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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-02-28

The Sub-eril-.r hrrcb, give, public notice 10 al
concerned, that h. has b,cn dol, appointed anil
iukeu upon himself the trust II Administrator Vi
the Estate q
CHARLES WHITMAN, late Of warerGord.
in the oounty u Oxford, deceased, by giving bond
the law dir,cts-hr the. olprr r,quests all pr.
who Indebted 10 the sail deccassd'. estate
% make immediate payment; and tho.c Who have
any demands thereon, 10 ,Nhibt the ,amc 10
LEVI WHITMAN.
January Z, lsjl. 81
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Salt Rleum.

-uA WE thr uIdsr.-nsd, having s,psfi.
49, clorI Oh. good effects 81 W.. n. Tat.
W n IANr's Patent 1Umpuuul Tf cure ai
VII SALT HllIuM nul Other hulpars. B.,
Ga rlrhli.y recommend q Co 80 AFFLICTED,
- The bet article On our ulln,pul ever ia,cuioI o.
humlfs rruualIy, bui more osic,all, >all Rl,eufn.
laid =. lugnhlm, naH..r, Mo- e.. v. Blf
rows, y. ". l.rsi''nu, Ne. ~. Beckett, Portland,
Ne; &. Cu,'li. liauiari. co. }. :, Harrison.
Sa.,m. Mac, Cater l.. C,'.ur. Boston, Mas;
John william, u,.t1u, Na.s. J,fsr pwiiu, Bath
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or MAINE

STALL VI MNlNls
ONroUu, ss.-Wr.ism nistri,t Court, November
Trtm. ls5n.
Aul % now Appearing O. thr Cont th't thC sli'
Ali.sr1 rrrHiiss a. u1t now an irh,hinui n ihi.
State, arl has u1 trl1ui, agent &C ATTORNEY lhrrin
and ihli D. has u, nliI-r Il ih- pr1lrnN 81 DO,
frrguirs writ. u thrrrffa ordered thltthr ,liI
rh.r'0 Motif, ihs aid nsisHalai IL thr p.uiru-l
,fthr foregoing writ b, causing ~ at'c'toi copy q,
Dos wit prl t..bDi,.r, tHr.i1.f with this oTIrr
~ C.rt thereon, i1ir polished ihrrc w,rl. sur.
rr.si,c', 90 The ON'rI Drmnrr1i. o rsrrr ra'iIsh.
,,l 10 rar,s iH s1tI CaI.N Il ONf.rl. thf hsir fI
I,,t,uu o. D. Tbry dove 20 l.1st lzirv the urst
Term ~ .1il Court. o. D. h1lIrn AZ .aii rari. uH
ils s,Ju,d Irssd,y 4 jun, A.D. ISL, g. doe end
that ihr salI ID frrl,1t one, then AMI there appear
ai .,ll Govt aud fh-v ola.e u ans D. have, ph,
rl.mrut should r.tL' rc1l rel sg,HI h,a, a1i
J,0ru'i.a i.suo agg.r'.. ~,
WI X. klNnNiI., Clefk.
e., .fvrs AMI declaration, aaI order u IouI'
thaTrur. Au.s's
WV. Is kIMnNlI.. C',rk.
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ONToRn, -. supreme Judieill Court, October
Term, 4. u. 1850.
Eleanor Sheffield. i.ihshnt, '.
Dani,l e. SHEFFIELD, Iibclec.
AND il nav apprarins to the Court, that the said
libelrc i. not now an inhabant Of this State, All
has had no notice Of The pe,dency II the foregoing
hhsl il !. therefore ordered that the said Eleanor
Sheffield notify the .ad Daniel {. Sheffield II the
pendency Of her said lbel, Ny causing an siiested
cop, thereof Together with this order u Cou there
on tn h. Published three weeks spccossively in The
ONiord Democrat, papor puilished At Paris in said
County Il Oxford, the last publication TO h thirty
diy' at least before the nsNilerm Of sad Court, 10
h. holden At said Paris. within and iur sid Count,
on the fourth Tue.day of NAV, \. II. ls5l. 10 the
end that the said Daniel c. Sheffield may thea aud
there appear a. said Court. and shew cause, Il any
he have, why the prayer Of the said l'behut should
not L. granted.
Are.t-wM X. KlMBAl.L, Cldk.
4 true COP, II l,l.I and order II Court thereon.
J Atte.t.-wM. X. klMBAl.L, Cierk.
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MOTTO r..

'l1lE Suhsriil~r. cal the aucniior ofihosc hav-
ing un'rtllcd accounts With them ~ long stand-
iug-hopc they vii Sc lhfm ',ttlod b, the Erst day
II Apri neat, and " noi sciihd Nv that time they
p csamc no one ~iil L. disposed 10 ind hut there
Il expense made after tia, date.
a.. HUBBARD s co.
Pari., Feb. n, 1851. ~
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90 ihe ll1uurhl, Justice. II t',r Supreme Judicial
Cauu. u1v hIilrl at Pans within ani Gf he
COUNTY ~ u,fu, Goo lhr fr, .uI TlI.Ily Il &c.
tlIsr 4 u lsS0.
ID lSrEDIfl lily rurs.ri. lsn,l n. nnlsH
IL IT Eprl1.-, il slil County, Airuipi.iriirr d.
lani. non, ~i,h the viN aa0r,ri II Slrurrl 4
BadI,,. late 81 Ipdug 1fHc.HI. J,r.a.,d. il.'
tIr goods ,alt'el. aul rlr',ts 81 .iii decreased are
rHl sud,irri a. answer and .lirsf h.s Irs' j-lfs
lul DE charges aIi ,NIrI... IT standardization D.,
iha .um ~ turli, .Gfui tl .r.,Hl drllu-
WhruGlr ,.ur r,if.Uurr IB,. thi. Cuuu o.
giant bonn q l..lrsr o. 80 1ul ,1u,c, su much ~
tlr Real Rotate uf ali deceased 1. .htI IL r.JDs
,l, o. satisfy ,aid 1,ii.. Incidental charge. lul
charge uf administration.
ISRAEL u. BRADLEY.
U,f.F.f 10 lsgD
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Census Of Oxford County.

We publish below the census of the PoPu-
latrn Of this County for 1910 and 1850, as
given in the Augusta Age from official sour
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PROSPECTUS
CD
THE OXFORD DEMOCRAT,
~ g.. l.. Nl.LLEN : 80.
PROSPECTUS

Thu. r7lsr eaters up11 iis s-rlHl ,HlruH.. iI.,
tfUirruh) "a, II I,lTraN uih rrTeris l'ss
f,firurg Than }. jG.iuhlr, lut With a,i...fr. thl'
30 never h,i l.iurc. o. meeting che u1u', ,f t..
r~.r.. The lrsruill o. devoted ip EJI'.ss oN.
position II Dtmpsru,c puucp,.. 10 Will T.,hr.b
.-I ur,uittrs't Urrrsr urh aul s,TN mrlsuy
Er ths coHs1ll'Il Of wealth o. 'llNslt thr ri1iI.
Il co. lr.I'., 11l uaI'rniI' The Ti1g' Il th- a..
rulir. twill upyn.r interpretive H0I TH'.r.l"-
li5lu tariff .,strH, aDl al other lD.HH' Ut.r. Do
uhirb have 80 ir,,iuhlr irpiHpN IN d..iral Co.,
robbie pru.rsrif, loo vel. as I.,IIul h,r.Hs-
~ political i..usiuHs, dangerous Co 'hr I'r.,iu.r
~ thr lHIup, ViIl q, j.sulu.uI.
W shpll o., uuf utg.lst o. make % au iHf.rrstiU.
1ui r.ru' ilmlN. as wei 90 political, IaUsr. Tho
llruri AMI ihs Mechanic, Who produce sii tho zeal
1pIrll e co. uiti0l, vii boil Boz upr p1p'r an u1-
vn,rfiHg Champion ul their iua'irualir righs. w.
ihc Miscellaneous Department. ia" Ladies vii AZ
uats Gni choice -.l'ctiYu from the cuu,nt lirH-
iutJ Il ihr ily. We shall spare uD pains 90 secure
ih- srfhsf news II ihr jl,, Iui a Turntry Of tuu.
gr,..iun.l snd l-g,.Lii,c, IpIr,rr auI Dom 'tr
u.Uf, will o. fuui.hrj
H. Grr, u hall L. clfrfi', I.,uisl o. thr de-.
.rmuIiilu ui cureri inforrat,sn on ~ pli.,i, i'-
trtrstug o. the p-oplr-tp The i, fuc n sll ,shI.
be pfiuriplfs-tp the cause u g'noTal 'lucltun,
.nd ,sTsral, a. the ,.,aiiun ~ the niu.tfi1u. 1p
u.sGi ch.sss. and ai Improvements Il thrir .1ciil.
moral and political condition.
TERMS.
Otr driif and hl, cents in ti,iH-.. one ll.lr
anil sr,eu',.t,r rrut. II y,ii within ths year. auI
iup dulhf. 81 drh,ri lr,uni the clH.s ~ ihr Nr1u
So, rrr.pn .srJrs i've i lhr. o. f'r,r.a, shlli
receive fvf copies &C. one wear.
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MARRIED.

In Newr,, 2O,h lust, ~ Orin Poster, E.1., Mr.
Lease 4. killgo, 10 Miss Sarah l.. 4. killg'rc, AL
81 NeWg.
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STATE or MAINE

ONIuTn, ss.
>1Trus Judicial Count, O,i.l.r Tenn, M 80
Ani n1v he Grryoin- petition hlgiue l.-n jul,
entered upon the Docket uf th- Govt, q J. Ou',r.
90, That The saii Petitioner Give Notice II ihs pm.
drrr, ~ h' .aiI r,iitilu, O., ,lu,in. an aiirstrd
r1ry thereof together with L.s UuIrr n Govt
thrfron, o. h. ruIli.h,dihr,r uo.k. su,c,s-,sl, n
The ONhri DDrIrtat, Ilrrr rfiuisl 10 rIu.
ir '1ii Cauliy, 'hr hstpulIHlt1H tpi- three week
10 least l,frr the neat term 81 .liI Cont. a. H.
hpl'su M sIii flIis within anil itr .III CuuHi,uu
ihr fourth Tu.slry q W., rI,'. o. the ,uI that
al p-upu. iu'rr'strI m1, thru ard there lrt.ar ~
aid Count, ,aI show rlHsr if l1, ilr, have uh,
he Ttl1rr n sIil petition .hHr' ~ o. granted
WV. X. kINHNIL, Cluk
tTur rrv' n Petition mi ufiaT Il C1gt THEREON.
Auri.-WN Il. kINUAl.L, Clak.
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INSURANCE NOTICE.

ne DCRsONs in Sumner, IN thi. County
An i Who have sustained hrsscs II Sto'h
Insured in ihr American Live Stock ln'uanc,
COMPANY" ace h,rb, notified that their dncs w'l
h. paid upon presentation 81 lhrir receipts or The
amount 10 the subscriber ~ NORWAY.
wa. T.. GOODNOW, AGINr.
Feb. 20, 1851. 3"2
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AMERICAN MUTUAL
Life Insurance Company,
NEW HAVEN, CT.
Local Office, No. 4, State st., Boston.
100000 DOLLARS
CAPITAL.
Rates of Premium Reduced IS Per Cent.
ASD THI
CASH STANDARD ADOPTED.
Q A p 1T A J. .

Tie rr,ai Jsiar,Jl, II III. hrgsHS, w., that rnsn,
Nv the payment NJ snail .um aansally, NAV secure
H. their hmiies certain of money, u H. PAID
AZ thcr death. anL ihsr,hy accomplish an ollcct
th,, might NJ attain during a long life.
ne oTThcafoH u Lsf hsWaHS,, h., lnsuring
one. H. Gr the hens6t II hs friends he credit
ors, ~ f1r the .nle aud Lenshi Il bic family.
4 Woa1s mas lnsurc her LIS ior the h.nsft Il
her Parents, her husband ~ be- children, and shc
my in.urc The lie of her husband Go her fOle and
separate us~ and LsnehL
4 Ha1lsaS aai We wa, lnsurc lhsir lives joini.
". and The whole policy H. payable Co the 'urNuf,
urun ilIc death & either.
Palicies paN H. uiadr pa,Alis g. TlsHfss, g. th"
rnsht Il specific olj,rts Usrsons. NSisis NAV l."
Gn1I,I ~ the avail. ofrrlri,s II l.iis lusunu'e;
C.H.sfs M, o. endowed. Pr.hfsrfshrs may L. 80
nlhshsd. RS4orlpf h,fitfi1af may H. aided, and
Lefaa 6si B,yuss't ma, H. nade ior prLlic ur
rr,atr pwrns,s, v,lhoUt t.,rfiirs iiom iamiliss,
TruT'fi, and C.ilic.
ruli,is. ace grauirliN ili. 'unIluy onl, to sound
ail hrahh, rrrsun. ani The it,.ins.s Il the Coma
r, b. ,uu6ue,l a. hrahh, ueai"rs and a. fret sltss
ti.k. 81 Calffrir ~ oftr fffrl hIg1risss mis-
Al5s I,,a flta. Estr,m,s N IN Minds ace ctrsiuly
avoided. aHi prs department q The uusinefs 90
lIa CUirpsu, b. Sif'i1ll, rundurfot.
E,,N I,t.su ursu,-i q. rsFi'fcd o. ansvtr 80
II Question. rrbtus q, hi hIlh. constitution, 81.
Tho CrmIau, obtain similar Ini"rmatun from Their
rauii, ph,s,iiu, aul llsa i,o'n frirud. hhuA'.
! rlwt,hl'i., alI Ci,cuhu ar- iunuhrIb y BE 'om.
I rgr, ur che 'sr.'s.
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WI. T.. GOOnNOW, ig,st
Jo,,ruN :. Mrtttrr. Mi.,ai FI"rs,
NORWAY, We,
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lvroErlNr 10 rHyr.-Wccopy de ilIas.
ing paragraph from The Auburn Advocate Of
"Wednesday
A Great Invention in the Art Of Print
ing.
Mr J. L. Burdick, OF Utica, has succeeded
IA Inycutng a new cylinder printing press,
which is certainly Gar ahead OF anything now
in 30. This press prints both sides Of ,he
paper by one revolution; will print twice as
last as ihc Hoes press, and do is work as
well or better than the Adams press. and IL
requires but half the labor in FEEDING 10, while
the cost Of The machine, It Is believed. will
BE- less than thai Of any power pres There
Is one Of these presses noV al work boo Uuca.
Printers, and AL concerned in the business,
will d. well 20 call and see ior themselves.
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To the Honorable Jlstir-s IT the Srr,-mr JrIi,nl
Cuufi, us,t Go D. holden % pbus, within AMI i.t
the C.uat, ~ ONl1ri u1 tn -a,HsI ID..a I, u
Octul.r, 4. -. $50:
HLEANOR SHEFFIELD ufPrrr. BE- laid Com.
~ Q, ct ONiurl, respectful, hI,I. and give. thi.
honorable Curut o. H. Informed that he US lv.
iiI'y marie tp one DANIEL e. sheffield 40 Pciu,
on the iv,li,.srclrd dly II November \. ID. on,
Thousand eight hundred and thiri,.tlrrr; that th7
,lii DANIEL &. Sheffield Grd NJ. llsl far q divorce
l-tvrcn the aid Eleanor ShsGrl aul Daniel 4.
SHEFFIELD, from the hunls II maifiuru,; and .1ii
llcl having been dul, cuteiti on tic second Turs.
ji, 4 Ort1l-f, \. ID. l~tq. ~ the Suprruc Judi.
,ll Cowt, thrn hpldcn NJ Pare. Iihiu aui iur The
Count, II ONfuui. u was ordered an drrrrl ly
aid Court, that the lsnd. 4 matrmpu, h dissui'
e. Ur that a divorce b. drcfr~d. as O., the records
of sad Court remaining full, aprcau. And h..
cause Il the divorce ~ dCtTce Aforesaid, md he
cause she has aways Conducted herself with per.
lc,i propri,iy and uprightness II character since
the deere aforesaid, your lh,lnt puy. that the
bund. ~ mairim,ny ray d. dissolved, sud divOrce
dccfecd ON hcr pant, l.twc,n herself anil the said
Daniel G. Sheffield, and further pIa,s that she may
have jecreci H. her household furniture, AMI
that such further provision. &C allowance u mate
or her subsistence out 81 h's personal or real estate
a. ma, b. considered props anil iust; and further
that shr NAV have drcr-rd a. - thr custody 'nd
care II their four chillrn, hSug mianrs, with On
allowance from hi. property Go Their MAINTENANCE.
ELEANOR SHEFFIELD.
Dated at Canton the second DAY Of September,
4. u. 1850.
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WHEREAS, IN, wife, May V. lissse, Ieii ny
w bel and bard on the 10Th inst, without ju.i'-
fable cause thi. /, to frbd all pcr.ons haI''orine
~ trusting her on NV account, A. shall pay no
dcds e her contracting 41er this date.
CYRUS BESSE.
Hebron, Feb. n, 1851. J"i
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tIEFN Frs

OFFICERS
BENJAMIN SIlLIMhN, P,oil,s'.
NORRIS WILCOX. w., PyutfB'
BENJAMIN MOVES. N0rdaFy.
JOHN W IITCll, 1fupw0.
rLINY A.JEwETT. ND T w. "a, c h''...'"
New Havoc, &C.
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VI AIN f. L \ r NJ f. r
VOLUME NIN--iS5i.
rrHIisuIp THURSDAY voEsiso'
BE- RUSSELL EiTON
OaI-- over ,hs Cnuiic Hank. AUGUSTA.
T.. HOLMES. Editor.

Iur thr hst eighteen wears thr Maine Farmer
De. h,l .isali', -,uirg the .uppor, and rairp1,-r
n' tlc people uf tls aui Other State. ltNiIl cone
'uua o. h. devoted, Il ever has lsru, o. ihs grrll
,,uss II rlsutng and crrl.ii1s Ne rr1dust'sr
positions n society, D., clgUunsin. aHI aIiug im-
IrH,rnrrts iu thr practical arts ~ ne, AMI acting
e. a medium ih0lugh Wh,rh thr lriIri."i inIustr
lpl general kn1ni,jgr oruh ,1mmuu.ra'. with each
other, ,uI thereby d,s.ruiHaI- s1.h iu'Hr~stU1,
rrssaf,hs. aBi discoveries a. thsy might d,-irr 90
srrs,d sIIH,d tr ihr rppl q ~.
Tie p'tIIisher his s1ftai'ed thr sparr hitherto
devoted o. advertisements, aHl 'hrfsl, Increased
M. amount uf Cclrnl reading, over 1Hl show, What
% hps h-r-iuffr l-~n w. r'-l.-s h.mrrIff' sf1rr
90, Iairs n uusr O. " Keep COP With ths timrs, nj
u., il point uf typographical anil other ,u'-I.ish-
mrIt.. luf 5sp ir furnishing UrN and rs'iHl matter
1T such character as shsll ir 81 impufi1rr 90 The
Former ,1l Mechanic, AMI iHier, tHr 10 tho Ern-
ed frrlrr
IL vii o. hls1tu lts1 On cove, on 'l'irH 90 THE
matter, the h's.i ngws II The d1,, ant s1lh -.r.r
10 rrr,s rs shlli make 10 pp acceptable aui uH.Nc'p-
tiruih'e tmiI, Iapsr, auI plflH1' and ir,irur-
tive JHwIuuIun 10 The tusi'r.
The Tluu.f j. ono II Oh, hr.rsi rlr.n il New
In gland, irl When che cJclt am,urt Il Ir1iir.
matter which % contains BE- CunsiLrfcl, % viii u,
.,ra that it j. al.o one uf the chrlr..t
TERMS-Sl,7 be advance, 100 IL rliiNiih.
i1 thr year, $3.50 at the expiration u' ihH N,,r.
Ny rrrsHn Obtaining ia -p,l srlsr.ir.', 'hlI
's entitled O. a s,,cuth crry ipr uug YEAR.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19

IT was not until 1880, that this State
tolerated the press. By ancien, records
we find that Williamsburgh imported
press in that year, and the first paper
was established. To enable our readers
to Judge of the prices for advertising
and subscriptions of those times compa-
red with the present, which many de-
clare to be exorbitant, and even unproft.
able, we copy the following from the
terms of the paper, contained IN its first
issue:
"All persons may be supplied with
this pape, at fifty dollars year, and
have an advertisement (of moderate
length inserted for ten dollars the first
week, and seven dollars for each week
AFTER"
The paper was issued once week,
which made il cost to subscribers about
ninety-six cents number.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
London mt Midnight.

Mr.. Greely, in one of his recent let
tiers to the New York Tribune, says:
walking home from soiree at the
West-end through Regent street, Hay
market and the Strand, once at midnight,
[ was struck, though accustomed to all
manner of late hours in New York,
with the relative activity and wide-a-
wake aspect of London at that hour
1t seemed The High Change of revelry
and pleasure-seeking. The taverns, the
clubs and drinking shops betrayed no
symptoms of drowsiness, the theatres
were barely beginning to emit their ia
ded multtudes; the cabs and private car
riages were more plentiful than by day,
and were briskly wheeling hundreds
from party to party; even the omnibus
es ratified down the wide streets as fresh
ly and almost as numerously as at mid
day. The policemen were alert on
nearly every corner; sharpers aud sus-
picious characters stepped nimbly about
the cross streets in quest of prey, and
innumerable wrecks of womanhood,
God pity them! shed deeper darkness
to the shaded and dusky lanes and by
ways whence they momenIarily emer-
ged to salute the passer-by. Beneath
the shelter of night, misery stole up
from the squalid lair. no longer awed by
the police to beseech the compassion Of
the stranger, and pour lis tale of wo and
suffering into the rarely willing ear
Serene and silvery in the clear night air
rose the full moon over Southwark, she'd
ding soft and mellow light on pillar
and edifce. column and spire, and endu-
ing the placid bosom of the Thames
with tranquil and spiritual beauty
Such was the glimpse of London at mid
night; have not seen it SO impressive
by day."
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
steam Fleet or the Pacific.

Never has the world witnessed SO rap
id a progress in all the elements Of COM
mercial greatness as has been exhibited
in California. The trade of every ma
ton, borne in fleet of thousand ves-
sells, has been poured into her lap. Her
golden treasure has lured into the great
bay of San Francisco the flag of every
people, from China to Russia. But
wonderful as has been our advance in
building up commercial marine, the
increase of our steam fleet has been
proporIonately more striking and rapid
The pioneer steamer, the California, be-
longing to the Pacific Mil Company
Line, first entered the Golden Gate on
the 2Sth of February. lS49. Since that
time bu: little more than two years and
third have elapsed, and behold what a
fleet OF steamers now traverse the wa.
ters of the Pacific. -....
Twenty-nine ocean steamers are now
running between San Francisco and the
various ports on the Pacific-a number
nearly, if not quite, equal to the number
'"i''S ous VI 'ho poit VI NC" DIX, lnt
great commercial metropolis of this con-
,inent. Besides these there are some
half dozen more on their way to this
country, or preparing TO start. The
number is now nearly, and soon will be
quite sufficient to allow the departure of
a different steamer every day in the
month.
All this steam fleet on our coast has
sprung up in less than two years and a
half. AT anything the same rate of in.
crease, what may we not expect to see
within the next wears. Within that time
steam communication win undoubtedly
be opened with the Sandwich Islands
and the other important groups OF the
Pacific, Japan and China, Australia and
the adjoining British Colonies, and prob
ably with the rich Islands of the Indian
Ocean. San Francisco Post.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
correct judgement on the merits of the
Bloomer controversy than the Lady Pa
tronesses of Almack's."
A Desperate Love Case.

Sighs, sobs and deep g-oans, expires.
sive of much bodily and mental anguish
were heard issuing from the alley of a
house in Walnut street above FOURTH
The watchman lit his lantern and ex.
plored the dark passage, and at the up
per end of which he found man seated
on the ground with his back against the
gate and his face buried between his
knees, an attitude suggestive of the pro.
foundest grief. The watchman with no
very gentle hand, raised the mourner's
head and discovered that this afflicted
person was a dark mulatto, with tufts of
wool on each cheek to represent whisk-
ers. and another tuft under his chin which
seemed TO lengthen his face 10 make the
expression of it indescribably woful and
lsconsolate.-" What's the matter with
you?" was the watchman's first inquiry
The sorrowful being, by the way of re.
ply, merely shook his head and laid one
hand on the pit of his stomach, as if to
imply that the seat of his distemper was
in or about that region. "Got the collie,
suppose said the watchman. pulling a
small flask from his pocket, "here, take
sup of this swizzle, and then come a.
long with me-" The mourner rejected
the medicine with hopeless gesture; but
finding that explanation was required he
said:- ... " ..
sit is not the wind that troubles me.
aad liquor, and nothing else can do me
any good. It's my heart that's effected,
and not my bowels. I've been in love
with colored gill that lived in this fam
lily for more than two years, and come
up this alley every once in while, to
ease my overloaded bosom with sighs
and tears, on the very spot where Maiil-
da Jane stands when she comes out to
empty slops. Every cabbage leaf, corn
husk or rotton potatoe she throws out is
treasure to me. takes them all home
and stuffs into pillow tick, and when l
sleeps with my head on that, mydreams
is just about heavenly! She flung ou.
piece of water-milyun rind yesterday; |
had a regular fight with an old sow for it,
and when | got il did nothing bu, kiss
it all day" "What good-for- nothing
niger you must be-" exclaimed the
watchman in astonishment; '.blame me if
| dom. find you better employment than
picking up rotten potatoes and kissing
dirty watermelon rinds. I'll work off
your love fit with dose of lie and rhu-
barb, and then set you to picking oak
um." But the Mayor, having some ex-
perimental knowledge of love cases, and
knowing how to distinguish them from
vagrancy, cautioned Sam Brown, the
lover, against skulking in alleys, and gave
him permission to depart.-Phila. Penn
syiuanida. .# .... .s.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
Rufus ClaOate.

Rufus Choate is picture to look at,
and crowder to spout. He is about
seven feet six, or six feet seven, in his
socks; supple as an eel, and wiry as
cork screw. His face is compound of
wrinkles, "yaller janders,' and jurispru.
dence. He has small, keen, piercing
black eyes, and head shaped like
mammoth goose-egg, big end up; his
hair. black and curly, much resem-
bling bag of wool in '.admirable disor-
der" or brush heap in gale Of wind.
His body has no particular shape; and
his wit and legal "dodges" have set ma
ny a Judge in snicker, and so confound-
ed jurors, as to make it almost impossi-
BILE for them to speak plain English, or
tell the truth for the rest of their natural
lives. Rufus is great on twisting and
coiling himself up, squirming around,
and prancing, jumping, and kicking up
the dust, when steam's up. His orato-
ry is first rate, and his arguments ingeni-
Gus and forcible. He generally makes
ten strike-judge and jury down al,
the end Of eyerv sentence. He is great
on flowery expressions, and high faloo-
tin "hub dnbs." Strangers mostly think
he's crazy, and the rest scarcely under
stand what it's all about. He invoices
his time and elocution, 1000 per cent o.
yer ordinary charges, for having ones
self put through course of law. Ru-
fus Choate is about fifty years of age;
perhaps over. He is considered the
ablest lawyer in New England, or per-
haps--,he United States. His hand
writing can't be deciphered without the
ald of pair of compasses and a quad.
rant. His autograph somewhat rescm
bles the map of Ohio, and looks like a
piece of crayon sketching, done in the
dark, with three pronged fork. He
has been in the Senate, and may be, if
he has time to fish. for it, President OF
the United States.-Dutchnsaa.