The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-06


The Hartford Comm Times makes the following
statement in regard to some financial operations
which recently took place in Boston by the aid OF
| the telegraph
awe are informed that one Towner, who forged
the paper The amount OF $1,000, lately found in
| the Phoenix Bank of this city, has recently made
some bold operations in Boston He forged note
| Of $500 on lycs Hooker x Co, Hartford, and en-
dorsed it in the name of ID. +. Robinson Gas good
as gold had il been true paper,) and deposited II in
the New England Bank, Boston. He then pro
cured telegraph envelope and accompanying
blank letter sheet, and wrote despatch from
New York To Matthew Bodies, broker If Boston
signing the despatch Spear, (Bolles' New York
correspondent II was in substance as fellows:
Matthew Bolles: Take up the note OF $500 in
New England Bank signed Ives, Hooker and Co..
and endorsed by ID. F Robinson
"Mr. Bolles on receiving this despatch at once
sent 10 the bank and took up the nc e; the money
was placed TO Towner's credit. Towner then called
on Bolles and by we-told story succeeded in
borrowing $500 more; making 5 ,3oOransierred
from Bolles's pocket to his own in the Of
few hours.
'.rowner then forged anothernote Of 5000, and
by repeating the telegraph operation, got f, w.
Clarke, Dodge x Co. to take il up, he pocketing
the caAh. twas not long, of course, before he
missing with s. 900 in cash, procured by forgery,
impotence, and adroit management"
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TIE GREATEST DISCOVERY OF THE AGE.--There
has just been brought to light the application of
power tDHtcH rs 10 supeTseQe eUtuGy me present
steam poper Of The ,corid, This announcement may
saggcr some, but the discovery, when il shall be
divulged, will sagger them thousand times more.
IL has been made by an Eastern man, who has
completed his models-one Of which will be depo.
sited at Washington soon patent rights shall
he secured in the different European countries.
The machinery is entirely perected-the power is
motive one, and steam has part in creating il.
So simple and economical are the principle and APP
plicaton, that two tons of coal will be sufficient to
drive the largest ship OF the line around the world
We are not at liberty, now, to divulge more of
this wonderful discovery; but we predict with the
greatest confidence. that short time only will
eapse before a total revolution will take place
throughout the world in our motive power system.
Indeed, assert, with the confidence, that
the year 1850 terminated the sovereignty of steam.
This is chmera. We mean what say
and time brief in point OF Duration will evolve this
wonder, at present hid as with gauze, only from
the public eye, to the establishment OF Christcn-
DOMAIN establishment far greater than that pro
duced by the discovery of steam the magnetic
telegraph. Germantown (Pa.) Telegraph.
Men WILL THSK FOR THEMsELvEs.-In this
country, il may be justly said, the mind is free.
Our citizens think for themselves Prejudices may
resuit from education, but no mans opinions
forced upon him. Every one Is free to adopt his
own religion and his own philosophy--to entertain
his own views of society and government The
result OF this freedom ls unlimited investigation of
every subject; and we therefore growing in
knowledge with wonderful rapidity. Errors
discovered and the systems by which they
| taught, pass away. No religion or philosophy
no institutions Of society government-can
long maintain place unless they have a founda
ton in truth.
This freedom of the mind has been exercised
more each succeeding year, since the foundation OF
the Republic. Not because the limits of this free
dom have been extended, but because the people
have become more familiar with of their lights
Now, we have arrived at period, when it is al.
most impossible for sect party, sustain false
tenet. for short time. People will think and
reason for themselves. They will talk and inves-
tigate subjects and ferret out errors.
Edston { Pd.) Edstonia,t