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DURE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. r

pURE MEDICINES.-Just re.
L ceived. direct from New York, per ship Union,
q large supply Of the most choice and superior
Drugs and Medicines, to which We invite the 81.
tentioD Of purchasers before buying elsewhere
and PLY .iciaDs are requested to examine our
stock, which has been selected with . careful re.
gard to the wants Of the sick and the demands Of
the prescription business, and for quality we guar.
antee they cannot be surpassed by any Drug
Store in .he Union. Our stock to Is composed In
part Of
Washed SuphurIc Ether.
hlsnder 4 Weaver's English Calomel.
" English Blue Mass.
" English Pulvis ADtimonialis
Haskell and MerriCk's Select Puiv. Cubebs;
Select Pulv. Colobo;
seIect Puv. Gum Kino;
eelect Pulv. Catechu;
Z" Select Pulv. Ext. Colo.
cynth Compound;
" Select Pulv. Rhei Russi-
cum (Genuine Turkey.
i" Select Pulv. Rhei 1ndi.
cum;
I" Select Pulv. Guaiacum.
Tilden's Extract Indian Hemp;
&" Extract BelladoDna;
Extract ButterDut;
.. Extract Tara icum;
with every other article that may be needed in
Druggists
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hats & GAPS Ius! received by ship
II Charles Buck, from New York. sp,en.
did assortment Of Hats and Caps consisting
and Black Silk Hats, soft Hats Of any ''es-
cription and style; also a large assortment
of boys Hats and Caps; all OF which err
made to order, and warranted TO give sa-
tisfaction. octlS w. -. PHILLIPS.
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Petroleum or Rock Oil,

PetrOleum m, or Rock Oil.
FINHE most wonderful remedy ever dis
Il covered, procured from well in the
Allegheny mountains four hundred feet be-
low the earth's surface will eAectuallv cure
Piles, Deafness, OH Sores and Ulcers. Sore
and inhamed eyes Rhuma'ism, Neuralgia,
White swelling, eft. for sale by
VIM. BOGEL, Druggist.
march IS. Lafayette street.
nUININE-3OO ounces French, English,
W and American mandatory.
For sale by II. T. WADprLL.
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CHAMPAIGNE! CHAMPAIGNE!-
~ The undersigned has just received q
ksupply Of the genuine piper heidsick
cham paigne in baskets Of pints, Of quarts
for sale by any quantity; also some Of the
celebrated champagne Of Desbordes file
Jan "a y. I'M. boeEL, Druggist,
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Carriages, Harness, &c.

Carriages, HARNESS, &c.
lust received from the best northern
j manufacturers. large assortment OF
CARRIAGES and HARNESS. which
with a number of my own manufacture
comprises variety worthy the attention of
purchasers. who are invited to examine be.
fore purchasing else where
oct 10y W. +. TUNNARD.
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BLANKETS g. NEGRO 0OOD5.-1 he
ID subscriber has lust received large
supply of French Granier Blankets, and
winter goods for negroes, to which he III
vites the attention Of planters.
OctlS-y. W. ID. PHILLIPS
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Gum Drops.
For Chilla and EeVor.
Chemicals,

1USr received fromthe Manufacturers 200
y OF. Fairs Quinine ,25 on. Morphine, IS
bis Calomel, 90 bis Blue Mass. IS bis Chic
reform. ect ect A u of which will be sold
at New Orleans prices, by WIN. BOGEL,
octl4y. Druggist, Lafyctte st.
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Cofeenns Linimont.

Coffeenns Liniment.
NOR MA v and BEAST-Cures wounds,
i sores, bruises, sprains, burns, scaIds,
rheumatism, sour throat, toothache, piles and
cornes. Is a most excellent internal reme-
by-cramPs choic. flatulency cholera NOR
dns, fux and dysentery. For sale by
aug sly. II. L. WADDiLL.
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II. G. KTBLINGER,

Daguerrean Artist, jackson La,
WILL attend to every branch Of bus
w mess In this line, and insure entire satsfac.
ton. Great c're will be given 70 small pictures
for breast pins, rings, and bracelets. Stock and
materials always on hand to supply artists, and
instnructios given In the art on reasonable
terms.
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TwiRg's Hair Restorative ! /!

Twigg'0 Hair 1e0t0fative J!
TVIS compound possesses the virtue OF
l. restoring grey hair to its original color,
and for preservation and growth OF the hair
has no equal. Prepared from the original
recipe and sold in Quantities to SUIT pure has,
ers by WV. BOGEL, Druggist.
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Mothers Relief.
Sand Sarsaparilla.

INSPIRATIONS FOR THE HAIR
L Bears oil, Pomstum, Tricopherous,
Balm Columbia, Jsynes Hair Tonic, Lou
dens Hair Tonic Phalons Hair 1nvigorator,
Lyons Katharion and Hair dye-ior sale by
oct 20 hit. WADDILL.
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Liver Complaint,

A LIE AND PORTER.-A large supply
II Of Barclay, Perkins Il Cos London
Porter and Yennent Scotch Ale, warranted
genuine just received and fo1 sale by
24ly WIN. BOGEL, Druggist
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CARPET g. RUGS.

CARPET & RUGS.
TINE subscriber has Just received from.
i New York, large assortment of In
grain, Three Ply, and Brussels Carpets, all
Of which will be sold at low prices.
sent 90 W 0. PHILLIPS
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lust RECEIVED
y JUJUBE PASTE, Lemon and Vanilla
To!u and lpecacuanha Lozenges, for Colds
Balsom Tolu, for Chewing;
Comb Brushes;
Flesh Brushes;
Sprin. Lancets;
Thumb Lancets. Evans Genuinely
Stomach Tubes;
Cstheter's and Bougies
SeIf-injecting apparatnses
For sale by L WAppmL
Nov. -. Druggists.
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grnSs aa1 @flifints, 1T.

~~~~~~~~~----~~~~~--~~-
J. l.. VALET.
At his Drug store On TAiSd street.
Is IN constant receipt Of PURE,
1 EREEN DRUG MEDICINES, JnENl.
HAS, PERFCMkR1ES, DC. He kss Just reeeiv.
edper ship Tempest, from n. 7. the following:
l Barrel Refined Alum;
do. Coperas; $50
do. Gum;
I do. Gum f'amphor. refined;
do. Bicarb Of Sofa; do Cream Tartar;
do. Fine white Cum Arabic.
10 Onz. Sulph Quiuine;
20 drachms Sulph Morphine
Best African Cayenne Pepper,
so lb4 Best Bermuda Arrow Rect
Rm1rican Scarifcators;
Turkey Rhubsrb, Pulv. 1pecsc. &c.
All Of which, he offers on the most tee.
sonable terms. oct20.
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THE VERY BEST.-Persons desiring
i any Of the celebrated medicins CAL
led Brandy, can get some ofthe pure and
undu'tratcd Pinet, Castillon x Co.'S. at the
Drug Store Of WIN. BOCEL.
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For Coughs, Colds, &c.

For Coughs, Colds, &c.
A YERS Cherry PICTORIAL, Rushton's Cod
II Liver Oil, Wistars Balsam Of Wild
Cherry, Jayne's Expectorant, Hastings
Syrupof Naphtha ect., just received-a few
dozen Of each for sale by WV. BoeEL.
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1 FRESH supply of X. Bazin's. and K
u s. &. Wrights unr,calcd Perfumery and
Fancy Articles, direct from Philadelphia
comprising the exquisite:
Pnaud Extracts,
Assorted t. of every variety.
Barrel Pommade,
Diamond Urn Pommade,
Milk of Roses,
Vesta Matches,
Diamond Cement, Invaluable to House
Keepers for mending broken Glass and
China)
Waters Tooth Soap nhe best article
known for cleaning the Teeth.
Nu'iitive Greenland the finest quilt
les and roricties of Washing Shaving and
To; let Soaps--fvr sale at the Drus Store
Of feb-i5l II. +. WADDILL.
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CTRAW MATTlNG.-Twenty
~ five pieces a. Straw Mating to ar
rive this week and for sale by
Ijan-16 W. d. PHILLIPS.
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Pills! Pills!

Pills! Pills!
lust received by the under igned, fresh
y supply of WTight's Indian Vegetable,
MoHat's Life, Brandreth S, Morrison's Hy-
gena, Lees, Sappingtons, Greafenbe'gs =,
Jayne's, Spencer's. Peters, Cooks. Hoop.
er's Beekw.th's Leidy's blood. Holloway S
Swayne Lerv's, Degray's Champions,
Jones', Sears, and McLane's Pills; tor
sale in any quantity by
jan 2S. WM BocEL, Druggist
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Fresh Arrival.

COOKING STOVES; Old Kentucky,
" Crescent, MayAowe, Stoves, from the
smallest to the largest sizes, for sale at a
small advance on first cost. Also Stove
Waffle, Irons Oval Ovens, Tea Pots and
castings. iaug2s) d. e. MONTAN.
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CIROP Anti. Phlosistique de Brinnt, 10,
~ colds coughs &c. for sale by
may.2A. J. l. VALET, Druggist.
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DEACHS Ferruginous Tonic, for the
ID cute OF fever and ague &c. nc. 10
.ale by lmay-24.] J. l.. WALLET.
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Dillings' Astringent.
NOV thought to be the best remedy Of
~ fered to the public as q remedy for
diseases Of the bowels, in al recent cases, a
cure IL warranted" For sale by
aug 16.y. H.T. WADDiLL.
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exclaimed, NOT Eureka, but -ny medal for thousand
pounds Sam had been Rome he had been there sun
der Nero who put him 10 trials aud ordeas accord
ing 10 the showing Of the learned profound and reverend
Mr. BFookel
On this point however biography and numismatics
at variance. The former without foundation aud
does manifest injustice 10 par mobile frarHro Sam aud
Nero both The latter hold the right n showing
that the secret colleges plotting the overthrow o.
liberty which had heroer opponent than Nero himself
Both Sam and the secret societies. therefore must have
ympathzed with The imperial despotism. Besde q the
very time when 1--WE elegantly informed by Mr. Brooke
Sam chad ne hard time Of IL in Rome all history proves
that Nero engaged Ia bitter persecution Of the found
Of the early churcha persecution which in
try End Sam and the secret councils renewing, with
ruthless savagsm against the that church
All the tendencies therefore, TO truth that In this
case biography is wrong and that Sam could not have
suffered the hard time recorded by Mr. Brooke Should
he and other know-nohings however insis, upon these
fluctuations Of Sans though he leagued with Nero in
unhoy pursuits readily conceive why there should
have been soant sympathy between the two The inn
perial histrlon after alt was gentleman Of refinement
and whilst fact ofs life isbeer aested than Chat
which represents him 70 postey consistently avere 70
any thing that scurrous and low. II is wonder,
therefore that whose hyRna instincts strangely
tempered by the Of the elegant and beautiful should
have experienced aversion for eonsummate yugarian
Sam. Ny business however, is not with his char
acter but with the medal which has unexpectedly re-
vealed the world the meaning of the password
under which he mps through his schemes. ! cheeriuy
offer the specimen know-nohing friends, hoping
that they may avail themselves OF the miracles of the cleo
tro-type to multiply memorial which settles tho
antiquity Of their order and the merits of their Chorypheus
DICK CLEANER.
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HAVANA, May 81, issa
The steamship CahAwha leaves this morning Al oelo.
Cor New Orleans her mail bags close al Z ana accss,
ry al my desk at an early hour to write you ~ ~
which DO shall not have the steamer Of Laws In
here for your city within week
largo English ship a. upwards Of fourteen hunari
tons burden arriSed here yesterday In ~ days from Sw
tao in China, having touched at Porto Rico, hfinas,
seven hundred and four Chinese sss oolonis under N
contract Of Messrs Pereda Maohado, & Company who
have previously informed you, have contracted 70 hyus
as is understood twenty toosand Of these uubap,
this island for there are any females o. Ne,
have not hitherto been any brought with them Tha, IN
Is legalsed species Of slave trade there " longer exists al
doubt aud that Il is disgrace the English shp.ovn,
who permit their ships be Employed in Il is equally s
tain
The plan Of enancipating the Africans in this island
more openly talked Of than when FIRST wrote You rsspe
Jag IL believe may with safety affirm that the aruvt
40 this win assuredly be made IL the independence oils
island is guaranteed II would scarcely be either prone,
pruden, in be explicit at the present nomea
your readers therefore be content with the lte
have already divuged resting assured that as soon Is
can, without danger TO myself or my friends viii, with
your permission make public every thing Ia relation 10 Il.
subject within my knowledge
Her Britannia Msjostys rga,es Termagant and Ear
dice and the steamer Medea proceeded cruise yesss
day.
The preceding evening General concha entertained ,As
British commodore Henderson aud the commanders OF "a
ether British men-owar in this harbur at dinner inviting
the British and other oonsus resident In this city to m
them The acting consul OF the united States Col Robert
son, and Lieut. Mitchell the commander OF the United
States steamer Fulton besides many Spanish officers Il
rank, also present This frequent giving grand din
uers" is quite thing with the eaptansgeneral d
Cuba The ladies were invited by Mrs. Concha 10 lie
evening and dancing kept up with great spirit anu
midnight The steamer San Jacnto again made her ap
pearance yesterday Now that IL Is known she comes with
peaceful intent her presence in this harbor Is hailed viii
pleasure, affordng the opportunity Of meeting high
minded geaemen--our eountrymen---recenty from aoaf
own, native land
The doctors say there great deal Of yeow-oyeru
this city although happily in my ,oerahly large circle
| acquaintance do not know of single The few
OF smallpox among my friends have happily iermk
mated very tavorahiy. The weather is somewhat warn
my thermometer points 10 81 deg of Fahrenheit
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pEMoCRATIc WATCH FIRES

The answering democracy Of Lancaster county, Penn
sylvania preparing for the coming contest in October
with the confident feeling Of assured str
ngy manifested in all parts Of the State The democratic
county convention held in Lancaster city the 9th nst
fully attended Among the resolutions adopted
the folowng
g Resolved, That hail with hope and joy the recent
brilliant of the democratic party in the State Of yr
gnia believing that this overwhelming victory but
lude of others be achieved in and other
States The democracy Of Lancaster county send greeting
brethren of the Old Dominion, and their
pshed and intrepid standard bearer Henry A. Wise for
thus arresng the dark of prescription and iutoe
which time babe fair to desoate the entire
public
Resoiped That confidence in the integrity and pa
triosm of President Pierce remains unmpared and that
will yield cheerful support to his administration in
every emergency.
Resolucd That the democracy of Lancaster county
undmnished confidence in the integrity, undoubed ability
and exalted personal and political character Of the Hon. Jas
Buchanan the United States minister at the of ST.
Jamo His diplomatic career since his residence in Lon
don will add ustre his name and be another bright
page in the history Of country We shall hail
the day-not remocwhen he will be again amongst
hin old neghbors and friends and receive that cordial
felt welcome to which he is SO justly entitled"
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THE DEMOCRACY OF ALABAMA.

The democratic party in Alabama is organizing with
and confidence for the contest with knownoth
ngism which presumes dispute its ascendency
that thoroughly democratic State Governor Winston is
our standardbearer in the for governor The fol-
lowing resolutions adopted by late meeting in Perry
county indicate the platform which the democracy
standing in the pending
Resoiped That this meeting adopt the foundation Of
its cation the creed Of the democratic party as laid
down and established by the Baltimore Convention of
and pledge ourselves to abide by and the
same.
Reolved That freedom of opinion and public discussion
indispensable to the existence of free and republican gov
eminent, and that consequently the democratic party
bound oppose long such exists
and oath bound political societies. and to all fair and
orable means for their suppression.
Resorsd That the formation of such societies evnces an
utter dsus in the capacity of the people for self
consciousness Of designs which fear the scrutiny
public opinion and ought to be BY free
and independent people.
Rssosred, That the democrats who have been seauced
into connection with such societies earnestly bcsourh
to review their conduct and to believe they once did
that the prosperity Of beloved country depends upon the
maintenance of the principles which constitute
and published creed OF the democratic party.
Resotred. That the know nothing organization at the
North is abolition movement and should be- for that
reason IL for other, discountenanced at the SOUTH
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that State say appeal made TO ths@ 70 combine in
lodges and midnight councils 10 prevent fourteen
hundred Catholics destroying their religious liberties
The appeal is gross insult TO every Protestant in the
state Is their holy feehly maintained BY their
ministers that aid Of political associations Is re-
CURED 10 save Protestant Christianity from overthrow by
a handful Of Roman Catholic priests When or where
have the Protestant ministers been overhrown in argu-
ment or beaten in debate by Catholic priests 7
Does Professionalism call for the nteposition of the State
in its warfare against Romanism Do half million Of
Proesan,s the State and secret organizations to
able them contend successfully with fourteen hundred
Catholics? This is not the kind Of moral heroism that
has marked the glorious rise and progress Of Protestant
ism Its champions have been real heroes and they
will AWAY scorn the cowardice imputed TO them in the
very suggestion that they want the aid Of political comb
nations to uphold their holy cause.
What we have said of North Carolina has been merely
by way Of illustration. The remarks we have made are
equally applicable the facts in every other State Know
nottingham may be COMPOUNDED and abashed in any STATE
the Union by holding up before the brave nsvcborr
Protestant citizens the fact that they are called uPor
enlist in warfare against enemy so far inferior
them In strength that 1t Is rank cowsrdce to wage wal
upon them To enable all friends Of true cvi and rcli
eious liberty appreciate fully the bsroism moral ant
ply siea Of thingism have turned to the las
census returns and made the following table, which
shows the native the foreign and the Catholic population
in zach southern State
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FROM the Richmond Enquire
TILE CANVASS In TILE AnirTH

The CANNASS IN TIN SUuIHt
1t is fortunate that Virginia was the first State In lie
South to encounter know -nothingism for nowhere else
the triumph Of the democracy certain If this fatal
heresy in politics and religion had got foohod
the soil Of the South it might have spread with The
destructive rapidly Of pestlence and its progress might
have been arrested before 1t had ia Of mis-
chief and had inflicted rreparahle disgrace and calamity
the country. The democracy ofhe Old Dominion im
tang the resoute policy Of jackson at New Orleans pre-
cipaed themselves upon the enemy before he had secured
himself SOIL and kept up an ncessant aud haras-
sing fire. until he finally driven away In disastrous
flight The result Of the contest in Virginia has inspired
the democracy of the South with fresh confidence and
courage and there is doubt Of the defeat ofhnow
nothlngism IN every State south of the Potomac
Kentucky, after long and glorious association with
Virginia in the republican cause, at last detached
from the alliance by the baefn influence Of her great bet
erIing Still her democracy inhcsiby true 10
the faith Of Jefferson and Madison and opposed gallant
resistance to overwhelming numbers Since the death Of
Henry Clay Kentucky has given promise of return to her
early love- and OF fidelity TO the teachings and example Of
her venerable mother As in 1900 ahc stood side by side
with Virginia in the great struggle Of that day now
when the federalism of the alien and sedtou laws again
aspires rule the country her democracy animated By
the example Of the democracy Of this State have rallied
the with spirit which gives of glorious
victory.
In Tennessee Governor Johnson conducts the canvas
with the spirit Of our eloquent Wise and the SANE
success will reward his energy
In recent convention the democracy OF Mississippi nom
mated Governor McRae for second term and proclaimed
DISCRIMINATING against know-nothingism.
Governor Winston IL again the candidate Of the dmor
racy Of Alabama He Is traversing the State wiioas
competitor, and his election is beyond doubt
The democracy Of Georgia. strengthened by the accs
sion Of the best spirits Of the whg party and led ~
the gallant Johnson have opened the against te
secret order with every assurance Of brilliant
So too the democratic candidates for Congress in Sor
Carolina, sustained by the alliance Of John Kerr he
brightest ornament Of the whg party In the old NoT
State, have earessy encountered the issue Of The d
with the most encouraging prospect Of popular support
Thus, throughout the South, we find the demoersry
waging fearless and triumphant battle against know-not
ingism The struggle viii result in tho ascendency Of tt
Democratic party in every southern State.
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The by the steamship Atlantic, an outline OF which
viii be found in the Geographic column Is highly import
Z the of the aes rs great "A stated IN
the dispatches We hope to be able to give IN our next
full details Of the operations in the Crimea I'M
der the new French whose efficiency,
daring apd enterprise have been demonstrated in so san
guinery manner The surprise and capture OF kersch
Is The only secured by the allies since the bat
tie Of the Alma.
1t would that tho capture Of kertsoh and some
before Sebssopo OF decided character
have raised both The spirits and the pretsnsons
Of France and England. II satsd that the alas
have declined to reopen the Vienna coatsrence.
Apart from the from the seat Of war the intelli
genee does appear be Of important character
further advance had taken place in cotton in the Liverpool
market with immense sales Breadstufs dull Con-
soils quoted 9a5 eat which 10 considerable ad-