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THE DRUNKARD's $ wILL.-l leave to soei- ety ruined charadter, and wre;ched exam pie. leave to my parents during the rest oi their lives, as much sorrow and humility, in feeble and decrepib state, can sustain. leave to my brothers and sisters, as much moriifeation and injury as Ieould we'll bring on them. leave to my wife broken heart, life of wretchedness, a shame 10 weep over me, and premature death. l give and be- queath to each of my children, poverty, igno- rance, a low character, and the remembrance that their father was hideous monster.
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REVIEW OF THE NEW ORLEANS MARKET
 For lie leeet, ending .4pra 20, I3ll


 CONNECTED WEEKLY FOR THE BANNER BY
 & E. BELKNAP,-52 COMMON STREET,
 Since our review ol last week, we have received direct intelligence from Liverpool and Harre, con- aining advices of the decline in prices of cotton in both markets although this has been anticipated by some vet il was not looked for so soon, and now that the crop my be fairly estimated al fully I,90o, 900 bales. we shall doubtless have further decline ia our market This ma, in great measure be attributed to speculation among Us in the commence ment of the season, and think will prove salu tary lesson to many, for years 10 come this is 1t should be, and will doubtless have tendency to eonfne operations of the Factor in this city to their own legitimate sphere ot business, and ultimately the interest of the planter will be greatly benaitted although somewhat injured at present.
 In the former part of lhis week, the cotton m1r- ket assumed great frmness and some few sales We're made at slight advance; "Wednesday We re- ceived the news from Europe, noting decline in Liverpool of to Id per ID. So soon as this became known, buyers held back and only i500 bales chang ed hands. Since which, the market has been droop- ing, and buyers will not take hold unless further decline is submitted to by holders. The sales of the week amount to B. bales.
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ARKANSAS LANDS.

HoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES, April 9, 1s4f. 1ir JOHN D4FIS, from the Commihe
 oa Public LaRds, made He followiHg
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We have been politely furnished with letter. from which we make the following extract, as eX- pressiye of times in the West, dated
 Booas5oro, .2Pl1I %, I8l4. " ou can hardly imagine the satisfaction expressed here, by the Democrats in favor of the nomination of the late Convention. Every Democrat is a Chapman and Yell man, and do not believe that ''Dayy'' will nigh run with the question. l have seen Col. Walker since l come home, and told him who he had to contend with. He looked very blank, but had nothing to say He has been making speeches heieabouts, and has told some awful tales. He seems to feel now the necessity of being a little more on his guard to prevent eXPosure.o
 ..Ni1h oreat rnsnect. &cr
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Gov. YELL the Democratic Candidate for Con gress. will address tlre people at the following pla
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your obd't serRt,
 D. J. CHAT LII
JOHN S. RoANE, } STLAs CRAIG, COmmitIee. CHAs. L. MOORE.

To He Editor ofHe .4F,easas Bonner: s1R:-I will address the citizens of Pulaski county on the fourth Friday and Saturday of May, inst, in the town of Little Rock, at l o'clock, p. M Gov. Yell is invited to be present.
 I remain your most ob'dt serv't,
 l. B. TIIIY.
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LITTLE ROCK FEMALE SEMINARY.

LITTLE ROCK FEMALE SEMINARY,
 \ few months since NC bespoke tie public favor Gh inc school which NADINE D 'EsrIMAeyILLE pro posed to establish in this City and expressed our in- terest fer it's success That school commenced its exercises oh the l2th. February last and we have much pleasure in stating. has fully realized the hopes we SO confidently entertained. at the time It is now 'in the full tide of successful experiment" " rehecling high credit upon the accomplished Lady who conducts il, and richly repaying the enlighten ed iiberaiity of those by whom 1t is,sustaned. Thc number of pupils in attendance both in the Ltera- " and Musical departments, s already sufficient to occupy all the time of the Principal and even to re quire assistance Under these circumstances, and inparsuance of her original purpose, Nadine DsEs- rI5tArvILLE proposes to commence the next Session upon an enlarged plan; making her School Fe- male Seminary of the largest class, in order 10 ac- commodate, and instruct in the most advantageous and thorough manner, any number of young Ladies that may ba committed to her care. With this view, she is now in correspondence with two Ladies, of eminent atttinmentsa andampe experience, as Teach CTS and expects their arrival here, during the en- suing summer. Assisted by them, she hopes to open her Seminary, about the first of September next, with the most advantageous arrangement oi exercises, and under auspices so favorable as to in- Sure the highest success.
 In the mean time Prospectus will be issued, de tailing the plan and terms the Seminary,
 Ii affords great pleasure to invite attention to this interesting and important snbect and to con graduate our friends, both in Town and Country, upon this fair prospect of having in our midst an Institution Of Female Education which, both in character and extent will be commensurate with the best interests of the country
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LIVERPOOL. cLAsstrlcATfoN.
Stock on hand, (Bales)

ToBAcco-Sace our last, large business has been done in this article, owing to the advance in Exchange and downward tendency in ireights We been made more reaaily at former prices. Ne quote inferior lots E c E, ? and 2 and B to 3 g: fair lots ?, 3 and 1 cents fine lots 2 2, 3 II selections ? 2, 3s 3. and I to 45c per pound.
 STATEMENT OF TOBACCO. Sept l, 1913, Stock on hand, hh,ls 5,0I6 Received last 3 days, 1923
 :. r-o,,;on:it- 70 a26 a., e5a
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The Newark Daily Advertiser of the 10th, ut, a whig paper contains tbe following complimentary notice of Judge CRoss, in letter from its Wash ington correspondent. That it is well merted, all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance cheerfny agree. This candrro the artof political opponent also is to be admired as somewhat rare.
 Il will here take occasion to remark that there is no more cortcous, dignifed and un- assuming member of the House than Hon E. CRoss, of Arkansas. His course is a bright example to many of his western friends, while not few of his northern associates might profit from it to great adyantage.''
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LATEST NEWS FROM ABovE.-The Steam Boat Eve1inc arrived yesterday, reporting rapid fall in the River at Van Buren. We announce this with pleasure to the friends of those living on the Aran- sas, where so much distress has prevailed on account of high water, and consequent failure of crops Aramor rife among the passengers on the Eveli that \. Warrington has challenged Alfred Willso of Fayetteville, as the reputed author of Bob snipas correspondent of the Van Bmen Tntelligencer, who has written cutting things of him, in the way ol wittieisms on the Clay Club there. MT. Wilson tis said, does not acknowledge the authorship of Bob Snipas, but holds himself responsible for.any thing he has said. At the same time, its generally un- derstood that Mr. ". will not accept the challenge under the plea that his reverence is not gentle man. but that lis second, if he can get one, can De satisfied
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 your ob't serv't,
 EDW. CROSS Hon. J. ". DAVIS. Ch. Com. Pub. Lands
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THE BA IN FER.

WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY g. lsH.
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THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES, To be nominated by a National Convention.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

c. The Mil,onian OF last week, says "that
John Snyder is an avowed friend of the free trade
system, and that this paper, among others men.
toned is a free trade paper, and that we wish to
make the people believe by our }aisehoods, that he
(Mr. .Snydcr)is is in favor ofa protective tariff"
Now, we ask whether an editor could we'll exhibit
more sheer impudence or ignorance, than is mani.
tested in the above charge. charge so glaring.
ly false and absurd would not have appeared in
the Miltonian some months since as the columns
of that paper were then under the supervisory
care ofone who would not have given currency
TO charge so utterly destitute of truth The
Mltonian ofthe 23d ut. charged Mr. Snyder with
having positively voted against the present ia.
riff. That this is not true, no man OF ordinary
intelligence will deny. 1t is hardly necessary
for us TO say, that the American has always been
an advocate of the tariff, and that the editors Of
the Miltonian well know it. public journalist
should have at lcas. some little regard for truth
fhe has any desire TO obtain the confidence of
his readers
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

INsPEcrIoN-The good people who purchased
Flour, Racon, Beef Pork, Grain, &c, i'll New
York, paid last year, Sll?, l35 for inspecting and
measuring the same, The Inspector of Flour and
Meal received sl3,27s The inspectors of Beef
and Pork, three in number, divided $40, 900 be-
tween them. The inspector of Ashes had $780,
OOO and the inspector of Leaf Tobacco, So ,329,
as their share of the spoils. Pretty neat pick
ings and pretty good pay for kindly serving the
public.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

DC7- The following is the appropriation bill,
as il passed on 2d reading;
Expenses of Government S25, 900
Pensions and Gratuities - 900
Common Schools. 600, 900
(And 90 per cent 10 non accepting School
Districts to build School IIouses)
House af Refuge, 5000
Institution for the Blind 5000
Do for Deaf and Dumb 1900
Ordinary repairs on Public Works, 47,lGO
Repair of Road and Farm Bridges $4,000
Pay Of Canal Commissioners, Clerks, &c G,300
Do Lock keepers, Collectors, Sup'rs., sc 10000
Check Roll and Bill Cr's on finished lines
and for labor, materials and fuel fur
nished prior to January Q, 1914, 100000
For breaches in Canal, if necessary $4,000
Interest on 18th OF May issues, 2l,00O
Do TO Domestic Creditors certfc'ts 10000
Do on Loan for F., Penitentiary, G,O0O
Loan due the Southwark Bank 800
Miscellaneous, 5000
| Gratuties to convcts discharged from Pen'ty COO
Interest on funded debt l,9lG,252
Repairs of State Magazine in Philad. co. 500
Interest guaranteed by the State OH GER
tain Corporation Stocks $4,000
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

The corporation of the city Of Philadelphia has
just completed the construction of an immense
tunnel, for draining the city of water, &c. from
Fourth street, down Market street, 10 the Della
ware. The tunnel is l,sl4 feet in length, 81
feet in diameter in the clear and the fall from
Fourth street TO the river is l6 feet The depth
below the surface OF the street at the deepest
point is about 30 feet.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

o. The Norfolk PAPERS announce the death
of Commodore F.. KENNEDY, in the 65th
year of his age. lie died on the 2sth ult af.
ter very severe attack of paralysis. This gal.
LIANT officer was in command of the T. s ship
Pennsy lyania, the flagship of the squrdron afoat
on the Norfolk Station.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

&C" THE CANAL COMMISSIONERS AND THE Coz.
bly, be remembered that the constitntionaltv of
the law, authorizing the election Of Canal Com.
missoncrs, has been questioned, on the ground
that it was not passed by the first Legislature af.
ter the adoption orthe Constitution, and is, there.
fore, one of the Offices which the Constitution
contemplated should he filled by executive ap.
pontment and not by election The measures
necessary for testing the question have been
nearly completed, and it is said that the subject
will come up before the Supreme Court, at IIar.
risburg, i'll May. The following are the sections
of the constitution which involve the doubt The
general opinion among lawyers is, that the law
is unconstitutional
"Ihe Sh sections Of the 9th article Of the
constitution declares that AN officers whose o.
lection or appointment is not provided for in
this constitution, shall be elected or appointed
as shall be appointed by law
";he lith section of the schedule provides
THE appointing power shall remain as hereto
fore, and all officers in the appointment of the
executive department. shall continue in the
exercise of the duties Of their respective off.
ces until the Legislature shall pass such rvs
as may be required by the 9Th section of the
9th article the amended constitution. and
until appointments shall be superseded bv new
appointments, or shall sooner expire by their
own limitations, or the SAID offices shall becnr,e
| vacant hy death or resignation. and such lars
| shaH BE- enacfed by The first Leg isiaiure under
! he amended Constitution ,"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

nT V. Is. PAINru. Eso. at his Real Estate and
Coal office, No SO Pine Street, Philadelphia, is au.
rhoraed TO act as Agent. and rcccive and rcccip,
for all monies due this office, for subscription adj
veJijsinp
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06
From tss philadelphia Ledger.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE E
HARRISBURG, April /, ls44

HARRISBURG, April /, 1s44
SENATE.-Mr. Hill Committee on Corpora.
tions) reported bill relative to the Bear Valley
Coal Company.
Mr.. Pennman, from same Committee, bill to
incorporate the Dauphin Bank.
Mr.. Crabb offered a resolution, that the Senate
hold afternoon sessions every afternoon except
Sundays, for the consideration Of private bills,
tha no member speak more than five minutes on
one motion, and that the question be put after
twenty minutes debate. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Dimock read in place a bill relative 10
Justice Of the Peace.
Mr.. kidder presented petition from Monroe
county, for the suspension of appropriations to
colleges and academies also petition from the
Trustees Of Madison College, for an alteration in
their charter.
On motion Of Mr.. Dimock, the Senate took up
the pension bill which led to a long debate Mr.
Black Chairman of Committee on Pensons) ex-
planned that the committee had rejected a great
number ofapplications and had cut down the a.
mount from that of the bill of last session near
so per cent. that it had been the practice to bring
in number of bills each session, but they had
thought il better TO embrace the whole in one
bill the number OF persons is 63, and the a.
mount of pension not quite : 500. On third
reading the yeas and nays were called by Mr.
Frnnman, and were, yeas 2s, nays O. so the bill
passed.
Mr.. Darsie then moved to consider the bill for
the sale of the main line of the public improve.
mcnts, the same being on second reading, which
was agreed to.
Mr. Darsie proceeded TO advocate the passage
of the bill, in speech of some length. Mr..
Champneys followed, who spoke at great length,
setting forth the impoverished state ofthe Trca.
sury. and went into statements 10 show, that
when the necessary expenditure ware consider
cd. there would not be one cent left for payment
of the interest the debt lie looked upon
this scheme of selling the main line as the best
that could be devised, and it was of The highest
Importance that it should be carried into effect
it would pay off one half of the State debt thing
that would, he ventured to saw be received with
shouts ofapprobation from one end of the Com
monwealth 10 the other; it would save half
million oftaxcs. and he would tell them the peo
pie were not willing 10 pay that amount merely
to know the public works Were in the hands of
the Commonwealth, &c On the passage ofthc
lst section, the yeas and nays were called, and
the bill was lost by one vote-the yeas being
Messrs. Bahbitt, Charnpneys, Crabb, Craig Oar.
sic, Ebaugh. Gorgas, Hickman, McLanahan,
Mullin, Quay, Spackman, Stewart, Sullivan--li,
and the nays Mcssrs. B0ily, Black, Chapman, Di'
mock Tagcly, Foulkrod, Hill, Horton hughes,
Kiddcr, penniman, Sherwood, Stergerc, Wilcox
and Bigler, speakcr--i5.
Mr Eyer called up bin relative to the fsh-'
rics on the Susquehanna, which was considered,
and passed final reading.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

GES. JACKSON has written TO President Santa
on their parol OF honor. lie grounds his request
on the improved state of humanity in the treat
ment Of prisoners of war in this age, etc
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

THE GAMBLING CAsE.-Coiton, the keeper OF
a gambling.house in New York, has been mulct.
ed in damages to the amount of si,325, with in
terest, in the snit brought against him by Dow 4
Guiteau the firm whose clerk robbed them Of
Sc, 600, and spent il at Colton's
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

NEw CoUNTERFEIT-The Baltimore Amcrl-
can says: we saw on Saturday counterfeit
note purportng TO be of the Bank of Smyrna,
Deowarc, of the denomination of three dollars,
letter \, dated September 5, signed Isaac Davis,
President, and a. Stochly Cashier. At first
sight the general appearance of the note might
deceive an ugarded person, but when closely
examined the engraving will be found to be
coarse and imperfect In the words "proHise
10 pan" the letter not crossed
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

GAuBLrvc.--A duel took place the other day,
between two editors in Vicksbnrg, which open
cd field for betting, equal TO the race of Eclipse
and Henry. The whole town seemed TO be alive
to the interest ofthc scene; and those who could
not 90 over the river TO witness the deadly ,on-
bat, arranged themselves on the bank, where a
boat continued crossing and re-crossing, as kind
of courier to bring the news the first fire,
long, lank k.lookng genius said, "rll bet bale
of cotton IIammct is hit" Done" said his
companion The skiff soon arrived with news
that neither was hurt, and that they were prepa-
ring for another shot Double quits that
Ryan gets killed this shot said his weazel look
ing companion. Done said the long genius
Pop went the pistols, and again there was long
pause while the courier boat was crossing 10
give intelligence of the fate OF the life or death
of a human being, in whose fate numerous bets
would be decided. All was eagerness and anxi-
ETY. for some had money staked, others cotton
- and in one instance we overheard bet offered,
when the reply was, II havn't any money, but
I'll bet you a race horse that llammet kills him.
At length these unnatural bets were decided by
the fall of Ryan at the fourth round When the
body was brought over mortally wounded, and
poor Ryan in the last agonies of death the long
genius wanted his weazel looking friend TO fork
over but il was no go-he declared "he would
not give up till the last breath was out OF his bo'
dy, and, says he. "ifyou bet me five to one, I'll
bet you he don't die at all"
II must add considerably 10 the dignity OF the
duelo and TO the chivalry ofthe whole thing, TO
know that you stand in the position Of race
horse or game cock for backlegs 10 bet upon,
and your dying groans are unheeded except SO
far as they affect the wagcr-"dead, for ducat "
Pennsylvania.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

CuRIosIrIEs.-On Sunday evening there ar
rived in New York, from Liverpool giant
feet inches in height, and gantess 8 feet 4
inches, natives of Devonshire, England also,
Rudo Scaufo, dwarf, 90 inches in heighli a ma
tive of Lspland
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06
.heir TespectIve namcs.

Put the above facts before the people that
they may see who wins and who looscs. They
are collated from the official returns of the Post
Office Department for last year.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

A LONG LEAsE.-Eight acres, in the town OF
Portland, were leased los years ago for 90 years
The heirs are hunting up the documents to prove
property, the lease having expired, and the ground
occupied by valuable buildings
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

A HANDSOME PREsESr,--On the recent mar.
riage of one of the Russian Princesses 10 the
Crown Prince of Denmark, the Emperor pre-
sented 10 the bride set of diamonds valued al
f75,000.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

The most manifest sign of wisdom is continued
cheerfulncss her estate is like that of things in
feYiuns above the moen, always clear and serene
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

The venerable Miss Edgeworth is now in Lon.
don, and although 7Oyears of age, looks as young
as she did twenty years ago. She is about pub
fishing a new novel.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

~ BREWER TyPr.-iO lbs, or more of sec
ond hand BREWER type, for sale at this office, at
Is cts. per lb. cash The type are the same as
those used in our advertising columns.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-06

An INDIAN MURDERER MURDERED IN HIS
CELL.-In the Winnebago country, recently,
some Indians drank the rum which the
whites furnished them, and killed two Of
the whites and child three were convicted
and sentenced to be hanged on the l2lh OF Sep
tember last the Governor Of Iowa pardened
one, and the execution was postponed, a writ
OF error was taken to the SapreRe Court, and
the Judgment affirmed Meanwhile some
white prisoners broke jail and coaxed one of
the Indians out with them, the other refused to
90. The one who escaped returned the next
day. stating that it was too cold out of doors.
Ga the 81 ult, the Sheriff on going into the
cell to look ader the Indians found one Of them
dead his fellow prisoner having beaten him To
death.