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Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-04
CALAMITY
FORTYFIHE CHILDREN KILLED!
STxTY-THREE WOUNDED!

A most shocking catastrophe occurred on
Thursday afternoo at Ward School No. 26 n.
York.
Miss Harrison the teacher, being taken sud
denly with fainting fit, some of the children
near her instantly cried for water-this cry was
mistaken for that of fire, and the whole room re-
sounded TO the cry Of fret fire! The children
rushed for the door en- mdsse. The alarm was
communicated TO other rooms throughout the
building. From all one general rush was made
for the spiral stairs which descended from fourth
story to the ground floor paved with Aors
- '''''''4' eve way, and b"r ..,,.Gs of the
'eii iii' ,niidren were precipitated to the bot
tom, the fall killing and wounding great many
The scene of distress and agony presented to
the eyes of the distracted parents as they gath
erod hastily to the spot, passes description, A
accurately as could be ascertained in the alarm
and confusion Of the hour, the number of killed
and wounded is as stated above.
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A SKINNER VIEW OF NEW RnnA

The Hungarian settlement, under Gov Uihazy.
is situated in the southwestern part Of Iowa, in
the county of Decatur, at a distance of about $50
miles from the Mississippi river, 100 miles from
the Missouri, and about 10 miles north of the
boundary line of the State of Iowa and Missouri,
The aspect Of the country presents ridges of ell
ovation, narrow rayines, and occasionally wide.
spread valleyS al covered With Iich cell, varying
from one to three feet deep, which displays its
of fruits and flowers The Thomson river. a
about 30 yards in width, but too shall6u for nav.
igable purposes, winds slowly through the coun
ty of Decatur in a southeastern direction. ON
its way to the Missouri Its course is lined
by heavy body of timber, from one to three
miles wide, consisting chiefly of sugar maple,
black walnut, white oak and elm.
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From the Messenger
HANNIBAL.

Mr.. Enron:
Allow me, through your columns, to congrat-
ulate the city of Hannibal on its growing pros
! rre-ity. During a short sojourn mere, from what
have learned from observation and through
your principal men, am led to believe that
there is no point on the upper Mississippi that
enjoys greater advantages for the building UP
of large city than Hannibal. Your business
men understand themselves perfectly, and your
farmers and mechanics seem to be of the sub
stantial kind. Your hotels are conducted after
the most approved style, and cannot fail to meet
the appreciation of the travelling public, except
in one particular:-They fail TO supply their
guests with luxury that every traveller wishes
to enjoy TO greater or less EXTENT mean fine
Cigars! But find that your fellow citizens,
Messrs. Leer & Arbogast make ample amends
for this deficiency in the hotels. At their store
purchased box of as fine Regaias as re
member to have smoked in New York or Bos--
ton, at the astonishingly low price of three doel
lars and twenty-five cents! For the fine articles
they keep, and the low rates at which they sells
they should be literally patronized; and if all
your merchants initiate them in fine goods and
low rates, the amount of business transacted
here cannot fail TO compare favorably with any
city in the Union, Of the same size. In tour
through the West, l have not been in more
pleasant little city than Hannibal.
A TRAVELLER
Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-04

President will appoint new Governor for Utah
soon after the assembling Of Congress, and we
are further told that an attack will be made upoD
the Administration by Mr.. Senator Douglas,
in reference,to this Utah matter Upon wbo,
ground the Administration is to be censured for
the outrages of Mormon outlaws we are al
loss to conceive. The appointment of Brigham
Young as Governor of Utah was regarded, when
great influence over his people, and, as the
population of the Territory, it seemed to bo
Just and right that the Governor should be Sc
lectcd from the holders of that faith. The re-.
cent, outbreak shows, indeed, that Young is n
bad man, and that his people are Of the same
class. They will receive, we trust, the punish.
ment they so richly deserve.-BaIt American.
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From the New York Observer
A RARE DOG STORY,
"a I192, ! was diem In nav nineteenth

ih iiSZ, was then In my nineteenth wear,
and well remember the circumstance.
gentleman, whose country seat stood with
IN SIX miles OF my cottage on The moor" kept
a fine mastiff dog. By day he was chained up
near the house; by night he was loose to range
through the garden and enclosures, a terror 10
evil doors, but kindly affected to all such as do
we'll Now, whether it was natural instinct.
(for wolves are only wild dogs, J or whether h .
had received some real or supposed affropt f,o.S
the sheep fraternity, | never could learn. e.
though the dog had language of his o.on al ,ai
in which he conversed fluently at ..i,r,es ,,ot
confess, could better understand tbe Ionoy,,o
Of his eyes, (dogs have verv conressi,,a So"
than The language of his iirs. BE This as il
one morning he was accused OF bayirg nnr3syi
ed two OF neigh5oGs sheep. His master, nm
willing to take an evil report against his faith
Lul Wa'ch DIG, had the trial postponed to Mon
eSy heA', as they say in court On the follow
ing fight, however, another murder was com.
n4ftcd. This time the last was TOO clear 10 adj
NIT doubt. Hero was brought in guilty. NOT
by verdict Of his peers, but by convention
oil two-legged animals, who were too dull TO an
preclate his motives, and too blind TO symna-
thlze with him under the circumstances. neither
had they courtesy TO ask, as has been the custom
IN all civilized communities ever since the DAYS
Of Hannah, who, himself, was strung up ffiv
cubits, if he had any objection to make AGAINST
being hung, but straightway they proceeded to
execution. His master, while tear crossed
hIs eyG5ali, says, John gel stout piece Of rope
Hang Hero behind the barn, so as not N be
seen from the house. Having spoke thus. he
entered his dwelling. Hero heard his sentences
with the same philOsophic indifference that
nave heard some two-legged animals receive
theirs IN the Hall of Justice in the Park. He
never opened his mouth; but thinks he there
Will be long respite between the sentence and
She hanging day. So without speaking word,
he cleared a stone fence fve feet high, DER hili
and dale, Ger fields and floods he few, as with
the wings Of the wind. He never drew nm
nI he entered city of refuge; here the aven-
ger Of blood dared not enter.
You have reed in that book for which all 9TH
ers were made; man drew bow at p,nture
the unerripg eye Of Omnipotenee became piloi
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The Die Vernon and Archer came in COLI.
sion abont 2 o'clock Thursday morning, al
Enterprise Island, five miles above the mouth
OF the lllinoit river. The latter boat was cut
down to the waters edge, and sunk in less
than twenty minutes, to her cabin floor. The
boat and cargo total loss.
Report says that twenty-five to thirty lives
were lost-all deck hands and deck passengers
on the Archer. Ten persons, women and chill
dren OF two families are missing. The captain
OF the Die Vernon and the officers Of the Arch
er are unable TO say how many, and perhaps
the exact number never will be known
The Archer has no cabin, and therefore had
of course, few or no passengers above the first
deck. The officers are all safe. The Die
Vernon sustained little or no injury, and after
laying by the wreck for four hours, rendering
every assistance, arrived in port shortly after
daylight on Thursday morning.
The accident is said to have been entirely ac-
cldental, and blame can be attached TO no one.
For version of this unhappy occurrence
we refer to the statements Of the pilots of the
boats, below.
We have assertained the names of the fol-
owing persons lost
Deck Passengers.
james Smyers, Sem, James Smyers, Jr.,
Jane SINGERS, Margaret Ann Smyers.
Mary Singers, Sarah Smyers.
caroline SINGERS, Ellen SINGERS,
Susan Dick.
An Irish family, consisting off seven or eight
persons an American Of three or four, and five
or SIX other deck passengers, all drowned
len OF the deck hands and firemen bclong-
ing to the Archer are also missing--killed or
drowned.
The clerk of the boat has not % the names of
any Oh the deck passengers registered, and hav-
ing lost the book containing the names of the
GecK hands and iiremen, is unable to give even
these lie thinks that the total number miss
ing may be safely set down at .twenty-eight to
thirty. ~
Mr.. Blakesley, the pilot of the Die Vernon
says, when first saw the Archer was at the
head OF Enterprise Island the Archer being
theh about half way between two stands. Seein@
the boat coming, | Immediately rang NY -bclP
Giyihg-iw taps, a signal that | would keen
my boat to the left. / heard no answer I
then worked the boat slow, still holding ON in
the same position as indicated by INV signal. At
this point | heard from the Archer to ston her
my boat. Immediately commenced backing
my boat, when after three revolution, back The
two boats came in collision.
ouch is the statement of Mr.. Blakesley, and II
is proper for us to say that these statements
were made in the presence of both these gen
tiemen, and no exception was taken to them by
either party.
Samuel SINGERS, the unfortunate boy. twelve
or thirteen years Of age, and Miss Sarah Diok
a lone and unprotected female, survivors from
The wreck Of the Inflated Archer, are now in
the city probably destitute of means, and several
hundred miles from their friends. Would not
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AGn1cr1rrRr IN Onroon.-A letter, from,

AGRrcULTURE IN OREcox.-A letter from
Umpqua valley, Oregon, published in the New
York Courier" says the climate is so mild in
that quarter of the globe that sleeping out doors
is n" hardship. Even IN winter, the ground in
the valleys never freezes, so that oats potatoes,
and barley are sown in the fall The wheat
has the largest berry ever seen. Oats of a cor
responding quality are raised fire years in sue
ceSSion from one SotCing, yielding at the ratio of
fifty bushels to the acre at each crop Indian
corn does not so well on account of the droughts
in August and September; but potatoes, turnips,
and other roots in the moister locations grow 10
great size. No insects or weeds trouble the
crops of any kind. Apples produce abundant
ly, and plums, crabappples, rasberries, "a large
yellow variety,) whortleberries, 81 red spe-
cies, strawberries, and several other berries of
me ilaySr' not known at home, are very album
dant Government gives to every actual settler
on public lands in Oregon, GAO acres in fee SIM
pie.
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ORIGINAL POETRY.
Art AND MELODY,

Hast then, Art, forgot the 7hidisn stroke,
The mould divine, the grtee-enriehing cioke1
Have AZ Thy Godiike thoughts incsrnsts waIked2
sssyea on Ossed lips, discourse celestals ,aIk'd9
still thy creative touch carvss out IFS shspeso
kindled life, rapture beauty drspesl
s,ill at thy call the fires Of splsndor glowi
Sil thy III mysteries thy frst-born knowl
The Councils wonder lifts his manly brow,
Pure from the block thy radiant gifts endow.
Salu'es with marble state tn applauding eye
The 9atuc field, where Powers and Nature yieI
pvoice Of Melody hast thou yet scaled
All heights, all depths Of passion, hast RECALLED
With sweeter airs than spring from Seraph Tyre,
Enphyresl homes that crystalline aspire2
Cast all thy measures on the rsvished ear,
Then snatehed the echoes 10 thy upper sphere2
Still enehahiment obes the burning strings,
Still on the heart thy heavenly feryor rings.
Ayei thy dwelling thou hast made with men,
A vestal binds thee, lest thou fee againl
Like TO the Northern lights along the sky,
The incense-yapors Of her yotaries 6y;
From zone TO zone, to gilded pillows curl,
Flashing like sun-rays cast from seas of PEARL
Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-04

e "BHAcoISc." neghbor of the Courier
= lei himself out this subject last week, and al
~ though his story is not so hard to believe as
-stsone things he says about his party, still, we
advise him TO tell il to the ''marines,' p for the
old sailors can't swallow it. 1t is said the little
fellow has been known to tell the truth, 1--WE
don't doubt it, but this last yarn would put his
> ilustrious ancestors (Gulliver and Muuehau-
~ sen) TO the blush
Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-04

-es s'To keep within the bounds of party duty, is
an easy task TO those who really honor its prin-
ciples, and to violate them with impunity is no
= easy task IA community Of intelligence and in
= tegriy.-St. Louis Times.
IL the Democratic organs had not expended
all their resources in the attempt to establish
y sufficiently comprehensive bounds to enclose the
81 whole mass Of aiscnrdant elements wi,iej, al
present constitute The party, we might feel dis
posed TO indulge for moment in the queries:-
Where are those landmarks; what do they in
q clude, and how far can they be extended The
acts of the party within the last few months,
speak more conclusiYely than all the idle words
(which render the columns of the Times 50 con-
spicuous in the squabble. We however, entire
iy coincide with him, in the opinion, that, to
keep within the bounds OF his party duty at
present-himsen being a worthy criterion--is
IN the very nature Of their latitude, very sea
-'sy tasks II there be not this latitude, but the
bounds are definite, then it appears there are
few in the ranks who ''really honor its prinoi-
Pies We insist that our position must be
correct, and have the clarity to suppose that in
scornmuniiy Of integrity y It's ''nO easy mat
Ter % violate them. bt thst cslr 'sessibeT goes
great way out Of the path of ''iisiegrity" in his
determination TO lag in Modification. We have
within lhe Democrasie arena Of Missouri we
. mly judge from the Establishments which they
administered among themselves (befOre the cau-
sassof re-'lnion) elements as little predisposesII
y unite, v oil and wster-withOut the slightest
ohemical affinity
i Rgtihey,mqsi BE brought together, however
AhtiPalbcus, and partizans have commenced die
w3ksin ernest. The contest has been long
ana minated Wing irirmphs have been the
N pAqence. But now th,y tu n thor lcnsingI
rnttisp ri asis'r
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PETITION TO THE. QUEEN OF SpA1S.--Some
weeks since petition TO the Queen of Spain,
in behalf of the Lopez victims, was
forwarded from this city, through the agency
of the United States District Attorney, 10 the
State Department, for transmission to Spain
The following letter from the Secretary of State
will show those interested what disposition
has been made of the petition. NOBLE .Adper-
tiser,
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, October 80, 1851.

P. HAMILTON, Esq, L. S. District Atorney.S
Sir: have to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the l4th instant, with its enclosure, and
to state that the petition to the Queen of Spain,
in behalf of the surviving Americans of the Lo-
PEI expedition, signed by many of the most re-
spectacle citizens of Mobile, has been forward
ed to the American legation, Madrid, with pro-
per instructions respecting its presentation.
l am, sir, very respectfully, your ob't servant,
DANIEL WEBSTER.
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PAPER MAcHE;CHuRcH.-There is church
actually existing near Bergen, which can con-
tam nearly 1000 persons. 1t is circular within
octagonal without The relieves outside, and
the statues within, the roof, the ceiling, the Co.
rintian capitals, are all of papier mache, render
ed waterproof by saturation in vitriol, lime, wa
ter, whey, and the white of egg Dickens
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RELIaIoUs noTIoE.

Rev w. " Ris..., & account OF inc state Of
his health, and by medical advice, recalls his an.
g POnsrnsnt for preaching on next Sabbath.
n''~ The FIRST Quarterly Meeting of the present
Conference year, Of the Hannibal Station of the
n NJ E2Church, South, VIA commence on Satur-
-zssn day, the 18Th inst. at lao'clcck.
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The Western JOurRdl-For November, has
hsR hcenreceived. Wewould recommend this book
a % our citizens as one Of the best works of the
II day; and should be encouraged. Forward your
subscriptions for the new wear
Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-04

QUEER PRoposALs.-Last week we received
Q. proposition to do about $40 worth of adyerti-
sing for publishing house in Philadelphia, and
take "a in books. This week we have one
from periodical in Chicago, to do about $6
worth, with monthly notice, and take the work
I 70 cents), as pay. We have also a PROPOSE
ton from Medicine Man in New York, to
do about 500 worth of advertising, and take II
'consumpttlve recipes for pay; which valuable
recipes the proprietor states, retail for ST. each!
we give these as specimens of a publisher,
'roubles'-Pike Co. (nl.) Free Press.
Right! Mr.. Free Press Pass the rascal,
round This species of advertising is becoming
too fashionable, entirely.
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GAkrH's ToaAcco AxD CIoAR Drpor.--This
Is The place TO get luxuries, in the shape of To-
barco, Cigars, sc. He can supply your wants,
srcfa e 1'tip-top'' Regalia down to a pinch of
snuff.
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, FRANKFoRT, Nov. 25
Three ballots were had this morning for Uni
ted States Senator.
Inc Joint vote on the eight ballot stood: Meri-
"eLher oSi Dixon 40; Helm 10; Marshal 8.
=, Ninih ballot Meriwethor 80; Dixon 4S
Helm is; Marshall 8.
:, tenth 6allot-Meriwether 80; Dixon As;
Iielm 10; Marshall 8; ]. c. Williams 2; G. R.
Mckee Il c. M. Clay l.
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s g H. LErn s AnnooAsr, have just received a
4. fresh stock ef Tobacco and Cgars. Their Cigars
% are splendid Chewing Tobacco ditto. We
ss7H speak from experience. Give them a call--Sgn
Of the Big Bsaian.
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MONEY! MONEVIl

An persons knowing themselves to be in
deb'ed to this Office for subscription or o., =,
account, are requested to call and seize. or send
the amount by mail at or risk. At
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~ We are authorized 10 announce VIM. A. MADDOX,
~ candidate for ShelF Of Marion county at the
=. ING election. I'd
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During the last year, lO7 accidents occurred
on the western waters. 700 persons lost their
lives, and property was destroyed to the amount
of Fl 100000.
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HDIDAT Es.

u-We are asdhorzedt to announce d. r. JACKSON
candidate loT Sheriff, al The ensuing election td'
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me children in the House of Refu ge at Gin
eihr"'i' manufacture daily, 20 dozen Of brooms.
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Inc farmer whose pigs were so lean that il
LOOK TWO OF them to make shadow, has bean
Geat'5y another who had several so him that
lhey would crawl out through the cracks in their
PEN lie finally stopped that "fun'' by hing
Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-04

tsi We are authorized TO announce r. J. BRADLEY
seaBddaie for Sheriff Of Marion county at the ensuing
August election. seplStd
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Urls AND STRAwBERsrEs.-When Mallov
i msS GaSt away he made his mouth so watery by
Just thinking OF girls ando strawberries That he
r was enabled to do without drink for over two
ME- W Eat lat Is the matter, my dcar?"o0 asked a
WA his face bnrled in his hauds, and ,rnora U
fool all day." '" NO. We lett lihe a
-, well returned the wife consolinvlv 81
an afraid you'll never be any be;teeMyoS ~
the very picture Of what YOU feel" ~ 'O0N
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He awaited without interference the decician
of his party, prepared to and to the utmost that
dicisson for whomsoever it might be cast. He
had certainly aided Gen. Taylor,s cause, when
when no man expected Mr.. Clay 10 become a.
gain candidate; he certainly Informed Gen.
Taylor, so soon as Mr.. Cays name was begaye
the public, that ne could go no flrther-that ba-
bit, friendship, duty made made him pre- er
Mr.. Clay to any one else. He certainly de-
clared this preference after Gen. Taylor's nom
nation, and within my hearing, in public
speech at Versailles-the most brilliant, the most
beautiful that even he ever delivered. | ques
toned hlm in private as to that declaration
Syhetherl had understood him correctly. He an
sYered, wiih rebuking eye, the third rebuke
ever receiyei from that glorious and eloquent
eve, that be preferred Mr.. Clay, and he had said
e. He said y, and so | reported him. The
sketch Of the debate between Mr.. Powell and
hirself that day, published afterwards in II /
Y conan, signed Seneso, was taken by himself.
Tie said III AsD NE CANNOT LIE.
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st. Louis Agent

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ST. Louis, Mo-, Is our authorized Agent TO OBJ
tain Advertisements and Subscriptions, collect
Accounts, SIC.
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sTEAMBOAT ACCIDENT.

October, 1851.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-10
A Chinese Laundry.

From the Marysvile (Cal) Herald, Oct. al
About ten o'clock last evening we stepped into
pretty extensive laundry on High street, carried
on by Celestials. At the very first glance we were
impressed With the order and system observable in
the establishment: Those who were at work greeted
us with chin. chin as We entered, and kept on
with their work. grave looking Celestial sat
at table great deal like pine, inditing letter
to San Francisco correspondent. From glance
at the letter, we thought tn ,re was considerable
character in it, Still another Celestial drew bench
towards the table, and kindly motioned us to a seat
He had, Of course, a shaved head-and thereby
hangs tail,
took a general survey. What truly Industrious
people they are. At work, cheerfully and briskly,
at ten o'clock at night. Huge piles of linen and
under clothing disposed in baskets around the ROOM
near the different ironers. Those ut work dampen
ing and ironing-peculiar processes, both. Devil
of water is standing ut the roners side, in ordi
nary laundries, but used very differently; instead
of dipping the fingers in the water and then
swapping them over the clothes, the operator
puts his head in the bowl, fills his mouth with
water, and then blows so that the water comes
sion Of steam from an escape-pipe, at the same
time SO directing his head that this mist is
scattered all over the piece he is about to iron; be
then sezes his fat iron. This invention beats the
"Yankees" all to fits. II is vessel resembling
small, deep, metallic wash basin, having highly
polished fiat bottom, and FIRE of charcoal continu-
ally burning in it. Thus they keep the iron hot
without running to q fire every five minutes, and
splitting the iron to ascertain by the siszle
long handle, and is propelled without danger o.
burning the fingers by the slipping of the "ironing
rag Ladies who use the ordinary fla. iron viii
appreciate the Improvement.