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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-09

JOHNSON & FRENCH would terder tbe!i
d thanks to their retail toners for the very loerh
patronage heretofore bestowed them and as hey IN
tend quitting retail trade. after the first OF
they Id suggest 10 the public that they have greai
many very good goods suitable only Tor the retail trade
which they will cell unusually low Persons hesirous ~
good barg inns will find their advantage 10 call soon
and all ne rsons indebted TO them will find IL TO their ac-
vantage to cali and make immediate settlement. tyl9
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Life and letters of DR.. Oln
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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-09

BARGAINS! RARGAINS.! BARGAINSIi
A VARIETY Of Misses, Infants and boys Hats and
n Caps.-Also splendid assortment of Fancy Furs
for Gentiemens use-all OF which will be sold
in order to make room for my fall stock.
jy20f VAUTIER'S
Firs. Street Cd door above Main.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-09

Ii accounts against, in favor of me. wish pre-
IA sented soon possible for adjustment, at the
old stand Main Street now Keller, FarDsley Co..
where they will be- attended too in person. b, the
said firm. jyI5n G. BELL.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16

BALLOON NAvlGATIoN.-A prophet
is not without honor, save in his own
country. The annexed paragraph is
from a London paper "A go-ahead
American, a Mr.. Wise, proposes to
take advantage of an air-current from
west to east, and establish a line of
balloons between the United Safes and
Europe. The difficulties of the pro-
ject are met with boldness which moth
ing turns back. Indeed, one little diI-
fculty is, that the balloon-train cannot
turn back. The aerial locomotives can
not, of course return by the same route
but Mr.. Wise thinks nothing of an
obstacle like this-they can 80 for
ward, and return to their starting-point
by running clean round the world
The arrangements are so far advanced,
that Mr.. Wise has even settled the
fares. He undertakes" says the
Builder, " to circumeronaut the globe
for 5000 dollars each trip" The A
theneum wonders that some enterpris-
ing American has not effected the pas.
sage of the Atlantic by relays of sea-
serpents.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16
MASSA CHUSETTS ELECTION
GLORIO US NE HIS !
A Wing Governor Elected
Tremendous Overthrow of the New
Constitution.
Wing House of Representatives !
FREE SOILISM IN IT'S GRAvH

The election, yesterday, was a glor
Gus triumph for the Wings Old Mas
achusotts has covered herself with glor
She is still herself again. The peop
have spoken, and the enemy are routed
1t is gratifying beyond expression, 4
be able to make this announcement Til
State has gone far better than even tb|
Wings had calculated upon. The Nat
CONSTITUTION is DEFEATED by an oveI
whelming majority. There is not enough
Of it left to " swear by" Every wher|
east and west, north and south, the fred
men of the Old Bay State have thrua
it from them.
Though we are not able to announct
at the time this is pcnncd, the choice
a Wing Governor by the people. Their
is no manner of doubt but Judge Wasl
burn is to be the next occupant Of til
Gubcrnatorial Chair a very larg
number of Wing Representatives hay
been chosen, so that in the event of til
election going into the House the Wing
are sure Of carrying the day.
Coalitionism in Massachusetts is
hing of the past. This was its fni
chance, and defeat is death. Let til
good men of the State rejoice that +
foul monster has received its deaf
blow--that those who have 50 long d
graccd the State, and corrupted its pc
tiles. are laid low Boston Daiiy BE
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16

they seem to be- slipping the poison that
has swept millions upon millions to dis
honored and hopeless graves. Young
man away You are sporting with
destiny. Dash that cheating cup from !
your lips. 1t is the foikcd lightning |
There is death, worse than death, there
is the souls damnation in that cup. It'll
is bitter with fathers tears A moth
or's anguish is shreking around it. A
daughters shame is crying from its hal
low depths. Away from this gateway of
destruction. 1t is the entrance to per
dition. Away Away But pass on
into the interior beyond this outcr.room.
Hank, there is the sound of the ivory
balls knocking against each other, and
the voice of the marker as he scores the
progress ofthc game Billard-tabes are
around us, Harmless game of itself,
but temptations are all around it, en-
listing and making sure the votaries of
destruction. Pass along further still.
Listen to the shutting Of the cards.
Look at the people surrounding the faro
bank, and see the piles of money upon
the table Look this way at these men
with anxious faces, shutting and playing
the cards, betting their money, and
squandering in these scnseloss games
the fortunes they inherited from honest
fathers, or funds intrusted to their care
by confding friends. How many wives
sit ut home in sorrow and in tears. whose
husbands are here ? How many par
ents hearts are breaking in hopeless an
guish over these Young men we sec a
round us ? Our friend, this place is
rightly named 1t is a drinking and
n gaming house it is called shell"
Truly it is an appropriate name. There
are 10 souls here. But is there no
law against these gambling houses ? Is
there no penalty denounced by the Stat
ute bool, agalnts these ''nELLs" that en-
gulph so many fortunes, against their
keepers, who cntice and encourage these
young men in the way of vice, who en-
list so many in the service of destruc-
ton and death? Oh, yes plenty of
penalties. plenty of Statutes against it
all. But what of that These men arc
voters. They elect Governors, and
Judges and Legislators. and Shcriiis,
and Police Justices, and Constablcs !,
and are these public functionaries to haz-
ard their official honors and cmoluments
by enforcing penalties denounced by the
law against these voters But surely ii
cannot be known to the public officers
that such a place as this exists in this
great city. and no means be taken to
suppress it Such a place as this Our
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16
80 Green ST., Boston, Nov.5. 1S5;

CANADIAN OCEAN STEAMSHIPS
We learn from lie Cmadten, that
Messrs. Gilmour & Co., of Quebec,
arc going to build seven large steam
ships of 1000 tons each to run be-
tween Quebec, Liverpool, Glasgow land
London. We also learn from the
Montreal papers that Company has
been formed in that city called the
" Montreal Screw Steam Navigation
Company" Of which Messrs. Edmond
stone, Allan & Co. are the agents.
The first vessels of this line are already
contracted for, and are on the stocks
on the Clyde. They are to be, 1875
tons, new register measurement, and
will be fitted with engines of $50 horse
power, which are guaranteed to propel
them at the rate of 10 knots an hour,
and enable them to make the passage
from Liverpool to Quebec in period
not exceeding y days. The first of
these vessels is to be completed on the
first of June next. Besides these. we
are father informed, there is yet an
other Company in process of formation
in Montreal, to build one or more
ocean steamers for the Canadian trade,
for which large amount of stock has
already been subscribed, but we have
not learned that their arrangements
are yet in such forward state as to
enable us to give them to the public
Still father, Montreal journal tell us
that, -" Mcssrs. Edmondstone. Allan
" 4 Co. are making the following add
" tons to their line of sailing vessels
"a splendid iron clipper ship of $50
" tuns register, building by Messrs
John Reid & Co., of Port Glasgow
81 and a wooden one of similar demen-
" sions, under construction by Messrs
" Robert steele & Co., of Greenock
" the celebrated builders of the Gun
" ard steamers. These ships will take
+" their places in the line early mex
"spring.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16
Twice Cheated.

On Saturday, November Goth. it was
rumored among the democracy of this
town, tl,nt His Excellency, Gov. Robin
son. was coming home from Montpelier
in the evening train. All was hustle
and conmotion among the 2Ncid/s and
Jealous supporters of his Honor a cour-
Ter was despatched in all directions to
spread the news; and at about dark
clean faces and highly polished shirt
collars were circulating quite freely. n
sentinel was stationed on the Hill to
give the signal of the approach of the
train which was bearing home so prcc
cious prize, by the firing ola gun. As
the hour drew near, ali was still as death
around the depot, anxiously listening for
ELiJAn's note of warning. At last it
came. and rcverbrated along the hills till
its echoes died away in the distant for
ests. Now all was "noise and coifd-
sion" where but moment before naught
but the darkness of silence rcigncd. The
govcrNU1cu oHcidI who had been sent
home in advance "to prepare the way
for his Excellercy's grand entrce, led the
van headed by Crossetts Cornct Band,
who were discoursing sweet soul-strring
music, to the platform where he was OK
pccted TO alight. 1t was agreed upon
that the oWcial, who had done more than
any other man for his honor's election
should assist him Ia aHght,an prcfaccd
by sh0u but cIoqUcU speech Introduce
him to the crowd, who stood with mouth.
wide open and eyes nearly dropping
from their sockets.
Immediately after the prclimnaric-
were completed, the train came up, whor
10 ana behold the Governor had cheated
them He had not come Whcrcup
en- the crowd dspcrsed-somc cprsing
their i'll luck and others laughing at th'
! III which the farce had terminated Blu
portion Of the democracy were DOT tt
be cheated out of "a good time thus
and repaired to the villsgc that claim
the honor of being the home ofhis High
ness, and had, We are told quite .Jo/f
cotion, at the expense Of those who ha'
originated the play.
But the faithful never tire in doini
homage to theic superiorss, and on Sat
urday last news came that the Governo
would certainly arrive in the half.pas
? train. and the same preliminaries wer
entered into as on the first occasion
One man bought ira po0Hls Qf Poulc,
and another q Jottlc IF cogniac; but til
star of their love and admiration did Nc
appear, and again the crowd-considcri
bly, augmented by the sight of the 2,
trcshmc'Hs - again disappeared ami
showers of curses from his supporter
and peals Of laughter from his oppol
cnts Here cudeth the second lesson
-BcnniHgion Banner.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16
Fey The Lowell Journal and Cour-

Fey The Lowell Journal and Cour-
Ter calls upon the voters of Middlcsex
in the following very expressive Ian
guage:
Wings of Middlesex County :
we call upon you especially to come
forward, every man, and by a full
vote record your united disapprcbation
of that bill of denominations, inconsis-
tencies and inequalities, concocted by
political demagogucs, and christened
-" Amended Constitution !" The only
safety is in rejecting the whole ~
Some of the bad features of the obi
GUS instrument, which is making quite
a stir in the old Bay State, are as fol
lows:
The new Constitution provides that
a plurality shall determine the election
of Counsellors, Senators, County and
District officers, but that majority
shall be required to determine the clcc
ton of Governor, 1t. Governor, See
rotary of State, Treasurer, and Attor-
ney General.
1t provides that the secret ballot
shall be used in the City Elections, bu
not in the Town Elections.
1t provides for the application of al
equal single district system to the cleo
ton of Senators, but not to the cleo
ton Of Representatives.
1t provides that certain judicial off
GERS shall be appointed by the Cover
nor and Council, viz: Judges of the
Supreme Judicial Court, and Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas, while
it also provides that certain other!
shall be elected by the people, viz
Judges of Probate, Judges of Police
Courts, Trial Justices, and Commission
ers of Insolvency.
1t provides that juries shall be judge
of the law as well as the fact, in Grimm
al but not in civil cases.
1t provides that each town Of les
than 1900 inhabitants already incoi
porated, shall have six representative
in ten years, while the towns hereafte
incorporated, oflcss than 1900 inhab
tants, shall have none.
1t provides that Judges Of Probate
Trial Justices, and Justices of Polio
Courts, shall be elected for three years
that Justices of the Supreme Cour
and Court of Common Please hereai
ter appointed, fol ten years, and thf
the present Justices Of the Suprcm
Court and Conrt of Common Pleas
shall continue in Office for life.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16

RAILROAD ACCOMMODATIONS o'clock,
this friday morning, the engine of the
night freight train, going north, explod-
ed at the Gadcomb Cut, about four miles
from this place, killing fireman named
Bryant, and mangling Mr.. Noyes, the
engineer, in most shocking manner
The engineer was in the act of shuttln
off the steam, at the commencement Of
the down grade, at the time the explo-
sion took place. DR.. Geo. NJ. Hall, of
this place, was called to the relief of the
suffers; he considered the recovery of Mr.
Noycs extremely doubtful The FIRE
man died in about two hours after the
ccident. The engineis perfect wreck,
and the road at the place of explosion
considerably damaged .-Swdnton Her
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16

EpToRlAL CoNTENTloN.-There was a
meeting of Connecticut editors at Hart
ford, Wednesday. The object was to
cultivate an acquaintance with each OH
err, and to agree on certain rules and reg
ulations for their mutual advantage in
the course of their meeting they agreed
to charge for obituary notices, resolu-
of public meetings. &c.-not to adopt
any newspaper agency exclusively to
notify each other when an adviser fail
cd to fulfil his contract-to take pay for
notices for industrial benefit" (which
we suppose means all puffs of article Of
use and sale)-that a reduction from
regular published rates for advertising
should not be made--that, as everything
else has advanced, the price of papers
and advertisements should also be ad'
vanced- that no apprentice should be
hired who could not bring satisfactory
evidence that he left his previous EN-
ployer honorably. Such we're some OF
the more important resolutions adopted
by the CoDvention.-BOSton Courier.
Editors should be awake to their in
terests, and not get caught mapping il
these go-ahead times. Connecticut Ed
tors act the part Of very sensible men il
thus getting their eyes open.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16

LN. Emerson says, that the Poet
of America has not yet come" We
don't want one of the tragic sort GER
tainly. Our facts are startling and III
structivc enough, without a Milton or
Dante to "call up spirits from the deep"
or give us misty idea in fiction, of the
renion OF death and hell. Some of these
truths which will do to think of. VIC clip
from the n. Y. Tribune;
The whole number ofplaccs where al
cholic liquors are sold IN this City,ils =
lO3. Unlicensed, 1922 reported dis
orderly OjS with grogcry-shops, $3.50;
lager beer shops, LOSS exclusively
Wholesale 1873. OF the tavcrns for tray
clcrs there are only $50. First Ward
ASP drinking shops; Second. 100; Third,
500 Fourth, $40; Fifth, 2o5 Sixth,
/ 727: Seventh, $40 Eighth. 325 Ninth,
PCS: Tenth, 23S; Eleventh. 59li Twelfth,
ZIG Thirteenth, 1917; Fourteenth, $50;
Fifteenth, l7j; Sixteenth, $50 Seven
tcenth, $50; Eighteenth, 597 Nine
tccnth, l25 Twentieth, $50. Or the
whole number, 5,S94 sell thrcc-cent
drinks 1902 six-ccnt-drinks "a one
shilling drinks; .2ll are closed on Sun
days; $50 have gambling 2,Ol9 arc
kept by Americans or persons calling
themselves such 1870 by Germans
2.3l7 by Irish; 23l by other foreign
crs 233 by women, and % by colore'
people Open on Sundays, 3,o93-
Drinking places where boxing matchc
are allowed, II; resorts of thieves, l26
resorts of prostitutes, full 500 billiards
,2,s; dance houses Of prostitutes, etc
I62 G,ng fights allowed in g; ra'-ki!llnl
allowed IN I; cock fighting allowed IN
We are Obliged to leave out mucI
more minute and yolnminous detail thai
we present. but as it is &c give horr,'
picture. One mbrokcn cla.n OF uruhN
enness, prostitution crimc--W'nds i
and about Newly ork, for the Nan' 9
the Main Law. There are without L IN
or hell.holcs, $3.50 family grocerie
where the servants and children of fam
lilies may encounter the drmkard AM
) his foul circle Think Of it fellow-cltl
zens Think of the scenes we have de
scribed-an the big temptation tina
coils serpcnt-likc around YOU and yours
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16
Gbt RtglGttr.
MIDDLEBURY, NOV. l6, 1853

EsE- The Election in New York is
decidedly wing victory, tho under the
circumstances. it is not, perhaps very
proud thing for the wings, ms nothing else
could have been expected from tho posi-
ton of the parties But its most i'm
portant feature to its probable tendency
to bring stringent law of some kind to
bear upon the liquor traffic And New
York will not benefit herself alone by
such law. but Vermont and all border
ing States. Its large cities are now hot
beds of crime. There is not in
any other State of the Union,
more daring and repulsive lot OF
law breakers and Goddefying wrctchcs,
whose ruin has been brought about by
rum - which floods the State. New
York. whose fashions are standards in
the forest of the west and on the shores
of the Pacific, whose trade interests the
world, and whose influence is indeed that
OF an empire, will make tremendous
sensation in the Kingdom, of darkness, II
it brings all its great force to bear against
the unholy traffic. 1t will cause chill
to run through the inhamcd and hire
incrustcd blood vessels of Debauchcry
which will give it death shock. T'ere
is trcmor running through all nerves,
as the world watches the Hosts of Rus-
STA as they are brought to face the armies
of the Sultan. and men hold their breath,
in suspense, awaiting the momcntous 49,
sue. But a mighticr conflict is going on IN
America The powers of Darkness are in
arms with Truth, Life, Hope and all
that bears upon human happiness. An
gels watch the contest and all good men
are in prayer Tor its happy termination
and the success Of the good cause
God speed the right We have good
reason to think lie will. The Legisla
ture is said to be Of the right stamp
and as the bill providing for a stringent
check on retailing ardent spirits. passed
the Senate last ycar,wc may hope it vii
become law, the coming session
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16

e. " Do you take paper = No
NV don't" Such was the substance Of a
dialogue which startled us like doleful
sound from the tombs. We looked at
the No aw don't to see what he was
Ike. 1t was explained. No aw don't "
was write all over him. We traced
its characters il. lis shabby coat, his old
hat, his dirty vest and soii+d linens 1t
~beamcd" from his countenahts. ana Ill
fact onvclopcd him like cloud. il we
had asked him if he prospcrcd, If he
knew what was going on, if he had a
happy and cheerful home, if his sons
were promising and his daughters pleas
ant and hopeful, we can imagine the re.
ply" No aw DON'T And the world
moves on without him, poor man. As
the wiser generation which is growing
up around him, looks back some day and
asks him why lie is so far behind, if he
knows what keeps him there, and "why
he don't come along" mo aw don't
will echo up the way as he sinks back
into the darkness, with the moles and
bats
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16

BLACK NOSES ron CoNvlcTs.-A res
olution has been introduced into the
Kentucky Legislature, which provides
that the keeper of the pcnitenta-
ry shall procure a suitable chemical dye,
such as will stain the cuticle or outer
surface of the skin perfectly black, so
that it cannot be washed off, or in any
way removed till time shall wear it away.
and nature furnish new cuticle or sur
face, and that with this dye he shall have
the nose of each male convict painted
thoroughly black and renew the appll-
cation as may be necessary to keep 1T so
until within one month Of the expiration
ofhis sentence when it shall be discontln
ucd for the purpose of permitting nature
to restore the feature to its original hue
preparatory to the second advent OF IT.
owner into the world
And herein the Kentucky Legislature
has done a very hcathcnish thing. L
will not hasten a rogues reform to TAKE
away his sclfrespcct Some mode o
marking may be necessary, but to lowe
. convict wretch still deeper BY person
al indignity - will make its mari
on his inner man, which mature" canno
erase.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16

p E.A- The Illustrated News of last
week contains portrait and biography
OF our distinguished noighbor, SOLOMON
w, JEwErT, Esq. New York boasts with
reason of her Merchant Princes, many
of whom have risen from poverty and
obscurity to high position in social rank
and opulence. Vermont with good rca-
son, also, may be proud of her Agricul-
turalists. who are taking the lead in that
noble branch of industry. and gaining
fame, friends and wealth by their own
energy and iron wills Long live the
Farmer Princes of Vermont
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16
rsy~ PETERsoN's LADIES' NATION

rsB~ PETERsoN's LADIES' NATION
AL MAGAZINE, for December, has ar
rived in its usual attractive style.
In 1854, " Peterson will be great
ly improved as it is to have winter pa
per, new type, and more reading mat
ter. This is now the onl y original pc.
riodical of its class, and the stories Of
Mrs. Stephens, its editor, author of
" Mary Derwent," are alone worth
the subscription price. 1t is the best
guide for the fashions also, the plates
being superb steel ones, colored: in
New York and Philadelphia it is the
textbook. The leading embellish
ments are magnificent mezzotints. 1t
is emphatically magazine of pure NOR
ais is national in its character and
really the cheapest magazine in the
world, as its terms will show viz, 1
copy 50, 3 copies S., s copies $40,
with a premium worth from two to
three dollars for every person sending
three subscribers or more. Address
the publisher, CHARLES ]. PETERSON
No. 102 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-16

E&. The great problem has been
solved There is North West Pas
sage. And what of that2 After in
credible suffering and loss of life, and
great expense, Commodore Mcclure has
finally succeeded in reaching a point.
from the West at which he could COM
muncatc with others from the East in
those Northern Seas. But even if lie
had forced himself through, it could not
be of much practical Importance. The
Pacific road will probably be built And
to step into a car which shoots through
the Rocky Mountains, will be preferable
to a slow, freezing progress through wa
tcrs full of ice and danger And great
part of the year, even the questionable
advantage of such a passage, must be
absolutely vetoed by the winters negative
power.