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Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

An ExrERIMLsT.-A new light displayed from the
bluff of Staten Island, Fort Tompkius "Wednesday night
which for bancy and csarness supasses any thing the
kind shown in this country. It is invention of Pro-
sso Grant, to whom Congress appropriated $4,000 for
permental purposes From about half past unit. minutes
after o'clock, the rays of the light thrown Castle
Garden-a distance in direct line of 81 miles, when the
superiority Of this light any other least our coast
was clearly demonstrated-N Y. Express.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

MICHIGAN SENAToR.-By the subjoined despatch
10 the " Unon,'' we learn that the Legislature of
Michigan has paid handsome compliment to Gen.
CAss by re-electing him to the United States Se-
nate on the first day of its meeting
ssDErRoIT, FEBRUARY 6.-The House organized to-day
Mr. THURBrR Of Monroe, elected Speaker Mr. Bush
ne, Of Wayne, clerk; Mr. Phelps. of Oakland engrossing
clerk and Alfred Johnson Gen. CAss
elected Senator in joint committee Immediately organza
ton. No election Of officers in the Senate" sts
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08
LAW AND AGENCY OFFICE.

yHE undersigned Attorneys and Agents. practice law in
the Supreme Court of the United States and the Courts
Of the District Of Columbia and attend promptly to claims
against the United States, including the settlement OF all ac-
OF officers and agents the Government Bounty Lands
Pensions, Return of Duties, Sc.
They tender their services members of the profession at
distance and when the prepared by local agent will
abate onehalf their usual ee All relative 10 tne
be furnished regular correspondent. without charge
They have made arrangements for the sale or location OF
bounty land warrants the best Western lands
Office Pennsylvania avenue, Lane fuckers Building.
#H DUFF GREEN,
4 e ~ BEN. Z. GREEN,
oct 19--3taw3m RICHARD III. CLARKE.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

Panic At SEA.-A green lad from Alabama, who
passenger board Of the steamboats, navigating the Gulf
of Mexico, suddenly bolted into the cabin morning, be-
fore the passengers bad fairly rubbed their eyes open,
claiming, We lost !" Lost ?" replied his nearest
neighbor. "Lost9" exclaimed another Lost % screamed
out the whole crowd. eyes lost " said the lad, asonsh
ed at the alarm he had created. "lknow lost, cause
the capns the top the house, and another mans
the mast alookiR to see char ar BOSTON Journal
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

MASSACHUSETTS SENAToR.-The House of Rep
resentaiiyes of Massachusetts had three more in
efectual balotngs yesterday for United States Sc
nator. The vote stood: Mr.. WINTHROP I6S, Mr..
SUMNER lSS, scattering 26. further trial is post
pOned for week. aaaf
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

ILLINOIS AND THE CoMPRoMIsE.--The resolutions
offered by Mr.. Edwards, of Sangamon. on the sub
ject of slavery, passed the House Of Representa-
tives on the 22d ultimo, after short debate. In
favor Of the Compromise measures the vote stood
ayes 56, noes IA. For resembling the Wimot pro-
viso resouions--ayes 55, noes Is.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

An additional section Of fifty miles Of the Erie Railroad,
extending from Hornellsvle to Cuba in Allegheny county,
IN. " has just been opened. On Monday next the
arrangement between the Erie and Ramapo and Paterson
Railroads. transporting the passengers Of the former road upon
the latter, TO Jersey city, goes into effect
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

A LErT-HASDEp CoarLIMESr.-A letter from Mr.. Ed
QUIscr, in the AnSlavery Standard, says, with
ference to the late election in Massachusetts,
"The Freesoes have at least done thing They have
given ,rie the wo-acedest Governor
she has ever had. He be neither fish, flesh,
good red herring"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

The curiosity Of honorable mind willingly rests where
the love of truth does urge it further onward and
the love of its neighbor bids stop in other words will
ngy stops at the point where the interests Of truth do
beckon it onward, and charity cries. Halt !CoIEslDeE
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

Tax TEX CxNT PIEcEs.-The Journal Of Commerce al
uding the counterfeit ten pieces which have the
crcet Of thcm makes known the fact that portion
Of the genuine coin has been struck without the mark in
question that ten piece without the is not
for that reason alone to be esteemed spurious.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

The Oregon Spectator says that coal mine has been dis
covered in admiralty Inlet of superior quality and guam
ty sufficient 10 propel all the that float the
Pacific for centuries The inlet belongs I:
has been said there coal in that region VAN
couver's Island, belonging to the British.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

On "Wednesday the Virginia House of Delegates passed
bill authorizing subscription the part Of the State Of two
hs Of the stock Of the Manassas Gap Ralrosd Company.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

The SLAVE TRADE-Letters from the British steamship
Gladiator, dated Blight Of Benin September 49,
that she had taken five prizes, of which, with $50
slaves, sent Sierra Leone and that the Centaur
seam-fgae had captured SLAYER with $50 slaves board,
a Fortnight previously. #.ut
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

The construction of plank road between Westminster aad
Emmiisburs ITO be commenced early in the spring the
weather will permit
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

We learn from the Norfolk Herald that the u 8.
Engineer which left that port for Washington last week
tA~ ihs iron steam propeller Aeghany down to the Cos
port Navy Yard prevented by the ice in the Potomac
from fulfilling her errand and has returned Gosport
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

An interval Of two weeks elapsed after the sailing Of the
Canada before another steamer would leave Liverpool for
this port The due is the Africa which
appointed sail Saturday last She will be succeeded by
the Baltic, to sail on the 9Th. t#
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

THz CuBA TRIALs.-Up to the 3Oth ulmo only seven
jurors had been empannelled the second trial New Or
leans, of Gen. HENDERSON Several pannels had been
hausted and the Court had ordered another drawing.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

Mr.. STRONG, of Pennsylvania, we regret to
learn, has been called home by sudden death in
his family.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

JESsr LIND arrived at New Orleans the 9th instant,
and enthusiastically received by immense crowd Of
people who had assembled the evee in expectation Of
arrival Her first concert there is announced for the 10th
instant.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08
WILLIAM n. WEBB,

..> WILLIAM II. WEBB,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
DRACTICES In the several courts of the District attend
to private collections conveyanoing, &C., and to the
OF claims before Congress and the several De
partnents. ltE.E .5 @H.E"#tl ts as## oct l5--2awu
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

THE SINKING OF THE JoHN ADANs.-The surviving pas
senges and several Of the officers and of the steamer
John adams arrived a! Louisville the Sd instant and
lating to this sad disaster
The boat left New Orleans with hundred souls
board On Monday, the 27h utmo, at o'clock, when at
the head of island No. 80, in the Mississippi the boa.
struck what supposed to be snag, and almost immedi
atey down, with the bow foremost, the aft part Of the
boat sticking up She down fast that before the
passengers could be aroused the in the forward part
the cabin up to the skylgh and the ladies' cabin
under water about four feet The ladies' and children
safely transferred the after part Of the hurricane Deck the
only dry spot the boat but they had to wade in the water
up their necks The passengers in the forward part Of the
cabin nearly all drowned Many Of them Caor
ing mostly Of Ish some Germans, and FIVE six Italians
all except three lost There only two remen out
Of nineteen saved and all the deck hands drowned All
the officers saved The loss Of life is estimated at l30
1876 souls of which number about thirty cabin pas
senge eighty deck passengers and the remainder belonging
to the The books and papers, well the money
in the clerks office, saved Some of the Caornans
had deposited their money with the clerk others retained it
in their possession
The cabin shortly after the sinking Of the boat broke in
two, and then oaed down the river with the passengers
the deck. Previous to this however, raft made with
pank and several dispatched the shore for
aid Most Of the ladies' and children thus safely landed
Two children miracuousy saved. Holes cut in
the boiler deck and through them they excated from
their berhs. They found lying the mattresses,
which floating on the in the One of them
is said to have been asleep They the children OF
Mrs Hoffman, who had just returned from California.
The survivors who taken ashore treated in the
kndest by Mr. Carter and another planter in the
neighborhood Of the accident ,SJ
Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08

Any proposition which looks beyond separate State
action" says the writer, sis indirect and base
peal to the fears Of the people. The Nashville Conventions
have had their day; the Southern Congress is already
dead letter. and if there is remedy all for the grievances
under which live is alone to be found IN the sovereignty
and moral courage Of the people Of the State"
We observe, among other things, in the letters Of
Convention candidates, answering queries put to
them, evidence Of considerable misapprehension of
law as well as of fact the part Of gentlemen of
high standing in the State, which induces to be-
lieve that the structure and working of our own
Government is not one of the branches of education
in the colleges of South Carolina. One of the
candidates writes to his newspaper as follows:
fhe Southern Congress shall assemble previous to the
meeting of the Convention and its action be deemed sasfac
tory or IF CoseRrss OF THE UNITED STATES
AMEND THE CONSTITUTION prohibit all legislation on
the subject Of siauycany faithfully the provision of the
Constitution and the Law for surrenderng fugitive
savesinduce Csfonia alter her boundary and continue
the line upon the parallel of 36o so to the Psc6cenact
tariffs for protection, and affirm the right Of secession,
Am content although should still have the worst Of the
bargains but know oil this hopeless from reckless and
fanatic majority, my only reliance for liberty and safety
upon Southern union and this think only be effect
by the Of one or more Of the Southern States
Secession would present an issue which neither be post
poned nor overlooked. IT, then elected member Of
the Convention, and satctoy arrangement is made pre-
vious to its meeting will most certainly vote for the seces
sion Of South Carolina from the Union. =
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30

AN EXCELLENT Custom. Munich,
Germany, all the boys found in the
streets asking aims, are taken TO an
asylum established for the purpose
Soon as they enter the doors, and before
having been cleaned or their dirty
clothes removed. a portrait Of each one
is taken, representing him in the same
form as when found begging. When
the portrait is finished, he is cleaned,
and presented with new and neat suit
of clothes. After going through reg
ular course Of education, appointed by
the directors of the asylum, they are
put to learn a trade, after they have
earned enough to liquidate all their ex-
penses from the first day they entered
the institution. When thisis completed
thew are dismissed from the institution
TO gain their own livelihood. i-
At the same time the portrait, taken
when they first entered, is presented TO
them, which they swear they will pre-
serve as long as they live, in order that
they may remember the abject condi-
tion from which they have been redeem
ed, and the obligation which they have
been under to the institution for having
saved them from misery, and given
them the means Of feeding themselves
for the future. Such an institution
might do good in this country.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30


The GreenoBay Advocate of ii,
24th ult., has news from Lake Supe
rior, derived from Mr.. w. H. Stevens
who came across the country iron
Green Bay on his way to Washing.
ton: $50 .Ef 1--.rr.-t0
"The mines are represented a.
doing well this year. Fifteen hun.
dred tons Of copper have been ship.
ped, Of which the Cliff Mine, the
largest, shipped 500 tons. The
whirlwind Of speculation and fraud
has now passed over, and there are
no fancy operations; and every CON-
pany organized has got a real loca-
tion, and is doing an actual business
in getting out copper.
''One of the greatest expenses in GET
ting the copper ready for shipping is in
the cutting it up into movable masses,
which is effected bY tedious process,
with chisel and hammer. Various have
been the expedients devised to facilitate
this operation. The miners are now
about trying a new plan; they are con-
structing a gigantic furnace to melt the
masses and cast them in such pieces
as can be handled.
The traces Of ancient mining continue
to be found. and in greater numbers
and extent, and these prove of great
service to the miners 81 fine tffsee crescent day.
oJ directing to-Aie best locations, and
IN presenting TO the miner excavations
.StRiffeh could only be effected in years Of
labor. The people there estimate their
age to be at least two thousand years.
In regard to the route from Green
Bay, the Advocate says:-''A road from
Green Bay TO the most southerly point
of Keewenaw would be less than goo |
miles in length, and while II would 4
shorten the travel over the present route
1t least 100 miles, would open one of
he most beautiful and fertile sections
IN the Union-a section which will re-
main unknown and unoccupied until
such road is opened by the govern
nent. The Lake Superior people need
/ most especially for procuring sup
plies, driving cattle, &C.. The traveller
inds the whole distance TO within a few
miles of Lake Superior abounding in
syery resource which will make a coun.
Try wealthy and prosperous. Clear,
lakes are interspersed, and
hese have plenty Of large trout and
other fish. Mr.. S. informs US that
'Peckled trout foot in length, are found
IN them. Water and water powers are
every where TO be found, and the timber
IS of the best kind-maple groves,
beech, oak, pine, &c.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30

The St. Louis In:elIigencer Of the
7th instant contains a list of the
steamboat disasters on Western and
South Western waters during the
year 1850. The whole number Of
accidents sum up l24, of which 49
occurred from sinking, by striking
snsgs and other distractions in the
river; Is from collapsing fues; 9
from explosions; 8 from collisions; IA
from fire, and 26 from other causes.
The number Of boats lost sum 3d.
Lives, (as near as ascertaiEed) 324, of
which s were the result OF collisions,
As from collupsing hues, lis from
explosions, and l56 from fire.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30
MY Old Coat.

1I5au Translated from Beranger.
Stick to me still, old coat, beloved though
~ poorl
Alike we feel this coming on of.age;
Ten years my hand hath brushed thee
and what more
Could have been done by Socrates
the sage?
If cruel Fortune to thy threadbare stuff
Should new encounters send,
Like me, philosophize, to make thee
tough:
We must not part, old friendl
Good is thy memory: remember well
The very time when first | chanced to
don thee:
My birthday was it and our pride TO
swell,
My comrades, singing, heaped ap-
- plauses on thee.
Despite thy seedy, creditable air,
Their arms they still extend:
And still for US their kindly fetes pre-
pare:
We must not part, old friendl
Thou hast patch behind--I see If yet
Still, still, that scene is treasured in
my heart:
Feigning one night to fly the fond Lii
sette,
felt her hand forbid me TO depart.
This outrage tore thee; by her gentle
side
could not but attend
Two days Lisette to such long work ap-
piled:
~ We must not part, old friendl
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81 so IN Aaxapce
Whole; Number .7S9.
nafE - q
Mas. swIssnrLn,s orIrrIoD,r >. 81.

-"
Mas. SwIssRELM's OPINION OF rEz
GREEK SLAYE.-''Every woman should
see this statue, look at il a long time.
and try to learn the outline Of the hu.
man form divine. See that beautiful
sweeping curve down the side from the
armpit to the hip and note the difference
between II and a whalebone bodice, with
the wedge-like seams now in Fegue-&-
note the proportion Of the waist to. the
neck. We regret. exceedingly that II is
not sometimes exhibited Ia drapery&
that il is not used, in fact, for a model
by a fashion-plaie artist. Modeihls
should be compelled to fit their contri.
vances on form Of this mould, and
then let your sketchers ard engravers
follow copy. This. plan would save
an incalculabie amount OF sarsaparilla,
cod liver oil tonic, cosmetic soaps and
dyspePtic pills. to say nothing .ofkSa
collins, bombazine and Grape. feA
ry woman had q waist like the Greek
Slave, consumption and d VS. pepsia
would 60 out Of fashion, and MANY
other diseases would become decidedly
vulgar" e7a 60 .1sv1a ~
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30
RoBB1No THE NEw CoNsrIIr1Ur-rr1Io,r, I1,r- i J

RoBBINo THE New CoNsFIrur1oN.
AS Judge Holt, member Of the
Constitutional. eniion, W 5
quietly sleeping "the midnight hours
away" at his boarding house Mrs.
Perry's) on Western Row. on Tues
day night, some villain entered the
Judges room and appropriated a
splendid gold watch worth 5000, a
pair Of gold spectacles. gold pencil,
and $40 in money. The thief has
not, and probably will not be arres-
ted until some time after the "Judi.
ciary Bill" is adoptsd--under the op.
perations Of which, it is hoped to con-
vict him.--Cin. Atlas. fEi1.E10
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30

The HEROINE, Mrs. BAILEY, DRADl--
We are indebted to a gentleman who
came a passenger last evening in the
steamer from New London, for the sad
intelligence, that this old lady was burn
ed 10 death yesterday, at her residence
in Groton, opposite New London
This fatal accident was caused by her
clothes taking FIRE, while her attendants
were absent. Mrs. Bailey was renown.
ed for her patriotism in furnishing means
for the prosecution Of the battles Of her
country, and has received many per!
sonnl marks of respect and consideral
ton from almost all the Presidents and
distinguished Statesmen who have visit
ed New England since the important
event alluded to. We are not fully
aware Of her age, but understand IT to
be upwards Of ninety.-N. z. Paper. 2
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30

Documents have been presented
to the United States Senats from Mr..
Todd, American Minister 1t the
court Of Brazil, on the slave trade,
going to show that the American
flag is used in that infamous, trafc,
and Americans are engaged in it,
The Report gives shocking details Of
cruelty practiced by the captains
and crews OF slave traders. s9r7o
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30


Losr CHILD.-About the latter part
of November last. a little girl, about
thirteen years of age, named Mary
Frances AtkesOn, a daughter of the lats
Capt. William Atkeson, left the house
Of her uncle. Thomas Al AA.skkeessa. in Ma
son county, Virginia, as is supposed,
tor the purpose Of returning to her reil
stives near Lexington. Mo- Since that
time, nothing has been heard from her,
She left without money or any OF the
other necessaries for. such a Journey.
OF the causes which led to this despe.
rate effort il is unnecessary 10 speak
Any one who will restore her 10 rne-or
Mr.. John ". A.Ruffner, Broadway, below
the Newman House. ST. Louis, will be
literally remuneraied for trouble and
expenses. err JoHN BeYLgs.
The grandfather of the child lives
near Lexington. Mo, and will make
good his undertaking. ''' 4''
11'-4 Lerington (Mo.) RspE6.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30
.asIarery an,opE rhe nIermen..,,

We feel it TO be our duty to define
our position in relation 10 the subject OF
Slavery. There are several men in
the Valley of the Salt Lake from the
Southern States, who have their slaves
with them. There is no law in Utah to
authorize Slavery, neither any to pro.
hibit. If the slave is disposed to leave
his master, no power exists there, either
legal or moral. that will prevent him.
But if the slave chooses to remain with
his master, none are allowed to interfere
between the master and the slave. All
the slaves that are there appear to be
perfectly contented and satisfied. When
a man in the Southern States embraces
one faith, and is the owner Of slaves,
the church says to him, if your slaves
wish to remain with you, and to go with
you, put them not away; but if they
choose TO leave you; or are not satisfied
to remain with you. it is for you to sell
them, or to let them go free, as your
own conscience may direct you. The
church on this point assumes not the
responsibility TO diIect. The laws OF
the land recognizes slavery; we do not
wish TO oppose the laws Of the country.
II there is sin in selling a slave, let the
individual who sells him bear that sin,
and not the church. Wisdom and
prudence dictate to US this position, and
we trust that our position will hence
forth be understoc cd.-FrOntier Guar
didn.1 -
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30

RIcH.--An exchange SAYS. wh en-
Jenny Lind first appeared at the Ladies
ordinary, at the Irving House, New
York, she had no comb in her hair while
every other lady wore a comb. The
uext day she said she wished to dress
Ike American ladies, and went to dinner
with comb in her head. On glancing
up and down the table, not comb was
TO be seen. 49,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30

"a fugitive slave lately appealed TO
two leading abolitionists for aid, and re-
ceiyed from one five and the other six
cents! This is nearly as bad as hiding
fnqitiTes IN the cellar, setting them to
saving wood. and cheating them out Of
their breakfast.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30

A bill exempting from execution
and sale one thousand dollars Of real
estate, has passed the Senate of IIIio
nois. It's fate in the House is not
yet certainly known, but the suppe,
sition is that il will pass. ~, -,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30

The way to be happy, is to pay the
Printer, love the gals, and always walk
in the sunshine. The latter will keep
you in spirits, and the former in good
appetite.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30

Paper from tow is stated TO have been
invented and made, at Berlin. so difficult,
If not impossible to be counterfeited,
thsto It will supercede all other fabrics
for bank notes, stamps, &c.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-01-30

OLD FILEs.-On New Years day,
the editor of the Washington ( (Pa.) Re
porter was presented bya subscriber.
with complete files of that paper for the
seventeen years Immediately preceding
1851. The editor was very glad to
present the gentleman, in return. with q
receipt for tho paper for seventeen years
in advance. ~ 1fd e - 1fii ~ e ~