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The true Democrat., 1855-01-17
Agents for the True Democrat.

J. k. HUMPHREY, Union county;
 W W B B. SPRP' SEER, Pike county;
 Dr. J. W. WILLIAMS, Dallas county;
 ". N. MAY, Danvle, Yell county;
 Dr. c. ". BRUTON, Clark sville;
 H. T. DICKERMAN, esq., Franklin and Scott counties; l.. M. STROUD, Carroll county; VIM. E. SMITH, Washington county; GARLEN sILyEY, Jackson county. 4. J. HAYS, Ashley county; D. w. JEFFREY, Mount Olive, lizard county. R. l.. PHILLIPS, Washington, Hampstead county; GIDEON TUCKER, Batesville, Independence county; JOHN A. LINDSAY, Powhattan; ELIHU RANDOLPH, Desha county; JOHN II. MITCHELL, Galnsville Green county; VIM. R. CAIN, Pocahontas, Randolph county LEWIS SUTFlN, Boliver, Poinsett county; ROOF H. HOWELL, Dover, Pope county; j. S JORDAN, Monticello, Drew county; THO'S RIGGS Postmaster at Richwoods, lizard county; WM. M. VAN yALKENBURGH, Warren, Bradley co; L. B. VENABLE Van Buren county; JOHN HAVIS, Bradley county; C. H. JACKSON, Mount Penson Jackson county; VIM. A. CRAWFORD, Saline county J. W. McCONAUGHEY, Searcy, White county; A. J. BROOKS, Bioomer, Sebastian county; Capt. " LANDERS, Sulphur Rock Independence co; w. B. YOUNG, Dover Pope county; THO'S F. AUSTIN, Melville, Marion county J. w. BERNARD, Norrostown, Pope county; JAS R. BERRY, P. M., Huntsville, Madison coun,y; JAS N. JOHNSON, P. M, Friendship, Saline county; THO'S MILLS, Polk county; JOHN w. FULLERTON Hot Springs; JOHN ". WILDER, Valley Grove; ROB'T ATKINSON, Leek's Store, Ouachita county; Dr. L. L. MARTIN, Long View, Ashley county N. l.. BAKER, Fulton county; JACOB PATE, NJ, Pleasant Plains, Independence R. L. CARGILE, Conway county. VIM. c. NORTON, Ref's Bluff, Drew county.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-17

PLEASANT AND SINGULAR INCIDENT.-Late- ly when several railroad gentlemen from Bal timore were in St. Louis, the managers of the Pacific road gave them ride on that road in company with number of the citizens, out to Franklin. A correspondent of the Balt- more Patriot relates this incident of the ride:
 An incident occurred during the trip over the railroad which gave especial interest to all from Baltimore. Among the company, who went out with us, was MT. Charles Jones Gill, a native of Baltimore, (of the firm of Gill & Brother of St. Louis.) He was talking with Maj. A. B. Patterson, one of the delegates from Baltimore, and in the conversation about railroads Mr. Gill mentioned that in Baltimore, on the fourth of July, 1928, when little school boy, he went out with his class to wit ness the laying, by Charles Carroll of Carroll ton, of the corner stone of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and that he walked hand in hand with fellow student named Patterson. Who was the teacher of the school? asked Mai. P. MT. Gill named him. l, exclaimed MT. F., was the boy who was walking with you then. and now, after twenty-sx years have passed. we here meet again on the Pacific railroad and join hands! And they shook hands with cor dial pleasure which thrilled the hearts of all who were present.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-17

THE DELEGATE ELECT FROM KANsAs.-Mr Whitfield, just chosen to be the Delegate from Kansas says the Washington Star, is an Arkan- sas man, reared on the frontier. He is a gen. tleman of great energy and emphasis of cha racter, and is hard to beat" at anything he undertakes. For the comfort of our northern fellow-citizens, who have undertaken to mould affairs in Kansas to suit themselves, rather than the people who have cast their lot there, we have to say that in his view of the fitness of things political, Mr. Whitfield will be found to be a second edition of Senator Robert w. John son, ofArkansas They are emphatically chips from the same block, we hear. By the by, it appears to be understood by the knowing ones in the Federal City, that MT. Whitfield is large ly indebted for his triumph to the vote of par ties sent out by the northern emigration aid so- cieties. The views of many of that class of emgrants change wonderfully between the time of getting their free ticket for the jour- ney out and that of choosing their ticket to be voted when they were called on to commence shaping the institutions of the embryo State.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-17
MORNING, JANUARY r. 1855.
For the True Democrat. The Winter Burial.

 BIT MIRA c. M'ALMoNT. When the drifted snow was lying Deeply on the frozen ground; And the bitter winds were signing With low and mournful sound: When the leaden sky dropped darkly, Like funeral pail outspread; And the moon hung low and sadly, As in sorrow for the dead Then when all without was darkness, Deep above, wild below, All within was mournful sadness, Hopeless grief, despairing woe. But so calm 1y was I sleeping,
 Calmly in my little bed; Sweetly, sweetly, was l dreaming Ot the agels 'round my head. For knew not Death was busy,
 Laying cherished idols low; Busy round our blazing hearth-stone, With its music and its glow. Tears upon my forehead dropping, Walked me from my slumbers sweet; My mothers form was OCT me bending, Sadly, sadly did she weep. Then she clasped me to her bosom, In the wildness of despair "God," she cried, alone can teach me This dark hour to humbly bearn' These were words of deeper meaning, Than then could fully know; But since have learned with sorrow, Why the wildness of her woe. Then she bore me to the bedside,
 Where so cold and still he lay Placed my hand upon his forehead. But 1 drew 1t quick away: For could not bear the coldness That ne'er had known before; Though knew not he was sleeping, S4eeping, ne'er to waken more. Sad and lonely was our dwelling, Quite forgotten all my play; When in shroud so pure and spotless, Strangers bore the dead away. Bore him to the olden church-yard. And we saw them lay him down Darkly frowned the heavens above us, Wildly shrieked the winds around. When the frozen earth was falling, On the cotfin-lid below; God alone the depths can fathom Of our deep desponding woe. U CT the grave prayer was uttered. By d holy man ot' God; Brcathed for those of hopeless sorrow, Those who bore the christening rod. Ger the grave a prayer was uttered. While the mocking winds swept by Caught those words of holy meaning, Bore them with shout on high. Then OCT the sunshine of my spirit Came shadow dark and cold; The lesson learned in that brief moment Still is graven on my soul. Far darker. colder grew that shadow, W hen ] leaned, in after years, To know the full. the tender meaning Ot that stricken mothers tears: W hen she raised her eye, to IIeaven- Tightly clusped my little hand Strangers teur.css eyes were on us. We, the monmltul orphan band. t}e RDrE 4yk De-. 1>14
The true Democrat., 1855-01-17

AN INvITATIoN.-" Mrs. Jenkins requests the pleasure of Captain Browns company at a small party on Friday evening next. 21 Sprig- gins Place, Monday.
 THE ANswER.-Capt. Brown presents his compliments to Mrs. Jenkins, and regrets that thirteen of the priyates will be detained by ha- beas corpus writs, and two seargents are on the sick list; the rest of Capt. Browns "compa- ny" will have much pleasure in waiting on Mrs. Jenkins, on Friday evening.
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NO. IA.

an al eye raised. Had the latter been done, and tne rosulsh and expressive glances which passed between Mrs. C. and the minister, who, unob- served, had stood on the threshold, a silent spectator and curious hearer perhaps mind you, we only say, perhaps, they might have guessed more correctly the name, character and stand ing of the Widows Bean
The true Democrat., 1855-01-17
lN R W n R K

Our facilities for doing all descriptions of Job Work can surpassed by printing establishment in the country
 We have procured, at cost of sixteen hundred dol ars of Isaac Adams mammoth printing machines whic enables do book and pamphlet work in superior style and very low prices.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-17

TIE CHOLERA AND GEoLoGY.-M. Boubec, of Paris, has again, in recent publication, put forth the geological theory of cholera, which asserts itnever visits districts reposing on a pri- mitive foundation, such as granite and mica schists. He states that it has never visited the towns of the Pyrenees which repose on such rocks, and that since 1882 he has made such observations as have confirmed him in these views. If we are not much mistaken the cho- lera has never visited the granite regions of New Hampshire and Vermont, but we know it has visited with great severity many places sit uated on mcaceous rocks, such as the city of Troy, N. Y, and other places which have felt the scourge severely this ear.-iScientifc Anae- ricnn
The true Democrat., 1855-01-17

ANEcDoTE OF THE GIRAFFE The New Orleans Sun relates humorous story of we'll dressed and genteel looking person who was curious to see the giraffe, and who stepped up to the "man wot' receives the money with: Is the giraffe to be seen here?o "Yes, sir.''
 II want to see him''
 "Very well sir.''
 "It's fifty cents, isn't it?''
 "One dollar, sir. Fifty cents for servants" "Well, Pm a servant"
 "You servant?''
 "Yes, sir"
 "The devil Whose?''
 "Y Yours sir, your humble servant" |" w ak in and take seat"
 The joke was worth the price of admission
The true Democrat., 1855-01-17

Passed the first session, which begun and held City of ashington, in the District of Coumbla Mon. day the 5th day of December l53 and ended Monday, the 7th day of August, 1854.
 FRANKLIN PIERCE, President. DAVID R. ATCHIsoN, Pre-. siden of the Senate, tempore LINN BOYD, Speaker of the House of Representatives
The true Democrat., 1855-01-17

Transient advertisements will be inserted for s square en lines ess) insertion and 50 cents for each subsequent insertion.
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ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
HALIFAX, Feb. IA.

AAhAIH ~ OOs A1s
The royal mail steamship Asia, Capt. Lott,
arrived here en- route for Boston, at an carly
hour this evening. She left Liverpool on
Saturday, the Sd inst. Her adviccs are one
week later than those received by the At
lantic.
The political news is Of highly impor-
tant character.
As was predicted, at the departure of the
Atlantic, the resignation of Lord John Rus
sell was followed by that Of the entire Aber-
deem Ministry, and up to the latest moment,
no new Cabinet had been constructed. Lord
Derby has been invited by Her Majesty TO
form a new Ministry, but his efforts were un-
successful.
Affairs in the Crimea remain in precisely
the same condition as last reported, and there
had been no fighting of Importance.
The Liverpool cotton market had been dull
during the week. In some instances slight
decline in prices was quoted, as compared
with those current when the Atlantic sailed.
Sal.s during the week 81 900 bales. Bread
stuffs- Transactions had been to very mod
crate extent, and prices Of wheat and flour,
although not lower, were certainly easier,
and had declining tendency. Indian corn
had declined Is. for forty eight pounds
The market for provisions quiet at about
previous rates. Consols closed at Oh.
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FROM CALIFORNIA.
New York, Feb. IA

NEW J OKk, CeD. IL.
The steamship Northern Light arrived a,
her dock at about ST o'clock, bringing Cali
fornia dates to the Oath Of January, and
about 200 passengers, and SAG, 900 in treas
ure.
Col. Wheeler, our Minister to Central Ame-
RIGA, had been to Grenada to procure the ar
chives Of his predecessor, and returned to
San Francisco. On the 9th, hs visited the
camp Of the revolutionists, and vas well re-
ceivcd by Chomoro, although at frs the Ame-
rican party were repulsed, as it was not
known who they were. Chomoro was steadi-
" gaining ground. Most Of the Americans
who joined the revolutionary party have left
in disgust.
This Julius Pringle which left San Fran
cisco in search Of the cocoa treasure, had Of
course failed, and was in port at San Juan.
Little news. Market has been extremely
dull. But little gold has been taken out on
account Of low state of the water, less has
been offered at San Francisco since sailing Of
las: steamer, than during any week for the
past three year
The steamer Southerner was lost about 60
miles south of Cape Flattsry.
January Is.
Passengers and crew saved.
The route across Central America is rep
as perfectly healthy, and the trip
was made in twenty SIX hours.
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Indiana .MDnrY.

MESSRS. CT ,RK d CHESNUT. at their $. re IN
U1 Main Street Bariing ton, are J, ceivirg in ray
ment for ods the notes of the following Indiana Free
Banks NJ ar Park rf Indiana, Michigan City:
Agricultu al Ban Mt Sterling; b. nix Of Brock yiile,
Brookville; Bank of Syracuse, Syracuse; Bark Of
Elkhar, Cos len: Bank Of Rockville, Rckviilc Bank
Of Goshen, Goshen Bank Of Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon;
Bank Of Salem. Salem; Bank Of the Capitol, Indian
opolis; Eank of Warsaw, Warsaw Bank of Month
cello, Monticello Bank Of Rockpo {. Rockport In.
dian Reserve Bunk, Kokomo; Tippecanoe Bank, Win.
nimac Canal Bsnk, Evansville; Cre<cent City Bank.
Evansville; Cambridge City Bank, Cambridge City
Central Bank, Indianapolis; Fayette County Bank,
Gainesville; Farmers Bank, Westfeld; Farmers /
Mechanics Bark. Indianapolis Grnmercy Bank, La
fayette; Hoosicr Pank Logansport; Indiana Bank
Madison; Indiana Stick Bank, Laportc; Kentucky
Stock Rank. Columbus; Lagrange Bank, Lima; Mer.
chants & Mechanics Bank. New Albany; T.. Y. 4
Va State Stock Bank. Evansville; Prairie City Bank.
Terre Haute; Southern Bank, Terre Haute; Salem
Bank, Salem; Traders Bank, indianapolis; Hun
tington County Bank, Huntington. 1ss
Burlington, Feb. 20, '55.
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One year ago twenty eight hundred and
sighty-fve men were employed in eight Of
the largest iron establishments in New York.
They now employ about fifteen hundred and
twenty five, being decrease of over forty
seven per cent. The average salary Of an
iron worker 10 about twelve dollars per week,
consequently by the non employment of tho
the thirteen hundred and sixty laborers, who
were at work in the eight establishments
twelve months since, the largo sum Of $780,
800 is Withdrawn from weekly circulation
This withdrawal not only draws heavily upon
the mechanics, but materially Injuries the
small dealers, through them the wholesale
merchants, and so on through the various
departments of industry and commerce, un-
til every class feels the pressur", from the
millionaire to the comRonest laborer.
Knoxville Register.
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81, will Never Do to Give uUp SOU

The meeting of the stockholders in the
Burlington and NJ. r. Railroad came off q,
this place on Saturday last as advertised, and
the conclusion came to we arc happy to say,
Was good one, viz: Topay up The stock
0ndkeep the uork going ahead.
Any other determination, it seems to us.
would have been suicidal in the extreme to
our best interests, add would have thrown a
damper on our prospects from which we
would not have very soon recov cred.
The proceedings will be found in another
column. and though they are short vet they
are to the point; and indicative Of the settled
discrimination of the people of the country
and that is-to hare a railroads in the short
est time possible. The right spirit prevails,
ana all Wno oppose or IN any way retard the
progress Of such improvements, may as we'll
De getting out of the way for the locomotive
y coming "sure and sartin,'s and Ottumwo
Is in the bill.-Demoine Courier.
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Trustees Sale.

DY virtue Of certain deed Of trust If date Febru-
- AIRY 18th. l s53, executed by William A. liodcen
and Mary Arne Iudgen, his wife, to VIM b. Cham
erlin and V. Nj. Pcndlet, n, to said Cham
berlin the payment If two certain promisso,y notes Of
the same date with said decd, VIZ: ono Of thirteen
hundred dollars the other for hundred and eighty
two dollars, both due in two years from date, and
drawing fourteen per cent per annnm interest from
and otter the l'h Of February, 1854, till paid, and
executed by said Vim. A. iiodgen to said Chan bcIIn
which notes due and unpaid, shall on the
10th day Of March. 1855. between the hours Of 10
O'Clock, A. anil O'Clock, P. NJ, proceed 70 eel at
the Pest Office decor in he city of Burlington Des
Mones county State If Iowa, for cash to the ghcss
bidder, the real estate described in said lie, Of tut
to wit The sou part Of the st half If tn, south.
west quarter ii section six, townsh sixty ine range
three west containing sixty acres al par, of tho
east half Of the south cast g',arter Of scct one
township sixty mine range four west, containing sev
entyvc acres, ao the south part Of the east half Of
the south cast quarter Of section fourteen township
sixty nine - mr. west, ntanine zen acres 10
all one hnrdrd and forty -four situate in the
County and State aforesaid, satisfy said de, OF
trust and autes. interest an, cnsts.
WM. L. CIIAAfBERLIN, Trustee.
Fab
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The Troy Budget says Capt. Simon Hicks,
the last of the Americans who fought at
Bennington, died on the oath, aged 95 years.
He was the eldest OF twenty-five children.
He served under both Washington and Stark
AMI after the close of the Revolution, settled
in Sunderland, w., where he he resided GO
years. Capt. II. was remarkable man,
physically. For 70 years he had no experi-
ence of bodily ailmcnt, and his death and
extreme old age were unattended by suffer-
ing or pain. Vitality and consciousness grad
ually left him SO that the nom mt Of his final
departure was hardly perceptible. His re-
mains have had quiet burial among the
Green Mountains.
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q Four southern members OF Congress
recently addressed letter to Gen. B. F.
Strinxfellow Of Missouri containing these in
quiries. Will Kansas b . slaveholdisg
state7 Il Slave labor profitable in Kansas? 1,
il safe to take slaves to Kansas now? Gen.
eral Stringfellow answers without hesitation
hat Kansas will Be- slave holding State;
he sees no reason Why slavsla labor should not
be a. profitable in Kansas - Missouri; and
"there can Be no doubt but that slaves are
safe in Kansas now, Is they are less likely
70 escape than from Missouri; arc further
from the underground railroads, and hiding
places Of the abolitionists; while the people
Of the territory are more on the alert, and
watch moro closely those who would steal
then. From the law there can be no dan
ger. Slaves ere now and have been for years
in The territory, % that slavery in fact, i al
ready established"
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The new Prohibitory Liquor bill reported
in the New York Legislature 10 . modi6ca.
tion Of the bill vetoed BY Governor Seymour
in that it does not authorize the searching Of
house for liquors, unless the occupant has
been previously convicted under the act. II
does not permit the wife or nearest relative
Of IN intemperats person to sue for conss-
queatial damagss. In some minor respects,
also, the proposed bill differs from the veto
% one. f@
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On January Both, when the ferry-boat was
crossing the Ohio from Louisville to Jeffer-
sonville, with passengers for the jefferson
vile and Cincinnati train, it was carried
down by the ice and lodged on the falls, and
the ice Immediately gorgsd around her in inn
mense piles. It was thought for some time
that eli on board would b lost; but after
great exertion and many hair-brcadth ss-
capes, with the assistance Of life. boats, ali
were safely brought to land. The boat will
be total loss.
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CINcIxSArI. Feb. l4.P.N.

ClNClNNAIls ECUe rs Ee1'
River risen feet, and full OF floating lee.
The hull of the Old steamer Cincinna'us.
loaded with pork, for New Orleans, sunk ;t
the landing thi, morning. Nofnrther dam
age has been done to steamers BY .ce.
Weather indicates snow.
Markets unchanged.
Flour 50 Is.
Whisky Csc.
Pork in fair demand at $l2 for mess.
There is An increased demand for bulk
pork; 1900 pieces SOLD at Al, 81 an CT
tor shoulders, sides and hams.
Sale 200 bbls Of new Molasses at 221.
Cloversced SO Is.
Albany, Feb. Is.
Speaker Littlejohn was burned in efiigy on
. cross in front Of the capitol. Dr.. ThomI
son was treated in the same way in front OF
the Journal office. Considerable excitement
was occasioned by these scenes.
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The Detroit Free Press sa-s: A new fea-
ture is sen in our exports at New York, very
interesting to our State. We have seen Il
letter from an extensive house there, stating
that there were orders in the market for LAX
Superior copper for France. Heretofore we
have imported copper to large amount.
That we sh,ll export it to any extent is not
possible. although it is admitted that the
copper from lake Superior is the best in the
world.
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RAILROAD Acc;rENr.-The train on the
Michigan Southern Rsilrosd, which left here
on Sunday night At 9 ?. n. ran into snow
bank about nine miles from tbs city. The
train which left here yesterday Eornisg at
4. \. ran into the Sunday afternoon train
ct the place where tho latter was in the banSs;
and damaged several of the cars materially.
Four or Of Eve Of the passengers we learn
we're also injured but none seriously.
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CO Amore stringent liquor law is being
broughtbefore the Maine Legislature, by Neal
Dow. The bill provides that fine of $50
and four months Imprisonment shall be the
penalty for the first oifense; the same 6ne and
six months Imprisonment for the second;
and double the fine and . years imprison-
ment for the third, in the state prison. No
action is to be brought against officers for
destroying liquor, and common carriers are
to be made liable for carrying liquor CONTRA
ry to law, and punished by fine and impris-
onment. II is thought the bill will pass.
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The British Minister at Washington has
sent orders to the British squadron in the
Caribbean a, not to premit Col. kinney's
expedition to land in central America. Tn re
may be somc justification for this order in
existing relations between Great Britain and
the Mosquito and some other ruler; but with
the light before US it seems stretch of au.
tLority on the part Of the British Minister.
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President Hitchcock says there are in Great
Britain at the present day, fifteen thousand
steam Engines driven by means Of coal, with
. power equal to that of two millions of men
and thus is put in operation machinery
equalling the unaided power Of 100000, 900
o. 40O, 900 600 Of men. The influence thus
emanat,ng, reaches the remotest portion of
the globe, and leads rapidly to the civiliza-
ton and happiness Of the race.
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"A question of vcracity has arisen between
MIR; Speaker Littlejohn on the one side and
an hundred witnesses on the other, the former
saying ne never was in Know Nothing coun-
Gu out once, the latter declaring that thew
nave seen him in such a place. dozen Of
ZINES, previous to his falling to become the
hnow Nothing candidate for GOVERNOR
Albany Reg.