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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-26
The advertiser, hav-

Il ing business Immediately connected with Plumbingr
and in possession OF Food store with plenty OF room ana IN
vel, established situation DESTROYS of obtaining Fart
ner in the Plumbing line thorough business man ana
mechanic, with capital equal TO the sdveeIs
woud find this an excellent opportunity AZ there are no
membranes any description the business Q, the a.
lions viii be strictly honest Address X, Tribune Office
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-26

EOR SALE-The old established Da-
IL guerrean Gallery, No 10 Broadway with Furniture,
Specimens Signs and all necessary apparatus IL has been
established over five years. and s doing good daily
cash business Satisfactory given for selling out
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-26
TO PRINTERS.-A Job Printing Office,

with q good Of custom, for sse on reasonable and
easy terms good opportunity for industrious man Sat.
reesons gven selling out Parties desirons OF
nrchssng by leaving note for d. A. d. office OF this Pc
rr will be waited
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-26

A S first rate CHAMBERMAID, or Laun
~ dreen by a competent young Woman Has the hes
Of city reference Can be for two days not engaged
Call at No. 40 4thst. in the store
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-03
MIR. Webster's Prediction Relative TO the
MlItr EaxIY.

IFrom the philadelphia Penns Jlvanian Nov 81
We give room to the following with much pleasure =
WLLIaM H. HorE.
Dear Sir--The Bulletin OF this afternoon contained
card heaaed 4 Dsniel Webster Libelled," in which
paragraph from this mornings PennsRiodnat purport
ing 90 be the dying message from Daniel webster TO
Rufus Choae, Is denounced nm " Infamous slander''
and ny is given the author OF the hbel.n My
connection with this matter Is easily stated.
On my return from visit 10 General Pierce, on Thurs.
day at stopped day in the city of Boston where
mad the honor Of an introduction to Peter Harvey,
Esq that city, the intimate personal anu political
friend Of the amentei webster In the course OF con-
yersaiion with mutual hiend and myself Mr.. Harvey
said In substance as follows -
Mr. Webster asked ma short time before his death,
whether nuus Choate intended going for Scott
answered did not know, but thought not e
W.Ln said Mr.. Webster, tell him he has youth,
talents and bright future bifore him. and hope he
won't all by supporting Scott .fnd tel boa as mp
dining Bssage him that ofer the second day ct Norcmbs
neat he his pcrp, as national party, riA cttst only ia
hsi0p,N
the words In itslice beiDg his exact words.
Mr.. Harvey further stated that General Pierre hal
behaved well towsrds Mr. Webster, and was a noble
follow and for whom Mr. Webster entertansd gteas
nGe,tiun.
had no agency In the publication Of this conversation
any portion OF IL In the Penspcrnan any other
papsr but merely repeated II TO friends Mr. Cum
Mugs, u the Bmiein, sm' M others.
For the truth Of thu above would refer you and the
public to Peter Harvey E,q. and Daniel ID. BroIhsad,
Fsq formerly navy agent OF Boston
Sir Harvey will be remembered az the friend from
whom Mr. Webster parted with these words Harvey
am not so sick but that know you'll aIn well enough
to Know you 1 we'll enough to love you, and we'll
enough call down the richest OF Heavens blessings
,pou YOU and yours Harvey. don't leave Till am
dead-don't leave Marshfeid TIL am dead ma,
Of October ali that Is mortal Of Daniel Webster will be NO
more. Yours respectfully
JOHN BHODHElD,
Philadelphia, Nov. ], 1867 ls5 Walnut street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-03
ARRIVAL OF THE PRoMRTHEUs.
INTERESTING PROM CESrHlL lHgyICs.
Our Nicaragua Correspondence,
&c., &C., &c.

The steamship Prometheus, Capt. Churchill, ar
rived yesterday morning She left San Juan del Norss
Oct. 2Sd, and arrived at Havana on the morning Of
the 9th. She left on the same evening at seven
o'clock, and arrived OF Sandy Hook at SIX o'clock
on Monday evening.
The steamer Independence left San Francisco on
the lst of October and arrived at San Juan del Sud
on the morning of the 10th, with two hundred pas
sengers.
Tie United States steam frigate Powhatsn,
Captain Mervine, bearing the broad pennant Of
John Thomas Newton, was at Havana. She ar
rived on Saturday the 23d, all well.
The Prometheus has had very thick foggy wca-
Their from Cape Hatteras, and was detained outside
on that account.
We have received our files of La Gaceta del Gorcr-
de Costa Rica to the 9th ult., published at San
Jose. We translate the items which we find most
interesting.
Juan Rafael Mora, President of the republic Of
Costa Rica, has published the following decree,
with the aim Of favoring the scheme of German CO.
lonizaton, of which the first action promises al.
ready the most favorable results, and to encourage
the efforts Of the company Of North to open an i'm
portant way Of communication with the Atlantic
/ decree list Artice.-Thers win be established
1852.
Article 2d-There will be Professionally Commander
Of Port who will have also the authority Of Governor OF
the population which is formed in It, amply authorized
by the government to take all OF police and
curity which he will judge indispensable.
Article 3d-The Ministers Of Finance and War
authorized to give effect to and execute the decree
Given in the city Of San jose the sixth day Of 0cto
Der, 1862.
GUArAMALA October Q 1852.
The ordinary courier of the conduct informs that
General Carrera had arrived with troops frontier
and that the true motive not yet known In that
capital the inhabitants formed thousands of conectures
since the circumstance as to have propagated the
notion that the Salvador had some alarming pro-
nuncismentos.
In the Slate of Salvador there alteration 10 the
public affairs. What Is certain is, thas the incidents
which occurred between the the district
Zulipiata and the municipality of Anahuacapan, bad
been seen with surprise, and condemned by public
opinion.
The other from Central America relates that tran
quility IL only disturbed at moments in Guatsmaia
Between Guatamaa and San Salvador several
ses had taken place account Of the refugees Of the
mountains body OF troops Of Guatamala entered the
DepaI OF Sonsonate Anahuacapan and created
a considerable alarm. The commaudant of Zuliatapa
unfinished to tho municipality Of AnahuacApau, to not
fear the expulsion Of the refugees That affair will
doubt, finish by an amacabe arrangement
From Honduras and Nicaragua there is nothing pari.
cuar. Peace is generally regninx in Central America
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-03
INTERESTING FROM CUBA.
THE MISSION OF JUDGE C0NKLING.
orr HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
fhs Reported Apology Of the Captain General,
Sc, &c., Sc.

Our advices from Havana, by the Prometheus,
are to the evening Of the 9th alt.
There appears to be some doubt as to the charsc-
ter Of the arrangement made between the Captain
General and Judge Conkling.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02
Sagaeily Of The elephant,

Sd mo young camels belonging to
ia mu ch respected friend were travel
+ ling With tie army, Yhd dn they bad
occa. ion to cross the Jumna in 1at-
bottdmed boat: the no yelty Of the
thing excited their lot rs to such a
degree that i'd seemed impossible to
drive or induce tAem TO enter, the
boat spontaneously; upon which one
of the mo1iits, or elephant-keeperS,
called to lis 81. plant, and desired
him to drive gheua in: ii c animal i'm
mediateiy pitt On a furi ious appear
anCe, trumpoted With His proboscis,
shook lis ears. r0arads struck the
ground to the right ana left, and
threw the dust in clouds toYards
them; ana SO {f5ctually subdued one
great fear in the reira ktory camels
by exciting h greater that they
bolted into the boat il the greatest
huuy---when the elephant reas-
sumed his coniposura, and deliberate
" walked back to his post. The
same elephant vas appealed to by
his mohhut to remove a branch from
4 tree which hang too low to raise
the tent-pole: the animll looked at
the pole as if measuring it with his
eye, then at tie tyee an d impending
branch; he tEen stepped a couple OF
PAGES forward, took the branch in his
tguh hk, and felt, as if examining
it would split off finding il /
oasy at this plf,ee, he ND dFad-a little I
back to whereit was thicker, then /
taking Il firm held, he ave it three +
OF four successive swings, Increasing
his force, till With ono We cry powerful +
effort it tore and fell On the ground.
Being appealed to to ren owe anOther
oranch still Higher, he, looked up,
stretched his proboScisl and caught T
'4lJi 4 twig on TWO and / 4ome leaves;
le was urged agaili -h6 shook bis
:ars and gave apping sound Of dis
,ieasure: but the moha ut insisting, /
iter another vain attemH (, lie caught .
he bearing-polo Of a d doly a kind
!paIanQmn,) ilnd Bilool; it with yio-
1
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02
no. 45.
Performing Birds

/ A highly interesting exhibition,
dnd one which has bceu liberaIly
Hatrouised, at WILLS Roolns, al-
.Fadcd recently. 1t consisted, Of
JerY extraordinary performances of
1Idle. fandernieersch's celebrated
objection OF learntd birds. These
haliy wonderful little ptrisrmersI
iIre seen in a beautiful gl5ss cage,
iInd are occasionally parniiied %
dome outof II Tor the purpose Of de-
lighting and puzzllng lh, spectators.
They calculate al comhaud-solyo
Questions in arili!me,ic-spclI any
gord-ieli tie hour and he tuin.
,ite. and perform ulher /, MAJ !;aLle
experiments. Fer instaFcc, ] was
total strau ger 70 the beau,lfai and
fascinating young lady, ard size re-
qutsted the loan of ny watch. Is
! gave il 10 htr ! observe! ;i,at llle
TINE wa5 ti chty-t.yo or three min
uies 10 i6ur, P u. MIle. Emile
showed the watch 10 The Hence.
and then to her birds, and told them
TO notice the time. ! bird then
came ont Of his cage, and dartcd
over the edges # several luatred
ratds, arranged in long bcx --be
lussed haEd 10 get a cafd out. fnai-
j. succeeded. He turned Tie face
oi The card 10 the audience. Ii was
marked with the figure 81" TIeI
hen tnssea again, and brought cut
mother card, OIL which were Tie
isu'cs 80, " difa'ing the precise
lne as it appea ed by my o0n
watch when the feat was accom-
'llshed! Ii ! iiad mol given Mdle.
Emile my watch, and observed Tie
imq should n4t, perhaps, have
written so many ines about these
\ ondeifal little bii-ds.-M Y S0.r.
Of tie Times. If
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02
The Slave Ca Sc at New Yor Il
Mere ii FOubIe Ahead.

/ The decision of Judge PIyn6l @
the New Y0rlE Superior Court. IL
the case of the Ieight slaves Of .Mr
Il Lennon, Of Virginia, who, whili
they were In 3raaslta with Mr l..
from Virgins 10 Texas, were scizet
upon by Abolition fanatics in New
York, their fe bdom claimed on tie
ground that, bling in the free State
Of New York, By tie voluntary 1c-
ton Of their ms Ister, he has no longer
any legal chilm upon them, is BattrIIct-
ing no little attention and exdite-
me- IRt The New Yofk Courier Ind
Eaklarsy prdnduncesl the decision
one which thrFatens to iIrevive, III
their worst form all the Jealous Ind
bitter feelings which it w trusted
that the Com promise effected BY
Clay and We bster and the recent
overwhelming confirmation which it
has received at the hands Of the peo-
pie had soothedb ifnot extinguishdd !
After goingIinto history Of the
ca$e at length, tine Courier decl;ires
the Judge 5 de{isioH, though appear
ing plausible, :, u 1ot .5ust-and the EdiI-
toy has no dou bt st is Numerically
embossed to the spirit Of the Consti-
tuition and the recent law passed by
Congress upon the subject Of sla vo-
ry." Agaih lin the Courier's opip-
ion:- =
"The Judgment deprives at " ord
the citizens Of fifteen States, Of Tie
light to b9hg 10 New York what is
property in hbir own States, eFen
;lth4 ugh they have no intention to
beco PIE eve n td temporarily citizens Of
New York. Il will do more to s aB-
aratd North anf South than any dth-
er eY Yent which las happened 81 hqe
the birth Of dur Confederation, ;lra
will open at onqP the gaping breFGh
which b has but L IoW with so much 3D. +
licitdde leen closed. And its inl4
enoe aillrehch {ven beyond this, |i9r .
if the citizens Of ii slave S.ato. vi lib
continuing theif Allegiance to i. nj t5y
be d$uied in ohb par. Of the Ual Oh
.he rights co4 frrea by tilair rEh
SOVEREIGNTY, I'd dogFazed by the ChR-
stitution, and Ieonfrmed in spirit If
lot d letter q} express legislttiqn
If Cdpgress, I'll 4 citizens ofany Suite
nay be deprivdl Of any other rights
Fhen out Of tie boundaries OF their
'Tn State, acco1ding to The Faim -4r
prejudice di tiat parJ oi The cbau ~ :
hrough which they may trii vel T.
)ne State may deny one rig ht, y +
ther another, ahd thus split up aie ,
Consideration By an infnity Of lii BE ,
ntering wedges Of pains and pen H. {
les.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02
~u- rFt,Ee Wm @.

lTTwO Dollars inr one Year if paid a
the lime Of subscription; Two Deiiars
an1Flfiy Ceats, vIruovT DEvIsrioN
a,serihs exnrslion Of Three Months.
grPin 8liss for Advertisements, JOB
Wa-k OF. SI5@rir,lpn. considered dp'
when ,aira aeJ. egeppt agaiustthcse " lib
vAon ". have Rnnpiag Accounts
stPNo Paper viii be scot out Of he
Cp4nly. unless paid fJriu advance
pI-eA lv.riisemeuI= iaserEed al One Doi'
iarpqr Square Of Twelve Lines,
or E.es7, feI ,he Firsi InserIon; Fifty
Ccnts Tor each continuance.
E+1T Psrslak a.lvsrtisina ., ihe Year will
be ehars.a thirty Dollars Cor aYio'e
coiamn. T sventy Doiiars Tor oae ihalf.
zen Dollars for me-qnarer, ~ deri-
aiio,. from these Terms uadsr dnq rire"nl-
stare S.
Et-5- rhe privilege Of Yea-iY Advertisers iq
.tr.s,ig f;,ai.ed4o iisirs ossn i7sezediatt and
Regular Ba,ipsss; and 'he Basiss<T q an
Aivet,isng Firm - moi considered as in
cluIiny iha, of liz individual mrmhfiF.
s17s Announcing Candidates, Three poi
fars; 10 be paid "a .9dpnnce IN Erery Case
r--e advertisements not marked WIFI! The
nnmber Of Insertions uhen iahdgdin will
j. eoniila:l uatil ordered 2nt a.la 8ag laeat
eracica.
erP y, .4igartilcissni can ttiaser'td gro /
tuit0u5y
stPAd.erGseaenls Of PvrsoFral Nf'u'e
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02

fbeejllor ofihe AmIiersl VAS J
Express does not believe in tie use
OF he evil weed, the seed Of which
King James sad was by Satan. He
says: deacon Ebenezer Rice, Of
Rowe, aged II years, moved CT
lhe 2. day eyflast August, (ti eiug
lis II s. birih-day,) Two acres Of
stout grass, beginnii.s one honr af
ter sunlise, and finishing before
II clock. I he deacon about one
year ago le't eff entirely the use Of
tobacco, having been a most ll,et,
crate smoker for forts ycals. lie
says he has paid out nearly t.rao
hundred dollars for tobacco. Since
quitting the ppA he. has greatly inl-
proved IN health and bodiiy and
pen al sigor.sIic weighs ever twen-
ly poauds mere ihaa lie .did cae
year ago, and hS says lie feels 20
years younger than 1t 10 These
are interesting facts, ,and speak vol-
nmes against lie use of tobacco.@
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02

The cost Of W-ig, even upsn
small scale, has beeh a good zeal
talked oi since tie 4lg cI.ou The
New York Expfess remarks that
Ibis country was q / pie more than
two ycars<t war Will Grea; Brilain
msI8l2-'I5, AID ID liug that short
period ibe city Of ! ow York lost
$4,000 Of its inliati. irls, aid The
value Of ely propest leiFoyes forty
per cent. War uiil ans u.tion,
however week, would he dcs.ruc,-
've TO our commerce and 10 orr e,
ricultnre, as the later wenld baye
no market abroad. The maniac
turing interest is The oab' interest
that would thrive.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02
Two children i ave recently died
from eating chestna ats-one in Cleye-
land and the other in Cincinnati.
4 monster blast fty gunpowde,

a monster hla4t hy gunpoHder,
fred BY means Of b galvanic battery,
took place lately alt Furness quarry,
on Lochfne, near Inverary. It is
computed that 10000 tons Of gran
ite hive been torn up, varying in size
from fye tons doFnwards. The to-
tai dharge Of gunnowder was 5000
lbs.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02
Ilr. yHe68.4r'S Iup tlom Baly
LLl vi. Ill.,.

lAr yYeds.4rs I.lp fom BID.
more 10 Wqsiing on : VI r Webster.
be!etc lg3ids ere luilt, vas loTcuo
o4o ilga. 10 ii Ike il joul by pr
yate conveyaace, from DIi.imore to
Washington. TIE man yFAo drove
tie wagon Was sIch an ll.-lOokiDg
fellow, and told 50 mang stories oI
robbcri5s and mlrj4gs, tbat before
they had goiIo in AIr. VI pbs,or WAS
frightened o4t Of IFS Wits at Inst
the wagon stdpped- In the midst Of a
dense wood, Vi zen the n tan, turning
suddenly rob4d TO his p ssengek, ez-
claimed fercAiy, "Now, BIT, tlH ne
who you are. Mr.. We4s.cr r4pliej
in a fal,criug voice, 4 Ila ready to
spring from t bc vehicle, F. amlDm-
iel Webster, member df Congress
from Mass ieh husetts" 'NWhat,F y
Joined the driver, grasping h3in Narm-
" by the hdnd, .'gre y4u Webster.
Thank God. Ihalsl, Cad Yo4 ire
such II deuee3 ugly chap, tnat IItook
YOU fur some cut-tiiroat cr highway
man" This is tho sabs4anco Of the
story, but thu precise wd rds usqd by
Nj. w Webster himsel5 IN repeating II,
NC eauhotrechIl
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02

H6Gs.-One h5ase Says the LOU
isyillq Journal) Bbs killing on Satur-
day. IF the weather continues cool,
the khsiness will be entered into with
spirit this week. One Of our packing
houses eeptradted last weak fer five
thousand kentucky hogs, averaging
125 tp 20D pounds, at 81 Per c$t.----
Some other cehtrh hcts for lighter hogs
Ave been paRdd at the same the
SELLER delivering them at Louisville.
The Danyille Tribune Of Fliday says;
WE have reeenItly he hrd of several
sales of hogs at S3 ] 5 gross, but
within a few days the prices have adj
yabcdd and holdd rs now demand s4,
at Which figure i ales al now being
roria
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02
Mr. WrBsrrR's BRAIy. IT il. /,

\ NE. Y LBSILk ) DAAIAs-T-I u Z .
pounds eight ounces, trey weight, is
the average weight Of the braino a
male adult, aud three pounds four
ounces OF a female. Cuvier's brain
weighed four pounds eleven oanPes,
four draclinls ahd thirty grains 'Foy
weight. TIE BRAN Of Dapuytfen,
the great French Surgeon, Tei9hel
four pounds siK ounces, Mr. Web
ster's brain was next N size 70 the
two as., and wit3 these two exIfep-
tions the largest q any nfap tnat ev-
H. i......l
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02

HOY TO Ear GRAPEs.-Few peopl,
knoa how 10 eat grapes. Some su: il
low pulp, 5 beds nd shin, others sa i
low 0riy th E pulp, ejecting both se4a
and skin. In conversation. Will
DR. Uhderhill OF this subject, hp fd
yised that it wod I'D be we'll to observe
the following rule es: when in h ealtb
to swallow pnly t be palp- when the
bowels are costiFe and YOU wish Itp
relax them, swl Ilag the s4eds With
the pulp, ajectm the skin ). WH3s
you wish K check a too relaxed St te
Of the bowels. sw llow tie pulp with
the skin, @jectinE & tie seeds. TtIp;
may 1he gGape bd used as mediciHq
while lat the sanb time 1t serves aFI b
luxury, uhsurnaa FED BY any othel
cultivated fruit A man OF woman
may eat from tn . to four poGqda ID
ripe grapes per dI with benefit Il
is well to take Diem with, or mime
diateIy after, youf regular meals.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02

"A teung kailmaker Of Pmhdel-
phia cIlled OH Mr. Girard for taaIpar-
pose of buyi4B a largo qual;iy Of
duck, wSn.ieh ,Ihe wished 70 MAKE up
iato sails. IIe vas Z. s.raA9#T to
Iii. G. and 9as rot PFC pared b ad-
vance tic ea4n ior tie article lie wan
tel: Of coulke, bIr G. told Id m he
must procure some respon n@ib.o lame
as surety Of Ills note. I be -i.niaaer
agreed to tho PROPOSAL, and said: Il
will return id ieiI minutes. III. Gi-
rard, VITA note fixed according to
your req les5 and VII yol lend he
hand cart 0 convey tie CANVASS 70
ny sail loflE' "Certainly, sir, but
you do not in lend to cartitdownyour-
seif?' "Ycs II do, to be sure" "But
why do thaIt-why not get some
poor man I'd do it for you?" @Be-
cause" repliK Kd the sailmaker, Glide
it myself | shall save a shilling"
"Very well, sir, you shall have my
cart, and I Will take yopr note With,
lout an endotseT . .k
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02

Mrs. Ndnpins. son old Lane Island's
sea-girt 81 ore, v eat to cainn- meeting
last week. and OF being asked It size
loved thd Lord, replied "Wall, !
amt got hothinB agin him.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02

The city of New York possesses
a most singular population. Acsor-
ding to the last censps, the lopula-
ton was 5I5,547. OF tins nunber,
Z77,155 were bonn IN the United
states, and 237, us out Of the L. 5
A.hong the latter are enumtrated
he following: England, 12,624;
IrcIllI ~, I33E30; Scotland, 7 COO;
" ale +, 647; Germany,f 55,A76;
Fra poe, 1890; Span, 3G3; Pori,-
Tug !, l2e; Belgium, 95; Holland,
Gil; iuiker, 3; Italy, 70S; 4usiris,
lO9; Switzerland, f64; Russia, ~,
Nal WV, 2l6, D ninarI,, 292; swe-
den. 499; Prussia, 66J.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02

A man Of average size requires
half ton weight Of wa'ey a year,
and whep he has reached the mendl-
an Of life, lie has consumed ysarly
three hundred times ms own " igEs'
If this lio1iG
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-05-08
Railroad Meeting At assnsss.

We learn from the Ouachi,a Register,
that large and enthusiastic y meeting Of
the citizens OF Ooacbita parish Louisiana,
was held at Monroe cn the l1th ult.
The Register contains the proceedings
in full, of the meeting, together with the
cirenlar letter of the committee appointed
by the meeting to address the citizens OF
other parishes in La, and the citizens OF
counties in Arkansas, Texas, and Missis'
sippi, Interested in the construction of n
Railroad from the Mississippi river to the
Sabine, and thence into the interior OF
Texns"
We have not room to publish these
proceedings but, we take the occasion to
shy, tina, they are of n character to war
rant the belief that the people of Northern
Louisiana are going into the work in a
spirit that augurs success.
The Ounchi,a meeting recommends the
various parishes in Louisiana Interested in
the railroad fourteen are enumerated) Ia
hold primary meetings, and to appoint com
mil,ees Of working" men, with whom
correspondence can be had, and to give i'm.
petus and direction to the railroad spirit
The meeting next recommends Rail.
road Convention to be held ut Monroe, on
the 9th day Of July next, to which the va
rious counties in Louisiana, Arkansas, and
Texas, interested in the road are invited 10
send delegates That Convention is for
the purpose of comforting on all matters
connected with the railroad enterprise, and
particularly TO decide OIL
LIST. Where the terminus Of said Road
shall be on the Mississippi River. and what
route it shall take. MS near rs may be.
I'd. To adopt Charter for the Com
pany.
81. TO decide on the plan of raisi"g tho
ways aud means to construct said road,
4i,h. To adopt means to have the route
surveyed by competent Engineer AS soon
as possible
The bill introduced into Congress, b,
Hon. John Moore, of La, 10 obtain do
nation Of public lands, and right of way
for this road, is declared to meet the ap
probation Of the meeting. and this repre-
sentative and Hon. s. ". Downs. Senator
are earnestly requested to press the meas
urc through Congress.
We have been for many years acquaint
ed with almost every man who figured con
spicuously in this meeting. aud know then
to be men Of energy and public pirit.