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DEPARTURE OF YHEr asA,Ls.
TENTH GRAND GIFT DISTRIBUTION
OF tile art ynipn 8 crtrtp,a H
100000 Gifts Valued Mt y,
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DoIL.Rx
Certificates for This Year, One Dollar.
The members Of the Art Union Society, On IN.
occasion Of this the tenth Distribution Of hc
WORKS OF ART

The members Of the Art Union Society, on thu
occasion Of this tue tenth Distribution Of III
/ WORKS OF ART
Accumulated by the Soeet, during the n,st ra.x
Ne;d respectfully call the attention % IL pa,r,ns,
The fact that, beng abut to remove 10 the bniId;r.
In course Of erection for the Society in tho citss
Washington, they will add the Real Estate and Or
Landed liopaffy belonging to the Sociefv 10 the Z d
sIRiBUIION FOR THIS YEAR
At the last meeting Of the S3ciety. II W. le,aaIt
mined t'EfDucE THE CERTIFICATE or sp.pr vo,,,n,s.
GRAND ENTERPRISE To ONE DOLLAR EACH 4thirkin,
thereby that it will be the means of n ,,re -cnar7
diffusion Of the works Of Artists throu vhout tr c.rn
try, and will enabls the society to extend their abor.
for The advancement If the = ~ y =
2a@a AND EezlgGsS
In this country. The certificates Of SHARES will La
Issued ut
@Sgm Dpnua.Ausa
Acccmp nyng which each purchaser will receive rre.
Of charge, 10y return mail, beautiful Line and Sim
pie Engraving, eatitled H.T -
q e EnsamrGert at TaIeD Tc.o,,
Representing an Eyentful Period in the History a
Our Country. EEtFEF. .gTT'fe1
gsy- 1t will be seen, BY referring 10 he TIL MAI
there arc many Valuable Pieces of' p opery, Inany
Costly Paintings. superb Stntnary, Beautiful Enrta-
vings. CT silly Jewer, Magnificent Shaws and Other
HcauufulGifts, such as Clocks Watches Illuminated
Works, g to the number Of Five Hundred Thousand
--wortI, $500, 600.
As the Sciety expects to remove to the New Hall
at Washt gton by tn, middle Of June, the distrilu-
ton will take place on the - 80 -"
FIRST OF JULY, 1s5. -
TIE same rules and regulations that have here'o
for5 guide the Societys distributions will be adber-
ed to in this, and no account will there be any most
pone ment from the day named. All letters ard e.m
muncat,ns. tpost paid for certificate or on business,
are to lie ddr ssed to the 4%k1x
SOUTHERN OFFICE IN BALTIMORE.
Directed to the s, croary, who will answer v return
mail Single subscribers renting Ten Dollars will
receive one years subscription to any Of the MAeA-
ZINES they may in their letter, to be forwarded
free of ca &c for the time Of subscriptirn one wear
The following list constitutes part Of the " n
Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-01-16

ASxExArIox OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS,
The Washington correspondent of New York
Journsl Of Commerce says:
81 learn from very good authority that
Tho fundamental article of the Hawaiian an
cexation treaty provides for the immediate
edmission Of the Islands into this Union, as
a independent and foreign State. They
are 10 cems into the Union IS Texas did, and
are q b represented in the next Congress
BY Two Senators"
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T6.morrow: tho day when misere give,
rh1n Idlsrs work, ana when sinners reform.
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LIKE BEGETs LIKE.-A few days since, a
lady entered one Of our dry goods stores on
Merrimack street, and wished to examine
some blue Thihets. She was informed that
the last of ssthose blues'' had been sold the
day previous, but they had some green, which
was a really splendid article, and would suit
her just as we'll, ssf she only thought So"
s'But wish for blue,' said the lady. eyes
ma am, but you had better try this green; it
will suit you just as well if you only think
So" The storekeeper evidently thought he
nad struck a bright idea, and kept insisting
in about the same language. The lady t.
naly concluded she would accommodate tie
gentleman. and allowed him, in accordance
with his earnest request, to cut off some Of
the green. When the package was duly pre-
pared, the lady moved towards the door,
with, smiling good ''morning, sir.' "lou
have forgotten TO pay me-" said the store
keeper. ..That's no matter' replied the laly;
sit will suit you just as well, if you only
think so;' and she actually walked away leas-
ing, the gentleman bordering on the effect
of own wit, aud the remarkable facility with
which she 6: stole his thunder The gem
eral opinion appears to be, the dy was not
.'green" if the Thibet was. We go in wit h
| the majority Lowell News.
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c srs OF SIAyEHoLDERs.-Accord to
the last CO ,sus, there are only 341 ,325 slave
ho.lers in the United States, of whom only
two own ov one thousand negroes, only nine
own five hundred, only City six own over
three hundred, one hundred asd eighty seven
own over two hundred, and fourteen hundred
and seventy nine own over one hundred. The
great st number Of shareholders own more
than one and less than five; the number Of
this class is lO5,6S3. Upwards Of hun
dred thousand more votes were cast in New
York at the last election than there are slave
holders in the whole country.
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"Jemmy, my bor, did ye see the fight Of
bats the other evenings
ssNiver the one, me honey; what kind Of
bats were thevs"
ssBrick- bats, ye spalpeen."
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-01-10
Arrest for Robbery Of Letters.

Arrest for Robbery OF Letters.
The firm referred to in the following, is
Messrs. WILLIAMS g. GUroN, 40 Fulton
street, New York. The Agent of the De-
partment, TO whose vigilance and address
the public are indebted for the arrest, is J..
HoLDRooK, OF New York. Among the let
ters stolen are some which had been mailed
at Columbus. ,,- .........
A young man, in the employ OF. a we'll
known and respectable firm, engaged in the
shipping and emigration agency, in this city,
was detected, on Saturday morning last by
the special agent of the Post Office Depart
ment, in purloining money letters addressed
to the firm, received from different points
through the mails, and delivered through
their box at the post office. ~ ,. r0|
For several months past, complaints have
reached the post office here, through the firm,
as well as from their correspondents, of los.
ses of letters containing remttanccs to them,
and to their care. Suspicious having been
entertained for some time that these depre-
datons were committed by some one in
their employ, an accurate list was kept at
the box delivery Of al! letters delivered, when
it was discovered that quite number of the
letters thus delivered failed to reach them. -
The party suspected was, on Saturday
morning, watched and traced on his way
from the post Office to the place of business
Of the firm, by the special agent, when he
was seen to break open one of the letters
and abstract money therefrom.. The mon
ey was subsequently found upon his person,
and also the letter in mutilated condition
We learn that he has made a confession,
by which it is satisfactorily shownthat scores
of missing money letters directed to his en-
ployers have been taken by him. 7 .ra
Many of the losses now explained were
sustained by persons in humble condition of
life, and some of them of peculiarly dis
tressing character. That restitution of the
various sums Of money thus distracted will
be made by the respectable firm alluded to,
we have no doubt.-New, York paper. .
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COunterfeiting i'm the Michigan
=, teo.,r Penitentiary. All .agAg

day or two since we referred to a beau
tiful state of things that exists in the, Jack
son State Prison. Since then a fact has
came to our. knowledge that will 60 still fur
ther than anything ever said to show not on
ly the total absence of every thing like dis
cipline in the prison, but there is system
of Generalization prevailing amongst the
convicts, such as has not been witnessed in
any other priso of the Union. We are
informed upon good authorities that they
have actually been engaged in the manuiac-
ture Of bogus money, within thea last few
weeks, and perhaps for the last few, years.
The money is made by the conyicts and put
in circulation through the agency of q man
by the name of Jones, who had been in the
habit Of visiting the prison for.the. purpose.
How this business could be carried on with
tout the Knowledge Of some OF the officers,
we leave our readers to imagine. If they
did know it, they are as! criminal DIS the con.
victs themselves-if they did net know 1t,
they are totally Incompetent for the position
they hold. We learn that warrant was
procured by Mr.. Blair, the Prosecuting At
torney for Jackson county, for the arrest Of
Jones, as soon as the fact came to his knowl.
edge. Buthe succeeded. In making his aes-
cape. If the States Prison has been con-
verted into a. mint for coming bogus moaey,
it were high time q, change in its govern
ment should be made Detroit Tyibuns.
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British Hypocrisy.

If testimony were wanting of the utter hy-
pocrisy of the British pretence that the war
against Russia is waged to promote the rights
of mankind, it is to be found in the fact, sta
ted by English journals, that the fourth arti-
Gle of the treaty just consummated with Aus
tria pledges England and France that "the
territorial possessions Of the empire of Aus
tria shall, under all circumstances, remain
undiminished." This pledge of course
binds England TO lend assistance when call
ed upon, to put down any attempt on the part
of the Hungarians or Italians to re'assert
their liberties.
There never was more high.handed nation
al oppression than that exercised by Austria
towards the Hungarians. There is not a
more despotic really and trnly,in
all Christendom, than that Of tho Austrian
empire. And yet Englahd-free, liberty-lov.
ing England-has entered into bonds to pre-
serve this despotism, and perpetuate its op-
preston! @ '.'e'7 a'' -
1t is barely possible the treaty is not SO ex-
press in this respect as has been represented.
But if it isnot, the simple alliance presup-
poses that while Austria shall be enga ged in
assisting England with her armies abroad
she will not be permitted to suffer at home
And then, again the idea that Austria should
enter into a crusade for the propagation b
1 liberal principles q 10 too absurd TO be hsf.
bored fof moment. = D.trot Free Press.
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The Convention ut Columbus.

/, To day, we furnish our readers with a
sketch of the proceedings OF the State DEM
ecratic Convention at Columbus, on the Sth
=, inst. We have not time now, to make any
comments either upon the character of the
several candidates, or the resolutions OF the
Convention. Suffice it to say, the nominees
are all we'll known. They have been tried,
and not found wanting. They are worthy
the support of the Democracy throughout
the State. The resolutions will meet the
approval of every intelligent and thinking
mind. Give them careful perusaI.
The Convention was one of the largest
ever held in Ohio, and the spirit manifested
on the part of the several delegations, gave
evidence of brighter future, for the Demo-
cratic party. ...t t..... s
Its deliberations were characterized by
harmony and good feeling, and each dele
gate seemed determined to go home, and Ia
Dor with new energy for the success Of dem
ocratie principles.
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9"l JANUARY APP OINTMENTS. .
DOCT. III. TUBES, 3at'1o9'7 7oI
gaE1.a tG# AnaTyticnl Plavsiciat

Will be in attendance at his rooms as follows aG
Ravenna---Prentiss House, Tuesday and Wednes4,
day until o'clock, p. N. 30th and 3ist, jan! -
Akron--Cobb's Exchange, Monday, s9ih January. n
CleyeIand-American House, Thursday aud Friday
Those afflicted with Chronic diseases of the Liver,
Luhgs, Kidneys or Spleen, iInflammations, Rheumas
sm Asthma, shotness Of Breath dlenlty ofbreati,
ing, Dyspepsia, dropsy, Weakness or Nervous disa.
biities kestessness Loss Of appetite, Constipation.
Dcrangemen Of the Stomach, Bilious Aiiections, Grav.
ell White any long standing diseases, ars
No oMARoE voRi iCossrLrATrox.t-Dr.i .iiT., neither
bleeds ,blisters; morris he HqPTpaths he nsYsE
uses Mercury, Arsenic Antimon any other mineral
as medical agenEnor is he ayThompsonian, he neither
steams orgives enetcs. His theory Of diseases differs
from all others that have been adopted but notmors
SO than his system of Treatment. He Qoosnot make,
sick to nuke WE'LL nor tear down to build up agan nor
allay any nervous rritatioHs by pachingup with ano-
dynes. a--'A
encouragement is never given subjeeting the patient
to expense, without reasonable hope Of success.
Persons afflicted with canccrous OF scrofulaf tnmo
or ulcers, should read the following: I.
TowSsnaND, Huron 60. o., 1884
DR. TuBDs-Sir--As have received very great help
from your treatment and notice similar results upon
several of my friends; feel it MY duty to sond y6uy
tunlor became noticeable in my right breast nine9
years ago. Foe three years II caused little atfentons
but grew faster and caused me great
deaof suffering The increase of size at last became
very greal the entire side largely swoen and the
right arm so affected as to be nearly useless ~ We
ssSsed aysS a %
standing all their efforts to reduce the pan became
lntolerabe and Increasing. was urged to have the
entire breast removed with the knifes mud day Rasg
appointed for the purpose: but my positive refusal b
submit prevented ihe operation was able with dis
spty to walk Under your treatment ihe pain
restored We had tried many remedies befores but tie
effects of none can compare with this MY general
health has been improved nearlyH5 much as the sde
is now over year since the Improvement took PLACE,
Bgr b,a9GM MRS eEoRGtE. TiIIINcH " Y
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ItemsaeNcws.

u Il
.0rA Klngof Sheds and Patches.
A gentleman in Z ptiSsle letter from the ssud-
wich T.ltnds, spsaklqg of King Kanehaue-
ID, says: "He loafs Ground the town OF Hon
olulu-peeps into q tavern, and Is ready to
take a'Rip,-wi.h any body that usks -himss=
He isn't worth 'continentIl,' and auction
GERS won't take his lid at an auction" /" .''' =
6TThe Bateman children are about to re-
tire from the stage. They are to receive a
complimentary benefit in Baltimore, their nH-
tive city.
GrThe city Of Charleston, s. c., has at
length succeeded in obtaining an, Artesian
well, after boring to the depth Of nearly 1900
feet. 1t discharges water at the rate oI
twenty gallons per minute. or nearly thirty
thousand gallons in the twenty -four hours,
OF James Mackenzie has sold out his Kal-
ida Venture. He took its charge in 1874,
and for nine years and half has kept his
facile and able pen Of work, vigorously as
sailing the enemies of the country and of the
Democracy, and vindicatiag Democratic pol
icy and principles. ,e. as a..rq
ie 0TFlorida u. s. Senstof.--On the 18th
inst. the Legislature of Florida elected Hon.
David L. Yulee, democrat, to the United
States Senate for six years, in the place oi
Mr.. Morton, whig whose term expires on the
4th of March next. The vote stood-Yulee,
2li Brown, whig, 81. . a-gi' E"i {
0TA young woman, the victim of seduc.
er, hung herself near Pleasant Valley, Madi-
son county, ON Saturday last She wandered
from her heme in the afternoon ofthe day be.
fore her death, and was not found, though
searched for, until the next morning, suspen-
ded to plum-tree some hundred ards from
het home. iV" .2i a15a"T2 2t". l.'
0T Tho sloop-of-wnr Albany is given up
for lost by the Navy Department, as it is
thought she has foundered. Her fate re.
minds one Of the "Hornet," which suffered
similarly many years ago. '.fs.
6FThe U. s. Mint, in Philadelphia, coin
ed during December, 50, 2,l58,29s in gold ,and
$44o, ,l3o in silver, and received on deposite
1857 900 in gold, and $3.50, 900 in silver.
0TThe number of words in the English
language is $4,000. ,ur ,,sua . I.@
OEF The supreme Courtof California, has
decided that the clause in the constitution oil
that State, prohibiting black or mulattc
persons to testify against white man, de-
nies thot.right to the Chinese. .Fr'
0T Alcohol was first invented to stain
the cheeks of Arabian ladies', little ovel
$50 years ago. .''
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The Eighth Of January COnven-
tiOn-NSmI4PtidH ef Onleers'

nc A1A8hAAh " S1S
tion-NSmIaatidu of Omeers,
&c.
Pursuant to call Of the shte Central
Committee, the Democracy met at the City
Hail, at 10 o'clock k,n Monday, the s,h inst
and organized BY electing Col. C. L. Val,
landigham, Of Dayton, chairman pro TEN.
On motion, G w. Hill, Of Ashland, J. w,
Keys, Of Clark, N. C. Bryan, of Butler, and
w. H. Gill, of Columbiana, were elected
Secretaries pro TEN.
On motion of G. w. McCOok, of yeffer-
son, committee Of one from each Congress
sional District was appointed on credentials.
On motion of II. ] 4. yewett, Of Musking'
um, committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed. ef ..., .a afs7H q r..az reF t
On motion of Col. G. w. Morgan, Of
Knox, places were named for the meeting Of
the delegates from each Congressional Dis
rict for the purpose of appointing members
of the different committees. B. tf. U 81
On motion Of A. McGregor, of Stark, the
selection of the State Democratic Central
Committee was referred to the committee on
resolutions gr.' ..i. ..s.Eaz --,.f -'
On motion, committee to select perma-
nent officers for the Conventonwas adopted.
On motion of C. B. Blood, Of Franklin,
the Convention adjourned to meet again at 2
o'clock, p. NJ. -a"t
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Indian War IN NehraskR7sThN.
Peoples ID Arnls The oOvernt
or's\ \PfpcIamatlon.
IkKcUTIvE NEPARrMEE1b
Nebraeka Territorv. Der. IA IR5A

Nebrsska TerritOry, Dec, q. 1854
WHERRas, Different tribes OF indiana
within tie lmils- Of this TerrFtsry, havs
made manifest their purpose, to commit hos.
tilitiee- upon the pioneers Of Nebruska;
some Of them threatening TO root out the
frontier settlements;
And, whereas, some bands Of said tribes
have committed frequent depredstions, upon
parties Of Emigrants to Utah, Oregon and
California during the past season, and have
threatened to renew their attacks in the CO.
ming spring; g;----.-..-.-----------.--...
And, whereas, the gifts of the Govern.
ment seem only to stimulate their treache-
" and animosity; 'a2i vo16i t' h7Ef7q
/ Now, therefore--as protection to the pi-
oneers, who have settled upon the outskirts
Of our Territory, and as a guarantee OF Sc
curity, to Emigrants during the coming sea-
son, I,THoMAs B. CUMMING Acting Govern
or Of Nebraska, have issued this my Procla.
nation, recommending that the citizens oil
the Territory organize, in their respective
neighborhoods,. into volunteer companies, -
constituting in alltwo regiments, one North,
and one South OF the River Platte. l'a
Said Companies will elect their own Off
cers,-the regimental officers being commits
sicned by the Commandet.in- Chief.
Said Companies are recommended 10 keep
such arms and ammunition, as they can pro-
cure in good order and ready for service; al
so, In the frontier settlements, to establish
night sentinels, and to provide block houses
for shelter, in case Of attack, until word can
be sent to other Companies. ......
II is expressly enjoined that these Com
panies are not to use force in invading or
pursuing hostile tribes, but only in self-de-
fence, and then no longer than may be ne
cessary; but an express is to be Immediately
dispatched to head quarters, at the seat oI
government, whence reinforcements will be
sent, to punish the invading Indians.
In carrying out these necessary measures
of self-defence and of protection OF white
settlers and friendly Indians, from robbery
and murder by roaming bands Of Savages, il
is believed that every good citizen will Wig
orously CO operate; so that should the general
government fail to graft our just petition fol
sufficient number of mounted rangers, our
territorial volunteers may prove themselves
a capable defence Of those who come among
us as cmigrants or actual settlers.
In pursuance of this proclamation have
this day appointed and commissioned regi-
mental officers, viz: one Colonel, one Lieut.
Colonel, one Major, and one Adjutant, for
each Regiment. fd2 "n 7'a'"..'1 9.. n.
In testimony Whereof have hereunto sci
my hand and caused to be affixed the Great
Seal of the Territory. ...f.. ..a rt ...
Done at Omaha City, this 23d day Of De.
cember, in the year Of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and ffty-four, of the In
dependence Of the United States, the seven.
ty:eighthth, and of this Territory the first.
THOMAS B. CUMMING,
" Acting Governor Of Nebraska.
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SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF Mr.. SAMUEL LEGe-
T.---Y esterday Afternoon several of the
city papers announced, the sudden and mys-
terious disappearance of Mr.. Samuel Legget,
Of the firm Of Sloan e. Legget, Empire
Works, foot of East Twenty fifth street. 1t
appears that Mr.. Leggett was one ofthe Di-
rectors Of the Empire City Bank, which re-
Gently suspended business, and that, upon an
investigation Of the affairs of the Bank, it
was found that he was indebted to that in
siitution for alarge sum of money, (rumor
says $l00, 900, but we are credibly informed
that the. sum has been considerably over
rated.) Mfr. Leggett has not been seen. as
can be ascertained, since the 28th ultimo.
A thorough search has been instituted by
his friends, throughout the city and vacinity,
but as yet no, clue to his fate or whereabouts
has been found. His relatives and friends
are now forced to the belief that he has
committed suicide, from the fact that two let
ters have come to light, in which he declared
that to be his intention. n.47.,a q 1ahfsW
Mr.. Leggett was young man, (26 years
old,) and has left wife and two children, to-
gether with d numerous circle of relatives
and friends, lin great distress on account OF
this mysterious, and, at present., uncertain
air.---Ne,o York Tribune. Jan. A., ae.l =,