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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-26
FL X E! FIR E!! FIREtg,
MORE TRIUMPHS OF
kICHsS SiLA M N EEK SAFESy

N The FOLLOWING CERrurcArrs HAVE JUST nrr.
received by the mails They additional
of the superiority of RIoHs SALAMANpE.s over nm
FIRE In CHARLES ON, C
CHARLESTON April 90 1884
Mr.. L. N. HAToH, Agent for Rchs Saiam. nder Safes
Dear Sir: Finding impossible remove our safe du.
street. and having taken books we put into IL
several papers 10 test it, We glad to scknowledge
mat II lul! sustained the high reputation your safes.
Inc preservation OF these p per than we ex
pected when witnessed the intense heat il sub
COURTNEY, TENANTS eco.
FIRE IN DANsvILLE. NY.
DANsvILLE, April 10, 1854.
went through the fire. II contained all our book. and
appearance. must have been red hot We Trusted onr
all In 1t. Very respectfully. yours,
BROWN q GRANT.
NATCHEZ STREET FIRE, NEW ORLEANS.
ourooce an, warebonsa new x xoErs,ss, & APril Is54
with their contents, except the books and papers con-
tanned in our Safe ntirel. destroy by FIRE. on
been for several hours In extremely hot Gre before
we could recover IL. being first discovered wa.
IN rea eai; on being cooled with water, we removed
our books and papers To the amount thousand
dollars without The slightest Damage injury TO u.s.
Being fully convinced b, this the entire secui.
description from the Agent viz Eich's FireprOof
Safe, sold by Mr. Isaac Bridge No 80 Magazine street
them to all who desire perfeet rity
for valuable papers In case Of fire.
PRICE, WALSH & co.
CHARTRES ST. FIRE, NEW ORLEANS.
NEw ORLEANS, April I2, 1854.
We have abundant reason to recommend kich's Sala-
mander Safe as eminently freproof since had
celient opportunity the 5th February last testing
one Of that description which we purchased several
year- since of Mr.. Isaac B,idge Our store No ~
Chartres street. with entire hats, trim
DC, was burned on the morning Of that day. subeet.ng
our safe to very intense heat during hours yet
1t saved all its contents, comprising bank
checks upwards of nine hundred dollars bills recev-
able for several thousand dollars, and accounts In our
books for forty thousand dollars said Safe cost only
one hundred and ten dollars, risk nothing i'm pro
nouncing 1t the cheapest article we ever purchased.
ALERRT q TRlCO.
A large assortment Of WILDER's PATENT SALAnAKprK
SAFES, with Rich's improvement. for sale by
STEARNS & MARVIN.
(successors to Rich Il Col
l46 WATER STREET. N. Y,
The only Makers of Salamander Safes combining Will
der's and Rich's Patents. and Sole Proprietors OF
Jones' Worlds Fair Lock- which has neither key nor
keyhole. ALLIS & HOWkS,
my9-f Agents at Evans Vile.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-26
JEWELEfY S'COfsE OF
CE G.s s.l ID ExS sasS 49, NA .

JEWELRY y SEOhE OF
CI . G.s sl ID ExS sAsS 49, rTl
SECOND STREET, DOORS BELOW MAN. IN AZ KRoxs
SEw BUILDING, EVANSVILLE. IA.
y AT this store keep constantly on hane large and
EA general assortment atches Clocks aud Jewery Of
all knds In and Of the best ;yls and quality Ny stock
the latest and beautiful patterns which my extensive
business connections enable to buy aud sell at The
Repairs of any kind executed in
All goodssod and all repairs done my warranted
e.. Those in want OF in my lins are respectfully n,
sovv rvrxos LOOK TO THE FEET orvvns
would hi. s1 the n. :1ss s.
orally that he his Shoe Store on Main street. near
iv the Branch Rank of the largest nnet and
SHOES brought % this city comprising Cent? Boots Of
4. kinds Caters 3. a. q; different styles foShs % Child
In,an,s' Shoes in abandsnes
Aiso-ss 20. in. srsnes c...in. Of ais.r.n, brands.
ALsOMoroccO, LINING. Bindings Thread Guta Pereha
Web taes Enauellsd sptts and in fact every other kind
shoes all which win be sold as cheap the :Ssapss and
lie force Of good experienced workmsu
employed in manufacturing which enables him compete
west Of the Rocky Mountains. Call and see.
my3I-u II. J. HART.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE
serSsrs IN Yer the naTe auS ,tye Of Mae Tolsnsne
this day dissolved by mutual consent Lobsnsns who
adjustment Of ali claims asaia.. old i'll
he that purpose All
selves indebted the late trm make
diate payment. CHARLES W MACK
ANTHONY LOBENSTINE.
ACtRD
HAVING withdrawn from the firm take this occasion
thanks for the so literally bestowed
it, ami late
who will carry the business undimnished vssr and
will always make himself worthy of the hdenss
of the people. ey22 CHARLES w. MACK.
COPARTNERSHIP.
HAVE thsday sssocratsd with the Forwarding Ana
Comm isson business Robert ). Howard The business
will be hereafter conducted under the u AMI firm Of
LIE wis a. dowsrd el6-G EDWARD LEWIS.
eSHINGLES-75oo0 Poplar Shingles in store and
y for sale cheap to close eonsg gnment by
PRESTON BROS.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-26

THE MAMMOTH wHARF-BOAT HERCULEs
4yING removed their once from the City Hotel JoUu
>AL 0Fsc. BsLpISss where they would be pleased
-he friends fr IN the ci,y and country.
aug9- -d& Wit
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-26
SHERWOOD HcU3E.

THE undersigned constantly keeps on hand larg
assortment of fresh Water. Butter and Sugar Crack
ers and also of Soda, Pilot and Navy Bread which be
ing manufactured oy the latest improved Machiner,
can be sold at low price in any place in the Wes
and are not excelled in quality by any other manufac,o
~ In the country. large stoci always on hand ut IN
shop on Water street. between sycamore and Vine.
declA.tf J. SINZICH.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16
An rnf.rtunnts Ordinance.

The ordinance lately passed by the Town
Council of Staunton, prohibiting persons from
bvchng their horses on any Of the streets, is GER
,ainir most unfortunate for the interests OF the
town. We know the fact, that many persons Nv
inc in the country, who have been in the habit OF
dealing with our merchants, and furnishing sup
plies to our citizens have declined further visits
20 Staunton, except when absolutely compelled to
come. and express firm determination to do their
trading with country merchants as far as practl-
cable. They think it unreasonable that they
should be compelled to incur the expense of sta
bling their horses whenever they bring few
mounds of butter, or a few dozen eggs to town
and this they must do unless they hitch their
horses outside the corporate limits, or pay the pen
atty of hitching them in town.
The ordinance is beyond doubt doing consld-
srable injury to the business of the town. and cut
ting off the people from their daily supplies Tor
the table, We would respectfully suggest to the
Council the prOprey of its repeal, or, at least OF
iis modification, SO as to render it unobectionabe
20 our country friends.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16
A Literary Curiosity.

A few days since We saw, in the possession o.
friend at Waynesborough, manuscript copy OIL
the Letters of Junius, the history of which Is In
,erestlng and remarkable. The manuscript be-
longs to Mr.. j. II. Baylor, Of Caroline county
Virginia who inherited it from his father. Mr.
John Baylor The owner Of the document states
that his father was sent to England in the year
1855 or l767, for the purpose of completing his
education. He went first to Putney and then to
Caius College, at Cambridge, where he remain
ed three years, or through that exciting period
when the letters Of Junus appeared in the "Puo-
lie Advertiser" lie returned to Virginia in the
autumn Of l772, again visited Europe in lIIo'
married while there, and returned in l779, lie
brought with him on his return fine private Ii
brary, and at his death lei, among other books and
papers the manuscript copy of all the Letters Oh
Junius which we examined. He also had In MS
possession copy of the "Public Advertiser III
which the letters were published. Mr.. Baylor
states that he has often noticed his father exam
ming the manuscript with intense interest MT
Baylor says that his father often spoke OF the au
thor of the Letters, who he described as "a TALL
man, in the Spring and Summer season OF me-
never firing in the discharge of his work"
What could have induced Mr.. Baylor founder
take and carry through the arduous work of copy
ing these letters is question for the speculation
of the curious, 1t is certainly rare old docu-
meut-probably the only one of the kind in the
United States. A comparison with the printed
letters shows the manuscript to be remarkably
accurate COPY.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16
Acou,s,tion of Cuba.

The revolution in Spain appears to have quick
ened the desire Of large portion of our people tor
the acquisition of Cuba. Some persons regard
tho leaders of the revolution as favorable 10 a
transfer of the island TO the United States; others
consider them as more averse to it than the late
Government; while many seem to think the oc-
cason favorable for getting possession of it wheth-
er Spain will or no. apprehend that the Pres
ident and Cabinet belong to the latter class. Not
discouraged by the rebuff just received from the
Senate, the Government paper gives us 10 under
stand that the President has not abandoned his
policy, without, however, distinctly stating what
that policy is.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16
The Grent ShoNY.

II has become fashionable to pronounce every
thing with which the name of Barnum is con-
nected, miserable humbug, and consequently the
grand exhibition which took place in Staunton
last Thursday was generally voted ''grand Co
Iossal Humbug," In sheer justice we must dis
sent from he wholesale censure so generally ex-
pressed. The elephants, and lions, and tigers, land
various other animals were veritable "varmlnts,"
and tolerably fair specimens of their respective
races. They were not ''humbugs." Tom Thumb
was the real little fellow, and no humbug The
compaisant little gentleman who handled his toes
so dexterousy was certainly destitute of arms
He was not ''humbug." But the Museum,
''the magnificent collection of elegant wax fig
ures," was certainly the baldest sort of humbug
the most complete "take inn that we have ev-
er seen. The figures bear no resemblance to the
great men they profess to represent, and are alto
gether too Indifferent to attract more than pass
ing glance.
Large numbers were in attendance upon the
show, and, on the whole, there was genera dis
appointment.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16

The TRIUMPH IN SPAIN.-The insurrectiOn IN
Spain from military outbreak has grown into a
healthy popular movement, and at our last advi-
ces had assumed the status of an all-c0ntrolng,
successful revolution The Queen mother, the
artlul director as well as the immoral cause Of
much of the reigning Queens folly and wicked
ness, had fled, the effete Rivas ministry had re-
signed, and Queen Isabella, unable to restrain the
mpetuous popular current that threatened to
sweep her throne and herself into oblivion, had
called upon Espartero, heretofore the most dread
ed opponent of her tyranny and RIGHTEOUSNESS, to
control the movement, in the hope that she might
retain at least the senblance of her power.
This is now the position of affairs in Spain,
brought about by a revolution unprecedented In
that country for its brevity, its peaceful charac-
ter for there has in reality been no struggle, and
for the unanimiiy with which all portions OF the
kingdom rose 10 support its movements. Indeed,
this revolution is many respects unparalleled by
any that the history of the world records, and its
effect must be greatly to elevate the Spanish peo
pie in the consideration of liberty loving Chris
tendon. But while we admire it, swelling in It's
grandeur from an nsurrectiOn ofdoubtful prospects
and begun for an i'll defined purpose, into mighty
popular movement which almost by its mere NOR
al force has overthrown q corrupt government,
and holds it, tremblingly awaiting the decision
that is to be final as to its existence, we must still
feel that its ultimate end is involved in nnceraln-
ty, and that while there is much to hope there Is
also much to fear for Spain in its present Crisis
The definite objects of the revolutlonsts, II they
have any, have not yet been announced, and their
ultimate success will depend so much upon the
wisdom of their leaders. and upon the degree OF
unity with which they may pursue common
purpose, that even speculation is at luss for any
tangible basis upon which to found guess at the
future. Baltimore american.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16

A SUPPOSED MURDER.-The Greenbriar Era
gives long account of the discovery of the body
of woman named Jane Graham, who is suppos-
ed to have been murdered by her own brothers,
The family reside in Monroe county, on Green
briar river, and are noted for their bad character
and frequent domestic quarrels. A brother of the
deceased recently quarreled with her, and she
was driven from home. On the night of the 9th
Of July she left the house in which she had taken
refuge, and that night barn belonging to the
Grahams was burnt. Miss Graham not appearing
again for several days, the neighbors turned out
to look for her, and at last found her dead body In
the river. From marks upon the body, and other
evidence, there is reason to believe that she was
worried by dog, and then strangled with arope
1t is supposed that she fired the barn, and in SC
doing aroused the dog, and was then caught and
murdered by members of the family. The Coro-
ner's jury came to this conclusion, but brought In
a verdict that she ''came to her death by some
unknown means"-one of the jrrymen stating at
forwards that they dared do nothing more, the
whole neighborhood being afraid of the Grahams
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16
rhe I.nna Rill controversy.

brisk controversy is going on between the
two leading Democratic papers OF h'cn'hon"' l"
reference to Hunters land bill. The Enquirer
susans The bill, although obleetlng 70 II III so'he
~, -ricplars. The Examiner denuunces 1t out and
out, and quotes from speech delivered " WI
Hunter in 1852 N the bitteFeet denuncatlon
which it could utter against the measure. Al
that time Mr. Hunter said, Sand probably we
shall soon have proposition to put the lands
down to merely nominal price. Such schemes
as these most infallibly lead to agrariah ag'aohs
Sc. The Examiner also refers to the resolutions
on the subject Of the public lands, adopted by the
Virginia Democratic Convention, and says:
aye must either at our neat Convention reaelc
o,,. ollsgonce IN The anti land plumber resolutions
of o,u last Conrentio,,, or endorse Mr.. Hunters
bill This exciting and tempestuous subject must
come mn At the Gubernatorial Convention. There
are thousands of State Rights Democrats who will
insist upon the Democracy ofVirginia reaffrmlng
their time honored resolutions against the SPli'
of the Homestead bill We should show no'ning
like non communication upon this question. IL Is
due to the honor and integrity OF the democracy
of Virginia, that their position upon inns Iloihe
stead question should be known. Whether we
are to follow men or principles must now be set
tied"
The Democracy are always great at construct
ING platforms, aud show equal facility in aban-
doning them. At their National Convention IN
1852, they made distinct declaration that the
proceeds of the public lands were to be ''sacredly
applied to the purposes specified in the Constitu-
tion;' sand yet" says the National lntel!igencer,
''we find Democratic majority in the Congress
of 1854 laboring for months upon project
(Which fortunately failed to become law togipe
the lands a,ray to any body. citizen or stranger,
who would 90 and settle upon them" In 1852
Mr.. Hunter was mortified at the idea of putting
the lands down to "a merely nominal price = In
1854 he introduced that identical proposition!
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16
Advertisements.

For several weeks past, advertisements have
encroached somewhat upon our reading matter
We beg our friends, however, not to feel uneasy
as the pressure will soon be over, and it is our In
tention to furnish at least fourteen columns ofread
ing matter every week. In this space we car
give complete synopsis of all the news afloat
and also variety of entertaining miscellaneous
selections. .'r
In reference to the subject generally, many per
sons do not reflect that advertisements are essen
tial to the very existence of a paper. A new pa
per necessarily contains at first more OF what
called "reading matter" but unless 1t obtains al
advertising patronage it cannot sustain ITSELF
The alternative then is between paper with adj
vertisements aud no paper at all We, however
do not ask to be judged by the amount of reading
matter furnished by us. 1t is too common for per-
sons to estimate the value Of paper by the guam
tity instead of the quality. A paper may be as
large as a barn door, and not contain single ad-
vertisement, aud still be poor affair.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16

A HEY-pEcKEp HUsBAND.-If the correspon
dent of the National Democrat speaks as one wh'
knows, his royal highness Prince Albert has hare
time Of it in his domestic relations. The Queer
appears to Us in the light OF very devoted wi'e
but while she loves and honors. does not obey he
licge lord II is evident that the royal consort II
hen-pecked man, and that the Queen is the
head man of the establishment:
81 can, however, give you little anecdote o
her Majesty that is authentic. Prince Albert was
lately let out for days visit to Cambridge, with
instructions that he must return by ten at night
When there, the Professors became so prosy in
their addresses, that being promised an entertain
ment by the municipality too he telegtaphed for
permission to remain till twelve. The reply
quickly came from Victoria that as punishment
for this conjugal disobedience, he must return by
eight and at this earlyhour the poor Prince was
obliged to trudge into Buckingham Palace. to es-
cape the suspicion and consequences OF marital IN
fidelity"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16

Know NoTHINGs AMONG THE Quo DEMoc-
RAcY.-The Democratic Convention of Hamilton
county. Ohio, met at Carthage on Saturday last
for the purpose of nominating candidates for coun-
ty officers and Congress The committee on res
olulions reported the Baltimore platform.
As soon as the afternoon proceedings commenced
great excitement prevailed. The know Moth
ing'' question was introduced, and the organiza'
ton denounced. Charley Kemelin. one of the
delegates, said that it was inconsistent to de-
nounce this organization while the Democrats had
secret organization, referring to the Miami Tribe.
of which United States Senators were members,
and George F.. Pugh, chief The lie was given
to this assertion. and Kemeln was attacked, and
finally fled, after which the Convention broke up
in a row, without nominating OF passing resOlu-
tinns.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16
LAND FOR SALE.

TINE undersigned offers for sale 342 ACRES
Il OF LAND, lying on South River. about II
miles below Waynesboroueh, being part OF tho
late home place of Mr.. John A. Patterson. deed.
Twenty five acres are cleared and The rest ihlckly
covered with excellent pine timber. A CHOP-
PING MILL aud first rate say MILL. IA
good repair and doing fine business, are oroc'"d
on it, There is also a comfortable Dwelling and
a good young Orchard Of select trees The wa
ter power is not surpassed by that Of any other
seat in Augusta county: being well suited 10 any
kind of machinery When cle1red. the land viii
be well adapted to the raising OF all sorts ofgr''"
Any one wishing to engage in tn" lumber business
cannot be better suited. The section is healthy
and the ueighbors good For further particulars
inquire of the subscriber. on the premises.
b. G. PATTERSON.
Address Mt. Meridian 2. O., Va.
Aug. I6. lS54.-3t.
E9- Rockingham Register publish BIS and
forward account.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16

o- We take pleasure in recommending Mr..
NJ. S. Meador, sharpener OF razors and other fine
cutlery, to the patronage of our citizens. lie
comes to us with recommendations of the very
bighest character from we'll known gentlemen III
Richmond, and having made trial of his skill we
can add our own testimony. Persons acquainted
with Mr.. Nj. state that he 10 in all respects wor-
thy man, and the public need have no fear OF BE-
inc imposed upon by hin, He may be found al
nresent at No. lS, American Hotel.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16
$64l,S22 So

LATE EVENTS AT SAN JUAN.-The news from
Kingston, the British naval station in the West
indies. shows that the bombardment Of Greytown
has greatly exasperated the people there, who
seem to think that the place was still under Brit
ish protection. Some small vessels of war had
been sent with relief for the citizens of the ruined
town and it is said that Lieut. jolly, the British
officer who protested against the bombardment. Is
sued proclamation declaring the city, and terri,
tory Of San Juan, or Greytown, under martial
law Commander Hancock Of the British B. ,h ship
sit Company stating that the recent events rem
der ait necessary for her Britannia Majestys naval
forces to interfere in the re establishment of the
Government and the protection of the inhabitants"
The Kingston (Jamaica) papers say that during
the bombardment "the British Consul's residence
was burnt down, with the British flag, which was
and although they "S d'@s The ev aa b by
If two horses and cat" they declare that Great
Britain has no alternative but to avenge the insult
offered to her flag and the injury done to her ally
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-16
whits SULPHUR Convention.

The prospect is good for large and interesting
meeting of the friends of the Central improvement
on the Oath inst, at the White Sulphur Springs
We hope that Augusta will be fully represented
The delegates appointed at the June Court were
such as there was reason to believe could con
veniently attend, but it was understood that any
othar citizen of the county who could be present
should be enrolled among the delegation and en-
titled to seat in the Convention.