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TO THE LADIES OF WASHINGTON
AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY.

VtSH hEOE EN- Ed nv AVDNTHON U
my former supply OF new and seasonable
Goods, fine CLOTHS, CAsSIhERES. and
VESTINGS, which I am prepared 10 make Up 70
order promptly and in the latest STYLES
On hand, READG-MADE CLOTHING of
fine quality, new supply Of fine SHAWLS, and
many other desirable articles OF Gentlemens
wear. A. H. YOUNG, Merchant Tailor,
nov 29-2w Browne Hotel, Pa ave.
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ARREsIED:-Last night OHicer Digsss and
the guards OF the western beats, succeeded in
arresting VIM. Baker and George Edyard.
Who are charged with being engaged in the
fire riot on the 18th November Thew ver.
brought before Justice Drury at the western
lookup, and by him held for trial at the
Criminal Court
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CL0Cka.-CLOCks!-
ONLY THINK OF IT,-GOOD CLOCKS
~ from 81 50 up TO e30,-an - <sssf1
warranted to 60 righti-over SSsNN
65 different styles Of Clocks TO S1aSEXSS
selsctfrom. Also, Clock Cords
Weights, Keys, Balls, Oils, and everything in
the material line Cali and see for Yourselves, a.
} ROBINsON'S, 3.e Pennsylvania avenue, op~
posite Browns Hotel. nov A-9m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-03
JAS. C. MCGUIRE, Auctioneer

A GREEN, Auctioneer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-03

DOCKET TOOTH BRUSHES LARGE
IL assortmen Of these new aud useful articles
now opening at the great Brush Emporium.
dec The LAKES, 5Oi Penn avenue,
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GS REWARD.-STRAYE OR STOLEN,
pC on Sunday night, November 30th, o.
short b aY HORSE, with the hair shaved 49S
from tie backs OF his boots, bad on a saddle and
bride. The above reward Will be paid for his
delivery TO me al the Foundery on 18th street, be-
tween II and / streets.
dec is PETER McDONUGH
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To-sIsHr the Ball Of the Highlanders, at
CauH's.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13
DIFFERENTIATION.

o my soul. VIVA, sins arr thou guH'I
of, more immediately against my neigh-
Dor?
How, when, where. against whom
ha., thou been gully Of any injury. or
injustice, or oppession. or promise. or VI
auy fraud. or theft, or i@lai,rrs. or dissim
u%lu,ion, or ireachery Or lying, or oi CIV
ing any JUS, scanfai!
How. when. where. against whom
hast ,hou been gully OF any III language.
or detracmop, or slander. or tale besrmg,
VI rash censuring. or backolting' o. VI
.on.smning, or s%coliug a. Thy ne'shbor'
either tor his iufrmlties, or Tor his being
rel,giousa
How. when. where, agains. whom
has, thou been guilty Of any contentious
ness, or spite, or revenge, or oil delight
ing causelsssly TO grieve Thy %ne'ghtor. or
railing. or of actually hurting hlm IN my
mud, by Ill wishes or curses! Has
thou been gully Of bitter imPreca'ions'
ur bearing false witness. or cove,ousIess
u any thing he possesses!
Has, thou been guliy ot un'hankiul
ness Ia ,huse INA, have done b good,
or have reproved thee, or OF %un.harlta'
bl. ness ,U The poor. or Id any t'hIisliaf
Ia distress, or vi any unna,urainrss I,
any %. III, reiaiiuns, or III any evil speak
my. or I,stespee,. or siubboruness ags'ns
an, I'll IN, governors, eiher eivil or &C
cleslasuchi. ar IN amy particular, agsins
My parents or suPerinrs, or ot an. WIN
dls0heiieuce 10 the lawful commands y
all ar either al ,6en!
Hast ,huu wmp,ed any o'hsr To SIN
by connivance ur encouragement, %
c,Wmand, or persuasion, aud mlahih,
mere ased th, o gull, by iur' h-r,ng ,h'
damua,,on oi,hy bIoheI!- Bishop he"
neny. a
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13
WHY DID 1BE DE!

"Why did he die?' the mother asked,
As tears bedew's her check,
As rising sobs almost forbade
Her taulpring tongue TO speak.
She stop'd and kiss'd her sons pale corpse.
she grasp'd bis hand so cold
s.Scon shall / slurnber by his side,
For l am growing DID,"
"Why did he die?" we ash the rose as
That blooms in fragrance sweet; s4
Why does it wither and decay,
And crumble at ytur feet?
The scent is gone which once exhaled
From 'mid the crimson leaves,
And where the blooming flower once hung
His web the spider weayes. A
.sWhy did he die?" Why melts the snow
Before the summers sun?
Why are the dew drops quafT'd away
When morning is begun? u .laart
Why burst the bubble which go bright
Sails through the vapory air? 5su
Why do the lowers thus fade and die,
II wever bright and fair?
"Why did he die?" The blooming rose,
The melting snowflake tells;
The dew-drop bright. the bubble frail,
The reason each reveals h
For all on earih-man, woman, child, {
RISE, dew-drt p, .nowhake-all e
z n -. -. r.. ,.... -. IL
so each must drop and fall.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13
Platform adopted by the Republicans
Convention

The following is The declaration of
principles adopted by the la,s Pitsbure
Convention.
First--We demand and shall a,temp,
10 secure the repeal Of ALI laws WHICH
alto W Of the introduciion Of sla, e,, onee
concentrated 10 freedom. and viii res,s,,
by sNery constitutional! means, ,i.e exist.
ance Of slavery n any VI the Territories
OF the United States.
Necond--Ws will su2por, by every
lawful means our brethren 10 kansis, ur
'heir constitutional aud man y resis,snes
IL the userped authority of.ih+ig LAWYERS
lnvadsr- md will give the full We g,u Of
our political power in favor Of the im-
mediate admission Of Kansas TO The
Union a. q free. sovereign, mdspend. Mt
State. % 81
Third Believing ,ha; tho present
na'ipnai AtiisiT istranon has show q Iseif
1" be weak aud t.uhe,s. and ,ha, 10
cnnilauance w p,.wes IS Iirnt,fied witt
progress 1t ,h. Slave Power oi Nsuns,
supremacy. wIth sxclu.i"n al Freedom.
from the Terrii.,tes, aud wish IL ere as,ng
clsii d,ssord. n - a !eading purposes OF
our organization ~ resis, and usertnrow
\ ~. g asE e 20 rFE 49, - 49,
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13
NEWS ITEMS.

Thomas Dyer, Democrat, was elected
Mayor Of Chlcsgo a, The recent. charter
ele ctioti.
M,itard Fillmore wal nominated for
The Presidency by The Americans .. Phil.
a~deiphia.
WrrHDRAwN.- George w MsCleary,
locotoco nominee for Secretary of State
has Withdrawn his name from The can
vass. Cause--in suspected of Know
~No.hingism. @
The Albany State Register. the official
State organ Of the New York Know
Mornings. openly repudia,es Fillmore
and The platform upon which he .,aads.
The glory that Willard Fillmore is not
a Know Nothing is con'tadic!ed by tbs
Prssiden: Of an Amsicau council a, But.
falo.
Cassics NJ, Clay Of Kentucky. has
failed. Cause. decline in price Of polk,
in which he was been a heavy dealer.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13
Going to Bed.

Going Ia red, q a snlemn place %
business IL is more Like DEAN Than
an, hing we do, except dying We hay
oil nur garments one by enc; we he
down: VIZ exhaust The llgh'; we close
our eyes; we are alone wish thought ant
sleep. blessings on t,is head who 10.
vented sleep-'sleep wih lis ivory gate
OF dreams.
". don't know how i, is. but goir
10 bed is.generaily regarded as an VI.
dignlfirt piece Of business. when aeci-
DENIAL, or otherwise, II IS one OF the
moe TN presslve lessons IN 'ie world -
Once Ia twenty -four hours. earth 'gues
on like a .aded star. aud there IS moth
,Gy Ia 90 seen but heaven. The array
Of busy lie is useless; we are seen no
more IN our wunted places; onrryes ate
closed; our lips are sealed; Dea'b's
brother is u companion; We are asleep.
But like Diner lessnus this too generally
goes unlearnrd. Some fling off lheir
garments If they wore The shits OF Mem
es,s-wasu', tha, his name? -snd we're
peculiarly aixiuus 10 gst al H. Her.
whir,s a vest IN one corner-i's contents
'j,ngl,ng 10 the door as n flies. There
goes a boo, ricotchet. TEe stockings
are turned Upside out; the hapeless coat
hangs bv lis skirts 10 a uail. aud The bed
IS attained with a bound. Piitaws tub.
bied this way anG that; the feet are In-
serted between The shee's. aud Ike II
siiui.ie through a loom down goes The
bnd, one arm Is flung dader the head.
lower Jaw aud e,. iids drop together. and
the man Is asieeP-asleep all over
asi. ep Tor all n,gh,. Another goes TEL
eriag abonl Oh ms .oes. lie pure his
wa,cn heee. hts eoalthere, aud his ses,
there. Ills boots stand slte by size.
Ike a b,aee ,f ~grebadlers. the Ups ui
his s,uek,ngs peep oat SYSTEMATICALLY AZ
tie top. and I uue " n Z, he lngtr- up
on ,i,e beds edge ike one about va take
a ta,b-dreadiug, yei desiring, aud M
all, steals n,o bed ny degrees, draws Tue
qu,l,s and The cnan,errane over his iiead.
and Is ~ 'ioniess-s gone-arii'es IN
The la,d Vi Nod. 34 egi& iaaf
lf one Only thinks of u. sleep. IN a
gtea. cily, Is a queet thing ihins "i
nifty Thousand IN tins CITY all asleep al
ouce. FiIty Thousand IN iers. one i've,
three, four, five ~desp-frein cellar TO
garrett. Fifty Thousand Ia rows a mtle
lung. Ten mousand IN red night caps
--,asseled aud uutasseled. Ten ,heus
and IN a,ngy ones that were white, Mon
day and Mondays ago. Five thousand
IN s,lken ones. Sone edged beautifully
--soine he med with a sail needle, aud
come uucapped altogether. with iocNs
d i.hev.led, and ruiled like quilts upon
HE ireaul porcupme.'
FIVE thousand snoring alto-fIve thou
sand Snoring ba @. Five thousand u,de'
rags. twenty ,hnossfd uncer cai'co.
| A hundred or 81 beneath silk. Some
| weepnng--some emitting IN their drssnis
--u,irrs treamless ais The grave. hing
iels ~ lsl.d up IN cignr igh'ers-'rerses
streaming over the piliow-n' tIesses a.
all.
Even asleep, Humanity preserves ~
pecuiiarliI.s. Even IN dreams, men are
distinctive sull.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13

which was anything but savnred with
tendency to conc,'ia,e differences. he
cOul not persuade himself that those
matters of difference when they came 10
be laid before the Congress nj the United
States. az they woDld be before III. Par.
lament of Great Britain, would claim a
dIspassiOna'e and fea sona6!e considers.
ton. which was essential to an ad1icR5le
settlement. and which be trusted would
prevent any Incorporate persons on he
other side rom attempting "a plunge The
" countries into the calami,ies Of var
The Chancellor of ,hs Exchequer had
notified capitalists to NEE. Lord Palmer.
ston and himself on the 18th, to baar
proposed .erms for a new loan, supposed
100000 900.
The London Times reviews Sc wards
speech, and says England will Co, give
plhe smallest Of her rights to mere A
mexican claHor Eysff n .ygF1
A Liverpool correspondent gives from
private sources. but does not .sa
statement, thai the Derby and G,sis me
parties had each held a seer, meeting
an the course 10 be pursued resper,rop
the American difficulties. The Derby
party 6ecld.d 10 suppor, P4!mpr,tan t,
rescue English honor from Raoubl, an
insult; these are the actual words rha
Gladstone party decIisd IL take leyrr,
measure 10 shun . rupture with he In,
ted States. -zr -
SPAiN.-Couat Mo,erlaIi o is negn,i,.
ting a c.rlisl loan in II Hank and CIR
iTALY.-The Sardinian Senate v,,.a
. loan Of $50, 600. 900 by 50 vos 3 ass,nsr
z. -s -.. s-n- ,stf s.
AUSTRIA The condacs of ihe I,,l,,,
IN iak,ng undue ad,an,uue If
he C"nc"r,:s, has given rise 10 NV 9
s"',a'ior's wi h The Pope. "'a!" t"sA
EGyPr -rtis ,e4r'- yfHa rfop a,lp
ne .Iiort. owiny In the I,1rte ! rise m the
Nile. EST C. aHa..s q aalEsaa1a ~
F JAPAN The ID Itch D. .sr concluded
an I'm treat with Jsp,u,e which
s'ye- 'h-m privileges d ,nied io Eraiand
aud ,h. UnIl-d States. Bv I'M. trsa,y
i. eeded 10 tie Dutch, wnereon
:" f,'rm An sn,rrphr, Tor t,retr trade with
ailnwng them to send goods aud
st'ves duty free
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13

SNoRINe.-Old Hicks was an awful
sn,,rer. He could be heard farther thai
i blacksmnh's forge; but his wife be-
eau SD accustomed to u. nat u sD'siisa
her to repose. they were a domestic
couple -neyer slep, apar, for many, ears
Al length The old man was required ~
attend cour. some distance from home.
The frs, night alter his departure she
never .ler, . wink; she missed The sno
ing. The secunt nght passed away ~
The same manner. without sleep. She
was getting into q prery bad way. AID
probably would have Died. had u no
been tor the ingenuity oil the servant g'fl,
She tack the co6ee mill into her mis-
%,res.'s chamber and ground her 70 sleep
.. once.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13
Don't Be Too Certain.

We hud IN tle N. i Observer a very
good story On ,h,s topic. As peas are
soon 10 cone up &C., the caution Is quiIe
seasunabie: '
Ave now. BOYS. don, he too certain.
R.nlrmter ttat n~"i.ing - easier lhan Ia
o. misiakcn. Aud j YOU permit our
,e.f I be mistaken a area, many times,
-vtr, body viii insr confidence IN what
u say. I hey will feel no secnri, 10
~ , our weird. Neser make a
po.uae statement. without YOU koo'v It
= =. you say IL you have any doub,s.
remQve ,iie IN. by examination before
,?-sking confidently. Don't be too Ger
iain. @Al
John. where IL The hammer
IL is IN the cofn house.
No, IL is not there. | have jus, been
look ,Rg there.
'WeIl. | know is there. | SAG il there
not hail an hnur ago
III on saw ilihere,i il must he there OF
r"mrre. Blu, suppose you go and fetch
H.. vsa-A
John goes TO the corn house. and pres
emily returns with a small AK IN h,s hand.
%. II was the AK that | saw. The han
die was sticking GU, from a hall. bushel
measure. thought II was a hammer.
w ell. don't lie 100 certain another
time
sYes. ia her. bu, | really d,d think ]
saw II. " should no, have sad 80
.Butyou said po.i,isely that you dd
see ~, no, that yon thought YOU M II.
There 10 a great d,herruce between the
Two DO not permit Yourself
10 make a p"siiive statement. even abnu,
,mait matters, unless you are quite sure:
tor IL gu do. bye and bye you Will be
gin To make loose replfes 4" questions ut
GO a, importance. Don't be TOO certain.
John wandered of 10 the huuse. iry ing
:" convince himself he was IN the right.
af.. all. .sJE1a t
HIS father had given him a pretty
wooden snow shovel ,he winter before.
and John had taken grea, deirgh,i IN shos
cling the clean, wh,te snow during HE
winter.
Il was now the middle Of April. The
sun shuns warm, and the birds SANG Gal
IA, In The trees. John shouldered his
pretty shovel. anG wac marching of with
II.
What are you going to do with your
snow shovel. John!' said his grandmoth'
er.
I'm going 10 put i, away in The barn
for he Summer, 50 lhati needn't GET bro
en?' 4
Seems To me I would not 2u, II away
jus, YET; We may have more snow pre.,,
SOON. 81 Et 81 ~ ~
-. fiddle dee De! We shall no have
any more snow Ibis winter; Im sure u
that. Don't you sue how warm nis!-
the iilacs have all bunded. the peas have
come up. aad he robins aud maruns ar
singing about. / knoW 1t wun'i snow
any more.
We'll. perhaps j, will not said hi
grxnimoth her, but don'ibe 100 certain. :
Il looks like a storm nov
Don't be too fertain.' The word
rang IL JONAS ears; but he carried OF
his shovel. aud slowed II away CAREFUL.
in the harm. 81 -ase.
The next morning what was his as
toni hmenl 10 see The g:ound white Wit
snow, unc the storm violently braiini
against The window. u continued I
snow all day long. and The n Il morniri
II LAY in great DRIFTS around the house.
JOHN waded down To the barn ior hi
shovel. and o o cleared The paths
snow. When he came 10 his breakia'
he declared he would NJ put away b.
shovel again un,ll The 6ss' OF July. {
ieasr
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13

DR.. Johnson once dined with a Scottish
adv Who had ho,ch for dinner Alter
The d, c.or had listed H., she asked HIM
If il was good. 3s8 ~
1t 10 good Tor hogs. ma'am. said the
doctor.
Then. pray. said the lady, Let me
help you TO q little more 81
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13
The motian was agreed 10.

WAsnIAGrnN, Feb. H. rhe Cana
da's mails arrived this morning The
Government dispatches from England
contain no,hing of a definite character,
n.ither IS there a prospect OF an early
settle men, of matters in dispute between
The government, and The United States. =
The enlistment difficulty 10 absorbed in
be Genital American question. There
is M information whatever to verify the
rhmor of The London .4dcerfiser that an
cry words had passed between Mr.. Blu
chsnan ard Clarendon. Mr.. Champions
has received fresh Instructions not In sb-
sent himself from Washington As here,o-
fore contemplated, but 10 attend 10 the
unfinished business Of The State Depar:
msnl Z '
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13

No character 10 more glorious, none
more auractise u universal admiration
aad respec. ,han .ha, Of helping those
who are in no condinon Of helping them
selves.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13
A Correspondent, Of the New York
FINES. writing nom Lawrence, Feb. Ii.

Mr.. Hoaglond. Of Tecumssh. the O..
), Commissioned. says he shall arrest
all who take the oath OF afis 20 Of Tope.
Ia, on the 4throf March. for treason.-
he will have a sweet, time of il, I Mow.
Probably. the Legislature will organize
hasnlv, appoint The committees, receive
the Governoi's Message. and adjourn
Irs' day for one or W. months. al
Tins place. TO give Us more time to see
what Congress will do for our cause,
and ibns.if pnssibie. prevsnt a collision,
until the summer emigration has brought
W necessary aid. sl4a 3al
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13
= : N. WACnTLER,
Beet = shoe Maker,

= 0TrUMWx IOWA. !,
- THE proprietor keeps constantly or
hands q good assortment OF feathers, and Is al
ways ready1to accommodate customers with
good work in his lins o. business.
- Noyenhsr9th, iS5A.yle NeA 4
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13

Prudence is mos, certainly one Of the
rasss, gifts given 70 mor.als.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13

Puach says poverty must BE- Awoman
ii, 10 fond Of pinching a persoa.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-13

i w. Clement.
Civil Engineer and County Surveyor.
- w EDDYvILLE, IOWA,
WIZ, promptly respond 10 any calls made
II fthe Recorders Office, Ottumwa. Persons re-
( curing ofilciai services in The south half OF the
4 county will be charged no more for travelling
! time than from Ottumwa. ~
yOttumw a, Nov. 18TH, '55-n
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-06-07

and money. promptly and Immediately supplied him,
to perfect the work he has in hand, with but little
trouble. BY this time the last supply of both, sent
from this city, have joined him, and there is u new
and strong accession to his army on the eve of de-
parting for San juan to enrol themselves under his
banner. They depart on the 9TH inst, on board the
good steamer Granada, Capt. Griffin, which will land
them at San Juan in four days and n half at far
thest.
We regret to hear that number of those who de-
signed going out in this steamer has been diminished
by the lack of means to provide them all with free
passage to San Juan They were Kentuckians aud
came to this city with the understanding that they
were to be forwarded by those having the manage.
mcnt of affairs here.
We may expect that the next news we receive from
Walker will be decisive, or nearly so.
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-06-07
THINGS IN NICARAGUA.

We hoped before this time to have received some
more particular accounts of the course of things in
Nicaragua than that which comes to us 50 meagerly
by telegraph CLEANED from the intelligence carried
to New York by the Orizaba. We are glad to learn
however, that the rumor which came to us over the
wires few days ago. to the effect that it report
ed in New York that Walker had suffered bad de-
feat, was utterly without foundation. On the con-
trary, we hear of his having safely arrived at Vir-
gin Bay, and of the Costa Ricans having evacuated
Nicaragua altogether
The most interestng:news brought by the Orizaba,
however, is that there no attempt made or like
y to be made on the part of the British naval forces
at san Juan, to prevent the landing of recruits for
Gen. Walkers little army. On the contrary, we are
told that the officers express the most peaceful inten-
tohs towards Nicaragua, and all who are going
thlther, and the result of this manifestation has
been the departure of the American squadron from
the vicinity OF San Juan Thus one serious symp-
tom OF an approaching complication Of international
affairs has been removed, not to reappear, we conf
IDENTITY hope, to create fresh distrust and beartbnrn
ings between two Governments that have every rea
son to preserve the friendes relations with each
other
We do not see but that Walker only needs men
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-06-07
The Cincinnati Convention.

We have but meager accounts of the first and sec
ond days proceedings of the Convention. Col Sam
Mcdary, of Ohio was called to the chair. and com
mttccs on credentials, permanent organization and
resolutions were appointed, each committee Consist
ing of one member from each State. L. w. Mois,
represents Louisiana in the committee on oreaniza
ton, and Hon. Pierre Sople in the committee on res
ouons
The Benton Delegates were refused admittance
when serious fight toook place, and they forced
their way into the hall. During the fracas the door
kecker was knocked down.
The two New York delegations not agreeing te
compromise, were both refused admittance.
Hon. Mr.. Richardson, of Illinois, abiding to the
violent entrance of the Missouri delegates, said that
the Convention must protect itself against violence
Mr.. Hall, of Missouri, attempted to justify the
chairman in recognizing him. The Benton delegates
finally Withdrew.
Other unimportant business was transacted which
closed the first days proceedings.
1t is confidently asserted that President Pierce will
receive nothing more than a complimentary vote or
the first ballot and that thereafter the contest will b,
between Buchanan and Douglas. The calling o.
Aledary, who is a strong Douglas man, to the chair
is thought to be evidence of the success of the Doug
las party.
The Convention was called to order at half pas
ten o'clock, on the morning of the Sd. Mr.. Dawson
of Pennsylvania from the commite on permanent
organization, reported General Ward, of Georgia, a,
President of the Convention, assisted by ycc-Prcs
ident from each State, and thirty Secretaries
President Ward made a very neat and appropriate
speech on taking the chair, mourning the disappear
ance of the great and glorious party which had once
combatted the Democratic party. lie said that the
party was now surrounded before and behind by un.
known daggers-thc land was convulscd and there.
fore 1t behooyed the National Democratic Party to
go to work in earnest to defeat its enemies and pre-
serve unsullied its great principles.
The committee on credentials has admitted the an
ti-Benton delegation from Missouri.
The Mississippi delegation has resolved to insist on
the adoption of platform before the Convention
goes into nomination.
The New York case is now being argued before the
committc on credentials.
All sorts of vague and contradictory rumors are
in circulation.
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-06-07

gfs- A part of the Penitcntiary at Baton Rouge
was destroyed by fire on Monday last The fire took
place in what is termed the pchery and within four
minutes time. passed to the entire extremity of a
building three hundred feet in length The convicts
fraction above three hundred and fifty, at the
time engaged in their labors outside their cells Gre
atcd some alarm for fear they might attempt to cs-
cape through the general confusion but through the
GOODNESS and sclfposscsson of the officers, they
were at once conducted to their cells and safely
locked up.
The loss is estimated at one hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars,
The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-06-07
A BATTLE AT WRENCE-LOSS OF
LIFE ON BOTH SIDES.

ST. Louis, May 23.-The st. Louis Rcpub,
llcan OF this morning publishes dispatch from
Westphala of the goth, giving an account OF
an encounter on the road between Lecompton
and Franklin, the correspondent of the Repub-
lican says:
Mr. Cosgrove and DR.. Brannon, while going
from Lecompton to Franklin were hailed by a
party of Free State men, who demanded their
names and destination, Being answered, the
commander of the party turned to his men,
asking their motto. They replied "Sharpes
rifles" and Immediately fired on Cosgrove and
Brannon. Brannon was wounded, when Cos
grove shot the leader of the party through the
head, and the remainder fed
A free State man was shot at Blanton's
Bridge on the 10th. Particulars not given.