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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-04

3 lie iron bridge for the Central Ohio Rail-
road ae1u the Nus gum at zanesviIle IS part
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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-04

IaIIDREN'S and boys straw hats. Als0-'O'
" m. 9y fur hats, dFaR and 0laG s. D. HARPER SON.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-04

n lIrs. Fanny Z embie tBntlet) IS reading Shat-
speare IN gland. Ii is said she is getfng quite
deshY. The papers say cher Innssaiige and nuscu-
la sfm IS d wonder of fesh and blood, sinsw and
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-08-04

slflf1 Pal In store, and for sale by
sgStSy 9ylo d. REIIIiYs -
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15
Joaquin, the Noted MEXICAN Robber.

The San Francisco Herald gives a romantic ac-
count of Joaquin, the Mexicamrobber He recent
ly stopped on the Saneas Plains, and the owner
of the house asking him in the course OF the con-
versation, if he had heard of Joaquin, the person
addressed, put his hand to his heart. and with
grave politeness and penetrating glance, replied
'Sir, am that Joaquin, and no man takes me
alive, or comes within one hundred yards of me-
with these good weaponsn
Without any further ceremony and perfectly
unexcited the robber went on TO relate the rea-
son of his conduct in his late career He said that
becoming disgusted with the frequency of Mexi-
can revolutions, he had come to California to end
his days in peace, an American citizen, but
that he had been oppressed, robbed and prosecuted
by the Americans In the placers had lost 10000
been driven from piece of land which he was
working with an American companian; had been
insulted and grossly maltreated without Justice;
had been fiogged-and he was determined to be
revenged for his wrongs four fold. He had rob-
bed many, killed many. and more should suffer in
the same way. else he would die in tne strug-
gle. He appeared then to grow very serious, and
become excited, but subsequently added that
hearing large reward was offered for his head
or his living body, he rode into Stockton disguis-
ed, walked leisurely around, with his scrape
thrown over his shoulders reading the different
handbils posted up about town. Coming to one
of these in public thoroughfare, where $4,000
was offered for his capture, he wrote in pencil
underneath: II will give $4,000 mysef-Joa-
quin''-and leisureiy rode out OF the town.
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15
M u urder.

The Republic says that on Sunday n;ybt Poh-
ert A. Hawke, Messenger of the General POST.
Office cut his wifes throat an hour after tbev re-
tired, completely severihg the windpipe anI ar-
teries He.then made two cuts at his own throat
but was. as he says, prevented from killino him
self by his wife knocking the razor ont of III
hand. Their daughter, - years Old. occnnvi,,,
the adjoining room was awakened by the screams
of her mother who jumped out of bed Ana ran
down stairs, while Hawke raised the front VIM
dow, loudly exclaiming. Il have cut nv wi(e's
throat, and my own, and intend to cut NV cbild's'
The wife in the meantime reached the front
door, and attempted TO speak. but was unable
The neighbors, alarmed, going in, found her on
the floor in dying condition, the husband stand
ing over her with arms extended. exclaiming
'Oh! my wife, my wife-I have cut her throat 3
The child was screaming on the steps. The wife
expired in about 20 minutes. An inquest was
held this morning, and the Jury returned ver-
diet of "Death by the hands of her husband. he
being in a deranged state Of rnind.v Hawke has
been arrested and committed. He was honest
and inofensive ordinarily, but for some time past
has been in an extremely depressed state Of
mind. Intending suicide, be had written letter
saying "the world was against him. and as be
could not live happy here, he wanted all his FAM
lily to 60 to Heaven"
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15
q. S. Light Artillery.

Yesterday number of gentlemen from this city
had the pleasure OF witnessing the exercise of tar.
get-shooting, at Jefferson Barracks, by Capt
Browns company of Light Artillery. 1t was a
test of what is called in the army service the
!sperical cased shot," an improvement upon
'Schrapnalls'' cased shot The principle is
this: An iron case like bomb shell is loaded
with musket balls. and Just sufficient powder in
the shell to explode it. The aperture is closed by
metallic fuse which is so graded that it may be
made to explode at any given time from the in.
slant of firing the cannon. When ii itexplodes, the
proiecte force carries the balls within it one and
two hundred yards further almost in a horizontal
line, and with a force equal to discharge frorl
muskete To ilustrate If the artillery were
mile In front of the enemy, they would throw
these spherical cased shot, celebrating the time
and distance, that it would explode fifty yards
in front of an enemy. When the shell exploded,
it would send more musket balls through the en-
emy's ranks than whole company of infantry
would do, and with an equal or greater force. 1t
is death dealing invention, and, when brought
to more experienced use. will make the light ar
tillery the most important arm in warfare.
The experiments were made under the super
vision OF Col. Bragg, and witnessed by number
of officers in the army. The shots were fired
from howitzer and ffora six FOUNDER, at the
several distances of 450, $50, and $50 yards at a
comparatively small target and it was complete
ly rddled by the musket balls. 1t was most
gratifying exhibition of the accuracy with which
the artillery guns can be directed.
Isl. Louis Republic.
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15

UTAH TERRIToRY-The Deseret News gives MS
some insight into the progress of the settlements
III the Mormon region. From this source we
learn that Palmyra contains one hundred families,
the first house having been built in September
last. 1t is surrounded by fine farming region,
and has good water facilities. Springville has
more than one hundred and thirty families be-
sides grist mill and saw mill brass band,
and school for teaching the French and German
languages. Provo is large town, and much
crowded. Many new buildings are in progress
German and French schools are taught, and a
dramatic association is in operation. A bridge
across the stream at Provo to replace one swept
away by a spring food, Is in progress, besides a
Touring mill, and company is turning the Crown
river into IFS cid channel to prevent overfows
The town of Cedar. IN Iron county, contains
seventy men, about half being employed by the
Deseret Iron Co This place has dam and wa
ter course, several furnaces and casting house.
The town of Harmony. in the same county, has
an iron foundry in rapid progress. Pdrordan, al
so in Iron coulty.is is extensively engaged both in
the lumber and iron trades. They have iron
works there. Several other settlements in the
iron region are named, all apparently quite flour
ishihg,
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15
WASHINGTON
+ E M A l. & s EMINARY

TNHE 10th Session Of this institution will
Il commence on Monday the 7th February
next.
Inc Principal in again announcing the COM
mencement Of another Session desires to repeat
his assurances, that every facility which pe erran-
ence, liberal expenditure, and well-qualifiea
Corps Of teachers afford VIII Be extended 10
those desirous Of receivinga thorough and accom-
plished education
The advantages it offers consist ir--its favor
able location.-Its Spacious and convenient build
ings-its supply Of apparatus for the illustration
Of the Sciences.-its facilities in the departmept
OF Music and other accomplishments-ard it,
teachers possessed Of long experience in their pro-
fession- In the Study of the Natural Sciences
unusual facilities offered in the expensive and
costly collection or Apparatus.-in The well-se-
lected Cabinet OF Minerals and Fossils-and in
the Lectures upon the various departments Of
Study.
Pupils from distance are received into the
family of the Principal, where every provision is
made for their comfort, and where their progress
IN Study becomes the object Of special care
Terms remain as heretofore. Pupils are charged
only from the time Of entrance into the school
No deductions for absence.
S. l. SLACK, a. ".
Prinopdi-
Washington, IAN -, 1853. ?
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15
For the Washington Tlegraph.l
Communication from Mrs. John Smith

Mr.. EDITOR: I'm an Internal Improvement
woman; and my husband knows l am, and my
husband goes ia for internal impro gement, and
has done so, ever since we have been married.
Now John takes your paper and he's always read
ing something In it about Governor Conway's
being an anti-internal improvement man. My
dear Sir, can you wonder at this! There's moth
ing strange in it | do assure you. To know
that the governor is bachelor explains the
thing at once. | wish you could show me the
man who knew or cared anything about internal
Improvement before he was married. There's
in your 'rowing him up'' in newspapers
and In public speeches, you may write about him
and talk about him until your inkstands and your
throats are dry; but until you marry him to some
woman who knows what's what, there is no hope
for him Get him married | say and I'll bet YOU
the coverlet off the babys cradle against an eight
by ten pane of glass, that in three months time
he II go IN for internal improvement as strongly
as he is able. Let me once be certain that he has
laid the foundation for new generation and YOU
may then just consider the extra session. called
Married men only know how much influence
wife has over her husband-particularly if she is
young and handsome-you may think that as the
governor has lived so long bachelor, it would be
difficult to bring him to his senses, but that's all
stuff. When wife determines, she never thinks
of failure
Now there was my John. He was one of the
most i'll tempered cross grained rascals that ever
vegetated in Arkansaw, before he married me:
and now every person who knows him says that
he is as gentle as lamb. When we were mar
fied he was thirty Live years old; and had become
pretty well set in his notions, but knew how to
work him.
Now Mr.. Editor, take my advice; the advice of
ole who knows: stop ''blowing the governor upn
In your paper and use your influence in getting
him wife. Let her 40 the "blowing up,n and
as as you live, you will hear of railroad ac-
cident in Arkansaw before two years are gone.
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15

The JAPAN LocoMoTIvE.-The order given in
January last, by the United States Governments.
to Messrs. Richard Norris & Son, for the building
of model locomotive, tender and passenger car
to be presented to the Emperor OF Japan, has
been filed and in a few days will be forwarded
to that city, preparatory to being shipped to ia
pan The model will be accompanied by Mr.. c.
Montgomery, practical engineer, who has been
delegated to teach the japanese the power of
steam as applied to locomotives, and the great rev.
oution brought about by means of this agency
throughout this and other countries wherein it
has been introduced. The locomotive is COM
pete in every particular as is also the tender and
passenger car The capacity of the locomotive is
estimated at about nine tons; the tender is four
feet long, two feet two inches wide, and is placed
upon double trucks. The passenger car is ten
feet long two and half feet wide, and two feet
ten inches high. 1t is constructed OF Rosewood
and finished in the most exquisite manner, with
revolving seats covered with crimson. Every
other feature about the car is in keeping with the
best taste and Judgement. A railway track will
also be sent to Japan with the locomotive and its
appendages
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15

HANGED FOR HAVING HANDSOME HUSBAND
lhe Rev James Fentaine, member of the HUI
s9enot family, writing in the seventeenth century,
tells of his grandfather-'He married second
nme, I. but happily had no addition to his family
II would have been much better for HIM to have
remained widower, for his last wife was a
wicked woman, who become tired OF him and
med to poison him; and though she did not sue
ceed, for medical aid was promptly obtained. yet
1he offence became too notorious to be hushed up,
and she was taken to prison, tried and condemned
% 70 death: 1t so happened that Henry ~, was
li men at Rochelle, and application was made to
allfn or PARDON He replied that before making
an answer he should like to see the husband she
was 50 anxious to get rid of, to Judge for himself
whether there was any excuse for her. When
NY grandfather appeared before him, he called
W 1uI-,Let her be hanged! Let her be hanged
'entre Saint Girls. he is the handsomest man in
my kingdomnO
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15
California.

In lo45 San Francisco had but l so inhabitants
In L, aprh, lo4T, there were 375 besides few In
oians. In October, 1917, there were 500 Tn
octoper lo4s; $50 votes were polled and in De-
1919 votes cast. In January. 1853, the citv con
tanned about 10000 people, and 10000 voters. In
March, lS4S, there were only six vessels in n ,rt
and on the 18th of the following December only
iour, and no arrival Tor a week In January
feo1uary and March, of 1S4S, there were but q
arrivals OF vessels. four of which Were from the
nelghborlng ports of Monterey and San Pedro.
and for the last quarter of 1S47 the imnorts
amounted to $4,000 and the exports to s536oo,
from the lst OF January to the 31st of October
OF 1882. there were S29 arrivals. with an aogra,
gate tonnage of 370,345 tons, and in the last
month over 200 vessels in port. From January
ist TO October 31st OF the year 1852, the duties
received at tne customhouse amounted to 81 560
s42 10, and the number of passengers arriving bv
sea during the same period was 5S,S3l: while
those who departed in the same manner were
1875. The first brick building was erected in
September, 1S4S, and this was the second brick
house in Upper California, there being one at that
date In Monterey. In the first two months after
the discovery of gold in December ls47 TIE
amount of dust brought to San Francisco was
about S250,000, and during the next two months
about 100000. Now it is five millions month
The first Protestant house of worship in Califor-
MIA was built by the Baptists, and was dedicated
tne otn OF august. 1919. AC the present time
there are eighteen churches, two of which are
Catholic, and the rest Protestant
Gov. Bigler's message recently issued. gives
new light upon the subject of California great
ness:
"In two years the population has increased
thirty per cent, and it is thought that in ten wears
it will have at least quadrupled There are as
at present estimated 30S,000 inhabitants. the an
nual increase being thirty-nine rer cent. greater
than that of the other States. If the auementa.
tion continues it is not difficult to prophecy the
formation of great empire on the Pacific in
very short space of time, composed of popula
| ton singulary varied in its elements and stimu
lated, without gold mines even, to the successful
| industry peculiar to our Institutions
| The estimated value of capital employed in
| agriculture, real estate and Improvements. IS
sos, ,522, SOS, in which estimate no land, except
in actual cultivation, is included The compara-
tive agricultural wealth of California thus an
pears
"In horses she is in advance of fifteen of the
States in mules, of twenty-six States mich cows.
of twelve States; in work oxen, of eight value of
live stock, of twenty States; barley. only eouaed
by New York; potatoes next to New York and
more than one-half of all produced in the Union;
wheat, greater than ten of the States; oats three
fourths of the other States hay, exceeding nine of
the States mining without parallel; fruits, ex-
ceeding all the States in variety, and one-half of
them in quantity produced" ~ o. Bm
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15

Practical AMALGAMATioN IN BRooLYN-.4
Rich Sceae.-The New York DAY -Bookn cor
tains an article descriptive of an exciting scene
which occurred in the abolition CITY of BROOKLYN
on the previous day. A report got out that two
muatto boys, fugitives ifom bondage had made
their escape, and Were at the house Of a highly
respectable citizen, the son Of i popular aud es-
teemed clergyman. All the negroes aboItiouists
and anti-fusitive- slave -lawites were around at
once. and tie poor boys" engrossed the attention
of all Brooklyn for at least twenty-lour hours -.
The underground railroad was put in order al.
once and an attempt made to run the fugitives off
not to Canada-but to the Aims House. Why
to the Aims Houses Don't be in hurry, reader:
you have not heard all yet. The two yellow
boys were not from down south nor were they
born slaves. No. they were as free as any child
in Brooklyn. They were going to the Aims house
to be taken care Of that's all
10 make a long story short the preaching of
Henry Ward 3eecher has had its effect A dauah-
ter of one of the first and weaIthiest families of
Brooklyn. and wife of son of Reverend Cler-
syman, acting upon the principle that negro is
as good as white man. and believing that Dan,
the coachufan, was better man than her husband.
carried out the idea of Mrs. Cakes Smith and fol-
lowed the example of Potiphar,s upiie. Uniortu-
nately, Dar did not, like Joseph shy her presence
lhe consequence was; presentation TO her hus-
band or Dan, 1--WE do not know whichl of pair
OF as fine, lat vvooly y-heads ever delighted the
eye of ireesoiler The long and short of it is,
reader, Mrs. -, daughter of LoIa - and wife
of - had become the mother OF a pair of twin
negro babies, and about this little oddty was all
the excitement in Brooklyn. Every body we be-
lieve, was astonShed, but Dan and Henry Ward
Beecher.
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15

TIoNa-It is well enough, once and while. to re-
fresh our memories about important political facts
The Wilmot Provlso was Democratic measure
proposed in '46 by David Wilmot Democratic
Representative from Pennsylvania and passed
twice by the Democratic House of the 29th Con-
gress, which contained about so wings to about
130 Democrats. Nearly all the members from
the free States voted for it, that is, about so
Wings to so Democrats. In AS the Whig Con-
vention, as Edward Everett says. refused to
countenance the Wilmot Proviso.3 Not so with
the Van Burenites who, in IA had, with the ap-
proval of their leader, supported Polk and Dallas.
They assembled at Buffalo. and resolved that the
Freesoil prohibition should be applied to all the
newly acquired territory. So much for that
Mem. Eagle and Enquirer
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15
The state OF Arkansas.

County OF Polk.
Ia Polk Circuit Court, March tern, a. ID. 1883.
Bernard F. Hampstead
Us. Fan'on Tor
Margaret a. Cray a. Partition
n pursuance of the order and decree of the Polk
i county Circuit Court, on the Chancery side
thereof, in the above entitled cause. will as
commissioner appointed by said Court. on the sth
day Of August next, between the hours of 10
o'clock =. NJ Of said day on the premises in said
county Of Polk, proceed To sell to the highest bid
der, for cash in hand. 10 ,t The East half OF the
Southeast quarter Of section No. II, and South
west Of the Southwest Of section No. l3. all
in Township No. 5, South OF range No 80 West,
and containing in all one hundred and twenty
acres more or less; the same being the property
well known as the "Baker Springsr
NATHAN ELDRIDGE.
Commissioner.
Jarc IL, 1858. 2I-3w.
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15
Men OF THE RrvoLurros-Gen Greene, in hi

MEN OF THE INSTRUMENTATION Greene, in his
dispatches. after the battle of Eutaw, says:
'Hundreds of my men were naked as they
were born" Judge johnson, in his life of Greene
says; "Posterity will scarcely believe that the
bare loins of many men who carried death into
the enemy's ranks, at the Eutaw, were CALLED by
their cartouch boxes, while a fold of a rag or a
tuft of moss protected the shoulder from the same
injury from the musket.n Gen. Greene saws. in
his letters to the Secretary of War awe have
three hundred men without arms and more Tran
one thousand SO naked that they can be put on
duty only in cases of desperate nature. Our
difficulties numerous, and our wants so
pressing, that | have not a moments relief from
the most painful anxetes. | have more embar-
easements than it is proper to disclose to the
world" hem. EGgie and Eng,
Washington telegraph., 1853-06-15
A Few Facts for MRS. stowe.

Under this appropriate heading, the Fayette-
vile IN. c. Observer. of the 5th inst, has the
following statement If facts had any influence
on the minds of abolition fanatics, we might have
some hopes of their repenting the error of their
ways, but we are convinced that the publication
of thousands of facts showing the true state Of the
slave population and the liberality and honor of
the owners of slaves in all their dealings with
them, would be productive of no good. The ab-
oltionists do not want facts. They dislike them.
They prefer as is natural, the gross psrversions of
facts which Mrs. Stowe and her fellow -laborers
il. the work of abolitionism SO literally furnish
The Observer says:
Among the negroes who Sailed from Norfolk
few days ago for Liberia, were nineteen belong
ing to the estate of the late DR.. VIM. A. Andres,
very estimable and intelligent gentleman of
Bladen county, who died some four five years
ago.
There are some facts connected with this cir
cnmstance as honorable to human nature as they
are inconsistent with the inventions of Mrs. Har-
rlet Beecher Stowe in her novel. We learned
them from one in no way connected with the
parties. and take liberty, which they may not
approve of, in mentioning them here
Dr. Andres, by his will. left twenty-one slaves
free to go to Liberia, if they should decide to do
so che year after his death. They did not so de-
eide, and therefore became the Joint property of
sister of the deceased and of Robert Z. Troy,
Esq, brother-in-law. During the year every
lacHity was afforded to the negroes to obtain in<
formation on which to base their decision Bus
these facilities were not confined to the year linn
tied by the will They were continued up to the
present year. A few months ago Mr.. Troy in
vitcd March Hooper. an intelligent negro, form
erly of this place, who had been to Liberia. and
came back an enthusiastic advocate for the emil
grafton of his friends to visit his plantation and
tell these people all he knew of the colony The
result was that nineteen out of the twenty-one
resolved to go. and accordingly Mr. Troy took
them to Norfolk. not only giving them their free
dom, but giving them also the amount of their
earnings since the death of DR.. Andres. Two re-
fused to emigrate preerring to remain slaves here
to being free elsewhere. Who shall say that they
have not decided wisely?
Not only do these circumstances contradict
Mrs. Stoves book, but in what contrast do they
stand to her merceaa.y conduct! She was APP
phed to to aid in purchasing the freedom of
merltorous slave. under peculiar circumstances
She has amassed tens of thousands of dollars out
OF the sale of "Uncie Tom.,' But not one cent
did she givel She wrote letter however, ex-
pressing her sympathyl