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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-05-05

BIaAMIsT PARDoNED- Nathaniel j. Bird
alias DR.. Hunter, convicted in October, 1858,
at the Camden county On. J.) court of the crime
of bigamy, and sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment, was liberated from the State prison on
Monday last, having been pardoned by the court
ofpardons in November last. Birds case excited
much interest at tho time of trial HARRISBURG
pa Telegraph, april %.
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A FAMILY in Manchester, N. H., named
Chamberlain have, for the last We years, kept
the corpse of an infant in the house as pet They
were forced to inter it by the authorities few
days since
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DEPARTURE OF THE WANDERER. This lannon's
vessel, whose name has spread as far and wide
as that of the old Constitution, having been
thoroughly ceansed, fumigated and painted set sail
yesterday, upon bona tide pleasure excursion,
and in search of amarket. The party on board
consisted of Mr.. Lamar, her owner, and few
friends, and they proceeded directly to Havana,
where she will be offered for sale. fit should be
found impracticable to obtain the figure at
winch she is held at that port, she win tack about
ana set sail for New York. The voyagers have
our pest wishes for pleasant trip and safe return
20 'ne'r homes -Savannoh Republican, Aprsl
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A GREEN 'UN.
From the Troy Times, May 81

/ RELIGIOUS FANATICIsM AND MURDER-A FA-
THEIR KILLS HIS DAUGHTER. The quiet Sabbath
was broken in upon yesterday by the commission
of q horid murder in the town of Sandlake, about
fourteen miles from Troy, of daughter by her
father, and only surviving parent, man about
sixty years of age, named John Belding The
4 daughters name was Christina She is about
nineteen years of age and is described by the
neighbors as quiet and well behaved girl She
had been unwell for some time and, it is said,
had been under the care of female doctress
residing in Berlin, in this comfy, named Weaver
Her mind, it appears, was somewhat affected,
but whether from religious excitement or from
some other cause, we are unable to say. She
labored under the impression that the devil had
possessed her, and used to pray very frequently
for deliverance from his grasp. A day or two
before the murder, the old man and daughter
went over to the house of David Horton, who
resided opposite the Belongs, when Christina
said she had taken medicine of Mrs Weaver, and
it made her feel as if the devil was in her, and
she would scratch him off but that she had
away, too" The old man done no work lately as it
affected the girls head, and it is supposed that
in consequence of his care of her. want of sleep.
/ &C., his own mind had become temporarily affec-
ted, and while under the deusion that Dena. !,
as he calls her, was the devil, he killed her.
The account which Bedding gives of the affair
is, that he saw the devil lying ON the bed and he
struck it in the face. The girl, it appears, was
lying down in the back room. Bedding followed
her from that room to the front room, in which
the murder was Committed with a shoemaker
hammer. Her skull was completely smashed to
pieces. Portions of the hair were scattered
about the room and pieces of the skull were living
over the floor. Her face, too, was considerably
bruised and disfgured, but no marks of violence
were discovered on the other parts of her BODY.
Bedding says he thought she was the devil-that
she appeared to him to be four times as large as
Dena"-that her face wastoo large for g Dena'
and from his previous and subsequent conduc
there can scarcely be a doubt that the old man
imagines he had fight with the devil or, as he
expresses it, with three devils and he had all
he could do to kill him.
The neighbors give both Bedding and the daugh-
ter a good character. The old man was sober
and Industrious, and his delusion was the result
of some cause other than drink DIR. Barber Of
Poestenkill, believes it to have been caused
by his incessant care and attention to his sick
daughter.
DEPARTURE OF THE WANDERER. This famous
vessel, whose name has spread as far and wide
as that of the old Constitution, having been
thoroughly cleansed, fumigated and painted set sail
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-05-05

GooD SALARY.-Rey. Dr. Chapin's society, in
New York, have voted him salary of S. OOO
He earns about $4,000 by lecturing, and is not
in his pulpit more than half the time
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-05-05
LADIES, ATTENTION.!

ENHE subscriber having received the agency for WILCOX
L GIBBS CHATTERTON'S SEWING MACHINES,
is prepared to furnish the same any who be
DESTROYS of obtaining at the manufacturers prices with
full instructions to operate them samples of which may be
at his residence and would invite all to call and
anime the machines and their work He is also prepared
furnish the WHEELER WILSON, LADD, WEBSTER &
Co., and GROVER & BAKER MACHINE, to any who may
prefer them.
J. A. PITTENGER.
April o. 1859, If
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CLOSING OUT BUSINESS II!

Rare Chance for Bargains.
HE subscriber wishing retire from business
whole of her stock at private sale, at bargain,
sisting of the 70 flowing articles
Knives and Forks, Pistols and Bowie Knives, Hunter
Knives Fly-open Dirks, Guns and Shot Belts, Powder
V:1; s1' ac1e anu ye.eys opeoaU
&C., &C.,
They will be sold wholesale retail to suit purchasers.
Any person wishing to into the CUTLERY and VA
RIETY BUSINESS, would do well to examine her Stock
and place of business it is of the best business
stands in the city. For further particulars call ad
dress, ANNA e. SMITH,
May 5, 1S59.-6m# No. 305 South I'd St., Phila.
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MEXICAN AFFAIRS. w WASHINGTON, May 9.
Captain Jarvis, commanding the sloop-of-war
Savannah, in letter to the Navy Department
dated off SACRIFICES, April 21st, while speaking
of Mexico affairs, says: From all can learn
crisis is at hand, and month or less will about
determine the faith of one or the other of the
parties. He adds the information that the Prus-
sion frigate sailed on the 18th for Norfolk, via
Tampico, and on the goth, the British ship
Tartar and gunboat Jasper left SACRIFICES. It
was reported that the British war vessels Caesar
and Diadem would sail for England on the Goth
of April
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-05-05

A NEW SECT IN EUROPE. A Paris cores
pondent writes: g A curious new sect of Chris
tians, called Transmigrationists, have of late
become very numerous in France. Quite differ
ent from the Mormons, their character is highly
moral, and their creed Christian, only they in
clude all animals in their idea of universal NOR
atty. They profess to believe that being chang
ed after death into some animal will be their
purgatory. In Germany their increase is i'm
mense"
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-05-05
MERCHANDISE.
House Furnishing Goods,
FOR THE SPRING TRADE OF 1859 AT
P. G. HOFF'S,

P. G. HOFF'S,
Corner Of Bridge and Union Streets,
LAMBERTVILLE, N. j.
GARPETS-large variety of New Patterns just received
from the manufacturers Brussels, Ingram and Step
Carpets all at Low Prices Floor Cloth Druggets Floor
Oil Cloth Table Linen Sheeting, Pillow Case Muslin, and
general assortment of Dry Goods and Window Papers Now
opening, beautiful line Of NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS
to which respectfully solicit the attention of the public
Please call and examine before buying elsewhere Also
large and good of Groceries Provisions
good quality and low be found elsewhere Sugars
Teas and Coffee always hand, at low prices.
DIR. JOHN NELSON'S DYSPEPTIC PILLS, only place
they can be got in the county. P. c. HOFF.
April 21 1859 IT,
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Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Jones, proprietor of the
Clarendon Hotel, was driving down the Bloom
ingdale road in light buggy, and when at the
junction Of Broadway and Eighth avenue, New
York met Mr.. G. G. Hawthorn. Both were
driving rapidly, and the shaft of Mr. Hawthorn's
vehicle penetrated the breast of Mr. Jones'
horse, which fell down and died Immediately
from the wound. AS was natural both gentle
men were very much excited, but twenty second
ward policeman prevented, personal encoun-
ter. They subsequently became reconciled, Mr.
Hawthorn promising to satisfy Mr.. Jones for
his loss The horse was beautiful animal
and was valued at 81 900
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2 6 y / Il s.

On Wednesday, Apri l2Oth, Harry NJ. son of
G. S. and NJ E. Reynolds, aged 4 months
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CH1cHEsrER SANFORD, Proprietors of the Merchants
Adpertssi,sg Commission and Collecting Ageney are
agents for this paper the cities of Philadelphia Pa
Wilmington, Dell and Baltimore. Nd
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-05-05

The THoRNDIKE CAsE.-BosToN, May q
The Thorndike will case came up before the
probate court this afternoon, Petitions were
presented to allow $4,000 annually to the wi
dow, and $4,000 annually to the other petition
ers, during the pending Of the suit, and leaving
$1,000 for Mr.. Marin in case the will shall be
broken No opposition was made to the petit
ton, and the case was postponed until the last
week Of May.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-05-05

TAUGHT BY HIS WIFE.-The Litchfeld (Ct.)
Enquirer of April 81 says
eve know man in Western New York who
could not write when he was married, but who
was instructed by his wife SO throughly that
within five years after marriage he was elected
high sheriff Of his county, and within ten years
served four years in Congress- and is now one of
the most prominent fnanciers in the Empire
State, president of bank and worth probably
half million Of dollarsn
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-05-05

New CATHOLIC CHuRcH.-The plans of the
Church of St Francis de Sales, Charlestown
which is to be erected on the crest of Bunker's
Hill, are now complete, and the contracts for the
same have been signed The church is to be
built in the composite style of architecture the
material to be rough blue flint stone. It will
have tower with clock, anda spire which will
rise to the height ola hundred and sixty feet,
and will seat upwards Of 1900 persons The
work is to be commenced immediately
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-05-05

FROM UTAH-ST LOUIS May 2.-The Salt
Lake correspondent of the Republican, of this
city, under date of the Sth ultimo, says that the
| excitement among the Mormons has somewhat
abated This is attributable, in part, to the
knowledge the Mormons here have as to the
practical Legislature, it being a complete breast
work to the punishment of any crime that may
be committee by the Mormons.
Under this law the clerks Of the Mormon
county courts select the grand and petit juries
of the Federal courts, and such restrictions are
imposed as disqualify almost every Gentle in the
Territory
The rupture between the Judiciary and the
Executive is stated to be open and irreconcila-
BILE, unless the Governor yields which he viii not
do. And if the Administration interfeles in
manner detrimental to the cause of the judges,
they will-resign.
The judges publish manifesto, disclosing
darker and bloodier scenes than any heretofore
exposed.
Judge Cradlebangh adjourned the court OF
Provo City SINE die, being unable to accom-
plish anything.
Brigham Young delivered temperate dis
course at the Tabernacle, on the 7th ult
NATIONAL PRINTERS UNION. EIGHTH ANNU-
AL CONVENTION. BosroN, May 1.-The eighth
annual convention of the National Printers
Union met here to-day and chose the following
officers for the ensuing year:
President-Robert G. Smith, of Philadelphia
Vice Prcsident-Milo Barrett of Montgomery
Ala.
Second Vice President George W. Co. by,
of Cincinnati
Secretary and Treaserer-T Thomas J. Walsh,
of New YorE
Corresponding Secretary George N. Brisbin
of New Orleans.
About thirty delegates were present, repre-
senting the principal citizens of the Union
The convention will terminate on Thursday
night, when grand banquet will be given
The delegates are meeting with generous hos
pitality from the fraternity in this city, and our
citizens generally.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-11
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.

On Monday oflast week, while Aaron Smith
and William c. Marsh were engaged in putting
fiash-boards on the middle dam at Ware, they
got so near De edge that the current took them
over in their boat. Mr.. Marsh leaped on to a
piece of ice frozen 10 the rocks part way down.
but Mr.. Smith stuck to the boat and went
down the falls. Both escaped injury, but have
no desire to repeat the experiment
William Henry, aged 8 years, son of Mr.
Ira Aldrich of Northampton, was so severely
injured by fire on Sunday afternoon that he
died early Monday morning. The lad was
playing with shayings, in company with anoth
er boy, when his clothes caught fire. The
boys were alone in the house at the time of the
accident
The factory in Northampton lately occupied
by the now insolvent firm of White, Smith, &
Co., was sold for $3.50. Its original cost was
S37, 900. The buyers are Messrs. Hopkins,
Bridgman, & Co., with whom are associated,
as is understood, Messrs. d. g. Littleton aud
Isaac S. Parsons of Florence.
The knife with which Jonathan Jewett fool
ored) killed his father at Belchertown, Dec 26,
1914, is deposited in the clerks office in the
Court House in Northampton. Jewett was
convicted of this murder and sentenced to be
hung, but hung himself in his cell.
James Morton, Esq, of Hatfield, raised on
his farm, last year, 1920 lbs. tobacco, 1000
bushels of corn, $50 bushels of peas and oats,
100 bushels of rye, rs bushels of wheat, and
one acre Of potatoes.
Thaddeus Smith, Esq, of North Hadley,
raised the past season, from fifteen acres of
land, sixteen tons of tobacco.
A mad dog was shot in Ware last week.
For these facts we are indebted to the Hamp-
shire Gazette.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-11
THE BATTLE OF THE BAKERS.

The fire which destroyed the great mechan-
ical bakery in Boston, on Sunday morning
last, has given rise to very peculiar demon
stration, on the part of the associated bakers of
that city. The impression was very sedulous-
ly given, after the fire, that the confiagration
was caused by some rascally conservative
baker, who feared the radicalism of Berdan's
ovens, and dreaded reduction in the price of
loaves. The bearing of the sufferers was ex-
ceedingly martyr-ike, and elected many ex-
pressions of sympathy from the public jour
mails, and from men of wealth, to whom the
most disinterested appeals were made The
poor bakers, all the way from Haymarket
Square to Dover street, were supposed,
for day or two, to have entered into
conspiracy to destroy all presumptuous innova-
tors upon their sublime art To relieve them
selves from this somewhat unpleasant impress
sion, about forty of them held consultation at
the Marlboro Hotel on Wednesday evening.
Some of the most indignant of them did not
hesitate to retaliate the suspicion of ncendia-
rism upon Mr.. Russell himself, urging the pc
culiarity of his circumstances and the security
OF his property by insurance, as the sufficient
motive. Others expressed their contempt for
the steam system altogether, asserting that it
was impossible for it to succeed in reducing
the prices of bread or even to be selfsustain-
ing at the established rates. They finally ap-
pointed committee of FIVE to whom was as
signed the duty of investigating the circum-
stances of the late fire, and of preparing facts
and arguments for the purpose of putting them
selves right before the public, and of dissuad.
ing wealthy capitalists from throwing away
their money upon another steam oven folly.
We confess not a little sympathy with the
bakers or The old school,. Naturally of con-
sentative tendencies, we should prefer our own
loaves baked by the sure processes sanctified
by past custom, than by the uncertain agencies
of steam, and somewhat chimerical and fanciful
ovens. But the consideration of cost cannot
be wholly avoided. If, as DIR. johnson SAYS,
the first man who balanced straw upon his
nose was useful to his fellows, certainly the
man who reduces the price of five cent LOAF
to three and half cents is public benefactor
We are by no means certain that the burden o.
anxiety which such reduction would remove
from many minds would not add an average o.
about five years to the span of human life
What good digestion might weight on appe
tite, under the satisfactory thought of such 0
triumph Of mind over matter, il is pleasing tc
contemplate For this consideration alone, we
think the spirit of tie old school bakers is re
prehensible, and their attempts to discourage
experiments foolish if not Immoral As long
as the race continues under the primal sen
tehce-"by the sweat" &c.,-there will be
work enough for conservative us well as for
ultra bakers, without much regard for their
ethical opinions of the science.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-11

THE Posi- OFFICE SwINDLE.-We find in
and expenditures in different quarters of the
Union, taken from the official reports, which
show that the proposition to raise the rates
| of postage is intended as a direct tax on the
Northern and Middle States, for the exclusive
benefit OF she slaveholding section.
The six New England States, with an aver
age population to the square mile of 81 souls,
for the year ending June 30th, 1857 1.-THE last
accessible igures) paid 81 pa, 4S4 for postage.
The cost to the department for this service was
| Sl,035,302. Leaving a balance in favor of
New England of one hundred Seventy-nine thou
sand one hundred and eighty-t,co dollars. In
short, New England, under the present rates of
postage, paid in net profits into the Post Office
Department in one year nearly one hundred and
eighty thousand dollars.
In the same year the three Middle States,
New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
with SO inhabitants to the square mile, paid in
to the Post Office Department 1850, SOP. The
cost to the Department in those States was
81, 622, 486, leaving balance in favor of those
States of $428016. In word the States of
New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
paid net profit to the Post Office Department
in one year of more than four hundred and t,ce,,-
ty-eigh thousand dollars
The six Western Free States of Ohio, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa,
which have an average population of Is per-
sons to the square mile, paid for postage dur
ing the same period $1,5S0,608. The expense
to the Department were for the same time ST.
2S0,061. Which shows an excess of expendi-
lures over receipts of $699,543.
The Southern States, fifteen in number, with
a population of Is persons to the square mile,
paid during the year ending June Both, 1857,
to the Post Office Department 81 647 All, while
the expenses were $4,092,939, which shows an
excess of expenditure over receipts in one year
in the Slave States of 81, 445 469.
Here it is where the leak is The New Eng
land States under the present system not only
pay for all they get, but they pay an excess
into the General Post Office Treasury of a
hundred and seventy mine thousand dollars
which is expended for mail purposes in the
South. The three middle free States pay for
all they get and four hundred and twenty eight
thousand dollars besides towards the General
fund. In short, the Free States including the
six Western States, under the low postage sys-
TEN pay within a small fraction the entire costs
of carrying the mails within their limits, while
the Southern States fall behind over t,oo mil
lions four hundred and .tortyJive thousand dollars,
or nearly two millions and half
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-11

Poor SoULouoUE.-It is pity that the
deposed and degraded Emperor of Hayti hap
pened to be black If he had only been fair,
like the Circassians, or only little tawny, his
fall would have excited but little comment,
and he would have been suffered to pass out
of sight in quietude and silence But the
accident of color makes great difference with
the moral and logical perceptions of many
men. For instance, when white Napoleon
is tumbled from dignity which he had usurp-
ed, and deprived Of honors which he had
stolen, your great heralds call it simply the
fortune of war" But the decline and fall
of Soulouque, who was as near like Napoleon
as black pea could be like a white one, and
who in his sphere, has achieved as marvellous
triumphs, is attributed to the natural weakness
and imbecility of color. "The fall of the
throne of imperial niggerdom" is the phrase
with which our colorphobists amuse them
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-11

LIST OF PATENTS issued to citizens of Mas
sachusetts from the Patent Office, during the
week ending Feb. 81
Joel Smith of Northbridge-for improve
ment in regulating the twist in throste frames
Joseph A. Perley of Lynn-for improvement
in heel and spoke shaves.
John H. Cheever of Boston-for improve
ment in manufacture of rubber hose pipes.
Albion 2. Howard and Allen Rowe, Jr., of
Stoneham-for improvement in sole cutting
machines.
John X. Bigelow of Waltham, assignor to
Appleton, Tracy, & Co., of Waltham-for i'm
proved mechanism for stopping watches.
Horatio Leonard of New Bedford, assignor
to himself and H. Rider of New Bedford-for
improvement in moulding paraffine candles.
Re-ISsues.-Steuben I. Bacon of Boston, as
signee of Edward N. Smith of Springfield
improved machines for folding paper Patent
ed May 10, 1857 reissued Feb. s, 1859
Steuben t. Bacon of Boston, assignee
Through mesne assistant) of Edward N. Smith,
formerly of West Brookfeld-for improved
machines for folding paper. Patented Nov q,
1S49; re-issued Feb. 8, 1859
Steuben L. Bacon of Boston, assignee
Through mesne assistant) of John North of
Middletown, Conn.-for machine for folding
paper Patented April Is, 1856; re-issued Feb.
8, 1850.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-11

PoLITIcAL.-The Democratic State Con-
vention of Connecticut met at Middetown on
Wednesday. With the exception of taking a
Wall street broker as candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, the ticket of last year was re-nomi-
mated, making the whole list as follows
For Governor-James 7. Pratt of Rocky
Hill
For Lieut.. Governor-R. H. Winslow Of
Westport
For Secretary-Ephraim Williams, Jr., Of
Stonington.
For Treasurer-Daniel B. Warner of East
Haddam.
For Comptroller-Peleg C. Child of Wood
stock
The Republicans of the Fourth Congress.
sional District, Connecticut also held their
Convention Wednesday. On the first informal
ballot O. S. Ferry had 65 votes, Truman
Smith %, scattering II. On the formal bal
lot Mr. Ferry had all but two votes. Mr. Fer.
~ the last Republican candidate, and fail
ed of an election by only sixteen votes.