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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-02-22
No. 2.
NU. q.
Continued from last ueek.
r. r. r. DISCOVERING. 2.

Possesses the most quick and potent power Chron
c, Scrofuus, Syphlc, and Skin Diseases In six hours
after the first dose taken the patient will feel its health
renovating efficacy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-16

The ADMINISTRATION AND CUBA 1t will be
seen, from our Washington special despatch of
this morning, that the administration has virtu-
ally backed out again at the sticking point of
our controversy with Spain. There is no pluck
in our man Pierce; in fact, Col Polk was a
Napoleon compared to him Wall street. and
our old fogy commercial journals, need enter
tain no further alarm. The danger is over.
The administration has collapsed like a big Of
wind Don's mind the bpster. bravado. and
hue ard cry of the Cabinet organs. II isa
tTick. There viii be no war with Spain, il Ne.
Pierce and Margins good Nan Friday-cap
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Marine Affairs.

THE LOST IN THE smP VIM LAYToS-The following are
the of the unfortunates swept from the deck Of
the ship VIM Layton, lost the passage from this port
to Antwsrp;-wm. Brown, seaman, OF Msssachuset. ..
John Carson, seaman, of England Eugene White, car
penter, ofreand and Martha Ann Forsyth ssswardess
Of North Carolina. II is said the were on the
wreck days and six nights, without eating any.
thing except one rat, which they caught swimming
about the vessel.
RECOVERY OF CAPT WEsrcoTT The Courier de Ia Gi-
ronde Gays Capt westcot of the ship Adams who was
stabbed at Bordeaux by sailor named Robinson is
going favorably and that though the wound is Deep
doubt is entertained by his medical attendants of
his rsI i'd recovery
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-16

GREAT TRAVEL NORTH AND WEsT-Tbe trave
on our great railroad lines North and West,
will evidently, during the present spring, be on
a grand scale. We perceive that in one week
lately, on the Illinois Central road, (Which con
meets with the Mississippi river, and in that way
with New Orleans on the South, and with our
great through New York lines at its northern
terminus, at Chicago,) that there were from
seven to eight thousand passengers, and that
IN one train Of thirty cars, drawn by two loco
motives there we're some fifteen hundred pas
sepger-. From these symptoms we should not
&c surprised if the travel and emigration to the
great Northwest from the South and East, were
% exceed the present year, by twenty, thirty,
or even fifty per cent, the passenger traffic Of
oGy prevjons year in the history Of The com
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THE TEST NEW g.,
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TElEGRApHs.
The Cabinet and Cuba.
ANOTHER BACK OUT OF THE ADMINISTRATION ON
THE CUBAN IMBROGLIO.

The Cabinet and Cuba.
ANOTHER BACK OUT OF THE ADMINISTRATION ON
THE CUBAN IMBROGLIO.
WASHINGTON, April Is, 1856.
learn from good authority here, that after two or
three deliberations the Cabinet have detailed Com
modore McCauley to Cuba with orders amounting almost
to nothing at all. He goes upon fools errand like
diplomats at Osrend, like the King Of France, who,
with thirty thousand marched up the hill only to
march down again. True the Commodore sails to Cuba
with dispatches to Consul Havana but he is
toned to be extremely careful against getting into
difficulty like that of Captain Hollins at Greytown. At
the time dispatches viii be sent out by the Spanish
Minister to General Concha, advising him to let Amer
steamers pass without moestaton hereafter except
in very suspicious cases. and to all available
for conciliating government.
In point of fact, Commodore McCauley goes out as
sort of marine police officer, to aid the government of
Cuba in detecting the flibusters, should they
along. He viii have talk with Concha, and make it all
straight and all past offences will be forgiven upon the
verbal explanations expected of the Captain
As was the first to promulgate to the world through
the columns of the HERALD, the warrke of
the Cabinet this Cuban imbrogo upon the heels of
soues return, it is likely that this viii be the first
intelligence Of Mr.. Perce's backing out. But you may
rely upon my Of information heretofore All
the warlke buster and gasconade Of the Washington
Union, and other cabinet organs, Is all for Buncombe
and deception in the Virginia and other approaching
elections This administration can't be kicked into
war. Greytown exhausted it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-16

WINE AND LIQu01 DHALERs AND THE TIE
TOTAL Passive are informed, from reliable
sources, that at the private meetings which
have been held in this city by the wine and
liquor dealers, they have resolved, among otter
things, to withdraw their advertising ps.ron-
age from such Of our city cotemporarSes as
stand among the advocates or apologies. Of the
new liquor law. The liquor interest ~ this city
is, perhaps, greater than that Of all the free
States, outside of our limits, put. together. It
represents here capital Of at. least City mil
lions Of dollars and involves the business and
subsistence Of from hundred to hundred
and fifty thousand people. This vast business
will be quashed il this new liquor law is en-
foEced Who can predict the consequences?
OUT city newspapers implicated in the re-
sponsibility Of tbs despotic law, as its advo-
Gates or apologies, are the Tribune the Times,
the Commercial Advertiser and the Journal of
Commerce. 1t Is from these journals that the
combined liquor interests have determined to
withdraw their advertising custom, and to trans
fer it to new daily Journal, the .NeDs, which is
to come out to-day, the Evening Mirror, the
Lay OOOf, anu SoWc OLnerS, 1mS Will DC acOn-
siderable loss to the losers, especially to the
Lieutenant Governors Maine law organ, which
has been advertising, on liberal terms, all
branches OF the liquor interest, for the edifca-
ton Of its temperance subscribers; and it will
be quite plum to the Mirror and Day Book,
that are sadly in want of little additional
ready cash business. The consistency of this
plan Of operations cannot be disputed. To
have newspaper daily preaching temperance,
and daily advertising liquor, is, on the contra
~, as bold humbug as Barnum's plan of lee
turing up stairs in his Museum on the blessings
of prohibition, with a half dozen establish
ments, more or less, in the same building, rented
out as grog shops, in full blast under his feet
Let the liquor dealers follow up their game.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-16
Personal Intelligence

From San Juan, Nicaragua, in the steamship Northern
Mght-EH Claehorn, VIM johnson, Tracy, Capt Brent
y "a, W Butt, HAYES Cos messenger; B @ Butler,
Harold and wife, W II Hampton. Wells, Fargo Co.'S mes
senger Painter Pacific Express Co.'S messengcr Col
Cook, Capt II Kingston Forster, Mrs M Ming, "
Lord, @ Lathrop. Sartwell, Elory, w Eliory c
Coffin, Phelps. Andrews, q Ackerly, J Pitts
&c Carothers, Upper, Perry, W Dunlap Horton,
y johnson, Green. q J. White, Bishop, w Jones. X
Brown, @ Cole, W Cole, NJ w EIkns, w T Henry, j
Smith, stone, Whitney, Young, II Dodge, and
others in the steersge.
From Liverpool in ship Amerca--John Mossrave James
Eston.
From Liverpool in brig Henry Loeds--H Parsons, Mr.
Palmer and lady
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upicn, and viii maintain that harmony Of ssnti-
ment which now happily prevails among al true
democrats.'
TIE steamship Northern Light, which arrived
yesterday. broughE ps the details Of tho California
news which had been announced by telegraph from
New Orleans II win be seen by the card OF Psgs'
Bacon & Co., which we publish, that the banking
business Of the Erm was 10 be rescnea On the 2ssh
OF March. TIE excitement e,nnectsd with the bank
explosions had entirely subsidized, and business had
genera iy resumed its wonted peaceful appearance,
although 1t bore by means as brisk an aspect ~
traders might desire. The Legislature YVES busy in
endeavortng to improve the morals Of the State by
the passage of q prohibitory liquor law, an anti
gambling act, &C., and were also the point Of de-
cariDg the election of Messrs Denvers and Herbert
to Congress void, and ordering Q new election h.
districts instead Of by general ticket. bill W az
also before the Legislature to abolish the city ov-
eminent Of San Francisco, and to place the CITY in
the hands of trustees. The news wiz be found In
terestipg. We have by this arrival received Homo
lulu dates to the Sd ult, but there ia nothing Of
| general Importance mentioned.
The admirers ct the Rev. Mr.. Chapin. the eloquent
Universalist minister Of this city, will thank us, we
are sure, for the full report which we give of his
sermon preached in the Church of the Divine Unity
yesterday. While extending an invitation to drink
Of the waters Of life freely, he expressed his abhor
renee Of those other fire waters which seem at the
present moment to ocsury more the attention Of thi
community. His effective sermca will no doubt bt
read with pleasure and profit.
About 5000 q 1880 bales of cotton were solo
Saturday, part after the receipt OF the Americas
news. The market closed frE. Middliag uplandl
| we're ct 81 cents Flour was steady, with q fail
amount of sales. Asman lot Of prime white Southern
wheat sold at 81 10. Corn was firm, with sales on
tie spot, at 81 e7a 81 Co., the latter for yellow, and
Western mixed, to arrive in June, ct 80 cents
| Whskey was 6sner, and closed at 32ao. $50.
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Markets.

PROVIDENCE, April IA, 1855.
Cotton has been in active demand during the week.
the market closing with firm feeling. Wool-The
stock of both pulled and fleece il very light and the
market closes at stiff prices The sales have amounted
TO co., 100 pounds. Printing cloths-The market has
been steady and the stock Of the best grades light
and prices firm The sales add up SO, 800 pieces.
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The United States frigate Savannah, Com Saser and
the United States soop Of war Germantown Capt. Luish
from River Plate, at Rio Janeiro March 9TH
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City Politics.
ANNUAL ELECT

"0ld Tammany" Is in the field again. Tonight the
annual election of Sachems takes place. We have heard
from side; the following is their manifesto and
tichet-
NEW YORK, April IL, 1855
BRorHERs-On Monday evening next, at half past
o'clock meet again within the venerated walls of Old
Tammany to hold the annual election the officers
beloved Society At the present moment there many
cans and to summon all within chain of bro
the full performance OF their political duties
flag has been repeatedly violated upon the
treasury has been brought to the insolvency tho
provided by the prudent bought of departed
ros for its have been upon partisan
gritty threatened with overthrow and ndvi
duai action and social nercoure placed undethe
ban Of legislative regulation At this time when patriotism
honesty and self alike demand that the citizen should
look to the public welfare, ask you rally at Old
Tammany' to maintain her glory. We commend the
basis Of union and will maintain that harmony
which now happily prevails among all true democrats
Yours truly, in faith and brotherhood.
Signed by one hundred and eighty eight immostasn
Annexed is the ticket
Lorenzo b. Shepard, Arson j. Herrick,
Richard B. Connolly, Thomas Dunlap,
Daniel E. Delavan, William s. Durbrow,
William ID. Kennedy, Charles II. Ring
John Kelly, Joseph Rose,
Andre Froment, Azel Freeman,
George s. Messerve.-
TREASURER. FOR SYCAMORE
Wilson Small. Charles Mills.
FOR SECRETARY. FOR wIsKISKIE
Stephen c. Duryea r. D. Letter.
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THE OHIO LIQUOR LAW.

The Columbus Ohio Ntute Journal says
single Judge ventured the opinion that
violation Of the but Re retired from the BENCH
and his associates whom the before the
Court reversed his decision and declared the
law constitutional.
The opinion above referred to- was given in July last,
by Judge Corwn and regarded at the time BY the
people Of Ohio pretty sound doctrine, coming from
one of the most learned jurists in the State.
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THE ILLINOIS LIQUOR LAW.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, April IL.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, April IL, 1856.
send you by the mail Of the journals just issued
against the prohbitory liquor act The battle has COM
menced here in good earnest. There 10 doubt that
fanatcism viii get awuly s'crushed out in this State.
No person dreamed Of any prohbtoy act being passed
when the General Assembly commenced. Should II be-
come law, and were 1t possible to enforce it, dssruc.
sion would follow in almost every branch Of business
We hope New York will also move in the matter, and
oe
tneir property stand Is taken in your State as Z
tSosn tnnk there VII ee revolution ngansS
the republic quake. tEEEFf s.tt
Perhaps theee views adverse to yours but never
fact that the opposton has commenced in this State
and that the liquor act will be defeated.
THE NEW LIQUOR ACT OF Pennsylvania.
[From the Phladelphia Ledger, April 14]
The new liquor law was yesterday signed by the
the LIST Of next October and makes unlawful to keep
any place where may b sold and drank any kind Of
sell less than quart Of such liquors, ana requires IL
cense be taken out The law also that the act
shall not interfere with licenses granted before its pas
sage until the time for which they have been granted
shall expire nor shall any license granted before the LIST
Of July nxt authorize any sale after the LIST of October
and many PERSONS supposing that If they anticipated
the time, and procured their licenses now they would
sell the ss
days ago. before the law was passed These persons
evidently mistaken In the operation of the law. No L.
quor be sold by less than the quart after the first
day Of next October. The licenses in this State
granted at two different periods the first day Of May
and the first Of September The act just passed covers
pre- Those granted for the period Of year from the
first Of May next not among the licenses referred to
"heret0fore' granted, for though they may have
been taken ont In advance of the tne they only
legally recognizable from the first Of May NEXT period
subsequent to the enactment OF the law. II the
policy of law to encourage evasions Of statute, and
the licenses taken out for period subsequent to the
passage of the law will infer not be allowed longer
existence than the first Of October.
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Weather ~ washln0ton.

Weather ut Warrington.
WASHINGTON, April Is, 10 PM, 1855.
We have had during the day series Of intermittent
showers The Thermometer stands at So degrees above
zero. 1t Is now clear and fine.
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Arrival OF the Southern Mail.
BALTIMORE, April IT, 1885.
The mail from all points South late due, is
aived
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The Massachusetts House Of Representatives have or
dered another investigating committee to inquire ia 20
80 coo6uc. I Hon JossDh Hiss Mr.. He's wac the
-. : - - ~ Lay J@asf s..a---
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Williamsburg city New 9.

FIRE. Saturday night, between NINE and ten O'Clock
Even street The occupant Louis ciasrhardt had fasn
asleep in chair, and bundle OF Gle thing caught fire
from the candle. The FIRE extingushed with tring
damage
EFFECT THE SUNDAY LAw.-The enforcing of the Sum
day law in Williamsburg in liquor selling
has had the effect Of reducing the receipts the ferries
were formerly crowded with persons, mostly Germans
who spent portion Of the day at the beer gardens in
the sixteepeh ward Now the receipts ons1neays are
said to be about 5000 less than formerly.
To CaIifornians.-For Sale, A Through Ticket.
scrs sresa~a sails h
Williamson Photographic Institute. ..rook-
yn.29 Fulton street; opposite Globe Hotel Old daguer
Photographic Pictures, large size. colored
TO nature Tor - "a and So plain 81 and 49,
20 and 10 CENTS ereoscope pictures 81 BY HOLMES
Y. 5. patent double cameras, at 80 Broadway.
Pianos.-ssreat Bargains.- Cae Largest As
bert and Co.'S premium goean rianos aorace Waters mo-
*. q large number Of other
titien for cash or a s0a a. price which DEFY comDe
can on HORACE WATERS s's sss f Broad~ssy 70
Meiodeons-s. ID. a. H. w. Smiths Mclo-
ssale sp tss s sgn % which
sssoDp ~ can se found only At s Broadway liberal
LIBERAL ~ '4'n me trade H s5RRScs&f II &'''
-------------------
Jhe Smithsonian House, as Enlarged, IL
now open, corner OF Broadway and Houston street.
tne same block with the Metropolitan Nibos
The house conducted the European plan Of lodging
rooms ranging price from 30 day lfor sn
re rooms 20 - day according to size, location &c
The new restaur Is located the floor Broad
way, where, in the private rooms
At the lowest price the market aords and superior
style the guests aging only for thy order Travel
ers will find at the smithsonian supe-
rior order for respectabty order neatnnst attention
comfort and economy. SIDNEY kOPNAy.
Mourning Mantiilas-c. f. Bartholomew
special attention TO his splendid and unriyaIed ,
sortment Of mourning and slight mourning mantiia
prisnE every novelty o. the season
such that re are enabled to produce every novelty nlta
respectfully solicited We Just received in ADDITION 10
regulr stock beauulloV Of hombfzine anS craze
and silk and Grape mantias which arc oer;ar a. 81
tie usuai prices are from $40 to SO. BARrHDLONEW
AID EstreIe B.aI Bot.ls,
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D. az bal. ~. smtth,s Nrnln-

.1ehOueons'-S' d q III. w. Smiths MclO-
icons tuned the equal temperament which recently
sNaned the hrst premium at the National FAR Washing
ton ~ e., can be found only at 1913 broadway. liberal
liberal terms. HORACE WATERS
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Williamson Photographic Institute t.rook-
lyn-249 Fulton street. opposite Globe Hotel Old daruer
TO the door. 1'
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To CaIifornians.-For Sale, Through Picket,
steerage passage, Panama route Illinois, sa b
Apply at WHITES hat store, 2l2 Broadway. 80
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The News.

New York, nfowaay, ApriIas5, 1855.
The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-19
THE LATEST NEWS.
NEW York. Oct. IL

NEW YORK, Oct. II.
The friends of e. Brooks had strong rati-
fcation meeting ofhis independent. nomination,
as State Senator, at the Hippodrome last night.
about FIVE thousand people were present, and
great enthusiasm prevailed. MIR. B. was SUBJ
sequently serenaded at his residence. Cheers
were given for Brooks while groans were Civ
en- for Hughes.
In the Board of Aldermen, last evening,
Briggs offered preamble, reviewing the po-
litical nativity investigation, and concluded by
resolving the Office of Chief of Police vacant,
on the ground that Mr.. Matson was alien The
resolution was bitterly denounced by Alder
men Howard and Kelly, and after some de-
bate, was laid on the table.
The committee appointed by the mass meet.
ing held at Metropolitan Hall in 1853, to pre-.
pare suitable medal for Capt. Ingraham, for
his conduct in rescuing Koszta, assembled last
evening at Metropolitan Hall, and presented a
magnificent gold medal, appropriately subscrib-
3D. through their chairman, who delivered a
brief and eloquent address.
The Captain made neat and appropriate
response.
The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-19

GENERAL LAND OFFICE.-Subdivisio of
Townships in Wisconsin.-In answer to the
inquiries of the Commissioner of the General
Land Office in relation to the survey of Ger.
tain townships in the vicinity of Lake Supe-
rior, information has been received from the
surveyor general that townships Nos. 4s
and 40, range 5, and townships Al, 4s and
~, range 4,have been placed under contract
for subdivision. The remaining townships
cannot be subdivided until the ensuing
spring, on account Of the season being so
far advanced, and the impossibility of carry
ing on . survey in this region in the winter
months.
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From the Journal Of Commerce.
John Fitch and the First inventor Of
Steamboats,.

The Journal Of Commerce OF this morniug has q
paragraph copied frsm a Cincinnati paper, stating
that John Fitch was the first inventor Of steamboats,
&c.
l have in my files the entire history Of that wen.
dsrfal enterprise, collected together from variety Of
Sources and among these the copy of letter writ.
ten BY John Fitch to the Legislature Of the state oil
New York, bearing date New York, Feb. Fl, 1857,
which letter was referred to = Committee which
reported in his favor. The report bears date Feb
n, 1857, and 10 in the words foiIowing:-
"The Committeeyto whom referred the Petit
ton Of John Fitch, Bucks county, in Pennsylvania,
Report: That having examined the certificates and
other papers presented to your committee by said
Fitch, they Of opinion, that in order to encourage
. further improvement in 20 useful an art, bill Be-
brought in for the purpose Of granting to the said j.
Fitch exclusive right Of navigating boats BY the
force OF steam FIRE for certain time agreeabIy to
the prayer Of his petition. The COMMITTEES Thos
Sickes, Of Albany county, Samuel Jones, of Queens,
and Alexander Hamilton, of New York"
An act was passed On the 18th Of March, 1857, in
accordance with the prayer Of the petition. The ORR
gina papers are now on file in the Office of the secre-
tary of state, at Albany.
John Fitch was born in Connecticut, in q house
which stood on q line dividing Windsor from Hart
ford and in the Windsor part Of the house ,on the 2ls
OF January, l74s. He was apprenticed to the clock
making business. He died at Bardston, Nielsen CO.,
kentucky, between the 10th Of June and the 10th of
July, i7SS. in fty-sixth year of his age, and was
tnere buried, und there 10 net 4 stone to mark his
grave.
October ., 1885, E. MERRIAM.
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NUMBER .
AN ORDNANCE

Regulating the Riding and D1ring of
Z Horses, In the Streets ef the City of st.
. Paul. 81 81
The Mayor and Common Council of the city
Of st. Paul do ordain and establish as follows:
SECTION 1. Any person who shall be here.
after engaged in racing, or immoderately rid
ing or driving any horse or horses, mare, geld
ing, or mule, or who shall ride or drive, or
cause to be ridden or driven, any horse, mare,
gelding, or mule, faster than at the rate of six
miles per hour, in, along or through any street,
alley or way, or over or upon any grounds,
squares, or other public place within the cor
porate limits of the city of st. Paul, shall on
conviction thereof before the Justice of the
Peace of said city, be punished by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars, and imprison-
ment in the County Jail not exceeding three
months, or either, at the discretion of the said
Justice.
Sxo 2. Any person convicted Of violating
any of the Ordinances of the city which are
punishable by fine, failing to pay the same, on
conviction may, at the discretion of the JUS
tice of the Peace for the city, be committed
to the Jail of the County until the same be
paid.
SEC. 3. This Ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage
ALEX RAMSEY, Mayor
Attest:
SHERWOOD HoUGH City Clerk
Passed October L. 1855
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The DRAIN OF GoLD FROM FRANcE.-Th
scant harvest in France has made the gov
eminent prepare for the worst. Private
letters by the Pacific, in speaking Of the
apprehension Of severe money crisis in
France, say that the Bank of France has
q contract with the Messrs. Rothschilds for
. large amount Of gold, and, in that case,
they INST look to the United States for
their supply. aas.ls sec -.