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The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-02-07
DRUGS AND MEDICINES

CUEMICALS, PERFUMERY, Fancy Ar.
" ticlcs, Mineral Medicines, Botanic
Medicines, Roots, Herbs, Barks and Ex-
tracts. Those in want of pure and unadul.
tcrrtcd medicines, will find it to their ad.
vintage to purchase at the Medical Depot
West hnd Pawcatuck Bridge.
Physicians and Dealers will find it for
their interest to examine this stock before
purchasing clscwhere
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Is" l love you, Ruth. You have
surely been able to discern it. My love
is staydent and sincere-oh, say that yon il
retdrn it;' 'No, not 1 I've st iv.n
hard to gain it and now l. We got it, By
your leave I'd rather far retain it,
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EG~ Tom" said man 10 his friend,
81 think it highly dangerous to keep
the bills Of small banks on hand now-a-
days" " / fnd it more difficult than
dangerous" answered Tom.
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E4~ {" Pa, | planted some potatoes
in our garden" said one of the smart
youths of the generation to his father,
" and what do you think came up :"
" Why, potatoes, of course"
" No, stree, there came up a drove
of hogs and cat them all"
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pD' Why is a sot so generally called
a drunken dogi Is it not by reason Of
the habit which most dogs have, Of get
ting under the table ,
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Shawis.

A good assortment Of Long and Square Bro
CHA; printed Cashmere, Black silk and Wool
en- Long shswls, for sale by
o35 DAVID SMITH,
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Trees Trees!

Trees Trees!
THE citizens of Westerly and the public
generally, will find at the
RIVER BEND NURSERY,
valuable stock of Trees, Shrubs and Plants
over 10000 in number-of Apple, Pear,
Cherry, Plum, Peach, Ounce, and Ornamental
Trees, choice collection of Towering Shrubs,
Roses, Peonies, &C., &c. The above Nursery
is within one hour and a half ride ofStonington
or Mystic. Trees may be removed to the above
places from the Nursery and set out the same
day. The advantage of which will be apparent
to all tree growers.
Always select your own trees, when practical
BILE, when not, address J.TAYLOR,
2O4 River Bend Nursery, Westerly, r. l.
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V'rVsSscs,

OE& SUPPORTERS, SHOULDER
s--S BRACES, a new supply ofFrench
and American manufacture, vari.
Gus styles, for sale cheap by
lllotll POTTER q CUANpIJN
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Patent Medicines.

| havemadc arrangements to keep on hand
u supply Of all the popular and standard
Patent Medicines the day, which are war;
rantcd genuine, and will be sold wholesale
and retail, Mt the lowest cash prices
| would respectfully ask attention to the
following list, rs among few Of the many
Articles comprising my stock, which will
be sold at the lowest cash prices.
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j. THOMPSON, .gr..


GENERAL assortment, forsale. Also,
Scrap Iron bought Mt the best market
price. ut the Store Of the undersigned, on
West Broad street. II. & +. SHEFFIELD
Pnwcatuck April, 1854. l6l
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A ltcraLi J res.

Aitcratives. A
American Chanchalagua, Arlington
Bitters. Bush's Sarsaparilla, Bulls do, Hal
sey's Forest Wine, DR.. Woodwortb's Sarsa
parilla, Gilsons Syrup, Halls Palingensia
Jayne's Alternative, Kennedy's Medical
discovery, Morsc's Syrup Of Yellow Dock
Myers Extract Of Rock Rose, Railways
Nesolvent, Sands Sarsaparilla, Shakers
Alternative Syrup, Thompson's Spice Bit
tcrs, Tognsend's Sarsaparilla, DR. Weaver S
Syrup, Bush's Sarsaparilla.
BitterS.
DR. II W Stillman's Wine, Atwood's Phys
ical, Clark's Sherry Wine. small, IIardy's
Electuary, Jewett's Health Restoring,
Lnngley's Root and Herb, MotFatt's Phcnix .
Richardson dry, Williams
Cosmctics.
Balm Of Thousand Flowers, Cold Cream,
Velvet Chalk, Pink Sauccrs, Hungarian
Balm. Flesh balls, pink and white, Rose
powder, toilet powder, liquid rogue
COaSh Medicines.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral, Bush's Waters,
Bryan's Pulmonic Waters, Cough and Group
Syrup, Curtis Hygienna, Cod Liver Oil
Devine's Pitch Lozenges, Fitch's Pulmonary
Baisam, Gardner's Balsam of Lverwort
James Expectorant Jewctt's Elixir ,Whoop.
ing Cough syrup, Reed & Cutters Pulmo
nary Balsam, Rogers Syrup of Liverwort
Tar and Canchalagua, Trips Cough Can.
dy, Whtney's Group Syrup.
Pikks.
Ayers Sugar coated, Benefits Plant and
Root, Bran1rcth's, Deans Rhcmatic, IIib-
bard's, IIolloway's lIoopcr's Female, Lees
Auti-bilious, McLane's Liver, Moffatts
Life, Phelps Tomato, Potter's Podophyllin
Smiths Sugar Coated Indian Vegetable,
and various other kinds of Pills.
tments.
Atwood's Liniment, Clark's do, American
Dalsam, Davis Pain Killer, Dyer's Healing
Fitches Liniment, Hunts
james Liniment, Marchant's
iargling Oil, Mclntyrc's Rheumatic, Mex
can Mustang, Railways Ready Relief,
Tobias Venetian, williams Liniment.
POTTER & CHAMPLIN,
West End Pawcatuck Bridge.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-01

The long struggle now gong on in the
House Of Representatives at Washington, for
the election of Speaker, there having been al
ready over seventy ballots without choice,
has naturally led TO consideration of the
probabilities, in case the choice Of the next
President of the United States should ulu-
mately devolye upon that body. In the pre-
sent divided state of parties in the country. 1t
would not be We improbable, that no one
candidate should get majority of the electo-
raj votes in which case, the second session of
the, pre- ;ent Congress, which closes on the 4th
OF March 1857, the time when the new Pres
iient assumes his seat, would be the scene Of
the anal contest in the selection of Chief
Magistrate.
On the 9Th of February, the electoral vote.
are counted in the Senate. in the presence of
the House of Representatives, the Vice Pres
ilent presiding, and if no person is found to
have majority, then the House proceeds,
voting by States, to elect one from the three
having the highest number of votes. The
support Of sixteen States. constituting ma
majority. viii be necessary to elect. There.
fore, should any candidate get less than that
number of States, no election will ensue, and
as in the celebrated contest of 1925, when
John @ incy Adams was elected the contest
may be prolonged to an indefinite extent.
BY q classification of the representatives of
parties in the House. at this time, as llustrat
Ell in the present contest for Speaker, it will
be seen that no one party can command the
vote of majority Of the STATES. BY the
balloting table it will be seen that the Repub.
licap States are fourteen in number, the D IN.
ocratic eleven, Know Nothing four, and two
are divided. The Republicans and divided
States together constitute majority of all
From this it will be seen that the Presidential
contest, il carried 10 the House, might be a fit
counterpart to the present contest for the
Sneak erafi-N -
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ABSTRACT OF THE
PRESIDEN T,s MESS AGE


The President commences, by giving his
tory of Central American affairs in particu-
lar; he also refers to recent troubles in KAN
zas. and says her people must be protected in
the exercise Of their rights, and without in
terierehee on the part of the people of other
States, and commends the subject to the ear
y attention of Congress. He eulogizes pom
ular sovereignty, gives history Of the forma-
ton of the Union, and expatiates on State
rights, with particular reference to slavery and
the Fugitive Slave Law.
The President regards the agitation of sla.
very as dangerous to the durability of the
Union. and regrets TO see the States disregard
their constitutional obligations and refuse 10
obey the laws Of Congress-
He denies that the South has obtained adj
Vantages over the North in the Federal Gov
eminent, and proceeds to refer to the ordi.
nance OF 1887 and the acquisition of Louis
lana, and to illustrate the balance Of power
between freedom and slavery
lie comes down to the annexation of Tex
as, the repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
and argues that the South has got no more
than belongs to her.
lie gives an elaborate defence of the prin-
ciples of the Nebraska bill. and Indignantly
denies that it is a breach of faith.
pending with some foreion NO ers he n,n.p
important of wbicb.is that Win Great Rrit'
ain. arising out Of the N,carae,,a o,,est;,n
1t was On understandipe WITH ms Trni,oa
States IN maxine Tie traa1v ther I'll the ,,ras
ent States of the former Central Amer;ean
Republic would tbenceiortb enioy oor ,Ia,,
Independence.
Also that CONTRACTING nart;es nngaoe3 anal.
", and to some extent far The nrese,t ana
future that if either Of them had nnv claim
or right in Central America. snch claim was
unreseryedlv relinnnishea bv tba st;n,lat;ons
of the Convention AID No domi,;o, ,b ,e'
ter would he exercsed n any na,t If Centrsl
America by Great Britain or The IJn;,ad
Ssates.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-01

GOVERNOR SHANNoN-D ocToR ROBINSON.
The following from the Kanzas correspond
ent of the New York Tribune. shows up the
trucking course of Shannon in as truthful
light, as il portrays the remarkable wisdom
and wonderful foresight of Or. Robinson, in
the late proceedings at Lawrence
Poor Governor Shannon has evidently fol-
lowed the arts OF political trucking until he
has lost sight OF even the appearance of con-
sistency that should preserve them. lie
yielded to the pro slavery men, because he
thought they were all that could be looked
to. In following their counsels he found him
self on the blink OF horrible civil war, and
III order TO get out of it he has made con-
vulsive effort to deceive both parties. The
border ruffians left, believing that t. Fee
State men were to give up their arms-that
dreaded guard of the ballot bpx-and that
they would submit to the laws and the off
GERS of the Legislature. This gained, they
did not fear for slavery in Kanzas. The Free
State men realty got good terms but not bh
better Than they were Determined to have
BY the good management of General Robin
son civil war was prevented; but the great
question at issue as not get. settled and the
brunt Of the battle is yet TO come. Governor
Shannon will, think, resign. He will either
do so, or come to Lawrence, and if he does
SO, he viii be removed of course. The fire.
eaters talk Of presenting him petticoat at
Westport, and certainly they despse him.
lie is now very friendly with the people hei e
whom he finds out he has misunderstood and
permitted 10 be abused but, like a prudigal
son, he is doing his best TO make it up. Ii is
said that the pro-slavery people below are
threatening awful things, aud perhaps when
he goes back to the shadow OF the Missouri
frontier he may again bend
Those who think that this affair has caused
needless alarm, and did not, and could MOI
amount to anything, had better think again,
for they are wrong. Nearly two thousand
men were drawn up in battle array against
each other, inspired with mutual animosity.
On one side was love of Freedom and a
desire to protect their rights on the other
bitter slavery propagandism, marshaled by a
secret organization, Inch has enlisted all the
reckless aud worthless men OH the brder.-
One spark would have touched this mass OF
combustible into flame, aud once kindled,
when would it have been exlingushed or
burned outs Great praise is due DIR. Tor, as
he now has authority from The Governor as
well as the people, General Robinson, and
also the other members OF the Committee OF
SAFETY, fJr their great prudence and vas
dom.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-01

SHARPE's RFLg.-This recently invented
weapon, it 1t possesses one hall oil tie power
and capacity claimed for it by Its proprietor.
Is destined soon to su, ersede every other
weapon Tor warlike PURPOSES now in exist
ence. it is the most effcacious and terrible
hrearm III existence. The small carbine now
used by the United States mounted men,
throws a ball with deadly accuracy one guar.
tel OF mile, and can be fired ten times a
minute. 1t is not complicated IN structure.
IS easily cleaned, and suffers no injury from
wet weather. Mr. Sharpe is row preparing
models for four new species of mis- weapon,
namely: small pocket pistol. calculated to
throw Mimic ball one hundred yards a cav.
airy pistol, with range of i've hundred
yards; rifle suitable for footmon, with a
range of one mile; and large gun to throw
q two ounce ball or small shell one mile and
a half, or far as man or horse can be
seen to advantage. With this latter weapon
Mr., ). deca es he can set on fire house or
snip at a distance of nearly two miles, and
prevent the use of field artillery by killing
the horses before the guns are brought within
good lange. This rifle, in the hands of
good marksman, is eq ual TO ten kets, bay.
onets and ali; for place man six rods d s.
tam with a musket and oayouet, and before
he can bring the bayonet into use the life can
be load' Il and discharged ten times. They
carry balls with great precision and force
Mr.. Sharpe intends these rifles to become a
national weapon; and should Congress. by
using little liberality, purchase the patent,
the country would be possessed of a means If
warfare unequalled III the world.-St Louis
Democrat
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-01

The Gr,,te-s Ned5cnl Disco IN ne
age Mr. REh NED3 OF kuxoury, mas ah 49, ~ ohe
OF our common asture Weeds, retnedy " - eteFs
kind of Humor from the worst seroMsee of =
Pfmple He has tried il in over eeFeli NJ - = au
never failed except IN two cases tthoi ti, 1 ~
has now in bis possession over t~o nuhai. $500 VI
IS yaue AL within twenty mites ef hosloh a .,
Two bottles is warranted to cure annrsi -
One to three bottles VIII cure the worse - " PipiFa
on the lace. ,fbue.
Two bottles is warranted 70 cure me g' " 'N'
mouth and stomach -
Three to Eve bottles is warranted cuihe worst case
OF Erysipelss. ,h,u,..
eyes. .,.Aa
blotches among the hair.
Fo1rs to six bottles is warranted TO re corrupt and
ruun-ne ulcers
On, tottle win cure scaly eruptions of- skin.
Two or three bottles is warranted to c. the worst case
Of ringwom.
Two or three bottles Is warranted oce the most der
pcrate case Of rheumatism.
Three or four bottles is warrantedocls SAT- rheum
Five eight bottles will theFors se o. scrotuia
benefit is always apprehension II nrt bottle and
perfect cure is warranted wben me DoV' quantity IL
taken.
Reader, peddled over a tAousnd notss this in the
vicinity of Boston. know the fleets ot every cas-
50 water will extnguish ire so sue ~ TINS cure
humOr. never sold a hottie ot bu ths p'te sold an
other after trial it always speaks for iue There
two things about this herb thu appears tor surprising
6rst hat grows in or pastures, in sGnpaoes quite
plenty and yet its value hasnever been spn until dis
covered it in 1886 second rat it should Gu all kinds Of
humor. have given it 60 hlldren year 4, up 20 old
men of sixty from the horiast woman ID istOn up &c
ths belle Of Nonantu AMI all eases te ere is certain
No change of diet is ever ecessaryeat e est you
get. have likewise 40 rb when sImmern sweet oil,
dissOlves SerofoUs swelling of the neck al under the
ears price 90 cents
Directions far Use adult, one table soonfu per
day; children over egh years, desert spoau children
from five eight years spoonful, As noirectiun
he applicable ali constitutions, ennuG operate
on bowels twice day
Kennedy gives PERSONAL attendance y vi cases OF
Scrofula.
Price 81. Manufactured by DONALD KENE DY, III
Warren street Robbery. For sale by REDDRG II co.
State street Boston.
For sale in Worcester by D. Scott, NJ. B &een, s
White Co., Q. A. Harrington & Co. w. H, Arsh, L. D
Wetherbee, Caldwell x Hil, Bush & Co Jaes Green
1T Lazell, Sihley Scott Glappville Getre Roter
Southhridge.A A. Amn~~ us III
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-01

Mrs sESTsR THE GREAT AMERICAN AcTREss.-Ths la
dy, who made so favorable mpression the on
iuseuu last season. aud has been playing since at thu
principal Thcat es ia t. country, n pear. again this
evenag, in TIN great character of Consace in 50 en-.
lid rly Of the Love Chase" par in ghich sh. has
received hemost fl tering from tn press ard
III pubIc Du the week, we learn thai Mrs sESrER
will play . LUeRgTIA RoRcrA ard her inimtable char
seers in the drama of SATAN IN PARSE os performed
by her at Mr. Eaglsh's Theatre in Portland for seyen.
en successive nights, crowded and fashionable audi
nces As Mrs. sENTgR's stay in Worcester is fixed for
this week only, we hope priney Hal W II filed
ishty' tSen;Pr1g- he ntaprsng N mag. in lis N
avors 70 please our ii z.ns.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-01
TH1RTH-FouRrH CONGRESS.

SATURDAY., Dec. 30.
HousE.--Mr. Smith of Virginia, made
brief statement to show that Mr.. Banks had
lett the American party and joined the Flu
sionists for the express purpose and design of
resisting what he calls the aggressions oil sla-
very.
Mr.. Grow, in reply, said that those voting
for Mr.. Banks understood their duties without
in truction or advice from the other side of the
House.
Mr.. Smith responded, saying that he wish
ed the country to understand the charat ter of
the man that the fasionists wero voting for.
AT six o'clock p. NJ. the House adjourned.
MONDAY, Jan. 81.
SENATE.-A message bom the President
was read He states that his convictions of
duty will not permi, him any longer to delay
giving to Congress information on the state
of the Union, and recommending such mea>
sures as he judges necessary or expedient.
HOUSE, In the House this morning. Syd-
ney Webster Private Secretary of the Presi-
dent entered, announcing written message.
Great excitement ensued.
Mr.. Clingman moved that it be read.
Mr.. Morgan called for the ayes aud noes
and several members struggled tercely to get
the floor.
An abstract of the Message for the 13os.
tor papers was interrupted south of New
York
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-01

STRAIGHT WHleGRRY IN New HAMPSHIRE.
The New Hampshire Patriot says many
old and respectable Wings, it is said, their
own party being without any organization,
are determined to JOIN the Democrats, as the
only true and consistent supporters of the
Constitution AND the Union.' SO these ven.
cradle remnants of antiquity, the remains of
the late Wing party, instead Of being crooked
or decrepit by age, are SO straight, and their
Whiggery of so genuine a character, that they
fal readily into the embraces of their life
long enemies, and swallow down Pierce aud
Nebraskasm at one gulp. without wincing.-
What strange idea Of the " Co stitution
and the Union such old fogies must have.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-01

SPIRITS RUNNING LocoMoTyEs.-T Old
Colony Memorial. published at Plymouth,
narrates an incident Which is sufficiently mar
Yellous to please the most ardent believers
In "signs and wonders 1t states as a mat
ter of common notoriely in Plymouth that
during the last summer months, between
three and four o'clock in the morning, there
was regularly and distinctly heard upon the
rauroad the whistle as OF an approaching train.
as 1t was well known however. that no train
passed over the road at such time in the
movning, four gentlemen at the Samoset
House determined to investigate the mystery.
Accordingly, unknown to any one, thev one
morning about two O'Clock stationed them.
selves on tie railroad track, about a mile
from town, and awaited the arrival of the SUI
pernatual visitor. They did not watch long
nor wait IN vain, for immediately thew dis
hncty heard far off in the north the sound of
hallway whistle, and presently. "the dis
taht chatter of wheels was heard louder.
nearer, nearer still it came-the click OF the
rails IN their chairs, the rush of steam was.as
PLAN IN Their ears as if the lantern gared BE-
tore ihem-the shrek Of a demon whsle
close at hand made them leap from the rack
as the train Numbered down tho grade-the
hol breath OF The painting steed was in their
very lace as II passed--as the unearthly
scream ceased they card the brakeman screw
ing up their brakes, the tinkle of a bell and a
SOUND OF meeting cars, as If the invisible spec
ire monster OF the road had reached his Jour
ney's end
About a month since, says the Memorial.
one OF the watchers visited spirit circle in
boston, where he was an entire stranger to
all persons save one, to whom he had neyer
revealed the summer incident, when the en-
glAeer OF The spectral train held spiritual con-
verse with the astonished company. A pro-
ttatted sitting was suddenly brought 10 close,
by the communicating spirit announcing that
he must 20
- Where and for WHAT some one asked.
- 10 run the train. was the prompt answer
lie sitters looked each upon The other, and
what trati:' was the universal exclamation.
1.-The OH Colony train, was the repiy. DO
you mean for us to understand that at this
hour OF the night train of cars passes over
mat railway: There was. long pause =
slowly and deliberately, as if making no com
mon revelation, the arm of the medium moved
at last and the pencil wrote these words: II,
lie was an engineer upon that road AT
stated intervals, train, unseen OF mortal ewes,
takes the spirits of pious dead to the Pilgrim
nome they consecrat> d BY their lives Mr.,
who is with YOU, will say ,chethey he has eeer
heara or totcs aa7ht Of thet Aa5.. 1t is not
for lnortals to know more,
The Memorial vouches for the tru tn of this
wonderful narrative. 1t is little singular.
we will simply hint. that spirits who can en-
ter rooms with closed doDrs, aud who are
ever present at the call OF mediums, should
require train of cars to transport them to
Plymouth = Boston Journal
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-01

ELECTION RIOT IN KANzAs.--The Lexine-
ton (Missouri) HercM Of Dec. ODD. SAYS On
the 10Th. the Free State Constitution of the
Topeka Convention, was voted for, when a
collision occurred at Leavenworth, between
the pro aud anti slavery parties. The ballot
boxes were destroyed by the mob, voting
stopped. and an anti slavery mans house
burned. A person, charged with the last out
rage, was arrested and lodged in Jail his
friends broke open the Jail, rescued the pris-
oner. and then burnt down the building.
Great excitement existed, and both sides had
sent for assistance.
letter from Westport, dated the 18th,
states that on election day the border Mis-.
sourians mobhed various citing places on the
Missouri river, and at several points would
not allow the polls to be opened. A large
mob destroyed the ballot boxes at Leaven-
worth, and malteated the judges Of election.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-01

FIRE.-The barn adjoining the dwelling house
OF Capt. Joseph Lowell, No. Sl2 Main St, was
discovered to be on fire about half-past three
o'clock, yesterday afternoon. Notwithstanding
the vigorous efforts of he Fire department, the
barn was destroyed. The projecting or ell part of
the house was considerably damaged both by fl
and water, and The FIRE extended to the attic of the
main building, which sustained some damage by
being drenched with water. The whole loss will
probably be about $1,000. The barn was Insured
at he Worcester Mutual Office, for $500. which
will about half cover the loss. The loss on the
house was fully protected by insurance at the
same Office