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result Is that instead Of nal having spear Of green grass
TO refresh the eye tickle the palate of the poor old cow or
stge OASIS IN this desert o. old fields The
hot summer MONTHS have hundreds Of of the n-
proved and have cut during the past year hay enough
keep, and keep WELL seventy head Of horned cattle thirty
five head ofmu qnd horses, besides sund sheep, hogs
the mules and horses being stabbed during the year Night
before the last when my house shook the very ounda
ton by the raging elements without sat by cheerful fire
and listened 10 the pengs OF the pess storm OF and
rain against the windows cheerful reflection that,
out OF all my stock there not one to the sucking
calf and pet amh but sheltered from its fury in
and comfortable stables, and eliminating upon beds Of
clean straw.
sat down upon the spur of the write you
short letter. partly To suny communications the
subject of farming which really could devote the time
reply to in detail, and partly from OF duty that
every to tho community in which he lives give
the result Of his experience and let the community separate
the wheat from the chat by their own good judgment
am fearful the perusa of this will be found tedious.
Should be otherwise, having cleared away the brush and
started the plough, may at leisure moment give you
further pckings from my memoranda of experiments
and perhaps description Of OF my stock of Devons
and Durhams, of which have fair specimen of the purest
blood in this country.
Let all new beginners keep in view the following axons
in farming Drain your lands well plough deep and the
proper time pulverize the soil well by repeated ploughing
narrowing, and rolling put plenty of manure, natter
what be-every thing in that shape you scrape up
buy borrow, or beg do not the seed, and be podga
seeds be careful and ascertain by observation the
proper time and proper manner of putting them on the
ground (for important the other and old lack
himself is not more of success.
The question may be asked what do with many mules
horses, and horned cattle They all produce something
The mules employed in hauling wood, &c. popula
ton of about thousand souls here and hereabous and in
hauling for the factories and shops, and work the farm.
The horses with the exception of few for private use
long persons connected with the works. and supplied from
my lof The horned cattle supply in part the cities Of Bal
tmoe and Washington with pure fresh milk, both ways
from my dairy, daily, via the railroad.
HORACE CAPRON.
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ANTONIO CANALES.

CouRT ScESE.The trial Of Levi Harris, upon charge
Of forgery has been going for time before the Circuit
Court Of New York On Friday, the counsel about
summing up Judge EpNosps declared his opn
ion that the ra which the prisoner charged with forging
genuine, and his duty judge would allow him to
leopard the safety Of the prisoner by permitting the go
any further. Messrs McKros and 0CosSER the counsel
for the prosecution protested against the decision The Com
mercial Advertiser says
"Mr. 0'Conner very in his rcmarks abiding
to strenuous outdoor influence behalf the prisoner Judge
Edmonds replied, asserting his right any where
IN seemed 10 him that there not sufficient evidence for
conviction He had done often, and the prosecution had
always yielded He denied being nuencedb by outdoor
ments.
"Mr McKeon expressed his determination to assert his
right the natter and be heard before the jury. II
strange state Of things and altogether unaccounae, that in
all the which he had been engaged in that Court with
excepon-and that a colored man-the Court had
pronounced the parties guilty without sending the question
to the Jury
"a discussion arose between the counsel and the Court
the right of the jury indictment for forgery to de-
eide upon handwriting.
"1he Judge said that man could not, in large
mercal community like this be placed in danger OF confne
ment in State prison upon opinions.
"Mr. Mckeon and Mr.. O'Conner objected to this. The
opinions Of witnesses often the whole protection
the commercial community had against forgery.
Much excitement prevailed but account OF the cee
braton, the Court adjourned"
On Saturday Judge EpMoSps reraced his ground and said
that since Friday he had examined carefully into the law as il
that he possessed such powers would enable him TO
rest the case here contrary TO the wishes Of the prosecuting
counsel, and that the summing up must proceed.
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IMPORTANT LEGAL OPINION.

Fugitres from SerUice in The Stare States -Governor
Skunk of Pennsylvania, recently laid before the Attorney
General Of the State 3D. Champneys Esq for his opinion
Of the law the case the facts in relation the application
by the Governor Of Maryland the Governor Of that State,
under the 4h article of the Constitution Of the United States
and the Of Congress Of the 18th February I793
quesng the apprehension and delivery, fugves from JUS
ce, Of Jack Mack and Ellen Lochman slaves for life who
stand indicted under law Of Maryland Of the crime Of
ming away and escaping from that State into the State Of
Penns vania against the will and Of their
and owners with view escape from the servtude Of their
said masters The Philadelphia Ledger says
"The Attorney General after due consideration, arrives
the conclusion that the gves from service labor
embraced and be demanded that clause
the constitution which provides for delivering up fugvcs
from justice That the rghtfu remedy Of the
der that clause Of the constitution and the Congress
793 which provide for delivering up persons held
labor, and that Of State Legislation evade,
alter abdge enlarge the provisions and remedies
tanned in the constitution and laws Of the United States rea-
ting to this subject This opinion the Governor says
to him to he sustained by the history Of the Federal Govern
ment and the exposition Of that part Of the constitution
under consideration made contemporaneousy with its adop
ton well by the of judicial decisions
peclay by that Of the Supreme Court Of tho United States
IN the case of Pnggs the Commonwealth Of Pennsylva-
MIA, reported in 6 Peters, page 500 The Governor there.
FORE declined issuing the warrant for the arrest"
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sderaon of the Commanderin Chief and the President The
names of my PERSONAL staff, First Lieut. w T. H. Brooks
third infantry A. A. A. g., and First Lieut. p w McDo
maid, second Dragons, A. d. Z. Capt r. A. Allen A. O.
NJ, rendered invaluable services not only in commul
eating orders when he in the field but in keeping
hand under all Disadvantages the necessary supplies for my
division For his this and former occasions
earnestly recommend him for promotion TO Lieuts.
Mason Beauegard, and Tower of the engineers and Lieu
Skies, third infantry, A. c. s. the DIVISION am
indebted for valuable services Whilst recommending duty
the eth, lost the valuable services of Lieut. Col John
son who duty with chief Typographical engi-
neer and very severely wounded under the enemys
works on the left OF the road
In conclusion have the pleasure of rendering my thanks
TO the commanders of regiments and batteries whose conduct
tended SO much the attainment of glorious victory
The brigade under Colonel Harvey, composed Of the
st artillery commanded by Colonel Chds, the rifle regi-
men CATER Major Sumner wounded, } commanded by
Major Lorng, and the 7h infantry, commanded by Colonel
Plympton
The I'd Brigade under Colonel Riley composed of the
4h artillery commanded by Major Gardner the I'd infantry
manded by Captain Alexander.
The force under my orders composed Of the
Sd Illinois regiment commanded by Colonel Baker the 9TH
Illinois regiment commanded by Colonel Foreman and the
New York regiment, commanded by Colonel Burnett The
field battery commanded by Captain Taylor and the how
itzer battery by Major Talcott
have the honor be, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, ID. Z. TWIGGS,
Brigader General u. s. A.
Capt III. L.. ScoTT, Act. Asst Adj Gen.
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SANTA Annals PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.

We copy the following letter from the Journal Of Com
nce. The revelations it makes obviously probable and
exceedingly interesting especially they show how fearful
disaster in military point Of view, averted by the
generalshp of TAYLOR and the bravery Of his troops at
Buena Vista. And, in reading this letter, with
hold the tribute of his admiration for the military skill and
energy Of SANTA ANNA His plan, here developed,
Of sagacy and offered large preponderance
chances for It the conception Of able Gene
rail- and in the attempt its execution he displayed
binary celebrity of movement well fertility of resources
NeW York Commercial advertiser.
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Report of The .acting Inspector General.
ISsPEcToR GESEnAL's DEPARrNENT,


JoL1pd, april 24th, Is47
GESrRAL On the 9Th instant had the honor TO lay be-
fore you the paroles Of honor by which the Mexican troops
captured by the army under your immediate command at Vera
Cruz aud the Castle ST. Juan dUlua enlarged have
now the satisfaction Of enclosing the paroles Of those captured
at The pass OF Cctro Gordo the 9Th instant, wit
The original payos N h01or Of three general officers
two others being accounted for below together with similar
paroles from one hundred and eighty five other officers Of all
grades.
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AMMAN, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS years ago the site Of this
village was dense wilderness IL contains about three
Observation-Disclosures, dry goods grocery drug SHOE
and hardware stores four engines Of from twelve TO
twenty hive horse power eight forwarding houses nine cer
gymen, twelve physicians five churches OF which one is
wood and the others BRICK Zone yet finished Courthouse
and jail and buildings enough going give constant en-
PIoymen to hity-6ye oiners and twelve brick makers
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The old adage, can oga, has been reversed the
late case Of the United States District Attorney for New
Hampshire, FRASKLIS PIRRcE, who has gone to the wars
and left the Government without counsel At the session Of
the United States Circuit Court Portsmouth the 9Th
District Attorney there but nobody had been
planned Of and nobody disposed complain, the public
suffered no detment by his absence and his five dollars
day and travelling fees saved to the Treasury.
~ Y. Gazette and Times
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Original paroles Of honor given by officers of the Mexi-
can army behalf of the troops OF the several corps prison
ers Of war; respectively under their command binding them
not 10 serve during the unless duly exchanged These
rolls embrace thousand eight hundred and thryseyen
70 1871 names-the rank and file Of the army.
8 copy Of the parole of Gen. Pnson-a translation Of
the same-and list of all others parole, numbering, in
ALL two hundred and eighty eight officers
A. Copies of the several papers referred above in No 2
to wit the paroles for the rank and file.
Besides the above, enclose original paper signed by
two general officers ncudng Gen La Vega and by four.
teen other officers various grades who declined giving their
paroles not during the unless exchanged, but
pledged themselves the paper shows report prisoners
Of war to the American commander at Vera Cruz, who was
instructed under your orders them the Castle St.
Juan dUua send them if they preferred il, to the United
States
separate list of these sixteen officers is also furnished
think proper TO remark, with regard the operations at
Ceo Gordo that by turning the left flank Of the enemy and
stoming the principal hill occupied by him, which was ex-
ecuted under your personal observation the morning OF the
18Th instant his force divdeda Of the batteries east Of
the hill being separated from the main body OF the army en-
camped on the Jalapa road west of the hill
All Of the positions OF the enemy commanded by the hill
itself which was believed by the Mexcans TO be inaccessible
to our troops The hill being stormed and taken the main
BODY Of the enemy fed in the utmost confusion and but very
few were taken prisoners Many of the troops in the bate
ries at the same made their escape in the hills, throwing
away their arms.
Mexican officer assured me that no less than 800 thus
ESCAPED from one single battery. OF those in the batteries
who laid down their arms than thousand contnved to
escape on their march from the field OF battle to Plan del Ro
five miles more, along cHcuous road bounded by
woods and ravines and hence the number of prisoners
parole is diminished to about 900 men, exclusive OF officers
And although this may be place for the expression Of
an opnon feel warranted in saying that the defeat was as
complete as unexpected by the enemy that he was ut
ey destroyed captured or routed spreading terror and con-
sternation throughout the country.
have the honor be- very respectfully, your obedient
servant E. A. HITCHCOCK,
Lieut. Col. A. Inspector General.
Major General WINFIELD ScoTT,
General-in-C Chief, Jalapa, Mexico.
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HEADauARrERs On DIVISION OF REeULAns,

HEADauARrERs On DIVISION OF REGULAns,
Jalapa, april "a, 1s47.
Sin inadvertently omitted to Captain Sepoe and
Lieut. Brown who in charge Of the large howitzes
the hill and Lieuts Hagner and Seymour, with the %
FOUNDER gun, in the same battery. Lieut. g. w. Smith,
the engineers with his company of sappers and miners join
ed Colonel Haneys command in the assault the enemy
main work, and killed two men with his hand
have the honor be, very respectfully, your obslent
servant, ID. f. TWIGGS,
Brigader General U, s. A.
Capt. H. L. ScorT, Act. Ass. Adj. Gen.
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Th" Boston Chrono'ypr tells story abou
some recruits for tho new regiments who
lately came from Maine in o Kcnnehoc
st.ansr. aud cot drunk on board of her, kick
ing up several rnw-, to the wonder of the
Captain, who could not guess where they got
N. liquor. Il seems that man was on
board who had y barrel Of specimens Of ani.
mails. packed IN New England rum-wLrh
u" was collecting for !he museums and cnii.
net" "f The cnr'oys: am'ng lhcm were
skunk-, woodclmck, squirrels, minks aud
weascls, with the skin aud fur sl on Th,-
barrel hsd been tapped by thp 'pr'riniic'
r"crui's, and all Tho lquor ''resunrxrd."
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PATENT
VI sS - Z g Y Nr 3 Sa

Folger's Olosaonian.
DandcIion s. Tomato Panacea.
Nc listers Ointment.
TuyIor's BaIsam Liverwort.
Sands Bulls and Carpenters Sarsaparld.
S,arkwea,har's iIepalic Elixir.
Jayne, Indian EApeclorant,
DO rarminatiyc Basam.
DO Tonic Vermiiuge.
DO Sanatiye Pills.
DO Hair Ionic.
Wrieht's Indian Vegetable Pills.
W,sar's Basam Wild Cherry.
Murrays Fluid Magnesia.
Buchans Hungarian Balsam.
Sands Remedy for Salt Rheun.
Sherman's, yacb,on's, and Wistars Cough
Lozenges
Fahnestock's Vermifuge.
Benefits Arabian Balsam.
Hays Liniment.
Whtney's Group Cordial.
Doct Richardson's Bitters.
Dalley's Pain Extractor.
Brown's Sarsaparilla and Tomato Bitters.
Dler's Healing Embrocalon.
Warner. Jaundlce Bitte5s.
East India Hair DYE
Vegetable Pulmonary Balsam.
Waterman Specific Plaster.
Scarpa's and McNalr's Acoustic Oil.
COnistock aud Co.'S sarsnparilIa.
Indian Vegetable Elixir.
herman Cough, Worm and Dinner Lozenges.
Smiths Sugar Coated Pills.
lIewes' Nerve and Bone l.iuiment
Sands Glove Anodyne Toothache Drops.
Clickener's Vegetable Sugar Coated Pills.
Naples Hair Dye.
SWANS Panacea.
Balch'. ES,rac, Of Dock and Sarsaparilla.
A fresh supply Of the above named valuable
Medicine, for sale by
G.. g. G.. HAZARD,
Druggist s. Apoihecnry,
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GrSrRAL TAYLoR's PEEsosAL ArPEAR-

GrSrRAL TA,LoK's PEEsosAL APPEAR
I,tv-A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger, who says that he has seen the old
General in all conditions-on foot, horseback,
sitting, standing, and snoring - on and off pa
rade, and that all the likencsses of him yet
published are abominablo carcaturcs, lie
adds -
The General is not over : feet or 2 inches
high, is stout, and inclnes 10 corpncncr,
would weigh, ! should think, near 30 lbs,
and the most prominent thing about h'm is an
unusual shortness OF legs. When lac Is stiihE,
he looks like tall man - not so when stand
ing. Ills face is intelligent, and il is usually
1T IN with a benevolent smile. Tie il m the
habit, when speaking to any one, of partially
closing his left eye. His hair is gray ANA
orizzly. In one word, gentlemen, ifyou can
ina gin, plain, old Pennsylvania farmer, who
has farm pad for worth $4,000, and nothing
clse IN the wnrld-an independently lovlal don t.
care a-fg kind of an old coon-you have sold
IacA" before you. One word now as to the
Presidency.
when the array last summer wa. at Mata-
mo a., Mr. Rceder, q thnk,) from Balt-
more came there TO distribute medals to the
non commissioned officers and soldiers wh"l
had distinguished themselves at Polo Alto, &c
II Is reported that while there, Mr.. X. inform
ed sold Zacli" that he had been nominated by
s,me persons in New York fr the Presidency
The old Generals reply was characteristic. u
"Mr Rrcdcr, don't want it-l have no other
or higher ambition than TO remain at the head
Of my noble little army. have always con-
sidrrcd myself an honest man--my ncighbors
81 consider me but were | to accept NOM
nation, there are persons who would call me
every thug that is bad, and others who would
say of me, as they said of General Harrison,
tha, never was within two miles of field of
battle. Np no II don't want it don t
want it :"
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As lNCpEsr OF THE BATrLE.-On the
morning of the 24th, near sunrise, most a.
mu'nC little incident occurred. Generals
Taylor aud Wool were in conversation, when
MAJOR Mansfield rode mp To- them and announc.
ed The retreat of the Mexican army. "What
did ! tell you - exclaimed old Zack Gen.
WooI advanced 10 him aud threw his arms
around his neck to embrace him. Cen Tay-
lor threw hs arms around General Wool's
waist aud danglcd him in the air like a child
General Wool looked relieved when he reach.
cd the ground, and turning round, said TO me.
"Colonel, collect the men here and give three
cheers :" which we did, multiplied by three.
with ~ right good will as we ever did anything
n our lives .--fCor. ST Louis Rnpub
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Portraits taken in exquisite style, without
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Instructions given in the art.
A large assortment of Apparatus and Stock
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SnoT.-Save the SCOT from ~, stovrp'rcs.
preserve it dry, aud soon ~ NJ" cucu'nbrr,
melon, squash, and pumpkin vines begin e.
make their appearance, dust ihc,n we'll
with il. Ifthe rain washes ihrm-dnsi lhcm
again--and 50 continue to do until lhry are
out of the way of insects This has h,cn
found by experience TO be the easiest. chcap.
est, and best mode to prevent the dcprcdations
Of he black flea, yellow bug, and worm. 500,
is also one of the best manurcs for all Y, ge.
tables
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F0rnsSvOrth ~
- Shaw are now receiving full aSsort-
ment of Umbrellas, direct from the Manufacturer
26, % 80 inch Wheel Top Bone;
26, %, 30 do Gingham do do
26, 28, 30 do Scotch dc do fast color;
26, %, 30 do do do do Blue, Green and
Brown,
All sizes of Silk Umbrellas and super do.
These goods are made for Us to order, and are
confidently recommended to the attention. of buy
ers No. 56,Milk street, corner of Pearl street
Mar. il.
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DIR. UPIIAM's
Vegetable Internal Remedy
FOR THE PILES!
A Cure for Life Secured. 20
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For the Cure of Piles, Inflammation cf The
Lirer and Spleen Inflammation, Soreness
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Weakness and Inflammation Of he SPINE !;
and fnr khf rfIiof of Married Lddies.
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5elefte0 ])ostrp.
From the Home Journal
THE CHlLD'S GRAVE.

II is place where tender thought
It's yoiceful vigil keepeth
{, ga place where kneeling love
Mid all it, hope, still weepeih:
The vanished light ofall life
That tiny spot encloseth,
Where followed by a thousand dreams,
The little one rcposeth.
Itis a place where thankfulnen
II. fearful tribute g'veth,
That one 80 pure hath Left world
Where 80 much sorrow llveth:
Where trial to the heavy heart
It- constant cross presenteth,
Aud every hour some trace retains,
For which the soul repenteth.
Il il place for Hope 20 rise
When other brightness waneth;
And, from the darkness of the grave
To learn the gift it gaineth
FROM Him, who wept as on the earth
Undying love still weepcth;
From Him, who spake those blessed words
"She - not dead, but sleepeth -
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~ The London STANDARD says that the
R"nlsl clergy ~ Ireland receive annual,
tor confessions, 81 800, 600; tor christening
$50, 600; ior uncrtonS aud burals. 1870 600.
To-, m,l rfages, $50 coo; for PRAYERS for de-
lvcrancc from purgat"ry. $3.50 coo: collec
toms ht charrl~, S24!0,000; curare c"lIcc
ilnn-. < lGl coo grant To MBynooth College,
SII 600 frln. 80 l.ij 0OG,!
No ~nnI.r lho lnrh prupia are starving.
TIE kHmus "tY' hROni,-cc. .- Among III,
rrru, lupjc, copu,clrd wrh cnuuui"rrirI nnt
,"rrl,nral adyani,grs ana prospects ol I'll.
c"inlry, wiuch The present position of Ou
foreign rcja'ints brings lu'U view, the plan |
Gn'iiag 'he AunuIc aud the Pacific thuougi
ih" i.'hmus, - certainly one oF the most IN.
p"ri'ni. II will 20 lar iuwhrj changing
hsd hat lu III. sigma profit uf nur country
the nain stream ut III. cupurrce OF Ia.
wpid --- The whole subject Is no doubt r.
'tvluy thei cgr'inl consideration NJ the hand.
"l ~" sdmlu,stra'Ion, To which n Is entitled
u vii be produCtlv" Oi great bcnef' TO th'
wnrld al large II. well ~ Ia the Unitrt
Siet.s. " will he by fnr tho shortest aud
rinsl direct rnnis between the United State
''d "1r territories on the Pacific. IL vii
,Irnu,''r ~" resources and exerlicns noi
Oniy ~ the western sIde uf The Amrricar con
un"n', hut ut thc eastern portion of Asia. and
Ill the nlern"diate islands ON the broad
Pwiic. - Washington Union.
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"RouGu ASH REApv BoSsETs. The mil.
l'"cfr of New York have brought ont new
..l. ~ bonnet, called "Rough and Ready"--
fis, sre represented asa regular orrrSop,ag
fsr, md best the iamnu, "klss me .quck.