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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-13

Trr Larr stIetpr AZ AlraSr-rhe Albany .fias -
the 9TH n speaking Of the late suicide in that city.
says william a. Cor, az 81 Louis arrived 81 Congress
Hall saturday evening, In thu New World from New
York Sunday morning he rode out 10 the shaker VIZ
sse In company with two friends and returned to Alba
unts sboot hs'y.past Eight O'Clock. when, taking
candle. he remarked that he would retire
bed One OF his friends otcupcd the room with
him and the other the adjoining room Al half pase
found him on the bcd With foot resting upon the
floor his throat horribly cut the wipdpipe carUta
artery and ugulsr veins bring entirely severed Iks
lay beside his hA md The act deliberate one,
and from the nature q the wound u Il obvious thst
death must have resulted Immediately. paper
found on the table which the following written
in pencil'-
The mas Cox, Pennington, Iowa, Fsthcr Mother and
Brother. Adieu. WILLIAM
ON examining the coat peck Of tho Deceased et4ee
found written also In pencil There IL in
the month and day Of the month.
Evr~I~G. 3 o'c.. Albany. May o 1851
Df,n fRprns.-I am pursued to this place by . COM
munity. charged with committing crimes Of which am
not guy-but so strong train 81 circumstances which
have thrown themselves around my conduct and during
determined TO be taken back alive--cause in
temperance. have heard that charged with rob
bling accessory to IT, which God knows not-bue
as could not account for the way in which passed ono
night till eleven o'clock cannot cscape-the money
which have used borrowed $50 from T w Martin.
and $50 from J A. Dougherty. In New Orleans.
My bills at all Of the hotels paid with money
loaned by friend who had generously offered nowinr
my situation) to pay expenses home this will be
dreadful piece OF news to an aged parrnt-but wAa
never arrested and never shall be-msy be forgiven
Young men, beware OF intemperance 1 COM
mitted or contemplated a crime In ought else This
sll-fars~el WILLIAM II cox.
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Thn New Planet.

NATIONAL OBSERVATORY,
WAsHtNGToN, ID. c., June 10th, 1851
SRI have the honor to report that the planet
discovered by Mr.. Hind, on the, 10Th ult.. at Mr..
Bishops observatory, London, was last night ob.
served here by Mr. Ferguson, with the large Equa-
torial. Very respectfully, your obedicnt servant
(Signed) M. +. MNRY, Lieutenant L. :. y.
Hon. WIN. A. GRAHAM,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington. ID. g.
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BIuE BEARD ~ fLoRps-JoH~ n. HARDIN LvyoHrp.
"A correspondent IF the Mobile Tribune writing from
Pensacola Florida under date of the 3st u gives the
following relative to the lynching Of John ~ Hardin
notorious outlaw some Of the particulars q whose
we published some time since -~Yo remember, short
time since. murder was committed In Washington
county Alabama by a man by the name Of John "
Hardin. who arrested In Shelby county, Alabama
II may be interesting to you and your readers to learn
hi sequel lie carried from Shelby county TO Henry
county. Alabama. delegation was sent from Mat0n
Santa Rosa county Florida to get him from the author
ties in Alabama, and bring him TO Milton which
done Yesterday he executed in Milton by the people
without trial The negro who assisted him, belonging
to Joseph Forsyth also hung at the time yes
terday Friday May 30 ut half past twelve o'clock lie
confessed the crime and said he richly deserved death
for be had teen villain all his life. lie had twenty wives
living. and had killed sixteen mon and all he
sorry for, was that he not PERMITTED 10 live long
enough TO Hill four lie and the negro Jack
both hung 20 one tree and buried in grave. Re-
70 ntance and remorse strangers to him lie said
his father and brother both hung lie refused 10
make any further confession he would impieatc
heads OF families who passed as respectable, and would
thereby leave many widows and orphans. lie met death
without shudder. was NJ cool ass cucumber. lie
prhted of nothing liz had done and said that he would
turned loose be bad ever IL not The ouy
request he had make not TO be put to torture
lie said he wished to be hung and decenty buried.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-13

THIIADBLPHIA, June 7, 1911.
TIE UI,g Primary Ekrcfions-THc IEhig State
Cerrufion.

PnIiaDsIrFua, June 7. 1851.
Tire TI7tg Primary EYcfions-THc IpEig State
Jerrwfion
knowing you desire to obtain all the doing, Of
our politicians annex the result of the election Of
delegates to tho Wing state Convention, by the
Wing City Convention, convened last evening
From all accounts, they had quite an exciting
test The Hon VIM M. Meredith WA placed in
nomination, but withdrawn just previous to the
balloting his friends thought il prudent TO saw,
him defeat The following is the result -
Whole number Of votes sa--Nceesssry to choice, ~
John IA Diebl ........2 ~ Joseph Gr1bb. -
Chs Gilpin elected 6j william Reed II
Isaac Isythurst, do 90 Algeruon Robsrts. -
John NJ Scott do 80 X. Rumble smith ..4.... 10
Jos II Fsnigan do 49, WIN. NJ. Bull......... Is
saml " Weer. do. ~ Geo. II Hart ......s..l 10
Thomas q. steel........3i land few scatterins)
There still being one vacancy, thc convention pro-
ceeded to n second ballot, when Thomas c. Steel
was chosen by large vote. The political result
Of this is triumph OF he anti-Lews men-every
gentleman elected, being Of the opinion that har-
mony only can be restored by his removal which will
be likely TO have an important bearing upon the
next election In our state. Mr.. Reeds vote IL
probably the strength Of Mr.. Lewss friends 10 the
convention.
The national, or Union. wings are in great glss
this morning. at the result The press seems to be
well represented in this fight u. Ssnd.-son,
editor o. tie D1Gy N1cs. from the country, sui
jos. X. Flanagan, ProPris'er, ksa the city.
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A DtrL N CaIressis We understand that an affair.
Of honor took place recently In Sacramento City Cali
fornia between Henry Mersen and Charles Hardveu.
There two shots exchanged but atbe damage thse
vas done the occasion. was TO Mr. Hardweus coat.
his opponents balls having perforated H.
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man named reHer has been fined 500 ct Pittsburgh
l.. ,.l s4s,1 snk bills OF . less denomination IA n
bve aollsss, the issue u banhn " o<hsg 0tatss.
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Our Pottsville Correspondence.

PorrsvIILE, (Pa) June 9, 1851.
Tie Centre Of tie Coal Irude-Preporations for its
Enensiom-7hs Candidates for President and 90
uonm-E,pvimcnt to Prore the Earth'S Rotation
in TTo Hays The Sde1drof Livingston County,
(N. Y.,) and a Gang of Horse Sieahrs.
This village has grown up like magic, in the cen
tire of the coal and iron districts Of Pennsylvania
1t lies in the farest and most picturesque region in
the whole country. All that water, wood, and
mountain, in their most exquisite forms, do to
make up the beautiful in nature, seems to have
been lavished upon this delightful spot. The
scenery surpasses even that of Reading. Every
where, Pennsylvania is making rapid progress in
manufactures and mining operations, and agricul-
ture, in which she stands pre-eminent above all the
States, Pottsville is the locality Of some of her
most valuable productions.
The coal trade has experienced an unusual acti-
witty here for the last week or two, by an increased
supply Of coastng vessels at Philadelphia. An i'm
petus has also been added, by reduction Of the
railroad carriage to 81 30. Orders plenty, both
by railroad and canal The latter would do more
business if there boats. For Philadel pha
freight canal boats cannot be had being fully oc-
cupied by business with New York direct. which is
more profitable than the Philadelphia trade.
Efforts are being made to raise subscription Of
$4,000 to erect ten steam barges (propellers),
frying 600 tons each, to New York, at 80 cents in
connec ton with the railroad The railroad would
carry all the coal raised, to Philadelphia, provided
it got monopoly of the carriage at 81 %. A Bos-
ton line of steam propelers to Boston is also talked
of at 81 freight. IL is said that the increased con-
sumption Of coal this year, will outrun all previous
calculations One of che local papers says, if the
New York liae be ready next spring, it is calcu-
lated that 100000 tons will be conveyed at price
that will defy the competition Of the Delaware and
Hudson canal. 1t is estimated that there will
be $4,000 tons of anthracite coal sent to market
this year, which, together with the biunnous coal,
will show valuation of Sl7 0OO 900 The product
of Pennsylvania coal has doubled every years.
The following is the amount transported for the
last week.
Reading Railroad tons. 2geol
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Total Y s Penn So Total Ark Florida.
Or, a difference in favor Of the joint vote by the
electoral college system, of New ork and Pennsyi-
yanis, over Florida and Arkansas, Of City two
votes thus giving to the South a gain OF 6fty-two
votes in two states only, by transferring tho cleo
ton to the House Is Il likely that the south will
submit TO the DEGREES of the national nominating
conventions OF Philadelphia and Baltimore, when,
by running up the election to the House, they can
dictate not only the man, but the terms Of his cleo
tion and The policy Of his administration, or else
very effective platform for dissolution Of the
1 mon and n southern confedcracy
What s the chance II any man for the Presi.
dency in 1862 worth II u hardly worth thecaa1le
And 1t ia suypvsing 10 witness the anxiety, the in
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
California.

This distant region, which it seems
strange even 10 call n State, is beyond
dispute not only one OF the weallhiest,
as well as the largest, but also one of the
most enterprising members of the Union.
What an interesting work might be
written Of her,-her one years history
her mingled population-her natural
stores and wonders,-her peculiar moral
and social characteristics,-he Indian
legends-her resources and her com.
merce! Here is certainly an opportuni.
ty for one of literature's f~avorite vol
umes,-one which should be illustrated,
for The worlds benefit by the unequal
led genius Of Irving. Among the proofs
of the astonishing progress of Califor-
MIA, is the number and high character of
her newspapers. They are among the
completes, and s~prfghtliest of the papers
Of the continent, and have all been es.
tablished in the last 30 months. They
are classed as follows by the New York
Herald:
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
A Serious Affair.

A most distressing occurrence took
place on Thursday evening last, in which
one of our citizens was shot by another.
The circumstances are about these: A
bout 8 o'clock, on the above evening.
Mr.. John j. Lower, blacksmith, (ihe one
shot) and several other persons, were
quietly conversing in the confectionery
of A. Reuling, corner of Second and
Chestnut streets, when several Others
came up from From, street, among whom
was Thomas w. Moore, (of the firm Of
Moore & Ament, tinners,) who, after
looking in the door opening on Second
ST.. for a moment, walked round TO the
one on Chestnut-st., stepped OF the shres-
hold, drew a pistol from his pocket, and
deliberately shot Mr.. Lower. The
charge took effect in the abdomen. enter.
ing just at the left side of the back bone.
A, the report of the pistol, which was
deafening, the wounded man, who was in
an upright position, Involuntary clasped
his hands TO his back, groaned terribly
and exclaimed he was shot. He was
Immediately taken to the house of his
brother, and physicians called in, who
made many but unsuccessful efforts TO
extricate the charge, duck shot,) during
which the patient suffered indescribable
pain.
The origin of this tragic affair, was
from some SANDER, Of a vile character,
about a young lady of this city. to whom
Mr.. Moore was engaged, Of which Mr..
Lower vas supposed TO be the alledged
author.
There are a thousand rumors afloat in
regard TO the matter, but we hope that
public opinion will be suspended until a
fair judicial investigation has taken place.
Up TO 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Mr.. Lower was getting better, and The
attending physicians expressed some
hopes Of his recovery. The pistol con-
tanned six buck shot, all of which enter
ed a, The am place.
Immediately after the event. Mr..
Moore, quietly and without resistance,
was taken before Mayor McAuley, who,
after hearing the testimony, decided that
it was not a bailable case. He was then
committed to Jail. there to await his trial
at the next term of the District Court,
list Monday in November next,)
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
WASHINGTON, Sept TO-.

1ON, SCpt iOs
Official dispatches have been received
at the Navy Department from Commo-
Gore Pratt, of the u. States ship Albany.
Commodore Pratt states that the Cap
tain General Of Cuba permitted him to
visit fifty-ive of the American prisoners
nov confined at Havana. lie conferred
with Capt. Kelly and Lieuts. Grudger
and Baker. They gave him a detailed
narrative of the Lopez expedition since
the sailing o. The Pampero. The whole
party manifest much Indignation towards
Gen. Lopez and MI. Sagur, of the New
Orleans Delta, for deluding them with
false statements, hat Cuba was in a state
of revolt, &c.
On learning that Gen. Lopez was ia
ken, words of JOY were heard among the
prisoners.
President Fillmore has sent copies of
these dispatches 20 the Spanish Minister,
with a view to enforce appeals already
made to the Spanish Government, now
lha, the invaders are captured and pow
erless asking the Government, to deal
mercifully with them.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
History set Right" again!


The Muscatine Journal speaking Of
Fort Clark. gives its locality and pros.
poets as follows:
at is situated near the mouth OF The
Des Moiaes River, in this State. About
fourteen families have already settled
down in that vicinity, and we understand
many more intend going. Clay, sui,a.
BILE for fire brick, is in abundance.
AS the editor has never been in these
parts, j, is to be expected that he is some.
what ignorant Of IFS geographical posi-
ton. For his information, and in or.
der that 'history may be set right" we
would state hat Fert Clark is just tWO
hundred and SIXTY miles above the
mouth of the Des Moines, and that i'm
mediaiely at the mouth are the flourish
ing towns of Keokuk and Alexandria,
the first having 5000 inhabitants and the
latter about 1000. And that between
the mouth of the Des Moines and Fort
Clark is the heaviest settled part Of Iowa.
Brother McCormack look at Col,on's
new map, and it will show you where
Fl. Clark. or Fl. Dodge is.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
OREGON.

Rumored Defeat and Capture of Coz.
Gaines Party-Sqfeiy Of The Point
Oxford Party.
BY the arrival of the bark Louisiana
and the steamship Columbia al San
Francisco, we have dates from Oregon
to the 22d July.
A rumor prevailed at Astoria, at the
time of the sailing of the Louisiana.
which awakened fears Cor the safety of
Gov. Gaines and party, who when last
heard from were at a eros sing Of Rogue's
river. They had been in pursuit of Indi-
ans, and it was reported, had been sur
prised and captured by an overwhelming
force.
The troops in the hostile Indian coun.
try, under Gen. Lane, had had several
skirmishes with the Indians at last ac-
counts, and succeeded in driving them
into the mountains, killing forty or fifty
and. wounding a large number. None Of
his men were killed, and but two of
them wounded. About thirty prisoners
had been taken, who, in charge of Maj.
Kearney, had been marched into the
country.
1t was thought tina. the Indians were
not disposed 10 give further battle, and
so Gen. Lane had gone into the mines.
breaking up his camp. He was expected
TO return TO the river settlements in a few
weeks.
The principal feature Of the Oregon
intelligence is ar account of the safety of
Capt. kirkpatrick and the party under
his command, who were reported to have
been missed from Point Oxford, under
circumstances juslifying a suspicion that
they had been murdered by the Indians.
The Spectator learns that the Govern
ment has instructed the Superintendent,
Of Indian Affairs TO GO on and treat with
the rest of the Indian tribes west Of tba
Cascade Mountains, and 10 provide for
building of hospital for them, and that
reservations may be made of their lands
for them.
The steamer Sea Gul! arrived at PORT.
land on the 2lst inst. On her way up.
she touched at Port Oxford and landed =
party of 65 men, with four cannon and
plenty of small arms and ammunition.
Twenty-four of The party started imms-
diately for Rogue river aud the Shasss
mine. =
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
Survive or Perish!

No man or woman hesitates WHICH OF
these two to choose-in WORDS at least.
But mark! A NEGLECTED COUGH leads, BY
a short route, to the Cemetery. And yet
with the knowledge that Dr.. RoGERs' LIZ
ERwoRT, TAR. AND CANcHALAGuA will effect
a speedy cure, hundreds commit this fatal
folly. Such delay is insanity.
Os- BEHOLD THE .TYRANeSLAIN!-Feves
and Ague, Intermittent and Remittent Fe-
yers have long exerted a t~yranical influences
throughout the western country, but they
have at length been overcome BY Smiths
Tonic Syrup or Vegetable Febrifuge. In
truth, skill has never devised, MOI philan.
thropy commended, a more valuable rems-
dy for the treatment of this class of disease.
eS.
Beware of all spurious Tonics got up 10
imitation Of this, and recollect that Smiths
Tonic Syrup is the ONLY genuine. For
sale by
JOHN PUMROY, Oftumwo.
J. BEACH, agency City. :
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19

~ The Louisville Journal gives the
following 10 very flaltering biography
Of Gen. Lopez:
.Lopez was a native of Venezuela.
In his youth he fought under his father,
Gen. Lopez, on the side of the patriots
against the S~paniards in the war carried
on in his native country. Gen. Lopez
was taken prisoner by the Spdniards,
and executed the mex day. Young Lo-
PEI. thinking that this looked a little in
suspicious. deserted the patriot cause,
Joined the Spaniards, his fathers muir
ders, almost Immediately after the MUIR
der, and Tough, on the side of the Roy
alists against the Patriots throughout the
rest of the war. In that war he dislin-
guished himself by his personal bravery,
and was promoted to a rank of some
importance. At the end of the war he
went TO Spain and fought on the side OF
Royalty IN that country. He vas af-
forwards sent by Spain 10 Cuba, with
an appointmentto a civil office, where
he married a lady of fortune, spent all
her fortune at a cockpit. and at last find
ing himself out of money and out OF
power, he conceived the desperate prof.
ect of enriching himself by getting up
a rebellion and revolution in Cuba, and
all his movements in the United States
during the last few years of his infamous
career, were directed to that scheme OF
se~lf-interes. and self. aggrandizemenl."
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
Another FilIibuster Expedition,

The St. Louis Republican says that il
has information, from a source entitled
to implicit %credence, hat for some time
past, a number Of Americans have been
concentrating near Fort Brown upon the
Rio Grande to assist in an attempt 10
revolu.ionize the State of Tamaulipas
in Mexico. At the last accounts thew
numbered some 800 men, ready for the
expedition, and were waiting the signal
from Carravajal, a noted freebooter in
that State for years past, and well re-
membered for his depreda,ions npon
small parties Of American troops in that
part Of Mexico, during the last war
He was TO have taken the lead in a pro-
n~unciamento and The revolution of Ia.
maulipas, and the Fillibus,ers from Tex
as were 10 invade the Territory and to
aid in the establishment of the new gov
eminent. AS we have said, the prospect
Of a revolution in Cuba, under the flag
of Lopez, diverted the attention of our
Tamaulipas Patriots, and we recollect
that one of the accounts for the New
Orleans papers, stated that about three
hundred men had congregated about
Mustang Island waiting the arrival of a
vessel to take them to Cuba. They did
not go, however, and now the old expe-
dition will be, no doubt, revived. There
are many men in this country who are
disposed TO engage in any enterprise ra-
ther than to do hard work, and hence it
is that expeditions Of this kind are so
popular. Other men profit by them in
various ways, in furnishing supplies,
steamers, &c, in fitting out expeditions
at enormous profits, and in picking up
all the spare change which is TO be found
among such a number of men collected
together. One would think that the ve-
ry name OF the freebooter who is TO take
the lead in the Tamaulipas expedition.
would be sufficiently relsulsive to deter
any American from engaging in such an
enterprise, but it is quite certain it is
not. W. hope that the government, al
ready probably advised of this foray,
will take the most decided measures to
dispense those engaged in it.-Hawkeye.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
Central Railroad.

The latest news we have in relation
to this important work we obtain from
the Chicago Argus. Tha, paper says
tina. the Directors of the road have de-
cided upon building one hundred miles
of the Chicago road, commencing at
that end of the road; and also fifty miles,
commencing at or near Caro-. The Ar
gus says that The road is TO branch at or
near Vandalia. 1t is The intention of
The company to have this much of the
road completed within the ensuing nine
months.
The above, will no doubt, be crafty
ing intelligence to all those Immediately
Interested in this great Central thorough
fare. When the one hundred miles of
the north are finished, facilities are at
once presented TO obtain and send imme-
diately down the line, stone, lumber, and
such other things as may be necessary
for the work below, which will enable
the contractors to complete the balance
withou, any delay. Success attend the
enterprise.
w learn from the last number of the
Salem Mass. Register. tina, David A.
Neal, ESQ.,, has rendered his resignation
as President of the Eastern Railroad
Corporation, and will start for England
next week, on business connected with
the Illinois Central Railroad. Mr.. Neal
it will be remembered, was elected Vice
President of the |. G.. r. r. Co., at it's
meeting held in New York, last week,
and the objec. of his visit to England is,
unquestlonabiy, TO secure the means for
commencing work at once upon the road,
and to make engagements for IRON
Bloomington Ill., Whig.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
Scarcity Of Provisions.

From various portions of Alabama ant
Mississippi we notice complaints of the
scarcity and high price of provisions
The West Albanian, Of Pickens coun'
ty. Ala, says that the drought in tina, sec.
ton is unparalleled, and that famine is
apprehended in consequence. A public
meeting has been called for the purpose
Of devising ways and means for obtaining
supplies. The Tuscaloosa papers also
give like statement of affairs in tina
country, and a county convention is sug.
gested. The Monitor of the 18th, says
1.-The high price and scarcity of all kinds
Of provisions in this place is attracting
serious attention. Bacon sides are now
selling at IA 10 l6 cents a pound; and un.
less we receive supplies from Tennessee
soon, the whole stock in The hands of our
merchants will be exhausted. Lard
hardly 10 be got for any price, and SO oil
other articles.
Complaints OF a nearly total failure oil
the corn crop, we notice, from various
other counties.
The Tuscambia Albanian says:
In our immediate vicinity, the corn
crop is not a full one, the planters with
whom we have c%onversed, admitihat they
will make full as good, if not u better crop
than last year. Provisions, with the ex
ception of flour, are, for those who have
to purchase, intentionally high. Bacon
is retailing at l3 cents per pound; lard
l3c, and scarce; corn meal 75c per bush.
ell; flour So per hundred, &c.