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The southern press., 1851-08-27

HORRIBLE AFFAIR-Fipe Brothers Burned 10
Death! On Tuesday night, the 10Th inst, the
house of Mr.. Onacker, baker, in the town of
Brighton. five miles from Cleveland, Ohio, was
consumed, and his five sons perished in the
lanes, The Plain Dealer says:
Mr.. Onaker's house was built of wood two
stories in height, and, as is frequently the case,
the oven was constructed on the outside In
this oven Mrs. Onaker had been baking during
the early port of the evening, and, upon finishing
the work, had not removed all the coals.
About midnight, Mr.. Quaker and his wife
were awakened from sound sleep, by the most
dreadful shrieks. They jumped from the bed /;
the smoke was pouring into the room, half
sitting them with its thick hot volume; the
most horrible cries and groans proceeded from
the apartment o cupied by their five sons. The
awful truth flashed at once upon the minds OF
the poor parents.-They attempted to rush 10
the rescue of their darlings. The flames ch oked
their way In ten minutes the house would be
a smouldering heap Of ruins. Now was the only
time to escape, and the miserable father and
mother, almost crazed with the sense OF the dis
aster, snatched up their sixth and last child, u
mere infant, who fortunately slept with them,
and rushed into the open air.
The first neighbor that came upon the ground,
says that he found the wretched parents leaning
against the fence, almost dead with terror, and
staring vacantly into the flames. In a few
minutes the house fell TO the ground. II is
supposed that the fire had surrounded the rooms
where the boys slept, before they were awakened; I;
that egress from the windows and door was cut
of, and that they weIe quickly snffocated by the
dense cloud Of smoke-the flooring was soon
burnt through, and they fell into the roaring
flames beneath and were burned TO death. A
few crumbling bones, alone, remained of all that
was happy few hours before. The ages Of
the boys were l6 IL, ~, II and 2.
The southern press., 1851-08-27

FIFTY-FouR FoRTY-The people Of Oregon
still maintain that their northern boundary is
nothing short of 54deg. 40 min.. and q great
many are found of the same opinion in other
parts of our glorious Union. Late develop
ments in the region above the line Of AZ, have
proved the existence of rich gold deposits near
the shore Of the Straits; and the news by the
last Oregon mail isto the effect that hundreds
of northern reighbors are about to take up their
quarters in what have been deemed by certain
credulous people part her Majesty's domin
ions. Itappears, however, that the royal power
of England has determined to defend these
mines from intrusion, by calling the entire force
upon the Pacific coast to rendezvous at this
point and if the attempt is made to GUST the oc-
cupants, we may find some new elements in the
presidential campaign for 1852, which the politi-
clans wot not of at present. The Sandwich Is
lands and 55. 40 may be Pacific responses to Cuba
and all the Canadas--Which OF the candidates
for the White House will be the first to show
their hands !-Sacramento Times
The southern press., 1851-08-27

The Loss OF THE STEAMER UNIoN-Captain
Marks, late of the steamship Union, is about to
publish astatement of the wreck OF that vessel
as well as of the conduct ofa portion Of the pas
sengers and crew while he was employed in dis
charging his duty by protecting the gold dust in
his charge The dust brought home BY him has
been libelled for salvage in saving y from the
wreck. Bonds amounting to 100000 have
been required.
ThelIetter OF Dr. Allen Pearce, ofIthis city, sur
geon on board the steamer Union, to which we
alluded yesterday, describing the wreck, speaks
especially Of the crew and not the passengers
being drunk, and would therefore seem to sus-
tain the assertion made in the statement pub
lished by some Of the passengers, that the cause
Of the vessel running ashore was owing to the
neglect of duty of the crew. .-Bah San
The southern press., 1851-08-27

A WOMAN IN MALE ATTrRE.--A girl named
Francis Thompson, whose parents reside in
Dundee, was arrested by officer Atwood, Of
Jefferson, on board the freight train between
this place and Jefferson, on Saturday last. Sus-
picion had rested on her and the young man nc
companying her, as bei-g connected with the
gang Of counterfeiters who are in Jail here, and
they were both arrested, brought TO this place
and searched, or rather ,,anined! Nothing
was found in the pockets or on the persons Of
either, that looked like rJanterfeit but The
g breechcs' on the girl, Itch the officers con-
cluded to let her reta - Ttey have been
travelling about one week, aid 81" gave as the
reason for her appearing in thA !. RI, that they
could travel cheaper and be 10 each others
company more" "--Elmira Democrat
The southern press., 1851-08-27
az The following items we find in the New
York Herald

Ork ffcTdtns
u. s. SAILORS ARousED.-We learn that the
sailors Of the U. S. ship Albany, at Havana,
were thrown into a state Of great excitement on
learning that the fifty Americans were to be shot.
They waited upon Capt Randolph to get per-
mission TO land and prevent The execution /; they
desired him to open his batteries upon the town
and when the guns were heard at the execution,
they wanted the flag Of the Albany struck!
Insults TO AmERrcASs-The brig J. C. An.
derson, Capt. Murray, arrived last night from
Havana, whence she sailed on the 18th instant
Capt Murray states that when he left, the great
est excitement prevailed in Havana, in conse-
quence of the landing Of the invaders. Capt
NJ. also states that the Spa1iards do not hesitate
to use the slightest pretext and the basest sub.
terfuge to harass and annoy Americans, both
strangers and residents, in every way possible
1t is with great difficulty and delay that Ameri
can ship-masters can obtain the requisite accom-.
modations for their vessels, &c As an instance
Of the vindictive feeling that prevails among
them in this direction, it is only necessary to
state that Capt IIabershaw, of the brig High
lander, Of Philadelphia, was fined $50, because
| he had not his wifes name on the crew.ist oi
the vessel.
LATER FROM MATANZAs.--Capt West, OF The
brig Henry Marshall, arrived at Bristol, r. I.
with nine days later news from Matanzas. liz
says the rebels had broken out airesh on the
eastern part Of the island; that the government
had been successful 10 putting them down, ant
had made q great manv captures; but, on tn,
western part Of the island, the rebels bad beer
rather successful. The government is trying il,
best TO keep everything as quiet as possible
They are expecting large forces from the United
\ States TO invade the island. Capt w. also say
he heard, from private aud very reliable source
that great uneasiness and dissatisfaction prevailed
/ among the government troops.
The southern press., 1851-08-27

OPEN AIR PREAcHIsG.-Th clergy of the
established church in Liverpool have made ar
rangements for maintaining open air preaching
in that city. Rev. r. w. Wolsey was attacked
by a mob of Irish Catholics, while conducting
one OF these services but the police interfered
to protect him. The Synod of Belfast has re-
commended to call its ministers to preach in the
open air to all who will listen to them. On
this subject the British Banner remarks:
1t is not little remarkable, that this method
of propagating the Gospel should, in these
times, be so seldom had recourse to and indeed
viewed as not very creditable to ministers Of
standing and character. In our judgment it is
of all methods the most credtable The
Prophets, John the Baptist, the Apostle and
Master of them all, the Lord Jesus Christ, pur-
sued this course. We consider it to be every
way one of tho most important sorts of public
labor. In that way, thousands and millions
may be reached, who can be got by no other in
strumentality.
The southern press., 1851-08-27

The New FIRE BELL-We mentioned yes
teriay that the weight of the new fire bell cast
in Boston for the tower in thirty first street.
was about twenty-three thousand pounds. II
will be seen by the following table Of the weight
of the most celebrated bells in Europe, that our
great bell will take high rank
The southern press., 1851-08-27

SourHsax PoLrcY 4nstor Jsme>I Of Rhode
Island, who Is very extensively engage il. .mznu-
factures, has given to the Southern States ID
vice, which, if they would consult souud policy,
would be adopted He says;f ~ VI &
.If she will acceerate her peace, and keep
away from the North, and achieve and maintaiIi
the relative power and influence she truly de-
serves. she must do as the North does. She
must cease TO purchase from abroad every manu-
factured article she wants, from steam engine
| 10 penny whistle, and make them for herself,
and II need be-, for others. There is no branch
Of business, especially ut this moment, that Is
more worthy Of her attention than the manutac-
ture of cotton; there is none in which she can
SO readily engage, none more profitable. There
Is lone to her half so important, no one that
would SO rapidly increase her wealth and popu-
lation, enhance her political power and influence,
and enable her to cease to be tributary to the
North"
1t would undoubtedly be to the interest of the
South to manufacture for herself. She has the
material in the raw state, and every facility Tor
the construction Of factories. IL is ascertained,
we believe, that slave labor can be EMPLOYED
with advantagein manufactures; and thus the
South possesses the ability to make herself
completely independent of the North, If she
will only apply herself to the work. In some
OF the Southern States the process has been
lcommenced with every prospect Of success. In
stead, then, Of sitting down. and grumblinQ at
the prosperity of the North, or threatening to
dissolve the Union for imaginary wrongs COM
mitted against her, let the South arouse and put
forth her energies, and she will grow in wealth,
prosperity, and population. Her people should
clothe a1drfeed themselves, and thus be truly
independent This is sound policy as applied
to nations, States, OF Individuals. Ball. Clipper.
The southern press., 1851-08-27

NAVIGATING THE CASCADES in OaEGoN.--A
correspondent Of ore Of the Oregon papers
gives the following sketch Of perilous descent
Of the cascades Of the Columbia river
Yesterday, an accident occurred. by which II
became necessary for Justin Chenowith, Mr.
Watkins. myself and an Indian, to navigate
these curious waters In making our landing
at the usual place, with a heavy fat loaded
with plank "A swell drove us so far that we saw
at once we could not get back again. We then
tried to makean eddy below, and come so near
as to hand our rope to the Indians on shore.
They Immediately made fast, but the rope par
ted and we had our tickets for the trip
Our flight was rapid amid the profuse grand
eur of these falls, and the sensation produced in
the mind was one of exquisite awe, as in the
presence of overwhelming majesty.
Nothing interrupted our bewdered contem-
plation of this gorgeous display of mighty
elements until near the foot of the Cascades, q
swell doubled back upon US, first putting US
under, we know not how far, and then shooting
us to the top of the highest breakers, scattering
out plank around u.s. We cung to the boat, a
part Of the plank being yet in it, jamming from
side to side. The breakers below, at the upper
part of what is called the RAPIDS handled US
still more roughly. The boat here not only
sunk frequently, but was capsized and turned
over, like leaves in tornado. We were all
thrown clear of the boat, except the Indian, and
although we were somewhat engaged at that
time, | could not but admire the extraordinary
feats he performed to keep himself upon the
top ofthe boat; frequently he was turned under,
and at one time remained under so long that
gave up all hope of seeing him again; at last to
my inexpressbe JOY he made his appearance
We clung to pieces of plank, were thrown
under in all the large swelIs and whirls, but
this we soon became used to. We were not
frightened but each one, with great calmness,
took care Of himself The happiness we ex:'
perienred when we learned that no lives were
lost, was infinitely more than all our suffering.
We were picked up at a distance of three,
seven and nine miles from the cascades
The southern press., 1851-08-27
Foreiem Items.

IA, A private individual has offered six thousand
Horins forthe sword of Tiberins Caesar, found
at Mayence, but the proprietor will not part with
il under double that sum.
M. Simonidas, Greek, pretends that he has
discovered by research amongst the archives of
the Greek converts, record Of the spot where
is deposited the original Ms. of the Acts Of the
Apostles. He says it is in the Island of An
tigoaus.
M, Bouiay du la Meurthe. Vice-P President Of
the French republic, is about to marry Made,
Michaud, the daughter Of a wealthy flour mer-
chant, younger BY about forty Yeas than the
bridegroom.
A letter from Vienna states that Lord Pal
merston had addressed note to the Austrian
government, representing that there can be no
objection to the release of Kossuth and his
companions by the Turkish government, as
they consent to 60 to America.
Among the objects in the Great Exhibition,
are three elephant tus, each measuring eight
feet six inches in length, and twenty-five inches
in circumference, and each weighing one hun
dred and sixty-four pounds.
I A party Of four Indian chiefs have arrived in
the metropolis via Liverpool, by the steamer
Africa, from this city. They have taken with
them several packages, articles worked by them
selves and their families, which it appears are
intended for the Great Exhibition.
Mr. Francis Fuller, one of the executive CON-
mittee of the great Exhibition. proposes TO. en-
dow the schools of design in Birmingham, Man
chester, Sheffield, Glasgow, Leeds, &C., with the
(probable) surplus Of 100000 from the pro-
ceeds of the Crystal Palace. #
A new singer, name Barbieri Mini, has just
made her appearance in London, and some Of
the critics predict that she will eclipse the best
vocalists now on the stage She appeared quite
unheralded. and produced a perfect furor OF aP-
plause. Onepaper says:
Nothing but the most transcendant talents
could have excited tho audience to such enthu-
siasm. After the air, M'odi, m'odi,' one of the
most magnificent and surprising displays of vo-
calisati0n ever listened to, the whole house
stood up, waving hats and kerchiefs for several
minutes. The days of the Lind mania seemed
abont to be revived in the person Of La Barbieri
Mini"
The doctrines of the socialists seem to give
good deal of trouble to the English writer's, fol
the leadinghrsices of both the British Quarterly
and the North British Reriews, relate to the
subject.
The fetes given to the London visitors in
Paris, seem to have been of unusua! brilliancy
md success. The fountains at Versailles, the
ball at the Hotel de Vile, but particularly the
sham-f fight between twenty thousand troops or
the Champ-de-Mars, were the great features oi
the entertainments One writer, however, says
that the Lord Mayor was never in time, that he
blundered in his speeches, and would stoop
down to brush the dust from his boots with his
pocket-handkerchief
The southern press., 1851-08-27
LETTER III.

send herewith the enclosed despatch, giving
an account of the late occurrences here. will
add in conclusion, that the fifty prisoners have
been shot, and that their remains were profaned
by the mob, who tramped on them, and AFTER
wards divided among themselves the shoes and
caps. and even some Of the members Of those
unfortunate men. OF Lopez nothing certain is
known, excep. that on the 18th he routed the
troops of The government.
The southern press., 1851-08-27

While rejoice in this success of our arms,-
this is from Spanard, and refers to the cap.
ture of the fifty men in the launchesl-I cannot
but lament and blush for the excesses which
have been committed by the rabble upon the
corpses Of those unfortunate men, who, per-
haps, have been deceived by our enemies to
come here. have seen pieces Of the bodies of
these men, and parts of their clothes and their
shoes, in the hands of some of my countrymen,
and have been told that in front of the palace Of
the general-[here is situated the Dominica es-
tablishmentl they have been showing and tri-
umphing over u piece of skull.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-08-28

We commend the following sensible
article, from the Mercer Wing, to our ag-
ricultural friends. The facts stated, and
the arguments based upon those facts,
cannot be resisted We feel a strong
persuasion that the farmers and working
men of Pennsylvania viii not barter away
the prosperity of the State for an empty
name-thaf they viii not continue to fol-
low the shadow Of democracy after the
subtance has departed:
Hoac Farmers area6ccted bg tie Tariff
f'46. Under the operation of the Tariff
of 1912, the agricultural and manufacture
ing interests of the country were properly
divided, each received its appropriate
share of attention, and both were profit
able to those engaged in these several
pursuits. The laborer found steady en-
p oyment at fair wages, and the farmer a
ready sale at remunerating prices for his
surplus produce. Manufacturing estab-
lishments were rapidly springing up all
over the country, and business of all kinds
wore a healthy aspect But not content
with this state of prosperity, the democ-
racy repealed the Tariff of 1912, and
substituted in its place the ad-yalorum
tariff Of 1916. The result is that many
of our manufacturing establishment have
been compelled osuspend operation, labor
rers were turned out of their accustomed
employment, and &riven to agricultural
instead of manufacturing pursuits, to OBJ
tain subsistence for their families.-i
The number fproducers has thus been
largely increased, while the number of
the consumers has been proportionably
diminished. The markets of the farmer
have been in great measure DESTROYED. +.
At the present time there is an immense
quantity of old grain yet in the country, !
without any demand for it. Thousands
of bushels of wheat are stored up in the
granaries of the farmers of this county
alone, which could scarcely be sold for
cash at any price. So long as the loco
foco policy of free trade prevails, it will
be useless to expect better times in this
respect. If the farmers of the United
States wish for steady market they
must look for that market at home, and
a profitable home market can only be
secured by proper encouragement of
the leading industrial and manufacturing
of the country.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-08-28
Painsu, Ru,uor.

Under this heading the Woodville (3Iiss. }
Wing of the 1st inst has the following .hor-
riblestory: During the last few days a re-
port has been in circulation in our viciri-
ty, to the following effect: 1t is stated
that on Friday last, as three children
were returning from school, near Liberty,
in Amite county, they were overtaken
by pack of dogs in persuit of runaway
negroes. The dogs fell upon them, and
before assistance could be rendered, kjlzcd
and 'aearly dcroared ere1y o11e Of Hen.-
The father Of the children, hearing the
screams and the barking of the dogs, ran
out with his gun and succeeded in killing
two of them. At this time the owner of
the dogs rode up aud threatened to shoot
the father if he shot any more of the dogs.
The distressed father reloaded his gun,
and deliberately shot the owner of the
dogs through the heart; after which he
gave himself UP, was tried and dischar-
ged. We have not heard the name of
any of the parties.
We know that such stories grow as
they travel and we sincerely hope that
the reports that have reached us in this
case are exaggerated
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-08-28
Y,,,c ,,ext E,cc,iom.

At fhe ensuing election, the following Off
GERS are to be voted for by the people of this
County:
One person for Governor
One pcrson for Canal Commissioners.
Five persons for Judges of the Supreme
Court.
One person for President Judge.
Two persons for Associate Judges.
One person for State Senator.
One person for Representative
One person for Sheriff
One person for Prothonotary.
One person for Register and Recorder.
One person for County Treasurer.
One person for County Commissioner.
One person for County Auditor, and
One person for Coroner.
The following list contains the names of
those persons who have declared themselves
candidates for the different County Offices, and
have their Cards published'in this paper
Sheriff.
Melcholr Bossard, Hamilton.
James N. Durling, Stroudsburg.
Reuben Gregory, Polk
ProthonotGry.
Michael II. Dreher, Stroudsburg.
Jacob II. Eilenberger, NJ. Smithfield
David Keller, Stroudsburg.
William Schoonover, NJ. Smithfeld.
Register d Recorder
Robert R. Depuy, Susithfeld.
Samuel Ress, jr., Stroudsburg.
Associate Judge.
William Clark, M. Smithield.
Joseph Fenner, Hamilton.
Thomas Grattan, NJ Smith6eld
Jonas Hanna, do
Abraham Levering, Hamilton
Jeremy Mackey, NJ. Smithiield
Andrew Storm, Hamilton
County Treasurer.
John Boys, Stroudsburg
John Edinger, Pocono
Peter Merwine, sr Tobyhanna.
County Commissioner
Meichoir Dreher, Stroud
Peter Kunkel, Hamilton.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-08-28

g~ Why is Col Bigler the Tariff cam
didate for Governor Because he voted
for the Tariff of 1912 in the State SEN
ate.
Why's he the Free Trade candidate
for Governor Because he now denoun-
ces the Tariff Of 1912 as unjust. oppres-
siye, and the Protective policy as hum
bug
Why is he the Wilmot Proviso candi-
date for Governor! Because he voted
for the Wilmot Proviso in the State
Senate.
Why is he the National candidate for
Governor? Because he now denounces
the Wilmot Proviso as a treasonable hum
bug.
Why is he the Anti Kidnapping can
didate for Governor Because he voted
for the Anti kidnapping act Of Is47, in
the State Senate
Why is he the kidnapping candidate
for Governor? Because he now denoun-
ces the Anti kidnapping act of 1S47 as
the great barrier to the perpetuity of the
Union.
We think that a man with such load
Of poles ought to come in-for sound
drubbing.-Bh7if Cob1tg IRhte.