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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-05-07

TOR SALE.-The undersigned offers for sale his
L valuable tract of Land, in Bedford county, Noaks
Fork of Duck River l2 miles North East of Shebyvlle,
Warrace Depot and half mile from Fairfield, the
road leading from Shelbyvile TO McMnngille The tract
contains 450 acres all under good fence 800 in high
state of cultivation and 80 well set in blue grass 1t
bes all the qualities OF first class cotton stock farm,
being abundanty waered and well adapted to the growth
of hemp corn, cotton small grain and all kinds of grass
II has upon a commOdous neat and comfortable frame
dwelling frame kitchen and smoke house. and two large
and roomy barns also fine apple and orchard
The ueighbOrhOod of the best Middle Tennessee
society moral and intelligent evinced in the erection Of
fine Male Acad-ny, amply large to accommodate 200 pu
Mail Academy "a very Hourshing SCHOOL, and two churches
are in half mile of the above pace which will be sold up
on reasonable terms the has concluded to
70 Texas MATT s FINCH.
spIlS-wtf Fairfield, Tenn.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-05-07

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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-11-24

OF victory, which will commence with bill 10
repeal thp naturalization laws with the view
OF prescribing all men OF foreign birth, and plac
Ing them on an equality with the negro! If the
abolitionists and wings do not come to ttis test,
and pass the know-nothing measures, the latter
will Withdraw from the alliance So you see
that ifthe wings do not endorse all the schemes
Of the aboItionis,s and the know-nothings or if
each party TO the bargain does not sustain and
carry out all the measures of all the other par
ties TO the alliance, the coalition will at once
dissolve, and each division charge the other
with teachrry and bad faith. If they do hold
together, and press all their odious measures
through the House, the Senate will at once re-
iect the whole series, and 60 into the presiden-
tial election on these issues. In either event.
we must triumph, for il will be a contest OF
principle With laction-of constitutional liberty
and State rights against revolutionary doctrines
and dsunionism.
s'Hpncr, be OF good cheer Unfurl the ban
ner, and let it wave galantly in the breeze
Charge upon the allied forces Of the enemy, and
make no compromise with any of their isms.---
| never felt better, or more anxious for the fight
The principle of the Nebraska bill will prove ir-
resisti5le it is stronger than the democratic
party. We would have carried the country
everywhere this year on that issue but for know
nothlngisn. A Anti-Nebraska is the mask and
know-nothingsm the battery concealed behind
it which has done the work The mask will
soon be stripped off, and the infamous doctrine
of prescription because of birthplace and reli-
gous faith will stand forth TO the gaze of the
world only to be despised and scotied at The
corrupt portion Of our party-the disappointed
ofice-seekers who betrayed their party and a
bandoned their principles because they could
not be paid for their atriotism-have 'sloughed
off, and the organization now stands purified
and consolidated upon the eternal principles of
the democratic creed. Tell the President TO be
of good cheer-Wash. Union.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-11-24
A NObIe Boy-Rescue Of a Passenger
Train from Destruction.

We mentioned few davs since the burning
Of the Tunnel Bridge, on the Baltimore aud
SuSquebanna Railroad, abont five miles South
OF York, and since learn that the conllagraton
came very near being followed by one of the
most terrible disasters that has lately occurred
in railroad travel. Ii is supposed that the
bridge took fire from the freight trains which
passed about half-past O'Clock in the morning,
and the structurewas totally enveoped in flames
before It was discovered by the residents in the
vicinity. AT about 9 O'Clock the frame work
OF the bridge fell through, and among the spec
tators, some twenty in number, was little boy
about II years Of age, named Eli Rhepm, who,
remembering that the express passenger train
was then abont due from York, started off at
the top OF his speed to endeavor 10 stop the
tram which he knew must be close at hand
As soon as he reached the curve, about two
hundred yards from the bridge, he observed the
train coming on at full speed, and fearing that
he would be unable to stop them, unless by
the use OF extraordinary means, the noble little
fellow took his position on the track, and run
ming towards the approaching train with his
hands raised, caught the attention of the pngI-
neer, who immediately reversed his engine and
stopped within four hundred yards OF impend-
ing obstruction, Tue piers oelng some twenty |
feet from the rocky bed below, and the gap some |
sixty feet wide Had the boy not placed HIM
self on the track, he would doubtless have fail |
ed IN his noble effort, as the engineers are so
often cheated by mscheeous boys on The route,
that they seldom pay attention to them. Even
when be stopped BE- thought that he had been
Cheated by younEster with more daring than |
hls associates, and was surprised 10 see the little
flaSen headed fellow stand his ground and en-
deavor to recover his lost breath 10 answer his |
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-11-24
KSOW-NOTHIXGISM.

Ot the two anti-AmerFcan iSmS, abolItIonSm
and nothingiSm, il is bard to tell which
is the worst. know-nothingism is the freshest
error, now most fills the public nInd, and is in
all the eXutatIon OF maiden tTiumphs. Two
classes are IN this movement-those who really
believe that cur land is in danger from Catholics
and foreigners, and that such action as they
couBtenance is necessary TO protect their liber-
ties, and these constitute the mass of the party !;
aud the other consist of those who join the
lodges simply because they want votes, who
may be counted by scores or hundreds in every
town. They are the selfish, mercenaty, shiny
politicians, who 'sask no questions but the price
Of votes,' and are always ready to pay down
the price.
These wiry ce-hunters-democrat, whig,
ree-soil, or what not-pursue their purpose
with amazing persistency and efirontery. The
starting point IS dissatisfaction at being long
overlooked, neglected, or fatty discarded by
their party and they join knothmgisn as
the means of getting redress of personal griev-
ance. This is their last card. But the ssorder''
cannot multiply places, and while the expec-
tants are many, the offices are few; and moth
ing can exceed the violence Of the scramble GO
ing on in the lodges for the prizes of local nom
inations-ior the oath is to support the nominee,
let it be whom it NAV.
Now nineteen out of twenty of these merce-
nary aspirants must be disappointed, and feel
like the simple minded man, who Joined the
church in order to get an expected job of work.
The committee, on receiving the proposals for
retitting the Westinghouse, gave the contract
TO an outsider. 81 might just as well not be-
long as beiong," remarked the disappointed
member. So it must, in the nature of things,
be with hundreds of these ofiice-hanters They
must be disappointed. Not tithe of them can
reach the goal for which they aim. They might
as well not belong as belong, so far as their per-
sonaI object IS concerned.
The Germans have tradition that one of
their Emperors, who once gave internal peace
and security to the country, the great BarbaroS-
sa, IS not dead, but sleeping in the Hartz noun
tanS, and will come forth some day in his prls-
tine strength TO punish evil-doers and restore
glory to the empire. As we read Of the tri-
jumps of such principles as abolitionism and
know-nothingism, the one tending to dissolve
the Union aud the other to make vaSsaIs of
quarter OF It's population, it is easy to imagine
that the giant, AmerlcanisTn, must be sleeping,
and that couple of bad genii have divided his
great cloak between them, and in such garb
are deceiving the people. When the giant
awa&es and sees the mischief brewed in his
name, be will strike down The treasonabIe CO.
horts, and restore the reign ofjustice and equal
ity.-B B0stoR Post
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-11-24
ARREST OF ARRISON.

The Murderer Of .5Ir. and Mrs. Allison.
We have the pleasure of announcing to our
r6A lers that this fend, the author of the infer
nalsmachine, whereby the unfortunate Alisons
met horrible death, was arrested on Wednrs-
day morning, at O'Clock, at the small town of
Muscatine, in Iowa, by Mayor Snelbaker, Cap
tain Hoke and Deputy Marshall Lee, who left
this city on Monday, having, through an inter-
cepted letter addressed to person in this city,
discovered the whereabouts ofihe murderer.
1t seems that Arrson has been, for some time
past, officiating in the dru. store Of MIR. Dough-
erty, in Muscatine, as clerk, under the name Of
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-11-24
Aian Murdered.

u We learn from Maj. Lemuel Evans, that
man by the name of David Finn was mur-
dered in Hopewell Township, Bedford County,
on the lth inst, by man named Joseph Con-
ner, said to be from Chester County. Both had
been employed on the Broad Top Rail Road
and on the evening previous TO the murder, iai
a dispute at party. The murder was prrpr-
trated with pick handle. The deceased liyel
about one hour after receiving the blow, but
never spoke. No arrest has yet been made.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-11-24
The Spirit of True Christian.

u On the first page of the Gazette Of to-
day viii be found letter from Clergyman in
the West which breathes the true spirit of Chris
tianity in every sentence. It is written 10 a
Cotholic friend, and has reference TO Secret So
cieties for political or religious purposes Bn
the language Of the Pennsylvania, we rejoice
to find that the whole ministry of the Methodist
Church is not affected by the foul heresy which
seeks to destroy every vestge of civil and reli-
gious liberty.
The letter to which we alude should be read
by every man, woman, and child in the land,
and its truths treasured as Of great value. Ii
does the heart good to know, that in these days
OF religious prescription, the brightest and best
minds in the ministry, connected with all de-
nominations, are free from the blighting influence
Of intolerance.
Il The PennsyLUaaian is in favor of re-
moving the seat Of Government to Philadelphia,
and erecting the Public Buildings at the ex-
pense Of the city.
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Wlletts. This fact Mayor SntIbakcr was cog
INFANT 81, and having upon his arrival IN thu
Town secured the services Of tie sheriff and a
posse ol officers, they repaired TO Mr.. Dougher-
ty's store, where, IN a back room, with bis back
10. the door, they observed Arrison reading a
newspaper.
Going upto him, Mayor Snelbaker placed his
hand upon his shoulder and exclaimed, 'sIiow
do you do, Mr.. Arrisonq Z" The effect was
electric; he became rigid as corpse, every
muscle Of hN face becoming fearluly contract
ed. He, however, denied that his name was
Arrlson. His trunk was searched, aud several
books found in it, the title pages of which had
been torn out One, however, bad escaped
this precaution, for on ily-lpaf the name Of
tWillam Arrison" was traced with pencil.
He was placed on boat, which happened to be
lying at the wharf, and in custody OF Mayor
Snebaker, Captain Hoke and Deputy Lee, ar
rived at Rock Island. There the party took
the cars, and at 10 O'Clock last night ArrSon
was safely lodged in the Ninth-street Station
house.
The first day Of his arrest be appeared quite
cheerful, and ctiatted and oked with bis custo-
dlans but yesterday he appeared much cast
down, and when he arrived in this city his
spirits were entirely gone. He still denies that
shis name is Arrison, but the facts are TOO damn
ing for him to hold out, although he has, by
shaving off his whiskers, attempted 10 alter his
appearance.
Too much praise cannot be awarded our wor-
thy Mayor and his associates for the prompt
and skiful manner in which the arrest was
made. 1t reflected a disgrace upon our author
tiles so long as the villain was at large. The
Mayor felt this, and has left no stone unturned
to trace his whereabouts. The discovery was
made in consequence of letter sent here,
whereby a letter mpant for an O resembled c.,
and it was taken out by person whose name it
was made 10 spell in consequence. Upon SO
slight mistake hung the lie Of the murderer
-CMcinnati Enquirer, Nor. 10.
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question as 10 the cause of his interruption
We learn that The passengers, when they ascer-
tanned the cause Of the stoppagr Of the train and
viewed the precipice over which they were
near being dashed, literally rewarded the boy
t'ir his presence Of mind and daring, and that
the Board of Directors, at their meeting yes
terday, appropriated $l00 as an additional re-
compense. Eli Rheem, boy bnt twelve years
OF age, was the only one Of twenty persons pre-
sent, most of them men, who bad forethought
sufficient for the OCCASION Bait .4nserican.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-11-24
WI a Eg FR EE1 EA.

On the 29th ut., by the Rev. ]. Heller, Mr..
JACOB F. PREssEL to Miss ELLEN EckHAGE
both of Union Township.
On the Goth Sept. last, by David Miller,
Esq, Mr.. JoHN Turner, of Harrison ToWn-
ship, TO Miss Nancy BETTY, of Juniata Towa-
ship, Bedford County.
On the 9th inst, by the same, Mr.. JosarA
Turner, Of Harrison Township, to Miss ELHI,
RIA NJ. CURLY, Of Juniata Township, Bedford
County.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-11-24
Thrilling appeal to The Democratic Party

05- We cannot refrain making the following
stirring extract from letter just received at the
Union office. 1t is addressed to US by one OF
the most fearless champions Of democratic prin-
ciples, and he foreshadows the events of the fI-
ture with almost prophetic ken. lie points out
the internal war between the fusion elements
and the consequences that are sure to follow if
only the democracy stand firm. Let our
motto be- "Union, Cancellation, and concession
an oblivion to past feuds-a preparation for
future Victories
81 am by no means discouraged at the ap-
pearance OF things in the political armament.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana has saved US
Tor 1896. now look upon the result of that
campaign as certain and glorious triumph for
the democracy. If we had carried those States
this time, the coalitionists aud f,isonsts would
have held together, and have consolidated their
united strength in 1886. Now, they have the
power in the national House of Representatives.
and have no excuse for not carrying out their
pledges 10 the people before the election In
order to satisfy the aboIitionists they must pass
bills to put the Wilmot proyiso on Kansas and
Nebraska, to repeal the fugitive slave law, 10
abolish slavery in the District Of Columbia, and
abolish the slave trade between the States Moth
ing less than this will satisfy the ahoitioniss.
and make them act with the wings and know
noththgS. Hence, the Other parties 10 the un-
holy alliance must come up to the mark, and
vote all these revolutionary measures through
the House OF Representatives. Then the know
noiLinss All demand their share Of The spois
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bead crowned with noble wbfe Iact.
he has never drdieal,d himself nnel, 4 ~, IN
The third, Captain John Tyler, eleya,ag i', =. -,
Presidency by the unexpected death a. g., J. VIZ
eral Harrison, Las done more than dre,, t:., sIfi
bftath-he is dead politically, aud has did, n, ~
man was never seen die before. Wab ~. NV as
10 the fourth, MilIard Fillmore, who en,l ,l,cl
the White House as the remains Of Gu G"G
Taylor was carried oat oft, misfortune r.. "'al
late visited his family also; and, len al"a aS o.
the world, he can reflect upon the yaoly ~ ~
human things at the tom5 of his wife his =, "
daughter and OF bis brother. 'y
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-11-24
STEAMSHIP GoLAH, at Sea, !
Oct. s, 1854.

Editors of the Herald Il would most re-
speotfuly submit the following report of our
sad disaster, hoping you may find something
worth transmitting through your columns to the
public.
The Independent steamship Yankee Blade,
Henry Randall, Esq, Commander, sailed from
San Francisco, Sept. 30, at O'Clock, P. M,
With eight hundred passengers, and $4,000
in specie-passed the Heads at ) O'Clock, and
at O'Clock the same evening saw steamer on
the starboard beam, supposed to be the Uncle
Sam, or John l.. Stevens.
Oct. | at 81 O'Clock, P. NJ, being encom-
passed IN dense fog, steering S. E. by S.
course, and supposlng ourselves at least ten
miles from shore, we struck reef of rocks off
Point Agurllo. about fifteen miles above Point
Conception, upon which the ship ran upward
OF sixty feet, while her stern swung in nine IA
thoms of water, which in twenty-five minutes
sunk below the promenade deck but so firmly
was The forward palt nbedded in the iSR rs
that up to the time we left the ship (about ~
NJ. on the I'd inst.) she had not recetpd dn
inch. >
As soon as we discovered our danger, the or
ficers of the deck launched and manned the
boats, and proceeded at once 10 GET the ladies'
and other passengers on shore And here il is
boz justice to observe that great appreciation is
due Capt. Henry Randall for his prompness in
going ON shore 10 find proper place to land
bis passengers, IN taking charge of one of the
boats himself, and bcachIng It successfully when
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-11-24
STRAY STEER.

Came to the premises OF the subscriber, H-
ing in Union Township, Bedford County, % Cd
the 9th of November inst, Black Steer, "H0
a white face, supposed to be ABOUT two years
old last Spring-erop off left ear--fork out Oh
right ear. No other marks. The owner IS o'-
sired TO come forward, prove property, pay
charges, and take her away.
HENRY MCDONALD.
Nov. "a, 1884,
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STRAY SHEEP

Came to the premises Of the subscriber N
Colerain Township, about the Sd Of Noveno'r
inst. nine Sheep, eight of which are white, aEd
one black-Ieft ear slit Of the white ones, and
the black has the right ear cut off. The OWL
er is desired to come forward, prove properly
pay charges, and take them away.
BOSTIAN FATTER.
Nov. "a, 1884,
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William EfiSFer,
y III
A Proclamation.

FELLow-ClrIzENs a sincere belief in the exis-
1ence ot God, aud just conception of His atrreaes
lie al the foundation OF true religion and civilized So
cIety. The free declaration Of this belief becomes
Christian people.
This Almighty and Benefcent God has greatly
blessed the Commonwealth and her inhabitants dur
ing the year that has just closed
An humble acknowledgment of His goodness and
mercy, aud open manifestation oil gratitude to Him.
Is an act o! homage eminentty becoming people so
highly favored.
The blessing of peace He has bestowed upon U.s.
Our relations with all other States are most AMIGA
Bic, and the tnmuit of internal strife has not been
heard in midst. All the great interests of the
people have been eminently prosperous except only
the agricultural, which, in parts Of the State has
suffered from the drought.
With the exception OF few communities which
claim our syinpathies, the blessings Of health have
prevailed. Our institutions of government have been
perpetnated, aud civil and re gious liberty enjoyed
by the people. The of education and Christi
aaty has been advanced, the arts and science have
progressed, and the moral and physical condition of
the country been improved
The devastations of war which are now sorely af-
hcting the people of Europethe aesolations Of ia
mine and the ravages of pestilPnce-have not been
permitted to invade our favored Commonwealth.
These manifold blessings are the gilt OF God, and
10 Him our most devout thanks shonid be offered.
Under the solemn convictions OF dBtY therefore, and
in conformity with The wishes of many good citizens,
/, William BgIer, governor of the Commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania, do hereby appoint
Thursday, the 23d Of November Inst,
day of general thanksgiving and praise through
the State, earnestly imploring the people that,
setting aside all worldly pursuits on that day, they
mite in Offering thanks 10 A ghty Sod for His past
goodness and mercy, and beseech Him for a continu
ance OF His blessings.
Given under nay hand and the great seal of the
State, at Harrisburg, this twenty-eighth day Of
October, IN the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty four, and of the Com
manwealth the seventy-ninth.
BY the Governor:
C. A. BLACK,
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Thcug!ts Worth Pondcring.

81 can speak from experiences" says The Gel
ebratrd Erasmus, ''that there is little benefit TO
be derived from the Scriptures, if they be read
cursorily or carelrssly ; but if man exercise
himself therein constantly and conscientiously,
he viii find such efficiency in them as is not 10
be found in any book whatsoever
"Ihr genuine philosophy Of Christ" says The
same author, "cannot be derived from any
source 50 successfully, as from the books Of the
Gospels and Apostolic EpistIes; in which, If a
man pbIosophise with pious spirit, praying
rather than arguing, he will find that there is
nothing conductive to the happiness Of man,
and the performance of any duty Of human life,
which is not, in some of these writings, laid
down, discussed and determined, in complete
and satisfactory manner"
'I'hat which stamps upon the Scriptures the
highest value" says Bishop Porteus; ''that
which renders them, strictly spraking, inest-
mable, and distinguishes them from all other in
this world, is this, that they, and only they,
contain the words of eternal life Tn this re-
spect, every other book, even the noblest COM
positions of man, must fall they cannot give us
that which We most want, and what is of in
tnitely more importance than all things put to-
grther-EteraaL Life"
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LOOK OUT TOR THE BiNES.

u For the Information of the public we
present below list of Banks recently broken,
dlscredted, or suspended, the result of the late
elections having, we presume, removed all res
traint from these soulIess institutions, the con-
ductors OF which now think they can swindle
their note-holders as much as they please. Ma
ny widow and orphan viii be made to feel
the loss of their little all in this wholesale
bank robbery Here is the list so far:
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no BUILDERS.

The subscriber is fully prepared to tuFo6'
any quantity or quality Of Building L0na,' :,
and Plastering Laths. Oiders directed 10 p p
Clairsvillr, Bedford County, will be pronP'9
attended to. by giving a reasonable notice.
+. D. BEEGLtD
Nov. 2l. 1851.