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ALMOST INCEEDIELE.-Dr Townsend is fully
aware that all of this may appear incredible, Int
il should be remembered llat nearly all diseases
originates III the impurity Of the blood, or by
cc>sye indulgence Of the passions, or by the in
iaGiciouS use of Mercury, exposure, late hours,
colds and eNertiou: and common
teaches. that if the blood is ci-ausct and the
tenn purified ami strengthened. diseases from
these causes must be eraGicatco BY the proper
care in diet, exercise and medicine.
LOOKS LIKE IIrMBrG.--We are fully aware.
too. that the great number that We claim : cured
by thu medic inc. appears incredible. and like
humbur. 1t should be- remembered that we
manufacture some 10000 bottles every week
that we have about 1000 regular agents. and
that at least 900 Merchants and Druggists alto
gether sell the article. We have some agents
that have lists counting several hundred names.
in their vicinity. who have been cured. The
fact is. tie benefits W hich have been derived from
the Of thus medicine, - enormous. aud 50
great Is the demand for it. that We have been un-
able 10 supply it. and now preparing to en-
large orr factory 10 meet it. From all parts Of
the United States ana Canadas we are daily re-
ceising fresh orders and accounts Of its success
in curing Disease.
]. NJ SHARP. No 5. Old Market St. Dayton.
Ohio, General Agent for Ohio and indiana. 10
whom all applications for Agencies in these
States should be addressed.
Sold in Richmond by JOSEPH IIOWELLS.
May Il, ISIS. 81.
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4 esconde ut Of the National Era SAYS, he
....dated the following article from the Maga-
= Usiversal. Published IN Fairs. AS The see me
u he story is placed in Washington. il would
- q difficult to ascertain whe ther it be fact or
an about to recount story, which, IKE
.2.v others Of the same kind, Mr.. Thomson II
-;a,ionsry, has lately told in public meeting
~ on the subject Of slavery. ;.
4 ..mn0 pi,yscian Of much merit and knowl-
40. made journey from his native town ~ one
~ the Northern states TO town III -hissis-
s;ooj. This Young man, whose name was " al
~ took lodgings il a furnished honse- The mis-
-. III H. Young woman about twenty years
- :.c;,cd in him " ith the most ardc mt love. Al
~r.sh the color Of the young woman was not
~ r.,esf white, the doctor. having no prejudice
~.;nst the colorcd race, offered his hand, which
- accepted. The mrrriage took place almost
s..,-tIy. and the happy couple went soon after
-.,ds 10 establish themselves in " asiington, in
- district Of Columbia
They had not been there long, where they
I'D ueacabiy and retired, when one morning
:. Individual, who had all the manners and APP
-.r,ucc Of a gentIeman, presented himself 1T
br. Waliis's, under Pretence oil business. Inc
conservation proceeded. when the stranger adj
J,,..ed the following indiscreet question 10 the
dsctor- -,
"Did you not bring woman with you from
The South, SIR
.IIow.' re- Joined the stranger; ''d:d not yeur
70. come w,tb YOU from Mississippi,
~ believe she was born IN that country said
the doctor. . "
NV ell your wife, as you call her. y nv slave
.od unless you pay me Immediately nine nun
arrd collars for her purchase, Will tomorrow
advertise her as a runaway slave. In fact she
1. worth thousand dollars 1T least; but, rs you
nave married her, l will abaie something
"Your siave.'' exclaimed the astonlslied doc
Tor, "that is Impossiblc.'
"Wh-tIcr Won beli-vc me or not, cried The
etl,er, 'vou must give her up or pay the money.
II in twenty-iour hours the money is not sent 10
INV hotel, | promise you, my dear sir, that you
vlI see the name Of Mrs. W aIIs 10 the newspa-
pers, ~ that Of fugitive slave
A. soon the man was gone. the doctor went
10 his wife, whose good qualities, virtues and
Cruces reudc red her dear To him-
"My dear Angel" SAID he, "when we were
married, were you slave'
Eyes, I WIS.," she confessed, at the same time
shedding abu ndant tears.
.Why did not YOU tell me before the ccremo-
nv was performcd!'
81 did not dare do il. Could have expected
Won wouid have allied Yourself TO IA slave"
"WeIi, now ! know IT. Will give the nine
hundred dollars required. for love you too much
10 conse Mt to "a separation.
Duripy this short dialogue. Mrs. Wallis was
l.bo,iuy under The most lively agitation. Sh"
ask I'd her hIs band TO descrii. the appearance of
the cjaioant. which he did as exactly rs possible:
then he asked her whether the description AN
swcrcd 10 that of her ancient master.
.Yrs," said she. casting down her eyes; che
is more than my master; he IS NY father
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-05-24

NE undersigned. offers for sale the yalua-
BILE FARN on which sh.. now lives nsiioin-
ing Nathan Hoiingsworth's Mil, one and a. half
miles Sout,-Wes of Cenrevilie, ia Waync CO.
indiana. IL contains 1 SO Acres-ahout 4 Do
of which are well cleared ana under good cult
vaion The land is of good quality and we'll
'iu.here.. There are, OF the Farm, three good
-. Orchards; Il large new frame Barn; aud IN
Ia large and oommodious New Brick -
Dwelling House, with Cellar Under the " holc-
good Well, tis'rrn. and al! tile nppuri-nances
50 much To be desired in IA Farm IIouse-th,
fences all newly set over the entire Farm, and
every thing IN the best condition
one-haif Of the pnrchase-noney would be
required Gown, and the residue in four equal an
nnnl install ments, well secured.
ui-Ihc title is unique $ ionabl-; and tho Fa M
as to quniity and location, viii suit any person
wishing 10 purchase.
LYDIA Il. VAUGHAN
May II, 1913. altf
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AANNx,s NNxss eOONs,

Such Ginghams, Lawns, Bingham do, silk
Bingham and Mohar Lustre, BrrigeS. plain. fig
ured and embroidered. plain and figured Silks.
French Chintz. California plaid and poplns. plain
and figured De LANES. and Thibet Cloth, DE
Laine aud Thihet Shawls, with silk and wool
fringe, Print. Bingham, Tartan. Foulard. gro de
nap, shane Siassa, brocandc and broche ParasolS
Florence. French. Gimp, Neapolitan, ana trian-
gular Braii Bonuets: hid. Pat. Goat. and Last
ing Shippers. BuSkins aud Caters all colors and
any quantity of Misses and Chitdren's trims"
Genticmens Palm Leaf. Legnoru. PcGls Braid .
Rough and Ready, Panama. and Silk Hats OF la
test styie.
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LIBERTY AND ABlNGTON IT sN-
PIKE COMPANY

n Office il hereby given to the Stockhold-
Z crs ~ the Liberty aud Abingdon Turnpike
Company. that public meeting Of the Stock
holders OF said Company viii be held at Abing-
ton. WAYNE county. Monday III. 18th ,iav Of
June next. for the purpose Of erctno, by haIioi.
Eleven Directors. to act as Directors for SAID
Company during the ensuing year.
Stockholders may vote either by themselves
in person or by proxy lawfully appointed, and are
entitled to vote for each and every share he
hy them in said Company, but no delinquent
Stakeholder can either vote for or be elected q;
Director
FREDERICK BLACK, President
SAMrEI M'CUILoUGH, Clerk.
May 9th Is. , tie.
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Principal Gfice 1876 Fulton street. Nelc York
and IT,, .Soaa. Peari Sfree, 1bany.
Wonder and Blessing of the i&e-tiie mos
EX;raordinar, Medicine III the " oFld.
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ISAAC ". GRAIN, loo y ooSter st.
OPINIONS or FHY>ICIANs.-Dr. Townsend =
almost daily receiving orGrrs from lh1 sicaIs III
different parts Of the Union.
I.tS is to certify that the undersigned,
Ihy>icl.s Of the City Of Albany. have ~ nu-
Incrons cases prescribed br. Townscld's Sdr~a-
parilla. and be licve it TO be Of the most val
liable preparations IN the market.
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eighty millions Now II he be Correct in this and sucb =,
import snail take place, what he would ask will become q
ruin that follow This i some ftecn Or wents nil
lions beyond the value OF extraordinary exports Of
last year. What he would ask have to send forward to
pay io such excessive imports Cotton has sunk nearly one
bali below last years prices and every arrival from Europe
shows regular decline breasus and provisions lin tesa
so low as to forbid the idea Of om the
great interior ganay Of the county possible in the pre-
sent state OF things for farmer Of Ohio, other Western
State TO grow wheat pay the Of transportation to New
York, thence TO Liverpool London and there sell il in COM
petition with the wheat grown there by the English aborer
who Is hired st eight pounds sterling per annum1 Il never
can DO done to any great extent except in time of famine
like that OF the last The elements cheap production in
England all combined together enable her to keen
the balance OF trade against Labor cotton bread and
money are cheap in that country These are the ee-
mens that make up The cost of the product Of labor The
American manufacturer must In the end suspend his opera
tons be ovehrown by this competition unless he too can
bring down to corresponding scale the price Of labor of
bread, and the rate of interest money This accommodating
balance against must force into further expectation Of
specie pay debts England. Rich and firm as Eng
land is all know what ighul ruin and bankruptcy the
expectation of specie pay for bread brought that
try So that the debt obliged to be met in specie what pos
sbe difference make whether The debt created for food
for clothing, for any thing else that the buyer con-
The prospect before is full Of gloom and
fearful forebodng While the war with Mexico continues
specie must be constantly exported there to pay the
penditures which bring back returning blessings While
this ghtfu flood Of importation of foreign goods shall last
specie also be England pay the balance against
there While this exhausing drain of specie both d
recons continues, the unhappy country is like strong
bleeding at both He win faint and sink last and
when he does fall he will sink to rise till you BAN
dsge his and stop the owage Of blood Then and
till them can you administer him life and health restoring
remedies He felt assured that remedy short Of peace and
protection to the American aboer restore health and
vigor our bleeding and sinking country.
Mr. VISToN having concluded his remarks the committee
proceeded TO vote as heretofore published.
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTIETH
CONGRESS.
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
[PuBLIc-No. II


AN ACT exemptng vessels employed by the American Co
ionizaion Society in Transporting colored emgrants from
the United States the coast of Africa from the provisions
of the acts Of the 22d February and ID of March, eighteen
hundred and forty regulating the carriage of passen
gers in merchant vessels
BE enacted BY The Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the United States Of Amerca Congress assembled
That from and after the passage of this act all and every
sci and vessels which shall may be employed by the Anne
rcan Colonization Society by the Maryland State Colon
cation Society," to transport and which shall actually transport
from any port ports the United States any colony or
colonies the west coast Of Africa colored emgants
side there shall be and the hereby excepted of
and exempted from the operation of the act entitled " An
regulate the carriage Of passengers in merchant vessels
passed twenty February, eighteen hundred and forty
seven, and of the act entitled An act 10 amend ent
tied AN act to regulate the carriage Of passengers in
chant vessels and to determine the time when said shall
take effect passed second March, eighteen hundred and for
ty-seven. ROBT. G. WINTHROP,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
G. M. DALLAS,
President Of the Senate.
Approved January 81, Is4s
JAMES X POLK
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[PuRLrc-No. l0.l
[PUBLIc--No. TO-
AN ACT to confirm the boundary line between Missouri and
Arkansas.

AN ACT confirm the boundary line between Missouri and
Arkansas.
Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives.
ofhe United States Of America Congress assembled That
the dividing line between the States of Missouri and Arkansas
surveyed by commissioners appointed under authority Of laws
enacted by those States, and ratified boundary
by the Of the Legislature Of Arkansas approved twenty
third December eighteen hundred and forty six. and Of the
Legislature Missouri approved February sxecnth eighteen
hundred and orysoven shall be and the hereby APP
proved and confirmed the boundary between those States
and between the surveying and land districts bordering there
on and the Secretary the Treasury hereby authorized to
have the surveys the public lands Of the United States closed
on the line so surveyed above. mentioned Proridd The
expense thereof shall exceed six dollars per MILE for every
mile and part Of mile actually surveyed necessarily
surveyed, in closing those surveys.
Approved February Is, 1913.
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rRksotr raoS--PunLIc-No. /

!. fREsoLU T1oS-PUBLIc-No.l IL
RESOLUTION authorizing the erection, on the public
grounds in the city Of Washington. Of monument to
George Washington
Resoired By he Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
ne United States Of America Congress assembled That
the Washington National Monument Society be and is
hereby authorized TO erect the proposed tho
memory Of George Washington upon such portion Of the pub
lie grounds reservations within the city OF Washington not
otherwise occupied shall be selected BY the President Of
the United States and the Board Of Managers of said Society
suitable site which the said monument and
for the necessary protection thereof
Approved, January 3b l54s.
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WISprALL.--The Hagers,own News states that Heze-
kiah Burhans old who lately died in Baltimore has
left all his property valued sl2, 900, to young lady,
schoomsress Of that town. who, when the old gentleman
visited Hagersown year ago. treated him with great kind
ness when others, viewing him beneath their notice. in
consequence Of his shabby appearance him with great
GOODNESS The lady not only gave him warm welcome but
also introduced into her school the Monocnca Spelera
work Of which the deceased the author Kind words
cost nothing. "-Bah Cl;pp0
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The new steamship CoIbus sailed on her FIRST trip from
Philadelphia for Charleston Saturday last having full car
go and gocdy number Of passengers She is the pioneer
regular line Of steam packets between the cities sna
expected TO make the voyage in from sixty to sixty NOUS
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fPUBLrc-No. 81
[PUBLIc-No. g.
AN ACT authorize the issue Of register the barque
,Whamet.

Wihamet.
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives.
IF The United States Of America in Congress assembled
That there be issued under the direction Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, register for the barque Wlhamet formerly
British vessel, but owned by A. g. Benson John
Benson citizens of the State Of New York said vessel hav-
ing been wrecked and condemned Rockaway beach, Long
Island purchased by the aforesaid citizens Of the United
States, and has been repaired and reed for Prord
shall be proved the satisfaction Of the Secretary of the
Treasury that the Of the repairs made in the United States
after the purchase Of the said vessel by the present
ceeds hreefouhs Of the original Of building vessel Of
the same tonnage in the United States.
Approved, February Is, ls4s.
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JAMES X. POLK.
81


AN ACT making further provision for surviving widows Of
the soldiers Of the Revolution.
Be Enacted BIZ the Senate and House Of Representatives
the United States If America Congress assembled That
any person who served in the Of the Revolution in the
specified the passed the seventh day Of June
eighteen hundred and thytwo entitled 90 act supple
menary the for the relief of certain surviving officers
soldiers of the Revolution have died. shall hereafter
die leaving widow whose marriage took place before the first
day Of January, thousand hundred and ninety four
such widow shall be entitled for and during her ma
ura life, from and after the fourth day Of March, eighteen
hundred and foyegh the annuity pension which might
have been allowed her husband in virtue of said act v-
ing at the time passed. under the rules regula
TONS and restrictions prescribed in the approved
July seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty entitled
"An act granting hafpay and pensions to certain widows !"
Provided That in the event Of the marriage Of such widow
said annuity pension shall be discontinued.
Sec. . And be further enacted That such widows
have been admitted by special Of Congress TO the benefit
Of the pension act approved the seventh day Of July.
thousand eight hundred and hyegh to the benefit Of
the approved the seventeenth Of June thousand eight
hundred and shall be entitled and shall be admitted
to the benefit Of this subject however, TO the rules Ii
mi ations and restrons in and by said acts prescribed
Approved, February ?, ls4s.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-12

Doines be(ore Justice Drinkr oftcer Jessup, OF TIE
9Th ward police broueh before the s'rste yesterday
morning black Eel ow called John Jackson ons cnsIgs
of being drunk and a. h ing in the streets.
NAGIsTRArE-Wrli, Mr. Jeysup who makes q cbsrSe
against his black man?
OrFlcER-Judge, don't see the woman here to com
plain sgainst
MAeIsrRArE-Wen, Jackson, what have you to say
for yourself
PRsoNER-Ths muss happened with 3rsakaday julie;
and another standing together In ths street,
when this Brssksdsy julie came along with little short
pipe in her mouth and let me have some smoke right Ia
my fee. Said I-"Go away, woman, don't like dat"
&c-[LaDgusge too indicate for publication told
her to stand off she'd get hurt but sls says She's
bound tn be ssroy, che has big scisutifc man
who shs lives with, who brags he whip niger
round town told her to keep away but she wouldn't;
but ooared me by the neck and then used force TO
throw her of That's all | did, Judge, on my honor.
OrricER-I'n' make q charge against him. Judge In
taking him in he struck the nose, and made tn,
clsret fly
MAorsrRArE II that's he case, make charge against
him for the assault.
1PRIsoNIR-I know two or three men had hold Of me-
and dubbed pretty hard and said, take care men,
don't club hard and If struck (pointinS so the
oficer)-t am very sorry, aud beg your pardon.
The negro plead hard but In vain MS the complaint
taken, and tho disorderly niger committed for
trial.
Several other Of dsorderes oaers and Migrants
being disposed,of, finished the watch returns.
Stage Racing.-Officer Brown arrested, yesterday,
James Smith, driver of of Murphy's stages, on
charge Of furousy driving his stsge the ID avenue
cndapgerins The lives Of the citizens He YVES taken be-
fore the mayor, who fined bin SIS for the violation.
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should into court with clean hands, aud not lay
by with q mental reservation to present their claim
or not as the value Of the property might result until
we had paid purchase and had elapsed
of the first mortgagee The property then sold
and 1t fell short of thu amount OF the frat mortgage BY
$40 000 and tho value Of that property Is increas
ed is worth perhaps ten times what it sold for
then and under these circumstances 1t comes In and
asks the Court of Equity to cell the property again. that
they may receive the benefit Of the increase of
while at the same time, they have stood silently ana
have the first norgagee lose seen the
purchaser pay down his money which he did not do TIL
under the laws OF Louisiana all mortgages upon the pro.
to question object to the proceedings not In case
the Court sustans the of the bank tho decision
OF the court to be construed into sanctionng OF naud
and speculation upon the rights Of others MI johnson
parish court ia ordering the OF the mort
cages and cited the opinion Of the coutti Sd Howard
39when the Supreme Court of the United states said
that whsn court having jurisdiction over any subject
in rom decided and declared upon pverogative OF It's
that decision clear and conclusive unless over
ruled upon appeal by appellate court and when
that appeal the appellate court affirmed the decision
OF the lower court then that decision was conclusive
against the world He then commended that the action
Of the parish court such that this court was bound
appellate court this court further bound consider
the act Of cancellation . correct ons Therefore, We
having purchased under title made clear by the action
of that court and paid purchase money believing
the title thus made clear be felt sure the court would
protect the rights thus secured
Mr. CLAY (Mr. johnson having concludad) drew the
attention Of the and OF the counsel on the other
sids to correction that had been made In the record
Mr. JOHN then followed In behalf Of the de-
PENDANTS in error, (he City BsnkO and had not con-
Guided at the adjournment of the court
1t was arranged that Mr. Clay will follow Mr.. Sergeant
and in reply to him.
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that she had given birth to child but on he
house for the purpose Investigating the matter she
Acknowledged that such the and the officer,
according to tho information she gave found the body
Of the child slowed barrel used for keeping
ahes It was removed to the coroner's ONCE ADD tne
accused locked wait the result OF the coronsr In
quest this orning and from the fact Of conoealent,
and other circumstances there 10 suspect that
foul play has been resored to in producing the death Of
her offspring
DEAD Coroner Walters called yesterday to hold
inquest at the city hos pal tho body Of Hiss Ag
ness Thompson Gate in the employ of Beoee Costar,
hatters) who, IL will be remembered knocked down
and seriously wounded by horse aud wagon In Broad
way "Wednesday evening Verdict, death by injuries
received by being accidentally gun over by wagon
The friends deceased present during the In
visitation and appeared ratified that the melancholy
occurrence was entirely accidertsl
ArorHKR.-Tbe Rev p. Murphy, brother Of the Rev
Mark Murphy of st Msry's Church died at New Brish
ton yesterday morning OF ship fever He the Roman
Catholic chaplain of the quarantine station.