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Steamship Britannia BossonFrom Liverpool
70 n Pennington, Mr. Maapreeo Gee Hoa lapd Col
,sIen DR. Tol cy and pkinton Jos Elliot,
yohE W mes MrRothchild Mr. Wilson Rev Ripley Mrs Rip
rIom Liverpool % BaifaxM Pinhorn and LADY, Mr. wilson,
fr IN uaax 10 RostoLxrs Barron. Mr. Hamilton Mr. Ather
Banop. - ' "'""'si' anu
Provntetown Capt A Todd OF Salem ~ '" v.
0ALvEsToN- Ship star Reputlc-Sr williams md ,adv II
Colnr. Nichols Conrad Mrs Craue-g In the esrar.
stetrsge. N" ""N " "e
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fer favor upon Us by having ell parcels papers and
reports intended for tho Neu York Herald ready for
immediate delivery to our news steamer, the NEws
Boy She will board inward bound vessels in the w.
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whether foreign domestic will confer additional
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otherwise, ship papers that may be deemed
Of interest to tho community We vii, gladly rscipro
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Cleared.
Mail steamship Oregon Pearson, Valparaiso. &C. Pacific
shps-ashfur ,(pk) Bunting Liverpool Grinnel anturn
Go; american Eagle tpk) Dewpe London Grswold; For
Slate ROwa Hartford sannerman. savannah Dun
Tuley New Orleans Pilgrim, wlliamsIxo
deer, Doyle curac a, Foster Mel erson ''' nun
sch Fraueisea Martin. Vera Cruz Moes Bros sy
alexandria &C. suIgest learman CO.. Michgan Terry sat
PSF" sioo g"va Ta,Rir pro1iasqoe
Ship Star Republic Norris Galveston, IA days. with cotton &c
ship Faste Johnson New Orleans Nov a. with mds to
Eliza Ann, chseysr Manila, june IS Aner Aug
whale .hp Octavia Of New Bedford ut lat p u.s. IS
ssa signals with is showing signal with letter. nv he
naa o h Me- t 80 Ss n q SO 5
with Br ship standing sw signal with the name of Lou
Bark Bsato Bou.elle Cardiff W 30 days with railroad
e and a to- hsa
grg Kingston, tof Bamole Bailey, Cork p days. ballast
Brig Taylor Fdle nayaguo1 PR, Is days. with ,ases
Brig Stephen Bass Winchester Sydney cB day. with
Brig Franeis ssrp Machas 10 dsys with lumber to MASTER
Brig caroline Patt Gadng Boston, days. in ballast to
Jsei Crummies St John. Fla. days. with yellow
sehr Amazon Sears Norfolk, days, bound to Dennis
Schr William Sydney, Kelly, NJ folk, days
SchI Delaware Farmer, Stohely, Balti nore days
sohr Wesover Dodge, Richmond Days.
schr Dacotah, Smith, Brandywine, 2 days
Schr A Stevens. Bacon, Albany Tor Boston.
Schr BAILEY, Hartwel ncr Me, days with lumber,
bound baltimore. On the Sd off Moutauk during gale
BE, the oremast and mast
sct Jane Liza Tot Surrey Horton, Calais.
Sehr Bud, Brown Thonaston
Sehr American Belle Baxter, Boston.
Sehr 0mrah, Small, Kingston.
schr Pomona, King New Bedford.
Schr William, Bibzen. New London, 2days.
Schr Mary II williams Compton. New Haven,
schr Sht al Water, Smith Connecticut River.
At Rker's Island A large brig.
Two brgs. unknown.
Sailed.
Ship st Lawrence, Savannah; brig Cyclops Charleston
Steamship Oregon for California; anchored Quarantine
deisiI ed by feg.
The News Boy left the Light Ship last dark very thick
no vessels sight Spoke in the Shoe Francis Payne
from Boston for in for harbor outward bound
ships at anchor in the bay detained by adverse Winds
DEcEMBEn Wind, at SUNRISE Me- meridian, Me-
=, with fog.
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Ovens Andalusi. for Bal s,d Republic Buck d. with
nG Dunlap s,s for chs'S" sa aason wy
ebrpsws osSrsith Eoresns sth Ocean Qussa Conn.,
Giiddep; cEiS. isn;ie MAY do sih. Virginia sas
Aso % port iJs Harvest Baltimore Prss Alice Char
hGr Msasn for n0 inc Ars and x .sS for
Pas s%i Naomi 'a' 0s' Grim
J sss ss On PS
tha. for Chsrl ston and the packets for y Fork
sSTs s 1as s:asas
for New York, about Nov 2S LOand tNor) Nsisson FIN do
ssn, from % Bios
s,i;a "a ~
IA 70 Nsy York was e. the port ' 3D. 3ps
sAIAeA NoA 7Brgs Jane Pierce, for New York ready;
asus from de- a0out Oct II just sll about 9th bark su
crose S.' wserssr and
sn sss::
SO n, brig Trenton. Ptman Palermo.
NANrrs Noy Pm port CycOpe FOR NYork.
NEWPORT Nov 3Ar Comore Scudder London to load for
,Is, =; s Of 20 T. s, PIX
York about Nov Io Georges Robinson Msnds
ssy 'ss e.
sr t'fS ss1 % Y S .ss
brg Caroline do Pie,yo for port in the Uaited states
ready. In port 18TH briggs Chathsm Burlington Boston, wig
wind Mayina (Dutch) Btrghins. do do.
Boston, 18th
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov l7Hermanr, ~ Crbtree for NYork.
Dec7.
sMRNA Oct 26Bark STEAMBOAT Kenrick Boston, days.
ToRRrWr!A Oct SIR oceidenten Brod'no Phi.dclphi.
TREsrf NovS-Ships Tiber Brown for Messina
OF DIS; Abram, sus for York. ldg Cooaous Turner.
do tarks Victor cker
abt ready; VIM Wheaton for York. ready
ExE Nov 10 Sid athaniel Hooper, Griffin, New Orleans
Edinburgh, Conway. WORK
WAsREN PoINT Nov ln--sld Thaets gcrrl, NYork.
YouGHALL, Nov Sid Triumph, Burt Palermo.
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the present mines There IL, therefore, every
reason to believe that in the Intervening spaces of
hundred miles entirely unexplored) there must be
many hidden and rich deposites. The placer' gold
is substitute the currency of this in
trade freely at $40 per a. an article of
commerce its value IL not yet fixed. The only pur-
chase made vas Of the specimen No T. which got of
sent each value in the country although il has been
sold for Less The dema nd for goods and provi
tons made by this sudden development of wealth has
incre@ed the amount Of commerce at San Francisco
very much and 1t will continue to increase.
would recommend that mint be established at
some eligible point Of the bay Of San Francisco aud
that machinery and all the necessary apparatus and
workmen be .pt out by These workmen must
be bound by high wages and bonds, TO secure
their faithful services, else the whole plan may be
trusrated by their going to the mines they
arrive in California i this course be not adopted
gold to the amount of many millions Of dollars will
yearly to other countrie, to enrich their mel
chants and capitalists Eefore leaving the subject OF
Sacrsme touched at New Almoder the quc ksilver
mine Of Mr. Alexander Forbes consul of her Britain mic
Majesty 81 Topic This mine s In spur Of ountains
1000 feet above the level Of the bay Of San Francisco
and distsnt In q southern direction from the Pueblo
de- San Jote about IL miles. The (cinpabar) oc-
ours In large vein dipping at q strong angle to the
horizon. Mexican miners are employed in working
II by driving shafts and galleries about feet by fol.
The fragments CT rock and ore are removed on the
back Of Indians in raw hide sacks, The is then
bsued in an ox.wsgop, from the mouth of the mine
down to a valley well supplied with wood and water
in which The fur PAGES situated The furnaces are
Of the simplest construction exactly likely common
In the crown or winch Ia inserted whal-
ers Kettle another inverted Kettle forms the
Id From hole in the lid small brick chan mel leads
TO an apartment or chamber IN the bottom of which
Il inserted small iron Ike tile. This chamber has
chimney
In tie orDing ofeach day the kettles are filled with
the mil neral (broken In email peces) mixed with lime
Gre Ia then applied and bept up all day The mercury
IL volsized passes into the cbambsr Ia condensed
he des and bottom of the chamber and flows into
he pot pre- pared for It, No water Is nsed to condense
he mercury
During visit I made last spring. four such ovens
we're in operation, and yie ded in the two days
here CSC pounds Of quicksilver worth ~ MasstIsn 81
% per pound. Mr.. Wslkinsbaw, the gentleman now
charge Of this mine, tells me that the vein is i'm.
rowing, and that he sfori to keep his people
,oyed even n there extraordinary timsa This mine
very valuable Of itself and becomes the more SO
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Observation-Disclosures

The Sat Lake near Santa Fe.-ln calling
the attention Of the public to some OF the
sources Of wealth in this territory, the ari-
Gle of salt ought not 10 be overlooked. A.
mong civilized nations there is necessarily n
great consumption and daily use Of il, and
to the people Of New Mexico, if driven to
the United States, fOrit, 1t would be not only
GENEROUSLY expensive. but could not be OBJ
tanned by the poor classes. How wisely ma
tlre has provided for this animal want !.
The iiuger of Providence, if a becoming re.
Election be exercised, is visible in all his
works. Just as the distance from foreign
market would render superluous aud UNI
profitable immense and unconsumed agri-
cultural products in the territory, so on the
other hand articles of prime and indi>penSa-
BILE use are found within convenient limits.
A hundred pounds of salt imported from
the United States would cost, apart from the
first cost Of the article, about ten dollars /;
but here it can be obtained cheaper than in
the United States. The sole expense of pro-
curing the salt is the price Of transportation.
About seventy miles south Of Santa Fc, and
forty east of the Del Norte river, is the ia :
nous salt lake. II is several leagues long
and of considerable breadth, and is the res
crvoir for several strcamlets that, Mt certain
seasons, pour their water into il as common
receptacle. There is found salt enough to
supply not the territory only, but half the
universe. II is transported not only to diff
ferent parts Of the territory, but finds mar.
ket in the neighboring departments. Yet
there are other locations that supply il abun-
dainty.
It's said that single man, with great ia
cility, could, in the salt lake, collect, in n
single day, five hundred bushels. The
whole surface of the ground is covered with
il to n considerable depth, and having above
it thin sheet Of water (of course, deeply
imprt grated with it, but not of sutlcicn,
quantity to hold all the salt in solution) by
the application of the hand or a spade, is
readily thrown into heaps, and the wagon OF
animal brought to transport it is driven in tc
the lake and loaded without the least delay
or Inconvenience. The salt, when careful.
" removed, is of clean white color, rs
clear and beautiful as the best American Ia.
BILE salt, but oftentmcs, from the hurry and
carclessness with which it is taken up, il i.
discolored by the intermiXture OF other sub.
stances, and hence its filthy color. Like
that found in distant locations, il is general
ly more or less tinged, unless boiled, by for.
eign bodies; bnt in cooking it, it is relieved
entirely from them. Here the people hav,
an inexhaustble store Of All article Of neccs
snry consumption. There is no doubt OF
question about the quantity. It's appnren
to every observer, nor is it possible that an,
increase of population, or the augmen,e,
consumption Of IL, con ever render the pc o
| plo dependent on remote productions for ,
supply Of it.-Sdnta Fe Republican, Oct.
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From the New York Tribune.
James keut,

II is remarkable coincidence of events
that while we are engaged in recording the
death of the distinguished author of the
"Commentarics on American law" n, an
age seldom allotted to man, the telegraph
should BE- announcing that the mortal ca
rcer of his eminent and far famed colleague,
Judge Spencer, is near its close, aud the
sands vt life ebbinC fast. Both had filled,
for many years, the high Offices Of Chief
Justice of this State, and exercised power.
iul and an abiding influence on its public
concerns; both had reached the advanced
age of Iourscore and beyond it, retaining in
full vigor their highly cultivated mental
powers: and il would seem that like the re.
markable occurrence in the time of the de.
mise of President Adams and Jefferson,
Judges Ken, and Spenccrare. nearly togcth-
err, To leave world which they benefited
and adorned, for that blessed Immortality
which the Christians hope while on earth
and through eternity.
James Kent was born on the 3lst of july
1903, in Fredericksburg, then par, of Dutch.
css, but now Of Putnam County. New York
and was the eldest son Of Moss Kent, grad
uate Of Yale College, Connecticut, who was
admitted TO the bar of Duchess County in
1856. His grandfather, Elisha Kent, na.
tive of Sulicld. Con-, was for thirty.siS
years minister of the Presbyterian Of Kcnt'i
Parish in Duchess County, and his brother
Moss, sat in the Senate o! the State, and i,
Congress, and was for some time Rcgis,ci
Of the Court OF Chancery.
Mr. Kent was sent to school n, Norwall
when but five years old, and placed undc,
various instructors until he entered Yal,
College in September, I'M, more than 4
years since. From the prccepts, and yc
more the example, of those pious Puritan,
among whom his early years were passct
he acquired that simplicity Of character AM
purity of morals which he preserved through
life.
In July, IT'D, New Haven was invaded
by tho British forces, the College broken az
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Humility and Perseverance.

From the side Of a mountain there flowed
forth little rivulet-its voice was scarcely
heard amid the rustling of the leaves and
grass around, and its shallow and narrow
stream might be overlooked by the travel
Ter. This brook, although SO small, was
inspired with proud spirit and murmured
against the decree of Providence, which
had cast its lot so lowly.
II wish ! were cloud, TO roll all day
through the heavens, painted as those love-
ly shades are, and never desce nding again in
showers; or, at least, wish were broad
river. performing some useful duty in the
world. Shame on my weak waves and
unregardcd bubbling. might as well have
never been, as to be thus puny, insignif.
cant and useless"
When the brook had thus complained, q
beautiful tall flour that bent over its bosom,
replied,
s'Thou art in error, brook. Pnny and
insignificant thou mayes, be; useless thou
art not, for owe half my beauty, perhaps
my life, to thy refreshing waters. The
plants nearer to thee are greener aud richcl
than the others. The Creator has uiver
a duty, which, though humble, thou mus
not neglect. Resides, who knows wha
may be thy future destiny; Flow on, be-
secch thee"
The brook heard the rebukc, and dance,
along its way more chccrfnly. On and OF
il went, growing broader and broader. B,
and by, other rivuletS poured their crysta
waters into it, and swcllcd its dcepenin.
bosom, in which already began to appca
the fairy creatures Of the wave, dartin.
about joyfully, and glistening il the SUI,
AS its channel grew wider, and yet 9th
err branches came gliding into it, III,
stream began TO assume the importance o
n river, and boats were launched ont on il
and it rolled on in meandcring courS,
through a tceming country, freShenin!
whatever it touched. and giving the Who'll,
scene new character ofbenuty.
As il moved Oh now in majesty ON,
pride. the sound Of its gently .hcaving bill
lows formed itself into the following words
SAT the outset of life, however humble
we may Seem. fate may have IN store for u
great aud unexpected opportunities ofdoin.
good aud of being great. In the hope q
these we should ever pass on without DIES
pair or doubt, trusting that perseverance
will bring in its own reward. How It'll
dreamed when first sprong on my cours
what purposes was destined 10 fulfil
What happy beings were TO owe their bills
10 me! what lofty trees, what velvet inca
dows, what golden hnrvests were 10 Ia
my career Let not the meek and lowl
despair: heaven will supply them with il,
placements 10 virtue"
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Novel SWindle.

Several of the fashionable novelists Of
Paris have recently had u laugh together;
for which, however, they had pre- paid rath-
er high price. A chance inquiry, by one
another, into the cause of another's nnwon-
ted depression of spirits, exposed mutual
experience, which was found afterwards to
be the exact counterpart Of the experience
OF some half dozen others. Eugene sue
was one of the sufferers, and his account oft,
given at some length in the French journals
is briefly as follaws:
He was called upon ore morning, after
breakfast, by person who begged a pri-
vate interview on a matter of some impor-
lance. The stranger was a melancholy,
but rather fine looking man Of forty five or
fifty, Of prepossessing manners and very
simple dress, who after some preliminary
embarrassment, told his story. He had once
been the possesser of fortune, had was
ted the greater portion of it in the excess of
youth, and finally sick Of the world, had
given the remainder of his means TO the
Convent of La Trappe, and entered the
cloiSter OF the speeches. brotherhood
Here he was at last content. Years rolled
on, and he grew happier and happier in his
secluson, till, one fatal day, changing his
cell to one which had been occupied u by
passing traveller, he found - a copy OF
one the novels Of the author he was now
addressing. In the fascination of this intox-
lcating cup of genius, by its bewildering
and vivid pictures Of life, by its adorable
portraits OF women and wild passions-the
dormant nerve OF his turbulent soul was
electrified anew His brain was fired as
ne read. His blood kindled to fever
lie lost control over his thoughts and limbs
and in a frantic search for life once more il
world so bewilderingly pictured, he tore
OFT his monkish cowl and rosary, dashed hi
missed into the corner of his cell, and fed by
night to Paris. He had reyelled here fo
weeks, he knew not how long-when hi
strength gave way-illness followed, ant
he was Just now creeping forth from hos
pral. SEX and in want he had GENE tt
the author OF this evil--sure that in the ge
Mus where resided this wondrons power
there must be also feeling Of justice an,
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Judicial Dccision.-Thc following was
picked up in the court house during tho ScS-
sion of one of our courts, and is supposed to
have been prepared by some young mem
Der of the learned profession, with the hope
that the presiding Judge, in the case, nigh,
adopt il IA the decision of the court
"Charles Jenkins, ct. ais. ads. Wilkinson
Jones and daughter.--On distant ric,rs Of
all the facts and parties in the matter, it is
considered by the court. that the whole die.
fculty originated in bad unneighborly feel.
ing among the women and dogs of both par.
test is, therefore, ordered and dccreed
by the court, that the dogs of both parties
pln'lr and def't, he curtailcd of their pro.
portions rs follows, viz the sheriff will. in
the presence of the Law Library Associa.
alton, and in the open courtyard, cut Of
their tails Immediately back of their ears. -
Gin. CITE.
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shame, so it was, that two respectable le-
males could not look ont O. their windows
OF morning without being shocked at his
indecencicS. II there was no law for such
ou,rageS, they were very sure there ought
10 be one. Such an example as John Tan
ner's was enouhg to corrupt the city of Lon
don-they could tolerate i, no longer. sc.
With much difficulty and a world Of
questioning, the magistrate at last got from
their virginia. lips the specific nature
of their grievance. 1t appeared that John
Tanner was in the habit Of bathing every
morning in the pond on the opposite side
to where the maidens dwclt.
"But ladies'" said the magistrate. "it
seems 10 me that the pond is AT least half a
mile wide, and you do not live very close 10
the edge Ofit. do not see how Won could
identify John Tanner at that distance; or
indeed, how you could tell whethcrit was a
man or n beast in the water"
"No more we could" replied one of the
spinsters, "we were in doubt more than n
week, and at last Sarah happened TO think
Of sending TO borrow Capt. Dcmpsey's spy.
glass, and this made all clear"
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Profauc Swearing.

$40 SwEAR-is neither brars, polite nor
rise: eaail fiaii
You would not swearupon the bed ofdcath,-- Z
Re1ect,-your Maker n0ir could stop your
breath !" leNsii
Brother S. ard myself were enter
tanned during the convention week, at the q
house Of a medical gentleman, eminent in
his profession, but addicted, it was said, to
profanity in ordinary conversation. With. 4
ont premonition, no. suspicion Of 80 blame
worthy practice could have arisen in our u
minds; for no real christian ever showed
guests greater courtesy, or seemed 80 far
from profanenesS than our gehtlemanly host.
lie did not even annoy us with .lsdy.liks n
mincings, putting forth the buildings ofpro-
family in "la me good gracious! !" and tho
like. sERls
But on Sabbath night, our conversation
taking religious turn, the subject of pro.
lane swearing was incidentally named
when could not resist the temptation Of
drawing bow at a venture; and so ] said,
"Doctor, we leave you Tomorrow; and
be assured we are very grateful to Mrs. ID.
and yourself; but may l say, dear sir, we
have been disappointed heIe:"
disappointed !" '1'rs T3p 60 q
"ieS, sir, but most agreeably---" u3N
"In what, Mr.. C----?'' a.a
"Will you pardon me, if say we were
misiniormed, and may name iti"e r
Certainly, sir, say what you wish"
swell, my dear sir, we were told that DR..
D was not guarded in his language,
but surely you are misrepresenied--''i3 on
"Sir," interrupted he, 81 do honor you
Tor candor; yet, sir, l regret to say, you
have not been mSinformed. do, and per-
haps habitually, use profane language; but
sir, can you think would swear before re-
ligio,s people, and one OF them clergy
MANI"
Tears stood in my eyes, (the frank-heart-
edness OF a gentleman always starts them,)
as took his hand and replied: e,s,a
"My dear sir, you amaze us! Can it be
that Dr. D, so courteous and SO intel
lisent man, has greater reverence for US
than for the venerable Cod!" t..7lr
"Gentlemen," replied the Doctor, and
witha tremulons voice, 81 never did before
see the utter folly of profane swearing. I
will abandon it forever"
Reader, are you profane? Initiate the
manly reean'aton of my estimable friend,
DR.. D.-Sctool Journal.
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DIR. J. PEARSON,

Physician, Surgeon & Dentist Oitawd, III.
Offers his professional services to the inhabi,.
ants Of Ottawa and vicinity. Office at his resi-.
dencc on Columbus street.
P.S.-Dr. p. still continues to perform oper.
atoms in all the various branches nj DENTISTRY.
Charges 10 correspond Nth the times!
March l2, 1917.
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diana. At the battle of Buena Vista, when
the second Indiana regiment retrea,ed, the
General tried every means TO get them TO
return. Becoming enthusiastic, he appeal
ed to them as they loved their native state.
to do their duty.-''Come now," said he,
sand rushing into the thrkest of the fight.
Pll lead you, aud only think how glorious ii
,ciN look in history to hare it said that The
uhole Indiana regiment udS CIT to pieces.
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Miscellaneous hems.-St. Peters Church,
Rome, cos, nearly S5G,000,oOo.--A resi-
dcnce building at Quebec for the Roman
Catholic Bishop will cost. II is said, 5000.
0O0.--Thc population Of Chicago is 1854.
Out of seven millions Of Mexicnns. only
f5O, rs yet, have been prevailed upon to
fight against their countrymcn.
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Circumsiantial Ecidence.--A good many
years ago. two elderly maidclS, ladies Of
Milford, who lived by Mystic Pond, as il
nscd to be called, waited formally upon
Justice W, to enter q complaint against
one John Tanner and others. Such con.
duct as Tanne's they thought abominablc,
and hc ought to be taken care Of. II was n
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IL. w. HOPKINS, NJ. ID.

Physician & Surgeon OHawa. III.
Offers his professional services 10 the citizens
Of Ottawa and vicinity. O:lice over Walker d
Hcklins's store, where he may be found ut all
times except when absen, on professional bus-
ness. Aug.6 1916.