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Railroad Notice.
OFFICE B. & M. II.

OFFICE b. & NJ. II. II. CO.,2
BURLINGTON. Iowa. May Is. 1885.
A I a meeting of The Board Of Directors of
IA the Burlington and Missouri River Rail-
road Company, held al their Office in Buripg-
ton, Iowa; May 18th, 1865, il was ordered Chat
an insta!ment OF 3 per cent. on the capital
stock of this Company be called for on the Isl
day of June, and one Of 5 per cent. on the LIST
day Of July, and one Of 5 per cent. on the Isl
day of August, and one OF per cent. on the
LIST day Of September, and one of 5 per cent. on
the 1st day Of October. ard one of 5 per cent.
on The LIST day of November. and one Of 5 per
cent. on the LIST day of December, 1855; and
one Of s per cent. on The Isl day OF January,
~1S56-payabla at the Treasarer's oifce IN Bar
Engton, Iowa.
Stockholders in Henry Comfy can, If mere
convenient, pay their ;nstalnents 70 Me- srs.
W. p. Drazzleton SEQ, Mt. Plcasant-i4Jsi-
ferson County 10 Messrs. Hem. Williams &
Co, Fairfield; and in Wapello Cottnty tcJames
Hawley. Ottumwa. OLIVER COCK, #
May oath, 1858 Secretary.
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DOCTOR YOURSELF. st1 Il
THE POCKET ESCULAPIUS:
on, EVERY n MS OWN PHYSICIAN. lAts

AETA IRA Vie rlr lIEI LII Eth
MWgT@A J. ton. with One Hun.
k2WlyV~sS dred Engravings, show
N~ ing Diseases and Mai
formations of the Human System ia every
shal e and form. To which, is added a Tea
tise on the Diseases of Females, being of
the highest importance to married people,.
or those. contemplating marriage. By
WILLIAM YOUNG, M. d.
Let no father be ashamed to present a
copy OF the E~culapius 10 his child. It.
may save him from an earlygrave. Letno
young man or woman enter into the secret
obligations of married life without read4
ing the Pocket Eculapius. Let no one,
suffering from a lacknied Cough, Pain iD
the Side, restless nights, nervous feelings,
and the whole train Of Dyspeptic sensa-
lions, and given upby their physician, be
another moment without consulting the
Esculapius. Have the married, or those a.
bout to be married any impeachment. read
this truly useful book, as it has been the,
means OF saving thousands Of unfortunate
creatures from the very jaws Of death.
&C. Any person sending TWENTY
FIVE CENTS enclosed in q letter. will
receive one copy OF this work by mail, or
five copies will be sent Tor One Dottar. aaG
Address, postpaid. DIR. WM. iVuNG.h
) 81. No. l52 Spruce ST., Phladelphls.
Sept. 2Sth. lS5a IL So .aesalsss
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YMg EHgMgFWE e EguREER-
Grcas Demnnd.

There seems to b. a univers.l demand
in cur city for ]. J.. Curtis Compound Sr-
rnp Of Sossafros. This article has been
tried, and used with tire NEST powerful
effect, in the very worst cases of measles,
coughs. hcarseness, ~whooping cough, con-
sumption, and all diseases Of the luass Of
long standing, andis no The most popu-
lar and beneficial Medicine used for all
those diseases for which il is SO highly rec
ommcnded.s raa .t. 81 ~
J.. l.. Curtis Original Mamal like, is n
acknowledged by all persons of experience
as the best stimu!ant ever used, 70 the
cure Of all those diseases for which it is so
highly recommended and in which it has
been so successfully used. 1t stands an
/ paralleled by any medicine ever offered 10
the public. A fresh supply Of these med
iciles has just beearccsived by the agents.
Those persons who are not supplied had
better call Oh some agent and supply their
families.
Take none unless signed by J. l.. Curtis.
(Sce advertisement in another column.
w. r. MARTIN, C. G. MAnTrE.
New York. st Loais
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u II is rumored in political circles
in Washington, that Gov. Wise ann lhe
Presiden, are at Ioggerheads.
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II The vote COR Reedef in The recen,
eciion was 2,esi. Whitfield
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r. f.. PARKER,

FR SHIC IABLE TAILGR,
TAKES this method of informing The citi-
zcns of Ottumwa and the surrounding country
that he has removed his shop 10 Second street,
two doors west Of Mr.. Pumroy's dwelling,
where he is ready TO accommodate customers
in his line with neainess anddispatch.
0ttumwa, July 18th, 1855.3m
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Esfray Mare.

E1SttE! NEstnNs
STATE OF lOWA,3
Wapello County
TAKEN UP, BY Thomas Cooper, at his
residence in Washington township, in said
county, on the Goth day of August, and made
oath to the same on the 18th day Of September,
1855, before ~Beddington w. Larzalelr, Esq,
a Justice of the Peace in and for said county
and State above named, estray property of the
following description, to wit; one ilea-bitten,
gray mare, fifteen hands high and about iifteer
years old, rather light built. No appraisement
returned.
JOS. HAYNE, County Clerk.
Ottumwa, Oct. 4th, 1855.
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Enyalids of the Dsmoins Valley!

NOUR attention is urgently invited 10
4 a careful and candid perusal of some
thing that has just been introduced into
yOur STATE. fA aH ~ 3H4t AH
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UNIVERSITY FAMILY MEDICINES.
FEVER MD A<ssJE.


TIME UNIVERSITY OF FREE MEDI-
l. CINE AND POPULAR KNOWLEDGE
chartered by the State of Pennsylvania, April
29th, 1853, mainly to arrest the evils o. spu-
rions nostrums; %a!soto Supply The pubic with
reliable remedies, where the best medical adj
yrisars cannot or wall not he employed. having
purchased the invaluable remedy.
ROWAND'S TONIC MIXTURE,
the first and only known for twenty yEARs,
as the certain cure for Fever and Aguc, and its
kindred complaints, confidently recommend il
TO the patronage of the afflicted.
The above Institution likewise recommends
for Bowel Complaints. FhA f
ROWAND'S COMPOUND SYRUP OF
BLACKBERRY ROOT. sesg
AID in due time will furnish its own remedy for
every disease that can be safely treated in this
way.
BY order Of the Trustees,
s.a.rn. JOHN r. ROWLAND, NJ. D..
President of the University, and Head of the
Pharmaceutical Department.
Home Dlspensary and Office, No; 90 Arch
Street, Philadelphia. ar.
CO AGENT-James Hawley, ottumwa.
Aug. 81, 1S5l.-n32 Tyr.
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ing a powerful remedial agent, 81 con.
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next to the skin, Producing constant, \
INTERRUPTED current Of ELECTRO MAGNET
I'M, e!Tecting e" asaa ra dsfH
Immediate Relief afa 4
From the most acute pain, and alison per-
malent cure of all
Nervous Diseases.
II seldom has failed to furnish almost in
slant relief, and a FINAL, PERMASEsr cuRE.
by being USED according to directions, o
the following Diseases a3 eAt 'iaee
meumatisns. Gouf, .Scisticu. Parai-
ysis, Painful and Sweifed Joints, Nes-
ratgia of the face. Diseases of tAe
spine, Deafness and Btinaness, liter.
inc Pains. Paipifation of the heart,
Pfriodicat Headache, 81. IIhus' Dance,
General Dcbitify, Pains of the Chest.
Hysferics, Dyspepsia, and all kinds OF
NERVOUS Diseases. .aE4sd 8a r9
These Chains are highly recommended
by Prois. ealentine Mott, Van Buren, Post
and others, who have published their views
o, their power and value in several of the
medical journals of New York, and are al
so IN the daily practice Of recommending
THEN use to patients. t5l7f
The chains can be sent By mail with full
descriptions for use. Price of Chains Sy
and 80. DIR. WIN. l.. ORR, Agent, ,Yt
Ottumwa, Iowa. a
JOS. STElNERT, General Agent,
No. 56S, Broadway, y, Y.
Oct. 18th, lS54-ly Hf'
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ID GIBBONS of every grade and style, a new
IN lot very handsome and cheap, at
JA'S PUMROY e. CO.'S.
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OIL painted Window Blinds, Paper do, at
" JA'S PUMROY 4 CO.'S.
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J. s. MAJOR. w. I. MAJOR, J.
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ten arbitrary merely, in his decisions,
and far from uniform or consistent.
Webster is vastly superior, as to the
fullness and precision Of his definitions,
TO all other photographers. For this
reason alone. he would deserve the pre-.
sminencc. While our preference of his
work in other respects, also, does not 70
qurc us to follow him implicitly as we
do not in some of his peculiartics of or
biography and ortbospywc can yet conf.
IDENTIFY say that no dictionary in the En-
glish language is to be compared with
this. or approaches so near just stan
dard.
The smaller work, which has occasion.
ed these remarks, IL Of course an abridge
mcnt from the larger one, on which tho
main controversy turns, and contains all
ts essential characteristics, So far as ony
Infringement can Messrs. @ & G.
Merriam, Springfield, Mass are the pub.
fishers. It can be obtained of booksell
ers generally.
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Vordant.

The Montpelier Patri0t has all along
contendcd that Kansas never would be-
come a Slave State-that there was not
the rcmoicst danger of any such result
that the soil aud climate were not at
all adapted To the support of slave labor,
aud that if she was ever admitted into the
Union she would come IN as Free State.
Ia the pr 'gress nfevents, no yeve",,u cleo
ton occurred in Kansas for Terri,or.
ial Legislature. and the PatriOt assured
its readers all along that there was 10
possibility Of elcctihg the slave ticket.
After the election was over. it first as
>urcs its readers that the slave ticket is
not elcctcd.and next that II IL is elected,
it was elected by voters imported from
Missouri. that the election is null aud
void, and that President Pierce piU 50
dcc/drc il! Now what will the Patriot
ray when it finds President Pierce using
all his influence to uphold this election
which it now so roundly and so Justify
dcuouuces as fraudulent2 What will
the PdtriOt do2 1t will eat its own
words. of course. We are inclined 10
think the Postmaster will be obliged to
assume the helm himself The sub is
getting indiscrect. Curb him, Major
Windsor JOnrndl.
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Foreign News.-Dates to April ID.

rOrelBu NeWS.-OdbeS 10 April La.
The Royal mail steamer Africa reach
ed Halifax on Wednesday, with one week
later news There has been no impor-
tapt change in affairs either at Vienna
or Sebastopol. We subjoin condensed
summary of the news. from the New
York Times.
At the seat OF war. up to April 8,
nothing decisive had occurred, but the
bellgerents were proceeding with their
preparations for attack aud defence;
the allies being ready. they reported,
TO commence the bombardment Of Sebas-
topol at any moment. They were ex.
pccliDg large achievements from Egypt.
Sardinia and Francc-as many as l00,.
600 men from the latter place.
The Baltic feet had reached Elsinoro
The Gar was concentrating 200, 900
men in the Baltic Provinces, and the
feeling at Petersburg was that the war
must proceed
The conference at Vienna on the Sth
lasted only for an hour, the Russian di-
plomatists not having received their in
structions. The question of the war ex-
penscs payment was deferred. The
Turkish representative assented, on the
| part Of tho Sultan, to the Protectoratc
of the Great Powcrs-but reluctantly.
1t was not anticipated that the confer
aucc would eventuate in peace.
In England the proprieiy Of raising
Al 4 4 ~
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PmNTlNG OFFICE MoBDED IN Mis-
souRI-METHopisT MINISTER'S TO BE
llANGED.-On Saturday 200 citizens
of Platte county assembled at Park
vile, Mo-, and attacked the office Of
the Luminary, charged with free soil
proclivitics. destroyed the fixtures and
threw the press into the Missouri river.
The editors would have been tarred
and feathcred had they not been for>
tunately absent. Resolutions were
passed declaring the Luminary NUS
ancc and its editors traitors, &c., and
threatening to throw them into the riv-
cr if found in the place within three
weeks, and to follow them and hang
them If they went to Kansas. Free
sellers were denounced, aud it was
voted by the meeting that no Mctho-
dist preachers should preach in the
country on pain of being tarred and
fcathered, for the first offensc and hang
ed for the second.
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A WHITE SLAvE.-A suit has been
broughtin New Orleans, by Josephine
Smith alias Barrett, agains. two Jews,
one resident in New Orleans and the
other in Charleston, for claiming her as
slave under the will Of the late Judah
Barrett, of New Orleans. Denying
that she is a slave, she claims her
right to freedom by that express pros
vision of the law of Louisiana, which
declares that Z" if master suffer his
slave to enjoy liberty for ten years, he
shall lose all right Of action 20 recover
possession Of such slave, who thereby
becomes Free"
The petitioner alleges that when she
lived i'll the house of said Barrett. she
lived there as free white member Of
his family, and that said Barrett then,
and at all other times, treated her and
presented her to the world, as his own
daughter, and as being both free and
white.
Petitioner further alleges that she
has always associated with white per-
sons, and has been considered free
white person /; that she was educated
as free white person at both English
and French schools, where none but
white children were knowingly admits
ted that the said Barrett recognized
her in various aysand at all times from
her childhood to his death as free and
white, and used to take her to the pub.
lie theatres and seat her with him self
in the dress circle, where none bus
white persons were knowingly admit
ted
She claims $4,000 damages for
being obliged to fly from her residence
by the acts of the defendants. She is,
it is stated, residing in Canada, but
brings the suit in order, if possible, to-
obtain permission to return to New
Orleans.
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IMroETANT DIscLosURE.-Wec clip the
following from the Montpelier Patriot:
The new SlGy.-Bcsides a change Of
ritual which the Know Nothngs have
been forced to make. in consequence Of
exposures the Patri Vt has made of their
mysteries" the signs aud pot hooks
have been altered. Instead of placing
the fore finger below the first button in
the vest with the other three fingers re-
manning outside, the challenging sign
now is, the right lapel of the coat is
graspcd near the first button by the right
hand, the thumb and three fingers under
tho lapel, with the fore finger outside
pointing to the left. TIE sign of rvcogni-
ton is the same as that Of challcn ging,
with the single exception that the left
hand and left lapel is used instead Of the
right.
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WEnsrER's QrARro ACADEMIC Die.
TIoNARY.--This edition Of Websters
Dictionary, specially adapted for the
use of tho higher schools, appears to
have been prepared with great care, is
printed on clear type, and is in very
convenient form. To those who prefer
Webster MS photographer to all Others,
this work will appear decidedly the
best, for its purpose, in the market.
We are aware that much controversy
has existed on the dictionary question:"
ard particularly in Massachusetts,, where
an attempt has bean made to substitute
Worcester for Webster. The attempt
has not been attended with much sue.
cess, and in onr opinion il should not be.
Since the last revision of Webster's
great work, we think it ought to be re.
garded as the leading authority, and that
It will yet become tho great standard
wherever the English language is s2o-
ken. AS to some Of Wcbster's first chan.
ges in photography subsequently aban'
doned } we think just exceptions were
taken and it is these mainly, we judge
that have contributed to whatever pref
udice now exists against his work. All
his changes are made in accordance with
established principlesand with view to
uniformity. Most Of those still retain
ed are coming into general use. Wor-
cester, on the other hand, in attempting
to follow classic usage. which Is various
and conflicting, seems to have no just
claim to system at all, and in fact, is Of
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The Liquor Business.

NW,hGeH.--A great work was done
last week. Eight liquor prosecutions
brought seven judgements rendered ]
against the liquor and liquor ers 600 ,
gallons seized of VI ich $50 wcrooondemn.
ed, and the remainder awaits trial fines
and costs recovered, 1882 Elijah Burn.
ham, grand juror, signed all the com
plants, and G. n Carpenter. j. Y.
Durham and f. V. Randall officiatcd
as Counsel for the State.
Monpr/icr On Wednesday, the
States Attorney commenced prosecution
against one Of the reputcd or reported
liquor establishments in Maine street:
trial this day Friday, if the rcspon-
dcntvcnturcs to stand trial On We'd
nesday also the appointment Of town n.
gent for the ensuing year was settled.
A desperate -roy dcspcrate-effort
was made to secure the appointment of
Mr.. Holmes of the firm Of Bancroft &
Holmes 1t is not too much TO say that
this work was commenced and progress
cd favorably at the election in this town
last September, was zcalously prosecuted
at the March election, and has been
prosecuted with more zeal than discre.
tion ever silce, involving a great waste
Of horse flesh, and an uuwontcd wear and
tear Of highways from various towns in
The county to Calais. But the Commits.
sion"r determined to appoint another man
Timothy Cross. friend of the law 1t
was clear case to him. Or course, the
r L
tons likely to b. entertained against Mr..
Holmes, lie having long been one Of the
leading opponents of the law in the coun.
ty. The reason alleged for his appoint.
ment may not be known. and we will
give some of thcM--to wit that lie and
the opponents of the law generally ceas.
! their opposition lat the late election for
COMMISSIONER that he would give good
bonds, carry out all the orders of the
Commissioner. fairly obey the law, aud
with his friends unite with the friends of
the law in suppressing entirely all illegal
traffic in Montpelier We had come to
the conclusion, in case of Mr. Holiness
appointment, to keep quiet until the
fruits should be manifested-to approve
if good, and to copdemn if bad but cir
cumstances alter the case materially.
Mr.. II. has still the chance. however, to
carry out some Of his good intentions
We hope he and his friends will not
abate one jot or title as to The law that
for the coming year it will be rigidly OBJ
served ard sustained in every respect
and thus, that he will prove that he de
serves the confidence which the civil au
thority of the town and many people, in
and out of it, were disposed to place il
him in this matter.
A good Sentiment. We inquired %
citizen Of ST Adams recently how the
Liquor Law was enforced in St Adams
Thoroughly" said he; I'VE all 60 fol
that | was no friend of the law whcr
it was passed. nor am l now but Nh,
lar Of Tie Mnd mn@ be obscfred. Il
won't do to countenance any other doc
. trine - Montpelier IIatchman.
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"NoBoDY but SuEEPDEALEk ANY
now.-Such, MIR. Editor, was the sneer-
ing remark of person, residing not
thousand miles from the door Of your
sanctum, in referring to the profession
we follow in pride. Nobody but
sheepdealer in soo,h |" 1t makes our
blood run rampant through our veins, TO
hear such expressions fall from the lips
of those, nurscd by the very business they
ingloriously dcspise. Nobody but
sheep-dcaler any how " Who was Con
sui Jarvis "Nobody but sheep.dcaler. !"
Who ives Chancellor Livingston ? 4" No
body but a sheep.dealer" Who was
Gen. Humphrey Nobody but sheep.
dealer" Who was Crowningshi.ld 2
Who was Collins Nobody but sheep
dealers" Who is John A. Taintor 2
one of the wealthiest and most entcrpri-
sing men of the day i Nobody but a
sheep dealer" Who are s. W. Jewett,
W. r. Sanford aud Geo. Campbell
gentlemen of honor and integrity, deeply
interested in placing the American aocks
upon basis of enduring worth No
body but sheep dealers" Edwin Ham
mond, r. j. Jones, r. p. Hall, Mcssrs.
Cuttings, j. Rich, Judge Marsh, Messrs.
BlDghsms, A Lawrence, II. s. Morse,
S. u Cook, Mr.. Hyne, and, who are
they Nobody but sbeep-dealers, any
how" One thing is evident. Every per.
son that chooses can't be shssp-deal.
err Brains are necessary.
VIATOR.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-05-02

a. PAUL GEDDEs, who. fifteen wears
ago, disappeared from the city Of Phila-
dclphia, aud was supposed to have been
murdered has arrived home The cir
cum.tances under which he left were sin
gulnr. 1t appears he was an officer in a
bank, and was entrusted by another bank
with 100000. to deposit in the bank
in which he held situation. He ex-
tracted $1,000 from the package, depos-
tied the balance and left. For very
many years ten or more, he was supposed
to have been mui dercd, but he finally
turned up in California. Being recog'
nized there. he suddenly left for Austria
liza, and finally, after fifteen years abb
sence, has returned wealthy man, set
tied up his debt of 81 600, with interest,
and is able to retire, with fortune, and
enjoy it in his native land.-BrDaio
Com. AdU
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" Your PAPER CosTs TOO MucT

" Your PAPER CosTs TOO MuCn.'
A Columbus (Ga.) paper received
the following communication from an
individual residing in the upper part of
the State:-
"A trirsakly male stunning TO our
Post Offs and hearing mighty fuss
in France or Crimcar, l want you TO
send me some papers with the last ac-
counts, or give me the particulars by
letter. Your paper costs too much or
| would subscribe"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-05-02

SINGULAR DEATH MIR VIM. III.
Whitaker. of Cincinnati, while at break
fast on the 18th inst, eating piece Of
bread, swallowed small hard substance,
which lodged near the stomach. Soon
after it created so much pain that he
took an emetic, and on the next day
threw the substance up. Improved to be
a piece of shingle nail, about half an inch
long, which had been broken, aud was
sharp and ragged at both ends. 1t ap-
peared TO be part ola mai! used in secur-
ing the hoops Of -four barrel. which
had got into the -four, and thence into
the bread. After the nail came up Mr..
W. was easy for two or three days, when
Inflammation set in, causing his death on
Thursday last.
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May Day.-The work went bravely.
Many evidences were added to those al.
ready existing, of the good time coming.
\ test ofcharac'er VIC pcrccive,is to grow
out of tree planting, which may become
little embarrassing. If man has no
trees he may be thought poor fellow.
but if his neighbor have none, he will be
thought mean one. Our generous
friends will throw their selfish rivals
thus entirely in the shade.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-05-02

liz The ablost political pen now in
the service Of the Roman Catholic
Church in all Germany is that Of Won
Flourcncourt, formerly an orthodox
Lutheran. The ahlest of French Cath
Ollie papers-the one which yields the
widest influence in Europe. and stands
highes, in favor with the Popo-is the
Uniyers; its editor, VeuIllot, was origin
ally an athaist. The editor Of the Tab
let, the chief political and ecclesiastical
organ of the Catholics Of Great Britain,
is Mr.. Lucas, a member Of Parliament,
and formerly Quaker. The chief Rom
anist journals in the United States, tn
as to talent and frankness-Brownson's
Review. aud the Freemau's Journal,
and the Catholic Horald-are edited by
those who were formerly Protestants,
and Mr. McGee, editor of the Celt, was
formerly an active opponent of ultra
montane Romanism " y Post
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-05-02

VIRGINiA.-The Washington cor
respondent of the n. Y. Courier says:
" Wagers are not arguments, but
they indicate probabilities. The pro-
fessional gentlemen whose business it
is to calculate and deal in chances,
are proposing to bet three to one
against Mr.. Wise, and these offers
find few takers. They also offer to
give the odds of ten thousand majori>
ty. Mr.. Wise will be beaten, and
that will finish the sort Of democracy
which manufactures platforms at Bal.
tmore."