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The Arkansas banner., 1850-05-14

To she People 0f the Senatorial Distries
 comPOeeA of the Ceanties of Desha, AT.
 kansas sad seFssssn;
 FELLow. .CnnENs ;--TAe many eonieetures and misandststandlngs in regard to whether was Of would bs candidate for the honsr of representing ysu. makes this eemmuaicatIon necessary, to settle that mslssr. an sure have never given the least reason for the rumor, eitheir by word spoken or written, that Iceuld or would be candidate for the Sepsts whilst have given many assarances. both by word and letter, to precisely the opposite, % that thosO whom have thus assased, will do ne the justice to know that what have ssSd aud pro missed, done ia the best possible goed fsith. aaa that my name has been brought forward for the Senate In different parss of the district has sprung entirely cut of the partaities of my friends n their localities. will take this opportunity Of saying to my friends throagoat the district, that thank them most sincerely for their zeal ia wishing to honor me with the distinguished post of Senator.- It is an honor irsly, of which any gentleman on earth should feel proud Bat then have reasons, both private and public, which Pseelude mo from
 compliance with the wishes of friends at this time. and must beg of them to look around for some Otser, on whom 1t may be agreesbs to cast their sufFragss There arc many true. many tims-worn. and rhonored patriots in the district. to whom it would not only be suitable, but who are smbi- iious of Senatorial honon. To such, 1t seems to me. to be more appropriately due. and "b'hoys." even if there should exist good reasons why we should not ruN, should feel conscientious scraples at s1peTssding the tmehonored patriots of the land, even if our friends are not mistaken In our ability to do SO.
 To the citizens of Deshs, would say, will no longer withhold my name q candidate for the honor of representing them In the lower branch of the Legislature. and will embrace this, the only opportunity have had, of rendering them my sincere thanks fer the complimentary vs.s =!:h which they honoFed me at the last election. It was, in some respects, the most complimentary vote 1 ever knew any man to get vote that bid de6- ance to all party organization and party ruie.- It was pouring out of their warm and gushing partiality for an individual whe blushes to know tha. he was not more deserving of such confidence. Such kindness has begst in him the laudabs smbi- ton of meritng it. is all that he can promise you, men of Desha. Your obedieut, humble servant,
 T. B. fLoURNOY.
 Laconia, April 2S, 1850.
 Gr The Editors of the Pine Bluff Republican will Oblige Mir. F. by copying the above in their paper.
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Belle of the West.

The Cincinnati NoBpareil relates the following incidents in connection with the disaster of this lIlfsted steamer:
 "A young lady, in her endesvors 10 escape, had gained the hurricane deck, and was observed cling Ing on to the casing of ono of tbe chimneys. but unable to retain her clasp, she sank down amid the flames, and was more.
 Mr Thomas Rutherford, who was passenger, rescued a lady. who imp ored to bc saved.
 young saan who had in charge his mother and father carried \ trunk containing valaab.es shore when the fire was first noticed, and n sttemptin ng to retsrn for his parents. prevented by the flames, and only could loek on, and witness his parents wrestling amid the flames.
 A gentleman ca his way to Iowa, threw Eis trunk on shore, and returned for more Of his baggage, whea he discovered six children. pleading for safety ne coaid not wi.hstaad the apPeal--and gathering ap three of them he hurried them to a place oi safety, and retnrued for the oshers--bat alas n was teo late.
 The lowest estimate that has been made of tho probable number of those oa board whoa the ,fe was discovered has been tive hsndred. and Shea the register was called ba; sixty aine answered to their nance.
 In ubou, 90 minutes after the 6re was hrst ois- covered. aa explosion took plscs. which rendered the boat complete wreck, and net living eean was to 5e seen oa bosFd after.
 Some seifsh Wreseh who cared oaty tof hs esh safsay. cat the yawl loose asd Seated sh ia IL
 The clerk sf the Madison Belle isfesmed as. thas some two or three miies below the awiai sesae' while coming ap. he naiicsd segelhihg ehic" sp psared to bs the body of aehild ssiiag ssesx ss.s ihs sheFs. and woman rasRing spsn ihs essA sf,er is and that after ruAnisg fer some umes sne pssesd inse the water, sessd the body asa esffssa on shore; aad as the boat passed she aPpsAfsa so be snaeavoFinR e EesaeitAte ths child
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Lawless state of rAlng. in Philadelphia.

Lawless state of thlngs in Philadelphia.
 The southern part Or Phisdelphis, during the nights of the goth and 2lsi ut. was kept m con- s,ant state Of ferment snd slsm by Iawess eharae- te's. The continual firing O guns and pistols. rio- tous collections of young ma aad boys. drunken brawls, and pitched 6ghis wee among the disgrsse- ful things heard and seen. The North Anefiesn says:
 At an early hour on Sunds morning. an unoceu- pied frame building. near th Moyamensing prison. was fired by incindiaries, ad barned. The house Ot poor man, who recently jiRcarfed the dlsPleas- ure oi some young williams. ajoinsd the building set on hre, and the occupant oG te tenemeRt wss forced lo hee from his house with hy family, some of whom made narrow escape, iesvnx the house prey to the flames, and losing part f his goods At this hre, only two Hose colnpants were iD service. A large party Of ifemen, betouing to MovSmeBsing, came ~pon the ground, srme to the teeth, but 6nd- ing no one they wanted to hnt with, some oi them discharged their guns into th air.
 Al a late bonr on Sunday Gtersoon. two gangs Nf Towd'es. called " StingeIs' nd {" Bonncers," came in collision at Third and Pun streets, Southwark. This riot was promptly suppressed, and two of the TIngleaders arrested and lockd ID.
 About the same hour. dediy battle was fought on the open gronnd., in the feiniy ol Sehuylkill, Second and South streets, beween two other gangs -fhe "S'ars" and "MounAineers"! Fire arms were used, aud several wounded. young man was taken to drug store, shot in the srm. We heard Of no arrests.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-05-14

U-ns g. LOuis RspublIcaa refer, |, "A. ,.f s'sPA'e repert ,ha' Baldwin. wls ~o. ,rSrd ]. ,a., e''y ''F the murder ofAis sso'hes.ls.w, Ms,,A.v, s"d acquitted. sa the ground ef insani,y, A.s .., cred h'' own father. iA Cole county. ed ssys
 "TheTe is 10 reason 10 supposs this ,,.,v 4. \. true; noshiAg was khowa of it at Jea,r.ss = three CT tour days s'Res and ss the asAer of n. win lives but few miles from that city. snd \. as eeen with hira since hts release iron eonaos~.". :. ihe tact et such an ceaFrsnes wcald soon haVs A. known ths'e. II seems probable that iAs s,orv ~.. pns n circulation to prejudice the ease of the m-. iesQaicus--it having been announced hv ,A. sN isnee ihss the Paes of insanity would Ae urs,a !. behalf of one of them, Sss m
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Wreck--Great Los, of Life.

In the accounts by telegraph of The news by the AmeTican, received here, tt vas stated thai sieam CT from Dublin, foI London, with two hu ndred souis on board. had been lost. The New York Comunesc Advertiser has dispatch from Boston, announcing the arrival of the America at that port, at eleven o'clock A. NJ, an the 20ih. and giving the following account, copied from the London Times of the 2d instant, of the loss ol the steamer referred to
 S o. Della.
 We regre, exceedingly to announce one of the most melancholy casualties al sea which has occur. red upon our coast for some years. The City of Dablln Steam Packet COmpsny's ship Royal Adel- side. Captain John Batiy. pyiag between the ports oi Cork and London, ieit the former city sn Wed nesday afternoon. with full cargo of goods, and Il is said about two hundred and fifty passengers {; touched of Ply mouth Thursday evening Jeff that DOT, for London on Friday morning. at three o'clock and was totally los, on the Tongue Saad, oa Maj gate, at eleven o'clock on Saturday night when. there is too much reason to ear every soul on board perished.
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Another Accident.
Your ob't sev't,
 R. W. JOHNSON.

ielegraphic dispatch to the Louisville Demo- crat. states that the walls of the United States Warehouse which had been burned, in the city of New York. fell dowa recently with tremendous crash overwhelming number of persons who were at work Eight or nine are believed to be under the fallen walls, and from appearances it seemed impossible for them to como out alive. A similar accident has occurred on Broadway-as the work men were pulling down one of the walls of an old building. it fell pematureIy and six of them were buried in the ruins. two of whom arc killed.
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How Go Tsreae1ve Igeml,A.

Medicine will never reu,v had haA;. u :. utterly fatiie 10 think Of living in xlat,erv ;,,.-
 PeFsnee and every excess, and keeping iAe eoA, !. health ey medicine IRdalgsaee of the apne,i,. ~ '" discriminate dosing and drugsiAS, have ,uissA ,s. health and destroyed the lives Of morp re,s.s. s. fsm'ne or Pessilence. If you wili take ad,ise ss. will become regular in your habt,s, ea, and as,ss on'y wno'escme ih,nss, sleep on maltass sud ,s,irs and rise very regularly Make fves ns. \, 'N.' tO partly the skin. and when sick take eo..s.s !. the beat physieian you know. and follow Ds,urs VI
 ScieAflae Assrieaa.
 What! follow the doctor and aatare a, ,he s... timef 'S@s
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Great Chess Match.

The Washington correspondent of the Charlss. ton Courier, of the 18th uit., says "Ths grss, chess match has come of here. Mir. Turner. sf Ky, challenged Mir. Stanley, ef NY, to trIal .. chess upon a wager of one thousand dsllsrs' The parties were to meet here, snd ths ssakss were ,s be taken by the winner of the first II games. They played twice day. The shortest and very bsil. liant game. was won by MT. Turner ia q misstss. The longest game was two hours snd . half in du- ration, and was won by Mir. stanlsy. Mir S.anlsy won the eleven games and Mir. Tarnet i've"
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Ma..achuee,t. schoel..

The Boston Aiias says, in closing notice ofths inangrsl address Of Gov. Brigs
 "No one can read the address-at least no mas- saehusetts man, wiihou, feeling pssad of his stse. What community. living the surface of the ss,th, compressed within limited space. with a Iew natural advantages of soil climate and ioestien. thss can boast ufhavng invested three millions of AeisFs m school housesi What Stale, having lee ,hsa . million of inhabitants, has school fund svss niss hundreu thousand dollars, and at the same hsas raises, by voluntary taxation every year. betwsss eight and niue hanFsd thousand dollars iof the ssp- po,t of common schools No invested capital Pss' dnees substantial dividends like this."
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A Fish story.

The Grove Hill (A;a Herald, ct the following marvellous ish ssery sflOat. Of eourss, Re srus.
 few days since catfish was caught la shs Bigbee river. watch measured five feet and ays inches In ieugth, and weighed enc huadrcd sad 6f. teen pounds When opened, II wss isuad ts ssa. tain live puppies, one pig. rat snd lsres saahs he gentleman who captured this monster was ea board fsthoai. some where below J.ckscu. and .. being asked If he intended to eat h he replied thss he did, and would not take aay msa's "V" for R This Is very ishy affair, but ws have il irem gentlemsn of andoabted veraeitv.
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Telegraph to. England.

A MT. RoebIing. civil engineer of reputation at the North, has published communication in the Journal Of Commerce, in which he ably advocai the establishment of line of telegraph to England His plan is to sink stroRg wires upon the bottom of the ocean. He says the cost, including everything of connecting New York or Boston and Liverpool, would smoun, 10 not mnre than S1 5000 900, and he i' certain that it will yield the first year dividend of 20 per cent.
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sso pping the Paper.

Lord Byron. In reference 10 the attacks mads sa his poems. "fioars of Idleness." said "Thsfe no rpaH however thick headed or heartiess. whe would not smart under the knowledge thAi hs vs held up in even fifty copies ofa newspaper; shs'ss however, no one bat v-Iy thin skinned fesi, shn would. the phrase goss stop paper bseause d'4 not chime in wlh sh his notions. or because h s- tackled him. Whatever foibls 1 may have, an aO' guilty oi this miserable foolery."
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Kiss Coalitions.

The editor of the Windsor Journal has heard of new style adopted by professors of dancing in New York, calle4 tho "kss Ce,ilion. the peculiar fea- lure of which Is, ihst you kiss the lady as you swing corners. This. of course, will become popu. lar aud maay gentlemen. who have never danced before, will bs foaad learning to swing corners
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The Cnhn Exnehitinn

The following is sa extract fsom private let's, dated at New Orleans, April IS, to rsp.emsu is Cincinnati:
 am hers with company for Gala, whlsh vs have raised. and shall receive fer this years sssvoe S+.eo1. isesid mol huvs told ysu this, ea, ws are going so sail te-merr0w, provided we arc net a ps. saceesaGui as the expedition was lest summer, aua shere ia already eoasiaerabla aaanielan hara.n
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Retired List in the Army.

Hon. JEFF DAvis, of Mississippi, has renewed, in the Senate, ths old bill originally prepared by Gen. MAcoMB, providing for retired list Its chief fea- ture Is to provide that, when officer becomes disabled, ha shall leave service with his pay proper twithout rations, forage, etc and tha, the pro- noted to his place shall receive the ra,ions of tho rank vacated, and the pay proper of the grade from which hs was promoted. This is to last for the life of the retired officer.
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Road in the Cumberland valley. &c,

The Galletin turnpike, near Nashville. was GOV. cred with three feet water on the 26th ut. man driving milk wagon drowned. together with his horse. by getting off the causway. The Ciarks- vile Chronicle, of the 27th. says:
 For the third time. within a few weeks, the Cumberland is out of it's banks sweeping of fences and doing great injury to ,he river farms The lateness of the which this rise has occur. 'red. leaves hut lIle time for building fences and preparing the soil for the reception of seed"
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s,.nm on the Paeific.

The Baltimore American, in seileisg '"s s'","s of . steamship from New ysfk for the fAa'Ae' v, the purpose of plying bs,wssn saa fHlnese' ''' the Sandwich Island. rsmarAs.
 Here is oss lisk. and leng sss. sss 's lns cs. of s,sam communication which is se saiss S.ss ~.,h the Uaitea States The sthes gisss ass s.. the Saad 6 ieh lslands to Chias. wui tsa'ss AA eOaFAa.
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Henry Clay and the cabinet.

"observer." writing from Washington on ,h. 2ist ultimo. to the Philadelphia Ledger. says;
 "At the moment am writing the Cabinet is no, in love with Mr. Clay; they thought hisB aead and he has had glorious resurrection; per eoatra they have refused his gIandson. the of the hero thai tell in the Mexican var, cAdetship at inc military ae ademy al West Point. There must be men of ali iimeasons in the world, or would not have an agreeable variety.
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Examination of Cadets.

Among the gentlemen invited by the Secretary of War to attend the examination of the cadet. si the military academy, la June next. are RicHAas HAwss, of Ksntncs.. Dr. GEo. R. GsAsr. sf Tea. nessse. JAxEs P. MilLixiS, of Indiana. Cot. N B BurosD. of Illinois. JAsEs 5, RoLLss. of Missouri. And Capt. ). D. CoBs, of Arkansas.
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The City of Brotherly Love.

/ The papers of PhiIadeiphia ere filled with ersmss from beginning of catalogue. chapter sfiss ehaPssF of acriden,s, and miscellaneous occurrences inna- mersbls. Amosgst the crimes which on sstsssay night disgrsced Philadelphia were more si ssAsh'ae' assassination. shooting, robbing. arsea. barg'ay' murder, &c. This morning the scene st the Pssss effice was fit for the moralist-ofhcs jarnsed, ssd every avenue leading to 1t was @ crowded as tsss' of all access-
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is5- The Washington correspondent, of the Bslu-

hJ- The Washington correspon ndent of the Bal,i- more Sun, says:
 The incre ased amounts ef the weekly transfers Of United States Stock to foreigners at the Treasury, will attract attention. For the week ending the I9th April, it was $3s9. LOO. For several weeks previous 1t was quarter of milliea. Eotwith- standing the enhanced rates the amoaat to bs trans ferred wii be very great daring the next three or four weeks The sound State and Corporation Stocks will begin to rise. if they have aot sl ready. Now ls the flood tide of speculation h stecks and real estate. It will swell higher for few wears, and then sudden and rapid sbb may hs looked for.
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Meshodiss Coaferenea.
The st. Louis Organ ofthe s,h iO,,, !,

The sf. Louis Organ Ofihe 6ih inst. says,
 "bnnop Andrew, of s. C., aud Bishor cspevs os Ga. with rhirty-eiehi ministers from Tenns,... South Carolina and Georgia, arrived ye,terdsy. e attend the General Conference of The Meshedlsi F Church. South, to De holden to-day.
 This body consisting of4 bishops end l0s dele. gates, will hold it's session s the Centenary Aw,,A and will probably cOatnus its delibera,Ieas ssVss, wseks."'
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c...,n. u c,ny and panle, wehssss.

Mir. Cs..,as NJ. Clay has cOamsneed' ia the ." lom.s of the National Era. 6 series of 'ens" Dauis, " ehs..r. 1T Mir. Clay can pin his name !" h. co., ,.of the prca, Expousder, s will es pretty .sr. to reach pcs,ssisy. The idea of noaiiHg oes' Inc stream of years s very pleasant to the '"ssa' liam hat 10. osrseIvss. we believe ws weaid = s' no, make the voyage ., alt. as to take such @'eA o....g. = Cesmo HiceaifA-
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A Doctorsa Ioke

A welLknown physician. ia . certain shy. v. very much annoyed by sa old lady, who "ss Aw',, sure to aeeost him in the street, fof the pafpess telling over her ailments. Once she met h'n ""'" he was in vsfy great bury.
 'Ah! I see yoa are quite feeble, sa'a u". '''' sshat your eyes and show me yosS toagae'
 sb. oheyed. and the dosies moved oh, l'asiig ass standing there for some iise in ths ridiea'ea' po siiion, |, the ia6ulie smasement od all whe "'' pessed the funny scene.
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Or FsnimOre Cooper is again in the world o literature, having published novel called The tcay, ofthe HoUri. IL treats of circumstantial evidence and trial by jury.
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p- The Washington correspondent, of the Balti- more Clipper, under date of the 25th uit.. states: "lt is reported to-day that twenty thousand dollars have been subscribed by Southern gentlemen or the establishment oi new daily press in this city. and hat the materials will soon be brought to Washing. ton. There is soioe talk, also. of starting new Benton papet."
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u- K" of tho Baliimors, San, says: "The union of the California aud Territorial bills is in- crossing in strength, and in the number sf it's sdvs cases. IL will no deabt pass the Senate by vote of irsm ten ts kfsssn- There will b. a sesns-ths dying glsdiateFs."
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O. The Salem (Mass) Register says that the family of Dr. WEBSTER are continually annoyed by letters from the South and West, on many of which the writers do not even pay the postage. No lees than eleven have been received in single day, on one of which the postage was forty cents.
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Appoiutmeuts by tho presIdens.

WILLS pE HAss. of Virginia, to be ConssI sf shs United States for Merida and Slssl, in Ysestan,
 CURrius II. SAUNDERS. of Tennessee. to bs Css' sul of the United States for St Catharipss. BraziL
 l. J WIcKKs to be Assistant Treasurer Of the United States and Treasurer oi the Mat st New Orleans, in the State Of Louisiana.
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Printers Errors.

Dr. BETHUNE relates an amusing instance of a photographic bIundsr. Reading a report of one of his dscourses of the day before, he found the re-. mark, And the adversary come among them and scwed ,ares," printed as follows: And the advsr- sary come amoug them and saced tYess."
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uJ- London paper says that recently marriage was solemnized at Stromness and on the officiating minister demanding that the parties should join hands, it turned out that tho bridegroom had no hands to join, having in his younger days been de- prved of them by shark. Another paper puts ths query '' ls the marriage legaIlN
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p.ying Ais swa sArosA.

The PlAsasmias Sentinel. ss the sa'n '' says: ,.,.s
 A elsissa sf shis plaes whs Ass ssea hA:.a :!.s. wiih ,hs consampiisa. isw days slses s.,. ,bs friend ts store ,s bsy his sssead, gvnS Rs nes.y .ssa. sns h s,s kesrs slsssvsrds.
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B- Two candidates for the Iegisla,sturs Of Vir' ginia. from CulpepPer county. Messrs. BARBOUR and GREENE. have been arrested for contemplated duel, and bound over to keep the peace.
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HJ- RICHARD NJ. YoUNe, the newly elected clerk of House of Representatives. has appointed JoHS RoBs, chief clerk in the Land-Oflce, his princi pal clerk.
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GJ- It is estimated that fen thousand housss will be bni' in San Francisco during the next year. MT. KING thinks in three years the city will contain I0- 900 houses, which will give population Of between 2oo,ooo and 3oo,ooo. A very respectable sized town 10 grow up in three years!
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p We notice the prospectus of an English Min. ing Company called the Anglo California Gold Min. ing ComPsny-ea7t4l $25o. GOO, shares two dollar. and fifty cents each!
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Mad Dog Business.

According to the statistics of the New York Comptroller. the total amount of moneys paid for killing the eaaines in that city last summer. was S3lO0. At 50 cents per head. this gives 200 dogs slaIa duringih the three ssmmer months. Alas. poor Tray.
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aJ The city of Quincy. Illinois, hns determined by vote, that no license to keep hquOr or beer shop shall be granted in that city. About 60O votes were boiled, of which only lS were in favor of the license.
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IT The third iron steamer for California. built al Washington, Del. for Aspinw.iI K Co. was laun. ched on the 18th ut.
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prograss of Civ,lixation

Ths California papers state that the famous pi- antst, HERTZ is giving concerts at San Francisco. Admission, SC. Also, the Model Artsts, are in full blast. Admission, g.
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97' By reference to oar advertising columns. 1t will be seen that Messrs. D. BowERs and A. ARLow, will give one of their Grand EthiOpean Concerts al the Rock Hotel to-morrow evening.
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Take OH your Ministers.

The sdi,ress of the Lancaster Literary Gazette says she would nestle her nose Tn rats nest of ofswingling tow, allow man with whis- kers to kIss her. Bring the shaving uiensils JoK.
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4Asking fos More. ''
The correspondent ofthe Ssn writing from Wssh

The correspondent oI Inc Sun willing Hon " ing,on, says; ae
 "rhe California fever hes reached the pubic em- ees in this city and stampede is threatened snsas the twelve handsed clerks. Thee os loaf ,asa< gent clerks. with salaries Of thirteen and iea'ssea hundred dollars, resigned during the ssi week sns are gone to seek better lot in the land oI Pfvn'
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IT Beware of slippery sidewalks and painted women. They are as ,rescherous as strong drihk. or an old easIny reeensiled.
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Gr Messrs. MuRDock & GARTER, of Napoleon. have our thanks for New Orleans papers