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OU A HIT A RIV E r.

Will leave WEDNESDAY 10Th inst, at o'clock P. NJ.
. Y1S. FOR CAMDEN, B L &c II I lis,
AElE = Ghampagnolle, Pigeon Hin, Alabama Landing
the Ouacha ryerThe fine fast running steamer
Judah TOurO G. l.. Kounz master will leave as above,
Through bills of lang high rates For freight
sage apply on board or TO ...
fe18 LEWIS SNAPP & Co, 81 Front street.
PSThe Judah Touro has been purchased expressly for
this trade and will remain in permanently She will
with R. H. Lindsay for Saline and Bartholomew Bayou.
EPcuar attention paid to all and plantation freight
Will leave THURSDAY, 21st inst at 5 o'clock P. NJ.
TT|e \ FOR CANIDEN-THE FINE STEAMER
s. City of Cairo, D. Yocum master, will leave
fs5s4SGa above for Camden and all Intermediate land
ings. For freight Or passage, apply on board, orto
fe2O Il. b. SMITH, II New Levee
VIII leave on THURSDAY. 2lst Feb. at 5 o'clock P NJ
r. h. FOR ICAMDEIN-rHE FINE STEAMER
e City of Cairo, D. Yocum MASTER will leave
tfssss above for Camden and all intermediate land
nEs For freight or passage, apply on board, or to
fe2D ARTHUR IL CO., 10 New Ievee.
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Later from Texas.

by the steamship Mexico, Capt. Lawless, which
arrived yesterday morning we have dates from Gal
weston to Saturday last. The Civilian Of Friday has
the following paragraphs
The Trinity river is still high. The water had
fallen somewhat in the neighborhood of the mouth,
but t there are accounts of further rise above.
Cotton has come in pretty freely during the past
week, the receipts up to this morning amounting to
l767 bales The exports to yesterday were 3 ,544
bales, of which 626 were to Boston, 926 to New York.
272 to New Orleans and 1920 to Antwerp. The sales
nave been to corresponding extent with steady
and wholesome market.
We have received from j. Nash, highly respecta-
bic citizen Of Cass county, in northeastern Texas,
TWO Jumps Of native iron ore, and bar of iron or
steel made from the same, by simply smelling the ore
IN blacksmith shop. The specimen may be seen in
our Office by those wishing to see for themselves. The
ore has been tested at various places in the North and
found to contain so per CENT pure iron and conse-
quenty very rich. It exists in Cass county in inex
haustlble quantities. and musta an early day become
great source Of wealth to northern Texas and with
railway connections to the coast diffuse its benefits
throughout the State. 8 RES
Blankenshlp and Lewis, implicated in the burning
of the Auditors Office in Austin, have been arrested
and sent to jail It will be remembered that the,
caused considerable excitement in Austin by armin!
themselves and defying the sheriff.
An afray occurred at a fandango in Eagle Pass o.
the night of the 9th ult., between two men name
Sample and Augustine, in which the latter shot an
| killed the former 5sz. .5
In the absence Of other sport, it is said to be p
pular amusement at the Pass to stand on this sid
of the river and shoot at MeSicans. Not a few al
killed by the operation The greasers OCCASIONAL
return these tokens of distinguished consideration
but with little effect. s b.
There have been grand feasts at San Fernando an
Piedras Negras recently. The latter [pace ha
been rebuilt and from all accounts, looks much bet
ter than before it was burned down.
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STEAMBOAT DEPARTURES.
0 Ell IO RI Y Err.

1s,s, on EGSsEEh4x EoM Pfnsn1 ss e ?,t rHdr-
f9fsffy nst fs " Bsd1 msse1 vii
"'Fs sSsS fSB G6 On ss1s Foyas tG street
dEaHsht q inches Shippers may rely her going through
w5ssve on WERFEsPAg TiS h ip, 3eefk
FaeE s i1ss r. ~ aaS
temedtc landings as nboye For freight passage, ap
~ Ia D''' JOHN E. HYDE CO., &C poydras street.
Leave: % on wn9SBfpAE Fo S SsesE Er
VIII eGsaet aS an" III asps
ss @ JOHN 0 S sPRS ssa
4zs' on rHSDAy Fo diad1SKaTf NJ III s fe'fe5 f5ufs2B
9H 8 radssa and Il aseFnsdsis landi1ssThs 5ns
master will leave above For freight passage apply
1psFf, fsI5 0r'' R. NIXON 8 earonas.. stree, street. W
WI leave on Fo EGR4x p ~ Sssf fEhaE uAurp
Yncennes, Pennyyille, Grayyle and all inter
es@s sas's L. "dP I wso Iyf d a a
ter leaves as above For freight PASSAGE apply board
fe1s JOHN E.lHYDE 4 CO, GO Poydras street
UPPER MISSISSIPPI. 4
VIII YGRsHSRAAI gURA %? sr. ": IouIs PadkhE
;ss=s s Grahan Kercllsyal, master viii leave
IKE A aDDy DGa5f GoHS E HYDE CO. CO poyara St
zss sAFTHPAY D * "a iS SflPsF kiEE ker
a "sE Ssssa f;Rs Z; IA HszP i
n @ ssSoas landings 5eSTs passage
Ie19Z 66 Poydras street
LOWER MIssIssIPPI.
Will leave on WEDNESDAY Feb a. at5pM
Sa 5say I;'sars1 5ass s{s,
W Hill H. Newe mase sa will s ieaSe as sse aboSe ~
fee ''Sn' ps apply on NI2oN hsSfS o6 Saonde1e street
VIII leave on ETEa TE2XEf2AE S2s # es,;s Tsa h
In ' t"1'i s'ssfT viii leave M
spos? e@ds ss. Lam" EananE E'!s %fa
Sne Ssn and rf al 051s aks I
For freight or passage having superior accommodations apply
fe5 LEWIS sNAPP 4 CO., 81 Front street.
W. leave q EE5P4I e INT { 3fsf 1856
s 1faas sh dsaushs H1sf'an an;
splendid PASSENGER steamer BELFsT Geo Taylor
Etia Point Gaines and Go3ons Landings 91um
the Bends. freight passage having fine accom-
'l'DA'l'' Apply 'D LEWIS LEVI sSAPP CO, 81 Front street.
Belfast will remain in the trade the entire
sSn Rs M Gen all way and upG @ u
Louisville, Cincinnati and Nashville connecting Memphis win
packets for those places fel9
TENNESSEE RIVER.
on KHGU FHEEfRAI II: En- 4 ssSfh + hrEhr
peE sma5a aPa splendid ssme
o Easpo foe"es ani Taseam and III fa ntermedat t
'fass s5 For freight Ws ss sRp Co., 1o street
na Rnns G9fT hs fe 3 GsS adnsa
vllc, and all way landings.
,, FoE oi !f9Es TESNEssEE III a!Ss15Sf RryER-rHr
l entirely new and splendid M steamer Cherokee
Ea1o and rE o feFs as o a9sXs pss
very superior s G G os 81 efa5a s
Hickman New MRdrid Cairo, Paducah, Nashville and all
landings fel4
FOR CUMBERLAND RIVER.
~ 5BSnfPts Fse Z! !! o;f1sf HbSEE5E Il
med1s regular passenger 9i packs
"b1Yf For freight or passage "PP Ry0H 9 street
YAzOO RIVER.
VII " TEDEEf1aS os otTi n1 int Gohb & oS'se, WAfI T ii
Tao % Ieh0re nS e GTesnwcGa sdO9 TehTa
new and splendid iI @ eumsr Yazoo Bse, j.
Ryes master will Leave as above The Yaz9o Belle will tax
Fer freight or passage apply P%s On s0s co 81 Front
kw leave TagFsDAy AT 2,s,ipst s 5Gsosk
s3 5 light drangh and swift running PASSENGER packs
saartia all intermediate landings above. For freight
pnshS Ely apply O''1a nh%1s sNArp co. 81 Front street
THE LAKE.
Bf9s.- FOR N1OBYLE DIRECT. DAU7
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ATCHAFALAYA RIVER.
W Fl ITE RIV Err. j..

VIII leave on THURSDAY 2st inst at s PM
4, TI2a FOR WHITE AND BLACK
lEIaI1aS 5R Rivers-The fine National, j. C.
sa McManu MASTER will leave above, Poca-
honas Powhatan Jacksonport Batesve Elizabeth Augusta,
DuvalI Bluffs Aberdeen, all intermediate land
ings. For freight passage, apply on board, to
fel9 LEWIS SNAPP & CO., 81 Front street.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUAB
STEAMBOAT DEPARTURES,
FOR RED.RIvER.

~s EOR RED ri ER. J...r
VIII leave on WEDNESDAY aOth inst Mt 4 o'clock p NJ
e Rr sireYeDart, and al intei,nedae t. landirs
Tb nn fne % isht dria,@ht @ W s,nameE u osn 1ant
on iosrd nr ar " = p"''a' "fp''
~ feIS VI ~ LEWIS sSAPP 4 CO. 37 Front street
ieIo l1.M - 49, : u M 2 - s..
VIII leave on WEDNESDAY, 9th Feb at O'Clock p NJ
r.. - - = FOR Red TsiVEIsgR EGUINRs
astar viii leave nna;tivsy f. a5oSe fo,
shrevnnor 11rnnH Iayo Grand kcpra f!onn+a
nassage annIv mr. n5 hoard @ T. or IN 1 ~ 7'' A" A" 'i'e
'fSp3e FIX 'Pp' " "'""' " " II II sNTTrI 70 Nov, Ieyoe
-4o-------- : - ~ =, = --1l-r-.---c-.-- - .
VIII leave on WEDNESDAY 9Oth inst Mt o'clock P NJ
FTsss, " ROE TFTJFe r. II. 4 I NET y Z q AZ q rWN. IN
i,c nI M asosia, SapL ..
hnari or w r. e "' '' ~ e'n' u Ph''"se' Apply on
'o fe,S VI " r p sy1T14 70 No,r 1voo
-0---------- :. -. ol- -, = -1eN H-EEe.
Will leave on THURSDAY 2lst inst at + clock p NJ
I1fsts n - Is {: IN
UfP Rantnn port 1adJo 49, ~
Bay9n @ Grant fcoe Alexaqdr'a, and az inter-
nnhss ne superior passenger steamer storm,
arn1s ~ a" ~ tch'e as "pose. or feiht OF pdSsaee
"lf1 fais " ' oN'' u ~ EyIc cNapp f. RI o. .p
@ LEW p 2tsaI ! q W. d flonl now.
rfhTe -, q s.ssnI ~ pl9Ir SioGE r I,n
ana pna ali nrna I,n Iand;n Ecos Aea aes
scamer cant & 4 e ;iI s i aaenSef paGe M
re;rht WI eh'e as above FOR
cin u 3 81 S,.1r,1 y IN
l. -. s1Ll y. y .NeW l..vee.
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Willleave on THURSDAY, Feb. 81 at S o'clock P. NJ
RTg FOR LAKE BTSTENEAU- THE
4Elhaa fine fast running passenger steamer CadGIo No.
2. c. i. Marshall, MASTER will leave above for
Lake Bsteneau Mnden Grand Bayou Grand Ecore Campte
Alexandria and all intermediate landings freight or pas
sage, apply on board, Or to
55Ffa7ST. r. SMITH 10 New Jeyee
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VIM. R. c. Vaughan appellant c. @. Webhs appellee
Fourth District Court Of Ascension Judgment affirmed
Buchanan, j. 5i q 5s5 ..ta 5S .&
Rodney c. King, appellant Preston and W E. Hall.
appelees Tenth District Court of Tensas Judgment
Lea, j.
Thomas Williams appellee VS.. Abner smed1ey, EbeneEer
Allen G. Bowen appellants Ninth District Court OF
Concordia. Judgment affirmed. Buchanan, j. 81. 5,i=-,
David c. Grifng appellee, Stephen NJ Routh appellant
Tenth District Court of Tensas Judgment ahfmea spot-
ford, j. 95 l-' ~ " 80 -
1aes Calapav ct ais appellants VS.. G. Carson
nelee Tei District Court Of Carroll Judgment affirmed
Merrick, c. J. - t=tr,
Franklin Haines appellee, Adophe Vefref appellant
Fifth District Court of Terrebonne Judgment aHEmed Spot
ford, j., 9y & = 49, Wy 5 ;tr@
Margaret Bracy, appellee, vs. Wo Buck appellee Ninth
District Court Poine Coupee Judgment affirmed Merrck
CD.
Hams and W. H Garretson appellants Tenth District Court
of Tensas Judgment reversed Voorhies, j.
Succession Daniel Clark On the application of Mrs M5ra
fIarl Gaines proof Of the will Of Daniel Clark Mrs.
Myra Clark Gaines appeant absent heirs Of Daniel CLARK,
nne,ee On rehearing Second District of New Or
leans Judgment Of the Supreme Court amended BY the
addition these words said Richard Ref the
right if any have oppose said will in manner allowed
by law fully he could have done had he not been party
to these proeeedngsn Merrck. CD. iz{!E IS 5sta
Elyira McCalop appeeeSs Nolan Stewart executor ct as4
and W, H. Censhaw under tutor appellants Sixth District
Court OF West Rouge Judgment reversed hRchann j.
State Of ouana the Judge of the First District Coar of
Se, Orleans and Benjamin S. Tsppan-M A. Foue praying
for writ of prohibition Ordered that the Judge Of the First
District Court Orleans be forbidden
take any further cognnee Of the suit Of S Tappa
vs. Marceus A. Foute etc and that benjamin s. Teppan.
pant in said suit forbidden Professionally to proseentt
further And it further ordered that said District Judge
show cause on the 10th March, 1856 at 10 NJ why the writ
prohibition hereby ordered to issue should not 30 mate per-
petual. Buchanan, ].
David Williams administrator of s. Prentiss, deceased
for the use of wyche Hammett, G. Heed Tenth District
Court Of Carroll Judgment reversed spofford, j al 81
Hewitt Heran Co., appellees, D, P Cain and Nolan
Stewart appellants Sixth Court q West Baton Reage
Judgment affirmed. SpofaSd, j. fs5$8
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N EW YORK
P H I L A D Ell P H T. A.

kEKS FOR PHILADELPHIA 40 REG ULAR
kFfHs LINE. The Al packet bark Thomas Albion G.
MGsCapt Vanaman having Of her cargo engaged
will have quick Dispatch For balance Of freight passage
apply to
fei9 GEO. W. HYNSON & CO. 81 Camn street.
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VIII leave THURSDAY. Feb q. at O'Clock P NJ.
, FTE9e FOR NASHVILLE. EDDYSFILLE
llElEs s Clark smthland, Hickman and all inter
steamer Nashville, T. Besnyder, master, will leave
above. For freight passage, apply on board, to
fc16 r. NIXON, 6 Caronielet street.
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TENNESSEE RIVER.

VIII leave on THURSDAY 21st inst. at o'clock P. NJ.
RuS - REGULAR TENNESSEE RIVER
EaaIss55 n Packe-The new and very splendid steamer
ssEr=aas- ChoctaW, D. Smede master, leaves above,
for Eastport Florence anil Tuscumbin and all intermediate
landings. For freight passage, apply on board
fel5 LEWIS SNAPP d CO., 81 Front street.
HThe Choctaw takes freight for Napoleon, Memphis, Hea
ma, Randolph Hickman New Madrid, Cairo PRducah, Nash
vii nd all WAY d
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Will leave with dispatch. :
FYHS - FOR TENNESSEE RTVER-THE
naEEas y entirely and splendid steamer Cherokee,
James Irwin, master, will leave above for
Easport Florence and Tuscumbia For freight passage
having very superior accommodations apply board
. L. SNAPP d CO., 81 Front street.
Cherokee freight Napoleon Memphis Helena
Hickman New Madrid, Cairo, Pauca Nashville and all way
landings fe14
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Will leave on THURSDAY, Feb. q. at O'Clock P. NJ.
IT, FOR kIANIICHI, FORT TOWSON,
81 Albion, ROLAND Lanespost, Fulton and all inter
mediate landings Red River.-The light
draugh steamer Hope Thomas Moon, MASTER Robert F. F.
n B. No bill paid unless the Captain Clerks order
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Will leave on SATURDAY, 28d Feb. at S O'clock P. NJ
f7HgTEss FOR GRAND ECOEEG. NATCHI-
JElk5a oches and Alexandria. The regular passenger
n steamer Piota Parker master viii leave
Els Il. NJ ROBINSON 4 co, 100 Grayier street
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-09-06

negotiations, any further than to say 10 SHAN
NOS ihai II was his duty to make an uncondi-
iional deuiund for the prisoners
The Franklin prisoners, held in Lecotnpton.
were arrested under legal process. and ,hev term
IT, yet they agreed to deliver them up What
right Gov. SHANNON and DR.. ARIsrrpEs Rop
nTeuE, p. NJ. had to do this, perhaps Phila-
delpbia lawyer can tell, we cant.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN snuMBRAY.
MONDAY. Aug. Is.-Capi. SHuMBRAY died
last night lie was from Indiania. lie is
said to have been man Of fine talents, and was
universally beloved by all who knew him. He
was lawyer by profession, and vas member
OF the Presbyterian Church. lie came into
the Territory with the overland cmiaran,s from
Iowa. His dying hours were soothed by the
presence Of friend, who was physician, and
who had been companion with him from his
boyhoot. Yesterday he ssid TO his friend !:
You know am not afraid to die: tell me is
there any hopei" His friend informed him
that there was not, At night. when il became
apparent that life was at its ebb, his friend ask
ed him Il he had anything TO communicate to
his friends. The dying man looked up and
said "TELL THIN FREELY oFFEg MY Lrrr
IN BEHALF OF THE FREEpoM OF Kansas" To-
morrow he will be buried.
THE PRISONERS EXCHANGED
Captain NEwBY and his company Of drag
oons have jus, arrived in town with the Frank
lin prisoners, lrho this morning icere examined
befoye Justice Of fhe Peare. and releosed aocor-
e'ng 10 eonfraef. Capt. NEwBY brings re-
quest from Major SrDcwIcK to Capt. WALKER,
asking him 10 come for the howiizer which has
been placed, according to agreement ia his
charge
The various military companies are under
arms. The prisoners express themselves thank
fol for the kindness shown them, and make
loud promises OF the same treatment 10 Free
State men, should The fortune Of war ever place
them in their hands
The prisoners are now in wagons and under
escort of the dragons. guarded also BY the
FIee-Sis,e forces, on the move for Lecomptnn.
Captain WALKER, with detachment Of men,
has gone for the howiizer.
For months back the papers Of the North
have been mourning over Kansas subiueated
10 Slavery To-day they may cheer for Kan
sas conquered by Freedom. Next week we
may want powder, ball and men The towns
On the border are alive with excitement. Al
ready the Misourisns are coming in al Leayen.
worth. They may have to go out.
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same shabby creature, who once svowed his
willingness to fight sgalns, men who should
dare TO strike for freedom, for which he vas
publicly rebuked by Shareholders from fifeinis
and lennessee.- he not, we ask, now en-
eeeed in promoting the election 81 Mr. Buehan-
an, under the lying pretensions Of supporting
Fillmore, another funkey ofthe same wretched
school with himselfi Have not Souih,rn men
declared that the North msa put an end 10 tho
discussions on slavery, under no less penalty
lhan the dissolution Of the uuion, and have not
al their other demands Of The kind been conn
Piled with Elect Mr.. Buchsnan President.
support him with House 4, bsse ss N. pres.
ent Senate, and let il be seen that no amount
Of tyranny on the part Of the STAKEHOLDER, and
ofhcehoders can even kick the Nonh into .
onion Of parties, and there ia no,hins which
the Border-Rufian faction will no, be abI. a,
do with the country. II will then be idle 10
think Of resisting any Entertainments which Il
may please our iyrants 10 make, fot the fact
will be palpable that We have not ewes the fr,t
idea Of what constitutes effective resistance.
Having allowed that golden opportunity 10 pass
which comes not second time either TO indi--
vIdoals, or parties, or naiious, we shall become
the most abject Of the serfs Of those transcen-
dent villains to whom the country owes its pres
ent miserable state. We must act now, or be-
forever and mostideservedly undone.
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SLAVERY AND BUCHANAN.

THR occuaarScrs of the ,,sseo, y.,r soa,
as if,bey had beeo soeciaIly in,srded -, .n,;oh,
en- the American people as 70 ,be ,rue cb.,,s,.,
Of the insii,u,ion Of slavery and .o N rs,, ,.,r
to those exer,ions bv which alons IN. co,n,.,
can be- saved f,o,, f,,,;nr ;,, - ~
nal depreda,ion Tho s.''I, an N. -.
showed ,be e0;,., ,.r 49,, 80 ~. - -
makinp Of them The slave. oe ,Leir wors, 'n,s'
sions, and DEGRADING Them belo,v Tho level a,
ordinary asssssins. Ii was not onlv R,ooLs
whose condue, exhibited the efec,s of a, oil.
carchicsl system. What he did mich, have
been done by any hot-iempered. eyil-mipded man
in moment of rage. and The crimir,I ,Iono
would have been eensur,ble Rn, ,h,, A., =, =.
followed by such universal annroxaI Of il, b, ali
the upholders of slavery tha, We were all n,,da
to see that Brooks.s conduc, was mo, 70 he Con-
sdered merely as that Of an individual II was
not an exceptional case. Ia was the slavebold.
ing spirit making itself palpable TO all eanaci-
ties. We were taught BY il what We mus, ex.
peci to receive il We should resis, our masters
without success They look apon us as slaves
who arc 10 escape stripes onIy on The cond;,;oa
of implicit obedience. five rebel. and arc CON.
quered, we know what We have IN exnec,
Then the doings in Kausas.-bard. cruel a,bi.
irary, and systematic ouiraees. as if insliga,ed
by the devil,-show how far the slayebolders
are prepared to 90 in their endeayors to g., aside
the laws Of the land and how efTec,ual is ,beir
control Of the central government. What has
just happened in Mobile shows the hostility or
slavery 10 freedom of the press. and ,ba, slsva.
holders have lust as deem an abhorrepce os m.
eraiure as was felt by the Spanish Inous;,;on
unless they are permitted 10 excte a censorsh,n ~
over lhe Writings of ali men. A resnec,.hls
bookseling firm are charged with having on
sale, and with having sold 10 slaves books cal.
culated 10 excite the seryile class 10 insurrec.
tiou. The "best citizens take the matter nm
prevent the worst citizens from n,oceea;nc ~
the extreme point of Lynch law and comrsI
the booksellers to Ay from the ci,~. which mus,
be the cause oflheir worldly min Tho ,,,nss
of the ''incendiary works., are no, given Tbev
are veied in the deepest obscuritv like those
of the perpetrators Of ''nameless crimes in ,be
middle ages, who were dealt with by tribunals
at midnight and SO mysteriouslv disannearsd
from the earth, their fate certain. bu, the man.
ner of their death unknown. Were the name,
Of the works given, they would nrohablv hs
found to be harmless productions. and tho bor-
ror that the whole proceeding excites would be
relieved by the creation of sensations of the lu-
dicrous. This. il is NOT unlikely. is tho chief
reason why thew are not men,ioned Slaverv
cannot afford 10 be at once hated and Ianohad
at. The conduct Of the Mabile "respeclsbiIi-
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POETRY.
THE sPEAKING DEAD.


When the hours Of day are numbered,
And the voices Of the night
Wake the better soul that slumbered,
To holy, calm delight.
Ere the evening lamps are lighted,
And, like phan,oms grim and tall,
Shadows from the ftfll fire light,
Dance upon the parlor wall.
Then the forms Of the departed
Enter at the open door;
The beloved, the true-hcarted,
Come to visit me once more.
lie the young and strong who cherished
Noble longings for the strife,
By the roadside fell and perished,
Weary with the march Of lifel
They, the holy ones and weakly,
Who the cross Of suffering bore,
Folded their pale hands SO meekly,
Spake with us on earth no morel
And with them, the being beauteous,
Who unto my youth was given,
More than all things else that love me,
And is now saint in heaven.
With slow and noiselcss footstcp,
Comes that messenger divine
Takes the vacant chair beside me,
Lays her gentle hand in mine.
And she sits and gazes at me,
With those deep and tender eyes,
Like the stars 60 still and saint-like,
Looking downward from the skies.
Uttered not, yet comprehended,
Is the spirits yoiceless prayer;
Soft rebukes, in blessings ended,
Breathing from her lips Of air.
o, though of depressed aud lonely,
All my fears are laid aside,
If but remember only,
Such as these have lived aud died.
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LAwnrsor, Kansas. Sunday, Aug, II. '6e.
RANDOLPH.


When the fortifcaton of the Pro-Savery
rdffans al ossawalomie was destroyed, copy
Of The "Siatules of Kansas Territory was la
ken. On The blank leaves of the book the fol-
lowing drafts Of agreement were found
"We, the undersigned, do for the purposes
Establishing Winter quarters, and maintaining
the interests of the Colony of New Georgia,
agree 10 remain at or near Section 10, in Town
ship ls, County Of Lyins, until after the cleo
lion, and use our influence and labor in the erec-
lion of suitable buildings, according to the best
of our ability provided, that any building or
buildings that we may erect, may be ours, when