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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08
Democratic County Convention.

The Democratic Republicans oc Lacoln
County viii meet by their delegates in Con-
vention at the Court House in Wiscasset, on
Thursday, the 22d day OF August next at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, for the following pur-
poses, to wit:
To nominate four candidates for Senators
for the third Senatorial District; one eandi-
date for County Commissioner, candidate for
County Treasurer, and candidate for County
Attorney for said County.
BY a vote of the last Convention the basis of
representation established as follows, viz !:
All towns aud plantations, which gave for the
regular Democratic candidate for Governor, at
the last September election. seventy five votes
and under one hundred and fifty, will be en-
titled TO two delegates each all those which
gave one hundred and fifty. and under two
hundred and twenty five such votes, to three
delegates each ; all which gave two hundred
and twenty FIVE and under three hundred such
votes to four delegates each and all other towns
and plantations 10 one delegate each.
Upon the above basis, Bath, East Thomas
ton, and Waldoboro. will be entitled to .tour,
delegates each; Union, Warren, Washington,
and Whitefeld, to three delegates each Booth
bay, Bowdoin, Bristol. Cushing, Damarisctota,
Edgecomb. Jefferson. Lewiston, Lisbon, New
castle, Nobeboro, Phipsburg, Richmond, St.
George, South Thomaston, Thomaston, and
Wiscasset to tteo delegates each and all other
towns and plantations to one delegate each. r
Per order of the County Committee.
July %, 1850
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Pending The question on the third reading
of the bill, the house at half past one adj
journed.
The Senate was not in session to- day.
In the Senate on Monday Mr.. Cass called
up his resolution.
Mr. Davis spoke nearly three hours, main
~ in reply to Mr.. Houston and in defence of
the late executive. MIR. Douglass called for
the special order, but waived in order TO al
low Mr.. Pcarce 10 Introduce his bill. II pro-
poses to Texas 80 deg. 80 min for another
boundary, and 1903 deg west, turning 10 the
Rio Graude. at-Ihe.- Add parallel; Texas 10
relnguish all exterior territory and all claims
against the United States, who are to pay
$l0.O00,000 in per cent. stocks, &c. Mr..
Pearce explained the provisions OF The bill.
The bill was read twice and ordered to be
printed. .tibf
The special order, The California bill, was
taken up. The bill was reported 70 the SEN
ate and the amendment was agreed to. The
question on the eDgrossment occurring, Mes
srs Butler and Mason expressed hope that
the question would not be taken to-day, as
the senate was not full; however, they would
inIerpOse no further obstacles. They hoped
it would be for the states whose rights were
| infrnsed TO say what shall be done. Mr.
| boo5'aSS "ouiu uioNC PoStpOhCtIcut VII
understanding that the vote would be taken
Tomorrow. Mr. Yuee not agreeing to that,
MIR. Douglass withdrew his motion.
| MIR Hambln proposed to take the vote on
| the engrossment to-day, and on the passage
Tomorrow TO accommodate abseniees.
! Pending a disultory discussion between
.uessrs Dayton, Badger, Davis, Foote and
Soule, MIR Atchison moved an adjournment
Messrs Yulee and Mason protested, and
preferred The engrossment to-day.
MIR Dayton thought nothing would be gain
ed by forcing vote. Adj. -r.'
Ia the House MIR Chngman called for the
yeas and nays on the motion for suspen-
sion of the rules to introduce the California
bill The rules were suspended, 1l6 to IS.
Nj. Bayly moved TO go into. committee of
the whole, winch motion prevailed, SO 10 60.
MIR Campbell and Mr. ODDS having got
through with skirmish, Mr. Potter offered
an amendment taking appropriations from
The general treasury, instead of the post Of.
flee fund, and agreed 10 show that il should
not come from the general fund, and in favor
of the amendment. On motion of Mr. White
the committee rose without concluding. and
tho house adjourned. -.-,...-
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

DISTRESSING SuIcIpE.-The Rochester Ad-
vertiser of "Wednesday says, that on that day
the body of woman was discovered in the wa
ter near the east bank of the river, BY some
boys were collecting drift wood. The body
was taken from the water, when the corpse
was identified by some persons present as Miss
Il. Southern, sister Of Maj. VIM. J. Souther-
in of r. g
The deceased lefl home that morning, tell
ing her sister that she was going TO Chill, on
visit. She was afterwards seen about nine
O'Clock atthe Falls Field. She had Of late
manifested symptoms of metal alteration, and
it is probable that she committed suicide by
drowning herself while in fit of desPon-
dpncv
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Rural Eurying Places.

1t has ever been to us a matter of surprise
that so little attention has been paid TO the en-
bellishment of our rural cemeteries. We arc
by no means the advocate of extravagant ex-
penditures in this respect nor DO we approve
of the gay and frivolous taste so often exhibit
ed in adjoining these quiet resting-places of de-
parted friends. 1t is contrary to the best SYM
pathies of our nature TO neglect. in death, the
remains of those whom we have loved in life
while, on the contrary, it Is equally repulsive
to the instincts of correct and cultivated taste,
TO behold a too elaborate display of ornament
and tawdry fnery heapcd upon the spotwhere
every object that meets the eye, should deepen,
rather than allay, the sublime and solemn emo
tons which the grave of departed friendship is
calculated to inspire. The Friends are peo-
pie, eminently distinguished for their humble
and quiet taste: they deprecate ornament in
every thing; in their dress, in their dwellings,
no useless establishment is allowed; every
thing is plain and simple: but in the arrange
ment and supervision of their burial grounds,
this quiet and eommendable spirit is eNaggerat-
ed TO degree which is at once repulsive and
disgracefu. We have seen many of these
sectarian cemeteries some of them rest
the remains Of friends whose memory is TO us
most dear, for they loved us as we shall never
again be loved in life; but they rest without a
stone TO designate their graves, nor is it al
lowed to the Partially Of friendship, 10 erect
any monument whatever, to commemorate their
worth. Such rigidity of prescription appears
to to be wholly superiluous. Why neglect
the deadl Why make death, the .grim ty
rant of the grave" more terrific by investing
his throne with unnecessary terrors In the
burial grounds of other sects, less repulslve
restraint is exercised. Indeed, those who have
friends resting within their preclnts, are per-
mitted, if they choose, TO carry the manlfesta-
ton of their grief and affection to the opposite
extreme Costly tombs and headstones here
meet our eyes in every direction but the gen
eral appearance of these cities OF the dead,
is nevertheless repa1lsipe. They are often near
~ OF quIic uitu'Ioseu, no uoCs vi olhdiiehldl
shrubs are to be seen the thistle and the rank
fre-wecd plant their sepulchural blossoms over
the grassy mounds, and spring hcavcnward
with a vigor and robustness Of development,
which but too plainly eyinces to the eye Of the
sensitive beholder, the source from whom the
vitality of their growth is drawn We dis
like this. We would see every burying place
in the land-espccially in the land of the Pill
grims, neatly enclosed-traversed by well and
Systematically arranged walks, bordercd with
trees, and embellished with odorous flowers.-
In such place may it be our lot to rest
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FIVE Men SrRuck BY f,,GHTNryG.- Duy.
ring the thunderstorm about three o'clock
yesterday, five caulkers and gravers, at work
on the brig Washington, ia Sanderson's
dock, East Boston. were struck bv lighting,
and laid out scnseIess. DIR. Folts, whose
office was near the spot, was sent for,
and he in short time restored them all 10
consciousness, and raised them to their feet.
neither Of them having received any serious
injury. Their names were Michael CLAY.
John NJ Laughlin, Stephen Written, Angus
tus Underwood and Eben Taylor.
After the above was put into type, we as
ceriained that NJ LaughIin was ouy partially
resuscitated, but at the last accounts the doc
tors thought they should be able TO save
him. - Post
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SHOCKING ACCIDENT. = In Perry, on fflr
day, the 26th ult., Fanny a. uausn.es y
Amos A. and louisa NJ. Gardner, agea
years and months, was 1Irneu ~ H., 10, ~ ~
mo IU of the child was confined TO her
room and that there was no other person IN
The Se house, s except The child and curse, who
were w. occasion TO go to the well for some
, ,na,er The child, in her absence, went 10 the
stove. where its clothes caught fire. and, in
,s fright ran TO her mother. who, on perceiv-
inc her condition, sprang from her bed (al-
most helpless, as she was) and caught her,
The child, driven by the fame, sprang from
her mother, and ran TO her father, who was
at work in the field making hay the flame,
from the child's dress, caught the hay, which
was Immediately in blaze. The father
barely escaped being burned to death also
The child still fed, (ihe mother persuing her
all the whitley and sank to the ground 0''nea
TO death. -Eastport paper. ...... ..
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OF7A correspondent Of the New York
Courier, writing from Niagara Falls, under
date Of July %, says:
sAboUt two feet from the locality wber.
Table Rock stood, and within fifty feet Of the
deep emeraldBg Of the Horse. shoe Fall lies
canal boat, on the very verge Of tile great
shelf over which the waters thunder. |, is
almost as uninjured as if il was in its own
accustomed navigation, and presents the sin.
gular and most unusual incident Of a craft
having outlived the fury of long line of
rapids. 1t has been there several weeks,
having broken loose in the vicinity of Chip
pewas, and borne along over all the puDges
and preparatory struggles of the river, till
me last great leap was reached, and-not Ia
ken. |, has apparently lodged against reef
Vi BOULDER of rock, and resist effecIualIy ali
me pressure OF the mad food that runs on Il
tan1ough it-around it--hut cannot shake
OIL It's oeath-grasp on the rock
~ F.osersatlon OF shape and form in such
s"ua,o" Is exceedingly curious. The
white sides reflect The noon-,,ov am !.
The moonlight, the space of falI whos ss'u ~ !,
ume its presence obstructs, seems ill.,
great black veil hung down in the mid, af
the silver and gIittering waters. There Il
about its location even an appearance of per.
manence. There is a strange look Of oua,
ABBOTT this wreck. The curtain of It's win
dow is Tapping in the strong breeze, and GU,
OF one of its doors plank is pushed, BY
some singular action of the current, as if it
was intended for pathway for escape.
| The stern of The craft is turned from the
near shore, SO that its name is not discerna-
Bile, but who ever constructed that vessel. |
suggest 10 him that he ever after record in
the advertisement; of bis business, that he IS
| the man that built the boat that navioated all
the rapids of Niagara without breaking up,
and that held out where the fury of The floods
is fercest, and will hold on, probably, until
the ice shall crush it into fragments If il
were a solid mass of timber, the waters
would SO pile up around il as TO force it of
but it has just so much strength as to hold
together well, and TO hold a weight Of water
within itself that fastens il to the rock.
| | watched the strange play of the waves
around it as they dashed over the deck, and,
as though despairing to remove their daring
visitor, Glove asunder and rushed beyond il.
There was a wild and gloomy association in
one OF the Maynard movements of the wa
tiers. As some wave of greater power than
the others would break in the boat itself. its
sudden uplifting threw shadow in the cen
tre-door way, aud for an instant it would
startle the observer, for il seemed. with dis
tnctuess, as il some human being vas there,
aud had suddenly rose up TO look out OF The
opening, for a chance of escape. THIS
shadow was ouy occasionally thrown, and
It's recurrence, without any tension Of fancy,
gave singular effect 10 the wreck. Ii was
a scene such as only this wonderful place
could furnish
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

DEPARTURE OF THE HEAD GALPHIN.-A
Washington correspondent Of the New York
Evening Post notices the departure from
Washington, of Mr.. Galphin Crawford, as
follows:
1t is said thai the great Galphin, late OF
the War Department, accompanied by bis
successor IN the cabinet, Anderson, left for
Georgia this morning. BY the same convey
ance, it is reported, went the proceeds of the
Galphinagc, the one hundred and fifteen
thousand, IN current coin OF the realm. No
general of modern times has made a more
successful campaign of sixteen monrhs, with
lutte of The means of war, as this great
leader Of the Galphins. When Lord Give
plundercd the treasures of Tippoo Sab, or
some other victim of his good luck, he won
dered AT his own moderation. Numerous as
are the admirers of the Gdlplin, have not
heard one of them wonder at his admra
lion.
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The Dorchester and Milton Bank Robbery

The Dorchester and Milton Bank Robbery
On Friday afternoon, James H. Brooks, of
Providence, and Charles Southwick, of Salem,
were examined before Judge Cummings, on
the charge of stealing the $4,000 from the
Dorchester and Milton Bank. Joseph Jewell
testified to having seen a large quantity of tho
stolen bills in the possession of the defendants,
but Brooks proved an alibi on the night of the
robbery. In default of bail in 10000, South
wick was committed for trial on the charge of
robbery, and Brooks was held for further ex
animation on new complaint for receiving the
money knowing it to have been stolen.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

WRECK OF THE LEXINGTON are
now being made to raise the hull of the ill-fat-
ed Lexington. Two steamers are anchored at
the spot where the steamer sank. At the
time of the loss of the L., the night of January
I3, 1910, large amount of specie was on
board. Workmen, under the direction of a
competent Engineer, are now engaged in rails
ing the hull of the Lexington, which lies in the
depth of about 100 feet of water, off Old Field
Light, Long Island, about twelve miles from
Bridgeport, Conn.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

Loss OF BRiG ROBERT RAMSAY The
schooner Mary & Ellen. at New York from
s.. Thomas, reports July 9th, LAT. 81, lon
~, fell in with The wreck Of brig Robert
Rams y, Douglass from Boston for 81. Do
mingo, and took Oft the captain and crew,
and brought Them 10 New York. Capt. D.
states thai on the llih ult., lat. 20, Ion. 70
was blown down IN n severe hurricane
They had been ten days without water or
TODD, with the exception OF little raw flour
Two oil the crew are very i'll, bW are in IA
fair way of recovery. The rest are also do
Ing well. The brig was a perfect wreck,
having both masrs gone, and lu!l of water.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

NORTH CAROLINA ELEcT1oN-The Demo-
cratic majority in Hanover county is 7i6. In
the county of Pasquotank, Manly, wing, 95
majorlty-alarge falling off; Sheppards, wing
reelected TO the senate. In Camden, Manly
400, and in Perquimans GO majority; Wilson,
elected to the house of commons.
In Cumberland, Reid, democrat, 700 majority,
in Wake 81, and in New Hanover 900. The
mails from North Carolina report that it is gen
orally believed that Reid is triumphantly cleo
ted governor.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

q We are sorry to perceive our friends of
the Tribune and Mirror, diving into each other
with such perfect looseness. Do keep cool,
gentlemen. Editorial pleasantly we like to
witness, bnt this questioning the moral homes
fy of editors, is, above all things, out of place
Can you not appoint US umpire in the ease =
We would do our best to settle your trouble
some questions. 90 however bounded, we
would
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

LETTER FROM GEN. Wool. The name of
this distinguished citizen and soldier having
been mentioned as one of the democratic candi-
dates for the nomination for Governor of New
York, this fall, the following letter in reply to
one addressed to him on the subject, has been
published by the Rochester Advertiser
Troy, 18th June, 1850.
My Dear Sir i have but this moment re-
ceived your favor of the 10th inst, for which |
tender you my thanks. ~. .- I. s.r.
In reply, have only time TO say that have
oeeh applied to by many democratic friends to
become candidate for the gubernatorial chair
Oh New DIRK, which have uniformly declined
ana Tor reasons which doubt not would be
satisfactory 10 you as well as INV friends in
genera, FOR services rendered nv country I
trust L have the appreciation and good opinion
Of the people of my native state TP P a.
more precious to me than Office AMI - ~ -
satisfies my ambition. '''0'e ''''l''
For the favorable opinion You have h,,,
pleased to express in my behalf, and the a poI
ed station you would confer on me, offer rnn
my grateful acknowledgements. '''
With considerations Of the highest resnoct
have the honor to be. JOHN f. Wool.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

SHOCKING DEArH. "A young woman, about
Is years of age. daughter of Michael Barry.
on Sunday in Boston, undertook to hasten the
kindlmg of a fire in the stove by pouring cam
phcne upon the lighted chips, and before she
could turn away the flames burnt up, and COM
ING IN contact with her dress, burnt her 50 bad
" that she died in the course of three hours
Only the evening before, the deceased in COM
Pany with her betrothed, purchased sundry ar
licles which were intended to be worn OF their
wedding day. which was to have taken place
during the present week
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Persons DESTROYS Of Employment.

Young men. and youths even down TO IA
years Of age, Of fair common school educa-
ton, and who can write tolerable good hand,
residing in any part of the United States, will,
by addressing letter postpaid to s'Box No.
3O69, n. Y Post Ofiice,'' receive information
of a mode in which they can be employed with
pecuniary profit to themselves for few weeks,
or, in case of success, permanently, while
they will aiG in an extensive plan for the I'M
provement of education throughout the coun-
try Editors friendly to education will please
COPY this notice.-N Y. Tribune. a Ia
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-A case has recently
been decided in the supreme court Of New
York, that an action lies against a railroad
company in favor of church corporation for a
nuisance in running cars and engines, ringing
bells, blowing off steam, and other noises in
the noigbborhood of q church or meeting house,
on the Sabbath and during public worship,
which so annoy and modest the congregation
worshiping there, as greatly to depreciate the
value of the house, and render it unfit for a
place of public worship.
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N ASHINGTnN

WASHINGTON, Aug G.
The California bill, it is expected, will pass
the Senate to-day.
Mr.. Kennedy of Maryland, for the Interior.
and Mr.. Conrad for Secretary of War, is said
to be agreed upon.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08
Very True.
U- very Ic' .l- " WV"
The Boston Post has the following sensible


article - w .-H
President Fillmore and all the members
ofhis cabinet are lawyers. This should en-
courage Young men who are in doubt what
profession to adopt. The postmaster gener>
al Mr.. Hall, was Mr.. FIlmore's law partner
at Buffalo, We think if all the printers would
agree, their fraternity might always furnish a
suitable person for head of the post office de-
partment. Tie merchants might produce
man with sufficient intelligence to be secreta-
nv of the treasury. A farmer or planter. now
and then, might make decent appearance
at the head of the home department.. There
are some well informed mechanics IN the
u. States. Physicians, too, sometimes un-
dersand very well the theory and practice OF
government under our republican system,
and there have been many enlightened legis-
lators of that profession. The attorney gen
eral ought, doubtless, TO he an attorney and
councillor at law, but hat MIR. Fillmore could
have found 10 suitable person OUT Of his own
trade for even one of the seven cabinet off
GERS is something that 5arristers can reflect
upon with more satisfaction than the pnblic
in general. -sn-
Anoihcr A,rtM Steamboat Disaster. Buffaio,
July 81 About one O'Clock this morning, lile
steamer America exploded her steam-PiP III
when about go miles above this port, py ,';iinJ
25 persons were scalded, and NUMBER 49, ~,
including the Cd engineer. She "as vi
way to Sandusky when the accioeh' .a dars;on
Steamer Baltic, while out on an sAo'nI :;
ran ON 4 rock in Niagara river, anu sum :"
twelve feet Of water. Passengers saved
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

Three persons belonging to this island, clear
cd FIVE hunderd dollars in less than week, by
cunning in California. We also learn that
three of our townsmen lately took from one hole
eighty ounces of pure gold dust We Judge,
from various flying reports, that several of our
California friends are doing first rate bust
ness. Next fall, in all probability, quite a
number of them will return home TineYord
(ra.effe
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

Missouri. The election of member. r.
Legislature in Missouri has Just taken no.
The members then elected will have 10 a.
a Senator in place Of Mr.. Benton. wbrrse tor,
VIII expire the next spring The issue there
fore is between the Benionian and Anthem
tonian parties. The Jefferson City Enquirer
the state paper, says Benton is sure to succeed
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

- 1t is now said that the young man who
was skinned alive by the Indians, for wantonly
shooting squaw, on the way to California,
went from Troy, Maine The Post first pub
lished the story in Boston, and has never seen
any good reason TO doubt it. XIV. ~
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

COMPROMISE Bill DEFEATED A dispatch
from our regular correspondent contains the
following: - ' a-r
Washngr on, July 3I.-Killed by the sell
ishness and cupidiry Of Texas, and by kinks
Of Messrs Underwood of Nv, and Pearce of
Md. Nothing lett but 10 admit California
Utah will be Wamoted, and fail between The
two houses
From all we can see, we do not entirely
despair of the bill. If il has not been final
ly rejected by The senate, the eliminated por-
tons may ye. be restored, either in the sem
ate or house; and even if the bill has been
formally rejected in the senate, a new one
embracing its material provisions, may be
brought forward in the house. Our hope is
thai seeing the dangers which would result
TO the Union from an abandonment OF con-
cil'atory measures, the patriotism of congress
will rally, and IN some way provide rene
dy for yesterdays disaster.
We still have Tie impression, Judging from
different votes in The senate, that majority
are in favor Of the bill in its essential tea
tures.-N. Y. Jour. Com.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

Il Miss Thornton, who died at Albany, the
Nashville, n. H., Telegraph says g was well
known in our community as young lady of
high character, and was beloved by all for her
many social virtnes''
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

RELEASE OF THE WENTToRTns.-Asa and
Henry L. Wentworth reached Lowell on Thurs
day. having been bailcd out of jail at Amherst,
m the sum, VIC believe, of 5000 each. We hear
that the minutes ofthc Manchester examination
hampshire, and that bail was granted without
argument. nrF ,-,- n.... .
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-08

o, Ho.-An Augusta correspondent of the
Boston Atlas says he has s'strong reasons to
believe that Mr.. Ifamlin, U. S. senator from
Maine will ''lcnd his aid to effect change in
the yuinous tariff of 40