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N ODE L
M elodeons.

THE following are but few among the many high tss
timonials Voluntarily given In commentator OF the
superior qualities Of the M0DKL MELoDEoSs, manu-
.Actured by Messs. MASON HAALiN.
FROM Mr.. Gusfars Saffsr, tAs PisHisf ssd coRrossr
NokroIK llorsE, RoxBrRf, Nov. ], 1855.
Meusrs. Mason ilAnIs-Gents-is en- very much
pleased with your Model Meodeoos, having never sesr
any that uoad compare 9Th them In quality and par
ty Of quckness " action. They are really aver
(sisned) 0rsrIvu sirrss.
From Lors1 Masor, Doctor Of Nsste.
Amer having carefully examined the Mslodeons o.
Messrs. Mason llAmlin an enabled 10 say, that In
my opLion they dseidsfiy superior TO any others
With which am acquainted. LowkLL MASON.
New York, July I, 1851.
From Mr. George y. Root, ths Popular eomgessr
and Masietan.
HKSRr Mason, Esq., DEAR Sra i-ilAving had an tp-
portunlty Of examining Mason HAmlint Model heo-
deons, am happy To bear testimony 10 their great En-.
celebce. In general eharActeses, and especially In
quality, and Uniformity % tone and tuning they seem 10
me 10 be superior TO any that Ihave yet examined.
Yours very truly,
From Mr.. S. A. Brsneroff, cordaefor Of Mure and
0rsenisf at hs Mount Ysrnon, (Rtp. Mr.. Kbps)
church, Bosfon.
BosroS, August 4, 1854.
Messrs. MAsoS X HAALIx - Gentlemen = I have ex-
amined with pleasure the Model Mel deons, manufAe
turei by you ani happy 10 say that In my opinion,
they have not been equaied by any manufactured.
viii not speak 81 their various points Of excellence In de-
tall br Jour instruments need no
spsak for thsmssirss.
Ney truly yours, s.A. BAxcaorr.
Much more testimony might be produced Of IKE m.
ture showing the superior quality Of the Model Msio.
dson- but Il 10 thought that the above 10 sucent.
The above Instruments on hand and for sale By
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Central Hall.

THE subscriber having leased the above hall,
4 :. prepared to LEI the same FOE halls, par.
ties, lectures concerts, &c
MORGAN & MORSE,
Corner Of Liberty and ws-hing,oa Street.
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HEALTH AND STRENGTH

You will go forth INTO the world, TO say with thou
sands OF others, c. A. RICHARDS, ABporr Bir
rERs have done wonders for me. Living witness
SEES are ready 10 testify 10 the statement above
made. Thirty years and upwards old Doctor Alb.
lott introduced this medicine. II has been eight
years in the possession Of Mr. Richards, neither Of
whom have advertised il, leaving II TO lis own
merits, to work its own way. Now, In view Of
lis great curative properies-in view OF duty
which every one owes TO the public, i Is being
put before the people as il should have been long
ago, through the medium Of the Press. The La.
bel Is Copyrighted, and each bottle. for the pro-
lection OF the consumers and proprietor, hears the
Portrait OF Doctor VIM. Abbott, together with the
signature OF
g. A. RICHARDS, Proprietor.
ly3O 50 ANN STREET, BOSTON.
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n. II. EDDY, Solicitor Of Patent,
TESTIMONIALS.

"During the time occupied the ofhee Of commls.
sioner Of patents, r. H. EDDr, Leo, Of Boston, did
business at the Patent 0hce Solicitor for procuring
Patents. There few, u any persons acting In that
capacity who had 90 much business before the Patent
once and there were mons who cnnductsd II With
more SKILL fidelity and success. regard Mr. Eddy
% the hest Informed and most skul Patent So
cItor In the United States, and have hesitation In
assuring inventors that they cannot employ Q person
nor competent AMI Trustworthy AMI more capable Of
putting their applications In form 10 secure Tor them
early and favorable consideration At the Patent OF
fee. EDMUND BURKE,
Late Commissioner Of Patents"
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HAVING returned to Saco, and resumed the
IL Hardware and Paint Business, shall be
pleased to zee my old and new friends al the
store under the York Bank. Main Street. Saco.
GEO. |. GOODWIN.
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CaIef Hall.

THE Comet Band having leased Calcf Hall,
Il are prepared TO let the same for lectures,
concerts, balls aud assemblies.
Application can be made 10 Geo. D. Smith,
si the store Of Twambley & Smith, Main s,rrst,
Ssco A. J. WOODNAN. Cl~rt
ssco, Nov. I, 1855. S"','
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uARpER's 4 PETERsON's MAGAZINES for Janu.
III airy 1856, received by d. L. MITCHELL
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From hs present Commi,sionsr.
"AuGusr ~, distributing the tins have heid u.
Office Of Commissioner % Patents u. lddy ESQ, OF
BOSTON, has been extensively gagged In the Transaction
Of business with the Odice, as Solicitor. lie thor
oughiy acquainted with the Law. and ths rules a prae-
tce Of the Oise. regard him a the most eaps.
bic and successful practitioners with whom have had
oniciaI intercourse CIlAs. MASON,
Commssl0ner Of Patents,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-26

AN EXTENSIVE DINNER.-The Marchioness of
Londonderry QEng.,) owner of the famous Chi
worked in the pits. There were 80 tables, each
atfording seats for 80 men, with long gallery,
which afforded room for than 500 female spec.
tators. The tables were furnished with beef NUT
ton, plum puddngs, potatoes and beer, in liberal
allowance. On the centre table stood baron of
beet, weighing l30 pounds. An impression of the
expected gastronomic capacity OF the golfers is
had in the fact that, among the provender were
eight fat bullocks, Is sheep, ton of plum pudding,
q ton and a half Of bread, 40 bushels of potatoes,
and so barrels of strong beer. After the dinner
the msrchioness made a speech which was re
ceived with thunders of applause
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BIT LAND SPECULAToRS-An affidavit has been
sent out from the Land Office bureau requiring al
those who entered lands at the reduced price of
twelve and half cents per acre, to swear that
have cultivated portion of it," and also corrob-
Grating affidavit has to be made by some friend of
the person who entered the land, stating that he
knows "him to be the identical person who enter
ed the land, and that he is and has been residing
on said land"
This regulation completely upsets the specula-
tive parties who enter these lands for speculative
purposes only; who though they were under the
impression that they could make affidavit in the
first place, cannot find it in their conscences to
swear to those now sent out by the Department
as necessary to the perfection of their title-Lon-
iSrilIc Journal
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THE CATTLE BUsINEss-From some statistics
that have been compiled for the purpose OF show
ing the value to railways of the freight on cattle
we learn that during the last year the State OF
Ohio sent to New York 40, 600 head, Illinois over
22,oo0, Kentucky l0500 and Indiana 600 The
New York and Erie railroad brought forward 3D.
7s9 cattle and pa s79 hogs, and the Hudson River
II, ,5o3 cattle. The freight received by New York
railroads, for The transportation of live stock,
amounted to one million Of dollars
There were consumed a. beef In that city, le5,.
5I4 cattle In one year, and in Philadelphia and
Baltimore about 100 000--one half of which, II ID
estimated, came from Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan, which
States also sent to eastern markets at least 600
000liye hogs--the freight on all of which amount
ed to abont S300, COO
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NOVEL DECISIoN.-Judge Gould, at a late ses.
sion of the Ulster County IN. " Court rendered
decision of some consequence to females in the
theving line. In the case OF John and Catherine
Joy, who were sentenced by police justice at
Hurley to three months Imprisonment, of which
the larger part had expired for petit larceny, the
Judge ruled that married woman committing
theft or other crime, in the presence of her hus-
band, is not to be considered party to the offence
The husband having authority over the wifes &C.
tions, is alone responsible, and magistrate com.
mtting woman under such circumstances is liza
BILE to action for false imprisonment
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Circuit Court took up on Tuesday the case of Eiz-
beth Campbell Vs. A. La Grange for breach of
promise and seduction The parties reside in New
Scotland, N. Y. The plaintiff is fine looking
young Woman about 20 years of age. The de-
$4,000 Defendant put in defence that doubt.
less increased the damages. He not only denied
the paternity of Miss Campbelrs child but sought
to fasten it on an innocent persona gentleman
an absence of an hour, returned with a verdict of
$4,000 for the plaintiff This is one of the heaviest
verdcts ever given in this State.-Albamy Knieker-
booker
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In SEARCH OF A DAUGHTER-ln October last
an old gentleman named Wood arrived in New
Orleans from New York in search of daughter
whom he had not seen for many years. The Pi-
cayune says the time was when Mr.. w. was look.
ed upon one OF the "solid men" of Gotham, and
Fifth avenue honored him as he passed the way
But his riches took to themselves wings, and be-
coming much reduced he set out for New Orleans
in search of his widowed daughter. Arriving there,
and finding she was dead, he took to drink, and
finally was sent to the workhouse, where he died
on the 18th inst, and was buried in a corporation
coffin
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LADY IN COMMAND OLA U. S. FoRT.-Lieut.
Montgomery, of the United States Army, not long
since lost his life in the service in Oregon. His
Akron, and one child, in comparative penury, as is
generally the case with those who devote their
lives to their countrys service. She returned,
and Gen. Jessup. with the kindness of heart and
chivalry which characterize a brave soldier, imme-
diately gave to her the trust of Fort Gratiot now
unoccupisd by garrison duty which she can
fulfil, and the pay of which is very fair.
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MARRIAGE OF A CLERGYMAN.-Rev G. II
Spurgeon, the youthful pastor of the Park Street
Baptist church, in London, who is called the Sc
cond Whitefeld," was recently married at his own
chapel, Rev. DR.. Alexander Fletcher performing
the ceremony. There were not fewer than five
hundred ladies present in light and gay attire
Although the hour was early and the morning wet,
thousands upon thousands of people filled up the
chapel, and the thoroughfares leading to it. The
contiguous roads so crowded that no carriages
could pass, and special body of police had to be
procured to prevent accidents
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STEAMBOAT EXPLoIos-Nias Lines Inst -The
explosion Of the steamer Alabama, on the 18th
inst, near Grand Ecore, La, on her trip from New
Orleans to hinden, has been briefly noticed. The
N o. Picsyune of "Wednesday ssyst
On Saturday, the 18th inst. at II O'Clock in the
forenoon; while tho llfated boat was on her up.
ward trip from this city to Minden, her larboarti
boiler blew up as she was under way, some five
miles above Grand Ecore. SO tremendous was
the explosion that all the cabin, texas, upper
works, &c, back to the barber shop were torn vi.
olently away and to add to the frightful the
boat Immediately took FIRE, and was burnt TO the
waters edge with all her cargo, consisting of
seven hundred barrels of -four.
No less than nine lives were lost outright by this
disastrous accident. The names of the unfor.un-
ate victims are as follows:
T. S Bell tst clerk; s. Parker, Aatchmau; II. NJ
Prothro, passenger, Joseph Ogden, assistant engi.
neer c. Butler deck hand; Patrick Kelly, Tim
Flaherty Stephen McDonougn, and john Laugh
lin, fremen.
Among those badly scaldea, were Nick Whalen,
Mike Coleman, Patrick McCere and Bailey Ward,
fremen. All the officers of the boat were slightly
injured as were S. G. Sanderson and J. Denard
passengers. The bodies of three of those killed
by the unfortunate accident, 7. s. Bell Mr.. Pro
thro and the watchman, Parker, were not recovered
and are supposed to have been burnt upon the
boat. Ogden, the assistant engineer, and the deck
hand, Butler, died on board the Swamp Fox, and
were buried at Natchtoches.
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NEWS FROM CHINA AND JAPAH--The ship Sea
Serpent, at New York, brings dates from Hong
Kong to January Sd. The revolutionary party,
although defeated near Canton, were steadily ad-
vancing In other quarters of the Empire. They
he'd powerful fleets lying off the coast near Canton
A great many Chinese had returned from Califor-
MIA, and emigration was very much checked by
their reports. From Japan we learn that the
Dutch had presented the war steamer Soembing
to the Emperor The English were about for
wardng another vessel to his Majesty from China.
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FREE LoyE-The Springfield (O) NonparieI
notices the formation of Free.Love league at
Yellow Springs, the seat of Antioch College This
League which teaches its members to 'lie around
loose" is under the direction of DR.. Nichols and
his wife, Mrs. Cove Nichols A public meeting
was called to take measures to prevent the estab-
lishment of such q community, but Dr. Nichols
ayerred that he should carry out his plans. Some
of the students at the college favor the project but
the reputable citizens oppose it.
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LAUNCH OF THE MINNEHAHA-The new three
deck ship, of 1900 tons, named Minnehaha, was
successfully launched from the yard of her builder
Donald Mckay, Esq, at Boston, on Saturday. a
collation. followed the launch, at which were pres
ent General John S. Tyler, Professor Longfellow
and others, who made short addresses Mrs Bar
row, the actress, also repeated passages from Hi
awatha.' The whole affair passed off very plea
sanity and agreeably.
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FUNERAL HoNORS.-The body of Commodore
Abbott was removed on the 18th Feb. from Hong
Kong to the U. s. ship Macedonian. The pro-
cession attending the removal was composed of
U. S. officers aud Sailors and officers and sailors
from the British ships in port.
AS the procession proceeded minute guns were
fired, first from the Macedonian, then by the shore
battery, and lastly, on board III. N. s. Winchester,
the whole of the soldiers in garrison in extended
file, with reversed arms, lining the Queens road
towards the landing place. Arrived at the landing
place, the body was received into the deceased
Commodore's barge, and then escorted by boats
from the several men of war in port, up 10 the Ma
cedonian, whereit was received with the honors
due deceased flag officer
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terests of the country, and thew .,. oon. Won
would, no doubt be astonIshed 10 hs.r msnv chii.
dren OF Foreigners and, IN fact foreigners them.
serves, are know.nothngs, started TO proscribs
tnem, put such is the fact. have extended my
.u.,r Iu,tner than intended, but they have
oue uesirsoie ieature--that Ia, truth Should they
prove acceptable. may again intrude on YOU
lremain yours
JAMES b. WARREN
Buffalo, New York, January IL, 1856.
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POISONED SAUsAGEs have made their appear.
ance in the New York market. A man named
Thomas Mallory, about fifty years of age, liv.
ing at 297 West Seventeenth street. was found ly-
ing dead in his bed and the testimony on the Cor
oners inquest showed that some "Bologn's" which
he had purchased from q grocer and eaten the
night before, were the predisposing cause of his
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TURKS ISLAND SALT CRoP-From the ROYAL
Standard, published at rand Turk. Turks Islands,
We learn that up 70 February 2S, 10000 bushels
Of sall had been rsked and that the entire ponds
of the Colony had not been In better condition at
that early period Of the salt season for series Of
years past.
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LATER FROM RIO--ADvANCE IN CoFFER-By
the arrival of the Pernambuco steamer At New
York, we have advices from Rio TO Feb 18th,
about 1a days later than previous advices. Coffee
was very firm and had materially advanced Sales
from the Goth JAN up to the 18th Feb. reach In all
20 900 bags, at prices ranging from 5s00 to 6l0oO
The total stock on hand $4,000 bags. No other
ne Ns of special moment.
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TOBACCO BURNT-At Hannibal, Mobile on tn,
18th inst, the tobacco stemmery of Mr.. d. j. Gar
ter, with 300 600 pounds of tobacco was destroyed
by fire. Eight or ten wagon loads of tobacco ad
joining the stemmery was also consumed. Los
$4,000
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fafauiefds body of new born babe was
| found near Mr.. Luther Libbys stable, on Rish-
mond Hill, yesterday morning. and an inquest beld
over It by Alderman Toer of this city. DR.. Lock.
ett was called upon to make Q post mortem exam
nation and after doing So gave II ~ bis profess
sionAl opinion that the infant had come 10 itS
death BY foul means Asa matter Of course the
mother has net yet been discoyered, and it Is pos
sible that she may not be- in this life, but the des
truction OF her own ofsp pring, to hide her shame,
viii haunt her till the end Of time while In eterni-
ty the infant itself will arise as witness to brand
upon her brow. the crime of murder. The jury
brought in a verdict IN accordance with the above
facts, and no efforts viii be spared to trace out
and detect the guilty wretch who committed the
crime.
Sealing Money-Henry, slave to VIM Ran
dolph, was arrested by Constable Mettert of Hen.
rico county, and examined before Justice Netties
yesterday morning, on the charge of stealing $50
from Henry Breil, last Sunday. Mr. B., it appears.
had the money in his purse and when he pulled
OF his pants on Saturday night, did not take it
out When he looked for 1t Monday, 1t was gone.
henry and ais wife were on the premises, but no
money had been found in their possession. Justice
Nettles did not think the suspicion against the &C.
cnsed strong enough to warrant his being sent on
for hnat trial, and therefore acquitted him on that
charge but as he had been quite insolent to the
officer who had him in custody he was ordered to
receive thirty-nne stripes by way of learning him
better manners in future.
Caught ond Cagcd-John Dixon. an old offend
err. was arrested and Gagged yesterday, by officers
Tyler and johnson, on the charge OF entering tic
dwelling house Of James Atkinson, with insentt to
commit larceny, and stealing brush aud pair of
scissors. John viii have hearing before the
Mayor, and no doubt secure a local habitation ia
the city prison.
What a Goose-George, slave to Cheadle Burch.
was arrested and Gagged by Capt. Wilkinson, on the
charge of stealing goose from l.. Cohen. George
will be brought before the Mayor this morning
and undergo picking for meddling with other
geese.
Lifting C2othes.-Oficers Tyler and Seal sue
ceeded yesterday afternoon in arresting slave
named Albert charged with stealing $50 worth of
wearing apparel from Nancy Redcross. He will
probably get a new suit by order of the Mayor
this morning.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-26

THURSDAY, Goth inst, was the anniversary of
the blowing out of the lights in the factories OF
Massachusetts and New Hampshire. There will
be no lighting up again until the Goth of Sep.
tember. The returns of these days are always
celebrated in Lowell and elsewhere with balls and
other merry makngs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-26

AN ABoI1TIoNIsr SHIrPED-The CharIeston.
y. O., Courier, Of Friday, states that Mr. John
kedzie, who had been some time IN tho city, as an
agent for patent filter, left On Saturday for the
North, under the advice of several citizens, Ue
had been corresponding with paper in Rochester,
n V and had taken occasion to tndite In this form
some abolition views
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-26

LARGE SALE OF MULES.-The Paris (Ky) Citi.
zen says that twenty five hundred mules were
sold in that town on the 1st of March County
Court day. some by auction and some by private
sale. The two auctoReers report that their sales
of mules, horses and slaves amounted on that day
to the handsome sum of $76.276 So
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-26

HALLoA y calculated an anxious guardian to his
lovely niece, he entered the parlor and saw her
on the sofa in the arms of a swain who had inst
popped the question, and sealed it with n smack.
what's the time of day now 2 4 should think il
was about hafpast l2,' was the cool reply; you
see we are almost one
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MORMON EMIGRANTs.-A company Of three
hundred and fifty Mormon. recentlv reached AL.
ton, ILL.,, as We learn from the Courier of that city,
They were Danes-some of them in easy circum.
stances About fifty of them sought employment
In llhnois and the residue Iushed on 10 Sal. Ike
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-26

A PRoPHECY.-The celebrated eccentric preach
or Lorenzo Dow short time before his death, pre-
dicted that the 9th of March, 1856, would bring
the greatest freshets ever known in this country
Wilt be fulflleds
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NAvIGATIoN.-Albanypa papers say that the ice
in the Hudson does not yet give any indication of
breaking up, and it is impossible to predict when
navigation will be resumed this year
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-26

The first Presbyterian Church, of New Orleans
has called to les pastoral care. Rev. NJ Palnef
of Columbia, B. U.
Miss Julia Dean Hayne is playing In New Or
leans.
The longest day Ia now discovered to be the
day before your wedding.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-26

GREAT CouKTRY-The Houston (Texas) Tele-
oraph complains that the telegraph line TO that CT
ty il never in order because ''the waggouers chop
down the poles to prize the Wagons out OF the mud
..sst.s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-26

IN this age Of steam CARTER's SPANISH MIxrURE
is filling large space in the public mind. The aston
ishing cures daily performed by its singular and
prompt action in the worst cases of Liver Disease,
Neuralgia Rheumatism, Mercurial diseases, and all
diseases arising fro impure state of the Blood is
winlng for r reputation which is becoming world
wide 1t is certainly tho only medicine yet known
which does possess positive and specific action
the Blood. Try it at once--the SOONER THE BETTER.
Sold by BENNETT, BEERS FISHER.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-26
\OTICE.-MARCUs HARRIs has lust

NUIIJE.-WAR RCUS HARRIS has Just
received his full supply Of spnng Goods consist
lAS o. Ladies' Misses and Childrens Boots and Shoes
q eli descriptions Ladies' Gs.ters from ST. up to the
Hne1t; Ladies' best Philadelphia make Morocco Slip
pets IRON IS UP 10 the finest and thousands of
oLAe klnds of Shoes tco numerous TO mention which
ne VIII sell IN proportion. Likewise a general ns-
i.ment OF Dry Goods to which he respectfully IN
Nte' the attention Of purchasers
NH 20 tetysnn XII and efb stJea.s