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Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-01-15

cohVersaLloh. Wnen ne lett me, ana entered
the office to deposite my bundles, as do every
day. In the office | was occosted by Mr.
Thomas Bradley, who saw me place my bundles
IN the closet where they are kept. AS left,
MIR. Bradley entered from the court room with
his portfolio and bundle Of papers in the case
Up to this time | was not aware that any
papers had been lost
At about eleven o'clock at night, Messrs
Bradley and Carlisle called upon me at nv
rooms, and, apparently with much concern,
informed me that the papers in question
were missing. expressed my doubt whether
such thing were possible, believing that the
document was only mislaid among the numer-
Gus papers that seem to cucumber the prosecu-
ton; and ] expressed my hopes that It would
be found, as considered it OF vital importance
to my defence. In this they concurred, stating
that they would not have this paper lost for ai}
the other evidence in the case
Some days having now been spent in fruit
less search, and there being but little doubt
that the paper in question will be kept perma-
nently distracted from the case, it becomes
matter OF primary importance to discover who
will be benefited by its absence. The prose.
| cuuon have three suits pending against me--a
| chancery suit to recover the money! suit for
forgery, averring that these same lost papers
are forged, and suit for false swearing. now
in the course Of trial. In the chancery suit the
prosecution have been taking evidence by com.
| mission for upwards of year, and have exam.
| ined some five or six Mexican witnesses ON the
genuineness of these papers, whose evidence
tends TO establish that the seals and signatures
| of the government Of San Luis are false: but
| they have not been able to discredit. in the
| slightest degree, the seals and signatures Of
| the government of New Leon and Of the Amer.
lean consul at Monterey, by whom the former
are authenticated. have not vet had an on
portunity to present my evidence of their au-
thenticity, consequently the loss Of these pa
pers can, in no manner, affect the evidence &c
the prosecution, whilst it must be evident to
every one that it will be a great obstacle to
my success
In the present trial It is to be observed that
the papers Ueye not lost until after the prosecu-
hon had presented all the eridence ii had 10
discrela them, and had so announced To- the de
fence. They had even failed in this effort, for
their witnesses we're divided-one saying that
the seal Of New Leon was false. and the other
asserting that it was genuine. But the prose
cution having closed this branch Of their
case, II is evident that it was my interest to
have this document preserved that / might
prove 1t to be genuine, as / had done on the
former trial by our consul himself. But its
loss wiii prevent me from offering any proof on
the subject, whilst the prosecution will reap
all the benefit OF their proof, besides the doubt
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Governor ofihe State Of Illinois.
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/ have been restrained hitherto by motives Of
delicacy from making any statement in rela-
ton to the document belonging to my case,
said to have been distracted from the court
room on Friday last; as, in my humble judg-
ment, my evidence would have had but little
weight, standing as / do at the bar of this
court, charged with the most henious of all
crimes, perjury, or false swearing. But lest my
silence should be misconstrued, (all the attor-
neys on both sides of the case having made af
fidavits,) ! now, with great Difference, and an
acute sense of my delicate position, submit the
following statement:
The paper said to have been lost con-
sisted of six sheets sewed together, and was
one of the original papers fled in support
of my claim before the Board of Commits
sioners. The first sheet was certificate from
the project Of Rioverde, that had acquired
legal possession of set of mines, and had a
title deed Of them. The projects signature
was certified by the Governor of the State of
San Luis, and had the seal Of the State at
tached. The other five sheets were dispositions
OF private individuals, taken before a Judge
the judges signatures being certified by the
same governor and seal of the State Of San
Luis. All the seals and signatures Of the gov
ernor of the State of San Luis were certified to
De genuine by the governor ana secretary OF
State and seal Of the State of New Leon; and
the seal of the State of New Leon, and the
signatures of the governor and Secretary of
State were authenticated by the certificate of
the American consul at Monterey, under the
seal ofthe consulate; there being no consul at
San Luis, and the one at Monterey being the
most convenient.
Now the prosecution here, in furtherance Of
its views, had set up the plea that this paper
was forgery; and on the last trial had pro-
duced evidence to discredit the signature of
the Project of Rioverde, and the seals and sig
natures of the governor of San Luis and had
nrndncad the merican consul who nrorad
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VIONUE n. UANUINTN
JANUARY II, 1854.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08
CINCINNATI MARKET.
Wednesday, June Z, ls5
June 8. p. \

June 8. L. Nj.
Flour and Grain-The Flour market
was firm to-day, with demand fully
equal to the supply. The sales compris-
ed $50 bbls.. in lots, at So. and $50 do.
at 81 95. In Grain we notice sales Of
25, ZOO bushels Corn, at 55c., in bulk.
Provissions-The sales heard of to-
day comprise 800 brls. Mess Pork at
s11 80, and 1000 brls. and tres. Lard
at &c. for Grease, &c. for Head and Gut,
and &c. for Prime.
Cheese-A sale Of 100 boxes at &c.
The arrivals are light, but appear to be
equal to the demand.
Butter-A sale of 200 frkins Prime
at l9tc.
Groceries-The business doing is
limited, and chiefly confined to the re-
tail trade; but in prices we have no
change to notice. Sales of 50bags Cof-
fee at 11kc., and So hhds. Sugar at $50
Age. for Common and good Fair.
There is only a small business doing in
Molasses in the regular way, at21@22c.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08
FARMS FOR SALE.

- A FAas in Jackson county. vir-
u ginia, one mile above Moore's Nib
on Mil Creek. containing l20 acres, 50 acres
of which are improved.
Also. 80 aeres two miles up Raeceon. IN
CLAW township, Gallia county, Ohio, with 40
acres cleared, 30 in grass, with barn, two log
houses, an orchard Of 80 good bearing apple
trees, a good spring Of water, and is the best
stock farm for the same money in the county.
Also. l VIII sell my home farm, two miles pc
low Raccoon creek, in Gallia county, contain
ing 4s0 acres, 300 acres cleared land. There
is a good house, barns and two orchards on
the Farm, and well set with grass, and upon
the whole is as good stock farm as any IN the
county.
Also, six acre lot below Chambers Mil,
in Clay township, Gallia county, on the river
bank, with a frame house and blacksmith
shop, and very suitable for mechanic.
For terms, enqui5t of the undersigned
Nav 4, ls54.-3h
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08
TIE MuRpEREss.lhf the murd,
NEwKoRK, June 1.

TIE MURDEREss.-54f the murderess
Mrs. Robinson, latelH4 trial at Troy,
New York, it is saH ithere is strong
proof that she was a Miss Wood, from
Canada; that she was Educated at the
Troy Female Semin{rH that she was
accomplished Intellectually, and fascina-
ting in appearance; Hat she left her
parents, and was for }me time mistress
Of an individual or Individuals in Troy;
that as usual in such Eases, particularly
on the part of intella etual and accom-
plished females whoI fall from virtue,
her downward coursef fwas rapid.
CoNv1cTIoN.-Asdtpatch from Troy,
dated Sunday, saysR the Jury, after
being out three houlk rendered YER
dict of guilty" She received the
verdict with great koldness, and ex-
claimed, "shame Ionliyou, Judgel you
are prejudiced asairif me-" She also
charged the JURY With being bribed-
Sentence was def4tAd until Monday
morning, to allow HrI counsel to bring
in bill of exceHigns The prisoners
manner, after the teIdition Of the YER
dict, was strange Rnd, her language in.
coherent. As th{ crtAe was POISONING
the punishment utpsf Be capital.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08

CALAMITY At WILxIxefoN.-About
half past ten o'clock on "Wednesday
morning three wagons, loaded with FIVE
tons of gunpowder. belonging to Messrs.
Dupont 4 Co., exploded at the corner
of Fourteenth and Orange sts., killing
seven persons and fifteen horses.
The scene in the neighborhood Of
the explosion this forenoon exceeds all
description, and looks as though an
earthquake had taken place.
There were three large teams, each
conveying 450 kegs of powder, from
Dupont's mills, the whole estimated at
about Eve tons. The powder was be-
ing conveyed from the mills to the
wharf for shipment. The teams were
passing along Fourteenth street at the
time the explosion took place-the last
wagon being opposite Orange street, and
Immediately opposite the elegant resi-
denee of Bishop Lee.
The explosion caused a terrible SEN
saiion through the city, people'rushing
from their houses in great terror.
One gentleman riding on horseback
some distance ahead of the wagons felt
the ground trembling, and at the same
moment was lifted from his horse, and
seeing the windows falling into the
street thought an earthquake had occur
red.
The inhabitants of all the houses in
the neighborhood were more or less in
jured. 1t is supposed that ten liyes
were lost.
The other wagons were short dis.
tance ahead. 1t is not known which
load first exploded. The Bishop:
house was terribly shattered. The roo
was lifted up bodily and broke into frag-
ments. The front wall fell into the
street. The floors were broken up, and
every window and door in the house
was torn away and broken to pieces
The Bishops beautiful garden was en-
tirely destroyed. There was fortunate
ly, only one servant and child in the
house-the Bishop and his family being
absent attending Convention of the
Diocese in st. Andrews Church, few
squares off. The servant woman wa:
very badly injured, but the child es.
capped nearly unframed.
A human arm was found 800 feet
from the place of explosion, and one o.
the drivers was lodged on the shore o.
the Brandywine.
The tire of one wagon, weighing one
hundred pounds, was thrown distance
of 200 feet, and fragment of another
tire was driven nearly through the trunk
of large tree.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08
MARTHA WAsH1SerdS PRIsoNERs Pr

MARTHA WAsH1Nerdk Prisoners Re.
ARREsTED.-The Cine lnnati Commercial
says:
We are informed I'll h private letters
were received in this q y yesterday by
the relatives of the de ekndants, stating
that all hope for the pIesent was now
gone, as they had been Indicted by the
Grand Jury of Phillips bounty, and the
feeling was such that the te was no proba-
bility of getting bail.
Kissane and Cole were re-arrested
and imprisoned.
The letters also stat that two wit
nesses for the prosecu9 9on had been in
dicted for perjury.
There was good deal Of excitement
in town last evening, bwing to a rumor
from the same sourceIas the above, that
certain parties in 'Ciniinnati were impli-
Gated by some new testimony brought
out by Albert Pike.
We have since le3rned that all the
prisoners had given Ibail and were re-
leased. and immediatf fly started for Gin
cinnati.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08

DEATH OF THE DIvER.-Tope, an ex-
perienced diver, lost his life in a shock
ing manner in Lake Erie, on Friday
last, while at work on wreck, forty feet
from the surface.
The first and second time he went
down some fifteen or twenty feet, each
time signalizing to those above to raise
him. In both instances he remarked
that the foul air did not escape fast
enough to allow him to breathe freely
Previous to going down the third time
he detached the spring from the valve
which allows the impure air to escape
from the helmet, and desired the man
who held the signal line to observe care
fully when he should reach the bottom
(some 40 feet, and be prepared to ans
wer his signals. He then entered the
water, and had descended about thirty
feet, when those above thought the ar
NOR felt unusually heavy. The signal
line was Immediately jerked to ascertain
whether anything was wrong, but re-
ceiying no answering signal, the diver
was Immediately raised from the water
On opening the helmet the unfortunate
occupant of the armor was found to be
quite dead, presenting horrible specta-
cle-blood oozing from his eyes, ears,
nose and mouth. Detaching the spring
from the escape valve prevented the air
from initiating the armor below the neck
of the diver, and when tits recollected
that at the depth of thirty feet the pres
sure of the water is equal to fifteen
pounds to the square inch, and hence
there must have been a pressure of at
least ten tons upon the lower extremi-
ties of the diver, and this tremendous
pressure forced the vital fluid to the
head, bursting the blood vessels-and
thus causing immediate death. Not
more than a minute and a half elapsed
from the time he entered the water, to
the time he was hosited upon the deck
of the vessel.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08

|T,HE subscribers have under construc.
ton 9 number of the above Ma
chimes, and are prepared to ell all or
ders. The advantages this Machine
has over all others yet introduced are:
LIST. 1t viii thrash more grain in
given length of time with less power.
ed. The simple construction and du-
rability make q very important item to
inexperienced hands.
Sd. In the Chatting Riddle, it being
imade of perforated@heet iron, so there
g no possibility of choking in damp
srain.
4th. In elevating the grain, after be-
ing separated and screened, it is car
ried by elevators to Top shoe, and the
second operation of tanning. and dis
charging the white caps, &C., back to
the cylindar.
9TH. In the open straw carrier 50
there is no waste.
9Th. The advantage of attaching the
tumbling shaft in three different places,
on either side or end.
Also common Machines made 10 or
der. Particular pains taken to select
the best materials.
Castings constantly on hand. Re-
pairing done at short notice.
CASTLE & COOK,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08

DER steameI al. Lewis" from New
L Orleans, which they offer to the
citizens of tb IS place, country merchants
and farmers either by wholesale or re-
tail, at snall advance over New Or
leans cost. Among the articles received
so hhds N. o. Sugar;
Is bbls prime N o Molasses;
go half 9bls do do
10 bbls gugarhouse Molasses;
10 half bbls do do
10 bbls! Loaf Sugar, double refined;
5 do crushed Sugar;
5 do powdered do
so SACKS good fair Coffee;
go ds prime do;
10 tierees fresh Rice;
10 baskets best Olive Oil;
5 CASES Sardines;
casks old Cognac Brandy;
8 do Claret Wine;
40 bo{es do
10 do Muscat Wine;
10 do assorted French Cordials;
cas- ks best Port Wine;
5 bbk White Wine (Haut Sauterne.)
n. b N. o. Sugar in half barrels
for family use constantly on hand and
for sale low at
HENKING & CADETS.
April IS, 1854.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08

The PRoPosED NJ III ROUTE TO OAK
Hill AND GALL1PoLf. We have let
ter from our Congre man. Gen. Taylor,
in which he gives.st bng encouragement
that these routes. so absolutely necessa-
ry to the conveniei ke of very large
portion of the peob of this county,
will be established itlan early day.
Lronton Times.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08
NEWtGoODs.
Mrs. REGNIfR, hayir

M KS. REGNlkR, having Just re
1l1 ceived nj " supply of Goods
takes pleasure in a knouncing to the pub.
lie, that they viii be disposed of (by
Henry Regnier wb has charge of the
store) upon the mos reasonable terms.
Among which are, beautiful styles Of
Lawns from to Is cents per yard.
\ Calico from to ID cents per Yard
All other dry goods in proportion.
Also a good supply of Groceries,
Hardware, Queens7are, Hats, Caps,
Bonnets and every vtriety of trimmings.
Also Boots and Shots of every size and
kind. All of which win be sold as
cheap or cheaper ban they can be
bought elsewhere. fPlease call and ex-
anime.
May rs. 1854. (
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08
NEW GOODS

DIRECT froh the East at the New
IL Store of s T. d. r. Langley. Sc
cond spring stock \, all of the latest styles
and at the lowe.t prices. Call and see
them, no charge for looking through.
Come on Ohio $nd Virginia, you viii
get the worth of four money.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08
BErr.-A butch& failed in New

BEEF.-A butch& failed in New
York the other day. @ sss,ooo. The
Tribune of T9esday4ys:
Beef cattle sold yesterday, at Bulls
Head, in Forty y-foq3 fh-street, higher,
upon the average, an at any time
since the spring of s39, when Stein
berger, the great ca ttle speculator, OBJ
tanned control over a the beeves in the
country, having for 4 time the power to
SSsgala'e Ssg every mas3st in the United
olstes' and then fa for a million and
a,nali OF dollars. Hhole droyes sold
Yesterday at prices I Minated eoual 10 :
shilling pound for 4 I beef in the M GUAR. "a
ters. The profit of he hide and taIIow
after deducting exp bses, is but small m
leaving the quarter upon the stan a.
ie4 cents a pounds = .
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08
LOTS Foo SALE.

ONE Lot frontingkbn Second street,
~ No. l65, and aIs one Lot on Third
street, No; 166. 9TH well situated
and dry. They wilIebe sold in half or
whole lots. For par aculars enquire of
G. A. CLESDrNEE.
May II, 1854.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08
NOTICE.

NOt11NE.
S agent for Ms Sarah Goddard.
II offer for sale Che corner Brick build
ing formerly occabied as store by ].
P. r. Bureau, with % by one hundred
and forty-eighfdet off of Lots No. II
and 18.
Also three Lois fronting on Front &
Second streets # the unimproved Lots
next above the dourt House. Also fifty
acres of land Of Mill creek.
Terms one fourth in hand, one fourth
in one year, ohf fourth in two years and
one fourth in fhree years, all bearing
interest from d. fte.
Reference cai be made to A. LIE Clerco.
EDWARD NARET, Agent.
Buffalo, Va.
Nav 25. 18A.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08

NDIED-At his, sidence IN Mercer's
Bottom, Mason cd ty, Va, on Friday
morning, after a It illness, ISAAC N.
WEssoE. aged abq IS years.
GEORGE Housz AFFoRD, son Of John
H. and N. SafoI was born October
60, 1928, and die& on the 9th of May,
at the residence Il his father in this
place.
His disease was kScrofulous Consump-
ton, of nearly thee years standing
His general health for the last eight or
nine years, has bed at times feeble.
He is said to we been honest and
upright; tender AM loving to the family;
read the scriptureI, and was fully con-
vinced of their SD berority. He mani
tested much pat knce land resignation
during his afflictiofs, and strove to feel
himself prepared for de4h. He seemed
to view the end at hand with much
composure, and {scoula see his way
through" And bddet ''that he was
ready at any time
The rupture of blood-vessel almost
instantly terminat$ his life.
The following fom,the pen of his
physician, DR.. Nor IAN, will be read with
interest. at is a hard thing to die at
any time and unds any circumstances;
but especially so, iust ss all the faculties
are matured, the horal perceptions de-
yeloped, and all ths simbathies and sensi-
Utilities have fitted hs for the enjoyments
Tof life; and undeA sqeh circumstances
and at such an al &ry few can con-
template death Will Ihrmness and COM
posure. The sub hcfof this notice had
for months and kYh years, regarded
life as extremely Uncertain, and at least
three years ago, + "a made up his mind,
that length Of d for him on earth,
and yet he was NE Yer known to despond,
but looked steadily forward, calculating
the chances of II and death, with un-
common steadik Ids and composure.-
Three weeks bifare his death, he told
his friends out oi the family, that he had
given up all HOPE of recovery, or even
any amendmendia his case,' and yet so
little change didisproduce on his spirits
or his appearance that the family did
not know that he arrived at such conclu-
sion." III Z. V. BING.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08
erRobert SooI wbo vos evoor,o,

ERObert Scot, Iwho was executed
at Auburn, PLACED county, California,
wrote a confession, 4 which he gives ac-
counts of seventeet murders which he
had committed, or been engaged in
He and his specif partners obtained
twenty-eight thousak ID dollars from their
victims. He said IS name was not
Scott, He arrived San Francisco in
July, l849. Y
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08

CALIFORNIA EAIEH-An intelligent
man, who lately wa4ed to one of the
mines, says: 81 can ssure you that the
ridiculous stories abos ( the failing off in
gold are without tho slightest founda-
ton. They are onk beginning a de-
velopment. contint ed series of prof.
table workings, whifR must give en-
ployment to ten timd the present num-
Der of miners for cthtury to come.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08

BEEF CArrLE.-Dfalers from New
York are securing IHhois and Indiana
to buy up stock to me{t the high prices
current on the seabo&d. High prices
have been paid for gobd cattle-s7 so
to SO SO per 100 bs. net; s4 and
S4 IS live weight arr Ahe current rates
at Chicago, and but! 4 few of them to
be had at that. II
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08

H A dispatch em New Orleans
announces the receipfof letter in that
city from San Antdsio, Texas, which
states that the In Mans are rallying
under Wildcat, for Hgeueral war with
white settlers. Mu@ alarm existed.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-08

IN BBLs. Clover seed;s
IU s do. Timothy Seed;
2 do. English Blue Grass Seed;
! bushel Usage Orange Seed, just received
and for sale at
FORD & DRoUILLARD's.
Feb. I6. 1854.