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cents in cents, a pocket knife. and piece
OF tobacco. The money he said he had hid
den-the cents and the knife in Rochester,
near his brothers., and, the tweniy-nine
dollars in bills and silver in the stable OF
the Eagle Hotel in this villrge. He was
fully committed for trial, and on his way
TO the Jail showed the officer and his keeper
the places where he had hidden the money
and knife which were found precisely as
described by him. The money, we are told
corresponds with the money which Jacob
Hanson, The brother of the murdered wom-
an, says that the trunk was found broken
open near his house. Another ofthe How
arts, whom Andrew had informed of the
murder previous 10 his arrest, was ordered
to recognize in the sum Of $500. for his
appearance at the next cognmon Pleas Court
as witness, in default whereof he also has
been committed.
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lloRRID MURDER AND RoBBERY.-Hes-
terday noon, a revolving murder was COM
mitted in Westfield Society in Middletown
about four miles from Meriden. Mr.. Ba.
con,one of the most respectable and wealthy
farmers in that region, went to church in
the morning, with all his family except his
vito, and did not return until after the
evening services were over. When he re-
turned, he found his wife weltering in her
blood She lay upon her back in the CEN
tire of the room, her skull crushed in, her
face horribly mulilated, her throat cut, and
seven stabs in her breast! By her side lay
butcher knife,some keys and three chairs
which were broken and bloody. Two of
them were covered with fragments of her
flesh and hair. used in beating her over tho
head. The walls and floor were covered
with blood, evidences of frightful, desper>
ate feroaty--she in defending herself from
the assaults of her savage murderers, and
they IN their diabolical exertions te over.
master this heroic, hui Inflated woman.
Our informant who reached this city last
evening near midnight. says the scene in
the room was appalling end frightful. II
is supposed they found her alone, and in al
tempting to rob the house, she resisted them
and becoming exasperated,they committed
The dlabolical and most brutal murder -
She was about IS years of age.-NepHa-
zen Courier, Sept. .25fh. go 81 -- -
THB MuRpEn AT M1pp1srowK.-wel
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more from acting them out for the danger
and wrong of such course seem too obvI-
Gus.
lin relation TO slavery. any association
Of men may rightfuy assume that tie laws
and constitution of the country are not biz
ding-they may do So in relation to every
other institstion and what any number OF
men may do, each individual, with equal
right may do and then. instead Of law
respecting, and law governed community,
We are converted a, once into naton oflaw-
less sopbists, each constituting the Constitu-
tion for himself, well-cohsidered and we'll
established will of the whole. Amidst the
anarchy and confusion that must result from
the prevalence of such opinions, negro sla.
very indeed might receive death blow,
put SO also would the regulated liberty OF
our own race, and oil the cherished hopes
that cluster around the temple erected by
The hands of our revolutionary fathers.
Political abolition, therefore. seems to us
all evil, and abatiDg in nothing of our abhor.
renee Of slavery. or of our earnest desire 10
see it circumscribed within IFS appointed
bounds. and finally. as we hope, exlinguished
utterly.--we would disclaim all fellowship
with those whose fanaiica zeal would over.
throw the Constitution itself, and hazard the
safety of the whole social edfice in the At
tempt to eradicate single defect.
Such, too, we trust, are the sentiments oil
the great mass Of The freemen Of the North;
and it is 10 invite The attention of such men
to the subject. that these few remarks are
thrown ont
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PROSPECTS OF THE WOOL GROW
ERS-MORE BENEFITS FROM THE
WIG TARIFF.

The intelligent and inquisiiive cores
pendent of the Rochester Democrat, S.,
writing from Boston the other day, ssys:
"The unlimited quantity Of foreign
woolens that flooded our country, previous
to the enactment of the present tariff law,
and thereby depressing our own manulac.
turers, and causing decline in the price of
wool, are now mostly out of the market
The effect is, American woolens are now
advancing, and the price Of wool will go
up. For The last five years, the manufac-
ture of woolens and the raising Of raw ma
teral have been a loosing business. Bet
ter times are certainly in prospect for this
great staple OF the West. As more evil
dence of it, there are now several large
establishments building in various parts Of
New England, which will be in operation
the coming season, and those now doing
business make sales of all they can send
to market. In this city there is not TWEEN
tieth part of cloths on hand, among the
commission houses, that there was last year
at this time"
Some few months ago we laid before our
readers several interesting and important
facts. gathered from correspondence pub
lished in Lowell paper. concerning the
rapid increase of sheep on the prairies of
Illinois and elsewhere in that wide prairie
region and the focks sent thither fromNew
England. The correspondence tended TO
make The point clear that the vast prairie
country referred TO. is destined to become,
and that, too, very speedily, the great wool
producing quarter of the Union. Wheth-
er, in speaking of this great staple of the
Vest S. meant to include the Prdiried
West, or only the West of our own State,
which also produces great deal of wool,
VIC cannot say; but we can say that while
ranging about the ample and admirably ar
ranged Rail road depot for "goods, wares,
and mercha ndize," on the Greenbush bank
of the Hudson, and looking with surprise
and pleasure at the vast quantities of ladIng
accommodating there, we saw boxes of mer-
chandize from Boston marked for Illinois,
and sacks of wool from Illinois, marked
for Boston.-Albany I'D.
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ONO AND ALABAMA-GooD FOR Mr..
CLAY.-The Dayton Miamian, Locofo-
co paper, says of Gov. CASTLE is the
choice of three -fourths of the Democracy
of the county of Montgomery. He is the
strongest man in Western Ohio. He is the
only democratic candidate that can carry
the State"
The Mobile Tribune, Loco says that of
the seven Congressman elected in Alaba-
ma, five are for Mr.. Calhoun against the
world, and one for Mr.. Clay--and adds that
Mr.. Van Buren, is so unpopular, that it is
evident he can never carry Alabama, even
if nominated by National Convention.
Now as it seems to be point pretty
well settled that Mr.. Van Buren, will re-
ceive the nomination, and therefore that
neither Mr.. Cas- nor Mr.. Calhoun can
have it, Alabama andOhio may be set down
on locofoco authority, as certain for Henry
Clay. We are grntified TO find so much in
the columns of the Loco Foco Press, con-
frming our own opinion that their party
can place no candidate before the people
with any prospect of success---BUr. Free
Press.
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which kindly adopted me as her son,
would not exchange the proud satisfaction
which should enjoy fol all the honor of
all the triumphs ever decreed to the most
successful conqueror."
Such are the Sentiments which Henry
Clay has repeatedly expressed, and always
entertained in regard TO the accused sys-
tenn of slavery. Whether our Abolition
brethren are prepared 20 vote for him or
not. it is but Just that they should UNDER
stand his true position. They should rec
ollect, also, that he incurred the fierce and
inyetera:e wrath of the whole South when
he voted for John Quincy Adams for Pres
iden, of the United States. For this the
shareholders have never forgiven him. But
they have set all their bull dogs upon him
to bark at and hunt him down. His real
offence was that he dsregarded the policy
of the the Richmond Junto," which for
years had made every thing bend to slave
nv and Southern interests. No man ever
gave a more honest or patriotic vote than
Henry Clay gave when he turned the scale
in favor of The venerable Patriarch of Quin.
CIV In 1926. The vote was an unpopular
one il is true, and it required much firmness
in Mr. Clay 10 breast the torrent of detrac-
ton which the slavenolders poured out upon
him. But the matches Champion Of Free
dom lis always equal to any emergency.
and time has at length indicated both his
purity and forecast. He has, in fact, al
ways been an upright and honest politician,
always a straight forward statesman. and
never,a demagogue--always bold and frank
in the expression of opinion, always true to
friends, always magnanimous TO enemies,
and never false to his Country.
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Mr.. RATHBUN.-The New York Com
mercial Advertiser says-We have seen IT
stated in some Of the papers, that Benjamin
Rathbun is TO leave the Auburn prison this
month. This will not be the case unless
he receives the Governors pardon: the
time for which he was committed will not
expire before the first week in October. =
1t is probable that the Governor will restore
Mr.. Ralhbun his civil tights. by pardon,
some few hours previous to the expiration
Of his five years imprisonment. We have
heard it rumored that he will return TO Buff.
falo. and take charge of one of the large
hotels in that place. Others say that he
will 60 into the practice of medicine, for
which we are Informed, he is fully compe-
tent, having been the assistant of the ply
stefan of the prison during most of the
time he has been in confinement. and he
has thereby acquired moro than ordinary
insight into the various ills to which the
human frame is subject.
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MURDER IN ROCHESTER. NH,

A little past IL o'clock, M. of Tuesday
last, Miss Phebe Hanson. a maiden lady
OF between sixty and seventy years of age
who resided with brother, an old bachelor,
in part Of Rochester called marlborough,
was discovered lying i'll The front entry Of
the house dead from gun shot wound in the
neck A trunk was found few RODS from
the house broken open and ri1ed ofiis con.
tents. This circumstance, added TO the
current opinion of the neighborhood tina,
Miss Hanson and her brother were in the
possession of considerable sum of money.
led 10 the opinion that she had been muir.
dered and the house robbed.
Suspicious pointed 10 family of How.
ards. Of rather disrepula5Ie fame, who lived
at Dry Hill short distance from the Han.
sens warrant was accordingly procured
and put into the hands of an officer TO search
the house, of the Howards, the male mem.
bers Of which family, discovering the app.
roach ofihe party accompanying the officer
escaped from the house and fed. Two OF
the brothers Howard on the following NOR.
ming were arrested in this town and taken
to Rochester for examination one of them,
Andrew Howard, by name, made full
and free confession Of his guilt entirely
exculpating his brother and all other per-
sons from any participation therein. An.
drew. who is single man of some three
or four and twenty years of age. il seems
that he did not live at home at Dry Hill.
but resided with another brother in the
lower part of Rochester towards Grea,
Falls; where he left on Tuesday morning,
with gun, as he says. for the purpose of
procuring Hanson's money that finding
Phebe at home and her brother absent. he
asked for drink Of water and after remain.
Few minutes, lift the house-soon return.
ed-me, Phebe in the en,ry--shot her down
took the trunk from the house-broke it
open and took from it twenty seven dollars
in bills, two dollars 10 silver, ihirty.six
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AN ANTI MoRMoN MovEMENT.-Dele
gates from several of the lower counties or
TIE Military Tract, were TO venvene at Car
thage on Tuesday, 5th inst; TO take into
consideration the property of adopting de-
fensive measures in relation 10 the NOR
mons. The late refusal on the part Of Gov.
Ford to issue new writ in compliance
with the demand OF the Governor of Miss
ouri for Joseph Smith. has awakned spir.
i. which we fear may end in bloodsheG
The Missourians. 10000 in number, it is
said. stand ready to cooperate with the
Illinoians. A great crowd was expected at
Carthage on the occasion.
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LOCO FOCO NATIONAL CONVEN.
TION

Tho locofocos are divided and in trouble
in relation TO their Candidate for the Pres.
idcncy. Not Only havo they legion of
Patriots.who are willing TO serve the coun-
try in that way, but there are fundamental
differences among them in regard to the
organization of their National Convention.
The principle point of controversy between
them is the manner of choosing delegates
Mr.. Van Buren's plan is to elect the dele.
gates by general Ticket and 10 let the del
egations vote in the Conve 1tion by States,
while Mr. Calhoun and the other Candi.
dates propose 10 let each Congressional
Dist:ic: chose Delegate and let the Del
egates so chosen vote per Capita in The
Convention. Each Candidate deems il
essential that his own plan shall be adopt.
ed.
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e. The Burlington Democrat is labor
ing very hard 10 show That the locofocos,
northern and southern, calhoun Inclusive
are nearly, If not quite, right on the question
OF Protection. single fact upsets whole
columns OF such stuff, and that fact is tina,
when put TO The lest in AZ the votes and
speeches OF these gentlemen we're against
Protection. IL they have really repented
since and are disposed TO show their sincer.
~ by acis rather :han bv dubious promises
made on the eve of Presidential election
they will have fine chance 10 do il a,
the next session of Congress. We advise
the young Democrat 10 wait few months
rather than 10 run the risk Of wasting his
powder.
Prs. For the special enlightenment oil
the Democsas>we quote this:
The Democrats Greed. - The Wash.
ington Spectator. the organ of Nj. Calhoun,
begins dlsquisitiou upon ms> Tariff in The
following style -
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learn that two men Of the names of Rob-.
and Bell. were arrested in Middle,,,.
yesterday morning on suspicion of boz
the murderers of Mrs. Bacon. Thew r
in the neighborhood of the murder. NV
were seen to cross the fields severaI fin,
during the day. in the direction of Mr,Ps
cons DIV cling. The whole amount g no
ney in the house, was about s3OO--,S.
robbers took about $50, that being al the,
could find. All the family were in tie ha5.
it of attending church on the Sabbath. an,
locking up the house, but MIS-, B. va. a.
tanned at home on account of indispo.,.io.
1t is supposed the robbers expected % So
the house vacant. Mrs. Bacon is dssq-
bed as very resolute and strong wo7o,
and if not taken by surprise, mus b,r.
ably defended herself.-Hartford Cor,a,,
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WEEAT CRoP OF MICHIGAN. {

WHEAT CRoP OF MICHIGAN. Correspon
dent of the Butfilo Commercial Advertiser
of Sept. /, writes as follows -" The wheat
crop OF Michigan is fully double that of any
preceding year, and has been harvested
and secured in fine order. The berry is
plump, full Weight generally free from
smut, and yields an unusually large quan-
tity of flour to the bushel: its superior quail
ity must cmommand for it an extra price
over that of any other State"
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Qaiek Wh.-Evcn the celebrated Curran
sometimes met with mitch. He was once
examining cross-grainri, ugly faced vii,
ness, from whom he in vain sought to ge,
II dirrct answer. Al l"ng'h he exclaim.
ed
liz no use 10 try 70 get n" truth out oil
you. for l see The riLiain in y'ur facet"
D., you STRIP retorted the man with a
grin, " Why then it mus, be sn but faiy,
1 aeocr kneio NY face ras a looking glass
before 90
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1.-THE Tarif.-Ths subject of tariff is
one of the most important which is presents
ed to the consideration of this country al the
time, and an opposition to one laid TOR the
protection of domestic manufactures rs among
the most important tenets Of the democratic
creed. 1t behoves us, then 10 come 10 prop.
err conclusions in regard to it, and TO test
he candidates for nomination by the demo-
cratic convention by their opinions on this
point"
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New York politics. The New York
State Democratic convention was decide
dy in favor of Van Buren,, but there is an
active movement in the party, especially in
New York City, in favor of Calhoun The
other persons named as Democratic candi,
dates a, the next presidential election see
to be eclipsed by the two stars.
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THE ADpIsoN observation-disclosures
ATIoN.-We extremely regret that our po'
LEGATION Of Mr.. Stearn's com munIcal'O'
last week, should be construed as joining
in his complaint about the six cents PO'''
age. Our object was to indulge Mr.steaf"''
to whom It seemed to be a grievance nU u
to be passed of, without reproof We SIZE
eyer be willing to accommodate our auO'
son subscribers. by inserting their cornmu
nications. and should the postage not "
endorsed, we shall charitably attribute
to negligence or mistake, and promise u
to expose Them to public suspicion. w
understand that in truth, the pesiages WEI
paid at the Post Office.
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THE POPULAR VOTE AT THE
LATE ELECTION.

Taking the highest vote on each ticket
for Senators. with The exception of Grand
Isle, for which The Governor vote is substi-
tuled. the result is as follows
Wing Ticket, 24.355
Locofoco ticket, 32,039
Third party ticket, 3.454
Majority of Wing over locofoco ticket.
23l6; of locofoco and third tickets over
the Wings 1888; of the Wing and third
tickets over the locofocos $40. Last year
the Wing majority over the locofoco ticket
for Governor was 3O27-comparaive Wing
loss I'll; IN The aggregate Wing and third
party vote the majority over The locos was
$3.50, showing now comparative locofoco
loss of $50. Compared with last year, the
Wing ticket has fallen off 2Sl3 votes. the
locofoco ticket has fallen off 2l02. and the
third party ticket has increased 1861.
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THIRD PARTYISM.

The annexed article is from an editor
who has always been fearless in his con-.
demnation of slavery and of The encroach>
mont ofthe slave power, at least ever since
the gallant stand taken by his father (Rufus
King) agains, the annexation of slave states
TO the Union.
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A Short Horse rs soon rurried. -Mr. Van
Buren. whist President of the United States
calmly. and deliberately, On repealed occa>
sinas. subscribed 10 measures thnt .be noo
pie as calmly AMI deliberately pronounced
wrong and ruinons TO the country-and
ia''v pat him out of cfTice. He is nuw again
a can Iid," fn oaire--and he simple CUES.
lien is, has he ssoxcd ch!rge of arinci-
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BowDoIN COLLEGE. At the late Com.
mencement, the number Of The graduating
class was 43. The degree IL. D. was
conferred on Hon. Ezekiel Whitman. the
Chief Justice of the State, Hon. Nathan
Weston, the late Chief Jnstice. and on vii.
liam G. Goddard. of providence, R. l. The
degree Of d. D. was conferred on Pro-
fessor Haddock, of Dartmouth College.
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E We are authorized to state that all
the Independent, Companies and Bands of
Music in the first. second and third Reg.
imen's, will be reviewed, BY Brigade at
Bennington. on the 24th day of October
a. D. 1919.
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Making The LOT average

This document, though brief. is crowded
with meaning Of great moment TO The far
mers of this country. Among other things
it shows the advantage of not only improv.
breeds of sheep. but of taking care thai The
rich harvest Of their fleeces shall be sent to
market in proper condition. 1t seems prob
able. from The statement, that Mr.. Squire's
wool would have averaged as good sole as
Mr.. Coils, if it had been as well washed
and put up. But The difference between
them in fact, was IL cents per pound. on the
average, which, on a LOT of a 1000 lbs,
which seems TO have been about the guam.
tity of one of the lots, would be $3.50.
The prices, sl.o, here stated, are the high
est We have observed since the new Wing
tariff took effeci.-Alb, ADJ.
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pies himself, or does he suppose the people
themselves to have changed theirs IN Y.
diner.
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IfheGt.-The Milwaukee Herald est.
mates the surplus wheat crop of Wisconsin
this year at 100000 bushels.
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SPAIN

The Revolutionary Ministers. carry all
before them in the capital. The Queen
gave grand banquet at the Palace of the
Prade on the lI;h ult. in commenoraiion of
The triumph Of The national cause" All
The Mins' were present at it except s.
Lopez who was indisposed. The Queen
was very gay and manifested great fononcss
towards her sister. The evening WINS ter
minated BY bail. al which General Ser
rano had danced with the Qm en- and Gene.
raj Narvaez with the Infanra.
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WOOL AND IT'S MARKET.

The Livingston county papers publish
the following letter and account Of sales:
LOWELL, Sept. 7. 1S43.
Charles Colt, Esq.-Dear sir-Your es.
teemed favor of the 18Th ult.. and the four
packages Of wool were duly received, and
enclosed we send you an account of the
same.
You will perceive that a deduction is made
on Squirrels wool in consequence Of its being
heavy from gum. The blood ofhis sheep is
excellent.
Your own clip is among the most beauti.
full we have ever received, and wish il
could be shown 10 the wool growers Of this
country as specimen of what can be done
in The breeding OF sheep as well as for the
condition and putting Up of the wool.
am, your obi servant,
S.mfr I.wprvcr
New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-27
rrnu, The Boston pos..
Noise.

N0tSe.
Tyr lsdy said twas aaiet court
When there went 10 board;
Blu. Susan tarums the piano-io,'
And by Sam the bass 10 foa'eu
Oh, night and day does susan pay
The fashionable pieces; c,.h..
And off, together. sing motIef Aio 'a'
Their daughters. sons ana nieceS'
whs, ,uiokles, wrinkles the evening star,
Isv;,ing to meditation.
Tber, ,inkles. ,ink!es cursed guitar
Fror, neighboring window station;
While little Tom ,humps ketae 'dlanA
For an infantiIe parade,
With a racker,ack.tack, and
And shouts from The whole bsigsoe'
THE .note.cap on the chirnneJ.top
shrieks TO the f,fal winds,
As they twirl the sign OF the ,eiiol auop'
And slam the bakers ohnos.
From niph,saIi 20 the mornings da"H'
Are heard the yells appalling
ne cat, from every neighboring wall,
which men term caterwauiins.
And L-g keeps score Of hounds,
Whose foul, dishonest bark
Outdoes all other horrid sounds
Which wait upon the dark:
Even az delcge in its might
Takes all the little lakes up,
Or as tho prophets serpent rod
Ate all the other snakes up.
Ye deaf! rejoice tha. We are free
tOh, think no, ana jeeringi
From human kinds worst tyranny
The tyranny of hearing!
Geod.bye. mankind IL Il in the West
Live neighborles., like Boon;
Or seek world withouten air,
And colonize the moon. 3. Q.Q.