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MIR. Prentice.

This gentleman, the talented and Justly
celebrated Editor of the Louisville Journal,
recently made a speech at Memphis, in
which the following truthful and liberal SEN
timent was uttered
'Ah! when look back through the twen-
ty-six years of my editorial life, and think
how many | once denounced, who after
wards became my personal friends, or prov
ed themselves their countrys friends, and
how many once eulogized and toiled for
who have since turned their hands ruthless
ly and causelessly against me; when re-
fleet how often the most arduous and devo-
ted political services are forgotten by those
to whom they arc rendered, and how often
the deepest political injuries are magnani-
mousIy forgiven by those to whom they are
done; and when remember how many OF
my political friends have striven to crush
me, and how many Democrats have gather
ed around me as band of brothers in the
days of personal peril, should be guilty oil
an outrage on my own conscience, and on
every feeling and impulse of my heart, if |
were not to weed out from my nature the
partisan bitterness that once nourished there.
| am Whig, but will greet every true
hearted Democrat as my brother, and I will
greet no false-hearted Wing as such. What
the future Of parties is to be know not,
and the wisest OF US are not wise enough to
know. Disorganizations and re-organiza-
tions are in progress, and in all probability
many who have for years been battling des-
perately against each other will find them.
col, Cd Oh -. oLa 10
fence of the great cause of human rights"
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RAVENNA, OHIO:
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 90. 1884.
Democratic state Convention.

There has been some discussion in Dem.
ocratic papers, throughout the State, in re-
gard TO the propriety of holding a conven.
ton to nominate State officers on the sth
day of January next. We can see no goot
reason for postponing this annual Demo
cratic meeting There is no genuine Dem
ocrat who does not understand and uppreci
ate the immutable principles of his political
faith. They are we'll understood; they have
always been part and parcel of our gov
ernment aud institutions. Time or circum-
stance cannot change them.
But we are told that il IS policy to wait
until the opposition have made their nomi.
nations. Are we then, to be governed in
our movements, by the fickleness and shuf-
ding Of pe-bald, mongrel party, which is
composed of so many contradictory elements
thatit will fall to pieces in few months!
Such an idea is absurd We know of no
better policy, than to meet at Columbus as
we have heretofore done on the Sth of JAN
uary, in commcmeratiOn of the glorious
achievements of the ilustrious Jackson-
nominate ticket composed Of men whose
ability and integrity will be an honor to the
State and the party, and then like men go
into the campaign and defend our princi-
pies with fearlessness and candor. Such a
course will give US strength; and ultimate
success will reward our llbors.
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A SCAMP FROM CosHocToN!-About the
9th of April last fellow named HIRAM H.
Fox, resident of Coshocton county, sold
his wife's farm for large amount of money,
and left for the West, intending, he said, to
purchase another farm. Instead of doing
so, he went to Fulton, Ohio, and was there
married to FRoNA HAMILTON, on the I'd of Ju-
ly. The lady to whom he was married, had
at the same time, husband living in Indi-
ana; so it seems that both have been guilty
Of the crime of bigamy. 'n.n
A reward of 5000 will be given for the ar
rest of HIRAM H. Fox and his new wife
Any information of the whereabouts of the
parties should be addressed to Mrs. L1DIA
Fox, West Lafayette, Coshocton, Co. Ohio.
The following is description of the
scamp! a.n - m
"Fox is man about five feet, seven or
eight inches in height, Of thin visage, fair
complexion, very black eyes, Roman nose,
and has two large scars on the back of his
neck. The two middle fingers of the right
hand are cut off close to the hand, he also
has his name marked on his left arm with
India ink. He is ship carpenter by trade,
but can work atany kind Of wood work, such
as car building, coopering, ETC." sae
= 1t is hoped that the press generally will
give publicity to these facts that the scoun-
drel may be caught
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The Language OF IL Genuine Dem.
0crat.

The following is extracted from letter
written by a Democrat from Pennsylvania
recently defeated in his efforts to be re-elec.
ted to Congress.
81 might have been reelected with an ov-
er-whelmng majority had I joined this sect
in fact, its support was rendered to me if
| would join them: but l spurned the offer,
preGerring thousand defeats upon demo-
cratic principles to one triumph upon "Know
Nothingism." l therefore nailed my flag to
the mast, and was determined, if fell to
fall fighting in its defense. did fall and
my glorious principles fell with me. But
thank God! they will one day rise again, and
appear in still greater power and splendor
than they have ever yet done. Democracy
can never be crushed. 1t is the grand foun-
dation upon which our government and our
country rests While know nothngism will
be hssed at as treason, democracy will be
honored and cherished"
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/
ora freight train was Knocked into fin-
ters near Bucyrus, on Tuesday, by the ex-
panding Of the rails. r.
OTMr. Quinn, an American was recent.
ly arrestedat LegbOrn, for expressing YAM
kee principles too freely.
0rCanadian wheat is now admitted into
the United States, free of duty, the Wash
ington authorities having issued circular to
that effect. = 2. q
GPrentice, Of the Louisville Journal,
has been rendered a public dinner by the cit
liens Of Little Rock, Ark.
0TOut Of one hundred and ten steam
packets now employed in carrying the Uni
ted States mails, fifty -four are built Of wood,
and fifty-four of iron.
0FA police officer in Philadelphia has
been tried for kissing lady in the street
some six months ago. As the officer denied
the soft impeachment and proved a good
character on trial, the Mayor discharged
him.
GFThs ship Flying Cloud, supposed to
have been lost, has arrived at New York from
Hong Kong.
a. OF Snow is three feet deep on the top
of Nj. Washington in New Hampshire.
OF The whipping post is still in use in
Govington, Ky. Lawrence Hunt was pub :
licly whipped in that place last week for
stealing caps.
0T An ancient copper mine has been
discovered in Bucks county, Pa. 1t is be-
lieved to have been the work of company
of Hollanders IN early colonial times. The
excavations are said to be quite extensive.
OF 1t is stated that one establishment in
Wheeling has now on hand 10000 kegs Of
nails, owing to the absence of shipping fa-
cilites.
0T A society has been formed in Dub
lin for the purpose of opposing and frustrat,
the insidous efforts of Mormonism in that
city by all legitimate means.
o. II often happens that letter intend
ed for California is mailed in the Atlantic
States with single three cent stamp plac.
ed thereupon. The Post Office Department
has decided that, inasmuch as this payment
does not satisfy single full rate of postage
it can only be regarded as deduction ot
three cents from the original unpaid rate
leaving seven cents to be collected at the
Office Of delivery.
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Broken B:lnkS.

The following is list of Banks, that
have suspended within few months past.
For the benefit of our readers, we shall
keep it standing, and make weekly addi-
tions thereto, of such failures as come ".ith-
in our knowledge:
Patchin Bank, Buffalo.
Farmers and Merchants Bank, Oswego.
Farmers Bank of Canadaigua.
DroverS' Bank, Ogdensburg.
Bank of Carthage.
Farmers and Merchants Bank, Moryland
Massilon Bank, Ohio.
Farmers and Merchants Bank, Me .nnhis.
Ohio Savings Institute, Titin'
Cochituate Bank, Boston.
Bank Of West Killingly, Connecticut.
Eighth Avenue Bank, New York.
Bank of Ellsworth, Maine.
Elkhart County Bank Indiana.
Bank of Northern Indiana.
Bank Of Washlenaw, Michigan.
Erie and Kalamazoo Bank, Michigan.
Newport Safety Fund Bank Kentucky.
Kentucky Trust Company.
Bank of Kanawha, Virginia,
Arlington Bank, Washington, d. G..
Farmers and NJ. Bank, Washington, d. C.
Bank of CDnnersvilIe, Indiana.
Bank Of Hallowsll, Maine.
The Shipbuilders' Bank, Maine.
Lewis County Bank, New York.
Akron Branch Akron.
Merchants and Traders Branch, Gin.
Exchange Bank, Buffalo.
To;n Dc
Woodbury. Bank, Connecticut.
Circleville Bank, Circlevile.
The City Bank, Columbus, Miami Valley
Bank, Dayton, and the CanalBank of Cleve.
land have suspended payment so far as de.
positors and time draft holders are concerned
but the bill holders are secured by State anc
United States Stocks
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ATTEMPTED ROBBERY - MAN SHOT -
GREAT EXcITEMEGT.-On Saturday night
about Il o'clock, the house of John Camp,
bell ST., three miles below Utica, on the S.
M. V. and N. Railroad, close by the burnt
bridge, was entered by three desperados for
the purpose Of plunder. The noise made by
them in effecting ali enterance alarmed the
old man and one of his sons, and when they
approached the bed and struck light, they
were prepared "to welcome them with bloody
hands to hospitable graves"
One of the villains made stab at the
bed where he supposed the old man to be
lying and cut the covering considerably
when Campbell's son fired gun which he
had loaded in the room and poured into the
rascals lot of hot slugs.
The villains, finding the welcome toe
warm, broke from the house and made their
escape. They were traced by the blood up.
on the fences and the ground to the village
of Utica, and there at this time the great.
est excitement prevails among the citizens
whe are eager in the pursuit. II is to be
hoped they will succeed in catching the
rascals.-M Vernon True Wing Of the Goth
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GREAT ROBBERY THE WINDHAM Co.
BANK PLUNDERED OF $22, 900 !-One of the
most daring and successful robberies that has
ever occurred in this county took place at
the Windham County Bank, in the town of
Windham, last night, November II. The
bank employs young man about sixteen
years of age, with large dog, to watch the
bank at night. The young man put the dog
into the bank at an early honr last night, land
then he went away for a short time. At
about nine o'clock in the evening he return
ed, and as he was entering the door-the
night being very dark-four men who were
concealed near by, rushed upon him, put
something over his mouth, and then effectu-
ally gagged him. The dog was managed by
aplentiful supply of meat and cho1cform, and
was then killed.
The young man, gagged and secured, was
locked into a room, and the robbers then
went to work. They were busy for about
foe hours, and had all the tools necessary for
their business. 4
They secured $4,000 in the bills of the
bank, $4,000 in bills of other banks, and
$1,000 in specie; snd with this rich booty
they left the bank at about two O'Clock at
night. The young man worked himself
loose in about half an hour after they left,
and gave the alarm. A hand car was mis-
sing at Willimantic, three miles from the
scene Of the robbery, and it is thought that
the robbers, Or part of them. went away in
this. t- Aa acs ~
-Four suspicious men have been lettering
around Windham for several days. They
are probably the robbers.--Hartford Times.
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News rrom NehraslKn.

Through the kindness of w. K. WIT1ER,
Esq, who started on trip to the Teuitorie.
few weeks since, we have been sent num-
Der of the Omaha Arrotr, published at 0ma-
ha City in Nebraska Territory. From this,
we infer that our enterprising friends KELLY
and WITTER have arrived safely at their
point of destination, and are now enjoying
the pleasure and benfit to be gained from an
exploration of that rich western country
The west offers grand opportunities to young
men who have energy and ambition, and we
trust that our friends now there, whether the
object of their visit be pleasure or profit, or
both, may meet with abundant success in
whatever enterprise they may choose to en-
gage.
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The Weather i'm Nebraska.

The first snow fell upon our prairie
land last night. Unwilling to delay longer
her annual visits, dreary winter now has
stolen upon us, as yet unprepared. Hun
dreds around us are in the same fix. How
ever we will not grumble in our anti-bene-
dictian loneliness, Tor their is a comfort Sin
the long winter nights before us. There is
a comfort in listening TO the driving storm
out of doors whilst enjoying the comfort oI
good fire and pleasant Havana, with a
goodly array of reading matter or social
friends around one. There is a comfort ev.
en- in the quiet loneliness which hovers
around one, then to set and think of the past
strewn with the wreck of joyous hopes, the
passing away of life's fondest, dearest bles-
sings. Or if you desire it, dash gialy over
the 'happy days awa,' and pass on to the
cream land Of the future, and as the small
hours come stealing on retire 10 your. lone
ly COUCH, thankful that sleep at least will
Danish all of that sorrow which the harrow
Of memory brings to the surface. There is
lonely comfort in this, and these long win
ter nights are so admirably calculated for it..
Then comes the social circle of loved
friends, with its care snd sorrow banishing
effect, the social dance, &C., all followers
in the train of winter, until one feels con.
strained to sing peans OF praise for long
winter nights. Omaha Arrop.
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RAILROAD AccIDENT.-Another fearfulaes,
cident has taken place from collision Of
railroad trains, causing loss of life, .,i-1,isss,
On Saturday morning wood and freight
train ran into each other on the Michigan
Central Railroad, twelve miles north of
Niles, Michigan, by which the locomotive
of the wood train was completely Destroy
ed, driving a car of wood into q box car, next
to the engine, containing several lrishmen
seated around stove, killing six of thsni
and horribly mutilating several others.
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Rumored Change in the Cabinet.

Washington dispatches to the Herald say
the Cabinet will be reconstructed in Janu.
ary. Campbell and Guthrie go out
Breckenridge will be Attorney General
Gushing, Secretary of State; Dobbin, Sec.
retary Of the Treasury; Mason, Secretary
Of the Navy; also, an entire change in the
foreign appointments. Marcy is going to
England.
This, coming from the Herald, is to be
received as its usual gossiping nonsense
Eds. Statesman and Democrat. "
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0JThe Savannah News says, that previ-
ous to the death of the late Samuel Chap
man editor of the Savannah. Journal and Cour-
ier, few. weeks since. that gentleman pur-
chased lot in Laurel Grove Cemetery, to
be appropriated especially as a place Of
burial for printers. The purchase was hard
ly completed when he himselfswa called to
the mansions of the blessed, and his body
became the first occupant Of the tomb
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~ Congress will commence its sessi

GF Congress will commence its session,
on Monday next. Subjects of great impor-
tance, are to be acted upon during the ses-
sion. The Presidents Message will be
looked for with interest. We shall lay il
before our readers, at the earliest day pofsi-
BILE. @A .s 10
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6rEdwin Forrest, the tragedian. was the
Know Nothing candidate for Congress in the
Seventh New York district Hesis, howev-
er, among the defeated.
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or Six thousand dollars has been raised
in New York for the relief of the destitute
passengers from the wreck Of the packet
ship New Era. M ss \ sls ma
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NEW York, Novemb

Ed. PLAIN DEALER: Merchants Banks
Bridgeton, and Government Stock Bank
Ann Arbor, Michigan, broke.
JOHN THOMPSON.
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massachusetts Election .

or Fear God, shun groggeries, and love
your wife and children.
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OF The Cleveland and GAINESVILLE Rail-
Road, running from Hudson to GAINESVILLE,
but completed only to Millerrburgh, suspen-
ded or rather passed into the hands of assign
ees, on Saturday last. Simeon Perkins, its
chief hacker, had made an assignment some
days previous.
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A dispatch from Toledo has been received
at Cleveland, which states that the CONNER
cial Bank Of that City has closed its doors.
This is the Seuentt Branch of the Ohio State
Bank which has failed The Board of Con-
troll will have their hands full Of " sick chill
dren" pretty soon.
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GThe Rockville (Hd.J Journal goes
for MrLARD FILLMORE for next President.
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rag OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS, AND
NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.
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The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-09-27
FREE SPEECH.

We publish elsewhere, extracts from speech
lately delivered by Judge Douglas at Chicago----
Tho disgracefuI manner in which this distin-N
guished man was treated at home, among his
constituents, tells too plainly the state of feel
ing that exists in the free States with regard to
the south.
The face of political parties al the north with
an exception, wears an aspect Of hostility and
defiance to the South and It's institutions, and
admonishes the southern people to rally into a
firm and indissoIuble union, in order to be able
to stand the assaultwhich abolitionists, freesoil
ers, the Massachusetts republicans and others Of
that ilk are preparing to make, and to stubborn
ly resist all further encroachments upon their
rights and liberties.
The most unscrupuloas language and reckless
bravado are constantly applied to US by north
ern men and journalists. The constitution, the
only hope and anchor of our civil liberties, is
openly Knocked and spit upon. Northern mem
bers of Congress, who during its last session
dared to conform their political course to the
plain letter of our charter, are now in fair way
to be ostracised and their names and constitu-
tional actsare held up in derision and accompa-
MED with the most defamatory appeals to the
people to cruelty them in the coming elections
upon the wheel Of public opinion. There is
scarcely hope, that those northern members
who gave their support 10 the abrogation of the
Missouri restriction can by any possible means
be again reelected. The popular cry of the ere
peal of the Fugitiye-slave law" restoration Of
the Missouri compromise" No more slave
States" &C., has been raised in Massachusetts.
and echoed along the line with great enthusiasm.
Theirsmost able and influential men have
become enlisted in the new movement under
firm resolves not to abandon the cause until
every principle inscribed upon their banner
shall be put in full force and effect. Some
of the leaders have determined not to shave,
until the triumph OF their political faith shall
come; determination more fully to indicate
their earnestness and devotion to the cause in
which they are engaged, and Charles Sum
ner tells the Massachusetts, men, that only
three things are necessary to the accomplish
ment of the end desired, the first backbone,
the second backbone, and the third backbone
We may profit by this backbone resolve,
and commenced counter movement while
we can.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-09-27

SKETCH OF THE PAPAL SFATEs.--A letter from
Italy, dated June 18th, quoted in the New York
Tribune, says
E'The misery in the States OF the Pope is ex-
treme Last year the harvest and the vintage
failed, and now they would sell themselves for a
piece of bread. Mothers and even fathers sell
their daughters at the tenderest age, even of ten
or twelve years; and there is among the poor,suf-
fering creatures universal corruption. The price
of piece of bread has risen from three 10 SIX
fold. and that of the commonest wine (here a
necessary of life and used by ALL three times or
more. When | go to take my breakfast at the
coffee house, (where even at these high prices')
still have an excellent mug Of Coffee milk, sugar.
two rolls, and two boiled eggs, napkin, &c, IN
the best coffee house, for cents--4Ad. have
seen little children, miserable women, and even
old men, once evidently in better circumstances,
and educated, too, come and lean by the door,
look wistfully in, and humbly wait for you to
see their misery, or beg you. for the sake
Of the Blessed Mary, to relieve their hum
ger! The people generally do not get one-thlfd
Of what they want to eat. Meantime they sus-
tain u cardinals, idle and useless princes, be-
sides host Of priests that eat up the land, and
a good round number of their own good-for-
nothing soldiery. Then it requires more than
10000 French soldiers to keep the capital, cter-
nal Rome, in ORDER and the Pope from running
away, or being nassacred, and at least 10000
Austrians for the north in Bologna, Ancona,
F'orli, Faenza. &c. What picture! And yet
it is not exaggerated, but underdrawn. Mean
time the nobility are also sinking for the law
of prinrogeniture has been abolished, and the
estates are divided, and can see nothing before
the Papal States but universal decay, misery and
downfall"