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YHIRTY-THLRD CONGRESS.
MONDAY, MARCH q, 1854.
IN SENATE.

The PRESIDENT of the Senate laid before the BODY
communication from the Secretary OF the treasury IN
answer to resolution Of the 9th ultimo, calling for
the amount paid for the transportation OF supplies for
the land and naval forces in the Pacific ALSO what has
been paid for the transportation of mails including the
TRANSFORMATION by and across the sthmus, for
agents &c. for the last three years ending June 80 1853
The document shows that there was paid to wayagents
and Government mail agents between New York and San
Francisco the sum Of $32,6 as follows:
Do do 1897 ll,4oB
Do do 1888 ................... S,779
Resident post Office agent at Panama, at 5, 900
per annum 5,ooo
Cost of mail transportation on the Isthmus-
Ending June 80, 1851 .......... 4S,937
Do do 30, 1852 ....".... 1888
$lS2,29O
Paid from New Orleans to Vera Cruz, eleven
trips between February and September 1885,. l7,O5O
Payments made for transportation Of supplies and
munitions for the naval forces for the last three
years ending Juns 30 1858 ................ 17,425
For the transportation Of the United States mails
in mail steamers from New York to the Isthmus
Of Panama. and from that Isthmus to Califor-
MIA and Oregon, for the last three years ending
June 30, 1853, viz:
Ending June 80, 1851. $5967s3 "a
Do do 30 1852 ......... 5S9,53S "a
Do do 80 1858 53................... 574,134 So
Amount paid for transporting troops, supplies,
and including the cost of officers uansporta-
ton to and from California, Oregon Texas,
New Mexico and Utah, commencing on tho
lst of July, 1850, and ending the 30th June,
II
The Secretary states the total as follows
Report of the Auditor of the Post Office De- .
partment w
Report Of the Fourth Auditor ditor.........l777s79f IL
Report of the Third Auditor" 2t
Making grand total s6,3O7 Is
The PRESIDENT also presented a memorial from O
committee of the American Medical Association, ask
ing that rank may be granted to the medical officers
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GREENwHt1, Sep. oh 1864.

'hEbN WE'LL, yep. Dtn 1904.
Ed. COmef-Sjr.-I intended to
have written communication for the
Comet, advising you of the Ball, to
come off at this place next Thursday.
and en- passeM to have said something
about this, as place Of healtl, and re-
creation-but you must be satisfied at
present with all but the simple an
nouncement, that there is to be Pat
got shooting here, on next Thursday,
and in the evening the ball Of the sea
son will come off. Please make
note Of this in your rery popular pa
per Your friend y.
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EFThe Rev. Ii. NJ. Miller, and
his brothor-in-law, Mr.. j. Hammond,
both Of Louisville, had difficulty on
on the 3lst ult. Pistols were fired
with effect The cause ofquarrel was
good one. The Parson was in the
habit Of visiting Hammond's house,
and as Hammond alledges, tried to
engender the feelings Of himself and
wife. Hammond ordered the Parson
to discontinue his visits, whereupon
the minister Of peace, pulled out an
instrument Of war, and fred at Ham
mond, wounding him in the arm. The
Preacher was sent to the "Shades" to
cool off, for dispassionate examina-
ton.
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Among the personal ondits which
we notice in our Northern exchanges,
is--that Lola Montez has got tired of
California, and is about to return to
the Atlantic States, and that Miss
Lucy Stone, the strongminded young
lady, is about to be married to veal
thy gentleman Of Cincinnati.
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RUNNING SHoRT.-So many new
parties are daily coming into exist
ence in Yankee-dom, that they are
running aground, for want of names
to distinguish them. Some Of the
latest are the "Wild Cats" "Woo1ey
Heads" Simon Pures,' Regulars
"Morril Democrats "lIandcocks,"
"Maddocks," and "Hoook and Ladder
Democlats.' The last propose to
take the Castle by storm, when all the
other factions, and sub factions, are
estrange in dividing the spoils within.
they are to scale the aoalis with lad
ders.-The hooking is to be done,
when the Hook and Ladder Democrats
get the possession Of the balance Of
power
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.Sneakinp Of the


writer in the New York Sun, says
that the house was about two-thirds
full and large part of the audience
were dead heads, claqueus.' and
may we not add "swelled heads
Free tickets are to be issued on a
more extensive scale, in order to get
the affair popular.
One of the most palpablc evidences
Of the degeneracy Of the times, and the
chief reason why the Lyric and ORA
matte Stage has gone down; is, a kind
of fashionable exclusiveness that the
"Snobs' Of large cities affect for GER
tain purposes and things. They pre-
sumo to insult human nature in gener-
al, by assuming to themselves that
their nerves are made of more deli
cate and sensitive materials than the
common run-They cannot admire
music that has the smallest amount of
concord, and harmony in it, but will
60 into spasms whilst looking through
an opera glass at the shins Of Glisi,
when she has squalled her voice up
to the very last key note, and is forced
to wiggle her body like a fashionable
lady in Market street, to get down
again. They like anything far fetch
ed, fits nothing but au anchoyy--any
uncommon thing, that requires more
than the vulgar sum of flour bits" to
get into, meets their unqualified ap-
probation.
In order to foster this kind Of ex-
clusiveness, it has of late years become
fashionable to put up tickets at auc-
ton, and he or she who buys the first
seat, is therefore the first Nabobish
snob, and his or her name is passed
around, as par excellence the first
Exclusive" Of the season. This is
all well enough. Since this class of
people are in our towns as well as ci-
ties-people who make fortunes at
"haberdashery" or get into place, by
falling over the stall Of eobbler; it
is quite as well that they should play
fool in this way as in any other
Since they will do it, it matters very
little han they do it. What strikes
us, as kind of reflection from this
snobbishness, is the fact, that the local
reporters Of the lefty press have got
ten SO far beneath the dignity of their
calling, as to go prying about the Ho-
tells where such notable singing, or
dancing women put up, to see the
quality Of their under garments--the
tapestry Of their sleeping apartments,
etc
In reference to exclusiveness in
music, and the popular notion that
some people by education or other
wise, can see and feel beauties, in
much of the "bosh' called "operatic,'
is what excites our yisibIes. It
makes us feel very much like leaving
our staid and sober habits, to indulge,
q laugh sans intermissiom.
When some Chemical Laebig, will
show us by analysis, that such people
have finer quality Of 6brine in their
blood--that the quality Of the albm-
men in their bodies is a closer grain,
or their nerves and muscles are Of a
better texture than the same stuff
that other carniverous animals Of the
homo genus are made of then, and
not until then, will we believe that
they are either jot or little, better of
than other people, in their making
up"
Among the personal ondits which
we notice in our Northern exchanges
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Is THERE NO REDRESS ?-For the

is THERE NO REDRESS for the
past ten years the mil service in the
southern portion Of the Union has
been so much neglected, that the peo-
pie seem to have fallen into hope
less state of dependency in reference
to it, and have entirely abandoned it,
as either safe or certain means, of
communicating with their friends
abroad. There is no responsibility
anywhere for valuables transmitted
through this channel, and no one who
has ever had his honor and honesty
called in question by the miscarriage
of valuable letter, would venture to
trust himself, again in the hands Of
the thousand and one minions, Of a
degraded and corrupt administration.
Since Mr.. Kendall had the head Of
the Post Office Department, and be-
fore he became interested in the
Morse telegraph, the service has been
going down, down, down; through
Hall, Collimer, and Campbell until
now, it is the vilest SANDER upon the
intelligence Of the age, and the spirit
of progression. The head of this de-
partmept above all others, requires a
practical business man; but it is the
country's misfortune that such, sgen-
orally attend to their own affairs and
are never thought Of, in this connec.
ton; whilst some noisy demagoguo
Of the party is selected to ell the
place-some ono who is regarded by
the administration, solely for his I'M
scrupulous partizah prejudices His
sole business when in office, seems to
be confined to strict guardianship
over the party weal--to see that no
deputy Post Master, or sub deputy
no agent, local or general--no bag
carrier or runner of whatever grade Of
Office soever, get into place, whose
political energies Of soul and body are
not directed to the true pole. The
question, is not which is the best maj,
of the two--the ono best qualified by
integrity and business habits; it is,
"Where is the man, who has done
most service to the party; buM rag
cling at the ballot-box ? where is the
man who may be relied upon in the
next campaign
The post office department in its
raniGcatioes, should be the heart and
arteries Of this great nation its affairs
should he administered with an i'm
partial eye to the welfare of the ma
ton. 1t were far better that it should
be abolished than remain in its pres
ent languishing condition, for the peo-
pie have lost all confidence in it, and
the monopoly of the general govern
ment forbids private enterprise from
competition. Through the instru
mentality of our own efficient repre-
sentative in Congress the Hon. John
Perkins, aided by Senator Brown, Of
Mississippi, u mandatory law was pass
ed requiring the Post Master General
to furnish daily mail from Carlo, to
New Orleans at the following impor-
tant points +:
Cairo, Memphis, Napoleon, Vicks-
bug, Natchez, Baton Rouge, and New
Orleans.
But what will this amount to !
Like the resolutions Of instructions,
passed from time to time by our own
Legislature, they will 60 down in COM
pany to oblivion.
We can speak with no degree Of
moderation, or temperance on this
subject for now our mails from New
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L
ence to the bowels of the earth
whether the materials there, are in an
incanlesCent state, or not. Some OF
the Ar.esian Wells in Europe, have
reached an enormous depth, and the
Messrs. Belchers, of st. Louis, at their
Refinery, have gone 1900 feet towards
the bosom Of this great moving and
living monster, Of fun, fashion and fol
ly--the Earth. At 700 feet they
struck salt water and at 1900 sui
pher spring, which spouts out the best
sulphur. Still, this is not what they
want, they desire pure fresh water for
engine and refining purposes, and are
about to shut out the sulphur with
tubing, and go ON through.
All boring, goes in the aggregate
to prove that there is a liquid fire Of
intense heat beneath lfs-a fire that
has been raging upon, and devouring
the "rock of ages" and still has album
dance of food to feed OLA fire that
burns as would seem, without oxygen,
which the Chemist tells us is indis-
pensible to combustion. 81
Is not this enough to make the
weak kneed tremble 2 Is not it enough
to make the miser, who feasts his
reason on shining dollars, shudder,
for the day that shall come when his
shining treasure will be melted down
and run In his bones, by this ever
raging clement Does it not bring
home to the mind, the important truth
that the Globe itself, is nothing but q
Real Estate Bank, loaning only on
interest, and good security that the
principal will be returnedl Does it
not show in the most conclusive man
ner, that although man may aecuD7i-
late, still he does not add one single
red cent, to the capital stock paid in
and that after all, he is nothing but
miserable, poor, helpless borrower.
Yea, even this and more. The mate
rails of his flesh and blood, and bone
wherein, and wherewith he is permit
ted to strut about and play fool in,
does not belong to him, but must 60
back to the dust from whence they
came, and leave no trace behind them.
Are not these reflections calculated
to make him tremble; and when he
thinks Of the sulphur and melted led
below him, which is certainly his por-
ton, if he does not behave himself
is it not sufficient, we say, to make
him shake all over with the ag1e. for
which the All-Healing Balsam, and
Holloway's Pills, afford no relief!
-----
~ Our friend w. W. MooRE Of
jackson, is out in communication to
the State Paper published at Clim-
tan, declining to be candidate to fill
the vacancy in the State Legislature
from that parish. He says he does
not aspire to that position, but ex-
presses willingness to support any
one nominated by his party, who has
a right to claim the support Of the
Democracy,
AN ELopEMENT.-At Dover, IN.
H.. few days ago, the Medical Ad-
wiser af young lady Of that city Of
highly respectable connection, recon-
mended for her health, trip to one
Of the fashionable watering places,
and to see his prescription carried out,
followed her. leaving a wife and chill
dren behind him in Dover. This event
occasioned great sorrow, to the friends;
and a party is now out in pursuit Of
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-17

HONOR TO MOBILE ALDERMAN.
We copy the folloing resolution from
the proceedings Of the Board ofMay-
or and Alderman Of the town Of Paul
ding, Mississippi, as published in the
Clarion Of tnat place
RESOLVED, That Dr.. J. G. Turner,
Alderman from the city Of Mobile, be
invited to take seat with this Board,
which was unanimously carried. Al
derman Turner offered his thanks for
the honor conferred, and took seat
with the Board.
Mobile Tribune.
Jeerhillikins' Only think Of it, and
he took seat with the Board. The
country Is safe.--T. Delta.
AFFAIR OF HoNoR.-BoTH Salts
rrEb.--Two negro men beloning to
Z. NJ. Fort, Of Pickens county, Ala,
between whom grudge had long ex-
sted, went out on the bank Of small
.tream on the night Of the oath ultimo,
where they were found the next morn
ing dead. It is believed that they
killed each other in fight Ticks-
nrg Wing
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GJrwrrkly Cnll1tt
Th rrsday Morning, i: Sept. ID, 1864.

Tue Doc Still LIVES. Our good
humored contemporary Of the 1'ue
UeIta, under this head, has some well
conceived ideas, in reference to the
rausus bellun,, out Of which the riots
Of Sunday and Monday night, grew.
The wounded dog ,clto caused the ire
Of st. Mary's market to rise, is now
pronounced by his physician GONZALES
cent. Thus it will be seen that this
additional disgrace to New Orleans,
has nothing more to stand upon than
the supposed murder Of q dog The
True Delta says
Crowds of the various war factions
collected in ditferents parts Of the
town last night, and although the dog
had ceased to be mentioned in the dis
cussion, still he was the immediate
cailse of war.
It is rather strange, that in all these
charges and retreats, we see no men
ton Of Mayor Lewis, the chief Magis-
trate of the city The whole civil as
well as military force Of the city is at
his command, and we are forced to
conclude with the light before us, that
these things meet his Appreciation
Verbmn sat, once comfortably, but
uneasy is the seat, upon which he is
now sitting From the manner in
which he has not figured in the riots,
we conclude that he has acted like
Richard "set his life upon a single
cast and must needs stand "the haz-
ard Of the die" II is scarcely neces-
sary for him to throw the "ivortes,
for the results is already plainly writ
ten. Lewis Oh Lewis, your "head
POLITICAL is cracked.
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re- The Gin house of Mr.. Charles
Fair, of West Feliciana, was burned
to the Ground on Tuesday night.
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rR.-The geological Gardens have OBJ
tanned new attraction. A female
Hippopotamus or "Hippopota- Mis-
sus, as she is facetiously called in the
Gardcns-arrived in Southampton last
week, and was sent up to London on
Saturday. Tho fellows met in great
force on Sunday to see the stranger
and her Arab keeper and she appear
ed in the Gardens under sun almost
as fierce as that Of the Nile. She Is d.
sucking, and weighs ton already -
She has but four teoth and is fed, so
to say, with spoon. When feeding
time arrives, her mouth is opened by
the keepers hand, which IL thrust in
covered with milk and corn meal, and
licked or Tapped by the animals lips
and tongue. The male Hirpopotalnus
in the Geological Gardens has now
a large number Of teeth, and can eat
corn. Soon after the Hippopotamus
was fed on board the Ripon on Friday
evening, the keeper reclined on bis
scat by the side Of his pct for the night,
and the den was lighted up by a can
die. TO crafty some visitors, the
Arab rose and slowly moving about
the den muttering dofeful and mo-
nonous chaunt, as if calling the huge
beast, the latter seemed Immediately
excited, and its great bulk vibrated to.
and fro as il keeping time to the meas
urc Of the keepers song. The stranger
has quite taste in music for On any
one Of of the band playing over the,
den, the Hippopotamus would raise
its head. in the attitude Of listening.
The Arab keeper Of the young lady is
snake charmer and he used to
frighten the monkeys on board tho
Ripon into commissions when he ex-.
hibited bis snakes by the side Of them,
A Civet cat was also brought in the
Ripon.--AthGneum.
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Russian ANNExArIoN.--A Liver

pool paper says:
"Within little more than half a
century, Russia has advanced her
frontier towards Berlin, Vienna and
Paris, 700 miles; towards CONSTANT
nople 500; towards Stockholm 630 !:
and towards Teheran 1000"
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The Rev. DR.. VIM. b. Lacey, FORM
erly Rector of St. Peters Church, in
this city, now Of jackson, La, officia-
ted in that church on Sunday, for the
first time, we believe, since the termi-
nation of his pastoral connection with
it twenty-five years ago.-Albauy
Nv. " Argus, 29th.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-17

EE- Messrs. BoaAN 81 LEGENDER,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in Tin and
Sheet Iron, Third st.. are always to be
found on hand, ready to fill orders, as
well from the country, as city. They
are both experienced workmen--noted
for their prompt attention to business.
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Mcssys Etllt0ys The sentence
Of God tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb will be found in Ste1ue's IRIS
tam Shandy. It has often been quo
ted as scripture. So, also, have the
sentences in the midst Of life we are
in DEATH and what shadows we are
and what shadows we pursue one if
not both Of which are from burke
While on the subject, can you tell who
is the author of the line in every one 8
mouth, The feast Of Reason and the
flow Of Soul It sounds like Pope,
though | never saw it in his works.
Who, also, wrote the famous nautical
song Of "Black-eyed Susan p It WINS
not Dibdin, as mary suppose. Il
We have always supposed the line,
"The feast of Reason and the flow Of
Soul, F" was Pole's. The song Of
Black eyed Susan - was written by
Gay, who wrote the 'Beggars' Opera
and some clever more Pastorals. -Eps.
The above communication and edit
orial remarks originally appeared in
the Cincinnati Gazette, and have been
extensively copied into the papers Of
the country. The line quoted
.The feast of reason and the flow Of SOUL
is found in Pope's limitations Of the
Satires and Epistles Of Horace, Book
II, Satire | and occurs as follows
"There, ny retreat the best companions grace,
Chiefs out Of war, and statesmen ont Of place;
There st. John fningles with my friendly bowl
The Jeaa Of reason and Me Jao,e qfsout."
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DANGEROUS AND SUSPICIOUS. ----
John Jones, not he Of the War Office,
was arrested in the Fourth District
yesterday as a dangerous and suspic,
ious character, and was locked up for.
safe keeping. John, who is rather a.
notorious character, had formidable
looking knife on his person when Arrest
ed.-Y.DeLfn.
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The INDEPENDENT ORDER OF OPP
FrLLows.--The annual report Of the
progress Of the Order of Odd Fellows,
ID the State Of Pennsylvania, recently
made, shows an aggregate membership
Of 46, 55S, and a total revenue for the
past year Of $144,719, Of which S144,-
sos was paid ont for relief Of 6,2o4
members and 594 widowed families.
G-Ycsterday the School Directors
in Ward No. l, held an election for
Teacher, which resulted in the choice
Of Mr.. WILLIAM Brown. The Direc.
tors resolved to reopen the sheool on
the 25th inst -.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-06
RANKING AND EXCHANGE OFFICE.


rHE undersigned would respectfully announce to the
citizens of Evansville that he is nov better Prepar-
cd than ever TO supply their tables WITH EVERY
THING CHOICE AND FRESH, in the line OF Family
Groceries.
Thankful for the very liberal patronage received d
ring the mast wear confidently expect continuance of
NV sha OF the trade additional claims,
und shall spare efforts To merit H.
Family supplies fresh om the country aud shall keep
on hand ut all times. Fresh Butter Cheese, Lard, Eggs,
Poultry, Fresh Meats, Dried and Picked Meats.
A complete assortment OF Dry Groceries or every De
cripion Teas, Cohce Sugars, Molasses, Flour, reed
exc. .
My MARKET WAGON will deliver all goods TO the
doors of the purchasers promptly upon the receipt o
H. a. COOK.
oet22 Opposite the Post Office.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-06
DIR. T.. a. EHRMANN,
Evansville, Ia.

om.a Third street the New Catholic Church.
WHAT IS HOMEOPATHY! EXPLANATION.
UoMUoPATHY from the Greek '.Homoicn" and
II .spathos- signifies the new Medical system, which
does not attack the sound parts Of the body 10 perorma
cnrc but medicines, in accordance with the maxim
..simIa semilibus enrantur'-like cured by its like
which directly operate the affected parts and which
tend produce when taken in large doses by persons
health similar to those of the disease tobs
prescribed for. We call this the school, reformed
or Homeopathic system, method or practice. gm
fehlnn
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-06
TO MERCHANTS, PHYSICIANS,
DRUGGISTS, ANDTHE PUBLIC GENs


NTESSRS KELLER d FARNSLEY would respect
WI fully return thanks to theircustomers and the pub
lie generally for the liberal patronage which they have
received and take this method of informing
their friends they have purchased f Mr.. Crawford
Bell his entire stock OF Drugs Medicines. and
will continue to carry the business in the house for
merIv occupied by him Main. between First and Sec
end ss where they will be pleased to have their friends
call and examine their stock They have associated Mr.
Isaac White, Who has been for years the principal Clerk
times wait upon the old patrons. Of the house, III
pure Drugs atlow rates, and accommodating terms are
anv inducemcnt 70 the Merchants Druggists and Ply
scians respectfully invite them call, have
hand stock of S2500O, of well selected Drugs, ana
will be constantly receiving additions TO our Present
supply and hope 10 offer such ndueementst TO "hoLh-
lSALE DEALERS as will supercede the neeessii! OF
their vstr other Cities for the purpose OF purchasing
their supplies. , y,pxsrpvsco
jyl5 hELLEh' rAhNoAHi- y w.