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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-07

The debt of the Company the Both of September.
mounted to 33 lob So, for the details of which refer
you the easurcr accounts hereto appended and the
report the Committee accounts which saso appended
To meet this amount of Indebtedness the Company have
besides the income from the regular business of the Road
and the cash other hand ii 2 shares of their
stock, which at value would amount POO 90
And rs shares of Washington and New Or
leans Telegraphic Company's stock at $50
per share $3.50 90
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-07

BS~ We learn from the Observer of 18th inst, that
the amount received the Fayetteville and West
ern Plank Road during the month of October, was
1865 49,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-07
Finances OF the United States.

It appears from the Treasurer statement that the
amount of money in the various repositories Of the
United States and subject to draft on the 9th Of
last month. was Sl4.575l87 43.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-07

RaF When a steamboat gets aground in any of
the western rivers she waits until she gets the fever
and ague, and then shakes herself off. western
steamboat, with good stout ague. is something to
look at 1t beats the circus.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-07

The Steamship Falcon, with 800 passengers and
$3.50, 900 In gold dust, arrived at New Orleans Oct
3lsi, from Cbagres and Havana.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-07

w. s Wilson, Union democrat. member elect
to the convention, and lawyer of high talent and
standing. IS spoken of candidate for one of the
vacant places in the Senate Of the United State.
from Mississippi.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-07

signifed her intention of comforting the honor OF
Knighthood upon Mr.. Fox, the Contractor, MIR, Pax
ton, the designer, and MIR. Cubitt, the Engineer Of
the Crystal Palace.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-07

HAVANA, Oct 90, 1851.
" To the Editors of The Savannah Republican,
Gentfemea--l have official information Of my
recall bnt the fact announced in the papers OF New.
Orleans and New York. | must request that you will
do the favor ask that the public shall ne, judge
me til they shall bear me fully. ask nothing from
their mercy; but I have right 10 justice.
! every respectfully, &c.. A. F. OWEN.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-28
Gold In OnarfZ.

We have been favored by Prof WIN H. ELLET,
late OF the department OF Chemistry in the U nj
versity of South Cardinal with the following
table, showing the per centage Of Gold in any
piece of California gold-beariDg Quartz, as de-
ermined by the specific gravity Of the Quartz.
Prof. E. informs that, though not so certain
where the per centage of Gold is very small, yet
in all cases where the Gold is abundant it may
be relied on with confidence:
Percentage Of California Gold IN mtred masses Of
Quartz and that metal IN terms Of their Specific
Grarfty.
Let G=Specifc Gravity Of the mixed mass.
II. 1876 " California Gold.
2.65= Quartz
Then lG--2 65l VI 1o6
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-28
Cotton Meeting. In the South.

To ne Editor Of The TSIbvHs
The following extract from the Mobile Herald
demonstrates that some portions Of the South are
not to be so easily blinded as many of our poll.
ticians may imagine The cause of the sudden
attachment 10 the Union which has lately ragged
so violently was to every person possessing the
least common sense very apparent. IL will,
therefore, be gratifying to these patriots to per.
ceive that full credit has been given TO their self
sacrificing and disinterested movements.
The writer Of this communication is, as he al.
ways hopes TO be, earnestly devoted 10 the Union,
but his love for II was never governed By the ef
feet it might have upon the state Of bis finances
Tits fact queer true that nearly II not cutie all
the Union Meetings al tho NOrh have been held IN
TLIcss udch % muoh business Nth ne South
Down in Maine somewhere, IN tho region u coasters
We see they have had meeting. We have vet had no
voice from the inenor-from among The great masses Of
the people
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-28
Court of Appeals.

ALBANY, Friday, Jan q
This being motion day, the following motions
were decided:
Swarthout and others, respondents, agt Curtis
and others, trustees, &c. Experimentation t.
dismiss appeal denied, without costs. Samuel
Stevens for respondents; b. w Bonney for ap-
pellants Smith appellant, agt- Lynes and others,
respondents Motion by appellant TO vscate the
rule of afrmance entered Oh the Goth inst granted
on terms. Charles w. Sanford for appellants
A. Taber for respondents.
Kanouse, appellant, sgt. Martin, respondent
Motion by respondent to stay all proceedings upon
this appeal until the costs OF dismissing former
appeal shall be paid, &c granted, with costs. Geo.
+. Comstock for respondents A. Taber for appel
liant. Entered as of the 10th instant
Dunn and another, respondents. agt Morgan and
another appellants two causes. Motion by ap-
pellants to vacate the rules hitherto entered IN
these causes, and that the appellants have ten
days from the 25th inst to procure proper bill OF
exceptions in the first mentioned cause, 70 be filed
with the Clerk of this Court, granted on payment
of costs Of the motion. Samuel Stevens, Tor ap-
pellants n. Hill, Jr for respondents.
No. -. Crafts, appellant, agt Mott, respondent.
Submitted upon printed arguments and points,
yesterday n. Howard, Jr. counsel.
No. 81. Carpenter, respondent, agt- Sheldon, ap
pellsDt Argued. A. Taber for appellant 2. Y.
Cutler for respondent
No. l59. Doke, appellant, agt. James and
others, respondents. Submitted upon printed Ar
guments and points. 7 w Glib, counsel for aP-
pellant n Howard, counsel for respondents.
Banks and another, surv. &C. respondents, agt
Bokee and another, appellants. Order for costs
entered by respondents, for not making motion
pursuant TO notice p. Y Cutler, for respondents.
No. Al. Smith. appellant, agt- Sanger, respond
ent. Argued Geo + COmstock, for appellant
VIM. A Dart, for respondent
The following order, appointing terms OF the
Court, WIS entered
"lS TIE C0UgT or APPEALS, January a 1851.
Ordtrsd Thar terms If The Couu ne held A. follows
Al The Civ Hal, N the City Of Ne-YOFs the fourth
Tuesdsy ASH Of March peXt the Coau House IN IL
mirs. Chemung County. The third Tuesday (7ih OF
Jure next the Court Room Gay OF Syracuse.
the fh Tuesisy Soihl Of S-p next; the Capitol in the
Civ Of Alhsny, the nm MoDdsy izshl Of December
ard Al the same p'ce on ihe first Friday t Of
uary, 1857
Adjourned sine de.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-28
Life Insurance.

To the Editor e( The Tribune:
The note of Mr.. Durham in your paper Of Sat
urday, indicates that no explanation is to be ex-
pected of the extraordinary discrepancy between
the last Annual Report of the Connecticut Life
Insurance Co. and the advertisement of it's Ken
lucky agent. Indeed, his own statement as TO
the assets Of the Company at this time is an ad
mission that no explanation can be given, and
that the statement 10 the Louisville paper is
Misrepresentation and a gross exaggeration Of
the resources Of the Company. This fact is i'm.
portant only so far as it affords light az TO the
manner in which its conc rms are managed, and
the integrity or skill Of its direction. The bgsi-
ness Of Life Insurance, when conducted with
prudence and fairness is beneficial to the commu'
nifty, and enables persons of small incomes 10 pro-
vide competency for their families In case oil
death bat when carried on with en- entire diKe-
gard Of the rules established by experience, It
causes the most cruel disappointment, and is pro-
ductive Of widespread and irretrivable ruin to
those who intrust their means to such institu.
tions.
The rules of Life Insurance, founded upon sta.
tistical tables and the long experience Of Eu'
ropean Companies, are well understood and az
ford an infable criterion by which a judgment
can be formed as 10 the management Of any com.
pany, and especially 70 the dividends declared.
Taking for example a certain number of policies
OF the same age, and the amount Of the dividend
will show whether it il managed so as to meet
its engagements or In way 10 produce Ultimate
insolvency. For Instance, il is estimated that II
5,25l persons at 81 years OF age insure upon the
mutoa plansaDDus dividends Of 40 per cent will
make them bankrupt Ia 30 wears. leaving 2,0l
policies unproyided for. With policies Of differ
ent ages similar result is inevitable. earlier or
later according 10 the ages ana number Of poll
cies. Knowing this, must confess il was wiz
great distrust that saw the Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Co declaring four dividends thai
no experience could justify.
During the last four years, il has declared
per cent
HE DiydeIds OF 1871 and 1919 amounted
70 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S3l GS
Tha' ofi3t3 20 ......'..................... ll223
That 81 lloo 10 z6]0 S
On he st Of February last iis assets inclndlng is
Premium Notes amounted ................. f6e5o
LeeYine for Reserved Fund only.............sllsN
70 rein'ure the outstanding policies; whereas
thar iunc should have amounted to q sum exceea'
Ing s 60 0CO.
These facts caused serious doubts In msny
mir's A. 10 the pruden, management OF this CON-
Pan2 hut " hen saperad3.i to that Is a eberst5
ann exaggerated niisststemeDt of It's assets an
rtfDufces. suspicious Of grave character "el0
cXtiftd. AMI must add tbey have not been 70
a., yea by th1 Gard oftfe New York Agent 80
A LIFE INSURER
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-28

- The Boston Medical Joaraal states the fol.
lowing very curious fact in physiology: 1t has
been observed that persons who have lost a limb,
or part Of one, are at times very much troubled
with an intoerable itching, or sometimes PAIN in
the fingers or toes Of the extremity which is Loaf
A case OF thus kind lately presented Itself to US
for advice. which, being little ous Of the common
course, we have thought proper to give 70 our
readers yousg man had bis hand ampugated
just above the wrist, on account OF having il shat
tered by the bursting vi a gun. This happened
some tSo ye ars sloce, and the deficiency is sup.
piled by wooden hand
AT times he tells us that he has the most in.
tolerabie itching between these wooden fingers
IN TACT, lnsUpportsble and, % use MS own words.
be would give a hundred dollars Tor the chance Of
giving them n scratching At other times he
has much pain where the fingers should be and
be can ouly obtain relief by altering their posi.
ton. When free iron the pam or Itching, he can
discover difference between thuI and the
sound one. He can will the fingers Of the lost
hand 10 act. and they seem to Obey ~ times
toe ends Of nc fingers are quite numb aud cold
being part, hese'i he feels thst BE- has NOT the
fpsrr g. tx'f. d them There ar, other pheno-
neAh como. sI.i this ca.e. WhHn. Eith those
~ hav. lit,i Tuuid he very dlr .U. Oh account
iOf tn physt l't i,al principles"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-28

MORE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. case Of kidnsp-
ping took place in salisbury township, Lancaster
County, Pa one night last week. Some half
dozen or more men made a descent on a negro
hut and taking therefrom one of its inmates
colored man. gagged him and hurried OF 10 the
Maryland line, where. be was handed over to
another party, to allow the orisinsl capturers, no
doubt to return into the free States, 70 carry of
some other victims The negro was named John
Williams, and was said 70 be free. Lebanon Cour
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-28

LARGE AND VALUABLE CARGO. The well
known ship happahannock OF New-York, Capt
Gushing was cleared yesterday for Liverpool by
hessrs p Whitney & Co with the following
cargo on board: 7s9 kegs Of lard 500 tierces OF
beef 1913 barrels Of -four and 300 bales of cot.
ton, the value being about se63, 600. TIE Rap
Pahannock Is OF l,l33 tuns register bat we under.
s,snd she carries larger cargo than any ship
ever loaded at this port Her last cargo vas
equal 10 buIk % about 500 bales and the present
to about 4,6OO bales OF cotton. n. 0. Pic l6ts
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-28

MIcHIGANs CONTRIBUTIONS TO TIE WASHING
TON MoNUMENT.-The Detroit T'ri6uas Of the 10th,
notices the block Of Copper TO be sent from that
State 10 the Washington Monument. Ii is beau
tiful block OF native copper from the Cliff Mines
When finished it Will be two feet wide three
feet long and about six inches in thickness The
surface is to be smoothly dressed and highly pol
ished, and the following inscription inlaid with
native silver from the Lake Superior Country.
FROM MICHIGAN
Goat Of Armsl
HER Trust USIoS'
The block in It's rough state weighed also
pounds. 1t viii be securely placed in It's proper
position with iron clasps
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-28
Remarks.

l. Our spondent is mistaken. When
the land on each side of the Road will re-
main unsold. That land can only be sold
to pay the cost of the Road as it advances
further; if it goes no further, the land is
not sold and Mr.. Whitney does not pocket
a cent of its value.
2. There is no difficulty about empori-
ums; let the Road be made and they will
appear. At the Eastern terminus it will
have for emporiums St. Louis, NewOr-
leans, Charleston, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York and Boston-all the great cities
of the country. 1t will connect with them
by means of railroads now built or soon to
be built.
3. This third objection contradicts the
first. If the proceeds of the land cannot
make the Road, there's no danger that Mr..
Whitney will pocket much by only making
a piece of it. The odd Pioneer does not
exactly conceive the idea of this enterprise.
1t must differ from ordinary undertakings
of the kind by being at the same time
vast scheme of emigration and colonization.
1t must offer such advantages to the starry
ing toilers of Europe as will induce them
to flock to the line of the Road in numbers
sufficient to carry it through with rapidity.
The "avant couriers of emigration" will
not do; the flood of emigration itself must
be turned on, and the Road completed in
from 10 to 25 years. CAD.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-06-19

A correspondent of the New-Yorl Tribpne,
10 giving account of the festivities ut Dunkirk.
on The opening Of the New York and Erie Rail-
road through to hat place, says the preparations
for feeding the immense host which had gathered
together, were on the board-gage scale. The
Barbecue feast prepared under the direction Of
some gentlemen from Newbufgh, was suficicn.
for whole city. Atable RAINING the entire length
OF the Depot was spread with all kinds Of eata-
bles; and to give some idea Of the supplies. fur
aished we ''nade note'' Of few Of the leading
articles There were ten sheep roasted whole,
each decorated with miniature fags. On one was
Il beautiful view of the harbor and village Of
Dunkirk, with the inscription, "New-York Is
welcome 10 Dunkirk.' On another. .'Science
and Art has level.ed the mountains, filed the val
eys, bridged the rivers, afd Joined the Lakes and
the Ocean with lron.'' On third, was view
of a locomotive passing under an arch. with the
names of ..Seymour, Swift and Sianclif. three
Of The Engineers. Eight large hogs, roasted
whole, were temptinely Displaced Sixteen hams,
having on each the name Of a Director, were ar
rarged'in equal distances along the table; while,
to remind our Yankee friends Of SHOWN East"
there were eight large pans, each containing two
bushel Of baked beans, in which hoated email
islands Of pork. Three thousand sandwiches,
one bundled pieces Of a-la-mOde beef, twenty or
thirty mountains Of bread; pickles, sausages and
eggs innumerable, hundred turkeys, three
hundred fowls. dozen Gocks of geese, cart
load Of beef tongues and twelve barrels Of Coffee
served TO flI up the nters;ices between the sheep.
hogs and beans. Behind there were two oxen,
weighing 1000 lbs., roasted whole. and four
loaves of bread. each containing one and half
barrels Of flour. In the centre of the table stood
the antlers of stag, having span as broad as
the track Of the Erie Railroad; and between.
banner with the inscription, eve give way to the
rch of Civi,,zafion The eatabics .hu, snread
out were beautifully decorated with fowers, ey-
crgreens and ribbons. This collation. pre-
pared for the congregated thousands, and was free
to ALL
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-06-19

Punci thinks map and directory will be ne.
cessary at the exhibition, they will aid invesi-
cations, facilitate the labors Of postmen, and gen.
orally secure harmony. A map, he thinks. would
prevent the appearance Of such an advertisement
the following, in the second column Of the
Times:
''Arabca is enii eated to return TO her discon-
solate husband, from whom she got sepsraisd
Yesterday in the great crowd Of the exhihilha,-
He is waiting most an1iousy for her at the Tenth
Pillar, opposite the Cake Stall, IN the Middle
Aisle, near the Statue Of Despair, on the right
hand side you enter at the Norih Gate To
facilitate the recognition, he is wearing white
hat Come. dearest ArabeIla, your devoted hus-
band will not abandon his post ill the very last
minute Of the usual dinner hour''
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-06-19

Loss OF BARK SANrEE, OF BosroN, AND
TWO LIvEs.--Bark Santer, Captain Jo-eph
II. Parker, sailed from New York, April 7,
for Chagres, and on the 18th, in latitude
% 40, longitude ca, was struck by a torns-
do from the southwest, which carried away
the sails and the fore-topsail yard, and cap
sized the vessel, the wind changing irnme-
diately to the north and eastM ard. The
crew fortunately go, upon her side, and the
larbOard fore anil main rigging was cut a.
way, hut to no purpose, as she soon filed.
hr captain IN trying To save something TO
float upon IN case the bark should sink, was
washed overheard, and had his leg broken,
bur WAS rescued aud hauled on to the wrerk
again. The crew lashed themselves TO Tho
vessel as we'll as they could. with much diff
iruity. as the sea was very heavy, and con-
tiDually broke over them.
Mr.. Southward, a passenger, was wash
ed off aud lost, and josiah p. Scuider, Of
O-ierviIIe, boy, soon after died from ex-
haus,ion. The suIail boat was stove by the
violence OF the gale, and the long boat re-
niaIned fastened under the vessel. The
crew remained on the wreck until the I7rh,
at p. M, when vessel hove in sight anil
bore down towards them, they having been
exposed to the sea and weather for fifty-rwo
hours, without any thing To eat except a
few turnips, which foased by the vessel and
were picked up.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-06-19
ST. PAUL MINNESOTA TERRITORY THURSDAY JUNE 49, 1851

Offered me pair Of breeches and cotton
handkerchief for the debt. Refused hin,
with scorn. Had a long jaw. Threatened
to break my head. Dared him to do it,
Threw Ratchet at me. dodgeI il and
PIT out. ,..,,,. . 4, ..,ss v ~ .a
Nos. III to 1I7-Mean as rot. Had no
pay--didn't owe. lswore
Pd sue. Said might sue and he hanged.
Cursed all the little ones and hurried from,
the big. Never got the first red cent from
one Of them.
The foregoing is a true extract from my
note hook. lhavs not succeeded a whit
better with the patrons of the other publ
cations for which | am agent, as it is i,npos-
sible to collect from those who are deter
mined not to pay | have said have been
away three months. ! have expended in
that period two hundred aud ten dollars
travelling, aud my entire commissions a
inonnt 20 eighty-two dollars and forty five
cents 4 am very willing 10 do my share
towards the propagation of news, but more
than that no reasonable man could ask. -
This business don't exactly suit ine-l can't
stand il. y anlaf# 3r4a'
Please accept my resignation, and strike
my name from your list of agents. adj
mire your paper very much myself, but il
would be queer looking sort of a concern
that would come fully up to the require
meats of everybody. One wants ind-pend-
ence in an editor--another don't want any.
One wants all slang Another wouldn't
touch a Journal that contained an rreverent
line, with a teu-foOt pole. One sentiinen-
tai, lackadaisical Miss in pantalettes wanted
nothing but love poetry, another never read
any thing but the marriages.
All kinds Of abuse have to bear, too.
wouldn't mind it so much il they only curs-
ed you and your paper, but they CURSE me
too! Swinder, rascal, villain, blood-suek-
er. These are some Of the NAMES they think
proper to bestow upon me. Itried fighting
for a while, and thrashed several of your
patrons, but occasionally | got licked like
thunder myself Once | was put in Jail for
assault and battery, and only escaped by
breaking out. a,1 iaf
Send the receipt for the three dollars
twelve and half cents, and believe me.
yours in despair. .........
AARON SWEATWELL.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-06-19

Lieut. r. w. Kirkham, 9th Infantry; Capt
j. V. Bomford. Sih Infantry; Capt. s. H.
Fowler, 9th Infantry; MIR. Il. J. Baggaly
an English gentleman residing in Mexico
and Professor IN the National Academy oi
Arts; and three soldiers of the escort,
Our task being accomplished, we set or,
from our camp oh the morning OF the 18th,
and descending jnto The Distant valley, cross
ed again over the beautiful country at the
base Of lztaccihuatl, and reached the city
Of Mexico On the morning OF the 14th, utter
an absence Of twelve days. ei ou zflf
Wherever our future wanderings ,nny
lead Us, it will he no inconsiderabIe source
of qualification to us to know, that we were
the first Americans who ever stool upon
the snowy peak Of the "Smoking Noun
tain," and planted our national color within
the tropics in cline Of eternal winter, over
a region Of perpetual fire; where il is greet
ed by the FIRST hearus ofthe sun as he rises
from the Atlantic, aud receives his last part
ing look as he sinks behind the waves of the
great Southern ocean.
a s. b. BUCKNER.