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Eastern times., 1851-05-01

The DRop GAME. We have not for some
lime asst, heard of the drop game being
practised in this city, until Saturday,, when
an elderly gentleman, highly respectable
citizen OF Portland, was victimized by an
operator al the game. 1t appears that the
gentleman arrived in the city al an early
hour Saturday morning. in the fine steamer
ST. Lawrence, and while walking the deck,
was approached by an individual who rep
resented that he was "a hand on the boat
that he had just picked up a wallet, full Of
money, adding, that, as he had got To 90 dl-
recily back with the boat. he should have no
time TO advertise 1t, or look up the loser. -
The 'hropper' then produced a well filed
wallet, saying TO the Portland gentleman,
well I'll take ont an X for finding it, and
you take the wallet, and trust to luck ami
the generosity OF the loser Without CIV
ing the gentleman time 10 reply the drops
per- continued, no. | won't disturb the
tents, but you I; Ike it inst as il is and give
me twenty dollars, aud the owner, If you
find hun, will pay you more than that amount
for returning it to him, for there must be
several hundred dollars in il so then take
it, for I'm IN a hurry, and don' want TO be
bothered with it, The gentleman took The
wallet, paid the 'drnpper' all the money he
had ABOUT him, SIG or SIS aud after ex-
changing good morning. the parties sepa-
rated, The 'dropper' chuckng over his morn
ing's work, and the gentleman repairing 10
his state room to examine The contents of
the well filled wallet, which. 10 his great
chagrin he found 10 be genuine brO,Cn paper.
He soou made the facts known toa friend.
and af er admitting that he had been done
brorn, requested irIim 10 say word
aboui il for the w0rId-BoS. Jour.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

The telegraph reports from Washington
that Horario King, formerly democratic
editor in Portland, has been promoted from
Sl400 clerkship to one of $l650 in the
post Office department. -t.U. ....
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

ii w Geo. Pendeton of Camden, Me-, has
been appointed and confirmed appraiser in the
Custom House in San Francisco. His salary
is 81, 900 year. oa " .smai -..aoi at.'
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

LAND SLIDE IN CANADA.-A letter from
Montreal, which appears in the New York Sun,
says that the banks of the river Yamaska have
fallen in, carrying away about 70 acres of land,
with three houses and out buildings, with
number of cattle and horses. One woman and
twochldren are also said to have been drowned.
The Yamaska is about 20 miles below Mon
,roa1
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

FRENCH TARIFF.-An attempt is now making
in France to modify its commercial relations
with other countries by means Of liberal change
in the tariff. The effect of it would be to ad-
nit American Produce of all kinds to a very
low rate of duty.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

A sad accident occurred at Reading on
Friday, through an endeavor 10 fire off can
non IN honor of The election of Mr.. Summer
to the U. S. Senate. Two men had their
hands blown off, and another was severely
injured. - '-t-
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

The Springfield, Qh } State Register says,
immigration is pouring into that region beyond
all precedent. Upwards of eighty families
nearly all wealthy-have come In this spring,
and hundreds more are coming. Improved
farms are in great demand, and new farms are
opening in. every direction.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

Fatal Steamboat Explosion on.-OswEeo, IN.
W April 81. At three o'clock, as the British
steamer Cornet, with full head of steam on,
was preparing to leave this port, her boiler ex-
ploded, completely tearing out the centre of the
boat. The boat was injured so much that she
sunk in minutes. The I'd engineer, Carpen-
ter, and one deck hand are missing, supposed
to be drowned. The lst engineer and four of
the deck hands are badly scalded, but only one
of them is thought to be dangerous. The
Captain was on deck at the time, and was
thrown below, but only slightly injured. The
boat is a wreck ..f-
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

STEAMER TO AUGUsTA The ]. ID. Pierce
has been enlarged and put in thorough order
during the past winter, and is now running on
the river between this city and Augusta. She
connects with the afternoon trains.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

There has been +" another anti-rent outrage"
in Rensselaerville, an officer who had served
several processes having been thoroughly
tarred and feaihered by about thirty Indians.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01
Election of Sumner.

The coalition has al last succeeded, ION the
Goth ballot,) in electing Charles Sumner TO the
Senate of the United States Sanguine hopes
have been entertained that the Spartan band OF
democrats would be able to prevent this re-
sult-but their efforts, although highly credita-
lie TO them, have been unayailng. The cleo
tion of Sumner, few weeks ago, would have
been much more seriously deplored than now,
when choice of evils and the renegade Ran
t0ul, is greatly in Mr.. IS favor.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

A WHITE MAN SOLD AT AUCTION. The fol-
lowing incident occurs in a letter written on the
sth March. by lady-formerly Of this city
from Nashville, Schuyler county, ll.-N.
Pic.
There has lived for many years man named
Barnaby by trade blacksmith, having wife
and large family Of children. He has always
been somewhat incorporate, but lately The
habit has completely taken possession OF him
that he has been found at times rolling about
the streets. utterly helpless. Complaints were
lodged against him by some of the citizens, and
he was arrested as vagrant.
At The trial, he proved that his family had
never suffered by his intemperance, and that
there was then in his house. sufficient money,
meat, -four and wood. The jury, notwirh-
standing, brought in guilty. and he judge SEN
fenced him to be sold al public auction. to the
highest bidder, for the tine of f0nr months.
The sale actually took place yesterday at the
court t-house door, in the presence of large as
semblage of citizens. l think the South may
well laugh at these anti slavery fanatics of the
North, who have thus forever cast stigma of
disgrace on a respectable and innocent family.
by publicly selling the husband and father as
a slave.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

We see it announced that new paper has
been started at Washington, called the Tel
egraph, to support the elevation to the Presi-
dency of Mr.. Corwln, the Secretary of the
Treasury
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

Quick PAssAeE.-A telegraphic despatch
was received in this city, at 3 0 clock on Thurs
day last, announcing the arrival at ST. John, of
the ship Pelican State, Manson, just t,oenty-four
hours after leaving her wharf at this place.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01
The Murder at Lebanon.

We mentioned last week HE arrest OF an
lrIshman at Blddeiord, on charge oi COM
mltting murder at Lebanon on Fast day
We hasesslnce learned more ofithe circun-
stances The man arrested is named Nor
rls Delay, and the murdered man was Jere-
miah Hays, formerly resident in this town
both of whom were employed as laborers
upon the railroad in Lebanon. Delay was
foundby officer Leonard andrews, OF B,dde-
ford, secreled in garret. AT that lime little
of the circumstances ot the murder was
known, there being only vague report that
almIrder bad been committed and that the
murderer was secreted in Biddeford.
The arrest took place on Monday, and in
the afternoon OF the same day, Deputy Sher-
iff Mark ID. KrmbaII, took charge Of the ac-
cused and cou, eyed him To- Lebanon. On
Tuesday he was examined before Justice
James NJ. Burbank, and evidence sufhcIent
being found against him, he was committed
TO iail to await his trial before the Supreme
Court in September.
We are Informed that Delay and Hays had
been together in the shop OF Samuel Kicker,
on The afternoon of Fast day, aud being
somewhat excited by drink had shown dis
position TO quarrel with one another. They
were separated by Mr.. Kicker and wen.
home to their shaBties. They again met, a
few rods from the sIlanties, and some words
passed between them, when Delay seized a
club and struck Hays upon tile head. He
fell--and persons then within sight took him
up and conveyed him TO The shan;y. Next
morning lie died, Delay was al work as
usual in the forenoon, and did not leave Leb-
anon till afternoon, when he came to Saco.
|, does not appear that much notice stak-
en- of the affair in that vicinity. n.s af. .-s
Delay admits that he struck Hays, but de-
nies any intention 10 kill him. The mur-
der, must, we think, he set down as one more
item in the long catalogue of crimes caused
by strong driuk.- Saco Democrat. t
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

The KNocKINGs.-The Syracuse Star vouch-
es for the accuracy of the following statement: :
"a relative of the Fox family residing there
"a lady of unimpeachable character-tod Mr..
B. in the presence of witnesses, c. G. Pome-
roy, NJ. D., and Rev. d. S. Chase, how the
rappings were produced by the Fox family,
viz by the toes and knees; that she was
taught by one of the Fox girls how to produce
the sounds; that the secret was given to her on
the promise that she too would become me-
dium, &c. The lady who gave the informa-
tion is Mrs. Norman Culver, of the town of
Arcadja.''
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

AFATAL SLEEP. At place called Grand
Bank, on the Ltlle Miami Railroad, bov
some fifteen years of age, recently laid down
on rlle track, with his head resting on one
OF the rails for a pillow, and while In rhis
position train of ca 70 came along and sew
cred his head from his body awohsis aaf
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

@ DR.. Lee says that Potatoes rot for
want of alkih in the soil, and ashes will save
them. - r- 4..-4
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

ANOTHER lioR2IBLE TRAGEDY. The New
Albany, Indiana, Ledger, gives the following
account oil horrible affair WhIch occurred
at Elizabeth, in Harrison county. The
original statement was hat ihe house ecu
pied by one Hannegan, had been destroyed
ty fire, and twe,ve persons had perished in
the flames
The house was about one mile from EliZ-
beIh Shortly after nine O'Clock a night,
gentleman started from Elizabeth for his
residence, which is not great distance from
that of Hannegan. When he got on top Of
a hill he saw fire raging in the direction
Ot his premises and supposing II was his OVID
house burning, he roie down with all his
speed, when he discovered The true source
of the flames.
He rode up to the house, looked into the
open window, and saw n number OF dead
bodies parity consumed. He, rode back to
fl.zaheth at full speed, rousing all the neigh
bors on The way, and in short time a large
number of persons had started for The scene
Of the horrible disaster. BY the time they
arrived there the roof had fallen in and the
bodies were mostly consumed. An arm of
one, a leg of another, head of a third, and
part of The body of a fourth, was all that
could he found. In one corner of the old
part of The house, Mrs. Hahnegan and two
of the children lay in another corner Han
negan and one child, and in another two
more children. IN the part of the house re-
Gently built, another man and his wife lay IN
one corner, and in another man by him
self making in all ten persons.
| Suspicion o! having been connected with
this horrible affair, rests on man living in
the neighborhood, who had a quarrel with
| Hanuegan, and who had been heard to say.
that II should never become a neighbUr oil
his. When questioned as TO what he knew
about the accident, he gave evasive answer.
and appeared much conlounded
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

- Gen. Hugh Brady died at Detroit on
Tuesday morning last.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

c. There were thirteen cholera deaths in
New Orleans for the week ending 18th inst.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

~ A woman has been committed to Ips-
wich Jail for burning her child alive. 4
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-08-06

as to look through the paper. The
water. mark is dated five years after
the will was signed. The testator
could not make a will five years after
he was dead" OF course a verdict
was given at once for the defendant.
In the year 1900, Col. Burr was
elected to the office of Vice President
of the United States. On the ] It'll of
July 1904, he retired from a political
life: The fatal termination of the
duel with Hamilton, and the verdict
of "wilful MURDER" rendered by the
Coroner's jury, caused him to absent
himself from this part of the country.
He travelled through the Southern
and Western States, for the purpose
OF getting up an expedient against
Mexico for which he was tried for
high treason. He then fled to En-
gland, where his papers were seized
and himself thrown into prison. He
was liberated soon after; travelled in
France and Germany, and returned
to N. York, in 1912. He resumed
practice of law at No. Is, Nassau
street. Being lightly esteemed by his
fellow citizens the effort was unsuc-
cessful, and he soon fell into decay
in mind, body and estate. Matthew
Davis, his last, solitary friend
stuck to him closer than d brother
and had him lodged in q solitary hut
with a lonely widow, on . dessert
sand bank in the wilds of Staten Is
land. Here through the bounty Of
Mr.. Davis, he lived for Is months
and here on the night of the l4th oil
September, 1896, died Aaron Burr, in
the slst year of his age, with not a
friend to close his eyes, Washington
Adams, Jay, and Hamilton died sur
rounded by weeping friends, and
their graves were believed by the
tears of a continent. "He that hon
oreth me, will honor; he that despi.
seth me, shall be lightly esteemed;'
saieth the book whose authoris divine
Berr was buried at Trenton, N. J.
LAURIE TODD.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-08-06
How David Price cured his Wife's
Temper.

| David, a man of meek and kindly
spirit, had long suffered from the slat-
ter patter never ending tougne of his
worse half. One day an herb doctor
greeted David, at his work, with "a
"Well, master David, how be you?
ooh, be very well, thanks to ye
but my wife's not so very nicely"
Indeed" said the gather of sim
dies, quick ear for aliment, "what
may be the matter wi she, master
David?"
"Well," said David in his usual
quiet way, "she have a bad breaking
out about her mouth every now and
then, that troubles her and me very
sore master Doctor"
"Well, said the latter, 81 could
make grand cure of her, I'll war
rant have salve' at | makes of
the juice of the juniper tree, and by
biIin' up vast lot of different kinds
o. things it cures it in no time
''Indeed' said David, San what
might your charge be for a box of
that ointment at would cure herr?
':Oh,' said the herbalist, looking
anxiously up in David's face, "only a
matter of a shilling
"Well, that's dirt cheap said
David.
eff you cure her T. give eighteen
pence. there now"
With this offer the doctor set off to
prepare his nostrum, and straightway
HE'D the next day to David's house,
box in hand. There he found Mrs.
Price, and Wait at once to business.
"Well, Mrs. Price, your husband
told me that We have betimes bad
breaking out about the mouth, and
| have brought a box O. fine ointment
at will cure YEP
With this announcement Mrs.
Price, firing up at once, seeing her
husbands jest, raised the brush with
which she was sweeping the floor,
and pummelled the doctor to her
hearts content, even following to beat
him field from her house, he scream
ing all the while
"Oh, Mrs. Price, be We gone mad?'
From that day, however, Mrs. Price
has been wholly cured of scolding
habits. David has only to look up
in her face and say I'll get box of
that intment, and there's an end of
the matter. David honorably paid
the doctor his Is. Cd, and also trea-
ted him to make him forget the pun
melting. Chronicle.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-08-06
NOTICE.

A LII persons having claims against the Iowa
n Penitentiary are hereby notified and re-
quested, to state, and present the same, to the
undersigned commissioner (who is legally au-
thorised to settle the saIne) at the office of the
Superintendent of the Pententiary lat the PEN
itentiary) in the town of Fort Madison, Iowa,
within thirty days from the date hereof. All
claims not presented 10 said commissioner
within the time aforesaid will be forever bar
red and the State discharged from any further
liability for the same
CURTIS BATES. Commissioner.
June It'll. 1851 5-w3
ED Lead, Venetian Red, Lytharge, Chrome
lU greene and Yellow for sale at
PATTERSON'S.
May %, lS5l.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-08-06

A U Moral PANAcEA.-The
Yankee dde proposes the following
remedy yr the ills of the flesh and
spirit, composed of Leaves, Plants, and
Roots, which, iftaken without wry
face, will make any man respectable
and happy.
Leave off Drinking.
Leave off Smoking.
Leave off Chewing.
Leave off Shutting.
Leave off Swearing.
Leave the g'hals alone.
Plant your pleasures in the home
circle.
Plant your business in some homo
orable employment.
Plant your faith in truth.
Root your habits in industry.
Root your feelings in benevolence.
Root you affections in God.
For directions, see the Holy Scrip
lures and beware of counterfeit
creeds and quick theologians.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-08-06
From Cuba.

A ND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, AND AL
II ways will be. if 4 can get reasonable
amount of tailoring to do in Iowa. Being in
receipt of the Fashions four times year, and
one of the best rules extant, flatter myself
that can fit any form or size. People wishing
garments of any kind made or cut, will please
call and give me trial. will cut and make
according to fashion or according to the Gus
toners notion, and will warrant all to fit.
Shop ON Clinton ST. joining A. Barnes tailor
shop. j. r. JOHNSON, Tailor.
Iowa City, May IS, 1850.
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cries of hunger resounded often upon
the still air, and where rags, misery
and filth met the traveller at every
STEP"
lie paused-and she gazed more
curiously upon him.
perhaps you do not remember the
timc-the placc-perhaps you do not
remember how two pampered chill
dren of wealth passed along that lane
it may be You forgot the poor out
cast, grasping at science with his UNI
tutored mind. The laugh of deris-
ion that was then flung upon his lone
ly heart-for am that child, reused
the latent fire within my breast, and
he continued more softly, 81 thank
you for the taunt, and the scornful
words; they were ever my incentive
in my upward path to honor had
but to think of them, and my soul was
nerved anew. thank you for Them
and triumphant smile illuminated
his splendid countenance
The lady, faint and mortified glided
away from her rebuker, and in less
than an hour sat humbled and weep
in her own proud mansion. She hal
wished, nay, coveted lust one little
word GIo2p Nheipg who in hel
and despfsed fcf ms Poeefeg &-a land sf's
had been repaid with contempt
though smoothly worded and delicate.
ly expressed, by the neglected boy
whose name rang the world through.
Have a care, then, sons and daugh.
tiers of plenty. Scorn not the child
of poverty, who, with pensive eye
and lifted hands, tolls up the rugged
heights of Parnassus, uncared fol
and unaided. Tho clothed in rags
he may gain the dizzy height-while
you, decked in the meaner parapher.
MALTA of wealth, hunbly grope along
at the mountains base, and under the
feet of him whom you disdained.
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-08-06

OFOne little garden patch OF
ours has been profitable, very-this
season. The bugs ate up the GU
cumbers, the chickens ate up the
bugs, the neighbors cats ate up the
chickens-and we are now in search
of something that will eat the cats.
Can any of our agricultural friends
aid us?-Amer. Union.
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0PThe Texas Advocate gives the
following particulars of the capture of
the little son of Mr.. Hart, of Refugio
county, whose recovery from the Ca
manches, we have already noticed:
"The boy states that his horse was
first shot by the Indians, and being
thus on foot, they seized him, noun
ted him on another horse, and bore
him off. The next night after taking
him, he says they seized and rode
away Col. Lofts horses-riding them
up into the mountains, as is their Gus
tom, and then turning them loose
He speaks of his being compelled to
subsist upon horse meat, as hard
ship he was exceedingly 10th to en-
dure. It constitutes the principal
food ofu Sc savages. The lad
SCENE, rejoiced at his escape
ffS;r ~ cheerless,a and hap
nd leasure, we pre-
mal - civilized life"
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New Books and Drug Store,

l.. b. IL o. A. PATTI ERSON,
Dealers in Books and Stationery Of all kinds, Drugs,
Medicines, Paints, OILS Dye StuGs, Var
nishes, and Patent Medicines, DC.
JIAVE JUST RECEIVED AND ARE
IL are now opening the largest and best as
sortment of BOOKS, DRUGS, AND STATION
cry, ever offered in this city, which will be
said at prices reduced one-half from the old
rates. Persons wanting anything in our line
mined to sell.
Iowa City, May, 1851,
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GOOD TESTIMONY.

LouSvhIe thus SafsapAffIlAs
We have been shown by Mr.. John Bull, proprietor Of
that wordrenowned preparations "Bus Fluid Extract Of
Sarsapara original genuine, and beautiful letter,
addressed to him by the accomplished lady of Of the
most eminent old physicians in the West giving detailed
account Of Of the most astonishing record
formed alone by the use Of " Bulls Sarsaparilla."
This most excellent and charming lady had long suffered
from proapsus uter uor abus piles and chronic diseases
Of the stomach and digestive organs and arrangement Of
the whole system attended with distressing cutaneous
ton sick headache and violent attacks of cramp After
exhausng all of her husbands SKILL and applying many
celebrated medical gentlemen, both at home and abroad
and also using great quantities of 'Townsend's SarsspS
r without the slightest relief she induced to
s.John Bulls Sarsaparia.' And what the happy
rcsult After the Of few bottles perfect and
dsru curethe lady restored to perfect health and to her
usual flow of spirits
Such letters the speak of must afford Mr. Bull
real qualification than could the possession of count
less wealth. And whether he accumulates wealth not
by the sale of his truly valuable Medicine being its author
is glory and honor enough and he say the world
without fear of contradiction have In my poverty re-
lieved human suffering than did Stephen Grard
John Jacob Astor with their millions.o
Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-08-06

SHIRT TREE.-The numerous and
well know voyages to the South Sea
Islands, &C., have made us we'll ac<
quainted with what is called the
bread tree, as well az another kind.
known undes the name Of the butter
tree. But it remained for the indie
fatigable M. Humboldt to discover
in the wilds of South America a tree
which produces ready made shirts.
ave saw on the slope of the Cerra
Duida," says M. Humboldt, "shirt
trees fifty feet high. The Indians
cut off cylindrical pieces two feet in
diameter, from which they peel the
red and fibrous bark, without making
any longitudinal incision. This bark
affords them sort fgarment, which
resembles sacks of a very coarse
texture, and without a seam. The
upper opening series for the head,
and two lateral holes are cut to ad-
NIT the arms. The natives wear
these shirts of marian in the rainy
season; they have the form of the
ponchos and runas of cotton, which
are so common in New Grenada, at
Quito, and in Peru. As in these
climates the riches and beneficence
of nature are regarded as the prima-
ry cause of the Incidence of the in
habitants, the Missionaries do not
fail to say in showing the shirts of
marina, in the forests of the Groom
oko, garments are found ready made
on the trees We may add to this
tale OF the shirts the pointed caps
which the spathes of certain palm
trees furnish, and which resembles
coarse net work"