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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-17
BALTIMORE.
SOUL & Thompson

eouII q THOMPSON,
iAFoRTEBs AND WHOLESALE DyIIri.
Tens. Wines, y qalors. Spices, IndisaM H.
~. 4 7, hott4 tpatttaA 81 Nsrh Iifs,,,,
q Eio sooTs kloe Areh tirt,i, PliII,ihvu..
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New Orleans is reported to be unusually
healthy at this time.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The cholera has disappeared from. the plan
tations fronting the river.
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The river has fallen ten inches since our last,
and bids fair to become dry in few weeks
The Augusta reports the navigation to be now
in worse condition titan at any time during
the last three years. She was unable to bring
up any freight from tile falls, The river be-
tween Alexandria and The mouth, particularly
at Shaggy point, is very low. The Mississippi
is also on the decline.
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gg Those of our Gown subscribers who do
not receive their pape's regularly, will please
send word to the Office.
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New CorToN.-Wei have received fully
matured boil of cotton, picked on the 9Th inst,
at Mr.. B. f. Eppes' La Ike place. 1t is, we be-
lieve, the first new cs1tton that has reached
town this season.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-11

An arrival At New York, on the 18th ult..
from Para, repsfts that of about 500 emicrants
per Portuguese ship Desenser, which had ar
rived at Para from Oporto, it was asserted that
forty-seven had died on the passage of hunger
and lll-usage. The vessel was not more tban.
thirty days at sea- The unfortunate passengers
were undoubtedly paupers shipped off to sta1ye
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political societies." Should we not to borrow
an expression Of the Louisville Journal, 'tsup-
pose that men guilty of such efrontery would
momently hear their own conscienees kissing
like nest of adders in their ears? thatekey
would hear hiss from every separate AGifdp
I'm their heads, as if wearing the snaEy locks
of Medusa?
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-11

The weather during The past week was ex-
cessively warnl-sred- hbt, and no mistake
causing our citizens to pray for heavy rain,
and cool breezes. -....
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STEAMBOAT DISASTER .--We learn by a tel
egraphic dispatch, rece4 Ted last evening, from
Alexandria, that the find new Red River steam
boat Magnolia Branner, captain Leonard, has
been destroyed by fire. Before we could as
certain the particulars Of the disaster, the tcle-
graph wires broke down.
The steamer Lexington, bound from st. Lou
is to Louisville, burst hAr boilers, on the 3Oth
ult., killing and woundil!g forty persons The
boat afterwards burnt to- the waters edge.
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The Baton Rouge Gazette, of a recent date,
says in consequence of the prevalence of the
cholera among the soldiers at the garrison,
company H. Cd artillery, and about 100 gen.
eral service recruits, left yesterday morning
for the Amite, few miles from the Greenwel
springs, where they will probably remain in
camp during the summer, under the COM
mand of 1st lieutenant Mullan, Cd artillery
and accompanied by assistant surgeon Haden
of the medical staff: There yet remain in
garrison about $50 recruits for the 7th infan-
try and Bragg's light battery. These also will
go into the country in case the sickness should
increase, in accordance with the orders Of lieut.
gen. Scott. Capt. Barry remains in command
at the barracks, capt. J. M. Jones, lieut. M
Stephenson, lieut. Halliday and doct. Ander
son remain with the recruits. Lieut.. colonel
Tompkns,, deputy quarter master general is
here also for a few days.
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All the warehouses at Alexandria are filled
to overhowing with goods, destined for upper
Red River, and it is with great difficulty that
any thing can be forwarded. The steamboats,
R. M, Jones and Magnolia Branner have built
sheds, and filled them wish freight. .:
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We continue to receive mos cheering ac-
counts of the cotton and corn crops, although
in some sections the planters greatly need rain.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-11

Major Danley, of the Little Rock State Ga
zette, announces that he has disposed of one
half Of the office to the hon. Scion Borland,
and that the paper will in future be edited and
published by that gentleman jointly with HIM
self.
New -four has made its appearance in the N.
Orleans market, and as the wheat crop is re-
ported to be unusually large, prices are expect
ed to decline rapidly.
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indicates clearly the INSCRIPTIONS means en-
pleyed by the Piercites to retain office. For
the sake of the salary attached to petty office
they are willing to sell themselves and sacrifice
the liberties of their country to foreigners They
cheerfully prostitute the ballot-box, acknowl-
edge that foreigners are masters of and rulers
of America, and joyfully kneel in abject sub
mission before them, if the foreigners will only
vote the sag meth ticket. At the recent cleo
ton IN Ohio, which resulted in the triumph of
the sag NIGHTS, there was great rejoicing by the
Washington Union and other Office holdcrs'
organs, who unblushingly proclaimed it vic
tory gained by the foreigners over Americans
The sag NIGHTS have q%nplete system of signs
and passwords, and claim that members of the
order are to be found in almost every city and
town in the Union. They rule the democracy
throughout all the western States, and short
time since compelled the Ohio democratic state
convention to discard governor Medill and 9th
er prominent members Of the party, and nom
mate for governor the notorious abolitionist
Salmon P. Chase, late United States senator.
Now, in view of the above facts, which even
the Washington Union dare notA'eny-with
this expose Of democratic ''secret-oath bound
societies., = staring them in the face-What is to
be thought of the Pierce office-holders, Office
seekers, and their official newspapers at the
south, who in speeches, harangues, and long
MINDED articles, have been denonncing "secret
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We extract the following letter from the ST.
Louis Republican, dated, ''Gold Bluff, Witch
atau mountains, May IA, 1855.-Having just
arrived at this point, am not prepared to give
you correct history of the wealth or of the ex-
tent of the 1sining district. From the face of
the country, and many external appearances,
[ entertain no doubt of gold in inexhaustible
quantity. Several of our company have been
out prospecting, and have found, lying on the
surface, specimens weighing from one to Eve
dollars. We would probably have made
better investigation, but we labor under great
fears of being attacked by the Comanche In
dams hourly, as our force is quite weak We
are bound to keep together to save our soaps.
We had quite a fine time from the frontier to
our destination. We livedssumptuously on
buffalo, antelope, and elk occasionally. The
health of our company is exceedingly good
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The British papers have seized upon the oc
cason of ex- president Fillmore's arrival in Eng
land, to denounce him because he signed the
fugitive slave law, and manifested his detcrmi-
nation to enforce the provisions of the consttu
ton, while he was president Of the U. States
The abuse and slang of all the British journals
united vii never be able to tarnish the name of
Willard Fillmore.
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The river mail between this place and New
Orleans has been suspended. and the bags will
hereafter be conveyed b3 land to Alexandria.
The mail will be due evf ry Tuesday, Friday
and Sunday evening; aid leaves here every
Monday, Thursday and Saturday morning.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-27
3ut he SCANNING which leA with

sell lass evening But he STAINING which leh With
the Custom House officers st p. N. did not return
with the permission 10 sal up 10 II o'clock last night
and the boss VI he chip being under ares. ~ veil
the ship se reporter is indebted 10 Lie0ts San
ford and Jackson for the Of getting shore.
Tie parsesgers have cen m.dc comfortable Is
possbe by the Company, and although mu5h en-
rsged by their detention they scqut the Transit Com
psny Of all blsme.
We hesrd the following theory OF the Gauss Of the
proceedings 81 anst the CompsDy from several Of the
passengers Who clsmed 10 be well Informed 10 regard
TO the matter The Pacific Asi Steamship Company
IL desiroup OF effec ing union ~th the rausit Com
pany, and proposed TENS which were not accepted.
CbaghIed a, toi. the P.o,f, Mai Steamship Com
paDy iDsu:s'ed this compsist against tho Transit
Con peDy with the view of ipjupg its business repu-
tati,n snd bins ing il 10 terms u further said that
Mr. Vanderbilt and WIN II. Aspiuwsn are purch -
rg sl of the stock 10 both Companies tha. Is in the
market, With TIE Intention of uniting the r. lines
ALIENS REASONS FOR DIvULGIsG THE PLANS OF THE
yLLIBUsTERs.
Mr. VIM. II. Alien stated yesterday that be had
taken no step to break 40 the expedition 10 N,xsgua
ur M. OF Mordsy, when he went 10 tee District
Attorneys office and gave Information against the
lesders. lie sail that Parker II French engaged
him, some time since TO go ou' to Nicaragua 70 serve
In 9 civil capacity under walker, and as be hsd been
resident Of Nicaragua for some years, Mr. French
referred persofs intending TO mmigrate to him for To-
formation in regs.d Is the country The military
character Of the expedition the plan for descend
ing upon Cabs and San Domingo, to conquer those
countries did not come TO his knowecgs au long
afterwstd, but wbel he cid learn i he at
once wihdrew from the mo 'ement He hs1 no iatsn-
ton however, Of cisulgiog any OF the affairs Of the
liousters Blu. they, suspscting that he Intended TO
betray them visited rim At hs home in BrookS and
attacked bin in be dead Of the night vi pistols aud
bowie knives. Managing TO eode their grasp, he
ESCAPED into :he stsset, and got off urscsthei.
Learning then, tat the G1vernment hsd instituted
proceedings sgsDst the alleged fibuster lesders,
including bimself as one OF them AMI seeing that the
real parties would escape while he would be held 20
sD,wer he came forward snd gave the informson
necessary for their sres, but the legal affidavit,
which we give above, was not made by him until
yesterday morning.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-27
ONWARD.

The eoc'rre OF Prohibition continue. To work well
in Easesn Connecticut. There is no open sse Of IN
toscatng drinks, and the secret sales must be very
secret or, suddenly some vigiapt eye is upon them,
end moose Of the Law is around the rogue's neck.
Quite number have recently been marched up to
the captains office TO ss,tle. One court has JUS dis
posed Of about score Of complaints for illegal sale
81 d iDtoIcs.ion. About a dozen persons have been
convicted by jury, settled up paying fine and costs
wbout ming to trial. Others failed to appear and
forfeited their bonds. Some hundreds Of dollars are
thus put into the public treasurymost Of it paid
by those who were not won't to be heavy tAI-p.yen.
They make our taIes, but DO no. beH a'ge proper
tion of the burden Of public eIierss But the court
hss Few way ef levJiDg taIes-st empting to equa.
b'e that which WAS vey unequal before. i, s better
than rolling one fellow, hosevsr, sfs<s m,nalsC-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-27

tsripg tsupersm ard crime b order - log A. he
could We brought INFO court plsstsred oil over with
complaints He wac convicted on two, confessed
judgment Oh two more, On d h the jury could not
agree and it va. unders God th.t some others we're
dms.ec these were thought 70 be enough at once.
And ts.p, a. he found the bill of all hi, sns larger
than his pure, he was marched of and logged in hs
strong house a. public expense.
II II now understood IN Eastern Connecticut tia.
run selling lie to be treated other crimes are Is
no ~ ore difficult now to convict uuder the Temper
.pce sv than unjer other laws. This presents q new
and holt full era for our cause. At rst jues co1ld
not sRree Some got their consciences lsto ther
scmaebs, and they had wonderful quains both about
law and evidence. Old Alcohol thought be was going
TO have it BIZ own way after s and the irsnds oil
reform were sorey tried for time. Bat all hiss come
RIG hit now. Both lawyers and Jurors have receiver
some new idea, n the suggestions of clea'headed
and honest judges and have found out that this Is in'
deed one OF the laws of the lard aud Is NOS TO De
tTii.d With.
The working of the law has developed some new
tricks Of the trade hardly equsled by anything
Of all it, former mesnr esses. We have long kno IN
that the rumseller would get his victim drunk aad
then kick him out of doors. But nov be gets him
drunk and then blasts his character that no may de-
stroy bis testimony. If drunken person Is arrested
and discoses all the rumseler has to do to prove
by other drunk ards that this man 10 not to be be-
"heyed under OATH" This is the rumsellers graa-
tide to devC ted eust1 mer. lie was fine felIo"
Al an hont.t MAJ vixen he bought toe liquor, but he
il a liar ana vsgabond when he says he bought 1t!
But this will not last long. The courts will soon
search this matter to the bottom Il will not be dun
cult 10 ,i this evidence well other and soc who
intend to tell the Truth and who do not who resy
bad and who are 30 only as regards the vice Of iaen
peranoe. better future is before us. The Temper
snce law is growing stronger and stronger the oppo'
ton veal er and weaker sll the time, ia spite OF all
he boasts to the contrary. Nothing can disturb it in
Com ecticut L. is the fixed policy Of the Safe. Tais
hse State was Flow in adopting the measure she VIII
be slower still in giving it up.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-27

THE COVE RNMENT OF TURKEY.
ITS CAPACITY FOR MODIFICATION.

previous article has served to indicate the prom
peDcy due in any fu consideration Of tbs sociai in
trests political condition Of Turkey, to the mu
nicpa institutions OF hat couaty sDc to the financial
ties cODueotiog the GOvei ent with the people The
people ia the admiDstI alton of district and To-
ca affairs concerned left TO the exercise Of
their own d'sc i'm unh,mpe ed with regulations
and laws foreign to thsir fsos and views and in
this respect possess a marked advantage ever the
Inhabitants of 'be several Presidences OF ndis. The
Cover of the different Provinces of Turkey be-
You'd the occe perpet of in dividus wrongs,
have htts temptation 10 overstep the bounds of mod
GRAFTON Justice for il is Oh by trust and CONT
dence in the people composing the several municipal
ties that be collected. Nor could those,
if 90 inclined act in the character of hsnditt,
cept indeed In spsrsey settled districsciyiI regu
lstiors sfordipg where community is possessed OF
sufficient numerical foTcs to conserve its rights very
e6ecual restraints. In such communitie, public
opinion rather than wr ten code custo rather than
law, the proouct 1t may be. of desutory experience,
cants executive authority. And here may survey
With con eth Dc ike admiration the ytsizng and per.
petuaf, reproe uotive quality of Arabic institutions OF
which thete Turkish municipalities ore the ofsboot,
maintaining without change their simplicity, and
conserving, despite all the individual progress made,
tDtn FVeIgtn. Inc Uene'H 0OFcrnutnl
may be vtpsl yet wong can be brought near to
them for which in iyiduss will not ieed respon
sibe and punishable OF these institu ODE, Inherited
through a long lice Of snctstry, Burkhsrdt in his
ro;es Oh the Bedouns remarks: SO well adapted are
"they, SO natural and so simple, that every nation
:" not reduced to Slavery if thrown at large the
"wde desert, might he expected I, sdopt the same"
In Turkey uo eleven and half mill ms Of people
thus he'd gstber M nber exc usve oftho inhabitants
Of the PDeipalities occupied by Western troops
The character OF the psrts is in this case
"e Indication to the character Of the whole Tae
n'eg'i'y' Of Turkey is not en- arch, the center Of
"nieh depends on balancing, an adjustment or q
cemen'hg OF materials. The Empire, such as it is,
cannot Oh said To have been formed, OF to be main
taDed by one power that gives to it perpetual intsI
genoe, VIII ana force that even undertakes 70 dis
tribute its legislative executive and Judiciary power.
All thst is necessary to the general interior govern
mtnt of Turkey fosncial science financial resources
and any amount Of sudscity and &C ivi.y. Nowhere
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-27
BOARD OF EDNrATION.

The Board of Educaion'met last night, at the Hall
of he Bosrd, in Grad street., WV. II. NEmsos,
President in the char.
The report Of Executive COmmitse on EVenins
Schools, comm en3iDg appropriation of 81 900 Tor
the 80 oport Of evening schools was adopted. The
Auditing Committee reported that they hal examined
the accouLs in the Office Ct Mr. Gilbert, Clerk OF the
Boord, since the lst of Jsouary to l2!h November,
and that the correct. Toerepor was Adopted
The report appointing Henry r. West Trustee n
the Fourteenth Ward wss adopted.
TIE report of the Committee on Sites and SCHOOL,
Houses the spDlica ion Of school Office OF tue
Ninth Ward for an appropriation Of $4,000 Tor q
school site in Do sning street, was adopted.
The report of Mr.. GILBERT, Clerk of the Board,
lin answer to resolution adopted on the l2,h insisat
showing the smount psid out Of the puolic moneys
for the expenses of the Board OF Eiucsron sace 'n
ors anzatiOn i'll ls42 in the discharge of their dutes
was adopted. The total amount thus paid 10. car
iiaae hire and eli other expenses, 10 $66s e3-oeog
lees than $50 year Of he public moneys de7o'ea oy
law to the liquidation Of toeir legal expenses.
Board adjourned ill next Monday
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-27
HAVANA.
HAVANA, De. Is, 1855
TIE e,lIo wing d. cree has been Issued:

wv HAVANA, De. Is, 1855,
TIE 6llosipg decree has been Issued:
seycRErARY or SUPERIsTSSDEScE: PAl%iyi q
Ne txpedient which, u dor the deo pmiu attoa vi
k<ses col cent at moassee AMI siup are ss.ae,e1
which contain in their raSuse so ADD 65 Der It o
spg. tha may be crSstslszei: t>ki into coHster.-
too that mptions OtiV GRANTEE 10 veseels with
full csrsoes Of molssss taking into cons,aert t1s
crest eitc lliy that tbere s % sporecis'e cono
a. the omtLt OF tbSpiag differ nee t1as tere IA
between polasss and ,ncentca ID mol ,ssas and as0
tie CONVEX Ter &C impoeing no ests au'v up1s t'e
portion iha, contains concentrated moisssee' decree
a. folovs.
81. The exsmp,iou. Of vessels cWying full cs'gDes
Of molss.ee aha costiuue until other expsdent
fhall be ar Our oed
% TIE Dcsnira.ed molssSs vii pay 72l par
cant dufy the came com non sugar, deductns from
u the vsie 81 toe c,ek.
az The Va ustion Of the mOs'ses ~ ~ he . psv
duty, ard thst shi;h has Dot, sill bs made by the
Costou- House officer.
-. TIE ves4l thst iskss the c)ncel.ra cd m1lss-
zee -Di pay fnll tGposee DUTY
as This must BE- 'li4hei in the G1cetI 'or &c =
era information Account of /; meet IA tsxen in me
Supsror Tribunal Of Ac cunts, ara Iotie Of /; must
be Wv. 20 u In e0dtnts General Of me Customs,
90 tina. on trese eases he give orders 20 n4ae
come Ieclsmstious FOR precious 1r'aions ald ~
puDlish i, in every Cus;om-House in 'h- isI.nd.
JOE DELA CONc1A"
cargo OF Afr cans are rep 'rted To have been
landed near Ciebfoegos, aud rumHr, with ner thou
sebd tongues, converted hen toto party of fill
busters. Some anxiety, it is Vt tied, caused to
tie authorities here by this report
In the Gactta Of yesterday there is an order that
those psrties VIII, have eDsnrioaf)s IN tee Pfoar
del Rio di,tTict are to present then IN this city
within Ten days The ,utoOrtles of that district
are 10 tske Gaze that this oder il carried into
effect. The Dsmes and Dumoers o. the enaaci-
p.dos sre also published IN che Gleeta.
There is to be a veri splendid funeral service
tomorrow &C tn Cathedral in memory Of Gen
1uxoo, formerly Capta'D-General Oftnis island
We have very CAPITA circus company here
Q portion Of the FfsocOni Comp tuy from your
city and on the 26th the gce,t Rachel lie t. co:n-
mence st the TacOp lheater.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-27
CULTIVATION OF OFFERS.

One of tie greatest objections to growing this profit
able crop-basket wows-has been the trouble of
peelipg them This difficulty found to be 80 seri-
Gus bs Geo. J. Colby of louisville. vermont-wh"
had gone into the business OF growing willows from
scme suggestion Of ouIs-hat he spprehendedhe must
give up the under taking, ct machine to do the
peeipg labor being too expensive in this country to
justify working by hand
Necessity s the mot ser ofinventicn; it was so 10
this case end Mr. C. set himself about the work. asd
succeeded in getting up simple, effective ma shine,
at small cost-say $500 for one to be driven by one
horse power. This nprove1 en will greatly facii.se
the business of growing willows in this country, and
save the immsl Sc sums paid to the importers. In
peeliDg willows BY hand, as they always hdve been
peeled il WAS necessary to han lie them all twice,
one at time, which made ii very slow business, re.
curing the labor Of mao and boy to peel one hun
d,ed pounds in day. With the machine, told,
the peelDg is very easily and quickly done; the OPP
orator takes a email buude of the willows and fesds
them into the mschipe ss he would bundle Of grain
into thrsshpg machine, and they are passed through
and come out eed al the rate of from 10 two tuns
per day.
T1ae is fear about finding ready market for
any quantity Of willow. 1t eau be used for such
great variety of purposes that there Is no calculating
the amount that viii be used in this country wnen il
CAL be obtained 1t can be peeled by machinery, at
scost net exceeding dollars per tun, and the whole
cost of RAISING and peelng tun not eIce ding fifteen
or twenty dollars; will cell for one hundred and fly
DOL ars and it will be long time before the market
be supplied az 70 reduce the price, and il will
never be reduced 50 that it will not pay better per-
haps, thsn any other farm crop. The amount annually
imported into this country from France and Germany
is vsriously stated TO be from five to six millions Of
dollsIs worth At present, New-York monopolizes
the whole widow trade; bu. they will find ready
market when offered in any city in the Union. In s..
Louis and all the Western cities they sre worth TWO
cents per pound than in the Ea tern cities Two or
three tuns may be considered fair average yield
per scre in good situations and with proper culsiva
ton. After tie second year they will generally shade
the glOuud, go that they require no cultivation.
Willows can be cut any time after the leaves fall,
before Il e buds begin to swell in the Spring. The
bark makes good muchirg for fruit-trees 1t contains
q arge amount Of potash.