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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-08-15

Ing the civil war In that Republic. Was two
years in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in Up
per California, among the Indians hunted
Wolves and Grizzly bears was miner was
clerk at trading post ran an express from
Marysyille over the mountains to Fosters Bar.
on the Yuba River, and engaged in various
other occupations.
subsequently he cruised about the Pacific
Ocean, and visited the Sandwich and Friendly
Islands, Juan Fernandez, &c. again doubled
Cape Horn, and sailed along the coast of AZ
RIGA, Spain and Fraaoe was at Cork and
Waterford, in Ireland the Isle of Wight
the city of Portsmouth, and spent two months
in London, the great metropolis of England
and visited the principal places of interest in
that wonderful city-the ancient Tower, West
minister Abbey, House of Lords, St. Paups
Buckingham Palace, Royal Exchange. HYDE
Park, Regents Park, "Newgate.D CRYSTAL
Palace at Sydenham, the Tunnel under the
Thames, the British Museum, &C., &C.; visit
ted the tombs of Shakespeare, Gen. Howe.
Major Andre, Lord CORVALLIS, &C.
Saw and stood upon the spot where Lady
JANE GREY and ANNE BoLEYN were cruelty
beheaded saw the identical block and aye
used on that occasion saw Queen Victoria,s
Grown, the Prince of Wales Crown, the great
Kooh-i-noor diamond, and all the Royal plate
which is valued at g15,OOO, 900 sterling
handled the instruments of torture by which
the martyrs suffered in olden times he was
also in the dungeon where Sir WALTER RA-
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-27

A NOVEL ARTICLE ON SALE AT AUc.
rloN.-The Picayune says: I'VE
would call attention to the sale of the
splendid diorama of the funeral oil
John c. Calhoun, by r. N. Montgom.
cry, auctioneer, at Titterton's ware
house, corner Of Lafayette and Maya
zene street, this day, at II o'clock.
See the advertisement in another COL
umR." Adam and Eve we're seiz-
ed and sold in Cincinnati, a few days
ago, for house rent and Paradise"
was "going :going, going full half an
hour, at thirty five dollars when
fifty cents more had it ; at the small
figure Of 'Mrty0ve fty.' Verify
in an age of brass" like this, there
is nothing that money will not com.
nand.
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BLOODY Row AT THE MARKET

BLOODY Row AT THE MARKET
Three Men Stabbed.-The marker
bell was rung last evening to call the
police to qnelI a desperate row. This
was soon effected, but no arrests could
be made except of the wounded per-
sons. who are, Dan Kirby, stabbed in
the breast, MORALLY wounded =; John
Clark alias " Boxing Johnny" stab
bed in the back ; a German, name I'M
known, stabbed in the thigh. 1t is
supposed that the stabbing was done
by squad of coal burners between
whom and the injured parties there
had been difficulty. Noble Adv,
22d- instant.
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New PosToFFIcE REGuLATIoNs.-
Circular by MaiI.-Enclosure or 9th.
er printed matter in envelopes, upon
which is printed impressed, or written
the name, &c, of the person or per-
sons issuing such circular, is decided
by the Postmaster General not only
to subject the entire package to let
ters postage, according to the express
requirments of the act of 1852, but
that such postage must be prepaid to
entitle the package to be mailed. If
unpaip, being under the law treated
as letters, they are of course, returned
to the deadletter Office.
Registering Letters.-We are ad-
vised that posfmasters should make
no records or marks upon registered
letters, by which the fact of their con-
tanning money or other valuables may
be suspected or made known. 1t has
been ascertained that, in some instan-
ces, postmasters are in the habit of
marking the words Registered" on
the outside of such letters, together
with the amount of money enclosed.
The practice is Unauthorized and i'm
polite, and is forbidden by the Depart.
mentS.
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c ORRESPONpENCE e.

| GREExwuL July 9lGA.
Dear Ge~l. Your many friends here
ale rejoiced to learn you are not Know
Nothing" How long since when whsss
and by what authority was the thing done
Suppose you publish book, and make YOU
everlasting fortune. An old fashioned
Democrat, lett here this morning, and say'
be must talk little with Capt. Winfree'
before he can support him, for the State
Senate. There is but one opinion here on
the treatment of the Capt. He certainly
merited the place on the ticket, occupied
by Chas. Derbigny; and it il another
striking instance of the base ingratitude Of
republics. Here is the mighty founder Of
great party sit side and second note, and
second hand men, placed in his rightful
position. 1t is enough to make one wish
he were King of IT,, Canabal Islands.
am sorry to learn from the Evening Advo-
cate of 23d, that our old friend w.,
is in an equivocal position either on Tenn
perance, or No Nothingism. The A.
charges that some of the leaders were most
active in favor of no license. If this be
test with you, how did the piller Of De-
moeracy and temperance stand? know
he Is as lmmovable as the ''staid hills {"
on the temperance question, and not likely
to change his politics. The Leopard may
change his spots but A. w., is
simp|ir mumditiss. Believing this, he must
have been read out bv the A.. So
the Gazette, Comet & CO, are all for No
License.-Give us your hand on that. l |
learn that the proprietors Of the Springs
inviting all the candidates to |
dine with them in August, and have grand |
war talk We have seen no announce.
ments for Legislatures honors yet. What
is the matter? Will no one consent |
Where is all the patriotism Where il
Genl. Bottle Green Jones? Will no
'ne be candidate for Assessor and Collec.
or? if not announce me at once. We are
getting on mere in rail road time and fash.
on. Do you want any venison Yours.
Sol.
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Charles NatthsS. - II 4. .,o..
ged ct the city q ,Son ~, T n -
the almost fabulous ~ - IN. nm.
dred and Afty pound - - ve ~ mi.
:. .Ie ssme Oc.rles Atthews, who,
not long since in ansvst 10 : question
propounded 70 him bytI Comn;s.;o-
ners Of Bankruptcy, saidb.t. With
str'es economy. be tboughhe couN
live on the sum Of s1o. 0Ol year.
10 The New Albany tIn) Led.
ger says that, go far ~ New \lbanv
is concerned, the prohibitoryv;ouo,
law is dead failure. The tra,c in
intoxicating drinks il n brisk. 4
ever was, and a. much or more linor
is drank then before the law went n.
to force"
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A VERY EQuIvocAL COMPLIMENT
"A fly leaf 10 the last Ladys Book
offers . reward of $50 for q Mr.. John
Potts. who borrowed the sum of Il
good s, from tho editor of the Muncie
Messenger, and went off without Civ.
ing his note (as any honest man would)
for the same. The Messenger hereup.
on comes out with fly leaf in the
Lady's Book addressed to Printers,
Publishers. Editors Landlords, Hotel
keepers, Policemen. and all honest
men generally. Offering the aforesaid
reward of $50. and describing the per-
sonal appearance of the aforesaid
Potts, SO that rogues who should
know rogues intuitively, may not be ia
ken in by Potts. In "a peculiar squirt
Of the left eye" we recognize a prom
inent feature in the phiz Of our old
friend the Count Nesslrode, who, in
early June, last, was an invited guest
at Nahant. The editor of the Muncie
Messenger, is wrong to single out
Printers, Publishers, Editors, Land.
lords, etc., and then say qtter,oards
''all honest men generally" Does not
the editor of the Messenger, know
that a very large percentum of the
honesty of the nation lies in the pro.
jessions enumerated =? He must know |
it. If there were any doubt about,
then there might be an excuse for the
iOadvertent language ofAis advertise.
ment.
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10 The Gazette editor complains
in touching appeal to an homes: pub.
lie, that there are a class of persons
who visit his Office, and appropriate
things therein to their own use
They even 60 80 far with their impu-
dence, as to charge him, (the Gazette
editor), with stealing his own ex-
changes; when after stealing them
from him, they find "they are again
stolen" This is wroug-very wrong !;
and there is no wonder that the
editor exclaims in virtuous indigua-
ton, he can "stsnd it no longer.
There is more truth than poetry
in the remark of Mr.. Shylock:
"You take my life, when you do
take the means whereby l live"
In such a case, is the crime any
thing less than manslaughter 4? Think
Of the moral degradation of the place,
rs the true picture Of the Gazette's
case, plainly showeth. A man strains
bis eyes day by day, in the pursuit
Of oil the virtue alive, which is car.
yied about from point to point in
the daily newspaper.-He has to in
flict upon himself the reading of all
manner Of unmitigatcd stuff, and fud-
die bis brains with the last leader
in the official organ, and still anoth-
or expose Of Know Nothiugisn-he
has to travel through a black sea
Of iniquity-full Of murders, suicides,
and thefts, Of high and low degree
in order to come at the grain and
= half Of ssdeat necessary to keep bis
"desr readers" alive; and yet there
are such men living, as will malicious.
~ steal away the very source of the
d" we'll spring" Verify the editorial
scissors. will have to be chained after
this.
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CRAB ExrRAoRDINARY.-We yester.
day sawa crab Of extraordinary dinen-
sions, taken by Mr.. John Carlyle, Of
Brooklyn, in GowaDus Bay. 1t is of
unusual size and weight and the fisher.
men in the neighborhood had never
seen any thing to equal it. 1, measur.
ed three feet in length from tip to tin
Of the claws, and weighed when taken
full eight and half pounds.-New
York Sun.
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Notice.

HAVING purchased the interest Of H..
IL T. WADpiLr, in the clothing business,
it is my intention, from and after this Fate,
to carry on the business entirely on the
cash system. My motto hereafter will be,
quick sales and small profits, the public
may rest assured that ] am determined to
give the cash system fair trial; and posses
sing the advantages Of buying The most Of
my goods hereafter at auction in the Phil.
adelphia and New York Markets. Idefy
competition. A all ask is to give me :
call and satisfy yourselves. In order
to make room for my new fall stock, l
propose selling any articles in my line at
greatly reduced ces-stop and see wheth..
er such is the case. W. d. PHILLIPS.
July Is,
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-27

THE DEsERTIoN OF Lucy Stone
The Benedict Arnold of the Woman.
Rights party, the late Lucy Stone, has
been catching it on every side of late,
and her former confederates appear
likely to substitute nails for pens, and
punish her in the most practical man.
ner. 1t is truly sorrowful to witness
such weakness in so distinguished a
parsonage; but such things have been
and will be again. The most charac.
teristic line in the whole of Paradise.
Lost, is that which describes Adam
inviting Eve to the nuptial bower and
then adds that.
Eve followed A:am, nothing loth?"
So we must not be surprized that
Antoinette Brown and Lucy Stone
have deserted, or, as the charitable
Grinder says, "have been and done
it," Flesh is weak, even in a Wo-
mans Rights Convention, and matri-
lnony is by no means as horrible as has
been represented. On that subject
consult the widows? They are rare
ly adverse to tryingit again.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-27

re- A convention of the teachers
Of the deaf and dumb, from all parts
of the United States, will be held at
Stanton, Va, on the 18th proximo.
The convention assembled last year
at Hartford, Conn.
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CHARAcTER.-Many men have nc
character at all. They glide along
the surface Of society like child on
the tide. Others have character, but it
is so near like the great mass of men,
that it does not distinguish them from
the rest of the world. A tree stand
ing on par with its brethren of the
forest does no tattract attention
but let it tower above Ill others, or
without height, acquire an unusual
Thickness of trunk, or let it attain all
the proportions Of well developed
tree and be dwarfed in size; or, let
it be crooked and gnarled, whatever
its size, and it arrests special attention,
and becomes in its day and generation
an object of notoriety. 1t is precisely
so with individuals of The human race
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-27

PEREKoP.-Late accounts from
Russia states that since the disasters
in the Sea Of Azof, the Russians have
had several thousand men continually
1t work in erecting new Notifications
and strengthening the existing de-
fence Of Perekop.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-27
Clinton Na.) Correspondemee,

OAAntOn (Aa.) COfreo pOn0c 20
CnNrox, July cath 1865.
Mr.. Editor On Saturday last, Samuel
BARD, the Democratic candidate for Super.
intendent of Public Education, addressed
the good people Of this place, giving them
his opinion of Yankees, particularly Of
Yankee schoolmasters,) together with his
views of many other important questions,
that deeply affect the public veal. He
commenced his harangue about II o'clock
and continued not far from two hours He
seemed 10 be very much excited, but
whether it was from the affect of taking a
leetle too much Of the g o be We joyful" or
from the fact that he found SO few politi-
cal friends here. compared to what he had
expected, this deponent knoweth not. !
only heard part Of his speech, so shall
be forced TO give you little hearsay eui.
dence He says that Yankees and Yankee
Schoolmasters, are all abolitionists-that
they have a6olaiont-ed the city of New
Orleans-that New Orleans may be put
down as an abolition city-that we should
have nothing to do with Yankee School.
masters until they get married, purchase
land and buy slaues-that they may be
Known by their pantaloons being little
too short at one end, and by the habit they
have of running their arms too far through
their 1oat sleeves. The Speaker did not
say, but | presume he would be perfectly
willing to see raw Lrishmam, come
amongst us as teacher, while he would
prescribe the Yankees. think it a good
plan to watch thee snkee, when he first
comes here, although this is carrying
Know Notningism to greater extent than
had supposed it would he by any party
Before the fall election, all OF the true ma.
tional Democrats, think, will Join the
American Party, and stand on the only
true national platform there is
The Masons of this place were informed
that they could not belong to the order of
Know Nothings and be masons-the speak
sr said he had taken zen degrees in the
masonic order, and consequently he spoke
knowingly. have conversed with sever.
Il intelligent masons since this astounding
evelation was made, and am told by them
hat masonry has nothing to do with poll.
les, and when Mr.. Bard, makes such an
assertion, he knows better-at least if he
las common sense, he ought to know bet
er Take his harangue altogether, and it
vas the most ridiculous e fort ever heard.
lis own party, is down on him. He will
'e beaten about $50 in this Parish The
alance Of the ticket will probably I've
bout 100 behind.
l have just been informed that PRESTON
oND, JR, Of this parish, has been nomina-
ID for Congress. If so, there can be no .
oubt of his election. The people of this
district will elect him, over Davidson Just
J easy-as easy-as easy the child knew
is daddy. Davidson will get but small !
ote in this Paiish. PoND, will make ar
to" fix up" his business here, ::
time to go to Washington. Wouldn't i,
We -four bits to have his election any more !,
rtain than it is. Your friend, !
JULIAN.
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The Rev. DR.. Bard-as the

The Rev. DR.. Bard-as the r,
porter hath it, in his own Language
"held bis audience lat Clinton tn
other day. spell bound for over tw
hours" in political harrangue, de
signed to move East Feliciana int
the belief, that he is the only ma
having strong claims on the peopl
for their suffrage, for the office Q
Superintendent of Education. W.
make no doubt. that many who hat
been almost persuaded before, turne,
clear over. when they added the elo
quence Of the brilliant gentleman
to his antecedents. The two togeth
er make very huge man indeed
The Doctor may be very gooc
Doctor of Medicine or Divinity; be
may be good Temperance lecturer
good Methodist or Presbyterian
minister, according to the new school
he may even by special providence,
make good editor Of the Provi.
dence Herald, of political principles
in politics-he may preach the very
best morality and the purest virtue /;
but in his public speeches, the Doc
tor is the veriest trio. He should
come down from the stump. and re.
ceive a few lessons from brother
demagogues, and learn to play a bet.
ter hand Of "brag."
That any man can have the audacity
to get up before an intelligent audi
ence and assert as the Rev. DR.. Bard
has done. that Masonry conflicts with
"Americanism )" and that a Mason
cannot belong to the American party.
is vain subterfuge, for capital We
did not think any enemy of the or
Ter, could be so lost to any fense of
lonor as to make such an assertion.-
Masonry, like Odd Fellowship recog-
lizes all freemen of whatever com.
,lexion. Universal tolerance in reli.
,ious belief, is the very corner stone
f Odd Fellowship as we'll as Mason
y. This is the chief reasen, why
hese two orders contain within their
orders, a large proportion of the
est men of the nation. Good Odd
'ellows and Masons, are practical
bristians. Society would be much
etter institution if it could imbibe
tile of the practical charity of Mason
and Odd Fellowship. Tolerance is
feature Of the American party, no
ian will ever be prescribed, on &C.
'unt of his religious belief; but the
an who acknowledges foreign tenn
'ral Prince, is not, and cannot be a
publican. The cry is, and let it be
ECHOED from east to west "checI
e temporal power of all denomina-
'ns Of politice religionists," ere the ,
public split into warning factions of $
natics.
The Rev. Bard will never be able
convince the world that Native ,
mericanism. in any form, is opposed t
Masonry. e
PRESTON PoND, JR.-The Gazette says y
Of the nomination of this = ;,
|ented citizen, of East Feliciana-
r Congress "1n selecting Mr.. V
md as their standard bearer, in the n
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Dlssolution Of Co-Partmership,

Dissolution OF C0-Partnership.
THE Co-partnersl,ip heretofore ex-
4 listing under the arm OF WADDILL / PHIL
LIPS, IL this day dissolved BY mutual consent the
unsettled business Of the late arm win be settled
BY W. D. PsnIirs, who continues the same busi.
ness on his own account and 1t the same stand.
where he will be happy to wait on his old Gus.
toners and the public generally.
Baton Rouge. July 10, IS. H. r. WADDILL.
W. D. PHILLlpA
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A GREAT MlsTAKE.-Tbe Boston
Post, in reference to the wear and
tear of coin. says that a gold coin
would last two thousand years before
it would entirely disappear. Mr.. Plat
gander Broomsticks thinks that there
must be some mistake,-his gold coin,
of the largest dimensions generally,
taking does not last so long. He has
known double eagle to be worn down
to the sizeof three cent piece in the
course of a single evening.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-07-27

TO Planters.
CEMENT so BARRELS choice.
~ CEMENT. Just to hand and for sale BY
luis. JOSHUA BEAL
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PRESTON PoND, JR.-The Gazette says
speaking Of the nomination of this
talented citizen, of East Feliciana-
for Congress "In selecting Mr..
Pond as their standard bearer. in the
approaching Congressional contest
the American party have acted wise
ly.
He was raised and educated in
East Feliciana, is in the prime of life,
a LAWYER by profession and gentle.
man Of high literary attainmenis, and
as an orator has no peer, in this dis
trict. With such candidate we may
enter the contest without fear of the
result, and when successful feel proud
of our choice, and confident that our
interest will be safe, in his hands.
In Mr., p, We will have a bold and
and eloquent advocate of South
ern interests, who will in the Ma
tional Councils reflect honor upon
his constituents, ard defend their
interests from any attack that may be
made upon them"
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&fl, Abufrtistmfnts.

WashbOards and Starch.
7kn DOZEN WASHBOARDS:
i w 20 boxes STARCH.
luly27.y. THos. PRENDHReAsr
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-05-04
Canital In Farming.

Although from general practise 10 would
arr.ar tlltau.,al,ur, i. thousltto differ
a.,m An other Kind. of hu.iars. mad mo, o.
rauir capital 90 conduct it, us DO NOT
riul .,.anl consider dis ,.ry mistaken
.urr.,i.i.n Az ON, of ,lc -rat errors aud
hinI,rauc toasricul,unl to improvement.
Ar.r.1n buv. a farm fr $4,000. H.
stock, IL fr -. 600. morr. and consider. uo
further outlay necessary. tla,tlc arm must
hrrait.r .u,.r,rt itself. auI ans nett iucum.
h,,,pI family and f,rn rzrrn.., should De-
,l,,..I op, NJ iptcr.., apI Iiti..a.wrthiuk
',r,II, ., tb, .tl,llsr. distracted from
ii. rr,I,rapd legitimate duty on the farm.
1 u,ruf,r,ur.r mechanic or merchant
,,,nIl ,.. ,r.. .,,,. s.r,I.. =, r,ra., ia.
,uitis. f,r l.ip. m,r. 6u.in,.s. buyin, new
machinery mp tolls. new varieties OF guoL-.
,r ..-.Lip, new n,,nuc, of trade. Instead
or nkinr il outof thsir hu.iacs, thcy would
rripy-t H.
4 ain of .ixucr c.nt. to farmer is often
a lo., of twelve p,r ,.ut. from the farm. 4
lar,, meadow ot I'm arr- i layins com-
r,rati,sly ill, mp rr.lurin, only tu,s,ck.
and -.Jrc rr.,.. Ipd,,l We were once told
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-05-04
Salt for Cattle

o.. following arti.'. from li.'i- should
lrrlI ly ,vry farmer, aul ir teaching
duly lrrIrJ, aul i,. suggestions eu larlIy
h.n. carefully Ym.,..d.
"prcvliug un thi. assumption, O.. n..
r..y fr adding m'.a ,eFutr God
of many animal, 3, easily .sIain-l a. v.'I
a, t. Share which that ,l.t take n o..
formation ol blood, auI .n thr rrl.slny
rryr... I,taG.;ulv established hy uu-
mera, analysis, thl, thg asi., of inland
plants, growing a. crtaiu distance from
tar 80, contain no .pIa, or ouiy trc.. OF
H4t 'a,e. rata,le of Inland countri.-
urIg CONTAIN any rlrh9uig Ug ,YIA, wh,l,
,lr a.hr, OF thc amc plants, growing u
maa'.me countries, near ,ars.l-s,ls,, cpn.
tain phosphate OF coda and common -Ilt,
therefore the food of animals is not iu all
place. or the quality or composition, in p
,peu, 90 thc Two ba,~, lDta-h and ,,ia.
"ln animal f,ediusvn plant. which CON,
tain phosphate, OF other W's, along viii
some compound. Of soda, or sll.am, prolu,
c.- in the body thc phosphate of 9il, 50 n
Ii.p.uillcuthc cfrmltionor tleh'.,l Bat
an animal, living iulaudoht.u, iu taewe U.s.
h.rl.,rylt., anItuber, UhichitcUnumc, ,uu,
ly ~,lts of potash. Itan produce, from a. D,
phosphate, of lime and magne,n, by dccom,
position with tie ALT, OF potash, only phns.
phatr or potash, the chief inorganic cou.tit,
u,ut II IL. ac.h, but mo- phosphate Of soda
which isa compound never absent in (hull
thy) blood. When, in inland countries
the fool docs not contain common alt
enough to produce the phosphate Of s'il
necessary for ,he formation Of the blood,
Aa more SAT- NUT b. aiSoito he food
From common salt !. produced, in this ease
(by mutual decomposition with the phos'
plate Of potash, or with earthly ypho.Phatcs, y
tLc pho-phat, of soda Of the blood.
THAT phosphate Of soda is indispcusabl,
10 the normal constitution ofthc blood, and
that the proecssc. which 90 on in that iluil
cannot De- replaced by phosphate of potash
sooms to me to Be an opinion fully justified
by the properties Of these two ,alts.'