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Il gives me pleasure TO recommend the Compound
Extract Of Snfsaparilla prepared by Dr. Schwartz,
as have knowledge of its constituent parts. be-
ieye that il will achieve for the afflicted than
any other preparation OF Sarsapnrla now before thu
public. II. +. CONDlCT, Nj. u.
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W,sYiScroS January %, lS4s.
+ No,, ~ mo ro,,tlan,an mined above are known TO
me as citizens Of high rcspccabilty; and the pro-
fessional portion of them are Of inc best standing
among The physicians of this community.
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Aspe :, or the Thirty First Congress.

SENATE,
Wigs in H6lies; Nares in Small Capitd Dsbiocrdis
in Ronaan; those marked r. s. Free Soiiers.
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This is to he contested by Daniel F Miller, whg,
In consequence Of the rejection of the poll book OF the
Kanesvlle precinct
Elected as Taylor men, hui are democrats,
This Is 10 be rontestedby John S Lile lr, wing,
on Of alledged fraud in the returns from Richmond
and the district Of Penn.
This seal 10 be contested by Mr. Duncan whe) for al.
legged frauds.
WISCONSIN is now entitled 10 three membefa
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WINES AND LIQUORS AT RlGDUCED

rrolsssor IIeNnYs resienee conner of ADJ slh sreet
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OFFICERS OF TIE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE.
Hon George NJ, Dallas, Chancellor.
Hon William w. Seaton, ..
Hon james A. Pearce,
Professor Joseph Henry, Ill. D., Secretary
Professor Charles g, Jeweti, Assistant Secretary.
RB6ESrsEr.ofcio.
Hon George NJ Dallas Vice President Of the United
States, Pa.
Hon Roger fancy, Chief Justice ofthe United States,
Md.
Hon william w. Seaton Mayor Of the city Of w, sh.
ingtons
..#-a E SenGi6rs. ra.. ,..
Hon Sidney Breese, Carlyle, Illinois.
Hon. James A, Pearce, Chestertown, Maryland
Hon Jefferson Davis, Wauenton Mississippi
a. REPRESENTATIVES,. t,..
Hon. Henry w billiard, Montgomery, Alabama.
Hon. George Y. Marsh, Burlington Vermont.
Hon Robert McClelland, Munroe, Michigan. Il
. Citizens al Large
Hon Rufus Choae, Boston, Massachusetts,.
Gideon Hawley, Ill. d., Albany, New York.
Hon William C. Preston, Columbia, South G. ,rolina
Professor A. Dallas Bache, LII. d., National institute
Washington.
Breyet Brig General Joseph G. Totem Matt pnal ns
lutte, Washington, tsG .a5
Hon. Richard Rush, Paris, France.
Professor IgNRy's residence OF 4 9Th streets
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-05-10

SApNEss--There 10 . mysterious feeling
that frequently passes, like cloud over the
spirit. Il comes upon the soul in tho busy
hustle Of life. in the social circle, 10 the
calm and silent retreat Of solitude. lie
power il alike supreme over tho weak and
iron. hearted. At ono time il 10 caused by
the fitting al single thought across the
mind. Again, sound will como booming
scross the ocean Of memory, gloomy and
solemn a. the death knel, overshadowing
oil the bright hopos and sunny feelings Of
the heart. Who can describe il, and yet
who has not felt felt ito bewildering influ-
encei Sill il 10 delicious sort ofsorrow
and like cloud dimmine the sunshine Of
the river, although casting 4 momensary
shade Of gloom, il enhances the beauty d
returning brightness!
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TuE SrcrLIAx HAr.-This il new and
beautiful article for ladies' wear, that hes just
bseu introduced into the market. The ma
tssials srs cactus end hosss-hair, spun in
ins thvssds, and then wovs. They sse ~
markabls fos lighsnsss, coolasss and durs-
bility. The ladies can b accommodated
With every color, from pure white to the
mast delicate shads. They ore masufsc-
iuyed 10 Counectticvl.
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This splendid poem wss written in 1891, on
the approach Of the Cholera from the East TO-
ward the Western parts Of Europe, end 10 APP
propvissc to ito renewed appssition and West
ward progress, q mentioned in recent journals.
Breathless the course Of the Pale White Horse,
Bearing the Rhassly Form
Rapid and dark the spectre bark
When il sweeps before the storm.
BalefuIly bright through the sorrid night
Enssnguined meteoSs glare
Fiercsly the spires Of volcanic free
Stream on the sulphurous air.
Shades Of the stain through the Murderer's brain
Fit terrible and drOar-
Shadowy and swift tho blackstone. drift
Doth tSample the atmosphere.
But swifser than oil, with darker pail
Of terror around my path,
have arisen from my lampless prison
Slave Of the high Gods wrath!
A deep Voice went from the Firmamens,
And IL pierced the caves Of Ear h.
Therefore came on my wings Of fame
From she dark place Of my birth.
And itssid: sGo forth from the South to the North
Over yon wondering ball
Sin 10 the King Of that doomed Thing,
And the sin-beguiled must fall"
Forth from the Gate Of the uncrease,
From the portals Of the abyss
From the csvcrns dim where vague Forms swim,
And shapeless chaos is.
From Haydes' womb-from the joyless tomb
Of Ercbus and Old Night
From the unseen deep where Death and Sleep
Brood in their nay site might
I GOMEZ come-befors me are dumb
The nations. sghass for dread
Lo. have past - the d, sert blast
And the millions Of Earth lie dead.
A voice of fear from the Hemisphere
Tracketh the where l fly
Earth weeping 'oud for her widowhood-
A wild and dcsoasc cry!
Thrones and Dominions beneath my pinions
Cover like mcanes. things
Melt from my presence the pride and picssancc
OF pallOr-ssrickcn kings.
Sorrow and mourning supremcly scoyning,
NV throne 10 the boundlcss Air
nv chosen shroud 10 Inc dark -plumed cloud
Which the whirling breezes bear!
Was not borne on the wings Of the Morn
From the jungles Of Jessors,
Over the plain Of the purple main
To the Ear Mauri,ian SHORE.
To the isles which sleep on the sunbrighs deep
OF . eorsl-paved seq,
Where the blue waves weller beneath the shelter
or Heavens serenity. tiers,
From the womb OF the waters a,hrss for slauoh-
rose that thirst to eate- the wavcs,
Those green isles are graves in the waste Of
Their beauty is desolate:
From the wide Eryshesn .ho noise OF my Pnan
Rolled on the Southern blast
Eternal Taurus made laundering chorus,
From his glaciers lone and vast.
Did not pass his granite mites,
And the ridged Caucasian hill
Over burning ssnds-ovcY fross-chained lands,
Borne st my own wild will!
Then bark 70 the beat Of my Fastening feet,
Thou shsined in the sea-
Where are thy dresms that The Ocean streams
Would DO safety unto thee!
Awaken! awaken. my wings are shaken
Athwart the troubled sky--
Streams tho red glance Of my meteor lance,
And the glare Of mine eager eye!
HaSksn! oh bark en-! my coming shall dsrken
The light Of thy fessal cheer; foam
In shy ssorra.rocked home, on the Northern
Nursing Of Occsn--hcar.
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.Why do you drive such . pitiful looking
carcass % that fort Why don't you put .
god heavy coat offlssh on him." ssksd .
person Of % lsishmsn csssman, about bic
horse. "A heavy coat q Aesh! ma vour-
neen!! b oil tho blessed powers, nov,
when tbe poor createur can scarcely carry
the little 6esh there - O 'im.''
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ANrIDorE TO Polsox.-A correspondent.
Of tho London Liserary Gazette, abiding to
the numerous cases Of death from accidental
poisoning, and especially the melancholy
fate ofthe Royal Academicisn, Mr.. Owen,
adds: i may venture to affirm there 10 scarce
even cottage in this country that docs
not contain On Invaluable, certain, imme-
date remedy Tor such events nothing more
thsn dessert spoonful Of mustard, mixed 10
. tumblsr Of warm water, and drank i'm
msdiately. i acts % 40 instants neous
emssic, is always ready. and may b used
with safety in any case. where one il 70.
qnired. BY making this simple antidose
known, you may b the means Of saving
msnv fellow creature from On un.imsly
end"
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BLEEDIxe InPaoPER.-Thc New York
Journal Of Medicine, the organ Of the reg.
ulsr faculty, thus srgume nsstively and sum.
msrily disposes Of the practice Of taking
blood % . remedy in disease:
ian acute observer Of disease end RENE.
dy would perceive that % inflammation con.
sisted in some disturbance Of The circulation
and health consisted ia Tho restoration Of the
circulation TO its originsl condition, the
secret Of remedy would b. found 10 the
cause Of The circulation. The Mood u not
the cGssc ofiis circulation loe The self.same
quantity Of blood may DO in The vessels
whom il Dies not circulate q I'll - when il
does most heslthily, % daily Instance in
concussions. epilepsy, &c. Tho taking ..
way blood does noshiag directly but alter
the quantity.
''lodirectIy BY taking away the fluid
which contains tho life, We diminish tho life
itself, and the msans Of obtaining li(e-she
respiration. Bleeding, shesefors, diminish
- the quantity Of life. Can . nan have
too much Of l,is! Il matters not that from
the dsys Of Hippocrasss down to aov, blssd-
ing hss bssn adopted. h matters not thst
Il sslisvss ths tsssies, ssd Of necessity, the
paic. Of % inAamsd part; il dos noe sct
upon the part dissassd, producing suy
change IN 10 condisioa. How. therefore,
can ws delegate i - . semedyr'
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JOURNAL OF A CALIFORNIAN.
route for the plsesrs.
VsN

CmA0Rn, March IL, lS49.
This morning land wss discovered, 10 cur
great joy, and u O'Clock, p. A., We entered
the harbof When rounding the high rock, "a
the top Of which 10 the old castle, built
sofne 200 years ago, the village burst upon
our view. Imagine some 100 huts made Il
bamboo sticks, about ~ thick % your wrist,
and straight as an arrow, set on end and
interlaced With bark, with roofs running
up like sugar loaves, matched with palm
Leaf, and these surrounded with naked
children, while the parents would not be
considered overdressed in sny circle. This
little cluster Of houses, cncirclcd by high
and picturesque hills which ore covered
with the mos, gorgeous tsecsjand shrubs,
overgrown with vines which descend from
wide spreading branches into the deep r.
vines beIov, oil vsrieeated BY bright flowers.
Issy, imagine this, when YOU were waiting,
like vsltures to make game Of, aud oxpscs.
ing TO go few poverty stricken negroes,
wading in low, masshy ground, and you
can have some idea Of my first impression
Of Chsgses.
The Castle 10 over 200 years old, from
The best information that can got; the
cannon. which are heavy, bare daio about
100 to ITO years ago, and the whole plan
end structure ofthis stronghold, made il, in
ito day, second Gibraltar. Il 10 built on
solid rock, aboat 100 feet above tho sea,
With oil the necessary arrangements for
doing deaths dreadful work. But these
things have crumblcd, and nov tell . ,.!s
ofprospesity, decline and ruin, which chi.
DO read % YOU run.
The people almost live in tho water, and
are scrupuopsly neat in their persons and
dress. A limpid mountain stream runs
near the town to which they resort 10 wash
their clothes aod bathe The females wear,
for the most part, single garment, Hounced
around the skirt and looped on the shni-
devs. descending very low before and Be.
hind, with . marked tendency to slip down
to the waist 10 this warm climate. Tho
men. when 1t work, arc perfectly nude.
except scarf about tho loins. We had
some ladies in our party, who noticed
drcw their wells very close. when these
bcatmen first appeared in this fancy cos
tune, but soon regarded IL - q matter a
course. The men and woman swim bcau-
sifu'ly, and dive like frogs; they take great
pleasure in showing their proficiency in this
sport. Up. n.
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THe DncroRs WxHoxE ---lu . to,pu
"wav down eass," there resides cesssiu
N. D., Who never had any particular desire
10 b disturbed sfses he had yielded 10 tbs
Influences ofihs ''dsowsy god," Oue very
cold night lest winter. he wss aroused from
bis peaceful slombers BY loud knocking
u hisdoor. After some hssi,s,iou b ssoes.
went to the window, and yelled
"Wbo's thers!n
"Friend." Vas Tho answer.
"Whss DO yos waar vss tbs sex, 10.
quirv.
"Want 70 stsv hare oil night"
"Siay Avs then, ard be hanged" w1s
the benevolent reply.
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ragged .. the refusal Of his younges, daugh-
ter to wed the man Of bic selection. Bu,
he gave her six months 10 decide. Those
six months she psssad in retirement In the
country. But her resolution remained IN
changed.
The ex-tsilor wss 10 terrible passion.
He told his daughter that the gentleman
Who was anxious 10 call her vito would
wait 40 longer.
She replied that be vas wise, since he
would gain nothing by waiting.
Tho daughters frmness increased with
tho fathers wrath, and the interview termi-
mated in the most unpleasant manner. Our
arissocrasic knight of the shears told his
daughter to qui. his house and never see
him again.
There was no alternative, and our young
Miss sunk - rapidly 10 her father had sis-
on. She quickly brushed up her kuowl-
edge Of the art. which she acquired 10 her
childhood. and found little difficulty in get.
ting work. Her sisters declsre that che
has diseraced her family, and refuse to &C.
knowledge her. Poor Mrs. Carpenter
would like TO put her arms around her
youngest child and embrace her. b.. Mr..
Carpenter has expressly forbidden any
member Of his household to speak to or Of
the banished ono. lie lives in palace,
she in . garrett. He 10 uneasy With the
weight Of bis own greatness, sbe b quite
content that she has none to bear. We
think, however, that the o1-saiIos will rc-
lent and call her home: not that he 10 dis
posed to forgive her, but she hes recently
got TO writing verses for Morris L. Willis
Journal, and Willie declsrss that 10 must
tell the world Who The author Of the sweet
verses %. Now The old man would b
pleased with dainty oosice Of his dauch-
ssr's genius from Willis. provided the
wealth aud rank Of her father wore announ-
ced in the Same connection-but no 10 .
fsaid that il should come out that the young
lady is his daughter aud BurroS. MAkka.
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DIVINE Prcs.--The following extract.
from work Of character. ihe An,esican
Geological Journal, 10 remarkably curious
and suggestive - To how new species and
varieties may be added to the old genera
Of owl-wckin animals :--Pmisville 10 situa-
ted nj point where the Norwegian creek
empiies into tho river SchuylkilI The
creek 10 rapid stream, but tho river whore
the creek entors, ~ rendered deep end
sluggish by dam below. The butchers of
the town reside along tho creek are in the
habit Of throwing ofiai in,ol the stream
which 10 washed Into the river. A largo
number Of Irish labosers live near the river,
Keeping o i u customary, lnanyepigs.--
These obtain their SUBSISTENCE chiefly by
diving for the 0llsl 1t the bottom Of tho
river. here abous ten fsei deep A part,c.
ulsr race Of pigs called s.Dvcrs" hss hseu
bred IN the place. differing from oshess.i in
the TACT il,st they arc web-fooeed, aud are
remarkable inr their ability 10 dive, and Coz
the length of time they can remain uoder
water. Their po~cr il this way seems 70
increase with age. One male oftwo years
of sge YES observed to remain under water
'oore ihan thirty minutes. An ordinary
pig 10 drowned in less lhsn ono minute, .
ssccrtai"ed BY experiment. Tho pecvli-
ar''ies 81 the diving pigs are supposed 10
result from long practice, and physicisl
change. Transmitted aud Increased from
generation 10 geoeraiion. Tho reason
Why they remain 70 long under water, 10
that they my there devour their food, which
10 IN danger of being taken from them BY
other pigs which fssq,,snt the shore
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-05-10

PATENT Flour BARREL MANUrAcrony.
-Alessrs. Humphry a. Dodge having &C.
cured the right Tor the sss,s Of New York.
to use improved patent machinery for the
construction Of barrels, have established On
extensive mandatory 1t kssoag, in this
county on tho head waters II Fish Creek,
in the town Of Willismstowu. Il employs
from 80 10 Is men, and turns out easily
400 flour barrels in day. They arc mau-
uisctured ec.irely by machinery, each
slave taking, in the process Of manufsctu-
ring. the same position il occupies in the
barrel. when set up; consequently oil the
barrels must be precisely alike. All the
stav1s are Of the semc width, aud after they
have been seasoned, src passed through the
finishing machine, where they are PLACED,
joined, crozed and champered. The pls-
ming gives the barrel beautiful appear
snce; the croze 10 similar to the crozs Tor
tight work. and the chime is left thick and
strong. The barrel varies il shape from
the article now in usc, and IL supposed 10
have many advantages on ths, account
II 10 about l-2 inches shorter and has ~
Is inch head. with the same sized biIge ~
other barrels. On account Ut their size,
one fifteenth is gained in storage, snd .,
the Same time. the barrel fuller in the
quarter, will allow l96 pounds Of -four TO be
packed looser than in the present shape
The heading 10 also passed through ma
cbinerv. which gives il w Same accuracy
~ the slaves. Oswego furnishes the lar
gess market Tor flour barrels in the world,
requiring for its Own use nj least . million
Of barrels per snnum, besides tho ordinary
Canadian demand and the demand Of other
lake ports on the American side. Tho
establishment of Messrs. Humphsy L.
Dodge 10 situated eligibly for water power.
cheap and abundant material, about 30
miles from this CITY, on the line Of the o.
wcgo and Romc Plank road.
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Williston Seminary.

THE Fall Term OF this institution will commence
Wednesday, August 2sth and continue twelve weeks
The board of Trustees have cleo ed Mr. JOSIAH CLARK
now at the head Of Leicester Academy Principal in
place of Mr. Luther Wright resigned. Mr. Clark will
upon his duties at the announcement of the Fall Term.
Six other male teachers appointed who abundant
ly qualified for their respective departments.
Preceptress of experience and ability will preside
the Female department. and will give instruction in French
and in other branches Thorough instruction will be given
throughout the year. to elementary and advanced classes
in vocal music. Also lessons upon the Piano Forte, by
superior teacher.
Drawing and Penmanship will also be taught each term
In the Fall and Winter terms, there will be course
Lectures with experiments in Chemistry; and
Lectures and Illustrations in Natural Philosophy anC
Astronomy through the year; also, Lectures Geology
and Mineraogy often classes shall wish to pursue
those branches. WILLIAM BEMENT, Sec'y.
Easthampton, Aug G. w4w