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LATE EARTHQUAKE IN PALESTINE.

LATE EARTHQUAKE IN PALESTINE.
The following is letter from Mr..
Chassebaud, the British Consul, dated
Beyrout, Jan. 25, 1887, addressed 10
Judah Benolel, Esq. of Gibraltar.
"Dear Sir-I have most painful
task to perform-that of announcing The
deaths of our much esteemed friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Levy, of Safet,
and the greater part of their family
This horrible catastrophe took place on
Sunday, the lst inst, late in the after
noon, when a most violent shock of an
earthquake destroyed the whole of SAT-
tet, Tiberias, and many of the surround
ing villages, to which our much lament
ed friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Levy, and the
greater part of their family, fell victims,
with about 500 other lsraeites, and as
many Christians and Musselmans, at
Saffet only, without including the great
many persons mortally wounded or
manned, and those who were dug out
of the ruins, eight or ten days ter,alive,
but starved, and in dying state, Such
an appalling scene is seldom to be met
with in the annals of history, and my
heart fails in attempting to give you fur
ther particulars. While lament the loss
ofthose friends who fell,I happy tosay
that Mr.. Moses Levy, the eldest son of
our friend Mr.. Joshua Levy, "a lad ofa-
bout fourteen years old,) as we'll as Mr..
Joshua Levy's sister, Mrs. Deborah Co.
hen, and two of her daughters, escaped
unhurt, and they say they intend soon re-
turning to Gibraltar. 1t was only on the
5th inst. Give days after the earthquake)
that the few survivors ofSaffet recovered
from their stupor, and dispatched mes
sengers to this and other places for as
sstance to remove the ruins, and bury
the dead and also for tents, coverings,
provisions and surgical aid, &C., for the
manned & wounded, none of which they
could obtain from the surrounding villa
ges, which had shared the same fate.
We Immediately opened a subscription
there, and sent them what we could"
Another account estimates the whole
number of victims at three thousand.
In consequence of the above melan-
choly intelligence, theHebrew communi-
ty of Gibraltar caused funeral service
to be performed at the principal syna-
gogue there, on the 18th inst, during
which all their places were closed, and
Immediately after subscription was
opened at the counting-house of Mr.. Ju-
dah Benoliel, to which the said commu-
nifty contributed very literally, SO as to
enable that gentleman to forward a con-
siderable sum of money by the packet
about to depart for Malta, for the relief
of the surviving sufferers Gibraltar
Chronicle Of Feb. IT.
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sumo that his government is mad
Twenty-six states, and two territories
all making banks, and all pulling and
hauling for specie, when all the specie af-
ter all is not of so much use to the coun-
try as good begging svamp in Maine,
--sucha condition Of things upsets all a
mans speculations, whether he specu-
lates in lots or soordS. One thing, how
ever, is clear, that change has come
over us, and is yet to come. 1t will not
be effectual until we have United S.
Bank, when the currency being proper
ly regulated, prices will be properly re-
tgulated also, so that there may be cor
respondence between one value and an
other. If our currency, as it is, will not
regulate prices, importation will, and
importation Of the necessaries Of life
will soon turn the Exchanges against US,
which, being turned, will lead TO the ex-
portation of that specie, the undue pro-
portion of which now possessed by us,
not in circulation, but boarded by land
Offices in the woods, or in banks, where
the stumps are yet in the streets, is one
cause of our excessive paper money
system.
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CLEVELAND, April ID.

F1RE.-Our place has once more been
visited by this calamity. About 10 o.
clock last night the ware house owned
by John Blair and occupied by Ward,
& Smith, was discovered to be in fames,-
and notwithstanding the most energetic
exertions of the fire department and citi-
zens generally, this building was de-
stroyed, and also the warehouse next
adjoining and the steam Touring mill,
11a,h owned by Messrs. Edmund Clark
and Richard billiard, and neither at
present occupied. The loss Of the gen
tlemen last named, we are told, is about
$4,000; no insurance. That Of Mr..
Blair, also uninsured, is about $4,000.
The loss of Messrs. Warn ard Smith,
trifing and covered by insurance. A.
quantity of pork, the property of VIM.
Sargent e. Co. was destroyed, and not
insured, their loss is about $l,400. 1000
bushels Of corn were also destroyed.
500 barrels of flour were removed from
the warehouse Of Messrs. Ward Il
Smith and saved. Herald and Gaz..
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a penalty is inflicted upon such as "har-
Dor or secrete a black ormulatto person,
the property Of any person soiateuer. y
This law they considered asestrictly in
accordance with the ordinance, and with
the Constitution, and in its terms fairly
covers the case of travellers passing
through or tarrying for temporary pur-
poses in company with their slaves in
our State. This is comfy recognized
by the law of nations, and the decision
in accordance with the law as held in
Kentucky. Rankin Us. Lydia, 2. Marsh,
47s. The jury found the defendant
guilty, and he was sentenced to pay a
fine OF fifty dollars and costs.
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SAVANNAH, April a

bOANhNNhh5 A Pm H'
CREEK HosTIMTIEs AGAIN.-The fol-
lowing is an extract OF aletter received
in this city, by a friend who has favored
us with it, dated Irwington, Alabama,
Saturday night, March 25.
"Whlst was absent, Gen. Wellborn
sent notice to Irwington, that he expect
ed soon to have fight with the Indians.
A good many of our citizens put off for
the nation, and Yesterday about 10 o.
clock, in the Pea Swamp, the battle COM
menced. Wellborn had about 80 men,
it is no. known the number of Indians,
but supp ,sed to be $50. The battle last
ed about hours without much inter-
mission. There were whites killed,
and several others wounded. There
were between 40 and so Indians found
dead; and squaw informed the whites
that the Indians had thrown more of
their dead in the water, than they saw
on the battle ground. Il is generally
supposed lO0must have been killed; the
balance of the Indians retreated up the
river Augusta Const.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-22
From the Cincinnati Daily Gazette
LAW.
STATE OF Ono VS.. JAMES G. BIRNEY.

STATE OF ONO VS.. JAMES G.. BIRNEY.
The. defendant was indicted by the
Grand Jury Of Hamilton county, Ohio,
for that, for the space of six months,
within specified period, he harbored
ann, secrcted in Cincinnati, a mulatto
GIRL by the Iame of Matilda, then being
a a slave, and property Of Larkin Law
renee.
AT the trial before the the petit jury,
it was proved that the girl Matilda was
the reputed slave of L. Lawrence. ana
had been held as such in the State OF M@ Nc
ryland. That on his way, removing
from Maryland to Missouri, on board a
steamer, in company with Matilda, and
other members of his family, the boat
anchored at the Cincinnati wharf, and
remained there some twenty-four hours.
Whilst the boat was at the wharf, Ma
tilda secretly escaped, and was subse-
quently employed and kept out Of sight
by the defendant for several months.
Upon this state of facts, several legal
points were raised for the defendant.
First That, in Ohio, no proof could
be received, ii a court of justice, that an
individual within its territorial limits
was slave.
Second. That, if slave in Maryland
the master by accompanying her TO
Ohio, and remaining with her, within the
territorial limits Of the State, forfeited
his title of ownership, and Matilda be-
came free.
Third. THAT, to sustain the indict-
ment by proof, the prosecution should be
held to prove that by the laws of Mary
land, the condition Of slavery was estab-
aklished and maintained in that State.
4 The court, Judge Este presiding, over
ruled all these positions. In his charge
to the jury, Judge Este stated, that j
they were satisfied by the proofs, thai
The girl Matilda was mulatto, and thai
she was the property of Larkin Law
renee, and that the defendant harboret
and secreted her, that then the prosecu
tor had made out his case. That if ;
, right of property was in L. Lawrence
when the steamboat landed at our shore
on board Of which he was with the CIR
f Matilda, on his way from Maryland t
Missouri, that right of property was no
invalidated by the fact Of the parties be
ing, as travellers, within the jurisdiction
! OF our laws, but remained in full force
The position was distinctly taken, tina
neither our Constitution or laws contem
plated touching the masters right Of pro
perty, when in transitu, with his slave
he came into our State. This was lai'
down as understood to be the settle'
: construction Of our laws, which; are a
nearly as can be cotemporaneous witt
, our State. The law under which tn
, defendant stood indicted, was enacte'
in January, 1904, and by its provision
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A MELANCHOLY Acc1pENr occurred ir

N A MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT occurred IN
Sandusky bay on the 7th inst. Messrs.
Julius and Harlow Keys, father and son,
left the peninsula in the afternoon of that
day, in a small boat for this place. When
near the lower end of Bulls island, and
about 60rods from the shore they had left,
the boat was upset by the wind. This
occurred in sight Of a feeble old woman.
the wife and mother of the sufferers,
who, unable to offer any relief herself
had tojgo about mile in search Of some
one who could aid them in their extrem-
ity. After much delay, one or two men
went to the place in canoe; but too late.
The boat was lying on its beam ends,
but the men had disappeared. The boom
of the boat had been cut loose, and was
lying on the water between the boat and
shore. % taking it up they found a
rope tied to it, ten or twelve feet long,
and the other end was tied to the body of
the young man. The body Of the elder
Mr. Keys has not been found. 1t is said
that prehensible apathy was evinced
by some persons, who, had they made
proper exertions, might have saved the
lives ofthe unfortunate men.--Sandusky
Clarion.
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CLEVELAND, APRIL O.

The busy aspect of affairs here is tru--
ly cheering. We counted SO vessels.
along the dock, some with their cargoes.
on board, and apparently ready for de-
parture, while others are unlading or.
receiving freight, and others still prepar-
ing for the busy season at hand. The
steamboat Cincinnati leaves to-day forr
Detroit, and the Sandusky on MnDdags
next, while we are told the Oliver New
berry left this morning on voyage Of
discovery down the lake, to ascef:aina
how far the ice is ont.--G Gazette.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-22

CouNTERFEPrs.- Extraordinary De-
uelopements. Doctor 2. H. Munroe,
and Josiah Merritt, Esquire, of the viii
lage Of HAVANA, Chemung county. have
been bound over on the charge of pas
sing counterfeit $5 bills on the Amherst
Bank, Mass. A man named Stotenburg,
who turned states evidence, has been
smuggled off to prevent any testimony.
In Penn Yam, Yates CO., a similar scene,
says the Elmira Republican, is going on,
and nesto hard money counterfeiters
had been discovered in Seneca county,
near Ovid.
Two fellows, Sawyer and Sterns,
having one thousand dollars in counter
felt notes of the Amherst Bank, Mass,
have been arrested in MONTREAL H.
Dai. ADJ.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-22

We are gratifed to learn from the
Buffalo papers, that the steamers Penn
sylyania, L. HI. Cotton, master, and Jas.
Madison, r. G. Bristol, master, will per-
form regular trips through the ensuing
season, between Buffalo and Chicago,
touching at the intermediate ports. A
trip will take up about II days, and the
distance, going and returning, will fall
little short of 1000 miles /! nearly equal
10 voyage across the Atlantic. The
Madison is roo tons burden-has 36
state rooms spacious accommodations
for steerage passengers, with room tor
storing $500 barrels !. So much for the
great west and its increasing trade. A
canal round the falls of St. Mary's, (ea-
silly accomplished) will give free access
to Lake Superior, -and we shall soon
hear of steamboats, navigating its wa
ters, by regular trips, touching at ports
veto be named.-Constantine Rep.
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TExAs.-A field battery of six guns:
four six Founders and two twenty-four
pound howitzers-with all implements
for service, and 1000 balls, shells and
cannisters, presented to the Republic of
Texas by Maj. Gen. 7. j. Chambers, ar ;
rived in this city under the charge of
Major Mcleod, on the 9th inst. They
are splendid pieces of Artillery. They
will be in Texas in three or four weeks
and the way their wide mouths will talk
to the Mexicans will be caution to ALI
the foes of liberty.-Louisuile (Ky9
Journal, March. ,f \.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-22

Mexico Accounts from Mexico re-
present that country as being on the
verge of a revolution. The following
summary is from the N. Y. Mere. Adv.
A deranged currency-a bigoted priest
hood-political demagogues strivingis0
build themselves up on the commonTuifr
--an ignorant, poor and infdel pcpula-
ton, disorderly, i'll equipped and ILL.,
paid army. Intestine wars threatening
her at home, and foreign powers demand
ing indemnifcafion from abroad. The
city in imminent danger of being sacked
and pIlaged, and yet with all this, en-
deavoring to renew the invasion OF Tex
as.
In the meantime, It is said Bustamente-
had been offered the dictatorship, which,
he had refused--and that Santa Anna
was quietly waiting on his plantationy
the proper moment to seize the rems Of
government. He will rule them with a.
rod of iron, which they want. And we
believe that the undsturbed' quiet in
which he is suffered to remain is from a.
consciousness of his power and ability
and that none dare 10 touch the Pre-.
sident de facto" of Mexico.
In addition to the account of the COM.
motions of the Mexican capital, news.
had reached New Orleans of revolu-
ton in Tobuca.
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Rock SALT.--The Genesee Famer
that at the Saline reservation on Salt Ri-
yer, an Artesian Well,for the purpose Of
procuring salt water has been sunk to,
the depth of 800 feet For sixty feet of
this, distance the auger passed through
solid rock salt. Here is supply for the
immense population destined at no ogreat
distance Of time to throng the valley Of
the father of rivers. IA
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The HoLIow HoRN.-As this is the

The HoLLow HoRN.-As this is the.
season of the year when we may expect
this disease to make its appearance
among the horned tribe, we would re-
mind their owners, that by pouring a
tea-spoontul of the spirits Of turpentine
in the cup or cavity in the back Of the
head of the cattle, they may save them,
from the effects of this always unplea-
SAINT, and often fatal disease. Lancaster
Gazette. y 81 M ls.s
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LOWER CANApA.--John Bull begins
to be a little alarmed at the turbulent
spirit Of democracy that is raging in
this province. The London Times no.
tees it in The following manner:--
GAS for Lower Canada, we care little
about it but as channel for the course Of
the ST. Lawrence, the Nile of British
North America, and the only medium Of
communication between England and
| the far more kindred people Of the Up
per Province. The French Canadians
mean separation, and nothing else, by
their turbulence. For themselves alone,
they are not worth the keeping; but as
the key 10 Upper Canada,s and the me-
dium Of intercourse with 100000 Of our
own brave emigrated countrymeninthat
1 fine country, we must prevent this per-
verse breed from tormenting us longer
by their audacity and extravaganza.
One line Of an actof Parliament will dc
lii, without the aid of single man or gun
/ from Great Britain"
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-22

The Printers of New Jersey will hold
a convention on the 10th Of May. at Tren-
ton, to propose new tariff Of prices, to
accord in some measure with the aug
mented price Of provisions and labor.
The subscription to the New Orleans
Daily newspapers, has been raised from
$40 to $l2 per annum, and the paper
for the Country, three times week, $40,
Advertising by the square and by the
year is raised in like proportion.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-22
FArA1 AccIpENT.--On Saturday last,

FATAL AccIDENT.-On Saturday last,
while some boys were engaged in over
hauling the rubbish in the cellar Of one
of the stores on Genesse street, destroy
ed the day previous by fire, the wall
which had been left standing, fell and bu-
ried four of them under the ruins. 4
They were extricated as soon as posi-
BILE; but before they could be got out
one of them, named Holt, was dead
Another one, named Dunn, had his collar
hone broken and was otherwise severe
ly injured. -eHcis expected torecover.
Another, named Christian, had his scull
badly fractured andreceived number Of
serious contusions beside. His case is
doubtful, though hopes are entertained
Of bis recovery. The other, named AL
worth, was not so much injured as, his
companions.--Utica Wing.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-22

The public are cautioned to be on their
guard against one dollar bills on the
Bank of Upper Canada, altered to los.
sWe have heard of several in circulation.
They may be detected by close exam
ination, without which, however, per-
son would be very likely to take them.
They are signed W. ALLEN, President,
Thos. Ridout, Cashier. A suspicious
looking traveller passed one yesterday
at Enthusiastically Clarion.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-22

A young Lapland girl is now exhibited
in Sweden, who though only seventeen,
has attained the extraordinary height Of
seven French feet. She is otherwise well
formed.
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$2,676,347 IL 6
Equal to $ll,22 939-lOO to each vo.


THE SLAVE TRADE.-The following
is an extract Of a letter dated Sierra
Leone, Dec. IS, 1886.
The most recent captures ofh slave
vessels are two which have just arrived
here, made by the RolIa under the new
treaty, and two by the Vestal, from the
West Indies. The slave trade is carried
on to greater entent than ever, and all
under the Portuguese flag. There have
been sent into this harbor in the year
1896, 81 slavers, A of which are actu-
ally condemned. The Columbine has
captured the Veloz, large brig, with
sos slaves; she had arrived. The new
Portuguese treaty will do little towards
extirpating the slave trade; the only ef-
fective mode would be to declare it pi-
Tacy. The slavers now in the rivers.
where they embark their cargoes, have
Handed their slave. decks. fittings, and
irons, and will only shipthem again when
the slaves are on the beach, and arrange
] ments have been already made with
american vessels to bring these fitments
Of slave vessel from Havana, or Ric
de Janeiro.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-22

The Hudson River isnow free Of ice
and steamboats, are plying regularly be
tween Troy and New York.
The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1837-12-16

From Justice Loscndes' Statistical Report on
the Neso Fork Police.-From the first Sept.
1896 from which time the report commences
to the first ofSept. 1897, there were l4,548 COM
|plaints,and in 1895, 1888, showing an increase
in 1885 over 1884, of 1910, while the increase the
present year over 1885 is 1865.
Of the whole number of cases before both
police officers, 44O3 were sent to the Court Of
General Sessions, and 1889 to the Court Of
Special Sessions.
Ofthose sent to the General Sessions, the grand
Jury have found 1877 bills of Indictment. They
have dismissed 1874 complaints 10 nolle pro-
sequis have been entered, and only three hundred
and eighty-one casses have been tried, and three
thousand three hundred and forty-six cases remain
undisposed Of
In the Court of Special Session, out Of 1859
cases sent up for adjudication, 584 have been dis
posed Of by trial, and the residue discharged or
otherwise settled. The grand total Of cases sent
to both courts for the whole year has been 5,49l,
out Of which only 965 have been tried.
The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1837-12-16

EDUCATION IN AMERIcA--It is the universal
al'enuon paid to education, and in the number Of
academca foundations, the Americans exhibit a
public spirit with which we are proud 10 claim,
Kindred. The great body of the people are, as
regards the rudments of knowledge, far in adj
vance Of the English. All can read and write;
and TO give his children education, is the first
concern OF every parent. The Oldest college in
the United States is Harvard College, at Cam
bridge, in Massachusetts, founded in 1898, only
eighteen years after the first settlement at Ply
mouth. Yale College was founded in 1900. Be
sides these, there are in the Union, about fifty
colleges authorized to confer degrees. The num-
Der of benevolent and religious institutions in
America, supported by voluntary contributions, is
almost incalculable. Their Bible Societies, Mis-
sionary Societies, Prison Discipline Societies,
Penitentiaries, Asylums, &C., are the noble re-
suits and evidences of public spirit, an enlight-
ened philanthropy, and "a religious zeal, which
certainly can find parallel only in the parent
country. British Magaxine.
The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1837-12-16

Wanfer Evenings are seasons for. domestic COM
fort, mental application, and sociality. They are
delightful periods of time. When the rude blast
is heard without, and the storm beats against the
snug easements the bright freside reveals its sub
stantial joys. They are not fictitious ones. The
mind participates in the little comforts the body
feels, and they go on in harmonious action to-
gether. These evenings should be the means of
great and permanent good to the young. They
should not be passed in sluggish and criminal in
action. They should not be FILTERED away in
listness idleness, aecumulating nothing but squan-
dering inestmable treasure.
We design simply to urge upon young men the
Improvement Of those precious periods in their ex
istence. They are pregnant with important re-
suits, moulding the character and impressing the
mind with what will sink them in mature life or
elevate them to positions Of influence and respec-
liability in society. Much, very much, may be
accomplished by mental application, after the la
bors Of the field or workshop are closed. The
body may weary and the limbs tire, but the mind
is still vigorous and feels nothing Of lasstude or
exhaustion. Apply it then every evening to a
settled pursuit, to some practical study. Let not
idle pretences or frivolous amusements deduct
from what will insure you an honorable position
| in society. Young men commit an act Of crimi-
nal injustice to themselves, who are content with
the performance of daily task at the bench or
in the field. They should remember that the
mind rather than the body, demands Of them d.
ligent care as well as assiduous cultivation
1 Northampton Courier.
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believe, that those articles which instruct, delight,
or melt them, the peculiar results of efforts
and our choice, but that the pages abandoned to
error, or yielded to dulness, are just so much of
our interest and our reputation knowingly sacri-
ship 6..