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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-07
The SgSAsTopoL ENGIN hca

The SsSAsroPoL ENGINEER-Theh head
engineer at Seyastopol. He is thirty-two
years of age. His parents are poor shop
keepers in Riga. When the scgc com
mcnced, Prince Menschikoff, it is said,
asked the then head engineer how long j,
would take to put the place into state of
defence He answered, "two months. -
A young captain, named T"debcn, step
ped forward and said he would undertake
to do it if he had as many men as he re-
quired, in two weeks. He did it in twelve
days, and was made colonel Since that time
he has had the direction of every thing in the
way oi building batteries,&c. The other day
the Grand Duke called upon his wife who
is residing At st. 'eiersburg, to. congralr-
late her upon her husbands promotion, f. r
he is now General and Ad.de- Camp to the
Emperor, Is anything more wanted TO
explain the painful discrepancy between
what has been done by the Russians and
by the Allies The former will be bound
by no ties Of seniority or class they take
the man that will do his work best, and
they get the best done.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-07

his trashy wares at the expense of the State
Does the officer who appointed them know
of this pcryerson of their official position
Does lie sanction this double occupation Of
census taking and book pcddling? If 50,
the people will ask whether il is n Joint
speculation and whether he shares in the
profits OF the operation? Does he send out
his instructions as to The mode Of taking the
census, accompanied by box OF books Tor
sale and distribution There is penalty
imposed frr. fasing to answer the inqui-
lies OF the census takers is there fine
also for refusing 10 purchase the book Of
the pcdlers?
To Us there seems to be something de-
grading in making these officers perform a
doublo duty, and it throws light upon the
question as TO why there should be such
anxiety TO give the appointment of them to
The central power instead of the local au-
,horities. 1t is in keeping with the profit
gate trickory OF tina, power and its nstru-
ments. That the marshals should b, re-
garded and should regard themselves as
missionaries in the cause of falling dynas-
ty was thing to be expected, but that they
should be turned into an army of pedars,
andlmade to tote around load 81 trashy
biography of Mr.. Seward, is more than was
counted upon. We hope they will have a
good time of it. What we want to know
now is what are the Secretary's instructions
in regard to this matter, and whether the
people are to be enlightened as to the num-
Der of biographies sold as well as the NUN
ber Of pigs and shanghais, and muscovy
ducks there is in the country.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-07

A Great American War Steamer.
will bo remembered that during the recent
session OF Congress several new steam
frigatcs were authorized. They are all
now in the course Of construction, and the
largest is the Niagara. The actual dimen-
sions of this magnificent vessel are stated
to be as follows Tonnage $500 extreme
length on deck 345 feet; load line 323
feet; extreme breadth 55 feet T; depth of
hold 81 leet there arc three decks beside
the orlop. The armament will consist of
twelve ll-inch pivot guns, to carry ITO
pound shot and charge of Is pounds OF
powder. She is 10 be full sh p-rgged, her
mainmast b ing Ill feet long and three
feet four inches diameter the main yard
will b. 55 feet, and the mizen spanker
boom 81 feet The Niagara lie cons ructed
wholly OF live oak, and the amount of mate.
rial, exclusive OF the machinery aud arma-
ment employed, is as follows
Live oak timber, cubic feet, 10000 :;
white oak timber, cubic feet, 10000 white
plank, superficial feet, 1000 yellow pine
timber, cubic feet, $4,000; yellow pine
plank, superficial feet, 6O,O00 white
plank, superficial feet, $4,000 iron, pounds,
10000.
Her full compliment Of men, wh,n she
is equipped for sea, will be but 400. The
amount Of money appropriated by Congress
for the construction OF the Niagara is
million of dollars, but her builder thinks
that she will not cost over S9Oo.oo0-Not.
Int.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-07
Mons TaEAsoN.-The Common Cou,

Mons TaEAsoS.-The Common Coun-
Gil, Tuesday afternoon, elected John Ste
vens, Jr. Cle'k Of their Board. Brother X.
ID. Bedee has been Clerk for the las, two
years, but his head was taken of, no,with-
standing he has been very jealous and iaith
ful Know Nothing for some months past
Mr.. Stevens is not a member Of the Order.-
These unruy and treacherous Know Moth
ings give us great deal Of trouble in en-
doavoring TO keep them true TO the pure
principles sftho Order
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-07

Gold Consumed for Manufacturing Pur
poses.-The Bankers Magazine has val
liable article on the "Uses OF Gold and Sill
yer in the Arts" 1t is computed that the
amount Of the precious meals consumed in
various ways is from forty to fifty millions
Of dollars value per annum. The quanli
ty used in the manu lacture of watch cases,
pencil cases, plate, household materials, and
in the arts is enormous. Ii is stated that
for gliding metals by electro,ype and the
waier.giiding processes and in the Stat
lordshirc patterns n, less than $4,000 to
10000 ounces Fare annually required -
In Paris 100000 francs are used for
manufacturing purposes yearly and in the
United States $4,000, 900 is tho estimated
amount converted into or amenta jewclry
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-07

SINGULAR SEcLUsros. Mr.. Charles Fol.
ger, a native of Nantucket, seventy-six
years of age, arrived at New Bedford on
Thursday from the island, it being the first
time he ever set foo; on the continent
During the afternoon, Mr.. Folger took
trip on one Of the railroads, and also visited
several points Of interest in the vicinity,
when, becoming astonished beyond bearing
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-07

Bishop Doane, in late address before
the Episcopal Convention, of N. J.,reported
the progress Of that church in the way Of
accession, TO its folds, greater for the pa,,
year than ho had ever known before.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-07

AK IRISH AMERpAN.-A writer in the
California Pioneer says that on the plank
rial near Southwicks Pass, an inn or ho-
tel is kept BY a native.Anlerican Irishmao,
whose sign exhibits the harp Of Ireland,
encirc ing the shield Of the United States
with the notices
{" "Erm % Uhnm."
"E Pluribus Brsgh."
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-07

u Lewellen, who was wounded at the
battle Of Waterloo, where he was an officer
under Wellington, was buried at Ellis
worth, Maine, last week, where he resided
for several years in humble circumstances.
The Ellsworth papers say Ne was own
brother to Lady Raglan, wife Of the British
commander in the Crimea.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-07

The Commissioner has decided that engi-
neers firemen and cnal beavers are entitled
to bounty land only when employed at sea-
The number of applications received for
bounty land during The month Of May was
about 5000. Total number OF applications,
25O,sO0. Total acknowledged, 10000,
and total number of warrants issued.
l,260.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-07
/" Er,n 20 Unim."
"E Pluribus Brsgh I"

"How is il" said man TO his neighbor
shat our parson,the laziesi man living,
writes these Internal long sermons p
"Wby,"said tho other,"he probably gets
to wriiiag and is Too lazy to stop"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-07

WEsT PoiST AcApEMY--The board of
visitors are now engaged in the annual ex.
animation Of this institution. The gradu-
ating class numbers thiriy-four. There
were more than fifty in the class four years
ago, but nearly Que third OF them could not
sand the rigorous discipline Of a military
education. -
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
The New State 4ouse.

The Secretary of State is now engaged in
fitting up the Odeon Hall and Ambos' Hall
for the meeting of the Legislature New
carpets will be laid down, and every arrange
ment made so as to render these halls as
comfortable as possible for the use of the
members.
The new State House Will not be in read
mess for year to come, Judging from the
number of workmen at present employed
about the building, and the vast amount of
work yet to be done. The plastering of the
Hall of the House of Representatives is about
finished excepting the centre piece, and the
laying of the marble floors has commenced.
The cost of plastering this room alone will
be about eight thousand dollars The State
House Commissioners have run the State in
debt, over and above the appropriations
made, about 100000. Not a dollar has
been paid to the contractors of the iron
work, which amounts to seYenty-five thou
sand dollars; not dollar to the contractors
for the heating and ventilation of the build
ing, amounting to twenty thousand dollars;
thirty thousand dollars are due upon the
marble contract; ten thousand dollars for
plate glass for the windows; twenty thou
sand dollars for chandeliers and gas fixtures,
&c, and so on. The Republican Legisla-
turc will find it an uphill business to pay
all these bills, contracted for by Locofocos,
and at the same time reduce the taxes
Columbus Journal
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
MIR. RICHARDSON.

We have rarely found so much truth in so
few words, as in the following pithy extract
from the GeUciaRder:
There are but two higher offices on earth
than that of Speaker of the House of Rep
resentative of the American Congress; and
yet the man who for q few days has re-
ceived the most votes for that position was
W. A. Richardson, of Illinois. We met
that Mr.. Richardson last summer on Lake
Superior, and found him to be a SIX foot bul-
ly, dirty in person, blackguard in language,
drunken in habit, in short just such man as
could not obtain admission to any CLEVELAND
residence of respectability. Should he be
elected it would be disgrace to humanity,
to the Union, and to Republicanism; and
an evidence that republics are not only ''un-
grateful" but shameless.
And this is Mr.. Douglass man Friday;
the Immaculate mover of the Nebraska Bill
the man whom the Locofocoes wish to elect,
to the office of Speaker of the House of
Representatives! We verify believe that
the standard of morality among the leaders
of that party is becoming lower and lower
every day. How long will public sentiment
tolerate such men = CIeVeland Leader.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
Fire I'm Sing Sing.


The telegraph gives us the following de-
tails of a fire at the New York State Prison
at Sing Sing, on Thursday evening;
A very extensive fire occurred in the work
shops Of the State Prison at Sing Sing, last
night, which had not been subdued. 1t ap-
pears that about o'clock in the evening a
fire broke out in the hat shop, from which it
soon spread to the machine shop, carpenter
shop and other buildings of the Prison.
Considerable confusion prevailed among
the prisoners, who had not yet returned to
their cells, both male and female and many
of them shouted out their wishes for the to-
tai destruction of the prison. AT the lat
est accounts all the workshops attached to
the State prison on the west side were in
flames, and probably some portions of the
prison-as the prisoners were screaming
and yelling in the most demoniac manner.
Loss $4,000. 1t originated in the State
shop, where the clothing of the prisoners
is manufactured, spread to the hat shop and
swept through the entire range Of the south
wing. The shops destroyed were occupied
by Charles Watson, who employed six.y
eonvicts in the manufacture of hats. His
loss is estimated at $4,000. The shops
destroyed will cost the State $4,000 to re-
place. 1t is surmised the fire was the work
of an incendiary.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
HON. ID. CarnnhoIn

Is 1t not curious, that men should be so
unreasonable as to thwart the will of the
majority of their friends, by fritterino avav
their strength in causeless diversions?
That Hon. L. D. Campbell, of this State.
should be obliged to decline to be candi-
date for the Speakership of the United
States House of Representatives, from mo-
tives Of patriotism, is a matter that causes
deep regret throughout our State, and the
country at large-when he should have
been chosen on the third ballot by hand
some majority.
We are panied to admit the fact that
there is a certain class of Politicians in our
country-with whom we have many times
heretofore aeted-who will not be content
with full recognition of their rights, and
the manifest disposition to maintain them
which has always shown itself in our ranks,
unless they have every behest granted which
they have the audacity to claim.
A truer representation of the national
feeling IN this country, we claim, does not
exist, than in the Man above named-and
while we regret his action in withdrawing,
we claim he has reflected infinite credit on
himself and his friends, by showing degree
Of patriotism seldom equaled by men who
know that they have, by the course taken,
gained the greatest number of friends
friends who are willing and anxious to ele-
vate them to the post which the public voice
has assigned as their position. The course
of these politicians, who are triang with the
sacred rights and privileges of American free
men, will be remembered in the day when
they will wish it were forgotten. It is vain
to plead that they possessed the power, by
chance position, to carry out their own views
and that they took good heed not to
surrender their vantage ground-they well
know that for no such purpose were they elc-
waited to the stations they now occupy-and
they very well know they are trihing with
the feelings of their constituencies. Rather
would we occupy the humblest position
while battling for the right, with friends
few, if wisely chosen, than to rank in the
highest position such men can attain, with
the alternative closely following of being
obliged to rleet the indignant frown of a
people for whom they have done inglorious
Times.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
By Telegraph to the 81. Louis Republican.

Last night about IL o'clock, the pro-
slavery party encamped on the Waskarusa,
by direction of Gov Shannon, arrested Gen.
Pomeroy as he was passing the camp on his
way from Lawrence to this place, and found
important dispatches for'the east about his
person. They will probably hold him in
custody until order is restored in the Terri
tory.
Threats have been made by number of
Persens in the neighboring towns to tear
down the American Hotel at this place, un-
der the impression that it belongs to the
Emigrant Aid Society; but the citizens
here will defend it, as they know it does not.
Two hundred men, three pieces of artille-
~, and 1000 stands of arms, passed through
Independence yesterday, from Liberty and
Lexington, to join Jones' party.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
CONC over to The EneT,v.

Senator Jones of Tennessee, Toombs oi
Georgia, Benjaman of louisiana, and Pratt,
of Maryland all formerly, Wings it is now
announced have all gone over to the Nebras-
ka pro-Slavery Democracy, and will hence
forth be recognized as among the faithful
in future caucuses and party arrangements
So says despatch from Washington to the
New-York Times.
The Tribune correspondent saws:
"Six Old Line Wings, Fish, Jones, Gey-
er, Benjamain, Pratt, Pearce, met last night
and decided to stand aside from all party
organizations. Their names were handed
over to the Democratic member for discre-
tionary distribution on the Senate Commit
tees"
"The birth of this new body will make
four distinct parties in Congress. We had,
before the Pro-Slavery Administration men,
the Republicans and the Know-Nothings.-
The new party may perhaps as well be call
ed Do-NOthings up to the time when their
powerful afinities with the great interest of
slave-breeding, slave-trade and Slavery ex-
tension shall finally carry them into warm
embraces of Pierce, Forney, Douglas, Shan
non and Atchison. Any longer existence
of the Do-Nothings in their present decopi-
posed state is contrary to the organic law of
politics"
We are destined to see some singular
movements at Washington during the ses-
sion. In the Senate the pro-slavery propa-
gandist have every thing their own way
If Mr.. Fish goes over to them we shall be
surprised, but of the others who hail from
the Slave States we expect nothing else
10 them Slavery is the paramount question.
1t IS not strange that they should go over to
the support of the pro-slavery administra-
tion-O. S. Journal.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
Mr.. Campbe1I's withdrawal.

After the twenty-third Intellectual ballot
for Speaker of the House, which stood Rich
ardson 73, Campbell IS.
Mr. Campbell then rose, and after thank
ing his friends for their support throughout
the 23d ballot, he declared that he had be-
come convinced that it would be impossible
for his friends to succeed in electing him,
unless he could perform one or two condi-
tions, viz; repudiate his well known opin-
ions on slavery and Americanism, or in some
way directly or indirectly make pledges as
to the organization of Committees, which
would amount to a sacrifice of his self-re-
spect, and make him in his judgment fit
object for public contempt. Under these
circumstances, and feeling that the interests
of the country require the speedy organiza-
ton of the House, and regarding those in
terests as paramount to every other consid
Grafton, he withdrew his name as a candi-
date.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14

KIssANE PARDoNED.-Governor Hunt of
New York, has pardoned this man who
was convicted of the forgery on the Chemi-
cal Bank of New York City, and sentenced
to two and half years imprisonment in the
Penitentiary, on representations from the
Governors of Indiana and Ohio. Finley,
who turned States evidence, has been set
at liberty. Lyman Cole has been retained
for trial. Now that Sidney c. Burton is
dead we imagine the whole Martha Wash
ington matter will be left to slumber in
in forgetfulness.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
The New president Of ET,xIco.

The Rebel Chief, Alvarez, lately elected
President of the Republic arrived at the Cap.
ital on the 18th of November. On his ar
rival he issued the following address to the
inhabitants:
"MExIcAEs: On entering the capital of
the Republic, believe it to be my duty to
address you, not to explain my condnct-for
that is evident to all the world-but to an
nounce to you my hopes.
"a glorious revolution has been consum-
mated. Tyranny has fallen, despotism has
forever disappeared; the principles for which
our fathers fought eleven years, and which
the Dictator tore from us, have been recon-
quered.
"Fellow citizens: bring you liberty and
peace. Blessings so precious are not dear
at any price. 1t behooves you to preserve
them; union is the only means by which
peace can be preserved. Together We en-
tered on the road of liberty and of progress,
and united we should continue in it, without
being withheld because some advance more
and some less.
"Fellow countrymen: Tho Government
does not recognize other enemies than those
who are traitors to independence and arc
promoters of despotism.
"For my own part have no kind of as
pirations. To put the nation on the right
road, to leave it on its way in its glorious
path traced out by the revolution, and then
retire to restore my broken health and pass
in tranquility the few days of my wearied
existence, is my only desire. You should
believe, therefore, in the sincerity of my
words.
a have raised the standard of the Popu-
lar Representative Republic. United around
this standard, aid me in developing this pro-
gramme and count upon the sincerity of your
fellow citizen and friend,
81 ALVAREZ"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
wings voting for Rlchardson.

The Ohio State Journal in showing that
members of Congress from the Slave States,
consider the slave question paramount to all
other issues, says, we need only refer to
the fact that Messrs Caruthers and Oliver of
Missouri, Bowie from Maryland; Stephens
from Georgia; Evans from Texas, and Tai
bot from Kentucky, all elected to Congress
as Wings and opposed TO the Administra-
ton, have voted for Richardson, the Admin
istration candidate for Speaker. And yet
these men complain Ofthe North, and charge
upon us that we are sectionalists!
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
FOGYISM GONE TO SEED.

In that paradise of fogies, the Senate Of
the United States, it has been gravely re-
solved not to acknowledge the existence of
the Republican party. 1t is usual to give
a fair representation to the great parties in
the formation of the Committees. But the
Senate has not heard of the Republican par
ty. 1t has yet to learn that there is a North.
And indeed VIC are not much surprised at
this conclusion. Considering that there
has hitherto been no North, that Senators
and Representatives have usually heretofore
hastened to sell out at the first offer of the
South, that it takes at least six years for an
idea to get into the Senate; considering all
these things we are not at all surprised that
the Senate has not yet discovered that there
is Republican party.