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The Diamond state., 1855-07-20
ana SOTdiers.

A nd U. S. Soldiers are entitled to 100 acres
n of land. All of the officers, Soldiers Sal
lors, Wagon masters, teams;ers Cor their surviv'
ii.g widows, or minor children) who served
in the army or navy in any war id which this
Country has been engaged since 1900, for a
period nf fonr:een days, whether on land oi
sea are entilled TO bounty land, Persons hav'
ing claims under this act can have their war,
rants attended to Immediately by calling on the
subscriber, who has had considerable exper-
ence in the business, and alse has gentleman
in Washington who has been engaged in the
land office to assist him in attending TO any
land claim that may be placed in hiss hands
All who are eptitledto land and wish to obtain
it will do well te place il in my hands Ad-
dress, post paid.
w. N. w. Dorsey Milford, Del.
RErERgNcEs. VIM. TharP, Willard Salisbury
Daniel NJ. Bates
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f. II. SMITH.
PORT M0NNAHE POCKET HOOK


DRESSING CASE MANUFACTURER,
N. w. cor. of Fourth & Chestnut SIS.
PHILADELPHIA,
Always on hand large and varied sssor,.
nent of
Port Monnaies, Pocket Books, Bank rs On.
ses, Note Holders Port Folios, Portable Desls
Dressing Cases, Work Boxes. Cabas, 1'rayeliny
Bags, Backgammon Boards, Choss Men, pocha,
Memorandum Books, Cigar Cases, &c.
Also general assortment Of English, French
and German Fancy Goods.
Fine Pocket Cutlery, Razors Razor Strops
and Gold pens. Wholesale Second and Third
Floors, F. II. SMIPH.
N W cor Fourth & Chestnut SIS phia.
N. B-on the receipt of /, Superior Gold
ZEN VIII be sent to any part of the United
states by Mail ;-=describing pen, thus. medium
nut" oF SOFT April LIST ly.
The Diamond state., 1855-07-20
Fresh Arrival of STORE GOODS,
BETTER and Cheaper!

THNHE subscriber having just returned
H. from Philadelphia, is now opening a
splendid invoice of Goods, to suit
THE FALL SALES,
in good stock and great variety, and is
now ready to meet his customers and the
rest of mankind. and offer them goods at
such low prices that cannot fail to please
Call and examine my Goods as am de-
termined to sell. JAMES B. COLLINS.
Milford, oct 13, "a.
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Latest Arrival Of Spring and
SUMMER GOODS.

FENHE subscribers have Just received from
the civ Of Philadelphia, a large and beau
tiiul assortment of new goods Of the latest
style; such as ladies fne dress silks, bcreges,
barge de lains, challa, white goods of various
kinds, such us ladies under sleeves, collars,
Hosiery, &C.. Sc. Also large assortment OF
gentle,ncna apparel, including cloths, casmers,
li,llion cloth suitabl for boys, &C., and gem
eral assortment of gentlemens and boys hats,
boots and shoes, ladies' and childrens gators.
Also ready made clothing, and general va
rie;y goods, such as saddles, brides, haultcrs,
&c. Also fresh supply of groceries, all Of
which will be sold at the lowest prices for
cash or country produce, as tho old stand ia
South Milford.
II. J. s. h. c. HALL,
n 1.-THE highest market prices paid for
Park, Wood and Lumber of all kinds.
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FOR. SALE By
FouIk & Sherwood, Milford. Del.
Matches! Matches!

Holm DONNELLY, Manufacturer and
eI Inventor Of pntant Square sUpright
Fox Matches, 106 North Fourth Street,
(aboyc Racc,) Philadelphia.
Matches having heroine sn Indispensable ar
ticles IN housekeeping. The subscriber after
great sacrafire Of linn and rnoiicy is enabled to
offer to tlip pnblic All article at ouce combining
tiiiiry and Clirarness The Inventor knowing
the danger appre!mrded un account ofthe film
sey mnuner IL w'hie. Mstcahes alsgeneraily
packed in paper, has by The mid ofNnw Steam
Machinery of his owe Invention, silaceedod IN
getting up Safety Patent SiIna.a Upright
Wood box; tins h',x is preferable, inasnuch
tfi,at il occupies M more rhoin tliap the old
round wool box and contains NJ least two
nnnslrad per cent more matches, which 10 ship
persis considerable advantage il Is entirely
new, and secure aEnnst moisture nnl sponta
nrous combustion, and disrels all danger on
transportation by means o; ;Raiifoad, steambost
or any other mode Of conveyance.
eThese ma,nhss aie packed 80 that me gross
or more may be shipped 10 any part Of the
world with psiiee, safety. They are the most
desirable eriicle iof home consumption, and the
Southern and Western niarkets that have ever
sfaen inyeniej Dealers and shippers will do
wellto call and examine for themselves,
rJ-'rhesc MEiches are WARRANTED %
be SUPERIOR 10 anything heTeiofars offered TO
the public. JOHN DoNNhLLi,
The Diamond state., 1855-07-20
This Is no Hnmh11g.

hat MrsE Chamberlain has just returned
from Philadelphia, with splendid assortment
of bonnetts, b. a Aiillinery of all descriptions,
together viii lggaui styles ofdress trimmings
;ollass ~, sYs,n Embroidered Handker,
chieR, Lace thcmizeits, and what is
better tl.ad~T eaper than can be bought at
cityretail pff fts--now ladies--come aud ex-
anime for yt iselves. april l3th'55.
The Diamond state., 1855-07-20
ERENITESTRY.

asv DIR. r. S. BURDICK,
fffFF zss9sA Thankful for the liberal patronage
eLIrEP heretofore received in Milford and
the adjoining towns, for several years past, is
still prepared 10 perform all operations in Den.
ral Surgery. Teeth put in from one TO a COM
plete sci, with or without artificial gum full set
or part Of set put in Oh atmospheric pressure.
Teeth Plugged and Cleanset. Teeth and filngs
carefully extracted. 01ice-Town Hall Build
ing, corner Front and Walnut sis., directly op.
posie the Beacon Office. III Parents attend to
your children's teeth; word TO the wise is suf.
ficient. mar24 Toys
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Paints, Oils, and Glass Ware.

TNoULK & SHERWOOD have just received
another large lot of Paints, Oils and Glass
Ware. White Lead warranted pure.
Zinc White, genuine French, with pasto and
liquid dries. Zinc Stone and Brown, French.
Flakes Fire Proof Paint and Venetian for cheap
painting, with cheap Oil to suit.
Chroome, Paris, Columbian and other Greens;
Prussian Blue and all other colors
OILS. Jinseed, Lard Whale and Rosin Oil;
Spts. Turpentine, Varnish, coach, copal, white,
china gloss, durnar japan and map Varnishes.
The Diamond state., 1855-07-20
Something New in Milford!
MMiAN g. CO.,
MA MgFA CTURERs OF
.Ninerar Water, SGrsGpG-
a.SKIr 6siaa .rol.sEEku &c

Havinglcoated themselves in Milford,
take this fsssAod of informing the public
at large thu they are prepared to fill all
orders in their line at the shortest notice.
Their miner5l waters will b. found equal
10 any manufactured in the United States,
and will be furnished at city prices. AS
it is their ifention to do an exclusive
wholesale bhiness, the keepers of public
houses, an6fll other dealers, will find it
to their adYutage to favor them with
their patrc Rge, as the article will be de-
livered at 4 ieir doors with punctuality
and free of harge.
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MACHINERY ".

for Saw OF Grist Mills, or other purpo-
ses. Casiings of all kinds and Patterns
if required. Repairs done with care and
dispatch. Improved Agricultural Imple-
ments, all warranted.
Improved HORSE Powers.
Three sizes, extra strong, for threshing
wheat or shelling corn. Small size |
orr horses ;lmediam size, horses large
size, 6 or 8 horses. Reverse Wheat
Threshers, three sizes, with close or o.
pen Cylenders, June 8, SO.
The Diamond state., 1855-07-20
FasssionabIc HIair Cutting,

TtURLlNG, Dying, shampooning,, Shaving,
Y &c---IGhn Williams respectfully informs
lis OLD customers and the public generally,
that lie has returned from his recen, visit to
Englard and has again located himself in Nil.
ford, over. Mr.. McColieys Office where he in.
tends aeyotins his time to the above business
Having yeats Of experience in his business,
respectfully solicits the patronage ofthe pub
lic Having carried on The business in New
York and Philadelphia, as well as in.England,
he acknowledges no superior Salts faction
given IN all cases,
Shaving Hair Cutting, &c, done by the month
on reasonable terms. June SLY
The Diamond state., 1855-07-20
FIRE! FIRE!l FRET!
Erssssa'e YOsar Property.

EHASHl'f our properly.
FEN HE following is the list of Agents
A fully a1rhorized 10 make Insurance
for the KBN'r CO., MUTUAL lNSU-
RANCE COMPANY, anywhere in the
State
VIM. G. Robertson, Delaware City.
John II. Reynolds, Smyrna,
Thos. M'Clsfy,. Leipsic.
Geo. B. Dickson, Dover.
Thos. Simpson, Camden.
Henry Cowgirl, Willow Grove.
Jacob Y. Foolk, Milford.
George M. Davis, Bridgeville.
James Ponder Milton.
John D. Rodney, Lewes.
Isaac Tunnel, Georgetown.
John A. Stephenson, Dover, Del, Gen
eral Travelling Agent.
&%Persons who wish their property
Insured wiz meet with prompt attention
by notifying either OF the above Agents,
Communications addressed post-paid)
to the Secretary, Dover, Del, will be
promptly attended to.
GEO. B. DICKSON,
nov15 "a Secretary.
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Cooking Ofsice and PariOr
EySA stoves, TINWARE, SC.

sA stoves, TlNWARE, &c.
The subscribers would res
stpeetf,aly inform the public
that they have taken the building, Oh
Walnut Street, formerly occupied by
Messrq. Walcolt 8 Griffith, for the pur-
pose Of carryinaon The STOVE, SHEET
IRON and TIN business, where can be
found good assortment: of Cooking
Stoves with all the necessary fixtures /;
Parlor, Office and Store Stoves, suitable
for burning either wood or coal; and a
iull assoi tment of Tin-Ware, which they
offer very low a, wholesale or retail
Persons desirous Of making purchases in
this line would do we'll to call and eS-
anime their stock.
Khopse work done at short notice
Tin aud Copper Cutters, Spouting and
Roofing. Beinepractical workmen, they
1atter themselves that they are able to
give entire satisfaction, both in quality
of work and scale of prices.
Orders by mail promptly attended 10.
BROWN s. MATTHEWS.
Milford, Feb. 10. ly.
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.irag. PaperiIag and

Painting, Paperimg and
GLAZING, will be done with despatch,
Va and in workmanlike manner, by the
subscriber, who has come to Milford to es-
tablish himself in the above business. His
shop is next door to Halls Store, South
Milford. G. w. X. GOHEEN.
Milford, july 1T
The Diamond state., 1855-07-20

Epson Salts, superior article ila
reserved ard for sale by Sherwood and Foalk
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10

Y-Thc Cleveland Herald says that a
few days since, in Utica, N. Y, a number OF
Frenchmen Were negotiating for the estab-
lishment in that city OF a manufactory of boots
and shoes by machinery. The manufacture
of a fine shoe, it is said, will only cost ten
cents, and that of fine boot but fifty cents.
The owners are now in Washington, secur-
ing patent for their machine. The machine
is said to be so perfect that it is only neces-
sary to place in it two pieces of sole and up
per leather, and in an incredible short space
of time it turns out II complete boot or shoe
The machines can be run by women and
boys.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10

BY the arrival of The Star of the West, the
Los Angeles Star reports naval engagement
off San Diego, June l3, between Russian
frigate and French corvette, in which the
former captured the latter. The Captain Of
the latter seeing no hope of escape, and most
of his crew being cut to pieces, rather than
strike his flag, jumped down into his powder
magazine, aud blew his ship and all on board
to eternity.
She was called Agatie, mounted 80 guns,
and carried 800 men. The Russian ship
came into San Diego disabled, with 60 men
killed and l5O wounded She is 73, but
mounted S3 guns, carried 9 0 men, and is
named Wilhelmina. The Southern Califor-
nian announces that the whole story is
false; that it has been trumped up ut San
Diego.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10

The INTERNAL MACHINES AT SEBAsToPoL.
The London Times correspondent gives
the following account Of the small mines
which the Russians have strewed the ground
with about their out.wOrks:
was shown here (at the Mamelon) one of
these extraordinary fougasses, or small mines
which are exploded on the touch of the foot;
and which the Russians planted thickly about
their advanced works. A strong case con-
tanning powder is sunk in the ground, and to
ii is attached 4 shin tube of lin or lead, sew
eral feet in length; in the upper end of the
tube there in enclosed n thin glass tube con-
tanning sulphuric or nitric acid This portion
of the tube is just laid abovethe EARTH where
it can be readily hid by few blades of grass
or a stone. Ii person steps on it he bends
the tin tube, and brepks the glass tube inside.
The acid Immediately escapes and runs down
the lin tube till it arrives close to its inser-
ton into the case, and there meets n few
grains of chIorate of potass. Combustion in
stantIy takes place, the mine eXplodes, and
not only destroys everything near it, but
throws out quantity of btumen, with which
it is coated, in a state of ignition, so MS to
burn whatever il rests upon. Later in the
day, very nearly had practical experience
of the working Of these mines, for an English
sentry, who kindly warned me of, did not
indicate the exact direction till he found he
was in danger of my firing it, when he be-
came very communicative on the subject
One of them blew up during the armistice,
but don't know what damage it did. We
have lost several men by them. While the
ground is occupied by The Russians, they
mark them by small flags, which are removed
when the enemy advance. 1t makes il dsa-
gleeabe walking in the space between the
works
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10

DARING RoBBERY-Sl 500 sToLEN.-Mr.
w. r. II. Scott, Of Paris, KY, while return
ing from the National Theatre to the Spencer
House, in Cincinnati, at about II o'clock on
Friday night, inquired of some person on
Sycamore street the way to the above hotel,
and was directed to go down Sycamore to an
alley between Front and Columbia streets,
which would lead him directly there. He
followed these directions, and had proceeded
but few steps in the alley, when II man
raised up before him and knocked him
down. lie was then held down and rihed of
Sl'o3o' which he had about him. Mr.. S.was
not much hurt, but was handled very rough
ly' his cravot being torn off and his clothes
much soied
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10

WHAT CHAMPAGNE is MADE oF.-SOme
one has complained to Mayor Wood, of New
York, that he had pair of fine patent leath-
ers ruined by walking past the door of a
champaign manufacturer. The fnvorite bev-
erage is enlivened it seems, by quantities OF
vitriol and marble dust, and the unfortunate
gentleman stepped into some of the scatter
ngs of these first principles of good wine,
and thereby lost his boots. He is decidedly
of opinion that a substance which will eat up
leather, must make sad havoc with the lin
ngs of live men.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10

GEN. WAsHINGToN's LAST VoTE.--A cor
respondent of the Charleston Courier relates
the following circumstances:
was present when General Washington
gave his last vote. IL was in the spring of
1899, in the town of Alexandria. He died the
lllh of December following. The court
house of Fairfax county was then over tho
market house and Immediately fronting Gads-
by's tavern. The entrance into.i was by a
slight Aght of crazy steps on the outside
The election was rogressing-seyeral thou
sands Of persons in the court house yard and
immediate neighboring streets; and | was
standing on Gadsby's steps when the Father
of his country drove up aud approached the
court house steps, and when within n ward or
two Of them ] saw eight or ten good looking
men from different directions, certainly with
out the least concert, spring simultaneously
and place themselves in n position to uphold
and support the steps, should they fall in The
Generals assent OF them. ] was Immediately
at his back, and in that position entered the
court house with hin-lollowed in his wake
through dense crowd TO the polIs-heardl
him vote-retulned with him TO the outward
crowd-heard him chcered by more than two
thousand persons us he entered his carriage
and saw hi, departure. There were five or,
six candidates on the bench sitting, and as tho
General approached them they rose in body
and bowed smiIingly, and the sautntion hav-
ing been returned very gracefully, the Gem
eral Immediately east his eyes toward tho
registry of the polls, when Col. Deneal, /,
think il was said: swell, General how do
YOU volel" The General looked at the can
didates and said: "Genlemen, vote for
measures, not for men" and turning to tho
recoriing table audibly pronounced his vote,
saw il entered, made graceful bow, and
retired
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10

WoRMs IN PEAcHEs.-We are told that
the peach crop this year is badly injured by
worms. Within the pit of nearly every peach
may be found small worm, which must
have had its origin from an egg deposited
when the trees were in blossom. Our CID
liens aud others will therefore beware, lest
when induIging in peach repasts, lheyAnad-
vrrtantIy get n kind of seasoning which they
may not relish Both before and since our
attention was called TO the matter, we have
examined u number of fair looking speci.
mems of this variety of fruit, and with but
two or three exceptions have found worm
in eyeay perch.-Er. Paper.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10

A FRIGHTFUL ACCUMULATION OF MIsfoR-
ruNEs-The widnw of the late Admira!
Boxer is now suffering from most dire ac-
rumuation of misiortunes; the first OF these
was the death from cholera Of her nephew, Mt
Balaklaya. This was followed by the dc
cease. from the same cause, of her husband,
The next intelligence she received was to the
effect that her house in the country had been
burned to the ground. Scarcely had she
been made acquainted with this fact, when
the failure OF Mcssrs Strahan's bank dcprlv-
ed her of an amount of not less than thirty
thousand pounds; and to crown all her misery
she has now son before Sebastopol, who, II
is expected cannot long survive.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10

WHERE MUsQUIToEs CONE FEoM.-A wri-
ter on entomology, discussing about these
summer pests, thus handles the subject:
The mosquito proceeds from The animal-
cue commonly termed the 'wiggle-tai."-
| ! took bowl Of clean water and set il ia the
sun. In a few days some half dozen wiggle-
tails We're visible. These continued to in
crease in size till they were about S.l6ths of
an inch in length. As they approached their
maturity they remained longer at the surface,
seeming to live in the two mediums-air and
water, finally, they assumed cbrysalis form,
and by an increased specific gravity, sunk to
the bottom of The bowl. Here, in few
hours, perceived short black furze, or hair
growing on every side Of each, nnti! Il as
| sumed The size of minute caterpillar. And
! thus its specific gravity being counteracted,
or Iighlened il rapidly iluUted to the surface,
and the slightest breath of air waited it
against the side Of the bowl. In Il very brief
space Of time afterwards, the warm aimos-
phere hatched ont the fly, and it escaped,
leaving its tiny house upon the water. How
beautiful vet how simple!
After the water had gone through this
process, found il perfectly free from animal
cule. therefore came TO the conclusion
that this wigge-tall is II species of the sharks
who having devoured whole tribes of animal
enG, takes to himself wings and escape,
into Il different medium to torture mankind,
and deposit eggs upon the water TO produce
other wiggle- tails, who in turn produce other
nusqutoes.
Any man who has "kept house," with
cistern in the yard. has doubtless observed
the same effect every summer. Open your
cistern cover any morning in the musquto
season, and millions of them will fly up in
your face. Close the windows of your room
at night at the risk of being smuthered for
for want of air, being careful at the same
time previously TO exclude every musquito,
and 90 to bed with n pitcher of that same
cistern water in the room, and enough will
breed from it during the night to give you
any satisfactory amount of trouble. In fact,
standing by shallow halt-staguant pool, in
Il mid.summer's day, you may see the wiggle-
tails become perfectly developed mosquitoes,
and they will rise from the surface of the
water, and fly into your face and sting you.
What it is necessary TO know at this day is
has there yet been discovered any positive
eXterminator of that Internal pest, and dis
turber of nights slumbers, the musquito!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10
THE POST.
ATHENS, FRIDAY, AUG. 10. 1855.
WAsHINGT TON, July 2!

WASHINGTON, July 30.
The President has appointed John l.. Daw
Of Pennsylvania, Governor of Kansas, vice
Reeder removed. Dawson was an effective
member of the last Congress, voted for the
Nebraska Kansas bill, and was strenuous
advocate of giving homesteads to actual set
tiers; Mt each session he introduced bill for
that purpose, which passed the House, but
failed in the Senate.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10

PRUssIAN NEUTRALiTY.-Asan an Illustration
of the nature of Prussian neutrality the fol-
lowing story is told;
In the attack OF the Mamelon, Russian
colonel was slain in hand to hand fight by
French officer NJ. ", which later, possess-
ing himself OF some letters and papers found
upon The deceased, discovered. among Others,
one to his daughter in st. Petersburg, an
nouncing the receipt Of decoration from the
Aing o' PRUSSIA, who had sent number, be
sides many snuii boxes, by Count Sludgart,
Tor distribution among the Russian officers
engaged in the defence of Sebastopol. This
+ important document was Immediately handed
over to Con. Pclissier, who will, no doubt,
know how to appreciate its contents.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10

IMAGINARY MoHsTERs.-Some Of our op-
ponents, who are so active in conjuring
"Know Nothingism' into some great monster
or "Guyascuus," may find their position re-
fected by the following parable, which we
extract from the" Westminster Review" spo-
ken on the borders of Wales, by an itinerant
preacher Of the Evangelical Alliance:
al was going towards the hills" he said,
"early one misty morning. saw something
moving on the mountain side, 50 STANCE
looking, that took il to be a monster. When
came nearer to it, found that it was a man.
When came up to him, found that it was
my brother"
So with our opponents. They will find
on viewing the "Know Nothing" Party clo-
ser, that it is composed of their fathers, sons,
brothers, intimate friends, and good patriots.
Take care that your incautous and indis-
criminate blows do not fall where you least
wish or expect.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-10

OF Henry NJ. Tucker, who was arrested
at Providence, R. l., few days since, charged
with blowing up the house in which his faith
er and sister were sleeping, had primary
examination on "Wednesday, and was held in
$4,000 for trial at the Supreme Court. The
evidence against him is entirely circumstan-
tiaI, but it is of an extremely suspicious char
acter.