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CABINET, CHAIR, AND SOFA MANUFAC
TORY.


TORY.
4 EONARD o. COOK respectfully informs
IL his friends and the public generally that he
still continues to manufacture all kinds of CA
BINET FURNITURE at his Cabinet Ware
house on King street. next door to Mr. James
Kerr's Grocery store, and also informs them that
he has on hand, at his Cabinet Ware-room, on
the northeast corner of King and Washington
Streets where he intends keeping constant
supply of the BEST FURNITURE, made by
the best workmen, and of the neatest fashions,
which he will warrant equal to any ever offered
in the District, which he will sell low for cash,
or to punctual persons on the most accommo-
dating terms; and he hopes, by his punctuality
and attention, to secure part OF the public pa
tronage.
Old Furniture neatly repaired, and hand
somely vanished.
TURNING handsomely executed, and at the
shortest notice.
- Furniture purchased at this Factory will
De delivered free of expense any where in the
District. Alexandria, may7
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More Riots.--The city ofNew York has
again been the scene Of a disgraceful roio,.
The New York Commercial Advertiser
says, ION Sunday afternoon serious ARRAY
took place in the streets, some Of which
we're thronged by hundreds Of riotous and
disorderly people. The coutending parties
knocked each other down, stamped upon,
beat and kicked them when prosirate. win
frIghtful violence. About one thousand
persons were idle spectators Of the scene.
This happened in the immediate neigAh,.s-
hood Of the Mayor; none Of the police were
present, and none Of the offenders have bern
apPrehsnded. III. gratifying to state tina,
none Of the disorderly persons were Amer.
leans.
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VANDALIA:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER %, 1884.

NoTIcE.-Having disposed of my inter
est in the Wing to M. Greiner, Esq. nv
connection with the establishment will
cease with This number. Mr.. Greiner w,l
continue the publication as heretofore
Payment for debts due the office are to be
made to him, and all demands against the
firm of Greiner g. Sherman are to be pre-.
scented to him for settlement.
s. C. SHERMAN,
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Having purchased the entire interest OF
Mr.. Sherman in the Wing establishment.
and intending to continue the paper, will
briefly state the course it may be expected
to pursue, that those who extend their en-.
enlargement and patronage, may be advis.
ed upon wha. ground they lend their aid.
A residence Of more than four years in
Illinois, a greater portion Of which time
engaged in the join, management of this
paper, and in conducting the Alton Ameri-
can, must have necessarily acquainted the
greatest portion Of the reading community
in this section Of the state with my poli,i.
cal creed. Consequently, it would seem
almost superfuous to say any thing further
than tina, the same principles tina, hereto
fore governed me, still maintain, were it
no, that my expectation Of more extended
circulation Of the Wing than heretofore
rendered it necessary. Believing as l do
that the measures Of the present adminis,ra-
ti"n have generally operated to advance
the welfare and perpetui,y of the Union,
to elevate the character Of the American
people, and to command respect and ad
miration by all the nations Of the earth,
so far as my humble abilities can be useful
in sustaining i, they shall be zealously de-
voted to the cause. Therefore, the princi-
pies upon which | shall act will be purely
and decidedly DOMOCRATlC--in main
tanning them conceive that we are actua.
ated by the same motive that governed the
disciples Of Jefferson, and which still gov
ern our most worthy statesmen in The &c
complishment Of wholesome measures.
Whatever may be the character Of the
papers now at the seat of government, Of
illinois, it will be conceded on all sides tina,
none at presen, exists at this place advoca-
ting the principles which large majority
|of the state believe to be correct; and we
are daily reminded of this not only by
prints in our own, but in the adjoining states.
Under these circumstances, it would seem
incumbent upon portion, at least, Of the
democracy Of Illinois, to lend their aid IN
sustaining Press at the seat of govern
mont Of the state, that advocates similar
doctrines; and i, is to be hoped that prope,
exertions will be used to sustain it, when
the character Of the paper shall be more
generally made known.
With these remarks, shall, for the pres
en,. submi. my claims for patronage to the
candid consideration Of the democracy 81
Illinois, and by my efforts, and sincere dc.
votion in aid Of the advancement of cor.
rect principles, do l look for correspond.
ent patronage.
The publication Of the Vandalia Wing
will be continued weekly upon the same
terms as heretofore-the next number will
be published during next week.
NJ. GREINER.
Vandalia, Oct. %, 1884.
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MICHIGAN.

On the 28ih uIt. the acting governor
Of Michigan issued a procbsna,ie~ for
an immediate session Of the legislative
council. That body accordingly met
and organized, and on the next day, the
governor sent in a massage from which
we make the following extract:
Louisville Journal. ;
The leading purpose Of your present
session contempla,es the speedy admis-
sion Of Michigan into the Union. Pre-
liminary and essential TO the efftctnation
Of this desirable object, census Of the
inhabitants Of the Peninsula, as well a.
Of those west Of Lake Michigan, ought
tits respectfully suggested he Immediate.
ly ordered and taken. The details are
properly con6dcd TO the legislative conn.
ell. But the time has arrived when
Michigan is called upon to act for her.
self She has petitioned congress, a,
gain and again, to extend to her the
same measure Of libera,ity aud Justice,
~hich has heen extended 10 aid thu ter
'itories heretofore admitted into the
Union as States. None Of those terrific.
ries had, NJ the time Of their admission,
a population equal to sixty thousand
souls; . population on the attainment Of
Which We are authorized, by the erdin-
ance Of 1857. 10 claim an incorporation
with a republican constitution, into the
Union, An an equal footing with shs on
einal states. Al or most Of the othee
territories have been admitted whes
they Possessed number Of inhabitants
equal 10 the representation in thu h"uss
Of representatives Of the United St.tes.
Congrass, under the influence II the
policy which At present guides their de.
liberaiions, have failed to accede 10 the
reiterated applications Of Michigan.
with a population greater BY Ear than
that Of other favored territories. for pow
er to form "a constitution and state gov
srnesk She hss but one coosss leA
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DREADFUL SHIPWRECK- MORE
THAN 800 LIVES LOST.

Extract Of a letter from Prtou, dated
nth Sept.-"We have just received &C.
counts Of the loss Of the ship Syhelle, Of
Liverpool, from Croma"try, for Quebec,
with 3l6 emigrants, all Of " Rom perish
ed; six Of the crew saved themselves in
the boat, four o. whom arrived here this
morning. Can nothing be done TO erect
a light house on that fatal Island: Sure.
" means should he taken il possible. to
prevent such fatal shiPwrecks.'-HaH
jor paper.
Ave may say withest fear Of contra
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VIM. H. CRAWFORD. Secretary of the
Treasury under the administration Of Mr..
Monroe, recently died while ON circui,
attending the supreme court, Of which he
was senior Judge.
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GREAT FIRE.--A fire occurred at Utica,
N. Y, on the 10Th ult., by which t,ocnty
one houses were destroyed. The loss Is es.
timated at $4,000 in buildings alone; the
furniture and property being principally
saved.
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luNuons unt utOt ttlhU n Mou8QnQ OF Inc
emigrants who have left Great Britain
and Ireland the present year for the
British N. American provinces, have
persisted by shipwreck on the passage,
this is a 3Oth part Of the whole number.
OF still greater number who have left
the same countries for New York, not
one has persisted by ship-wreck. These
are facts worthy Of being taken into
consideration by emigrants and thei,
triends.--N Y. Jour. Com.
The LAWS DELAY. Prescott, who
was lately tried at Concord, N. H. for
the murder Of Mrs. Cochran, Of Penn
broke, and pronunced gully, BY the ju-
~, has still chance for his life. Some
exceptions have been taken 10 the yer.
dict, BY his counsel, and the case will
he argued before the supreme court in
December next, when, if sustained BY
the court, a new trial will be ordered
otherwise sentence will be pronounced.
The crime for which Prescott was tried
was committed in June, 1888. His
barely possible that the question Of his
guilt or innocence will be decided a.
early as June, 1884!
1t is the proud boast Of republican
government that the laws are faithfully
executed, and that the poorest and most
friendless individual will have Justice
meted out 10 him. What little four da.
ton there is for this boast in certain
parts Of this republic may he learned
from the case Of Prescott. II guilty Of
the heinous crime with which he il
charged, justice, as we'll as expediency,
requires that he should be punished,
without any unnecessary delay, that
that others may take warning by bis fate.
IL innocent, il is not only unjust, but ab-
soluiely barbarous, to keep him in close
confinement, in dungeons and IN chains,
for term Of yca,s.-Bosi. Jour.
TREMENDOUS Earth.
quakes have caused melancholy chan.
yes in Calahria, and every thing bears
testimony to the cruel ravag.s OCCASION
ed by that Of 1908. This frightful ca
tastroPhe, which has altered the aspect.
of these countries in an inconceivabls
manner, wins preceded by the most ap.
palling indications. Close, compact, T.
immovable mists seemed to hang heavi.
" over the earth: in some places the
atmosphere appeared red hot, SO that
people expected il would every moment
burst into flames: the water Of the riv.
ers assumed an ashy and turbid color,
while suff eating stencil Of sulphur
diffused itself around. The violent
shocks which were repeated At several
intervals from the 5th Of F ,rhary 70
the goth May, destroyed the erester
part Of the buildings Of Caiat'l" Ultra.
The number Of inhabitants who were
crushed under the ruins Of their houses,
or who persisted on the strands Of Scyl-
Ia, was estimated at about so 600. Riv-
ers arrested in their course BY the fab
of mountains, became so many infected
lakes, corrupting the air in all diree-
tons. Houses, trees, and large fields
were hurried down together to the bot
tom of the deep glens without being
separated ny the shock; in short, all the
extraordinary calamiiies and changes
which can be effected by earthquakes
were beheld at this deplorahle period,
under the varions forms which charac-
terize them.--Caiobria during Milisory
residence.
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The number Of emigrants, arrived a,
Quebeck this season, up to SD July, a.
mount to 26 1926; to the same date last year,
2O,l77--difFerence S,449.
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Purity Of the heart is of all others,
the most excellent as we'll as most ele.
waited virtue; and, therefore, a poor
Greek maiden, being asked "what for.
tune she would bring her husband," re.
Piled truly and bravely, n will bring him
what is more valuable than any treasure
Ia heart unsPotted, and that portion Of
virtue without stain, which WAS all
that descended to me from my parents"
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The report OF the committee IN the
British house Of commons on the subject
of intemPerance is said to emboGy mass
of facts Of the most startling na,nre.-
1t strips the monster Of his mask, and ex-
pose. him to the full view Of the pubic
in all his native deiormity. This report
will doubtless produce a tremendous ex.
citement throughout the country, but
being based on incontrovertible facts, il
will lead the people to inquire into the
Subject. This is all that is wanted. II
people are induced to examine into the
nature Of intemperance, and the evil
consequences which must inevitably
arise from the free use Of alcoholic liquors,
they will spurn from them with disgust
the maddenning draught; and direct all
their energies, and exert all their influ.
ence to Danish Intoxicating liquors from
the land. This report, from commit.
tee comprising many Of the most talent.
ed, respected and patriotic men in the
kingdom. will give the monster a stag.
gering blow. Among other measures,
il recommends the absolute prohibition
OF distiIIation from grain or importation
Of ePirituous liquors. Bosi. Jour.
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Piraies.-The brig Lester, Haywood
arrived at London from Demerara, was
boarded, June 26, lat. p, long. 81 l.2,
from an armed schooner under Spanish
colours, apparently about one hundred
and ten tons, Of great beam, low aud
sharp, crew 40 or so, supposed to be
English, Americans, Portuguese and
S,'aniards) reporting herself to he from
St. .Andero for Porto Rico, and plumber.
ed Of nearly all her provisions, a bo1 Of
sugar, cask Of rum, canvass, cordage,
and many other articles, officers and
crew Of their watches and great part
Of their clothes. Money was demanded,
a knife held to the breast Of the mate,
and frequent threats used Of numbering
all hands.
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Baviad and Meviad were both shoema.

kers. George Walton, the distinguish.
ed patriot and jurist Of Georgia, acquir-
ed his his education by torch light, dur.
ing the term Of his apprenticeship TO a
carpenter. Gen Knox was book bind.
er-and Gen. Green Qhe second WASH
ington blacksmith. But We are not
limited to the past for examples. Our
distinguished townsmen, Frazee, was a
common stone mason. As sculptor he
now stands uneqnalled in this country
and as a selftaught artist, unsurpassed
by any in the worId.-Moore's Address.
Coon SENSE. Good sense does not
require welI-deep judgment; it ap-
pears to consist rather in not perceiving
objects but 10 the exact proportion
which they have to our nature or con.
dition. Good sense is not then to think
upon things with too much sagaci.y, but
to conceive them in useful manner, to
take them 10 good sense. He that
sees through a microscope perceives, no
doubt, more qualities in the things; bot
he does not perceive them in their ma
tural proportion with the nature Of man
as he that sees but with his eyes. I'm.
ages Of subtle minds he often penetra,es
too far; he tina, looks naturally at things
has good sense.
Good sense is formed from a natur
al taste for business and mediocrity; il
is a quality Of character rather 90 than
Of mind. In order to have very good
sense we must be made in such man.
ner that reason should rule the feeling,
experience the reasoning. Judgment
goes further than good sense, but its
principles are more variable.
WoxAN.-Mr. Snowden will oblige a
friend BY publishing the following ex.
tract from Henryi commentary on the
bible.
"Adam was first formed, then Eve,
and she was made Of the man and for
the man, all OF which are urged az rea.
sons for the humility, modesty, silence
and "reminiscences Of that sex in eener.
al, and particularly the subsection and
reverence which wives owe to their hus
bands. Yet man being made last Of the
creation, as the hest and most excellent
OF all, Ewes being made after Adam and
out OF him, puts an honor upon that sex,
as the glory Of man. II man is the head,
she is the crown; to her husband the
crown Of the visible creation. The man
was dust refined, but the woman was
dust double refined, one remove further
from the earth.
Woman was made out Of a RIB, out of
the side cfAdan; not made out Of his
head TO top him, nor out Of his feet, to
be trampled upon by him; but out Of
his side to be equal with him; under his
arm, to be protected and near his heart,
10 be beloved"
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London papers Of tho sd ult. and
Liverpool If the Gath have been recei-
we'd at New York by the packet ship Ma.
poleon. They contain nothing Of i'm.
portance in addition to what was recei.
we'd in this port on Sunday.
The following are extracts from the
statement read by the Spanish prime
minister to the Cortes, on the subject Of
the diplomatic relations Of the country.
With the United States Of America,
q treaty has just been ratified, which
was on the point Of being signed when !
took possession Of the foreign depart.
nent. Repeated claims and complaints
on the subject Of the losses which the
trade Of the republic was supposed to
have sustained at the hands ofthe Span.
ish authorities, or by vessels bearing our
flag, gave rise to a long and tedious ne.
COLLATION.. which has a. length terminated
BY fixing the sum which the Spanish go
vernment had to pay to be entirely free.
This SUN having been ascerta,ned after
certain immodevaie pre,ensions had
Dee" considerably reduced, all that re-
manned to be done when | entered the
cabinet related to certain accidental cir.
tumstances with regard to its execution.
Those difficulties have heen removed
without prejudice to the Treasury, T.
her Majesty. after consulting the coun-
I'll OF regency and her ministers, gave
orders that the treaty should be conclu-
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Contemplate for moment the bisto-
~ Of those illustrious men whose names
stand as landmark on the cliff Of fame
who we're the artiicers Of their own ter
tunes, and who like yourself, we're me-
cha"ics and sr,ificers. Franklin, who
astonished and COMPOUNDED the school
men Of Europe, and with impsnity, dal
lied with the lightning Of heaven, VIA.
once an obscure j'urneyman p1nier.-
HIS elevation was the result OF his own
efforts. Roger Sherman, one Of the
most extraordinary men Of the exiraor.
binary age in which he lived-and Viii.
liam clifford the immortal author Of The
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led, the notifications Of which have lust
been received, ard Of which copy is
10 be inserted among the documents.
Steam navigation in India. Among the sup
plies lately voted in the British Parliament,
was the sum of twenty thousand pounds to
assist in the experiment Of communica-
ton with India, by steam conveyanccs.-
Two routes are under consideration for the
regular line Of communication; one with
Bombay, through the Red Sea, the other
by Euphrates and Persian Gulf. The ex-
pense of the communication is to be borne
jointly by the British and India govern
ments. The communication by the Red
Sea is to be first established, but as it is sup
posed that the other route IN certain sea
sons of the year may afford superior ad
vantages, and as the experiment by the
Red Sea had been made by the East India
Company, at an expense of sixty or seven.
ty thousand pounds, the committee Of the
house of commons recommended the ap-
preparation OF the above sum for expert
ments on the other route.-Bost. Messen
Aerial Ship. Paris, Aug. l5.-The
Aerial vessel, LAigie, in the champs
Elysees, which is Oh Sunday TO make its
hrst excursion in the realms of space, is
at present an object Of general curiosi-
|ty, and has been visited by numbers Of
|scientific amatuers, DESTROYS to inspect
the machinery, by which tina. element,
hitherto so refractory,is 10 be tanned in.
TO obedience and made 10 obey the heels.
man with as much docility AS the wave
on which we are waited from Calias to
Dover. Should the experiment succeed
adieu to railway speculations-even the
steam vessels must quench thier ''inef.
fectual fires" before SO redoubtable RI
val. Only imagine, reader; snug par
|ly Of sixteen, exclusive Of the Palinu-
rus, may, when the system is perfected,
start from Paris at a reasonable hour on
beau n'atin, arrive pleasantly at the
Gloucester in Piccadilly to breaki fast ;
after taking bird's.eye view ofLordon
dy OF to the North, survey the lakes,
slightly inspect the manufactures at
Glasgow, not forgetting to visit r b
Koy's cave, and after an agreeable din.
ner in Edinburgh, return quietly to
Paris in the evening. These are, how
ever, but the lighter advantages Of this
invention TO sons who are troubled
with nndutiful parents, wives with DISC
bedient husbands, &c., the discovery
will be altogether invaluable. We need
not add that general good wishes attend
it, and we shall be happy TO see the inge-
nuity oil the inventors rewarded with
complete success. We would remind
our scientific friends that the public are
permitted to see the preparatory ar
engagements until the moment OF the
departure Of the vessel, and a few per-
sons will be permitted to make the ex-
perimental voyage.
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ded, the notifications Of which have iust
been received, ard Of which "a copy is
TO be inserted among the documents.
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4 faci.--A dandy, having untortu.
nately caught himself on fire, when Just
going to bed at an inn, cencourse Of
attendants, on hearing his cries, rushed
to his assistance. The fire having been
quelled without much ado, how il hap
Pened was the general question. "Why,"
replied the youth, II was just taking a
last peep at the glass, when somehow or
other the fame Of the candle communi.
Gated with the ornaments Of my night
cap"
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A great discovery in chemistry, has
lately been made by Dr.. Reichenback,
Of Germany; he having succeeded in
|extricating from Tar and smoke hilher-
to unknown substance, which he calls
Kreosot, flesh Preserver.)
This substance possesses the property
of resisting Putre(action, in a high de-
gree, and when diluted viii water, fresh
slaughtered meat, after having been i'm
mersed in it for few minutes, may be
kept in the open air and in the hotties,
weather, for any length Of time, with.
out becoming in the least affected.
This fact led several eminent physi.
clans 10 experiment with it, in the treat
ment Of human diseases, applying it
both internally ond externally, in which
they have been crowned with the most
striking suct css.
People afflirted with the dreadful dis.
ease cancer, after having dIspsired Of by
the most skilful physicians, have been
completely cured BY Kreosot.
For wounds and sores in general, it
has been found the best remedy known;
and is particularly recommended in sur
gical operations, ~ it prevents indama>
ton, and stops the most excessive bleed
ing almost instantIy.--PhL u S. Co.
xette.
Melancholy deolh.-On Wednesday
evening the 9th instant, Mr.. I Randall,
pilot Of the steam boat Michigan, was
instantly killed BY flash Of lightning,
in this city. He was standing i" the
street in the rear Of the Missouri hotel
NJ the time. The deceased WAS y wm>
thy and esteemed citizen, and left fam
iIy to mourn over bis early Departure
81. Louis .4ds.
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Vandalia, Oct. %, 1884.