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fed IN terror 10 ihe higher grounds, others pruy.
ed to bo taken on hoard, as the earth was open-
ing assures on every side, and their houses hour
" falling nrulind them.
Proceeding trom thence they found tho Mis-
sissippi, nj all times foarful stream, now unit.
sually swollen, tmbid, and full Of trees; and af-
ter many days Of great danger. though they felt
aud perceived no more earthquakes, they reach.
oil their destination ut Natchez on the close Of
The first week in January, 1872, to the great as.
tonishment ofall, the escape Of the boat having
been considered an impossibiity.
At that time you foated for three or four hun.
dred miles on tho river without seeing human
hNbtation.
Such was tho voyage Of the first steamer.
The natural convulSion, which commenced at
the time Of her descent, has been but slightly al.
ludcd to, but will never be forgotten in the his.
tory Of the West; and the changes wrought by
1t throughout the whole alluvial region through
which the Ohio and Mississippi p1ur their wa.
tors, were perhaps SO remarkable as any on rec
ord. We hcpr lcss Of its effects, bncause tho
region in which it occurred was Of such vast ex.
tent and So thnly peopled. That part Of the oil.
lnvial country which IS contiguous to the juno.
tion OF the two rivers, and especially tho yicni-
I ty Of New Madrid, seems II have been the CEN.
tire of the convulsion. There, during the years
| 1911 and 1928 the earth bnoke into innumeras
bic fssures, the church yard, with its dead, was
torn from tho hank and cngulphed in the turbid
stronm. To the present day it would appear
that fre5ucut slight shocks of earthquakes arc
felt there; and It is asserted that in the vast
swamp back Of the town, strange sounds may at
times eheord, us Of some mighty cauldron bub-
bling in the bowels Of the earth. Along the
banks Of the river, thousands Of acres with their
gigantic growth Of forests and cane, were swal.
owedup and lakes and ponds innumcrablc were
formed.
The earth. in many parts was observed 10
burst suddenly open, md Jets of sand, mud and
water shoot up into the air. The beds Of these
giant streams seemed entirely changed Great
innundations were the consequence. The clear
waters Of the st. Francis were obstructed the
ancient channel destroyed, and the river q vast
tract of swamp. In many places the gaping
earth unfOlded its secr9ts, and the bones OF tho
gigantic mastodon and iethyosaurus, hidden
within its bosom for ages, were brought to tho
surface. Boats and arks without numbers were
swallowed ny; some buried by the falling in
Of the banks, othors dragged down with the is
lands to which they were moored.. And, final.
ly, You may still meet and converse with th,so
who were on tho mighty river Of the west, when
the whole stream ran towards its source for uu
entire hour, and then resuming its ordinary
course, hirried them helpless on lis whrlng
surface with accelerated motion toward tho
Gulf.
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THE LOST TICKET.
A FRENCHMAN IN A STEW.

In returning from trip 10 The Lakes, few
DAYS since, witnessed a little affair that makes
quite an item in my note book, and may amuSe
your readers.
After weary drive, in procession of twelve
carriages, that moved solemnly for twelve hours
over as many miles Of beautiful country we
pulled IN in front Of the National, in Springfield,
at about 9, p. NJ The Circus and country Court
kent that beautiful little town in densely popu-
lated state, so much so that the sixty or seventy
passengers that counted as travelling companions,
could not find beds to rest their weary limbs upon,
but were forced TO take carpei-bags, trunks and
iuIeps, until the cars for Cincinnati would give US
more comfortable quarters.
Among the rest, a little Frenchman, whose bag
gage consisted of queerly shaped hat-box and a
faded silk umbrella, moved reslessly about with
the box IN one hand and the umbrella in the other,
pouring forth an uninterrupted stream OF incom.
prehensbe English, in way sufficiently ludi-
crous 10 amuse two crowds Suddenly the little
garlic worshipper discovered, 10 his utter dismay,
that he had lost his ticket, purchased at Buffalo,
and warranted to carry through to the Henrie
House in Cincinnati Here was predlcament! |!
and in the CONSERVATION Of the moment he dropped
both hat.box and umbrella, and vociferated loudly.
and in razor--grinding tones, for the stage
agent
Were is de stage agent? We're shall find da
agentp oh, mon Dieu--my gar, have pay--oue
-two--four, several, great many dollaires for yon
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HOW PARSON p SAVED HIs
FLAX.


But the pauon must have name for this
trick OF setting the letters OF The alphabet 10 mas
queradlng has shocking air OF unreality about II,
whereas this story's actually true5 yes, as true
as the story about Captain Hugh Northrup and bis
steamboat Lutifer, (the chef d'euprs, BY the bye,
of lis excellent authors tOles)-yes, true
Well, il won't do 10 give the parsons real name,
because his son has been Governor and NJ. G.,
had fort named after him, and all that so we'll
call him parson Flinskint
To say the parson knew dime when he saw il
would be an anach onism, for there were no dimes
in his day; but he knew n four-pence ha'penny
as well as the shrewdest of his parishioneIs. He
was not fully yersed in ihe art OF catching them,
but he made up for that bv never letting them 60.
When his saddle wore out, instead Of appropriatng
any of bis savings to buy another, he rode to meet
ing on the pad appertainng to his gig-harness and
when his horse expired, he transferred his nice.
saddle 10 an OK. He moved off the public road
to keep out of the way OF his brother cIelpymen,
who tcluli call on him in travelling; md many
other like things he did--and he did them pretty
well, when no particular management was reqniredy
but as 10 knowing how 10 20 about things, he was
as innocent as a child
Porson Flinskint had man named John, that
sidM with him for NJ reason that we could ever
ascertain (ror all these things we have by authority
YOU mustn't suppose that we lived in the times
when there were no dimes we gol along through
'37, and Q, but Yen don't call that hbing); and 50
we came 10 The conclusion that he was too layy
for any body else 10 put up with him, and so Ne
had TO stay with The parson. John pleased the
rson; for he never erumhed ai anything, or
tried 10 pass himself of for being smarter tban his
master, but always did just whit he was bid TO
do
Parson flinskitt stood one Sunday evening
looking at his field Of flax, and trying Ia rec II The
Appearance of other lax-feds at the time The crop
bad reached maturity, as he firmly believed his
had.
John' said he to that worthy, who had ap.
preached, seeing The parson apparently in quap-
dairy from which lis assistance might be needed
to rescue him, is 1t not time that this fax wps
mowedp
4 should think il was IL yon ever mean 10 new
il, repllel John, in dIawling tone.
Wei, J hn, you may go to work tomorrow
and NOV H.
On the morrow John went TO work and moved
The fax, cured 1t, aud 10 de Il up into hdy-corks
in due form. After The work was completed,
parson Fllnskint came 10 inspect IL, and after
taking good look at il, Observed
'Why, ] In, this don't look rgh,.'
'No, SIR said John, II ougn t. have been
pulled; but you told ne 10 mnw ~
'Ah, John, you ought 10 have told me az that,
But never mind, John; put il in the barn, II
will do 10 fed siiniitcs iO'ss, ON
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Written for Gleason's Pictorial.
MY BROTHERS GRAVE.
by MARY A. CLARK.

Tvr bre thel 70 sigh, I've shed no tear
Where brother lakes his rest;
I've never knelt upon the sod
That lies upon his breast.
He sleeps afar frrm childhood's home,
Mid stranger graves, alone;
Aud they who pass that lowly mound
Repeat The word Unknown
or
UnlSnown to them the moher's hopes
That centered once in him;
Unknown to them the sisters love
Not death itself eau dln.
o could we but have closed his eyes,
Received his parting breath;
And heard hm speak one kind good-by,
Before he slept in DEATH
Il would have been pleasure sad
To treasure up the scenej
A painful lesson fraught with good,
For memoly's hand to CLEAN.
We cannot place one fowery wreath
Embalmed IN sorrows tear,
To breathe its st sweet fragrance out,
Above tle lost and dear.
Yet will the moonlight, soft and pure,
His couch with beauty lave;
And angels from their starry homes,
Keep watch o'er brothers. grave.
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SgUTIEERN MAIL
WINTER ARRANGEMENT,

xv,Itr somhern mail via Fl Paso to Sin Antonio,
Texas. leaves Santa Fe on the 10Th of each
month. arrives at El paso.in from SIX 'osehi dal'.
and reaches San Anion'o on me llin OF 'he NY
month. Returning Ieavrs San An'onlo on tile i0lh
of ihc same arrives at Fl pasn in FROM IA 10 II
d,vs and reaches ,anta F. on Ne IAN Ut lhe next
ma month. making The trip throoeh in from % to 2'
dav. wnler and summer. The Contractor has
SHARED @ no expense in placing upon this route spring
carriages the best adapted for the convenience as
well as comfort of passengers Persons going to,
or coming from the States WI ma 'al' MS very cry
months, as il is entirely free f'om the intense cold
and heavy SHOWS that so frequently obs'ruet the
eastern mail ronte to Independence.
RATES OF FARE.
$40, 90 through ;rom Santa Re TO san antonio
30 90 frtm Sant Fe to I'll r 50.
PASSENGERS allowed 40lbs baggage
HENRY SKlLLMAN
NIB Passengers not required to stand guard.
Santa Fe, Oct. I, Is53-tf
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teekes vich have no got. Who have peek up
my teekcts? Who have find him? We're Is de
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Black Snake, the celebrated Indian,
now 1O6 years of age, is still hale and
hearty, residinga Alcghany Reservation.
He was one Of the most active of his
tribe in bringing about a treaty in behalf
of the United States with General Wash
ington, at Philadelphia, in 1887.
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For venta o Arrendamiento.

TINA tercera parte del Rancho de Galisteo, J
u tambien la mitad de las casaS y tierras Ell
Albuquerque ahora ocupadas por las tropas ae To-
Estados Unidos Yea a
]. H0UGHT0N,
Agcnte.
Santa Fe, O,tubi u de lS53.--H
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Profitable Pcach OrcAard.--It is
said that the peach orchard Of Mr.. Da-
Wis, near Milford, Clemont county, Ohio
will yield him thirty thousand dollars
this season, giAing net profit Of twenty
five thousand dollars.
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written for Gleason's Pictorial, ]
A DREAM.
by @. DAVIES BRADwAY, NJ D.

dreamed, last night, pleasant dream;
Methought away in fairy land
! wandered by murmuring stream
That gently flowed DER golden sand;
! sat upon lis messy brink,
And as Ibowed me down to drink,
A thousand fairy forms Tsee
Beneath the water, bright and free;
With maichless grace and air they stood,
Enshrouded in that amber food.
Igazed with deep, intense delight
Upon that scene SO bright and fair;
And other forms came into sight,
Bright beings of an upper air;
SO gentle and so fair they seemed,
flowed them even as dreamed;
Their golden tresses lightly play
Around neck as fair as they;
And sparkling in The MONDAY sun,
Were amethyst and diamond,
A soCtened strain Of music, low,
Came floating upward from that stream;
And mingled with ,s nher flow.
O'er gems that spaIklcd in the CLEAN
Of the bright sunlight low and sweet;
Thai fairy song for ngels meet,
Fell on the ear, end then heard
A silver voice, gentle word,
20 mortal, it thou iov wouIdst know,
Step boldly in the stream below"
with eager haste. at her command
Fsiepped INTO the lmpid food;
Ard there upon the bright gold sand,
A Thousand fairies around me stood.
Thcpded not. though cold and chill
The waters. for Joyous thrill
Wont through my frame, and id.d know
No IN PC Of sorrow. grief or Woe;
Tnr cvory fNr" Of nv snul
Was filed with ioy beyond control
Brirh visions Of hqppv land,
With yerdlu' fields forever green;
A mingmg with well knowa band,
And sights by mortals all unseen;
Aud r'anilre strains Of music sweet,
And hamp gales the senses greet
j;aw them all, yet lcoulll see
They lacked one source of joy to me;
For there was one whose smiling face
Isaw not in that happy place.
Again that voice fell on my ear,
20 mortal, il thou joy wonldst know
Think not of those in yonder sphere,
Where mingles every shade of woe.'
Ilriel to sneak, as with spell
Ny lips were bound, in whispers fell
nv half.forIacd words a cold, death chill
Went o'cr my frame. and all was still;
iwokc amid the sunight's CLEAN,
And found alas | did but dream.
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For Sale or Rent.

DEING abou, to leave this Territory, request
ID N persons having claims against me to pre-
sent their bills at once. and all knowing themselves
Indebted 10 make payment to the Hon. j. Hough'
ton who is appointed my sole agent.
Mr.. Houghton is further authorized TO make
sale Of any or all Of my real estate in the Terri
torv. FRANCIS ]. THOMAS.
Santa Fe, Nov 25th, lS5S.-tf
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A correspondent of the London News
says, the Sultan has three hundred thou
sand men under arms, number sufii
cient to defeat the troops Of the Gar
The same correspondent writes that the
Russian troops are getting used up by
typhus fever, and privations Of all sorts.
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WE WOULD most respectfully inform our
w friends aud the public, that We I've taken
the house Il the late Jno paen in Albuquerque
and completely fitted the same as Hotel our
friends will always fnd us on hand No pains shall
be spared 10 render all who may give us call
comfortable and well provided for Attached to
The house are corrals and stables. Atall times we
shall have an abundance Of forage. Or tables and
bar will be well filled with the best The country
affords. 70
Terms cash. -
BRANFoRD & JEANNERET.
Santa Fe, Oct. 10, lS53.-u
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s,IEaa3ws ME.33@.lA 3DW3lD
INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI.
B. W. T 0 D D

have removed from The ''Noland House" 10
the Nebraska House" in Independence Missouri,
The Nebraska House is large new buildlng' ana
has recently been much improved by alterations
and additions Having taken TINS house Tor Term
Of years, intend to make every etort :, prom%,O @
patronage Of nv friends and the travelling public
Is respectfully solicited. -, ron,
January lst 1s53--ly.
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A man of puro genius can no more divest
himself of freedom Of opinion than of tho fea.
lures Of their face.
Men arc sometimes accused Of pride merely
because their accusers would be proud them
selves if they were in their places.
Years are tho sum Of hours. Vain is it ut
wide intervals to say, "I'll save this year." il
at each narrow interval you do not say, "I'l
save this hour"
Some queer fellow has defined love as 9prod-
gal desire on the part q yourg man to pay some
yonng woman's board"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-15
SOMETHING NEW-DAGUERREO-

~ TYPE HATS-WhilSt nearly all descriptions
of gentlemen's wearing apparel have undergone
changes the hat has, in great measure, maintained
its original shape. And yet every man of taste is
ready to admit that that shape is most defective. II
is not capable of shelterins the head from rain
ssting the rays of the sum- il is anything else than
ornamental. and is troublesome article to carry any
where else than on the head. Now. whilst the I'M
derssned frankly confesses that he has innovation
to propose upon the present fashion, he neverthe-
less takes occasion say that he has made arrange
meuts whereby he add greater value to the mod
capillary ornaments. He proposes to introduce to
his friends and customers the DAGUERREOTYPE
HAT, article every way taultleSs in manufacture
and mode and possessing beautiful miniature like
of the owner.
Will his friends and the public call in at No. 1877
Broad street. Shockoe Hill, and examine specimens.
He has likewise in store, entirely new and Sc
lect stock of Fall and Winter II A r s and C APPS
which he is prepared to SELL either wholesale or re-
tail, for a small cash profit
HATS made to order and warranted to please.
RICHARD MOORE
Il IN Va
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NHORTIMORE'S BITTER CORDIAL

WI AND BLOOD PURlFlER.-PRICE 81 PER
BoTTLE-Physicians of the first standing in the me-
tive ALTERNATIVE and BLOOD PURIFIER ever
known: while vast numbers who had long suffered
from diseases complaints brought on by sedentary
habits exposure, Indigestion, torpid state OF the i've
impurities of the blood, look upon this COR.
DIAL most mysterious and magical in its healing
properties and resting powers. 1t stands prominent
in the treatment ana cure of Neuralgia, General De-
bility and Nervous Affections, Dyspepsia or lndiges
ton Loss Of Appetite Acidity of the Stomach, Ner-
Head .che, or Flow of Blood TO the Head, Cos
tiveness Irregularities the Bowels Pleurisy
Pains Misery in the Side or Region of the Heart
Fatulencv Depression of Spirits, Papitation of the
Heart Difficult Breathing, Sinking Sensations. Pros
tratiOn of the Nervous System, Cold Chilly Sensa-
tons. Numbness of the Flesh Limbs, Difficult
Profuse EXpectoratiou Night SweatS, Diseaseso the
Heart Affections of the Lungs, Jaundice, Diseases
of the Kidneys, DerangeEaent PROSTATE Condition
of the Organs of Nature, which cause panfu rrcgu.
larities, especially with Females. producing Debl
and Prostitution of the Nervous System, Pale or Sa
low Complexion.
MoRTiMORE's BITTER CORDIAL is pure
vegetable, pleasan totake and perfectly safe to be
used in any state of health even by the most deca
female child.
Iss- Price enc dollar pc ihottle.
W. v. ALEXANDER Il Co. Proprietor No. B
clay street, (Astor House, New York.
w. Remember that we sell at wholesale and rata
that most invaluable and sure remedy for Rheumatism
in all its forms, either mlammatory. acute, chro-
MIC no difference how bad the ease, how long
standing This is Mortimore,s RHEUMATIC COM,
POUND, which is a vegetable extract an internal
remedy, prepared expressly for this one disease. II
has already cured thousands who had long been Grip
pies. The evidence Is most overwhelming and con.
vincing given by vast Eunbers0 on most re-
spectacle citizens
Call and get circular, and read the letters andcer.
tifcates of your friends and those around you who
had long suffered, but who have been restored to
For tue sale by PURCELL, LADD CO., sole Agent,
for Richmond. ap ~
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DRY GOODS. cLorHrrn ~
EW FALL GOODs-WIja,, razT,,

EW FALL GOODS-W IN, -.
aud FANCY ' Goons o. saIpy 81 TRlSs1ss:s
u and complese Il surpassss IN ebs,s ssa.o Is
Among The re- nog nns ys. offered s ps sss'y
TO- sofaces we mention, a. DaT present.
yliaI. p t, 10 greek and poilted patterns.
ls1y oIMPSI velvet GALI4pCNa
match, " H"n % BUTTONS !.
style, sSf SLoAhs, fowsrsa
Real and imitation JET oREAnrr-s
variety, I.aoo, &c, Ia zress
SCARFS, &c. o'sAAohS, OPERA
=, W have, also, cut paper PATTERNS ~ c,.
Msntilias Dressing Gowns Child,-,, to oi ctoaks
Ter the new system ofMad Demoress 'a'As' &c, at
Thus the ladies' Of the city of RiSsrn.,
generous appreciation and refined taste L.' Who's
ca our enterprises will now rd ia their M, s
poIium OF TRIMMINGS and YARIFTipesGss . "a en-
not surpassed by any Of the northern eiti. VINCE
Liberal allowance msde to p,errha-ts~
&c 81, dlRSH BOTTCHFR
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Or eF rur CArrAINs.-A few days since. in Dor
chester, Mass lad about Ia years OF age, VINO was
sctine as captain of company of boys, who had
formed accompany for the purpose of playing sol
der, uietoue of HE soldiers (who was syears old
and charging him with misdeneanor IN military
duty, arrested him and carried him TO his Che cap
iain's) fathers house, where the offender was gag
in the most approved style. The captain then
stripped him. and taking lamp burnt him severe
,y in two or three places. The culprit was then
dismissed, but few days afterwards was again ar
rested by the captain. who gave him thrashing
with knottei rope The young Nero was then a.
rested and placed under bonds for good behavior
for sx months.
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No GoRE WooD OR Coal FUEL.-Ne verify be-
iievc :ilat a way has been discovered of warming
houses by burning gas, that viii speedily do away
witt, the use OF wood and coal tor all heating and
culinary purposes. This will astonish old fogydom
but VIC have entire confidence in the success of this
great discovery, and have made arrangements to
hare lac Mirror office warmed ahis process
The flrnc from single gas burner such as we
now use can be so ditfused as to produce any re
quired degree ofhea'-at cost Tor gas and that
too, a. present city rates, of only about fifteen.
ceats 6aa! We regard this discovery as one of
the la-es, wonders and most useful achievements
Oh tic a-c.-N York mirror
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NHILDREN'S S-Just re-
" ceived beautiful lot of lilac CATERS, very
superior. Also, handsome assortment of black stuff
CATERS.
LADIES' SLIPS AND TIES-Another lot of those
beautiful Morocco Slippers and Ties. just received
and will be sold for the small sum of 81, by
WILLIAM WALSH,
Dealer in Boots Shoes, Trunks. &c, 43 Main street.
sign of the Boot, just below City Hotel, opposite
side. 81
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At house in Metropolis Illinois, large crowd
had gathered around gaming table. An old citi.
zen OF Cairo, by the name OF Mcclure, quarreled
with very green young man, and created quite
drew il on the other, who flew around the room
crying murder, amid the shouts of the delighted
crowd who knew the gun was unloaded. The
young man finally got cornercd when he happened
10 think OF hi bowie knife, which he drew and des
pe-ately used against McGnirc. He literally cut
him TO :nince meat. and did not cease cutting and
sticking until fsrcibly compelled to quit by the
crowd Mcclure died in two minutes.