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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-12-24
New Books.

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F.ank Frseman's Barber Shop. A Tale oy
Rev. Barnara B. Hall, D. D. Chas. Scrlo-
ner, N. Y. For sale BY Jas. Stephenson
Front st., Portsmouth.
This is one of the numerous works wnlcn
nIJncle Toms Cabin" Mrs. Stoves popular
nroduction, has called forth. Itisnot OF the
ultra Southern School, insisting that slavery
is the best Of all possible states OF society
neither is il Of the more moderate, or n'nlatt'
class--describing a plantation as little ar
cadia where Sambo and Dinah, stuffed with
corn cake and hominy and bedecked witt
gaudy ribbons, dance breakdowns to the mu
sic Of the banjo and the bones, and SIM
"Old Dan Tucker" from sun rise until pe'
time. while benevolent aassas and smiling
missussss look on with approval and Die
them be happy. Unlike any Of the iorme'
publications Upon the subject, the author o.
Frank Freeman blows hot upon one page ano
cold upon the next, and abuses northern ao'
olitionists and southern shareholders with
equal good grace, never letting. in the mean
time, an opportunity slip Of giving a sly
thrust at Mrs. Stowe,
Frank freeman will doubles have great
run, and friend Stephenson is prepared to
suoply the wants Of a large custom.
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The Public Men Of California.

Our public men, as body, are sadly want
ing in moral and religious character. For
the most part they are profane and infidels.
Their examples are on the whole hostile to
good morals. They violate the Sabbatb.--
They discountenance churches. Thus they
strike at two of tie most valuable Of social
institutions. Many of them are grossly in
temperate. Not few live in open and
shameless adultry. Some are we'll known
gamblers. Some are bullies, ready alike for
fisticuff or duel. Few, comparatively, are
pure minded and honorable men. Even
some prominent among us--formerly admi-
red for their high moral character as political
men, have sunk to the companionship of
harlots. If the cover of midnight could be
lifted suddenly. many a public servant
throughout the State would seek some other
concealment for his shame. But we trace
and expose them no further. We have allu-
ded 20 the character of such onty to depre-
ciate it. We have no faith in wisdom IN
spired by brandy, We have no confidence
in men "given to strong drink" and "strange
women" We must expect to be victims Of
men over us who are themselves victims OF
their lusts. For high moral character is
essential to strict integrity.--Pacifc.
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The men who iiaster women do not know
them sufficiently and the men who only
abuse them do not know them at all.
Romances generally end with marriage.
And many young girls when they leave
school would wish To- 60 through the romance
of life, as they do most romances-by be
giDing at the end.
Woman should rule, but not govern.
you wish to learn the worst fault Of a
woman, praise her highly 70 her friends.
Woman is most beautiful book, that too
frequently is condemned for its errata.
You can generally tell how popular you
are with lady by the length of time she
keeps you waiting whilst dressing to receive
you.
a fan is most handy little instrument
for those who have lost the art Of biushing.
Vows are the bad money-the o US and
postobits with which a man paysa woman
the debts ofhis heart.
Ifa young lady has purse with two ends
silver in one end and gold in the other, she
is sure TO open the gold end first.
The only time when women talk much
among themselves is when they are waiting
for the gentlemen after dinner.
Theleyes ofa pretty woman are the inter-
prefers of the language Of her heart, They
translate what her tongue hasa great diff
Guilty in expressing.
. If you wish to close iady's lips, ask her
her age.
Few women keep diary after their first
love, I'D
Tell me how many lady's maids lady has
had, and ] will tell you her temper.
A man who has loved madly will laugh at
the madness as soon as he he has got cured
oft, but woman never laughs upon such
a subject. With her, love is madness Of
which she nevei sees the folly.
] don't know which is the worst, a man
who narries for money, era woman who
plays at cards.
The signal for conversation amoagst wo-
men is when a pretty girl begins to sing:
Women will fosgiyeevery thing in man
except bis being bore--everything in wo-
man except her being pretty.
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a California correspondent Of the Cincin-
nsti ENQUIRER thus tells the story of . specu-
jat;on Of Frenchman at San Francisco;
sIS Prome6ading with ALI. Gould, day OF
t,yo since. through that quarter OF the city
tnown as North Beach. we stopped IN front
of long (not slong, low, black schoone,,
with mkinp masts, y iwo-story frame puiia-
ing. bearing the title Of the Estate MAINE
Hospital" an tell you little sloIy q
bont that house, said All. "Very weh'
what's il ~ "In lS40,n he began, ian en-
terprising Frenchman perceiying the lighi
stock on hand in the female market, conclt-
|ded 10 open speculation that would Put
"yera Iiosh gold" in his pockets. he des-
patched skillful, trusty agent TO ia belle
France TO collect together several hun
dred young ladies; and ship them 10 thls
port, meanwhile employing workmen 10 con-
struct this building and also that row OF 1T
lie cottages with The green shutters, below
there. Well, the valuable cargoes OF ie-
male loyeliness arrived in the course OF time
Ia fleet of six or seven vessels, each con-
tanning two or three hundred really pretty,
Charming demoise!les, fresh and blooming as
full blown peonies. The Frenchman, brim-
full with joyous expectations. hastened 10
the landing, and--so did hundreds Of San
Fnnciscans. The ladies' poured out Of the
ships, and readily found cavaliers 10 escort
them to comfortable quarters in the city
lin short, there was grand scatterment.-
ISouatters were about, and claims were Jump
ed" The poor, distracted Frenchman ran
about, wringing his hands and uttering mil
/ lions Of "sacra Dicus," but ii was no go--the
Isquatters put the sshigher law" in force, and
| held on to their "claims." Out o. the en-
tire lot the Frenchman secured but about fif-
ty. Installing them in their quarters here,
he soon got up a bali. There 1t was held.
in the second story. The room runs the
whole length Of the building, or did them
Well, the first ball went off fine, and the
Frenchman raised snug little pile. Anoth-
er ball came off, but that was the last; the
girls had mizsled, having all Of them found
husbands, and the poor Frenchman, like
many another Speculation, found that his
bubble had bursted.' Now you see to what
the grand saloon has fallen--a Marine Hos
pital."
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France Planting a Mexican Colony,

Our readers have had the news that
French Count, BouLBoE, the head Of party
of adventures in Sonora, the north western
State Of Mexico, joining upon the California
border, after having triumphed over the mil
itary forces sent against him, had annexed
that country to France, and had made it a
colony Of Louis Napoleon, The New York
Times has the following respecting the Sc
cret motive:
awe happen 10 be in possession Of some
important documents in regard 10 this mat
ter-showing the interest taken by France
in the progress of our country westward, and
the steps already taken in pursuance Of a
grand design to check that progress, and to
erect barrier against our further growth
We have reason TO believe that the great OBJ
ject of planting these French settlements in
Northern Mexico is 10 prevent the United
States from acquiring a feasible route for a
railroad 10 the Pacific"
The .tMonroe Doctrine" is getting to be as
much ofa romance as Uncle Toms Cabin
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Foreign Items.

Letters from Vienna announce that the
oldest daughter Of Queen Victoria has been
betrothed TO the eldest son Of the Prince OF
of Prussia-Frederick Guillaume, Nicholas
Charles-born in 1881.
Count de Mailly,a little abbeated, was
arrested near Paris, having 240,60O francs
about his person.
Frau Jenny Lind Goldschmidt has selected
Dresden as her abiding place. She has pur-
chased charming house a short distance
from the city, hitherto known as "Elysium."
During the winter she will, we believe, give
concerts in Vienna and in Berlin.
In Greece the order of succession to the
throne has been regulated by meeting of the
plenipotentiaries of England, France, Rus
sia, and Bavaria. The heirs of King Ohio
will succeed TO his crown, on condition that
they will embrace the Greek religion.
During the present year the French mint
coined over 254a million fraucs in gold last
year it only coined 8, $4,000 francs.
From an official report it appears that the
gold and silver coined in Russia, from 1851
have amounted to 1000, 900 ofroubles.
A manufacturer in Wurtemburg has in.
vented mode Of applying surface coatinl
TO sheet iron, which enables i. to take freel,
the mark Of slate pencil, 1t is said to b
much lighter, and much less liable to injury
than common slate.
In 1851 the number of illegitimate chill
dren abandoned in Paris was 3,940, the pub
lie expense for which was 268, 1877 francs.
| Mile Picculomini, young and beautiful
lady Of an lllustrious family, and the niece o
a cardinal, has appeared as prind donna a
one Of the theatefs In Rome.
The money disbursed by Louis Napoleon
during his months tour exceeds thirty-on
millions Of francs, OF million and quarte
sterling.
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Opening of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad to wheeling. ls

The Baltimore Patriot informs the public,
that in consequence Of the arrangement
which have been made along the lines, and
the numerous invitations sent out for State
and other officers, to be present in Baltimore
on the 3lst Of the present month. in order
to leave for Wheeling on the afternoon Of
that day, il will be impossible to delay the
opening Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
on the Is. Of January.
II will be recollected that a pledge was
given some time ago that q locomotive, start
Ing from the waters Of the Atlantic, should
appear on The banks Of the Ohio on the Id
of January, 1853. This pledge the Directorl
OF the road are determined shall be redeem.
ed. The locomotive that leaves Baltimore
on Friday afternoon next, will, therefore, Il
no accident prevent be IN Wheeling on New
Years day.
That will be more than any other locomo
Tive can brag Of, though the walters Of ibe AZ
lisntic and tie Ohio were united BY means .
railway some weeks since, by Tie way b
| ICleyeland, Erie and DunkiIk. tl'e
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Mr.. GEo. BALL succeeded in getting the
lately arrived locomotive up the whsrf and
to the depot grounds, yesterday. George is
invariably called upon when hard work in
the way Of moving large bodies is to be done,
and he always succeeds. The locomotive is
not SO large as the one which has been upon
the road for some time, but it is said blythe
engineer, MIR. Derrick. to be "smart little
machine" There is plenty Of work on the
short stretch Of sixteen miles Of track to keep
two engines busy. aud the want Of another
has been felt for some time past.
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Mammoth vegetables aud Big Crol

Mammoth vegetables aud Big Crop.
BEAT THIS, WHO cAN.-Mr. John Sanders,
a farmer Of this county, has raised large
field of Corn this year, which has been actu-
ally measured, in the presence of witnesses,
and yielded one hundred and thirty-three
bushels TO the acre. fany body can beat
this, we should like to know it.--hadepcn-
deDcc Messenger.
BEAT THIS, WHO cAN.--Mr. w. Griffith, of
Harrison county, raised large field Of corn,
which averaged about l55 bushels to the acre
or 81 barrels. This cannot be beaten. Talk
about your 1873 bushels to the acre, and so on
why, you must live somewhere in the
knobs. Most any farmer can raise that
amount here.- -Cynthiana NcaOs.
The LARGEST Corn OF TIE SEASON. We
have had corn sent to US that was IL, IA and
Is inches in length--which we thought was
large; and we have seen puffs upon puffs -
and passing the cup this way and that
way" and everything in the way of large
corn, beets, turnips &c; but Mr.. Harmon
Dill, Of this county, did, on the Goth Of No
yember, 1852, send 10 our office an ear OF
corn that was full l6 inches long.-Ibid.
A MONSTER. MIR. D. C. Ogborne sent US
yesterday specimen Of the sweet potato,
that beats any we have seen since we left of
eating the article-in early days. INwas
grown almost in sight of our ofice-that Isl
within five or six miles of it-on the planta.
ton Of Ogborne & Brother, on the Baraiaria
Road, Parish Of Jefferson. II weighed when
first taken from its mother earth, fifteen
pounds, but small piece had been broken of
at one end. which reduced it to l43 pounds.
IN. O. Picayunc.
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u-rWho ,oouldn,t be ..treatedlike a dop2n
To lie on warn rsg, to lick d lady's hand.
to eat crackers, 10 be fed on tendry.lo;n ~
part taken in oil quarrels, to pay nothing for
board, light. fuei-if tiafa ba;no t,ss,sd ~,
like doc' we should l;ts - \. s AZ ueaseu .se.
'''e -
man race living in The world, thinking I only % of
what grati6es passion and vanity; their souls so
not raise .bsm enc ~ they can
-, ~ 'i''''0a' o0'eo.
~, IheIe = n = large and fertile space in every
fruit trees Of enlightened principle and virtuous
habit, which, growing up, would yield to old
age an enjoyment, a gloy. and shade.
qIhe man who "dont take lie papers'
surCr;sad surCpsu town 70 , last night He was much
President ~ ssms sas dc,va dlss ,eas was elected
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Extending the Area Of Despotism

We learn by the late arrivals from Calilor-
MIA that the Mexican State of Sonora, has
been proclaimed part and parcel of tine
French Empire, The manner in which it
was annexed" is as follows:
"For number of years past, it has been
the policy of the French government TO en-
courage certain kind Of emigration into
this portion Of the territory. This emigrant
force has assumed an organization under the
command of French officer Of some celeb
rity, named Count Raousset Boulbon. ~
Count BoulboR, as it appears from the in
formation we have received, laid claim to a
certain portion Of the territory, including a
valuable mine, and was supported in his pre-
tensions By the French Minister in Mexico.
The authorities having denied his assump-
tons, Count Boulbon called together about
seven hundred of his countrymen, and pre-
paied to defend bis claims by force Of arms.
General Blanco, who is the military COM
mandant OF that district, having been inter-
fered with by the French Count, undertook,
with about 1000 Mexican troops, to dispute
his possession, and was defeated most sum-
marily in the contest. Since this collision,
the State ofSonora has been proclaimed in
dependent and annexed to France"
The question which is now to be decided
by the United States, is whether the doc.
trine first proclaimed by Mr.. Monroe in lt2l
and re-affirmed by all Of our great Statesmen
since, that no European potuer shall form
relo colonies on this continent, is to be car
ried out, or not. There is not the least pros
pect that it aDiu, under an administra tior
that has already permitted Great Britain tc
seize upon Central America, in violation o
the most solemn treaty stipulations, and thai
has been SO basely subservient TO all thu
wishes and demands Of the despots Of Eu
rope. This question, must be settled by thl
party which has settled all other difficult ant
important ones since the formation of tn,
Union. 1t is needless to say that France
will not hold the STATE Of Sonora.
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Masonic.

The following Bros. were duly elected as
officers of Aurora Lodge No. 4S, on Monday
evening last:
Bro. L. G. Terry, w. M.
Alex. Pesrce, S. w.
{" IL. Mcyey, j.. w.
g Lodwick, Treasurer. =.
I" J. Lusk, Sec,y.
v.D. L. Tracy, s. D.
/" L. Brandis J. d.
- "a /" H. Bertram, L.
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tn. aResponsibilrty" Taken.

It will beseen, by a dispatch from Wash
ington, in another column, that Gen. Pierce
! has written letter in which he intimates
very strongly that newspapers and politicians
need not trouble themselves about forming
his cabinet, as he intends to do that impor-
ant job himself. Talk enough! When
Frank says he will do thing, he means what
the says, and if he act as Independently Of
wire pullers and Office seekers throughout bis
administration, It were all the better in the
end.
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Loss OF the Steamer Western world
4 and Moro Castle.
MEMPHIS, Dec, IL.

lt 1854 MkMPHiSi Lee, ~.
The steamer Western World was run into
and sunk by the steamer H. r. w. Hill,
near Hurricane Island. She is total loss
the bottom being turned up. Several lives
were lost. #
The steamer Moro Castle is sunk near the
same place, but the particulars are not yet
reported here. H
[sEcoED DISPATCH.
The collision between the Ii, r. w. Hill
and the Western World. occurred on last
Tuesday morning, in the bend Of the river
below Princeton. Ten or fifteen lives ore
sup osed to have been lost. The Western
World being deeply ladened, the bow Of the
Hill ran upon her lower deck, canying,off
| the upper guards, and being locked togeth-
Ier, ia this condition both boats fioated down
| the stream about an hour and half, during
which time the officers and crew Of the Hill
used every endeavor to save those on board
! The Western World. When the boats were
cut loose, the latter boat capsised.
The Western World was freighted with
400 brls -four. a large quantity ofCorn, and
some 60 head Of castle, ell Of which were q
'Itotsl lcss: The names cf the drowned ar'
lnot given.
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UTA friend OF ours is down spon the
vulgar practice Of encoring musicians, hsheh
they perform On extra touch. He says it
would be just as genteel TO encore the cook,
after eating one Of his good dinners.
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Astonndinr nerelonsmenta.-

r.-f-- {.
All viii remember the catastrophe Of The
Steamers Martha WashiagiOp and Gtotg1
.Washiagton on the l4th Of January last, ths
former having been sunk at Island 50 and
the latter destroyed BY explosion near Grand
Gulf.
Recent investigations have developed a
most disreputable transaction. and rendered
| litalmost certain that the Martha Washing
ton was destroyed by certain parties for the
purpose of defrauding insurance companies.
1t was accomplished by number ofpefsons
Purchasing the boat and then effecting an
insurance on goods (Which were never ship
ped) to twice or four times her cost. The
parties arrested are, Lorenzo Chaplin and his
brother Amasa; VIM. Kissane, J.. w. Chan
ller and Lyman Cole. Capt. Cummins and
Holland, the mate Of the Martha Washing
ton ere parties implicated, but they are up
Red River. Filley, another party concern,
ed has since died. These persons arelall. Of
Cincinnati.
What first led 10 suspicion that there was
fraud in the shipments, and the insurance Of
Messrs. Filly & Chaplin was business trans
actions that took place between them and .
Mr.. Burton, leather dpalerin CIeyeland.
When Filly & Chaplin failed, they were in
debt TO Mr.. Burton in thearnount Of 81, 900
for sole leather and slins;a few,weeh after
Mr.. Burton met Mr.. Chaplin in New York,
and asked him to cancel the debt. Mr.. G,
told him he had not the means at hand, but
showed him that he had them in prospective
in the insurance OF 900 on shipment o.
goods on the Martha Washington, in an Office
in that city. sWell, give me the policy
said Mr.. R. "That Lcannot do." answered
Chaplin, "but you may go to the Office and
cancel the policy in the name Of Lyman
Cole, the receiver Of our house." Mr.. Bur
ton went to that Office and represented him.
self as he was instructed, but soon found BY
/
the numerous questions put to him by tht
Secretary of the office that he was considered
a party concerned. He finally told the Sec
retary the state OF bis case, and that his OBJ
lject in calling was to secure his own; where
upon be was invited to read the proposition
upon which the policy Of $4,000 was gran
ted 20 Filley & Chaplin upon their shipment
Upon reading it he a! one pronounced The
shipment fraudulent, asserting that there
were not so many skins manufactured yea1
| in Ohio as were contained in the policy, ant
that Filley& Chaplin could not have had SC
valuable a cargo on board Of the Martha
Washington.
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UThe Indianapolis Sentinel says the Ira
ders Bank is the name of new swindling shop,
hailing from Terre Haute, but doing business
in New York, where the bills circulate at a
small discount, Not one dollar has yet made
its appearance in Tene Haute, or any Office
opened for its redemption. This shows the
beauty Of the system.
The Lafayette Courier mentions another, A
Mr.. Wheelock, Of New York, (of course b
out there making arrangements to open she
Granery Bank, with a capital Of otOO. 1000. -
The bills are engraved, and the money will be
put In circulation in few weeks.
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HARD TO BBAr.--We see that our neigh
Dor Of the Burlington Telegraph is Dragging
over turnip weighing a little over 9lbs,
raised in Des Moines county, We think we
can take his turnip down peg. Last week
Mr.. ]. G. Jamison, Of this county, brought US
four turnips, which in the aggregate weighed
81 pounds. One weighed ten, and another
ten poAnds and half! Mr.. Jamison informs
us, tbaths took one turnip from his field that
weighed twelve pounds and d half! Fetch
on your vegetables, If you want 'em beat! OF
eat either. Plaalealer, 0Hiatoka. lllinoie,
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Late from Mexico,

iG New 0RLEARs, Dec. IL.
Later adyices from the Rio Gande state
that Caraveial had crossed that river with
1000 Texsn Rangers, and was marching on
Monterey, having been invited TO do SO by
the citizens of Thmulipas. II is also stated
that the military commandant at Canargo y
aiding the MONUMENT. IN
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Leiler from General Pierce.

~WAsHiNGroN, Dec. l8, 1852.
A letter has been received from Mr.. Pierce by
one Of his friends, 10 which he alludes to the
attempts Of newspapers and politicians to make
cabinet for him; and then says, in substance.
that i,asmuch as the people have made him
President, he shall take the responsibility OF
making his own cabinet
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Don,t FORGET IL.

The ladies Of the Presbyterian Sewing Cir
Gle hold q fair this afternoon and this even
ing, at the Fourth Street School House, for
the purpose of raising funds to finish the
new Church. We bespeak for them full
house and liberal patronage.
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O-s- The Boston Conriei, that sedate old
Whig organ, says that IL Congress coniers
upon Sen. Scott the tile Of Lieut.. General
they ought 70 be sare and put provision in
the bill that heshan't run again for President
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: 0CFTsA whole number Of persons con-
yicted Of crime in the United States for the
year ending Tie tirst day Of June, 1850, was
about 27OOO. Of whom 10000 were natives,
and "a, 900 foreigners.
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0TMr. Emerson, in one of his lectures,
observed that in New Englsnda man might
one day be a tavern keeper and the next
judge. IA very natural transition whis-
pered wag, "from the bar to the bench"