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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16
Foreign Imports of 1859.

The fiscal year, which closed on the Both
uli; ii is thought, (says the Baltimore SUM
will exhibit an important trade less by by G.
Ieven and a quarter millions Of dollars the
preceding year. There has been falling off
in the i'm ortations of dry goods mat New
York; the receipts Of which poft fora the ba-
sis for this supposition, Of more tn n eleven
per cent; compared with the year before
The lOlling off in dry goods was owing in
part, to the very poor returns to importers
and consigning manufacturers the past ldll.-,
The general merchandise column has been
kept up, and slightly increased by reason Of
the demand for foreign sugars, coffee, teas
and Railroad Iron. ..s.s S, ,5.. 4. s..
The total receipts at the Philadelphia Gus
Tom House, however, for the first half Of the
current year snm up Gl ,995, ,23s, 08, against
81, 1858, ,489 65, for the same period last year.
Increase $35,748 AZ. At this rate Of in
crease. thecash receipts for the year will ex-
ceed. by $4,000, the receipts ofls5l. Sd
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/ "A FEARFUL PERIL--Eico mlen Rescated
from Dsathin q lcell-- Remember the Rems-
ldyH-C Gold Water. The Fori du Lac Journal
relates the following wonderful preservation
lof twoliycs by the application Of water
Inc remedy Is something new; we may well
lsay rnoly water in view of what this ele-
iment seems capoble Of producing,
On the 18th, while driving :eam on the
Sheboygan road, about one-haIf mile east OF
iLlttle's tavern Mr., Chapmsn's attention was
attracted by the hasty approach Of woman,
! who informed him thata man had been sufTo-
cuted by the damp" inthe bottom Of a we'll
lcloseby He approached the place, and saw
the man. German, apparently hieless a.
the depth.of some 36 feet III new well. In
moment the owner of The well M. Pierce,
came in from the field; and prepared to de-
scend and tie a,rope around the body, to haul
tup, Before he could tie it. he too, fell
senseless.' Here was a trying dilemma. No
lheip neafand two men ehshing. while he
lhad the greatest difficulty in keeping the dia.
Itracted wife and young lady from going
down also. Mr.. G. then started off for help,
but on passing into the road bethought him
self of trying the effect of throwing water in
/ 70 the well, which being continued, soon had
the efec. Of ofrevivingthe German. SO as TO
enable him TO put the rope around the body
Eof Mr.. Pierce, a large feshy man, he was
Fdrawnup but exhibited no signs Of life, be-
Ing black in the face and about the limbs, by
Ea,constant hard rubbing and drenching with
water, ne was restored slowly, bat painfully,
ITO The energy and presence of mind of Mr..
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Gen..scott.
+ The editor, Of the Hamilton Telegraph in
a well written article on the whig nominee

~ 49, = a. = szffe ~ =.
+ The editor Of the Hamilton Telegraph in
a we'll written prlicle on The whig nominee
says: lssss'sp 7i 'a.7
Committedas he is npon the record, in IA
vor OF the BANKRUPT LAaW4-the most
+odious and iniquitous ofalt the,xhig schemes
to plumber the honest creditor4-his party
friends who have fished him up from the
regime1taI rubbish of the army. for the mere
sake of his imegined availability, will lind
that they cannot 30 easily humbug the. .nfas.
ses OF the people. An advocate OF that 9th
Ell sfupendous collatersl swindle called, The
UNITED STATES BANK--sn engine q
fraud and corruption which has been literally
hissed out Of existence BY an indignant ma
tion--they will find that their military make
shift has dead weights bout his neck which
will sink him. in spite OF all the bladders and
corks which they may BIZ able, 70 string about
him. Fayoring the opinion that the oppres-
sed people from other lands should be EX-
CLUDED FOREVER from a participation
in the privileges Of citizenship and ayow-
ing this in a letter to the Native Americans
,of Philadelphia, the managers Of this uni
formed peacock will soon discover that his
availability is an unsubstantiat vision
Having halted and hesitated and preyaricat led
upon The question of the Compromise, until
The has disgusted the honest Of both extremes
of the conlederacy, be at last comes in,wilh
"a death-bed repentance which will land him
in political cufgatory and keep him there
forever. ~',ls
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Regular customers and extensive advertise
ers can be accommodated on fair terms. y
Job Work.
clay and Randolph. Z

The Boston Journal thus alludes to the du.
d between Henry Clay and JOHN Randolph;
'sThe particulars ofths aua are known. =
The eccentric descendant Of Pocahontas ap-
peared on the ground in a huge morning
gown. This garment constituted such vast
circumference that the locality Of the swar-
thy Senator was at least az matter Of very
vague conjecture. The parties exchanged
shots, and the ball of Mr. Clay hit the centre
of the visible object but Mr.. RandolphMas
not there The latter had fred in the air,
and Immediately after the exchange Of shots
be walkedup to Mr. Clay, parted the folds Of
hisgown, pointed to the hole where the for.
mer had pierced his coat, and in the shril-
lest tones of his piercing voice, exclaim-
ed, stMr Clay you owe me ccat-you, owe
me coat Y to which Mr.. Clay replied ina
voice Of slow and solemn emphasis, at the
same time pointing to Mr.. Randolphs hart,
.Mr. Randolph, l thank God that ] am nc
dsspsr in your debt y Z
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The old independence Bell.

The Philadelphia papers state that this
relic OF the atimes that tried mems souls
has been brought down from the tower, and
is 10 future TO occupy position in the Hall
ofIndependence, upon . pedestal that has
been prepared for it.! This bell was cast
ninety years since, and from the promi-
-nent parti.has taken in proclaiming liberty
will always be object Of interest 70 the Wis
iiors 10 the Hallof independence. NY.
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nTREvoLUyIoNARy RRLcs,-The Ely
ria Courier says the identical gun used by
Ethan Allen. during his services in the Rev,
olutionary war, is now in possession Of N
III. Underbill, of that village. Also, The
gun used by, Gen., Wayne, and with which
he made himself SO notorious in picking In
dians from the tops Of trees. is now in a CUR
shop in that village to be repaired.
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Bnriallplncc offIenrY claY.

Senator Underwood, OF Kentucky, in an
nouncing the death Of his distinguished COZ
leogus, said that, on Sunday before the sad
event, Mr.. Clay remarked TO him that there
may be some question arise where my re-.
mains shall be put. Some persons may des5
isna te Frankfort; but lwish tosepose in The
Cemetery at Lexington, where many Of my
friends ond connections are buried NJ
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Os- Col. John ". Tibbatts, who was fos
several years q member aof the Kentucky
Legislature and subsequently, served two
terms in Congress, died at Newport, KY, on
The 9Th inst, agedbl. Col. Twas appcin.
led to the command,of ., regiment by Presi,
dent Pok, k,and served in the campaign with
Gen. Taylor BY whom he was made Militia
~ Governor of Monterey Y. ,,;,4.s.
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Parson Brownlosv,

OF the Knoxville, tTenn.) Wbig. announces
the nomination Of Scott and Graham with
the figure Of q runaway negro at The head Of
the column, and accompanies ii with one:of
those soorehing phillipics for which he is eel
-ebrated. Itisrich. The Whigsays Tennes-
see viii go for Pierce BY ten thousand ma
joriiy. s,.y.S,gssss. -.ss 40, 81 e,.szs6.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16

The SOUTHERN Press. Messrs. Fisher and
De Leon the two proprietors of this paper,
having differed as TO the prepriety ofcomins
out in support Of PIERCE and KING, the sole
proprietorship has passed into the hands Of
Mi Fisher, who will continue the paper ae
heretofore without regard 10 either Of the
two political parties.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16

oCTThe steam tonnage Of the United
States is over four hundred thousand tons
more than double that Of Great Britain. -
The whole number Of steamers in the United
States, on the Istof July, 1851, was 1890,
Of which 96 were ocean steamers, ''t
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16
stabbing Case.

The Cleveland Plaindealer says that on
Sunday morning, three persons named James
Ross, Peter Ross and Patrick Ross, assaulted
the person Of Dan'l McCann, and after beat
ing him, the former inflicted three seriou
stabs on bis back. a. E.. - ~. s-,...
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16
EuIogium on Mr.. Clay by Hon. Frank.
lin Pierce.

CoNcoRD, N. Fl; July2.
5 A public meeting was held here this after
noon, presided over by Judge Harvey, to take
measures for appropriate honors to the mem
DRY of Henry Clay. a1 ~ '''l
The Hon. franklin Pierce, the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency. was present,
and delivered an eloquent eulogiam on the
Character and public services of Mr.. Clay, al
ludins particularly to his noble exertions in
framing and perfccting the Compromise mea-
sures. -
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16

0-y- The New York Herald (neutral) says
that Gen Scott stands on three platforms.
First, his Native American platform; second
the platform ofthe Whig Convention, enlar-
ged and improved by himself, and third the
platform Of the Seward party, who defy, ex-
ecrate and spitupon' the platform Of The CON
vention. II General Scott cannot be elected
upon these three platforms as military
chieftain, then, indeed, is guhpowder at q
discount, and bombshells go for nothing. =
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16

oThe earnings of the Mansfield andi
Sandusky Railroad for the month Of June,
were over S4o,ooO-4being an increase Of
$4,000 over the same month last year. A
million pounds Of WOOL. and two million
bushels Of wheat are expected to pass esel
that road the present season.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16

9GrThe Kentucky Watchman says that q
Mr.. Jas. Smith, from Pennsylvania, who has
been teaching school near MI: Carmel, Fletn-
Ing county. came near destroying his life in
aft Of mentaiaberTation, last week, by beat
inghimself with rocks. He isat present ID
the jail at Flemjogsburg, as there is, onfortu'
nately, no room in the. Asylum Of Lexing
ton. Woman is said to be the cause. Z
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16

The Maine Liquor Law went into opera
stion In Massachusetts on Thursday The cii
;tycouncil OF Boston have abolished the Off
GERS of Marshall and Assistant. 80 that the
sheriff and rons,ables viii be,left.toaenforce
the law. ! .i4,S ssis A ss. i4se N
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16

CoL., SIoo's TEHuANTEPEc GRANT--The
New Orleans Rioayunee ceFrects The statement
that the Mexican Congress had rejected Col.
lsloc's Tebuanpec grant Congress, ii appears
gave aninterpretatloH to a doubtful word favor
able 10 Col. Sloo, and returned tito the govern.
,nient, Where i remained at the lust accounts.
Arsita, itissaid Is pledged iniavor Of Sloo.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16

DEATH OF VETERAN.-Doctor Joseph
Prescott the last survivor ofthcbriginsl So
icieiy ofthe Cincinnati, died llalihx, Nosl
Scotia, on The ,25ih plt, in the 9Ist year d
his age Dr Prescott, served as physician
in our revolutionary army. slss
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I EAmerican wild came in England.

/ "A Liverpool paper says: "The wild game
ofAmericanswamps 8 prairies, are now reg.
iularly offered for sale in our markets. Nearly
every packetof the Gunard line that arrives
lin our river, brings a supplyot the Ameri-
can patridgps, large grouse. wild turkeys,
and canvass back ducks, which meet with
ready sale.' as Is 9sg 2ss
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LATE CouETERyElg. n 0s on the Southern
Bank Of Ksptucky- y-4and q pc 3 faiE imiia-
tionof ths,genpipc-vshadipg of ihsnpme q
thebanlt Irregular faces cloudy. 4 .s3Ss..,
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Or We learn that a young man named
Silva, was seriously, II not mortally, wound
ed last week, in Fleming county, Ky, by q
man named Roberts, NJ
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Editors I spIiced,

Mr.. Flaugher, Of the Seneca Advertiser,
City ofTiAin; and Mr.. George Nelson Of the
Pike County Democrat, have lately been
married. Good luck Hope they'll stay al
home o'nights. ssS ss'y
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-16

\ TaE CEEsusoE FRANcE ofls5l gives curl.
ous results. The number Of women is great.
er than that Of men The difference is ex-
traordinary, being nearly million and d
hall. In Paris the difference Is on the other
side, there being twenty-five tlIotsand more
men than there Is women. ~ s
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I O~TA young lawyer riamed Wear, wio.
gfadusted inihe office Of Nc Dowell& Col.
lins, at Hillsborough, Ohio, and who after
wards tried his fortunes in California, rellIfiis
led; home last week after aathree years ab.
sences bringing with him a. competence sor
life. ,-. 9 1000 As,., I, .,.ss,.,. a.
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GEN. PIERCE DEscRIRED BY A wHrS4aAt
the wbig ratification meeting at Fanneuil
Hail. in Boston, Hon. huthef ". Belfpaidal
high compliment to Gem Pierce, who, he
sid, possessed as generous, honorablt. tfats,
and pure q hart as tho 4Ipighty spsf 1i6e-
ed IN the bosom Of a man. 81 11
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Cholern.

This fearful diseaseis raging with great vi!
olsnceat Jackson, near Cape Girafdeap, Mo.
Az last accounts some ten Or twelve corpses
were lying in the houses ,unbaried, not
enough Of the citizens remaining in Che place
TO pelformtha duty. There have been some
forty or tifty deaths. ~ \ s's Y sls,,.s
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0zs- Thomas Fristo was found dead, in
BastMaysyille, onSaiuiaay, the I'd instr
Came 70 bis death from cause Or causes un-
known. z = Y wv h. ,Ss.E t's'
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Drowned.

The ElaysyilIe .Watchmon soys that an
Eishpan, who was engaged to be married on
that evening, was drowned at the lower
grade os that place, on Monday last. II
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How not to Write a f,etter.

Mr.. Bolts read in the whig convention the
following letter ffom General Scott. 1t isa Gu.
rious specimen of political letterswriting: i,
My DEAR SIN: l have decided to write moth.
ing to the Convention, or 10 any individual
member, befofe nomination; bat should that
honor fall TO my lot Ishall in my acceptance,
give my views upon the compromise measures
in terms at least, as strong in their favor, as
those Tread to you two days, since.. is
Please say as much to my yhiends, Gov. Jones.
Mr.. Bolts, Mr.. Lee, &c.
"a tNtfIe In haste voi,rs ,frnlvs .' q "A
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RIvEe GRAvRt, II IS said that notwithsi
standing The brisk. competion between steam y
boats and the railroads, The trade this seasoR'
Of the Hudson fiyet steamers farsxeeed that
'pfaf'y previous cna. y =
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f0-s MI Geo Wilhelm has our thanks fol
Cleveland papers, which he has had The kind
rsss to fctwert ur.
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ASt. Louis. .papers estimates that thirty
millions OF eastern capital will be found in-
vested in profitable railroads at the West,
Within most five years. f%-A'
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In haste, yours truly. q
/. WINFIELDEC SCOTT
70 Hon. s. Archer.

TO Hon. s. Archer.
Scott was pledged TO his friends not to write:
but the eacOsthes was too virulent, and he
could not forget it. He wrote to say he would
not write, but If he shuold write, he would
write thus es ss'
There is no parallel to this but the reply Of
O'Connell to the autograph hunter
have made solemn resolve never to grant such
a request to youor any ihtermeddler of your
profession, refuse your request. ay -
Yours, &c.
DANIEL O'CONNEL.
General Scotts pen, in, the language Of Oh 9
Epening Journal "dinls theglory Of his swordl ,
Albany Atlas. '.s5
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sLEAHEE, the notorious monk, whose lec.
lures have raised 50 many brolls III different
places. is g be tired Tor wiliui and corrupt
perjury, " Fort Wiuhebago. Wisconsin,
where he owls farm. ]
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: Professor" Rainey ays bis Tate c0w-hi.
ding ehaifwill be worth fortune to him.
as = will secure not lsss thnn two Thousand
sppsrribersto his new paper NJ
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: Mr.. HuIsEMAEE.-A correspondent ofthe
Baltimore Sun says that Mr.. Hulsemann was
only acting charge d'afiairs, never having
been accredited by his Government, and thut
the latter. took no noiice Of bis official com,
munications.- He Yves ofhumble origin, and
came to America as a sort Of clerk of Baron
Marshall, whose bell he used TO answer
whose errand he used to run. In fact, il
would seem, frolnthe writer's account, lo
have been an act Of extra condeseension fol
Mr.. Webter 10 notice the man at all, off.
cially. ,..,..
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The tsJarseysv

The Trenton True American says thai
there is FIERCE Club in Newark composed
of Two hundred and fifty original, ,uhigs
and further, that aHon. VIM. Wright, Of
Newark, formerly whig member Of Con-
gress, wing candidate for Governor, one Of
the whig candidates for Senator, in 1851 &c,
and the Hon. J. Brick, heretoforea dislin-
guished and influential whig OF the first dis
strict besides an inuumerable quantity Of
less important men, have recently yrenounced
whiggery,"
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0CE A fool and hismoney are soon part
ed. Exchange Paper
Why--whsth have yoaheenbayius z Iiaf-
jalo Er. " sgs N
One Of Grseley's life Of Gen. Scott -,
EXCHANGE Paper. Z
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Elections Proceeding the Election VI
Electors.
ANNuAL STATE ELrcrIoNs.

In most Of the above States, Members Of
Congress will be chosen on the days of the
Slate Elections. Election Of Presidential
Electors, November I'd. &
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Last nighi'smail brought us the followip,
letter from oneof the truest whigs in Georgia;
The southern press., 1852-03-06
e.ufernI. an lrrl,uIturaI stale.

The San Francisco Christian Advocate thoi
speaks Of the agricultural advantages Of Cali
fornia.
The arabic lands Of our new State are per.
haps tenfold greater than was at first supposed
Two years since, when the excitement Of the
mines pervaded this and almost every Other
country, il was difficult 10 arrest the sober at
tenton Of a man, long enough 10 get question
answered upon the subject, and then, the whole
answer pointed to San jose, or some one OF
two other valleys, which were believed TO EN-.
brace the whole Of our farming lands. Now,
however, we hear Of Los Angeles, San Juan
San Jose, Martinez, the San Joaquin, Of vast ex.
tent and fertility. Tulsre Lake, Calaveras, Sac.
ramcnto-and its tributaries, not few nor OF
small magnitude, especially the Upper Sacra.
mento, Suisoon, Maps, Sonoma, Bodega, Russian
River, and numerous Others, which time fails 10
mention, while you scarcely meet miner or
other persons, who have travelled into the inter-
Tor, bat that you hear Of other, more beautiful
and fertile valleys This is no fancy sketch; il
is sober reality. These beautiful valleys, too
are being dotted with farms, and orchards, and
beauti6ed with ladies' and children. We predict
for California one Of the richest and most beau
tiful agricultural scenes upon which the eyes Of
man have ever rested. Intending 10 devote a
part Of our columns TO this pure and substantial
department Of Industry, we invite communion
tons upon the subject from ell those whose op.
portunities will enable them 10 contribute 10 It's
interests.
The southern press., 1852-03-06

The MISSISSIPPI Vino U. s. SENATOR
Hon. Walter Brooke, the new Wing United
States Senator from Mississippi, previous to
his election, defined his position in letter TO
The members Of The legislature, as follows:
"As to the next Presidency, as ! have often
said TO you in private, | do not expect 10 sup
port the nomination Of the next Wing conveu.
lion, because fear the convention will not be
sound on the compromise issues. My expecta.
ton IL IN give my support 10 the baltimore con.
veniipn ticket provided IL Is not tinctured with
secession, and IL pledged 10 the compromise
measures. From present appearances, and the
names Of the prominent candidates before that
body, think il certain that the last-namcd con.
vention will present ticket on which the whole
South will unite, and one which will cheerfulIy
support"
This announcement created a great sensation
among the Wing spembTs, and Mr.. Adams,
amidst the excitement rose and said Mr.. Brooke
had authorized him 10 make the following
statement: lie (Mr. BrookeJhad not changed
his faiih-he tcas sdH Whig-bui, IL elected
10 the Senate, he would be bound to represent
y hat he understood TO be will'of the majority
Of the State. In the Presidential canvass. II
both candidates were equally sound on the
slavery question, he tooVH support The Wing"
This appeared 20 be satisfactory, and Mr..
Brooke was thereupon elected