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The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-04

BEAR HuNTThe Memorial des Pyrennes gives
an account OF bear hunt which took place lately at
Urdos. Eleven sportsmen united TO attack the ami
NAL and drive him from the lair, four of them taking
up their station where il was supposed it would seek
TO gain passage when disturbed. 1t soon made its
appearance at this last spot and of the hunters
fired. The shot took effect, and the bear making d.
rect for him, and sezing the butend Of the gun,
ter struggle broke it of second adversary nam
ed Clavere, then fred and the animal feeling the
wound, at once turned upon him, and striking him
with his paw, knocked him over to a distance of at
least dozen yards The third, named Cap
degin, then wounded the animal, it would SEEM more
severely than the others, for it turned him with
every mark of violent rage. The hunter had no
time to charge again, he threw down his fowliDg
piece and began to climb up tree The bear follow
ed him, and reaching him before he got high enough
to escape, tore of his shoes and CATERS rent his
trowsers and inflicted nine wounds bis legs
and thighs. Capdegin, with great resolution, held
with one hand whilst with the other he endeavored
TO take his knife out of his pocket. The bear watch
ing his movements, seized the wrist, and gnawed it
between his teeth The fourth man, and one of
those who had already fired, then came up, and dis
charging their pieces together, wounded the animal
in tho shoulder. 1t let 90 its holds, threw forth
quantity of blood from its mouth, and uttering a
dreadful roar, made of for deep tbcke far dis
tant In the morning it was found there dead
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THE RECKLEssNEss OF THE INTELLl-
GENCER.

II has been pretty well understood that fol
Ger have been resigned by the editors over &c
the hands of the Central Clay Committee. The
consequence has been that, in its reckless slate
ments put forth 10 the public, and the entire dis
regard of facts, of that which was connected
with politics, that paper has not been surpassed
by the lowest and most reckless paper pub
lished in The country. lis whole course, for
some time passed, has apparently been with a
view to deceive its readers in regard TO men,
and TO mslead them as TO results. The cleo
lion news published in the Intelligencer, when
first received has generally proved inaccurate,
and exaggerated in favor Gifts party candidates,
encouraging hopes and expectations that were
never 10 be realized, and which ended in disap-
poiuiment.
The Intelligencer of this morning publishes
returns of the vote in Pennsylvania, by which
il gives for Mr. Clay majority, as far as heard
from, of 3,340 votes, while his majority accord
ing to all the returns thus far received, more
accurately stated, was but 620. The lntelll-
gencer, in postscript, also says, We have a
report that Ashtabula has run her Wing majo
i,y up to three thousand votes" and il adds,
"This is good news and, if correct, affords
pretty clear indication that the State Ohio) has
gone for Mr. Clay"
The editors of the Intelligencer have too ac-
curate a knowledge Of the geography of the
country not 10 have known that it is not within
IL. &c hau tka
turns of the vote of Ashtabua county last even
ing, that county being in the western reserve,
approaching near 10 Lake Erie.
The object in publishing the statement Of the
vote in Pennsy lvania, giving Clay the majority
we have mentioned, and giving currency 10 the
report referred to from Ashtabula, Ohio, must
be, for purposes highly discredilable, if no,
fraudulent. Who can doubt that it was intend
ed for effect in Maryland and Virginia, which
States cast their votes this day, that these de-
ceplive statements and rumors have been scat
tered forh2
The consequence of these deceptive publica-
tons, TO which we have referred, has been to
inspire the Wings with a blind confidence, and
induce many OF them to bet their money large
ly, much of which will never return into their
h-nds again. The decisions under which they
have acted will ere long be removed when the
Intelligencer will receive curses loud and long
from those who have been made It's dupes.
We apprehend it will be found the assurances
given by the Intelligencer this morning, that il
does not entertain a doubt that a majority Of
the roles given in those States which vote to-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, loiH be giren
TO Henry Clay for President, will prove as de
lusive, and probably as disastrous 10 many of
its friends, most Of its other recent assurances
aud predictions.
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TO 3 o'oLocK This AfrKRsoos.

DISTRESSING OocURRENcE-The Harrisburg
Telegraph says that Monday evening OF last
week. Robert, son of DR. J. w. Hammond, about
five years old, came so near a graie as to set his
clothes on fire. His mother, who was IN the room
caught him, and attempted to smother the lire 6y roll
ling him in the bed quilt but tainted in the effort
The cries Of the lad afterwards brought Mr. Hughes
the landlord at whose house the family board, who
found be entered the room, not only the clothes
of The lad, but the quilt on fire, which he however
with much effort and after burning HIMSELF conside-
raby, succeeded in arrestiDg. The lad fingered in
great PAIN that excited the sympathy Of all who
him until Tuesday evening, when he died Mrs
Hammond was also considerably burnt, which, toge-
ther with the shock of the loss of her son, has
dered her situation very critical.
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p o s T S GRIP T.
OHIO ELECTION.

We last night received reports from Belmont and
Guernsey counties which show an increased Whig
majority in the former of eighty, and in the latter Of
seventy votes, as compared with the late vote for
Governor We have report also that Ashtabua has
run her Whlg majority up to three thousand votes
This IS good news, and, If correct, affords pretty
clear indication that the State has gone for Mr. Clay
The above accoun, is certainly wicked fab
rication, which has been imposed on the Intelli-
gencer. Ashtabula county is in the extreme
Northeast part of the State, in the angle formed
by lake Erie and the Pennsylvania line, and
cannot be heard from before tomorrow even
ing.
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THE SIORM-THE MALLS

The storm which commenced at Rochester on s,,r.
day evening, continued I'LL Wednesday morning =
The Democrat Of the Both says" Not less II. 4,
two feet Of snow has fallen The mail from ~
east, due at yesterday afternoon did not arrive ,,r
half pas, this morning The Buffalo train cas-,
started from that place on Monday M4 P. M. and
proceeded as far as Byron, and was Obliged To .,or
The railroad company furnished a sleigh and ..n, -
the malls in charge Of VIM. II. Eng.. Tbe mail.
len Byron at five o'clock yesterday evening sod -,
nved here st2 o'clock this morning. The train dn.
al 10 last evening has not vet arrived "'
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From the Pennsylpanidn.
THE ELECTION.
THE GREAT BIG GUM

THE GREAT BIG GUM
THE &c ELECTORAL VOTES OF PENNSYI~
VANlA RECORDED FOR POLK AND Dali
LASH
The returns which we annex shew that our good
old Commonwealth has done her duty to the great
cause OF Democratic principle. After struggle Of
unparalleled intensity, we have once more conquered
and against a combination Of all the elements how.
ever discordsnt among themselves, which faction
could muster. PENNSYLVANIA vorns ron tPoLk AND
DALLAS.
The popular majority cannot be we'll estimated a.
yet The we'll informed Of our opponents suppose
that IL will scarcely exceed six or eight thousand
our friends expect more abundant triumph OF
one thing, however, all are satisfied. Tur DEMO
CRATIC ELECTORAL TIcxEr Is ELECTED
II will be seen, that in this city and county we have
reduced the combined Wing and Native ma joriiy just
/, 400 votes.
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CrIr.L PUNISHMENT 1t is proposed in the Man
chester New IIampshire) Democrat that the ques-
ton Of sboshing the punishment Of death should be
submitted to the decision Of the people at the ensu.
ing election. The same paper argues the question
at spgtb with great ability end in speaking of the
exIedenoy OF the death penalty says:
dNelther is capital punishment, as Il regards its
efnts upon society," erpedient Instead Of res raining
critic, there is little doubt Of its operating, az now
praised as an incentive 10 crime. II has little or
no effect upon the hardened in crime. The murder.
er rom passion may be affected by the approach Of
cenain death but the determined murderer cares lit
tleabout II, and his accomplces in crime think It a
mater Of course-what they daily expect-asa muir.
derr once observed 10 eminent English solicitor,
the day previous 10 his execution players at bowls
must expect rubbers' All EXPERIENCE shows that
the robber and the thief the pirate and the burglar
are nd deferred from their evil practices by the hang
ing of their accomplices
"N)r do public executions put restraint upon
crime. Bradbury Ferguson went from IIavorhill TO
Salem TO witness the execution Of the Knapps Il
did hd deter him from killing his wife IN the most
bartarDus manner. Neither did those executions
lis own trial FOR life death soften his savage
disposition for we well recollect his saying to the
sherf, after he had escaped death by the argument
Of tie eloquent Bartlett and the Jury had rendered
their wrdict'l didn't care d--n about being hung
only wanted TO disappont the Exeter folks in seeing
me hug
"'1he Hopkinon tragedy may be nstaDced a.
perfsc6ustration Of the effect Of executions upon
society There'was thirst for innocent blood
anooek, for poor Prescott was believed insane by
ever oe-that was anything but in favor OF human
ts. MtgIes that would have shrunk from witness
ng thedeaih Of the smallest animal, were, in their
6orcepss and their thirst for blood, engendered by
the lavof the land, impatient--longng for the op-
poriunJ OF Witnessing fellow being in the agones
of his Iealh struggles Yes females, that would
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THE LATE STEAMBOAT DISASTER

An extra from the New Albany Gazette, dated
on Saturday week, brings us the suboined list of the
sufferers by the late explosion of the boilers of the
steamer Lucy Walker, on the Ohio river. The Ga
zete says that this list has been prepared with great
care, and may be relied being correct as far as
1t goes There were good many deck passengers,
most Of whom it is feared are lost. 1t is supposed
that about one hundred and thirty persons were on
board; if SO, there yet between twenty and thirty
more missing whose names are not known, and con-
sequently not on the list.
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hirtNr on MATES POWER TO rUsIsH.-ln case
at Boston, bis honor Judge Sorsgue held thai al,
OF vessel had no power to inH,ct cbasi,.msn an
seaman except when sudden emergency existed, as
where seaman should refuse to obey his command.
IN storm in such case the mate might force him
INTO obedience, but in all other cases of refusal TO
ooey or iosoience, the whole matter should be sub
mted 10 The captain, who alone has power TO nflict
punishment as punishment Counsellor for the dslen
dani, ably argued that blows inflicted with rope. or
hst under the influence Of sudden resentmepi pro-
duced by the insolence Of seaman, did not amount
10 cruelty from malice hatred and revenge. within
the meaning Of the statute
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CHASE IN THE WooDs.-Capture Of the Nassa.
eh,setts ROb6r.-The New York Sun of SATURDAY
says:
We alluded yesterday to several daring burgla.
res IN Massachusetts, near the Rhode Island line
On Tuesday night, the Doth ultimo, Mr. Wood OF
Seekonk, went 10 his barn and found the door barr-
caded on the inside. While endeavoring TO effect an
entrance an athletic black man leaped from an upper
window, MIR. Wood gave chase, when the negro
tired pistol, which fortunately missed its aim, but
had the effect Of making Mr.. W. abandon the pur.
sll, he being alone ami unarmed. About midnioht
MI w. was aroused by hearing some one in the
house. The father and son got up, and the father
chtsed the man into the woods, where be left him
while father and son gave the alarm The neghbors
wee aroused, but before they assembled Wood came
upon the robber in The act of lifting the window OF
MI William lde's house. The daring thief was dis
colered to be Thomas Rowland, who had been five
ye'r ~ the Massachusetts State prison. Rowland
agtin escaped TO the woods, which were surrounded
by ibe people who had assembled, but before they
cotld complete the guard, Rowland escaped. he
Afterwards entered the house of Turner Rice near
the India Point Bridge. Passing through seekonk
Plan, he suddenly came upon his pursuers again. but
KEEP them at bay and escaped. On Wednesday morn.
ingbe entered the house Of Mr. KENYON. stole an
oyocobt a watch, and some other articles with
whrh he disguised himself and passed one Of the mar
ties who were on the look out for him and who aues-
iiorrd him as TO where he was from. lie replied ne
wssust from Boston. lie found at the upper bridge
soun men who would not let him pass so easily, and
on teir attempting TO take him. he threw off his coat
and boots and ran for the woods, but pursued and
tn,lly taken IN the swamp near the house Of Mir lde
u Seekonk, by man who had gun and threatened
u shoot him If he did not give himself up At that
moment others of the party came up with their guns
AID pistols and Rowland was secured taken before
Jstlce Fisher, Of Pawtucket and committed 10 the
Bistol county jail TO await his trial The daring
rbberes of tins noted felon had created the
a,rm throughout the neighborhood lie broke open
fo,r houses m night.
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A RrsapEABLE BRD-There is q Chinese mock.
Inr-bird, (the only one ~ Americn,) at a hotel in
New York, which does some wonderful things In the
vocal way. The Post says 1T can say fire ! fire y
as well a, any New York fireman, and the way il
sings DOT Polk and Dallas an admonItion TO our
wing trends when asked what il will have to take,
it replies bottle Of wine, or brandy and water y
proving that It Is not exactly teetotaer in senti.
ment although strictly so in practice. Paper Of
tobacco Is another phrase in its vocabulary. which
It pronounces isultlessly. The owner has refused
one hundred dollars for this prod igious cha,terbox
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l0,259

Democratic majority in October, in the counties
to hear from, 682S.
As far as heard from, the Polk ticket has gained n
almost every democratic county, and Clay has gain
ed in nearly every whig county. Should the gains
continue in the way in the counties remaining
10 be heard from, Polk will gain about 1900 in Them
and his majority in the State will be about 1898.
The following letters were received from
sources to be relied upon, therefore we publish
them for the information of our readers:
WEsr CHESTER, (Pa.) Nov. 2, 1874
J. b, JONES, Esq,
SR; We hasten TO communicate the news of our
election. The Wings are chap fallen. They have
been defeated in their expectation. Before the cleo
ton they claimed, and promised the friends of Clay
majority of from 800 to 900! Their vote a, the
late Governor election stood
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PERsEcUTIoS.-Two more Of the native cony.rts
OF Madagascar have fallen victims TO the barbarou.
rage of the idoatrous queen. They were FIRST sub
Jected to torture to compel them TO impeach ohers;
their prosecutor failing in this, condemned them u
death, alter their execution, stuck their heads on
poles and left them TO bleach in the scorchiug sun Of
lmerina. Seventeen native christians in all have
thus nobly laid down their lives for the sake of the
Lord Jesus, and gone to receive their reward-Bos.
ION Recorder.
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~ The Sixth Annual Meeting Of the Female
Union Benevolent Society, will be held on Tuesday
evening, November 5th, at u O'Clock in the Uota-
risn Church, when the Report will be read To
give interest TO the occasion, some fine music has
been in preparation and will be performed on that
evening. Addresses may also be expected.
collection will be taken up for the benefit Of the
poor. The public earnestly invited to attend
BY order
C. A. WEIR Seey,tgry
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SrRawBsanIr. IN Ocropes-The sd;,o, ~ a.
New Bedford Mercury hs. received a nr,san, s 20
some ripe strawberries Of second growth this sso
son, from the garden OF VIM. A Wall Mr. w
has gathered this delicious fruit in considerable
titles from his vines during several weeks past AZ
ter the first bearing the plants we're moved down =,
the ground, when they again put forth uxurian,ly
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THE COON COME DOWN.

is your name Polk SYes' James Polkn
yes James X. Polk Flames h Polk, OF Ten
nesseep Yes.' President of the United States
electp Yes We'll, then, III come down, l am a
gone coon'
Poor Coon be is down aud dead, never 10 rise.
There is no resurrection for him. He Is amongst
tho things lost upon earth.
Yours, STYE.
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haze shdasrsd al tLs slsusntss Of iasae wee ~
patiently elamoring at tho prison gates o. vac Pooi
sane boy Prescott, and Gliding the Ia" u'. ~
whereby fellow being had been reprieseo 10,
days, and they deprived upon thai day oil inc
OF feastng their law privileged eyes upon inc oeaN'
throes OF insane, idiotie murderer"
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L9us rHLlrrr.-Lous Philippe il described in
we Lonuon INES as sun bale and unhurt by the
great drama OF the French Reyolution-the only sue
oessiu sharer IN its dangers and its prizes-for whose
own advantage the accidents Of most eventful life
have curiousy conspired, and who stands forth in the
Is'er year, oil bis extraordinary career the author
sno defender Of The constitutional freedom, the ma
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ELECTION RETURNS.
ALL HAIL Pennsylvania.

We can assure our readers (and we would
NOT deceive them on any accounO that Penn
syvania has given her Electoral vote TO Colo
mel Polk by a majority OF upwards OF 5000;
and the Intelligencer may wrirhe and twist,
and make as many predictions as it pleases; it
lowing returns clearly indicate:
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hey are sleghIng in Buffalo, New York ter
roe snow storm came up there on the 9th ult and
lne oe's are merrly Jngling about the lake in all d.
, rec, now. Wonder II we shall have any thing
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-04

10 public Gas Works IN the city Of London using
combined capital OF Il, 800 600 The net revenue !,
a45O,OO0 per annum They use $50, 900 tons of coal
making 400 900 cubic feet Of gas About 800
persons are employed in various ways
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,ss shsteves OF use s,asamsr, printed weeks sss
with the word Pennsylvania" thereon, In the
largest capitals, to up in annunciatian OF their
victory
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FRox NASSAU, N. P.-The town Of Nassau for
the last two three weeks pre- sious to the 10th nit
had been 10 great hustle, ca, ised by the immense
quantity Of wrecked proper ty, which had been
thrown the market from We sels los, OF, the Bah.
ma coast.
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foRervrsLs'-A deaf and dumb person being ask
ed what Is iorgrenessP took pencil. and wrote
,epp oVn'aln'ns volume OF the most exqu site poe
try, and deep truth, in these few word.'"It - the
odor which flowers yield when tsmpled upon
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Jacob NolIner, Washington city, residence of his
family Petersburg, Va. This gentleman wa, a CLERK
in one of the Public Departments
MIR. Norris residence unknown, supposed to be
from Kentucky.
Mr.. Cooper, Louisville, Qst enginesr)
Daughter of DIR. Webb.
J. 7. Harrison.
William Reed, Louisville.
Jacob Meeker, Madison, Indiana
William Watt, Stsrkville Miss.
James Doras, Philadelphia, Pa.
A. L. Edwards, Shelbyville, Ky
Rev. Joseph McCrery, Wilcox, Ala.
MIR. Mackey, I'd clerk
Capt David Vann, Arkansas
Samuel M. Brown, Lexington, Nv.
Philip Wallis, Baltimore.
Nicholas Ford, Louisville
One person not recognised
Two bodies not recognised, badly burnt.
One deck hand
Child of A. III. Foster.
Spangler, deck hand.
james Vanderburgh, Louisville.
- Dunbar, New Orleans.
Peter Hadlock, New Albany, Indiana.
John X. Cornick, Norfolk, Va.
Gen. J. w. Pegram, Richmond, Va.
Mr.. Hughes, Lexington, Ky.
Brother-n-law to DIR. Webb and servant
Us
Richard Barnes, Mount Washington XIV
William +. Saunders.
Charles Dome Louisville, Nv.
VIM. Brown, Msyslick, Mason county, Ky
Seven slaves.
WOUNDED.
Alexander Grafton, (sligbtly)
Edwards, (badly,) Shelbyyille Nv
DIR. Webb, Gladly, y Princeton, Ky.
Col. Peter kintner, (slightly) Louisville.
William X. Mccain, Portersville, Tenn.
Rev. ID. Presley, (slighuy) Starkville, Miss.
Rev. James Young, (bady,) Dallas county, Ala,
Capt Thompson, pilot, do, Jefersonville.
Charles A. Rein, do, Virginia.
William II. PEBBLES, Slightly Virginia.
Mrs Taylor and child, do, Norfolk, Va
). M Augqrea and wife Slightly New Orleans.
Alexander Martin, do do.
Louis Pout do
Five slaves.
UNISJUREp.
Rev. Mr.. Todd, Louisville.
John Hixon Portland Ny.
Henry Beebe, New Orleans.
Charles G Tibbs, Leesburg, Va
G. ?. Sanders, Bullit county, ny.
John Alls,on, Rspides, La.
Miss Smith, Of Virginia.
A II. Foster, wife, and two children, Greensburs
Virginia.
Mr.. Brewer, wife, child, and servant. Baton
Rouge, La.
Mr.. Amos, wife, 3 children. and servant, Colum.
Jus, Miss.
w II Peoples, wife, four children, and servant.
Mr.. Tilby, wife, and two children.
Rev. MIR. Wilson and lady.
Five slaves belonging TO Capt Vann.
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Two BROTHERS ON rHy GAII ows ,-Berrvman md
Charles Jones, convicted at the las, Supreme Court
oil LumPkIn county, Geo, were TO have been hing
yesterday, Tor the murder Of Jesse Mooney.
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OFFICIAL.
DspAnrMEsr or srArE,

4th November 1874.
information has been received at this Department
that the inslalments due the 3Oth Of April and
sOth Of Jolly last under the Convention between the
United States and the Mexican Republic of the Bob
Of January, ls43, were paid by that Government on
the 9th of August last
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Democratic gain far on the October election,
when the Democratic majority in the State
1897, 1911.
The counties remaining to be heard from gave the
ollowing majorities at the October elections:
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1--WE HUNDRED lbs. Of TWINE.-W FI5-
4 CHER has just received five hundred pounds
OF Cotton and Hemp Irvine, Of various sizes, which
will be sold at low prices for cash.
oct At