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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
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A modern book-maker wishing TO say some
thing distinguishing Of Mr.. WEBSTER, in
early life, relates The incident that the first
time he ever saw the Constitution of the
Union, of which his admirers say he Is The
"chief expounder," it was printed upon q
cotton pocket handkerchief; according to q
fashion of the time, which he CHANGED ia
stumble upon in a country store, and 70,
Which he paid, out Of his own pocket all
the money he had-twenty-fye cents.'
The Pennsylvania Telegraph clinches its
unquestionable authenticity, by saying that
Cotton cloth printing was introduced about
1915, while MI. Webster was teaching school
in Fryeburg in the year 1905. If he never
read the Constitution until he saw Imprinted
on cotton, il must have been about three
years after his first introduction to Con-
gress."
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06

This body is doing business as fast as the
people have right to expect, and SO far,
have got along faster than any previous Leg
islature, within our remembrance. Several
important bills have been discussed and per
fected. In the Senate, on Thursday, 29th
ult, the bill TO regulate the duties Of the
Board Of Public Works. was disenssed.--
In thesftenoon the Senate passed THE Pro-
bate Court bill
The House on The same day, in committee
Of the whole. considered the Tax Bill, which
was also continued on Friday. s.
On Saturday, the Senate passed the bill
providing FOR the dnties, &C., ofNclerks ol
courts |; also the bill defining the powers and
duties Of probate judges, and the jurisdiction
of probate courts. A Militia bill was read
the first time. Itcontains clause making
1t the dutyof the township assessor to enroll
every able bodied man between the ages o.
i8 and as, and to deposi. the roll with the
county auditor. All who do not belong to q
military or fire company, must work the
roads two days or pay one dollar.
0nMonday, the time was occupied in de-
clding upon place for holding the meetings
of the session. The citizens of Columbus
have furnished rooms free of charge, for the
remainder Of the session--the House occu-
pying the 0deon Hall, and the Senate, the
old Court House. Not much business will
be done this week, owing 10 the arrival Of
Kossuth, and the time that must necessarily
bespent in arranging the rooms forahe use of
the Assembly.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
The Nsw York canal sWinalu.

The greatest curiosity that we have seen for
the last three months, is a full list Of all the
bidders, lhe fortunate and the unfortunate, for
the work IN the Erie. canal enlargement, for
which the people Of New York will have to
sweat 10 the tune Of nine millions Of dollars. =.
An entire page Of the Times, New York, Is FL
led with the names, in very small type. The
Galphinisaa Of New York, takes The lead Of ali
other sections. That which created SO much
indignation at Washington is but snail pcekef
change in contrast and Ohio Galphinism is
scarcely worth talking about any more, so dil
minntiye is It compared with the magnitude Of
the other
A letter from New York, 10 the Washington
Union, says these fat jobs have been awarded,
IN great many instances, toinfuential profess
sional men and mere politicians, for services
rendered and 10 be rendered to the Wing party,
IN the exclusion of practical men, experienced
and scientific mechanics and engineers who,
were acquainted with the duties they proposed
70 assume, and who offered to execute them at
greatly reduced rate of remuneration. Under
these circumstances, the legislature has passed
series of joint resolutions, appointing conn
mittee to investigate the whole matter. with
power to send for persons and papers and If
the charges made against the former board are
substantiated, many Of the contracts will doubt
less be annulled, and blow inflicted upcn the.
Wing party from which twill not SO easily re-
cover. y
But, to give the Ohio reader faint idea Of
what q monstrous swindle It has been, we will
give brief synopsis Of the speech of Mr. Hatch |,
Of the Assembly who was himself elected on
che canal improvement issue, but did not be-
ftome party to the fraud Gin. Enc.
chr. Hatch said he had taken some pains to-
xamine the lettings. He stated that the diff
| erence between the lowest and highest bids,
amounts to about So, ,000, ,000 In the Western
Division, consisting Of 100 sections, only 12
were given to the lowest bidder. But what is
the most astounding, is, that the lowest bidders,
thus falling in getting the contracts, were sue
cessful IN other cases, when they were the hieh.
est, This shows that their bids were not re-
jected oil account of want Of responsibility.
but because they were not the highest. II was
the highest bidders who were generally suc-
cessful. The difference on the Western Diyi-
sion alone, between the unsuccessful lowest
bidders, and the successful highest bidders, is
about $3.50, 900. The lowest bidders were re-
jected, and the highest bidders were success
full. Instances almost innumerable are given.
One OF them is where Geo. Law was the high
est bidder, and N. E. Paine, the lowest but
Mr. Law got the contract. In another instance,
G. Law was the lowest, and Mr. Paine the
highest, and Mr. Paine got the contract. In
one instance-the 26th section-the difference
between the lowest and highest bidder was
S2U0,OO0 andt the highest bidder got the job.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
. An Editor KILLED.

MADISON, January 90,
M. CARRIER, editor Of the Madison, Ia, Couri-
er, was stabbed this afternoon, in three places
by Hamilton Hibbs. Garbers recovery il
considered doubtful.
T. SECOND DISPATCH.
Mr. Garber's wounds have proved mortal; he
has just died. He leaves wife and three chill
dren to mourn his unhappy end. The principal
cause OF hismelancholy occurrence is bittel
feeling OF animosity which has existed between
two factions of the Democratic party, Mr.. Gar
Der leading one of them and Senator Bright the
other. Mr.. Hibbs being a personal friend Of
Senator Bright, espoused his cause. The affray
occurred in frontof the Courier office.
The above is most lamentable occurrence.
So far as the death of an individuals con-
cerned, it is no more to be regretted than
many others that have occurred but the
cause of the death-that such result should
flow from political quarrel between demo
Gratis, is truly to be deplored. To maintain
firmly and to adhere tenaciously to ones po-
litical opinions, honestly entertained, is a
privilege against the exercise OF which moth
ing can be said; butfor brethren of the same
faith to engage in petty, factional quarreIs
which can result in no good whatever, is a
case which cannot be too severely replehend-
ed; and we warn certain porties in our own
State, who seem to be determined that neith-
er shall have peace-of the danger not only
OF themselves, but Of the jeopardy in which
they may place their party, by a continuation
Of their course. We hope every democrat
in the State, who has the success of his prin-
ciples at heart, will take the matter in hand,
and put the seal of his condemnation at
once upon those disturbers Of peace and har-
mony in the democratic ranks. This course
would soon bring the announcement, that
+" order reigns in Warsaw"
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
Kossuth and his rraduOer..

The correspondent of the Cleveland True
Democrat writes to that paper from Pittsburgh,
as follows. He went up to meet the Governor
as one ofthe Committee Of Reception from Clev-
land;
The infamous reports about Kossuth's suite,
as 70 wine-drinking, has induced the friends Of
the Magyar to investigate the matter, and the
result is, that they are pronounced to be, and
proued to be, lies.
Amore modest, and retiring set of men, we
cannot find in any country. They know no rest
and have no inclination for pleasure. The
spirit Of Kossuth is over them, and in them
All they seek or labor for, is, to secure freedom
10 Hungary, and they would save money OF
spend il. only for this end.
6 The reports so busily circulated on this sub.
feet, have deveiish purpose, viz;--to injure
the Magyar--to damage his cause--and to sus-
tain the frants. l hope you will expose this
purpose, and the scoundrels who have 50 busily
given Il currency, ~ ~
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
SUNDAY AFIERNoon, Feb. l, 1852. I

SUNDAY AFTERNOON, Feb !, 1852. Y
This morning Sunday about half past
3 O'clock, the old State House, erected in
| 1876, was discovered TO be in flames. Be-
fore the Fire Department could bring their
force to bear, the fire had progressed so faI
that it could not be arrested. and the whole
house is in ruins
The fire originated near the bell in the
Cupalo, and BY dropping through 70 the Sen
ate Chamber floor, communicated rapidly
with other parts Of the building.
The Sergeant-at- Arms ofSenate, rushed in
as soon as they discovered the fire in the
Chamber, and with muchstrouble, and by the
assistance Of others succeeded in saving the
official records Of the Senate, and most OIL
the valuable books, papers, and a part Of the
! furniture.
The furniture, carpets, books, records, ard
papers of the House were all saved, by the
timely and energetic efforts Of the House
officers, members and citizens.
This is great calamity TO the State in
deed, but we are gratiied 10 learn that thu
citizens Of Columbus, propose to furnish
and prepare Rooms for the use of the Legis-
lature during the remainder Of the present
session, free Of expense to the State.
We take this occasion TO return our CRATE
ful Acknowledgements TO the hands x the
Statesman Office, on repairing promptly tc
ali parts Of our building and providing for as
good defence as possible against the fire,
The wind being 10 the east, doubtless saved
the thick mass Of structures Immediately
South Of the State House, from injury iinot
destruction, the wind having been blowing
strongly in that direction at an earlier par
of the night.
No clue has been found to the cause of the
fre--if the work Of an incendiary, the mo,
tire is yet inexplicable. 1t isa lesson to III
all, however caused, to be on our guard da,
and night.
The Senate will meet tomorrow morning
in the old Court Room, and the House in tht
Odeon Hall, at 10 o'clock A. M.-States
man Extra.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
Pittsburgh Moulder. and Ko..u,h.

The Moulders of Pittsburgh waited upon
kossuth on Wednesday, each man present
Ing weeks wages to The noble Chief, as an
oheilng to the cause Of liberty. Twas
a glorious offering. Kossuth made three
speeches to the working men. They were
admirable and affecting, and were received
with great enthusiasm. A workman from,
one ofthe foundries, just from his work. CIV
cred with SCOT, addressed him as the besrey
OF substantial aid from his fellow -workmep
kossuth was moved by his remarks. and re.
piled eloquently, and grasping his hands h
said--"You have just come from your work.
shop to aid the cause Of freedom. and ibenl,
you for II. You come in your ordinary an
peIei, and lholding up the begrimned hand,
ot Inc workman You come with this mos
honorable mark upon youL-the rnarko hon,
est labor. Mon. 'St ~ tS
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
The Ugly society.

This is the last Society that has come within
our ken. Pike, Of the Kentucky Flag, is the
firston the list. Hear what he says:
The UGLY CLUB.-Since our election to
the high office Of Grand Imperial by the
mother Society in Missouri, the number OF
members has increased in this region, most
astonishingly. We have already issued
about 300 certificates of membership to Edi.
tors, Lawyers, Doctors, Merchants, Mechan.
les, Farmers, Working men, gentlemen, and
members of Congress and we shall soon be
able to organize, club of at least l00Ol
members, embracing some of the very uglics
men in the universe. Huzza for the Ugl,
Club!
Acertificate has been received by one O
ourcitisens, whose name we withhold at hi,
own request, because, as he ayers, everybody
don't know that he is ugly. His wife, par
ticularly, denies stoutly that he has any
claims to a membership in such fraternity
Without pretending to decide upon the ques.
tion at issue between the Grand Imperial
and the better half of The Knight of the
Rueful Countenance," we beg leave to say
that there are quite number in this place as
much entitled to be dubbed a knight of the
order as the one already raisedto thathonor.
SO sendon the certificates! By the way, il
it would not be too much of a condescension
on his part, we should like to know of the
Grand hmpcrial if ladies are allowed to en-
JOY the rights and benefits Of the Ugly Club
We're a Woman's Rights advocate, and there.
fore will not stand listIessly by and see them
debarred from privileges to Which a respecta.
BILE number of them have right SO clear and
incontestible!
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
Gross Frauds on californian,.

Frauds of gross character, and to great
extent, have been perpetrated on passengers
forCalifornia, who buy their" Through tickets
in New York, and when they reach Panama
lind that they are good for no further Mr..
CoRwlNE, the us. Consul at Panama, advises
OF numerous instances in which passengers
have been stopped at the Isthmus, and sub
Jected to the utmost privation, disease, and
in some cases death. by the reputation Of
their tickets, paid full price for in NewYork,
by the steamer Agents in Panama. Persons
starting for Ell Dorado cannot be too careful
in purchasing their tickets.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06

Orr ron CALlFoRNlA. Through the po-
litensss Of a friend, we have obtained the
names Of a company bound for California,
who leave to-day on the Scioto No. 2; They
are as fnllows: Chas. Cockerel, VIM Cock
|erelt, Hamilton Cockerell, VIM. Slavens and
Frank McAuley, all Of this county Philip
Bowlman. Clinton Peters, Gilbert Green, Pc
ter Boots, Fred. Farney, Peter yallery, Ansil
Sanford,J. N. Quinn, Mrs. Bevner with
children, going TO her husband; all Of Pike
county.
We wish them pleasant voyage, safe
arrival in the land Of dust" and good luck
in procuring that same,
Ho FOR CALIFORNIA IA company from
Jackson county, numbering some sixteen per-
sons, arrived at this place. on Monday, or
their way to California. The emigration tc
the Western Eldorado from this section has
increased, instead of diminished, as man,
supposed it would, within the last year,
We dropped in at VIM. Elden &
Co.'S, yesterday. and by the politeness Of the
proprietors, were shown through the various
departments Of their new and extensive Dry
Goods establishment. The sale rooms are d.
isidea into four departments. The first one
in which may be found samples of all thu
articles in their heavy stock, is devoted to The
retail business; the one Immediately beyond
is intended for queensware, !. "a large supply o.
which they intend to keep on hand. In the
I'd story we found the wholesale and the car
pet departments, in which were immenst
quantities Of goods, not piled up promis
cuouslyI but the different varieties assorted
and Systematically arranged. The cellar is
devoted to crates of queensware and the 81
story to boxes and brown muslins. We
were particularly struck with the beauty o.
finish and convenient arrangement of The
front room. the carpenter work ofwhich was
done by Mr.. w. S. Stillwell, of this place
who also deserves praise for his mechanical
skill in The construction of desk, remarka.
BILE for its convenience and beauty, which we
were shown in the counting room. Alto
gether, the establishment is roomy, well
lighted, and admirably fitted up, and if the
proprietors do not get well repaid for theil
pains, it will not be for want Of fine store,
cheap goods, polite clerks nor attentive sales.
men.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
For the Daily Dispatch. ]
PoRrsMnnrH Feh. &.

- PORTSMOUTH, FEB. b, 1852.
Mcesre. Editors:- IL read in your issue Of
the 4th inst, a paragraph announcing the
marriage Of Lieut.. s. d. Stewart, with one
OF the fair daughters Of Ohio, and that he
was the " gallant officer who rode thro'
the Mexican lines, &c., at Ceralvo.
All this is correct with the exception Of
the place. The gallant Morgan and hisbnve
command were lin trouble,b at Marine "a
miles from Monterey---in fact surrounded
Lieut.. Stewart mounted and made the at.
tempt TO force the Mexican lines, and sue
ceeded with whole hide, but minus his car
and sword. The first being swept off by
some unfriendly chapparal, and the second
broke loose from the belt, for Stewart rode
Jehu like, at q Gilpin speed. / had the hon
|or Of ministering to the wants corporeal ol
Lieut.. Stewart on the occasion referred to, II
! remember rightly. He soon had the ssma-
terial aid required, and Portsmouth was
well represented on the occasion.
J. X KIDD.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06

@We had the pleasure Of taking by the
hand, yesterday, Bro. BRIecs, of the Newarl
Advertiser, who was returning home after
an absence of several months among the sa-
lines Of Virginia. His appearance indicated
good health-sometbing we should scarcel,
have looked for in one who had been subject
to the vexations of the tripod for twenty
years. Bro. B., we believe, is one Of The
Oldest editors in the State.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
steamboat Disasters.

A short time ago we announced the loss O
the steamer Martha Washington, and few
days afterwards the destruction of the Georg'
Washington. Yesterday our exchange,
brought us tidings of the loss of the "W ash
lngton." She was sunk by the ice, at Rocl
Island, in the Ohio. Boat and cargo tota
loss. . - se ~
Boats from below Louisville report man,
disasters by the breaking up of the ice.
The steamer Peru, loaded with pig iron
was sunk, on the lst inst, IA miles below
Wheeling, by the Ice.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
zanesviIIe Railroad

rhe Courier says that since the opening Of
the Central Ohio Railroad from GAINESVILLE tc
Newark, the business has exceeded the most
sanguine expectations of its friends. On
Tuesday morning the number of passengers
was about sixty. "About 600 bushels o.
coal are sent west over this road every day
besides flour and other produce in considera.
BILE quantities" This should be spu, fol
us to hurry up connection with the roud,
north OF us.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
Double Mnyder

On the 18th inst, Mr.. John d. Watkins:
Of DE Soto county, Tenn, was murdered OF,
his plantation near Byhalia, by two Of his
slaves, assisted BY negro woman also own,
ed BY him, On visiting his clearing, thew
attacked him with axes, splitting open his
head and causing instant death.
They then dragged the body away, burn.r
Ing quantity OF brush wood oyerlthe place
TO efface the traces of blood. RI
They then dragged the body to some dis--
lance, and felled tree so that its tttInk;
crushed ms,pody, expectingt to create The i'm.
preston thereby that he had met his death
by accident. ~
Suspicionbeing directed 10 the two men.
they were arrested and made full Confession
The citizens hung them at once. near ihe
scene OF their crime. The woman was not
executed, owing to the fact of her being en-.
ciente at The time. ~
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
Jewels of the Princess Of Orange.

Some twenty years ago the Princess of Or
ange was robbed Of Jewels, as was then an
nounced. worth over million of dollars
The robbers made their way to New York,
where by the vigilance of several prominent
persons, stimulated by the offer of large
reward, they were discovered and the Jewels
recovered. The reward of $4,000 was paid
over, however, to parties quite subordinate
in the scheme to recover the valuables. Mr..
Seely. talented lawyer, and the chief one
in the business got nothing. The N. Y. Ex-
press says that the Government Of the Meth
nrlands, after resisting Mr.. Seely's demands
from that time until the present, have at last
agreed to hand him over $4,000.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06

SIrauLAR DECEPTION. Some abolitionisis
IN Boston, last week, contributed funds suf-
ticient to defray the expense of alarge hall
for one evening, at South Boston, IN order 10
hear acolored man, Who had been a slave
give an account of his life. Instead Of On
posing slavery, however, he surprised and
confused the contributors by defending It, and
sald : sn1 ne had no objection to going back to
"old Virginia" He was frequently inter-
rupted, but persevered to the end ofEis state
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06

0F- A movement is a-foot in Cleveland
(o9 to forma connection by the Railroad.
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at
Wheeling, which can be done by Railroad
Of 39 miles.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06

New ORLEANS, Jan. 3l.-Western produce
is still unsettled, and prices dropping. Ohio
Flour $500, Corn 4s to SOC; Bacon Sides Sc;
Mess Pork nominal at SIS. Stocks nearly ex.
hausted. The Lexington leaves for Louisville
on Monday.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
A Mistake.

The Telegraphic dispatch announcing the
deatho Mr.. CARRIER, editor of the Madison
Courier, turns out 10 beinconect. It gives
us pleasure to state that he is slowly recov-
ering. from his wounds, and that the only
danger now TO be apprehended is from in
famation.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06
woman Drowned.

The Adams Co. Democrat regrets to learn
that young lady, Miss ARrEMIslA EAMEs,
who was employed in teaching school, was
drowned in Bushcreek, on Fldpy last
while Ie:urninghome from school, She wal
thrown from her horse and disappeared un.
der the ice.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-06

OCT The Ohio State Journal accuses the
Legislature Of violating the Constitution
If they have violated the Constitution, they,
Of course, have violated their oaths, also.-
Whether the Assembly will take any notice
Of the charge, remains to be seen.