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Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10
For the Journal.
y ofihs Hannibal Journal,

To the Editor Of NE Ha''nibOl Journal:
DEAn SiR--I see in your paper my name
published as one Of the nominees to GIL the
municipal Offices Of this city, made at the meet.
ing Of the Temperance Reform Association,
which met on last Monday night and lest h
may be considered by my friends that l gave
my sanction to such nomination, beg leave,
through your paper, to state that about month
or more ago announced myself to the people Of
this city as a candidate for the Office Of Re.
cOrder, at the approaching November election.
l came out at the solicitation Of many Of nv
personal friends as an independent candidate.
l have not sought formal nomination from any
set or association, and protest against such, and
place myself before the people Of this city in
the attitude which at first assumed and IL
they see proper to elect me TO the Office, the
only pledge that make is, that will endeavOr
to discharge the duties Of the Office under my
oath to the best Of my humble ability.
feel under many obligations to my friend.
for past favOrs, and hope they will not forget
me the first Of November.
Sept. 10, 1853. /. L. HOLr.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10
LIBRARIES.

That the inestimable Importance Of public IL
Sraries, especially to the young men Of BUSH
ness towns, is getting TO be very generally
acknowledged, is shown by the manner in which
oil, cities Of any note and very many villages in
our laAd have entered into the measure of es.
tablishing them. Our enterprising sister State,
Illinois, especially, is said to have been very
forward in this matter, and her villages are
generally much in advance Of those upon this
side.
Hannibal ought, by this time, to have had
comfortable rooms for the purposes of Ii
brary, debating clubs, and even the beginning
Of a commercial college; and all these ought to
exist 10 fill those rooms. She has the energy,
il she has the will. Present improvement and
her manifest coming destiny point out to her to
De stirring in the matter. BY little wise con.
sultation and united action, the ball might be
easily started and rolled up which should give
to our young men, for their home, a handsome
suite Of rooms, q good library, debating So
ciety, and valuable lectures OH literary and
scientific subjects. Most cities have now ar
association called "The Mercantile Library
Association" composed of merchants and their
clerks, and comforting substantially the benefit.
mentioned above.
Shall not Hannibal be blessed in this way thi,
winter?
We shall recur to this subject again.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10
Railroad from Palmyra to Quincy.

In another column will be found two articles,
one from the Palmyra Wing and one from the
Quincy Wing, stating that arrangements have
been commenced, looking toward the building Of
a railroad, under our general railroad law, from
Palmyra to Quincy. This new project is fur
Their exhibition Of the enterprise Of the citizens
Of Palmyra and Quincy in building up their
respective Places Hannibal Journal.
From the above paragraph it would seem that
the Quincy and Palmyra road has the same effect
upon Hannibal as that of the quack's "purely
vegetable" medicine which made all his patients
"die easy" If the statement is true, we cannot
but admire the stoical resignation Of the Journal
editor. The people Of Hannibal must be disci-
Piles Of DiOgenes, or fatally infatuated. Per-
haps they can't avoid the threatened danger, and
having determined not to despise the day Of
small things" will settle down into quiet re-
tail trade in tape, buttons and cheap prints
Perhaps most Of them expect to remove to
Quincy; which we advise them to do, if the
PALMYRA "cut-off" is built. Will our Hannibal
friends inform US as to the state of the case |?
Don't tel us about your wealth and enterprise,
and ability of competition. We know all about
that; but tell us what is your general law, and
IL the right Of a company to build the road is
clear. II il is, we must say to Hannibal, with
deep grief, " may the Lord have mercy on your
soul" In the mean time we commend this
abominable +" cutoff to the notice of the editor
of the Chicago Democrat. = [Pittsfield Free
Press.
In answer to our neighbOr Of the Free Press,
we must state that our quiet remarks originated
from q sense Of justice and prOpriety in re-
training from opposition to project precisely
similar to one we are seeking to accomplish IL
bIllinoiS. It would not have seemed liberal "a
oppose the read from Palmyra to Quincy mere
O. " on local grounds. This is the principle we
asserted in blaming Quincy for her unjust, bit.
ter opposition to the Pike county road. They
have the authority. under our general railroad
law, to build the road from Palmyra to Quincy
and whether they ever build it or not, wO are
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10

Last night was in what is known as one Of
the finest fruit saloons in the world. The whole
length Of the huge, glittering hall is filled with
beautiful Ornamented marble slab tables, covered
with the finest fruit ever saw in my life. !
suppose the fruit could not be mentioned with
which they could not supply you. 1t is per-
feet palace. The gas lamps hang in clusters Of
half dozen tOgether-representing grapes,
suppose-all over the hall.
P. s. The printers have two libraries in
town, entirely free to the craft; and in these l
can spend my evenings most pleasantly. II
books are not good company, where will find
It? ,.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10
Ordered filed.

On motion, of Mr.. GanO, Resolved; that the
Mayor be, and is hereby authorized to sell the
East half Of lot in block Centre street. Passed
Committee on Ordinances, reported an Or,
dinance entitled "An ordinance in relation to
Wharfage" which was read for information, and
on motion, the rule was dispensed with, and the
ordinance was read Second and Third time and
passed, and ordered to the Mayor.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10

LEoTHRrs ON MusIo.--Last night Professor
Belcher delivered an instructive lecture upon
the elements Of music, in which he seemed to
prove to the satisfaction Of the audience, that
the elements Of music can be easily taught in q
few lessons. A class has been made up. An
other lecture will be given tonight at the Chris
tan Church, and special invitation is extended
to the public. The exercises will no doubt be
quite interesting, as we'll as instructive.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10

New Counterfeit twenty dol
lar bills on the Marine Bank Of Chicago are
aAOat. They are beautifully engraved, large
part Of the bill being genuine work. Il is
thought that the cOunterfeiters by some means
must have got hold Of genuine plates on some
other bank. II is sufficient protection to thoss
who will remember it, to say that the bank a.
nsusr issued any rDeRty dollar 6als..-Quincv
Wing.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10

10. The KnickerbOcker," for September,
has appeared upon our table with its usual re-
gularily, and its usual store Of useful and fancy
reading. Terms, to single subscribers, in ad-
vance, only SO yeari two copies, So; five
copies and upward, So each.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10

disposed to mete out to others as much LIBERAL
ity as we claim for ourselves.
Wed not think the road, II Il should be built,
will injure Hannibal so much as the editor Of
the Free Press appears to imagine.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10
Proceedings Of the City Council.
SEPTEMBER s, 1863.

Roll called. Present, Martin, Mayor pro
TEN COuncilmen Bowling, GanO, Brice, Ruff
ner, Settles, WestTall, Snider and Bacon.
Proceedings read and approved.
The Committee on CalabOOse reported that
they have examined various sites for the loca-
ton Of the same, and reported proposals Of q.
G. Draper and F. c. and H. SCHNEIDER.
On motion, Mr.. Diapers proposals were re-
turned back to the committee, and Mr., Schni-
der's LAID OH the table.
The Committee on Accounts reported the fol-
lnu,innr nnnnmnfs fnr nllnmnnce.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10

Bid Of Turner & Partridge for calabOose, was
received, read, and laid on the table.
BIN. Hawkins, City collector, reported
amount of money collected for the month of Au-
gust, as follows
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10
NoTICE.-Having a large amount Of bust.

NoTICE.-Having large amount Of busi-
ness demanding undivided attention, and which,
ID addition to my editorial laborS, is more than
l can we'll attend to, and as this will probably
continue to be the case for three or four weeks
to come, / have engaged the services Of Rev.
D. ExERsON, for the time named, and who will
take charge Of the editorial department Of to-
morrow evenings paper.
o. CLENKNS.
Wednesday Evsnsng, Sept. IN, 1853.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10

On motion, the accounts were allowed, and
made payable sixty days after date.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10

IL The following letter is some encourage
ment to apprentices in country printing Offices,
as it shows that 1t is practicable to acquire
enough knowledge of the business in Western
country office, to command the best situations
West or East. There are great many who
suppose that no mechanical business can BE-
learned we'll in the West:
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-10

Wednesday Eusnsng, Sept. IN, 1853
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

GA Great Pacific Railroad COMPANY
at the head of which. ii is said, are Eras-
tus Corning, Simeon Draper and other cap
italsts, is organizing in New York. The
object is to provide substantial six feet
gnage road from New York to the Pacific
Ocean running through st. Louis, Mo,
Arkansas, Texas, Northern Mexico aud
California. The estimated cost is $780,
600 900, which is is to be The capital of the
Company. 1t is said that thirteen OF the
most responsible contractors of the United
States have offered TO build 100 miles each
OH the route above described, and to take in
payment fifty per cent cash, twenty-five pei
cent in the bonds of the Company, AMI
twenty.fYe per cont in its stock.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

SEDUCTION CASE DECIDED. The trial OF
the Rev. Bryad Waller for. seduction, in
the Circuit Court of Carrcl county, KY,
Judge Pryor presiding, has been in progress
during the week, and was finally decided on
Thursday. The jury were out but thirty
minutes, and brought in the verdict tor
$4,000 damages. This trial excited con-
siderable interest, and the courtroom was
densIy crowded by eager spectators all the
time.
Messrs. Reed and Gates of this city, were
the lawyers for the defence, and Gov. Jas
7. Morehead appeared for the fair com
plainant. His closing speech was one oil
the most powerful and eloquent ever deiv-
cred, and its effect upon the reverend sin
ner was said to be overwhelming. The
courthouse was SO thronged that it was i'm.
possible to get within sight of the doors
while Gov. Morehead was speaking.-Lou
! COur, E.- t...r ..-- .-
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

SAD.-We are told, says the New Or
leans Delta, an incident OF the epidemic
which is sad indeed; yet it is but one of the
many that are occurring daily in our city
A gentleman who resides on Dryades street,
lost his wife some eight months since. He
is man in good circumstances, carrying
on small mercantile business, and feeling
lonely, he sent to the State Of New York,
and borught out an only brother and sister,
who arrived here lately. Yesterday morn
ing an old servant of the family died; about
noon the brother died, and the sister, was
shortly after taken with the black vomit,
and ere this she must be beyond all earthly
pain. We do not mention this circum-
stance because it is a rare one, but as an
example Of the destructive ravages of this
dire disease. '~~ -
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

TEtEeRArHrc COMMUNICATIONS WITH EU-
RoPE,-At the date of our last advices from
England, the land line of the Submarine
and European telegraph had been opened
to Birmingham and had begun to transmit
dispatches to that point, extending to the
great European line in an unbroken chain
of communication, through London. 1t
was to be carried forward to Manches
ter and Liverpool. When 1t is compile
ted the chain of communication extend
ing to nearly all the central points of in
formation in Europe will be so perfetc, that
on the arrival Of every Liverpool steamer at
Halifax or New York, the people OF this
country will be at once informed of any i'm
portant event which may have happened to
the date of the steamer's departure from
Liverpool in almost any part of Europe.
Boston Daily ADJ.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

"LtTTLE Boy WAxTED."-Such is the
lab appended to little coat, swinging at
the door Of clothing store in Greenwich
st. A melancholy facetiousness, particu-
iarly when one sees thousand urchins ev-
cry day, upon whose tattered jackets might
be chaiked, with a great deal of propriety,
''little coat wanted"
There moves a funeral cortege, drawn like
dark thread through the gay embroidery
Of Broadway and theresa mother there,
whose heavy heart is beating all the while
to the thought, ''little boy wonted."
There goes another through the crowd
bearing upon her head stained pine coffin,
for little morsel of her heart, that lies cold
and STILL in the only room at home. How
legible the words in those sad eyes, "littIe
boy wanted
Age, tottering on its way, murmurs to
itself, "ltttle boy wanted" Years and year:
ago, blue-eyed lad had gone "down to the
sea-" and was never heard of more. He
was an only son, aud she was widow. Pic.
lures in the memory never grow old, and SO
through all these weary years, when the
eyes grow din with watching, ''the home.
ward bound," it has ever been, icM ever be
I little boy wanted" !"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

The Policy OF THE ADMINISTRATION -
While Gen. Pierce is petting the Free Soil
ers by giving them Office, and thereby keep
ing them quiet, he is preparing the way for
the annexation of Cuba, for the purpose of
increasing slave States Through his or
gan, the Union, he is attempting to create
the impression that the United States are
called upon in self defence to seize upon
Cuba. This is the object OF an article in
the Union of the goth inst. The old story
that England wllinduce Spain to abolish
slavery in that island, is repeated; aud the
impression is attempted to be given, that
this would endanger the peace, if not leopard
the existence of this Union. Thus Gen.
Pierce, while he is smiling complaisantly
upon the Free Sellers, is preparing the way
to precipitate upon the country the subject
of slavery extension. Let the Free Sellers
look well to it, that their new patron does
not involve them, before they are aware, in
some sad dilemma Boston Atlas.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

WHAr poEs 1T MEASl--There is now an
Unusual concentration of troops on the Rio
Grande, under the command of Gen. Persi-
fer F. Smith Santa Anna, IL is said, has
already 5000 troops in that region, for the
purpose Of breaking up marauding from
the Mexican territory, and to defend the
Mexican territory from American marau-
ders, who, for the last two or three years,
until recently have been committing shame
iul outrages IN that quarter.
The forces of the United States now there
and on their way, nearly equal Gen. Tay-
lor's Army Of Occupation on the same
ground immediately preceding the Mex
ican war. The force at the arsenal, we
learn has been engaged in preparing, and
packing for shipment, munitions Of war for
the military posts on the Rio Grande- =
When two parties take oil their coats and
brandsh their fists, we naturally expect q
! fight will follow. In view of the prepara.
tions above neumerated, another war with
Mexico may be looked for; but on what pre-
text!a Who will bs the aggressor! Is il
the design Of our Government to re-anneS
another slice OF Mexican territory!-NGtion
al Era.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

ANOTHER STRANGE SUIcIDE.-The body
Of girl who drowned herself in the Schuyl-
kill, at Philadelphia, on Thursday last, has
been identified as that Of Mary Burke. She
was to have been married on that evening,
and the groom and his friends remained at
the house where the marriage was to take
place, until suspecting something wrong,
they went in search Of her, but failed to dis
cover her until he saw her dead body, which
he recognized BY ring on one other fingers,
which he had given to her. It's supposed
she was temporarily insane.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

6-The Missouri River,on Saturday week.
succeeded in cutting a new mouth, or de-
bouch, into the Mississippi, across the point
of land lying about half mile above where
it has run Of late years. II now strikes the
Mississppin a direction which is likely to
prevent the washing of the Illinois or cas-
tern shore to any injurious extent, AT the
last accounts two steamers had passed
through the new chute, and this may now
be regarded as the maiu channel OF the Mis-
souri,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15
By. r. e. II. LrvERrsO.

Since thou ha 1t gone. and thus hath spoken,
Gone happier to a happier place,
To me LIES witebing spell is broken,
And Joy doth wear a dif'rent facet
II.
Like some sweet BUD OF PROMISE glowing,
Most foudIy elung my soul to thee,
And gloried as | wateh'd it showing
Rich hopes and joys for more than me!
E1I.
Since thou art isAd no idol luriDg
Shall chain my weeping soul to'earth--
Since idols are 50 unenduring
count them at their transient worth!
".
Sweet GEoRGel escap'd from sin forever,
Thou art my more than idol now
A seraph DER Deaths gloomy river
To me the brighter iJys to show!
"
That woos my deathIcss spirit sighing
To share the Heaven that now is thing
To thine oVa question glad replying:-
"AGAIa THE LITTLE IDOLS MIHE!"
vi.
F1rslnsll dear GEORGE! but no more sadness
Shall thrill the Fare,csH through my heart:
We meet again in heavily gladness
NJ more in earthly tears to part!
LANCASTER, Ono.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15
WHOLE NO l46l
DARTS

AFREE FIoHr. The following is de-
seription. Of free fight in Western Virgin
ia, as related BY one Of the eye-witnesses
thereof. Promising that there was but
one blow struck. iu answer 10 an ihterroga-
tory as to who he was, the narrator riPlies;
"Ireckon he was from low down on Guy
on somewha-. Jess as they war jawin,
chap rode up on claybank boss-I reekin
be was Messenger stock, scrowgin aneniA,
lsetIe blind o'bo,h eyes--a peert lookin
chap enough, an when he got fernent the
place. ses he rs this free fghtP an they
told him il war. 'Well.' ses hc, gittin off
an hitchiu his ole claybank to a swinging
limb, count me in He hadn't more'n got
it out, afore some Que fetched him lick'
an ne trnpt. He riz direcly with some de-
6cuItE. an ses he, is this free ightn an
they told him it ar 'Wel,' ses he. on
hitchn his hoss, an putin his left leg over
the back Heather, count me out an then he
marvelIed. i"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

VERY RlcH.-The Spiritual Harbingcr, a
paper printed in Rochester, N. Y, and adj
vocating the spiritual rapping mania, has
the following;
ain the twelfth hour the glory Of God, the
life of God, the Holy Procedure shall crown
the Tribune creator with the perfect disclo-
sive illumination. Then shall the Creator,
in effulgence above the divine seraplimal,
arise into the dome ofthe disclosure in one
comprehensive revolving galaxy OF supreme
created Beatiiudes."
After copying the above paragraph, the
Csyuga Chief responds as follows:
"Then shall bloekbeads in the Jackassical
dome of disclosive procedure, above the all
fred great leather-fUngus of Peter Nip-nin-
ny go the Gooseberry Grinder, rise into the
dome of the disclosure until co-equal and CO,
existive and conglomerated lumuxes, in one
comprehensive mux, shall assimilate' into
nothing, and reyolve like a bobtailed pussy
cat alter the space where the tail was"
Can the Harbinger understand our spirit
ual manifestation
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

SHtpwREcK AND GREAT Loss OF LIFE. -
The British ship Nessree was chartered at
some port in India. in April last, to convey
a number of pilgrims (who were returning,
after heightened pilgrimage through Ara
bia, to various parts Of Iudia) on voyage
to Bombay. She was fittedup accordingly,
and, on taking her departure, had, besides
the crew,no fewer than 400 people on board;
also. valuable cargo. On the night of the
nth of June she encountered terrible
gale. The passengers, ascertaining she
was driving ashore, became frantic, and at
tempted to escape by the boats. The at
tempt, as may be imagined, proved fatal. A
tremendous rush instantly capsized then
and at least 60 perished. The destruction
of the Inflated vessel soon followed. Short
" after midnight she struck, and the mex
minute her masts, with at least 100 of tn
unhappy creatures, clinging to the rigging
gave way and fell overheard. The occu
pants were either crushed to death or per
ished by drowning. In the course Of fev
hours the vessel entirely broke up, and tn
whole of the remaining passengers and creS
were plunged in among the breakers :
Great sacrifice of life followed. Out OF 40
souls who were alive the night previous, a
with the exception of "a, perished. The Y
survivors were washed ashore on fragment
OF the wreck.
g Is
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

D.xerRous BANK BGLLs.-The Boston
Traveller cautions its readers against re-
ceiving bills purportiag to be the issue OF
Rank called the Mechanics Bank OF George
town. ID. C. They are ofthe denomination
of ones and threes, dated October, lSb2,and
stoned F. w. Conch, cashier, and G. Ny
ers. President. These bills are fraudulent
no such bank being In existence. $3.50
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15
NoEnnY

iuggeStsd BY learning that GEoRoE HsRr. fson q
Jesse 2 aud Susan Hari.l WIN lately ais4 agsd 7
years, rasa particular favorisa n vouar Gen.
tlqman of this CITY, fIsqoentiy visiting the D Eice
cd bV ths faa illaass. looed into his face. fas II
in iueneed by Prrssnfimen' Of death. ! sayinq:-
= BILLY. wssS An DEAD Wao WILL YoU nAvE
PoH As 1D0LF
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

f5rRopzRr A. RoBERrsoN was executed
AZ Alexandria, XIV, last Saturday, for the
murder of Moses GARD, in June ioos. ne .e
attempted to commit suicide Oy caturg MS m
arms with razor, but did nor suSceeu y
his desire. He confessed ne Kllied UAhD
hut insisted il was accidental.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-15

HJTo ascertain whether a watch will
90, hit il two or three clips on mahogany
table. Moving the wheels with fire po-
ker is also very good way, but not 30 con-
venient. People about buying a'Tobias'
will please notice