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The Census for 1850.

The Census of the United States for
1850, says the Albany Evening Journal.
has at last been completed. and the sta.
%tis,ical results are now in course of publi-
cation. They will be ready for distribu.
ton at the opening Of the next session Of
Congress. Some ofits leading points are
as follows:
The States and Territories now cover
1881. 1853 square miles. Ofthose 1885
are on the Pacific slope; I.237.3fl in the
Mississippi Valley; and 977.5 SIG ON the
Atlantic slope.
"The territorial extent Of the Republic"
remarks the Report, s.is therefore nearly
ten times as large as that OF Great Britain
and France combined, three times as large
as France, Great Britain, Austria, Prus-
STA, Spain, Portugal, Holland and Den.
mark together; one and one.half times as
large as the Russian Empire in Europe;
and Of equal extent with. the Roman EN-
pire. or that of A~lexandria!n
1t is also somewhat larger than that OF
British America, more than three times a.
large as Mexico, nine times as large as
Russian America, and sixteen times as
large as Central America. In oihcr words
it is nearly halle continental North Amer.
lea.
The whole line of the coast belonging
to the United States. as ascertained by the
Coast Survey. is $4,000 miles.
The population is now nearly len times
what it was at The commencement Of the
Revolution. 1t reaches 23,l9l, 1916. or
these ] 1858 68 are white; 435,4O5 Tree
colored; and 3.2O4,313 are slaves. Six.
teen OF the States hold slaves (there are :
few left in New Jersey.) None are report
ed in the Territories except 26 in, Utah
and 1857 in the District Of Columbia.
The average number of inhabitants 10
the square mile in the country is Z. In
Massachusetts, the most thiokly settled
State. tits l37. In Oregon, the most thin.
ly settled territory, there is only one inhab-
liant to 25 sqaare miles.
The statistics Of Ohio are ~ iollowss--
White population. 1.955.O50; Tree oolored.
25,279. Total population. 1,98O.329.-
Square miles, 39,954. Inhabitants 10
square mile as. Sc.
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New York Bank Defn1cot;o,.

New YORK, Nov. 2l.-It is said n.
officers Of the various banks Of tbi. cite
met TO take into consideration the recent
defalcalions OF several Wall Street in.t;.
%tutions. The banks which have suffered
most severely in this way are as iollows:
Bank of the State OF New York $4,000:
Bank Of Commerce, $50. 600; Merchants
Bank, 5000 900; Metropolitan B.. $780,
900; American Exchange Bank, $50, 600:
Hanover Bank, $25O,OOO.
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VERY PoErIc.-Thackeray says a wom.

VERY PoErIc.-Thackeray says a wom-
ans heart is just like a ~lithographer's stone
what is once written upon it cant be
rubbed ont. Let an heiress once fix her
affections on a stable boy. and all the
preaching in the world will not get her
thoughts above oat-boxes and curry combs.
What is written on her heart cant be
rubbed out" This fact shows itself not
only in love. but in religion. Men change
their Gods dozen times, a woman new
81. To convert a Sister Of Charity to
Methodism would require a greater amount
Of power than you would have to make
use Of to overturn the pyramids.
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THE Big Tree.

The bark taken from the lower section
of this monster, still is on exhibition in
this city, and is attracting its share of at
iention. The bark, for thirty-fve feet in
heighlh, is joined together as it naturally
grew around the body Of the tree, by which
the beholdor is enabled TO form an idea OF
lis immense proportions. It was 96 feet
IN circumference, and when complete, must
have been little short OF $50 feet in heighth.
sro, fell il. il required the labor Of four men
for twenty-five days. Its age is estimated
Ivy some at $500 years, by which calcu-
laiion il musthaye been quite a sapling in
the day of chaos. II is the intention OF
its owners TO exhibit it in New York about
the first Of January next, prior 10 lis being
taken to Europe.-San Francisco Era.
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o. We are indebted to the Auditor of
Stale for a valuable document giving the
value Of the real estate in Ohio, as assess
ed in 1853. The total valuation of lands,
including buildings, is 1926 .935,488-of
Town Lots and buildings, $14O.O29.3 47
total, 1866 ,O65, 1856. Value OF real prop
erty exempt from taxation, is S14, 7O1. 7o3.
Total value of real estate in Ohio, by the
valuation Of 1858, 1851 .675, 538.
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Execution of a Murderer.
PoMERoy, Ohio. Nov. 3,

OMEhO1S OhtOs NOV. Z0s
On Friday. the 25th inst. the execution
of McMahon, the murderer of Waggoner,
took place at Point Pleasant, Va. The
crowd commenced to gather in the first
part Of the day, and by noon an immense
multitude were there 10 witness the execu-
ton, which took place between the hours
OF IL and I o'clock.
Nc Mahon was an iiliterate man, and
attempted to write a confession, but sue.
ceeded only in producing a few lines Of
badly written matter. lie had expressed
a desire to kill his only child.
The day before his execution his vito
took her leave, which seemed to give him
great pain. lie desired to take the child,
but she refused, only letting him take one
last look through thu bars of his cell. His
parting he said grieved lin more than the
thoughts of his coming fate.
On the Goth he was taken to the place
Of execution. When he arrived and the
usual ceremonies were performed, he arose
and spoke with some emotion to the PEG.
Pile, saying he was prepared for his death
he had obtained the remission Of his sins,
and in half an hour would be in Heaven.
He stated that intemperance was The cause
of all his crimes, and desired all TO take
warning and forsake the glass.
Having finished, the ex%ecuiioner cover
ed his face. and tied the rope. When he
fell the rope broke. and he fell to the
ground. The Sheriff sprang and hauled
him up by the halter to the top OF the scat
fold, and held him up till The rope was
again adjusted, and he with choking re-
quested him not to sirangle him, but hang
him and be done, which were the last
words he spoke. The rope was loosened
around his neck, and the second time he
swung. but it did not break his neck. lie
choked TO death in 81 minutes. Tho
crowd then dispersed, and he was con-
veyed from the place Of execution.
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WORTHY OF NoTE.-We have on our
book the names of five brothers, as SUBJ
scribers to the esprit" Four Of them
live in one neighborhood, and their papers
all 60 in one packet. The fifth one lives
in Indiana. How different this from that
of many families, where perhaps not one
paper is taken among five brothers. The
young men referred to are sons oil Michael
Eddy, Of this township.
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Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-The amount
Of public debt cancelledlast week amount.
ed to upwards of half q million Of dollars,
leaving the outstanding obligations Of the
United States a $37, 395,812 SO.
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Democratic Victory in New Yorl

The vote for Secretary of Siate-lhe
head of the ticket-stands:
Whig-Leavenworih $50. 1875
Dem.-Clinton HARDY .88.84I
Vexplank, (SoIt). 89,156 1873 .998
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ROLL OF

Received ON subscription to. the Esprit
of Democracy" for the week ending Sat
urday, Nov. 26. 1858:
Jacob Deanis, Seneca. So 90
WIN. Read, Esq. Malaga. 4 SO
Simon Dorr, do. "A
E. Hathaway. Esq, Noble Co., 2 90
w. HOLSTER, St. Louis, 1 90
B. r. briggs, Sunsbury. SO
Valentine Gates, jr.. Malaga, 1 90
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TRANSITION. J. S. Wells, it is said. will

TRANSITION. J. S. Wells, it is said. will
succeed Hon. G. G.. Atherion. recently de-
ceased, as US. Senator from New lamp
shire 49,. Hon. j. Clemens has been re-
elected U. S. Senator from Alabama.
The Georgia Senate has postponed the
election of U. S. Senator till next winter.
1.-The lovers of the horrible will read
the telegraphic account of the execution OF
a murderer in to-day's paper....The war
news is interesting. See Geographic col
umn. We are moi, responsible for the er-
rors Of the telegraph in names of places.
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Cattle Market.

BALTIMORE, Nov. Chickering'S al scales
to-day amounted to 5000 head OF beeves.
1900 of which were sold 10 CITY butchers
and packers, al prices ranging from Sc. so
TO So go per 100 lbs. on the hoof-equal
to $500 to $500 mel. and averaging
S3.i2d gross. Lett over 500. and the
balance 900 head) driven Is Philadsl-
phia. HoGs.-Sales at from $3.50 to
$6,25 per 100 lbs.
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Total, 1905

Total, .005
The deer were fat. They live on the
heritage OF a small willow. They were
very wild. The way they were shot and
subscription Of the grouse and musk-ox
is thus given.
~ was informed by Captain Hamilton
that the size of the musk-ox varied consid-
erably, but the deer that were killed did
not vary in size So much. The deer were
found to be very fat, although their princi-
pal food merely consisted Of the heritage
which was obtained from a small tree call
cd the dwarf willow. As the crew only
kept, as it were, on the ridges Of the sea,
no other food was observable, but there is
no doubt the deer found an abundance OF
food further up the country. They were
very wild, and the gunDers had to display
great %precaution in shooting them. The
snanner in which the crew got within gun
shot was this: They sccreted themselves
III various parts ofthe ravine. or behind the
sand hills. and listened with breathless ST.
lence until they heard the deer tap the
snow off the willow with their feet in order
to eat the heritage. When the air wa
frosty and the weather calm, this tapping
could be heard at a distance Of about goo
yards, and by listening and observing mi
ffntely. the gunner easily detected the 20
siiion in which his prey was located. As
soon as this was correctly ascertained. a
person was sent a considerable distance
round the deer. and a slight noise having
been made al their back, they Immediate
y ran of-probably past the gunner. 1t
was in such instances when the chances
Of "a kilf, occurred. One hundred and
ten deer were thus killed. and as they will
nj long distances after receiving wounds.
Il Isl fhif 10 suppose that many more would
have been secured if the crew had been &C.
~cornpanied with a brace or more of deer
hounds.
The grouse, I was informed, were no.
so wild as might have been expected; bu,
the wild fowl were somewhat wilder than
those usually found in Ireland and Scot.
land.
The musk OK was found TO be a very fe-
rocious animal, and great danger neces-
sarily attended the attacks. They were
easily approached, and when wounded
they ran headlong at the gunner. One of
the crew had a very narrow escape from
being torn to pieces. He had fired one
charge without its taking effect. and hav
ing no more ammunition with him he luck
lily fred his iron ramrod at the infuriated
beast, and dropped him ~lifeless just as the
animal was about to make iiie attack.
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Democratic majority /.

Dc"IoCFdtIC WdJUrIIy $500. ..oI ,o6o
There is but little disparity in the vote
of Hard and Sot, and together they beat
the Wings nearly thiriy.two thousand!
The democratic Judges being on both Hard
and Soft tickets, were elected, Of course.
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II, S, Senator,

The mex, Legislature of this State will
have the selection of a United States SEN
ator in place of Hon S. P. CHASE. Some
dozen or so of candidates are already an
nounced by their respective friends. There
is fun ahead for the members of the Leg
islature; and we would advise them to dis
pose Of the matter in short order. Make
the caucus nomination about the 18th oil
January and be doue with it.
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Total California de-
Dosiis 10 July SOth.
Total California de-
posts TO Oct. 31st,


We have thus the amount Of gold Of
California productions received at the
MINIS up to the LIST of November, except
the deposits oil the last three months at the
Branch MINIS which are not likely to nave
been Of sufficient magnitude to make them
material to our purpose. The next thing
TO be considered is the amount Of specie
exported from the United States, and this
We are enabled to give with sufficient &C.
curacy. Official documents show that the
entire exports and imports of specie. from
l847 (the famine year) TO 1858, were as
follows:
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MARRIED-On' the 10Th Nov, BY tho
Rev. w. NJ. Grimes. Mr.. HENRr MiLLsR..
and Miss SARAH ]. ANDERSON. all Of Reehs.
vile, Ohio.
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Washington lens.

WASHINGTON. Nov, 25.-The President
has nearly recovered his health and will
be able TO be out again to day: The mes.
sage is nearly completed. John Van Bu-
rem goes home this morning satisfied that
no Barnburner will get the Albany Post
Ofice-an Old bunker will be nominated
for the Troy Post Office in due time.
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GA quite interesting contest has re-
Gently taken place in Gestgis. Governor
COBB has been beaten before tho Demo.
cratic caucus for Senator by McpoNALp.
His nomination is q triumph Of the States'
Rights Democracy of Georgia.
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THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
JAS. R. MORRIS, PROPRIETOR.
vooDsFIELD, OHIO, NOV. 80, 1853.
or Friend Muse, of the GAINESVILLE Au

or Friend MUSE, Of the GAINESVILLE Au-
is about to issue a Daily, under the
title of the Commercial aurora. He has
associated with him A. o. WAGsTAFF, for.
merly Of the Guernsey Jefersoniam. May
they succeed in their new enterprise, as
they deserve, for they will make a first
rate paper.
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Or CHARLES G. ATHERToN. u. S. Sena.
tor from New Hampshire, is dead. He
commenced last March a term Of six
years.
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OF The telegraph line is down between
this place and Wheeling. We therefore
go to press without any very late reports.
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M a complete evacuation of the Princi.
Palitles as speedily as possible. and ! guar.
antee ny all the Powers against similar il.
vasions."
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Total. .s59.7l8,e8l ..s1o2.8 1923 $50
52.718.6 8l


Nti cports of sp7cie for
six years, $50, lO5,2O7
Add exports Tor first ten
months Of 1853, as as.
certained from returns
and estimates, say. 100000 0O
Total exports of specie. s75,1o5 eo7
The whole question may then be brief,
stated as follows:
Receipts of specie to
Oct. 31st, 1858. .S203 ,8P6 ,025 81
Exports of specie from
1847 to Oct. 3lst,
1853, 1915. 1O5.2OI, 90
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From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Increase of Specie in the United
Statas,

The present s,ringency Of the money
market has led US to inquire into the
amount of the precious metals in the Uni
ted States, and we are fortunately enabled
10 lay before the public a statement, which
shows, as accurately as can be shown by
any accessible data, the increase Of gold
since the California discoveries. On ap-
pllcation at the United States Mint, we
have been politely furnished by Col. Snow
der, with the following statement of the
deposits Of American gold at that institu.
ton and all The Branch MINIS, from the
date of the discoveries in California up &c
July 3Olh, 1858:
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Splendid Game in the Arctics,

The Investigator was the name of thu
ship which investigated the northwest pas.
sage. and Captain MCCLURE is the hardy
Commander. We find a singular paper
written by the President OF the Shooting
and Fishing Quarters Registry, to a Lon.
don paper, in which the game killed by
the officers and men OF the Investigator is
set forth. We had no idea that the Arctic
regions were so prolific in game. The re-
turn extends from October l, 1850, to
April8, 1853, although the principal par,
WAS killed during the spring of the year:
,ENo. killed. Av'ge VT. each. Total VT
Musk ONT 278 lbs. l,945lbs,
Deer.....f1O 70 lbs. 1916 lbs
lIares ....169 6 lbs. 1914 los
Grouse ...486 not weighed.
Ducks. :. 1873 "
Geese. ....29
Wolves.....2
Bears =. 49,.
4yR .Afe1l-
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Common Council.

The President being absent, Charles Washhun Esq
was elected President pro TEN. and in the absence of
the Clerk, Mr. S. v. Stone elected CLERK pro tenn
The order ofinqury in relation to the damage to the
estates of DanfUrth Brown, and A. Carer by the al
iteration of the grade of Pleasant street, came down
from the other Board, and passed in concurrence
and Mesrs Hunt, Biekford, and Barker were added 10
the Committee on the part Of this Board
The report fine joint special committee, in relation
to the petition ofo. A. Kelly and others, came down
from the other Board accepted and laid over under
the rules.
Mr. Barker OF Ward sx,caled up his motion of which
he gave notice at The lest meeting reconsideration
Of the vote whereby the Council non concurreJ with
the Board Of Aldermen. in relation to the laying out of
Jackson street. Mr. Valentine, of Ward ole ouected
as the papers were before the Board and the subject
was laid on the table
A communication OF the Fire Department, inviting
the Board to attend the annual drill was accepted.
The petition of Samuel Harding, with the action of
the Board of Aldermen thereon. came down from the
other Board, and was la id over under the rules
The report of the Committee in reference to limits of
Wards, was adopted in with the BOARD
above, and the Council adjourned for one week
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Board Of p1aror and Alasrmsn.

MONDAY EVENING, Sept. u, 1858.
The full Board present Tae Mayer the Chair.
The Committee 70 whom was referred the subject
Board of Trustees for Hope Cemetery reported that
the City Councih had no power to create such Board,
but recommended that an application be made to the
next Legislature for an alteration of the City Charter
SO as TO provide for the appointment Of such Board
The report was accepted, in concurrence.
petition of Albert TOIman and Others fol the light.
ing OF Exchange street. referred to the committee on
lighting streets, in concurrence.
A petition of Samuel D. Harding to have sidewalks
put in proper condition by the city, in front of his
block Front street. accepted, and the prayer of
the petition granted
communication from the Commissioner of High
ways. in reference to petition of T. Merrick, was
received and the recommendations thereof adopted
The Committee TO whom was referred the subject of
relocating Green steeE in the vicinity of Foxs acto.
ry offered their report embracing profile Of The road
and decree, establishing The ssme. Adopted.
The Committee to whom was referred the petition,
praying that Oxford street may be located and made
public way, made report favor of the petitioners,
which was adopted.
Henry Murrey was licensed as an auctiOneer.
Amos Packard was licensed to run a job wagon.
Licence granted TO the Sable HarmoDians to give
two concerts.
An order in relation removing distractions the
line of Trumbull street, taken from the table on
motion OF Aid. White, and adopted
On motion of AID. Earle, the petition of n F. Gates
for reduction tie amount charged for licensing his
Museum, taken from the table, and after some dis
cusson again laid upon the table
The report of joint special committee, in favor of
the petition of Charles IL, rsey and others, relative to
alterations in the grade on henew road leading to New
Worcester, adopted, in con curence with the other
Board
The joint special committee appointed to revise the
boundaries of the several Wards Offered DE- tailed re-
port, which adopted.
Ga motion of Aid Flagg The order passed at The last
meeting 10 relation the grade of Laurel and Edward
streets, recOnsdered and after some debate laid
upon the table.
The joint special committee upon the petition of VIM.
b. Fox Son, in relation ume across Green street
reported an order thereon granting the privilege to con-
Struet lume upon certain conditions which was laid
upon the table week.
Votedto adjourn to Monday evening, Sept 49,
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ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING IN CINCINNATI
GREAT EXCITEMENT Thursday, officer Bloom
arrested negro, charge of rape. Early in the
afternoon, he told him ne must go before Magis.
trsie, who discharged him.
Officer Hardin Immediately arrested him for steal.
ing watch; took him to the Burnet House, met
there some friends, and under pretence of taking HIM
to the Magistrate drove him down to the river.
The negro suspecling foul play cried murder he
was struck down with a colt. A crowd gathered.
The negro screamed and declared his innocence, and
the object of the party arresng him. The crowd
determined TO rescue him. 'Kidnappers,' 'stone
them, villains, skill them,' we've heard on every,
side.
Officer Hardin asked TO be heard, and was heard.
Alter he had spoken, light coored negro stepped.
up TO him, Whisper ing in his ear, 'l'll help you'-
That's right said the officer he's slave, and we
will take him to his master in Covngion, who will
pay US WE'LL The light coored negro explained all
this to the crowd. 'To the Magistrate, 10 the Mag
israie,' Ior whose Office they started
A party Of Irish here nterposed--pistols, stones,
&C., were used. But the crowd fast gathered round
the carriage, and gave The negro chance to escape,
(Which he did) and then charged upon their new
assaiants.
Where is this viIainy to end? How long will
outrages OF this character be borne?-Cm Gag.
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DEAF AND DUMB MARRIAGE.-In StJohn's
Church, in this city, on Thursday afternoon, Sept.
list, by the Rev Thomas Gaaudel, MIR Josiah Jones
Of New York, to Miss Sarah R. Phelps, daue hter
o. Mr. Horace Phelps of this city, both the parties
being deaf mules. The service on this occasion was
solemn and impressive. II was mostly in The sign
language, though ortions Of it were used orally and
portions both orally and in the sign language. The
service opens with exhortalion 10 the congrega-
lion, which was Of COURSE in the spoken language.
the address TO the parties was entirely by signs-as
was also the giving of their troth, which was per.
haps the most interesting part Of the ceremony, The
clergyman giving the form in short sentences, first
10 the gentleman, who repeated them 10 the lady,
and then to the lady, who repeated them to the gen.
tleman. The words used in giving and receiving
the ring we're also in signs, in which the gente-
man followed the minister. Prayers were then
Offered, orally, and afterwards repeated in the sign
language.
These words those whom God hath Joined togeth.
er let no man put asunder, and the declaration that
they we're man and wife, were also spoken and re-
peated in Signs. The solemn benediciIon with which
the service closed, was most mpressiveiy given in
the sign language alone. The service throughout
was exceedingly interesting ,and Witnessed by large
congregation .-Hmyord Times.