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Eastern times., 1851-05-01

the reproof of your own consciences You
should think for yourselves, listening at the
same time, to every man who will tell you the
truth; and when you have made up your opin-
ions, carry them out in tine firm spirit of q. free
press In our profession, gentlemen, there is a
necessity for great energy Of character for
much endurance as well as<much exertion. i
go further. Energy is not asufieiently strong!
word. The ssue secret of success IN every
business is eathxsiasm. 1 .ewolld especially
frankly recommend to you a careful attention
to your finances but IN this respect let my
course be a warning, and not an example to
you. In making these suggestions, r give you
the result of long experience, dearly. enough
bought. rT II nj -
But the curtain falls, and my best wishes 60
with you all. THOMAS RITCHIE.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

= We haveof late enjoyed the luxury of
sleeping upon one of PUTNAM's SPIRAL SPRING
BEDsTEADs, which for ease and comfort ex-
ceeds anything of the kind we have ever seen.
They are, besides, the most economical, a light
mattress being all that is necessary to cover
them. 1t is so constructed as to adapt itself to
every turn of the body, and can be taken down
when necessary in moment. Mr.. Wilson
furnishes bedstead and mattress 70. $l5-we
wouldn't part with ours for $50.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

SHOCKING ACCIDENT. Mr. William B. Smith
OF this town, while engaged at work in the
Bark Mills, at the Tannery, known Smiths
Mills. about miles from this village, was
caught by the fingers of The right hand, be-
tween shaft and ropes, which caused him to
revolve round the shaft several times. breaking
his right thigh bone in shocking manner. and
also several ribs the right side, he was also
injured internally. Three of the fingers of the
right hand were badly injured that il was
found necessary to amputa-e them His re
covery is considered doubtful -Shosehega,.
Clarion,
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

Rio Janeiro. March !. lS5l.-By recent de-
cree of the collector of the custom house ofthis
port. all vessels arriving here required eth
to land in bond all their ships stores insmedi-
ately on arriral, to pay duties at once upon
them. 1t is therefore indispensable and a6so-
iuteky necessary, that all ships stores should be
conveniently pacei in order that they may be
got at on arrival. A list of the crew is also de-
manded by the boarding officer. The manifest
must be made on, in two copies. one of them to
be certified by a Brazilian consular agent, or
when there is none such, by two merchants,
sworn before the collector of customs, a naval
officer, other public official, otherwise fine
of l00B 100 is imposed
Eastern times., 1851-05-01
More Gold at New York.

us. mail steamship Ohio arrived at
o'clock OH Thursday morning, from New
Orleans 10Th, snd Havana 10Th. = She had
200 passengers, $500. 600 in gold dust, and
$4,000 in specie on freight. Among the
consignees Willis 3 Co. have s $l45, 900, How
ard g. Son $4,000, Twombly & Lamson slO-
600. .yYE -
A report was in circulation in Havana
that the cause OF 4Le failure of The Ohio 10
arrive in season on her trip from New Or
leans, was that sha had been detained to
bring out an invading force. Sngreat wns
the excitement on the arrival of the steamer,
that hundreds Of people were waiting on the
Mole, eager to get sight of the. expecte,hina
vaders. They were apparently mach disnp-
pointed when the steamer passed quietly
along TO her moorines, without the slightest
demonstration having been made. The
OHIO brings no news Of interest from Cuba.
The inhabitants were still expecting an in
vasion, and The government kept the lrUops
in constant readiness TO meet any case Of
sudden emergency. t-
A report was in circulation yesterday that
a ship was anchoredin The lower hay. fitted
out with various munitions of war, for the
purpose of invading Cuba, and that she was
only waiting TO receive some 300 men on
board. The U. S. marshal hired the steamer
jacob Bell, and with police force proceed
ell down The bay to seize the ship. but did
not succeed in finding the suspicious vessel,
and returned 10 the Guy this forenoon, hav-
ing left revenue cutter down there on the
lookout. The marshal boarded the Ohio as
she came up, to see if he could find despatch.
es or papers throwing light on the subject
Some set the whole thing down as sham
report. asst,
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

CoNNEcrIcuT.-Afier all, there appears to
beno certainty how the government Of the
State will stand; there being about tie in
each House. The certainty will not be known
ill the meeting OF the Legislature on joint
ba Hot. But United States Senator is to be
appointed by a concurrent vote of the two
Houses. In our last, we remarked that the
party politics Of the four Representatives to
Congress stood relatively the same as in The
last Congress. But in one respect there is
an important change. All the representa-
lives in this State IN the last Congress voled
against the compromise measures. In the
next Congress, three of the four members
are confidently expected to sustain the COM
promise in all its Parts. And in this respect
the State has evidently made great progress
in the righ, direction, whatever may be the
result in phrty politics. fb 'a'i y 7aa0si
Gov. Seymour leads the Wing candidate
1921, according 20 the official vote Il. ,..-,,.r-
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

Arrests in Boston.-The Boston Jour. gives
an account of over one hundred and fifty ar
rests made on Wednesday night, in what it
calls a "Grand Descent upon the Dens Of Ann
Street." 1t seems the police arranged to pu-
rify that quarter, and to take into custody the
crowd of men and women of all cslors and ages
which should be found there. On Thursday
morning they were taken before the Police
Court on various charges, such as vagrants,
common pipers, ,fddlers, &c. Some of Them
are described as elegantly dressed, and others
in cnlors of an sorts, and in.garments Of va
rious qualities Those who had never been be-
fore the Court, were fined only three dollars
and sent to the hosseIof CORRECTION until the
fine and costs should be paid But those who
had before been before the Court, were SEN
fenced from two to six months in the house Of
correction.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

u At the last annual meeting of the Bath
Colonization Society, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year -
Rev. John W. Elhngwood, President
Otis kimball, Secretary.
Freeman Clark, Treasurer.
The following resolution, respecting the late
worthy Treasurer, was passed unanimously:
Resolred, That in the lamenied death of Jona-
than Hyde, Esq, onr late Treasurer, we have
lost a consistent, upright and devoted friend of
This society, whose attachment to colonization
was manifested, as one item of his benevolence,
by bequest of fire hundred dollars TO the Am
erican Colonization Society and whose steady
efforts in our cause, TO the end of life, may
well stimulate US all in this noble work of do
ing good.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01
The Michigan Conspiracy.

The band were taken up upon writs for
stopping the mail, and passing counterfeit
coin, and the arrests were made by the U. s.
ma rstsai. 1t seems they had been suspected
for more than a year. and their designs were
discovered by an agent Of the Central Kai-
road Company pretending TO join them; The
depot at Niles was actually fired on cer'
tain night in order 10 prove his allegiance 10
them. Counlerfeiting, horse stealing, "een-
diarsm, burglary, robbery, and the smallest
petty LARCENY, were the sworn objects OF .his
monstrous organization. On Friday night
the train of cars was sent put from oDetroit
with a large nnnber 81 officers and assfs-
tants engaged tor the occasion: and such
were the arrangements made and carried
OUT, ibY lehving squads along The, line, that at
Eeona, Michigan, Center and Jackson, Ihir-
ty-eight men were arrested simultaneously
about daybreak on Saturday morning.
Among the prisoners arrested are three JUS
iices of the peace, five doctors, one Judge,
and four constabes-lhe latter belonging to
the township of Leona-not an officer of
which, from supervisor down to postmaster,
bur is said 10 be implicated. The following
is list Of those arrested:- Fitch, Alon-
20 Holmes, ]. r. Blackburn, Harry Wake
man, Erastus Chapman, VIM. Chapman,
Henry Spaws, Jacob Turrill, Walcom Hill,
John Palmer, Eli Babbv, Daniel Meyers,
E. L. Motion, Greenson FilIen, WIN. W.
Long, Ebenezer Mount, A. E. Barrett, E.
TilIup, Hiram Hay, Nathan Cradi', John f.
Lock wood. E.. Rice, l.. Champln, l.. b.
Long. A. J. Quin, Mno, Laycox. VIM. Cor
win, E.. D. Farnham, VIM. Warner, John
Ackerson, Lester Penfield, Minor X. Stone
Judge B''rnet. In Detroit, Washington Gay
aud Erastus Smith were arrested on Satur-
day, and in the house of the former was
found variety of Implements for burning
buildings, and so constructed as 10 burn one
hour, or three days before setting fire to the
building. BY one of these machines, il has
been discovered that the depot Of Detroit
was fired last fall, which resulted in the loss
of one hundred thousand dollars worth Of
prODeTtV.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

FRiGHTENED TO DEATH-ALMosT As the
yesterday mornings steamboat train was slow
" crossing the Common in Worcester, Just in
the gray dawn Of morning, the pass ,ngers
were suddenly startled into wakefulness by
piercing shrek from female attached to the
Italian Opera Company, on its journey to Bos-
ton. The woman declared that she had seen
man hanging on the Common, and on arriving
at the depot, few rods distant, it was found
that remarkably we'll executed efigy Of Mr..
Charles Sumner was suspended from the lib
,erty pole, at an elevation Of some thirty feet
from the ground jour.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

{" This leads us to inquire, for the f[tieth
time in our lives, What is Democracy =
Northern Tribune.
Our neighbors ignorance of the principles of
democracy, the Lord knows is good and suf
ficient reason for his prorounding the question
so often, but we despair of enlishtcning him
so long as he continues envelopcd in the togs
of whiggery. The blue lights used on our
coast in the last war with Great Britain. by
our neighbours allies, the old tories. wouldn't
begin to produce sufficient light for the accom-
plishment of so desirable an object as to enhgh
en- the benighted mind of the Tribune editor,
we fear
Eastern times., 1851-05-01
A man named Hardy. eloped from +

A man named Hardy, eloped from Florida
with the wife of a planter, stealing from him
negro boy, pair of horses, and carriage and
some other property. They reached the house
OF Hardys mother, in Hancock county. Mis-
sissippi. A friend of the planter, named Smith
pursued, and engaging couple of assistants,
the three entered the chamber where Hardy
was asleep with the woman, and secured him
and the property. Arrived at Greene. Smith
dismissed his assistants and started for Florida.
with the prisoner and the negro. Shortly after
Smith was. found murdered in the road, aud
the money and horses gone. 1t is supposed
that the negro. who had bowie knife, killed
Smith, and then released Hardy from his irons
and, they made off together from which it
would seem that the slave preferred his new
master TO his old one, and was faithful to the
cause of his mistress. g... jlu a
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

FIRE.-About IL O'Clock on Tuesday night
one of the Guy Watch discovered that he
school room of The Portland Academy, oppo-
site DR.. Nicholas Church, was Oh fire
The door was hnst open, and the fire
speedily extinguisIled. From the appear
ances, it was judged 10 have been the result
OF tie expulsion Of hottie OF some kind Of
com5uslble matter. Had it not teen dis
Covered when ii was, The building probably
would have been consumed and the cause
attributed to incendIarism.-[A Argus.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

Great Railroad Speed.-The express train on
Tuesday evening. passed over the road between
Utica and this city, distance of ninety five
miles, in two hours and thirty-three minutes,
arriving here in time to transfer passengers to
the night boat for New York. The necessity
for this fearful speed was detention of some
three hours at Pttsford, Monroe county. where
the track was obstructed by an accident to a
freight train The same train accomplished
tie distance between Syracuse and Utica, fifty
three miles, in 2 hours and II minutes.-Al5a-
M Argus.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

A MAN BURNED TO DEATH. The Lake
Champiain Beacon, published at Rouse's
Point, gives an account Of the death of young
man named Robert j. Hunter, from Canada
East, bv fire. During the communion service
in one of the churches in Clarenceville, a fire
broke out in neighboring house, and Hunter,
in rendering what aid he could in saving the
household furniture, ventured too far, and was
buried in the falling ruins, from which his
heart-stricken relatives and friends in his
sight could do nothing to extricate him. vi
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

The Cuba Inrason Fillmore
has issued his proclamation cautioning Ameri-
cans not to embark in any enterprise for the in
vason of Cuba. 1t is reported that govern
ment has received official information that large
numbers of men have assembled at various
southern ports for the purpose. Several Hum
garian refugees lately arrived, are said to be
among the number. The revenue cutter Tany
has been ordered to cruise about New York
and intercept any movement that may be on
foot.
Com. Salter, at the Brooklyn navy yard, has
received despatch from Sec. Graham author
izing him to act, under the direction of the col
ector of theport, against any armed expedition.
Everything is ready at the navy yard in case of
an emergency.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

CITIZENS MEETING.-At the meeting of the
citizens Monday eveuingto take into consider
alton the subject of new Custom House, after
discussion, the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed Committee to select suitable site
and report at the adjourned meeting four weeks
hence, viz: '"
John Patten, DR.. Putnam, Charles Daven-
port, Oliver Moses, VIM. NJ. Reed, VIM. D.
Sewall, John B. Swanton, Jr.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

Late and Important from Central .fmerica.-
The election of director of Nicaragua had re-
suited in the choice of Lareno Pienadda. dis
tinguished statesman who represented the civil
party. The president. Vasconcelos, of San
Salvador. has been impeached for having made
war on Guatemala without the sanction of con-
gress. The vice president, Quiros, who be-
longs TO the moderate or conservative party,
has taken the reins of government, and con-
cluded an arrangement for the settlement OF
the questions pending with Guatemala and
the British charge, Chattield. In consequence
of this Carrcras had evacuated San Salvador,
and the British blockade had been raised. A
fearful earthquake in Costa Riea, which de-
stroyed the city of Alagula, ana much damag
ed the capital, San Jose, occurred on the 2ith
uIt. Alagula is IA town OF ten or fifteen thous-
and Inhabitants
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

rumor of another Cuban expedition is in
circulation; but we doubt whether it has any
other foundation than the statements of the
agents OF the Spanish government in this coun-
try, whose pay would go with their occu-
patton if the Spanish authorities should come
to the conclusion that the danger had passed
over, and that services of such a detective force
were no longer needed. The National MtelH-
gencer, however, contains the following:
a. If either private or public information is to
be relied upon, another scheme of unlawful
violence, to be directed against the territory of
friendly power, i'll the form of attack upon
Cuba, is on foot.
1--WE have letters from the interior of Geor-
gia, stating the departure of a number of per-
sons for the Gulf coast intending to meet and
organize somewhere on the coast in the neigh
borhood of Apalachicola.
We cannot doubt that the authorities of
the United States, civil and naval, will be
the look out to prevent or defeat this new at
tempt to dishonor this republic in its own esti-
nation and in the opinion of the civilized
world
Eastern times., 1851-05-01
3 A correspondence has been going on be-

8 A correspondence has been going on be-
tween the Papal Government and the Ameri-
can Charge at Rome, upon the subject of the
edition of 36i2 copies of the New Testament,
which was deposited with the American Con-
sulate in July, 1919, for safe keeping. Mr.
Cass has agreed to sell the books at their cost
value to the Papal Government, on condition
that they are not destroyed. The books were
contraband when sent to the Consulate for pro-
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

An Irish beggar was taken in charge by
the New York police on Saturday, who had
secre,ed upon his person $3.50 in silver
weighing about thirty five pounds, eight DIR.
ty pocket >buoks containing S23, and NV" 81
bills, on the Massachusetts bank, which aP-
parenlly had DOT seen The light ioi ten wears
He SAYS he arrived in this country t"e've
wears ago, and worked OIL Kaiiroad W
Massachusetts till he was disabled hy an ac-
cident, since which time he hns followed The
profession of begging.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

The gentlemen connected with The Union
printing establishment, in all its branches,
are having manufactured splendid silver
pitcher 10 he presented 10y Them TO Mr..
Richie now that he has retre,. from the
editorial chair. This is in compliment 10
him as an employer, and spontaneous ex-
preston oflhe regard in which they hold him.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

Mass. Congressional Elections.-The gov
ernor aud council have fixed upoE Monday,
May 26th, for elections in The 81, 4th and 7lh
congressional districts OF MASSACHUSETTS,
At this election the plurality law Will be in
force, and there must be a choice.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

The Boonsbore, Odd Fellow says that the
hogs are dying in that vicinity from eating To-
Gusts, which they root out of the ground and
devour with avidity Mr.. James Maddox, re-
siding three miles from that town, lost twenty
four head. M. kadle and many other per-
sons have also lost number
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

Minors LEDeE.-A spar 80 feet long has
been erected upon the site Of the late lighthouse
to warn sailors of the danger. Mr.. Bennett,
who has examined the fragments at low water,
thinks that the pillars were made Of bad iron,
The Light Ship formerly stationed on the
Brandywine Shoal is to be sent round TO this
port for the purpose of being stationed a. MI
not's Rock, k,-Poskr h,n IN aLna allt la IaAa. nm.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

81 The RocKLAND GAZETTE appears in a
new dress and considerably enlarged. This is
one OF the best local papers on our list of ex-
changes, and we are glad to witness such evi-
dence of prosperity. The straightforward and
independent course it has pursued of late in re-
gard to some of the existing evils of society,
entities the Publisher to the ardent support of
all lovers of virtue and morality .f.-.. s.--I
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

Signs of the Time,,-The North Star, a dem
ocratic paper IN Vermont. heretofore associated
with the free democracy or free party in
that State, comes out, in late number, very
decidedly against the abolition and nulliica
ton resolutions of the "Bethel'' fanatics, and
takes ground in favor of nafional democracy, as
opposed to sectional and lone idea party
The Star is not alone in the movement; the
course Of affairs among the democracy Of the
whole country. is in the same direction = Bos-
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

. Hon Daniel Webster addressed the citi-
zens of Boston in Bowdoin Squire OH Tuesday
last. The Square was filled with citizens, and
the windows of the Revere House near was
filled with ladies. The essence of his speech
was, Union, now and forever.' He COM
plimented the ladies', and spoke feelnglv of
his relations with, and obligations to his Bos-
ton friends.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

The post office department has decided that
printed circulars (the address being in manu-
scripD when unsealed, are chargeabIe with
circular postage-viz three cents each, pre-
paid, for any distance. When sealed, they
are subject to letter postage.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

PROFESSOR PAGES ELEcTRo- MAGNETIC Lo-
coMoTivE--An experimental trip was made on
Saturday last by Prof Page, at Washington,
for the purpose Of testing the practicability Of
substituting electro-magnetism for steam as
motive power. A sad accident occurred to his
apparatus in the commencement, which well
nigh frustrated his design, but making the most
of what remained, he proceeded in propelline
his car at the rate of about five or six miles an
hours 7t' H9 ieils FTP dHN
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

Elias H. Derby, of Boston, has recovered
$4,000 from the Reading Railroad, in the U. S.
circuit court at Philadelphia, for damages sus-
tained last summer, while on pleasure excur-
sion, by collision of the cars.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

FIRE: The house aud barn of Mr.. Calvin
Bachelor, situated in Belmont, about six miles
from Belfast, were totaI lily consumed i,y fire
on Friday nightlast. When first discovered.
the fire had made such progress that il was
with the greatest difficulty that the inmates
we're rescued alive. BuI few ariecles Of
furniture could be saved. Loss, about $1,000;
insured at the Gorham Office for $3.50. The
origin OF The fire is unknown.-Beyast Jour
nul "
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

FREAKS OF THE TELEGRArH WIRES. Inns
morning, about o'clock, the House leie
graph wires (Boston llne) IN broome street.
between Broadway and Crosby street, sndden-
ly snapped, and struck the trunk OF an orna-
mental tree about six inches thick, cutting it
in half, and stripping one side completely off !;
after which it took up coal scuttle standing
on the walk, and threw it some thirty or forty
feet into the air. There was nobody injured,
but several pedestrians, passing by at the time,
were considerably frightened.-N. Y. Express
26fh.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

We understand that orders from Washing
ton have been received at the Charlestown navy
yard for the construction of steamer, to be
larger than the Princeton, broken up year
or two since
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

Baltimore, April "a. The New Orleans
gi,ive, on reaching Savannah, made speech
to a crowd at the wharf, denouncine the ao-
oIitionisrs, and congratulating himself thai
he was once more permitted to tread the
hospitable shores Of Georgia. be was tax, tax,
en- to JAIL and received the usual reprimand
of runaways. Potter says no amount Oh
money could buy him to be returned to Bos-
ton. ....- hre .--.l.na .li o. llil ulal
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

DEPLoRABLE EFFECTS OF THE CREvAssEs-
The accounts of distresses among large class
of poor and most deserving citizens in the
ncighboring parishes, are beginning to pour in
upon us The crevasses at Gourier's Planta-
ton in Iberville, and at DoyaIs, in Ascension,
have completely drowned out the inhabitants
of what is called the New River country, in
the above parishes. 1t is estimated that two
hundred families, numbering one thousand
souls are now houseless and desolate from the
inundation, having lost their clothing, house
furniture, poultry. cattle, in fact, every thing
but their lives. Distress more complete or
eart-rending, never appealed to the mercy of
God. or the benevolence of men. Near Mr..
Doyafs place, in small Protestant church,
there are thirty or forty persons sheltered. who
receive food from that benevolent and charita-
BILE citizen and other places are likewise filled
with the penniless fugitivcs. -''- '""
The citizens of the parishes overtaken by
these terrible calamities, have done every thing
in their power for the relief of their helpless
neighbors, but much more than it is possible
for them to effect, must be done, or many val
liable lives will be lost of those near and dear
to us.-N. Orleans Deita, april 10.
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

Jenny Lind had splendid concert at Pitts
burgh, Pa, an Friday night. The receipts
were $4,000, and Californian paid $50 for
the first choice. She goes to Baltimore, and
thence North. .- .-..-
Eastern times., 1851-05-01

LAUNCHED. On Tuesday week, from the
yard of Messrs. Trufant g. Drummond, beau
tiful clipper ship of about 400 tons. She was
built for Messrs. Nye g. Thornton, of New
Bedford, and is intended for the whole fishery.