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The Surrender Of Fillibuster Walker.

The papers received by the steamer ILL
nois, give some particulars of the surrender
Of Walker, and the evacuation Of Rivas.-
Cronica Of May 9th tays:-
"On the 7th of May, l0l guns announced
to the people Of San Jose the occupation Of
Rivas by the Allies. General Mora, with
his division Of the army, was expected at
San Jose on the 18th. Great preparations
were being made to give him an enthusiastic
reception. The Cronica gives all due credit
to Capt. Davis for his humane interference
to save the lives of Walker and his follow
ers, and also speaks in the highest credit Of
his noble conduct. The Bulletin Official Of
Leon, of April 18th, states that when the
filibuster party left the Castillo fort on the
5th, without attacking it, they left paper
Fastened to a tree with bayOnst) contain
ing the following words -
thames Bowie and Z. j. Calhoun pre-
sents their compliments to the Commander Of
Fort Castillo. Good bye, friends. War.
riors, remain in peace; the war is over"
In the month Of April, 400 deserters went
over to the Allies from Walkers army
On the 4th Of April, says the Cronica dc
Costa Riea, Lieutenant from Walkers
forces surrendered himself to Gen. Mora as
a deserter. The Gen. received him with great
kindness, whereupon the Lieutenant, draw
ing revolver, said General, this pistol
was given to me by Walker, and he moreover
promised me ten thousand dollars If / re-took
one Of the steamers, in company with some
Others, who pretended to be deserters, and
assassinate you and General Canas. Your
generosity has disarmed me, and induces me
20 make this confession"
A Panama correspondent Of the New
York Express, under date Of May 10. writes
rs follows
"On the LIST Of May, General Walker,
with force Of three hundred men. capitu-
lated to Capt. Davis, Of the United States
ship St. Mary's, after having endured q
siese Of two months, and having been re-
dused to two days provisions. BY the terms
Of equalization no was permitted TO leave
Riyas with his entire force, bearing side
arms, and the men were to be sent home at
the expense Of Costa Rica. He proceeded
at once To San Juan del Sur, and embarked
on board the U. s. sloop-ot-war st. Marys,
with thirty Of his men and officers.
The remainder Of his men were marched
to Punta Arenas, and were to have been sont
down ON the steamer Panama, but had not
reached Puna Arenas when the steamer
Left. It is supposed they will be sent by
way of the San Juan river, as number Of
deserters who could not obtain passage
on the Panama on her last trip, were sent
that way.
The feeling in Nicaragua towards the
Costa Ricans Is very hostile, and there 10
every probability Of On early and long-con-
tinued struggle between them. There are
indications on every hand OF the determine
ton on the part OF the Costa Ricans to Sc
cure to themselves and an English company
the benefit Of the Transit route; and the
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Ssco, June I'd. 1857.

TAE EMANCIPATION or Died Soorr.-DR.
CHArrr. Mr.. Reuben A. Chapman, the
well'known lawyer, sends the following in.
teresting explanation 70 the Springfield Re
publican .s .
81 have noticed an article in several pa
pers stating that DR.. Chafso has conveyed
bred Scott and his family to Taylor Blow,
Of st. Louis, in order that they might be
emancipated. This would seem to imply
that DR.. Chafiee either had or claimed to
have some title to these persons. Az the
deed was drawn by me, and l thus became
acquainted with the facts, deem II an act
of justice TO DR.. Chaiise TO state the facts as
I understand them. The deed was dis
claimer Of all interest in Dred Scott and his
family, and quit-claim of all interest or
supposed interest in them, In order TO re-
move oil obstacles, or supposed obstacles, to
their emancipation, 20 lar ~ the grantors
had power to do 90. DR.. Chaaee was made
q party in order to give validity to the sig.
nature of his wife. Mn. Chafee and Miss
Emerson were the other signers and the
solo object Of the deed was TO release such
interest A. they had to these persons under
the will of DR.. Emerson. Il was done Mt ~
early date a. they wrre advised by counsel
that 1t could legally be done. ! believe this
al the connection that DR.. Chafec has had
with bred Scott and his family, and eco
nothing censurablc in what he has done or
omitted to do. understand further that
ever since Ms. Chafee left st Louis, in 1916,
which was long before her marriage with DR..
Chase, Scott and bis family have done what
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BRurAL. In New York on Friday morn.
ing, party Of rowdies who had been re-
fused admittance to disreputable house,
vented their spleen BY shooting, without the
least proyocation, negro named Salters,
who was standing on the sidewalk in the
vicinity. The shot took effect in the mans
left eye, completely destroying 1t, and en-.
dangering his life. The rufians escaped.
We copy the above from the Eastern Ar.
gus, o paper which supports the brutal and
Infamous decision of Judge Tannsy in the
bred Scott case. Had the republican pa.
pers called the conduct of these williams
4" brutal " and spoke of them as I" ruiians' VI
it would have been In accordance with their
principles, but for paper that believes with
Judge Tanney that the negro has nc
rights that a white man 10 bound to respect,
to speak Of shooting one Of them, as brutal.
is little homogeneous. II shows that thu
Argus humanity is better than its politics,
The gang Of rowdics who shot Salteris with.
out provontion were undoubtedly familiar
with the bred Scott decision. Perhaps they
had read the pamphlet copy lately issued
from the Argus Office.
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-
An ELrcriosksSiSo DoeVAkNr' inefe
has been published in the Eastern Argus
oihce q pamphlet copy Oh 'uasS r"nney >
decision IN the pFea Se0' '.'e' W. 'e"u''
IN the name oil the rePuoi'san parry Vuf
thanks 10 the once noiaer a''a'neu W ."e
Custom House organ IN fof'iAna' luz se'un .
out this infdel document and sending II
forth with their approval. The course
which the miscalled national democracy
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HEAR WHAT SOME KESrucxnSs nr The
Kentucky Weekly News Of Goth inst,
speaks out in the following pointed Ian.
guasc 1t were comparatively easy for us
to speak, here, outside Of slavery but 50
to talk in its very midst requires q degree
Of moral heroism to which most Democrat.
ic journals are utter strangers
" Thousands OF people In Kentucky arc
danning slavery every day, because Il has
driven away 90 many Of the bsst-spirited
citizens of the State All who love TO Orn
human beings stay in Kentucky, and en-.
joy, without any rcmorse OF conscience,
the benefit Of their labor thoo who are to
humane to opn their fellows, and too digni-
6ed to BE- negro catchers, have left tho State
in disgust those satisfied with the position
Of tenant, who, IN common, vote according
TO the will of the land lord, and go in chase
after runaway negroes, rs happy a. Bod,
and arc, in fact, the tar and leather
guardians OF the Institution Of slavery. We
want these men who catch negroes, and vote
slayebolders into Office, to look at themselves
In tho light that their masters view them
yery convenient tools, and superlatiyely
mcaner than the negro
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70 called "ParksrS Tavsrss
Csrd Grinder" II has BEEN long A object
of desire 70 grind cards % - 70 give 70 the
wires Of cards . needle instead OF ohissl
point and to ave the process Of ssrickling
or strapping - il IL called. Mr.. Psrksrs
invention secures both Of these object; and
it also secures the very important advantage
Of doing the labor Of card grinding In .
much short period Of time than IL ID now
done by other methods or machines. Itses
the edge or point Of the teeth Of the card in
such manner as TO leave il perfectly clear
Of the wire upon the point Of the teeth and
50 a. to leave the card ready to receive the
cotton withou, the strickling or strapping,
before sdvsrted to. It grinds new card
in from siI to eleven hours, thus doing in
this brief period that which has, BY the old
method, taken from Eve to nine days. This
may DO regarded as impossible, but We arc
assured that this is 30, by reliable persons
who have tested its merits, as well a. BY Mr..
Parker himself whose character 10 such
among our fellow citizens here, - 10 give
to his statements the fullest credit. Mr.. r.
has several Of his patents in operation in
this city. and he has also introduced thsm
into Lawrence, Ware, Great Falls and other
manufacturing towns. We had the pleas
urs Of witnessing the operation OF one oil
them in the card room Of the new mill on
the Pepperell corporation, and were struck
with the ease and regularity Of its operation,
and its manifest adaptation to secure the
objects sought TO DO attained by the invent
or. The improvement is one that cannot
fail to commend itself, by its practical value
to manufactures, and II We are not mistak-
en- the inventor will. besides securing to him.
self the credit Of useful invention, obtain
that pecuniary advantage which though al
ways msrited, is frequently lost to him whose
genius and skill, has given TO the world
valuable invention.
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The Republican Convention.

The republicans Of York should make Ar
rangements early to be represented in the
Republican State Convention, to be held in
Bangor on the 25th inst. The call, stating
the basis Of representation is inserted in our
paper. We do not imagine that the pro-
slavery democrats and their allies, the strait
wings, who are called in some sections, win
peculiar significance "the speckeled BACK
Democrats" have the taintest idea that they
can be successful in the canvass this Tall, but
this should not lead to 'upinenss' or iaiss
confidence, and prevent the repuoncans on
the suPPosi'ion tha' AL wiz 90 risn'' from
doing oil which 'hey should 20 10 'aens'n'
en- themselves IN the state IL Is not enough
that diaboii'm IN poiitics siis's-t must %
met and overthrOvn' 1t is apparent from
indications that are 10 DC seen In the move
ments oil some Oh the Judges OF our supreme
Court, as illustrated IN 'he pred 500" de-
ciSion and the measures oil the adminisIa-
ton in relation TO Kansas that there IL a
determination on the part OF the S'A'ehoia-
ING oligarchy 10 enanse the principles On
which the government was aamihh'e'ea'
and TO make II u deSpO'''m 'i tho worst
character Maine mas, again anu again. mt
ed up her voice against the departure ~hich
has been made from the policy oil the fathers
OF the republic ana shown 10 her sister
States that whatever else they may do' she
cannot DO made 10 suppor' the iniernai
heresies, and the dsPra'inc inhdeiiSins which
slavery has engendered, and that voice she
will repeat, we have no DOUBT The Con-
yentiOn which is to meet ct Bangor 10 I'M
por:ant inasmuch Us upon itwiu de'9i'e the
selection OF - suitable candidate Tor Govern-
or, and the adoption Of measures Tor the can
yass. wearc glad to be able 10 say that
there is no danger that preferences Tor men
will cause Discussions or DIVISIONS IN tho re-
publican ranks ana We are SURF 'na' inc
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Hanson's Patent PEN Holder.


We have been using for several days o
patent Pen Holder, the invention Of Mr.. E.
W. Hanson, formerly of our neighboring
town Of Buxton.
We at first regarded this pen-holder with
much favor, as specially adapted to the use
Of persons who are beginning to write. AZ
ter several days. use Of it, We are more fully
satisfied Of its great utility, not only for
learners, but for oil who make frequent use
of the pen. It enables tho writer to hold
the pen firmly and steadily without firing
the hand. as will result by continuous writ
ing with the ordinary holder.
But for beginners. it is most admirable.
1t Is we'll known that the main difficulty in
teaching pcnmanship lies in the wrong meth
cd of holding the pen. 1t is impossible to
acquire an easy and uniform style of writing
with crooked. cramped position Of the first
two fingers, or without an upright position
of the hand. This difficulty is very happily
overcome by the use Of Mr.. Hanson's holder.
1t compels the learner to hold the pen prop
erly in the outset, thus overcoming the main
difficulty with which teachers have to con-
tend by the use of the old holder.
We would call the attention Of Superin-
tending School Committees and Teachers to
this pen.holder. We notice it has been in.
troduced into the public schools of New
York, Philadelphia, and other cities, with
the most gratifying results. We trust that
it will DO brought into general use IN our
schools. Mr.. Hanson is about establishing an
agency in our city, where teachers andothes
can be supplied.
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Sac, AND BrpprYoRp YouSo MINIS CHRIS.

Sac, AND BrpprroRp YouNo MINIS Chris
rrAS ASSOCIATION. a preliminary meeting
of the young men Of Saco and Biddeford'
favorable to the organization and prosperity
of this institution, was held at the Vestry Of
the LIST Parish, Saco, on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. G. B. Ingraham was made choice Of
as chairman Of the meeting.
Voted, That committee Of one from the
different Evangelical chuches in the two
places, be chosen to draft Constitution and
code If Bylaws, to be presented at the next
adjourned meeting. -...
Voted, That the next meeting be held at
the vestry Of the Calvin Baptist Society in
Biddeiord, one week from this evening,
Waited, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in the Biddeford Z" Union
and Journal and Saco Democrat.
Voted, To adjourn.
WV. w. STEVENSON, Sec.
Saco, June I'd. 1857.
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Fer tAs Uniss + Journal.
CHOLERA.

We read about cholera, as having been q
trouble to man, in the years 1864, 1000, and
1870: 1t was called at that time dysonterica
arfuosa cpidemica. Again we read of 1t in
l76l, and 81, and so on down to the pres.
ent time. Il has been the fate of our own
ago to witness the cholera again on its course
through the world. and pursuing, with rs.
tonishing fidelity, tho same track which had
already marked its passage. Starting from
the borders of the Ganges, traversing Hin.
doostan and the kingdom of Sahara the cpl.
demic appeared IN Tartary in the month Of
September, lS45. Two months later II was
In Persia. at Taharan. Theucc the scourge
appears to have taken two different direc-
tions. One of the two branches advancing
from east to west, through BaSdad and Nee
ca, where the cholera ragged in December,
lS45, and destroyed $4,000 out Of 10000
persons. The cholera has visited the United
States, even rs far north as tho State of
Maine, and has destroyed great number Of
persons. Now as whole, the symptoms
Of cholera in this part Of the world are a
little different than in other parts. In Eu.
rope, If one approaches an individual who
is beginning to como under the influence Of
epidemic cholera, he is struck with tho Ian
guor under which he appears to sink. His
pale countenance wears an expression OF
anxiety, which Is not, however, Us it after
wards becomes, that Of pain; the features
are sunkcn. This peculiar expression is re-
marked by observers. The patient says
| cannot work, | am not in q condition to
do anything, | don't know what ais me, l
have weight at the stomach, and move.
ments in the intestines. After this pain
between the shoulder blades, racking pain
in the region of the cpigastrium, the matter
evacuated is yellowish, becomes more and
more fluid, and at last escapes like water
In this county q similar diarrhGa manfcsts
itself without any previous indisposition,
which il neglected, iniallibly results in
cholera. AS summer is coming, let mo pre-.
scribe, when you are first attacked with diar-
rh1a, take Of hardwood charcoal. make fine,
then take ono great spoonful in molasses
every two hours, till you take three. BY this
time the diarrhGa will be checked.
P.S. Since writing the above, DR.. Ellis
Of Kennebunk, informs me that six or seven
hens and one turkey, belonging to Mr.. F.
Furnish, on the sea-road in Kennebunk,
come under the influence Of 0 certain cpl.
demc cholera and died. But the DR.. thinks
that the epidemic will not spread among
the hens, providing tho good people Of that
part Of the town will put their hons and
turkeys into their barns. and keep them
there, very good, hope every one will
please take notice and govern themselves &C.
cordingly. BosSEr.
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C,rxuRArros or rnE SvENrrryrn-

CELEBRATION or THE SEvENrErSTn--
PRouasLx vYrr OF TIE "NArioSAL guard
In Chsrlsstown. on the seventeenth OF juno,
when the statue of General Warren will be
inaugurated, IL Is, proposed to have q large,
tent erected on Monument square, which wan
hold at least six thousand persons. Tho
ceremonies CONSISTING OF several speeches,
singing by a choir, an original ode, and mu.
sic 6y thc Germania Bsnd.) will take place
beneath this tsnt. This year Il Is not pro-
nod 70 have long Grafton. The chair
man (Mr. Everett)o the committee charged
with procuring the statue Of Warren will, in
A abort address. deliver II over to the Bunker
Hill Monument Association Mr.. Warren,
tho president, will receive IL; after which
che Masonic ceremonies, II any. will take
plAcs. and then other short addresses will
BY distinguished guests Of the association.
Many distinguished military and civic
have been invited, but up to this
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Hew Improvement in Cotton Ma
chinery.

YARxxR's TRAVERSE cYLNpxa cAnp GRINDER.
The improvements made within few
wears in the various kinds of cotton mashin-
sry, are truly astonishing. In every depart
ment of the manufacture Of cottons, new
and valuable inventions, the result Of high
mechanical skill and patient thought, have
been made to facilitate and cheaper the man
uiac,ure Of cotton goods. Machines have
bean made to overcome obstacles, and reduce
the amount Of manual labor, and the in
,cntiye genius of our own, as well a. foreign
inventors, has been talked 70 give cheap
clothing 10 the millions. Each successive
Improvement Us its ultimate tendency is to
reduce the money value Of the manufactured
goods is u positive bsnef, to the world
some months since wo bad occasion to
speak Of the merits Of n new and valuable in-
yen,ion. the product Of the mechanical skill
and genius Of young mechanic Of our city,
for stripping cards, BY which great saving
va, -ade over the old method Of cleaning
cards ; and now wo are happy to again
call attention to another simple, but ralua-
BILE improvement which has been made, BY
which the labor of card grinding 10 very
much facilitated and the work rendered
more perfect, the invention of Mr.. jonathan
Parker Of this city, praesi'ed manuiaetar-
er. The invention has been secured 70 him
by letters patent, granted March 5, 1857
and consists Of piece Of machinery attach.
ed to an engine card which carries q small
cylinder covered with emery which traver'es
backward and forward over the cylinder Of
the engine, and grinds the card. The i'm
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YAxxu DoopLs.-lion Robert @. Win
.hrop, in his address delivered at the open.
ing of,hs grand Musical Festival, related
the following snecdote to illustrate the state
of American music at the time when the
treaty .. Client was negotiated. The story
was told to Mr.. weuthrop by the late John
Quincy Adams:
During the negotiation Mt Client, fos-
tiyal or banquet Was about TO take place,
ut which Il was proposed to pay the custom
sry musical complement to all tho Sover-
eisns who were either present or represented
on the occasion. The Sovereign people OF
the United States,- represented there. a.
you remember. by Mr.. Adams himself, Mr..
Rayard, MIR. Clay, NJ. Jonathan Russel,
and Mr.. Gallatin ,-werc, Of course, not TO DO
overlooked and the Musical conductor or
Band Master Of the place called upon those
G Commissioners 10 furnish him with our Ma
tionsl Air. Our National Air, aid they,
IL Yunk, Doodle. Yankee Doodle said the
conductor, what Is that ? Where shall end
IL {? BY whom MAS il composed Can you
Bupply INC Win Sic SSotV hHc l~al'&hy
of the Commissioners may BE- better mag
ined than described. They were fairly at
their wits ends. They had never imagined
that they should have scores Of this sort TO
settle, and each turned to the other in dis
pair. At last they bethought them, ina
happy moment. that there was q colored ser.
want Of Mr.. Claws, who, like 80 many OF
his race was frtrstc whistler, and who
was certain to know Yankee Doodle by
heart. lie was forthwith sent for accor-
dinghy, and the problem was solved withou.
further delay. The band Master jotted
down the air, as the colord boy whisiled 1t,
and before night, said Mr.. Adams, Yankee
Doodle was set to 80 many parts that you
would hardly have known 1t, and II came
out the next day in all the pride, pomp and
circumstances OF vol and hautboy, Of drum,
trumpet and cymbal, to the OBLIGATION OF
the Allied Sovereign Of America. Whe;h.
err that boy was pond or free, know not,
but think both South and North would
agree, that he had earned his liberty and his
citizenship, too, on that OCCASION"
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Renublican State Convention.

f,Ii. AL. ,xho recogniDe as
The ei'i'en' 0i 'n'' 80 -. ,.hi,b a, Plat.
paramount 'nnp p,,.a.I,h,. cooy.u,,ou, on
form aaoP'e'" ~ 80 "..,. 4, o,oo.l,iou 10
~ m n S,....y nolicv OF IN. mas, aud pressn,
inc ,-.... ~ N,,,on.,
Administration, ana the Necessity W
O,gapixalion on the basis OF that issue, As the
a.. mod. of n.aceable and consiiiu-
ON! -, ...-;v. and
tSnal resistance 70 tne snosan''
intolerant spni Of that policy. OF which the repea
~. v,..o,,; com,,oni.. th. l.xI.ss inyas-
Wv - - -. :, a.. s,,,-,.
ions oi hans"s, sn' 'ne ueeS'o" " "'o -.
Court, in the bred Scott case, are hiusrauons
and n,oofx-are requested 10 meet in REPUBLICAN,
snu .. IN Nopowpro, Hall. RAN.
IN - - o. ;, -, o,clock NJ