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Washington telegraph., 1854-06-07
The Pass Way around the Raft.


The Shreveport QLa.) Democrat Of the
25lh ult.. in commenting upon an article
that appeared in our paper relative to
charter passed by the last legislature of
Louisiana, authorizing the formation of a
company to construct a navigablc pass way
around the rafl. does US injustice.
In our articles on this subject we ex.
pressly dselaimed imputing any improper
motives 10 Col. sandidge aud we are willing
now to believe every thing the Democrat
says in relation to his standing aud purity
of eharaeter,-but, if Col. sandilgc's repu.
tation for moral honesty aud purity Of inlen.
tioa was higher if possible, than it is, /,
would moi remove our objections 70 the ehar.
ter.
Our objection, that the charter did not
define the tariff Of tolls, but lctl it in the
power of the company to charge what they
pleased, is attempted to be gotten rid of by
the Democrat by stating TINT companies do
not sec proper to charge exorbitahtly for fear
Of injuring their own interest aud ouiragiug
public opinion. These reasons do not ap
ply in this case. Tho generality of CON.
panies are controlled in their rates Of ehafe.
es by eompeliiion,-but in tie event the
company contemplated in this charter slpuli
construct pass way around the raft, here
would be no competition; all the trade of
upper Red river would be compelled te pass
through it, as it would afford the only outlet
to n market,
A charter affecting an interest 81 exlen.
siye should in our opinion. be explicit in
all its provisions aud have all its privileges
clearly defined
The Democrat rays We maGc some add.
tions to the act by stating that the persons
incorporated by it. were authorized 10 open
books Of subscription, without previous no.
tiee, at any time or place in loui.iana.
Now the precise language Of the charter
taken from a copy obtained from Col S
himself is as follows
To facilitate the organization Of cor.
poraiion for the purpose aforesaid, on pfin.
ciples satisfactory % far as may b., Ia the
people most interested. John NJ. Saudidgc,
of Bossier parish, La. aud Ex.Gas Conway,
Of Lafayette county. Arkansas, are hereby
authorized to open boaks of subscription. at
any time and place within this State. aAor
the tenth day Of April next" (pa,i
This is a provision Of the la.t section of
the act, and if it does not empower the par.
ties to open books anywhere in Louisiana,
and at any time after the 10Th Of April last,
without giving notice. we confess our inahil.
iiy to understand the force and pain mean.
ing ofvery plaia language.
"u rupval. thai su DO ,~, s.cr.a, Cor
moment, the honesty OF Col. Sanaidgo's
motives, but our objections to the indefinite
and III guarded charter introduced by him
and passed by the Louisiana legislature, are
not a, all miiigatcd by them. or in any way
removed by the article in the Democrat.
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-07

A paper in Ohio says that VIM. Kissanc.
of the Martha Washington party, now in
prison, at Helena, in this State, has recent
ly had fortune Of 100000 left him in
Europe.
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-07

PASSAGE OF THE NEBRASKA BnL.-We
publish in another column the vote on the
Nebraska bill, as it passed the House of
Representatives on the 23d ult. The bill
'assed by a lote Of ll3 yeas TO 100 nays
members were reported absent 1t is
C hoped, now that this vezed question is
'sed Of, Congress will give some attcn.
business of more importance to the
. which has so long been neglected
1uence Of this measure.
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-07

ly-llon. Il. W. .1ouNsoS aud Hon. ". X.
SEBASTIAN are entitled to our thanks for
Congressional documents.
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-07

''est arrivals from Mexico bring in.
Of the return of SANTA ANNA to
It Mexico. lie arrived on the
and was received with firing of
I'd great rejoicings. The manner
be succeeded in cffecting bis re.
m Acapulco, at which place he was
led by the revolutionary forces of
q, is not stated.
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-07

REp RNER-The river was bank.full
aud running GU, at the low places on Sun.
day, On Monday ii commenced falling at
Fulton, sd up to yesterday evening. it had
fallen about two feet.
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-07

Tie Martha IToshipgioa Coaspiya.
tors We learn from the Helena Star. that
the examining court discharged Cumming,
one Of the defendants in the Martha Wash.
ingion ease, and required the others. Cole.
the three Chnpins', Holland, Earle and Ki..
sane to give bail in the sum Of $4,000 each;
in default of which they were all, except
Kissanc. committed to Jail
The circuit court of Phillips county. ron.
vencd on the 22d uli, aud all Of them were
indicted for murder and arson Kssaae
and Cummings were re.arrcsted, and com.
miticd Capt Albert Pike has been en-.
rloyed by the prosecution, and Col Absa.
lom Fowler for the defence. Wing.
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-07

Rat Road Aecidcm IN Tjrgjnia--
Gyca Los ef Lite.-1hc Richmond (vn.)
Enquirer" of the 10th uli. contains the
following
An explosion occurred yesterday about
| O'Clock ut the Black Heath Ccnl Pits OF
the line Of the Richmond and Danyille Rail
road, in Chesterfield county about IL mile.
from this city. by which % white men aud
1 mules were instantly killed. When ih
cars passed there about 4 O'Clock. a large
number Of persons had collceicdat the scene
Of the dreadful occurrence, amongst them >
number Of those who had lost husband, nnl
fathers, aud all Of their earthly dependence
The scene has been described to US as Of
most hcari.reuding character. Out or the
whole number down in the mine at the time
Of the explosion only one man, We learn,
escaped with bis life.
Washington telegraph., 1854-06-07

ilGIGnr or CnAnlgy--Unlaciug young
lady's corset to enable her to sneeze.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

STRANGE SUPERsTITIoN-The Norwich
{ Conn. Courier relates strange and al
most incredible tale of superstition recent
ly enacted at Jewett City; in that vicinity.
About eight years ago Horace Ray ofGris-
wold died of consumption. Since that
time two of his children, grown up have
died of the same disease, the last one dying
some two years since. Not long ago the
same fatal disease, seized upon another son
whereupon it was determined to exhume
the bodies of the two brothers. already dead
and burn them, because the dead ,oere sap
posed to feed upon the living, and so long as
the dead body in the grave remained in a
state of decomposition, either in whole or
part the surviving members Of the family
must continue to furnish the sustenance on
which that dead body fed. Acting under
the influence ofthis strange and blind su-
perstition, the family and friends of the de-
ceased proceeded to the burial ground at
Jewett City on the 9th inst, dug up the
bodies of the deceased brothers and burn
ed them on the spot, A
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

EELet the doctrine be established that
bank charters are contracts, bargains, 4" and
cGrnot be repealed, and the Liberties of the
people are gone. Every act Of the Legis,
lature takes away a portion Of the peoples
sovereignty, and if beyond the power Of re-
call, future generations must be slaves
This is the doctrine ofmonarchists, monop-
olists and money-mongers only,-Pldin-
dealer
Our contemporary knows full well that
for years past the Legislature has not tho't
of granting perpetual Bank Charter; all
these charters are for certain number OF
years. and not long period at that; hence
it is nonsense to say that every Legislature
takes away portion Of the peoples sover-
eighty beyond recall.
Moreover, the remedy is complete by en-
grating upon the charter, under proper
conditions, the right of repeal. All we ask
is, that when contract is made it shall be
performed to the last article. We care not
how guarded the Legislature may be in
granting privileges-and the more guarded
the better-but when once rights are given
let them be held inviolate. Gleueland Her
aid. + r.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

Know NoTH1Ne ITEMs.-The New York
Herald of Thursday says: The recent oc,
currences in Philadelphia, Washington and
Kingston, are only the forerunners of rev.
olution which will be liable to upset the best
laid plans of politicians for the next year OF
two. Preparations are being made al
Cleveland, for organizing large branch OF
division of the ''Know Nothings," and it is
stated that 9, 900 men are ready to step in
to the ranks, The "Know Nothings" in
Salem, Massachusetts, elected their candi,
dates for Mayor and Aldermen, by a ma.
iority of TAO votes. The result astonished
every body. AT the charter election ii
Waltham, Mass, the "Know Nothings'
carried their ticket by 275 majority. Tho
whole vote polled was only $50.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

CONVICTED FOR MURDER.-The trial Of
Aaron Leech for tho murder Of Levi Nc
Lauglin, at Allensville, Vinton county, in
October last, was concluded at Macarthur,
before the Court of Common Please, Of
Vinton county-Judge Peck presiding
Messrs. Bingham, Prosecuting Attorney,
and Plyley- prosecuted in behalf ofthe State,
and Messrs. R. G. Hoffman and H. S.
Bundy were the Counsel for the prisoner.
The jury, after an absence of an hour, re-
turned verdict of MURDER IN THE FIRST
DEGREE. The prisoner received the ver-
dict without emotion, whilst his parents
and sisters exhibited the deepest distress.
A motion for new trial was made this
morning, but was overruled by the judge.
Tho murder was committed on the evening
of the last State election, by breaking the
skull of Mclaughlin with an iron pound
weight, the prisoner having previously
threatened the deceased with DEATH
Athens Mes.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

COUNTY SuBscRIPT1oNs OF RA1LRoAI
STocKs,-The Supreme Court have decided
as viii be observed by the reports in this
paper, that laws prior to the adoption of the
present constitution, authorizing county
subscriptions of Railroad stock, are yet in
force. This decision will have an impor-
tant infuenceupon many roads now inpro,
cess of construction, and may enable some
to weather financial storm which other
wise would have compelled them to sus-
pend operations. Statesman.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22
Another PRocLAMAr1oN AeArNsr FIJI

ANOTHER PROCLAMATION AGAINST FILL
BUsTERs.-The Governor of Honduras ha:
issued a proclamation against the alleged
designs of a company Of fadventurers from
the United States, composed of English,
Germans and Americans, who intend to
plant an American colony upon part ofthe
Mosquito territory, which they have seiz-
ed, under pretence Of a sale from the Mos
quito King to John Sebastian Renswick, a
merchant of London. Such an attempt, it
is alleged threatens the dignity and the
rights, as well as the interests, of Hondu-
ras. and the Governor appeals to the sense
of justice of the United States and all civ
ilized nations against it.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

MouRNFrL CAsuALTY.-ThiS day about
noon, sad casualty occurred at the new
Presbyterian Church under way of com
pletion. Mr.. Alexander Derr, a Carpenter,
was up shingleing the cupalo about sixty
feet from the ground, and when about to
descend for dinner, he stepped upon a two
inch plank which was loose and projected
from the platform, and the plank fell and
tipped him off. He fell upon some timber'
between and was horribly mashed, Ht
breathed no more. His age was abou
nineteen, and he was aworthy youth. Mr.
Michael Weston, stone mason, who wa
painting the stone work, andon the ground
was struck by the falling plank, and diet
after half an hours suffering. He leave
a family and was much respected San
dUsky Mirror. e
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22
A WoMAN's .R1ours WoMAN R1anr-N

A WoNAN's RIGuTs WOMAN R1GHT-NOt
a., Bad Ht.--Mrs. John Milton Earle, of
Worcester, presided over the recent Wo-
mans Rights Convention, in Boston. Up
on taking the chair, according to the re-
port in the Boston. Ecering 1rareltr, she
said "it was with many misgiyings that
she accepted the position which they had
assignedto to her. There was tradition
that in the beginning twelve baskets full
oftalk were let down from heaven, and that
woman had appropriated nine Of them.--
But she was not a talking woman, and she
would entertain them with no introductory
address. She would merely suggest that
all speakers should eondense their remarks
as much as possible, so that every one
might havean opportunity tospeak. ."-E0en-
iR1 Posi-. S{s
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

LIBERTY OF CoNscIENCE.-The principle
of liberty of conscience that the constitution
of the United States guarantees to all sects
has just been again defeated in the British
parliament, which has decided that He.
brews shall not hold seat in that body
unless they subscribe upon the "true faitf
of christian, in taking the members oath
Lord John Russell endeavorcd to have thi:
civil disability removed from the Hebrews
but majority in the House of four only
defeated the measure. England, whilt
forcing the Sultan of Turkey to extend civ
il equality to his christian subjects, denie:
it to portion of her own population.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22
Friday Evening. Jane 10, 1854


CmSA.-A correspondent Of the New
York Commercial, writing from China un-
der date of April 9th, says:
For many months we have known moth
ING of the movements of the northern army
ofthe insurgents. After penetrating 70
within hundred miles Of Pekin, they went
into winter quarters, and no actions of any
importance have since taken place. Ire
ping wang maintains his position, and
when certain reinforcements reach him,
which have been seen moving northward,
he win probably march for the capital
There great distress prevails, and the poy.
erty Of the treasury leads to increased op-
preston. 81
The issue ofpaper money and the de-
basing ofthe copper currency have becnre-
sorted to by the government. Pekin must
fall, and then the army of the North will
spread itself over the adjoining country, and
take possession of 500 Chow and Hong
Chow and other rich cities, which it has
only to attack. The districts for consid
cradle distance around Marking have
peacefully submitted to the insurgents, and
the taxes for some months past have been
collected by insurgents officer.
To the South and West more activity has
prevailed. Nearly all the cities Of Ngunhwai
and many of Hupeh are occupied by the
rebels, who do not merely capture and pass
through as formerly; and lately wc have
heard of the capture of fWuchong and Hang
kaw. Two days since the powerful city Of
Changsha was reported lost. Although
some part of this information may be erro-
neous, the tenor oft plainly indicatesthe to-
tai destruction of Governmental power in
the interior. Within few days goods in
tended for the tea districts have been
brought back, the owners finding it impos-
sible to pass them thro' the country.
Warm weather is now rapidly approach
ing, and the camp at the North viii soon be
broken up. 1fPekin falls, the power of those
cities which has hitherto adhered to the
Emperor, must pass into the hands ofthe
new party, and Canton can scarcely be ex-
empt from such change. Looking at the
history of the past year, and the rapid pro-
gress of the insurgents, it seems probable
that the coming summer will decide the fate
of China, and lis very desirable that some
result be reached. The exigencies of com
merce demand it.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

GEN. KoscIUsKo's EsTATE.-A suit has
been commenced in the U. S. Circuit Court
at Columbus, Ohio, by Maj. Tochman, on
behalf of the heirs of General Thadeus
Kosciusko, to recover certain lands in
Franklin county, which were granted to
him by Congress in 1900, for his military
services during the revolutionary war
These lands lie twelve or fifteen miles north
of Columbus, and are in the Western mill
f''
tary reserve.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

CATTLE FEEDING IN OHo.-The Scioto
Gazette gives list of Sd cattle feeders in
Ross county, who, it says, will average 100
cattle apiece to the season, and some so far
exceed that that the number annually fat
ted in that county may safely be set down
at 1000. Atpresent prices, they will av-
erage $50 apiece, making the good sum Of
$3.50, 900 annually for the cattle sent from
that county. -. --..l. r..
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22
WHOLE NO 1900
Dmr NAN.

H aHf
Some men are DRY aad sour too
Ard bleuch,d and Glff q desert tones.
The dFyest man J. ever knew
Was Mister Billy Jones.
Poor Billy's soui has passed away,
Cold death has made his eye-bGils dimi
II Il not wrong therefore 20 say
A few plain words OF him.
His dyyness was a eominon kinf,
He scarcely ever icokfd forlorr
Tho only mueic for his mind
He found uifhin homl
No matier with what force he blew,
There seemed a apture tn.the tono,
Until the horn and Billy grew,
Then both indeed we're blown,
The hle they say "a very dry.
But never liked ia squeak,
Il could not raise biz spirits high,
Normnke his coarnge speaks
When Il was blown on gala days
Those days poor Billy aiwsss knew,
ssIt seemed 80 dry - a. Iaare Gays,
That Billy got dry too.
As BuIs gazed upon the cup,
He did nos dty Intensely brovns
Nor dsJ a. some tilinrs 1cg right Ef, :.
- Hi4drShesS 81 was d0S1. -,
He got along by hook and crook, f,
Lameuting not the squnndr'd past,
But THAT which he 80 ofien took,
Took Billy:oG at last.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

THR U. s. AND JAPAN.AFree inter-
course between the q. S. and Japan is now
fully opened. BY the treaty just ratified,
kind treatment and an abundant supply OF
water and provisions are secured to all
Americans who may visit any part of the
japanese coast. The ports conceded are
Simodi, in Niphon, near Cape Yzne. and
Hakatam, on the island, and in the Straits
of Matzmai; but it is agreed that should
the report Of the naval officers sent to sur
vey these places be unsatisfactory, other
ports in the same island win be selected
in their stead. On the 27th ult., after the
treaty had been signed, Commodore Per-
ry was to give an entertainment to the four
Imperial Commissioners.
Its leading provisions, it ssaid, will be
the opening of three OF more of the ports
of Japan to the commerce of the United
States and securing supplies Of Goals for
the steamers ofthat country. In other res
poets the treaty, concluded or proposed,
is understood to be nearly counterpart Of
that with China, except, il is said, that the
Japanese objected to clause admitting al
other countries the same privilege as Amer.
ica
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

DEsCmTTIox or THE DARDAKELLEs.-
The DardaBelIes are four strong castles
built upon the European and Asiatic cuasts
Of the Hellespont, opposite to each other,
and commanding that strait, they are re-
garded as the key to Constantinople. The
name is probably derived from the old CITY
Of Dardanum. The entrance to the Hell
espont is defended by two castles, because
they were built, Subsequent to the other
two, in the middle Of the seventeenth cen
tury, under Mahommed ", to afford pro-
lection to the Turkish fleets against the
Venetians. The distance from one to the
other is two miles and quarter. Four
hours sail to the North are the old castles
built BY Mahommed III, immediately after
The conquest Of Constantinople. They are
not more than 800 yards apart.
Farther on. the channel becomes mar
rover, and at an hour and a half 5 sail from
the old castles, two promontories, about
$50 yards apart, suddenly appear, and from
that strait rendered famous by the bridge OF
Xerxes, by the nightly visit Of Leondias to
Hero, and by the passage Of Solmoan upon
a bare raft. The Turks have been ex-
tremely negligent Of the celebrated castles
of the Dardanelles, and at times they have
been almost completely in ruins. The
guns with which they are provided are said
to be very large-96 English #. long, and
20 inches diameter Of bore. The old cas-
ties are now referred to. and when the
Dardanelles are spoken Of, the last erected
castles are meant--E Y. Sunday Times.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

SINGULAR STocK.-Robert Scott. Esq,
Of Woodford county, in Kentucky, who
owns one of the splendid farms of that re-
gion, has a large pond of water upon the
domain, by which he has half domesticated
q flock of wild geese. He first procured
eleven and cropped their wings, which re,
claimed for season. They migrated
northward in the spring, and returned in
the fall with their full fedged young. The
flock now numberstwo hundred and eighty,
and it increases annually. 4
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

THERE were 147 deaths in Chicago in
the month of May: in Cincinnati there were
294. .' ~ i'.st r
\ w. SMEAD, ESQ, The Cincinnati banker,
has made donation Of fssl000to the Wash
ington National Monument. y
EFF. M. ELLIS, U. S. Consul to Buenos
Ayres, started this morning for the field d
his future labors. ourbestwishes go with
him,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

A PRETrY LITTLE CRowp.-Mr Fred
rick Kembell, from the neighborhood Of
Rnmney, Harrison county, Ohio, arrived
in Steubenville last Wednesday, by rail.
way, with his wife and nineteen children
twenty-one in all. It.is said that he Owls
enough land in that State to give each Of
his family one hundred and SIXTY acres,
and retain sslice'' for himself.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-06-22

ANNEXATION OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The committee of foreign affairs in the
Hawaiian Legislature, to which had been
referred resolutions praying for the annex
alton ofthe Sandwich Islands to the u. s.,
have reported that the matter must first re
ceive the attention ofthe king, and promis-
ing to cooperate with him in any action he
may take IN the premises. @