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British irist0cracy i'm 1851.

Our readers will remember my des-
crlption of the process of clearing es.
,ates IN Ireland and Scotland. which.
within the las, half of this century. has
swept away so many thousands of hu-
man beings from the soil of their fathers.
The process still continues, and with a
vigor quite worthy of tha, virtuous, re-
fined, religious, philanshropic aris,ccra.
cy of this model country. Houses are
either fired or knocked to pieces over the
heads of the helpless inmates. At Nea-
gaai in knyodart, the house OF Donatd
Macdonald, respectable, honest, hard
working man, was attacked last autumn
by the landlords order. His wife was
confined 10 bed unfit to be removed, vel
The factor and his rutfians turned out
Macdonald's family of six children. all
under l5 years of age, and demolished
the house with the exception of one small
bit of the roof over his wife's bed.
The man was SO much affected thai
his brain gave way. He has been de-
clared insane by medical men, and he is
now wandering about looking for his
children among the ruins of the burnt
and broken cottages. His starving chill
dren are crying around him, but be does
not know them, and he is LEFT roaming
at large, urnided and uncared for. be.
cause his insanity is harmless.
Two married females in an advanced
state Of pregnancy, had their houses
pulled down abou; their ears. They
had to sleep in the open air for many
| nights, and the consequence was that,
amid excrutiating sutierings, they had
premature births. their reason became af.
fecied, and they are wandering about
with large families, helpless and hope
less imbecies, dreadful Witnesses against
that class of persons called the British
aris!ocracy.
Even children are driven mad by ter
ror and persecution. AT Doune, in knoy-
dart. the cotlagers were evicted and took
refuge in an old slorehouse. The agents
of the landlord surrounded the store
house in the dead of night and set fire 10
| II as the poor oatcasts were covering
beneath its shelter. Frantic they rush,
ed from the flames, and some were driv.
en- mad by terror. The Northern En-
sign newspaper says: "Thas one boy is
deranged; that he will require to be pu,
i'll confinement; he jumps out OF bed
crying fire. and assures those near him
| that there are men and children in the
burning storehouse. Whenever nigh
approaches he is terrified at the sight o
fire. The awful sight at Doune, when
the storehouse was in flames. illumina.
ling the district-when men, women and
children, ran about half frantic with fear
gave such shock TO his reason"
Such is the eonducl Of the aristocracy
to The able bodied poor who make then
rich Cor. Of the ". \, 4 i5une.
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How to get Rid of Rats.

Prof. Bascom, of Oberlin. liz a post
script 10 private letter to US says:
"Would i, no. be we'll to call The al,
,ention of your readers TO the ease and
certainty with which they may be re-
lieved from The annoyance of the large
brown rat. This impudent intruder oil
ten visits my labraiory and other premi
ses. As they come singly. | take of
each the night after discover signs ol
his presence. in this wise: | take half a
tea spoonful Of dry flour or Indian meal
on plate or piece Of board, and sprin.
kle over it the fraction of grain Ol
slrichnine. This is Sc. in con. enien,
place; and invariably lind the culpril
near the spot dead in the morning. The
peculiar advantage of the poison is. that
il produces muscular spasms, which pre-
vents the animal from reaching his hole
to die and decompose. l. is needless to
add that such violent poison should be
used with care.
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Rock Island Bridge Case.

The case has been Withdrawn from
the u. 5. District Count of this State,
and application made directly to Judge
Mclean, Of the United States Supreme
Court, Tor an injunction. Ii is supposed
that he may grant The injunction some.
tiule in August, and then ne will certify
il for final hearing before the Supreme
Court, and The case will probably be
adjudicaied next winter. This step has
been taken to avoid delay. as, il tried
before Judge Dyer of the District Court,
and appealed, a delay of two years
would result. In the meantime, the
bridge would be built, and then, perhaps.
TO save trouble, Congress would enac. it
into post road, as in the Wheeling
Bridge Case. The Contractors have
now six hundred hands at work. and are
pushing ahead with great energy, in or.
der 10 get The piers up before an injunc-
ton can be had.
We learn that Mr.. Cloud, Attorney
General for this State, refused 10 proceed
in this case, unless the State were pre-
yiously indemnifieG against damages and
expenses, so ,ha, The question will be
tested without costing the State cehi.-
The prosecution is sustained by Bur
lington and ST. Louis.
That the trial will result against the
building of the bridge, seems almost be-
yond doubt-Muscatine Jotrual.
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Justice i'm Politics,

We quote the following from the
Washington Star, firm National Ad-
mInis'ralion paper, and strongly Demo
cratic:
ave had hardly room Yesterday TO
announce the fac, of the confirmation cf
three OF the South American treaties of
the last National Administration, which
| occurred on the day before. They are,
the treaty with the Oriental Republic of
uraquay. signed at Montevideo, in Au.
gust, 1852: The treaty with the Argentine
confederation tor the free navigation of
De la Plata and is tributaries, the Para.
quay and the Urigua. signed a, Buenos
Ayres, July. 10, 1883; and general
treaty OF commerce and friendship with
! the Argentine confederation, signed On
the 9th of July, 1859.
These several instruments were nero.
tlaied on the parto this Government by
the Hon, Messrs. Schenck, of Ohio. and
Pendieion, OF Virginia, at that time A.
meEican Minister ard Charge in those
quarters. We need hardly say that they
reflect great credit on these gentlemen,
I for II will be remembered that at the
time the country rang with gra,ulatory
newspaper remarks upon their success.
ful prosecution Of the business for which
! ,hey were especially sen. to South Amer
| lea.
| The treaty for the navigation OF the
/ LA Plata and its coulluen,s is one of i'm,
mense Importance, doubtless, 10 the
commercial interest of the United States
II opens a navigation to us-and frse TO
the flags of oil nations--for distance
of more than thousand miles, into the
interior OF tina. rich country. All three
of them were agreed TO by the United
States Senate, we apprehend,' wihou,
amendment Having previously been
ratified by the other parties to them.
nothing now remains 20 give them full
force but the customary "exchange OF
ratfieaiions." Ii is due to the last Ma
/ tional Administration, that i, should EN-.
/ JOY The honor and credit of the success
lul formation of these treaties, so full of
promise Tor our country's s business future.
indeed, they are both in strict accord
with the well known foreign policy of
Mr.. Fillmore's government, to which
we are also indebted. it will be remem
bered. for the imitation of those meas
ures which have jus. resulted in opening
to American industry and enterprise the
heretofore sealed book of the commerce
of Japan.
Though the councils OF those now in
power, apprecialing and heartily ap.
proving this policy of the Fillmore ad.
ministrauon, have doubtless done their
share in conducting the Japan affair 10 its
happy termination, il should not be for.
gotten that Alillard Fillmore was the pio.
neer, not only in achieving for his coun-
try the free navigation of the La Plata,
bat in opening the great Kingdom or
Empire OF the East 10 American trade.
But for his wisdom and enterprise as
/ Chief Magistrate OF the United States,
the subsequent efforts of the present adj
minlstration with japan, would certainly
have been unavalling up 10 this time"
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are keokuk, in the bed of the river be-
low Pennington. in the bluffs at Bona.
parle, Bentonsport, Keosauqua and Ot-
lumwa. 1t will undoubtedly become an
article of export, as soon as it shall be.
come known, and as soon as there shall
be demand for the best building material,
and as soon as the means Of transporta-
ton will allow.
MARBLE.
The writer claims that there is mar
bic in The Demoine Valley, of good
quality, and in great quantity. "Any
limestone which is sufficiently hard to
take fine polish is called marble. -
Many OF these are fossiiierous. LIZ.
els Elemtnts ct Geology, p. l2. In
! The limestones beneath the coal, there
are several varieties which come under
| this definition. Among them may be
classeG some of those named under the
| previous head. The best quarry known
Ia The Valley is at keokuk. tome of
| the strata ihere are highly chrystaline,
almost sacchar:ne, and take a fine pol.
4 IsH- Dl. InulS idS iLECuuN TGsUTLtu 10
this place tor building material, facl
| which shows that this marble is superior
to any other equally accessible 10 that
CITY. Atthe same locality are other va
rieties which polish well. They are
chry stalne. solid, but fall of fossils. and
either blue, or of blueish gray color.
Of the latter varieties, enough can be
| had at Bonaparte. Bentonsport, ard Ke.
osauqua. Aad very probably, when
these quarries shall be extensively work
ed, the white marble will be found.
Not far from Keosauqua there is a
good variety of light gray. compact,
granular marble, of which ,nmbsiones
are wrought by Deacon M. b. Root. II
eGervesces slightly with acids. and takes
a good polish. Iowa sen. block from
this quarry to The Washington Monu.
ment. Ouumwa may expec. to find as
good varieties Of Marble as any place,
because the lower limestones have the
creates: upIift there.
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THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
ASHLAND SEMINARY

WILL commence on Monday, July 3rd,
1854 for the Term of sixteen weeks.
The Board of Trustees have divided the year
into three equal sessions.
Terms Of Tuition per Session:
Spelling, Reading Writing, 50 GO
Arithmetic, Geography and English
Grammar, 4 90
sIighef branches-M Mathematics, Ian
lsuages, &C., &C., 6 co
One half 10 be paid oy the middle and the
bAlaaee al the expiration of the term.
- LEWIS DWIGHT, Principal.
ISRAEL YOUNG, Treasurer.
JOHN BUTLER, Secretary.
THOMAS PING, Agent.
Ashland, Wapello Co., june 10, l854.tl
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WORD PAINTINa.-The N. Y. Times

gives the following por,raiture of fash.
ionable lille and society in New York:
Our fashionable society in this city is
a sham from beginning TO end. Ii is ut
teriy unsound, depraved and unnatural
IA deceptive piece Of rotten wood made
to look shin- with French polish, and
glinering with the phosphorescen, light
OF corruplion---a copper cent trying its
very bes, to look like five franc piece.
and wha. worse, in nine cases out Of ten
succeeding.
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From the Demoine Valley Wing.
THE DEMOIXE VALLEY.
HYDRAULIC LIMESTONE.

OF this kind of stone is formed NOR
tar which will sc; under wafer. 1t is es-
sential for all masonry exposed 10 the
water and to dampness. There are sew.
eral varieties OF it: one is called Septa-
ria. This is found in the form OF round
or ila.iened balls of various sizes. This
is the kind of which the English pre-
pare the celebrated Roman Cement
lli,chcock's Geology. p. 20. Comstock
speaks Of il also, as an 'Argil!o.Feru-
ginous limestone This, however, is
another variety of cement rock, and is
perhaps the most common. Ii is called
Black Calcareous Rock, Cemen. Rock,
and iiydraulic Limestone. In reference
TO the geological formations in the VAL
ley, Owen says: "rhe middle division
OF the lows Coal Field affords, at many
localities, iron stones OF various quail
ties, associated freely with ny draulic cal.
careous cement. which occurs either in
the form of disconnected SeptaIia, or reg
ular beds" Report p. 2l.
Cement Rock is found both above aud
'iss above. The reader will find men
tion of il by consulting Owen's Repori
PIP. liz, l27. and more frequently still,
III that part of i; which gives the Geo
logical structure between Fort Demone
and Fort Dodge. II is very common
rock in The Valley probably in every
county on the River below Fort Dodge.
liz many places contiguous to the river,
in Davis county. there are strata of il
several feet in thickness. The Geologi,
cal structure of The Southeast and cen
tral parts of Marion county are just the
same as Davis. but as the series OF
rocks ADORE the coal show themselves
more extensively above Raccoon Fork,
we accordingly y find more frequent men,
iion of it in that region. In some places
large quantities OF il are wrough: into
cement, which is quite extensively used
in the River Improvement. The sub
4, ,,l "a 49,
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"a. B. Sis > ID n !,
MEDICAL NOTICE.

l1y' WE would respectfully inform the in
haultants of Ottumwa and vicinity that WooD
IL HAWKINS have formed CO. parinershp p in
the practice of medicine aud Surgery, and are
prepared TO attend all calls in the line of their
profession. Punetual attendance and reasona-
bic charges.
y One or both may be found al their Office, or at
their residences when not absent on business
DIR. Hawkins residence-n the housa formerly
occupied ~ James Baker.
WOOD & HAWKINS.
November oath. 1853.
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Ig MIR. j. Dellus. of Bremen, fell
into the crater of Mouat Vesuyius on
the llsh of May and perished; his body
was found.
wCol. Benton's grea, work is being
translated into German.
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CUBA AND ITS WEALTu.-Cuba, al
this time, comprises population oil
about 100000. Of this aggregate
100000 are black, 100000 of them be-
ing slaves. the balance free and com para.
lively a nuisance. The whole island
contains an area of $4,000 square miles
equal to more than 2O.0O0,0cO acres,
every three oil which are capable, with
proper calculation, of producing one
hogshead of sugar annually. In lS4S
the exports of Cuba amounted to S26..
100000, and her imports to S25, ,OOO,-
600; she yielded revenue of Sl3,OOO,-
600, aud the property of the island was
estimated at the value of SSOO,0O0, 900.
And yet but about one fifth of the island
was supposed 10 be under cultivation!
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ERcslry Es. sse1lershOtt,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
orruMwA. IOWA.

orrUMUA, IOWA.
CT WILL attend 10 business in the Courts
of ali the counties in Southern Iowa, and in
the Supreme Court at Iowa City.
Persons wishing 10 purchase or rent land or
town property are Informed that he has the agen-
~ and management of much good property,
both in town and country.
March 10th, lS5i.-y
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~ Barnum entertained thirty news.
paper editors a. lranis.an the other day.
Al The bottom of the bill OF fare was the
following line "for Wines aid I.iq-
uors, see next page" Those who look.
ed on the next page found III blank!
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NOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED, will be at Ottum-
wa on the 22d of July, prepared to do any kind
of repairing in the watch maker line. Persons
wishing Watches or Clocks repaired will leave
them with JOHN j. ADAMS, Otfumwa, Iowa.
JOHN B. WOOD.
Fairfield June ID, IS54.r
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p @ b TIC AL.
HEART HISTORY.
by ROBERT JossELYN.

Once upon time maiden
Sat beneath hawthorn tree,
And her lover close beside her,
Murmured vows of constancy.
Fairer, swecter than tbc blossom
Hanging over her, was she;
And her heart within her bosom,
Throbbed and glowed tumultuously.
Both were young and fond and foolish,
Neither rich, the story goes;
Ma was proud, and pa was mnlish,
Great their love and great their woes,
So they kissed, and wept, and parted,
Swearing 10 be ever true.
Died the maiden broken hearted?
Was the lover faithful, TOO?
Pshaw! she wed a wealthy banker,
Islander whispers she was sold;)
And no city danes outrank her,
With her pockets full Of gold;
Queen at every ball and party,
Decked with lace and jewels rare,
Looking very fresh and hearty,
Reigns the sictim Of dsspcir!
He--confound the lucky fellow
Took widow twice his years,
Fat and forty, ripe and mellow,
With a brace OF E'little dears;''
Big plantation, servants plenty,
Splendid mansion, pomp and ease,
Cured the boyish love Of twenty,
That incurGble disease.
Learn from this, We doating lovers,
In your anguish, not 10 break,
Anything of greater value,
Than the promises you make.
Hearts were made to put in motion
Blood that otherwise would cool,
Pleasure, profit and promotion,
Graduate at Cupid's School.
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tSA '.stuck up" sort of genius en-.
tered shop in Philadelphia and turning
up his nose at some apples in window,
exclaimed: "Are these apples fl. for a
hog TO eai!' Il don't know; try them
and see,' was the instant reply of the
shop keeper.
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R- They. who when about to marry,
seek their happiness in the mere gaining
of fortune, and personal beauty, evince
symptom Of hear,lsss disposition.
and their folly is often punished in their
success.
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Estray Notice.

STATE OF IOWA, &C.
WAPELLo COUNTY,
!" TAKEN UP, before Hugh Con-
n Af}' nelly, Esq, a Justice of the Peace
M ~ in and for said County, on the 9th
-day of May, A. d. 1854, by John
II. Carter, of Pleasant Township, at his resi-
.dence therein, Estray property OF the following
description, to-wit: A bay horse, about 10 years
old, saddle marked on either side of the back
blaze in the face-ame in the right forefoot-
some white hairs on both sides of the neck
supposed that he will not work--aboutf fourteen
hands high, and appraised at forty five dollars,
BY Samuel Robertson and William A. Mace.
JOSEPH HAYNE, County Clerk,
Ottumwa, May 81, 1S54.22m3 w. C.. Ioa
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70 The Springfield Republican says:
There are two parties in that town on
The Nebraska question. They are COM
posed OF the Postmaster on one side, and
every body else on the other"
Everybody in Muscatine is opposed
to the Nebraska bill-including tEe
POSTMASTER! We tell our readers this
in confidence, with hope that they
won't mention it, for if the news gets to
Washington oar Post master will lose
his head!- Huscatiac Journal,
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II II is stated The wife of Edward
Everett is confirmed drunkard-a hope.
less case--rendered snch by high life in
Washington. This is the reason OF his
resignation.
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Friendship Division, No. 80.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE,

- R5n MEETS Monday evenings, at the Hall
on main street, at O'clock p. Nj. Brethren
of other Divisions, who are in good standing,
are invited to attend. w. j. ROSS, w. p.
ID III. MICHAEL, X. 5.
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GS"Cap,ing. what's the fare TO ST.
Louls! "What part OF the boat do YOU
want to go on--cabin or deck!" "Iianp
your caoln! said the gentleman from
Indiana. Il live in cabin at home;
give me the bes, you've cot"
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d. II. Gaylord
A u G. II @ N T. l. Il i,
OTTUMWA, IOWA

OTTUMWA, IOWA.
~ WILL attend TO making sale of personal
property or Real Estate, at auction at any time,
for a reasonable compensation. lie may be
found in Ottumwa, unless absent on business.
May 10Th, 1851.
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JOE PRINTING.

We have added TO our Office large supply
Of Job Type OF the latest and nea!est styles,
and are now prepared TO print Handbills, Cir
culars, Blanks, and Business Cards, in the neat
est style, and most expeditions manner.
Demoine courier., 1854-07-13

q Russia is the greatest unbroken
empire Tor extent that ever existed. II
occupies vast regiom OF Europe aud
ASA, and forms nearly one.sx,h Of the
habisable globe. II is forty-one times
the size OF France, aud one hundred and
thirty In times that of England.
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BLANK DEEDS,

JUSTICES NOTICES, Constable's Sales,
and Blank Notes neatly printed, for sale at the
Courier Office. June 22d, 1853.
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PRESIDENT.
VICE PRESIDENTS.

VICE PRESIDENTS.
G. Justice Joseph Williams, Iowa.
Judge w. p. Fowler. Kentucky.
Judge Il. p. Spaulding, OHIO.
Judge G.. HI. Larrabee, Wisconsin.
Horace Ii. Day, New York.
Hon. Warren Chase, Wisconsin.
DR.. David Cory, Illinois.
Gen. T.. +. Bullard, New York.
lion. II. B. Davis, New York.
DIR. G.. L. Dexter, New York.
Maj. G.. w. Raiaes, u. S. A.
K. w. Bailey, Pennsylvania.
Phineas +. Gay, Massachusetts.
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Business Cards.
EgOY WANTED.

A boy of industrious and moral habits, who
can read and write well and who is from l6
10 Is years Of age, is wanted at this Office, TO
learn the Printing Business. Apply immediate
ly. if you want good situation.
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j. WILLIAMSON
=. L. TAYLOR.
Taysor & Williamson,

eW- CO-PhRTNERS in the practice of
Meucac Office and Residences on Second
Street. Otunwa, Jan. 9th, 81.
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w Virtue is better than wealth.
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SnirituaIist Convention.

The friends of the advancement OF
Spiritual knowledge have just concluded
a convention at New York, and have
formed themselves into ''Society for the
Duflusion of Spir.tual knowledge. -
The charter provides that the business
and objects of the Society shall be:
/. The diffusion of The knowledge OF
The phenom and principles Of spirit,
ualism.
2. The defence and protection of be-
levers and ihqnirers in the freedom oil
thought and inquiry asains, al! opposition
and oppression.
Q. The relief Of the suffering. the dis.
tressed and the eriing, SO far as 10 ena.
bic them to lead upright and pure lives.
The Society put forth an address to
the citizens Of the United States. The
following is list of the principal Off
GERS OF The Society:
PRESIDENT.
Gov. NATHANIEL L. TALLMADGE, oil
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JNo. ID. DEyIN.
j. & j. Deyin,
TTORN NEYS S AT l. A w,

c WILL practice in The Courts OF Wap-
clio, jefferson, Van Buren, Davis, Appaloose,
MoaIoe Lucas, Marion and Mahaska.
Having the advantage of long residence in
the valley they willgive particular attention to
Securing and collecting claims, sale of War
rants, Entries of land on time, buying and sell
ing Real Estate, Settlement of Titles, payment
of Taxes, &c. February 10th 1884.
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I. JAS. ID. DEvIN.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-10-20


SlSdULiR CoiNoiDkNck.- We take lhe following
piiagnpl lC0in the Wheeling lnlelllgsnoeTi
"iliss Lhete,ia a. Weight OF this Stale wlll
lycute on Temperance ia LOUSY W next week.
We don't know any place that ueeds such lectures
nae than Louisville. We would advise hef %
invade e,e Tg ejilors saRelum In q CRY and give
The Whole fraternity 80 tongue lashint IA.
Y Tribune
ilfLuofetia is young and pretty, We shall nave
no objection TO her pssalhns hs not only with hsi
tongue but with LEI lips ~ Prfntiee.
Now Il is an hdsnulablc fact hat Tie New Al
bany Tdbune made precisely tie same Ismntk cQu'
erfuNg Lucelio that The iplell gereel htg ofedls-
ed loihe N. Y. TnLuae, Tue eoiuidence, slsfl.
linsOsili is, does mi end here, The LoulsYllle
louTaAl made precisely Tie same RESPONSE 70 lhe
New Albany Tribune thal Prsaiiee did 70 ihe M
4. Tdbuar.
By.the.by, where 10 Prentice pnhlisl edl We
'Aould like 10 or LduisUiIe Tines.
Prentice is published ia every paito tle helil'
all" globe that we know Of. Ifyou wish TO know
'uyIhiug mute about him, you may fnd e 'iu,hsl
side Of sua down--wbether adams & Coz Express
'unS theTe Of not.