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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19
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He is represented in the garb and rcgalia of
Free Mason, standing in the entrance of the
great and magnificent Templeof King Solomon
the picture being superbly decorated with
the mystic symbols of Free Masonry. and APP
propriately colored in the highest style of art,
presents one of the most gorgeous spectacles of
oriental magnihcence of which the mind can
conceive. The likeness is striking and grand.
and for the sublimity of attitude, and the case
andsdignity of manner, is unsurpassed by any
other painting ever executed either in this
country or Europe.
This surprising picture has been produced at
an enormous cost. and in order to supply the
demand of all classes and tastes has been exa.
cuted in various styles of coloring. at propor-
tonate cost, ranging at retail from ri To $5
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order to place them within the reach of all, that
no American citizen need be deprived of hav-
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with one Of these magnificent specimens of
American art, in the form of the great and the
good, the Father Of our Country, have made
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Queen City Publishing House.,
no5-u al Main strsst, Cincinnati.
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er than any other store in the country; we shall
do no such thing We expect reasonable
profit for our Goods. Our motto is, live and
let livs." All we ask is for the people to give
us q call, and ascertain for themselves. We
shall endeavor to keep an assortment of the
above goods at all times, when they can be pro-
cured in the market We also have a small
stock of
DIP Goods, Yankee Notions, &C.,
Which viii be sold cheap. as we wish to close
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Chicago Tribune for 1857.

TIME CHICAGO TRIBUNE is bold, earn
l. est and straightforward Republican paper,
devoted tothe cause of Freedom, Progress. and
Reform. Believing that Liberty, and not
Bondage, is the saving principle fthe Repub
lie, it is enlisted into the Republican rsnks,
not for campaign, but during the struggl4
between Freedom and Slavery. 1t contends
for the principles declared by the unanimous
vote of the Fathers of the Republic in the Con-
gress of 1857, that Slavery or involuntary ser
vitude shall never exist in territory now free
that Slavery shall be excluded ftom all Ma
tional Territory, and that the influence Of the
General Government shall be exercised or the
side of Freedom.
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15
Railroad Meeting.

Pursuant to previous notice, meeting OF the
citizens of the town and vicinity Of Smyrna,
was held at the Hotel of r. Foxwel!. on Sstur-
day, the l1,h inst, relative to the Maryland
and Delaware Railroad,
On molten OF Col. Geo. w. Cummins, James
r. Clements, Esq. was called to the chair, and
DR.. E. ID. Daley elected secretary.
The object Of the meeting was stated BY Col.
Da2'l Cummins.
Gen. 1'ilghman, President Of the Road, then
addressed the meeting in plain and forcible
manner, showing the advantages Of having the
terminus of the Maryland and Delaware Rail-
road at the Smyrna Station, and the disadvan-
tage of its going up the Peninsula, within the
Maryland line, to Elkton, and strongly urged
upon the citizens the necessity of subscribing
literally to the stock of the company.
Col. Dan'l Cummins, by reqsest, hen read
report of the committee appointed at the for
mer meeting, showing the amount subscribed
in this town, to the stock Of the road, (which
is, so far. only $3.50. 10 :. - - -
Minus Coverdsles Esq, stated that the amount
subscribed for at Kenton and vicinity. was
~, 800. .a. IS asst, ~; l..... IS 8.
w. Slaughter, Esq. reported on his book,
from TempIeville, S3,475. - i. =
The books were then opened and stock to the
amount OF between one and two thousand dol.
lars taken. .~es.
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15
Town Statistics.
Y. A.

The inquiries have often been made, "HOw
much did it cost the Town of Smvrna for i'm
movements the last year, o. "How many
Bricks were used. and how many feet of curb
stones y "How great an amount raised by
taxation. and how appropriated r' These may
be considered very proper interrogatories, if
only to crafty curiosity but we think that
deep and abiding interest in the town and it's
reputation, has prompted the above, or we
should not attempt to give the following exhibit
of the proceedings of the late Town Commits
sioners, for the year ending March ID, 1857:
1856.
June.-l600 fl. OF curb-stones, of diff.
ferent widths, purchased of G. w.
Cummins, $256 %
Freight on same, $50 20
Sept.-l7l9 #. of ditto, purchased of
G. w. Cummius, 248 "a
Freight on same, $50 90
100000 bricks, purchased of Shaw g.
Leigh, including freight & wharf
age, 6l1 56
Amount levied by taxes on citizens,
shows, DC, 58l SO
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

BAKERY Mr.. Henry Bearne. of this town,
has taken the house of Capt. Cun on Market
street-which has been put in complete order
for a bakery-where he will keep full
assortment OF Bread, Rusk, Twist-bread. Sara
toga bunns, Cakes of all kinds, Confectionery OF
every variety. &c. Mr.. Besrne has engaged on
excellent baker from Philadelphia, who we
lave every reason to believe is master Of his
trade. A bakery such as MIR. B. has establish
ed, has long been desired on the part Of our
citizens, and we bespeak foT him liberal pat
ronsge. heladies are the warmest supporters
Of the enterprise, as they know the inconve-
nience and dissgreableness of making and ba-
king bread in the sultry days of Sumner, and
we are certain Mr.. B. will receive "aid and
comfort " from them in abundance. 'e..
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

MUascIPAL 0RpINAscEs.-Ourc commissioners
have published bylaws for the government of
the town,which are necessary and salutary. and
we hope will be effectual in carrying out the
regulations desirable for the peace and harmony
of The community. But, to do this successful
ly, there must be cooperation on the part OF
our citizens with the persons placed in authori-
tied. We do not know that there is more need
Just tnow OF Publishing and enforcing ordinances
than at any former period,-there may or may
not be,-but, one thing we do know, which
must be evident to all, that. in the absence OF
law, the reckless and evil-disposed persons will
become more and more regardless of person and
property. There are many individuals W 40 really
seem. in the language of AstrolOgy. to have
been born under an {" evil planet" Those no.
BILE, elevated, selfsacrfcIng qualities which
endow, influence and sustain the upright, in
doing and suffering for the good of the commu-
nifty, never seem to have been shadowed upon
their minds. They seem to delight in revers-
ing all established rules Of right which are
ordained for common good.
How are such individuals to be controlled!
--only by force And what force or power is
strong enough except that sanctioned by the
PeopIe' The object of ordinances then are for
'he public good, promulgated by the people
through delegated individuals, for the security
and protection of society. As such they can
not, fail to meet the appreciation of the order
loving portion OF tue community. There is one
thing which must strike the commissioners as
it does us. as very important. viz: the strict
and unfinching enforcement of the law in all
cases of violation. They have had examples
enough of half.laws. dead-lelter-laws and de.
faRet laws, made SO by inefficiency and dere.
lection in carrying them into execution. TO an.
swer az beacon-light, to point them to the
goal of success Unless the commissioners act
with determination that will make itself visi-
Die, they need not expect that regard for their
DEGREES, which should characterize the people.
We need not enumerate the provisions, as they
are accessible to all our citizens.
Those, however, which involve, sometimes,
the conduct of our friends in the country, we
state for their benefit, as we may thereby dc
them a kindness. They are: fine of one dol.
lar for obstructing any sidewalk or foot. path
by cart or wagon, or hitching thereon horses
or other animals; fine of two dollars for al.
lowing any animal of the horse kind TO run Al
large in the limits of the town; and fine o
I've dollars for driving through the streets at
greater speed than six miles an hour.
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

Rev. w. ii. BRISBANE occupied the pulpit
Of the M. E Church, of this town, on Sunday
morning last, and preached very fine sermon
Easton (Md) Star after speaking of his depar-
tsre from that town, says:
"The congregation at Smyrna are certainly
Ieeky, having drawn the capital prize in the
conference lottery. As a learned and eloquent
divine Mr.. Brisbane has no superior on the
District. and as christian aud gentleman,
he sall that could be desired. He is extreme
ly popular in Easton, and we doubt not will be
equally so at Smyrna" '..."a 81. - 49,.
The Presiding Elder. Rev. WIN. McCombs,
delivered an impressive sermon in the evening
upon the Conscience - =
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

HovER's INK, made in Philadelphia, is a
great comfort to editors, and we suspect even
greater to composltOrs, seeing that its Auidity
leaves no excuse for bad or charred writing
the great foes of type-setters.
II Is really quite pleasure to write with such
ink, especially with good steel pen, for which
mainly it ls prepared.-NeD York American.
We cheerfully add our testimony TO that OF
the editor of the American, in favor of Hover
Ink. 1t is all thai can be desircd.-Neu York
Courier and Inquirer.
HoUer'S Philadelphia Ink is beautiful ar
ticle, we'll calculated for metal pens, as it will
not corrode then.-B Brother Jonathan, Nec
York
THE FREsHEr IN MAINE.-Bangor, April IL.
The recent tresbet in the Piscataquis river
has caused great destruction. Six bridges
were carried away. and several buildings car
ried off or materially damaged at FoxcrOft.-
Much damage has been done to the bridge and
canal at Dover. Several mills and dams have
been injured, and a grist-nill and the bridge at
Guilford were also carried away. The freshet
has also extended to the Penobscot and Kenne-
bee. and caused extensive damage along their
banks.
KANSAS AID" Societies in the South are
appealing to the pockets OF the people of that
portion OF the Union, but it seems, from the ma
ture of the appeals, to be uphill work. In
Charleston city, ward committees have been
appointed to canvass the whole city, for the
purpose of drawing out support for the Southern
settlers in Kansas. The Charleston papers
urge if Kansas is not won 10 slavery, Missouri
must necessarily become tree State, which is
very likely to be true, whether Kansas is free
or not.
0ST The Fredonia Censor says probably L.
100000 pounds of maple sugar have already
been made in Chautauque, which, at the price
likely TO rule for some time TO come, Q21 cents
per pounds,) will be worth $l25,0OO.
O[TAt the Arch street wharf, Philadelphia,
lies simon pure Russian clipper, with a Rus
sian skipper, Cossack crew, and thorough. going
Cossack rigging and quarter deck arrangements
NEw DREss.-The Centreville Sentinel came
to us this week as the States Rights AdUo-
cate" with entirely new type, and greatly en-
lmged. I .t ~. ....
O- The trial Of Mrs. Cunningham and Mr.
Eckel, for the murder of DR.. Burdell, will take
place before the Court of Oyer and Terminer
early in May. ...,..... ..t ....
or We understand, says the Gasette, that
four or five families intend soon TO emigrate to
Utah Territory, from the neighborhood of Gen.
treville, Delaware. Their avowed intention
is TO unite with the Mormons. = y"
OF A. Poulson, ESQ.,, has purchased, of Mr.
Pratt, the right for the self-adjusting ox-yoke
for Delaware and Maryland. Farmers can OBJ
tain the right to use this yoke the remainder
Of the term Of the Letters Patent for $40.
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

LIvIsG IN PHLADELPHIA!-Poultry sells at
exorbiiant rates. Butter at 80 35 cents per
pound. Eggs were never more abundant, sell
ling at 20 a ~ cents per dozen, with plenty Of
purchasers. Vegetables are high, common po-
tatoes at 81 10 a OIL is per bushel. or 90 cents
per half peck. and sweet do. at I 25 a 81 so
per basket. or % 80 cents per half peck
Cabbage sells at from 8 Csc per head. New
radishes sell at 8 Zoe per bunch. Delaware
shad command sac s5 per hundred. and
Southern s2s a. 80. BY retail they sell at rs
a430c each. 41.,s.,4s p. 4 44yHs. gfe..f.. .
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

or We have received, for publication, a
fine poem. entitled the " Diamond Ring" taken
verbatim from Frost's American Speaker. Such
an attempt at plagiarism exhibits downright
stupidity. lfa person must steal other writer's
productions and endeayor to palm them off as
his own, he wonId exhibit much more tact by
cuIling from some massy,old book or fls ofnews-
papers, than from book familiar 20 every school
boy in the land. ..-...'.., y, =
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

provement in the site of the new Bank, of
which he speaks, can't be found and, some-
how or other, will never get over "that part
Of The toTn hSving 9 stone 'front.'" Ahem!
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Smyrna times., 1857-04-15
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OF" A Young Lady Of Worcester Mass, was
publicly garroted in one of the streets, las,
week, by young man from Germany. II seems
that they were lovers in the " faderands, but
having "stern parents the young man was
sent on some business by his father. to a place
many hundred miles distant, where he was de-
tanned for six months, and when he returned,
found to his sorrow, that the love of his heart
had been borne away by her parents to Ameri-
ca. The young man resolved to emigrante
thther, also, and came over in The last packet
ship. He took the cars from New York to this
place, and in looking for employment about
city, accidently fell in with his lady love-
Their meeting was affecting. and the garro-
ting she rather seemed to like, particularly as
he took an impression from her rosy lips.
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

SENTINEL GOIso.-To-dsy's issue of the Sem
tinel says the Dover Reporter of Friday last.
will contain the valedictory Of its editor. Next
week that entire printing establishment will
be removed from Dover to the city ofWilming-
ton there TO make its DEBUT, on the 25th inst,
as the DetaioGre Democrat. The Sentinel DUR
ing it's short career in Dover, has amused the
public much with its evolutions. II has been
right-face and left face. sde-face, two-faced.
face-about and even no face at ell. It has
marched and il has counter-inarched. II has
kept time TO the music Of the o-party organ,
the w-nothing organ, the American organ,
the Convention organ, the Anti Railroad organ,
the Independent organ and the Democratic or.
gan. And at last. after all its changes, il
marches itself out of Dover. We wish 1t well,
and hope that il has acquainted itself with all
the evoutions, and that in future. change oflo-
cation may make 1t a more faithful Sentinel.
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

ArkIssr WHEAT REApER,-Mr. Jonathan
Caslin, Of this town, is the Agent for this Ma
chine for Delaware and the Eastern Shore Of
Marylard. Many Of the leading farmers OF
this aud other States, who have tried ell the
wheat fespers in use. give this the preference
over all others. and certify the same In writ
ten recommendations. which Mr.. C. 10 having
printed in pamphlet torn for distribution, Mr..
CatIin has a /. depot" for this as well as other
implements, adjoining his residence
where they can. at any time. be seen. 2 19di
o. 60 s1s s--------~~s~s-----1-- ffte8 80
or Rivers Il Desioas' Circus will Wait this
town ON Tuenlsw mart
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

( 0T Eighty shous.nd dozen eggs eggs were
recsivsd Ia Philadelphia by the Delaware Rail-
road on Wednesday last.
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

OF Mr.. Isaac Pennewil, who has been
teaching the school in District No. 5, in this
town. for four years past, has been engaged
for the same purpose, in District 3,-known as
the upper district" Mr.. John w. Lycett.
of this town, formerly Of New Jersey, succeeds
MIR. p in District No. 8. Mr.. Joseph Register,
who has been teaching in the supper district +"
for the past FIVE years, resigned, and will take
a school in Appoquinimink Hundred.
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

INTEkEsTiNG FROM OHiNA.-A letter IN the
Journal Of Commerce dated Macao, Jan. 90,
says that the Cantonese (Chinese) compute
their losses in houses, go-dows, shops, &C., at
over 1000 buildings-uP to date and in merch-
andise, aud the value of the above property,
they state their losses at 100000 of dollars
(which is probably not far from the truth II
is fair to suppose the Chinese do not overesti-
mate the loss of life, when they state it at TO-,
O00-of all ages and sexes--the bombardment
of the city by the English having been kept up
for nearly two months.
The poisoning scheme at Hong Kong affected
over 400 persons, but it 10 not ascertained that
single person died. The quantity of arsenic
was too large. t...tt.
Since then, another attempt has been made,
but on much more moderate scale, through
poisoned oranges, quantity of which (about
5000 in number,) was introduced into the colo
ny. 1t failed however, as too little of the poi
son had been absorbed by the fruit, although
two deaths took place, and they Chinese. The
Chinese have method of poisoning oranges
by piercing them in the first instance with min
ute holes, and then placing them over the va
por of the poisonous substance, which they then
cause them to inhaIe.
Attempts have also been made to fire the
settlement. That the Chinese are subtle
enough to create some great catastrophe, is
| we'll known, but how or when, no one can di-
vine. The consequence is, that the whole COM
munity is living in state of complete and most
painful anxiety.
AT Macao, all is in the most perfect peace
and security. The Portuguese, who have held
this place now more than 800 years, know the
Chinese people well. Of foreigners, there are
about 70 Americans here, including women and
children; of English, not probably more than
IL or Is in all /; of Spanish, French and Ger
man, and European Portuguese, not including
the garrison aud naval force, there may be one
hundred. The defenses of the place are sever.
al judiciously placed forts, all built over 225
years ago, about 800 artillerymen, a brig-of
war OF Is guns, and an armed lorcha of six.
MINT OF THE UNITED STATES, PHILADELPHIA.
The report Of James Ross Snowdon, Esq,
Director of the Mint, gives the following infor.
nation: The amount OF gold and silver bul.
lion received during the year 1856 at the Mint
and its branches, including the Assay office was
as follows: Gold deposits, Ss55,07s.402 20
silver deposits. including purchases, S5.I2O,.
634 43-making total of $60, ,l99, ,036 63.-
| The coinage for the same period, including
bars, was as follows: Gold coins, $36, ,497,
76s so; silver coins, $5,l35, ,24O; copper coins
S27, l06,76. The number of pieces of coli
struck were, 33,s63, ,s47; the number of golt
and silver bars, 7,1l9.
The amount of gold of domestic production
deposited at all the Mnting establishments du
ring the year 1856. was as follows: Gold fron
the State of California, $47,5O9,41I OS; fror
the Territory of Oregon. $40, $50 and from III
Atlantic States. 1925, $50 73--making the tc
tai of domestic gold, $47, ,878, ,44l 81.
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15
$2,1979I

To amount expended for i'm
prOvements IN the town by
the commissioners during
the year, -$l74l rs
Amt in hands of Treasurer,
for taxes, &c.,-not col
lected, 1873 90
Sundry bills, not collected,
in hands of Treasurer of
the Commissioners, l68 %
Balance, l49 SO
Smyrna times., 1857-04-15

OSr The New Castle county bank viii hold
an election for Directors OH the 18Th of May.