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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-25

We understand that the third instalment Of
the Peruvian indemnity was to have been paid
20 the agent Of the United States in Lima, in
two payments; the first in the latter part Of
March, aud the other in April lastly Y. True
Su..
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-25

GrWe arc authorized to announce JOHN SPIKER
a candidate for a seat in the Lower House of the
next Legislature, at the ensuing election.
We authorized to announce WILLIAM
WHIrTLESEY as a candidate for seat in the
next Legislature. mar25-
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-25

AWFUL AND BLOODY TRAGEDY.--A WHOLE
FAMILY BUTcHERED.--The Bath (Me.) Time.
Of Saturday week, gives the particulars of a
most unnatural and shocking affair which oc.
Cured on Thursday night last, in the town o,
Edgecomb Maine:
A man named Pinkham, about as years Of
age, by occupation ship carpenter, with q
sharp axe completely drcapitated his wife and
four chilnren, the Oldest child about twelve
years Of age, leaving the heads hanging to the
bodies only by a small portion of the neck
and then cut his own throat most effectually
with razor. The father and two sons were
in bed i'm one room, and the mother and two
daughters in the same situation in another
room, The awful deed was not discovered
until some time on Friday, when the mother
of the man. having occasion to visit the house
found the inmates in the horrible situation de-
scrbed, not soul being left TO tell the tale Of
blood. But the mangled victims of father:
madness, the fatal axe, the marks of blood up.
on the floor, the fathers throat and the open
razor, disclosed an awful tale; while psp.l
found on the premises, in the joint hand writ.
ing of the parents, revealed condition o
mind which shows bow fearfully appalling
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-25

ADMIRATION ABROAD OF AMERIcA.-An Of.
fecting Sccnc-At Venice on occasion of conse-
Grating the tri-colored banner by the Patriarch
of that city, in front of st. Marks, the Ameri-
can Consul is said to have been the only for.
eign diplomat invited to be present, and in the
course of the ceremonies, the commander Of
the troops on parable, exclaimed: "Attention
Honor to the Flag of the United States of Amer
icar'-on which the dense mass burst forth il
shouts Of applause, with cries of "Long live
our sister republic!" The people ofall classe:
and conditions, soldiers and civilians; threw
themselves into the arms of the Consul, en-
braced him, and kissing the Star spangled
banner, pressed it to their hearts; while many
with moistened eyes, reaching their hand,
through the de nse crowds merely to touch it
could just but articulate s'Viea IL console!--ri
"a gil Staff Uniti!!-vipa la gran rspublicpr
And in the evening at the the theatre, ther,
was repetition of the enthusiasm, on the Con
sul's entering his box with his wife.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-25

n-rThe stone cutters Of 81. Louis struck for
higher wsge.. . few days since.
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Single letter limited to half an ounce.
2. Writers may prepay TO the following
places ana Countries, or send unpaid, or they
may pay the United States postage only, which
last is advised.
Add TO United States postage (see abope) j
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BREMEN MAILS.
Notice to the Public and instruction to Pos,
masters.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, March / l84S.

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, March /, l84S.
/. Letters TO any post Office in Bremen,
Hamburg, Oldenburg, Hanover, Brunswick,
Prussia, or Saxony, i'll Germany, may be sent by
the United States mail steam packets Wash
ington and Hermann, postage unpaid, or pre-
paid to destination, or pre- paid to Bremen, on
ly, at the option Of the sender.
United States postage
Ifmailed at New York, -. "a cts single
II mailed within 300 miles of N. Y,.29 :. -
If mailed over 300 miles from N. Y,.3i -
The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL.

WAsHINGToN, April 10.
TO Senate convened at 70 O'Clock.
Nj. Hale of Now Hampshire, presented sundry
Abolition petitions, which were on motion lad on
tie table.
Mr.. Cass, Chairman Of the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs. moved to take up the bill providing for
the settlement of California claims, which was
greed to when,
sir. Benton of Missouri, addressed the Senate at
considerable length, and strenuousy advocated the
tzs5@ee of The bill In the course of his remarks.
he gave an interesting history of the events which
eaa .ranspred in California, dedueing therefron
,afo.s arguments to show the expediency of adopt
l-r the bill under consideration.
A message was then received from the President
n writing, by the hand of his Private Secretary,
NJ Walker. communicating to the Senate>ti in ODE
GIeaee to a call previously made upon hm) the
aurabe, of troops sent to Mexico-the number of
kled and wounded, with the number that had died
Of d,sease; which was duly received and ordered
20 be printed.
on motion of Mr.. Hannegan, Chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Senate went
MO Executive Session. and after some time spent
therein the doors were opened and the Senate adj
iIousE.-Mr Andrew Stewart Of Pennsylvania,
moved to suspend the rules, in order that the House
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= O r r o z b a 7 Z
n0AlRSTII1 POETS

DOMESTIC PORTS.
BRAZOS-Cld DIST, barque Nariteta, 2a:23., New
NEW oGLEANs-Ar I'd, SHIPS garnasi1, Doverenx,
Liverpool, 4G 3d. Bakoaa Paine, Vera Graz; barqro
Edwin, Farnham, Rio janeiro; brig Patrick Henry,
Packard 81 Martins. Cid Sd. harque Montepaer, Col
lev London; sch /, 'Yhpplc, &elleran, New York
flowed 20 "a 28th, APPS O9cooa, lily Nesn,ita; 3osa,
Caspian brig Marshalj 3lat,, ships Nisda Stswar.'
Hargrave; sch Mary George. ADV bargle Afphia Ma
ria for Norfolk, passage only.
APALACuIC9bA-Fh Aosa.io, for Providence,
cid oath.
'C,5iHHARLEsToN-Ars 9Th, brig Centurion, Richard
son, New York. CID schs Iowa, Iiylor' Boq;oh Fly
iDr Arrow Callaker Camden. In port OH, Sarqle
Jupiter, Tor Boston, ready brig larraf9s1 a, sn Ph-
'' GEoRG EroWN, se-Cid 3oh, brigs . Bourne,
I'm Buchsvie) Taonastsn; AoseIle, Ba.a 4fh SOB
Shawmut, Newcastle
NoRF0LK-sld ~. sch9 Sarah Nasa, co.laner,
,ganaioa; Linne, Brown, Ihom-sto2, VIA lot. Rl'ef
e,h Mary Hammond, Hartman, Jannica.
In Hampton Roads tn, schS Santiago, Condor, RON
rhomaston for Eichnodd Nelbo1rng, Arey, I'm York
River for Thonastonj 10Th sch ilanoW 2 Boooar tn
Richmond for Pensacola Wel to sea IN. brig Jadg9
BALTIMORE-Ar 18th, sch Enterprise, 2dasas, IN
Cuayara, 25ih AZ. cid brig Palm, Hal, iIalo~e aad
PHiLADELPHgA-ar 18th, BRIG Anosoary, Gerry,
Cieniueeos D. Cld llth, ships ~ Cool7r. Chase, n
Orleans Marion, Gardiner, ApaIaGh3Ull- Up 18TH,
sch colorado, Fitch, for New Orleans, soon.
AZ Delaware Break8aer I2th, 9 ana. barqGe Luccrne,
TN Philadelphia for Boston, brig Elizabeth Watts, In
do for New Orleans sch Palestine, I'm do for Mobile
NEW YoRK-Ar nth, brig John Kendall, Slower,
Mobile schs Gen Warren, Thomaston, l2th, Watch
n;l, Texas, and Jsn2, do, Beo" l2tI, bri5 onioa,
Cunningham, frA Marie Cid l-.h, ship Canton, pac'-
ard. Cuba; brigs 6 Pierce, Carr Gibraltar, othaIo,
Dyer f.aguua; sch Sarah. Parsons, Portland.
pRUElDENCE-Ar 18Th, sch Consul, DAVIS, Boston
and cid for New York Sid I'm, brig Marin, Freeman,
Philadelphia.
Richmond, Packard, YORK Tor Boston, and remained
l2th.
BOSTON-Ar l2ln, oarqGe Blnhai Sweetser Ma
tanzas l9th ut; brig Chor-aW, Fner, sta Cruz, Gu
ba. 10Th ult schs shawaut kmba, H-llo%oll ilar-
riet Ann Heath, Augusta Cid 12h, big ARIEL, Atkins,
Portland schs Jane, Perkins, Augusta Pi@ton, f'ren-
nan, Gardiner; 1871, Rradore, Emery, MayagHeA.
GLOUCESTER-Ar llth, sch Amgri:4, Baker, Yar-
mouth for Kennebet.
PORTLAND-Ar l0ta, schs Paragon, Curtis, Bow
doinham for Salem; l2th, OTTER, Ingrahs.l, Thomas
ton John Hussey, Wiscasse. Boston. Cid 18th,
barGue Glen, new, OF New Haven, 295 "a 95.ls tons
Small, New Orleans; brig Susan Jane, S:3nWood Ha-
vana.
LUBEC-Ar 5tn, scbs Alogan, Bristol Richmond,
" EAST SACifr5s@sld sth, son Of +, -,
ThomGstUn.
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4 -i.-..le 200 Fas1 !

.wli oo rocoloc.ed tia. Nj Hale offered. 4
few days ago, IN the Senate. the following amend.
ulonl 10 the Resolutions before shat body, express
sing sympathy with France
" And mauilesting the sincerity Of their purpose
by 2asttutlng measures FOR the immediate emancl-
patton OF tho slaves 81 81 the colonies of the re-
pa5l4c,"
This amendment Nas no. adopted. In ,elss,oa
10 Il the Standard says
Tho amendment was voted Gown, Nays %
'3eas. l.
That Que, John ?. Bale may well be proud Of
in al time TO come. Honor TO him for thai manly
vote without anothe, man-whig or democrat, TO
stand with him ......
Nov the cream Of the JOKE IL, that It vas not
f1ale, but m Phclps, shs Wig Scactor from
sc5qoaf, who voted N favor of the amendment.
John 9. Hale was absent when the vote vas taken,
o, tsoGged, a. M Dag.s would say. Now we call
On NJ, Davis, he being 1be guardian Of the public
gooa enc Of human liberty, to come out and feDuke
J. p Hale for being thus reeyoant to the cause OF
freedom, Let him listen to no eXcuse-ot course
there Gun bo nC sufficient one gwen. Let him say
to Mr.. Hale-"You are paid your 'etgkt doFtGrs q
dag to perform the duties Of senator and you have
no right 10 be absent lroul your seat" Let HIM be
stow ~ severe rebake On Mr., Hale for being ab-
sent when this important vote taken. Is ne did
on M Webster for being absent wien an ulitn-
portont vote was taken, and we will give him credit
fer sincerity and impartiaity
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Portland and Kennebeo Railroad

~ al ar.angemen; made by the Directors OF the
Lower Route with the \. and St. h. Road, to use
heir road-bed from Portland to North Yarmouth,
ill ol-s from the latter place through Westbroot
10 Po-.and is completed-the cars on this road will
be ablc t. run from Portland to Brunswick, Bath.
and perhaps Bowdoinham and Richmond tins all
th4s boguning to earn money the present year. Its
completion 10 augusta will soon tollow.-Bofaef
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FOREIGN PORTS.
ThoTn1etUI

In the river a, Sprnafa Fec 10Th, ur. Supposed TIE
Moxy, Bird, fin New NorE.
At Barbados sd glt, brig Con Cobu isHmoad Tot
Few Orleans
At Ponce 23d "a tyrh Mt brss Eaane, borlngg sor
Guayana, to load Tor Portland, SID sd brig Fawn
Tarbox Guayaria 10 load for Portland.
Cowes and mkt, taken up, at IS IL 6; ksrguc Sa-
rah Boyd, Drumnoud tim BosasS. CT 10th do 40 aud
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might take up the oint resolutions passed by the
Senate, congratulatng the French people on the
success of their late revolution, in favor of Re-
publican form Of Goyernment-objectons being
made the yeas and nays were called for and deoid-
cd in the Affirmative.
Mr.. Ashmun Of Massachusetts, addressed the
House, and gave his reasons for having offered an
amendment to Mr. Cummns CT Chic, resolutions
which he said was because they were sprung upon
the House When he had concluded, Mr. Stephens
OF Georgia, moved to amend tho last resolution by
altering its phraseoogy. Which motion was PIT ard
lost.
The previous question was then called dos aad
sustained. when the yeas and nays we're ordered On
the passage OF the joint resolution az they e2nne
from the Senate. ahch resulted IA the a.tltos-.lYo.
Yeas 1874, nays2 Messrs Root Of Ohio, and hlf
Grams on Of Rhodo island, being the only cissen-
tents,
On motion, the House then adjourned
Miss Mary Thompson, OF Iopshan, maiden a.
dy, Of about 10 years OF age, committed suicide on
the night OF the llah instant, by throwing herself
from The Toll-britgo between Bruns6iga and Toes
haIa, INTO the river. She was found the neXt day
about O'Clock, driftod down the river 80 o.
70 rods No particular reason is assigned fof the
rash act, only that she accustomed TO depres'
SION Of spirits and for sorae time past 70 spells Q,
portal arrangement Bruins i ore. Ado
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land oar column mas p.Ssee 3'e' !" ~'s e
we are 'o.1 We "@t9 ~ - '-''
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IS .,pt of bo.,evahia ny;rc;nlo and
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po,t aud ot,o, Americana =,,oy he oigon-
-,,a ~ a br,dro3 ;retanaee ;,
;. 0,a o,,4 If b,narod ire+a~,oae -, and
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j. 5,ro,ofh ,pIinb i ,n7x no ,n,oof+or vary elif
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ebo ,T,n,ort ,F ,h;s ,,,, -, no ,o,,,isi,io-, ~
sa~,;tory faar~fa,r--and ,o4binr olso n
ne iit,ie mart have ICED in nrhr. life i has
aann NV nnrnore to prosn,g,a tbo noonle ~ +be
lfni,od St,+as--.yh, - 4bo oo,stitpriop ,,ss 40,
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THE NORTHERN TRIBUNE
MARINE JOURNAL.

.NOVEMGNrS OF THE STEAMSHIPS
From Liverpool From Boston
acknowledgements. pril S.,..s..... May
From NeAy York
America, Judkjns..... Riarch 25.........April 10
From Southampton
WASH ngtoa, Johnsto, Apr! 70
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N office,

HE ny friends hat have small bills Il: store, vii!
call and settle them this month"; shall feel under
some obligations them, AT have large bills 10
pay, Which Cannot pay unless | 9nec. my small
ones. tADMAH DOW Ike.
Balh. A Oil 3. 1872
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VII A nc he Il r., Id .

In Providence, t. l., nth inst. Mr. Ecnno E. Swan
70 Miss Ellen N Todd, both of this city.
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ordered 80 Trieste E3 Isnardon Sanford fer New
York, gets Sll e. box sugar bpgs segulD, Norton and
Lion, Sogley, for Oardenas, TO load molasses for
Northern port in United States at 49, " hid.
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Ships Carnth @@sGso

III HTDES1 60. Offer tot sale al the maoniaef3'erS'
III. lowest prices the article Of Ships CambHcS
now ia Tie lnarAe5. ma ~
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A hrrs. Armstrong, Of Sligo, recently dgo"ne
..e:.elf and her tfrse children.
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CRear aanta Ness Pork.

I'm nall bbis f3 family Hsc, this day reteyed and ~
Il sale h. MA1oUH e gLhfP.
! April a..
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w esterHl Hard.

ne BBbS. af prime Western Lard this day laaliHe 9
NC and rihe sod lnW 20 close the consignment, by
April Is. MAGOUH II ELApe
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r1s.srss no TIE CHInEsE JgHf ASSlHe-
how'd f.i,, contains tie following under date o.
Jersey, Mhyeh 18th "The Chinese jung h tyi
Capt Kolles from Boston Tor tonaon ma Sa w. W.
oay With loss Of boats sails, &c, and one man
alerht ard
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Roasted amd earGaad Coffee. 4
vi ON llX.

NV ANTED To hire By the city Of BA.rd, SOC.
w April 0, 1913. e. CLAP. Treasurer
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GS tEi.9. IL a,yl.e in a f y daya vl he old rom
W" 1ha yessel - MAGUUH Z GLApp.
Drji p.
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etuaya jelly.
4 N sinai beEea, new and fresh, for Sale al
BOWLaS'
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1848-09-02
TO the Psablic.

I, JAMES DAVIS denies part of what he. told
y me on Sale Day Itold him that he had sign
ed the certificate He said, "No, no, think not"
Ithen pointed to his name on it, and he sad II don't
know anything about t--it is all wrong.' In his
publication, he says that he told ME if my charac-
ter was so wantonly assail-d I to him, that he
would do me all the justice he could" If he had
understood the certificate, he would have known
that my character was assailed without being told
Oft. He says that he .igned it know:ng.y. This
is aconfesson that he know ngy signed iaIsehocd.
Davis is harmless, ignorant man. and some villain
taking advantage of his simplicity, has made cats
paw~of him to contradict himself dhdarPeaf I'd Gu
lous Davis does not understand the pLblicat OIL to
which his nnIne ssigned. B. L. 'POSEY.
Abbevillc C.. H., Sept 2 26 -, 1t
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|ssVste Hi tedSia Tho recent war, including
|sthe line oE Eiha Rio lranIe and that oil Vera
El,ruz; ssfimatsI stss.D0 %. and the wounded
Sat 4Q00. ltsis ilnpo ssiblelto sa Y how.nnany
fthe later have died sin GO iseq renee of
||lheir wounds, but, we should supposs that
mot less,tha Que; fourth, O9O. making
|sin all 3000: deaths from ba.ll. ..SliS s:
his however bears b1l ,sinall spropor..
aiensto the number who have sunk under
disease. 4, s4s s4
State .eundargthes authority Of several
Off ;-rs Erank, .hit on the lett fl ,nk .,E the,
castle Of Pero.e, there are 600 American
graves, all victims Of disease.
still larger numher perishel Mt the
Capt,I, the deaths III; r- fora considerable
M. W, re l,UO0 mo..:hlyl aud we learn
thatat no time did they tall below from TO
4Ju.
The IS, NJ ssissiPpi Regiment that went
ont to the Rio (randr. buried 1875 on the
banks of th,t river, before it ever went into
battle. and finally brought back less than
o,e-thrd OF their number. They suffered
dreaIfulyat Blena VISTA.
The tir.t aud second i'cnnsylvani,
Regiments recently returned, went uu,
1870 strong, 600 each brought back
about 600 o. their iginal number; abou,
220 fell in battle, nearly 400 died, and
ab"ut 600 were discharged as unfit for duty,
how many Of the latter huve since died is
of course unknown.
The third aud fourth Tennessee Regi-
mcn!s, so recently returned, lost $50 by
death; neither Of these Regiments have
been in actinn.
Captain Naylor, of Pennsylvania, took
down Company oil i04 men; he brought
back II! Tie en,rred.,lle ba tie of Contre-
ras with 80 men and brought 6 out OF 1t.
The must frigh ful instance of mortality
however: tha, we have heard Of. was in that
gallant corps, the Georgia battalion, com.
'nanded by gallant and accomplished
offer, Colonel Seymour. They were
considered acclima'ed, and ac,unly suffered
much less whilst in the ower country, than
when marched into the interior, on the
high land. The battalion went TO Mexico
4lo s,rng; about 22O actually died;
large number were discharged, with broker,
down, ruined constitutions; aud many of
them no doubt have since gone 10 their
graves; aud the battalion was reduced TO
"a men fl; for duIy!i On one parade,
when certain company wa. called, a >in-
gle private answered 10 The call, aud was its
sole living representative The Captain,
the three Liru enants.. the four Srrgean,s.
and the fonr G 'rporals (eyery con,u, si.m.
ed and non-comnissioned omter0 were
dead!!!
We have heard from the cffficrr. Of many
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Groceries.

Groceries,
NOW ON HAND AND CONSTANTLY
IN RECEIVING, the following articles, which
offered for sale, Oh reasonable terms, viz:
80 Hhds. of fair to choice SUGARS,
IL Bbs. Double Refined Loaf, Clarified, Crush
ed and Powdered SUGARS,
100 Bags prime Green R,oo Cuba and.Old White
Java COFFEE,
Cd Mocha do
900 Sacks Salt, also Table Salt,
10000 Lbs. English and Sweeds Iron, assted sizes,
200 Kegs cut Nails and Spikes, assorted sizes,
10000 Lbs. prime Bacon Sides,
800 P.ec.s BAGGING, consisting of 46 inch
Gunny, and 81 inch Kentucky, and Dun
dee Bagging; Also good assortment Of Rope
and ,Tw.ne,
40 Casks Rock LIME,
80 Bb.s. new No. 3 MACKEREL,
So Boxes Sperm and Hull's ralow Candles,
25OO Lbs. Sole Leather, marked good and dam
aged; Also, Harness and Upper Leather
and Shoe Thread,
IS BIS. New Orleans MOLASSES,
Also, West India III hhds do
1000 Lbs. White Lead, 'sN. Y. Union Mills"
A good assortment OF TEAS, consisting of Gun
Powder, Imperial and Black Tea; Also, Cotton
Cards, Segars. Pepper, Sp &c, Ginger, B.ue Stone,
Copperas, prime Chewing Tobacco; Also, cheap
Tobacco for negroes, Chockolate, primo Starch,
Negro Shoes and Blankets, good assortment OF, Cain
Seated Seated Chars large ahiRS aS, Tubs, Buckets,
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rown Council Election.

4 N ELECTION will be held on MONDAY
n the II instant, in the Court House, to elect ON
INTENDANT and four WARDENS, to serve
for year in this place Polls to be opened ot 10
o'clock, and close at 3. B. p. Hughes, John G..
Baskins and A. A. Williams arc appointed Mana
ges. JNO. A. HUNTER, Intcndant.
Sept 9 26 O.
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Pocket Book Lost.

OST, OH Saturday 2Gth ult., between the 3 mile
IL post and Long Cane Bridge, on the Augusta
road, a large back POCKET BOOK, containing
five Five Dollar Bills ($25), and about 3 or 81 in
change; aso, several Receipts from Hamburg
merchants. A reasonable reward will be given to
any person who may find said Pocket Book with
contents, and deliver it to the subscriber or leave it
at this Office. JNO. ADAMS.
Sept 2 26 1t