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The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-01
From The United States Gdzeite,
FROM LIBERIA.

We have one file of the Monroyia Luminary to the
first of October. The papers OF an earlier date,
were dressed in mourning In consequenceoi tie deat
OF Governor Buchanan. A long account Is given OF
his burial After a sermon in the Methodist Church
by the Reverend Hilary Teage of the Baptist Church,
from the text Hezekiah slept with his fathers, the
line was again formed in the same order as before,
and the procession proceeded to The Ho'erhneh'
Square, where, after few brief remarks, Dy tne
Reverend James Eden, of the Presbyterian Church,
and several volleys of musketry the colin was inter-
red under the tanarnd trees which stand IN the CEN
tire of the Government Garden.
The Luminary of the lst of October, contains the
following account:
A BRUTAL OUTRAGE.
Captain Dyer, of the brig Englishman arrived mere
on the 18th ult from the kroo country and detained
to us the particulars of brutal outrage, which was
committed upon four natives who were in his employ
Briefly, the case is follows; Niiiou and Mamma
Kroo, are two considerable towns on the coast, IN
what is known kroo country and IN about the min
degree of north latitude. Niou is inhabited by a
portion of the tribe of Fishmen, Mamma kroo, by
Kroomen. Between the two, wars and deadly ieuds
have existed for length of time Captain Dyer on
his way along the coast, had stopped at Monrovla
some three weeks since, and as usual, employed
kroomen, at this place, to accompany him in his trad
ing voyage and TO work his boats Sc. On arriving at
Niffou, he ascertained that his Kroomen were from
Mamma Kroo from demands which the Nfou people
made upon him to deliver his boys up to them-a
custom which prevails among most savage tribes ana
some civilized too. Captain Dyer refused to give up
his Kroomen to their enemies knowing that if he did
they would be beheaded
The Nifou people watched an opportunity, and at
time when Captain Dyers boats and men were en-
ployed, they surrounded Of his canoes, WINE
passing from the brig to the Shore seized four oil ms
Kroomen, and struck of their heads Immediately on
landing upon the beach. While this was going on
one of the Captains mates trading at Mamma
Kroo which is in sight Of the former place. Inc
news soon reached the people to whom the kroomen
belonged and they seized the mate and boats, deciar-
ing that as the Nfou people had taken Mamma kroo-
men from Dyer and killed them, he, Dyer, must pay
for them. Capt. Dyer fastened to his mate and remon-
strated against the measure told them he had re-
fused to give up those men, but that they had been
violently taken and murdered. To this they only re-
piled that he must pay, and for default they carried
him to the paayer house. For length OF time ms
situation was critical; however, by promising to en-
deavor to procure the presence of inan-oi-war to
knock down Niiou, they suffered him to depart unir-
iurpd
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The PAPERS OF AARON BuRR.-Mr. F. L..
Claiborne, formerly member OF Congress from
Mississippi, and now one of the editors OF the
Natchez Free Trader, has been publishing some
"reminiscences OF the treasons Of Aaron Burr.
We find in them the following information and
promise:
"When the interview took place between Burr
and the Mississippi commissioners, near the
mouth OF the Bayou Pierre, he had those docu-
ments in his possession, aud his remarkable
words, in reference 10 General Wilkinson, have
been already cited Z" II am sacrificed my
portfolio uiH prore him 10 be q rilian" Had
that portfolio embraced only the evidence Of his
own design, it would have been then, or previous
" destroyed; but il contained matter deeply in
volying parties who then, and since, stood high
in the country, and he no doubt determined 10
preserve il as guarantee for their silence These
papers we have reason TO believe, were deposited
before he went to Coles Creek, or perhaps, be-
fore he met the commissioners, under seal, with
the late Judge Burin they afterwards passed
into custody of the late Benjamin Osmun, one
OF the securities on his recogniZance, who had
entire faith In his integrity-at whose house ne
was last seen in the territory and who supplied
him with the facilities of escape. Why these
papers were never reclaimed, or if they were,
why they were never delivered, we have no
means OF determining. How they came into
oHi possession, III 10 very W eAPidiH. W.
Osmun was the nearest neighbor OF the late
General Claiborne and up to the death OF the
latter, they remained most intimate friends, al
though differing widely in their estimate of Burr.
Having no family, Colonel Osmun was long in
the habit OF keeping his most valuable papers at
the domcie OF his friend, and he continued this
practice mp TO the period of his own demise.
When this happened, his executor, the late Judge
Taylor (whose mind, however. was much inn
paired, before he entered upon his trust) remov-
ed, as was supposed, all the papers of the de-
ceased. Many years afterwards, however, we
found among a voluminous mass of documents,
collected by various public men, and deposited at
the domce Of our late father, several packages
of letters belonging 10 Colonel Osmun, and with
them, The papers u aaron Burr. He had no
living representative Colonel Osmun had died
without any known heirs; his executor, and two
or three executors and administrators in success
SIGN, had all been swept of, and we consider
ourselves fairly entitled TO the custody and the
use of SO rare and valuable del osit 1t is
scarcely necessary to say, they will explain much
that has hitherto been conjectura, and will es-
tablish beyond the shadow Of doubt that if
former Wee President Of the United States was
engaged in an unlawful scheme of ambition, he
had for his coadjutors some of the most dlstin-
gulshed men of the nation"
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From the Lirerpooi Chornicle
THE MYSTERY OF MES MERlSM AND
SOMNAMB ULISM EXPLAINED,

Animal magnetism has, for some years amused
and bewildered the lovers of the marvellous kldl-
cued as mere alusion or deusIon it has nevertheless
perple xed the scientific its eecs are too papable to
be denied, but any rational solution Of the cause or
causes in which they have originated has hitherto
eluded detection. Tie honor OF unveing this mys-
terry was reserved for MIR. james Braid, an eminent
surgeon in Manchester, Who having Witnessed the
recent experiments Of Monsieur Lainntane, III the
Alhcnnum of that town, determined, If possible, to
bring the system to the test of physiological and ana
,omca principles. This gentleman, having satisfied
his own IN nd that he could produce the phenomena
without PERSONAL contact, and even induce sleep when
in different room from the person to be thrown mo
state OF somHoency, announced public lecture Oh
The subject which he delivered at the Manchester
Atheneum on Saturday last before seven hundfed
persons.
Mr.. Braid first placed ON table common black
wine bottle in the mouth (which was cork having
, plated top. The individual on whom thc expert,
,ncnt to be performed was seated on ch"lr anu
directed to gaze inteny at the cork without WINK
inr or avortlng the eyes. The cork was about TWO
feet from the person operated upon, whose head was
inclined backwards forming With the object an an
ole oil forty five degrees In this position he remain
ed for about five minutes when profound sleep was
produced,
The second experiment was completed IN the same
time In the third case, bandage was placed rounu
the head for the purpose of retaining in an mDoSea
bic posi- ion common bottle cork, little above W,
roof of the nese as the object TO be gazed at and III
about four minutes complete state OF somno'ency en-
sued In this case was proved by inability ot the pa
teni to open the eyed, although consciousness was
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SEA ISLAND COTTON in JAMAICA.

A petition was presented 10 the Legislature of ia
maica on the 18th November, by Henry Gorgues, a
merchant of Kingston, in which he sets forth that in
consequence Of the depreciation in the value Of the
staple commodities Of the island, from the extended
cultivation Of them in the East petitioner was induced
TO turn his attention to the introduction of Sea Island
cotton and at considerable expense and trouble to i'm
port quantity the seed and durtg the months Of
April and May last trial, he succeeded estab-
fishing OH II acres of land twenty eight thousand
shrubs, which have exceeded his most sangunc ext
rotations and Is now gathering his crop from them
which he is led to believe will amount to from sixteen
to eighteen thousand weight OF cotton and the quality
ofwhich he adds had been by competent judges de-
clared to he of the very best description He further
states he has imported two cotton gins and is prepar
ing 100 acres Of land for operations the coming spring
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From the American Sentinel.

SECRETARY OF TIE TREASURY.
The Report of Secretary Forward is before he ma
ton, and Isl in our opinion, very able paper, Al
though some southern gentlemen imagine that II
smacks too strongly of protection, yet we think the
country at large will be of quite different opinion.
1t not to be expected that report from the Trea
sury Department would please every body. 1t is
enough that it should have tie approval of large
jority of the people, and feel quito confident that
II has that approval. The head of the Treasury, the
great furnsher of ways and means, has mos, labo-
rious department TO suPerintend. The simplest
among US know how to expend money, but it requires
great talent to know how to provide it.
After calm and dispassonate examination of the
Report, we satisfied that Mr.. Forward has pre-
scented judcious plan for relieving the country from
its present endorsements
The Exchequer Bill is not submitted PROPOSE
ton that cannot be improved, II is, however, in our
judgment, most excellent scheme in the general and,
with very little modification, will answer the purposes
of the public. We should have liked larger sum
better but we do not set up objection to 1t on that
account. We must have something to regulate the
monetary concerns of the Union, and the Secretary
plan will better than any thing that we have
heard Of No United States Bank can be created, nor
would the stock be subscribed If charter was granted
at the present session. There is therefore, mode
left open for the establishment of great financial
agent unless by the intervention of the Government
Should this law be passed. there will be sound cur
rency put in circulation with little or no delay
This measure of Secretary Forward is one of those
medium propositions that wetrus will receive the APP
probation of majority of both Houses of Congress -
We hope the subject will be taken up without being
embarrassed by party politics The nation is making
loud demands for something to be done to start the
energies of the people affesh 1t is therefore expected
that Congress will not adjourn without giving the
people something to regulate the currency 1t is the
policy of all sides to bring this great question to
close. 1t is known that no bill except one bearing
strong resemblance to the reported by the Secre
tafy can become law The question will, therefore
have to be looked at with eye of compromise. -
Should it be discovered to be imperfect in its opera
tions, few new screws, or wheel or two, al
another session, will give it new facilities. Let US,
therefore, make an attempt now, particularly a. we
all want Of Secretary Forwards money that will
circulate over the whole nation.
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REVOLUTION IN GENEVA.

kind of revolution has taken place at Geneva, II
so alarming name can be given to change which
destroys the exclusive influence of score OF rich
and old families and opens the councils to the mass
of respectable citizens. This is reform not reyolu
ton. All the Swiss cantons have undergone this re-
form during the last ten years Tessln began even
before the revolution of July and many have lea to
commissions The Bernese farmers have been obliged
to exile their aristocracy An attempt at reform in
Basic led to separation of town and country into
two cantons In SchwtZ and Valais il produced
boodshed, as well in Basic. And the present I'M
settled state of things in Argau and Lucerne has
been produced by the same changes. Lucernc, after
having made radical reform, made ounterreform
and placed power in the hands of the priesthood
Geneva could not escape.
Such are the remote causes of the revolution which
opens the borough of Geneva The immediate cause,
however is curious. 1t in the disputes respect
ing the suppressed converts of Argau In the votes
Of the Diet surprised to find the deputies OF
Protestant States embrace the OF converts and
hyper-Catholicism. They did from religious
asistocratc feeling, akin to Puseysm the result of
which was, to disgust the religious-democratic and
liberal party. The deputy of Vaud was called to or
der, and received counter instructions In Valals
troubles are pending in consequence The deputy of
Protestant Neufchatel cannot be punished dis
placed the Prussian Government supporting his CON
duct But in Geneva the Government itself has fall
en- in consequence of the conduct of its deputy. The
Jealous Calynists of Geneva united in an association
on the Sd of March last in consequence of the depu-
ty Rigaud and it is this association, by aboring and
preaching and clamorng for political reform, in
der to the preservation of Protestant doctrine which
has produced the revolution of the other day. This
revolution consists in the promise of the existing
Council to call Grand Council, especially elected
and charged with the task of reforming the Constit
tion.-Lordon Sun.
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STATE OF FARMLAND.

The project is seriously contemplated in Tennes-
see 10 divide that State as to form new Common
wealth to be called the State Of FrdnklGtd The
following resolutions have been brought before the
Legislature;
Resolred by the General Assembly Of the State of
Tennessee That there be joint select committee
Amounted to consist Of two members on the part oil
the Senate and three the part oil the House OF Re
presentativcs to be chosen from the Eastern portion
of the state whose duty it shall be to take into con-
sideraton the expedicncy and constuonality OF cc-
ding one of the grand divisions ofthe State Common
IL called East Tcnnessec) to the General Govern
ment. for the purpose of being formed into sove-
reign and independent State 10 be called the State OF
FARMLAND and said committee shall report by bill or
otherw iso.
Resoirtd That his Excellency Governor James c.
Jones be and he is hereby requested to open and
hold a correspondence with the Governors OF the
States of Georgia North Carolina and Virginia, Tor
the purpose of ascertanng their opinions IN relation
To ccdg portion of the territory OF their respective
States to the General Government, to be included IN
the state of FARMLAND when formed, and for the fur
Their purpose of requesting them TO lay the subject
before their respective Legislatures at the next ens
ing session.
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DUTIES ON FOREIGN IMPORTS.

On Saturday next, the LIST of January, 1912, ano-
Their large dimnution will, in conformity with the
provisions of the Compromise act be made upon du-
ties on imported merchandise We copy the follow
ing notice of the reductions which have heretofore
taken place and that which is to take place Satur-
day. from the New York American;
The whole reductions heretofore have amounted to
fo,,r-tenths of the OF duty over 20 per cent
On the lst proximo, Hrse-enihs more will be deduct
ed at once-making the whole reduction of duties
under the compromise act Of 1893 equal to seven
tenths.
The effect of these. several dminutions of duties
may be thus illustrated.
lue thereof at the place of expectation. Fourtenths
of the of twenty per cent having been alrea-
dy deducted, woollens now pay 3S per cent Three
tenths to be taken off on the first of January next,
will leave the duty at 90 per cent and and after
the LIST of July, 1882, the duty, under existing laws,
will be trenty per cent upon the value of woollens.
This example will serve for other articles subject
to adj rdI0rem duties.
As to the general state of the foreign trade to New
York there was an increase of the revenue during
the quarter ending the Both of September last, as
compared with the corresponding quarter of the pre-
vious year, as will be seen by the annexed state
ment
Duties on imports fer quarter ending 33th septem-
Der, 1910, s2,39S,O5e
Viz
In bonds, 1907 l44
Cash, l,Os29l4
Duties on imports for quarter ending Both Septem.
ber lS4l SO 1888 l65
In bonds, s2o7a,334
Cash ll6O,S3O
Making an increase in the quarter of this year eX
ceeding eight hundred thousand dollars for the port Of
New York
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in no respect suspended he was able to reply DIS
tinctIy 10 any question. The fourth experiment IAN
ed either through the noise that prevailed, or owing
to the person not fixing his gaze continuously Oh
the object.
The fab was successful, and although the party
made desperate effort 10 open his eyes, 30 much as
to aaita,e his whole frame, they remained as though
hermetic ally sealed when Mr. Braid took from MS
pocket wooden rule and drew the end OF IL geh's
over the upper eyelids Of both eyes, when The spe
was broken and The sense of sight restored with per
feet ease. These experiments fully demonstrated
that the phenomna was perfectly independent OF AMI
NAL magnetism, IN NJ one instance was mere
the least approach TO personal contact OF any manpu
lation.
Having thus convinced the audience that sleep
could be produced without pressure OF the thumbs OF
waving Of the hands employed by Monsieur La
fontaine Mr. Braid proceeded 10 explain the rationale
of his discovery.
The artificial mode Of producing sleep is to fatigue
the rectns and levator muscle Of the eye which is ef-
fecied by continuously strained and intent gaze at
an object viewed under an acute angle. Under such
the rrability OF those muscles becomes
exhausted as well the irrabiliy 9th optic nerve
gddness causes TO rise before theeye and sleep
ensues. Congestion is induced in the eyes, and car
ried from them the optic and muscular nerves OF the
eve and owing 10 their proximity the origin OF the
nerves of respiration and circulation affect them
through sympathy and enieeble the action OF inc
heart and lungs The heart thus acting ieeby is I'M
able to propel The blood with sufficient force TO the
,remili,s, and hence their GOODNESS.
The blood consequently Is accumulated IN the re-
zion Of The heart and il is thus stimulated and in
order TO remove the inordnate load is compelled TO
ncre Sc the frequency of its contracons order to
c, muensatc for the feebenoss of its efforts The
brain, head, and lace now becone congested, IN
consequence, and varied phenomena resulting from
rrcguIari,y in The circulation Of that impsNant organ,
the brain follow. The inability to raise the upper
cyeld, Mr. Braid accounts for on the principle OF
Temporary pAralyss of the levator muscles, owing 10
excessive and long continued exerlion at the com
mcncoment of the operation.
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ApRIANIk RUSSIA fire broke out on Monday
night, in Adrian, which destroyed large portion OF
that entcrprsing village IL commenced IN Cn,ten-
d,ns grocery in which key Of powder exploded. II
passed on to the stores Of Boyd q Hammond +. }.
King aad Lecare & Cornell
The s. ore Of Sinclair & Underwood was mostly
consumed together with several other buildings.
The sufferers are besides those named, Messrs.
Wilkinson & Newell. whose building was burned
down. d. k. Underwood drugs medicines, &c,
$1,000 Insurance $1,000. Biselow & Hpkns's
hardware store, 50 900. Boyd & Hammond, 81 600.
Mr.. Crueuden 81 O00 JOSIAH Ward, Esq Atlor-
ney lost nearly all his books. There were thirty suf-
troit Advertiser.
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$1,000 REV ARD.

d OBBERY About | O'Clock, on Mon,.qy
n small ROOM adjoining the large National Colo
was entered by false keys, and case containing net
valuable articles forced open. The following W
stolen
The elegant Gold Snuff Box set with diare
in the lid was the letter A. in diamonds. a ~
Necklace, containing Is pearls. Also Two very 4f-
ones, separate, presented by the lmaum OF Mpec1l
the President.
Gold Scabhard-- the sword was len, The ~
bard doubtless doubled up.
The above reward will be paid for the recovery o.
articles and detection of the robhcr.
The room in which the articles were kett' had l'l'
opened but few moments previous to the robbery
show the curiosity TO visitors
HENRY |. ELLSWORTH,
Commissioner II Pdicats
Dec 2l 1911
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ILLINOIS Mr. Whiteside, Fund Commissioner of
Illinois now in this city, has issued notice caution
ing the public against buying selling Illinois Inter
nal Improvement, Six Per Cen, Bonds re mbursable
after 1868 numbered from POI to 1904 inclusive said
bonds having, he states been lodged With Macales-
ter & Stebbins Of this city in trust under agree
mcnt for loan of 1921 900 by said firm to the State
of Illinois, (Which loan not paid according To
agreement hut a considerable portion thereof still re.
mains unpaid to the State of Illinois and before any
part of tho stipuatins made obligatory said State
were to be fulfilled the trust above alluded to had beer
violated by illegal hypo,hecation and sales, and that
too, with full knowledge on the part Of those receiv
ing upon hypothccation, and by purchase of saiC
bonds, as ain informed and believe Jour Com
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OHIO.

The House of Representatives of Ohio has passed
a resolution directing the Committee on Banks and
Currency prepare bill ITO provide for the per ma
nent resumption OF specie payments by the Banks OF
that State by a vote of Az to "a Among the piovi-
sons which the Committee instructed to incorpo-
rate in the bill, is the following;
"That no Court of Law or Equity in this State
shall enforce the suit of any bank in this State any
contract made by such bank for its benefit, time
when it refused to redeem its notes and bills in gold
or silver, aforesaid provided that the contracts
made by the banks of this State prior to the passage
Of the proposed la VS. shall not be effected by the said
BILL
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Passengers Carrying Leiters.-The British and Norm
American Royal Mail Steamer the Acadia, Captau
Eyrie, sailed on Friday for Halifax and Boston. She
carried out fair number of passengers. The ros'
Office authorities having reason to suspect, from ue
of letters put into the post offices Of Halifax and
Boston, but particularly in the Office of the latter
after mail bags had been received, that they must
have been so put in by passengers arrived al these
ports by the mail steamers; rigid search was made
prior to the Acadia starting, for contraband letters
The result was, the finding and seizure OF about sixty
letters, besides bag containing letters in possession
of passenger, which were taken TO the post Once
Proceedings will, it is thought, oe instituted BY the
post office against the sendes and carriers OF the con-
traband letters for the penalties thereby incurred