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The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-08-04
JOHN RAM,
IN Maker.--No. 50, Water street,

Gum Maker,--NO. so, Water Street.
yVrOULD respectfully inform his friends
w and the public generally, that he has
now on hand, and will constantly be receiving
a large and splendid assortment Of doubie and
single barrel GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS,
&c. file would particularly call the attention
Of Sportsmen TO his collection Of Shot Guns,
as thew will be found to be of a superior quality
having been made to his order in Liverpool,
en-, racing very variety, in quality, style and
price, from he finest subbIed Damascus down
10 the plain twist barrels.
lie has also on hand great variety OF pow
der TASKS, shot and game bags, percussion caps
cf the most superior kind, nintS cleansiI g
rods. gun wads, powder shot, etc.-in fact cv-
erv article that can be found useful TO sports
men
He has also on hand a large and handsome
assortment of TABLE CUTLERY, Pen
Knives, dirkS, etc, The whole OF the above
articles will be found OF the best quality, and
which viii be sold at such prices as cannot ia'l
TO please,
]. r. takes this opportunity of returning
thanks to his friends and customers Tor the
very liberal patronage bestowed on him during
the past years he has been located in Mobile,
and begs to assure them that nothing shall be-
wanting on tis part to merit contin lance oil
their former favors.
N. B. Rep'iring of Guns, Pistols, Rifles
Locks. etc, will be carried on as usual. All
orders will be attended to at the sh priest notice,
and all work will be done in the best manner
and warranted. Guns made 10 order, resLock-
edand altered from Flint TO Percussion locks,
at the shortest notice. Jan | iSl9 ly
The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-08-04
HOLCOMBE. BROTHER. & co.

Factors, and Com mission Merchants, =,
OFFER lhei: services TO their friends and
" the public, with an assurance OF their
bes' exerlions for the interests of their consgn-
ing friends in sales OF CoTroN and other pro-
dncs 10 their address. decl
The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-08-04

OOTS---Fine Cali, Kip, and Mud Boots,
ID Boys Calf and Kip. do For sale by
ECKFORD Il GATES
March % 1910 4S-tt.
The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-08-04

ITO FISHERMEN & OTHERS.-The
i subscribers are receiving pr packets from
the American Nett and Irvine manufacturing
Company:
100 Fishing Seines, from 5lo 100 falhoms
long.
100 Cast Nets, from to feet;
Fixes Gill aud Triple Nets, ETC., etc
FiNhermen, masters of vessels and steam.
boats, planters aud Sporsmen, will find among
them, all the varieties required for the bay, RI
vel aud lake fishing, complete for immediate
use. Backed in hemlucE bark. and warranted
FIRST quality. and al very low prices.
OideIs received Tor all kinds OF Setts and
SeineS l. MERCHANT d. co
dec ] 90 and 90 Commerce Street,
The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-08-04

CCYTEES.-Grain Scythes, and Bramble
~ Scythes for sale by IL. 5. WALSH.
March s, 1SI9. 46-u
The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-08-04

DRO. SHIRTINGS AND SHEETINGS.-
ID 20 Bales Osnaburgs, I, A, 9-s Sd, 60,
and 1874 Waltham, Indian Head, &C., reed.
and offered shade cheaper than previously by
w. NJ. COZART.
May 10th, ls49, 3'u
The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-08-04

n udn ny the maize OF CLAPP has en-
gagged with young man oc the name of
S p Townsend, and uses is name to pu, M
Sarsaparlla, which they call DR.. Town
sends saparillatenominaiing ii GENUINE,
| Original, ETC. This Townsend is 70 Doctor
and never was but was formerly worker
on railroads, canals, and the like. YET he
! assumes the title Of Dr.. for the purpose of
gaining credit fof what he is not. This is to
caution tie public not 20 be deceived. and pur
chase ne but the GENUINE ORIGINAL
ODD DR.. Jacob Townsend's SarsaparilIa
having on it the Old Dr's. likeness. his family
coat OF arms, and his Signature across The coat
Of arms.
PaiNclPAL oFfIcE, l02 NASSAU ST., N. Y. Cry.
OLD DIR. JACOB TOWNSEND
THE ORIGINAL DISCOVER RI OF THE
Genuine Townsend SarSaparllla.
Old DR.. Townsend is now about 70 wears of
ase, and has long been known as the AU-
THOR and DlSCOVtRER of the GENU.
me ORIGINAL "TnWNSEND SARSA-
PARlLLA." Being poor, he was compelled
10 limit lis manufacture, by which means il
has been kept out of market, aad the sales
circumscribcd to those only who had proyed
It's worth, and known its value. 1t has reach
ed The ears OF many, nevertheless, as those
persons who had been healed of sore diseases.
and saved from death, proclaimed it's excel
ience and wonderful
HEAL ING POWER.
Unlike young Townsend's, it improves
with age, and never changes, but for the BET
Ter; because il is prepared on scIENrrrl,
PRINCIPLES bya SCIENTIFIC MAN. The highest
know ledge Of Chemistry, and the --latest lis.
coveries "i the art, have all been brought into
requlsilion in the manufacture of the Old Dr's
Sarsaparila. The Sarsapari,a root. il is
well known to medical men, contains MANY
medicinal properties, and some properties
which are inert or useless, and others. which
II retained in preparing il for use, produce
fermentation and acid, which is injurious to
the S stem. Some of the properties OF Sarsa
parllla are so colatiie, that they entirely e,ap.
crate and ale lost in Inc preparation. if they
are not preserved by scientific process, known
only TO those experienced in its manufacture.
Moreover, these Oolatik pineiples which fly
on in vap1r; or as an fxhalalion. under heat
are the very essential medical properties of
The root, which give to it all its value.
The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-08-04
he Genuine Old DR.. Jacob Townscnds
SARStPARILLA,

Is so prepared, that all tn" inert prop critics
OF the Sarsaparila root are first removed. ev-
cry Thing capable OF becoming acid or of fer
mcntalion, is extracted and rejected then ev-
ely particle OF medical virtue is secured in a
pure and con cenlraled form; and thus il is
rendered incapable OF losing anv of its valu-
abe ana healing properties. Prepared in this
way, II Is made the most powerful agent in the
turc of lnnumerable Diseases.
Hence the reason why we hear commenda-
tons on every side in its favor by men, wo-
men, and children. We find it doing won
ders in the cure o!
CONsU MPTION, DYSPEPSIA. and LIv
Err COMPLAINT, AND IN RHEUMA-
TiSM, SCROFULA, PILES, COS
IlVENESS, ALL CUTANEOUS
ERUPTlONS, PIMPLES,
BLOTCIlES, and all
affections arising
The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-08-04

VNIIE laie firm of SIMPSON & HARDEN having
l. bee, dissolved by the removal of A
Simpson, the Factorage and Commission Bust
ness will be con linued as heretofore by
The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-08-04

Prepared and warranted TO cure the most in
velerate cases of liberation OF two or three
years standing. To had at the New Drug
store of J. STREET & Co.
The above are preparations prepared ploua
by DR.. Street and warranted to cure.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08
A Pile of Serpents.

In the S~aysnnahs of Izacubo, IN Guiana,
South A.aerica; I saw the most wonders
FIJI md most terrible spectacle that can
.e seen; and though it be not uncommon
to the inhabitants, no traveller has. ever
mentioned ii. We were ten men OH horse
back. two of whom took the lead; in
order to sound the passage, whilst pre-
ferred the skirt of the great Forests
One of the blacks who formed the al
guard, returned full gallop, and called to
me; "Here sir, come and see serpents in
a~pile." He pointed out TO me some0
thing round in the middle ofthe savannah
or swamp, which appeared like a bundle
Of arms. One Of my company then
said, tThis is certainly n of the as
semblages Of serpents, which heap them
selves on each other; after a violent tenn
pest, | have heard of these, but have ne
yer seen any; let us proceed cautiously,
and not go too near" When we were
within twenty PAGES of it, the terror of
our horses prevented our nearer approach,
to which, however, rome of us were in
clined:
On a sndden. the pyramid mass became
agitated; horrible hissings issued from it.
thousands of serpents rolled spirally on
each other, shot forth out of the circle
their hideous heads, presenting their en-
venomed darts and fiery eyes to US. [ own
I was the first to draw back; but when l
saw this formidable phalanx remained at
its post, and appeared to be more disposed
to defend itself than to attack us, I rode
round it in order to view its order of bat
tie, which faced the enemy at every side;
I then sought to find what could be the
design ofthis numerous assemblage; and
Iconcludedt this species of serpent dreaded
some eouossean enemy, which might be
the great serpent, or that cayman, and
they unite themselves, after having seen
this powerful enemy, in order to attack
or resists him in a mass.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

GsA mania for destruction (says the
Washington Republic) seems to have ta-
ken possession Of the governments of coll
tinental Europe, and, strangely enough,
the most magnificent cities; so far, have
been the chief sufferers. Berlin and Wen.
ma have undergone a cannonade. Rome
has been riddled by shells, and, at the last
dates, Radetzsky threatened to lombard
Venice. A short time since, all Europe
pretended to be horror-stricken at the
bombardment of Vera Cruz, clearly an
act Of necessity and right; bnt now the
persons who then spoke the loudest see
nothing wrong in the doings of 'sthat res
public surrounded by imperial recollec-
~tions;" or the Kaisers and Kings of Ger.
many, against their own subjects, or peo-
pie who looked to them for protection ra-
Their than hostility. + as
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08
Chased by a Locomotive.

The following is a Hoosier's descrip>
ton OF his first sight of a locomotive, and
his adventures consequent thereon:
I'll came across through the country and
struck your raiload, and was plying at
about four knots an hour. Now / heard
tell about locomotives, but never dreamed
of seeing one alive and kicking; but jist
about two miles from here | heard some
thing coming behind coughing, sneezing,
and laundering; so | looked around
Sure enough, there she comes down after
me, paving the airth up, aud splitting the
air wide open, with more smoke an fire
flynn than orto come ont of a hundred
burnin' mountains. There was a huns
dred wagons f~ollerin' after her, an to
save her black, %tarnal, smoky, noisy neck,
she could MT get clear of them: l do Mt
know whether they scares her up or no,
but here she come, foaming at the mouth;
with her teeth full of burning hot Goals,
and she pitched right staight at me; like
a thousand of brick. I could mt stand
1t any longer, SO [ wheeled around, and
broke down the road, and besgan to make
gravel fly in every direction. No sooner
had | done that, than she split right arter
me; and every jump l made she squeeled
like a thousand wild cats. She began to
gain on me in comm up a little hill, but
we came round a point to a strait level on
the road. Now, thinks l, l I'll gin you
ginger, as l m great on a dead level; so
l pulled to 1t, and got under full speed,
and come on full chisel; and made the
hull airth shake. But 1 kept on before,
bounding at the rate of twenty feet at
every step, till got to a turn in the road;
and l was under such Roadway that |
could Mt turn, so l turned head over heels
down a bank, by a house, landed cosmol-
lick into a swill barrel, and my feet stuck
out behind, and up in air. Jist at the time
locomotive found that l had got away
from it, it commenced splitting hot water
into me; and jist latterally spattered it all
over me. | thought Mount Vesuvius had
busted in some place in the neighborhood.
But do you suppose I staid there long?-
Nv
No, sir! jist walked right through that
barrel, and came out SO quick that it
really looked ashamed of itself. Now
here | am, a real double revolving loco
motive SnolIy Gloster, ready to attack
thything but a combination of thunder
and lightning, smoke, railroad iron, and
hot water"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

DEATH From FEAR.-The Covington
(Ky.) Journal relates the following in
stance of the effect produced npon the
nervous system by the action of fear
The facts tit says) are derived from un-
doubted source, and the case is made
public in order more impressively to in
dictate the Importance of maintaining
control over the mind, and discarding all
unnecessary fear and alarm:
"A lady in this city, who enjoyed orr
binary health previous to the appearance
of the prevailing epidemic, became alarm.
ed on its advent, and suffered her mind
to dwell on the subject until she became
exceedingly sensitive and nervous: Every
case she heard of increased this morbid
condition of the mind and body. Final
ly, on being told of the death of an imme-
date neighbor, she clasped her hands in
agony and exclaimed, my time has GOMEZ
She then went to bed, and a physician
was called in, but no effort could relieve
her o the conviction that she had the cho-
lera, and that she was to die of it. Sub
s~equently indeed, there we're me.
tons of cholera in thsssd5t they were in.
dical attendanst' fear. Thus she died
duceftnree days after she took her bed
@Why lisa kiss like . sumor2 Bel
,uuse it passes from mouth to mouth. 1
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

Fghtin9 e~f un.-A man once rushed
int light, and after beating the com
batants Unfortunately, some one asked
him which side he vas on: 81 beg par
don," was his reply, 81 thought It was
q free fght!"a toI os4 ah1Et
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

DR.. FrankHn.-Never had known such
a fireside companion, as he was both as a
statesman and a philosopher; he never
shone in a light more winning than when
he was seen in the domestic circle. 1t
was once my good fortune to pass w or
three weeks with him, at the house of a
gentleman in Pennsylvania; and we were
confined to the house during the whole of
that time by the unremitting constancy
and depth of the SHOWS. But confine-
ment could not be felt where DR.. Frank
lin was an inmate. His cheerfulness
and his coIloquial powers spread around
him perpetual spring. Of Franklin no
one ever became tired. There was no
ambition of eloquence, no effort to shine
in anything which came from him: There
was nothing which made any demand
either upon your allegiance or your ads
miration.
His manner was just as unaffected as
infancy. 1t was natures spell. He
talked like an old patriarch, and his
~plainness and simplicity put you at once
at your ease, and gave you the full and
free possession and use of all your facul-
ties.
His thoughts were of a character to
SHINE by their W light, without an ad-
ventitious aid. They required only the
medium division, like his pure and SIM
pie style' to exhibit to the highest advan-
tage their native radiance and beauty
Cheereulness was unremittlng. 1t seemed
to be as much the systematic and salutary
exercise of the mind as of its superior Or
%ganization. His wit was of the first
order. 1t did not show itself merely in
occasional corruscations, but, without
any effort or force on his part, it shed a
constant stream of the purset light over
the whole of his discourse. Whether in
the company of commons or noblos, was
always the same plain man; always most
perfectly at ease, his faculties in full
plays and the full orbit of his genius for
ever clear and unclouded. And then the
stores of his mind were i~nexhaustible. He
had commenced life with an attention so
vigilant that nothing had escaped his OBJ
servation, and every incident was turned
to his advantage. His youth had not
been wasted in idleness, nor overcast
by incompetence. He had been all his
life a close and deep reader, as well as
thinker; and by the force of his
powers had wrought up the raw ma
%terials, which he had gathered from
books, with such exquisite skill and fell
city that he had added a hundred fold to
their original value, and made them lust
ly his William Writ;
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

&sAssensi6k Paragraph.-The follow
ing paragraph, which we take from the
Christian Intelligencer, abounds in good
sense. and, while it expresses our senti-
ments to a nicely, contains .'more truth
than poetry We commend. it to the
careful perusal of all classes; its source
should entitle it to respect: ~a
Important Diseouery.-We were not
aware until recently that the books of
newspaper publishers are consulted I
quite a large extent by people in busi-
ness, to ascertain the pecuniary standing
Of persons. Debts for newspapers come
due once a year; and persons who pay up
regularly for their papers, are regarded
as prompt men and worthy Of conf
dence: To ascertain whether a man is
good, they find out what paper he takes,
and contriye in some way to peep into the
account: Men who are good are sure to
pay for their newspapers; and if they do
not pay for these they think them not
good. We were forcibly struck with the
idea. A pretty shrewd observer of human
nature said in a newspaper office very
lately: "Give me a printers book after
all, to tell whether a mans good; they are
a complete thermometer, sir, a credit ther-
mometer-we always know a man to be
bad ifhe don't pay the printer.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08
sNNTMENM sSMEAMSAs

TERMS:
SusscRr7rsox.-Five Dollars per anhum' invariably In 40
vance. No subscription taken for a less period than 4ne
year. -,
snvr, r,s1sc:- o. Dollar per square, NOlines or less) will
.e cb.reed for the first, and Fifty Cents for every inser-
go ,bereater. All advertisements not specified as to
number of insertions, WILDE published until forbid, and
charged accordingly. In both languages, charged double.
rAnnouncements for Office $40, to be paid invariably in
advance.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

@Tbe Kentucky Forum says the
use of a base viol in the churches is a
base violation of the Sabbath!
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

A "dowr east editor asks his subscri-
bers opay up. that he may play d SINH
lar joke upon his creditors.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

OUer Seyen Tons of Laws.-The laws
of the last session of the Penns,"
Legislature $500 eopiss@s over sey.
--InIsIf J<tnese laws are not
en . .o.;S las-s1ccrtainly not be for the
want sf+ freight Harrisburg Union. n
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

@The British and Foreign Bible
Society have decided to open theifyaroot
inns u;th-a OF Sa-
with prayer.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

lnvitang:-The PASSPORT ME Senti-
mel says; "Ihe burying ground has been
much improved this season-it is really,
worth ones while to pay, it a VISIT -
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

TThere is a young fop in Roches-
ter who is so a~ristocratic that he cut his
own a~equaintasee the other day by mis-
take. -9ssa
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

Growh Of Nw Yoyk.-The Courier
and Enquirer says that there are on an
average fourteen streets added to the city
proper every year; and if the increase
continues il. the same ratio, but a few
wears will elapse before the whole island
xill be thickiy populated. aaG3 ,eyi
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

g~A country schoolmaster thus de-
scribes a money-lender: He serves you
in the present tense-he lends you in the
conditional mood-keeps you in the SUBJ
.jective-and ruins you in the future. g
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08

The HeighM Of Impudence.-We will
lingly endorse the following from one of
our exchanges. It is the heigbth% IF aimnpu-
dence nov to tell 2 man to ksspgi cool; it
caEt be done. ea s5 haiasas4 &sss
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-10-18
Facts for fire PeoDIe.

We derive the following very important facts and
statistics. from recent article of T. r. Kettell ESQ.,,
the commercial correspondent of the w. Union. and
the nblest financial writer of the day. There is mat
ter here for the serious reflection of the people of
Indiana, particularly. In addition to what is said by
the writer, just witness the immense and terrible
amount Of legislation for the benefit of capital in a
single State which he depicts. The statistics of the
legislation of all the other States will show result
differing only in degree. Daily manual labor is the
avocaton well the support of at least sixteen
of the twenty millions of people in our country. The
rights and interests of these should be para
mount in all legislation But this is the last thing
attended to- Capital demands and acquires super-emi-
nent control, and Yields the legislative power with
imperial sway. Mouth about our republicanism and
equality of rights we may, are nevertheless
much the slaves to Mammon any community in
the old world aud public lands, the last resource
Of the depressed all that have saved people
from European degradation, poverty, and misery.
We hope, that in amending our State Constitution,
some check to this INDUSTRIOUS and growing evil may
be devised. This will be one of the important mat
tiers for the consideration Of the Convention:
In otder show what special privileges are
pushed the old Bay State may in the follow
ing table, showing the number and capital Of institutions
chartered, exclusive Of banks in Msssachnsetts-
Charters authorized in Massachusetts,
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-10-18

The Automatically certain indications in
the Sentinel 1t seems to have been arranged among
the leaders of The democracy that DR.. Ellis is to be
Auditor If State. b. Edmonston, Treasurer, and the
Sentinel" folks State Printers. Very well-but
what will Major Mace, Gen. Drake, and the other
hosts of ssPiranis, say 10 it!-S.ate Journal.
bTThe above is one of those cute paragraphs for
which the Journal is peculiar. What are the "ndi-
cations Of arrangement :" Will the Journal en-
tighten those concerned by adducng facts or logical
reasons, and thus the certainly. the same
time, accomplish the purpose which it self-evideny
has in view
The editor of the Journal has heretofore had
sion to know something Of our willingness or unwil-
ngness to make arrangements of this kind, and
of disposition to treat others with some degree OF
fairness, without regard mcrcenary considerations
We have simply to add that if he possesses any
knowledge Of present arrangements. express or un-
derstood. he will oblge by communicating the
same to the public without delay.
che msst have optics sharp, ween,
To see what is not to be seen"