, to
preserve in old Massachusetts at least , Ihe degree of
"Freedom" from Negro slavery which she now en-
joys, during the lifetime of the present generation of
reformers, enthusiasts and fanatics.
While this farce was being enacted in the Court
House, the Supreme Court itself—which had kindl y
withdrawn tog ive room forthe-popular performance-
was engaged in hearing a libel for divorce , "in cham-
bers," as we believe they call it—that is, in private
rooms,which in this case,were the parlor and entry of
Eldrid ge's Hotel—where able arguments were made
by Eliot of New Bedford for libellant , and Coffin ,
of the same place ,for respondent.
BiT'Tcachcrs have long felt Ihe want of a good
text book on morals for our schools. The opinion has
been rapidl y gaining ground within the last five
years, that while the intellect had been crowded to
repletion , the heart had been , to a great extent al-
lowed to take care of itself , or receive its culture on-
ly at home or from the Sabbath School. Miss A.
Hall , late teacher of the Female Seminary at Ando-
ver, has recentl y published a woik which we would
gladl y have introduced into cverv school from Maine
to Georgia. It is one of those admirable works,
which occasionall y appears from the press, every
page of which is replete with tiuths of the most vital
importance , and every sentiment such as is calculat-
ed to make all better. It is entitled "A Manual of
Morals ," and includes the entire range of subjects
which such a manual should embiace ; while its ar-
rangement , language , and mode of treatin g each ,are
siuip le and happ il y adapted to the comprehension of
the young.
We hope Miss Hall's work on Morals will find a
place among the text books in every schoolroom ,
public and private , throug hout the Cape.
Published by John P. Jewett , Boston, 1849.
Look on tiih Octsidf..—All who are inter-
ested in Ihe affairs of tho C. C. Branch Kail Road,
will , we think , be enli ghtened by the historical rela-
tion of transactions connected with it , mid the criti-
cal review of the late report of its Directors, which
may he found on the outside of our paper today.
We do not feel oursclf under much obli gation to our
correspondent for his offer to trade off a share to
us i for his price—thoug h not a large one—is en-
tirel y above the market value. , We do not accept
his offer; his stock is "not wanted"—at least, by us,
at any p rice.
Abbott Lawrence is the largest tax-payer in Bos-
ton ; he is taxed on $1,032,400. Seven others are
taxed on over half a million apiece. On the list of
those taxed on between one and two hundred thou-
sand dollars each , sire Lemuel Sha,w and J)cniing
Jams,
" Rally for Freed om "'
[Correspondence of the Barnstnble Patriot.]
Sak Francisco, March 30, J 8S0,
My Dear Major i—l will not bore you with a long
letter about the high prices of provisions and rents,
labor and lumber/or the prices cm rent w,ll g,ve you
amp le details. Neither will I give you a disserta-
tion on the "destiny " of California , for the papers
on your side of the Continent have used up that
subject. I like California , it is so democratic—mark
' you , I do not mean locofoco democratic , but the gen-
uine sort. Here your laboring men are the princes
' of the land , and it affords me pleasure to think so
land say so.
! No portion of the Atlantic Stales is more largel y
jiep iesente d in California than Cape Cod. I find
;
mvse lf quite at home amongst my old schoolmates ,
l and it is barel y a week since five of the pup ils of a
( friend of yours , were discussing the days when we
i were little , and attended school upon "the hill .'"—
!I will give you the name of onl y one of the part y,
!but he is a lion just now , havin g recentl y returned
¦ from the Trinity River , where he was engaged the
' past winter in pro specting. I allude to Charles
j Southard , who has been four years in California ,and
i possesses as fine a ranch as can be found within
five days journey . He proceeds to Ihe Trinity with
M r. R. A. Parker , to locate a city. The Trinity is
!said to afford very rich di ggings, and troops of gold
iseekers are hurr ving thitherward.
The people are amusing themselves with politics,
and it really seems as if they would run mad. We
choose county officers on Monday next ,but the chief
excitement is on the Sherifalty. The whi gs and
democrats have their candidates , and Jack Hays,the
Texian Colonel , runs independent. Torch li ght
processions and mass meetings, every ni ght , form
a small portion of the programme. Each party keeps
an open house, and deals out rum and provender to
all who promise to vote tlie ticket .
The news from the mines is very exciting, and
has a tendency to depopulate San Francisco ere
summer is over. Every steamboat and sailboat ,
capable of floating, finds amp le employment in con-
vey ing passengers to the Northern and Southern
mines. I suppose you are aware that the Sacramen-
to and its tributarie s wash the Northern diggings,
and the San Joaquin and its tributaries the South-
ern di ggings. Some of the steamers leave the wharf
an hour or more before the appointed time of de-
parture—such is the rush to secure a passage towards
the mines. A twenty-three pound lump of gold
found near the Sonorian camp, has been on exhibi-
tion in this city several days, and will be sent to the
States by the first steamer. It is a very beautiful
specimen of quartz-gold , being mixed in the pro-
portion of two-thirds gold and one-third quartz. —
Its present possessor paid $10,000 cash for it , and
expects to realize a fortune by exhibiting it to you
Yankees at a quarter a head ; the press free.
Every thing in California is on a grand scale. —
Clams are abundant ,and of such enormoHS size that
I fear my veracity wotdd be questioned were I to
give you a descri ption of them. They retail at a
dollar a piece, and make excellent chowders The
streams abound with almost every variety of fish—
salmon , picke rel, sturgeon , etc., and in an hour a
man can kill more game than he can bag. Venison
is as plenty as fleas. So you perceive we possess
the elements of good living, and lest you should
doubt it , I send you the bill of fare of one of our
hotels.
Since I have been in California , I have received
several letters from individuals asking advice as to
whether the writers had better come to California
or stay at home. On such a subject I would not
give an opinion. Some succeed here and others
fail—as is the case every where. I have never for
a moment regretted that I made this place my resi-
dence—and yet I see. inAny men hurry ing home-
ward , some ol them disgusted with every thing in
the slightest degree tinctured with California. I
have not yet met with the man who intends making
his stay in California longer than three years ; the
majority hope to get away in two years at farthest.
"Heaven 's last , best gift," has been sparing ly be-
stowed upon California, and I suppose an accurate
census would exhibit about three hundred males to
one female. You will undoubtedl y agree with me,
that this is a melanchol y state of society, and is
suited only for "confirmed" old bachelors, like my-
self.
On Sundays our citizens resort to the Mission
Dolores, about four miles from the city, where they
can witness bull fights and horse races free gratis. —
A book mi ght be written about these Missions, and
an interesting one too. At present the padre of the
particular Mission alluded to above, leases one end
of his cha pel for a grog-shop, and performs religious
ceremonies in the other end. L.
The Yarmouth Bank.—Some of our more sen-
sitive friends of this notorious concern reproached
us for what they thoug ht an "undignified" allusion to
the conversion of their establishment at Yarmouth
into a Small Pox Hospital ,last week ! Talk of "Dig-
nity " there ! O, save us ! Wh y, it has been a po-
litical pesthouse f or years I and nothing short of a
thorough fumi gation , or an ablution , of the' augean-
stable order , will restore it to its pristine condition .
It has been the place of coinage and issue, for the
last three years, of too much scandal , and too many
lies, aimed at our "dignity," and our own good name ,
for us to forget its ini quity readil y, or to be easil y
persuaded that some, at least, of its offending minis-
ters will not realize the process decreed to such , in
that "lake that burns "—Sec. Brimstone ; brimstone-—
nothing Ies3 than that , will thoroug hly cleanse such
impurity.
l®~Tho annual meeting of the Medical Society
of this District was held in this place on Tuesday
last, when the following gentlemen were elected to
office : Dr. E. W. Carpenter , President ; Dr. Jona.
Leonard , Vice President ; Dr. S. H. Gould , Secre-
tary ; Dr. Gto. Shove, Treasurer.
<@TWe would direct particular attention to the
advertisement of Messrs. Tappan , Whittemore &
Mason , in today 's paper ;—these, gentlemen have a
very extensive assortment of school , theolog ical ,
music and miscellaneous books, which they will sell
at wholesale or retail , on very favorable terms.—
They have also a great variety of stationery of supe-
rior qualities; and we would particularl y invite
teachers , school and church committees to call on
them , when in pursuit of books or stationery. They
are the sole agents for the sale of Mason and Webb's
Church Music Books.
Ouit Friends, who seek to make purchases in
the Boston Market , must remember Messrs. Jewett
Sj- Prescolt 's great depot of Shawls and Silk Goods
No. 2 Milk Street. To visit this place costs
nothing but the time , and we are very much mis-
taken if it does not prove a pleasant and profitable
operation.
WO ur correspondent "Davi." from Province-
o*n, is necessaril y deferred unti l our next paper.
The Rat and the Sea Clam.—An old salt,
from Provincetown , was on the stand to testify in
our Court last week, who is somewhat noted for
what sailors term "laug h yarns''—and the counsel
for the opposite party to that which his testimony
was supposed to favor, seemed desirous to draw out
from him , in his cross-examination , one of these
yarns; which , indeed , had some relation to the case
on trial—and which , evidentl y, the counsel suppos-
ed would be so extravagant , as the witness would re-
late if , as to discredit him , entirel y, with the jury.—
Ihe Court , however , "did not see the app lication of
the story to the case, and ruled the "yarn " out , as
inadmissible. By the ingenuity of the counsel , the
gist of the story, as the witness had so often related
it—so often that he no doubt believed it himself—
was worked into t'he case, notwithstanding, and
doubtless had its influence on the jurv.
It related to the adventures of a Wharf Rat
among the Sea Clams,on the shore at Provincetown;
and herein consisted its relevancy to the case in
hearing. The one party claimed the lot on tlio
shore, as above tide water , while the other denied
this claim and endeavored to prove that its former
locality was below that line ; and sought to make our
story-teller , the witness of the claimant , subserve his
purpose—for he had often entertained his listeners,
on shore and on shi p-board , with the disaster which
befel a veteran rat .on this very shore lot , years ago,
when the tide had ebbed off and lefRhe. sea clams
in very shallow water thereupon. The old rat was
mischievously monsin" about the shore, while an an-
cient chnii was lying with his valve open , to imbibe
ihe nutrim ent floating upon the surface of the tide
just covering him. Our hero , the old salt witness ,
was attracted (hither by the squalls of the flouncing
quadruped , and discovered that this, locomotive in-
truder upon the clam-flat , had heedlessl y whisked
his long posterior appendage into the clam 's open
countenance; whereupon Mr. Clam had suddenl y
"shut up, " with an inflexible gri pe upon the rat 's
tail. As our witness approached , the alarm of (he
imprisoned party greatl y increased , and his strug-
gles for liberty were so violent , that Stull had al-
ways sworn—and doubtless would have again sworn
to it if the Court would have allowed him to—that
he witnessed the successful fscape of the rat , minus
the it:hole of his tail , which was in the clam 's enclos-
ure , and two or three inches of his vertebral column
beside, which was left protrudin g from the shells, as
a trop hy of the clam's victory ! And all this was
not many years since, on the very spot which was
now claimed as having been terra f irma and above
water for half a century. Whether the jury believ-
ed the rat story or not , we don't know , but for
some reason , they gave a verdict which indicates
that they thoug ht it might be true !
Cadkt Appointments in 1850.—The fallow-
ing are the appointments from Massachusetts, viz :
Henry L. Abbott , of the 1st district ; Henry M.
Lazell , 5th district ; Charles O. Hi gginbotham , 7th
district ; and Allen A. liursley, 10th "district.
The last named lad is from our own neighbor-
hood—and we are glad that the appointment in this
instance at least , has been so worthil y and judicious-
ly bestowed.
wWe are requested to say that Mr. Charles
Gorham , of Wel lfleet , mentioned by us in connec-
tion with the "Come-Outers" last week , is a Baptist
Deacon , instead of being a member of the Methodist
Church. It was thoug ht by some of his friends ,
that the "Come-Outers" shook his faith in all reli-
gious denominations before he left town.
Does the Barnstable Patriot consider its article
of last week , about the small pox in Barnstable
Bank , witt y ? If so, that paper and Ihe public en-
tertain altogether different views on the subject.
[Yarmouth Register.
Isn't our neighbor of the Register a modest man ?
"The Barnstable Patriot '' made no effort to be "icit-
ty" in "it s article last week ," certainl y ; and as to
the "views" which the Barnstable Bank may "enter-
tain ," on that or any other "subject," we concede
lo the Register good right , and full authority to
speak out ; and our sensitiveness will not be at all
disturbed thereb y. But when it assumes to make
proclamation of the "views" which "¦th?public enter-
tain ," we may, occasionall y, feel bound politely to
demur.
SiTBcnj. B. Webster has been appointed Post-
master at Wood's Hole, vice Sylvester Bourne re-
moved.
Ripil Shawis , Silks, and other fashionable
goods, at lower prices than ever before , adapted to
every variety of taste , and for retail trade exclusive-
ly,are now offered at the Trkmont Row Silk and
Shawl Stork , Boston ,—F. A. Jones & Co. La-
dies, please give them a call , and examine for your-
selves. See their advertisement in this paper , and
you will learn the Rkasons Why they sell at such
low prices.
I^The Samosct House , Plymouth , was sold at
Auction last week for $11,825. It was purchased
by Mr. Nath'l Whiting. The cost of this building,
three years ago, was over $52,000 !
^TThe Railway Times Guide, a useful paper cal-
culated to furnish information to traveller s and oth-
ers, in relation to all Rail Road conveyances, has
just been established at Boston. The copy before
us, is well executed , and should have a large circu-
lation.
The Extensive Cash Business at the New
Eng land Print Warehouse , Nos. 18 & 20 Pearl
j street , Boston , is conducted on the One Price sys-
|tern , and has created no little sensation among those
who are compelled to bring into competition Ihe hi gh
prices required to provide against the heavy losses
consequent upon the credit sy stem..
The reports that prints are sold onl y by the pack-
age, at this establishment , are entirel y unfoun ded
Purchasers can select./;?/ the Piece from over five
hundred sample cases, comprising every variety of
sty les, from Ihe best Foreign and American manu-
facturers.
Ab r you going to BosTo^f so, improve
the opportune to make some good bargains, and if
you desire anythin g in the line of Clothikg, go to
the celebrated Oik iTj Tr . -n
•<-" \
j \k hall ; you will get your mon-
ey s worth .and be pleased with the disp lay of goods.
Keep th e pigs out of your neighbors garden.
We learn from Michi gan that Ihe Democrats have
elected in all sixty delegates to the State Conven-
lion , and the Whi gs 14.
The-Failure of Ward & Co., of San Fran-
cisco.—The Newark Dail y Advertiser, of 9th inst.,
after referring to the failure of Frank Ward & Co.,
adds :
"A letter received in this city states that Ward ,in
consequence of his failure ,placed a pistoj tQ his head
and blew his brains out ,'"
Wednesday , May 8.—Senate—Mr. Davis prc.
sented a resolution from the Legislature of Mimj, .
sippi, :ind spoke at length. He also read from tl,e
proceedings of the Legislature , and from an atfdrcsj
to the people of Mississi pp i.
Mr. Clay presented Ihe majority report of |)le
Committee of Thirteen on the California anil SJu.
very Resolutions. He read it himself , and the njj|.
leries of the Senate were crowded. The report win
accompanied with separate bills :
First—For admittin g California with her present
boundary, but providing for another State.
Second—Provides Territorial Governments in
New Mexico and Utah , without any proviso ugaiiut
Slavery, and fixes their boundaries as reported liv
the Territorial Committee. •
Third—For the delivery of fug itive slaves, in.
eluding the bill before the Senate, with amendment!,
Fourth—For the abolition of the Slave Trade in
the District of Columbia.
The report was long and argumentative. It dors
not deny the constitutionality of ihe Wilmot Pro-
viso, but declares it to be entirel y useless. It is
against a jury trial of fug itive slaves in the place
where they have fled to, and recommends indemnity,
from the National Treasury, if the law is not re-
garded in the free States. The report argues against
the abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia.
It contends for the simultaneous settlement of nil
questions on this exciting subject , and recommend)
immediate action.
Mr. Clay spoke in favor of acting immediatel y on
this report. He desired to make it the order of llu»
day for tomorrow.
Mr. Turney objected .
Mr. Clemens gave notice of amendments , and an
amendment to add 36 deg. 30 min. as the boundary
of Texas.
Mr. Phel ps had .designed to make a minorit y re-
port , but he waived the right. He was opposed to
the whole series of measures and spoke under great
emotion momentaril y. - ,
Mr. Yulee thoug ht the South had been promised
the shell of the oyster.
House—Mr. Inge was excused from serving on
Ihe Stanley Committee , after which went into Com-
mittee of the Whole on the Census Bill , to which
several amendments were offered and considered.
Congress.
New YoKK.Mny 11.—The Journal of Commerce
says the Gal phin Committee are ready to report,— '
There will be three reports. Mr. Disney of Ohio,
and three democratic members, report against the
claim , and censure the whole transaction , including
the course of Crawford and Meredith. Mr. Brent
makes another report , condemning the transa ction
less decidedl y. The four whi g members of the Com-
mittee have agreed to a report whitewashing ''"
whole thin ".
Nf.w York, May 11— The Sun says that nil tlie
vessels of the Cuban expedition have sailed , and are
probabl y at this moment on the coast of Cuba. The
inen chosen are strong and well armed. Gen. Lo-
bez is commander in chief.
/
Tim -Fishermen.—Our Gloucester neigl't°rs -
have been very unsuccessfu l in the halibut fishi"?
on George's Bank , this spring. Three schooners ot
the fleet are supposed-to be lost, with all on bonvd .
numbering about thirty of the most enterprising
men of the town. The names of the vessels are tl'e
Tuscany, Cap tain Pew; the Walter Scott , Jam''8
Hebbard , and the Specie, Chailes Tarr.—[Boston
Times. —*""
Nathaniel Greknk, J«., son of Col. Charles
G. Greene, will fill the place vacated by Mr. Jack-
son on the "Boston Post." The new occupant hai
won his way from the "case"' to the editorial cfi»ir
in a worth y manner , and proves himself a "chip "i
the old block."—[Ib.
Exkcution at Patterson, N. J.—T he execu-
tion ot Johnston .for the murder of Jud ge Van Win-
kle , took place in tho yard of the county ja il Jf
luesday afterno on at o'ne o'clock ,and was wiln' '
by an immense multitude. The pri-oner sl<'|. ''
usual during the night , and ate breakfast with »]<]> *• '
rent appetite. 'Afier his execution-dress was put on
lie requested the sheriff to remind him 10 miiiuf*
before the execution was lo take place. At 12 W
P. M. the sheriff' with his assistants tried the i;»P»"
hility of the apparatus, and at 1 o'clock the pns""' '
or was led to the execution , after a prayer in his cell
by the Rev . Mr . Morrow , of the M. E. Church--:
Johnston persisted to the last that if he connm' 10
the murder , it was in a trance , for he had no ret"'*
lection of it. He died soon , and without much *V
parent sufferiii".
The annual Term of this Court for the Counties
o! Barnstable and Dukes County, was held in this
town last week , by Hon. Chai u.es A. Dewky , a
Justice of said Court. We proceed to lay before
our readers a statement of the most important busi-
ness of the Term , according to promise in our last.
The following jurors were empannellcd :
First Jury —David Benson , (foreman ,) Elij ah
Baker , Jr., Enoch T. Cobb, Anthony S. Collins ,
Joseph Comings , Franc is Crocker , James Cin.iby,
Jr., 1Ionian Doanc , Va lentine Doane , Kimball El-
dred ge, Lorenzo Eldred ge, Arnold Gili'ord.
Second Jury —Reuben Ryder , (foreman.) Chris-
top her Ha ll , Elisha Hauling, Isa iah Hatch , John
Kendrick , Uriah G. Linnell , Theodore Luce , Asa
E. Matt hews , lliirri.-on P. Maj hew , James II. May-
hew , Thomas Newcoui b, Seth Parker , Jr.
Substitutes—Thomas Sears, Elijah Smith , Laban
Snow , Jr., Moses Waterhouse , Kenelm Winslow .
There were eighteen new entries.
Wilson K elley vs. Susan- Kkli.ey.
This »as a libel for divorce. The facts necessary
to sustain the complaint were proved , and a divorce
from the bonds of matrimon y was decreed.
Zeno Soudueu for Libellant; no appearance
fo r ihe defence.
Joseph Di niiam vs. Jaxf. Ann- Duxiian.
This was a libel tor divorc e, and the tostimonv
occup ied Ihe Court for the whole of Tuesday fore-
noon. The. case, was sharp ly contested by counsel ,
and the evidence did not appear perfectl y satisfac-
tory. There wvv o about it many circumstances of
susp icion , and there was some ground to believe that
it was got up, in a great degree , at tho'insti gation
of the husband , who is some years the senior of his
youn g and piutty wife , and also perhaps has found
I hat their sp irits are uncongenial. The Respondent
was in Court , by the side of her counsel , and we
must say appeared quite well under the distressing
circumstances in which she was placed. The mat-
ter was arguii d before the Court in the evening, be-
fore a .
select audience , and the efforts of counsel
were in Ihe hi ghest degree, artistic and eloquent.—
The learned Jud ge listened to them with much pa-
tience , and infoimcd the parlies that he should hold
ihe case under considerati on till the next day ;
when the Court ordered the case to be continued
nisi, to be disposed of at the Law Term in October ,
if not previousl y. The. impression is that the decree
will be favorable to the fair Respondent.
T. 1
). Eliot for Libellant ; T. G. Coffin for
Respondent .
Petitions for Habeas Conrua.
1here were petitions of three several persons,
confined in jail , for a writ of Habeas Corpus in each
case, to determine whether their commitment was
legal . The petitions were granted , and ihe prison-
ers broug ht into Com t ; when it appeared that they
were arrested und er the ,r)th sec. ot the 143d chap,
of the Revised Statutes , for keeping ti pp lifi g shops,
and were broug ht before a Justice of the Peace, and
found to be guilty of the offence charged ; whereup-
on the Justice orde red them to recognize, with sure-
ties, for their good behavior for the term of six
months—and , on their refusal , he issued a mittimus
on which they were commuted lo the House of Cor-
rection. The objection lo this commitment was
that it was not founded on any sentence , authorized
by the Statute. The 9lh section permits the mag-
istrate to discharge a party in such a case, provided
he voluntaril y enters into recognizance , and pays
such cost as may be directed—but the Justice can-
not , it seems, order the party to recognize , and com-
mit him for refusal or neg lect so to do. In these
cases the Justice having so ordered , and the com-
mitment being for non-performance of the require-
ment , the commitment was unauthorized and the
pris oners were discharged.
Z- Souddeit for the prisoners ; Clifford, At-
torney General , rep lied that the order of the Jus-
lice was clearl y wrong, and the Court according ly
ordered the discharg e, as above.
SETII NlCKERBON & ALS , VS. ALLEN NlCKKR SON
This was an action of trespass upon real estate in
Provincetown. The! act. comp lained of was an entrv
upon land whii h the plaintiffs claimed as theirii by
devise of their father , Seth Nickerson , deceased ,and
pu llin g up a fence which the plaintiffs alleged was
on the line between them and Nehemiah Nicker-
son , -whose agent Ihe defendant claimed to be and
the matter disputed was where Ihe line should be.
The two adj oining tracts of lands were occup ied .re-
spectivel y, by Seth Nickerson , deceased , and Pliin-
eas Nickerson , deceased ,asfish rooms, or flakeyards ,
as long ago as the memory of the oldest witness put
on the stand , where they severall y cured fish and
carried on their business as fishing owners or shores-
men. The testimon y as to the extent of these flake
yards and the occupation of the ori ginal proprietors
was conflicting and apparentl y nnreconcileable. The
plaintiffs witnesses testified that Selh Nickerson oc-
cup ied the land claimed by plaintiffs, at their eaili-
est recollection , (and in fact whatever he held he
took up ori ginall y by staking out , after the Prov-
incetown custom ,) that he made fish there , and had
his flakes there till his death , that he kept up a di-
vision fence between his land and that of Phineas
Nickerson , and exercised many acts of exclusive oc-
cupation and ownershi p. The defendant 's witn ess-
es contradict ed all these facts, point blank, and show-
ed that Phineas Nickerson , and since his death his
son Nehemiah Nickerson , had exercised the same or
si mila r acts of ownershi p and chained the land as
that origin al ly occup ied by said Phineas.
1he case was arjjucd on Wednesday afternoon
and given to the Jury by the Court on Tl.ursdav
moining. Afit-r an absence of about an hou r the '
v
returned into Court will, a verdict for the defen-
dant.
N. and G. Marston and Z. Scudder for plain-
t iffs ; Clifford , H. A. Scuddeij and Davis for
defendant.
Thure were several other 'matters that at first
were ominous of liti gation , but they were fimdlv dis-
posed of for the present , in a more summary way.
Pocha Pond Fishi.no Co. in Equity, vs. John
Smith.
Respondent was diiccted to answer at the nexi
Rule day, and the case was continued. Clifford
and BuieiiAM for complainant ; Eliot for lespon-
dent.
JutAH Luce, in Equity, vs. Ch.uilrs Smith.
Referred to John Jenkins , to report at the Law
Term in October. G. Marbto.N lor comp laina nt j
Z. Scudder for respondent.
Tijomas F- Gntns vs. C. S. Bumpus.
After a sharp effort by the plaintiff to bring this
to trial , and a corresponding zeal on.the part of the
defendant to lujvo it continued , t he latter policy
prevailed , and a continuance was agreed upon by
the parties. N. Maijstox and Fj =:ssKNpEX for the
ph lintiff ; T. Q. Cqffjn for defendant.
The business of ihe Court was finished on Thtirs--
, B
justifia ble cause, he commences whinin g about «^w|
Truro ," and the "rights of Truro ," and then »* ^
up his tirade of abuse by say ing "that wit],
leave he will at some subsequent time give u i }*
history of facts."
t]tf •
It is trul y lamentable for "Totten '' that he s|
,
have deferred his "J acts " to a future period , and •
dul ged in so many misstatements at the onsets
taiul y this over-zealous knight for the protection"1-*
Truro , must have been quite ignorant of the j*
,
"manoeuvres" of his nei ghbor? , or he woulj " *'
have accused Provincetown of making an elf
to procure another appropriation , as the credit
that effort belongs exclusively to some of the oitij
of Truro, who have for some weeks last past prit],!
themselves upon their "adroitness ," "cup idity ," .,
"ma mpuvflrinn r "
"Totten " also has much to say about Proving
town "agencies ," the "better right'' of Truro to » ,,„
tion of those appropriations alread y expended ."
&c, which we shall pass over for the present, S|
S •»
all appears to be. a dead letter to the public , mitj|i-
astounding development of "facts '' shall appe.
whe n I may be induced to recur to the subj,, .'
again.
In conclusion , Mr. Editor , I would sugj.,.st
"Totten '' the propriety of substantiating some of p
ungenllemanl y insinuations alread y made , bef0
givin g us another batch , otherwise we must consije
his assumed name a libel upon one of the best v
men , and his real name a stain upon the charactt
of "poor Truro." p
Provincetown , May 10th , 1850.
Great Firic in Plymouth Wooi>s.—I" ''
forenoon of the 4th inst., a fire bioke out i" '¦"_
woods of this town near College Pond in the din'1-"
tion of Wareham , and raged until next day noo'i.-"
The damage is variousl y estimated , but as we leu'"
it is between twent y and thirty thousand doll iiT f- *
From two to three thousan d cords of corded v°n
was burned and the fire run over considerable o( "' ,
er territory of standing wood. Mr. Truman S«nll'"