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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29
Falling into Line.

The Cincinnati Gazette is makingits peace
with Webster and Clay. Listen at what
the editor says;
"And of whom, we ask, should he seek
counsel and advice, and whose counsel and
ADVICE should influence him other than such
men as Webster and Clay-men who have
devoted more than forty years of their. lives
to their countrys service men whose names
are associated with all that is glorious in the
constitutional history of our country, and
men whose names will be honored and
cherished wherever and so long as Repub-
lican Government exists, and wherever and
SO long as the English language is read and
spoken among men. Yes-the people have
no fears that President Fillmore will such
men, or that he will be wrongly influenced
by them"
The Gazette here alludes to the probable
course Of President Fillmore, in regard to the
compromise. But few weeks since, and
that paper was ridiculing Mr.. Clay's simile
Of the five bleeding wounds, and Mr.. Web
sters idea Of not re-enacting the will Of
God and was heartily in favor of General
Taylor's plan. Mr.. Wright is shrewd pol
itician and guesses pretty we'll generally,
which way the wind is going to blow. He
has no fears now, that Mr.. Fillmore will be
wrongly influenced by the men whom he
opposed and ridiculed but short time ago.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29
A Fruitful Mother.

We ore informed by the gentleman who
is taking the census, in the western part
of our county (Scioto, o. that he visited a
family in which the mother had recently
given birth to her TWENTIETH child. He
says it was sight worth beholding, TO see
the youngsters running about the house,
ranging from small to great, like the pipes
of an organ. The family reside not far
from town, and we hope some Of our old
bachelors, whom no faxen-headed urchin
can cnll ''papa,' will pay it visit.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29
State Agricultural Fair.

Great preparations are being made for
the State Agricultural Fair. The show
grounds at Camp Washington, near Gin
cinnati, are enclosed by high board fence,
and workmen are engaged in erecting suit.
'ble buildings, &c. Police officers and
committees are TO be appointed soon to
regulate the Fair. Indications from all
parts Of the country, give assurance that
it will be numerously attended. The
Board of Public Wosas, have passed an Or
der that all articles passing on the canals
or other public works of the State for ex-
hibilion, shall be exempt from toll both
going and returning from the fair.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29
The Crops.

We CLEAN from an article in Smiths
Price Current the following information in
regard to the crops:
In the season of l747-S, the average
price of Wheat in this (Cincinnati) market
was about SOC in 1S4S-9, 70a75c, and
it lS49-50, $l,05. In lS4S. the crop of
Wheat in Ohio was estimated at 20,000,-
900 bushels. This, at 75c per bushel,
would amount to $l5,000,000. In lS49
the yield was say 100000 bushels,
which, at $l,05, would be $l0,500,000.
This senson the crop is estimated at 25,.
600, 900 busheIs-and if it was twenty
millions in lS4S, we believe it is at least
twenty-five millions this year. Suppos-
ing, therefore, the average price to be zoe,
the value of the present crop would be
$I7, 100000. Taking these estimates, the
result Of the three years would stand thus:
lS45 value $l5,000,000
ls49 do 10,5O0,00O
1850 do l7,5OO,0OO
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Imnortant from Ndexioo.

The New Orleans Picayune Of the 10Th
inst, gives the following important intel
ligence from Mexico /: t''s f'r-'1 : q
+" We have the unspeakable gratihco-
ton Of announcing to our fellow citizens
the intelligence that our energetic and 'c-
complished Minister to Mexico, has sue
ceeded in effecting treaty with that gov
ernment, similar in its provisions 10 that
already made with Nicaragua, whereby
our citizens will be enabled 10 carry into
effect their cherished enterprise of build
ing a railway communication between the
two oceans, which will bring New Orleans
within twelve days travel Of San Fran.
cisco. tNh 'oN hf 'H
a"The treaty was made on tho 24th Of
juno, and entrusted Immediately to spe.
ciul messenger, TO be carried to Washing
ton city. The messenger arrived here in
the Water Witch, and Immediately pro-
cecded North" i't p 'a0i t1uot "3
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Awful Fatality.

The Rising Sun Qa.) True Wing, Of
the 10Th inst, contained the following
A man from Pennsylvania (name un-
known) with wife and six children. left
Cincinnati one day last week, in skiff,, in.
tending to 60 to Mudison--and when arrv-
ing at North Bend, his wife was taken
with the cholera and died in a few hours,
her husband mailing rough box together
and imbedding il in the sand, where he left
her. On arriving at Millersburgb, a few
miles below-this place, all of the children
died but one, and were buried in like
manner. The next day the father died
and was buried on sand bar. by fisher.
man. This completed the whole family,
with the exception of n girl three or four
years old, who is. now living with the fish.
erman who buried her father. This is cer-
tainly one Of the most remarkable cases Of
fatality on record. The surviving girl is
not sufficiently advanced in years, to give
an accurate account of their origin or des.
tinution, the above being the history fur
nished our informant by the old man, pre-
vious to his death. -" ta
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29
The Missouri Canvass exhibits a new fea

The Missouri Canvass exhibits new fea-
ture not very gratifying IN its portents. In
one of the senatorial districts Col. Young,
the Wing candidate for the State Senate,
having taken occasion to denouuce the vie ws
of. G. Miller, the Wing candidate for Con-
gress in that district, as being OF freesoil ten
dency, the Missouri Statesman, an influential
Wing paper, Immediately set up J. M. Cor
don as candidate in opposition to Col.
Young. 1t would seem 20 be certain that
there isa strong & growing feeling in Mis-
souri, opposed TO the increase or extension o.
slavery.
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Dispatch and Democratic Union.

The Cincinnati Dispatch, has hoisted the
Democratic flag, and is now edited by Alex
ander Duncan, Esq, and MIR. Edwin R.
Campbell, its former editor. Its title Is as
above, and we hope it may be worthy of the
name-ever averting, SO far as lays in its
power, disunion, and allaying discord in the
democratic ranks. Two Democratic papers
are not too many in Hamilton county, il
properly conducted. Success to the "Dis-
patch and Democratic Union" .a..
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Our Public School.

The examination of our public school, at
the close Of the Summer session, took place
last week, beginning on Monday and
ending on Friday. During these five days,
twelve different departments, under the
charge of as many different teachers, went
through public examination, some occu-
pying half, and others whole day. The
Board of Trustees, Board Of Inspectors,
many of the parents ofpupils and others,
were in attendance much of the time. The
general prevalence of measles during the
present season, together with the extreme
heat of the weather, has very much lessen
ed the general attendance of scholars, SO
that very few of the classes were full and
many Of the scholars at examination had
been more or less absent during the session.
Notwithstanding this, however, the prof.
ciehcy Of the pupils has been such, upon
the whole, as TO be highly creditable to
teachers as well as scholars. Degrees Of
excellence must necessarily exist in both,
even with the same amount Of application,
though, if it were necessary to discriminate,
this is not the proper place for SO doing.
No town in the State can boast of a better
public school and few Of ms good one. 1t
is susceptible, however, of improvement,
and this we hope in due time will be made.
The now ed6ce will be soon completed and
there will then be more room to accommo-
date the present and increasing number of
scholars.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29
The Mails.


What can be the matter with the mails :
On Wednesday, we received three New
York Daily Posts, end no papers east OF
Lancaster had come 70 hand for three days
previously. On Thuraday. not single cas-
tern paper was received. These are not the
first failures, on the contrary, they have oc-
Cured frequently of late. We have been
vexed not little TO find digest of the news
of the east and north in the Chillicothe pa
pers as soon as our other exchanges arrive.
The mail lies over at Chillicothe long e.
nough for the printers there to get the news
put it in type and print it before the mai
leaves for this place, 46 miles distant. We
say. {" how is that ?" s5 a.a
Speaking of the mails, the facilities il
this region, are not as good as the people re
quire. Uncle Sam certainly does not know
that Portsmouth is growing into city, will
railroad speed, or he would undoubtedl,
pay little more attention to us.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29

IMPORTANT FROM Hooking County
The last Hooking Sentinel contains the fol-
lowing
"The population of this place, according
to the census just taken. amounts to 79l.
This is large increase since the taking Of
the last census, and shows that our town
bids fair to become city some day."
What tremendous place that Logan
must be ! Only think ofit-T9l There's
n chance for Portsmouth yet.
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TELEGRAPH HoAxEs. The following
dispatch from Washington. appeared in a
late number of the Wisconsin Democrat:
'sANUTHER FRAcAs IN THE SENATE
CLAY AND BENTON AT BLows-WENTwoRTH
SHOT lon the 9th of June, Mr. Clay
and Mr., Benton had fislicuR rencounter
in the Senate--blews passed between them.
1t was supposed that the military would be
called out by the President. The excite
ment was tremendous. Mr.. Wentworth,
of Illinois, passed between them, when he
received q pistol ball in his left arm. The
war steamer independence is opposite the
city, prepared to protect the bridge-overy
thing is in frightfnl confusion, and God
knows when it will end" ac .>il}t1sa
1t appears, too, that the dispatch in our
city papers, last week, Of Union Caucus
Meeting in Washington, at which the line
of Sd degrees had been agreed on as the
boundary between Texas and New Mexico
was also hoax. 80" r. ~ - t.' Z
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29
}Dog.Tax.

Taxes on dogs are being collected now,
and it is quite funny to witness the man
ner in which many try to evade the law
and the officer. We saw some fellow, the
other day, trying to lead one of the CANNES
out of town. He was rather 10th to go,
but the owner by dint Of pulling, hauling,
coaxing, swearing and whipping, finally
succeeded in getting him out of the corpo,
rntion. A E.,H '.n'eH Nif
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29
Large Salary.

The salary of Louis Napoleon, is now
100000 francs, or abou! $l,S75 per
diem, beirg about 27Aimes the salary Of
the President of the United States. This
enormous sum is wrung from wretched
and starving peasantry, and drawn from
an exhausted treasury. Gen. Washing
ton served his country s years, for $780,
900. Louis Napoleon at his salary would
receive for the same time IS, ,40O,OOOl
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29

DECISION REGARDING THE RIGHTS OF
MARRIED -WoMEN.--In the court of Com
mon Pleas, yesterday, Judge King render
ed decision in reference 10 the rights Of
husbands over the property Of their wives,
under the act of Assemblyof the ] llh Of
April, 1850. This is the first decision un-
der the new law, andit will be seen by the
decision, that wife has not only the abso-
lutte control over her own property while
living, but may dispose of il as she pleases,
by will, at her death, without regard to the
husbands courtesy. The case before the
court was that Of George W. Gamble, and
the point decided on, was, that since the
act of llth of April, 1850, the husband of
a wife, the owner Of real estate in her own
right, has no interest in such estate--that
he cannot either sell, lease, charge, Or en-
cumber, in any way, without her consent !;
that the only interest he has in such estlte,
if it can becalied an interest, is his expect
ant right therein, for life, in The event Of
the wife dying intostate, seized thereof;
that this expectancy depends on such in
testacy; because she can by will, dispose
of it absolutely, without gard to the hus-
band. He therefore, has no other interest
in her estate, than any OF her representa-
tives under the inteslatc law-the rights
Of both resting alike on the fact of the wife
dying intcstate Phil, Pennsylvania,
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Cincinnati Market.
CINCINNATI, July 90.

AAi, vu'y ~O.
Flour and Grain.-The receipts of -four
continue light. The market is very quiet
The only sales heard of were 81 bis ordi.
nary, mixed brands, at 1896, and $50 do
good brands, at $4,35, and small lot of
new at $3.50. No transactions in grain.
The provision market dull and not a
sale to report. JOIN. -s7 stfsA
Whiskey--The market heavy in cen.
sequence of increased receipts. Sales of
100 bis from river Mt gig; 80 do from
wagons ut 2l3c 2; 1877 do White Water
canal, last evening, at 2l4 80 do from
Miami canal, al Same 80 do at 2l3c.
The receipts for the last "a hours, were
1901 bls., and the exports 3Ol do. Goil
Groceries--Nothing now this market.
Coffee, Sugar and Molasses are unchanged
and firm. A slle of 100 bags Coffee at l01,
and yesterday after our report, 200 do at
l0bc. Business generally very dull. ~
Pig Iron.-A sale of 100 tons cold blast
Hetna furnaceut $26, so, 6 months credit.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29

0T We learn that an Irishman Of this
place, went home the other night drunk,
and threw his little son out Of the second
story window, injuring him severely. The
boy we understand laid out of doors all
night. That's all for the "interest, con-
venience and good morals of the commu-
nity~ Great country.
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by TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESSIONAL.
/ WAsHIyoToN. Jnlv

u WASHINGTON, July "a.
The lntetligencer by authority, il is
presumed, announces the appointment Of
Gen. Scott to be Secretary of War. and
Commodore Warrington Secretary Of the
Navy, both protein.
The Union of this morning publishes a
letter, threatening the territorial govern.
ment of New Mexico with wnrto the hiIt,
and repudiating all compromise unless her
right to Santa Fe is acknowledged. Vol
unteers for Santa Fe are pouring into
Texas. }&4a sG
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WASHINGTON. July 25.

The only thing of Importance done in
Congress to-day, was the reporting back
with an amendment, the bill to encourage
ngriculturue-giving without cost every
woman and man at the head Of family
and citizen Of The United States, 100 acres
of land, provided he or she cultivate the
said.
Mr.. johnson Of Tenn, and Mr.. Brown
Of Miss, both spoke at length in favor Of
the bill. declaring it the most important
proposition save one, presented to the con.
sderation Of Congress. '''
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29

TThe aggregate number of inter-
ments in Cincinnati, between the LIST and
ODD of July, MS reported by the Bonrl Of
Health, were 1888. ofthese, 649 were
reported as deaths by cholera, and 6O4 by
other diseases. This shows n daily aver
age of % deaths by cholera. say
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29

OtT The ladies are turning their utten-
ton TO taking Daguerreotype Likenesses.
A pretty one while takingthe likeness Of
fellow, would be apt to leave an impress
sion Of her own upon his heart.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29

The Town Council of Gallipolis has sPqs-
sed an ordinance prohibiting the landing Of
dead persons at that place from beats, who
have died from "Cholera, small pox, Or
other contagious disease The question
as to whether cholera is contagious 10 al
last settled. Smart folks up at Gallipolis,
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29
rhos. nwing nppointea Senator.

A telegraphic despatch, dated Cleveland,
July 22d, states that Governor Ford has
appointed ThOs. Ewing U. s. Senator, in
place Of Mr.. Corwin, who takes seat in
the Cabinet.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29

The law which passed the Legislature of
Pennsylvania at its last session, prohibit ing
the circulation in that State Of foreign notes
Of aless denomination than five dollars,
went into operation 2lst of the present
month. It's penalties are said TO be severe
and the provisions Of the law for enforcing
them SO complete that they cannot be easi.
ly evaded. aa9 N .1u'l
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29

Ii is runored thot Professor Webster's
family were guaranteed the income of $780,
900, on condition that Webster should
make frank confession of the fate of DR..
Parkman.
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KILLED by lightning.

We learn by the Jackson pupors that
two sons of Mr. Tandy Meeker, of Liberty
township, four or FIVE miles west of Jack
son, were. struck by lightning on Wednes-
day evening last, and instantly killed.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29

OF The Cincinnati Enquirer says that
there is no mistake about the Grape crops
this year, and that there will befour gallons
Of wine this year, where there was one last
year. c ~ alg sf V
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WASHINGTON, July 26.

Hon. Thos. Ewing has received tele-
graphic information from the Governor of
Ohio of his appointment 10 n seat in the
Senate, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of Mr.. Corwin. He OK.
poets to receive his commission TO night
this will be gain of one vote TO the Com.
promise. sb'sEy
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29

WuEAr.-The 10. Statesman, Of the
22d inst, sOy that the Wheat buyers, at
Newark, and South of that point, on the
Canal. are giving 10 certs per bushel, for,
new wheat,
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itsprogramnes

A man by tho name Of John Gray,
charged with murder, jumped from the
steniner Josiah Lawrence, while going from
New Madrid 20 81. Louis, and although his
hands were ifoned, he reached the shore
and made bis escape into q swnmp. l
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-29

|, is said that Mr.. James, the novelist,
will remain in this country for some time,
and employ his leisure in writing work
on the United States.
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FATAL ArTAIR.-In Hawsville, Ky, on
Thursday morning, 18th inst, Mr.. Horatio
N. Childers was shot by Mr.. William Rob-
erts, both citizens Of that place, Mr.. Chill
ders lived only about 20 minutes after be-
ing shot. }tEl U H'Ef fyEqGE
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] JACKsnN nroNuMENT.

We clip the following from the reported
proceedings Of the House Of Congress of
Monday last:
Mr.. Holmes asked the unanimous con-
sent Of the House to introduce a joint reso.
luton directing the PresidentofIhe United
States to deliver to the Jackson Monument
committee, in lhe.city of Washington, snch
old brass guns condemned as unservicc-
able, and not being national trophies, as
may be sufficient material for casting the
equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson now
in the course of construction in said city,
under the direction Of said committee. ,ae
MIR. H. said that at some former time
Congress had generously granted to the
committee about to erect the equestrian
statue TO Gen. jackson, several pieces Of
brass cannon taken at Pensacola. On
inspecting these fine brass cannon, the
committee discovered that they were fine
specimens of art which The United States
should never destroy, but should preserve
as trophies. On one Of these brass can
non was Inscribed, i" The terrible thunde,
of Kings" General Jackson showed
that these " "thuaders " we're empty "thun
ders." And now the committee ask Con
gress to take back these cannon and keel
them as trophies.
The reading of the memorial of thu
Jackson committee was called for. 1t wa
read. The report, after stating the OBJ
jects, &C., and Of the trophies, conclude
as follows:
This will save the fine antiquated pie
ces that bear the motto of the sovereign un
der whose auspices this continent was dis
covered. The engraving on the breach
bears the menace of the terrible hunde
of Kings Violenia Regis Fulmina.
They should be laid at the feet of Jackson
statue: to evidence to the world how harm
less is the thunder Of Kings when hurle
at the men of iron, whose armor is the pt
triotism inspired by the Republic. Thes
trophies should be preserved for the glor
of our country, like those taken at Saratc
90 and Yorktown, and the batteries n
: Gently returned from Mexico, inscribe
with the names Of the heroes who directe
. them, and by whom they were emblazone
t with the victories of Palo Alto, Resac
j Monterey, Buena Vista, Vera Cruz, Cer
f Gordo, Cherubusco, Molino del Rey, CHI
: putepec and the city Of Mexico"
The joint resolution was then final
} passed and sent to the Senate.
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05-Dr. J. T. Shotwell, Professor of
Anatomy in the Ohio Medical College,
died at Cincinnati, on the 23d inst.
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The capture Of Stony Point IS to be
celebrated hereafter annually on the spot
The late celebration was numerously at
tended. .st
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PlTTsRURGH, July 90.
The river Q feet 10 inches in channel bv
metal mark, and still receding. Weather
clear and dry. ,.r.
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" The Contoy prisoners, the Nation
al Intelligencer says, have been released
from their prisons in Havana, and may
soon be expected in the United States.