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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-24
Where has the Money Gone

Since November, lS49, the specie in thu
Banks Of England and France has increased
about 1896 millions of dollars. That il
where the money has gone. Now where ha:
it gone from 1t has gone from this country
or what is the same thing, it has gone from
channels which should have brought it to
the United States, and would have brought
it here but for Locofoco legislation. That
legislation has discouraged American manu.
facturers and mechanics, and encouraged
those of foreign countries, has turned the
balance of trade against US. has sunk the
price of American produce, raised that of
foreign growth, and has taken the specie
from our merchants and locked it up in the
vaults OF foreign banks,-O. s. Journal.
Therefore, aronsel AWAKE Snatch up
cowhide Shake your fists jump up and
fall down kick up dust! swear terribly
and yell furiously! Thrash every man that
buys an Irish potato! Throw the tin cup
out of the window and beat the tin pan! for
this country is going going, GOING into an
everlasting, aHJfred smash
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A Jewish Divorce. Z !, .

A Jewish divorce was granted in this city
few days ago. II is the first case that has
occurred here during thirteen years. The
applicant was the husband, and the old sto.
ry' was the cause. .. ~
The mode of untying the knot is simple
The aggrieved party lays the case before The
Chief Rabbi, who selects two other Rabbis
and the ibree hear the statement: call wit.
nesses; aud il satisfied that there are grounds
for divorce, give to the suitor a writing of
twelve lines--no more nor less--on parcb.
ment. This is signed by witnesses, who Al.
so see that this party delivers il TO the party.
eliminated When this has been done. m
Sc paration is complete, though the parties
can be remarked, il they wish; but II fhs
wife-for instance-should marry another.
man, and he should die, the former husband
cannot again marry her sssE
The women, in this case, is not4a Iewess
BY birth or education. She was connected
with no church, Shortly after her marriage,
she appealed most urgently to the Rabbis
here, TO be admitted to the Jewish faiih.s Ar
ter considerable. opposition; her wish was
granted. This is very rare and only one 9TH
er instance has occurred, so Ear as We can
learn, Clsve. Pl. DR.. " .D,s' 8l'.
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Election Returns in Ohio.

The news pours III upon US with such a
shower of victories from all quarters, that
we are at total loss to know where and
when 10 shout, or at what point to set our
rooster TO Growing. In fact. SO total is the
route Of whiggery, that we have no courage
to show our rejoicings, for fear of wounding
the feelings Of the fallen foe. 1t was moi
our intention to beat them so badly, and we
feel more like esking their pardon, than
growing over them! The remark of the free
soiler, that the whies had now become the
"ealance Of power party" is bad enough,
without our saying anything about it. But
we should like to know where the balance
is? Our majorities are almost beyond com.
putation, without calling in the district
school master.
Just look at our letters in to-day's paper
Was there ever such an avalanche of demo-
cratic triumps? We thank our correspond
ents for their attentions, and we yield our
columns to them with the greatest imagna-
BILE pleasure. Statesman.
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The FEELING IN lTALY.-From Genoa 4
correspondent of one of the London papers
writes as follows: !
"The opera had scarcely commenced The.
other evening in the theatre OF Carlo Felice.
when mumur of dissatisfaction arose
which was at first not understood BY all tbe
audience, until it was perceived that Il was
directed TO box in the second row.. where
sat the Countess Gherardi, an Italian lady OF
the Tuscan Court, notorious for having at 4
public ball at Florence, snatched a feather
from the hat Of the Austrian general Radetz.
ky, and placed il in her bosom. .s
"a voice thundered forth the well-known
verse Of Berchet, invoking curses on the
Italian woman capable Of alying herself un.
to the foreign tyrants of her country - s'
'Maledetta chi d'Italo amplesso ".
II Tedesco soldato beo. "a
,'The storm Of indignation at her presence
became universal; and the Kisses and shouts
for her withdrawal continued with increas-
ing fury, untilshe was compelled to quit the.
theatre and return home. under the escort Of
the police, 10 protect her from the insults of
the crowd which had already gathered out
side. n =
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rho largest plleJof specie in the world !

Tho largest pileSof specie IN tne "ofiu
According to a recent return of the Bank
I0f FtEnce, The epecis en- hand amounted to
| l607, 100000 francs, or about Sll5, 100000.
This, we believe. is the largest amount OF
specie ever collected together. The Bank of
England has not had at any time over $780,
l000,000.
In France the legal currency is silver, and
mot gold; hence it is probable that nearly all
| Of this specie is silver; and hence the recent
Idiminution Of silver ir this country.
The enormous accumulation of silver in
| the Bank Of France is regarded as an unfa-
yorable symptom Of her trade; for the dis
counts and calculations Of the bank have di-
minshed. Hence trade is stagnant. 1t is
probable that the fear Of political revulsion
at the next Presidential election operates
powerfully on the bank and on merchants to
restrain them from an expansion of cred
/ its. ~ 81 a f'+
We should suppose that the presence Of
so large an amount, of specie in a city like
Paris, where revolutions are SO frequent,
would be dangerous. The socialists and red
are opposed TO the existing insti-
tutions OF property, and might be tempted
to rnakela practical distribution Of this bank
fund.- ss
EAthe throne was not safe in l848, with
the aidof sixty thousand troops. why would
the bank vault be when it is suceptible Of SO
|easy q division between troops and people?-
Southern Press. lg
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countY Election.

"a
In another column our readers will finf
the official abstract Of votes polled in thil
county on the l4th instant. democratic
Treasurer and. Prosecuting Attorney were
elected BY handsome majorities over the
whig nominees. twill be seen also, that
the whig nominee for Clerk was only elected
by one vote, and the Probate Judge by 5s
votes. Although The Senatorial vote fellbe
hind,that for Governor some 80 votes, fol
which variety of causes might be assigned
which II is needless now to mention, yet
notwithstanding this and the. unexpected re.
suit in Jackson county, the democratic can
didate was only. defeated by l6 votes. We
can now zee that little more exertion OF
the part Of these candidates, or their friends
would have brought about very different re-
suit, and have elected five officers in opposi
tion 10 the whig ticket. What we have
gained, however, or what we might have
gained we do not feel disposed to set dowr
as purely a democratic victory, but rather az
victory over the system Of nominating can
didates by methods which do not fairly ex,
press the wishes Of the people, system
which is deservedly becoming more and more
unpopular and hateful to the great mass Of
voters, as they become better acquainted
with it, and which is destined to become Ell
ther radically reformed or wholly exploded.
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A Specimen of Abolition Gentlene.s.

Specimen of Abolition Gentleness.
The day after the fugitive slave had beer
rescued in Syracuse, N. Y, the Abolitionist tt
held convention, in which Gerrett Smith
their candidate for the Presidency, figured as
the author of the following gentle senti-
ments: .rr+ "a
WHEREAS, Daniel Webster, the base and
Infamous enemy of the human race, did, in
speech which he deliverd himself in Syra.
cuse last spring, exultingly and insultingly
predict that fugitive slaves would yet be ta-
ken away from Syracuse, and even from anti
slavery conventions in Syracuse; and where
as, the attempt to fulfill this prediction was
delayed until the first day of October, 1851,
whenthe Liberty party Of the State Of New
York were holding their annual convention
in Syracuse; and whereas the attempt was
defeated by the majestic and mighty uprising
OF two thousand five hundred brave men,
before whom the half dozen kidnappers were
but as 'tow.
" Reaolxd, therefore, That we rejoice that
the City of Syracuse, the anti-slavery City of
Syracuse, the City of anti-slavery conven-
tions, our beloved and glorious City of Syra-
cuse, still remains undisgraced by the fulfill
ment Of this satanic prediction Of the satanic
Daniel Webster"
I'VE suppose. the legitirate sequel to. the
above was given US yesterday morning by
Telegraph, announcing thattiOenty prominent
citizens had been arrested for treason ! That
is to be literally interpreted thus: "You
are down ON Webster--I am down on you /;
Respectfully yours, MILLARD FILLMORE"
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ANOTHER TRIUMPH.-The London Morn.
ing Chronicle praises some Brussels carpets
exhibited at the Fair, and which were woven
upon .power-looms, at the mandatory Of
Mr.. Bigelow, the inventor, in Msssachu-
sets. The Chronicle says;
although varions attempts have been
made to adopt the power-loom to carpet
weaving in England, there is not, we believe,
at this moment, any machinery perfected
for that object. Our American brethren
have, therefore, gained another step ahead of
us, and have won another laurel on this well
contested field of The industrial arts"
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BLUE RDor TussrL.-we find in a virrini

BLUE RIDGE TUSsEt.-We find in a Virginia
paper an extended account Of the Blue Ridge
Tunnel on the Virginia Central Railroad
Every inch Of the tunnel SO far has been cut
out OF the hardest rock, the rock being loosen
ed by blasting and then dug out with spikes and
hammers. The tunnel is 90 feet wide and 80
feet high, arched at the top. The mountain
has been penetrated 400 feet on the West side
and 300 on the Eastside, 100 men are employ
ed, diyidedinto three gangs of twenty men on
each side, each gang working eight hours, the
work thus going on day and night. The pro-
gresS made is but little more than foot in "a
hours. The whole work cannot be completed
in less than four or five years.
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Spirited LADY.-A scamp in Henry coun.
ty, KY, recently slandered young lady,
who sued him and obtained a verdict of SlO,.
600, The lady scorned to receive the mon.
ey--her only object being the yindica,ior
Of her name from the calumnious uspersion.
OF the defendant--she directed her counsel
to enter rsmittitur for the amount of the
verdict, save what would be sufficient tc
compensate them for their services Upon
consultation they consented to be satisfied
with five hundred dollars.
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Arrival of the Illinois.
New YoRK, Oct. ls, P. M

NEW YORK, Oct. IL, p. M.
The Illinois from Chagres and Kingston
arrived this morning with 374 passengers and
Sl,857. .S58 of which $3.50, 900 was in the
hands Of passengers. She brings California
dates to the 18th Of Sept.
The result of the late election is MOI
known to a certainty, but the Morning Post
Wing, is inclined 10 thing its party beaten
San Francisco papers are discussing tht
que stion Of the Vigilance Committee.
The Morning Post publishes an article
which lashes severely that selfconstituteC
tribunal. 't
. Marysyille was visited by anotherdestruc
tive fire on the 10th September. Twenty.
five buildings in the vicinity OF First street
were destroyed. The fire broke out in the
liquor store Of Mitchell & MUSES., south side
Of Fifth street.
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CIairvoyant Prophecy about Sir John
~ Franklin.

Clairvoyant Prophecy about Sir John
Franklin.
In turning over the exchange papers this
morning, our eyes fell upon the following
paragraph, which purports to have been cut
from paper called the Edinburgh Advertiser,
but of what date it is not said: 4
"0n the 18th Of February last, clairvoy.
ant, whose revelations are given in DR.. Greg.
|ory's late work, stated that Captain Austin
was at that moment in lon. $50 As min
west, which corresponds exactly with the
actual position Of the place where he is now
found to have passed the winter. According
to her statement, Sir John franklin was al
the same. time in lon. l0l 0 as min, OF
about 400 miles to the westward; he had
been previously relieved, and third ship
was then frozen up along with his two.n
Happening to have the work of DR.. Greg
ory, which is here alluded to on our table,
we turned toit, and found sure enough that
on page 306 Of the American edition, it is
recorded that female in the magnetic state,
while examining certain letters said to have
been written by Sir John franklin and Cap
tain Austin, declared that they were at that
moment (Teb. I7th, 1851 in the longitudes
above given. The book itself was published
several months since, and long before the re-
turn OF Captain Austin expedition. y
We next turned to our files of the Lon
don Times, and found the report of Captain
Austin published, at length, in that paper Of
September 18th, stating, in the course of it
that, from the 18th February, 1851, until af,
ter the 18th, che was fastto the fixed ice,
between Cape Martyr and Griffith Island p
Now, this point, according to our rude meas
orements, on Johnson's map of the Arctic
Zones, is just about 95 as, west longitude,
from Greenwich. ~ ~
Here then we have prophecy giving pre-
else numbers, and distinctly recorded previ-
GUS to the time when any knowledge of the
event referred to could have been had, and
which turns out to be quite correct. Clair
voyance, which has been getting somewhat
into disrepute, will probably be looking up
hereafter. 1t has never before had--that we
are are aware of,-so decided and signal a
success.-M y. Post.
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AN AcKNowLEDGEMENT.-A late number
Of the London Times says that "Great Brit
ain hasreceived more useful ideas and more
ingenious inventions from the United States,
through the exhibition, than from all other
sources!" The Times isthe paper which ear.
ly In the season, ridicuIed so unsparingly the
American department Of the exhibition.
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GT JOB. TRoTrER, our New York cor
respondent, tells. some truths which trouble
our neighbors badly. They thereupon pro-
nounce him a silly SOUL" which will doubt
less mortify "Job' very much. The story
Of the man that went "on east and saw
that thousand dollar bill "about the size Of
a newspaper" is probably founded on fact,
for both the editors Of the Tribune & Clipper
have been in that direction within a short
time. # i ssz m
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Later from New Mexico.

a New ORLEANS. Oct. 20. :
By the steamer Yacht, just arrived from
Brownsville, we learn that Gen. Carravajal
with LOO troops. was marching on M1ta-
moras, and within eleven miles of the city.
The whole force under his commend was 10, :
900 troops, including 400 Texan Range RS
and discharged United States troops. The
defence OF Matamoras has been greatly
strengthened by Gen. Avalos. Cafavajal
was expected 10 make the attack on the city
on the morning of the 18th.
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South Carolina Election.
CHARLESTON. Oct q

CHARLESTON, Oct, 20
Returns Of the late election in South Car
olina have been received from all but four
or five counties. Cooperation majority SO
far e,076, out of 40.34O votes polled. In
the counties officially heard from the Coop
Grafton is 1852. Secession majority in Z
districts, 1856. Rhett and Duncan are the
only secessionists elected.
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The Result in Ohio.

The Senate stands26 Democrats to g Wings
and Free Soiler., In the House there are
67 Democrats. 81 Wings and 2 Free Sellers,
The Democrats have majority on joint bal
lot of So. Whiggery has never been SO
thoroughly routed in this State within the
memory of the " oldest inhabitant." The
whole Democratic State ticket is elected, we
believe-though. some doubt is expressed as
to one or two Of the Supreme Judges.
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The Place for sport.

The Minnesota Democrat, at 81. Pauls
says that region Of country is full Of bears
They are as harmless as hogs. In eleven days
the people up in Benton county killed up
wards Of 100. A band Of Sioux Indians
killed, in two days, in the neighborhood Of
Rice Lake, l5miles distant, 25 bears. Three
were seen nsar town. within mile Of that
town. ,G tna..s. "a
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M Letters from on board the ship Van
dalia, at Acapulco, say that the whole crew
have suffered immensely with fever. Sixty
men were down at a time, and were SO much
reduced as to be scarcely able to walk about.
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REsIcNED.-Judge Stilwell, of GAINESVILLE,
has resigned the office of President Judge Of
the courts of Common Pleas. The vacancy
has been filled by the appointment of Judge
Searle. Bad health was the cause of the
resignation.
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g Mr.. H. Campbell, superintendent Of
blasting, on the Hudson River Railroad, was
blown up by the premature discharge of a
blast at Stuyvesant on fhe 10th, and instant
ly killed.
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"A High Compliment.

Hooking township, in which Lancaster is
situated, the residence Of Col. Medill, has
never given anything but whig majorities,
ranging from 40 up to 100. At the late
election, however, a majority was given to
Wood of so, and 80 to Col. Medill. That
is a high compliment from his neighbors
who know him best.
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The Milwaukee Sentinel says:-Judge
Lockwood, Of Prairie du Chen, who has liv.
ed thirtyJfpc years in Wisconsin, is, we be.
lieve, the oldest American settler within the
bounds Of our State.
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BACK HAsTILy,--The most attentive man
to business we ever knew, was he who once
wrote on his shop-door, Gone to bury ny
toye; rctarn IN half an hogr.'--Er. s'
He was cousin to the man that said II
bis wife died BY Sunday be could bury her
expeditiously, and attend Free Soil Con
vention q Janesville on Wednesday. -Diii-
spnulis Adv.
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Godtys Ladys BookJ for November. with
its fine engrayings, beautiful flower vases,
model cottages, fashion plates and.interest-
ing original articles and contributions isbe-
fore US. We had supposed that Cooley had
attained the ne plus altrG Of perfection in
magazine publishing, but hegpromjses (and
we have no doubt he will fulfil his promise)
a still more magnificent Book in the future.
Price 50 per year. L. A. Cooley, Philadel-
phia.. ! " rAf
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\
Total, 1859; but one is given for the same ar.
sicle exhibited in both Great Britain and
France, SO that the actual number issued
willbe but 1853. The five obtained by cit.
izens Of the United States are awarded a
follows: tT
To G. Fl. Mccormick, Chicago, Illinois
FOR his Virginia Reaper. +
To David Dick, Meadville, Western
Pennsylvania, for bis Anti Friction Press.
To Charles Goodyear, New Haven, Con
necticnt, for his htdia-Rubber Fabrics.
To w. Bond & Son, Boston, Massachu.
sets, for an Electric Clock.
To Gael Borden, Texas, for his Meat Bis.
cult T
Of the other class Of Medals--the Jury
Medals--about two thousand have been
awarded, and about one hundred fall to ihr
share OF citizens oil thu United States. Nc
GREeoR & LEE, Of Cincinnati, get one oI
them, for their Bank Lock.
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0s- The annual session of the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, at Columbus, commenced,
on the lst inst, under favorable auspices
Twenty-Five new pupils have entered already,
and more are expected.
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OT DR.. Goodale, has presented to The
City of Columbus DO acres of beautiful wood.
dland, to be used forever as park. Is there
a man in this vicinity who will do half a.
much for Portsmouth!
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OTA temple for pagan worship has be. n
opened at San Francisco, by the Chinese.
This is the first idol temple, we believe, that
has been erected in this country, nor can
we discoveranyt alarming about it,
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0T The total value of the articles exhib-
tied at the Chrystal Palace is estimated at
five hundred millions Of dollars. The exhi-
bition is now closed and the articles are re-
turning to their different countries.
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oT There sgreat excitement in the Vi
cinity of Cumberland, about the failure oHthe
Maryland Mining Company. The laborers
blocked up the road, and refused 10 allow
the loaded cars Of the company to be brought
to Baltimore.
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The TIaYanna command.

This is said to be one of the most profit
bic appointments in the gift Of the govern
nnent II is estimated to be worth from
$4,000 to 10000 year, Consul Trist is
saidto have made even more than $4,000
perannum out Of IL.
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0-r The United States ship Savannah,
Capt. Page, eighty-two days from Valparaiso,
has arrived in Hampton Roads. Her officers
and crew are all we'll.
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or Jenny Lind Is to give two more con-
certs at Buffalo, whea she will proceed to
Toronto, 70 Chicago, via Cincinnati TO New
York, which place she viii reach about the
middle Of December. ,g
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Medals at the Worlds Fair

There were Two kinds of Medals awarded
at the great Exhibition-the Jury Medals,
awarded by the several juries to the articles
of decided merit, in their respective classes
and the Council Medals, awarded by the
Council Of Presidents Of the several iuries,
on the recommendation OF these juries. Oi
these Council Medals only 1863 have been
awarded, and these have been distribu.sd
among the several nations represented al The
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Us- The Methodist Missionary Society
have resolved to send to the Pacific ten ad-
ditional missionaries to labor in California
and Oregon. q
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@ The United States steamer John
Hancock arrived at Charleston, Oct. 8 1851,
for fuel. She was from Havana, bound
north.
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OT Commodore Sloat has been appointed
President of the Board to select location
for a dock-yard on the Pacific.
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OT The Hon. Daniel Webster is to de-
liver an Agricultural Address at Baltimore
on the oath inst
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0- The Charleston Mercury attributes
the result of the Georgia election to federal
patronage and cajolery.