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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-10

COMMODORE STEWART AND THE NAVAL
BoARp.-We publish, this morning, an i'm
portant document-the protest Of the senior
officer of the Navy against the action of
Naval Examining Board, of which he was the
presiding officer. This is q regular bomb-shell
for the administration, as the powers at Wash
ington have endeavored to create the impress
sion that Commodore Stewart was in faver of the
proceedings of the late Board, and that he desir-
ed to be retired as an example. By the able do
cument which we publish to-day, it viii be seen
that the Commodore objected to the proceedings
in toto, and for very good reasons. The salient
point which nc takes is, that every man who is
accused of crime or misdemeanor is entitled to
a public trial and TO be confronted with his a,-
cusers. We need not tell our readers that this
point is made perfectly impregnable by law
and justice. BY the exigencies Of their profess
sion, officers of the navy are removed from
many Of the responsibilities Of civil life, but
that is no reason why they should be denied
the rights which are common to every citizen.
We have no doubt that Commodore Stewards
protest will be duly considered by Congress.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
Observation-Disclosures INSTITUTES

FHE first Quarter of this Institution com
4 menced Oh Monday the 18th dav of June
The vital Importance of iinpartng liberal ed
ucation to the young is, we doubt not. too gen.
orally acknowledged TO require any solicitation
on the part of the instructress TO induce parents
to avail themselves of this opportunity to have
their children educated. 1t being the intention
to establish the Atchison Institute as a perma-
nency, it is hoped those wishing TO patronise it
will send their children as early in the quarter
as possible. Being dcsirous that all may be
satisfied, and have no reasonable excuse for
Withholding their children, the terms of tuition
will be, for the present, as follows:
For quarter, OF twelve weeks ........ So OG
Where Scholars are entered by the month,
for each month, the charge will be, 81 p
e In all cases, the tuition fees will be con-
sidered due when the bills presented.
Feeling confident that the instructress having
charge of this school is fully capable of rem
dering entire satisfaction, the patronage of the
citizens of Atchison and vicinity is respectfully
solicited.
All who wish to send their children are re-
quested to call at the Office of the Squatter Sow
ereign, or at the school room, where any infor-
nation that may be desired, in relation to The
school. will be cheerfully given.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
ERdS0es0Eg
GREAT SALE OFLOTS.

FTHHE first sale of Lots in the town of Indi-
Il anola, Kansas Territory, will take place
on
Wednesday. the 27th OF June, 1855.
1t is with great pleasure we announce TO the
town site of Indianoia. will take place on the
Great Military Road from Fort Leavenwo orth to
Fort Riley, at the crossing of Soldier Creek,
being fifty miles from the former Fort, seventy
miles from the latter, and one and half miles
from g Papin's Ferry" orc of the best cross
ings on Kansas river.
There is beside the Military Road, mentioned
above, the following most important roads in
IN Kansas running through and centering here !:
To Westport, via Tecumseh and Lawrence.
crossing Kansas River at Papin's Ferry. To
the southern part of the Territory, the Neosho
and Usage country, crossing the Kansas six
miles above this place, and direct road to
Parkyille No. The country in the vicinity has
been pronounced by experienced and competent
Judges IS &C od, if not better than any other
portion of the Territory for farming purposes
There has been fouad within one and a half
miles from this place a Strata of superior
Stone Coal. Timber of the finest quality, with
water, both wells and springs, OF good quaIi-
ty. The Trustees earnestly request all those
who wish either to invest or settle in the Far
West, to call and examine our situation and ad-
vantases, and judge for themselves,
TERMS OF SALE.-One-fourth cash. and the
balance when the title is completed
JOHN E. BAKER,
III. d. McMEEIN,
GEO. III. PERRIN,
June ., Iso5.-iw. Trustees.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
More Evidence against Park!

Last week we gave an article from the
Southern Democrat, answering the charges
of one G. S. Park against some of the
citizens Of Parkville, and other places.
We were furnished with proof-sheet be-
fore the article was concluded ,and therefore
did not give it entire. Below will be found
q certificate, omitted last week, that speaks
fer itself. Let the timid men of Platte
county see what riper they have been
nursing!
Personally appeared before me, VIM.
II. Summers, within and for Platte county
Missouri, John n. l.. Talbot, who states
ments IN Kansas Territory, heard some
Gse.s'lcs1es, saih,ing of man by the name
of Park, who had been notified to leave
Platte county on account Of his abolition
sentiments. l then told them had seen a
man whipped in Harrison county, Texas,
for stealing negroes. Twas then requested
to describe said Park, which / did, and
they said the description was true one of
q. 5. Park. Some days subsequent, being
In Parkville, l was requested by several
OF the citizens to see if | could discover
The man upon the street whom | had seen
whipped. | looked around and saw him
coming down the street. recognised him
when was some four or five. feet from
HIM. G. S. Park, the man whom saw in
Parkville, was the identical man that saw
whipped iii Harrison county. Texas. He
was tracked into the swamps, some five or
SIX xmiles from Marshall, by dogs. He was
then brought back to Marshall, and there
,ned by the citizens and condemned to be
publicly whipped for having stolen or de-
ceyed off the negroes in Texas. Geo. S.
Park, the man whom l saw IN Parkville, l
feel we'll assured, is identical with the indi-
vldual who was publicly whipped in Texas.
JOHN N. L. TALBOTT.
Subscribed and sworn to, before me, this
Sth day of June, 1866.
VIM. II. SUMMERS, J.P
The people of Platte county, and the
State, can now decide with all the evidence
before them, as to whether our citizens did
right in expelling from our midst the indi-
vldual whose acts of villany have called
forth this letter. w. III. NJ.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
Delaware, Kansas Territory.

We are pleased to hear of the prosperi-
tyof this place. 1t is beautifully situated
on the Missouri river, short distance from
The Delaware permanent reserve. The
trade of the Delaware nation must ineyi-
'ably centre there. This. of itself, will in
sure large and profitable business. The
Missouri side, from Weston to Parkville.
can have no town TO interfere with it
hence the large trade of that wealthy Sec
ton must centre in Delaware.
We know the prcprietors-they are men
oil wealth, enterprise and honor; men who
Will give character to the place. Our old
friends, Christison & Baker, are now doing
large and profitable business in merchan-
alzmg. They merit, and we hope will
have abundant success. A fine hotel will
soon be finished; steam mill is now be-
Zig erected, and buildings are being put
up as fast as lumber can be obtained.-
Learenworth will soon have "to take a
back seat"
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
The Poison of Rattlesnakes

At a late meeting Of the Boston Society
Of Natural History, paper was read
showing that this poison is a most power
full sedative, and that stimulants were its
antidotcs. Alcohol>is designated. In two
intances in which this remedy has been
applied, the persons have been cured
Brandy was freely given TO them until re-
lieved from the usual symptoms, and con-
t:uucd in smaller doses until the third day
when they went about us usual. Alcohol
in these cases did not produce into xication.
The venom of rattlesnakcs in now employ
ed as remedy, and is already found to
be specific for the cure of many NAL
aides.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
.or sauatter Sovereign.

~. following persons are authorized to
he iU .n,s for the "SaUATrER SovER-
JUDGE S. P. MccunDr, Weston.
Jup & SrRINGrELLow,
Isocr R9e1 J J. I T. " V. Tn Tnonrsos, Liberty
! T. BEAVER, Huntsville.
Hr.ehEv II MGSna & BAkrn' Platte City. =
G w. W1rHERs, Richfield.
PRor. II. b. ToDD, Camden Point.
JESSE MILLER, Hampton, Platte County
Col. Z. B. EWING, Richmond.
G GIN. J. b. CLARK, Faye''e.
D. C. GARTH, Huntsville.
J. RENIcK, Wellington.
S. G.. HUTcmIsoN, Glasgow.
T. p. WILKINSON, Brunswick.
l.. B. HARwooD, Miami.
7; Tna.. F.. X. Knsss, SAMPSON, Roehepor'.
w L. BOYER, Arrow Rock.
NJ r. CoLL1ss, Glasgow.
s. JOHNSON, Westport.
+. A. KGusssHH' 3ssss Lexington.
ALFRED JONES,
p r YouREE, Waverly.
AsrL.ss s STEVENS Parkville.
J. F, BRoADnuRsr, Platte County.
r. w. GROVER Esa, Warrensburg.
]. ]. TlLroN, Bolivcr, Polk County.
b. HOLDEN, Clinton, Henry County.
Hoy. J. II. BIRcn, Plattsburg.
Coz. HIRAM Rich, Fort Leavcnworth.
N. McMURRAy ESQ, Independence.
A. r. MuRRy, Barry.
II. CoRDELL, Pleasant Hill. Cass, Co.,
HoS. JonN DoNIPHAN, Jea.rso, c;tv
GES. F.. L. EDWARDS, wy
A. C. BLACKWELL, Carroll county.
EDWIN c.. BoorH, Kansas Territory.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

f9@ The inlatuation of people, especi-
ally young men, to leave the heathful,
Independent, manly life of the country to
seek their fortunes in the city is lamenta-
bic. While there is not enough IN the cit
les for the permanent population to attend
to, and while the country is very much
troubled to obtain labor at any fair price,
young people are constantly crowding into
the cities.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

CAPITAL RAT SToRY.-Rev. Walter
Cotton, in his agreeable and Christian
like diary of a voyage to California in a
man-of-war, entitled ''Dock and Port,'' re-
lates the following capital story:-''I have
always felt some regard for rat since my
cruise in the Constellation. We were fit
ting for sea at Norfolk, taking in water
and provision plank was resting on the
sill of one of the ports which communica-
ted with the wharf. One bright moonlight
evening we discovered two rats on the plank
coming into the ship. The foremost was
leading the other by straw, one end of
which each held in his mouth. We man.
aged to capture them both, and found to
Our surprise that the one led by the other
was stone blind His faithful friend was
trying to get him on board where lie would
have comfortable quarters during three
years cruise. We felt no disposition to
kill either, and landed them on the wharf.
How many there are in this world to whom
the fidelity of this rat rendereth lesson
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

HARD FARE.-Ostriches must be cheap
birds to keep. Those at the Hippodrome,
it is whispered, live on gun-fints and rusty
nails. A rusty spike is delicious morsel,
while an old hinge with little oil ON i,
is fought for with as much earnestness as
pair of aldermen would exhibit over a
bowl of green turtle.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

IeS@Mr. Ogliay ,aScott.s'l clergyman, o
Lunan in Forfarshire had a great deal of &c
centricity in his character and manner. One
Sunday, when he was in the middle oil
his sermon, an old woman, who kept al
ale house in the parish, fell asleep. Hel
neighbor logged her, in order to wake
her. The parson seeing this, said, "Tl
wake her, warrant -Phcw-whist-
ling-Janet Il bottle of ale and dram =
"Coming, SIR cried the OLD woman.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

rs The largest assortment of Hard
ware, Groceries and Dry Goods we have
ever seen in the West. we observed in the
extensive store Of Messrs. Aspling. Stew
elS q Co., Parkyille, Mo. Our Kansas
n'ehds' who cannot get supplied at home,
%, ,an make it pay by visiting Parkyille.-
iney not only advertise in our paper, but,
0h experience, we can testify to the
eurapness of their goods. Give them a
u' ana save thirty per cent. on your
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
E Mrs. Harriet Rcecber Stowe II

EsS Mrs. Harriet Bcecher Stowe thus
shuts the lock on the report that she was
insulted IN Virginia :-'' Nothing occurred
during our stay that we deemed anything
but the kindest and mos, distinguished hos
pitality, and l trust all editors who have
contributed to create false impression of
the chivalry of The Old Dominion will in
sert this rectification."
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

DE The Connecticut Senate has adop-
ted an amendment to the Constitution, pro-
viding that all electors be able to read and
expunging the word white. This puts ne
groes on the same footing. as white men.
The amendment fss saas5ls Is Bs- p adopted by the
people 1T general election.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

EWT The Agricultural Bureau which
has been attached to the Patent Office at
Washington, is to be discontinued in a
week OF two, the appropriation for it hay-
ing been exhausted.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

"a The S.. Joseph Cycle says: eve
openly assert that Reeder's removal from
the gubernational station he disgraces is
absolutely necessary to the consolidation oil
a government in Kansas, and until this is
effected we may never expect peace and
quiet and harmony 10 prevail orcr tic Ter
ritory."
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

ca The City Marshal of Bangor happening
to see man drinking something out of bottle,
offered him three dollars to tell him where he
got it. The money was paid over and pocketed,
and the Marshal was shown to the pump! The
bottle contained water.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

BE- The Washington Star says, that
letters have been received in that city, in
which our Minister to England states that
he will leave his mission about the last OF
September, and travel in Europe sometime
before returning to the United States.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

CO Out of more than twelve million pas
sengers who were carried during the last year
over sixteen of our main railroads, only twelve
were killed, and of the twelve eleven were stand
ing on the platform when they met their death.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

Eg= Mr.. S. Woods, of Westchester
county, n. Y, was robbed OF six thousand
dollars while sleeping i'll the cars on his
way from New York city to purchase
horses and cattle in Jefferson county.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

EW~ Louis Napoleon has offered 900
gtineas, open to Great Britain and Ireland
for perfectly brokeu charger for the En-
press. He must be thoroughbred, quiet
with troops, and stand fire.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

GZy Some sixty gentlemen of the Democratic
party, in Lauderdale county, Miss, have pub
lished card announcing their withdrawal from
the Know Nothing organization.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

CO To ascertain the length of the day and
night at any time of the year, double the time
of the SUMS rising, which gives the length of
the night. and double the time of settirg, which
gives the length of the day.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

c. The original rough draft of the Decla-
ration of Independence in the handwriting oil
Mr.. Jefferson, DIR. Franklin, and the elder Ad-
ans, is preserved in the United States State De-
partment.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

Gv Specie is so scarce ont West, that man
was arrested on suspicion of being bank rob-
Der, because he had three shillings and sixpence
in his pocket.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

ia james Fl. Darlington, Esq, cdi-
tor of the Grand River Chronicle. publish
ed in Chillicothe, Missouri, died at Bruns-
wick. ON the 3lst ultimo, Of congestion Of
the stomach. He was on his way home
from St. Louis.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

Ey Prof. Morse has proved to the
Catholic Bishop of Kentucky that Lafa-
yette did use the words:-'' If ever the lib
critics of the United States are ruined, ii
will be by the Romisl priests
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

Gy Mr.. James Madison Wise, recently
elected professor of mathematics in William
and Mary College, Va, is scarcely twenty -one
years of age!
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

By treaty between the United States
and the Wyandotte Indians, ratified on the first
March last, the Wyandotte Indians are declared
to be citizens of the United States, to all ntents
and purposes.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

POPULATION OF THE woRLD.-Thcrc
are on the earth 100000, 900 of inhabi-
tants; OF these, 33 1888 1888 die every year,
81 ,S24 die every day, $3.50 every hour,
and sixty every minute, or one for every
second.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

Co 1t is said that Mr.. Knapp paid Mrs.
Chambers 900 for her interest, one half, in
the office of the st. Louis Republican.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

CO Even ploughing is not safe employ
ment. Henry Cline, of Malta, N. Y, was
struck in the stomach by the handle of his
plough, and fatally injured.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

sB@"I go through my work. as tho
needle said to the idle boy.
"But not till you're pushed said the
idle boy to the needle.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

II is understood that Mr.. Buchanan is
coming home in August. General Gushing is
looked upon as the probable successor of Mr.
Buchanan
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

EDT A great anti-liquor law meeting
was held in Fanueil Hall, Boston, on Mon.
day evening. Three bands were in attcn.
dance.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
j. p. kEHLER. n. ID.

CTILL tenders his professional services 10
y the citizens of Iatan, aud adjacent country.
Feeling grateful for the liberal patronage hitl,-
eTto extended to i.inl, he soiieits continuance
rE the same
Iatan No. -if.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

cy James G. Darnaud, who has been on
trial before the United States Circuit Court a t
Philadelphia, charged with slave piracy, has
been acquitted.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

GgT On Friday, young lad by the name of
William Clifford, Jr., of North Danvers, shot
an eagle which measured seven feet and four
inches from tip to tip
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

EGT If you desire to be certain that
your eggs are good and fresh, put them in
water. If the butts turn up they are not
fresh. This is an infallible rule to dis
tinguish good egg from bad one.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

eg Dates from Mexico have been received
to May 9Th. Santa Anna had gone south with
a body of troops 1t was reported that large
number Of troops in Sonora had revolted, and
issued prenunciamento.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

E@H A fire-engine has just been intro
duced into one of the back towns of Wis.
consin. The editor speaking of it, calls
it four-wheelcd squirt.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

Gg The summer dress of the New York po.
lice is to be as follows: Black felt hat, Finch
crown, linen frock coat, light color, and gray
pants with blue stripe.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

CV The telegraph wires have been torn
down in some sections of Alabama, by persons
who imagine them to be the cause of the pres-
ent drouth
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

rs There are seven hundred working
! tailors' associations in England, the men,
bers of which are partners in labor and in
profits.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

Gy Several accounts have recently been pub
iished, showing that gold is quite as abundant
in the Republic of Honduras as in California.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

SWIMMER, General Newspaper
w 'and osite as'f the Post Office, st. Louis, Mo-,
Street, oPPosif,sd osi1sd i agent for our paper.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

CO The Government has information of an
other fillfbuster expedition, organising at New
York, intended for Peru.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

Gy The Massachusetts, House of Repre-
sentatives has voted to abolish the death penal
ty. Lucky for some of its members!
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
News from all Quarters.

6 The members of the California Legis-
lature get twelve dollars per day.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

Hon. Lewis Cass has been invited to de
liver the address at the New York State Agri
cultural Fair at Elmira in October next.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

E1-The desire of seeming excellent in
any particular often hinders us from be-
coming so.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

cYr 1t has been said that '' to make home
happy the husband must be somewhat deaf, and
the wife somewhat blind.''
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
TaMOTgET SCky5EN.

ID RICK MASON AND PLASTERER offers
I'D Es services ta the citizens of Atchison.
and feels confident that he give entire satis-
faction TO any who may employ him, in eitfpr
of the above occupations. Can aIry.vs he
found 1T HOME. AT WORK. s.tf
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

CO Between two thousand and three thous-
and tenements are reported as labelled 8: to ct''
in New York, and large number are "for
sale.''
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

GV A bill has passed the California Legis.
lature, offering pardon to the defaulter Meiggs
if he will return and report his accomplices.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
MISSOURI EeIVER. IS55

ASoO- tAkSSOG&6A H6AF EsHSs ES03.
Regular Independent Packet
For Lexington, Kansas, Fort Leayenworth.
Weston, Atchison and St. Joseph.
d THE stannch, well built and well
SzsssSTSszl..s1 furnished Steamer Ben ROEf.
- Asa ANNIs. Master, will run as a
regular Packet during the entire season be-
tween St Louis and ST. Joseph. The Ben Bolt
Is ee,mphatlcallv an INDEPENpENT packet, and
VIII IL, continue in the trade as such, and opposed.
70 the present steamboat monopoly.
Ine Ben Bolt is of excellent carrying capaci-
", and her accommodations for passengers are
unsurpassed. Every effort will be made by the
oficers to merit a liberal patronage. This boat
has entered the trade on the Missouri River,
with the determination on the part of the Off
GERS to oppose all monopoies. adopting the
maxim, that competition is the life of business
Patronise boats, if you would carry ont this
principle, that will not enter igto 4 combination
to hire up ALL the Pilots to keep down COM
petition
% For freight or passage apply on board
ASA ANNIS, Captain.
June 10, 1855. .I9 Dis
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
STEAM sAw-NfIEL.
At LEAIENWORTH CITY.

MURPHY & SCRUGGS, are prepared to
lsl furnish the citizens of Kansas, with all
kinds OF Lumber. at their Mil in Leaseu-
wo,th, Oh reasenati. terIEs. -Itf.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

CO Liberia has ten thousand emigrant pop
uiation, and two hundred thousand native.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

The price of meat has risen fifteen per
cent. in Paris within two months. 1t is now
entirely beyond the means of the poor.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

Greatness, supported by goodness
is hard to be oyerthrown.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

Gy Two agents of the British Government
have been arrested in New Orleans for endeav-
oring to enlist soldiers for the Crimea.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

CB The American Colonization Society have
resolved to commence settlement in the inte-
rior of Africa.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

NOTICE TO THE PUBEEC.
ATE Firm of Andrews & Waddell formed
IL for the purpose of purchasing oxen and
cows for the Mormon emigration is hereby dis
solved.
MILO ANDREWS.
Mormon Grove, June 7th. 1855. 1871
St 10. Gazette and Platte Argus copy 3ws.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

CO Hon. John C. Spencer, distinguished
lawyer and politician of New York, and mem
Der of John Tyler's cabinet, is dead.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19
RsFSsGSisg.

rINIJE SUBSCRIBER takes this method cf
Il informing persons building in Atchison-
b. T., that lie has permanently located himself
ia that place. where he is prepared To do any
work ia the Carpenter aud Joiner line Stone
Quaried and Foundations laid when desired.
the subscriber wend further say. that he will
be prepared, in short tinle, to fill all orders
for Door Sash Frames and Lumber, at IS cheap
rates as the ~aR be bought tAis side OF s..
Louis.
Letters addressed to the Subscriber upon the
subject Of building, viii meet with prompt at
tention. AND. l.. SIIER
Atehison. K. T. April 6. 1856. .i0-ff
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

There is a man out west who snee.
yes SO hard that every time he begins he
turns somerset.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

CI The value of foreign goods imported
into the. of Boston, for the week ending
Saturday, was $613,s76.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

EA-It is said there are $1,000 canary
birds imprisoned in this country.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-19

EB Counterfeit half dollars are af1oat
Because they are so light, we suppose.