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Allen Pinkerton, Special Mail Agent
.trested at Chicago on the Both ult.,
Theodore F. Denniston, a clerk in the
Po4t-of1ice, for robbing the mails. Mr..
Denniston $ apartments we're searched,
and four thousand dollars in bank
notes discovered. He was immedia-
fcly lodged in jail to wait trial. The
prisoner confessed to having committed
the robbery, and it is supposed that
somewhere about fifteen thousand dol
lars missing from the mails were taken
by HIM and a brother who was ares.
ted some two months since on. the
same charge. - "'
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A movement has been started in

A movement has been started in
Philadelphia for the reorganization
of the Wing party on basis exclu-
sive Of all connection with secret or
dcrs. A set Of new rules have been
framed, for'the purpose and the first
meeting for the purpose Of organiza.
ton was held in the Seventh Ward Of
Thursday evening week. G. w.
Doane presided. A whig association
ward was formed, and addresses de-
livered by Charles Gilpin, William
S. Price and others. M e8 H"f4 W
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TT A letter from Mrs. Elizabeafb
Oakes Smith appears in one of the
New York papers, imploring the Gov
esrnor to commute the sentence of Mrs
Robinson, the 'veiled murderess," con-
demmed to be hung at Troy, in the
course Of few days. Mrs. Smith
thinks the prisoner has not had a fair
trial, because, in that trial none of the
prisoners own sex bad an opportunity
to take part. Thereupon she bangs
the text for pretty good sermon, in
cxhorting women to study for the bar.
Mrs. Smith thinks there is otherwise,
no Justice for females at the hands of
the masculines.
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A DESERVED TEsT1MoNIAL.--Pfo.
fessor Alexander Dimitry has been
presented BY the students of George.
town College, Cd. CO. with rich and
acknowledgement silver pitcher as a
tribute to his profound attainments as
a scholar, and his rare abilities as a
public lecturer. Professor Dimitry
has just concluded course of lectures
to the students of Georgetown COL
lege. f
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The territory ofMiunessota is filling
up with population so fast real estate
in the town Of St. Anthony has risen
fully one hundred per cent. within a
year past. One half of the Hennepin
Island was sold. last July, for $500,
and since then $1,000 has been offered
for one undivided fourth of the same
property Two weary ago, $4,000.
was the highest offer for Nicolott Island
40, acres and last summer $35 was
refused. The increase of manufactur-
ing at the fall is what has caused the
great advance
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Great excitement has been caused
in San Francisco, among large class
of citizens, by the confirmation of what
i known as the Bolton and Barron
claim, embracing a valuabltNract Of
land already settled upon, three
square leagues in extent. Several
meetings of the settlers have been held
and resolutions adopted toappeal from
the decision of the Land Commission
on grounds Of unconslitutionality oftlg
Commission itself. Measures have
been taken to form a Settlers, League
throughout the State, with a view of
exercising controlling influence at
the coming state election. A memo
rial has been circulated for signatures
requesting President Pierce to remove
Commissioners Farewell and Thomp-
son. The excitement continues.
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REGISTERING LETTEFs.-Wc are
dyised that postrDasters should make
no record or marks upon registered
letters by which the fact of their con-
taining money or other valnables may
be suspected or made known. It has
been ascertained that in some instances
postmasters are in the habit of mark
ing the word registered" on the out
side of such letters, together with the
amount of none, enclosed The prac-
ticris unauthorized and impolitic, and
forbidden by the department Delta.
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[rrom our regular Clinton Corrsspondenss.1 i

= p =
5s II 81 ,C1Is.os, July 9Th, 1855. =
EDlroa CoMEr:
Dear Sir An afFray took place
in our town on the 26tb ut, between
William G. Nettlcs and Wesley Rourk,
in which the latter was almost Instant
" killed, the former having stabbed
him several times with an ordinary
pocket knife in the right side and
breast. Nettles was Immediately ar
rested and brought before Justice X.
G. Carman, and the examination fixed
for the 28tb. After an investigation
Of two days, he was committed to the
Parish Jail for safe keeping. until the 4
next jury term of the District Court
Of this Parish. On the following day
be was brought before Judge Merrick
on awrit of babeas corpus, who, after
examining the mass of testimony in
troduced before the Justice, and list
ening to argument Of counsel, held
him in n Bond Of 81 500 to appear
and answer for the charge" John
Barleycorn !" was'the only individual
that caused this unfortunate occur
renee. What should be done with
hint And what should be done withs
those who dealt out this deadly poison'
to them ? Should they not be ar
rsigned as accessories to the murder ?
L think they should. and that they
should suffer the sumo penalty as he
who inflicted the fatal blow. From,
the evidence, it seems that Rourk and
Nettles were equally to blame. Rourk
has paid the penalty of bis offence
Nettles being equally guilty, should
be not suffer the same penalty as the
other party? The law would hardly
justify this conclusion, but think the
good Of the public demands that such
should be the law. 2 ,f7eaz
70 show what influence John Bur-
leycorn has over man. ! will relate tho
closing scene Of this awful tragedy
A friend of Ronrk's, who was ,lettrm-
ined to see a fair fight, and being
very much intoxicated, as soon M he
saw poor Rourk was dead, stepped up
to where he was laying on the ground,
took hold Of his hand, and with tears
in his eyes, said to the deceased
;" Well, Rourk, poor fellow. you are
killed, but III be damned if you didn't
have a fair fight, that's certain. =
Comments on such scenes as these are
unneccssary-Rourk leaves wife and
several children to mourn his sudden
exit from time to eternity. 49,
Very Respectfully, r.
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An exciting case regarding the
identity ola dog, is going on in Cinci-
matt Ohio. There are five law
yers employed, and nearly fifty
witnesses have been examined. The
animal is valued at S2;5.
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O CAPTURING A SoNosrER.--It is re
lated in the English papers received
by the Atlantic, that Yorkshire
nightingale, having looted itself in the
quiet vally to the right Of Beresford
Hill. it soon it became knewn
around the neighborhood, and hund-
reds of persons, especially from Bran
o'ley, went nightly to hear its song,
which was so fine that numbers walk
ed the footpatbs and fields the whole
Of the uigbt, and as early as three o.
clock in the morning warm beds were
forsakcn by hundreds of married and
single. old maids and bachelors, to 90
to hear the nightingale. At last the
visitors became so numerous, and the
damage so greatto the crops and fences
by being trampled and broken down,
that it was found necessary to snare
the bird.
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The great saving in the consump-
ton Of fuel between the coal and
wood burning locomotives. is causing
the former to be introduced very rap
idly upon the various lines Of railroad
travel. At Taunton, Mass. a new
coal burning locomotive was tried last
v.4k and was found to consume SIS
so of coal, under circumstances
which would have caused $50 Of wood
to be burned to perform the same
work.
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Gg9,lV:|s!&!kllgll!' ,l!llllet
Thursday Morning u; July II, 1855.

CENTENARY CoLLteE.-From Pro-
fessorlo SCALES, Of Centenary, we
acknowledge receipt Of polite invita-
ton to attend the annual common
cement Exercises, at Centenary Col
lege at jackson, next week.
The Examination Of the College
classes will take place on the 18th
10th and Goth, inst The annual
Sermon on the Sabbath 22nd, by Rev
j. B. Walker. of N. O. Exhibition
Of the Literary Socities on Tuesday
oath. with az address BY the Hon.
PIERRE SouLe.--Also in the afternoon
of the Saturday, meeting Of the
Alumni, with an address by Jno. T..
Heath, Esq. "Wednesday 25th com.
mencement. 4af.t ..sat-.s.t.
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To- In many parts of California a
plague Of grasslopcrs has conc on the
country. They multiply very rapidly,
destroying all vegetable matter (green
things in thier way. The Indians
collect them in large quantities ana
feast upon them, A fine opening
this, for some cnterprising young man
with a" small capital = to pickle and
put them up in tin cans for the chinese
market. 42.5g f.sgFy ..,s. .+
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Gov. COLLIER NOT DEAD.-The
Montgomery, Ala Journal contradicts
the report Of the death of .ex.Gover.
nor COLLIER of that State. :. He had a,
severe attack ofparalysis which left
him sensless and speeches., but there
are strong hopes Of recovery.
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Advice from Spain states that our
Minister, Mr.. Dodge, has reached that
country, aud was received with every,
mark Of respect in the cities through
which he passed to the capitol. In
Burgos and Victofia he was furnished
with a military escort, as well to do
him honor as to ensure him against
any molestation from the Carlist in
surgents. A
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THE DfeNlrY Of OFFICE. "A
beautiful scene occurred during a
session of the St. Louis Board of AL
dermen a few days since f
Alderman Coleman was speaking
on motion. Alderman Taylor threat
cned to knock him down. Alderman
Coleman told him, il reply, that he
had better not try it, as he could whip
six such men as Taylor Alderman
Blackburn made o fierce verbal attack
on Alderman Coleman, 10 which,
among other things, he accused him
of introducing his railroad resolutions
for the sole purpose of manufacturing
political capital. Alderman Coleman
pronounced the statement to be fake"
You are altar ~ Shouted Alderman
Blackburn. IF the gentleman from
the Third Ward, said Alderman Cole
man, in reply, says that | introduced
these resolutions simply for Cunning
popularity, | say you are a liar;;" re-
tored Alderman Blackburn. The
President called to order. ''You are
at liberty to say so.' said Alderman
Coleman to Alderman Blackburn, II
can only say yon are another" IF
you say that again, I'll slap your face,
said Alderman Blackburn. He did
not do so however, nor attempt it.---f
The call of the President was obeyed.,
PARTICULARS OF DISASTER TO THE
STEAMER LFxINorcN,- The Steamer
Antelope. from Louisville arrived
here yesterday. From her officers
we learn that the steam Lexington.
Capt. J. Throop, with a largs num-
Der Of passengers and fine IF ight,.
from. St. Louis for Louisville when
near Chepault Reach, her boilers ex-
ploded. shattering the upper works Of
the boat to atoms, and by conclusion
she Immediately capsized There
was at least thirty FIVE to forty per-
sons killed besides 'alarge number
badly wounded, among whom We
gather the following names Il, %,
Capt. Throop,. badly injured; Capt.
White, steamer j .Tompkius ; badly
injured; Mr.. Burnard, missing; Mill
Ter Second clerk) son Of Capt Miller
Of Nashville, killed; the barkeeper
Crescent 8th inst.
Gov. COLLIER NOT DEAD.-The
Montgomery, Ala Journal contradicts
The report Of the death of .ex-Gover-
nor COLLIER of that State. 4 He had a;
severe attack Of paralysis which left
him seDsless and speechless. but there:
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ia band Of Ethiopian Minstrels,
are to give an entertainment at Odd
Fellows Hall, New Orlerns, on Satur-
,lay, for the benefit of the sufferers by
the late fire ut Bayou Sara.
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GREAT RArlFtcArfoN MEETING
The American Party in New Orleans
were TO have, through their committe
Of arrangements, a Ratification Meet
gin Lafayette Square; yesterday, to
ratify the nominations for State Off
GERS, and to receive the platform ado
pied on the 4th inst. All in favor of
the principles Of the party, were in
oyited, to attend. RAaDELL HoNr. and
ALBEIT PKG, Esqrs., were to have
been among the speakers. 81
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Times GErERALLY.-The Univer-
r.A.r - NJ ~ Vail Sc vonnpt ~ovupnop.

Tunes GENERALLY.-The Univer-
sity Of N. at York, its recent commen-
cement conferred the degree Of Doc
tor Of Music on Lowell Margin, Esq,
Of Boston. This is a new dodge in
dortorateAe We shall next expect to
hear Of the degree Of Doctor Of the
Press a. d Doctor Of Daguerreotypes.
WoulIn't it be saving of time and
parchment to maks general sweep
Of it and mako every body a doctor 2
john Quincy Adams is lectusing in
New York on the Church property
question of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. 'Wheather it is the ghost
Of the cold man eloquent" through a
medium or real live j. @. Adams
the reports do not say----t is
said that within the last fortnight, no
less than three vessels have sailed
from New York for Nova Scotia, with
an average of thirty recruits for the
Crimea.----- Mr. Dodge, our new
Mipis'cr, and family arrived safely in
Madrid on the 7th ult.--A manu-
factory % Catawba wine has been
started in st. Louis, and the Intelli-
gencer speaks Of the article produced,
in high ter,SS--The income e
LainHrtine, TIE author is estimated at
$4,000 per annum.
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Col. Fl. W. ALLEN.--The friends OF
Col. ALLEN, have announced him as
candidate for Congregation this Dis
trict, subject to decision Of the con-
vention ODE held at videlia, on the
23d inst. The Col. is just the man
we should like to see, enter the field
agains. Z. Green.
The Col. is polished gentleman; one
both worthy and we'll qualified A
Planter, be is identified Prominently
with the interests of Louisiana. Ile
il the man, above all others, to send
out, to meet the gentleman already in
the field, face to face.
10 The Steamer Magnolia Bran
ner, that burnt near Bruev Landing
on the 9Th inst, was new boat, and
had only been running about three
months. She was built at louisville
last summer at o cost of $4,000 ex-
pressly for the Red River trade. The
Steamer MWy .Bess went to the relief
Of the Branney and to the noble exer-
tons Of the crew Of the Bess, are the
passengers saved, mainly indebted for
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The editor of the San Francisco
Times and Transcript, B F. Washing
ton, is spoken of as candidate for
Governor Of California.
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FATAL ACCIDENT Yesterday even
ing about 5 o'clock, our venerable old
friend "Ba.ice,' chimney sweep and
we'll digger in general, went into a
well for the last time. He was engaged
in cleaning out a we'll for Mr.. Hcude,
and had with him, as an assistant
Peter" a negro man belonging to A.
Doussan. Baptice being below. Peter
called out to him, and not receiving
an answer became alarmed. A num-
her Of persons assembled about the
we'll and Peter went down to the res
cue, but as soon as he reached the
bottom fell dead. Candles were then
let down and would go out immedi-
ately, showing the existence Of a vein
Of noxous gas.
#S ----- s-1~s-~-----e
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t. The exports Of specie from
New York, from 10Th January last,
to LIST Of June, according to the
Corr;er and Inquirer; amounted to
$17,O74,S6.o7.
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chs Anti 9 laurrp Buolc
SALEM, ONO, FEBRUARY "a, 1854.
TO SUBSCRIBERS IN ARREARS.

We are informed by the publishing agent that
in a few weeks quite q number of our subscribers
will be in arrears for one gears subscription to the
Bugle. Until that time arrives, she is ready to
receive $3.50 cents for their suhscr ption. But
after the expiration Of the year she ,cU require Pay
ment according to the published terms, $500 per
annum. 1t was IT, e intention of the Committee to
still continue prepayment as the rule, though in
consequence of numerous rcmonstrances and the
difficulties of enforcing the rule without exception,
they were induced to rc-adopt the credit system,
with those who chose to pay two dollars at the
end of the year. Our published terms constitute
the contract Of the publishers with subscribers.
The publishers have thus far performed their part
of the contract and they will continue to perform
it, and must insis. upon subscribers performing
theirs. We repeat, that there may be no misun,
derstanding, one dollar and fifty cents will be re
ceived for the paper until ~ffty-two numbers have
been sent, after which two dollars, will be required
of all thus delinquent. None of our subscriber!
are yet thus delinquent, but a considerable mum
Der will become 50 at No. 492, or in four week.
FROM this time. Let those who are DELINQUENT
therefore and who wish to save their half dollars
send on their subscription Immediately. There il
no time to be lost.
February 10, 1865.
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Your doctrine of peace at any price, and war
at no price" is good will to Unwilling men, and
i'll will to good-willing men.
Bear good will to all men, but when you see the
wolves dcvouriug sheep after s%heep-then if you
stand BY with Indifference, or entrench yourselves
oehind your own comfortable security, or behind
your good will towards, all-behind your good
wishes and your ~prayers-and you let the wolves
do and entrtat others likewise to let them do; YER
lily | say unto you your peace is %iniquity, and your
religion is not Christian.
I call on you TO be charitable to the just against
the unjust, TO the oppressed against the oppressor,
to the sheep against the wolves to humanity, in a
word, and not to some crowned pirates and per-
furious murderers.
call on you to love your ncighbors-the ma
tons.
| call on you to love the moral dignity of men
to love not the comforts and the tranquil pursuits
of the passing moment, but the lasting welfare OF
your own and of foreign nations. Patriotism is
the noblest source of civic virtue, philanthropy the
noblest source of private virtue, and justice the
noblest source of political virtue. Christian re
ligion unites this all, because it is charity. Blu
You may bestow all your goods to feed the poor
still have no charity" says the Lord.
Make despots yield to justice and right, without
having them compelled by force of arms, and Y,
shall he blessed. But since you cannot do this
preach not impunible security to tyrants, by decry
ing necessary wars For 'these things must frs
come to pass" says the Lord.
As long as there is oppression, wars must be, o
else the tyrants, delivered from all fear of resist
ance, would soon reduce all mankind by the swor,
permanently to the condition of a herd of cattle o
a flock of sheep-nay, to worse; for it is better t
be a dumb brute than to be n man and not de free
Oppression and tyranny removed from earth, ther
comes the end of "these things that must frs
come to pass" Free nations may enter a coven
ant Of arbitration tyrants never will, never can
They rule by the sword they must be resisted b.
the sword or else the word peace will be blotted frou
the record of coming events, and eternal orpreS
sion" substituted for it.
War is a terrible remedy; but n remedy it is
The fire burns some, but it warns all. The hurri
cane unroots trees, and dashes the ships to frag
ments, aud buries men in the deep but it cleanse
tue earth, and keeps off stagnation from the al
and the sea. Would you put out the fire, and d
away with the hurricane? These things must be
So it is with just and necessary wars. Help t
make them advantageous to mankind, but do nc
shout "Peace" while there is oppression, or els
you are guilty of shouting ' Tyranny p
/ have seen a bust of William Penn. the foundc
Of the City of Friends, bearing TIE motto: "Pa
q~uosritur belo."
GLORY to God in the highest, and peace O
earth to good-willing menr'
i KossUrH.
No. q Alpha Road, London, Jan. Is. 1865.
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BENEFITS HERALD AND ITS SPECULA
TONS.

Bennett, Of the New York Herald. sometimes
named the Satanic" has sent us a COPY of the
same, with the offer of a commission of 25 per
cent. on all subscriptions we may obtain for him,
A liberal offer, nevertheless, we most respectfully
decline entering upon the canvass. We have al
ready too much business on hand, to say nothing
of other objections. One thing we can say for it
it is outspoken in its satanic influence. 1t has no,
the whine'and cant of the hypocrite. 1t is for sla,
very and for the South, against freedom and the
North. The world knows of this positively by its
daily testimony. OF its principles or its lack OF
principles it makes no concellment. That is re
freshing to one who has had to deal with cantinc
politicians and pretending priests.
From the number before us, We learn that th,
editor has just discovered that the oanti-siaver,
sentiment is prominent and predominant at tn,
North" 1t is to him an affective discovery. bu
of it's truth he seems to entertain no doubt. Tn
election Of Seward and Wilson has rendered il in
disputable, and these elections are, he thinks. NOS
sibly the precursors of the still greater calamity O
the election Of an anti-slavery President. To pre
vent this, the Herald speculates of the future, an,
counscls the Shareholders how to win in the con
fict.
The Nebraska bill, constitutional and right i
itself, has brought about the calamity present an
prospective; nottingham, it tells US, ha
Joined issue with the anti,slavery sentiment, an
has been conquered, lie thought its pro SLAYER
conservatism had saved Massachusetts,, but alas
Wilson's election has proved the State more aLol
ton than Know-Nothing. In New York, Know
Nothing pro-slavery fought a pitched battle wit
anti 'slavery-poising the fortunes of the fight upo
Stewards defeat or election-and sad to tell, SLAYER
was shamefully conquered, and now chaos hc
come again. The Administration destroyed frol
New Hampshire to Missouri-thc Wing party n
where, we have in these senatorial successes Of alb
lttienists the key 10 The Presidential election "