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The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-18
PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LAND
az fAr Il i. i IL,

OBTAINED for the officers and soldiers Of the
y Revolutionary war, or their legal representa-
tives.
Pensions for life, for the widows of such
GERS and soldiers who II arrled previous to 1900.
Bounty land for the surviving, the widows,
or minor children of deceased officers and prvares,
who served in the war of 1872 with Great Br-
tain, the Mexican war, or in any of the Indian
wars, since 1890.
Attention paid to suspended and rejected claims
Terms moderate, where the claim is established
OIL erwse no charge.
Communications addressed to the subscriber,
Washington, d. c., will receive prompt attention.
NJ. THOMPSON,
Commissioner Of Deeds for North and South
Carolina.
Re fer to the heads Of Departments, and to
members of Congress generally.
Oct 4-twtf
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J. Knox Walker,

Attorney at La'O and General .9gent,
OFFERS his services in his profession and as
~ Agent for the Prosecution aud Collection Of
Claims before Congress and the Departments also for
obtaining Patents.
All business con6ded to him i'll be promptly at
tended to. jl7 II
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-18

MATHEWES g. ROPER,
INactors and Commission Merchants, for Cotton,
IL Rice, Bagglng small country Produce, Van
derhorst's Wharf, Charleston, S. G
FERDINAND MOULTON,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Will practice IN the several courts in the District,
and attend to the prosecution of claims
against the Government
Office corner of and It'll streets, opposite the
General Post Office.
2awtf
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WORT4INaToN G. sNETaEr,
Formerly Solicitor Of the General Land OGe.

FORMERLY Soltcttor u The General Land Office
ATTORNEY AND CouNsELLoR At Law,
CONTINUES to practice in the Supreme Court OF
the United States, in the Courts of the District or
Columbia. Maryland and Virginia, to prosecute
claims of all kinds against the United States, Ell
Their before Congress or any of the Execm,"e De-
Partments, and to procure letters patent for in, en-
tons. business confded to his care, will be
promptly attended to.
N. Is: Particular attention paid to the prosecu-
ton Of claims before the Brazilian COMMISSION
now sitting in Washington
WASHINGTON CRY. D. c. JuIv H. 1s5AJ
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-18

DEPARTMENT or STATE,
Washington, June 8 1850
SIR : have duly received your letter of the 9th
ultimn, communicating 10 tbs Department the pro-
cerdlngs Of the National Institute ii, the subject of INV
note Of the 18th of the same month. Those proceed
ngs appear to me to be perfectly satisfactory and
have accordingly transmitted them the British MIN
lister in this city, with the communication copy OF
which is enclosed for your information.
am, sir, respectfully, your obi serv't,
JOHN NJ. CLAYTON.
WALTER n. JOHNSON, Esq, Corresponding
Secretary Of the National Institute.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-18

FOR THE SPRINGS.
T AIDES retiring to the springs or country, will
IL find at PARKER'S, just opening, a fresh
supply Of Toilette Articles, such very superior
EAU LUSTRAL, OK MARROW, DENTl-
FRICE, &c, COMB, HAIR, TOOTH. and NAIL
BRUSHES, at
PARKER s
Fancy Comb Grd Perfimery Sore,
aug. 8. Penn. Av. near National Hotel
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-18
IL Chris'r III Williams
Texas.
l David Kaufman
2 Volney z Howard
UTAH.

VERMONT.
! VIM Henry
2 Wm Hebard
3 James Meachdrn
a Lucius b Peck
VIRGINIA.
! John s Millson
9 Richard X Meade
3 Thomas II Ayerett
4 Thomas S Bocock
5 Paulus Powell
d James A Sedden
7 Thoms II Bayly
8 Alex r Holiday
9 jeremiah Morton
10 Richard Parker
ii james Mcdowell
IL II A Edmundson
g F M Mullen
II J M II Beale
Is Thomas S Raymond
WISCONSIN.
] Chas 'Durkee, (F S,
2 OrSaSmus Cole
3 james ID. Doty.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05
District and County Convention,


Happears to be the wish of our demo.
CRITIC friends in other portions of the sth
Congressional district, that the convention
tonominate candidate for Congress should
be held at PIKEToN, ON SATURDAY THE 3lst
OF AUGUST. We therefore name that place
and time as the most suitable, and earnestly
request the democrats Of Scioto county, ia
meet in their respective townships on Sat.
urday the 24th of August, to choose dele.
gates to said convention, giving those chosen
power to fill vacancies
Also, at the same time, to choose dele.
gates to legislative convention to be held
atPortsmouth, on Saturday the 9Th of Sep.
tember, to nominate candidate to repfe.
sent the counties Of Scioto and Lawrence in
the next Legislature and, at the same time
and place to nominate candidates for county
officers.
1t is earnestly desired by the Central Com
mittee, that their democratic friends in the
several townships will not fail to select
some Of their number to represent them al
these conventions, and this can be done il
only one man in each township will impose
it upon himself as a duty to remind our
friends of the time and urge it upon them
to attend and make the necessary selections
By order Of the Central Committee.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05
Rows down South.

Our Southern exchanges, particularly
those from Mississippi and Louisiana, come
to us daily teemng with accounts Of stree,
fights. stubbing and shooting afffays. This
does moi speak so well for the chiyalrous
sons Of the "sunny South"
A fatal affray occurred at Blacks store
near Bolivar, Miss, on the 23d uIt., be.
tween Drs. Wooter and Brunnon, two prac.
iising physicians of that vicinity, caused by
prejudices existing between them--one
being a botanical, and the other mineral
physician. The latter was killed, and the
former mortally wounded.
Near Halls Springs. Miss, on the 2Oth
ult, man named Burrers shot Mr.. Har.
ris, infiicting severe and perh1ps mortaI
wound. The Sheriff attempted to arrest
Burners, when he resisted and presented
his gun at one Of the posse, who immediate.
ly shot him down, killing him on the spot.
An afray occurred near Seventh Ward
polls in New Orlenns, on The 2Slh ult., be.
tween Alderman Ttomos Mccormick anc
a young man named L. Walton, one Of the
inspectors Of election. Mr.. Mccormick
received four severe but not dangerous cut.
with a knife across his face and neck, which
will sadly dis6gure him, Walton has bcor
aTrcstcd.- Gin. Eng.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05
Horse Thief Arrested.

Wednesday morning, before day light, the
watch found a young lad asleep in the
market,house, with horse tied near him.
Not being able to give any straight account
Of himself he was placed in the watch
house. Early inthe day, the morshal, Mr..
Squires, received word from Mr.. Moon
mel Of Wheelersburgh, that horse had
been stolen from him during the night. The
boy was Immediately arrested, and Moon
mel came down and recognized the horse
as the one he had lost. The boys story
is, that he was met on the turnpike by o
man, hailing from Kentucky. who told him
that Mr.. Mcconnell had a valuable race
horse, and persuaded him to 20 unt
steal the horse and they would take it ovel
to Kentucky, sell him and share the pro
ceeds. The boy mistook the stable il
which the race horse was kept, but wen
into one near it where, slngulorly enough
was another horse belonging TO Mcconnell
and which he had loaned. The marke
house was the place appointed by the mai
at which he was to meet the boy. who wa
in waiting when taken up. The boy wa
committed for trial.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05
Growth of New York.

There is no proof of the wonderful gIowth
of New York, SO convincing as look at a
map of it in past time. In 1904, iorty-five
years ago, the city contained but seven
wards, it now contains eighteen. Its popu-
lation in 1900 was $4,000, in l945 it was
37l 900. and in 1850 it will be half mil
lion. In 1904 it contained "a churches, now
it contains 224 (besides those in progtess or
erection.) 1t then had a markets, it now
has IL. 1t then had 4 ferries, it now has Is.
Il then had 8 public buildings, it now has
81, not reckoning public schools. 1t then
had theatres, it now has 6. In 1904, Null
berry, Grand, and Montgomery streets were
the north eastern boundary Of the city, and
Leonard street to Mulberry, the north wes-
tern boundary. Then, it had the Tontine
Coffee House. as a place of resort, while
now it has at least a hundred cafes and re-
staunnts, many Of them equal TO the most
recherche Partisan. Then it had single
ship yard, now it has score of them. In
deed, we might follow the contrast to o
chapter, of columns. The fashion and fabric
of buildings then. the character of the mar.
kets, streets, public buildings, and above all
the spirit Of industry and trade in 1904
contrasted with the same in l849, present Q
transition, mighty and marvellous. No city
in the world can show record Of equal pro.
gress in half century, and for a century tc
come, we doubt not New York will contin'
ue her wonderful expansion, until she hai
no rival, nor equal, in population and mag
nifcence in the world.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05
Judge Wood as a Farmer.

Mr.. TURNER, one of the editors of the
Cincinnati Gazette, has the following no.
tice of Judge RUBEN WooD, and his farm
"And here we will briefly state that a.
though Judge Wood is lawyer by profes-
sion and during fourteen successive years.
dispensed justice from the Bench of the Su-
preme Court, he is, also, practical hard
listed farmer. He still has an office in the
city, and practices law as was his wont viii.
| l0m Dut his reSluenCe, Ills hume, ILLS faTm
is some seven miles West of Cleveland. II
consists Of five hundred acres Of handsome
productive land, lying upon the bank, and
overlooking the blue waters o. Lake Erie.
This beautiful farm has the marks of contin-
ued good husbandry. 1t is fenced off into
lots of convenient size, the fences all hav-
ing the top rails on. His clean grass fields,
golden wheatfields. corn, potatoe, oat and
root fields, all evince, the thrifty-the ac-
tive-the successful farmer. His wood and
timber lands are fenced in,' the groves and
clusters Of forest trees which beautify his
broad acres. are well-trimmed and cleared OF
under brush.' His house is commodious
dwelling, neatly painted in perfect repair,
and furnished with all the comforts and con-
veniences of life. His house stands in the
midst of forest of evergreens, ornamental
trees, and Towering shrubs. Within the
same enclosure also, are his generous flower,
fruit and vegetable gardens. His apples,
pears, plums, cherries, grapes, strawberries
raspberries, &C., are all the best and choicest
selections, clean gravelled walks lead ovel
and around his spacious grounds and gar.
dens, and flowers and plants, and we'll clip.
ped lawns please the eye at every turn.
In word, the farm, the house, the taste.
full appurtenances, the delightful locality
and its generous hospitality, render the home
Of the 'Cuyahoga Chief one of the most
pleasant and desirable in the Northern part
Of the State"
That is just the right kind of a man to
make Governor of.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05

IRON TRADE .--Messrs. Morrell, Stew.
art 81 Co., have succeeded Bush \ Jordan
in their extensive preparations for business,
in their commodious ware.rooms on Co
lumbia street, between Sycamore and
Broadway. Mr.. Morrell will at once be
recognized as of the firm Of Gaylord, Nor.
rell & Co., of this city, and Mr., Stewart
as the retiring partner Of the Dry
Goods House Of Stewart g. Gallagher
These gentlemen having purchased lex
ing Eprpace, on the Kentucky side Of tht
river, at once encompass the facilities re-
quisile for q full supply Of the demands o
the trade, as il relates to quantity, quality
and price. The we'll known experience
of the firm, united to their facilities, an,
the array of names familiar to every busi
ness man Of the city, 10 which they refer
are sufficient guarantees that this house
must command the abundant patronage L
which they are so justly entitled. VIZ
take pleasure in referring 10 their card in
tho proper column.--Cin. Gar.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05

We find the following in the Plaindsaler
of the 18th inst:
MIsTooK THE "BULL's EYE."-It is well
known the Cincinnatians wanted to get rid
Of certain Judge, and it is equally known
they did that same by foisting him upon the
universal Wing party as their candidate for
Governor. 1t was capital take off (the
bench) and capital transfer to the stump,
in which vocation this Wing candidate en-.
acts some most capital things. Mistaking
popular intelligence, he calculates by certain
rustic appearances, such as coarse boots, q
bulls-eye watch and shocking bad hat, to
win popular applause. Such efforts to ap-
pear common are unnecessary in would-be-
Governor Johnston. Ths "Stoys" can see
as far into milestone al he.
1t appears that, this would-be-Gov
has dot bic set Of implements by which he
hopes to gull the people. In contrasting
silk stocking Whiggery with his stogy De-
mocracy() in his speech al the Court House
the other day, he made allusion to the dandy
tribe who sport r1ffled SHIRTS and gold watch
es, and by way Of contrast attempted to ex-
hibit his own plain time-keeper; but instead
of pulling the bulls eye, bis electioneering
democratic watch, he got into the wrong
pocket and Aourished gold kuer before the
audience. "JABE" says he left instanter
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05
Arrival Of the Canada.
HALIFAX, July 30

AhAr AAt July Oo'
The Oanada arrived at 7 o'clock, and
sailed for N. York, with l25 passengers.
Cotton has advanced ] 10 /. Sales dur
ing the week Ill 900 bales. Spectators
took 52,000-exporters l6,OO0-fair New
Orleans 4a. Market closed quiet.
The Pacific arrived at Liverpool in 104
days from N. Y.
The Cambria arrived at Liverpool in l3
days from N. Y.
AT the last dates the American feet
was off port Lisbon. But the papers have
furnished no news relative TO the difficulty
between Portugal ana the United States.
Little doubt exists but that hostities
have actually commenced between Dem
mark and the Dutchies--if so, important
results are likely to ensue, as large Rus
sian feet is off the coast for the avowed
purpose of giving the Danes oil the assist
ance they may require.
The overland mail arrived with two
weeks later advices from India and China.
A commercial treaty between China
and the United States, has not been con-
clnded.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05
The Finest corn-Field in the World.

The Finest Corn-Field in the World.
The citizens of our town have it daily
in their power to look upon sight, which
we believe cannot be equalled elsewhere
on the globe. 1t is the "Point" Just
across the Scioto river, belonging to the
Portsmouth Dry Dock and Steamboat Ba-
sin Company, now mostly in q corn-feld
of about 200 acres. The corn is Of the
rankest and most luxuriant growth, is even
throughout, and stands remarkably thick
We think it cannot be equalled for the fol.
lowing reasons: Corn grows nowhere as
well as in the United Stutes in no State
as we'll as in Ohio; in no part of Ohio as
we'll as in Scioto valley; in no part Of that
valley so we'll us in the lower portion; und
no field in that portion is equal to this
one. @. E. D.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05
GIN. TArn0R,s Pnoprrrr.-4A wash.


GEN. TAYIoR's PROPERTY. "A Wash
ing'On correspondent Of the Express
says:
Gen. Taylor | regret to learn, leaves
his business affairs in very unfinished
and some what doubtful condition. When
he left for Mexico, it is stated, that in
three sealed letters he left directions for
the management of his property in case
of his death there, in which was supposed
to be willard these three letters were
not opened till after his burial here but
no will was among them, and the directions
applied to property which is now almost
wholly changed in its form.
Indeed his family have no home, and,
therefore, Mrs. Taylor, it is supposed, will
not return to Louisiana. His plantation
on the Mississippi has been sold since he
came here, to enable him to purchase a
sugar plantation below, so that that home
is lost. Previously, however, he had pur-
chased another, midway plantation, but
that has turned out to be very unprofita
bic piece of property. making no crops, in
consequence Of being flooded repeatedly
Then the homestead is gone TO make one
payment on sugar plantation, on which
something like seventy or eighty thousand
dollars must now be due-and the middle
plantation is under water. Probably
some of the Presidential salary was relied
upon to meet the further payment on the
sugar plantation, but that salary is gone.
You see from these general facts, that Gen
Taylor died in very unfortunate time fol
the interest Of his family. He had pre-
viously however, to Col. Bliss's marriage
with his daughter, settled upon her con
siderable sum in money.
| Mrs. Taylor, accompanied by Mrs
4 Wood and Bliss, went from here to the
Eutaw House in Baltimore, on Tuesday
evening. Col. Bliss remained to pack up
his papers and books, &c.. but will follow
this evening. Old Whitley and favorite
dogare consigned to Capt. Boyce, to-day,
an intimate friend Of the late President
Living on Georgetown Heights.
| Mrs. Taylor was beginning 10 like
Washington, and intended joining more il
society this coming winter. She was feel
ing "at home," and had completed oil the
household arrangements, which were re-
quisite to put the White House in that order
lit now boasts Of. far superior to what. ir
furniture and comfort, it has ever before
been, under any administration. Thus
suddenly to leave such home, at this sea-
son of the year, and to go to hotel, seems
truly hard.
Mrs. Taylor was able to talk incessant'
" to her friends of her affliction, and Il
weep and moan. Perhaps thus venting
her grief saved her from serious illness
and "lhe Paintings and spasms, and visit
of coincidence by bevies Of ladies'" wh'cI
some ofthe papers tell us Of.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05
Rnilroad prounaota.

We notice that the road between Cincin-
natl and Chillicothe, is progressing in finan.
cal arrangements. Two companies have
united, but in perfecting this union some
delays have arisen which will retard for q
short time putting the work under contract.
We are happy to learn, as we do, by the
following extract from an article on the
subject in the last Daily Scioto Gazette,
that no difficulty will exist in procuring
funds on the County bonds:
the President Of the company, Mr. La.
tham,) returned from New York, few
days ago, and reports circumstances al
being most favorable to the advantageous
negotiation of loan by our county. Mo
ney is very abundant in the commercial
cities. He has made a conditional cen
tract for the services Of thoroughbred en-
gineer, who will enter upon his duties if s,
directed by the Board. Mr.. L. is deepl,
imbued with the railroad spirit, and give
the most encouraging accounts Of the sue
cess and benefits Of railroads wherever tn
iron highways have been judiciously con
structed."
1t is to be deeply lamented that the lam'
legislation of last winter, left our own roa'
in such condition that standing still, al
most, is the best policy. Never was ther'
better time for obtaining the funds need
ful for this important enterprise. We hop
our people will learn wisdom from expert
ence, and send representative to the low
er house, this winter, who will conside
the immediate interests Of this section, tn
highest object to be aimed at. We do no
say this with the slightest disparugemen
to our worthy representative last winter
for whom we have high respect, but only
to show the importance of the interests w
have at stake.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05
The Ironton Register.

This is the title ofa paper just established
at the new town of Ironton; Simpson :.&
Parker, proprietcH and publishers. It is a
double medium sheet, neutral in politics,
and designed to be "an entertaining and in
structive family newspaper" We suppose
it wilfbe the organ Of the iron and manu-
featuring interests in Lawrence county. and
hope it may be the means promoting these
interests. We expect to hear blow now
and then on the rapid growth Of the new
town il halls from, which will be all right.
The number before us is quite spirited, and
if the same character can be maintained, it
will meet the success which we most hear
tily wish ii.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-05
The compromise pefeated.


We regret to inform our readers that the
Compromise bill, introduced by Mr.. Clay,
and which has been SO long under discussion,
has at last been defeated. 1t was so, no! by
direct vote upon it as whole but, by hav-
ing all its provisions, except those relating
to the territory Of Utah, stricken out. We
regret this, for though we did not approve of
the bill in all respects, we still thought it
the best that could be done under the cir
cumstances. What is to be the result we
Of course cannot say.
The independent bill for the admission Of
California, introduceduby Mr.. Douglasss in
the early part of the session, was taken up
on Thursday and discussed on that and the
following day. The letter which we pub
lish to-day, from Washington, gives sur
mise as to its fate.
Mr.. Pearce gave notice that he would to-
day, (Monday) introduce bill to establish
a territorial government in New Mexico
and provide for settling the boundary of
Texas.
During the discussion of Mr.. Douglass
California bill on Thursday, Mr.. Clay re-
marked:
"He desired now to say that he intended
to be unalarmed by any measures, either
from individuals or States. If any individ-
ual State should array its arms against the
Union, he was for testing the strength of our
Government; to try whether it was prac-
ticable Government that could sustain itself.
(Applause.) If blood was to be spilled,
whose fault was it? 1t was the faultof those
who raised the standard Of dissension. As
long as he had an arm and voice to raise,
that arm and voice should be raised in sup
port Of the Union. [Applause.] He was
for pulling down any and all opposition to
the Federal Government"
Mr.. Foote made some remarks in the
same strain.
We do not object to remarks of this kind,
but on the contrary, deem them altogether
judicious. We wish disunionists, north and
south, to be given clearly to understand, in
the words Of the immortal Jackson that,
"the Union must be preserved" and to be
made fully aware, that the friends of Union,
though willing to yield almost everything
but principle to preserve it, are yet willing,
aye, and determined, if need be, to fight fol
it. After all reasonable efforts by legisla-
ton have failed, we then wish to see the
friends of this ela.;.~. U-inn. the last home
of freedom on earth, take firm and un.
wavering stand, determined to accomplish
by deeds what they failed to do by words.
Should the cholera not bring about an early
adjournment, we are still in,hopes, that by
separate bills the exciting subjects now agi-
tating the country and bringing it TO the
verge of a civil war, will soon be settled.