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Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-11-09
AGENTS.:

The Committee believing that the success of
this great national undertaking will be mate
rally promoted by the energy and enterprise of
intelligent and persevering Agents, have resolved
to treat with such on the most liberal terms.
ANY person wishing TO become an Agent, by
sending (post paid) 81, will receive by return Of
mail, One Dollar Engraving, GIFT TICKET,
Prospectus, a Catalogue, and all other necessa-
ry information.
On the final completion of the sale, the Gifts
will be placed in the hands of Committee of the
purchasers, to he distributed due notice of which
will be given throughout the United States and
the Canadas.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-11-09
GLASGOW, MISSOURI.
Indiana Banks.

Thursday Morning, November 8, 1854.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-11-09
100000 GIFTS.
OF The Actual Cost Of $50, 900.

" Inc '1cluW loSt % 9loU,ouu'
Each purchaser of One Dollar Engraving,
therefore, receives not only an Engraving richly
worth the money, but also ticket which enti-
ties him to one of the gifts when they are dis
tributed.
For FIVE DOLLARS, highly finished EnTav-
ing, Painted in Oil and five Gift Tickets, will be
sent; or Five Dollars worth of splendid Engrav-
ings can be selected from the Catalogue, and
sent by return mail or express.
A copy of the Catalogue, together with spe-
cimen Of one of the Engravings, can be seen al
the Office of this paper.
For each Dollar sent, an Engraving actually
tcorfh hot sum, and Gift Ticket will immediate
" be forwarded.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-11-09

Reference IN regard to the Real Estate, F. J.
VrsscHER & Co., Real Estate Brokers, New
York. Orders, (post paid) with money enclosed
to be addressed,
]. w. HOLBROOKE, Sec'v,
5O5 Broadway, N. Y.
C557 The Engravings in the Catalogue are now
ready for delivery. TNov9-ls6m.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-11-09
LIST OF GIFTS,

100 do do Calhoun, 100 10000
so elegant Oil Paintings, in splen-"
did gilt frames, 3x4 feet each,..' 100 5000
100 elegant OIL paintings, 2x3 fl en-. 80 5000
500 steel plate Engravings, brilliant
ly colored in Oil, rich giltfrOmes,
2ix20 inches each...... 10 5000
10000 elegant steel plate ETgray-
ings, colored in Oil, of the WASH
ington Monument, 20x26 in. ca. 10000
$4,000 steel plate sngrayin2s from
100 different plates now in pos
session OF and owned by the Ar
fists Union, Of the market value
of from 90 cents TO 81 cdch..... $1,000
N. Y. City, ~. 1919. $4,000
% building lots in 100 and 10lst SITS.
N. Y. City, each 25xl0o feet
deep, at.... .............'.. 1000 $1,000
100 Villa sites. containing each TO-
600 square feet in the suburbs Of
y. Y. City, and commanding
magnificent view of the Hudson
River and Long Island Sound, at 500 $4,000
% perpetuaI loans op cash without intar-
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
KNOW NorHrNas.

Much abuse Is heaped upon IN
ganization by some OF the admin
ton papers. Some months asJ
alluded to the increasing danger OF
foreign interference as such in politi-
cal affairs. We have clipped some
notices Of this overwhelming spirit
from our exchanges, and request our
reades 70 pcrsue them carefully. Can
they read them. aud then wonder that
a Protestant league has been formed
IL such is the fact?
We give this week two instances Of
intense excitement produced ON "The
Fourth" by placing the cross above
the American Flag. II is not to the
cross as a religious symbol. the peopl,
object. They see IN il the sign Of the
Italian despot. the Romish Tyrant,
the yillianous murderer Of Italian Re.
publicans: Hence they 'ciH not sgfe'
the sign of his misrule and oppression
to be exalted above the stripes and
stars of this confederacy.
We also call attention to the ex
communication of the trustees Of til,
st. Louis Church, fon refusing TO dees
their church properIyto Bishop TUNA
as the representative Of that SAM
murderous dsspot, someday when VI
have leisure, we will publish the form
Of the Major accommodation
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
oExcoHrAr ON

We have been informed that one Of
the lawyers, 10 the employ Of the liquor
interest has prepared s"sere cxccrls.
ton OF Us, for the Democrat this week :
Whether lila to appear edi,orially or
not we are not informed. II 1t does we
hope for the credit OF our selghbor, as
a writer. It will be In better grammar
than tho one that the pro tenn OF last
week got UP for our benefit. That was
horrible. We have a dread OF being
poisoned by quackery. II we must be
put through let IL be by one who can DO
it scientifically. We hope our neigh.
Dor will not allow Us abused In such
bad English. Il shocks w.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
THANKS.


Our thanks are due 10 the friends In
the country, who have so. generously
refunded the twenty dollars that were
exioffed from US by The liquor inter.
teresi IN order TO silence our opposi-
ton. With such tokens of approbo-
ton on the part Of the sober citizens
Of this county. we can we'll afford to
endure the opposition, and even the
assaults. Of the pampered Office hold
ers und their allies.
The appropriate aud pointed letter
accompanying the donation, cam toe
late for this week. Itshall appear in
our next. In the meanwhile. We as
sure our friends that neither fire MOI
fists shall deter us from being true ic
che cause so dear to all good men.
We thank those, also. who hav,
stepped forward to increase our sub
scription list.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
JOHN MrrcHEIs SPEECH.

Since John Mitchell, the Irish rebel,
who disbelieyes in all tyranny, unless
he can be the tyrant-expressed a de-
sire to be the owner of an Alabama
plantation, he has been the special ia
vorite of the South, and as mark OF
such favorilism, he was invited 10 de-
liver an address ut the late commence.
ment of the University of Virginia. at
Charlottesville. He complied with the
request, and delivered an address so
opposed to all real pro -ress, as even
to offend the s.agnant conservatism OF
the Old Dominion. The Lynchburg
Virginian. while it commends the lii.
erary character Of the address speaks
thus Of its sentiments:
"Mr. Mitchell denies the progress Of
mankind, sneers at civilization, and
lauds what are called the dark ages.
He even more than doubts whether
there has been progress in the natural
sciences. and in the useful and orna-
mental arts, and fancies he sees. in the
motemorphoses oil Ovid. the adumbra-
ton of the astronomical system Of Co
pernicus, and the geology Of Sir Chas.
Lyelll he contends that human pro-
gress Is like the motion Of the earth.
in a cycloid--that every nation or So
ciety Of men has los rise. progress and
fall--that il one advance. by high
culture. By self denial and heroic en-.
ergy. and filth, to the loftiest heights
Of human intellect and virtue: that
while nations can grow great. free and
happy. esch in its day. man. the fam.
lily or GENIUS. never stirs y step, either
backward or forward"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
THE WAR BEGUN.

Its manifest that the war in this
county has already begun. 1t is also
that it Is TO be one Of more
than ordinary interest. Its not to be
n mere strife between oflice-seekcrs for
the spoils Of Office, but |. will be be-
tween rum and Romanism on the one
hand and sobriety and American free.
dom. on the other. Let no man be
surprised if the combined influence d
rum and RomanisIn. which have fol
years swayed the sceptroin this coun'
~. De brought to bear sin New forl
and elsewhere, and that they will at
tempt TO carry the day 10y violence.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
THE PEOPLES TICKET.

The ticket presented to the people
Of Indiana for their support by the
Convention Of freemen, is one which
cannot fail to give general satisfaction
wherever the gentlemen placed on il
are known.
Messrs. Talbot, Collins and Nof-
singer. are Democrats. ttts
Messrs. Gookins and Mills are
Wings.
They are all men OF undoubted
moral character, and Of unquestioned
qualifications for the Offices for which
they have been nominated. 4
We 20 before the people with his
ticket in the ulmos. confidence that Z
will be triumthantIy elected.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
THE CONVENTION.

We stole away from the confinement
of the Office, last week, to take part in
the deliberations Of freemen for the
rescue Of our beloved State from the
dominion Of slavery and rum. While
we abhor the system of conventions.
we admi! the necessity, OF times, Of
combined effort TO resist the encroach-
ments Of enemies. II was not n con-
vention Of Office seekers OF Office hol-
ders. Il was aconvention Of freemen.
for the promotion Of freedom. The
nomination Of Offices was merely Incl
dental TO the chief end Of the conven.
ton. Indeed. but few seemed TO take
any interestin Il.
When we say the convention was
large we mean all VIC say. How large.
we can not tell. but their must have
been some 5000 persons there. On
Wednesday night. the two largest
Halls in the City. were crowded-ihe
Washington Hall and the Masonic
Hall. We attended The Washington
Hall and heard several eloquent and
patriotic speeches, some say that the
Masonic Hall was occupied by the
Know Nothings. OF course we don't
know, for we were not there. Young
Brown Of the Sentinel ought to know,
for he climbed upon the necessary in
the rear Of the hall, and pceped into
the window, until he was brought
down by brick bats. All that we
could learn, was that the hall was
crowded. On Thursday, in addition
TO this largo crowd. the cars. from ev-
cry direction came crowded.
II was one Of the most harmonious
meetings ever held in Indianapolis
IL was a meeting Of the right kind Of
men. for the right kind of purpose
But we will not enlarge: their platform
is given in another column. Read il
and then resolve to stand upon it,
Let there be a union Of freemen FOR
the sake OF freedom.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
COrrfsponbsntf.
FROM OUR MADISON CORRESPONDENT

MR. EDIroR:--A prediction IN one
Of my letters. 10 Hon. J. ID. Bright
has been fulfilled. That prediction
was that he would not vote for the
Nebraska bill. lie did not. A strange
power seems 10 watch over the illus
trious Roman. The vote on the fu-
gilive slave law, was taken when he
was absent from the Senate, and
mysterious Providence, kept him at.
nicted until the late measure Of vii
lainy had passed the House once and
The Senate twice. Mr, B. WAS thus
preserved from voting for the bill.
and also from a rupture with his par
". and his health was restored In
time 10 permit him. without any sin
lister motive to visit home and attend
and preside over he grand meeting oil
the Democracy in their recent State
Convention.
The state of affairs in this city. and
Congressional District are interesting
You hae seen that Mr. Durham, wa
beaten in convention by enc vote
There is some unwritten history in
that. The Bright faction had deter
mined that General Sullivan, our late
State Senator. should be the candidate
Suddenly this WAS abandoned and Mr.
Cunning. who had not been candi-
date, was nominated over c. L. Dun.
ham, who surely has blindly obeyed
party drill, and proven himself faith.
full. Why this movement? The an
So or lies in nut shell. The Madison
leaders found the anti.Nebraska move.
mcnt was too odious-that the party
was doomed. They saw most deci.
sivcly that they could not carry the
District. John Abe. Hendricks, had
openly denounced II, and few young
men have more popularity in the dis
trict than he. Mayor w. NJ. Taylor,
who never had whig idea. had open
ly said he would not endorse the swim.
die. Nathan Robinson. an old line
Democrat Of the Bright school. had
presided over the anti.Nebraska mass
meeting. and hat meeting. with its
hundreds Of old steady democrats in
attendance. had arrayed before the
Nebraska men the ghost OF Arnold.
and make them consider the doom OF
traitors.
What was TO be done? A Nebras.
ka man can't be elected. Durham
must be rcnounced-then 10 put Gen.
eral Sullivan out and get his hand
some face Drowned by exposure, wh,n
he must be beaten. that won't do
What will do? Suddenly the idea oc-
CURED to the Ahilhophel Of the Ne.
braskaiies, and he smiled. u ghsstly
smile. They would nominate Paris
C. Duuning. or course he would be
defeated. That was on the program.
me. But then his defeat could be as
cribed altogether 10 his personal I'M
populanty--tohis Georgia Land Sw--.
his peculiar demonstration while Gov
emor. and TO bis fnsnchriug while a
suttler in Mexico. The hircling OF the
Madisonian could swear that the poo.
pie voted for somebody else. not be.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
PROHIBITION,

Rev, y. NJ. Eddy, will deliver zee.
ture on the necessity OF prOhlbliory
law, at Mt. Carmel on Wednesday even
ing the 26th inst, AZ this may be the
last speech Mr.. Eddy will be permitted
TO make, before Marshal Robinson
comes around and "drives him to hls
kennel" It may be well enough to 60
and hear him. When he don't get scar
ed hs sometimes says some good things.
How much the fear OF Robinson cane
may influence him, we can't say. GO
and hear, and If he is afraid, send for US.
We are not afraid OF all the Robinsons
Ia the State.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21

all Of them had right to destroy hat
liquor also.
The preliminaries being arranged,
quite number started for the scene
Of action. When they had arrived
mud rolled out the barrel the old man
brought the Bible md hymn.bool.
md then said, In substance. ~ follows:
-"lwas once a member Of the Church
and enjoyed religion. but liquor has
been the cause of my fall. And yes
not over my osnease alone do lament.
bitter as are my reflections on that.
but | still esteem the Christian religion
and love 10 see 10 practically carried
out by lis professors. But since i,
has been known that kept whisky by
The barrel. some OF my neighbors. and
some Of them in good standing In the
Church, were in the frequent habit OF
coming over TO where I was feeding.
Icarly in the morning. with great coats
ION. and enquiring for their COW or their
OK or their something else. and as soon
rs they were certain that they were
not observed. would slip me an empty
bottle which would ill and return to
them in the most private manner pos.
-ible. Though my wife suspected
that we played such game, yet /
would deny it positively and so would
hey. For their sake as well as my
own. want it destroyed"
So saying they sIng hymn, and
9 w. q. read a chapter, and engaged
n prayer, that the Lord would dry up
he fountains Of iniemperance, and
!. top the overlooking Of crime. cfevery
sind. When he had ended the old
man begged them to kneel with him
, title longer, and laying hold Of the
!. hines OF the barrel. one with each
nand. raised his voice, tremulous with
;, motion to the father Of mercies, "
/, aelp him now TO conquer his deadly
!. oe. Then raising from his knees he
! eized the Ratchet and struck the head
!, II the barrel several licks. but rum
81 aad too much paralyzed his energies
ne could not socceed,so he knocked out
!. he bung and loiit all run out.
), Since then he is sober, and In bic
!, light mind. the bibleis found to occupy
d prominent place in his house. and
,e much to engage his attention.
|, have gathered Few liquor items,
II rom our own village which Imay Civ,
,. At some future day. though no liquor
i ssold here. and none drank only som,
/. lines, liule secretly. or under III,
'osert of darkness. LISoB.
|, We owe our correspondent an apol
!, 'gy. By some means this excellen
D. el'er gosln the wrong pigeon hole
e where Il has laid for months. -ED.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
THE BuNe KNOCKED OUT.


We still have q number of incident
here, bearing on the temperance ques-
tion. A few more Of these | propose
to send you from time to time. TO-
publication, If they will advance ou'
glorious cause.
In the neighborhood of B 9
village silua.ed on the plank road, =
...w miles from this place, lives oil.
Mr.. p. lie is said by the Older
citizens of the place to have been. il
his earlier days, q faithful and usefu
memb,r of the NJ. E. Church. Blu
he began to take his drains, thinking
he could either drink or let IL alone,
and that q dram could not hurt m,
man--especially as il WAS then tn
fashion Of the day. Soon. alas. IN,
appetite gained the mastery Of him.
For years "he scarcely diew q sober
BREATH" but kept whisky by the bar
rel. especially for his own use.
Last August the Methodisls held q
csmp,meeung near this place. On
Saturday, old Mr.. P was seer
vending his way to the ground. trem-
alous with the weight Of years. but
more from the use of liquor. AT tn,
meeting he became very much con-
ceraed for the welfare of his soul. anc
sought a place in the Church. Blu
here was one great objection to hi,
reception there, as also TO his CONVEX,
sion. He had left at home his god.
that idol TO whom he had SO offer
bowed-.a barrel Of whisky--and whose
power he had so often taciIly acknowl
edged as sufficient TO get him down
II il could not lift BIN up. Some friend,
learning these facts proposed ihai
"Bacchus should be decnpitatcd."
So the proposition was made that The
''old man should knock of part Of th,
price Of the barrel. and that company
would each pay something towards i
until enough was raised to pay th,
balance. and then they should hav,
the privilege oihelping spill the critler.
II was also agreed by all parties thai
if ever the old man drank snolh,i
drop. or got any more liquor. then b,
should pay every member OF the com
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
~A correspondent on the

fT A correspondent Of the indie
pendent Press says two things. One
webelieye. to wit. that Mrs. II. B. Hib.
ben. Is one Of the best piani'ts in the
country. and that her admirable per.
formances added much 10 tho interest
of the exhibition. We will not soon
forget the thrilling execution Of the
Leap for Life"
The other. we don't believe. II
says. somebody has been elected by
the trustees Of the Brookvillc College
ito take charge Of the American de-
pertinent Now zee have that depart
ment ouraelf. awhile yet. It is deci-
dedly interesting. and well conducted.
We hay'nt surrendered MOI indeed.
We have sharpened up our scissors
made new lot Of paste. got som.
new pens and ink, and are just getting
ready for fair set to. The depart
menr' is in q heallhful condition.
The libel suit has not exhausted oul
resources,
Send in your names. The Ok
American still iiges. Whisky inhu
ence can kin IT,
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21

THAT CowHiDino. We have been
informed that certain brave man in
tends 10 find some fault, with some-
thing in this weeks paper and give us
a cowhiding. We hope he won't do
it. In the FIRST place. we would not
Ike 1t, and then ii might arouse an
American feeling that il would be DIFF
6cult to qucll. and the effect upon the
individual himself would be the re-.
verse Of what he designs. The people
Of this equity are hardly ready to allow
the appl cation of such arguments with
IMMUNITY.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
rv We see notices Of Cholera. in

1" we see notices oil Cholern, IN
various exchanges. II seems TO have
become resident disease Of the coun.
try. Here. there never was time OF
more general health. still we would
say to oil, both in town and country,
be prudent, eat no unripe fruits or veg.
etables. pay strict attention to have a
regular and wholesome diet. battle
habitually in cold water. keep the
bowels regulated, and don't use brandy
as preveatipe. Some, did 30 two
years ago, and they have gone be
yond brandy. They have become
whisky drunkards.
Physicians should be careful 10
whom they recommend the use. Of
brandy, as a regular preventive
The remedy is dangerous. This
brandy practice has made hundreds of
drunkards, and there is some respon-
sibiity resting upon physicians who
will employ the controlling weight Of
their authority in leading men into
r,,sn
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-21
KILL HIM 1

One Of the principal leaders Of the
pro whisky, pro slavery. andpro Cath
ole party Of this county. was herd to
say. soon after the assault Of Mr.. Rob-
eson, that he wished to God he (Mr.
R.. had killed the d--d son Of a
b--h. OF course he does. such has
been the wish Of the murderers Of this
county for ,everal years. And some
Of them are none too good To. kill US II
they could only get a license TO do SO.
They have killed many Of our early
associates--others are fatally wounded
and can linger but little longer
They are already worse than dead
And why not kill US? Men OF more
talent and who might have been more
useful, have fallen BY their hands.
We will onlysay. that they may no,
hope to allure US into their dens oil
death. nor do we believe that the of
repeated prayer. that God will damn
US. will be heard. We are fully con.
ident that while our services are need.
ed on earth, God will prolong our life
II the ends Of our being can better
be subserved by our death. be will
permit some one in his madness tc
take US hence, bat we fear not that il
will be to associate with drunkards and
and liars and murderers in another
world.