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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-06
January end, 1853.
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In recent lecture in New York, Mr..
Bourcicault, the Dramatist. fro m Lon
don. spoke disparagipgly OF woman's
capacity for many occupations. The
Tribune took him up and hit him fairly,
saying: II woman is considered fit for
Sovereign, as we presume all loyal
English m en- think Victoria is, II Is hard
ly worth while TO be industrio usly run
ming through the long list Of human en-
pigments, carefully discriminating for
which she Is competent, and for which
she is not. Unless Englishmen are
willing to choke Victoria from her throne
in derision, let the m say nothing in de-
rrogation OF the shop-ke eping and blood
letting capacities OF her sex.
mr.. GUYsoTT's IMPROVED EXTRACT or
~ YELLOW DOCK AND sARsPARILLAuA
suRE REMEDY ron Hereditary Tsint.
Thousands OF individuals are cursed with
grievous complaints, which they inherit from their
parents. The use OF the yellow Dock and sarsapa
rllla will preven, all this, and save vast amour
Of misery, and many valuable lives, for Il thor.
oughiy expels from the system the latent tain. /,
which is the seed Of disease, and so takes on the
curse by which the sins or misfortune Of the
parents are so ofen visited upon the innocent or-
spring.
Parents owe u TO their chIidrcn 10 guard them
against the effects of maladics that may b .
communicated By decent, and children OF parents :
that have at any limo been affected with consunsd
ton, scrofala or Syphilis, owe II 10 themselves to
take prceautlon against the disease being revived
In them.
Guysou'- Extract Of yellow Dock and sarssps-
rilla Is a sire aniiiotc Ia such cases.
f-f.Soe adyctisement.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-06
Religious Nstice.

R.v. d. d. M'Kee viii preach in the
Presbyterian Church in Brookville next
Sabbath ut the usual hour.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-06

fETmx NATIONAL ERA, published
at Washington City. Is the best paper
for general circulation published at the
Capital. Its bird's-cye view OF tho AZ
fairs Of the Nation and Of the World is
without an equal. The following are
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-06

~we learn the friends OF Rev. T..
NJ. Eddy intend to make him New
Years visit this friday evening
We are not authorized to invite every
body. but if VIC were everybody we
" ould 90 any how, or stay at home
.r d growl at those who do.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-06

who Wish 10 advertise In the American, or sub
scribrrs who wish 70 settle accounts persons who
wish 10 subscribe, will please call upon Mr.. San
ford al The Conncrsvllle Bank who Is our agane at
Connersville.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-06
TERMS.


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These are the terms for both old and
new subscribers, forwarding their own
subscriptions.
AGENTS.
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each new yearly subscriber. and TWEEN
ty.6ye cents on each reaswsd subscriber
--ercept IN The case Of clubs.
A club of three subscribers, one Of
whom may be an old one, at 81, will
snli,le the person making Il up to y
coJ,y of the Ira for three months: a
club Of Eve. two Of whom may be old
ones, at So. TO copy for sin months;
club OF ten, five Of whom may be old
ones, at $40. to n copy for one year.
When aelub Of subscribers has been
forwarded. additions may be made to
u, on the Same terms.
Money 10 be forwarded by mail nj
our risk. Large amounts may be 70.
mitted In drafts or certificate OF depos.
lite. When money Is sent. notes on
tho Banks OF Boston, New York. Phil.
adelphia. or Baltimore. are preferred.
New England are NJ less discount than
new ,ofk STATE notes, ana !neSs less
'"S M "essorn no' 10 n"'hHi
The unien la Danger.
No."''"''anu'"s '"e na'''mo'e 'eso'"'
49,, y. '' 49, Ne"s''' a' W.
e"''"s '"' slavery q"''uon, JUS I" "
10 sue" 's'o'"''o"a eN'''a' We a'e
W" ''Po''u " ''"'''''' .he s0amP'
Just passed them' 10 scare OH the COM
mo" PeoP'e 80 % 10 reserve '"e who'e
matter to themselves. They must be
careful or some Of US will get to talking
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-06

TPork has advanced to $3.50,
az Wheat, to 81 10 in Cincinnati.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-06
Jan. 2nd., 1854.

WASHINGTON City, Dec. az, 1853.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE AMERIcAN.--In
yours Of the 23d, which you kindly sent
me, find Rail Road communication,
from my friend Clarkson, which surpri-
ses me not a little.
AT the beginning Of his second para
graph, he seems determ ned to convince
the good people OF Indianapolis, that the
Junction Rail Road--which he consider
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-01-06

Madison Ind. Dec. 30. 1888.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19
The KnOw.Nothfnxs.

"Their whole organization, aims and proceed
ings, are contrary to the principles of the con.
~stitution of the United States, and they arr
being told so in the Senate, in the House, and
from the press. Ere long the second sober
thought of the people (the Editor adds) will
come to the same conclusion, for where liberty
lives and discussion is free, that which is radi-
ca'ly wrong can never be permanently. Y.
Commercial Advertiser.
To which the New York Mirror replies: show
does the writer of the above, (who is beyond
doubt a foreigner) know that the aims and pro-
ceedings of the organization which he 50 fin.
PANTY denounces are radically wrong" and
"contrary to the principles of the Constitution
OF the United States" What fault can be
found with the proceedings of men who profess
to love their country better than any other the
gu" shines on; and who honestly think that
native born, int lligent. educated American CT.
tizsns, are better qualified to fill Offices of honor
and influence than ignorant, bigoted, supersti.
tious foreigners, who can neither speak our Ian.
guage, nor understand our laws!
Know Nothingism is for light, liberty, edu-
cation, and absolute freedom of conscience.
with a strong dash of devotion to ones native
soil. Will the timorous old Commercial tell Us
what harm there is in "aims" like these.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19
In this place, the Democratic lawyers, the

In this place, the Democratic lawyers, the
Democratic Recorder, the Democratic Magis.
trates, the Democratic Clerk Of Court, the De.
mocratic Auctioneers, the Democratic Town
Council, and the Democratic Police Jury, all,
give their patronage to our contemporary. and
some Of them would 60 a mile and a half fur
ther than he says wing lawyers would 60, "to
prevent US from getting even an administra.
tors notice" But with all this patronage and
that of one of the wing lawyers, of which our
contemporary boasts, he complains bitterly
of not having the sheriffs too, amounting to
something like seventy dollars per annum.
Here. and in good humor, we take our leave
Of this subject. And in doing so, we would
advise our contemporary that the public require
something more than windy defamation to
convince it Of the truth of his reservations.
We assert that ue hare a larger and a better
bona yfde subscription list than our c~ontempora-
ry, and stand ready to proue ii, if any occasion
arises for US to do so.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19
MANAGERS

The Spanish R~euolution.-If w may believe
e London correspondent of the New York Daily
Times, Mr.. Buchanan has sent to President
Pierce a despatch, urging that as the present re.
bellion in Spain promises to be successful, and
England and France will make use of it to Sc.
cnre such a reconstruction of the Spanish
Government as will suit them, the United
States ought to use her influence to make the
new government accord with her own sympa.
ties and interests. Mr.. Soule is said to have
sent a similar despatch ; the object of both
communications being to influence Congress,
in order to procure the ten millions appropria.
tion.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19
JOB kr.


We have been engaged for the last ten o,
twelve days, at intervals, upon a job of work,
the largest perhaps in the way of printing that
has ever been executed in this town. 1t is q
Brief, of forty pages, by ZENos LABAuvE, Esq.
Tor the Supreme Court Of the United States,
in the great case of Wilson Us. Craighead. We
would refert to it our legal friends Of this place,
believing they would be pleased with the style
in which it is got up, and induce them to en-.
trust US with similar work, when they have any
20 dispose of.
While upon this subject, we would remind
our friends that we are always at home and
ready to execute all descriptions of work in
cur line at the shortest notice. For such work
as briefs, pamphlets and books, we have not
heretofore been supplied with the proper kind
OF type, but will, in a few weeks be we'll fur
nished in this respect, when We shall be able
do to work as neat as it can be done in the city.
Every description of work done in our Office
is under our immediate eye, if not performed
by our own hands. Our charges will be as
moderate as elsewhere, or as the times will
permit.
We trust, that by strict attention to our bu.
siness, to continue to receive that patronage
which a generous public has so kindly extend.
ed US heretofore.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19
Subterrane0us Rivers of Florida,

A writer in the Floridian and Sentinel SAYS
the upper stratum of Florida rests in one vas,
network Of irregular arches of stupendous
magnitude, through which innumerable rivers,
creeks and mineral waters, in silent darkness,
perpetually flow. Wakulla, DELLA, Warcissa,
Crystal, Homosassa, Chesiouitska, Wicka-
waseha, and Silver Springs are the principal
rivers. The creeks of this denomination are
too numerous to mention; most of thom afford
fine mill sites.
They are. too. partly or wholly navigable
for the smaller class Of steam and sail vessels
throughout the entire distances of their sub.
terraneous course. Those that are not can be
made 50, with comparatively small trouble and
little expense.
In view of the gloomy prospect of having
railroads or plank roads to any great exent in
Florida during this genertion, the writer thinks
it wise to clear out these subterraneous pas
connecting them by canal cuttings with
the open or navigabIe parts of the rivers.
They are numerous, and can be made eff.
for one hundredth part of the expense
and trouble that would be required to build
rail and plank roads to effect the same amount
Of service.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19
THE TERROR OF DEMOCRACY.

The Know. Nothings, says the N. o. Creole
disturb the Democracy no less than Banquo's
ghost did the evil conscience of his murderer
1t is amusing to witness their alarm, and see
the contortions Of countenance with which they
give utterance to complaint and denunciation
Of that powerful order.
The whigs-disorganized and almost dis
banded look on with more composure, with the
exception of a few aspirants for office, who see
themselves suddenly left out of the control of
any political organization. The following QUO.
tatlon from the Louisiana Democrat shows how
it is exercised. Speaking of the nomination of
Lieutenant Governor Farmer as a candidate for
the next Governor, it says, w might be less
circumspect in our language, were our old
friend, the Lieutenant Governor, basking in the
sunshine of a pleasing and promising future;
but we know too we'll that there are breakers
ahead to lay that fattering JUNCTION to our soul.
The cloud is about Us, portentous and threat
sning, and it is for this reason that we shall
cling with increased ~tenacity to our early choice
"a choice made in consultation with a number
ofthe leading democrats of the State of Louisi.
ana. Democracy is threatened with a curse
the doom Of Know. Nothingism-and it beboo.
YES the friends of the cause in the country pa.
r'shes to do all in their power to ward off the
impending blow. From the city we must look
for nothing. The fate of Sodom and Gomor.
rah when proclaimed by Omnipotence, was not
more certain than will be our fate even in the
Emporium. But let that pass, for the nonce.
for the day is the evil thereof"
Does the editor believe that the .Know.No.
things" have not made their inroads into the
Of North. west Louisiana? We would
not increase his fear, but of this fact we feel
;ertaio, that the order is found wherever parties
'ave become corrupt, and that the northern
part of the state is no better off than New
orleans. l.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19

The Washington correspondent, of the New
Orleans Bee, in a late letter, gives the following
respecting Mike Walsh, something of which
we published last week, and also the statement
of the assault upon the President:
An attempt was made on Thursday, in the
House, to pass some private bills, which had
already passed the Senate, and to which there
could be no reasonable objection, but they we're
defeated by that model statesman, legislator
and gentleman, Mike Walsh, who on every bill
being called cried out II object-don't know
how" and as a single objection was under the
impede not to expedite business, was sufficient
to prevent a bill under such circumstances being
put upon its passage, Mike was all powerfulfor
mischief. Some of them excused his conduct
GU the ground that he was drunk. Whether
he was or not l cannot pretend to say. 1t was
but a few days before that he was knocked
down'in the House Postofice, by Mr.. Seward,
of Ga, for some of his inso'ence and black
guardism, and would have Jared badly but for
the interference Of bystanders.
The President was knocked down to-day at
the Capitol. A fellow stepped up to him, as
| hear the story, as he was passing out of the
Capitol, where he had been to sign bills, accos.
ted him, shook hands with him, and asked him
to take something to drink, as he, the man had
just been drinking. The President declined,
babe him good morning, and passed on towards
his carriage, when the other threw a hard ba.
ked egg at him which came with such force as
to knock him over. He rose Immediately, Or
dered the fellow arrested and entered his car.
rage.
The last hours of the House were character
lied by noise, confusion, hurry. burly and up
roar. Such legislation would do little credit |
to an enlightened body of American States
men.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19

Later returns frse North Carolina indicate
thai Bragg hs hsen elected Governor by one
thousand majority, and that there is a small Dem.
ocradc maieriiy in the Legislature.
A kv scattering returns had been received a,
s.. Lesis on the sth, which showed a Whie
gsia- Miller, Wing, is said to be reelected to Con-
sres in the Fifth District. The Legislature
returns are close, and thus far favorable to the
Wings. The State, however, is understood to
have gone Democratic by a reduced majority.
In the Petersburg District of Virginia, the
eleventh, Lewis, Democrat, has been elected to
Congress by 500 majority, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of the Hon. John F
Snodgrass.
In Monday, the 7th, an election took place in
Boon county. Kentucky, opposite Cincinnati, when
the know-No:aings elected their candidate By
500 majority.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19

UReports Of a singular nature have been
in circulation for the last few weeks, with re.
gard to fragments Of a human body, said h
have been found in the rear of one of the large
plantations Of Pointe Coupee. 1t is stated that
a negro woman was cut up in small portions,
and thrown into a bayou, 10 the hopes that the
aliigators might destroy all vestige of this
crime. Names, heretofore respect.
able, are freely mentioned 10 connection with
this atrocity but as nothing has as yet been
ascertained, with any kind Of accuracy, by the
officers OF justice who have tried to investigate
the matter, we abstain from further notice on
the subject, until further Developments shall
us to speak more pointedly Pointe
Couple Echo.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19
000s anu En0s.

The sun should shine on festivals, but the mool
is the light for ruins.
While the heather had their gods many, ant
their lords many, their god of wisdom, theil
goddess of beauty, their god of courage, and SO on
they had no god of holiness.
To compliment vice is but one remove from
worshiping the devil.
Moderation is the siIken string running through
the pearl chain of all virtues.
1t is estimated that no less than 10000 people
are now moving towards the territory of Kansas.
1t took SO, 600 pounds of gold to pay the check
for 100000 given to the Mexican Minister, in
accordance with the late treaty.
We see it stated that Sir Edmund Head has
been appointed to succeed Lord Elgin as Gove,or
General Of Canada.
The President has vetoed the River and Har5or
Bill. The House refused to hear his message
read.
The sky larks imported from England to the
State Of Delaware, have greatly multiplied, we
learn, and are daily heard over a track of six
miles IN extent.
'Biddy, has that surly fellow cleared of the snow
from the pavement Yes, sur Did he clear it
off with alacrity, Biddy1 No, sur, wild shovel
DR.. J. Milton Saunders, who was at one time a
Professor in the Medical College in Cincinnati.
and also in Memphis, has been arrested in the
latter city on a charge of harboring a runaway
negro.
"Constitutionally tired" is now the polite wav
ofexpressing the fact that a man is naturally law
We live in wonderfully refined times.
Notwithstanding the proverb that "~poverty is
no crime" yet a man without money is invariably
ret down by the world as devoid of principle.
At the office Of the Washington National Mon.
ument, on the sth inst, the one days pay of the
of the california Legislature was duly
1t amounts to nine hundred and sixty.
eight dollars.
Dr.. William TerriIl, of Sparta, has given to tn.
State University 1t Athens, $4,000 to
.ndow a professorship of Agriculture. In Dur.
'uance of the donors wishes, the Professor Of
Agriculture is to give = free course of Lectures
zach year.
We regret to learn that N. P. Willis, ESQ.,. 10
lying from Consumption at Idlewild.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19
wa,hineton National Monument,

As elections for members of Congress, &c.
will be held during the ensuing month in sew
eral States of the Union, the Board of Mana.
gers have deemed it their duty to request the
Judges or Commissioners who may be ap-
pointed to take the ballots of the voters, to
put up boxes at the different localities where
elections will be held, for the purpose of re.
ceiving such contributions as the admirers Of
the ilIustrious Father Of his Country may think
proper to deposit in aid of the great Monument,
now in course Of erection in this city to his
memory.
They feel assured that when this noble and
patriotic purpose is presented to the people,
they will not hesitate to give their mite for
such an object; and it now becomes more ne
~cessary, as the funds Of the society are rapidly
diminishing and may not soon be adequate to
carry on the work. A small contribution from
each citizen or voter throughout the United
States, would be sufficient to complete the
Monument "A work intended to add to their
glory as well as honor the memory of our il.
l~ustrious dead. A half dime is but an incon-
siderable sum-, and ye: a half dime contributed
by every inhabitant Of our country, would rear
the grand structure, now in progress, to its de.
stined completion. 1t will be pitiful, wondrous
pitiful, if out Of twenty-five millions of souls
who inhabit this country, rendered indepen-
dent, prosperous and happy mainly by his exer-
tons and devotion to its course, the sum ne.
cessary to erect q Monument worthy of such
a man could not be completed for the want of
the small pecuniary aid which every American
should feel it his pride, as we'll as his duty to
afford.
At the last Presidential election, the plan of
obtaining contributions at the Polls, (thus test.
ing the patriotism and l~iberality of the voters
and others) was attempted, though the pre-
vious arrangements were not such as to insure
a very full collection, the result was as salts.
factory as could, under the circumstances, have
been expected.
1t is therefore desirable this system should
be continued in the different States at all flu. |
ture elections of a local or general nature; and
the Board Of Managers indulge the hope that
on this occasion at the elections to be held in
the respective states of Maine. Vermont, Mas
sachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina, |
Georgia, Mississippi, Ohio, Michigan, Wiscon-
Illinois, Louisiana and Florida, contribu.
tons will be made in aid Of the Monument,
Of the countrymen of their ilIustrious
benefactOr.
JOHN CARROLL BRENT,
Secretary of the w. N. N. s,
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19
The Washington Monument.

In another column will be seen an appeal te
the people of the United States, signed BY
great and honored names in tho Republic, call.
ing upon them to come forward. each with his
mite, to assist in completing the Mouumen,
now being reared in honor of the Father Of
his Country. We trust the appeal will not be
made 10 vain to the patriotism of the American
people. It will be seen that the plan which
originated in this place, and with this paper,
is recommended to be coutinued--that of hav.
ing boxes at the polls on election day for dime
and half dime contributions.
At every election here, ws believe, since the
plan was introduced, has q box been placed At
the polls Is asked, with the inscription As sug-
gested BY US, "One Dime to the Memory of
Washington = and it has never failed to be
responded to. Those who may have charge
of such funds and forward them to Washing
ton, should publish the receipt returned, as i
would come home directly to the people that
their dimes were put in immediate use to rear
onward towards the skies the great and noble
work for which they were intended.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19

A Conscienscious Gentleman.-An Irisbman
being recently on trial for some offence, plead.
ed mot guilty" and the jury being 10 the box,
the States solicitor proceeded to call Mr.. Fur
k'sson as a witness. With the utmost inno-
cence Patrick turned his face to the court and
said: "Do l understand that Nj. Furkisson il
to De a witness torrents me agin!" The Judge
said drily, sit seems So" Well, then, your
honor. | plead guilty sure, an your honor
phase. not because l am guilty, for I sm as in.
nocent as your honor's sucking babe at the
brist, but jist on the account Of saving Mr..
Furkisson's soul"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-08-19

The Washington Union and Caba.-The
Union says that the "ffiends of the annexation
OF Cuba understand the policy Of the admins.
tration to look to the settlement Of all our diff.
cul'ies with Spain in an amicable and honors-
bic manner, and, so long a. there 10 hope Of
such a settlement, that no appeal to force will
be made. When It becomes clear that peacea.
Die measures csnnot succeed, the resort to
force will b made openly, fsarlessly, and with
the full approval Of the representatives Of the
people. The suggestions Of the message are
in strict accordance with this policy-they look
to a state of things which may enable the Pre-.
s'dent to solve the whole questioa in q peacea.
ble and honorable manner"