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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-03
SOCKS AND STATIONERY.

SOCKS AND STATIONERY.
ksks u Travel, Bonds " Eclencs.
b.ssss VI ko1asos, nosks ~ re~sry,
DLAAk Dsy hsohs. Ls1es<s, josrss MODE. No
ID eslps sad fms oosks, portst Mas u III tbs ar
trsnt Wsesss ssasss sad Tssris0s, kehool nooks Of
ii kinds, Bts> ksAosssVh kgrsviaG>. With utshoat
vsli sslecosd essss0rsS u I'll kin II legal Pager,
Hi ravss peeaseap Lsse.s. soss end e1llsss, boA
llkls 6aek, as cd Nd Iaks, 0o,d Psss ssssl Pses
Old sd slivss pencil Cas.s pors1ouiss Gard Geo.
vGtirg CasAs, feekes tsaseas1s, rssfaassy psosils
astics I'll tr ssts = Me- Yort prices ehs~V tos sash
= ~ Tvis Uay oook Store, ~ ssssst oyp.ssts Il
Onirs Hsass. ffshoAtfi SIN. sTAnR, Ami.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-03
D0ssk6ssg and Er~hMmge.

~sW& ava ErrhNsage.
B A N X I N q
Tallnan, Powers q Mclean.
DAMKx1s AND D8ALE8s II EXCHANGE.
OAvENPOHG. SOMA.
[ ,' hs.a, suses, bet. Gen sesons and 'h'sa
he United states, Great Hril4ln, ireis ~ and Con
ins nial Aascps boaxht ard sold.
ssses and Drafts collected and proceeds fstniiset
ssa, pars Of ths unissd sta.ss q. current rs,e.sf
snohAage.
nhsriAnces made In all paus " VI. unissd states,
Gsnsaas and kasope.
st,eh. and bonds bcsehs and cold On commission
lsnd Warrants. bought, cold and located.
fsshAnse on cities IN The United States
.sfp.ns"r a vrrmilxc, Nee YORK CIV
ainan5 ciiy hznk, AlbAny,S ".
nasso ttty Bsnh, Buasio, nv;
nAhs OF ,mm.rcc, Boston, Macs;
,oaissmvns Bsnk, fhiisisiphis, ~
Msrehsnh'& hana@ctar-rs' Bsnk ,pt "a
Mcnim d TO. BALTIMORE, N d.
1asnoss = breiaartonl Cincinnati, ohio.
Nih&ons baEk, New Urtesns, La,
Mn ssut, btothsr a Ids aston, q oil. ago, M
,"as =. y. Ia.Isss, .asnls.ro-ss
rALLnAH 3 POWEEs.
NssSsaey "a Csumseis svsss sAS,
and Laad Assnts
nAvEnPoRT, IOWA.
ase hsAdy street, between second aud Third ste
4 Asps boaxhtan soli IN - nmi..4aa. Hastaz
] sslso sn once Ia kzst.rn New Nofs. ~ Q putnl
IT, ~ sh.eh aisrxs emigration may be ar,au
W present s~a.sn. 80 hays unusual AsAa.ss~s d.
~ ,st-a ~ .anais Ia sckaai setIi.r-.
J I'L"sDsn.9stiai-j on Real kstates.rnui,.
-REFERENeEs-
Sors tnS. P-axhk aaps,s,N y.
" = iohn taa bassu, iios tbAIlsssN Kuxsisss
= 40. FtaGg, :" astitufA usRn,
thss.. utoaof, ka.s-ta,s
= Tam y. Has en.ysf, h.ss,n ) Is--.ax
~ z5'By bleeekef, I" ffof. y. y. o.. N"f-s.
4 am ". SkIdtaos.. uuea,NN.
fans, v. u.s. uorasn a., aaaas
IA agxcs Porter chicago, ~.
w. ssboom-. ktar and B.iss II ~. swiusndto
sf 5tast "fnina. Mile aud Fowler,
u Fatsd I'll " X. " o..d sud 40.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-03

WALL PAPER. WALL PAPER 1
nOM DEss AN..
CURTAIN PAPERsi
The rtss having appropriated ample fool in b.
ssv BRICK ssas 10 The
PAPER HANGING TRADE.
nss opssei large Spring stock ssssa,,y rsss,sd
10 O0O sssss o.
WALL pAPRR AID soRpkss,
UomDsaslns sAAn haSired dinsrsut pAtsssn
cad suitable fss fsflors. Hsis, Publsc kosns, Nd
sso.A As, cad sassssd % ali .ss.ss a.s 81 ell
ths So ssyIss " kaslsA rspsss
lInparED
EXPRESSLY ROR OUR SALES,
AND To our ORDER
ess1 well Paper frss saly 10 70 lss PER sell
Rxtss cslsss. SOTO Csc -
oAtined. - 70 ess I"
Gilt, oplsaAiA ssyiss' -l,2S 70 400 "
ooe4ogs, 0Aoap, Velvet, and Gilt Velvet
0sssa aaA Dlas csrtsia Borders. wide and
ohssA.
Dhs.ass.. Of Psesr in lsss &c small rosms yer,
olssp.
Ar THE IOWA NOOK ROOMS.
No. ~ hssdy street. adsSss North Vi The y. u
pAinsyt da kLI ADAMs.
fhs Ieva Desk 'Rsens,
No. - Hfaiy u. near tAa p,u.
10o1u Nil ALBANIA
NEW MUSIC.
SSNkflLLtk 80 have msss.d yea. price :.
w ~ vish sOaeb0ny'd COME 4
~WAat 10 Hone without Moshss,s, Il
Pride PoiaA 4
Fsnny 0rcy by Me-. Morton. Z,
ct 's1he IevA neok Roens,"
No 81 Bsady street, AGAR ms Post Once.
AEvdu NIL a OAM M.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-03

~TO0eHD AND Nv Sass NSAN
ne 08NT,
Os nsaAy street, mar the y. -.
i-i.asge omcs, ssoo nd 0sar front ytx-a u ssita-
abls for sWo p~esoss.
a--Laws soOm second ooor gss W a., veil itghted
With windows and sky lights, 81 tabis fos Oa-
ypist, Dsastst, Printss or boob -bind i.
Ao-Bath Of the above hA We high eriiisxs. aud I've
pabic oassaness.
3.-ssosa IrEso a.. lsEg. window aad deer, ths~a
doors north the The Iowa Hook hs"ms''b.
s.--stsfe OF e0es ssat door.
On The Catholic Hioek, Bssdy 81 bel Ell aud 9Th
easeata.
3.--st0Sc vish dwelling, four rooms
S~-Duelltng or omee, second neer, fapias
Apply 10 Nil ADAMS.
book stess. No. ~ hraiy 81 neat .a- Y o
way7du
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-03
Horring's Safes

ff'HE Subscribers as. Agents
Tor Messrs. ,. e.. Hsfsing
& co's. celebrated Fire aud
fhtsi PROSTATE.
Ne~oatd insiss lhe atm
tian ~ the publlc ~ The fact,
that th.se kHfcs have ior year,
sh,od lhs test ~ both FIRE,
thief aud ais "f lime. yery
iasn, ssiss v,ii in q measur,
defy The formsr aud gel tall
hs,f..sa Ah.s L. iks.r
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23
. U E1l$ gzESO WE d aG; o y RuLgaRs u

iONa wet miserable, .foggy, london day,
in autumn, Charles Lamb was eecosted By
a beggar woman, with "Pray, sir. bestow
little charity'upoh poor, destitute widow
woman, who is perishihg for hack Of food.
Believe me, sir, ] have seen better days. -
So have |. said Bnmb. handing The poor
creature shilling; 80 bave 4 IL is miser.
able day Go9d.byl good byh" II Is
hardly probable the woman was in good
enough spiritsto take The joke, but we sup
pose She took the shilling easily .F'
A rhLEn. who squiuled awfulT, used
sometimes to mourn that bis eyes did not
agree, Its very lucky for Sou" replied
his friend .f2r il your. eyes had been
matches, your nose would have set them on
FIRE long ago. r.
JlMMls do you 90 10 school 2" 4" Yes,
sir; 10 the seliool kept by Miss Post. -
"Nliss Post I Not'a whipping post, lhope?p
"O no, she is a guide post" ''' -. ~
NAPoLEoN is indebted to foreign couni
tries for two dear pets III his famiy-bis
wife and his horse the former being from
Spain, and the latter from the United
States. And for their position they are in
debted to the same quality beauty, When
this is gone. both will make WAY, for others.
"FATuRR,p said little fellow, al shanI
send you any of wedding. cake when
get married" "Why so 2" was the iuqni-
ry. Because. answered the little fellow,
you didl} cpd me any of yours~
WE hav% lately heard lhievsh reports
about the ladies. It's currently reported
about that they stoop 10 hook each others
dresses.
AN lrish-drummcr, who now and then
iudulged in noggiu of right good poteen,
was accosted by the reviewing general -
G Pat, what makes your rose. SO red,2,'
"Plase, your honor said Pat. "I always
blush when spakes TO an officer" u.
"l'LL handle your witnesses without
gloves" said one elawyerto another. ";rhat
you may yho with safety, butitis more than
would do with yours" was the reply. =.
WE should like to know how many sp6kcs
there are in wheel of fortune? OF what
Kind Of timber is the post Of bonofl
In an hish provincial paper is the follow
ing singular notice "Whcreas Patrick
O'Ccnnor lately left his lodgings, this is to
give notice that il he does not return imme.
diately and pay for the same, he will bead
vcrlised," w -.,. 49,, ,s-g,-.
{" SHALL. we take a,'bus' mp BroadwoyW
shid n. young New Yorker, who was show
Ing his country cousin the wonders of the
city. I" o, dear, no p saiJfNthe frightened
girl, 81 would not do Ihatin ;he street"
To oNE'who said, 81 do not believe there
is an honest man in the wofld,p - another re.
piled, at impossible that one man should
know all the world, bu, quite possible that
one may know himself" . '.T s'7 9Hr
Il HAVE always preserved my reputa-
tion," said Mis-. one evening, address
ing herselfrather pointedly to another lady,
TO which the latter'as pointedly replied, IL
knew you always sci a most ridiculous vahie
upon trifes." fr' ."a f-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23
Many Things that Adam Missed.

Many Things that Adam Missed.
Adam nr'er knew what twas to be IA b,,v,
To whccdlc pennies from II dotpg sire
With which to barter for some pleasing toy,
Or calm the rising Of strong desire
10 suck an orange. Nor did lac
Fer cast the shuttle cock to battlcdore
Nor wore his trousers ever out at knee
From PLAYING marbles on tic Kitchen floor.
He never skatcd Ger the frozrntll
When winters covering Der the curth was spread
Nor gGdcd down the slippery hill -.. s,..!s,
with pretty girls npon his Ifusty sled,
lie never swung upon his fathers gate, 10Y.
Or slept in sunshine ON the cellar door, /,
Nor roasted cbestnuts at the kitchen grntc,
Nor spun his lummng top upon the floor.
He ne'cr amused himself with rows orbricks,
So set fone ftll, all come down;
Nor gazcd delightful at the funny tricks
OF harlequin OF travelling circus clown.
BY graduel growth he never reached the age,
When cruel Cupid first iuvokcs his art,
And stamps loves lesson, pag. by page,
On the glowing tablets of@ younglng's heart.
lie never wandered forth on moonlight nights,
With her h loved above all earthly things,
Nortried to ou,t old PinJers rocky heights
Bccnusehe fancicd love had lent him wings
He never ;rpped it o'cr the ballroom floor,
Where love and music itertwine their charms,
Nor wandered listlcss by the sandy shore.
DebaTed the pleasures ofhis lady, arms
For Adam--so at least It's said
BY many an ancient and modern sage,
Before moment of his life had hcd
Was full Thirty YEARS OF AGE
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23
State or South Carolina,
IN EoUTY--ptcKENs. t-.'
, lbraham Duke, Harnet Dukuanl Rnpsam Dul

IN .EQUTTY-PICKENS. b. 'rEi
( lbraham Duke, Harnet Dukuand Ransam Duke,
@a. rg Fv US.r.,'S g.. ...t-. 81 F. i.
Joseph .Dollcson, Melinda DolcFpn. BENJAMIN
,Canron, w Washipgton Cannon, Carter Cannon,
James Cannon, Margaret Marchbanks judy or
Judith Kendrick, Elijah Cannon, Martha Brown
and William GilstrHp. G. ia't,,.s 2. t.-v -
Mill FoR PARTITION, ACCOUNT RELIEF, Gc
THE ComplainaHts having fled their bill Of
4 complaint, and it appearing TO my satisfaction
that Joseph Dolleson, Melinda .Dollesop, Benia.
min Cannon, Washington Cannon Carter Cannon.
James Cannon. Margaret Marclbanks, Judy or
Judith kcndrck, Elijah Cannon md Martha
Brown defendants tosaid bill. reside wlhoutthe
limits of this,Stnte: on, nation of @. j. ElIord,
con nlainnnt solicitor it is ordered that The said
absent defendants do plead answer, or dcmur to
thc said bill OF complaint within three months
from this date, or the said bill win be taken as
coniassed.agaihst them. > o.. ~ ys 81 ,.re =
= ~ RoBr A. THOMPSON, c.E.p.D.
!. Cnm'rs Office. March 81 1857 ~ 3m /.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23
] WINDOW sASHES

0F Jl kinds manufactured by. Easlcy &s
" Davis, superior for their cSactness and
durability, already painted and glazed, with
the best American and French Window
Glass. Always; on hand and for sale at
Walhalia by JOHN ,KRUSE.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23
TsELLEVUE COMPANY.

Pure ,Zinc and American White Lead, for
which the. highest premium was, awarded
at the Worlds Fair, N. Y. Sale Agents
for South Carolina, .Carmalt d Briggs, in
Charleston. For sale at Walhallo by
JOHN KRUSE.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23
.States Oa' SOaltlA Garolima.

? ~ ~ = IN SEouITy--PIoKENs. ,,..s. +,
Wesley Philips IL Adq'r' RHrfot.ai.so,ve,y,ne. ne.
Peter r. Cbastaid, ct. al count and relief,
II appearing TO my satisfaction, TINT Peter II,
Chastain. one of tho defendants to this bill of
complaint, resides withpwthe limitsaf this State:
o,,,a on met,2n e Of Eownes Campbsll Gemplaipapts
do appear plead, answeror dernir to tIio said bin
'Uf compliant in this case, within three months
from tho publication hereof OF an order Dyo con.
Jisso will be taken as to him,
n !. rs.l,. RoB'T, a, THOMPSON, c.E.r.p
. Cod'rs Office, March Of. 1881 tFsaE'5i Am
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23
NOTICE.

.tEJtb 3 NWEHCHts - -
y HE undersigned baying been, appointed As.
si1tee of Anon Bangs q Co, ali persoiis 3 In.
debted 70 said firm aro requested t6 make T,ay,
amehtto ~5ei 8 sies gOgEa oAI DERa -,
Tunnel Hill, April 2, SO Assi5kes
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23
W1RNED6DVy S5LASS.

a q ~ k4N hBVY,bs WHKAiSS,
Raw and, boiled Lipaccd Oil, Spirits Tur-
.Pen,ine, Putty, all kinds Of Paints, dry and
also ground in Oil, Glue, Paint Brushes,
and all ARTICLES 10 this line. For sale at
the lowest figures for cash by
), s,l.,,, JOHN KBUSE.
Walhalla, Feb, y, 1858 81, If
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23

TIE Louisville (feniuvky) Journal says !:
In the Catholic church. ut Lafayette, Ind Z,
on Easter SuhdaS,ten couples were married,
and each of the brides were named Han
nah A cockney would call this a Hannah
"MR. SMITH, the hogs, are getting into
your corhficld" Z" Never mind, Billy; I'm
sleepy. Corn won't hurt EN-"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23

JoHTPhWnixsays Of sleigbpg, that "this
mode'of Progressing, rendered necessary by
the deep snows,is considereda great amusc.
ment in the north. Being particularly dan,
geFous TO life and limb, and usually ierrhi.
0Rting in pulmonary consumption, the pas.
time is very properly called sleighing.'
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23

Two friends met after a long sbscDce4-
one had w8xed fat. the other lean. "Wify,"
said the first, "you look asif you had not
had dinner since l saw you last "And
you," replied the other. 'look US il you had
been TO dinner ever since" ~ z &
~THE womanwho undertook to scour the
woods, has abandoned the Job owing to
.thehighprce of soapsudss The last that
twas heard Of her, she was skimming the
seas. prl =. .s a-ia .id'..r.,.n.s ~
JAcK, did you carry that umbrella home
that borrowed yesterday 2" "",No, father
you have often told mo to lay up some
thing fora rainy day, and as i thought it
&ouldrain before long, l have laid the UNI
bfclla up% s@@ ~ ~ <r,,e"
"WELL," said Mrs, Partipgtoh, The oth-
efaayy, asssho was eHgaged with her knit
ting work, ~ wonder if I shall ever be able
10 express myself correctly. II seems to
me ! never can use tie right word. Every
time undertake to say anything, / make
some blupder, or other WheneYer,1 I open
my moathI am sure to put my foot 10. il.!n
and she drew a deep sigh as sho spoke, in.
dicating that decentralization was mex.
,pressible. j. 5. Z $40, !, .,,.,., .f.f4
."DADi if was to seoa duck on the
wing, and was to shoot il, would you lick
me,27 @oh, no oy sqnl il shows youafe
"a good marksman, and would feel proud
Of you" Well. ther. dad L plunged
our old drake as he was 9yin' ever the fence
today, and j. would have done you good 10
see him dropP
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23

So IT Is.-IfYe di9,today, the. sun will
shine as brightly and the birds will sing as
sweetly 10 morrow. Business will not be
suspended moment, and the great mass
wIlLnot bestog II though ghuppon .ourEmemo
lies. 8" ls'he dead 3" will be their sole mn
enquiry as they pass to their work. But
no one viii! miss us except our immediate
connections, and 10 "a short time they will
forget us and laugh as when VIC sat beside
them Thus shall we all, now. active in life,
pass away. Our children will be gone In
afew years not living being can say, 81
remember him." We lived in another age,
and did business with those who slumbcr in
the tomb. Thus is life. How rapidly it
passes away. @ PY
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23

JEWEL ARW 3;>WlA1f0NS9s
G 9Th Gold and Shycr,N Clocks, Music Box
cs, Combs, Brushes. Fancy Articles, Per
fumery. Sohps. Gold Pens, etc. all OF
which has cn'hought for cash, and which
he offers for sale on'lhe most accommodate
ing terms: ''f "~
CO" He nlso REPAIRS Watches and
other a'ticlcs in his line, and solcis ;he pa
nonage Of the public. His stand is near
the public square, at Walhalla, S. C,
Dec. 10, 1856. 24 If
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23

HARRISON, NORRIS g. PULLlAM,.
Attorneys at Law,
WI attend promptly to all business cntrus-
w ted to their care Mr. PULLiAM can always
DO found in the ofIice.
- eFETcE AT PiCKENs C. H., S. C.
Sept. a.. 1886 (. 9~'.sc ~ U.s. IL
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23
JEWELRY, GOLD & SILVER.
JEAN Bite. FKSCMESSER,


l AS just uow, returned from New York,
Ill whha large and beautiful assortment Of
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23

/ AT a country house, when Sheridan was
on a visit, an old maid desired to be his
companion ina walk. He excused himself
at 6rst on the ground Of the badness of the
weather. She soon AFTERWARDS detected
him in an attempt to escape without her.
Well" he said, sit is cleared up enough
for one, but not enough for two" T.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-02
A Man Saved WHO Swan, six
HIOnprS so" .f.ttf.

We make the following extract f,om
o statement of II. Fl. Childs, one of
the passengers on the i'll fated4 vessel
who saved himself by swimming sin
hours: yats sHr au,E'-..ga
At 7o'clock we saw no possibility az
Keeping atinat much longer although
we all felt that if We could do9so until
morning all would be saved. In short
time heavy sea for the fist time broke
over The upper deck Of the vessel. and
then all hope faded away. Life-pre-
servers were now supplied 10 all, and
we sent up two rockets, when tremen.
d"us sea swept over us aud the steam
er IN moment went down. | think
some four hundred or four hundred and
fifty souls were launched upon the ocean
at the mercy Of the waves. The storm
at this time had entirely subsidized. We
al Kept near together, and vent as tbs
waves took us. .4ra,1E 8nga. sos
There was nothing, or very little said
except that each one cheered his fell
low comrades on. Courage was thus
kept up for two or three hours, and |
. 49, S''S PuSo VI tiLlo tuU0 Hhu
drowned but three who could not swim
because exhausted After this, gradu.
ally one by one passed away to eternity.
The hope that boats would be sent to US
from two vessels we had spoken soon
fled from os, and our trust was alone
In Providence. "and what better trust
could you or ask for2' Is. .#gomsi6 II
saw my comrades sink fast, and at
O'clock that night | was neatly alone
upon the ocean, some two hundred miles
from land. ! heard, however, shouts
from all that could do SO. that were not
far from me; but | could not see them.
Within an hour from this time saw
vessel. which judged to be about one
mile from me. Taking fresh courage,
! struck out for the vessel, aud reached
1t whom nearly exhausted, and they
drew mo on board of it by ropes. IL
proved To be Norwegian bark from
Belize, Honduras, and bound for Fall
mouth, England. found on board of
her some three Of my comrades. and at
90 o'clock next morning we had 40 no
BILE fellows on board, aud those are all
know of having been saved. g, ......
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-02
The Steamer Central America.

The Central America was tbr %
masted side wheel steamer of the firs
class. built of oak with copper faster-
ings. She was constructed at MI
Webb's yard in N. Y. 1852 aud wa
metalled in Aug. 1856. She was oriF-
inally named the George Law, bu, her
name was changed tn tho Central Amer.
lea in June last. She was thoroughly
oveihaulcd before leaving this port the
last time, and her machinery was sup.
posed to DO in excellent order. SHE
had an abundant supply of coal when
she left Havana. She was we'll guard.
ed against fire, and no apprehensions
We're felt on that score. She had, two
steam Warrington pumps and two or
three hand force pumps. She carried
six boats capable of sustaining fifty men
each, and plenty of life preservers-
There were also facilities for construct.
ing RATS if necessary. The Central
America was owned by the United
States Mail SteamshipC Company Messrs.
Marshall O. Roberts and uthers) and
was worth about $4,000. Her own.
ers were their own underwriters g
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-02
Facts that Should be ISno,y,,
Nv OPINION AND IT'S Basis.

'-'i'-' Avn iIS BASIN.
or' Maloun, a French ply sician, is said 10
ave been SO fond Of dragging the sick, that
Shel one OF lis patients had swallowed a
tozen or two Of his prescriptions witbou,
Vin''ng. he seized the poor Victims hand
III an e'stacy of admiration, exclainsng-
MY dear sir j, really affords me pleasure
10 attend you--you deserve to be ill.n The
remedial system OF Prof. Holloway, with
whose lame all the world is ringing, is in
beautiful contrast wilh,his whole sale indis.
eliminating use Of the maleria mciica. It
compartments only two preparations, Blu,
theyswout seem 10 iMclude The antdo,es for
nearly all maladies, As a case in poia, flor
we cannot discuss so vast a subject in a
couple OF parsgraphs) we may instances the
extraordinary success OF HoIIowuys Pills in
Fever and Ague. This complaint, we are
informed by medical men, has greatly ex-
tended ITS ravages of late years, and assam.
ed a. more malignant FORM BE thai as i,
nay, there can bofnO doubl that il prevails
IN every section Of the country a, this sea.
son, and that il bafflus The skill OF orr most
emlnent medical men, One uf lis worst ,ea
lures Is, that il paraly yes Industry at the
busiest Seasons o! the year, and il not fatal
in itself, lays The foundation of many dan.
gerou' disorders, A remedy, therefore, that
will at once break the c!iills ard restore the
strength and energy Of The patient must be
OF inapPreciable value in our agricultural
districts. Friends upon whom we can rcly
and who have had full! opportunities to form
correct Judgment, inform US that Ilol!o-
ways Pills srea positive specific for the
complaint. They have been tried in the
'ice fields and cotton plantations of the
South, in the valleys OF the Ohio and M ssis.
Slpp on the unhealthy banks of Red River,
on The Western prairies, and among the
cane brakes and swamps of louisiana and
Texas, with the same happy results and
muIil,udes who have heretofore trusted In
qolnine and other dangerous curatives, and
'onhd 'hen OF little or no use, now rely en-
urely upon this powerful yet harm iessyeu-
etabe remedy.
We slate these facts, deriyedfrom com
potent sources, as matters Of general inter
est. III has become OF late years SO much a
matter OF course 10 extolevery new remedy
that came up, that the respectable Journalist
requires proofs as the basis Of his commend.
alton, We, have taken the precauion of
exam ming The credentials Of Prof. Iollo.
ways preparations before endorsing them,
ana win inc conSenlaneous Testimony of
hall Europe to sustain the result Of our own
inquiries here, we fcolno hesitation in send
ing this article 10 our readers.
.f Galveston (IerdSJ Netcs
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-02
Bank SuSpenIOns-The News from
other Portions of the State.

The Banks of this city suspended
specie payments temporarily yesterday
morning, and announced their deter.
mination to so conduct their business as
to resume at as early day as possible.
The announcement seems to be viewed
with satisfaction by all classes of COM
munity, who feel sure of the ability in
our Banks to redeem every dollar of
their issue and to resume specie pay.
ments as soon as a similar course is a.
doped at the East. Many of our citi-
zcns yesterday gave evidence Of their
confidence in our banking institutions,
by bringing out the gold hitherto laid
away in private Golfers and deposited
it in the banks!
Nor were the Banks in this city the
first in the State to suspend. There