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PORTSMOUTH. o. EEINING. MAY l9 1851 /.

to. break my head, Dared himto do its--
Threw a hatchet at me. Idodged it and put
ont. n 10 ias
Nos, IL to l17--Mean as rot Had no
money-wouldn' pay--didnt owe. hswore
I'd sue. Said / might sue and be hangeds---
Cursed allthellit ones and hurried from
the big. Never got the first red cen. from
one OF them. Ea4 sgg II
The foregoing is a.true extract from my
notebook. d have not succeeded a whit
better with the patrons Of fhe other publica-
tions for which am agent, as 1t is impos-
sible TO collect from those who are deierHi-
ned not to pay. Thaye said / have been
away three months. j have expended In
that period two hundred and ten dollars trayA
cling, and my entire commissions amount to
| eighty-two dollars and fofty-fiye cents
am very willing to do my share towards the
propagation of news, but more, than that nc
reasonable man could ask. This business
don 'texactly suit me- Il can't standit.
Please accept my resignation and strikt
my name from your list of agents. lad
mire your paper very much myself, but i
would be a queer looking sort of a concern
s""S Wouiu SOLiO iuitt up W thO Iequilo
ments Of every body. One wants independ'
ence in an editor--another don't want any
One wants all slang-another wouldn't
4 touch journal that contained an irreyerent
line with ten foot pole. One sentimental
lackadaisical Miss in pantalette wanted
nothing but love poetry, another never reat
Iany thing but the marriages.
/ All kinds of abuse have to bear, too.
wouldn't mind it so much if they only ours
ed you and your paper, but they curse mi
too! Swindler, rascal, villain, blood sucker
These are some of the names they thinl
proper to bestow upon me. / tried fighting
for while, and thrashed several Of you
patrons, but occasionally | got licked lik
thunder myself. Once | was put in jai
for assault and battery, and only escaped b.
breaking out.
i Send me receipt for the three dollar
twelve and half cents, and believe me
lyours in despair,
i AARON SWEATWELL.
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Recipe for Rats.

Anthony Benezet, at an eSrly period at
his residence, was accustomed statedly to
feed the rats in his area. An old frieudwho
visited him, having found him at that en-
ployment, expressed his wonder that he so
kindly treated such pernicious vernin, say
ing, they should rather be killed out OF the
way. "Nay, said good Anthony, | will not
treat them SO; YOU make them thieves by
maltreating and starving them, but | make
them honest by feeding them, for, being SO
fed, they never prey upon any goods Of
mine~ This singular fact may be relied
upon. II was further said, that on the oc-
casion of feeding them, he used to stand in
The area, when they would gather round hi;
feet like chickens. One of his family ouce
hung collar round one of them, which was
seen for years after, feeding in the group.
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Mexican Rnttle with Indinns.

The San Francisco Public Balance, Of the
3lst March, learns by gentleman from So
nora, thai in the latter part OF February, a
battle was fought between the Sonoan
troops, under Gen. Castillo, aud the Apache
Indians, in which the former were com
plelely defeated, some two hundred oftheir
best men being killed on the field, and los
ing over three hundred prisoners. The loss
OF the Indians was trifling. The origin Of
the war is the discovery Of rich plecers Of
gold and silverin The Apache country, which
the Sonorans attempted TO work, but were
continually mclested by the Indians-so
much so that it was not safe to dig except
when in large parties. II is the wish Of the
Souorans to drive off the Apaohes in order
that they may work the mines, but the sig
nal defeat they met with in the late engage
ment has rather disheartened them.
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Depiorable Casualty---Fiendish Con.


NF duct. Sa slq
,a The Cleveland Plaindealer narrates most
nnelahcholy occurrence. which happened on
the Ith inst. on the Pittsburgh railroad.
through the villainous conduct of some hu-
man hepd. 1t says:
Yesterday evening the engineer Of the
..crab" upon this road, finding il short Of
water upon its arrival here, concluded to
run down to the tank. two miles from New
bargh, Tor the purpose of ieplenishing it.
A gentleman and his wife and two ladies
got on at the invitation OF the engineer.
They soon reached the tank, and the signal
was given to stop. After water had been
taken IN, the gentleman proposed TO ride
down 10 Ntwburgh, and get glass of beer.
The engineer consented, as all the trains Of
the day had passed, an nothing but the ten
der WIS attached to the "crab," and they
starteaVf at about six miles per hour.
Alter going about mile the engineer
thought he saw an obstruction in the road
and the brakes were applied but did not STOP
the motion. I'VE give the result as narrat-
ed By the firemen.l A most dreadful crash
ensued. He saw the engineer thrown into
the air and fall upon the track-he struggled
to get out of the way, but could not, and
every wheel passed over his body. One o!
the ladies was thrown among the cog-wheeli
and machinery of the " crab" and was MOI
released until almost every stitch Of cloth
ing was torn from her. She had received
most severe injuries upon her forehead anc
was covered with blood. Another woman
was kuocked senseess, but not much injur
ed. The gentleman and remaining lady es
capped injury.
The cause of the dreadful accident WA
soon apparent. Some fiends had imbeddet
a plank in the centre of the track, leaving
the end projecting out several feet. Th'
whole thing was managed with the most in
lernal ingenuity. The place selected wa
near high bank, where a tie was place
across The track on the 22d of February.
The lady SO seriously injuredwill protabl
recover. This is the first attempt out o
many that has succeeded. We hope that n,
pains nor expense will be spared to ferre
ou: the perpetrators OF this damning crime
CAuGHT.-The villain who it is suppose
did The above darEning deed, has been caugh
by our vigilant Police, and is now in custo
dy. -
No punishment known to our laws is to-
good for such monster. The sooner soci
ETY. is rid of him the better.
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Bloody Array.

The Louisville Courier has an account
ofa bloody affiay,hat occurred in Davies
county. KY, a few days since, which res
ulted in the death Of one or two persons
and the wounding Of three or four more. -
II originated ina dispute betyed the 10 fam
lilies, PAyEE and TRUNBuLK about a fence
or boundary between their respective es-
ta,es, which were adjoining seach other
Mr.. PAYNE and his three sons, while survey
ing his grounds, Glanced TO meet Mr.. TRuNi
null and his brotherlnd an alteration .ensu-
led betweeu themwhen weapons were drawn
The wife and daughters Of Mr. TuRNAuLI
here interposed, and one Of them was ,yery
seyetlY hurt. which led 20 . generals FIGHT
and one Of the PAxEE'siwNs killed Outright
and two olalhe others were desporattl!
wounded Scterll Of the Tunr1uLl's, I'M
elodiee ihs'lh6 ladies' 6f The family ~er'
lmucn hufl. ks n
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The Adventure Of Trumpeter.

A student IN one Of the acadamies in
France was spending his vacation at the
house of one Of his relations, whom we will
call Madame =. She was very cap
.tivating woman-beautiful, witty, and with
al, a widow.
At the close Of pleasant autumlal even
ing, this young man and his cousin, for so
Madame T was, returned TO her man.
sion after long and probably pleasant
walk
1t happened that duringth absence off the
lady Of the house 1.-The cook had invited re-
lation of hers, who was trumpeter in the
hussars and besides, fond Of good living,
never refusing ctance at a good meal to
spend a soclable hour with her, Our couple
were, therefore, taken by surprise at the re-
turn Of Madame, especially, as there was
but one way of exit from the. house. The
cook, therefore, as quickly as possible, hid all
that she could which might expose them ;
the only trouble was, what to do with tie
unfortunate trumpeter; and after finding
every closet and cupboard too small, she ad-
yissd him to hide under the bed Of Madame
T., which seemed to be the only safe
place OF refugee
Madame I, soon retired TO hel
room, after having babe good night to hel
cousin, and was Just putting on her "robe
de mutt" when she beheld on suddenly turn
ing round, our student upon his knees-ir
the same position that Jean Jacques made
his silent declaration 10 Madame Baslie.
GOOD heavens!' exclaimed Madame
T, perfectly astonished, "what, cou
sin. are you doing here! Go away immedi
ately; what would be said if it were known
that YOU were in my chamber at this hour
Consider our situation and my own"
"My dear COUSIN" replied the student, al
, most il not entirely beside himself, I" can
not help loving you. and no human powe
can force me hence-even till the last trum
shall sound. IN
Az these words our trumpeter, with som
considerable effort TO be sure, put his insuu
, ment to his mouth and sounded the charge
, Terra, la, ia, Ia, ia, Ia, ia, ia, ta----
Madame i, screamed, the studen
r fed, and ia the midst Of the general conlr
sion the trumpeter reached his post, fror
which he had leave of absence for a sho
I ltime. lHe dudiI, uOhCNCi, ooVh pSSo"'
. known to the officers, and the next day, .
Mons. r., Colonel Of the Hussars, was I
: musing The ladies. during one Of his morr
: ing visits, with his many stories, a friend n
quesled him 10 relate the adventure and Il
/ mishap; he did SO. .,ss "a ii.
|, Tell us the names! TIL us The names
exclaimed the ladies in breath, being des
e rous 10 obtain any new piece Of scandal.
"Upon my word. Indies, replied the Col
u mel, II am ignorant Of them; but WOE
!, have given the word to have seen the fat
of the lady at that moment it must hav
e presenteda very ridiculous appearance"
' "Not half so ridiculous as the student
did" replied soft female voice.
), One can hardly imagine with What shou
Of laughter this involuntary confession
Madame 7, was received, thus a
knowledging herself TO be the heroine
/. "the last trump.'--Fdmity Herald. "
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THE MUSES..

n, <, ~ Lines.
: WRITTEN IN A LAWYERS OFFICE, ON THE AZ
,PRoAcH OF SPRING. ~, 49,.
Whereas. on certain boughs and sprays v,
Now divers birds are heard to sing, h,
And sundty flowers their heads upraised. /.
Hail to the coming on Of Spring.
The songs of those said birds arouse n t4
igas The memory of our youthful hours,
AS green as those said sprays and boughs,
As fresh and sweet as those said flowers.
K The birds aforesaid -happy pairs
gg Dove mid the aforesaid bonghs, enshrjnes
III neenold nests, themselves, their hens, Z
Administrators ard assigns.
Oh, busiest term of Cupid's Court,
Where tender plaintiffs actions bring
Season Of frolic and sport,
Hail, as aforesaid, coming spring!
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SHor AT BY 4 woMAs.-A women b, tn,

SHor AT BY WOMAN. "A women b. the
nome Of Mason, widow Of the late DR.. Ma
son, yesterday entered the law office of John
M, Wilson, corner of Filth and Walnut,
and with double -balreled pistol fired twice
at Mr. W. neither shot taking effect. A
ball from one barrel Of the pistol passed out
Of The window, and across The street, bound
ing into the door Of q tailor shop opposite,
and rolling along The floor. The cause Of
this strange conduct Of the female is not
known. We understand that she iain;ed
Immediately afterwards, and was taken
away insensible. Gin. Non, Saturday.
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Steamer Illinois.

Judge DoUoLAss, while on a visit recently
to New York, where he was very handsomely
cgant new sea steamer Illinois, named by How
LAND q AsPNwAIa. after the Judges own
State, as q compliment TO the distinguished
young Statesman himself The vessel is very
lsge aud very fine one Of 270 feet ia length,
% feet beam, and 20 feet depth and having
four decks. y. =, Y
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NUMBER I.

persons, gathered together in the halls Of
Paris, in The midst Of d violent political dis
cussion, aspeaksr said that to lay the foun-
dation for the proposed social structure,
Popery. that old tree Of christianity, must be
swept like rubbish, out Of the way. This,
said Mr.. PLATTE, was the cue for me, and
addressing the audience. he showed howun-
just il was TO conlound christianity with
Popey. Then be preached Christ TO them
described his life, quoted his teachings, told
them how we'll adapted 10 The wants OF ev-
cry human heart, andto the French people,
Carists' system was, and he was listened TO
with breathless attention for one hour and
half wished him 10 speak longer, and
when he had concluded, adjourned the meet
ing to rehecto what he had said. This
was the condition and these the people, for
whom he asked the aid Of the christians Of
America.
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There has been issued a new counterfeit
Five on the Clinton Bank Of Columbus. II Is
the best calculated TO deceive Of any we have
seen. The eyes are slightly detective in the
head below the Vignette, The line upon
which the date Is written is on level with
The hoIses forward foot while inthe genuine
Iit Is one: eight inch below. There are no. 9TH
OF prominent featufdsby which one could de-
Etect me AiIl exoep,.the filing up of the ons
l'lowf NJ is ~ lighter irk 'knh rssel ~ On
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Cincinnati, Hamilton ana Dayton Rail.

We were informed Yesterday, that there
is every present prospect that the whole liae
Of this. road will be completed from this
city to Hamilton, in August next, and 10
Dayton by the middle Of September at far
,thcst. What we have seen Of the road In
the neighborhood of this city, we must pro-
nounce equal to any we have seen any
where. Gin. Eng. Il,
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The National Assembly Of Ffance has re-
fused, bya vote Of 226 yeas to 403 nays, to
allow newspapers to be sold 10 the streets
of Paris. tt
Such acts are only worthy Of the yerriest
despot that ever trod the earth.
Guizot, who was the right-hsnd man Of
Louis Philippe, before he was kicked from
the throne, is a candidate for the Assembly.
This has caused considerable excitement.
A letter from Berne, Of the 18th Of April,
in the Paris Journal Des de Bats, says:
81 hasten to inform you that the Fedenl
Government has just received a communities
tion from the English Legation, protesting
against refugees being sent 10 England. The
United States is therefore the only country
open to them. The first detachment Of
Hungarianand Italian refugees, who lately
deserted from the-army of Radetzki.- arrived
at Berne on the l7th, under the command Of
Col. Duer. They are going 10 America, BY
way Of France. A great number Of them
had fought unde' the government Of Kos
su:h." .4 ls,na.r
The Brazilian Government has issued its
Treasury notes for four million Of dollars, in
view of war with Buenos Ayres.
Elder Brigham Young, plrdges his honor
that he has only ticeaty-siE apires! He 10
the Saint on whom tell the mantle Of Joe
Smith,
1 Eugene Sue is TO be marri d. He has fal.
len victim to the attractions of widow,
or to the 100000 levies Of rental which she
possesses. f g4
MEXICO The rejection by the Senate of
Carries contract in relation tothe Tehaunte-
pee route, is formally announced in the Mex
icau papers.
/ An estate Of 55 acres, two miles from
Louisville, Kentucky, lately sold for $3.50
per acre.
Locusts are appearing in immense num-
bers on the upper Potomac.
Our adsices from Italy. are TO the 21st Of
April. The Times correspondent confirms
the report that Lord Palmerston has address
sed a moderate note Of remonstrance 10 the
courts interested against the prolonged oc-
cuoation Of the Tuscan and Roman States
by Austria and France.
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Take plant out ola greenhouse into q
field and in less than week it will COM
mense growing wild aud taking liberties
Now, what is true of plants, is especially J
true Of girls. Mr. ~ H8
Take miss from the city in August, ani
give her the run Of the hills and cloverfield'
and in Jess than month she will feel 81
.rompy as lawn. To cure ,young people
of pale CHEEKS and heavy disposition, q
dose Of country airs worth more than al
the medicine in the world ~ Albany Dutch
man. stf
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A DIALOGUE ON VINES Smith. Well
Jones, this is a good glass Of wine, isn't it?
Joncs.-The glass is good enough, but the
wine is abominable.
Smith.-0h, dom say that, Perhaps you
thinkitwould be better for a little more body
eh?
81 Jonts.---I don't know whether it would be
better for more body, but it would certainly
be better for less spirit.
drops little from his glass into the crate,
and sets the chimney on fire.
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Portsmouth
Land Office Agency.

DERS0NS wishing ID enter land at N
IL Land Office in Chilliooihe, o., can have
tattended to, and save boihtimea and none
by calling on, DUGAN, & MACKOY.
S Farmers and Mechanics Exchange
4 Portsmouth, Nov. q, 40 S4tf.
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PUBLISHED By CLEVELAND 8 PEARCF
VEOIJME IN.
Busiiitss Garos.
BIanks !. Blanks!.

A N Nassofimento Of blanks Of various kind
..s}A 8 uch as Warrantee, Quit Claim and Mo
gage Deeds, Subpenas, Summons, Execution
Attachments, and other Justices blanks, co
sthtiy on hAnd atthisofiee,
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.Fur's Furs'! /!

ruNHE undersigned will epny the highest
a, Cssh price for Fu RS Of every descrip'
ion. g5,sss s1 gttl ~, ftsUAak a M
December ~, is4s--sirs es qs ssg5'..
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TMt0. MclDO OWjE Ell ir.,
'MSmnesseson ndeaasseas0sSisg
sgrs W ss MER CHANT, s
4 SA3M NNN1NMA.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-17

We learn from Mr.. L. r. Breisach, Hungarian "a
tleman, resident Of New York, but now in hisc ~
General Pragay, and the Hungarians who with hnlas
the expedition Of Lopez, had left New York with &f
tenuon Of making settlement in Texas. They had il
due form OF law declared their intentions to become a'n
Of The United States. Mr.. Bresach states that pn
knowledge General Pragay was solicited in New Yoh
join the Cuban enterprise but declined on the ground %
he not then satisfied of the existence OF gensn
revolutionary movement in Cuba. There seems no dou
that he and his companions were finally induced 70 m
part with Lopez from generous desire to aid a sE
Cling people to gain their independence. Such CO.'S
was in harmony with the previous Of Genera N
gay who had taken part in the shortlived revoluO
Vienna before that of Hungary broke out rises
hoped that in the tardy, and fear Intellectual intHr
sions OF our government for mercy to the American %
gems who joined Lopez, these brave Hungarian ems
who came here to make our country their home, will %
be overlooked or forgotten.
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~ (Wesi Chester that an abolition conyent;o. II
and proclaimed armed resistance 10 the eons,;'''
United States and The laws OF Congress an ~
slavery These facts derive from the mo. - w.
citizens OF PennsNl yanla, residing near th, ,eea
regioa AT Christiana went among the small Ile''a
people 10 make various inquiries Those al sOuAt
dressed seemed 10 know but little OF The Ea,'
dreadful tragedy, or 10 be indisposed ID Gu
them Such heartless apathy shocked me
them how dsgraceiul il was tina, no one had H.. 'aa
after the missing or to arrest the munls,s,.
answered that this could not be done win, "
TO life was the more amazed TO learn tha, :. %c
Of the laU was there. or had been there IL;
transaction. i asked for the marshal and n.
or their dspuiies, or for suen The constable ~ i
einci Not one had been there, although M.
hours had elapsed, and the bloody deed ua, A.,
Philadelphia and through the country iound
idle TO expect that the people OF Chester county
neighborhood, or their local officers, would ~, n
steps 10 vindicate the outraged laws and eonss.
and at once proceeded to Philadelphia, wher. I i
the United States authorities ready and wilO,
their duty and mention, also, with pleasure. 4,
that Mr.. Read, the attorney OF the city, was wi,,
far as il in his power, TO facilitate the efforts ~
to arrest the criminals. But il strange that Do,'
reached the United States officers in PHILADELPHIA bus
rumoTs, until called on them and made my slalen.
what had learned. They acted at once, promu,
went with al once before the United States ui,,.
in Philadelphia, where the requisite authority Va,
tanned. am now satisfied that, SO far as the a,,.
and authorities Of the United States in Phiade@a \
concerned, every proper effort will be made 10 rn,s
the outraged constitution of the United States wbA
been thus disgr acefully trodden under foot bya
negroes and their white allies, tolerated and subna
by the gross and cupable apathy of numerous cizs.
Pennsylvania who have signally failed to protect MI
fellow citizens of the Union from outrage and mu,,. |
even to vindicate their own laws against such ars.
crimes, by the prompt arrest Of the guilty parties nj
apathy and neglect of the obligations of Justice an
opinion but one step removed from active paricia
the crimes and show, if not total want Of The o1,
of good citizens, at least secret sympathy with h,
tionism-that demon Of dscoId which is now sauu,,s
foundations OF our blessed Union"