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81 READ! READ! YR AFFLICTED, RsAD!!--H.
T. Helmhold offers to the afflicted his Genuine
Preparation, Fluid Extract Buchu, which has
accomplished the most extraordinary cures OF
all other similar remedies. Read the adver.
tisement in another column, headed /" Helm
bold's Genuine Preparation"
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NG SAL ooN,
MONROE HOUSE,
WOODSFIELD, OHIO.
THOS. K. DAVIS, Proprietor.

HNHE proprietor of the above named well
L known and popular house, begs leave to
remind the public that it still merits and main
tains its old reputation. He has recently made
extensive and costly improvements, and is bet
ter prepared now than ever heretofore to ad.
minister to the comfort of his patrons. He
promises that no Hotel in the town shall give
better accommodations for the same money.
THOMAS K. DAVIS.
N B. Especial care taken of horses.
March 26, 1856. -a as1 1s.~4rt-.t
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HANllros, Chic. Nov. lo, lssssss.

49, HAMILTON, Ohio, Nov. 10, 76sssss Z
Dr.. RoDAcx-D Dear STR: have road In the :
newspapers many accounts Of cures effected ~
your Seandavisn Remedies, but consfdsr MP
own case at least as interesting and a naafvsl<s
ous 80 any of them. So far as ron ara ees-
cerned, one testimonial more orsleas issef MI
consequence. Yonr fame Ia eatablished, and
my statement cannot add to.lyour csl~brit7k
But for the benefit of my fellow creatures, !
desire to nlakekn the facts wv hcnI called
upon you, at the instance of atdear frieud. .senz
the 2lst of March last, Ihad been mine; ysass q
sufferer from cutarrh. The irritation a. ~
nerves and membrane of the head was se ia-s
tense that sometimes it almost drove mecsaSY.
could not sleep, and was never free from uD2
pleasant sensations. At various times Era
different physicians had attended ms ssash saaz
treated me in his own way, but mona Of fhnm
did me any good. drspaired Of evsr seeing
another web day, and whom called af yons
consultation rooms, had very little hops Is 8ec
lief. By your advise, entered fmlnsdistnlr
upon regular course Of your sssndinasiaA
Blood Purifier and Blood Pills. Il xaS eueoss.r
aged by the cheerful, hopsfal wy d wkich
you spoke and I resolved sts3osIys = sf61lbo
your direction. In less than awsek al III
worst symptoms of my complaint beeanr -
take a milder form, and so continued sodmw
prove from week to week until, At the enAseE
three months, my head. was entircly roilpxods
and every trace of the catarrh had Loft .<nss
Still, however, continned to cfske the rssnas
dies for nearly six weeks longer, bssensAF
found they were building up my strengt hsxah
fort.fying my constitution. Six mohtha hars
passed since the curewa finished, andi hsxs
had no sign of q relapse. should b6fglAxeo
see this letter, or the substance Of Il IN Psipls
for the guidance of others. 50 e Essseifss +
Yours. with heartfelt srstisaas
= Mrs. AUGUSTUS EO0cA.ns
FOR SALR BIZ sg sss
j. A 4 G. II. Davenport Woodsr
field; Kotzebue s Obtingsr. M4laSs;
Armstrong & Mooney, BeallssilleI xkoa
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J.. A. 4 G. II. Davenport Woodss
field; Kotzebue 8 Obtingsr. M4la1s;
Armstrong & Mooney BeallssilIe koe
C Penn, Antioch 81 as.ssz ssx ssfs1.
Dec. 81, ls56.-ly sdfssz;8ssle - fsossss.
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First-Esate Work,

and give satisfaction to all who bring their
wool in good order. They have also machines
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-31
Gerritt Smith is lying i'll at New York Of typbus

Gerritt Smith is lying i'll at New York Of typbus
fever.
The Secretary of War, Gov. Floyd, arrived at
Springfield, Mass, ON Tuesday, and proceeded to
the inspection Of the armory.
Mrs. Lucy Fine, of Louisville. KY. who died
lately, manumitted slaves, giving each 500 out
Of her estate.
The Wheeling (va.) papers state that four labor
ers were crushed to death Tuesday, mt the Broad
Tree Tunnel.
Mr.. Ten Broeck's mare Belle. which won the
Bedford stakes at New Market, was purchased in
england.
he ladies Of New Orleans are taking measures
in behalf of the IIerndon testimonial.
The Spanish war steamer Neptune lately CAP
rured "a sayer with five hundred and forty negroes
,n board and carried her into HAVANA
George Blerowell. Ed. Price and Jacob Stanton
have been arrested in Boston for circulating S7O0s
in spurious notes.
The Utica, New York, lock factory was burnt On
Wednesday Loss $5o,0G0, insurance 10000
The Fritsh bark X ssuth. bound from New orIesu.
20 new York, was wrecked on the 6th instant off
danial.
Charles Sedley. an American actor has made a
successful debut at the Iaymark-t theatre Lon
don.
Rev. VIM. Smith Professor of Natural History
in Queens College Cork, is dead.
Miles Adams Co, cotton factors of New Orleans
have failed.
Hon ) T. Farnsworth, member Of Congress elect
from Chicago, who was reported to be dying is
now believed to be in a fair way Of recovery.
AT Miss Cushman's last benefit In New York.
Miss Harriet Hosmer. the eccentric Yankee scalp
tor figured on the stage in the play of Guy Man
nering as Of the gipses
The sheffield eng } crimean testimonial COM
mittee have presented Florence Nightingale, with
set If cutlery
The dlstilleries in New York and Brooklyn are
curtailiug their operations. About 30 hand have
been discharged.
The Catholic Gun Club of Belfast, Ireland. has
dissolved its organization.
Col Fuller who has owned and edited The New
York Mirror for the last fourteen years, has dis
posed Of his interest In that journal.
In the Minnesota Legislature. the Democratic
majority in the House Is i, and the Senate s.
Gov Bragg, Of North Carolina, has appointed
Thursday the 2fth day Of November next, q day
Of thank giving
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MAYORS OFFICE, CRY HALL, !
HaI1IMnRE Oct d 1Sh1 [

To His Erceilency, r. Wihias Lyon, Gorernor Of
Maryland
SIR: have had the honor to receive your letter
OF the 9th inst in which you say. that ''represen-
tations from large number of most respectable
citizens of the condition of things in this city add
ed to my own convictions of my constitutional dnty
impose upon me the obligation respectfully to
suit you as Mayor of the City of Baltimore, TO
what provision should be made by you to guarantee
personal security and the free exercise of suffrage
by the legal voters at the approaching electon."-
cumbent upon US both. The constitutional sphere
assigned to you as Governor of the State Of Mary
land. and to me as Mayor of the City of baltimore,
Is believed to be sufficiently defined While should
Claim, by virtue OF my commission, the privilege of
the initiative in any demand which might con-
slider necessary to be made upon your Excellency,
for your aid and cooperation in preserving the
peace of the city and the rights of its citizens do
not object at any time to impart to you or any
other citizen, the fullest information in regard to
matters connected with the government of the city
in which the public might feel an interest Ii could
not fail to excite my surprise that in letter invi-
ting a consultation with me, your Excellency. after
pronouueing summary Judgment upon the ineifiei-
ency of the city government, should have thought
proper to refer tn the events of the municipal and
presidential elections of 1865 with which, as Mayor
Of the city, had no official connection, and TO i'm.
press upon me that you were resolute In the deter.
nnstion 20 use your constitutional power 70 fuiht
the guarantee that the CITIZEN 10 entitled TO good
Revernfnenti
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LSigucdl
THOMAS SWAMI. Mayor

THE TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN pERsA-The SiItdia,,
of August 10th, has the following translation of
Persian letter received from Joudpore, giving an
account Of the terrible explosion there, briefly
mentioned in the foreign news yesterday:
con the night of the 10th of August. between
twelve and two, heavy rain fell. accompanied with
heavy peals of thunder and vivid flashes of light
ming. few minutes after the scene was repeated
with tenfoid violence. ln the fort belonging l..
the rajah, situated on hill constructed of stones
of various sizes. and containing passage subter
raneous. the magazine Of the raah had been kept.
This struck with lightning, and some thou
sands of pounds of powder exploded.
"rhe shock was great that the walls of the fort
and temple and four pJnderOus gates were blown
up in the air Into a thousand pieces. DESTROY inp
5U0 houses and all the people living therein. III
to the time 0i writing the remnants of The inhahl
taHts were engaged in removing the dead boe,
found under these ruins. 1t was CLEANED from the
Kotwal of that place that upwards Of one thousand
had already been taken out, and that others were
also being removed. The domestic servants of the
raiah, rs well some Sepoys who were kept to
guard the place, were all killed.
such dreadful occurrence never known in
JoudpOre before The majnri of the people were
destroyed aud otherwise injured. A stone weigh
ing one pound was picked up at SOUrsanugger
Talao. four miles from Joulpore. Another larg.
stone fell at thowpassaney. six mile away where,
falling on house. it killed three people.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-31

MURDER AND MYSTERY IN L0NpoS.-Tbe LondoEers
are workir themselves up into very respectable
excitement over horrid murder, the facts of
which are briefly these:
Two boys rowing up the Thames in wherry, "a =
a rope hanging from of the abntmeHts of " IT.
teroo Bridge, went to the rope pulled it in,--api
discovered carpet bag, which contained human
body, mutilated in the most borrid manner, salted
down and bundled up in mans clothing. tight. SO
TO be squet zed ihto the btg 1t issnpposed that
the murderer murderers after despatching their
victim took this method of cCncealiug their crime
As yet there is clue either to the pcrpetrator OF
the horrid deed, or To the identity Of the person
murdered. All that is known is that At late 'iuui
the night before the body was found, n woman pass
ell a toll gate near the bridge, with Il bag CORES
ponding with the description of that which con
tanned the corpse but the has not been secI
since.
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MURDER OF FAMILY OF Four PERSONS AT Sr
MSs, N. B-A express messenger, at Boston, re-
ports the murder of a family consisting Of a man
MS wi'e aud two children. on Monday night. near
St John. ". D. 1he murdered nprnosa wa. .oh
berry Pursuit WAS being made for three mar M
were suspected of the crime
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"WHAr DID MARY SAYt"-In one of the courts
lately, there was learned and long discussion as
to whether a witness should be allowed to answer
the question, What did Mary say" Three Judges
gave long and elaborate opinions in the affirma-
tive, and the question being repeated, the answer
was. Not word"
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bLooDf hlor IN NEW oRLEASs.-A gang Of mask.
70 men: on Tuesday night attacked the iphabitauts
nt ~. Thomas street. New Orleans, who are mo.tiv
ir'sh IN an indiscriminate manner killing one and
badly wounding dozen Others There ia no Gina
to the assassins or their object
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PREsENTATioN.-Samuel Pierce for ~ years Amer.
lean vice Consul at Liverpool on retiring from
the olce mas been presented by the American ship
masters of the port with silver ciarpt ing sai,sr
ana goblets as a testimony of his efficiency.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-31

SPEEDY JUsrIcg-0ne Of the quickest proceeding.
in the administration of Justice has Just taken
place in Michigan. ON Monday, October 18th Nm.
Crosier and VIM. CroDum, hands on beard a wood
boat belonging 10 Chicago, called the ..Charle,
Sumner" we're sent on shore at Muskegon for
milk While there they heard Of a dance 10 come,
off q, night, aud after dark they toak a row-beat
and went ashore again. They attended the dance
and Crosier aeeidentiy broke ~indov glass -
VIM Young and John Powers procured guns luad-
ed them with buckstot, aud swore they would
shoot Crosier. He ran away and they pursued hiai:
but lust as croz,er getting into the boat Pow
ers shot him; he fell into the water, Was picked
no by his companion. but died almost immediately,
Young and Powers were arrested that night; gu
Tuesday they were lodged ia Grand Haven Jail on
Thursday they we're indicted; on Friday they we're
arraigned, tried, and convicted oi murder. en
Manday they were sentenced 10 solitary iaprison.
ment for lifs and on Tuesday night, exactly one
week from the time Of the murder, they aeYe
lodged 10 the penitsntiary.
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pr. Henry r. Gardner, the Bcsten epsrfsuslist.
wss nesninsssd ca fussdsy by tho Republicans II
shs Eighth ward, Boston, ~ sandiaass fsr shs
flenss 81 Representative,
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SERIOUS AFFRAY Jos. Adell was dangerously In
iured at Columbia. Mason county. Va, Tuesday. In
sn atfray with A. Haines. rumor prevailed that
he had since died.
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BARNUN's IIOTEI,

l. -
Hon. Thomas Sicann, Mayor Of Baltimore:
SIR: Representations from large number of
most respectable citizens of the condition of thing
in this city, added to my own conviction of my
constitutional duty. impose upon the obligation
respectfully to consult you, the Mayor of the
city, to what provision should be made by you TO
guarantee personal security and the free exercise
of suffrage by the legal voters at the approaching
election. The events of October, 1856 both at the
Municipal and Presidential elections and the vio-
lence at the recent Municipal election. which prac
ticaly disfranchised many thousands of the quai-
fed native and naturalzed voters of this city. con
clusively establish the inadeqnacy of the existing
city police to secure the elective rights and the
personal safety of the voters. The citizen has
right to good government. lie surrenders his in
dividual power of defence and pays his property
dues in consideration of the pledge made that he
shall enjoy If. And am resoiute in the determ-
patton to exert any constitutional power TO fulfil
the guarantee.
Subordnately, you are like myself sworn in
your sphere to put forth your powers in this be
half and have come to the city to confer with
you and ascertain what provision of an cxtraord
nary character you propose to make to meet ap-
pretended disorders of a character like those
which have heretofore successfully defed the ord-
nary police force Of the city / shall he most hap
py If you can assure me of any detailed prepara-
tion on yobr part which will alay my solicitude
and certify me that the citizens may not have
the occasion to reproach Us as derclict in duty.
1t will never do fora great commercial metropo
lis like this to be dish0nOred by the unchecked
violence of mobs, and it is necessary that the civil
power should at once bring under suhjecton those
eyil-minded citizens whose acts are furnishing the
honor Of the city aud State, and destroying the
prosperity of our commercial, mechanical and
manufacturing interests
Not doubling that you concur with me in these
sentiments and wi appreciate the of official
duty which L invite your cooperation, have
addressed you this letter and ask most respectfully
an immediate reply. Very respectfully,
Your obedient seryt,
T.WATKINs LIGos.
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THE srorMs AND FLoons IN TuE NoRTu.-A des-
patch from Albany, New York, dated the 2Sth ult
says
Intelligence received from tic West. gives fearful
i"Nngs OF the storm. On lake Ontario several YES
seis haTr been fouudered. Fr"m ohwego we ieart.
that sevefh Nesssis We're reckcd in their approar
30 the hArtor. No account from those Cntside bnt
fearini apprehensons are entertained
Az S5 facUsc the fr shet was unprecedented The
southern portions Of the city were inundated and
iamiiies mad TO escape from their dwellings in the
pest way they could, some wadng through the
water three feet deep Fer the last thirty years such
0nond tea creek " '
At Utica the Mohawk overaowed IFS hanks and
covered the country tor MANY miles aud indeed al,
aisng The Mohawk lats Gown TO the junction ef an,
Hnds n, the Whole xailey presents ii. Il of water
So r iy ever seen beforr The stanssip az crons nf
eo' D, po atoes. buck wlfat and hunreds of tins "a
tremendous current ~
We have no accounts from the upper Irudson in
the northern pa of ihe State hut thesc i rea.cn I,
be.ye from the e ssis fi. here that the streams
rp in ssrsa'oca. Washington ESsex, &c., &e must
haves woien 1. ttrial extent AMI r1nr 4 imrnansa
| DAMAGE To farms aud iusubermen.
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IFE INSURANCE. The subscriber

IIFE INSURANCE The subscriber
IL has hoen appointed General Agent for Virginia
of the UNITED STATES LIFE iASuRANCE CON-
PANY located In the city OF New York, and is ready
TO receive Applications.
The tompany In one Of the ssf7st and best Ia the
Untin. having an accumulated capital OF SiO'iz0,
and with hs principle Of MUTUAL INsonAScE incof
rated in its charter, persons may participate in the
pronts Of all The business, fe.fAgin iae9Ting any
rrrsos0f habfiify, and WHEN desired the sums Will be
paid at he md ~ nny pRiter If years. thus coInbn-
Ing the advantages of &rtnGs Bank and Life In
snrance. Premnms payable annual, or semiAnnu-
ally, or quaTtefls, and rates moderate.
lift be mans saut. 10 provide bread for his family
while In life IL is less bis duty 70 provide against
their bes on,iug penniess In the event Of his d~ah
Every business man insures his prsp~'ty against
FIRE, E,-should he not m Ike some provision ksr bis
family u prara should take him from thsml 1hs
IRE probably will not happen during the coming 70
years-his death probably will
1he Subscriber has books and papers mparting In
formation upon the subject Of Life Insurance. whieh
be will loan all who desirous Of infornation.
In order to let the pubic see Whist We have besn
doing the annexed statement will AFFORD some svt-
deRce:
BugNESs DONE BIT TINE FOLLOWING COMPANIES:
Prom the Comptfolief's Report. for 80
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MAYORS OFFICE, Cry HALL, !
Baltimore, Oct. oath 1Sa7


10 Hts E1ceRehcy, z. Htttins Ligon, Gorernor of
Maryland
SIR: have had the honor to receive vour latte,
of yesterdays date, 10y the hands of your Secre-
tary.
feel no disposition to discuss the relative now.
ers of your office and mine, or the other points re-
ferred to in your letter.
Your Excellency has thought proper to visit
this city, and upon representations which you have
deemed sufficient. to place its inhabitants under
military supervision. The responsibility is with
your Excellency.
In the exercise of my fnnctions shall be gov.
erned by the authority of law, ard, trust by the
support OF the entire community. With great
respect, / have the honor to be, your obedient
servant.
lSigncd THOMAS SWAMI. Mayor.
The military orders accompanying the proclama-
tien of Governor Lyon call into service the First
Light Division of Maryland Volunteers and tht
Third Division of Maryland Militia" In order
that the extent of the military preparations of the
Governor may be understc d. it may be well to state
that the companies called out include of artillery,
of cavalry and Il Of infantry in the volunteer
regiments, besides which $500 militia in six regi.
ments, are ordered to be equipped. Lit. Colonel
McAllister, of the First Regiment of Riemen call
ed on the Mayor and Informed him that his regi.
ment would obey the order of General Steuart to
hold itself in readiness, but would await the ori.
ers of the Mayor before going into service.
Adutant VIM ii. StTan. of the First Light Artil.
iery Regiment, also resigned yesterday, refusing
respond to the order of General Steuart.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-31

ItSIs 4 CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENTAL letter
rom , iunis states that the reigniDg sovereign Of
,nst country on the 9th ult. proclaimed q copsti-
.u,lon granting many important privileges TO his
:u'yects. aud inauguraiing salutary reforms polt-
"ai' judicial and religious. This state Of things
Mss pfonght about by the British Consul q neral
alueu Oy the AGENTS of the Government of Hranca
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-31

SCARLET FfvER appears tn be scouraging por-
tlon ot Mississippi The Macon Beacon says that
since the first appearance Of tho disease in Noxu-
zee county. tkree months ago. there have been
upwards OF hundred deaths In some instances
u has carried off as many as FIVE or six members of
a family.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-31

FN-CovGREssNEs DgAD,--Hon. John Houck from
ISL to 1s43 member Of Congress from schenecta-
dy and Sc hsrie districts, n, Y. died on tho 2od
inst. Hon. Henry Shaw. who q member Of
Congress in 1916 from Massachusetts died on the
Eth inst lie elected a democrat. buf sub.
seqnently became political and intimate personal
friend of Mr CLAY
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EXCITING PROCEEDINGS IN
BALTIMORE.

OFFICIAL CONFLICT BETWEEN GOVERNOR
LIGON AND MAYOR SWAMI.
The following documents are highly interesting.
presenting Il. they do of conflict of official
authority between the Governor of Maryland and
the Mayor OF the city of Baltimore, with regard to
measures for the purpose of preserving order in
that city on Wednesday next on which day the State
elections take place:
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aTAdyertiscments Published snlil lsrbtd. wi11 ~
charged - cenfsper square Of ten inss br - In
Insertion, and Is cents for each coutnaanos.
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FftU y . ' = III
i. PTsKNEy, secretary of State,
ORUIR NO. |.

Hind QsaItfr. H. H., Btiiim0re. Oct. 25th. 1857.
Mai rteneral George II Steuart, commanding lst
Light Division, NJ. N.--You are hereby ordered 10
mold your entire command ready for immediate SER
vice, fully equipped, and report TO me at noon on
Saturday next L. WATKINS LidoN.
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Baltimore, Oct. %, 1851.


Hon. Thomas Scdnn Mayor Of Baltimore:
SIR IL have just received yonr reply to nv let
ter of yesterday and beg to say that your views OF
ourl respective powers and duties do not accord
with my own.
Clothed with the authority to see that the laws
ore executed throughout the entire State, cannot
comprehend how the city of baltimore or its Mayor
recognizes no s'subordiBation" to the State Execu-
tive His power is created by the constitution;
that organic ins riment $50 defines his duties Has
the Mayor of baltimore any coordinate position In
that charter; or not his authority and that OF
his city, the mere endswnments of ordinary legis-
lationl
am moi fe and pained t. notice that spirit in
Q municipal agent Of government. which, IL gener-
ally ad pte iw oud suoyert the whole theory OF our
institutions and end in jealous ryalries among the
chain of officials
Under your view, 1t would seem that any officer
of municipality elected by the people became by
that circumstance subordinate TO no one, and only
accountable ITO them for the manner In which, he
s.discharged, his ..trust'
/ will NOT now indulge In any protracted refuta.
tiou of an error which must rather be the growth
of official sensibilty than of mistaken conceptions
Of Constitutional position. The natural sequel u
inch an error IL the further implicaticn that my
powers and duties are 30 be initiated into activity
| 81 the discretion Of municipal subordinstss. DO
yeu thua await The application ef yonF sHhcsds'