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Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
Reg The crops in England and Throughout

Reg The crops in England and throughout
Europe generally prove to be unusually abun-
dant. The London Times, in a leader on the
subject. says:
From this harvest to the next there can be
no doubt that the difference in the price of
wheat compared with that in the previous
twelve months will be at least 2Os quarter in
favor of the public, which, on the whole con-
sumption, will amount to boon of twenty-five
millions of pounds to that body on wheat alone,
besides corresponding relief in other grain
Even the cost of the war sinks to trife COM
pared with this bounty from the skies; and,
Notwithstanding all the lavish expenditure in
Cured we now stand better prepared for war
ago."
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

The American public are beginning TO look
with Indifference, if not disgust, upon the
Eastern war. 1t is generally considered the gram
dest humbug of modern times. The Empe TOR of
Russia is the only man in the crowd who appears
to know what he is about, what he wants, and what
he inte nds to Go.-The people of G. Britain are
becoming very much dissatisfied. They have
paid literally for the war, but they like to have
the worth of their m oney. They do not consider
the lofty vaporingsof the Times, asa substantial
equivalent for theirpounds shilings and pence.
They ask for hard knocks and mate
rial guarantees, They desire breakfast on
Cronstadt and dine on st. Petersburg At pres
ent, they are very hungry and full of wrath.
Unless "a sop is thrown to Cerberus," in the
capture of Sebastapol, the consequences will
be terrible.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
A SONG FOR THE MILLION-A PRAYER
FOR Us ALL.

A SONG FOR THE MILLI0N-A PRAYER
FOR Us ALL.
God of the mountain, God of the storm,
God of the flowers, God of the worm!
Hear US and bless US,
Forgive US, redress usl
Breathe Oh our spirits thy love and thy healing,
Teach us content with thy fatherly dealing
Teach us to love thee,
To love one another brother his brother,
And make US all free
Free from the shackles of ancient tradition.
Free frem the censures of man for his neigh
Dor;
Help us each one to fulfil his true mission.
And show US It's manly, It's God-like to labor
God of the darkness, God of the sun,
God of the beautiful, God of each one!
Clothe and feed us,
Hume and lead usl
Show us that avarice holds US in thrall-
That the land is all thine, and thou giyest to all.
Scatter oar blindness,
Help us to do right all the day and night
To love mercy and kindness;
Aid US to conquer mistakes Of the past;
Show us our future to cheer MS and arm us,
The upper, the BETTER the mansions thou hast:
And God of the gravel that the grave cannot
harm ms.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
Condensed Air as a Motive Agent.

B. R. Bucklew, Of San Francisco, Informs us
by letter, that he is about to construct boat
to ply between that city and Marin city-twelve
miles dlstant-which is TO be propelled by rota-
~ engines, supplied with condensed air at a
high pressure. The condensed air for propul-
sion ne intends to store up in large reservoirs,
at each end Of the ferry, and to store it up
by wind, steam, and gunpowder. force
From these reservoirs, the boat is to be supplied
at the end of each trip by taking the compress
ed air into smaller reservoirs in the boat,
from which it is supplied to the engines, like
steam. He has also invented regulator, to
equalize the pressure of the air.
Compressed air has been employed, and still
is, to propel locomotive up an inclined plane,
near Paris, and an engine has been worked for
long time in a coal mine, as described in Vol
A, Scientific American near Glasgow, by
compressed air We have also seen accounts
of carriage having been propelled through
the streets of Paris by compressed air, contain
ed in portable strong metal vessel 1t is our
opinion that condensed air never can be used
with economy in the propulsion of engines
First of all, it has to be condensed by an en-
CINE, either water.wheel or windmill, and
oMing to its great bulk, it would require i'm
mense magazines in which to store it up.
Scientific American
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
For Loudon Free Press.
Some Fun for the Girls--Old Reasons Song
BY GLADrrs.


All you girls who want to marry,
Come, o come, and do not tarry,
Come hunt you out sober man
And round the Hymen altar stand.
There in the pledge you'll never part
With him unite your hand and heart;
Come view once more the hoary sage,
And read on Reasons golden page.
Old Reason says you're old a plenty,
Between the years sixteen and twenty,
Old Reason always tells the truth,
And says give ear each lovely youth.
If yoa would live happy life
You must become faithful wife,
Then remember each fleeting day,
You must not scold your time away.
To each other you must be kind,
Old Reason says in every line;
Then you will have both peace and fun
Until the married life is done.
Old Reasons song now has eLded,
Don't you think that it is splendid.
ANSWER GIRLS.
Yes, there is truth in every line,
Ills very good-we like it prime.
Bradley CO., Tenn, Oct. 4th, 1854.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

COMING BAcK.-The New York Express
states that almost every packet ship that has
left New York for Liverpool of late has taken
quite large number of passengers, said to be
mainly emigrants going back home. The same
is said to be the case with other ports. The
City of Manchester, from Philadelphia, the
other day, took thirty on the cabin and one
hundred and fifty in the steersge,and the packet
ship Tonawanda, on the same day, sailed from
the same port with two hundred and four steer
age passengers.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
Provincial CoUNcIL.-The Catholic Mirror

Provincial CoUNCIL.-The Catholic Mirror
makes the following announcement:
We learn that the Most Reverend Archbish-
op of Baltimore has summoned the prelates of
the province to Provincial Council to be open
ed in the Metropolitan Church on Sunday 9Th
November.
The Province Of Baltimore is composed of
the following sees, viz:
Philadelp hia-Rt. Rev. Bishop Neuman.-
Charleston-Rt. Rev. Bishop Reynolds. Rich
mond-Rt. Rev. Bishop McGill. Pittsburg-
Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Connor. Wheeling-Rt
Rev. Bishop Whelan. Erie-Rt. Rev. Bishop
Young. Savannah-Vacant by the death Of
Bishop Garland.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
A chapfallen victim of unrequited love 81 gns

A chapfallen victim of unrequted love 81 gns
in this lamentable strain:
I'll throw myselfin
The deep briny ocean
Wher nud-eels and catfish
On my body shall riot,
And founders and fate fish
Select me for Diet
There soundly III slumber
Beneath the rough billow,
And crabs without number
Shall crawl DER my pillow,
But my spirit it shall wander through gay coral
bowers
And frisk with the mermaid-it shall. by the
powers!
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
CROPS IN EAST TENNESSEE.
SINKING CREEK, Blount CO., Sept. 18th, "a.

SINKING CREEK, Blount CO., Sept. 18th, "a.
NessrS. OBrien.-Sirs, / take this method
of informing you that your circular came to
hand in dine time, but, alas your patron, J. S.
TAYLOR, my son, was sick of AJAX and continued
so till on the morning of the 18th inst, he
died-and now / have snatched from the bus
ties and cares that surrounded me, moment to
write you few lines in answer to your request:
Wheat in this section is about an average
crop with former years, both to quantity and
quality, and has been selling variously from 81
to $l:5O per bushel. Corn will not average
more than half crop, and what is, is not good
as former years, and is supposed it will sell at
from so to Is cents per bushel, from the heap.
Oats was rather more than equal with former
years, and as have Snot heard of any transac-
tons in that line, cannot give any prices Hogs
is plenty, more sellers than buyers, worth 2
cents per pound. Good Horses are selling high,
so are Mules; say good last springs mule will
bring from $40 to $50 per head. Cattle at this
time are dull, on account of bad crops. Having
so far in my hurry Numbered over few arti-
cles III my awkward manner. leaving it with
you las | am not accustomed to write for the
public eye,) to do your editorial part, and pub
lish it if you think proper. Respectfully,
JOHN TAYLOR.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
A SLIGHT MISTA:Kl

The papers generally in Baltimore, Philadel
phia and New York, have announced, on the
authority of Geographic despatch, that the
Know Nothings had recently elected their can.
didate for Mayor in Louisville, KY. 1t appears
by the papers of that city that no such election
has been held there There is evidently mis-
take somewhere.-[Charleston Courier.
The only error committed by the papers spo
ken of was, the despatch should have reported
the election at Nashville instead of Louisville
They spoke of the election of W. B. SHAPARD
democrat and Know Nothing, by majority
of $50 votes-such was the fact in Nashville.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

R~We commend the article over the sigma
ture of "A Roane County Farmer to the favor
able consideration of the Committee aud super
attendants Of the Division Fair to convene al
Knoxville on the 25th inst The writer has had
more or less to do with Agricultural Societies
for several years;-his suggestions are not mere
speculative theories, but the result of much ex
perience and close observation.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
Massachusetts Politics.

Boston, Oct. 3.-Gen. Henry Wilson has ac-
cepted the nomination of the free soil eonven-
ton for the governorsip of the State. He says
he deems it to be his duty, if elected, to see
the laws for the protection of the personal lib
erty Of the people enforced at all hazards; and
he approve. the prohibitOry liquor law.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
Estimated profit. ..............S7,OO

Mr.. Bray left New York by the Arabia, on
the 23d of August to report to the Geological
Society in London, upon the geology and mine
ralogy of Duck Town district. He is connected
with some of the largest mining companies in
the world One of his objects in coming here was
to select tracts of mineral land for purchase,
on account of an English company. We un-
derstand he has made preliminary arrangements,
and has agreed, subject to the approval of his
principals, to purchase the following properties
in Tennessee:
The st. Mary's mines, East Tennessee, Cal
latcay and some others. The plan is to COM
prise the whole properties so bought under one
comdany to be called the Great Consols Com
pany of Tennessee. The purchase money is
to be partly in cash, and partly in shares in the
new company.-LTennys Mining Magazine.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

The RIGHT GRoUND.-The Richmond Wing
of Saturday denounces, with just Indignation,
the proceedings of the Wing State Convention
of New York, and utters, in our opinien. the
universal sentiment of Southern Wings, when
it says:
We, for one shall never be found willing to
sacrifice further one ot title of the rights of
the South for the sake of keeping on terms with
any party; and we are onot apprised that we
stand alone in this determination. 1t is the
sentiment, if we mistake not, of the entire South
ern Wing party; and we avow it boldly, that the
Wings of New York and the other Northern
States may not be deceived as 10 our true posi-
ton. Union or dsunion, that is the ground
upon which we stand-not, indeed, that We
love the Union less, but that we love the South
more.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
LOOKOUT RIFLES.

Capt HUDGINs, returned on Thursday morn
ing, much delighted with their excursion, and
under many obligations for the Inequalities
shown them by the authorities and citizens of
Nashville Nashville is a great city, and they
do the thing up not only bro~n but BROwNEsr.
Chattanooga Advertiser.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

Hoy. PRESLEY EwNG.-This talented rep
resentative from the Logan District, Ky, died
of cholera, at the Mammoth Cave on the 9th
ultimo. He was man of fine talents, and bid
fair to make broad mark upon the political
surface of the times.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

RYE FOR PAsTuRE.-That there will be q
scarcity of green food for cattle the coming
winter can scarcely be doubted. is RECON-
mended to SOW large quantities of rye, which
makes excellent fall and and spring pasture,
and yields its seed besides, if not cropped 100
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

Bay Speaking of the Know Nothings the
N. Y. Times says, "they 1.-THE X. N.s) claim
over hundred thousand voters in the State
If they cast their votes so as to render it prob
Gble that this claim is not exaggerated, they
will be nearly omnipotent in future elections"
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

A daughter of the Hon. Caleb B. Smith, late
United States Senator from Indiana, at a re-
cent County Fair at Cornersvie, in that State.
received the high est prize-a sde.saddle worth
SlOO-as being the best lady rider of all who
presented themselves as competitors
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

A buxom widow made'a vow,
That no man with a wrinkled brow,
Should be her second mate.
Two years elapsed she gladly took
A slim tall spouse with pious look,
Whom all thought out of date.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

The man behind the age was overthrown by
the advancing civilization of the rising gener-
ation.-[ Boston Post.
No, he wasn't, He bought two bottles of
"ketchup' and got ahead Louisville Journal
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

Jonathan Russell, d:over of Chausauque
county, New York, was swindled out of 81, 100
in Philadelphia, by two sharpers practicing the
"bal game" and inducing him to loan his mon
ey, giving worthless check for $1,000 in Sc
curity
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

pa Total number of passengers that ar
rived in new York, in September 25,759. Of
these, 6,284 were Irish, 1909 Germans, 1854
English, 459 Scotch, and 669 French.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
The following was written during the drought
PRAYER FOR RAIN.

The following was written during the drough
PRAYER FOR RAIN.
Dry, dry, dry,
From the earth and brazen sky!
Devices heavens and without rain;
Hot blasts sweeping DER the plain;
Vegetation whitening, diving;
Man and beast for water signing;
Dry, dry, dry,
Is the universal cry!
Drought, drought, drought,
East and west, north and south!
From all quarters comes the wailing
Of the golden harvest falling
Crops beyond resuscitation-
Fields in utter desolationl
Drought, drought, drought,
Is the plant of every mouth!
Haze, haze, haze,
Only meets our anxious gael
AS we scan with prayerful eye
The long unpropitious sky,
Now the hot sun breaking through,
Burning up the smoky dew,
With his Redeemed, fiery rays,
Disspates the eastern haze.
Ram, ram, ram,
Will it ever come again?
Watering,th the thirsty earth
Giving vegetation birth
Cooling down the fevered air,
Life difusing every where!
Rain, rain, rain,
Will it ever come again?
Rain, rain, rain,
Give, o Lord, the latter rainl
Let some little cloud arising,
Fill the heavens all around,
Once again the earth babtizing
From the upper depths profound
In its season-aye, before it,
From the east or from the vest,
North or south, grant our request!
Rain, rain, rain,
Send, 0 Lord, the latter rain!
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

Bsg- Hon. Jos. w. JACKSON died of yellow
fever in Savannah on the 29th ult. He was a
son of Gen. j. Jackson of Revolutionary mem
DRY, and has filed many important stations
He was Judge of the Superior Court and repre-
sentative in Congress from the first District.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

BSy~ DANIEL L. COFFIN, of the firm of C.
II. & D. L. Coffin, Knoxville, died in New
York on the Both ult., after a short illness
Mr.. Coffin was useful man and worthy citizen.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

Precept is instruction written in sand; the
tide flows over it and the record is gone. Ex-
ample is craven on the rock, and the lesson is
not soon lost.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

A return justissued of the popuiation of
Ireland shows that the number of inhabitants
has fallen offtro millions in the past five years.
In the year 1905 the population was over five
millions, in 1914 six millions. in 1924 seven
millions, in 1887 eight millions, 1916, $3.50, $40,
and IN 1851 only 1851 $40,
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

Somebody says a wife should be like roast
lanb-tender and nicely dressed. Somebody
else wickedly adds-"and without sauce"
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
Polk CO., Tenn, Oct. 9th, 1854.

Nessrs. O'Brien.-I have just received yours
of the 26th Aug, its delay l cannot account
for. Twill endeavor to give you the best in
formation am able on the subject of your in
quiry give below the number of bushels
of grain raised this year:
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

Br The Dalton Times of the 5th says, the
Cherokee Insurance and Banking Company is
now fully organized, and ready for transacting
business,
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

Ba- The Intelligencer of the 4th says that
the report that yellow fever is prevailing in At
lanta is unfouuded.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

Ha- The Huntsville Advocate says the Ten
nessee river has risen sufficiently for the Mail
Beats to make their regular trips.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

Conversation should be pleasant without
scurrillity, witty without afectation, learned
without pedantry, novel without falsehood-
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

ra- DR.. Frank Bogart, Philadelphia, has re-
moved his Office to Sd door South of Bogart's
Hotel.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

R9- The Meeting of the Southern Central
Agricultural Society at Augusta, has been
postponed in account of yellow fever in that
place
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

WESTERN RIvERs-The following are the
items which relate to the Western Rivers, en-
braced in the River and Harbor Bill, recently
passed by the U. S. House of Representatives:
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

A Territorial Seal for Kansas has been en-
graved in Philadelphia. The Motto is HPopu
secs nata"-born Of the popular viii.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

Beg The Cholera has reappeared at Bowling
Green Ky
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

The young ladies say that the times are SO
hard that the young men cannot pay their ad-
dres SEES,
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

A certain Secretary of State being asked why
he did not promote merit, APPLY replied, "Be-
cause merit did not promote me-"
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

B&s- In the South eastern part of Virginia
the corn and potatoe crops are quite promis-
ing.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

Samuel D. Lecompte of Maryland, it is said
has been appointed Chief Justice of Kansas,
vice Madison Brown, of Maryland resigned,
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11
Tons monthly,
5000 or $4,000

per annum, yielding twenty per cent. of metal
is equal to 1900 tons monthly, IA, 400 tons pure
copper, valued at 5000 per ton....$S, 7OOOOO
100000
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

RAJ JOHN L. MARLING late of the Nashville
Union was in Washington on the Sd, awaiting
instructions as Charge to Guatemala.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

a95- The following is list of Officers of
the Louder. Division, No. 10, Sons of Temper.
apce for the nraseSt nuarter.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-11

AT the First Annual Meeting of the Wash.
ingtOn County Agricultural Society,on Wednes.
day, the 4th inst, at Abingdon, Va, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were chosen officers for the
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-06

The Independent and Judge spooner.
The last Elkhorn Reporter devotes it.
self almost exclusively TO a defence of
Judge Spooner against what has been
said of him by the opposition; and ofthis
defence, almost three columns are devo-
ted to the Elkhorn Reporter.
When Judge Spooner was running for
Judge against Judge Doolittle, every pa
per in the Circoit which opposed him,
took especial pains to exhalt his integri-
ty and intellectual ability, and opposed
him only ON the ground alleged that he
was not an experienced lawyer, and in
this respect behind Judge Doolttle. So
far did they go in this, that the James
vile Standard, then edited by Mr.. Gray,
our present Secretary of State, likened
him to AriStides The Just, so firm and
steadfast is he to his convictions Of right
Now these things are not forgotten,
and it seems to us to betray too much
sensitiveness for his home and especial
organ to spend so much in his defence.
Our friends are exalting the Reporter
above its merits, we fear; and will do the
Judge no good, by undertaking to rcpel
all the little filings hurled at him.-D.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-06
Character OF Congress.

Even Southerners, and the greatest
pro-slavery public men of the nation, in
their denunciation of Abolitionists, have
excepted Gerritt Smith therefrom, all
giving him credit for honesty, candor,
truthfulness, courtesy, refinement, and
every quality which constitutes the hon
cradle gentlemen. He has written let
ter to Frederick Douglass. in reference
to the proposition of electing him to Con
gress, in which he thus describes the char
acter of that insttution:--D.
became pretty we'll acquainted with
nearly all the Members Of the House
In very many Of them there was much
to please me-much, indeed, to win my
a1ectionate regards. Nevertheless,
could not be blind to the glaring fact that
Congress pre-eninently needs to witness
the achievements of the Temperance ref
ormation, and the Tobacco reformation,
and the religion of Jesus Christ.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-06

Our good farming friends, at the Fair,
made us several presents, that were very
acceptable indeed. Three varieties of po-
tAtoes. NeShanoch, by Mr.. Thaycr, Peach
biolcS, by Mr.. Bassett, and EngljSh-,rbiteS,
by Mr.. Fowler. Each variety was large
and perfect of its kind, and better pota-
toes never graced table. If these gen
tlemcn have some to sell, and will bring
them te this City, we guarantee them a
good price. Mr.. Fowler put into our bug
gy lot of melons which were exceeding
ly nice, and for which, as we were relish
ing them, the donor was gratefully re-
membered.-D.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-06
Candidates..

There is a pretty large sprinkling Of
names in our paper, advertised as candi-
dates for Office. We take it for granted,
though the wording of the notices might
admit of another construction. that the
several gentlemen announced, who are
known to belong to the Republican Par
ty, mean to address themselves to the
Contention instead of the electors and
that they mean to abide its action for
it is to be presumed that the Convention
will not consider the names of any gen
tlemen who will not pledge Themselves
to abide its action, and support its nomi-
nees.
For the sake of the principles involved,
for the future as well as the present, we
shall deem it our duty earnestly to sup
port the nominees of the Convention. UNI
less what there is no possible reason for
expecting happens, and the Convention
should nominate 4 bad man for any Of its
candilates.-D.