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Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-08-11
WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA BOAT.
PICNIC AT ARLINGTON SPRING.

PICNIC AT ARLINGTON SPRING.
FINIIE DARLINGTON CLUE most respectfully announce
their friends and acquaintances that they intend
giving Picnic, at Arlington Spring, Monday, August
IL, and that pains will be spared 10 make 1t the most
agreeable satisfactory Of the The "Club
recently organized and its members most respect
fully solicit the patronage Of their friends and acquan
ances The strctest order will be preserved.
Tickets to be obtained at Butts Drug Store
Pennsylvania and 18th street. and at Downers
Cigar Store Pennsylvania avenue between 18th and 18th
streets and of the members Of the Club and ut the Boat
The Boat 10 start from 4th street bridge at O'Clock pre-
ciscly.
MANAGERS.
Wm. L. JONES' q. w. Crown,
j. Warwick Edward Y. Alexander
J. C. Donoho, Eugene Laporte, ir.
J. VI. f. Hough, B. w. Brown,
John I. White $. Winslow,
John Sullivan, Joseph s. Sessford.
aug l0--3tTuW&S
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ACADEMY OF THE VISITATION,


E exercises Of this Institution will recommends on the
i first Monday of September.
TERMS FOR BoARDERs
Board and Tuition, per annum 500
Washing Mending, and other Extras. 10
Music on the Piano. Harp Guitar forms additional
CHARGE also lessons in the French Spanish German and
Latin Languages Drawing and Painting likewise extra
charges Entrance fee 50. Boarders pay the current
charges semiannually In advance.
Pupils are received any time during the year. and the
charge Is estimated from the date Of their entrance.
a a TpN
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The Whole World, Attention IN him, ye SICK,
and do RkepiSe.!

BALTIMORE Feb. Q, 1852
U2STS oTtiDsr M0CJydy: Gentlemen: II is with real
pleasure that able to attest TO the general healing and
curative powers of DIR. Hamptons Vegetable Tncture
Sometime during last November was taken with a very
bad and serious cough advised to take Codiver OIL
and did hut getting better induced try your
Tncture got bottle and before had used Il all my
cough left Permit also 10 state that for the last If
teen years have suffered very much from Rheuma
tism and Vertigo, combining at times TO my bed. am
fully convinced that my present good health 10 the
Of the Tncture, and kind Providence
You my friends, at liberty TO this as you may
think proper and believe me, yours very respectfully
@. DUNAN.
n. b. can be at any time at the Mayors Office
q. D.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-08-11

HOUSE OF. REPRESENTATIVES,. The morning
hour was consumed in the consideration Of the
bill to regulate the costs and fees Of attorneys,
marshals, and clerks, in the circuit and district
courts of the United States
The general appropriation bill was taken up in
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
the proposition Of Mr.. GENTRY, offered yesterday,
was altered so that twenty per cent. shall be
given to those only whose annual compensation
does not exceed 81 200, commencing with the
present fiscal year.
After passing upon many amendments, the
Committee rose, and the bill was reported to the
House, which proceeded to vote on concurring in
the amendments agreed to in Committee.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-08-11

TOBACCO, CIGARS, &c.-This day received,
i and in store
Is boxes fine Five's, Terins)
10 do "Woodrover" Pound Lump
10 do Ronald" do
s do JAS Thomas, jr.'s " Elixir"
s do Jno. Archer's Half Pounds
% do Thomass celebrated Vrginius
. Goodwins Yellow Bank Zine cut)
10 boxes Goodwins Patent Pressed do
barrels Mrs. Mler's do
cases L. Appleby's do
100000 medium and priced Cigars in store, together
with every other article in the Tobacco trade.
For sale, at factory prices, by GEO. W. COCHRAN,
Wholesale and Retail Tobacco Dealer,
aug 9-eo6t 18th st.. opp. National Intel Office.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.-The subscriber would
respectfully call the attention Of the trade to his large
and varied stock of FINE CUT and POUND LUMP TOBAC
co. ALSO to his large assortment of IMPORTED and Do
MESTIC CIGARS which have been selected with view to
the wants Of the city trade and win be sold at factory
prices GEO. w. COCHRAN,
aug 9-eo3t 7th st.. opp Nat. Intel. Office
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY.-Pew No.
~ rs, in the above Church. is for SALE Apply to M.
THOMPSON street. first door north Of the Presbyterian
Church, near the City Hail. aug st
[Intelligencer.l
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If you want to buy anything,
If you want to sell anything,
If you want to hear anything,
If You want to tell anything,
II you want to do anything,
II You want anything done,
ADVERTISE |!
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MONEY TO LOAN

tMALL sums of money, for short time win be loaned
- any person who will such security for the
payment thereof as will be approved Of Apply to
ID. ii. LECKR0N,
jyT-eolmf st., bet 2lst and I'D First Ward.
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Congress. To-day.

SENATE.-Mr. BRADBURY made a personal ex'
panation in which he denied that he prepared
the amendment to the supplemental Census act,
out of which the difficulty respecting the salary
Of the Superintendent of the Census has, arisen.
Mr.. DAVIS reported back the river and harbor
bill, with amendments increasing the appropria-
tons in the sum Of 100000.
A resolution to amend the rules by repeating
the prohibition Of private claims being added to
the appropriation bills, was taken up, debated,
and rejected.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken up,
and amendments were debated
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-08-11

THE ALMOST MIRACULOUS CURES made by Hamp.
tons Vegetable Tncture most respectable ct.
well known and tricd-we challenge the world
TO show anything record in medicine equal It. Many
hundreds Oho haze eh lis heating po,crS bear The eS
| Hony.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-08-11
BALTIMORE, July @. 1880.

ASsrS Mortimer d N0icbr0y: Gents Last September
was attacked with erysipeas, from which dreadful ulcer
formed my right leg Getting better Of this November
took deep cold which led 10 what physician told
bilious peursy, which left with constant deeply.
seated and painful cough having rest day night and
constantly throwing up from my lungs thick matter.
became much emacated growing weaker every day. and
keeping bed the greater part of the time My friends
thought had the consumption and at times also
the opinion At this stage Of disease after having
tried many and various remedies without success friend
advised me TO try DIR. HAMPT0N'S VEGETABLE TING
TURE, and procured me BOTTLE which pronounce
the greatest medicine took Before had taken half
the contents Of bottle felt much improved and now
having taken but too bottes my cough and pais
TREY L and am enabled TO attend to business.
truly say that, with the blessing of God have been
restored to the health enjoy by use of this most
invaluable medicine. Yours,
WESLEY ROCK,
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The Compensation of Government Em-
nlOYeA.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-08-11

CLERK WANTED.-Wanted, in Dry Goods
~ Store smart active young man. 20 years oil age OF
over, who well recommended for honesty and
business capacity. To Euch liberal compensation
will be given Address in handwriting with real name,
aug list X " n, Washington, d. @.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05
The Prome,heus AFFAIR.

Dispatches have been received from
our Minister in London covering his cor
respondence with Lord Palmerston upon
tile subject of the outrage upon the Amer
ican steamer Prometheas, by being fired
into by the British brig-of-war Express.
lord Palmerston disavows The conduct
of the Captain Of the Express, and gives
such assurance of the feeling Of his Gov
ernmen, as to apparently preclude the
possibility Of any misunderstanding ari-
stag between the two countries.
Ii is also understood that Lord Pal
mers,on will al once give practical effect
TO the Clayton and Bulwer treaty, by
withdrawing from the Mosquito protcc-
sOrate. 3hta fs# i.aitt*
Information has also been received,
win gives assurance that Mr.. Thrash
er will be speedily liberated.
Mr.. Rives, our Minister to France. has
been instructed to recognize the au,hori-
~ of Louis Napoleon.--Chicago Jour,
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05
The Presidency.

The editor Of the Burlington Teie-
graph who is taking items al Washing
Ton, writes in relation the Presidency
as follows:
"Presidendai stock is still fuctuating
II mean among the democrats. As for
The wings, il appears to be fixed facl
that Gen. ScoTT is to be the man.
FrLLMoRE is voted non-available--W WEB
sTER an "obsolele idea" Among the
ups and down of stock on the demo.
cratic side, the Little Giant holds his
own wonderfully well, and generally
comes out shade better. The BUTLER
furor has subsidized immensely. New
York stands siubb0rnly in the way OF
Gen. cAss--bu, for that fact the old vet
eran would be invincibie. "OLD Buck
is pretty popular down about "Bully
Berks," but the demonstrations else
where are not remarkably enthusiastic
ALLEN, poor fellow, land / am contour
ded sorry for i3 has been stabbed to
death in his own State. Gen. SAM
HopsToN, the magnificent though terri
blelin Texas and glorious everywhere,
does no, seem TO have the faculty oi
|combining his forces so that you can
properly enumerate them. Upon full
survey of the field, then, you will find
that Judge DoUGLAs stands just abou
"a No. /" all over Uncle Sam's prem.
ises."
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

The Printer is the most curious being
living. He may have "Bank' and
"Quons.' and ye, no, be worth cent
have SMALL CAPS, aud have neither
wife nor children. Others run fast, but
he gets along swif,est by setting fast.--
lie may be making impressions without
eloanence-may use the iye wi'hou. Of
Tending, and be telling the truth; while
Others cannot stand while they set, he
can sci standing, and even do both at
the same time-have and use furniture.
aud vet not own dwelling; may make
and put away pi. and never see pie,
much less ca, il, during life--be human
being and rat al the same tlme--may
press great deal and no, ask a iavor--
may handle shooting iron, and not
know anything about cannon. gun. or
pis,ol-he may move the iecer that
moves the world, and yet be as far
from moving the globe as hog with hls
nose under mole hill--spredding sheets
without being house 9ile--he may lay
his form on bed and ye. be obliged to
sleep on the bare floor--use The dagger
~ wi,hou, shedding blood--and from
earth he may handle stars (*.*)-he
may be Of rolling disposition aud
never desire TO travel; he may have a
Sleeps foot and moi. be deformed; never
be wi,hou, case and know nothing a.
bou, law or physic; be always correcting
his errors and growing worse every day
have cna-braces (~~~o) without ever
having the arms Of lass thrown round
him--dis1ibu,e m,etallic all around him.
daily, and be as close.fs,ed and un-
charitable as the veriest miser--have his
form locked up and still be free from jail
his office may have hell in il, and
not be such bad place after all; he may
be plagued by the deUii and be chris
Sain Of the bes. kind. And what is
stranger still--be he honest or dishonest,
rich or poor, drunk or sober, industrious
or lazy, he always stands "p to his bus
mess.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

ONCE Tor ms enemies. How glad | an
to have met you! During the two o
three days after my arrival in Paris,
have sent to seek for you in every direc
tion, but could not discover your ad
dress"
Then YOU must come, and take uI
your abode at mine"
"Generall'' .#
! "a General is accustomed To be obey
ed. arrest :ou as my prisoner. Co.
he continued addressing soldier, "fetcf
me "a carriage. and lead my horse home.
Now, Monsieur Dorvigny, step in.''
Half laughing, halt resisting. the old
man took his place in the carriage mex,
TO the General.
"Do you remember" said the latter,
as they drove on, ",he day. left your
service, becau.e, you told me you were
not rich enough 10 keep a servant! |
tried my fortune in several situations,
but did no, find any master so lci.ient as
you; SO, as a last resource. enlisted in a
regiment was jeered by my comrades
ior ny awkwartlness. aud for many
months led an unhappy liie; until one day
iound ourselves at Bormio, in the VAL
en.ne, facing redoubt which opened a
murdereus fire upon our ranks. The
order was given toadvance, and we rush.
ed 10 the attack; and presently, mos, of
our men were moved down, and those
who escaped, hesitated and drew back.
| threw myself alone into the redonbt,
shouting, follow me boys!" They did
SO. The Austrians, asionished at this
unlocked for attack. fled. and we took
twelve pieces of cannon. The same day
l was made seargeanl; and afterwards
by degrees and the forlunes of war, arose
to the rank now occupy. Perhaps
may get still higher!"
Dorvigny was installed by the General
in pleasant apartment next his own,
and for some time the old man enjoyed
all the comforts and luxuries of life. Al,
length his friend received an order to SET
out for Russia. During the first three
months of the campaign, General Dubois
sent letters and remittances to his mas
ter. but they suddenly ceased, and, one
morning, from the columns of news
paper oorvigny learned that his friend
had fallen at Moscow. lie was forced
TO leave his pleasant lodgings, and take
ref-ge in an attic in an obscure part of
Paris. There, alter selling the coat off
his BACK, erwhelmed with age and i'll
ness, he went 10 the proprietor of the
Theatre DIES Varieties, whose fortune he
ha made, and begged for small weekly
pittance. Ii was refused. The old man
smiled bitterly when the seuteEce was
pronounced, and from that time he shun-
ed meeting his acquaiuiances. The
bookseller, Barba, who felt an interest
for him, sought him ia various parts Of
the city. bu, in vain. A short time after
wards Barba happened TO hear that in a
mean lodging in the rue Grene,at, was
lying, unclaimed and unknown, the corpse
of an old man. With sad presen'iment,
he. hastened thither. II was, indeed,
Dorvigny-dead from cold and hunger;
uncared Cor alike IN life and death!
The son of peasant, the awkward
servant boy became General, and, after
a glorious career, died the death of he.
70; the son OF a king, he charming poet,
the hewitching dram:st lived in poverty,
and died the death of ou,cast. Such
is life.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

love the banging hammer,
The whirling of the plane,
The crashing of the busy saw,
The creaking Of the crane,
The ringing of the anvil.
The grating of the drill,
The clattering Of the turning lathe,
The buuing Of the spindle,
The whirllng Of the mill.
The rattling Of the loom,
The putting Of the engine.
And the fans continuous boom
The clipping of the tailor's shears,
The sound Of busy labor.
The driving Of the awl.
love, / love them all.
l love the ploughman's whistle,
The reaper's cheerful song,
The drover's oft repeated shout,
AS he spurs his stock along,
The hustle of the market man,
AS he hies him to the town,
The waving Of the tree top,
AS the ripened fruit comes down,
The busy sound of thrashcrs,
s AS they clean the ripened grain,
And husker's Joke, and mirth and elee,
.a Meath the moonlight on the plain,
The Kind voice Of the dairy-man,
The shepherds gentle cali
The sounds of active industry,
love, love them all.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

FOREIGN EMIGRATIoN.-We gather
from the New York Tribune, that during
the pas, year. there have arrived at that
port two hundred and eighty mine thou
sand six hundred and one(2s9,60l) en-
igrants; being an excess over the arrivals
for 1850, of seveniy-six thousand, sew
en- hundred and 6ve(76,705.) Of these,
there arrived from Ireland l64 ,256: from
Germany 69,ss3. The greatest mum.
Der arrived during the month of May,
when the number amounted to 34,4O2.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

PREsEHcE OF MIND IN Boys.-The
Syracuse Journal gives noticeable in
stance. Several little lads were skating
on Onondaga lake, when four broke in.
One little fellow pulled the tippet from
bis neck and threw i. and saved one Of
his comrades. Another off with his coat,
tore it in two. tied il together, and saved
two others. The fourth was drowned.
Few men would have done as well as
the noble boys.-Chicago Jour.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

u The following gentlemen were ap.
pointed by the mass meeting held in Bur
lington on Tuesday evening the 9Th ult.,
as delegates to attend the Railroad Con-
vention at our place on the la,h inst:
II. w Star, ]. ]. Child, Charles Ma
son, d. Rorer, E. ID. RaEd, j. L. Corse,
L. Hager, j. G. Hall, w. F. Coolbaugh,
i. Cook, Moses Foote, G. o. Lockard,
J. 5. Schramm, DR.. ]. f. Henry, j. II.
Mckenny, ]. p. Sunderland, E. IL.
Ives. Il. ID. Croker. N. Irwin, Il. w.
Newman, E. Evans, II. l.. Parsons, J.
A. Funk, ]. G. Fletcher, G. Blickhahn,
h. s. Adams, s. b. Wright, J. F. Abra-
hams, II. H. Griffith, ID. M. Ewing,
v. M. Pendleton, r. Stewart, o. C.
Wightman, ]. &. Lauman.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

wThe Forrest Divorce Case is still.
"dragging IFS slow length" in the New
York Courts. IL promises TO be almost
inserminable. as il has alreay reached it's
twentieth day. and the beginning of the
end is not yet. II one half Of what is
sworn to on either side be true, it dis
plays state Of society disgraceful to
all parties.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

To The medical world seems to be
greatly interested at the present time, on
account of discovery in surgery by
DR.. Geo. Heaion, of Boston. who after
years of perseverance. has at length sue.
eeeded in producing a radicle cure oil
Hernia Rnp,ure)-a complaint which
has heretofore batlled the skill of the
scientific medical world--Mo. Rep
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

JusT AND TRuE!-The Athens Mes
senger, abiding to the release of the Lo-
pez prisoners, well says:
1.-The magnanimity of Spain in this
particular, whatever her 70 .bles and fol-
lies in other respects, com niands our ad-
miration."
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

The New FRENCH CONSTITUTIONS
A Paris correspondent Of the CONNER
cial advertiser, writing under date of
the 10Th ult., says:
"'rhe new Constitution to be "grant-
ed" by the President after lis election is
already shadowed forth. According to
well-informed parties, i. is likely to be
as follows:
A Council of State, to be named by
the President.
A Senate Of eighty members, forty -one
to be named by the President and thirty
nine by the Councils Generals, from 4
list Of candidates made out by the Pres
ident. a1 f oE
A Legislative Chamber of two hun
dred and fifty. Each commune is 10
name an elector by universal suffrage
The numbers of these electors will be
$4,000. They are then to name Ave
hundred representatives. From this lis,
Of five hundred the President will select
two hundred and fifty, who arc to form
the Chamber.
The President to be elected for ten
years, with the title Of Regent of the
Republic. He shall be responsible,- an-
less the communal electors shall, three
times consecutively, return body of
representatives, out Of whom the Pres
ident shall be unable to elect Chamber
in his favor, when, if they refuse the
budget, he is to retire.
The press to be free; but not TO call in
question religion" the .rights of prop
erty," or the existing ''social organiza-
tion."
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

H' The number of volumes, inclu-
ding pamphlets, sold by the Harpers, Of
New York, is said TO be two millions. -
The cost Of paper in this establishment.
per annum, is $l5O.OOO.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

HEALTH OF EUROPE. The Emperor
of Austria, il is said, is so extremely
weak that il is impossible for him. lust
at present to get zap alone "a loan. -
Punch.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05
From Washington.
Thirty-Second Congress First
tr Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.
SENATE.

ur SENATE.
A bill was introduced granting lands to
Iowa for Railroad purposes. Mr.. Un-
derwood moved an amendment appro.
prlatlng TO the original thirteen States
l6,o00,000 acres Of land, located there
in, for the purposes of education and in-
ternal Improvements, no question was
taken and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
a resolution calling for the Long and
kossush correspondence was adopted
The balance of the session was occupi-
et: in debating the joint resolution nu,ho-
rizing the printing committee to con,rac,
with Donaldson & Armstrong. to print
100000 copies of the census report.
January 81.
SENATE.
The Senate was occupied with the
debate on the bill appropriating land to
Iowa. The education bill was postpo-
ned till Thursday.
HOUSE.
The debate was resumed on giving
the con'rac. for printing the census re-
turns TO the proprietors OF the Washing
ton Union. Newton replying to the re-
marks of Venable yesterday.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

W The city Of Indianapolis is now
lighted with gas. Of course the good
people OF that place are greatly delight-
ed thereat
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

n II is said that the Hon. Josiah
Quincy. OF Boston, has failed. lie was
supposed TO be worth from 100000 to
$500, 900.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

Par BuRYs AT THE PosT OFFIcE -
IL say, Mr.. Postmaster. is there let,her
for met" "Who are you, my gooG sir!',
"i'm mysilf, that's who l am." "Well
,wha. is your namel'' sand what do we
want wild the name! Isn'tit on the let
.ther!'' $50 that can find the letter, If
there 10 one."i "Well, Pat Burns, thin,
il We must have il. "No sir---there is
none for Pat Burns. ..Is there ma way
10 gi. in there bu. through this pane OF
glass!" "No, SIR" ..l.'s well for you
there isn't. Id tache 80 betther manners
thin to insist on gintleman's name; bni
ye didn't get il afther all. so, I'm aven wild
We, divil the bit is me name Burns"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05

II The estimated value of the goods
in the Worlds Fair is $500, 600, 900.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05
Daddy, / want TO ask you que

n Daddy, ! want to ask you ques-
tion."
"Well. my son. = oass
"Why is neighbor Smiths liquor shop
like codnterfeit dollar!"
IL can't tell, my son." 81 s9A q
"Because you can't pass it, said the
boy f
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05
MISCELLANY.
THE SOUND OF INDUSTRY.

BY FRANCIS D. GAGE.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05
HOUSE.
Sinking Of the Dewitt Clinton.
Thirty Lives Lost!-|fheeling Bridge
/. Unconstifationat-Vhig Senator T..
lected from Louisiana.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 26.

RctedJ from L0utStdnu.
ss ,..... ...... MEMPHIS, Jan. 26.
The steamboat De Witt Clinton from
New Orleans for Pittsburgh struck
snag miles below this city on the 25,h
at 4 O'Clock and sunk in 20 minutes in
10 fathoms of water; 25 to 80 lives lost,
except one fireman officers and crew,
hooks and papers all s1ved; boat and
cargo total loss.
NEW York, Jan. 81.
A letter from Washington states that
the Supreme Court has decided the
Wheeling Bridge unconstitutional,
must be moved or elevated.
Exceptions by Forests counsel in the
divorce case argued in the Supreme
Court to-day. Mrs. Forrest will ar-
pear on the stage next week.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.
j. p. Benjamin, has been elected u.
S. Senator from Louisiana.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05
Lamentations Of a Gold Diwrer

The following amusing letter, setting
ior'h The sorrows and privations of gold
digger, was written by disciple of Fs-
culapius to DIR. Elishu E, in re.
ply TO a letter from The latter, asking his
friend why he persisted in digging, and
urging him to leave the mines: