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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-12

WORSE tn IN NIoaER RrsrSG.-We are crediby
informed that, on the night before Christmas, the
time set apart by the darkies 10 kill all the world
and the rest Of mankind, q company Of four men
approached the house OF Mr.. Brown, In Gomez
county meas Tuf1ahoma, at the hour Of midnight,
evidently with the intention 10 murder an plumber.
Approaching within hailing distance, the midnight
aseaseassns' called To Brown to meet them with his
rife and on being informed by Brown that he would
do no such thing they advanced to the gate, threat
euing 70 break down TIE doors Of the house and fire
the premises Brown forbid them advancing nearer
than the gate with the threat that he would shoot
the first man putting bis foot in the yard. IN
daunted, however, two out Of the tour approached
the house and while parey ing, one OF them got hold
OF the gun in the hands OF Brown the other coming
up with a club 10 assist his comrade. Mrs Brown
by this time had armed herself with meat-axe, and
with stout heart and determined will met the gen
tleman and put him 20 fight. The man engaged
with Brown retreated badly stabbed, and here the
matter ended for the night. The matter " under
going judicial investigation, and we forbear further
remarks for the present SheibycIh (T'enn) Ear
posf,or.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-12

Tur Pork TRADE OF THE WEsT.-The
of hogs killed at Cincinnati this season,
close of last week, WINS 32s ,s65, against II
the same time Last year, and 3l2,7i0 the
fore. The season is about over. The c
Price Currrnf Of "Wednesday says There
an extensive speculative demand for lard
meats. and the transactions in these critic
been very lsrse-the market closing buo.
excited. Box meats have been sold at 9
long uiddles and % cents for short do. N
(ciiy cut) vas held firmly ut the close at VI
we understand that $6 81 was offered for
refused. Our advices from the West co
statement made in our last with regard 70
cheney in the crops. Packing has been fir
several places, and Is drawing 10 . clio
Others, ard we business will be over THE o.
lier than usual. At Louisville the who'd
slaughtered the present and the past tbre'
is set down for each season 80 follows
s3,5ss; 1855, 6332 ,354, and 1885,, 2f7,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-12

SINGULAR CoIrcIpENcE.--On the 9th inst while
o mort brilliant Jete, called warming was going
ON at Columbus, o., in commemorstion Of the open
ing OF the noble edice erected for State Capitol
by the people Of Ohio, the Capitol OF another State
In the conf derscy at Montpelier, VT, was receiving
a "wsrrins" Of a very different description, which
or ded In its ieirQ burnt down.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-12

plea set forth. 1t IS particularly SC in view OF the
fact that The interruption occurs between this and
New York me ys.snt with which Communication "a
most important. mistake Joe feeling in this quar-
Ter very much il this arrangement does not meet the
coDde nation IL so richly merits.
This is he coolest day we have had this season
but one. Il has been freezing necessarily for the
past tpo or three days. Navigation on the James
is suspended and there is but little prospect OF
tic onapiuC eoou
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-12

A WHOLE FAMILY TO Br HuNa.-The FIVE nc
sIOes--a grandmother, mother and three sons (the
eldest 10 and the youngest l2) who killed their
master, the late George Green, in Prince William
county, Va, on Christmas night last, were fully
convicted on Tuesday night last after trial lasting
tso dsys They are sentenced TO te hung IN thirty
days after the Date of their conviction.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-12

The Duck TRApE.--Among other sources Of wealth
which have been developed by the establishment OF
line Of steamers between this port and New York.
we have heretofore overlooked the traffic in wild
ducks, which gives employment to q large number
of persons, and requires little or no capital TO carry
it or How many are employed in the slaughter o.
The wtb.footed tribe we are unable TO say; but We
will take. for example, the operations in this line
carried on by Edgar Burroughs, Eco, substantial
and resps Ctabe farmer OF Princess Anne, on Long
Island, Back Bay, (Which he has lately purchased
from time inme mo1al famous as the resort Of wild
ducks and geese. lie has had twenty men employed
constantly since The common cemeit ot the season.
aud up to the 10th Of Dece nber they bad consumed
in their vocation tu enty three kegs Of gunpowder,
with shot in proportion. The ducks which they
killed were brought TO Norfolk once week, and
piled up In the warehouse OF Kemp Buskey, on
Roanoke square, where, on every Wednesday, thoy
were packed in barrels and shipped for New York
by the steamship Jamestown. The number OF
barrels thus sent of weekly have, up to this time,
averaged from fifteen TO twenty five barrels and one
week the number reached as high az 81. They con
sst OF al the varieties Of the duck species known In
our latitude such as canvas backs, red beads, NAL
lard, black ducks, sprgtails. bunecks, baldfaces,
Tor wlgeons,) shoveler, &C., TO which may be added
good proportion OF wild geese. Yesterday being
packing day we were invited by our friend Mr. Bur
vuqhs to step in End see the display Of game there
was enough 70 all sixteen barrels, q considerable
portion beipg canvas backs which were uncOm-
monty fine. Heretofore the season has been highly
favorable for the success Of these operations, a.
auoks vii, Keep ume sucn oo;u weasner as
through the season. We should be glad TO obtain
some further statistics respecting this traffic
such az the expenditure Of ammunition, the whole
number Of barrels shipped in a season. the number
Of ducks and geese contained in them, the number
Of persons employed the average price sold for per
pair In the New York market, and the PROBABLE
amount netted 10 the enterprisng individuals who
carry on the business IL would form curious re-
cord, especially to those who remember when Nor
folk was the only market that was supplied with
game from the same quarter.-NoyJeN Herald,
Jon. X.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16
The Richest Community in the
World.

Lo the poor Indian A day or two
since we had occasion to mention that
the result OF the late sale of the Della
ware (lndians) trust lands was $40,
900. The lands sold were only those
composed in the eastern division of
this great reservation. The western
division is now advertised to be sold.
That contains some 100000 acres, AMI
will undoubtedly bring an aggregate
of at least $60S, 900. The tribe are
also the owners Of a home reservation
almost immediately adjoining Leav-
enworth City, forty miles long by ten
broad. That would sell tomorrow
readily for $40 per acre; or an ag-
gregate of S3,OOO,O00. Thus their to-
tai wealth, independent of personal
property-and some of them are men
of considerable individual means-is
about 4,O70,O00. They number in
all some 900 souls; and from the real
estate described above are worth an
average of $4,520 per soul, or eacl
family Of five persons $22,
WASHINGTON Star.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16
AMENDMENT NO, 8,
Dated April Sd, 1857.

RESOLVED by the .GsneruI Assemble of The
State Of Ohio, three-hfths of the members
elected to each branch, concurring therein.
that it be, and hereby is, proposed to the
electors of the State, 10 vote on the second
Tuesday of October next, to approve or re-
Jet the following amendment as a substi.
tute for the second and third sections Of the
twelfth article of the Constitution.
All property, personal and real, shall be
to taxation by uniform rule, at the
true value thereof in money, but such de-
auctions from credits may be allowed as the
General Assembly may deem expedient;
Provided, that burying grounds, public school
houses, and all other public property, and
all institutions of purely public charity and
all houses used exclusively for public wor-
ship, shall be exempt from taxation and il
the total value of the personal property of
any person shall not exceed fifty dollars, the
same may be exempt from taxation. All
property employed in banking shall always
bear a burden Of taxation equal to that i'm.
posed on the property of individuals.
N. II VAN VOORHEES,,
Speaker ofthe HouSe Of r~tatives.
THOMAS ii. FORD,
President ofthe SsnatE
Dated April Sd, 1857.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16
GOV. walkers Letter.

The following is Robert j. Walkers
letter of acceptance of the Governor.
ship ofKansas:
WASHINGTON, March 80, 1857.
JAMES BUCHANAN, President of the
United States T:
Ny DEAR SIR:--I have at your re-
quest reconsidered my determination,
as announced to you, declining your
tender of the Office of Governor ofthe
Territory of Kansas. In view ofthe
opinion now presented by You, that
the safety Of the Union may depend
upon the selection of the individual to
whom shall be assigned the task of
settling the difficulties which again
surround the Kansas question, | have
concluded that a solemn sense Of duty
to my country requires me to accept
this position. | am brought to this
conclusion with an unaffected diff
dence in my own ability, but with a
~fervent hope that the same overriding
Providence which has carried my be-
loved country through so many perils,
will now attend and direct my hum
BILE efforts for her welfare, and that
my course will not be prejudged by
any portion Of my fellow-citizens in
or out of Kansas.
| understand that you and all your
Cabinet cordially concur in the opin-
ion expressed by me that the actual
bona tide residents Of the Territory,
by a fair and regular vote, unaffected
by fraud or violence, must be permit.
ted in adopting their State constitu-
ton to decide in themselves what
shall be their social institutions. This
is the great fundamental principle Of
the act of Congress organizing that
Territory, affirmed by the recent de-
cision Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and it is in accordance
with the views uniformly entertained
and expressed by me throughout my
public career.
| contemplate a peaceful settlement
of this question by an appeal to the
intelligence and patriotism of the
whole people of Kansas, who should
all participate freely and fully in this
decision, and by a majority of whose
vote the determination may be made,
as the only proper and constitutional
mode OF adjustment. | contemplate
no appeal to military power, in the
hope that my countrymen of Kansas,
from every section, will submit to a
decision Of this matter by a full and
fair vote ola majority OF the people.
| will 60, then, and endeavor thus
to adjust these difficulties, in the full
confidence, so strongly expressed by
you, that. l shall be sustained by all
your own high authority, with the
cordial cooperation of all your Cabi-
net.
Very respectfully your friend,
r. j. WALKER.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16

The Boston (Black Republican, cor
respondent of the n. Y. Evening Post
thus mourns over the result of the
Connecticut election. He says:
We feel rather blue wei the Con-
necticut election, which not even our
victories in St. Louis, Portland and
Wisconsin can make palatable. We
have not been beaten in Connecticut,
but then we have won no victory
there. The Democrats seem to have
a frmer hold in Connecticut than any
other New England State. Coming,
as they do,immediately after the bred
Scott decision, the Congressional vic
tories of the Democrats are a disgrace
to the State of Connecticut. She has
broken the line of New England
The old excuse of "sploshy weather"
is brought forward, but what is a party
good for that can't stand an April
rain, and which is ever to be at the
mercy of the elements3 In N. Hamp-
shire, with a severer climate than
Connecticut, the weather has no such
effect. The elections being held early
in March, the people of New Hamp.
shire have to travel through the snow
to the polls, and their vote is always
larger than that of Connecticut, though
they have one less Congressman.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16

law, who shall hold their office for FIVE wears;
and daring their continuance in office shall
reside in the District for which they are
elected. The provisions of the fourteenth
section Of this article shall apply to district
Judges. The General Assembly may by
law authorize the judges Of the District
Court, and of the courts Of Common Pleas,
to fix the times of holding their respective
courts until District Judges shall have been
and qualified. District Courts shall
be held by the Judges OF the Supreme Court
and o the Courts Of Common Pleas, as now
authorized. SEC. 6. The District Court
shall have such jurisdiction as NAV be provi-
died by law, and the judges thereofshall have
and exercise such power and jurisdiction at
chambers, and may be required to sit as
Judges of the Courts Of Common Pleas as
shall be directed by law.
N. Fl. VAN WORRIES,
SPEAKER Of The House of Representatives,
THOMAS ii. FORD,
President of The Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16

GEN. SCoTTs' HEADQUARTERs.-
The Washington correspondent of the
Tribune writes:
Gen. Scott is not to establish his
headquarters here, as has been an
nounced, but to retain them at New
York, visiting Washington once a
month for the purpose of consulting
with the Secretary Of War as to the
movements ofthe Army and its prop.
or disposition. Mr.. Floyd has put
the old General quite at his ease, and
.gratifed him by the most becoming
concessions and courtesies.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16
Connecticut Election.

We knew from the silence of the
telegraph-alwayS prompt to give an
account Of an anti Democratic sue.
cess-that the Fusionists had met with
a decided reverse in old Connecticut
at the late State election. 1t turns out
that the Democrats have elected two
Of the four members of Congress, both
being gains, and that the Fusion ticket
has but one thousand majority for
State officers. Last tall the allies had
ten thousand majority for President.
which shows a Democratic gain on
the popular vote of nine thousand
The gain of two members of Congress;
is a reasonable reinforcement to the
Constitutional battalion in the Houst
Of Representatives, and makes it GER
tain that the Democrats will have con
troll in that body, over all opposition
of Republicans and Southern Know
Nothings. There are now but five t.
gain in the South, which change, will
several others ola like character, vii
be very easily efected.--Cim. Eng.
Full returns show that Holley i
elected by about 300 majority, only
the democracy having gained 10000
since the Presidential election.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON. April

WAsHINGToN, April 10.
Ex-Gov. Geary returned to Wash
ington this morning, to close his Off
cial business with the Government
He has stated to his friends that he
will not be drawn into a newspaper
controversy, being satisfied that while
he was Governor he honestly, and to
the best of his ability, discharged his
duties. He also says that he will not
be responsible for the publication Of
reported conversations, many Of which
are contradictory ; but he is willing
to be Judged by his official acts and
statements, which, by himself, were
committed to paper.
The presents from the King o.
Siam to the President have been de.
posted in the State Department
They include some beautifully execu.
ted swords and spears.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

Rssolvfd by The G,nfral Assembly Of Ms
State of Ohio, Three fflhs Of the members
elected to each house Concurring therein,
that it be and hereby is proposed to the cleo
tors of the State, on The second Tuesday of
October next to approve or reject the fol-
lowing amendment rs n substitute for the
first and second sections of the thirteenth
article of the Constitution Viz Corpora
tons of every description shall! be created,
and corporate powers granted only by gem
eral laws, which shall define the powers,
privileges and immunities and PRESERVE the
duties and liabilities Of each class or descrip-
tons of corporations, but the General AS
sembly may enact special laws for the re-
lief of corporations in peculiar cases, and
may make special provisions in regard to
corporations in cases where from their Pc
culiar location or interests such special pro-
visions are required, and may from time to
time alter or repeal all such laws, as arc
authorized by this section.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS Ii. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
Dated April 3, 1857.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16
AMENDMENT NO. 9.

Rssolred By TIE General Assembly Of the
State of Ohio, Three-ffths of the members
elected to each House coucurring therein,
that it be, and hereby is, proposed to tha
electors of this State TO vote on the second
Tuesday of October next, upon tie appro-
val or rejection of the following amendment,
as a substitute for the fifth and siAth sections
of the fourth article of the Constitution, viz:
SEC. 8. District Courts shall be held in each
county al least Gnce in each year, by one or
more District Judges elected by the cleo
tors Of separate districts to be prescribedby
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16
LeavenwOrth city, Kansas.

This city, now a little over two years
old, is described by the Leavenworth
Herald as far ahead of most Of the Old
towns on the Missouri river. 1t has a
population of three thousand inhabit-
ants, and before another year it is
thought that it will double its present
population. Preparations are made
for building many substantial houses.
The trade OF Leavenworth, it is stated,
is ofitself sufficient to keep up a large
place.
A rail road westward towards the
Pacific is projected, and the subscrip-
is filling up rapidly. A charter has
been granted for the Kansas Valley
bank, with a capital of $500, 900, the
principal bank at Leavenworth, and
branches at Atchison, Doniphan, lie.
compton, Fort Scott, and Shawnee.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16

Jim Lane, the Abolition Border
Rufian in Kansas has run down as a
Kansas shrieker, has sobered off and
went back to Indiana and sued for
pardon and courted his former wife,
and they were remarked q short time
since. Lane abused and finally for.
sock his wife in Kansas, last year, and
she returned home to Indiana, and
obtained abill of divorce.--TsEn I'D.
UertiSer.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16

At Lola Montez' benefit at the
Theater, Friday night in Louisville,
Lola wanted the carpet instead of the
green baizc on the floor. The stage
manager refused and appealed to the
audience. Both talked together. The
manager afterward made a speech
Lola refused to play. The money
was returned to the ticket -holders, and
no performance took place.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16
Amendments 10 the Constitution.

amendments 10 the Constitution.
We commence this week, the pub
LEGATION Of the proposed amendments
to the Constitution, concocted by the
Black Republican Legislature.
The first amendment proposed, is
u long step backwards, a return to an
nual sessions of the Legislature
Practically, under Black Republican
rule, we have nothing else than an
nual sessions even under u present
Constitutional provisions for biennial
sessions and in fact,the present Logis-
lature seems disposed to make it per-
ennioJ.
The second amendment proposed
las reference to the organization of
the Judiciary. One or more addi-
tional Judges are to be created in each
district, one or more of whom are to
hold District Courts once a year in
each district.
We can sec no necessity for the
creation of this new Office. 1t will be
q place however, in which to stow
away itching ofico-seekers who are in
the way Of other competitors, to their
mutual satisfaction.
Amendment No. 3 proposes to de.
stroy the uniform rule of taxation re-
quired by the present constitutional
provision, by allowing the banker,
broker and note shaver o deduction Of
his indebtedness from his credits,
while the land owner, the merchant
and manufacturer is compelled to pay
taxes upon his land, his goods, or his
manufacturing stock, without the ben
eft Of a deduction ofhis indebtedness.
We trust that this amendment will
be defeated.
Amendment No. 4 is to give the
Legislature, in effect, power to grant
special privileges to corporations, and
to protect chartered monopolies.
The democracy OF Ohio had sue
ceeded in a great measure, in crushing
out the former unlimited power in the
Legislature, to foster special charter
ed privileges, and to give power to the
favored few at the expense of the
rights of the many. We hope that
the ingenious a~rtiicc contained in
the proposed amendment, to return to
the old policy Of creating special cor
porate privileges, may meet the fate
it deserves at the hands of the people.
Amendment No. 5 provides for the
single district system, and is of more
immediate interest to Hamilton coun.
ty than to the rural districts.
We have had time only to glance
over these proposed amendments
AS they will have to be voted upon
at the next October election, it is well
that careful attention be given them
by all voters, and we will take occa-
sion hereafter to give our views at
length in regard to them.--O. Eagle.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16

At the last session of the court Of
Common Pleas in Ashtabula county,
the grand jury returned twenty-three
indictments, mostly for the higher
grade of criminal offences. There
were robberies, riots, and rapes, muir
.ders and attempts to murder, and so
down to selling bad whisky at three
cents q drink-two for five cents
This is the county where the "intelli-
gence and decency" party-the re-
publicansl--have $500 majority
IEtfn Advertiser.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16

ANOTHER VIcTM.-Hon. Samuel
Brenton, member of Congress from
Indiana, died at his residence in Fort
Wayne on Sunday evening last, from
the disease he had contracted at the
National Hotel III Washington.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16
A Man in the Rapids of Niaga-
ra---HiS Rescue.

Monday morning a man named E.
@. Taylor, a resident of West Win
field, Herkimer County, descended the
bank Of the Niagara River, near the
great Suspension Bridge, probably for
the purpose Of viewing the bridge from
below. On reaching the bottom, he
slipped, and fell into the water just
above the bridge, and when discover
ed was thirty or forty rods below the
bridge, near the shore, rolling over and
over, borne along by the resistless
current, until he caught hold of alarge
rock, and after some fruitless struggles
succeeded in reaching the top. The
alarm was Immediately given in the
neigEborhood, and it was soon deci-
ded that there was no way Of reaching
him but by means ola rope ladder
This was Immediately procured, and
the man was in due time rescued, at,
ter having climbed up the rope ladder.
which was 300 feet long. The excl.
ted multitude bore him upon theii
shoulders when he reached the top
Rochester Democrat, Apr. /.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16

slave party, even with the disadvanta,
gos under which they will labor. If
the delegates to tho convention are
elected exclusively by Pro-slavery
men, Of course they will be of that ilk,
and they will not hesitate to make
slavery a fundamental law of the new