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ANNUAL seserstHc Discovery, or ear Book OF
Fact. Science and Art for 1893. Edited BY David Ws,
A. NJ. ~ 20. .. ...,x,a
Fvh1s Bookstore, near 9Th vt
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LIE LossThe Philadelphia Bulletin says that the loss
MAT CITY occasicned by the suspension navigation
'POrt which has now continued for two months, must
nopni 10 millions OF dollars.
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IN petition Aoaro O. Arnold, OF Norwak Connecticut,
prays granted to him the va OF
punching machines Tor manu-
years RON The expiration Of
patent which a3 day Of April, saS
the said petition be hssd az ihe rn omce
Monday 1h Of April At ~ ococh M aud ali pef
poAeA and shew cause any mey nave Why
said petition oush, not 10 b granted !.
oppons required TO he The Patent
S,6ce ,hr,, nhieeoos writing,
days before hs Aay ~ testimony scd BY either
used ~ ths and
sncc with oce, which viii be furnished appi
c
relied filed
In before the morning OF that Ssy the
any, within days thereaAes
he pahli Tnion Inst-
v~nrsr Evening Wsshns,on D. C.; Baltimore,
Ma Evening Ar9ss Phlsaephsa journal Commerce,
New ynrh, Post Providence, r. week for
weeks the 7,h q April the day
CHARLES MASON,
Cc,nmi.sicner of Patents.
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np-The v. S. n. Worcester, cf Baittraove, - sx-
w Ghurch f"n North Capitol
s,.ei, near Railroad psps,j II, m, te-mmro~
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WhsHISaroSs BIRTHDAY IN HAyAsA-The Havana cor
respondent OF the Charleston Courier writes:
Yesterday day that Is sacred to every American
heart was the birthday Of that truly good
man-George Washington. When has the world either
before or since produced his peer1 AS In duty bound
met with several OF our cowctizens nnd although there
was no extraordinary preparations made for The ceebra-
uon yet happier or pleasant mee il has rarely
been my good fortune TO attend Would YOU could
have us in this despoticailyg island
band Of ecnsn assembled TO do honor to the memory Of
the Father Of our Country Could you but have the
qu'vering lip the gisening eye raised the full
charged cup to lips, when Standing we drank the
toast The Memory Of George Washington you wSuld
have felt that at least OF worthy e
noble sires Of those old heroes who, in 10 fought bed
and conquered that liberty which they bequeahed TO
as our brthght and which will defend 10 the last
hour Of our lives
startling effect produced by the oast--' The
1nion-no North, no South, but the Union! Each man
Ffaped bis neghbors hand with heardness that told Of
roaery love aud feeling prevailing amongst ALL and per-
Vadiag each heart with power aud purity which my
poor pen . quite unable to describe
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bihvfxxAxcPArios IN NKw ORLEANS The New Orleans
Commercial Bulletin says that Of the voluntary ea-
dpaon Of slaves continually occurring In tho courts
O that city, mud that the slaves thus liberated in amos,
every case fully vndicate The good policy Of their emanci
patton. The Bulletin Observes
Many of these slaves thus set free become The owners Of
reperty and some Of them rich aud singular as il
nay appear many of them become in shareholders
agmselyts"
The mode Of legal emancipation in New Orleans some
hat peculiar. Every must be decided by jury
Twelve slavehoders. u must be the voluntary Of
owner, who must prove to the satisfaction Of the jury
t the slave Of good character and capable Of seesup-
bort
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Heirs wanted.

John STEEL and WIN. STEEL (otherwisc IN. RoBINsoN)
heirs IN England, the former
living Georgetown souh Caroas and
the lauer in city of Washington about thirty
Applyto REV. O. OSBORNE
st~inby, Lincolnshire, England.
Fsrnuapy 6, 1850.
2s-dn7t 4.
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TINS TO oIyE NOTICE. Tbs, sob-c,ib.v hsib Oh
tanned from orphan. Washington county,
Of Cciumhs letters az administration
William Blame, OF london
vouchers hereof suh.cbsr,
Of February they cshewe by he excluded
o. al heeeAt 81 the said estate.
Given under my hand this sth day Of February 1855.
HENRY MAY, sdmissrssor.
osynAw' Corsr, reArssry $, 1850.
DisrsEor CotussrA, Washington county.
OSs 3D. That personal % WI
liam London the notice required BY
las The creditors sad dscxased by sdvsreneh once
Test I'D. ". ROACH,
Feb e--law9w Register cf Wills,
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WIN. w. Belknap, Attorncy-at-Law and Land
Aren't, Keokuk, Iowa.

AND WARRANTS located choice land satisfactory
md al business
ing attention Of attorney promptly attended 70.
Rsvspssuss.
Psiro Nousss, Washington. n. O.
Aleawuder ~. Evsrs.
Keller q McKsrney,
l3--Gtao~dkcr
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A SUCCESSFUL voYAoE.--The ship Lapwng arrived at
Newport Monday evening from thrty-months whaling
cruise being her first voyage The Lapwing has taken,
during the voyage 2oo barrels of sperm OIL 575 barrels
Of whale OIL and $500 pounds Of whalebone WORTH at
present prices, about $l35,00O
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usHE Congress aiOnaI Directory for First s. asto
Of the Thirty fourth Congress Of the United States
cents. Just published, and for sale az 1
sa TAYLOR MAURY's
March Bookstore, 9th street
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A FIhsTRATE PAIR OF HORSES, COACH, AND
"A for sale bsesin-sod without fault and
OF the owntr Is sbout removing frou the city.
The establishment be kmm., stnbes opposite the
Exchange Hotel, q street.
Feb 2G--lw
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The steamer Powhstan succeeded in breaking track
through the Ice from Washington Aqua Creek and
makes regular trips between those points for sail
vessels IL still impracticable.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-12-12
D,TrS OF ADVERTISING.

We wish our subscribers to I'M
derstand that the terms Of the
Standard are $1,25 in adrGnce,
and advance means on reception
of the first number Of the paper.
We are willing, however, to call
it advance pay if paid within
three months from the time OF
subscribing. We have now sup
piled a large number of our pat
rons from six to nearly twelve
months, and have received no pay
as yet. If the pay is not forth
coming by the first day of Jan
uary next, subscribers will have
to pay $3.50.
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and whose claims are now stronger than
at any other season. This rather cheer
less aspect of winter often presents itself
unbidden, but it is well that we do not
dismiss it too hastily, nor forget it too
soon.
If we have thus glanced at the darker
doings of our wintry weather, we have
not done so heedlessly nor idly. Those
who are blessed with the smiles of for
tune, can create enjoyment amidst Father
Winters harshest dealings; even where
he reigns supremest they can make his
sternest looks a source of kindly pleasure
to themselves, of comfort, hope and CRATE
full memory to suffering fellow creatures.
The cold and biting winds which revel
now so Enthusiastically among us, offer an
excellent opportunity for the exercise OF
that benevolence which makes a SUM-
shine in a shady place" Whoever makes
one wintry hearth glad, will find the glow
of its brightness joyously reflected in his
own bosom, the joy of its warmth ex-
banding his own heart. If the reality of
pleasure is, as has been said, to be judged
by the remembrance, we can thus, from
the most wintry twilight extract pleasant
memories, which the freshness of many
spring morning and the glory of many
a summer noon will not efface.
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Meanness.

We learn that on Monday evening
last, some scamp unknown went into the
North Union Office at West Charleston,
and, in printers parlance, +" knocked it
into pi, that is, piled the advertisements,
reading matter, large and small type, to-
gether, making rather mixed up mess.
As a consequence of this act, we pre-
sumo the paper cannot be issued for two
or three weeks. 1t was done at about
half past five o'clock.
Any one who would be guilty of an
outrage like this, would not hesitate to
steal the coppers from the platter of
blind fiddler, and then kick him because
they were not ninepences.
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off from a thrifty tree. Isn't that coolF
But if true Mr.. Pierce can claim no
great credit for the act. Nobody is enti-
tied to credit; nobody deserves blame.
The work was only ornamental, none OF
the really useful about it And if we
may believe him there has not been much
of result any way-some mobs IN Kan
sas fomented by wicked northern associ-
ations, but nothing of any great moment,
not greater than has often occurred in
our large cities! And the excitement
cot UP around the country was all a mis-
take. He forgot, certainly, that he or
dered out the United States troops to
put down these petty disturbances. If
the difficulties and wrongs were no great
er there than in some of our cities, what
more reason was there for issuing his
proclamations and sending on his armies
than there often is in other directions !!
This is nearly a sample Of the whole
Such special pleading, Boosting and mis-
representation, one would think rather
small business for the President of the
mightiest nation on earth!
But he caps the climax of his absurd
tiles and Qualifications by admitting in
the last paragraph, touching this matter,
that there are outrageous and unconstitu-
tional laws on the statute books of this
peaceable territory, and indirectly recon-
mends to Congress to repeal them, if the
present legislature of Kansas do not
We trust this is the last Of Franklin
Pierce on southern rights rerSuS north
ern rights.
The last half of the message-which
for want Of room we cannot publish
indicates prosperous state of things in
other departments of the government
The national debt has been reduced some
S3O,0OO,00Oin his reign, and the difficult
ties with Europe appear to be in fair
way of adjustment. Our relations with
Gen. Walker are not quite so clear
But, on the whole, it is as well as could
be expected and better than might be
feared under such an administration
We congratulate the country especially
on this final settlement of the Kansas
imbroglio, settled by the election, SunI
by Pierce's message.
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The Escape Of Free State Pri-

We have announced the escape of
thirty-one of the Free State prisoners at
Tecumseh. The following was the
method adopted:
"All of this time the prisoners were
not idle they had concluded on leaving,
and an understanding of the ways and
means existed among them. They all
began to sing. The work of making
holes through the walls then began, and,
if the singing stopped in either of the
rooms, 1t was the signal for the workmen
to do likewise, and wait until the singing
again commenced. The tools used in
removing the bricks and mortar. were
the bayonets left for candlesticks. In
the morning the bricks and mortar were
replaced, and coat hung carelessly over
the place. All but the outside course of
bricks were loosened, and favorable op-
pOIlunliy waited Tor.
Last night, about 10 O'Clock, the work
upon the last course of bricks common
ced, and hole was soon made. The
workman put his head out of the aper-
ture; the night was dark; he could hear
the measured tread Of the sentinel as he
passed up and down his beat, about thirty
feet from the building. While the man
was accommodating, another of the pri-
soners stood behind him, holding blanket
to prevent outsiders from CATCHING q
stray ray of light through the wall. The
singing stopped, and out sprang the two
leaders, closely followed by the others
and in this way thirty-one made then
escape, unobserved by the guard
The prisoners proceeded to Lawrence
where they were fed and clothed, and sem
out of the jurisdiction of the Kansas
Judiciary.
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DISPATCHES FROM Gov. GEARY.-
Washington, Dec. "a special messen-
ger has arrived from Kansas, bringing
dispatches from Gov. Geary relative to
the release by Judge Lecompte of the
murderer Hayes, and also to other mat
tiers at issue between him and the Judge;
all OF which is submitted 10 the consid-
Grafton of the administration. Affairs
in the territory are represented to he
still peaceful.
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The Aspects Of Winter.

We are free to confess that we are in
our editorial capacity, of that class who
delight to find "books in the running
brooks, sermons in stones, and good in
everything" Acting on this principle, |
and remembering the present wintry as
pect Of the weather, and the coming Sc
verify, we trust a few remarks suggested
by the change will neither be impairment
nor unreasonable.
1t is when we experience weather like
that of the past week, that the comforts
Of life appear more comfortable, its plea
sures more pleasant, and its endearments
more dear. 1t is when the wintry sky
meets our upturDed gaze with 20 answer
ing smile, that the smiles which beam
around us send a gladder glow into the
heart. It's when the snow lies deep and
drear upon the earth, that the genial
warmth and joyous security of hearth
and home, come to US with tenfold pre-
ciousness. The beautiful in our every
day existence-the cherished treasures
of the domestic circle-the blessings of
heaven and the gifts of fortune, come
out in holder, brighter relief, when en-
Iloyed amidst weather such as now envi
rons US.
The warm complacency and somewhat
self-satisfed defiance with which we meet
the winters threatenings, originate in no
selfish, no churlish feeling. 1t is only
that the goodly things that surround us.
the sunshine that gladdens our existence
have their value heightened and their
gladness manifested by strong and stri-
king contrast. tits because the comforts.
the elegancies, the enjoyments that we
possess-all, in fact, which serve to give
depth and richness TO the shadows of life.
and to its lights their most endearinn
iovellness, we find our hearts awakened
to a sense of their power, beauty and
gladness.
Amidst the winters storm we feel that
we have not toiled and struggled il vain.
We learn that we have enjoyments which
do not depend upon the sunshine and the
zephyr, that amidst frost and storm we
have a dearer sunshine, the brightness
round our homes hearth. We say again,
that this feeling of grateful and self con-
tanned happiness with which we welcome
? winter, Is, withal, genial, kindly and
worthy feeling.
There is, however. another and las.
inviting aspect in which winter and his
seventies will occasionally present them.
selves. There are homes around ne
: where no rudy blaze leaps UP as if If
fearless mockery amidst the frozen air
There are fellow creatures whose necos
sites oblige them to meet the weather
while their poverty denies them til,
means TO meet it suitably. There ar,
those in novels and dens to whom white
is terror and scourge. There are til,
5 sick poor, to whose ills it brings aggrava
E uon' to whose wants it brings addition
There are the laboring poor, whom j
: hrst disemploys and then affiicts. Their,
IS the widow and the orphan, the desti
: tute and the desolate-a host of unsor
! tunates to whom winter is winter indeed
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"a The New York Ledger, the great
family weekly paper, for which the most
popular writers in the country contrib
ute, has now attained the extraordinary
circulation of one hundred and ninety
thousand copies, and subscriptions are
continually pouring in. See the Ledger's
advertisement in another column.
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MONTREAL, Dec. 6.-Steamer Lord
Elgln went ashore near Presgwashe,
Lake Ontario, on Thursday, and is to-
tai wreck. q
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e. The reason physicians speak so
high of BACH'S AMERICAN COM
POUND" is that they do not consider it
a patent medicine. Its ingredients are
made known to them. They use the
remedy and know its real worth. See
advertisement in another column.
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HoGGIsH.-Mr. L. D. Larrabee of
This town, lately killed a hog which
weighed, when dressed, five hundred and
seventeen pounds.
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COL. RICHARDSON, OF ILLINOIS.

For more than six weeks the democracy in Congress
have steadily voted for William A. Richardson, Of Illinois
for Speaker During that period many most Interesting
scenes have xansped Explanations have been the order
the day and those who have supported opposing
ddates themselves frequently been driven TO nterro-
gate them The only gentleman named for Speaker whose
position was accepted entirely above suspicion mys
terry was Colonel Richardson His enemies had encounter
ed him in too many conflicts to know his character,
bis courage, and his creed His friends made him their
leader, because they had tried his true and manly
heart; and those who dared not oppose, and wonld
aid him. conteuted themselves by indirect assaults,
aud by dsipgenuous suspicious. Even when Colonel
Richardson's vote has slightly fallen off, those who
have left him have returned after temporary absence
Colonel Richardson carpetwarror in the cause OF
the constitution. He Is national man made up for
the occasion. He is not playing part to exc out the
plans and TO qudate the promises of partisan leaders
He has been in this war from its fearful beginning He
fought the right side OF 1t in Mexico, when with his
good right arm he sealed the bonds that made the results
the whole Union He came back into Congress to make
good that which he engaged make good the field Of
battle; and from that day this he has left the
struggle turned bis back upon enemy This veteran
In the cause OF the country aud the constitution cannot be
abandoned TO please majority which cannot unite
section which cannot elect II he not entitled to the
support OF all the true friends Of the Union In the House OF
Representatives then ia there indeed no virtue left in sy
racuse"
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DECREASE in IMMIGRATION.

TIE number of foreigners arriving at the port of New
Orleans from Europe during October November and De-
cember 1855, 6593, Of whom 3,702 were males and
1881 females During the same period in 1854 there ar
rived Il 83 of whom 25lo males and 926S females
The decrease of immigration has been more than
double the amount Of the whole immigration during the
quarter ending December 81, 1855 The Louisiana Cou-
rier attributes this large dminution in the number Of inn
migrants to the rise and sudden spread of the knownoh
ing spirit accompanied it has been with gross wrongs
and insults to population Of foreign BIRTH and adds
they have witnessed the grosest ourages against
their religion and its young npstat OF
twenty has been suffered pour volube abuse upon their
heads to be rewarded by the applause of his parywhen
the sacred privileges Of citizenship have been rubssy and
unscrupuousiy tramped uponaDd when exertions
dustrouy made to degrade them to condition of marked
inerioyt is to be wondered that their former
patriots have been advised to remain home and endure
despotsm to which they have become abuated rather than
incur wrongs and insults in America
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PLACING THE RESPONSIBILITY IN TnE RIGHT
QUARTER.

QUAkIER. r
The country large have forgotten the language
employed by the abolition and knownohing press before
the meeting Of Congress- for II elanguage OF exoa
ton and insocnce They claimed and claimed with TRUTH
overwhelming majority in the House Of Representatives
and exhibited the numerical strength OF the democrats in
that body spirit Of insulting dersou. They would
elect their candidate for Speaker they would organize the
committees to suit the abolition sentiment Of the North
they would restore the Missouri Compromise line they
would do each and all those things which savored Of op
position to democrats and democratic principles How this
sweeping programme has been carried out let the follow
ing extract from the Boston Atlas show:
But there are really only two parties in the Houschst
supporting Mr. Rchardsou and that supporting Mr.. Banks
The supporters Of other gentlemen constitute small factions
governed By personal considerations They
have no reason anticipate They invite the
democrats 10 no coalition all likely be successful Nor
the democrats desrous Of coalition. They have stood
fast by their principles and their candidate the
hour but they have done without the least possible hope
Of victory No representing the can be
elected IT, therefore, this proraced contest be dangerous
TO the copn,yfit be likely ebsrrs'- tn. government
forranizat be the dsderaumsit not for the demo-
cratic members to yield ?"
According the logic Of the Atlas the hundred and
sixty opposition members Of the House looking the
-four supporters Of Richardson for an organization
This absurdy is thus answered by the Ohio State Journal
which like the Atlas is Of the recognised organs Of
black repubIicanism
owe checrfuly agree that the sdminstr alton members
in any respect responsible for this delay The
joy OF the House largely against them They have
lected their man. and every ballot they give him their
tire five II belongs to the opposi
organize that body The country expects, and has
right expect from them They viii be held TO strict
accountability for the delay"