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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-15

The Varandah building, at Culpeper Court
House, destroyed by FIRE some time since, is
II be rebuilt. The new building, it is said,
will be vastly superior to the former one.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-15
AIM AN &C.
1873 SUNSUH
JANUARY. rises. sets Moons PHASES.

~ BUSHELS CLOVER SEED, prime
,NI article, Just received, and Tor sale by
ian Is ROBINSON x PAYNE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-15
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.

-, TO be appointed) Drawing, Paint
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

One hundred gentlemen of Cincinnati
having subscribed five dollars each. for thai
purpose, Mr.. T. D. Jones. an artist of that
city. is to furnish each subscriber with a
bust of Gov-cHAsE, who has consented to
afford him the necessary facilities for pre-
pairing the model. After the number sub
scribedfor are executed a committee is tohave
charge of the model and have as many more
cast as will supply the demand at original
cost, and divide the proceeds Of the same a
mong the several orphan asylums in Gincin-
natl and vicinity in proport ion to the num-
Der of orphans in each.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

coNeREss--The proceedings of this body
during the past week have not possessed any
great degree of interest. In the Senate.
the Pacific Railroad bill was defeated-or
what in effect amounts to a defeat, post
poned till next session. The Administra
ton Senators generally voted for the post
ponement. the Republicans against it.
In the Houset the Administration sustained
another defeat BY the loss of the bill to pro:
vide a police force for the city of Washing
ton. BY the provisions of the bill the Ptesi-
dent was authorized to appoint a large nam
Der of policemen, who were to be paid from
the National Treasury.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

ADJOURNMENT OF coNeREss.-Under tbe
old rule when the members received so much
per day as compensation, the long session
was generally protracsed till August or Sep
TENDER. But the passage of the bill giving
a fixed salary seems to have had the effect
of inducing the belief on the part of the
members that such long sessions are not me-
cessary. Notwithsta nding the fact that the
Kansas question has ~monopolzcd thus far
nearly the entire time of both Houses, to
the almost total neglect of other business,
The session is to close on the first Monday of
June-a resolution 10 that e effect having pass
ed beth branches.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

Col. BENToN's FAMILy.-The mar
rage of Colonel Benton took place
shortly after his entrance into the
Senate. His wife was Elizabeth, Nc
Bowel, daughter of Col. Jas. Nc.
bowel, Of Rockri dye comfy, Virgin.
ia. His only son accompanied Colo
mel Fremont on his second expedition,
but soon died on the way. Four
daughters only survive: Mrs. William
Carey Jones, Mrs. Jessie Benton Pre-
mont, Mrs. Sarah Benton Jacob, and
Madame Susan Benton B~oileau, now
at Calcutta, wife of the French Con.
sud General. Mrs. Benton died in
1851, having been struck with para
lysis ia 1874, and from the time Of
that calamity, her hush and was never
known 10 go to any place of i%estivi-
~ or amusement.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

SENECA Co. BANK NorEs.-A law was
passed on the last day Of the session of the
Legislature, authorizing the Treasurer OF
State to redeem all notes of the Seneca.
County Bank issued to County Treasures.
The Canal Bank of Cleveland was included
in the origieal bill, but it was afterwa ards
stricken out. This is but simple justice, for
many of the County 1'reasurers were paid
their quota of the school Fundin Seneca Co.
money, and the serious consequences which
would naturally result from a non-reception
of these funds is very apparent. The result
would be total abandonment of Common
Schools in u great many counties.
The amount to be redeemed is said to be
ubout $4,000. A good portion of this sum
was redeemed by the State Treasurer, prior
to the passage of this law, he believing tito
be his duty to do SO, and very correctly WI
think.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

Gov. WISE AN EMANcIPATIoNIsT.-It is
stated by the Washington correspondent OF
the New York Times. that the opposition of
Gov. Wise, of Virginia, TO the Lecompto n
sYindle, is attributable TO the fact that he
has within the last year become a proselyte
to The Emancipation movement, which has
for some time past been rapidly gaining
friends and advocates in the northern line of
Slave States. Il is stated that Gov. Wise
is a strong supporter and advocate of Eli
'Thayer's white labor colonizing scheme
which he regards as the only hope for the
sold Dominion
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

The Mormons CHIN to have 100000 mem
bers Of their church scattered over the world.
They have ninety-fve missio naries in En-
rope, and an equal number in Africa, Asia,
and the Pacific Islands. They have one
newspaper in Salt Lake City, issuing h
600 copies weekly; one in Liverpool issu-
ing $4,000 weekly; one in Swansey.
South Wales; one in Copenhagen, in the
Danish language; one in Switzerland, in the
French language. The ssBook of Mormon
has. beer translated and published in the
Welsh, Danish French, German and Italian
languages.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

The Philadelphia Press under this head,
| says that il observes a proposition to send
two commissioner to the Mormon city to
negotiate q peace. Ben. MeCulIoch ofTex-
az. and Hon. Lazarus Powell, u. 8. Sena-
tor elect from Kentucky, are named in this
| connection. The Press says: "Another
and a better agency Is already at work in
4 the Utah region. Col Thomas L. Kane,
/ of our ci:y. left Philadelphia early in Janua-
~, to interpose his kind offices with the
/ Mormons. He went forth armed with every
good intention, and with sufficient If not a.
bundans authority to treat with that people.
| News from San Angeles California, leads
US to believe that, before this writing, he is
in Salt Lake City, and, with his peculiar ad-
yantaaes over all other men, se canno doubt
he will go far TO dissipate any misrepresen-
ta,ions hnrtful 10 both sides. Col Kane is
rot a Mormon, but he has won their conf
denee By many kind acts. and is, perhaps.
better qualified to treat with them than any
other man in the present emergency"
The Missouri Republican of Saturday had
the following paragraph, upon which the
teIegraphic dispatch in another column is
founded:
We hear from a source entitled to conf
dence, that an express messenger passed
through this city some two weeks ago with
instructions to Gen. Johnston, in command
of the troops at Camp Scott, not to com
mence offensive operations against Great
Salt Lake City and the Mormons until the
ARRIVAL of the commissioners. Messrs, Powell
and McCulioch, 10 treat with Gov. Young
and his rebels. The express viii have TO go
in great haste if he overtakes Gen. Johnston
this side OF Salt Like City.
The latest intelligence from Gen Johns
toms camp is that he expected to receive
supplies of mules from New Mexico very
early in the spring, and the season was anu
sualiy forward. His intention was to move
upon Salt Lake City at the earliest possible
moment; and it is certain, from intelligence
by the last California steamer, that the Nor
mons were makingready to resist him to the
bitter and bloody end.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

The N. Y. Journal states that while the
New York and dorchester train,~ connect
ing with the steamer Commonwealth, was
passing Natick yesterday morning., a ball of
lightning as large as the two fists of a man
descended. ran along the telegraph wire,
and exploded with a report as loud as a can
non. The wire was consumed, and the
posts within a space of half a mile were
shrvered from top to bottom. The passen-
gers on the train were greatly alarmed, as
the ball of fire was all the time in sight. and
the explosion seemed as if beneath the cars.
Had the train been under the wire it must
have been struck.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

TIE CANAL CeSrRAcFs UNcoNsTITU-
T1oNAL-THE QUESTION SErTLED.-T The
i-ong-vexed question of the Canal Contracts
was set at rest and forever this morning by
the Supreme Court. The question was
brought up on demurrer by the Attorney
General from the Court below. The qnes-
ton was argued in the Supreme Court last
week by Hon. George d. Parsons, of this
city, and the Attorney General in behalf of
the State, and by Col. Noah H. Swayne of
this city and Hooking Hunter, Esq. of
Lancaster, for the contractors. The argu-
ments were OF course able on both sides, they
being among the very foremost men of the
Ohio Bar. 1t was contended by the State
that the new constitution annulled the law
of 1876 under which the contracts were
made, and also that the contracts created a
debt of an amount larger than the new con-
s~titation permitted.
These, as we understand, were the chief
points relied upon by the State 10 break the
contracts, and these points were sustained
by the Supreme Court in the decision read
this morning by Judge Swan, which decision
is understood to be a unanimous one. This
d~iscision therefore takes from the contrac-
tors their contracts, by declaring them null
and void, aud keeping the canals in order,
making repairs, &, will be done hence
forth 10 the old way BY the Board of Public.
Works.
It is a curious fact that the constitutional
objection which was raised by the Attorney
General, and upon the decision of which the
contracts are made void, was never thought
of by fhe Investigating Committee of last
year nor by any member of the Legislature
in the long and acrimonious discussion which
took place on these contracts last winter
The credit, therefore, of discovering this fa-
tai objection, is due entirely to the legal acu-
men and lawyer-like abilities of the A:tor-
ney General.
We are, glad that this question is settled
and has been taken from the politics of the
state, and it is perhaps well that neither the
friends nor the opponents of the contractors
can gain any advantage in the opinion as it
was given. The question as tc whether the
contracts were fraudlentiy obtained or were
tainted with fraud in any way, was not dis
cussed, as we understand, before the Court,
and we know that the court did not in any
way refer to that subject, in the dicision
which ii gave.-Ssate Journal, 18th.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

MIR. Charles Bodmau of Cincinnati, whose
conduct in the sale Of some negroes left him
by, will of his uncle has excited much indig-
nant comment, publishes a card in which he
states that he has repurchased said negroes,
at a pecuniary sacrifice to himself, and has
brought them to Cincinnuti TO emancipate,
He has evidently been driven TO this course
by the severe animadversious of the press,
which must be evident TO every one who
reads his card. The Scripture says ",he
Lord loveth a cheerful giyer,'' but Mr.. Bod
man is not one of that sort.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

SOUTHERN IDEAS OF WoRKINGmEN.-De
Bows Southern ReUiew, in an usticie dis
cussing Eli Thayer's scheme of organized
emIgratfon, lets out the conmoD southern
contempt Of laboring men in the following
sentences:--
"We should like Messrs. Sumner and
Thayer's splot" better, if they would dis
pense with ornmon schools, rifles, and the
right of suffrage for their laborers! These
things are not useful or necessary to mere
common laborers, beset idleness and discon-
tent, and in time generate Instructions. rev.
%olution, anarchy and agarrianism.'
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

Mr.. CHARLES BoDMAN, OF Cincinnati. with
whose conduct in regard to certain slaves
( our readers are familiar, has been severely
handled by the press Of the State therefor.
He has recently made atonement for his Of
Tense, as far as possible under the circum-
stances, by repurehasing the slaves and e
ma Anticipating them. In order that full justice
may be done him we give the following ex-
tract from a letter by the Editor of the State
Journal, written for his paper from Cinein-
natl under date of 18th inst, which presents
the case of the Mr. B.. in its most favorable
aspect:
SIN regard to Mr.. Charles Bodman, to whom
a large property was LETT by a relative in
Baltimore, and 20 whom public attention has
been drawn of late from the fact that he
sold certain slaves belonging to the estate
of which he was possessed. to a slave-trader,
| have to say that l do not believe that he
really intended to do any harm, and his act
was more the result of early prejudiees and
education Than a bad heart. | have been
told that the estate of which he was made
Et2tC ACtI ny tiO III Vi AiiS Ill z tClu-
tive, was worth some sixty thousand dollars.
His relative in making him the heir did in
justice to others who were equally entitled
TO consideration in the will as himself, and
when it became known to him he gave up
all of his own rights and divided the estate
equally among the other relatives. The me-
groes whom he took to Kentucky (fodr in
number) and sold to a slave trader, were
the slaves of his deceased relative, and he was
requested by the will not to set them free,
or to permit them to remain in Baltimore as
slaves. Without giving the matter much
thought he took them to Kentucky and sold
them. When the facts leaked out and he
was brought to his reason he mmedia tely
admitted his error, and despatched agents to
the South to purchase them.
They succeeded in tracing them out, and
he has purchased every one of them, and
they are now in this city. There are four
of them, one man and three women. The
man, since he was reclaimed, he boarded at
the Walnut House, in this city, and high liv-
ing such as he had not been accustomed to
made him sick, and he had him removed to a
hospital and hired a proper person to take
charge of him. The women, we believe,
are living in his own house on Walnut Hill.
One of the women, about &c years of oge. is
nearly white, and the slave trader put a val
ne upon her Of fv e thousand dollars. They
have all been manumitted, and are now
free.
Whatever may have been Mr.. Bodman's
error. | think he should be forgiven, for he
has made ample expiration, and has righted
the wrong, and at much expense. There
are few men of southern birth, p~rejudIces,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

The Senaca IN. W Observer says
that al the present term of the Cir
cut Court, Judges Welles presiding,
in that village, the most important
case to be tried, is that OF Priscilla
HariranIt vs.. ]. Nj. chamberlain, an
action for breach of promise. The
plaintiA' is forty-four and the defeu-
dant foriy-six years Of age, and tho
courtship commenced when the lady
was eighteen years old, and the de-
fendent has been married twice. Be-
fore his last marriage, the defendant
renewed his addresses. The jury
rendered a verdict for the plaintiff OF
$t,2UO damages. "A
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

The New Orleans Picayuue says:
sin looking over the list of members
of this Congress (ihirty years ago),
as published in Niles Register Of De-
comber last, 1925, We notice a curl.
Gus circumstance. The list contains
the full names Of every member of the
House of Representatives but one.
There was a new member from Ten
nessee, whose Christian name could
not be found out by the compiler,
and SO he pat him down thus: -
Polk. Twenty years afterward, this
obscure gentleman, of whose identity
there wasse much question in 1895.
was elected President of the United
States"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

ATTEMPTED AssAssrEATIoN.-As the
Rev. Mr.. Eieazer Williams, who is claimed
to be the son Of Louis XVI, and now right
fuI heir to the throne of France, was sitting
at his lodgings, No. 474 Pennsylvania ayen.
lie, arranging some papers, between the
honrs of IL and | o'clock last night, he was
startled by a man suddenly entering his
room and advancing towards him with an
uplifted dagger, who exclaimed through his
teeth, tsI'Ve got you at last, have 2" Mr..
Williams cried out ssassassin! assassin! save
me from assassin!'' and although q man O.
yer s~esenty-eight years Of age, but neverless
vigorous and strong, he grasped The uplifted
arm of the villain with an energy of a man
determined to deferd himself to the last ex-
tremity, and continued to alarm the house
by cries of "assassin! assassin!" The con-
test was desperate but short, the villain fnd-
ing that he could not accomplish his hellish
purpose, and the house was becoming alarm ;
ed, with a vigorous effort exlricated himself
from the grasp Of his intended victim, sud-
denly left the ROOM, and Ted from the house.
The cries Of air. Williams and the noise of
the contest thoroughly alarmed the house,
but not in time to capture the villain. When
the inmates entered the room of Mr.. Will
Jams they found him lying upon the floor to-
tally exhausted, and the dagger Of the assas-
sin near him upon the foor.-EW ashington
Star.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

BURIED kLIvE.-A letter dated Holland,
E~reseounty, Pa, March Is, says:
a very aflictive dispersion of Providence
has taken place within twenty miles of this
place. A Presbyterian minister named
Reed, was going to attend a meeting of the
~presbytery. He stopped over night, with
another minister at a private house. Mr.
Reed was taken with a fit in the night, and
it was supposed he had died. The other
minister being in a hurry to get to the meet
ing in season buried him the next day. On
his return from meeting he left word at Ok
ford that their minister was dead and buried.
His friends went Immediately TO get his re-
mains and bring them TO Oxford, when to
their great sorrow, they discovered that he
had been buried alive. The cover of the
coffin was split, and his shrond was com
pIetely torn off, and he had turned nearly on
his face. He was a bachelor and a very
worthy man. His dreadful death is much
siamented.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

The Administrator bungling relative to
the Mormon imbroglio goes on with accele-
rated velocity. Enormous sums of money
are being expended to hurry forward troops
and supplies to the seat of war, and peace
commissioners are under way to give Nor
mondom assurance that no harm is meant.
The probability is that before Col. Johnston
can be superseded in command or instructed
to keep the peace, he will have moved upon
Salt Lake City, and a bloody struggle make
more manifest the intolerable fpolery which
in all things distinguishes the management
of our Chief Magistrate and his head clerks.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

TIE New CONSTITUTION OF KAN.
sAs.-The Missouri Democrat has re-
ccived a copy the new Constitution
for Kansas, framed by the Conyen-
ton recently assembled at Leaven-
worth. The Democrat gives this abb
st:act Of IL:
The sordinance" provides for the
application of the public lands to DO
received from Congress for railroad
purposes to the construction of four
lines of railroads-one across north
Kansas, westwardly, one across south
Kasas. w~estwardly, one accros the
Stale from north 10 south. The ter
mini Of these roads is left to be deter
mined in future. A liberal portion
OF the public lands is applied 10 the
creation of common school fund.-
The bill of rights is fully up 10 the
high water mark, being copied in ma
ny parts from the old Virginia bill
Of rights Of 1916. Slavery is strick-
en- down at a single blow The right
Of trial by jury is rendered inviolate
in all cases whatsoever. No mar
can be deprived Of his liberty or prop
erly without the Judgment OF his
peers. Women are afforded equal
rights with men in regard 10 their
property, and in the control and pro-
lection of their children. A home.
stead Of IG0 acres is provided for
each family. Schools are TO be FREQ
10 every child in the State. The sim
gle district system is TO be adopted
for members, OF the general assembly.
The first legislature is 10 submit tho
question OF a location of the capital
to the people, and also 10 provide by
law for the submission of The question
of universal suffrage TO a vote Of tho
people, meanwhile the right of SUI.
frage, as provided by the Ia ws of the
territory, is to be exercised by male
citizens of The United States over the
age of twenty-one years.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

1t is said the President, in accordance with
the terms Of the bill! recently passed by Con-
gress. authorizing him to accept the services
of two regiments of volunteers, has con-
cluded to receive those raised in Kentucky
and this State. The Ohio regiment is com
posed of Eve companies from Cincinnati. one
from Columbus, one from Toledo. one from
Springfield, one from Mt. Gilead, and one
from Coshocton.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23
Ist. Louis Dispatch. April 90.

The Ohio State Journal of Thursday, the
9Th inst, says:
We understand that the Attorney Gen
eraI, in answer to the inquiries addressed to
him by the Warden of the Psnitentiary and
the Acting Commissioner of the State
House, has officially advised those officers
that. in his opinion. the acts of the late Leg
~islature appointing Commissioners to ap-
point new Boards of Directors of the Peni-
Tertiary. and of Commissioner of the State
House. are clearly unconstitutional, and are
force prior to their passage.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

P. T. Barnum is in luck once more. He
is again at the head of the New York Ma-
scum, which has been langnishing for want
of his p~aternal care; and with the assist
ance of 1927 900 lately received on Insurance.
he is preparing to rebuild IranistaE on a
magnific ent scales
Mr.. Thompson, of Washington county
Ohio, has q little daughter, who, at the age
of four years, weighed one hundred and fifty
pounds. She is now fonr years and five
months old and weighs, as her parents sup
pose, one hundred and seventy pounds.
Most of the letter writer's to the New
York papers were confident that the House
would not vote for a committee of Confer
ence. They have been mistaken.
WHAT A PINT OF WHISKY DIp.-Ander-
son and Richards, two negroes were hung
at Lancaster, Pa, On the 9th for the muir
der of Mrs. CARRIER and Ream, confessed
their crime and stated that they had muir
dered the WON en- for money to get q pint of
whisky, and declared that they were PARTIAL
ly drunk when the crime was committed.
Mr.. Dimmiek, NJ. C. from Pennsylvania
is said to be very i'll, and is not expected TO
recover. He voted for the Lecompton.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23
and education, who would have done what
he has DONE"

LEcoNProN.-The conference COMMITTEES
appointed in pursuance of the House reso-
luton, consists of Mr.. English, of Indiana,
(anti-Lecompton Democracy Mr.. Stephens
OF Georgia, Gecompton Demo crat. } and MFR
Howard of Michigan (Repnblican). Sever
al meetings of the joint committee have been
held, at the last of which Mr.. English sub
mitted a proposition which the Senate had
taken under advisement, and which it was
generally supposed would be agreed to and
reported by the committee. Its precise
character had not transpired, but it is under
stood TO be a proposition for a substitute fol
the Lecompton ordinance, and that the ques-
ton of admission under the Lecompton Con-
s~titution with the amended ordinance be re-
ferred to a fair vote of the people of Kan
sas at an early day. If the majority vote
for it, Kansas is to come into the Union un.
der the Presidents Proclamation; if againsi
if, then the bill provides for a new Constilu.
lion whenever the population there equals
the number required for q member in the
United States House of Representatives,.