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which Horn of the Dilemma I

Taking the evidence of several prominent
whig organs to be true, that party is in rath-
er bad fix for presidential candidate
The New York Courier and Enquirer says
that tile nomination Of Fillmore would be
the ''sure precursor Of defeat" The WASH
ington Republic says that the nomination
Of Webster would involve the panty in iii
rrtrievable ruin" And the Glasgow (Ky.
Rpveille saysthat the nomination Of Scott
would be the ..death knelI of whiggeIy ~
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Extracts from Foreign Papers.
ANOTHER WiKoFr CAsE.-The Gazette d,

ANOTHER WiKoFf CASE The Gazette des
Tribunaux has the following:
A,young frmale, in possession Of large
fortune, met, last Summer, at watering
place near the Pyrnees, young man who
lived 10 grand style, and who pretended to
be on friendly terms with the principal per-
sonages Of Partisan society. He tormented
her with hrs attentions 10 such an extent
that she was oblig ID TO return TO Paris with
her daughter Having learned from her
femme-d chamber that the child was Of H.
legitimate birth, he, shortly al,ef her return,
possessed himself Of the child, and dissp.
peared. His object WIS TO constrsin the fe-
male either 10 marry him, or to give him a
sum Of money. But as a prosecution was
commenced against him, he deemed it pru.
dent 10 restore the child. The lady heard
nothing further Of the adventurer. She sub
sequenlly met an elderly man in society,
who paid her great attention, and to whom,
after while, she conidtd the management
Of some OF her interests. A few days ago
this man pressed her strongly to 20 and see
"a chateau in the environs Of 81. Cloud,
whith was for Sale on peculiarly sdyanta-
geous terms. She felt great dislrust, and
alter some hrsita:ion, determined not to 70
without informing the po ice. When, on
an appointed day she went police sgents
were stationed near the house. She found
Il in 1t, TO her establishment, her quondam
friend Of the watering place, who, with hor-
| ribie threats, tried TO make her sign some
deed which he had prepared. iOn hearing
her cries, the police agents entered the
house, and arrested the two men, The one
who enticed her to the place was subse
quently set at liberty, but the young man
is to be brought to trial for attempting to
swlndle with menaces. ,.1.s,
A leading article in .he Fedrelandet, after
pointing out that England is u noilhern land
and that the interests Of Denmark and Eng
land would be iostered and increased BY
such a union, suggests that the younger son
OF Quepn Victoria should become King OF
Denmark, and that Danish Communications
with England should be rapidly extended.
The works Of the railway from st. Peters
burg to. Warsaw are being carried on with
extraordinary activity. The number OF
workmenatpr present exceeds l0,000and they
work during part ofthe night. All :he rails
necessary for the immense line are to be de-
livered BY the end Of July, and The contracts
for the supply Of locomotives have just been
signed. ~ lsas ses a9a
The state Of distress in the provinces oI
Prussia was increased ina most mor,ifyine
manner; even in Berlin itself the scarcity
of victuuls was ielt; potat toes were rising in
price about 100 per cent, and bread was di.
ninishing In quality and quantity. The
prospect for the next season is very far from
being satisfactory. q ~ sgso
| Letters from Bremen state that emigration
from that port is now takina place 10 an ex
tent unknown in any previous season. Elm
igranls average 600 per day. Is.
Smith oBrien is at present acting as,
classical tutor in the family OF DR.. Brook il
Van Diemen's Land.
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Tuesday Morning, April Is, 1859.
Relief.


The citizens ofZanessilIe held a meeting,
the other night, to adopt measures for the
relief of the Chillicothe sufferers, and ap-
pointeda committee for each ward to can
yass the same for funds. One Of the Mason.
ic, Lodges appropriated fifty dollars to the
Relief fund, and an amount was also con-
tributed by the l. 0. o. F. Alta meeting
in Columbus, on the 9Th, the citizens sub
seribed about $500, and committees wsre
appointed TO canvass the wards. aia
We know tha money is scarce Al present,
md that our citizens are not uble to give
much, yet we hope that some benevolent
persons will take the trouble to call a meet
Ing and see what can be done for the suffer
ers.- Even small vmount would assis. the
needy little. and it might be the means Of
preventing great distress. Humanity calls
upon us TO assist the unfortunate all within
urpower--to simply do as we would wish
70, be done by, il placed in similar distress
ing circumstances. And who knows that
weclnsy not as was the Ancient Metropolis
be aepfived Of the most valued and unrest
por,ion cf our city, Such an event is not
at all impossible, as is well known iIom the
sittistion of the place. ~
.Iieta meeting be called. ''fs ~ " ".
sP.S.--Stepsure about to be taken 10 for
ward the object above proposed. We hope
there will be general attendance a: the
meeting this evening.
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singuIar WIN.

Hans Wilson, who recently died at Steu-
aged 50 years, bequeathed 10 his.
only daughter the sum Of 800; 10 the wild
ow Of his only son $500; and the balance Of
his fortune, about s2Oo,Ooo, he gave to diff
ferent churches and missionary societies.
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S'on Friday morning the whig member from
Madison County, MIR. Fisher, being probably
ina light place, picked up his hat and left
The House, in double,quick-time. The Ser;
geant.st-Armswas sent after him, but he sue
ceeded In eluding that officer. There being
no quorum present about half an hour wut
lost by the absconding Of Fisher. The "Lo.
cofocos" are 10 blame lorthe delay, of course
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A Murderer,

John Thompson, who shot John Winter
ina Coffee House. in Tuscaloosa, Ala, in
January last, voluntarily gave himself up,
at Columbus, the other day, stating thAthe
wss out Of money and discouraged bis
efforts to escape. He awaits a Equisition
irom the. Governor Of Alabama, in the
franklin cosJail. 4 ,B Il
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is01J- Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland
hare elected democratic officers, The Gin
<innaii Atlas accounts for he turn Of sffairs
AnAhat city by two causes, viz: First to
she votes that we've given, and, secondly, to
those That were not giyen.e They are per-
fectly conclusive and satisfactory. sss
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For ,Califo,lr,nlia.

The Lancaster Gazette gives the names oI
lofty-two pstsons who left that place last
week in Company, ior California. They
have s wagons, 6s horses and Intend % PspF-
chase 2aimnles. asssnusi l9 asi,tesai
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In Alabama it is an an indictable offence
to play cards in a public place. 1t has
been decided in a late case, that playing in
the woods, out Of sight Of a house, and Of
the road, is not public place. M Y
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/ OT The barn of Mr.. VIM. Walker, near
Gullipolis, was struck by lightning, the 9th
er day and taking fire was consumed with It's
contents. Loss $500.
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One Of the curiosiirs Of the Oxford Anat-
omy School is the skeleton ol a woman who
had ten husbands, and was hanged, ut the
age oi thirty-six, for the murder of four Of
them. .so ~ s5s .gs i vtis
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q An nelderly Booksellerin Paris, one ofsthe
oldest fashioned routine school,, on being
esled the otief day fol The y New French
Consiiiulion, = replied that s'hedid not sci
psfio5icdls.s y esgs iEa ~ tsae iifia eta
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sars- The citizens Of the I" Forest City
ore greatly pleased with music teacher,
named Norvel, who has taught about 400
children in an Incredibly short space Of
a;oao
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RobberY.

1 The ColpmUps papers say,that the ,Ex.
change Office Of ". NJ. Finch = 20; va,
sehbsl opssturilay laat Cf o. ZOO y "
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COVE SEE by the last number.of the
Licking Herald, that Messrs Par and veach.
for some time connected with it,. have dis
posed Of their interests 10 that paper to E.
J Ellis. who has been acting as lis editor.i
The Herald is one Of the neatesi and most
ably conducted papers with which we ex-
change. Success to all parties. .as l,al
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\ or sWillismi a shenhpsk was shot and
mortally woundedi lasts week. in Brown
county, while engaged 10 pesoasl rrnton-
,te witR bis brothers;i law; AAalsw ana
Wilson Mebaay, about some triains domes'
tic uiattcrF N --isSaeA u iHtsa yys.r:
j 13lnsf "a sncs yiefera "a =.
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/ &C. We hear Of another Wicof force.
performed in our own country, in which an
old man Of go and pretty Miss Of i6 were
the actors, and St. Louis the scene. The
young lady made oath that the gentleman
had threatened TO kill her within three days
liz she did not consent 10 marry him. It
appears that some eighteen months since the
old man proposed marriage, to which the
lady refused her consent, but, it is. said, at
his urgent request accepted from him pres
ents in money, at various times. amounting
altogether to about S2b.OO0. He had not
lost single opportunity to press bis suits
and had done 50 with all the anlor Of :
young lover.
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! Rhode Island Election.

Z The telegraph reports that Allen, the dem.
ocntic candidate for Governor, Is elected BY
three hundred majority over his opponenl,
Harris. sThes@higs have amajorits ofswo
in the Senate and elgbt in the House No
choice Of two Senators and four representa-
lives. ~, 49, $3.50 s1ss fisa II, -,
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Letters from Bremen state that emigration
from that port is now ,akina place 10 an ex-
tent unknowp in any previous season. Elm.
igranls average 600 per day. sa-e
Smith 0'Brien is at present acting as
classical tutor in the family OF DR.. Brook ir
Var Diemen's Land.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-10-27
Effect of Extreme Cold.

The intensity Of cold experienced by
the expeditions engaged in the search of
Sir John Franklin, was truly astonishing.
DR.. Sutherland states in his Journal, re-
Gently published in London, that Pastor
ellis spirit thermometer stood at 40 Dc.
below zero; and the mercury in Fahrenheit
was frozen as solid as Il leaden bullet
Even under cover, between decks, it WIS
10 dg. h"Iow zero. Vinegar, porter and
ale were frozen in the casks; castor oi! be-
came rs hard us a horn; and tie other IL
YuiG contents Of the medicine chest were
i'll state as little adapted for use had they
E"cm required. OF the effect of the cold
OH metals, the Doctor says:
1T WAS necessary to he very careful
with Or drinking cups. Tin never suited,
for it always adhered to the lips, and took
Il portion Of the skin along with it. A
dog attempting to lick little fat from an
IRON shovel, stuck fast to it, and dragged
it 10y means Of his tongue, until, 10y a sud
den effort, he got clear, leaving several
inches Of the skin and suLiaccnt tissue on
the cold metal. One of the scamcn en-
dcavoring to change the size of the eve
of the splice in his track-ropc, put the
marlin%-spik", after the true sailor-tashion,
into his mouth; the result was, that he lost
great portion Of the skin of his lips and
tongue
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sB" SOME little excitement was exhibited
in our town on Friday last, occasioncd by the
departure of some thirty-three free negroes
for Liberia. They comprise families all of
Lancaster District. Jacobs, the pioneer of
this band, has always sustained an unexcep-
tionable character for probity and honesty,
and his loss is regretted by many however,
they seem to think Liberia is the place for
them, and no doubt it is, and we wish all
other free negroes would follow. jacobs
and his party will be shipped from Whining
N. c., by the Colonization Society.
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E TORS TABLE

MEYERS UNIvERsUM.
W- Beautiful beautiful! The Plates
in Meyers Universum. The publisher has
kindly sent us the numbers ofths handsome
Periodical. See advertisement.
THE FAMAY FRIEND.
THE advertisement in this paper we wish
attention to be directed to. We have been
receiving this paper regularly for the past
eight months, and only reiterate the opinion
we hear expressed by others, that it is one of
the bsst, if not the very best literary paper
in the Union.
We have received pamphlet with this
title u: " An Essay on the Agricultural Capa-
bilities Of Chester District, read at the semi
annual meeting ofthe State Agricultural So
ciety at ChcsterviHc, in August IS49" We
understand the author ia DR.. J, L. Douglass,
and return thanks for the favor. We will
cndeavor to give an extract or two from it
in our next paper.
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An OUNCE OF FACT, is worth pound of
theory: and the swarm of conclusive facts
that cluster round that Incompatible prcpar-
alton, lIooAand's German Bitters, prepared
bv DIR. c. NJ. Jackson, Philadelphia, estrb-
fishing lis value rs n tonic and restorative.
are such rs ould prevent incrcdulity itself:
from qucsti ming its efficacy. mall cases Of
diseases OF !ic stomach, whether acute or
chronic, il may be recommended for its
soothing, cordial, and rcnovating influence
Dyspepsia, heartburn, loss of appetite, nau--
sea, nervous trcmors relaxation, debility, &c.
are relieved by the bittcrs in very short
space of time: and perseverance in their
use never fails to work thorough cure.
3O-OD,
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sY- THE Fairfield Herald some time ago,
took usto task for using the term, "the Presi-
dent ofthe Uuited States like the sun in the
solar system, from whence our light is deriv-
cd, SC.
Having nothing very particular to engage
our attention this week, we will endeavor to
state in WHIT sense we used the above ex-
preston. We will state however rs n pre-
limenary remark, that il is very evident why
the Herald pushed us on to the only point
he could find with shadow Of ground for
inveigling us--he found himself completely
discounted on every issue made, and as
drowning man will catch at a straw, We pre-
sumo our friend finding this expression Of
ours, in the height Of his joy, exclaimed swell
have Bailey now-.we cant say anything a.
bout 'dtprircd,' so VIC will give up in every
case, and see what he'll do, now, with the
President Of the United States like the snn,
the centre Of the solar system"
The Editor of the Herald well knows the
meaning Of this expression, for il is as plain
as the MONDAY sun.
In composition, Sciptural, Political. Rhet-
orical, frequently win We find figurative or
comparative expressions. The Holy Bible
abounds with these comparative expressions I;
thus, "Thc kingdom of heaven Is likened un,
to man which sowed good seed Ia his
field /; p" or again, unto grain Of mustard
seed.
No system can exist without centre no
government can be formed, no society estab-
lished without centre, !. e., without presi-
ding officer And, although ours Is Re-
publican Government, Is partakes Of monars
chy, inasmuch as we have head, or sover.
eign ruler over us. He has certain powers
vested in him, and by the exercise of the
right vested in him. can retard or ADVANCE
certain measures. Were this not the case,
why should there be continuous Struggle
between the two great parties, Wings and
Democrats, 10 elect their favorite candidate {!
Wing measures suit Wings, and Democrats
ic measures suit Democrats. Now we con-
tend that much depends upon who fills the
Presidential chair, and therefore drew the
comparison between the Presidons ofthe u
nited States, and the sun in TIE centre Of the
solar system.
When John Adams was elected President
Of the United States, the historian says
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The Charlotfe Road.

We are pleased to learn by the Caro-
iinjan, that the track of the Charlotte
Rail Road was completed on the 2ls: inst
to the town Of Charlotte.
On the completion ofthe work the Car
Gilman remarks:
The Charlotte road, we imagine, will be
the first great connecting link on the great
route North and South. An immense
force is now on the Central Railroad. COM
mencing at Goldsboro, and which will con-
meet, via Raleigh, with Charlotte. When
this road is completed, the mails and tray
el will doubtless be at once transferred to
this line. The road in a short tims must
become a profitable concern.
We congratulate our neighbors of Char
Iotte on the completion Of this first con.
Meeting link between the two sisters, whose
people united by identity of interests, will
unquestionably become more intimately
acquainted by. the completion of this en-
terprlse. We trust and confidently be-
Iicve that this road will advance the inter
ests, increase the prosperity and give an
fresh impuIss to the development of the
resources Of both States. The celebration
Of the completion of the road will take
place on Thursday next. We have no
doubt but om friends in Charlotte will
have everything in style worthy of the
occasion.
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A giant and Giantess-

AT Praistow, in Essex county, England,
there at pesent resides woman aged
twenty, who stands six feet four inches in
height; the middle finger on either hand
measures six inches; the length Of her arm
is twenty eight inches. 1t is only within
the last three or four years that she has
attained her present extraordinary height.
There is every indication that two or
three inches will be added to her statue,
The Kentish giant, Edward Crausar, is
paying his addresses to this young woman,
and they will probably be married.
Crausar is only nineteen years Of age, and
stands seven feet six inches. His father
and mother are below the middle stature,
and his sisters are dwaF6sh.
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Death From a Love Potion.

y very melancholy occurrancc took place
IN the town OF Clare, Eng, lately. A
young ma" Of god character, engaged at
the Ennis Mills, named Thomas Mcanv,
became acquainted some short time since
with young girl Of the name of lIonora
heanc. They frequently V walked together,
but few days since the girl Erncicd she
was sightcd by him, and as she was an,
X'ous TO keep him to herself she consulted
some ono in the ncigborhood how she
could accomplish her dc,ires. The dec r,ss.
according to her skill, made up draught
for the girl, and on Sunday last the parties
having, as was customary, taken a coun-
try exclusion, the girl induced him to take
it, which he did after some persuasion. He
very soon found himscIfunwcll, and hasten
ed to his house, when he complained that
he was very i'll. Medical aid was called
in, and upon the Young man being closely
questioned the physician declared his belief
that he had taken poison. He was i'm
mcdialcIy taken to the county inirmarv.
under the care Of DIR. Culliman, when
everything that medical skill could do was
rcsorted to, but without effect, and the
young man died on wednesday night. 1t
appcasr that the love potion was composed
OF cantharides Spanish fies,) spirits, and
some sugar. An inquistion was held, and
a post-mortem examination took place to
, discover the cause Of death. The bottle
which contained the draught was found,
and the drcgs that remained enabled the
/ physician to state what the draught was
composed Of The verdict returned was,
that Thomas Mcany came by his death
by having taken a quantity of cantharidcs
on the afternoon of Sunday, 18th inst"
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BIsHoP DoANE's CAsE.-The following
was the vote in the Court of Bishops or
dismissing the presentment Of bishop
Doane.
Yeas-Bishops Chase, IN. H.0 Whit
tingham, (Md.;) Delaney, (West N. Y.D
Uphold, lnd.;) Rutledge, (Fla.;) Kemper,
IN. w. Dioc.D McCoskcy, (Mich.;) and
Green, Miss Us.
Nays-Rishops Eastburn. (Mass3 Hop
kins, (Nt.0 Potter (Pa.) Lee, Del.;)
Johns, Va; and Smith, (My.)-6.
The three prosecuting Bishops may be
considered as coacuVring with the mipari-
", but they were not entitled to vote
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ANOTHER SCIENTIFIC WONDER

Important oDySpcptics!-Dr. J. S Hough-
tons Pepsin, The True Digestive Fluid, or
Gastric Juice, prepared from Rennet or the
Fourth Stomach of the Ok, after directions
of Baron l.iobcg, the great Physiological
Chemist, by J. S. Houghton, NJ d., Phila-
dclphia. This is truly u wonderful remedy
for Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Jaundiee, Liver
Complaint, constipation and Debility, curing
after Natures own Method, by Natures own
Agent, the GASTRIC JUICE, Pamphlets,
containing Scientific evidence of its value,
furnished by Agents gratis. See notice
among the medical advertisements. 81
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tW WANTED---aL emolient ointment to
heal the wounded fe, ings of our friend Grist
of the Yorkville Miscellany
Sometime ago we made an allusion to
Crisis writing so much about the weather,
and in consequence Of that he will not cx-
CHI nge.
How different our friends of the Fair
field Herald we have had some sparrng
with them, yet they are always accommoda-
ting us. We receive on Saturday night, the
Register of Saturday morning, by the cross
mail, which is of great advantage to us.