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Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

The recent elections in all quarters of the Union
attest the vgor of the assaults of the opponents of
the Administration and the apathetic indifference of
its friends. And yet, notwithstanding these discou-
raging tokens, we believe the pure-minded and in
corruptible Patriot whom the Wings have placed at
the head of the Government is, at the present time,
strong in the affections Of the people as on the
day of his election. He has done nothing to forfeit
the confidence of his friends; but on the contrary,
has administered the Government with single
minded regard for the interests of the people, and
strict accordance with those sound principles of pub
lie policy which have been advanced and zealously
maintained by the Wing party.
We sincerely hope that the feeling which is be-
ginning to gain ground in favor of giving the Ad-
ministration of our choice cordial and undivided
support, will extend, both at the North and the
South, and that the Whg party will once more be-
come unit, under the auspices of the able and
trustworthy statesmen who hold the reins Of Gov
ernment. 1t cannot be too earnestly impressed
upon the minds of the Wings that the party must
stand or fall by the Administration. If its opponents
succeed in breaking it down, not all the talent and
influence of the great minds of the Wing party,
if united to one end, can save the country from
another four years reign of Locofocoism. The
present Administration is identified with the Wing
party, and far as it is successful, to like extent
will its success rebound to the advantage of the
Wing party Boston Journal.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

The Disaster STEAMER ANTHONY WArxE.-
The Western papers contain full details Of the catastrophe
board the Anthony Wayne, of which have previously
had brief narrative through the medium Of the telegraph
We extract the following from the Sandusky Mirror
On Saturday night April 81 the steamer Anthony Wayne
arrived at Sandusky city from Toledo and, after taking
board twenty-five passengers, left hapast ten P NJ for
Buffalo Abou. half past one, while nearly opposite and six
miles distant from Vermlon her boilers exploded
The explosion most terrific Her midships literally
blown into fagmentsone boiler thrown overheard, and the
other rolled up the main deck She filled and her hull
went down in twenty minutes after explosions in six athoms
water The upper decks separated from the hull when she
down, and continued aoa remaining anchored to the
hull by the er ropes The wreak total and the loss of
life most appalling. '-~ ..@
The books and the trip sheet went down with the boat and
is therefore impossible tell with accuracy the number
lost but from the careful estimate that be made,
put the number Of passengers board at g. or this
number 25 known to be saved unharmed, IL wounded
10 pretty definitely ascertsned klled-eaving IL (f
bo,r missing, unaccounted for The consisted of 80
OF these, killed, wounded, and Is saved unin-
ued Making aggregate of 90 persons board, 40 of
whom saved unharmed and Is wounded, leaving 3s
persons killed and missing
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

AFFECTING IScIDEsr.-The case of Mr.. Archer Brack-
ney of the passengers board the steamer Wayne
the time of the explosion is of thrilling interest. He
On his way from Lafayette Ia to Philadelphia, with the
mains Of his wife and child recently deceased Both of the
copses enclosed in box When the explosion took
place he succeeded in dragging his living children from
their rooms, and with them plunged into the water. Aer
swimming around for a short time he in contact with
the box containing his wife and child Upon this he
ceeded for time in keeping himself and children from
drowning, although every would roll his ai support
and plunge them in the water until at last his little boy, two
years old, was drowned in his As becoming satisfied
bis boy Dead he reluctantly parted with the body
and turned his attention to the of the remaining child
who clnsing around his neck, crying, Papa !" we
shall drown" He finally succeeded in ganing the floating
part of the wreck with his little daughter, and both
saved.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

SINGULAR OccURRENcE.-The steamer Osprey, which
arrived at Charleston Tuesday last from PhiIalePha
while on her passage, struck against something which
the vessel such shock to induce Captain Dickinson to
suppose that be had touched upon shoa large log Upon
examination nothing could be discovered but the speed Of
the boat was materially essensd about six hours subse
quently, Captain Dickinson, upon getting the bow OF
the steamer for the purpose Of securing dolphin disc vered
object hanging to the cutwaer This he soon made out
to be huge turtle which took all hinds including the pas
sengers 10 haul on board The animal, it is supposed,
must have been sleeping the water and nearly cut
through by the shock though it sill alive when taken
on board The head off trophy, and filled
good sized bucket and the which must have weighed
eight nine hundred pounds, was thrown overboard.-
Charleston Mercury.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

The ridiculous Of n.erarjng articles with foreign
words ridcued by the Common School Journal For our
part when hear Preacher talk much in his about
the original Greek Hebrew editor drag in French
and Latin every occasion, at set the down
abong under the double acon Of ignorance and vani
ty. With such persons medley mrture is meiange
fray is nothing short Of melee and the select the
chosen but the elite The dspuiants do differ entirely,
but toto c and they begin again, but de moro, Or
some goslns prefer to say, d5 The common items Of
news nerarded with such barbarisms Thus the Presi
dent going Washington but he for the
city. No remark be made By the ,oay passing
but must be passant rising of the people is lon
ger mob q rebellion, but emeute. Some years ago.
editor observed that nous yerrons expressive
phrase than shall see and every village editor after
giving bis views of national affairs gathers himself up bis
chair and u,ters the doubtful prophecy 'ous rerrons
~" (SlLlcrEp.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

CrncUMsrAsrIAL EvIDEscE.-I have heard some very
extraordinary of murder tried remember in one
where was counsel, for long time the evidence did not
to touch the prisoner ALL and he looked about him
with the perfect unconce, seeming to think himself
quite sa At last the surgeon called who stated that
the deceased had been killed by shot, gun-sho in the
head he produced the matted hair and the stuff cut from
and taken Of the wound basin of warm water was
brought into the court room and the blood gradually soft
ened piece of printed paper appeaed-he waddng of the
gun, which proved to be half of ballad. The other hall
had been found in the mans pocket when he taken.
He was hanged.-Lord Eldon's Note Book. ..... r..
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11
INTERESTING FROM FRANCE.

The news by the last packet from Europe, (the
Canada,) as derived from our London Correspond
ent will be found in another part of this days pa
per. We have, in addition, in Letter from
French resident at Paris possessing the best means
of information) TO gentleman of this city, the
following, which may be considered the estimate
of Republican in principle as to the present po-
litical prospects in that country:
PARIS, APRIL 20.
sour political situation has not changed, and
there is very little hope Of its improving, so long
as those who are called into power under the Re-
public will continue to travel in the same path as
under the monarchy.
sIt seems to be believed here that all that is
possible has been accomplished in changing merely
the name fthe system. They call it Republic,
: and it is monarchy OF the worst order.
"The only remedy Tin the view of the writer
for this unwholesome state of things is the
advancement Of the party styled Socialists
whose name has been so injurious to the cause
of real liberty but who in fact represent the mass
of the People desirous to render the general adj
ministration of government more simple, more
economic, and particularly more apportoned to
all, rich and poor, without discrimination of title
sor privileges.
",The Socialists will arrive at the head Of affairs
within very short period of time: they are
making rapid progress, and are gaining ground
every day. NE hope that this legitimate advance
will prevent new collisions in the streets, and will
only oblige the actual Government of the Republic
to assume march more conformable to true prin-
ciples Of popular government
Notwithstanding my hope, however, should
not be surprised if, previous to the triumph of
rational ideas, we had yet to deplore some out
breaks in the public squares, growing out of the
scandalous mode of directing public affairs which
is still followed by our men in Office. The Peo-
pie get SO completely disheartened with all the
corruptions of the ofice-holders, that they are
prompted 10 violent acts against those whom they
call the enemies of the country"
Our readers will, of course not understand, us as
adopting the sentiments of the writer of the above.
We give it to our readers only as expressing the
opinions of an enlightened and we-nformed French
man, which we suppose to be those Of a consider
able portion of the class Of Republicans to which
he himself belongs. ".~E. ,...... .....
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11
Short SroRr DIcKkNs.-DIcKEss tells the fol
lowing story of an American sea- captain

SHonr SroRr DIcKkNs.-DIcKEss tells the fol-
lowing story of an American sea-captain: #...
'sOn bis last voyage home the captain bad board
young lady of remarkable personal aracons-a phrase
being entirely new and you with in
the newspapers. This young lady beloved intensely by
five young gentlemen, passengers, and in she in
love with them all very ardenty, but without any particular
preference for either Not knowing how to make up her
determination in this dilemma, she consulted my friend the
captain. The captain, being Of original Of
mind says tie young lady, jump overheard and marry
the who jumps after you. The young lady, struck
with the idea, and being naturally fond OF bathing, especially
in weather, it then took the advice Of the cap
tan who had boat ready manned in Of accident Ac-
codingly morning, the five lovers being deck and
looking very devotedy at the young LADY, she plunged into
the head foremost Four Of the lovers Immediately Jump
ed in after her. When the young lady and her four
got again, she says the captain hat am to
do with them now, they wet y, Says the captain
take the dry one And the young lady did, and married
him.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

GEoReIA.-From the official vote, as published
in the Recorder, for Delegates to the Nashville Con
vention, it appears that fraction over half the
counties held election, and that 3722 votes were
polled, which is less than one tUenfy.,f1M Of the
votes of the State This is less than we had ever
calculated, for we had supposed that the faction
would poll 5000 votes; but it seems we greatly
over-estimated their strength in the State. The
people, the intelligent rejecting, conservative voters
of Georgia, have thus taught the demagogues and
political tricksters lesson which will not soon be
erased from their memory.-.4ugusfa Chronicle
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

BIT OF GENTLEMAN FARMISG.-P. 7. Barnum, of Mu
scum notorey, has country seat at Bridgeport Connecticut
He has given attention to farming and gardening of late
and elected President of the Fairfield County Agcu
tual Society We give his experience farming in his own
words:
Selling Potdtoes-"In In the fall of lS4S" said he nv
head gardener reported that had eighty bushels of
to spare, Of directed them to be sold. They
brought sixyscven cents bushel But like most small
farmers he sold the largest and left nothing but small
potatoes to eat at home But the is to come In
March had not dish Of small potatoes So we
bought than sold, and paid rs bushe at that
My experience therefore is that farmer had better
tain first how much he wants for his consumption be-
fore he sends his produce to cheap Market"
Trimming Fruit Trees by an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Mr..
Barnums experiments the horticultural line and was
related with such good humor that his large audience
nearly convulsed with laughter Having been elected Pre-
sdent Of the Fairfield County Agricultural Society,""
nued he, "I felt the importance Of my having little prac
ficaI experience farmer Having read little about
pruning and watched my gardener awhile armed myself
with keen edged carving knife and set to work my own
hook My first essay upon lot of young cherry trees
Half hour and my sharp knife gave them quite SYM
metrica appearance, and removed all redundant limbs and
sapabsorbng sprouts and suckers and pded myself upon
this first effort puner, and Of suitable
dations from my gardener for the labor had saved him.
Judge my astonshmen then, he approached with
full countenance and expression Of Well sir you have done
it now = 'Why, yes, fancy have. How do you like
my work 2 sadI Like it Why, sir, youue cut off aHthe
gr1tis1 This sad blow to my farming aspirations
But despair shall continue to go ahead with inn
provemens but shall be little cautious how the
pruning knife until learn to know sprout from graft
hope that the relation Of my experience farmer won't
deter many others from seeking the employment for
if they capable of using the pruning knife ALL think
they capable of learning to distinguish perhaps at less
cost than did, the useful from the useless and they did
not perhaps little sproutng, la mode in young days.
might help to improve their education"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

Had our engagements of business allowed us
sufficient time, we should probably have replied at
large, on Saturday, to the ruffan article in the
" Union" of the preceding day, on the subject Of
the Central American Treaty. But, on second
thought, considering that to reply to what was, at
best, but an outpouring Of the malgnity of i'll
tempered adversary, defeated in argument, would
be to give kind of credit to his false accusations,
we relinquished that purpose.
The imputatons upon this press, in the article
referred to, to matters long gone by, of equal
merit both TO fact and taste, with the late revela-
ton, by the Democratic organ at Richmond, that
the Editors of this paper were old black-cockade
Federaliss, though they had in truth lived in
slant antagonism to that party SO long as it exist
ed and, for the mere malignity Of intention Of
the writer, we can, at our time of life, afford to
despise it. ....>'.
As to the calumnies heaped by the " Union
upon the Secretary Of State, in the same article,
without shadow of truth to justify them, he may
well adopt, the Editors of this paper have done
years ago, the resolution of BURKE, the English
orator, under similar circumstances, as expressed
by him in public address to his constituents, in
the following terms
"To people who can believe such stories, it will
be idle to offer explanations. If cannot iue
do,cn those contemplate calumnies, shall never
deign to contradict them in any other manner"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

KENTUCKY 8 CONTRIBUTION TO THE WASHINGTON
MoNuMENT.-The Frankfort Commonwealth OF
Tuesday last says:
Governor CnirTESDES has given to Mr. Pruden, Of Lex
inson the commission of preparing and delivering the block
of marble which the last Legislature directed to be furnished
on behalf of Kentucky the National Monumen, in honor
OF Washington The block will be of Kentucky marble,
taken from the quarry near Cays ferry tho Kentucky
nver has been examined by Professor Peter and said
to be OF kind which ress the action Of the weather very WE'LL
When finished will be eight feet long, four feet broad and
from eighteen to twenty inches thick Inscribed upon will
be the arms Of the State, and the appropriate ard patriotic
mott directed BY the General Assembly Under the aus
pieces Of Heapen aud the precpts of Washington Kentucky
WH be the last to giUe up the Union"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

RAILROAD AccIDEsTs.-The public will be glad to know
that the Franklin Assurance Company Of Boston Massachu
setsa company especially empowered to insure against ac
cdent-s prepared grant policies all travellers by rail-
road steamboat insung handsome in the event Of
any bodily injury from any accident while on the journey
Hotel keepers may be interested know that the company
desire to form arrangements with them to supply all travellers
with policies, for which very liberal commission will al
lowed This is certainly novel kind Of insurance in this
country though has been 10 successful operation in Europe
for year
To view, it certainly commends itself to the public
and hope for the benefit Of travellers and hotel keepers
the public journals in all parts Of The country viii pass il
tound.-B Boston Journal.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

The New York Tribune mentions that WILLIAM
CAREY JONES, Esq. is among the passengers for
California in the steamer Philadelphia, which sailed
from that port on Saturday afternoon. The Tri-
hume says that Mr.. JONES goes to California with
the intention of practising his profession His ia
miliarity with land titles, and the Mexican laws
relating to the granting of lands in California, will
: no doubt command for him abundance of busi-
ness -
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

The American mail steamer Washington has
arrived at New York. She left Bremen on the 5th
ultimo, and arrived at Southampton in the night Of
the nth, after encountering most tremendous gale
of wind in the North sea. She finally sailed from
Southampton at p. M. on the goth ultimo, the
same day on which the Canada left Liverpool for
Boston. The Washington brings about i4O pas
sengers, among whom is Mr.. Charles w. Fenton,
United States consul at Cowes.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

There were no vacancies from Connecticut, New
Jersey, Delaware, Missouri, Arkansas, Michigan
Florida, Texas, Iowa, District of Columbia.
William Croghan Jesup, William G. Nicholson,
George w. c. Lee William F. Drum,
Jno. r. Smead, Jno. o. Long,
Robert G. Wood, James G. Montgomery,
George A. Gordon, Thomas ]. Wright,
The last three in the places of H. W. Hillard de-
ceased, and Messrs. White and Mckee, declined
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

The cultivation of the pine apple has been commenced
Fria and, with little protection occasionally in winter,
il is believed this delicious fruit be raised in that State in
abundance The banana, guava, fig, date, pum orange
aud fact all tropical FRUITS successfully cultivated
In shborhood of St. Augustine and the City,
paper published at that place, says that with moderate
degree Of attention Florida be made to be not only tho
land OF flowers, but the land Of fruits.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

"WHAT nEcoNE SrEAMsHIr BnITIsu QUEEN 7"
is question propounded with degree Of anxiety by
those who have FIJI nds and freight board There is
installing the fact that she sailed from Hamburg the I'd
OF April, SO that she has ben month.
Letters from her port Of sailing cay she had hundred and
eighty seven passengers board every berth being occupied
NJ Y Express.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

QUEESsTowS SUSPENSION BRIDsE-We glad to
learn that the New York engineers have completed survey
for this structure. is proposed understand make it
nineteen feet wde to slow for foopah well
double track for carriages. The cost, is estimated
will be little short Of 000 guaantying the completion
OF the work by the LIST Of September nex-Mogara Chron
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

GUAso-We understand this article s producing won
derfu revolution the poor wornou lands in lower Vr
gna we hear OF some where the first crop has paid
for land guano, and all other expenses and left money in
the pockets Of the farmers Richmond Times.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

Hon. FRANKLIN H. ELMoRE, appointed Senator
from the State of South Carolina to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Hon. J. G. CALHOUN,
arrived in this city astnght and has taken lodgings
at Fuller's United States Hotel.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

"Wby is certain tree call ,ceepng willow !" asked a
take sticks from it 10 whip the boys
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11

VIOLENT sToRM-Greai Fall Of Hal!-We learn from
the Hanover (Pa) Spectator that on Saturday last the
weather in that vacny exceedingly Sprirgke during
the forenoon, but towards evening thunder storm came up
The Spectator says:
We learn that in Adams county, in the region of country
between Lssown and Gettysburg, aud in parts of Carroll
county, Md the rain and thunder heavy and frequent.
IN the afternoon, rain, accompanied by Of the
iu storms ever known in that section OF the country AT
some nearly all the windows all sides of the houses
were destroyed At one house only one pane was left I'M
proken The hail in yard in Liestown, the side
OF nouse' was stated to have laid thick Reliable
aunony stated that Mondy evening" two days aer the
nan places where they had washed together lay the
same depth Peach blossoms were stripped trees unmbed
ana tue grass and grain crushed The earth. The storm
must have been truly awful"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-11
INDIAN MASSACRE.

FROM THE ST. PAUL (mINNKsorA) CHRONICLE, APRIL 6.
Our community has just been startled with The intelligence
OF another OF those sangunary scenes, in the
annals OF the two powerful tribes of the Norhwesthe Sioux
and the Chippewas. On Wednesday morning last about
sunrise, party Of Sioux from the villages Little Crow
and Red Wing surprised small encampmen of Chppewas
Apple river, Wisconsin, and killed and scaped fourteen Of
them, without loss injury to the attacking party They
also took one boy prisoner Few with the party
Of ChPpewas, being mostly composed Of and chill
dren, engaged in making sugar The fourteen killed
prised three men, three nearly grown boys females
and children, and two male children. The attack upon
ground heretofore ceded by the Sioux the Government
upon which, by treaty stipulation they still have the privilege
OF hunting The place twenty twenty five miles north
east Of Saltwater.
On Thursday the Sioux warriors appeared in the Of
saltwater and went through the scalp dance in celebration
OF their victory, forming circle around the Chippewa boy
their prisoner, and occasionally striking him on the face with
their reekng trophies The boy, understand has already
been adopted into Of the families Little Crow village
1t is with pain that record the of q
truly revolving to the better feelings Of human This ag-
gresson OF the Sioux will doubtless lead retaliation the
part OF the Chppewas and may expect hear of
bloodshed unless the civil and military auho les succeed in
putting stop to it. which scarcely expected with the
present meager force frontiers
Measures will be taken by Governor RAMSEY to bring the
offenders connected with this outrage Justice. The Chip
Pewa boy will be sent back to his people he be
reclaimed from the Sioux.