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A Co mbustib,e River.

The Evansville Journal, an Indiana
paper, says:-"We have not seen In
print a notice of the following strange
fact, although every steamboat man
acquainted with Green river nayiga-
ton can verify its truth. Just above
the locks, when the river is at a GER
tain stage, very low, for several miles
steamboats, shut down their furnace
doors and allow no torches to be light
ed, for fear of what the deck hands
call Setting the river on fire. Fre-
quently boats using torches, or keep
ing their furnace doors open at this
particular place, have found them
selves enyelopedin blue flames, great
ly to the alarm Of passengers, and in
several instances they have only been
prevented by the strenuous. exertions
of. the officers from leaping overheard
in their alarm. The cause of the phe-
nomenon is simply this: The bottom
of the river becomes. covered with
forest leaves and rubbish to the depth
Of possibly, several feet. Boats at
low water run through this bed Of veg
etable matter, their wheels stirring it
up thoroughly. An inaammable gas
IS thus permitted to escape, which, on.l
communication with flame, at once
axes fire and burns with a blue blaze.
At such times the boat is stopped, and
hen the flames cease"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07

F. KossuTH ON SLAvERY.-Kossuth
scarcely writes a single letter to a
New York Journal, in which he does
not harp upon the "curse of slave,
ry." When he was in the United
States, he was mum on that subject.
His philanthropy arises from the fact
that the South would not lionize him,
and declined putting money in his
purse.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07

WHOLESALE MATRIMoNY.-S Six sis.
ters we're recently married on the same
night, at their house, Somerset, Penn
+sylvania. There was some advantage
in the proceeding on the score Of
economy, as one wedding supper only
was required, whereas, separately, six
would have been demanded; and the
old lady informed the company that
"things were mighty dear" So,
doubtless, thought the girlsan their
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07

Four or five of the heaviest. sugar
merchants in Cincinnati have made
about 100000 each, on the recent
rise in sugar. One house bad on hand
six thousand hogsheeds, and the in
crease in the value of each during
the last two months, while it has been
in the warehouse, has been
$40, making clearproft of $4,000
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07
SubScriptiOnsiD Church.

We extract. the following from /,
| letter of a correspondent of the Stat
Iof Maine Newspaper: {
/ A subscription list was brough
forWard-of all things the most. an
Inoying and least avoidable. Whe1
the contribution vessels. are. passed
round In temples Of the. established
church, what with the sonorous read
ing of consolatory texts Of Scripture
(promise to pay on undoubted securi:
lty,) and the sweet interludes from the
organ, few pennies may very com.
lfortably be devoted to Booribala Cha;
and when silence comes like a poul-
tice to ''heal the blows Of sound" In
aicted by the music of travelling
shoWmen, you can still, with a feeling
Of gratitude at the safe deliverer that
has vouchsafed you,
go very quietly and drop - 1r4;i
- 4 button in the hat.' :. e.,
But when a subscription list is pre-
sented to you, and that too before a
large audience, and headed by an As
ISOLATION which, in its corporate ca
3acity, can afford to 'fcut it rather
lhick," there is no avenue Of escape,
md no means of alleviating the an
;uish attendant upon committing
mes self under the circumstances
There's no lodging the box by looking
he other way; no soothing passage
cad from Holy Writ, to calm the
aind, and take off the attention as the
acrifce is made; no swelling organ
cal from the trombone stop to rouse
a enthusiastic ardor; no deep crowned +,
astor even, to receive the bit of brass
r the pretending shin plaster-it is a [
lain, matter-offact, point-ofthe bay
net piece of business, conducted by 4
le chosen High Priest, who, on this {
ceasion, only raises bis. voice to sin $
le. out and unmistakably- designate l
he victims that are thus unwittingly b
ragged to the altar. It. isuseless to a
eat; the knife is at their throat, t
Ie worlds dread laugh behind them, 6
I'd they can only succumb with the il
sst grace they may. They have at t
asst the felicity of knowing that the c
greet the fortitude with fl
lich they meet their sufferings, with il
pturous applause, though they may Il
tertain the idea that these marks of tt
probation are perhaps elected by ce
e admirable skill of the unvictimized I
liYiduals who are applying the In R
'ument Of torture. .-ssa;fs,4 20 q Isl
And these are styled the offerings |sr
melting charity-those spontane- is
5, unsolicited contributions, bless Io1
8 them that give, ed
Sand him that takes.' ees{ gTE Ini
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07

/ An able article in the last number
of the Westminster Review,upon the
Constitution and Governments of the
various countries Of the earth, says
that ''it is no longer England, but the
North american Republic, that has be-
come the pole-star to which, from all
sides, the eye Of struggling nations
turns A significant admission to
come from an English source.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07

QUESTION. If in ten days from the
commencement of the canvass, An
drew johnson forced the know moth
ings to take in ee-fourths of their
platform, what will he do by the sec
ond day of August? See the late
creed, in the Nashville papers. 'aA- :
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07

The WORD "Irs:" Through the
whole of our authorized version Of the
Bible, ''its" does not once occuy the
work which it now performs being
accomplished by "his'' or "her,' ap-
piled as freely to inanimate things as
to persons, or else by "thereof," or
"of it" Trench remarks that "its"
occurs but three times in all Shake
speare, and be doubts wheths it is in
Paradise Lost.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07
Gleanings from cur Exchanges,
IKak Editorial Sprnklings. :

ARE DROP LETTERS TO BE PREPAID!
Tho following is an extract from
the new postage act: =
"And all dropped-letters, or letters
placed in any post office not tor
transmission through the mail, but
for delivery only, shall be charged
with postage at the rate Of one
cent each; and all letters which
shall hereafter be advertised as re-
manning over, or uncalled for, in any
post office, shall be charged with one
cent each, in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other postages now ars.''
Social LIFE IN TExAs.--The Nue.
ces Valley newspaper Of the 2lst
uIt., referring to the deadly afrays in
that place, says:
"The week that ended last Sat.
urday night, witnessed the reign oil
Satan in this place. From the best
information before us, there was but
one day in the week exempt from
bl0odshed. What a picture is here!
In. a comparatively small place, con-
tanning population Of between
two and three thousand souls, six
mangled corpses are borne to untime-
ly graves, in as many days.!
Edinburg Surgeons say that they
are guided in avoiding danger to life
from the use of chloroform in sur
gical cases, not by its effects on the
pulse, but by the state of breathing
They cease the administration OF the
vapor,when the breathing becomes dill
ficult, however favorable thepulse may
be. They also pay attention to the
tongue, as a point of greatimportance.
When the breathing becomes difficult
or ceases, they open the mouth, seize
the tip of the tongue with artery
forceps, and pull it well forward
Death,it is said, would have occurred
in some cases but for the use OF this
expedient, which affords the exter-
nal air free access to the lungs. /
A census taken in Trumbull county,
Ohio, two or three weeks slnce' SHOWS
the number of COWS that have died
for want of food during the past WIN
ter to have been, in round numbers,
five thousand. The total number OF
COWS in the county last fall was es-
timated at twenty-five thousand
the loss, therefore, is over twenty-five
per cent. What is true OF Trumoull
is also true of many Others on the
Reserve. Such destruction has sell
dom been known in any country.
The city authorities Of Marysville,
California, recently passed an ordl.
nance for the removal of outside stairs
in that city. While the Council were
In session few days after, the stairs
leading to the council chamber were {
removed, and the dignilied members /
of that body, according to the Herald, {
were compelled to "sbln" down the1 {
- IS tho huildinp. re
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07

CARRYING OUT THE DOCTRINES OF THE
PARTY-The know nothing Legisla-
ture- Of Massachusetts, has passed a
law directing cO7ofed children to be
received into the public schools Of that
State upon an equality with the whites.
1-.sya- az.
And this same know nothing Leg
islature is death nf5AIgners-a against
their becoming citizens against their
voting-against their volunteering in
the military eompanies-and against
their charity schools, and the rights Of
Observation-Disclosures Statesman
We especially commend the above
to the know nothing councils of the
South. Verb,lp sat.-Cnctnnati Eng
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07
It is stated that tbs scuryy is pre

II 10 cVdtCu EudN tHo DOuiFy 10 PiV-
vailing to a considerable extent in
Louisville, and among the railroad Ia
borers in Indiana and Kentucky,
attributable to the deficiency in veg
etable fruit for the last eight months
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07
I'm Dreaming of Thee.

lam dreaming of thee, dearest, =
am dreaming still of thee,
For thy spirit haunts me ever e I,
Like somefairy melody; -
When in loneliness wander, s
Or in haunts of mirth and glee,
Stillmy heart to thee is cEnging-
I am dreaming still of thee! s+4i
When the morning scatters diamonds
O'er the earth in dewy showers,
When the earthly breeze is burdened
With the fragrant breath of flowers,
When the twilight shades are bringing
Thoughts Of. tenderness to me-.
To my heart thy spirit whispers! -
II Fam dreaming still of thee!
When the stars are softly smiling
Through the lone and silent night,
Then I think of thee and Heaven
With thrill of pure delight; .
For thy spirit is SO radiant
In its love and purity a,<s -.
That whene'er 1 dream of angels
am dreaming still of thee! rF>-
There are hours when dreary shadows
Cast their gloom upon my heart,
When I think how well love thee,
:
When l feel that we must part;
For know there is no other
E'er can be so dear to me,
And whene'er of love'Im dreaming -
] am dreaming still of thee! .etcy ~
I am dreaming of thee, dearest, 49,
Still dream of thee alone; ---..-
Weshall meet again in Heaven
7 There our spiritsshall be one; -
For the earth when thou vast near me
!. Was paradise to me-, S
And whene'erI dreamof Eden e.
am dreaming still of thee! -r r.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07

Too BAp.-To persist in kissing a
pretty black-eyed girl, when she res
oiutely declares she wishes you would
not. 1t looks just as though you
wouldn't take her word.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-07

THE NEEDLES EYE AND THE CAMEL
Shirley, an English Bishop,
in a letter to a friend, Dec. 1916, says:
q met the other day with an interest
ing illustration of verse "a, 10Th
chapter of Matthew, about the camel
and the needles eye. Lord nugget,
when at Hebron, one of the Jewish
cities, was directed to so out by the
needles eye, that is, by the side gate
of the city. And in many parts Of
England the old game Of thread tbs
the Needle is played in the following
words: 60
~. "Howmany miles to Hebron? !.
Three score and ten, .g
Can 1 get there by midnight?
Yes, and back again,
Then thread the Needle"
That is, go through the GATE
Now this explains and modifies one of
the strongest and most startling pas
sages of Scripture on the subject of
riches: @for the camel can go through
the needles eye"-that is, this small
side gate of the city of Hebron, but
with difficulty and hardly with a full
load, nor without stopping. $50 too
a rich man may go through the gos-
pei gate into the city of the NewJe-.
yet with difficulty: being
burdened with cares and anXieties at
tendant upon the possession. of great
Notwithstanding his mind from
the things that are eternal and inyisi-
ble." aofss as s'aiE'
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
Parental FirmneSS.

BY this is meant, that disposition,
which though ut the creates, distance
from all tina, ia rigid, stern, and cruel,
can master its own feelings; amid the
strongest appeals TO the tender emotions
of the mind, can ~inlexibly maintain its
purpose, and in the way Of denying i'm.
proper requests. or administering cor
r~ec.ion. whenever duty requires such an
exercise Of beneficial severity. For
want Of this disposition, Of this line and
noble quality, how many have ruined
their children forever by indulgence
Those parents are most sincerely 10 be
pitied, who have not resolution and firm
ness enough 10 deny the requests of their
children when they know them TO be
improper. Nor are they less objects Of
pity, who from Ill judged tenderness,
withhold correction when it is known 10
De necessary. The consequences must
be fatal 10 the formation Of a manly, yir-
tous character. | have heard a parent
say-'I love my children so well that !
canine, punish them when they do wrong.
Strange love, indeed!-lIad your child
fractured d limb, what kind Of affection
would you express by saying that you
lore your child so well that ycu cannot
consent to allow the surgeon TO operate
upon III Hence your child mus: suffer
the consequences Of a deformed limb,
the rest OF his life. And yet | appeal 10
your reason, if this course would be far
far more excusable than 70 le,l.eir temper
and passions become peryerse, because
you have not sleaIiness and energy e.
nough TO exercise judicIous restraint, or
inhict s%alu,ary punishmen'.-HA on
Education.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
How to get a Feather Bed.

The following is an extract from Low
er's Handy Andy.
..ln carrying off the small thing OF a
feather bed, Jake Take the bold burglar,
showed the skill Of a prac t%ilioner, for he
descended the stairs backwards"
"Backwards!'-exclaim Larry Ho-
gan. "whas's that fort"
.You'l see by and BY" said Crogins.
He descended backwards, when sud
denly he heard the door opening and a
female voice exclaiming.
"Where are you going with that bed!'
II am going up stairs with it, ma'am
said Jake whose backwards position "a
vored his lie, and began to walk up again.
"Como down." said the lady. 1--WE wan,
no bed here man."
"Mr. Sullivan ma'am sen. me home
with il himself" said Jake.
..Come down | Tell said the lady
in q rage "lhere's no MI. Sullivan here
81 beg your pardon my lady, said
Jake.
Then turning around and marching of
with the bed fair and easy.
Well there was q regular shillo in HE
house when the thing wal ::eund out, and
cart ropes wouldn'l hold the lady for the
rage she was in.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
Fun.

We like fun. III is a great institu'
ton" iii was 10 CONF 10 that, we
should vo.e for il with a big ballot. Fun!
It's what keeps mos, Of us from getting
SQUIRT adjusts the equipoise of life-it
-mellows the 9esh, oils the bones, rosifies
the brain-<1e.s one right when his ten.
dency is another way. Blessings on the
man, woman, or who or wha. else inven
led fun. How much has il done, reader
Tor you, %ourself, Smith, Brown, jenkins,
and the rest OF the folks. See the man
VI 40 gets no :eun within his skin. What
a .uonsler-wha, a "bruie' Dark, sour,
gloomy. sepulchral, cold. Bah! Ev-
.,r. body avoids him. And then a wo
man who recoils from our repulses fua.
Conscience and the Crimea what a being!
Her coun,enance Is a palling clouc-htr
voice as of the bomb-her disposition a
cross between the last ship oflemons and
a demijohn OF sulpharic acid! Ugh!-
Turn your feet, your eye, your hand from
her. She's either spoiled in making,
growing or keeping.
Fun. What would the world DO with
out il? Mornus and Joe Miller forever.
What sunshine and roses is TO Nature, so
is Fun TO man aK6 woman.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
A Bold Trainer.

Many stories are told of the feats, OF
The daring adventures, aud Of the hair
breadth escapes, Of the "freemounted
irsppers," but il may be worth while 10
mention one which Richardson, a Ken
lucky man, well known TO the servants
of the company as n Of the mos. aus
tere and dare devil irate.a of the noun
tain, used 10 tell. 1t is bis boast tina, b.,
sever carried provisions On his journey
in his most dreary and distant travels
His good horse. his trus,y rifle, his pis.
tols, his knife, his flint, steel, his Ira ps, o
coil Of cord. and wallet, are his only &C
compartments, ana his only trust is in
Providence. Furnished with these, |
have heard him say he fears nothing over
river, frozen lake, or mountain, or bar.
rem plain. lie was out alsne, hunting
buRaloes, and at The close of the day
was retiring to his tent. when he heard
a Gathering Of hoofs behind him, and
upon looking back observed three black
footed Indians, well mounted in hot pur-
sui. of him. lie Immediately threw of
his cargo of meat 10 tighten his horse,
and then urged onward the animal 20
his utmost speed, and in hopes TO out
strip his pursuers bu. discovered that the
enemy were gaining rapidly upon him.
and would soon have him at their mercy.
lie then adopted an ~expedien, as singu-
larly ingenious as i, was desperately bold.
Drawing his long scalping knife he
plunged it into his horses neck, and a,
once severed the spine. The animal
dropped Instantly dead, and the deter
mined hunter, thro wing himself behind
The fallen carcass. prepared TO meet his
p%ursuers. In a moment n af the In
dams came within reach Of his rifle and
was shot through the heart. The other
two seeing the fate of their companion,
halted for a moment and then prepared
to surround the enemy; but as the first
one had sen, bis ball whissiing by the
ear of Richardson, he himself dropped
from his horse from a ball from one Of
Richardson's long pistols. The third
seeing this rather a dangerous game 10
play whipped his horse and was soon
Gus Of sight. Richardson had then only
to gather the fruits Of his victory. He
caught the two Indians horses, mounted
one, loaded the o.her with the discharg
ed cargo of meat, and returned home
with two spare rifles, and a good stock
of amunilion.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
Railroad Notice,
OFFICE b. s. M. r. r. c

OFFICE b. & NJ. r.. II. co.,
BURLINGTON, Iowa, May 16, 1865.
A T a meeting of the Board of Directors of
n the Burlington and Missouri River Rail-
road Company, held at their office in Burling-
ton, Iowa, May 18th, 1855, il was ordered that
an instalment of 5 per cent. on the capital
stock of this Company be called for on the 1st
day Of June, and one Of 8 per cent. on the LIST
day of July, and one of 5per cent. on the LIST
day of August, and one Of 5per cent. on the
1st day of September, and one of 8 per cent. on
the LIST day Of October; and one of 5 per cent.
on the 1st day of November, and one of . per
cent. on the 1st day of December, 1855; and
one of 5 per cent. on the lst day of January,
1S56-payable at the Treasurer's Office in Bur-
lington, Iowa.
Stockholders in Henry County can, if more
convenient, pay their instalments to Messrs.
w. p. Brazzleton e. Co., Mt. Pleasant--in JEFF
ferson County to Messrs. Hem, Williams &
Co., Fairfield; and in WapelloC County TO James
Hawley, Ottumwa. OLIVER COCK,
May oath, 1S55.t3 Secretary.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
P OE TICAL
NOON AND MORNING.

There are gains for all our losses,
There are balms for all our pain;
But when youth, the dream, departs,
1t takes something from our hearts,
And it never comes again!
We are stronger, and are better
Under manhood's ~sterner reign;
Still we feel that something sweet
Followed youth with flying feet,
And will never come again!
Something beautiful is vanished,
And we sigh for il in vain:
We behold il everywhere,
On the earth, and in the air
But 1t never ONE again!
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
The Fast Young Lady.

The fast young lady is one of the de.
velopments Of female liberty. Young
and handsome she is, of course, a full
brim Of vitality. Daring and dashing,
she does a thousand extravsgant things,
but youth and beauty lend such a charm
to all she does that We are attracted more
than is quite RICH. for u prim proprie-
ty TO acknowledge. From the very first,
she is yelled by no maiden bushes, and
checked by no GOV shyness, but boldly
faces the world, and rushes into it's en-
brace. She becomes known everywhere;
she is at every ball of the season, and ev.
cry party OF the night. She is as famil
lar to The frequen,ers of Broadway as the
Astor House. Her reckless doings are
on every tongue; how she was at six
parties in one night; how she kissed
young Dalliance in the ball room, out
drank him in champagne at the supper
table, and smoked n OF his segars on
her way home. She is interchangeable in
her conqueny; while revolving in the
arms OF one beau, she will illuminate an.
o,hGr by her bright glances; her hand
will return the pressure of a devoted ad-
mirer, while her little foot is busy with
his rival. In the race with fashion our
fast young lady is always ahead. II red
is the prevailing color. she will flame in
scarlet; if it is permitted to display the
shoulders, she will reveal to the waist.
Her daring spirit is always flying beyond
the verge Of decorum. and lowering in
the dangerous neighborhood Of vice.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

II "Whas do you do 10 make your
sell look delica:e!" said one young wo-
man with an eruption on her face to an
other, whs looked like one Of the depart.
ed. "Why," said she, sometimes l
eat slate pencils and chalk, aud then Cor
a change drink vinegar and chew green
tea. When tbeseAaii, | lace tighter, and
wear the ihinesl soled shoes l can buy"
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
OttumWa Land Agency.

V7E will sell on fair terms a number OF
w VALUABLE LoTs IN OrruMwA;
SEVERAL WELL IMPROVED FARMS NEAR
TOWN; and a quantity of
WELL SELECTED WILD LANDS in differ
ent parts of the county.
ALSO:
A few thousand acres of land, and a
few Town Lots, held by VIM. Ruddi OK by
decree Title" Settlers preferred until
September LIST.
We will cash a few Eastern Bills, il
presented soon. Also, No. l notes from
8 to IL months. J. & j. DEVIN.
april 9th, lS54.-tf
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
Cabinet, Chair, & Wheel Making,
and Gun-Smithing.

THE undersigned carries on the above
i branches Of business. at his old stand
on Washington street, between Second &
Court; and will be happy to receive orders
from the public for anything in his line
His work is second to none and he can re-
commend it without any compunctions of
conscience.
All kinds of repairing, in any of the a.
bove branches of business attended to
with dispatch.
Give me a call before purchasing else
where JOHN ALDRIG.
0ttumwa, July 9TH 1883.