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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-08-06

analysis Of The imitation
FirPproof Paint at One ida
Castle, N. Y.
Sand or Silica. ..73.O6
Per Oxide of ! on..... 9,Ce
A!umina.....s......ll,9 80
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
Rich Diggings.

Sonora is one of the richest California mi.
ming regions. A monster lump of gold was ia.
ken out on the 25th ult. 1t weighed little
over 2S lbs, and contains about 81 lbs. of pure
ore. -Four Jumps have been taken from The
same lead, in Holden's garden during the past
week, the smallest of which weighed 40 oun.
ceS.
A lump of gold was found in the Marinoso
diggings on the 18th ultimo, weighing fourteer
and ahalfpounds. 0nthe 23d two l1mps were
taken out at the same place, one weighing foul
pounds and half and another worth Sb70.
The tunnel under Nevada city, now one hun.
dred feet deep, which has penetrated a very
rich mine, is valued at some two or three hun.
dred thousand dollars, and we understand thai
several OF the San Francisco bankers are nego-
tlating for the claim. There is now lying at the
tunuel pile of earth valued at SIC, 900. A
miner in the vicinity Of Nevada, took out q
piece. Of quartz rock, weighing seventeen
pounds, strongly impregnated with gold. 1t is
valued at S26,00O, and was found close to the
surface.
These are not much richer diggings than J
W. Dwinelle, Esq, lately found in San Fran
cisco. The Council awarded him a fee ofSI5.-
900 for successfully conducting a suit for the
city in which about $l,oO0,0O were involved.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
Confession of a Pickpocket.

A celebrated pickpocket, who was lately
sent to the State Prison for his misdeeds, be-
ing noted for his marvellous adroitness in
pocket-lifting, was requested to reveal the
secret OF his success, when the following,
among other disclosures, were. made; we
publish them as likely to be useful to those
who are willing to take hint:
4 never said the pickpocket, attempt the
pocket of any old resident of city, but uni
tormly strangers and countrymen.' But on
being asked how he distinguished them, he
replied, very easily, and gave the following
list OF persons who were regular victims Of
the craft
Persons in an omnibus who take out tEeir
pocket books after the stage stops, are sure to
be countrymen. Those who stop to converse
on the side walks or in thoroughfsres; or
who take out pocket-books at the box or pit
Offices OF theatres, or steamboat offices. All
those who step to gaze at shop-windows, or
count money, Or show pocket books in the
street, or call mat the Funk Auction rooms
All these said he are our common victims.
Ii lind man eating oysters or fruit, or
carrying an open knife in the street, in nine
times out of ten he is green, and we victim
Use him. Persons who stand up in theatres,
or stand on cross-walks, are generally coun-
try folks and we make sure Of them.'
The shrewdness of these observations OF
the pickpocket must be obvious to all city
people, and accounts for the remarkable fact
that city residents seldom suffer by the opera
tions of these light fingered gentry.
~ y. Y.Erpess.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
nnr mama

Hunts Merchants ldagdzins. - -This.ya
liable periodicaEfof June, contains ava:
amount Of interesting statistical and othe
Information, and some very ably written al
lticles upon the policy of the country
"The Union, Past and Future q Tn
Merchant. or.the Influence of Commerce.
'The Port Of San Juan de Nicaragns. y
"The Basin of the Mississippi" -" The stud
Of Political Economy =" Currency, Inter
est, Production "--ant "Murry's Astrononl
ical Observations" are subjects handled il
the most mastery manner.
Godsys Ladies Book, for July.--As th
enterprising publisher promised, this is
. lady's number r"-the entire contribution
being from the pens Of The fair sex. W.
must say they have not disappointed us. /
is unnecessary to speak Of the merits Of thu
different contributors-ladies who are &C
we'll known to the public as Mrs. s. ]. Hale
Mrs. E. F. Ellet, Alice B. Neal, Mrs. E.
Oakes Smith, Caroline Cheesebro', and Others
Of equal reputation as graceful writers, need
no commendation from the Press. Their
productions speak for themselves. There
are six full page engravings, three of which
are original designs. Altogether the ladies
have good reason 70 be proud Of the abilities
of their sex, and we are sure they will ap.
preciate the compliment of Mr.. Gedey. q
AMERICAN PHRENoLoGIcAL JOURNAL
This valuable periodical for June will COM
pare favorably with any Of its predecessors
indeed we believe it grows better all the
while. The XIV. Volume commences in
July, and those who desire to obtain work
that treats upon subjects of more importance
to man than anything else earthly-his own
advancement in the scale of being-can OBJ
tain the Journal for 81 90 year.
WATER CURE JoURNAL.-The June num-
Der contains much that is new, instructive
and amusing. Its article which relate TO
Life, Health and Happiness are evidently
the work of no mean pens, and while one
is interested in the subjects treated Of, one
cannot but be highly amused at the humor
and sarcasm Of the writers. Quoggs and
Noggs are geniuses of q water peculiar to
themselves alone. The Journal commences
a new volume in July. Terms 81, 90 in ad-
vance.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16

OT Californians for Lynching beat the
Texans in their palmiest days. Judge Lynch
has more cases to decide than any Judicial
officer extant in the auriferous regions, and
the papers Of that country are filled with
the numerous cases Of whipping and hang
ing. Five Mexicans were lately tried and
hung in a most summary manner for steal
ing horses. A rude gallows was erected, the
robbers placed in wagon and driven under
it,a rope adjusted to the neck of each,, the
horses started and in moment the FIVE
hung side by side, between heaven and
earth. What seems SO revolving is that the
most severe penalty is inflicted for triHing
offences without the least hesitation or
remorse. Little difference is made in the
Punishment whether the crime be great OF
small. The effects Of such proceedings up
on the finer feelings Of man must undoubt.
edIy be bad. Bluntness Of benevolent and
charitable feelings, TOO little cultivated now,
must follow, and the more frequent these
unlawful executions the less mercy viii be
shown to criminals; there is, therefore, .
great probability Of innocent persons suffer
ing, for siich has been the case even wher
The victims were tried BY regular course Q
laws
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
more about PaIne,s New. Lighl.

L
The Worcester Spy, whose account OF
Paine's most recent discovery we copied,
adds the following information on the sub.
Iiect: cat the time we penned the article
referred to, we were not permitted to give
any explanation Of the nature ofthe process,
but we are now permitted to state, that the
atmosphere is passed cold, through sim
pie apparatus containing a liquid that alb.
serbs the nitrogen of the air, leaving the
oxygen free; then the pure oxygen is
passed through another fluid, by which it is
catalysized, and rendered highly luminifer-
Gus. It's lot process of evaporation, for
the gas is conveyed to,any distance without
condense and no heat is required in ths pro-
cess Of catalysized. The process is not like
the passage Of air through benzole or other
fluid carbons, according to the process SO
well known to chemists; for in such cases,
the rapid evaporation cools the liquids, and
then the luminous action ceases; while in
this, the action is the same through any re-
quired length of pipe, or any number of
burners.
"Mr. Paine has made us acquainted with
| the materials used is producing the astonish.
| ing results which we have described, of con.
verting atmospheric air into purer and
better gas than is furnished by any gas com
pany in the United States; and from what
we know Of their cost, and what we have
seen of their consumption in the production
of light, we think the expense of light
from common argand burner could not ex-
ceed one mill or SO per hour, MIR. Paine in
forms us that he succeeded, two years since.
in producing brilliant light by his present
progress; Dut on account of some difficulty
connected with the mechanical pa ssage of
the air through the apparatus, and the occu-
patton of his mind with other matters, he
temporarily abandoned it But now, all
difficulties are obviated, and the apparatu
is in complete and successful operation in
different places The apparatus for lighting
a large house, will occupy but little room
scarcely mole than large sized gas metre.
Men Of science, and gas company directors
have within few days, given the whole
matter thorough investigation, and so far,
there is but one opinion in regard to the in
vention, viz that it is the one thing need
ed to give safe, unfailing supply Of light
at a merely nominal expense, free from all
danger Of explosion, and accessible TO the
use Of all"
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
Important Invention

The National Intelligencer of the 5th iust.
speaks Of an important invention in London
b, BY which fires can be instantly extinauished %
Inc invention has been tested, approved,
and an is now in extensive use in England and
france. The apparatus is nearly as portable
as lire bucket, and the article used ant; anti
compustiye gas, inoxious to life or comfort
ana nn-lnj1rious to property. Theapparatns
cb;Id Il SaIu 10 70 DC 50 easy Of application, that
cnlla may use it. The patent is vested in
company, :. andif what is represented be true.
T. S.. wlll soon be introduced into the United
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16

The water was still on the rise at 81
Louis, on Saturday, but it had not reached
IFS height in 1874 by 81 feet. At the upper
end Of the landing the water had reached the
curb stones. Battle Row is mostly sub.
merged, and the merchants have hoisted
their goods to the upper floor. Illinoistown
has been totally deserted, the inhabitants
having fled to the cliffs and 10 St. Louis
st. Louis is crowded with men, women and
children who have been driven from theil
homes, who are destitute and without shell.
ter. An additional rise is reported in the
Upper Mississippi and in the Missouri.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
Fatal Occurrence.

The Cadiz Republican of the 9Th inst.
says that while number Of persons were
collected together washing sheep, in that
county, afew days before, a dispute arose
between two men, D. Markee and ]. Myers
about boy whom one of them was endeav-
oring TO chastise. Myers interfered TO pre-
vent it, when the other threw stone which
struck him back of the right ear and split
the skull straight across the head TO the left
ear. He survived the blow about half an
hour. They were both young men and eous-
ins.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
D. il. olds.

{ The MaysUiile Eagle asks the question "wht
is Edson B, 0ldsa .; whereupon our neigh
bors of the Tribune q Clipper answer at length
Here is portion of the answer
ssWho is Edison B. oldsl Why, he is amar
who, within the past twelve years has been on
all sides of almost every question. About the
year 1889 he was Whig, and at that time he
: professed considerable sympathy fer the colored
race
Again they say:
-"We remember well when he denounced
the hard.money doctrine, and issued shinplas-
ters in abundance, and then turned about and
advocated the same measure he had so strongly
denounced"
Here's another portion:
This gentleman Is now in Kentucky, labor
ing topromote the election of R. H. Stanton,
in the Maysville District. His Democratic
brethren there will have. an opportunity of re-
ceiying instruction in the art of "high and
lofty tumbling," carrying water on both
shoulders" and many other entertaining tricks
known only to such seven sided politicians
AS our neighbors seem TO be posted up in the
history of " hard-money" Democrats, the peo-
pie of this vicinity would like to have the fol-
lowing explained. We judge there has been
some "Mgh and lofty tumbling" other than
that Of Mr.. Olds, or that of hosting up, pulling
down and hosting up again of name for the
Presidency Will our neighbors condescend
to answer
We don't know that there any very hare
men in Portsmouth belonging tothe Wing ranks;
but we do know that there is a Dhg there, who,
in 1910, belonged to the hard money party ~
and he is now softer than squash Who do
you suppose it is 9-CircLeUilIe Watchnan.
Of course it is not Drake, for he has always
been identified with the feGthered tribe.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
.Diaerence Between Arteries and Veins.


The knowledge of the distinction between
arteries and veins is of the utmost principal
Importance, particularly to people residing
In districts remote from surgical aid, where
those who receive serious wounds may actu.
ally bleed to death for want of such easily &C.
quired information. The arteries are compo-
sed of no less than four very firm, strong,
elastic membranes, or coats, and this, as well
as their being generally deeply seated in the
flesh, to guard them from injury, renders
them less liable to be hurt by accident; but
when cut or wounded, the firmness of these
coats prevents their closing, and hence arises
the fatal tendency of wounds Of large blood
vessels, which remain open till They are tied
up, or till death ensues. Another distinctive
character is, that the pulse of the heart is
| felt in the arteries only.
The veins lie near the surface; and bleed
ing from them may readily be stopped. in
common cases, by closing the orifce, and
baDdaging in the manner usually adopted by
operators after having opened vein in the
arm or foot.
When person, or animal is seriously
wounded, and surgeon cannot be immedi-
ately procured, ignorant by-standers will Of
ten content themselves with laying on lit
tie lint, Or cobweb, Or some other trifing ap-
plication. wholly inadequate to the case; they
ought to know that when such remedies fail,
and more especially when the blood flows
from the wound by pulsatory leaps, it should
be arrested by mechanical comprehension
until professional aid be obtained. This can
be easily done by the most ignorant person, by
winding string Or bandage tightly above the
wound. Those more skillful or better in
formed, may take the severed artery, and
twist, Or tie it up.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
The amount Of Pig and Scrap Iron cleared at
this place on canal is estimated thus;

BANK NoTE PLATE REcovERED.-The Pitts
burgh Gazette says that police officer Of that
city has succeeded in feretng out the place Of
concealment Of genuine steel plate on the
State Bank Of Ohio, Of the denomination Of $40,
which had been stolen from that institution.
Accompanying this plate isa second one with
which the back Of the notes are printed in red
Since this plate was stolen, the bank has pro-
cured different one, but the connteffeiteri
have circulated o large amount OF bills from the
old plate. The same officer has in his, posses.
sion three other fine plates Of Indiana ani
Connecticut banks. !, WA a.1,
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16

g 0g 0g Messrs, Charles M. Giddinps and
Samuel "a L. Mather, of Cleveland, breakfast.
e. Z, one morning IN New York, and dined nert
aay az the franklin House in Cleveland I
ihey were only seventeen hours and forty.
one minutes from New York 10 DnnkirL
passengers who left New York The same
time, went over the Erie road, took tbe 1Sl,o sa,'
sosa i. a. Duallrk, ny connected with the Cleve-
,ana ana CINCINNATI express train at Cleye-
land, ana are running for the Queen Citv
wheIe y iney VIII arrive at eleven The next
night; Only . day and three quarters from ton,
New York 10 Cincinnati! ~ ~ y 's'' iiV'n ~
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
SPECIMENS OF OLD ENoLIsH MArnEps. :

SPECIMENS OF OLD ENGLISH MANNERS
In the reign of James l. men and women
wore looking glasses publicly, the men as
breaches or ornaments in their hats; and the
women at their girdles or on their bosoms
or sometimes (like ladies Of our day, ! in tbe
centre of their fans, which were then made
Of feathers inserted into silver or iyotv
tubes. o'y
Al ieests, every man brought his own
knife and whetstone was placed beS;~d Smd
the door, upon which he sharpen,ed ibis bis
knife as he entered. .rS'i'F rSi'eu lis
Ia 1864, q Duichman. named VIM Roon
en- brought the first Coach into r. FnaIoUd Jood.
and II IS said the sight Of it put both Sorsos
ana man IN aniazement. Some sa;d Il s ,',ss
CRAB shell brought out of China AN and |" souss Was
imagined !: to be one Of the Pagan s tsmDIss oVss
IN which the Cannibals adored he G devil siIp'ss
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16

The TURKISH CosTUME.-The Detroit Free
Press of the 3rd inst, says, IA couple of ladies
in the new Turkish costume appeared in our
streets yesterday. The new dress is decidedly
pretty"
The Fort Wayne, la. Times, says that two
young ladies promenaded the streets of that
city last week, habited in the improved style of
short dress and Turkish trousers. Is
A Lowell paper of the 3lst ult., says, "The
Turkish dress has at length made its appearance.
-Four young ladies have been perambulating our
streets all the morning, dressed in light blue de
laine skirts, long enough TO reach below the
knee, with full Turkish trowsers of the same
material, and neat blue CATERS to match. They
certainly made very neat and pretty appear
ance, and behaved themselves in very modest
and becoming manner This change in the
ladies' costume is much approved of by every
body here, and bids fair to become the rage"
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
JENNY LINp.-The Secre tarv of the Mol

JENNY LIND.-The Secretary of the Night
ingale has published card in the New York
Herald, in which he states that she will not
separate from Barnum until the one hundred
nights trpirc. Then, after a little repose
and relaxation may, health permitting, make
a short tour in Western New York and Can.
ada, in order not to disappoint those who
from expecting to hear her at home have NOT
visited New York.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16

The Albany Atlas says, that when the
President arrived in Albany, Gov. Hunt was
ent-Secretary Morgan had gone 10 rusti-
cate--his deputy was busy editing an anti
Fillmore paper in Troy-Treasurer Hunt,
like the balance in the Treasury, non est in,
Uentas--the State surveyor was off-the Ad-
jutant General could not be made visible
even with strong magnifiers- Commissioner
Cook was attending to his libel suits and his
speculations-an Senator Seward had fed
from the city in the ferry boat and taken
refuge in The nail factory, five miles above!--
Had dinner been given Mr.. Fillmore in
Albany, the principal dish would have been
"cold shoulder" f n
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
shipwreck.--9 Persons Drowned.

The Cleveland Herald of the 7th inst, says
that the Schooner Marvin, was capsized on
Lake Michigan, May 90, and all on board
drowned. tits supposed that the gale struck
her while the hands were down to supper,
and capsized her before they could repair to
duty. The crew and passengers numbered
nine persons.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
The New York Battery.

The City ordinance to enlarge the Battery
in the City of New York, by circular ex-
tension from West street on the North to
the docks on the East river has been passed.
BY this improvement they reclaim more than
eleven acres of ground, and so make the Bat
tery contain more than "a acres. and river
front of 1922, 2,220 feet. An offer has been
made to complete this fill of from ten to for
ty-eight feet with street and cellar dirt, for
about S27 1000.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
o~rspain has sent to the CRYSTAL Palace

0ySpain has sent TO the Crystal Palace
most superb collection o. deadly weapons
Among others are pair Of rapiers Of Tole-
do manufacture. One of them, as to handle
and sheath, is fashioned into the shape of a
silver serpent. When sheathed 1t forms a
complete circle; but, when drawn, the ex-
quisite temper Of the steel causes it to
stnighten at once. Some pairs Of pistols,
in wrought iron, damascened over a gold
ground, are worked into magnificent designs,
and are equal TO the art Of Cellini. SpLen-
did specimens Of Spanish embroidery are
shown, on seeing which, it is said that la
dies who work in Berlin wool, and crochet.
may throw away their needles and hooks in
despair p. Sft e @sye
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
Read and Blush!

Was there anything more impudently
false--more unqualifedly unjust-more ras-
cally deceptive-than the statement in re-
gard to our valley road contained in the fol-
lowing, which we clip from that John B.
Gordon advocate, the Piktton Journal9
Railroad.
From present appearances there is strong
probability thata Railroad will be built be-
tween Columbus and Portsmouth, via. Pike
ton, within two years if the new constitu-
tion is not adopted so as forever to debar the
people from applying their own money as
their own interest may require. Columbus
will go in strongly Cor the valley road, Pick
away county. being sighted, like Piketon, in
the laying out of their road, are now looking
for connection with the river at Ports
mouth. The Portsmouth and Jackson road
is meeting with almost insurmountable OBJ.
stacles, and therefore Portsmouth would seek
another route. We ask will any citizen Of
this county so disregard their own and the
peoples best interest as to place an obstacle
in the way that will forever deprive us o.
the benefits offered US by such road? Can
thinking men be SO blinded to the interests
of the country? Will not every man pause
and think before taking upon himself such a
fearful responsibility? A word to the wise
is sufficient.
We cannot suppose that the Journal is ig-
norant of the true state Of affairs in regard
to our road, and therefore set down that part
Of the above article as downright lie, told
to deceive the ignorant and credulous, SO as
to obtains few votes against the constitu-
ton. Shame on such untruthfulness
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16
Rappings in Cincinnati.

Miss Catharine Fox the " medium of the
Rappings, is in Cincinnati. w. F. Cogs-
hall had an interview withthe "spir;ts " In
her presence the other day, and is perfectly
convinced that the sounds are produced by
no hocus-pocus of human contrivance.