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BreadstufsI

! The last advices from Europe were moi
favorable to an advance in breadstuffs in
our market. Prices had declined in the
English market ;and the prospect was that
there will be no export demand from Eng
land upon this country. Were it not for the
expectation of holders that they are to re-
+alize extravagant prices by waiting little
longer, prices would further decline in
our markets. There is still an impression
Prevailing here that our supply of bread
stuff is short of our home necessities, while
the truth is, there is abundant food in the
country for all. This will become evident
by and by, and farmers and spectators
who are holding back grain and flour from
market in the hope of selling dearer than
they could now, may find their calculations
greatly at fault. -77
Good seldom comes of grasping, av-
aricious desire to enhance the price of
food. 1t generally happens-may we not
say Providence orders it-that when farm
ers and speculato:s make it their aim to
wiring the utmost penny from the poor con-
sumers, fruitful season follows the ad-
verse one, and the greedy spectators are
caught in their own devices. We have
seen it illustrated year after year, both at
home and abroad. In years when specu-
lators seemed to be amassing wealth out of
the peoples necessities, we haze seen re-
verses and bankruptcies follow like judy
ment upon the heartless pursurers of rich
es. The abundant harvest in Europe this
season, followed the bad harvest of last
year, and while the people rejoice at this
blessing, we hear the crash of great COM
mercial firms and the wall of the money
worshippers. Strange that men will not
learn the lesson which these occurrences
so plainly indicate.
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p TRAGBDY AT JACKSON, Mrss1ssrppr.-A
very serious tragedy was enacted in Jack
son the capital of Mississippi, on the q4.h
ult. There was some difficulty between
Mr.. Shackleford and Mr.. Flanders, in
which Mr. Smith Taylor, as a mediator,
stepped, and endeavored to adjust. When
Mr., Taylor was unarmed, proposed a me-
dlation, Mr. Shackleford drew a pistol and
shot him--some say,seyeraI't I'times-wound-
ing him severely. AT this stage some
person fredat Shackleford, the ball enter
ing in his breast and killing him instantly
Taylor has since died. So"
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From New YoIk.
New YORK, Dec.

Among the sufferers by the burning of
Cheshire's Glass Depot, were Wray's fruit
store, Costar's vermin exterminator depot,
and others, together with the Assembly
Rooms, which were leased to- George Mi
ler, a, fireman named Lowry was killed,
but as the fallen walls have notbeen clear
edayay, there possibly may be others un-
der them. The loss is variously estimated
at 81 100000, butby a earful estimate it
is believed to exceed 100000.
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NApoIEoNANbTuE'I DrMocp .Ts an Evo

| AAP0LEoNANpTHEf DEMOCRATS OF ENG-
LAED.-Ah address has been issued by the
"English Democrats, which shows they
re.endeavoring to give Napoleon III" a
warm reception, should he visit England.
The following is the concluding portion of
the address:
"Men Of England! Be equal to that
great occasioft Rally round the commit
-tee-it is no party moxement==is-is is open
to all who are the friends. of the people.
Poland would stir in her CHAINS; Hungary
would thrill with joy Italy would start
with exulation,a cguid sfhey near that fhe
working men Of England spqrned crowned
perjury and murdered--and raised the
great watch word Of The french Republic
once again, and floated iEin the usurper's
blushlesS face. ~ .'.,,' ..g.r
Every mans honor is in in his own keep
i ingg-s 6, is a peoples Ithep save yours,
You men Of England--let it not be pawned
by privileged misurleto victorious inniouity.
Let 1t be understood, throughout the
world, if Louis Napoleon comes, heis the
Queens guest, and not the Peoples; if The
Church prays for him, that the People ex-
ecrate him;if Aristocracy fawns on him,
that the People spuln him; ifusurersdrag
their patronage to his blood stained feet,
that there is notan honest working-man-
an an honest 'tradesman-in England, who
would not think It g branding inamy 10
touch his hand in friendship"
(Sis1ed) Messrs. CHAPMAN 6. TAYLOR,
and 54 other members of the committee.
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DEMocRiItc fsUEH Is MteiITY, AND
WILL PREvAlI. "a vetern Democrat, who
dates his letter at 'Wheelsrsburgh, in this
county, in repittipg to the Ohio Salesman
and Democrat, his annual subscription,
thus writes - ~
These are strange political times. Fed
erahsm seems to have been so often defeat
ed that she has lost all reliance upon her
principles, and has now assumed the covert
form, ahdis seeking to gain power BY the
laid Of bigotrg, ihtoleranceandse dseeret oaths.
Among all the bad means she has ever
used to obtoin power, these are perhaps
the worst, as they embody the most and
American tendencies. But bad as they
are, they must be boldly met by every
liberal minded man; and every free press
which regards the rights Of conscience,
and particularly the, Democratic, should
spare no pains to ferret out and expose to-
merited contempt, the prime movers of
this unholy crusade against the rights Of
conscience. Nopretended sanctity should
serve as shield for any. When these
secret societies have been fully exposed
and their designs understood, there can
not be a. doubt but that enough liberal
minded men viii unite to put them down
for ever-although many Of those men
may at the present time belong o different
political organizations,
I would say to young Democrats, never
despond, nor doubt the principles of De-
mocracy being equal to any emergency.
! am older than the Constitution of my
country, and have seen many dark times
dispelled by the principles of Democracy.
So now, when I am old, have the fullest
confidence in the integrity and durability
OF the Union and of Democratic princi-
pies. Yours, respectfully.
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EV Congress is progressing slowl,

W Congress is progressing slowly
with its work. AS yet nothing of very
great importance has been transacted.--
There is little doubt however, that before
the end of the fourth week of the session,
the duty on coal will be repealed, so that
this important article will be admitted free
into our ports. The public men of all par
ties in Washington are in favor of such a
measure. The people generally favor most
any scheme looking to a reduction of the
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DEMocRA1fC CoNVENTIoS.

In pursuance to the call of the State
Central Committee, the Democracy Of
Seioto County are requested to meet at
their respective places ofvoting, on Satur-
day the Esd of December, and choose del
egates to attend county Convention, ito
. be held at the court house in the city of
Portsmouth. on the 3oth of December, at
II o'clock AN. Thecounty Convention
will elect three delegates to a State .Coi-
vention, to be held on the 9th of january
1858, at Columbus, to nominate Demo
cratic candidates for Governor, and other
otate omcers. 5og rH q tcia
Each township will be entitled to one
vote for every fifty Democratic votes cast
for Governor in 1853, and one vote for ey-
eryfraction oyertwentyrfye., Eyerytown-
ship will be, entitled to one vote at least
It is hoped that every township will be
/, represented, ,sr,e s,,i. ~
s,.. FRANCIS CLEVELAND, Chairman
December 18th, 1854. g.s aa
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'f LAND IN KANsAs,-We learn that last
'night'Mr. Ross, "a nephew Of John Ross,
and Judge Hicks, a full blood Cherokee,
who ison the bench IN tie Indian-country,
and is man Of very decided Intelligence,
character and erudition, reached Washing
ton, coming as portion of Che delegation
sent here by the Cberokees, TO dispose of
to the goyelmenta body of8Ooo, 900 acres
of land which that nation owns in the ter
ritory Of Kansas. This land lies far, from
the nations other territory, and, we hear.
is not particularly valuable for agricultural
purposes, We presume however, that
before they leave Washington it viii be
purchased of them by the Indian Depart
ment- Washington Star.
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g. s. 2 n
LARGE FAItyRih. The business com
7 Imuunnil!ty in this city were surprised this
morning to learn that one of the largest and
most extensive dry goods houses in Pearl
!, street street, enjoying 4 high reputation in all
sections Of the United States and the Can
adas, I'd had failed apd, gone into cbancery.
The Liabilities Of the firm are between
9l60o,000 and 100000. They are re-
ported to owe one commission house in
Mix street $4,000, another $4,000,
and then there are several others who are
creditors for about $4,000 each. The
failures at the south and the utter impos-
sibility Of collecting the vast sums due
them, in the cause assigned for this sus-
pension. It's the largest failure Of the
season in Boston, ,-BQStqn Transcript.
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TEXAS RAILROAD BoEps IN EuRopE.--
An attempt was making in London and
Paris to, negotiate the bonds of the, Calves
ton and Houston, (Texas) Railroad Com
'pany-7$7oo,0oo. This gave rise to
controversy between the agent and the
London Times money writer; the latter
appealing, in support of his warning
against the loan, to the course of the State
of Texas on the debtof the formerRepub-
lie. The first notice of the Times was
owing to an intimation that Lieut.. Perry.
Of the British army. for whom a public
donation has recently been subscribed to
compensate for the bad treatment he re :
ceived by a court martial, was about to in
vest his money in this loan.--Bah San.
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@-'72e Orange Bank of Poseyvil9e
is the tOwe'y and the pootical name of a
lot of bank rags which are afloat under the
Indiana free-bank system. The paper is
in circulation, certain; yet, as the Evans
vile Enquirer says, there is neither sign
counter, bank building, cashier or any 9TH
er feature of a bank in the town. It is all
in the hands of the outsiders. A blessed
institution M
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sg GS- The Democracy of Wayne town
ship will meet at the Neptune Fire engine
: house tomorrow, Saturday evening at
early candle lighting. Don't forget the
time, and above ALL don't, forget to be on
hand one and all. yls{nJ
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Prom Canada.
@ASl SauA1d.
OUEpEc Dao on

NY, ,..4 ,,,,,..,,.i IN 4 QUEBEC, Dec. go.
Lord Elgin leaves Canada on Friday for
New York, where he will embark for Eng
land per,the Pacific Sir B. w, Head was
sworn in yesterday. II is stated that the
next Gazette will, see all the officers who
were deprived of rapk, for joining the an
nexation movements. restored. to their for
mer position. .s,si,i,a y l.,s,
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THE STORM ON THE BLACK SEA-
Among the vessels lost by the late storm
on the Black sea, was the Egyptian three
decker "Muptahi Djehat." It is stated
thatshe went down with the Admiral, Has
sau Paeha, and 700 men.
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II IS reported that the government of
Honduras has offered to sell Tiger Island
70 Che United States for $4,000. If we.
accept ., we shall have . fight with the,
government Of San Salvador to quiet the
title, as that state claims the island AZ n
A 4f:.I fAk. sHtAf'p1 "a " N ~ n
part Oh IFS oomalIl,4 yr4A, .. sascsg gl.5 n
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+" EyADNc. THE LIeuoR LAVA man
was recently arrested in a neighbofing
county for getting drunk. He pleaded
that he had not been guilty Of viola,
ting the new law, and claimed the right
Of being tried by the old on the ground
that he got drunk under the old law, and
hadn't been sober since. The judge was
puzzled, and held the case over for advise
ment. yie 4, .r,t
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Es" The first act of the Wing Know
Nothings of Franklin county was to re-
move the Democrats from petty Offices in
the Infrmaryl The gentlemen proscrib-
ed were neither Catholics nor foreigners.
This shows that Know Nothingism is Moth
ing but Federal Whiggery under new
name. We guess, by this time, the Dem
ocrats who were fooled into joining this
secret organization are heartily ashamed
of themselves. Come out from among
them, and sin no more! . uaMI
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New Railroad ouenine.
3il NIAeNRA FkIIs. Der oO

.s n NIAdARA FALLS, Dec. 90.
A large number Of Philadelphians arriv-
ed here this morning, over the new railroad
from Philadelphia, and viii proceed to
Erie this afternoon. z 's't'
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The Louisville Democrat says fermen-
ted acom-water is manufactured in that vi
cinity, into a horrible kind of beer. Guz-
zlers can be made to swallow poisonous
whisky, fictitious wine, and ditch-water
porter, but acorn-w waterfis certainly an inn
position on their gullibility. s7'a
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The Democracy of Wayne township
willmeet on the day above designated al
the Nepture Fire Engine House, for the
purpose Of appointing delegates to attend
the county Convention. \
F. CLEVELAND, Chm. Cen Com. I
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Arrison, found ciniltu.

Z 5sa4. ign lCINc1NNKgi, Dee. CO.
The juryshave found Arrison guilty of
murder in the first degree They were
outabout three hours. pfii p9'lEi
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~At Pomeroy, o, there are at least a
quarter Of million Of dollars in the
shape Of coal, salt, iron, &c, waiting A
passage 10 market. G@fsal ~ Das ,sls59ai'i
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Eroni.Pltiabnrg.r

ap5aId4ct Fa RITrsBURo, Dec 20.
n ThcgiuG Is stiltclosei aud there is no
prospect Of navigation opening at present.
The weather is cloudy and very cold.
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DowN ON THE ADoLrTroNIsTs.-The Bal
timore Patriot, a. Federal Whig-Know
Nothing papersays:
"Abolitionism has an inveteratc enemy
in the American party. Not that it ex-
presses any opinions upon Slavery, but
that 1t will not permit any fictitious agita-
nons to endanger the perpetuity Of the I'm
ion. The American party is an union of
the North and South upon. other great and
important questions, and whilst tie object
is the general good of the country, tbev
will extinguish the sectional animosities
that have SO long kept them estranged."
In Ohio portion of the Abolitionists
are disposed to lick the hand that smites
them What does the Colsm1ian say?--
Better come out of the den, brother RICE.
You've no business there.
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DISEASE AMorNa ALLIES

Diarhaea and bowel complaints carry
of a great many of the men. We come
out 1000 strong, now we scarcely num-
Der 600 men; indeed, they are so much
debilitated that when the amputation of a
leg or an arm takes place, which frequent
ly does, in seven eases out of ten the pat
lent dies from exhaustion. y 80
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THE RUSSIANS 1NToxIcATED

Will you believe it? after the battle, in
the knapsacks. Of the wounded and dead
Russians were found opium and small
bottles Of rakec-a liquor they get drunk
on; ;and even during the action several were
noticed in a state bordering on frenzy,
from the Opium they took or the rakee
they drank. Amoung the prlsones, nearly
every third man was drunk-no wonder
lheY FOUGHT like devils.
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PREsrDENr's MEssAeE.-The press of
all political parties speak in the highest
terms Of encomium of the Presidents Mes
sage, and bear their testimony to its mer-
its as State paper. We cannot rccollect
of a message in number of years that has
been received With more general opproba-
tionby the press Of all parties, friends as
well as opponents Of the Administration.
= ->I>->>>>~ S,s-~~,-~1>~,s>>>I>
RE- Col. steptoe, the newly appointed
Governor Of Utah, has his command al
ready in the Mormon country. He is a
firm and intrepid soldier and particularly
Distinguished himself at Chepultcpec and
efrosGOrdO:% Ex-Governor Young win
lind "a hard road to trayel'' with Steptoe.
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ITha wa Ihters.tlng 1ncie entg. !
.wHAT THE pREss THINKs.

|
The press of England and France, and
indeed public opinion in both countries,
is atvarience in regard to the course Of
events during the next four months. The
Times declares the campaign at an end,
and the proceedings of the allies viii be
purely defensive until spring; and for ten
days proceeding the saling-of the Pacific,
! its leaders would induce the world to be-
Ilieye that England was on the very eve of
destruction. Such piteous, appeals for
treiRforceinent such adject cowardicsE
such degrading admissions sofweakness and
hationalimbacllity neverdisgreeeda ming
IliSh press And allthis because, the Brit
ish cabinet do not make its organ, and the
Duke of Newcastle ichoses to send his off
cal dispatches to the Morning Chronicle
instead of this thunderer! gTai a5ai ipeq ,
PERSONAL rScDESrsL-AwFU1 ASPECT or THE
5l BATTLE FIELD. n Z
When Sir George Cathcartwas shetland
fell dGad from, lis horse, at the battle Of
lnkermann, Col, Seymour, who was with
him, instantly dismounted, and wasendeav-
oring to raise the body, when he himself
received a ball which fractured his leg.
He fell to. the, ground beside his general,
and Russian officer and FIVE Or six men.
run in and bayoleted, hims and cut him to
pieces as he lay helpless. Gen, Cathcart's'
corps was also bayoneted in FIVE or six
places. In fact the Russians did not spare
a man. .l ..,......t ,,.....
An English writer, who surveyed the
field ofbattle Of the night after the engage
ment, by q bright moonlight saw over
5000 dead bodies strewed about says.
"Many badly wounded also lay there;
and their low, dull means of mortal agony
struck with terrible distinctness upon the
ear; Or, worse still, the hoarse gurgling cry
andvehement struggles Of those who were
CONFUSED before they passed away
Round the hill small groups of men with
hospital strechers were serching out for
those who still survived; and others again,
with lanterns, buisily turning over the dead
looking for the bodies Of officers who were
known to be killed, but who had not been
found. Hear, also, were English women
whose husbands had not returned, hurry
ing about with loud lamentations, turning
the faces of our dead to the moonlight, and
eagerly seeking for, what they feared 10
find, These latter were far more to be !
pitied than the inanimato forms who lay
around. e, a-r
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wheeMne Rriage. 5.

An interesting discussion is going on
in the q. S. Supreme Court, relative
to the Wheeling Bridge Our readers will
recollect that this Court have decided
that the State of Virginia had nc right to
erect or authorize the erection of such a
bridge. To obviate the difficulty, an act
Of Congress was procured, making the
Wheeling Bridge a post route. This, it
was confidently believed, would settle the
dispute, but the present action now pend
ing before the Supreme Court, puts in is
sue the constitutionality of the act Of Con-
gress, and, for the first time in the History
of our Government, does that clause of the
Constitution, giving Congress the power
to establish post offices and post routes.
come up for judicial consideration. Mr..
Stanton, of Pittsburg, addressed the Court
in behalf of Pennsylvania, and was follow
ed by Reverdy johnson in behalf of Wheel
ing.
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SCENE IN THE BRITISH HOSPITALS

Scutarj. Nou. 10.--Most gladly did we
welcome good Miss Nightingale and her
party. They will be invaluable in severe
cases of illness, and in any emergency.
Our surgeons last night,one and all con
fessed that they were Of the greatest use
in attending to 600 wounded who come in
during the afternoon. t-
Miss Nightingale appears eminently
qualified for the noble work she has under
taken. Her lobors will spare the clergy
many sad sight of men sinkicg for the
want.of proper nursing, and because food
cannot be administered often enough.
Lady Stratford comes and tends fire.
quently and has made me her almoner for
jellies, pics, and soups for the officers.
Miss Nightingale only takes care of the
men, so so Lady Stratford sends for the
officers. .
: Our soldiers are delighted with the
nurses. One poor fellow burst into tears
and exclaimed to me, Il can't help crying
when | see them. Only think of English
women coming out hear to nurse us; it is
so homelike and comfortable"
The daily union., 1854-02-10

as unas last evening Al any rate. he has enabled
give my readers glimpse Of the ssnusemeats with which
the Pasans nightly entertaining themselves withal at
the present time.
The funerals of Armand Bertin that model Of journa-
lists OF Mime Hebert wife OF the administer of Justice
aud Senator Maliad. have given sole
nifty past week Seldom OF late has such a reunion
OF celebrities, OF every parry and OF all descriptions, been
Paris assembled around the grave of Berlin last
Saturday aud rarely has such genuine manifestation OF
been Witnessed that universally paid to his
Dry His assoc ates with all their abties-and most Of
them, like De Saey and Saint Marc Gradin, cee-
braied names-wl find no easy task TO preserve the
yrsstgs which tho Journal des Debas ia the hands
his father and his uncle, and strengthened In his
The Constitutional publishes the letter OF the Duchess Of
Orleans which has just appeared in the English journals
and reproduces the comments made upon IL by the Times
The Pays also gives the letter, and Introduces IL by the fol-
lowing remarksi
''The principal English journals publish letter
crbed the Duchess Of oreans in which the mother Of
The grandchildren Of Louis Philippe agaost the
NJ concluded FohsdorH without her parllcpa.
ton, and against her WILL The Duchess OF Orleans
her operation fact which is only The defniive
abdcaton Of the Oheanlst party, but which is also
pudaon by the OF Louis Philippe Of his policy
tradition What becomes OF the fusion in presence Of this
energetic protest, and what remains. after snch marked
rupture OF family com pact by which France was dis
posed OF, though she only gives herself those
chosen by her will and gAtinde and conecaled by her
sovereignty"
assured that have been received TO ay
the Russian capital either favorable unavorabe
the that the Czr has formally refused his adhe-
sion the propositions of tue conference. This rumor
however, is quite generally credited, and has been act
ed upon to-day a told by the spectators the Bourse
characteristics saying is ascrbed to The Russian EN-
pero by Berlin paper, the effect that he viii yield
single hair OF any OF his Cossacks' boards" W be
The enhance OF the combined fleets Black
BEN? This is sill the question: aud il is iuri-
ousy mooed by the quidnuncs, who have length all
agreed, by the by, that the Turks signay victorious
in the recent engagements near kalafat. G.