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NaShVElIeE.uEMberYard
J. G.. DARDETT.

DEALER IN LUMBER, SHINGLES, AND
BOARDS
HAVE now on hand large lot Of Cedar Yellow and
hiie Pine Flooring Clear White Pine, Poplar Plank,
list Scautling Square Cedar, Cedar Plank and Poplar
rhingles have Five Mills cutting Popsr aud &c lar, . e
dressing Poplar and one yellow Pine Flooring. One Shin
gle Machine making No. Poplar Shingles All in constant
operation supply any usntity OF Lumber or Shingles
the shortest notice. and al The lowest prices LOT the cash.
Leave your orders for prompt attention win nnrv
mare J. Z. DAhDEn,
9, Nashville Lumber Yard, No. Ill Broadway
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RagsI Rags!

WILL nav Y cents Cash good Cotton and Linen Rags,
delivered al my Rag Sor the Northeast corner OF the
taecss-tf WIS. WHITMAN,
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ANnREM WINDS

Advertising and subscription Ohices
No 192 Nasssas Street. Rczt door to NdSseGu Bank.
Nav YORK.
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SUMMER STOCK
VALUABLE LAND NEAR NASHVILLE
EObR

AN authorised to sell and make complete titles to the
Tract of Land upon which the late NJ z. Walker re-
sided and the lot upon which the Blacksmith Shop is stu
ated and the slaves and stock on the place. The place
is situated on the aatn turnpike and is inerseced by
the Nashville aud Louisville Railroad is enough to
Nashville to make it convenient country residence for
persons doing business in the city has as fine spring as
there in the State and is susceptible OF divisions into
several lots each of which would afford beautiful build
ing situations fronting the turnpike railroad am au.
horised 10 sell the entire Tract in body or parcels
and on such credit as may deem expedent. shall be
on the place during the first and second weeks Of NoTem-
Der neI and will proposals for the purchase at
private sale of all any Ofhe above named real and per-
sOns property. In the time any person desiring to
Walker on the place. and proposals 10 purchase be
made to her or John Taylor Mathew Allen the place.
or addressed to me at Trenton Gibson county Tenn.
sept24-tf SAMUEL WILLIAMS Trustee
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&" 10 Half $4,000 40
10 Quarter ........ %
T" 10 Eighth ........ l0

N ORDERING TICKETS OK CERTIFICATES,
Enclose the money address for the Tickets order
ed the receipt of which they will be forwarded by frs
mail Purchasers have Tlckex ending with any hg
uIe they may designate.
The List Of Drawn Numbers and Prizes viii be sent to
purchasers Immediately after the drawing.
Purchasers will please write their signature plain, give
their Post Office, County and State.
- Remember that every prize is drawn, and payable
in full without deduction.
~ All prizes of 81 900 and under, paid immediately
after tbe drawngoher prizes at the usual time Of thirty
days.
Al communications strictly confidential
Prize Tickets cashed renewed in other Tickets 81
either office.
Address Orders for Tickets or Certificates to
s. SWAN CO., Atlanta Ga.
july ss-tf
III list OF the numbers that drawn from Wheel
with tho of the prize that each is entitled to-
will be published after drawing in the following
pers:-New Orleans Delta, Mobile Register, Charleston
Standard Nashville Gazette, Atlanta Inelligeneer New
York Weekly Day Book, Savannah Morning News and Rich
mond Dispatch aud New York Dispatch, and Paulding
Miss Clarion.
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NEW ROUTE TO MEMPHIS.

FARE ONLY SI2-TIME THRO' 25 HOURS.
TE8RAINS run through from Stevenson to Mem- ~ II
IL phis and make close connection with trains
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad AZ Steven $3.50
son. Through Tickets from Nashville TO Memphis sold for
SI2. Time through IS hours .- s.. . -. t...-r "a
- ~ ...-. NO STAGING.
Passengers should leave Nashville the O'Clock Pm,
Train, which arrives Stevenson Is, A. NJ and con-
Trains Memphis. No delay except il chang
ing G. L. ANDERSON,
aDril3-tf. Ticket Agent
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sugar.
an HHDs. Common, Fair, Prime and Choice LOuisi-
~ Sugar.
100 barrels Crushed Sugar.
I9S Loft
so Clarified "
So "a White Havana Sugar, in Store and for sale
By tmay2ll w. H. GORDON co.
GAS FOR COUNTRY HOUSES AND
STEAMBOhTS-PATEN BENZOLE GAS.
County and State Rights for Sale, The only
BenZOle Machine that Will give good light.
TINE entire apparatus ssmPe; occupies but little room,
L requires little no attentiOn-except winding up,
similar to clCsk.
The ezp4aSs is one third less than ordinary Coal Cas-
and makes the most handsome and cheapest light in the
world. 1t be in practical operation at Hender
son 4 Bros. Dsaderick street.
ANY persons wanting their houses hgnted be sup
pied Immediately, they having made contract for the
furnishing of Davidson county, and solicit ORDERS
Information concerning State and County rights be
had by applying TO WIN WARNE
sng q Cherry StreetNashlls,
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CRASKY L. cos. LINE OF STEAMERS
BETWEEN
NEW YORK. LONDON AND BREMEN.

THE MAGNIFICENT BRITISH STEAMSHIPS
QUEEN OF the SOUTH Captain Beal, 229l tons burthen
INDIANA..............C Capt. Baker, 1854 DO
ARGO. Capt. Benson, 23l5 do
JASON.s.s..s.s..- Capt. britLon, %oOf go
NWNED by the EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN STEAM
" SHIPPING COMPANY LONDON AND SOUTH
AMPTON, appointed TO sail from NsW YORK on every
alternate WEDN ESDAY, for LONDON AND BREMEN,
touching Southampton land passengers and malls or
England and France They will remain one day al London,
and then proceed 10 Bremen. - -
Returning, they will leave BREMEN for NEW YORK on
every alternate sOpPsg only at SOUTHAMPTON
These steamships Of the first class and have superior
accommodation for pass myers They will take limited
number of thrdclas steerase passengers surgeon
attached to each ship. - :
The rates Of freight London viii be but little higher
than those Of sailing ships
RATES OF PASSAGE.
First Cabin, $50 Second Cabin, $50; Steersge, $50.
The STEAMSHIPS QUEEN OF TIE WEST will sail from
NEW YORK, on WEDNESDAY. 22D JULY, and be sue
ceeded by the INDIANA, AUGUST 5th, and ARG0, AU-
GUST l9ih.
For freight passage apply to c. H. SAND,
July Q lmaylO-lyl II So1th William at, New York.
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Nails.

0000 KEGS shoenbergers Rails;-an sizes.
ZUOU 100 kegs Flour Barrel =
100 kegs Fin shng
100 g Fencing Fl"
so 4, 5 and in Spikes. In store aud for sale by
may2I. w. 81. GORDON 4 co.
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CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH
Freight Lines.
1852,

Through Rates from New York and Phil
adeIpuia 10 Nashville, in connection
viii new York and PhiladeI phia
Stcamship Lines. ~ continue with
uut alteration from IsI June TO
I>J of DcecmOeE, 1851.
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SIZE e r.

There IS no fact more clearly established in
the physiology Of man than this, that the
brain expands its energies and itself during the
hours of wakefulness, and that these are re-
cuperated during sleep; if the recuperation
does not equal the expenditures, the brain.
withers; this is insanity. Thus it is, that in
early English history, persons who were con-
demned TO death, by being prevented from
sleeping, always died raving maniacs; thus it
is also that those who are starved to death be-
come insane; the brain IS not nourished, and
they cannot s:eep. The practical inferences
are three:
l. Those who think most and do ths mos.
work, require the most sleep.
2. That time saved from necessary sleep Is
infallibly destructive to mind, body and es-
tate.
3. Give yourself, your children, yocr ser
want, give, all who are under you the fullesr
amount Of sleep they will take, by compell-
ing them to go to bed at an early hour, aud to
rise in the morning tie moment they quake OF
themselrcs. Within a fortnight, nature, with
almost the regularity Of the risii 6 sun, will
unloose the bonds Of sleep the moment enough
reposes has been secured for the wants of the
system. This is tie only safe and suticien,
rule, and as to the question, show much sleep
any one requires" each must be a rule for
himself; great nature will never fail to u.ite it
to the observer under the re sulations just g,v-
en.-l Journal Of Health.
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Personal DEVOTION.

No Christian can be comfortable or prosper
our without retirement. Popular ministers
may preach, converse, or pray in public, to
edifying of others, and yet decline in their own
souls for want of examination, humiliation,
and secret prayer, suited Immediately TO their
,wn case. Nay, the most able ministers will
generally cease to be very useful il their per-
sonai religion is neglected. or hurried even in
a formal manner. This the fervent Christian
knows. He will, therefore, redeem time fol
retirement the expense Of many convenien-
ces; and the friends of popular ministers should
consider this, and not too much intrude upon
the regular needfui hours for retirement, OF
those persons in whose company they must de-
light. In prosecuting the Word OF God, our
own inclinations must be tlwarted; we must
rot s'spend our time'' with them when duty
calls us another way, or when prospect is be-
fore US Of doing essential good.--Scott.
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CHAnTEE III.


Here was pretty plight--to te advertised
in the public papers as apickpocket, when my
only crime was like othello's thatof
Loving, not wisely, but too WELL
My deter mlnation, however, was quickly
adopted. Invent up stairs put on the very
ident cal delinquent blue coat; so accurately
described, and, taking the paper in my hand,
proceeded to Combridge Place.
knocked at the door, and asked the servant
who answered the name of thefamily. Hav-
ing heard it, l said-'Is Miss Raymond in?'
sYes, SIR replied the servant-woman, who
shall ssy wants her?'
sTell her. replied, shat the pickpocket,
with gentlemanly address, and b!ne coat.
with brass buttons. who stole her bracelet, is
here ami wishes TO return il to her.
The woman stared a. me as though were
mad, but on repeating my request 10 her, she
went aat delivered my message.
Soon there came ont not my fair one,
with all that's best and dark aud bright,
Meeting In aspect and eye
but stalwart brother.
THAT said, handing him the bracelet, SIS
Miss Raymond's property; and though, as you
perceive, wear blue coat with brass but
tons, and am AatteIei TO think my manners
are not ungeatlemanly, am bonnd in candor
TO say am not a pickPocEet
sThen,' sir, you shall have the reward, said
the brother, taking out his purse.
sNo,' replied, 'for strange as it may appear,
though am not pickpocket, stole the lady's
bracelet
The man looked puzzled: but when told
the truth, and pointed 10 the advertisement in
the same paper, as proof did not want to
walk off with the property; he laughed heartily
at the whole story, and not the least at his sis
ter's description o. the gentiemanly pickpock-
ct.
sWell,' he SAID, lyon had better walk in and
have tea with us. and my sister will be able
to say whether she can speak to your identity
after which it will be time enough to canvass
the propriety of sending for constable
You may be assured accepted the invita-
ton. Need 20 further with the story. The
young lady (to use the words Of the advertise
rent) captured the pickpocket. The baehe-
lor's button no longer adorns my blue coat, and
! now have framed and glazed over the frepls &C
the advertisement, in which | am publicly des-
cribed by my own wife, as 'pickpocket, with
gentlemanly address, When charge hel
with libel, she always does what she has
just this moment done, pay damages for thu
slaader in any amount OF kisses, declaring
though not pickpocket was a thief, ant
stole her heart and pocketed her bracelet.
SO ends the story Of "a BAcHELoR's Bur'
| TONI
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From the Rochester American.
FORE FATHERS DAY.

Yesterday was the 236th Anniversary of the
Landing of the Pilgrims a Plymouth Rock
day that is especially dear to thc1escenc-
ants # The Pilgrims, and indeed 10 all of New
England stock and rarentags. The purpose,
the mi: sion, and the ideas Of the pilgrims were
all heroic and sublime. The grandest and
the freest thoughts had penetrated their sodls,
and had entered into The frame work of all
their life. They were especially jealous for
freedom of conscience and of thought. In
this theory, they were in advance OF their
age. But they had grown up under influences
il was left for their descendants, reared under
other influences and another sky, to deveIope
fully and more perfectly, the Pilgrim theory.
They desired to establish and perpetuate a
Christian State, but they cumbered it with de-
tails, which time has pruned of. Their The
ocracy was not the scheme for the Better
State. Its ecclesiastical element had to be
stricken out, to make 1t aceordant with the
best idea Of free community. All thought
could not be forced to run in the groove Of one
church connection.
But that the Pilgrims and their immediate
followers had the right idea, overgrown as it
nigh. be with The moss OF old Institutions can
not be doubted. It was the problem OF per-
sonal freedom, unsolved and in which the re-
suit was yet unknown and undetermined, and
for over 200 years, the idea has been Develop
ing and expanding. It has left the barren soil
of its primitive Colony, and been scattered
broadcast over the land, carrying with it,
wherever it goes, the church and the school.
house, the book and the printins-press, and a
general recognition Of or respect for human
rights. 1t has borne the fruit at times, Of par.
tial or class legislator n, and in false method
Of enforcing virtue, has tried to make people
moral by statute. II is the correct ides. but
working in the wrong way.
/ Our historians, viewing Puritanism as they
may, have ever awarded it high praise. as fur
nishing the elements of sturdy virtue, reli-
ant courage, and calm, bold demand for equal
( ity of right. which has done much to make
| American character what il is;which did much
TO bring about and prosecute successfully the
war OF Independence, and which has extended
! the limits Of civilization from the Hudson and
the Alleganies, beyond the Mississippi and
/ even to the shores of the Pacific. @
/ II is we'll for the men Of New England to
remember the virtues Of their ancestors. even
il they must confess their faults, and al
Americans, Of whatever lineage, may we'll be
proud Of the early settlers of our country, the
men and women OF rs hero age, who begar
! the line Of Colonies from Massachusetts, Bay
to Georgia ard pushed their lines far West.
ward, to command tho future which destiny
was preparing for them.
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A BUSY TIME.

The Legislature will have busy time when
it re-assembles. The Revenue Laws are to be
revised, in obedience te an urgent necessity
The Report Of the School Commissioners is to
be considered and the extensive bill they have
reported is to be disposed of. Some action will
probably be had on the Temperance Question,
in order to correct some omissions aud iefci-
encies in the peescnt law. AJadge and State
Printer are to be elected The Report Of the
InvesIgat,ng Committee win probably lead to
some fur,hes action in the case Of the Superin-
dent Of Instruction. The Des Moines River
improvement is und, rgoing an investigation
which WILDE likely TO demand further legisla-
tion. Several important acts have already
bean introduced, which require some further
consideration. -
There is every prospect Of ! busy time du.
ring the Few remaining days Of the session.--.
h will b. rather dificult to close UP before the
assembling Of the Constitutional Convention.
-Iosn city RepsASes~.
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star could get.' Ipushed and elbowed fierce
" through the crowd with view Of getting
to the outer door before my fair ones party
had emerged, and thus gaining once more
sight Of my sweetning.
sHang itp muttered, impatiently, as felt
a tug at my coat-skirt. and was instantly con-
scious of one Of my hind buttons having hitch
ed to some lady's dress; my progress was sud-
denly arrested. slow provoking thought L,
as was brought to stand, for could not push
on without loosing button or tearing dress;
show provoking the modern fashions; lady
now had as many hopes, as many tenacles
about her apparel as sea anemone.' TWAS
with some irritation stopped to undo. the but
ton. but my hurry made my task more difficult,
and instead Of undoing, only bungled and
more twisted the loop round the button.
sPlease to let me try said the lady herself,
as bungled over the business; she ungloyed
her hand-it was sweet white hand; SO |
looked at her face. Stars and garters! but it
was the very fair one, black hair and dark eyes
I was in pursuit Of. AS she stopped over the
entangled button, "a slight fash tinted her
cheek. Oh, it was delicious. hoped she
never would undo the loop, asd, indeed, she
would not, for her fingers were twitching ner-
vously, and my heart was beating audibly !
tried to help her; our fingers met.
Please to make way there shouted gruft
voice behind. We were blocking up The pas
sage; was there ever such an unlucky spot for
so lucky an entanglement?
you hinder the people from going out,
Amie,' exclaimed one Of her companions with
some asperity, plague upon the tiresome loop
break itp and suiting the action to the word.
the speaker leaned forward, caught the sleeve
of her beautiful friends dress in one hand, and
my coat tail in the other, and glving quick
and decided tug, severed US. The crowd be-
hind bore on, and we were separatedi not how
ever. before gave nv star a look which
intended to speak volumes. thought she
did not seem unconcious Of my meaning-our
eyes met, know, and this was the only conso-
latin left me, for Immediately afterwards
los, her and her party to view in the darkness
out side.
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DAXGEy, NOT PAST.

More recent events tend to confirm the ap-
prehension Kansas may yet be madea Slave
State. The Bogus Legislative met again on
the 9Th inst, and there are now pretty strong
ldic atiors that they will either organize them
selves into Constitutional Convention, or
among their first acts, authorize the calling Of
that Convention, and form q Constitution,
which is already supposed tn be prepared for
them by their abettors. at Washington; and
j i,mediately apply for admission into the Un-
ion. Should that course be adopted, it is easy
10 see the character OF that Constitution in
regard to Slave State, for there will be no
opposition from the Free State men, repudia-
ting as hey do the Eogus Legislature and all
their doings; and thus Kansas will yet be made
a Slave State.
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OUT HEROD MEROD.

Some Of the sensitive doughfaces of Iowa
are shocked that the Legislature If our State
should pass law admitting Indians and col
ored persons TO testify in our courts of Justice.
Such fellows, in taeir zeal, syerdo the matter
exceedingly, and manifest vulgar prejudice
against Iegroes. which is not entertained even
by the NEST eniiyened slave States. Mary
land, aud other Southern States, admit the fes-
timony Of free negroes upon precisely the
same grounds that Iowa does, that is to pro-
mote the ends or justice.-EGate City.
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Nlistrllanfous.
THE BACHELORS BUTTON
How q single Gentleman got I'm.
TO dtmculty, and how he got
out Of IL.
CHAPTER I.
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CONCERT

Some years ago; when was single man
and dreaming(as some single men do to double
bliss ystdestined to arrive, | went to a conc ert
1t the Musical Hall Of Boston. Music is,
Poerically aud proverbially sthe food Of love, !,
md in my sentimental state consumed a good
deal Of il; not that had any object in view
Mine Vas abstract love; cultivated It, in
creased my stock, so that might have a good
Asal Of the tender passion on hand, whenever
I saw an eligible opportunity OF investing it.
Well, to return to the concert; it was crowded
to excess, and the rush, on leaving, to reach
cabs and carriages, was very great. Iwore on
that memorable night blue coat with brass
buttons, and tlatter myself there were worse
looking menin the room. Itell you candidly
ladmircd myself, and next to myself, the 9TH
erparty was most struck with was fine girl,
with dark eyes and black hair; who satwith
some young friends a few forms distan. l
hopsd she noticed me ant my blue coat, with
brass buttons. locked at her often enough to
sttract her attention to both; and being, as my
fsiends would say, in rather spoony state,
worked myself, in towering passion--of love.
But how was ! to come at the objectof my sd,
niration for Twas as diffident as devoted---sas
shy as wasvain' as anover-candid friend once
said. sHnil Columbia,' which concluded the
concert, surprised me, as unprepared as on my
xrst glance to improve the OCCASION and the
company wers ahoaling out, while i stood
hutsly gaping after the object Of my love Al
frgt slght. She and her party eddieG for i
NAils By the inner doc, Of the concert roorl
md were then drawn into the retiring current
and lost to hight. 81 % %
Z fellowsi quietly after, lest ] should ioss
forever all opportunity Of ldentifyiag my idol
but, alasi the lights in the outer corridor wer,
few and scfar between, that mo glimpse of NJ
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IOWA Senate,

Iowa has never had more able Senate than
the present one and many Of its ablsst menu
bers are tiIlers Of the soil The following,
compiled from table prepared by the Chap
lain shows the various occupations trades and
professions of the different Senator'S. and the
places of their nativity:-Farmers, 10; Bricks
layer, 1; Attorneys, Q; Physicians, e; Mer-
chant, !; Bankers, 8; Manufacturer, 4. Ma
tives Of England, l; Germany, I; Virginia 3,
Vermont, 4; New York, 8; Pennsylvania, 5;
North Carolina, 4; Ohio, 8; Massachusetts,, I;
Indiana. 4; Mississippi, !; Kentucky, 8, Mary
land, l; New Hampshire, Il; Tennessee, II
Delaware, ]; Connecticut, I; and Rhode Is-
land, 1. A majority Of those OF Southern birth
are Republicans, while those who are the nost
ardent advocates Of giving loose rsins to slavsS
ry and letting it go wherever il can, are some
Of New England's degenerate sons. ses
Mr.. Hamilton, the able President, is one Of
Dubuque's thrifty farmers, and he makes .
very popular presiding officer. His thorough
knowledge Of parliamentary rules, his isgisla-T
tive experience and his urbanity and ou,tesy,'
eminen:ly ft him FOR the station he now fills
with so A.uch dignity. As q member Of the
Senate two years ago. be did the State some
essential service in projecting, digesting, and
carving through plan for the organization.
OF State Land Office. sea.snas .ss1G'
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- A Philadelphia mechanic has

" THItaueIpuia mecudhic hdS con-
structed horse shoe ia such manner that it
requires no nails and can be puton by any one
without the aid Of a blacksmith. Attached to
the shoe. is Aange extending around the hoof,
aud at the back Of the horses foot is q joint
held in its Place by screw which allows the
shoe to open and close so as 10 accommodate
itself to the size Of the hoof. Between the
hoof and the plate is q layer of gatta percha,
for the pmpcse of preventing injury to the
hoof or leg Of the horse by concussion while
running over hard roads Or streets. The me-
chanism is very simple. and the application Of
gutta percha new and ingenious idea.