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BY TELEG RAPH.
Es,ensipe Fire Circus Riot.

Eatenspe Fire.-Ctrcus Mot.
ST.. JoHS, IN. 3D. August s.-A fire broke out here
this morning which destroyed fourteen houses before its
could be arrested The loss heavy but the
amount not ascertained.
last night between OF the citizens and
members of Howes circus company Many We're wounded
but killed.
Death Of Veteran Officer.
ALBANY August s.-Captain Ford formerly officer of
the died yesterday ackes Harbor the advanced
age OF 81
Eerg York Liquor Dealers Convention.
SYRACUSE Aug. oThe liquor dealers convention, which
has been in session here adjourned after pegng their eff
forts to the liquor law at the polls and to vote for
no man not pledged against the law. State commit
tee to carry out of the body also appointed
Markets..
NV YoRK August Cotton is unchanged Flour IL a
tr6e higbersales Of 1900 barrels at s. l212 SIS Sly
southern is unchanged. Wheat il firm, with an upward
tendencyssles bushels Cotton is rihe higher
sales of IL 600 bushels MIXED At s11 cents Pork is
with moderate demand previous rates sales
of / 900 barrels.
BALTIMORE, August 9-Flour is dull and unchanged; no
sales were reported this morning Wheat-prme whites
and reds ARE unchanged ordinary qualities have declined
five cents and market il sensby depressed Corn is
firm with of about three cents for white, and
cent for yellow.
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st. Joseph's Academy for Young Ladies,
Eeor Emrniffalnru Ekrderfck [onnfu Nd


Near EmmiHsbasy, Frsdsrick County, Md
THE institution the
August and terminates the lest Thurday In June The
tuition el5O payable
charges for music drawing paint
for Spanish, Italian. German, and Latin The tcrm
primary department conpossd Of pupils under nine years o.
Leuer inquiry the MOTHER suPE
RoR Josephs Academy Emmirsbug Frederick county,
Maryland.
July e-dyenf
washington National Monument once.
August i, 1855
IT meeting board managers Of the Washington Ma
Society, held the Dist uliino, the follow
adopted;
notice, BY advertisement 10 W
National ntellgencer, Union, and the American
rssn late Cons'nisonrT Of the 6enr
Office appointed agent OF this Society,
ana ~" ,rns COW Test. CFAs. C.. TUCKER
Secretary of W. N. NJ Society.
Aug 2-d3w
Home school for Young Ladies',
EoruicA. Connsdicuf.
C. n. Webster, A. NJ. N. D.. Principal.
Han Foe,er United senator, Norwich Connecticut.
o. Phhick State Common Schools Con
Harvey Lindsey, n. D.
J. n Phillips ESQ.,, Patent Once, Washington.
Circulars with further references kc be had at Nor
risons bookstore, Fcnnsylvania avenue
Aug 5--lodkcP'
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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
General Land 09eeD gh,smen Wanted The survey
general OF Kansas writes that few weeks he will
good practical and scientific draughtsmen capa
Bile of making draughts from field notes. and familiar with
land surveys He says he knows Of dranghtsmen
West and requests the Commissioner
possible.
Agricultural Dirisio. @ ae Patent Ogce.The Farmssh
YeA letter has been received from correspondent
Texas in which be audes to yarnish which they
cultivated and says that they ignorant manner
obtaining the varnsh from H. Believing the varnsh
which he speaks to be the the perncera of
Japan, give the method recommended Patent Office
given by Thunberg:
The best Japan varnish is prepared from tree
which grows great abundance in many parts of that
try, and is likewise cultivated In places
the great advantages derived from it, This yarnsh which
ont of the tree being wounded, procured
stems that three years old and is received in prop
vessel At first it is of ghth color and of the
ssence Of cream but grows thicker and black being
posed the air. 1t transparent when pure
mixed upon boxes furniture that every of
be For the most part adark ground pread under
meath it, which reflect like mirror and for this
purpose is frequently had to the fine sudge which
got the trough under grndstone ground
coal occasionally red substance mixed with the varns
and sometimes godleaf ground very fine. This rarnish
dens very much but will endure blows cracking
and flying almost ike glass though stand boiling
without any damage. With this the Japanese varnsh
the posts Of their doors and most articles of furniture
which made Of wood lfar exceeds the Chinese and ST.
varnish and the il collected the town of
Jasno 1t cleared from impurities by wringng through
fine then about hundredth OF oil call
ed tor which expressed from the fruit of bynonia
is added it, and being put into wooden vessels either
is sold all Japan The expressed oil Of the seeds
candles The is said to be equally poisonous the
rhus venenaa, American poison tree, commonly called
swamp sumach.
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Deah Of a Veteran Officer.

ALBANY August s.Captain Ford, formerly an officer OF
army died yesterday at ackes Harbor at the advanced
age OF 81
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Cssfon-hoHse Dipison. Packing and Repocksag HereLu.
dise-An merchandise in public private BONDED ware
houses may be examined any time during the business
hours OF the port By the importer consgnee agent who
shall have liberty 10 take samples Of his goods quantities
according TO the Of the port make all needu repairs
OF packages and TO repack the same provided original
contents are placed in the package and the
marks and numbers placed thereon In the mode prescribed
IN the seventy section Of the Of I'd March 1899
thirty section Of the Of LIST March, 1923 provided
that no samples shall be taken, shall goods be exhb
tied examined unless under the immediate supervision of
inspector OF the and by order Of importer
owne or eonsignee at his expenses shall any package
be repaired goods repaeked without written order
the collector OF the port.
Pefoiy-The penalty for failure transport and deliver
bonded merchandise withdrawn from warehouse for trans
portaton IN the United States within the time limited the
transportation bond provided for by the sixth Of the
act Of March 2 1884, deemed and an addition
duty Of hundred centum the invoice appraised
value Of the merchandise withdrawn. Thus the value
Of the merchandise be $780, and the of duty twenty
per cent, the duty to be secured by the bond will be sl00
and the additional duty Of hundred per cent S40oma
king the of $500 be collected in OF non comp
with the condition of the obligation in the bond
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Bibles ron rHE sLAvK-At meeting Of the members OF
the American Bible Society in New York the I'd nsta
LOT Of Bibles and religious books granted "upon
special application for the Of the slaves in Tennes-
11q
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How TO MAKE OLD JAVA ooFFEE.-The Buffalo Express
notices the arrival at that port from The West Of
sigumeni Of hfy-tour barrels Of peas'noi that there il
anything ntrnsicaly strange about peas but that the
consigned TO a ee6ee-srsradiag establishment
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Aug 4-dinNosO
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-14
Roman Catholicism and NatIrfsm.

1t will be ascertained whether or not the Ro-
man Catholic church is tolerant, BY the expec.
ted debate in the United States Senate on Mr..
UNDERwOOD's resolutions providing for the re-
gious freedom of American citizens in foreign
countries. and the result on the Pope and Car
dinas. Gen CAss has moved that next Mon.
day be assigned for the consideration of the
subject and the motion has been agreed TO.
A resolution to amend the Constitution of
the State of New York was offered on the 9th
ut., in the Assembly, and laid over under tae
rule 1t is as follows:
"That the following amendment to the first
section Of article second of Constitution of
the State of New York be altered By striking
out the first sentence of said section, compris-
ing the following words: Every male citizen Of
tbe age of twenty one years. and insert as fol-
lows in place thereof: Every male of the age
of twenty one years who shall have been born
citizen of the United States of America, or
who shall have been a resident of the Uuited
States of America for the full term cf twen-
one years
Amending the constitution is rather a slow
process now a-days. In order TO Go so, tse
amendment mus; pass each house by !. najori-
ty of all the members elected, then lie over un.
til the next Legislature, to which Senators are
elected, is chosen, PASS each house Of the new
Legislature By majority in each, and then,
Le submitted to the people, when, if it ge:5
majority of the votes cast, it becomes part Of
the Constitution Thus from three to four years
viii eiiapse from the proposition to the eonsum-
alton.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-14

TIE WIND OF BALL.-A French officer
near Sehastopol was knocked down by the wind
of cannon ball, and received shock so Sc
we're as To cause paralysis of the tongue, pre-
venting his speech. He was restored by re-
peated shocks Of electricity Exchange.
The above is certainly singular case so far
as relates TO the effect produced, and the means
bv which the French officer was erred, but the
wind of ball has produced as curious eff cts
before. Sir Gilber: Blanc mentioned an in
stance which occurred in a battle in the West
Indies, of ball passing close to the stomach
Of a sailor and producing instant death;and an
other man in the same ship was Frustrated from
a like cause, and remained for long time with
out sense or motion. In the engagement be-
tween the American and British fleets on Lake
Champlain, i'll 1914, Capt. Downie, British
officer, while animating his men. fell dead in
stantv by large shot passing close to him. -
[5cieEtidc american.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-14

sGr correspondent of the Asheville(N. C.)
Spectator, writing from Raleigh, says: The
French Broad Railroad bill has passed the
House, as you have heard, by a vote of 68 to
q, and its prospects in the Senate are good
Every concession that could be asked by the
friends of the Central Road was made. The
gauge Of our Road from Asheville to the Paint
Rock is to correspond with the Central Road,
and in case the State should wish it, this Road
is to be taken at par value, and become a part
of the Western extension. These terms, 10
addition to others found in the bill, will make
our Road, in the opinion Of a majority OF those
we'll informed on the subject Of great and de-
cided advantage TO the Central Road. The
bill introduced into the Senate By Nr FISHER
for extending tie Central Road West, after va
rious amendments and notifications, passed Its
last reading in the Senate to day; BY vote o.
32 to Is. 1t provides to extend Vest from
point at or near Salisbury, to some Fointin the
valley of the French Broad, where 1t stops Tor
the present.
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,sde. h, N 4 mbments notjce

-v -afe.-.t, a. q moments notice.
Ihs intOleTanE organization, we have good
reason for believing already numbers several
hundred thousand members. What renders it
tka more dangerous, as we'll as disgraceful is
the fact that each member is admitted under
tho most solemn and impressive oatbs to cons
ceal not only its objects and doings, but the
names Of all who belong lit.
Ofthe vast army who compose this Foreign
Legion. there is not a soul who dares admit
that he is or was member if it. Upon
this point they are dumb, even under oath in
our courts Of Justice. Though it is well ascer
taaed that members of this organization occupy
seats in both branches of the United States
Congress and in nearly every State Legislature
in the republic. we are not aware OF single
instance in which any member of the order has
admitted his own or any other persons connex-
ion with it,
Of course such secresy can only be secured
by severe penal'; to which it is difficult to
see how any person could submit for any worthy
or honorable purpose.
We presume woat We have disclosed of their
proceedings will satisfy our readers that what
ever their purposes NAV be. the result which
they are laborinG to accomplish are most mis-.
chievous; that they are at war with the spirit of
our institutions and with the true interests Of
our country. which depends in very great de-
gree upon the contributions Of imported labor
and capital.
We must content ourselves to day with thus
briefly directing attention to this mysterious
and formidable enemy, which, in au impenetra-
he Il ii,;=.%:se is distributed among our people
like Spanish lrigands at a Maypole festival,
ready Mt the first signal of their commander to
strike some fatal blow at the privileges and
pleasures they are pretending to share.
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1t SHOWS.
By MRS. SARAH s. soCwELL.

1t snowsi and lips are wreathed in smiles,
And rosy cheeks are glowing,
And young hearts throb with glad delight
For OF at last It's snswingi
1t SHOWS, and brighter fash the eyes
Of each fair village maiden,
As visions float before her mind,
Of gliding sleighs well laden.
1t SHOWS! aud toys are tossed away
This is no time for playing;
And merry voices gayly cry,
o, we shall go leighngl
1t snows and troops of noisy boys
From school are homeward hieing,
With laugh and shout and glad huFrah,
And snow-balls thickly flying.
1t snowsl it snowsl and youthful teSrts
Are filed with JOY and gladnsss-~ h s
Would that the SHOWS of wintry age
Could know as little sadness!
Shiloh, Dec, 1854.
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Narro,o Escape Of 200 Passengers.

Louisville, Jan. 80.
The ferry boat when crossing with the pas,
sengers this morning for the JetferSonvllIe and
Cincinnati train, was carried down by the ice,
and lodged on the falls. aud the ice Immediate
ly gorged around her in immense piles.
1t vas thought for some time that all on
board would be lost. but after great eXertIon
and many hair breadth escapes, with the asSls'
tance of life boats all we're safely brought to
land. The boat will be total loss.
An interesting little son of Mr.. Dunning, the
clerk Of the Jacob Strader. was on board the
ferry, and during the moments of suspense his
father was almost frantic in regard to his safety.
VIM. McKellum, the mate of the Strader,launch-
cd life boat and proceeded to his rescue, and
succeeded in bringing the boy and two young
ladies ashore safely.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-14
From the Jonesboro' Journal and Visitor.

MeSSrS Editors:-After reading the excel
lent report, Of the chief Engineer and Presi-
dent of the E. 7. l. Va Railroad it will be
seen that the ultimate success of this great work
is certain. The question very naturally arises
to one inclined to do justice, to whom are we
indebted for an enterprise the blessings oi
which are to be so great, to US the people oi
East Tennessee. The management DISPLAYED
By the Board warrant us in the assertion, that
there has been no ordinary degree of talent
and energy displayed in the financial part of
this great work. But l would ask, is it enough
to assure the purpose of one intending to do
justice to say that talent has been displayed by
the Board? l do most earnestly contend that
it is not, nor does it come within the scope of
what is intended to be a slight tribute of re-
spect to those to whom the writer feels ndebt-
ed.
1t was, sirS, little short Of mar:yrdom that
lead the Board to adopt the measures that Sc
cured the charter ii the first place. and when
that one act comes to be understood as it WILL it
is enough of itself 10 send . thrill of Joy
through the soul Of every East Tennessean and
make him proud that Tennessee could produce
such men,-since that time, no sacrifice on
their part has been spared, and you are to re-
collect that this was no New England to build
a road such as this, through. The facts in the
outset of this work you might compute about
IL l. a.
pie this road was to benefit, i'll favor of the pro-
iect, which is very liberal calculation, then
strike off one half as objecting to the present
location and you have one fourth left to build
the road Now was ii small matter for those
- : ..atss q sPPseTtii aSSisp pirectors
rou,->s r,ery rrv~e this body has made not
only shows wisdom but the purest patriotism
they have been peculiarly fortunate in the Sc
lection ola chief Engineer and their phi authro.
py has ct b. en- olrcumscrbed within the paltry
OF Dollars and cents. Theirs
has been the purest patriotism. Where their
liberaity was touched they pledged the last cent.
That their action have been disinterested will
be seen by the fact that many of them have al
ready lived out their score and long before they
can be repaid by the profits of the road the
clods Of the valley will be resting upon them.
Then for one would l like to see the statute
of the noble President of this company hewn
from the finest marble by the most polished
sculptor and placed on some commanding en-
inence of his own adopted " ashington, togeth-
with each member of the Board. This must
be done. These gentlemen are entitled to and
will receive no common marks of our esteem
and gratitude. SULLIVAN.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-14

logrc, oy endeavdrin -
sis By setting up another. There are no D.,
tive proofs OF the earth being crusted ball oi
FIRE. We are hot dependent on the sun for light,
as he has clearly stated. but he does not seem
to understand lis true theory. 1t is produced
by the vibrations OF subtle medium diffused
throughout space. Our planet is self luminous,
but in degree less 50 than the SUM- for there
is one glory of the sun, another oi the moon.
and another of the earth. Mans eyes are con
structed to see objects only by great quantity
Of intense light; but some beasts and fowls
have their eyes constructed to range the forest
and field by night as freely as man does during
day, while during sun light they can scarcely
see at all. A tribe of Africans also-the Bos-
jesmen-remain in their caves during day, and
search for their food during night. From habit,
we presume, they have become nocturnal
roamerS-men-owls-t thus showing that natu,
raj light belongs to our planet; the unceasing
throbbings of its particles produce continual
light; this was the way, no doubt that light was
PlOCuCCu III Tic cary utlyS vi tne etITlH.-
HUGH MILLER brings forward some stong ar
guments in favor of the great are of our plan.
ct, and mentions a number Of geological chang
cs requiring tens of thousands of years to ac-
conplisb which could not have taken place in
ne short period OF SIX thousand wears, as is be-
liaved by those who adhere to the solar six DAYS
Interpretation of the Genesis narrative Of the
creation. Sir CHARLES LYELL believes that it
must have taken $1,000 years to form TIE delta
of the Mississippi, and $4,000 years for the Nj
agara river, to form its present channel from
the Falls to Queenstown. Nearly all the emf
nent geologists believe this, and they consider
they have facts to prove it, so strong, that they
cannot be gainsayed. Mr.. MEANS reasons
strongly to prove that the meaning of the word
day in the first chapter of Genesis is an indef'
mite period of time, and makes out very
strong case in favor of the world being perhaps
a million years of age, according to the Mosaic
account of creation.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-14
A PERSIAN PRECEPT.

Forgive thy foes,-nor that alone:
Their evil deeds with good repay;
Fill those with JOY who love thee none,
And kiss the hand upfaised to slay.
So does the fragrant sandal bow,
In meek forgiveness to its doom;
And Ger the axe, at every blow,
Shed in abundance rich perfume.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-14

1t is stated that Mr. HoUsToN, chairman Of
the committee of ways and means in the o. s,
House of Representatives, is ABOUT to propose
a reduction of 20 per cent. from the rates es-
tablished by the tariff of 1916. This would
change the schedule TO 80. 32, "a, 20, Is, II, 8
and per cent. instead of 100, 40, 30, rs, 20,
Is 10 and 6 as now established. A few i'm
portant transfers are made in the Classification,
which. of course, viii prove exceptions to this
uniform reduction. Silks, which new pay Is,
will be inclnded in the "a per cent. list; linens
md blankets will pay 20, as at present. Wool,
uananuf,ctured. will be classed either in the 8
a. per cent schedule instead Of 30, as al
present. "Se>e"hN@ |oIeeCttON
LAWSON .mcdt+sE u;BRAR
KNOXVILLE, TENNE ssee
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Major General.

If Col. DAVID Fl. CUMMINGS viii permit his
name to be used as a candidate for the office of
Major General Of the East Tennessee Militia,
made vacant By the resignation of Gen. WM.
R. CAswELL, it will be gratifying to his numer-
merous friends in old Roane, who are ever ready
to reward one who has rendered such dshn-
guished services upon Cerro Goreo's bloody
heights. CIVITAs.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-14

The CRoWYING GLoRY!-The Queen of Spain
has exposed to public view, in Madrid, mag
ni6cent tiara, valued at 200 600 francs intended
as present to Pope Plus in honor of his deeis-
ION respecting the Immaculate conception
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-14
THE AGE OF THE WORLD.

A question of great Importance with divines
and men of science at the present day. is that
of the age of our planet, and the different
changes which have taken place upon it, as re.
/ lated in Genesis. One class contend that the
different acts of creation took place exactly as
described IN the first chapter of Genesis, in
six solar days, and that all things were made
out of nothing in that tiRse. Another class be-
lieve that our planet was in existence for thou.
sands OF years prior to the first act recorded in
Genesis, that il had undergone vast changes
and that it had been long in confusion. aud
Was bereft of life, when the command vent
forth ''Let there be light" This class also he.
leve that the successive acts described in Gen
esis took place in six common davs, furnishing
the world with the exact orders of creations sxsss
there described. Another class believe TIA:
the successive acts of creation mentioned in
Genesis, took place in the exact orGer there de,
scrbed, but that instead of the DAYS there
mentioned being solar days, they were iadef-
mite periods Of time--s0me of them of great
length-perhaps sixty thousand years. This
latter class embrace the greatest number of
learned geologists and Divines. In the last
number Of the Bibliotleca iSacra the Rev.
JOHN o. MEANS, of East Midway, Mass pre-
sents his views at great length on this subject,
and takes the latter view of the question,
namely: that the days mentioned in the frs;
chapter Of Genesis, if interpreted to mean ia
definite periods Of time, would reconcile both
science and the Scriptures in every particular.
He employs strong arguments in favor of this
view of the question. Thus. the sun, moon,
and stars, are said to be created on the third
day, therefore, the two previous days could not
be one of our solar days, embrcaing one revo-
luton Of the earth on its axis in twenty four
hours with the sun to rule the day and the
moon to rule the night. This argument is in. !
cOntrovertible. But what was the cause of
light before the sun was created. He sees no
difficulty in this. He SAYS, the material uni
verse Is full of light ready to he worked at
any word. Chemical action on a vaster scale
than man can follow, is taking place every mo- /
ment, and foods Of light are poured FORTH I;
Combustion is attended with light as well as :
heat ut may sound strange," he a,,ain saws.
''to say that the most Intense light is TO he
found, not on the Garth but IL it. The whole /
OF the suns rays which reach the earth, gath.
cred to focus. would rot be 50 intensely lisht
as the center of the globe. 1t seems pretty
certain that within the crust of the earth, is "a
globe o. fire, at least two thousand miles in d.!
ameter.' This opini