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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-26

SAVE DEAD LEAvEs-If every horticulturist would
reflect for moment the nature of fallen leaves which
contain only the vegetable matter but the earthly salts
lme potash &C. needed for the next years growth and
that too exactly in the proportion required by the very
and plant from which the fall nay more, if they
would consider that it is precisely in this way by the
decomposition of these very fallen leaves that nature
riches the SOIL year after year. in her great forests it
would scarcely be possible for such rejecting horcul
turis allow these leaves to be swept away by every
wind that blows and finally lost altogether wise hor
ticulturist will diligently collect, from week to week, the
leaves that fall under each tree and by digging them
under the soil about the roots where they win decay
and enrich that SOIL provide in the cheapest manner the
best possible food for that tree In certain vineyards in
France the vines kept in the highest condition by
simply buryng at their roots every leaf and branch that
is pruned off such vines that falls from them at the
end Of the season. -HorticultHrst
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EARTHQUAKE. IN CALIFORNIA.

Considerable excitement has been created in certain
parts o the country Of late by the alarming frequency
OF the shocks of earthquakes IL is estimated by gen
tleman who has kept record of these events that
earthquake shock has occurred in part Of the State
once fortnight for the last year. Some of these have
been very In Of the Southern counties il will
be remembered, shock took place about month since
which caused the cattle to below with fright In one Of
the towns several houses disturbed to degree that
ii impossible to close the doors the day. The
earthquake which occurred in this city the 18th Of
june 1850, sufficient in the present state OF our
buildings TO do considerable mischief Gen Vallejo tits
place in this city in 1913 that would have leyeed large
portion of the city had it been built at that time The
recent observations Of Baron Teroo German geologis
have shown that the ground at the Mission Dolores has been
raised by subterraneous action eighteen inches
within the ast twelve months. Other geoogsts confirm
this statement We informed that in the coast range Of
mountains there assures in the earth to uuathom-
able depth which extend for miles, evidently caused by
earthquakes ut no very distant date What effect very
earthquake would have in this vicinity II IS mpos
sibe TO tell In addition any damage TO buildings,
very great change would doubtless be effected N the re-
latons Of land and water. IL is supposed by skful
geoogst that the result would be likely to be recama
ton Of eTht thousand Of marsh land,
which could be made into good sod ground IN this coun
ty 1t is recorded that a the time Of the destruction OF
Calao by an earthquake immense wave OF the height
Of iryseyen feet overwhelmed the city and extended
into the country ninety miles. That great natural and
comparatively changes have taken place in this
State no one doubt who has given the subject the
slightest attention Large quantities Of shellhsh and
beschstones constantly being found at the height Of
two three thousand feet above the level Of the sea- and
other indications show such changes s--ifdeT I"7es'
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AcoUrrTAL oP ALLEGED CoNsPIRAToRs.-In the case Of
William Kssane and others, charged with conspiracy to
efraud certain companies by the burning Of
the steamer Martha Wasngton which has been on trial
for month past before the United States Circuit Court
at Columbus, Ohio, the jury after two days debera-
tion returned verdict Of not guilty" This result
to have taken the Ohio press by surprise owing in
part no doubt the abrupt in which the trial
terminated The suboined summary of the closing pro-
ceedings is derived from the Cleveland Herald:
"The defence brought about three hundred wit
nesses and made imposing display in administering
the oath to this array The prosecution supposed these
witnesses we're to be examined when 10 and behold after
perhaps third had testified, they suddenly asound
ed by the of counsel that the defence had
closed its testimony. The stroke bold and
full The prosecution intended to introduce rebutting
evidence but the witnesses not present the Court
could not delay remedy the oversight Of counsel and
the case must go the jury Mr. Norton the District
Attorney was Obliged without any preparation to make
the opening argument Mr. Stanbery, the leading
sci for the had prepared himself for the clos
inr argument but when Mr. Morton concluded the
sci for the defence signed TO the Court that they decn
ed TO answer Mr. Morton, and ready to submit the
case This was a finishing stroke and cut of all further
and saved the defendants from the influence Of
closing argument against them from of the most
powerful lawyers in the State.
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FLocarsG IN THE YAyY.-The substance Of the charge
delivered last week by Judge CURTIS to the Grand Jury
of the United States Circuit Court at Providence R
is very different from the elegraphc report which has
been published The Providence Journal says oft:
s'The charge was confined to exposition Of the re-
of Congress aboishing the punishment by fog
ging in the American navy and vessels Of commerce
The first question considered whether the provisions
of the limited to the navy and merchant vessels
extended to ships engaged in the fisheries The Judge
stated that the language employed left the intentions Of
Congress in much uncertainty in this respect but he
construed the act to extend to fishing vessels and he
drew this conclusion from the object and policy of the
law from the nature Of the employment of such vessels
and the Jurisdiction which Congress had heretofore as
sumed to exercise such vessels He defined punish
ment by hogging to be punishment by the inhction Of
stripes with the cat-ofnne tails punishment gch pds
The nature and cect but stated that the act did
not extend to blows inflicted to enforce the immediate
execution of ORDERS for the suppression of disturb
ance and that the jury, before finding indictment for
violation of the act be satisfied that the accused
knowingly violating might be taken to be know
ingy viohting the act, and not nictng punish
which he supposed not prohibited by the act
and that they should find indictment against any
who from his position, would not have been made
acquainted with the passage of the act"
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CoSsoIEsTIoUs MIsRR.-An Albany paper mentions
the death Of an old Dutchman, named Shumm, who has
for number Of years resided in of the wretch
ed novels in that city After the death Of the oil
it learned that about twenty Ave years ago he
porter to mercantile house in Hamburg and fire.
quenty entrusted with considerable sums money
conveyance In evil hour he violated his trust and
absc0nded this country with large Having
rived in Albany he purchased two houses which, before
he could effect insurance them destroyed by
fire. Considering this Judgment Of Heaven, he deter
mined to devote the remainder OF his life severe
course Of industry and parsmony with the design of
making restitution to those whom he had injured lie
adopted another name and commenced business
bacconis and in FIVE years he had accumulated 81 000
which equivalent principal and interest Of the
which he had embezzled. This he paid over to n
branch establishment qf the Hamburg firm in New York
The interest however generously returned TO him by
the Of Of the partners, and this with fur
her accumuations amounted at the time his death to
So 700 principally doubloons, which he always carried
with him in private pocket. This property wns be-
queathed by him several children and grand children
residing in New ork and Albany.
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FROM A BACKwooDs TRAVELLER.
HAyovrn Couxry, Az Noy. is. ]

HANOVER CoUSTy, (vA,) Nov. ls, 1853.
am in glorious old Hanover, the birth place Of the
two Henrys-PATRIcK HENRY and HENRY CLAY How
much to be amented it is that with the former as with
that most extraordinarily gifted man, S. s. PRESrIss
little is left upon the record Henry CLAY! At the
very mention Of this the heart of every Wing
beats FORTH and the blood speeds quickly through
his veins. He the nobest Roman of them all What
had truer friends What ever more
deserving of them And now, though he is dead, ak
his loss. In coming down the Potomac the fog
was dense to admit view of Mount Vernon Yet the
tollng of the steamers bell told when passed it.
What tribute this is to the memory of the immortal
WASHINGTON! How forciby it speaks his hold on the
hearts Of his countrymen In sunshae storm in fair
weather FOUL boat passes Mount Vernon with
out the tolling of its bell And that great monument
being built at the seat of Government how worthy Of
the man, and how worthy the of it say worthy
of the man. because other the globe pre-
sents the grand and sublime picture In it are
offerings from all quarters of the world oil associations
all religious demonstrations The red republican and the
despotc ruler, people of every hue aAd color how viii
lingy and gladly each and every brought Offering
and laid it at the foot this monument desiring aid
in its erection The sowness with which IL progresses
view beautiful feature in lis construction Thatthe
funds properly applied ons dobts, and that
viabe character for rct integrity which has given
proud reputation to ht st worthy geaefal agent Of
is guaranty for the fact No use for haste about
it; give unborn children chance to contribute
The Board of Army Officers revising the reguIa-
tons had no little merrment the one prescribing
certain duties of commissioned officer, in which are
embraced " clericap' Upon thorough examination
Of all the dictionaries, old Noah Webster included they
could nowhere find that clerical meant any thing per-
tanning to the duties of clerk; but in that the
word ever been used about Washington city, and had
good old Noah Webster wnered there would have been
put in his Dictionary The president Of the Board
soled himself Tyrol Mussett did. Tyrol was coming
down the Arkansas river in large canoe in company
with several ladies and gentlemen discovering he
talking much he remarked Lades and gentlemen you
must please me- for il don't give vent to my feel
ings will clops n fue" BY the litter among the
pany he he had said something wrong and hastened
to excuse himself by saying, Ladies and gentlemen
may the precise language, but am mortal man
to conrey 1ea." N.
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New Orleans papers Of recent date bring us copi-
Gus returns of the late election in that city and the
State The Democratic party have swept almost
every thing 1t is said that the Wings have elected
r. G. HUNT to Congress from the second district,
but the returns thus far received do not warrant the
belief Great corruption is alleged to have prevailed
throughout New Orleans in the voting Notwith-
standing all the ravages of the yellow fever and the
great loss of population consequent upon it, the
city polled at this election 1927 votes than it
did in the year 1851 and 3050 more than it did in
the year 1852. Lafayette, not included in this,
suffered awfuy from fever, and yet its vote has in
creased 800
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We understand that JOSHUA BATES, Esq, of the
house Of Barring, Brothers CO., has been selected
by the Commissioners to act as Umpire in the set
tlement of the claims between England and the
United States, and that he has accepted the appoint
mcnt. Mr.. VAN BUREN was selected by the Com
missioners but declined the appointment.
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Lieut. Col. WEBSTER died at Fort Brown Texas on the
4th instant of the yellow fever Col Webster graduated
with distinction a West Point in 1923. He has filed many
posts Of honor with ability and credit himself lie joined
the army under Gen. Taylor shortly after the battle Of
Palo Alto and served through the whole Mexican
paign In reward for the courage and military ability
which he displayed at the battle Of Buena Vista he was
promoted to the rank Of Lieutenant Colonel by brevet
lie good man and brave officer and will be loss
to the service.
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rich widow Of the quarter dAntin (Paris,) about
fftyfve years of age having become enamored Of her
handsome young watercarrer took recently occasion
to confess to him her tender flame The watercarrer
could not believe she in earnest and only laughed at
her; upon which the widow suocated herself with char
COAL after leaving letter, in which she declared that
notwithstanding her age she died for love.
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VANcoUvER's IsLAND.--The Hudson's Bay Company
has already made progress in the settlement Of this
large and valuable sland but the settlers nre reported
be discontented with the policy of the company which
has secured to itself all the favorable sites for towns at
the heads Of bays harbors rivers, mlsitcs &c.
rs well all the mineral lands This island contains ii
is sad immense amounts Of copper and coal but all
these well all the most fertile tracts Of territory
are ascetaned by careful survey and reserved by the
company only the less valuable land being subject TO
sale The settlers thus treated those onticed to emil
crate Vancouvers Island by aluring inducements adj
vertissd by the company in EnSsnd Worth dmrieGa.
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'NorHfSG New UNDER THE SuS."-Although this say
ing scarcely true in age Of progress like tho present
the age of steam and Of elegaphs yet is strange how
many things seem 70 be coming which wholly
or partially known to tue ancents Colts Revolver for
example, is cried up Of the greatest inventions of
the day, yet the original hint of it have been
stricken cut two centuries ago. Pepyss Diary is
rather book in this country but it is familiar TO
the antquaries Of England In the 2S6th page Of the 1st
volume Of the last London edition, find the author,
who was Secretary to the Admiralty in the reign Of
Charles Second and James Second sating the following
circumstances:
l662 July Sd.Diued with the officers Of the Ordnance,
where Sir Compton, Mr. 0Ncae and other great persons
wero After dinner brought Sir Compton ygs
discharge tipaes e boat ri al acsieet Mdt rT,
o,d rery scrcccaJ ai baat for tits much approved
Of, and many thereof made"
We have doubt that specimens Of this gun arc pre-
served in the Tower Of London, but is i not strange that
SO effective frearm much approved Of and Of which
80 many were then made, should have since disappeared
Instead Of being highly improved, il is at the
present day, under the skill of New Engiander!
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MORTALITY AMONG OFFICERS OF THE ARMY.
Thrty-one of the nine hundred officers of the Unit
ed States army have died off since the ls of January
last This, in time of peace, is "a very large per
centage of deaths, proving beyond question the
call to render to their country.-.Star
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THE EMIGRATION OF 1868 TO CALIFoRNn.-No complete
list we believe has been published Of the emigration
California for 1853 A day two since We fur
nshed with the original record kept at Fort Kearny Of
all the emgrants passing that post during the year The
most Of them passed in the months Of May and June and
the aggregate up the 10Th August presents the follow
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al am rich enough" says Pope to Swift, "and can
afford to give away hundred pounds year. would
not crawl upon the earth without doing little good
will enjoy the pleasure Of giving what give, by giving
il alive and seeing another enjoy il. When die" he
added should be ashamed 10 leave enough for
numcnt IL there was venting friend above ground"
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STEAMERS.
FRENCH FLEET.

The French squadron in the Mediterranean under the
command of Vice Admiral LussE and Rear Admiral
JAcouINoT, consists of the following:
Vile de Paris, LIE Valmy, and Monebello, hreedeckers
rated at 100 guns.
L. Napoleon 100 guns and Lo charemaguc, 90 guns,
screw line Of battle ships
La Bayard, lie Henri ~, and LIE Jupiter line-obao-
ship, 100 guns each
IL Magadore, lie Sane, and LIE Magellan, steam gates,
81 guns each.
10 Cation, steam soop, guns.
70 be joined arrival in the Levan by the following
els, viz:
v LIE Gomez, of $50 horse power, steam frigate.
y Le Chaptal, of 22o horsepower, steam sloop.
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On Thursday, the 18th instant, Senior Don JOSE
DE MARcoLETA was received by the PRESIDENT,
and presented his credentials as Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plcnipotentiary Of the Republic
Of Nicaragua to the United States Union
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NEW YORK Observation-Disclosures returns from fifty
four counties Of New York eavng five to hear from sun
up follows whig 145,o56 Hard 87,SS9, Soft 1851
The counties be heard from officially are Alegany,
Cattaraugus, Kings, Lewis, and St. Lawrence.
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As one enters the huge shops OF large cities, and
beholds the immense stocks Of combs boots and shoes
farming utensils &c. he exclaims, Whence ccmc oil
these I? where we're they manufactured" 7" The writer
gained partial 70 these questions the other day
by visiting combmaking establishment in West New
bury Massachusetts,. This town has been famous for
the manufacture Of ladies and gcntemen's combs for
fifty wears or more There soyerall large establishments
devoted to the business which is said be quite prob
table The shop which visited devoted to the
facure of mems combs First, the horns Of cattle are
purchased Mt say twenty-five cents each Next they
sawed and undergo sofcnng process. Then by mach-
nery carried by in this instance the pieces of the
horn are rendered fat and smoothed Then by ma
chnery again the teeth cut with fne saw the music
hererom being delicate when the teeth are ne as
that Of the Eoanhsrp And lastly, the combs po-
shed and packed ready for market In the above town
some thousands are made daily Hollistou Leomnster
and other places in the State much devoted to the
manufacture combs. Indeed let any one ~ through
Massachusetts and witness the manufactures Of wooden
and iron ware Of boots and shoes that alone have built
up whole cities and towps Of military arms combs Of
cutlery Of books Of fish the banks OF whale oil around
the Horn Of cabinet ware, of hats, and granite (our
stape Of eottons and wooens and last and worst New
England rum, and lie win cease to wonder in any shop
where the goods came from, and will be led to believe
that the remark Of most brilliant orator that Mas
sachusetts is great work shop fourteen stories high
not 50 great hypcrboe after all 10 extend the
figure little, New England is the greatest workshop 81
q large part Of our country. -ErehaRgs PGPy.
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DEATHs OK sHIpBoARD.

We have reported from day to day most painful aud
affective mortality board emigrant ships. II is com
puted that since the 9Th Of September, among 1922
passengers brought in forty ships there have been
one thousand hundred and eighteen deaths at sea Fright
full MS this mortality is the picture derives additional
horror If placed in different light If VIC leave out Of
the list those vessels board which the mortality
slight varying from to seven, We shall find that in
twenty ships bringing about u 1853 immigrants, the
deaths were one thousand and sirty-seUca.
This is indeed terrible state of things, and what still
deeply shades the picture is that there to be
no clear understanding of the real Of this fghtful
devastation the public have satisfactory knowledge
Of Of the disease that destroys from TWEEN
seyentyye passengers in some OF best packet
slips These vessels conveniently constructed, with
special reference to passenger traffic, well ventilated
well manned and oicered and have not generally made
unusually long passages. 1t is remarkable too that this
mortality has been confined TO certain distinctly marked
periods of time Thus Of those leaving Europe from the
9th the 9th Of September every vessel exhibits a
heavy mortality From September 9th to October 10th
the mortality at very slight From October 2lst
to the present time, with the exceptions Of two or three
days. the mortality has been great. The ships sailing
from Liverpool have suffered most severely with the ex
ception of one from Havre which lost seventy five.
The public ought to be informed respecting the nature
Of this fearful maady or what natore it Cholera or
ship fever, both Are any number Of the immigrants
sick their arrival DO they generally recover OF die
What record OF the and late homes Of dead are
preserved And il preserved are they easily acoessble
Should they not be published? Eleven hundred imni-
grants and upward must have had many relatives and
friends here who are interested in knowing their fate
Nfp Tork Commercial Advertiser.
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nIRECr imPORTATION Of Leather Goods =
TAYLOR IAURY hayo just received IN importation
Leather Goods consisting Of Despatch Boxes Pproos
Tourist Cases, 6c especially adapted r gentlemen travel
ling They are manufactured by Messrs, Ds "a tue 20,
IL London in Rasa aud Morocco leather hod and nished
the highest style OF substantial elegance vita patent locks
ct,,ir,srSs ,rl T,olstcr, rsor Nfpth street. is
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NAVAL FORCES IN THE EAST.
ENGLISH FLEET.

The English fleet, which rendezvoused short time
since at Malta in readiness in conjunction with the
French fleet in the event of attempt to pass the Dar
daneles the part of the Russian naval force
posed of the following vessels:
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POWDER MILL ExpLosroy.Thc storage or dry house OF
the powder mill Of Messrs Schwonck 90, too or
three miles beyond Donaldson in SchuyIS county (Pa
containing unusually large quantity Of powder just
ready for packing and shipment, was fred on Monday
night last about l0l clock and thewhoe establshmsnf
blown up with a terrific explosion.
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Three young men recently fined from 800 to
1925 each for breaking into the mansion at Monticello,
once the home Of Thomas jefferson