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AMERICAN COMMERCE WITH CHINA.-The
report of the harbor master at Shanghai (AIr.
Nicholas Baylies, an American) shows that
from January lstto December 81, 1852, the
American tonnage exceeded that of any 9th
er nation. The number of British vessels
was one hundred and two, with a tonnage OF
thirty.two thousand seven hundred; of Ame-
rican vessels seventy-one, with tonnage OF
4O,365.
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MURDER IN LouIsA.~-The Charlottesville
Advocate states that the body of Richard
Williams Of Orange county, was found in the
South Anna River in Louisa county several
days since, bearing the marks of violence,
and bound with strong cords. He being evil
IDENTIFY murdered, the persons in the neigh
borhood set about hunting up proofs as to the
manner of his death, and finally suspicion
rested upon Capt. VIM. Porter, his wife, his
wife's sister, and two of his negro men, who
were all examined and committed for trial.
The committal was upon the evidence OF
Williams wife, who is Porter's wife's sister,
md who had left her husband and was living
ut Porter's at the time OF the murder. Por-
ter is man Of property and has been highly
respected until by bad association he LAS
fallen upon evil courses. William was poor
iaboring man.-The neighborhood where the
murder was committed is proverbial for in
tegr:ty and love of law and order, and q
great excitement was produced by the occur
Wheeling Int.
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SALE OF LAND.

ERE will re offered 10, s.e tie premises in Coe-
rain township. IN TUESDAY, the l.ih dsyo Aurii, ie
tween the hours of 10 O'Clock, and O'clock l..
the fOuwin described Rca! Estate. Ia wiz
EIGHTY ACRES OF LAND,
situated on FALL RUN in the townslin aforesaid, re.
ing tho property o john BROWN dcocas,d. An urdis,.
Ted tite will lie given lmmediae possession Will lie
given. Terms made known on the day OF sale.
March :. lcj3. SLATER BROWN, Executor.
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To suppress Rioting, Fighting and dsorderly
conduct in the Incorporated village oI
Da..a...;na
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'ALk ENOuGlI.-300 Bonnets, of all
thc ia'e styles, Al less prices ly - Per ccnt than
yoi ever saw them A!su. 40 Lesho,u, Panama 6nish
en Aim and h.,- thut were hou=ni great "har
gar. aii WI DC sod accordingly. Al
sPf'e' 15I STONE & THOMAS
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FOR TREASURER OF STATE,
HENRY BRAKEMAN of Hamilton.
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ron SECRETARY OF STATE,
JEI,SON II. VAN WORRIES, OF Athens.
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TO PRINTERS.

ron BOARD oy PUBLIC WORKS,
JOHN WADDELL, Of Coshocton.
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FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL, 2
WILLIAM Ii. GIBSON, Of Seneca.
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FRANCE AND THE SANDWICH IsLANDs,-We
have file Of the " Polynesan" to the 18th Of Feb
ruary. The principal item Of news is an account
Of the reception Of NJ. PERRIN, as plcnipotentiary
from France, BY his Hawaiian Majesty. In his ad-
dress NJ. Perrin said
France has had viii have, the thought Of
establishing in the Sandwich Islands protectorate,
either direct indirect exercise in them exclu-
siye influence, religious political commercial the
contrary, she will applaud what may be capable
Of nsurng the free development and the full and entire
neutrality Of archipelago whose geographical position
calls i to eRot and place Of refreshment to
the commerce Of the world In your kingdom sire, as
well throughout the whole world France has no other
wish than be ally powerful she is sincere"
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CENTRAL AMERICA.-The Charleston Mercury,
commenting on the speech Of Judge BUTLER, made
during the recent discussion Of the Central Ameri-
can question in the Senate, says:
at is speech marked by the habtual moderation and
practical wisdom which Senator has always shown in
the discussion Of international affairs II is reply
the attempt to knde national prejudces against Eng
land, in where we have special need off such
feelings and decide the simple dictates Of good
and polite forecast This whole Central American ques-
ton is Of commercial advantage and Of terrific
rial acquisition and it is than idle to look upon il
in any other light The country be colonized by
England setting altogether aside the danger Of collision
with the United States This is proved by the condition
Of the Belize, where than century Of occupation
has resulted only in permanent settlement Of about FIVE
thousand persons, not five hundred Of whom English
We obstruct instead Of advancing the settlement Of this
question of nteroceanic communication, by mixing ur
with those elements Of national prejudice which never
looked SO hollow and mean as when they left their proper
arena Of the stump and migrated the United States
Senate"
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Mr.. swARTwoUT.

New York paper having, in announcing the recent
death Of gentleman in New Jersey stated that he had
suffered heavily of the securities Of Mr. s. swart
won't, former Collector Of Customs at New York, Mr. s.
has forward with public denial Of the allegation
stating that the surety named was indebted to him
200 borrowed money not dollar of which was ever
refunded and therefore far from being loser the
security gamer by the connexion. Mr. S. then
proceeds as follows:
And now, in connexion with this subject Of my defa-
cation and Indebtedness to the Government permit
request the insertion of the accompanying certificate of
Clerk Of the Circuit Court of the United States for this
district will barely add that there is not this day.
any suit or Judgment against me- any of my
ties, in this or any other court in the Union.
sAML. SWARTWoUT"
Mr. Samuel Spartwoufs case Nth the Government
Certificate of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the
United States for the southern district of New York. No
vember 1857, John w. Nelson, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court of the United States for the southern district of
New York do hereby certify that the suit of the United
States against James E. DeKay, Francis r. Tillou and
Charles Cncu executors of Henry Eckford deceased
Of the sureties of Samuel Swarwout his official
bond was commenced in the month of June, in the year
1889 for the alleged defacaon during the second term
of the official service of said Swartwout Collector;
that is from the 29th March, $780, the 2Sth March,
1884 the amount of said official bond being $3.50 000
and the amount of said alleged defacaton S435 0522
That the issue joined in said suit tried in the month
of May 1885, and hato the Goth day Of said month the
jury empanneled in the rendered verdict for the
defendants, and certified balance in their favor Of
S2054j59 That after the rendition of said verdict
motion for trial made the part of the United
States which motion argued at the special term of
lS47 that at October term in the year l849 the
ordered that the said motion be- and the there
by denied and that judgment hereupon entered for
the defendants in the amount certified BY the verdict of
May lS45. And lido further certify that, upon
animation of the records and files of said court suit
appears pending against said Swartwout any Of his
sureties, such, at this date.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said court this twenty seventh
H. $. day of April, eighteen hundred and fty-two.
JOHN w. NELSON Clerk.
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We perform to-day most revolving duty, in
placing before our readers an official Report Of
Lieut.. E. F. BEAEz, Superintendent of Indian
Affairs in California, presenting sickening picture
of savage barbartcs perpetrated BY the miners and
other frontier inhabitants Of California on the mise
rable Indian natiyes-men, women, and children
which would be utterly incredible, if not estabshe,
by evidence 50 multiplied and incontestiblc Tn,
Government Of the United States, if there be som,
things in its earlier treatment Of the Indians indie
fensible and painful, can yet boast Of much which
is eminenty humane and liberal but this California
story viii be darker spot in the history Of Indian
wrongs than the darkest that ever before found a
place in it.
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EX-PREsIDENT FILLMORE Buffalo Adver-
tiser Of the 9th has the annexed article which it
is due to Mr. FILLMORE, as well as to his numerous
fellow-citizens in the Southern States who have
been disappointed Of high qualification by the late
domestic affection, to place in oar columns:
Mr. FILLMORE has been somewhat nlsposed for several
days past and has therefore been unable to reply to
Of the numerous letters o. sympathy and coincidence
which he has received from valued friends since his sad
return to the home he loved well, made desoate
BY an inscrutable dispenaon Of the Advise Dsposer Of
human affairs We have reason know that he is deeply
sensible Of the kind interest exhibited in his overwhelming
affection and that he fully appreciates the dsinterested
manifestations Of respect and that have greeted
from almost every point which he expected
visit his contemplated Southern and Western
For three weeks past he has been in the daily re-
cept Of communications from gentlemen along the line Of
his intended route breathing the sentiments Of
regret that he constrained orego his purpose of
raversng that section of the country and expressing in
becoming and delicate language the profound
the heavy calamity with which he has been afflicted.
We sure that the generous friends who have been
prevented from receiving him with those demonstrations
Of respect and attachment which his patriotic character
and eminent public services have richly earned will
accept this explanation of the circumstances under which
their letters remain unanswered and regard the event
deporable in itself and distressing to Mr. FILLMORE,
when considered in connexon with his indsposition as
sufficient for what might otherwise be deemed UNI
grateful neglect And if he finds himself unable here
after respond their letters in more formal manner
they will ascrbe his silence the incidents above named
and the Of proper Of what is due to
their kindness.
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RAILROAD lrENs.-The Ohio and Pennsylvania railroad
= now completed and open its entire length Of 49, miles,
extending rom Pittsburgh Crestline The energy and
Of pittsburgh have been mainly instrumental in
ne acheVement Of this work which, in its progress west
connects at numerous points with the railroads that
traverse ONO and Indiana in every direction.
me Gaston and Weldon IN G. railroad will be finished
On me -Vh Of this month completing the railroad
nexion between Norfolk AMI Raleigh.
! stated IN the Philadelphia papers that an agree.
men' pas oeen made between the sunbury and Erie rail-
ROAD ana me representatives u company Of rich foreign
capitalists oy which the latter agree to furnish 900 0OC
to build the road and ensure its completion within two
years This arrangement i subject to the approval Of
the parties interested abroad and il il meets their
baton the road will be at put under contract
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Our neighbors of Alexandria voted yesterday
upon the question Of authorizing that city to sub
scribe fifty thousand dollars to the Orange and Alex
andria Railroad The result was, ayes 394, noes
%. This decision we learn will ensure the COM
pleion Of the road to its connexion with the Nir-
ginia Central Railroad at Gordonsyille The next
move contemplated is the Lynchburg extension, to
connect with Memphis and New Orleans, which
will be done in due time, as a matter of course.
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WRoUGHr IRoS CAR WHEELs.--In order to remove the
danger Of the breaage Of wheels and the disasters
incident SUCH breakage several Of the railroad compa
mics Of the East now trying the experiment Of using
wrought iron wheels The problem to be solved is whe-
Their IN the long run the wrought cast wheels the
best whether the Of the kind exceeds not
the expense Of renewing the cracked and broken Of the
other u the wrought iron wheels brought into use
the change WILL it i said have serious influence in the
iron business in our country, the English wrought
wheels be procured third less expense than the
American.
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FINANCES OF VIRGINIA.

The Richmond papers contain official statement Of
the Financial obligations of Virginia elected by the fol-
lowing resolution Of the House of Delegates adopted
the 18th ultmo:
Resolod That the First and Second Auditors furnish
to the House joint of the public debt after
crediting the Commonwealth with the amount of debts
actually guaranteed, which the guaranteed parties
have hitherto punctualy paid the interest and likely
to do so hereafter and with the further Of appro
priations actually made, but not likely be called for
distinguishing such appropriations have been made
contingent upon the subscription by private individuals
or corporations of wohirds of the of such ap
preparations, and excluding from said statement the
amount Of the literary fund"
In compliance with this resolution the Frssand SECOND
Auditors have furnished their report from which it APP
pears that the actual outstanding debt of the Common
wealth, the 18th ultmo amounted So 972 4l5 80
In estimating the existing debt those officers state that
they have excluded the of the bonds of certain
corporations guaranteed by the State, the State is
amply secured from loss Of those guarantees
by mortgages upon the property Of those corporations and
by their securities.
They have excluded the certificates of debt held by the
Board of Public Works and Of the Literary Fund being
stocks in for the Commonwealth the redemption Of
which is not contemplated
They have not taken into the account subscriptions
made by authority of law the capital stock of internal
improvement companies, but paid, the payment Of
which depends upon the contingency of the private stock
holders making up their portion Of the stock
The account lie then summed up, and stands thus:
Actual existing debt the 25th instant 972 415 80
Deduct cash on hand and in the general
treasury commonwealth 40 SIS
Amount of productive stocksS, OF ], Cos 90
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CoLoSIzATIoS ~ VIRGrYIA.--A bin has passed both
branches Of the Virginia Legislature setting apart 81 600
annually to be applied in removing free persons Of color
from the State to Liberia portion Of the amount to
he raised is be derived from annual tax Of 81 each
upon every free male person Of color in the State be-
tween the ages Of wentyone and fyfye years 5000
are to from the State Treasury and the balance
from the tax seals attached registers Of freedom
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LEGISLATIVE VISIT TO HARRIsBURG.-Th Le-
gslature Of Maryland has resolved to accept the in.
vitation unanimously extended to them by the Le-
gislature Of Pennsylvania to visit Harrisburg, in
connexion with proposed trip Of observation over
the joint public works Of Maryland and Pennsyva-
MA, and next Saturday, the 18th instant, is fixed
upon as the day on which the visit i to be made.
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FAST SAILING

The clipper-ship Flying Cloud Capt. cREEsY,
who is cooperating with Lieut. MAURY in his sys-
TEN of observations for the wind and current charts
went on her last voyage from San Francisco to the
Sandwich Islands in eight days. She carried sky
sails and royal studding sails all the way, and ave-
ragged $50 miles day.
She was steering west in chase Of the setting sun,
and actually gained twenty minutes upon him daily
for in consequence Of her great speed, each Of
these eight days was to her about twenty minutes
longer than it was to Us, who remained stationary
here ut home
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Lake Superior will soon be connected by an easy nay
CATION with the other inland seas Of that region The
contract for constructing the Saul Ste Marie Canal has
been awarded 70 ERAsrUs CORNING, Of Albany His pro-
positions to complete the canal for the seven hundred
and fifty thousand Of land appropriated with tn,
understanding that all shall be RENTED authorized
~ the supplemental act Of the Michigan Legislature las
winter The work to be completed within years from
the time Of signing the contract
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The Legislature Of VIRGINIA finally adjourned
on Monday night, after session, exclusive of the
recess taken last summer, Of nine and half months
duration. The number Of bills passed at its first
session Of 1912 was about 475; and the number
passed at the session now just closed is over 600,
making in all about eleven hundred bills
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FROM THE RIO GRANDE.

The New Orleans Bee acknowledges the receipt
Of Brownsville papers to the 30th ultimo and states
that rumor was current in the latter city to the
effect that the town of Ednburg had been destroy
ed, from cause growing out Of the new filibus-
ter movement. The rumor, however, could not be
traced to any reliable source. Ednburg is an Anne
rican town, situated IN front of the Mexican town of
Reynosa, which is said to have been taken by party
of awless adyenturers Some of the particulars are
given BY the Brownsville Flag, which, under the
heading Of More Disturbances" publishes the
following:
.'We have just been shown letter from gentleman
in Ednburg which that Caryaa had again crossed
the river this bank and taken possession Of the small
town OF Reynosa This band of .dventurers the letter
states, numbers sixty men, under the immediate
command of Capt Norton of the leaders of the first
Of Carvaa and who lost an arm at the attack
The real object of this fourth foray Of
Carvaal seems to have made itself manifest at the outset
is said that of the first these men Oh en-
tering Reynosa was to seize two of its principac
zens the acaids or civil magistrates and hang then up
until they had exorted from them the sum Of four tou
sand dollars the price of their lives and the security
of the defenceess citizens.
The continued repetition of those awless forays Upon
Mexico by from the American bank of the
merted the depreciation and beheld with just ndgna
ton by every good citizen on the frontier and especially
with the American portion of them who have the m&ti-
hcatou Of beholdug the good relations and harnpny
which they have labored establish with their neighbors
continually broken up and that by who are aliens
in the countrymen who have sought and received pro-
lection in the country whose laws they so recklesy
violating To such extent has this feeling of ndgna-
ton arrived that in the absence of the Federal Coun and
other proper authority for the suppression these cmes
public meetings of the citizens been suggested in
which iii contemplated to adopt such measures will
secure the quiet of these refugees while amongas or
force them to seek other places in which omelt and
concoct their plans for perpetual disturbances We
tany think energetic determined course necessary
on the part of Government The honor of the
demands that effective should be tokea and
promptly. The harmony at present existing with our
neighbors win be again violently broken PROSPEROUS
and growing commercial relations Frustrated and re-
turn to dscord contention, Jealousy, and strife some
prompt action be taken the part of our Govern
ment"
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THE UNITED STATES MtSr-The New York Courier
states that the whole force Of the Mint at Philadelphia
engaged on quarter dollars only they are deemed the
most useful Of the silver coins and the amount Of new
coinage at this time amounts to $4,000 They are coin
ing at the rate Of $4,000 day. as to be ready for
general distribution on the 18th
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STRIKE At RocHesrER.--The Rochester Union is re-
quested by number Of the profession 20 state that there
win be meeting Of lawyers at the Law Library on Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock, in that city, to take into
consideration the proprey Of strike for higher fees
that as thugs now stand il difficult for members Of the
legal profession 10 get honest living II that So there
can be no doubt that reform of sort is needed
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The number Of wrecks in the vicinity Of Key West in
1852 49, which is much less than in any previous
year. the average for the past nine years being 50 3D.
The amount awarded for salvage during the period
was 1884, 1872 against S75s52 in ls51-average for nine
years S97 1885, the Of expenses incurred S6 100
against $3.50 233 in 1861 the total amount Of salvage and
expenses Sl62531 against 1885, and the value Of
vessels and cargoes wrecked 1871 300 against $94i 5OO
average for the nine years, S961, 057.
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AN Act OF JUsTIcE-On Friday last the House
of Representatives of Massachusetts, passed to
third reading, BY decisive vote, the bill to remu-
nerate the sufferers by the destruction Of the Ursu-
line Convent, in Charlestown, some nineteen years
ago. No doubt appears to be entertained that the
bill will pass the Senate. Thus justice, though
long delayed, will be finally triumphant The appro
pnation proposed by the bill is $4,000, which it i
supposed will be proper indemnity
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RAILROADS IN MaIsE-In Maine there are / O7o miles
Of railroad authorized AZ Of which are hut The 4l2
miles in operation have cost twelve millions Of dol
lars, and when fully completed will carry the aggregate
Of expenditures as hga as $4,000 per mile. Ten mil
lions Of this expenditure have been made within the last
FIVE years or sum equal to two millions per annum has
in that time been applied to the building Of railroads in
Maine
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LOUISIANA JUDICIAL ELEcTIoN.-The election
for Judges Of the Supreme Court of Louisiana took
place throughout the State on Monday, the 18th
instant The returns received indicate the choice
of the following persons Chief Justice, THos Sill
DELL; Associate Justices A. NJ. BUCHANAN, MILES
TAYLOR, G. VOORHEES,, and w. DUNBAR.
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JACKSON, (LA.) APRIL "A dreadful affair occurred
here this evening resulting from difficulty between two
men, brothers-in-law, named Van Oswald and the
other Morgan. Van Oswald fred upon Morgan and the
ball took fatal effect upon ascertaning which the former
committed suicide by shooting hmsef-P ,eayuns