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FATHER POISONED By MS SoN.-On Monday
morning, the Sd inst Mr.. Lemuel Curiice Of Windsor
N H., and Mrs. Lyon, widow lady, and sister Of Mr..
Curtce, Ohen acting as housekeercr for Mr.. C) soon
after eating their breakfast both attacked with
violent fits Of vomiting. DR.. wilkins, of Antrim was
sent for and at pronounced them poisoned Both
continued to vomit and remained great distress for
several hours. The poison, IL is supposed ad.
mnstered in the tea, OF which Mr. Curtice drank two
cups Mrs. Lyon drank but part of cup, and feeling
nausea left the table, and went into the bedroom ad
joining, where in few moments she seized with
vomiting Before Mr.. Curtce had drank the whole Of
the second cup, he similarly seized. Mrs. having
drank but small quantity was soon relieved Mr.. Cur
tice fingered in great pain until Monday night the 18th
inst, when he died. Or. Hatch, OF Hlsborough, and
Dr. wilkins who attended during his Illness pronounced
his symptoms the effects Of metallic poison and after
his death poa mortem examination gave convincing
evidence that sach the fact Susncions were enter
,anea hat the poison put into the tea by NE son Of
~ .,.S az ne was then at homo, and with som
Mr 'urce mad had some difficulty Some two or th-se
qn, h,er the poison WAS taken r ~ Blood ESQ Of
nnsporough made complaint for Mr. Curtice against
.ne sssIeeted son Upon this was issued and
piacec IN me hands OF Sheriff who the next morning
went in search of young Curtice but on inarrv snpe
that ne 6aa sft the place where he had been living
about midnight the night previous since then notbin9
whatever has been heard OF the young man
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rately ~ to the result but everything connected
with finances is unsettled, and there guiding
marks for the poor bewldersd SPECTATOR who may DO
long or short of any of the fancies. To hold
such stun, without any probability of rise,
Is unfortunate enough, but to hold with pros
pect of anything occurring to suddenly depress
them four or five per cent perhaps in day position
better imagined than described Many bull has been
Frustrated in day while the bears generally suffer-
ca more lingering death. Fancy stocks very
rapidly while panics have wiped out margins of ten and
Aeen per cent in hour. Arapd rise almost invariably
produces reaction which the bears can avail themselves
OF 70 ke IN their shorts In times Of much public az
cement the bears occupy much the snfest ground
IL taxes good deal OF favorable to put up prices
and we are not likely to have much in that rav az pre
sent from Any quarter On the other hand stocks gene
rally are 1strong hands who not only able but dis
posed TO carry them Money is abundant and the rates
pretty well reduced but know not the dav nor tho
hour when the bank 6nanciers of Wall street viii TIGHTEN
the screws and bring those who have large call loans
with short turn The stock market is present past
comprehension and those who withdraw them
selves from its intricate ways FOR time had better do
so at once.
There active outward movement of specie from
this port last week, will be by the annexed
statement
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a., ~, ,,s Il 4, .,.ta,red nv this article which a
clearly lin M ocean nayiratioa and not river nayi-
,,ass - all ~ .lon exist and does act exa, vet
-. 4; pa,r had n heen stipnlated no grant . nrf
49,, !. - .I;ccis ~ nn1tbsr matt, "a -
,.,es !, 49, ,rrts a. tare IL Or Ian5 80. - a
$50 i .,.ia,. i, Nj eis;Tred /. liIa 49, -, a.
80 .,r.,,, no viii f,n otbe- e1,,9;,;, - - ~
atL,,. 'Vbof /. stipnlataa rel, IL. a.
i'm cannot ia e~tend.d In AnXai. ttoro- :, - =, :,
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treatie. oly 4, 10 , ga )" eo'i,i ~, ~ " a.
cnncl,,d.6 - Il, ~. IT,,,aI $500 =; !, =, Z
rivers - ~ t,n.rica,, ,ess.i. 80 - M
shelter n tbeir ,erts -, .cco'',,t - 49, - -
,isto,,e ~ - - - $50, u 49,
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tiele 49, ,r.f ~ i -, ~ ~ -. - !
,yhot 49, - ~ y. 49, VI, !. -. -
49, -, - ,, ,..,
- -, 80 -i"1i ~ ~ = - - O-ousihs
~ - ~ ~ 'I'i ~ - e'sn cp1lisl e.
cs,as 49, t I - - 49, ~ ont,- '-eo Va ~
$50 -. .Neue re- ~ pil'4e ~ "a. - IA 'Ss@iol 81
M o1tns - p.aout eAstVsi ~ % ths 9tttes "NSlnS
:. oai.Ia ~ - lls-. hotli.nS ms oeel concsie1
"a 80 :, Po"VIe Wy = ~ - "lcn COLI ns cnaip
80 - ~ 'ei. y ee eho4 .i''sg me reas5 Of
- .-sA' - !, \, hs1oL'
- - ~ INFERIOR riNTs oi country the nay-
ilerepA peio"s' tAiustt'iy 70 ~ tHe conce5s o.
- IiYhs ant nv SoliahIn ~ OF companies cannot
az .ssu4 q genera! tieAte7i except IN case
Nlu,Ns-t ooAdeVtutts aAa nferPte'a'pAs h't Nag
suhc,h' T. JUAN tneih "Aeh .'e 'feat! vas cohciud
VIZ ~ eHs4 7'",es INC Iue1s an i'ho .lici 81
h~f46 ~ Inv -lni'eOh anu - Ilp4t.ilfs WIRE
usht o. ana UNKNOWN nor was II an "pJect O. IN
elea' ,at u couu oe suppose 10 DC cor III
genera tithy OF commerce 'iu hsFK me ampe-
TT u Ilaal "as we NJ. ~ p h eu . tr.se,
anu Nis eauNa OLE anu VIC ny iae eohsiuueu nave
haSc AtNacteu 6ehesd =, tI''eh''on, ..-.,.
Inc s9seiheh q f.ru e~Inot maintain poiicy con-
LAY - 10 ohn go ~ ~ VI sio age
pgituIes 70 u'', M I've ess anu u mons upon
~. o"e.'i5 ~ INV 'neiior r,'ersi
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en-. MCIAL AND CONNER GAL.
MONHY MAKRnT.
StrrDAy. April 23--8 p

SUNDAY, April 23-8 PM
At the close Of the stock marke: yesterday the ten
dency OF prices was downward. Prices .urreEt were
however advance Of those ruling at the Close OF the
week previous; but the feeling among speculatos was
one OF doubt and uncertainty. The market has Ne
in 1t. The fluctuations so sudden and frequently
so great, that buyers and sellers know not what
ment their margins may disappear, and leave them DIFF
ferences to adjust the wrong side Of the profit and
less account Operations in fancy stocks have been
nothing less than game of hazard for many months
past We have times when 1t was not difficult to
tell the Of prices days in advance, when one
e.uld aOt ndoyEtaudinsly, and calculate pretty accu.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-24

VERY IMPORTANT LAND QUESTION SETTLED
Subsequent to the passage Of the law of September g.
1850 granting donations OF the public lands settlers in
Oregon various SPECTATORS pounced on the different
town sites in that territory in which they all set
tied They in all the first settlers the diff
ferent tracts and claimed the passage of the law
above mentioned, the right to locate their six hundred
and forty warrants to not only tho por
tons of the various towns occupied by themselves but
others The Surveyor General of OREGON decided in favor
of their various claims thus BUSTING oil other persons
who had also settled in the different towns of the Terri
tory and improved the respective lots they occupied
The Commissioner of the General Land Office, however,
has reversed his decision the ground that the donation
law did not authorize the selection of the sites Of settled
the corporate authorities only authorized to enter
such lands in trust for all the occupants of such lands
sites at the time such entries may be made An appeal
Interior has confirmed it understand Ii is said that
the property involved in this decision is weth millions
Of dollars.
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CRuELry IN THE ONO STATE Psrsos Thu f,f

CRUELTY IN THE ONO STATE PRrsoN.--The Ohio
legislature has before it investigation into the con-
e.ct OF deputy warden Watson of the state prison.
who accused OF cruelty towards negro prisoner whom
he suspected Of stealing from him $500 On mere sus
picon and for the purpose Of extorting confession
from the rsoner Watson ordered him TO be thrown into
from ht and for sixteen days and nights he was kept
confined without the light Of day with the ground for
Watson stripped to his skin AID whipped With cat tiff
his back cut 70 pieces and the blood made to How
from the wounds In his coditor he was put back into
his dark, damp cob. cell without bta or particle OF
bed clothes to pass ree days and nights a. best he
could AT the end Of tsat time he again taken out
wppedas bel ore and the repeated for three tines and
confined and whipped every iny till the expiration Of his
sentence II he did not confess These barba rifles coming
IN investigation and the repor made establishes the
facts
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-24

MORE NEBRASKA INDIANS IN WAsnrNGroN.--fast
evening Major Robinson agent for the Shawnees and
relawares, and General Winfield connected with the
Platte Indian agency arrived here with nineteen Della
wares shawnees and two interpreters These sons Of
tie forest to Washington TO mako treaties with the
Comm issoner OF Indian Affairs for the renq
Of portion the whole cf their lands in Nebraska and
Kansas. They occupy the lands both sides of the
Rapsss from IFS mouth for eighty miles Washington
SenttHd Apsti1l
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-24

MRS. BLooMtR IN TRouBLE-IIHn pRrNrrRs an
ASfRlxs.-The Lily, published at Mount Vernon. Ohio
has not nsdc its appearance this week. girl had been
engaged TO come from the East and set type in the Office
but on her arrival there was among the printers
All agreed that her coming was an intrusion on their
rights TO which they would not submit and accordingly
refused to give her any instruction In their But
Boomcr and her husband not to DO ruled In
own house, and the boys had struck q principle
they would not concede, the girl remains and the boys
have left
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-24

BUFFALoEs ON THE PLANs.-The number of buff
faloes annually slaughtered the Missouri plains is
tmated at 400 000 coo buffalo robes received
various fur ssons, and 100 600 bualoes supposed
to be killed by the Indians merely to obtain their skins
for tent coverings OF the remaining 100000
diverted to the Of blankets saddles skin boats &C.
and also large numbers of the buffalo freeze
6eath in winter in the banks which for months
found in drifts Of from five to ten feet in depth and
bers Of them drowned in crossing the Missouri river
in large herds by crowding upon another These
hides Of course lost In very few years the bua
10 will Be destroyed for they slaughtered with
recklessness that destroys they nexhaustibe
and innunerable.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-24

TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
Persona living in Connecticut can inform
thai storm lasted all day In that State ON hc 18Th
o, Ney the year unknown to the writer bnt probably
inc are 70 which Junior refers, and from "a
or recollection snow storm the Sth Of April "a
late az lsl9 or 20 and had sleigh ride the 10Th
YOUNGER STILL,
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CocnIruAI1 BANK, BOSTON.


- wiIt ~ perceived that there can be no cause6or
alarm IA ,he NJ 1T Of NIL holders depositors AZ
there viii IA surpr Of $780, after paying the In
debtedness 10 the pubc Moreover the stockholders
are personally liable for ~ amount equal TO their stock
The value Of the stock will entirely depend upon the
character Of the 6a ana from the natnro Of the case
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In the city and county of New York from the 10Th day Of
April to the 22d day of April, 1854.
Men, &c. women, 79 boys, 1877 girls, 126. Total 42S.
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InSfSAn B,6o4 40, or thirty-six per cent.
The Boston Transcript Of the 10th inst, gives tine ans
ncxed condensed statement Of the condition Of the Co
rhtsats Bank at the latest date
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OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE BE-
1w ZEN THE PERUVIAN MINISTER or FOREIGN AP-
PAIRS AND THE UNiTED STATES MINISTER.
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THOMAS X. DOWNING, City Inspector
City Inspectors Once, New York, April 20, 1854
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-01
TRIBUTE or nssrrcr

Al meeting Of the President and Director, Of ths
Richmond, fredercksburg and Potomac Railroad Coups
n.y. held at the Depot Of the Company In Richmond soh
June, 1884,
The President announced to the Board the psuf, intel
gence, that JAMES BoSHER long associated Min The
affairs Of this Company and from It's earliest
TO the moment OF his DEATH OF Its Drecors va. mo
more, aud stated that he had requested the
the remaining members OF the Board with view 10 such
Official notice OF tho affecting event. might seem to
them meet and proper under tho circumstances, WHARF,
upon, the following preamble and resolutions were unan
mously adopted:
The Board Of Directors Of the Richmond. Frederick.
burg and Potomac Railroad Company have heard vi,b
unfegned concern and regret the melancholy
that JANIS BosnER associate with them heretofore In
the OF the affairs Of this Company and who
from the very date Of its organization has devoted him
self mentally and physically to the advancement of lie
best interests has just departed this life and DESTROYS
rendering that tribute Of acctionate regard so Justly
due on their part to the memory Of their late much
lued friend, do unanimously resolve
That by the death Of JAS. BosHER the Rebmopd
Fredericksburg aud Potomac Rairord Company have
sined the loss Of Director whose good judgment In all
matters appeainng to the welfare OF tho COMPANY va,
manifest whose ZEAL fidelity and integrity in the dis,
charge OF his official duties beyond all cav and re-
proach and whose rnncss in sustaining tho promptusa
of his head and heart should ever cmbalm him In tho
psny.
That the members Of this Board will In BODY attend
the funeral Of the deceased aud that the officers and
SCENTS Of tho Company DO requested to unite with us on
the melancholy occasion.
That copy Of these proceedings be transmitted to the
family Of deceased friend aud associate and that the
Treasurer Of this Company the to be published
In the papers Of the city.
Extract from the minutes
Z. w. MACMURDO, IT,
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-01

At called meeting Of the Board Of Directors of the
Richmond Fire Association, held the s0th day June
1884, the following preamble and resolutions
mously adopted:
Whereas The Board has received the affecting iutelli.
gence OF the death OF James Bosher the President
this association from its organization and the founder
its prosperity, while absent from this his cherished home
and In the discharge Of those parental duties which lay
nearest his heart; therefore,
l. Resolved That this Board the language of
empty praise when they declare their deep and abiding
for the loss Of him who by his ZEAL practical
wisdom aud sterling integrity, the father Of this i'm
portsnt institution, which he watched with uusur-
passed vigilance and unwearied industry aud fidelity
.. Resolved That In Mr. Boshers faithful and upright
discharge Of all the duties Of good and useful citizen
through long and successful career and the architect
of his fortune this Board feels that bright example
is presented to ALL who seek by life OF aims and
elevated character to win good name, and in common
affecting dispensaton OF Almighty God one which will
be felt in all the departments of business in our CITY,
Resolved That with those who will in the sacred cir
Gle OF home, the loss OF fond father aud tender
counsellor and friend, mingc sorrows and present
our coincidence under this bereavement.
Resolved, That this Association will attend the fune-
raj OF our amented President and brother fireman. on
Saturday evening next at 4 o'clock, in uniform.
8. Resolved, That this Board as further mark of re-
spec will the usual badge of mourning 70. thirty
DAYS.
o. Resolved That the above preamble and resolutions
be entered upon the records and that Secretary
copy thereof to the family of the deceased and
that he the be published in the newspapers
Of the city. Il. NJ. BURTON, Chairman.
HuGH A. WATT, Secretary, p. T.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-01

CATHOLIC CoUSTRY.-A writer in Backwooi says
that, with the exception of Spain, Belgium is probably
the most complete Roman Catholic sovereignty in
Eurore Its peculiarly in this respect s of the first
things noted by stranger at Brussels Upon a Sunday
for example, he the shops open every sde priests
in their long gowns everywhere in the streets people
all ranks crowdng mass the crossings of the Catholic.
in the places where the nkngs of the church
bells be heard the air OF superiority assumed by the
clergy at tie affairs the evening theatres Sunday
amuscments-al tell OF foreign people and a foreign
church. Out Of the 1888 900 inhabitants of Belgium
4, 1927 900 Catholics.
The total revenues OF the church. including four million
OF francs received from the State about five million
francs which divided among the FIVE thousand clergy,
gives thousand francs the average stipend When
il is known that the Archbshops stipend about f4sO
that of the Bishop $780, and Of Cathedral Cannon
el20 one would suppose the clergy be badly Off Blu.
t ia the system of fees aud unseeE payments which in re
atty forms the great proportion OF their real income and
means of living
Its but fair state In relation this Catholic country
that the Protestant clergy in number are also
supported in very handsome style by the government
even the Jews are allowed OF eight thousand
francs from government for the maintenance of their
synogogues Such religious libenli,y is deserving OF
credit and all the more exception TO the general
rule among Catholic countries.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-01

CHoLERA-NARRow ESCAPE or BEING BURrgp ALtyy
"A correspondent of the Boston journal writing under
date OF Nancpy, Jaifun, CeylOn April H. furnishes the
following melancholy and thrilling incidents
have alluded To the prevalence of cholera The r4ya
ges OF the disease 10 the parish OF Mancpy have been fear
full never before realized the presence Of death a for
time when the pescncu was NJ s height In sone
instances the attack seemed to be nothing but death il,
self from the outset and the victim was hurried into the
grave within six hours, aud less from the time of
the hrst appearance Of the disease. The people haze
such lear OF having corpse in the house that CIV tv
ne soon az possible after the breath has LEFT the body and
~ some cases, we have great believe even be-
fore life IL extinct. Several instances of this kind have
been reported and IN regard the death Of some OF The
native christians by this disease, we baye had most
painful suspicious sod fears. will mention one or
two authentic where persons narrowly e.c,ned
being buried alive as such instances may not be with
out use rs warnings, even in America One occurred
In February, in village, Aslavorlty adjoining Manepy-
person who was attacked with cholera requested bis
friends not 10 bury him NJ II he died but 10 wait for
some time He died within eight or nine hours az was
supposed, when his fends without regarding his p,iny
expressed wsh prepared for the intermen but ono OF
them having recalled The dying mans request DELAYED tie
nneraltbre or four hours Meanwhile the BODY moved
and the asked for conpy or Cruel The hea, Of tho
body returned nnd the has since regaDed his usual
health. Again only lev Sabbath mornings aimee tea
cher in the Sabbath school this s.aton-gbich school
by the way has been entirely broken up for moro Than
three months by the cboerapointed out 10 me Iit,e
girl member OF bis class, who was suppos 10 die hut
as was late IN the afternoon, she was wrapped in mat
nearly all all buried we're without coss of srt
and the corpse left I'LL the morning for nterment Da
ring TIE night the poor little creature revived 90 much
TO complain Of tho cold to ask for food when she
cared Tor, and has since become we'll as 10 be ab IN
attend the Sabbath and day schools
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-01
CONSUL NELSON'S IMPRISONMENT.
rho T,,.L', po,.I AZ


We regret the turn affairs has taken 10 the matter Of
incarceration Of Mr. Nelson the United States Consul In
the common jail Of these islands: more however for hi.
sake than any other grounds We consider II a,
II impossible for the have acted otherw i.e
than it did, consistently with its dignity aud with
proper regard for the vindcitiou Of the laws
An information fled in the Supreme Court apains
Mr. Nelson for assault the person Of magistrate
To this information SIR Nelson plead guilty and set M in
cIcnu1iiOn that hc ignornt that II was
whom be assaulted. On the plea OF guilty being given
the court a. it, meeting the 25h instant passed SEN
tence that Mr. Nelson should pay fine Of twenty pounds
and oost7 and that he should DO committed the cus,o.
give security for tho payment thereof within week The
d'enlant refused to pay the fnc give security when
he was committed 10 prison.
Such the facts of the Some wish that
the afiir had been settled the police court and some
gay that the duty of the magistrates to have
settled IL there and then. But there are good reasons
why this ought 10 have been adopted In tho
first place. il OF importance and the ma
gisatcs had right send any they thought fl on
TO tho Supreme Court and in the second, the greatest
line that be inflicted in this for an assan does
not exceed the sum Of twelve dollars and half on
amount deemed much too small when the nature Of tic
offence considered Thus the magistrates on
~ justified but they acted with prudence and sound dis
erection in sending up TO the Supreme Court for trial
IL WIS not the court which place Mr. Nelson in the DO
siton In which he find HIMSELF il the result Of
HE own act result that he could but have antcpa
ted " he refused TO pay the fine laid him and how
ever much may deplore tho event Of his
yet, viewing the whole circumstances 10 impartial light
We see nothing in which blame can DO attached TO the
court The fine not too large considering the nature
OF the offence the standing Of the offender 10 society and
his auent circumstances The court appeared even "a
grant the defendant great indulgence ga will be seen by
reference to its proceedings.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-01
FARMERS BANK OF VIRGINIA,

4
Meeting Of the Directors Of the Of Wiz.
IN Gina the following resolutions adopted in honor
memory OF the late JAMES BosHER, Esq:
duly affected by the de Bosher yhoe
apparent health when appeared in hi,
this Board promise Of the
useful life his osia associates fnd mournfu pleasure
recording OF his excellence or him.
said that the appreciation OF his character he
and intimately known. Intelligent
his death will be felt asal privation by the
dies wish which he associated and by city
conspicuous for
form OF modest merit.
Al this board wherein leading Director many years.
justly held In the and
ful attention, impartlsiity and iiberality
RSnrcf That OF the foregoing resolution
Gated TO his family with Of unesned
irnce In their bereavement.
Extract from the minutes:
jyl-lt j A. SMITH Ca,