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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
TRIAL OF WILLIAM G. FORD FOR THE MURDER |
OF THOMAS H. BURNHAM.

TRIAL OF WILLIAM c. FORD FOR THE MURDER
OF THOMAS H. BURNHAM.
CRIMINAL CoURr-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge
Milton Whitney, ESQ.,, States Attorney, prosecu-
ting, assisted by J. d. Hambleton, Esq o F. Hack
W. H. Cowan and William r. Patterson, Esqrs., for
the defence
State Us. William G. Ford, indicted for the muir
der of Thomas H. Burnham, by shooting him with
pistol on the 18th of July last.
On the opening of the Court yesterday morning,
w. II. Cowan, ESQ.,, addressed the jury on the part
of the defence Mr.. Cowan spoke about two hours,
and was followed by o. F. Hack, Esq, on the same
side. Both gentlemen made strong and forcible ad-
dresses on behalf of the prisoner, taking the posi-
tion that the homicide committed by VIM. G. Ford
was done in selfdefence, and therefore, excusable
and justifable
At twenty minutes past three o'clock Milton
Whitney, Esq, began his address before the
jury on the part of the State. Mr.: Whitney
occupied two hours and a half in the
delivery of his speech, which was attentvely lis
tened to by large audience-the Court room being
greatly crowded, Alta quarter Of six o'clock the
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INTERESTING FROM SALT LAKE CITY.
I Cor. Y. 7. Herdld.I J


Fort KEARNEY, Sept II, 1858.
An extra mail passenger conveyance in cunnec-
tion with the Salt Lake mail line has this evening
arrived at this place. 1t left Salt Lake City the
30th day of August.
Amongst the passengers is Colonel Douglas who
reports having encountered snow to the depth of
four inches at Platte Bridge about $50 miles above
Fort Laramie, on the 9Th day of September The
same gentleman brings in some later news from
Salt Lake City. The people returning to their
homes very fast, and the houses that were before
nearly all deserted again nearly all occupied by
their former owners. Brigham Young is in the
city, but closely confning himself to his palatia
residence. There are but few institutions in the
city for the teaching of the young. The children
are mostly ignorant and unintelligent-a few of
them being reserved to be trained to learn and
obey the mysteries and doctrines of the Mormon
church.
Business is beginning to get brisk in the city; the
traders are just arriving with their goods. The
first train of Messrs. r. Fl. Dyer d Co., met
about ten miles east of Salt Lake City. This party
passed Company A, engineers, at Fremont
Springs, on its way eastward. Messrs Russell,
Waddle & Co.'S trains for Salt Lake City, still con-
tinue to arrive at this fort of them passed by
here yesterday.
A comet has been seen from this place the last
few nights and mornings past. In the evening, as
soon as darkness overspreads the earth, it shows
the heavens. A few nights past the weather was
very cold at this place, with frost. 1t has since
been much warmer.
The first direct mail came to this place from San
Francisco by the last mail that arrived here from
Salt Lake City, September IL. Letters to San
Francisco can now be sent through by the overland
route.
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A very extensive seizure of counterfeit money
made recently at the Custom House of Constan-
tinople on the person and in the trunks of a lady
passenger. She had Joined the ship at SYRIA, and
on landing, in all the glory of gorgeous toilette
and Unreasonable crinoline, attempted to get
through the hands of the officials by the generally
quick and easy agency Of bachsheesh; but whether
from vicious pruriency to plumb the crinone,
or through legitimate suspicion excited by its un-
usual size, the Bey insisted subjectng the luck
less fair one to an examination, which resulted in
the discovery of 0000 pasters in false notes. stow
ed away in the mysterious amplitudes of her rete-
ments de dessous Between the false bottoms of her
trunks discovered some four millions of pias-
tres, of the same spurious manufacture The fair
sinner, who is said to be an American, was forth
with consigned to the loathsome misery of the
Turkish prison, the authorities making a general
confscation of the whole of her effects, with the
crinoline to boot.
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MADE ETS DV TCT EHpApIT

NEW YORK, Oct 4.-Flour is heavysales of 1000 bbs.
Southern S5.40d57O Wheat is depressed-sales of 80
600 bushes-red 1l6d1H cts Corn-sales of 81 900
bushes-Mixed 6Sd7l cts; white S0GS2 cts. Pork is
heavy-Prime Sl475d15 Beef is dull-kep packed West
ern S12a1425. Whiskey is duh at % Sugar is
buoyant at advance of s-sales at 7dS cts. Spirits
Turpentine dull.
New ORLEANS, Oct 2.-Sales of Cotton to-day $500
bales.
MOBILE Oct 2-Coton-Sales of 1.500 bales yesterday
at 124 cts sales of the 9750 bales Receipts-l3,-
$50 bales, against 7 900 bales last year.
SAVANNAH Oct Light sales of Cotton to day, at l25
| for middling fair
| SAVANNAH, Oct 2.-The Cotton market is unchanged
! to day, with sales of 44O bales
CINCINNATI, Oct 2-Flour is dull, and the market
settledsaes of superne LIS and extra 81 S5 S5.
Wheat declining and ted red S110H; white, ST.
10. Whskey steady at 10 cts. Provisions unchanged.
CHICAGO, Oct 2-Four quiet Wheat dull at - cents
Corn very dull and lower sales at 81 cts Oats
dull Shipments to Buffalo, 100 bbs flour, % 600 bush.
wheat. Shipments Oswego-No four q, 900 bushels
wheat Receipts-24OO bbs -four, 5000 bushels wheat
I and hus
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE

Jacob Nippon was yesterday arrested by officer shanks
the charge of stealing silver watch the property of
Christian Mechan. He taken before Justice Spies,
who committed him to Jail for further hearing.
Officer Carson yesterday arrested two lads about twelve
years of age charged with stealing quantity of sugar
from the wagon of Mr. A j. Hatzman, Popplecn
They committed for further hearing by Justice
Showacre.
man named William Smith, yesterday arrested
by officer Irons the charge of obtaining goods under
false pretences appears that the accused obtained nine
barrels of liquor from Mr. Donovan, stating to him that it
sell again After getting the liquor, he, is al
legged by process, manufactured twelve barrels out
of the nne and then pawned the whole lot for 500
having contracted pay $75 for the nine barrels He
taken before Justice Mckinley, who committed him
to Jail, to answer the charge before Court
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A company has been formed among the mer-
chants of Boston, for the purpose of engaging in
the whale fishery in the North Pacific by means of
small vessels of from 100 to 200 tons burthen. The
plan proposed is to establish depot and agency at
Port Townsend, in Washington Territory, where
vessels can land their oil and obtain their supplies
long as it now takes to run down to the Sandwich
Islands TO recruit
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THE TRADE SALE OF BooKs-The thirty-fifth Gin

THE TRADE SALE OF BooKs.-The thirty fifth Gin
cinnati trade sale of books &C., is in progress at
the Auction Rooms of Mr.. S. G.. Hubbard. The
catalogue is large, comprising $50 pages, and
contains some 10 invoices. Messrs Derby & Jack
son occupy "a pages of the catalogue with their
invoice, and Messrs. Phillips, Sampson Co.,
20 pages. Nearly all of the principal publish
ers and stationers East contribute to this sale,
which, this yea, will probably amount to from $50,
600 to $4,000. So far good standard books have
sold readily at fair prices. Light literature of the
trashy sort, which had run a few years ago is
forced off at any price. The taste for such stuff
has died, and booksellers are not anxious to encum-
Der their shelves with it. Book peddlers and auc-
toneers are the chief purchasers of this commodity
One of the largest invoices and one of the most at
tractive to purchasers is that of Jasper Harding
Co., of Philadelphia. 1t embraces So styles of Bi-
bles, ranging in price from 81 each to S25. Some
sixty buyers are in attendance from this city and
various points in the West.
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The Morning Journal says The rapid wearing
out of the English Rails the various lines in the
Union, and the recent accidents arising therefrom
have taught lesson which must not be forgotten.
Even on the ground Of cheapness, statistics, re-
ceived from the Chief Engineer of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company, demonstrate that
American Rails are far cheaper, from their longer
wear, than Imported Rails:
On the 60-pOund English rail, the was from
81 to AZ per cent, while that the American was
only II to IA per cent. The breakage on the Eng
lish bar was one in 80 to one in SO, while on the
American it was one in 127 to one in 343. This ut
ter wOrthlessness of English Common Iron explains
the reasons why deaths on the American Railroads
the world.
The people of Pittsburg are proposing to cele-
brate the onehundredth anniversary of the surren-
der of Fort Du Quesne by the French, which took
place on the 25th of November, 1853, and termina-
ted the authority of France in the Centre West,
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Non-Arrival of the Nova scotiap

RIVER Dc LOUIE, C. E., Oct. 3.-Up to O'Clock
this evening there were no signs of the steamship
Nova-Scotian, now fully due, with Liverpool dates
to the 22d inst. The weather is very dark and
rainy and there is very little probability of her ar
rival before tomorrow morning.
The Yellow Fever at the South
SAVANNAH, Oct. 1.-There were twelve inter-
ments in this city to-day, of which seven were yell
low fever cases.
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LATER EROM TENAS

The Corpus Christi Valley, of the 18th, report:
that fresh Indian trails have been discovered lead
ing from the upper Nuoce across the country to
the Rio Grande above Laredo. The trails indicate
that large numbers of Indians are passing to and
from Mexico without let or hndrance.
The Sherman (Grayson county, Patriot of the
18th ult., says:
We have received letter from Judge Everts
detailing the circumstances of the murder, by the
Indians, of several families on the head of Denton
and Clear Greeks, in Montague county. The Judge
says that he and others hastened to the spot, anC
found that the Indians had gone towards Red river
they pursued them to the head of Big Elm, being
joined by twelve from GAINESVILLE, but owing to
their small force and scarcity of provisions, they
thought it advisable to return and procure addition
al aid, with sufficient supply of provisions to ena
BILE them to march to Kickapoo village and give the
Indians a severe chastisng.
The Patriot calls for a company of men, fully
armed and equipped for thirty days campaign
to meet at certain place the frontier, on the
18th.
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INQUESTS.

Coroner Sparklin held an inquest on Sunday
evening about six o'clock, the body of lad
1t appeared in evidence before the jury that he had
been playing in the lumber yard OF Mr.. Holland,
on Alice Ann street, near Chester, when quantity
of lumber fell upon him, crushing his breast and
otherwise injuring him. DIR. Deshelds rendered
medical aid, but he expired soon after reaching his
home. A verdict of accidental death was rendered
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THE CHEAP Press IN ENGLAND.-The Sheffield
(Eng.) Argus thus speaks of the advantages Of the
Cheap Press which has sprung up since the aboli-
ton of the paper duty and the modification Of the
stamp tax:
Thousands ofpersons now take in a newspaper,
who before saw one but casually, and thousands
more purchase cheap weekly paper who never
one at ALL The cheap press has given employ
ment to the great numbers of young men and lads
out of occupation, who would probably have been
plunged in evil courses but for the new field open
ed to them In vending penny newspapers in the
streets. The small tradesman, and artisan, who
could they have found means to purchase the
great broad sheets of the old schOol-coud not have
found leisure to peruse their long, and in most ca
ses needlessly redundant reports have present
ed to them the news of the day, or week, in a
densed and readable form, at a low price, and ad-
mitting of easy perusal during leisure hour.
still greater advantage is the check which this con-
densation is giving to the intolerable nuisance of
diffuse reporting. In municipal matters, reporting
what was said, is giving place to reporting what
done, and this except in exceptional cases, is
all that most people care to know.
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Shin New

HAMPTON, Va, Octr. ARRIVED in the Roads
British bark Floating Cloud, from Rio with coffee
awaiting orders.
NoRFoLk, Oct. 4.-Arrived brig Ida, from Bar
BADGES in ballast
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AMERICAN SHALLOwNESs AND lMITATIvENESs-
That clever publication, The London Saturday Re
rie'r frankly expresses its idea of American char
acter and literature, in concluding criticism of
"IbeodoSa; or, the Heroine of Faith,'' novel
republished there, which it says ''appears to have
had considerable success in the United States."-
We quote:
'The inference which the popularity of such a
book as this suggests is very unpleasant one,
though it is unfortunately confirmed by many other
evidences of a collateral kind 1t tends to show a
shallowneSs and thinnesS in the American charac-
ter which is sad contrast to that force, depth,
and variety which common in this coun-
try. With our transatlantic kinsmen, slang
seems to take the place of humor, bombast
to supersedc eloquence, and iurricd preten-
sion to be mistaken for depth of thought. In
almost every American writer with whose
works acquainted there are the traces of thi
thinness and slightness The relation of Fcnimorc
Cooper to Walter Scott, of Mr.. Prescott to Lord
Macaulay, of Mr.. Longieow to Mr.. Tennyson, of
Mr.. Emerson to Mr.. Carlyle, of Washington Irving
to Goldsmith, of Justice Story to Lord Brougham,
of the North American Review to the Edinburgh or
Quarterly, is, to speak algebracally, constant
lation, and it would be easy to find parallels among
theologians. 1t will seem a paradox only to very
shallow and very hasty Observers to assert that a
landed aristocracy, an established church, vast
and complicated system of proprietary rights and
dlgnltes, and corporate professions richly endowed
and closely connected with the Government, are
among the strongest of all guarantees for ndepend
ence and originality of mind. All these things
give men position which is not dependent on
mere public opinion, and an authority recognized
by law which is infinitely less likely to be
oppressive than an authority which rests on no
thing but personal qualities. Till very lately, not
only could an ecclesiastical court eXcommunicatc,
but law courts would issue writs de ercom,m,u,icao
cop'endo, and within very few years a martyred
clergyman attracted all manner of sympathy by
sitting in the Fleet Prison to testify against the
Bishop'of Exeter; but such machinery is as much
less formidable to individual freedom of thought,
compared with church committee, quite unofficial
and totally unrecognized by law in some outlying
gun is in ordinary life less formidable than police
mans truncheon. The steady increase of every
sort of bigotry, narrow-mindedness, and himsiness
in America is at of the saddcst, of the
most remarkable, and one of the best ascertained
phenomena of the present day"
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Later from Utah and the Plains.

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 2.-The Salt Lake mail reached
st. Joseph's the 25th ut., twenty-one days out.
The Mormons were quiet and orderly.
A violent snow storm was encountered west of
Fort Laramie.
The Indians continue quiet.
The weekly Santa Fe mail left Independence on
the 9th ult. d. A. Street, Receiver of Public
Moneys, and Mr.. Davidson, Register, were among
the passengers
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VOL. U---NO. l93.
sflonttaru ana Commercial 8ebism.


BALTIMORE, october A, 1898.
Tho Stuck market o-day was quite dull the
+re amoupt of the transactions falling short of $50,
600 b. 80. r. r. opened at a slight advance on
SATURDAYS rates, but during the session of the
Board it fell off, and the closing rates were 4 lower
than on that day. There only $50 shares sold
at S561@a $55% sellers option GO days, S5534@ g
S551! cash, and S56@55M buyer 60 days, closing at
S55H bid S555s asked, regular way. In Northern
Central nothing done at the Board; it left off
at S2l bid S2l1f asked cash. q lower than the pre-
vious day. Afterwards 80 shares sold regular way
at S2l1s Bank shares continue quiet and firm, the
only sales today being shares Bank of Baltimore
at SlO21I, and shares Union at S7613. Baltimore
City 6's are steady, S275O 1905 bringing 9S12 the
same as last transactions Northern Central Rail
road 1855 are also unchanged, 900 selling at
G7H Baltimore and Ohio 1855 are little lower,
with sales of ST 900 ut s. decline of = since Fri
day.
The Marine Bank of Baltimore has declared a
semi-annual dividend of per cent, exclusive of
State taxes.
Stocks at New York to-day were little irregu-
ular. Erie declined q; Cleveland and Toledo Is;
Rock Island z; and Michigan Southern IS. New
York Central advanced Is, and Reading u, while
Panama was unchanged, the market closing
steady.
The exports of specie from New York for the
week ending Saturday, and for the year 1858, were
as follows:
Brig Wilson, Cuidad Bolivar, American Gold S25 900 90
Steamer Persia Liverpool L. s Mint Bars. 552S36 "a
Steamer Persia Liverpool American Gold Coin 100 900 90
Steamer Persia, Liverpool, Gold Dollars...- 6uOOO
Schooner Alma, Jacmel American Gold. 10000
Steamer Vanderbilt, Havre, American Gold 447 4617O
Total for the week 4o4 O4
Previously reported. l9,93o,o '4l
-, 900 ~, a.
Total, 1858. oo--'l.4o
We annex a comparative statement of the exports
exclusive of specie) from New York to foreign
ports for the week and since Jan. l.
Total for the week 81 O22157 s1627 24O $1O79.315
Previously reported. So 49O0S5 5l337955 43,669,oS4
Since Jan L.. $50 242 So $50 1876 s44 74S, ,399
The following is a comparative statement of the
imports of foreign merchandise at New York for
the week. and since Jan.
For the week 1856 1857. 1855
Dry Goods 81 29S, ,291 S1O97 500 81 295,477
General Merchandise ,670,5S0 l,49s,oSS zoos SOB
Total for week.. 50 96sS71 So 500 O54 So 3O3 $50
Previously Reported. ICY Ala 9O $50 sec
Since January $40 2S5 1S5OO7 95s 112 S6i $40
The total imports of railroad iron from Great
Britain to the United States for the first
months of 1858, compared with those during like
space in 1856 and 1857, are follows
1856. 1857. 1858.
81 OO5 tons 1856 tons. $3.50 tons.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
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Trace Between Flora Temple and Prince
Fire at st. John, n. II.

DETROIT, October Flora Temple and Prince
troted in harness Fosters course to-day, mile
heats, best two in three. Flora won the first two
heats. Time, 2:3lI and 2:34.
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The Propaganda College at Rome, has imported
three Celestials, who have arrived in that city un-
der the escort of French missionary bishop, and
destined after duly passing through their eccesas
tical studies, to return into their own country to
propagate the Roman Catholic religion.
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From Trinity Bay.

-
TRINITY BAY, October Nothing has yet beer
done with Valentia station. Some very good cur
rents have been received through the cable, but
nothing Ineligible.
TRINITY BAY, ct.4.-There is no change to-day
in the condition of the cable. l am trying new
system of working and will telegraph you again.
(Signed) D'SANTY.
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1IinOt's Ledge Lisht-House
BosToN, Oct. 3.-Y esterday, in response to an an
nouncement from Lieutenant Alexander, U. 5. En-
gneer, that the foundation of the new Lighthouse
on Minot's Ledge ready for the corner stone
the City Government officers of the Grand Lodge OF
Freemasons and numerous invited guests proceeded
to Cohasset for the purpose of formally consecratng
the event with Masonic ceremonies, &c. The
weather was too rough to allow of visit to the
Ledge, and the exercises, which were of an inter-
esting character, took place shore. Lieut. Alex
ander received the party with brief statement con
cerning the work as far it had progressed. Ma
jor Lincoln then made some remarks, which were
followed by the usual Masonic ceremonies on such
occasions, the Hon. John T. Heard, Grand Master
officiating. Addresses followed by the Hon. Ed
ward Everett, Linus B. Comns and others. The
party did not return until a late hour on Saturday
evening.
Fatal Accident.
Troy, n. Y, Oct 3.-Theodore Durkin of this
city, formerly of Shelton's Band of NewY ork Citv
accidentally killed at about l o'clock this
morning, while riding with friend in wagon
near Eighth street. In attempting to turn around
the horse and wagon were precipitated down a
precipice fifty feet, to the Troy and Boston Rail
road track, killing the horse and driver.
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ST. JOHN, Oct. 2.-Last night two tanneries and
a coach factory in Union street were burned. The
loss is partially covered by insurance.
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IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE.



TURKS IsLAND-Brig A. J. ". AplIegarth.
500 bus salt-Wm. Appegarth Il Son.
BIRD lsLAND-Brig Humboldt.
200 tons guano-Patterson & Murguiondo
PERNAMBUCo-Schr. ROSamoHd
1850 sacks white sugar. IA dry hides-Thos Whitrdge
Co.
AREcIBO P. R.-Schr. Priscilla.
17S hhds sugar-Kirkland, Chase x Co. bbls .da-Wm
Applegarth Son.
Ponce, P. R.-Schr. Mohowk
119 hhds sugar, 155 bbls do As punch rum-Stering
Ahrens
C0ASTWISE.
CHARLESTON Steamer Georges Greek.
5000 sacks whea-Levering Co; 1000 do. do.-A. C.
SchaeGer; 500 pkgs. mdse.-sundry persons.
CHARLEsToN-Brig John c. keFer.
$40 bales cotton-Jno Williams & Son; 81 do. do.-D.
B. Banks SO casks rice-Levering Co; 25 do. do-A.
c. Hall; so bales cotton-order
CHARLEsToN.-Schr Three Br0therS.
SO casks rceJno. Williams Son; 10 bales coton-A.
C. Schaefer; 81 sacks wheat, order.
CHARLESToN--,SchT. Seaman.
35 casks rice 9S bales cOtton-Jno. Williams K Son.
hhdS. sugar, bbls. molasses, order.
WILMINGTON, N. C-Schr LmiSidnd.
III bbls tar, 59l do rosnJas Corner Sons; 163 do
do. A cords wood-Whedbce Dickinson; boxes mdSe
Leach & Co, do. do.-Chas E. Welsh.
EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE.
HALIFAx.-27S bbls. flour, IA bbs. corn meal, $3.50
bush wheat 800 bu q boxes tobacco Dbl
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The Yellow Fever at New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, October 2.-The deaths by vel
low fever in this city yesterday were 5s.
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Charge of Being Concerned in the Slave

New YORK, Oct. 4.-Marshal Rynders has re
turned from New Bedford with Macombe, the mate
and four of the crew of the brig Haidee which re
Gently landed nine hundred slaves at Cardenas
The IIaidee was scuttled off Montauk, Portuguese
crew landing at the point. She belonged to New
York. Macomber belonged to New Bedford.