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on any one shipment, and are empowered to in
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and Merchandise, to and from New York and
this City, by endorsements OH Bills of Lading,
at the time of shipment.
Special and other Deposits received.
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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-08
CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF RAILROAD AGENT.

AT recent term Of the Oyer and Termner for Duchess
county, New York. the presiding Justice BARcULo, call
ed the attention Of the Grand Jury to the principles
law relating to railroad disasters and insisted the
strict enforcement Of the law in every Of disaster
lie laid down the following propositions:
l. That the engineers, conductors and other persons
through whose negligence want of human life is
destroyed individually and personally liable TO ndic-
ment and punishment for murder manslaughter.
: That the engineer, being the person who actually
sets the train in motion, is primarily liable but that the
conductor may also become liable with the engineer if
he orders the train started improperly though such
ders viii not justify the engineer for starting
or running in way to expose his train to collision &C.
That in matters where human life is involved there
are no such things principals agents but every
individual must watch his own conduct and see that
is prudent and careful and he cannot fall back upon
any authority justification excuse for causing the
death Of human being.
g. That the /" Time Table" Of the superintendent of
railroad is the rule by which all inferior officers and
agents to be governed in running their trains and
that whenever, by deyiang therefrom an accident oc
ours, il is occasioned by the wrongful act neglect or
default Of all who participate in causing such deviation
and they to be held to an individual personal ac
countability for such act
That engineers and conductors are bound to be IA
mlar with the Time Table, and to regulate their con-
duct accordingly and whenever engineer is required
to engine only from one part of the road to ano
Their, it is his duty soto do as to avoid all the regular
trains; and, in he finds it impossible to reach the
next station before train due there he should switch
his engine of from the track and wait until the expected
train has passed.
g. That considering the great responsibility Of their
positions, and the awful consequences Of departure
have the control and management of passenger trains
the utmost skill, nd diliOence
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-08
EDGEHILL GRAMMAR SCHOOL,
Princeton. N l.

THIS Institution the supervision Of tho nsoes of
the College Of New Jersey, will commence its next sos
sion on wednesday, November I'd 1853.
The location retired and healthy the grounds extensive
and the buildings large. carefully selected library Is at
ached to the institution, which will be increased from time
70 time as the interest Of the pupils may require.
thoroughly competent assistants No pains will be spared 10
afford every facility for thorough preparation for college
for business life.
The moral character and religious instruction Of tho pupils
is object OF especial socudc and labor and oil the ar
rangemen OF the school made with reference TO the for
nation OF good habsnnd the incubation Of correct principles
The School Year begins on the first Wednesday of Noye-
br and divided into two sessions Of weeks each
Vacations in the months Of April and October
Terms $225 per annum, payable half yearly In advance
For further particulars apply 10
sep 10--wsww Rev. 7. w, CATTELL prine;pol
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-08

with TO buy Is to stop its production To raise the
rate of discount to check the trade means that the
march Of civilization bringing peace harmony and wealth
in its train is TO be arrested for the soace of few fright
ened directors and for the imagined advantage Of the
Bank of England Whatever other the partisans
Of the Bank may aege for its conduct let them preserve
guarded silence on the corn trade"
This state Of the money market and increased strin
gency being threatened and the Eastern question being
opened again. the stock market has again become very
gloomy Consols down &C. being fall of four per
cent since the first broaching Of these Eastern difficulties
and all other securities and shares in similar de-
pressed condition The returns of the Bank Of France
on the Sth instant exhibit decrease in the cash and bull
non during the month"; ,O0OOO0
AN increase OF discounts. .4, BOT, 600
n oecrcase Oh circulation. 300 00O
a ueoic"sc u treasury ,5OO,utU
IINue oues nave decreased. 600 OO0
The whole OF the specie and bullion 452, 500, 900
~ ceuialoh oi......,. 66l ,UOU,OOO
The excise returns for the half year which ended sth
of July last as satisfactory those of the Board Of
Trade Paper shows large increase AS SOAP no
comparison be arrived at the duty ceased last
spring and the manufacture having been checked for
time pending the discussion upon the DUTY Malt
and spirits present increase and sugar which now
appears in the list from the establishment of the Irish
manufacture from beet root also figures fer an
but still an unmportant total.
The following table shows the value Of our domestic
produce and manufactures exported during each of the
first months Of the present and past two years
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-08

:, Z DISTRESSING Casa melancholy than
those usually recorded occurred in Baltimore ON FRIDAY
morning Mrs Bourne, married lady, residing in Gran.
oy street mas been for some time aboring under de-
o. spirits amounting to destruction Of intellect
Yesterday morning she administered 10 her fve cbro
ana TOOK some herself quantity Of chloroform not by
nnaiauoh, put ny drinking the liquid. The consequence
was the death Of the oldest child boy aged about
years nnu me very serious illness Of all those who par
took. Dr. Tharp soon in attendance and did what
he could Tor their relief and up late hour yesterday
evening no further deaths had occurred and there were
prospects Of recoyery-.San
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-08

SNIP FEvER.-ship fever appears to be raging again
iearfuy ON many of the emigrant ships plying between
New ERIK and Liverpool The latest instance that Of
the ship Winchester, which arrived at New York few
days ago. She shipped at Liverpool 459 passengers Of
whom seventy-nne died the passage The At
lantic.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-08

EARTHQUAKES SEA-The Lady Frdaklin UoImos
which arrived at Queenstown the 18th Of sentember
from Akyab reports having felt heavy shock earth
quake which made the ship tremble all over on tho 1tb
August in lat. IL N, lon. ~ w.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-08

CoSyIcTIos FoR CARELESS DRyNo.-William Walker
free person Of color has been convicted Of msnsangb
ter IN Charleston south Carolina for causing the death
Of the child Of Cornelius 0Suvan by carelessly driving
his dray.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-08

The chief feature in this is the decrease Of
nearly half million sterling in the bullion, and we ex
pect that during the next two three weeks at least
still further and considerable reduction may be looked
for Shipments Of gold for Russia anticipated to be
heavy for some time to feature OF almost equal
Importance is the great increase of the discounts which
fully accounts for the rise in the Bank rate Of interest
II is said that another rise is about take place and
because the purpose aimed at in the previous one in
encng the rate of exchange has not been attained the
next RISE We are told is to be per cent What there
may be in the present condition the Bank to authorize
such an advance the returns will reveals but as yet
the market rate uninuenced by the passing agtatons
of the moment does not to warrant an immediate
rise to five per cent The short harvest and the necessi
y buy more corn abroad alleged the grounds Of
the Banks threatened further rise in the of discount
But this we think would be very wrong and very foolish
would be an attempt to regulate the imports Of food by
the slidngscae Of the gold in the Bank Golfers. The
Daily Ns"s speaking upon this subject, says
"To check the trade in order to prevent the
port OF gold that the riches which the beneficial
discoveries in California and Australia have poured into
lap and stimulated exertons shall not be dused
amongst the Russian peasanry, the Egyptian felahs,
and the American agreulturiss ewardng their exerons
and stimulating them TO produce more food, the very
thing required by society Capital is scarce il
be only augmented by industry No kind of capital is of
much Importance food The production of that where
circumstances make its production easy is especially
to be encouraged and TO stop the export Of gold where
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-08

The whole of the exports of 1852 were s7s,o7e 1884,
which were distributed as follows:
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17

ToTkL kBsTISENcE.-A person whose
general health is good, can cure any Slight
arrangement of the stomach by total absti-
hence; and its is much better 10 refrain from
food than to take medicine. The habit OF
dosing yourself with soda and peppermint,
when You have eaten imprudently; or with
bitters to procure an appetite; or Rochelle
Powders, is bad for the health, very bad A
well regulated diet and proper exercise viii
preventive necessity of any Of these nostrums,
and when nexcess has been accidentally COM
mitted, omit the next meal, aud that will gen
orally cure vou.--Reychanf's Ledger.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17


A man by the name of Wiley Hoffman.
of Emanuel county, Georgia, was killed BY his
wife few days since, under the following cir
cumstances:
Hoffman came home intoxicated and COM
menced abusing and cursing his wife, swear
ing that he would kill her, and picked up his
gun and attempted to shoot; she ran and he
ran after her; he threw the gun at her, and
then took up stake some eight or nine feet
long, and coming up with her, knocked her
down; atterreeovering enough to rise, he still
humping her, She drew pistol and shot him
in the breast; he then drew knife, she ran
again, he after her, and continued the pursuit
till he fell from exhaustion. He lived but
short time after he fell. Mrs. Hoffman gave
herself up to the officers.-Lomsyille Dem
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17
KENosnA couNrycRcuIr couRr-lN CHANGER,

Samuel Hale, George C. Manncy and John " &yer 81,
John Bullcn, and others.
Tappearing that subpoena to appear and answer HIS
IL been issued to'the Sheriff of Kenosha in this
cnse and returned personally served upon the defendants
John Buen and Henrietta Bu!en; and further appear
ing that all and every Of the other Defendants being the de-
PENDANTS hereinafter named not found in the bawick
OF said sheriff; and il further appearing by affidavit hat
each and every of the said defendants hereinafter named
are nonresdens of the State of Wisconsin, and cannot m
on enquiry be ound therein and that neither OF them has
caused his appearance TO be entered nths according
to the rules Of this Court Therefore. the ows
Ice Randall Complannn Solicitors, is ordered that
the said defendants yiz Samuel Parsons, Danford nr.
ney, Eldridgc g. Merrck, John W. blanchard James G.
Converse Royal ;. Wells, William H. Harding Joseph III
Gray, Edmund w. Converse, George A. Whiting. jonas
Conkng, Stewart Marsh and Alexander Frear and each
and every Of them appear and plead or demur Il
the Bill OF Complaint in this by the 18Th day of Au.
gust next and this order be published in the kenosha Tel
eSaph newspaper printed in said county of kenosha for
SIX v eeks successfully at least once la each week
EDWARD V. WILTON, Circuit Judge
Iated May o, a De- 1898 al
TowsLEE & RANDALL, Comps. Solrs.
4 true copy o. +. DANA, Clerk.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17
Horrible Murder.
PoveaKEEpsIE, Wednesday evenin

PoVGHKEEPsIE, Wednesday evening.
George Lake, a clock and watch repairer
IN the town of La Grange, Duchess county
killed his two children, aged two and four
years, and also fatally wounded his wife with
an axe, on Tuesday last He Immediately
armed himself with sword, pistol and rifle,
and his captors We're obliged to shoot him
with shot before they could lake him. The
shot took effect in his breast and shoulders.
but did not seriously injure him. He was
captured and lodged in the Poughkeepsie
jail. The cause of this inhunan butchery is
unknown. 1t is said that he always appeared
fond of his family. He had before been ar
rested on charge of attempting to shoot his
brother-in-law, but was acquitted.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17
June IS. 1858


The Assembly met this morning at O'Clock.
The Speaker announced his intention to be alb
sent several days, whereupon John f. Holmes
chosen Speaker pro tenn. a resolution contem-
plating the payment of mileage to members was
introduced and laid over until tomorrow. No
such resolution ought 10 pass but it may never
thclcss At ten o'clock the House, in accordance
with the resolution resolved itself into committee
of the whole Mr.. Wilcox in the Chair, and pro-
ceeded to the Senate chamber to attend upon the
impeachment trial.
The floor of the Senate Chamber complete
ly filled by Members of both houses, parties and
counsel, and newspaper reporters, and the gallery
with spectators, the thermometer ranging at about
"a deg. E. G. Ryan opened the prosecution, oc-
cupving the time until about o'clock p NJ. Mr..
Ryan has the reputation of being one of the ahest
men in the state, which reputation, l gather from
those cap able of approaching this kind Of ooquence
suffered nothing by this effort After closing the
examination of witnesses was at once commenced.
Geo. b. Smith, of Madison was first called 10 the
stand. He testified TO a ease in which the Judge
allowed himself TO be approached by the friend of
a man who had been convicted of an assault with
intent KILL in mitigation of the penalty preScri-
bed by statute for such offence. The penalty was
abated by the Judge.
The day closed with this examination.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17
not sufficient.
MADISON, June IL, 1855


The House had q session of about half an hour
this morning, and adjourned to meet again on Mon
day morning.
1t passed resolution that the House could not
lcgisate while the Court of impeachment was en-
ploycd, and refused TO rescind the resolution
against receiving any new business. On motion
of Mr.. Kelsey the communication of the Cover
nor with reference TO John Taylor, was referred to
a select committee of five. Kelsey, Kicker, Muir
ray, Omstead, and Lees, compose the committee,
n majority of whom, 1 think, arc by no means pre-
JUDGED in favor Of the Governor, nor against Tay-
lor
The Superintendent has returned from his trip
aft or stationery, and / learn has got some S15
worth Gold pens at S4s per doz., help to make
up the invoice. Pens and knives and stationery
enough TO last a moderate man two years, were
distributed to every member, officer, and newspa-
per reporter, before the recess, and it looks
amazingly like ineNcusable extravaganza to again
order another purchase and distribution. S.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17
STATE OF WISCONSIN, }
SosuA CoUSTY. 81

hkA0sHA COUNTY, I
receiving The petition, schedules and affidavit of FIRE.
" derrick A. MARSHALL, Of the city and county of kenosha
praying TO be DISCHARGED from his deib in pursuance of an
actor the relief Of insJyen debtors Is ordered that the
creditors OF the said Frederick A. Marshall show cause
any they have she Second Monday of November A. ID
1883 al ten o'clock In the forenoon before me- the Court
House. in the said city of Kenosha why assignment
the tnsolvent Estate of the said Frederick A. Marshall
should not be made, and ne discharged from his debss
And isfurther Ordered that notice contents of this
Order be published in the weekly Argus and Democrat
public newspaper printed Maids seat of govern
nent OF said State, and in the Ke,Ioha Telegraph pIs
prinedin the county Kenosha where the pc
uoher resides for ten successive weeks previous To The
"s Tor e hearing OF the said petition by me.
bated ihis iclh diy oi Apii, 1888. l0-l
EDWARD V. WILTON Circuit Judge
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17
MADISON, June 10, 1853.

MADISON, June 10, 1853.
The high court of impeachment adjourned this
morning to meet again on Monday morning at 10
o'clock. Nothing whatever has been done as yet,
and the week now closing may be set down a
blank 1t is hoped that at that time the business
of the meeting will be fairly commenced and pro-
secuted without delay to completion e. G. Ry-
an; as ttuhsel for the prosecution is on hand. j.
f. Arnold, counsel for the Defence has not yet ar
rived, being detained, l am told; by i'll health.
The Governor yesterday morning transmitted
to the House his reasons for the removal of John
Taylor, as State Prison Commissioner. They are
in brief
LIST: That as former Commissioner, he had con-
tractcd debts without warrant of law, and issued
scrip in violation of the Constitution.
2nd, That he put in his own pocket, money APP
propriatcd to pay debts, and compelled creditors
to take from him personal property Mt enormous
prices, in payment of these debts.
3rd. That he spent his official time in lobbying
at Madison for reelection, leaving the prisoners
and property of the prison without any legal Gus
tody.
4th. That Ire had avowcd since his late election
that he would contract debts against the State in
expenditures about the prison, regardless of law.
These are the reasons given, accompanied with
ar lntimation that more arcin reserve if these arc
not sufficient
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17
Legal Advertisements.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, /,

IN receiving the petition schedule ana affidavit Of Johr
" X Phelps, OF the city AMI county Of Kenosha
TO be discharged from his debts in pursuance of an ac fol
te relief OF nSoivcn Debtors il is ordered credit
of The said John r. Phelps show cause il any they
on the Second Monay of November A. d., iS53 at ten
O'Clock IN the forenoon OF said day. before me- at the CouF
insvent Estate Of ue said John r. Rheps should not b
made and ne be discharged from his debts k t is fur
Their ordered that notice ofhe order be
ished IN the Weekly Argus and Democrat, public new
paper printed a Madison, the government said
ssae, ana IN the henoshe Teeeraph.a public newspaper
printed In the county OF Kenosha where the
Sides Tor ten successive weeks previous 10 the time aore-
sald for the hearing OF the said petition by mic.
Dated this 18TH day OF April 1853. I0-l
EDWARD V. WILTON. Circuit Judge.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17
Special Election Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given the; special election
Nhas been ordered by His Exeslency. Leonard
J. Farwell. Governor Of the State of Wisconsin,
10 be held in the several Towrs and Wards in this
county, on SATURDAY, the 18th of June next,
10 elect Senator 10 serve out the Unexpired term
of the Hon. j. R. Sharpste:n, whose Office as Sc
nator for the sth Senate district has become
P. C0SGRAVE,
Sheriff Of Ksnosha County.
Sheriff. Ofics, Ksresha, MAY as, 1888.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17
SUIT FOR ExrvLsIoF FROM THE Cans

SUIT FOR EX"uLsIoF FROM THE CARS
Some months since, a disagreement about
fare, We believe occurred between passen-
ger, resident in Orleans county, and one of
the conductors on the Rochester and Niagara
Falls Road, when resulted in the expulsion
of the former from the cars. A suit was in
stituted in the Orleans Circuit Court, which
came to a trial last week, and resulted in favor
of the plaintiff. The Court sentenced the
conductor to ten days in the county Jail and
500 fine. The ten days was, at the instance
of the defenant committed to an additional
$50, making $50 in all-which was paid,
and the conductor went about his business
Rochester Daily Advocate
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17

On the Island of Martha's Vineyard there
has not been a criminal case in any of its
cour;s for eighteen years. Couple another
fact with that: during that time not glass
of liquor hls been sold on the Island.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17

A MAINE WOMAN ELECTED TO OFFICE.
The Eastern District in Lincoln County,
Maine, has chosen lady, named Miss Olive
Rose, for Register of Deeds, in place of Hcz-
ekiah Coombs, deceased, over Sylvester the
regular Democrtic candidate, by "a vote of over
two to one
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17
Harrisonss DiOramas.

was kindly invited by the Proprietors TO visit
these paintings now on exhibition here and /
mean considerably moro than is usually int nded
by newspaper notices, when say they were well
worthy a visit I never myself witnessed any sim
liar exhibition so handsome and pleasing, and l
heard the same expression from gentleman who
has travelled almost the world over, and enjoyed
opportunities for seeing all there was beautiful in
art. have no, time now for an extended notice.
The paintings were got up in Fon du Lac. and
represent works of Art, Nature and Scripture, anil
arc owned by gentleman of that city. They
present an effect TO the behoder never before wit
messed or heard of as belonging to paintings, and
as the proprietors design 10 visit our city, can
only add that those who fail to visit Harrison's
Dioramas." will deny themselves a rare pleasure