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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

DEPARTURE OF THE jews FROM Russia
II Is well known that several Imperial ukas-
es have Of late been issued in Russia with
regard to the Jews, which not only forbid
them TO wear the dress peculiar to their ma
ton, but go SO far as TO forbid their women
to cut their hair in their own fashion, and
make other restrictions, all which are intend
ed to compel the Jews in mass and immed-
ately 10 become nationalised and enter the
busom Of The Russian church. But many
circumstances make it appear probable rlnI
these imperial oriIna noes will have an effect
entirely opposite TO what had been expect
Ell. Many wealthy RabLins have already
lett Russia because they were not willing 10
become cirlzens of the country, and because
their women refused TO cut off their hair in
the required manner. Ii is also feared that
the rich Jewish corn merchants will follow
this example, as the trade IN com brandy
both wholesale and retail, is prohibited io
them, and the pecuniary responsibility LAID
upon all Jews in case Of infringement of III,
imperial edlct is so severe that many other.
will probably be driven from the country
German paper.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

INGENIOUS RAscALIrY. A Geographic de-
spa,cII from New Haven, gives the following
account of an interruption Of telegraphic
communicate ion:
"Durng all the present week difficulty
has been experienced in working the House
Telegraph line between this CRY and New
York, from ground connection at some
point, which has defed until to-day, all the
efforts OF the Con pany to discover it. This
morning, about two miles from this city, a
very fine wire. nor much larger than hair,
was discovered, connecting the two wires Of
the line, and thence extending 10 lie ground,
where large riece ofcopper was inserted
in the earth, and the fine wire attached TO it
which at all times made il difficult TO work
the line and in damp weather caused COM
plete interruption TO all business. similar
piece of rascality was psrPetrated on the line
last week."
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

~ We take great pleasure in calling the
attention of our readers to the advertisement
of Mr.. A. H. Allen, to be found in another col
umn. At the invitation of Mr.. Allen, we were
shown through his immense mandatory and
warerooms-the different departments occupy
ing eighteen extensive q )ors, and literally filled
with every description of Furniture. from low
priced to the most expensive and magnificent
styles manufactured in this country. Mr.. AL
len is perhaps the most extensive manufacturer
and dealer in Boston. and will make good his
assertion that he will sell ten per cent less than
any other house in the trade. Long expert
ence in the business, united with the best "a
cilities and the most untiring energy, has plac-
him in position to compete with the whole
world, and is sure guaranty that those who
call on him will be well used.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

Destructive FIRE IN CHICAGO. On the
night Of the 24:h ult., destructive fire oc-
CURED in Chicago. in the large five story
warehouse of B. F. Haddock, which, with
all its contents, and some ten or dozen
wooden buildings adjoining, was entirely
consumed. The loss,in connection with Had
docks building, is $4,000, on which there
is an insurance Of about $4,000. Some
$50 ,0C0 worth Of merchandise was in the
building, consisting of wheat, corn, sugars,
liquors, &C.. 100 hogsheads Of sugar were
stored in it the day previous TO the fire.
Norion's large warehouse was also destroyed,
but fortunately it had recently been cleared
of most offs contents. Insured for So, 500.
The other buildings burned were no; in
sured. The whole loss is estimated at about
$50 900.
Two men were asleep in Nortons ware
house, and one Of them, an Irishman, wa:
burned to death.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04
The English and American Nav
igation Laws.

We alluded, a short time since, to the dis
cnssian which has. been going on for some
nme' In the English Parliament, in relation to
ue above laws. New facts are being contin-
ually developed, showing the undoubted ad-
vantages derived by our shipping. from the
operation OF these laws. The principal effect
is seen in the dminution in the price Of freioh,s
caused by the enlarged competition. A Mr.
Herries is reported by the London papers 70
have laid before the House Of Commons M
merous statistics, showing the manner in which
English ship owners are suffering, in a speech
which abounded with numerous complaints Of
their grievances. In relation TO the dminu-
ton in the freights. he showed that
sc From Calcutta, the average from ls45 to
1e49, was rs As led in 1850 it was f3
lbs ii I'D; he believed it was now still
lower. From Bombay, the reduction had been
from f5 les I'd to certainly not higher than
.f2 l5s from Madras, from ga IS lid TO
f3 9s 4d: from the Mauritius, from ga lbs
l lad to f2 I2s I'D; from China, the reduc-
ton was A. per cent. from Jamaica, SO per
cent; from Quebec, 90 per cent In letter
from China which had been shown to him, he
found master stating that an American shin
had offered to load at 4Os, and another letter
from Hong Kong stated that an American ship
was loading at AS, and it was added that so
long as these ships continued to come in from
San Francisco, there was no chance Of en-
ployment for British ships" ~
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

The Uses OF INDIA RUBBER. The editor of
the Boston Medical Journal, who has just re-
turned from an extensive journey in the East.
states that in those tropical regions, where it
was necessary to transport water, he found
that river water placed in an India rubber bag
and securely corked, remained at the end of
six weeks perfectly sweet and good. while
water carried up in the whole skin of an AMI
NAL, as is customary in that country, became
excessively offensive in the desert in a few
days, besides assuming the color Of a pale de-
coction of coffee. In wooden casks, another
method adopted by travellers, the changes
wrought on the water are analogous to those
observed in water tanks at sea. The writer
does not decide whether the preservation is
due to the utter exclusion Of air, or to the in
Auence exerted upon it by the material itself.
The fact is one of much importance to travel
ers in tropical countries, where the supply of
this important element it is frequently neces-
sary to transport through great distance.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04
A High Tariff.

The revival of it is still agi,ated in the wing
papers, more for the sake of having something
to say, and from the force of habit, than from
any serious conviction Of lis necessity, or belief
in its possibility. The old high tariff doctrine
Of protection for the sake Of protection" as
denominated by Mr.. Clay, has become as OBJ
solete an idea as. the United States Bank has
been pronounced TO be by Webster. Inciden-
tai protection in the course Of raising the reve-
nue. is the only protection which public opin-
ION will now justify; and the present tariff
weuld be regarded as too high were it not for
the necessity of providing for the public debt.
Those Interested in preserving so high tar
if as the present, have to thank for its contin-
uance, the Mexican war, which they once so
loudly condemned. The tendency of the coun-
try is to free trade, which, in few years,
when all branches of home manufactures will
be able to compete with foreign predictions
will be so obviously the policy of the country,
that the manufacturing interest will be its
strongest supporters, as their best security for
an unrestricted outlet of their productions
abroad In the meantime let the rabid wings
only refer to their own authorities and they
will find themselves rebuked for want of con-
sistency with the standards Of the party
President Fillmore, in his first annual mes
sage, said mai III ~ 4. ,l8.
"a high tariff can never be permanent. II
will cause dissatisfaction and will be changed.
II excludes competition, and hereby inuites the
Investment Of capital in manufactures, to such
an excess, that when changed it brings dis
tress, and bankruptcy. and ruin upon all who
may nave been misled by its faithless protec-
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

The N. Y. WIG PLATFORM The N. Y.
Wing platform, recently constructed at Alba
ny, and which is nothing but Abolitionism
thinly disguised, is repudiated by a large por-
ton of the Wing presses of the South. The
Baltimore American (Whig) says that it 'has
no respect for such. coalition as the Wings
have formed in New York. 1t ,cants sound
ness; it ,Cdnts honesty. 1t forms no basis up
on ,chich the men that made it can look their
southern friends honestly in the face. 1t is a
suBTERFUeE on the part of some of its franz
ers, and SNARE on the part of others"
The game intended TO be played by the wing
party throughout the country, is very clearly
foreshadowed by this maneuvre of the two op-
posing sections Of the party in New York
When any spoils are in view, all the discord-
ant elements of whiggery are found to ANAL
gamate and flow together just as slick as oil
aud ,rater, and just in the same manner-some
of them being entirely confined 10 the surface,
where they cannot be hid
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

SPEsDuIuM.- experiment with it first
mode by NJ. Foucault of Paris, to demonstrate
the rotation of the Earth, is now regarded BY
the learned men of that capital of the scien-
ces, as humbug. The satisfaction at first ex-
pressed on beholding the delusive appearance
of demonstration, has subsidized, and nothing
more is. said on the subject. The facts may be
admitted-the iron disc at the end of the pen
dulum may change its vibration from due north
and south into a magnetic meridian but it does
not show the revolution Of the earth on its axis
because to the apprehension of common sense,
it moves with the earth in its rotation. and
therefore cannot demonstrate this rotation. A
pendulum supposed to be suspended from a
point above the earth, and Independent of its
attraction might demonstrate this rotation; but
not better than it is now done every day by
the apparent motion Of the sun. The scien.
tiRc world has its top and hobbies as well a.
the nursery. saI iis vua p5 -.l
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

CUBAN MOVEMENT. The same obscuriiy
still hangs over the movement Of Gen. Lopez
and his party in Cuba. The latest rumors
are that Lopez is maintaining himself at a
fort called Mariel; that he has taken the
steamer Pizarro, which ran aground in the
vicinity; that Gonzales has been landed
from the Pampero TO join him, with men
and munitions and that the Pampero is
new on The coast waiting to take IN other
delachments of volunteers for The llheraring
army. The Spanish account is equally pos
tive the other way. Conclusive informa-
ton will he received by the arrival OF the
Chagres steamship near the latter part OF
the week.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

A RrMAnxAsIE LErrKR. The Buffalo
Courier publishes the following letter from
the slave Daniel, now in jail in tina. city
The editor says tina, he is assured. upon un-
questionable authority, that the publication
Of the letter was Daniel's free act that tie
sentiments were first expressed by him, then
written down and carefully read over TO him,
when he deliberately approved and signed
them:
To the Colored Population Of Buffalo,
thank you for what you have tried 10 do for
me. You meant il Tor good, hut Il ID Of no
use. We colored people Of Kentucky are
about as well of as you are. am going
back had rather 60 Than stay here.
hope you will not interfere with my going
NY master, Mr.. Moore, has always treated
me well; feel that did wrong in running
away-he bought me at my urgent request
he placed confidence in me, and do not
feel that | ough, to deceive him. II he had
treated me i'll, should feel differently abou,
it. lie never did. / was advised TO run
away and come TO a free State, or should
not have done sO-the advice was bad
though | reckon it was not so meant. W.
are about as well off in Kentucky, as 20,
are here, md some Of US better. | shall ad
wise the Kentucky boys when get home to
stay where they are. We have plenty II
eat and 10 wear, and are not badly worked
this every body knows who has been in Ken
lucky. i....l
Again, my eolored brethren, thank you
for your Kind sympathies, and to my Whit
abolition brethren in Buffalo, wish you tn
same, but do not want you TO do any NOR
for me. .al
his
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

CHINEsE.-These useful, orderly and indus
trious emigrants continue to arrive at San
Francisco. The list of 223 who have recently
landed there included one lawyer and one doc
tor the rest were mechanics. What kind Of
law the first name is to practice is not men.
toned. The only one that seems open to hin
is the law of nature in the Court of Judge
Lynch. The doctor will find customers witt
the Chinese practice. which is not to receive
pay for attendance during sickness, but Sc
much by the year, other term of time. fol
keeping man we'll The mechanics will d.
we'll and thrive best of all. The Chinese alst
make good farmers.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04
Cuban Affairs.

we haveEeceived all back dates from New
Ur'eans 20 Saturday evening. Apart from
the commetial intelligence contained in our
dispatches. they embody very little news of
interest. iUsder date Of the 26,h. our cor.
responded states that The Spanish consul
finding hi official character no pro,ec,;on
against nDb violence, had closed his Office
and transcend his functions 10 the British
and Fren,h consuls. In his notice 10 Inc
public, be says he places the persons and
properly # Spanish subjects under the pro-
lection ofthe American government. On
the same Jay, sixty liberators arrived in the
civ from Montgomery, Alsbama.
1t appears from letters published in the
Picayune VI the 23J that Col. CIittenden ant
one bundled and fourteen men were left a
Bahia IIo,da BY Lopez in charge Of the bag
gage, whilst he and his remaining forces nd
vanced TO Los Pasos. During the next day
seven hundred Spanish troops landed from
the Pizarro and Cut off Crittenden's part,
from Lopez. Crittenden attempted TO effec
| a junction with Lopez, and in first effor
succeeded in forcing the Spaniards 10 Civ
way. They however subsequently rallied
and completely routed the patriots, VIII,
spent TWO days and nights in the chappare
without anything TO eat. Fifty of then
made their way TO the sea shore, where the
embarked in boats, and spent one night o
the ocean, and the next day were taken pris
oners, as already published. Of sixty -jou
others of the parry forty it is ascerlnine
we're shot in small farm house.
A Spanish lieutenant reports that on lh
I4th he came upon party of 20 Of the invt
ders, who were guarding with an equal mum
Der of their comrades, all Of whom were i'm
mediately put to death. The remaining 2
constituting the whole of the party undo
Cri,tenden, are also reported on Spanish al
,hq!ss New Orleans lean pspers Of the asd sta
that the mob, the proceedings of which al
already published, was composed Of the Low
est class of vagabonds, and that few if al
patriots were concerned in it.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

SLAVE TRADE.-American officers write
home that this trade on the coast of Afri-
"a, was never at so low an ebb as now. But
when the foreign squadrons are absent or with
drawn, it may revive again. The effectual
and final abolition of the trade can only be ex-
pected from an extension of the Liberian place
of occupation and settlement along the whole
line of the coast. When the trade is thus cut
off from its communications abroad, the slave
hunts, annually carried on by the kings Of
the interior to promote their revenues, will
cease.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

70 A new singer, named Barbierie 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 ap-
peared quite unheralded, and produced perfect
Juror of applause. One paper says:
" Nothing but the most transcendent talents
could have excited the audience to such enthu-
siasm. After the air, M'odi, m 'odi,' one OF
the most magnificent and surprising displays
of vocalsm ever listened to, the whole house
stood up, waving hats and kerchiefs for several
minutes. The days of the Lind mania seemed
about to be revived, in the person of La Bar
bieriNimi."
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

The HURLeATE Rocks. About four fee;
of this rock was Yesterday afternoon re-
moved. Monsieur Maillelert made two sub
marine blasts, both Of which were eminently
successful. These blasts we're made by us
ing the water as fucrum, and without drill.
ing. The charges were each Of 80 pounds
weight, and were enclosed in Tin canisters
The powder was ignited by q voltaic bat.
terry. The Iron Float is now anchored &C
feel South of Pot Rock, and from it Monsieur
Mailefert fred the charges. When the ex
plosions took place the iron cylinders sound
ed as IL struck by cannon ball. and the Iron
Life Boat was also greatly affected, although
800 feet distant.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04
SEIZURE OF LrouoR.-A trunk containing

SEIZURE OF LIouoR.-A trunk containing
quant,ty of liquor. belonging to an Irish
man, was taken from Longley & Co.'s ex>
press wagon on Monday morning lss,. This
trunk, il seems, had been over The road once
or twice before, and suspicion in some way
had become aroused respecting it. On the
receipt of the trunk the last lime it went
down. the acting express-man hesitated 10
carry il, in consequence u The orders Of Mr..
Foss, the regular agent, moi to carry any or
ders for liquor for this class Of persons. but
relying upon the assertion Of the woman who
gave him the order (seaIed) and the trunk
locked that il was not for liquor, he con-
sented 10 do so. After the trunk went down
10 Portland, a Warrant was issued and placed
in the hands OF one Of our coUstables for its
seizure when it came back, which he accor-
dinghy did, and ten gallons Of the "ardenls
was the result Of his arrest. Lesciston jour.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

QUAKERs FOR L1BERIA.-There was quite a
gathering at the depot in New Bedford, to wit
ness the departure of Eli and Sybel Jones to
Liberia. They 60 out in the capacity of Elders
or preachers, and they intend to pass some
time in Liberia, and also visiting other places
on the coast of Africa. They are said to be the
first American Qnakers who have ever visited
Africa for the purpose of preaching peace, lore
and good WiH. They have letters of introduce
ton to President Roberts from Hon. Henry
Clay, Bishop Waugh, and others.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

II The New Yort Evening Post states that
Messrs. Stringer Tswnsend, publishers OF the
International Magasi,s. have entered into an
arrangement with Charles Dickens. Esq, for
advance sheets of his new novel. for the Inter-
national. The price fixed is $4,000. This is
creditable alike to The enterprise of the pub
fishers and the sagaeity Of DR.. Griswold. its ac-
complished editor. H t
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04
ACCIDENTS. Two painters

ACCIDENTS. Two painters-one named Ev-
erard the other stranger, whose name we have
not Iearned-fell from the roof of the house Of
n t. Ellsworth, on Monday last, by the giving
way of the ladder on which they were engaged
in painting. Everard's injuries are not serious,
the others are much more so, though the ex-
tent Of them is not as yet ascertained.
The staging of house now building on
High. near Oak street, gave way, on the same
day, and Mr.. William Chadbourne was badly
hurt, and Mr.. Abel Meyers, slightly.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

eE We wish to call the attention Of mer-
chants, and all who contemplate visiting Bos-
ton this Fall to purchase Carpe,ings. to the
card of VIM. p. Tenny & Co, to be found in
to-day's paper. Their warerooms embrace the
whole of the second floor of the Maine Rail-
road Depot. forming the most extensive estab-
lishment of the kind in this county. One visit
to their rooms will satisfy all that w. p I. &
Co. are prepared to offer stock unexcelled in
extent and variety, and at the lowest market
rates.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

DROWNED. An lrishman. named Peter
Eagle, fell from the wharf near Ephraim Hard
ing's store. on Tuesday, and was drowned
He has been subject to fits, and it is supposed
that in attempting TO place bag of meal in
his boat, he was thus seized and fell overheard
Coroner Potter held an Inquest on the body,
and a verdict of accidental drowning was rem
dered
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

Sir Henry Bulwer is watering at Saratoga.
We suppose Sir Henry is clever fellow
enough, and we feel very hospitabe towards
him, bnt'we would rather he would 60 back
home until we get better administration-one
that he cannot over-reach and twirl round his
thumb, as he has those of Taylor and Fillmore.
1t is little wonder our bungling management
of foreign affairs, under these Wing dynasties,
has rendered US The laughing stock of the
world. When Democrats have had power,
the world has laughed on the other side Of its
mouth. Ohio Salesman
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04

VI A house occupied BY Mrs. Rhodes was
struck BY lightning on Wednesday last, de-
moiishing the chimney. tearing off the plaster
ing, setting fire to bed, rudely knocking
down lady in the room through which j,
passed, and finally, after assaslting stove,
and putting a lasting quietus upon the song Of
an innocent tea-kes.le steamiag away thereon,
it'made. hasiy exit down cellar, and passed
off nobody knows where. So says the Rock.
land Gazette. = +' '.'i. z.7-'- n
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-09-04
Suicide of Hon. Z. woodbury..

Hon. Luke Woodbury., Of Antrim, N. H.,
hung himself ip his barn between The hours
Of and II on Wednesday, 9Th alt. The
day before his death ha prepared his will, max
ing many bequesss. He was IS years Old, and
leaves wife, and no children. Mr.. Woodbury.
has for several years he'd the Office Of Judge Of
probate, and was much esteemed BY his neigh
bors. No cause for the act is known beyond
that Of i'll health.
The following particulars are from the Man
chester Mirror - E@E W " 81
al about nine o'clock he returned from a
ride in company with little son of b. B. Mus
sey, Esq. Of Boston, to get some blsckberries,
went to the barn, embarrassed and put up his
horse, returned to the house, inquired for his
wife, and was informed that she was in the
garden; from thence he went directly to the
barn, where he remained so long that his wife
began to be uneasy in regard 10 him, and went
to the door of the barn by which he had enter
ed, and found it locked. She Immediately
sent to his brothers. store for clerk, who up
on search, found the body of Mr.. Woodbury.
suspended from timber BY splice rein. Life
was extinct.
From appearances, he had evidently been
dead two hours, as DR.. Parsons, who was i'm
mediately called, stated. His relatives were
greatly affected at the intelligence, which fell
like thunderbolt upon them
Mr.. Woodbury. was graduate of Dartmouth
College, and has been Judge Of probate of this
county for several years. He had property
Of some $25, 900, and splendid residence in
Antrim. He leaves an estimable wife, and no
children.
He leaves an excellent reputation among his
t sp and in fact among the people Of the
cntlre county, IlC 10 SaHa
liberal man, almost to a fault. He was uni
versally respected in public as well as private
-life.''