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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-30
Singers Sewing Machines.
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w be used without MAKING THE OWNER LIABLE TO A
SUIT for patented privileges st sod

SUIT for infringement of patented privileges Mt
REASONABLE PRICES,
And with Unquestioned Right
Having terminated our legal controversy with Elias Howe
and his full license his there not the
slightest claim that machines infringe patent
The right to the machines which sold shall
hereafter SELL is unquesonable.
We own ten distinct patents Sewing Machines
the nice points of the invention, and all the machines other
thes spring whereby the CLOTH SC. the feeding
apparatus by yielding nfinged all machines
offered in the market Those buy
ratal machines hereby distinctly apprised that shall
compel them ho pay for the privilege OF using them
Our legal rights will henceforh be rigidy enforced
the Immense Superiority
Of Singers Sewing Machines has been
They ofuniversnl appicaonthe machine
Kinds of work and doing perfectly They
In contriyance but uneuaed in mechanical
all required aud continue getting out
Machines to Sew with Single Thread
stitching linen and all thin fabraso
either with waxed thread kand for quilting Innings
are also prepared to exhibit and sell embroerng machines
ducing nn entirely and beautiful result Machines Of
extra size both shuttle and single thread had small
difference in priece These found be popular Ma
chimes for hat binding stitching carpet
er peculiar work will be supplied at short notice.
and all other articles used with Sewing Machines always hand
and for sale at all Offices.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE No. 322:} BROADWAY, N. YORK.
BRANCH OFFICES,
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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-30

The above sale j. postponed until Tuesday, the Yah
ding OF November. LOCKWOOD.
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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-30

The British Ambassador had notified the
French Government, officially. of the coincidence
of the English Government with France, in refer
ence to the death of Marshall st, Arnaud The
1mperul decree orders that his remains shall be
deposited in the Hotel des Invaides.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07

FThe Crawford County Courier has
changed its name to Prairie du Chen Weekly
Courier. When paper adds ,ueekIy, to its
name there ground for suspicion that the ed
itor thinks of issuing daily, some day or o.
Their. In event the Milwaukee g. Miss. R.
R. terminates at Prairie du Chen, the Courier
will print daily, mark that, and then we'll
add six columns to the size of the Herald, and
charge no more than now. The Courier
says,
"The Engineers of the nj. & M. R. R. Co.,
have commenced locating the track finally,
from Arena to this place. some ten days
since they were at Muscoda, and they are
coming down the Wisconsin as fast as the
Importance of their work will permit.o
We have doubted all along about the real
purposes of this Company. They work curl
GUS indeed. At one time they abandon the
road to Prairie du Chen, and take up the
Southern Wis. R. r. Then they go to work
on it, then abandon that then the other, and
SO on. 1t rather seems as though they inten-
ded to join the Southern Wis. Company, get
possession of their charter then abandon them
and go to work in pure earnest again to COM
plete their road from Madison to Prairie dr
Chen. They were rather compelled to con
solidate'with the Southern Wis. R. R., through
pretence or intrigue, because, in no other way
could all the railroad energy and capital legit-
imately belonging to western Wisconsin road
be concentrated into one ENTERPRISE. 80
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07
How we Boast.

Some time ago, the Prairie Farmer noticed
as triumph of the region about the Lake:
for wheat-raising over other parts, that far.
mer raised from six bushels of seed, 1856 bush
els of wheat,-the quantity of grourd not being
stated, but it probably did not exceed FIVE o.
six acres. This was the product of las
year.
Messrs. PHELPS and BARBEEAels, or .sjp
this neighborhood, sowed seven
acres, and the product was
bushels to the acre; beias - qua z-Ith BUSH
els produced from onsibushel Of seed. Only
% 2-3d bushels of SEED being the yield noticed
oy 4he Psx; nc Farmer Messrs PHELPS and
BARBEAs' report is for the crop raised last
year. We do not believe. the yield will aver
age SO high this year as last, though as compa-
red with other years., the yield will curtainly
be an average, if not over.
We are no longer in doubt about the soil of
the mineral region for wheat. On account of
its lime, clay and firm basis,it will wear, ard as
to its fertility that has been we'll tried for
years. AS wheat soil we believe it is the
best in the west, and wiilbe in its prime when
much of the land now held as first rate, will
be worn out and sterile as o,d Virginia bar
rens. A soil Of loom exclusive of CLAW can
not last like ours of loom and CLAW upon a
limestone clay foundation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07
ayThe Second conversational Distric,

EsThe Second Congressional District
OF Wisconsin, being the western one, is
composed of 26 counties, to wit:
Adams, Bad AK, Buffalo, Chippewa,
Clark, Crawford, Dane, Douglas, Dunn,
Grant, Green, Iowa, jackson, La Crosse.
La Fayette, La Pointe, Marathon, Monroe,
Pierce, Polk, Portage, Rielland, Rock, St.
Croix, Sank and Trempeeaux.
Hon. Ben c. EASTMAN now represents
this immense Territory, the population Of
which, no reliable estimate can be given.
Many of the new counties named are dense
ly populated in places, while Others have
scarcely inhabitants enough to organize for
County government. There is Douglas
County, chartered last winter by our Lee
glslature upon strict party vote, in honor
of Stephen a. Douglas, the great negro
agitator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07
The Late storm and Phenomena.

The storm on Monday afternoon of Oath
ult., will be remembered in this section for
Its terrible display of wind and lightning.
and that beautiful after scenery when the
rays of light suddenly burst forth from the
west ike J6nn the Diyines vision Of new
beaven ard earth. The east seemed as a
vast, enormous reflector, casting back a
crimson hue over all below. The very
green foliage was Redeemed, and the dis
tant view of scenery, at any other time OBJ
scure, was perfit and grand, though UNI
natural. That show of promise" was OF
surprising perfection and beauty-all the
colors being deep and each parallel ring
distinguishable to line, not blending its
hues, after the manner of common rain
bow.
During the storm that preceded, the
house of Mr.. ]. w. KELLY, near Beetown
was struck by lightning, and several Of the
family received temporary injury.
Mrs. KELLY was standing near stove,
and fraction of the fluid, while passing
along a wire connecting the stove-pipe and
wall, left the wire and passed down hel
arm and side, burning and rending the
clothes and paralysing her very much, the
children were also stricken down; a little
boy, our informant says; was thrown from
one side Of room over to the other
They all recovered in few days.
| The storm seemed to have been more
violent through strip of country extend.
ing south from Beetown to the Mississippi
than elsewhere. Forests of timber were
uprooted in the neighborhood of Mr.. s
AsHLEYs in Waterloo. Fields of grain
were blown down-particularly corn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07

SLAVERY IN kANsAs.-The jackson Mis-.
sissippian of July 18th, has some very Clears and
positive accounts of the progress already
made by Slavery in obtaining possession of the
future state of Kansas. DR.. D. 0. Williams
who has himself just returned from the Terri.
tory furnishes to that paper the following de-
scription Of the people who are settling it:
All the best locations in the Territory have
already been staked out, and the foundation Of
a log cabin laid, by hundreds and thousands of
slave owners from the border save counties in
Missouri who have entered into solemn p'elq-
es TO protect each other in his claim and 10
keep all abolitionists from the Territory
There remains no longer doubt but tina Kan
sas has already made beginning which H.
sures it slave State. Greeley and the aboll-
tionists may founder and futter until they are
satisfied Kansas is now slave Territory
and Will be slave State. There are ALREADY
enough Save owners intere ted in Kansas "a
whip out all the abolitonists who may dare to
pollute the soil with their ince ndiaiY feet
The slave owners of Virginia, Kentucky, and
Tennessee, by hundreds and thousands, vii
soon seek that delightful country, and, would
you believe it Mr.. editor, Mississippians have
already cen in the Territory and s.aked
out claims in the names of men whom they
have taken long to erect log cabin Oh eaet
prescription.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07
Trade-its Laws.

There is no perceptible friendship in
trade. Trade is a matter of quantity
an anomalous, singularly selfish noun, in
the stubborn case and governed by itself Of
its like. Men trade where they can get
the largest quantity of what belongs to
others for the least quantity of what belongs
to them. Those who act upon any other
principle are soon out Of trade. All the
old channels of western trade are breaking
up. st. Louis occupies the position of an
incident, like a boot when the breeches peck
ct has hole in it. Galena is altogether
ahead of st. Louis, because it is at the north
angle OF river and railroad junction,-where
the commerce of east and south may come
together; even Chicago is behind Gaiena
IN this respect. That angle of junction
may move up the river to Prairie du Chen
Potosl or Cassville; time may develop curl
'ae thing, who knows but one of these
places may be Metropolis. One thing is
certain to our mind: New York will sup
ply our merchants with all their heayvl
stocks of merchandise; Galena will be their
st. Louis,& render them incidental supplies,
as well as supply our heavy farmers in ex-
change for their farm products.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07
agThe Madison Daily Argus comes

GgThe Madison Daily Argus comes
out newly dressed, enlarged to nearly
twice its former size, and looks as bright
and tempting as new paper dollar. We
have filed the Argus for reference three
years and upwards. 1t furnishes perfect
political history Of the times on the Dem
ocratic side, well and strongly written
what the Argus deems not worth saving il
worthless; what it says is the perfect ant
strong of all that can he said for its side
for BRowN is master of all that reason
sophlstry and ingenuity can master. The
Argus was for the Compromises and Con
stitutlon year Or so ago, but recently il
has gone for Pierce and Douglas. It i
the leading administration organ of the
State and will always be the leading organ
of the Democratic party in Wisconsin, 81
long as Mr.. BRowN has an interest in Ell
Their. The party would be certain to sinl
without the Argus, and with it there i
nothing less certain; success to the Argus
politics and all Mr.. Brown was born t,
rule, as surely as Cromwell or Napoleon
the features Of sovereignty are visible il
every begetting of his pen,-his words ar
of more force with his party than Cesar
name and sceptre among the Romans
more than Ten Commandments, Constitu
ton or General Pierce, and it would no
be binding for him to swear by any o
them, for they all stand in his way to Clio
ry The awfulest oath for him to take
would be to swear, "by the eternal BERr
All BROWN, editor of the Argus
Terms Of the weekly Argus, 80 90 &
year. Take it Republicans, Democrats
and Abolitionists; it is the power thai
rules the State and provides the means fol-
extrleating you from the burthens of law
and taxation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07
The Late victory at San Juan.

The insult which kindled the wrath of the
Hon.. Scion Borland by the inhabitants 0 {
San Juan to such degree that he pro-
cursed It's demolition was as follows: The
authorities OF the place attempted to arrest a
Captain Smith for murder. They claimed
that the crime had been committed within their
|jurisdic tion Mr.. Borland lnterposed with RI
file in hand to prevent the arrest of the
accused. who had taken refuge on board the
steamship in the harbor, where the police
sought to find and seize him. He was vocife-
rous and denounced the inhabitants, who SEEM
ed to disregard him and his official dignity, as
E'the off-scum ofhell,' and other choice phra-
ses equally as original and poetic The in
habitants or authorities refused to make any
apology for their conduct. Mr.. Rorland at
Fonce. applies to President Pierce ship of
war is dispatched, and fourishing young c-
ty IS laid IN ruins, peace offering to the Of
Tended dignity of the Hon. Scion Borland.-
Madison Jour.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07
The Greytoxvn Rombardment.

Scion Borland, who were among the
first to disgrace the U. S. Senate with the
language and acts appropriate to Billings
gate, and who aided inaugurate that peri
cd In the existence of the Senate, when
such acts and language is the rule, and
not the exception,-was rewarded for his
distinguished merits, by President Pierce,
with the mission to the Central American
States. We have heard of no other re-
markable diplomatic performance of his ex-
cept his stump speech of two hours in
length, at his reception by the Government
to which he was accredited. Being about
to return home after this arduous labor. in
order to canvass Arkansas for the fall cleo
ton, he arrived at Greytown, and was on
board the q. S. Mail steamer abut to leave
for New York.
One Captain Smith, master of a small
steamer on the river connecting Greytown
with Lake Nicaragua, had after some DIFF
ncuify with native boatman on his pas
sage down, shot him dead. Being pursued
by the police Of Greytown, Smith sought
refuge on board the steamship, and Bor-
land, with rifle in hand, made armed re-
slstance to the coming of the police on
board in pursuit. The same evening on
going ashore, Borland was arrested. and
Kept in DURANGO for the night. Released
IN the morning,he goes on to Washington
and lays the story of his wrongs( y before
the President, and, forthwith, the Cyane
sloop-of-war is ordered around to Grevfown
armed with vengeance. The poor miser.
able mass Of shanties is bombarded 70,
hours, and as the walls Of the houses are
$50 thin that the balls go through them
without doing much harm, party is Ian.
ded and burns the whole town, destrovino
alike public and private property, included
IN the latter being large amount belong
ing to the citizens of the United States
Gallant commander! glorious alag Of the
free! Magnanimous President Brave Al.
ministration! s ~
Rather and mother and
And ten good soldies more.
Beat an old woman stone blind
That couldn't see much before,
Il Milwaukee Sen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07
For the Grant Countu Herald.

CHARLOTTE, July %, 1854.
Mr.. Editor-I have been looking for the
Mail advertised to be carried from Lancaster,
via. Beetown and Charlotte to Wyalusing, but
have not yet seen it come along. Will you
please inform US why it is not on the route,
and obige, Yours, r.
REMARKs.-Bids were put in for carry
ing the mail on the above route to our Ger
tain knowledge, but none were accepted
and no contract was let. We believe Mr.
EASTMAN did all he could to have the off
ces in this section supplied with mails, bu
the Department at Washington took TIL
studs about something Or other and refll
sed or neglected to supply some of tht
That's all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07

Russia PRoPosING TO CEDE SIrKA TO THE
UNITED STATES. The N. Y Tribure obtain,
an item of information fro m IFS Paris cor.
respondent which if possessed OF truth, is high
ly important. The writer states that gentle
man then in Paris was on his way to the T.
nstses tateSy charged with diplomatic PROPOSE
ton from the Court of ST. Petersburgh TO this
government. They are said to include
the eessi0n Of Russia's northwestern ter
ritory to the United States, and the es-
Enlistment Of intimate commercial relations
between the two countries. The bearer OF
these proposals is to- arrive in the screw
steamer Indiana, which was to sail from Ha-
vre and Southampton on the 10Th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07
A snow Arch.

The newspaper called the Estate of
Maine," published at Portland says that
one of the greatest curiosities ever witness
sed at the White Mountains is now to be
found at ssTuckerman's Ravine," about three
miles from the Glen House. 1t consists of
an arch Of pure snow, spanning the brook
that tumbels over the rocks from the sum-
mits Of the mountains. The ravine is the
ire ceptacle of all snow that blows from the
top of mount Washington, and there can
|be no doubt that during the winter it ac-
cumulates the depth Of several hundred
feet. AS the brook begins to run in the
|spring it wears its way through under the
snow, which gradually melts away at the
approach Of summer, making the cavity
larger and larger On the 10th Of July
this rayine was viseted by several gentle
men, one of them being an engineer, by
whom the arch was measured. 1t was
found to be $50 feet long, 81 wide, and
40 feet high, on the inside, and 266 feet
long and 40 feet wide on the outside
The snow forming the arch is twenty feet
thick. The gentlem en- walked through
the arch in the bed of the brook, and ate
their dinner at the foot of the cataract,
which falls thousand feet do wn one
of the mountains The arch is on the
southeast side of the mountain, and is ex-
posed to the rays of the sun during most
of the day. Last year it remained until
August 10th, when warm rain of several
days continuance melted it away.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07

WHAT GIRL CAN Do.-As an evidence /
what the girls can do if they have the mind, a
Cincinnati press states that three years ago
poor orphan girl applied, and was admitted TO
set type for that paper. She worked two,year:s,
during which time she earned 5000; and all
ing herself of the facilities which the printing
office afforded, acquired good education. She
IS now associate of a popular paper, and IS en-
yers in Ohio. Such girl is bound to SHINE
and eclipse tens of thousands who are edil-
Gated in the lap of luxury and taught all the
accomplishments" of boarding school
Such wife will be a jewel to her husband, an
ornament to society, and an honor to her sex
and her country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07
RA. Mr.. s. residing in Fennimort

EA. Mr.. s. residing in Fennimore,
was anxious to sell his farm last fall at
$500. In the spring he raised to $1,000,
when a man came along and without know
ing his price offered $500. Mr.. S. got
alarmed and asked $4,000, but the stranger
would not give more than $4,000. MIR. 5
now fears some one will offer him $4,000
and SO hesitates to offer to sell at less than
$4,000.
The rise on land property has not beer
SO extravagant as the above facts woulo
seem to indicate, except in some In
stances. It has been considerable howey
Ter; perhaps one hundred per cent. on I'M
proved land property would be something
like fair estimate of the rise. Village
property has not risen anything like farm
property; the difference on village proper
ty extends merely to a more permanent val
lie approaching cost Of materials and labor
Our village property had gone ahead 0
country populations and improvements
The country has came up or even gone
suddenly ahead of the villages, and the
consequences will be much to the advan
tage and prosperity Of the latter. Lands
will yet continue to rise before level Of
stand still is reached, after which they viii
seem to have fixed and permanent value
for long while.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07

By THE CANApA.-Tbe Canada news win
be found under the appropriate head, and St u
quite interesting. The panic in the Enob.S
-four market, caused by the good harvest g ,asa
Their and supposed renewed of negotiations Ga e..
peace, will cause much feeling on this side AZ NJ
the water. VI
The news from the seat of war leaves ~.
victorious Turks pushing the Russians alor NJ,
the Danube, but without aid from the AlEe8
who seem to have resolved to renal neantr.I
and witness the expected battle near Bucbare,i
The Turks have agaln beaten the Russian n
Asia. III
Austria and Prussia are still for negotiation,
with Russia, and England does not seem f.
be sorry to receive new propositions. Tbs
attack on Cronstadt is given up.
The instruction in Spain is gaining gronri
and the probability of an entire reyo,uto
grows stronger with the successive account,
from Madrid.-[ Nil. Sent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07

RE- Putaom's Monthly, by G.. P. Pur-
NAM & Co, 10 Park Place, New York
Price $500 per annum,
This work is not the product of mere
literary genius, bat of Statesmen, the verv
first In the Nation-literary Statesmen we
mean. Most of the articles are written
with particular purpose-to suggest some
line of national policy, to illustrate ma
tional fault or suggest some remedy for a
political disease. The influence of PuT-
NAM must be immense among the learned,
the noble and patriotic of our country. We
honestly recommend the work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07

GY A copper mine mania is raging in
East Tennessee just now, and great for
tunes are said to have been made in few
months. Every body is off exploring for
quartz copper, and the most extravagant
stories are told of the richness of some Of
these mines. These copper mine specul-
tons are edge tools,in playing with which
many sharp customers get very dangerous
ly cut National Intelligence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07

G:S Ex-President FILMoRE's brother
CHARLES died at St. Paul, on the goth
ult, The only daughter of the Ex-Presi-
dent, useful and accomplished young la
dy' also died recently. Its not long since
the wife aud mother died, leaving the once
popular Statesman almost without a fami-
~ Verify the great have their trials as
well as the humble, for death is no respec-
ter Of persons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-07

RUSSIAN CLERGY AND LIq UoR.--Ihe low
er orders of the Russian clergy must be ralllen
hard set, if all accounts be true, and hase
much need of the spiritual advisings OF fa,n ls
Matthew. The pap ers" tell story OF a h NJ.
sian traveller, who while passing through avn
lage, saw crowd of peasants rolling res ar
end gentleman into barn and barring ..e
doors after him. On inquiring the cause on, QUE
of them said ooh! it's only priest wi anh,,
we are locking up in the stable p "And WHY
do you serve him in that way?, "Becauss
he is drunkard, and we alwayslock him u, Up
on Saturday, in order that he may be ao'e
to perform divine service on Sunday. On mon.
day be can begin his spree again, and keep Il
up through the week"