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The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07
TIE INQUIRY.

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Tell me We winged winds.
That round my pathway roar,
Do ye not know some spot
Where mo~tals weep mo.e
Some lone and pleasant deli,
Some valley Ia the Vest,
Where, free from toll aud pain,
The weary soul may rest
The loud wind so!tened to a whisper low,
1And sighed for pity as Il answered ''No"'
Tel me, thou mighty deep,
EFnose biows round me play,
hnoWest thou some favored spot,
Some island far away.
EVhere weary man may find
The bliss for which he sghs
lFhere sorrow never lives,
And friendship never dies
THE loud waves TO hag in perpetual iow.
Stoppd for awhile their surge to answer "No!'
And tiOu, sClenest moon,
That with such holy face,
DoSt lock upon the earth
Asleep in nights embrace
Tril me, III all thy round
Hast thou not seen spot,
IVhere miserable man
Might find happy lot?
Behind cloud The moon withdrew in woe.
Ard voice sweet but sad responded "Nc!'
Tell me. nv secret SOU.
. tell me hope and faith,
Is there no resting place
From sorrow. sin and death
Is there 40 happy spot
If'here tnertaS may be blest,
JEnere grief may find balm
And wcarinesS rest
Faith hope and love, best boons to mortais given,
Waved their ri ght wings, and answered Yes, il
Heaven!
The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07

John Avery Parker who lately died in
New Bedford, leaving fortune of over
million Of dollars was, when a young man
warned out of the town of Westport for
fear he would becom e chargeable to the
town
The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07

A NEw STAR.-M'IIe Frery, volinist,
has been attached to the Montplaisir
troupe. She is represented as eing
exceedingly proficient.
The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07

Dr. Ihaddeus Clarke the father of Grace
Greenwood died at his residence in New
Brighton, Pa. on Mach Ist.
The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07

Progressive.-A Christian friend Of
ours, in Wisconsin, In all seriousness and
simplicity, says grace at The table in the
following quaint style: God Almighty,
sanctify this food to our use, and bless US
for value received. Help yourselves gen.
tlemen for Christ's sake: Amen
The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07

n&A-Love one human being purely and
warmly, and you will love all
The heart in this heaven, like the wan
dering sun, sees nothing from the dew
drop to the ocean but mirror which it
warns and fills.
The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07

One of the best double puns we have
ever heard, says the Yankee Blade, was
perpetrated by a clergyman He had just
united in marriage couple whose chris
tlan names were respectively Benjamin,
and Ann. "How did they appear during
the ceremony" :" inquired a friend. They
appeared both Annie-mated and Bennie. tit
ted," was the ready reply.
The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07
Seizure Of the Ship Challenge.

lii our last number we copied from
she s. T. HsraId an account Of on expedi-
ton fitting out for Sonora since which, and
on the sailing of the vessel, the revenue Of
iicers at San Francisco, have had her de-
tanned on charges of violation of the reve-
nue. law. We get the following account
of the affair from the Bay papers Of the
30th:-
The British ship Challenge was sei@ed
on the 10Th by the Revenue Gutter, Frolic,
acting under orders from Collector Ham
mond, for alleged violation Of the passen
ger law Of the United States Of Feb. %,
I847, is now lying in port, awaiting the
decision OF the proper tribunals, and will
in all probability be detained some ime If
she should eventually be allowed to pro-
ceed 10 her port Of destiaation.
Collector Hammond charges three spe-
clfc violations of law upon this vessel, as
follows -
lst. That she has on board more pas
sengers tnan the law allows, according
50 her measurement penalty fifty dollars
for each passenger constituting the e,rcess.
Cd. That she has an excess of passen-
gers amounting tc more than twenty; pen
atty, forfeiture Of the ship,
Sd. That the vessel has three berths in
a tier, instead of two penalty, five dol
lars for every passenger on board.
We shall look for a decision in this case
with much interest.
Great Excitement in the Ctty-Arrest
Of the Nerican Consm-Our city was
thrown in great excitement yesterday
afternoon, in consequence of information
nada known that the United States Mar
sha, at half past l o'clock went to the
Consular residence Of Mr. Louis del Vale,
Consul for the Republic of Mexico at this
port. and arrested that gentleman for
violation of the neutrality laws of the u.
S. by enIisting men within the territory OF
the II : into the service of foreign
government.
The offence with which the Mexican
Cons ul is charged, is punishable under the :
Second section of the act of Congress OF
the goth of April, 1915, which read as
follows :
Sec. 2 If any person shall, within the
territory or jurisdiction of the .. S. enlist
or enter himself, or hire or retain another
person to enlist or enter himself, or TO
90 beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the
United States, with intent to be enlisted or
The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07
Did Won E'yer,

Did you ever know traveller bat had many
wonderful stories to relate?
Did you ever know sailor hand his punch
to marine?
Did you ever know a damsel but would wish
TO have q lover?
Or Il kitten sit up late to catch mouse for
It's own mother
Did you ever know goose not to stoop
when entering a barn?
Or thorough man-o-wars man but could
spin famous yarn.
Did you ever know rumpus twixt man
and his best half,
And person who had interlered come of
with cause to laugh
Did you ever see a Hebrew swinging a
tlrasher's fail?
Or a dog after marrow bones with kettle
at his tail?
Did you ever know miscr who had died of
too much lat =?
. Or mouse in funny mood attempt to mes
nlcr;Zc q cat?
Did you ever know a constable closely hun
ted by thief?
Or a tale 50 silly, week, absurd, brit would
obtain belief?
The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07

pGa- Possibly no single line in the Ian
guage, so well conveys the idea Of height
as the words in caps, in these SIX lines OF
Tennyson, on "The Eagle"
''IIe clasps the crags with hooked hands,
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Hinged with the azure world he stands
I HE WRINKLED SEA BENEATH HIM CRAWLs,
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like q thunder bolt he falls
The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07

NATURAL LAws.-The late census
developed many curious facts. In regard
to the numerical laws which govern the
sexes, it showed that there are more males
than females born, by about four per cent;
at twenty years of age there are more fe-
males than males at forty years, the bal
ance is again III favor Of the males and
at the age OF three-score and ten, the num-
bers OF the sexes are about even. Beyond
this age, the probabilities of longevity are
much greater in favor of women than of
men. At the time of the taking of the
census, there were 430 American women
above 100 wears Of age.
The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07

Escaped Conuicts-The San Francisco
Heraldsays that on Monday night, 27th
ult., three prisoners succeeded in making
their escape from the State Prison. They
worked their way out of the top of the
building, and in order to make their escape
certain, seized and gagged Chinaman
who was found in their way. One is
Jacob Bowen, who was recently sentenced
to twenty years confinement for knocking
down, robbing and throwing some anlor-
tunate individual into the Bay, from one
Of the wharves of our city. The second
was a hardened villain, named Henry
Smith, who was convicted of highway
robbery, and sentenced for like term. 1t
was he who enticed a young man with the
promise Of work, to the Mission Road,
outside the city, and then robbed him
The third was sentenced to the Peniten-
tiary from Tuolumne county.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19
The WING Party.

This party was declared by Horace Greeley,
after its disastrous defeat in 1852, to be dead.
The announcement was welcome one to ev-
cry friend of reform. The Wing party, by its
nature and position-boasting of its conserv-
atism, while it was by virtue of being an OPP
position party, bound to oppose abuses and
corruptons i'll a concentrated political party,
that had become power, and falling to live
out its destiny-bas been in fact the deadliest
foe of progression and reform. Better for the
world if it were dead and ont of the way
Mr.. Greeley says it is dead.
The New York Courier and Inquirer, the
leading journal of this party, says of its pres
ent shadowy existence-"The Wing party, as
a national party, has nothing in its history up
on which it can dwell with satisfaction, and
nothing i'll the future to which it can look
forward with hope
If those who have formerly acted as Wings
shall be willing to respect this prophecy of
their leaders as actual truth-and leaving the
dead to be buried, act with a living party on
a living issue-it would be wise i'll them and
hopeful for the country.
The curse of this party has been in its eff
fected and attempted alliances with the South
-riyaling uusuccessfully the more unscrupu-
lous Democracy III the same alliance. In
1913 this party gave ], 37S,O 900 votes, of which
l,04S,000 were in the North, and $50, 900 i'll
the South. For one quarter of its strength in
the slave States, in a hopeless minority, it sac
rifces all its sympathies and afinities for free
dom in the North.
We regret to see some little encouragement
reviving in this party from the unpopularity
of the administration. 1t could do no good
to galvanize this party into activity again.
There is no life there, though there might be
the appearance of life for a season. The Wing
party, reoiced again, is doomed to ruinoatS de-
feat. 1t is not i'll its nature, on its designed
basis, to be controlling party.
The hope of the people, and the hope of a
successful combination against the slave pow
er, which has subverted the government, is a
union of the people on the principles of free
dom in one party, which shall be substitute
for the Wing party. 1t could be effected by
northern Wings cutting off their connection
with the South. We live in expectation of
some such course, that will make it consistent
in the true friends of freedom to join in one
party against slavery. And while we encour-
age the hope, we caution our friends against
any halfway measure, by which they will be
cheated out of their principles, and be used
only as the tail of the kite of the politicians
The Chicago Free Vest.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19

The CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE has passed
by vote Of l6 to in the Senate, and 148 to
81 in the House, series of resolves, protest.
ing against the Nebraska bill. We copy
portion of the series below.
Reiolred, That in the name, and in behalf
of the people of this State, we protest against
the proposed repeal of the prohibition of Sla-
very i'll the act preparatory to the admission
of Missouri, as a violation ofthe national faith,
as destructive of mutual confidence between
the States of this Union, as exposing the
Union itself to imminent peril, and as incon-
sistent with the fundamental principles of nat
ural justice.
RESOLVED, That we declare our fixed pur-
pose never to consent to the legal or actual
admission of Slavery into the Territory from
which it was excluded by the Act of 1920,
and the admission of slaveholding States ought
to awaken the people of Connecticut to the
aggressive character of Slavery as political
power, and to its existence whenever it comes
constitutionally within the reach of Federal
legislation.
RESOLVED, That this General Assembly here
by declares itself ready to cooperate with
other States i'll any legal and Constitutional
measures which the existiag crisis or its con-
sequences shall demand for the preservation
of our rights, and in defence of Liberty
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19
rpEE DEMOCRATIC

STATE CONVE n L 10 N
hsr stem in the rapid process Of surrendering the
,oc.,.,iop and control of the country to SLAVERY,
=; o shou to be taken by the passage OF the Kansas
Nebraska bill This event, in connection with the COM
r,rss or surrenders of 1850 and of previous years.
ssh. new proof that neither of the old party organi
,,ons defendant as they for success upon the sup
or N the sayehoding interest," can ever be relied upon
"a onnose earnestly the aggressons Of the slave power
and ~ restore the Constitution the purposes for which
It was formed.
The Free Democratic party is the only party which
makes the issue between freedom and slavery paramount
I, all other political considerations and therefore the only
party worthy the support of the earnest friends of freedom
To arouse public opinion favor of the principles of that
party and to promote efficient organization of the
an.savery sentiment of the country Mass Convention
will be held at WORCESTER, on WEDNESDAY, the
2Ist day of May inst, at IL o'clock, A. NJ
+. W. BIRD, Of walpoe, Chairman.
RODNEY FRENCH, New Bedford.
CHARLES b. SWAIN, Nantucket.
GERSHoM B. WESTON, Duxbury.
WILLIAM MARTIN, Adams.
J.. L. KEYES, Dedham.
CHARLES WHITE, Worcester.
WILLIAM B. SP00NER, Boston.
GEORGE F. WILLIAMS, Boston.
ROBERT CARTER, Cambridge.
HORACE E. SMITH, Chelsea.
CALEB SWAN, Easton
JAMES NJ. STONE, oharlestown, SserstGry.
JOHN B. ALLEY, Lynn.
RICHARD p. WATERS, Beverly.
JOHN W. GRAVES, Lowell.
THORNTON K WARE, Ftchburg
AMASA WALKER, North Brookfeld.
D. W. ALV0RD Greenfield.
MARCUS MORTON, JR., Andover.
WILLIAM CLAFLIN, Hopkinton.
NATHANIEL HINCKLEl, Barnstable.
CHARLES G DAVIS Plymouth.
CHARLES WRIGHT, ITinsdale.
FRANCIS BATES Springfield.
Free Democratic State Committee.
May 10th, 1854.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19
Congress.

WEDNESDAY, May II.
SENATE.-The bill giving the Port Huron
and Erie Railroad Company the right of way
through the Military Reservation at Fort Ora
tiot, was passed. Mr.. Clayton then called the
attention of the Senate to the humanity and
generosity of the officers of the British steam
er Yirago, in rescuing Lieut.. Strains survey
ing party, and offered joint resolution ex-
pressing the gratitude of Congress therefor
The resolution was referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. The resolution offered OH
Tuesday by Mr.. Mallory, concerning the AT
ricanization of Cuba, was then taken up,
when long debate ensued.
HousE-Immediatel after the opening bu-
siness, went into Committee of the w hole,
and the debate on the Nebraska bill was re-
sumed. Messrs. Ready of Tennessee, aud
.Straub of Pennsylvania, spoke in favor OF the
bill, and Messrs. Etheridgeof Tennessee, Ben
nett of New York, and Wade of Ohio, OPP
posed it. At o'clock the House adjourned
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19
Police Court.

Before Judge Green.-Joseph S. Hill, for
selling glass of brandy to Nathaniel Bos-
worth, was fined $40 and costs, and appealed.
Samuel Armor, for being drunk, was fined
So and costs, and was committed.
John Morse, for being drunk, was fined 81
and costs, amounting to 1911, which he paid.
William Patterson, for selling four glasses
of spirituous liquor, to wit two of gin, and
two of brandy, to Nathaniel Bosworth, on
the 2lst of April last, was fined $40 and costs.
He appealed, and recognized in the snm of
5000 to prosecute his appeal.
Edward H. Willard, for selling two glasses
of brandy to one Perkins, on the 2lst day of
April, was fined $40 and costs. He ap-
pealed.
Amos Herrick was brought up for selling
one glass Of brandy to Nathaniel Bosworth,
on the Sd day of May, but the witness testi-
fed that she never saw the man before" and
the defendant was discharged.
Samuel Stratton was brought up, charged
with selling to Nathaniel Bosworth one glass
of strong beer, on the 9th day of May. The
witness testified that he purchased glass of
ale from Mr.. Stratton, at the time alleged,
which was more intoxicating, in his case, than
brandy. He paid three cents for it. Several
witnesses were called for the defence. The
young man who attends at Mr.. STATIONS
confectionery and fruit saloon, testified that
he has been in the employ of Mr.. Stratton,
since the LIST of May, and is cognizant of al
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19

We were sorry to see Orr, the street preach
er, pass our Office, last evening, in the hands
of the police If he chooses to speak, and
any of our citizens choose to hear him, the
writer of this paragraph would not only per-
NIT it, but would have them protected in the
exercise of the right, SO long as no breach of
the peace is committed by them. But, if
breaches of the peace occur, we would hold
those responsible, and those only, who commit
them. The right of free speech is one of the
last that we would have restrained or cur
tailed, and we would concede much to guar
antee and preserve the right to every person
in the community, whatever may be his sta
ton in society, or his views on any matter of
public conern.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19

CoNSEcTIcur.-The Wing Legislative eau
Gus, on the 18th, nominated Francis Gillette
late Free Soil candidate for Governor of Con-
necticut, to the Senate of the United States,
for the remainder of the term of Truman
Smith, resigned, and Lafayette s. Foster,
Speaker Of the House for the long term. We
trust that none of our wing friends in Massa-
chusetts will be absolutely Mortified at the
lawful deprayity'' of such "truck and dick
er arrangement" We commend the consid-
Grafton of this latest ss.soly coalition" es-
pecially to the attention of Brother Piper Of
the Fitchburg ReUtle.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19
General News Summary

The Richmond (Va) Inquirer, says
that negro slave, who was tried at the last
London Court on charge of setting fire to a
stable, was found guilty of the crime, and
sentenced to be transported beyond the limits Of
the United States.
Among the patents issued during the
week ending the 18th, is one to Horace s.
Taylor, of Springfield for an improved machine
for paging books, one to Philos B. Tyler of the
same city for an improved method of nibbing
saw teeth, one to Leander Lackey, of Sutton,
for improvement in machines for pegging boots
and shoes, and one to Frank Baker Of Pep
perell for improved lathe for irregular forms.
The Captain of Merchant Vessel,
unloading in Turkey, feared to leave part Of
his cargo exposed during the night. at will
not rain,' said Mussleman. "But somebody
may steal them" "Oh, never fear," replied
the Turk, ''there is not Christian within
seven miles"
A son of the fifth generation was born
a few days since to Joseph A Harris, of Clarks-
burg. His mother is % years old; his great
grand father; 76, and his great great-grand-
father, 95 there are ten others in Clarksburg.
all Of the same fifth generation, and all of
then can be called together in 80 minutesi-
The great great- grandfather, Mr.. Isaac Hills,
is revolutionary pensioner.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19

HEAVY FAIIURE.-The Jefferson County
IN. Y.) Democrat announces the failure Of
Wheelers & Turner's, of Watertown-liabli-
ties 100000. The Democrat states that they
have been engaged in buying produce on
large scale, and have drawn heavily ON the
banks IN jefferson and in some other counties.
tits by means of such spectators, buying
up provisions, &C., and holding them out of
the market, aided by the banks, which thus
initiate the currency, that the present unnatur.
al state Of business has been brought about,
and the price of property been raised al
together beyond its intrinsic value. The SOON
er such men fail, the better it will be for the
community, and the less destructive will be
the revulsion, which must inevitably come,
before business can again return to its natur-
al and normal state.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19

Mat WARD considers himself prosecuted
man because, after he has been g acquitted Of
murder BY a jury of his peers, the press COM
ments with SO much freedom upon the affair.
The Ne0 York Times states that the report of
the trial which is to be published by Appleton,
GCo.,is gotup under the especial directions OF
the Ward family, and it will of course be q
one sided affair. which no sane man would
think OF purchasing, in order to get at the
facts in the case.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19

THE Ericsson ENGINEs.-Capt. Ericsson,
far from being discouraged by the untoward
results of his last experiment, seems, to have
imbbed from it renewed vigor and energy. In
letter to the editors of the NeO York Com
merciaI Advertiser, he says that as soon as his
ship and machinery are again in serviceable
condition, he designs to make formal trip, for
thepurpose of aftording the New York press
an opportunity of witnessing the practical OPP
Grafton of the new machinery, and of hear.
ing his explanations of the important changes
which have been made in it. He congratu-
lates himself that when the ship went down
her motive power had proved completely sue
cessful that the engines without being put to
their minimum work had attained speed of
more than eleven miles an hour, and that with
consumption Of fuel which promised to rem
der ocean navigation in point of economy
what it has already proved in point of celebrity.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19
Cambridge Cattle Market,

WEDNESDAY, May IT,
AT Market 377 Cattle-S50 Beeves, and "a Stores,
consisting of Working Oxen, Cows and Calves Yearngs,
Two and Three years Old.
Market Beef-Extra SO per cwt. slow; first quality, Ssa
second quality, u 8; third quality, III ordinary
64a7
Hides-S6 a 81 per cwt
Tdllow-SS+ to So
Pelts-~1 to 81.
Calf Skins--13 cts. per ID.
Veal Calyes-S4 to 7.
STORES. Working 0xen-SSS to 167.
Cows and Calyes-s3l to 6S.
Two Years Old SO to 40.
Three Years 0ld-e41 to rs.
Shtep and LANDSLIDE at market. Extra, Sc to r.
By Lot, So to g..
Swine-Whoesae, shoats Al &c; shoats, supply large
and market unsettled as it regarls prices.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19

FATAL AcoIDENT.-In Henderson county.
Illinois, as Mr.. Moses McGaw was creepin9
along in an old ditch for the purpose of shoot
ing some wild geese, he happened to throw un
his knee SO that it was the only portion of his
body visible. This was mistaken by another
hunter for the back of goose, and not being
aware of McGaw's proximity, he fred his
rifle at it, SO mutilating the knee and thigh
that the poor man died Of the wound. Such
accidents are of frequent occurrence. Hunt
ers cannot be too careful.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19

Money continues easy CALL and there less paper
in the street for discount the banks doing much
than heretofore. Stocks closed very firm at the
cOnd Board although strenuous efforts made in the
forenoon break down the market. The "bears" are
playing bold game by selling time at present low
prices apparently forgetting that the margins for fall are
very much less than they sixty days ago An out
side purchase of few thousand shares, would probably
alter the complexion of things materially and
siderable alarm among the "shortsn
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19

MATTHEW F. WARD, the murderer, has
published card, requesting the public to sus-
pend their Judgment unit! after the report of
the trial is published by Messrs. Appleton &
Co., of New York. The public had much
rather suspend him.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19

Security fer Health.-The desire of self-preser-
walton is one Of the first principles in nature and has
been implanted in us for the wsest purposes While it
exctes 10 labor and exertonn procuring the means of
supporting our mortal existence it reconces us to bear
with patience many dstresses and pains which are more or
less the inevitable lot of all The cectua method of
reaching great age is by strict attention the preser
walton oil health and it cannot be denied that by follow
ing, diet and daily moderate Of Dr. Wheeier,s
Sherry Zine Tonic Bitters, may add years to our
existence
Prepared only by LEWIS WHEELER Druggist, cor
ner OF Custom House and Broad Streets Boston, Sold in
this City by L. T. LAZELL Druggist, 2O1 Main st. Wor-
cester. mvo ar