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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-23

REcRrAsr HussArp.--On the 10th instant ycuss
gentleman and lady arrived In city and took rooms
at the Mansion House, the young man entering bite
name as 4" J l. Eaton aud lady U. 5 ~" On the lite,
the day fouowpg their arrival, the Rev. Dir. clark
united them In mstrmony aud from thst tine unta
Saturday night last, they remsined AZ the Msns,Se
On that eveoiug he under pretence u having the
Of his trunk seat ~ 20 harness maser, sud
from thence 20 tke H. asc Ne-ten, which boat the
Young offcer proceeded to Nee York aud ance then,
not hing has heard about him, The ycun lady 10
81 rsstectshi. family, residing at Duspesburgh soho
nectsoy county and 4 apparently very lady iks aud
excsllept female MIR J. L. Eaton, u y ~, sboo,s be
passed around only worthy Of the Of
kisd .qihary IN ~ Espsss, s1~g~st2l.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-23

EXAMINATION ov rus Nsw Yosx BuseLass q, Bouor.
"A number OF our curious citizens had long wait yes
trdsy including the icss Of dinner their object being
TO see the Edgsrtons and q Bristol Biin brought up
In the Pelice court. After six anxious hours. they
we're grained In part BY the arrival Of Mr. aud bis
lacy but Bin had been quietly disposed OF In the
forenoon. there being nothing to connect him with
Bank Istch's watches The examination was short.
Edward Banks testified that four gold watches were
stolen his store in Portland on Wednesday, aud
he identified the three produced The external marks
and numb bad been scrsped OF from one of them.
Officers Heath aud Butman testified TO finding the
watches In the apartment In which ofncer whpple
rested Idgertob and his wife on Saturday morning
wbipple testified to ending little frame, aud imple-
m.nts for eraspg marks from watches. aud chang
ipg the works frum case to ansthcr Under
TIE Law making the guilty possession Of property
stolen of the State continued larceny here the
d.fcndsbts we're he'd for trial In the Municipal Court
aud In default of hail In $500 each they omnt
ted few minutes after ths sdjour ned, gen.
tl,man came In to offer bail for Hrs. tdgerton. The
bail subsequently given at the jail oface. There
must be money In the family, unless they have lived
very extrsvsgsntiy fer II IL kpown that they have
picked up over - 600 within SIX months, from three
highly respectable citisens" " OF this State aud New
Yerk city Bristol Bill In conversation yesterday,
after hts laughed st the idea that the seizure
Of HE tools could Interrupt his operations. You
p'int me out good jobn sa.d he, aud see doa't
ind the tools 10 do u with In less than two hours "
His CRITICISMS upon the trial of the parties acquitted
the jury did perfectly tight IN scquitting them The
cont.nded for Boston Posi-, .aus Al
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-23

Ma EprroR--Csp you Inform me by what authority
the Postmaster has raised the rates IL postage ii
the New ork fost offcsl was informed. yesterday,
that ths Law was altered, and that there n
such thing half letters after the first h.f
ounce Jptil lately paid for Single letters. csnts
for double 10 cents triple 10 cents and
am TOLD the rates are s. To- 30 and ye .terdsy
paid 20 csnts for triple letter 10 Albany tor which
never before vas charged paid but 10 II such
lie the Law when aud BY whose authority wss altered
Yours, &C., INQUIRER.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-23
Brooklyn City Intelligence.

IN BOARD OF HEALTH, bRooKLrr, august 20 l54o.-
The Common Council adjourned TO meet rs Board q
Health Present. the President and Aldermen McDon-
aid, sp.noa, Morrell, Human, Spies, Church, Hack
hurst, Lambert, Rice, Boerum, Muchmore, Wilson,
burbank, and Lefferts.
On motion Of Aid BURBANK, IL was
and proper for the pres-rvation VI the public health
That swine shall be kept by any person persons
at or in any place within the eighth ward Of said oty
between Twelfth and Twenty eighth streets and Second
and Ninth after 1vs days ths public
Of this resolution In the newspapers Of said city snd
regust,on after the Aforesaid time shah forfeit eli
swine kept to the of the poor of the county VI
Kings, and be prosecuted for misdemeanor uoder the
provisions of the Las regulating Board OF sath
Aid CHvneH having stated that the directions
tanned In the resolution Of tbs 10Th lust r.svs
bone mill OF Michael Kelly. had not been strictly
Piled with the President stated that in cons~a asnos of
legal advice which he bad received he deemed
II advisable for the interests OF the city corporxon
that tbe said resolution sboui be carried accord
ing to its strict letter but that ths direction contained
thersin had been far executed a. to remove from
taid mill whatever might operate hurtfuly to the pub
lie health.
on motion Of Aid srIr, II was
Resolved That the course pursued BY the President
In relation to k.y's bone n l. satisfactory to this
Board and that he BE- sustain therein.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
BRsoxIrr Gas Conpa,r.--Thi. company Charles O.
Rugsles President with whom the city fathers have
entered into contract for the supply gas the
sixth, seventh and eighth city sss-
nbed their desire to transfer their contract to tss
o'her compsny Who are almost In readiness 10 xht the
lover part Of the city With this much needed article -
consumption. .... .rr I'D. cd .
Man KILLED IN wr-Li,msuuRoH.-A man named
John Bropby VAS Killed the 2oth inst IN the fol-
loving sir sular mssnrrt appears that the decoAsed
had been wrestog with . mau named Pasriox Roscne,
In the Of which Rosehe was tripod up by me
heels BY deceased, wao mmsdisteiy attempted run
away Before be had proceeded far. hossrer. no vas
struck With heavy stick Of ~ood sent nom the hsnss
Of Bosche which hu him In the bsox bet ~sss shs
sheulders killing him instantly. toroner Anisrsos
held an Inquest on the body, and the jury renisr.d
verdict OF accide nfal sesth the Coroaer ass hos
ever, held bim to answer the charge Of
Pores CoUsr,-Onicer VIM. Clayton yesterday ar.
rested q man ard too women, named niies Britses
snd ourg'ariousy entering house smith street, IN
which Mrs Margaret burden resided aud tsEisg
and carving away quantity Of fancy goods and fur
Diture They we're all committed for exsminatos.
Jacob Ssckman. who stood charged with sidnx and
abstting In this late riot at East New York,
discbarred
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-23

Arrangements are nov making for grand fancv ball
ct Newport, on the 3lst inst.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-23

Arorprn Lgrrrs FROM Cssurs VI. Cav, on rHg Fox
rowr TrAerps This individual has writer another
letter vipd,catipg his innocence OF the murder Of
Turner the mitted In defence Of his own
life Speaking OF the affair, he says
Tuner ~ known In kentucky te be capable Of any
crime whilst Runyon-- Who y cricple Tor HE BY
wounds he inflicted himself With bowie knife in
tboue eaconade In attempting to lecture m- upon
carving deadly weapons sinks himself beneath
tempt I omit now many facts which have since some
TO light going prove beyond the possibility OF
doubt that there vas conspiracy 20 Kill ms on that
gay; all Of which will doubt bebrought TO light In
court of justice koo- my riphts; Know the rights
II Others and vbitt respect the last trust shall
he found vind,cssing the hrst " necessary s-ort In
hand TO the death Yet no man sbhnrs move than
this hard necessity ~hich can cease only with slavery
vticb more live without the pistol and b vie
hpfe than the body without the soul And hsveeve
looked forward Of he most glorious triumphs ~
emancipation. TO the tisae when every shall III
under his vine and ~ trse, end none shsi make
him afraid.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-23

The new nne ~ telegraph 10 Halifax, ". n, will be
be completed about the FIRST u September proximo.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25

| A curious fight took place between man and
woman, husband and wife) in one of the streets
of Pottsville, one day last week. The Journa OF
that place gives the following particulars. "lt ap-
pears they are both addicted to taking too much
of the 'eritter at times, and singularly enough,
thew both appeared to be perambulatng, and as it
occurred, met in the street. Owing to some cause
or other, hard words were exchanged, and as is
mostly the case, blows were also INDUCED in. In
the fracas, the woman was knocked down. but no
sooner was she down, than she imbibed new
spirit, arose, picked up stone and with the
age of true Amazon, aimed at her husband, and
hit him upon the top of his head with such force,
as to bring him to the ground. Not satisfied with
this, she sought other modes of redress, and de-
ermined upon doing full justice TO her subject
Accordingly, with a file, she went to work at his
neck, and filed and sawed away, with determn-
alton to punish her recreant husband, and sue
ceeded in inficting serious wounds. The man, We
understand, was attended to by physician, who
has put all things to rights, and by this time, he
has, no doubt, come 10 the conclusion, that women
are little more dangerous than they look to be!
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25
NeW-Era i'm IRON.

There has gone into operation at Booneton, n.
j., says The Tribune, Triple Chamber, the In
reniion of Mr.. S. S. Salters of Newark, into the
upper chamber ofwhich good Iron Ore (any which
does not turn out great deal Of slag) and Anthra.
cite Coal, pulverized and mixed, are placed, and,
fire being applied, the coal is consumed and the
ore melted whereupon il is allowed TO descend
into the next chamber, and thence into the next,
tbut net exposed to the air at any tme,) and final
ly drawn off at the bottom, fully transformed into
Malleahle (wroughD Iron or Blooms, ready to be
rolled or hammered as may be desired. 1t is as
serted by the patentee that good Wrought Iron,
such would now command S45 in this market,
can be manufactured by this process at $50 per
ton. Some very fine samples of this Iron ore
were on exhibition at the late Fair in New York
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25

Among the idle stories put in circulation by the
factious presses, with view to disparage the Ad-
mitistraton, is a recent and most improbable one
that Col Fremont had refused, with rude disdain,
the Office conferred on him by the President, OF
Commissioner for determining the Mexican boun-
dary. By the following letter published in the
Republic of Friday lasD from Col Fremont, cor
daily and gracefully accepting the appointment,
the reader will perceive how destitute of all foun-
dation and of what sheer invention the story was:
To the Hon. J M Clayton, Secretary Of State:
81 have had the honor to receive, by the hands
of Mr.. Beae, United States Navy, your letter con-
ferring upon me the post of Commissioner of the
United States for the determination of our boun-
dary line with Mexico b aea
III feel much qualification in accepting the ap-
pointment, and beg to offer. through you. to the
President my Acknowledgements for the mark oi
confidence bestowed upon me, and which he may
oe assured is fully appreciated. &c.
~. C. FREMONT"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25
The Election i'm California.

correspondent, of the Boston Times gives
the following account Of the way the election
was conducted in the diggings: ~ax
On the day appointed We were encamped
six miles below our present location. During
the no. part Of the day, the season Of the siestG,
a young, intelligent. looking man, came into the
camp on mule and invited Us all to turn ou,
and 60 to the polls. We had been in the
country but few days, and knew very liule
of its local politics, bu, decided upon following
the young man to the Big Bar, where the cleo
tion was to be held, and there gather what in
formation we could. Off we went by The mule
path, over hill and ravine. craggy rocks, and
through .horny chapparal, until we came to the
Bar. The place of meeting was a s,ore-renr.
and here we me. abou, twenty miners We
arranged ourselves along on a log under the
edge of the tent and waited the progress Of
events. ~~ 'a ta H
Directly our guide took off his hat and NOM
mated a moderator for the meeting, then three
inspectors and clerk, all of whom were cho.
sen without dissenting voice. AIthe reques,
of one of our party, he then stated the object
of the election, and at the same time informed
Us that the first name on the prepared ballot
for delegates 10 the Convention was his own.
Que of the prominent questions in the election
was an expression as 10 whether slavery shall
be allowed in California. The Candidate,
though Lonisianian, was opposed out and out
TO the introduction of slavery here, and so We
all voted for him. For myself, was of the
opinion of an old mouniaineer. who, leaning
agains. the tent pole, harangued the crowd, that
in country where every white man made
slave of himself, there was no use in keeping
niggers. deposited my ballot in an old can
die box in accordance with this opinion.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25
Rents, &c, in sam Francisco.

| The Parker House, building 40 feet front by
about 60 deep, rents for $4,000 yearly. At
least 100000 of this is paid by gamblers, who
hold nearly all the second story. Adjoining it on
| the right is canvass tent, Is by 25 feet, called
50 FL Dorado and occupied by gamblers, which
brings $4,000. On the opposite corner, build
ing called the Miners Bank" used by Wright
& Co, brokers, brings $4,000. 1t is about half
the size of our fire engine houses at home. On
the left of the Parker House, small two story
frame building, which is just finished, has just been
taken at $4,000. The second story contains
light gaming tables each of which pays 5000 a
night. Bleeker, Van Dyke & Belden pay $i0,-
900 rent the United States Hotel, $50 900 the
Post Office, $1,000 and so on to the end of the
chapter. A friend of mine, who wished TO find
place for law office, was shown cellar in the
ground l2 feet square and six feet deep, which he
could have at $3.50 month; the owner came here
about three months ago, without money enough
to pay his passage; he is now worth $4,000.
One OF the common soldiers at the battle Of San
Pasquale is now among the millionaires of this
place, with an income of $50 900 monthly! A no.
ted firm has loaned out $4,000 at ten per cent.
month (think of that Wall street, and could
easily dispose of double the amount in the same
way way. A citizen of San Francisco died nsol-
vent last fall, to the amount of $4,000. His ad-
ministra:ors were delayed in settling his affairs,
and his real estate advanced so rapidly in value
meantime, that after his debts paid his heirs
have yearly income Of $4,000. These facts
are indubitably attested. Every one believes
them yet hearing them talked of daily, as matters
of course, one at first cannot help feeling If he
had been eating of the " insane root"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25
Pennsylvania.

While the Wings of Pennsylvania generally
have behaved miserably a. the recen. Election
there are some Counties which have done no.
bly,. In Armstrong, Bedford, Columbia, Lu.
Serne, and Westmoreland, the usual Loco Foco
majori.Ies have been handsomely reduced
Chester has given an unusual Whis majority.
Crawford has elected one Whig and one Fres.
Soil member in place of Loco F Focos. Brad.
ford has elected one Wing, for the first time iu
many years. Butler has gone Wing, las. year
Loco. Bucks. last year all wrong, has now
chosen a Wing Senator and Two out Of three
Representatives. Bur the most brillant strug
gle was made in old Northampton, almost al.
ways good for 1000 Loco Foco, but where
ALEX. E. BRowN, the able and energetic
Whig candidate for Senator, is beaten only l26,
and in the District Northampton and Lehigh)
only about 300 A like effor. in Lehigh would
have secured Whig Senate, and savsd the
State from being dislric,ed as badly as possi-
BILE this winter for many years to come. Bu.
regrets are now idle. ZE
Whoever supposes that the late Election
in Pennsylvania indicates hostility on her par.
to the Wing National Administration, is de-
ceiyed. Forty thousand Wings and only
twenty thousand Loco Focos did not take
enough interest in the Immediate results Of this
Election to go to the Polls II will not always
be SO Tribune. $50
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25
The washington County Hunt.

We learn from The Washington Reporter oi
the l7lh, that plumber of cilizens Of lha, coun-
ty recently organized for the purpose of grand
hunt, dividing into two parties, one under Capt.
Bausman Of the Reporter, asd the other under
Capt. Bryson. l, was agreed tha, the party
beaten should pay for supper for the whole,
and this honor, by accident, fell upon our wor-
thy contemporary. The game coun.ed--and by
the terms Of the agreement, none was 10 be re-
ceived after nine o'clock-was by Capt. Baus-
mans ] ,067. giving Capt. Bryson a majority Of
206. But 90 minutes after nine, Capt. Baus-
man arrived with 455 pieces, which, could they
have been counted. would have given him a
majority of 249. The Reporter says -
This was certainly the greatest Hun, iha,
has ever taken place in this country, and ex.
cited intense inieres, in both town and country
The whole amount of the dfferen, kinds of
game killed, az counted by the Commil, ee,
was Squirrels, 1893 !; Pairidges, 81; Pig
cons, Is; Hawks, 5; Owls 6 j; Crows, 5 !;
Coons, 26; Groundhogs, 4; Pheasanis, 19 !:
Ducks, Q; Opossums, 1874; Rabbits, 23;-ma.
king total of 2,340 Ado 10 this Captain
Bausman's excluded game, 455. and we have
grand total 2,795. In the excluded gamo of
Capt Bausman, there were BIG squirrels; 9
Coons; IL Opossums; A Pheasants Q Rab-
bits; with sundry other game 3o 81
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25
One Week Later.

The steamer Niagara arrived at Halifax on the
18th inst, bringing English dates to the 9th of DC.
tober, inst. The chief item brought by the Mag
ara, and the only one which we have room to re-
fer to, renders General European War highly
probable. The Tribune says:
The Ottoman Porte, with the support of France,
and England, bravely. persists in the refusal to
surrender the Hungarians Refugees. The Rus
sian Legation at Constantinople has thereupon
closed its doors and is preparing to 60 home
After this comes war. England and France have
made themselves parties to the provication how
then, can they escape participating in the conse-
quences1 The war, lift comes must be gene
raj one that cannot be helped.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25
From the Public Ledger.

Observing from the accounts published in
your paper and also others, ,ha. many deaths
had taken place from dyseniery, feel it my
duty to give the public simple prescription.
which have used on board my ship for pas
sengers and seamen. in The many voyages TO
Calcutta, Madiss, Canton and in after voyages
TO New. Orleans, which assure never knew
10 fail in making complete cure.
1t is only to drink leacup full of West India
molasses, (say Trinidad, for full grown per-
son, reducing the quantity as 10 age. II is not
an unpleasant dose. l have seldom had to re-
peat the dose second time.
A few days since me, with gentleman, a
captain in the army, just returned from Mexico,
to whom had spoken of it in Washington two
years since. He mentioned TO me how fortu.
nate it was had given him the prescription.
1t had been used in his regiment with grea,
success, and saved the life Of many poor fell
low. hope, some persons afflicted will try i,
and make report for the general benefit.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25
A Curious Fact.

The whole population Of The United States
could be compressed into the space of one mile
square, and each individual be allowed sufi-
cient room 10 breathe in. Fifteen inches
square would suffice for this There are l760
yards in mile, which multiplied, gives 63, $50
inches and this produc. divided by fifteen, the
amount Of space occupied by each individual,
would place 1924 Of them in row 10 extend
the length of mile; and The same number Of
rows 10 complete square mile would conss-
quenily number l7,642,576.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25

Surely there never was time when so many
happy couples were desirous of severing the sill
ken bands of matrimony. The Butler case in
Philadelphia has its rival in the quiet city Of New
London, where couple by the name of Holland
each applied to be divorced from the other, and
were gratifed. In this city we heard of a curious
application to Judge to decide upon the rival
claims of two married ladies to the person of one
happy man. One OF the claimants admitted she
was informally married in an Eastern State, and
agreed to relinquish her claim for the sum of $5,-
600. The price was paid, and the husband mar
red very wealthy lady Of this city about year
ago. The first wife now renews her offer to be
obedient if taken back, to which the second wife
replies that, that wedding was no wedding, and
the husband produces the bill ofsale Of the ladys
right and title to be obedient and buxom at bed
and board.-N. Y. Era.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-25

The National Common School Convention, CON-
menced its session, in the Aihen@um Building,
Philadelphia, on Wednesday the l7,h inst Hon.
Horace Mann, Of Massachusetts, was appointed
President Vice Presidents-P Professor Joseph
Henry, OF Washington City; John Griscom, New
Jersey; Samuel Lewis Ohio DIR. Alonzo Potter,
Pennsylvania; G. B. Duncan, Louisiana. Secre-
taries-Charles Northernd, of Massachusetts; Al
fred E. Wright, Philadelphia; P, Pemberton, Penn
sylvania; S. d. Hastings, Wisconsin; Solomon
Jenner, New York. a,ee ..t e-.ae
The attendance was quite large; Massachusetts,
New Jersey, Maryland, New York, Wisconsin,
Rhode Island, Delaware, Ohio, Connecticut, Iowa,
Maine, Canada and Vermont, being represented
A statement OF the affairs Of Girard College was
made by Joseph R. Chandler, who gave quite a
cheering account ofthe workings ofhe institution,
and stated that so far il had fully realized his ex-
pectations. A resolution was offered calling upon
the Convention, to appoint committee of five to
prepare memorial to Congress, asking the esiab-
lishment of a bureau in the Home Department, for
obtaining and publishing annually statistical in
formation in regard to public education in the U.
States-adopted. u" :" - "'st1' -" .''+
Reports from all the States represented, were
read, giving statements as TO the success of the
Free School system. They are interesting, and
show that, generally speaking, the system is in a
fourshing condition. The report of the Pennsyl
vania delegation is as follows: fei a-a5 s5sa4
"PennSy ylraaid--lnt State the common school
system is not understood 10 embrace benevolent
institutions, such Asylums for the Bind Insane,
&C., in other States. As early as the yea
1909, common schools were established In 1919
an act was passed establishing schools for the
poor in The city and county of Philadelphia
These, however, by being stamped as pauper
schools, never fourshed until the year 1886,
when common public schools were establish in
such style as TO be worthy of every mans chill
dren. Since then The progress of public lschools
has been rapid and Marked During the past
school year one million of dollars have been spent
upon the public schools Half of this was raised
in Philadelphia. $2OO,OO0 was appropriated by
The State, and the remaining $500, 900 was levied
in the district out Of Philadelphia. In the city
$4,000 scholars go TO the common schools, the
cost of each being about Sc so. In ls4s, the Le-
gislaiure passed law by which the school system
was made obligatory upon every district in the
State, without vote of acceptance, as had for
merly been the case.' la .e