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gTAUNTON SPECTATOR
nYJ. A. d L. WADDELL, Jr.
TERMS.

NJ. The "SPECTAToR" is published once
n ,sssk, at Too Dollars year, If paid IN adranee,
0r Toe Dollars and Fifty Cents Tdetdysd beyond
:te erpiralion Of the gear No subscription 'c'ts
Sc discontinued but at The option Of the Editors,
vn!a all arrearages are paid.
~ yAH Communications to the Editors by mail
,,t,t B., postpad, or they l1iH not be attended to-
az .ADYER TESE.NE.N1'S Of thirteen 6nes
Yor less inserted three tirfes for one dollar, and
s,y.nsu-fre cents for each subsequent continuance
Larger Observation-Disclosures IN ,te same pfnpor'
aiOn' a liberal discount made 10 s.oSe eho adrer
tise by the year.
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@Sp A Paris letter.writet says: "a few.
days since a party were trying their skill at
a pistol gallery, when gentleman present
criticised their performance. Show Us
what you can do was the rejoinder. i
WILL he replied i never miss; and taking
UP the pistol, he blew his own brains out.
He was a stranger"
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: g. A brutal teacher whipped a little boy
for pressing the hand of little girl who sat
next to him al school, after which he asked
the chld'why he squeezed The girls hand?
because" said the little fellow, "it looked
so pretty, couldn't help it," That boys
future career will be worth lnquirlng into.
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CoNsUMpTloN.-Dr Wood, Of Philadel.
phla, argues the protective and curative val
ue of cod liver oil, from the fact that the
obituary tables give much diminished
number of deaths from consumption since
it came into general use. Probably"
says he, 1--WE have cured one in eight ca.
ees of consumption by its use.
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SPORT IN KENTUcKY.-Young Sports
mani say, friend, is there anything to
shoot about here!
Farmer-Wall don't know stranger.
but you can go down 10 the cross roads and
take pop at the schoolmaster, just to keep
YOUR hand in.
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DEATH OF A VENERABLE GoosE.-f

DEATH OF A VENERABLE GoosE.-A
goose, belonging to Mr.. James Rookie, Of
Chester county, died the other day, at an
advanced age. 1t came into possession OF
Mr.. R. on his wedding day, 35 years ago,
being the property ofh,s wife. 1t was pro-
badly near forty years old at the time of its
death, to which age, it is said a goose will
live.
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as- The greatest breadth Of the river Nile
is two thousand feet-or about third OF a
mile. It's current is sluggish, and nowhere
does IT move over three miles an hour. Its
waters are always muddy.
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Coke UPON LITTLEToN.-A man named
Coke was fined $40 yesterday for commit
ting an assault upon Barney Littleton.
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~ Mr.. Smith, shall l help you TO but
ter" Thank you marn belong to the
Temperance Society, and never take any.
thing strong'
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es- The best thing to take after being in
toxicated-a resolution never 10 be intoxi.
Gated again.
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&sr Don't stand hestatng upon that
good resolution OF years-put it through.
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Gs. Don't leave your friction matches
out loose over night, for the mice come out
TO comb their hair with them, and may set
the house on fire
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To PREVENT BoILs.-Take tablespoon
full of yeast, in glass Of water, twice
day.
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RING BoNE.-A subscriber asks for
remedy for this malady.-[Prairie Farmer.
We have tried many. A new horse is
the only one that succeeded.
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S3-Many actions, like the Rhine, have
two sources-one pure, and the other I'm.
pure.
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j. M. CONRAD,
General Commission Merchant,

Cary Street. End door Gborc Is, Richmond, ia,
llOES Commission business exclusively in the sale
~ Of Country Produce and purchase ofGoods to order
He respectfully solicts consignmcnts and promises all
the satisfaction which he hope render by dill
gent and faithful attention such interests may be
conded to him. Liberal advances will be made on pro
dUce in hand when desired.
Richmond Sept. 2S, lS6S-ly.
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,&5- Rev. Mr.. Fletcher, in England. is
now in his 10S year-is sill preaching
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You've AMERICA IN PANTALETTEs.-
Here is part of letter received by a
friend from daughter ane years old, who
is now at boarding school, placed there
because she was one OF those who know
loo much to stay at home:
"MY DEAR FATHER Il was very glad
to hear from you, and hear you was well,
but was not bit glad to hear that mother
had baby, because it was boy. l
should be very glad if it were little girl,
but hate boys worse than ever. Now l
am going TO tell you what you ought to
name him. | am going to choose home
ly name, because don't think boys ought
to have pretty names. Boys are squ~allng
all the time. You don't have one minutes
peace while there is a boy baby IN the
house but when you have baby sister IN
the house you never hear i! cry. Name
him Peter; that Is good enough for boy.
You must excuse me for writing SO much
about boys; the reason | write so much a
bout boys is because don't like them"
Don't you think she bids fair to become
perfect Woman's Rights woman ?-Reg
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G. NJ. COCHRAN, JR.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.

STAUNTON, VA,
WILL practice in all the Courts holden in Au
w gusta and the Superior Courts of Rocking
ham aud Highland. Office in the rear of the
Court house, formerly occupied by Messrs Niche
& Robinson.
S,aunton, Sept. %, 1857
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&@ Mind what you run after. Never
be content with bubble that will burst, or
a fire work that ends in smoke and DARK
ness. Get that which you can keep, and
which is worth keeping.
Something sterling, that will stay
When gold and silver fly away.
Fight hard against hasty temper. An
ger will come, but resistt stQutly. A spark
NAV set house on fire. A fit of passion
may give you cause to mourn all the 'dajs
Of your life:
He that revenges knows no rest;
The meek possess peaceful bfeast.+
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"YoUR PAPER DID NOT COME, SIR. We
recommend careful peruSal of the follow
ing plain statement both to post-masters
ed The Advance" published at fernando.
Mss.
The uncertain arrival, or uncertain deA
livery of papers at country post offices, is
often the ground Of complaint against pub
fishers and editors. Many Of the offices
are poorly supplied with conveniences for
taking care OF papers, no matter with what
certainty they arrive. The papers are
iumbled into few little pigeon holes, or
piled upon desk, box or barrel to await
the call OF subscribers--in the midst OF
boots, hats, briles, horse collars and other
coarse wares, which may be called for du-
ring the day by customers. Country POST
masters, in most cases, being engaged in
some mercantile business, many newspapers
find their way into some obscure corner,
where they are hid for time from human
eyes, as completely as If buried in a noun
tain cave. In comes the man for his paper,
and as it can't be found, of course it dldn t
come. The indignant subscriber conse.
quenty abuses the rascally editor, and
perhaps calls for pen, ink and paper, to
write letter of complaint about not send
ing his paper punctuaily, when, if the sad
paper were endowed with speech, it would
cry out here am, squeezed to death be-
hind this box, or under this barrel we
have seen just such things at many country
post offices elsewhere as in this country
These remarks have no reference to any
particular office, but meant for all where
they will apply. Scientific .4merican.
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EMpLoYMENTs OF LADIES IN 1545.-The
learned Nicholas Udal, Master of Eton
School, was employed by Catharine Parr
in the translation of Erasmus's "Paraphra-
ses of the Four Gospels in the labor of
which the Princess Mary was induced by
her royal stepmother to take an active
share. The first edition Of these psraphra-
ses was published, according to Strype. at
the sole expense Of Queen Catharlne Parr.
In his dedication to his royal patroness, u
dal remarks son the great ndmber of noble
women at that time 10 England given to the
study of devout SCIENCES and learned
tongues. It was q common thing" he
quantity adds, Sto see young virgins so
trained in the study of letters, that they
willingly set all other pastlmes at naught
for learning's sake. 1t was now no news
at all to see queens and ladies ofmost high
estate and progeny, instead of couitly dali
lance, embrace virtuous exercises, reading
and writing, and with most earnest study,
early and late. to apply themselves to the
acquiring of knowledge" Fortunately Tor
Catharine and these fair and gentle stu
dents. who were encouraged by the exam
pIe Of that learned queen to seek the paths
Of knowledge, they aourished in days when
the requirements OF women were regarded
as their glory and not their reproach.-
Learning in women was then considered
next unto holiness and the cultivation OF
the female mind was hailed by the wise,
the good the noble of England, as proof
of the increasing refinement of the land
Margaret Roper, Catharine Parr, Lady Jane
GRAY, with many others, would inevitably
have been stigmatised as blue stockings if
they had lived in the nineteenth instead OF
the sixteenth century.-agnss Strickland.
How TO DlscREDIT WlTNEss.-Law-
ver-'Mr. CLAYTON, will you have the good.
ness to answer me directly or categorically,
few plain questions :!
WitnessA'Gertaihly, SIR :.
sTell Mr.. Clayton, is there female nv
ino with YOU, who is known in the heigh-
borhood as Mrs. Clayton {
There is
rs she under your protection
DO you support her
J. do h.r,,
Il have not.
Here several Jurors scowled gloomlly on
Mr. Clayton
.Opposing counsel-Mr. Clayton is the
female in question your mother:
she is.
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From Correspondence of the ~ Z. Tribune
Partisan Marriage.
PAp1s MONDAY. APRIL 8. 1854.

FARIS, MONDAfi APHIL o' IOo1'
'In its silence and beauty, its passion and power "
"Loye breathed o'er the land like the soul OF
fower.n
The Nevada journal., 1854-06-02
Phipes & Hanline.

AVE rt tmoved to No. II. battery street, third
Il door below Sacramento. and are now opening
The most extensive assortment Cf
Fancy Goods, : ardware and Notions
Ever imported into thi- city, VIII ch th.,y fi r TO the
trade at reasonable rates, sting in pa t of
Looking Glasses, gilt and mahogany franz:
Combs, horn butfaio aud shell of all descriptions
Pocket Cutlery AID Scissors;
Bru she's OF all kinds Accordeons. harps. violins.
Port Monnaes pool cotton;
Peftumery and Soaps, large assortment
300 Pounds Patent Thread; 100 lbs Sewing silk
ALSO-Playing Cards, IuCian GooGs and every
th'hS pertaining 10 lhelr line 6-4W
The Nevada journal., 1854-06-02
San Francisco Adrelti.ements
INnl RAas cHrn nnaME-
{ 5OMaMtg St n: No: u China I; ha and Pingfa sug.

& SfA Flats no. 1 China and Pingfa sug,r
- - 25u bbls and hi bbs Crushed S,igar lug sAX'
6o;o0v lbs Peru sugar. 5000 mat. No China Rica
5u 0os Carolina Rice. 500 bxs adamantipe candles
lou DIS French candles, 100 sardnes h and fourth
100 cs S2uierae. co. cases Champnpr. Cider
500 casks Ale and Porter. 2n0 cases Porter
300 gross W Matches, 500 bags Rio Coffee
~ M oos DRIED Apples. 375 hf bbls Corn Meal
800 bxs ID Imperial and G p Tea
100 bxs OoleDg Souchong Tea 200 cs Balt Oxs,.rs
100 hGs Pepper, Gloves and Cinnamon
100 cases CLAIMS and Lobsiers 80 cs Corn and poos
100 cases ASST Jams and Jelies 200 cs hf gall piekIe
l9O cases Brandy Peaches quarts and half gallons
For sale by GOODWIN e 90 se'
DIM 62 California street. San Francisco
The Nevada journal., 1854-06-02

the Blood, or Habit oftie System
The best Female Medicine known Ipcipient Consumn
uon Vafronness, LucOrrhOea Whites Irregular Men
slruallcn, lncontlnence of Urine and General Gloomy
sue Oh MIND are cured by Dr.. GUYsoTs EXTRACT OF
iELLo" DOCK AND SARsAPARILLA which gives III me-
uiate reltl Dy renewing the fountain of Health and
strength, the BLOOD. 1t neutrazes Bad Humors stops
Unnatural Secretions and gives Healthy Action 10 all the
vital powers
Let all who wish to purge the Blood from the irnpu
rts contracted from the free indulgence the appetite
uurhs me winter and to prepare the system resist
summer epldemlcs resort now to GUYsoTs EXTRACT OF
ELLoW DOCK SARSAPARILLA, which proving itself
an ahdote Tor many Of the malignant diseases th
mesh Is hei TO. and they will dsappoi ted: for
In his remedy the public faith has never ever
can waver; tor is fou1ded eXper enc. Ius sS their
want OF !ah IN othr and spurious compounds j. also
founded on experience. They fly mineral nostrums
toseeR nope HE and vgor, from this purely vcge.
remedy therefore, however broken down health and
spirits, however oathsome himself and others let no
lha bis hope OF ply steal restoration is only GUYSOTS
YELLOW DOCK ana SARSAPARILI.h and persua,ie
MN o ms ME sake 10 try it, and have hesitation
III predicting his speedy restoration to health.
SCRoFULA-lt has b. remarked by eminent men, that
in the varied catalogue of diseases to ich man
there scarcely one OF such importance such
teest as scrofua, whether the obcurity OF its
orgA ITS instdOus progress the number and variety Of
organs that attacks, lis remarkable ncura billy and
extensive fatality
scroiua has bottled the skill of the most eminent phy
scaIs III ibls country and in Europe But there is an
@hucoe iof The disease, in DIR. GUYsoT's EXTRACT OF
iE Low Dock AID SARsAPARILLA,' which is proving
ltse SPECIFIC in the most we cases Of ScrUuia
q Sold by i'ARK & WHITE "A Merchant ST. san
RAM lsco, To whom all Orders must be addres. ell
ALSO-By DIR. W. q. ALLAN. Broad street Nevada
ana by Druggists generally throughout the state 66m,
The Nevada journal., 1854-06-02
LADIES'
ICE CREAM SALOON

Mrs. Frisbie having fitted upa NEW SALOON
one door above the Restaurant, will be happy TO
wait on Ladies and Gentlemen to ICE CREAMS
and Confectionery OF every kind, and Of the best
,laalty.
Mrs Z having secured the services of Mr. NJ l.
ELNcARD oi San francesca notoriety, Gate Of
Winn's Fountain Head) feels confident Of giving en-
tire satisfaction to all who may favor her with car
ALL those ~ho wish te enjoy 4 RETIRED coor
aud REFRESHING RLrAsr, VIII not fail TO call at Mrs
FRIsBlgs.
The Nevada journal., 1854-06-02

GTATE CT CALIFORNIA, Nevada County aud Town
- shi7, ss Be it remembered that Jane Ramsey Of
me county and Township aforesaid. the lawful wife of
W iiian Ramsay. also of said Township. intend and do
hereby make KNOWN publish and declare nv intention
rom ana after the date hereof to carry and transact
n III! own name al on aud for my own account sole
trader rs by law provided the business of Grocerv md
hat SAID business will he transacted by me in the Town
shp OF Nevada Aforesaid at place called the One Nile
iioisc between the town of Nevada and Grass Valley
and that the amount so invested by in said business
il less lhan Five Thousand Dollars
y IAe>S my i and this llth day OF May. 4. D. 1854
her
JANE
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port Of those Powers have no doubt THAI the policy
indicated by the President will be theoretically pursued
and that full pecunary reparaon to the owners OF the
Black Warrior and apology for the insult to our nag VIII
ultimately be obtained.
But regret that to look for this at Madrid
should have preferred to it exacted in more sum
mary by the blockade of Havana and the other prn
cpal ports of the island 1t high time that we should
have remedy for these insults Immediately at hand
and that the Captain General should be compelled to use
his power which is only restricted by his ultimate re-
sponsbity at Madrid well for redress as for aggres
sion have been satisfied for the last three maths,
that the power suspendng the neutrality laws should
be conferred the President now think that should
be done at Perhaps may be proper to further
than have proposed, and make it discretionary, to
use it even during the session Of Congress- but have
been restrained by the belief that the President will only
have the representatives of the people and
of the States that the contingency has arrived and call
for immediate action, and his appeal will be promptly
responded to- The issue must be eventually and
cannot choose proper moment for its solution.
Mr.. BENJAMIN observed, in the course Of some re-
marks that the present not the proper occasion to
go into the matter; he however, endorsed the facts
brought forward by his colleague and expressed the hope
that the subject would be referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations when after their report he should ask
to be heard the subject.
Remarks were also made by Messrs. HUNTER, Sc
WARD, MALLORY, BUTLER, and CHASE, which will
be given hereafter.
Mr. CHASE desired the subject postponed for week.
but subsequently, withdrew his notion and the resolution
was adopted,
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion Of Mr.. HUNTER the Senate proceeded to
the consideration Of the bill making appropriation for the
Indian department for the year ending 1862 &C.
The Immediate question pending being the appeal taken
by Mr. CoopER from the decision of the chair ruling his
amendment out Of order as private matter the question
taken the appeal and there appearing sixteen NJ
frmatiye ard sixteen negative votes, the opnionof the
Chair was considered sustained
Various other amendments were offered and adopted,
further
until tomorrow.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of Ex-
ecutye business and after time spent therein the
doors were opened and the Senate adjourned.
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TUESDAY, MAY ,, 1854.
And the House adjourned.
IN SENATE.

Mr. MORTON, from the Committee on Agriculture, to
which referred memorial from Denton OHutt, offer
ing make public for equivalent, his system Of tam
ing wild horses and the improvement of the different
breeds Of domestic animals for the public good submit
ted report to the following effect:
That the testimonials presented by the orias show
that he has devoted much time and labor to the Improvement
Of the breed and management OF domestic animals partcu
ly the horse hs the information which he enabled to
mpart the subject we'll worthy of the consideration Of
the farmers and grazers of the country Your committee
however of opinion that Congress should not respond to the
memorial by any legislative action, and therefore ask to be
discharged from its further consideration
The committee was accordingly discharged
Mr. SHIELDS, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
which referred the bill from the House of Repre-
sentatves granting the right Of way to the ST. Louis and
Iron Mountain Railroad through the arsenal magazine,
Jefferson barracks tracts reported back with amend
ments.
Mr.. SHIELDS, from the Committee of Conference on
the dsagreeing votes Of the two Houses the bill max
ing appropriations for the support of the Military Acade-
my, reported that the Senate recede; which was con-
CURED in.
Mr.. s. expressed the hope that although the Senate
had yielded the present OCCASION 1t would IN future
adhere to amendments which he considered so just in
themselves.
Mr. ALLEN, from the Committee on Pensions, report.
ed bill granting bounty land to Embellishments. 81
Also from the same committee, which refe rred
the bills from the House of Representatives for the relief
Of Benjamin Rowe and for the relief of Geo. W. Gibson
reported them back without amendment accompanied by
reports in each case recommending their passage.
AlS0 the same committee ADVERSE re-
ports the petitions of James Steward, of Stamford
cousty New York, and the additional documents in
the of Benjamin Burton.
Mr. EVANS, from the Committee Revolutionary
Claims submitted report and bill for the relief Frede
rick Vincent administrator of James LIE Gaze Mailet
Mr. SEBASTIAN from the Committee on Indian AT
fairs asked to be discharged from the further consdera
ton Of the memorials of John g. and Clarinda p Chap
man, asking that steps may be taken to civze the In
dams at Pugets sound in Washington Territory, and
that of the Territorial Legislature of New Mexico for
measures to protect them from Indian depredatons;
which agreed to.
Mr. SEWARD, from the Committee on Pensions, asked
to be discharged from the further consideration of the
petition of s. I. Van Derze; which,was agreed to-
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion by Mr.. HUNTER, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the bill making appropriations for
the Indian Department for the fiscal year ending June
30th 1866.
Amendments discussed at length but the bill
not reported to the Senate. The Senate journed.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, from the Committee of Con
ference the dsagreeing votes of the two Houses
the bill making appropriations for the support Of the
Military Academy for the year ending June 30th, 1855
gers the part of the Senate and House had agreed to
recommend that the former body recede from their amend
ments nen-concurred in by the House.
The report was agreed to.
THE STEAMSHIP CITY OF GLASGOW.
Mr. WHEELER asked consent to submit the following
resolution
soved de- That the Secretary Of the Navy be and he is
hereby authorized send out Immediately more steam
sailing vesee with three months provisions board OF
EACH together with blankets and clothing for four hun
dred persons search for the missing steamship City of
Glasgow which supposed to have met with accident
either machinery spars and is among the ice which
has lately seen such quantities in the North Atlantic
ocean, IF the Secretary of the Navy has not Government
vessels at his disposal he hereby authorized to freight
charter suitable vessels for the purpose 10 be paid for out OF
any money not otherwise appropriated
Mr.. LETCHER objected and therefore the resolution
was not received.
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BILL.
Mr. RICHARDSON said that it was the understanding,
when this week was apart for the consideration
Territorial business that should be devoted exclusively
to matters appertaning to the organized Territories
This understanding he wished carried out but desired to
saw in this connexion that he should move in the early
part of next week. to consider the Nebraska and Kansas
bill He made this statement that gentlemen might be
advised that the friends Of this trying
to steal march on them. k.
TERRITORIAL BUSINESS
The House then proceeded to consider the bill Of the
House making further appropriations for continuing the
construction Of roads in the Territory OF Minnesota in
ment yesterday reported from the Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union with an amendment in
the nature Of substitute
And the question being taken, the amendment was
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The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the War Department, Transmitting in compliance
with resolution Of the 9th ultmo, estimates Of the
amount of claims for services OF volunteers and for sup
plies furnished for their in suppressing Indian hos
tilites in Rogue River Valley in the Territory OF Ore
gon; which referred to the ommttee on Military
Affairs and ordered to be priu