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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-10

QRooKLYN OR WESTERN PROPERTY wANTED-IN
exchange Tor staple merchandise clothing fancy so,ts
lewey &C. Well improved farms country seats asorably
located will be taken either IN exchange for merSnandise
other property. DiNGEE HOLDEN, Ne. Naasau street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-10

k'UK SAEE
Belvde e. Delaware Railroad first six per cent
bonds by the Delaware and hsrian 0us and
Camden Amooy Railroad and Transportation Conpspies
1915 coupons payable New YORK June and Decsmber
JOHN II. WUNkAY Il CO,
40 all street. New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-10

DIvIpEND.-OFFICR CITIZENS FIRE INSURANCE
- Company New York. Jan 1889 a dividend Of ,Tev
and hail per cent has been declared this da payable
demand at the Office, No. 81 Wall street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-10

T THOMPsoN 4 co -, BaOKENs AND C'MMTsSi,i ~
"A merchants l02 Nassau street Df No
and s. second floor advance Inonev from 81 " $1,000 III
Watches diamonds ewers dry goods segars aud al Kinds
s-curss bought Notes stocks, bonds, &C. gotrt.
a X. THOMPSON. Auctoueer
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-10

A FINE FARM FOR SALE OR ExcHANGE--l52
a Of good land In high state OF cultivation, only
three miles from the of Freehold, New jersey h.s
geod farm honse with egh. rooms good barn and eotgc
cows with all the farm nxtues wagons. hanes. &c; will
trade for city BROOKLYN property stocks bonds good
paper! New York Kockerbocksr Ice Company stock,
merthsndisa lewelry livery stable Price - 900 Ap-
ply W PAYTEN, 81 Division street. until sold.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-10

4 T PRICES ASTONISHING, i AM SELLING
"A Gents fne gold chains 6Oc, regulr price 81.
Ladies' fine gold guaro chains 6lc regular price ST.
Ladies epameiled hunting witches SO worth SO.
Gents full je wecd, IL carat hunting SO worth so.
Gold English patent levers, hunting, so, worth SO
Fine pold Iockes 81 so worth ST.
N Qr,a dycav cprpe or If Wa kero fro
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-10

4 WING Al COsr.-A few sEsPECfA BILE PERSONS
IL seven) will be ec~lyed 10
the drs untsry home vi Williamsburg Apply
The bonse No 1g south Fourth street within iss
~sk ~ isrry of the proorietor after four O'Clock
40 Chambers street. a WaHNEn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-10

DLrMANtNT 30 ARD WANTED -wANrED. A PLEA
SAINT room by young gentleman In respectable prvat
auiy there bosrers, aud where could lind
agreeable home Terms object If the above be ad
Locaon above Eighteenth Address W., box 5000
Posi- Office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-10

& REwARD.-LOsT, On THE NIGHT OF JANUARY
w bHck snd pup, long and tail Return MN
70 % treat Jones street, aud you shall nave -.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-10

tHAk1Fp-FOR CASH 4 WE'LL RUHr ruRss
W story use In good location, containing ali The tern
improvements, siated not below Fourth above Thirty
onrh STREETS Address House, Herald Office describing
property and price
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
From Washington.

WASHINGTON CITY, January 1.-THE
expenses Of the United States Supreme
Court for the last five years, exclusive OF the
Judges salaries, has amounted to $ll2,5O9,
Of which over $2l,o 900 was paid to the
clerk.
It appears from the public documents that
the amounts paid and incurred by the Ex.
ecutives Of Kansas on account of extraordi.
nary expenditures were as follows By Gov.
ernor Geary, $500; by Governor Walker,
$4,4O6 by Governor Denver, $l,24s. The
Secretary Of State recommends an appropri.
alton for the payment Of the aggregate.
The resolution of Mr.. Phelps, providing
for night sessions in the House, is merely
for the delivery of buncombe speeches, and
was passed by large majority. This is in.
tended to facilitate the transaction of bust.
ness in the House during the earlier part of
the day, when it shall be insisted that the
discussion shall be strictly confined to meas
ures legitima ately before that body. s
Mr.. Clement, of Virginia ywho was wound.
ed in the duel with Mr.. Wise, is unable to
leave his room. His health has been so re
duced by suffering and confnemenh that in
all probability he will not resume his seat in
Congress during the present session. He
came to Washington with the view of a
beneficial effect from the change of associa.
ton.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
Marriage by Proxy.

Marriages by proxy are common IN Eu.
rope, especially among the royal families,
but in America they are quite unusual. On
New Years day, DR.. Gregory, Of De Veaux
College, New York, celebrated a marriage
BY proxy. between California lady who was
present, and gentleman in Mexico. The
circumstances are these The bride for sew.
en- years a resident OF California, after the
death Of her former husband, became engag-
ed to gentleman residing in that State, bu,
having large landed property in Mexico
By arrangement between the parties, the
lady returned to her parental home at st.
Catharine, Canada West, where her intend.
ed was to meet her about this time, and then
claim her as his bride. The recent troubles
in Mexico, however, being in the vicinity OF
his plantations, demanded his immediate pre-.
sence In that country, and forbade his com.
ing North to fulfill his engagement. He
therefore frankly wrote her of the circum-
stances that detained him, and inclosed re.
gularly executed power OF attorney, which
authorized the lady's father to stand in the
stead of the bridegroom and for him to en-
ter into matrimonial VOWS. The papers be.
ing executed in the United States, it was
thought necessary to have the ceremony per.
formed on this side OF the Niagara, and faith.
er ond daughter came over to the De Veaux
College, and the lady becsme the legal wife
of her California lord. She will sail for her
Pacific home about the 9th Of February, and
there join her proxy husband, or seek him in
the wilds Of Mexico.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
The Death Penalty,

In Massachusetts, the law makes two de.
grees of murder, one punishable with death,
and the other with Imprisonment for life.--
The Boston Traveller says under this dstinc.
ton but few will be placed by jury in the
former category, unless where the deed is
committed under circumstances of the great.
est Otroci,y. Warden Haynes, ofthe Charles.
ton State prison, gives list Of persons sent
to that institution for murder, since the year
ls42, all but two of whom were originally
sentenced to death, but obtained commuta-
ton of punishment at the hands of the Exc.
cutive. 1t appears that in the last sixteen
years fifteen murderers have been sent to
spend their lives in prison, OF whom four
have died, while not one of the number have
ye! received a pardon. The oldest inmate Of
the prison is Isaac Leavtt, of Plymouth, who
was sent there in l843, for the murder of his
wife. He has been in confinement, there.
fore, for the term Of fifteen years. AS to the
pardon of murderers after the commutation
of punishment prior to 1850. five cases oc.
Cured, but not one has been issued since
that period. From these facts it W ould seem
that punishment is more certain, when it 10
not made capital. and the Masso ochusetts
practice deserves the attention of legislator
in other States.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
fRs Lecompt8a ConstItutioh.

The National IatslHSsaosr contains let.
ter over the slgnstures Of Robt. J. Walker
and Fred. p. Stanton, late Governor and
Secretary of Ksnsas, relative to the alleged
simu lated and fictitious election returns In
Kansas which were rejected, or whatiS COM
monty known as the "oxfOrd forgery" In
this letter they say that they do not doubt
"that Il the COmmittee Of the House of Re.
prCsentatiVes had made the investigation or
dersd BY the resolution Of the last session.
they would have disclosed the fact that the
census and registration, purPorting to have
been taken In the fifteen counties out of thlr.
ty.eipht which formed the sole basis Of re.
presentation in the Convention, were large.
ly contaminated with fraudulent and 6ctiti.
Qua names, designed to give control Of the
Convention to the same parties who were
the authors Of the subsequent frauds at Ok.
ford, Shawnee, Delaware, KickapOO, and
elsewhere, perpetrated under the Constitu.
ton ITSELF"
In summing up they use the following Ian
guage:
"However much we may regret the ap
parent sanction given by the South TO these
proceedings, we think the censure should
fall upon those who, with ample information
on the subject, and against light and know.
ledge, persisted in urging npOn Congress the
adoption OF this instrument nor have we
ever doubted that, with an equal knowledge
Of all the facts, the South would have re-
jected the Lecompton Constitution with scorn
and indignation. The imposing character oI
the recommendations with which 1t was pre-.
sented to Congress deceived and misled
many honorable members OF both houses
who now, upon better information, would
doubtless unite with Senator Hammond 10
giving that instrument an SYNONYMOUS rejec.
tion from the halls Of legislation.
ave venture to hope that the bitter vitu,
perntion with which we have been assailed
will be considered sufficient excuse for this
notice of facts lately developed, coming oul
at last to vindicate the truth which has been
partially crushed, and to condemn the wrong
which has been accomplished or attempted
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
The Cuba Question.

Sundays New York Herald states ths,
on Saturday importsns action took place In
Washing gtonIn relation to the question oI
the purchase Of Cuba. A caucus Of the
Democratic Senators was held, and II was
determined that the Committee on Foreign
Relations should report bill similar to that
presented BY Mr.. Slidell few days since,
uuthorisins the President to purchase Cuba,
and placing thirty millions Of dollars at bis
disposal toward tha, object. 1t was agreed
that the Democratic Senators might vote
ss they choose when the bill should be
brought up. This was for the purpose Of
accommodating the distractions OF several
Southern Senators, a. oil the Northern
Democrats would vote for Il. The House
Committee on Foreign Relations have also
resolved to bring in q similar bill, and q
lively discussion is expected when II Ia
brought up.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
Suicide of one Of the Hutchinson
Family.

The telegraph sends US meogre accounts
Of the suicide, on the llth inst, of Mr.. Jud.
son J. Hutchinson, one Of the members oil
the Hutchinson family, once so popular here
The New York Evening Post of tho 18th
says, it is some fifteen years since this band
of singers consisting OF the three brothers,
Judson, John and Asa, and their sister Abby,
first appeared here. A brother Jesse, since
dead, was their financial manager. Their
concerts were at that time as the opera il
now. Good music was not so frequently
heard in New York then as the present day,
and the simple quartettes and songs Of the
Hutchinsons' with the accompaniment of an
asthmaiic serapEine, were enthusiasticul ly
admired. They went to Great Britain, where
they were we'll received, and long biogra.
ply OF the family, written by Mary Hewitt
appeared in HowiHs Journal, travelled all
over the United States, until the marriage oil
Abby and her retirement to private life broke
up the troupe.
The brothers, however, obtained the ser.
vices VI another soprano, made visit 10 Cal.
ifornia, became followers of various isms,
and interlarded the concerts with abolition
songs and chronological speeches. Of late
years they have not attracted such good au.
diences public taste has changed, and the
Hutchinson Brothers have not recently ap.
peared in public. They made considerable
money by their concerts, and several years
ago built curious house at their birth place,
Lynn, Massachusetts.
Mr.. Hutchinson committed suicide BY
hanging himself, being probably deroged at
the time. Mrs. Patton, Abby, John and Aso,
are all that are now left Of the once famous
Hutchinson family.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20

Tho Henderson (Alin.) Democrat snys 'ha.
many of the Sioux Indians in that State have
adopted the habits and Gust, ms Of ciyiliz y.
white men. and become very respectable lm'
dians. 1t says
A few years since II series Of articles was
published by the present agent Of the Sioux,
explaining his views with regard to the
means necessary to be brought to bear upon
the Sioux in order to civilizI them. The
practical application of those views has
in the long line of comfortable log and frame
houses lining the Minnesota river, both
above and below the agency, and at Red
wood and Yollow Medicine, and ia the i'm.
proved condition of the indians who occupy
them, and theii gradual approximation TO the
dress ard customs Of the white man. Those
who have thus accommodated themselves to
the whites customs and habits, have been
arranged by themselves into one band, call
ed "the farmers" and as an evidence of
their success, we have only to stnte that the
luint products OF Ia OF those farmers summed
up are 3,OS2 bushels OF potatoes, 2 427 bush
els Of corn, 100 tons of hay, besides the nu-
merous garden vegetables raised by each
family. We venture to say that scarcely any
IA aDhtte farmers, lately settled, have produc-
ed heavier average crop.
Since their adoption Of agriculture, these
farmers have been constant theme of rid.
cule for the other Indians. They were call.
ed the "diggers," the "wood choppers" the
"half Breeds" and other names, q II implying
that they were no better than women. Yet
they bore up under 1t bravey, and were firm
1t was necessary, however, in order to bind
them more firmly to the customs they hud
adopted, that last coll should be made up
on their moral courage and accordingly, at
the suggestion of Maj. Brown, it was propos-
ed to them that they should haue their hair
cut of, aud adopt the white dress in tolo -
This was dasher for them! They could
bear the white mans dress, and stand the
abuse OF the Indians but this was striking
direct at their own hereditary customs and
beliefs. II was disgrace and shame -
They hesitated--demurred--and all but re-.
fused but finally came up manfully and un
derwent the ordeal. Sixteen came up and
were made white men Of in this way. After
the ordeal, every encouragement was given
them, both by the agent and superintendent,
to stand firm to their new custom, both by
word and deed. Each one was presented
with two new suits Of clothes throughout, a
yoke of oxen, COW and numerous little
presents. They were told that the United
States would protect them, and that thoy
must hereafter do all they could to encour.
age others to adopt the same mode of life.
This is on achievement on the part of the
present annuity officers Of the Sioux of which
they should indeed feel proud. It is one
which must be fraught with the most impor-
tant results to the Sioux. A great step has
been taken, and it may eventually, by a
proper fostering cure and judcious manage
ment. lead to the real embrace of civlliza.
ton by large and powerful nation.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
Legislative Summary.
Il JANuARY la. 1850.

The Senate, yesterday, passed the act pre-.
scribinO the time when the ofieisl term OF
judges Of the courts Of Common Pleas shall
begin. A resolution was adopted authorizing
the printing Of 1900 copies Of the Adiutant
Generals Report. A lengthy discussion
was had In Committee Of the Whole on the
bill to repeal that provision Of the Civil Code
which authorizes interested parties TO testify
in suits at law.
In the House the bill wasipsssed, supple.
men,ary to the act of February 90, lst2, Dc.
ining certain duties Of Clerks, Sheriffs and
Prosecuting Attorneys. Also the bill fixing
compensation Of County Commissioners. Il
provides that County Commissioners shall
receive an allowance Of two d0llars and City
cents per dsy, and milesgs at the rate Of Ave
cents per mile-the per diem 10 counties
having population Of one hundred thousand
Or upwards is Hxed at ave dollsrs. The
House also passed with some amendments
the Senate bill relative to the publishing Of
the General Laws Of the State In the news.
papers. Bills were introduced as fellows !:
Authorizing the town council Of Kalida 10
levy taxes to build school houses; amending
the Justices act; authorizing the Com mis-.
sioners Of Franklin county to sell the Inhr-
mary farm; amending the law concerning the
proof acknowledgment and recording Of
deeds; authorizing the City Of Dayton to L.
sue bonds to pay indebtedness OF said city
authorizing courts TO order abstracts of legal
advertisements to be published. The bill
re.amending the Justices act SO as to pro.
vide for the earlier delivery Of transcripts to
the Common Pleas Courts on appeal, was
defeated after a lengthy discussion. The
case Of the application for the removal ofthe
county seat Of Perry county was under con.
sideratiOu, but not finally disposed of.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
Bill for the Organization OF Arl-
ZOna-E he Acquisition Of
CMhH

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE House Com.
mittee on Territories to day ordered the bill
for the organization of Arizona to be report.
ed, with the boundaries asked for BY the
people Of the territory, through their dele.
gate, Lieut.. Mowry, viz: oil the territory
south Of parallel of latitude north 35.40, and
from Texas to the Colorado of the west -
The bill is exceedingly simple in it's provi.
sions, and is probably the shortest territorial
bill ever framed. The new territory will
contain about one hundred thousand square
miles, leaving in New Mexico, about one
hundred and thirty thousand population
The population of Arizona is represented to
be about l0, 900.
The House Committee on Foreign Affars
to-day agreed to report bill similar 10 that
Of Senator Slidell, placing in the hands of
the President $50. 100000, to negotiate the
purchase OF Cuba.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
JANUARY Is, 1859.

In the Senate, yesterday, the following
bills were introduced, viz an act to reduce
the salaries Of Judges OF the Supreme Court
from three thousand 10 two thousand per n.
num-to provide for a geological survey o.
the State-to so amend the provisions of the
Civil Code as to require the publication of
notices of sales of property on execution, in
daily instead of weekly papers in those coun.
ties where the papers advertising have larg-
er daily than weekly circulation in their re-
spective counties. Senate Bill, No. ll2,
amending the school law, and the bill to ex
empt Turning lands within city limits from
toXation, were indefinitely postponed. The
resolution was passed resembling the resolu-
ton Of the last session relative TO the distri.
button OF the proceeds Of the public lands
among the States for the support ofAgricul-
tural Colleges. A resolution was introduc.
ed directing the Board OF Public Works TO
construct an enbankment on the Hooking
canal in the town OF Athens so as to protect
the canal from damage by the river.
The following new bills were introduced
into the House, viz Ito permanently es.
tablish the corners of original surveyed town.
ships; to apply the provisions of the sloth,
sllth, sl2tb, a,atb, 3l4th and sl5th sec.
tions Of the Civil Code to all actions now
pending in the Courts of the State--so
amending the school law as to direct pro
rata distribution of school moneys among
the several counties according to the amour.
raised by each ccunty--to amend the act for
the organization OF cities and incorporated
villaSes-so authorize the trustees of Jack.
son 'ownshiPin Muskingum county to sell q
certain lot in the town Of Frazersburg-re-
peoling the act of May l, 1854, to provide
against the evils resulting from the sale of
Intoxicating liquors-amesding the school
laws SO as to provide for township instead of
county examiners. The bill making. on ap.
preparation to continue The work, Of boring
he artesian well, and bill SO amending
he scheol law as to allow of the union Of
own and township in the support Of high
schools, were passed. A resolution was
adopted authorizing certain volumes Of law
reports to be furnished to the county, of Gal.
ia. Both houses adjouEnad until Tuesday
morning.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
Another Arctic Expedition.

DR.. Hayes, Of the Kane Polar Expedition,
10 securing earnest support. from the best
Scientific Associations and individuals in the
East. to his plan for another expedition
The Doctor proposes to organize an expedi.
tion By the spring Of 1860, TO establish the
truth or theory OF an open Polar Sea. He
wants only single ship Of 100 tons, with q
dozen men, and q email shallow-drsught
screw tender, with q proportionate crew.
The expedition ia to be provided for 2 years,
and to halt long enough 10 procure sufficient
fresh meat on the Greenland coast, to cke
this out to two snd hnlf. DR.. H. assumes
that the observations Of Morton, reported by
Kane, indicate the existence of on open sea
at the North Pole, and proves Kennedy
Channel to be On available route to this !;
end that the question ofthis sea involves the
most important scientific, geographical, and
commercial questions OF the day and tha,
Ito solution 10 the duty OF Americans. Hence
he offers to devote to It bic time, his labor,
end his life. Success to him
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-01-20
Contemplated Revolution Im
Cuba.

1t seems to be q matter which no longer
wears ga questionable shape" that there is
in Cuba large body Of men who orc deter.
mined to make an effort to free themselves
from Spanish domination. A correspond.
ent Of the n. Y. Herald, who seems 10 be
fully advised as to Cuban affairs, under re.
cent date, writes:
The revolutionary party In Cuba 10 thor.
oughly organized, with abundance of men and
means to accomplish the undertaking They
only await the signal to rise and declare their
independence. This will be done. Whether
they maintain it or not is another question,
and one in which the Southern people will
not be disinterested spectators.
The plans Of the revolutionsts are deeply
and surely laid, and the men who lead on
and control the movement have the entire
confidence of more than three fourths of the
people Of Cuba as hss been oscertained by a
careful canvass through the island by men
deputed for that purpose.
There is not shadow OF doubt but that
large minority of the people of Cuba desire
to be freed from the despotsm OF Spain, and
will come up manfully and fght for their in.
dependence.
This movement is not mere ruse to
frighten Spain into selling the island to the
United States. The leading men Of Cuba
do not desire that. They revolt at tho idea
of being sold as slaves, and sold for SO much
money, and would fight for the continuance
OF Spanish rule rather than submit to such
humiliation, as they consider it. These are
The sentiments of prominent Cuban gentle
men now in our city, and recently arrived
from Havana in their own vessel.
1t need occasion no surprise If Cuba shall,
before very long, form an integral part of
this Union. II these revolutionists shall
achieve their independence, the next thing
they will seek will be annexation to the
United States. So mote it be-