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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-30


A TEMPERANCE SroRY.-One evening last
week We took our place at the supper table
of a,Cncnnati and Louisville packet. Sup
peLpnd conversation had pro. ressed some
before we were seated. An animated dis
course was going on twixt an old gentleman
and an exceedingly sober faced lady, not less
than thirty years old, on the subject Of tenn
perance.
"Oh" exclaimed she, with horror depicted
on her thin lips, al do despise the whiskcy
drinkers"
The gentleman dropped his knife and fork
seized her hand and giving hearty shaRe,we
thought tears were going 10 drop from his
twinkling eyes.
"Madan, said he'll respect your sentiments
and the heart that dictated them, permit no
person to 90 beyond me in dcspising the whis-
key drinkers. ] have been disgusted on this
very boat aud | say it now, before our wor.
Thy captains face. What, ] ask you, can be
more disgusting than TO see well dressed,
respectable, aye, virtuous looking young nun,
whose mothers are probably even now pray
lng that the tender instruction by which their
youth was Illuminated, may bring forth pre-
cious fruit in their maturity. say, to see
young men step up to the bar of this boat,
and without the fear of observing eyes, or
the condemnation of enlightened opinion,
brazehly ask for old Bourboon or Rye or
Monongahela whiskey when at that bar they
know there is the very best old Coniac Dram
dy.-Er.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-30

The CANVASS IN VIRoEIA.-The Rich
mond Penny Post predicts confidently, that
Mr.. Wise will be beaten for Governor, "at
least 10000 votes"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-30
RICHMOND. March d

There was n terrific explosion at Middo-
thean Coal Pits, Chesterfield, last evening.
Sixteen persons were taken out living, and
eight died. Probably all will die. 1t is sup
posed the explosion was caused by the blast.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-30

az The Correspondent of Hamburg,
Germany publishes in its number of Feb.
Sd, letter from Mexico, which contains the
following; .ss, ..
"a German physician, DR.. IL, aged
thirty-six, and residing in Mexico for some
years past, has made the discovery of a SER
pent, whose poison, when inoculated in man,
has the virtue OF preserving him from Yel-
low Feverand black vomit
"lnocululon with this virus is effected rs
with the vaccine virus; it causes fever which
has in very mild form all the symptoms of
yellow fever. This operation has no effect
on those persons who have already been at
tackled with yellow fever or black vomit, n
circumstance which would seem TO initiate
in favor Of the invention"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03

COMMISSION HoUssAr WHEELING, VA
We call the particular attention of our bust
ness men to the card Of Merssrs. Tallant &
Delaplain, Commission Merchants and Freight
Agents at Wheeling Va. We are assured by
gentlemen of this city who have done business
with this house the last five years, that it
entirely responsible, and perfect in its srrange-
ments for the transaction of business prompt
", and to the best advantage of those WHO rely
upon them. A large business from this city
has passed through their hands, and to the
entire satisfaction Of those interested. The
firm will give their close attention to all CON
signments intended for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. Baltimore is generally considered
one of our best markets for bacon, and we pre-
sumo much of that article from this region
will be sent by way Of this Railroad. Messrs.
L. d d.. willltal5e charge of all such ffeights
and at small commissions. The houses here
to which they refer, will give any information
IN respect to the facilities, &c, of this Wheel
ing firm. .t.B tt2 81 % s1a18 -as lloT e
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03

says: ----a
.And now, Add, word with you privately
on politics. / read "the Journal and its Opin-
ions" in your Fridays paper 1t is of that l
want to talk. / predict, ifyou and vote to-
gether on our next President, we will win
ifapart, we loose. You as an American look
upon the general character of the Republicans
with favor, but disapprove of some things which
you think ultra /, as a Republican, look
upon the general principles Of Americans with
favor but disapproye of some things that | call
ultra. So we should have a man we can both
vote for if we can. If not, so be it, for we are
both independent as kings"
Precisely SO, old friend. Now do you think
that all questions should give way to the
single one of slavery? Do you think that liv-
ing in what every patriot should regard as in
dissoluble Union, two sections of this Union
should be brought into direct, and most prob
ably fatal hostility, over question which the
great patriots of the past, carefully abstained
from agitating? Can it be the better part q
patriotism at this day, to coolly urge and in
sist upon bitter and dangerous sectional war
ofopinions which may result in civil strife
ofphysical force? What are the probable or
possible goods to flow from this? We k7aoag
there are thousands of evils which must follow.
Do we knol0 there will be even cou,1ter5aLa,acino
benefits? Can we make the next Presidential
election turn upon the slavery question alone,
without arraying the North and South direct
Iy against each other? And doing this, can
we then fairly expect either benefits for the
North or the South as happy results? You
know, sir, our opinions. You know what we
think Of the infamous Nebraska swindle that
electioneering fraud of Douglas, by. which the
North was wronged and insulted and by
which the South gained nothing, if it were not
positively injured. You know we fought like
man in our last years State election, to
punish the Northern doughfaces who had
helped carry that bill through. We have had
our fight on that and we brought disaster
and overwhelming defeat on our foes But
for this reason, must the great National battle
Of the next year be fought on the issue e
slavery or of slavery extension? You are a
Republican, and an honest man in your pre-
ference, But as an American, we hold that
tuere are queStlonS OF national Importance
which must be paramount to any sectional
issue in the national campaign of next year.
As national man, and looking to the glory
and prosperity of the aehoIe country, we are
opposed to arraying section against section,
and on question the agitation of which must
be accompanied with danger to the Union.
We hope we may have such man before
MS claiming our votes, that you and ourself
may cordially support. What do you think
of Fillmore, as that individual? We should
be happy to have an opportunity of voting for
him. We believe the whole great West would
speak out for him, at least so far as the Ameri-
can party is concerned. What do you think
would be the duty of Republicans in the pre-
misses?
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03
The new town of Haubstadt.

1t is but month since the attention of the
public was first called to this new town, by
its enterprising proprietor. No one it seems
had thought of the location until after it was
laid out, and it is quite remarkable, that no
one speaks other than favorabIy of it now
that the EGG stands on end" The community
in the immediate vicinity, regards the location
SO fayorably as to have been the largest pur-
chasers of the lots already sold. Our citizens
too Camong whom are some OF our most enter
prising men) have not only purchased lots, but
are now upon the premises with bricks and
lumber erecting houses and driving on the
work. The press in different parts of the
State have noticed the new enterprise, and
speak Of the project of forming new county
and making Haubstadt the county seat. All
this has been done by man who visited this
vicinity for the first time, less than six weeks
ago. We have not visited the premises, but
judge from the very general interest manifest.
cd, both theoretically and practically, that the
site is good one, and that the location is ia
vorable must be apparent TO any one familiar
with the geography of the country We have
no interest nor motive in thus abiding to
Haubstadt, other than that which prompts us
to notice every new enterprise in or about
this city. The sudden springing up of this
town on our Railroad, illustrates what Rail-
roads do for the country. Nearly every town
on the line of the E. and c. Railroad, has been
rapidly growing since the building Of this
:. I, T.
Haubstadt illustrates. that even vacant fields, |
eiigibTy situated, are sometimes made by Rail- !
roads and mans energy, teeming towns of en-
terprise. We think those of our citizens who /
have interested themselves in Hauhstadt, will |
md 1t profitable investment. The Judgment
Of such men should secure the cooperation of
others who have small means to invest.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03

CANNIBAL INDIASs.-Hon Gardner D. vii
Hams, Saginaw, called at this office YESTERDAY
on his return from an extended tour Of duty
IN the region of Lake Superior. While there
he became acquainted with the Bots Torte
Indians, tribe who, as their name denotes.
lnhablt tho woodp or heavy timbered
lands of Pigeon river. The main subsistence
OF thisgtribe is upon the wild rice which grows
lu1urantly IN that vicinity The crop is
sometimes cut off by some vieissitudes. and
when this happens these Indians are freouent-
ly distressed for food, as the chase is uncer-
tam and the game scarce The last winter
was a peculiarly hard one, and in the course
OF 1t this tribe was reduced to the revolving
and horrible strait Of eating their own chiIdren.
which they did to the extent of almost exter-
mlnatlon lie saw and eonverse1 with two
women of the tribe, one of whom had given up
TWO ana another three children, successfully
to be slain and eaten We had hardly sun
posed that eannibals existed SO near oGr. yerv
BORDERS Detroit Ad,ersfser. .s II. -.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03


jim st. Louis, on Monday, the wife of q
physician Of that city died from the effects of
arsenic. She had been accustomed to taking
arsenic in small quantities, as beneficial in
some indisposition from which she suffered,
but BY mistake took -a-dose- so large.that fatal
result followed.
FssqsE e --z@A-.-----zZ----,-z-2 - =zz--% &a go
From the Chicago Evening Citizen, Now 27l
The Great Fire in chieago--ExtensiYs Loss o.
Propery---A Warehouse In RUNS
About halfpast three O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon, destructive fire broke out in the
scupola efasi4,ss immense warehouse ION South
Water street, owned and occupied by NJ O.
Walker, Esq. Before water could be procured
the whole interior Of the buildings was in
fa2les. The immensely strong brick walls,
placed with iron bolts, kept the flames for a
long time in the inside Of the buildings, and
the smoke belched forth from upper. windows
IN huge black volumes, presenting one of the
subIihiest spectacles we ever Witnessed This
cupola finally fell in, and gave vent to the
flames which shot up high in the air, and even
swept across the street. Volums Of flame
poured forth from each window in Succession.
hIgh above the dense black smoke rolled up
in surging waves. The flames, as they swept
W. sAAS AOOi SAdS 4dl1s SIlippcQ IKE the
roar of musketry. The walls cracked and
swayed, and finally fell, sending high. up in
the air cloud ofburning fragments, that Gov
cred the roofs, of the adjoining houses, and
threatened at one time to envelope every thing
IN the neighborhood in flames Fortunately
by the untiring exertions Of the crowd, the sur
rounding buildings were saved
The mills carried on by Gage s. Harris.
were. several times on fire, but the wind be-
ing contrary, and there being plenty of water,
they We're saved. The Commission house of
A, Vane was in great danger, being, next adj
joining, and only separated by stone wall
The goods We're all removed.
Pieces Of the stones forming the sills were
slivered off by the intense heat and thrown to
a great distance, endangering many lives. The
building was filled with wheat and oats, all
of which was destroyed. In the basement a
large amount ofspirits was stored, of all which
was destroyed, except few barrels. s.-.~
"a The warehouse of Mr.. Morton, next. adioin-
ing north, took fire several times on the roof
but was. extinguished speedily, The whole
loss will not fall fir short of Il 1900. ard
may even exceed that. There was no insur-
apce.I q " @ E5 p X0u& aNa
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03

SAFETY FUND AND BANK NOTE DETECToR.-
In typographical appearance, this is certainly
the most elegant Bank Note List and Detect
or published in the country. 1t is published
by the Safety Fund and Bank Note Telegraph
Association of indianapolis, monthly, under
Charter of the State. 1t contains a complete
list of all the Banks, names of officers, rates Of
discount at New York, Cincinnati, Tniianapo-
us and st. Louis, with a full list of counter
felts. Instead Of just giving the rate of dis
count at the place of publication, as is the GEN
eral custom, the rates are given at four differ
ent prominent points, very marked feature,
and highly important. Published in the CEN
trail point of our State as is this work. it will
prove more valuable to our business men than
any other Bank Note List issued. Mr.. Wm.
H. Conant is agent for this city, and will call
on our business men to show them copies Of
this excellent work, and to obtain subscnp-
tons. The price is only 81 so per annum. or
70 cents per single number.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03

GA iocofoco meeting at indianapolis ap-
pointed as delegates to locofoco convention
His Excellency, Gov. Wright, and His Honor
Samuel f. Perkins. Wright is Governor 81
the State, and Perkins is the Judge of the Su-
preme Court who published wilful obscenity
IN his liquor law decision. No doubt. the es-
Innate of these locofoco people Of the highest
executive officer and the highest judicial Off
Ger OF the State is correct one, and corrlot
and shutting county caucus is the particular
sphere for che activity and character of such
men, - -s.es1-e4 -
= 10 De sure, some persons might fancy
meeting OF locofocos was demeaning itself to
the worst abasement in appointing such a fell
low as Perkins as one of its delegates. But
that's matter of taste.
In other States, we believe, a sense ofdeeen-
cy restraints meetings from appointing Excel
iencles ndHOnors to do dirty caucus villain
les, and Excellencies and Honors regard their
positions as respectable, if they are not so
themselves In Indiana, Governor and a
Supreme Judge, however, neither think them
selves, nor, do their political friends who best
Know them, think them, any too good to mix
IN the intrigues of a county convention. So
low are the positions filed BY a Wright and
ferklns talent Madison Banner.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03

GcrThe Administration papers have for
some time been growing over the election Of
Bra Chapman as Delegate to Congress from
Nebraska Chapman was sent to Nebraska 10
be elected Delegate, but tina Council Bluffs
Qowa) Chronotype of the Hath lust. announ.
ees the election of b. P. Bennett Peoples
Candidate-by 16 majority.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03
The Yankee Heroine Of Tamuieo.

afsss. The Yankee Heroine of Tampico. -
Among the passengers who went out in the
last European steamer was Mrs Ann Chace.
the distinguished lady of the U. S. Consul at
Tampieo. 1t will be remembered by all who
are familiar with the history Of the late war
with Mexico, that IN November, 1916, when
our squadron lay before Tanpico watching the
favorable moment to strike decisive blow.
this lady managed to communicate with Com
modore Connor, and convey to him, by great
exertioR ofand tact courage the most timely and
important intelligence respecting the strength
ofthe place, the peculiarties of the harbor,
and the best moment for attack @
Consul Chase had BEEN Suddenly and per-
.emptorily ordered away from Tampico. by
the Mexican authorities, but his lady resolved
to remain, and stand ready with her servants
and her hands to defend her house and inter
ests until the tide of war should turn in favor
ofthe United States
When the critical day arrived, Mrs. Ghace
alone, in the midst Ofanignorant and infuriated
enemy, raised the flag over the American Con
sulate. The populaee were bewildered with
fear and surprise, and the Mexican officials
were absolutely Supplied at the audacity ofthe
act, when they saw the stars and strips thus
Heating in naughty defiance over their heads.
BY Its side, with her right hand encircling the
flagstaff stood the undaunted lady, and to all
their threats and demands to haul down the flag.
she only answered by pointing to the Amcri-4
can feet standing boldly in with hyoring breeze
and tide. Every sail and flag was in gallant
array, and every prov was turned, as if with
a seeing eye, on the flag that was a sight to
make the Mexican officers hesitate to shoot
oruse brutal measures with the daring lady
who had raised and defended with her own
feeble frame and life that signal banner.
While they hesitated to proceed to extremi
ties, the fleet was speeding to the rescue, and
before they could decide the town was under
Its guns, and Tamp;co was won without the
loss ola life.-[ Rochester T45lue
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03

|. G7~We publish letter from "a subscriber,
to-day, who complains of the non-receipt Of
the Journal regularly. Our P. NJ. and his aids,
we will do them the justice to say, appear to
be active and careful in endeavoring to dis
charge their duty. Wetbink the fault hes at
some other Post Office than this, as general
thing, although packages may be occasionally
missent from here. There is gross and inex-
cusablenegligence. If not something worse-a
malicious desire to injure this office-prevail-
ing in some quarters. Ar H1ael
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03


GTThe following letter is sample Of let
tiers we are receiving every few days. We
assure subscribers of the Daily, Tri- Weekly and
Weekly Journals, that these papers are prompt
ly mailed, and the fault of the frequent COM
plants does not lie in this ofiee:.zaa----u----
BooSvnLE, Ind. Nov. q, 1855.
ADD Fl. SANDERS !
Dear Sir: Your Tri-weekIy Journal, which
is of Importance TO us in our wheat and -four
trade, comes to US just as it happens For
instance, Thursday last we had none; Satur-
day we had two; and again to-day, Tuesday,
none came. We sometimes get it the third
mail after it is due. We want to ferret out
the delinquent and have got on the SCENT
Our Postmaster, Esq. Hudspeth, told me on
Friday last, that he received in the Evansville
mail the day before, eleven packages missent,
which he was mailing to send back, and said
it was common thing to receive missent
packages from that mail He told me to-day
again that he received one and Saturday I
think it was $50 I am thinking it is some
one of Uncle Sans Boys instead of Add. H.
Sanders that is derelict. t9 seEgs.
Wesat sBoonville have got justice done to
the contractor on this route for abandoning his
post for 8 long days and have leisure now to
look in another direction. Cd .s3as-
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03

Horace GREEDY SNuBBED BY A LAMP TRIM
MER.-A friend who recently happened on the
same carwith Horace Greeley,tell the follow
ing;-Alr. Greeley was trying to read a news
paper by the 'dim religious Light of car
lamp. In order to see he raised the wick; but
hardly had he done so, before the lamptrim-
rner came along and turned it down. The
moment his back was turned, Greeley raised
it up again. The Knight of the Ozark Ian
term presently came along again and partly
shut off the light by which the Philosopher
was reading. Greedy reconstructed The of
fetal thrust his lantern in his face, surveyed
him witha contemptious air moment, and
coolly replied: sold fellow, you talk too
much.'' 8 83 e9ru
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03

FRANK LEsIhE's IILUsrRATED n EwspAPER. -
Frank leslie's Gazette of Fashion and Frank
Leslie's New York Journal have become
known and popular the country over ! The
publisher, encouraged by his success in these
works, is about starting another enterprise in
the form of an illustrated Newspaper This
newspaper will be commenced at once. The
first No. was issued last Saturday and contain
ed sixteen pages, and is illustrated with large
number of neutrality-suspicious.. Wcprcsume
it will be found for sale soon at our Book
Stores. Price 10 cents per copy. This paper
is given with copy of the Gazette of Fashion
for Sc per annum--or with the N. Y. journal
for So so. Address Frank Leslie, New York.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE GREAT REMEDY.
v. Il. Smith & Co.'s
FEVER AND AGUE CT RE.
JEFFERSON STREET. OPPOSITE OWENS HOTEL
LOUISVILLE. Ky =.
LOUISVILLE, KY

VIE OF this invaluable preparation have HI
lhduoei BY hennpreeedented an uuce.siny d
"a net @ith to htup. at heavy expense an estab
tiShneG for It's fact and they IRE n W
~ 60 MI a4i orders with dispatch of
Is IS usually the case to say anythng in b
way OF P0hns as all ask Is give il . fair Wa
IT'S et5eaey Voluntarily BY those whom Il
bat the lew that We offer which may be called home
we deem suthcien twelve ami eiybna
ieine VIE All the usual edes failed We os1
as cure tor w ryhing but for Fever Az ChiIs
Night S~eat and Nervous Debility do - s
certain remedy Itmay he given to infants wh
" as 1t contains nothing but purely yeset
ssI s ppenipg an nvigoratir to the syst m.
~ Price 81 per bottle--S7 per dozen
Oce on street. between Third Fourth onpo
site Jwen Hotel. v IT. SAITH (. Stf1P 0
isat1ea EEAD THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATES
:, LoSooS. Laurel co , Ky Nov , 1sss
ESSR3 " III. SMITH Last month xhau ~ -;
70 LoaisE He having been afflicted the ChIls and Fa
SIX and hndiag relief in various
tAe took was induced to give 49,
traI and IN TIVE days miss TIE chill and have
proving daily ineei nor do think that disease iii
on e would esr1es e1rneaa this prensr
ma oSe Hne are aI1ieted with Fever
ONiHs Aeurs truly, JOHN A. CANAFaX
thereby certify that during the past .er sided
en- "a IN street.. Bread in the CITY az T
NY where myself and NV sons xa-a q; ~,
thihs ana FeF.r W. tried the
s eufniIe etc.. without getting relief WI Sitb e. ~ -
eilee7 using IL and in few days we we're All 1900
Il eertafn. safe and sn.eS
OF the disease offered the nuhISe 80 S'-e"e (
lille, Ky. " '9 p 79R,opBfs-
Personally appeared before the undersi.nta w 49,
jeober 1885 Jos CJ.EMFNTS' M II zse aaJ OF
FOE sale IN Evansville. at wholesale or ~ tail Nv
!. - s..,.-s KELLER. FARNSLY & CO. -T-
7r1fs@ MAJ
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OEFLast week was a week of bright. cool
weather, with frost almost every night. very
fair for hog packing.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-03

CTThe New York papers are pretty well
filed with the details of the trial of VIM. Ba-
ker for the murder of Poole.