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GREAT COMPLAINTS having been
W made ofthe irreguariiy of the running ofthe
boats between Washington end Alexandria, for
the accommodation of the public, the undersigned
has determined TO run the steamer GEORGE
PAGE as follows, viz:
From Washington, ct, s, 81. and II am; /, 3,
and AZ, p. m.
From Alexandra, IT, 81, IO4, a. m; l24, 2, 4,
and 81. p m.
Omnibuses connecting with the boat will leave
the corner of Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue al g. n, ct, and IL, a. m; l29, "a, and ~,
p. m.
Nov 7-rtf. GEORGE PAGE
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GHiRTS! shirts IL fine assortment of
= Gentemen's Dress Shirts OF superior quality,
tor sale cheap by WALL IL STEPHENS,
Dec 10 Pa. av., next door 10 Iron Hall
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ssVNHE BLUE BooK,-OfHcial Regis
ter Of the United States, giving the
names Of all Ofiiceholders under the Government,
with their Salaries, Location, and time of appoint
ment. A few copies ofihe last edition still for
sale in Washingtoa by ,,'.,,-n
Booksellers, near Ninth street.
Price So so. Sent, postage free, to any part OF
the United States excepting the Pacific coast.
Feb %
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BUREAU OF TRANSLATION
From the French, Spanish, Italian, and German
Languages, and for Typographical and other
Drawings. 4 Ihf- W 1850
No. 1854, 7th Street, Washington City, ID. c.
NnuslS &c n. -.
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fNggH aa$a2~ III
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

opposition vic,ory-except in Virginia
AMI South Carolina. In the Senate OF
the United States the ~freescil strength
has been more han doubled, and many
Of the best national men in that body
sacrificed TO the general odium excited
by iAe policy of the present Adminis,ra.
,ion." - .r.f a
The remedy for the detection of Pierce
to the cause of Aboiitionism is CURLY
given. We give a pointed and expires
siye compendium of il, in this attract:
I'VE answer aud answer fearlessly,
that the duty Of the Democratic party
under these untoward circumstances, is
TO cut the Gordian knot, to relieve our.
selves from all further responsibility for
the faults or follies Of the Administration
Ito say TO il, we will support you when
you are right, but we will not defend you
when you are wrong. You have desert.
ed our principles-you have cut loose
from ~ moorings-you have destroyed
our beautiful organization, and scattered
our forces on every side.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
Animals Foretelling the Weather.

Ii is said that the woodcock in New
Jersey is building its nest. This year, in
open and moist places, and old hunts
men preGictin consequence tina! the sum
mer will be a dry one. There was a
time when science, or what was called
such, laughed at signs of this description,
as no better than 'old women's tales;'
but though many OF them ale still I'm.
reliable, a larger observation Of nature
has taught that animals have an Instinct,
which not u~nireqdenhy become prophet.
ic as in this example. At the last years
meeting Of the American Association for
the advancement Of Science, a curious
paper was read on this subject by Mr..
N. B. Thomas, oe Cincinnati, who had
for several years studied the habit Of
animals in reference TO the indications
which they nigh. afford respecting the
weather. He showed the birds, il the
season was going to be q windy or wet
one, build their nests in sheltered places,
but if it was 10 be dry, in localities, more
exposed. that certain kinds Of snalls al.
ways came out and creft up the lin hs
Of trees several days before rain; and
that l~ocasts. wasps and other insects
were invariably 10 be found under leaves,
and in the hollow trunks of trees, hours
before q storm sets in. The sagacity
thus displayed, If We may call il such,
seems to put the highes, reason OF men
to predict the character of an approach.
ing season. or sven to ~foreteii, a few days
in advance, the condition of the weather.
The w~oodcock thai unerringly fixed its
next in the spot best suited for the com
ing summer, or the snail whose tubercles
begin to grow ten Gays before the rain
they are preparing 10 receive, appears a.
firsl sight, to surpass the more develop
ed men. But the nferiority OF those
lower orders, OF animals is in the quantity
Of their endowmen,s rather than in the
quality; they have a single faculty. dew.
eloped 10 an extraordinary degree while
man has. as il were. faculties almos, in
finite. In thus adap,izing each organi-
cation 10 its special position. ;he wisdom
Of the Creator is forcibly exhlbiied.--
Phila, Ledger.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

TRouBLk ON THE PLAIks.--Mr Dawson
conductor of The Salt Lake mail, which
left this city some three months since,
arrived in on Saturday evening last, hav-
ing left kearney on the 29lh ult. Mr..
Dawson informs US that the Indians have
stolen nearly every hoof stock belonging
TO the mail contractors. and have driven
away all Of the ca.lla from the foremost
emie.ants, leaving them nothing but their
wagons.
Cholera was thinning ous the trains
belonging to Mormon %emigrants. These
trains ara composed Of families lately ar
rived from Europe.
The Indians have heard tina, troops
are on their way to fgh. them. and ex-
press their determinaiioE to steal enough
horses to meet them well mouuted.-M-
aepenaente Dispatch, sth.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
RuSS1So AWAY wIrn ANOTHER wo-

RUNNING AWAY WITH ANOTHER Wo-
MANS IIusBASD ENcoUNrER VII THE
PARAMouR On Saturday evening the
residents in the vicinity Of Ninth and
Morgan streets were afforded an oppos-.
,uni,y OF seeing what an infuria.ed wits
can be capable of. A lady and gentle
men, both Of very respectable appear
ance, were observed, between eight and
nine o'clock, conversing together under
a tree in Morgan street, above Ninth
when another LADY, who was dressed IN
deep mourning. came quietly upon the
ground. and, seizing hold Of lady number
one, pummelled her most essentially
The gentleman stood aghas. while this
operation was being performed, and made
no effort whatever 10 interfere.
After the feathers had flown for some
time, lady number two gave the head Of
lady number one several hard bumps
against a board fence hard by, saying
'There, take that! Run away with my
husband, will you! I've been suspicious
Of this for a long time, and now I've
caught youl" The lady in black then.
seized the arm. of the gentleman and
marched him off the ground. II 10 not {
in our power to state what took place
after the pair reached home. The lhdy
who had been SO roughly handled made
the best Of her way off as soon as she
was at liberty to do so.-PhRddeiphiG
Bulletin, June IL. am as af
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

DINING AT SEA A GALE.-Thera
is but a ster from the sublime TO the ride.
ulous, from the deck TO the saloon. Il
is rather to much trouble for atlaxy man
to ca, on shipboard in rough w~eathehs--a
II would require a man TO have the hun, .
dred haEds o: Briareus, and the hundred
eyes Of Argus, and to keep them all in
occupation too, 10 dine in safety. 10 say ]
nothing of comfort--for that, under tke't
circumstances, is wholly out of tbs qnes-
ton. You have 10 hold on teyour plate !
TO keep it near you; to- hold on to your
glass Of water to avoid the unnecessary
luxury Of an extempore shower bath, to-
hold on to yourself to keep yourself at
tie table; TO hold on to the table to keep
yourself off OF the top of il, andawsy
from your neighbors. Besides this. row
have to dodge from the flying dishes that
occasionally make liule excursions on
their own responsibility. A man that
can get his victuals on board q ship IN al
storm can get his living any whore; he
need have no fear Of the future, 70 far ay'
eating is concerned.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
The West and its People.

Two distinguished writer's have lately
gwen their impressions Of the West, and
Western people. Mrs. E.. Cakes Smith
and Bsyard Taylor. The lady ratber
likes us. She says:
THE western man has none OF the
vices of thrift. He carries on opera
lions upon SO vas a scale that he casts
oui pe.tincss aud meanness wherever he
goes. lie does not higgle and banter in
q bargain. He measures distance by
miles no. by feet. He counts money
by dollars no. b. pennies. He seem
ashamed to come down 10 pence. He
buys a dress for his wife and gets a few
yards extra; his own coat and shoes
are too large for him; his ha, slouches
for the same reason; it is as if the imagi-
nation or the man was akin 10 the vast.
ness of the rivers and pra irie of region,
the soul quite gets outside of the body.
lie must have elbow room-he must
Observation-Disclosures his house is large. the
rooms large, aad sometimes unconfort-
able. The bed high and wide; the tea
cup ample, heavy and like the lakes, fill
ed TO the Grim. Your piece of game or
pie is no scanty piece and altogether you
feel as if somehow you had a freer and
larger life presented you"
Bayard Taylor confines his observa.
lions more TO the character Of the people
than the country. He says:
1.-The local pride of all the Western
towns. is a very good thing in its way,
but its manifestations are sometimes quite
amusing to a stranger. Wherever you
go the question is: "How do you like
our place!" Las. yearI simply replied
Very WELL" in all cases. and conse
quen,ly disappointed the quessioners.-
The expected something more intense
and enthusiastic. This winter | reply,
Il consider it the center of CREATION"
which generally gives toleiable satisfac.
tion-forifa Western town is no, alreadt
the center Of the universe, II rs soon 60
ing 10 be. There is to be a railroad from
some other place, which will draw all
Eastern and Western trade TO a focus a,
at tina. particular spot. They even look
further into futurity, sometimes, and de.
termine in their minds the site of the
station on the Great Pacific Road, where
Asia,ic sne European travellers will be
allowed fifteen minutes for refreslhents.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

SONG.


From the Dublin University Magazine.
A maid reclined reside q stream
At fall of summer day, .
And half awake and half a dream,
She watched the ripples play;
She marked the watersf fall and heave,
The deepening shadows throng,
And heard, as darkened downthe eve,
The rivers babbling song.
And thus it sung, with tinkling tongue,
That ripping, shadowy riyer-
youths brightest day willfade away
Forever and forever!"
The twilight past, the moon atlast
Rose broadly DER the night,
Eachripple CLEANS beneath her beams
Aswrought in silver bright,
The h%eaving waters glide along,
But, mingling with their voice,
The nightingale now pours his song,
And makes the shades ~rejoice.
And thus he sung, with tuneful tongue.
That died beside the river
"When youth is gone true love shines on
Forever and forever"
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

such an agreeable business OF it, but !
should have but little respec. for the nan
who subjected you TO j. unnecessarily"
EYES," replied Hetiie, smiling. 'if
really love a man. his being poor would
not lead me TO rejec, him. even if his si-
tua,ion vas such as TO subject me to close
attention TO home duties all my life."
"Thal's the very girl for me- said
George to himself. as He,tie left the room
to arrange The tea.iable. | need no. look
farther. And Before he left The house
that night be had made her an offer OF
his heart and hand, which had been ac-
cepted.
And SO ends our simple sketch. II
there is any moral in il, young ladies' OF
ordinary discernmeE, viii no, fail to dis
cover j, -Uarerley Aaga1ine.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
M1psouRI CuAIIrnars ruS Un,r,

missouri CHALLENGES THE sUNITEI
STATEs!-The undersigned, belisvin,
that their farm, situated seven miIersoud
Of st. Louis, Mo. is unequalled in poin
of variety, production and extent by any
other in the United States, Enough il hai
beer in cultivation less than ten years,
challenge the whole Union TO a compe
li!ion for grand sweep stake premium, on
the following conditions;
Each person competing, shall deposit
five hundred dollars, to be used as here
after specified.
Entries of farms 10 be made prior !
August Let, 1855. A11~
A com mihee, to consist Of one person
from each State in which any farm OF
farms shall DO entered. shall be selected
by the Governor of the respective States
represented, whose duty when 80 select.
ed and notified by the Governor. shsll
be to proceed and visit each farm soeen.s
tered, during the months Of Septembar
and October, and award the premium 10
the owner Of tie farm which shall y.
eel in these particulars, viz:
Variety OF production;
Amount of production, and S.sa
Extent of surface cultivated. SEQ
The premium shall consist Of 3 SER
vice of plate, to be purchased with the
money deposited by all the competitors,
after the expenses Of committee have
been paid. " &ss
We are anxious to let the world know
what has been and what car be done.
West of.lhe Mississippi river, and make
this offer in good faith, and wilma full
determination to- carry it out.
All necessary preliminary arrange
ments will be made in a liberal manner.
Who will enter the lis, FL dHey Far.
Hse's aHFR a#s.. r-H s
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

A HORSE PowKR.-But few people
know what a horse power il. VIZ. hsse'
at various times. made inquiry for In,
formation, and been addressed upon the,
subject by way of inquiry ia return;
but never found an answer. till recently,
which we considered reliable.
A horse power, in mechanicism is that
force tina, will raise thirty three thous.
and pounds one foot high. in one inmate.
II whl be understood, that any force,
by any leverage applied in any way,
that will lif that weight, in that time,
such distance. is a horsepower. By
the use of pulieys, a draught Of ten
pounds might be made to life that weight
if the fraction Of the machinery could be
overcome by other means. Neverthe.
less it would be a horse power.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

LocUsTs.-The Highland Co.,, Ohio,
News of the LIST inst, says, the woods
in that vicinity (Hillsoorough) ar salivs
with myriads Of Locustr, and alnday
long their shrill, monotonous music fills
the air. 1t is said that this is the 9Th
year since their last appearance in such
numbers. We believe no serious injury
to vegetation Is a~pprehended from their
presence.
The Brandon Miss, Republican of
the 18th ult., says, "The locus.s are
here as thick, we presume, as they were
in the days OF the Lords judgement in
Egypt, though they are very far from be.
ing so destructive aud troublesome"
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

u Mr.. Youa,., Of England, in cases
of persons bitten by dogs, has healed
more than four hundred cases with mu-
rate Of silver, and nosoue had any symr.
toms Of hydrophobia.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
ID. Il. Gaylord
A N f T. r.,
VA. IuwA

aszss OTTUMwA, W. &@aa ba
r5y- WILL attend to making sale OF personal
property or Real Estate, at auction at any time,
for a reasonable compensation. lie may be
found in, Oi:umwa, unless absent on business.
May 10th, 1851.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

II Tom Thnmb. the celebrated little
grea, man, was not married as lately re,
ported in the newspapers.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
j. =. Deyin,
AT l. A

oTTUMwA, W
= e1S5. WILL practice in the Courts of Wap-
clio. jefferson, Van Buren,, Davis, Appanoose.
Monroe Lucas, Marion and Mahaska.
Having The advantage of a long residence IN
,te valley they wil.giye particular attention 10
Securing and collecting claims, sale OF war
rants, Entries of land on time. buying and sell
inr. Real Estate, Settlement of Titles, payment
Of Taxes, SC. February 10Th 1854.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28
&. VAN
MANUFACTURER g. WHOLESALE

Imported Cigars. Tobacco aud
tsa Snuff,
Sign Of the big Esdian, 3 doors abore The P. o..
Main Street, Keokuk. Iowa.
NTERCHANTSfrom the Valley are request
ll ed to give me a call. Dealers through
eut the State will be supplied every 3 months,
from my wagons, which are constantly run
s,ing, at mandatory prices.
aug. 81, st4
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

a Land Warrants are selling at
Washington for SlO7asles.
Demoine courier., 1855-06-28

josephine express herhelf SO directly
contrary TO all his previous notions of a
voman's duties, "a lady sometimes mar,
ries a poor man and finds j. for her and
his interest 10 conform TO circumstances
and attend TO duties which are no, agree
able TO her, for the sake Of assisting her
husband and rendering his burden light
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Later from salt Lake-PrOspects of IL
Famine.
ST. Louis .lnlV %

ST. LOUIS, July &c.
Adviccs from Salt Lake City to June 9th
are received. The prospects for the crops are
very gloomy in the valley, The grasshoppers
are destroying everything, and the people are
greatly discouraged. The nearest point where
supplies can be procured is San Barnardino,
which is 500 miles distant. There will be
much suffering this winter, as a large emigra-
ton from the east is already on the way to
Salt lake.
A party Of twelve arrived at Salt LAX, City
on their way from California to the States.
They came the northern route, and crossed the
mountains the latter part of April. They had
fine weather, and reported fifty or sixty more
on the road. They also state that from 600 to
1000 will return OH the overland QUITE this
season.
There is no overland emigration on the routc
to California and Oregon this season.
Kansas dates of to-day received. The Leg
islative committee appointed to draw up a
memorial praying the President to remove
Governor Reeder, reported yesterday The
memorial sets forth complaints against Cover
nor Reeder from the beginning of his admins
tration, calls him Il clog to the wheels of gov
crnment, and asks for his speedy removal.
Mr.. Houston, the only free soil member, is
absent, it is thought, for the remainder of the
session. leg .-..
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Laws of Minnesota for 1855.
\ RsEf.E. "a Ll....
To Incorporate the Transit Rail Road Company
BE 1t enacted by the Legislatire Assembiy Of Mnne
Territory:
{CoNTINUEp.)

Eb.D
). The said corporation may take and hold for
the said purposes a,y of,hem such additional lands
as may be requisite convenient therefor but unless
lands taken by the said corporation for any of said
purposes shall be purchased of or voluntarily given
by the owner or owners thereof, full and proper CON-
pensation therefor shall be made by the said corpora
ton to the owner or thereof, which compen-
sation shall be ascertained and determined in the
manner following:
The said corporation may present to 4 court IN the
county in which the lands real estate proposed to
he taken shall be situate having jurisdiction compe-
tent TO entertain adudicate and determine questions
Of title to real estate petition signed by some a-
thorized agent or attorney thereof, describing with
reasonable certainty and accuracy by map plat SUI
vey otherwise the lands real estate so proposed
or required 10 lie taken, and setting forth the name oil
each and every owner, nCumbrancer or other person
interested IN the same any part thereof so lar as
the same can he ascertaned by the legal records at
ecting the same and by view Of the premises other
inquiry touching the occupation thereof, and praying
the appointing OF three competent disn,erested per-
sons as commissioners to ascertain and determine the
compensation to be made to the said owner or owners
respectively, and to all tenants, ncumbrancers and
Others interested for the taking nuriousy affecting
such land or real estate A copy Of such petition
with notice of the time and place when and where
the same will he presented to the court, shall be
we'd on each and every person named therein as ow.
ner ncumbrancer, tenant, or Otherwise interested
therein at least ten days previous to the time desig
mated in such notice for the OF such pc
tition Such service shall bemade by delivering such
copy of the petition and notice TO each OF the persons
named theren if resident Of this territory, or IN
Of the absence of such person, by leaving such
copy of petition aud notice at his or her usual place
OF abode with person of sufficient age and under
standing to comprehend the object thereof "n'cn
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nA-The Treasury Department gives notice
that ali the wines and distilled spirits trans
ported in bond from one portion to another in
the United States, are required to be branded
and sealed; and it is directed that all segars
so transported must bc encased and sealed be-
fore delivered from stoe, in the same manner
as provided for when passing through the
United States to Canada or Mexico
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Erpress s. Doriuar0ta9.
ESCaREISHED 1881.

ESTABLISHED IN 1851.
NORTH W ESTERN EXPRESS COMPANY.
toNNECf1NG with the American Express Company, 10
~ all the principal points in the United States, Canada
and Europe.
The cheapest and safest way OF transporting light and
valuable Goods-Spece and Bank Notes. .
particular attention paid to the collection of Notes. Bill
Drafts and Accounts Purchase and Sale of Merchandise
LOST FREIGHT AND BAGGAGE 81
looked up and delivered to owners &c .f z
Messengers-Semi Weekly. ed. -al Be-
J. c. BURBANK & CO.,
IT Paul, May l6, "a. PROJECTORS.
BOKUP a CHAMPLIN
M GUILD respectfully inform the Merchants and ia.
w public generally, that they have fought the
interest OF Messrs Burbank Il Co. in the Forwarding
ana Commission business, and that they afford in
creased facilities to all those who may favor them with
share OF their patronage They will attend to gene
raj Storage, Forwarding and Commission business
their Warehouse on the Lower Landing. Having le.ls
ed the Wharf-boat, those who ship them will save
expense of drayage.
REFERENCES:
Cronin Hurxthaii 4 Lear, New York
j. Harmon 4 Co, Buffalo.
James q. Fargo Chicago.
Mather a. Co., @
WA. McCloskey, Galena.
b. H. Campbell,
i. S. Jessup 4 Co, Dubuque.
ChOuteau 4 Vale, St. Louis
Borup d Oakes ST. aul.
st. Paul, Feb 20, 1855. ieb2ldjm
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BosToN, July %.

BosToN, July 26.
An attempt was made in this city to give
an exhibition of the girl and snake, about
which so much has been said. The child,
however, was bitten by the snake, and showed
great terror and the father was subsequently
arrested and bound over on charge of re-
straining and assaulting her by means of the
snake.
Abbott Lawrence is very low, and there is
but little hope OF. his recovery.
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American House

Corner q 80. 4ntHOnB EIchQ7ge 0nd FUulFh NIIt7l,
SAINT PAEE.
S. LONG, Proprietor.
YnNHE Propretors OF the American House respectful
IL ly announce to their old patrons, and strangers
visiting Saint Paul. that their popular hotel has been
thoroughly renovated and fitted up with new and ele-
giant furniture, and that they are prepared To entertain
those who may favor them with their patronage III a
manner fully sustain the character of their house
the leading hotel of the capital Of Minnesota.
u Connected with the American is Livery stable,
prepared TO furnish pleasure parties and others, with
elegant turnouts. Aprl9dly
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MONEY MADE QUICKLY

FaNiERE is great complaint among young men that
Il they cannot get employment that will remunerate
them for their services TO such, the subscriber would
call attention safe, pleasant and very profitable bus
mess, by which, without risk, the capital invested
can be doubled every three months by little ex-
ira exertOn every two months. Agents are wanted in
every city and town i'll the UniOn-yOu cannot over
stock the Market and there is always ii ready SALE
Circulars aiming full and accurate description of
the business, and all matters pertaining will
sent free of expense TO any address, application by
letter otherwise TO SAMUEL, SWAN
June 6-3md Atlanta, Ga. @ Moutgomery