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origin Of the Dollar Mark.


Z A writer in the Cincinnati Nonpareil de-
iiies thatthe American dollar mark ($) is an
abbteviation Of the Spanish word peso, but
says that the origin of the mark is purely
American. When the United States, after
the separation from the Mother Country first
established mint, the American dollar had
the initials U. s. on one side Of the coin,
and the merchants were in the habit of des-
ignating :his piece by simply writing U. s.
but not being as readily made as the haste ol
the merchants required, they were blended
in time instead Of making the U. with curve
aeythe bottom over the S. it was made In
two perpendicdlar lines, as tits still.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17
Noble Liberality.

Eighty-one Hungarian exiles, who recent
ly arrived from Europe, left New York on
Saturday for their future homes at New Buda,
Iowa, whittier they proceed at the instance
of Kossuth. Mr.. Loder, President of the
N. Y. and Erie Railroad, generously granted
them all free passage from New York to
Detroit, and no doubt the lines farther west
will cheerfully emulate this liberality. Maj.
Tochman, of Washington, accompanies the
exiles, to aid them in obtaining free pas
sage throughto their homes in Iowa. Should
he succeed, the whole of the sum Of 81 500
so generously donated by Mr.. Corcoran, the
Washington banker. viii be employed for
the purchase Of agricultural implements and
provisions, for their settlement in the woods
Of New Buda. Cleveland Herald.
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Fatal Acc Accident--Melancholy s uici,

Fatal Accldents-MelanchOly ulcid
Henry Billman, wealthy and aged citi-
zen Of Pike township, Coshocton county,
was accidently burned to death a few days
ago. During the dry weather which has
just been terminated by copious rain, he
went out into one of his fields to do some
burning; the fire became unmanageable
and spread SO fast that he was ovsrtaken
by The flames, and it is supposed that in try.
ing to make his escape be fell and was burn.
ed to DEATH.
William Norris, citizen of the same
tow nship, and a man Of exemplary mora
department, deliberately hanged himself on
Friday, the 26th of September. On the
morning of that day, he and two ofbis boys
went out together to attend TO some bust
ness, the father remarking that she would
go across the feld.' The boys went on tc
their work and returned to the house at noon
without having seen their father, and moi
finding him at home they became alarmed
and made immediate search, and had moi
proceeded but short distance before they
found him suspended by the neck to tree
OF the cause nothing is known more than a
habitual melancholy. II seems that he hat
premeditated the act from some expressions
made few days previous TO his death, tho
they were not noticed at the time.-Zanes
villt Courier.
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Tuesday Morning, Oct, "A, 1881.
commandahle Prumrtness..

Gen. Lane, while in Oregon, in the capac-
ity of Territorial Governor. received two
official letters from Washington; the second,
dismissing him; tbea first, telling him that
his accounts, ssGeneral in Mexico, lacked a
voucher for fgs dollars, and called on him to
hapa over the v,which he did promptly
About that time Crawford had put into Old
Mt. Galphin's pocket that cool hundred thou
sand Ewing had his hands on the $4,000,
and Corwin was arranging for the $4,000,
and the Administration, therefore, couldn't
get along without 10. Lanes fuc!
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17
A Lean in the Dark.

One of the most fearful accidents we evel
cbronicled occurred in this city on Monday
night last. Three men, ole of them Mr.
Donaldson, of Gates hired horse, buggy ap(
driver, Michael Ullman. late in the evening
from the livery stable Of Mr.. Mclean, 10 &C
to TIE steamboat landing. Those familiar
with the city need not be told that "Buel
Avenue" which leads to the landing. is ex
cavdted from the rocky bank of the river
and that the descent OH the river side varies
FROM two hundred and fifty to ten feet, il
some places almost perpendicular, in other
shelting off precipitousIy to the water. i
was over this precipice that the horse, taking
fright at rock lying in the avenue, plunged
dragging with him the buggy and two of the
men, the others having leaped out in safety
The hight was dark, and the future before The
bold riders entirely unexplored. 1t is {
miracle almost that all escaped withou
more damage, We hear the extent OF the
leap vanousy estimated, but all concur ii
saying that the plunge and the slide togeth
er were not less than one hundred and TWEEN
ty feet. The men were much cut, but no
dangerously wounded the horse was badly
hurt and the buggy reduced to atoms. =
Rochester american.
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Awful Tragedy.

A gentleman from Gibson county informs
us that an awful trageday was enacted in that
county last week. 1t seems that two broth.
ers, named Harper-one living in Kentucky
the other in Gibson county--had been dispu.
ting in regard to the ownership of slave.--
The Kentucky Harper visited Gibson county,
accompanied with his son, small boy, and
seized the negro with the intention Of carry
ing him off. His brother determined to re-
slst this summary process, and armed him
fight occurred. Tennessee Harper shot the
otherwith musket, and was himself shot
in return. The Kentuokian died immediate
ly after shooting-the Tennesseean fingered
a short time after and died also. The son
of tle Kentuckian, seeing his father fall,
RUSHED upon his assailant and stabbed him
with a knie.--Nashvilk Rspubltcou, Sept.
28N..
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starvation in sweden.

In the province of Wormeland, the crops
have greatly failed and provisions are so
scsrce that the peasantry are forced to grind
the bark Of the birch tree, which they use in
lieu Of rye or wheat in bread. With the
increase of want, crime has also increased 10
a fearful extent, and robberies, are of daily
occurrence, Four men, driven TO despera-
ton by starvation, murdbreda a young woman
for a,bag of meal which she was carrying
home 10 iamishing parents,
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Cheering News from California.

A friend who came passenger by the Prone
theus, brings letter to a relative, from San
Francisco, which probably contains the latest
news from the Golden State. We have been
permitted to make the following extract. It
fully confirms the above:- -,.,.., \. .s1s
San FRANCISCO, Sept. 9Th, 1861.
Dear Cousin: knowing the deep inter
est you take in the result Of our election, 1
will keep my letter open until the last pos
sible moment ia order to give you our Ia
test returns. The news published by the
whig papers Of this morning looks saualiy.
but the San Francisco Herald says, which
according to the best information is true,
that the Democrats have swept the State BY
decisive majority. \
10 Triomphe We have conquered--we have
carried Bigler for Governor--the rest Of the
State ticket-the two membars Of Congress,
and the majority, ns we believe, in both branch-
es Of the Legislature.
81 am dear cousin, yours truly.
g q. ~
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CT A young married man committed
self-destruction on Sunday evening, at Gin
cinnati, while laboring under On alteration Of
mind, brought on, nc. doubt, by the incon-
stancy Of his newly married wife. He pro
cured pistol, loaded it muzzle deep, and de-
liberately placed the deadly weapon to his
forehead, pulled the trigger and in a few
minutes he lay ghastly corpse upon the
ground in his own yard, on Liberty street
So SAYS the Nonpareh.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17
A Funny Scene.

Merrys Museum is embellished with cut
representing group of Bedouin Arabs. or
Arabs of the Desert, in the back ground of
which the lofty spires and domes of city
are quite visible. The writer commences a
dissertation upon the subject, thus: "This
beautiful cut presents us with scene quite
common on the deserts Of Arabia and Afri-
ca, and such as have been common there for
many centuries"
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17

Hoes AND BEEF CATTLE.-In conversation
with our packers, we learn they are offering
three dollars and fifty cents for hogs, but
feeders are holding higher. There has beer
no contracts made in this city so far as we
are informed. Some few beef cattle have
been sold at 1925, and we quote this as the
price now being offered, ,-Hanntbdl mo,
Messenger.
PoRK.--We understand that about TWEEN
ty-tive hundred head of hogs, were sold il
this city on the l8thinst., at "a per hundred
\ Qaincy (M.) Wing.
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What is il For,,

A correspondent wrote on the Goth ult.,
from New Orleans, to the Louisville Courier,
the following mysterious item;
Fillibusterism, as far as Cuba is concerned,
has all died away. But not as regards an
other point. know and speak by the card,
and you may rely that four months will not
pass ere another expeditions is organized and
despatched topa point that few now think of.
And it will be organized in quite different
way from the late Cuba expedition; for.men
of wealth, indomitable energy and untiring
perseverance have the management of it, and
it will succeed. Mark the prediction.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17

CHAMPAGNE vs TEA.-The Boston Eve.
ming Gazette states-that at one of the eve
ming entertainments during the Jubilee weeh
a Canadian being called upon for speech
made one, closing with this seniiment:-
:" Boston Harbor we went into it to-day
with-sight pleasanter feelings than we left
it seventy years ego"
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17
Diasrent Gnnges on Railroads,

1t is said that the inconvenience Of guages
of different widths, requiring transhipments
between different lines, has been entirely
overcome by the invention Of adjusting the
axles and wheels, without expense or delay.
A model car is now in use at Cincinnati, and
others are being constructed. This will be
very important to railroad companies in
their connections Of roads Of different widths.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17

A terrible affray occurred in the Court
House at Tuscaloosa, Ala, on the SOth ult.
in which John Kerby, an old and respecta-
bic citizen, was shot with his own pistol by
FrederiokP Hall, with whom he had law
suit yfas
Nj, Kerby died almost instantly. One oI
the bystanders was shot in the leg, and q
juynan was also slightly injured. Hall
Immediately Surrendered himself. ga'
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17

A WAYTo CALL THE PcLIcE.-At Paris, the
other day, drunken coachman dashed through
a crowd, endangering the lives Of the bystan-
ders, and when he could TO longer proceed,
striking them violently with his whip. They
loudly called the Police TO arrest him, but those
gentlemen paid no attention; at last, one ofthe
sufferers, in despair, shouted Viva ia Republi-
quel AT the police rushed up in great force to
suppress such an outrag on the public order
and security. b V1
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17

WORTHY TEsTIMoNIALs.-A proposition
is on foot, at New Orleans, to raise fund
to purchase suitable presents to present tc
the British Consul at Havana, Joseph T
Crawford, and w. Sydney Smith, his worthy
Secretary, as mementoes Of their noble and
praiseworthy conduct towards the American
prisoners, when deserted by their own Con.
sui. @
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17
Auother Fire n ohiIlico,hc.

The dwelling house Of John Dietrich, on IN,
upper end Of Church street, was destroyed b.
ito between 70 and O. clock to-day. We dic
not hear how It originated atthe time il caught
two children were alone in the house, their pa
rents being in distant part of the city. Inc
building was worth about $500. pornon ol
tue furniture was saved, No insurance '--hs'
tRpoHs Of Friday. y a
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SosroN. Oct. 10.

The most intense excitement prevails in
the fishing towns in regard TO the late gale at
the east. From New Bedford and vicinity,
not less than. seventy vessels are out. The
wife Of the Captain Of the schooner Martha,
upon hearing rumor Of the loss Of her hus-
band and bis vessel, committed suicide yes
terday, leayhga ;amily Of young childten.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17

!, Ors- A Railroad from La Guayra to Cara
cas- in contenplation--a company is being
formed in Philadelphia for that purposes
Coal mines, near the sea coast near Barcelona
are discovered on the vast estate Of Monagps
which, when opened out, viii furnish fue
for The homeward bound steamers Of BritaiI
snd America.
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UT By an arrival from Mataga, we learn
that that place was visited by tremendous
storm Of rain on the 3lst Of August, which
destroyed great quantities of fruit; and pri-
ces have been enhanced in consequence, =
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ANOTHER ExHIBITIoN:-A, letter from vi
ennas announces that a grand industrial exbi-
bitim is to take place in that city next year,
on the plln of the one inEngland. Guess
they wont want any Yankees there.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17

0T Tie steamer Cherokee sailed from
New York, on Tuesday, for Chagres. with
100 passengers. The Prometheus also sailed
for San Jan, with large number Of pas
sengers.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17

BrFEcrs OF EMtoRArIoS.--Farm laborers
are now so scarce ia the south Of Ireland,
that agriculthrists have to pay them Is. a
week, with diet, for cutting hay alone; while
in some instances, they demand 9s. for sa-
wing the corn crops.
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Movements of Jenny Lind.

BUFFALO, Oct. 10.
Jenny Lind gives concert here on the
18th and another ON the 18th. M D
The first is for the relief, Of the sufferers
by the late fire. Tickets from ~ to "a dol
lars. Az sl..la
She then goes 10 Toronto, thence 70 Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Chicago,
from whence she will go to New York about
the middle Of December a, ae
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Dreadful Gale--Immense Loss Of Life
and Shipping.

A dispatch from D. H. Morton, United States
Consul at Picton, Nova Scotia, states that the
coast had seen swept by a dreadful gale, and
that ii is estimated fully 100 vessels have been
destroyed by being driven ashore on the moth
side o, Prince Edwards Island
Itis Supposed that fully $50 lives were lost;
several bodies have been dfifted ashore.
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The man who pushes aside the paper with
his first sip Of coffee and says " there IS
nothing in it," and who turns up his nose at
typographical blunders, might find q profita-
bic exercise in trying to make q paper OF his
own some evening, and then get the candid
opinion Of his friends upon its merits
Providence Journal. n
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Ur tis estimated that the city Of New
York pays $1,000 day ipr cigars. and only
5000 a day for bread, lis also computed
thasg 600 persons % into The gSpyr1yey
year from tho use Of tobacco.
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"Julius, what's sashanraY Z "a sasha--
what 2" GA sssharara 9" A sasnamarara,
Mr.. Snow, is a tiery fashun, what brings de
hobus corpus afore de sperm court to see
wedder a Niger isa culled pusson or not"
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17

or The editor OF the Kalamazoo Gazette
acknowledges the receipt Of quarter Of
mutton, the sheep having been killed by a
dog, and the subscribers family being squam-
in h6bbut such things, he thought he would
bring It 10 the printer. The editor had not
received cent before formsny weeks.
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IFailsed.
BurFAIo. Oct, 10.

81 sat8 r BUFFALO, Oct, 10.
George O. Brewer, extensively engaged in
the -four and grain trade, failed to-day. The
failure creates but little remark; hisliabili-
ties are S7O,0O0; western Banks are the
chief sufferers, gss tS rs i :
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"If there is anybody under the canister Of
heaven that have in utter excresence, says
the amiable Mrs. Partington, cit is 2 SLAM
derer, going about like vile boy constructor
circulating his calomel about honest folks.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17

Some curious scenes transpire at the New
york Police station. On Monday, Eliza
Valentine. sued John Smith fors spdnotion.--s
She was II and be - years old. s sa
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17

The old lady that used TO dry clothes on
the EQuinoctial line, has gone to Greenland
70 get the North Pole TO draw cisten water
with. SeE igC2 n tA
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Os- 800 bushels Of dead letters were
burnt at Washington on the lst.
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Us- The United States Court commences
its session in Columbus on the oath inst.
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Cr A frost is reported in lower Missis
ippi, which nipped the cotton. - ~
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0T Mrs, Elizabeth Gaines, vie Of Gen
sral Gaines, q Oregon died % ne lathof
august
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-17

0s~ The Gee population Of Alabama is
SEE. no, end s49, 500 slsges
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Dead


- 4 N1hNIVNl ~ NTCts 4uF .
Iume a. DUNN. editor cf me Essten
ssp'iaeI, aisa this woiains "
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-19
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMERS
CANADA AND BALTIC.
Accident to the Steamer Africa
S r JOHN FIR A LIN!
ARRIVAL. OF kOSSUTH AT SOUTHAMPTON
New YORK, Nov. 10. P.

New YORK, Nov. 10. P. M.
The Steam Ship Canada, with, dates to the
18th ult., arrived at o'clock yesterday. Also
Steamer Baltic, from Liverpool with dates to the
| 24th ult arrived at o'clock, A. Nj. The
Steamer Africa sailed from Liverpool on the
| 18th ut., for New York, and got ashore off Bel
East and returned to Liverpool severely injured.
The Canada brings l53 passengers, and the
Baltic "a The Washington had not arrived
1t S ,uthampton on the morning of the Goth
The reported further seach for Sir John Frank
lin is given up for the present.
Parliament is to be prorugucd on the 23,h Of
January. The accident to the Africa occurred
IN the night ofthc 25th in consequence of dense
fog She remained aground TIL late next day
The Canada was despatched in ballast with
The passengers and mails.
ARRIVAL OF KOSSUTH.
Kossnih arrived at Sou hampton the Esd
md met with most enthusiastic reception.
lie reached London Monday.
ITALY.
ILLNESS OF THE PorE.--It is said that the
Pope is lying dangerously ill Rumors of his
death had been current. but they contra
iicted.
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GES. JosEs, Dubuque Iowa.
The New German Church.

The people of Dubuque and the adjacent
country, are timely informed that on Sunday tie
23d inst. at 10 o'clock A. NJ, most interest
ing and solemn ceremony viii be performed
in the new German Church IN this City, to
which they are most respectfully invited.
The Right Rev. DR.. Loras will offcate, ano
the Very Rev. s. Mazzucheli will preach on
the occasion. A collection will be made after
divine service, for the purpose of liquidating
part Of the debt contracted for the building
Thanks are sincerely given to all who have tcs-
fifedtheir zeal for the service of God, by their
liberal contributions towards the erection of
this Church. rT
: 8Sss REVERENn p
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BERSADoTTE, Sept. 6, 1850

BERNADoTTE, Sept. g., 1850
Mr. w. B. SLoAY-Sir: Last spring we OBJ.
tanned lot of your Ointment and Condition
Powders from your travelling agent these were
all sold some time ago. Please send another
supply for winter, and very much oblige us.
We have thought sometimes your medicines
were too highly spoken Of, until we sold
Thomas Palmer, of our village, box of your
Ointment, with which he cured a dry Cancer
or Salt Rheum on his hand, of three years
standing-he has employed several Doctors,
but to no effect Less than half box of your
Ointment cured it perfectly sound, and la, not
left even a scar. Such fact is worthy of no
tice, and though we would not have believed j,
had we seen it in print, it is nevertheless true.
Yours in haste.
LEWIS & CARR.
See Sloan's advertisement in another column
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Railroad Meatiue at ceasr Ranias.


According 10 appointment, the meeting con
vened at the Presbyterian Chuch, at | o'clock
on saturday the S,h inst, and was organized BY
the election Of VIM. Greene for president, and
Or. s. d. Carpenter and d. o. Finch for Sec.
retaries.
On Motion, the meetin. adjourned until 81
o'clock of that evening.
Convened pu rsuant to adjournment, and the
meeting having been called to order by the
President, l.. III. Langworthy, Of Dubuque,
agent of the Dubuque aud Keokuk Railroad
Company North, was called upon for speech, to
which call he responded in manner that bore
conviction to the hearts Of all present.
Several other gentlemen entertained the meet
ing for a short time, after which the books were
openedto receive stock, and one hundred add
tional shares were taken by the citizens present.
A general release ofthe right of way was then
signed by the citizens having land in the vic;-
Tnity Of the road. sttfIf8so SIS q
Dr. F. Ely introduced the following reselu
ton:
Resolved that it is the request ofthis meeting
that the common council Of Cedar Rapids, re-
linquish the right of way to the Dubuque and
Keokuk Railroad Company North, through any
lands they may control.
Unanimously adopted.
Upon motion, d. O. Finch and Dr. S. ID
Carpenter, were appointed agents to call meet
,ings in thcssurrounding country for the purpose
of soliciting stock and for procuring the right Of
way, and act in concert with a similar commit
tee appointed at Marion. After six loud cheers
for the project and Cedar Rapids, the meeting
adjourned, sine die.
VIM, GREENE, Press.
D s 3 p r, caa'TsrrH' seeys.sl ds4
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NEW YORK MARKETS

New YORK, Nov. Is.
Flour.-Sales 5000 bbl., at So SLAB "a fol
State and Western 81, for Indiana; and for pure
Genncssee $4 12.
Wheat.-Sales 5000 bushels white tennessee
at &c.
Corn.-Sales 5000 bus mixed 59a6lc
Provisions Nothing dsing.
Lard.-inactive, sales in bbls. ST.
Linseed Oil,-Salcs l 800 gallons 65a66c.