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An exchange paper states that pretty child
"A charming little three year old--was not long
ago presented with nursery kitten saved from
the noyode that awaited the birth of its brothers
and sisters. A short time afterwards the child's
mamma added two members to the family circle,
In the shape of twins. On being taken into the
nursery to see them, she looked from one TO the
other with much curiosity. Then, patting one
of their little cheeks with her rosy finger, she
said: 81 think We will keep this one, papa"
The American Union is now composed Of
twenty nine States. The number Of delegates
in Congress 10 2s6.
The Hon. HENRY CLAY was baptized on the
"a Of June, in one Of the beautiful ponds on
his own estate, near Lexington. He united with
the Episcopal Church, but demanded immersion.
The Pittsburgh papers announce the death Of
the Hon. RIcHARD BIDDLE, of that city. lie
was brother Of Nicholas Biddle, and Of Com.
modore Biddle.
The new and extensive FIGURING Mill and
Distillery of Mr. Ezra w. Smith, at Terre
Haute, Ia, was destroyed by fire on the morn
ing Of the 18th inst. Loss $40 or Sl2,OOO--no
insurance.
B. B. French, Clerk of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, has been elected President of the
New York and Warrington Telegraphic Com.
Pany, in place Of the Hon. Amos Kendall, re-
signed. ...... .4-
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Ths Ola CenneAore. and s.e New.

We all remember what has been said Of the
grass. Why should not they, who speed inter-
course between place and place and multiply
the means Of quick transportation. he entitled
to the same gratitude
STRADER n GoRMAN, these many years-ever
since-hsve had control of the steam packets be
tween Louisville and Cincinnati. How they
have been managed, the public know full well.
Not an accident. scarcely. happened to them,
and no traveller, that We have ever met, has hes
itated about saving that they were well officered
and well manned. And at last. the old Commo-
dores have sold out GoRNAS, ever attentive to
business, quiet Vet energetic. and JACoB STRA-
DER, resolute in enterprise, and full Of a true
sailors generosity, nave yielded their places to
younger men Thanks to them, say the united
travelling public, for the care, comfort, speed,
and safety which they hsve secured to il -
Peace and happiness be with the old commo-
dore-, and those who retire with them, as under
a gentle press of sail, and with abundance in
the locker, they float down the stream Of time,
sharing, they pass on. with the poor and
needy. and helping up the worthy and enter
prisng'
And noW for the new Commodores They
are well known TO the public, and will do their
duty by it, We have not more enterprising
set of men, OF officers that will take more pains
to ensure speed and safety. Capts. Rogers, Bar
e. Al
have skill and capacity, and they have under
them as good clerks. engineers, pilots, &c, as
can be found on the river. Success be with
them As good success to the new Commo.
1araa th. cid svey an.oyed
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Total 1863 Total 1910 Total 5,9S

Total 1868 Total 1910 Total 5,99
Thus the total Of blacks, is eleven thousand
seven hundred and nine, or difference against
the whites, and in favor Of the blacks, of on
THOUSAND. EIGHT HUNDRED and riFry-sm.
Nor can any other result happen according to
the fixed law Of God. No lands are more
choice than the lands of Fayette. But they art
owned by those who till them with slave labor
The free laborer has been expelled, from this
land. His energy could find no room amid such
competition. his social desires no qualification
He emigrated, therefore; and his class emigra.
ted, as they will continue TO do under simila,
circumstances, from all our counties; proving
with unvarying certainty, that if no remedy bs
provided, the State riU lose thereby its political
porer, until il becomes really insignihcsn,
abroad, and helpless at home.
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Marshal Bugeaud's course in this land seams
TO b. marked bv a farn~ity L.. hi-
curson to the kabyl mountains, he ordered vii
lagos to be devastated. and their inhabitants to
be put TO the sword. At one town, containing
over $500 people, the work Of murder was car.
ried on with f,endish cruelty. Amid the shock
and confusion Of indiscriminate slaughter and
plumber, by the soIdiery, Kahyl chief rushed
up To the French commander, and. with prayer,
entreated him TO stay his bloody hand. The
Marshal relented. Pilage was stopped, and the
lives of the wild African spared. Bugeaud loves
to glut his spirit in blood. He regretted, it is
said, that the kabyls had not offered stoutcr
resistance, "tnat he might have inflicted upon
them q severer lesson"
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AUTHORSHIP AND RErIGIoS.-The great Cha
taauhrand is near his last day. In letter to a
thus gives his footings up of his estimate Of
work, done for man and for God:-"I wish to
reply to the questions contained in your closing
stanzns: il could begin my life anew, should
not write single line, and would wish to die
unknown: but shall ever he Christian, as
always have teen, and even more than ever
was. All things considered. there ID but one
thing in life: Religion! II Il religion that givss
order and liberty to tho world, and after life
better existence"
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Announced by all the trumpets Of the sky
Arrives the snow, aud, driving DER the fields.
Seems nc where TO light the wbited air
Hides hills and woods. the river and the heaven.
And wells the farm house At the gsrden's end.
The sieed and traveller stopped the crow ners fees
Delayed. all friends shut out. the housemates sit
Around the radiant fire place, enclosed
In the ,umultuous privacy Of storm.
Come zee the north winds masonry,
Out of an unseen quarry evermore
Furnishe6with tile, the fierce artifcer
Caves his white bastions with projected root
Round every wind ward stake, OF tree, or door
Speeding, the myriad handed. his wild work
30 fancifil, 50 savage, nought cares he
For number or proportion. Mockingiy
On coop or kennel he hangs Panan wrea,hs;
A -wsn--like form invests the sudden storm,
Fills up TIE farmers lane from wall 10 wall,
Msusrs the farmers signs and Al the gaze.
taperine turret overtops the work.
And when his hours are Numbered and the world
10 oil his own, retiring. as he were not,
Leaves, when the sun appears, s.ionished Ar
To mimic la slow structures, stone by stone
Bailt In an age, the mad wind's night work,
The Golie architecture Ofthe snow.
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what NeKee

We are charged with being hired BY Clerks Of
Coar;s. SC, TO prevent the Convention question
being carried. by the publication Of the Exam
liner. VERIFY, We shall hardly know what We
are, or where we stand. if We credit our opPc-
nents.
We dare say they have heard Of Benily. Tie
vas a wag, though sot. But he would never
drink in public, and was always sober at convi-
vial feasts. His neighbors determined 10 ''catch
him, so they concealed themselves in his room;
and when he Wa pouring the liquor down his
throat, seized him, with the spiteful taunt, "Ah
benily. have we caught You at last" But he
was not to be trapped. With the most imper-
tarbsble gravity, he replied: Gentlemen. my
name is not Bently."
What other alternative have We We shall
have soon TO Geny our name and vocation. Per-
haps, however, the safer plan would be TO turn
over all enquirers to the Editor Of the Baptist
Banner and Pioneer,
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RrrOr.

Accidents will occar in the best regulated Ia
miles; and new families, especially. are liable
TO them.
We sent last week an article on d part, ular
suh,ect, as We supposed, for the first page ha'
To-. when the paper il issued. two Others OF
different character appear. How the mistake
occurred, We don't know. We suppose. how
ever, that it arose from the copy containing
these articles on the reverse side. our neglect
70 dash the pen through them.
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Louisville, with her fine Southsrn boats, has
broken up, almost, the passenger travel from
Cincinnati TO New Orleans The new steamers
building al the Queen City are mainly for
freight 1t is useless now to compete, OF ~ at
tempt it, with our splendid New Orleans pack
cts, and, therefore, they are turning the passen,
ger room to good account. This is doing some
thing. A like en,erpri,e will enable us to com
pete with our great and growing sister city in
many other ways. Let's try. There is nothing
Ike that
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2 Fsy.tte county !. one Of the richest counties
IN ,i,s Sists.
/ In 1913 the first block house wss bult al Lex
ington. Let us trace its history from that time,
and see what effect slavery has had upon il.
That year Kentucky had 9,sla voters; Of
these Fayet,e county had 400
IN 1893 the convention question was voted
for. Fsyette gave then 2,2i5 votes. The Leg
islature in 1896 was composed Of twenty five
senators, and sixty representatives. The ratio
was one representative 10 foe Auaired voters. Dol
Fayette had one Senator, and four represen-
tatives. or nearly one fifteenth of the power of
the State.
| la 1913, the ratio was, one representative to
members. Faystte, then, had one senator and
three representatives or one frsafy third Of
the power Of the State.
la lsl6. the House had eighty one members
voters. Fayette had one senator and three rep.
! resentctives, or one twenty seventh If the
whole power
la ls?s, the House had one hundred members
ratio, one representative to every eight hnndred
and thirty four. Fayeite had one senator ano
three representatives, or on thirty third of The
tpower Of the State.
In las, the House had one hundred mem
ben The ratio was one representative to on
Thousand f~o hundred and fifty one rosers. Fay
cite had two representatives. or one 6tfiefh "
the power Of the State.
In '99, then, Fayet,e had 2.2i7 voters; in -
| 1900! Or to put down her history, and shoV
her gradual loss Of influence We present her po
li,icai progress thus:
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And how has this happened In the usual
way At first a band Of small farmers settled
there. They grew. and the country grew with
them. But slaves began to increase; these small
farmers to diminish the large families to multi
ply. Individuals grew wealthier, the country
poorer. and in ls:O We have this result.
Waite SHARES. Frss, Coi0rsd.
Males. 1888 Males. 1888 Males. 29s
Females 1880 Females 5,Ol7 Females. 30l
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A NOBLE ACT.-Aldernan Kelly, of N. York
on the I'd inst, sent to the Superintendent Of
the Aims House, box containing 400 cakes,
and 400 butter crackers, to be divided among
the poor children In the nurseries On Black
wells Island. He says, in note accompany
ing the present. "If the little have sent should
cause one happy thought to the fatherless and
motheress boys and girls, will thus add 20 my
own happiness on the 4th of July
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VIRGINIA AND THE NoRrH.-The emigration
Of the Fairfax county. Va, from the northern
States still continues Several farms have late.
ly been sold 10 the new corners, and the march
Of improvement il onward. We trust the new
settlers will carry with them that hatred TO op.
preston Of every kind, which should Away,
have homo In the hearts of freenen.
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SHERIDAN once declined to walk with lady
on account Of unpleasant weather. The lady
afterwards discovered him going out alone.
madam, it has cleared up enough for one.'
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SCARCITY OF ToNNAok.-On the western riv.
ers a. we'll - the lakes great complaints are ma.
king Of the scarcity Of tonnage. Tho number
Of steamers that cleared from 81. Louis, since
the first Of the present month, with cargoes,
was Essty-tkvse.
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WHEELING TiEIa
ADVERTIsER &

WHEELING TIvrs AsD & s'sffrr.
PUBLISHED DAILY TRI.H EEKLY & WEEKLY fT
J. f. WHARTON
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IlEete. tdatH al rTAiN s1tFF, GREEN
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- tess safea e trfa gsHs 10 pfHass and French
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-30
TWELFTH REGIMENT N. Y. s. MILITIA.
12ru WA

Pursuant to the above Division Orders and the Act therein
mentioned the uniformed
Of this Regiment will assemble within their respective com
dstnc Monday the 4h day of Octobe nert at 10
o'clock AM Tor parade, and
ercise armed and equipped according law at the pc
designated for each district respectively, az fosows:
Company A, Captain Vincent, commsndant, bounded NV
th avenue 10th street, 9th and 96h ~ W.
corner of <th avenue and s6th street. " "
Company b, Captain Belts commandant bounded by 9TH
avenue Hsemver aud Kills East River 8sh street AT
". H. corner Of 9TH avenue and s6,h street.
Company G, Capt Msyhe command ant bounded by line
running he from the high bridge the Hudson
Duyvel Creek and Harlem river TO the high bridge on
Kipgsbridge road, opposite the high bridge.
Company d. Capt. Prudhomme ,ndant. bounded by
9th 18th Hudson river Manhattan and 25th
81, at " w Of 9Th avenue and 86lh at.
Company H. Capt AveZzana, commandant bounded by 9th
seth the Hudson river and 10th stat ~ w.
company r. Capt Wilson. commandsnt, bounded by 9TH
st. ah avenue and seth st. W. cor of 9TH
enue and 86th IT..
Company O. Capt Reynolds commandsn bounded by 10th
river and 9TH avenue, At b. f. Of 86th
Company ii, Liept. Cemdt Age,, Co%m.ped.nt bounded
Hudson aud along said river to Manhattan street, 10th
greet 9Th avenue and 18th street, on 10th avenue near
Appeals will be heard at No I2 Fulton street, New York
City on Tuesday the I3h, tath and Th.Isday
the 10th days Of October between the hours Of NJ ana
By orde- Of BENJAMiN W. bLNsXN',
- iens csisssL
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4
Two THE DENTAL PROFESSIONAL gentleman
having thorough knowledge Of Mechanic al and Opera.
tive Dentistry DESTROYS Of associatng himself junior
experience ia the Profession he feels himself 10
y%is lac e. Me-
Fulton street. New York The best OF references given and
required 40 Jtsm
NOTICE TO MARINERs.-The recent survey Of the
USN Assistant the Coast Survey shows that the best
water IN crossing the bar be found by bringing
sand Island Ligh, iouse bear - degrees tnme)
ward Of the east end Of Dauphu Island Woods aud running
Tor IT, Ths course carries 2o feet ovT the bar at mean low
TO fathoms on the side towards the sea new
s2a6tfh y. BACHE, supt " =. Coast Survey.
VlNO MERCHANTS, &c--A gentleman who has formerly
been gagged mercantile aud
concerns In this city Boston, possessing energy in,egrtv
extensive and respectable with $1,000 $500 ca
puJ (Which be increased Nv shea TO
neraon for his advantages Address Merchin the Her
aid office. $50 N.rc
a. nnn REWARD--rhe above amount IL offered for
~ ,OUV the recipe of medicine that will cure rheu.
&C. in shorter time than DR. TOBIAS Venetian Lo,mrn
which has never failed TO IN hafthe any
this city, and through the country Prices a and 80
per bottle; depot 100 Fulton street Dr. obiss Office
Is az three llth street, two doors below the Bowery
s29 ltsfc
THEM FIVE DOLLAR sUiTs-Consist,ng OF fine
cloth ffock dress coats pants fancy
ovtcoats and clocks with elegant rich Innings 81 $40 each,
business coats TO 81 vests 80 cents S2 cash sd fo gents
eothng cleaning dying repairing and altering cheap aud
faahIonable conner Of Nassau and Beekman streets.
s296tsm
TIN ROOFS MADE TIGHT, for az per foot.
men Shcatnins laid old tin roof viii rend. pe.cu
ugh fire proof, and rermsncn, to walk over New roots ~
Goo; 6Vsiisa e. si D.s as s
~ lasn
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FOURTH REGIMENT N: Y. 8. MILITIA.


mentioned the ununomed prvaes Of the several companies
of this will assemble within thei respe ctive CON-
pany Districts Monday the fourth day OF October next
10 O'Clock A. M for parade lnspection ana maat
exercise armed and equipped according to sW tnc paces
LIST Company District IA Troopl commanded by Capt Id
mund Chares and bounded by Houston, wooster and
Fourth Streets Sixth Avenue Carmne, Bcecker and Han
cock the Of Thompson and Fourth Streets
right on Fourth street 80, ., -. r.
ret Luesen and bounded by Houston Wooster Amity and
Great and the Bowery the corner OF Mercer
and Amity streets, right on Amity street -, >.
Sd Company District Company Al commandeu Oy Lieu
tenant John Fowler, Junr, and bounded by
Fourteenth and the Bowery the corner Of Wooster
street and Waveriy Place. right on Waverey Place;
lh Company District COMPANY ~ comm.nded by Csptsin
bounded by Fourth street, University face
and Sixth Avenue at the intersection Of the
walk running North and South with the North walk oil
Washington - ~,
5ih Company District Company C) commanded by Lieut.
Jacob Scbmid and bounded by Houston, Null
berry Broome aud broadway at the corner oil
Crosby End Prince right on Prince street
9Th Company District Company D conmsnded oy Lieut.
Conmandant Patrick Murray and bounded by Houston Null
berry and Broome Streets and the Bowey at the corner Of
Mott and Prince streets right on Prince street.
7th Company District Company E) commanded py J0hn
H. Miller and bounded by Broadway Canal Centre, Walker
Orange and Broome at the corner oil rand ana Elm
streets. right on Elm street. -
Company District COMPANY F. commanded by Captain
Edward Hincken aud bounded by Walker. Orange and
Mulberry streets right Mulberry street.
The Regment Court OF Appeals to hear appeals rom me
penalties imposed will be held at Constitution Hall No
By order OF CHARLES YATES,
Colonel 4th Kegt. N. Y. 8. M,
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miscellaneous.

Judge GARNER, Of Pensacola committed suicide ut
that place the 10th inst by drowning himself He
left letters In which he stated that poverty
which induced him to commit the rash act He laid his
clothes, In which to be buried the bed directed
where every thing might be found two large
In towel and tied to his back, pinned towel over his
breast and back and walked down to the end of the
tying end Of rope to the end Of the wharf and the
other end around his waist threw himself into the water
where he was found the next morning
James Doty, ex-G Governor Of Wisconsin, has removed
TO Milwaukee and commenced the practice Of law.
II Is said that the fact of the robbery OF
VI 900 from Adams x Co.'s Express, to the know
ledge Of these gentlemen they sent check to the
Of the lost money for the amount thus taking the loss
upon themseves-Bah. Sun, Sept %.
The work on the Southport Harbor (Mich) is recon-
menced the strength Of the loan effected by the c
ssns for that purpose.
The papers say there IL no truth In the rumors re-
spectng the sickness Of Natchez They represent the
city ss perfectly healthy, and business quite active
Vice President Dallas returned to Philadelphia from
his trip to Pennsylvania on Mondaylast
MIR swain Of the Philadelphia Ledger has started for
England on visit OF business and relaxation.
IL Is said that young gentleman residing In CarroH
county, Maryland Ia a competitor for Forests prize.
An ARRAY occurred nj Lacona Indiana, on Saturday
morning last between II 4. Mcclure and Squire Will
Llama both Of that town, which resulted In the death Of
the latter.
At Nauyoo H. on the night Of the 10th inst, Mr..
el,v shot his wife by mistake She had quietly gone
ont AMI he being suddenly wakened by the noise she
made coming In fred at and killed her az she entered
the door.
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SECOND REGIMENT N Y s. MILITIA.
Arur cru w

Pur the above Div sion Orders and tine therein
mentioned the pva:es Of the several companies
OF this will assemble within their respective Com
Districts Monday the 4h day Of October next 10
o'clock A NJ for Company parade inspection and martial
exercises armed and equipped according to the places
Company A Distct-Joseph Craig, Commandant, within
line bounding Spruce, Cliff, Hague, Pearl and Chatham
streets knowna the FIRST Elect District Of the 18th Wad
opposite shak,peae Hotel corner Of Duane and William
Company Observation-Disclosures g. Castle Comnandant,
with line bounding Ferry street. Peck Slip Sou h. hoose
yrlt Oak Pearl Hague and Cliff known the Fourth
Election District ofhe 4h Ward the corner Of Dover and
Pelrl streets.
Company District-Thomas w McLeay, Commandsnt,
within line bounding Roosevelt Front Catherine and Oak
known the Third Election District Of the Fourth
Ward will assemble at the OF Oliver aud Oak Streets
Company D Disuict-Alexander Eagle,on, Commandant
within line bounding Chaham PEARL Oak and Catherine
known the Second Election District Of the 4
Ward opposite the Catholic Church. James street .
bounding the Park Chatham street. Pearl and
Broadway known the First Election DISTRICT Of the 9Th
Ward will assemble the of Centre and Duane
Company Dis,rlct-Wm w. Persells. Commandant with
IN line bounding Pearl Centre ann canal streets and Broad
known the Second Election District OF the 9Th Ward
will assemble at of Elm and Franklin streets.
Company Dmtrct-H.nry Parsons, CommaLdant, within
Pearl the Third Election District Of the 9th
Ward will assemble the Of White and Centre st:
Company ii Observation-Disclosures Mckenzie, Commandant,
wt,n line bounding Chatham, Bowery, Walker and Null
berry known the Fourth Election District OF the 9Th
d. embe the Of Baysrd and Mott streets.
The Reghntal Court Of Appeals TO appe s from tine:
penalties imposed will be held the Centre Market Drill
Byorder Of ALEX. MING. j.
2ndH eg,t.