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Sunfish and Wheeling Daily Packet

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March 81. 1852.
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Pond Mud.


Among the many materials. says writer
in the Germantown Telegraph, which ma.
,ure provides for the use of the husband
man in The labor o! enriching and rem
dering permanently fertile the fields TILED
by his industry, there are few that possess
greater value Tor certain purposes than
pond mud The sediment deposited by
water, under almost all circumstances, is
composed mostly Of organised m after, and
is consequently possessed Of an energetic
!ertAsng power when applied as manure
or stimulant 10 growing crops. In cases
where shallow pools are formed among
hills, but which disappear in hotter months
a very large quantity of this article is gen.
orally obtainable. In such localities. the
sedimentary deposit consists commonly Of
a portion Of mineral matter, generally OF
an argilaceous character; bul this. instead
of diminishing its value for agricultural
purposes, considerably enhances it, es-
pecially il the soil to which il is supplied
be Of shady or aranceous texture. A
very iudicious course TO be pursued with
this substance is to remove il in a dry ff:Eio
10 the compost or cattle yard, and mix il
Win aIlUDdl eACEeUleUt VI oiuSi uhiC'
mented matter Of vegetable kind, the
same as muck, mould and other similar
substances are prepared in the compost
yard, it may be Incorporated in the mass
and worked over according to the rules
ordinarily observed in forming composts
for sandy soils; or, if the land be sandy
on which il is designed to be used, it ma y
he carried directly TO the fields, and spread
| We have found, however. that exposure tc
the solar rays causes it TO dry and shrink
to degree which greatly lessons IFS bulk
but whether it occasions ali equal dim
mutton Of value is a point we have no
been able thus far accurately to decide
This Inconvenience may. however, b,
easily obviated by plowing il in as soon a
spread. or by covering the heaps, as they
are dropped from the cart, with THU
stratum of earth from the surface OF th'
field, and by deferrng the spreading til
the plow is introduced.
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Fall Dry Goods !! f!
t. GEORGE P. SMITH & CO..

81 WOOD ST. PITTSBURGH,
AFFER for sale a Large and Complete As
" sortment Of American and Foreign DRY
GOODS. A considerable portion of the Staple
Goods purchased before the advance in
prices, and will be offered to cash or approved
credit buyers low as they can buy in any city,
East or West.
PRINTS-All the leading styles. comprising
Fall assortment; Dark Fancies, Blues. Oranges,
Mornings Soli,l Colours, &C.; English and Ger
man A Chinizes. SC
GINGHAMS-Lancaster Manchester. Domes
tic &c Earlston in high cnlors, and Fancy
Checks
STUFF GOODS-Alpacas Merinos, Coburgs
Paramattas. Mohair Luslres, Fancy and Plain
tyles, De. LANES. Casbmeres and all newest
tyles of WINTER DRESS GOODS,
WOOLENS-A large sock of Black and Fan
cy coored Cloths, Doeskins, Black and Fancy
Cassimeres, OF most approved styles.
Coatings, in great variety, Domestic and Im-
ported.
SATINETS-In Blacks, colors and mixtures
aud printed Also. of Western manufacture, our
usual full supply.
priced Winter fabrics
VESTINGS-A full assortment in Silks, Woo
aud German Fancy styles.
Serges, Silecias, Cambrics Irish Ii, ems. Hol
lands. Jeans, Damasks, sc.
LINSEYS-Plaid, Red. Blue and Chameleon
styles.
BROWN GOODS-Bleached Sheetngs and
Shirtings, Flannels of all kinds and colors; Dia
pers. Shrting Stripes, Oznaburgs, Drilngs, &c. ,
sc Blankets Domestic and Foreign.
A complete stock Of all sorts Of 4'i' i p
VARIETY GOODS.
Plain and Checked Muslin and Whte Goods.
Laces. Embroideries, Silks Ribbons, Winter
Shawls. &c., and everything wanting in the Dry
Goods line. the stock of which will be kept full
by constant additions throughout the season.
o. They solicit an examination of their stock
by any disposed to purchase.
PITTSBURGH, Sep IA. 1853
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STEAM MARBLES WORKS. iG

J3lS. 3al. 323sLfBEnTY SrREEr,:fss FsaT
PITTSBURGH, PA. dss,f .;sin.,;i
M ON UMENTS. Tomhs. Grave Stones Furui;-
Ill ture Tops, Marble Mantels. &C.. aheays- on
hand. and made to order by machinery, at, tho
iowest prices foreash Also, Block and Slab Mar
BILE, large stock on hand and sold to lhe-trade AZ
prices that will give general satisfaction. Orders
promptly attendedto, at $40 Liberty strset, Pitte
burgh. WV w AII;ACE
Dec. II, 1853. -. -. -Sts'
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French Burr Mill Stone g

4 M LII L. 2sU h NIB HIN 0,SsAL
; AND
STEAM nj. sENtsIN Eo ESTA ABLISHMHNHkfy
-. 3l9, 32l,, 323 Liberty Street, ,.
'RfoA 7es ofPPosfrE sdlTHfIsGp sr., nissI
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Steam Engines for Saw and, Elotrigg Millgeep-,
orally .os hsi,d and made osofdef fBqeis lftfl
Engines made TO order short notice. Frercb
Burr Mill Stones, Old and new itockj OF asy 6Mu
manufacture, warranted best qualify, aiwsys 0ntE
hand at the lowest Prices. Laurel F1ilE Mill
Stones always iorY ka,id. Min fSpindles, Mill
Irons, Mill and Reguiafihg Screws, Pieks. Screen
Wire, Corn and Cob G1 ihdsrs, Cast Iron Ps~sesev-
Leather Betting. Wagner's Patent and Commow
Bushes, Metal Eye pieces FOR the RunBer, assit-
perior article. McConneIPs Pstert Driver.s65f65r
pie Article for turning the spindle, always on
hand. Also. Lull's Patent French Edfi Ssssf
Machines, a superior article, provided wafh -,
powerful suction fan, and unequalie edor scousi6cy
grain; they are used in the large PEARL Mfflsa A{o
legheny City, (Which turn our daily oyer 700 bbIes
flour, } and in 6003 other nnis-in the west. They
give general satlsfdctiop,, and are YarrasfsaeSot
clean we'll We annex certificate from ope Of
the largest mills IN the west, and refer 20 6ofl
handbis for particuIArs:za NJ s,4<;Il, 4;s.s, 4ea
PITTsBURGH, June 26, 1852.
w w. WALLAcE, Esq -DearSirA w hsvSii
nowin use in our mill two Of your Burr Smuty
Machines; they work TO our entire satisfaction.
and they are durable, not liable TO get out 81 Or.
der, and we consider them the bes machines now
in WILNARFH s. MORT r
All orders promptly attended to. go +lSsiai!ie
w. W. WALLACE, $40 Liberty st..s -
dec IA Pittsburgh Pa
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or The most decided case OF nativeisn

or The mostdecided case oi nativeism
we have recently known was that Of a per-
son in Boston, who; was asked to attend the
Pilgrims Ball, at Plymouth, on the 22d ult.
fIe replied that ''he was not going forty
miles to attend celebration in honor Of
the arrival Of parcel of foreigners
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DoLTING CLOTHS, made OF, the bess q ou1sa
AD ity OF silk. with square mesh. free of fuzx.
and warranted to bolt freely, always on hahd..
- 70 per yard for No. 9, aud 10 cents per yard
less on each NoIower.s Orders file d 4 ith dis.
patch, at 3l9 Liberty street. Pittsburgh. ~
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New Nebraksa Bills.

r,t, :, ,,ra,t ;ntoraet c,1, =, ,ha Nobros
,..''a,.as.;na 8 nd'aons;dasahla am,;os;,u =,
nos.s ~ s,shs, ,hs M new hin nos.ns R:,o,v ~
ss I s;ys % ,hs Conaressionai action % far
- lssiii Ssii as The ANALYSIS of the hill:
1Mrs non,,lass lds,, \ of lll;no;. osLod
,sssa s,r 80 rann,, from m',hs onm.
nostsss an T,srri,ories He said ,ba, The
.,,a,,,;on1 .of he comui,tee had been Al.
reo,ad to. The facttba, The son,hern bonn.
darv ofsNebraska. as laid down in the hill
hsfetofore reported. which was 36 80.
would divide The Chero,,se coun,rv To
avoid This. the committee had determined
to. recommend 81 .dep. as The southern
biASniia arv.a The neoela nf that country
had Two delegates acting as their AGENTS
in This city who have uraed that The country
be divided into two territories; one Neb.
,ssl.a sfba oihar Kansas territorv The
IsTsra,;an fron, Iowa and co far no he
hci b.ana ahla -,o con.nlt with The Mis-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. satisfied the comm;,,ee
,SsfitsswonId he halter n have two ,srr;.
,o,;eae Thera were soma other amand.
menss mada bv. ',he commi,,ee in relation
~ 8 d.licata .snbisct and which ware made
,e;f3,sa v;ax; N a. ,hare conl,I be M difar.
snna dn,f on;;n;on as 10 the meaning Of ,he
bA These mendments had been pre.
nsfed bv tho committee in the shane OF
arn,s3ys I'm . - ss9
Mr Johnson (deml Of Ark-Do YOU
.rt bo,h tarr;tories into one hin,
M Douolas--The one hill nrovides
territorial governments for both Nebraska a
AM. .Kansas. The committee desire tina,
,his new bill be printed. s4''
1.Thas section providing for the election
otns.delagate is amended by adding to
I'M ss..that the constitution. and all
E9s Of he Tinted States which are no,
Iccaliv ;nap,plicable. shall have the same
f,,ca Ind effect within the said territory
- slsawhere ;nd,he limited States.n the
E,fHSy;na. LA Excant ,ba e;ob,b s.ec,;on q,
u.s., 49, = . ra,orr - ,ba adn,;ss;on 4
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AGRICULTURAL. F.,
Good Animals.

Mr. B. j. Harvey, of Adrian, Michigan,
in q letter TO the Country Gentlemen,
giving his experience in sheep husbandry,
says: M
..The greatest error that committed,
or that any wool-grower can commit, is
the disposing of some OF the best ewes of
the flock. And my advice now. from ex-
perience, is, if you are offered ten or even
twenty dollars for your best eve, don't
take it. 81
III the admonition contained in this
brief paragraph were universally needed
by the farmers throughout the country. it
would work greater Improvement in the
general character Of the stock than all the
foreign importations can accomplish with
out it," A7F :~1a
We do not under. estimate the value Of
Of blood. But what makes blood? Is it not
the judicious and continued inter breeding
OF the best animals that can be selected!
And no blood is exempt from rapid de-
terror alton where the rule which has Gre
ated it is reversed. Take almost any stock,
keep the very bes, Of the young. feed them
well, and take good care Of them. and in
q. few generations they will produce a
tolerably fair breed OF animals. Take the
finest Durhams, Ayreshires. or Devons.
kill all the good calves, and half starve,
and half freeze the poorer ones which are
kept, and in very few generations all
the excellencies of the breed will be lost.
The same kind of management will ruin
a flock of we'll selected South down or
Merino sheep, or change the purest SUI,
folk swine completely 10 the reindeer OF
landshard breed. ..--.
/ Let farmers resist the powerful tempta-
ton Of the big prices with which the butch.
er backs up his sol, persuasion to trans
fer to his cart the best calf. the best pig
the best lamb, and they will find the penny
sacrificed, a pound earned. Thousands
of dollars are frequently expended to bring
across the ocean animals not so good as
hundredth part of the amount would
purchase before slaughter, from the sham
bles at home. Let all our farmers keer
their best young animals. feed them boun
tifuly, care tor them kindly. and good
breeds can be found in every pasture
and every barn. "a
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sfONE OF THE JUICES. tour Daniel' re.
marked the other day that the nextiime he
put up at hotel. be would enter his name
ss sDapiel Sharp, Judge
.s.We asked him. tsays an exchange) if
he.had ever tried it, and he replied:
ayes, tried it once and it acted like a
charm. had the best accommod atoms
in the house for about week. without any
expense, till the landlord one day touched
me on the arm, says he
'fYou are the judge Of probate, are you
nos7''
-sss.No,r p + replied.
"Not Of the supreme court, certainly"
ssadNo, y rejoined I,"not of any court. :"
: = sss.Of what are you judge. then?" con-
tinped he. thinking Of the many 6xens he
had sent up to my room.
ri ainsjudse.'' pompously replied, "of
good lftiaig - :
MODEL SUBSCRIBER There is lots Of
sem, and justine kind about whom the edi-
spr d. the New Orleans Picayune speaks
of ia this way:
1--WE have on our subscription list the
e.of one gentleman. who has taken
the Weekly Pisayune ever since I $50, and
has not once during that whole period,
that we remember, found fault with the ap
spearance or contents of the paper, or be-
ing irregularly served by the mails. He
paid his first years subscription in ad-
vance, and has not paid anything since.
~ "A SHaRpER.--s.Sonny. where ia your
fatheff'' sssit
sFather's dead, sir"
.Iave you any motherl"
J, "Yes. / had one, ,but she's got married
10 Joe Danklin, and don't be my mother
sanymore; cause she says she's got enough
10 do 10 tend TO his own young 'uns."
.ssa.lSmart boy; here's a dime furyou." !"
.1ssThat's ye. sir; it's the wayi get my
liyin'''
y ..lIow?' Ig.
"Nhy, by tellin' big yarns 10 green
suns like you. al dime pop"
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THE Law OF NEWSPAPERS.

I. Subscribers who do not give express notice
10 the contrary, are considered as wishing to con-
tinue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discontinuance OF
their periodicals, the publisher may continue to
send them until all arrearages are paid
If subscribers neglect or refuse TO take their
periodica ais from the offices to which they d
rected, they are held responsible till they have
settled the bill, and ordered them discontinued.
a. Ifsubscribe,s remove to other places without
informing the publishers, and the papers are sent
to the former direction they are held responsible.
g. The courts have d decided that refusing to take
periodicals from the Office or removing and leav-
ing them uncalled for, is prima facie evidence OF
Intentional fraud - .tt ...,..t -- .-a
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EDLASTER PARIS for Land and Stuecos
II Work, Hydraulic Cement, Grindstones. ell
sizes and various grits. always on hand al si0
Liberty street, Pittsburgh. f,s :, s.6t, beirut.
dec IA w. W. WALLACE.
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A LARGE LOT OF PLOUGH POINTS
.s..f t A. received from z Il, seij sssf
and ZANESVILLE.
mil and for sale at KIRKBRIDE'S.
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New Shop.

"a, B, L. DUNCAN has remov-
sSs.l8 ed his SHOP from Ferry to Main street,
South side. doors West of j. II. Smiths. where
he is prepared to do all kinds of work in his line
WATCHES AND CLOCKS repaired and ,rar
rdnted to keep good time.
Clarington, Nov. 23. 1883.
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THE PEOPLES pgTEn-7, OFFICE

THE PEOPLES P.4TE.A'T OFFICE.
Inventors and others desiring to obtain Letters
Patent for inventions, are requested to communi-
cate directly with the editor OF the Peoples Jour
nal, by hom all the necessary documents are pre-
pared, with the utmost fidelity and dispatch Pa
tent business of every description promptly atten-
ded to. Persons wishing for information relative
to Patents or Inventions, may all times consult
the undersigned, tcikhOut charge, either personal
ly at his office, or by letter, To those living at
distance, he would state, that all the business ne
cesssry to secure Patent can be arranged by let
ter. just as well as though the parties were perso-
naily present. All consultations and business
strictly confidential. Patents promptly secured
in England, France, and other foreign countries.
ALFRED E. BEACH,
Editor of the Peoples Journal Patent Agent, &C..
mo SO Nassau street, New York City
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-06-28
No Profits, No Faxes.

The Banks of Ohio, excepting the Trust Com
pany, are to pay taxes on their profits, they and
Federal Court claim; no profits, no tares! Hap
py condition to be sure; "aary red," The Stu
benville Union happily makes the bad luck of the
Bank of Ravenna a case in point, to pertinently
illustrate the workings of that peculiar political
philosophy. "That concern, some lime since ne.
gotiated loan to some gentlemen in Pittsburgh
to the amount of about twenty or twenty-four
thousand dollars. At maturity the funds came
up missing, and the fact was revealed to the as.
tonished bankers that the obligations of the bor-
rowers were not worth six.pence. The result is
that the bank will not divide any dividends, and
under decision of the Court if it has been made,
which we see is doubted will pay no taxes, al
though its taxable property is officially reported
to be $2S2 ,4S0, and its taxes, If collected under
the tax.law of 1852, would be $4,000.
Why shouldn't every farmer, mechanic mer-
chant, manufactures. 4haua n charter to pro-
tect him-a "vested right to escape his share Of
the burthens of Government, if the times should
be bad, the season unfavorable, or the money mar
ket tight, and in consequence, he could make no
profits by the use of his capital! How comforta-
be such an immunity would be wouldn't it!-
Let's aH haze one.-Enq.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-06-28

This III starred government seems to be on the
eve Of another revolution. Santa Anna, who
had mwehed to Acapulco against Alvarez, has
returned, defeated to all appearances in HE at
tempt to put down the rebel The Government
treasury is bankrupt, and there is nothing that
now seems TO stand between the dictator and ut
ter ruin save the money which our government
may furnish him in return for conceded territory.
1t is now too late TO prophecy the doom Of
Mexico. Cursed by stupid and mischieyeus
mode ofSpanish legislation, without trade, indus
try or manufactures to furnish revenue, and like
New England and the Western Reserve, pos
sessed Of a priesthood that has more to do with
politics than religion, and under the garb Of the
latter, instill there own pecularpolcies and WELD
a power that is in that benlghted country i'm
vincible. l s.r 81 -w
Thanks to the intelligence ofpeople ofthis ma
ton onpoiitcal preachers have made but little
progress in their attempts to mould the form of
government. c
Gradually the Mexican Government will be
forced to sell its frontier States, in order pros
cure the means of its own existence, till growing
small by degrees and desperately less, It will at
last have shrunk within the limits of the Ancient
Anahuse, and the fate of the unfortunate Aztecs,
will be found by their naughty conquerer
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-06-28

The Fusion papers have for some time beer
rampant for Il great anti-Nebraska "Mass Con.
venton" at Columbus on the 18th OF July.
A "people's party was to be the fedgiing of
this specious gathering. Under the name of an
ti-Nebraska, the sore headed democrats, defeated
and discouraged demagogues Of the Wing party,
and abolitionists in general, were to rally, and
the defeat Of the Democracy was to follow.
But it seems that the "people'' for whose ex-
elusive benefit this benevolent movement was put
on foot, not fully realizing the extent of the
generosity of our incendiary brethren, or fearing
a want of sincerity on their part, have not been
able to see the great amount Of benefit to accrue
from their cooperation, have wisely concluded to
their encouragement, and let the abo-
lition Office seekers take their own course
The result is that the order of exercises is en-
tirely changed, new programme announc-
ed, and regular old fashioned delegate conven-
lion is to be held to patch up the differences and
difficulties have that distracted the fusion party
thus far. The services Of the people are dispen-
sed with, and the wise unkers are to have the
matters in their own hands.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-06-28
Modification of the Tariff.

1t is said that the committe of Ways and Means
in the house have after much difficulty agreed to
report a bill for the modification of the tariff
somewhat upon the basis suggested by Secretary
Guthrie. The bill contains five schedules OF
rates, We copy an abstract thereof from the
Washington correspondence of the New York
Herald:
''In the first schedule, the old one hundred per
cent duty on brandes, liquors, &C., remains un-
changed. We now receive three millions duties
annually from this source.
The second schedule rates the duty at twenty
per cent. This includes all the articles which,
in the present tariff, vary from twenty-five to one
hundred per cent. 1t also includes iron, sugar,
manufactured silk and hemp.
The third schedule is fifteen per cent; the
fourth ten per cent? and the fifth, five per cent,
and embraces nearly all the articles in the exist
ing tariff, but reducing to fifteen per cent. articles
which now pay twenty; to ten per cent, articles
which now pay fifteen, &C., &c. @
The twenty per cent schedule includes raw
silk and some descriptions of medicines and dye
stuffS We now receive over seven millions dol
lars duties upon manufactured aud unmanufac-
tured silks.
The lists are very full, and fifteen per cent is
placed upon all unenumerated articles.
Salt which under the present tariff as an emu
merated article, pays twenty per cent. is to be
admitted free Of duty.
The free list takes all the articles now admit
ted free, as well as many articles now in the low
er lists of duties 1t also includes certain dye
stuffs and medicines 1t is not, however, as ex-
ira as Mr.. Guthrie's proposition.
With regard to bounties the committee have
dofn Al en-, H. 4
very favorable to the reciprocity treaty, which
looks to their aboljshment
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-06-28

On Saturday evening, officer Matthews arrest
ed this notable parsonage, and secured him COM
Portable quarters in the stone building, west of
the Court House. When arrested he was found
to be in possession of two or three Daguerreo-
type pictures, collection Of fine shells, one, in
particular, wrought into box v it'll lid, with
several articles of stolen property.
The venerable old "Joe' has it is said, served
he is said to be lineal descendant of the cele-
brated Dillworth of spelling book notoriety, but
unlike his ancestors he is man of "deeds" and
not of words"