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Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26
MORTALITY AT HARPER'S FERRY.

No surprise need be entertained about the Sc
verify of this attack OH Harper's Ferry. Its
Streets lanes and alleys are always miracle OF
fihiness nose and eyes are equally aud most
diseustngly assailed, and pools OF black Shiny
denominations abound. These are facts which
will not be contested by any one, least OF all by
those who best know the town.
We cast no reflections on the people OF Har-
per's Ferry on these accounts. Its peculiarly
of situation, disallowing sufiiceucy OF space to
necessary convenienoes to every population.
renders it extremely hard TO make 1t what 1t
should be but more than all, the inhabitants are
hampered in their efforts at Improvement by the
fact that the United States Government Is the
principal owner of the property OF the place,
and does little or nothing toward rendering 1t
oerably habitable.
The Government ought Immediately to instl
tute a Commission, with powers to proceed to
Harper's Ferry and report upon the most ETH
cient means to render this great thoroughlare
and government post something else than char
nelhonse for portion Of every season. Water
is abundant to proverb, aud the place might
be made as eminently salubrious as it is now
decidedly the reverse. What is done should be
done quickly.
The Legislature of Virginia ought to incorpo
rate Harper's Ferry at its next session.
[Wo.hington NearS.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26

70 The Rockingham Register says the chan
ces are tina, Messrs Deneale, Kenney, Lionberger
and Newman, will be elected to the Convention
from the Rockingham District
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26

10 The vote was taken in Rockingham on
Thursday last in relation to levying a tax Of
$4,000 on the county for the benefit of the
Manassas Gap Rail Road, and resulted in a re-
fusal to levy such tax by decided majority.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26

10 Messrs. Bolts, Lyons, Davis, Meredith,
and Stanard, (radicals1 are no doubt elected to
she Convention from the Richmond District
The polls kept open three days.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26

The Legislature Of Wisconsin has recently pass
ed an act by which any owner or lessee Of land
who shall, knowingly, permit the Canada thistle
to go to seed on sach land, is deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, to be
punished BY a fine not exceeding Ave nor less
than one dollar, with costs.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26
New YoRK, August 81

NEW YORK, August II.
LATER FROM SAN FRANclsco.-The steamer
Philadelphia from Chagres, arrived here this
morning, with news from San Francisco to the
10th July. She brought over from the lsthmus
one hundred and thirty passengers, and one mil
lion of dollars in gold dust
The steamer New World arrived on the llth,
and left the Isthmus on the 18th.
The condition of affairs had somewhat improved
in San Francisco. Flour was active and advan-
cling in price the same remark is true of Lumber,
whilst the demand for Bricks had fallen off. Coal
had advanced in price provisions firm; Domestic
Goods were lower, but real estate had rallied, and
prices were as high as ever. Money commands
from to 10 per cent. The demand for freight
continues steady. On the whole, business had
materially improved.
The accounts from the newly discovered Gold
regions of Oregon, continued favourable.
In California. murders and roberies at the mines
are common occurrences.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26

PLuMBAGo-In excavating the Danville rail-
road, about three miles from Danville, Va, a
vein OF very fine and rich plumbaeo, some three
feet thick was discovered short time since.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26

He WHO YIELDS HIMSELF TO VICE, must inc
vitality suffer If the human. law does not con-
vct and punish him, the moral law, which will
have obedience, will follow him to his DOOM
Every crime is committed for purpose, with
some idea of future personal pleasure ard just
as surely as God governs the universe, so sure
ly does crime, although concealed, destroy the
happiness of the future. No matter how deeply
laid have been the plans of the criminal, Or how
desperately executed, detection pursues him
like blood hound, and tracks him to his fate,
EA counterfeit five dollar note, on the
Bank of the Valley, payable in Romney. No.
5408, dated June /, 1876, ]. M. Brent, Cashier,
and 7. A. Tidball, President, was shown to us
few days since. AS there are, no doubt, other
counterleits from the same plate, the public
should be on their guard.-Loudom Chronicle.
II Think" said Mrs Darlington, getting up
from the breakfast table, 81 will take tower,
or go on a discussion. The bill says if l recol-
ect rightly, that party is to go to very plural
spot, and to mistake of cold collection. | hope
it won't be so cold as ours Tor the poor last Sun
day; why there want efficient to buy feet OF
wood, for a restitute wilder" And the old lady
put on her green calash.
HUMBUGGrNG MuLE.--The Doylestown
Democrat says, that at one of our iron mines in
of the mines by mule power, one of the mules
refuses to work unless he is ridden. To save a
hand, they have mounted an artificial monkey
upon him, and he works steadily, perfectly salts.
fled.
70 The Editor of the Indiana Journal says
he hopes the people will appreciate The "privi-
lege" of voting, and go to the polls. We were
under the impression that the people OF this
country were themselves the soyereipuS and thai
they reserved TO themselves the right of voting
1t is a fashion of some of the leaders of the whie
party, however, to regard all such powers as ia.
vors and privileges, most graciously conferred
by superiors.-[N. Il. Ledger.
GREAT TuNNEL.-The tunnel on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad is one of the greatest works
of civil engineering now going on in the
world. 1t is a few miles from Morgantown
West Virginia, and passes through mountain a
mile and quarter wide.
We know lady in this town who has LOST
three husbands by death within ten months, and
is now engaged to fourh.-Cm. Com.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26

" In Harper'ss Ferry, the cholera has so
neatly disappeared as to warrant the belief that
its ravages are about to cease. Very few cases
had occurred daring the past week.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26
KENTUCKY ELECTION.-DEMoc

KENTUCKY CTION.-DEMocRAT1
LEGIsLArURE.-The Senate consists of 3S mem
bers last 26 Wings to IL opposition, all Of whom
were turned out by the new Constitution except
the nine whose terms expired with the legislative
year. The New York Tribune says:
"We have returns electing 10 Wings to eight
oppostion-a Wing loss of one only. No doubt
the new Senate will be Wing. The last House
stood So Wing to AZ opposition. We have re-
turns electing rs Wings to 26 opposition-a net
opposition gain of seven, or within one of enough
to carry the House. There is tie between the
lowest Wing and highest opposition candidate in
Louisville.
1.-THE sheriff is an,i-whig, and will Of course
give the casting vote for the Democrat. His pow
er to do it is derived from Virginia law, tactly
adopted by Kentucky on her separation.
1--WE consider it morally certain that the House
is opposition, and possible that the joint ballot
may be- Several of the strongest wing counties
have chosen opposition members wholly or in part,
there being no regular tickets, and great many
voting regardless Of politics for Reform candl-
dates-that is, candidates friendly to the new con
stitution."
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26
Il. j. ALFRED, EDITOR.
STANTON
.N0s.ssvy .Fgosssiass', ssws'. 2G.
REs.rLT or THE ELECTION.

Below we give the result of the election 1or
delegates to the Virginia State Convention,
which took place on Thursday last. The vote
is not altogether official, but in no instance will
the majorities for any of the candidates be re.
duCed
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26

Mr.. Hunter was permitted to amend the
Southern Protest by the following additional par
agraph in the Senate on Thursday week
because the admission Of California as =
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Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26
NJ Five slaves who had ran away from the

OC Five slaves who had ran away from their
owners in Maryland, were captured near Stras.
burg, York county, eight Or ten days ago, and
returned to their owners. 1t appears that elev-
en- had ran away, and were secreted on the
farm of negro one mile across the Maryl land
line, and certain Pennsylvanians succeeded in
capturing seven ; bat in passing through Stras-
burg with them, number of persons interfefed,
aud two of the slaves got off. The excitement
was intense. The five that remained We're put
into the cars and sent to Baltimore. While in
the cars, pistols We're fired at the Pennsylvani-
ans, and one slave, in attempting to shoot his
captol, shot and wounded himself.-Po. paper.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-26
MORE ABOUT PROFESSOR JOHN w. WEB

MoRE ABOUT PROFESSOR JOHN w. WEB
dustrously circulated in relation to the luxurious
living of the Professor, some of them stating his
daily expense of food, cigars, &C., at Parker's
Restaurant, to be So per day, we deem it but just
to contradict the false rumors, which we do from
good authority The whole expense incurred by
the prisoner for his meals, per diem, is ST. cents,
and his food is of the simplest kind. The Profess
sor remains in a calm state, apparently resigned
to his fate, and in the opinion Of those whose OPP
portunities Of judging are hest, win submit him
self to the xneme pencalty Of the law, and dis
appoint the general belief that he will anticipate
his fate by Standardization Mail
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-05-16
HOUSE OFREPR IA ENTATlv rs.

WEDNESDAY, May g. 1850.
During the morning hour after short debate,
the following resolution was agreed 10
"That no expenditure shall hereafter be made
for the purpose Of furnishing refitting the hall
OF the House, or the committee rooms thereof
out Of the contingent fund, except by resolution
specifying the object and amount Of such sppro.
priationn
The House resolved itself into Committee Of
the Whole, and considerable time was passed Ia
discussing the priority of business, &c the Com
mittee finally rose, and the House adjourned,
without having done any business of importance
during the day.
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1910.
The House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole, and Mr.. Winthrop being entitled to
the floor on the California question addressed
the House for an hour, reviewing and defending
his previous course In Congress relating 20 the
Wilmot Proviso, the acquisition OF territory, &c,
and urged the admission Of California ms u dis
tinct measure.
Mr. Orr Of South Carolina followed him In
speech In favor or the Southern view OF the Ques-
tiou. The substance of his speech went TO show
that abolitionismD was the general sentiment
throughout the North.
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1850.
A fter some time occupied In presenting private
bills ana nemorias, the HOUSE went into Commit
tee OF the Whole on the state Of the Union, and
were engaged during the session In considering
the amendments OF the Senate TO the bill of the
House to supply deficiencies In the appropriations
for the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1850 Most
of the amendments were agreed to.
MONDAY, MAY 10, 1850
The morning hour was occupied in presenting
various memorials and petitions.
Mr.. Henry presented four different petitions
from Chittendeu, Rutland county, Vermont, ON
the subject Of slavery.
The House resolved itself in Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, aud resumed
the consideration Of the California question, upon
which MI. Clark addressed the Committee for an
hour, and was followed by Mr.. Savage, who also
made an hour speech upon the same question
Mr.. Stsnly gave notice Of his intention on the
following day to make motion to terminate do
bate upon the California bill.
TUESDAY, May Ia, 1850.
The House was (up to o'olook} occupied in
taking the yeas and nays upon Mr.. SAnly's reso-
luton, calling for a close Of the debate upon the
California bill.
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BOARDING..

MRS. EMILY n. STOCKTON, No. 1871 Chestnut street,
lvi between Fourth and Ffsh sirests rhitadsiphia.
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TUESDAY, May Ia, 1850,

The House was (up to o'olook} occupied in
taking the yeas and nays upon Mr. StAnly's reso-
luton, calling for close Of the debate upon the
California bill.
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distant markets. mat trhde, majority or the
committee are Of opinion, ought 10 be abolished
Complaints have always existed against it, no
less on the part Of members Of Congress from
the South than on the part Of members from the
North. 1t is n trade sometimes exhibiting re-
voting spectacles, and one In which the people OF
the District have no interest but on the contrary
are believed to be DESTROYS that II should be dis.
continued. Most, II not all, Of the slaveholding
States have, either In their constitutions or by
penal enactments, prohibited q trade In slaves ns
merchandise within their respective Jurisdictions
Congress, standing in regard TO the people of
this District on this subject In q relation similar
10 that Of the State Legislatures to the people OF
the States, may safely follow the examples OF the
States. The committee have prepared, and here
with report bill for the abolition Of that trade
marked d. the passage OF which they recon-
mend To the Senate This bill has been framed
amer the model Of what the law OF Maryland
was when the General Government was removed
TO Washington.
1.-THE views and recommendations contained
In this report may be recapituiated In few
words
al. The admission Of any new State or States
formed out OF Texas 10 ne postponed until they
shall hereafter present themselves to be received
into the Union, when II will be the duty Of Con-
grcss fairly and faithfully TO execute the compact
with Texas by admitting such new State or States
80 The admission forthwith Of California
into the Union with the boundaries which she
has proposed.
!" 3. The establishment of Territorial Govern
ments without the Wilmot Proviso for New Mex
leo and Utah, embracing all the territory re-
Gently acquired by the United States from Mex
loo not contained In the boundaries Of California
~. The combination Of these two last-men-
toned measures In the same bill.
as. The establishment Of the western and
northern boundary Of Texas, and the exclusion
from her jurisdiction Of al New Mexico, with
the grant to Texas Of . psSuulsry equivalent
and the section for that parposs 70 be inoorpo-
rated 10 the bill admitting Cslifornis and estab-
fishing Territorial Governments for Utah and
New Mexico
"6. Mere effectual enactmentS Of law TO secure
the prompt delivery Of persons bound TO service
or labor In one State under the laws thereof who
esospe into another State.
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articles on politics. Up 10 last week he was con-
fined in the Conciergerie, and wrote for In Voir
da People, but the Government could no longer
endure his sarcasms and sent him off TO Doul-
lens, where he will not be permitted to write A
day or two after his removal, lie Napoleon abused
him heartily, calling him Marat, and other hard
names and showing the courage of the animal
who kicked the dead lion. In Voir dn Pepple
will be continued by Others, but cannot have the
influence 1t enjoyed under the editorial manage
ment Of its incarcerated chief
There is nothing remarkable about the two
other Socialist papers, La Democratic Paeifque and
In Repubf,gue. They are both edited with ability,
the former being inclined to modified Fourier
ism, and the latter being ON good terms with all
the different Socialist sects
At the head Of the Orleanist papers stands the
Journal des Debo,s, an old and well-edited journal
OF the respectable school; next comes the Conr-
rvv Ffa"cais, paper which aims to rival the d.
hats in its peculiar STYLE but IL only heavy where
the Debns is able. The third In influence is
EOrdre, journal established under the influence
OF Odiion Barrot, and following that celebrated
ex-minister In all his oapricious vander;ngs
through the fields Of practical politics. Il IL not
much Of q compliment TO say that it has more in.
Auence than the Assemble Rationale, avery mad.
cap Of q Journal d~nonncng merchants by name
for voting the Socialist ticket attacking liz own
friends for their hypocrisy in supporting the Re-
public, laughing at the Constitution, menacing
the President, and generally doing all sorts Of
foolish things including the blabbing out the Sc
crets Of Ito party IL is what the French call Z" a
terrible child, and can be matched by no paper
IN Paris In It's peculiar method Of madness, al
though In Paris, recent recruit OF the Presi-
dents does not fall far behind It, Ofthe 0rlean-
ist papers the Dtbats is the only one In the first
rank OF Paris Journals. II stands side by side
with the Constitutional, the Prssss, the National,
ana the Ssfeie, and Its articles on foreign affairs
Inferior TO none Published in the press Of this
city For fry years past il has always been pru.
dent, moderate, and firm, never going to extremes,
out always consulting its own dignity. In opin-
,on mas great weight on any matter, for II Is gen.
s.A'iy the opinion Of the old and sensible men Of
the orleanist party
There are three Legitimist dailies the Gazette
nc fTH"es, the Uaion, and Z0p0,iOa Pnoiiyax The
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-03-06
LOaGng.
Here is New York portrait. Sain, Paul
may take her own miniature from il,

Here is a New York portrait. Sain, Paul
may take her own miniature from il.
"In Europe, if man has capacity for
mental or physical labor and can obtain en-
ployment, he must work, or s,arye in his
wilfu idleness. But it is not SO here, where
money is less valued, and where the purse
holder and the loafer are on n more equal
social footing than they could possibly he
abroad. Go into our bar-rooms Of al
grades and you will find them infested
with human leeches, awaiting the arrival
Of some easy friend with more money
than wit, from whom to obtain a treat and
a small loan. Many of these idIers have
good conversational powers; qualities which
they turn to excellent account in the way
of dinner and wine. Some of them are the
black sheep of families Of high standing,
who have outwearied parental patience
and who, finding it impossible TO obtain far.
ther supplies from the home departnen
take to tavern-loafing; just us the Mexcar
"biah bloodS" sometimes take to the road
when other resources fail. A wcll-knowr
name. and wealthy and fashionable "a amiIy
connexions, are a good capital to trade
upon; for many a man who would deny
sixpence to an unfortunate beggar canno,
refuse the loan of a few dollars TO the worth
less son Of millionaire. The business o
your habitunI tavern loafer is to make ac.
ouaintances and fleece them, and when he
has lost credit and character at one place ht
moves off to another.
A little more frmness and higher mora
tone in the society in which your gentee
drone picks up living without renderin;
any equivalent therefor to God or ma n
would be a great blessing to the class o.
welldressed nothings. If they wer'
met by fat refusal when they attempted tt
borrow, and could obtain no luxuries ex
cept at their own expense, a goodIy pro-
portion of them might perhaps adopt the
desperate alternative which sturdy beg
gar once said would be the consequence o
refusing him an aims, viz: ego to work.
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and these two gases have been separa-
ted, or the water decomposed for many
years past, but at great expenditure OF
time and money in order to obtain any
quantity. Now my discovery produces
them at no other expense than that OF
the interest on the cost of the machine
ry, the only material consumed being
water. The apparatus now III use cost
three hundred dollars, and can be car
ried, with the exception Of the gasome-
ters, in the arms Of man of ordinary
strength, and the driving power is a
weight of ninety-six pounds, which, in
falling twenty feet, gives sufficient motion
to the apparatus to produce ninety cubic
feet Of gas. In short, I decomposed
water by current ofelectricity evolved
by mechanical action, in any required
quantity, and the light produced from it
is known as Paine's Hydro Electric
Light. | am now engaged in carrying
wires down from the tower to the city,
for the purpose of lighting the stores and
streets.
These gases are not limited TO mere
purposes Of illumination, but can be eIh-
ployed as motive powers and for ell ca
lorlc purposes. II. NJ. p.
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THE NEW LIGHT.

The following letter by the author of
the wonderful discovery of which we
published an account in the last Pioneer,
will be read with interest:
WORCESTER, Mass, July 5, lS49.
My experiment last evening was ofthe
most gratifying nature. | did not get
my large rehectors ready, and was,
therefore, obliged to use a parabola re-
fector of thirteen inch diameter and four
inch focus. With this reflector, the
light produceda shadow in the full moon &
light at distance of three-quarters of a
mile. Foxes village, one mile east oi
the lighthouse was sensibly Illuminated,
although full moon was shining on j,
through clear atmosphere. But the
most gratifying part of the experimen,
was the production of the gases during
the day, the experiment being the frs
on large scale. The labor of FIVE min.
utes once in two hours during the day
in winding up a weight produced 81,
hundred and fifty cubic feet of gas
There are some secrets in this discovery
which interest forbids my disclosing, bu
the general description is as follows:
Water, you are aware, is compose,
Of the two gases, oxygen and hydrogen
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Count D'Olsay.

The autumn races Of ST. Germain were
enlivened this year, by the presence Of the
eX-king of London fashion-an addition
which compensated, somewhat, for the ab-
sence of Lord Seymour, compelled to be in
England. Count D'Orsay is residing with
his sister, the Duchess of Gra,nmont, at
Chambourcy, near St. Germain, and he
employs his leisure hours in the chiselling
ofihe monumental statuary which is to grace
the tomb of Lady Blessington. Lord Scy-
mour, the just mentioned sovereign Of the
, rencn race course, was, till recently, that
anomaly Of denationaIization, an English
nobleman who had never put foot iu Eng
land. His father, the eccentric Marquis of
Hartford, wished to leave all his immense
property 70 his eldest son, but as the law
compelled him to leave portion of his es-
tate to the second son, he bequeathed one
shilling to Lord Seymour. The maternal
estate fortunately restored the balance, and
the young nobleman, born and educated in
Paris, has been the most distinguished of
sportsmen, owning usually thirty or forty
race-horses, and thus showing his English
blood, thongh, in all else, much more Of a
Frenchman.-[ Home Journal.