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a Fatal Legacy.

A few weeks since we stated that a
young married man, named VIM. L..
Walker, carpenter by trade, who had
been for several years in the employ of
Mr.. Henderson, by the death Of an un-
Gle in Baltimore, came into possession Of
SO 900. Walker. when the glad tidipgs
reached him, gave up his situation, and
repaired TO the Monumental City, and he
was SO imp patient TO ge, hold of the money
that he sacrificed nearly $1,000 for the
ready cash. Returning to Cincinnati, he
removed from his humble domicil to a
house on Longworth street, and expended
about S70o in purchasing furniture, after
which he commenced playing the gentle
man, or, TO give it its true name, the gem
teel loafer, frequenting the fashionable
drinking saloons during the greater portion
of the night, and sleeping off the tunes OF
the debauch during the better part of the
day. As matter OF course he contract
ed, In this new career, medley mass OF
acquaintances, some of whom, consider
ing him a pigeon. concluded that he vas
| fair subject for plucking. 1t did not take
much eoaxing to get him to gaming
house, (our indeiatigable police will, per-
haps, be astonished to hear that there are
such institutions in the city and after
the first visit the game was all their own,
for the desperate hope of retrieving his
losses carried him day after day to the
same rendezvous, until what once seemed
an inexhaustible mine Of wealth became
reduced to a few hundred dollars. At this
stage, a gentlemen who had formerly
known him when he was happy and in
dustrious young man, became oognizan,
OF the ruinous career he was treadiae. and
reasoning with him upon his criminal fol
| ly, succeeded in obtaining the names OF
certain Of the parties who had vic,imized
him, some Of whom, we understand, are
in good repute in this city. Warrants for
their apprehension have been issued. and
the whole affair will undergo an investiga
ton before one of our city magistrates in
few days.-Cin. Enquirer.
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namacratic Maatina.

Alta Democratic Meeting held in Woods
field, on Saturday, the 23d inst., on mo.
ton, DR.. WESTERN +. SINCLAIR was
appointed Chairman, and J. M. KIRKBRIDE
Secretary.
M. Morrow, Esq, being called upon,
stated briefly the object Of the meeting.
On motion J. w. Okey, M. Morrow
and J. Williams were appointed commit.
tee to draft resolutions.
During the absence Of the committee,
the meeting was addressed by D. H. Wire,
Horace Holland and James Mitchell,
Esqrs.
The committee upon their return re.
ported the following resolutions:
,-Resolved, That we have the fullest oon.
fidence in the time.honored principles ol
the Democratic party. as taught by JefIer.
son, Madison and Jackson; that those
principles are better calculated to advance
the prosperity and happiness Of mankind
than any others; and that with these prin.
ciples, and they alone for our charter, sue.
cess has ever attended our efforts.
Resolred, That upon the Nebraska
Kansas, land some other questions OF minor
importance, difference Of opinion has ex.
listed; yet that we do not find anything in
this difference that should mar the harmo.
ny of our party; but upon the contrary
nominations should be made wholly with.
out reference to those questions.
| RESOLVED, That when candidate is pre-.
sented to the Convention, the only legiti.
mate inquiry shouldbe-is he honest2 Is he
capablea ls he faithful to those time hon.
ored principles Of the Democratic party
RESOLVED, That William Read, Esq
| DIR. Western L. Sinclair, Hon. Horacs
Holland and James Mitchell, Esq, be ap.
pointed the delegates TO the 9th OF Janua.
Try convention, and that said delegates
have power to fill any vacancies that may
occur in said delegation.
NJ. Morrow, Esq, moved that our dele
gates be instructed TO use all honorable
means to secure the nomin alton Of JAMES
R. NORRIS, for The office of Secretary O
State. Which motion was unanimously
carried.
On motion OF ]. B. Noll,
Resolued, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Spirit Of De
mocracy.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
W. T. SINCLAIR. CAairmaa.
]. M. KlRKBRiDE, Secretary.
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Palmerston and Napoleon.

The Union 3 mails brought letter from
distinguished Frenchman TO a gentle
man in this oity, from which we make the
following extract, promising it with the as
suranoe that the writer's position and
means Of knowing the secrets OF State
affairs in Paris are equal to those Of any
mau in that capital:
PARIS. Nov. go.
"Lord Palmerston and Louis Napoleon
have been almost inseparable since the
former alighted at the Hotel Windsor
Their interviews have resulted in a de.
cision to unfurl the standard OF Polish,
Hungarian and Italian nationality, if Prus-
sia and Austria hesitate longer to declare
unequivocally against the Czar. The pro.
babilily is, that neither the one or the 9TH
all Europe will be in arms before spring.
Gas relates 10 the American continent
you may be assured that France and Eng.
land have no intention whatever of ct.
tempting to regulate the Balance of Pow.
err there. 1t would be blessing to each
if you would purchase Cuba, and pay for
tia fair consideration in cash. All the
money in your sub-treasury will be need
ed on the continent before the restoration
of peace. If Spain will not sell, she will
find no sympathy on this side of the At
lantic in the existing state of affairs, if you
be driven by necessity to take possession
of the island. Whatever you may hear
TO the contrary, America is strong, over.
whelmingly strong, in France. Do you
want better evidence Of that than the revo.
cation Of the order for MFR. Soule's expul.
sion The Emperor never revoked an
order before. Never did the rising sun
of liberty in the western hemisphere shine
so brightly upon the eastern one as a,
present"
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School Teachers Asso cia alton.

Pursuant to notice, the teachers and
friends Of education. Of the western parl
of Monroe coun,y, Ohio, me. at the School
house in Stafford, on Saturday. Dec. and,
1854, at ! o'clock, P. M.
The meeting was organized by ap.
pointing John w. Wheeler, Esq, Chair.
man, and Moses A. O'Neill. Secretary.
After the object Of the meeting was
made known, it was
Resolped, That a "Teachers Associa.
ton" be organized in the above named
place.
On motion, il was
Resolved, That the President appoint
I q Committee OF three to draft Ccnstitu
lion for the government Of said organiza'
ton.
Messrs. R. Keyser, J. L. Murrey and
Q. s. Sloan, were appointed said com
mittee.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the President appoin
suitable persons to conduct the exercises
at the next meeting Of the Association.
The following persons we're then select
ed
In Orthography, Oliver s. Sloan.
In Reading, MISS Agnos Woodmas.
In Arithmetic, William Wheeler.
In Geography. James Mcconnell.
In Grammar, Moses A. O'Niell.
In Physiology, J. G. Clark.
After which, quite spirited discussion
arose upon the utility Of corporeal punish
ment in school.
The meeting then adjourned to meet or
Saturday, Dec. 18th. 1854, at II o'clock
P. nj.
J. w. WHEELER, Pres.
MOSES A. O'NEILL, Sec'y.
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e THE ClNciNNATI internal MACHINE
nCAsE.- After ten days spent in examining
Witnesses and arguing this case, it was on
Thursday brought to close. The tria
/ twill be remembered was for sending ar
iafern al machine to Isaac Allison, by the ex
plosion Of which, himself and his wife were
killed. The jury after an absence Of three
& hours. returned a verdict Of murder in ths
sfrst degree The counsel for the defen
sdant Rave notice Of a motion for new
Trial.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 90.


sENArE.-The pension appropriation
bill was resumed.
Mr.. Fessenden moved the amendmen,
Of the law SO as to place the widows ol
officers in the navy, on the same footing
as the widows of officers of the army.
Messrs. Hunter, Steward and Toombs
opposed 1t on the ground that it was no,
germane to the bill and had not been ex-
ami1ed by the committee.
Messrs. Fessenden, Chase, Brown and
Weller advocated it as measure just in
itself, and ought not 10 be defeated by
technical points.
Order was often disreg garded-the a.
mendment was defeated and the bill
passed.
The bill for the Department OF Law was
taken up. MIR. Adams advocated its pas
sage.
Mr.. Weller thought the subject belong
ed to the Committee on Judiciary, and
moved reference of the bill to that com
|mittee
Mr. Badger opposed the reference and
moved tina, it lie on the table till Tuesday
next, which was agreed TO, after which the
Senate went into Executive session.
HousE.-Gen. Whitfield, delegate from
Kansas was announced, and took the
oath to support the Constitution OF the
United States.
Several bills were introduced and re-
ferred.
On motion of MIR. Fuller, the committee
on Commerce were instructed to inquire
whether any further Legislation is neces
sary for the better defining Of the rights
of citizens OF the United States to proper.
~ in ships or vessels Of foreign couutries
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~Fshe said Grand Council, 1T their re-
cent session, adopted resolution origi.
nally suggested by H.. A. T. Granbury,
requiring the members Of this Order, un.
der certain pains and penalties, to con-
Tess, under oath, how they voted at the re-
cent election. in ,palpable violation Of the
rights and privileges secured to, and SO
highly priced by every true American.
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under certain circumstances, and report
by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Stewar, reported in favor Of the bill
extending Caliiornialand commissions
passed.
The House again went into committee
and took up the bill to prohibit the circu-
lation of small notes in the District Of Col
umbia, which was passed.
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STAFFORD, O., Dec. 10Th, 1854, Z

II o'clock, P. NJ.
Pursuant to adjournment, meeting was
held in the school house, for the purpose
of organizing a"Scheol Teachers Asso-
ciation." J.W. Wheeler. Esq, was call
ed TO the Chair. The committee appoint
ed to draft a constitution, reported and a
constitution was adopted.
The following persons then became
members by complying with its require
ments:
Miss Jane E. Woodmas. Miss M. E.
Calvert, Miss Elizabeth Worstell, Miss
Agnes Woodmas, Miss M. j. Worslell,
Miss Aletha Flemming, Miss Jane Lingo,
Miss Jane Wilson. Mrs. H. A. Morton
Mr.. .. 8. Sloan, John Lingo, Jonas Steed.
John Oshel. Benjamin Steward, James E.
Norman, James L. Murrey, Chas. Nc
Connell. Wesley Mcconnell, James Nc
Connell. James w. Calvert, John R. Mo-
Diyitt, Geo. Mason, John w. Wheeler,
John Tyson, George MoVay, V. C.
Knight, J. C. Clark. VIM. Wheeler, NJ.
A. O'Neill, Jonas A. Wheeler, P. M.
Oshel, A. J. Sutton.
The Society then proceeded to the cleo
ton Of officers, which resulted as follows
President, J. w. Wheeler, Esq.
Vice President, John Tyson.
Secretary. Moses A. O'Neill
Treasurer, Oliver s, Sloan.
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-. - OrThe Commissioners of Noble ooun-
81 have given the name of CaldaoeH to the
,.sits for the new county seat. in honor Of
Samuel Caldwell, the donor.
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The exercises in Arithmetic were then
conducted by Wm. Whesler for some
time, and in Geography by James McCon-
nell.
After which the meeting adjourned un-
til 6 clock, P. NJ.
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81 FIRE N THE VIRGINIA PENiTENr1ARY.-
On the night Of the 7th inst, the Virginia
Penitentiary was set on, fire by one Of the
( loonvicss. and before it GOULD be extin-
: suished had entirely consumed the work.
4 shops- The loss is estimated at s 100 900
No lives lost.
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THE CONDUCT OF AUSTRIA is the subject
Of continual comment in the English pa
pers; but neither promises. eoaxing, nor
abuse, seems to have any effect upon tina,
imperturbable Power, so long as fears ol
Russia or sympathy with the Gear pre-
domin ale. Having appealed to the honor
and the interests of Austria in vain, the
London Times now insinuates q new ele-
ment to move her. 1t affectionaiely in
quires, ssTIow many sparks from French
corporal's pipe would itrequire TO set Italy
in blaze from one end toethe other, and
what prospect would there be Of recon
quest of Lombardy-wilh France and En-
gland instead OF the mallkingdom Of Pied
mont to conduct the wnr!" II also init
mates that Hungary may be aroused, and
adds:
"When Austria measures herself a
gainst the Powers, she must not forget tn al
whenever her enemies appear, they may
coun, upon the support other own subjects.
She is in the most imminent danger OF be-
coming a second Poland, and affording.
by her iismemberment, an indemnifica-
ton for that war which she fondly thinks is
being carried on for her exclusive advan-
tage.''
Austria evidently fears more from Rus
sia than she does from the allies. and
knows very we'll that the aristocraey OF
England and the French Emperor will not
stir up the fires Of revolution, if they can
help it. The i'll success OF the allies in the
Crimea will not hasten her alliance with
them. If the Times limitations mean
anything more than intimidation, Europe
will be involved before long in one general
and bloody contest.
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STEAMER BURNED LosT.-Our
dispatches from New Orleans states that
the "Gipsey" was destroyed by fire at the
mouth of Rod river on the morning OF the
7,h inst number Of cabin passengers
we're burned to death.
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or JAMES H. SMITH has been appoints
cd Reporter to the Supreme Court of this
State, in place Of R. B. Warden recently
Appointed TO the Supreme bench.
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Know-Nothings


Know No,hings, or rather an amendment
.ssf their platform, from Zone that knows
leone ,hinps.n = with request that we pub
ylish il, and show wherein that platform is
pto. slavery Ia iss tendency. AS we have
5 iwiice already published their platform
!. .from tho aAmerioan Crusader we re-
8 epsctfully decline the request. Does Mr..
s:i.sons tiat knows some thinps,, suppose
1he Know. Nothines are 80 green as 10
s Eincoroorafe into their platform. q slavery
: fsaaure. wi,en their obiec, is to catch,
MA. he would call ..DouQh. .iaoes7, II
s. a. A.. i. i von derf;,,lv sn;s,akep. Ba,
II r. Is an attentive reader Of the news OF
-. a. .,..,ah.. ~ ras,,,,. 80 .hs
's =.
eseeiions, ne woald De sausue0 taat our
SeRCeIiion is correct.
Look at the result Of the recent Mayors
q q elsc,;;o, 81 Roston where HE Know. Moth.
& - B, - s.. - &. y -.
ss.>ss'A 90 - 90 'A0es "a.t'y opPo''
saso ~ the anfl'siavery party.
s. But aside from the elections, ID it not
enough 10 stageer his confidence. as a
..s'r5 r;....o;lar II The Know.No,hinos. when
g m.:I..... =. Ma,;a.a, r. ~ o.
sa.'s =. 'S's. 'n' A'''o"A' - =. -
asssosaas ana all the leading freesoii pa
pers in the country, take ground against
She Know. Nothing movement So
Ano,h.r "a .soo xbv ~. decl;n. n,;b bl;sb.
-,..r.--. !. I:r.
'"e P'a"o'1a Se''' VS. 70 ."as = u.no''
very materially from any platform we have
ever seen published in an avowed Know
Nothing paper. The 12ih plank in this
aol.fform is.
= .c--.-:.:
k... gIos''.on - me ponuoai uemasos -.
nv o'nIe ssoAers = ossIy pasayi anu me
snu Susy :, ,ne peoPe f - seae. pou
8 ~ s;I 'n.n aon.on,;sn, - o o
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THE New STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
as at present organized, is the best Ohio
ever had. ltconssts OF Gen. James T
Worihington, Chilicothe; Judge Musgrave
Sulphur Springs. Crawford county, w. II
Ladd. Richmond. Jefferson county; Rob
ert W. Steele, Dayton; James L. Cox
GAINESVILLE; Buckley Steedman. Cleveland
Alexander Waddle, South Charleston
Clark county; Joseph Sullivant, Columbus
John K. Greene, Carthage. Hamilton
county; and Abel Krum. of Ashtabula
Messrs. w addle q Krum are new mem.
bers. On the meeting ofthe new BOARD
Gen. Worthington was elected President,
DR.. Sprague, Corresponding Secretary, J
K. Greene, Recording Secretary, and
Joseph Sullivant, Treasurer. The Fer.
mers ofOhio may rest easy while theil
interests ere entrusted TO such hands as
our present State Board of Agriculture.
Every man in it is possessed of high
moral character. and Ohio farmers owe il
10 themselves to see that il does not deter.
iorate by subsequent election.
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GrPresident Pierce reached his fiitieth
birthday on the 25th nit. On that occa-
sion Mrs. Pierce gave him a..birthday par
ty." when among the invited guests pres
ent was Gen. Winfield Scott.
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FT The delay OF a few hours in the is.
sue Otto days paper, is attributable to the
holidays.
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FIRST regiment, IN particuisrssss8txpoUp4
to terrible fire; and the nineiy.fiith were
in the middle Of such disorg gsnizinR yolleye
that they only mustered sixty Jour msa
when paraded at two o'clock. In laos.
the whole of the division numbered only
three hundred men when assembled BY
Major Elnan in the rear OF their camp
after the fight was over. The regiments
did not take their colors into the battle.
but the officers, nevertheless, were picked
off wherever they went, and il did not re-
quire the color-s staff TO indicate their pres
ence. Our ambulances wers soon filed,
and ere nine o'clock they were busily en-.
gagged in carrying loads Of men. all COZ.
cred with blood, and groaning, to the rear
Of the line s-s.ss'
The fight about the battery. to which
have alluded in former part Of my letter,
was most sanguinary. Il was iound that
there was no banquette to stand upon, and
that the men inside could not FIRE upon
the enemy. The Russians adsancsd mass
after mass Of infantry. As fastsas one
column was broken and repnIsed J, another
took its place. Forihree long hours about
eight thousand five hundred British infan.
try commended against at least four times
their number. No wonder that, at all
times, they were compelled to retire. But
they came TO the charge again.
At one time the Russisns succeeded in
getting up close to the guns of Captain
Wodehouse's and Of Captain Turner'S
batteries. in the gloom OF The morning
Uncertain whether they were friends or
foes, our artillerymen hesiiated 10 FIRE.
The Russians charged them suddenly.
bore all resistance down before .themr.
drove away or bayoneted the gunners,
and succeeded in spiking some Of the
guns. 4ss -
Their columns gained the hill. and for y
few moments the fate of the day trembledf
in The balance, butA Adam's brigade, Penne-
fathers brigade. and the light division,
made another desperate charge, while
Dickson s. guns swept their columns, and
the Guards. with undiminished yalor aud
steadiness, though with q sadly decreased
front. pushed on again to meet their bitter
enemies. The roaring Of musketry, the
clash of steel. and tire pounding OF the
guns were deafening, and the Russians.
as they charged up The heights, yelled
:. like demons. -
:. They advanced. hailed advanced again.
received and returned close aud deadly
nne' but the Mimic IS the king Of weapons-
inker@a ann proved H.ihe reg,ments OF
the fourth DIVISION and themarsaes armed
with the OLD and much heiauded brown
Bess. could do nothing with their thin line
of fire against the massive mu;iitudes. of
me Mascoylte esll infaniry, bu, The yol:eys Of
me nithle rlle cief' ''nem IKE the nana OF
me destfoying angel, ana iney iell hke
leaves IN autumn before them.
About ten o'clock body OF French
infantry appeared on our right, e loylus
sign. 70 our struggling reg'men's. ihs
Iouaves .,sa " came on 2. me pas &c esayge-
ne rfench ar'',,efy nad aireaay. began
10 pray WIN deadiy enect on the rIg1t wing
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0rWe have the gratifying intelligence
of the safety OF the United States sloop- of.
war Albany, for which much solici,ude
was felt.
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Time will Prove it True.

To our minds the New York Erening
Post is correct in its declaration that there
is strong natural. bond of sympathy be.
tween the Shareholders and the Know
No,hings. Itis the emigration from a.
broad which has destroyed the equilibrium
between the north and the south, which
Calhoun. in the last speech ever made by
him inthe Senate OF the United States.
showed the necessity Of restoring 1t is
foreign emigration which has foiled the
schemes Of the slave party in Kansas and
Nebraska; it is imported labor which has
bound together all the principal cities Of
the northern States with railroads and 9TH
er costly ternal improvements. and it is
foreign emigration that is rapidly giving TO
the free States the political control of the
country. As the slaveholding classes nev.
er neglect tiny opportunity of Strengthening
their position at Washington. it is easy to
foresee that the time is not distant when
the Know Nothing Banner viii float over
nearly every negro plantation in the land.
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9.xThe mails and telegraph are out OF
ijpini-badiy. We are, therefore, compell-
cd 10 go to press without any very late
news.