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Politeness and Rcliglon.

We have upon good authority t.
say, that at funeral, a few days since
that lady in the Catholic Church
was abruptly ordered out of a Pew,
by two or three persons; which Pew
she was occupying only for few
minutes whilst the funeral cere-
mony was being performed over the
remains Of departed relative.
We have been requested by the
parties to whom this insult was given,
TO say that their Pew, in said Church
is open to them, and can have the
names Of the parties, by calling at
this Office. We learn by this same
source, that the parties who ordered
the lady ont Of their Pew. was kind
~ invited, about a year or so ago
whilst having no Pew, to partake Of
the hospitality of hers, which they
enjoyed. This oct was noticed
by the whole congregation, and who
to a voice, pronounced it anything
but politeness or religion. The
question is asked: Is this Christianity +?
The voice Of God, answers No ;, n
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The LOUISIANA Pass UNION
So far, no comm anications have been
received by the corresponding secre..
tary, in reference to the scale of pri
ces proposed at the last meeting of the
Union. It is matter Of very great
Importance to the best interest Of the
press, that carly responses should be
made. The next meeting is close ut
hand and it is to be hoped, that a
sufficient number Of publishers will
be heard from. for the Union to b.
able to say what shall govern in this
important particular. The price Of
labor and materials Of every kind is
daily going up, end there is no reason
why country publishers should not
unite to fix an equitable scale Of pri.
ces. for their too often gratuitous ser.
vices to politicians and til. public gen.
orally.
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The LAW OF L'BEL.-A Bill is
before the judiciary committee of the
Legislature of Pennsylvania, which
provides that when an editor, propie.
tor, or publisher, is sued for libel. he
may offer in defence evidence to show
that the facts, when published with
good motives were justifable, and
necessary for public information
Another section provides that no edi-
tor, proprietor or publisher, shall be
'nd'ctable for any measure or act of
any person in bis employment, unes
said act be committed with his o
their concent. A very sensible m .as
ure.
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Who wants it! who wants II,

IVES who wants our old Iron Chest
i its drawers are empty-the first Of
the month has gone, and our dear Eleven
Thousand customers, THE sinners-not
more than Corporaps guard, God BILE 8
them) have proved p1nctuaI. Yes who
wants our old Iron Chest, for while Il re-
mains, we cannot conquer the ambition we
feel to have it filled. Yes il must 20, for
II we hut hint to our Ten Thousand and
odd delihquents or eccentiics that We want
money, our debts must be paid. &C.. off
goes our head, and we are done with him.
An! how we envy the dogs of + rinters and
Doctors-they never want money, won't
some of them take our old chest! We
pray you do gentlemen before you are
robbed
For particulars. enquire at the Feed.
Produce and Grocery concern, near Wad-
dill's Drug Store. -
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TAttention Of builders and 9TH
! ers, is called to the Lumber" notice
Of Mr. friedrich Arbour, in another
column Of to-day's paper. Mr.. Ar
bour's long and intimate acquaintance
with this business, and bis well known
courtesy and attention to customers,
gives him advantages that few pos.
sesS.
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GIVE regret to learn Fthis morn.
ing, that the Sugar House of Mr.. F.
q, Bab'n. on Manchac, together with
about 30 hhds. sugar contained in the
same, was destroyed on Sunday even.
ing. The sugar house we learn, was
insured for six thousand dollars, at
the Insurance agency in this place.
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During the reign of Charlie. the
First, Of England, a country girl came
to London and hired herself to carry
beer from a warehouse. The brewer.
liking her looks, took her into his
family as a servant, and after a short
time married her. When he died he
left her the bulk Of his property
She was recommended to Mr.. HYDE
as a skilliul lawyer, to arrange her
husbands estate. As her fortune was
large, Hyde, who was afterwards Earl
OF Clarendon, married her. Their
daughter was the wife of James H..
and mother Of Mary and Anne, Queens
of England.
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re- Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE ia

re- Mr.. Breckenridge is about
th'rty-five years Of age. but looks un-
der thirty. Mr.. Cutting is between
forty-hve and fifty. They are married
and have children, and are extensively
connected. Both are noble nature.
both talented and heretofore ho.om
friends. 1t will be seen BY our tele.
graphic correspondence, that the diff
Guilty between these two gentlemen Is
am'csbly eettled.-Baz. Times.
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We learn from the St. Louis News
that after long and patient examin-
alton Of the causes that led TO the ex-
plosion Of the Alton and Chicago pack
ct Kate kearpey, that Capt. Bruner
has been held to bail in the sum of
$500, with sureties to like amount.
to stand trial before the United States
Court.
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~It will be seen by reference
that DR.. R. Fl. Day, has removed his
resider ce from Africa street to Browns
Row, near the corner Of Main and
Laurel street.
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10 Our friend Wadd;ll Of the
Drug store, corner of Third and
Church street, is now filed up in his
new establishment, and has a complete
and perfect assortment Of fresh drugs
fnd medicines He is on hand at all
hours, to attend to customers.
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Greek Stare Sold.-We notice
that the original and world-renowned
statute ofthe Greek Slave, late on ex.
hibition at the Crystal Palace, and
owned by Hiram Powers, has been
sold to G. l.. Derby, Esq, of Sandus.
ky, Ohio, for the sum Of $4,000, and
is Intended. we believe, to grace the
Gallery Of the new Cosmopolitan Art
and Literary Association Of that city.
Previous to its purchase it was about
being shipped to Europe, where large
offers were made for it; but as the
statute was Mr.. Powers original and
tavorite copy, and the last one he
would ever produce, he desired that
ms native country should retain it,
which it seems will be done.--Ncav
York Tribune.
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70 There will be. service every
morning at 9 o'clock during this week
at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.

HoLr WEEK.-We have been re-
qnested to say that during this week
there will be service every morning at
St. James Episcopal church. at 10
O'Clock BY the Rev. Nj. Gion; and on
Friday morning at the same hour there
will be q sermon.
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rOFFEE. BROOMS OIL AND DRIED
~ FRUIrSl 10 dozen brooms 10
barrels dried peaches and apples; 10. bar
rels lard oil 10 bags Rio coffee just rsesiv-
ed and for ale BY.
april 9th Josxux 9.,
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Dr. Thi1mam,e ma, =

Is uAhl2Wu1'S UTOVSe
INK. THILMAN who has made himself
~ known to eternity by the discovery
OF the above named medicine in the time
when Cholera was raging to such fearful
extent in Europe, has also sustained his
high name in New Orleans in 1S49. AL
though do not recommend Dr.. T's, drops
asa certain remedy tor Cholera, | recon-
mend them with the confidence which
they have given under nv eyes in ls49,
and which cannot disappoint after I trial
ofalmost 100 years, under the eyes Of the
most celebrated practitioners. These drops
are taken from 20 drops to q tea-spoontul.
as the urgency Of the case may require.
Full directions will be gived with each
bottle. A. GOLDMAN.
april 4. Apothecary, Post office corner.
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Notice to Delirl

Notice to Delimquent.
HEREBY give notice to those who are
! indebted to me TO come forward imme-
diately and settle, or their accounts will
be placed in proper hands for collection.
april II y. HARBOUR.
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10 The Artesian we'll, at Fred
erick, Maryland, has obtained depth
Of 400 feet. The Examiner says that
on Friday week the anger suddenly
fell about foot, and the water rose to
within 20 feet of the surface. Itnow
oyerdows the surface of rock and a..
cends the wooden pipe to the height of
8 feet 3 inches.
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Lumber. 8f
MI FREDERICK ARBOUR takes

M K. FREDERICK ARBOUR takes
l4 this opportunity Of retur ming his
thanks for the liberal patronage heretofore
received at the hands Of his old customers
and the public generally, and,solic;ts con-
tlnuance OF the same. He is now prepared
to fill all orders for lumber that may be
entrusted to him. Terms CASH and CASH
only. april III r. HARBOUR.
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10 A German. in Cincinnati, has
invented powerful microscope, which
has such an immense magnifying pow
er that by it the dust, which by con-
tact with the wings of y butterfly adj
here's to the finger, is shown to be a
number of feathers, on which lonci
tudinal and traverse lines may be dis
covered, On very minute particle
of DUST from the wing Of nudge,
measuring only one five-hundredth of
an inchin length, and e-thousandth
Of an inch in breadth, the number Of
scales is found to be $4,000, which
gives the enormous sum of forty-two
thousand millions to one square inch.
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"
ls)it0.

At rs own residence on Bayou Jacob, IN this
Par ST, on Monday lsst, Sd OF April, sat abort
O'Clock 10 he evening, OF an acute ;llness Colonel
JAMES E. ROBERTSON -l1eyviNs Gazette sA
iNSt.
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The MoRMoNs.-1he Deseret Neus
publishes report from the Mormon
missionaries sent to China. They
met with such poor success that they
returned to San Francisco after few
months labor among the Celestial.
At Hong Kong they preached III the
streets, and soon found that the Chi.
nese who could speak English had
mo time to talk religion The Nor
mon books were returned unread. and
so the missionaries returned them.
selves. From Hihdostan reports are
also discouraging. From Cape of
Good Hope the reports show consider
able progress. The missionaries TO
the Sandwich Islands also report great
success The reports Of the travel.
ing elders in Utah show general pros
ptrity in settlements. crops, buildings,
and spiritual matters.
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L o M M u n 1cnt ed

Ed. CoMET-Deor Siy.-Will you
please correct slight blunder into
which your corresponds c. has fallen,
IN reference to the geographical stun
ton Of Caledonia, which, the French
government has had the insolence to
annex to its Empire without the pre-.
vious authorization Of this great Re.
public.
VIII You please to inform that pat
rlotlc citizen that Caledonia is an island
situated in the Pacific some 500 miles
East of Sidney (Australia), and that
hence he need not apprehee dany difefuI
consequences, from the near proximity
OF those perid ious French. Z.
DEATH oE TaoMAs Noon TALFoUro.
The advlces by the steamer Franklin
announce the sudden death Of this dis
tingn'shed scholar. and iurist, which
took place on the 18th of March,
while delivering charge to the grand
jury Of Stafford, England In the
walk of literature, TaIfourd attained
an honorable distinction. Common
eng with the arduous duties of re.
porter for the daily press, he soon be-
came an eminent lawyer, member of
Parliament and contributor to various
literary periodicals. and at length pro-
iuced the tragedy of Ion" the work
by which he is chiefly known i, this
country. This was brought out by
Mr. Macready at the Convent-Gar.
len theatre on the 25tb of May, 1896.
The Athenian Capti,e,' and Glen |
'oe," though inferior to Ion" are
'llowed by competent judges to pos
ess a very considerable degree Of
merit. Vacation Rambles" is the
tile of another work by the same au-
hor.
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~ III ~ q - 7S
preliminary aters have been t.ken t
.. organize n this place, society Q
Fl professional men, for mutual benefi
! and improvement. Independent Q
the good feeling that must result from
friendly intercourse. there are higl
and conmendable objects to attain b,
organizations Of this character. w,
have often spoken Of them, and can
not but think that were they to take
place all over the Union, with a liber.
al interchange Of observations and ex-
pericnce; that much might be done
to arm the medical profession against
the terrible epidemics which now and
then, ride over us, in uninterrupted
sway, and awful reality.
Suppose for instance there were
medical societies in each town in this
State, working in unison-each one
making daily neurological observa-
tons during a siekly season. Is it
not reasonable to suppose that some
facts might be established by such
observations, that we might be enabled
to SAY, why it is, that death deals
so recklessly with us ~ We think 50.
Indeed, we incline to the belief that
there are no special interferances Of
Divine Providence with the inhabi-
tants Of this planet; and if there is
not, it must follow that epide,nical
diseases are the result of natural caus-
es, which the united intelligence Of
the age, might discover. Not however
by speculation, but by bringing meter
illogical and other tables together,
after series Of years, and comparing
them, and deducing the facts which
they would certainly show.
For the medical society of Baton
Rouge We speak long life of useful
ness.
THE EXECUTION OF McDoNouGH's
there never was, be-
fore the day of John McDonough in
he whole history of fortune making,
! single parallel case to his. Here We
AVE a man possessed of the first order Of
business talent, united with self-deny-
ng economy-a man with one idea,
ind one object to accomplish, who
must have had some knowledge of |
he spirit Of the law, and yet setting c
'own deliberately-in the exercise Of
II the powers of his strong practical
1ind, to make will in direct autae
nism, to the very first principles OF :,
epublican government. This is t,
range; and it can only be accounted "
" by admitting, the writer 10 be j
The presumption is, that the pub u d.
c is we'll acquainted with the ex-
aordinary document the 'McDonough c;
'ill;;' a will that contemplated the p
'sorption Of an immense landed es- Ii
te. to accumulate in time, a gigan- q
, fortune; part Of the interest of =; =;
hlch was alone, to be applied to the NJ
Of the one idea, and dc
IN Of that singular old mailman; "
ID 1t is not to be wondered at, that y. ~
was taken TO pieces part by part, Sc
d at length the whole bulk thereof. m
he contingent law expenses only ex. t,t
pted) given to the cities of New Or IN
ms and Baltimore.
But little more, now, will ever be in
d in reference to it. The moderate ha
fee of"One Hundred Thousand" or
shortly to be paid out of it. The ho
of Baltimore is now giving com nu
ssioner',' $4,000 per snnum, to tut
e care Of its portion of the estate, co
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GIVE learn from Mr.. Harrison
from Waterloo, in the Parish of Point
Conpee, that the recent disasteroas
storm played dreadful havoc at that
place. The store and dwelling house
Of q. Dcmoroulle. was completely
unroofed and blown some seventy-fve
feet distant, his ware house was also
destroyed. Tie warehouse Of L. H.
Trudeau, and many other houses we're
completely blown down and destroyed.
The fence Of the widow NJ. Jarrow was
blown completely down for more than
a mile. The damage to Waterloo,
and the loss Of property is very great.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-04-11

@The District Court for Iber.
vile, will convene at Plaquemine on
the Esd inst.
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Recall o. Mn. SouLE.-The
Washington correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Gazette learns from .sreliablc
authority that the Spanish Govern
mcnt has demanded Or IS about to de-
mand the recall Of Mr.. Soulo. o. the
ground, as it il intimased that he<had
something to do with the recent rpvo-
lutiorary movements At 6aragcssa.
The story is highly improbable one,
and directly .contradicted BY the at
least - reliable reports from Europe
that Nh. Soule j. in high favor with
the Queen Of Spain.
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Ron the morning of the soth
ulto., Trinity Church at Cleveland,
Ohio was burned to the ground.
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/ THE mecrAnArlon OF WA1Iu
the Hos q conn,cuD On March 13th
Mr.. Fre9h inquired e Sir y 0ssh.
am wheth q il Has lrus . lGport& 10
the Newspaper assosDls = IL lAte
dinner q The Reform CluG thu n
had given Sir G. Nar6sr posssr tssds-
clara war immediataly npon, sntsriag
the Baltic. and If -. b. Whist suthof-
ity akit power VA 'delsgatsd to )
British. admiraland when Was i =. -
acted upon !!
Sir J. Graham Though ! do not
admitthe right Of the hon. gentleman
to put,a question to me in respect Of
what passed after dinner-(laughtsr)
it may be respectful to the
House that / should give an answer to
the question. l have to state to the
hon. gentleman in respect to any au-.
thority given BY me. as alleged in the
report that Sir Charles Napier observ-
ed that he hoped before be entered
the Baltic he might have authority
to declare war and / in following up
said that when be entered the Baltic
| hoped there would be no difficulty
on bis part III declaring war. But
have to state to the house that at
present. there is no declaration Of war
no order has been given to Sir Charles
Napier to enter the Baltic and when
var is declared proper notification will
be made. lis
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RESIDE ScE MAR rar cosxRa or nAls AND LAuast srs
cree nitt =. n. lfcCatcion Zs4, Laurel 81.
feb 2S. r.
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gin noticing the other day a
movement in the new board Of Select.
men, for arnarket house we ascribed
the Introduction ofihe resolution, to
Mr.. HTomlinson which is erroneous
Our friend Mr.. Charles Guedry made
the motion, and Mr.. Tomlinson, moved
to postpone ito consideration.
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70 The remains Of the bachelor
who burst into tears on reading the
description Of married life, have been
found.-1nstead Of bursting" as at first
supposed, it is now discovered that he
only took bust"
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Of Cc,irtiand, protesting the Lutheran religion
and Oppressed la the Baltc provinces, have solicit
ed permission TO send their children 40 volunfesrs
and at their own expense to combat for the ortno-
dox faith.
I'm % announced TO our Government the disc very
OF political plot, which had come TO light thronen
nsn,erous arrests In the xkingdom OF Poiana ana
the Grand Duchy of Posen.
TRIEsrr Jan. 3.-The Monfenegrln fflna'ss,
compounded in the late plot, have arrived here.
The concentration of the Turkish trool.s contin'
aes on the Wallachian frontier. Osmsn Pasna
made prisoner in the affair Of Snope, has ciea Oh
his wounds Mt Sehastopol
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MARKETS.

Nfw YORK Jan 23.--The Flour market 10 not so
.ir us veste rday the advance under the Allan
$500 bbls at 80 ST for State 50 GAS A for
Southern.
Wheat is scarce and held above the views of buy
era sales small. Corn steady sales 5000 bushels at
lgiGDiG Csc for mixed
BALTimoRE, jan. 28.-The Flour market this
morning not firm; sales of 800 bbls Howard
street ut Sg q. Afterwards however there was
less disposition TO operate and sellers will
ing take less. Nothing done in City Mills; it is
held above the views OF buyers.
The supply of Grain is light and note furthe r
advance about 1900 bushels Wheat offered and sold
al 8a2lic for red and 2i0W21oc. for white. Infe-
rior lots to l5c. less.
Corn firm and further advanced about 10, 900 bu-
shells offered and mostly sold at CSC Tor white and
950g7c for yellow
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THE ERIE DISTURBANCES.

EuFFALo, Jan. GA meeting OF the citizens was
held last night at Fairyiew Many OF the Enc riot
ers attended and made an unsuccessful attempt
TO excite the citizens to an outbreak. The United
States Marshal was present
ERIE, jan T.-There Is great excitement here
to day Upon the return of Mr.. fitzpatrick and
others from Pifsburg, cannons were fired to notify
the people to turn cut and give them reception.
The crowd msdea rush TO tear down the state
street bridge, when Judge Thompson and others
iuteriered TO stop them. The crowd then dis-
persed. -
Hessrs. Walker and Tracy, the directors oil the
Railroad, were notified by the COMMITTEES last night
to leave town but refused go, and there II strong
indication Of their being monbed.
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NOTICE.-The subscriber having taken
IN the buildings corner Of Franklin and Wall sts,
takes this method Of calling the attention OF HE
friends and the public generally to his new stock Of
SADDLES, BKlDLES. HARNESS, COLLARS,
&c. He is prepared all orders IN his line
with neatness aud dispatch. =
Having obtained the services of Mr.. LEMUEL
RIPLEY, he il prepared get up IN superior style,
and furnish fine Light Buggy aud Carriage Harness
az can be obtAlned IN our city.
ja6-lm tsitseA ~ HENRY BAKER.
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GRANT ANNULI.ED.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27-The agents OF the Brazil
ian Government in this city annuled the grant to
the company for the navigation OF the Amazon
river, they assuming all contracts for steamers,
Is t.. of the company.
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Pail ApsLPF1A Jan 29-Both branches OF the
Pennsylvania Legislature have passed the bill an
rulhng the charter oil the Franklin Canal Company.
meeting syn1pathizing with the people OF Erie,
was held here last hight. 49,, b. F -.
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RHODE ISLAND ON THE NEBRASKA BILL.
PROVIDENCE, Jan. 27-Resolutiops against the
Nebraska BILL with slavery above the line OF the
Missouri Compromise, passed both branches of the
Legislature unanimously.
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BURNING OF A CHURCH

CALArs, Me-, Jan. 26-Tbe UniversaIist Church
in MiEltown st. Stephens and the dwelling house
adjoining, were destroyed by fire this morning
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f,OMp1 ELTON OF A TIINNEI,

pHIlApELPH1A, Jan 27-The fret train passed
through the great tuanel on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, between Pittsburg and Altoona this morn
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Died at Pernambaco, Dec. %, Mr.. Gordon, ez-
consul CT the United States OF injuries received by
a fall from the balcony fhis residence.