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distressing accident learn, occurred at Pt Plea
(Va) Saturday last, Two gentleman, the
other law of General BRALE (the Representative in
young LADY, had been taking excursion in skand
returning and when P Pleasant the skf capssd
by the swes Of steamboat, Gen. BsALEs son was drowned
and also faithful negro who plunged into the river to res
the drowning persons The other gentleman and the
young lady saved sister of Mr. BEaLEs, who
the shore only restrained from pungng in BY being
forcbly held by by sanders Vheeiing Gazette.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-23
REAL EsTATE.-Real property in New York
and its vicinity continues TO advance in value. The
New York Express saws:

REAL EsTATE.-Real property in New York
and its vicinity continues TO advance in value. The
New York Express says:
The sale Of the real of the late Thos. H Smith,
ssng of six eight hundred lots located principally
in the improved parts of Brooklyn and New York,
menced Tuesday, continued yesterday and will it
probable for several days On the first day Of the
sale about Sl3O0O0 in value disposed Of located in
Brooklyn, the river, between the Navy Yard and Full
ton Ferry. ; stH
Yesterday the sale comprised lots above the Dry Dock, in
the Eleventh Ward. This large estae which will realize
than half million of dollars has been in tigaton
beeve for the last ten years; but having lately been set
tied, it is brought into the market.
During The lifetime Of Mr. Smith, nearly the whole Of this
great estate located out of town. and portions OF
sunken lots of but little value the whole property
is in hicky settled portions of the cities So immense
sale brings together large number of bidders and the
Merchants Exchange presents rarely ever equaled
in the wild pecuaons of 1886. The crowd Of bidders
great that is very difficult to get enough to the auc-
tioneer to make bid.
The character Of the buyers is worth remarkng-Germans
and Ish who take single osand yet large specua
tor has appeared the ground Prices being beyond their
mark most Of the sales actual settlers who want 10
cupy This is gratifying circumstance. The sales
hus far have exceeded the expectations of the heirs and
tabh the fact Of decided aud continued rise in real estate
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-23
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL RAILROAD

The Fayetteville IN c. Observer says GA teegaphic
despatch from Raleigh on Saturday gave the gratifying
egence that the million of dollars of individual subscp
tons was fully made up Thursday right last the
Convention at Hlsbooush. We learn that when it was
ound that $4,000 want g, Mr. Bird President Of
the Petersburg Railroad took s4O 900 for citizens of that
town, and Judge Cameron, Gov Morehead George Nor
decai and William Boysn, Esqs. took the balance"
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A WEIerr JUnI-A court greatly amused a. Charles
ton e. Co. the other day. by the assembling after anoh
err Of jury The respective weights of fifteen Of the
jurors asceraned and the aggregate 1854 pounds
average Of 223 9-15-the minimum being 200 and the
maximum 2a0 pounds
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-23
UNION MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA.

large meeting of the Friends Of the Union for the sake
of the Union residing in the First Congressional district Of
Pennsy vana, held in Southwark (Phadepha) on Mon
day OF last week FRArcIs DIAMOND, Esq presided, and
taking the chair made eloquent address explanatory Of
the objects Of the meeting Gen. PETER SKEN SMITH then
submitted series Of resolutions which he preaced with
patriotic remarks expressive of his attachment the Union
JOHN SYDNEY JosEs and GEORGE w. KNIGHT, Esqs also
addressed the meeting The resolutions (of which copy
the importantly unanimously adopted and the meet
ing adjourned with three hearty cheers for the Union
Resolved That regarding inviolable the compromises of
the constitution, and concevng Just to respect well the
rights of the South Of the North, Pennylvanan
however opposed the extension of slavery territory
free in favor of leaving the people in the Territories to
form republican State Governments while the fee simple and
mineral wealth of the Territories remains vested equally in the
people of the whole Union, North and South
Resoued That the Union Of the States is the ark of
political covenant, the life blood of American liberty. of
publican government nay the last best hope of human ber
ty throughout the world And the people of the Key
stone" appealing the patriotism of ALL proclaim, with
the and soul of The Union, and nsepaa
be and forever; must and shall be preserved Those
whom the Constitution has joined together let put
asunder
Resolved That citizens Of this glorious confedercy
regard with the deepest socude the present crisis at Wash
ingon and invoke the Supreme Ruler of Nations nfue
into the public councils the spirit of wisdom, aiernal
attachment and mutual concession that influenced the debe
atons of the trainers Of the Constitution Let there be
strife between U.S. for are brethren"
Resolved That the statesmen in Congress- Of either party,
who this hour fiery trial. offer up sectional divisions and
party differences willing sacrifice the altar of the Onion
preserve the Union, emnenty entitled to the admiration
and gratitude of the sovereign people.
Resoued That, citizens of country, having
one hope and destiny look the Senate of the Unit
ed States propose the basis of amcabe adjustment of the
vexed question: that shall scatter to the winds the chmeras
and torebodngs Of dissolution agatng the Unon
from whatever quarter they may
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this meeting, the
admission Of California into the sserhood Of States is right,
republican, and is sanctioned by the constitution and by
precedent.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-23

IcE.-The Harlem railroad is bringing down large
quantities of the pures ice from the Croton pond about fifty
miles ffem New York city. II is about foot thick, and
the pend contains several hundred acres will make up for
the short supply otherwise
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-23
We venture to give hs following comparative statements
bur revenue and expenditure for Is4s and Is49:

Thus showing increase during the year ls4s in odi-
nary and extraordinary revenue, of e535 5O2 The improve
men however has principally arisen from the dminutior Of
expenditure, as is shown BY the following statement:
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-23

CCHOOL BOOKS of every description tor sale by r.
- FARNHAM. oornerof Penn. avenue and Eleventh Il.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-07-31
IOND WAYNE COUNTY. INDIANA JULY 81. 1850

Lore and Criml-C Pincknev Hen
son. an Engiishman and schooim aster.
under 80 years OF age, has been arrested
in Thomas county, Ga. for the murder
of Robert 4. Pearce. a respectable plan
ter. who had betriended him, and with
whom he boarded when Mr.. p. died sud
denly in March last. Henson then re-
moved 10 another boarding house, bu,
continued to visit Mrs. Pearce. the wid-
ow. who is but Is years old. although she
has three children. 1t being rumored
that she and Henson intended to be mar
ried. her friends sought to defeat it. and
succeeded in inducing her to give him a
negative answer-whereupon he became
furious. declared that he had poisoned her
husband to obtain her, and that no one
else should ever possess her. Seeming TO
comply. Mrs. p. soon after lodged a com
plant against Henson, and he was in
dicted for the murder. In his trunk were
found several love letters from her. and
the prisoner has confessed the crime, but
duplicates her an accompllce, and
says she bought the arSnic with which
Mr.. Pearce was destroyed for the purpose
Of killing a negro bov who had Witnessed
his improper familaritics with Mrs. P
Henson is good scholar and orator. and
had been selected by the Sons Of Tenn
perance, of which body he was member.
TO deliver a Fourth of July Grafton. He
avows that he desires TO live only that he
may revenge himselfon the woman. She
is very respectfully connected.
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miscellaneous Grlcrtion5.

Curious Facts in Niiurai Hsi0ry-
IT is but a littlt, more than twenty wears
since the first crow crossed the GnncSce
river westwardv. They. with the fox. the
henhawk swallow. and many other birds
and insects seem 10 follow civilization
Lu.ky-On Friday. as the Porilan
train was coming through Ma den 10 Bos-
ton. the eng neer saw u small boy draw
ing a child's carriage on the track. He
immediately checked the locomotive. but
the bov. frightened. left his charge and
ran The cow-catcher caught the infan,
and threw il upon the side OF the track e
The only injury il sustained was scratch
in the forehead
President Taylor's Famlg.--PreSidcn,
Taylor has left a widow. daughter. Mrs
BlisS.) and a son. still quite young man.
They have had four children. one son and
three daughters; one of the latter married
DIR. Wood of the army. who has been in
attendance on the President during his
last illness: another (now also deceasedO
married Senator Davis of Miss: end the
third is Mrs. Bliss. who has done the hon.
ors Of the Presidential mansion.
New York. July 22.-The ship Eliza.
beth. from the Mediterranean. went ashore
on Fir Island. Friday evening. and was
entirely wrecked. Eight lives were lost.
The Statue of John e. Calhoun was also
lost.
Boston. July 22.-The death warran,
was read to Professor Webster to-day
He appeared calm and said: Goods will
be done: l am reconciled to my fa,e,,
JDr. Jayne. celebrated patent med
icine vender. is about TO erec, a most mao.
nificent building. on Chestnut street. Phil.
adeiphia-,he ground OF which cos, him
$4,000, and the entire cost of the struc.
sure will be upward Of s3OO.OOO. Read
e., this fortune has been realized from ad-
vertising judiciously.
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WASHINGTON. July Goth

The President sent into the Senate to
dav a list of the members of his new
Cabinet. their appointment to take effect
from Monday next, as follows:
Daniel Webster. Secretary of State.
Thos. Corwin. Secretary of Treasury.
Jas. \. Pearce. Secretary ofthe Interior.
Edward Bates. of Mo. Secretary of W ar.
Geo. Graham. \. G. Secretary of \ avv.
4. Il. Hall. \. Y. Post Master General.
J. J. Crittenden, by. Attorney General.
The Senate yesterday rejected Mr..
Kings amendment To the Compromise
Bill. after first re ejecting the amendment to
the same moved by Mr.. Davis. of Miss.
substituting the Missouri Compromise line.
Mr.. Foote then offered an amendment
to give thirty degrees as the Southern
boundary of California. and establishing
the Territory Of Colorado south thereof.
The motion was pending at adjournment.
The House finally disposed Of the New
Mexico delegate question by vote Of lO5
to 93.
The report Of the Committee on Elec-
tions declaring it ineXpedient TO admit A.
W. Babbitt TO a seat as a Delegate, from
Deseret, was adopted. yeas lOi, nays 73.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-07-31

Sir Robert P~si.-The particulars OF
the death of this distinguished British
Statesman, is thus stated in the London
Iimes:-
On Saturday evening. June 80, willis,
proceeding from his residence in White
hall. up Constitution Hill. his horse sud
denly SHE'D at something passing, kicked
up his heels and lhrew Sir Robert over
his head on his face. Although rendered
insensible by the fall. Sir Robert retained
hold of the rens. and the animal being
thus checked. lost his footing and fell
heavily upon the top of the Baronet Sew
eral gentlemen passing. rendered the ne
cessary assistance and the ex-Premier was
placed in a carriage. and removed to his
house in Whitehall in state Of insensibil-
ity. All the medical talent of London
was soon at his disposal. Their united
efforts were unavailng. After lingering
till eleven O'Clock on Tuesday night the
great statesman expired, in the esd year
Of his age.
In reply to an offer by Lord John Rus
sell in the name of Her Majesty and OF
the nation of public funeral. the family
declined the honor. inasmuch as it was
Sir Roberts last wish that he should be
buried in Drayton Abbey. with as little pa
rade as possible.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-07-31

secretary OF State, Daniel w ebSter,
- Treasury, Thomas Corwin.
- Interior, James \. Pcarce.
- War, Edward Bates.
Navy, George Graham.
Postmaster General, \. n. Hall.
Attorney General, j. j. Crittenden.
The above is list of the names of the
New Cabinet furnished by our te!e-
graphic report. 1t is a strong Cabinet in
dlvldually. and a strong Cabinet collect
ivelv-and one that will command the
confidence and respect Of all good men.
CT Daniel Webster we need not speak
his ability and his fame are known the
world over-hi, selection for the first
place in the Cabinet was responsive to the
pervading wish and expectation that he
conid be the man.
OF Thomas Corwin we need not speak
for readers know and appreciate him.
In his Department he will be courteous
and approachable, and will administer
its affairs i'll an efficient and popular
manner.
James \. Pearce. of MARYLAND. is one
Of the best men in the country. and com
petent to discharge the duties of any De-
par'm mt with distinguished ability
Edward Bates. OF Missouri. was some
years since member of Congress. and
his name has been and IS now intimately
associated with the great internal i'm
provements Of the country. lie is a
slrong-mnded, hard working, efficient
man, and viii fill his post with ability and
honor.
George Graham, Of North Carolina
was formerly elected Governor bv the
largest majority ever given IN that State.
has been "A member of Congress. and IS
especially qualified for his position.
\. h Hall. Of New York. has been a
member Of Congress, is an active. indus
tflous. Persevering man-.just such man
as should have the post Of Postmaster
General lie will attend personally 10
the business and to the details thereof
John j. Crittenden, Of kentuckv-ev
cry body knows him-he is "a glorious
mana patriot and Statesman.
President Fillmore has answered pub
lie expectation in the selection Of his
Cablnet: they are all Whos-decided
but considera:e. national Wings. who will
regard the whole Republic as their coun-
try. and the preservation OF the Union as
emlnentiy part of their official duty -
lhe signs OF the times are prop!tious-wc
have President aud Il Cabinet in whom
the people can have implicit faith in their
honesty. capacity. and fidelity to the Con-
StltutIon.
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m5)l]ortie 6rleetions.( d
From the Ohio State Journal
DlII(:E,
on THE DEATH or PRESIDENT TAYLOR

on rug DEATH or PRESIDENT TAYLOR.
llt will be ,e,n- -nh~r"d that upon the an
nounc- me vt Of The death Of President AfLoh'
,,~ he'll. were tolied in Washington and the sur
r,uuainp country, Hs far as the news was -preh"'
during the night Of his death. Bells we're gen
.,,Ilv toil.d through the country the ensuing
day.l
A nation Law husl,ed in the silence Of night,
All peacefully, calmly reposing-
When a sad. mournfuI sound hastcn'd by on the
blast,
A tai. Of deep sorrow disclosing
,Twas the dirge of the dead, it passed on the
Der the land like deIuge rolling;
Twas a dark -bodIng peal, like the wall Of des-
Twas the death -knell, soemnly tolIing.
Through the darkness and gloom. that peal ech-
A. IL hsstened to tell the sad story
That q nation was humbed, aud siiorn Of its
pride,
And bereft Of the star of It's glory;-
To tell that tie Angel Of Death had just come,
With H.. cold, icy hands to di-sever,
A Chieftain and Ruler, Protector and Friend,
From his land aud his people, forever.
How heavy and sad were all hearts, as that sound
On the wings OF the nj might was stealing;
As the tones OF that be!i-and the tidings of
death
Over hilltop and valley were peaing.
II rhimed all that night its slow requiem lays,
Nor ceased ITS sad dirgt the morrow;
But on-rvrr on-o'rr that death stricken land
IL sped " itlI its message Of SORROW.
Then "a nation bow ID down ~ ii rnournfnlly heard
What the Angel of Death had gust done;
And Columbia wcpt, hs she stood by the bier,
OF 50 great and noble IL
But he's gone to the grave, and the ouidering
earth
Presses darnply and coidlv above him;
Yet warmly around him forever shall cling,
The hearts Of people that lov" him!
THOMAS WHEELER.
Homer, Ohio, July I2th, 1850.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-07-31

Sentence Of Bristol BIZ. and Nur-
derons assault by hirs upon the -itfer-
n0V Grneral Of Termont.-Rris'ol Bill.
alias BIZ Warburton. alias Bill Darling
Ton. and Christian Meadows alias Will
liams. convicted at Danville. Vi. of co,tn J.
terfeiting bank bills and utterng the same.
were sentenced Oh Saturday morning
last. by Justice Poland. TO be confined TO
hard labor in the Vermont State Prison.
at Windsor. each for the period Of ten
wears. We learn that after the sentence
had been passed. and while the State 5
Attorney. B. n Davis. Esq. was speak
ing TO Meadows in the Court room. Bristol
Bill inflicted severe wound upon the
neck of Mr. Davis The villain intended
10 kill Mr.. Davis. as the knife was evil
dently aimed a, the iugular vein. but for
'unately it JUS, passed one side of it, Our
informant understood that the wound was
not dangerous one. The affair caused
the greatest excitement in the Court room.
The prisoners were conveyed from DAN
vile TO the prison at Windsor on Sa,ur-
day both heavily ironed, bound hand and
foot Boston Atlas.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-07-31

Stare Gases in California d.-Charles. a
colored man. claimed as a slave of Lin
dial Hayes, was brought before Judge
Thomas. of California, in May last, on a
writ of hajeds corpus, and discharged
the Judge maintaining that under the con
>tituton of the State, and under the Mex
lean laws previously existing. he had no
right To detain him. The man Charles
was afterwards brought up for breach Of
the peace. in having made an assault up
on said Hayes. and for unlawful resis-
tance to the sheriff and officers arrestin Q
him The arguments urged by the defen-
dants counsel were, that the sheriff had
no warrant and was not authorized to
make the arrest without one. Second -
That no breach of peace was committed
of the sheriff. Third.-That the priSo-
ner. Charles. having been declared a free
man by the decision of our courts. was
justified in the resistance he offered Lin
dial HAYS attempt TO capture him. JUS
tice Sack ct promptly discharged the prs-
oner. Upon his case the Iiacer Times
SAYS:
'.Whatever Impressions maintain else
where. few in our midst doubt the perfect
liberation that awaits the slave who places
his foot on our free soil
Another case was that Of a colored
woman who got m arried 10 a black man.
and her master coming and taking her
away. nc h0beas corpus could be issued
bv the Judge in behalf Of colored man
against white man Bait. Sun.
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Congressional. - Dn telegraph.

On the 18th, the Senate rejected. by a
vote of 90 yeas TO 81 nays. Mr.. Foote 5
amendment 10 the Compromise BIZ. which
proposed to fix the 3lth parallel to the
northern boundary of Texas fill the blanks
with ten millions TO be paid Texas. and
make the California boundary 50.
In the House. it was declared ineNpe-
dent 10 admit Mr.. Smith as the Deleo ate
from New Mexico, to a seat, by a vote OF
% ayes 10 So nays.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-07-31

The Nesc Hire Bridge at NashriUe
The new wire suspension bridge over
the Cumberland river at Nashville, now
nearly completed. is spoken of as SUI
perb structure in all respects. Its ex-
'reme length is 672 feet: distance between
the towers 538; height on the Nashville
side above low water 1O9: height above
the water in the last great rise. 60. The
Nashville banner saws that "as it swings
at It's immense height. suspended bv Is
large cables. it looks like something which
might have been created by the magical
influence of Aladdin's lamp. rather than
by human agency. II has already been
partially tried with wagons heavily laden
with stone. and would. we doubt not bear
a continuous line Of them from one bank
10 the other
The architect Of the Nashville Bridge
was Captain Fields.
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Important from CaHfornid-Ancther
Terrible Fire in San Francisco.-New
York. July o2-The Crescent City. with
dates from San Francisco to the 9TH Of
June. reached her wharf at 8 p. m The
passengers on board have $4,000 in
gold.
On the ! lfh Of June there was another
great fire in San Francisco. Three hum
dred buildings were destroyed. and the
loss is estimated at five millions of dollars.
Within the past few days somewhat
more activity has been apparent in the
market. but in general, complaints of dull
times. light sales and light profits have
been the order Of the day. This state of
affairs is no, confined to San Francisco.
but extends to the surrounding country
to the same extent.
Great inactivity prevails throughout the
mining regions, the water being yet too
high 10 allow successful digging. The
number Of miners on the different streams
are greatly increased since last season.
and when operations shall have fairly com
menced. large quantities OF gold will be
forthcoming.
The Lumber market is greatly depress
ed. sales at S52,5 per NJ. Rough lumber
quoted at $50 per. NJ
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Be Careful-Mr. Chadwick, Of Cam
den, Preble county. lost child last Sun
day. under the following circumstances
as related by the Eaton Register:
"Mr. G. had taken it up stairs for a
short time-and engaged in writing. leav-
ing the child few moments, to indulge
in playfulness around the room. He
soon heard a noise from the child which
attrscted his attention. tpon turning he
discovered the little innocent with a vial
in its hand. and appeared to be gagging
The vial contained aqua fortis, Of which
il had swallowed part. The distressed
parent fastened below with all possible
speed-.a physician was Immediately sum
moned-an emetic given. and every ef-
fort made to relieve the little sufferer, but
all to no purpose. 1t survived about "a
hours after the fatal occurrence, when i,
brcathed its last
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-07-31
CONGRESSIONAL MILAGE.


In the Annual Appropriation Bill, re.
ported by the Committee Of Ways and
Means to the House, is the following item:
"For Compensation and Mileage Of
Senators. Members Of the House Of Re-
presenta,ives. and Delegates, four hum
dred and sixteen thousand three hundred
and thirty eight dollars: Prorided. That
the mileage Of Senators. Representatives,.
and Delegates shall here after be computed
he route by nhich The mails are trdm-
sported from the Capital to the residence
of such Senator. Representative, or Dele.
gate: And prorided further. That no
such member Of either branch Of Con.
gress, residing east Of the Rocky Noun
tans. shall receive more than one thous-
and dollars mileage for each season. and
no such member or Delegate. residing
West Of the Mountains. shall receive more
than two thousand dollars Mileage Tor
each session: nor shall any member Of
the Senate receive mileage for any session
Of :hat body which may be called within
thirty DAYS after the adjournment Of both
Houses of Congress. unless the travel for
which such mileage is charged has been
actually performcd.'
This provision will effect q desirable
and saIutary reform should it be retained
in the Bill without alteration Or mystifca-
ton. II is estimated that it will save the
Treasury about $4,000 directly, and
several times this amount which leaks out
through the crevices Of easy consciences
made by the passage Of zig-zag mileage.
We hope and trust Il will become the law.