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Al SHAVE.

q A9Kentackyi friend some years since re-
lated to US the following ian edote, as hsv-
ing actually occurred in that State.
There was q registering sort of fellow
named Peter Russell, 5bnt. usually called
Pete Russell, who owned . good deal of
property, aud therefore Had a ~pecuhiary re-
spohsibiKty, though he was alwsys' III want
Of moasy, and frequently In the hands Of
.shavers. -
On one occasion he went to a,certsin dc-
eommadating friend. 70 bpEFoY Avg. thou
sand dollars. Yes sid his friend, 'Pfte,
Twill lend you 'ttstwoC Thousand" dollars,
snd without Interest to,SS,,iif YOU will give
me your bill for the sh5dnt on London.
'Oh, no. replied PeteAI can't stand M0i
-ifsI giyeyeuisb bill 6a 4oadong the ours
ed thing tRaibss back WHINE here aadel
tprotest, - four months sttfarthest, taad Wien
must pss the sinounts nd pet sent
Idsmagesl That's too deep 9 digit jail"
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HORRIBLE STORY.

THE FLOWING shocking narrationis taken
from DR.. Aclsn's travels ih India: .s..!,
was obliged yesterday afternoon to 80
down the river for q short distance; | had a
boat and three natives. When ] had com
plcted what ] wanted, | returned, and was
padding along, not far frnn the bank, just
on this side the enormous blocks Of iron
rocks which keep the river from overflow
ing, and had just rounded the point, when
enc Of my men called out most ve%hem.ently,
sLook, sir, louk; there's a tiger! My eyes
we're Immediately turned in the direction
he had pointed. A man wsstearins, spring
ing, bounding towards the river, and alum
bred yards behind him followed a large
panther, pursuing him with those rapid
Leaps for which the panther is SO famous.
instantly ordered my people TO pull to-
wrds the shore, in hopes of rescuing the
painting wretch who thus struggled for his
life. Before we reached the bank, the man
hid made a bo,uld, and stood immersed up
10 bis neck e / supposed he was too much
exhausted to swim for we could hardly
hsar his, voice IS lie called to as to make
fsaste.s At this moment i saw the dark
tlae snoat II an. enormous alligator rising
slowly above, the surface, as he made bis
wsytoward his intended victim. / shout
ed to the Observation-Disclosures
tHs heard me, .hesitated an instant, then
ssshed back to the bank. goI. -., In o.,
3ht1 sudden movement disconnected the
paathet who started back a few PAGES. aand
the nextlnloment our boat was within reach
Some thither,' 19sxelaiped. The mar
made sspring;t the panther leaped forward
and asfistixeI he former bS The, arm, til.
ls.fsr seized him by, the, leg. Oh! III.
-sbTisk q, the poor victim! ] shall never
-sOsgetit'eiF ooIishiy, Iohsd not brought m,
ride, but shouted r the men, to strike ths
beast with their oars. But no, the COW.
ardiy vretches siFank down into the Earth
sr end ttaktlbsll, ssas. wsuld hot move,
sOusd ID .hsthi6g;;t hsFefore, Ybatto baHa
1"at6Sss fmpsPP's sibotdtddsF'so whilst Liii, lhoorfi
ashsisks Sase ringing eiaelmE ears Had
let 60, tn. panther wodldiase instantly car
ned lin "a; h.d .h:rssesa another Euro
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"~'I LOUISIANA PIKE COUNTY, MISSOURI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1915 [No3s
beanl viii, iieeIther man might have been

|beah viii, fiei The man might have been
saved. diuq az 81 mnnapff2tai ia ag4!,gq
r. THIS takes too I1ug to describe, but il
was the work Of a few seconds. Present
" ] felt that I was drawing the man towards
-Ais; I looked, aud saw The fesh of'hisA lee
tpfaFng DIR 1 ntIrt' jaws'o of The panther until
II cs,ns 10 lie ankle, where, with on~eicrouch
the bohe' was severed aud the beast gaIlop-
ed Of with THE fearful mcnthfuT. I now
drew the man, 'who by this time was quite
ssaseisss, into tla boat. fffed my Land
kefehisf tightly around the upper part Of
his leg, and with a rieee Of wood formed a
SORT of tourniqru'rt!! q 'what' a Horrible aE-
tair!!' exclaimed a'voice. u 'Btt I Thought
saidI I, 'th st the Voice, Or even the eye Of a
mat, was sufficient to make any beast
SO i. is, provided they are neither
very hungry nor very much excited. This
bess, had been engaged III a long chase,
and nothing could ftighten' him. from his
prey ''.."," ''.- ma e'o' '. 81 "'
ID. . .
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iFfdm IA 81 looM m. ! Ga.eRe

III From tie CarToHtoaf I'll. J Gazette I.
THE LAST TEAR SHED,
The last tear shed was the warm Oas5 tha, fell
.AAI kiss<dthes, dear mother, and badt the fare
Us aiitWell;' .gIa sfeaha,ssb ah l&l3 'yRs.
WHEN 1 saw the deep anguish impressed on Ii,
II 1Sft face, 9sHfhs II ., "'ai.i%' IL"
And fsit for The last time 4 Mother embrace,
And heard thy choked accents, impdssiuned and
wild, ,,,.-.
scsdble,s tbes, fs,r,e.ser-G0 Cd. bls.. thee, my
X 7i ehila!"'a t7"i-" !.
~. F-it II s' p .'"nf~Hf
] thought Of my boy hood-thy kindrcssto me,
VIXEN. Youngest and dearest, l sat on Thy Knee
OF thy love to me, so fondiy expressed,
A. grew up 70 manhood, unconscious how
best, .. -, ,r. : =.
OF thy praises. when right, AMI thy ending
go .s when wrong, ...E IDS .e,7.. F..fH,.
Whils maynard with passion, unyislaing and
'.-s strong. .. ~- tii.aa sal Hr.-
Thought Of thy counsels. unheeded or spurned,
A. mirth had cnlivened, or anger had burned!
And how, when by sickness all h~elldess | lay,
Thou didst nurse me and soOthe me, by night
. ~. and by day; .'"'
How much I have been both thy sorrow and
j"y-
Add my feelings o'erfOwcd. and wept like a
.a, boy. e. .r.-ai(a.J d.. .sa..t
l.-r..tt ..-.- ~ - &C. ~. .,F, q,
Years, years Of endurance have vanished. and
90 ... r. "'f' go
The vision. of hope and fancy are gone,
And careless / trayelii.'s pathway alone
Alone, aye alone though some Kind ones there
al. 81 be, bios 81. ''@ ~. a.H"
There are uone here to love me, al! love me
80 like tkee.
Ny mother, dear mother ,coidhearted they deem
Thy offspring; but o. ] am not what seem
Though calmly and fearless all changes bear,
Could they look in my heart--the feelings are
there, ..ti Eft.:H3
And now, sal and ioneiyas memory recalls
Thy blessings at parting. again the tear falls.
e. c. Is.
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MoTBER's ISFLUEECE.-Ssid Greene, the
reformed gambler :-"My father, was 9
drunkard. Ny mother died when I was on.
y seven years old. On the morning be-
fore my mother bade sdien to earth, she
called me to her bedside, and amid her fea,s
thus sddresstd me /: 'my son, your mothe,
is going to die ; you are young your faith
sr is dissipated. aud you will be thrown up
IN your W resources-I want you to sol
emnly promise, that you will never use in
eoxicsEing drihks sst bsversgeR That
morning. BY the beside Of my dying mother,
| thus promised. And never. from that da,
to this, although placed in constant tempss.
ton to violate my pledge have l forgotten
promise made to my dying mother
Q! that she had warned me against gamb.
believe, as firmly as ! believe 10
my being, that If or the day of her death.
she had babe me beware of the black art
Of gambling, that / should have never be.
q votaryto that abominable vice?-
Mothers, ye know not what power ye have
to bind your sons to honesty, piety, purity,
and truth! Make the trial, and many more
Of our choice children may be saved from
an infamous life, and a dreadful. de ath.'
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Minnesota.

In the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser We
have the following mention Of this new ter
ritory:7 -'t1 H'-'..' -.'
'"This IS the euplIonious name given to
an extensive region lying north Of wiscon.
sin and Iowa, in which, as the Western pa
pers advise us, ~incipient steps have been
taken toward the formation of a territorial
government. Several promising settle.
ments have already been made within the
bounds Of the new Territory; the soil for
the most part is represented to be very
good, the country is finely watered and
Itinberrd, and the climate is milder and
more cGngenial than in the corresponding
latitude Of New England. We well re-
member-itw was but sfew years ago-when
-four, pork and potatoes were sent from Ibis
port for the supply Of the few families SET
tied where is now the beautiful and -four
fishing city of Milwaukee. Iowa was then
unknown, save as u wild hunting ground Of
the Indians, and We remember publishing
by request the proceedings at Dubuque
then without the limits Of the organized
States or Territories Of the Union-of a
self constituted court to try a man accused
of murder. The few people then at that
remote point, though beyond the jurisdic-
ton of law, elected a judge, sheriff and
prose cutting attorney, e~mpannelled a jury,
assigned the prisoner COUNSEL tried, con-
.ricted and hanged the murderer, and, to
show that every thing was done right, sent
us a certified statement Of all their pro-
|ceedings for publication This was but
little more than ten years ago. Now Du-
bugue is a fourishing town in the limits OF
the State of Iowa. In a few years more,
Minnesota, whose name sounds so strange
|Iy, will be knocking for admission into the
Union as a sovereign State. Nothing in
history, surpssses or even equals the growth
of the Far Northwest. The ear scarcely
becomes familiar with the name Of its ter
Irisories, and goographers are at a loss to de-
hne their limits on maps that grace ON
walls, when like Minerrs, 'spTingihg into
life In full ~panopiy, they challenge our ad-
mira,ion IS firmiy constituted, prosperous.
independent COMMONWEALTH Intruth, we
have a great and glorious county Nshis-
tory is a romance, surprising in its facts
the widest creation of fiction.
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sWell,' said SLYlock, .'that is cutting il
rather fat, acknowledge, but ] will tel
you, Pete, What I will dol will take your
bill on EondoHfcftw o tl.ohsstd dollars, and
pay you faFit two thousands tue" hundred,
and when it comes back ptsseslsd, yul will
have to refund the two thsnsaud dollars and
twenty per cent. damages making tugetl,-
er two Thousand four hundred which will
leave me only Observation-Disclosures" ,'i2
agreed said Pete,.Ian willing to stand
that r- =. r...a ;,2uSrs,...a
n! So down OVID thssy Sat to rsspsfs The dor"-
But who the deuce shaft 1 draw upon in
LondonT said Pete. Il do not know a liv-
IS IL is perfsct lyimmaterisl whom you draw
npon,', said bis friend. So Car asI am n
cerned, l am willing You should draw upon
the town pump
by Jove!' said Pete, i have it'll draw
GpoR,my cousin, the Duke of Bedford
1t will be reeoliected1tksk4le family
name Of bis grace is Russell, and Pete was
in the habit Of Boosting that lie descended
from the same stock. So Pete .let fly his
kite for two thousand dollars on his grace
of Bedford, and received the stipulated
amount of two thousand two hundred dol
lars. The bill, of course, lad to be sent
out to Londons to be presented to his grace,
and regularly protested, in order to, estsb-
.IisiI a legal claim upon the drawer. One
morning it was accordingly found, Will
other documents, on the table in the DUKES
study, having been left for acceptance or
payment. '-r
And who.' said his grace of Bedford,
taking up the bill, and addressing his man
Of. business, is this Peter Russell, that is
drawing on me for two Thousand dollars?-
never heard of him before, and do not
know BY what authority he does So
u am equally ignorant, your grace said
the steward. u know nothing Of him.
"a tWell,' said his grace, after musinga mo-
Tsent, 'iiis very probable, now, that he is
seme poor and distant branch Of my family,
who has wandered away of there to the
wilds Of Kentucky, and is in distress; the
ashoNht q but i lrineSS NJ Vie 6fMb be PAID
and paid il was. .'" =. .'".i ~ =
IN due cousse of time Pese's friends got
back two thousand dollars, less bankers
commissions, and without interest, for two
thousand and two hundred he had paid Pete
some months previous.
1t was a regular shave, only the shaver.
became the shsvee. .nrs! .H.i' nNt
Oar frieLd, from ~hom-ve. had the story,
said he never heard whether Pete ever re-
newed the operation.
We can only add, that we have often
wished we had such a cousin III London.
10 r.! 80 y'.1 IN 0. Bulletin.
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ACUTT1N3 RETORT

- After tie younger Mr.. .Pitth had nade.his
in the House Of, Comnsns. Sir Rob
ert Walpole, in q sarcastic note, remarked:
81 aPprehend the young gentlemen has
net sown ell bis wild eata'f To which Mr..
Pitt replied in . rsioinder:1,, ,iii- a..s
Gage hes its privileges. aud youth may
have It's FAULTS but the, gentleman affords
ample illustration that I still retain food
enough for geese to peck stp
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FramkIin,s Resting Place.

."Such was his worth, his loss was tuch,
We cannot losetoe well, or srieve too much.'
In M corner of the buirying ground, best
known 6s Christ's Church yard, Philadel-
Iphia, repose' the remains Of the philosopher
Fra6klin. On entering the yard from Arch
street attention will unavoidable be direct.
ed to his humble tomb by a wefl-troddeu
path which leads from the gate to the mar.
Die slab which bears the simple ~incripiion,
which will at once strike the behoider will
wonder, viz: "Beniamin and DEBORAH
Frahklin." With wonder. I say, because
we are accustomed to see the stones cover.
ing the tenements Of great men inscribed
w&h'%AiSghstis ) bat Che one vrsfs nov
b~eholding has nothing but the words above
mentioned, and the year in which It was
placed there.
Andthis is the grave Of a man who might
once have been seen, a runaway boy, in the
streets Of Philadelphia, seeking employ
ment as a printer; and again, as editor and
proprietor Of, the United States Gazette.
long 50 ably conducted BY Mr.. Chandler.
Once trying experiments with a simple pa
per kite, again, astonishing the world with
the discoveries made through its instrument
|tality.. Once in England as a deceived
|ionrneyman printer; again as Minister
from an independent Republic. Once in
his workshop, as a laboring mechanic; again
in the halls Of Legislation, advocating tue
cause Of freedom, and urging an oppressed
people to rise and drive the British Lion
from our forests. Yes, he was Of those
who signed away their lives. fortunes and
h%onoIs, If necessar AIRY, for the welfare of their
fellow citizens. But allthis could notsaye
him from the hand of death. Though the
PhiIosopllerand the Stateman must lie as
low as the less favored, yet the -circumstsn.
ces connected with the lives Of Those whose
motto was "non si5i sed p1trr," possess
charms which all can appreciate and all
love to cherish. We read his name on the
marble slab-ponder over his virtues, and
mourn his loss, as Of a dear friend. We
stand around the grave, and think how
many have gazed with reverence upon thai
stone, and our eyes become fixed upcn il
as though It possessed an endearing charm
We look back on his life and deeds, and
when We remember that . nation wept wheU
FrGnklin died, we cannot refrain from drop.
lping q tear over his last abode - 'H'' ~
No tow ering monument rears its head
above the clouds where the first beams Of
the rising sun will gid his name; but tha'
name is inscribed in characters not easily
to be erased. on every liberty loving heart
end 30 long as Philosophy continues to b
. science, henevoience . virtue, and liber.
ty tie watclword of the American people
will his memory be cherished, and his nam.
be hOnOred III Rec. 2ail. -H,
The French Canada population are sais
+" b. emigrsting in large numbers to tn
Cn''e" S''4. .auaiJr e -.g Gsn l.
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u what would you charge to knit me
a pain Of stockings such as these?' inquired
a fopPish yOusg fellow Of q lady who was
knitting a thick, warm pair of 'woolens!
Would you have socks or stockings? in
qnired the lady. :. e.y: "a. .aI g. =.
Il want them to come up over the cali,
he replied. 80.
. .'In that case it would take some time to
~estiInate-I have never knit stockings Ia
cover ones whOh body
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d, a3-A lore sick swain, DESTROYS to indi-
cate the extent and character Of his love
for the queen of his heartI cried out, "Ah,
Sal, Sal, my affection for YOU is as strong
as-as-as the butter they gave me for din
|n.flni o's r'f a'"7 tt'.. 1901
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dqzs-Amntsiricaan Pork was excluded BY the
British Governrseht fiomi the contract fol
sdppiinng the British Army and. Navy. for
sIs sileged reason that I = coatser and
stronger meat than that fed 10 ireland
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MErRoolsTs tn ENcLAND.-Al late sensus
Of the Wesleyan Methodists makes the num-
Der Of that sect in Great Britain and Ire
land to. b; 45s. 454; showing a decrease Of
1861 since last year.
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The rAsie Of mostslity last. sLouis 5uAs
qne hsf lsss dasingl shsslsstsysar, tkAH n
the year preceding.
Democratic banner., 1848-11-20

The French Canada population are said
I" be emigrating in large numbers to the
United States. ..,.t
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THEE' IsDrMstrY.-T,e Secretary Of the
Treasury has given orders for the payment
-of the Mexicsn indemnity. Eight hundred
thousand will be paid ont in New York
four hundred thousand in Boston, and three
hundred thousand in Philadelphia-making
an li aggregate Of 81 1900 600. u l.,n:',..
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"A SILENT VIcroRY.-Tims is q mighty
This fact is forcibly iliustra.
ted in the present erection Of . Jewish
synagogue in Canterbury. England, on the
site Of the ancient house Of the redoubted
"Kniehts TemPlsr," onee the unrelentiig
Of the prosecuted Israelites. but not
Sweptf from the face Of tbesarth.
"A striking fnl6llment Of theepfcpheeyife-
|spscting this ancient people, that they shsa
yet possess the gate Of their esehies.. 9','a
Democratic banner., 1848-11-20

DsThs best sy 20 get help in the world,
isto help yodrself.? SHOW that you need
,si8, and all tarn2a cold shoulder but prove
that yon can d. without folks, 'st,d they viii
beg to give you lift. 'A''f'T,"
Democratic banner., 1848-11-20

WoopEN. GusrowDsR.-Fron sundsyrse
cent experiments, the fact is ,estahlishea
that kne saw dust or rasPed wood, stepped
in . mixture Of concentrated sg~lphariciena
nitric acids, and afterwards wsshsd and
win explode similar to common, gun
powder, andif mansged rightly, viii, much
greater forge. The greatest wonder about
This IS that The fact bad not been dissovs,.
co eaIttefh' IS ,neieGNia IeEItsp fet haa-Ia
The Delaware abolitionist. (Wilmington, Del.) 1847-18??, 1848-12-31

the district upon conditions that will justify If
as question of mutual wrong and mutual in
terest between the North and South. PEoper-
ty however acquired originally, supported by
the sanction of usage, and based upon the
municipal law, however wrongfuly pleads the
trust and confidence reposed in that law in its
defence. And men respect this sort of right
as they do that of the holder of note against
the endorser who has no equivalent for his LA
bility, but is upon principles of public policy
held bound TO make il good.
We are not in the secret of the vote on the
Pacheco case the discussion has not develop
ed all the motives and feelings which arc
operative in its decision; but this is our appre-
hens ion of them. IF we are right, the result,
though adverse, is no indication of receding
of the spirit of the House. Giddings gave
Them the principle raw 10 digest. We are glad
he did So We want progress. 1t is good
Time to press it upon the antagonist when he
is getting prudent and moderate. Slavery has
taken all its monstrous triumphs from the pru-
lence and moderation of the North. The rule
will work both ways; just because the pru-
1ence is in every instance cowardice and the
moderation, weakness.-The Daily Republic
The Delaware abolitionist. (Wilmington, Del.) 1847-18??, 1848-12-31
ANTI.SLAVERY OPINION AT THE
SOTTTH

A recent number of the Mississippi Free
Trader, in an article upon " Immigration and
Population" says
So long as we shall have a country more
desirable Tor the poor 10 live in, than the one
he is born in, on the other side of the Atlantic,
the poor, and all in moderate circumstances,
will continue 10 come and settle among u.s.
We are not displeased to witness their oppor-
tunity TO better their condition. We rather
rejoice that there ia one green spot on the
globe, where most of the rights of humanity
are recognised, and adequately protected for
the equal benefit and employment of all men.
The exception 10 this universally of privi-
leoe cannot long endure the light of partial
liberty in this country, and the force of moral
power, SO omnipotent TO expose and put down
the wrongs of suffering humanity. Two hun
dred and fifty thousand men cannot always
hold in serve bondage three millions OF ra-
tional human beings. The elevation of the
race may be retarded in its progress, by the
obsnacy and mistaken selfishness of the few,
who lord il over The many; but the triumph o !.
right and Justice over wrong and injustice, isl
certain at the end. We must soon have pop
u lation of one hundred millions of self-goverI-
ing and happy people"
In Missouri, too, the example of Senator
Benton has not been without its effect. The
platte Arsass cass- paPsr, Insists that The
whole West should take ground with the
North against the extension of Slavery, and
adds
awe trust that the first act of the Missouri
Legislature, when it meets this winter, will be
the passage of resolutions instruciing our SEN
ators, and requesting our Representatives IN
Congress to vote for the passage of the Will
mot Proviso, and use all their Influence in It's
favorn
When such free speaking as the above is in
dulged in, there is little fear from notification
at the South. Let her try it, however, if she
desires 10 do so.
The Delaware abolitionist. (Wilmington, Del.) 1847-18??, 1848-12-31
TIE NEW TERRITORIES AND SLAVERY.

The petition of the people Of New Mexico,
against the Introduction of slavery amongst
them, has excited the indignation of our South
Ell Legislators, but sent a sensation OF Joy
through all the Northern States. Since that
petition, the sentiment of California has come
10 us in one of its papers. The Francisco Cal
ifornian says: awe believe we echo the sense
of the country when we assert, that slavery
is neither needed nor desired here, and that if
their voice could be heard in the halls of our
National Legislature, it would be as the voice
of one man, /" Rather than put this blighing
curse upon us, let us remain, as we are, unac-
knowledged, unaided."
These uiterances from the territories con-
cerned, combined with the overwhelming anti
slavery opinion of the nation, will render it
almost morally impossible for Congress to ex-
tend The black curse into these new countries.
What spectacle, TO behold great body Of
enlightened, not TO say Christian Legislators,
Ideiberating in the nineteenth century how they
may propagate over the continent, the aboml-
nation of human slavery or, at least, how,
by compromise, they may partially extend
it. What must be the moral sense of such
men what their respect for the moral sense
of mankind Our fathers so far compromised
with slavery as not to attempt useless distur-
bance of il within the limits where it had been
established, and where they could not favora-
bly, effect it but compromise in favor of its
extension would have been repealed by them
with indignation. 1t remained for the nefari-
GUS Cahounism of this day 10 propose the a.
bomnable idea Zion's Herald.
The Delaware abolitionist. (Wilmington, Del.) 1847-18??, 1848-12-31

A Novel CAsE.-Col Wilson Sunderlin, of
Memphis, Tenn, says the Cincinnati Times,
recently died, leaving an estate of $4,000.
He had 10 sets of children, somewhat after the
fashion of many Southern gentlemen, but in
the cleverness of his heart he made them share
alike. An effort will be made to contest the
will by some of the heirs.
The Delaware abolitionist. (Wilmington, Del.) 1847-18??, 1848-12-31

DEBT OF CANADA--The debt of the Canadas
is stated as being nearly fourteen million of DOL
lars-a dead weight not likely to be lessened
by the additional evils ofan extravagant system
of official expenditure and decreasing rev.
enue.
The Delaware abolitionist. (Wilmington, Del.) 1847-18??, 1848-12-31

"ABsENcE OF MIND.n-A Brooklyn paper
gives this notice, which contains, as near as we
can Judge, an insinuaton:
1.-THE person who took the silver spoons in
stead of almonds, and silver ladle instead Of
picked oysters, from house in Hicks street,
will be kind enough 10 correct the mistaken