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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
Caught Again.

James G. Morgan, one of the thieving tho
of Burke, George & Morgan, was nicely
caught yesterday morning, in an act which
ought to procure him situation in a certain
Stale institution at Columbus, and we pre-
sumo it will. While the guests and board
ers of the Gibson House were at breakfast,
this Morgan entered the hotel, went up
stairs and broke open trunk belonging to
one of the guests named B. w. Rambo, of
Fort Wayne, Ind, and took therefrom lot
Of gold and silver and eight five franc pieces,
valued altogether at $4S. The theft was
soon after discovered by the owner of the
property, and he, in company with Mr.. D. ".
Bennett, one Of the proprietors of the hotel,
set off for the principal silver-smith shops
to give notice Of the fact. and set trap for
the thief. When they arrived at the store Of
Beggs & Smith, on Fourth street, the first
sight that met their eyes was the missing
silver in the scales, and Morgan in the act Of
selling it. In answer to questions, Morgan
stated that he bought the precious metals
OF a man on the landing. He consented to
60 with Bennett and Rombo in search of that
imaginary man, but on the way to the river
the party met Marshal Ruffin, who instantly
recognized Morgan, and said to him "Thou
art the man." The Marshal took him into
custody, and upon searching him at the
watch.house, found the eight five-franc pie
ces. The Mayor subsequently examined the
case, and committed Morgan for trial, in de,
fault of 800 bail.--ChT0niclc d. Atlas.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
A RaantifnI Paintirg.

There is now on exhibition at WIswelPs
Main street, Cincinnati, beautiful painting,
the "Circassian Model Of Beauty" The
local of the Enquirer, is quite carried away
with it. He says:
How the thousands who visited the gallery
of the Greek Slave, and went and returned
again, to gaze upon the exquisiteress of that
model of beauty, modesty and chasteness
were enraptured with the triumphs ofthe ar
lists chisel! Here is a model which exhib
its as pure genius in the sister art, ant
strikes our sight with as high admiration o
the perfection end beauty of ahuman form
which unites all the modesty, the grace, th'
beautiful symmetry of the marble, with th
color, the bloom, the expression, the breath
ing look of animated flesh and blood, in thei
most perfect form
We advise him not to pay too frequen
visits there, and caution him to remembe
the fate Of one Of his fellow citizens VIII,
recently became enamored of daguereo
type likeness.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
Portsmouth, May S 1854.
Birds of q Feathar.

The Painsville Telegraph announces that
Messrs. Giddings & Wade will be in Pains
Vile on Tuesday the 9th Of May, and address
the citizens of Lake county at the Court
House. Another paper states that the OBJ
ject, in part. of this meeting is to denounce
ahe Fugitive Slave Law. and consequently,
the administration whose leading measure it
is. N
What will the Wings and wing papers OF
southern Ohio think Of their Wing U. s.
Senator, when they find him consorting with
such abolitionists as Giddings, in the abuse
Of a leading whig measure? Will they be
Wade men or Fillmore menY Whose creed
will they endorse as orthodox? We should
like to know where to look for the true whig
faith and whether the Whig party of Ohio
was sold or not sold when Wade was
elected.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
The Forged Letter.

Sir Henry Bulwer and his Secretary, Mr..
Robert Edward Lytton, son of the great "Bul-
wer," have been again dinnered at the Astor
House-the st. Georges Anniversary dinner
at which both made speeches. The following
notice of the speech of Sir Henry, we find in
the Exchange
"Sir Henry. in the course of his remarks,
was Enthusiastically complimentary of the
United States, and took occasion to brand as q
base falsehood, the "forged letter." published
in the Boston Celt, and which, it had been al
ledged, he had written. This part Of his speech
was most enthusiastically received. Sir Hen
rys allusion to it, however, was treating the af-
fair with more consideration than it deserved"
About one hundred and fifty Americans and
English sat down to the feast-which consisted
among the other viands, Of some English NUT
ton, English beef, and English turbot which
came passenger in one ofthe late steamers. We
suppose the Minister and Secretary felt mighty
happy in meeting their favorite country folk
served up on the table, SO far away from the
maternal domicil. Statesman.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
An Expert Calculator.

While on board Of the steamer Wisconsin
yesterday, we converseu with lad named
Marady Holland, from Madison, Ind, who
is one of the most expert mathematicians
and calcuators we have ever seen. He pos
sesses the gift of multiplying any given
numbers without the aid Of figures, and can
answer the most difficult questions at mo-
ments notice. He is less than seventeen
years Of age; and has been afflicted with fits
since he was four years old. He has only
had thirty-fve days schooling in his life
His mother is dead, and his father resides
IN Hardin county, Ky. He is equally as ex-
pert in fractions as in round numbers, but his
physician objects to his being questioned in
fractions, as it has the effect to throw him
into convulsons. He is foolish and sense
less to everything save mathematical calcu-
lations. He solved several difficult problems
for us almost as quick as the words were out
of our mouth. We understand that he has
been engaged at Woods Museum.
Gin. Eng.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
Dreadful Death.

A German aborer says the the Chronicle &
Atlas of April Both, named George Grotman,
employed in the White Lead Mil Of Conk-
ling, Wood & Co., on the Miami Canal near
Broadway and Court streets, met with hor-
rible death on Monday night. Between 10
and IL o'clock in the evening, he was sent by
the engineer of the mill to fire up" the kiln
in the room below. 1t is supposed that as
he was approaching the kiln in the dark he
stumbled against a step in the floor, and fell
over on two large cog-wheels which were in
motion at the time. When search was made
for him about an hour afterwards, his body
was found lying near the cog-wheels, mutila-
ted in shocking manner. The head, one
leg, and one arm were found in different
parts of the room. entirely separated from
the body. Pieces of flesh were also adhering
to the wheels, showing that the whole body
had passed between them.
All that could be recovered of the body
was placed in coffin and decently inferred
The unfortunate man leaves wife and one
child who were dependant upon him for sup
port.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
Al Again.

The wings of the centre have started anoth-
er travelling agent abroad over the State to rally
the wings Of the circumference against the new
constitution. He travels under pretence of at.
tending to ''privnte business" The private
business Of whggery Of course--their private
purpose is TO defeat the new constitution by
private management and private opposition.
They always work privately in new issue, for
they are always towards in such cases. They
fear their own MISUNDERSTANDING fear the
light.
We anticipate about the same result 10 this
private business agency as attended the same
officer OF that party who pereginated for the
benefit of the used up BOBBY Johnson. Won.
der II the distinguished post is filed by the
same distinguished incumbent - -Sfatesmdn.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
The Presidents Proclamation.

President Fillmore, under the apprehen-
sion that military expedition is being ft-
ted out in the United States, with the inten-
ton Of invading Cuba, has issued procla-
nation, warning all who shall engage in
such expedition, that they thereby subject
themselves TO the heavy penalties denounced
against such offences, and will forfeit theiI
claim to the protection of this government
or any interference in their behalf, no mat
ter to what extremities they may be reduced
in consequence of their illegal proceedings
He exborts all good citizens TO discounte
nance and prevent any such enterprise, aIt
finally calls upon the civil and military off
GERS Of the Government TO use every effor
in their power, to bring to trial and punish
ment every such offender against the law
Of the country.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
The Erie Railroad.

The Erie Railroad is completed and a
train has passed over the whole distance
from tSe Hudson River to Lake Erie. The
company was charted in 1882, but he work
was not commenced until 1885. 1t was in
a Ianguishing condition for ten years, only
SO miles having been completed during that
period. In l645 new set of directors was
chosen and the work has since been vigor
ously prosecuted. Its whole length is 46'
miles. The first estimate Of its cost wsl
less than S5,O00,000, but the actual cost ha
beea about S2O,0OO,OO0.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
BY TFIEGRAPH,


| M VIcKsBURo, May Sd.
The steamer Webster, Capt. Samuel BE.
no, bound from Cincinnati TO New Orleans,
took fire yesterday afternoon. May I'd. and
burned to the waters edge, at head of Island
lll0 miles above Vicks5urg- The fire vas
discovered and the alarm given about 1
O'clock, and almost instantly the boat wsg
enyeloped in flames. The pilot, Mr.. Ruck-
man, to whom great credit is due, having
charge Of the wheel Immediately endeayor-
ed TO run the boat ashore, in which ne IN
part succeeded until the flames finally dlovs
him from his post and the boat being un-
managble fioated again, thus depriying the
passenger and crew Of the first and last
hope for safety.
AT the first alarm scene ensued which u
| is impossible TO describe and mingled as Il
was with the burning boat from which the
flames were bursting in all directions, it be-
came terrible in the extreme. Many rushed
| into the flames while others crowded by the
side of the boat clinging convulsively to the
boat till driven away by the spreading fires
and finally threw themselves into the current.
| 1t was with difficulty that any Of the females
could be saved, because many ct them being
separated from their husbands and friends
About IL or l3 Of the passengers jumped
| from the bow of the boat and with difficulty
saved themselves by clinging to the snags
until relieved by the yawl and skif from
shore. AS coon as the fearful truth was
known by the inhabitants on shore three OF
four boats were quickly rowed to the scene
and succeeded in saving the lives of several
persons that were clinging to the drift and
snsgs. They were taken on board the store
boat Grey Eagle, Capt. ]. L. Case, who did
all in his power to afford an asylum to the
few women and children who were saved
The number Of passengers and hands was
about 100, OF whom only some 60 can be
found. The rest it is supposed, must al
have perished.
The steamer New Orleans, from st. Louis,
bound for New Orleans, hove in sight in about
an hour after the accident occurred, and stop
ped and most kindly took on board all the sur.
vving, and rendered all the assistance that could
be wished for. Among the missing and killed
are Capt. Samuel Reno and wife; the wife oi
the pilot; George Bliss, chief clerk; John
Campbell, end clerk; child Of Ruckman, the
pilot; the chambermaid and several Others OF
The crew. The boats papers and money all LOST
The above is true statement as given Us ~
the crew and passengers saved.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
south Carolina Secession,

There is, by no means, that settled deter
mination among the people of South Carroll
ma, to take decided step towards secession,
in the convention soon to be held in that
State, which some may suppose. A few
mad spirits are tanning the flame of discord,
but the wiser and cooler portion of the press
and the people, are acting cautiously, and
fear precipitation, while it is evident that
distrust is the predominating sentiment in
their minds. The great mass look on won
dering where it all is going to end Their
State pride is somewhat gratified by all they
hear, but they have never seriously thought
Of secession. 1t is evident that this is the
true state Of things from the tone Of South
ern journals, one of which "The Palmetto
State Banner" now lies before us. We be-
lieveit will all eEd ina few vaporing resolu
tions, or, at most in some act, which will
really amount TO nothing more than lettint
them down easy.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
-l-- Ul,n I. t. DAhHN
Pittsburgh. April 26, 1851.
The Public's obedient servant,

ALAueHABLE NoTIcE.-We are ind ebted
10 the Warentown, N. c., News for the fol-
lowing advertisement, which was posted up
in tavern in Newbern, while the Legisla,
ture was in session at that place. Mine host
il seems, was an honest well meaning fel
low, who had conceived the idea that the
members were the very salt of the earth, ,and
had listened 10 the complaints Of certain Of
them, relative to the doings Of a few wilder
characters, who did not belong TO their frater.
nity. Here is the notice which he posted
in the most co conspicuous place in The house
'Look here!-The following rules OF ordel
will be hereafter observed in this Hotel
Members of the Assembly will go to the ta'
BILE first, and the gentlemen afterwards
After reading Il over he did not exactly
like it. 1t didn't say anything about row
dies and blackguards, so TO caution then
particularly, he added: :,
'Nota Bena, rowdies and blackguards will
please not to mix with the members, as it il
hard to tell one from the other.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
The Basis Question in Virginia Conven'

This question seems to absorb the attention Of
the members from all other subjects. Those in
favor Of white basis exclusively, are making
q strenuous, and they seem to hope, successful
effort Among these, and their leader, # we
mistake not, is Henry A. Wise. The Balti-
more sun says:
"Hon. Henry A. Wise commenced master
ly effort in the Virginia Convention, on
Wednesday, about one o'clock, on the basis
question. He spoke then for about an hour, and
gave way for an adjournment at the usual hour.
He resumed at u clock in the evening and
spoke until lOi O'Clock. Resuming on Thurs
day, at the morning session, he spoke for up.
wards of two hours and half, and continued
his argument at night. During the speech OF
Mr.. W., on Wednesday night, a larger audi
ence were in attendance than was ever witness
sed on any occasion in the Virginia Capitol
The ladies occupied the members seats.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05

ENoRMoUs Mass or PuRE CoPPER.--we stat
ed a day or two since that the Cliff mine on
Lake Superior had more copper uncovered
Than could be got out by the present force in
three years. We hayo since ascertained The
dimensions OF one single sheet which they are
at present working on, which presents the fol-
lowing almost incredible Dimensions; fort,
feet long, eighteen feet high, and from siS in
chcs to three feet thick. II probably weigh
three hundread tons. and the miners have no
yet reached either the end or the top Of tn
sheet. 4 may possibly be two or three time
as large al has yet been developed. The pub
lic u large arc entirely In the dark in regar'
to the fIchss Of The Lake svPericr mineral die
FtrictA
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
MadnIlnisnIIe Lind. !.

We clip ihe following from .he Pittsburgh
Gazette by which itappears that we may
look for another visit from the Nightingale,
A CARp-JENxY LIND.--Fhe public are
respectfulIy informed that the noise and con-
fusion occasioned by the crowd outside the
Masonic Hall last night, so unneryed MI
Lind that all entrea ties and assurances from
His. Honor the Mayor and myself was una
yailing 10 induce her to give another Con-
cert his evening. She would have been
oleased 10 do SO had not the tumult on the
roofs Of the buildings adjacent to her retl-
ring room (although lam confident no harm
was s intended by the "outsiders } thrown her
into a state Of excitement which she could
not control, and which must render it I'M
possible for her TO sing until few days Sc
|clusion has restored her to tranquility. She
left this morning for Brownsyille--and on
our visit to Cleveland early in July, am
hanny to say, ste will have the honor OF
eiyins another Concert or two in Pitts
6urgh, if proper arrangements can be made
to secure the audience and herself from dis
turbance.
The Public's obedient servant,
81, If3 P. 7. BARNUM.
nA
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05

ATERRIBLE FIeHT,--On the llth ult. o
terrible ARRAY took place in the village Of
Greensboro Ala, between three OF The most
respected and promising citizens Of the
place--Mr. Elisha w. Harris, DR.. Patt
Groom, and Mr.. Pleasant May. The ARRAY
commenced near the post Office door and
was continued across the street, until Harris
received bowie knife wound. inflicted, il
is believed, by Groom, which caused death
almost instanianeously. During the fight
|six or eight pistol shots were fired, Groom
was wounded in both arms and one shoulder
but not dangerously. May was badly wound,
ed Harris was originally from Athens,
Ga, The nffray Is understood to have had
Its origin in a disagreement between Harris
lsnd Coon about ! ience boundary,
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05

OT The Mayor of Limerick, Ireland, has
addressed a very polite and fattering invita-
tion to the Mayor of New York, inviting on
behalf of his townmen, any Americans who
are about to visit London, at the great fair,
to debark at Limerick, where public recep-
ton and dinner is rendered to them. His
very cordial and friendly epistle, and does
honor to the warm Irish feelings of the wri-
ter and his countrymen.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
Wheat and Corn Crop of Ross and
Pike in 1850.

The Piketon Journal aud Daily Scioto Ga
sette furnishes statistics from the Assessors
returns showing the number Of acres in
wheat and corn in each township OF their
respective counties with the aggregate yield.
In Pike there were 600, acres OF wheat,
yielding 52596 bushels and 22957 acres of
corn yielding 9O2 Gil bushels. The average
yield was about bushels of wheat and 40
of corn to the acre. The greatest yield Of
wheat in township was $ and The lowest
n bushels to the acre. The greatest yield
Of corn was SO and the least % bushels to
the acre.
In Ross county, there were 25,832 acres
Of wheat yilding 359 ,046 bushels and 69, ,52C
were Of corn yielding 2.9lS,959 bushels.
This is an average oil about IA bushels oil
wheat and 42 of corn to the acre.
We do not know what the figures woul |
show in regard to Scioto, but we are salts
fled that the average yield Of corn would be
above tina OF Ross.
The crop of wheat last year was probably
full average, though that Of corn was not
in all the valley above. In the immediate
vicinity Of the mouth Of Scioto it was full
crop aed above the ayera ge
We think the average wheat crop Of Pike
ought TO go above 9 bushels or even ii; an,
we believe that it ought to be greater than il
is, throughout this whole section of the
State both in wheat and corn. The infu
ence Of we'll conducted agricultural societie
is much needed. A better and less waste
full system of husbandry is now wanted ant
must seon be adopted.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05

AN 0DD CAsE.-Among the law reports
in our English files, we notice one Of case
on Home Circuit, Of singular and anu
sing character.
The action was for nuisance brought by a
merchant just retired from business, against
neighbor who caused number of scdfiolds
10 be erected on his land, contiguous 10 the
plaintiffs premises, from which were sus-
pended a string of tea-kittles, tea-boards,
watering pots, horse collars horses and bull
locks heads, and figure representing Maria
Mannering the murderess. This trumpery
was not only hideous 10 the sight but its
clattef in the wind was so uneathly that the
simple people of the country were afraid to
pass the spot in the night without the pro-
lection of policeman. To give the court
better idea Of the merits Of the case,a large
box containing model Of the nuisance was
bought in, and the contents were no sooner
exhibited thanthe whole Court was convul-
sed with laughter. The venerable Lord
Chief Justice joined in the chorus, and OBJ
served tina, the model ought to go TO the Exhi
bilion. The counsel for the defendant cav
ed in al oace and only pleaded for little
mercy il in such case any mercy were posi-
bic. The Jury, after deliveratipg about hall
an hour, gave f5OO damages TO the plaintitf'
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05

YouNe CHILDREN In FAcToRIEs. - Tho
Providence (R I.) Post states that there arc
young children working in some of the Rhode
Island mills, Of such tender ages that they
appear to be more fit for cradles than working
in a factory. During the past winter they
have been employed from half past five IN
the morning till 8o'clock in the evening. -
We DO not know anything about the posi-
tive correctness Of the above; II appears too
terrible to believe. Whatare the Quakers Of
Rhode Island about2 s,
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05

OS- A singular case Of breach of prom
ise Of marriage was brought before Justice
Dunn, in Washington, on Thursday last. II
appears from The testimony that German
named Hiogauf, while in Germany, became
enamored Of Maria Baur. and she promised
him marriage upon their arrival in this coun-
try. He paid her passage to America,
amounting to sixty-nine guilders. After
crossing the ocean he gave her five dollars;
but instead of marrying him she welded an
other German, against whom the suit for
money advanced was brought. The case
was decided in favor OF the plaintiff.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-05
Robbery.
match from Phila. of the 26th saws:

A dispatch from Phila. of the 26th says:
This morning about 8 o'clock, Mr.. 2. Brown,
of Waterford, Washington county Ohio, was
robbed in his room at the Merchants Hotel, Of
S2,600, consisting Of $1,000 in bills on the bank
OF Baltimore. two $500 bills and three 800 on
the bank of Pennsylvania. The money was
taken from the watch fob Of his pants while he
was asleep. The robbery was perpetrated by q
fellow lodger, who suddenly disappeared.
P. S.-The thief has been arrested--made
confession, and part Of the money recovered