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INDIA RUBBER GOODS.-WE HAVE JUST
IL received from the "Unon India Rubber Company
an invoice of India Rubber Goods, consisting of
Officer Coats, Pea Jackets,
Sack Walking Riding Leggins
White 3" Saddle Bags, &c.
which will be sold at Manufacturers' prices.
Feb. 20, 1854. E. L. HARDING Co.
K EEP A LOOK OUT when you see EVANS
IA COOKE, the door walk in. No. % Cheap
place under the Sky Light, door above every body
There advertising being door to Messrs
Evans Cooke, wish you to look out.
have received our entire supply Of Goods consisting
Wholesale House, and feel confident would prove to be
the interest of all who wish in purchases to give
stock examination before buying. Harding will be
at Home in very few days bringing with him what's nice
EVANS & COOKE.
Raleigh, March II, 1850. 25-
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MFRS. WOLTERING RESPECTFULLY announces
I'VE to the of Raleigh and surrounding country
that she is now receiving FdU and Winter Stock of Fancy
Goods embracing China goods fine iron-sone dnnersetts,
tea-sets and cups and fine brought to
this City. - Ma, b
de- which will be sold low for cash.
Just received, a fresh supply of Coltecttonaries.
past avors she solicits continuance OF the
.WlLHELMlNA- WOi1IESlNG-
PoIool Cantan,ber 1881.
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Usage ORANGE.-The Hedge Plant of America,
1IThe Usage Orange has ihan met the most sam
une expectations of friends and far regards the
great in view, good and beautiful fence adaptation
climate variety Of SOIL hardness propagation,
and cheapness it is all that be desired supply Of
the seed Treatise the cultivation of the plant may
be had of F. +. PESCUD. =
Raleigh; March %, 1854 38-
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TJNDOW GLASS; LARGE SUPPLY OF ALL
w SIZES AND QUALITIES, kept on hand or ordered,
TO suit any size sash very low rates.
Also good supply of PUTTY Dealers will please give
me chance f their orders before buyng elsewhere II
they want good bargains. +. +. fEoOCD ac
Sept. II, 1858. oo-
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EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.-THE UNDERSIGNED,
ALhavng qualified Executor of the Last Will and Tes
lament of Henry ]. G. Ruin decd, at the March Term
d. 1854 of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of
Franklin County, hereby gives general notice all
having accounts demands against the estate of said
ceased present them for payment duly authenticated
within the time prescribed by law this notice will be
estate of deceased requested to make payments
THOMAS RUFF1N, Ex'r.
Z c&Sr1-0
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r An1Es, DRESS GOODS. HEAVY. RICH

II AIDES, DRESS GOODS. HI
q 4 Plaid Silks.
Heavy Brocade Silks.
Heavy Plain Silks.
Black and Blue Watered Silks.
Black Gro de Rhine Silks.
French De Lanes, Plain and Figured.
Do Cashmere, do do
Plaid Raw Silks
French and English Merinos.
95 pieces cheap DeLane. EFANS
Sent II.
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otal 5S,42I 12,7l9 7l,l3O 76,8IO
Total

It should be understood that, at this time, there
was but little difference in numbers between the
population of the Sothern States and that of the
Northern States. By the census of 1890, the
Southern had a population Of l,956,354 the
Northern had a population of 1868, 455. But not
withstanding this comparative equality of popu-
lation in the two sections, the North furnished
vastly more men than the South.
OF continental troops, the Southern States fur
nished 59,42l the Northern furnished l ~, 496 ;
making about three men furnished to the CONT
mental army by the Northern StaEs to one from
the Southern.
OF militia, whose services are authenticated by
the War Office, the Southern States furnished
1918; the Northern furnished 46 04S making
nearly four men furnished to the militia by the
Northern States to one from the Southern.
OF militia, whose services were not authenti-
Gated by the War Office, but are set down in the
| return conjectural only, we have 76,8lO fur
nished by the Southern States and 3O95O fur
nished by the Northern; making, under this head,
more than two men furnished by the Southern to
one from the Northern. The chief services of the
Southern States, it will be observed with a SMILE
were cO1yectural only
Looking, however, at the sum total of CONT
mental troops, authenticated militia, and coniec-
tural militia, we have 147 $40 furnished by the
Southern States, while 249,503 were furnished
by the Northern; making 900 men furnished
to the war by the Northern more than the South
ern.
But the disparity swells when we directly COM
pare South Carolina and Massachusetts, OF con-
tinental troops and authenticated militia and con-
jectural militia South Carolina furnished SO .5Os
while Massachusetts furnished 90 ,592; making
in the latter sum nearly three men for one fur
I nished by South Carolina. Look, however. at
the continental troops and the authenticated mill
tia furnished by the two States, and here You
will find only 5,506 furnished by South Carolina
while 1902 were furnished by Massachusetts,
being sixteen times more than BIZ South Carolina, and
much more than 6y all te Southern States together
Here are facts and figures of which the Senator
ought not to be ignorant.
Did the occasion require | might 90 further
| and infinitely portray the imbecity of the South
| ern States, and particularly of South Carolina
| in the war of the Revolution, as compared with
the Northern States. This is a sad chapter of
history, upon which l unwillingly dwell. Faith
ful annals record that, as early as IT'S, the six
| South Carolina regiments, composing with the
Georgia regiment, the regular force of the South
ern Department, did not, in the whole. muster
above eight hundred men; nor was it possible to
| fill up their ranks During the succeeding wear
the Governor of South Carolina, pressed by the
British forces, offered to stpulate the neutrality
OF his State during the war, leaving it to be de-
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SPEECH OF MR- SUMNER.

A great debate took place in the Senate,
June 10th and June 2sth, on occasion of the
presentation of memorial from Boston for the
repeal of the Fugitive Slave Bill Mr.. Sum-
ner was assailed with great bitterness and
coarseness, but he soon turned upon his assail-
ants, with power that utterly discounted
them. Ofthe debate on the 26th we present
on our first page the graphic, condensed report
prepared for the associated press in New York.
Mr. Summers speech, on the 18th, as revised
by himself we publish on our second page,
crowding out great deal of editorial to make
room for it. It's argument is overwhelming
and its personalities are whitening although
strictly within the bounds of parliamentary
deoorum
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There's the "star in the sunset" how cleaning ant
stil,
Like rich blazing gem on the brow Of the hill;
In the language Of stars, suppose it must say,
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"HoLLY-WOoD,"

A story by ALICE CAREY, will be continued
in the next number of the Era.
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10 The Roman Catholic Archbishop o
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THE INTERNAL MAcH1NE-Mr. and hiIs
Allison, who were injured by the explosion u
the mysterious box sent to the Marine Hosp
tai, at Cincinnati, are both dead. A ieL0"
named Conwell committed a murder some uli'
since, and Allison was acquainted with w ~
facts, and it is supposed that COn~eil trieo !"
this manner to take the life Of Allison.
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VOL. VIII.

the Committee appointed at Columbus to re.
ceive them, and thousands more are rolling
in. The Ohio State Journal says, the design
was to have the call, with all the names Al.
tached thereto, printed in its columns bat
the thing is impossible :"
ave have not in the Office, nor is there in
the city, capital letters enough to begin 10 set
the initials Of the names. There is no way Of
accomplishing the demand upon US, short Of
sending off to the type founders for supply
of letter for this especial purpose
The Journal adds:
at is emphatically movement of the Pgo.
PIE; the call for a Convention has gone forth
as with shout; the People knOw what h,,
are about, this time and they will be heard
through their delegates on the 18th.
"Take, for instance, call returned from
one locality in Stark county. The signers stand
recorded
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FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL.
PEECH OF HON. CHARLES SUMNER,
OF MASSACHUSETTS,

Ia the Senate Of tie URitea States, Jane %, 1854.
The Senate having under consideration the mo-
ton to refer to the Committee on the Judiciary
the Petition from twenty-nine hundred citizens OF
Massachusetts,, praying for the repeal Of the Flu
gitive Slave Bill
Mr.. SUMNER said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: Since had the honor of ad-
dressing the Senate two days ago, various Sena-
tOrs have spoken. Among these, several have
alluded TO me in terms clearly beyond the sane
tons Of parliamentary debate OF this | make
no complaint though, for the honor of the Senate
at least, it were well that it were otherwise. II
10 them it seems fit, courteous, parliamentary,
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
ORD.NANG NO. 3.

An Ordinance relating 1.-THE Construction of
a Wharf.
BE il oriaiaedby se Trustees Of the
: IoUn Of OtiumWa. ma. the Clerk Of
The Board be INSTRUCT to advertise for
proposals for the conspction Of a wharf
Of the following dimeiions, viz:
Commencing at heroo, CT the large
cottonwood tree at te loot Of Court
street, and running .hnce $50 feet to-
wards the river. Sail wharf TO be SO
feet wide al the ~botionand &C feet wide
at the top. The end Ok, the River is
10 be raised FIVE fee, AMI ten inches from
the bed of the River. Also a slope Of
ten feet from The END of the $50 lee,
next the water. The Tain body of the
wharf TO be built Of clay fine brush, &c,
and the end next the waer 10 be bull, OF
solid rock,-the whole be covered on
top with McAdamized rock ore foot
thick.
find be IL further nralined, That the
contractor for said workshall be requir-
ed to give bond for the ,2eedy compile
ZION Of the same.
A. l.. GR.yES, Pres,.
Attest: w. l.. ORR, Csrk.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
A Rich Farce in pnbuaue.

One of the richest farces which has
lately occurred in Iowa, took place on
Saturday, the 10Th inst, in the evening,
a, Globe Hall, 10 Dubuque. lipurpor,-
ed to be a Celebration by tho Democracy
Of the adoption Of the Federal Consult.
ZION, but was in reality only a meeting of
The Nebraskaiies for the purpose of re.
organizing The Democratic party Of Iowa
upon the Nebraska. Bill Platfarm!--
Among The leading spirits who figured on
The occasion we notice G.. w. Jones,
S.erh. Hampstead, p. Qaigley, J. NJ.
Griffith, Gen. Shields aud Lewis, e.
Cookery. w. X. Merritt. y. A. Ma
honey. J. H. Emerson, r. Rogers. b.
Rupert and Ben. Samuels. All Of these
men were committed, soul and body, to
The Nebraska Bill in the eleclion-most
Of them are in Office or expect Office, and
all Of them were more or less instru
mental in forcing that odious measure
upon the support of the Democracy, and
10 them may be attributed The overthrow
Of the Democratic party In this State
And yet, these very men, acting more
like madmen than anything else. ge,
together. and pass resolutions and adopt
an Address. proposing TO re organize the
Democratic party upon The identical
ground upon which i, has jus. been de
feated! Was any proposition ever more
insane! WAS any richer farce ever en-
acted! Do those luna,ics suppose they
can bring The Fres Democracy of Iowa
over TO their corrupt standard! Do they
imagine that democrats generally are
going to abandon the great lights Of their
political faith, Jefferson and Jackson,
who were opposed 10 the extension Of
slave territory. and follow in The footsteps
Of Douglas, the slave holder and slave
propaganda! |: would certainly seem
SO. notwithstanding the overthrow which
they have just experienced. But their
expectations will never be realized
They propose to r~e.organize the party,
and for that purpose hold meetings in
every county. All this is very well;
they NAV geta few adherents in every
county; but their labor will be in vain.-
Their forces will be about like those OF
Bombastes Furioso, IA great general,
whose army consisted of a tail drum
ner.a big fifer. a hungry corporal. and
one little private.
In view Of this madness Of a portion
Of tie Nebraska wing of The iowa De.
mociacy, there is only one course lief. for
the Free Democracy OF our State TO
pursue, which is, to organize upon prin-
ciple throughout the State, and stand to
our colors regardless Of Consequences
.9nGmosa News.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

Rail Road Accident.

The express train coming down TO
This city, (saysa Chicago pa?er,) on the
Rock Island road, Wednesday night ran
over some cattle near Mlnooka. the first
station this side Of Morris. by which the
engine, tender and baggage car were
thrown oil the track, AMI pretty well
demolished. Several other cars were
somewhat, broken up. but the wors, fea.
iure Of the accident Is the injuries to
persons on the train. though surprising
that they were no more severe or eener-
al. The train was running about twenty
miles per hour, and was brought up as
suddenly as il i: had struck a mountain.
The engine was thrown of the track
and down the embankment Immediately
upon striking the OK, and the whole train
stopped suddenly.
In the passenger cars a Mr.. Shoemak-
er, of Miami CO.. Ohio, had his thigh
broken. A liule child sitting in her
mothers lap had one arm broken. Sew
eral other passengers received some
slight bruises. A brakeman named W.
Bushnell had both legs broken between
The platforms of Two care. one leg 50 bad
ly crushed lha, i. was necessary to am
puta.e 1t. while the other may possibly be
saved.
The baggage master escaped unhurt,
although his car was a perfect wreck,
and many Of the trunks broken to pie
ces. His escape was almost miraculous,
and he is unable 10 tell how he came gu.
of the car. So confident were the pass.
engers that he was under the rubbish.
that they pulled over a large portion of
il to fno him. when he came up and
asked them "what they were looking
for"
The engineer, Wilson, was badly,
though no. dangerously, scalded by the
steam which escaped from the boiler al
tel the locomotive went over He was
able TO crawl away from the side of the
engine where he was thrown, TO take off
his clothing and reach a lounge in the sa-
loon car, unaidet, where he was found
aud properly cared for. The fireman
escaped with a few bruises, but in what
manner he is unable TO tell.
The spot where the cattle Jumped
upon the track was in a piece of woods.
and they were moi seen until jus. as the
engine struck them. The engineer had
/ only time 10 blow the whistle once when
he found The engine going over and him
self with il. No blame can therefore be
attached to any one for the accident, Blu,
il, is one Of those m lancloly occurrences
which seem 10 be unavoidable.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

CRoPs OF MINNESOTA TERmroRy.-
Governor German, Of this territory. has
sent the New York Herald The follo ing
accoun, of the agricultural products for
lhis year.
In the first place il has been quite
s~easonsble, we have had no drought; 10
affect the crops in the least. All the CO
reals have ma,ured finely and yielded
large crops, and so with all esculen,s.-
Oar wheat crop will reach abou, l7s.000
bushels; corn about $4,000 10 $4,000
bushels; potatoes, the yield is very large
and of choice quality, estimated at 400,
900 bushels. There will also be a large
yield of cranberries. Turnips. ru,abseas
aud pumpkins, have yielded the largest
c op We have ever bad. Our tn nip
a I'd rutabags crop canno, FIJI shor. Of
400 5000 bushels; but ,hi s. are mostly
fed TO our cattle during The w.ner. am
President of the Agricultural Society Of
this Territory, aud ,hiuk my sources #
information such as can be relied upon
a. least substantially SO.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
Sherif's Sale.

. Y virtue Of a special writ Of Execution is
ID sued by the Clerk of the District Court Of
Wapello County, Iowa, to me directed, in favor
of Mathew Conrad, John w. Kelly, William
c. Conrad and Joseph Thompson, against John
L. Baldwin and Jane Baldwin, l will proceed to
sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder, for
ready cash, at the Court House door in Ottum-
wa, on Tuesday, the 3lst day of October, A.
d.. 1854, between the hours of . O'Clock, A.
M. and 4 O'Clock, P. M. of said day, the fol-
lowing described Real Estate, to-wit: Lot No.
100, Out lot No. Z, the Northwest half Of lot
No.. 27S, and lot No. 81 in the town of Ottum-
wa, Wapello County, Iowa, as the property Of
John T.. and Jane Baldwin, to satisfy said writ:
ID. II. MICHAEL, Shift w. c.. l.
Ottumwa, Sept. 22d, 1S54.-Pr's fee $3.50.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
New kink In the Hog Trade,

VIZ learn tha; buy ers and drovers,
owners and feeders Of hogs, have been
bring. buying or renting as The case may
be, The "masi" in all sections OF the
country TO feed their hogs on until the
packing season. Mr.. Quigley, our ex.
tensive dealer. has hired large sections
Of line mast woods 10 Ohio aud Grayson
counties, bought out the exclusive priv
ilege. and having marked his hogs, TURN
ed them loose TO feed on acorns, beach
nu's, &c. II is "rooi hog or die" with
them, as there will be no corh cribs to
fall back on.
Another new feature in The trade this
season consists in the various grades OF
hogs that will be brough, to market OF
offered for sale, The buyer and seller ma,
king their contracts for ..slop fed" "masi
fed," or "eorn fed" hogs, the prices oil
course varying with the various ways in
which the porker has been fed-Louis
ciHe Journal.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12

a The city of Boston has entered
into a new orwarding business. Four
paupers were on Saturday las, arraigncd
before a justice in that city. on a join.
charge OF being ..foreign paupers, re.
,ceiving aid from the city oil Boston, a
,gainst tho peace of the Commonwealth.
and contrary TO law in such case made
and provided" The charge of pauper-
ism was sustained. and the court ordered
the prisoners to be returned 10 the Queen
of Great Britain. They will be for.
warded in the ship S:ar of Empire,
which leaves Boston in a day or two, for
Liverpool.
Demoine courier., 1854-10-12
ST. LOUIS MsEkET.
Sr. Lorls, Oct. Gil

ST.. Louis, Oct. Oh.
FLOUR-Ciiy manufacturers refuse
Sc 20 and Sc 25. Sales Of country a,
Sc and 6 l2!. City extra 50
WHEAT-SaIes Of 300 sacks infe-
rim, red, 4, 81 90; 80 do a, 81 Us; 400
DO good al 81 20; a small 10, a, 81 80,
and one al 81 80; 60 DO inferior while
st$l %; and 100 prime do at 81 37a'
CORN-Sale Of 1900 SKIS prime
mixed, to a dislll!ery, a, 52ac. new gun
nies; 50 DO yellow a, sac; $40 a, 53e.
UAIS-600 SKIS in lots, Il, doe; 400
do a, Ale; one lot Of lG7 sis reported
at 42e, and 257 do a. 39c, exclusive Of
sacks.
kRYE-from 20 to soc per bushel, 10.
Guiding bags.
PROVISIONS AND LARD.--Salc
Ef 10 casks clear sides at II, 3 do al
-; G do shoulders a, 81, Mess pork
nominally at Sl3. Lard. in bbls, held
allie.
GROCERlES-Sa OF SO hhds su.
gar a, Al; loo do ., Sc; 90 do a, sc;
100 bags coffee. priva,e-we quote
prime at IL to l2a. Reboiled mnlas.
res zoe. Sale 200 bags G. A. salt al
81 IS; Il. 1. held at 81 80; kanawha
Soc per bushel.
SEED-Flaxseed steady at 81 80
per bushel and sales; timothy, according
to last sale made public. So SO.
POTATOES--Prime Neshannocks
and pinkeyes at 81 SO per bnshel, and
Gales.
ONIONS-Sale Of 81 ks al 90c per
bushel. One holder asking ST. 90 for
prime.