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NAvAL.-The United States frigate Savannah
Commander Mercer, bearing the broad pennant
of Commodore Salter, was put into commission
yesterday The following is correct list of her
officers Commodore-Willam d. Salter Com
mander-Samuel Mercer. First Lieutenant
John M. Berrien. Flag Lieutenant-W William E.
Leroy. Licutenants-C. F. M. Spotswood, Geo
M. Totten. Surgeon--Daniel Egbert. Purser-
Charles Murray Chaplain--Wiliam McKenney
Passed Assistant William Lowber. As
sistant Surgeon. Pembroke Thorn. Commo-
dore's Secretary-W. A. Ingersoll. Passed Mid
shipmen-Frederick Brose, C. w. Flusser, B. E.
Hand, J. P. X. Mygatt. Boatswan-Robert
Simpson. Gunner--A. F. Thompson. Carpen-
ter-Luther Manson. Richard Van
voorhis. Commodore Clerk--Geo. c.. Springer.
Captains Clerk--Edward Murray Purscr' g
Clerk-Robt. Speiden. Yeoman-Jas. Vaughan.
Purser s Steward-Thomas Leckron.
Norfolk Beacon, 10h,
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A Trapping" lNCIDENT.-Last Saturday even
ing quite serio-comico affair occurred in Cam
bridgeport, in one of the pretty cottages of that
place. About nine O'Clock, us two young ladies
were seated in room engaged in reading, one of
them had her attention attracted to an item in
newspaper, which dwelt ON the spiritual rap
pings" now so prevalent; and whilst having her
mind absorbed in this article, she thought she
heard a noise proceeding from the cupboard in
the apartment, and being OF very susceptible
disposition it much alarmed her.
She apprized her companion of the fact, when
they both heard three distinct raps, which caused
them to be very much frightened, sadly derang-
ing the economy Of their tippits and ruffles.
After recovering somewhat from their confusion,
they mustered sufficient courage to question the
"rapper,' enjoining it, eff you are the spirit of
my mother,' to s'signify it!'' Three loud raps,
most solemn in their import to them, were the re-
Spouse. In moment graceful positions were as
sunled by both the ladies, and-they tainted
Another young lady fortunately passed tho
apartment soon after noticing the condition of the
fair occupants, succeeded in arousing them from
their letargy, and inquired to what it was owing.
So terrified were they that all she could elucdate
from them was, s'Cupboard, cupbonrd" Wish
ing to divine the meaning Of these words of such
mysterious import, she went to the cupboard and
opened it, when 10 out jumped an enormous
rat! This miscellaneous animal had crawled into
tin pan, which was, hanging against the wall,
and his efforts to get out had caused the "mani
festations. y The conclusion Of this affair, rela-
tive to the conduct of the young ladies after they
were made aware of the cause of all their misery,
is too rich to be described. .i "a tsaI
Boston Transcript, Monday.
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From the Sandwich Islands.

The dates from Honolulu are to the 18th OF
June.
The third annual meeting of the r.. RI. Agri-
cultural Society was held at Honolulu on the 18th
of June. The exhibition Of products, animals,
&c., took place on the 9Th. The condition of the
growth of the principal products of the Islands
was plainly set forth, with the introduction OF
many new and original ideas for their cultivation
The Honolulu Legislature was in session.
The Weekly Argus says:
''The smallpox is spreading slowly. Since the
first appearance up to last evening eight cases
have been reported, of which two have died, not
so much through the virulencc of the disease as
though the carelessness of the sick previous to nd
mission to the hospital. Vaccination is being
widely introduced, and the apothccary shops are
daily crowded with applicants.
The King by proclamation had cnjoined the
people to prayer and humiliation to arrest the
further progress of the loathsome disease.
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News from Oregon and Washington.

News from oregon and Washington.
The dates from Portland arc to June 30th
General Lanes Dem. majority as delegate &c
Congress from Oregon Territory, is between ! 500
and 1,6OO.
Captain Miller, of the schooner Cecil, had been
accidentally drowned near Scottsburg.
The foundation of the Capitol at Salem is nearly
completed. The whole structure is to be of hewn
stOne
The Democracy Of Washington Territory is or
ganizng for the election of delegates to Congress
and Territorial officers.
Spurious gold dust is afoat in Portland.
Stages are running between Portland and La
fayette.
A new coal bed has been discovered few miles
from st. Helena, specimen from which is said to
excel that from Vancouver's. 1t is found in large
quantities few miles from the Columbia river.
One of the boats belonging to the barque Mary
Adams, in crossing from Dunginess to Port Town
send, was capsized by flaw of wind and all hands,
consisting of the second mate and four of the crew,
were drowned.
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MnA not member IN that houso who did not now
belsss that person representing himaslf a being
in col1nuniceton with a East India directow had
Offered to tho brother Of the honorable nembsr
for Lambeth TO procure - appeintmsnt for cor
tain consideration. He had NOT changed the East
India directors with any such practice, for, as the
honorable bsronet the member for Oxford Univer-
sity had rightly said, be had carefully guarded
himself against doing any such thing, but his OBJ
ject was 70 show that there was truth in the as
sertion that this patronage by some mode or other
did pass from hand TO hand like anything else in
the market-that il was made valuable like other
articles. He did not for moment suppose that
the directors Of the East India Compony gener-
ally or commonly made traffic of their patron
age, but that East Indian appointments were
bought and sold was rs undeniable ns that the
company existed Mt all. /"
We wish the English Parliament success in
the Herculean undertaking to christianize, ed
ucate, clothe. feed, employ, and reform their
people. And we are convinced that if they
shall attend strictly to their own business.
copy closely the example, and study the insti-
tutions of the United States, they will ulti-
mately succeed.
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a COOP WIFE.--A good wife is one who puts
her husband next tho wall, and tucks him up to
keep him warm in winter-splits the wood
makes the fire in the mornng-washes her hus-
band S face, and draws on his boots for him-nev-
err suffers rent to remain in her husbands small
cothes--keeps her shoe up at the heel and her
stocking darned-never wonders what her hus.
bands sees interesting in the young woman across
the way--never slams the door when her husband
is speaking-and always reproves the children
when they cat up their fathers supper.
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR OF
MARYLAND.-The Maryland Democratic State
Convention yesterday morning resumed its ballot
ings for candidate for Governor, and on the third
ballot the Hon. T. Watkins Lyon, of Howard
county, was nominated. He received ffty-two
votes. The nominee was shortly after introduced
to the convention, and in speech of some length
accepted the nomination. MIR. Lyon is well
known throughout the State, and has been Rep
resentative in Congress.
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THE CHARLESTON DuEL.-The Philadelphia
Ledger of yesterday copments in strong terms
upon the recent duel in Charleston, in which Mr..
Legare was shot through the heart, and with great
earnestness repeats the question why this bloody
affair should have passed so long without one
word Of comment in explanation, censure, or JUS
tifcation by the press of Charleston.
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A HORRIBLE AND CoLp-BLoopEp MURDER
On Thursday evening last, at about five o'clock,
man named Reynolds murdered Clark Lewis in
his own house by shooting him through the heart
with rife 1t appears that the parties had some
difficulty in settlement Reynolds was commit
ted to jaiI-Pa,o Pa,c Free Press,
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PENNSYLVANIA NoMrNArIoNs.-The Native
American State Convention Of Pennsylvania on
Wednesday nominated the following State ticket:
For Judge of the Supreme Court, Jacob Brown,
of Philadelphia; for Canal Commissioner, David
Mcdonald; for Surveyor General, kember Clea-
yer; and Joseph Reige for Auditor General. The
convention adopted address to the people, in
which the President and his Cabinet are bitterly
assailed.
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RICHARD SUTTON, Esa.-We understand from
the Albany State Register that Mr. Sutton, SO well
known the official reporter Of the United States
Senate, has been selected by Lieutenant Cover
nor Church as the reporter of the High Court of
Impeachment about to assemble in Albany. We
can safely say that under the superintendent of
Mr. S. the proceedings will be truly and promptly
reported
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AN EXAMPLE FOR You've MEN.-Twenty three
years ago Professor Henry went to Albany as IA
teacher upon salary of $500 year. He was
then young man, with very limited means and
Without family influences but he had industry, in
tegrity, indomitable energy, and resolve to he
somebody. Hc has worked his way high up the
hill OF science, has now worldwide reputation,
and is Il model man for the imitation Of the young
men of our country. What will not integrity and
perseverance do for NAM Wheeling Gazette.
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FATAL RAILROAD AccIDENr.-By reference to
our telegraphic reports, it will be seen that the
train of cars from CUNT erland to Baltimore ran
off the track yesterday afternoon, and that the
fireman was killed and two others badly injured.
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ECCENTRICITIEs IN ENGLAND.--ssNobody," it
has been said, ''knows what he may come to. -
We are very sure that the estimable lady who first
projected the s'Bloomer" costume little thought
that it would finally become the fashion for the
race-course Yet such has its destiny become, at
least in England. An American female, accord
ing to Sheffield paper-if it had been an Amer
lean paper it would have said an American lady
is, or was, engaged at Sheffield, England, in
walking eight hundred miles in as many consecu-
tive hours; the bet being for five hundred pounds,
and the costume in which the ''lady' figured
being veritable "Bloomer,'' with ga light vest
and bright buttons I've quote from authority
s'a tunic silk skirt and light boots" There is no
denying that for walking race the "Bloomer'
is the most convenient of all costumes. A jockey
cap is not more desirable, when going across a
country on the back of hunter, with the ''south-
erly wind'' of the old song full in one Is teeth,
than those nondescript Combinations, vulgarly
called breeches, are to lady walking race.
The English, by-the-bye, appear just now to be
fond of eccentric exhibitions We notice, for ex-
ample that while Miss Kate Irvine is walking this
race, Gordon Cumming, the "African MINI
rod" appeared at Glasgow fair wearing the
kilt, but, as authority says 'with the rest of
the Highland costume wanting, there being no.
thing but linen dress down. to the top of the
kilt However, this is the nineteenth century,
when every thing novel is areform. Consequent
ly, 'slady' took his arm, and paraded proudly
about the fair and streets with him.
philadelphia Bulletin.
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The Case OF Endymion.

The New York papers are engaged in q Learned
discussion of this case. Endymion, it will be re
membered, was convict in the State prison, ant
while there forged certain recommendations ant
certificates, which he found means to transmit t.
the Governor, who, upon examining them, ant
dreaming of no fraud, considered them as afford
ing good reason to pardon him; and in due time .
pardon was made out and transmitted to the
keeper of the prison, who discharged the prisoner
Subsequently, and rather accidentally, the fraud
on the part of Endymon was discovered, and he
was arrested and recommtted to Sing Sing to serve
out the term of his Imprisonment. The question
in controversy is, can the Governors pardon, be-
ing genuine, legal act, be set aside after the
discharge of the prisoner under it; There could
be no question that if Endymion had forged the
certificate of pardon, he could be arrested and re-
placed in prison, because in that case there would
have been in fact no pardon granted. But in this
case the pardon was actually and legally issued;
the accused was discharged under it, and was
again at liberty; and we think the authorities of
New York have no legal power or authority to
hold him any longer under the old conviction.
The pardon obtained, it is true, by forged and
fraudulent doeuments. made out by the accused
while in prison; but we can see no difference be-
tween pardon granted on such grounds, and one
granted upon certificates or affidavits made by
third parties which in fact false and unbound
ed, or upon recommendations signed indiscrimi-
nately by multitude of people who know or care
very little whether the facts they are subscribing
to are true not. The latter cases are of every
day occurrence in every State. To admit that a
| Governor, after once granting pardon upon evi
dence adduced before him, can afterwards, upor
hearing additional testimony, reconsider his act
and cause the criminal to be reimprsoned, would
be rather hazardous power If one Governo
can thus reconsider his own exercise of the par
doning power, may he not reconsider the acts o
his predecessor of the same nature pardon
granted by competent authority is, we take it, al
final discharge as verdict of acquittal by
Jury.
| Public justice, however, cannot be materially
injured in this case. Though Endymion may b.
discharged from his former conviction, he can be
held and convicted of forgery; and if this be done
we cannot see that he has benefited himself very
much, unless indeed the imprisonment provided
by law for forgery, should he be convicted, be
less than the uncxpred term of his former sen
tence.
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CAPTAIN INGRAHAM.--The Buffalo Commercial
.adrertiser says:
Captain Ingraham, whose spirited conduct at
Smyrna has excited such general feeling of sat
isfaction throughout the country, holds the rank
of commander in the navy. We find, ON refer
ence to the Navy Register, that he is a South
Carolinian--that he entered the service mid
shipman in 1912, and was made commander in
lo4l. The st. Louis, the vessel of which he is
now in command, is sloop- of-war of the largest
class, mounting twenty guns. She was built at
the Washington yard in 1923, and was fitted out
for her present cruise at Norfolk in 1851. She is
a staunch, fine ship, capable of giving good ac-
count OF herself, in case the Austrians provoke
collision with her. We have no knowledge of
the professional accomplishments of Ingrnham.
He has only been some twelve years at sea, out
of his forty zone of service; but he is evidently
gallant and determined man, and knows how to
fight his ship as well as to sail her.
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A CHEERFUL HEARr-I once heard young
lady say to individual, styour countenance to
me is like the rising sun, for it always gladdens
me with cheerful look A merry or cheerful
countenance is of the things which Jeremy
Taylor said his enemies and prosecutors could not
take away from him. There are some persons
who spend their lives in this world as they
would spend their lives shut up in dungeon
Everything is made gloomy and forbidding. They
60 moaning and complaining from day to day,
that they have SO little, and are constantly anx-
ous lest what they have should escape out of their
hands. They always look upon the dark side,
ard can never enjoy the good That is not reli-
gion. Religion makes the heart cheerful, and
when its large and benevolent principles are cx-
ercised, man will be happy in spite of himself
The industrious bee does not stop to complain
that there are so many poisonous flowers and
thorny branches its road but buzzos on, select
ing his honey where he can find it, and passing
quietly by the places whore it is not. There is
enough in this world to complain about and find
fault with, if men have the disposition.
We often travel on hard and uneven road; but
with cheerful spirit, and heart to praise God
for his mercies, we may walk therein with com
fort, and come to the end of our journey with
peace.-Derey.
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/ MINOR INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES OF PARIS. The
demolition of certain populous neighborhoods in
the city of Paris, and the forced removals result
ing therefrom, have revealed to the public eye some
curious facts regarding petty industrial occupa-
tions the existence of which was before hardly
suspected. At late sitting the jury of expropri-
alton was called upon to adiust two very extraor-
binary claims for damages.
The first demand was from crenaier Ca cream
merchant, not latter a,clait millsman) who rose
every morning at three o'clock to sell the market
men their cafe. For three months interruption
there was evidence to prove that he might have
furnished, his habit, $4,000 little loaves of
bread, or rolls, each at one sou, to such Of his
customers as did not bring bread with them, az
very many were in the habit of doing. In the
space of eight months he had paid 5,397 francs
for the sugar used with every cup Of coffee in that
interval. Fifty-two thousand Hires of milk had
been bought and sold in the same time; mixed
with coffee and chocolate, this had brought him
3,179 francs and 80 centmes (6ver $600.) His
lease had sixteen months to run. The city offered
him 5000 frances he wanted $4,000; and the jury
decided that his compensation should be 5000
francs, (about 81 5000
The other case was that of pastry cook who
for six years had drawn his shutters from their
hiding place. He worked eighteen hours out of
the twenty-four. His shop was small that no
one could enter it. The passer-by stood and
helped himself from little window. Two ovens,
which each held twenty platters, were constantly
heated and furnished six hundred pies a day. In
a very short time he had used 500 sacks of flour,
/ 1000 kiogrammes of butter, 300 bags of apples,
5000 eggs, $4,000 kilogrammes of prunes, 600
kilogrammes of salt, and received from what he
thus sold to the hungry crowd over 80 900 francs
. per annum He was offered 5000 francs, but
wanted 81 900, and received 10000.
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TaE Pass AND tn. Hsnllc. The New York
Tribune Of the 4th Instant has the allowing re-
marks suggested BY the position ned q the
toast in honor of the pre- at tho ~ Plynouth
celebrati0n; % M
"We see no imperative reason f11r toastia1 the
press at public banquets; but. if it u tosla it
should be done in decent time, and. a. Notice
should be given to whatever editor to respond.
Fully respecting the talent involved in the
profession we do not to it set aside for
mere function, which a few years of reform may
abolish; while the press will never be abolished
| The press, which was 50 treated at the Plymouth
celebration, is the life and soul of that eelcbra-
ton. Not ten thousand people would know of
the speakers names or periods WITHOUT the press;
but now twice ten millions will read it, The press
the king of labor machines: Did it not strike
the company present, as they saw twenty Five re-
porters at work within ten feet OF the PRESIDENT
| "Reporters-men of education, who, besides
the ordinary art of writing, have the cabalistic
signs by which the hottest, quickest words are
seized and dashed on the paper, and the orator
who addresses 1900 is enabled to address 20 ,OOO
900, or all mankind, The press, too, when n
hating, inartistc Congress failed to assist Morse,
took him in hand and gave to the country his in
venton. which now, by miracle OF bold thought
and enterprise, writes out the heart S throb and
the head g calculation with zig-zag of the skies,
and says to Plymouth, Stand thou side by side
with New Orleans-and it is obeyed! The press,
that gives the pilgrims, travellers, and reform
er's observations in every land, not lulled INTO
literary circumspection and cowardice, but the
outpourings of feelings without lock, chain or
DAM that organizes victory detail, and diff
ficultes, and distance and time; that turns day
into night and night into day, that works when
others rest, that has least of routine and most of
fresh Celebrations in its diurna abors; that gives
a living voice to the poor, the feeble, the inn
prisoned and the enslaved -
''The press--when at public feasts the dishes
are licked clean, the bread is crumbled, the nuts
are dug out, the glasses are empty, overturned,
or broken, the last declaimer of stump-stereotype
has finished his Clay, his Calhoun, or his Web
ster, the company is two-thirds gone and one
third tired--'The Press!' fellow citizens, is then
toasted, with ghastly smile and an asthmatic
cheer IN ,chich The public men ,vho left do not
join, though the public men are indebted, nineteen
parts Of tceg, to that press for their reputation
and Jort,tses.'
The Commercial .qdre,lser very properly says
that these remarks have the form of truth, both
in their description of the vast work performed
by the press, and the return too generally made
by those most widely benefited by its labors
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him to take the money of the candidate and
then vote his sentiments with impunity; the
inducement to corruption may thus be de-
stroyed by rendering the quid pro quo more
uncertain.
In like manner means are to be taken to
present the abuses of political patronage, which
has been carried on toa disgraceful extent in
certain dock yards and boroughs. But the
same evil seems to prevail in the East India
Company, to such an extent as to have been
the subject of particular Parliamentary inquiry.
The following extract from the debates upon
the subject will show the nature and extent of
the mischief
'sMr. BRIGHT hoped that when next the honor
able member for Surrey talked about the mass Of
corruption which existed in that house, honorable
members at least would not laugh at and cheer
his statement, after what had passed tonight.
Last night they were discussing the question of
salaries, and the inducements to take the Office of
director of the East India Company, among which
the patronage was stated as one for, though they
never spoke of the patronage of the Archbishop OF
Canterbury, or of the Primo Minister, as being
worth such and such sum, yet it was an invaria
bic and constant phrase to say that the patronage
of an East India director was worth 100000 or
e12,000 In the course of that discussion he had
made statement which, whether iudicious or
not [ronicaI cheers and there were few men in
that house who could say they had never acted
injudicously--ifit was not believed last night
must be believed tonight. L'Oh, oh!'l There