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The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-29

"INCONOGRAPHIC ENCYCLOPEDIA.
TAYLOR & MAURY, booksellers near 9th
i street, have for exhibition complete copy
Of this valuable and beautiful work, now publish
ing in numbers, to be completed in twenty-five
parts Subscriptions taken, and the work supplied,
by
March 81 TAYLOR a MAURY.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-29
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Washington, June g. 1850
Sir have daly received your letter Of the 9th
nltimo, communicating to this Department the pro
ceedngs Of tAe ON the subject OF NV
note OF the FIFTH of tliskame month Those proceed
inss appear to me tobe perfectly satisfactory and
have accordingly transmitted them to the British Mi n
lister in this city, with the communication, copy Of
WHICH is enclosed for your Information.
lam, sir, respectfully, yonr obt serv't,
JOHN M. CLAYTON.
WALTER N. JOHNSON, Esq, Corresponding
Secretary OF the National Institute.
The New York herald., 1850-02-24
Police Intsllssenee.

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ttr oct % e houss ard s-irs fshtensd she Yea, hone
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The New York herald., 1850-02-24
The European News.

The America is now In her fifteenth day. She
had not arrived at Halifax when we last heard from
hat point. Owing to her non-arnval, all opera
ions of any consequence, IN cotton and other
staples have ceased After week ofactivity In this
market, the sales Of cotton suddenly stopped yes.
terday, dealers declining to operate nll the steam
er's news was received. The commercial news
from Europe Is the only sort of intelligence looked
for with any degree Of interest by the public.
The New York herald., 1850-02-24

TnE kIsARAsUA QUgsTIoN-Al doubt about the
settlement ofthe Nicaragua question seems to dis
slpsied, treaty having been agreed upon between
MI. Clayton and Sir Heny Bnlwer, which went to
England by the last steamship. There Is some
disagreement of opinion as to whether il will be
rahhed by the Senate OF the United States, ss Il n
alleged that Mr.. Clayton has ceded away rights.
or abandoned them-which 10 the same thing-that
he should have insisted upon, for the honor and
dignity of the county Be this as it may, the ex-
traordinary and bigh-handed proceedings Of the
fussy individual who represents the British 60
vernment In that quarter, have been, a. we have
before stated, repudisted, aud 90 have the acts Of
Mr.. Squier, the Amencsn Minister, 10 a certain
extent.
II this question is settled. there 10 nothing to
prevent the American company who obtained the
right Of way through the territory of Nicaragua
for constructing canal to connect the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans, from proceeding at once with
the survey and other prelimlnaries Of that great
undertaking. II is 10 be hoped that there will be
no more delay than Is actually necessary. The
greatest difficulty which we apprehend the eon2a-
ny will experience, will be in obtaining the neces
sary capital with which to construct the work.
Various estimates of the probable expense have
been made, ranging from ten to twenty millions OF
dollars, the latter sum being probably nearer the
marx than the former. There is no doubt that
the investment will be good one; for, In the ma
ture of things, the commerce. OF the whole world,
or the greater portion Of it, pass through
As i, is completed, the United States, from.
our geographical positlon, will derive more advan-
tages fr-m il than any other nation, and tie impe
tus which il will give to our trade and commerce
in the Pacific ocean, will be immense
The New York herald., 1850-02-24

A Nut FOR THE RABID FREgsonRRs TO CaAcx
Before the adoption Of the Constitution Of the
United States, Virginia owned The whole OF
what was once called the Northwestern Territory.
That territory now includes the States of OHIO,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, which
are all free. The object of the cession was to
equalze the Of the sections OF the country.
Besides this, the South, in spirit Of compromise,
which Is well worthy OF being inflated by the North,
agreed to The Missouri compromise, which gave
them one.fitlh only Of the territory of louisiana
That is, the ofdhat acquisition sdded one mil
lion one hundred and rnrty eight thousand one
hundred and three square miles to our territory,
Of which the South obtained only two hundred and
twenty-six thousand and thirteen square miles
II must be recoll. cted shat the whole Of this wac
slave territory at the tune Of The Missouri eonpro
mise; but notwithstanding that, the South sBrren-
dered four-ffths of it to freedom. How Is il with
Florida and Oregon by the treaty which gave
US those territories, some seven hundred thousand
square miles of territory were added to the United
States, Of which the South got only fiy-nine thou
sand two hundred and slx,yeight square miles.
Now, IL is setled fact that the prosperity Of the
South depends, IN great measure, ON the institu-
oA Of slavery; at least the Southern States them
selves think SO, and they are more competent to
Judge Of their own business than other people are.
Is the North. therefore, TO demand of the South
that there shall be slavery In any Of the terro-
mes acquired from Mexico, with the liberality of
the South, on former occasions, before theml--
And this, too, when the South believes II would
deprive them Of all participation in the benefits Of
the new territory l-And this, too, we might add,
after bearing their full proportion, in men and
money, for carrying on the war from which tho
acquisition of New Mexico and California resultedr
We submit these few facts to the consideration
of the liberal minded men of the Northern States
The New York herald., 1850-02-24
TRLEoRAPnIC.
Cns Decision Against mrs. Gaines

NEw ORLEANs, Feb 1-6P. NJ.
The Deits Of this evening contains the decision In
the great Gaines ease. which announced this
morning. The court have decided against Mrs Gaines
nearly every point diminishing her bill The dsci'
sion given BY Judge MoCslsb, Of the District
Court, Judge McKinly vitbdrawipg
The New York herald., 1850-02-24

mediatsly after my arrival from France. Of all any
interest might In the estate OF her father:
sole object and hope 10 this world H. that she may
last obtain that justice vhoh has bees oas With
bsd from herr shs has endured every psrscution for
the last years. from thoss very individuals whom
her father had protected and cherished
The New York herald., 1850-02-24

80 We ihis morning publish, to the ercluaon
Of several columns Of other matter, the interesting
tnsl at New Orleans, concerning Mrs Ganes's
eh,n, which will bs fevaa wersby VI perussl
The New York herald., 1850-02-24

Is sionors:-
HE Ius Jaeet
DANrkL CLAHK
esgps In aihsrnia sstus.
fusrre Loeisiar a. IN eols
In hae si,itAte.
dun sub hispah'. aictisne sst.
Isderatorum ctAtpuui tensal
prolter p rcisr.s Nlrtutes
tsLusestps.
ssin. Aursiisn ensis Asti
repslsfum uLahini vote
primus Gentis Auercars
soAsIie, Delegstss ss-esit
en- rlss a, s,ns mseal.
Ccrgestss Og~s.
IN egentium profsdt neeessitstos
htsrsiitste fsStus auor
Oeit , nis omt ihu. n biils
AuSsst XVI, A. d. nOSCNAiff.
(Etats sue NLvII.
ABieus Aniso
hoe ho<smestum krsxit
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-04-25
MYSTERIOUS kNOCKlNGS.

The Buffalo Courier, in an article up.
on the Rochester knockings, publishes
the following, and vouchcs for its truth.
a young man called day or two
since upon the ladies' in whose keeping
are the Rochester spirits. His bearing
was cad, and his voice was tremulous
with emotion. Sorrow was in his coun-
,cnancc, and a weed on his Lai. He
sighed a. be took seat, and the bystan.
ders piicd him as they saw him draw
forth n spollcss handkerchief and wipe
away "a tear tha, gathered in his eye
After few moments Of silence, he took
one of the ladies aside, aud requested If
consistent, to be pu, in comm unica,ion
with the spiritual essence Of his mother;
and here he wiped his eyes rapidly and
soLbcd.
a period Of quiet elapsed AMI n knock
was heard, signi!ying that the desired
correspondence could be had, and with
a hesiIa;ing voice, the young man com
nenced questioning the invisible one.
'llow long had gone before you died,'
| a length Of lime was stated.
Where are you now-are you happy
! The knocking indicated the spirit Was
at rest.
Are those Of your friends who have
gone before, with you!'
They were, said the knocking.
Then you can recognise them per-
fec,iy"
The noise certified the affirmative.
| Can you see me at all times when
you wish:'
The raps proclaimed the perpetual
tclearness Of the shakers vision in ,ha
respect.
The gentlemen seemed relieved, and
the spectators stood overwhelmed with
wonder.
i Taking his la, the inourner rose
thanked The ladies, and. as he stood il
the door, quietly remarked
Il i have been very much entertained
as no doubt my mother herself will be
for ] left her 81, home not half an hou
since, basiing turkey for dinner.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-04-25
EXPLODED IDEAS.

II Is an exploded idea, away back
that frank, generous. and honest mar
can ever realize fortune. !, is an ex-
ploded idea. that the Union could he dts.
solved by bar-room cliques, niger tra.
ders and oys,er-ccllar iiiera,i. IL j. an
exploded idea, that Justice Gin Msssschu.
seu.) winked and blinkcd---as she does
in New iork-at the rascalry and crime
Of the powerful. while she has Argus
eyes, and rods Of iron, for the poor and
fricndless. II is an exploded idea, tina,
you help the cause Of humanity, and seal
your own salvation, by sending goose
to 4 minister, or dropping a dollar in
"shc plate" and knock a "quartcr ofl
the weekly wages Of poor servant girl.
II is an exploded idea tha, "Symmes
hole 3" would let man down through the
earth, or tha. nm entirely overland route
10 heaven will ever be discovered. 1t
is an exploded idea that the fundamental
principles Of brass aint more available
capital than genius and a spotless repu-
iation. III is an exploded idea that half
the laws manufactured ",o order" were
ever, or ever will be enforced. 1t is An
exploded idea that a man becomes per
fectly happy by marrying the woman of
his choice; or mere joining church gives
a scoundrel a '',hrongh ticket TO eternal
bliss. 1t is an exploded idea that this
aint grea, country, and getting bigger
AZ that,
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-04-25

TIC iron, of which. cut dc~ply in The s,one
were the words " Eyc.cl Ammo Domini,
is50--Reh. Stephenson. engineer. = A.
the huge train trailci slowly through tie
iute, successive sAlros 1 artillery were
fred o, cs.h end
The general opinion of the nnmcru,
engineers presen, appears 10 '~ ,ha, the
britannia ,ube lridsc is as Trustworthy
as any ,annel on terra 6una.
!, ]. understood tia, the public inaugu.
ration for every day traffic may ic expect
c,l "a, the 18th inst The Inauguration
was 10 take place on the l..h, IT Pat.
r'ck's day. gu, Of compliment, 10 the IA.
tlycs of the si,er i-le. but that day hap.
peuing to fall on Sunday hi. could no,
,e scccmrl.sL,i.-Loadon - paper
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-04-25

no homes 10 tic men down. Such a
state O: society l venture 70 as.cr. has
never before existed in the worlds
history. ] Ain impa,ien, 10 &C.. back
70 some spot where the ,hirs, for gold
has not drunk up the nolter qualities
Of the human heart, and made men
british, selfish and unholy. admit
there are some exceptions, bu, general
ly speaking, men here are no, wha,
they were a. home. All restraints
are removed, and the cloyen foo. is
badly Displayed
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-04-25

SoCILTY ~ CALIFORNIA An in
telhgcn, correspondent Of the Journal
Of Commerce, gives the following lic
ture Of California Society:
"This mining business rusts man
wonderfully, and yet l find more liter
ary men engaged in it than any other
class. In fact, the mines are all well
stocked with lawyers, doctors and
schoo,mas,es. The first Of these
have little in their calling to attend
to-the second plenty Of physicing
but no pay--the third undoubtedly
find goli-digging much more agree
able occupation than ramming ideas
into thick skulls. or belaboring tie un
feeling hack Of stubborn u,chins
OF ministers, The rumber is not grea,
deal, nor the demand; every eaor'
here TO &c, up Sabbath meetings has
failed. The best We can do is TO hold
a prayer or conference meeting among
9, 5, =, or more protesting Christians
Of ditieren; denominations. The ra
vines are from one TO SIX miles apart
with high halls intervening, and the
cabins are even more scattered. sun
day, too, as have heretofore told you
is washing day, nerding day prospect
hunting AID galaday. There Is ne
marrying TO do--bo children here Il
bap6se- DO saerameniAl feast---no fe
males 10 exert . hslleved influence
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-04-25
grttANH VT
on JuE DEATH OF 4 CHILD

ON Tnk DEATH of 4 CHILD
.. ms, Alics tAsIy
l.at we're " tsy that eight
FsiA' s~ay 'is mtr'os
C,es tsrp.t sts IA, Hsht
Tlieu.l tlis stii.S 'otrs-'
Yasiy fr,r y.v' eye 10 lerrs
H,sitV ,!it.r, v.tJirs
t.i 81, ,lstrt icy ,os nesrn
i,rS dtsa t.t sleeping
yaaea sst ths dim,led srm,,
yesr ,sh tsrss,bS
Y,i tst CD ir daiiu ftim,
sua,ii dtsu ", l.,oiir,
Eail . breeze from Heaven srrsI
san -i'b wing ,hs hsstea.
Irir. The ,o',l, A, wsrs away,
wA-t'hoys cling, the svee.s,t,
si,srs 10 charge bu, let as',roy,
NhI!S.,hs rsly ~.nslou
.,ii the forehead Of the boy,
pnSLt viii golden '.pSlstA
rshh, tLeugh d.nt st ibs great .on
Which bad made you weepes.
Cs,sF. elessr elA,rs the Crs.s
py-b snopgt the 'lssrtrs.
Asa thossh sld your sngulsh 10.
knd your issri. all broken.
sss.t ,hsm TO come 10 NE
Hath i~ss,iy spoken.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-04-25

The golden Oregon corn has small
cob aud long grain, closely packed
GA tie cob. it contains FROM 500 10
1000 grains to the ear. and viii shell
one bushel Of corn from one and q
half bushels Of ears. The ordinary
corn will require tao bushels Of ears
10 shell Que bushel Of corn.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-04-25

HAtitusl reflection on the uncertain.
ty Of time, tends greatly to fortify the
mind against the snxres both Of pros
renty and siversi,y.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-12-20

REVERSE OF FORTUNE. The Dublin Even
ing Mail furnishes some particulars of the history of
Mrs. Bell Martin, who recently died in New York
city, Immediately her arrival in sailing vessel
from Ireland. Mrs. Martin was the daughter and
heir of Thomas Martin, NJ. p, of Banahinch Cas-
tie, in the County of Galway. She was born to an
immense inheritance, exceeding in extent an entire
kingdom OF some of the German princes, and yield
ing yearly income, above all membranes and
expenses Of some rs 900, or $s25, 900. Such were
hercircumstances and prospects five years ago In
two years time the potato rot famine, pestence the
claims of money lenders, and the agency of British
laws, reduced this lady Of fortune and almost prince
Iy rank, to absolute penury Her whole estate was
brought into the Encountered Estate Court and adj
vetlsed for private sale, and she herself compelled
to go forth a wanderer without home. The
Mail says of this sad history
s'Never was hard fate less deserved: for her nm
firing and active benevolence had been devoted from
her childhood to the comfort and relief of those who
suffered, and her powerful and original mind was in
cessantly employed in devisng means of moral and
physical ameioraion in the condition of the tenant
ry on her fathers estates She gave ND her whole
time to such pursuits, avoiding the haunts of fashion
and those amusements which might be considered
suitable to her age and place, that she might perform
the various duties Of physician, almner, schooImis
tress, and agricultural instructor. Her almost daily
habit was to visit the poor and the sick, in the re-
mote recesses of that wild REGION sometimes onoot.
more frequently in her little loaf, well provided with
medlcaments and food, which she inpelIed by the
vIgor OF her own arm through the lakes which stretch
along the foot of the mountains. How grievous it s
to reflect that she should soon have been driven
across the ocean in search of place to lay her
head.''
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-12-20
Thoughts about Pumuy.,Ds

Yankee would sooner let his ''rght hand forget
Its cunning" than he would forget the pumpkins
and pumpkin pies of New England Although this
IS not the time for planting and culivang this GOOD
" tenant of the cornfed, yet it is the time for en-
Joyng the good things which they are manufactured
INTO by the ingenious housewives of Yankeeaom-
Thanksgiving! and when did Thanksgiving ever
pass away from among us, without "hecatom5s" of
pumpkin pies being sacrificed by the hungry, hearty
urchlns who look upon that day as specially appoint
ed by the Governor to allow them their bellies full
OF every good thing in general, and pumpkin pies in
particular? 1t would not be strange if an article so
Indispensable TO the enjoyment of the people, should
not only be generally cultivated but there should
rise up quite lot of varieties, each remarkable for
some valuable property on which it lays claim to ia
vor and choice culture.
We have often noticed in fields and among the
articles exhibited at Agricultural and Horticultural
Shows, quite variety of specimens of this vegeta-
BILE, either as it regards shape or color or texture.
and flavor of its flesh.
A writer in the Rural New Yorker, who signs
himself II. G. p, and dates from PALMYRA. in New
York, states that he undertook to experiment with
such varieties as he could obtain last spring, and he
gives some of the results of his experience in pump
kinology
lie states that he obtained great variety of seeds
from different States in the wiRoR, and tkis Gl he
has tested the qualities of the fruit in his family
lie observes that they passed judgment on the
mammoth and Other giant kinds, and finally settled
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-12-20
Diary of a Spy in Washington.
CAPITOL, TUESDAY, Dec.

CAPITOL, TUESDAY, Dec. H.
attended the Grand Concert last evening. was
comfortably seated, and very well entertained The
performances of the Orchestra were good. Jenny
Lind sang well, and Beetti sang better. The Hall
was filed with the music; the hearts of the listeners
were filed with pleasure; the pockets of Barnunl
were filled with dollars-and every body felt WE'LL at
least did.
l must hear Jenny again-once more-and then
r she sings ssHail Columbia as well as she
did ''Home, Sweet Home,'' last night, she shall
have my hat-if she ever has occasion for it-and
Barnum, the ever glorious Barnam, shall occupy a
place in my heart, pigeon hole in my heart Of
hearts, every way worthy Of the greatest benefctor
of his age.
Mr.. Morse, of Louisiana, having informed the
House that Mr.. Hermanson had been dead, now
these several weeks, and was expecting funeral hon.
ors at its hand the members yielded to the poignant
emotions, proper to such occasion, and respect
find themselves entirely restored to that serene frame
of mind necessary to the discharge of the duties in
which they arduously engaged.
In the Senate, Mr.. Downes, Of Louisiana, read
very long and tedious something
supposed, from occasionally audible paragraphs, to
be euogy, but whether an eulogy of the late Mr..
Harmanson, or of the State of Louisiana, or of the
Mississippi River, it quite impossible to deter
mine with any degree of certainty. The newspa-
pers to morrow may throw some light on the sub
ject.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-12-20

upon three kinds as being superior to all the olL1..
He has describes these three:
First, the Cape Cod sugar pumpkin is rather
small aad long pumpkin of darl, green color whom
lipe. The meat is very thick, tender and sweet
The second is the "Guinea pumpkin" the favor
lie pumpkin for pies among many of the connois-
scurs of New England The vine is luxuriant
grower and prolific; the pumpkin is rather small and
round, Of bright orange when fully ripe, exceed.
mgly fine grained and tender, aad many prefer tbe
favor TO either of the Others
The third is the Cheese pumpkin, mot;led
fiat pumpkin, Of a very tender flesh and rich favor
Some think it partakes rather too much of the fay.
or of the winter squash, it is certainly vely fine.
So it seems that the elite Of pumpkiadom are
reduced, by this jealous amateur, down to three
only. His experiments corroborate the observations
of many other, viz. that ii is moi the biggest pump
kan that makes the best pies.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-12-20

RoxBURY, Feb. ls, Ie47
MR. WIN BoGLE,-Dear Sir Having been troubled with
dahdruh Tor number of years. and after repeaed trials
WIN various remedies without success had despared of
hndng preparation the of which would clear the skin
OF TINS mpurty when heard of and WIS induced TO try
your hyperion lluid It now gives pleasure to state
that it has not only performed its promises in his resnect
pat gradually is preventing my hair from falling off which
mao increased to such cause alarm MANY
OF my friends have tried it, both male and female and
never nave heard OF but opinion respecting it. that of
entire satisfaction in its being the best composition in use
me TO have this opportunity of adding my name To our iist
of patrons. II II Tp,,N M n az
tor sale in Worcester by D. Scott Jr & Co. L. r. Laze
anu W. ID "Ieeh eod3twltj2-Gecl7