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Cofae

A correspondent Of the New York Cour-
Ter and Enquirer, dating near Rio jane
iro, on the 18th Of July, gives some inter-
esting facts relative to the cultivation Of
Coffee. He says.
The plant has been known in Brazil for
many years; ii is but about forty years,
however, since the first regular plantation
was made by Mr.. Moke, a Belgian, who
brought the cultivation of coffee to great
perfection. His plantation is still in this
neighborhood and is still carried on by
his son with much success. 1t is aston
lshing to what an extent coffee has been
cultivated since Mr.. Moke first made his
plantation. Two millions of bags are an
nually exported from Rio de Janeiro, and
the amount is increasing with every year,
whilst plantations extend for leagues into
the interior. Al Barahyba do Sui, which
is within a few miles Of Rio, there are plan.
~tations employing six and seven hundred
slaves.
The best plantations are those owned
and conducted by foreigners-chieiy En-
glish, French and Belgian-have an air G.
neatness and comfort about them of which
those owned by Braziliaas and Portuguese
are totally destitute. The foreigners use
improved machinery also in preparing the
berry for market, which the Brazilians
with some exceptions, do not The coffee
berry contains two seeds, covered with q
gummy, mucilaginous substance, and en-.
closed in a skin which is thick. sweet and
dark and red when ripe. The foreigners
take off this skin by means of machinery
and the beans are then washed until they
are Invested ofthe gum which covers them
fThey are then dried and put in bags ready
for the market. The Brazilians dry the
beans with the skin on. In the process o
drying the skin first becomes dark, and Fl
nally black. and becoming crisp, is rubbed
off the bean, which is then washed. Ir
this process, however, there is a grea
danger of fermentation. The skin con
tains a vast amount of saccharine matter
and successful attempts have been mad,
to extract from it sugar and spirit; but Ell
Their through poor machinery, or othermis
management, it was found to be u~nproft
able, and the experiment was abandoned
The skin is exceedingly sweet, almost a
much so to the taste as the sugar cane.
The coffee plant can be propagatet
from the seed, but the most prevalent meth
cd is by young plants. which may be hae
by the thousands on old plantations. TIL,
young tree is taken off in August-gener
ally when it is about two years old-ant
planted in good soil. The fourth year i
bears coffee, and the fifth year it com
mences to bear regular crops, the yield be
ing from a pound and a half to thre,
pounds per tree. Trees have been known
TO last for many years OF good rich soil
and some on Mr.. Moke's plantation art
still bearing which were planted thirty years
ago; on mil sides. however, where the sol
is light, the plant decays in the course o
eight or ten years. The picking season
has already commenced, and in the Low
lands it generally concludes by the end o
August; among the hills, however, where
there are frequent showers, and where
there is much shade, the season does no
close until some time in September.
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The End Of a Murderer.

On Friday last a man named BENZ. JEN-
NINGs, at ST. J~osephs, Missouri, met an end
upon the gallows, which he as richly mer-
tied as bloody and iendish crime could
well fit q miscreant for. He and some 9th
ers, in the latter part Of July. 1852. muir
dered E. II. WILLARD, of that town, in a
atrocious ann WILLARD was a
commission merchant, and probably did
not deal fairly with some ofthe citizens
The murderers charged him with swindling
them among others, and as they heard that
WILLARD was aboutleaving the town, a del
egaiion was posted around his house to
watch his movements. After proving a
bout during the entire night, and meeting
with no opportunity to accomplish their ne
farious designs, they seized upon him in the
morning, and in the broad blaze of day
marched him out of one of the principal
streets to a brush on the north OF the town.
and, as sayages only do, tied him fast to a
tree, and literally whipped him to death.
Within a half mile of the court house OF the
city Of st. Joseph an American citizen was
strung up, and under a MONDAY sun, for
the space of three long hours, scourged un-
til death came 10 his relief.
The corpse was a most he%art-rending
spectacle, being cut into minced meatfrom
the sole Of the foot to the crown oil the head,
and the scull fractured.
As soon as it W a known by the citizens
that this horrible deed had been commit
ted, four individuals were arrested, the cul-
prit JENNINGS being among the number.
He was found guilty and sentenced to be
hung, which sentence has been sustained
by the Supreme Court Of the State.
He is a young man OF excellent family
and rather prepossessing appearance. His
parents live in Ohio. He leaves a young
and beautiful wife and one child.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
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Post ONCE RobberY.

Since the 18th Of April last, we have
been aware of the fact that one hundred
and fifty dollars, mailed by J. M. KIRK
BRIDE, merchant of this place, to a firm in
Philadelphia, had been distracted from
the mails. We RETAINED from saying any
thing about it, in hopes that the perpetra-
tors would be brought to justice. Al the
time Of the robbery Mr.. Kirkbride inform
ed Mr.. Shallcross, mail agent, of his loss,
and gave him q description Of the money
A few days since Mr.. Shellcross arrested
a son and daughter Of Benjamin Eaton,
late Postmaster at Hendrysburg, in Bel
mont county, and had them taken before
JudgeLeavitt, at Steubenville. The young
lady was released, there being no evidences
to warrant her commitment for further
trial. The son was committed, in default
of bail.
hundred dollar note, passed by a broth
~er.in.law to a merchant of Hendrysburg,
was fully identified by Mr.. Kirkbride as
part of the money mailed by him. The
son, a youth Of some sixteen years Of age,
confesses to having given the 800 note
to his brother-in- law.
The father did no flee from the officers
as many Of our exchanges state, but was
present at the trial. There is no evidence
to warrant the belief that he was, in any
way, cognizant Of the robbery.
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Advice to Young Men.

Let the business of every one alone, and
attend to your own. Don't buy what you
do not wan Use every hour to advantage,
and study to make even leisure hours USE
ful. Think twice before you spend a shil-
ling-remember you will have another to
make for it. Buy low, sell fair. and take
care OF the profits. Look vel your books
regularly, and If you find an error trace il
out. Should q stroke Of misfortune come
upon you in trade, retrench-work harder,
but never fly the track. Confront difficult
ties with %unfiinching perseverance,, and
they will disappear at last; though YOU
should fall in The struggle, you will be hon.
ored-but shrink, and you will be despised.
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~ Cincinnati is getting to be a great
place. JAMES C. HALL, late Postmaster
Of that City, was shot a few days since by
a DR.. AMEs. At our latest dates the re.
covery of HALL was considered very doubt.
full. Some family difficulty is assigned as
the cause.
JACOB Finn. Judge of the Criminal
Court. who by the way is more deserving
a seat in the criminal box than on the
Bench, beat a lawyer by the name Of JoL
life in a scandalous manner, because
JoLL1FEE had independence. enough Il
take part in the proceedings of a meeting
called for the purpose Of taking measures
for the impeachment Of FINN by the mex
Legislature. S
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State Fair.

This Fair will be held at Dayton on the
Goth, 2lst. 22nd and 23rd inst. Exten-
sive preparations are being made to rem
der the accommodations suitable to the
occasion. The site selected is said 10 be
an eligible one, the surface being suficien-
ly undulating to insure dryness, and not
so rough or sloping as TO make carriages
drive unpleasant. "Three Of the Halls
says the Great West, "are already up
two OF them are covered and nearly finish.
ed. The largest are Manufacturers Hall
and Mechanics Hall, each 200 feet long
by 60 wide. The third one, Floral Hall,
is of the same width and but 25 feet short
err. Their internal arrangements are well
designed for the exhibition. The style OF
the buildings is light and airy. giving
them a Summer look" which is decided.
ly pleasant to the eye. There are about
one hundred stalls already up, and we
learn that the number is 10 be doubled.
The Ladies' Department, Power Hall.
and the Committee Rooms are yet to be
built. The work, however, is progressing
rapidly, and will be completed in good
time for the exhibition. Mr.. Steele, the
member Of the State Board Of Agriculture
residing at Dayton, is devoting a great
deal of attention and care TO the work o!
getting ready for the Fair. He has moi
overlooked the matters Of taste in connec-
lion with other things generally consider.
ed more essential. Water is to be brought
from the "Tumble,' a hundred yards or
so from the enclosure, and thrown up in
the south eastern corner Of the grounds, in
the shape Of a fountain"
Articles can be entered for exhibition up
till l2 o'clock, NJ, on Tuesday. Septem-
Der goth. The paymentof one dollar en-
titles an exhibitor an family to admission
10 the grounds during the Fair. and to ex
hibit as many articles as he or she may
own.
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Temperance Convention.

At q meeting Of the Temperance dele
gates, appointed by the mass meeting. to
nominate temperance candidates for leg
~islative Offices, held in the court-house, h
Woodsield, Sept. 7th. 1858, JACOB T.
MORRILL, was elected President, and
JAMES Smith, Secretary.
On motion the names Of the delegates,
were called, and the following named per-
sons. were absent: David Farrier, Edward
Reed, Elijah Hathaway, Elias Shriver.
Thomas Griffith, Samuel Powell, Timothy
Smith, Elias Barker. Jacob Nsspsrsy,.
T. A. Way and Samuel H. Rownd-
On motion the following persons were.
appointed to fHl vacancies: VINO. Kirk
wood, John w. Wheeler. F. d. Stephen.
Samuel A. Morgan, VIM. Daley, Wm-
Truax, Enoch D. Carrothers, Lewis Ship
ley, R. S. Deal and Jesse Morris.
On motion Of Thomas Mitchell, two
democratic vacancies were omitted to ba
filed, and twenty votes granted to the
Democrats, six to the Wings, and four to
the F~ree.soilers.
On motion the convention adjourned to
HOLSTERS Office, and adopted the follow
ing resolutions:
RESOLVED, That the Democratic party
has failed TO meet the wishes Of the tenn.
p~erance men.
RESOLVED, That we endorse the nomi-
nation made by the Democratic party for
this Senatorial District, Of DR.. WESTERN
IF. SINcLA1R; which vas unanimously
adopted.
RESOLVED, That .wssnominate . eandi-
date for the Office of Representative.
Whereupon THoMAs M1rcHELL, Of Per-
~ township, was nominated for that Office.
Rssolusd. That the proceedings Of this
meeting be signed by the officers md pub
lished in theFs'Spirit Of Democracy"
J. z. MORRILL,, Prest-
JAMES SMITH, Secs.
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District Convention. !.

The Democratic Central Committee O
Guernsey County have suggested to the
Central Committee of this County, that the
District Convention to nominate a candi'
date for Senator, and a candidate for Mem
Der Of the State Board Of Equalization, be
held in GAINESVILLE, on Thursday, the 18Th
day of September, 1853, which time and
place the Central Committee of this coun
ty have acceded tosand hereby announce
to the delegates to be chosen, that sale
Convention will be held at the time ant
place above indicated.
BY order Of the Monroe County Cen
trail Committee.
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Enlistment In which the prisoner Lamb
has been employed during the last eleven
years preceding his arrest. W.. q. NJ.
CoLuMBus, 18th Aug. 1883.

COLUMBUS. 18th Aug, 1858.
The undersigned representatives Of the
Free Banks of Ohio, having met in Con.
vention at Columbus, to investigate the
subject of frauds perpetrated upon the cir.
culation Of the Banks which we respective
ly represent, do hereby state that, from oil
the facts that have come to our knowledge,
and from what we have no doubt is true
in the premises, the Auditor of State and
all the Clerks and Registers in his employ,
are entirely exempt from all blame in the
premises, and that the Office Of the Audi.
tor Of State is in no wise accountable OF
censurable, in any degree, for said frauds;
and we take great pleasure in bearing tes.
timony, by our signatures, to our conf,
dence and regard for the late Register,
John NJ. ARMSTRONG, and Of our high o.
pinion Of his worth as a gentleman, and o.
his integrity and capacity as an officer.
And we further bear testimony that WIN
d. MORGAN, Esq, Auditor Of State, by his
zeal and exertions to- ferret out the perpe'
traitors of the fraud upon our circulation
is entitled to our highest respects and graf
Iitude.
o. Bowen, President Bank Of Marion.
NJ. Brown. President Pickaway County
Bank.
B. F. Sanford, Cashier Savings Bank o
Cincinnati.
A. w. Brookway,. Cashier Forest City
Bank.
James A. Saxton, President Stark Coun
ty Bank.
Thomas Earl, Franklin Bank Of Por
tage County.
James O: Willard, Cashier Iron Banl
Of Ironton.
J.. Steese, President Merchants Bank o
Massillon.
II. B. Hurlbut, Cashier Bank Of Com
merce.
S. W. Torrey, Cashier Union Bank
Sandusky City.
VIM. McMeens, Cashier Of Springfield
Bank.
II P. Espy, Cashier Champaign Coun
~ Bank.
Daniel Beckel, President Mama Vale,
Bank.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-09-14

FINE PEAcHEs.-Hon. w. F. HUNTER
presented us a specimen of yellow cling
peaches, grown on his farm near town,
which measured nine inches in circumfer'
ence.
We also received a specimen of free
stone peaches from the garden OF J. F
RANDOLPH, Esq. which measured the same
These are the largest peaches we have
seen this year.
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or The news by the late arrivals from
California is Of no very special interest.
Gold is coming in pretty abundaniy. Cen.
o. Hinton. the great Ohio mail yobbsr, has
been arrested. The squatssr difficulties
have nearly subsidized. Political excite
ment IL running high.
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IFrom the Warrington slar.l


"And talking Of l~iveries, Henry said a
pretty good thing when he heard of the
Tribune's first indignant livery article.
Henry, by the way, is the Presidents
coachman, and was not a little 'riled" at
being charged with being capable of wear
ing a "liyery." Henry would not do it for
fifty Presidents, and President Pierce is
the last n of fifty to want him to do so.
Henry brought on the horses, which were
presented to General Pierce, and was re-
tanned, at first, as hostler to them, having
been brought up under the far-famed Hi
ram Woodruff, and, therefore, being rath.
er up to horse flesh. Having transferred
his former driver to another duty, General
Pierce gave the reins up to Henry; gener-
ously, by the way, doubling the wages
which Henry had fixed for himself in his
former capacity. There was nothing very
unhandsome on the Presidents part SO far.
Henry knows that he bought his W
clothes to please himself; that General
Pierce never saw, heard, OF though. Of
them; and that q plain blue body-coat.
with ordinary fiat brass buttons, with MOTH
ing TO mark it as different from any other
mans coat, and such p%antaloons a. he
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NJ II is said that Gen. CAss has been
amounted Minister to France, but tits not
known whether he will accept.
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Antioch meeting.

At a meeting Of the citizens Of the town
Of Antioch, Monroe county, Ohio, held in
the School house., % Menday eseniee,
Sept 9Th, in reference tosa barrel Of whis-
key that had been brought into said town
this evening. on motion GEoaeE DAvEn-
PoKr waacalled to Tho Chair and THonAx
MIrcHELL,jE was appointed Secretary.
Afer+Afew remarks in rsiersnce 10 the
Character Of the town. the follpwiag rsso-
luton was passed.
RESOLVED, That i COMMITTEES of Eve 30
appointed to wait outhe eentlsnsn having
the whiskey, and try and purchase ii OF
him, with the understanding that he will
not bring any more ardent spirits to the
town for traficing or retailing, and thai If
the purchase be made the COMMITTEES roll
it into the street and knock 10 The head Of
the barrel. ss -,
On motion the meeting adjourned tin
Tuesday evening.
TUESDAY EvEN1rG, Sept. s.
The committee appointed under the res
elution ofass evening reported Is follows.
F"That they had visited on the gentlsmasb
having the barrel Of whiskey. and that he
agreed TO take for j. what il cost him.
Whersupon the committee paid him for
said barrel, rolled il into the street, knock
ed in the head. and let it's eonsents flow %
water"
A vote Of thanks was then given to the
gentleman for his manly conduct and
prompt compliance with the wishes Of The
citizens of the town.
Mr.. Davenport leaving the chair. Josh-
ua Bowman was appointed Chairman,
and the following resolutions were pssssds
RESOLVED, That the Physicians Of our
town take charge Of the balance Of : keg
of wine ksp, by a gentleman Of our village.
pay him therefor, divide il ~ they -
proper, and use it for medical purposes.
Resolued, That we, the citizens Of the
town Of Antioch, will aot in concert to pro-.
hibit the sale Of ardent spirits in said
town.
RESOLVED, That we request such per-
sons as think oil locating here. mot 70 bring
ardent spirits of any kind for retailing.
Resolued. That the proceedings q Ibis
meeting be published in the Spirit Of De.
naoc9hcy. and that the editor be slso Ye-
quested to publish the song. "My own
Temperance Home"
JOSHUA BOWMAN, CAm,.N
THos. MlTcHELL, Jr., Sec,y.
I'VE have deferred the publications oe,
the Song" as above requested, uutb
next week.
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Ohio State Stock Bank Note For.
geries.
AUDITOR OF STATES OFFICE, Ohio. I
CoLuMBus. Sept. l, 1858. 1

80. su0 "a ototO otOCk D6OkSs WITH |
the forged signatures OF their Presidents
md Cashiers, has been the occasion Of
much annoyance to the public. and given
sise 70 sundry uncharitable ~reiections on
this department.
A hxed belief that unbroken silence in
this quarter, was essential to the discovery
OF the authors ofthese forgeries, and that a
seeming inability on the part OF the Audi.
tor . Office to relieve itself from suspicion,
would tend to produce less caution and
waichfulness among those with whom the
fraud had really originated. has heretofore
induced me to abstain perth ~aciously from
all commitments or explanations, whether
by letter or newspaper. The motive for
this silence no longer exists. An impor-
tant arrest at Cincinnati, THAT Of Ransel
Lamb, bank note printer.) has already
been made. and others will not be hinder.
ed or delayed by this publication. L am
grati6ed, therefore, in feeling at liberty to
notice without further delay, some Of the
statements that have been sent
broadcast over the country, and to state
officially:
First-That the forged notes on the O.
hic State Stock Banks, or any part thereof,
were not stolen from the AUDITORS office;
Seeond-That they were not lost from
the Auditors Office;
a Third-That they were never in the
Auditors Office; and
Fourth-That they do not bear the gen.
uine signature of the Register.
Tohave published these facts long since,
would have given the AUDITORS Office little
trouble, and saved il from much unpleas-
ant comment; but to have made such a pub.
location, would have conferred no benefit
on individuals or the public, and must have
served to alarm the real perpetrators of
the fraud, and notify them that suspicion
must thenoeforwerd rest on themselves a.
lone.
As early as April last, the undersigned
became aware that small amount o. iorg-
ed notes on two of the Ohio State Stock
Banks, bad been put-in circulation. An.
imnediass scrutiny was made into the con-
didoneof the bank accounts in charge Of
the Register. and the result Of the investi.
CATION precluded all possibility that the
forged notes had ever beer in the hands
of the Register, or within the walls of the
: AUDITORS Office. The mode Of determin-
ing these factsSwas as conclusive as it was
simple. On the FIRST day Of May. 1858.
the notes on hand were carefully counted,
and their amount duly noted. Next, the
receipts of the various banksfo for registered
notes, delivered to them by the Auditor.
were carefully examined, and their aggre-
gate amount ascertained. These two items
were then added together. The next step
was 10 procure q full and careful statement
Hana~ eAA Rn-.~~- >.I.Lss:.
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Mission on account Of i'll health.
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NrP. Barton Key hla hesn appointed
us Attorney tcs NE District 81 otuQkia.
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0- Mr.. Walker HAS resigned Ne @
Mission on account fill health.
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Those ElverieS,

Our Democratic friend, we think, may
quiet his fears about livery. President
PIERcE's hack driver has just come into
office, and of course got a new suit on the
occasion; that, the Wings mistook for live.
ry, as their clothes being of four years
ear, had got threadbare.
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pleted the survey without any serious accident, aud
all got through in good health making an average Of
little over six miles per day, which 10 good time,
considering great portion Of the distance was through
timber, where they could not make more than about
two miles per day.
From tho Traverse the road follows the general d.
reetion Of that recently completed by Capt. Dodd
and his party which road is described as being very
good indeed, although little longer than the new
survey. This is owing to the fact that Capt. Dodd
was supplied with very limited means, his road being
constructed with funds obtained from individual sub
scription.
The distance by the new survey from the Missouri
10 a ,riae two hundred aud seventy miles, and
we hope that appropriation will I've made by Con-
gress mex, winter, for an early construction of the
road.
The fact that Captain Reno and party brought
through from the Missouri three wagons, is concu.
sve evidence that the road is practicable now. In
instance does the survey overcome greater grade
than five degrees.