Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, January 13, 1852, Image 2
CONGRESS. vidi
Wa8h1 ito.v. J aruiary G, 1852. and
Sexatr.-?-The Chair laid"before the'Senate rec<
a communication from, the-Secretary of the con
Navy, enclosing a memorial from the seamen No
and petty officere of'the U. S. naval squadron tica
in the Pacific',, asking an increase of compen- J
sation. ... dici
.r.. ?1 I'll _P O t- ?1 ?1 f|.?
I Iip Uliair laiupeiore uie oeuitie. mc aim uui | iik:
report of the Secretary of the Treasury; refer-' goii
red to the Committee onJFfnance, and on mo- tak
tion by Mr. Hunter, 10,000 extra copies were nioi
erdered to be ])firtted. ' Me
On motion .-of.-Mr. Bradhury, all the memo- P
rials presented during the last Congress, pray- con
ing indemnity for spoliations by the French ticl
prior to 180.1/were taken from the files, and the
were referred to the Select the Committee on* ble
that subject.., . .He
Mr. Gwm moved that the petition praying a wh
restoration of flogging in the navy, which had pai<
been laid on the table, be nw taken up. mil
Mr. Bright said that- this day had been fixed, ren
for the cortsidecation'of the subject of printing I
the cens.us returns. wh
Mr. Gwin said that the Senator from New be
Jersey had expressed a desire to speak on "the '
subjecC and; if-he A\'as satisfied with the post-' qui
ponement <rf (he subject, he would withdraw I
his motion..v .. . . , |Mc
Mr. Stockton expressed himself perfectly tbf
satisfied, so long as the subject remained where eig
it whs. now-on the (able. Mr. (J win with ant
drew hjs motion." * " ' wh
Mr. Shields, reported the bill to increase the ted
efficiency ofMhe army, by providing a retired [
list for disabled officers. nut
Mr. Hunter reported back the bill from the hat
House appropriating five thousand dollars to wh
repair the injuries caused by the late fire in the ext
Capitol, with an amendment, appropriating ten of
thousand-dollars, to be expended under the di- giv
rection of the Joint Committee on the library. "I
The amendment was agreed to, and the bill the
was ordered to be engrossed, and subsequently am
it was read a third time and passed. the
Mr, Clemens, from the Committee on Mili- spc
tary ".\ffaTrs. .to which was referred the bill to tiv<
indemnify tLe State of South Carolina for Un
money, expended for the use of the United is c
States in the war in Florida with the Seminole !
Indians, reported back the same with amend- Mr
ments. . Uo
A message was received from the President, sari
recommending an immediate appropriation to a f<
defray the expenses home, of the Ameri- col
cans who' Were engaged in the Lopez expedi- cef
tion, arid" who have since been pardoned. Re- he
ferred fcp'tbe-Finanee Committee. sus
The bill for the relief of Win. Darby was J
taken up, and, after debate, was ordered to a tha
third reading. ;ul- bili
The bills, yesterday ordered to a third read- wit
ing, were taken up and passed. 1
And then the Senate adjourned. ma
Housk of Representative*.?The jour- tirn
nals having been read, Mr. Carter, chairman of tioi
the committee appointed to wait on Louis Kos- the
suth, reported that it would he prepared to in- i
troduce M. Kossuth to the House to morrow, niit
at one o'clock, and recommended that the mil
same etiquette be observed as was adopted in
the Senate. The committee consists of Mesfcrs. 1
Carter, Gentry, Clingmrn, Peaselee, antl Bar- of
ton, of Ky. pec
The Speaker, under the rules, called for the Sta
reports of committees. j ,, Sp;
Mr. Houston, of Ala. chairman of the com- J
mittee on ways and means, reported several the
bills of the usual nature, providing for the to 1
current and contingent expenses of depart- for
ments, which were refered to the committee J
?n ?ho ctato r?f the union, and ordered to he I of
printed; also a bill for carrying out the 12th tab
artcile of the treaty with Mexico. The
committee on agriculture reported a '
bill to' encourage commerce manufactures, ag- sire
riculture, and other branches of industry, by trie
granting to every head of a family who I
should settle on it, a homestead of one 1G0 dnj
acres ofland, which the chairman was instruc- intt
ted to move should be the order ol the day of
for the first of February. It was subsequent- due
ly ordered to be referred to the Committee on co'1
the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed.
' # ' npr
Mr. BernhciseJ, of Utah, called the attention
of the House to a garbled statement of the on
Mormons, and requesting a suspension of an wai
expression of an opinion for the present, and sw
in reply to a remark of Mr. Carter, disclaimed arc;
any participation in the publication. The sub
ject there dropped. Hon
Mr. Walsh, from the Committee on Commerce.
to which was referred the memorial of I ?f
. r ^,| l.-.iy _ L.|, | '|
tlio UOliecior 01 v^narteston, reporrca a uiu iu
admit the vessel Ulrica to registry; which was 'iav
read twice. cor
Mr. VV. said thnt he had been instructed by ^ve
the Committee that this bill be put on its pas- ^
sage.- ?
The bill was then read three times and pas- mai
sed. wei
A message was laid before the House ac- tael
cornpanied by a report of the Secretary of ties
State relative to the prisoners belonging to the a P
Lopez expedition who had been sent to Spain, not
and recommending the appropriation suggcs- ca"
ted by the Secretary of State. The message '
and report were on motion of Mr. Bayley, re 'n t
ferred to th? Committee on Foreign Affairs, *
and ordered to bo printed. nan
Upon motion of Mr. Houston, the House Un
went into Committee on the state of the Union,
for the purpose of taking up the rules which '
he had reported. Ch
The House having resolved itself into Committee,
Mr. Robinson, of Indiana, referred to ' ?dj
the circumstances of the Committee 011 Com- j
I nf Iioi>L/\ro v*inrv I tlo
m.erce naming vu^uimuvv v? .???.?/v.o, ivnnnig
a sort of reservoir, from which emanated what Sl?
are termed "omnibus bills, and alluded to the ,
bills, of last session, which failed in the Senate.
He then remarked upon the construction i 8Pf
of the Committee, on which the Northwest is
not represented. He was friendly to the appropriation
for the great rivers to a certain ex- ..
tent, and for harbors which came within the ^
constitutional rule.
Mr. Seymour, of New York, said the policy
of Congress had been changed, and the Com- ^ 0
mittee attended to foreign commerce to the ex- ba<
elusion of internal improvement. He thought 1
the proper course would be to report a bill .pro-' poj
ng for those works that are going to decay;.
! that the cpnamerce of the country should
L-ive the most impartial consideration. He
isidered the interest of commerce on the
rtneru ports and on the great rivers as iden1.
dr. Houston replied to the remarks and vinlted
the course that had been pursued by
commitee on commerce. The object of
ng into committee, however, he said, was to
e up the bills which lie bad reported; and a
lion prevailed to lay aside the President's
ssage with that view.
dr. Houston then called the attention of the
ntnittee to the bill relative to the twelfth are
of the treaty with Mexico, and spoke of
necessity of an early aporopriatinn, to ena
tne uovernniem 10 pay uie lasi iinsiauuein.,
explained the meaning of the article, by
ich twelve millions of dollars were to be
d to Mexico, each instalment to be three
lions, exclusive of the interest on the amount
mining due.
Mr. McMullan, of Va. desired to know to
om and.through whom the instalment is to
;:'"V "Y
Mr. Houston said he could not answer the
^tion.
dr. Bayly, of Va. said ,bis colleague, Mr.
Mullan, was in error, in supposing that by
action of Government a loss ,of sixty or
hty 'thousand dollars had been sustained,
I entered into an explanation similar to that
ich he made last session, when he exonerate
administration from all blame,
dr. McMullan said he understood from good
bority that there is a house which would
re undertaken to pay the instalment, by
ich a saving would have been effected to the
ent alluded to, and he hoped the Chairman
.1? m e IV A 1J
me i/U(iiiinu?e ui "ajs <11111 mcaua wuuiu
e the subject his serious consideration.
Mr. Houston said it was not the province of
committee to entertain propositions.from
7 qnartert nil they had to do was recommend
appropriation ol monks and leave the re nsibility
of the expenditure with the execu?.
All the committee on the state of the
ion had to do was to enquire if the money
lue in the present instance, and to vote it
Mr. Bayly concurred in the view taken by
. Houston, and the course pursued by the
mmittee of Ways and Means, which is the
r?e as that pursued during the last session by
urmer committee, l^he offer to which his
league had alluded, he said could not be acited,
unless another treaty were tpade , and
denied that any pecuniary injury had been
tamed in the manner alluded to.
Mr. Hibbnrd, of N. H. while he admitted
t the House should not assume the responsity,
expressed himself as not being satisfied
h the explanations that had been made.
Mr. McMullen was opposed to so prompt a
nner of passing bills. He wished further
e lor consideration, and wished the quesi
to be fairly understood by the House and
country.
1 motion was th*?n agreed to that the Comton
iml'o otwl tl\o Ilrtucn n/1 inn rim/1 of ?? 4V?t*r
mtes after three o'clock.
January 0. Mr.
Clemens presented a petition froin one
thp persons engaged in the late Cuban exlition
praying the government of the United
itcs to send a vessel for the Americans in
liu lately pardoned.
Mr. Fish presented resolutions adopted by
city government of New-York, tendering
the United States a lot of land in that city
a mint.
Plie Pennsylvania petition for the restoration
flogging in the navy was taken from the
le.
Mr. Stockton spoke at length against it.
Mr. Badger replied, staling, however his dei
that the present system should be fairly
d.
n the House of representatives, on the same
\ after the reading of the journal, the time
srvening before the hour for the execution
the special order was devoted to the intro
:tion and reference of bills not reported from
nrnittees.
\t one o'clock P. M., the select Committee
minted to wait on M. Kossuth, entered the
use. The members rose. Kossuth loaned
lie ?irm nf Mr ( !?rfpr flip p.hjiirii"nil Hp
3 dressed in a velvet frock coat, with a
ml at his side. Having approached to the
a in front of the Clerk's desk,
dr. Canter said: Mr. Speaker, 1 have the
lor, on the part of the committee of the
use, to present Louis Kossuth to the House
Representatives.
Phe Speaker,?As the organ of this body, I
e the honor to exten i 10 Louis Kossuth a
dial welcome to the House of Kepresentats.
if. Kossuth, addressing the Speaker, said :
sir: It is a remarkable fact in the history of
nkind that, while though all the past honors
c bestowed upon glory, and glory was atlied
only to success, the legislative auihoriol"
tin's great Republic bestow honors upon
ersecuted exile, not conspicuous by glory,
favored by success, but engaged in a just
se.
I'herc is a triumph of Republican principles
his fact.
sir, I thank in my own and my country's
no, the House of Representatives of the
ited States lor the honor of this cordial welne.
le was then conducted to a seat near the
rk's desk.
I'he House almost immediately afterwards
ourned.
fhursday being the annivorsary of the b3tof
New Orleans, neither House was in sesn.
Mr. John W. Millson of Philadelphia, who
nt fifteen years and a large fortune in vain
jrts to discover perpetual motion died at
Louis a few days ago.
I'he .Methodist Church South, at Maysvillc,
., insured for 82,000, was destroyed by fire
Sunday night.
Pile stock of Coffee in first hands in New
rk on the 1st inst., was large, being 90,000
js against 10,000 bags same time last year.
It is said that, one in sixteen of the entire
pulation of Boston, is a pauper.
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MAYORS POLICE GOURT.
. J AN CAN Y 8.1852.
Police officer Cuibert appeared before the
Mayor, this morning, and made OAth to: the
following circumstance?: 'He stated that
while engaged in his duty as Police officer,
attending the arrival of the Rail Road paisenger
cars^ yesterday afternoon at halflpiMt ' 2
o'clock at the Rail Road Depot in John-Street,
ho wAs informed by Conductor Keckely, of
the Colombia passenger train that one
had entered the Columbia car yesterday
in female attire?that said was
then unknown, or not recognized- that he was
the .first person who came into'the car at Columbia
at day light, disguised and closely veiled
as to the face, and went into the Ladies' apartment?that
he kept secluded, and pretended to
be.asleep. That not coming into the car with
any one at so early a period, this individual excited
suspicion, but being veiled and habited as
Q mtllo kn li'oo nnt llion rlnfAnlnrl oftas*
the cars had come towards Charleston, one of
the lady passengers, Mrs. , suspecting
this individual not to be a female, by the size
and appearance of his hands, communicated
her suspicions to her husband, who notified the
CohducJ^TyOn. which the Conductor accosted
the disguisedjjerson, wishing to hearhjs. voice,
as to hi&haggage, and bv his speech recognized
him to; be a male.
The Conductor then placed one of the rail,
road men in. the Ladies' apartment, as a protection
to--him, his intrusion iuto -that
apartment,' having exasperated and excited the
violent indignation of the passengers, especially
those having Ladies in charge. On arriving
in Charleston he, ofhcer Culbert, took charge
of this person, disguised io the following habiliments,
a.white petticoat, a black alpaca frock
a black check sun bonnet, a green veil, and a
large merino shawl. . Officer
Culbert then conducted his prisoner
to tue upper uuard House, and in the course
of a few minutes he removed the above dress,
and remained clad in men's clothes, which, it
thus appears, he had on under his disguise, and
that he believes the disguised man to be a fugitive
from justice, and that his conduct and
disguise were adopted to elude' the justice of
the country. j >.
Officer Culbert further states, that from a
telegraphic dispatch received since the arrest
of this individual, and in reply to a similar 'dispatch
from the Mayor of this city, one of the
Wardens of Columbia communicated 12 minutes
after 9 o'clock, last night, that this very
individual had been confined in Islington jail,
to stand bis trial for horse stealing, and may
have broke out, and that he, Culbert, heard from
him yesterday afternoon in the guard house,
that he had obtained the female apparel from
Mrs. C. of Columbia, and that he resided with
her. The Mayor has ascertained by a telegraphic
dispatch from the lntendant of Columbia,
through the husband of said lady, that no
such person staid at his house .in Columbia, and
that he has not seen him in six weeks Officer
Detiay and Capt. Dixon were also in attendance
at the Railroad Depot and Guard House of
the Upper Wards, assisting in the apprehesion
ol this-individual.
The Mayor is actively engaged in this matter,
and is in communication with the lntendant
of Columbia. As soon as correct information
is obtained as to the individual who has been
arrested under the above suspicious circum
stances we will give further particulars.
% >. Char. Eve. News.
pltkhntation of governor kossutii to
thk Senate of the Umtkd States.?'This
imposing ceremony in honor of tlie great Hungarain,
and in testimony of the approval by our
government of the cause ol liberty in Europe,
which he represents, took place yesterday in
the Senate Chamber at one o'clock.' The proceeding,
through august in its significance, was
unostentatious in its character. As no similar
presentation to cither House of Hongress has
occurred, except in the case of General Layfayette,
we deem it proper to note the details of
the proceeding with exactness.
At the appointed hour, the. Senate, on the
suggestion of its President, suspended its usual
business. Governor Kossuth, in his official
costume, and with his sword at his side, appeared
at the main entrance, preceded by two
members of the committee ofintroduction,(General
Shields and Mr. Seward,) and followed by
the third member, (General Cass,) and advanced
in this order till he stood in the centre of
the Senate Chamber.
Gen. Shields, the chairman of the committee,
then said:
Mr. President; Wo have the honor to nnnonnce
to you Louis Kossuth, and to introduce
him to the Senate of the United States."
The. President of the Senate then rose and
said:
"Louis Kossuth, I welcome you to the Senate
of the. United States. The committee will
conduct you to the scat which I have caused
to be prepared for you."
Gov. Kossuth bowed in acknowledgment of
this public reception, and, being conducted by
Gen. Shields and Mr. Seward to a seat immediately
in front of the Secretary's table, took
his seat, with Gen, Shields on his right hand,
and Mr. Seward and Gen. Cass on his left.
Mr. Mnngum then rose and said:
"For the purpose of affording to the members
of this body an opportunity to pay their
respects to our illustrous guest, I movo that
we do now adjourn1"
The motion was carried, and the Senate ad
journed. The President of the Senate and
other senators then left their seats, and as they
approached Governor Kossuth, were severally
presented to him by the member* of the committee.
The entire front and side galleries of the
Chamber were completely filled by the ladies,
who had assembled to witness the ceremony.
?? ? r i _ i *l? n ?r ?,i.^
.Many ladies iouiiu piaci's uii me injur ui mr
Senate, the rule having' been suspended with
a view to their admission there. The reporter's
gallery was assigned to gentlemen, and
was also crowded.
There was no applause?the spectators ap.
parently rcfrainning from any such demonstration
as unsuited to the occasion and the scene,
i [ Washington Union.
CAMDEN,
TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1852.
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THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
Agents for the Journal.
- MpKBrp. R. E. Seyle, and 8. C. Burges, are twi
General aad TraveHing;Agents, and are author
ized to collet debts due us, and give receipts foi
- the (jundfii).,jyurjjijl, ?
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Our Market
There has been considerable activity in the cot
ton market since our last, with an advance of 1-8
prices ranging from 6 to 8.
A Friendly OalL
Some of our friends in this 8tate may expect i
cali from Mr. Seyle, who intends shortly to mak<
a tour through South Canolina, collecting for th(
Charleston Mercury and several other papers anc
periodicals. Mr. Burgee,' will also visit othei
I States for the same purpose. We hope those o
our Jriends upon whom either of tne-e gentlemer
I ?it ?mi i j i 4i :
may can, win ut; prepared iu iiunur uieir paper
It is a matter of serious inconvenience to us tc
be kept out ofour dues, and certainly it will oc
casion none -of our patrons any inconvenience t<
pay what they owe us. 1
Hard to Beat.
We have in our office a Beet which weighs 1(
3.4 lbs. and is 19 inches long, aud measures 2(
inches around. When first taken from the grouiu
it weighed 12 lbs. Said beet .was sent to us bj
Mr. William Robertson, of Russel Place, in thii
District
If any of our friends can beel this, we shouh
like to see them at it
For the New Year.
Mr. Young lias some choice things for the new
Year, and if any of oar friends warrt a convenien
memorandum Book, with a blank for every da;
in the year, for the record of daily occurrencer
&c., he has them very complete. Also, he has ;
few of Miller's Almanacs for 1852, and many oth
er articles too numerous to mention.
Sale of Negroes.
By reference to our advertising columns, it wil
be seen that on the first Monday in February
large sales of valuable Negroes will take place a
the Court House in this town.
Fatal Affray.
An affray occurred iii Columbia on Saturda;
night last, between Mr. John Sloan, formerly of thi
place, and J. M. E. Sharp, of Columbia, in whicl
the former lost his life. " The particulars, as w
learn them from the Carnlinidn are, that the de
ceased and Sharp were drinking at the St. Charier
when words ensued about an old difficulty, and
during its progress the latter inflicted the woum
which penetrated the heart, and of which Sloai
died. Sharpe surrendered himself to the sherit
and was lodged in jail under the commitment o
the Coroner.
The Present Tear.
In looking over the Calendar of the presen
year, there are some singular peculiarities whicl
make it somewhat remarkable. According to tbi
Book, there will be six eclipses during the yeai
three of the Sun and three of the Moon. [One o
the latter has already occurred which we kne*
nothing of until it had passed.] The othe
eclipses will be invisible with us, excepting i
small eclipse on the Moon's Southern limb, on th<
morning of December 26th. California and othe
portions of unfenc'd creation will enjoy the sights
This is what old fashioned people call leaj
Year, and February claims an additional day t(
its calendar, which constitutes the main featuri
ofits singularity. There are certain time honorei
privileges, which a class of our lair citizens may
claim and enjoy. Why these privileges are na
claimed by the party having the sole and acknowl
edged right to them, we are at a loss 13 divine.
Our National Anniversary falls on Sunday,anc
the people ol the nation will be perplexed to fij
upon a day, to glorify, speechify, and toast oui
venerable Uncle Samuel. Some more anxiom
than others, will anticipate its coming and fire
their big guns 011 Saturday. The religious por
tion of our community will have an opportunity
of hearing a politico-religious discourse adaptec
to the occasion, whether co-operatioe or not, we
cannot say.
The Camden people will not trouble themselves
much on that account; they will make nc
arrangements for its celebration, and will ver)
wisely let it pass off without any pomp or show
or circumstance of war, and lastly, without an)
speech making.
Counterfeits.
We have been shown (says the Raleigh, N. C
Standard, of the 7th i 11st.) a counterfeit $20 bill
of the Commercial Bank of Columbia, S. C.,sigm
ed by J. O. Crawford, Cashier, and A Blanding
President, bearing No. 248, and a likeness of Washington
011 the left side. It is dated the 2Sth September,
1844, and is made payable to C. Day. The
fiicnatures are evidently eneraved. and the date
and name of the payee are in common writing
ink. The bill looks pretty well, and is calculated
to deceive. We have called attention to it to put
the public on their guard. There may be 6ome
more bil's of the same kind in circulation.
High prices for Negroes.
The Petersburg (Va.) Intelligencer states that
at a sale of twenty-one slaves, the property of the
estate of Wm. Pendleton, consisting of old and
young, men, women and children, and not regarded
as above ordinary, were sold in that place at
the average price of $553. One man, without a
tradp, sold for 8l0'd8; a woman with a child ten
months old sold for $050, and a girl eleven years
for 5600: These, we under-ttaud, are about thr
rates at which slaves have been telling for sonic
weeks in this market.
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The Tunnel of the Thames.
In Sherburne's PencUIings in ^ngittid and the
Continent; published in 1847, in the Philadelphia
Saturday Courier, he givee a brief outline of his
visit to this remarkable subterranean passage:
"On leaving the Tower (of London} I took a
waterman, and was rowed a mile dotfrl the
r Thames, to .see the celebrated Tunnel, landing
first at Wapping; then rowed over to the Burry*
side, and for one shilling 'was permitted to pass
tKmnrrh it. !( Unfflh tiY Wfttitiirtlaf
Ulivujj" * m ? *? im1i IW14
ty-two feet; width of each carriage way, fourteen
feet, including side-walks. It Is brilliantly lighted
. gas. The carriage ways are laid With cement;
hard as stone, and very smooth,' The Tunnel is
' thirty feet below the b^of; the m,ower which
, hundreds of ships, of'all nations, daily sail. A
register is kept in the Tunnel for all visitors to enter
theii names. Among them I saw the autol
graphs oi many distinguished Americans." ^
; Extensive Entehprisb.?A number ofgeril
tlemen have associated together.in this city far.
r carrying on a large importing wholesale andf
retail dry goods business,on a scale more extensive
than has hitherto been conducted in,
Charleston. To carry out this plan, the firm
' ofC &G.L Kerrison & Co., bare sold oat i
' to the junior partners with whom several If.rgo.
' capitalists have been associated for this purpose.
? It is gratifying to see this manifestation o,
tended enterprise in our CitjF, in a line of buaiBness
that promises the most remnoerative results.
The extension of oar intercourse with .
) the West and Sooth West opens np the most
5 encouraging hopes to the spirit of adventare.?
I Tins improved cdnriexion isThe parent bran errf
larged importing business, as that will by a
necessary reaction give a wider extension to .
the internal traffic and between CfaarlesUMyand
the still increasing inland towns of this settioo
of the Union. *.?
To carry out the above project the associated
party, as above mentioned, in/end to moke an
enlargement of the present premises occupied
' at the North West corner of King and Market .
t streets. They have purchased all the land imy
eluded in the space between the corner and the
house occupied by Dr. Cleveland, tin King
a street, and extending down Market street nearly
to Archdale. The building on King street,
forming the front on that street, will be 58 feet
b inciies in wiatn, ana zzi teety inches oa Market
street It will be iou r stories higher the
I total height 60 feet. The first story will embrace
the Retail department, in its entire extent,
' with a Carpet saloon and Planter's room attached.
The second, third and foarth stories
will comprise the Wholesale department, and
the finish, we understand, will be in a style
that will reflect credit on the architecture of
y the city, as the arrangements, including stocks
s and all appliances, to render this one of the
ti most complete dry goods establishments, will
e be second, perhaps, only to Stewart's, Broadway,
New York, and rivalling every similar
5 store of the kind in the United States,
l' The building, designed by Mr. Edward C.
^ Jones, has been commenced;under the sopfcrintendance,
as builder, of Mr. David Lopez.?
^ Charleston Evening Nexrs. ,,
f Organ-Grimdrrs.?This part of the coun- - ^
try has been over-run lately by these itinerant
foreigners. We have no unkind feelings towards
the poor fellows?but their frequent ap1
pea ranee is, we confess, disagreeable. It comes ^
li too near arrant vagrancy to be tolerated by an
e industrions community, when carried as now,
r, to undue excess. Scarcely a week passes in ^
,f which we do not see several of these beggars,
_ strnllinff the couutrv through with their music
? O i - . *r ^ u
machines slang behind them. Now if there
were any honor, or skill, or any merit whatev1
er displayed by them, it would not be so bad.?
e But there is nothing of the sort. On the conr
trary, the cracked flues of their time-worn in'
strument's breathe forth nnuglit but dissonant,
? screeching sounds that "split a cucumber" or
} kill a mozart. In, this point of view, they are
s nuisance?to say nothing of the evil work they m
1 might be guilty of under this roving garb.?
r We cannot, with our peculiar domestic cstabi
lishment, be too particular in reference to all
unknown birds of passage like these, And, although
there are among them some deserving
j objects of charity, yet the majority of:them
merit no encouragement, but rather to be frowned,
if possible, into some more decent and hoo^
est mode of life.?'EdgeJieJd Advertiser ^
The United Statrs, France and Emland.?It
is stated from Washington, says the
Baltimore Sun, that despatches have been re- ?
I ceived at the State Department from Mr. Rives,
our Minister at Paris, up to the 18th ultimo,
which express the opinion that the coup d'etat
e T ?i- m 1 1 ni A
OI LiUUib <i^apyieuu wjia a cuuipicic rcvuiuuuuary
movement; and furnish details similar to'
those already published. Mr. Rives and the
r Swiss Minister were the only members of the
Diplomatic corps who had declined to attend
' the President's levees, and the latter had finally
resolved to present himself. The views of
the Administration on the whole subject will be, |
forwarded to Mr. Rives immediately. The
same account says: " a
There is reason ' to believe, in Washington,- , I
that the affair of the Prometheus will be satis-' I
factorily adjusted, and that no British force will |
' be maintained at San Juan hereafter. Mr. j
' Webster's despatch on the subject to Mr. Law'
rence had been sent to Lord Palmeretoo. Its
1 high spirit is commended. ?
Sir Henry BuKver will go to Italy for his 1
; health, probably in a diplomatic capacity. A |
new Minister to the United States will soon be J
appointed; a special authority will be conferred w
on Mr. Crampton to settle all pending qoes- jfl
tions. Sj
Confident expectations are entertained that &
the same clemency will be extended to Mr. S
Tlimclinr nn Iijiq nlro.idv haon cVirnvn In iha rwlli. Si
er Cuban prisoners.
! , II ?? ? A
slight sho*?k of an earthquake waa felt at
. St Tliomas on tho 16th Dec. No serious damage
was done.
i It said that Col. Titos. H.Benton very proi
bably will shortly embark at New-York, for
, California.
! The Town of Toledo, Ohio, was visited with
! a destructive conflagration on the 27th ulL?
The total loss was $10,000.