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sea, and every exertion is being made to save

sea, and every exertion is being made to save
more of the passengers.
SEVEN O'clock, p. M.--The ship remains in
the same position as before reported, broadside
on the sea, which runs mountains high, and
renders it impossible for the tug boats to rem
der any assistance. The sea is breaking over
the wreck, and before dark we could see every
available space in the rigging filled with pre-
badly some two hundred persons. Not less
probably than seventy-fye have already been
washed overheard, and from present indica.
tons great many more will be hurled into the
sea before any effectual assistance can be rem
dered.
All the balls at the station were shot over
the ship without being able to send line on
board from the shore, except in one case, when
llfeboat was Immediately sent out to the
wreck, and Captain Henry and eight or ten
others got into it; but it was instantly capsized
and turned completely over twice. Captain
Henry and four others chung to the boat and
succeeded in reaching the shore. Unfortu
nately, at the time the lifeboat capszed, the
cable from the shore to the ship gave way, and
here was then no remedy but to send to ano
her station and procure more balls for the
| purpose Of throwing another line over the
| sreck, and not an instant was lost in sending
the nearest lifeboat station for this pur
pose.
lhe ship is perfect wreck, and there is moi
he least hope of saving anything.
Should the heavy sea continue during the
| light, it is scarcely possible that more than a
'ery few of the passengers now on board, OF
! holding on to the rigging, can be saved
| md it is not at all improbable that every SOU
will be washed overheard before daylight
| All the passengers are Dutch or German, and
IS there is no one here who understands their
| anguage we are not able to obtain from those
Who reached the shore any information in re.
,ard to the condition of things on board, which
undoubtedly is bad enough.
Captain Henry is active and energetic in
forts to extend relief to his suffering passen-
sers and crew.
The ship went on this morning at about I
,'clock, in dense fog.
A later dispatch states that the ship was
settling, and at eight o'clock was nearly level
| it'll the sea, which was then making clean
breach over her, and it was not thought posi-
lie that the passengers could hold on much
niger. A second line had been thrown from
be shore across the deck of the ship, but the
passengers and crew appear to have been too
much exhausted to avail themselves of it, and
shen the last messenger left the scene of the
isaster, the general opinion was that the ship
nust 60 to pieces very speedily, and in that
ase probably every soul on board would be
lost
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T7HE MOST COMPLETE AssoRTsiEN1

THE MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
J. of Pianos in this city can be found at our
Music Depot consisting of Hallet Davis & Co.'s
superior Eolian Pianos, which for beauty of tone
are considered by all who have heard them to be
unequalled.
Bacon IL Ravens celebrated New York Pianos.
Gravesbeen 81 Co.'s Pianos, one of which, the
magnificent Papier Mache Piano at the Crystal
Palace, is The admiration of all who have seen and
heard il. ~
Schumacher Il Co.'s new Unichord Pianos,
which for durability, keeping in tune, and cheap
ness stand unrivalled The success which has
attended their introduction here is the best guar
anty thereof.
Rosenkrantzs world-renowned German Pianos,
considered unsurpassed for sweetness oftone and
delicacy OF touch.
We are daily expecting an additional supply OF
he popular Unichord Pianos; also per pa ket OF
Saturday from Boston, one of l.. Gibert's be- atful
Boudoir Piccolo Pianos.
This enables persons DESTROYS of purchasing to
select instruments from the most varied assort-
ment OF Pianos offered for sale in this city, at
manufacturers prices, with warranty for each
Piano if desired.
Also, several secondhand Pianos, including one
of Jonas Chickering, which will be sold on the
most reasonable terms.
Secondhand Pianos taken in part payment for
new ones.
The most complete assortment of Music and
Musical instruments constantine on hand
H1LBUS IL HITZ, Penn. avenue.
Ian OFF f,nl
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Loi tho Poor Indian,

Last week our sanctum was graced with q
iozen chiefs and braves of the Omaha nation.
Fall, portly, and majestic, and as straight as
he forest oak, whose foliage decks the wild
Sood Poor fellowsl they looked sorrowful,
hough their pride forbade their STOPPING to
receive the pity for their savage and uncivil-
zed condition we were disposed to bestow
They said they came to have TALK with us:
and a halfbreed, halfeducated boy, undertook
TO interpret for us. white Cow" an orator
chief, six feet in height, and covered with scars,
addressed US in substance: "Friend, we are
now little-very small. We were once great,
and feared not the Sioux, nor any foe. We
had abundance Of game, and knew no want;
we were content and happy, and our young
men and women sported on the, green grass
under the shade of our own forests. The white
man came among US; he brought the fatal
Gre-water, and incurable diseases. We believed
the palefaces were sent by the Great Spirit,
and we listened TO them. Ny people have
learned all the bad things of the white men,
but they could not understand all the good
that they spoke Of The great spirit be.
came offended and killed our people by great
numbers. He sent our enemies upon us, who
also killed our kindred and warriors. He
drove away our focks of game, and now we
are nothing. The wind on the praire will al.
most blow us away. Our horses are taken
from US; we have nothing to eat; our hearts
fail US we are men no longer. Our young
men look towards the ground they cannot
look up. What shall we do2 We look to-
wards our white brothers for counsel; shall we
be blotted out, and known no longer among
our red brethren? The Great Spirit whisper,
no, that we must do as the pale faces, plant
more corn, raise cattle, and make what we
need to use. Our lands are sold to the Great
Father. We believe he will be kind to his red
children, and teach them all useful things, and
be patient with our young men they are chill
dren and know nothing. We ask the Great
Spirit to keep the fire water away from our
young men. The white man gives him the bad
drink, and then takes his horse, his gun, and
blanket Then he has nothing. Brother, will
you ask the Great Father to watch his white
children. Wewant the things he has promised
us, then we leave our pleasant homes and our
ather's graves" The old man wept and was
,ilent.-Councd Bluff (Iotea) Bugle.
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MECHANICS, INVENTORS AND MANU-
m FACTURERS.
lkE7o I'M GA SH fPRTZES
1870

VTOLUME TEN of the Scientific american
Y commences on the 10th of September. II is
chiefly devoted to the advancement of the inter-
ests of Mechanics, Inventors, Manufacturers and
Farmers, and is edited by men practically skilled
in the arts and sciences. Probably other jour
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lated or so generally esteemed for its practical
ability. Nearly all the valuable patents which
issue weekly from the Patent Office are illustrated
with engravings and the claims of all the patents
are published regularly in its columns as they are
issued, thus making il perfect scientific and me.
chancal encyclopedias Of information upon the sub
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gineer!ng and the sciences generally. It is pub.
lished weekly in quarto form suitable for binding,
and each volume contains four hundred and six
teen pages of reading matter, several hundred en-
cravings, with full and complete index. Its cir
culaton on the last volume exceeded %, 900 copies
per week. andthe practical receipts in one volume
are worth to any family much more than the sub
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Nebraska and it's Affairs.

Things are moving off lively in our sister
Territory. The governor last week paid visit
o the settlements below the Platte, and is
about visiting all the settlements north. BE
moves forward like man who not only under
stands his business, but intended to pursue i,
epergetically and industriously. He drives
matters forward in matter truly in accord
ance with the spirit Of this age OF steam and
lightning The districting Of the Terri.
tory has been accomplished, and already
men are abroad in each taking the enumera.
ion. So soon as this is completed the appor.
tionment will be made, and elections for the
members Of the assembly and delegates to
Congress will be ordered. Chief Justice Fer
guson, and Marshal lizard are on hand and
ready for duty. The people are dashing up
their houses and cabins like the prairie on FIRE.
Everybody is in hurry, and scarce hand
can be hired. You will see men who have
been in doors all their lives, turn out to per.
form their own labor, aud assist to rear their
cabins. The axe among the woodland trees,
the sledge and blast in the quarry, the saw.
and hammer upon the buildings, and the rum.
bling Of wagons ascends from all directions in
musical sounds Of industry, energy and deter.
mination.
Politicians begin TO talk low and PRETTY,
but the people have not got time to listen.
Capitalists begin to look sharply about for the
most favorable point for investment Mer.
chants are talking about the expense Of build
ing materials, but don't forget to purchase
lot
All is hustle and excitement, and there seems
to be SO many good chances for money max
ing, that unless person has good degree of
frmness Of purpose, he almost fails to act
fearful he will choose the most lucrative and
advantageous opening.
Men who visit this region are highly pleased
with the prospect Of the country, and the only
fault the most difficult can find, is the scarcity
Of timber in the uplands. "Roll on silver
moon, mo- charming Nebraska, Homer nor
Milton, ever saw thy beautiful landscapes.
Council Bluffs (Io,oo) Eagle.
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Cant Phrases.

There is no greater mark of ill-breeding, and
vulgarity, than the use of slang phrases. These
forms OF speech have heretofore been regarded
as the distinctive charactistics of bar-room loaf
ers, sporting rowdies, thieves and pickpockets
Of late, however, the unseemly habit of inter
larding the discourse with cant phrases, has
extended among young men-and women, too
of responsibility and good standing in the
community, and has become crying evil.
Low ideas are always attached to cant phrases,
which must inevitably exercise a degrading in
fuence upon the mind. Low conceptions are
as detrimental to improvement, as wet and
heavy plumage TO a bird that would take q
lofty fight. To show the extent to which the
using cant phrases is sometimes carried, the
following conversation which transpired in the
Stout family is reported:
~ declare to goodness, really think Mr..
hustle is making up to our Josephine p said
Mrs. Stout after the gentleman referred to had
passed the previous evening at their house, stay
ing to later hour than usual.
"You'd better believe it; rejoined the young
lady, playfully.
You may bet high on that" added Nepo-
leon, who was in the act of lighting real Ha-
vana. Az f
"How do you like the cut of his iib,' Tim
othy n resumed Mrs. Stout, turning to her hus-
band.
II don't greatly like his rig but Josephine
thinks he's some" was the reply.
whether you like him or not, its my opinion
he'll make 'tiptop husband, I" continued the
mother
PUT her through MOTHER" replied jose
phine, blushing.
go in lemonsr' suggested Napoleon,
smoking through his nose remark, by the
way, so ambiguous, that it certainly must have
puzzled other parties to guess at his meaning
but in the present case it seemed to be invested
with perfect acidity. aHfi.
Napoleon, advise you Ito shut your hop
per-" elegantly retorted the young lady.
Mr.. Stout proceeded to inquire if Mr.. Rustic
was man Of property, and was assured by
his better half that he had " pocket full Of
rocks" The husband and father then remark
ed to the effect that he had been more favora-
bly, impressed with Mr. Goodwin, young far
mer in the neighberhood, than with the gentle
man under consideration. Miss Stout mani
Tested a different opinion on the subject, EN-.
phatically declaring that he couldn't come
in.' a
"He's over that way" said her brother, max
ing gesture over his shoulder with his thumb.
The above we are inclined to believe is not
fancy SKETCH 1t shows the extent to which the
practice of using cant phrases, when once ac-
quired, may be carried.
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We copy the following items from the Weekly
Herald, of October u, printed at Leavenworth,
in the Territory of Kansas:
IMPRovEMEYTs.-Ever around us, in
our tlourishing young city, we behold the evi-
dent signs of prosperity. Improvements are
rapiply going on and houses rearing up as if
by magic, all betokening the rapid progress
that our city is making. The sound of the
hammers and the busy hum of industry, can
be heard all around us denoting the energy
and enterprise of our citizens. Leavenworth
is going ahead, and nothing can impede its
prosperous career, but the want Of energy and
industry. No one can expect to close his eyes
and fold his arms in security, and expect to
accomplish much. Our citizens are wide
awake to their interests, and if industry and
perseverance will accomplish anything, then
indeed they will succeed. Within the last
week, a wonderful change in the appearance of
our town has been effected. Many have ex-
pressed to us their establishment at the amount
of improvements going on and accomplished
within that time. A number Of buildings are
now under contract and will be built as soon
as the lumber can be obtained. We hear of
some large store-houses that will cost four and
eight thousand dollars, that will be put up and
ready for use by spring. Thus the work goes
on bravely.
Our SANCTUM.-Here we are happily en-
sconced, not in the old armed chair, with vel
vet cushion, but one of the old fashioned sort,
a small table, stool for our friends, sitting
down amid the noise and hustle incident to
new and thriving town-as independent as
wood sawyer-culling from every flower max
ing notes of passing events, and taxing our
brain to its utmost to indite editorials for the
purpose of interesting and instructing our
readers. We have passed from under the lone
elm, where the type of our first number was
set up, to good substantial Office, in which
our sanctum is now located. But soon we an
ticipate another change for the better, when
we hope our sanctum will be more inviting and
attractive. We labor under many disadvan-
tages at present, which we hope soon to over.
come, andas improvement is the order Of the
day among our go-ahead and enterprising citi
zens, we expect to keep pace with the times
This is new country where every man has
the privilege of setting down under his own
"viRe and fg.tree," or in his little sanctum,
and no one dare to hinder or make him afraid.
GOVERNORS ToUR.-Goyernor Reeder, ae-
companied by several gentlemen, are out on
tour through the country. Some two or three
of the party have returned, and report that he
was Hospitality received wherever he went.
They left him at Uniontown, on the Kansas
river; from thence he was going as far as Fort
Riley, and after spending day or two there
would return. He will probably arrive at the
Fort about the last of next week.
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1PLENDID PIANOS. Great Bargains h

~ The subscriber has just received two more OF
those very handsome Rosewood Pianos, iron
frames, seven octaves which, for richness OF tone
and finish, will compare most favorably with any
other instruments for sale in this District. Those
heretofore sold by the subscriber have given per-
feet satislaction and the manufacturer intends TO
put them al such low price as to place them
within the reach of every family of moderate
means.
Persons wishing TO purchase superior and
really reliable Piano of warranted durability are
respectfully invited TO give these instruments the
of on accommodating terms, either for cash or
approved notes, and in every instance guaranty
will be given
As there is growing demand for this particu-
lar manufacture, the subscriber has made arrange
ments tor constant supply.
Great bargains may he expected.
w. G. ZANTZINGER.
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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT of George

MI EDlCAL DEFAHTMENT OF GEORGE
lN town ollege.-The Lectures will commence
on November 9Th, and continue until the middle OF
March
Terms for the full course, including matricula-
ton, sos; graduation, rs; dissectng ticket $40.
FACULTY.
Noble Young, NJ d., Professor Of Institutes and
Practice Of Medicine.
Flodoardo Howard, M. D., Professor of Obste-
tries and the Diseases of Women and Children.
Johnson Elliott, ID. M, Professor of Anatomy.
James E. Morgan, M. d., Professor of Medical
Jurisprudence and HYGIENE.
]. M. Snyder, M. D., Professor of Surgery.
Benjamin T. Craig, M. D., Professor of Medical
Chemistry and Physiology.
H. p. Howard, M. d., Professor Of Materia
Medica and Therapeutics.
Alexander X. Young, M. D., Demonstrators OF
Anatomy
FLODOARDO HOWARD, Dean,
Corner 10Th and + streets.
Oct 7-2awtNoy6
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NEW BOOKS at Taylor & Maury's.-
IN Noctes Ambrosiane, 5 vols, by the late John
Wilson.
The Youth of Jefferson.
Letters of Rachel Lady Russell.
Brougham's Lives of Eminent Statesmen, 2 vols.
Owen on the Skeleton and Teeth
Bushnan's Principles of Animal and Vegetable
Physiology.
Famous Persons and Places, by N. p. Willis.
Carpenters Principles of Comparative Physi-
ology, new edition.
Lives ofthe Chief Justices Of the United States,
by G. Van Santvourd.
Fifty Years in both Hemisphcres, by Vincent
Nolte, Qurther supply.)
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the northern and southern mines, in connexion al
Marysville with Adams 81 Co.'S, by every steamer
TO the Atlantic States and Europe, South America
Australia, Oregon, the Sandwich Islands and
China.
Renewed facilities are now offered to the public
for transmitting gold dust, valuable packages and
letters at reduced prices 10 all parts Of the world
al our principal Offices.
From MurysvilIe TO Dobbin's Ranch, Foster.
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DANCROFT.-Voium Six of Bancrofps
Id History Of the United States.
Old Redsione, by Joseph Smith, ID. d.
The lnebriate's Hut, by Mrs. Southworth.
Kansas and Nebraska, by Edward f. Hale
Isabel Carolton, Personal Retrospect, by
Kneler Glen.
Megs on Childbed Fevers.
Kollicker's Microscopical Anatomy
Drake on the Principal Diseases. Second SO
ries
Soyer's Shilling Cookery, (for the mion.)
On sale at TAYLOR 81 MAURY'S
Oct 20 Bookstore, near 9th ST.
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WOULDN'T STAY DowN.-Somebody called
on one of our apotbecaries late one night, re-
Gently, and purchased an emetic, with which he
left for home He was the earliest customer at
the same shop the following morning, and
calledfo another emetic, saying that he believed
the first one was not good, as he "couldnt
make IL stay ir--BdM Mirror.
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Two ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

Il i hereby make known 10 the public that /
have obtained Patent from the United States
for an improved Saw, and am now ready TO dis
pose Of rights, or furnish those with Saws who
wish TO avail themselves of this vast improve
ment. This Saw will cut double the amount in
any given time, with the same power, as that of
the ordinary saw. The nature OF my invention is
so 10 construct the teeth Of the Saw that each
tooth shall cut its way clean through the wood
without tearing or forcing the Saw; each tooth
acting as mortising chisel and cutting chip or
core of the same thickness that each tooth stands
III advance of the next behind il !; the cutting
part Of each tooth is exactly vertical; and, not
withstanding, each tooth advances in front OF the
one next behind il the blade of the Saw TO be Of
equal width, requiring the back of the Saw 10 be
inclined forward. The size of the opening be-
tween the teeth 10 be increased or reduced, &C.
cording TO the length Of the Saw and size Of the
timber TO be cut, so that each space between the
teeth shall be capable of holding the entire chip
OF core that the tooth behind il may cut off. The
Saw is capable Of being attached to any mill.
l. STEWART.
For further information, address
STEWART 81 McCLELLAND.
Oct 22-eod6t Washington. ID. C..