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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-12

AMERICAN MANNERs.-An American correspon-
dent of the Boston Transcript, under date from
New York, February 8, says;-A gentleman who sits
next ut table at my hotel Che 10 either Frenchuan
or Q German but speaks English so we'll that cannot
say which positively has given lately the benent Of
his opinions this country They are rather In fault
finding spirit Among other things he abuses American
compilations says they all have ssliow yellow cast
He undertook to distinguish the foreigners ct table BY
their compilations alone and In doing he set down
for Euglishmau This 10 enough to show that am at
least exception TO his theory Another favorts sub
cot Of my fault finding neghbor 10 the selfshness Of
Americans ct table "Now said be. this man who sits
the other side Of would die before he'd ask me to
pass him the sat-and the other day when asked him
to hand the bill OF ere, he looked ct me IS though
had offered him the grossest insult" Then he went on
to illustrate his remarks with two anecdotes He
said that coming on from Boston In Of the Sound
steamers he saw the following happen ut the supper
table foreign gentleman, who had very nice roast
chicken placed before him. cut 1t up selected tho best
piece the dish and offered It very politely to lady
opposite, She drew back in very digninsd manner,
and said TO him Sir, you must be foreigner, or you
would know that sinprops. to address lady With.
out being introduced" !" Madam" said he, have
merely done what In my own country, II would be
rudeness to have omitted " The gentleman was the
editor OF tbs Couryfer des Eats Urls the French
paper here. Another snecdote. an pretty good one
was this gentleman Mt the Aston House table asked
the person sitting next him II he would please to pass
the mustard "SIr' said the man, do You mistake me
for waiter 2" "On! mo- sir" was the reply, mis-
took you for q gentleman
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you come Show your authority whipple replied, 'rm
the authority render uuo Cesar the things that
ssrs" Witness requested permission TO go down stairs
and q friend, which granted Oficsr smith was
then sent by Wnppe and Croker for and re-
turned In about half hour with six men. Witness
also returned, accompanied BY friend and again re-
Quested the ntruders to show their authority They
answered by sezing him by the arms and dragging MIN
down stairs Croker said IL he did not down peace
ably he would break bis d neck and kick him down
their baggage was removed to the lower ball, wnere
much aburive Language used by the odoers These
g. believed then pushed Mrs and Mr. Bostock into the
street The night stormy but the officers In spite
Of the proestons Of their victims iusis ed that they
cured, end Mr. and Mrs Bostock driven to more
hospitable abode
On Saturday morning Miss Henrietta Powers, alovey
girl Of TO- of the defendant for the
defence She testified that at party ct her mothers
house. Christmas night the game Of blind mans buh
introduced, and that somebody klssed her twice
while she bindfoldei She was informed that the
psrpstrstor OF this enormous crime was the complain
ant, Mr. b. Bostock. She told her mamms and the
good lady took the offender to task the following
Tuesday morning. when she returned from Pbadelphia
Mr. Bostock apolcgised. but sad he should Leave the
house, much difficulty had bsen made about this
affair The witness then testified that on tbs following
Thursday the planant read insulting litter to
the boardsrs vndicstinK his conduct, aud accusing
witness Of having told fAlsehood He also told her
mother that she had told lie Mrs powere requested
him to leave the house Bostoch replied, will not
the houssyour daughter is liar, and Will stsy
till prove her to be liar" High words ensued and
Mrs Powers again told him toleavs.
The complainant however refused to 60, and on New
Years nisht about half past 10 o'clock ho was foro
bly, ejeoted from the premises, with his wife
The ejectment OF J. B. Bostook Mrs. Powers,
Constable Whippls and others: was concluded yeste.
ants The Justice considered tho provocaton on the
part Of the complainant sufficient to justify his remo
val from the house and did not think the force USED any
harsh than necessary for his DECENTRALIZATION
TVhig, FEB. 2.
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BALTIMORE, Feb. ii, 1913.
Vtics by the Steamer-Mechanics' Fair-More

BALTIMORE, Feb III, 1915.
IVt,cs By the Steamer Mechanics Fdir-More
Model Artists-Ine Weather, &c.
The news by the steamer Sarah Sands reach
ed here about two O'Clock yesterday, and so
completely unsettled the market, that nothing of
any account was done afterwards. Prior to the
receipt ofthe news, some sales of flour and grain
were made at previous rates.
committee has been appointed by the Mary
land Mechanics Institute to ascertain if the
new tobacco warehouse on Charles street, can
be obtained for the use of the Institute for a
week in May next, for the purpose of holding
therein the proposed Mechanics FAIR. The Fair
will be held during the week that the national
democratic convention is in session, when there
will also be great numbers here, on their way to
the whig national conve Ition in Philadelphia:
new company of model artists, under the
management of Professor Pesb, make their ap-
pearance this evening, at the Holiday street
theatre.
There is some prospect this morning Of an Ice
crop, though most of our dealers in that article
have given up all hopes.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-12

rrn,.+s e.,. neral TNylOc
Some days ago we read, in Mons. Theirs
worE, an ccount OF the battle OF Jena, ana oil
, ,H Genie of Kosen, which were hotn fought on
prou' IF its discipline and superior organization,
M rching up to the lannon's IN utn with just the
same precision and GOODNESS as II 1t was on pa
rade-these are the very words OF the author
stroyed. without hopes Of rallying, and annihila-
ted in one day, by soldiers, the greatest part of
whom were new recruits, whom Napoleon had
brought hastily. on from the Rhine IN post
carriages On the other hand, subsequent to the
above events, we saw the German students,
and country people, drive back. to the
very gates Of Paris. the proud and conquer.
ing legions of Napoleon. Thus, then, tits not
discipline which makes al army powerful and
mighty, it is Its moral Impress, It's PATRIOTISM
An army which enters with spirit into the views
OF its leaders, and is animated with the desire
OF attaining the end they seek to attain WIZ ne.
than an army of automatons, possessed OF no
moral impulse, and animated with no feeling
and sentiment OF duty. General Taylor
writes in the following wo!ds, after f nnp
volunteers put to flight n, 900 men, troops OF the
line, and in perfect state Of military organiza
ton He uses the following words - What
caused me to gain the victory, was the TACT ssa
quarrel; and, though. surrounded on all sides.
never once thought of surrendering, or yielding
up the field TO the enemy" From the
beginning of the world to our own time,
the above truths have been confirmed BY
facts. Marathon, Thermopyl9, the wars OF
the Roman Republic, the war OF Indepe ben
dence of the United States, the wars OF 1911
and 1916, the wars of the French republic, Sara
gossa, and the battle of Courtray,. where the
Citizens Of Client defed the proud. cavalry Of
Tic against Spain, England, and France |;
also our own revolution of l830-all these ex-
amples prove that armies of patriots always are
superior to armies of mercenaries, where rank
and employment is sought for the sake of the
position they give in society, and for the money
which they yield.
For the defence of the country we only
require militia well organized, who feel that
the presence of an enemy on the soil OF the
couutry is q national disaster.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-12

Posi- OFFICE RoBBER DETEcrED.-Wlthin the
last SIX months number of firms in this city
have been robbed Of sums Of money which had been
mitted to them from the country vie the post office,
and WHOA In every have been traced to the ONCE
here On che 1ath OF Decsnber, Levi Morton, Of HA
mover trader remtted $3.50 in bills and $50 check by
letter to Messts Waldo, Noy,s Co, Of Milk street,
which not received Information of this was for
wArded to MIR Norton who to this cty and stated
that among the missing money $50 bill . Gsor
ga bank Notice this given TO the brokers OF the
city Ia the bill should be offered for change Yes
terdsy afternoon young man named John Williams
called at brokers oce In Exchange street, and Offer
ed the bill In question. The broker took down the
notice, which the oRerer immediately recognised
the hard writing OF his employer and made of He
returned 10 the store (Messrs. Waldo, Noyes Co }
and being certain of detection told the story OF offer
Ing bill aud stated that he had found In the street
He was however detained, and police ocers Clapp and
Starkweather for who took him into custody
aud this morning he committed TO answer at ths
Municipal Court in default OF bali for 81 900 Williams
has been the porter Of Waldo Noyes Co. two years,
aud Is about % years OF He IL from the country
At his residence Ia Berca street the officers found four
Ave watches pencil Sc but nothing farther
to impli, him other robDeries Ali the employees
Of this nrm the habit of calling at the post ONCE
and getting the letters Williams probably obtained the
letter In this way, and pooksted its contents About
month ago. firm in this city discovered that they had
been plundered similar manner. OF some $500, by
a Young clerk Ths sufferers however, did not see At
TO press the matter to criminal prosecution. Boston
Trareiisr, FEB. 10.
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FINANCES OF ALABAMA. alabama State
Ga-etie gives the following extract from the Re-
port tho Comptroller showing the condition Of the
State treasury:
Balance In the treasury on the 9th Novsm-
her, ls45 to the credit Of this fund . sI4s SOL Ia
Sisrsnnnal ................ 10000 90
Receipts from Alabama Life Insurance and
Trust Company-snuusl bonus. $40 o.
sale Of Aisbams Reports. ........... aolsgJ
A% 1eossa in SIS. 5000 90
'' sssssd in isa4. ..,................ 1901 50
ss.sed in isss. y. assis9 50
sssssd in SAG 2sI,oa 81
s"nnsss oN' N's.o'' W "e i0a 80
Total rsc.;nt. and balance In the treasury
Disbursements fer past two years. l72,lss W
JJnexpeuded balance in the treasury. $542 500 %
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These the principal classes Of disease and several
Of tho patients suffering lef the institution relieved
Fifty patients died Of typhus fever TWENTY-FIVE Of
phthisis TIE deaths In other respects are compara-
lively The report goes to show that there
under treatment ia each month during the year 1917
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polDs,c~i luteiiigsucs.

Mn. BUCHANAN AND THE DEMOCRATS OF THE FINK
syLvINIA LEoIsLArURE Tho democratic members OF
tho Pennsylvania Legislature have promulgated an adj
dssss 70 their political friends Of their own and shsr
etstss uo1ne w. nsninasion Of Mr. pushsssn ~ the
oaltinsls cehvsAtea = tbs nsst dsnssrsss pssdsDs
tial eaa1i1sts
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-12

The Mon IN MEMPHIS. following is a
statement, in brief, of this affair. On the 29,h
ult, ut Memphis, Tenn an Injunction was granted
against the President Of the Fsrmers and Merchants
Bank Of that place the serving OF which Was resisted
By MIR Fowlkes. He armed himself, and with sons
friends closed of the bank and threatened TO
shoot the frs person who endeavored to break In 70
serve th. wit The sheriff proceeded to tbs bank VITA
cone negroes ana sxes and large mob sathsfine 70 ne
esslstsne O. the resstanse IVES svss ~, ans We pes
auio1ly tafe1 pcleseUion ~
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Unexpended balance in the treasury. -

OUTRAGE AND MURDER.-The Niagara Nal
records a cas-. Of outrage upon the person and
murder of q Mrs Bell, member Of the Nsthodiss
Church nj Fort Robinson. The perpetrator s color,d
man named Gaunt, who was saving wooa for Mrs Ball.
The lady passed into her bedroom where the negro fol-
lowed She screamed and he struck her with billet Of
wood folio wing mp the blows until he caused her death
He then aed the woods but returned the vage In
tho evening. He also stole various articles On his
arrest he acknowledged the crime. The coroners
quest charges him with tim threefold crime.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-12

Remaining December 81, l847. ...... xi*
The report gives in detail the various classes OF dis,
ease under which each patient had been laborng, ar
ranged in alphabetical order amounting to enc hundred
and seventeen and varying Ia nature aud character
being such diseases Q eeamen most subject TO-
OF these classes Of diseases there treated during
the year l947 patients suffering under
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-12
From the Choctavv Country.

Cor. OF the Cherokee Advocate
FoRT TowsoS, Dec ~ 1S47,--The command sert out
from Fort Washta, last spring to the Camsnches has
recently misunderstanding with them two Mexican
captvs-boys about years old These boys say they
taken ri,oners at two years ago. while out
trading expedition, with coffee sugar and shoes The
Camauches came upon them while encamped and killed
sacks and turning the coffee aud sugar the ground,
dressed their persons in them then taking the boys
msnd say, they received aud treated very kindly
by the and doubt very gracously for they
consdeI sne most PEI pie en- .hs @
and they live scattered And the other tribes Of ndi
ans before them, impotent the dry grass Of
the prsirie before fire." The Camauches have large
number Of Mexican prisoners, whom they treat with
great severity compelling them to do the mort mental
labor under the greatest Our officers
offered large sum for the freedom Of the above mon
toned boys but the Csmanches declined propo-
Sition was therefore projected for getting them
without pay After the company Left the boys, accord
ing concert got leave to ont hunting hoIses They
took the track and caught about the third day out
ahead with orders to keep just In eight This was
hardly accomplished. before some Camanches orme
allowed to search every thing which they did with great
scrutiny but not being satisfied they travelled with
tn. company some days, Watching every movement,
but finding it OF avail at last they reluctantly turned
back These boys quite intelligent can read and
speak tho Spanish language also Enssh enough to say
'Csmanche no sood3 Things are tclerably quit here
now with tho exception occasional drunken bravs
which less frequent dangerous to peaceable
Of M The
Ia this region have their origin in whiskey The now
restriction in the Intercourse law has but little effect,
for want of some to enforce IT, The natives
themselves, ut least fsw Of them, possess moral
stamina enough to implioate another, for the
public good The merchants, who are particularly
called upon by the Secretary Of War; though some Of
them would to DEAL have anything to do with
tho traffic yet peeuniary interest demands, that as
far in them lies they should leave peacaby with all
men, And for missionaries, they have too much on
their hands already In this state Of things therefore,
the friends OF temperance and Of good order have their
eyes turned towards the agency The late major Arm
strong Just before his last sickness took
decided stand than BEFORE determined that
tho provisions the late should be enforced upon
tho first volator Rumors says that the sgent, Col
RUTHERFORD vii! take strong ground his predeces
Should he commence so, much trouble will be
avoided. ard he will be sustained BY all well disposed
choctaws About this matter shall at the coming
annuity
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City Intelligence.

SEAMEN's FrNp AND RErREAr.-The annual report
of the resident physician Of this valuable institution
which ia about to bs furnished to the Board Of Trus
tees gives detailed statement OF lite operations curing
the past year. IL appears that there were:-
Remaining in the institution, Dec. 81, 1876 ,,
paAi auNa
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-12
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IL, 1913.
The Fire Department The Police - The Model
Arf;sfs THeofric1Is Be-

The delegates to the fire association have pre-
pared bill for the better regulation of the fire
department, which it Ia proposed to have pro-
sented to the Legislature, as substitute for the
bill recommended by the recent meeting of the
munich oal authorities. This substitute provides
for having any company participating In fight
OF riot, put out of service for six months, and on
a repetition of the offence to be disbanded.-
Companies about organizing shall presenta state
ment to the Court of Quarter Sessions, and II
not objected to by the citizens, the organization
shall proceed. The bill prohibits minors from
becoming members, and authorises the court to
put any company out of service that permits Its
apparatus to be dragged through the streets ex-
ciusively by minors. The erection of alarm bells
by the company to be prohibited, the city and
districts to procure all that are necessary and to
have the control of them. The last secto pro-
vides that any person or persons violating the
provisions of the act, shall be fined sum not
exceeding 800, or imprisoned for term not
The subject of remodelling the whole police
department Of the city has been referred to joint
committee of councils, and report may be ex-
pect-d from them in about month.
The rage for negro singing has given place TO
model artists, and companies of the latter nudi.
ties, formed our large cities, having lost their
attractions with the sariated public OF those pla-
ces, are now roaming over the country. giving
Exhibitions In the Viuokes anu toWus VI VIC ihsc
rior.
The New Jersey Legislature have appointed a
committee to ascertain the names OF officers be;
longing to that State who have distinguished
themselves in the Mexican war. 1t is apprehend
ed that they will have long search, if they look
among the volunteers. The single battalion that
went from that State, consisted mostly OF officers
and men from Pennsy lvania aid the other sur
rounding States. The State OF New Jersey has
greatly deteriorated since the days of SEVENTY
six
The principal attraction in our theatrical cir
Giles Is the joint engagement OF Miss Wemyss
and Julia Dean at the Walnut street theatre
They performed together in Jane Shore" last
evening, Julia Dean taking the character of
Alicia and Miss Wemyss that Of Jane Shore
The comparison induced by these rivals for his
trionic fame appearing together is certainly ad-
vantageous to the latter. Miss Wemyss evident
IDENTITY Is lady Of refined classical taste and in
telIgence, possessing voice whose smooth and
harmonious modulations remind one Of E lien
Tree and, in a word she has all the requisites
for becoming a fine actress, If her friends will
only permit her to confne herself to the higher
walks of tragedy and comedy, and not be drag
ged below her level into the blue-blazes Of melo-
drama.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-12

ANOTHER STEAMBOAT DISASTER AND Loss OF
LIPs-We learn from the clerk of the Paul Jones
the Of the sinking of the
Msor Barbour Captain SPOTS, built quite recently in
Louisville BY ng in collision with the Paul Jones
The Major Barbour her downward trip from this
port aud had just left Troy, Ia, when she was met BY
the Paul Jones coming mp The latter boat was next
Indiana shore and the Barbour sneered across her
how broa dsds on b.ing under considerable hesdway.
The captain Of the Paul Jones mmedstey stopped his
boat ordered the pott back her was prompt
" done and the boat backing water when the Major
barbour struck her. the bow Of the Paul Jones passing
into the side Of the Barbour opposite the and
penetrating a. far the boilers knocking them down
The Barbour noated over toward the KENTUCKY shore
where she oaresned and SUNK water being about ave
the cabin floor We regret to add that Two
ladies and child and second clerk Of the boat are
known be drowned BY this unfortunate accident, and
fear that lives were lost, though the omcers OF
tho Paul Jones think not Tho accident happened just
before deg Thursday morning. The Paul Jones stop
ped for hours and rendered al assistance neces
ssry We do mot hear that any blame 10 imputed to the
officers Of this boat The cabin furniture and psssen-
gers' baggage we're saved-Louispiile Journal Feb D.
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DIFFICULTY IN SusPENDING THE TELEGRAPHIc
WIRES ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI Several unsuc-
cee efforts have been made the wires across
the Mssissppi ut this place On Saturday evening,
the wire had been brought over but before Il
Up, boat going out run Il and broke It.
drawn up high that the ferry passed under It.
but duringths night was broken, probably bya boat
cessfu att ,mp,s At time tpsy got It over When
boat going out broke III they thsn got Of the water
but In attempting 70 draw tight broke u. We think
he nvss 70 high - ~ eut Of dsasw lss6 bsaSs a.
tSpts AerpbN1sn, Jan etst =
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-22

No one is so foolish ns to suppose for mo-
mcnt that we can live without eating, auy more
han tree could derive nutrment from the air
alone, without the soil. All therefore know that
il is what we put into the stomach which causes
us To live We make over our bodies from the
stomach, in from three 10 five ycnrs we make
over our bodies entirely, y,-Thus, what is part OF
us day, is absolutely not part OF us tomorrow.
The sccretions, such as perspiratiou and other
evacuations, continually make our bodies waste,
aud i is from the stomach that we supply this
waste. All we have 10 do to make our bodies ul-
timOtely healthy is to prevent unhealthy particles
from mixing with the blood, Purgaion does
this Tor us, provided the purgative we employ
contains in it nothing which will weaken or do us
injury, y,-BRANDRETH'S VEGETABLE UNI.
VERSAL PILLS, for this purpose will be found
all that is rcquired because they purge from the
stomachu and bowels the supembundunce olhumors
that may have accumulated in the system, before
they have time to produce putreaction, and its
natural couScquence-dcath.
The BRANDRETIPS PILLS are sold for 25
cts per box at Dr. b. Drandrelh's Principal Office,
24l Broadway New York.
tSy Bcwa,roI tountr'leits..! The following
a,e lhe only aulhsrizcd Agents Tor the sale of the
genuine Brandrelh Pills in Fairfield County
REINMUND Son Il Beck, Lancaster, Joseph Glenn
eut. Rogalton, Peter Weiser, Green Castle. lsrae
Grgs, LythopoGs,J. B. Evans, Winchester Pete
Shaver. OakldRd, j. II. Smdemaa amanda, d.
Beery, Sugar Grouc, \shnOush " Beery, Bremen
Chats G. Wilson & Co., Rushriiie, Jesse Leohmer
u csc Rushrilie, +. Breck, Carroll. N. j. Bowen
Pckerpgton, Cox s. Read, baltimore, Pmlil
liam, Pieasanirille, I. B,&C. Paddeu, Salem,
Jocob Ketner, JMliersport
| Lancaster, Angus le48. lml3