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Death Of Naval Officer, and an ami
able Man.-We have to announce, with
profound regret, the sudden death Of Com
modore Nicholson, of the u. S. Navy,
who died last night at Mrs Ulrich's in this
city. under an attack Of the apoplexy.-
We have known Com. Nicholson for
more than forty years. He was printer
bv profession, in Richmond,in lS04-our
near and respected neighbor-but his gen.
ius led him into different destination, and
his merits, gallan!ry. and skill, raised him
10 high rank in the service. and made
him many friends and numerous admirers.
In several actions he was distinguished
for his extraordinary GOODNESS and brave
ry. We deeply lamen, the loss of such a
man to his country. his family, and his
friends. -Wash'n Union, Nov. 9.
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A Doctors .4drfce TO a Patienf.-A

A Doctors .4dUice TO a Patienf.-A
man Of property had for years been de-
clining. Nature could endure il no long
er. He went TO consult the celebrated
DR. Spring. Of Water,own, Massachusetts.
He stated the symptoms of his case so
clearly, that the learned physician could
not mistake the nature of the disease.
Il can cure you, SIR said he, If you will
follow my advice The patient promis-
ed mos, implicitly to do SO. Now says
the doctor, you mus. steal horse
What steal horsel' yes you must
steal horse. You will be arrested, then
convicted, and placed in situation where
your die, and regimen will be such that
in a short time your health will be per-
feclly restored
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The Tt,s and W's.-.Villiam, / van,

The rs and William, want
my Wig
.Vich Wig, sir!'
IVY, my wife Wig, in the vig-box. vich
wore las. Wednesday vas a week, ven |
ven, to the widow Vaddle's vedding.'
I'm very much wexed at your vulgar
pronunciation, Mr. Valentine. You should
say wig, not Wig. But if you are going
visiting you had better take your velvet
cap that you had On at the last meeting Of
the westerly
Wife. you are always worrying me With
your criticism upon my words, am not
going visiting as you have it; but am go
ing TO take walk along the varves, ard
around Washington Square. and perhaps |
shall go as far as the Water Vorks."-
Philadelphia paper.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-12-03

Washingtton', Opinion Of Popular
Tce.-Sparks. in his writings Of Wash.
ington,' page 400, gives the following
extract from one of the order books of
Washingion:-
"Colonel Washington has observed tina,
the men of his regiment are very profane
and reproba,e. He takes this opportuni-
ty 10 inform them of his great di-pleasure
at such practices, and assures them, that
if they do not leave them off, they shall
be severely punished. The officers are
desired. if they hear any man swear, or
make use of an oath or execration, to or
der the offender twenty-five lashes imme-
dia,ely. without a Court VI artial."
"The General is sorry TO be informed
that the foolish and wicked practice Of
profane cursng and swearing--a vice
heretofore little known in an American
,rmy-is growing into fashion. He hopes
the officers will, by example as well as
influence. endeavor to check il, and that
both they and the men will reflect, that
we can have but little hope Of the bless
ing of Heaven on our arms, il we insult il
by our impiety and folly. Added TO this
i. is vice so mean and low, without any
temptation. that every man of sense and
character de,ests and despises it,"
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49, We commend to The Locofoco pa

~ We commend to The Locofoco pa.
pers, who are charging the Wings with
seeking the dissolu,san of the Union, the
following extract som Mr. Ben,on's
speech in the u. s. Senate. June 18Th,
1874: II have often. minated it before,
but now proclaim IT, DlSUNION Is AT
THE BOTTOM OF THIS LONG
CONCEALED TEXAS MACHINA-
TlON. Intrigue and speculation coop
crate, but DIsUNIoN Is AT THE BOTTOM;
and denounce it 10 the American PEG.
ple.'
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In, eounty and contains about 5000 in
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Excuse for a Juror.-Dr. James g.
Russell was placed upon trial recently, in
Oakland county, Michigan, for poisoning
his wife,. The result Of the trial has not
We, been received. About Fifty jurors
were summoned before panel could DO
obtained, and one of the number, upon
being chsllengeds-said he did not know
whether he had formed an opinion or not,
but he did no, take any newspaper.
lie was very properly excused.
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BARRETT HOUSE.
Corner Of Jefferson h Third-StS. Burlington
j. c.. TCHE

FfOpFfeIOT.
THIS House, recently opened. is one Of
l. the largest and most commodious in
the Western country. 1t has all the con.
veniencies Of the large hotels in the cities,
and is fitted and furnished in the neatest
and most substantial manner The propr.
etor has had much experience in the keep
ing Of public houses. which, taken in con-
nexion with the facilities afforded in Bur.
lington for furnishing his table, justifes him
in promising that the character Of his house
shall he kept up.
Visitors from the South and else where, with
or without families, can at all times be accom-
modated with pleasantand airy rooms, and on
rea soma BILE terms.
Families will also be taken Is permanent
boa rders.
September 25 1S45 18
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-12-03

A clergyman in Pittsburg. feeling that
his salary was more than sufficient, appli-
ed to his congregation to have it reduced.
This they refused to do, and the clergy
man annually contributes large portion
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had despaired of reaching. And this
llule robin, this humble robin, so dearly
beloved by tale and fable, and homely
rhyme -of the music of its chirp. chirp,
chirp-were begouen such resolution and
courage in the heart of The sinking child,
tina! there was no longer any question of
her dropping and dying, but certainty
that she should behold her grandmother
again. and live. please God. TO bless
him in after years for preserving her amid
the dangers OF that afternoon.
The robin, too. became her guide
Not that she could have missed her way,
but The trodden path beng hidden by the
snow one, direction. SO that she did not
wander far from the conjectured track,
was as good as another. And the robin
went right forward, hopping now, now
flying, and even Strengthening her resolu-
zion. And so she found herself. ere long,
a, the door of her grandmother's cottage,
and then she saw robin no more.
She related her story to her grand
mother while warming herself a, the fire
which blazed on the hearth. And oh,
what fervent thanksgiving assembled thai,
night from the lowly roof 10 the Throne
Of Glory.
The mex, morning there came knock
at the cottage door, and when Jane OPEN
ed it, who should present himself but the
sailor who had given her The five shillngs
on the previous afternoon. He started
with surprise at seeing Jane. and enquir-
ing whether dame Foster lived there
When Jane replied that she did, The sea-
man gave cry Of joy
That's Richards voice. exclaimed
the old woman from within. Il know il
is!-God be praised. He has sen, back
my son.
MY mother! my dear moher!' cried
the sailor, rushing into the cottage.
We pass the scene which followed
And SO this is my Jane-my owl
child said the seaman, presently taking
her in his lap. and kissing her full five
minutes withou. drawing breath.
Yes, this is poor Mary's child said
the grandmother. 1T was her mother:
wedding-riug that she pawned yesterday
The old women, the neighbors, Jane
herself. all assert that ii was no robin; bu
an angle from the skies. that led her over
the moor that afternoon. Who shall dare
laugh at their belief! For are no, tn,
resolves, which nobly taken, enable US ,c
battle successfully with The storms Of life
and conduc. US safely HoME-angles. an,
gurdian angles, too! So, here's Go,
sneed the Winter Robin on reneatet
missions!
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american Prison Discipline in Ger
many prison, called the Pennsylva-
MIA prison, has been built in Germany,
for the trial of The American System OF
solitary confinement.
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The Nert Presidential Election. by
law Of Congress, is TO be held on the
same day in evey State in the Union.
and tina, day is the Tuesday following ths
frst Monday in November.
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Visitors from the South and elsewhere, with
Or without families, can at all times be accom-
modated with pleasantand airy rooms, and on
rea sonable terms.
Families will also be taken as permanent
boa rders.
September 25 1S45 1S
L. FLEaK. A. BROWN.
FLEAK g. BRO WN,
Forwarding and Commission
MIERCHAMTgo
Brick ware-Room. ---Two Doors above
the Rapids Hotel,
KUK, WA,
octI5 2l-3m
49, -
j. NJ. SW A N,
DEALER IN
PRODUCE AND ASSORTED MERCHANDISE,
Corner Jefferson q. Third Streets,
Burlington, Iowa.
G. ARMSTRONG,
SA0OleR AND HARNESS. MAKER
RSON STREET
BURLINGTON. IOWA.
q. Dan Dnsen s. Co.,
TANNERS AND CURRIERS',
Corner Main and Jefferson Streets,
BURLINGTON. IOWA.
Dealers in Leather, Boots, Shoes and Shoe
Makers Findings.
w. F. COOLBA i G H,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Dealer in
w Dry Goods, Groceries Hardware Queens
ware, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Glass,
Nails. Sc, &C.,
JEFFERSON STREET,
Burlington IONA
>. 8. himball s. o.,
Forwarding and Commission Merchants
Corner Water and Jefferson Streets,
BURLINGTON, IOWA.
SDH A0al@H9 0Y
Dry Goods. Groceries, Hardrare, Queens
mare. Boots Shoes, Hats. Caps. &c.
&c. PARTRIDGE
Forwarding and Commission Merch mi,
Corner of Main & Jefferson SITS,
BURLINGTON, IOWA.
ELL II Nv
Dry Goods. Groceries, Hardware, Queensware,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, &C.,
w. IL. MAURO,
General Agent and Commission Merchant.
Jefferson, betpeen Main and Water-Sts.,
BURLINGTON, /. =.
Dealer in Staple Dry Goods, Groceries, Ii
auors Boots and Shoes.
WILLIAM GARRETT. y 3. cox
fuilliam Garrett s. Co.,
Wholesale & Retail Dealers,
Coner Main and Jefferson Streets,
BURLINGTON, IOWA.
DEALERS IN
Dry Gooas, Groceries, Hard,care, Boots
Shoes. Hats. Caps. Ready Made
Clothing. &C.. &c
WESLEY JONES
IIsholesaIe s. KftaiI Dealer,
jefferson Street, Burlington.
Queensware, Boots, Shoes, Hats,
Caps, &C., &c.
j. G.. LAU NJ AN,
FORWARDING AND COMMITS SION MERCHANT
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DRY GOODS, ROC RE $
QUEENswARE, HARDWARE. ROOTS,
shoes, Hats, Caps, sc. sc.
Front Street,
Burlington Iopa.
8. p. LINDEMUTH,
FORWARDING g. COMMITS SION MERCHANTS:
WATER STREET,
Burlington, Iopa.
DEALERS Nv
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hats. Caps, Bon
| nets, Boots and shoes, Glass,
Queensware, Hardware, &C.
JOSHUA coPP, T. L. PARSONS
COPP & PARSE MS,
DEALERS IN
PRODUCE AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Jefferson street,
1 DufHnUt0H, lVUo'
| BATON T. DAVID,
! FORWARDING g. COMMISSION MERCHANT
DEALER IN
Fancy Dry Goods and Domesties. Boots an
Shoes. Hardware. Queemsware,
| Hats, Caps, &c, &c.
Jefferson Street Burlington.
| Daniel Klaubers,
- " I" IL e HR .
MAIN, between Washington l. Columbia ST,
!" AXES PEN.KNIvEs. PocKET-KNIvEs. RA
WI zoRs, SCISSORS, &c. Also. lJGR,Nps AN
REPAIRS SAME CHEAP. burlington. no IL 25
G. P. TU RNE Err,
Fashionable Boot & shoe Manufacture
Main Street, North Of Jefferson,
BURLIN GTON N. 10 wa.
JOHN D. cobb U RN.
| (spccEsscR TO wILLIAM CREME
Book. Binder and Blank Book Manufacture
BURLIN GTON IOWA
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-20
CONGRESS.

In the Senate, Oh Monday. August 10, the first
subject OF consideration the veto Of the French
Spoliation bil Mr. Clayton, of Delaware, led of
the debate IN seine very just and pertinent remarks
Tie adveted to the fact that this was the first time
in the history Of the United States that the veto
had been applied to private bill--He did not in
tend to make aspeech against the veto power, or to
express desire to have it expunged from the Con-
stituton but he wished to say that this was one Of
the cases in which it was never designed by the
trainers of the Constitution that the power should
be exercised Such an exercise of it placed the
claims of individuals in the hands of one man, with
out the power to appeal from his decision. Messrs,
Webster, Morehead and Huntington followed i'm
condemnation of the veto, and MIR. Benton in favor.
The next subject was the bill appropriating 81 OOO,
GOO to enable the President to negotiate a peace
with Mexico Mr.. Davis took the floor and went
into an examination of the details of the bill and
continued to speak until IL o'clock when he gave
way to motion to go into Executive Session. The
Senate having proceeded to the consideration of En-
ecutive business, after short time adjourned sine
die.
In the House the Civil and Diplomatic, and the
Naval Appropriation bills were passed. The Post
Route and Post Office bill with some amendments
was received from the Senate, but too late to be
signed, and is, therefore, among the lost bills.
Twelve O'Clock having arrived the Speaker rose
| and pronounced the House adjourned until the first
Monday in December next.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-20
SUB-TREASURY LAW

The new SubTreasury Law, like that of 1889.
1t seems is likely to prove imperative and impract-
cable, from its own defects, without some unwar-
rantable assumption of authority the part of the
Executive. BY the law it is made penal offence
TO use the Banks of the States in the transactions of
the Government, and yet there seems to be no pre-
sent mode of getting along without them. The
Government funds already in Bank may be kept
there until the end of the year, or drawn out as
needed but no farther deposites can be made with
them by collectors or other public agents. under
pain of Imprisonment in the pcnitentary. The re-
suit, therefore, is that every public agent must be
the keeper of the Government funds which come
into his hands, until the Sub Treasures are fully
established.-But even then, it is said to be the
opinion of some of the highest functonaries of the
Government that either the Banks Of the States
must be used, the Government must establish
Banks of its own, with banking officers and bank
ing powers.-Bentons prediction, therefore, that
the bill would prove "humbug," is in 4 fair way
of being realized.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-20
LOUISIANA AND ALABAMA VOLUNTEERS

The abrupt disarmament by the Secretary at War
of the Volunteers from Louisiana and Alabama who
had so CALAMITY repaired to the support of Gen.
TAYLOR in his supposed emergency, because they
refused to extend their term of service to twelve
months, having volunteered but for six, has excited
very deep feeling of Indignation among the people
of those States. The New Orleans Jefiersonan. a
loco foco paper, thus speaks Of this feeling:
eve have palliated these as much as possible
Our ingenuity has been tasked to find excuses for
the equvocal and contradictory letters of the Secre
tary. We have, by every possible distortion of syn
tax and prosody, sought to reconcile them with com
mon sense and with each other. We have sacrificed
consistency and reason in endeavorng to defend him.
as part of the Administration. But this last act
puts him beyond the pale of defence. is foolish it
is monsrous it is humiliang. No friend of the Ad-
mnistration in Louisiana can defend him without in
juTing the cause. No democrat should conceal the
fact, that he is every day bringing odium upon the
Government. In Observation-Disclosures Mis-
sisSippi-the course of the. War Department has
done more to injure the democratic party and en-
baTass the friends of the Administration than all
other causes combined. They can resist the as
saults Of the wings, but paralized by the blows
from an arm of the Government"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-20

ExclTEMENT IN SOUTH CARoLfNA-.4rrest of
k'dnaPPers:-We were shown an extract of a let.
ter received in this city yesterday from Cheraw.
.. w., which states that considerable excitement,
prevails in that place, in consequence of man.
named l'c-sey, alias Carlisle. who had been arrest
ed and put IN durance vile, confessing to number
OF respectable citizens that he was cognzant of the
TACT that plot had been laid for stealing or eHticing
away negroes from their masters; that it extendeJ
from Virginia to Texas, and that some of the most
respectable citizens were engaged in it. He further
stated that he had an engagement to meet one Of
The number the following night at Marlbro and that
nose VINO doubted his revelations might accompa-
ny him, and satisfy themselves number did So.
(hrSt painting themselves back) and permitted Dor
Sey TO pass them off as rescued slaves-Fhey SUBJ
sequenily rallied in body, and captured the kid
NAPIER, whose name is Weatherly. He was CON-
mitted to Jail at Marlbro, and Dorsey at Chester
field. Another one was arrested at DARLINGTON.
An intense excitement prevailed in the neipbor->
hoOd.--Baltimore Clipper.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-20
MIR. WEBsTER's EXPOSE OF THE LOCO BRI
TISH TARIFF BILL.

On the 10th of July, MIR. Webstersa the Free
traders proposed by the bill to raise $2S, OOO,-
O0O. The average of the duties levied by it was
go per cent. Last year, from July / IA, to June
81, 40 the whole imports were $II7, 254 ,564 and
that was larger than the average for five years.
Well, take that as the data -
Imports of last year $ll7 1854 ,564
Deduct prominent free articles 1914 649
Leaves a balance of IOl 1899 9I5
This will yield at % l-2 per cent, the
average 23,SI4 ST.
Deduct cost of collection and drawbacks 3S7S, 400
Leaves net revenue Of 1896 439
10 produce the amount anticipated by its friends,
the imports must be increased more than $40, 00O,-
OOO more than those OF last year--to do which
would drain the specie of the country largely-Gr
even importing what we did last year, caused the
sendingo OF more than four and half millions OF specie
opay for them. The Tariff of 1872 at an average
rate OF 50 per cent raised about 28,000,000. And
now, when we are mourning an expense Of 60 or 70
millions year in war of conquest, to reduce the
revenue to ~ millions, is the most suicidal act ever
before perpetrated in this country, and such one
as could not have been done by any other than the
Loco Foco party The day is not far distant, when
the present Loco Congress will be admitted 10 have
been the most destructive to the interests of this ma
ton, that ever assembled in the walls of the capt.
tol.--Oii0 Republican,
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-20
FROM THE ARMY.

We have accounts from the Rio Grande to the
"a instant. There is no news of consequence
Gen. TAYLOR was despatching the regulars to Ca
MARCO with all possible haste, and likewise sending
ON large supplies of munitions. The highest point
on the river at which any of the volunteer troops
were stationed was Lomita, between Burita and
Matamoras, at which point one battalion OF the
Tennessee regiment was garrisoned.
Texas dates to the 9th instant states that the
force concentrating at BeXar amounts to 705 men.
1t constitutes an Independent command which will
be under Maj. Gen. BUTLER and Brig Gen. WooI,
and is destined to strike into the Province of Chi
huahua, between Santa Fe and Gen Taylor's posi-
tiOn
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-20
JAMES III. RELFE. ("
Onthis the Reporter thus exnIts
FROM THE GULF SQUADRON

A letter from Havana to the Editor VI the gu
Mon, ," and published in that paper OF Friday night,
under date of August 5, gives the following very
unpleasant information from the United States
Squadron lying Off Vera Cruz:
by the English war steamer Tcsuvius. from
Vera Cruz, and bound to Bermuda for the health of
her crew, we are informed that the Rd,itan had
sailed for Pensacola with near three hundred sick.
from the American squadron; the diseases scurvy
and yellow fever, the last of which prevails to a
great extent in the city and harbor Of Vera Cruz.
The TcspDius had lost both engineers from yellow
fever, and had many of her crew sick"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-20
THE TARIFF-LoCoFoCo CONSISTENCY.

Is there not something curious in the fact that a
party claiming to be essentially American in its
character-par ercelence the Democratic party the
men who have an exceeding love for the people
are doing their best to destroy the business of the
country, and to open our ports to admit the pauper
labor of Europe? In the discussion of this ques-
ton during the last election, they told MS that the
present Tariff raised too much revenue and must be
reduced; and now they tell that it does not gre
enough, and must still be reduced to raise more
standing theme of their orators has been that the
country imported too much--that Chat was the
cause of the distress and cmbarrassments in the last
great revulsion which the country underwent =
"Over-trading," ''over-importations," was rang
through the country, until the people were made to
believe that this was almost the sole cause of the
evils under which our trade and financial concerns
labored. Now, when they succeed in reducing this
tariff some fifty per cent, we must buy twice as
much before of foreign nations to raise the same
amount Of funds to carry on the Government. Is
there not beautiful consistency in all ths2
.NdsliuiHe Banner.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-20
TEMPERANCE.

AT late meeting Of the Mt. Tabor Temperance So
cey the following persons appointed to represent
Sa'a society IN The Convention to be held in Greenye
Strousc, G. Beard, w Beard, f. Miller, J.. Keller s.
Schcrcr p. Grcevcr, w. Rusmiscl, u. F. BajIn1ah.,
Geo. Shucy, G.. Dull, Rev. s. J. Love- d. Hull Jno
Uuichcus G.. w Anderson, Rev. G.. G.. Baughrnah Jno.
Brubcck, G.. r. Strousc, ID. Snyder, A. Snyder, and
James Trimblc, jr.
On motion, the name Of the President CRey. A. p.
Luddcn) was added to the list Of delegates.
On motion, it was resolved, That the Editors Of the
Stanton Spectator and Augusta Democrat be respectful
ly requested TO publish tho above in their respective
papers. w. RUSMISELL, Secretary.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-20

berry OF the press, as the first step towards the in
PRODUCTION of that monarchy which it is their real
purpose to proclaim and establish.
Mexicans, we must treat enemies and over
throw the tyrants, who, whilst they have wronged
and nsulted us, have deprived you of your liberty
the contest shall be protected against their military
despots by the Republican Army of the Union
Il. TAYLOR.
Breret Major General u. S. "A. Commanding.