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Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-11-15
For the Toilet.
FrenOnf SsIlnnI M

A beautiful article of Rose water, Cologn, Bay
n water. Lavender do, Hair Oil, &C., at
WOOSTER'S.
Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-11-15
OVERWHELMING EsrlmoNlEss
McALISTFR,S

ever HALF. A MILLION OF TESTIMoNl-
sls have been received by the -PIoprietor Of
Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-11-15
worlds salve /!

which a discerning public has applied TO this
medicine for there is scarcely disease, exter-
nal or internal, that it will not benefit. l have
used il for the last fourteen years for all diseases
of the Chest, Consumption, and Liver, involving
the utmost danger and responsibility, and declare
before heaven aRd man, that not in one single
case has ii failed to benefit when the patient was
within the reach of mortal means.
Wholesale and retail at the Grand Depot, 141
FULTON ST, New York, and by all Druggists
throughout the United States.
]. McALISTER, Sole Proprietor,
14l Fulton ST. N. Y.
s. BUCKLAND & 30,
JF. WOOSTER,
10 Only Agents for Fremont
Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-11-15
pofroTevDVp or ROck oil,

FTIHE most wonderful remedy ever sdiscoFered.
Il Procured from asveIl 400 feet below the earth
surface. The above article can he had al Noos-
ters Drug Store, first door south OF o. L. Minis.
Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-11-15

a splendid assortment at o,.z-,,,,.-
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20
Report of the Auditor of state.

We are indebted to O. F. Moore, ESQ.,,
for copy of the Report Of the Auditor of
State. 1t contains much valuable statistical
information, and we make some extracts re-
lating to the most important matters con-
nected with the financial condition of the
State:
The total receipts during the year ending
Nov. Is, 1850, were 81. 536, ,5584l; which
added to the balance in The Treasury of
S555,435;40, made the amount applicable to
the disbursements of 1850, the sum of 3d.
09l ,993:8l.
The total disbursements during the year
ending November Is, 1850, were $780,
58l:68-leaving balance in the Treasury of
$l30,4l2:l2
The annual resources Of the State are
more than sufficient, even during period
when least productive, to meet the ordinary
expenses OF the government, including lib
enl appropriations for the Benevolent Insti.
tutions, fol the prosecution of the work on
the new State House. and for the expenses
of the Constitutional Convention.
During the last four years the total mount
OF State tax levied was $5, l07 ,345:39, and
the total amount collected was 81 ,762, 722.-
47-show'ng The losses and delinquencies,
and the cost of collecti ng of over five mil,
lions Of taxes, TO amount 10 only $l44 ,623-
being less than three per cent No other
State, we believe, can furnish an example O.
equal efficiency and economy.
The assessed value of the real property in
the State, in 1850 was $34l 1886, ,S38-per.
sonal property S98, ,947, ,502. Total, real and
personal, $439, ,976,34O,
Only five Ba anks of the State have acce of.
ed the provisions Of the act passed at The
last session, for taxing Banks. The old
Banks pay a tax of six per cent. upon their
diuidends--the new Banks pay six per cent.
ON their profits, and the five Banks that have
accepted the act of the last session, nav
upon their capital stock and surplus fund the
same tax as is levied on other property, mo-
nies and credits, at the place where each
b9nk is located. This, he says, is unequal
land unjust, - =
Again, the several classes Of Banks are
| not liable TO the same supervision OF the
State. One class is subject to a rigid scruti-
ny by the Board of Bunk Commissioners
another class is required to report to the
Legislature, and third class is subject to nc
such requirements or visitation. The Audi.
ditor therefore says, that "these are defects
which certainlyrequire amendment" And
he further says, that special privileges OF
exemptions to particular corporations, which
are not extended to others Of the same class
should not be granted.' 8as f.
The estimated receipts for 1851, includinp
ine balance on hand, are 82,SS9, l5li74;
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

Inc following paragraph we find in the Bos-
ton Post. 1t presents one of those distressing
cases of doubt in regard to the administration
of the laws-doubt whether dreadful act of
injustice has not been done, and the life of an
innocent man Teen taken-which must occur
too frequently as long as death is oneofthe pen
altes inflicted by the courts. But the man is
hung, and the wrong, if any has been commit,
ted is irreparabe:
"ltis probable that Hicks, who was executed
at Monticello, Mississippi, last spring, for
the murder of William Allen, was not gull
ty of the crime. The coroners inquest found
that Allen was shot in the head, but the re-
mains have been since exhumed, and examined
by physicians, from whose report it appears that
he was not shot, but was probably killed by a
blow, according to Hicks confession made 10 a
minister, and published after his execution
The confession of Hicks. with whom Allen had
been travelling, was 10 the effect that on Sum
day morning, while he, hicks, had left their
cam at Ford's CowpenS, to examine some hou-
seS near by, his wife came running to him, tel
ling him she was afraid she had killed Allen.-
Hicks returned to the camp, and finding that
Allen was indeed dead or nearly SO, removed
the body about 100 rods of, and left him with
his clothes beside him,
- oppSolo thdt dleCl IllChS UdQ gone OUT.
Allen took large draught of whiskey, and then
approached Mrs. Hicks with only his shirt draw.
erS and socks on, "with the design Of huggine.
her as she Said," and that she threw at him the
wagon hammer which she had in her hand poun-
ding coffee. 1t hit him on the head and eau
sed his death. She didnot know that Aliens
design vas of the basest kind, but her only in
tention was to keep him off, On the trial,
Hicks preyarications tended to strengthen the
circumstances against him, but those very prev
'arications arose from his determination not to
ilnplicate his wife. Had he told the truth at
first, and called for medical examination of the
deceased, it is highly probable that he would
have been acquitted, and the law have been
spared the odium of judicial murder, But we
must say that his wife, in keeping silent while
her innocent husband was executed, failed in
the high courage and virtue which her sex have
so often exhibited"
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20
Free RIacks

The Richmond Examiner, disunion and
nonlntercot'se paper,says-by adopting extracts
from letter 10 the editors--th / the removal Of
The entire free negro population from the Com
monwealth s essential 10 restore the slaves 10
their original condition Of subordination, and
the contentmsnt and happiness SO dependents
upon it. That it is demanded by every consid-
GRAFTON of patriotism, self interest, and even of
humanity to the negro himself, and if not a.
doptcd now, selfpresevation will drive thcmlat
no distant day to resort to expulsion by violence.
And Il the Legislature cannot spare time from
their innumerable schemes Of log-rolling in-
trgue TO effect the change. calls upon the
State convention 10 undertake the matter and
make purt Of the new constitution OF the State
the exclusion, from among them, Of that ia
nomlous and mischicYous class or personsu
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20
nSpiritnal RanninRs.,,

Mr.. G. Chauncey Burr has written let
ter to the N. Y. Tribune, and says he has
discovered how the "Rappings" are pro-
duced, and that he can produce ;hem louder
than he has ever heard them, and in a man
ner that no person can detect. He says that
ne has produced the "Rappings" SO loud that
they were distinctly heard in every part of
the hall, crowded with thousand persons.
de says IL is "humbug and fraud"
Mr.. Burr is about to lecture in New
York, when he says be will show an, man
that the whole phenomenon is perfectly ex-
planned, ga good way this side Of The other
world" e~lNN m ~
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

@ The Columbus correspondent OF III.
Scioto Gazette, in speaking of the contem
plated railroad from Frankfort, Ross county,
to Circleville, says it is rathera "wild goose
project. unless the aid of Pickaway can be
secured" and adds:
"After all, ! should not be surprised to
see the Scioto & Hooking Valley road, from
Chillicothe TO Newark or Zanesville. uia
Ciiclsville and Lancaster, come out of these
Wilmington and Frankfort schemes"
We should be great deal surprised and
mortified, were our valley road taken that
round about track. If such road were
built, and our road continued no further than
its junction with the Belpre road, they
would be only branches of the last named
road.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20
Awful and Fatal Cata strophe.

NEW IUKKI JaII' To, I. vi.
About O'Clock, to day, 6 new buildings, the
mason work of which has just been completed;
on 2lst street, fell with terrific crash. The
workmcn had just returned from their dinner /;
and from THIRTY TO FORTY of them were
buried beneath the ruins. Up to o'clock, 4
O'clock dead bodies had been recovered, and
6 others severely injured. 1t iSsuppoSed that
from fifteen to twenty-five have been killed.
The appearance Of the mortar used has caused
great excitement ltissaid TO be almost all
sind, and had very little lime in it, We uader-
stand the name Of the builder is Spencer. y
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20
From Huenos Ayres.

Dates from Buenos Ayres to the 24th of
November have been received. The news of
Gen. Taylors death had been received, and
the Argentine authorities had ordered the
members Of the civil and military depart
ments to wear the customary badge Of
mourning. in respect to his memory. The
political news continues of war-like char
acter Brazil, according to the idea Of Ro-
sas, has not acted properly, and til thought
q struggle between the two powers will be
tine consequence.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20
From Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. II, P. M.
The river is at a stand, with feet inches
in the canal. 1t rained considerably last
night. The weather is turning cold with a
heavy wind.
Pierce Butler lawyer of this city, and
brother of Gen. VIM. o. Butler, died last
night.
Capt. Bobb, formerly of the rteamer Mo-
hawk, committed suicide at Vicksburgh, on
the 7th, by blowing his brains out. The
death of his wife and pecuniary embarrass-
ment caused the act.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20
Combinations by lhe senate.

James H. Calhoun, of Ga, Governor of
New Mexico. Thomas Nelson of New York.
Chief Justice Of Sapreme Court, vice VIM.
L Bryant, resigned. Abraham Fordly, Of
y. ,YS Agent among the Winnebago Indians.
Robert McGiffin, Consul at Mazatlan. VIM.
II. Selly, of Mass, Consul at Tahite and So
ciety Islands. Edward A. Sanders, of N,
T., Consul at Buenos Ayres, vice Joseph
Graham, removed, Edward Mccall, of
Penn, Consul at Lima, vice Stanhope, re-
signed. John $. Gilmore Of Md, !, Consul at
Brazil, vice VIM. T. Bisnell. Edward Ely,
of Pa, Consul at Bombay.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

A wager Of $4,000, proposed by Mr.. Paine
that he could substantate his claims to his new
discovery by experimental demonstration, has
been accepted by writer who signs himself I,
IN the Boston Atlas, with the understanding
that the electric circle is not TO be complete
that there shall be no possible connection be-
tween the poles of the battery, either by metal
lic huld, or any other electric conductor also
that there shall be no oxygen generated, in a
nee or combined state; and further, that Mr..
PANE, shall show, to the supervising committee
he proposes, that but one current Of electricity
passes through the fluid, by the agency yofwhich
hydrogen is alone disengaged. This seems to
ton. .'s. WI, "a - :
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20
Origin and Progress of Invention.

Origin and Progress of Invention.
We commence, to-day, the publication of
a series of short articles, under the above
general head, from the Patent Office Report
of l849-'50. These, with others under the
general head of " Motors" are evidently the
production Of Mr.. Ewbank, the present
Commissioner Of Patents, and exhibit full
knowledge of the subject and much close
thinking. They are full Of valuable, and
oftentimes profound remarks, which will
render them interesting to all, but more par
ticularly to ingenious minds that have been
exercised in inventions, We publish them,
in the hope that they will be of service by
stimulating into activity the higher powers
of the mind, and that they may be the
means Of leading some into paths where
they may do honor to themselves, and aid in
the present advancement of science and the
arts. The publication of these articles will
be continued until the whole is given.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

Os A gentleman in one of the western
states became the proprietor of an inaamma
BILE gas spring. Wishing to make an expert
ment, he inverted a hogshead over it, and
when the gas had accumulated sufficiently,
seated himself upon it, and boring a gimlet
hole through the top, philosophically applied
Lighted candle to the hole. The next that
was seen of him he was kicking pair of red
top boots out of an adjoining canal, into
which he had descended head first. He was
rescued, and carried to his home, a sadder,
wiser and muddier man.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

Hrequires thirty-fve hundred sheep to be
kept whole year to support the Lawrence,
Mass, mills with wool for one single day
They produce fifteen hundred shawls per day,
and consume cochineal to the value Of sixty
thousand dollars per annum. Three years
since there were not five hundred inhabitants
ia Lawrence, now there are ten thousand.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

Coal BoATs SUNK-Loss OF LIFE.-On
Monday morning last, about l6 miles below
Helena, Ark, two heavily laden coal boats,
belonging to Norman & Co., of Pittsburgh,
were sunk by the waves of the steamer Belle
Key, and we regret to say, five men were
drowned. The following are the names Of
those drowned: Ambrose Smith of Allegha-
ny City, Joseph Kendle, Jackson Young, Pc
ter Wood, and Joseph Graham of Ohio CO. Va
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

The GIRLs--They think of Hymen and
they can't help signing. When their lovers
forsake them they can't help crying. They
sit at the window and can't help spying
When they talk to fellow they can't help
ling. They go out shopping and can't help
buying. They screw up their corsets, bring
on the consumption, and can't help dying
Exchange,
The abominable wretch that penned the
above ought to be sent to Guinea, flying
by tell-lie-gaff.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

ltappears from an official document COM
municated to Congress by the Secretary of
State, that the number of immigrants who
arrived at all the ports in the United States
during the year ending Sept. 80, 1850, was
299,6lO, which is an increase of 36,2S2 over
l849. The statement for 1850, includes an
immigration of 43,6l5 into California, only
! ,468 Of whom were females.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

This is wonderful age in which we
livee-tliere is not the shadow Of q doubt Of
that, as it has been asserted and iesasserted so
many times by the press, That hadwe no 9th
er esidence, il would be impressed upon our
minds as .'fSed fact The discoveries
made and being made, are muiIy and impor-
tanf, pnd the Inventions are nuniberless as
the sands of the sea. A mechanic has scarce
ly time to adopt one kind ,ef . machine for
certain parts of his business, before an ihven-
tion is oughtbe6rethe public that throws
entirely into the shade his apparatus. The
farmer hires large number 0f. hands to gath
Ell his wheat. The harvest is scarcely over
when a machine is introduced into the neigh
borhood which cuts, thyeshes and prepares
the wheat for the mill with half the expense
which he has Just incurred. The public has
not stopped wonderingat q startling discov-
cry. when another even, more startling is
brought to light. "A year or two ago. when
one wished to impress the 4impossibility Of
anything, upon the mind Of his hearers he
would very likely allude to the feat of "set-
ting therivef on6re," or lifting ones self by
the neither garments. The first lately consid-
cred impossibility, however, can be done,
and feats as wonderful as the latter mention
ed may be accomplished. But lately, it is
said, (and we do not dispute its accuracy
after this we will not say yea nor nay to any
story, however improbable it may seem, that
mind possesses power over matter to the ex-
tent that by ones own will, any article Of
stone or wood may be moved about in any
manner wished. This, if true, may serve tc
explain the phenomena of the "knockings,
the sliding about of furniture, smashing O.
pitchers, &C., which were lately heard ant
seen in Massachusetts,, and many other place
in the east. For our own part, we thinl
such power may be possessed by man. fo
we read in the Bible, Mark llth chapter, 23C
verse, as follows
"For verify | say unto you, That whosoev
er shall say unto this mountain, Be thou re
moved, and be thou cast into the sea; ant
shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believ,
that those things which he saith shall COM
to pass; he shall have whatever he saith"
The last discovery we hear of is one which
is to supersede entirely the present steam
power of the world 1t has been brought tc
light by an eastern man, who has completed
his models-one of which will be deposited
in the patent office al Washington, as soor
as patent rights shall have been secured il
the different European countries. 1t is sai(
that so simple and economical are the prin
ciple and application that two tons Of Goa
will be sufficient to drive the larges. ship 0
the line around the world. The power i
motive, but steam has no part in creating it
Who knows but that the sovereignty ofstean
may terminate in 1851?
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

The city Of Boston is in debt, principally for
railroads, from which she derives good inter
est. about 81 100000. This is independent Of
the debt ust incurred for constructing water
works.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

OT In Gloucester, Massachusetts,, on
Tuesday, John Davis, obtained judgment
of SO and costs against David Chandler and
wife, the damage being that the latter had
made certain dresses belonging to the plain.
tiff's wife and daughters in an unworkman
like manner. The evidence was clear; the
dresses would not fit, and some parts of them
were put together wrong side out.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

Tbs Pope Of Rome has notified Mr.. Cas-, the
Amrrirrn Charge. that he Ii constrained to
Wi1Sdrls t5e PERMISSION he bad given, Tor The
eneolien oran American Protestant Chapel, ID
fhs Eternal City
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20
Fire IN sanduslIy

A fire broke out on Friday night yat SAM
dusky, in the grocery store Of VIM. Ellwel-'
len, Water street. The flames spread rlpid.
ly. communicating to the adjoining buildings
and were not arrested until four buildings
were destroyed, The houses were old add
not worth much, and the loss is mostly Gov
erred by insurance. fS'SFk
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

The poor people in Limerick are Aocking
in shoals towards Waterford. on their way 10
America, In Waterford |. the inAnx Of people
from all the surrounding countries. en- rOut, 70
the land Of the Far West, 10 very great n
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

OE A clerk was recently dismissed from
fancy store in New Orleans, because he
smoked cigars. He had contract for six
months with his employer, and brought suit
to recover wages for the whole time of his
engagement. The trial took place on the 18th
ult., and the Judge gave verdict in favor of
the defendant; expressing the opinion that
the cause of the clerks dismissal was a sufh-
cient one, in view of the nature of the estab-
lishment.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20


and the estimated expenditures 81, ,23p, ,54Si.
an estimated balance in the
Treasury, Nov. l5,lS50, 8oS S657 ,608i28.
The amount Of School and Trust Funds
paid out of the State Treasury TO the several
districts during the year, are $296, ,2728l, of
which the sum OF $97, ,272;Sl, was the inter
est received upon the irreducible School and
Trust Funds. yg q
Of the surplus Revenue fund, there is now
loaned out to the several counties the sum of
1874, ,227;37; and TO the Canal Fund Com
missioners, $l6,S06:43.
The tolls, &C., paid by the canals the past
year were as follows-Ohio Canal paid
$377, ,2784l; Miami and Erie Canal paid
$780,, 3,5l0;98; Muskingum Improvement $35,
1851; Hooking Canal 81, ,684.48; and Wal
honding Canal 81, ,449i52.
The expenses of repairs upon the Public
Works OF the State in l849 were $440, ,0S9-
80; IN 1880 they were 1929 ,595;00-balance
in favor of 1850 of $ll0,494:90.
The total receipts from all the Public
Works in the State, during the year ending
November l5, 1850, were SS769, ,967;S6. Ca
nal tolls, water rents end fines paid $728,-
085:73; Turnpike and Canal dividends $780,
$500; and Maumee road tolls $l2,043;93
There was paid during the year for repairs,
damages, &C., ON. the Canals and Public
Works, the sum of $329, $4,000.
The debt Of Ohio consists of its Foreign
Debt, Domestic Debt, and the School and
Trust funds loaned to the State, called the
"lrrreducible Stock" the principal of which
cannot be paid, only the interest at six pei
cent.
Foreign Debt, Jan. l, 1851, $l6,566,77S
Domestic Debt, 593,S24
Irreducible Stock, l,683,99e
+ Total, Sl8,744, SO;
The annual interest, exchange and expen.
ses, 81, ,l34,536.
For the reduction of the Domestic Debt
there is now in the Treasury $44 1922; which
will reduce it to $349, ,002. BY the substitu
tion of five for six per cent stock in the For
eign Debt, saving to the State has beel
made of $6,250 per annum. ..
The amount Of premiums received on tn
| $4, l4l ,468 of stock issued, last year wa
about 100000. u,s.e
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

Experiments have shown that mans fin
ger nails grow their complete length in four
months and half A man living 10 years
renews his finger nails lS6 times. Allow.
ing each nail to be half an inch ,ong, he has
grown seven feet ald nine inches Of finger
nail, on each finger, and on fingers and
thumb, an aggregate Of n feet and six i'll
ches.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20

The brig Haywood, from. Curacao, l7h
ult., reports that great excitement exists in
Venezuela relative TO the Presidential elec-
tion, President Monagas has called Con-
gress 10 meeton the Goth, and it is feared by
many that ifhis brother is not elected by
them, the scenes ofviolence Of former years
will be re. enacted.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20
Another Outrage.

We are informed that the house of the isis
tersof Notre Dame was last night again assail-
ed by some despicable wretch who threw
missile through the window, breaking hole
through the shutter and glass. We do hope, for
the sake of the good name of our city, that the
perpretator will be caught, and being caught
may get his deserts.-Chiu Metropolis.