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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-25

NEw YORK AND NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP
IN Compsny-For New Orleans, stopping at Havana
carrying tbe United States mail --Ths steamship CA
HAwBA, r. W. EhufsIdt, Commander, will com nenss
receiving freight Monday January "a aud sAi for
the above ports 1hur~day January rs al ~ O'Clock
from pier Al foot Of Beach street. ~ Freight for tho
interior and for Mobile consigned To agents In Nee
Orleans, James Connolly Co, will BE- forwarded free of
communion Passengers for Hayans must procure pass.
ports before leaving port For freight or passsgs apply
Va LIVINGSTON, CROCHER0N Co., agents, al Broad
way. N. B.--1bs Black Warrior ]. Il. Ballock com.
Dspder, viii succeed the CAhAvba and sail FRIDAY Eco.
y Bills Of adns must be sent in Tor signing the
ming previous 70 the ship SAILING.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-25

IcOR SAVANNAH AND FLORIDA u = NAIL IISE
IL The new and splendid steamship AUGUSTA, % pt.
mos Lyon, will leave New York Tor asAnuAh Eaiar
day. January ~. from per 70. North river, az
O'Clock y. N Bil. 81 keinz sigped on bosrd yor
freight, sppIy on ard or for yssrsgs, 70 sAhru Z.
hutIiIlL - broadway. Tor flordA, Through tickets
from New York 90 Jscf sonys, oil 70 itiAAa, 81.
The KNOXVILLE, Capt D C. Ludlgs, VII sue1ssd.
anf have on -AtuTday, Isb, o.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-25

m AY0R's OFFICE, JANUARY 2, 1855 THERE IN
AL opened at this once complaint book nndcr tina
charge Of competent person. for the purpose Of recev
Ing and entering all complaints Of matters coming within
the jurisdiction Of the municipal authorities Ths Mayor
wiz entertain, and 30 far the laws give him power
take eognranee Of charges preferred BY responsible par
ties for volston Of ordinances and derel con Of duty
upon the part Of any holding once under city
govsrnmsnt BY order Of the Mayor.
Wh. II. sTEPfiENs, Frst Marshal
All the pApers In this city win please copy and send
their blla 20 this ONCE.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05
MisteIIaup.
Rights Of Witnesses

Judge Belts, OF the United States
Circuit Court, has made a decision
which is consistent with good sense.
whether IL accords with the ruling Of
other Courts or not. A gentleman
named Young appeared before him on
Monday, in pursuance Of an order Of
the Court. TO show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt in
not obeying a subpoena TO appear be-
fore the grand jury Of the United
States Circuit court for the Southern
District Of the State Of New York TO
testify in a criminal charge then pen
ding. The defendant explained, that
before the mandate Of the grand jury
reached him he had taken and paid his
passage TO Liverpool, in the British
steamship Africa. and his detention 10
appear and testify would have caused
a forfeiture Of the passage money.
Judge Belts deemed this 10 be a suf-
ficient excuse, and the attachment was
discharged.
Other Judges have not always been
so reasonable II we remember rightly
several passengers were some time age
detained at Halifax to testify in a mat
ter that had occurred on board the
steamer on tho voyage from Boston &c
Liverpool. The loss Of time and in
convenience TO them must have beer
very greatly Y. Com. Adv.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05
A TEXAS CANDIDATE FOR CHIEF yu s.
TICE.


A flat-footed candidate for Justice
Of the Peace, at Palestine, Texas,
comes out in the journals, with the fol-
lowing address to the sovercigns:
"With the issuance Of this Sheet" is
unfurled TO the breeze, eithor in tenn
pest or in calm, my name as candi-
date for the Office Of Chief Justice, OF
Anderson county, at the ensuing Au-
gust election. do il from choice, not
solicitation, l do II, for the Office is
honorable and profitable. / feel my
self competent to discharge the duties
Of the Office. l claim no superior merit
or qualification over any one who may
choose 10. run against me. l would
like TO run the race solitary and alone;
but IL any are desirous, let them pitch
in. Il isn't deep,
l stand fat-footed, square-toed,
hump-shouldered, upou the platform
Of equal rights. and true republican
ism. II you elect me your Chief JUS
tice I.will make the welkin ring with
loud huiras for the sovereigns of An
derson county. II defeated | will re-
tire with dignity and good humor, re-
membering most beautiful little song,
which l sing remarkably well, called
I'm afloat.'
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05
YOUR CHANGE. SIR.

One of those nondescript specimens
Of humanity called dandies, travelling
in Connecticut, few days since, in his
own or in borrowed, conveyance. was
brought up with "round turn" at a
toll-gate, which he designed 10 have
passed without paying the usual fee.
When he found himself in limbo, from
which he could not escape without
"forking over" he inquired Of u young
lady who was in attendance at the
gate, how much he had TO pay before
he could pass the formidable barrier.
"Three cents, sir, for single wag-
ons," replied the youpg-lady.
"Three cents is n threepence, the
half ofa sixpence, one Of the smallest
bits Of silver in use, eh, young-woman
am | right9" said the dandy, feeling
in his pocket forth change.
"Threo cents, sir IL you please"
said the lady.
"Well, young-woman, you seem to
be highway-man here-so take my
money and shovel out the change rs
quick MS you can trot for it," said the
dandy, at the same time purposely
dropping shilling-piece into the mud
beneath his wagon. "AHl there il is
in the mud, declare-I wouldn't dir
ty my fingers for twenty of them."
The youg lady took the shilling from
the mud where he had dropped il, went
into the house, and returned with nine
cents, which she placed Immediately
under the wheel, where she had taken
up the shilling.
"HIillo, hillo, young-woman, what
is it you mean?" said the dandy.
"Why don't you put that coin into my
hand, eh?
The girl archly replied:
"Sir, | found your money under the
wagon; there you'll find your change" +"
and as she turned into the house, she
gave the fellow most significant smile,
and added; al wouldn't dirty my fin
gers for twenty of them-would you,
Mr.. Dandy-man? Ha, ha, hal-there's
your change sir" and she closed the
door.
The gentleman dismounted-picked
up his "coppers," and was off at full
speed. impatient to get out Of sight
and hearing. IL he should ever hap
pen in that country again, he will take
care how he makes change with Yam
kee girls.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05

DEATH OF JoE MoRoAS's LrrrLK
DAUGHrEa.--She was won't 10 run
over TO the tavern in the evening 10
lead her drunken father. Just as she
was. entering the door one night, Slade
hurled q tumbler at her father, but II
struck her upon the head, and result
ted in her death. ait
Morgan bent downlhis ear. 1s.
You viii only have left, Mary said.
only mother. And she cries so much
when you are away
I won't leave..her, Mary, only when
] 60 to work, said Morgan whispering
back TO the child. and I'll never 60 out
atsnight and more.
Yes, you promise me that.
And I'll promise more.
What, father +?
Never go into the tavern again.
Never =?
No. never. and I'll promise still
more.
Father I?
Never TO take drop Of liquor as
long as / live.
'oh, father dear fatherP and with
a cry Of JOY poor Mary stated up and
flung herself upon his breast. Nor
gan drew his arm around her tightly
and sat for long time with his lips
pressed TO her cheek-while she lay
against his bosom still as death. As
death ! Yea; for when the father un-
clasped his arms the spirit Of his child
was with the angels.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05

New CoPpeR CorN'-The new cent
pieces will be issued from the Mint in
the course of a few days. They are
considerably smaller than the old cent
pieces, and form really beautiful and
attractive copper coin. On one side
is the head Of Liberty, and the thirteen
stars being omitted, the surface is plain
Unpublished The reverse is the same
in design as the old cent, but brighter
and much more finished There is a
certatain amount of alloy mixed with
the copper. and the perfection Of the
die gives to the coin a finish and ele-
gance that has never heretofore been
attained in our copper coinage. The
new coin will be universally welcom-
ed as a needed and creditable improve
ment.- Pmnsylvanian.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05
WHOLE NUMBER ll4a.


A APRxoSASr FAcr.--It Ia stated, on
good authority-that Of the New York
committee Of the Commissioners Of
Emigration--that the freights received
by our shipowners on all the products
Of our fields, mines, forests and work
shops sent TO foreign countries, and
on all the goods we re-export. do not
equal. in amount, the passage money
paid to them by the emigrants who mr.
rive at our ports. a,sisw
The New York Evening Post. COM
menting on their report, adds the fol-
lowing suggestive comments
From this fact some idea may be
formed Of the large class Of our peo-
pie who find employment and obtain
subsistence in furnishing these emf
grants with the necessaries they re-
quire on landing here, in removing
their goods, in lodging them till they
arc ready 10 depart for the west and
transporting them on our various ca
nails and railways TO their place Of des-
tination. They bring with them am
pie means to pay their way 10 the new
states in which they are 70 settle the
German emigrants having for three
years past imported with them an av-
erage Of eleven millions Of dollars an
nually. 1t is certain that IL The in
flux of emigration were TO cease,
many Of those tokens Of prosperity TO
which we are Aow fond Of referring,
would meet the eye no longer places
now noisy with business would be de-
serted; large classes Of people, who
now obtain q living by regular indus.
try, would be left withoutemployment:
the provision market would be over
taken by sudden stagnation, steam
boats would be laid up in dock. and
railway stock would make n worse fg-
ure in the reports of the market than
IL now does. We have so conformed
the occupations Of the country to this
steady teansfer Of inhabitants from
the old world to the new, that any
cause which should break it up, or d.
minish II by any other than the slowest
and gentlest gradations. would be felt
as serious calamity, and disturb the
prosperity of almost every class ofthe
community. a
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05

(though the poor girl "must," she
said, "for honor's sake") he took up
his hat, and ran off breathlessly TO
Acton's sottage. Roger was at home
in bed, and sick; there was no escape,
and Simon chuckled at the lucky
chance. So he crcpt in, carefully shut
the door, put his finger on his lips to
hush Rogers note Of admiration Mt
so little wished a vision and then,
with one Of his accustomed scared
and fearful looks behind him, mutter-
ed under his breath:
MAN. that gold Is mine. have
paid its price 10 the uttermost; give
me the honey-pot."
Rogers first answer was vulgar
oath ; but his tipsy courage faded
soon away before old habits Of subsor-
viency. and he faltered out:
m.-I,-Muster jennings, I've got
no pot Of gold"
"Man. you lie; you have got the
money; give it me at once,-and-"
he added in q low hoarse voice, eve
will not say a word about the murder"
Murder ]" echoed the astonished
man.
Gay, murder, Acton off, off, /
say !" he muttered parenthetically,
then wrcstled for a minute violently as
with something in the air, and recov-
ering rs from spasm, calmly added:
cay, murder for the money"
IL" gasped Roger, 81 did no
murder, Muster Jennings"
Anew light seemed to break upon
the bailiff, and he answered with a
tone Of fixed determination:
Acton, you are the murder OF
Bridget Quarles."
Rogers Jaw dropped, dismay was
painted on his features, and certainly
he did look guilty enough-but Simon
proceeded in a tenderer tone;
Notwithstanding, give me the gold,
Acton, and none shall know word
about the murder. We will keep all
quiet. Roger Acton, all nice and quiet,
you know" and he added, coaxingly,
"come, Roger, give me up this crock
Of gold"
"Never ll' with fierce anathema,
answered our hero, now himself again,
the horrid accusation had entranced
him for awhile. but this coaxing strain
reused up oil the man in him, "Nev-
er l' and another oath confirmed II.
"Acton, give it up, say" was
shouted in rejoinder, and Jennings
glared over him with his round and
staring eyes as he lay faint upon his
bed, Give up the crock, or else
ELSE what you whitened villain. -
The bailiff flung himself at Rogers
neck, and almost shrieked, "Ill serve
you as l."
There was n tremendous struggle
attacked at unawares, for the moment
he was nearly mastered; but Acton's
tall and wiry frame soon ovcrpowied
the excited Jennings. and long before
you have read what l have written
he has leaped out Of bed,--seized, =
doubled up,-and flung the battered
bailiff headlong down the narrow
staircase to the bottom. This done,
Roger, looked like Don Quixote de Ia
Mancha in his penitential shirt, mount
ed into bed again.. and quietly lay
down; wondering, half sober, at the
strange and sudden squall.
ro mr. coNrtDurn
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05
CHAPTER Xxx.
Tho Ballln,a Visit.

One day at noon, ere the first week
we'll was over since the fortunate dis
covery Of gold, as Roger lay upon his
bed recovering from an ovornight's
excess. tossed with fever, vexa.ion, and
anxiety, he was at once surprised and
frightened by visit from no less a
parsonage than Mr.. Simon Jennings.
And this was the occasion OF his pres
ence:--
Directly the gathering storm of ru-
mors had collected to that focus Of all
calumny, the destruction Of female
character and murder charged upon
the innocent, Grace Acton had resol-
we'd upon her course: secresy could
be kept no longer her duty now ap-
peared 10 be, to publish the story Of
her fathers lucky find.
Grace, we may observe, had never
been bound TO silence, but only impos-
ed il on herself from motives of ten
derness to one, who she believed 10 be
taken in the tolls of temptation
She simple, soul, knew nothing ofma-
norial rights, nor VOTED she that any
could despoil her father Of his money;
but even If such thoughts had ever
crossed her mind, sho loathed the gold
that had brought so much trouble on
them all, and cared not how soon IL
was got rid of. Her fathers health,
honor, happiness, were obviously at
stake perhaps also. her brothers
very life and, MS for herself, the mar
tyr Of calumny looked piously toheav-
en-, offered up her outraged heart, and
resolved to stem this torrent of mis-
fortune. Accordingly, with q noble
indignation worthy of her. she had
gone straightway TO the Hall, to see
the baronet, to tell the truth, fling
aside charge which she could scarce
ly comprehend, and openly vindicate
her offended honor. She failed,-
many may imagine happily for her
own peace, il Sir John had not been
better than his friends,-in gaining nc
cess to the Lord of Hurstley /; but she
did see Mr.. jennings, who serenely
interposed. and listened to all she
come to say. cher father had been
unfortunate enough to find n crock ol
money on the lake side near his gar.
dem"
When Jennings heard the tale. he
started as il stungb by wasp; and ur'
ging Grace to tell IL no one else
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05
CHAPTER XIS..

thumny.
More blessings issue from the crook;
Pondors's box is set wide open. and
all the sweet inhabitants come forth.
Ii apprehensions for its safety made
the finder full Of care, the increased
whisperings Of tho neighborhood gavo
him even deeper reason for anxiety
In vain he told lie upon lie about log
acy Of some old uncle in the clouds |;
in vain he stuck TO the foolish and
transparent falsehood, with u dogged
pertinacity that appealed, not TO rea-
son, but 10 blows; in vain he made af-
firmation weaker by his oath, and
oaths quite unconvincing by his cud-
gel; no one believed him: and the
mystery was rendered more inexpli-
cable from his evidently nervous state
and uneasy terror Of discovery,
He had resolved at the outset, cum
ningly as he fancied, to change no
more than one piece of gold in the
same place though Bacchus's un-
doubtedly proved the rule by furnish
ing an exception; and the consequence
came 10 be that there was not single
shop in the whole country town, nor n
farmhouse in all the noighborhood
round. where Roger Acton had not
called 10 change n sovereign. True.
the silver had seldom, been forthcom-
ing still he had asked for IL and
where in life could he have got the
gold? Many was the rude questioner
whose curiosity had been quenched in
drink MANY the insufierable prayer,
whom club-law had been called upon
TO silence. Meanwhile. Roger steadi-
ly kept on, accumulating silver where
could; for his covetous mind delight
ed in the mere semblance Of an in
crease to his store, and took some un-
tutored numismatic interest in those
pretty variations of his ol,-money,
Buff Rogers heap increased. so
did the whispers and suspicion Of the
country round; they daily grew loud
er, and more clamorous; and soon the
charitable nature Of chagrined won
der assumed ashape more heartrend-
ering to the wretched finder of that
golden hoard, than any other care,
for fear, or sin. that hitherto had torn
him. II only was miracle that the
neighbors mad not thought oft before;
seldom is the world SO unsuspicious;
but then honest Rogers forty years OF
character weresomething they could
scarcely think the man so base; and
above oil, gentle Grace was such a ia
vorite with all. was such a pattern ol
purity, and kindness, and female con-
duct. that the tongue would have bis
tered TO its roots, that had uttered
scorn Of her till now. AS things were
though. could anything be clearer?-
Was charity herself to blame in put.
ting one and one together?-Sir John
was rich. was young, gay. and hand.
some Grace was poor,-but indispu.
tably beautiful, and probably had once
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05

USrvERsrrr OF THE PAcFIc.-We are
informed that the Rev. Isaac Owen,
who has been spending few days a
mongst us. has sold scholarships for
this institution 10 the amount Of seven
teen hundred dollars in this vicinity.
We also learn that since February last
upwards offorty thousand dollars have
been secured through the efforts Of
this gcntlcman!towards its endowment.
and that one-half Of the State remains
yet TO be visited.-Aa6xra Whig.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05

ROMAN CATHOLIC CRUELry.--In the
Montreal Witness we find recorded the
facts of an attack made on a French
Canadian family by band Of men,
apparently on account of their conver-
sion to the Protestant faith. The
statement is given by a respectable
person, and there is no doubt of its
correctness. We quote from the Wit
ness:
"On the afternoon Of the 3ist 0c-
tober last, Mr.. Poillion, a colporteur
Of the Grand Ligne Mission. entered
the house Of one Louis Poussaint, who
is a convert TO Professionalism. In the
evening, as soon as dusk, this young
man. his father, Andrew Pousaint, and
his mother and sister--all the parties
in the house, were seated around the
colporteur, while he read the Script
ures, and while thus engaged, party
Of ruffianly fellows, with blackened
faces, entered the house, armed with
short, heavy sticks, and hegan TO beat
and malreat the inmates in the most
heartless and shocking manner. The
old man, who has been a Protestant a
long time, and bears an excellent
character, was evidently an object Of
especial hatred; his head wss sadly
cut, and one or two other blow fell up
on different parts Of his body, and he
was so much hurt as to be confined TO
his bed for some time. The young
man also received bad wound on the
head, and all the party wero less or
more injured. No one here acquaint-
ed with the circumstance doubts but
murder was their design, and they
were only deferred from their purpose
by the young woman starting of, as
she said, TO get the revolver, and the
dangers arising from the noise and
confusion Of their own fiotous' conduct;
they left the house, or at least retired
from the inner parts, and went out
side, where they began throwing stones
and other missiles, by which they
broke the windows and the door, be-
sides keeping the poor people a long
time in extreme torture"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05

AN INTELLIGENT CRrTIc.-Alfred
Bum. the famous manager, relates the
following incident:
Booths "0thello" was much liked
in America. An old Yankee. who
had never seen a play, was taken To
witness Booths performance Of the
Moor: and on being asked ut the ter
mination Of the piece If he liked it, he
replied, eyes, amazing; but guess
that little nigger (othello) played as
well as any OF the white fellers, If not
better"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05
ETHere is Mrs. Partington's neat

ish thing:
"I cannot bear children. "said Mrs.
Prim disdainfully. Mrs. Partington
looked over her spectacles mildly be-
fore she replied. "perhaps if you eo'ld
you would Ike them be!terl"
Another goodu'n by somebody else:
"Can you tell me. Billy, how IL is
that the Chanticleer always keeps his
feathers so smooth and slick?" "No."
"Well. it is because he always carries
his comb with him."
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05

ES- A man named..wm. Gill. has
been arrested at Albany, N. Y, on n
charge Of poisoning bis sister-in-law.
He wrote many anonymous letters,
warning the friends that his victim
MRS. Rice) intended to poison herself.
and then is supposed to have admins
tered IL to her.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-05

EE- The nearest q certain man in
this town ever approached TO luck.
was TO find a counterfeit ten dollar bill
on broken bank. He thinks that IL
any body else had found 1t, il would
have been a gold piece. The same
man once found a pocket book and all
he got from il was the itch.