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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-19

fore and main topnast ssysai6 and sSt almost Every
Ship Gadsrvssr ORD sAlsl:y n,srp' S:I ys. = y
Al 80 len Is rgnalized Br ship Charles steering The
y y; .0H s assa from v to f NV
Ship CoDqueror Boutslle, Liverpool MarcS With A72
TOW s and had besn 70 day vest 4
Sable Island Had four deaths and two births ON sI~ pas
Shin Hero Grth. Liverpool, March s. with 4s passsn-
rers to G Bukley March 25 lat As % lon a So eI-
changed signals with bark Gen Taylor lat a - lon
g sps win h.s snp a S0na 6s II days from
Shields for New York.
Ship Kate Hunter lof Portsmouth, ND h Bush Liver
pool AZ days, with 341 passengers, Baker Experi-
encsd heavy weather, split sails stove bulwarka &c ;,
Ship Forest State (of Portland) Poiser Liverpool 50
Ship Vanguard Norton, Liverpool, 81 days. with 4'o
passengers, to James " Philips. 80, .oo
passengers, to Nesmith 4 Sons. ~
Ship Muscongus (of wadoboro), Kslleran, Havre Feb
S1 % Sss,
with $50 passengers, to Whitlock.
Ship Clifton, Ingersoll. New Orleans April g. with 4s
passerg gers. to Stanton & Thompson.
Bark Euphr:sne (Fr) Disuet, Rochelle, So days, to
Bark Francis Palmer, Smith, Rochelle March 10, to
Cazet. Experienced heavy weather. lost jbboom nc.
Bark Philadelphia (Breml Saunders, Bremen ss days
Park benjamin Adams Cornish, Mobile (not West In
Brig Ieghorn (of Boston, Warren, Cienfuegos, Is days.
Brig Wsndsrsr {s), Davidson, Windsor Ms IS days.
Brig Citizen, Brown, Machias, days, to Simpson
Brig Factor, Noonen, Machias u days. to Mayhem,
schr Lucy Ann Orr Lyons Hilsboro NIB, IA days, to
Cook Smith.
schr 4 Estell. Baker, Newborn. days.
schr Expedite, Racket, Philadelphia days, for New
schr Seneca, Lowell, Philadelphia days, fer Provi-
dence.
Schr Sea Witch Smith Philadelphia. days.
schr Alpine. Pendeton, Machias, days
Schr Benjamin Davidson Mnchas, 10 days.
schr Paine. Sadler. PASSPORT, days
Schr Robert Smith, Kelly, New Bedford. 81 hours
Schr Eliza Jane Howell Provncetown days.
Schr Osceola Rogers Harwich. days,
sehr s NeIthern iabt Holmes Rcchsnd days.
Schr JOSEPH Farewell, Farewell. Rockand, days.
Schr Ganges Baker, Boston, days.
Schr Council, Howes, Pro vincetown. days.
Schr Francis Hallet, Gardner, New Bedford, days.
Schr Compromise Stevens Cantwells Bridge days.
Schr Abel Hoyt MunsoD, Nantucket, days
Sch Jane Francis, Gibson, Albany, days. for Nor
witch.
sloop Laura Kay, Nantucket, 4 DAYS.
Soop Excel, Hathaway, Fall River days.
Sloop Elect, Rodman, New Bedford, days.
Ship D Hadley, from Cork, Ireland.
Ship Edwin, from -.
SAILED.
peri, San Francisco; Maynower, Acapulco Creole, New
Orleans; Herschel (Haml. Hamburg; Ravenswood, New
Orleans barks Rastede (old), Hamburg; Gem OF the
Also sid from W Spit, ships Columbia Liverpool
Wind during the day, from NE to Sc.
IBy THE SANDY Hook MAGNETIC TEIEeRApHl
THE HIGHLANDS, April 1S-Sundown.
The outward bound vessels that at anchor have
all gone to except the City of Norfolk, bound for Aus
traiia.
The screw steamship Andes, for Liverpool is going out
Wind light from Sc. Weather clear.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-19
Polio Intelligence.

CHAUNCEY LARKiN THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VIC.
TIM TO HIS FRAUD, RESIDING IN BALTIMORE.
In consequence Of the publications made re
specting the swindling operations OF Chauncey Larkn
ALIAS Col Fillmore, Col Polk. Lieut.. Perry, Lieut. Sears
Lieut. Washington, with about . dozen other aliases
Mr. William Brown, PROPRIETOR of jewellery store in Bal.
tmore, arrived in this city yesterday purposey
Lar kn and ascertain II he the individual who
the 18th of March last defrauded him out of lie welry
to the amount of $3.50, under the following circum-
stances
Last month, on the day above mentioned Larkn called
at Mr. Biowns store and represented himself to be c. W.
Washington lieutenant in the United States army and in
the course OF conversation mentioned the many
gentlemen in the army who well known to Mr.
Brown In addition to the above Larkn took from his
pocket receipt from the Citizens Bank showing de-
post Of draft OF 50 600 to the credit of Lieut. Washing
ton This fact appeared to establish in the mind Of Mr.
Brown that Lieut. Washington gentleman of MEANS
and he therefore treated him accordingly arkin then
proposed make all purchase of ewely for the pur
pose OF making few presents, and selected dia
in payment therefor gave Mr.. Brown check Of which
the following is copy -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-19
uARITIME IHTELLIGENCE.


BE- All packages and letters Intended for The New YORK
HERALD should be sealed.
ALMANAC FOR NEw YoRK-TMs DAY.
....,.,......5 II NOON morn 3 "a
sETs .......... O. AZ HfGh WATER. morn IL
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-19
I'd during the day, from NE to Sc

tBY THE SANDY Hook MAGNETIC TELEGRApH.l
THE HIGHLANDS, April 18-Sundown.
The outward bound vessels that at anchor have
all gone to except the City of Norfolk bound for Aus
tralia.
The screw steamship Andes for Liverpool going out
over the bar.
Wind light from Sc. Weather clear.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-19
Ship J d Hadley, from Cork, Ireland.
Shin EdHin from
Sailed

Steamship Andes (Br) Liverpool ships Eclipse (clip
per), San Francisco; Mayfower Acapulco; Creole New
Orleans; Herschel (Ham). Hamburg; Ravenswood, New
Orleans; barks Rastede (old), Hamburg; Gem OF the
Sea- Melbourne
Also sid from Spit, ships Columbia, Liverpool;
Tartar,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-19
City Bible Society.

Ameeting Of this association held Sunday even
ing in the Sixteenth Street Baptist church. for the pur
pose of presenting the objects and claims of the society
to the public.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

graves and skeletons-fashing on pol
ished skulls, aad searching into thou
sands on thousands of eyeless sockets!
Think of the awful shadows lurking in
the arches and about the inches where
lie or stand the dead monks robed and
cowled. Think of the masses being
said here, and penitential psalms sent
wailing through these crowded courts
of DEATH Think of professions of
dark gowned, long-bearded monks, pas
sing slowly through, while the cowled
heads of the skeletons nod, and the
lamps swing, and all the small bones
rattle at their tread.
/ must confess that fearful and dis
gusting as it was, the sight of those old
monks, half-skeletons, half-mummies,
had for me sort of horrible fascination.
Loathsome paraders, rather than solemn
preachers of decay and mortality, they
vet are full of the peculiar humanity,
half dead when most alive, of their
order. Without their robes, you would
know them for monks. They look
dark, and secret, and humble, with an
indestructible air of paternity. l had a
strange feeling that they not only re-
garded me, but one another, and l half
believed that at night, when they should
have the place all to themselves, they
would talk to each other, in husky and
sepulchral voices, of the past glory and
present decay of the Church-of mat
tiers that concern their order-Of the
sanctity and severity of its founders,
and of the laxity and imbecility which
have crept into it in these degenerate
days-and, perchance, lament solemnly
together the good old times when Popes
planted their feet on the necks of En-
perors, and the flames, and racks, and
Oublettes of the Inquisition were in full
play.
But perhaps I do the cowled muir
mers wrong-one and all may have been
mild, inoffensive and charitable-giving
to fasting, prayer, and ministratiOns of
mercy among the poor-men who shut
the glory of the world and the light of
human Joy from their clustered lives,
that the pure lamp of divine truth
might shine more clearly there-shut
out the sounds of human struggle and
pleasure, that the heavenly voices might
steal on the solemn stillness-men in
whom the love of God abounded, and
who were not wanting in loving kindness
for all His creatures.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12
Volume XVIII.
From the Cincinnati Commercial
To MY WIFE.
BY D. /. EDWARDS.


Oh, that the Poets gift were mine, to pour in
~ Sweetest song, s
A tribute, dearest wife, that to thy worth and
truth belong:
But though strike tuneless harp, and sing a
simple strain, t-l-
It's loves own hand that sweeps the chord, and
not trust in vain.
There's some may boast fairer face, but thou
art fair to me,
And worldly wealth may be their lot, but I am
rich in thee;
Were possessed Of gems and gold, without thy
tender care,
I'd welcome back our humble home, so thou,
dear one, vert there.
When worldly care that saddens life, and trials
pressed me sore,
Thy kindly smile, and gladstone voice, it bade
me not deplore,
How sad, alasl would be my lot, were / not
blest with thee
Thou art the star that guides me on through
LIES tempestuOus sea.
And when Affections heavy hand has kept me
tony bed,
Thy gentle bosom oft has been pillow for my
head;
And when my lips were parched by heat, and
fever scorched my brain,
Twas thou allayed my burning thirst, and
kindly soOthed my pain.
Then let us both, while life shall last, be to
- each other kind,
Pursuing still our onward course, the same in
heart and mind;
Though thorns around our path may spring,
yet still the flowers Will bloom,
And mutual love shall light US through our
darkest hour of gloom.
And when our task on earth is done, and we are
called to die,
May we be found prepared to meet the sum-
mons from on high;
To be re-joined in realms above, and dwell on
that blest shore,
Where pain and sorrow never come, and death
is felt no more.
CINCINNATI January 1851
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12
'.For Heavens sake stOpl" exclaimed

"For Heavens sake stopP' exclaimed
another.
"Wait a minute-wait minute
Let us think!" exclaimed third. l
crept up close to the corpse, and almost
touched it; but my heart seemed as if
it had nearly ceased to beat.
Every one was awe-struck, and l
could see that the old surgeon was so
himself, though he said nothing, and
continued to hold the wire-hardly con-
scious, believe, of what he was doing;
but looking more like stone statue
than a man. .-,..........
In the mean while, the ghastly con-
-tortions on the face of the corpse, which
the act of strangulation had left, had
gradually given way to movements and
expression, convulsive indeed, but much
more natural. The eyes still rolled;
but there seemed light in them. The
muscles quivered all over; but hardly
more than those of man under strong
emotion. The corpse seemed to look
at us; and the agitation of all around
became intense. Suddenly the knees
were drawn up almost to the chin; the
arms raised wildly. One man darted
toward the door, and threw it OPEN
The next instant, the corpse raised itself
suddenly, and sat up on the table, and
dropping the wire, the old surgeon him
self fell fainting to the floor. Every
one else rushed from the room, except
myself; and why did not follow, l
know not. Ny feet seemed rooted to
the floor, however. could not stir; l
could hardly breathe.
For an instant-for merely an in
stant-the dead man sat there like a
lying one; then swayed heavily back
ward and forward, and then fell, and
rolled over upon the table.
The spell which held me there seemed
dissolved; 1 regained the use of my
limbs, which had seemed paralyzed;
and rushing out of the room as the
others had done before me, l hastened
down the stairs.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

w- The following description of a
galvanic experiment with criminal
who had been hanged is from the
Portfolio of an Excitement Seeker"
At length, one of them got back
again within his circle, and said, "Well,
well, let us 60 to work. We can think
of other things after"
Every one seemed to regard this as a
sort of relief. They had got rid of an
importunate thought, and about their
experiment they set with zeal, and
doubtless with skill. A great deal took
place which l did not understand, and
do not understand even now. They
turned the body over, and coolly carved
away with their knives at the back of
the neck, close to the base of the skull.
l shuddered as 1 saw; for though the
man was dead enough, in all conscience,
1 could not persuade myself that he did
not feel. Still and motionless he lay,
however, as they handled him so rough
ly, and there was something very hor-
rible even in that stiffness. The dull,
smoky glare of the lamps gave more
hideous expression to the features, as
they turned him over and over; and the
oppressive atmosphere, together with
the sensations of dread and awe that /
felt, seemed almost to take from me the
power of respiration. Then they filed
up the great porcelain trough that
have mentioned with acids and water,
adjusted it properly, let down the metal
lie plates into the liquid, and drew some
wires from the battery to the dead
body, inserting the end of one of them
into the wound they had made in the
back of the neck. Itwas an old, and,
as l afterwards found, celebrated ana
tomist, who held it in its place with a
long pair of forceps, apparently tipped
with glass. l had got as near to the
table as 1 could, and l saw hisshand
shake good deal; wondered whether
it was with age or agitation, and l
quietly raised my eyes to his face. 1t
was as pale as that of the corpse; and
glancing round, saw all the rest, who
had gathered closely about, gazing with
straining eyes, and faces equally white,
upon the form of the dead man. 1 had
hardly dropped my eyes to that cold
dead countenance again, when sudden
quivering twitch passed Ike a fash Of
lightning over the muscles of the
cheeks, and the old surgeons hand
shook terribly, but he held the wire
firmly in its place. ga little more
acid" he whispered, in tones hardly
audible, and Mr.. White ran and poured
something out of a vial into the trough
Suddenly the protruded tongue was
drawn back into the mouth, and every
one retreated step from the table in
awe and fear, except the old man who
held the wire, and I could see him shut
his teeth hard. and knit his brows, as il
struggling resolutely against the feelings
of dread and awe within him. His
eyes seemed starting from his&head
but a moment or two after he said
almost with a gasp-''It is. coming
i So, indeed, It seemed. As the subtle
current of unexplained relations poured
into the corpse, all the features begar
to work convulsively; the Jaw moved
the teeth chartered; the eyelids opened
the eyes began to roll.
"My God" cried some one.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

For the benefit of all whom it may
concern, we publish the following,
hoping our subscribers, especially de-
linquents, will read it attentively, and
then not send notice to stop their paper
when they owe us two or three dollars;
THE LAW OF NEwsPAPERs.-1. Sub
scribers who do not express notice to
the contrary are considered as wishing to
continue their subscriptions.
2 If subscribers order the discon-
tinuance of their papers, the publisher
may continue to send them until all ar
rearages are paid. ,r
8. If subscribers neglect or refuse to
take their papers from the Office to which
they are directed, they are held respon-
sible till they have settled the bill and
ordered the paper discontinued.
A. If subscribers remove to Other
places without informing the publishers
and the paper is sent to the former direc-
ton. they are held responsible.
The Courts have decided that refus
ing to take a paper from the office o
removing and leavingit uncalled for, j
prima .facie evidence of intentiona
fraud.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

Mrs. Bloomer and her associates pro-
pose to hold another meeting at Me-
chanics' Hall in this city, on the evening
of the 9th inst. On their first visit
they were understood to have sown the
seed of truth. This time we suppose
they come to hoe the hills. So far as
we can Judge from manifestation, we
fear their seed fell on stony ground, for
our wives yet wear frocks, sew on but
tons and tend the babies, and long may
they wave at that business.
Utica Gazette.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

The GARDINER TRIAL.-This case
seems to be about coming to close
We have not read the voluminous testi-
mony and so have no right to express
any confident opinion as to what the re-
suit will be or should be. Soon after
the commencement Of the trial we read
detached portions of the testimony
which made us think that Gardiner must
certainly be guilty as charged, but the
editor of the Baltimore Clipper, after a
full examination of the testimony given
up to this time, makes the following
statement:
The trial of DIR. Gardiner is rapidly
drawing to conclusion. 1t has ex-
cited much interest, from the magni
tude of the sum involved; from the fact
that the Senate engaged in the prosecu-
ton of him; and from the diversity of
testimony which has been exhibited
Every effort has been made to convict
the Doctor. Testimony was brought to
prove that there were no silver mines in
the district of country where he had
located those upon which his claim was
based; that he was seen in various parts
of Mexico at the time when he alleges
that he was engaged in mining-in
short, all the Witnesses who could be
brought forward by liberal compensa-
tons have been produced on this trial
to convicet DIR. Gardiner of perjury and
fraud. And yet, contending against
the power of his own and the Mexican
Government, he stands fair chance of
coming off triumphant by the mere
force of truth. He has clearly proved
that he was extensively and proftably
engaged in silver mining in Mexico,
until expelled by Mexican authority
that the mines were exceedingly valua-
bic; and that his property to a large
amount was sacrificed. 1t appears that
the witnesses who swore to his presence
at places whilst he was at his mines,
mistook his brother for him. In short,
the testimony exhibited by him complete
ly exculpates him in our opinion, and
satisfies us that his claim to indemnity is
Just and fair. Believing him to be a
deeply injured man we shall rejoice at
his acquittal. We have read the whole
of the testimony as published in the Re
public, and upon that testimony have
formed the opinion which we have here
expressed.s We know nothing of him
or of the prosecution against him, ex-
cepting what has been developed by the
examination of witnesses.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

CONFESSIONAL young man, who was
about to be married, presented himself
to the priest for confession. As he ap-
peared rather embarrassed, and did not
seem to know how to proceed to emu
merate his errors:
Come" said the father kindly, edo
you ever tell fasehOods?'
Father, am not lawyer" proudly
replied the young man.
'Did you ever steal?"
"Father, am not merchant" i"
"You have not committed murder?'
al am a DOCTOR" conscientiOusly re-
piled the penitent, casting down his eyes.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

Mr.. Trimble, the President of the
Hillsboro' Railway. has just returned
from the East, and states that he has
completed his arrangements for all the
funds, on satisfactory terms, needed to
prosecute the work east with all possible
speed. Gin. Gazette.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

Eg- The District Court decided on
Saturday, in the case of Brachmann VS..
Wheeler, that where promissory notes
provided for greater interest than ten
per cent, but six per cent would be re-
Nonp0riel.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

THE RULING PAssIoN.-When Rabe
lais was on his death bed, consultation
of physicians was called. "Dear gentle
men," said the wit 20 the doctors, rais-
ing his languid head, "let me die a nat
ural death"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

COMMON SCHOOLS IN OHIo.-From
the report of the Ohio Secretary of
State on the condition of common
schools for the past year, we learn that
the whole number of youths in the
State is 838,659. The entire number
of pupils enrolled, male and female, is
437, ,412. The average daily atten-
dance during the year has been but
ESQ, ,998. There are nearly 100000
children who are entitled to attend
these schools, but who do not. The
difference between the number of pupils
enrolled and the average attendance is
still more painful. Either parents or
teachers are in fault when less than FIVE
eigths of the scholars of all the schools
in the State are present. 1t is sig
nifcant fact that the number of boys
exceed that of the girls by more than
10000. There are 9,916 schools, with
12, ,464 teachers in the State; to the
latter of whom S771, ,145 are paid as
wages. One hundred and seventy-one
school-houses have been built during
the year, at a cost of S61,837.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

A GENTLE HINT.-The merchant
who never advertises, and who re-
quested us to notice his changeof loca-
ton, is informed that we would willingly
do so, but we have forgotten his name
and cannot find it in the newspaper
business directory.-Ceveia1d Herald
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

DEFINITIoN.-An intelligent printer
being asked if a certain man was
''crazy," said: ''No, the word implies
that person has lost sense; the indi-
vidual spoken of never had any,"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

"Ah, Mr.. Simpkins. we have not
chairs enough for our company SAID a
CAV young wife to her frugal husband
@PIenty Of chairs, ducky. but a little too
much company responded Simpkins.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

1t has been discovered, that where a
lot of boarders are fed on sausages ex-
clusiYely they begin to groacI
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

An English paper states that several
cases of bad health have been traced
to papering rooms with green paper.
The color is formed in part of arsenic.
In some parts of Germany this paper
has been forbidden by authority.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12

The Home Journal, speaking Of
newspapers, says: s'Here we have in
this mornings Tribune twenty eight
broad columns of reading matter and
twenty columns of advertisements, the
resultof the laborsof one hundred and
seventy persons, and sold Ito the car
riers) for cent and a half per copy.
Of the twenty-eight columns of read
ing, twelve were written yesterday by
the editors and reporters; there are
three columns of telegraphic intelli-
gence; there are nine letters from
distant correspondents; the shipping,
money and commercial news occupies
six columns; altogether this single
number contains one hundred and
thirty articles, most of which must
have gone to the compoSitor in manu-
script, and which, written in an
average hand would cover more than
three hundred fools-cap pages. Print
the whole contents of this number in
large, clear type, it would make portly
volume of several hundred pages"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-10-01

A Simple Cure for Stammering.-Mr.
Wakefield, at an inquest held lately in England,
states tina. a few days before, the summoning
officer told him it would be useless to call one
witness, a lad, because he suffered so exces.
sively that he could hardly articulate the short
est sentence in half an hour. Mr.. Wakefield,
however, had him called, and telling him that a
shot could not be discharged from a gun with.
out powder, so words could not come from the
mouth unless the lungs had their powder, viz
air. He told the lad to inhale air, or draw his
breath strongly; and the boy having lone SO,
Mr.. w. asked him:
sCan you talk now ?"
The boy, to the surprise Of the jury, answered
Immediately and glibly:
ayes. sir, | can, we'll"
The coroner added that inhalation or self.
imitation ofthe lungs with air, was a sure remedy
for stammering, and though it had been discoy.
cred long ago, the Faculty had not until lately.
and then only a few of them, caused it to be-
praetised as a remedy for defective articulation