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The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-06
NEW STEAMBOAT LINE FROM DU.
RUQUE TO ST. PAUL.

Is proposed TO establish a line of Steamers he
tween Dubuque and St. Paul first en- account of the
increase Of business between the two cities secondly
mat the monopoly Il the Gaena and Minnesota line
be broken up thirdly, to enable Wood Morse of the
Boston Boot and Shoe Store to bring up the River all the
Boots and Shoes that they determined to sell pur
chasers will only call and examine prices and stock
81. Panl, Oct. 25, 1s54-df WOOD MORSE.
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FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE.
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, CAPITAL. 5000 900.
MOHAWK VALLEY INSURANCE co CaprraI conn 900
LURE or Marine Risks taken in the above at as low
K rates as any other responsible Company's.
WM.BREWSTER,
oct. Zs-du t.. Insurance Agent
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EXPRESS NOTICE.

EXPRESS NOTICE.
IL persons ordering merchandise packages or money
from the East by express will please direct the same
marked to the Care of Burbank Co, Gaena. Z
.F .rn,-...r. j. G. BURBANK Il CO., Z
aug 30-d&wtf Props Northwestern Express Co.
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NEW MUSIC. large stock Of new Piano and GuitaI
IN music, just received by COMBS.
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SMALL. convenient residence on It'll street Envu,re
"A at the office of Newell Tompkins, 81 ST. or ON
ST. Anthony st. % ' 1~'a -..' 'T MOI
Oct. u. oct21d,t
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CO.PARTNERSHrp NOTICE.

STATIONERY Of every description at CONES Store
- Near American Hon
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pUf:.0g;n.sia Market.

MONDAY, Aug. 21.-The Flour market
is firm, but the only transactions reported
are small lots for home consumption as
s. ,5Oas,75 per barrel for common and
good brands, &9a9,5O for choice lots and
rxtra. and fancy lots at higher 6gures.-
Rye Flour IS scarce. Corn Meal is un-
changed-4OO barrels OLD stock Peun<yi-
vauia sold at $3,37! per barrel.
Grain-There is a good demand for
Wheat and prices have advanced 2a3
cents per bu>hel. Sales Of 5000 bushels
good and prime new Southern and PENN
sylyania red at 81 .65a1, 81 per hu<he!;
,oa.e inferior at 81 go, and white at from
81 81 up to 81, so, as in quality. About
5000 bushels superior North Carolina
white sold 81, 81! a1,90. Rye is in de-
mand at 81 90. Corn is scarce and want
cd-2O0O bushels yellow sold at elao2
cents, closing at the latter rate, which Is
an advance. Cats have also advanced
5000 bushels prime Southern sold at AZ
cents per bushel.
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New York Markets,

New York, Aug. 2l.-FLoUR &c
The Flour market is frmer. particularly
for common grades sales 1000 bbls at
g 25aS3 G2a for common to straight
STATE; 50 75aS0 % for choice and fancy do.
and s. 621 aS9 75 for common TO good
Western. Southern Flour is without i'm
portant change; sales 1000 bbls at S7aS9
for common to favorite brands. Sales
300 hbls superfne Rye Flour at 81 IS,
to arrive. Corn Meal is very scarce and
Jersey is sold at 81 l23.
Grain Wheat is firm with moderate
demand; sales 300 bushels red South
ern at Sl,76a1,79 Rye better; sales 2
OOJ bushels at Sl,25,asl,28. The Corn
market is frmer with good demand !;
sales so, 900 tu-hclis at 793aS3c for Wes-
tern mixed, and 81 for round Yellow
Oat, in request at 49a50o for State and
Western.
Proyi,ions-DuI sales unimportans.
Whiskey- Sales $50 bbls at 36a37o.
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Bedford counties; and the fourteenth and
fifteenth sections of the act of 2sth day
March, 1914, entitled "An Act establish
ing fee bill,' are hereby revived SO
far as they relate to the said countless
Approved May e, 1854.
An .Act relticc 10 The rcrjral 9f judgments
bcfore JuSticcS Of tie Peace.
SEC. 1.-That from and after the pas
sage Of this Act, no execution shall be Is
sued on judgement rendered before a
Justice of the Peace or Alderman, after
five wears from the rendition of such judS
nent unless the same shall have been re-
yiyed by scire facias or amicab,e comics
sion. Approved May 5, 1854.
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PUBLIC LAWS.

Among the laws as a public nature
passed at the last session Of the Legisla
ture, we find the following which are oi
interest to Justices ot the Peace and Con
stables -
IN Act relatirc to tie dotics Of Ah5crmc,
and justices Of tic Peace.
SET 1.-That from and after the frs
day of July next, the Aldermen and JUS
tice8 Of the Peace of the several couutie,
Of this commonwealth, shall be required
to return to the Clerk of the Quarter Ses-
5ions of the Peace OF the respective coun
ties, all the rccognizlnces entered iuto
before them by any person or persons
charged with the commission of any crime
(excepting such eases as may be ended
before an Alderman or Justice Of the
Peace under existing laws,) at least ten
days before the commencement of the
Court to which they are m ade rcturnabie
respectively; and in all cases where any
recognizances are entered into less than
ten days before the commencement of the
sessions to which they are made returna-
bic, the said Aldermen and Justices arc
required to return the same, in the same
manner as if this act had not been passed.
Approved May 8, 1854.
Pay Of C5nstaJ!es for attending e'ec-
tions.-By an act approved March 81,
1854, Constables are allowed Que dollar
per day for attending general and town
ship electioDs-to be paid out of the Coun-
ty Treasury.
4 SDpp1ement Ia an Acf 10 alter and n
me'M tie Fee Bl2, passed ft5rwary 22d,
1921.
Sec. l.-That the tenth and eleventh
sections of tho Act entitled IAN Act to
alter and repeal the fee BILL" passed the
twenty y-second day Of February, 1921, are
hereby repealed so far as they affect Just
ices of the Peace and Constables of Mil
fin, Allegheny, Erie, Washington, Ian
caster, Dauphin, Chester, Lebanon and
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x Z I'D.

In Stroud township, on the 9th inst. Mr..
Samuel liizlsr, aged about 81 years.
In Stroud township, on the 10th inst.
JoluottaH Eush, aged 2 years 4 months
and FIVE days.
In Stroudsburg, on Saturday the 10th
inst, J0qnnettu, wife Of Henry Resting,
aged 80 years and 9 months.
In Stroud ,burc, on the 18th inst, MI
ho7s, infant son Of Morris r. and Susan
y Stone, aged I months and Is days.
In Stroud township, on the 2lst inst,
Mary 1Hrc Bush, daughter of Henry D.
anl Sarah Bl~h, aged l year & 4 months.
In Stroud township, on the 22J inst,
Mrs. Emi'y Eo'cS7a IP10|, wife of tho
Rev. Vim. B. Wood Of the Philadelphia
Annual Conference of the NJ. Z. Church.
Oldest daughter of Charles anA Elizabeth
Nusch. Aged u years months & Is days.
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Tam as =. Walton Esd.

We learn that the Democracy of this
Senatorial District are pressing the claims
of this gentleman for the nomination oi
State Senator Mr.. ". is one Of the
young Democracy, and bitter Loco Foco;
yet with all, good DcighbOr and clever
fellow. IF this District is to be repreSen-
ted in the next Legislature by a Loco F0-
co, we DO net know Of one more suitable
to FL the station, than the person whose
name heads this article. The election
for Couferees in this County and Pike,
took place Oh Saturday last, and resulted
in the choice Of ConGerces Favourable to
the nomination ct llr. Walton.
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Mechanics. EnyCulo.S and 1EaE-
Esi&5NTCTs.
251G "a CASH ssssEEES. $50.

VOLUME Ten Of THE "$CIE>TiFIc AMERI-
CAN com nenreS uu the l6lh oi Sep;e uber.
IL Is chiefly devoted tn the al aucsmeni 0i
he Interests ui Mechanics, IQrcHt0rS. Man
Htactvrers and Farmers. and IS edited by men
practically skillet Il the arts and ScIen es,
PROBABLY no other journal o.; the sam. char
acter is 50 extensively circulated, or so gen.
prally esteemed for It's practical ability.
Nearly all the Valuable Patents which iS>ue
weekly from b, Patent Oiiire are illustrated
lCth EnsrGrIRgS aud the claims of all the
ratents are published regularly in its col.
umnS as they ire issued, thus making il a
,lerIeCt S,ieullilC and Mechanical Fncyclo-
reila of information upon the subjects Of
Mechanical Improvements, Chemistry, En-
gaecrigg and the Sciences generally. l.
IS published weekly ~ qusrlo form suitable
or binding, and each volume contains Four
Hundred and Six,Gen Pages OF Reading
Matter, Soaveral iiunlread Engravinys,
with tuli and complete Index Its rirrula.
non on the last Volume exceeded % 900
copies pr week, and the PRACTICAL receipts
ia one volume are worth To any family much
more than the subscription pIce.
Tie following Cash Prizes ale offered by the
Publishers Tor the fourteen largest lr>,sof
disorders sent M ny the Isl o. January
iS5j:-S 90 will be given tor the lar1est
Isl; S15 t"r the second; SOS for the third.
fj5 for The fourth; $50 ion The fifth; S45 for
the sixth; Si0 for the seventh; $50 for ,bs
eighth; $50 Tor the nInth; S25 tor the tenth .
72a for the eleventh; SIS inr the twelfth
SO Tor tie thIT een,h and S5 Tor the Cour.
teenth. The cash viii I've pa,d to the order
"i The successful competitor Imme lialely aE-
Ter The LIST ut January, 1855.
Terms One copy. one wear. So one
copy SIN monIhs, ST.; five copies. six months.
9l; Ten copies. SIX mnnlhs $50; ten comics.
Twelve months, SIS; fifteenth copies, twelve
months, So Nv e"gy copies, twelve months,
S1S ~ advance.
M numher OF subscriptions above tweoty
can He taken II less than 81 f0 each
Names can he sent IN. al different time.
ani IRON different Post Offices
Southern and Western money taken Co.
subscriptions
Letters should be directed, pos, paiJ IN
MUM q Co I2S Fulton street, n. Y,
Messrs MUM & Go. are extenSivelv =.
gagged IN procuring patents for new inyso.
lions. and will advise inventors, Yithou,
charge, IN regard to tho novelty of their i'm
ProYenents
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-24
IOWA ELECTION.

GALENA, H., Friday, Aug, IS, 1854
Returns received here from Iowa rem.
der it certain that Grimes (Whi2) is elec.
ted Governor by 5000 majority,
Thorrington (Whig) is elected to Con
gress in the Dubuque District by 1900
majority over Hemp -tead (Dem.)
The Legislature is Wing and Anti
Nebraska by large majority in botl
branches.
Clark (Whig) is reported to be elected
to Congress in Henu's District.
The result is an overwhelming Anti,
Administration triumph
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The Democratic Address.

of
| III 'uo' pni" l '. ~ .ho od5ress If tbe
Il Nv" - t:1rNo,,;,too rrn,,
State Cehlrai De'hoci ,''l0 :O'-' .n'''s.,.
NV ~, .I2.l,o5 b,,+ho
THE enemy to be r"HeIme0 y 'ne
Is the ne" oPinloii conl'D"n'9
designated "hnow Nothing setting
out with an assumption that co1!l'I0h
exists between this opinion and the
" higs, the committee charges t4e 'oa'-
ition with having "esPoused the doctrine
of lf0ScftPt'o" Against oil ctIa@e"S NJ: I''t, ,,
tre barn OF Whatever rtllS!ou9 l"!lh;
and with being 'in close alliance with a
secret aud oath-bound ASSOCIATION when
purposes to punish men Tor Conscience
SAKE
We propose to consileF these charges
in their o'der.
/; Is 1t Pro!os91 oy any one 20 pro-
scribe natuFa!izod cltl]eN' N'' any any
no body oi men has propose" 90 uSP,,ts =.
that class Oh 'he e.ectIHo II ''""'.'''e' ,Indo
expei tAem fFom tue o'''eS -: 81 " oI,,aI'. or
their chiIdreh from the P0'l'' vra2ort
tax them more heaSl.1, or,sSion or ac.
them from entering the profession OF ~ a.
quiring real estate; or to l"lpo,0 uPo" e'i
them any burdens not porn y '"''' 40
!ow-citizens. n,ua.;o Com.
What then does the D9"'os' ..s-,,y; "''o "o;,,
mittee mean |hen IL 'a.N' ,as ;t;,aoa ~
tion," and OF taH'h3 ~" ro ~ ainaaI, 80
civil IIEh'S " men 'A1y Gy,.t;t,t;aa7', n't: w.
qu'Ted uhuer Tue ''-'''
shall let II an" "I', -, r,r,n,;..,o ;,
Ii Is d" "''G"' p, i"J' ;a Wv 3o,l' :. -;
TO sec'G pom noI ''Io5 N'1to ,i' o"
Ia" o. 'nlS county, 'nS' lVaT"''' hI1 ~ ~ 1871
norm ou' o. 'ne co"D'y 'n"'' '''-' - 49,: -
ONCE uHue' 'N0 ao'', n.!L ,'1'.'.I'. .-.
means y'nI"a' II /. 'i's .''o ''6uO az az
PN'te" "@'o @t u w" W. | ~, ;';3 l;' - ' .
/f5E, 70 "','S pl.'; " S az inO,'"Io .;I ~ "
tn'nN 'uaU '.'3 iior' "'l0"'' IN',' e'y 0''
tho PRIOR fI5h' o. 'h' people 70 e,s?'
whom they cnoo.e' q n'"ly mace e ci"'
zen mas me l'S1' % "',n !" u oH'e'' Il N9
can get lf;-an0 not without,
he democratic No!Nh.l'ee assumes
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The Mortality throughout the Country.

The M0ftaIlCy Throughout tne IOuHIIJ'
Nelc York. Aug. 19.-The interments
this week were GIG, including 2l2 deaths
from cholera.
AlJaay. Aug. 19.-Since Wednesday
80 new cases of cholera, OF them ia'a''
have been reported in this city.
Neao Orleans, Aug. 19.-There were
26 deaths in Charity Hospital, at Ne"
Orleans, during the past week.
Charleston, Aug. 19.-There were only o.
deaths, from all diseases, during the week
Boston, Aug. 19.--The interments Ia
this city, during the week ending TINS
day at noon, we're 1O4. There were bu'
II deaths by cholera.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-24
MISSOURI ELECTION.

ST. LOUIS, Wednesday, Aug. I6, 1851
Sixty y-nine counties have been heard
from, and out OF 33 Senator's the Whigs
have elected IL. The remainder are
equally divided between the Beuton and
Anti Bentonites. In the House the
Wings will have Al members, the Ben
ton men niue and tho Anti Benton the
same number.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-24

o. The Philadelphia papers contain ac-
counts nf the arrest OF fashionable Dentist
named Stephen T. Beale, charged with hav-
ing violated the person Of young lady, 10
years Of oge, TO whom he had administered
chloroform for the purpose of rendering her
irsensibe to pain during the performance of
an operation on her teeth. He was held in
$1,000 bail 70 answer at court
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4 Family killed BIZ Lightning.

ADBANY, Aug. l8.-Ihe Chicago Tri
bune of Wednesday says that the dwell
ing of Mr.. Merchant, near Picatonica,
was struck by lightning on Saturday
last, killing him and four of his children
Mrs. Merchant and one child escaped.
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Hg-A tornado, sweeping over the town
of Neecham, Mass, Oh Sunday last, twist
ed off a tree a foot in diameter, blew Of
the roof Of house, and levcIled to the
ground another The tornado lasted only
two minutes.
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Eg- Columbus, Ga, according to a cen
sus just completed, contains a population
of $3.50 persons, of whom 1904 are white
females, 2646 white males, 33l7 slaves,
The town contains 526 dwellings aud l5l
stores.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-24

B@- The drought is doing immense
damage to the corn end potstoe crops IN
Lancaster county, Pa
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- 4. Sc Es gEE.

On the 2Ist inst. by Dnniel Javn',
+ e.. Mr. Heller D+pue, aud Miss Mary
Ann Nagtz, both of Stroud township, Pa.
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Che Icfcrs oman.
THURSDAY, AUGUST "a, 1864,

IL We are requested to state that in
consequence Of the Tickets not being sold,
theGri,t Mi! ana farm property ofMr. Pitt
at Coycsyille, in this County, will not be
drawn; and all agents are requested to
redeem the ticket promptly.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-24

Bl~ Ripe Peaches command s5 per
buohel in the Buffalo market.
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ELLENOR x LAWRENCE.

Allegheny City, July 7, 1854.
Taken and subscribed before me, this
this sth day of July, A. d 1854.
WV. ADAMS, MaYor.
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Professor Morse.


AhYtSofnt1nE kEtaLtr or Cordiut
One OF the recommendations this great vegetable ex-
hlerant 49, that II tens long endurance the very
matn'sPrinss or lie. Tie Arabs, Dr. Morse has as
sued u In his Interesting certain herb
Guided In its ingredients. prolongtlg lfe
anu is well known that thcse the desc
live to more advanced age than any other people ven.
erabe Sheik of the Bedom t,ibe Vas was 10
chew the leaves of the plant tobacco no med
DIR NJ that lie had never known weeks illness and that
he was 400 of agcl The is manner doubt
that the Inrgordng Ririr CT Cordial gives permanent
HGor to the vital organizations wing disease ee
e&sts M any other than organic and certifying
tile system against its attacks when it yet Obtain
cd foothod. stimuant much delightful In its
effects than any form OF distilled Icrmened IIqror
maneniy TO the natural vigor OF the nerves. MUSCLES aud
digestive organs. The fragile ami delicate female whcth
er married or single, will find ii the remedy
physical disturbances aud Irregularities incident
structure and habits l. inu bably rvons trem
bss, Hutterings of the heart headaches, ainng fits
Mysteries, dyspepsia, Nausea and regulate the sccretius
whether too afluent the reverse. Al PHYSICAL sa
tiles seem to vanish before its genial influence
The Cordial is put up. highly mtratcd, pint hot
iles Price three dollars PER hatte. two five dollars
s'S Tor Twelve dollars. c. II. RING, Proprietor,
1872 Broadway. New York.
Sold by Druggists Throughout the United States Canada
and the West Indies
ents:-WnEELIS6-RELLS g. c.ALDTELL.
CISCtNSArI-B. IL MHiHINIS.
n5'Seo advertisement. aplO
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arsIcK AND AFFLlcrEp..cn

THE most safe and certain :dy known to the
world for the obstinate Coughs colds, asthma
bronchitis. blood splitting. liver complaint whooning.
cough Group, tickling or rising in the throat
bilty pains in The side breast. b. Hken constitution
from the abuse of caone other Causes, is DoCroH
SWAYNE'S COMPOUND SYRUP OF WILD CHER
RY; ard consumption, 1t has reached state and
sumed character hitherto imcura ble Yields
without struggle 10 this great Original Wild Cherry pre-
pa alton. Rememhcr-the great Original Wild Cherry
PREPARATION, and the ony compound prepared by REGULAR
physician, Is manufactured under immediate care OF
DR. SpAENE, at his Laboratory, No. North Seventh
ST. above Market. Philadelphia.
For sale by-pa. LANES BAKER; kELLS s. CALD-
wELI.i and PATTERSoN& Co Wheeling. FLEMING
BROS, riitsbmgh. BuRDSALI. .S Co., Cincinnati;
and by dealer generally. Sepl9
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urpOIsoNlNG.n

Thousands of Parents who verirt,se composed OF
Castor OIL Caloncl, &c not aware, that while they
appear to benefit the patient tay are actually laying
foundations series diseases such us salvation,
loss of eight, weakness oTlinl5s, etc.
In another column will he found the advertiser ent
tobensUeks Medicines to which ask tho attention OF
all directly Interested in their own we'll chill
dIeas health ln Liver complaints and all disorders ari.
sing from those of bilious type make use Of the
only genuine medicine. IIobensack's Live, Pills.
0s-"Be Moid.ceired" but ask for IIohensacks Worm
Syrup and Liver Pills, and that each has tile sig
nature of the Proprietor, J. n. HoBENsAcK, as none
else genuine.
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.Napes of the Board of Visitors

APP0tHtsd TO attend the Examination of the Mill
tary deH~s'Hy at West Point, June i, ls45.
Hon. John J. Morrison. of Salem Indiana.
Coi. wtaSt9w James: Of Plat,sburg. Missouri.
Charles w: +" nipple. of Detroit, Michigan.
Or. Il. N. Kinsey. Of San Augustine, Tex"s
Samuel Y. Bayard, esq, of Camden, New Jersey
Hon Hon. s. Clemens. of Wheeling. Virginia
William w. Lea. esq, Trenton. Tennessee
Col. L. v. Dickerson. of Gergztown. KenircL.
Hichard de TreVille, esq, BeaaIost. South Caro-.
Jacob Kent, ESQ.,. Wells River. Vermont.
H"n. y M c. Clarke, Manchester. New IIamp
gehn.B Harmon. esq. sat ramento City, California.
rev. hoheEt ALVIN. East Greenwich. Rhode Island.
Col 1ohn A Campbell, Fairfield, Illinois.
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MIR. crrr.>o To MIR. BREcKENRIpaE.
Washington, March %, 1854
Col. HAWKINS To COL. MuSRoE.
Washington, March 90, 1854.

W aStlnHt0n, March ", 1854.
Col. Jumes Munroe:-
Sir:-Below submit the terms regulating the
meeting between the Hon. f. K. Cutting and Hon.
J. G. Breckenridge:
The time of meeting shall be this afternoon, be
tween the hours Of aud o'clock.
The place of meeting shall GE at or near the
residence of Mr. F. p. Blair in the State of Mary
land, and about SIX seven miles from the city Of
Washington.
The weapon shall be TIE ordinary rifle, common
ly known as tn. Western ride, which Shnll be
charged with ole charge ot powder and round
ball.
The distance shall { sixty PAGES.
The parties shall stand erect, with their feet moi
more than twelve inches apart.
The weapons shall be placed in the hands of the
principals by their respective secom S, cooked,
with the butt TO The shoulder, the muzzle pointing
10 the gtound, not more than iIree feet from tie.
left toe.
The word shall he given in the following man.
ner--Gentiemen, are yon ady?-F.re-one-two
three-wilh pause of at least one second between
the words. Neither party shall be ut liberty to
raise his piece heGo:C the word fire. fire after the
word ttree. IL the parties are ready, rtspol Sc
shall be gwen, If moi ready, will respond prompt
ly, NOT ready.
Before the PARTIES armed, lie VOID Slull be
given i'll blink by the second who has won it, in
as nearly the me manner as il will be given W hen
| they TO FIRE.
The choice of positions and the giving of the
void shall be determined by lot; the parties hold
ing the same position so long as the fight may con
tnue. But previous 10 eacn fire the seconds shall
again cast lois for the word.
Respectfully. yonr o!'t Serv't,
T. Il. HAWKINS.
| [E"!orsrdj Correct. Il. Il. Hawkins.
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The THREE THousANn.-The Boston Posi-. in
speaking OF The Ne,c England cierey, saws -
"ihete are honorable exceptions indeed. the
number who icfused 10 memorabilia CONGRESS ..,n
Inc name OF Almighty God" is quite respectable.
Some sects esclew this business almost mani
monsly Here and there religious journals, also,
are boldly taking ground against this whole pol,t,-
cal busiress. One Of tile presses which has man
FULLY spoken on this subject is the Witness and Ad
poeate, OF this city, of the Episcopal order"
The su joined is an exttact from this paper on
the subject:
"Ihe pulpit, then is place consecrated exclu.
Slvey 10 one great work--that Of setting forth lie
revealed Truth Of Almighty God in The hearing of
lost world The business of Chrisrs ministers
Is 10 ach' 10 eHhort, 10 reprove, 10 rebuke 10
counsel, anu 10 comfort. This Office they never
can rise above, Tor there is nothing but HEAVIER that
lies above III and from il they may never descend,
win proprIety and safety. Sin and salpation mr..
Inc great topics of the Christian ambassadors dis
Course. W hen the minister Tugs into the pulpit
matters that relate exclusively 10 the thngs oftne
and about which the world for the time Ge,np NAV
ne very much excited, Tor the purp. Sc of entertain
ing his hearerS or spicng his otherwise rather tame
productions or with the view Of raising something
o: popular turare, or when, under The clau,orous
pressure OF public opinion, he cowartlly Yields his
oetier judgment TO tte+'madnssS of the peopIe, ..
eI"' 50 anderS 10 the popular feeling by throwing
nom ms pulpit iuel upon fire, which is already
raging oeyonu the control of safe counselors then
ne uoeS great wong 10 himself, 10 the profession
VI Tue ministry, aud greater wrong still 10 the.
cause oil pure and indebted religion.'