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Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

SINGULAR AND SUDDEN DEArHs.--The
Philadelphia Bulletin says that recently a
gentleman named Sheldon, residing at
Cooper's Hill, N. j., stepped into a store at
that place, to wait a few minutes for an ON
nibus: The attendant, stepping out, left
Mr.. Sheldon alone for short time, and up
on returning, found him sitting in his chair
lfeless, his cane still in his hand and his ci-
gar in his mouth. During the day several
OF the neighbors called to see the corpse
through curiosity, and among others Mrs.
Shivers wife Of Chas w, Shivers, and
such was the shock of her feelings, from
looking at the corpse, that she was thrown
into spasms and died few hours afterwards.
She was a woman of about 35 years, and
leaves two interesting children.
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

D7- Prof. Slack, the indeftigablc prin-
cipal OF our Female Seminary reached home
on Monday, bringing with him full corps Of
competant assistants The next session of
this excellent institution viii commence on
Monday next as advertised We do not
hesitate to say that it is the best Female in
stitution in the State, or west of the Mis-
sissippi, and we trust it viii be literally
sustained
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

The MURDER ON TIE PLAINs-Capt.
Cozzcns and officer Page returned to ST..
Louis on the 18th inst, from Missouri river.
having with them four men named Anson
Vincent, 0ltas Dodge; Jno Shuney, aIias
Smith; Jno, Holland, alias Smith; and ia
cob Fullmore; who are charged with the
murder of the Delaware Indians on the
Plains a few weeks since Two Of these
men were arrested and taken. The whole
party were identified by the Indian woman
whose throat WAS cut, and VINO was left for
dead. 1t appears from the testimony, that
ali these men are deserters from the u. S.
Army, and overlook these Indians, who
were returning to the State with potries,
&c, somewhere near Fort Mackay They
were III state OF starvation and the gen.
erous Delawares not only gave them food,
but furnished them horses to ride. The
wrctches, however, tempted by the money
and plumber Of their benetactors, slew them
when a few days out, and added the crime
of ingratitude to murder After a careful
examination UP the river they were com
mlttcd to answer at the next term OF the
U. s. District Court-were brought down,
and are now safely secured in jail.
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08
,1'iae New Boston Speech, again.

T'lae New EsOst0n Speech, again.
We give to-day, the remaining testimony
in relation to the New Boston Speech, with
several able comments upon it. General
PlERcE's lettersdenying the truth of the
reports Of bis speech, will, doubtless be re-
garded by those who never care about read
ing both sides of the matter, as conclusive,
in his favor. But to those whose only OBJ
iect is to arrive at correct conclusion, we
think the case viii be clearly made out
against him. What motive, we would ask,
could the reporter have had to report Gen
eral PIERcE's speech incorrectly? And
was there not a anOtiUc in not denouncing,
at the time, these reports as false? IF the
matter was deemed of such Importance, and
it was so essential to have General PIER CE' s
views about slavery fully and fairly laid be-
fore the people, why such silence on the
subject of the reports, when everything was
fresh in the minds of the people, and when
hundreds could have been obtained to con-
tradict them if false There was motive
for that silence The object was to defeat
Atwood. and this could not be done by op-
posing his Freesoil notions. Gen. PIERCE
was afraid to oppose Atwood on these grounds
because he knew this would only strengthen
his popularity. he, therefore, cunningly
eGuiyccated, and held out the idea that his
hostility to Atwood WAS NOT BECAUSE HE
WAS OPPOSED TO SLAVERY. This was the
motive-this the reason Of the silence at the
time
Moreover, is it to be supposed that the
reporter, when now called On, would swear
falsely on the subject? Has not his char
acter for veracity been fully established by
the testimony Of two members Of Congress.
The only chance to get General PIERCE
out Of this dilemma is to credit his sweeping
denial of the charge, made long after thc
time when the speech was made, and when
the mot5ve for a loud denial is as imperious
as silence was then-and to reject as false
the statement made by those whose only bu-
siness was to report the speech correctly.
We think every candid reader will see,
at once, General PIERcE's position with re-
gard to slavery, and will not be disposed to
consider him, in this respect, more entitled
than General SCoTT TO the vote of the South
We invite a perusal of the articles on our
first page, and also OF the letter Of Gen. Pierce
and the comments thereon, on the third
page Of our paper to-day.
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08
Henry A. Wise and John u. Hal.

The Pierce presses and leaders Soutb
have been exceedingly jubilant over the nnb.
lication of the following thrilling dialocpe y
said to have occurred between Mr.. Wise and
Mr. Map, at pubic meeting at Accomac
Virginia, the former being the orator of the
day. We subjoin the dialogue
Mr.. Wise.-"Were you in New Hamn.
shire two years ago, and did you hear Hale
speak, and say in his speech that 'he would
head an army to march upon the South and
put down slavery?'"
Mr.. Map.-"I was there; heard Mr.
Hale speak, and say what YOU state"
Mr.. Wise.-"Did you not hear Franklin
Pierce reply to this and say If Hale
should head an army to march on the South
he had first to march over his (Pierce'sl
dead body for he would head an army 10
oppose him!'"
Mr.. Map.-'I did"
Upon the strength of the foregoing dia.
logue, our Southern opponents waxed OK
ceedingly boastful, and triumphantly asked
if the South could desire a better friend
than Pierce, who had declared that che
would head an army" to oppose the Aboli.
tionists should hostile movement be made
against us 1t turns out, however, like
most OF their statements concerning their
candidate, 1t Is a fabrication made out OF
whole cloth-that there is not the slightest
particle of truth in it, from beginning to end.
The fabrication having reached Mr.. Hale.
he addressed a letter to the editor Of the
Washington Union, under date of the lth
inst, denying its trash, ia3 totO The edi-
tor OF the U8i0a, in his notice of the same,
says that he is not disposed to question the
statement made by Mr.. Hale, in his letter"
We annex the last paragraph of Mr.. Hale's
communication
''To this permit me briefly to reply, that
for whatever purposes such a dialogue may
have been spoken in a Virginia courthouse,
there is not a syllable Of truth in the whole
Of it. No such remark was ever made by
me, and. Of course, no such answer by Gen.
Pierce nor was there meeting holden in
New Hampshire, or elsewhere, in which such
a dialogue could have occurred. General
Pierce and myself have not spoken at the
same public meeting since 1910, when we
both spoke on the same side, but once, and
that was at the North Church, in Concord,
New Hampshire, in June, 1915; and am
sure that Of the thousands who attended
that meeting, not one can be found who viii
pretend that any thing of the kind took
place at that time That, however, has no
thing to do with the statement, as the re-
marks related by Mr. Map were made at
meeting holden two years since.
Respectfully, yours.
JOHN Z. HALE.
p. S-Any one VINO doubts the correct
ness or my statement can be satisfied by
applying to Dlr. Piegce himself JPN
Win the Democratic presses that have
been scattering the fabricated dialogue
broadcast over the land, be fair and Just
enough to inform their readers that no such
thing ever took p!acc~-that it is an unmti-
gated fllsehooi in It's length and breadth
We shall see whether they are prepared
to act ingonuousiy, or to persist in an expos
ed game Of wiliul deception and misrepre-
senJation, and shall make a note accordingly.
IN. q. EHk
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

Red RIVER RAFT.-In the Senate of the
United States on the oath ult., an amend
ment was made to the River and Harbor
bill, appropriating one hundred thousand
dollars for the removal Of the Red River
Raft. The Bill, as it passed the House
appropriated only $4,000 towards this OBJ
iect
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08
Electoral Appointments.

P. X. RoUNsAvILLE, one of the Wing electors
for this State, will address his fellow citizens as
the following times ard places:
Princeton, Monday, 9Th September:
Hampton, Monday, 18th September;
Warren, Monday, goth September;
Eldorado, Monday, 27th September;
LcriscNe, Thursday, 30th September:
Washington, Saturday, 2nd October,
Camden, Monday 4th October;
.4rkadelphia, Monday, 25th October,
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

The Richmond Wing says-"Mr Van
Buren,, in his letter accepting the nomina-
tion of the Buffalo Convention, not only de-
clared himself approving of the platform
which the convention had adopted but as
conscious from my impressions Of right and
duty in regard to it, that SHALL BE AMONG
THE LAST TO ABANDON IT. He sticks to
that plcdgo-he will be among the last to
abandon that platform-which was to form
the democracy great anti-slavery party
He has only changed his tacticS-he now
takes the Baltimore Platform, with General
Pierce upon it-wHoM HE KNOWS. He
thinks. and justly, that he will stand a bet
ter chance of success by this indrec.
ton than by any other mode. Pierce
LOATIlES the Fugitive Slave Law, and
HATES Southern institutions-hei is there
fore, a fit instrument with which to execute
the Buffalo Platform You had as well ex-
pect to catch weasel a sleep as to circum-
vent Van Buren,
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

In the recent calamity on the Hudson,
husband admits that he told his wife who
was clingng 10 him in the water, to let 90
her hold or he should be drowned. With
that true devotion the woman ever shows to
man, however worthless, she generously obey
ed, and sank to rise no more--nobly sacrifi-
cling her own life to increase the chances of
saving his
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

Mrs Swishelm's SATURDAY Visitor at
Pittsburgh, has doffed its domesticty and
''come out for HALE. All Hale," Mrs.
Swishelm
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

The Locofocos have taken to singing at
Columbus, Ohio. They have attempted to
get up a glee club, and to sing doggerel
about Pierce. And this too after all their
denunciation of Wings for singing in 1910
and 1874
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

A lot of ground, 60 feet front, by 100
deep, is advertised on sale in one of the
New York papers, and the advertiser says,
100000 Of the purchase money may re-
main on mortgage for number Of years at
. per cent"
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

There is COW in Lowen, which from the
10th day of January, 1850, to August 20,
1851, gave 1927 quarts of milk, weighing
two pounds per quart-which is over II 1-2
quarts per day, for $50 consecutive days.
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

The Savannah Georgian, Democratic
paper, says it is quite possible that the Pre-
sidential election in that State may be
thrown into the Legislature where the
Wings have a majority, and where it is not
reasonable to suppose that Pierce and King
can receive through them the the vote of
Georgia
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

A company of returned Californians in
form the editor Of the St. Joseph, No. Ga
zette, that gold had been discovered in Car
sons Valley, in a gulch this side of the can
non of the Sierra Nevada mountains there
were about IS men at work when they pass
ed, averaging s. per day. The great diff
Guilty was the want of water: they had built
railroad three miles long, making the rails
out of wagon tires which they had gathered
off the desert, conveying in that manner the
dirt to the water.
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

BRAZIL CoTToN-We are indebted to
the Hon. W. K. Sebastian, for sample Of
Brazil Cotton, obtained, we believe, from
the patent Office. The sample is of a beau
tiful silky texture, but has not the strength
of our staple.
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08
Foreign EeyYs.
NEW YORK, August II.

NEW oRK, August Il.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE CUBAN
AFFAIRs.-Grecia, who had been exiled to
Spain, has escaped TO this country.
Senor Estampiac, in whose house fire arms
and bullets had been found at havana, is
now in this city having escaped from Ia-
vana in the disguise Of friay, and conceal
ed his baggage in the baggage room of the
Crescent City until outside Of Havana.
He says that the conspiracy lately discov-
cred in Havana is composed of few hot
headed youths, and is moi at all connected
with the leaders Of the main enterprise
which was to be put in execution simultane-
ously at various points, on the first OF Sep
tember, being the anniversary of the death
of Lopez lie says that grand mass for
the reposc of the soul of Lopez is to be cell
ebrated ON that day throughout Cuba.
New YoRk August %.
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANrIC.-Th AZ
lantic has arrived with Liverpool dates,
which report an increased pressure in the
money market in consequence of the fisher
les question. Sales Of cotton 33 5000 bales,
of which 5000 were taken on speculation
and 1000 for export. Middling Orleans
1-2a5 SIS, do. Mobile LAS 3-8.
The accounts Of the wheat and potato crops
in England and Ireland are very unfavora-
bic. England assures Austria that she will
keep an eye ON Kossutn
PARIS, Aug. l0-Napolcon Bonapartc.
son of jerome, is'to visit Washington ca IA
temporary mission. The TIipoh affair is
settled without bombafdmelt.
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

DR. Coliyer, the model artist man, mes
merist, phrenologist, chemist etc, received
information by the last mail steamer, that
he has become the heir of 100000. So
says California paper.
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

Ue We invite attention to the card of
MEssRs. CUMMINGS, STEWART & Co., in
our advertising columns.
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

How a nomination for office dry-docls a
man! la politics, as in dry-docking, it is
customary to sink the platform out Of sight,
until the steam-tug Caucus has brought the
candidate for elevation directly over it
Then the pumps are set to work, and with
great deal Of putting and blowing up and
out Of his element he must 90, willing or
not.
The Democracy have lifted the little
Pierce good ways out of his element and
it is a sorry thing for them too, for the
clinging Darnaces worm-eaten planks, loos-
ened spikes and rotten timbers show that
the owners must rebuild their craft from
keel to deadworks to fit it again for sea-
They'd better not touch the hulk, lay on
thick coat Of paint and put the pumps in
order, and perhaps they can keep ahoat till
November
But the magnificent old steamer GENER-
AL ScoTT comes up on the sections as clean
and tight as if launched but yesterday
The copper is as good as new, the plank as
sound as a nut. There is no ragged sheath
ing, no clinging seaweed to deaden the head
way The exposure to daylight shows
model as trim, and hull as sound, as any
that floats. Up with him,--the higher the
better, that the people may see what fashion
OF frigate they send out On this four years
cruise. The magnificent proport; ons and
the memory of past services tempt out from
the spectators from Maine to California, a
thousand cheers and votes to spare for WIN
FIELD SCoTr.-N y Camp0ign Times.
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

The Hon. a. H. STEPHENS, of Georgia,
has publicly announced his intention to sup
port ScorT and GRAHAM in the pending
canvass, and to use his influence for their
election.
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

The Free Democracy, as the Freesoilers
now call themselves, are organising in Penn
sylvania. and intend to nominate County
tickets and Congressional candidates, for
the support of the party at the ensuing elec-
ton
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

AT Buffalo, New York, recently, Mrs
Kaine hewed open her husbands head
with an axe, because he didn't like his din
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

The Whip and .Spur is the title of
Democratic campaign paper published in
New Hampshire. The name we infer is
in compliment to Gen. Pierces horseman-
ship
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

The tea plants cultivated by Junius Smith,
Esq, of Greenville, S. c., are fourishing
quite cncouragingly. Mr.. S. writes to the
New York Journal of Commerce that the
plants arc two feet in height, and may be
permitted to reach five or six feet. The
perseverance which he has displayed in his
efforts to introduce the tea culture into the
United States, have gained for him high re-
spect, and should he be successful, he will
add greatly to the productive industry Of the
country
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

yYanfed.-The names Of delegates,
or States, that voted for the adoption of the
Platform in the Democratic National Con-
ventiOn
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

MINISTER To ENGLAND.-The nomina-
ton Of the Hon. Joseph R. Ingersoll, of
Pennsylvania, as Minister to England in
place of Nh Lawrence was confirmed bv
the Senate on the 23d ut.
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

"When it was known that responsible
men of both political parties in New Boston
had under cath testified to the accuracy of
our report, the attempt was made by sever
al Elm street runners to induce the more
respectable of the signers of the Hunker
statement to give their affidavits as to the
truth of that document 1t was too late
These men had got their eyes open. They
could through recklessness or carelessness
put their names to false statement-but
they were not ready to periure themselves.
No affidavits could be obtained Some of
these persons will be slow to sign Hunker
document hereafter. Meanwhile, the lead
ers in the State have the doleful task before
them of satisfying Southern men that Gen.
Pierce has not been guilty of duplicity on
the slavery question No one will grudge
them the comfort of such an undertaking. >"
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

20 The several reports as to the death
of the "Arkansaw Traveller have proved
to be erroneous. OF one thing we are certain
Its editor is still alive and is now in our
town, looking as well and being as sociable
as ever. We should not 2'olatically, regret
the loss of the Traveller )" but socialzy
our grief for the loss of its editor would be
in proportion to the cordial good will with
which we now give him our hand
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

MACHINE FOR TOPPING CoTToN.-The
editor of the Griffin (Ga) Union has seen
the model OF machine for topping cotton,
invented by Col. A. A. Dickson, from which
great things are expected. The 'Union"
describes it as follows
"The machine is trunneled along be-
tween the two rows like a wheelbarrOw-
The driving wheel propels two sets of re-
voNlng bladcs-one set in a horizontal di-
rection, which tops the cotton; the other in
vertical direction, which tops off the ends
Of the branches where they are hpping
across the rows. 1t is so constructed that
the horizontal blades may be lowered or ell
evated, to suit the height of the cotton,
while in operation, at the viii of the opera
tor, and Is designed TO be so lightly con-
strnctcd that one person may operate with
it with ease, going over ten or twelve acres
per day. 1t tops two rows as it passes
along
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

LARGE PEACHEs.-The Editors of the
New Orleans "Picayune" acknowledge the
receipt of a peach from friend in Missis-
sippi, which measured II inches in circum-
ference and weighed II ouHSes. We have
in our garden, Heath Peach that measured
II IL inches in circumference and weighed
IA ounces The trees, we obtained from
the nursery of JAMES ORR, at Louisville,
Kentucky
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08
The New Boston Speecsa---.Affida-

We yesterday received the Manchester
N H) Democrat of the 18th inst the pa
per in which the principal report of Gen
Pierce's New Boston speech originally ap-
peared The following paragraph, which
closes it's leading editorial article implies
that responsible men of both parties in New
Boston have testified under oath that the
report of Gen. P's speech was correct
We presume the affidavits will soon come
to hand. They are not by any means need
ed, but they will be welcome:
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

SAFETY JACKET FOR STEAM BoILERs.-
In the United States Senate, on the 18th
ult., memorial from Philip G. Frieze, of
Baltimore, asking that an appropriation be
made to test an invention of Safety Jack
ct for steam boilers, was received and re.
ferred to the Committee on Commerce.
The "National !ntelligencer" says:
"The fixture consists Of a metallic jacket,
entirely surrounding the boiler and furnace,
leaving small intervening space, and capa-
bic OF resisting on every square inch Of its
inner surface a greater pressure than the
maximum bearable by the boiler Large
rents are made in the jacket and filed with
pipes. On an explosion taking place the
steam and hot water will be led harmlessly
away through these pipes, and the frag-
ments of the boiler will remain within the
Jacket" >A
Washington telegraph., 1852-09-08

WINE DRINKING IN AMERICA Captain
McKennon, an English gentleman has re-
Gently written and published series of
sketches of travel in America in which he
makes the following structures upon the ho-
tel wines:
[ cannot imagine why, with such admira-
bly, conducted and enormous hotels, with
such convenient, common-sense arrange
ments in all usual affairs of life in America,
there should be one great 5ault, namely, the
enormous price tleeced from travellers for
very Indifferent wine. Stuff, whichin Eng-
land, wish her enormous duties, would be
dear at half a crown a bottle, is charged in
the United States at from dollar and a
half (the lowest price) up to twelve dollars
And then, forsooth, the Yankees often boast
Of the price, and appear to think the ex-
travagant cost Il feather in their caps, some
thing to be proud of--somcthiug to elevate
themselves and country
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-27
True Charity.

We find in the New York Journal of Com.
merce the following touching instance of genu-
inc charity. Not that kind which pompuously
parades itself on public subscription lists, but of
that purer kind which "does good by stealth
from sympathetic feeling. The Journal says:
The letter of which the annexed is copy, en-
closed three dollars for the family of Captain
Leon Berkovitz, which we have handed over to
him, though We doubt if he is now more needy
than the benevolent donor We would have re-
turned the money to her had we known her ad.
dress. Such warm hearted sympathy towards
stranger, is honorable TO our nature.
BALTIMORE, January 2lst, 1852.
To the Editor of The Nep York Journal of Com
nrerce.
DEAR SIR :-Inclosed you will find the small
sum of three dollars, which wish you to give
the poor lady whom you spoke of, in our Sun of
the goth, as being the wife of Polish officer
who now occupies small room in the garret OF
a small house in your city, and who has four
small children. sympathize so much for her
and her little children, it was my thought all the
night. now send you three dollars, half of
what have; but still | have everything COM
Portable around me, and have friends that will
not see me want. So if the little sum will be
o. any service to that poor woman and her dear
little cnidren, She is heartily welcome 10 il, and
40 much "e"'a hadh. MRS. E. C..