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Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25
ARKANSAS.

Iha.egflature Of Arkansas having met on the 4th
instanand reansed Gov CoxwAY on the following day
sent inis annual message which is quite long docu
ment evotedto State affairs The State, it appears,
deals inothg but gold and silver Of which 500 5l4
remand in thu treasury on the lst Of October. The
presentevenuelaws will yield sufficient to pay oil ord
nary edenses. The internal improvement fund drawn
by the heral counties amounts TO S24s aa4 of which
$lsss specie remain in the treasury The Governor
recommSds the immediate suppression a. hank notes
under 81 dollars and under ten dollars At fture aav
urges ttecessy Of maintaining the financial cred;t ~
the Statand announces that during the last two
the taxae property has increased $15,736 1OS. The
increase public schools and the general development
OF the Sits resources are recommended.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25
CONGRESS UNDER THE FIRST CENSUS.

OA~ASS0
1e first enumeration Of inhabitants Of the United
Stalls taken in $780, three years after the adoption
Of y Constitution. BY the act Of the l4th April 1892
it V provided that the House Of Representatives should
const Of the following members Zone for every thirty
thrt thousand persons:
Nv Hampshire A. Massachusetts, IA, Vermont 2,
Rhte Island q Connecticut New York TO- New Jersey
s. Hnnsylvania IS, Delaware Maryland 8, Virginia 49,
Ketucky 2, North Carolina 10, South Carolina g. and
GedIs :: in all 105.
lie population Of the United States was then 29 s27
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25
cuTNrs In CALIFORNIA.

III. crrsvn. c.rf the State of California recenaly
made decision uponle admissibility
IN ,ha corts AZ gtate white citizen Of CaliurrA
Vas indicted for nder, and convicted the tessuuay
~ Chinese v;tness He appealed the ground shnt.
bv ths STATE In regulating criminal proceedings nD
black or mulattperson or Indian snail oe ai,owr0 w
evidence IN fv of against white man." The qrse-
ton ;rvest;oa by the court Was, whether, under
Of these descptions and II any, under which, nshysk
China must classed to make them incompetent - HN
tss,;orv ;crimina cases against whites. Tho eRaA6zE
~ ,hs ca, delivered by Chief Justice MURRAr, szze
unite Al ith into chronological inquiries upon ne sE
AMI cbarteris.ics OF the Of mankind OF dsersn4
coIos II the source from which America Was hrss pro
pied he train Of the reasoning u, that as the snza
~: Sas derived from the belief Of the discoyerers M
Amea that they had reached India BY the way cd fe
Atpic, and as generally the Indians and the hAssssn
Ascs are Of the color and type, the generic nz
NJ indian covers oil of Asiac descent as well as IND n
~ Indians and generally all Of the yellow raceA Tl
Gaming of the word too is said to be fixed in the v
rislatiou of the country The court carries its ar
nent still further. 1t rules that the words black per
on in the law be taken in the extended sense nj
designating all that not white y that is all rnnns
ut the Caucasian. Hence it is deiuced that Chins.
rbether reckoned Indians in the genuine sense - -
blacks contradstinguished from white persons ssrs
OF competent to give testimony against whites In. se
ourts Of California; and accordingly the verdict N M
ase was set aside In the Of the opinion dsy
red the Chief Justice draws the following picture o f
elesals in California:
"The anomalous spectacle Of distinct people living
ur community, recognising laws Of this state eans&
trough necessity bringing with them their prejadezn
aiona fsud in which they indulge in open viosn MI
w; whose mendacity is proverba Of people whoz
ature has marked inferior and who ncspsbe Of
ress or intellectual development beyond certain point
history has shown differing language opinions, ss
nd physical conformation between whom and oursslsre
ature has placed mpassable difference now prescns
for them s claimed only the right TO swear auas &
citizen but the further privilege Of participating w<h
s in administering the affairs Of our 6overnment'
The Court was not unanimous in the opinion SoSEc
IYpExrKLDT concurred with the Chief Justice; JuaEe
WELLS dissented.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25
WOULD RATHER BE IN SLAvERY.-The Cincinnati Ga
zette of Wednesday has the following:

.sIn the police court yesterday colored man named
John Stewart arraigned charge of stealing guam
tity Of clothing Stewart plead guilty and offered in
mitigation that be of funds and food and had
taken this provide himself with the necessares
Of e He stated to the court that short time since he
was q slave in Raleigh, North Carolina and, upon being
informed of the kind treatment he would receive from
the aboitionsts in the North II he would become free
man. he concluded to purchase himself and did so at
cost Of 5000 He left his master and to Ohio. Since
came here,' continued Stewart, have been kicked
about and abused by all classes Of white can't get
work from one and to borrow money to get bread WITH
that out Of the question did great deal better there
than ever did here here the defendant took his seat
toAwat the Of the court which that he be
sent to the chain hard labor for month and
pay the costs Of prosecution Stewart said he did not
mind the hard labor and thankful for the prospect
of getting something to eat in Jail He declared that as
he got out he would 50 South and become slave
again. !"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

CooL PRocREprSe.-Day before yesterday, about six
o'clock roughooking customer walked into the clothing
store Of Holmes Co.. at Deroi) and when asked BY the
salesman what he wanted replied, "nothing only look
in here tonight and help myself This he repeated twice.
but no notice Of the matter, and the clerks retired
to bed usual only nd In the morning that he had kept
bis word The villains There were several probably broke
the lock Of the back grating and entered by the cellar They
red the cashiers drawer Of about $780, and carried
about $7oo worth Of nice clothiDg-Day Adrr, Nos. H.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

MoRE SrEAMsmPs.--T New York Courier learns that
Santa Anna has ordered the construction Of two
steamships at that port for the Mexican service This
ORDER If given, at opportune moment to the
ship builders especially the aborng portion who have
long winter before Them with little prospect Of employ
men The flag Of Of the steamers recently built
blessed with great ceremony when first hoisted.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

WHAT BECOMES THE Specie This is question
asked by almost every body, and has become newspa
per theme The is that it has gone to the seat
of wal" where the begerents killing each other by
the thousand to "spread christianity among the be-
nghted This state Of things is likely to continue for
time come the pride Of kings and emperors be-
ing involved in the controversy.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

The steamboat Louisiana, Capt RUSSELL, on her re-
turn trip from Nsrolk for Baltimore ran ashore off Kent
Island at o'clock yesterday morning, during heavy
storm She is about hiryfve miles from Baltimore and
at the latest accounts uniDured The steamer Osce
OLA Capt MITCHELL took off her passengers and carried
them to Baltimore.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

IRISH EMIaRAsTs GoMa HoME-The ship Dreadnaught
sailed from New York on Monday for Liverpool with
about lao passengers, chiefly immigrants from England
and Ireland returning to their fatherand The ships
Lucy Thompson, for Liverpool and the American Eagle
and the London, for London, also ready for depar
ture with aggregate Of about 200 passengers Of the
same character. ~
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

An exchange paper says that camphor has been dis
covered to be antidoe for that terrible poison srych
nine. A man who had been thrown into commissions by
two doses Of the Of grain each, ad-
ministered for the rheumatismwas relieved by twenty
grains of camphor taken in six grains Of almond MIXTURE
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

EMIGRATION TO TKxAs.-Few Of our readers, perhaps,
have any adequate idea Of the immense tide of emigration
that is sweeping towards Texas The Port Gibson Herald
Of late date says that upon single route that lies
through Port Gibson and Rodney there passed within the
previous twenty days between four and ve thousand
sons These emigrants principally from lower Ten
and the upper part Of Alabama. 1t is stated that
they are persons Of means and character.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

In Concord, Vermont, on the 14tb instant, Q large
number Of citizens turned out with gs, and forming
ring round tract Of Forest gradual closed up unt sx
bears became visible in it. part OF the nun
tiers became impatient at the sight and rushing in broke
the circle so that the bears WITHOUT one exception es-
capped bearly.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

The Blockey Almshouse in Philadephia Is the largest
pauper establishment in the world and contains twenty
three hundred pauper inmates about four hundred and
ffty OF whom are insane.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

THEAAssAcHusETTs ELEcrIox. THE Boston Daily Ad-
verts referring to the result Of the election in that
stateys that IS per cent Of the Wings have disappear
ed 7er cent Of the Freeso party and 62 per cent Of
the ImAcrate
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25
NORTH CAROLINA LEGIsLATURE.

WhSE WrSsLow, ESQ.,, Of Cumberland county, has
been elfted Speaker Of the Senates JOHN HILL, Esq
Principe Clerk. SAMUEL P HILL, Esq, Of Caswell coun
ty, vasected Speaker Of the House Of Commons, and
JANts1 MAan,orr Principal Clerk The officers Of both
HousesIre Democrats.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

CHulcH Bunsr-The Methodist Episcopal Church at
Hyattssown Montgomery county, (Ad burnt to the
ground Saturday night last it having caught fire from
the sovepe during the services in the evening" but not
discovered until about two o'clock in the morning, when
1t was enveloped In flames and totally destroyed.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

The Cleveland Herald states that the buildings in that
city which last year rented for $500 this fall 60 begging
for $3.50 The GAINESVILLE Courier notices the result
In that CITY,
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

Guxxrxo FArALrrr.-At Yarmouthport, (Niass.) on
Saturday, while lad named Joshua H. Bassett
hunting with playmate he accidentally shot himself in
the leg, and death ensued In few hours.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

THE Ono RrvKR.-Steamboats are now arriving at and
departing from wheeling the river being navgabe, with
forty inches Of water on Sunday evening and still rising
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

Hon. Il BorD, Speaker Of the House Of Represents
lives, wastertained at the American Hotel, Columbus,
Ohio, fetvenings ago, by Gov. MEDrLI. About fifty
guests sathn to the table.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

The Portland Advertiser that Hon. 7. j. d..
FULLER Democrat who voted against the Nebraska bill,
has been officially declared reelected to Congress in the
Sixth District in Maine.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

The III T. H. BRSrox was invited to public Dime,
at Lafaye Indiana, the 18th Instant which he de-
cined.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

In Nove,er, 1871, the people Of Baltimore town were
divided in non the subject Of obtaining act Of
incorporatifrom the Legislature.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

The Hon. ROBERT w. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas,
has been complimented by the Legislature Of his
State with unanimous election to the United
States Senate, to supply the seat made vacant by
the resignation of Mr. BoRLAND, which Mr..
JOHNSON has since filled by Executive appointment.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25
GogERN,IENr EXPENSES IN 1874.

IS
In the act Of December 23d, 1791, the amount
appropriated for the civil list Of the United States
was S329,653. Of this sum the following item
will strike the reader Of the present day with some
surprise:
For defrayng all other and incidental expenses Of
the civil list establishment including frewood stationery
together with the printing work. and all other contingent
expenses Of the two Houses Of Congress- rent and Office
expenses Of the three several Departments namely Trea
sury State War; and Of the General Board Of Commits
soners twentyone thousand FIVE hundred and forty five
dollars aad eighty-three cents
Gen. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, then Secretary of
the Treasury, submitted his estimate TO the House
Of Representatives for the ensuing year in the follow
ing amounts
For the civil list...... $32S, ,653
E1raordnaries iS,,iio
War department. ool, 443
Total. 4. !. !. . ,o5s ,22a
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25

sThe Erie will show nearly quite 800 600 Il
receipts of last October The Michigan Central SHOW
receipts for the first week in November Of 034 again
$34, ,404 same week last year."
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-11

CAUrros TO RoADsrERs.-At the re-
cent session Of the Circuit Court in this
place, David Adams was fined one hun-i
dred dollars for failing to turn out and.
give part of the road and breaking the car
Rage Of Rev. E. QatlLin in the spring Of
1859. Mr.. Qaillin had heretofore com :
promised the damage done him, upon
the payment of ifty dollars, but the Com
monwealth. inasmuch as cases of the kind
are becoming numerous, considered that
it was due to public safety on the roads
that offenders of the kind should. be pun
ished, and prosecuted the case to above
termination.
For the Information of all concerned,
we copy below a section of the law pre-
.scrihipg the duty of drivers of vehicles on
the public roads
81 Any driver of vehicle. meeting any
other vehicle on road or bridge. shall
seasonably drive to the right hand. SO
that each may pass the other without in
reference and when vehicle is over
! IhhSu Ol duy Juliet NCulSlGS GnO VI
the latter shall bear to the left until the
latter shall have passed. Any driver
failing to do SO shall forfeit two dollars. -
In addition to the above. any driver
who shall fail to comply with the above
rules is liable in civil action for any
damage that may be done and in a
criminal prosecution for misdemeanor in
any sum, as fine, that may be fixed by
the jury, and imprisonment at the discre-
ton of the Judge.
We would therefore caution the dri-
vers of those stages and heavy teams,
that are in the habit of crowding lighter
vehicles off the road. to beware of til.
consequences and advise others to see
that the penalties of the law are inflicted
upon offenders.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-11
For the REGISTER

l have paid visit to the sacred spor
where l drew my first infant BREATHE
the spot where the oCce comfortable and
pleasant old homestead stood-but it Is
gone, and all the inmates are gone-all
gone. The beloved parents sleep in the
dust; the brothers and sisters are scatter
ed abroad in the wide world, and there is
naught here to mark the spot but the old
apple trees, under whose branches have
often rested my youthful limbs aud eat the
delicious fruit. went to the farm on
which | was raised. and rambled through
the orchard. over the meadows and fields.
where alternately toiled and frolicked
away my early days. The house still
stands, but few of It's former inmates re-
main. And oh that old spring, out of
which l have so often drank the coolins
beverage. has failed. In front of it still
stands the noble old apple tree, under
whose shade 1 have so often reposed, still
extending its wide branches over the sur
earth. But the loved ones were
not there-and oh hoRslonely aud mel
was this once joyous and happy
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-11

as-Tbs fsilo,g;,,,.
s.. - ''''S''s u sne pest iet-
80 :, - - '''js = y tempe We rec.
object 10 have seen II sets forth our yieus
almost exactly
Mr.. Bronso 81 Isetter IA Is. =. 49,.
on a Liquor Laws sSss',s sns.s
Ew YoRk, Sept. I6, 1854
llEAR DIG: apoloey Tor not ans,vsr.
lnssy Your letter, vs. the fact that i have Int
recent " found time TO examine the series
4ot temperance tracts upon which you AZ
sired my opinion. The tfacts are ahl,.
writtens and, though they viii NOT CON.
vince all OF the ex pedienc OF a prohibitos
ny liquor Law, they cannot failsto nrora
highly useful, by 'w sy of ~ ak eninas mrs
lie attention 10 the evils resulting iron,
lntempe and the Necessity for Z
gthoroug b reform IN our excise and IL
cense laws, j., have never dotibtetl IL =
powered the segis stature 10 forbid tn sale
OF INVESTIGATING liquors as d BEVERAGE
and and SO taras would affect me- neIson.
VI. am wiling that the traffic II.
- .Ss1l1s should be wholly prob but
os.tissY' I'tss me 70 say that am yet
~ ~ snct results 81 an
:,
~
emu 1,s.,. .ol mh.sl shsy are osslgaea. IL
saAes t.u.e . UIiu Aoous an great re-
'ormat'on 10. the morAls or habils of a
people, and any attempt TO do ~ IN q day
viii be likely 10 fail. Our ever loving,
Father goes by slow process both in the
moral and the material world, and we
shall act most wisely when we act like
him. Most of the misery which we now
witness may be traced to places exclusive
y devoted to am-drlnking Ills there
that u boon companions meet, drink and
light. and then go home maddened with
poisonous compounds TO intlict fresh evils
upon their already suffering families. Men
seldom get drank in their own houses
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-11

A CAurroN.-A sense of duty to our
numerous readers impels US to caution
them against buying any Medicines or
Drugs Of one A. F. Barnes of CIarksburg.
Va. We understand from recent ad-
vertis"ment Of his thai he is willing to sell
his Drugs even to such bad persons as
may want to poison their neighbors.-
Can it be possible We hope he does
not seriously mean this but We have
thrown his advertisements out of our pa
per lest we hight aid him in doing wrong.
[Prunty!own Gazette.
Has Dan Morris got no friends, or is
there no room in the Asylum at Staun-
ton. We invite attention to the humor
INDUCED in by Dr.. Barnes in his adver-
tisement, to be found in another column
which has so effected the nerves of I" the
GodIike Daniel" Truly. 1.-the wicked
flee when no man pursueth."
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-11

DISTRESSING AND FATAL ACCIDENT
A little son Of the late John S. Duncan
aged about six years, fell into kettle OF
boiling ley on the 81 inst, and was SC
badly scaIded that he died in about TWEEN
ty hours afterwards, He was a fine,
promising little fellow. and the calamity
is rendered additionally painful to his
widowed mother and the family by the
fact that during the past year the youn-
yest OF the children was crippled by the
carelessness of one of the servants.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-11

TIE SMALL NorE CURREsoY CT ONO
On the LIST inst, the Law prohibiting the
circulation of foreign bank notes under the
denomination of $40. was to take t.fFsct in
Ohio. The Cincinnati Commercial won
ders what the community willdo A wear
hence. if the law is faithfully executed. the
wonder will be how they could ever sub.
NIT to the nuisance of having small note
currency.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-11

HE NATIONAL BABY SHow.-The Ma.
tlonal Baby Snow took place at Spring.
held, Ohio, on the 9th inst, and attracted
an immense cOncourse of visitors. There
were one hundred and twenty babies en-.
tered for the premiums.
The first premium, for the finest baby,
z years old or under, is tea set. with
salver, valued at $500.
at 5000. 'O
The third premium for the finest child
under !I year Of age, purse of $500.
The fourth premium for the second f :
nest, Parian marble group.
The FIRST premium was awarded to Mrs.
Homner Of Vienna, Ohio; the second 10
Mrs. Mcdowell of Cincinnati; the third 10
Mrs. Arthur Canton Of Philadelphia: the
fourth to Mrs. Henry Howe Of Cinciu-
natl. '-'S'-
A letter from Fanny Fern was read for
the edifcation of all concerned.
Letters were also received from Mrs
S"ishelm, Mrs. Mott aud Horace Greelv.
The latter thought that much attention
should be given 70 the development of tbe
human constitution in this country. where
aole-oodled men are sold at from $500 u
$500. :. -tOt+ pow y
MRS. Mott thought that the black babies
should be admitted. et.Sis'
Among the exhibitors was an old wo.
man with her seventeenth child. She
claimed a premium on that ground.
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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-11

.GF We thinkM Mr.. Cooper has certain
Iy exhibited a strong proof of his attach
ment to Mr.. Armstrong; democratic
mode OF treating his brethren. Mr.. A.
followed US for two or three months--cry.
ing. Mad Dog, Mad Dog" merely 10
arouse feeling in the community against
US /, and Mr.. G. is doing the same thing.
He justified the conduct of Armstrong
Burdett and Keyes before he had seen
the facts of the case. But MIR. Cooper
never yet threw snuff into, a blind mans
eyes or set a river on Ere. Dan, Nor
ris.
o. thou immaculate nincompoOp -
why wilt thou exhibit myself like unto
the gyrations of monkey climbing
pole ? ; Thou literal, natural and
organical spirit of Know-Nothiugism !
why wilt thou force the distorted dispro-
portions of thy diseased brain before the
eyes OF s.nsible men and delicate women?
Hide myself and hold thy place. that
mankind may forget that woman was ev-
er disgraeed by bearing thy likes, and
he earth cursed with thy support.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-11

A VALUABLE PREsENr FROM THE CzAs.
MIR. Charles N Haswell. late engineer,
IN chief Of the United States Navy, for,
drawings and plans Of steam machinery
furnished the the Gar. al the request of
the late Russian Minister, M. Bodisco, has,
received from Nicholas. as an acknow--
Judgement of this service, an immense.
diamond-peThaps the largest ia thiG.
country. The stone Is Of the first water,
and is in size very nearly if not quite half
an inch in diameter.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-11

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR We find the
following in the Baltimore Argus of Tues
day, the 3 instant
Whilst passing along Bond street, south
of Baltimore. last evening between eight
and nine O'clock, friend (who informs us
Of the circumstance was surprised to OBJ.
serve the door of u dwelling house very
abruptly opened, and a faShi0nably dress
ed young man propelled by violent kick
down on the pavement below. The per-
petrator Of this onslaught. who appeared
to be stout, burly, elderly individual,
followed his victim down t. the street, aud
for time belabored him most Justify with
cane. rxclaimin5 at intervals, "Dirty
Puppy Follow my dau yhter, will you,
to the very door? Insist upon one kiss,
will you? Cane you within an inch OF
your life. you double distilled rascal p
The reply t" all this on the part Of the
victim was. "Oh dear murder pull him
| off. he II kill me II The unfortunate press.
ed his heels to perform tueir duty at length.
and the latest transit observation of his
movements disclosed a pair of polished
OTIS moving waterward towards Bond
street wharf. with a cane and corpulenl
corporation moving actively. but vainly,
IN pursuit. The origin of the row could
not be discovered by our informant. al.
though he iusti uted many inquiries for
that purpose. Some of our readers NAV
perhaps have information of a more ex.
tended nature in regard 10 the natter
Who can tell?
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-11

EH We return our thanks to Hon.
Thos. H. Bayly for number of public
documents.