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CsT3RLERS ANoDYNE CHERRY tx
- PECTDRANI r tor the reilei *ta s gfs = e ~
feclions of The THROAT and Lungs, sAen "a So.le,
Coughs. Group Cnnsltmpsi 2 As'pulF "lnpng,fs
Cough Hoarseness, &c % q nsa ~ tn -.
Housed TITO M ~ To- Il
January 81
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Notice,

n HAVE Hill Setef BELLS nearly Pen, n
~ horse nam. which / will sell a. Iii gfea
batgafu. laJsaAo Y, r A. E 1'e'
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Olice II Winchester { j. R. r. c..
5daYS.RG RS.

~ ySTER 81 Az NOW being received pAET,Y A.
I'd lie REsTa URANT In THE b ASEMaEN T
or CARTER's HOTEL.
gg- Families and offers viii be served W '9e
Can ar smaller qaantiys
Noveunner I6l ls5l-H
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PIaster and Corr Meal,

IINHE sNbscribers having completed their Chop
a ping MiilziYr Grinding CORN AND PLAS-
lEtt VIII keep constantly on hand Plaster al The
lowest Cash prizes 1--WE win also grind Corn
Meal for all per4ons who may favor as with mar
patronage. Cora fob and aIl crushed and
ground ZIMMERM AN e. 90
Cbarlesi0Wni November % 1859
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iatesst Premium rs'Gsrcsher,
sieaneE aasas Egagaar.

n 45 s ri sRe FainiaR seasn Ibe largest
" ~ g alEehsfs ana Pswets u Inc S(ale
0nt improved IpH46Lstfg Seafe ger 10 81
t4't'A Gs-ftsF lne tty seAalanf the iagBer
!, X pace ~ tAe taaas ii his seFyanis
Iah ues sIllaEt ~ aaont l1e Whole machnea
e ~ @'i3 am i1to ne 81 Aofe glaia and break
ans Mts's isNs3 iRe9 ahy other sePai5tQr now in
~ II I'M Ai's sahe annpef q haRds aud horses we
&C. = ahs mem Walh swaps, fqaa1ed bg 10 snap
la'eIilie 10 The country Afsu he Vefy ts.t .il,t
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NheatIL heat Wheat !

NJ - HNN1NsTft ~ A4NlII 3
~ $ubslriper al agent wishes 10 bur ssl
quantity ~ WHEAT Tor which be will az
all lines pay thg highest price in cash 10 be delis
cred at any Of lhe Dtpois on the Wioches,sr Z
sPotomac Raifddd also wilt al all times hare a
supply Of Bags atthe chatlesiown Depot.
VINCENT w. MOORE
Charlfslnwn. August B 1851
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TEA PARTIE

Tea Parties, without tho fragrant herb,
IRE getting to DO one Of the institutions Of
Biddelord. Last year our good people NJ.
ranged any quantity of them, and they
passed of so much to the general satisiac'
ton, and with profit too to all concerned,
that the desire to have them again seems to
have increased. The first OF the series cams
OF on Wednesday night, at Central Hail.
1t was arranged under the auspices Of the
ladies' of Rev. Mr.. Hubbard's church, ant
their well known skill in getting up thes,
social gatherings, called together company
Of six hundred or more. The Saco and Bid.
deford Cornet Band was in attendance, ant
the company listened to their music with
grea, satisfaction, and this, with the speech.
es, promenadiug and delicacics from tn,
well-lOaded tables, made the evening pas
OF nIthe most agreeable manner. Next
Wednesday the ladies Of the Free VIII Ba.
fist church, Rev. Mr.. Merrill's, give the
second of the series, the proceeds Of which
will be devoted to the needs Of their religious
society. Its claims upon the public regard
are we'll understood, and we are confident
that it will manifest itself in q most salts
factory manner, the evening the festival is
hold he ottractiny ns humorous n comrany
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Setting Type by Steam.

Il may not DO known beyond very mar
row circle that FIVE full sized and expensive
machines are In full tide Of operation In
setting typo In the establishment Of Mr..
rrow in this city. There Is believed 10 be
ono In use to some extent In Paris; but
with this exception these are the only ma
chimes actually working for this purpose
within our knowledge. Tho five give en-
ployment to ten large, and an equal number
OF small girls, with foreman to oversee,
and ono additional female to supply tho
machines with type. Two composilors nj.
ternately relieve each other, first setting and
next jusiifying quantity Of matter, while
the similar attendants busy themselves In
distributing and arranging the type for tho
machines. Three thousand ems oil long prim-
or have been set per hour, or twenty.six
thousand Ia day Of ten hours, by one girl
but much depends, Of course, on tho skill OF
The operator. The extreme capacity OF tho
machine Is Ten thousand per hour, equal to
about column and q half Of this typo In
the Tribune: but this limit will probably
never DO reached. The machine Is driven
BY band on pulley, and the labor o. set
ting consists In lingering q set Of keys like Q
niano. Each kind IL carried forward on q
separato band, ana deposited continuously
on a single tape running diagonally across
the line OF tho frat. From this second tape
they arc dropped into q wheel, which, In
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Out Of the Reach Of Rum |

No, long since says N. Y. paper young
man was confined in jail for misdemeanor
committed while his brain was maddened
with the rumseller's poison. He had
friends, who on leaning how he was siiua.
ted, Offered to pay the sum the law rcquif-
ed for tis Liberation. al canno, go wi.h
you now" said he al shall yield 10 temp.
ia,ion, and then may DO sent back for
worse deed than have YET committed
Let me remain here till The Fourth Of July.
Then they canno, sell me any more rum,
and I shall not again disgrace my manhood,
and lose the confidence and respect Of
friends" II is only one Of tho many equal
ly startling results Of the accursed traffic,
made more impressive by q nearer view.
Incarceration in jail preferred to free.
dom amid The influence ofihe liquor traffic;
what compliment, 10 rumsclles ! Tha-
society Of ielons less TO be dreaded than
their own! That young man is right
We honor him in his present position, and
with heart throbbing with kindlcs, emo
lion would We welcome him back TO tho
path Of rectilude and happiness from which
he has been so cruelty driven.-Bangor
JIfnsonian.
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doubt be ready to do this, and even more
10 obtain, or preserve ill'gO''en power. II
!, the sense Of their own willingness to do
dirty acts, which leads them 10 suspect
others. In the case Of Mr.. Junkins as well
as all others, where there is evident mistake
in the returns, The Senate will undoubtedly
declare the persons who receiVcda MAORI.
" Of the votes, elected, and the vacancies
will be filed without any agency OF a joint
convention. A preceden, of,he kind may
be found in the action Of the Senate in 1853,
and that Senate was anything else bu, OF
the bogus Democratic kind. It admitted al
once, wildcat Democra, OF the wors, kind,
on its being shown there were mistakes in
the returns. The Democrat in the annex
ed extract, makes an assertion which has
not the shadow Of truth 10 rest upon:
The black Republicans lack some four
teen Of majority in the House, and though
they have, through their presses, and doubt
less by private communications, been in
dustriously trying to make bargain with
the Wing members elect, or 10 buy over
enough TO give them control of the House,
we have no, heard of single Wing or
Democrat, who has Tor moment favored
their proposals.
The Republicans in the Legislature rep
resent the plurality party Of This State, and
no sensible man believes that they have a
desire 10 make, or will make, bargains Of a
dishonorable kind. with either bunker
Wings or bunker Democrats.
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Officer Emerson also seized 2 casks from
the Express, while i, was being landed to
the Maxwell House. We are afraid that
our friends, the Express men, in their anx-
ieiy 10 &c, good freigh,s, regard everything
that appears priHia .Eieis 10 be flour, to be
such. The Marshall, we learn, in addition
TO these seizures, took into his possession
cask OF Gin about 20 gallons marked for
John Wade; bbls. OF Strong Beer, mark.
ed for A. Heuin, and one cask Of Brandy
snugly placed in dry cask, and marked
for J. Johnson, all found al the Depot. The
casks Of liquor seized at the waterbury
Block" and taken from the Express Wagon
were all placed in flour barrels
The Marshall was not received with The
utmost cordially a, the premises OF Mr..
Hughes. On the contrary, the greeting
both by Mr.. Hughes, Mrs. Hughes and
their sympaihizing friends was warm IL not
hearty, bu, our Marshall, having been en-
bowed by nature, with good gins, Of a
physical character, though generally I'M.
willing TO use them, and never withou, an
absolute need, was enabled no, only 10 find
The way 10 the liquor, but 10 conduct Mrs.
Hughes TO the Police Court Room on a
charge of assaul'ing an officer, and his
Honor the Judge, aher hearing the case, Or
dered her 10 recognize to Cour, in the sum
Of 5000. Mr.. Hughes. against whom a
similar charge is made has loh town for a
season.
We learn that Mrs. Hughes and her
friends were quite confident that the Mar
shall had no, been sufficiently regardful of
the idea involved in the Sept. election, and
made liberal promises tina, a, next Springs
election TO bury him $50 dape that he would
never rise again." with varions other pleas
an, pledges ola like character.
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Operations Of the Police.
LIQUoR SEIZURE,

The indications Of increased activity in
the liquor business in this city, since the
important events Of las, September, which
have been so apparent 10 common observa.
ton, il seems has awakened a corresponds.
inc Interest, and activity in the operations
OF the police. On Saturday last, Marshall
Hamilton, undoubtedly thinking with the
rest Of the good people, that those engaged
in the business should be asked to take in
their signs, from the cutters, which have
besn seen occasionally s,icwed round rather
loosely, called his assistants together and
armed as the law directs with legal missils,
proceeded TO call a, various places in the
city where the Indications warranted the
BELIEF that inc Trade was carried on with a
V'gor not recognized oy law. In the course
oil The visits made 81 him and his assistants,
seizures Of liquor were made by them
At the following places
AtJohn Hughes, in the Dudley Block, by
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and bis structures upon some Of those who
were engaged in advocating the claims
Of the Society to the public regard,
W ere somewhat severe and sweeping
perhaps too mu,h so, for il is but charitable
to suppose that many who entertain tavOra-
bic ideas Of its value, are sincere and hon
est, though perhaps mistaken in the charac-
ter Of the influences which proceed from it.
Mr. Douglass seemed to think that Coloni.
ration was fair subject upon which to show.
er his yolleys Of sarcastic ridieule and
sharp raillery, as well as words Of sober ar
gumen'. Physically, Mr.. Douglass is good
looking man, with no appearance of van.
ity. He has fine voice, great power OF
and makes use Of choice and
correct language. He is pleasing as well
an eloquent, speaker, and commands the en-
tire attention Of his hearers.
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CoLTON's MAP OF MAINE.

We have examined this new map of the
State any do not hesitate TO say that 1t is
superior to any heretofore published. II is
evident the aim in getting it up has been
pcrspicuiiy and accuracy and we think both
have been attained. The citizens OF every
town will have the opportunity presented TO
them OF obtaining copy at the low price oil
SO, from an agent who will shortly call up
on them. The Portland Advertiser Institutes
the following comparison between this map
and that OF Mansfield:
"To be taken in, is cditorial-to 'take
back should be. Some days since wc no.
ticcd iayorably I" Mansfield Map Of Maine"
on tho strength OF hasty examination.
We were pleased with the manner in which
the wild lands were laid down, and supposed,
Of course, that the older parts Of the State
would be correctly given. But careful in
spcc,ion has since satisfied us that the whole
map is detective and full oil gross errors
and especially is this apparent when o com.
parison Is instituted between this map and
Colton's.
Without taking up the matter at large, Let
US indicate few Of the errors which our
own personal knowledge enables us TO do.
tect Saco river ends according to Mans
feld) in small pond in the town Of Lowell
that is dreadful cutting short Of its
" fair proportions" But, where tho rail.
road crosses 1t, is nearly mile wide--tbat
is spreading IT. rather extensively. Bux.
ton has nearly two miles belonging to Stan.
dish-we reject that larceny. Thomaston
comes down to the ocean-it must run un.
der South Thomaston, then, two or three
miles. The Atlantic road turns nearly q
right anglo ut Yarmouth-neyer saw the
place. The same runs milo from the
Pownal line-but has station In the town.
Richmonds Island is cape-with q fine
expanso OF salt wafer always flowing over
the greater part Of II. Cape Elizabeth looks
as much like Madagascar, rs II does like
the real Cape which lies over against our
city.
A good map Of Maine is desirable on ey.
cry account, and We have no hesitation in
saying that that published by Cotton Is, by
all odds, preferable TO any other We have
ever examined.
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LEGISLATIVE PAPERS. Messrs. Stevens
and Blaine will publish as usual'a Tri-Week-
ly paper during the session Of The Legisla'
,ure so near q, hand, as also will the pub
Usher of the Age paper with Legislative
reports, alternating with the Journal. We
ask the attention OF those who desire 10 keep
posted in regard TO the doings Of the Leg
isla,ure, to these papers, and especially
those whose sympathies are in favor Of the
republican movement, TO that 10 be publish
ed by the conductors Of,hc Journal. While
we apprehend that the wild ca, and bunker
politicians are likely 10 GET disappointed in
regard to their calculations in carrying out,
10 their full extent, their schemes 10 over
throw the principles of,he Maine law, yet
their attempts 10 do this and sundry other
little Jobs they have on hand will be OF suiti.
Gent intstes, to make legislative paper
unusually desirable, and we trust our good
fiiends n, Augusta will receive remuner-
a,ing reward for their endeavors to supply
tho public with Legislative intelligence al
the earliest moment. Our readers will
find the advertisements ofihe Journal and
Age in this paper.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

The Portland papers OF Yesterday morn
ing have news Of the arrival Of the Steam
ship America, a, Halifax, Dec. s, from
Liverpool. On looking over the items Of
news brough, by this arrival, We can see
nothing Of importance 10 our readers, ex.
cepi tina. Bread S,uifs have declined some.
wha, in England. II this should be the
cause Of a fall here, il would be a " God
send 10 the poor. There is no news Of in.
tercs, from the Crimea.
Peace rumors Of disposition on the par:
OF the Russian government, TO make the
first advances to negotiate for peace, con.
tinuc 10 prevail, but excepting reliable in.
formation that the mercantile classes in
Russia are weary Of war. there is no APP
ground for the rumor.
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Franz LEsLIE's ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER.
We have been greatly pleased with The
first number Of this pictorial publication.
II contains all the fresh matter Of good
weekly, aud in addition, timely and care
fully prepared illustrations. The latter are
truly worthy Of the namc-,hcy do illustrate
the text, and oien tell their own story with
out the need OF type. The fine sketches,
for instance, Of scenes in DR.. Kane's expe-
diion, give information a, a glance which
many pages could not adequately convey.
The beauty Of the paper and tho neatness
OF The whole getting up, have not been
equalled on this side of the water. May
the spirited proprietor be rewarded as he
deserves,
We copy the foregoing from the Portland
Advertiser, endorsing it, good. We have
Frank Leslie's Magazine, and can say
without, fear OF contradiction, that in the ell
egance Of its typography, beauty ofils illus
,ra,ions, and fineness Of the paper used, ii
has no superior-,o our knowledge. We
presume that the illustrated newspaper,
judging by the specimen sheet, will be
fully up 10 the Magazine. 1t is published
at 10 and Ia, Spruce street, New York
Price 50 volume, . volumes each year.
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PrrrIsoS's FOR 1856. Great improve.
ments will be made in this capital Magazine
for 1856. The reading matter will be in
creased to nine hundred pages year
Each number will contain steel engraving,
"a colOred fashion plate, and about forty
wood epgravings. The fashions are always
prettier and later in 4" Peterson" than in
any other Magazine. Mrs. Ann S. Ste
phens. the celebrated authoress, is one OF
the editors, and writes exclusively for it, as.
sisted by all the best female authors. No
other magazine has such stories as this, and
morality and virtue are always inculcatcd.-
The terms are dollar less than those OF
other magazines Of similar rank, viz: $500
year instead Of three. To clubs the terms
are cheaper yet, three copies being sent for
$500, FIVE copies for $500, and eight cop.
les for 1000, with splendid premium to
the person getting up tho club. Address,
postpaid, CHARLES j. PETERSON, No. l02,
Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Specimens
sent on being written for.
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~ Las, year, Mr.. James Freeman OF
Portland, gave US occasion to speak Ia terms
OF grateful commentator OF his spin, Of
generous hospitality towards the printers in
general, and ourselves in particular. An
other favor OF the kind, in the shape Of
key Of oysters, received by usa few days
ago. by express, proves that his disposition
10 crafty the epicurean tastes Of the pub
lie, and hospitality to editors, has suffered
no diminua,ion. We have tried his oysters,
and pronounce them good, surprising good,
equal 10 those Of last year, and perhaps q
triae better. Mr.. freeman puts up these
delicacies in kegs Of half gallon or up.
wards; and those who desire them, fresh
and good, put up in an honorable way, have
only 10 send TO his shop, No. IS Federal ST.,
(next door to the Pos, 0aice,) Portland, by
the stage, which leaves our hotels every
morning, returning tho same night.
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THE Colossal WASHINGTON MONUMENT
FOR AMrRIcA.-The London Builder gives
the following account o. an important step
in The progress Of this work -
The casting OF the horse for this monu-
mont, at Munich. is one OF The great fsais
Of modern foundry, a, fifteen tons Of bronze
had 10 be melted aud kept in state oil flu
idiiy. For several days and nights pre-
viously large fire was n, these hugo
masses. which required 10 be stirred at
times. When the bronze was liquiiied, an
ultimate assay was made in a small trial
cast, and to high,en the cnlor some more
copper was added. Successfully all tho
chambers lhrough which the metal had 10
flow in The form were cleared OF The coal
with which they had been KEEP, warm, and
the master examined all the air spiracles
and the issues OF the metal; the props OF
The tubes were then placed and every man
had his duty and place assigned 10 him.
Finally, The master, amid The intense ex-
pectatiOn of the many art amateurs present,
pronounced the words, "In The name 81
Cod" and then three mighty strokes OPEN
ed the fiery golf, on, Of which the glowing
metal flowed ia circui, to the large form.
The sight was magnificent, and in The lii
tie sea Of Gre stood The master, and gave
his commands abou, the successive open.
ing Of the props. Hot vapor poured from
The air spiraclcs in the condui,s. the met
al boiled in waves; still 40 decision yet.
rs the influx OF the bronze in the very veins
Of the figure could be but slow. At once
flaming showers jumped out Of The air con.
duiis, and the master proclaimed the cast 10
have succeeded. a loud cheer followed,
when tho master approached Mr. Crawford,
The artist Of the Washington Monument, TO
congratulate him OIL his success. Another
cheer was given 10 NJ. de Miller, tho chief
Of the royal foundry of Munich, who had
personally conducted the work.
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cry GU, against IL Because thar religion
l.. -, ~: 2, a., Jx.~,;o,f

cry GU, against Il! Because their religion
does not Eein that direction! "a
1.-THE men at Washington had passed g
law tina, the first man who should be bap
,i.ed, should be imprisoned, all the pulpiis
in America would have Numbered do.
nouncemeni.of II; ministers both young
and old, would have uttered words Of living
fire, which would consume the perpe'ra,or
Of The unholy deed. That would be right,
for j, would affect their religion. But
against that law which lorbids you to show
mercy to a brother man, your churches are
silent, for il does not affect their religion.-
You see i, erempli6sd in this place; had il
been otherwise, they rould haze been here TO-
night, not on my account, but the cause for
irhieh / Advocate.
But we must not write too long, but mus.
pass over the propositions and their contexts
10 his remarks upon the African COL
oniza,icn scheme. He denounced !, in elo-
quen, terms, showing that il il were hu-
name motive power that moved the pro-
iec,ors Of this, why do they not seek 10 col
onize the slare, and let The free man alone !
Again, the right kind Of men wero not a,
work, the aim was not 10 bene6, the race,
bu, 10 draw off attention Of anti slavery men
from the grea, issue. But you will say il
has long been in operation. For 40 years
this Society has oolonized but 400 negroes.
The rate Of increase in this country is ga
900 per year. How long do you think II
will take TO get all the negroes GU, Of this
country, al that raio'
But We do not want to 60 out Of this
country-we have not asked it Of you to
send US away. Are we not as well behaved
as your foreigners We pre- your friends,
and we want 10 stay with you. All we ask
is that you will trea, us (your lriendS even
as we'll as you trea, your enemies. Bul
you say remove us TO our country.
Where is our country iflhis is not ours !!
I claim 10 b. native American, born and
bred on American soil, and so wero my
parents. Two hundred years ago your an.
ces'ors landed from the Mayaower; nearly
,ha, time ago our fathers rere taken from a
Dutch Gallo, y *** 80.
No, my friends, we shall no, go this is
our home, and wo shall stay here, unless
you drive us away, and tina, You will not do.
We shani go. In the language Of planla-
ton melody:
ave are viii you always,
And we will be wild You TO the end"
He extended his remarks upon this sub.
jec,, showing the hypocrisy Of this scheme
in good humorcd, bu, sarcastic manner.
He made This remark, tina, he did no, doubt
bu, tina, many gave assen, 10 this schcmc,b
an honest motive; bu, said he, whcn you wish
10 really help tho negro you may
know when, for We shall call upon you our.
selres, and no, send any one else.
Thus closes our notice Of that evening.
We know we have given an imperfect
sketch TOR is bu. ske,ch) Of Mr.. Douglass
lecture, but f" such as have, give | unto
ihoe.'