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AN APPEAL TO COMMON SENSE.


CIYrIrS BrHAnS.-whefever known kss seal
mony will be conclusive. But lest shose who -
not know the Captain should be scepucal, Do. Dsw>
son Bro, vlth Others of The best known and moss
highly respectable citizens OF Eaton, endons biz
wonderful cure by
HAMPrOE's VEGETABLE TIHCTURI-
EAsros, Oct 4, 1884
Messrs. Mortimer & Mosc6ros:
Gent,emen-I feel il my duty to yeu and the pso
lie certify 20 the efecp OF Hsmpton's VEGETABLE
under a disease OF Chronic Rheumatism. and We
great part OF that time was 30 helpless thai had
to be helped from my bed and dressed in my clothes
I became reduced TO q mere skeleton. All the mod
grow worse. heard Of Hamp,ons Ti.cture s~d
thought would give IL TRIAL At this time aid
not expect 10 live one day sfter another. lid not
take il (the Tincture) for the Rheumatism, Tut IN
a short time was weu e that disease. From the
effects Of your incture and the hep Of Gcd am
now getting in good health.
wish all the afflicted 10 Try H>mpton's veeetst-s
Tinctu.e, as have done, with the same cxtc< tnsf
| it has on Your ebedient servant,
Isaac BrsJAnxa.
him some Of flamptons Vegetable Tincture, and b.
ieve the above statement correct.
DAWSON l. BIO.
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confident ulat the above statement is true and
exaggerated. J. A. JOHNSON,
GHARiKs ROBINSON.
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PIANOS FOB SALE AND RENT.

AAo4NSS 3Oh CALI AMI hENl.
V'HE subscriber has always on hand a assert,
Il mcnt OF German and American Pf-<&~
AMOS, from the very best Manufacturers TYH
winch be offers for sale al lower prices
than can be purchased in the District of Columbia
and en- the most accommodating terms. All Pianos
purchased from me are warranted 20 give sAiisfac-
ZION.
Old Pianos taken in exchange.
ID. RElSS, Professor Of Music,
G, betw. Fourteenth and Pineeuth stress.
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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-20
The Basin Of the Atlantic.

Modern science has made many discoveries 10
relation TO the ocean, its depths, and its beds or
basins. According to Mr.. Charles Weld, who
recently made tour through The United States
and Canada, the vast ea.weed meadows of the
Atlantic. which cover a space of seven times as
large as France, teem with life, and deep sea.
soundings which reveal the sea.foor of the great
est DEPTHS, show that the bottom OF the ocean is
frequently paved with cacarrous and scious shells
The Atlantic basin is a vast trough, bounded on
one side by America and on the other side by Ar
RIGA, and rising out Of this trough are mountains
higher than the loftiest Hmalay ahs from peak TO
peak Of which huge whales hold their course with
the same precision with which eagles pass from
crag TO crag and valleys deeper than any trod-
den by the foot OF man, within whose oozy folds
The great waters lie in perpetual repose. Depths
have been sounded in the Atlantic greater than the
elev alton of any mountain above It's surface.
Another modern writer, speaking of this great
basin, says that could its waters be drawn off 50
to expose this great chasm, which seoarates
continents and extends from the Arctic 20 !he An.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-20
NO. So

by passing The three first fingers beyond the palm
to the wrist of the brother, then Withdrawing
the same to The gripping only of the fore finger.
The salute of,he Third degree is to grasp the lap.
pei of your coat With The right hand, clasping only
with the thumb and little finger throwing the three
first fingers forward. II is answered by the per-
son seIuted going through the same evolutions
with the left hand.
The pass words to this third degree are as fol-
lows: Your an alarm at The first door. The
doorkeeper responds by opening the door or wic-
ket. The applicant says ~ The sentry responds
MI The applicant answers son. which being
Pruduced in fnll is u u-non. The applicant is then
admitted into the first room. He then approaches
the second sentry. gives his name and council 10
which he belongs, and, in connection with tho
Quarterly pass word, gives The word 'sale,' which
makes the Union safe. %
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-20

tarctic it would present a scene rugged and grand
beyond all description. The very r'bs Of the solid
earth would be brought TO light, and we should
behold at one view, in the mighty cradle OF the
ocean,the sad remains of thousand fearful wrecks
with their countless human skulls buried in heaps
of pearl and lnesimable stones, which lie conceal.
ed forever upon the bottom OF the deep. From
the top Of the Cbim5orazo 10 the bottom OF the
Atlantic, at the deepest place yet reached by :he
plummet in vertica! line, is nine miles. The
deepest part Of the North atlantic is probably some
where between the Bermudas and the Grand
Banks The waters of the Gulf Of Mexico are
held IN basin, whose greatest depth 10 ~bout1Se
mile.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-20
The Redan and the Marakon.

These now famous towers, that may be said TO
guard the gales of Sebastopo, already cele.
Sraled for deeds of valor, on the part both OF be.
segers and besieged, that almost rival those which
old Homer tells Of before the walls of Troy, thou
sands of long years since.
The first OF these lowers, the Redan, is huge
semi, circular earth-work, forming, in fact, part
oI the main (orfcations on The land side of the
city just outside the walls. 1t was originally Of
stone. but since the investment OF the city by the
French and English, immense earth. works haYo
been added 10 it.
The Maukoff Tower is next north and east OF
the Rcdan; between them the Ochakoo ravine
and earth works. The Maakoff stands uron low
ground, near the head Of Careening Bay, but on the
southern and western side. The Manelon stands
400 yards in front of il, In more commanding
position and when it was taken by the French.
the Russians hauled their ships OUT Of bay, as they
were exposed to :he guns of The Mamelon in the
hands of the French. These three works were in
fact all ouIworks, and have been thrown up since
the commencement OF the siege, almost in the pres
ence Of the French and English, but still they may
be considered as forming part OF The main deenGs
Of the city whilst Ihe Mamelon, although impor..
liant from its commanding position, was neverthe.-
less detached work, separate and distinct from
the Russian main line of defence.
Ii is noteworthy fact, that the unsuccessful as.
sault on the part of the allies was made on the
18Th cf June, the anniversary OF the Battle OF
Waterloo. Possibly the purpose TO cement
still closer the union Of England and France, by
sinking the memories OF that memorable day in
the stormng and reduction of Sebastopol. A hap
py thought perhaps-but terminating in a melan-
choly saPpointmen.-Nea0 York Express.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-20

FIGHT IN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-The
GaIlpoIs (Ohio) Journal of last week has the fol
lowing local religious intelligence:
The Presbyterian church in this place has
been in possession Of the old School body for somS
weeks past, and the New School, thinking they
had occupied the building some length of time, oa
Saturday evening last made an attempt TO retake il
from the body. They succeeded in breaking a
panel out Of the back door, but the hole was not
sufficiently large to admit mans body. II appears
the Old School members were absent at the time,
but while Mr.. John SnfIers was endcavoring to
effect entrance, Mr.. Henry Miller, an outside
member, demonstrated against the proceedings,
and finally struck Mr.. S. n severe blow on tbs
head with his Finding an entrance more
difficult than they had imagined, they quietly dis.
persed. For the past ten days or two weeks the
church has been in charge OF Capt. ]. S. Myers.
On Sunday Morning The Rev. Warren Taylor.
the New School minister, took occasion TO walk in
while the door Of the church was temporarily open
and ascended to the pulpit. Myers peremporily
ordered him to leave the house, but no attention
was paid TO him, when he repaired to the pulpit
and elected Mr. +. by force. Mr.. 4. offered no
resistance further than TO hold on to knob that
ttached as an ornament TO the pulpit, and in
breaking his hold Of he lost his balance and fell
over the railing 10 the floor, striking on his back.
We do not know that he sustained any serious in.
iury The church has not been used for public
worship since The Old School body has had pos.
session of il, since The difficulty, and 1t 10 their
determination to keep it closed until legal deci.
sion may be had as to right OF property"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-20
ssUufOm Safe,D

The Cleveland PandeaIcr gives the following
exposition of the grips and passwords of the third
or Union degree OF Know Nothingism
WHAT FIDELIrY'-THIRE DEGREE,
The above the pass words TO the Know
Nothing State Convention now in session in this
city. By means of these our special reporter was
enabled yesterday TO enter within the timer tenn.
Pile aud note the doings and sayings of these dark
lantern gentry. We also have the grip of the
Third Degree which consists in shaking hands
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-20

We extract tho follow from tho New Haven
Register The Palls dunn, TO which allusion 10
made, is FrcesoI Know Nothing organ, publish
ed in New Haven Connecticut. II may be seen
from this extract what impression was produced
on the minds of the Northern people by tho con-
duct of the Southern delegates at the PhiIadelphia
Convention
IAN AFFECTING SCENE.-We learn from the
Palladium that when the Southern delegates in the
Philadelphia Elndoo Convention saw that they
were to lose their Northern Freesoi brethren, they
besought them TO stay, with tears in their eyes >
but the AboIiuoGsts shook off the dust from their
feet. and departed. We should like to have seen
that Iacry nose part;ng-that rending of soul and
body which must have characterized the parting
scene among such dear friends That of Ruth
and Naomi, though remarkable for ITS disinleres.
:edness, did not approach this in snbllmity. We
think we Rayner and Cone hanging upon the
necks OF Wilson and Sperry, and sobbing in that
agony of grief which knows consolation, bog.
giDg them not to desert, and offering 10 give up
everything possible;' while the latter, erect as
two columns OF granite, lmpervious TO the bri.
ny enusions and agonizng protestations Of endear-
ment. Ii was too late J. the Rubicon was pas.
sed ; and with stocism worthy OF patrarchal
days, Abolitonism filed out Of the hall, leaving
lis ected Southern friends like Niobe, all tears
We trust the sweeper Of the hall respected the sa.
credness Of that grieG-and allowed the weepers
to dry their tears, before he turned them into the
street,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-20

Why are postage stamps like lazy school 5cysj
Because you have to lick their backs 10 make
them stick to their letters.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-20

~ Live for the present ertgency { as the
Advertiser says while it physics the administration
10 keep j. alive till after the August election.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-20
From the Richmond Enquirer
KNOW NOTHINGISM UNVEILED.

We comply with The request of patriotic Demo-
,,,ts in North Carolina, and to-day publish at
I.0orb the Constitution Of the " National Council
"f tbe United States of North America" and the
Safe Council of North Carolina, with the Ritual,
3gprees and all the other paraPhernalia Of the
mos, mschevous and dangerous oligarchy tina;
ever conspired against civil and religious liberty.
The election in the Old North State is rapidly ap-
proachng, and our friends are making gallant
6pht. They feel confident that the people OF North
Carolina cannot hesitate as 10 their duty, when
thew shall be enlightened rs to the trickery and
monslrous purposes OF Secret Order, whose in
eyitable tendency is 10 destroy all individual free
dom of action, and to make Americans the blind
and serviIe instruments OF an irresponsible, JesuI
neal, proscriptive and tyrannical oligarchy. In
North Carolina the Democracy are waging un-
compromising var upon Know No,hingism, ex.
oosing IFS dark movements and purposes, and
appealing 10 the intelligence. honesty and patriot.
ism of The people. By such course the Demo-
crscv Of Virginia laid L" Sam" Iowa similar
result will be seen in North Carolina. All that
The people want is lieht-and flood Of it is shed
upon the subject by the following publication Of
cficia Know Nothing documents. They explain
themselves and require no comment:
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-08-21

LIBEL On recent trial in New York
against the N. Y Sun, for an alledged IL
bel, Judge Roosevelt, in his charge to the
jury, distinctly cnuncisted this important
principle. He said
."The rule is that party who tusti6es
the publishing of libel, by attempting to
prove that what was published was true,
must show that in its substance and mea-
uring the facts were as the article states
-and although every part of an article
claimed to be libellous, as whole, is not
proved to be true by the defence, yet il
what is left is not Of itself libellous, the
defence is made out. The law allows .
man to publish anything of another, pro-
vided it is true, and itis complete de-
fence that the article is true.'
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-08-21

REEDER's REMovAL-A NORTHERN AND A
SOUTHERN CAUSE. 1T appears that the admin
istration have two good causes or grounds OF
excnso for tho removal of Governor Reeder--
a Northern and Southern cause. In the
North it is to be- understood that he was re-
moved for his projected but unprotected specu-
lations in the lands of the Kansas half-breed
Indians. This is the Northern cause. In the
South il is to be urged that he was renewed
because of his abomnable affiliations with The
Kansas free soil sqnatters and emigration So
cieties. This is the Southern cause. The
Albany ALIAS is satisfied with the Northern
cause.-the Richmond Enquirer is content
with the Southern cause. Between the two
horns of tho dilemma there il mystery still
to be explained by the President to tho Gov
ernor. Was il the land spoculations or the
niggers: Was it Atchson or Manypenny, or
Stringfellow or tho Commissioner OF the Land
Office. that did the business! Let the truth
be known--out with it-tiat there may be no
msapprehensions upon the subject in the Penn
sylvania October election What a pity the
Governor didn't consent to go to China! Will
there ever be any harmony again between tho
democracy and tho administration? Will Gov.
Reeder write a book on his executive lifo in
Kansas? 1t il his last chance. Let him write
book 1t will sell better than his half breed
Kansas lands. 1t will 90 off like peaches and
cream. Oh! lot him write book.
New York HeraldSs'
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-08-21

GENERAL WAsaIHoToS's LAST VorE. Every
inciden, in the lifo of Washington lie full of In :
terest. The pain heroic magnitude of mind
which distinguished him abnve all other men
was evident in all hi actions. s.-Patrotism chas
tened by sound Judgment and careful thought,
promp ed all his public acts, and mad them
examples for the study and guidance of man
kind 1t has been said that no ore can have
the shortest interview with truly great man
without being ma 10 sensible of his superiority
Of too many, who have some way earned the
title of great this IL by no means true. I,sap-
plicabilty To Washington is verified in the
following interesting circumstance related by
correspondent of tho Charleston Courier:
II was present" says this correspondent,
when Gen. Washington gave bis last vote
1t was In the sprng of 1879, in the town of
Alexandria He died the lth of December
following. The court house of Fairfax county
was then over the market house, and immedi-
atclv fronting Gadshy's tavern. The entrance
into II was slight fight of crazy steps on the
outside The election was progressing--sev-
eral thousands Of persons in the court house
yard and immediate neighbnriug streets; and
was standing on Ga;sby's steps when tho
father of his country drove up, AID immediate.
ly approached the court house steps; aud
when within yard or two OF them, saw eight
or ten good loukin. men. froH different direc-
tions, certainly without the least concert spring
simultaneously, and place themselves 10 pos
tions TO uphold and support the steps should
they tall in the Generals ascent If them -
was Immediately at his hack. and in that 30
sition entered the court house with him--fol-
lowed in his wake through dense crowd to
the polls-saw him vote--returned with him
to the Outward crowd-heard him cheered By
more than two thousand persons as he entered
his carriage--saw his departure.
There were five or six candidates on the
bench sitting; aud as the General approa che d
them tboy rose in body and bowed smilingly; !;
and the saln,aton having been returned veiy
gracefully the General Immediately cast his
eyes towards the registrv OF the polls, when
Col. Dencale Il think il was) said: "Well Cen
eraI how do YOU voter The General looked
at the candidates. and said-"Gentlemen,
vote for measures, not for men," and turning
TO the recording table, pronounced his vote
saw it entered- made a graceful bow and re-
tired
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-08-21

OF Night before last something afser
twelve o'clock, as we wended our way
homeward, our attention was attracted BY
the uneasy grumbling Of fellow whs had
made his bed in the gutter. Thinking
there might be an item in the case, w6
crossed over to where the voice proceeded
from, and found the semblance of man
restlessly rolling between two porkers. and
very busy in trying to lay "spoon fashion"
to both at the same time. But all his la
bors ended in the sudden thought that it
was time to drink. His bowels yearned
for cocktail, a smash, something cool to
to take, and he, at our arrival, was assid.
uously plying his elbow into the leaf lard
of one bed-fellow. calling upon him to stir
his lazy boots and get something. An
unctuous grunt was the only reply. and
our hero-of the gutter was getting dry.
very dry. Irreligious expetives began to
make his speech pictorial. and in raging
passion he called out damn you Mad
am, why don't you get up and bring me
some whiskey ?" The fellow was e+i.
IDENTIFY enjoying good time. and We left
the two animals and one brute to finish
their quarrel as best they might Il Det.
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