Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-04-12


miles Of railway while great Britain has only
eight thousand) aud with n Western county be-
coming settled and under cultivation, We may sale
" assume that tho year 1866 affords the most nm.
pie guarantee Of returns for the labor and capital
employed throughout the country.--We think tho
prospects Il tho farmer are of tho first order.
Every species Of railroad Investment will, from this
time. yield a return-not TO tho original stock
holder, but to the present owner. Bank shares
are held high-State loaas must attain a firm posi-
ion-and the active employment Of capital in be-
half OF coal rRinos--iren nanufactures-cottons
and woolens-will rapidly derelope the the vast
resources Of thee States generally. Kentucky is
about to wake up to its great Importance as n miu-
eral State. So with North Carolina and Virginia
and without exception, where properly managed,
tue individual States will be prosperous. Missis-
sippi must recognize and liquidate its bonded debt
before 1t can assume a proper positioA-this her
own courts maintain. Texas is on the road to
prosperity fine climate inviting thousands of
European laborers and farmers-and for the whole,
one and ALIVE premise unequalled success
Practical WcNAN's RIGH7s.-The Cincinnati
Commercial SAYS: There is now upon tho Miami
Canal, a boat icing run under the direct command
of a lady. Her name is Mrs. Lenard, and she
halls from the neigGborhood Of st. Marys. She is
represented as being very agreeable, pleasant and
intelligent young German woman. She writes q
neat legible hand, possessed of much delicacy and
beauty that characterizes ladies writing. In the
capacity ofcommander of the craft on the raging
canal !" she discharges all the duties incident to
the office she fills, among which are engaging the
cargo, taking out the clearage, paying tolls, over
seeing the discharge of freight and supervising the
whole business of the boat Her husband is in
California, laboring in that lei Dorado to gather up
the shining ~particles of wealth, whilst the business
better-half is employed here ms above stated,
adding to their store the profits of an arduous
business.
PART or a TowH DESTROYED ny LIGnTNINo.-
Some days ago q terrible and prolonged storm visit
ed large district of country bordering on the
Lower Mississippi, obliging numbers of steamers
to halt on their trips and tie up along shore.
During the storm, a fire, supposed to be caused by
lightning, occurred in Napoleon at the mouth Of
the Arkansas river, and totally destroyed that part
of the town fronting the river.
Edinburgh, Scot, with q population of 10000,
only cast 4,2l5 votes at the recent election of a
member of Parliament, 20 fill the seat made vacant
by Macaulay. Mr.. BiIck the great publisher, was
returned.
The new law of Virginia, respecting the ihspeo-
ton OF vessels, is likely 10 cause some yexatlous
delays to masters. The schooner Hannah and
AOigdL, which had a free negro on boaro, without
papers, was taken back to port on Saturday, and
not till the fact was proved, were the master ard
vessel released,
The imports for the Inst week into New York,
were valued at the enormous sum of S72, 049, 600,
one of the heaviest receipts in one week ever
known.
Silas Woodsoh, agen. Of the Kansas Association
of Missouri, is now in South Carolina, raising re
cruits for an invasion Of the territory. lie is an
especial f~avorite Of Pierce and Shannon.
AT the Cincinnati municipal elections, held on
Monday last, the Democratic ticket was elected.
Providence, Rhode Island, April 3.
Nearly oil the returns of the State Election are
in. Hoppin for Governor, Bartlett for Secretary of
State, and Hart for Attorney General, received
nearly 5000 majority. They were on the Republi-
can and know-Nothing ticket. No choice for
Governor and Treasurer. The coalition
have a clear majority of both branches of the AS
sembly over the democrats.
PREDoMiNvNcE OF FEMALE COMMON DRuNKARDs.-I
According to the official reports in respect to the
Boston House Of Correction, of the persons SEN
fenced there as common drunkards the females de-
cidedly predominant, the numbers being, males,
tGrty-thrce; females, Slrty-one.
The coinage at the Philadelphia Mint during the
month of N,arch amounted to So, 443, 039 54-ofI
S2O3, 100 was in gold, $3.50, 900 in silver and
the balance in copper CENTS
GEN. Wool furnishes tie Oregon Indian esti-
mates of well informed persons, to show that the
has thus far cost two, three, or FOUR millions
Of dollars, for which the Governors of the two Ter
ritories have issued, or will issue, scrip which the
General Government will be called upon to re-
deem.
Nor BAD Some one recommended sending
Yankee girls, instead of Sharpe's rifles to Kansas.
That is an essential material that the North has
the South has not, and it cannot buy them.
Usual KNAPP, the last Of Washington's Life
died at Newburg, N. Y. on the llth inst,
Iged 80 years.
Miss MARTHA BURwELL, of Bottetourt county
"a, recently deceased, emancipated thirteen
laves, and made provision for their removal to
liberia.