The New York Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1854, Page 6

Our Minnesota Correspondence. Atal Canede—Lord Elgtn's Farewell. The Infernal Machine Case in Cincinnatt. pantalcons; I heard » man talking FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Br. Pavu, Mt Ter., Nov. 25, 1854. a’ farewell entertainment was given by | 74l OF WILLIAM ARRISOX FOR THE cuteide, before be got into the sop; several ques- ree Condition and Population of St. Pawl—Cheracter the Governor General, at Spencer, on the lat ina. ee ee tng ihe, Sere "wee im Chl ee eee the Country Arownd It—Rts Agricultural Ad: in our exchanges of Quebec is printed the valedic | Charles Jackson sworn—On the evening of June wh of July: 4id not Pata Sarvmpar, Dec. 16—6 P. M. vantages— The Fails of St. Anthony— Wonderful | tory adress of Lord Elgin, in which, with hia uscal | 26th last, was in the hdsiery store at tne corner of Pride tog ee At board this morning the market opened’ Growth of Towns in Minnesota, Se., $e. | happiness of expression, ahd with great depth of | Western row and rth street; between 8 and supposed to be Arrison; foun heavy, and continued so to the close. Nicaragus, Previous to my migration from the East to this | ‘Territory, 1 was naturally anxious to gether all in- | Sermation respecting i that came witnin my resch. | Much of this I found in the columns of the Har aun; and presuming that some of the vast numbers who | dmtend to come to Minnesota the next year would | Bke some description of it, I hope you will deem | ‘this worthy a place in the same channel that was of 0 mach service to me. ‘The character of St. Paul is more extensively | known than that of the interior or agricultaral dis | twicts, and conzequently I may dwell more upon the | fatter from this fact. I would state, however, trat | fhe late census gives thie city a population of some- ‘thing over five thousand, Toere seems to be a doudt ae to the accuracy of there returns; and some of the “eldest inbabitanta” claim at leas! six huadred more to foot up. The increase, ia either case, is gzatifying. The navigation of the river will soon | oloee; but the new overland mail arrangement wiil | give un the news at lcast tri weekly, so thar we can | Ihear often from the East, and friends there from us. | Loere is an exaggerated nosion of the intensity of | ‘the winter which should be corrected; and the fa:t ef there being no cold weather here yet, will have ‘the efiect to eet it right. ‘The country around St. Paul is becoming very walusble. Farmers from the Hast are setting here ‘m large numbers; and as the sgricaltural market wul be a local one, there are remarsable facilities tovend prodace hither. On the St. Croix and 8:. Peter’s river [ea ag advantages are great. | Ou the last mentioned, soil ia of a strange fer- tility. Potatcce yield from three to four bon- drei bussels to the acre, and other crops im proportion. The river, one of the most beautiful tm the Territory, is navigable as far ss the new aud growing toen vf Bt. Peters, to which poiat, with opening of navigation, daily packe*s will ruo from Bt. Paul. This will of necessity, be ths g est zicuitural depot of the northwest. It is under sho! that a large colony of Swiss wili settle in that @etri tthe next seasen. They will fied a rich soul with greet advantages of accems. Tne lands iu Hennepin ccunty are sleo finely adapted for exien- sve ‘arming. Indeed, the remark will apply to the whole of Minnesota. The Falls of St. Anthony is furnishing s splendid pover for some new mills just erected upon them, ‘woile the town of that name is growing with much Py se Oe ro tos instance of remarkable growth { farnished in tre town of Minneapolis, located on tee opposite wile of t:¢ Mixeinsippi, and uaited wita ®. Antnovy by a new suspension bridge. Five mentte ago there were but two or three houses ereet- 4, and vow there are over one handred. Nor are wach instances rare. Tre town of St. Peters, before alluced to, Shakopee, Traversides, Siox, Menkato, | Le Beur, &c., sre adding daily to their numbers; ‘fact, the whole Minnesvis valley is swarming with Bite. A few years ago the Indian was the “mo- ‘march of all he surveyed;” now he has vanished be- fore the advent of the white man, and is seldom geen ¢xcept at the season when their payments are oe from government. : ‘There are many places of interest in this vicinity. Whe Maiden’s Rock, to wich is attached the legend @eatacertain Indian maid in a fit of desperation, gansed by some “ crosa in love,” jumped from the e@ammit into the swift rolling current below; the Red Rock, the supposed throne of the Indian God Manitou; the Minnie Hs! Ha! or Laughing “Waters, re is a most beautiful descent of a pure beet of water over a broad shelf into a deep ravine gome forty feet, and o.her romantic and interes:ing Segendery scenes that will become places of sum: mer resort. ‘The various routes of travel will be advertised in ‘the spring, andas information from suc’ sour es ili ‘be more definite than avy I can give, I will omit all savice an to che best means of reaching, here. - i as » Paci. Our Missouri Correspondence. a Br. Lours, Dec. 4, 1854. The Pur Tyvade—The Indians and Their Doings— Keansas— Wiil it be a Slave State ?—Election of @ Pro-Slavery Man to Congress—The Abolition sta, §c., He. 1 have just received a letter froma friend con- amected with the fur trade, dated at Fort Union, near fhe mouth of the Yellow Stone. It was bronght own by the semi-annual mescenger of the Fur Com- pany, who, with two others, arrived at the western border of this State some-days since, The news ia of no great importance from that region. The trade Mor the season is likely to be very good. The -Aminaboine, from Saskstchawan river, tributary af Lake Winnipeg, have had several scrimmages ‘with the Blackfe st during the summer, but without feettng, he took his public leave of the people by whom he wae surrounded, some 600 or 700 person; of all parties being present. We regret that @ mor: lengthened report of the address ia not given. We are assured by those who were present taat some of | the most eff: ctive points have been left out; among | otbere,that im whica he expressed his deepsympathy | and a desire to find a Jast resting place on Gentian OU uiet nook Mount Hermon. Fe. that he reciprocates mo unkiad feeling to apy ove in Canada, and he will keep his plecge of serving Canada whenever Spportunity offers. When the la ose of time has softened poli- tical asperity, fail jastice wili be done to the mobie- man who is now about to leave these shores; and the addreas we print below will be quoted as an il- hustration of his gcod and great aud graceful quali- ties. The address is reported as follows :— Ladies ani Gentiemen—I am not now about to ive a totst, for since I have resided at Spencer ‘cod [ have made it an invariable rate not to pro pose toasts after supper, a course from waich on the resent occasion I see no redson to depart; bat fore I drnk to you,I would wish to address you with a few words. These cannot, I regret to say, be in the strain 1 have hithe:to been wont to employ, 2r in that which best befi's a scene of festivity like the present, for my heart is heavy,feel- ing that It: is nignt stead before you for tae last time in my official capacity. It is, f assure you,with feelings of sorrow that I met from ali ef whom ] bave mes seoften in lovely ance, and which I have been so long accustomed to look upon ae myhome. Indeed, at one time J began to think | Thad made some great mistake in tlie couree I hai | taken sa regards leaving Canada. It wae a beantt- | ful morning inst Juse shen, on my return from Eng: | land, I landed at the Cove lying below, (for it beiog unday I was unwilling to proveed through the | city,) and as ridivg a. the bill [ met the people of the /place and received their kind salutations, and | ae I @rove through the surounding avenues, every tree whereof seemed familiar to me, | did then think that perhaps I did wrong. I thought then that I should like much to live nut far away, but ov one wear 8936 which had alwass been @ favorite of mioe, I mean on Pointe-a-Pizesa, fer there of a summer's day [ loved to watch the +hipping on the bosom of the river, to see the sun abjping on the hills which crown the banka on either eide, and to gsze on the Laurentine moun- tains, which stretch away into the far distance. I have endeavored, ladies and gen‘lemen, in the wcetings at times I bave gathered toget er at Sven- cer Wood, that al! ovinions either of religion or poli- tics should assembie on this ground at least on equal terms. I bave endeavored during my admi- nistration faithfully to do justice to all and to neglect | Rone there may, however, indeed be some, even | within the wails of this room, who believe that they Lave cause of complaint Se me; but whetter they be here or eleewhsre, I caa truly say | that whatever errore I may have commit‘ed, either | of omission or commission, have never been inten- tional. As the word of a dying mea is in a court of justice taken as good evidence, even 90 believe waat , in the last agdnies of official dissolution, am now declaring; but if, however, as it is said, recipro- city be an essential to enmity, then san I leave be- hind me no man an enemy. I have now for many years taken a most lively interest in the affairs of thie splendid province, and have closely watched ite progress; but even when I shall have left it I do hope that by some means, through some channel or other, I may be able still to hear of itsincreasin, prosperity. I see before me many with whom ave been in long official connection, many who have devoted their best labors and talents ip the service of the country, aud to those I am grateful for t2e assistance they have afforded me, feeling confident that they will ever continue ready to give their sid and counsel. I am about to leave you. (Cries of ‘No, no.”) I have, however, it satia- fa: tion in feeling that Sir Edmund Head is to come after me. 1 cannot, under tae3e circumstances, say all I would, but this mach I may state, without de- licacy or decorum, that many years ago, when I was jounger than I am now, I learned to look up to Sir Edmund Head with great reszect, and taat I know him to be a gentleman of high talent and ability. In the future he may, and most probably will, meet with his difficulties as I have; but were there none to en:ounter the career would not be one | Worthy of hiz position. I now, ladies and gentle- men, sbali drain this glass to its Jast drop, and say with sorrow—farewell, God bless you all. After the manifestation of feeling which greeted the close of this beautifal ‘speech, (80 imperfectl, reported by us), had subsided, Sir Eimuad Hea: | briefly said that although the Governor Gener.) had | mage it his rule not to give toasts after supper, he should be obliged to commence by an act of insab- ordination, which wus to propoge the health of Lord Eigin himeetf. He said that, succeeding the nobic Lord, he same before them under a great disadvan- fae, for he could scarcely hope to have the same field open to him. The toast was received with immense enthusiasm and drunk with all the honors, Lord Elgin in reply ssyipg that he was indebted to Sir Edmund for having provoked so gratifying a response to hig ap samy decisive results. Taoese things are, however, wofrequent that they can hardly be considered as mews, unless considerable numbers are engaged on ‘both sides, and a decided massacre occurs. The rows, Minnataws, Arricaras, Puncahs, Sioux and Omahas have been more than ordinarily peaveable ‘along the Missouri. The last named tribe have weveral times amused themselves by stealing cattle ‘from the emigrants journeying to Utah aad Cal: fornia. | We had news here yesterday from New Mexico. | All the Indian tribes are becoming daily more ‘treublesome. Incursions into the settlements are ‘wery frequent, attexded often with murdei calways with robberies of etock and grain. mbundantly evident that there is not a military force there sufficient to restrain them. All pro- perty out of thick settlements is held at their mercy, atd life is constantly hazarded in ita de- Zence. The Governor hela a treaty lately with Navajoes, Jaccarilias and Utahs. Tue the most solema promises of friend. all of which were of course broken as they received their preasnte and got out ‘bt of his Excellency’s party. will remember that I pean that Kausas be declared to be a slave S‘ate so soon as the jature was convened. The recent election for ate in Congress proves the correctness of my Whitfield, a Tennesseean, who is ultra Southern in sentiment, has received an overwhelm- fing majority of the votes. The election turned upon ‘the slavery question exclusively. The Legislature “will be assembled early in the ae ‘he late v@lection shows what action will be nad in that body. J eaw, a few days since, Mr. Calhoun, the Surveyor General of Kansas and Nebraska. He is an [!li- |, opposed to sla’ in the abstract, but (aith- the constitution. He assured me that the ef. the abolition emigration societies have acta- ited nothing. have induced s num- destitute creatures, chiefly from the purlieus Eastern cities and towns, to emigrate # K o- where they find themselves without food or , and dependent for subsistence upon the people whose ri they were hired to invade. consequence is, all of them who can are g back to the places from whence they cau: -. remainder are fast becoming converts 1. Naturally, Kansas is not o ited to the institution of slavery, oli will undoubt it and continuance for ny a & aitt and Our Lahaina Correspondenee. Lawatna, Oct. 6, 1854. Bathpth in Port— Temperance Laws at Lahaina— A Rain and Hail Storm at Sea—A Few of th Disasters Incident to Whaling. ‘Thie is our second Sabbath in port. We had mmissionary preaching on board last Sabbath. ‘There is one steamer, one merchant ship and twenty ‘whalers in this port. Laws and regulations are q@bore with, and intoxicating drinks are twenty-five eents « glace, while the penalty for getting drunk 4a six or eight doliars fine and i: ment. Ifa runs away the captain offers forty or fifty Tewerd, and the natives are gure to brio; ‘him back to the ship in chains, m-ter the sailing of the ship, rT the masts, clean’ peal. An adjournment wes made to the ball room, where dancing was prosecuted with renewed vigor. Mr. Turcotte, M. P. P., subsequently in the bal! room, epoke in French, expressing tie deep regret which his compatriots entertained at the approach- ing departure of Lord Elgin. The gueste now paid their adieus and wended their way homewards. ‘The Parchase of Mount Vernon. A number of ladies of Virginia, haviog made a proposition to purchase the home of Washington, the present owner, Mr. John A. Washington, de- clines the cffer in the following ‘etter:— Movcst Vernon, July 26, 1854. To J. H. Griwer, Esq.—Dear Sir: Tregret that | an absence from home has prevented me from giv- | ing the prompt attention I desired to your letter of | the 14th ult., oe a report ofthe proceedings | of a meeting of the ladies of Richmond and Man- | chester, and a copy of your letter to the Richmond Whig. You may res’ assured, air, that no one ap- preciates more highly than I do the patriotic mo- tives which induce the ladies of Virginia, and other | Southern States, to take action on the subject which | bas in this instance ¢€ ed their attention. In- | deed, to those who know themas we do, no evi dence is neceasary to prove that they are actuated in an undertaking bythe pure and disinterested feeltogs which characterize them in all the rela- tions ¢f life. With every disposition to yiela my views with re- gard to the practicability of the piss the ladie« have in view for accomplishing the purchase + Mount Vernon, and admitting that there is s-arc*l) any obstacle which their untiring energy and devu tion, when once enlisted, cannot overcome, th are stili insuperable objections in my mind to ine gra‘ification of their wishes, Tam entirely unwilling that Mt. Vernon should paes from my B saree n, unless to the State of Vir- gine, or the United States. The oniy reason that have for desiring this disposition of the property is that it may be preserved trom the lot that must eventually berall it, Ppl ga possession, in the diepersicn vf families and changes of fortane si- most necessarily attendant upon our form of gov- ernment. It would cause greatest regret, if amid such chsages, from act of mine or my d- scendants, Mt. Vernon be perverted to use, inconsistent with the veneration due to the msmo- and character of him with whose life it is so fa- timately connected. Yet I cannot help foreseeing, that, aa the property of any private person or asso ciation, tbis lamentable t must gooner or later occur. It is true, that if the plan devised by the la ties is practicable, and it is consigned to the cus tody of Virginia, this result would probably be 0- vi But, air, beautifully as is the tribute of gratitude these excellent and devoted ladies would pay to the memo.y of cur common Father, wou'd not the world cry shame on the government and on the men who would stand by and permit such a sacrifice even on euch an sitar. ble own part I had rather present it a free gift to the State or nation (little as either wou d deserve ft,) than be ¢ubject to the mortification of receiving these of patriot- ism from the mothers, wives and d: of Vir- ginia. No, sir, much as Ladmire and reverence the Many graces and virtues that adorn the Isdies of my native State, I cannot consent to be ia- stiumental in the erection of the gracefal monu- ment, designed by their patriotien and illustrative of it, but which ‘at the same » wi memorste the degeneracy of myself and the of our land. I hope the views which I have had the honor to present, with the most d_ respect to the le dies of Richfhond and Manchester, will meet theit approval, and they will see that, in reluctantly de- clining to yield to these wishes, I am at the same time filled with admiration for the emotions and = which have moved them in the cause they we undertaken. I should do injustice to my own feelings were I to. | close this letter without returning thanks to yon, sir, individually, for the fair, and correct viows com- men 9 o'clock a by the name of King box and said it was for Mr. a! and i told the bo: o’clock, As meantime the box fay on te head on it; Dr. Baker anook t} thought there was sand in it; about twelve inshes long, five and wae covered with icad wita white wrapping twine, the card the twine. (The remnants of th brought in.) Judge Johnson objected to showing these materi - als to witnesses who had mever seem them. This witness had never seen anytaiag but the wigpver. ‘The portions not actually seen by the wit 3 were then covered up, Mr. Cruden remarking tnere was no powder in it now, and need not fear itt. ‘The card was handed witnesses, and he said it was of the same size and contained the same direction ““Cresgexamincd othe writing sppesred Jr0s8 exami very much like that on the box; had ‘sok ween it since he first saw it on the box; there was a small boy with King when ne delivered it. don’t recollet whe: ther the night was durk or not; had the box about an bour before he delivered it to Dr. Baker. ia with Dr. Thomas C Kneq Arrison; known him since January, 1863, and roomed him; was 6 fellow student with him at the Medical College; knew Atiison since Jast winter; he was a atucent, and after lectures were over, was maie’| steward by the Faculty. There was a ciffizulty be- tween them; don’t know what it was about; prisoner was employed as house surgeon; they nad had Words with each other at ditlereat times; once about the price of a book which Arrison had bough’ of Alii- son; they called each other knaves, cowards and ¢——4 liars, wien Allieon stepjel up to Arrisou, struck bim twice and knocked him dewn, ibjuring him severely; cannot recollect how long this was before the exolesion; Arrison afterwards said “I have a great notion to kill him;” on the evening of June 28 witness was sitting in the office door on kongworth astree;, when the boy Jackson banded the box to Dr. J. W. Baker, sayiar there was a box fur Allison, the steward; Dr. B. said he would hand it him; witness lifted the bex and found it heavy; Dr. Baker eaid that Alli- son had been getting several boxes lately; witnees shook it beside bis head, and prison 8S there was A sound like sand; afterwar’s concluded it was the rustling of paper; bex was about the size of the one in Court; there was brown paper around it; card now exhibite! was of the size of the one on box, and had the same inscription; there was a hole in the card, through which she string ran; can’t say whether this was the card or not; it resembles it; at the time of explosion, was on the pavement of Longworth; the souni was very loud; rushed ap stairs, saw fire, went efter water; returned; saw Dr. Baker taking Mrs. Allison out; she was takea dowo etairs; Mr. Adiizon was taken into the faculty room; the bed clothing was on fire, and was put out by water; [here witness described the ivjury done to the builoing, same as Dr. Baker yesterday;] after the explosion, saw pieces of the box resembling that now in Cour, and pieces of shell; saw Allison after the explosion; he was lying on the table, with his bowels Protrudly from the wounds; he was also wounded in the thigh; saw some fifteen holes inths thigh; he was burnt in the face; there were between twenty and thirty patients in the hospital in the marine department; their expenses, he thiake, are paid by government; saw Allison while dying; he aed that night, about an hour ands half after the explosion. oes examined—Witness had been connected with College since January, 1853; had kaown Arri- gon ever eince he was there; was his room-mate two or three months, and class mate all the time: he wes a diligent student; he took the place of Home Surgeon during Baker’s absence; saw one or two papevs relating tos contract between Baker ani 3 Allison came there some time in the winter, and attended lectures. Mr. Dickson—What was the cofftract between Allison and Dr. Baker? Mr. Pruden—You need not answer that question. The Court decided that all testimony showing the proper relation of the parties t> the institution was proper. ‘ce witness stated that Allison was a student during the lectures, and the steward afterwards; did not know of any difficulty between Baker, the head of the hospital, and Allison; did not know that Allison was about to leave the institution; did not know that Alison bad invested anything in fitting up the lecture room. f This question was objected to by Mr. Praden. Mr. Dicksoa eaid evidence had been introduced to stow that Arrison bad had difficulty with Allison; the counsel for the prisoner wished to show that Aliison had difficulty with others also. Mr, Pruden gaid question he to waa jabeeps Allison bad invested money in fitting up e college. Sudgeohnson taid the defence might yet wish to sbow that greater difficuities existed between Allison and others than between him and Arrison, and therefore there was & ter probability that these others had caused hie death than that Arcizon ad. Judge Flinn said the eral relation of prisoner and deceased to the col! might be stated, bat details of that relation id not be listened to. Mr. Ai feet he hoped the court would not ava maturely decide the question whether the previous rela‘ion of Allison to the proprietors of the college wight not be investigated. That question was not now raised, but might be. Cross-examivation resumed—Arrison remained in the institution about a month after the fight be- tween him and Allison; the threats of Arrison were made a dey or two after the fight; after the box was carried up stairs but a few minutes elapsed before the explosion; the clock in the room where the ex- pees occurred was stopped at 23 minutes past 9; eard that Allison asked Baker whether he coulu live or not; Baker told him he could not; do not know whether allison bad any opinion of his own or not; cannot recollect Allison’s precise words, but he said, this is the fruits or consequences of some wrong in himself or somebody else; can’t tell which; the idea Skip! ge was, thatif he had not been in eompany with certain perscns this would not have happened; think he named no persons; don’t think he named Conaway; heard him say nothing about the box; did not hear bim say he was killed by a torpedo; other persons were with bim before he died; did not hear them converse with him; was not with him ail the time; do not know who was ore did not hear him name Fore Menge nes not hope! that Fc en e of receiving 8, Core knew nothing of the property Allison left; Alli- son suffered greatly, and though he cohe- rently, yet witness thought @ man tensely could hardly be possessi faculties; was present with Mrs. Allison much of the time after the exylosion; she said she expected to die scon, but immediately; she remarked that she hsnded the box to Mr. Allison, ana re- quested him to — it. Mr. Dickson asked if she eaid Conaway was the cause ef her death. Mr. Pruden objected to any statements ef Mrs. being given in testimony, as her death was not the subject of criminal inquiry at this tria’. The F waa on trial now for the murder of Mr. Al- ison only. Besides, if admissible, statements = only be received as to tacts, ndt as to spo -ula- jone. Judge Flinn said anything she stated respectio occurrences and facta Tight be given, but nothing she said about her impressions. Mr. Johnson said he wanted her whole statement. Thif was the first time he ever knew the metaphy- sical shears run through a dying declaration, and cat in two—-give a pert to the jury, and withhold the rest. Such @ thirst for blood, ag manifested by Se yeeotieg attorney, he had never seen before. ir. Praden said he had exhibited so thirst for blood, but be had exhibited a desire to get at legai evidence, ond prevent the gentleman from obtruding his abominable humbugs, for which he was so noto rious ever sinee his entrance into Hamilton county. Mr. Johnson eaid if this was stated as a fact, he should object to it; if pod lage of the prose- cuting attorney, he cared nothing about it. Mr. Pruden said he stated it as a matter of histo. ry in Hamilton county. The question was farther discussed by Mr. Pru- den and Mr. Dickson, who asked the witnees again what did Mrs. Allisonsay when asked, did Conaway caure death? Mr. hjected. ao in- on “of his aden ol . Judge Flinn raid her statements, according to law, could Bg not as to her surmises and ¢; ions. Witners--She said that when Mr. Allison went to open the box, it exploded. When asked about Co- | pe a eald— her ere witness was ed » Praden. Mr. Keys proceeaee ve pe the question. Judge Flynn told the witness to answer the ques tion, and he would reserve the quesion of its going to the jury. you have expressed in your letter to the Richmond Whig, respectirg the course I have heretofore taken | in relation to the sale of this place. I can asinre beg gh Se my sole or ot. motive Me i ing to diapore of m. perty here, [ could lon; since have done 80 to much ter advantage than | ever can ariee to me by ing for the advise of | the State or the United States the premises. In | a Une Te of view, the course of either is a matter of most perfect indifference—so much ao, | pong have, and think I never shell, approa*h | TrsoD rs Le with either government upon Tam, sir, most reapectfolly, your obedient servant, Jomn A, Wasginaron, at the Hosp ital, Witnese:—I aeked her if Mr. Conowsy bad done this; she taid she thonght he had a hand init. I seked when she saw him last; she said a few weeks 8go; I told her{Mr. Allison laid it to Conaway, and asked her if she thought #0; she said she did; wit- 7 ess bad never seen Conaway, had never seen Win. Wilson; did not kaow they were the same persony; knew not whst Wm. Wilson was there for; knew nothing of his character; Mra. Allison never men: tioned the name of Arrison. Jacob Blackburn eworr—Am @ medical student; have deen in the drog store at the corner of Sixth end Freeman; have known defendant since March, 1864; beard him say on Wednesday after the fight that decemmd sud Dakes had ill- while be had the pistol, ing o.Sahs with Allison; have sen him write, ebould know his ; (@ letter was here banded witness;) it looks Arrigon’s; (witness produced ‘that he knew to be Arrison’s hand ‘writing ;) powder at the store in cans, contain- ing several Ga, also balf pound oans; had no iron quick: 5 not alone in % Mann, a painter, was fre- re; have een him there when prisoner ‘witness ‘Was present; (a bat was here shown which ssid looked jike the one Arrison wore.) Croas-¢: was 8 man, as faras witness knew; occasionally got excited, but it. was soon over; on a Saturday they had s diffical- ty; in the afternoon he the 5 day they had the 3.0m Monday lison; ADison told him he had a fight with Arrison Allison said he had never liked Arrison; nor did Arrison hke him; said he went out to get four or five glseses of liquor; meant to raiee a fase; went in and asked for hia book which he hat borrowed; Arrison pandeditto him and told himit was soiled, and would pay him money for it if ke wished; Allison raid band me’the morey; Arrison ha:ded him $2; Allison asked $260; Arrizon handed him a $2 56 gold piece, and was gotng out the room when he asked why Allison ae! so much for it; then followed the bard words and the fight; this conver sation witness partly retailed to Arrison, and ad- vised Arrison to let Allison alonc, but added, “I would not let a man run over me s0;” Arrizon said he should let him alone, and then made the threat- eving remax, that “if he ever crossed his path again he would blow s hole through his heart;” Arrison bad several times told witness that D-. Baker had borrowed $500 of him, and would, not repay it; thathe offered to take $50 and wait for a balance till next spring, when he had finshed course. Mr. Dickson—Tell how he said Dr. Baker got the money from noe Praden objecte@; i: had nothing to do with 1e CA. The Court desided that it could not be given, lee formed a portion of this conversation now related. Witness then said, that Arrison said that Allison kept every door locked, and when Arrison wished any thing, Allison would go with him, see whai he got, and then lock the door;*the remark, “I will blow a hole through his heart,” might refer to Dr. Baker, | instead of Allison; nsver missed any powder from the drug store; a large quantity could not be taken | witout ite being known; witness was not an expert | in pander might be mistaken, but thought | not, as to Arrison’s writing. Jobn Lefler sworn—Knows the defendant; got acquainted with him at the drug store, coraer of | ae and Freeman; bave seen Dr. Holi theresand | r, Mann. J. K. Hively ‘sworn—Am a carpenter in firm of | Hively & McCullough, shop on Plum street; in June | last it was on Fifth street, between Plum and West- ern row; made 8 box on the 21st or 22d of Juae last; a black walnut box; a gentleman came in about { o'clock; said he wanted a box made eight or nize inches jong, four high and four deep, in the clear, out of hickory or black walnut; about 74 of the same day a eta came in and asked, “‘is my box done;” I banded it to him; he examined it, and said it would not quite do yet; said he wished a thin piece to go inside; I-fitted it forhim; he then said he wanted a hole bored in it; I bored it; he’paid $1 25 for it; as he was going, he said he wanted to bor- Tow a ac'ewdriver; some reluctance I let him have one; he promised to return it next morning; the next morning he came with the box and said i me bardly long enough, but would do if a litie, cut out of each end; one of the hands com- menced doing it; Mr. MeCuliough (my Palecadd coming in, he took it and finished it, and the man lett; on Saturday he brought ia the acre vdriver. The witness was arked to pick out the man who got the box made. He picked out the prisoner, Arriscn. aie ote of the box were then produced ) itnees thenssid the man gave instructions to have the pieces forming the groove for the sliding lid to be screwed on, and the lid so mede that when the lid was in its plece it would make a smvoth top. Witness examined the box pie es, and identified them ss being 8 of the box made at his ehop. (The sides, ends and bottom of the box were pro- duced. The peculiar shape of the space gouged in each exd was easy to identify.) < Cross ¢xawined—Have a jobbing shop, many per- sons calling ; knew th; prisoner frum his ing twice on Thuradsy ; he called twice a! the shop ; called again on Friday with the box ; called in on Saturday, to return the screw driver; met him again on Saturday afternoon, and agsin on Sunday, in the street; he had on black pants, while Mar- seftles vest, black coat, white hat, with 3 noticed the man particularly, because he called at hali-past seven o’clock on Thursday, aw unusus! hour, when mechanics’ shops are closed, and wit- | nees was there by accident; he also had a down- cast look on Friday ; when I met him on Saturday I spoke te him, and he made Bo xeply 5 the reason T recegnise him so well is because he rather high cheek bones, and I have s good recollection of featuree ; saw nothing peculiar in his walk, as I no- ticed, or in his voice, or in the mo:ions ofhiis mou.a when talking ; never was mistaken in the features | of a man ; never addreesed a wrong man by miatake, | to the bess of my knowledge ; this is the man tht got the box; the lock of trat man was as bright in | my Lr as your face now ; after I heard of the | explosion I never suspected this man till questioned about the box next morning b: Hoke ; I afterwards saw the pieces at the office ; a workman generally knows his own work. Direct resumed. ww the prisoner six times at the time of making the box; saw him on Sunday, nearly opposite the Medical Vollege; the hat now ia court very much resembles the ove he bad on then the vest shown looked like the one the man had he bad on @ frock coat. Dr. Jacob Blackburn, recalled—Mr. Arrison had on no whiskers when he left in June. To Mr. Dickson--Have seen Arrison with a white yest on; do not know whether he had one on when T last saw bim or not. Michael Travis sworn—Worked in Hively & Mc- poets pat oor laat Sg git yall box joe making; saw it brought two jarged; man who brought it said it was made fora icu- lar purpose, and it did not suit; the man how ors HH on; admitted as to facts and actions, but | he wished it en’arged; one of the workmen begun it, and Mr. McCullough finished it, and the msn took it away. On being asked if the man was now in the room, bg el icked out Arrison; thiuks he had on a la k hat. Crose-exemined—Never made many boxes, and ¢on’t know as there is any peculiarity in the maka git the mao bad on heavy whiskers; there was arti ular mark by which he knew; the prisoner looked very much iike the man who got the box; he hed on a dress coat Direct resumed--By whiskers, meant a heavy beard, heavier than tke prisoner has now. (The prisoner bas heavy whiskers.) Jowph Kone aworn—Worked for Hively & Mc Cullough laet summer; a man wanted a black wal- nut bex mace; it was made and taken away; the man brought ft back to he made longer; I went to work at it, chisseling out the ends: before I got it done, McCullough came in, took the box and finished it, and the msn tock it away; the fragments now in court were exactly like the pieces of the box made there in the shop. Crose-exemired—The man said that black walnut would answer; Hively was not Penge d when the box was enlarged; there was nothing peculiar in the make of the box; the man had on a black hat; do not remember the kind cf his coat; do not recol- | | lect anythirg of his beard. Dr. J. .—Am a chemist; at request of Mr. Pruden had examined pieces of the box and | iron; had detected sulphate of potash, which is the | remaiegof burnt gunpowder; had detected no re- | mains of fulminat powder; concluded that no explosive material but gunpowder was used. The white sppearance on the iron indicated that | ccmmon wall morter bad been used. Croesemamined,—It was his opinion that gan- powder bad been used in the affsir. George Hend sworn—Know the defendant; got acquainted with him about a year ago, before the explcsion, while he was tending at the drug store; om a house painter; bad purchased paints of pris- oner, while leid up with a sore hand; witness Bad frequently called at the store; about the 23d of June last, on the Friday before the explosion, caw prisoner; he was in Harrison’s carpenter sop, on George end Mound; | bad got in through the win: dow, wert into the back yard, returned to the sho; and foord Arrison in there, trying to make a boar: resembling the cover of the box, iene: he could not suc: ecd, and asked me to do it; Idid it; the piece now in cout is the identical piece 1 worked on; it was to be mode thinner in the middle, leaving the edges tulithichnese. © Crors¢xomined.—I know the pie e by the man- ner I govged it out; think it was done by an inch ang @ ha'f chige); Arrigom, 1 think, had on striped | ‘but could not remember till after he heard it after | | give. Yours, &., | pot call a man to the field uniess he had done me ed to bet that te would convict had ssid I w pot be afeald the box was conce:ned, my to convict him; know Dr. Re: A with bim; is Reemelin’s store I eaid, “I is not buyg;” do sot know Wm. never | offered to bet on the final result 5 1} know there are certain persons | of me, and I wid trace them out and expore | them to the pub‘ic; had conversed with Mr. Lefier about the Senile, of Arrison; conversation with Mr. ». the never told him that the way I knew Arrison from hearing him read at the . Thave him ress often, and pave said was | a good reader; bave beard bim read Lord Maus- | field’s aspen; ee a d readers of Shi eare all to pieces. A Turer-We are red of sitting here listening to ch atuff. Mr. Keys seid they expected to introdace testy- mony beeattr than woeld show all this was very Toage Johnson explained his course: he must draw these replies from the witness before he could ingroduce testimony to contradict them. mWitnew Had beard Arrison’s name mentioned, the explosion. Direst resumed.—I asked Arrison what the lid | was for; ne ssid aek me no questions and I will tell you no lies; after we got out, asked him again; he said he was going to senda present to some young relations in Towa. ° Cross-examination resumed.—Do not know the precise time I fixed the lid for bim; it wasin the alternoop, between 2 and 5—perhaps later. Comt adjourned. ‘The Prentice and Hewson Dificulty. * GxO.D. PRENTICE IN ARKANSAS ON DUELLING. ‘The following correspondence appears in the Little Rock papera:— Lrrrzz Rock, Nov. 22, 1854. Sm—My attention has been directed to a publica tion inthe True Democrat, over the signature 0 “ Arkentas;” and, as on inquiry of Mr. R. H. John- son, the editor of that journal, I learn that i ae the aatbor of the pnblication in question, I reby request the immediate withdrawal, over your own signature, of allthe personalities directed in that | article a, me. This note will be handed you DD; » Major Thompeon. basing pe fo tothis communication, f have the honor to be your obedieut servant, M. Burr Hewson, To George D. Prentice, oe True coyy of a note handed to G. D. Prentice on the 22d day of November, 1854. F. P. Repmono. Lirrix Roox, Nov. 23, 1854. Mn. Hewson—You request nfe to withdraw what | you call the personalities of my article in the True ‘Democrat of yesterday. Sir, I have 'no knowledge whatever of you except from your je ype writ- ings. In the article you speak of, I and could have had no intention to apply to you any phraseo logy not predicated wholly and avowadly on such portions of your writings as I have cited. It was ‘notin my Prac to pursue outeide of your publica- tiops an your private character and conduct. | j i If any of my language seems to you to beara eon- trary construction, I disclaim sch construction as unworthy of ay teal and, 80 far as I know, unjast to you. I thick explanation, if any vas needed, should be satisfactory to you, and it is all I have to Gxoxes D. Prentice. M. Butt Hewson, Esq. Lirriz Rock, Nov. 23, 1854. Sir--Your note of thia date has been han: me by my friend, Major Thom»son. Inreply, I take Jeave to remark, that as my letter requested asim- je withérawal of the personalities of your publica- ion, [ must take leave to add that nothing in the case will meet wishes short of a plain, direct | and uncondit withdrawal of the same. My friend, Mejor Thompson, will hand you this communication. I have the honor to be, sir. your obedient ser- vant, M. Burr Hewson. To Gro. D. Prentice, Eaq. The above is a true copy of a note handed this day by me to G. D. Prentice. ‘Rovember 23, 1854. Davis THompsox. This is Mr. Prentice’s note, as modified in accord- ance with our decision. Pamir H. Barrorp, { -ALbERT PIxe, C. M. Nomanp. Litre Roox, Nev. 24, 1854. Sir— Your no‘e, dated yesterdsy, was handed to me this morning. I have no other reply to make to it than that w! I made to you at first. I cannot properly to youthat I retract the personalities | of my article in the T'rue Democrat, for I do not think it contains any. I have distinctly cisclaimed apy such construction of the language of that arti- cle as would imply an imputation upon your per- sonal character or corduct, and I do not recognize apy right or resson on your part to ask or expect morecfme. This I deem quite as mach due to my self as to you Presuming that your notes are written to me with a view to a duel, I may as well say here that Ihave not the least thought of accepting a chal- lenge from you. I consider my strictures upon ycur writings eee legitimate, and, at tet eons the disclaimer that I bave made qnght to satisfy you. I came here from s distant State because many believed I could de something to ® great end important enterprise, and as I bave no reason to think that my labors are not altogether in vain, I ed not intend tolet myself Pe diverted from them. ere are some persons—and, 28, —to whom my life fg veluable, tad however ttle or much value I may attach to it on my own account, I do not see fit at present to put it up voluntarily | against yours. | Tam no believer in the duelling code. I would such a deadly wrong that [ desired to kill him, and i would not obey bis call to the field unless I had done him so mortal an injury as to entitle him, in a pion, to demand an op) ity of taking fe. I have not the least c to kil you orto a air on your head, and I am not conscious of having dore anything to entitle you to kill me. I dont want your blood upou my hands, and I do not want my own anybody's. I might yield much to the demanes of a strong public sentiment, but there isno public sentiment, nor even disinterested individual sentiment, that either req: me to meet | you or would justify me in doing so. I look upon the miserable code that is said to re- quire two men to go out and shoot at each other for what one of them may consider a violation of eti- qnette or punctilio inthe use of language, with a acorn equal to that which is getting to be felt for it by the whole civilized world of mankind. I am not afraid to express such views in the enlightened ca- pital of Arkansas or anywhere else. Iam not so cowordly as to etand in dread of any imputstion on my courage. I have always had courage enonzh to defend my honor and pe and I presume I always sha)i have. Your obedient servant, M. Burr Hiwson, Feq. Gro. D, Prentice. Lrtie Rock, Nov. 25, 1854. The ondersi, |, to whom the matters of differ- ence between George D. Prentice, Esq., and M. Batt Hewson, Esq., have been submitted by their ma- tal friends for final decision. have examined all the pee connected with the controversy, and, uw contideration, we decide that Mr. Hewson shall wit! daw bis communication of the 22d Inst., to Mr. Prentice, for the of allowing Mr. Pren- tice to medify,in accordance with our jadfiment, his communication to Ur. Hewson, and, that, w & communication thus modified being made by r. Prentice to Mr. Hewson, as may honorably be done, vhe ssme taken-in connection with the communica: ion of MY. Prentice to him, dated November 23, ond marked, ought tobe, and must, in our judg- ment, be entirely satisfactory to Mr. Hewson, as a men of honor, and after that there will be no fur- ther camee of difficulty between the parties, but the matter will be adjusted honorably to both. C.F. N. Nouanp, Puiuir H. Rarrorp, Apert Pike. RAILROAD In ILLiNo18.—The railroad system of Minois has been extended rapidly, although at a aevere cost to capitalista, The foilowing is « list of roads terminating at Chicage :-— nd Milwaukie ad Wisconsin, to Woodstock . Galena and Chicago Union, to Free] Beloitand Madison Branch, Galena Air Line, to Dixon. aie Ey Mlinois Central, Galena to Cairo Chicago Braneh, to a point 40 miles souti Michigan Southern, Toledo......, Michigan Central to Dot New Albany and Salem... 284 Total... . 2,012 Scnvey or rx Rev Riven Ravt.—Mr. Charles A. Fuller, who bas been engaged in a survey of the Red river raft, arrived at New Orleans on the 5th inst. He bas completed the task assigned him, and hes in preparation his report tothe War Depart- ment on this very important enbject. The whole of Northwestern Louisiana and Northeastern Texas is deeply interested in the q of the removal of the obstractions which have so seriously retarded the progrees of one of the best gotton growing sec- ‘ions of the continent, ; than sellers in the leading stocks; this morni Cumberlend, New York Central and E ie were pret- ty active, but prices were not sustained. Virginia 6's fell off 1 per cent, Lilinois Central Bonds }, New York Central Bonds }, Canton Co. }, New York Cen- tral Railroad }, Norwich and Woreester 4, Erie Railroad 4, Hudson River Railroad 4, Reading Rail- road 3, Panama Railroad 2. Nicaragua Transit ad- vanced { per cent, with large sales. New York Cen- wal opened at 80 per cent and closed at 78}, seller sixty days. Erie Railroad fell off 4 per cent from the opening. Virginia 6’s were sold to some extent at the decline. Railroad bonds were freely offered, but the transactions were limited. ‘The following sales of stocks s made at auction this morning:— $8000N.Y. and Harlem RR. Ist mtge... Int. added 9000 Rock River Valley Union Railroad — do. 240 shares Illinois and Wisconsin Railroad 7s... $1600 Interest certificate on do = sbares Sixth Avenue Railroad boads were: * 6 jo Third Avenue Railroad 50 do. do, di 5 do. Atlantic Bank 10 do. Central Bank 80 do. Empire City Bank 120 do. 4 a 100 New York and New BEBEESEE ees | Railroad fell off } per cent; New York Central Rail- road, 2; Wlinois Central Bords, 3; Nicaragua tran- sit improved ; per cent; Canton Con pa:y, j- The receipts at the office of the Assistant Treasn- rer of this port, to-day, amounted to $45,131 35. Payments, $183,208 56. Balance, $5,523,336 56. Paid for Assay office, $634,229 46. The steamship Union from this port for South- ampton and Havre, today, carried out $28,800 ip specie. The closing quotations for sterling exchange for this packet were{7j a 8 per cent premium. ‘Tre bills of the Central Bank and the Empire City Bank are taken by the other banks on deposit, and the bills of the Central Bank are rejeemed at its counter, The bills of the Farmers and Citizens Bank of Williamsburg, are promptly redeemed in specie at the bank and will be in this city on Mon- day, the same aa heretofore. The following railroads, all now in process of con- struction, will terminate at Cairo, the extreme | southern point of Illinois, and conduce to mske it s | great central depot, viz.: The Ilinoie Central Rail- | road, 700 miles in length; the Mobile and Ohio Rail- road, 450 do.; the Cairo and Falton Railroad, 350 do.; the Wabash and Ohio River Railroad, 170 do. These roads, with'their several connections, extend | toevery city and town of importance in the country, as will be seen by an inspection of the Railroad Map of the United States. The extent of river navigation whose waters unite at Cairo is upwards of 20,000 miles, and is open from thence to New Orleans the whole year. The new cent pieces will be issued from the mint in the courte,of a few days. They are considerably smaller than the ola cent pieces, and form a really beautiful and attractive copper coin. Oa one side is the head of Liberty, and thirteen stars being omit- ted, the surface is plain and polished. The reverse isthe same in design as the old cent, but brighter and much more finished. There is a certain amount of alloy mixed with the copper, and the perfestion of the die gives tothe coin a finish and elegance that has never heretofore been attained in our cop- per coinage. The new coin will be universally wel- comed as a needed and creditable improvement. The Boston Telegraph of the 15th says :—~ The market is very steady and quiet, with more buyers iat was a shade lower, closing firm at 95 bid, ex-dividend of 4 per cent; Providence and Worcester are both withont sales, and firm at 59 and 92 bid respectively; Concord and Eastern are also firmer at a slight improv small lots; Fitchburg closed at 80 asked for a Michigan Central is better, owing to higher pr York; 8334 was offered and no shares for salo; Western was quite firm at 92 bid: Old Colony improved to 7634 iid, and of foug shares was made at 77; Central ‘eclined to $2, but that was the bidding price at the Close with a quick demand for stock; Vermont and Mas- sachusetta in Grm at 8 bid; Ogdensburg 3% bid, but there are few sellers in either of thom at the present de 1 reciated rates; 8 abares Taunton Branch Railron) wero sold at 105, dividend on, which is the first public sale for a long time. Portland City sixes, payable in New York, sold at 99',, a very low figure; Ogdensburg Ist mortgage bonds sold at 45, a loss of one per cent from yesterday, and there is less inquiry tor this class of securities, Stock Exchange. Saturpay, Dee. 16, 1854. 137 sha N’ RR, 80 $2000 Ken Y Cen 279 do.. of x 6! 7500 Ill Cen RR Bas. 15300 do. 5000 do. .b20 2500 N Y Cen R Bai 4000 do... - 1060 Pan Bas 2 26 shs Del & Hu 10 Metropolitan 101% = «50 do. 6 Continental Bk.. 98 50 do an Canton 3 1TH 200 do, O do. 450 Nic Trans Co 100 de 200 38 Hudson RR. 400 Harlem RR. 400 do.. 450 Reading RR 200 do. 3 $5000 Virginia 6's... 8! 10000 MH Tut Tm St 47 600 Tl Cen Bds 2000 do, 50 shs Cant 100 do. 50 Cum Coal 109 Nie Trane Co. b60 & 4 +88 1 83 : Satorpay, Dec. 16—6 P. M. Asnve—60 bbla, changed hands at $6% for pots, andvi $744 for pearls per 100 Ibs. Brraperurrs—Flour was rather quiet and languid, the rales having been confined to 5,600 bois. State and western at yesterday's rates; 1,000 bbls. Canalian at $57, in bond, and $955 a $9% free, with 1,400 bris, southern at previous prices. The transactions in grain comprised 4,100 bushels prime Canadian white wheat, part free, at 2 30; 1,000 fair southern do. at $2; 700 good red do, at 1 90; with 50,000 bushels corn mainly western mized, at bushel. Corrxs.—About 700 bage of Rio were sold at 9c. a-10c. snd small sales Laguyara at 10%5c. Cortos.—£mall were made at a par decline of 4d. to 4d. aince the receipt of the steamer's news. Fisu—Dry cod were iling at $3 a $3", por cwt. ; mackerel and herring ruled quict at former quotations. Freauts.—To Liverpool, engagements of 500 bbls. lard were made at Iie. per ton; 200 a 300 bales of cotton at eee and te 8 Set Island do. at %4d.; 100 bales at 36d. anc Kk beef at ds. and 94 a '96 cts. Rye and oats were unaltered. . and 300 bbls. Havre, rates were unchanged. measurement goods and 100 bbls. ashes were taken at 208, A vessel was taken up to load at Grand Cairo, La., for New York, at $6, and $7 forsugarand moinsses. To California, rates were unchanged and varied from Jée. 40c. per foot. Frvir.—fales of 200 half boxes raisins at$1: 40; 200 quarters at Tic., with 200 boxes M. R. at $2 75, and 200 do. wet dry at $2 40. Hay. —Sales of 500 bales were made at $1. Hors—There were 50 bales new taken within: our for mer range. Tron.—Sales of Seotch pig were made at $33 4 $35 per ton. Movasses.—The market was quiet, with sales of 25 bbls. old New Orleans, at 19¢.; new crop was dull at 2tic, NAVAL Storss.—Spirits turpentine was quiet nt 460., and common rosin at $1 85 per 310 Ibs. , detivered. men, 20 tons Ous.—Whale, mand olive ruled quiet snd nomi nal. Linseed was selling frem store at Sic. a S80. per galion, Lard oil was unchanged. Provisioxs.—Pork was more active, The sales rench. ed 1,500 barrels at $12 76 a $12 87% for mess, and $12 26 for prime, per bbl. Lard was purchased to the extont - ‘of 660 barrels, at 10c. a 103ce.; and 400 at 10% pound, Beef favored factors. The i $56 Pols. at $6 60 a $7 for country prime; $8 50 for do, meas; $15 a $15 25 for repacked Chicago do.; and $15 50.0 $16 for extra do. per bbl. Butter and cheese- were unaltered. Rick.—The market was duil, and sales limited tosmail Jots, at irregular prices, SvGare—There was some better inquiry, but withent sales of importance. Some 200 @ 300 bids, Cubs and New Orleans were reported wishin the range of '¢ 4c. Ge. fcr the latter, and 43gc. a Sige. for the former. Mp~ dina and choice its were in moderate supply.