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The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-10
PERFUM merry.

lust RECEIVED, supply Of Perfumery, consisting Of
y Lubin Extracts Colognes, Lavender Water Bay Rum
air Oils Barys Trcopherous Boyles Hyperian Fluid SC,
&C. Also assortment Of Bachelors Hair Dye, Hutchns
Hair Dye-all warranted genuine, for sale by
J. II. McGILL,
Ladies' and Genienen's Furnishing store,
oc5 Corner Square College ct.
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-10
CuAIN WANTED,
Pancake Tobacco.

HIGHEST market price given for WHEAT CORN an,
IL RYE bv iva q. HAMMOND A 90.
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-10
LADIES, SLIPPERS.
sTesT Store.
|. G.. NICHOLSON & co.
HAVE LOCATED AT NO % PUBLIC SQUARE,
with an Entirely New STOCK OF Staple
and Fancy
D RY G o Old s .

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nv the Newest and Latest Styles and q the best quality
" all Of which will be sold at the very lowest prices We
particularly invite AL # friends and those in want Of
Good and cheap Goods to call at y %. 81. and
We viii take great pleasure in showing stock We think
viii be 10 the interest Of ali to and look for them
selves. sepl9-im
EOH SALE-Seven Lots situated in Edgeheld, front
ing on the Whites Greek Turnpike, this side Of Camp
bells store; all enclosed The above property well stu
ated either for business residences Terms cay En-
quire Of r. A. BALLowE, Gen. Agent,
sep22 No. IL Deaderck street.
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The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-10
No. 20 Public Square,

TvFTY TugtsANb BUSHELS WHAT WANTED, 70
L whleA De lighs.s gcs 2 essh vin es raj
SEYMOUR TANNING CO,
- Corner Ard cnnrch ssreetl.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20
1mDortant Trial at the CRYSTAL Palace.

= We had the pleasure of witnessing, few
days since, an interesting test trial of various
Weighing machines now on exhibition at the
CRYSTAL Palace. The trial was confined to the
relative merits of the celebrated Fairbanks
scales and newly patented scale manufactured
at Vergennes, Vermont 2tb
g To test the real merit of the scales the com
mittee plac ID upon the platform of a scale hay-
ing the capacity of six TONS a weight z, 1913 lbs
and then removed the weight to various parts
of the platform With this weight on one
corner of the Vergennes scale, the beam indi-
Gated 1890, when placed on the opposite cor
ner, the beam indicated only 1877 lbs. show
ing a difference of ID lbs, and when removed
to the centre of the platform, the beam showed
1887 MS. A request was then made that the
weight be again placed on the corner first tried
which was done, and Che weight the beam now
Indicated was 3,S82 fbs., showing difference
of ibs from the first trial.
This variation is attributable, in part to the
arrangement of the platform upon the bearings
which forbids the possibility of its giving cor
rect weight or agreeing with itself. The test
was then applied to Fairbanks scale, and
when the weight was placed on one corner OF
the platform, the beam indicated the true
weight 3 1893 lbs, on the second aud third
corners the result was the same; on the fourth
corner slight variation was perceptibe. So
extremely delicate was the operation Of Far
banks scale, Capacity six tons) that quar-
ter of pound weight, placed on any part Of
the platform, raised the beam.
A Duryee & Forsyth scale, Of 10000 lbs.
capacity, was next tested, and like the Vergen-
mes scale, it failed 20 give correct weight or to
agree with itself; it showed variation of ten
pounds when the weight was removed from
one corner to another. One of Fairbanks
small platform scales was then tested with
United States standard weights, and although
it had been in constant use for six months, it
exhibited unerring accuracy. The scaled
weights were then placed on similar scale,
manufactured by Duryee & Forsyth, but the
result was far from satisfactory-one corner
was half pound too light, the centre halfa
pound too heavy, and another corner two
pounds too heavy.-[ Pbizaael. Penn.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

MAN SHOT AND KILLED. "A man NAM
ed Emanuel Beckwith, who rendered himself
conspicuous in the election canvass last Au-
gust, was shot about o'clock last night by
Ed Williams, night watchm N in the Second
ward. He died almost instantly, the bail en-
tering his heal Beckwith, with one or two
others, was in confectionery uptown, and
put several oranges or lemons in his pocket
without paying for them Williams ARRESTED
him and started with him to Jail. When ON
Jefferson street, a short distance above Brook
ST., Beckwith knocked Williams'downa and was
about beating him, when Williamson fired his
pistol and slot Beckwith. The pistol had
only one barrel. This is the statement of
Williams, as repeated to us. No one saw the
difficulty except negro-[ Lou. Jo,wa 1874.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

FINE BUTTER.--Mr Jas. B. Nesbitt, who
resides near Cynthiana, brought us yesterday
a large roll of rich yellow butter, fresh and
sweet, indeed as good as the best exhibited at
our County Fair Yet this butter was made
seven months ago. We venture to say that
the lady who churned that butter, understands
every other accomplishment necessary for a
good housekeeper. We thank Mr.. Nesbitt
for affording as an opportunity of testing part
of his dairy products.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20
News from China.
Dreadful Butcheries in Can son Defeat Of Pira-
tes victoryover the Bsbels.


Our Hong Kong dates are to Sept Is.
According to the Friend of China, Canton
was the scene of frightful butcheries. On the
10th September rebel chief was cut into two
hundred pieces and five hundred POOR wretch
es were executed with him.
A correspondent of the China Mail, writing
from Canton, says: reessz III
"By report obtained from good authority,
| it appears that over 10000 have been publicly
executed since Feb. 10, or Chinese New Year.
About q 900 were put to death at Shan king
and %, 900 at the taking ofthe fort at Blein-
helm Reach In many places houses have been
erected, where suspected persons were allowed
| to commit suicide, and thus protect their pos
thumous reputation. On the 9th of September
one of the leaders, named Kane Sin, was put
to death by lingering process, having been
sawed into 1OS pieces. The leader threatened
the northern part of the city last autumn and
winter s=.t1 sts- Eo
More than 600 others were executed the
same day.
In the North China Herald, Of the 9Th Sept.
there is detailed accounts of a cruise against
the northern pirates, in which the British
sloops Litter and Haoushun destroyed eleven
iunks-six they set On fire, four sunk, and
one surrender without being fired, into, and
was handed ever to the madarnes at
Tang crowfoo, the captain of her giving most
important information. ls
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

Mr.. FILLMORE IN INDIANA.-The Evansville
Daily Journal, in the Southern part of the
State, expresses itself most decidedly and en-
phatically in favor of the nomination Of Mr..
Fillmore Bait Patriot
And in this we are by no means solitary
and alone.'' We believe the voice of Indiana
with the exception of that portion of the peo-
pie who were $1,000 in the minority last year,
is just as emphatically for Fillmore, to say
nothing of the neighboring region of Ken
lucky. Indeed we believe the great West is
for Fillmore, and the East too, aye the whole
Union for that matter-and too ascertain
whether our impressions are correct, we want
to see Fillmore candidate for the Presidency
in 1856.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

- LAST n iaHr OF THE p ASoRA I'VE would
suggest to the recollection or notise of our
readers that this is the last evening of the ex-
hibition ofthe interesting Panorama Of New
York City. Yesterday a large number 4
children visited the Panorama by invitation,
and we venture to say they know more about
n. York than many of the grown up folks Of
our city who have visited the metropolis itself
As this is beautiful exhibition we hope there
will be crowded house. A trip to New York
and thorough examination of all its prominent
curiosities can thus be made in an hour or two
without any danger of being blown up or sunk
down by steamboats, or colzisior,sa by railroad
cars.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

WAsHINGToN CossIP-The N. 7. Tribune
Washington correspondent telegraphs as fol-
lows:
Fuller's vote was increased to-day at Rich
ardson's expense. Fuller has been making
some explanations in the X. n caucur, which
secure to him the entire vote of Nebraskaites
who are not Democrats. He now belongs to
them. eFa st
There is considerable trouble among the
Democratic senators in relation to the newly
elected committees. Rumor says that Mr.
Fitzpatrick will not remain chairman of the
Committee on Printing unless another mem
Der ofthe committee go off. The Senate eau
Gus to-day postponed the printing question
until tomorrow Mr.. Iyerson offered string
of resolutions advocating the fugitive slave
law and the Nebraska act, and opposing
the abolition of slavery in the District Of Co
lunbia. In support of these resolves, he made
a violent intlammatory speech. Mr.. Toucey
also spoke in favor of their adoption, and Mr..
Bayard and some others against them.
The Herald's correspondent says:
The proposition to Pennington to day was
cyerruled. Banks will not, under any circum-
stances, leave the field. was informed this
evening that 100 Banks men have signifed
their intention to stand by him until an cleo
ton is effected. u
The Administration has not working ma
jority in the Senate. Some of the leading
spirits have openly declared their hostility to
it. 1t is the universal opinion that the Union
men cannot get the Senate printing.
1t is rumored this evening, that among
other interesting propositions contoined in the
forthcoming message, there will be one ad-
vising the purchase of the Hudson Bay Com
pany's Possessions on the northwest coast
of America.
The correspondent of the Times says:
Parker FL. French will net be received as
Minister 1t is understood here that he will
be arrested upon some Of the charges pending
against, him forging letters of credit on How
land & Aspinwall, and defrauding United
States Army Paymaster as other parties. From
such indications or can be gathered, | do not
believe that our Government will, in such
case, extend to HIM the usual priveilges-of Min
listers in transit, which depend on courtesy,
and not on national law.
The President has advices of the absolute
overthrow of the Alvarez Government in Mex
leo. The effect of this is favorable to the
American assignees of the three millions in
IDENTITY.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

rr0IF We call the attention of our lady friends
to the card of Mrs. McRay.a She has at her
store on First street a. great many articles re-
quired by ladies, which it might be difficult to
procure elsewhere. We trust she will be well
patronized, as she truly deserves all the pat
ronage that may be extended her, and has an
establishment Of practical accommodation to
our ladies' 90N AWTag.g AQ
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20
CITY OF EVANSVILLE,
An Appsal to our Friends.

The beginning of the new year is close at
hand, and we should like to see the old Journal
commence 1856 with a largely increased list.
Determined efforts have been made recently
to injure the circulation of the Journal by
some Of those who are unable to appreciate
the Iberality of its opinions, or who are at
heart enemies to true Americanism, or else
have been grossly deceived as to the opinions
of the journal, In some sections we have
been almost unable to get our paper into the
hands of subscribers, and have lost subscribers
from the simple fact that they could not get
the Journal, while during years previous to
the last three months they never missed a
paper. But this may result from carelessness.
The journal has been bold in declaring for
American principles In this it has met with
wide and warm sympathy, and by no
means confined to the native born. Yet at
the same time, its enemies and the enemies of
those principles have been endeavoring to
punish US for the expression OF honest and
patriotic opinions. They have endeayored to
strike at us and at the great cause, by getting
certain patrons to withdraw their subscriptions.
In several cases they have succeeded, and we
are promised a New Years remembrance in
the shape of few more Withdrawals. All
we can say to such benighted individuals, who
thus show they are unable to appreciate
American freedom by endeavoring to persecute
the press for free opinion, is that they hurt
themselves great deal more than they do the
journal But will our friends stand idly by
and witness this petty persecution, and not
endeavor to illustrate that if we have warm
enemies, we also have warm frisnds2 Will
they not say to us, that for every subscriber
who withdraws on account of the firm and
honest expression Of patriotic opinions in the
Journal, dozen or twenty good men and true
Americans shall step in his place? Several Of
our friends we know are saying this by their
acts. The withdrawal Of one subscriber at a
US club Of about thirty new subscribers
This illustrates what can be done by little
effort. We have no fear that the bittcrest Sag
NIGHT enmity can hurt US while we have such
friends. During the campaign of next year
sure as our life is spared by enemies and health
is vouchsafed US from higher source, we shall
make the true metal in us ring for men and
principles of which no American need be
ashamed The Journal will be found zeal
ous, an enthusiastic champion for A,nericar
interests. and if we car by our own labors an6
with good aid make it, a strong and Influential
organ of true An1erfcanism. That its influence
may be wider, we appeal to our friends to helE
extend the Journals circulation. We shall
do our part, boldly and energetcally, and give
our patrons paper second to no other in the
State as newspaper political paper, fami
ly paperi So let us commence the new year
gaily, and we shall carry it through with en-
thusiasm.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

DESTRUCTIVE FIR AT MENPHIs-Tsco
Printing Offices BurzaeR.-A dispatch from
Memphis to the Nashville Banner states that
the Office of the Eagle and Enquirer and OF
the Appeal were destroyed by fire on Saturday
morning. The Wing office. suffered much
damage. The buildings were all in the same
block and partially insured. The fire broke
out about Z O'Clock in the morning ~r-
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Sc>c~Sc~~N~~-c~~~~~~~~~ -~~~~~~~~~ -
- The Cincinnati Commercial of day be-
fore Yesterday says;
B. The river has risensoye four feet during the
Ii hours ending last night, and by evening we
expect to find the water up to the base the
wall in front of Newport Barracks. There
ware - feet and rising at Pittsburgh yesterday
noon with a splendid navigable river to Cairo.
There is7% feet in the Canal and So feet on
the Falls ~srrr-r-,- ~
The following rates Of freight prevailed
at Cincinnati on Tuesday: s-sz.esasses---s-s
St. Louis-Wh so; Oil 60;,Dry Goods
80; Heavy Freights 20@25 per ewt. .
New sOrleans-Flour 6Q:, Pork so; Whisky
S1i70l 81; Potatoes Soc per Dbl; Pound
Freight 40@50 per cwt.
- The Ben Bolt will be here to-day from
Cincinnati, bound for St, Louis.
- The Alvin Adams, one of the most
splendid steamers on the Western waters and
very fast, may be expected here early this
morning from Louisville for St. Louis She is
a crack boat, and has model officers. Mr.. Arch
er is the special agent for attending to Evans
vile passengers, and will see that they have
good rooms and plenty to eat! Mr.. Myers,
his adjunct in the office, is an old and esteem
ed acquaintance of ours, and therefore gem
) tleman. sssaisa
| The excellent packet VIM. Garvin will
be down this afternoon from Louisville, and
return in the evening. Travellers will find her
a fast and elegant steamer No more need be
said. sss Egsessliszse) r. s4es4ssk yf1sGs
- The Belle Sheridan and C. Twichell
were detained at Portland until Saturday,
being deserted by their crew In the mean
time the rates of wages were advanced from
$50 to $40 and as high as $50 per month was
finally offered, and good men very scarce at
that Strikes in New Orleans are an eyry day
Occurrence, and hands have become so scarce
that good, full crews cannot be secured, even at
the most exhorbitant rates, especially on boats
bound for Louisville. So says the Cincinnati
Commercial TH
- The Mississippi has been rising very
fast at St. Louis the last few days, All the
upper streams were reported rising on Mon
lday. 1t is thought this will keep navigation
1open in the Upper Mississippi for two weeks
yet.
- The following is the Manifest of the
Kate sarchet's freight from the Wabash: Johr
S. Mitchell, 1924 SKIS con, 1923 SKIS, wheat, 81
do Rye, 8 bbls beans, 800 bbls -four, 6 casks
pork 2okgs lard, so empty tierces; Howard &
Brown, 1875 bbls flour, 16 bbls beef 266 SIX:
wheat, 81 do eats, liz docorn; E. E. Wheeler
bills meal, "a bales rags, &C.; Babcock Bros
4o7 SKIS Corn; Preston Bros. II bbls faxseed
Hornbrook & Churchill, I3 SKIS potatoes; P G
I0Riley i27 SKIS wheat; MCGEE & Co, IA dc
do. Also put out a lot of freight at Mt. Yer
lnon.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

OEFIt is stated that there are two hundred
iron gun and mortar boats building or ordered
to be built for the Crown by British and
Scotch shipbuilders. They WILDE steamers,
and the mortar boats will be so built as to form
pontoon bridges.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

ayv.. ERISe PLACE. MoRALs.-The Chel-
t,anam (Eng) Guardian says the Leaning
ton magistrates have resolved t. discounte-
nance the prosecution Of persons keeping. CANT :
ling houses of which there are forty seven in
bennington, on the ground that it will drive
all gentlemen away, and the town will be ruin
ed =
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

CrThe annual report of the Patient Office
will, it is said, appears about the first Of Janu-
ary d The number ofpatented inventions fol-
tae year 1855 including the present month
is estimated at two thousand-an increase o
two hundred over the number of the previous
year. sss8 Ess }o ggavu ebnt3s Ga 1a
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

+ A Costly ASIMAL.--A vessel, called Robert
Peel which has just arrived in the Loire,
France, from Sumatra, has brought a magni-
ficent royal tiger for one of the public mena-
geries. Forty armed men were, it is stated,
sent to capture him, but he killed ten and in
iured thirteen ofthem before he could be secur-
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

LOLA MoNrEz.-The sydney papers relate
and incident ofLola Montez, who, when the
Australian constables waited on her with an at
tachment for debt, stripped herself and got
into bed, telling the astonished officer if he
wanted to take her body in that condition he
was welcome to do it. sl sfs coz ef ga
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20
Fire at Memphis

BY letter dated Memphis, Dec. 10Th, we
learn the office of the Eagle and Enquirer and
Adams Express Co.'s Office, were consumed
by FIRE on that morning. No particulars
given.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

OF Mrs. Half has just received at her store,
opposite the Sherwood House. a large and fine
collection of Toys suitable for Holiday pres
ents, from the European manufactures. They
comprise large, funny as well as elegant
variety land can be sold at low rates. Call
I and examine them.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

o. Mr.. Pushee has just receiveda large
addition to his stock of Fancy Articles, Toys,
&c, &c, and can now offer rich programme
of Entertainment to those who want to purchase
toys for the holidays or any fancy article q
ornament or practical use.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

0rThe telegraph wires broke between here
and Louisville yesterday afternoon. We had
fortunately received good deal of news be-
fore the accident, which will be found under
the telegraph head.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

OF The largest ship in England is the new
one in Chantham Dockyard. It is three hun
dred and fourteen feet wide, and ninety feet.
high. It was commenced in 1851, and has
sixty iron pillars and six travellers.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20
MILWAUKEE. Dec. IL

-.ar MILWAUKEE, Dec. Ii.
The Board of Canvassers at Madison to-day
declared Mr.. Barstow elected Governor by Isl
majority The decision has caused much ex-
element and the election will be contested by
Mr. Bashford a
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

tsTOn the outside will be found an inter
esting account of certain New York notable
DULLES, who are of great aid and comfort to po-
htical parties about election times. ~
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

| GIT sale ofland along the line oftheIll :
nois Central Railroad, up to the present time,
amount to $5,oOo,0o0. To ats IA
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WASHINGTON, Dec IL
1t is rumored that the President is having
his message put in type at the White House,
being afraid to trust it in the hands of the
printers.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

OJIt is said that ten thousand copies Q
Longfellows new poem have already been sold
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20
New ORLEANS. Dec. II.

The Supreme Court, setting in this city this
morning, gave decision in Mrs. Gaines case,
reversing the decision of the Second District
Court, and deciding that David Clarke's will
of 1918 be probated AID Mrs. Gaines put in
possession of the property.
Arrival to-day-Henry Lewis and Niagara.
Departed-Queen of the West
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-20

re- should be universally knO for it is strictly true
that Indigestion the of large portion
diseases Dyspepsia Darrhea Cholera Morbus Liver
paint and many other diseases City
specOr weekly catalogue Deaths generally
Of Indigestion Think of this all who suffer from disordered
stomachs if you willing guided by advice founded
upon experience; the of HosrET-
Stomach Bittrs which curative and inVigorant
stand alone unapprOached For DrusEss generally
es4+ HALLoCK STODDARD.
decl3-wtf wooLSEY & SAWYER.
INDEPENDENCE COUNCIL NO. 2,
Meets O'Clock P NJ their Hall street.
the Telegraph Office the first and third Saturdays
month.