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From hs Boston Daily Idrsrtissr,
BURNING OF MOSCOW.

MEssRs. EDroRs Years roll away and
with them many event, arc forgotten, while
others of great and stirring interest arc so
deeply enSravcn on our minds, where they
lay buried until something Of casual or in
cidcntal nature reminds US ofthem; so Il
happens that within few days have been
led to "reminiscences, and recalled TO mind
the burning Of Moscow in 1912. by re-
mark attributed to Senator Douglas, " that
the world had been deceived, that Moscow
was never burned 80 This assertion Of his
has been ably answered and refutcd. by an
observing and sensible writer, under tho
signature Of "An Old Traveller" in the
Philadelphia North American. who visited
that once famous city in 1914, two year.
aier tho connagrn,ion. His remarks musI
satisfy any one of the false impressions that
Senator Douglass declaration nigh, other.
wise give. The remarks Of this writer are
generally correct, md such rs I can con.
firm. I resided there n largo portion Of
three years in succession, previously to the
entry Of the French army, likewise passing
several months in Moscow after its destruc.
tion, being called there to look after property
left in the city some months before. ar
rived in Moscow only some ten or twelve
days after il was abandoned by the French.
II was well understood at that time, and
until now had supposcI |. was a matter Of
history. tia. tho Emperor and mobiles Of the
empire hid resolved on i,s destruction ,hs
momen. il was desccra,ed by tho foO,,tep.
OF the invader. thereby destroying all chances
OF their holdirg the place during the winter,
or making influence with the peasantry to
sustain tho army in food and forage. Mos
COW was therefore doomed to destruction
the moment Of It's entry by tho French
troops; to this purpose plans were laid and
carried into execution by the Governor Ros-
,opchin, and hs himself BY bic own hand Get
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sharper. '.....
How moved on matters meanwhile nt th,
old homestcad' Alier tho letter which We
have mentioned, there was for many months
no tidings from Jonathan. A neishbor whc
had visited tho city, and was entrusted by
Farmer wilkins with fathers doubts, ant
furnished with the street and number Of the
sons abode made return "non est inrsnius
The old gentleman discovered his mistake,
and quietly disposed Of his other boys unde,
his own eye, keeping the younger still upor
the farm. He determined at las. to 90 him
sell and seek the prodisal, who showed nc
disposition to return.
"Dear me, this is Babel" said the old
gentleman, rs he landed from the steam
boat, where his son had stepped on shoe
three years before.
"Cab sir cab /! cab" shouted the Jar
vies, pokins the ends Of their whip stock,
into his very face.
"Ccach and four, old timesw cried ono
of the rude scamps, rs he dexterously tap.
ped the old gcntlcman's broad rimmed hat
of into the mud. A shout Of laughter rose
from the crowd, and a policeman who had
witnessed tho feat, seized the oAtnder.-
Farmer Wilkins having replaced his hat
sought out the insolent man to give him q
reprimand.
I" Here" said tho policeman, say you'll
appear against him, and III lock him up"
Tho man turned away his head. The far
mcr followed round and looked. It was-th,
bloated, disfgurcd, dirty fellow ras iona
than wilkins, who had promised to "eivc Z
good account OF himself" Even the police
man was touched.
"l'll give him in charge TO you, old gen
tlemsn," he said. "Tfbc has any feeling
len, he needs no greater punishment"
Jonathan returned with his father. lie
Is almost as useful-not half as respectable
upon The farm, ns a poor, ignorant, but in
dustrious and sober way.farer taken in from
the road, would be. For days, sometimes
for weeks and even months, he resists tempt
alton and then away no flies 10 renewed
disgrace and drunken orgies. His mother
and sisters never mention him out Of their
homes bis father, whose support he should
be, has in his old ago TO watch and curb n
worse than any Of the folIies or sins OF child.
hood. Still they hope on.
o, why must hope but break the heart !
And why must the inexperienced boy who
comes to our cities in search Of employment
and rcspcctabili,y, meet only temptation,
and legalizcd enemies Answer ye law.
givcrs, who profess to direct tho common
veal. Answer, 20 tribunals who pretend
to enforce law And answer 20 biz boast.
ing public, jubilant on holiday occasions up.
on the privileges of this great and FREQ, and
enlightened nation! Answer, from your
crowded walls, ye pcnitcntiarics and pris-
oas. Answer, ifye dare, tha, tho public
good and necessity require that men shall be
authorised by legal liccncc, to unmake men
and keep full tho ranks Of criminals and
paupcrs.
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stranger, ''hcrc are threo-quarters rent, for
which I will trouble you"
~ am good from this out" answered
Jonathan, (" but really can't think Of pay.
ing another mans debts"
"Oh!" siid the bland stranger.
Just then an Official, who happened by
the mcrcst accident to bo passing, entered.
and Jonathan was made acquainted with
that summary process called landlords
warrant, which holds oil property on tue
premises for rent due. Jonathan could not
raise the money had he been disposed to do
so. Going, GOING, GONE! was sung by
the auctioneer overthe "stock and fixtures"
Of the established stand"
As for the "good.willn-you may seek
that in tho alms-house and penitentiary /,
in the dead houses and coroner's record ;
for II was an rold stand'' and 90 good. win''
had accrued Ia largo instalments. So iona.
than Wilkins was turned out d.doors. He
thought he was sharp, bu! ho had met q
sharper. '....
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agritultural.
CULTURE OF RRUIT-No. 2.

AS wO intend to remark on some Of the va
rieties Of Apples in our lis. last week. we
repeat !. with the change Of two varieties
from Winter to Autumn. II is as follows
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Misfrllunruns.
GOING! GOING! GO1Rl

HOW JoSA. WILKINS "Gor INTO BUSINESS
By the AuthOr Of "an autobiography"
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THE CALIFORNIA PIoNEER.-A sad
story is that of General Suffer, man no.
ted for his benevolence, but now reduced
to poverty. The first gold found in Cali
fornia was discovered in the race of his
mill, and soon, thousands of squatters had
'prospected" upon his possessions. With
a ''hand open as the day to melting char
ity," he relieved the wants of all. We are
told that the aged patriarch, guileless as a
child, and totally wanting in commercial
tact, unsuspectingly confided his secrets, his
business, even his property, to any one who
by an affectation of interest, or hypocrit-
ical show of assistance, offered themselves
to his friendship. One after another, thou
sands of his broad acres slipped from his
grasp; he placed his affairs In the hands o.
an agent, who deceived, deluded, and final.
ly robbed him of some hundreds of thou.
sands of hard-earned dollars; his property
dwindled down to merely 1.-THE of what il
had been, and the old mans sorrows Were
heavy upon him.
In this condition he pu. farm, his sole
remaining support into the hands of hi.
son, who proved worse even than stran
gers and robbed him of his last possession
He ds now reduced to all but begging, bu
awaits the decision of some commissioner:
in respect to land claim.
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THE EXPECTED GREAT CoMEr.-The
eminent astronomer, M. Babinet, member
of the French Academy of Science, gives
some very interesting details relative to
the return of tina: great comet whose peri
odical course is Computed by the most cele-
brated observers at three hundred years.
The result of his Investigations is that
will appear in August 1853, with an IN
certainty of two years more or less; so that
between 1856 and 1860 those who are then
living may hope to see the great luminary,
which, in 1866 caused Charles V. to abdi-
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gg In Cincinnati they are manufac-
turing portable cottages for Kansas and
Nebraska in large numbers. They have
generally two rooms. No nails are used
and they can beput up or taken down in q
few hours The scarcity of timber on the
prairies makes ii an object for settler tt
carry with him not only his furniture, bu
his house. 1t is stated that a cottage o
two rooms requires about 5000 feet of tim
Der.
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.a,+s for squaffer Sovereign.

r. folIowing persons are authorized to
iie io' Its for the "SqUATrER SovER-
EIGT.
Jrpor, ;. $; s P; MecsnDr, Weston.
RoUr s. WITHERs, Liberty.
inncrJ. T. V. THOMPSON,
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M II car,sS & BAhrn' Platte City.
G. w. WRITER'S, Richfeld.
PRor. II. b. ToDD, Camden Point.
JESSE MILLER, Hampton, Platte County
Col. E. b. EWING, Richmond.
:; W. J. n b. cE.pr. Fayet'e.
ID. C. GARTH, Huntsville.
J. RExIcK, Wellington.
S. c. HurcHIsoN, Glasgow.
T. p. WILKIxsoN, Brunswick.
l.. b. HAYWOOD, Miami.
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A. S. Johnson, Westport.
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B. w. GRovER Esq, Warrensbug.
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n. B. HOLDEN, Clinton, Henry County.
Hon. J. Ii. BIRcH, Plattsburg.
Coz. HIRAM Rich, Fort Leavenworth.
\. r. McMuRRAY ESQ, Independence.
A. r. Mummy, Barry.
II. ConDELL, Pleasant Hill. Cass, Co.,
Hon. JonN DoNIPHAN, } Jefferson c;tv
GEN. F.. l.. EDWARDS, i- Wv
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Newspaper Putting.

Doestieks, says an Exchange, is a mere
imitator. He apes the style, the Califor-
MIA hunnorists originated, and which they
still do up much better than it can be done
In this latitude. The San Francisco Pho
neer has capital burlesque on newspaper
putting of which the following fragments
answer for specimen:
''The cabin in its appointments, takes
down anything ever before known. In
richness of delicacy, and color of display
Of the blending, it beats all; and the dreamy
luxury suggested by the cast-iron sofas and
lounges, reminds one of opium smoke and
choloroform. Each state-room is furnished
with an orma-ioo-loo card table, a jack
knife bedstead, new pattern, the head
board containing musical-box, which so
charms the feas that they become absent
minded and starye to death, an elegant
dressing bureau, furnished with all the ap-
purtenances of the tollet-the far famed
Boston ponatum, tits compound parts be-
ing one ofgrease and peppermint and lip
salve, family jars of-cologne, bottles Of
hair brushes, cards of-combs, several Of
besides a dozen linen shirts and under do
ings, and handkerchiefs, suspended by
golden cords within reach of the sleeper's
nose while in bed; also sheet-iron night
cap, billiard-table and Bohemian glass
boot-jack.
In the forecastle, the same good taste
has been observed. The floor is richly
carpeted with the-ax-the-minis carpet,
from the "looms Of the land" berths fur
nished with the self-turning-ove apparatus,
which, turns the sleeper over every two
hours without disturbing him, and picks
up the small change and keys that drop out
of his pocket. Every sailor is provided
with rocking chair with his name in guilt
on the back, copy of "Uncle Toms Ca
bin," moral pocket handkerchief, white
gloves, five pounds Of rose-scented cayen-
dish, good pen, and german pipe.
We assure our readers that the "High-
falutin'' is we'll worth visit; and visitors
will be welcomed by "the gentlemanly and
highly accomplished officers, whose urbane
department, etc. etc." 1t will be easy tc
recognize the officer by his distinguished
air, aristocratic bearing, and patch of tai
on the weather side of his pants, just astern
Of his starboard pocket. This captain can
be found doing the department on the quar-
ter deck, in a blue coat and brass buttons
with his right hand under the lee coat-tail
and has the appearance Of undergoing the
process Of sufocation between a pair oil
chrome yellow side whiskers and sheet
iron shirt collar.
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FRUIr PRosrEcrs.-Fruit prospects
were never better, we believe, in central
Ohio. The peach buds are uninjured as
yet, and with the prospects OF a backward
spring, we shall look for a grand fruit crop.
Letters from the north line Of the State IN
form US that large portion of the peach
buds are destroyed, though some trees IN
sheltered localities have escaped injury
Some fruit-growers in northern Ohio and
in western New York express the belief
that large portion of the peach trees have
been killed by the very severe weather OF
the past month, Is to 20 degrees below
Zero as the wood even of young shoots
have turned dark; but we advise them to
suspend their judgment until after the time
Tor the leaves to put forth; as similar effects
were produced in this vicinity two years
ago, but very many of the trees that were
deemed killed recovered entirely ulti-
razor.
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ExpERIENcE IN ADvERTIsIsG.-Dr
Herrick, proprietor of Herrick's Sugar
Coated Pills, from which he is now reap
ing fortune, says:
"My confidence in the power of adver
Using is such that were engaged in the
fat wood trade, would advertise the supe'
riority of my kindling wood over that o
any other. If You have an article to sci
let the people know it-they will find yot
and purchase. Will the reader make q
note and old fogies copy2
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DIsAPPoINTMENT AND WRArH.-An
Abolition exchange says:
Sam Houston has delivered his long ex-
pected speech at Boston-the Geographic
wires and the printers type have given it
to the people of the Union-the people
have read it and the hero of San Jacinto is,
politically, as dead as dried herring
We hoped for and looked for something
better from Houston. He voted against
the Nebraska bill, but this recent iustifca-
ton of or apology for slavery in his Boston
speech show plainly enough that the love
ofliberty had nothing to do with that vote.
We did not expect to see him take deci-
ded stand in favor of freedom, nor on the
other hand, did we expect to hear him de-
fend the hellish wrong upon the ground OF
necessity" convenience" "expediency,'
SIC. Houston had, and perhaps still has an
eye to the Presidency.
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81 Scott, Wool and Twiggs are the
three highest officers in the United States
army. Gen. Scetts Brevet rank of Lieu.
tenat General does not create vacancy il
the place he formerly held. He is still
Major General, commanding in chief
Next to him on the army roll is Gen. Wool
who has the actual rank of Brigadier ano
brevet rank of Major General. Next tc
him is Gen. Twiggs, who has the same ii
ties, though his commission is Of latel
date.
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Doings in Utah.

On New Years day, grand .fete was
given by the Governor and General Assem-
bly, at salt Lake City, as compliment to
Judge Kinney, his associates, other United
States officers Of the Territory, and Lieut..
Col Steptoe of the United States Army,
with the officers in his command.
The Governor being too much indisposed
to attend, Hon. Heber G. Kimball presi-
ded as Master of ceremonies. The affair
went off in an excellent manner, and the
participants were highly pleased with the
style in which it was conducted. Address
cs were delivered by Elder Orson Hyde
and others.
The San Francisco Herald of the 18th
ultimo, imparts the following intelligence
fros, the City ofthe Saints:
4 gentleman now in this city left that
place on the 9Th of February, in company
with the party in charge of the mail Two
days after they started they were overta-
ken by an express from Adams and Co.,
who informed them Of the arrival of the
Eastern mail at Salt Lake City, on the
evening of February 6. This arrival
brought intelligence of the appointment of
Col. Steptoe as Governor of the Territory,
vice Brigham Young; Harris, Secretary,
vice a. w. Rabbit, and some other chan
gcs. The news took the Mormons by
surprise; but our informant thinks no open
opposition would be exhibited
On New Years Day quite a serious COL
lison took place between the United States
soldiers and the citizens, at a drinking
shop. Firearms were freely used, and
seven or eight persons were shot, but for
tnately none of them were killed. Two
ofthe soldiers were severely wounded, and
for time it was thought they could not re-
cover. The Mormons ordered out the Le-
gion, which was every moment expected.
This state Of quasi warfare lasted for three
days, when calmer counsels prevailed and
hos,ilities ceased. AS the affair grew out
of drunken fit, an order was issued by
the civil authorities forbidding the sale of
spirits in the city.
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ss-Will our cotemporaries do us the

BeTWill our cotemporaries do us the
kindness to notice our new dress? usgd
MateSnaan.
Certainly, certainly! we will notice your
"new dress" Dear readers! The Week
ly Missouri Statesman has got new dress
sleeves, waist, skirt and tucks-yes, and
hounces: "pooty" dress, very ''pooty''
dress-a nice dress. No wonder we see
it ''strut the stage" so proudly, and hold
out the folds of its new dress for the adj
miration Of the old folks. And thenit has
got new head-not that big ugly head it
used to have, but little head, a very little
head-just like the soul of its editor
therefore a suitable head. Yes, reader
the WEAKLY Missouri Statesman, has got
"new dress" you mustn't forget it-and a
new head-the latter very apparent fact
and it now only needs new editor and
a new and better set of advisers, and it
would be q new and undoubtedly, better
paper.
Reader, we can't quit without asking
you to look at that s'pooty" new dress-and
you must look quickly, as we are sorry to
say that it has already been soILED-
(FREE-soiled. Columbia Journal.
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OsE or THE BooKs.-Fhe Directory
of London for the year 1855, contains
nearly twenty-five hundred large octave
pages, printed In medium type. 1t gives
the names and addresses of 14l 900 bust
ness persons or firms, the same classified
into trades, and comprehensive Street
Directory, showing each street, number,
and the names of the occupants.
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GEORGE T. CHALI.Is.

n ALER in Foreign and Domestic Dry
IL Goods, Boots Shoes, Hats, Caps, Cutlery.
Hardware, Groceries, Liquors. and ready made
Clothing, &c, &c, on the Levee, in Atchiscn,
Kansas Territory
have low in store, and am constantly IN
receipt of every variety of Goods suitable TO
the market. fsoIa st. Louis and the East. My
stock consists In part of the following:
Loaf. crushed and brown Sugars;
Coffee, Tea, AIolasses, Rice. Cheese, Spices of
al kinds.
Silks, WooIlens, Prints, CamSricks, Lawns,
Sheeting, Shifting, Irish Linen, and Linen
Cambrick.
Ready made Clothing Of every description.
Calf and Kip Boots, Silk and Cashmere Hats;
Cloths, CASHIERS and S5,tnefs;
Ladies wear. such as Bonnets, Slippers, Cal
tiers, Collars, Hosiery &c;
All Of which will be sold low for cash.
Atchison. L. r .Itf
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rs The improvement in navigation
has impaired vigor and activity to the
building interests, and houses are SPRING
ing up like mushrooms in all directions.
The streets are so incommoded bv bull
ding materials, that passage along them
is a matter of extreme difficulty Houses
for every description of business, are GO
ing up-some just completed-others pro-
crossing rapidly, and numbers only wait
ing a supply of lumber to be put under con
tract. In another month, Atchison vii
have out stripped all its competitors.
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1856. MISSOURI RIVER. 1856
Regular Thursday Packet.


For BoonviIle, Glasgow, brunswick, Miami,
HIPS Landing, Waveriy, Berlin, Lexington,
Wellington, Camden, Richfeid, Liberty, In
Dependence. Kansas, Parkviiie, Foct Leayen-
worth, Weston, Atchison and st. Joseph.
f@-HA THE fast and elegant steamer
s9tt.ssfFsss Cataract, L. A. We!ton, mas
sz.-T=s,Ss<--@-ter, having been purchased ex-
pressly for this trade, to take the place of the
Honduras, will leave every alternate Thurs
DAY, throughout the season, for the above and
intermediate landings, beginning her trips as
follows:
Leaves st. Louis, Thursday, March 9Th and
9th; April 9th and 18th; May Sd, 18th and
30th; June 18th and 2sth; July 18th and Goth;
August 9th and 23d; September 9th, 20,h; De-
tober 4th and 18th; November LIST, 18th and
29th
Leaves st. Joseph, Wednesday, March 18th
and 2Sth; April 11th and 18th; May 9th and
23d; June 9th and Goth; July 4th and 18th; Au-
gust 1st, 18th and goth; September 18th and
goth; October 10th and oath; November eth
and 21st.
Departing from st. Joseph every alternate
Wednesday, at 10 O'Clock, m; Weston, Thurs
day, at O'Clock, m; Fort LeaYenworth, at s;
Parkville, 10 IN; Kansas, at u III; Wayne
City, at m; Liberty, ? p M; Richfeid, 3 p N;
Camden, p M; Wellington, + IN, and arrive
at Lexington same evening. Leaves Lexington
Friday morning at O'Clock; Berlin and Dover
at N; Waverly at 10 N; HIPS Landing at
L ID; Glasgow at p m, and BoOnvilie ut 3,
pm Will arrive at. ST. Louis Oh Saturday eve
ming, in time for mail boats to Louisville and
other lines of travel for the North and East.
The CATARACT has been recently fitted up in
a superior manner for the river, and for speed
and comfort has superior in the trade, and
we confidently ask from old friends and
patrons, the same liberal patronage extended to
US while in charge Of the Honduras.
L. a. WELTON. Master.
s11-sea NJ. r. MCDONALD, Clerk.
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Bssslassss.

THE SUBSCRIBER takes this method of
L informing persons building in Atchison,
K T., that he has permanently located himself
in that place, where he is prepared to do any
work in the Carpenter and Joiner line. Stone
Quaried and Foundations laid when desired.
The subscriber would further say, that he vii
be prepared, in short time, to fill all orders
for Door, Sash Frames and Lumber at as cheap
rates as they can be bought this side of st
Louis
Letters addressed to the Subscriber upon the
subject OF building, will meet with prompt at
tehtion. AND. Z. SILER-
Atehison, < T., April 6, 1855. .1e-tf