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Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21

Military Contributions.-The following sums
were respectively subscribed, on Thursday, at the
Monument grounds, towards the erection Of the
column 10 Washington Montgomery Guards,
$i5; National Guards, $50 so; German Yagers,
s25; Presidents Mounted Guards, SIT so; Ma
tional Grays, SIS 20; the Colonel ofthe regiment,
VIM Hickey, esq, gave 500, and the officers OF
his staff likewise contributed 10 the fund. The
Washington Light Infantry and the American Ri
Aemen, the full companies not being on parade,
deferred their offerings. The entire amount thus
far subscribed, is 1913 70, and may reach $500.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21

rHICORA and other Regions Of the
~ Conquerors and the Conquered, by Mrs. Mary
ii. Eastman.
Old Redstone; or, Historical Sketches Of West.
ern Presbyerianism its early ministers, its peril,
Gus times, and its first records, by Joseph Smith,
ID. D.
Drake on the Principal Diseases, second series.
Manuel Of Human Microscopcal Anatomy, by
A. kolker. 49,
Just received and for sale by
Oct 81 X FARNHAM
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21

New Jerusalem Church.--This place of
worship Second building north of the Capitol, on
North Capitol slreetJ will be open for service
every Sunday morning at IL O'Clock Unoccnpied
pews Free No collections. The works of Swe-
denborg, and ether new church publications. can
be had by application to the Librarian after service
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21

osE MILLior FIVE hundred thousand dollars OF
tho State debt Of Ohio, has been paid OF since the
list OF Jasusry last
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21

TMBRELLAs, CANES I,rn. -,
~ varied assortment Of e se ahs
beautiful styles, Just rec, .vsa ero, ~ auu mos
tory. Cal at eN N0u me manutac.
e., ,c %, GenIsmsn's Furnishing Store,
s-eslW Fem svsnus scar ~ W
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21

DALI STYLE or HATS FOR IsSa.-
II BEEBE'S New York Fall style of Gent.
mems Dress Hats with other new patterns, viii
DC DC Introduced on Tomorrow, Saturday. Aug 49,;
70, at LANES Fashionable Hat, Cap :"si
and Gentlemens Furnishir g.
Aug Is -eo2wf & shore
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21

GOLD PENs.-Just Received Fine Lot
NJ OF Rendsll g. FsrchiIds first premium Gold
pnS, nost superior article, for sale by.
GRAY Il RALLANTYNy.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21

Washington Terrett.-The friends of Wash
ingion Terrett, esq, Of the Paymaster Generals
Department, were panied well as shocked TO
hear Of his sudden death, while engaged in the
performance Of official business, al ST. Paul, Min
nesota, ten or twelve days ago.
Young Terrett served with distinction as a
lieutenant of voltigeurs in Mexico, as did his
brothers, Major G. II. Terrett, Of the Marine
Corps, and Lieutenant John C. Terrell, of the
infantry, who fell in the battle Of Monterey. He
q son Of the late Captain George II. Terrett,
of Fairfax county, Virginia, and was "a distin-
guished for the urbanity and amability of his de-
pertinent he was for galantry and bravery.
When he left this city, he was the very picture of
health and manly bearing; and his death, in the
vigor of youth, may be considered both public
and private calamity.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21
rToMRPATHY.--Manua Of Homeopathic

"OMRPATHY.--M Of Homeopathic
III Practice for the use of families and private
individuals, by A. E. Small, A. nj. M. d. Price ~
Invaluable for domestic reference.
Poems aud TRANSACTIONS from Goethe, Schiller,
&c. by Charles X. Lambert.
The Railway Library, wonderfully cheap edi-
lions of Bulwers Novels, for travellers reading.
Roulledge's Tourists Guide through the Uni
ted States, containing all the requisite inior-
nation. together with splendid Map-50 cents.
Lives OF the Queens of England before the Con-
TAYLOR & MAURYs
Oct 1o-tf Bookstore, near OH Street.
SHIRTs MADE TO ORDER.-Gentle-
~ men wishing good fitting Shirt, made of the
best materials and in the best style. can be suited
by leaving their orders at STEF EMS
Oct 19-3tf Salesroom. Browns Hotel.
Thomas Brown, I'D. Winter,
OF VIRGINIA. OF PENNSYLVANIA.
THE UNDERSIGNED offer their services
il TO prosecute claims of every description be.
fore Congress and the different departments ofthr
Office on 18th street, opposite Wizards Hotel
Sep 29-tf BROWN ~ WINTER.
EUR Good and Large As
lie sortinent Of Centre, Card, Work, Side, and
Extension Dining Tables, of every description
and superior quality Sofas, Tetea-tetes, Divans
Easy Rocking and Parlor Chairs of every descrip
lion. Secretaries and Bureaus, Desks and Blu
reaus. LOOKING GLASSES OF EVERY DE
SCRlPTION. Mattresses, Curled Hair, Hal,
Seatings, Sofa and Chair Springs with numerous
other articles suitable for housekeepers, which
will be sold at less prices than can be purchased
elsewhere. WIGHT & CROSBY,
Louisiana avenue, opposite the Bank OF Wash
ington, near the corner of 7th street.
Notice the Bedstead sign. May A-Sm
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21

Technicalities-It is difficult, nowadays, for
persons TO ascertain the character of the diseases
Of which their friends die; the names aaording
no idea Of them 10 those who are accustomed only
to words in their mother tongue. For instance.
last month persons died of atelectass, hsmateme
sis, bydrocephalus, meningitis, phlegmasia doens,
taismus nascentium, and tabesme sentereca--for-
tunately, but one Of each kind. The sections of
the several graveyards must have been sorely
pnzzled il reading the certificates stating TO them
these interesting facts. Not only diseases, but
medicines which man reluctantly swallows, are
mysteriously dignifed with outlandish names.
Even the garden thyme, which is frequently en-
ployed in the form Of tea, becomes, in the phys-
clans prescriptions, thymus vugaris, and red
pepper, capsicum annum. Where it is practical
ble the names Of both diseases and medicines
ought to be expressed in plain Anglo-American
language.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21
Eoeal am qtrsonaL.
Another Attempt to Escape.--ssveral weeks

Another Attempt to Escape--Several weeks
ago, il will be recolleeed, Stephen F. Lucas,
awaiting trial for forgery and obtaining money
under false pretences ngeniousy effected his es-
cape from Jail by saving one Of The iron bars O
his room window and lowering himself 10y means
Of a knotied rope 10 the ground; then fleeing TO
Alexandra, where he was captured by Deputy
Marshal G. w. Phillips and returned TO his prison
quarters. Nothing daunled by this, he, few
days since, recommended his operations by cutting
an outer window.bar on the north front Of the
building, and thea removed The head OF the bolt
connecting the inner and the outer door ofthe cell
in which he was confined. Unfortunately for his
plans, he was detected in this his second enter
prise. The working implements We're discovered
and secured by the vigilant jailor and his deputies
It was now thought by those officers that he would
endeavor 10 content himself in prison al best he
could. But not so; on Thursday night they found
that he had been engaged in saving off the rivet-
heads Of the irons which bound his ankles In
order further TO secure the prisoner, he has been
removed 10 another cell and furnished with new
bed, in both of which the officers assured there
are no concealed saws files and they will take
care that no one shall clandesiinely supply him
with such articles.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-21

The following is letter from gentleman
on board one Of the vessels of Commodore
Ringgold's exploring squadron, to his brother
in this city, to whom we are indebted for
COPY. It will be read with interest:
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29
FREEN1EN KANSAS.

We find in the Columbian, of Cincinnati,
the following letter from Mr.. S. N. Wood, a
Free Soiler, who has emierated 10 Kansas.
He writes from Independence, Mo, on the
eth ult: =
awe arrived here about a week ago, for
The purpose Of settling in Kansas, aud con-
,ribuiing our mite 10 prevent Slavery cursing
the iaires, part OF creation. We have made
one short trip over into the Indian Country,
aud satisfied ourselves that man can get
almost Just such a home as he pleases. |
never saw richer land in my life; and il
appears inexhauslible. We saw among the
Shawnee Indians, some OF the best farms
lha, we ever saw in our lives. The only
drawback is this slavery question. Nilsson.
rians have already ilocked 10 this Territory
by hundreds; many slaves are already in the
Territory. Even at the Methodist Mission
they are heaihenizinG the black in order lC
Chrislianize the red men. few mission
aries thought in the start that they would
regulate the settlement Of this whole Terri
tory. Northern men were ordered oil
lynehing was freely talked of, even by u, ;
officers AT Font Leavenworh, merely becaus,
they happened to be born noih Of Masor
and Dixon's line. Some northern men wer'
actually driven oil olheTs were flghlene'
away. All manner OF lies were told, an,
Interpretations made, "a order 10 Keel
noIlhheTn men away.
But new the charm Is broken. dozel
families Of Free SoileTs drove ahead, ana
have commenced a settlement upon AansaI
River, A meeting is called on July ;, o.
those friendly 10 making Kansas a iee State
Emigiaals hom Iowa, Illinois and lndiana'
ars arriving daily, Tea days viii not paai
until the cabins OF at lsasl ,so hundred opro
monte Of slavery will be IA eeas''ue''on' A
few more, Ani Ne shall b. las'neiels' Al
we wanl - lof syeiy noflhsfa man--oss'l
uollhefa family, uha have lheil minds oi'
tbs Teuile'y, " some GA Al eaes Tbs
slavery qussiioa nasl b. nsl sni deebir'l
noe. isl slavery onee set q '''haii, and
10 will ~ hali 70 Iaai, Wills piepe'
demonstration uew ~ill seals sll 'hs 'late'
hsl.lsss oal u lhs tsnNegy, ani asssp'
snegs siassIy liola hslaa hfsssAi hs's lsl
ms, ~ - cas- sal ~, aAe essi tf''sa
ealslsa ksis. y ssRs a etts 81 lin's - -
- lssl sas al ali sssiy asfiiitsfs y So
eel lislais lsaisisi q ~ itii = r.is''4
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29
aSESGL,su WOMAN TURKEY.

The people Of Pera are circulating caPi'
tai story, the heroine OF which is one OF tho
soldiers wives. The woman and her hus'
band wanted to go to Slamboul, To SEQ the
ba1aars but when the time ioI going came,
tho man was senl on duty, 50 hc sent one OF
the Turkish seIgeanls with his wife, telling
him, OF causing him 10 be told, that he must
take hes about and show her everything -
Tho iva went on in the steamer aud when
on S,ambonl bridge, the lady took The fu'k's
am The couple, thus walking along, ese''
tel deal OF alle1lion. As they passed
through the yard VI Jauilpni, Tho Tu'k was
Violently ahnseJ by the lead, bu. iWll be
hrying woman Who haunl thai place, They
ihoaghl Il aliociaus that be shanh oPeulS
wals wah on iniiisl woman. They also
abused lhs hjy, Sho, not standing
a hal they sali, paid 40 allsulian ~ lhem' -
The Tux lsh Womea then eommel cod pui'
hns hri ahoni, and onF, mole lanaligsl lnan
the teal, sIal "a hes face ol eouisa onI
cauuip sanan un,ieisiani that She iafnrd
a,onni, pitched ,ala hoe fsiksh 'i'isfs, ani
sass ihetn q sanni iiubhiug iia,lHs 'hasn
lhs laii anI hail sfsslsss lhai "a knsli'h
sausaH esa bs ael.s Isit ihaa sssu 'hs1,
aha aaala loak lhe ssisssnl's aiWi aai si'A'
"a .sas sloiisa,ly fhv psisaish ieslsei
sas,s, ehsHssi lhsy o',i y AZ lbs a.
,...s as.s tssiiY ssiqa.stfi. lHi sinrfi
A.. 80, ma.h o. . ss. Nlalas e.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29
GRANT THoRBURN. ALIAS "LAURIE
TODD,v

A few days since, we had the pleasure of
a vsi, 10 this eminent literary character,
and shall ever remember tha! occasion as
one of the happiest Of our life Mr.. Thor
burn is now in his eighiy-second year, and
enjoys The same uninterrupted health, and rs
is said TO be the only man in America that
has kissed Jenny Lind. An account Of it
was published IN The Tribune al the time.
His conversational powers we have never
seen equaled; he holds his listener as by
The power of magic, and you bend forward
with eager, nervous anxiety, that not a sylla-
bic of the eloquen, mans remarks may be
lost
The late Henry Clay was the only man
that we have ever seen, whose conversational
powers came anywhere near equaling those
OF this eloquent representative Of past age.
He is small in stature, standing but about
fOur feet two in height, and is as quick and
nimble as most persons at twenty years of
age. He is now living with his third wife.
most estmable lady of forty, of fine educa.
ton and refinement, and as near like her
venerable husband in gaieiy and wit, as
Two peas. Their peaceful, domestic hap.
piness and unbounded faith in and devotion
TO each other, are the s,ronges, argumen,
that has presented itself 10 us-in favor OF
matlimony for long time.
Whenever Mr.. Thor burn visits New York
which is oiten-the richest aud proutest in
the city fairly loaded him with cards Of in
yltations 10 attend their fashionable soirees
and evening parties.
Whenever he consents 10 be present on
such occasions, there is great rejoicing among
the lovers Of anecdotes and spontaneous wit,
for the shapes, among them are but mere
scrub-hoes, compared to The razor-lke edge
of Laurie Todd
A short lime since, while keeping the
company in a roar with anecdotes OF the
days of Washington and Jefferson, Bonapshe
and Robespierre, two tall sous Of York-no
unkown to fame in the literary world-ons
standing each side OF the little man, ex
chlmeu,
"How do you feel, standing between tw'
such digniled peIsonages as we arel Dom
you think you appear like little siunie'
,horn.bush between Two majestic oaks "
The gentleman made the remark in goo,
nature believing that they would get iul
in return, with all the interest that the Law
would allow, and they were not mistaken i
their man Mr.. ThOrbum mpijly gance'
from one to the other with his deep blue
fun swimming eyes, aud replied,
"l am not so much OF a thorn myself, rel
haps as my reply may prove to your lnnn
question, for leel very much like gol
dollar between ipo eehts.h
The company shonled, aud the Two youn
men cried Justify ior quarter, which, a
rho'bu'u expressed il, eSealed change !
the conversation,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29

Some boast of their fore. .faihes-l-
have not one
am, think like Joshua),
The son OF none!
Needless in youth, we little note
How quick time passes,
For then flows rnby-wine-not sand
In our glasses!
Rich friends (mos, poor in honor) all have
fed
Sooner or later;
Psha had they India's spices, they'd not
be
a nutmeg greater!
Eve neither chick or chill, as have moth
ing, why
IT'S lucky rather;
Yet who that hears sQuailng babe wish.
es not to be
A little farther,
Some few years back my spirits and my
youth
Were quite amazing;
Brisk as pony--or a lawyers clerk
Just fresh from Gray's Inn!
What am now2 weak, old and poor, and
by
The parish found;
Their pence keeps me, while many an ass
enjoys
Their parish pound
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29

RvssiAS SgGTs An English officer, SCI.
wing Ia tbs Baltic, whites as follows Of The
Russian poasanify'
we took some pnsoners sho'l lime since
ia boat tina, had been caught bieaking the
blockade "a seaFeh ol sali, loT whleh, snp.
Pass, Tho people ace hsgianing 10 be haid
up rhsss meR aPPeaied 10 ms 10 be good
specimens Of Russian ssiis. Alofally aad
physically they apieaIei sblsel slaves Clad
"a saaiss blosa elawsy gaimeals. With eonl'
cal ssoolsi eaps, lhey aPPsaIed quite sl'lek'
ea With lsneI Al lhes posilian, ani oae un'
iogsusals being u woai say manl sas -
oseleeme, that 30 isli lnle eonsslslss ~,
Tho sssna ~as eemplsled ~hsa lhsy ssle
ashsisi lala lhs Adasssal's p'sssaes hass
hssni VI sla.ss sassllas IA lbs pssseass u
lhsls aaflsss. sefaa klsssns ne sleaad hsl
lhets eieslsfes, ! am leli, srssaiy lhsas
llssaassises aess sssls sai ssala ~ AS
raiisi thsf ssie sstss4ssqllY ssi llss,
va ssis ssl siisssi ~ la a llsa.a
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29

Oh, ctemiseite! the fairest yet
That eer hid bosom, purer, whittier!
Thou dosl not know what envious woe
Thy yelling snow hath glen the writer.
So neatly flilled-so plumply filled
And then the eyes that shine above it.
sigh--l long-nor is il wrong
(At least in soug,) dear girl, 10 love it.
Swee, chemiseite! the coral set
To chain thy folds in gentle duty,
filings round glow upon the suow
To heghten so thy blushing beauty;
And ne'er before, on sea or shore,
Did coral feel softer bilow-
Nor could the gold around it rolled
Though ten times told, deserve the plI.
low
Oh, chemiseite below thee met,
A rosy ribbon binds her bodice;
And in her mien is clearly seen
One half the Queen and one the God
dess.
Her voice is low-how sweet lis flow
Her upper lip disdans the under;
Her hair is like dark waves that strike
marble cliff and run asunder.
Oh rpenina grace! Oh, radiant face
When love is love, it knows 10 mea-
sure
Her hands are small, but yet can call
The power of music at their pleasure;
And as they peep from sleeves of deep,
Wide gnipure lace. ia mode Rdm'lticS,'
Her fingers seem, Tor else dream,)
Like stamens in the bell Of lilies.
The robe of bluc-ihe violet hue
The green leaves in thy dark hair
cleaning!
Thy feet that move as light as love
Thy breaih-,hy lips have sci me
dreaming.
Thy cheeks are wet-,hat chemlselie
Was frilled and worn BY some enchan-
tresS;
But much | fear 'twere dreadful dear,
Were she my wife, 10 pay her laundress
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29
WIN. M'CARTY,
BoOKsE ELLER,
Market Street,
sUNBURY, PA.

lust received and for sale, fresh supply of
EVANGELICAL MUSIC
for Singing Schools. He is also opening at
this time, a large assortment of Books, in every
branch of Literature consisting of
Poetry History, Novels, Romanccs, Scientific
Works, Law, Medicine, School and Children
Books, Bibles; School, Pocket and Family, beth
with and without Engravings,-and every of vari-
ETY. of binding Prayer Books, of all kinds.
Also just received and for sale, Pur'lons Di-
gcst of the laws of Pennsylvania, edition of 1851
price only 5000.
Judge Reads edition of Backstones Common
taries, in 3 vols. S vo. formerly sold at $1,000
and now offered lin fresh blndlng) at the low
price of 5000.
A Treatise on the laws Of Pennsylvania re-
specting the estates of Dcccdents, by Thomas F.
Gordon, price only $500.
Travels, Voyages and Adventurcs,-all o
which will be sold low, either for cash, or coun
try produce.
February, FL, 1S52.-ti
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29
y oetrp.
PLANT OF THE OLD MAN.

This was published some years ago in a
book, now probably forgotten, edited by Miss
Sheridan, entitled the Comic Offering. The
anthor's name was not stated
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29
United States Hotel,

CNtSTHW NTTetT, UUUFC TUHTW
FIfIL
- j. MCCLELLAN, Qatc of Jones' HOTEL
~ has the pleasure to inform his friends and
the travelling community, that he has leased this
House for term of years, and is now prepared
for the reception of Guests.
The Local advantages of this tavoritc establish
ment are too well known to need comment.
The House and Furniture have been put in
first rate order: the rooms are large and well
ventilated. The Tables will always be supplied
with the best, and the proprietor pledges himself
that no effort on his part shall be wanting to
make the United States equal in comforts to any
Hotel in the Quaker City.
Phila July g. 1854
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29
SELECT POETRY.
From the Bo iton Post
THE CAMBRTC CHEMISETTE.

IN ROMANTIC AND ECONOMICAL POINT OF
VIEW.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29
ShamOkin Town Lots.

vgNIIF subscriber is now prepared to exhibit and
l. dispose of Lots in the new Town-Plat OF
Shamokin. Persons desirous Of purchasing can
ascertain the terms and conditions of sale by
calling on the subscriber, at Shamokn.
WM. ATWATER, Agent
Shamokin, Oct. Is, lS53.-tL
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29

1,nOPERb GELAfiNr. ", islis.. A.
dfsi s.k VI Wtinth ! hhiAEk
tsal.esy. isas a. issi
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29

ttf = iFrlsi IaTi - asilHa = - Assn a.
aiiFa isai sifeasf eFifei eFfa isa1a fn,sse ig +.
ssHaf $50 81 ~ A ~ allf. ~ 1sia - 40 49,
sei ~ 49, sstHall lfsa 50 - : 80 (. y,
ie.A tllf ef4 80 rsts tessN tafti ss a,1l n ~.
~ 80 n ~ uTl ttlItI'A y 3s.t.lI NJ ~ "a ~
49, 4 - lalss tIal ~ ntsl fl.l1, a.i ~ -
tfa y ~ - ~ AI,i ~ a. ~ 49, Z =,
80 sssi ~ a. N|s.t 4 n ~ N .s.i -, y
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29

IIAhs, pflsi Beet Msslsssi. c.ia.l.
~ rhssss. k..ssns, flss. i.snsa, a ns.sss,.
,asi ssesi,sl aai ~ ssls 10
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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-07-29

4 - aHeIs9 asirAf a llarl 49, 4 = 4 t.1lf
~ nH elIH $3.50 q lsas lIa tltstAf
~ nl-.- ~ 80 y u
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-17

The CRYSTAL PALAcE.-The Crystal Pal
ace Directors have authorized their President
to sell the entire concern, with all the fixtures
and property of the Association deliverable on
or after lst November next, for one half its
actual cost The first cost is understood to
have been about $700,O0O Competent en-
gineers and architects have decided that the
Palace can be taken down-removed to the
Battery, and put up again, for $50, 900 or less;
or be taken down, removed to Philadelphia,
or Boston, and put up for less than $75, 900.
Goods and machinery are said to be coming
into the Palace in considerable quantities,
much improving the appearance of things
N. Y. Journal Of Commerce.
The new superintendent, Mr.. Kingsbury,
has been devoting some days to visiting and
comforting with the Eastern manufacturers,
and meets very general and hearty response
to his applications for new contributions. He
is confident that the Fall exhibition, which
will commence with the distribution of the
awards and medals on the evening of Thurs
day, Sept. /, will be the fullest, the most
varied, the most interesting, that America ev-
er witnessed. 1t is particularly desirable that
all who propose to exhibit machinery, inven-
tons, g., should have them in place before the
LIST of September. Meantime, the exhibition
is only open through the day, and makes no
special effort to gain attention.-New York
Tribune.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-17

FREDERIC DOUGLASS FOR CoNGREss.-The
New York Tribune says:
One of the most probable denouements of
the political drama seems to be the election of
Fred. Douglass to Congress. While South
Carolina is rearing a statue to a statesman
who devoted his life to prove that an African
was not human being, but that he himself,
with all modesty, was fit to have and to hold
the colored man as chattel-and on this rock
he reared ga sublime theory of government
while all this is going OH, it would be the
sublimest satire to have one of the poor, out
lawed, crushed, bloodhound hunted, stake
roasted race, elevated to Congress-elevated
to sit in company with the negro driving De-
mocracy and all the Union-saving, slave
hunting compromisers.
We touch upon this topic because District
of this State now needs a representative to fill
the place vacated by Gerrit Smith. We per-
ceiye that the Oneida Sachem without ventur-
ing to nominate, yet would be best satisfied
with the election of Fred. Douglass. An ad 4.
ditional reason for suchIa choice is the fact that
Mr.. Douglass does not live in Gerrit Smith
district; and the election of non-1 resident of
a district, would be wholesome innovation
upon the curiously uniform practice which
prevails in this country of selecting residents
for a representative. There is no constttu-
tional reason for it, but as custom is stronger
than law, we find it universally followed
Why a constituency should not occasionally
pick out a fit man, no matter where he re-
sides, and send him to Congress, we cannot
divine