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Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

LosT, MIsLAID, or SroLEN.-Ono Of the
canvass sacks Of mail matter, noted upon
the post bill, as having been started from
Little Rock to this place, on Saturday
morning, failed to reach its destination con
sequently we are without paper mail
The Gazatte Il Democrat, then due,
failed to make its appearance. We would
feel obliged for any Information of the mis-
sing mail. Was it lost, stolen, or was it
merely left On the road. as is customary
when there is q load of passengers, to be
brought along when ii is entirely eonve-
nient? If the latter, we would like to be
informed whether the Post-of1ice Depart
ment acquioseos in that sort cf arrange
mont
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04
Futher by the America,
New YORK. ADril I

NEW YORK, April Is.
McHenry's circular and Liverpool letters
quote fair Orleans cotton at 6 10, and con-
soils at par.
Other circulars quote fair Orleans at 6
IL to g 5-Sd.; fair Mobile at 6 Id. and
fair uplands at 6 Is to Id.
Prices closed in favor of buyers. The
stock on hand was $4,000 bales.
At Liverpool. on Friday. cotton was less
buoyant. Middling Orleans was quoted at
? 1T to ? sd; Middling Uplands 5 SIS
The stock Of Indian corn was pretty
large and white was quoted at 2ss. Sd.
HAvRE CorToN MARKEr.-The Hayro
cotton market was steady. The sales for the
week amounted to 5000 bales. The i'm
ports since the departure of the last steamer
Io,ooo bales. Stock on hand 50, 900.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

HARDs, SoFTs, HUNRERs AND BARN
BURNEEs-The New York Courier and
Enquirer, in reply to a correspondent who
requests light in regard to the party nomen-
clature of the State. gives the following def
initions ''from an unpublished dictionary,
which it i proposed to submit to the reyis-
sion Of Lewis Cass and Martin Van Buren,"
Herd Shell HWnkcr--A Democrat who
voted for Cass. stands BY the resolutions Of
'98, curses Van Buren,, and utterly refuses
all compromise or determination with the
Barn Burners Of '42.
S2jt Shell Hanker.-A Democrat who
voted for CasS; deplores the division Of the
party; admits that Barn Burner may be a
Democrat, and Is disposed to forget the past,
and commune with the opposing faction.
HdTa Shell -BuI1cr-A Demo
crat who still insists upon standing on the
fragments of the Buffalo Platform: swears
that Cass distracted the party in rs; adores
Van Buren, reads the Evening Post, and
becomes rabid at the name or presence Of q
Hunker.
S2tt Shell Barn -Buy7aor.-A Democrat
who Processes attachment to the principles
of the Buffalo Platform, but is disposed io
regard the comprise as fnality; thinks
there was some excuse for Cass' presump-
ton in As. and viii not object to friendly
drink with q Hunkcr-provided tha latter
will pay
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04
A Convention of ''Spiritualists" was re

a Convention Of "Spiritualists" was re.
Gently held at Springfield, Massachusetts,.
The'attendance Of persons Of both sexes is
said to have been very large. Speeches,
advocating the b-oadest infdelity, and claim
ing for the speakers. powers belonging only
to the Almighty were delivered, and hymns
OF like character we're sung. The meeting
altogether was characterized by an absrrdity
which the weli-balanced mind sickens to con-
template, and blasphemy from which the
Christian sbrinks with horror.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

The New York NcraLG contains an article
81 the condition of affairs in Mexico, from
which it appears that tho territory, which in
1921, amounted to 2l6,000 square miles,
has been reduced to less than half that ex-
tent. In 1921 the foreign debt was repre-
sentcd by eyphers, now it is set down at
$52,000.o0G. Tho revenue within the same
period has fallen from twenty millions of
dollars to one-half that sum, and the army,
which in 1920 was estimated at IS, 600 avail
able men, is now represented by the figure
Of l4,00O.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

The reconnaissance for the northern route
OF the Pacific road has been confded to Mai.
Stephens. He is organizing an efficient
company, numbering forty-one scientific gem
tlemen and engineers, for the purpose. He
intends starting from St. Paul, Minnesota
proceeding by the most practicable route
The routes via New Mexico are to be ex-
plored by parties who will probably be un-
der the direction Of the Typographical En-
gineers
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

TRAGIC OcCuRRENcE.-We learn that
f. Knapp, Of Demopolis, Ala jumped over
board, q few weeks since, while on one of
the lake boats running from Mobile to New
Orleans, ana was drowned His life was an
eventful one. He came from Haserstown,
Maryland, about 1897, 70 Denopohs, where
he settled, without means The Wings Of
that place finding him practical printer,
and an intelligent man, bought him print
ing press and he commenced the publication
Of the "Marengo Patriot there, which lie
published until 1850, amassing with ii a for
tune Of 15 or $4,000.
His wife, very intelligent lady, much
beloved by ali who knew her, and to whom
he was much devoted, became insane in
1915, we believe, and while on her way to
her relatives in Maryland, in the charge OF
her brother, she jumped overheard from one
Of the Mobile and New Orleans boats, and
was drowned. After this event, Dir. Knapp
appeared to live for no purpose. He be-
came dissipated, married dissolute woman,
and squandered the property he had labored
50 earnestly to amass, and now ends his
tragic life near the spot where his wife was
lost, and they both now rest in watery
grave. He leaves two sons-both printers,
Columbus (Mt.) Argus.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

The Virginia House of Delegates has pass
ed bill providing for the removal of free
negroes and mulattoes from the Common
wealth, with the title of the bill amended as
to read ''an act establishing colonization
board, and making an appropriation for the
removal of free negroes from the Common
wealth" (The appropriation by this bill is
$3O, 700 per annum, and tax of one dollar
per head on all male free negroes over twen-
ty-one years old.)
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

MEXICAN DIFFIcULTY.-A dispute has
arisen between Gov LANE, of the Territory
OF New Mexico, and Gov TRIAs, of the
Mexican State of chihuahua, as to which
government shall exercise jurisdiction over
certain disputed territory.
Gov. LANE had called on the q. s. off :
Ger in command, for troops to assist him in
maintaining the claim of the U. s., to the
disputed territory in question, but he had
declined furnishing the desired aid.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04
Arrival of the Steamer America.
New York. April Ia.

The Cunard steamer America has arrived
at Halifax. She brings Liverpool dates to
the I'd inst
She reports that the Liverpool cotton
market at the close was steady.
The sales for two days previous to her
departure amounted to 10000 bales.
Middling Orleans is quoted at 5 SIS and
8 3-4d.
The receipts Of cotton at Liverpool were
heavy.
Breadstuffs were in moderate demand.
Lard is reported as steady.
At Manchester spinncrs were proftably
employed.
Money was easy at previous rates.
The continental markets at the latest
oates were active, and prices for the leading
articles were on the advance.
The steamship Pacific has arrived out.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04
Gold fFl Texas.
WoND ERFUL DIscoVERIE

WoND EEFJL DIscoV les.
Anew Eidorado i now being found in
our own beautiful State Rumors are rife
Of large quantities IF gold being found
throughout The Western portion Of the coun-
try. We understand that there j. great ex-
citement prevailing at Austin, San Antonio,
Seguin, Gonzales ard other points I'd the
country, and that several companies have
leit those points within a few days past in
search Of the hidden treasure. and others
are making ready to follow These mines
are found on the Upper Colorado, Hamil-
toms Valley. and various other places. and
are said to By very ricll-suPposed ny some
10 equal the best California mines.
We have been shown letter from
merchant at San Marcus fully confirming
the above reports. If these reports should
prove to be well founded (as we have every
reason to believe they willy it will turn the
tide of emigration from Australia and Cali
fornia TO our own State, being more accessi-
BE than either Of those points.
One person sold piece Of quartz in San
Antonio for S25. I,adianokG Bulletin.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

From an article in the Scientific Ameri-
can we learn that in the United States there
are 1927 miles of railroads completed, the
cost Of which is $3O6,s1G,oOO; 1928 miles
in progress, cost 1887, $40, 900, and 1000
miles under survey, cost s210,0OO,O O,OOO.-
Total, 33.l55 miles, which cost 1904, $780,
OOO.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04
We were shown Hesterdar hx Mr. Viii

We were shown yesterday by Mr.. White,
publisher Of the Counterfeit Detector' in
this city, new counterfeit $50 note on the
Bank of Tennessee, No. 232, payable at
Clarksville. 1t is pretty well executed and
is well calculated to deceive We learn
that several have been passed on Market
street during the last day or two. The pub
lie would do well to be on their guard
The note can easily be detected by close
examination of the engraving.
Louisville Courier.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

ANOTHER Boat SUNK.-The steamer
Preston" en- her upward trip, with full
cargo, for upper Red River, struck snag
and sunk at the foot of White-Oak Shoals,
on Monday, the 10Th ult. The boat is a
total loss-part Of the cargo saved in a
damaged condition, has been sold, but the
greater portion. We are informed, has been
re-shipped to New Orleans.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

1t is stated that the appointment of Sen
tor BoRLAND, Of this State, as Governor of
New Mexico, created great surprise both in
and out of the Senate 1t seems, however,
that though unexpected the Senate confirm
ed him without hesitation.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

The Knoxville (Tenn.) Register, of the
llth inst, says that Knox county has voted
a quarter Of million of dollars to the
construction of a railroad which will connect
Louisville and Cincinnati by direct line
with the Southern Atlantic seaboard.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

RED RIVER is still in good boating order
as high up as the Shoals. For the last two
or three days past, it has been raining brisk
ly, and we may reasonably anticipate re-
sumption of navigation to the highest navi-
gable point on the river.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

On opening the body of an insane man
who recently died in New York, his stom-
aeh was found to contain one LARGE silver
teaspoon, pair of steel spectacles nicely
rolled up. and key or crank used for wind
ing up clock.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

10 Hon. JOHN J. CRrrrENDEN, upon
his arrival at New Orleans recently. On his
return from Washington City, was rendered
the compliment Of public dinner which he
declined.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

10 We ask an attentive purusal Of
the article on our first page, from the
'St. Louis Western Journal & Civilian, +"
on the subject Of the contemplated Railroad
from Cairo to Fulton.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

a lover Of the French Empress, vino had
courted her for long time before her mar
riager and had been encouraged by her In
order to use him as a line for the Emperor
recently reproached her bitterly, and then
left her presence and blew his own brains
out.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

To- Our thanks are due The Hon. JOHN
NJ. CLAYTON and Hon. SoIoN BoRLAND for
public documents
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-Dispatchcs from
New York state, that the Brooklyn Navy
Yard has been entirely destroyed by fire.
Several vessels were burnt. The loss Of
property is valued at over 100000.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

MISSION TO FRANcE.-RoB'r j. Wa1K-
EE has declined the appointment of Minis
ter to France.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04


70 The Democratic Convention for the
Second Congressional District Of this State,
assembled at Hot Springs, on Monday last,
to nominate candidate for Congress. We
arc not sufficiently conversant with iteir
movements, 10 hazard even an opinion as 10
who will De the lucky one. the one hundred
and seventeen aspirants for the station but
there IS one thing certain, it is not always
that marked ability. or merit either, decides
the contest. Il such had always been The
case, oar Democratic friend of the " Arkan-
saw Traveller would have held fat Office
or been in Congress long since.
It is really lamentable that there is not
places for all the would be- -Congressmen.-
We have host Of great men in this State,
and we have no doubt, that if Presiden.
PIERCE was so disposed, be could Gil all the
Offices under his control, from Secretary Of
State down to Sergeant O'Neil, the door
keeper, from Arkansas alone.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

a discrepancy Of one million of dollars
is said to exist in DR. Motifs accounts with
tho Union College Of New York.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

J. Cleves Short is the farmer. of Ohio
who lately subscribed $1,000 to the Clay
monument fund.
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04
The Meeting OH Saturday.

The Railroad Meeting on Saturday last,
was, we regret to say, thinly attended when
We take into consideration the importance
of the subject, but the number of persons
present at the meeting is no evidence Of the
interest the people of this portion of the
State feel upon the subject of Railroads.
Heretofore they have appeared Indifferent
on account Of their known inability, without
the aid Of a Government donation, made
effective by eastern capital, energy and ez-
perience, TO build any Railroad. That in
difference is yet kept up by the course pur-
sued by His Ezcellency Governor CONWAY,
in defering to call the Legislature together,
that they may definitely fix the Mississippi
terminus, and take such other steps as may
be deemed necessary to render available the
lands granted by Congress.
The meeting vas addressed by Messrs
PoINpExrER, CEoss and SLACK, and nearly
ten thousand dollars worth of stock was tax
en-, and the five per cent advance required
upon that amount, was paid up. And we
verify believe, could the Governor be in
duced by the expressed will of large num-
Der of the citizens of this State,-by the die
tates of common sense, and by every consid-
eration Of sound public policy, to call the
Legislature together, that decisive and we'll
directed steps might be taken to render
available the lands granted by Congress to
this State for Railroad purposea,-that ten
thousand dollars wonid be an Insignificant
amount, compared to what the citizens Of
Hampstead county could, and would sub
scribe to the stock Of the projected Railroad
Washington telegraph., 1853-05-04

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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13
The Aged NIatrOn.

Gray-haired and very old was she,
With many a wrinkle where
The rose and lily once had bloomed,
When life's young morn was there
And often from her dim old eyes
Methought there fell tear
Upon her knitting work, that told
OF memories fond and dear.
And oft her bosom heayed a'sigh se
AS from the open door
She watched the little ones at play,
AS she had played Of yore.
She knew that cankering cares would come
To spoil the castles fair,
Their little hearts were building high,
For they were built in air.
She had been young and children dear,
She called her own, had crept
Behind her chair to hide and seek"
No wonder that she wept;
For they were dead, and these brought back
The memory of their tone,
And drew those tears to battle the flowers,
In memorys garden sown. [Phil Cour.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13

THE END OF EDUcATIoN-The multitude
think, that to educate a child, is to crowd into
its mind a given amount Of knowledge; to teach
the mechanism of reading and writing to load
the memory with words; to prepare the boy
for the routine oftrade. No wonder, then, that
they think almost every body fit to teach The
true end of education is to unfold and direct
Alright our whole nature. It's office is to call
forth powers Of thought, affection, will and out
ward actions; powers to observe, to reason, to
judge, to contrive; power to adopt good cour-
ses and to pursue them efficiently power to
govern ourselves and to influence others pow
or to gain and to spread happiness. Reading
is but an instrument; education is to teach its
use. The intellect was created not to receive
passively few words, dates and facts, but to be
active for the acquisition of truth. According
ly, education should inspire profound love of
truth, and to teach the processes of investiga-
ton A sound logic by which we mean the sci.
ence of art, which instruct us in the laws of rea-
soning and evidence, in the true method of en-
quiry, and in the sources of false Judgment is
an essential part Of good education.
[Channing
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13

SINGULAR PLEADING.-The following odd
plea was filed recently in the District Court of
San Francisco Mr.. Hodges, it seems, had sued
X. A. Lockwood for two or three hundred dol
lars:
Elkana H. Hodges u.s. Rufus A. Lockwood
The said defendant, for plea and answer to the
complaint of said plaintiff, on this behalf says
that he never intends to pay the said plaintiff
"a red" of the sum of money claimed in said
complaint, or of two other notes held by said
plaintiff, unless, and until, (shoud such unlock
ed for event ever happen0 the defendant shall
have more money than he knows what to do
with or how TO dispose of otherwise; and
should the plaintiff succeed in getting said mon
ey otherwise or sooner the said defendant will
be glad to be advised thereof.
Wherefore the said defendant, (in lieu Of the
prayer for judgment in such cases) says, "let
her rip" r. A. LocxwooD, in proper person.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13

DANGER OF TAKING THINGS FOR GRANTED
1t was objected to the system of Coperncus,
when first brought forward, that if the earth
turned on its axes, as he represented, a stone
dropped at the foot of the summit ofa tower
would not drop at the foot of it, buta great
distance to the west; in the same manner as
the stone dropped from the mast head of a ship
in full sail, does not fall at the foot of the mast,
but at the stern of the ship. To this it was
answered that stone, being part of the earth,
obeys the same laws and moves with it; /; where
as it is no part of the same ship, of which, con-
sequently, its motion is independent. This
solution was admitted by some, but opposed by
others and the controversy went on with spirit;
nor was it till on hundred years after the death
of Copernicus that the experiment being tried,
it was ascertained that the stoLe thus dropped
from the head of the mast does fall at the foot of
it. Archbishop Whately.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13

CHEATING THE GRAvE.-The body of Spring
the murderer, who was hanged the other day, at
Philadelphia, was directed to be delivered to
Springs son for burial. Young Spring gave his
consent that post mortem examination of the
body might be made. This was done; and the
BODY was delivered to the Rev. John Street, for
interment. Subsequently, rumors prevailed that
the body was not in the coffin, and these rumors
led to an investigation. The coffin which had
been buried was dsinterred and the opening Of
it gave rise to the following affidavits
al, Richard Hill, having been called upon by
Thomas Oliver Goldsmith, Coroner of the City
and County of Philadelphia, to examine the cof.
fin said to contain the body of Arthur Spring
Sem, executed on Friday, the 10th ult., having
opened said coffin brought there by Rev. John
Street and others, said coffin contained no por.
ton of human being, but log of wood and
clothing.
Personally appeared before me, Richard Hill
who being duly sworn, deposeth and sayeth the
above to be true.
June l3, 1853. RICHARD HILL.
as. Roman Roger, Aid. of the Third Ward
Dist, of Penn"
This business body snatching, observes the
Buffalo Express, was deemed very unfit one
for clergyman to engage in, and good dea
Of popular excitement appears to have been the
result. The thing, Of course, was done fol
the money that could be gained by it; and that
would seem hardly justification for so stud
ed fraud upon the son, who still lives, ano
the public, before whom the solemn mockery
of this pretended burial of the dead was en-
acted
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13

Speaking of bees, the Mobile Tribune says:
|" Such of our readers as are engaged in the bee
culture will be glad to learn that remedy has
been discovered which effectually preven: the
ravages of the bee moth The frequent and
serious injury caused by this pestiferous insect,
has deferred many persons from entering into
the business of raising bees, more especially as
in some locations the ravages have been so
great as nearly to destroy both bees and honey.
The plan is this, split joints of cane through the
center and arrange them on the four sides of the
hive, with the split side resting on the platform
The moth instead of deposting its eggs under
the edge of the hive will lay them under the
split cane. From these repositories they may
be removed and destroyed as often as necessa.
ry with little trouble. A friend informs us tina,
he knows the plan has been tried and found
entirely successful"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13

Competition is brisk between Beetown and
Patch Grove, ILL.,, but it seems that Ury, of the
latter town, is ahead An Irishman entered the
post Office at Beetown last week, and inquired
the, price ofletter stamps. "Three cents apiece"
said Mr. Barr. "Faith, and be me sowl, " IN
Mr. UrY selles EN- at cent un half
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13

y. b. ALBEE, Storage, Forwarding and Com
mission Merchant, and Dealer in Dry Goods,
Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, Boots and Shoes,
&C., &c. Flour and Salt constantly on hand
Store, corner Washington and Water streets.
Grand Haven, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13

FERRY g. SONS, Dealers in Dry Goods, Gro
ceries, Provisions, Hardware, Clothing, Boots
and Shoes, Crockery and Medicines-also man
ufacturers and dealers in all kinds of Lumber
Water Street Grand Haven.
WM NJ FERRY, JR., W., M Epppx
THos. w. FERRY. "
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13

NEWSPAPER READERs.--lf subscribers to Jour-
nails, like church members, in stopping their
paper" were required to produce an editorial
certificate before they could subscribe for anoth-
err, there would be some curious Developments
as, for example: Wecertify that A. b. stop
ped his paper because the editor refused to al
low him six columns for personal vindication
which concerned nobody but himself We cer-
tfy that G. ID. refuses the paper because the ed
itor did not publish the obituary notice of rel
ative, which was never sent to him, but which
he ought to have detected in some exchange pa
per. We certify that E. F. wishes to transfer
his patronage to another paper, because having
taken his paper six years without paying cent,
he felt himself insulted by having bill sent to
him by way of reminder, postage unpaid. We
certify that G. H. in his own opinion, is poet
of the first water; but the editor unfortunately
differing from him In his own opinion is regard
ed by him as wholly unqualified for his Office.
We certify that |. ]. has stopped his paper be-
cause the editor had the temerity to express an
opinion on certain matter without having
previously ascertained the opinion of this par
ticular subscriber
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13

HOPKINS& BROTHERS, Storage, Forwarding
& Commission merchants; general dealers in all
kinds of Dry Goods, Groceries, grain and provis-
ions manufacturers and dealers wholesale and
retail in all kinds ofumber, at Mill Point, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-07-13

IENRY r. WILLIAMS Storage, Forward
ing and Commission Merchant also Agent for
the Steamer Algoma. Store House at Grand
Rapids, Kent Co., Mich.