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Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-31
RFMrIIN ON NEBRAsKA.

In answer to an invitation to attend
an anti-Nebraska meeting, Mr.. R. sd-
dressed the following letter to the
committee:
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-31

10 A prohibitory liquor law has
passed the House in the Pennsylvan ia
Legislature by vote Of so to a..
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-31

1854. AIMING HIGHER. 1854.
vTyILLIAM LEE AND CO.,
wv 20 West Fourth street, CINCINNATI, ohio.
have aimed 10 render their establishment useful
10 the whole Community, as place where night
b e found general assortment OF ali kinds OF
Tasteful & useful Dry Goods,
at the lowest prices, consistent with regular nHd
legitimate business; aud they haiter themselves
than the community concede 10 their house a high
position. Commencing the business season Of Is
81 with n larger experience, and with greatly In
creased facilities. they feel nj liberty 10 promise In
creased advantages 10 their customers, aud com
blna;i0n OF attractions such as viii surpass all 9TH
or Dry Goods Houses, IN the West.
Their Spring and summer Goods are now re-
ceiylng, and as one Of the Firm will be atthe East
almost constantly.
NEW STYLES
will be received almost daily throughout The sea-
| son. mar d o"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-31

Read Col. Farquhar's communica-
ton in another column.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-31

=. HOLMES. W. - "oAA@'.
G HOLMES AND SON; FAEYFAcTy 9 Err
~, AND IMPORTERS OF PAPER u AN1iNeos
No i0s Main street. Cincinnati, oro. Keeps con.
s,nntiy ON hand a large and general assortment Of
Ualt Paper, BORDERS. Fire Hon rd
Paftcrns, Wide Curtain Papers,
&c. hand Doxcs NJ Manufacturers prices.
All OF which they oer TO the Country trade NJ the
lowest prices. Persons visiting the city IN want
OF sets iar Pariors. Halls, Dining Roomor Cham
Der will do well by calling on The sub croer. Al
No 100 Main street, third door below fnh. Mar
ket Space. mar - 81
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-31

- evc. The undcrsigncd, Administrator OF The
estate OF Geo. G.. Sh0up, deceased, hereby gives
notice that he will offer at public sale, az laurel.
Franklin county, lud, on Thursday, we sssh q.
Anr,l ies4 lease hold interest, on which Il bult
n Foundry. aud all the necessary nxturas, win
privilege OF removing the buildings; also casting
patterns, TASKS, scrap irtns pig iron'enke, oiaek
smith tools. sc.
There l. no other foundry At laurel. The polrt
l. an excellent one, and the business herstoiorc
has been very good. Any one having small cap
well 10 attend the sale.
TERMs--A credit OF one year Will be given the
purchaser 10 give his note with good freehold sc-
curly. waving benefit of valuation, and drawing
Interest. COBukN MURRAY, aoms T..
Refer 10 Henry Vanbcrecn, Esq., Cineinnatl, v
and 10 James shoup, Dayton, o. mafsis"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-31
nREss GOODS

nRESS GOODS
ID LADIES' DRESS GOODS.
cENTLEMEN'S SUMNER WEAR.
FANCY AND PLAIN DRESS SILKS.
WHITE AND EMBROIDERED GOODS.
LADIES' SLEEVES AND COLLARS.
CHEMISETTS, IlANDkERCHIEFS, DC.
For sale at No. Commercial ROW. by
mar 81 1854 LINcK & FARQUHAR.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-31

cwEET POTATOES FOR sAIE--As THE uh-
- derrlgned viii not sprout potaioes ms 49,,
therefore he offers the seed for sale. Call nj me
Toll Gate on the Fairfield road, near brooksaie.
mar7law n. u. 'aons
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-31
nA1r nr r0nHnRY. rrxTuREs. CASTINGS

will be received almost daily throughout The sea
son. mar 81 CIV
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-31
1854. AIMING HIGHEn. 1854

Mount Carmel, Ind.
mar 81 3mO
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

81 remember says Lord Bibcn,
'Mr. Justice Gould trying a case at
York, and when he had proceeded for
about two hours, he observed, Here
are only eleven jurymen in the box !;
where is the twelfth r. "Please you,
my lord, said one Of the eleven, "he
has gone away about some other bust
ness, but he has left his verdict with
me !"
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

SrRAwBERRtEs.-It is often that the
editor is furnished with choice delica-
cies of the season, but seldom indeed
is it that any lucky dog looks on suc1,
a basket of strawberries as was our
good fortune to receive yesterday We
regard these nice little attentions on
the part of our female friends, as "pal-
liatives' for the abuse that is daily
heaped upon our devoted heads by
masculines for simply doing our du-
ty.-For pulling out upon the world,
our compass of truth, square Of moral
ity and chalk line of virtue, and our
bootless efforts to keep the world in
the weedy path Of rectitude. Were it
not for such little attentions, what
would be left to prevent the editors
inkstand from freezing into senseless
lamp-black, and stay his pen, to dash
away fearlessly in the defence of vir-
tue, for the sake Of virtue only? There
would be-positively nothing. To re-
turn to the basket. The strawberries
are the largest and finest we have ev-
er seen--a new variety produced by a
lady east Of this city, who has BY all
odds, the largest and best appointed
garden Ia this section Of the country.
She is a scientific Horticulturist, aud
proverbially known for her attention
to this beautiful branch of study which
embraces so many of the loveliest OBJ
iects Of Gods creation. We thank our
fair friend for the delicious little bas-
ket, and can but wish her IA needless
wisb) all manner Of happiness, in a
long life.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

r- According to Washington pa
pers a clue is found to The destroyers
of the Pope's block for the Washing
ton Monument. 1t is to be hoped
that they will at length be ferretted
out, that the finger Of scorn may make
a mark on them.
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Ng-The Gazette speaks Of a con-


Rg-The Gazette speaks Of a con.
spiracy on the part of the bakers
scarcely less atrocious in its designs
than that Of hooked nose Catelne.-
The Gazette exclaims 90! for some
modern Cicero to detect and crush
this conspiracy in its infancy Has
not the Gazette detected it, and does
he not ask in his virtuous Indignation
"Will the citizens of Baton Rouge
endure such imposition we trust not.
IF the law is powerlcss to set matters
right, we hope extra-judicial means
will be adopted to bring them to terms.
After such an eloquent appeal to
the people, where's the necessity of a
modern Cicero? In this contest we
feel proud to play the part of Jateline,
for the Bakers ; and after biting our
thumb at the Gazette in defiance, beg
leave most respectively to cry, lay oil.
The Bakers are contending for prin-
ciple well established, but which has
been permitted by default, to be VIC
lated. Ancient custom is not always
honorable, if it were the world would
come to stand still and the car of pro-
press break down. We contend that
the corporate authorities have no more
right to regulate the price of bread
than they have to regulate the price
ofhour Indeed, if there is any "regu-
lating' to be done, the raw material
should fall under the ban. The me-
chanical labor, necessary to work it
into bread, the authorities have no
right to interfere with. We are an
swered by those who have made the
city charter their study, that the au-
thority to do SO, is granted by that in
strument; if so the constitutionaity of
such feature should be called in
question. We have no undue sympa
thy for the Bakers, over any other
class Of the community. 1t is the de-
sire to have the town supplied with
good bread and full measures, that
urges us to take stand against the ar
bitrary ordinance. As long as it is
enforced, we may expect combina-
ton on the part Of this useful class Of
our citizens, the result of which will
be most keenly felt by the consumers
Of the staff of life. Re
move the arbitrary impost upon them,
and then competition will in this, as
in other things, soon fix the price, and
lie that gives the most, and the best
bread for the least money, will have
the greatest number Of customers.
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sunday Morning, Mays 1854

EyIt will be seen by advertise
ment, that Herr ALEXANDER will
give an exhibition at The City Hall, Oh
10 morrow night.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

METEMrsYcHosIs.--A coxcomb, talk
ing Of the transmigration Of souls,
said In the time of Moses, | have
no doubt | was the golden cali"
Very likely" replied lady. "time
has robbed you Of nothing but the
gliding
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Death ofthe Duke of PARMA -

Death ofthe Duke of Parma. -
The court St James goes into mourn
ing for week on account of this
prince, who was one Of the most worth
less and notorious" rips in all Europe.
A Humboldt or Wilson dies, but no
such set grief is INDUCED in. No, it
is only to the memory Of those who
had royal blood in their veins, no mat
ter how despicable they may have
been, that such honors are paid We
find in the late foreign papers the fol-
lowing account Of the recent assasslna-
ton of the Duke Of Parma, which re-
veals the character of u man whose
death has caused the British court to
put on "tbe trappings and the suits of
woe -
ut was in a sort Of low wine shop,
frequented by the lowest people that
the event occurred. The Duke enter
ed the common room, and was recog-
nlzed by soldier who was reading,
and who Immediately rose and saluted
him, and then sitting down again, con-
tinued in the persual of the journal he
was engaged with. The Duke then,
it appears, went up to him and said /:
what, you go on reading before your
prince, and seated p The soldier
replied in low tone in seeing your
royal higbness enter such q place, /
thought you desired to remain incog-
pitio; and feared to show you too
much respect, as that would only at
tract notice" The Duke then got in
to aviolent passion, and, after using
most abusive language, struck the
soldier dreadful blow with his whip,
across the face, The soldier then, in
a fit of evaporation, drew out his
short sword, and plunged it into the
lower part Of the Dukes stomach. In
the tumult he succeeded in making his
escape.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

STRoNG MINDED WoMEN.-On the
books at Wizards Hotel, Washing
ton, is the following recent entry;
Mrs. Lewis-and husband Buff
talo."
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

10 The mission to Valparaiso, not
proving to be lucrative as it was
Cracked up to be- Gov. Wood has
resigned
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

The BLOCK Of marble presented by
the Sultan Of Turkey to the National
Washington Monument, has been re-
ceircd at washington.
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THE GREAr Ec1tpsE.-There is

| HE ttH fih | IN M N.Y. -
much difference in the almanacs in
reference to The great Eclipse Of the
sun on the Goth inst. : some say in the
morning, others at noon In this mat
ter we are fully posted from the best
authorities, and can say to our female
friends, that there is no need Of break
ing up their morning slumbers to wit
ness this grand natural phenomena,
for it will not take place until 3 clock
in the afternoon. Ia the latitude Of
Baton Rouge, which is 81 80, it
will commence at 10 minutes past 8
clock P. NJ
The eclipse will be greatest at 3. 2G,
and end at thirty-dve minutes past
five. The duration will be two hours,
and twenty five minutes, and the mag
nitude 5.88 digets. # there is clear
sky, the stars will be visible-the
beasts Of the field lie down, and the
birds Of the air 90 to roost This
sublime phenomena will not again
take place until May 1872, when the
eyes of most of the present generation
will be closed forever. The last return
Of the same eclipse will be in August
Ammo Domini $685. providing, how
ever, that the world in the meantime,
does not come to its end
EE- The Chicargo Tribune informs
the world, under the head Morality of
Printers" that there is not n single
printer in the New York PRISONS
What does he establish by the fact
that there is a greater degree Of NOR
atty among printers than any other
profession If SO, his argument is
not sound enough for close inspection.
How many lawyers "good lawyers
can be found in the gratuitous service
of the State Our State Seminary.
has not had one during the memory
of the most venerable inhibitant--
Does this argue that there is more
morality in that, than any other pro
fession BY no means. A good
lawyer has the chart and compass Of
the law before him he has all the
soundings, together with the wind
charts, and may sail to the bar of
justice, and sheer off the very coat of
equity without getting aground
Docs not the records furnish abund-
ant evidence of the most villianous
swindling (this is mild term on the
part of those learned in the "quillets
and quiddits" of the lava We ask
the Chicargo editor to look in the
books of his own Courts, we will not
cite him to our statutes for evidence.
What constitutes criminality7 Is
it not conviction. Is not man
deemed innocent if not convicted
and what secures q man against it F.
Three things a knowledge of the law,
friends, or fortune. Thence the reason
is clear, why it is there are no printers
in the New York prisons. The laws
are "set up" by them, and therefore
they have a smatfe11ng knowledge
Of what the good lawyer is an adept
in.
nyThe Orlcanian, in the columns
Of its local intelligence, says
Some half dozen d1ys were
brought to the guard house Of the
Third District, for running without
contrary to the city ordinance.
We do not wonder that where so
,nanv Ordinances arc continually be-
ing passed as in the Crescent city,
that there should be one in the stat
ute against the flight Of time"
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

u OGc,ol Journal IF the Parish Of East
Baton Roug., .aiso Of the G,psse 7tte and
Button Rouge, and Of The Baton Rouge and
Clinton Plank Road Companies I'll
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PArnIorlc PEopLE.-Our neighbor

/ Nothing movement y 70 DC charged
to the account of the pure and un-
adulterate1 democratic press" It
eschews for the present all such con
nection, believing rs it does, that the
great masses of the Democracy Of
the Union, are not yet contaminated
DO contact with the principles ofKnow
Nothingism We wish our readers
to make note of this, because when
the Know Notbings get to be the strong
and powerful party, and can sway the
elections when they get to be our
party, and we take their part, we shall
then want to refer to the present date
of the Advocate, which for security
sake we paste this day against the
wall. The Advocate furnishes us with
some Of the obnoxious planks in the
Know Nothing platform, taken from
the 'Know Nothing America an Crusa-
der" n paper just started in Boston.
Plank No. 3, says "War' TO the hilt on
Romansln," and plank 10 says, "the
amplest protection to protestant in
tercsts' The Crusader is evidently
crusading on its own account, when it
sloves out such planks to The public
as part Of the "Know Nothing plat
form. The "Know Nothings," have
as yet no organ We speak authora-
lively. The rights Of every man to
the largest liberty of conscience in re-
ligious matters is too well established
for any organization to attempt its
overthrow ut this hour Of the day
The Know Nothings will accomplish
their object without religious persecu-
ton. We advise candidates for "po-
litical favor" to hold themselves in
and not 'burst with Indignation" un-
til they know few things as we
know.
We know Of but one perfect poll
tician in this city, snd-he stands on
firm and dignified ground Apf non
commital, and ,never expresses himself
until he first harms how mu1l is to be
made by it. =
Y SUGAR MrrEs:.-We know not
what can be the design efour North
ern bretheren, whca they hlk Of ap-
pealing to Congress, to remove the
present low duty, on the staple pro
duct Of this State. It must evidently
be to widen the breach between us.
Now that the Sugar planter can bare
ly pay expenses, our northern neigh
bors begin to find duty the very orpres-
sive to them, No other State is inter
ested in the matter, than our own
generous whole souled Louisiana, and
what right has she to raise her head,
md ask protection from a tariff only
intended to benefit the manufacturer.
The whole agitation about the duty
on sugar, grows out Of an unfortunate
quarrel, between that all powerful
concern, the Belchers of st. Louis,
and few Of our Sugar planters. The
merits and dement's pro and con, have
already been full canvassed. We
thought it bootless quarrel, and
much regretted to sec our planters
take the position they did, for out Of
that controversy, the proposition has
come in questionable shape to remove
the duty. Our Northern and Western
friends, wish to make us feel, that
they have the advantage over us;
which for the present, we arc willing
to admit. If we ever get our projec-
ted railroads in successful operation
and open market, for the interior Of
the Sugar Bowl" we will not trouble
Them to ship SO much Of their stanIc
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

10 BY the arrival Of tho pilot
boat George Steers at Mobile on the
18th inst, accounts are received of
the dreadful earthquake which occur
red at San Salvador on the 10th of
April last.
Many of the principal buildings and
about 600 families were buried in the
earth. For some time previous to the
calamity the earth seemed hollow,
rumbliug sounds were heard, and the
ground appeared to wave under the
weight Of buildings.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

To- The New York papers speak
Of Mr.. Genin as candidate for Mayor
Of that city. Mr.. Genin few years
since was poor journeyman halter,
but by industry, enterprise and fair
dealing with the public as well as his
generous spirit, he has risen to be
universally known and esteemed, and
has acquired fortune of, perhaps, a
quarter Of million Of dollars.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

nL-Madame Skiminski still con-
tinues to hold the Charlestonians in
rapturous delight, by her pcrforman-
ces On the German Flute.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

We are under obligations to 4. W.
BELL, Esq, of this city, for Map of
the Seat Of War in the East "a late
and useful publication procured by
that gentleman recently, in New Or
laans--1drocate.
Will our neighbor bring the map
round and let US take look at it ,
We would like to see if the seat of
war, bears any resemblance to the last
eptremities of the breeches of peace.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21
ny-The Orlcanian, in the columns
Of its local intelligence, says

To- The impression is, that Mr..
Slidell's resolution iu the Senate, pro-
posing to suspend the Neutrality
Laws with Spain, will not receive a
favorable report from the committee
to whom it is referred.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21
GEORGE A. PIKE,

EDITOR AND orRtEToR.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-21

rupted ana polluted the language,
have received the countenancc of no
one who loves the language of Milton,
Shakespeare, and the American Con
stitution.' As Mr.. bowler says: "To
become q photographer, is, in tue eye
of Websterism, an eighth mortal sin,
and the cap-sheafto tie seven regular
ones, involving not only the damna-
tory charge Of a want of scholarship,
but also that of want of common hon
esty." The letter of DR.. Dowler is
before us, and we shall take it up early.
DIt having been stated that the
Hon John Wentworth was a journey
man printer when he first went to
Chicago, some years ago, the Toledo
Blade denies it, and says that he was
but a lawyer, yet as he was
an ambitious chap, and wanted to
come up in the world, he allowed the
impression to 60 abroad that he was
printer, for the responsibility of the
thing. His plan operated successfully,
for he has amassed fortune of $780,
900, and has been five times elected
to Congress.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-02-02

BOARD OF TRADE.-Legal Rate Of Inter-
est.-At special meeting of the Board OF
Trade Of Baltimore city, convened for the
purpose of considering the proposed a.
mendment to the bill now before the Legis-
Iature regulating the legal rate Of interest
in the State, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resozved, That in the judgment Of this
Board any legislation enacsing penalties o.
Their than nominal against parties for lend
ing or borrowing money q. higher rate OF
interest than 6 per cent. per annum, is en-
inen.ly calculated to injure the business of
our State, as i, would directly tend to drive
capital out of The State Of Maryland, TO other
States, where a more enlightened policy
permits it's free employment without any
such onerous restrictions.
Reso7ved, Tha, i, is the unanimous opin-
ion of this Board that it is more for the in
terest of the borrower than the lender that
all restrictions be removed as to the rate Of
interest, except on book accounts, or in the
absence of special contracts, as the free in
gress of foreign capital, thus unrestricted,
would necessarily exercise wholesome
check on the rate Of interest, and equalize
the value Of money with neighboring mar
kets
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-02-02

THE NEBRASKA BILL was taken up in
the U. S. Senate on Monday last. The pro-
visions Of this bill accord with the princ-
Piles laid down in the Compromise act OF
1850, leaving TO the territories the privi-
lege of governing themselves, free Of all
control, except by the Constitution of the
United States, and limited and restricted up
on no particular subject by their position
north or south Of any arbitrary geographic
cal line. !, is eviden, from the discussion
which took place in the Senate on Monday,
tina, the Abolition members will oppose the
passage OF the bill with all their might. j.
meets with opposition also in The South
A correspondent says, tina. Mr.. Badger OPP
emily declares he csnnot vote for it, because
the faith of the South is plighted to the pre-
serva,ion OF the Missouri Compromise.-
This bill is creating much excitement both
in and out Of Congress.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-02-02

COUNTY SEAT OF PRINCE GEoRGE's.-
The citizens Of Prince Georges countr,
Md, are becoming quite excited about The
removal of their county seat. A public
meeting has been held in the Badensburg
district, and resolutions adopted declaring
s'Long Old Fieldsn the most eligible location.
and urging their Senator and DslegSsss N
the Legislature to take the nncessary mea-
cures for its removal thi,her. sLaurel" and
various other locations are mentioned, BIT
the Marlboro Gazette says the most sensi-
bic proposition comes from the renowned
village of Brandywine. A wealthy gentle
man .hereabouts proposes 10 give the coun-
~ LOT, on which 10 build the Court House
and Jail, az much timber as may be necessa-
~ for their construction, and as much fire
wood as The Court House and Jail can use
in twenty years. He will, also, give to the
Clerk and Register their fire wood for Is
years, and to each family in the village its
fire wood for S years. This is truly a mag
nifcent offer, and casts into the shade all o.
Their proposals. If the removal be intended
for speculation i, is to be presumed that
the Brandy wine offer is most likely 10 be
accepted.