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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-09
WASHINGTON TREASURES AT ARLINGTON HOUSE.

We learn that BENSON j. LOSING, ESQ., distinguished
artist of New York. and ayoraby known the American
public By work entitled the Field Book of the Revolu-
ton has been for days at Arlington House engaged
in making drawings of the venerable articles in that
mansion that were formerly of Mount Vernon, with a
view engravings Of the same, be published in Harp
er's Magazine.
Among these touching memorials Of the past
raj of considerable antiquity The sdeboard that stood
in the family dining room Mount Vernon in the days
of Lawrence Washington and iron lamp that hung in
the hall an hundred years ago. and shed its light upon
the youthful Washington then in the bloom Of early
hood and about to start on his high of fame in
the perous expedition to Fort Du Quesne in 1853
There are also various memorials of the First Presi
dency and The Last Days al Mount Vernon Consisting
pieces of plate and domestic articles.
Drawings have also been made from the original pic
Of Peee, Trumbul and Sharpless, and Of
ancient and magnificent pictures by Vandyke Sir God
frey Kneer and Woolaston from two centuries to
fury and a half old. The Revolutionary Battle Pieces
painted by Mr. Custs have been copied for engraving
They consist Of Trenton Princeton Monmouth, German
town. and Yorktown The last is very large painting
on Of eight feet six, by six feet four As it il
rather large for private residence it probable thu
painter will either present it to the State of Virginia,
whose bosom occurred the glorious and ever memorable
Surrender Of YorktoEn the GROWING glory of the o
independence or to the city Of Washington.
To each of the engravngs will be attached descrip
tive history of the subject represented From the supeo
style in which the Messrs Harpers will get up thes
venerable and interesting "reminiscences of the
augur rich treat to all those who viii delight in pc
rusing in the relics Of bygone days. the memories of tn
beloved Washington Alexandria Gazette.
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and retained for the Of vegetation The wa
ter by the time it reaches the deepaid pipes is tho
roughly filtered and purified and liable to leave de-
posites to obstruct them.
As to the depth and distance apart Of the drains there
seems to be difference of opinion among eminent
authorities The rule must evidently vary with the ma
ture and condition of the SOIL The principle however
seems be established that the deeper drains need
be so each other shaower Mr. Parkes gives
the following table showing the actual and respective
cost three of under drainage calculated the
effects really produced. the Of earth efec
lively relieved of their surplus equal expense
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For OREGON.

The emigration West has again commenced. On Satur
day last six eight teams with families passed
through town destined for California. They fitted
out with cattle and horses, mostly the former, and
from Kckapoo, in Peoria county On Monday last, Mr.
Abner Abbott Samuel Lecper and one other family in
all twenty-five persons, took their departure from Mon
mouth, having Oregon for their destination.
On Tuesday, DR.. Daniel G. Mcneil with three other
families all from Henry the Illinois river in town,
being on their way TO the Umpqua Valley in Oregon.
Several families from the place is expected
will oyertake and join them the journey On the same
day Mr. Patrick Haley and Mr.. -. Hafey, with their
families including in all fourteen persons babe their
friends long farewell and their faces Westward
Their destination is also Oregon; the land where milk
and honey and gold is said to flow from the foun
tain. Others are preparing to start Among the
number hear Of the following persons from Green
Bush J. d. Smith, Larkn De Hart, and Marion Sim
mons, with their famies-in all twentyeght persons
Though there are many teams passing we think the
learn that by industry and ccnnomy thew can live in
Illinois-luonmouth( IiiinoisI Am,
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Curious AND BEAUTIFUL ExPERNESr.-The Phila-
dephia Ledger speaks Of beautiful and curious expert
ment through the fundamentally Of electricity, which
the editors have seen, Of lighting gas ieih he Up Of the
finger:
This experiment may be easily performed and has been
by Mr. James SWAIN OF this city, repeatedly, in connection
with the beltngs the engine aud shanys of the Phade
phia Ledger press and il far more astonishing than
the spirit rappings which setting so many people crazy
Friction it Is well known, will produce electricity in certain
substances. and the friction Of gtta percha or lea
Their working belt upon the aywhee or pulleys of steam
en- gne and shatngs produces il in considerable quantities
II person will nsGiste himself by standing upon board
fixed upon glass nsuato-common porter bottles would
sweand hold an iron bar number Of iron spikes in his
hand he may BY extending the opposite hand to
light il with the tip Of his finger easily ms with match.
He will feel sensible shock pass through him. pricking
saon in his finger joints and brilliant spark pass of with
cracking sound to the gasbune The electric fluid will
pass through several persons joining hands, with
an electric battery and the last may FIRE burner We have
heard that the thing may be done by rubbing the feet
rapidly upon green aize charge the body with cleo
rcity but cannot answer for ~ ccabiity The expert
with the belts have both and performed Any
mandatory in the city where gas burned may be lighted
by the workmen in this and the experiment. Is worth
trying singular and beautiful effect Gf principle which
destined to make yet subseryi,n TO his uses
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S analysis forward to 1850, l have found as

These calculated results cannot in reason be regarded
more than general but they accord so well with other
data previously established to ente them to serious
attention That part of the Continent Of North America
already in possession Of the United States falls little If
any short Of SQUARE MILES, and there
FORE when the population reaches hundred millions,
the density will be only about to the
square mile. The existing population, amounting to
twenty millions at most does not reach to more than
eight TO the square mile. WILLIAM DARBY.
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The NEw SILVER CoIsAGE.-The officers Of the Mint at
Philadelphia closely engaged in coming the new
silver pieces of the denominations Of three ye ten and
twenty cents In order the public wants for
small silver change, the work at the Mint goes
both at night and by day. The quarter Of dollar
weighs precisely four pennyweghts and is grains less
than the former piece As compared with the current
Spanish quarters the coin is decidedly heavier and
somewhat finer. None Of the new dimes or half dimes
have yet been struck The mouds for the gold bars
intended to make bars Of the value Of $780, 81 0O0 and
50 600 each,
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ACCIDENT on THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILRoaD.-0n
Friday night the passenger train that left here att o'clock
in the evening into the freight Buchanan,
few miles this side Of Niles Owing a slight difference
in Watches the freight train few seconds too late
in switching of to let the passenger train 90 by. The
locomotive Of the passenger train through the two
freight cars that empty and half way into tie
third and then turned completely over bringing the ten
der to the top, and making heap Of iron and WOOD
pieces and spnters twenty feet high Strange to say
the passengers hardly felt any jar and stranger STILL the
engineer and fireman crawled of the heap Of ruins,
apparently not seriously injured Chicago Tribunal
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MARRIAGE CERENoSY IN SoUHH CARoLISA.-A case Of
bgamy recently tried in Cheraw county, South Caro-
lima, and discharged In the charge Of his honor Judge
Fre' to the jury he remarked that there was no law in
the State Of South Carolina prescribing marriage cere-
monial II Mr.. A and Miss b jump over broom the
former saying take this woman be my welded wife,
and the latter take this man be my welded husband
and 90 70 housekeeping they legally married have
entered INTO bond Of union which cannot he annulled
50 long as they both do live
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MURDER OF MIssIoSARY.-The Home Mission Record
learns from Rev T. r. Greasy that Rev. ELISHA s. TERRY
Missionary Of the American Baptist Home Missionary
Society among the Chippewa Indians, Red river,
barbarousy murdered short tme since. As he go
ing day the woods to cut stick Of timber, singing
he passed along hymn in the Chippewa language, he
was pierced through the body with arrows from the bows
Of band Of Sioux Indians who were lying in ambush
and afterwards scalped.
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Thepate In the cabin Of the steamer "victora wreck
ed near Howth the of Ireland has been recovered
by diver but the protests that nothing in the
world would induce him to 60 down second tms, the
scene in the cabin the most horrible he ever witnessed
lie thought he had entered wax-work exhibition, the
corpses having moved from their position since the
vessel went down. There eighteen or twenty
persons in the cabin, and oil of whom seemed to be
holding conversation with each other; and the general
appearance 81 the whole eike that he
almost inclined to believe some yet living.
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WHAT GOLD IS COMING To.-The North American Re-
view has an elaborate article the production of gold
and silver which the writer thinks it but the exercise Of
ordinary caution TO that the annual supply Of
the preciou. metals will not fall below hundred millions
Of dollars for many years. and that in quarter Of
fury this supply will deprecate money to one half one
third its nre emf value
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young Chippewa Indian recently and shotin the
nelghborhood Of Stevens Point (Wis) young bear Be-
fore he had scaped his prize he found himself In the en-
brace Of old brun herself His gun empty his toma-
hawk fast in the bears hug under his blankets his only
resource was in his knife. The struggle fearful
While the beast rendng away his breast and side,
he piled the knife. He conquered at last, though with
the loss of the flesh Of breast and side, and rib
broken and nearly sundered from his body The poor
fellow survives, and il is hoped will recover
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"RIyynspAIE" We learn that Charles D. Calvert ESQ.,
the owner Of this magnificent estate, has been offered
$4,000 for 200 acres thereof including the dwelling and
appurtenauces Mr.. Calvert has unhestatingy declined
the offer Is there another tract Of land in MARYLAND for
which $3.50 per acre would be refused'
Marlboro Gazste
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Green peas raised at West Cambridge, Mass were
sold in Boston, Saturday. at the Of $20per bushs
Woodville Republican., 1853-12-20
From the Raleigh Nv. C) STANDARD.


PLAIN FACTS STATED IN A PLAIN MANNER.
Mississippi Election.-So Mr.. Foote is at last
laid ugon the shelf He united insthe late
contest, with the wings of Mississippi, and de-
monstrated for the dozenth time the impor-
tance of saving the Union but the people APP
plauded but little, and had the hardness Of
heart to vote him down. Certain politicians
in New York have also been playing more or
less into whig hands, and the result is the tri-
umph of Sewardism in that State. We un-
dertake to say that the Union is very safe
just now aud that this thing Of fighting over
the battles Of the compromise whether in
Mississippi or New York, was not provided
for in the last Baltimore Convention. Nei-
their can gentlemen hope to deceive the peo-
pie by praising the honest intentions of the
President, while they denounce his Cabineet
and lecture him about the acts of his Admin
sstration. He is responsible for his Cabinet !;
he is no cypher, bnt man Of plans and Of
nerve be is the President, and his real friends
will thank no one for concedng to him hon
esty OF intention, while his acts are denounced
and efforts made to prejudice the people
against him. This is the same policy pur-
sued towards Gen. jackson, He was honest
Tho meant to do what was right said Tall
Woodville Republican., 1853-12-20

madge and Rives, and Laheigh and Mangum
but that ''fox," Mr.. Van Buren, would not
let him The next thing was calumny and
vituperation. Let Democrats everywhere
profit by the experience of the past. Our main
hope is in holding together, in crushing, in its
very inception, all treason and disorganization
lin standing by Gen. Pierce as long as he oc-
cupiss the platform on which he was elected
The disappointed may fret, the ambitious may
fall away and strike out into new paths, and
those who think more of "spoils" than Of
principles may take ground against the Pres
ident; but the uncorrupted masses will rally
as aforetime around the "Old Guard" and the
schemers and plotters will be overthrown.'
Woodville Republican., 1853-12-20

and crowded charnels, are the trophies which
mark how Death, the great reaper has gone
into the harvest, and has come hack laden
with spoils"-how the southern valley of the
great !" Father of Waters" has been "Gol-
gotha--balefnl as the Upas tree, death-dealing
as the Sirocco" Fg RI rs
And now we pray that never moreit may
be ours to chronicle such saddening, such ter
rible results
When, wasteful, forth
Walks the dire power of pestilent disease.
A thousand hideous fiends her course attend,
Sick nature blasting, and to heartless woe,
And feeble desolation, casting down 81
The towering hopes and all the pride of man."
Woodville Republican., 1853-12-20
For the Republican.
Mans Noble Traits,
INCIDENTS OF THE YELLOW FEVER

In the hurry and hustle of business life,
when not checked by retarding circumstances,
or the direct hand of Providence, we are apt,
IN our eager desire to forward our earthly for
tunes, to overlook the nicer sensibities of the
heart, and suffer them to be overgrown and
smothered by the tares Of selfshness. And it
seems that God, in the infnitude Of his wis
dom, in order to nourish in his creatures the
tender plant of charity and other christian
graces, sometimes visits them with what we
are wont to call great calamities but which a
christian poet has said, are "mercies in dis
guise" And such would seem to have been
the nature and purpose of the late epidemic.
We were whrling and dashing along at ra-
pid rate in the fumbling car of busy life,
whose engine was red hot with the fuel Of self
aggrandisement, and while thus engaged, with
our eyes fixed on the one object Of our ambi-
ton, we were growing more and more unmind-
full of the nobler duties Of life, and were hush
ing in our hearts the "still small voice, -
which is ever whispering, in music-tones, the
one word g CHARITY" But the destroyer came,
clothed in the drapery Of overpowering gloom,
and brought terror to the hearts of ALL Like
an army in ambnsh, it pounced upon its vic
tins where least expected. 1t stole upon the
winds to homes that were happy and felt Sc
cure, and with the nalignancy Of the savage
spared neither age, sex nor condition. Stout
hearts that pulsated with the warm currents oi
hope and brilliant prospects for life, and which
were buoyant with the hot life-blood Of youth
were made 70 quail beneath its heavy afn.--
Woodville Republican., 1853-12-20

The PRESIDENTS MEssAGE.-We have not
had time to wade through this document. 1t
seems, like most of its pre1ec essors TO be long,
stale, flat and unproftable-its evident leaning
being to "buncomb"-- Wing.
Just SO just like you, hav'nt read it---but
it seems, &c. would like to know how it seems,
when, by your own confession, you don't know
anything about it. Its very little that's useful
you read, friend Wig, we know; but for
once, just read the Message, and if you can ap-
preciate IL, our word for it, you will not so
readily take for granted and endorse what the
N. Q. Crescent may say.
Woodville Republican., 1853-12-20
ADMINISTRATOR A Sale.

by Virtue of an order of the Honorable
Probate Court of Wilkinson County, State
of Mississippi, made at the last July Term
thereof, A. ID. 1868, the undersigned Admin
strator, de bonis non, of Joseph Fenner, deceas-
ed, will proceed to sell at public Auction, to
the highest bidder, on credit of six months,
from the day Of sale, at the Courthouse door,
in the town of Woodville, on the goth day of
JANUARY, 1854.
One Negro slave, named MAHALA, aged
about 45 years, belonging to said Estate.
Purchasers required to give bono with ap-
proved security &c.
SAAlL. ]. FENNER, Admr., &c.
Dec. 6, 1853-lw
Woodville Republican., 1853-12-20
Card

Mr.. Editor As your readers will perceive,
from an advertisement in your paper, there
will be sale on the SOth of December, inst,
of about zone hundred and nine slaves" be-
longing to the estate of the late Maj. Joseph
johnson, deceased
This sale will be made under decree Of
the Chancery Court The property will be
sold to the highest bidder, for Cash.
have understood that there is an impress
sion abroad, that have made. an arrange
ment" to buy in the property. This is mis-
take. have made no such arrangement
And give this notice that all who desire to
purchase such property may attend the SALE
JOSEPH JOHNSON, 1dnr. dc
Woodville Republican., 1853-12-20

VyO all Person interested in the Real and
Personal Estate Of VALENTINE G.
onon~,e -
- ulsooMe, aeceaseu'
TAKE NOTICE, that at a Term OF the
Probate Court OF wilkinson County, state Of
Mississippi, to be held at the Courthouse OF
said county, on the first MONDAY, IN JAN
UARY, A. D. 1854, the undersigned, Widow
of Valentine 9. Grooms, deceased, and Admin
istratrlx, with the last VIII ana testament an,
nexed of said decedent, will petition the said
Court for allotment OF her DOVER and legal
portion OF sad Real and PERSONAL Estate
known and described as follows, to wit; !,
A tract OF isnd iying ana pe'hg m III w salu
county, between the Big Buifaloe and Homo
Woodville Republican., 1853-12-20
TELEG r APHI C.
Reported to the Daily Picayume.

CONGRESSIONAL Baltimore, Dec. 12.---Ths
Senate to-day has elected Beverly Tucker its
printer.
The important Senate Committees are the
following:
Foreign Relations -Messrs. Nasen, Doug
las, Slidel, Clayton, Weller Everett.
Finance Messrs. Hunter, Bright, Gwin,
Pearce, Forris, Badger.
Cimmerce Hamlin, Dodge of Wis
consin, Stuart, Seward, Clay, Benjamin.
Military Afars.-Messrs. Thields, Weller,
Fitzpatrick, Dawson, Jones of Tennessee.
Napal Afairs-Messrs. Gwin, Mallory,
Brodhead, Fish, Thompson of Few Jereey,
Bell.
Public Lands,-Messrs. Dodge of Iowa,
Stuart, johnson, Foote, Walker.
Judiciary--Messrs Butler, Toueey, Bayard
Petit, Toombs.
Territories Douglas, Houston,
Johnston, Bell Jones of Tennessee, Everett.
Tae Senate passed resolutions calling on the
President for foreign correspondence.
The Senete then odjourued.
In the House, the Speaker announced that
the Committee had laid on the table resolu-
tions asserting that Congress has the power to
build railroads through Territories for Govern
ment purposes.
Then the House adjourned
Woodville Republican., 1853-12-20

None braved it without fear, 1t "tried the
souls" of stoutest men.
rAmid this universal pail the millions ofun-
seen angels, of whom Milton speaks, were
abroad upon the earth, ,infusing their spirit
graces into the hearts of men. BY these an
gel-promptngs many braved the dangers of
this !. reign Of terror" only from motives of
benevolence Physicians, divines, private cit
izens. and secret orders, seemed to vie with
eachgother in their efforts for the alienation of
the suffering.
@Firmly they stood who stood
Freely they fell who fell.'
In our own city, sectarian distinctions SEEM
ed forgotten Our Presbyterian pastor was
prostrated by an early attack, and was unable
afterwards to be of much service. For some
time the Methodist, Episcopal and Catholic
ministers, abored in concert with the earnest
ness of true servants; but the latter two fell
upon the feld-they were stricken down in
the midst of their zeal and usefulness. Tile
noble Marshall, however, stood throughout, a
tower of strength-a messenger Of consoa-
ton to the str cken hundreds, who felt the
kindness of his attentions, and were buoyed
by the fervency of his prayers. His zeal in
creased with the disease. lie seemed the EN-
bodiment of his religion.
@About him all the sanctities of Heaven
Stood thick as stars"
Bnt many private citizens deserve proper
tional share of praise. A prominent instance
is that of Col w. E. Green, a planter, living
in this county. Though he did not visit the
sick in person his delicacies, such as were need
ed by the convalescing in the city were flow
inc in continually, free of charge. His but
ter, meats, chickens, &C., were at the service OF
the suffering, while his own dwelling house
afforded an Asylum for one family. and a
/ comfortable house in his quarter for another,
surrounded with all the comforts Of life
Within six hundred yards of his house, dur
ing the worst period of the epidemic, whole
family were prostrated, with no one to admin
lister even necessary comforts, save the physi-
clan, Col Green and his estimable lady. After
four whites had died. and the remaining two
and nearly all the servants were still prostra-
ted, he offered to employ nurse at his own
expense, and at any price, who would attend
them till discharged by the physician. After
this he furnished the nurse with provisions
from his own table, and all the nourishment
the convalescing whites and blacks received
for two weeks, free Of any charge whatever
These and thousand similar and greater
deeds of benevoence has he performed, both
during the epidemic and through life, receiy
ing for his reward the consolation of having
benefited his fellow man, and often mo one i;
aware of his charities save the recipients.
Such instances Of genuine nobleness Of sou
are rare, and the knowledge of ono such give'
us higher opinion of fallen human nature
better appreciation of the purposes of life
We can believe man to be :" the noblest worl
!, of God" when clothed in such a garb-wt
can find an infinite deal more of beauty in exis
tence, and divesting ourselves of all skepticism
realize much of heaven upon earth.
VERIrAs.
VrcRsnuRG Nov II 1873
Woodville Republican., 1853-12-20

| ETTERS of Administration, having been
granted to the undersigned, by the Hon
orable Probate Court, of Wilkinson county,
State of Mississippi, at the December Term,
thereof 1853, on the Estate Of d. H. Miller
deceased.
Notice is therefore given, to all persons IN
debted to said estate, to make immediate pay
ment-and those having claims against the
same, to present them, duly authenticated
within the time prescribed by law, or they
will be for ever barred.
JAMES NJ. MILLER, Admir-.
Woodville, Dec. @, 1853.