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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-24
EXTENSION OF PAGES PATENT

EXTENSION OF PAGES PATENT!
IOTCE hereby given the public that the patent on
IN PAGES PORTABLE CIRCULAR SAW ELL has been e1-
years from July 10th, 1888 All persons
found violating infringing the same In max
using vending will be proceeded against in aecor-
danea with the La ws in made and provided
GEORGE PAGE Patentee.
Tbeundersirned having EXCLUSIVE right for large
norton of Territory and SOUTH would announce
that thew are prepared heretofore to fill all orders for
PAGE's PoRTABLE CIRCULAR SAW MLLs-eaeh OF our es-
sbshm for their respective Fe' rtory any
tion in regard to Mills or Patent eheerfully given
~ - KINGSLAND 4 FERGUSON,
Phenx Foundry.
ROLLIN CLARK.
Of Clark Renfrew Co.'s Eagle Foundry,
...s-9ndGw ST. Louis. Mo.
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C11.Ax AND TOBACCO NrORE e OF

IACOR SCHEURRR, MAIN ST., RET. IST AND2D.
= 70. SchaeGcr Il Schrosderss old staad.l
RESPECTFULLY inform the citlzens Of Evansville
and surroHnd ng country thatl have taken the above
stand determined continue the same business, and
will constantly the choicest Havana Cigars.
rd rohacco of the hes brands that Eastern
ford also Sng f and Smoking Tobacco ofall kinds Mer
ssaun China aud Wooden Pipes 81 all sizes snd quail
ties at the prFecS at Wholesale and Retail
Mylonethy experience in the business conytnees NC
that can give g.He-ai sIs3aeaon, aEd respectful!
solicit share Of public patronage lapi u
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= ss-s--nes WRE. R ElLLY,
WA HOLES AI.E AND RETAIL GROCER AND

%W PRODUCE MERCHANT, MAIN STKEEI.- Ehenn-
dsgnsd would respectfully inform and the public
and vicinity thak having the
Of partner in thel@Ee tr ofJ Reilly he in,
tends the Grocery apA freduae at the
stsud this opportunity returning
na.fsvers and effort merit continu
- ss Of the Same. je20-1y 5 WILLIAM REILLY.
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ms. BRAY & PENNINGTON,

Rap FFULIY infor the citizens Of Evausv lie and
is vicinity that they have formed partnership in the
practice Of Medic, aud surgery
the profession for
Asros eeutry become familiar wish the diseases met
1ent their experiences and sue
cess will sstitls them share Of public patronage
firsr Between Main and Locust
.Ssf hs port Ofae where eithe or may be
scnsuitea unisss ahssat a profsssi onsl business.
1kts-tt
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IVY BACON & co. have removed TO Main street be-
@ tween Water First next door TO Hallock q
Rtoddad Drug Store, nearly opposite the Branch hnk
will be pleased see all their old euso ano
pleased 20
give would their than ks Tor the
liberal receive continuance Of
keeping everything usually kept in the best namlly
Qreeeres. JAn1o-y
MILLS, AROMATIC STOMACH BIT.
ga TaAR&. WILLIS WINE BAEIE&S.
WNIESE Preparations have been long and favorb kno wn
certain for Summer Conn plants and as pre-
tent@tive and aad similar diseases
tf.Sai n TENNEY G soRENsoN.
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DAVID O'NEIL,
MERCHANT T T A ILOR,

sseord street, between Main and Locust.
MMAS ust opened asaortment Of Cloths
81 dHersnt colors Oassieres of fine quality an the
richest Yestings such plain and fan
vevess sstias alks with commoner goods for bust
wear goods ts hsst gaslit and haad
brousht this city Ny old customers
aud citzen generally are invited to examine theGa
workmon TO make goods in
Ahs issss tstyles aud in all seP2H
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nI.ATEFs wv ARE

EHJlA r.
WWyxh.ye irss received. the anufsstursr an
w .ortnent OF Plated Ware. such table and tes
sreons forks knives sZs sne aAd hssusiul cas-
~ which will EasteTn prices and warrant
- pias,s genuine Aih.ta natal neAry a. whis -
S,~A ,~sS sfFs aSr th1n yiiyeE Call and see at
ia neSr -. tee. Ia E4t.
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THEODOmE FRANKE,S

CINCINNATI Df ENG EsTABLIsHMENT,
Che Canal opposite Henry Luts Groce
~, Evansville. Indiana.
wNANCY Dver Refnisher of Dry Goods
and formerly Foreman at Cincinnati for Mr. Teasdae'E
New York Dye House.
Cleans BY steam Ladies' Gentlemen Clothes of Slh
and Woolen Crare Shawls of descrip
finishes al to Dyes every kind Of stnn ac-
cordinx to paerns ishes them equal He
spots SILK Dresses in dry ithoui
urna He also cleans and Cur
tains in SILK and Toile de Tersse and Tulles
Carpets and finishes them equal to new at
f.ir rates octI9-1YdGw W
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nRY GOODs.-eur stock Of Dry Goods Is large. sna
- complete. and is sef pEor sfs
" have stock of Staple Goods. which
sell at York prices and doing it We
specially invite the trade examine
chasing. novlo MORGAN. KEEN g. PRESTON.
EpUCK GLOVEs.-we have q few dozen Of Buriah
- shorts Buck Gloves for sale.
aOvI0 MORGAN. KEEN & PRESTON.
EPOOTs AND sHOEs.-S IS thick Boots seats' KIP
HD Calf and Water proof dos mems Kip Brogans
boys thick Kip Boots youths Kip and Calf do chds
ZEN sCasdb: boys' thick ZIP and Wax Brogans youthS
Wax do: children's Calf Goat and Kid Shoes
Roam cacks: Kip Split Calf Goat Kid and Grain-
ed Boots, Of all qualities. S- G 4EE
close buyers We have extra sizes from to H.
Boots and Shoes for to with and win not
cash dealer leave the house without buying.
If low prices will preventft .4.-F "a.
be had in Massachusetts Wet feet and fever unfor
will find better remedy than Quinine bywearing
dry feet. oak-botom work We anxious. we ass
hound to. will sell. We invite the trade 10 examnA
tion of our stock OF stocks
noyIo ta MORGAN, KEEN & PRESTON.
MATS AND CAPR.-Silk. Fur and Angola Hats: black
and drab Fur Soft Hats; black white and drab ooi
Hats for and boys of Hungarian Louis Napoleon.
Kossuth and Wide Awake styles Mems and boys cOtsoI
wooden silk Plush mems and boys Cloth do All
qualities novlo MORGAN. KEEN PRESTON.
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EpUCK GLOVEs.-we have q few dozen Of Bariah
- shorts Buck Gloves for sale.
novlO MORGAN, KEEN & PRESTON
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IMPROVED PORTABLE MILL.
WNOR grMdng wheat and corn and all other substances
M requiring grind ng.
Genuine old Brand BolDg Cloths and Betting Of
aav arent r. Monroe. is authorized to sell the above
articles at Cincinnati prices including freight
Call R. Monroes Family Grocery. corner of Oak and
SGeIso isisosf JAMES BRADFORD CO.. Cincinnati. o.
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TENNEYaI sORENsON.

WHOLESALE pHALERs GROCERIES AND LIQUORS. coRNKk
~ - WATER AND STS. EVANSVILLE IND.
TWNHE this day formed tor
the psrposs Of doing wholesale GroceTy ana L9.I1
kuyiae Eavpr suceseded the business Of Messrs As
Howss purehsed their stock and made additions 20 make
able offer as good
POk CASH Aay house in Evansville or any ey she
West. N o - =. = * 70
iauH B. /.
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ocAsl CLOCKS! AT wHOLEsAAE,
TitiE SgvsTERt sOLVED.

uDGING from crowd Of customers that have been
vng friend store for the past two weeks we
Tsfs that he the saying is In COM
srsis paranes gone the board aAd in
vac sacrifice but further
~ happy Anuoun our readers tnAtsucH
Axe He has now full assortment OF spring
sS..s 80. sha-.sh ~ ~ his stor. apI4
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NEW YORK COMMkS1ON hOOSEs
THOMAS ~. MAGHEE,
wEsrERH PRODUCE AND GENERAL COMMISSION
MERCHANT,
24South William street, New York,
TDElNG long.estabshed with an extensive coDnecton
in the above business respectfully solics c0nsgn-
ofall kinds of Western Produce which wllrce1ve
mediate personal attention at the lowest possible
scale of charges Particular will be bestowed on
consignments of robacco and liberal cash advances
made all shipments when required by
J.H. MAGHEE & CO.,
feb2O-tf Evansville. Ind.
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HYDRAULIC FOUNDRY.
BARBAR ROUX g. SNOW DEN,
CONNER WASHINGTON AND FLOYD sTs.
3 LOUISVILLE, KY,
NW ANUFA ACTURERS of steam engines and mill maehin.
blowing engines for furnaces superior force and
lift pumps iron pipes for steam water
largely railroad mpanes for supplying water sta
wheels and other eastngs wrought iron balcony
railing; tobacco and Rrd timber
and mill always hand. .r
Orders distance accompanied by the money or good
references promptly attended te. All work WaIraBtsd
APPS -
RE receiving their Stock Spring Goods many Of
IN which of their Importation direct from the
have bought ali GU Goods for CASH are epard
the United states Our stock
BROWN SHEETINGS AND PRINTS
will well assorted during the
CASH eHd All orders for the
must be accompanied with the money feb2l
CARPETs, FLOOR OIL-CLOTHs, RUGS. MATS.
EMBKoIDERED rIANo AND TABLE COVERS.
All widths Oil-ClOths for Tables, &c.
WpEST DUvALL in their full ort-
ND embracing all varieties etstyle
quality price the imported Ro ton Oar
pet to the Kentucky home made Rag
Floor Oil Cloth all widths of entirely designs These
goods fit any shaped hall and pat them
do owu free OF
Plane and Table Covers Clsth sbosed-a very great
variety.
With other goods usually found in regular HoussFur
nishng establishment.
all goods be Of the hest fabric. and Of
fer them the loweat prices qsa in resrec TO those
cities All ask Is examination o.
BENT 4 DUVALL's
oct5 Furnishing Warehouse. Louisville, Ky.
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OLD oSW EGO LINE.
From foot Broad st. n. daily. No trausshipmenta al
Albany or Troy Mark packages old oswsg0 Line ears
Sinclair Il Co. Toledo, O.
PRoPRiEToss AGENTS.
F. 8. Littejohn. 100 Broad street. New York.
Fitzhugh& Littlejohn. 0swego, N. Y.
Sned1p ssO Foster US CO.. o, EVansriiis. Ind y27
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WHU, K. NTcGREW

ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office in the Crescent City Bank Building
WKTILL attend faithfully all business entrusted to him
Nv my25
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N0TInNs, NDTlONM,

HNLOwER vase. meters. travelling com P.nions.
bsss Loadon sea ing eight AnS ten keyd Freneh
Aae French dolls marbles; toys tea
sss port combs Superior needles pns tooth
.sfs kew rinRs ellis steel tooth brushes wax
ksnas chess kmersons razor staps toilet
ss.r. =. - .asans for sale by A. @. PUSHEE.
under Odd Psllows' Hall. Firstst
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ECKFORD LINE.
Leaves New York daily Sabbatbs excepted No transhir
M mt at Albany. Steam Lakes.
PRoPRIEToRs AND AGEETS
q. R. wa@s w. lls Broad ST.. tu,-ssairs.) New T'rk
r. Livingston.
j. g. Patten & Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Sinclair & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
Geo. Foster s. Co., Evansville. ind,
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[coNcLUpED ON MoNDAY.1
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VOLUME VIII.
MISCELLANEOUS.
To THn s:ITfXENs OF SOUTHERN INDIANA
KENrl dK Y AND ILLINOIS.

no THh t:ITfXENs OF SOUTHERN INDIANA
KENrl GKY n AND ILLINOIS,
MmAay ID SAUNDERS Civil Engn having taken Hp hia
Kvansviie. would respectfully an
the southern portion OF naiana
Kentueky Illinois, that he ia prepared 20 furHish Psns
spesiacasiens work Of sP
psraaiuK prOfesion viz; Water Woras prAlnsgs e
Lad RaaWays pike. other Roads. tho I'm
Rivers for navig>ton PIr es ete cut,
49, Of ability fr L. B. Wilson $50 Onei "a
assr New As.ay md Salem Rair0ad Judge HakAss
George @. Dann Of bedforG me-
wiisoa. ~ Rnkn-er Of New A6AAy lad ana III Z;
10 &.isH "A san ha ssen on arpneasion mh2ol ly
GLOCASy CLOCKS! AT WHOLESAAEs
see 30. BY BIrrROLFF SONS.
~ ~ - s nAIr srKkEr YfRsT AND sHceSD'
EVANSVILLE. lSD.
WE have sst resolved Arss supply ss y
ssnprising every style Of wood aad iroa
low the same articles can pc
otter Wessrn cities hesn4ii al
%aTs a hand ane think We can make IL
ho interest country dealers buy their cloexs o US
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TRANSPORTATION.

NEW YORK AND EVANSVILLE,
+ VIA ALBANY, BUFFALO AND TOLEDO.
WWTE prepared contract for the delivery OF
w generally from New ork to this psee
by the reliable lines favorable terms snip
pers and merchants requesed agents before
as we their interest ship By
GEO. FOSTER & co.
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WESTERN FEED & AGRICULTURAL WARE HOUSE
MEls,EK. WgNGsATE & CO.
MANUFACTURERS snd Dealers in all kinds Of Farm
NL Implements, Moving Reaping and Thresh
ing Machines Field and &C., Main
street opposite Bank Louisville. Louisville, Ky.
Sap25-iyw
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

% A nsw and impestaae lenpse.
anes movement was isaugarassd u
New York, on the II ID inst, o. rather
an old revived. A strong platform Of
Temperance principles was adopted 10
which the Maine law and all forms Of
coercive legislation are condemned.
and the moral suasion policy recon-
mended. The Maine law was pro.
nounced a failure BY several Of the
speakers, and the enactment Of string.
ent license law urged. The Carson
League and Temperance Alliance were
severely denounced aud = general ward
and city organization advocated. NJ.
Epes Ellety president.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

ANorHsR MAMMOTH AMERICAN
BARBECUE We Understand say,
Iast Saturdays Thibodaux Minerva.
that another grand barbecue j. to
come of some time next month, in
The parish Of Terrebonue. iGreat
Preparations are making and . gener-
d turn out Of the the people is anti
eipsssd. The following speakers are
expected to be present: Gov. Paul
o. Hsbert. Gov. A. B. Roman, Ran.
dali Hunt. L. Duvigneaud, D. F.
Ksonsr. 10. Nicholas. Judge Cage
and others. Due notice will be
given.
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A DIYrERsNcE WITHOUT A DIS.
TISc1lox.-Some Of the merchants in
the country towns, are advertising
blankets. linssys and negro shoes, re-.
csived last season. and therefore free
Of the prevailing epidemic. II
they are really 70. it ought to make .
difference in price. It IL time that
pbysicians and others. skilled in the
laws Of nature, had come to some con.
eluaion on this subject. If fever can
b taken about in clothes, it is high
time that it should be proclaimed to
the world, in the voice of those bav.
ing authority to speak, that any fur.
shsr superstition may not exist.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

DR.. Thompson, health officer Of the
New York quarantine. has laid before
the District Attorney Of New York
a complaint against Capt. MCGOWAN.
Of the steamship Crescent City, Mr..
Clark shipping agent Of the company
to which the vessel belongs and several
other persons, Of having violated the
quarantine laws. Is is said th- parties
will be prosecuted to the extent of
the law.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

The New York and Erie Railroads
are running in runious competition
with each other. As au instance in
illustration, we notice that the fares on
the Hudson River Railroad and New
York Centeral Railroad, on traios
leaving New YORK at 6 p. n, (post
expressly is reduced to Is so to Buffalo
Niagara Falls, and all points West.-
This reduces the fare from New York
to Ruf1alo little below II cents per
mile.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

% The four negroes engaged in
the Outrageous murder Of which We
spoke in our last issue we're captured,
in the early part Of this week. in the
parish Of Concordis, by q number of
our citizens who turned out in q body
for the purpose ofarresting and bring.
ing TO justice tie sbominable wretches
and outlaws. Their trial will take
place to day, at Ellswortl.'s store. BE-
fore two magistrates and ten freehold.
ers.-Point Coupee Echo goth uls.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

On the 22d two boxes were receiv.
ed in New York from the the Land
Office, in Dubuque, Iowa, purporting
to contain $25, 900 each. in gold
When the boxes were opened, they
were found to contain bullets on lay
ers Of sbeet lead. The boxes were
received through the American Ex-
press Company. and were exact ccun-
tsrparts Of those usually sent by the
laud Offices.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

o." Saint Iguatius Pills." is the
name Of = new remidy for Prcstratiop,
Slseplessness, Confusion Ct thought
etc., the latter malady is very prevail.
emit just now, and it would b. q good
investment for our druggists to hay in
. supply. Ifthey will make a man
go clearly. they may be pronounced
the greatest discovery Of the age.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

FATAL AFFRAY AT HELENA The
Memphis Evening News learns, by a
private note from the Postmaster at
Helena. that recontre occurred in
that place on the 18th inst, between
Mr.. Q. K. Underwood, editor of the
Shield, and Mr.. j. NJ. Cleveland, edi.
tor Of the Star, in which the former
was MORALLY, and the latter dangerous
ly wounded. The difficulty grew out
OF a newspaper controversy. The
combatarts used pistols and knives.
Mr. Underwood was understood to be
dying when the postmaster wrote.
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How Lone WILL IT CONTINUE =
Well nayit be asked. how long will
the allience between France and Eng
land last Will it continue vntil Sc.
bastopol is taken; or should that event
happen, viii It not put an end to the
sllience. At once. We read that be-
tween ITO and 1914, there were
twenty-three distinct wars between
England and Fauce-l.sting alto.
Retber, two hundred and seventy
years.
An pinod'y Of such long standing
between two nations, cannot be recon-
e;lsd in . day.
The Oceanic Coney Island. was
buyus 90 The night of ths 28d uls.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

~" The Lafourchs Union" IL
The name Of new paper just started
at Thibodeaux. It has at its head i,
The Democratic State ticket, which it
terms the t. anti Know Nothing ticket"
All one side Of the paper is occupied
With an article defining the position
Of Mr.. Louis Bush.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

A YANKEE QuEEN.-Louis Napol.
con, it is said, wishes to quarrel with
the King Of Naples,lin which event he
will put bis cousin, Lucien Murat,
formerly a Florida planter, on the
throne Of Naples. The best recon-
mendation Of Murat to such position,
is the possession Of handsome, cner-
getic and intelligent Yankee wife.
who would play the Queen with as
much dignity as if she had been bred
to that distinction in a court, and not
in the everglades Of Florida.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

u All the work Of the published
portions Of 1rvings Life of Washing.
ton," Bancroft's "Miscellxnies," and a
number of other books. have been Set
up by Mitchells type-setting machines,
five Of which have been in operation
for the last four or FIVE months in New
York. The inventor, William II.
Mitchell. 10 . brother of John Nit
ohall.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

DEATH OF A M1sER.-The Chicago
Press mentions that few days ago, a
miser, named Andrew Grunderson.
died in that city from the effects Of
the miserable food bis avarice COM
PEELED him to eat, and because be
would not take medicines or have a
physician, lest he should be called
upon to Fay the expense. Since is
death, it has been ascertained that BE
had $4,000 deposited in bank. and
owned . block in the western division
Of the city. a
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

Senator Butler, Of South Carolina,
has accepted an invitation to give one
Of the course oflectures on slavery, in
Boston next winter. The Atlas an
nounces that Mrs. Webb, the dramat-
ic reader. daughter Of General Espar.
tero. and . Virginia slave, are to read
a new drama, written by Harriet
Beecher Stowe, in connection with
this course.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

aWoxpERsut 1xsTlxcr or A CAT.
|-llush has bssn said ios the instinct
Il IL dog, to Tho disparagsmsnt Of
IL ssk The ct 10 not altogether
void a instinct - will b shown from
The following extract from . Boston
paper:
A small child Of Thomas Murray,
assistant freight agent Of the Boston
Railroad. while playing near q we'll in
East Albany. on Saturday afternoon,
slipped, and was just on the eve Of be.
ing preeipitsted into it. when the little
one gra.ped cat by the tail and held
on to it until the cries of the child
brought assistance when it was res
cued.
The cat knew very we'll. that if be
let 60, it would not be we'll for him
and how could he know it without
reasoning from cause to effect, which
is all that the very best intelligence
can 90: He could not; we hope this
case will meet with that attention from
learned societies which it deserves.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

Our Government. says the New
York Herald, having experienced
great difficulties from the want of salt.
peter during the Revolution, as we'll
- 10 the war Of 1912 has since been
more provident for future contingencies
and Congress has for some twenty or
thirty years past appropriated about
$40, 900 per s"num for the purchase
and storage ofsaltpetre. 40 that We
might now probably stand a five or ten
years war even without entirely ex.
hausting our supplies. This preca-
ution was the more necessary as the
most prolific mines in the world, on
the tributaries of the Ganges. in India
were under the control Of England.
As great as the resources Of This coun.
try are known to be yet 50 far they are
found 10 DO deficient in supplies o.
saltpetre and tin. In case OF war We
can get on without tbs latter, but not
without tie former. To be equal with
other nations we must have ample
stores of ssltpetre. the chief element
in the composition ofgorpowder.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

WHALEBoNEs.-The Boston Post
assures its readers that the aisIcs in
all the public buildings, and the side
walks on the highways. are to be wild
ened to admit the passage Of ladies'
with their new fashioned skirts.
Several gentlemen have moved out of
the city to allow their wives and daugh.
tiers room to turn around.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03

The original statue by Powers, of
the Greek Slave, having been ceded
by its late English owner to specula-
tor, has been placed on exhibition in
Paris. The Government. or rather
the police. was very much opposed to
>he project, and in the correspondence
exchanged, taxed the exhibitors with
indelicacy, for seeking to show statue
for money, at time when all nations
had sent their best works of art grain
itously to the Great Exposition. The
permit wa. only obtained by presis.
tence. The present holders desires to
dispose of the statue to the French
Government; bis price is one hundred
thousand francs.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-03
OFFICE OF THE B. r. AND CLINTON !
PLANK ROAD COMPANY.

Baton Rouge august Oh 1855.
THE Stoc kholdeIs of this Company are
i hereby notified that an lnstalment Of
10 per cent, or (s2 SO per share) OF the
Capital Stock of said Company will BE-
due and payable on the 10th day Of October
next 1865. as per resolution Of the Board of
Directors adopted this day at . meeting
called by the President.
sep.l C. w. POPE, Secretary.