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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-10-08
AGAIN,

Here is one Of the laws Of Virginia, the
State from which these gentlemen come -
All meetings of Slaves at any meeting
house, or at any school or Schools, for learn
ing to READ or tCriie, in the day or nighi.
shall be deemed an unlawful meeting,'-
Virginia Code Of 1919.
What have these men done to get these in
famous laws abolished What have they
done TO lose the bands of wickedness-to un-
do the heavy burdens-to let The oppressed
go free?
For the sake of suffering humanity-for
the sake of the THREE MILLIONS OF
YOUR FELLOW -CREATURES groan-
ing under the cruel bondage of American
S~lavery-People IF Scotland! see that you do
not in any way countenance that abominable
system beware lest you, in any degree, sa-
crifce your well-known Anti-Slavery princi-
pies, by asserting to the absurd opinion Of
these men on this matter. Protest against
their pro-slavery v~iews-tell them that you
can have no connection with them, until they
go home and urge upon their Sliveholding
brethren to cease 10 do cell, 10 learn 10 dO ,reH.
10 sect juismen', and 10 EMANCIPATE
ALL THEIR SLAVES!
Kirkcaldy, August Is, 1917.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-10-08

TIE PHoNoGRaPHIc COMET,

THE PHONOGRaPHIC COMET,
Will be published every month by E. Web
ster, at the Photographic Institution, College
Building, Cincinnati. lis object will be to
furnish reading matter in the Photographic
dress for those who have but a partial knowl-
edge Of the art; and also for more advanced
Photographers. Every number will contain
a few pages in the brief corresponding style,
aud one or more pages in the reporting style.
The reporting style will be 50 arranged that
no difficulty will be experienced in reading
it. At The end Of the year every subscriber
will have the entire reporter, wlirh will DO
worth all dhat the Comet will cost him.
Every Photographer is earnestly solicited
to Interest himself In our enterprise, and give
our publication as wide a circulation as pos
sible. No fears need be entertained in re-
gard TO lis continuance, the small amount of
money it costs us will secure its monthly
publication.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-10-08
AMERICAN FREE PRODUCE ASSO-
CATION.

The ninth annual meeting of the Associa-
ton will be held in Philadelphia, on Third
day, the 10Th of Tenth month.
All persons Interested in this important
branch OF anti-slavery labor, are earnestly in
vited to attend.
ABRAHAM l.. PENNocK, Pres.
SARAH PUGH, Sec.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-10-08

members of the Society will continue and
increase their exertions to extend its %circula-
ton.
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For one year, 81, go,
" 6 months, so, payable in advance.
Money may be forwarded through the mail,
post paid, at the risk of the publisher.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-10-08
War News.

Rumor has been very busy the past week
in circulating news from Mexico. Whether
her story be true or false, we have no means
Of Judging, though it seems to US not impro-
bable, and not much different from what the
last intelligence led us to expect-stiIl it
needs confirmation. We annex a brief ac-
count of the matter as. reported in the cores
pondence Of the Mobile Herald.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-10-08

Some persons may have contributed TO the
funds of the Western Society, whose names
are not acknowledged in the foregoing list,
as all the agents have not yet reported their
collections to the Treasurer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-30
OLD BRIDGE, ~ j., July "a, lsa7.
Our Relation irilh Spotswood.

Our Relation UiIh Spotswood
In the Herald Of July 23d is u communication from
spotswood in relation to the Of the post Office
from that place, which, after annihsng the Post,nas
ter General would involve unassumng village In the
same fate. The spotswood manufactures consisting
almost entirely of tobacco, give your correspondent
right to puff both their podties and their village
but not to make wifu Of ours Your
correspondent In his facts concerning Old Bridge
says 1t IL small out place with very litte
business where people do not receive in month half
the number OF letters and papers that through the
office at Spotswood in day" the Old Bridge where
the oice Is now placed contains two stores tavern
mot hotel rs in Spotswocd church. does very little
business" and then calls It fair statement Now
for different kind OF facts" Old Bridge Is situated
two miles FROM Spotswood at the head Of navigation
Fix sloops aud schooners here that ply between
this place and New York. exclusive OF transient
IL Ia one OF the largest wood depots in the tate there
are several manufactured here la the vicinity the
Camdon aud Amboy railroad, and Bordsntown and
south Amboy turnpike both pass through It, and the
mail route has passed through 1t Its
ment In New Jersey. Your correspondent must have
strange obquity Of vision. to call this way
place AS for there being very little that IA
point which depends entirely the size of person
ideas What john Jacob Aston your corresponds t
would call a very little business others may think
differently Of Ho indirectly and upjusty makes a &c.
rous charge against the late post Spotswood
If he means to say there letters and papers
received ut the Sposwood office In than Mt the
Old Bridge Office in two months; for as no saws thu
quarterly returns tell their storyn and for the
wood Office the Old Bridge office was Just three
dollars
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The Health OF Children.


To THE EproR NEw YoRK HERALD
SIR The alarming mortality during the last four
weeks in city particularly among children,
stoned by the disease known among cholera nfan
tuu TO which you have called public attention, de-
mands from parents and municipal authorities that
every should be adopted to arrest its future
progress.
In disease which frequently terminates life in twen-
tyour hours In which the brain becomes early
rioy affected the whole secretng and digestive sys.
tom deranged, the nervous system highly excited
to occasion commissions, stupor and death Il surely
hooves the solctous parent to exclude from his dwell
ing every that may so suddenly deprive him Of
has offspring and 1t is imperative Common Coun-
c to enforce enact laws for the general protection
human life.
One of the disease Is doubtless that to which
you have alluded impure aud adulterated milk There
however, two others which and attention may
guard against. The FIRST u.s. that OF exposing tho
face OF the body to the night air, by open Window
when the excreory ducts Of the skin been pouring
out persprablo matter during the day under heat Of
D or % degrees The pores fully opened tho cool
air OF the night acting tho exposed surface sends tho
blood into the large Internal tecretpg organs the
liver nc and irritation, congo ston and death The
consequences In many fatal Of cholera infan
which have occurred in this neghborhood have traced
the origin Of the disease to this cause alone
August 10 fast approaching and with IT, that long list
Of unrpe fruits with which streets deuged aud
which bring as their falling attendants ease
and death Let parents look TO this second cause-let
them exert the utmost vigilance to prevent the
Of this vegetable poison for their chldrenlet careful
watch be set chiidrens home and abroad
and lot our city fathers if they would deserve the
title, enact ordinance which shall render the sals
OF uurpc fruit penal transgression and appoint an
officer officers TO that such ordinance be strictly
enforced. j. BARBER, M D.
Twenty fourth street, New York
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HARTFORD, July "a, ls47.

HARTFORD, July "a, ls47.
Trinity College Commemorate usiness-M More asp
Popers Political - Prudential Expenses to this
City.
The annual commencement of Trinity College will
take place in this city at Christ Church. Thursday
August o, at lOH O'Clock A. NJ. The graduating GLASS
numbers 10. The Board of Fellows meet July 30, at
A. NJ The House Of Convocation meets at the COLLEGE
Cabinet at 10 A. NJ on Wednesday, August 4. Their
address will be delivered by Rev. Jonathan NJ. VAIN
wright, D. D., and poem by Rev Geo. Burgess, D. D. at
Christ Church, at P. NJ. same day. Tho Atheneum,
and other societies connected with the college, making
their usual exhibition preparations
Our wholesale merchants are verv busy boxing IN
goods for the wesmore than usual this season OF
the year there being large numbers of western mer-
chants VINO are Hartford scions and their predictions
for buying at their former homes Of course strong
For TINS reason our CITY Is indebted for much of her
Two new papers have recently started here The
Harpord Republican, organ for the young democra.
ey, daily and weekly But from the struggles 1t has un
dergone since ts rst issue month SINCE it has appa
rontly died in child bir,hn The other Is called me
Connecticut Wig weekly now, but promises soon to
The wings Of this State battle at tho polls for what
they term principles and OF them do it no.
nestly but after having secured the ascendancv of
their party in steps set of greedy cormorants claim
ing all the offices by right Of former possession either
Ty .nGin SCI, or ancestors and get them too.
in this State Three things indispensable to
ONCE under the present whig dynasty. LIST, To be
no matter how much deterorated ID, A pettifoggipg
lawyer. Cd, To bow the neck and bond tho plant
hinges OF tho knee to Baa-thc petty junto 1t is true
ting himself to become cats. paw for this clique
VIII occasionally get little sop Others have got il by
paying certain into the election fund Ii there
any virtue left in the wing ranks and especially il the
young wings OF this State who not lawyers,
pec to and experience justice 1t time they arise
in their might and annihilate this junto
The handsome reception given the President of the
United states by this city, cost the city little less than
1929,
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Law Intelligence.

In CHAMprRs.-Before Judge Edmonds--In rs ThoEids
kehoe, this matter which lay since Tuesday, was
called up yesterday morning and ostimony on both sides
gone into Three witnesses the part VI government
examined, namely sergeant and two prvates
each Of whom that they saw kehoe mt the time or
his enlistment and considered him perfectly sober On
the other side three witnesses sworn OF
whom worked in the chop with kehor no testified
that ne three weeks previous TO bis enlistment
what s called drunken spree that about two days
before he enlisted he bad had ht OF dehrum fsmens
brought on by drunkenness; and that on Monday the
day before he enlisted he was drunk ths entire OF that
day: the other two witnesses corroborated these cts
AMI one of them swore that she saw him the morning
of his that he was then Keeling from the
effects of drink MIR Sidney A. Stewart, who appeared
s counsel for Kehoe argued that even supposng he had
not drank on the day Of his enlistment his mind
that state consequent upon succession OF drunken ts
for three weeks as rendered him incapable OF making
valid contract The Judge said he would give his dec-
sion tomorrow, this morningD
M.nt,, couRr 80 Before Judge smith - Thomas Pow.
eli and Others Va. Margaret Hoiand-This was an nc
tom 10 recover n balance OF an account the amount
claimed was 500 The plaintiffs produce brokers' In
the wear si5 they sold to defendant lots
ter meal, SC The defence Is a set of. Judgment
served
Before Judge Waterbury -Guion vs. Thomas-This
was action to recover 800 commissions loan Of
$4,000 negotiated for defendant by plaintiff The defer 90
up that IL agreed that $40 to he
of the commissions and the costs OF searching
tho title. Judgment reserved
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miscellaneous.

The commencement exercises of Rutgers College,
New Brunswick, " j., took place on Tuesday and We'd
nesdsy The audience very large, and the Young
gentlemen said to have acquitted therpseves hand
somey.
The jewelry store Of b. g. Mumford No 1903 Broad
street. Providence was entered by false keys the Goth
inst and robbed Of gold and silver watches silver ware
jcwelry, &c., to the value OF $1,000 or $500.
The hotels at Niagara Falls were full on the 25th inst
and many visiters compelled to seek lodgings In
private houses.
An order has been issued by the Canadian Govern
mont TO prevent sick emgrants from passing up the
river st. Lawrence above Crosse Isle
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PATRIOTIC SEAMAN.--The following letter
was left with the purser of the ST. Mary's by J
Henry Kraft, feaman on board that ship as he
about going ashore on the expedition to Tampco:--
u 5. SHIP ST. MARy's, No 10, 1916.
sn,-on going ashore to fight for the country of my
adoption, beg address few lines TO You, aud
confident you will freely grant tho iavor3 ask Of you
OF the officers Of government, aud as gentleman
In Of my death, wish the little have due
this ships books to for the benefit Of government IL
viii be sufficient for soldiers pay Tor the space OF nine
months in my place.
sincerely wish that you will inform my father Mr.
John ii. Kraft of Hansu In Germany OF my death and
also that fell on the field Of battle
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Sporting TntellfQence

RACE WITH AN INpMN-JoHN SrEEpRocK AoAIy,r
FAsr HoRsEs-On Saturday last small party, on their
return from pic mic excursion to the Indian village,
happened to meet, about mile this side the council
house, the fast Indian, John Stceprock-(he who
80 near winning the great ten mile foot oboken
AS some or the party were on their first visit to the
dian settlement and DESTROYS of seeing Indian
foot race John bantered for run, and by way of
induoement was told that II he would reach the coun
ell house, distant mile and trihe over) before we
could drive there with two-horse team and wagon
containing four persons ho should have small pur
which was made up on the spot John in cultural
nahwy consented and diyesting himself of boots and
hat and tying handkerchief tightly around the waist
and another around his head ready for start At
the word go" and with crack Of the whip, away we
wen-team and Indsnthe latter "loping" OF steadily
but rapidly after the Indian style and crowding on
with our team-n fast one-as swiftly dared The
road was undulating winding, and in rough
We thought It would be no chore at all to distance
hun, but very soon discovered our mistake, aud COM
menced paying outn Ii use Mr. Indian u ew
and then glazed back and Whenever whipped up he
whipped too. Several times he crossed
ed the road to get the best racksometmes taking
foot path beside the road and occasionally bounding
over log or bush with stride that wonderful AT
one time we came upon smooth, straight stretch OF
thirty or forty rods, and by little extra effort
ahead but 1t wouldn't dove were soldu-for at the
next hill John respectfully raised his flaps and babe
us good by lie won the about six rods and IL
In four minutes and forty seconds IL did not appear
to fatigue him in the least Batavia Spirit Of the Times
THE RACE THE LAKE STEAMERS EMPIRE AND SUI
rANA-"Here we are ut Munitions Island and the Empire
has just left. There il great commoon board The
woodman on the dock has just informed that the En-
pre had been here two hours taken sixty cords
wood and she had been about forty There
was shout on deck on hearing this which told that the
passengers were getting up steam for the chase The
dancing which was going on In the after cabin bro
ken up and all hands fell to wooding. A man with n
lantern could have the editor of the Cleveland
Herald toteing in wood by the armful, sweating like
OF the Plain Dealer might have been doing his best
at loading from tho pile "-Cieueand Plain Dealer.
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FROM MosTEvIpEo AND BUENos AYREs.-We
are indebted to commercial house of this city
for the following extract from aletcr dated Aontcvdeo
June To-
We have advices from Buenos Ayres to the 9TH,
when II was generally believed that there would be
settlement Mr.. Harris has been consulted by the
penipotentiaries and the proposals laid before
him SC He has endeavored to induce Roess TO accept
Of them, but without successindeed he cannot be per-
sunded to anything. IL the Ministers have power
propose other terms depend upon IL, shall have no
peace. -Baifimore Patriot.
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ofthe oath inst. has the following n relation to
the malignant fever among the smgrants at that port,
We are In possession Conformation from Crosse Isle 10
the 22d inst. inclusive.
The Hospital state that morning was a. folows:-msn
slo; women, $40; ohiliren, .oa total 1850 subss
quently, 100 had been landed brought TO the Farm
Encampment making the total Of sick in Hospital that
evening 2.o2o II will be readily Understood that the
mortality there is influenced by the weather and the
rival OF vessesthus the cold East wind Of SUNDAY
killed several old and feeble people who had boon TOT
terng about for afew days prsvous;-sgan the hrsvy
rain aud close weather of Wednesday were equally
fatal to those In tents
The healthy q passengers Of the following vessels
have been shore Island during the last - days
The Jessie Cork 1877; "EriIs Queen" Liverpool 5i7
Sarah Liverpool as; Triton" Liverpool asa and,
They said to be the most chsd-lookiDg feeble
creatures yet landed on the island An eye witness
states his belief that OF the 2235 who left Europe In
these vessels not than 800 will live to settle In
America
disease and the public familiar with many instances
in exemplifcaon We may cite additional case 90.
cured at Crosse Isle day or two ago man who had
cooked his dinner then apparently In good health and
exhibiting Of the symptoms Of fever, rolled from
his tentn his clothes and hat and thus died He was
healthy patient. To talk Of 20 days quarantine for
such these. and the medical "
the station for the spread OF disease throughout tho
rrovnce is to commit an injustice What detention can
guarantee exemption from disease and mortality existing
under like influence.
But we have got a sadder tale TO tell From pforms
ton recently given to the quarantine Liverpool
II not only than useless regards this country
put absolute murder TO emigrsuts intending embark
htherward We are told that from 10 TO 10 hulks are
stationed on the port for the reception of the refugees
from Ireland, who when sick doubtful looking are
tbsncs .stsr shnr. o .ne lnsn steamers ana from
destined 10 c.nsd snPPeu on BOARD vessels
e.,v.d ~ :. 1900 ~ IL may oe nstuIauy oon-
their voyage Mt once Ths 20 h T On
we,a ~ ;his ois.s pas'~us.s III ene iri.ou
dnv .ho Iefe the docas H. dssh. ~ ppo.asu .ne
Crosse r,ls numbered 40 ,nolnanr al an. sss 81 ny
sbp and several OF the crew: ths msstsr siso hsir
very sick ~s
Much has already been mid and written an ,h,s ami
iect hut tho fresh evidence almost dali, recsysd srr
England in rotation 10 the little precaut,oo taLsu thsr
in the sbipuent Of ernigrnnts ana in sscnrn
them from sickness or want on their vovsee out A.
mauds the strongest nd reiterated sxpyession ~ Al
ing from the people Of Canada who are MT o.Iv
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CANADIAN PARLIAMENT Tho Speaker OF the
Canadian Legislative Council read letter the 26th
inst from Major Campbell the Civil Secondary in which
the Governor General commands that parliament be
proroyued should tho public business allow on Wednes-
day, the 29th inst at four O'Clock, P. M.
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Yours, very respectfully.

In forwarding this letter to the department, Com
mander Saunders wrtes:" send IL because II may be
gratifying you know Of the patriotism Of OF
adopted citizens IL Is cred able 70 Kraft because
he had intention Of continuing In tho service after
his term Of enlistment has expired Washington Union
.IuIu
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SQUADRON IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
From the Washington Union Julv %


We some time ago informed readers that the Sec
rotary of the Navy anticipating tho possible
in the Mediterranean OF vessels claiming to be Mexican
privaeers had ordered to that sea- fer the
Of commerce there, of the sloop belong
ing to the African squadron This order dated on
the 18th OF April and in letter to the department from
Commodore Read, dated June LIST, l6a7, he writes -
Your instructions to send the Marion to Gibraltar
were received at peculiarly favorable moment. She
was In company with me- awaiting the arrival stores
to go down the coast again. orders to return the
United States Instructions were Immediately given
to her commander to take board the necessary
and proceed to Gibraltar there to consult the
sui as to the best to pursue, and not otherwise
advised by that functonary to cruise In the Mcdterra
neon In pursuit Of the respasseis commerce. if
any should have made their appearance in that sea ]
have directed Commander simonds report his arrival
at Gibraltar to you.n
The following Is extract from letter to the depart
ment from Commander Simonds, datsd U. g. ship Ma.
rion, at sea lat IS deg. ~, long. 80 deg SO min W.
June 90, l947 -
Sir have the honor to inform you that this shin
under my command Is now proceeding towards Gibral
tar in pursuance Of orders from Com. Read. We sailed
from Porto Prsya on the 9TH Inst"
The Princeton sailed from Philadelphia for the Med
tsrranean Friday last and She viii be followed by the
Allegheny and one or two other vessels There need BE-
fear Therefore OF any depredatons commerce
in that
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The now woolen factory at Utica turns out daily as6
yards Of broadcoth Tr steam cotton factory build
ings Ia progress The main building Ia to be i've
stories high and 10 intended to be model In lite way
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AMES GORDON BENNETT. PROPRIETOR
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We understand that orders received hero on
Saturday for the Immediate equipment of the frgate
Brandywine, destined for the coast Of Brazil the flag
ship OF Com storer Such portion Of the the
Tartan and OF the Potomac, have further time to
are to be transferred to the Brandywns which
expected to sail during the month of August Lieut. C.
u. Pondexter has been ordered to the Brandywine.
The frigate Raritan dropped to Craney Island from
between the forts on the afternoon of Saturday We
are informed that there is of sickness on
board The Sloop Vandalia was towed down to Craney
Raritan were Immediately transferred The following
Is list OF the officers at present at Craney sland
Lieutenants Rootes Claiborne Parker 81 ldle Surgeon
Sharp Passed Assistant Surgeon, Wright; Midshpmen
Gray and Clarke Boatswain, Munro; and Master s
Mate, Bailard.-Norfok Paper, Goth inst.