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Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-13

Nine wagons passed through Parkersburg last
week on their retur1wto the interior of Virginia from
the Far West, where these emigrants found more fe
and ague than they could stand Such is the luck
Of many others in the West who would come back if
they could -
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-13

Rev Mr. Samson's third lecture will be delivered
tomorrow evening, instead Of Wednesday, here
tofore announced We advise all who desire 10 gain
information in regard to the Bible Lands to attend
these lectures
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-13

Aere be those either North or south VINO desire
an admnatration for the North as &inst the South
or for the South as against the North they are not
the men who should give their sufffages TO me.
FOR nv own part know only my country, my whole
country and nothing but my country"
TMILLARD FILLkoRKs SPKxoH IN NKw YoRE.
a. The foundation of my preference ID, that Mr.
Fillmore has administered the Executive Govern
ment with signal success and ability. IDS mas
Deen tried and found true faithful honest and CON
scientious. wish 10 say nothing in derogation rom
his eminent competitors, (Webster and Scotbl they
have both rendered great services 10 their country
the one In the field, and the other In the Cabinet
They might possibly administer the government as
Welt as Mr. Fillmore has done. But then neither Of
Id position he now holds and think that prudence
and wisdom had better restrain ps from making any
change without necessity for il, the existence OF
which do not perceive - lays letter % UHnGnn,
MarcA BtA, 1859.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-13
NOTICE.
E STREET BOWLING SALOON!

VyHE undersigned deems IL unnecessary
to say anything in his praise Of bis Saloon, "a
his patrons all can fully testify but will add what II
has been, il viii continue to be- and IA a token of
thanks for past patronage offer to the person
making the highest number Of pins with 30 balls from
October IA to December IA, 1855, splendid gold
watch and chain. J. r. MARI
oct 18--st Proprietor.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-13
A Man shot---Arrea of the Shi6er Hose Com
PAM

PmLADELPHIA, Oct. 12.--0n Saturday night about
10 o'clock, man named William Mcintyre was killed
by shot fired by some unknown persons, on the
corner Of Ninth and South streets. The Shifer Hose
Company was passing at the time, and the crime is
laid To their charge. The police immediately arrest
ed all the members with the carriage, and others
found at the house of the company, making thirty
be John English, Of baltimore who had his carpet
bag with him. apparently about to take his departure
Two or three others are said to be from Baltimore
The slug fired entered the heart Of Mcintyre, caus-
ing instant death. The deceased was Of dsreputs-
bic character and few months since was charged
with beating out the brains Of woman with por-
ter bottle.
SECOND DRsPATCH
PHILADELPHIA, October lathe police officer who
the shot fired that killed Mcintyre testifes to
his belief that John English, Of Baltimore, was
the person who fred a. When arrested he had
revolver, one barrel Of which was discharged All
the parties arrested were committed.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-13
NOTICE.

tF A Mission Fair.-The Ladies of the east
ern section of the city will display for sale, in the
Odd Fellows Hall, at the Navy Yard on Monday. the
18th instant large and beautiful assortment of Fan
oy and Useful Articles, and Refreshments, for the
benefit Of the East Washington Mission, to continue
for several successive days and nights Open from
104 A, M, to 1ox j. NJ Admittance 1915 cts; chill
dren half price. Help the Mission cause.
oct l1-4t
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-13

lay Attention, the Whole r. The Mem
bers of the Western Star Fire Company and indie
pendent Ladder Company respectfully requested
TO attend Joint meeting. on Monday evening next,
18TH at O'clock at the Western Star Engine House.
II is earnestly requested that all the members be
present business of great importance viii be of.
fered for the benefit of both companies.
BY order:
GEORGE SHOEMAKER,
Pres't Western Star Fire Company.
G GEORGE HILL,
Pres,t Independent Ladder Company.
Georgetown ID. c., Oct IL, 1855.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-13

Doors open At Z o'clock. Performances 20 COM
mence al 8 octB
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20

Wu,r IS A TIN WEDDING 2-The edlto: Of
the New York Observer has been to 'slln we'd
diog.u [fany Of our readers will be quiet, In
three minutes they shall know what 'tn wed
ding'' is. Now golden wedding is the com
memoration of the fftieth return of couples
marriaoe-these are scarce. The s'Silver brldal'
is the tweniyffih return Of the happy day
They are less seldom. ''tin wedding" is
novelty, but it should not be, for whoever reaches
the fifth anniversary of their marriage are at lib
erty to celebrate it. The Observer says on this
occasion. 1.-The bride and groom were presented,
by relatives and friends in turn with various artl-
Giles of tin ,care, such as are emnently useful In
household economy, making together complete
set of culinary apparatus which would DO honor
even to kings kitchen. These separate
ceremonies were concluded by more formal
presentation of an 'Fornamented service OF TIN"
prepared after the most approved form and fashion
of silver, during which an address was delivered
and a, response given, both performances being
marked with as much solemnty as the occasion
could import. At the supper, the table was COW
cred with plates and dishes only of tin; ham sand
witches were laid out against tin background
homely cake was served in baskets of tin; sweet
cider was poured from a TN pail, with tin ladle
into tin cups; and familiar odes were performed on
trumpets of Tin! In fact there could not have
been more tin in any other place, except IN a
tin-man's warehouse, or in the minesof England: !.
We were never before so thoroughly convinced oi
the genuine value of plain Tin, Of the numerous
Useful appliances to which it may be put, and oI
the highly respectable appearances it presents
when handsomely secured and wc..shall hence
forth regard it, especially when associated with
Tin Wedding, as one Of the precious metals.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20
OYSTERS.

yT>HE subscribers have constantly hand large snp
IL ply of the best OYSTERS which have ever Desn
brousht TO this market They put up in good woo d
en- kess The kegs we do not SELL but require them 70
be returned We warrant all Oysters bought at our %
desot to be Of the very best quality bnl WI, no.
sons;blc for those bought elsewhere, though they De
mn, n in our kegs as We learn that some persons nave
Keen enearcd in the business Of buying our kegs ana
filing them up with inferior Oysters,-thas imposing
nnon the purchaser and inictug serious INJURY upon
ne We know that this has been done. We under
stand that fellow who has been engaged IN peddins
Oysters around town. has been buying our kegs ana MI
ing them as aforementioned and then seios .ne a.
our Oysters We learn that young man IS cognizaat
of the fact that 10 or Is half gallon kegs were bought
At one time We are willing TO exonerate TINS young
man from all reliability aud sh Tor wMd' IN
h; rem dollars if he will come forward and tell all
sh,t he knows about it. Our object is to protect our
business We intend to furnish the very best oysters VS.
and will protect ourselves and mevE tne Gon IP 90
stanton. Jan. 16, 1856.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20

Gas MAKrxo.-The process of making coal gas
is simple. Bituminous coal is thrown into hot
cylinder of iron, the mouth Of which is closed
carefully by an iron door. with the edge cemented
by soft clay. The vapor arising from the coal is
received into tube, by means of which 1t is per.
mitted to escape into series of vessels, where
ii is cooled and deposits much ofits impure matter.
It is then passed into another series Of vessels con-
tanning quicklime, which robs it of lis sulphurous
and other nauseous intermixtures. From this re-
cever it flows purified. as we find it in use, into
the oasometer, and is from thence distributed, as
it may be needed through mains and service pipes,
into various paris of the city. The highly oha.g, g
ed bituminous Goals, such as the English Camel
coal or the Albert coal of Nova Scotia. are found
best adapted to the purposes of gas making. Ia
the manufacture ofgas from Newcastle coal "a chai-
dron weighing q cwt. is found to y'ela % eooo Gu
moniacal liquor, l2 gallons of thick tar. -
Camel coal will yield upon an average, ~, ~,
600 cubic feet of gas to the chaldron. Gas coal
in New York costs upon an average sl2 per chal'
drnn %
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20
!. GoNs.-We find the following rib tickler


in an excnange:
Speaking of gongs, trio of old ladies delegates
TO the Woman's Right Convention lately stopped
at the Burnett House, Cincinnati. They had
never heard gong, and we give Mrs. Trodwelrs
own description oft: "We hadn't been IN our
own rooms very long, till JENNY crimlny, OF all
the noises that ever did noise growlIn' ,bellerin
howlin', screechn', and thunderin', all rumblin,
nm in one internal muss of a sound We thought
the day of insurrection had come, sure enough ;
all were awiully frightened Miss Saffron vowed
that it was Gabriel blowing his last trump, and
that he was little hoarse. Miss Skinfilnt, she
bounced into her bed, crying out, feathers IS non
conductors!' Directly the all-fred howlin' thing
sbut M. and then there was sound OF folks
ruunn down stairs fit to break their necks.
We were all making for the door to run too'
when something knocked at the door. we were
afraid to open, but al last Miss Saffron, bold as
lion, advanced and peeped through key hole,-
There she stood ,shivering with fright-jus at this
minute the door opened, and what in the name OF
aoggins do you think it was2 Why, nothing
but pour, mean good for nothing, ,deceiful,y ,yaller
niooer. wanting to know if We had come to supper.
"Has the telegraphic magnetic exploded 2" asked
Miss Skinfint. "Ma'am, 'says he again." Then, y
saws I, "what was that internal howllng about,
YOU great, stupid, silly nigger?" "That noise
lust now oh, nothing but the gong, reckon
saws he. and the crtter went off grnning. What
a gong was we couldn't tell, but from its voice
we guessed it was some astonishing savage beast
they had tanned and let loose about the house 10
skeer decent people out of their senses.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20

POET R Y

N|N~~~N0~-~~~~N-~-~-N~0~~-~~
For The Spectator.
Lines addressed to My Little DanSh'oA'
Hard by Won wood, there stands an OAK,
Marked by the lghtning's witherinS suoA0'
Stunned by the woodman, In his ire' sas
And scorned alike for flood or tre.
Yet ofttimes in the month OF June'
A little bird with plaintiye tune,
Sits ON its branches all the day,
Singing its oft repeated lay;.
am that oak-how sad TO tell,
And thou, that bird, my Isabel,
There is a mountain grim and gray,
All gloomy in the glare OF day;
Where hoarry winter, stern and drear'
Relentless reigns, from year to years
But ON that mountain, midst It's snowSs
A rosebud gay, in beauty giows,
Giving its perfume to the gale,
Like the sweet howrets Of the vale
Thou art that bud, my dazzling child,
And that gloomy mountain wiid.
Far away in the Indian sea,
Where ne'er is heard the voice OF giee,
There is dreary, desert isle,
Fit for the wretched and the vile,
Where tempests in their fury rave,
And many seaman find shis grave;
Yet e'eu for it a kindly star,
Benignant, shines its beams afar.
That star-th, mothers loving smile,
And that blighted ocean isle,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20

&, Curious CHANGES OF CosruME.-There is
no part of our costume male or female, that has moi
passed from one extreme of absurdity to another,
and been must admired at its highest point. Goats
have been worn with volum:nous skirts dangling
about the wearer's heels, and with scanty lappels
descending six inches below the waist. Coat
sleeves at one time fitted skin tight,an more than
once have been so wide as TO sweep the ground.
Flapped waistcoats, which in the time of George
l. reached near to the stocking, were soon cut SO
short as to be nearer the arm pits than the thigh.
The close fitting tightly strapped trowsers con
trasts udcrousy with The trunk hose of the SIX
teenh century stuffed out with five or six pounds
of bran to such an extent, that alterations had to
be made in the Parliament house 50 as 10 afford
additional accommodations for members seats
1t is related that fast man Of that time, rising to
conclude visit of ceremony, had the misfortune
to damage his neither integuments by protrudlng
nail in his chair, so that by the time he gained
the door the escape of the bran was so rapid as to
cause collapse. 1t may have been that similar
mishaps caused the substitution of wool or hair
for bran, which afterwards became common
Holmes, in his "Notes of Dress" says: ca law
was made against such as did stuff their bryches'
to make them stand out whereas when certain
prisoner in these tymes was accused for wearing
such bryches contrary to law, he began to excuse
himself of the offence, and endeavored little and
little to discharge himself of that which he did
wear within them. He drew out pair ofsheets,
two table cloths, ten napkins, four shirts, brush,
glass, comb and night cap, and other things
OF use saying, 'Yonr lordship may understand that
because have no safer store house, these pockets
do serve me for room to lay my goods in; and
though it be strait prison yet IT is store house
big enough for them-for | have many things
more vel of value within them.' And SO his dis
charge was accepted and well laughed at"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20

Crying AN AMUSEMENT WITH THE ARAB Wo-
MEN.-The chief amusement Of the females is the
tanpi. or CRYING. The ladies' pride themselves on
their doing this in the most affecting way, so that
a stranger would be deceived, and not think 1t
possible that it could be mere mockery OF woe,
and'yet it is nothing more; tears are shed in a.
bundance, and the hands are wrung, as IT suffer
inc the most poignant grief whilst the most heart
,ending cries excite the sympathy Of the company
The ladies have their heads adorned with
ilsts Of leaves, or dogs hair and so much joy do
they experience in this amusement that they lock
forward to good crying with the came desire
young lady in England does TO dance or ball.
Uandcrer in arabia.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20

TRAFFIC IN CHINESE CHILDREN FOR FoRrIoN
CoUSTRIEs.- Some disclosures lately made In
China, will tend to awaken the sympathles OF the
civilized world to the horrors OF system as re-
yoltinp to humanity as the African slave trade.
IL appears from The China Mail that system
has long been pursued of selling female children,
between the aces of four and eight years, to be
sent to foreign countries, though chiefly to Siam ;
but as the traffic was carried on in Chinese yes
sells il had either escaped the notice OF foreign
merchants, or was not deemed worthy ot their
attention. An English vessel was lately dlscov-
cred having number of these little ones on board
bound to Manila, where, it was said, they were
TO be employed in making cigars. In another In
stance, forty girls were purchased by Portuguese
in Canton and sent to Annoy, where they were 10
be shipped to Cuba. On the discovery OF the
latter the children were released, and the Captain
fined .eIOO Sir John Bowring, the British Min,
lister. was determined 10 put stop to this traihc,
and. in connection with Chinese official had Is
sued proclamation prohibiting it, These efforts,
it is said, will prove futile, as the most stringent
prohibitions can easily be evaded.
These children who are always females, are
purchased at about So each and afford. therefore,
a large profit to the trader. Those of more tender
wears are often disposed Of by their parents for
a dollar each, which they do to save them from
infanticide. They are sent to the Spanish and
Portuguese, as well as TO the English possessions
and the agent of Spanish house at Nlngo was
lately known to have had an order for two thou
sand of these little innocen!s for Cuba. Young
women command too high price in China 10 be
sent away as commodity
considerable trade s also carried on with
boys, though, it is said, 10 be less exceptlonable
than that with girls, as they are often adopted by
the childless, in other cases are regarded mere
Iy as adherents or willing vassals, by their pur-
chaser, whose claim over them when they become
adults is of moral kind only. ii1 fa,5ei
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20

A WONDERFUL MlRRoR.-There has lately
been shown in Paris a huge concaye mirror, an
Instrument OF startling species Of optical magic
On standing close to 1t, it presents nothing but
monstrous dissection of your phisiognomy. On
retiring couple Of feet, it gives your own face
and figure In true propariion. but reversed, the
head downward. But retire still further, stand
ing at the distance Of five OF six feet from the
mirror, and behold, you see yourself, not refec
tion-lt does Rot strike you as renection--but
your verliahle sell, standing in the middle part be-
tween you and the mirror! The effect is almost
appalling, from the idea 1t suggests of something
supernatural; so startling indeed, is the exhibi
will shrink involuntarily. at the first view.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20

HOOPS VS.. INpLArrcN-Hoops already begin
to give way, and Initiation is now a Ia mode. The
manner of doing the thing is thus described oy >
Paris writer:
Gan invention has lately been made to super
cede hoops, which converts crenotine pettcoat
into balloon; the garment can be swelled out or
reduced to its natural volume, according to the
will of the wearer. A small, ingenious brass or
caoutchouc machine is attached to the petticoat
this little piece of mechanism is furnished with
"if YOU wish to be seated in carriage or box
at theatre YOU open the souspipe and the air dis
perses, leaving your dimensions such as will ena-
bic W you to occupy moderate space. But if you
intend to display your toilette on the Champs Ely
Sc 8 or TO enter ball room where hoops and trains
reign triumphant, you press the piston. the air
fills the tissue and the crenone swe'ls out ma
es'cay hope som to be able to ,s |. y@uf
cured. With the present style OF dress, u ls
nearly impossible for two ladies, in full toilette,
10 occupy the same carriage"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20

EXCESSIVE EArING.-In letter 10 Lord Mur-
ry. found in the life of Sidney Smith, lately pub
lished. the latter says: "You are, hear, at.
tending more to diet than heretofore. tfyou wish
for ANYTHING like happiness in the fifth act Of life.
eat and drink about half what you could eat and
drink. Did ever tell you my calculation about
eating and drinking? Having ascsrtained the
weight of what could live upon so as to preserve
health and strength, and what did live upon, !
found that between ten and seventy years Of age
had eaten and drunk forty -four horse.wagon
loads of meat and drink more than would have
preserved me in life and health z The value OF
Ibis mass of nourishment is considered TO be worth
.f7. 900 sterling. It occurred to me THAI must,
by voraciiy, have starved to death fully one hun
dred This is frightul calculation, but irresist-
bIy true; and think, dear Murray, your wagons
would require an additional horse each!"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20
How-to Treat Cold Feet.

Cold feet are the avenues to death Of multitudes
eyery wear il is sign of imperfect circulation, Of
want Of vigor of constitution. No one can be well,
whose feet are habitually cold. When the blood
is equally distributed TO every part OF the body
there is general good health. If there be Jess
blood at any one point Than is natural, there is
coidaess and not only so, there must be more than
is natural at some other part of the system, and
there is fever, that is, unnatural heat or orpres-
sion In the case Of cold feet, the amount of bio ID
wanting there, collects al some other part of the
body which happens to be the weakest, TO be the
least able to throw Up barricade against the In
rushing enemy. Hence, when the lungs are
weakest. the extra blood gathers there in The
shane Of a cumrnon cold, OF splitting blood. Cler
ovmen. other public speakers, and singers, by i'm
nroper exposures often render the throat the
weakest part; to such, cold feet give boarseness
or raw burning feeling, most felt at the little
hollow at the bottom of the neck. To others
aoain. whose bowels are weak through over.eat-
no. or drinking spirituous liquors, cold feet give
various degrees Of derangement, from common
looseness up to diarrbeas or dysentery ; and 50 we
mioht po through The whoIe body, Eat for the
present, this is sufficient for illustration.
If YOU are well, let yourself alone. This is our
fayorite motto. But TO those whose feet are In
clined to be cold We suggest:
AS soon as you get up in the morning put both
feet at once in basin of cold water so as to come
half way to the ankles; keep them in half min
ute in winter, minute or twoin summer, rubbing
them both vigorously, wipe dry, and hold to the
fire, if convenient, in cold weather, until every
part Of the foot feels as dry as your hand, then put
on your socks or stockings.
On going to bed at night, draw oil your slock-
ings and hold the feet to the fire for ten or hteen
minutes until perfectly dry. and get right INTO
bed. This is most pleasant operation, and iuHy
repays for The trouble Of it. No one can sleep
we'll or refreshDgy with cold feet. All Indians
and hunters sleep with their feet to the flre.
Never step from your bed with the naked ieet
on an uncarpeled floor. have known il 10 be the
exciting cause of months of illness. Wear WOOL
en-, cotton or silk stockings, whichever keeps your
feet most comfortable do not let the experience Of
another be your guide, for different persons require
different articles what is good for person whose
feet are naturally damp, cannot be good Tor one
whose feet are always dry. The donkey who
had his bag Of saltlightened by swimming rlver'
advised his companion, who was loaded down with
sack of wool to do the same, and having mo
more sense than man or woman, he plunged 10,
and in moment the wool absorbed the water, IN
creased the burden many fold, and bore him to
the bottom.-HaiPs Journal Of Health. ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-20

STRANGE MAIL MATrkR.-An entirely new
article of transmission in the mails was received
al the post office of this city few days since
On opening one of the western mails what should
bounce out Of the bag but small dog, properly
addressed to the owner and marked paid, accord
inc to the rules of the department. The. little
fellow seemed glad to get his liberty again and to
breathe the fresh air once more. He arrived at
his destination apparently safe and well. So far
as we are aware. this is the first instance Of the
transportation of live animals by mails.-Water.
o,vn IN. ~ Dem.