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Eastern times., 1853-10-20
Municipal Court.

Quite an interesting case, involving the ques-
ton Of discipline and good order in our
schools, was brought before his honor, Judge
Smith ,on Saturday. Miss JULIA c. MITCHELL,
teacher of one of the primary schools, was
charged with an assault upon the person of
Susan Lawrence, pupil in her school, We
were not present during the entire trial, but
from what we could gath, the child had been
guilty of disobeying one of the rules of the
school, and for punishment was placed in a
seat with several boys. At the time of recess,
she took her own seat contrary to the COM
mands of the teacher, and refused to leave it.
After using al proper measures to induce her
to go back to the seat where she has been
placed, by appeals to her sense of duty, and
the consequences if she did not obey, the teach
er proceeded to infict corporeal punishment
with stick about 13 inches long, and perhaps
three eighths of an inch in diameter at the butt
end. The child remained still refractory and
insolent; said g she might switch her all day,
but she could not switch the. ugly temper out
of her -" might switch her till she killed
her," and the like, '' but she would not obey
till she got ready" at the same time holding
on with her hands under the desk, and her
head inclined forward upon it. Finding all
efforts to subdue her unavailing, the teacher
called out the rest Of the children in the seat
with her, and by dint of force, pushed her out
at the end and placed her in the seat she had
before occupied. Testimony was adduced on
the part of the prosecution, to the effect that
the child's shoulders showed evidence of a Sc
we're whipping for several days afterwards, and
difficulty Of breathing was experienced, ac-
companied by soreness across the chest It
was also testified by medical Witnesses that
this might or might not have been caused by
her chastisement. The probability was that
the straining of the stomach, was caused by
the child's resistance.
After able pleas by Messrs. Gilbert, for de-
case was submitted to the Judge about 8
o'clock in the evening.
His honor remarked that the law was silent
in regard to the measures which might be used
to insure proper discipline and good order in
the public schools. Corporeal punishment
had been allowed by the Courts, to a reasona-
though the punishment in this case was severe,
the public good demanded the discharge of the
defendant
Eastern times., 1853-10-20
California.

The wings expected to carry California in
the recent election. But there are too many
tried and true democrats in that new State for
them. Gen. Pierce is popular there, and the
masses stick to him. We copy the following
extract from letter just received from work
ing California Democrat-one who takes the
"Times."
/" Fhe election is over, and democracy is
triumphant The election returns are not all
in yet, but the whigs give it up-in despair
Wings, did say! twas an error, for they
tried to pull the wool and humbug the people
under the mask of 'sWaldo and Reform. y
They made a great hue and cry Of ''stop
thief" after Bigler to attract the attention of
the people, while they stole the ''loaves and
fishes, and they had almost succeeded but
just before election the 'sbone and sinew' be-
gan to look little more closely, and found
that the cloven foot stuck out a little too far
from under "Waldo and Reform,'' and so like
sensible men, gave their vote for Gov. Bgler.
Waldo, in the canvass, tells a story (for bun
combe) about damming the Ossage River to
make the current run both l0dys, SO fiat-boats
might go up as well as down. He had, better
take the benefit of the up current now, only
it is up Salt River, or else back to Pike in
search of his family G. l..
Eastern times., 1853-10-20
SEVEN DAYS
Arrival Of the Canada

The Royal Mail steamship Canada from,
Liverpool, Saturday, lst inst, about Ia a
M, arrived at Halifax, Oct. 13, at4A M
on Thursday, with 1873 through passengers.
On the 25th and 26th ults., there was a vio-
lent storm along the British and Dutch coasts
which caused much loss of life and property
Rotterdam and other large cities were inunda-
ted, and screw steamer of Amsterdam was
lost In the Zuyder Zee, with one hundred lives.
Also the iron steamer Cammeston, from Hull
70 Hamburg, with some lives.
Inc French government had received pa
cillc communication from the Emperor Of Rus
sia at Olmutz.
II addition to the Oriental question. the
Mos1la affair was TO be debated at Olmutz.-
m. m Doufgency was said to have assured Count
= nuol, austrian Minister at ConstantinOple,
ina! france perfectly approves the views ex-
pressed by Austria respecting this affair and
was ready to join Austria in her policy resnect-
ing it. Doubtful. POA0y 10'Po0'
The Eastern question shows nav, ..t,,ros
OF alarm. but as yet there had been no act of
hostility. - az -
The British ships were the Niger and Tioer
the French frigates were the Conner and Hoa
edon, all four under command Of Rear Adn;
raj Barber Detina. Besides these. the Ad-
mlral has under his orders the British sbins
RetrlbutiOn, Fury and Caradoc, and fonr
French frigates.
The London Daily News of the 29th states
that Admiral Dundas has received orders from
the British Admiralty to move with the.whole
English fleet from Besika to Constantinople.
The Cologne Gazette intimates that Austria
is endeavorlng to quarrel with Turkey under
the pretext of an indemnity due to Austrian
subjects. The Trieste Gazette states that
Russia demands the province of Trebizond in
payment of expenses in occupying the princi-
palitles This province possesses valuable
mines and forests, and commands Daghestan
and CIrcassla. Confident expectations are ex-
pressed IN Europe that American priyateers
Will not accept letters Of marque from Russia.
FRANcE.-All sorts of alarming rumors
were circulated on the Bourse of Paris. The
Russian Minister was said to have demanded
his passport, but the representation was untrue
1t was also said that Austria had notified
France and England that if they gave active
aid to Turkey, the Austrians would side with
Russia, and would occupy Servia. This state
ment wants confirmation.
CHINA.-The insurgents continue their ad.
vance on Pekin. The Imperial government
was in great want of money. Provisions were
becoming scarce at Pekin. The hired fee
blockading Chin Kiang consisted of eight Eng.
lish and American vessels.
There was nothing later respecting Com
Perry's movements. The steamer Powhattar
arrived at Hong Kong July Goth, and the Van
dalia at Macao on the 23d. Both had gone
north to Join the expedition.
Eastern times., 1853-10-20
Liberia.

Rising on the shores OF benighted Africa is
an infant Republic, where little more than a
quarter of century ago were barracoons for
the purchase of human beings and where de-
fencless towns were destroyed to find victims
for the slave ships. The Liberian Republic
is rising in prosperity and glory, in everything
calculated to promote the welfare of the hui
man race and add to the triumphs of Christian
ity. Late Intelligence is most encouraging.
The population Of Liberia is now about ten
thousand civilized and enlightened inhabitants,
mostly freed negroes from the United States.
The government is modelled after the " model
republic, and works well in every department.
At a recent election President Roberts was
reelected President Peace and prosperity
prevail, schools are progressing finely and
much advancement is being made in the culti
walton of the soil and production of crops.
The cause Of African colonization is one of
the most noble Of the present age. BY means
of its life-imparting infuences,-Africa now
moral waste and desolation, is to become civ
ilized and christianized, and the African slave
to find freedom and home. Let all give as
they have the means to forward this heaven
blessed enterprise.
A communication which appears in the New
York Evening Post, signed Lewis H. Putnam,
states that plan has been formed for the set
tlement Of thirty-one rural districts in the ter
ritory Of the Republic of Liberia, by. the thir-
ty-one States Of the American Union 1t is
proposed to settle three hundred families in
each district, each family having farm of its
own, making, in all, an aggregate of nine
thousand three hundred farms, and about forty
six thousand five hundred inhabitants. 1t is
proposed that each State shall undertake the
settlement of one of these districts, and for
this purpose the Executive Of such State shall
appoint board Of commissioners to supply
every family of emigrants with the means of
earning its support, in compliance with the
principles embodied in the plan. The Legis-
lature of Virginia has already appropriated
$500, 900 for colonization, and the several
States of the Union are asked to cooperate in
the great work. $4,000 RENTED to the gov
ernment of Liberia, will enable it to organize
a board of commissioners TO begin the work of
supplying emigrants with farms, without any
reference to the place Of their nativity, but
simply as citizens of the Republic. An ex-
pertinent has already been made by the New
York Colonization Society and the Liberia
Agricultural Association, to establish sixty
farms on a plan similar to the above, and
with perfect success.
Eastern times., 1853-10-20
War in Europe.

Turkey has at last, as appears by latest in
telligence, been goaded into a declaration Of
war. After experiencing aggravated insults
from the naughty Nicholas, the brave Turks
can endure such treatment no longer. While
we dePrecate war, the greatest curse that can
come upon any people, we must approve Of
the courage and resolution that lead weak
people to stand up for and maintain their rights
against powerful aggressor.
The latest foreign despatch by telegraph
amounts TO this: The Turkish divan in grand
council resolved upon war, and the Sultan has
signed the declaration 1t would appear tha
there can now be no escape-that war mus
come-though, undoubtedly, England, France
and perhaps Austria will do all in their power
TO prevent it.
Turkey, weak as she is supposed to be il
resources, will not fall an easy prey TO The
Russians. Single-handed she can bring thous
ands upon thousands of soldiers into the field
from every part Of European Turkey, from he
vast possessions in Asia Minor, from Egypt
and soldiers too as desperate and valorous il
the battlefield as the soldiers of the Autocrat-
besides the thousands of brave HuDgarians
Polanders and Italians who will rush to he
standard for the purpose of wreaking thei
vengeance upon the tyranny that oppresse
them.
1t will be matter Of rejoicing to see thu
Sultan, single-handed, hurl back his mighty
foe. France and England have pledged thei
protection. Will they lend a helping hand
If not, the world will be forced 10 witness tht
disagreeable spectacle of another nation sacri
feed to Russian power and ambition. AL
though the Sultan acts contrary to the advice
of those powers in declaring war, it cannot b,
that they will forsake him. The world will
rejoice, or ought TO do it, to see them make
stand for the weak. and fix Bound, as they
are able TO do, to the aggressive and tyranni
cal power of Russia.
Eastern times., 1853-10-20

The WASHINGTON UNIoN-which is con-
Quoted with a spirit, with an ability. and a
fidelity to the democratic party, never exceeded
by any journal published at the seat Of govern
ment-thus treats the cowardly subterfuge
resorted to by a class fenemies now endeavor-
ing to destroy the confdencesof the people in
the patriotic integrity Of The general administers
ton - s
"The United Admtastration and, the United
Democracy. most disreputable feature in
the warfare now being waged upon the admin
istratlon by disorganizing democrats is in their
effort to keep up show Of friendship for the
President whilst they denounce his cabinet
with unmeasured malignity. These are the
friends who smile ard smile,' and yet carry
daggers under their cloaks. They are the men
who are so immaculate that they cannot ac-
knowledge fellowship with their late political
associates because they are not sincere and
honest in their professions Of devotion to demo-
cratic principles. Each hiatus in their denun-
Citations of their late associates, for their hypoc-
risy and venaity, is filled up with protestalions
of confidence in the President and abuse of his
confidential advisers. Such mode Of warfare
is unmanly and cowardly in the extreme The
President knows how to respect chivalrous
foe, VINO unfnrls his banner boldly and marches
to open combat but for him who cloaks him
self in pretended friendship, and yet uses the
stiletto upon his political family, he can have
no other feeling but one of sovereign contempt.
With all the evidences of cordial union Of
sentiments between the President and his cabi-
net, it is dastardly hypocrisy in these disor-
ganzers TO profess ardent admiration for the
former whilst they empty the vials of their
malignant indignation upon the latter. The
President disdains any such dishonorable ex-
empton from responsibility, and freely bares
his bosom and defes the steel of his enemies
| The members of the cabinet desire no exemp-
tion from accountability to the people, and
cheerfully receive the blows aimed through
them at their respected chief. There is but
one mind, one spirit, united and indivisible, in
the counsels of the administration. Every at
tempt to divide and separate them but draws
the bonds of their union closer. The spirit
which anmates them is the same which warmed
the bosom and enlisted the energies of every
true democrat in the late presidential contest
| They lean with mistaken confidence upon the
strong arms and brave hearts of united democ-
racy SO long as the thunder tones of demo-
cratic victories come booming in from state
after state, proclaiming the glorious results Of
union in our ranks, they can look with mingled
pity and contempt upon the impotent assaults
and harmless threats Of few infuriated agita-
tors"
Eastern times., 1853-10-20

AcC1DENT.-A child Of Mr. Quinn, residing
in Munjoy, was 50 badly burned by the explO-
sion Of fluid, on Tuesday evening, as to cause
his death the next night. On the evening
named, Mr. Q. took the tin can, containing the
fluid, to fill lamp, while lighted lamp was
near by. The gas ignited, blowing the can to
pieces and throwing the fire into the face Of a
lovely child some three years old, who was
standing by. Mr.. Quinn clothes also caught
fire. He was burnt somewhat in his hands.
and the child was burnt 50 badly inwardly as
well as outwardly, as to cause her death in
twenty-four hours. For the sake Of humanity.
we hope some regulations will be established
in regard to the use Of fluid, 50 that the com
munity may be saved from these heart-rendinr
accidents. No fluid should be sold without
printed directions for its use-and it never
should be poured out near a lighted lamp or
fire Of any kind.-ArguS. t..
Eastern times., 1853-10-20

1t was stated few days since, that the Sec
retary of the Treasury had required the clerks
during office hours. A copy of the circular to
this effect, is published in the Washington pa
pers. 1t directs reduction in the number Of
hours Of Office labor from seven to six, and
says:
Absence from the Office during business
hours is rot to be permitted, except from SICK
ness. in which case notice must be given to the
head Of the office neither will indulgence in
ardent spirits during these hours be tolerated.
The first offence Of this kind will, in every in
stance. be visited by removal from Office"
Eastern times., 1853-10-20

- 1t is stated that George Washington
Dixon was one Of the most active and self-de
nying ministers of relief and comfort to the
sick and suffering in the city Of New Orleans
during the prevalence of the yellow fever
The fact shows that however far down in the
scale Of morals a man may get in the estima
tion Of community, there may be a soul with
in him, susceptible to all the finer and benev
olent feelings Of our nature. George Wash
ing Dixon has been considered great sinner
and the world has alternately exercised to
wards him pity and contempt. Yet while
thousands fee from the pestilential city, for.
getting everything but how to escape the pes
thence that walketh in darkness, and leaving
the poor victims of poverty and disease, tc
ianguish and die, he is the angel Of mercy to
'ne suffering and dying, and walks forth un-
'efrlhed and unharmed amid the rayages OF
ue"'n. be cautious, then, selfish world, in
your condemnation. .-s. ~, ,
Eastern times., 1853-10-20

"Cymoa'' Of the Boston Post, writing from
New York, draws the following contrast be-
tween Bostonans and New Workers =
Their ways of living and of doing business
are alike-helter skelter. Whilst some of
our slow people who are not teetotalers, take
one cr two good stiff horns in the course Of the
day, and then go home in good season to their
respective homes for the night ; the Gotham
ties drink and smoke in homeopathic doses
from morn till midnight, thereby living in one
continual excitement. And whilst our slow
and sure merchants are running about inquir-
ing into the character of new customer, trac-
ing down his pedigree and looking into his
every little affair, the New Yorker will sell
to his man big bill of goods, hap-hazard, on
credit, and the buyer will be at home with
them ere the Boston merchant has made up
his mind for the trade. The consequence is,
he makes fortune or fails at the end of the
year-it is immaterial to him which should
he fail on some fine morning, it is forgotten
ere night the next morning he can
go into business again as fresh as lark, or
as bridegroom with his chin new reaped. ;
Eastern times., 1853-10-20

E 1t will be seen by our report Of the do
ings of the City Government, that certain gen.
tlemen connected Herewith stated at a recent
meeting "that the newspapers of this place
were no place to look for facts" This insin-
uation we suppose to have reference to the
published reports of the doings of that body.
So far as we have been able to judge, the re-
ports Of our neighbors, as also our own, have
been fair and impartial, and on the whole have
contained only statement of facts as they
were impressed on the mind by the speakers.
This much we do know, no naotiUe for misrep-
resentation has ever been apparent to US.
Eastern times., 1853-10-20
/" WOman's Rights"

A Womans Rights Convention has been re-
Gently held in Cleveland, Ohio. What the
world is coming TO, we cannot Conjecture
The women now figure in noisy conventions
in all parts Of the country, and get into rows
and bad scrapes to snch an extent as to render
the duties of the police in all the places Of
their gatherings extremely onerous. 1t is but
few days since they, the women, made ri
diculous figure in New York city. I'VE trem-
BILE for our safety. t
This Cleveland affair was much like the
affair in New York, only more of it-talking,
vociferating, spitting knitting, fsticufing, and
more of the same Sort The Cleveland papers
ford US an account of the characters that fig
ured there Mrs. Mott, Miss Stone, Mrs.
Rose, Mrs. Sanford and others, names familiar.
Mrs. Mott, Lucretia, is very cid girl, and
might properly be called Grandmother Rights
instead Of wearing the pretty name, Lucretia.
She wore a quaker-lke dress of black silk, and
no ornaments of any kind except skull cap
fitting closely to the head. Her voice is weak
but her words are as strong as catnip tea.
Mrs. Rose. another of the apostles of re-
form, is a rose that never knew a blush She
took the floor, and marched out before the ia
bic to the front Of the platform, where she
threw herself into a theatrical attitude and
went Off like an overloaded musket disposed TO
kick. She wore black satin dress open in
front, with a lace stomacher, lace undersleeves,
and black lace mittens. She spOrted brooch
watch and chain, and some sparkling rings,
which evnced that she inherited very com
mon failing of our female companions in this
checkered lfe-an undue regard for worldly
vanities. She went it strong for woman's
rights, and for upsetting the masculine gender
generally. Mrs. Rose may properly be called
'Young America" of the feminine gender-a
female fllibnster.
Large audiences were in attendance at
Cleveland. Garrison was there. He gener-
ally attends these conventions as the tail of
women's rights. In debate, he called cer-
gyman by The name Of Nevens, Of Cleveland,
''liar, rowdy, and scoundrel." AT the door,
in going out, brother of Mr.. Nevens asked
him 10 retract. He refused, and thereupon
his nose passed between pair Of grippers
that hurled the great non-resistant against the
wall of the Melodeon. And thus the Woman's
Rights Convention wound up with nose-pull-
ing.
Eastern times., 1853-10-20

We have to record another shocking acci-
dent arising from want Of the necessary care
which ought always to be exercised in the use
OF circular saws. Woodbury. Abbot, prom
lslng young man of I8 or 10 employed in
Humphreys Steam Mill, in this town on Mon
day evening last let his right hand fall on a
course edging saw which he was tending, cut
ting his hand more than half through, break
ing and mashing up the bones and mangling
the flesh in a horrid manner. The wound
was dressed by DIR. J. d. Lincoln, who gives
some encouragement to hope that enough of
the hand may be saved to render it Of some use
In after hfe.-BrunSlUick Telegraph. -ruIf
Eastern times., 1853-10-20

LAUNCHED in Hallowell, on "Wednesday
last, from the yard of Benz. Small, ship Of
$50 tons. Her owners are Messrs. Reed &
Page, Masters & Smith, j. Sherburn, E. G.
Dole, G. G. Bachelor, Ambrose Merrill, E.
J. Smith, E. Hubbard, M. Johnson, and Capt
Thomas Clark.
Also on Saturday, brig Rivulet. Length
10 feet on deck, width 26 feet ? inches, hold
10 feet inches, tonnage $50. Built by Mr..
Kempton under the superintendence of Capt.
Center who is to command her. She is a
pretty brig, medium clipper, and is built Of
the best of timber and well fastened Owners,
N. Shaw and others.
Eastern times., 1853-10-20

- The Boston Olive Branch has way Of
bold speaking on railroads, which some pa
pers of more delicacy and less courage on the
subject would do well to initiate If the press
had always spoken out boldly and fearlessly
on railroad injustice and cupidity, they would
not have been called upon to record so many
disasters caused by those agencies and SO
much destruction of life. The Olive Branch
says the New Haven Railroad a few days
since paid Mr.. Fluent $4,000 for damages
received by him and for the killing of his wife
at the Norwalk massacre. More than $780,
900 have thus far been paid by the company,
on account of that sad disaster. Still, with
the facts staring them in the face that all this
might have been saved by ordinary prudence
in the management, other roads 60 on in their
harum-scarum manner, pocketing the one
hundredth part of one per cent additional on
dividend, rather than spend dollar IN ncccs-
sary precautions for the safety Of their passc,a-
gers
And here is an extract upon the Eastern
Railroad
The people Of Lynn have declared war
against the Eastern Railroad management
Two hundred citizens have applied to the road
commissioners to compel the directors to place
gates across the streets, and to have men with
flags to watch them where the rail crosses the
great thoroughfares. Kinsman, the Superin-
tendent, who is known by the sobriquet of
Meals fool, in return for these efforts, is
furnishing the citizens by charging them high
freights, and discommoding them in other
ways, as much as possible lie refuses to al
low the Boston Herald to be carried over the
road, and throttles little boys caught selling it..
In the meantime the stock is falling--it is now
selling for only 92,-and with such fellows as
Kinsman at the helm, the old ship acU soon
haze TO be turned ouer to the underwriters. !"