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rested week or two since, by scribbl.
in the American ovef the signature Of
"lnksiand." of Somesyile.
Why he took the name Inkstand w.
cannot divine. "Inkrdster' would hov.
been far more appropriate, for his scrswl
contains neither argument. wit, gncs
nor good commissioning bu, "ror
Of ,rords" miserably put together.
Professedly he has taken up arm,
against "two sojouruers" as he Calls tho
no, but neither the sojourners nor tn.
community need be alarmed, for hi.
show Of hgh. only reminds US Of the
Hudibras gun.
(Which well aimed at duck or plovcr
Bore wide and kicked the gunner over. ;"
lnkstand reminds us Of the fly on the
stage COACH we 60" His self.
esteem makes fool Of him. He thinks
that he Is the grea, Representative Of
Somesyile--the veri,able David who
killed Goliath Well he am some Brjy,
the quintessence Of Wonder FIJI Self.
esteem, and a true specimen of Quixo,ie
chlvalry.
We would saw a few words 10 THE
Immaculate lnkstand,-"free pa,is. Fl,
nothing"
Oh lnkstand! Essence Of beniph,ed
humanity. Remember that it is an ar.
fm thing TO be 'ter7ib!e creature"
Remember that the good people Of
Somesvile mus, be rery kind aud peacea.
bly disposed, or they would no, suffer
you 10 remain IN their lovely little wi.
lage.
Remember that, STRANGER is a holy
name, y and that every civilized man will
,rea, strangers politely. We advise you,
Oh lnks'and, to mind your own business
and let other peoples business alone.-
Nerer write for the American again, un.
I'll YOU have attended Womaas Schpol
a, least one quarter.
lnks,and, perhaps you are oversecr of
the Town Pump-pump l,ule water OF.
ten on Your bump OF Self Esteem, keep
IT cool lest, by living over active it gene.
rate gas iha, will cause your muddy
heart to e1plode,-ln that case, you
musl be aware, Inks,and, that The com.
nunity would suEef grea, loss--as great
loss as they would 10 lose pumpkin,
especially # 1t we're III a state Of deeom.
position.
lnkstand we would not knowingly un-
der rate your powers-we believe that
with little mental discipline you may
yet shine, especially on some Of those
lesser Isles. iiile at the south,-So
doubt you may become quite "b,iiiiant"
there on some moon shiny night, along
side OF kslt fake. Or. you may shine
beautifully on Clam bed. yourself The
biggest Clam. "oaIy think OF IT,. your
shell always open loo. lnksiand, don't
60 very near the Lobster Factory ON the
South part OF the Island, They n,ny
take you for neudescr,p; fish and b,,
you 10 jelly, aud then pu. you mo
Nm can and send YOU la the South for
"Nisgcrs 10 eat" Think OF ,ha, Dear
luk>iaud.
Again study your grammar. d"u,
loaf, don't swear. don't talk foolish all the
time don't.
Mountain House Apr. 9th 90
Highlander.
7. 5. we advise lnks,and il he should
:ser 90 abroad, TO &c, his nose insured.
Id.
We publish the foregoing rerba'am,
letsrntim ct punetnatum. No other re-
marks to mzke.-Edl
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prizes for the latest however, bad
move - decidedly. Mothers will be
tempted to stuff them in order to render
them obese and thereby inflict positive
injury upon helpless innoceuce. AS our
"penbllings' are lengthy this week, we
will append the list of prizes with the
remark tina, the affair will be commented
on again by PAUL and more leng'hly.
The fines, baby under five years
of age Sloo
! PREMIUMS UNDER ONE YEAR.
The finest baby under one year Sou
second finest. do Is
THIRD fines, do III
PREMIUMS FROM ONE TO THREE YEARS.
The finest baby, of from three TO
FIVE years, Sow
Second finest, 10
Third finest, ~
PREMIUMS EoR TWINS.
The finest twins, Of any age under
FIVE $50
Second finest, 10
Third finest, III
PREMIUMS FOR TRIPLES
The finest ,riplet. Tor three at a brth)
any age, Wv
Second finest, 70
Third finest, ~
PREMIUMS FOR QUARTERNS.
The finest quar,ern Tor four at a
birih) any age, s2oO
! Second finest. $50
PREMIUMS FOR FATTEsT CHILD.
The fa,tes, child, under sixteen years
+ Of age $50
Second latest, %
/ Diplomas will also be awarded a; dis
cretun.
MAINE Law. Our Legislators have at
/ last enacted the desirable Law OF Pro-
hibition. On Wednesday i, passed the
Senate and on Friday the Assembly, by
decen, ajoritles in both houses. There
are some few alterations, but not Of any
moment. Ere this reaches YOU il will
have received the signature of Governor
CLARK, aud in less than three months
will be the law Of the land. We shall
watch its effects anxionsly. The voices
of thousands have been lifted in thanks
giving since lis passage and the wall OF
young aud old viii be hushed. We will
soon see, we trust, visible tokens on the
Calender oil Crime, OF It's beneficial in
tinence, Our prisons nor are running
over with feions-,he ebb tide is com.
ing.
Literary. DE- Wlrr AND DAVENPORT
have issued neat pamphlet containing
the Life Of WnLIAM PooLE-an account
of the fray in which be lost his life. To-
geiher with sketches of the fancy men
at present before the public. Porlraus
OF Poole, HYER, MoRRlsy and SuLLl.
VAN, eE.beilish the book aud i, sells al
SOC.
Musical. HoRAcE WATERS has Jus,
published the following choice pieces OF
muse.
"'Tis our child In Heaven touching
song, b. J B. Woodbury.
La Trefe-Uhree leaved clover a
Waltz, Polka and Scho,tlsche, BY Mad
emoiseIe Gosson
Light and shade, brilliant and some.
What !itiieul. arrangement Tor the Piano.
by The celebrated composer, Oscar Com
etiunt. We commend them all.
Yours. Paragraphlcally,
Paul PRIMRosx.
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OAK HAIL, Boston, has an atlTacllve
power that is certainly irresistible, -
When visiting Boston We frequently call
there, il only for the fun of 1t. and We
always find ii crowded with casa custo-
mers 1t is perfect theatre Of trade,
whose attractions never flag, and whose
audiences are never neagre. In Yves.
tern phrase " Simmons is a screHner.'
IN the high pressure principle, and bound
Ia 90 ahead. Be sure and SIZE him when
you visi: the city. and participate in some
Of the bargains which he showers upon
his customers. Or'c price only.
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FETRiDGE & co. Boston.

CONSPIRACY AGAINST EMPEROR NAPo.
LEoN.-Ihe Paris correspondent Of the
Commercial Advertiser Whites under date
Of March 22
Day befpre yesterday, conspiracy 10
assa>slnate The Emperor Of France vas
discovered at the critical moment, and
the parties are now in the state prison OF
Mazas. The Emperor was To review a
portion Of the Imperial Guard, winch is
about to start for the C9lmea. in the cour,
oil the Tuilleries. During the review he
Vas two have been assasslna'ed, but by
what means has hot become pnble AL
tia. the public knpw Is that arrests were
made at the moment when the review
was about to commence; that the persons
arrested were conveyed 10 Mazas, placed
in separate cells and INTERCEPTED. Some
# the highes, families in Paris. among
the Iegl,lni>,s, are said 10 be implicated
IN the conspiracy. The attempt Is attn
buted to the feeling which is growing up
in the country ag',ns, the absolute power
which is exercised by the Emperor. who
DIES not consult the interests, much Jess
the opinions OF any class OF his people,
and whose conduct Of The war is not con.
sidered emrientiy satisfactory.
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J. q. A. HAYES will please accep,
our thanks for copy Of the Catalogue
for 1855 Of Bowdoin College. We OBJ.
serve his name among the lis, of Medical
Students. We wish him success.
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SHIP CHsNDLERY.-We would invite
ment offered III the advertisement Of
Messrs. Fearing, Iiersey g. Co, 5 Loug
wharf, Boston.
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carlyle says-Make yourself a oooa
man. and then you may be sure there Is
one rascal the less in the world .
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The Prosperity of the American Party
The necessity of thoroughly support.
ing a Press for the PRONUNCIATION Of
its Principles.
Boston, April 6, 1855.

Obsi'N, n pm y, A1OS.
The sublugation of the old parties and
the nearly unanimous proclamation OF
the people against their pasttransac,ions.
is an "event" of no little moment. The
annals OF history do not divulge scene
of transactions" more beautiful" anc at
The same time more stupendous, as to
future results, than does the progress Of
the American party Ct the present day.
For the last twelve months what has
the American party accomplished! Has
it no, by an unparalleled power demon.
straied TO the leaders-,he political hacks
aed office seekers Of old and defunct par.
,ies-ttat right shall rule in our affairs
Of government; that "justice" shall be
mected out TO our native born citizens,
and that the duties Of our government
shall he administered by those who wer e
born on ,hd soil, reared and educ ated
among the institutions Of orr common
country.
These are matters closely and intimate.
ly connected with the progress Of the
American party. Wherever we see the
progressive spiri, Of reform manifested,
relative to the administration Of our gen.
eral government in all its branches, then
do we see the American party springin g
into noble existance. The triumph in
the good old Commonwealth Of Massa.
chuse,ts, substantiates the assertion; the
same can be said of Connecticut, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and even the
municipal election Of your own Ellsworth.
Most sincerely do We hope for the good
Of our common country--for the restora.
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AN EDITOR MoBsEp-lndependtnce
Mo, April |. We have returns from K Kan.
sus, showing the election Of the pro.SIave.
~ tickets at Gull Creek, Lawrenc, Dou.
glas Doniphan, 'Fecumseh. Shawnee Mis-
son, and Hockey Point, by majeriles
from 200 TO $40 The elections were
conducted with toerable quietude.
Probably no ant.Slayery men are elect.
ed to the Legislature. A large process
sion paraded here 10 celebrate the vic.
tory
The editor Of the Kansas Free State
was ducked in Kew River by mob. on
account Of a speach delivered by him.
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u A few days since, in the North
Carolina Legislature, while bill was
pending which imposed fine for selling
liquor to free negroes, member objected
on he ground tina. "such a law would
make free negroes more decent than the
whites"
" A clergyman was consuming a
young lady for tight lacing. Why re-
piled miss, you would mol surely recon-
mend loose habits to your pensioners. F"
The clergyman smiled.
AN IMPORTANT DiacevEHY.-A Paris
paper states that Griseler. a French gentle
man, has discovered that BY adding few
drops Of nitric either to the most rancid
oils. all the dssagreealle smell is removed.
and that by warming the oil. to separate
the spirit from it, it becomes as clear and
a. lmpii as though it had never been
nheswise than sweet. He says that a
few drops Of ether in botle Of oil will
pres ent it ifocl ever becoming rancid.
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New Music.
PoRTIA.

OLIVER DirsoN has jus, issued from
the press the following pieces Of choice
sheet Music -
'ANDALouslE NouvelIe Varsoyiand,' as
danced at Mr.. Sulliyan's Assemblies
BY s'raus. Father and Mother; the
OLD HOUSE, By L. o. Emerson
'Magyaren Galop.' Van H. c. Lum.
bye. Black Eyed Nell Words BY
W, F. Bender; Music by Geo. r. Poul.
ION.
Alexander Polka BY w. kuhner.
Les Tubereuses Polka By Labi,z'
ky.
1B. o>sood has no. only Ms. bu.
large supply OF Dnson's best always on
hand.
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Yours Truly,

Amherst. April @, 1855.
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W EDWARDS g. Co.'S Express will
p'ease accept our thanks for late Boston
papers in advance of the Mail.
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To Parents and Children.
HARPER'S STORY. BOOKS.

A Moathly Series of Narratives, Dia-
logues Biographies, and J ales, for the
Instruction and Entertainment of the
Young. BY JACOB ABBOTT Embellished
with numerous and beautiful Engravings.
Now ready.
|. BRUN NO; or Lessons Of Fidelity Pa.
tience, and Self-Denial. ,anght by a Dog.
IL. WILLIE AND THE MORT.
GAGE: showing how much may be ac-
complished BY Boy.
tit. THE STRAIT GATE or, the
Rule OF exclusion from heaven.
" The LITTLE LOUVRE or,
the boys and Girls Gallery of Pictures.
V. PRANK OF, The Philosophy OF
tricks and Mischief.
Il Is tire design of the Publishers TO
render TINS III every way The most attract
ne and valuable series Tor the Young
ever offered to the public. They are cen
iiden, that they have facilities Tor giving
To II that WIDE circulation which will var
rant them IN expending upon Ii ali the
resources Of Typographical and iiiu>rai-
I'VE art. The illustrations will be numer-
Gus, and iii all respects equal 10 those fur
nished IN IIarper's Magazine" fhe
Successive numbers OF the " Story Boeas
viii embrace variety of subjects and
different styles IF composition, including
narratives, dialogues, drcrJpiye ESSAYS,
and entertaining stories oi character To
interest an! delight tie youthful mind,
whiie impartlug information that will be
important a subsequent, life. Ii will be
the constant aim ii the author to furnish
series OF volumes adapted 10 family
reading He hopes So To combine the
presentation Of lmport.ut and Interesting
facts with the circulation of sound primer
pies in taste, morals, and religion. that
the Story boons" shall form a welcome
and e!iiclen, AID in the work of home
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ing the money. The "fuIl-grown sam.
pie of verdancy" no doubt. will return to
your State wiser than when he left it,
May he profit by his experience.
BABIES. Next June, Barnum is 10
hold his grea, Baby Show. The news.
papers we perceive, are agi,atlng the pro-
priety Of the affair. Some think the
idea was run into the ground, last year,
in Ono. II he would only advertise a
Babboon Show and gather his subjects
from the fashionable side" Of Broad.
way, his "pic,ure house," as our young.
est calls it, would be crowded, with
country customer. a, least Come Phin.
cas- T., we don't charge you anything
pay!
There are to be premiums for single
specimens, twins, triple,s, quar,erns and
for the latest, as will De seen by the lis,
we preseh, below. l, is only to continue
three days, so there will be perfect
rash to the Museum to witness the col.
lection OF babies fair and fine and fat.
Really ii will be an interesting sight
bu, WE have all idea that il one baby
keeps house in a continual buzz, there
will be considerable Of wa. when
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OF At a recent election, a lad presented
himself at the polls to claim the benefit Of
the elective franchise.
Feeling deep interest in favorite candi.
date, the father, who was evidently opposed
TO the boys preference, stood at the ballot
box, and challenged his right to a vote, on the
ground of has not being Of age. The young
man declared that he was twenty one years
old; that ne knew it, and that he insisted
upon his right. The father becoming indig
nant, and wishing as the saying is to bluff
him off, before the judges, saidi
'Now, Bob, will you stand up there and
contradict mel Don't 1 know how old you
arel Wasn't theres
Bob looked his contempt for the old mans
speech, as he hastily replied.
Thunder! s'pose you was, wasn't there
too?
This settled the sire, and in went the scion 3
vote.
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nrAtarecent dinner party In Washin,

OF At a recent dinner party in Washing
ton, Sam Houston sat near an authoress and
the NJ. c. from the Buffalo. N. Y. district,
the latter Of whom wished 10 know if there
were any Know Nothings in Texas, to which
the General replied. that there were none,
the citizens having rid themselves of the only
one in the State by chasing him into the top
OF d tree. what did he do them asked the
authoress with tue female inquisiliveness.
Way, madam said the old soldier. who
prides himself on what he calls wit, 'he drew
the tree up, roots and all, and took it off with
him. Upon this there was laugh, but when
the lady said quietly that she was glad there
was one chased (chaste) man in the State,
the General was aoored and acknow lodged
his Indebtedness.
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CONFECTIONERY, &c.-Mr. C. L. Neum.is.
ter has just opened Confectionery on Third
street, near the new German Protestan!
Church, where he intends to keep on hand
the best confectionares, ice cream, &C., and
will supply all orders of families. Mr. Ms
son, who has graduated at Lou!erback's ia
nous confectionery, at Cincinnati, and is a
master workman in all the finer and fancy
varieties of confectionery work, is connect
ed with this new establishment in Evans
vile.
We call the attention of ladies to the fact,
that all the millinery of Mrs. MS shop will
be sold at cost or less 10 close it out, so as
to make room for the confectionery.
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~ If secresy in politics is wrong, as We
contend it is, we can see no Justification tor
preserving it for a single day. Ledger.
Possess yourself with patience, Bro. Nor
'mau. and in due time all the hidden mystic
'ries of the order will be revealed to you, At
present there are only about tro-thirds of
the American voters throughout the Union i'm
the organization. In short time they will
have the other third, when the Injunction of
.secresy will doubtless be removed.
N. A. Tribune.
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SMART BoY.-A lew days since. in Bos-
ton, an errand boy was carrying coat to q
customer, when he was met by a rogue, who
said the coat was his, and insisted that the
boy should give it up; but the little fellow
said he didn't believe it was his, and asked
him il his name was Huggins. ayes" re-.
piled he, "that's my name" "'Tisn't your
coat, them" said the boy. "for that is not the
owners name" The rascal finding the boy
too smart for him. LETT him and went on his
way VI Cleve. Leader.
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Class No. 2, value 80 cts.

Indiana Reserve Bank
Kokomo. ...............
North Western Blk, Bloom.
deld...-. -. ..........
New York Stock Bank Vim
cennes 49,.
Tippecanoe Blk. winemac. L.
Upper Wabash Blk, Wabash
Wayne Blk, Logansport -.
Wayne Blk. Richmond. 80.
Wabash River Blk, Jasper. /.
Wabash River Blk, MELVILLE
Wabash River Bank, New
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Kalamazoo Blk, Albion....
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TELEGRAPHIC!
I Reported expressly for the Daily Journal. ]
New YoRK. A pril lS.
The Baltic sailed to-day with 200 passen-
conc COZ - ,oa,;a

NEW IORks "A pril 10.
The Baltic sailed to-day with 200 passen-
gers and S393 ,624 in specie.
BUFFALO, April 10.
The convention on the subject Of the i'm
provement of navigation of the St. Clair
Flats is in session here to-day, and pretty
fully attended. The sum already subscribed
is SIS .OOO-ss, 600 of it in this city. The
Canadian Government will probably appro-
pirate $4,000 or $4,000 additional.
New ORLEANS, April i6.
Flour prices are considerably lower; good
Ohio $40 l2t. Oats Sic. Mess pork Sl6.-
SO. Sides 94@9ac. Large sales of hog
round at 7tc. Prime Dbl lard 91c; $500
kegs sold at lie.
ALBANY, April 13.
The Governor to-day returned to the
House the bill TO prevent illegal voting in
the City of New York, with veto message.
His reason is that the bill is unconstitutional
the Legislature having no right to restrict
the right ST suffrage by law. This is done by
DISTINGUISHING persons who neglect to regis
ter their names as voters.
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10Y TO THE AFFLICTED:

INSTANT CURE OF p AIN. AGAIN Al D.
LIME known family Medicine for Burns Coughs
Colds Sore Threats and Quinsey nm cnrs
sus and never to fan Daily and hourly calls for
h preventive and cure for the above ais ases
Medicine One and all the remedy and
Inrreased sales in Indiana thousand dozen bottles
srester increase than any other Medicine
foe the public Fer all the principal Druggists in
States British America California and Oregon.
WHOLESALE AGENTS:
LEIGH yIERLING. Evansville Ind.
scRrBxIR 4 DEvoL. New Albany. Ind.
Il T. O. F. HARPyR. Madison Ind.
CaAs H. CLARK. vinceanss. Ind.
Jour PAsx. Cncsanat ohs-ean obtain cd o. then
.nsIn-smv Msumee City, Ohio
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DIRECTIONS TO PosTMAsTERs.-The First
Assistant Postmaster General has issued the
following directions to postmasters:
Books not weighing over four pounds may
be. sent in the mail, prepaid. ut one cent an
ounce any distance in the United States I'M
der three thousand miles, and at two cents
an ounce over three thousand miles, provided
they are put up without cover or wrapper,
or in a cover or wrapper, open at the ends or
sides, so that their character may be deter.
mined without removing the wrapper. IL
not prepaid, the postage under three thou
sand miles in the United States three cents
an ounce.
1t is a violation Of law TO enclose or con.
ceal letter or other thing Except bills and
receipts for subscription,) or to make any
memorandum in writing, or to print any word
Of communication after its publication upon
any newspaper pamphlet, magazine or other
printed matter. In all such cases letter post
age should be demanded, and, if the person
addressed refused to pay such letter postage.
the package should be returned to the post
master from whose office it came, TO prose-
cute the sender for the penalty of S.. pre-
scribed by the 10th section Of the act of ] 1875;
and all transient printed matter should
be distinctly postmarked at the mailing Of
fee.
Postmaste are allowed one cent for the
delivery Of each free letter, except sucn as
come to themselves, and two mills each on
newspapers Ito subscribers) not chargeable
with postage. They are not allowed any
commission on printed matter made free by
the frank of member Of Congress.
Daguerreotypes when sent IA the mail
should be rated and changed with letter post.
age by weight.
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Agricultural Blk, Mt Ster-
ing. ........... ...-....
Blk Of Fort Wayne, Fort
wayne .....-. .......
BIZ OF Rockport. Rockport.
Bk of South Bend, South
Bend ......... -. .....
Blk of Perrysville. Perrys'le
Delaware County Bank,
Muncle .................
Elkhart County Bk, Cos
men,. ...... ........
Great Western Bk, Terre
haute ..-s ...s..
Huntington County Bank,
Huntington .............