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FROM NICARAGUA

New York, April 2.-The steamship
Texas, from San Juan and Nicaragua
with dates to the Goth of March, and
Aspinwall to the 23d, arrived here this
evening
Advices from Rivas, head quarters of
General Walker, to the 18th of March.
Purser of the Arizaba, reports Walkers
army in good condition and well provi-
stoned. Gen. Walker with 400 men at
tackled the allies at st. George and gained
the Plaza-burRed an important part of
the town, and then retreated to Rivas,
which Gen. Chanorro, at the head of 1900
men, had attacked in the meantime, and
been driven back with great slaughter by
Gen. Ilennengson. Gen. Walker met
them retreating and they were conse-
quently placed between two fires, and be-
coming completely paralized, suffered i'm
mensely. The allies loss, by their own
account, amounted to 3O0-twenty- seven
killed and over three hundred wounded,
while Walker estimates their loss at 500
killed and 500 wounded. He states his
own loss at only two killed and twenty
one wounded. Walker had the dead
bodies buried
1t is reported that Canas, Commander
in-chief of the allies, is under arrest for
making certain overtures with Walker.
1t is rumored that the Chilians have
raised body of men in Leon, and are
about to join Walker, and that the Pres
ident of Rivas has been assassinated
1t is reported that the allies, after be-
ing defeated by Walker, had retreated to
Massaya,
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shall pay one-eighth Of the purchase
money down, and agree to pay the balance
in annual payments of ten per cent q
year, until paid, together with interest at
six per cent. per annum, payable annu-
ally.
Section 4th provides for conveying
them to the purchasers, and that they shall
be kept in repair under penalty of for
feiture, makes the purchasers liable for
damages in certain cases, and establishes
the maximum of tolls at the per cent now
charged by the State.
Section fifth makes it the duty of the
Attorney General to investigate alleged
violations Of the contract Of conveyance
and to test the question of forfeiture.
Sections 9Th and 7th authorize the
organization of incorporated companies
to become purchasers.
We have but one objection to the above
bill, and that is that it fixes the value OF
the Canals so high that it renders their
sale doubtful even if the bill should pass.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-04-08

DuFF's MERCANTILE COLLEGE, PITTS
BURGu-The following letter (to be seen
at the college, indicates the advantages
of finishing a commercial education in
this popular institution:
NAVARRO, ILL, 8 March 1857.
al have been for two years keeping
books for Messrs. Fleck & Cabeen, eXten-
sive Railroad contractors and the longer
I have kept books the more l am pleased
with the thorough course Of teaching l
got in your excellent institution; and the
more l am satisfied that your system of
bookkeeping contains the most extended
and thorough course of preparation for
business given in the country. Success
seems to follow nearly all your students, |
meet many of them in the west. Mr.. r.
Sterling is commission merchant in War
saw, and l know several others in Keo-
kuk aud Fort Madison, Iowa, all doing an
excellent business"
CHAs IT, GRUMMAN.
To Mr.. P. DUFF, Merchants College.
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Doubt at an End.
THE DECISION OF THE PEOPLE.

1t is one of the nobest characteristics
of an era that the people think and Judge
for themselves The mental training re
ceived at our Common Schools and Free
Academies, fit them for this task They
are taught to investigate, to analyze, to
take nothing for granted until they have
tested and proved it's truth. Hence if the
"voice of the people," is not "the voice of
God" it approximates infalibility more
nearly than any opinion limited to sim
gle class possibly can.
Apply this rule to the remedies for ex-
ternal and internal maludies introduced in
all parts Of the Globe by professor Hol-
leway, and what is the result. For every
one human being, who placed confidence
in any other medicine, at least one hun
dred rely implicitly upon his Pills and
Ointment, and prove the faith that is in
them by using these remedies to the ex-
clusion of all others. Look at another
significant fact. Among the class of
medical dogmatists, fortunately for man
kind diminishing every day, who deny the
efficacy of Holloway's preparations, scarce
ly any two agree. The prescription of
each practitioner differs as widely from
that of his neighbor, as it does from Hol-
loway's. Submit any case, ordinary or
extraordinary, to hundred so-called
regular physicians" and you will have
as much confusion of opinions Us there
was tongues in Babel. Doctor Depletus
will recommend blistering, bleeding, su-
dorifcs and blankets; Doctor Bracerup
will prescribe quinine and jellies and throw
the doors and windows open. The pa
tients perplexed in the extreme-or rath-
er perplexed between two extremes-wilI
perhaps try both, or possibly adopt the
idea that q system involving such contra
dictions cannot be worthy, cry, with Mer-
cutio, "a plague O. both your houses, am
sped"
Certainly when we find that one half
of the adult population of the known
world have used and approved Holloway IS
medicines, and that the remainder are sub
jected to hundreds of modes Of treatment
so opposite to each other that no two of
them can by any possibility be right, we
may fairly conclude that the verdict of the
consistent half Of mankind is correct and
true
The time has past, never to return,
when the dictum of theorists could out
wheigh incuntrovertible facts. If thou
sands of invalids who have exhausted the
materia medica and consulted the lights
of all the Medical Schools in vain, recov-
cred by the aid of Holloway's remedies
they must necessarily take precedcnts of
all others. They have done SO wherever
they have been introduced. They are not
the pet medicines of clique, or class.
or a single community. Mankind in their
patron, the aohole habitable Globe the thea
tire of their triumphs. N Y. Saturday
Ersnina Courier.
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Important Caution to Druggists and
Merchants in General.

WHEREAS, one WILLIAM LRrrH, late Of
w the city Of New York, drug broker, has
recently been engaged in the nsfariSus xnd
unlawful business of counterfeiting the medi-
cines known throughout the world as HoL-
LowAY's OINTMENT, and ordered to- be printed
for him, under false pretences and for fraud
ulent purposes, 100000 copies of the book
or pamr hlet of directions around each box and
pot. aa1 7 hfa r.f 'aks s9S
And whereas, the counterfeit book Or
pamphlet is well calculated to deceive, being
a fac simils of the original, except so far
regards the Dater-naark in the paper, viz: "HoI.-
LowAY, New YORK AND LONDON" which appears
on every leaf of the genuine document. but,
can only be seen by holding the paper Neeween.
the eye and the light. -
And whereas, the Aforesaid Williams
Leith. having been arrested, and fully chargedt
on examination before Justice Connolly with
procuring the printing and uttering Of tho
above counterfeits, escaped from the custody
of the officers on the Goth day of December,
1856, and is now a .fugitipe from justice, and
is supposed to be pursuing. his dishonorablor
and felonious designs elsewhere.
I THE DRUGGIsrs of the various cities, towns
and villages of the United States are therefore
hereby cautioned against dealing with
the aforesaid William Leith for any articles.
purporting to be HoLLowAY's PILLS and HoL-
! LowAYs OINTMENT, or purchasing any prepa-
rations bearing that name from anv quarter,
unless the leaves of the pamphlets wrapped
around the boxes and pots containing the same
shall bear the words "HoLLewAY, New YoRK
AND LONDON" in the form of a water-mark,
which water-Inark can only be distinguished
by holding up the printed sheet singly to the
light. All others are COUNTERPART; and
all persons vending them liable to heavy
penalties, and will be prosecuted to conviction
by the proprietor OF the genuine preparations,
as the only means of guarding his own inter
ests and protecting the public against damage
to health and life from the use of deieterious
and reputation.
The said Leith is Scotchman by birth, about
35 years of age, of good address, d.ep-toned
voice, forid complexion, light hair aud thin
whiskers, gray eyes, standing about 5 feet 3 !
inches, and somewhat inclined to corpulsncy.
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Terrible Photographic Counterfeits.

Terrible, Photographic Counterfelts.
The Paris correspondent Of the Bos-
ton AtEas gives the following alarming
account of recent Photographic counter
feils in that city:
The science of photography has, for
some time past, been the rage among the
young men of fashion in Paris, and has
been carried to great perfection by some
of them; but none to greater extent
than by NJ. Aguado, whose successful
studies from nature are we'll known among
the artists of every country. On Satur-
day morning, this gentleman sent word to
the experts of the Bank of France that
he had at length succeeded so fully in the
imitation of one of the thousand franc
notes that he defed them to detect it; and
to show his perfect conviction of the i'm
possibility of discovery, he warned them
that the note would be presented at the
bank between the hours of one and three.
According to this intimation, the experts
were assembled at the counter, and each
note brought in was submitted to their
examination before it was accepted. The
hour passed by and no false note appear
ed; the whole of those specified lay in
row spread out before the experts, who
already crowed over the idea that M.
Aguado had not dared to hazard the ex-
pertinent, when just as the clock struck
three, in he walked, smiling and triun-
phant, with a thousand franc note in his
hand.
"Well, have you detected my forgery, y
asked he, with the greatest GOODNESS.
"No," replied the head expert "for the
good reason that you never sent It,"
"Why, there it lies, right under your
nose-the third to the left; and here is
the original that took it from"
The dismay of the experts may be i'm
agined when, even comparing the two,
they found it impossible to say which was
the false. A council was held to deter
mine the course to be adopted, as accord
ing to report, great number OF these
Photographic notes were in circulation,
and Mr.. Aguado declares himself able to
manufacture any number of notes in
given time, and that none shall be detect
ed, either by sight or touch.
The CONSERVATION created by the an
nouncement is not to be described, and
report tells us that the bank has accepted
the offer of learned English doctor res
ident here, to furnish a chemical prepara-
ton, of his own discovery, which shall
Immediately decompose the photograph
by the touch of camel's hair brush, dip
ped in the liquid and passed lightly over
the printed times. The adventure has
served to make US laugh, although rather
grimly, when it is considered that already
the greater portion of the notes IN clrcu
lation may not be able to stand the tes
of the learned doctors brush.
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WASHINGTON ITEMS.
MONDAY, March 80.

The Cabinet have had several night
consultations in relation to the affairs OF
Kansas.
The now Secretary of State, Mr.. Stan
ton, will leave next Monday, and will be
the acting Governor of Kansas until the
arrival of Mr.. Walker, whose private
business will detain him here until early
in May.
The outlines of the instructions to
Walker have been agreed upon. The
business with which he is charged is, as
has heretofore been surmised, to see that
the people have free, independent and un-
interrupted expression of opinion con-
cerning the affairs of the Territory, in
carrying out the provisions of the Census
and Registry laws, and that for the cleo
ton of delegates to the Constitutional
Convention.
The troops that have been heretofore
employed in the Territory are to be re-
moved, and others, not engaged in the
former difficulties, are to be ordered
thither; but it is not apprehended that
there will be use for them or the militia.
The Administration has resolved that
the laws shall be maintained, and has full
confidence in Walker to carry out their
Instructions ....- ..
,dr. Woodson, who is superseded by
Mr. Stanton as Secretary of State, will
certainly be appointed to the Land-ofice
in Kansas. .-. .. -.......
The jury in the case of William Lee,
indicted for the murder of Mr.. Hume, in
the Pension Office, in this city, returned
into Court this morning with verdict ol
acauittal. .... .....
The jury were governed by the instruc-
tions given at the instance of the counsel
for the accused
Mr.. Lee, it will be remembered, openly
but enormously charged Mr.. Hume, al
the last public reception given by Presi'
dent Pierce, with having picked his pocket
Next morning, when Hume called upon
Lee, at the Pension Office, to convince
him that he had been mistaken, Lee not
only refused to retract the charge, bu,
firmly reiterated it. For this Hume caned
Lee, who shot him.
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Latest Altered and Counterfeit Notes.
BANK OF COMMERCE, New London, Conn.
Is, Wig. Murcury and sailor-Wash-

Latest Altered and Counterfeit Notes.
BANK OF COMMERCE, New London, Conn.
Is, Wig. Murcury and sailor-Wash-
ington on the right end and Harrison on
the left.
BANK OF LOUISVILLE, KY.
5s Wig. portrait of FilImore-female,
cog-wheel, anvil, &c. on right-female
leaning on left
BUFFALO City BANK, Buffalo, NY.
5s, Wig. female, bale and sheaf of grain
ON right ship builders, Five above and
beow-on left State arms with 5 above
and below
FREEMANS' BANK, Boston, Mass
Beware of notes of different denomina
tions, spelt Freemen's instead of Free
MANS
PARK BANK, N. Y. City.
20s raised from ls-vig. circular die
with 20 each side-sailor on left-Indiar
on right-park and fountain on bottom.
PEOPLES BANK, Roxbury, N. Y.
Is altered-viz. female, sheaf ofgrain, &c
sailor on right and mechanic on left.
POWELL BANK, Newburg, n. Y.
eos altered from 2s-portrait of .
mans head in the right upper corner
house and May pole between signatures.
SENECA COUNTY BANK, Tifin, Ohio.
5s, los and 2Os, altered from 1s-vig
female seated, with sheaf of grain, sickle
plow, &c'--male portrait on left and fe
male portrait on right of vig-male por
trait on lower right, l above-1. Stat,
arms, One, on left.
SowAMsET BANK, Warren, r. L.
5s, Wig. an eagle and shield--Washing
ton on the right.
UNION BANK, Boston, Mass.
5s, altered--vig. Murcury, shipping
bales, &c.--blacksmith on left--child OF
right. Safety Fund Reporter, ApriI
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%

9 Some researcher after curious sta.
tlstics has made an estimate of the prob
able amount which II costs the individual
members Of. the different churches in the
United states to sustain their respective
churches. The estimate is founded on
the last United States census. a Bsp-
tist or Methodist, three. dollars and forty
cents, Presbyterian, seven dollars;
Congregationalist, ten dollars; a Roman
Catholic, fourteen dollars; an Episcopa.
liam, eighteen dollars; 9 Unitarian, twenty.
three dollars.
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The Black Republican Nominations II
PENNSYLVANIA.


The Harrisburg correspondent of the
Pittsburg Post thus writes in relation to
to the Black-Republican State Convex
tion in Pennsylvania:
The Black-republican State Convention,
as you are aware, met here yesterday, and
closed its labors this evening by nomina-
ting David Wilmot for Governor; William
Millard, Of Philadelrinia, for Canal Com
missioner, and Jsmes Veech, of Fayette,
and Joseph J. Lewis, of Chester, for Su-
preme Judges. A vast deal of dissatis.
faction prevails among the Know Nothing
leaders. Already are the Eliminating
tbunders of the dark-lantern gentry heard
reverberating throughout every nook and
corner ofthe Capitol-swearing vengeance
upon niggerism and all connected there
with. The truth is, they have given us
nothing against which to combat. My
judgment leads me to know that had they
nominated Gideon J. Ball, the Democracy
would have had foemau of no ordinary
strength of character, as q man and rs a
politician But he was too honest to car
ry out the base purposes of slavery agita-
tors, consequently he must be consigned
to oblivion in order to make room for a
politician of the scape- gallows order.
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NOTICE IN PARTITION. /,

J'LBAzER WILLIAMSON, Nancy Dsnbove
IL Ssvilla Williamson, Milly Cline and Eli
Cline, her husband, and Elizabeth Iee aud
John Ice, her husband, will take notice that
on the first day of April, 1857, there Was fled
in the Court Of Common Pleas Of Honroe
county, Ohio, by Isaac Williamson, petition
for partition, which will lie for hearing at the
next June term of said Court, wherein the said
petitioner demands partition Of the following
real estate situate in said Monroe county, ta
wit: sf,t et Z
The north west quarter Of the north east
quarter also the east half OF the north west
quarter, excepting five acres in the south vest
corner belonging to Joseph Allen; also the east
half of the south west quarter. excepting thir.
ty acres off of the south east part belonging
to Joseph Cline; also the south west quarter
of the north west quarter excepting fifteen
acres off of the east side Of said lot. All Of
said land being in section number seven, town.
ship. number four, and range number six, con-
tanning in all one hundred and ninety acres,
and being the land owned by James Williamson
in his life time, andmore particularly dsscrib-
| ed inaaid Willamson's deed %issh~'
|. E8 3GeE sI p ISAAC WILLIAMSON. sgit
| n RyiJeHy S. WAY, Atty for Petit;cnsE
April 5, ls5T,-i6N,3 s. ..s.I. l,:
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FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival of the Constitution.
NEW YORK Anril 9

New YORK, April 2.
The steamship Constitution arrived this
afternoon from Bremen and Southampton,
bringing dates to Tuesday, the I7th of
March.
Political news uniDportant.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times says that the King of Prussia has
sent new instructions to the Conference
to the effect that the recognition of his
right to the sovereignty in Neufchatel is
the express condition of his remuneration
of that sovereignty.
The Spanish expedition against Mexico
assumes more imposing aspect. Gen.
Pezula is spoken of for the chief command.
A dispatch from Copenhagen says the
Sound Dues Treaty is duly signed.
The overland China mail had arrived
at London. Its advices confirm the Tel
egraphic accounts of wholesale attempts
at poisoning by the bakers of Hong Kong.
Several hundred were poisoned, but not
fatally. A large number of junks were
collecting for the purpose of attacking
Hong Kong, and some fears are entertain
ed by England on account of the Small
ness of the land forces.o s -a
Commissioner Yeh had addressed Com
missioner Parker, asking why he had not
ordered the American ships and subjects
not to intermeddle in the present troubles
Tea continues to advance.
A Paris letter says the French Charge
left Marseilles on the 9th for China, with
instructions to the Admiral of the French
fleets in the Chinese seas to operate with
the English forces, in conformity with ar
rangements concluded between the two
governments. e
Russia is making preparations for a
decisive campaign in Circassia. She has
one hundred thousand troops along the
shore of the Caspian Sea, and had besides
secured the active cooperation of several
native chiefs.
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MARCH 31.-The instructions to Gov.
Walker were full, clear and explicit, and in
them are quoted the extract words of Mr..
Buchanan's inaugural, wilt is the indis-
pensble duty Of the Government to secure
to every resident inhabitant free and inde-
dendent expression of his opinion by his
vote In this the Cabinet cordially concur.
They and those who will shortly admins
ter the affairs of Kansas believe there is
nothing to prevent such resultsin the adop-
tion OF the state Constitution, as the Legis-
lative Assembly at their last session re-
pealed that portion of the election law
which required a challenged voter to take
an oath to support the fugitive slave law.
Gentlemen who have made enquiry rela-
tive to this subject, have been assured
that the administration and Gov Walker
will endeavor to carry out their promise
in good faith, being fully impressed with
the Importance Of the result.
The administration has initiated none
of the proceedings in Kansas having i'll
view the elections of delegates prelimina-
ry to the formation of the State Constitu-
ton, but with the desire to terminate the
distracting question of slavery, and will
assist in carrying forward the measure
which has been commenced in the Terri
tory for that purpose, leaving the people,
without any reference whatever to their
political divisions, to settle it by free and
untrammeled vote for themselves.
1t having been repeatedly asked how
independent suffrage can be exercised if
the laws of the territory are to be regarded
as valid, the reply from the best sources
of information is that the law providing
for the election is fair and it explicitly
declares that all free white male citizens
of the United States, over 81 years Of age,
and residents of the Territory, the first
of April, shall be entitled to vote for dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention.
This is to be administered without regard
to any test oaths.
Walker reports his opinion that Kansas
will be free State.
Sampson w. Harris, Ex-member of
Congress from Alabama, who has been
sick ever since the adjournment !of Con-
gress, died here to-day of Pneumonia.
The President made the following Kan
sas appointments: Jno. w. Whitfield,
Ex-delegate from Kansas, Register and
Dan'l Woodson, x-Secretary of the State
of Kansas, Receiver of Delaware Land
distribution; Frederick Emery, Register,
and Jas. P. Dover, Receiver of Western
Land District.
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STEAMER SuNK.-The old Michigan No

STEAMER SUNK-The old Michigan No
2, which has during several weeks past
been running regular as Wheeling and
Sunfsh packet, sunk on Tuesday evening,
a few rods below Kate's Rock, 8 9miles be-
low this city. She had landed to set
some passengers ashore, when she lloated
upon row of pickets, tearing away large
portion of her hull forward, and sank to
her boiler deck in about three minutes
She had but little freight on board, and
the passengers and crew escaped to shore
along the shore, with the water in the star
board side of the cabin.-The crew was
at work yesterday removing her machinery,
which Is all that will be Of much value
about her.
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MARRIED.:

On the End ihst.,tby Il. T. Mitchell, Rsq.,
Mr. AsHhR AeIN, of Green township, and Miss
CAROLINE MATILDA RANDOLPH, Of Center town.
ship. u =, n
On the 2sth day of March, by Rev. N.
w. Dallas, Mr.. WILLIAM SouTHBRs, and Miss
MARY ELLEN YoHo, all of this township.T
On the 1st inst, by the same, Mr.. RoBxRr
DETwILER, and Miss MARGARET TRUAx, al Of
this township.
On the 4th inst, by the same, Nr, Axpnsw
HUvER, and Miss CArH4RINK ]. SurEH
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WASHINGTON, April 2.

William A. Harris, of Missouri. has
completed his arrangements for be-
ing editor and proprietor of the Washing
ton Union, to take effect on 18th inst.
He was formerly representative in Con-
gress from Virginia; afterwards Minister
to Buenos Ayres, and was formerly known
as editor of the Cons stituton and the Spec
tator, published in this city.--Although
Mr.. Appleton is not appointed, there is
little or no doubt he will succeed Ger.
Thomas as assistant Secretary of State.