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ARRIVAL QF THE EMPIRE CITY.
Particular s of the da-eat Fire at San
Francisco.
Tli c Emp ire City, from Chagres,with later news
fro m California,arrived at New Yoik at eleven
o'clock 011 Wednesday lust. She brings 800 passen-
gers, a hirse nnionnt of gold and twenty days later
news. Her advices are to I lie 5th of October.
The California left San Francis< 'o ,on 2(1 October ,
and (he New Orleans on the 5th,and lnul both ar:
rived tit Piinama.
The California Courier of the 5th,pays the a-
inount of gold shi pped by the California last Mon-
d.i v, was one million eight hundred thousand dol-
lars,and probabl y the passengers carried three hun-
dred thou sand dollars more. Resides this,the sail-
in g vessels must have taken five, hundre d thousand ,
po t hat we may safely sf t the. amount down,includ-
ing $100,0.00
. tp be shipped to-morrow bj Adams &
Co and $200 ,000 carried away by foreigners,sis
S>2 ,900,000 in six days.
Tlie. New Orleans reached Acapuleo in 7 ]-2 days ,
Panama ill 15 1-2 days the quickest tri p yet. She
passed th.e Northern October 12 bit. 22 N Ion.
11 0 W-, within sis 'lays sail pf San Fianciscp.
The following vessels are reported jn distress at
Acaptilco : Riirk Bejgrayp,Rich,(rpm San Fran-
cisco,wit h one hundred passen ger s, for Real go and
j 'anarna dismas te d off Cape Sun Lucas. Arrived
j it Aciipnlco,Qi h Oct 32 days out,bark Melinda ,
R'aal,from San Francisco for Panama and Rc-algo,
fstmrt of provisions,and dismasted 30, days from San
Francisco.
There was no sickness at Aeapnlcp. The New
Orleans also passed the steamer Isthmus ,on tjie 20th
pclober,in bit. 10 North,lpng, 87 West.
The San Francisco papers are filled with the ac-
cou nts of the late conflagration,yhie!) consumed
over 150 buildings. The fire ori ginated in a house
on Jackson st reet,between Kearney and Dnpont
streets. It extended up towards Dupont street and
Portsmouth Square. The buildings were mostl y ol
wo"d,and the flames spread rapidl y, owing to the
want of water .
The fire was cut off towards Montgomery street ,
thereby saving the innst vahiahle part of the city.
The City Hal l, though jn imrnipenl danger,esca ped.
It is thought the great destructio n of properly might
hive,b.sen prevented had there been an Eng ineer to
.direct operations. By blowing up i! few of the buil-
dings,the. loss wqnjd liaye,beet) far less. The file is
fiippose d to have been the work pf an incendiary,
find several arrests have been mnde.
ihe office of the Pacific News was entirel y de-
stroyed. Loss $30,000. The Picayune office lost
hea vil y, but will be able to commence again soon
Signor Rossi of the Italian Theatre lost everything.
- The following are tl je stree ts burned : On Wash-
ington ,half the block between IJearney and Pupont ,
and half the block between Kearney and Montgom-
ery. On Jac kson street,from Pupont neail y to
Montgo mery,both sides : on Pacific street ,bqtji sides,
from Iiupont to Montgomery ; Dupont street from
Jackgqn to Montgomery; Kearney street from Wash-
ington Iq Pacific. i . large portion of the blocks
boun ded by Kearney, Washington ,Montgomery and
I'aeifii! streets, werp destroyed. The. total loss is
not I'.ir from half a million dollars.
The accounts from the. mines were very conflict-
ing ; some reported gold plenty, while others an-
nounced t')e revpi'so.
Tho electi on was. to have taken place on ths 7th
October,and appears to be the all-absorbing ques-
tion of the day. The candidates for the various of-
fices lire iilmost innumerable,and it is said that an
Associate Justice pf the Superior Court was to be
chosen,to succeed the present Chief Justice,P. A.
Morse,whoso term expires on July 1st,next.
1he news of the engrossment of the California
bill in the Senate,produced,on its recei pt i n San
Francisco,the li yeliest emotions of joy. The ]iopes
of the people are raised hi gh jn the,expectation of
hearing, by the next steadier,of the admission of
that State into the Union.
Th accounts from the overland emigrants are ol
the . most painf u l character, A requisition on the
Collector of San Fianciscp for an advance pf $100,-
OQQ has been suggested,and i); is likel y the distress
*>d citizens will resort to that means of allev iation ol
fhoir distress.
We are pleased to nptice that the improvem ents
jn the city of San Francisco are progressing Vfry
rnp idly, and by the time the rainy season sets in ,
the streets wjll be substantiall y planked.
The weather was rather pleasant in most parts of
the country. There had been a great deal of rain ,
and it was said to have been extremel y ppld in the
mountains.
Sopndikg Bfxl at Min qt's Rock. -John W.
JJennet,keep er pf the li ght at Mi nqfs Led ge, writes
to the Bost on Journal that a sounding bell,wei gh-
ing 630 lbs hasj ui-t been erect ed th ere,to warn vesr
sols approa ching in a fog. It will be rung at regu-
lar intervals during foggy weather,and in severe
pales, will probabl y sQund on jts qwii hqok. Mr.
Benne tt,says ;
The gale experienced last week upon this struc-
ture so as to snpercede. the luxury of rocking chillis.
The winds and waves, combin ed to rock our ocean
home very pqi)siderab l y, to some ex tent disarrange
ju g our furniture. Had the thermoneter (presented
me by Mr. Woodruff) retainen jts equilibriuin in
lieu of fly ing p ver qur heads the storm would have
laeen by no means (|isagreeabte. 1 have the frag-
mepts in safe keening as relics. Now I trust this
picture will by up m eans fri ghted or prev ent theoc-
pasional visits of the citizens,which I antici pate wi th
pleasure.
A w f u l Hea th of a Child. Mrs. Sehpnck,a
?yidow,li ving some five miles beyond Montgomery,
jn ihis coun ty, and her child,a little girl j ust able tp
walk,we re attacked of late by a bi g bull dog. The
dqg seized the child by th e tin-pat,and the more he
wi){ ponm)ed to make him let go, the ha rder he held
fsn, . The peop le broke the dog 's back,and after in-
ge.rti na a lever into his mouth,pried his j aws open
anil rele ased the sufferer,but not till her throat was
[tingled so that pieces hun g loose. N o hopes of the
child' s recovery weie entert ained at last acconi-.i s;
the ph ysicians declared it past help it is dead ere
jliis [Cini'iunali Commercial,23d .
Unostk n t a t i p us Liberalit
y . The trustees
pf the McLean Asy lum in this city recei ved some
>veek- since a donation of twenty thousand dollars
from, our fellow-citizen,the Jlon. Williarn App leton .
Jt is kn own to many among us that Mr. Appleton
h as long been a di rector of the institution,and has
always takon a livel y interest in its management.
This tr.unifii-ie nt donation he. desires should be ap-
propriated tp the purpose of erecting an additional
p-ing to the present building, whi ch has been found
ftgtifitcient far the public wants. [Boston Conricr.
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BARNSTABLS :
Tuesday, November 1% 1850
Boutwell. Briggs. Phili ps.
Barnstable,178 13G 88
Sand wich,97 178 88
YVa reh am, 70 170,28
Yarmou th,19 139 16
REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS.
Fessenden. Scndder. Hart.
Barnstable,177 189 86
Sandwich, 99 175 89
Wa reham,80 171 19
Yarmouth,19 139 16
STATE REPRESENTATIVES.
Bnrnstable No choice.
Sandwich No choice.
Yarmouth Nathaniel S. Simpkins,whi g.
Wareham -No choice : adjourned till today.
Mo rdkr. A young man by the name fj dwin
Chase,belong ing to West Yarmouth,murdered in a
most horrid manner a son of Mr. Washburn Baker
of that p|ace on Wednes day last,while in a state of
insanity. lie was arrested and broug ht before Tim-
othv Reed,Esq who found the evidence of insanity
sufficientl y clear,and he was sent to the Hosp ital at
Woicester on Friday.
It appears that Chase had some days previous
ground up a knife with the intention of ki llirm some
one and when he arrived,at the house of Mr. Ba-
ker,the first person he saw was a lad abou* 5 years
old,in the wood house,whom he seized and cut his
throat from ear to ear. We learn since this melan-
chol y occurrence took place ,that Chase had resolved
upon taking the life of the father of the lad ,- anil
ihe mother when she saw him approaching the house ,
fastened the door against him. When he had de-
parted,who can imag ine the grief of the mother ,
when she found on going to the door her dear little
boy murdered in the manner above described.
Census We are indebted to David I!ui>!ey,Esq.
who tpok the U. S. Census in Barnstable ,Ytirmoiith ,
and Sandwich,for the following statistics,relating
to those towns :
Barnslable,whole number of dwelling houses 930
No. of Families 994
No. of Inhabitants 4903
Y
armouth No.of dwelling houses " 518
No. of Families 535
No. of Inhabitants 2595
Sandwich No. of dwellin g houses 812
No. of Families 834
No. of Inhabitants 4368
Littei-l's Living Age. No. 338 of this valua-
ble publication has an extract from a foreign Quar-
ter ly, giving an interesting account of "a visit to
King Louis Philli ppe in his exile at Claremont in
Kng land" "The Last of the Iluthvens ," a thrilling
hist oric sketch "Marshall Hfiynau's reception
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Englan d,and several other excellent papers.
The "A ge" is publishe d weekl y in pamp hlet form
of forty-eight octavo pages,by E. Littell & Co Bos-
ton,at 86 per annum in advance.
Sahtain's Union.Magazine. The. Deromhei
number of this popular 'Magazine is very beautifull y
em bellished with three exquisite Mezzotinlo,sti pple
and Line engravings of superior merit,it has also
an admirable full page colored engraving at Mount
Vernnn a Chinese song, illustrated with numerous
ori ginal Chinese scenes y.nd figures ; a full page
wood-cut of the head of Christop her North,with sev-
eral other wood cuts of superior merit,illustrating
articles,the fashions &c. It has a fine song also.
There is a long and full table,of choice articles,
each one of which is worth the price of the number .
Miss Marti u eau continues her monthl y con I rib ,it ions
under the head of "a year at Ambleside.1
' There is
an interesting revolutionary tale by Rev. Dr. Todd.
The terms for this Magaz ine,for 1851 are S3 per
sin gle copy, $10 for five cop ies ; without premium
plates. John Sartain & Co. Philadel phia.
The Boys' and Girls'Magazine, published by
Messrs. Bradbury & Guild,Bosto n,is just the work
that should be in the hands of all young readers in
the coming winter evenings,and the present is j ust
the season for subscribing. Each number contains
a good variety of instructive and amusing rea ding,
wiih numerous woo<| cut illustra tion s. Published
month l y at $1 per sinnnm.
A number of carpenters who struck for hi gher
WrfLics at Live rdun,France,hnve ber-n sentenced to
periods of imprisonment vary ing from twp to six
months.
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR .
Wareham, Oct. 30th,1850.
Jedediah BnifJGS,Esq.
Dear Sir : It is but five,day? since, information of
the death of Mr. Thomas F. Green,a most worth y
mechanic,belong i ng to this place,was received.
He died of cholera on board of the steamshi p Caro-
lina,fo ur days out fiom Panama,bound to San
Francisco,Califo rnia,a nd was buried at sea on the
day of his death,Sept . 20th. His life wa s insured
fur one thousand dollars by the U nion Mutual Life
Insurance Comp any of Boston ,on the lGth of August ,
effected at their agency in thin p lace, over which you
h ave control as sole agent ,a nd tor mv bene fit. The
rcq uiMlc proofs li j i ing been properl y laid before
dial Company they hav e, with commend,d>ie. promp t-
ness thi * dav paid the full amount of insurance,and
cancelled tin- policy ; and I embrace this opportm ii-
t v to express my entire. .
-ati.>faeli on with ihe m a n n e r
i n which this loss has been settled. The kindness
and coin toy of Ihe officers is worth y ol hi g h prais e.
I reco mmend to such of our ciiizens,and all others,
who propose emi grating to Calif ornia,or rem aining
at honi e, to effect some insurance on lheir !i c> ; and
lo llii s end I most cln-ei full y call their atte ntion to
the Company of which you are agent in Wareham.
Respectfull y yti nr". &c,
SAMCKL T. TlSDALE.
The Directo rs' office of the ahove named compa-
n y is at No. 68 Stale Street,Bo.-lon,where blanks
for app lic ation and all information relative to the
business of Life Insurance will be gratuitousl y fur n-
ished on app lication by mail or othei wij-e ; us a'so
bv Mr. l?i-iv; j;-i,the above named agent,at Wareham,
Pl vmoiiili Co, Persons bound to Califoi niti,or who
hav e friends now there,will do well to heed the in-
formation and accept the advice given in the abo ve
let ter of Mr. Tisdale.
lUTWe copv the above from the Boston Traveller
of Sa turday ; and add,th at Mr. J. P. Washburn of
this town is the A gent of the above Company for the
towns of this County above Dennis; and Mr. Obed
Brooks Jr of Har wich for all the other towns.
Middleboho' Academy . We have received a
copy of the Catalogue of the Pierce Academy, in
Middleborp ' and are ple ased to find that it contin-
ues in a very flourishing condition. For the benefit
of those of our readers who are unacquainted wi th
the loca tion of an Institu tion which is in every re-
spect deserving of commendation,we will say "that
it is silu .ited in Middleboroug h Centre,Pl ymouth
Co Mass at the ju nction pf the Boston and F;i!i
River Rail Road with the Cape Cod Branch, bv
which it is broug ht within about an hour 's ride ol
Boston,New Bedford,Fall River and Sandwich.
Some will also be pleased tp learn,that the cars ar-
rive from all places Sou th and East before the usual
time of commencing school in the morning, a nd re-
turn after the usual time of closing school in the af-
ternoon; thus accommodating all such as live neai
the li ne of either road,and piefer to board at home
For such ,a season ticket can be obtained at a liberal
discount from the usual rates of fare."
itHTMr. Louis Monti,recentl y from Palermo, will
commence a course of tw enty four l essons in the
I talian Language at the house of Rev. Mr. J. N.
Bello ws in this village,on Friday evening next,at
seven o'clock.
Mr. Monti is an accompli shed scholar,and a rare
opportu nity is no w offered to acquire a correct
kno w led ge of that beautiful language and its pro-
nunci ation.
l^"The Selectmen of Ed gartown,probabl y con-
cluded that an elec tion of a member of Congress
could be made without their aid,and did not ,in "the
name of the Com monwealth" req uire the inhabitants
of that town lo bring in their votes for a member of
the 82d Congress !
CSTWe are requ ested to say that the Dedication
which was to take pla ce at. Wcllflcet to day, will in
consequence of some disappointment,be p ostp oned
until fin I her not ice.
S-The Wa shington Republic denies,by author-
ity, the reports that the President is directing sol-
diers lo be se nt lo Boston to up hold the Fu g iti ve
Slave, law. The report probably arose Irom the
fact that some changes of location are about to take
place in some of the corps.
I^T'I'lie Winter Term of the School
of Mr. F.
N-
Blake,will commence at the Academy in this place ,
n ext Monday. All those who are desirous that their
children should continue to advance in the studies
they h ave commenced under his instructi on during
the past season,will now ha ve an opportuni ty tp im-
prpve them.
IIIT A beautifu l schooner pf 130 to ns,built enti re-
ly of Vi noyard oak,and called the Eliza Janic,
was launched at Holmes' Hole, on the 7th in stant.
She was built by Thomas Bradley, Esq and has
been sold tp a Nanlncket house to run as a packet
bet ween that port and Baltimore .
(gUTThe bill to restore Thomas W. Dorr to his
ri ghts was defeated in the Rhode. Wand Senate at
Green wich,on Ihe 1st inst yeas 14, nay s 17.
SSTFrpm the 11th pf April,1849, to the 1st of
September,1850, the sum of $20,440,550 62 of gold
dust was shi pped by the Pacific Mail Company 's
steamers.
iSrThe quantity of gold coined at the Philad el-
phia mint this year to 1st November is 819,685,927.
(^Counterfeit Threes on the Union Bank .Pro v-
idence,R. I are in circulation. They bear for the
vi gnette,a fi gure of Justice, a shield wi th an eag le
on it,and a shi p. Th ey are badl y executed,and
rathe r faintl y printed on thin paper. The date is
engraved. The date on the true bill is written.
In the the United States Circuit Court,on Satur.
day, in the case of the United Slates vs. Geo. Bud-
ding ton,Charles Ni ckerson,Geo. Evans and Win.
Wil.-on,tried for endeavoring to create a revolt on
board the shi p Shirley, in September last,the jury
rendered a verdict of guilt y against the defendants ,
but recommended to . mercy. The Court topk intp
consideration the fact that the defendants had al-
read y suffered forty-one days imp risonment,and
ther efore onl y imposed a confinement of ten days
up on each. Thomas Cl ement,Joh n Collon and
Thos. Brown,convicted on Friday, were sentenced
to t w e n t y d ays imprisonment ; Wm. Way land and
James Ball,we re also tried for the same offence,but
were acquitted. [Boston Courier of Monday.
The hum an heart is like a feather bed it must
be roug hl y h andled,w ell shaken,and exposed to a
variety of turns,to pre vent its becoming hard mid
kno tty .
The editor of the Pi ttsburg Chronicle,says "Talk
about enjoyment of wealth it never can be enj oyed |
An abundance is a heap of mi sery. A man wlip
owns a house,a small farm,a small wife,a big dog ,a
a cow,two or thr ee fat pigs, and a dozen children ,
oug h t !o be satisfied . ]( he ain 't he never can be."
An Ir ishman,writing a sketch of his life,says he
earl y ran away Irom his father because he discovered
that he was onl y his uncle !
ETni on Mntital Ij if iBtsmtswce Company* [For the Harnstable Patriot.]
Mr. fl rimicH's Reciprocity law,
A writer in the New Bedford Mercury, of Mon-
day, 28th ult appears in it great passion at the
Resolutions .of the Democratic Convention,cens ur-
i n" Mr. Grinnell for favoring a law providing for
recip rocal p rivileges to Briti sh vessels from the
Ptovin ces in our ports, says that no such law teas
ever p aused, aw] adds with an air of triump h,that ,
"if a ny such law was ever advocated by Mr,Grin-
nell,the debates in Congress, wi ll show it. "
I h ave not at hand u file of any W ashing ton pa-
per,and therefore are not,at thi s moment,prepared
to cite ch apter and verse,nor do I know whether
ihe law in question has yet been officially publi sh-
ed. Near the close of the session,however,I cli p-
ped from the Washington Union,the,following ex-
tract of the ofQcial proceedings pf Congress !
' CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
The Senate bill,to authorize the President of the
United States to permit vessels belong ing in the Brit-
ish provinces to load and dNcharjjc at American ports ,
provided that American vessels are |
ennittal to en-
j oy similar privileges in the, ports of the British prov-
inces, having been read twice,
Mr. GRIN NULL,after a few remarks in exp lana-
tion of this bill,moved thut. it be put on its passage.
M r. M c O L E U N A H D advocated a motion made by
hi mself, for its reference to the Committee on Com-
merce ; and the question on that motion being put,it
was so referred -ayes 69, noes 69 the Speaker voting
j in the affirmative. "
[ I ha ve, not the exact date of ibis record,but shall
l endca xor to procure it for your next paper. The
subj ect was continued for several days,in the
i House,and it was announced from day to day, in
j ibe U nion and Intelli ge ncer,u nder the nose of Mr.
I Grinnell. In one of the official records here refer-
I red to,the bill w as sty led,an act to give reci procal
privileges of loadin g and unloading, to British ves-
jsels from the Provinces,provided,that similar priv-
il eges were awarded to vessels from the United
Si ates. If these statements were incorrect,they
were made in the official organs, im mediatel y under
the ey e of Mr. Grinnell,and should have been cor-
rected bv him prompt l y. But as they were allow-
ed to pass unnoti ced,they were presumed to be.cor-
rect reports. At the time the Resolutions were
passed,the writer was fuil y autho rized to believe
that he had favored such a law. The record was
thus ta citly admitte d,by Mr. Grinnell . U nder these
ci r( umsUinces,ihe Cpnve ntion had a ri ght to i nfer,
that such a law had passed. With this iiil 'mniation.
before them,they ci ted the law as set forth in the
acknowled ged organs of Congres s, and very proper-
ly denou nced it,They decl ared substantiall y, that
in favoring fucIi a law,Mr. Gri nnell "commit ted an
egreg ious blunder. " If the record was correct,he
did commit a most "egreg ious blunder ," and it was
the,duty of the Convention to proclaim their disap-
prob ation of any such law. If they had not de-
nounced it,they would ha ve been unworth y of the
confidiMice of th e peop le pf the Cape,who are deep-
ly inte rested in the,coasting trade. When the law
is published,we shall see, whether the Washington
papers were correct in their reports of the proceed-
ings,and here I shall leave this point for the pres-
ent.
But before closing, I will advert to a single fact ,
which may explain the new horn zeal of the disinter-
ested Mr. Giinnell,in fa voring such a law . li e has
taken a great in terest in gelling his bro ther-in-law
appoin ted Collector of New Bedford. A law of Ihe
ki nd referred to, is calc ulated to add very consid-
erably to the. emoluments of the said Collector,in
fa cilitating the. entry of coal at Wareham from No-
va Sepiia. Mr. Grinnell never thoug ht of favoring
such a law,till his brother-in-law was appointed
Collector. Wh y did he wait so lpng ? Let the
Mercurv answer.
The M ercury expresses hypocritical regrets that
reference should have been made lo Mr. Grinnell ,
now a private citizen! I t indul ges in tears of regard
to an old p ublic servant,and the like. And yet it
makes ji furious attack on the editor of the Patiiot ,
who is now a private citizen,and who perhaps,has
been as honest a public servant as Mr. Grinnell,at
l east. Wh y make this unreasonable distinction ?
The fact is, Mr. Grinnell is a public officer, and the
editor of the Patriot i-i not. At the time the Reso-
lutions were written,ii was not certain that Mr . G
would not be renominated. He declined being a
ca ndidale for reelection,I kno w. But two years
ago he. talked of declining, but w;is renominat ed and
accepted. I have little faith in this cant. It is say-
ing very little,in assuming to be as honest a politi-
cian as he. The editor of the. Patriot, may not be
so sly, as tin 1 simpering member of Congress, bu t 1
rather uuess his (riend-i and political opponen ts knew
where to find him,which is not alway s the case with
Giin nell,a t least,so his old associates in New Bed-
ford think. But here I will leave him for the
presen t.
Having disposed of the "reci procity " resolution ,
let me return to the others,ail of which are as
tru e as ihe Gpspcl ; and especiall y thpse relating to
M r. Grinnell,bei ng m ailer of fact,and susceptible
of proof,a nd if Mr. Grinnell daresspecificall y lod e-
ny their truth,under hi s own signature,it will be
time enough lo go into the evidence to substantiate
them. What do thev imp l y ?
I he first relating to Grinnell ,says in sub-stanc e,th at
he intri gued to place his own relation * and poli tical
par tizaus in office,to the exclusion of honest men
"that he invited exp ectants of office to make charg-
es." to be secretl y filed at the Department,against
officers who had discharged their duties faithfully,
and that he busied himself,in cau sing the removal
of poor li ght house k eepers. Will he deny all t h i s ?
Th e next resolution charged him with travelling
with Willis, and accepting the h osp it alities of the
peop le of the Cape,while Willis was ridiculin g them ,
in let ters intended for the press: Is not this t r u e ?
The nex t spoke of- the entire absence of able
speeches a nd able reports, from M r. Grinnell,while
i n Congress. Jf there be any such speeches and re-
ports, we h ave not seen them.
The next resolution charges Mr .Grinnell wi th fa-
vo rinij ihe detestable Gal phin claim,whereby $192 ,-
000 were unpiMl y t aken from the public Treasury
fo r the benefit of speculators,agen ts and attorneys ,
among whom was a member of the Cabinet at the
time. Will he deny th is ? We therefore reiterate
the truth contained in the resolutions,and challenge
him to deny them over his own signature .
Will the Mercury do me the j ustice to insert this
explanation,with such remarks as it may please to
add ? *
Expulsion of Fisef. Blacks from the South.
Virg inia,in her Convention,is now debating the
question of the expediency of driving every free col-
ored person from the boundaries of the State. The
measure,it is thoug ht,will be adopted. Other slave
Slates may be expected to follow the examp le of
Virginia. In such case, this unfortunate class must
be concentrated upon and scattered over the free
St ates.unless the latter shall pursue a similar course ,
and eject them. So.much for abolition agitali >n at
the North . The worst enemies of the colored race ,
whether bond or free, have been the mad fanatics ol
Massachusetts,New York,Ohio, &c. By their in-
s.
-ine action,the abolition of slavery in Mary land ,
Virg inia and Kentuck y has been postponed for
years. [Fall River News.
Mrs. Darusmont,better known as Fanny Wrig ht ,
recentl y arrived at St Louts fiom Memp his. She
was on her way to New York. She had,it is said ,
just liberated some, three hundred slaves,all her
own property. They had resided on a plantat ion
near Memp his,which she owns.
There are so many app licants among the Rhode
Island whi gs for Gen. Green 's place in the U. S.
Senate,that the Legislature of that State has post-
poned the election until January w hopes some
of them will did off.
Good Nkws It is announced at the South that
the tobacco crop, from earl y frost ami other causes ,
is deficient one third. Wo wish it was short the
whole.
A marriage has taken place somewhere between
:i Mr. Cooper and Miss Slaves. The Boston Post
thinks "the result will probab l y be barrels." It may
be kegs.
Maine Rail Road Freight Depot Burnt,
This large brick buildin g, running 600 feet back
from Causeway-street over Charles river ,took fire, in
the upper story, shortl y after 2 o'clock on Tuesday
morning, and was destroyed,with its valuable con-
tents. The building cost $33,000 and was not in-
sured, lliirrod & Fernald,mahogany merchants,oc-
cup ied the upper story, an d the great weight of ma-
hogany stored within a day or twp brpke down the
floor when the flames began to rage,and let in the
walls. Their loss is over $40,000 ; insured $12,000
at the Firemen 's and 6,000 at the Franklin office.
The morning frei ght train outward,consisting of 30
cars,was ent irely destroyed,with their valuable con-
t ents,109 bales of cotton for the Couheco Manufac-
turing Co wool for the Marland Co and over 50
hales of cotton aoods belonuinu IP the Salmon Falls
Manu facturing Co and 300 bales consi gne d to Ma-
son & Lawrence,were burnt in Ihe depot,with con-
siderable other frei ght. Much lumber on cars out-
side of the depot and in the yard was damaged,m.d
schooner Siren 's ri gging was badl y scorched. Most
of the corporation frei ght books were saved. The loss
to the corporation is eslimated at about $150,000 and
the entire,loss at $-250,000. The South Reading
Branch Rail Road Co owned five of the cars de-
st royed. Several persons connected with the road
slept in the building, and heard a noise, of an ex-
plosion,but it is thoug ht the fire was the work of an
incendiary.
During the above fire, the carpenter 's shop of Lin-
coln & Tay lor,on Ch.ires-street,was nearl y destroy-
ed by fire ,rekindled from the one that occurred about
9 o'clock. [Boston Post.
Anoth er Clipper. M r. McKay has in hand
the model of a magnificent cli pper shi p, to be be-
tween 220 and 225 feet long, to have 42 feet breadlh
of beam,23 feet depth of hold,between 20 and 30
inches dead rise nt half floor, a foot swell or round-
ing of sides,and 30 inches sheer. She will be sharp
as a steamboat forward,have great length of floor ,
and concave lines. The model differs so widel y in
its outline from all others that we have seen,that it
is almost impossible for us lo give a descri piion of it
in words. The shi p will be the largest cli pper ever
built in New Eng land,and is designed speciall y for
speed. We do not know wdiat will be her name,but
have heard "Chain Lightning " suggested. She will
be owned by Messrs. Train & Co. ; but whether
they intend her for a propellor ,for their line of Liv-
erpool packets,or a California and China trader,is
unknown to us. We think her admirabl y adapted
for either.
The cli pper shi p Staghound is now half ceiled and
planked,and begins lo unfold her beauties. Al-
read y she is considered by nautica l jud ges, to be
one of the most beautifull y modelled vessels they ev-
er saw. Capt. Morris,who is both an excellent
sailor and a mechanic,after inspecting her,exclaim-
ed "I would rather see her under canvass by the
wind,with a stiff' whole-sail breeze,than I would
hear Jenny Liud sing her best,althoug h I have as
long an ear for music as any animal that ever smelt
a thistle ." [Boston Atlas.
Aocidknts. -We, regret to learn that Mr. Cyre-
nus Kelley, a worth y mechanic of pur city, fell on
Wednesday from a stag ing on the shi p Harrison,ly-
ing at Wilcox & Richmond' s wharf,and received a
serious injury in the sp ine . We are alsp sorry to
letirn that Mr. Gilbert Hathaway,agent of said shi p,
injured himself considerabl y thoug h not seriousl y, in
jump ing from the shi p to the wharf. [New Bedford
Standard.
Valuable Discovery . We understand that
Mr. Win. K. Phi pps, of Fraining hamjias discovered
a method by which Camp hine Burning Fluid ,or any
similar material,may be made use of in Lamps,with-
out, the least danger from exp losion,any more than
there is from common whale oil ; the form of the
lamp we are not perfectl y' acquainted with,but we
believe,the princi ple is similar to the safely lamp in-
vented by Sir Hump hrey Davy,for the purpose of
preventing the. exp losions of firedamp in coal mines ,
and which has been the means of saving thousands
of lives. The discoverer is about app lying fora pa-
tent. [Boston Herald.
Fugitive Slaves.
r
!he owners of a number of
fug itive slaves now in Philanel phia and New York ,
have either gone on or preparing to go, for Ihe pur-
pose of reclaiming their property. We have heard
of some dozen cases within the past ten days,where
the proper and requisite papers to prove tit les have
been procured. We also understand that several
gentlemen are about proceeding, to Boston to claim
several slaves who are known to be in that city, and
will carry with them eveiy legal requisite,to prove
their property. Some of our energetic police will
probabl y accompany them. [Ba ltimore Cli pper.
Extraordinar
y Human Curiosities. Mr .
S. B. Knox arrived at the Tremont House lecentl y,
with twp Kaana children,a boy and a girl,of an al-
most extinct race of Central America. They are
the most outre looking objec ts ever brought tp this
country ; but they are "nalerl humans ," notwith-
standing that their appearance at the first glance is
rather against them. The boy is 32 inches in hei ght ,
and wei ghs 16 pounds,and,in the op inion of Dr.
Oilman Watts,of New York,is about 10 years ol
age. The girl is 28 inches in hei ght,wei ghs 14
pounds,and is supposed to be about 8 years of age.
Tneir heads are not larger than a new born infant 's
and they may be almost said to be destitute of fore-
heads,while their noses are finel y developed .strai ght
and long, and project at a well defined ang le. Thei r
eyes are full,dark and lustrous. Their heads are
covered with strong dark hair, which decends for-
ward nearl y to the eye brows. The face is very
sharp, the upper li p proj ecting, and the chin reced-
ing in a corresponding degree. Notwithstanding the
almost entiie absence of forehead,there is not in
the profile view the least resemblence to the Simmi
tribe. They are said to belong to the surviving rem-
nant pf an ancient order of priesioood,called Kaa.
mis, which by constant intermarriage within their
own caste,has dwindled down to a few individuals ,
diminut ive,in stature,and imbecile in intellect.
Their heads and faces resemble exactl y the figures
on the bas-reliefs on Ihe temp le ruins described in
Steven 's Central America. They are orp hans,and ,
at a close of a war between two of the Aztec tribes ,
fell into the hands of a traveller named Hammond
They are livel y, play ful,and affectionate,but all at-
tempts to teach them k word of Eng lish have thus
far proved unsuccessfu l ; but they occasionall y ,
utter
si few gibberish sounds. [Boston Post.
The family of Mr. Holmes,residing in Cincinnati
some seven or eight in number,were poisoned on
Wednesday. None of them are expected to recover.
It appears that one of the daughters in pie parin g
ca kes for supper,mistook >i paper of arsenic for sal-
eral us,j inil ini> .r ed it with the cakes,of which Ihe
whole fami ly partook heailil y.
While the last Criminal Court at Richmond was
in sessional prisoner named Hard y, who was on trial ,
made a rush among the crown and escaped.
Election News
Great gaiois of tlse New V.oi-i^ n
vncy Seymourprobably chos* *
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Congress!! ^^>^H '
New York City.-The whi gs ret]) ;n
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ha ving chosen Ambrose C. Kingsland m- *"'y
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Blunt dist rict attorney, and Welcome R
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jud ge. John J. Ilerrick,whi g, and Patrick ft **^
democrat,have been el ected governors of "fy
j hou se. The whi gs have chosen 13 of t|le jp
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|bl y men whom the ci ty sends to Alhanv
as*e0i,
I The following is a list of congressmen ele
|far as heard from ;'' a democ ratic gain of 10 . '
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1st di strict,John G. Fl oy d,democ rat tr. '
2d " Obadiah Bro wne,whi.> '
3d " Ei nanuel P. Hart,democrat n
4th " J. II. Hohart Haws,whi g.
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51 h " George Bri ggs, whi g.
Gth " James Brooks,whi g.
8th " Gilbe rt Dean,democrat,g,;n
9ih " Wm. Mu rray, democ rat,gain
12111 " David L. Seymour, democrat,o
]3th " John L. Schoolcraft,whi g.
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14th " John II. Boy d,whi g.
17th " Al exander II. Buell,democrat
18th " Preston King, democrat.
20th " Tim oth y Jenkins,democrat,na;r
23d " Lea nder Babcoek,democrat i>v
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24th " Daniel T. Jones, democrat ;
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Charles Lewis,Democrat,183
Isaac Hod ge?, " 185
Freder ic k Scudder,Whi g, US
Frederick W, Crocker," 105
Oli ver Hinckley, Free Soil,91
Calvin Stelson,'
* 80
Scat tering, 7
SENATORS.
Alexander P,axter, democrat,178
Caleb Lombard,democrat,178
Step hen Ililliard,whi g, 135
Ze nas D. Basset,whi g, 137
Ob ed Brooks,Jr free soil,88
Isaac Keilh,free, soil,89
REPRESENT ATIVE TO CONGRESS.
C. B. II. Fessenden,democrat,177
Zeno Scudder,whi g, 139
Simpson Hart,free soil,86
For the unfinished business of the warrant,Dan-
ikl Basset, E^q,was chosen Moderator . Afier
some discussion relating to the Cth article,it was
indefinitel y postponed. Several Reports were made
by the Selectmen and accepted,and the meeting was
adjourned.
T3se Election.
I>r. Corbctt' s Sarsaparilla.
The following letter is from G. H. Dumos ; Esq con-
nected with the riicnix Hotel,Concord,N. 11 a ge"'
tleman extensivel y know n to the travelling commnnitji
for his urbanity, kindness, and gentlemanl y depoit-
ment: ,
Messrs. E. Brinley & Co. : Gentlemen For severs
years past 1was affected with a Humor,apparently 01
a Scrofulous Taint,about,my face and neck, producing
Cut aneous Eruptions,and disfiguring my tWe. ^
Med icine which 1could find hel ped me in the least,W
til I commenced taki ng Dr. Corbktt's Shaker hA '
saparili-a,which I began tp use about one 3
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I ha ve taken several bottles,and am now in Pe'
healh,and my face is honied. I know this Syrup 8 ,
fected this cure,and tha t it is invaluable for Pisea*
the Blood. G. H. DUMOfe.
Concord,N. IT Feb. 2, 1840.
Few persons know what it is to suffer under Cut*111
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otis Eruption s as did Mr G. H. Dumos. These lw F"
tions commenced in boy hood, and followed him rl'!
c"
Icsslv throug h life. They y ielded to no ministra'""
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and "curbed not their ruinous course, until the ra ,
speed of th eir crushing hoof tramps was stayed
f it/ the gr eat check of Suffering and Disease,
!>i CorbeU' s Syrup of Snrsapar iH*1;
Mr. Dumo s, after telling hi s own story of snffei'1""'
says, in allusion to Dr. Corhett's Sarsaparilla :,j
"I have taken several battles,and am now in Pe"
health. '
Let the public, therefore, read and jud ge for
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selves as they listen to this voice from the old "e
Ho tel, Concord,N. H
E. BRINLEY & CO Wholesale Dru ggists,Bosi
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Sole Prop rietors,to whom nil orders must be ao'"!"^
Agents. Wa les & Conant,and A. PcrcivRM " .),
stable ; Jas. Knowles,Yarmonth : F. Davis, *'al . j,u
Josiah Mnyo. Chatham ; K. Edson,Orleans ; "'SB
& Crosby, Brewster ; B. VV. Hi ggins,Wellflec^ ^
Wistar's Bn is.im of Wild ClieriJ' '
the great remed y for
C o n s u m p t i o n,
And the best medicine known to ma" f"r vjjjj,
Asthma of every stage. Liver Comp laints,Bron
Influenza,Coug hs. Colds, Bleeding of the
Lungs, Shortness of Breath,pains
and weakness in the side,
breast,&c and
all othe r
Biseases of the Pu lmonary rgai"
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From the, Boston l'ost.j ]if.
Dr. S. W. Fowlc,138 Washi ngton-street,lias w
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tide entitled as above, which we believe is tll.'L l,n<1
preparation hitherto discovered for tbc cure of co' [|lCil-
othci- consump tive comp laints. Having tested *" * t)l,-y
icinc,wo cm speak with confidence as to its s" .^^
effects in removing colds and other comp lai nts l"
to this season of the year.
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From the Cincinnati Enquirer.] nCe ''
Wherever this medic ine is introduced,it n ', vCrvts-
tains that hi gh reputation which it so richl y ""L irit''
What can stop its sale,when on every ha nd cnn. ,],in i
nesssd its wonderfu l cures. The worst cases of " c ot
recent but dangerous Coughs,and also those tli.it
^
long standing, Bronchitis ,'and Consumption "' " ;ne.
stag es, are alway senred by this remarkable nlC(' ],!I*
Be not decehed by impostors the publ ic s" etli
careful to get the genuine article,us the imltl< ' ^ing 0'
counterfeits being put up h.y thoso who know no
^
medicine,or of the diseases of the human sys
entirely unsafe and dangerous vi'fP'
None genuine unless signed I. BUTTS on the
P
A(ldrcss all orders to SETH W. FOWLE, W]e!.
Ac knts. O. M. Hinckley, Barnstable; Jas- ' cj,8t-
Yannouth ; F. Davis,Falmouth ; Josiah JVtnj ^vs
ham ; E. Edson,Orleans ; Higgins & Crostiji
ter; P. W. Higgins, Wcllflcet.