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Trayadu in K.nturlxv

The Frankfort Commonwealth gives the
particulars ola horrible tragedy near Owen
ton, on the Sth INST, whirh resulted in the
death of both parties, ABNER EsrEs and his
brohei.in.law, H. B. ESTES, both leaving
wives and children. They had q1arrpled,
and the former had gone over 10 his brother
in laws house and proposed reconciliation;
but no sooner had consent been given than
he commenced furious assault with a
knife. He was repolsed and came again
and soon The bloody deed ended. ABSER
was shot three times. and was found dead
next morning in an open field; the other
was mortally stabbed and died soon after.
ABNER was desperate and dissoI utej The
other orderly and respectable.
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Tough.

"You are rather crooked character,
Mr.. Jones'" .t
"Rather, sir; but lot so crooked as a-tree
once knew. 1t was the tallest butiernut Il
ever saw, Standing close to il, one day, in
II thunderstorm, saw squirrel in ono Of the
top branches. The lightning struck the same
branch about three feet above hm-the
squirrel stafted--the Iightnng had to follow
the grain, aud the squirrel went straight
down So confounded crooked was the tree,
sir, hat tire squirrel by my watch, got 10 the
bottom precisely three minutes before the
lightning" t ,Esat .-I
"That's lie!' exclaimed the landlord. 4
"Allie true, sir, MS any story ever. was
afterwards 8 w the tree cut down, and |,
was soinfernal crooked, that il was three
weeks before il laid still then il was made
into rails for hog pasture. The hogs would
crawl through twenty times a day, aud 50
thundeting crooked were them rails, that
every time the hogs got out, they found
themselves in the posture agein. Al ''s
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Ehe copper Mime. J. q Lal.e saperI0r.

We; lshaffom a statement Ia the pyijoit
Free Press, that the amount Of copper
brought ffomlthe mines Of Lake Supefiorin
ls49, was eleven hundred and fourteen
tons. The amount shippedln l650exceed-
ed -four thousand tons, and that TO be ship
ped during the. present year will be stifti-
cieni 10 supply lhe, whole consumption oI
copper 10 the Uniled States, which is h m.
ne over six thousand tom.
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A hungry fellow at Cleveland the other
day, ona wager, agreed to eat pound Of
eefstake in five minutes. Tbe cook cheat
ed, and put on IA three pound hunk; but the
fellow gotit down, and had half minute
10 spare. He thinks he could eat a whole
OK in half a day-ifhe were mulyI
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BALL PRooF GARMENT.-The, Doubhn
papers conin an advertisement announcing
that tradesman has succeeded in inyen-
ting "shot and ball proof garment" which
the inventor terms "land.lord's protection
garment" and will protect its wearer from
icing shot. .AEr..
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New ORLEANS MINT. During seventeen
days preceding the 3lst Of January. there
were 25,500 double eagles, and l49,000 ball
dollars coined at the New Orleans Mint,
amounting 10 $5S4,090. The amount Of
goldin dust, bullion and ingots on hand,
was 90 ,000,000. .aal 2 m0
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pUBLIsHED BIZ CLEVELAND & PEARcE.
VOLUME lit.
Business CarSs.
BIanksI Blanksll I

A Nasscrtment fibiautp Of various kinds
IA such Warranted. Quit. Claim and Mort
gage Deeds, Subpenas, Summons, Executions
Attachments, and other 1pstice,y blal q on
tantly on hand at thisoflitc.s .ss 0i
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The use Of lar and feathers in the pun.
ishment ofcrine is one Of gteat antiquity,
Richard l., in his voyage TO The holy land, or.
dained thus: III any one, is convicted ol
theft, lei his head be shaved, like Champi-
on's, letmrlted pich be pl ured upon il, and
feathetsshakrn over II, that be may be
known; and lei him be put ashore az the
first land TO which the ship approaebes." \" n
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ELECTRIC MOTORS.

ELECTRIC MOTORS. w.
The beliefis growing one that electricity,
in one or more OF its manifestations, is or
dained to effect the mightiest of revolutions
in human affairs In subtlety and power, in
excitability, rapidity, and intensity Of ac-
ZION there is nothing like it. IT'S complete
subjugation may be held as the climax Of
conquests in art, the apex Of ambition in sci
ence-so blessed and boundless, so surprising
all anticipations, are the seeming results that
must follow. When, in addition to what is
now performing as messenger-one Gwifter
than those OF the gods, and more reliable
tban the boasted Afiels of poets-it can be
drawn cheaply from its hiding-places, and
made to propel land and water chariots, ami
mate manufacturing mechanisms, become an
agricultural laborer, and household drudge
OF all work, then we begin to think the ge-
MUS Of civilizationis vaulting rapidly to-
ward the zenith.
Several years ago the discovery Of Electro
MugnctiSm awakened sanguine expectations
that in it would be found a prime mover SO
compact and energetic as to be adapted to
general purposes. No sooner was the fact
made known, that soft iron is rendered in
tensely magnetic by the galvanic or voltaic
pile, than hosts of mechanicians in both
hemispheIes were at work endeavoring to
transmit the enormous power thus developed
to motive machinery, Though exhibited in
variety Of apparatus, the principle BY which
motion is obtained from il is the same in all;
one or more magnets are fixed and serve as
fulcfa on which Others turn. Thus Professor
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BANKING OFFICE

KIN N IEW. g. u RAG w
KINNEY & TRACY have opened an of.
IN fee for discount and deposite, on Front
street, four doors below the U. S, Hotel.
Interest allowed on dsposi:es, payable on de.
mand. Gold, silver, and uncurrent notes
bought and sold. Office hours from A. M.
till 6P, M. ~. tt,.
May l3, 1850. -
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MISCELLANEOUS.
THE MOTORS: !.
Chief Levers of Civilization.
MEANS OF EMPLOYING EXPLOSIVES.

MEANS OF EMPLOYING EXPLOSIVES.
Some may ask, how are forces which pre-
sent no transition between quies cence and
flashes of rage to be applied? How deduce
uniform movements from fits of convulsion
or by what reins are these startling, impulsive
steeds to be managed, and by what traces
yoked2 Answer, Present to engineers a
more economical force than any they have,
and they will not be long in finding out
means of turning it to advantage. With
draw all they have, except what they could
make out Of powder and cotton, and few
years would pass away ere these were nu-
merous as those in use. A little reflection
will show that there is no serious obstacle to
the practical solution Of the problem. For
example-what material difference is there
between driving ball out OF gun and a
piston through a cylinder? The apparatus
for both are very closely allied-substance
the same. Fasten two bullets TO couple OF
ramrods, and charge two guns with them
connect the upper ends OF the rods with the
extremities of vibrating beam-fire off the
balls alternately, without allowing them (by
the play of the beam) to pass beyond the
muzzles, and have an engine differing but
little from high-pressure steam one, save in
the moving force. A gun barrel is a working
cylinder, the bullet piston, and the rammer
a piston-rod
In what manner neutralize the violence Of
such motions? BY adopting the charge to
resistance, so that no more force be excited
than can be turned to account. How bring
the rushing ball OF piston gradually to resi-
For, unless that is done, no machine could
long Withstand the shocks of pistons sho
} through cylinders), By making the uppel
parts of piston rods themselves into pistons
of air condensing pumps, that when forced
into their cylinders, the increasing resistance
from the compressed air may bring them b.
degrees to rest-the subsequent expansion
serving to drive them back to receive fresl
charge. In this way reciprocating move
ment of one or more pistons may be safel.
, kept up, and continuous rotary one derived
from it by any Of the numerous methods o
conversion. 0i
Such examples may suffice to explain tn
practicability of explosive motors. Their
are few ingenious men but could devils
several modes of employing the force Of
ball, or ofpowder or cotton without it. Diff
culties of construction and arrangement ar
nothing in the way of securing goodprim
mover, whenever attention is fairly drawn
to it. Every defeat with true genius is
point d appui on which it plants itself t,
overcome new obstacles.
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An exchange paptE says that children
are, SO diryin q place on Cape Col, that
o mother frequently goes INFO The stree =
aud washes the faces ofbAlf q dozen children
before she finds lief ownsf H'll sg ~
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BARKER q SMITH, n
W hoIesaIe and etaiI Dealers i'm
Tin, Copper, Sheet-Iron Ware
.sst AND STOVES. air u n
Market Street. under the Inquirer ONCE
poRT5MoUTIz. o.
D. P. ROSEB0OM.& co.

D. P. ROSEB00M..& co.
Machinists and Grass Founders,
y IInddotk's Buildings ChfIltothsStrest,
P0REsMOUT o. !.
TNHEY make and repair all kinds cf Steam
Il Engines, Mill Gearing, Lathes, &c., as
we'll as all kinds Of Machinery. Their Brass
Foundry being the only one this side Of Cncin-
natti, they can furnish anything in that line
at short notice. They also keep always on
hand Kase's Patent Double Action Force Pump,
most excellent and useful machine for draw
ing water from deep wells and forcing it to
almost any desired height or distanc.
Portsmouth, Nov Ii, l850.--32yl a.-, ,.,t
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-10-18
The Conspiracy.

We devote great portion Of our paper to-
day to the conspiracy now in progress against
the conscience, liberty and lives of our citizens.
1t marks an era in our conflict. And yet the
apathy Of the grave is resting upon the press Of
this country. We have called it conspiracy.
And so it is--not conspiracy by unreAecting
individuals-but conspiracy of the Executive
and Judicial departments of the government,
with all the resources and appliances Of the ma
ton in their hands.
The papers which have spoken out on this
subject have placed their hope upon the jury
that may try this case. But read the instruc-
ton Of Kane and Grier to the Marshall. Re-
collect that the Marshal is in fact party to the
case-that his power was defcd and successful
ly resisted, recollect whOt his character must be
to be willing to do Marshal's work-and you
will know what was meant by the instructions
of the judges.
Rccollect all this and you will at once see that
the jury is to be packed, if possible blythe Judge'
and he Marshal so as to effect conaiction.
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$4,000
Liberty Party Convention.
j. Sdnche= Y=nagd,
.4mbrosio Jose Gonzales,
c. p. Smith.

The New York Liberty Parry Convention,
which was in session at Syracuse, at the
time of the arrest and rescue of Jerry, week
before last passed a series of resolutions,
from which we select the following:
Resolved, That the fugitive slave law is
no law, and conveys no authority TO them
who act under it, and hence, that they who
only less guilty than the political demons who
enacted it, and the clerical demons who
sanctiiy it.
Resolved That the recent shooting of
kIdnappers in Pennsylvania, goes TO inspire
the hope that mulritudes Of our colored hreth-
rem, both at the North and South, will ere
long, offer resistance 10 their mean and muir
derous Oppressors; for although Liberty
Party men disagree among themselves as TO
the form ofthe resistance, they all agree in
the principle of resistance; for although
while some ofthem believe that nothing short
of the deadly weapons will be an efiectual
form of resistance, others of them believe
that simple and stern refusal TO obey the
tyants who task and lash them at the South,
and the tyrants who chase them at the
North, will be no less efiectual; all of whom
do, nevertheless, believe that resistance-un-
| flinching esistance-resistance at whatever
cost, is what is lacking to coniound aud con-
quer these tyrants, and TO win the admiration
and sympathy of the world.
Resolved, That il it was wrong in the men
of Pennsylvania to shoot, in order to save
themselves from slavery, it was infinitely
more wrong in the men oftle Revolution to
shoot, in order to save themselves from tax
alton, and that, hence, they who are for pun
ishing these men of Pennsylvania, do vir-
tually take the ground that Bunker Hill aud
Washington monuments perpetuate the
memory Of American criminals, instead OF
American worthless.
! Resolved, That if our first shedding Of
blood against oppressive British laws was
glorious, then is the first shedding Of blood
against the Internal fugitive slave law I'M
speakably more glorious; and that if Lex
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What They Fear.

Some of the Hunker presses of the Law
and order sort, who go for obedience to, and
the enforcement of the Fugitive Law, are
little startled by Judge Kane's extension of
the crime oftreason. They have some vague
idea that there are some liberties to he sus-
tained, as well as laws TO be supported. But
after all, their apprchensions OH the score of
their freedom, are quite oyerbalanced by their
fears, lest law should be hopelcssy prostra-
ted. Their apprehensions are not so much
for the security of their own liberties, as for
the curtuiment of those of others. They
most of all fear the fugitive will not be re-
claimed, and those who would beiriend him
punished in the penitentiary or on the gal
lows. 1t is the "wisdom of ndicting them
for treason," they especially question, fearing
that the severity of the measures proposed,
may secure their acqutal, while, had they
been indicted for riot and murder, they
might have reasonably hoped for imprison-
ment and n hanging.
The Journal Of Commerce after showing
that resistance TO any officer of government,
might on the principles of Judge Kane be
construed as treason, and affirming the en-
tire novelty of the definition, says:
The reader will see, therefore, why we
deem the indictment of these men for trea-
son unwise. Ii appears to us n novel and
unnecessarily stringent application of the
principles Of law, such as TO excite some jeal-
ousy i'll the popular mind. This embraces
the difficulty Of conviction, and failure to
convict OF the principal crime will mar the
moral effect of the entire action of the Gov
ernment in defence of the supremacy of the
law.
With men guilty of such crime as that
! perpetrated at Christiana, and for those who
prompted the criminals. and have since en-
deavored TO deprive their crime of its truly
malignant character, we have no sympathy.
We would have them punished and punish
ed promptly and severely. II men acting
under the sanction of law which il they
choose they can repeal, are TO be shot down
in open day by the coiored population OF
these free states, Finding, however, instga-
tors and associates in crime among white
men,) il is high time that the law should put
forth its strength in stern rebuke and retri-
button, and this we trust will be done rigor-
ously aud efficiently, without fear Or favor.
No mob eau be permitted to trample law I'M
der its foot and murder its officers or civil
ians who assist them. Let law be supreme,
let such violators of law reap ttheir Just de-
serts, but in achieving this let the expound-
ers of law take heed that they do not over
step those principles, the observance OF
! which is the bulwark Of freedom,
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NOTICE.

UNDER the provisions of tho New Consti :
tuition" which has been, by the people of Ohio
adopted, the term of office Of the undersigned,
will cease on the second Monday of Febi uary,
lS52.-Bcing dcsirous of collecting the cost
due to myself and Others previousto the expira-
ton of my term without augmenting them by
execution. take this method of giving notice
to all who know themselves delinquent, that
unless these costs are paid previous to the first
day of January, A. d. 1852, that execution
will be issued in such cases without respect 10
person.
think the community generally win bear tcsti. .
mony that during my term of Office, so far rs
within my power, have carefully avoided any
accumulation of costs to litigant parties, and
have not issued execution unless in cases where
my orders so to do were percmptory. Ihope
therefore, that those persona who know them
selves indebted either principal or security,
as Executors, Administrators or as Guardians
will promptly respond to this call and theicby
save themselves furthes costs and myself and
successor in office, the unpleasant task of issu-
ing execution. s. b. MCKENZIE, =
Clerk of Court of Common Pleas.
Clerks Offices Common Pleas, July IA, 1884 h
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Le,svillc Convention and Fair.


We have Just received the account of this
Convention and Fair, signed by the officers Of
the meetings, J. w. Adlms President, and ].
n. Meek Secretary. We must decline the pub
lcation Of the entire article as the details have
already appeared in our columns. They high
ly commend the efforts of Mcssrs Pillsbury and
Walker, and especially those of Miss Hollcy.-
Our friends in Leesville manifest an energy and
zeal worthy of all commendation, and one we
hope may be initiated. Speaking Of the Fair
they say; "The efforts put forth, Gn fear and
trcmblng) cventuated in nerving anew those
engaged to the work. There will be another
Fair held, mark that And one thing at least
will be demonstrated, viz, that though our host
is small, it is resolved that we will "never give
up" We will not feel cnvious Of those who
may excel us in this matter, yet we tell them,
that, according to our ability,) our motto shall
/ be, "Leesville before the world !" We invite
the Anti-Slavory females every where, to exec
ours If they dare and we will "try again.
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, let the counsel o
each to the other be that, "THEY GO FOR
WARD"
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Agents for the Bugle.

The following named persons are requested
and authorized to act as agents for the Buglc il
their respective localities.
Chas. Douglass, Berea, Cuyahoga county, Ohio
Timothy Woodworth, Iltchfeld, Medina CO., o
VIM. Payne, Rchfeld, Summit co., Ohio.
I. L. Bonner, Adrian, Michigan.
Jesse Scott, Summerton, Belmont Co.
z. Baker, Akron, Summit Co.
II. d. Smallcy, Randolph, Portage Co.
Mrs. c. NJ. Latham, Troy, Geauga. Co., o.
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To the Teachers Of COlumbiuna County.

At the last Educational Convention held at
Hanover on the 18th inst, tho County Associa-
ton decided to hold TEACHERS lNSTI-
TUTE, in New Lisbon, for one week, COM
mencing October goth, for the purpose of inn
proving the Teachers of the county. Good
Teachers and popular Lecturers are engaged for
the occasin.
We are prepared to say on behalf of the peo-
pie of New Lisbon, that they will cheerfully do
all in their power to make it pleasant and prof.
table for Teachers TO attend
Male Teachers will be boarded at the pincipal
hotels at very reasonable rate. Females will
be accommodated in private families free of
charge. II. MCMILLAN
For The Committee.
September "a, 1851.
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Western Anti-SIavcry Fair.

From the history of the last two years, it
evident that there has been no period in
the Anti Slavery enterprise, that has deman-
dcd more persevcring activity than the
present.
When Slavery, alarmed by the agitation
that has been created in the public mind
against il, has monopolized the Federal gov
ernment, and enlisted the greater part of the
priests and politicians in its defence /; and
while the great body of the northern people
either advocate the enforcing of the iniqui-
tious fugitive slave law, or regard it with
profound Indifference it is of the utmost inn
portance that Aboltionists should be unit
ring in their eXertions, and unceasing in their
efforts to eradicate the monster curse Of sla-
very from the world.
But in order to effect any object, it is ne
cessnry to use the requisite means, and the
undersigned believe that Fairs are very efiec-
tive MS a subordinate instrumentality.
They not only assist greatly in procuring
the needful pecuniary means to prosecute
the cause, but they bring numbers of per-
sons who are opposed and those who are in
different within an Anti-Slavery influence
during the time they are held; and the So
cial intercourse connected with them, serves
to keep aive the zeal and energy Of those
engaged in them.
We therefore earnestly invite all persons,
without regard TO any distinctions, to unite
with us in holding FAIR in SALEM com.
mcnceing oil the 3lst of December and con
tinuing through the following day. Wohope
there will he a variety of articles prepared
suitable for New Years presents.
To the women we would say send us
every variety of wearing apparel aud all
kinds of fancy articles To the Farmers, let
us have the products of your farms and dai-
rics and to the Mechanic and Artisan give
us articles of your hnndiwork. In short,
every thing that is useful or beautiful, that
will subservc the wants or pense the fancy
will be most thankfully received. The funds
arising therefrom shall be devoted TO the
dissemination of fAnti-Slavery Truth, through
the agency of the Western Anti-slavery
Society.
EMILY ROBINSON, ELIzABETH LEASE,
JULIA CLEvERLT, MARIA i. SHAW,
EMILY DEMNG, S. II. GALBREATH,
! SARAH BowN, SALLIE Is. Cove,
SARAH N. McMmLAN, ii. NJ. Dickinson,
ANGELINA S. DEMINo, ANN Il. DIcKIsoN,
MARGARET HIsE, REBEccA A. GREINER,
JANE NJ. TREsCoTT, LAURA BARNABr,
RACHEL TREscoTT, LYDIA lRIsH.
MARY GILBERT, ANNA WILsON,
ELIzEBTH GRIssELL, CoROLINE GRIssELL,
ESTHER ANN LUKENs, ANNE GARRETsoN,
ANNA G. SnREEyE,
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More About Quitting.

Mr.. Editor We have taken up the pen some
ten or dozen times lately to write an Advcr-
tisomont, and as often have we committed the
scroll to the fire, under this impression, to wit ::
That the whole truth was not revealed accsrd-
ing to our design.
We have now abandoned the idea Of writing
anything, but arc going to stick to the " Dig
ginys' awhile yet, with the feeling that the pa
irons of old ship will stay with us, as we are
determined to please. Our New Engine ena-
bcs US to do work twice as fast as formerly
consequently We can do off Crisis Of 10 and 20
bushels while the horses bait, and have lots Of
room for new customers.
GS-Steam Mill, onc.fourth Of mile West OF
Salem. T.. h. SMITH.
August 30th, 1851.