Salt River Journal from Bowling Green, Missouri • Page 3

rc- fOR THE JOURNAL. Mr. I observe the names of se rend gentlemen, brought before the public as suitable persons to fill the chair of the speaker of the House of Representatives. It is an office of some importance, and it should be filled by a gentleman whose talents and character would give assurance that the da ties of the office would be ably performed. I have no doubt there are several gentle men in the Legislature, who would fill the station creditably to themselves and the state, but among those whom I have heard spoken of, I know of no one so well qualified as Carty Wells, Esq.

of Lincoln. I know of but one objection to Mr. Wells, and that is, Lis want of experience. This would be curing itself every day. He has never beea a member of a Legislative body so far as my information extends; but with this exception, Mr.

W. stands preeminently above any of his competitors. His mind is of the highest order with a quick and ready perception and an accurate and discriminating judgment; as a lawyer, Mr. Wells has few superiors in she state; as a politician, no one is more orthodox in the Democratic faith, and withal he maintains a character blameless and unimpeachable. A Farmer.

THE MULTIPLICATION OF BANKS DURING THE EXISTENCE OF A UNITED STATES BANK. It is a common assertion of the whigs, that the United States Bank prevented the growth and multiplication ol the state banks. A- greater fallacy was never asserted. At the time of the adoption of the first charter of the United States Bank in 1791, there were but very few stale banks in existence the published statistics say only six.1 The truth is that the stale bank system grew up under the wing and patronage of the United States Bank. In 1816, there were 246 banks.

In 1820, there were 308 banks. In 1830, there were 330 banks. In 1834, there were 506 banks. In 1835, there were 5aS banks. In 1836, there were 567 banks.

The old United States Bank was charter-de in 1816 and expired in 1836; thus during its whole existence there was a continual multiplication of banks. Some accounts place the number of banks higher during this period. A statement in Niles' Register places the number of hanks in 1833, at about 700. In April, 1818. Mr.

Niles said uVe ec every where new banks established, or attempting to be established. Behold! forty-ihreenew banks authorized in Kentucky; ten in Tennessee; eight in Oiiio; a mass in little Rhode Island; some in Virginia, Massachusetts, fcc. sixteen petitions for more banks in New York, and some wanted in Pennsylvania; half a dozen new ones in Maryland, and from fifty to a hundred propo sed in various parts or the United Males. It seems that the mania for banking was stimulated instead of being restrained by the great regulator. The legislature of New Youk, in 1825, incorporated twenty-three banks.

They multiplied in every direction during the existence of both of the banks of the United States. They talk against the well established history of the cur rency, who say that the United btates Bank has ever sustained the multiplication of the state banks. The whole error is in the state legislation, and the remedy must be administered bv the legislatures of the states. It is in vain to look for a correction from congress, or a national bank. The Cotton crop.

The souhern papers generally confirm the reports of the destruction of a great portion of the cotton crop by the army mourn, fne Alabama Beacon, published at Greensborough, in a recent number, says: "We mentioned about three weeks ago, in a notice we took of the growing crop of cotton, that it would be one-third less than that of last year. The worm has prevailed since that time to so great an extent that we are now induced to believe, that it will not exceed half the crop of last year. This ap pears now to be the general impression of the planters, so tar as we nave been able to learn." An investigation was held in St. Louis on Saturday the 23d ult. by the Mayor, which resulted in the committal to prison of a man named Archibald Thurman, pilot of Icelander ferry boat, on a charge of wilful murder.

It appears that three lads were anchored in a skiff, and fixing their fishing lines, when Thurman allowed the boat to bear down so close to them that when the bell was rung for the engine to stop it was not in time to prevent the boat faom passing over the skiff, whereby one of the boys the son of a Frenchman named Polosks, was drowned. The hard cider party took three ways of getting over Gen. Harrison vote tor selling free white men. The first denied that he did vote at all for the barborous law; they then asserted that it was for crime men were to be sold, and finally have come to admit the facts and openly justify the principle. This is like the lawyer's speech in the case of the tea-kettle which had been borrowed and broke: "May it please your honor we have positions in this defence; in the first place we deny that we evjr borrow ed tot tea-kettle, in the second place, we contend that it was cracked when we cot it, and in the third place, that it was whole when we returned Western Carolinian.

Preserving Whiter Apples Lan April a year, I visited a friend, when he made me a present of a large dish of fine flavored ap- pies, ana oeing out ot season to have apples in such a good state of oreservation. 1 enquired his mode of keepingthem. tie iniormea me that in the tall he made a box six feet deep, which he sunk into the ground to a level with the surface, when he filled the box with sound apples, ana covered wun Doards in me torm ot a roof, but leaving an opening at both ends. The roof he also covered with straw and earth, to the usual thickness of an apple or potatoe noie. in this condition he leaves it till the apples are frozen, but as soon as a thaw comes he makes it perfectly tight, and in a few days the frost is altogether removed and the apples are as perfect as when they were taken from the trees.

I am aware that this is an excellent plan because I know that most of the apples and potatoes in holes rot and decay, in consequence of a warm and foul air accumulating, having no opprtunity to escape. I thought, however, to improve it, I consequently last fall buried my apples in the usual way: then I took four strips of one inch boards and nailed them together in the form of a chimney, leaving a vacancy in the middle of one inch square; this I placed in the centre of the apple hole, the end resting on the apples inside, and the other end projecting two feet above the ground. The vacancy in the chimney was barely sufficient to permit the foul air to escape, and not so large as to let the frost in to the apples. My family, during the winter, whenever they wished to have apples for consumption, only removed the chimney and reached in the hand to get a supply, and then replaced it again; and I can assure you, that of eight bushels that were thus buried, only three rotten and live or six slightly affected apples were discovered, whereas my neighbors, who buried their apples in the old lashioned way, lost a large quantity. Albany Cultivator.

MARK HOW A PLAIN TALE SHALL PUT THEM DOWN. For some years the crv of corruption has been rased against the Administration. The people have asked where! the accusers have said every where! In every Department there is rottenness say the Whigs. Well then, why do not the opposition lerret out and soecifv when and where the cor ruption ist 44 We would do it," say the vera cious whigs, "but speaker Polk packs the committees on us, and we cannot do any thing." Now let an honest people see the facts: The Congress of 1C39 met in December, and the Wh.igs elected their Speakers, and Mr. Hunter gave them a majority in all the committees upon public expenditures a majority in each and ever committee where these rotten corruptions were said to be; and beheld! alter a session of seven months Congress has adjourned, and none of these false charges are established not one! The committees have hunted after their promised dis closures, with a majority of prejudiced opponents to the Government on each committees and where are their Reports? What discovery has been made? None all is well! But they will continue to make a noise about the Administration and its corruptions.

Shame on such hypocrisy such defamation. Men of sense should scorn to countenance such a parly men of probity fliould re-nouce their attachment te such leaders. Nash. Union." Assurance doubly sure. There is quite a pleasant hit in the following, at the veracity of those who presume to doubt to infallibility of the political papers.

Tom's saying they "are such liars, that for his part he did not believe any of them," reminds us of an anecdote of the miller and his three sons. Coming into the mill, and finding a grist in the hopper, the old man called out "Tom have you tolled this grist "Yes sir," "Bill have you tolled this grist?" Yes sir." "Sam have you tolled this grist?" "Yes sir." "You are a pack of lying scoundrels," says the old man, "I dont believe a word you say III loll it myself." MARRIED, In Ashley, on Sunday the 4th inst, by the Rev. Mr. Henderson, Mr. GEORGE PRICE, of Bowling Green, formerly of New York, to Min MARY C.

ATKINS, formerly of Virginia. On Thursday the 24th alt. by the Re. Mr. Wax Davit, Mr.

B. P. CLIFFORD, to Mrs. LUCINDA DOBYNS, daughter of Samuel Pepper, Esq. of tbii county.

On the 6th init. by W. McQuie, Mr. WILLIS UNDER WXD, of Monroe county, to Mitt NANCY S. HENDRICKS, of tbii county.

At Danville. Mo. on the S2d nit. by the Rev. Let ter a met.

Doctor BENJAMIN F. SHARP, to Miss MARY II. McGUEE, late of Shelby ville, Kentucky. A sensible wife looks for her enjoyment at home a silly one abroad. VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.

THE undersigned offers for sale a valuable tract of land, lying three miles west of New London, Ralls county, containing two hundred acres. There is a good proportion of timber and Prairie on said land, and a good frame dwelling just finished, with a fine The land is of the best quality, and will be sold on the most reasonable terms; part of the purchase money in hand, and the remainder to suit the purchaser. For further apply to the subscriber at New London, Oct. 10. LEWIS TRACY.

LIST OF LETTERS. EMAIMNG in tie Post-office at Bow-ling-Green Pike County on the 30 ih day of September 1840, which if not taken out within three months will be sent the General Post-office as dead letters. A Robert Allison Ritchie Ay res Amos Beck Miss Eunice Brown Thos. Benn James Clinkscales Charles Drips Jeremiah Douglass William Dougherty William English Emerson II Ezekiel Ferril Dr. S.

M. Finley Rev. S. Findley Samuel Fielder Senr. Wm.

M. Gordin Matthew Givens 1 George D. GrafTord II I Samuel Henley Thomas Hewlet Charles Houchins Q. A. Jordan Archibald Jackson Alexander W.

Long BenoniS. lackland James R. Keith James McCormack Thomas Miles Tyre Martin Merimon Moore Hezekiah Nalley Mrs. S. W.

Newland D. C. M. Parsons 2 Miss Barbara Peay Mr. Rich William Richards Alfred Richards W.

Rule Mrs. Elizth Shotwell John Sisson James Sapp Micajah Thompson Miss Ruth Trimble HIRAM G. EDWARDS, P. M. October, 10 3t.

LIST OF LETTERS, REMAINING in the Post-Office at Louisiana on the 1st day of October, 1840, which if not taken out within three months will be sent to the General lost-Office as Dead Letters: A M'Connell John, Allison Robert, M'Connell R. Adams Heber, W. Basnet Wm. Norton Harrison, Haley Hiram, Otwell Hiram, Boggess William, Pigg Sandford, Clark Casander, 2 Poiozen Valentine Caprone Charley, Robinson Benj. Crane Geo.

B. Carroll Rosanna, M. Smith John or Cham- ncjs Smith Jr. Faircluld Adah, W. Jstone Francis Eastburn Joseph, ft.

Stephenson Miss M. Smith John J. Glis'ov A. Shields John, Gorin B. W.

Tinlev W. II Grear James Votaw William. James De Witt, Watson Wm. F. Jameson Joseph or Watson Elihn, Joseph Worlhan, Watson David, Kelly Moses, Kean Samuel, Donald Edward, William Lite P.

Ixuisiana Mo. Oct. 1, 1840. Young Richard, 2 Yeater Henry, Zumwalt Ivy, LIST OF LETTERS EM A I XING in the Post Office at Troy on the 7th October, 1340, which if not taken out within three months will be sent to the General Post Office as dead letters Allen Carey Jennings John B. Atkinson M.

P. Miss Kenedy Mary Miss Bond Moses Kelseck Jos. Brown Charles Knox James liar be Charles Kiser John Branson James Loving John Block Emanuel Maroon John Bass John McKee Wm. Bailey Saml Markhun Betsy Ann Carr Jonathan Moore James Campbell P. II.

2. O'llrian Emily Cambell Win. wings James Carter Thomas Owings Isaac Couper John II. Perkins Abner Cunningham Andrew Pierce John Cunningham Alfred Pierce Dnn 2 Chambers William Redman Lucinda Cage Wm. Ruland Jane P.

Capps Jacob Robbins George 3 Conner Thomas J. Rector Jane Miss Canady John Roff James S. Dryden Littleton Read George Davis S. M. Roberts Joseph Doherty James Stuarl Robert Dobins Armenius St.

Victor A. B. Duncan C. K. Smith Elizabeth Earnes James Stuart J.

Farmer Samuel Turnbull M. Farish W. H. Vaughn Mary Ann Foster John J. 2 Whitehead Marble Grose Allen Ward John Gowrine Wm.

Weltv Elijah Ll low ell Saml. Wheeler Charles lie frig Charles Woodson II. D. 2 Hutton Wm. S.

Willott Charles Hawkins Edwd. Williams Elizabeth Henry Francis Young George J. S. HUSTON, P. M.

October, 10 3t. LIST OF LETTERS EMAINING in the Post Office at Louis- ville, Lincoln County, which if not taken out within three months will be sent to the General Post Office as dead letters. Miss Jane A. Allison Francis S. Sweeney Hams Murphy S.

S. Sterman Robert Estes Dr. Jan. R. Hayden Samuel Groom John E.

Corter or W. M. Walhe Asher Corter J. M. Broadwell Welhem Weinefeld John W.

Yeldee Rev. F. B. McElroy J. S.

Morrison Co. Shelton Colbert October 10-St. E. EMERSON, P. M.

The population of the city of New Or. leans, according to the late census is 100y 000. LIST OF LETTERS I REMAINING in the Post Office at New LnnHnn nn the 30th Sent. 1840.. which if not taken out within three months will be sent to the General Post Office as dead letters.

Beauford Abraham Barkley Mathew Ballard William Clark Hamilton Camron Neal Clay Charles S. Caldwell Walter Cox Pleasant Donnally Mary Drane Susan Drewy Moses Emerson Hugh Elliott Jas Elliott Stephen Fields Silas Frazier Thomas Forel David Fti gate Reuben Glascock Asa Githers Keneen Glascock Lenary Glascock French Gregory Thomas. Glascock Harrison Gray BF Gull Belinda Miss Gerard Wm Griflen Jas Hamilton John Hern Arthur Hudson Pleasant Harris Hitch Nathan 2 October 10 3t. Jr Huston John Jameson John Johnson Jones Wm Jewette Augustus Letford Jno McCarty Benj 2 Miles IIS 2 Neal Jas Offett Eliza Pierce 2 Penn Edmund Palmer Henry Oster Haut Hiram 2 Purdam A II Rice Charles Rutter John Rhodes Charles Ralls Caleb or Kalis County Clerk 3 Shaver George Spaulding Robert Smeltzer Henry Shebley Henry Tinch John Toller Lewis II Watson Jas 2 Watkins 2 Wright Uriel Williams Jas Wright Jos 2 Wright A 2 Williams Festurs G. CLAYTON, P.M.

TO THE PUBLIC. Clarksyille, Sept. 24, 1 840. Mr. Editor: I saw a publication in the Journal or the 19th sept, wilh the signature of James Wells, which I suppose is in answer to a card which I caused to be placed in that paper.

There Was an error in it as to cheating him out of fifty dollars which 'has Jjeen corrected. I must say that I am dad my hair and eye-brows come so close together if it is indicative of honesty. But let us see from the gentleman's acts what pe culiar bumps there are on his head. In the first place, he says there was an order given by E. W.

Pellington for some pork which he sars I shipped. (If there was, I can safely say I never received it.) requesting me to send the pork to Mr. l'ellington. 1 have seen a memorandum addressed to Mr. Booth from that gentleman for 20 barrels of pork which was contracted by Richard Kerr.

I now wish to give the public a full account of the transaction of the pork business that Wells left with me. Mr. Wells placed 25 barrels of pork in my warehouse, and re quested me to sell the pork at seventeen dot lars per barrel; I asked him if I got more would he give me the overplus lor my trou ble; he said he would. 1 sold the pork for 19 per brl. Mr.

Wells comes over some tune afterwards and 1 paid him the money at S'17, and took his receipt. I then asked him if he was satisfied with the sale; he said he was perfectly satisfied, and offered to lend me the money. I will now tell you says what I received for the pork: I got $19 per arrel font; and in a short time he lelt the store, and not long afterwards, he tells you that he directs Richard Kerr to say to me that I ought to refund the whole amount of money received for his pork. It will be ea sily seen how this note came to be addressed to me. He says that Mr.

Kerr contracted and sold it for $19, and that he had got but $17; then this dissatisfaction took place. As to the brands on the barrels, I cannot tell what was put there after they lelt me. As it respects sending the overplus money required, I just concluded that if he was that sort of creature that would sav one thing and do another, I would send the money and address him a tew lines in answer; which he failed to tell the public when he was giving his communication. Oh, no! that would not look quite so well. Well, I will give the substance of the note sent him.

"Sir: I see from your note that you are disposed to eat your words in relation to the bargain between us, theretore I send you the amount required and now, sir, I wish you to clearly understand, that in wish never to have any further transactions with you." J. OWSLEY. I could havo retained the amount to all intents and purposes by law and contract-but where I find a man of that description, I generally cease ever having any more to do with him. The influence that some person might have had over this man after his return home, might have caused him to act thus which will be seen by the foregoing note. This truth-loving and fair acting creature is very well known in this region of country.

particularly in contracts for beef with one of our respectable citizens. 1 merely cite this case for a sample of this fair acting creature, which will be understood by those who are acquainted with the circumstance. In conclusion, I am willing to have this whole transaction in relation to the pork fully set before the public, and shall be willing to let the public judge between us who is right and who is wrong. J. OWSLEY.

October 10 It. NOTICE. THE partnership heretofore existing between the subscribers, ia this day dittolved by sent. All thoae indebted to then make imndiale payment, a. the tBM of the 6rm will ihorlly leave the eo-dotfT a.

wAibtta, VT. H. WATERS. 7 i niaHat'j celebrated Late Med.c.nesja.t went- h. Oct.

10 7. WTKRi. LIST OF LETTERS EMAINING in the Post Office at Frank-1 ford. Missouri, if not taken out in three months they will be sent to the General Post Office as dead letters: Burns Ignatius Petty Solomon i Cook William Powell Benjamin Dean Tisdal Esq. Peaisse Miss Fisher Elizabeth Snedegar Franco Johnson John Wright Susan Petty Alexander White Daniel Capt fetly A Yeater Joseph it A.

MASE, P. M. Oct. 10 3t. SHERIFF'S SALE.

Virtne end by authority of a writ of eieeolion imed from the Clerk office of the Circuit court of Pike County, and state of Missouri, and te ate directed, ia favor of Samuel Finley, and against Wes ley Hunt, I have levied upon aad seixed aU the ngbl, title, interest and elaira of tbe said Hunt iato too following described real estate lying in the county ofPike.to wit: lot 481, 492,483,484,493,494, 495, and 496, in the town of Louisiana ia said coanty of Pike? and I shall offer, the same at public sahs to tbe highest bidder for ready money, before the) Court House door ia tbe town of Bowling Green on the loth day of October next, between the hours of 9 o'clock ia the forenoon, and Ave ia the afternoon of said day, and during the term of tbe circuit court to satisfy said execution and all costst. WILLIAM PENIX, Sept. 19 3t. Sheriff of Pike Co. SHERIFFS SALE.

IN Virtue and by authority of a writ of execution issued from the Clerk's office of tbe Circuit Court for the county of St. Louis and state of Missouri, ia favor of Benjamin Simons and against Thomas Caulk, and to me directed, I have levied upon and aeixed all the right, title, interest, and claim of the said Thomas Caulk, ia and to a certain tract of foar thousand arnens of land lying in the county of Pike and granted by the Spanith authorities to one Richard Cauik by concession, bearing date the 5th day of December 1799, and shall offer tbe same at public sale to tbe highest bidder, for ready money, before tbe Court Hoore door in tbe town of Bowling Green ia said county of Pike, en tbe 12thday of Octobet aaxt, between tbe hours of 9 o'clock ia the forenoon and five in the afternoon of said day during the term af tbe Circuit Court of said connty, to satisfy said exe-eerioa and all costs. WILLIAM PENIX, Sept. 19 3t. Sheriff of Pike Co.

(r We are authorized to announce GILCHRIST PORTER, as a candidate for re-election to the office of Circuit Attorney of this Judicial Circuit. The election to be held the 1st Monday of November next. ST. LOUIS MARKET Sept. 30; Bacon Hams, 10; Hog round 7z8 scarce.

Beans Market well supplied, and prices have declined. We quote at Butler 10 to 121c Good supply. Brandy American 65a75; Cognac 50a Champaigne Bees-wax 25 and scarce. Candles We quote sperm 4 8a 50; scarce mould none; dipped 1214 scarce. Cotton Yarn 24 to 25, sales.

Good supply. Coffee Havana green, 13al4; Riol3al4 scarce. Java lGial8; St. Domingo 12al3c in demand. Segars Melee 5a6; per m.

Hav. M. 15a20; per Principe 20a25. Good stock on hand. Cordage Hemp bed cords $2 25: Grass $33 50; Manilla plough lines 1 25; Manilla rope 15zl6 Hemp plough lines $1.

Domestics We quote for 3-4aZ 7a6ic; 4-4 at plentiful supply. Flour, $4 50 a $5 00 Fish No. 1, $19; No.2.17; No.3. tt to 13; scarce Cod fish, $2 25; Her ring, 11 to 13 plenty. Fruit Raisins 2a2 25; do 225 al 50, good supply.

SS Almonds 16al8; Sdo 10ul2i. Furs J( Peltries Shaved deer skins 35 45; red and blue do 35a45; hill grey 20a 25. winter grey I5al5; raccoons 1 mink 35a56; wildcat fox 50, bear skins $la3, in demand; otter all furs in great demand and rising. Cm we quote American 75c. Holland $1 50al 75.

Grain Corn in sacks 25z30c; Wheat 62 25a30. Hides, dry in demand. Hemp, 4a5 good demand. Iron Bar 6c; band hoop id tol round and square 6 to 1 1 sheet 9 to 12, castings 4. Lard 8al0; scarce.

Lead. No sales. Molasses The supply is large, on levee we quote it at 30 by the quantity; 33a35 in stores. Nails There is a good supply we quote 6ia7i. No 3.

9 cents. Oil Sperm Winter Strained 1 351 50; Summer strained 1 20a 1 30; Tanner's $20a 21per barrel; Linseed 1 37a 25. Pork Fresh no sales, in bbl. mess 18a prime 1516, no sales of any consequence. Jiice 5 l-2a6c.

good supply; demand limited. IlumN. O. 621a75c; Jam. $1 501 75.

SallT I 50621 pr bush A per sack; Kenahawa 50c; L. 25 Sugar 7 to 81 per hhd. Soap Eastern No. 1, 7a8; Cincinnati 6 to good supply. Tobacco Manufactured Missouri and Kentucky, 10a25; Virginia 25a50-good supply.

In hhds no sales. Tea Young Hyson. 70a75; P. and Imperial 8590. Tar Per bbl lal 25 good supply.

Whiskey Sales made of raw whiskey 22 a23 recAified at 25 and 26c fluctuating. TFi Prices vary but little from last weeks' quotations we quote Sweet Malaga 75; Teneriffe, $11 50; Madeira, common 75c, best quality $1 752 50; Shtnry Champagne 8a I AGISTRATES BLANKS of every de- scriptiour sale at this ofRcf. 7 -A.