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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21
iS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
CIIMOND WING.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Thankful far Small EayorS,

As we privately predicted when we saw the opinion
Of Cushing. the Enquirer seizes upon it rs certain
persons are said to catch straw show the sourd
mess Of the Administration. Now what is the amount
OF the Attorney Generals opnony Simply that the
President has sworn take that the laws be
faithfully executed. Amo them is the Fugitive
Slave Law In the execution of that law the Marshall
of Indiana has given offence and has been sued Gen
Gushing most graciousy expresses the opinion that
the President ought to furnish him the means OF de-
Tending himself from n suit brought AZ inst him e.
the dschai 90 Of official duty. duty which it is
the Presidents concern to that hc does execute
This to be sure is high evidence against the known
acts of the Administrator. in aiding and fostering
Free Sellers In the case is plain open sworn
duty in the other discretion and preference
The Enc nircr has heretofore pronounced Mr.. Fill
more Free Soiler and we believe an Aboli,ionist-
Now il this fact which they confidently adduce is worth
any thing to Gen Pierce etus upon their own rca
s,nng il they are not bound To retract the charge
against Mr.. Fillmore.
In the Christina affair, Mr. Fillmore went FURTHER
than Castings opinion, and actually gave inStrnc.
tons to the District Attorney for the Eastern Dstr ct
of Pennsylvania, TO prosecute with visor those who
had intcrfcrcd with the execution of the law and had
murdered n citizen OF Maryland, and lent, as FAR as
his high position would admit his whole influence 10
punish the offenders. lie expressed himself unaliera>
bly, determined 10 execute the law.
We don't care a viii, about Cushings or General
Pierce's opinions We have had enough Of item
We look at the drift and tendency of their acts Mr.
Fillmore never appointed any Free Solers TO office,
nor removed Union men To make way for them, or
lamenei over the defeat Of Van Buren, disorgansers
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

AwFUL 0ccuRRENcE.-A suicidal act is truly awful
aud most painful occurrcnce-he self sacrifice OF CITIZEN
With in the daily round and hauns business
men-in the MONDAY glare and sunlight. SSch
duty record. This morning. about IL O'clock
the report OF pistol in the house Samuel T. Appleton
tailor la4 Fourth street. between Grand and South ls SIS
alarmed the neighbur. who going up stairs. rccoed
the horrd spectacle of blood and brains scattered
tie h"or aud the walls, which met their astons
ell gaze. Reclining bed, lay the ,ess body of Mr..
Appleton with pistol in his right hand evellcd his
head the upper part Of which blown oil by the
tents of the frearm. lie had Invested himself OF coat
aud vest laid down upon the bed his right side, drawn
the sheet the lower half OF his body and then rushed
into eternity. That this premcdta,cd purpose -
evident the fact that pistol had he.n taken out OF his
hand this morning with which he threatened to shoot
himself and having sent his little daughter out OF the way
the pIc,cIt bringing her cousin TO the house. Mr.
Appleton widow err about So of and three
orphans. girls aud boy, all of tender years, survive
him. The unfortunate had been drinking overmuch
lately and ltborcd under excitement, possibly delum
remens.- Williamsburg Times.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

ALLEGED Nkw MoIivE PowER--wc read in the Paris
Prcssc DR. Carosio Peimontese has invented cleo.
magnetic apparatus called the hydrody manic pile
which, he will create motive power aud effect
revolution in the production Of light and heat. The
paraus based the theory OF electro chemical equiv.
alcnts and what is called faraday iawnamey that
the electric equal the chemical action and
that consequently the electricity which decon
pose into aud hydrogen gas is equal that
resulting from the combination Of the gases form
ing water.
The apparars consists. OF electric battery form
I'd of several cells the principle OF Groves pile, in
which the electric current il produced. ..aH.-.
.. OF series of cells ia which water becomes decom
posed and produces oxygen and hydrogen.
g. OF reservoirs which the two gases Accumulate
under pressure OF several atmosphercs. 81 81 ,
1. OF cylinders in which movement is produced BY
the elastic force OF two Sa-es. ash
3. Oftwo other reservoirs into which the gases after
having produced the movcmcLt aud reconducted 10
be ards Distribute in the cells of the battery
produce electric and Of other machine
seeming regulate the equilibrium ot the OF
the two gases to Distribute aeidulaied water, sc.
BY this apparatus Dr. Caro~ obIansl, the formal ion
og by the combination OF oxygen and hydro.
g,n gases: electric current always in proper
10 the said combination ; 3, the decomposi
ton OF the in oxygen AID hydrogen gas
proportionae the electric current and equal to the
quantity OF water rccompens.d, and I, the sepa-
ration OF the at the point at which they be-
gin TO develop themselves. The gases, in passing into
reservoirs, in which they retained under the
pressure OF gwen number Ut atmospheres by the aug
meuajion a. their elasticity produce movement by means
O mechanism suilar To that UTOidary sran engines;
two gases separately reconductei into the apparatus
Which the decomposition OF takes place To repeat
the series of phenomenaihe electric current, the
decomposition Of water, and movement.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21
WASHINGTON Srws.-TAe Star of Thursday evening

has the iollosing
Tee Secretary # ne s1rys Forthcoming RJor' -
L. OF the tact that correspondents Of the New York
Herald sbsdrdy pretending to give fcTeshadowing OF
what articles the Secretary will probably recommend to
om customs, may write that satisfied that up
to this time the Secretary has To conclusion
the subject and further that the public rest satisfied
that revelations the subject q. his recommendations
will be permitted to get out, bc known to any one
outsije oil his office, until the due publication of his
port. This IL due to the commercial community whose
interest might be greatly affected 10y OF proper
ia the Department in this matter.
Important opinion Occasion of the IHoTHCy Gen
erdi-Nc hear that this officer has recently had under
consideration a case in which lac affirmed the position
that Denmark i entitled claim cxrldiou of de-
sorting scaen under existing treaties with the United
States.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

Tn the hoor above the store Coach FACTORY Il lent Nv
Mr.. Geo D. Smith, whose loss 10y the explosIor as ~
have heard IL estimated by himself Is Eiti. below slooo
large portion Of tie flooring forced up md some
carriages In process Of construction dashed through thu
NORWAY upon the platform outside and course consd
srAoy shattered Several small articles about his con-
Germ we're very mnch damaged Ind cast about In chaotic
pile.
nAt such general destruction every article could la
Drought about by 80 small quantity Of der Is matter
surprise We dare say that out Of all the good.
" mr. Aoores store, extensive Il was scarcely kioo
worth escaped destruction. Doors windo~s shelving,
posts counters In Tact every thing about th. e.tabsb
ment were dashed to Fragments In every dircc,ion
The belief Is that the store had been entered h,
onrgas Who after taking what they could set tho p.c,
on hre This conclusion Is very rational as the door va.
to DO open at the first appearance of the Gro
And much as the evil wrought by the explosion Ia to be
complained o. the consequences would b,v
been worse IL t had not occurred. large qua, inv ~,
burning hud, whiskey, and other high coubus,i.o mat,
ter which would have furnished food for destructive
eon'gation, were dashed into the street by the e,oio
s'on a,d thereby placed beyond the range of The
The force OF the fame, which first threatened ruin IN h
entire property in that neighborhood was veak.ns nv
being scattered into detached and consequently ,,,
Fragments to exhaust themselves away from all contact
with any portion Of the main building.
Mr. Moore was insured In the Fire Association for 80
Ooo and in the Marine for oOo which Il Is suppo,ed
will cover his loss. Mr. Smith was not insured and thu
loss will fall heavily upon him, he is but Door struy
Cling Mechanic.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

Hoo Masxsr ruE wksr-Thc Cincinnati Gazette Of
Nov. Is. says;
We dill no, hear Of sale day. por did We learn Of
any lots having offered. The bulk Of those in tn,
pens sold before arrival snt parties who have
for sale, offering them, aud Il would be
sell purchase ~ 81. The demand houever Il
limited packers mo~t, holding OIL and sales any great
extent could mol be forced except 1T farther decline.
LouisvILLr Nov l4-Ths hog killing season has not
fally opened. though about 10000 head had been
killed up last cvening ltuoo Of which at Jackson
Hull Cos aud the remainder at Atkinson's and Max
cy Tsetrys Cos pork-houscs. The market hss been
extraordinary dull during the week. and prices for hcgs
have decucL The very large anticipated in the
product the great scarcity Of money and thu losses
tanned by the high prices paid for hogs lat
caused operators exercise great caution We have
heard Of a solitary contract this week A lew sses OF
green have made, but they do furnish any
criterion what the ruling rates will be. The market
unsettled and quotations must be considered nominal
wequotc Si.IO to siI5, rcnarking that the outside
nsureis the asking rate by those who SELL
ST. LOUIS Nov. ls--ogs-The first sale contract Of
the market this season. took place yesterday
An engagement made by city packer for 1900 head
Missouri fed be delivered before the Goth January at
the following rstcs-al under $50 lbs. 1919 and all
above that weight 81 net Packers the market for
No at So delivered this month, but yet have
certaned no sales that be- considered criterion for
early delivery. One packing establishment has between
5000 aud 6OoO acted ior including the 1900 pur
chased Yesterday. The remainder bought several
weeks since portion be delivered here and the bal
the Missouri river These hogs aver
age from as 81 81 = but they he considered
sicy No they all Missouri fed, and hogs fatted
Illinois Iowa fed We think there ia very little
about the market fot No l opening at -, or shade
above: all events they be sold for carly deve
~ at SI.-irieiiigcncer.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

Cost ARRIyED-GREAT ExcIrEMsNr-PRrCEs UP AND
nowN-FoRTrNE Losr.--Eariy Yesterday morning, Mr..
H,ynCS of Pitisburs had the honor Of arriving here
ahead Of the feet with wo-boats OF superior coal from
PIttsburE. lis boats of immense SIZE, being at I5G
feet IN length and - feet WIDE containing about ~ 900
nu~isrl- Of v"aI. Mr.. Haynos, he landed
offered first ~, aud then rs per bushcl for his coal
~hich he perenptOry refused. Soon after teegraphic
despatch received ON Pitisburg announcing coal
boat rise with feet in the channel The buy
then congratulated themselves upon the the refusal
Mr.. Haynes sell his coal and no could get offer
any price The tightening telegraph struck him to the
OF least $1,000 the y lot of 900 bushels
OF coal in Of the Logan reached here yesterday
ing Iiw-yilc aud the dealers who had orders till
retailers 80 and soc its per busl offered the
30 per bnShe for the lot, which offer lac
fused, and AFTER the from PtsburC noised
about. aud the coal not taken ut ALL Yesterday
ing several loads of coal sold at SIP and 3
per load and oilers of $40 vent begging. This 10
and 80 per bushe In the afternoon the coal
sold 30 cent? and i; il offered % cents which
will be siocked.-LopiseiHs CoHr,sr Noe. II.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

SCDDES DEArH-Rev. Seth Alden, of Lincoln, formerly
Of Brookfelj and Southboro in this county. ocated in
the Unitarian Church, in Westborough, yesterday, aud
while reading the first hymn in the afternoon service,
dropped down suddenly and instantly expired He
sixty years Of age. IL is remarkable coincidence that
Rev. Simon Ripley. the clergyman who preceded Mr. Al.
den Lincoln also died suddenly from affection Of
the heart Worcester Spy, lih.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

MAroR's CorRr SAruRpAr-fuSisuEp Elias Charles,
iree negro. ordered "decn" for beating his vie
the arm ~ ith shovel
Tux Row TuxArRx-The case Of Joseph Mich
ard and Duke. FOR the at the Theatre Monday
night last, Was resumed.
Ayett X woodson, Mark A. Tidal, WIN. A. Williams,
and Fleming EaIy-a Of whom appear to have been COZ
cerned In the row-were brought up TO answer TO the
charge We have given the testimonies In tho cases 4
Michnrd aud Duke. The same evidences being held to
spp, ia the Latter cases. We deem IL unnecessary to
peat them.
Williams not present at the hearing Of the cases
Thursday aud being by bis Honor as to whether
he at the Theatre Monday night and So for what
purpose be had gone thcre-he said that he vent there
between 10 and III O'Clock with about eight or ton Others
for the purpose Of making apology to John Doyle, for
the offence he had offered him the Sunday previous Mt the
house Of Mr. Lucann, Broad street. Duke called on
him before he went there aud told him there was crowd
at the Theatre who wanted to whip him. lie, EAsly aud
lew others, went with him.
Duke, Williams aud Woodson we're required TO give
bail in the sum Of 1900 each keep the peace Tor twelve
months "r their conduct at the house Of Mr. Lncann on
Sunday evening; and John Doyle Tindai, Achard and
Easily in like sum. for like purpose, Tor their conduct
at the Theatre on Monday night.
DisRK'rkcr TO rur orr'cKss-now HkAkpirp.-An'
drew, boy in tho employ OF Messrs Ellis Peers, was
ordered ten, Tor refusing TO tell ohcer rage the owner
OF the horse and cart which he Drove having hrst toid
him he drove Tor Hatcher Webster and Afterwards 'ha
he the oihccr) knew better man nc could ten hu anu
ten Tor furious driving Making twenty III 'he agS''-
gate.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 'onnsoo' oaHe' III inc e"p'o'
OF VIM n Tinsey was brought up on charge Of ASSAULT
ing and beating Lewis Agee AT MI rns'ey BAKERY Oh
thursday last The charge 'urned Out 10 frivolous
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

The alarm of fire about half past o'clock last night was
occasionrd by the burning Off small dwelling
rear OF Lumpkns Jail The fire was put out before any
damage done.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

10 Another lire occurred the opposite side Of tho
Dock near the DAnvie Railroad Depot about half past
ls O'Clock on Saturday night small wooden building
near Mr. Hiram Smiths Commission House. occupied as
grocery store by John Jordan entirely burned up
with its contents, which understood was not much Il
was said to be the work of an nceudiary.
That part OF Mayos bridge the deck being ro-
moved Tor the purpose nf reconstruction the Grcnen
were unable to carry their engines the fire than the
oank al thus SIDE Mr. A Arsell, member of the Fire
Company narrowly escaped serious injury having fallen
to the ground from plank which extended acros, IN,
original site Of the bridge We are glad to lean ,h., Ia
escaped unhur This building insured in the Marina
Insurance Office but for what amount we could not ascer
tain.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

hAfos BRInos,-Nearly one hundred men were enga-
geo yesterday clearing foundation for the
Of the portion Of Msyo's Bridge across the Dock
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

ATrruPT TO CoLLEcr , FoRGgD CmEcK pon FlyE Tnou.
sANB DOLLARs-THis forenoon man presented a forged
check for five thouaaud aud fifty dollars purDortng to be
-gncd By Messrs. ThSycr Ecc Co, the counter of
the City Bank Tor collection. The cheek IN every way
reseubc those drawn hy the r but the Ltlaicc in the
tank to their credit did not reach the face Of the check
the check given to the man, vino departed.
Upoa notifying Messrs Thayer, Rice Co Of the facts
they declared that they had drawn such check
represented that hc had the Shiwmut Bank
where he wished To deposit tc money and account
lately been opened at the Shlwnut Bank with a man
named Frank Duulam. The firm are at loss to know
how the ,fgrr obtained check similar u theirs rescmb
Ing does in every way, they do not miss ans
BOsiyH TorrsheT, 10.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

A SnoET VUYAGg.-Thc screw steamship Argo. an En-
glish vessel belonging the General Screw Shipping Co
has performed the voyage to Melbourne round the Cape
Of God Hope aud returning 10y way of Cape Horn in tie
astonishing short period OF i've months and 10 days six
week. OF which period spent ia Australia. The &C
tla time the ship under and canvass was only
LII diysgving an average per day OF $50 miles or n
little than nine aud halt miles AN hour The con
sumption OF coal during the whole voyage but pos
tons giving average Of al out IL per day The
Eng,h papers state that the Arso made with iAr wind
thirteen fourteen knots for days together and
twelve knots close hauledn both cases with the screN
ieathefed Mr. Ill il shaking his horns; Brother John
than must look sharp 10 HE hutcls.-Bosfo Journal
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

~ IL there is any better specimen Of non S1Iui
Ter to be found anywhere than is to bc found in thc
fopowing7 comment OF the Richmond Enquirer,
confess 10 being ia blisslu ignorance Of ii. The
tcle of the Tribune makes precisely the other way.
q. course aIter re haze ieur5..d hOg, we manu.
fActure as cheap any other nation, and the whole
labor Of the Tribune and Wing presses has been to
have protection until we learnt hoNr This article
from the Tribune specifies the very few which
we haus learnt hor. What are they PiIu, cotton
fabrics many descriptions of woOcns, edge tools pins
and many important classes Of hardware. Items t,r
enough in all conscience, aud because we can COM
pete with Europe IN these few articles is argu-
ment for Free Trade, and the question is gccH mp -
ANY one who will read the annexed two sentences
will that the Tribune claims protection aud
surance Of fair recompense " for steel iron, silk,
linens, &c, &C. until we have learned how to manu-.
facture them cheaply other nations and yet Il
Tribune is charged with giving uP the question:
What absurdtyl
GIVING uP~uE QrruioS.-Thc y. Y. Tribune ha-
been among the aJcst add most Jealous champions a
high protective pOcybut one Of IL recent articles con
tains pungeut admissions 81 the fuuity Of To- argu-
ment That paper ia presenting the great advantage
which the Ncw York Exhibition will couirr upon the In
dustry OF this country, language in which clear
" ntima:ed that the enterprise aud Ingenuity the cou
Try no longer require the protecting aid Of government
The Tribuuessy-.
1--WE can make slmos. anything cheap a' Il can he
made anywhere clseajirs haze i,arHsd koo let M
have manufacture fairly aud fully established among H.
with To markets and general LuoNlcdgc oi h.
character aud 1t will pretty surely tight own Wy there
after. Thus pfcsct manufactures Of pu Cotton Fab
RIGS and 81 many descriptions at WOOcus already he
yond the fear Of overthrow through Foreign rivalry s.
Of Edge TOO, Pins aud many important classes Hard
ware, So (wctrust shall yet be With American Steel
Bar Iron, Silks Linens sc. Sc. We need bret Of all
knowledge % what's To be done; and thirdly assurance
Of a tair reoompcnse for doing H. With these. NC ma
defy the rivalry Of the world in Manufactures. TIL,
FIRST condition Of IN the Useful Arts an cage
and expanding Home Market; and this nov have
Should fabrication OF brOnzes for instance bv speedily
established among Ne, shall give the CrHal Paac
credits therefore We trust that t will give decisive
pu the American production Of Porcelain aud kndfe
wares N We could hear that Ten Millions worth Of far
aud tasteful fabrics aud works Of Ar had been sold her
through the fundamentally Of tho Crystal Palace, "
should rejoice At this precursor Of The establish
mont q msnufsure Of such articles IN the Uuiot
ststcs We do hope, therefore, that the Crystsl Psac
Eshibition vii continued aud be improved that
thing 10 and inventions ~ Eur pean Art will b
speedily transferred to w. and thst countrymcn oil
study these trophies W confident resolve that they sha
bare be equarrd u not exceeded
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

While ,he Richmond Enquirer is cndeavorinc TO
lend off the minds OF the faithful from contemplating
the Prcesoilism Of the Administration, by opening on
the cold trail of JOHN Adams Federal measures, /; Is
s,mewhat re narkable to behold What the Washing
ton Sentinel says upon this subject OF Federal
ism. We clip morsel So 1t is of the DemC>
cratic presses that defend Guthrie, that the Sentinel
spcaks-not Of the Wing presses. After quoting
largely from the history Of the Alien and SsIition
law, &c. the Sentinel says:
.'No one can read the extracts We have copied, with
out being struck with the identify of opinion between
the fends aud supporters of the sciitiou law, aud many
OF the vile presses Office holders and politicians OF the
present day An that those old ielerai'ts who had un'
willingly been changed from the su'ecs Of king. into
the citizeus Of republic, and had still remaining IN their
hearts OF the old heaven Oi loyalty TO the kuS-s
that those old ederats and monarchy contcded
for their SUCCESSORS who born and reared under
the influences of lroe institutions now contend for"
"They tell cannot toe permitted lind fault
with rulers. No mattOr i0h"t they do-nO matter
what their usurpations-~e must hold our peace; our
lips he Theoretically sealed. Are these men demo.
Gratis! 1t is rcprOach 10 democracy 10 y -. 4hc!
are the old lcdrra-s in disguise. What would become
of this government such were permitted 10 have
sway? We would have despO: in place OF President
"a NOBILITY in place of cabinet aud elece representa-
tiyes In lIace Of freedom of speech, and opinion,
would have lines chains, and gibbeis 70! boil men who
dared TO grunbl. about the government
Bot there another point OF resemblance between
those old fieraLaen and solution times and the pret
tine They had buics in those days, who rushed into
meetings and broke them uo-whO Ins4.!-i all who dis
scented irom them-who broke into private houses aud
printing offices DO violence VINO Ia 1 the t.
mery TO dcnOance their proceedings They were federal
oicc-hoders.
We'll We have the same thing, 10y different name
in these tmcs: We have short boys" and shoulder si
kers" either ofcch holders the employees of Office
holders armed With clubs aud slung who break nto
public meetings aud orcbly stop proceedings They
sailed aud nearly killed the chairman Of the national dem
ocratc committee in New York. They mustered larg-
COMPANY and Syracuse 10 Overawe the resp cabe
who differed from them. Even here, in Washing
ton at the seat Of government puolc meeting cut
ragged aud attempted he broken up. Ought these thing
b. aliowe We think not Every WHO'S, d'.
Tecty indirectly connected with such di=gracsdl pro
ceedings ought to Toe instantly expelled from Ulicc.'
Fine accounts these that leading Democratic jour
nal at tbs scat of government gives of some of the
presses and members OF the Harmonious and ever
glorious Democracy! 1t fully yindicates what we
have often asserted that all the old Fcderaliss, and
their descendants, nearly all, have taken refuge
with the Democracy.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-21

Nsv NovEt--" The Iron Role" Tyranny IN the
Household" u The title of Novel; complete IN one
volume, by s Arthur, the author Of Love 10 nigh
iAi~r "Love Cottage" SC g.. IL Il for sale at the
poOk store " No. Y, N. West, under Exebsoss Hotel