The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-10-21
TENS.

N"6b'ns "uV csIhpcu tIutu uie iChuWay
county jail, on Tuesday, we elenrn, accom-.
|plished itthrough The aid Of his sister. She
gained admittunce 10 his cell and exchang.
led clothes with him. This trick is au old
one which has not only saved many a feI-
low from goingto the peniieniiary, but a
number from having their necks broken. :.
The jailor who had the wool pulled over
his eyes so nicely, we opine, will be rather
moro particular with women who come
with tears and signs about his premises.
Lord Broughom, il appears, has been
caught trcspassing upon the fishing pre-.
serves Of the angling association at Per.
with. An arnbuscade was laid for his lord.
ship, and he was taken 10 the uct Of ille.
gal net fishing. He has brough, an action
Of assault against those who arrested him,
and they, in return, have indicted him for
violating a law prohibiting the use of cer-
tain kind of net. Wonder if his Lordship
intended his fish for Billingsgate. He is
a queer fellow.
GEdward Everett is preparing for the
press systematic trenlise on the Modern
Law of Nations, with reference especially
to those questions which have been dis
cussed between the governments of Europe
and the United States, since the peace Of
1888. He has been engaged for many
years in collecting and arranging the rnu-
terials for his work.
9Milton Jones was executed on the.
llth inst, at Charlestown, Illinois, for the
murder Of Joseph Miller, in May, lS49.--I
The murderer was only 81 yenrs old, was
a member Of the church and respectfully
connected. The murdered man was also
young, lately married, and the two were
intimate friends. The motive--ooLD!
PowERYyL DRUa.-The Academy of
Science hos appointed a commission to as.
certain the remedial powers Of q drug,
which, under the name ot Cedrsn, hos
bear, Introduced for the cure Of hydrapho-
bia, and Of diseases produced by action
;ipcn the nervous system. Il is said to
have the property Of counteracting the poi
son Of the rattlesnake and oil venomous
reptiles,
TEars Of corn ID inches in iongth
have boen presented to the editor Of the
Georgetown Democrat and Journal. The
editor wants to know who can beat them.
Well let him know in few days, as soon
as some Of our corn.growers send us
few of their common sized ears.
6YThe New Orleans Delta attributes
the strong vote against Judge Ballard, in
that city, for Congress, to the fact that he
was opposed to the Lopez expedition. Ii
says that the people there ure all in favor
Of Cuban annexation.
FuerT1vE SLAvEs,--Hon, J. r. Giddings
affirmed, in IN nddress OF Cleveland n
week since, that any fugitive slave, having
been once on British soil, might return td-t
the United States with impunity, as he
could not again be reduced TO slavery, and
Tint the courts both North and South had
so decided.
WASH yoToN CoUNrY.-The Marietta
Lntclligencer says. TINT the present popu-
lution Of their county exceeds 10000, and
shows an increase, since 1910, of more
than SO per cent.
Tho Adrance and Rescue, American
vessels, searching sorSir John franklin,
were seen west Of Devils Thumb, Green
land not long since, by o British whaler.
The Mobile Herald contains an account
Of the death of colored creole Of that
city, who was aged about l07 years. One
of her sons has bad by three wives 43
0rThe steamer Ohio mas been bought
by q company of gentlemen in Pomeroy,
and will hereafter run as packet between
Marietta and Cincinnati.
The statue Of Calhoun is not yet re-
covered; but it may be seen in calm wea.
Iher, nearly covered with sand, about six
feet under water.
The public lands given by the late session
,f Congress to various contemplated i'm
reach the enormous sum Of 49,
100000 scfes!
0crThe majority for Wood, in Hamil.
Ion county. .nccording to the official returns
Is 4,545.
New York Money Market.
The New York Express Of late date Gays:
, Money is very plenty this morning, and
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