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A VERY large and fine Music Box for
II sale Sufficiently loud To play for
Cotillion party, NNpbe private parIor, at
ionl7y. Tnro GotnMhNr,
Ha:Dsy House Basement.
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Sheet Zinc, Lead, &c.
Dr0O LBS. Sheet Zinc and Lead,
LDVV Pig and Bar Lead, Block Tin, Brass
Solder, Soldering Irons, At the Hardware Store ol
jan.17.y. LARdUtER LANOUE.
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Thermometers .Churns.

= Tmefm0metCr Cnufmbe
ANOTHER small supply, just rec'd.,
II and for sale low Those churns make but
ter, quicker, and mfNr Of It, from given qusnM-
ty OF milk, than any other. For sale by,
dec5-y. b. G. MONTAN, church It,
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Sugar ar COWtOu Scnlcs.
ONE LARGE pair Beam Scnles, beam,
~ chains, fixtures, complete, for sale at a
bargain at Han3O DC. MOUNTAINS,
Church street.
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STATE OF LOU1s1ANA.-s;xth Judi.
cial Distris* Court-Parisb Of East b.
ton Rouge17oHENRY CARL, vs.. FRANCOIS
LETerr, AMI J. p. PERRIN, NO. l742|
DY VIRTUNof a writ o: seizure and
ID sale issued IN the above entitled and
numbered cause, and to me directed from
the Hon. Sixth Jsl;cial District Court, in
and for the Parish y East Baton Rouge
have seized and vii offer at public sale,
at the Court House d. !, Of said Parish. in
the city s,ty nss"" t GssS Els !, 4Gp2, mex,
A. D., 1856, at II o'c]ocS, A, N. Of said ?Isy.
oil the. right-Atly interest and claims u
the defeDdeEt~in or TO the mortgage pro-
perty hereinafter set forth and described,
to wit:
A certain tract Of land situated IN this (
Parish East Baton kouge) on the Amits
river, at about sixteen le.A's from the city
Of Baton Rouge, containing six hundred and
forty acres, more OF less, bounded on the
north by land of X. W. Greenwell, east by
the Amite river, south by John Kerr, +
West by public lands, together with all
the buildings and improvements thereunto
attached or in anywi.e belonging to the
same track Of land scqoiredby Henry Carl,
from the Clinton and Port Hudson Rail-
rad Company, ~ an oct, passed before
Saml SkoIfeid, Parish Recorder, Of date
10Th day of April, a. u, 1851, seized to\
pay and satisfy the Judgement, interest and
cost, in the above entitled and mum bered
cause. Terms of saIe--CaM, with tLe
benefit Of the appraisement.
mari II. v. BABIN, Sheriff.
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CUOT--o5O SACKS assorted Shot. For
~ sale by r. PetnpnneAsr Il Go.
NOLD, SILVER y GER NAN SILVER
" Spcctecles "A very large assortment
pure CRYSTAL. at TnEo. GoLpMANN.
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Desirable Property for Sale.
uOt1SE AND LOT situated corner Of
l Il North and Lafayette streets, Terms
Low and Liberal. Apply TO
jan3O. u. G. MONTAN.
Church street.
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STATE OF LOU1SIANA-.Sixth
Judicial District Court-Pseish
of East Baton Rouge, E. Ger
ARD, vs.. JAMES SULLIVAN, mo.
1884.
DY VIRTUE Of writ Of &. ia. issued in
I'D the above entitled and numbered
cause and to me, directed from the Hon.
Sixth Judicial District Court, in and for
the Parish and State aforesaid, will offer
al public sale at the Court House door Of
said Parish, in the City Of Baton Rouge, on
Saturday. the 9th day Ut April, 1850,
al IL o'clock, A. NJ, Of said DAY, oil the
right, title, interest end claims Of the de.
PENDANT, James Sultan, in or to the pro.
peuty hereinafter set forth and Described,
surrendered by said defendant to pay and
satisfy the judgment, interest and cost in
the above entitled and numbered cause
10 wit:
n A certain tract Of land, containing ninety
one acres, more or less, togetbyY with Ill
the buildings and improvements thereon,
and bounded as tollows--north by lands OF
Bernard Marigny, south by lands forn'erlyf
owned by James Penny and now o wned by
James Knox, east ny lands Of the heirs
Lilly, and west by public lands.
Terms Of Sale-CAsH, with the benef1t
Of the apprsiselnent II. V. BIN.
feb29-7l;. sheriff
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Gold and SILVER rhlml,les.
JUST received and for sale Nv
e dec10. THO. GOLDMAN.
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x1nyyp uAuDao xYByye q
New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-22
COL. FREMONT AND HIS MEN

IT. Ae Edter e TAN. y Triesne
SIR: have just had conversation with reliable
gentleman, who has passed considerable time III CALI
fo,nia He says that, while there he formed an &C.
ousptsuce with man who wac one in Col. Fremodts
company u one Of bis great exploration campaigns IN
search OF pass through the Rocky Mountains U the
valley OF the Pacific.
The narrative OF that tour Is thud related;
"Frm the moment that the conpsny was fairly
organized COL Fremon,s eye was continually directed
TO tie grea. object in view, and 10 The comfort ana
bappi, rsr of bis m.n. He ever really, aad, in-
d.ta, ened to o. ,cipate theirever want rhrodga
the whole survey nothing was more mtoitest thsn
det.ru,ipa'on and c,pabiy to meet very emergency
With prom ptness His men gave theT full support 70
all bis plans, ss they bad no cause for moment to
complain Of their faithful leader. In everypey when
life spd desth became the que'tou as they daily met
the opp"siDg storms Of the mountain, Col. tfemont:
mt tvsry oss ace With the creates; perseverance and
frtitud.. Every day his m.n became more and more
endpared to him. So constantly did they receive bis
III sbe'ipg attention. that every day augmented their
attachment and good will FIR then leader and their
perous situation ives half relieved by only bis pres
ebce. Il. IL. ARNOLD.
Wt,'rair O.is July $, 1885,
New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-22
THE MISSOURI BORDER-DEA AO VS..

A correspondent writing fom Kansas TO The Gin
cinhati Gazette gives the following particulars OF
stocking outrage perpetrateo upon Free State man
in Kansas:
IL heard to-day of an outrage which exceeds a5y
tha, hsve heard Of duru the * tptas troaoles. A
Ia ap by the Of Richs rda, formerly OF oh o. resd
Ds oil POI Cheek, i'll the southern portioo OF
the Territory, having occasion to go to Wes'port LEFT
lone IN usUay lasf, with the ierstanoiag thae he
would ue back in four days During the hrst diy OF
il hbsebce, two nen cam. to bis house d iaqnirei
for him; finding thar be was not at home they cit,
saving that they would call when be returned hls wife
inviting tenn to do 20, aling that he would be homo
in ay or two.
"Atout ten o'clock that night, after The fe ny had
retired, knock was teart at the door Mr.. R'ch.rls
esked what was waated the reply was, w wan TO
stc Mr.. kicharos Sh. replied thie be vas not at
lone. 1heb they commanded Ms. Richards to open
The door. He is cd id aboliton,t; We must
have him.. She aga n replied, H. is not al me
and r,futed TO open the .cOOr. Ii wa. then b ok-n
op,p, ano seven or cgbt men entered tho room, AMI
con mt need searching it for chards. No iadiug
bin, they acered Mrs Richards aud her daughser, IN
intelligent young ady soout nl9etten years od, OF
8. crelinp b,u The ladies completed, be gild-reo by
teiio protested that they hao tols the uub, and thas
THY had cIeied hi that he really goae to
Wtstpor. Ore 0f their men ten replied, Thea,
&C L. you, we want you, and dragged the
daughter FROM the bed, ano frvm the bou'e into the
b. shts clos, by aid there proceeded deliberately to
violate her person. Her mother, Mn. Richards was
treated in The sane way, and both leA fg deed.
"ilo~ long they remain ed in the bush they were
uhsbe to tell. but they msnug.d foaly. to rea,o the
howe WIZ re they We're found by lie of the neghbos
he rex norrg g who, after providing for their per-
sona mort .diucly starred to raisosa company
10 pursue the vii ahr. In on hour company OF ter
by eAri'eo men were raiccd, Numbering abJdt thirty,
wbs, under t,c command Of Mr.. Smi,h, started
thr tail. Ibey traced them tO a camp of about one
iuhdIed men, sItLated in d Iayne distance from
/, r. Elk. FinoDg that thy were not strong enoigh
to fsh some Of the company started for assistance,
wbIe cthers remained to ws'ch their proceedings.
II watchers We're bos ever, unfortunately discovered,
and s.qu=rtly had 10 leave, and by the sme toer
sdes r,turL.d the camp had bven m we'd and the
iufhals escaped."
New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-22

Aome. ~ him whom IsjisD, t,c HeTcooe oouiI w.
o"ue' ,horch v;th tcnE,d his fosoo-ncw WELDING
sSs tressury CD, the army Of tbe country. Nsy @ W.
INN IN hat chair bave the nrmest con''c. .. IN
IN .ert;or. will el ,sfe, and that speedy cam w
an. ee.d the recent and the present aetatisnsi whs
N. f Al hi, wordr give tie amplest guarantee .nos
49, y ar,ore of the government viii al De enPoyeo
On the sije u ffeet ON and is berigu order.
I,,s .omevbst curious TO rotice the striking GOT
.e.nonoenc. bstweenih hst ~ of TINS yoens ~
-, n, Mn ard that Of bin whom our to,nsrs tooA
=. ,Isr tsder in the Grt grest Struggle for Locryo
-; .nn,;,eot part of these have been noticed oy
An, ap.rs, and oy speakers. Others we pave no
se.p IefeIrsd to. They are Interesting and saesee.
W..bIn0ton vss eft N cbdbvd, by the death OF tis
,a,he, 70 The charge of hin mother. tremnt was 20
~ VIE At .u earlier psred. and in eircuInst tnces
certainly much le.s auspcious. Washingoa oad
early passion for the sea, 20 strong that masf ie
mars waITsnt was obtained Tor HIN oy ais tisnes.
Fruo,t wen. 10 ses, and wss there employed tof
n. 70 Than two yean Washington was intro iuced 70
nubhc bfe through his service on the front'en, a.
surye, or and civil tpgin err Fr-mort wob hs dsc'p,
line and lis esrly fame in the same department, eud
b, hip nee sDd practice IN it became nued' IN mna
And how 10 endure hardness" Washington learned
All that b. kb.w Of wal in Indian comba's ana zoe
strife of tho wilderness and thus 20 the rank OF
Colop,. Ia th- Provincial troop. Fremont sscnooi "T
the ,ame. and he hss gained the same rnnk Wssene'
ton had hsd small experience as leg,slao sa'n se
Wa called to the head of the Cow roiDent. he w
aiken for bis wentried general qualities ana nov Ior
nv disincton he had achieved asa dipIoma'ist or
tstesn an and bere sgsin the parallel holds Wssts
no. on WAS speered at by the men of routine, was hated
sacd BY the Tories Of that day s9 n, 'lsi "Sc ss
energy and pa'epce drove them oil out OF IL. ine
sam. elias. Of an scks are now made on Fremont-to
De apswer.d, We trust, in the same impressiv' Wy.
Hi. fneDds cary felt that washington was spoS phsaS
fitted ond preserved of P,ovidenc TO become the naaa
Of the nstion; as Rev. Samuel Davies EXPIRE SEQ H.
that Providence has hitherto preserved hn IN 70
signal a manner for some important service 20 ms
country" The came expectation, becoming nS a,m
kitpds of Frem"nt. DR. Robcltson bis early 'eacnei'
in .h to bis eSisS. n1S. OF :9s my
youre tend-, is On ipper feet sketch Of my once oe
fsyorss pupil Who %sy W. IT. nssS r,ss S DC NV
rya,er il that he may ever be oplos'd 70 war, M
ard s.sS1 svsf sss aoss Ss's eae TO
. a. -bnla world. Washington was called TO the
head Of the army ct the age q tO%s, sn0 Sa, c%
eonoen, expect 20 see that the singular parallel wiz
60 fer be perfected!
New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-22
FILLMOREISM IN CONNEC TIC UT.
.,pss dence Of The y. y. Tribnne.

CO dence OF Inc ~. l. IFlothe
HARTFORD, CT, Tuesday, July Is, 1856.
The notice in The TRIBUNE Of Montay last re
sardpg the American aud Fillmore Conventions
recently held ia this ciy, being. evidently written
nbder slight misappr Of the rue state of
thugs, please sioW me word in briefs .atenent
Of tscts.
The Fillmore men met in State Convention here,
on Tuesday, the eth INST. rney pretended 70 eau
themselves the American party The Convention
was snail about tair, five d. legstes present, ten
af whom we're from Waterbury. Stephen sam.
mons Of your State was preseat, and spoke loud
and warm, glorieing "Sam's boys" aud Fillmore
and Donelson. The proceedings of the Convention
were cold and unen,nusiastic. In the evening a
meeting Was held, when Erastus Brooks SPOKE 10
IN audience Of not over r~o hundred persons,
mostly Buchananites and outs'dess dropping in
from curiosity to see how Fillmore men looked
the annual being rare in these pats. That xss
tAe end Of the Convention, and probably Of Fill
upvreism too, in this State.
On Thur sday, the 10th instant, the Legitimate
American parry met in council to take iato consid-
eration the ratification of the nomination of Ere.
mont and Johnston. The Convention was full,
And enthusiastically ipdorsed Fremont. During
fhs Convention, . man, sherman by pane (who 10
scarcely known here except by name), undertook
% Dissolve the Cou,cil a. spurious having re-
vslsed from Fillmore and gone over TO Fremont.
he wac met With storm Of hsses and obliged TO
New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-22

80 ~. u.,,-Fillmore air not be'Ig the Kind
that assembly liked to breathe. .hov
Th;s i, a truthful statement Of the facts as tncy
C"on. c,cut is al Fremont and Hartford, d., 'ns u,
s,,o,, hod of Border. Ruffan Democracy le iul' VI
,he most tren tndeus enthusiasm: meeuns va.
held here few lights since for the formation o.
Fremont Club. Ii wss regular rooI-sn'sno,' %
th. Hall was packed, and the excitement. over
wbelni ing. Ab"ut six hundred names were ch,
te1.o at once-all from the iaoorbg ciaseer, ON.
",r" 80 ~ ,r.r but vo,ers The voice of Connecticut
NAV % Be- small but you will hear it next November
New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-22
eksiou, penor.tie party win make 5: ons, and n

gE1ioui DFy"Httic PdiyV VT " w 70 u" "''
going ihtre"'
"Ob,' repEed the gentleman addressed, - yoa n,e1
hav. 10 fear of stoopns 10 Nebrsska If tists your
Il lti.s for there is = strong oe'esn,nti"n eere 70
make n br.'la ssv. STATE snd I've Is % s'ni Oh
ooub but hat W. ,b,ll triumpbautiy socoesn.
ANY careful observer viii t,at this dsponnon
anor inau, r,sl nen rs fai from being nncon ben
II. KaoE,
prom Trumball Coul y, Wes,-in aesetye
pS Jndye Rrs .f,rd made the s,s;em. NJ ot hs
conversation with H. Wuir6-ld in the office OF re
aetroska City Nsrs, on the evep'pg evions 70 we
a., eleciiun for d.lrs lse 20 Congress WA 10 sns
,f;c- st N. time and overheard him. have resided
ih N.ra-ks CITY q year. ''h'H ~
To JAMES REDPATH, TIpess, ksns.A
New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-22
From Tho National Era
r,- p.cC QE THE SLElthd n.

THE PASS OF THE SlEkha'
an, ,,oht above their rocky bed ed.
an ~ ssw the stars marcn Slows
The wnd Sierra overhead,
Ths deserts death below
,.,;.n from bis lodge Of bark,
r The gray bear FROM his d.n' a.,t
p.,ond their campfire wan VI ""iA'
&l.red Cn the mountain ihen'
Gill inward turned, with anxious stra'n'
Their leaders slcepless eye
where sp!nlt.rs Of the mountain chain
Stood black against the sky.
The night waned slow; at last a glow'
A CLEAN Of sudden hre,
Shot ND behibd the walls OF snow
AID tipped each icy spire.
din men ~ he cried, "yon rocky comb
Today. please God, we'll pass,
Ard ,ook from Winters frozen nome
On summers flowers and grass"
Th.v set their faces to the hast,
They trod ia eternal snow,
And faint ". rn, bleeding, hailed at last
The promised land below.
Behind, they saw the snow-cloud tossed
B, many an icy horn;
Before, warm valleys, wood. embossed,
And green with vines and corn
They lett the Winter at their backs,
10 flap bis baflled wing,
And downward. with the cataracts,
Lesped TO the lap Of Spring.
Strong leader of that mountain band
Another task remains,
To break from slavery's desert land
A path to FreedUm'S plains.
The winds are wild, the way is drear,
Yet, flashing through the night,
Lo! icy ridge and rocky spear
Blaze out in morning light /!
Rise up, FREMONT. and 60 before;
The Hour must have it's Mao;
Put on the hunting shirt once more,
And lead i'll Ere, dom's van! }. G. "
New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-22

HOMICIDE AT PARKvILLE, Mo-At Pari vile, on
Saturday evening, l2'h inst, MAE asmei Wri,ht.
who ived IA that v.rai.y ssss.ed Henry Rou. e,I
lawyer Of Liberty, No. With abusive ls.susss sad
tbr. at, Rou drew knife and sabbd the asssil .nt
two OF tbrte bVurs Rau. surrendered hSssN aao "a,
hta 20 bail in $3.50 for further s,smna.ion oa Tbs
day. The dec- ssed bad been IN The Pene snn
had a aincge against n. r. or account OF some mat
ter connected With HE conviction OF imprisonment
sor1HIns REcnuIs-He lean from p.s.-nser
aimed GeoIsahs came .rQ OF Ia. day, busd for
Ka2ss. Ihe3 wiz SclhJsse pas ap BE Mis,,1-i
vi,hou. molestaaon. ,A.,s tor-,sy. 1e;h. 4
New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-22
BUCHAyAyAND THE BORDER RUFFIANS.

From The G1L,bsrg ~sse Ds~0r'd at |."s.S
Mr.. T. J. Bliss, who bss inst returned from
Ksb.as made the following stateme Mt to Us, w1ch,
at our request, he reduced ~ writing aud testified
~ under oath:
srArrsEyT Or ,. BLISS. ,
Iwas in Col. kchs ,t,re ut \ rt LaaSen Worth,
Kapsss T,intry, on Friday, June 10 1880 ah1
listened 10 a cow, ration BIT Een J"ds- Le;omp'e
end son,e other g. n'l-mep kno Fn TO NE, 10
Gov Robinson aid the -o'htr prisups rs Sbd nke wise
the 1olcy Of Pr. sident Pierce in regar, to kdasas
AFFAIR." One Of the g-nt-w-n -xprrs' ed f7drs - to
n orthodoxy Of Mr.. Buchanan On tho Slavery ies-
tion. L.compte replied that be ha fet-rs from some
o, Bn,bspaps fr,e6ts and rbat be va, sll right on
the Goos-" and that be would pursue the sam: POI
icy that P.Ice bod, oat that It must be kept et 10
crc., 10 any Petts,vabs ard New. York; sd, said
/. comrse "he will foil old Rseder into suppo'tiog
"bim, loo, Old Buck is al night, boys; dou't fear
"bm"
fhe above IL. in sub:tapce, the conversation sha
psss.d In nv hearing, vi which l made q minute a
the line. j. 4. Bliss.
STATE Of ILLIxos, COUNTY OF KNOX.
- GALEssusc, Jaue Is, 1856.
This dsy p4r,onslly appeared b-ors Bliss whose
rsn scled 70 he shove Casreat, and tesnsd under
that the s1ove Is IN substance 's near IS he ean
iei d. IN. conve st N which 40 heed oet"ee' '"s
Leconp'e OF ksr sss srd others - n,
Ihereb, certify thst have M j. B's for seve.s
hm hor orsoe in every seese OF the
ucrd WICKER, Commission Nerch:nt'
Go'o,hu.g U June 2j ie6.
irl.s IN suppt Buch.u An after reading the above
il te,oBd our comp eheDsioO. Let the FREE Peas OF
u country give this free cicrul1toa; cnf let tue
fact b. knO1 that Bucbaoans friend. are pIedslns
bls, 20 the Border R.iians! Ne viii refer - this
matter again. Mr. Bliss voted for Pirce 10 1852.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-08
Holy Ikinc RrcnChcrs.

Extract from late Ohio papers:
In DonslIle Ohio, "Repnblican" preacher
deciared, short time since while in bis pulpit,
that any man who voted for james Buchanan
would surely go TO hell.
4 Reverend Plumer delivered political aho-
iition discourse from the pulpit in the Grannvs
Creek (Ohi"j Methodist Church few SUNDAYS
age: a urgennmb"r of his congregation left their
scats-hjghly indignant at such wicked iesecrn
ton.
ReY John Lamp deliverrred political ser.
mon Sunday before last in Nj. Vernon, Ohio,
IN the course of which he took occasion to de-
noonce the proslayery party Of this country as
he was pleased Ia style it, \ member of the
Church MIR. Richnrt rose and demanded of Mr.
l-amb to say what party he meant.
The Rev. gentleman said he meant the Demo
cratic party whereupon Mr.. Richart pronounced
the charge fasehood. Mr. Lamb then became
highly excited and declared TINT ANY man who
will stand upon the Cincinnati Platform, his face
and heart black he'll and damnntiou =
1harcupon II number of Democrats in thu rongre.
gallan. who did not wish to hear any more reck
IS talsehoods aud bias phcmy. aud left the
house.
In Brown Township, Knox County. a man,
political opinions are made a test to qualify him
for parnkng of the Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per. Any person who is not a Black Republican
is excluded from the Holy Eucharist
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-08
Truth Sop,r,, oIoved.

An English tourist in America gives in Col
burns London Magazine some sketches of what
ne observed. apI some hits at faults. which
though little colorrd, possess much truth. He
wa in Washington during the struggle for the
SPeakor-hip, aud speak as follows of what no
NV. What he says Of our fifty habit of splitting
worry little, if Mt all exaggerated.
g" III debate springs up 1t seems To be n game
# cross questions and crooked answers. 4
member is making speech, when question is
put TO him. His answer suggests other CUES
lions, and, while commenting on the replies the
questioner in turn squo.tioned by some else,
and so on When II member appears to be ut
tering the last sentence of his speech halfa dozen
"r more memb,rs are an their legs, calling out,
kr. Clerk Mr.. Clerk . amid shouts from all
parts of the hail, Call the roll call the roll =
You will often have small difficulty TO hear
what Is said or understand what is going on from
the lnoeSSant noise and hustle. There is a con
slant sharp striking of letters and papers on the
da-k II mode the members have of summoning
the pages I" take their documents TO the post
box. You are amn2ed too at the picturesque at.
tindes of some ct the members. You are quite
light in remarkinE that this is Democratic
emily. Is not that an elegant posture now of
he honorable gentleman in the outer range nt
seatos! lie has Dang one leg over the desk in
'front.', the heel Of his boot dipping in the ink bot
tie, and while his chair is tilted back and his 9TH
er leg flung over one arm of il, he chews his quid,
picks his teeth, and squirts his tobacco Juice at
hi, neighbours spittoon, which he misses. This
= the Yankee way OF taking it easy"
The Americans seem to have an unconquera-
Die propensity to kick up their heels--not be-
hind, but before. have gone into tho reading
~oom of the Young Mems Christian Association.
on the avenue, aad found, of four men reading.
hrco With their feet ON the table and the fourth
baking his in the oven of the stove. On more
than one occasion, Will" sitting in the galleries
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-08

The new expedition II the headwaters of the
Nile, under the command of the French Count
de Escayrac de Iuuture, and under the protec.
ton and auspices of Said pasha, promises To ex
coed all similar projects hitherto sent on foot
At Vienna twelve officers % the Austrian gpae-
raj staff expressed their willingness To Join the
exhibition, from which number three were selected
who together with the mineralogi,t ,Mayer,rccent-
" in the service of the Dutch Government in Bor-
neo make mp the complement of the Germans in
the expedition. The whole force will comprise
twelve Europeans, besidps'the leader and three
hundred soldiers furnished by the Egyptian Gov
eminent, Among these latter, who are principally
natives of tn interior Of Afrieathere are ~ippa-
sed 10 he sutticpncy ofnterpreters. For the
navigation of the Nile, the expedition has thirty
bark md two small steamers and crew Of one
hundr, d men. besides the necessary men and
means to continue the journey by land beyond
the hrnd of navigation. Never before was a
scientific expedition fitted out in like manner-
The expedition will leave Europe ON the 10Th of
September, Count d 'Escevrac. with the Germans
emharking Mt Trieste and the French expedition
at Marselles. The entm e party will meet at Alex.
andrla. ana expect to reach Chartoum by Decrm
Der, where they will remain some time to complete
organization.