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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-21
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FIRM

TURE, PLATE, LIBRARY, &c, AT AUG
TONI shall sell at the mansion house of the late
Mr.. John Wickham, on TUESDAY, the Cd of the
next month May, all the Household and Kitchen
Furniture, Plate, Library &c, belonging to the es
tate of the said Wickham and also of the late Mrs.
E. S. Wickham. Among the articles to be sold are
The terms of sale will be: For all sums under $50
cash; and for all sums above that amount a credit of
six months the purchasers giving negotiable notes.
with approved endorsers.
VIM F. WICKHAM
The sale will be conducted by Messrs. GoDDIN l.
APPERsoN, and will commence at O'Clock A. M
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-21

Az FIFTEEN DOLLARS Re
IA WAKD.-sTRAY MULE - vilI sive the
be, Il Llcn1 ssows MzRE hULE. WA ,saiis
moutA which straye4 or was stolen fozn the lot I'd
joining Hooker Z Osborns's Carriage Manufacturing
& probably s0a,ewhsre il the lghborhecdof kieh
lnond, II she has not been stolen -
sp -dStsit NORBonNE d. HARRIS
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-21
VALUABLE PRIVATE DWELLINe

" RICHMOND, FOR SALE AT AUCTION
This beautiful Farm south Of the Plank Road abou,
one mile west Of the city of Richmond, containing
81 acrea viii be sold 1t auction the premises on
MONDAY AFTERNOON, the 18th Of April, ls5l
1t 81 o'clock. II will be divided accord
Ing to plat and survey 70 be seen Ct our Office This
u jusly regarded the most beautiful place In that
very inprovins neghboEhood; and 70 elect psivste
sale Of the whole place to purchaser, kssaain
specsiation 70 those disposed to subiyids Il into
TERMs-One-fourth cash; balance q I, AnA ~
months for negotiable notss interest aaded secured
BY . trust deed, or title retained. s. y
NH 81 0ODDIN 4 ARRERSoN, Aucts.
In consequence Of the rsin, the above sale was
the same hour.
aple 6kA.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-06-07
Street-mob Religion.

There is pretty good sense in the sug-
gestion Of the Philadelphias Ledger, called
out by the slale.s religious. mob in the ont
skirts Of Boston, that the true course for
people who do not like to hear public
discourse is 10 keep away from where j,
is being delivered; and the irae course OF
those who have charge OF tie public peace
is to keep fanatics from preaching in the
public streets. There are churches enough,
public, halls, enough, commons. enough,
open lots in the outskirts of the, city
enough, 10 serve the purpose. where free
speech has q right to be exercised, with
out invading the rights Of the whole pub
lica by blocking up the common thor;
loughtares OF the city. If .illis,course we're
pursued, conscientious individuals, who
have too, much religion to fight abon, il
and do not burn churches and bruise
heads 10 show how deeply they are imbu-
ed with the mild spirit Of Christianity
would be protected from the annoyances
of these disturbances. and the whole com.
muniiy would soon learn that the only
true mode of enjoying their religious hts
is, for each to attend more TO the regula.
tion of his own conscience than he does
to mending his neighbours faith -
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An Eloquent Extract,


The sea is the largest Of ceuasEtsrJeG5E
and lis slumberers sleep without : n1pn1-i,
ment. All grave yards in all osler lsndes
show some symbol OF distinction belWs6a
the great and The sinai, The rich and fhos,
poor; but in.that ocean-csmetsryI Ihe kipax
and the clown, the princesapds ths:peasans
are alike undis,inguished. The Wavesfplf
over all--the same requiem song by ike
minstrelsy OF tha ocean sung 10 their honor.
Over their remains The same storm heefs,i
and the same sun shines; and there NM; !,
marked, the weak and the, powerful, he
plumed and the, unhonored. will sleep on,
until awakened by the same trump when
the sea will give up its. dead; lhoaehs
of sailing over, the slumbering but dsyolsd
'Cookman, who aiiersa brief but brilliant
career, perished in the President--ovef the.,
same, i'll failed vessels we may have eAa-si
sed. in that cemetery sleepslihe AcoQm-s
plished and ipious Fisher. hui where ~.
and thousandsiof others 81 the nohle spis<
ills Of the earth lie, no one bui God kaoW-
eth. No marble rises to point out Mhsss
their ashes are gathered, or whers shs .los-
sers Of the good or wise can 20 10 shed
their tears Of sympalhy., Whos can. tell
where lie the tens Of thousands Of Afrioasa.
sons who. persisted IN the ss.middle pas.
|sage2" Yettbat cemetery hath ornaments
#of Jehovah. Never can | forget my days
and nights as passed the noblest OF tho
Ecemetries without single nonuments
Giles.
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UNDER MY WINDOW.
BY T. wEsrwoop.

Under my window. under my window,
All in the midsummer weather,
Three little girls, with fluttering curls,
Fit to and fro togethef:-
There's Bell. with her bonnet Of satin sheen,
And Maud, with her mantle OF silver green,
And Kate, with the scarlet feather. -
Under my window. under my window,
Leaning stealthily over.o se,nt
Merry aud clear, the voice hear, - .sas
OF each glad hearted rover. 8a .rGs n
All! sly little Kate. she steals my rpses.
And Maud and Belltwine wreaths aud posies
AS busy as bees in clover. .,,lG5 s9s
.fg9-
Under my window. under my window
In the blue midsummer weather.
Stealing slow, ON hushed tip-toe, ,ts
catch them all together:- =
Bell, with her bonnet of satin sheen, e
And Maud, with her mantle Of siiver-green,
And Kate, with the scarlet feather.
Under my window, under my window,
And off. through the orchad closes;
While Maud. she flouts, and Bell. she pouts,
They scamper and drop their posies;
But dear little Kate takes naught amiss,
And leaps in my arms with loving kiss.
+, And gire her all my roses.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-06-07
A Voyage across the Atlantic
- Among Icebergs.

There have .heen many accounts given
by the sea-captains at New York OF the
icebergs in the Atlantic ocean this sea.
son. II is supposed that the N. w. gales
which have blown so violently in this lati.
tude during the past winter, have also5pre.
vailed in the Arctic circle. They have,
ier. than usual, and filled the Atlantic with
drifting bergs and packs. e - eihi.s 3
Capt. Chadwick, of the Ship Robert
PEEL arrived at New York from London,
reports that OH the 10th Of March, in lat.
As deg. 81 min., lon. 40 deg. 25 min., he
saw large number OF icebergs and guam
titles Of floating ice. 4l
The origin Of ice mountains was a sub.
|ject ctofecontroversy for a long time.. By
some persons the berg was thought to be
the result Of month otfreezingin the open
sea. By others, it was more correctly at
tributed to land origin. Kane, the histo.
rian Of the late American expedition, has
proved conclusively, by observations on
the spot. that The iceberg has similar
origin with. the glacier, being disposited
on the sides and in the valleys Of Artic
mountains, and. afterwards pushed for.
ward. exactly as glaciers are, down the
slope and along the gorge. As these val.
leyss eventually open TO the sea. the field
OF ice is finally protruded into the water,
where a part, ,ot il breaks off. al least by
its own whit, and is Hoaled away. The
early nayigators, seeing. these enormous
masses. called them in their native tongue,
.bergs,' or mountains, and by that name
they have been known. ever since. a.
Not unfrequenily large masses OF rock,
| which are frozen upin the glacier on land,
| are borne off; when the iceberg melts,
they drop away, and sink into the bottom
! of the sea. Geologists tells US that the
huge shoulders which are often. seen in
the interior of this continent. hundreds OF
miles away from .primatiye formations oi
a similar character, were thus transport :
ed, al some far distant period, when. most
Of America was sill vast ocean. In
meeting, the bergs often assume the mosl
fantastic shapes. Some look like floating
towns, with towers, pinnacles and forts
Some wear tha shape Of gigantic castles
Some recall the fairy descriptions Of the
Arabian Nights. The temperature Of the
wafer being lower than that of the. atmos
phere, they melt at bottom faster Than a
top, and finally turn over, convulsing the
deep Tor an immense circle around, and
imperling ships that happen TO be near
The play of light on these bergs is, a
times, indescribably beautiful. AT .othel
times, however the ice mountains NOV,
surrounded with fog, the offspring Of ihei
own evaporation; and on such occasions
woe TO the mariner who isfnot warned il
I time of the damp mist he sees settling
down around. Alter iraversing our east
lern coast, and assisting to make ou
Springs later than those on the Pacific
side, the bergs, are melted down by III,
gulf, stream, or borne off in greatly re
duced bulks TO the coasts Of Ireland. whers
They disappeared forever -.
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The Unknown Trades Of Paris. !

The Unknown Trades Of Paris. %
"Dick srinto," the Paris correspondent
Of the New York Times, writes under Ibis
head that: -
The guesser Of rebusses and riddleaie
making rapid fortune. AT the Cafes, tho
reading rooms. the clubs, where people
cluster in numbers TO read the ilIuslraied
papers, there is a natural desire. TO know
the solution TO the pictorial cllarades and
enigmas, without waiting the issue OF the
next weeks number. A man with .naiu-
raj tact at resolving them, has made o.,
trade Of it. He gets the paper beiors any. j
one else is up at 8 o'clock, and sets pua |.
in his rounds with the desired explanaiion. /
He sells the secrets 10 the heads of shs i
various establishments, charging eaehper..
son five sous, and thus earns fity ffancs,
a rebus. As there are three . week. be-
makes ST. 500 q year. He spends hut = )
third Of this, and invests q thousand per
aIfnum. This has been going on tor +
long time, and his savings amount 10 ~
very pretty sum. He will have q kouse
Of his own before a great while, and win
retire TO country lie. ,,ssi.
Mile Rose, raiser of ants. earns 30
francs day. She has correspondents ia !,
all the departments. and never receives
less than 10 bags day. She makes lhesn 4
lay when she likes, and can get from ikem,,f
as she says. ten times what they weVld i
produce in state of nature. She ssellsss
the eggs to the Garden OF Plants. as good. !.
for certain species Of birds; 10 the. pheas-
ant raisers OF the environs, and 10 sppIha. ,
carries for sundryS medicinal purposes. =.
Mile Rose lives. and sleeps in the midst,
Of her insects, and the skin Of her whole.,
F body has grown insensible to their bites.
She is as callous all over as thQNak sho,s
were universal corn. The poiiee lstely
made her remove from Paris to An isoial.
ed house beyond the barriers.
Mr.. Latagotos kills cats at night, and
sells the fur TO muf makers, who persuade
grse,ts that il is cheap kind Of SibeFian
sable.9 fs-sss q,
Mr.. Lecog has made artificial .c6ckes,
combs for ragou,s, 80 years. A neighkos.s
ing machinist furnishes him with stsasp
power, and he manufacturers the, er1f6lH
from OK and sheep tongues. He prndnee6
some ten thousand a day, and seIs thei
| at the rate Of three cents per der
Leceg could live upon his incdlns bii ~
continues the trade never.heless. 5;
N. Deshaies hunts q a.speeiee
! less snake in the hedges. which .l,e r. = q.
Feels. There are five hundred fasQf
eels in Paris, and Ms Desh aiee i&Hnnoss
what rival with his snakes. FhAes .ilsg.s
nish good fry tthe barrier eating houses.
and NJ. Deshaies lives happys careieees.
and roaming existence 10 ahe woods dsess,
sed like Leather Stocking, and spsniags
ftty. dollars a month. ;sssjlas
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Qualifications.

Somebody has very truly remarked thai
a, good soife exhibits her love for a. hus-
band by. trying TO promote his welfare
and by administering to his comfort.
a poor ,cif .dears" and ..my loves
her husband. and wouldn't sew button
|,o his coat TO keep him from freezing.
A sensible aoite looks for her epjoymen
lat homf-a silly one abroad.
A wise girl would win . lover by prac,i
sing those virtues which secure admira
llion when personal charms have taileds I
A simple girl endeavors to RECOMMEND
herself by the exhibition Of frivolous nc
accomplishments and mawkish sentiment
which are as shallow as her mind.
A good girl always respects herself. and
therefore always possesses the respect o
others. k8 s.
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s5z9 WOODSFIEID COUNTY, OHIO JUNE 1854

and thought himself safe, when to his ex-
treme modification he heard the yells OF
the savage in pursuit. IIemade for lit
tie hill behind which was o stream of water.
He sprang into the water and waded up its
current for some distance, and then emer.
ged and struck off at right angles TO the
former course. Darling onward at the
height Of his speed. he hoped that he had
distanced them and thrown them off his
trail. To his Infinite modification, he dis.
covered that his foe, either accidentally. or
from their natural sagacity, had rendered
all his cautions fruitless, and were fercely
pursuing him still. lie now perceived by
their movements. that they were conduct
ed by dog. that easily ran in zig gag di.
rectons, when at fault. until il had re.scen-
ted his course. The gun he had taken al
the camp was loaded. The dog was in
advance Of the Indians. still seeming his
course. rifle shot delivered him from
his officious pursuer. He soon reached a
point convenient Tor concealing his trail.
and while the, Indians were hunting for it,
he gained so much upon them as to be
able TO reach Marietta in safety. M (
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-06-07

Twas higher hand that preserved you
from the fate of captivity" ,aa s
/ As the shades. of evening we're falling.
they returned along the sand at the waters
edge. les, they should fall in with other
savages that might be lurking in the neigh.
borhood. When Walter Shirley had seen
Kate safely lodged in her fathers cabin
he returned TO Marietta, at (which place he
lived.
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19oh||p
: svhosSsssr vim let him Gomez

{ - ~ ssss ne ~ g., h.s
.-ssa Comes 10 she House OF Godls. -
rom the sweet silence OF the dawn,
Comes forth the young and joyous Morn.
-tssd knd epEinis the dewey sod adaiisi
Come to the House Of Godl
$3tSs5 E.ftz Ss''a
ss.,s Gome. fair aud gentle child! 81 s5isal
BrinR from thy soft. untroubied rest,
Widths The sAelsesed. parent nest.
M Thy yeung thoughts. fresh and Wild.
~ % homske unde6tsd: s.sSsa s.sSl.s
.wa ceaa, man ot ,ho,ieht and care!q
Cone heif sud bend that stern sad brow,
Before thy Makers presence now!
10 eaHe hsarets,th that still prayer. -
80 And giveth strength to bear!
Come. thou whose feeble tread!
Still linger's on life's desert shore, ~ lssss
And EEK Thy Fasterss face once more;
-tsssa Gems. onsthe aked head.
.ssp kkis blessings shsil be shed! O.; 3
Come, lonely mourner come!
Come on aud hear his promise sweet.
-sAnd saA The loved OF earth will meet.
eia ola that tar future home. ~
uai Where tears may never come! as
nsS Come, weary one and sadi = y
e4sHH from the " orid that heart oppressed!
ssY3sy Father wants TO give the rest;
: .ssTs ket not thy heart be sad. afl Is s.
Eos He shall make thee glad! rs
asai Cih,drsn Of Life and Death.
Heirs OF the world beyond the grave, s
He falfeth, who is strong TO save!
.t4E AID ! at hrs healing breath, -T5
4 4, Your soFE0w vanisheth! al IS
10 saIlowhoiy Is this place
And silenily each fontsteep fallss4ssf. si,s. ~
A, ,<1rx,na tfsaf tam nfla
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4 I, :, : 81
= KIND rsa3 III, what / am about relating IS
lf6ssksbdaht from ilis brain Of imagination,
oluGfs5 ,lisid oi vague fan cy, but Is simple
tSlo of lie on ,sI,e frontier, vet we viii not
~ bur Il may be romantic The follow,
i69 story was related to the writer some
jSSfs 90, ~ an old gentleman residing
Sk63s d;stSnoe from Marietta. Who partici-
nnl.sl - part 81 gahs Sscsnss, and who as
s,,yed .ihs' writer hal every Incident was
histofically true. ..',.s. .s. ,,ss,,.s,
SIS hin Tho last sixty yeArs, the aspect q
sk6 shoIs scssie has entirely ehangsl; here
s5ksisi isiaiusss . ancient domain VAS undis.
ivsheslehsrs, wlsees thes forest re-eohoed
tan Bin - hill with the howling of the
vol and panther, and the yell Of the. saw.
aae. are finely cultivated fields ieeming
ysllii i{lie products of ihe farm; pastures dis,
plssisgihsir cultivated verdare. herds 81
s :isss1s s ss y. e s.sy nss sssss
chssfIutly upon the ear. For the last time
kui3i iII6 wsffior sent forth among lis blue
il8SzelSS kSr NRoop, so terrifying 10 the
de6spnsls lsss sesler i His doom is sealed
heir f4snfelisjag before shs influence roi
cj9iliz1iions a the slarkness Of the night
bsl6fe he morning sun. IS
sd{66gif fhe fifss esnigran,s who arrived
asxlls ls$is5is4 MS ! family named Martin.
Ifeas asnisle<i insecedling some Of shssrade
o6tfao az .tha lown, hui soon becoming
Ne5Fg of the restraint attendant upon the
nt6sbsf ~ families 50 elise 80 1esher, de.
sIs6I5hod 20 make ssclearing and erect Q
x,.sx < Si1s,ref Al ,S,S from fii f0sf1 ao
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-06-07

There are SIX hundred and six coas
.victs in the Ohio Peui,entiarv al the nFees
|entaime. The larges. numbes in shs kjss
toryof the institution sysse
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-06-07
Courteous Reply to an Infidel.

An American traveller being unexpected.
ly detained at the mole in quarantine. in
Odessa, was very civilly offered ''half Of
his apartments and a sofa to lie on" by
"a young Englishman. who acted as a
translator to the mole. After they had
formed intimate acquaintance, and one
evening had retired to rest. the traveller
asked his friend how he could endure the
blasphemy which was so constantly heard
there. The young Englishman replied.
that, "asa a gentleman, these things were
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-06-07

AN UNPARALLELED CAsE.-The Daily
Is. CD Columbian says.s gas a sssaat &
In BsrEwell. a few. days ago. a negro
man was struck BY lightning. His scalp
Tor the greater part. was torn up from be.
hind forwards, the fluid then passed down
the sides Of the neck. reached the breast.
which il lAcers,ed severely. and thence
passed down each Of the lower extremilies,
tearing wide cash all the way down
Yet strange to say, he was not killed, bu,
bids fair to recover. The rain descended
|copiously Immediately alter The stroke. and
To- this the negro probably owes his life.
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o. Sealed pfopoAsfa. 81 ne ellaS;i,
said when he kisssd bis sisissask "a. -
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-23

The Defiance Democrat says: We are
anti-Nebraska because the introduction of
this bill renewed slavery agitation, which
politicians had quieted, because all restric-
ton to the extension of slavery into that
territory is therein removed, because it dis
eliminates against foreign settlers, because
fugitive 'slave-lawism sticks out prominent
ly through the whole bill, and because, in
short, it has led to general muss in our
politics everywhere, without any correspond
ing benefits.
1t may be interesting to many to know
the 1oersonGL of the new government. The
following is correct list:
FOR THE TERRITORY OF NEBRASKA.
Francis Burt, of South Carolina, to be
governor.
Thomas B. Cumming, of Iowa, to be Sec
retary.
Fenner Ferguson, of Michigan to be chief
Justice of the supreme court.
Edward R. Harding, of Georgia, to be an
associate justice of the supreme court.
James Bradley, of Indiana, to be an asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court
Experience Eastbrook, of Wisconsin, TO
be attorney of the United States.
Mark w. lizard, of Arkansas, to be mar
shal of the United States.
FOR THE TERRITORY OF KANSAS.
Andrew w. Reeder, Of Pennsylvania, to
be governor.
Daniel Woodson, of Virginia, to be sec
retary.
Madison Brown, of Maryland, to be chief
justice of the supreme court
Sanders w. Johnson, of Ohio, to be an
associate justice of the supreme court.
Rush Gilmore, of Alabama, to be an as
sociate justice of the supreme court.
Andrew ]. Isaacs, of Louisiana, to be
attorney of the United States.
J. B. Donaldson of Illinois, to be mar
shall of the United States.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-23
An Incident.

During the session of the Convention at
Defiance, on Friday last, committee was
alluded to by speaker, as having been en-
gagged in obtaining from Mr.. Commager an
swers relative to sundry free soil issues, cal
culated to deceive the people.
Judge Palmer, of Defiance was in the
house, and Immediately rose. He said, that
he with Others, had been instrumental in
propounding questions to Mr.. c., and re-
PEELED the imputation that he could be guilty
OF deception in the case. They had re-
ceived answers from Mr. c., which went
further in freesoil professions than he had
demanded or expected; that upon those an
swers every one was at liberty to act as he
pleased, and believe Mr.. Commager or not,
just as he pleased.
While upon the floor he eased his mind
rather freely for man who but short time
since was designated among the democratic
party as one on whom the Office of repre-
sentative might be conferred
He denounced the nomination of Comma
ger as foul act foregone conclusion, a
bargain made among the self-constituted
junto and political wire -pullers four years
ago. "Yes," said he, "Mr. Comnlager told
me so himself, t1co gears ago.
He then proceeded to denunciation of
the administration at Washington, its policy
and its acts, declaring that at no time nor
under any circumstances would he vote for
Franklin Pierce, for he regarded him as a
traitor to the best interests of the country,
and to the true democratic principles upon
which his own faith was founded.
Disclaiming that he was a member of the
body there assembled, and apologizing for
his remarks on the ground that he considered
himself alluded to, he concluded his expla-
nation amid great sensation.--[Toledo
Blade.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-23

MEN OF AMERrcA.-The greatest man,
stake him all in ALL" of the last hundred
years, was General George Washington-an
American.
The greatest Doctor of Divinity was JON
athan Edwards-an American.
The greatest Philosopher was Benjamin
Franklin-an American.
The greatest Of living Sculptors is Hiram
Powers-an American
The greatest of living Historians is VIM.
H. Prescott-an American.
The greatest Ornithologist was John James
Audubon-an American
There has been nc English writer in the
present age, whose works have been marked
with more humor, more refinement, or more
grace. than those of Washington Irving-an
American.
The greatest Lexicographer, since the time
of Johnson, was Noah Webster-an Ameri-
can.
The Inventors, whose works would have
been productive Of the greatest amount of
benefit to mankind in the last century, were
Godfrey, Fitch, Fulton and Whitney-all
Americans.