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me HuNDRED DOZEN Mem. L-rhorn
LATEST AIYLEA
OF Roots aud SHOES.

A ri. persons derirlHg The L,iest\Fash,ons Tor
- 70 see what they are would 10 SwelI to call
Al Dnkt's Boz; and ai,es Emporium" whore
lie Is anxious 10 shos his nss and Up 'tnsd stork,
which IS aiways kept tab ard complete from hn
o1n raauiaCioTy, ia most extensive ia the CIV.
thus etab.irg hin. r. hi orders more promptly
Than any o her .ou-e
He has tn. greatest assortment anil best uual-
" OF material that i 10 d. fonai IN airy one house
wet 81 tie Mississippi Tor the manufacture OF
work 70 ortleg.
His Lasts ar all made - ofder and he war;
rants a n, aad III hi> work superior To any thing
in his linz ia Iowa. Cal and see fer y.mseifi
Nav - 1883
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operations, the Allies are sid to now have
in the Crimea total Of one huuered and
forty three thousand infantry aud artillery,
and seven thousand Ave hundrei cavalry,
aud Russia one hundred and twenty thou-
SAND infantry and alilefy, and twenty
thosand eatalrY.
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A CARD.
NE>sES. PAEaIELE CAMPBELL

ID ESPECITuLlY announce 10 The cit e
III izets ot keeknk and llcttity that ~
they intend (as soon as Il room can e Oh. D. IA
iained q be new block now being built by y.
w. kiiboufnel 10 open to the public new
and Well selected stock Of fine Watche. and
JewelFY, Silver aud Plated Waie. Also yalie
Il Of Fine Cutlery, Musical Instruments of all
descriptions, &c &C., &C., 10 fact every thing
pertaining 10 eur line OF business.
For The present we NAV be found 10 Graham.
block. on Second Street, three doors seuth Of
Parsons Banking House, where portion vi our
stock is exhibited.
We are Now prepared 70 DO all kinds Of work
iii orr Tine.
Ia FIRE Watches and iewely, of all kinds
repaired and Wartantea by competent woaktncn.
J PARMELE. A. CAMPBELL
May ~ ln.5.
I GASk rrmes Al
kHih " rs Tfna Elogs
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STAR IN>UR nee CONF NY,
OF Ogdenshure. New York
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE C0MPANr
Mercantile, Fire n Marine Insurance Company
OF Covington, Ky
MERCHANTS FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY, OF PHILApELPHIA.
THE above are all sound aud reliable Campa-
HES. aud axe risks al lowest rates tbatloea-
ton will justify.
WM W. BELKNAP, Agent.
Corner Main and Sccoud Streets.
IAN, flr1 dim
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BOOTS AND sIioEt.

now opened and Tor sale al She above estabii b
ment. comprising al kinds OF Ladies. Cent?,
VI ses', Boys', aud Cki'drtt's wear. OF IN s,l-s.
grades and sizes, which we pledge ourselves to
sell al ibe Lowest Cash p,cee, aud would enly
respectfully solicit ali examination Of our stock
ana prices feeling confident that both IL point
OF quality and prices, We are able 10 please
III. G. HUiSK NIP & BRO.
linn ISS5 a
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Later from California

seSth AbVhn NAhiNt
Arrival Of the Star OF The Wsst-Second Sns-
pension Of Page, Bacon, < Co, after PAY ing
Sioo, oo0- Mercantile Failures,
New YORK. June 2.-Tbe steamer Star
Of the West, from San Juan arrived here
last night, with nearly hall il million Of
specie und 800 PASSENGERS She briI ~
san Francisco dates 10 the 9th ult. Sue
connected with the CorteZ, and lett San
Juan on the 24th ul'.. at noon. or Cape
Antonio she exchanged signals with the
y. 5. steamer San Jaeinto, together with
another L. 5. vessel supposed 10 be the
jamestown, at same date. San an Amcri-
can bark ashore on Colorado reef, on lie
18th. Passed the Flying Eagle, ciT rIla-
delphia, with loss OF foremost The u s.
sloop St. Mary, was lying in The hatbor al
San Juan del Sud, on The eth.
Amongst the consignments Of specie.
are Wells, + rgo & Co, $4,000 sol
igman & Co., $4,000; Drcxel s. Co
100000; other houses $4,000.
Tie news is of h,tle impor ance, and
the markets had undergone 10 change.
Tie United States Mint opened on the
9Th Of May. The amount OF dust re
ceived the same day was 81, 200. and Of
silver GOO ounces.
The Legisla Adjourned en- the 9Th
Nothing Of importance had been one.
Col. Walkers Expedition sailed on tie
9Th. Des .inal;on unknown.
Extensive forgeries had t4kpn up the
excitement at Honolulu.
The clipper ship Charmer had sailed FOR
New York with 1000 tons Of flour aid
grain.
The Uncle Sam, IF m San Juan, on Tie
23th, and III, steamer Massachusetts on
the 23th, at Calao.
The news Of the failure OF Page & b.
con was received on tie lst of May. and
on the 81 Page, Bacon & Co. closed their
doors, after paying out 500 600 They
cannot resume. Several mercantile foil
ures had taken place in consequence. lie
mast important Of which was that OF
Menowa'd & Co. fer S26G 600, divided
as follows. New York, SO 900 Europe,
$22 600. San Francisco, - 600 assets
set down at 100000. Losses in enc
year S309,0o0. The failure, it is alleged.
has been occa>Ioned BY the decl ne IN real
estate and the general depression in busi-
ness. The paper of Page, Bacon & Go.
was selling a, a discount.
The Society Of Emigration TO Sonora
had been broken up by di.eord, and was
considered defunct.
4 Jesuit College is to G es ablished in
San Frar cisco.
Considerable excitement exists San
Bernardlno, in consequence Of geld mines
having been discovered in that city.
LATER FRoM HAVANA.
New YoRK, June 2.-The steamship
Black Warrior arrived this morning with
Havana Gates TO the 18th. All quiet
throughout Cuba, bud lusiress was i'm
proving.
There was report that the prisoners
who were still detained in Havana would
lie probably sentenced to the galieys in
Africa
Small pox and yellow fever did not ap
pear 10 be raging TO any considerable x
tent.
An order had been published for the
establishment Of a joint stock c-mp. MS for
ssuc and discount in IIayana, with a
capital of SO ,0oo. 600
Sugars firm a, previous rates lnolasses
scarce. and held Al Al 10 ) reals.
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Homicide st st. Charles.

We have learned from citizen Of s..
Charles that a'tragcdy was enacted At the
ferry at this city, last Saturday. or which
Mr.. Anderson was the victim. ii seems
that Anderson W the Captain Of the Ferry
boat playing between 81 Charles and the
opposite shore, ard BY some means or
other he got into q quarrel with man
naneli Paterson After q larlel ng r
time they separated Bns Paterson re-
turned and renewed the bawl, in tie
course OF which lie drew bowie kite
and struck AT Anderson, cutting bis hroat
and serering both tie large arteries Of lhe
neck Anderson died IN ltv minutes -
81 Lou,s .srrs
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KnnTS ANn HOES.

witch will sell Lower {llon the Lowest Re-
member uick Sales aud Small Profits. IS iay
motto. GEO. CRlTTFNDEN.
Corner 5th ard VI AN Streets.
p s. | hope no one will believe the above
tn they come aud see Tor lhemsete.. Z.
ke knk lnne Z. dMMIm
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/ HAVE on hand dozen Ice Chests and Re-
iiigcrators, embracing several different sizes
and styles, which will be sold at the lowest prs.
COS, and WAR anted 10 please, by
Wm. e. FUNkHOUSER
June ,, 1855.
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TG IniaIids,

THOSE who have been under treatment Of Dr..
l. Fitch. of New York, for Diseases &c the
lungs, are rot,lied that they obtain Al thr
medicines prescribed by hlm, Al HI Drug store
OF Mckerny d Runner, As they have taken spe-
cial ,ars TO obtain them.
June =, 1850. G6t
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GOLDEN Flax, and Medium Fronting Linens,
~ OF Richardson's make, warranted pure, fnl
Linen Sheefng, Pillow Case Linen. Bleaehed 4
Brown Table Bamasfs, Napkins. Toweling,
Crash, &c, for sale cheap. y. D. FOSTER.
Apiil %, 1855.
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THOROUGH and experienced Book Keep.
! err desires empiayinen. AID ess Mont
gnmery = through tie r. Q.
Iune 4 1875. Of
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rr~ Mf. Riley Weso,ett. son in law or
Judge Richardson, with lis family. CON
slst'ns Of wife and two. children, arrived
Al home from California en- last Monday
night, all in good health. They al been
gone from here one year from las. Marcel.
--Albsa I'ress.
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LEMONS.

| n BONES in fine order for sale 'cw By
\ " VIM. &. FUNkHOlSER.
juno 2, 1859
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FRESH OYSTERS,

lust received a small lot Of Cove Oysters Of
u This springs coylrE by
NM. FUNkHOrSER.
june 9 1885,
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III r E~E,

TWENTY FIVE boxes w. r English Dar,
and pine Apple Cheese. bv
Wa. c. FCNKHOUsER
June >, 1857,
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Mineral Water. Mineral Water. Minera

fIluGfAI " utcrs Nftnrrnf WNtar NineFuI
Mater.
1f GORE HOOPER having procured f ON
I'll Phliade phia the most approved appara u
lor manufacturing this delightful beverage liz
vlte The calls Of the citizens OF Keokuk 10 their
bright. sparkling aud refreshing drank Try il
Jane ,, 1920,
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Boots and Shoes
az all Aty les, and in any Quaptttr.


0DELL & MATLESS have Just "A
" received large and splendid
a lety OF Boots and Shoes, Of he -
ia est styles, and salec Ell with particular rr.er,
= q 10 this market Their stock comprises ey-
cry thing desirable for Ladies, Misses Gentle
men, Boys, and Children, which they will sell as
low for cash, apy dealer in the city.
They are also prepared 10
MANUFACTURE
all kinds of Ladies and Custom Work, in any
desired style. They employ none bnt he very
best workinen, ard plenty Of them, and arc pre-
pared 70 fil ali orders with perfect satisfaction
and with entire pnnctnalty.
REPAIRING
done with neaiuess and dispatch.
We invite all persons to give us a call. at ihs
gn OF the MAMMOTH SHOE, opposite a L.
Dening s. Cos Banking House, Main Street.
0DELL &. MATLESS.
keakuk. June G. d&wy
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luiIA Isn't il siranee how circnm-
stances alter cases. Wien the price of
hour iah', the merchants don't hear Or II
Tor week Or ten days afiera ards but
when fists somehow or other the news
spreads IN bali an hour.
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NoTE-The Resolution Of the Meeting Was
also to print DR.. Knowles Report. but it Will be
observed that that Report is fully embraced III
The foregoing part OF This Statement,
W. H. G.. Il Sec'y.
Since The shevsre made | learn that
there Is a de Of $201 s., for lumber dee J. NJ.
Halt
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Pure Congress Water

ER0N The Saratoga Springs for sale by the
/ dozen or single bottle
Also Moore and Hooper's superior Citrate Of
MagHcsia, or pufEeiive Mineral Water, one Of
he most pleasant and efectual Cathattcs
known.
Gall At Moore & Hoorer's new Drug store I'll
Nam between 81 ana "a Streets, no thn SIDE.
keokuk, Iowa
June 9TH, 1855
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ID We learn that ? sheep were kil!e /
by lightning onlast Saturday in he stable
yard OIL Mr.. John Hansel in Pleasant town
ship IN this county. The other sEecn IN
the yard and two horses III the sable
escaped unhuu. Pres.
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r. An Irish painter declares in a,
insh lonrnai, thai, among other portraits
ne las representation of " DEATH a. larg.
rs life.
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GATE City Boot and Nhnc Slnrf.

80. IL. MAIN sTKFTr, utTwEEN ltIl and 9Th
WHH JNDERSi GNED wos,ld p,ctfully cali
l. The attention OF the Iades aud t,-ntlemen cf
heokuk, and ycinity, to their and we'll Sc
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INDIANA, ONO AND KENTUCKY.
4 IL kinds Of deprecated indiana, Ohio and
II Kentucky Bank Notes wanted 1t best rates
BY A. l.. DEMlNC & co.
Barkers and Dealers IN Exchange. Main St
June !, 1879. lwd
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:. ~ be @ntr Gitn.
r.,, - III OKITk:
-, g 4 20 Z MORNING. JUNE :. 1855.
!. A''sass'ppl Valley Railroad copvspt,on

''s'ssapel Valley Railroad Convention.
MEETINGS have been held a, Hanpibsl
..e.ai. aid % her towns Of Missouri
'rr the Promotion Of tie interest. Of the
:. above issad and there has beena general
agreement 10 mold Convention II the
trends OF lho Road at Hannibal. on Tic
i5sh day Of June, next Wednesday.
The Ulcers q the Railroad Conpa
riss VI Missouri. The Governor AMI mem
beEs OF The Legislature, and other promi
nent citizens Of The State have been luvit
d, and resolutions inviting tie citizens Of
heoenk and lows generally have been
adopted Ample preparations viii be
made By The citizens Of Hannibal for The
accommodation Of PERSONS attending the
Convention, and it wil, doubles. prove an
important movement in It's effects upon the
prospects OF the Road
We deem that the interests and repu-
iaii,n OF our City require attention 10 the
matter and the app ntmtnt Of 81 table
delegation to attend tile Convention, and
We trust that our City Council will see 10
il that Keokuk is properly represented
On the occasion.
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st NDklES.

StNDklEN.
l'RESH Peaches in cans,
do Straw berries do
do Grapes, BlacEberrles and Cherries ia ans
do Tomatoes, Pears, CLANS & Lohster., do
ny VA. T.. FUNkHOUSER.
June ?, 1855.
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lllilnrs OF .Gatr fili.

FLNTS.-I wish to say t. your readers that |
VI have ili returned from market with ereat
vaiety Of Ladies' and tiettIemen's, koys', Miss
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!, Or u Knowles rs &c
Jas Burrows rs GO
II II Avres IS 10
Oelea & UelapIain IL so
Win MI G. florence fgr Vim West - 0U
Gate City ~
Morning Glory ~
K r Ogden & Co gof Stationery IS
II McLearv for Wood 81 90
Baldwin. Evans & c. ~
Teachei's Fund and Teachers vi 81
JOHN Iiob5, has account for examining,
arranging, and squaring tho 30 X. "
the Boards Meetings with Directors,
Teachers Tradesmen. ard ticrs-
Making ont new' Set of Books-Ai.
tendance at Election Of Board-Wr-
tug Oath of Ofice and Bonds by
Treasurer and Secretary Making
put Abstract OF Accoult-; Report
thereon, aud the date which this
Report as prepared, restricted 10 go go
Tot D.bs 1850 iG
Estimated cost of finishing Scho
House, enclosing Lit, &c $3.50 81
E-iimated cost Of Inc,lertal
Expenses, &c, TO be incur
House. Mood, Cesuinc,
Porier's Fees, Seeretar5's
Salary, &c $50 20
100 81
Total Sums S69JN 90
Deduct Arrears as before for
year 1854 2l3 81
For 1954-5 1907 ~
l5ac Or
Suppose recoverable Of this
sum TO be 1920 %
Debt by Dr. Tarbell no 20 1910 50
--
Amount To be raised $3.50 80
Reported by w NJ 6. T0REENCE,
Secretary
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Sack Salt.
Farmers take Notice.

ID EICHER la, on hand and will furnish to
l. order /imtpermah's celebrated Separator
for Thrashlng, Cleaning, Screening and Bagging
grain ready for market. II will thrash and clean
from 500 10 500 bushels per day, and has taken
the premium at the Crystal Palace, New York,
and at the State Fairs q Maryland, Virginia, In
diana, Illinois, &c. Orders viii be thankfully
received aud -omn unic atoms will receive prompt
attention
Residence on Fulton s.. beiwesn "a and 3l.
r. EICIER. 4
Keeknk, Arril 10, 1883. dS.x
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For Gentlemen.

CONGRESS CATERS, a new and beautiful
" style for Gentlemen, just received hv
je6l&v ODELL &MATLFSS
ST. LOUIS IxCHANGE
- lGHI Drafts and shor, time bills wanted by
~ A. L. DEMiAG Il co
may 81 dot Bakers, Main Street
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4 SNAIL HOUSE. or two or ,hree rooms
Il and kitchen, for six 0r twelve months.
Address Il, Box 100, keokuh POST Office.
T. & ~
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FLOUR. FLOUR !.


TfiE undersigned wishes 10 lfform The cfii-
L zeus Of keokuk and vicinity, that he has Tor
sale prime article of FiorR, made Of pure Fall
Y heat. Every barrel warranted 10 give salts
faction or The money refunded Those wishing
the advantage of the late decline III Flour nli
do well 10 cali al the Cry Mills.
Flour delivered n aiy pant Of the city free Of
charge. WI. AUSTIN.
June 1 1855. d3m
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FLOWS AND WAGONS!

TAYLOR < MCKEE,
Successors ri Newton Il Stephens.
CORNER OF MAIN AND I2th STREETS
hs.OkIk. IOWA.
w HERE hey Keep constantly on hand all
w KINDS Of pows, Wagons and Carriages,
made IN tie best style ard out of the best quality
OF materials. Wholesale and retail
TAYLOR 4 MCKEE.
March 1T 1873 dSwf
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EASTERN EXCHANGE.

NlGD and time drafts on all The Eastern All
- Southern cities wanted By
a. j. DEAfiNG K CO.
MAJ ~ c6t Bankers aiain Street.
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Wan ted

4 GOOD Nurse Cir. Enquire a This Office.
"A f.
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81. louis uni LaSiern Exchange.

CONSTANTLY on hand ard FOR sale IN suns
y 10 SUIT purchasers al
"CTTfZENS BANK"
ma, 81 l6t Mala street
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4 SUPERIOR horse power. Price sl25.0o :
II, CUPSON.
Inc O 1915. ~
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hHfh oLDs' Dsss Store,
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PRoniRITIoN N ILLINOIS. - Chicago
gave rnaler.ty Of 799, and Springfield q
majority Of 3 votes against the prohibl-
Tory Liquor law at the reccnt election.
We have received but few returns as
yet upon which 10 base an opinion as to
The result III that State, but such as we
have are not particularly fai.erng to the
hopes Of the friends Of Temperance.
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EF Tom Thumb. tie celebrated Lni-
putian, report says, las taken wife 10
cheer his declining years The fortunate
fair one was a Miss Vinton of Bridgeport,
Connecticut
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-17
Blunisrs Editorial.

great many ludicrous blunders
have been produced by transposition
and leaving ont points. "A New
York paper, announcing the wreck
of a vessel near the Narrows, says;
sThe only passengers were i. b.
Nathan, who owned three fourths 81
the cargo and thecdptain's pifc." n
4 New Orleans editor, recording
the career Of a mad dog, says: t
"We are grievsd to say, the rabid
animal before it.eoala be killed, se-
verely BIT Dr.. Hart and several other
dogs" A." II
In another paper we find the fol.
lowing advertisement: I.
For sale, an excellent young horse
suit any tmid lady or gen
tleman with q long silyerItail." =. (.
!. We heard a rood Methodist
preacher once Ego On" in this way:
"As was riding along once on
one Of these beautiful western prai-
ries with my dear oil wife, who has
since gone to Heaven in a buggy
Louisville Jour. II : IA
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-17
Wiz Iron .llors..

Hove to see one ofthese creatures,
with sinews Of brass and muscles d
iron, strut forth from His smoky sta
BILE, and shutting the long train q
cars with a dozon sonorious puts
from his iron nostrils, fall back gen
tly into his harness. Thcrehe stands
champing and foaming upon the iron
track, his great heart a furnace q
glowing Goals, his lymphatic blood 4
boiling in the yains, the strength ol
q thousand horse il nerying his sin
ews---he pants to be gone. He would
snake ST. PETERS, across the deserl
Of Sahara, ifhe could BE fairly hitch
ed to it; but there is D little, sober
eyed, tobaco-chewing man I'M thu
saddle, who holds him in with one
finger, can fake away his breath il
a moment, should he grow restive o.
vicious. / am always deeply inter
rested in this man, for hsgrined q,
he may be with coal diluted ID oil
and steam, lregard him Dis the genius
Of the whole machinery, as the phys
ical mind Of that huge steam horse
-Burrin. VII
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-17
Col. Kinnsys Expedition h Central America,

Col. w. l.. Kinneys expedition
for the colonization ofCentral Amer
ica and the establishment Of d con-
federated republic III conjunction
with the several Sta'es there, il
said to be nearly really to start.
The Washington correspondent 81
the New York Post says: ~.
! | am. told by the cobncl that he
expects to sail with three hundred
emigrants from the port Of New
York before the end Of January. Wv
These may have made all their ar
rangements, as well as tho thous.
ane from Philadelphia, Baltimore,
New Orleans and other cities, who
60 on their own responsibility. and
separately. The proposals is to
pay those who enlist as soldier and
officers the same monthly compen-
sation as they would receive in the
United States, the former asO raceiv.
lug a grant Of GAO acres, land The
latter 1880. The non-Rghting set
tiers who are expected TO support
themselves, will have about 100
acres q man, il they emigratc within
the first twelve months.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-17
plrIur Rallains.


: Il "a.
Among the wonderous sights on
the earth, the volcano Of Etna will
always hold a just pse-eminence. 81
Renowned by its past and present
! history, sublime by its elevation, it
form, and the awful secresy Of nm
known terrors which lie concealed
within its bosom, Sicilian volcano
will always be viewed with the deep
est and most solemn awe.
II was with such feelings and such
thoughts as these, that | began to as
cend the volcano on the morning oil
the 5th Of May, ls49. | had LEFT Ca
.tania on the day before, In order to
visit this wonderful spot. ! did not
wish to glance carelessly upon it,
noafor! 70 me there was always some-
thing reverend, something almost d.
vine, ii connection with the great
mas ofupheaving lava, which led me
to look earnestly at its rugged sides.
! wished to ascend, lofty from its
summit, the fairest regions on earth;
to glance down, down into those UNI
fathomable depths, where iifes, fire in
oil It's terror, forever struggled
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the scene, altertbe patient and han
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