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ACRICULTURAL DEPOT,
WINcRESTER. "a

CKSON 4 WOOD
HAv'N6 '.srn 'h- 's,r- w,.-r-s-. i.s--
Ii sss- a's.f er1.s,i,> IA TsLss Bszk ke-p n
ssud ali kinds q AGRICULTURAL INPLE.
MESrS AND FARMING uTENSiLs e 's-
me-, s.pr"vsd tn del. aAd te.i e,nsuustiun and
sseA ss A.-s hsrzs tsS te, ih-,nghc ,be '"uauy
apd - gas i.rrun~nt- ant iatof-sasinr N.,hir,.
az af he a., :hror;sn~, =, the vhsi. tanning
= '"''n.''r ~e b. re they will eah and Judge f5r
theu.rlyr~
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Corn and Cob Crushers.

The LITTLE GIANT. Of fsur 1-c,,
Nr. I, 3&i Ass;stioi Cosx s>p Cnp NuL
,i.nPir. esiar'e oI easy def, ssc oi 'a- ~, .s
'shii- h-d character. ihey have ohGs,nsd 81 res
rrr's-s IN iss5. We have so'd som 10 OF SO
suE'n 'n- ''.i 'hrre months, all OF which give pc'
Trcf q t>far'i.r
The CHAMPION, a ncie Corn and Co5
MA yer, hIghy y E-d of very eaS' dtaugh, lps
unr h"r.~ S,mpi~ daishir are does Gr- w,'s
MATSAEp's SJirai CoRN AND Con MILL.
rms III 4 teli ~ ssy horse power. gtisd, e0fu
s:d CD 90 grain by Itself, aud Is very valuable
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Dr., Cooke

nFFERS his professional seTvire. to III. ei,i.
y, rus u Ch.il->ipTH si.d II. y,rinity
ohe- ga Man StTees oa- don. a., oi Carers
''f"i MAY ~ 1881
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MYSTERIOUS DIscovERl-A Covingtone0.
respondent of the Iewisbug (Va.) Era telAa
the recent discovery of q ave by soniehsas
engaged in ~excavating on tic Central Raiiross
in Allegheny county, which they expl0lpi
with the following result: 81
They went in about 2 O'Clock in the !noEe
ing, seven number, and when they had W
crossed as far as they thought the middleol or
river, a stream OF wafer about the sze "
mans arm was pouring from thereof 0 sa,
cave, i'll q bowl or pool, and not p%erceptsI
escaping anywhere but, of course, it pasaas
through some sink-hole, and entered mo
river at some point below. They went aIe'p
the pool and continued, as they judgeotn ,
direct course, until the track coumenceqs
cenaing, and o little winding in its coscS
They came into a large opening or room II
the appearance Of being perfectly round, ass
large as the largest size house. Ihey iM v
some difficulty in getting out this place5a$
ground, ascended. very rapidly. imlieapsS
out this place, they came on a perfectly Ny
table or floor, about fifty feetsquare, aud aDs
ten feet high. Here they sat dow. plS
THEMSELVES upon tlie sloDe, uHu Win .sSTHyI
about in this room they discovered solnsss'
resembling q man, and on close exanllnssNy
was found to be a dead man. He had " I
side a full huntsman's equipment. He
found in the position Of q man sleeping, I
what is remarkable, he had not deconles
but seemed to have gone through n Prov
drying, and would crumble to pieces v
touched like dirt. One Of the party tooAg
of one foot, and almost as quick as tilo4r.
left the leg. They did not disturb theef
any farther, and proceeded OF their jour1ss
a few minutes they discovered daylight
was found to proceed from o hole or q.
the north side of the river, which has
been penetrated by any persons to our
edge. They came out and crossed the MV]
tAe bridge.
0n the following day, some ten or tWss
the neighbors entered the cave througn
same opening that the former party haeF
ont at, and proceeded directly to the deg
and upon close examination, they hH
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INTERESTING DISCOVERY IN GUATEMALA
The NewYork Tribune publishes q very inter
esting narration Of some highly important
historical and chronological discoveries made
in Guatemala by the Able do Bourbourg, a
learned French priest, who is perfectly compe-
tent to conduct such Investigations. The
Able claims not only TO have discovered the
remains Of various antique cities Of great
magnitude and solidity, similar to those found
in Yucatan and other parts of the country, but
he has also CHANGED upon some most precious
monuments of the languages and history of the
aboriginal people, long anterior to the arrival
of the Spaniards. What will be more sur
prisipg to scholars, and will, doubtless, be re-
ceived with some incvodulity, is the assertion
of NJ. de Bourbourg that these languages con
tain undcniablc relics Of various Scandinavian
and Teutonic tongues, Danish, Swedish, Eng
lish and even some Oriental words are said to
be found in great distinctness and purity,
mingled IN the earliest dialects of the country
while Indian traditions declare that their an.
eestors migrated from the northeast by sea
through mist and snow. From these philo
logical remains and these traditions, M. d.
Bourbourg concludes that there was a migra
ton into the country from the settlement o
the Mortimer in Massachusetts. If true, this
is a most interesting contribution to the histo
ry of the American continent, and the public
will wait with patience for that more complete
account of it which NJ. dc Bourbourg intend.
tt, lay before the world, with the documentary
evidence sustaining his conclusions.
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TnR Pubic LASps.--THe Graduation Sgs-
tem.-A Washington dispatch, of the 10Th
inst, says;
A report, not yet published. prepared at the
General Land Once, in compliance with a
resolution of the House Of Representatives,
shows the amount of territory subject to the
act of August, 1854, to graduate and reduce
The price Of public lands to actual settlers and
cultiyators.
OF the first class, one dollar au acre, there
IRE 1s,T6S,759 acres; second class, seyenty-fve
cents an acre, l5,65ll4S; third class, fifty
cents on acre, II ,540,990 fourth class, twenty
five cents an acre, 6,iSa,S27 fifth class, twelve
and o half cents an acre, 25,li4,3 53 acres.
This land is divided amongst the following
States Ohio, 10.495 acres Indiana, 45S.-
700; Illinois, l,3Sl,6l0; WISCONSIN, 1906
l51 Michigan, s,7s5,990; Iowa, 5954s0 F.:
Missouri, l3,s5Oo2O; Arkansas. "a .2l2.GlO
Louisiana, r,s06,5io} Mississippi, 1CO2, N:a
Alabaua. It,e5y,5u Florida, G.Sts.5GB-
makiug in all i7,7Gl COZ asa1s
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scRPruRM THuaeERy.-We were some.
VIVA. astonlshed yesterday by a startling piece
q ehroaolegical Information given us in the
form o. q query, by one of our ofhce-iuls. II
wasEMho was the first Thug? Answer
Dafid, the father Of Solomon, who slang
shotted the Piilistine Goliah for emigrating
into his territory, and trying 10 eat up the
original and legal land holders. We believe
there IS some style Of sing mentioned in the
chronicles Of these times, from which the
foreign phiiistine was slung pretty severely.
tGrcscent
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e ! REGISTRY Act, introduced into the Senate
~ ~, Nh Hvams Of NewOrleans, an insidious
axoss, nnfef pretext off complying with q re-
S%n;a;tion d tkl Constitution, TO leave q Wide
aoors omen for frauds upon the elective fran-
cb;ses The8 project Is mockery INTENDED 10
aeluda lie corfiding and unwarry.
1.-THE object Of the Registry Act IS 70 protecs
Tho elective franchise agt " fraudsby requiring
the registration IN legal 4 rrn gofgtne nal.es =
ali auali6ed voters. The proposition OF Mr;
Hvams ia tosaapamit to registration the name OF
any nerson who will swear that he as 2 nasu-
,oi;znrd citizen and has lost his natnralization
naners. or that the papers have been destroyen,
and wbo viii give any plausible 'aeeount5o i tne
lnss a. destruction Of them. This proposllion
tyemoyesst II Sbest proof Of the right OF 1ne
1afmalizedS sizen, and the only saiegua!u
a@ainst tile m Is Of the unnaturallzed ailen, "
w: The pA ction of III natMralRY e,
papers. Nor wo 4ethe exacrion of thu pfooi
impose any hardsiApss upon the real Voter,
4 Communication between the different parts o.
the Union is easy, rapid and certain: liners !
will be ample time before any election ior sucIg
communication. Every citizen who duly ap.
preciates his right viii take care to secure ~
The p5rojcctis further Objectionable TO IN
American Party because b ii proposes . partisan
appointment Of the Register and Increase
Executive patronage. II provides D large sal
airy for an Executive fayorite, md takes ava.
4 from the people their just T6lice in the selection
4 Of nm officer to whom hty affecting tlel
dearest rights is copfgled- This sobjee5 IA
strengthened by the host 80 attitude which th
n Governor, has assumed towards he America
Party, and by the malignant 4spd unfouiida
\ denunciations in which he has inc hlged agains
} their objects, motives and conduct.
With this exposition, the American Part.
Of NewOreans feel it their duty " denopnce
+ and they do now publicly derstrce, the cours
pursued by the Legislature as demonstrations
unjust, and %tyrannical, and to proclaim, as tiie
do, now publicly proclaim, the charges mad
against them by Gov. Wickline in his Message
| unfounded and calumnious. Friends Of const
i %tutional liberty, firm in their principles an
e %undismayed BY the threats of arbitrary powel
e. they will contn to do battle in their grea
t cause until they oil enemies, and g
e tablish their principles as h4cp settled policy {
t the country. 'Ss
Power that displays ~itself,in acts Of tyrann
and oppression is detestable, and must }
shortliyed. Usnrpation and outrage proyok
q opposition and ehsag-rlsesat
not fail, when their eyes pe..eu TO wrS
$ and injustice, to assert ~ XXX bals and dismi
with disgrace, the leade,s ~ aonsed tl
confidence. The cause off american Par
t is the cause Of Union; of salatlopal Lbs
ty Of patriotism. WithAt rag and
%verance in its support, it'd rcess is
d Difficulties nre incident to alt suihan Ses.ert
e kings. The American Party will DO the
duty. and, under the blessing Of the God
d Liberty, will finally triumph.
Il, -<E-------
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Potlcr Junyy-The Police Jury met last.
Muplay and adjourned on Wednesday. The
following officers we're elected for the ensuing
ycar:
Treasurer, 0nesire A, Guidry Clerk, 10.
scphsD p. Richard Printers, All. Livingston 4
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HEAVY lMBEzzLEMssr--Mr. VIM. II. Gar
lanl, City Treasurer, was arrested in New
Orleans last Monday, at tho instance of two
members Of The Common Council, charged
with emoezaling nearly 100000 of the city's
money which had been entrusted 10 him for
pired.
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occasion Of a recent

oSAhbSAoh HAA - ASkSaS hH4M An MM. Ay q a LH
ponemeDt of O case, xos4
notice Of his intention to file an affidavit sta
ting that he was not ready for trial on account
of the absence Of IN important witness who
was to prove certain points, stated that he did
not want an affidavit in the usual form, that
the accused eexpects and believes +" to prove
by the said witness certain things, but q posi-
tive oath that he will prove by the absent
witness the points alleged. The counsel OBJ
jected that such IN cath might put his client
in a position to be punished for perjury, to
which the Court very briefly replied, that is
precisely the position in which l wish to put
him if he swears falsely to any postporement."
The affidavit was not made and the motion for
postponement refused. A little of the straight
forward common sense here dspla "a by Judge
Capron would have q most ber icial influence
in freeing our, courts from the numerous mo-
tons for the postponement Of criminal cases by
which the business Of the courts is greatly re-
tarded, the expenses Of the Judiciary largely
increased, and justice ultimately eludea.
Any one familiar with the proceedings ..
our courts cannot have failed to discover that
int large proportion of instances the afidavits
J made for the postponement of cases on account
I of the absence of witnesses by whom the &C
cused "expects and believes" he will be able
o substantiate his defence are mere shams and
lbterfuges, taken advantage of by enscrupl-
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The Ella SUIT.-Mr. Choate, in the hearing
before the full Bench of the Supreme Court, ia
the suit brought by a plaintiff against Major
Gen. Edmonds, Mayor Smith, Marshal Free
man and Others, for damages for injuries re-
ceived from the military at the time of the
Burns rendition, made some points, which, as
embracing eloquence, argument, and vivid
metaphor, all in one, are rarely heard in our
grim tribunals Of justice.
"May it please your Honors," said Mr..
Choate, T" never voted for Mayor Smith, but
/ now vote him my hearty thanks for doing
just what the other side charges upon him. So
ought every man who WINS house in Boston.
So ought every man who had q friend in Bos-
ton, Or q child, or q loved object.
What shall the city be suffered to enjoy the
privilege accorded in every refined and delicate
and dccorous civilization, of closing her streets
against all unseemly intrusion, whenever she
moves in funeral or festive solcmnity or
pageantry, and the State has her robes on
and shall she not stop her streets when death
yawns and terror speaks in the countenance of
the multitude
Who can 60 hack now. and see and inquire
what causes Mayor Smith had for reasona-
BILE apprehension ? Can we look again on that
threatening face Of a menacing mob? Can we
hear the sounds and see the sights which then
rung and flashed on ear and eye?
That meeting in Faneuil Hall! They coun-
soled no yiolence-oh mono violence the
dial spoke not, but it made most manifest
signs, and pointed to the stroke of murder and
three hours afterwards Batchelder was killed.
Oh mono violence"
Mr.. Ellis, counsel for plaintiff, here started
Ia Iis Fnat with rr6ot ovc;faIo,t a.l .,,o.
rupted the Chief Justice rumbled forth some
thing inaudiblo the spectators stirred John
Z. Hale (who was present Us senior counsel for
plaintiff) rose also and for Il moment there was
quite a little Court dralna-in the midst of all
OF which Mr.. Choate was as calm and com
posed Ito use his WI expression as q " couple
Of summer mornings" boston Courier,
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. - Caution IL
P1anters.-We copy the following from the
Nicksburg Wing, of Tuesday week :
Benson Blake, Esq, informed us yesterday
that fire burst out of he centre of u pile Of
cotton seed hat lay the side of his gin
house, on his plantation the Iazoo River, q
few days since, The cotton seed had been ex.
posed to the weather all winter, and he had
commenced hauling it away, when the fire
broke out Of The. centre Of the pile. After il
was eytinguished, on examination it was foune
charred to a considerable depth, and bore tn,
appearance of having been sulotherel FOR some
time. Mr.. Blake assures us there can be Nc
doubt Of tie FIRE originating from the heat o
The seed. No doubt this is The cause Of man,
gins burning down, and we would advise al
who have piles of cotton seed lying about thei,
gius 10 haul it Gut forthwith.
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violation. In many Of these cases the witness
whose absence is made an excuse for postpone
ment is purposely kept out of court. Judge
Capron's plan affords q ready remedy for the
cure Of this evil, and we hope that it will Sc
adoption in quarters where its need has
been long and sorely felt. baltimore Ameri-
-. y
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" 1f1ffs3 French sdspfnsrtme1t sof this paper will
Astansss under IN Editorial charge y oxpslapI
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msaolRces Of The steamers Mary Bess and
"a. ". Glaze will accept our thanks for late
city papers,
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aHrltt0 E.sLSaEf~L~ft No .T.S t1Yt>f II t4 .tefHi
, ..sSa'',saays. wv s''s w ~ sg9s
sa'S sS.. WI
T $3.50. ID. ss.s nj, nts,.s 4 a s.o,ss s,a.u MI
I'LL III Il. sss / 1870 ls.'.sss l, aaaS'a
$500 w - ~
tSsss IyssaN1.s.s nsans
49, ~
sE,.srs ,h;ng q n as.IY sbonld be=
W;tbm,, hav;ng no,e Il nonseI,se.
!, : 81, In :. ..,
.S. ! ~ "" -. ~
W. !. ~ ne ~ Nv n. ,a nss =,
III MY s''s 1sO4a ~. ! a.,.sa
rns Deo''.s
~ ~ p.'.n' ~ y $500,
ssrus.as, ~, asaas,s,s,. 80 49, d ,ss
- H. ss.,.1 eat
- ~ Ago y
-. II -
80 ASa ~ IA..s az laS 800
- 81 si7
FITS, great Vyerton Was eai'ed Oh
John y. oyerton, ING fatner, q
bone and Sinew' me ana spirit
" the eDemocratic party
he wa asked 20 call 20 order .
Ana pres'de ~ 'ne sreal mcouns
we LOG ana tne peser,nlncd'
Ane9 Deinocracya y nuaanUu
John IA: Overton, the Father,
Bone and Sinew, Life and Spirit
W the Democratic party
hose with dignity; and stated
Stated why they d ON together,
Why from every nook ,o|A.q an ni c corner 81
LocQfocodom . boast O
They had met and come together.
In that style to him peculiar,
Terse, sententious and explicit,
He explained for what great obJects
Th' unterriied had cone together'
! 1.-The great Deuiocratlc party,
Said Judge 0verton, great mon,
Are about 70 put ~ motion
Plans Of grand e~lectloneeriny
10 elect Tor u great Union, @
10 elect, to MI that Office
Once BY jackson filled SO nobiy,
To elect from our great party,
The Democracy U%ndaunted,
Some one who elected shall bo
President Of this great Union.
Now 81. Landry, 'let me tell you'
Is no slight and meager portion
VI the Democratic party.
Democratic Lob, what music,
What delightful, grateful music
In that n word Democratic
How ! love to, dwell upon hl @
How it elevates the spirit,
Fills the heart with glowing rapture
Makes me teel 50 patriotlc
A word Of words is Demoeratlcl N.
"but' to como at once 10 BUSINESS
20 49, 4, 1L- "A
lils'y 'e't WV ~" iAos' N,'o" ~
w n"so nv. oouoos' '"'o s.nu ~
sohu " 70 ule Hta.o convention
Sta.' oA.
~ sne pea s pa.sy
WY A''as' -
Dee".'s W ,a0 oVu'
uol.oo' IVY. pen'oo
Mnloi oon'n'.o. = " seuN'p
- ahe Isu' o'n
VI us Ao,'io p"1sH
~ 10 no'u Nv ''''.l
nefesnVos WINS, p1s, sn4t
- sv..es auu et'ooss 'au 49,
nsaa'os "nV'
npi 'no '',0aNo p"
Wy ~ eNo e'oils eoA'
3 ~ ,ns POI
eiai, .oe 'noSen UNIV ''eo'''
10 the plac's heu SO hooiy
Py great ""cNSoh a,ia MS Ita''y'
lie''as % Dehiootaso parry
snow, then, your united wisdom
Is demanded in this action,
For the Democratic party,
let me tell you, is in danger,
And there s never party like it,
Like the Democratic party
And the Democratic party
Is in danger. let Inc tell Won
From the schemes and Vaccinations
of n set of imitators
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Under an5 Anita meric ~ eudo-D Democratic
goverDHlapt.
Their EAs aseiisen ass Y. 4 1asl' s suS asssas IF tie 1s
A aatas4 snegieah8m asms etacy 81 the State
MEAsgBufke,E Michel and ~she, from their
seats in the Senate, and the ssea,stitution Of
sMessrs. Hyans, st. Paulend Withcrs ii their
places as a violation Of the Constitution and
laws 6f sthea Sttte,s ssa1 clear audaoious &nd I'M
principled overthrow Of the principle Of popu-
lar representation.
The removal of these gentlemen was s~efEecte,
by the Illegal admission Of dispositions taken
by the contestants ex-parte before Judge Rey-
Lolds,s .withoutsan authority cflaw Judges
Kennedy and Cotton had. been applied tSS5by
the Contestants to take testimony in their case
under the Act of 1Sh4 relative to eleespgSnls
The Judges declared seyerally, that til flaw
had been expressly repealed 5y the act + 1900
relative to elections, and that the II timony
Could not be legally taken. Fudge tfuggustiIn
had made a similar decision upon appllca-
tion to him, and refused to give bis Official
sanctionFto a procedure substantially forbldden
by tile repeating law. Judge Reynolds was was
more pliant-he took the testimony. 1t vas
taken ex-parte-the returned smembers not
participating in it, but protesting against IT.
The testimony consists Of dispositions PIE
pared in advance by Messrs. Hyams a w..
and printed. The facile witnesses had nothing
to do but to put their names to the printed
formula, and so swear up TO the anti nlerlcan
standard o., proof. In the absence Of the usual
safeguards for the truth OF testimony, tWo
dozen persons might, by the fraudulent use OF
the names Of Others have subscribed oil the
dispositions, without much danger OF detection.
But any number Of witnesses no doubt were at
4 the command of the party contestants, Under
similar circumstances, an army OF witnesses
can always be Ind by the party after an cleo
ton, to effect by fraud or management, as it If
called, what cannot be carried by law.
This testimony thus taken under q repealed
law, was admitted by a majority OF the com
mittee of the Senate to whom the case Of the
election was referred, and was reported TO the
Senate. The Senate received the partial report
7 and refused to allow the sitting member The
right to send for persons and paper, to rebu'
the testimony Of the contestants.
The repealed act of 1914, which was illegally
7 admitted to give life to the printed dispositions
provided that tie sitting members should b.
I confirmed in their seats or that the election
/ should be sent back to tile people. This wa
D the only alternative under the law Of 1914
But the idea Of sending the parties to thu
: people, although suggested by the repealed act
was not permitted to influence the minds o
. the majority. Predetermined and reckless
sl 4La, ,.ap,ornd +ba o;tt;nr mauhnrs and ulacei
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sNS IN requested 70 announce that a, Al
FEIRAJuLisT h 4 candidate for TIE Office q Tow
Unnnafphble lEslhsSctioH ii April next
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Unanimously adopted by a Mass Meeting Of the.
American Party, held Of Odd Fellows Hall on.
Monday, February rs, 1856.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1856-10-11

fact that by "a mutual understanding be-
tween themselves and the clerks, they re-
ceived no fees on land entered by the
clerks, and that they sometimes complain
ed that they were ]oosing too much fees
This only confirms the testimony Of Mr..
Byrne, in relation to the complication of
the Commissioners in these Transactions
Mr.. Frary also states that some of the
certificates were left with him to be sold
on commission, and some were sent to New
York, but was unwilling to state the names
|of parties for whose benefit they were to
be sold. 1t appears from the record of
|sales of forfeited lands that some of the
clerks in the Office were in the habit Of en-
tering these lands Immediately upon the
Ioccurance OF the forfeiture. Mr.. Byrne
admits that he was in the practice Of doing
this. The advantage thus given to the
clerks could only work to the serious inju-
Try Of every person who mihgt desire these
lands for other purposes than speculatios.
In many of these cases, no fees were
charged for advertising, nor was the whole
of the back interest included as the law re-
Iquires, leaving the amount charge upon
the school fund. In some instances of re-
|sale Of forfeited lands they were bought by
the original purchaser, at even less than
the amount for which they first sold, thus
making it an object for purchasers to for
felt their land. AS an instance, to illus
trate this we will cite the case of George
Reed, in Manitowoc county. Tn ! ga Il