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The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-25

4A&R4Q8xtU3Ak A00OC1AYtOGs
TINE FlAA An1msl Fair Of the Southern Cent,
during TIE Wssk snhraring Wednesday, The 18Th
day Of August psxt, which Is the day Of the nth
annual meeting Il Atlanta Georgia
The Commfttee charged with the duty OF pre-
crihing such esasral rulas q they may deem ne
cessary 70 aproper management Of the approaching
Fair, have adoptsd tho following M
GEMssAL REGULATIONS.
LIT The Fair Grounds and Buildings will Do
opened for visitors on Monday morning, and con-
tinus open until Friday evening" It Is therefore DO
sirabe that all persons having articles forexhiDi-
ton, shall be the ground ~ early - FRIDAY or
Saturday, the 9th and 10th August when Com
mittee will be there ready to receive them.
I'd. The Association has an ample fund, and will,
IN al cases, become responsibls for the
Of articles which may BE- placed in the hands OF IL
officers and committees, (the owner taking check
for the same,) until the close OF tho FAIR, which
will be announced beforehand, 10 ample time to
give them opportunity to recover their goods, and
to prevent thereby the leaving OF any goods or
articles unprotected after the adjournment OF the
Association.
Sd. Mark A. Cooper, Richard Peters, David w.
Lewis, VIM. Ezzard, and James NJ Calhoun, are
appointed committee whose duty it shall be to see
that all articles entering the fair grounds for exhi-
iton shall have first been eneredn the Secretarys
book or registry-then labelled with the owners
name and residence-and price, flor sale-givng
to the owner corresponding card-and then CLASH
fed and arranged by departments, and in such order
as to facilitate the labors of the several committees
on premiums; and also to employ such police and
doorkeepers and clerks, as shall be necessary for
the projection of the grounds and buildings, and
such clerks as they may need in the arrangement
and labelling of articles.
Ath. There will positively be required, in all
cases, minute and accurate written statement
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-18

two iron Yates and took thererom two gold ohaices,
valued q $40 and other articles Of silver worth about
$40 xon appearance the articles had bssu broken to
pieces some fragments wsre found about the door
next morning.
T.nsET RscuRs,os.-The Forty Acre Guards, Captain
0srdi proceeded TO Hoboken Monday for target prsc
tcs They dressed in fremens uniform, aud num-
Sersd forty-t three muskets Graips,rs Band accom-
panied them.
WomAs Rus OvER.-Tbe lady 81 Mr.. Daniel J. Salts,
residing ct No. n Prince st.. was on Monday morning
knocked down and run over, by light wagon which
was being drawn out Of carriage house, Ia Myrtle
Fulton street. at the time she pasng
Her injuries Of serious nature. She immed,
ately taken into house adjoining and properly at
tended to.
FIRE IN BRooxLyS About ten z. M on Monday, FIRE
discovered In range Of wooden sheds attached TO
Jones Il Runnsls l.. l. Glass Works, OF Concord
street. between Hudson avenue and Gold street The
fire made rapid progress and great portion Of the
tents destroyed with the buildings. The loss will
probably reach $4,000. The fire department exerted
themselves brsvely and the police hand in su
cient force to prevent the crowd from being in the way
Of the fremsn.
WOMAN FoyND DRowSED-The body Of female was
found floating In the river foot Of Jay street. Sunday
night last and taken to the dead house where It
was identified being that Of Mrs. Ann Egsp, late of
II Anthony street, New York In the pockets of her
dress found two gold rings and gold and silver coin
amounting to Sl70. An inquest was held by the Oero
yesterday and verdict Of Accidentally drowned
re ndered by the jury.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-18

Dswery 70 Essex street, also 70 repair and relay the
crossvuks thereon and Of the ting streets which
were Disturbed BY the building Of the in said
street. between said points, and that he ne the bill Of
the expe thereof In the oce OF the Street Comms
soner and said missioner directed TO deduct tho
same from the balance due othe contractor for building
said sewer. $50. f.A = 1901. '' i+ y
That the walks in Houston street at the hesd Of
Cannon street be repaired and that the street Commits
sioneY cause the same to pc carried into effect.
That South street. from Avenue 10 Avenue D. be re-
paired and that the Commissioner Of Repairs and Sur
plies cause the same 10 be carried into effect
That Eleventh street. from Avenue to Dry Dock
street. be lighted with gas and that the Commissioner
Of Streets and Lamps cause the to be carried into
effect.
That the Commissioner Of Repairs and Supplies cause
Forty third street. from the Eighth TO the Hud
son river, to be repaired without delay
g. PAPERs cURRED
Resolution TO permit Hook and Ladder Company No.
to alter the plan Of their house Report of Committee
on Ordinances in favor Of dividing Eighteenth ward into
two wards OF Committee on POLICE in favor OF paying
bills Of Drs Wells and Finley also Of Mrs. Robinson,
for medical services ct station houses Report Of Gem
mittee, in favor Of procuring engine for Company
No H. Petition Of derard Stuyvesant granted for per-
mission TO inclose the stuyvssant pear tree
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-12-18
AFFAIRS m THIS CITY AND the VICINITY,
Common Council.
BoARD OF RMH

BoARD OF ALDERMEN
pyc N-MorRsn Morgsns, President, in the chair.
The minutes CT the previous meeting were read and
approved
The PsIspENr read message from the Mayor, where
in he nominated In pursuance OF the act passed by the
Legislature April 1lth, 1851, Harvey Hart Receiver Of
Tsxon, and William A. Barring deputy.
AID KELLY, Of the Sixth ward remarked that this
another act Of special legislation which he
Unconstitutional that the people would never submit
he rode over rough. shod by CLIQUE OF politicians
yet he was to be appointed at this early period
Aid eTURTEvArr said 1t was the law Of the land; 1t
act Of bs legislature and such they had to
be governed by and conform to 1t.
Aid KnIby--The law, 1t now stands, Is unconsttu-
tonAl and, tuch, IL will be set abide Public opinion
will condemn 1t. by the Same reasoning. II they can
lsgsste for tx months ahead what Is to prevent ther
ting x years? This Board with the same pro-
priety might well 90 and pass such laws % they
proper, to take effect in year nom now to save
the next Board from any further trouble he there
fore moved for reference.
IL ives lost BY a vote Of eleven to seven.
Tho resolution for confrmsti"n was again pst.
AID Saw stated that in voting adverse to the reso-
luton he wished TO remark that he did not do
Oh the ence but strictly because he believed the law
aushorzing the appointments six months and year in
advance unconstitutional
AIp KELLY explained in the like manner, for voting
adversely, and sadIs 1t correct that allowing have
always been in error should always eemain So just
because few bod men or corrupt should clio no
together and egsste corrupty! The acts passed
not the acts of the people but
The work Of few politicians
The resolution was ultimately carried BY party vote
ofnto7
The following message read, from the Mayor -
MAYoR's 0FsscE, Dec. IT, 1861.
TO the HON. BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
0rrTIE In pursuance Of the act passed BY the
Legislature April H. 1884, nominate the following per-
clerks in the civil and criminal courts in the
districts respectively named and submit the
your confirmation -
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28

watcry, and they perish prernailrr!y. Animals
also deprived Of the sun grow pale. succulent.
dropslcal, weak amt scroiuious Such are the
results Of the experiments Of NJ Ifs-IER and If
the observations OF many Others Whoever gruw-
IN the shade becomes % shadow Yet our females.
far from opening their faces To the i.t ~ do the
flowers, actuaIiy shrink from it, and resort To- "a
multitude Of devices To shut out us iInpertinent
ray.
Horseback exercise then commends itself eSpe-
ciaily to the ladies because If dressed nppropri
atrv--aud no lady will dress otLorv ise--she can
neither wear II veil ror u bonnet nor can she car.
~ parasul or umbrella nor has she any cover
ing iu ler face except the narrow brim of her
noing hat, and the light will not fail to rest upon
her pale cheek and do ITS duty; shading. thiuLen
ln- hardening and tanning the skin and pre-
pdmg II hereafter To- serve more perfectly one Of
the purposes for which il WAS originally designed.
viz as thick outer covering and protection
against the yicl9situdes Of the weather To com
pen-ate, however, for the loss Of the llly where
the sun la, cast his shadow, be seldom ouits to
paint the rose But we prefer this exercise more
than all because while il combines the best eXer
else with the purest ain and light it is also always
eAld,ratmg. The ;rout may refuse to uihhlp.
and The game 10 start, bat upon the horse there is
certain pleasure beyond all contingencies. The
iiI'I - db''t ever bbty ti>t Lt goes h-ttr tlUn
anybody else, he Is more noticed than any body
else, and he Is very suIe that be ride. and mana
pes horse better than any body else He has.
for the time, a kind of ideal and not actual being,
and rides his horse as poet rides his pegasus -
At one moment Le imagines himself general at
/ tue head Of an army, at another, mn emperor ma.
king triumphal entry: now he is knight, re.
turning from conquest, and now, perhaps, he rush.
es in battle, or he is riding a fierce race, and
hc springs IN his saddle a. il ten thousand brght
dollars dcpeuyed upon the result Not that he
actually believes all this, bot only that he feels
somewhat If it were so, or might be So. When
he presses his spur into the tender flank, and h.,
horse plnn@e- and prance@, he also plurses and
prancrs, Ike hi, horse. He feels as it, IN riding
him, he was part Of the noble animal himself,
and that he i, indeed what tie Thessaans were
reputcd to BE- half man and hal. Aurs.--a resi-
C,ujaLr.
b.; my fermon is too long We recommend 10
yuu horse We cannot tell vou wha, i horse
/ will cure with that precision and mnutcncss with
/ which an empire recounts the diseases which Lis
hobby will !Ufllbly cure, but we are certain that
ou- hobby VIII reach great variety Of cases ;
and we believe that a horse-one horse q DAYS
good for almost everybody whether sick or well,
if properly administered that is according to the
Old rule, when taken, to be wei, shaken" H.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28

the fiddle, and higher and higher jumped tho
dancers, until at last, in their fury, they Kicked
and screamed most dismally. Then the judge
gasped-
Cease playing, and l viii give YOU your life =
The hdiler stopped. descended the ladder. an.l
approached the wicked looking gipey, who law
painting for breath
iiogne. said he confess where YOU got thu
purse of ducats, or win play again
i stole It, stole 1t ! he cried pitifully
The Judge, hearing this, condemned him. as a
thiei aud false accuser. 10 be hanged instead Of
the boy, VINO journeyed on TO see the world.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28
TIE POETS coURTsHIP
BY CuiEBIpCE.

Iplaycd a soft and dolcml air,
sang an old aud moving story
An old rude song that suited well
That rum wi!d and huary.
She listened. with fitting blush.
NIth dowucast eyes and modest grace
For wei sue knew choose
But gaze upon her face
told her OF the kn! ght who wore
Upon hl- shield a burning brand
And tlat for ten long years he wOocd
The Lady The Land.
! told her how he pned and an
The deep, the low, the pleading tone,
With which sang 0uoheI's love
Interpreted NY own
But when told the cruel scom
That crazed thatbolI aud lovely knight;
And that ue crossed the mountain woods,
Nor rested day nor night.
Aud that, unknowing what he did,
lie icupcd amid a murderOus band,
And save. tom outIagc worse thun death
The Lady Of the Land.
And that She uuracd him in n cave,
And how hl, madness went away.
When on the yellow forest leaves,
a dying man he lay.
lis dying worja-but when reached
That leudtrest slrnIn oi all the dlly,
My L,tcrmg voice and pausIug halp
Disturbed her souiwl,h pity.
Al impulses oI-ouI and sense
Had lhuilcd my guleless GcRcVieyc:
The musicand ghr doI,iuI tale,
The rich and baiuy eve;
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28
A LeDer,

"And lie went out Of his presence lepcr rs
white as snow Xmas a. q.
The following will give an idea Of q leper -
Nlr. Cauuier gives the following account Of 1t le.
per with whom be met while in India: One
evening a. was s'rolling alorg tie shore, | saw
such an extraordinary object before me that |
could not take my eyes off Of 1t a man vas
seen coming toward me, whose only clothing Ike
that Of all the lower order in India was "a piece
Of cloth wrapped round the body from the waist
downward. lis skin was perfectly white and it
seemed glazed rs If scared with hot iron. His
head was uncovered, and his hair, which was PIE.
c.sely the same color of the skin hung down in
long strips upon his lean and withercd shoulders
His eyes, except the eye ball, were Of dull mur-
by red aud he kept them fixed on the ground.
as II il was painful for him to look, which after
wards found To be the case. lie walked slowly
and tcthly, and lie was so frightfuly thin that he
seemed 10 stand before me living skeleton lie
dad not at first venture 10 come within several
yards of ne. | moved toward him, but he walk
cl farther from me, beseeching ne to give the
smallest trhe to q miserable man to save him
from starving TO DEATH as he was an object uf
universal scJrU, and an Outcas. from hi, home
and hIruds, lie told me not to come near to
a polluted creature, for whom no one felt pity
He told mo he had during many wears suffered
dreadtalIy from the leprusv, and though he was
now cured, 1t had left upon him those marks Of
pollution, which would ever prevent III, being al
lowed to 60 near his fellow creature, again -
The color Of his kin was changed to n corpse.
Ike white, and none could mistake that hu h.i
been = lyprr,'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28

4 pfrpriFp Coarse IN NiscoNsN The Fond
Du Lnc journal relates the following very extra.
ordinary case of rapid petrisciion;
on tie goth of August, lsi7, Mrs. Phelps died
and was buried at Oak Grove in Dodge county.
On the llth Of April instant, sho WAS taken up to
te removed To StronS's Landing The coffin was
hund TO be very heavy, and the body 10 retain
t. features and proportions After it. removal
to Strong's lund.ng, a distance oiforty five miles.
the body was examined and found to be wholly
peuiied-c0nverted to substance resembling n
light colo-ed stone, Upon trial, edso tools made
no more impression upon It than marble. Ia
striking upon the body with metal, hollow ring
ing sound was produced
Ths disease by which she come to her death
was chill, fyaver and dropsy, and when the body
was buried, 1t was very much swollen. The
ground IN which she had been buried. twas yel.
owish loan, and the body lay about hhreo iset
above the lime rock
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28
" - "a c. mo. - I'd .: ~ NJ EsA az
prunkers Rife IIanufactOrV.

RI NH subscriber having returned f,u the east
n after visiting the puur gal w0uunctours b.
n SNOW prepared rp manufacture the ccetra-
'rd Iucrra-, uJ Gaming Twist Rife, which he war.
rants 10 b" equal D any made 90 this state or else
where. lie Nu. also keep constantly on hand and
iur sale, good assortment ol double and single bar
relied FuwUuL pieces, Powder E.a,hs, Game Bags
Shot fouchr- I.mus.jun Car. and usupcuoruIti.
cIr q Sporting Powder.
N,Iuud~ "i Iul1ur iu ihc gmsmih line done with
ucarurss and despatch
Suopon the east side Of Columbus St, or" door
-uutnui the Union llouse. June 22-u
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28
New Heat Market,

! ERENINI WOODmiomshisi friends and the
~ public hlthc has Just opened a Meat Market az
ms new building ON the conner north oi the Court
House square, ,Iu Ottawa, where he wuIhc happy 10
-Gppyn his i,Icud-dui the public with the choicest
ui everything in the meat lue Vegetable Ol all
kinds also kept ON hand.
No Nqrist on Sugiay. The shop will he kept
opruon saturday evening, bat closed on the Sub
bath sput2l 1850
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28

TIE Nrw Dnr., roa 7. T.,n,r.-A Nov, y.,l
l.....;,,..
..., 80 Wv ''''''''- 'o'' II, ,PIo'' 81!
Ae ne" movement winch has lately been
IH"'e among our Iad's'' preparatory to revo,
'"U"n IN dress, begins to have decidedly seri.
Gus "sptc" II may be regarded n' our second
H'''"r'ugn OF Independence heretofore our
lvul"'o Iel'"w cliztNs nave not dared 10 say
"'e' sous were the'' own lHii7 and h"unces
! "e'"s 'he SOUS OF "omenJ out have held them
srI,' more thurei! 9t Tue mercy OF the moa.s''s
os ,''' ''"h ever h"s,,"h 'eIi dId aI the VIII
W "'' owner h"t now the'a mas commenced u
/ regular revolt o' 'h1 1"o'"tf5 which, imagine,
WI, Cause as m"ch as'unHhmen'. among tie
! t' lnrr' ana m"a'u' maNefs o: failN' aS our
''"'"'I cause" 10 G'"se me IlTd when
.'tE h'""' up utT hh"s 70 SET up N business
W "' ',.''H's s'Lt' ana 10 WITHOUT stamped paper
t"' ''" uo""i".' .! i"tA may u'''d IRON
,uc commencement oil Tue new revolution. ihe
'E'''S "i pGoI'h'nS "'Goh plates ioF iadies
VIZ E "'rE' I" Or "o"u1h',i ana very serious
,'o'y WIZ 'o mace IN 'hv business o, importing
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28

"1o WHAT VILE USES NAY WE COME At LAST "
The great Pyramids Of Dasborn and Abydos, are
now being taken down and the materials used for
building ard.tcncing The temple Of Erment is
rausackcd for materials for common building pur-
poses The celebrated block of marble copied
by Wilkinson and supposed to have been re-
stored to Lctrunne, i, being broken up and con.
yrrtud into lime SlcTRAN,r GLuVl\ MvNuL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28
TAILORING.

:! . and 'he people of'hr surrounding county, ,hu,
hh has now uprUcda shop on his own account
On" Goor yauth ofHe Union House
whore hciulcuds 10 carry on the above business fui
the present From his experience IN the business,
nnd long residence m the Town. he fattcrs nm.rIi
iha,he has gained reputation for good workman
shp, p,thaicouuuihc surpassed IN this meridian
Being constantly M receipt OF the newest styles
ihr public can Ivy upnuhayu- ,hrUaawputsm made
up pu the most fashionable manner aud warranted
10 ht
Cuunrdouc onshort notice Terms reasonable
Ottawa. \ mn. 70
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28

The Colonization Herald states tia, Nh
present moment there Is not white persSf
ding in the republic Of Libena Evera,
from tha, Of the president down To tho Sox, a
filed with emigrOnts from the uaitef Rh
their children, OF by civilized aud Ch'isucvuss
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28

Private accounts from Mexico convey the dis.
trcSsirg Intelligence that great druuth has for
n long time prevailed in the state OF Hacntecns.
No rain had fallen since last August, and gene.
raj famine was impending. Corn was worth 50
rcr buslcl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28
Horse ShOeing

nONE a, Il. Bamards shop, superntcnded by
- Jous lloorER.
10 tco Prices at this shop. Horses shod new
III the best manner, at sl2j, Wagon making con.
tnued NJ the same puce, ns usual Old friends aud
customers. and new, are invited 10 call aud leave
their orders. decT u b,nNAup
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28
Staddcn's Mill.

'INHE subscriber would inform the public that the
/ above Nllsin full operation once mo.r and he
sprepUed To grind, or exchange flour for wheat at
all times to suit thecusiomcrs, and with strict ntlcn.
ton To business, he hopes to share par, the public
patronage. Farmers. please call aud see US You
will always find the mrrs ready to wait on YOU.
niphtorday. Cash paid for wheat.
Dayton, jan -. JoSArIAa SrAppLN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28
The Best Coal

pRouGll into the Ottawa mHrkctisnow raised
- 10y Mr.. MARKS MORTALITY, who may
al times he found ~ his residence near the canal
Gndge,N The head Of Buffalo Rock Ills bed is in
Tue same region where the famous "Strnwn Coal" is
raised, and Mr. NJ challenges COMPARISON wi,h
mat coal, knowing his own. taken all together to be
better article sto the coal from most OF the beds
around Ottawn, 1t IL positively not to be compared
with his; and yet Mr.. Mounrty engages to sch his
Goa cheap as not cheaper than, any ofthe coal
denlersln this region
Teams always kept in readiness to deliver coal to
order; or any number OF teams loaded n, short no.
tice onnpplyingat the residence Of the subscriber
The attention Of Bidckmithsi is particularly called
To this coat MARKS MORTALITY
Buffalo Rock, Inns below Oinwn } Dec u, 1850
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-28
Rap.Ol0gy.

Tie following, which was originally furnished
TO the Boston Post, is given as the verbatim re-,
port of meeting Of the spirits at the house Of
simon jones, fsq- in Bclknap street" The
t"ke-olf upon the white 'rappers' aud knockers
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-09
AMERICAN
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO
CASH CAPITAL C100 C00

hrested in Bonds, Mortgages and .Siocks,-
RWes Of premium reduced 25 per cent, pay
dJie IN cash annuaHg, semi quarterly or quar-
ferly.
This Company is purely mutual and con
fines its business TO New England and the
State of New York. No California or other
extra hazardous risks have Lecn or will be
taken.
The insured are members OF the Company
and share is profits equally Dividends are
declared annually on the lsl Of January, for
which certificates are issued which arc trans.
ferable, reI resent cash securely invested. and
not unpaid premium nolcs, as in the case OF
Credit Companies.
The Cash standard has the follow ing advau-
tages
lSl-lt enables the Company 10 reduce The
rates OF premium, and receive tic same in ar.
nual, sem-annual or quarterly payments.
2d-lt places all the members on equality
with each other as TO payments and dividends
3d-ll accumulates capital in cash, and
mol 10 premium notes. and enables the Com
pany 10 pay present and future losses without
depending upon the collection Of premium
noleS.
ilh--It enables the Trustees TO ascertain
with certainty The profits and to issue certifi
cafes which represent cash instead OF premium
notes.
9th II will enable the Trustees 10 redeem
the certificates held by living, as well as deceas-
ed members. and keeps the Company at all
times in a sound and reliable state.
6lh-Il prevents the charge of deception con.
sequent upon the Practice of estimating un-
paid premium notes as part Of the capil; Of
The Company, and last, hut moi least, it avoids
the certainly OF having premium notes deduct
ed from the policy at death, relieves the mem.
berS from the annual payment of interest on
premium notes, and enables the Company to
pay interest annually upon the certificate for
profits.