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Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14
TIE MAIL FAILURES.

The Fulton Telegraph gives the follow
ing answer to our enquiries about The re-
cent mail failures. We are glad to hear
the cause is not with the Fulton office, this
time. and as the editors Of the Telegraph
think they know where the blunders are
made, we hope they will speak out, tina,
the public may know. By so doing they
will obIige all who live this side of the post
master who has not the capacity or indus
to attend to his business.
In reply to our friends OF the Times, in ref:
cIence 10 the failure Of their Thursdays mail,
Justice requires US 10 say, the blame is placed al
the wrong door We happened 10 be
present on the evening of Wednesday the 29tl
ut., when the eastern mail arrived at the Fulton
Office, and heard it announced by the Postmaster
that the Fayette mail was missing, and he was
so particular about the matter as to send round tc
the stage stand 10 know il it was not in the stage
The fault lies east Of Fulton, but where we arc
Of course unable 10 say. 1t is said, 'tha FIRE
Quen! failures and mscarrages take place in the
BoonviIIe mails, ard that the postmaster at Full
ton was pointed to as the cause" We know
that failures and miscarriages happen too in the
mails for Fulton; one not more than week
past: who are we to blame? We think we
know the principal cause Of the miscarrages in
the mails, though We may possibly be mistaken
At some points on the route there are three differ
ent kinds OF keys, and if the Postmasters would
Just heed the orders OF the department, there
would be no mistakes made unless they were
made in putting up the mails at the beginning o
the routes, or in exchanging bags, which is rare
~ done. Some OF the Posmasters are but re
Gently in office, and somewhat liable to make
mistakes; they will do better when they become
more accustomed 10 their business.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14
MORE SPORT

Our town will be visited on Monday by
a company who propose to furnish One
Dollars worth of amusement, for exactly
Fourth of that amount The perfor.
nance will consist of ground and lofty
tumbing, posturing, pyramidising, perfor.
ance on the wire and slack rope, songs
Comic and scntimentaD juggling, astonish
ing performance on the violin, &c. &C.
The wonderful India Rubber Man, or the
individual wots not got bone in him.
is with the company, and will perform such
feats as will actually make those ashamed
Of themselves who spent their time anc
money in visiting the monkey shoD which
recently passed through. On Monday
all for Quarter l1r1
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14
REVISED STATUTES.

1t will be seen by reference TO a notice
in our advertising columns, that the Re.
Vised Statutes of the State of Missouri
will be ready for sale about the first of Au
gust.
We have received one sheet of the work
containing a list Of the time of holding
the Circuit Courts throughout the State
which has been issued for the convenience
of the members of the bar, and others in
terested, and also, as specimen of the
style in which the work is TO be executed
The paper and type are good, and the
work done in neat style.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14
THE CONVENTION.

DPThe Democrat has squarely backed
out of the controversy. The last one has
not word TO say on the subject. II
sloped off on to the Judiciary, and is now
running full front against the man whose
name is always on the tongue of the de-
mocracy-Thomas Jefferson. We will
make it as sick on this subject as we have
on the convention matter.
The falsity of its charges that we were
starting new issues to avoid the subjec
under consideration is now apparent. Il
took its own position, which we assaled
and week after week it kept up random
shot about "gold spoons" "fctions" "charg
es," assertions" &C., striving all The time
to get up a controversy on some othel
subject than the one it began with. W.
as steadily held it to the point at issue, anG
occasionally, by way of diversion, upse
some of its "men in buckram." Ii has a
last taken the advice we rendered it lon!
since, by acknowledging it took the wron!
course-and now we want the pledge
usually required of whipped children, o
reform in future.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

The last Democrat contains the procee.
dngs Of the democratic meeting held in
this place last week, alluded to in our last.
DR.. Lowry presided, and 7. Jackson acted
as Secretary. Messrs c. T. Jackson and
J. A. DeCourcey, the only aspirants pre-.
sent, agreed to abide the decision of their
democratic friends, as to which should be
the candidate. Delegates are to be chosen
in the different townships on the second
Saturday in July next, and are TO meet in
Convention in this place on the Monday
following. Oath, only eighteen days before
the day of electionD and select G. F. jack
son as the candidate. A resolution was
adopted calling on the aspirants to make
known their sentiments on the various ques-
tons which may be agitated during the
canvass The time Of nominating the
candidate was postponed, for the purpose,
as expressed by one of the speakers, Of
giving disorganizers as little time as posi-
ble to interfere with the harmony of the
family-or, in other words, to give the peo-
pie as little time as possible to decide upon
the merits of the candidates or dicuss their
principles. c. F. Jackson is to be the
man, aud they fear some real democrat
may get after him, and show how his prac.
tice corresponds with his preaching, and
if much time were allowed, there is ne
telling what might happen. They neec
fear nothing out of their own family, as we
have not heard of a wing who will be 6
candidate-and the wings, as party, GER
tanly will not enter the field.
We hope some competent individual who
has the time to spare, will enter the can
vass, now, even against the hope Of success
and lay bare the outrages Of this self-styl
ed democratic party. He would place The
honest portion Of the community under OBJ
legations which would not soon be forgot
ten. Is there no one who is willing to Dc
this much for his country, though he SHOULD
be the loser?
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14

DONATIONS TO PITTsBuRG.--The amount
of donations received at Pittsburg (exclu-
ding what the State gave) is $4,000 50.
The sufferers are to receive pro rata. To
those who will not receive their share as a
Gift. it is TO be loaned, though never TO be
called for The Cincinnati Gazette fears
This arrangement. will create some excite
mcnt among the poor" sufferers.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14
Translated from the Courier dcs Etats Unis.
DEATH WARRANT OF CHRIST,

DEATH WARRANT OF CHRIST.
Chance has put into our hands the most inns
posing, and interesting judicial document to all
Christians that has ever been recorded ia hu-
man annals, that is, the identical Death War
rant Of our Lord Jesus Christ. We transcribe
the document from q C pY of the translation:
Sentence rendered By PontiuS Plate acting
Governor Of Lo'cer Go'iilee, that JESUS Of
Nazareth shall suffer death on The cross.
sin the year seventeen Of the empire OF
Tiberias Cnsar, and 25th day Of March, the
city Of Holy Jerusalem Anna and Caphas
being priests, sucrifcators of the people Of
God, Pontius Plate sitting on the presidential
chair Of the pIHtory condemns Jesus ct Naz-
arelh to die ON the cross between two thieves
the great and notorious evidence Of the people
saying:
l. He is a seducer.
2. lie is seditous.
g. He is an enemy Of the law.
a. lie calls himself, falsely the son Of God
s. He calls himself the king OF Israel,
6. He entered into the temple followed by
a multitude bearing palm branches in their
hands.
Order the first centurian, Qulllus Cornelius
to lead him 10 the place Of execution.
FORBID any person whomsoever, either poor
Ut ITCH. 10 OUlOSt luG utdNl VI JESUS
The witnesses that signed the death OF JESUS
are LIST Daniel Robani, Pharisee; Cd Joannes
Horobable, Sd Raphadol Robani; 4th Capet a
citizen.
JESUS shall go out Of the city by the gate
Strenuous"
The above sentence is engraved on copper
plate on one side are written these wordS:--
"A similar plate is sent to each tribe."--lt was
found in an antique vase Of white marble
whilst excavating in the city Of AquiIla, in the
kingdom of Naples, it was found enclosed ii
box of Ebony, in the sacrlsty of The Guar
tenn. The vase is in the chapel Of Caserta
The French translation was made by the mem
bers of the Commission Of Arts. The children
requested earnestly that the plate might not b'
taken away from them. The request was grant
ed as a reward for the army. NJ. Demon, one
Of the Swans. caused a plate to be made of the
model, on which he had engraved the above
sentence; at the sale Of his collection of anti,
quities, it was bought by Lord Howard fol
588Of.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14

ginia--and throughout the country: Preach
ing one thing and Practising another: Cry
ing Justify one day for one thing, and oppos.
ing il the next. Old principles are laid
aside and new ones taken up whenever
interest prompts. How long will such
things continue! How long will such men
be trusted2
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14

"Our exchanges state the fact of a
contemporary actually receiving two dollars
IN CASH, for subscription, and that he re-
manned perfectly sober, continued to work,
and neither intimated by word or deed,
that he felt himself above his neighborS
Lead as not into temptation, Oh De,
linquents
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14
MR.. CLAY.

The Louisville Journal Of Monday I'D
instantly says: "Mr. Clay arrived here last
week, and took passage, for St. Louis, on
the Majestic, The boat got aground and
he returned here last evening He is suffer
ing under the effects of rather severe
cold. We understand he will return TO
Lexington, deferring his tripuntil further
rise ia the river,
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14

GREAT SALT PLAlN-An officer of the U.
States Dragons, writing to the New Or
leans Tropic, an account Of the incidents Of
an expedition across the praries, makes men,
ton Of vast plain, miles in extent and lev
Ell as table, entirely covered with thin
cake of salt, which shone in the sun like
vast mirror. Little pools were found on
the plains, strongly impregnated with salt
and very offensive to the taste.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14

Pttsburg has been visited by another
fire, which destroyed some twenty bull
dings, owned and inhabited generally by
poor persons, who are left destitute Of
houses and homes, and in some instances,
of clothing, bedding and furniture.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14

DTOur neighbor, we judge by the CO.
pious extracts he makes from that paper,
considers the Union" the only orthodox
publication in the country. We invite his
careful attention to an extract in to-day's
poper from the Omitted States Journal
democratic paper published in Washing
ton city,
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14
NEW SPAPERS.

A word to our friends. The time has
passed, when it is necessary to show, by
argument, the importance Of taking news
paper. The people now only want to know
where the CHEAPEST and BEST paper can be
had. We certainly print the CHEAPEST
paper in the State out of st. Louis-the
price of the Times" being only So 90 per
year, and it being Of the LARGEST CLASS
of newspapers: Some five hundred pat
rons, who have taken and read it regularly
for upwards Of five years, is some evidence
to US, that if it is not the BEST, it at least
classes among the best newspapers we have,
We have furnished you with paper regu-
larly every week, for five years, without
ever missing single publication, or APP
pearing on half sheet, (Which we believe
is more than any other country paper in
the State can say and expect to continue
to do so. Our paper is large and cheap
issued regularly-and after the LIST Of July
will be received free Of postage at all
offices within thirty miles of this place.
State these facts, friends, TO your neighbors
who do not see our paper, and you will
confer favor on them and US.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14

DFoR THE FOURTH OF JuLY.-The
Jubilee number of the Pictorial Brother
Jonathan is out, and we have received a
copy from the New York publishers
Among some fifty or sixty fine large Ma
tional engravings which embelish its col
umns, Washington's reception at Trenton
stands the most prominent. This great
picture occupies half of one of the NAM
moth pages, and is a magnificent specimen
of the art of wood engraving. The con
tents of the paper consist principally OF
historical incidents, anecdotes, songs, glee'
and romances of the revolutionary war
and Of the last war, notices of remarkable
revolutionary characters, &c. 1t also con
tains very beautifully illustrated Declare
ton Of independence. All for l2s cents.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14
Missouri FINANcEs.--Wc copy the fol-
lowing from the New York Herald:


at has been officially announced thai,
there is not money enough in the Treasury
of the State Of Missouri to pay the interest
on the State debt falling due this spring.
A large amount of interest must remain
unpaid. At the latest accounts the def
cheney was about $4,000. There is also
the interest due in the fall. which will with
out doubt remain unpaid, as the receipts
into the Treasury up to the time the interest
becomes due, will not be more than sufficient
to liquldate the current expenses ofthe State.
Missouri came into the Union free from
debt, and from that time up to the present
day has not engaged in a single work OF
internal improvement. The interest on the
debt of the State is about SS75, 700 per an
mum. As much of this amount as the State
bank is bound for will be paid promptly al
maturity, but part of the portion the State
Treasury is bound for must remain unpaid
for this year at least, and it depends en-
tirely upon the measures that may be
adopted at the next session of the legislature
of that State, whether this delinquency be.
comes permanent or not This adds another
to the list of delinquent States, and destroys
the anticipatious we have long entertained
of reduction in the number Of insolvent
States. We little dreamed the number
would be increased. The insolvency of
the Treasury of Missouri has not been pro.
duced by extravagant expenditures upon
works of internal improvement, or upon
any measure tending to develope the re-
sources of the State faster than the natural
laws require. There has been no attempts
to anticipate the wants of the people ir
providing means of communication with
different sections. Revenue for nothing
but the current expenditures of the gov
eminent has been required, and to meet
these the State has contracted large debt
notwithstanding the high taxes levied upor
the people. Missouri can no longer rank
among the solvent States; and we fear the
difficulties the present deficiency will pro
duce, will embarrass her finances so thai
the Treasury will not recover from it fol
| years.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14

II, says Mr.. Sedwick, things were regula.
ted as they should be, and as they will be
some day in the United States, the owners
Of their hundred houses would be compelled
to spare little Of the expense now put up
on the exquisite carving and gliding, and a
little from the sumptuous entertainments
that Supply the senses OF those who parrake
of them, and make them lorgellul of the
honest hands that produce them all. Be.
fore this can take place, however, the toll.
ing mass must be made to understand their
true interests better than they do now.
They must learn to give right direction 10
all the property of the country, whether il
belong TO the rich or poor, by showing the
vain, luxurious people,by their own example,
what noble use may be made of property
that il is more to the purpose for any man
to get good dinner, than to eat one from
a silver plate With gold fork,
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14

nPPeytona and Fashion ran another
race over the Camden, New Jersey Course,
on the goth ult. Fashion was the success
full nag this time. Time, lst heat, 7.4s--
I'd heat, 757. Another race will have TO
take place before the contest between the
North and South will be decided.
One of the stands on the race course
gave way on the day of the race, by which
number of persons were injured, several
seriously.
DPA revolution recently took place in
Upper California. The Mexican Governor
was expelled the country, and the insur.
gents will most probably establish free
and Independent government. The days
of petty tyrants are numbered, and the
spirit of freedom is spreading May it
continue to spread till kings and queens,
dictators and tyrants are numbered among
the things that were.
OFJohn Quincy Adams having received
a volume of SCOTS Commentatory on the
Bible, from the publisher at Philadelphia,
in reply said:
With my sincere thanks for your kind
intention, must pray you consider me
subscriber for the book, and TO save the
trouble Of repeated payments, enclose a
check for the whole subscriptions gen.
eral principle of proprety interdicting my
acceptance of articles of value while am
in the public service"
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14

A railroad from the Nile at Boulac to the
Red Sea had been surveyed, and the esti.
mate cost of this lightweight miles put at
100000. The receipts, estimated at a
given price and number of India passen.
gers, pilgrims en- route to Mecca, with bag
gage, merchandise, postal revenue, &C., are
set down at EG5, 500, and the expenses in
GLIDING every contingency, together with
five per cent. interest on the capital at only
Gao 900, leaving a surplus for profit OF
G27,50o, or over one hundred lhousad dol
lars per annum. OF course the work will
be constructed. The wonder is that ship
canal has not long ere this been made to u
mite the Mediterranean and the Red Sea,
either directly across the lsthmus, or from
the Nile, some distance up, by which Euro
pean vessels could pass from the Atlantic
into the Indian Ocean without the necessity
of sailing around Africa and doubling the
Cape of Good Hope. This and a shi ca
nal uniting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
between the continents OF North and South
America, either through the lsthmus o.
Darien or by way of the river St. Joan anC
Lake Nicaragua, in Guatemala, will prob
ably yet be accomplished. The importance
to the world of both these enterprises can
not remain much longer unseen and unap
preciated.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14
STATE LOAN AND THE PALMYRA
PRANCH

We stated in previous number OF the
Herald, that the Governor, after, failing at
other points, had applied to the branch Bank
at Palmyra for loan in pursuance OF the
act OF the Legislature 10 meet the interest
due on State bonds. Since then we under.
stand that the branch Bank at Palmyra has
discounted bond for fifteen thousand dol
lars, which, after deductng nine hundred
lett for the use Of the State, fourteen thou
sand one hundred dollars. With this the
State was able to pay off all the interest
due on the 10th and 3Oth Of May, and lst
Of June, being all the interest due until No
vember and December next. The Palmyra
Branch, though limited in her means just at
the time OF making the application TO her,
would have loaned even more than fifteen
thousand dollars, had it been necessary at
that time to do so, to save the credit Of the
State. We understand that some objection
was made to the loan by the directors on
the part of the private stockholders, on the
ground that the interest on the bonds offer
ed by the State was not paid quarterly; but
the majority Of the directors properly APP
preciated this matter and voted for the
loan, knowing that it was better for the
bank to receive 5000 whole years inter
est, in advance, than toreceive but 1925, or
one quarters interest only in advance. In
terest at per cent, paid one year in ad.
vance. is nearly equal to six and one-haIt
per cent, and is a much better interest than
per cent. paid quarterly; so that a loan to
the State is not only perfectly secure, but
is also nearly as profitable to the Banks, as
loans to individuals, admitting that all Of
these were perfectly secure, an admission
however, which, in reference to bank loans
to individuals, is always unfounded.-Mo.
Herald.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-05-29
THE MODERN JEWS.

A late number of The North American
Review gives very interesting sketch OF
the present situation OF the chosen peo-
pie,' siill host, though but remnant.
From various causes lis difficnl, 20 ss.
cerlain-theif numbers. bot they rannot be
es,imsted below six or seven millions.
"0f The Two and half tribes, Judsh and
Benjamin, and halt Msuasssb," quotes
the North American from Judge Noah,
+" the number 10 every pait Of The world
may be computed as exceeding six NIL
lions. or the missing nine and a hall
tribes, part Of whirh are in Turkey,
Chira, Hinjos'an, Persi,. and on this
continent. /, i, impossible 10 ascertain the
numercisl rec"
mo estimate can be formed Of the
number Of Jews residing in Roman Ca
iholIc countries, particularly in Spain and
Portugal. who conceal their religion IN
der Christian garb; probably. there arc
several hundred thousand OF ihem. The
numbers given for Asia and Africa Ger.
tsinly fall short Of the truth. They art
powerful in Persia and the countries mp
on The Indian 0resn. in China, and OF
the borders OF Ta,iary. Black Jeics ar
found 10 Abyssinis, Ethiopia. and Hin
boston. They have congregation il
Calcutta, and are quite numerous on ,h'
coast Of Malsbar. where they speak o
brethren residing in Northern India, Tar
tary and China -
Their position in the Easlis well know
TO every reader. Though possessed Q
some real power, they are not 80 ct ar,
/ degree ol honor az security, and are th'
mark of insult alike to Turk, Moor sn'
Christian. But The following story o
bsrbsri.y prsctieed aeains. them SO it'll
while ago. and founded upon The old su'
pers,ition as 10 their making humsn sa
crifccs. was new 10 us, and may be so Y
others.
i The accounts received four years ago
J, Of grlesions ctueltres practced upon ID
j Jews Of Dama.cus and Rhodes, thong
/. they excIed. especially in Grea, Britain
unussl sympathy. exhibited instances 9
cruelty by no means Extraordinary. y
1923. I'll the Jews Of Damascus suspec
!. ted 81 the crime of having wealth, aer
thrown into prison and redeemed lhel
, lives only BY an enormous payment
Ia February, 1870. Father Thomaso,
priest. who prar,iced medicine, dlsarpes'
\ ed. as we'll as his servant. Cer'ain Turk
and Greeks affirmed that both had bee
s. en- 10 the I-wish quarter the even'n
5 before. A Jewish barber was a. ono
: seized and carried before the Paclla, an
D examined under the mostdreadi = ,orture'
y For while he protested utter Ignorance
i but at length. in The extremity OF his So
2 ieting, at the sngges,ion of some 6rreh
: standing By, he denounced the seven wes
Il lilies, men 10 the ci,y: jeclar,ng, that the
! had promised him eight hundred plastic
n IL he would sacrifice the priest, SO ~
= they might have his blood Tor ihe unle'
}, sened bread; which he had refused 10 q
!. The Pacha, in great rage. sent Tor Y
]. seven Jews. and subjected them no'wh
[. standing their pro.ss,a,ions OIL innocene