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The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15
ArURDAy,: ,:;:::;.;:;;AuGUsT Is, 1851.
Wolves IN Sleeps Clothing.
MANHATTAN, July %.

MASHATtAh, ID III ~o.
am more and more convinced every day
that We are hugging numerous yipers to our
bosoms-vipers that have already stung US
sorely. and that are anxious to fasten their
deadly fangs upon some vital part OF the
body polite ;-vipers that spit their venom
on all who oppose them, and scattering pol
son that it will take years to eradicate from
the system. aIlude to class of men who
say they are " Free State men for Kanzas, .
but care not fig whether slavery retains It's
sway in Virginia and Missouri, or is extern
ded into New MsAiea and U.afl. They
would as soon .sbuy nigger as a horse" :"
They are Free State men here simply because
il IS their interest to be SO. Ii they were in
the South they would be Pro-slavery
men, so as not to excite the dominant class
against them. In the east they are intense
II conservative, and everywhere they hate
Abolitionists with perfect hatred, but yet
are unable to tell what an Abolitionist is
They extol the Dred Scott decision, and
would prefer the establishment of slavery to
allowing free negroes to come among u.s.
The truth is, they are deuoid Of just lori1aci-
oles-are inclined to do wrong, to violate ev-
cry principle of equal justice, except when
they can make money by listening to the
claims of humanity. But they are Free
State men for Kanzas, they claim, and there
fore, attend all our meetings, and control,
as far as they can, the ACTON of the party
They abuse all the leaders who are tinctur-
ed with Abolitionism, and being very anx-
ious that our bridges should be built, and
our roads opened by government, SO as to
save their portion of the expense, they are
careful not to offend his excellency, Prince
Buchanan. Indeed, they think that we
should be conservative, and forget the past.
They throw out dark hints about Republi-
cans desiring that the Union should slide,
and suggest the probability that all true
lovers of our country will be compelled to
unite under the banners of National party.
1t IS easy to see that they are portions of the
Democratic machine trying to divide and
weaken the friends Of Freedom in Kanzas BY
fostering local jealousies, personal piques,
rotten selfishness and narrow minded preju-
dices, and working all the more efficiently,
because they are g members of the party
In view of these facts-and every close
observer knows them to be trtie-had we not
better come out squarely en- the Republican
platform, and adopt the name of Rerubli-
cans? ALBETR1CUS.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15
The Price of Sugar.

The consumers of sugar viii read with
interest the following remarks upon this dear
commodity, which we take from Hant's
Merchants Magazine for July. It says:
We have at several times noticed the cause
of the high prices of sugar, and referred to
The immense speculations in this article GO
ing on under the control chiefly of wealthy
Spanish houses engaged in the West India
trade. By far too large portion of the Gu
ban crop has been diverted to the United
States to make the question of prices easy
of solution. The present stock in New
York is nearly seventy thousand tons-al-
most three-fourths as much as is held In all
the principal markets of Europe The Lou
isiana crop last year, it viii be remembered,
fell off to seventy three thousand nine hun
dred and seventy-six hogsheads. If the
growing crop gave no larger promise, the
price of Cuban sugar, high as it is, would
probably be sustained through the year; but
the Louisiana yield is now set down at be-
tween three andfour hundred thousand hogs
heads, and if this quantity is realized it VIII
be out of the power OF the spectators to con
troll prices beyond the date when the new
crop will begin to arrive.
The question of price is then narrowed
down to this: viii buyers take the stock of
Cuban, now In this country and to arrive, at
the rates now current, between this date and
the 1st December? Holders take the affirma-
tive, and, as far as figures go, make out
fair case, showing greater consumption for
the corresponding periodof last year. There
is difference, however, of forty per cent in
price, and buyers ask significantly if this
great advance viii not seriously diminish the
consumption. Applied to many luxuries
the answer would be easy: but sugar has
become necessity, and experience has shown
that when taste is once acquired for it, it
is not readily relinquished. The expert
ment is now to be tried. We shah not pre-
diet the issue. but when it Is matter of
history shall chronicle the result.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15
Land once Opinion.

The following ruling Of the General Lano
Office, in regard to crossing east and west
lines, will be of interest to some of our
readers:
General Land Office, July 81, 1856.
LYMAN ALLEN Esq, Lawrence, K. T.:
SIR:-Y our letter of the 10Th May enclo-
sing declaratory statement for certain tracts
of public lands, stating that the Surveyor
General had refused to permit your filing on
the ground that your claim was divided by
IN east and west line, and asking the opin-
ion of this Office in the case, has been re-
ceived
In reply l have TO state that the Survey
or General has been directed, in a letter OF
this date, to permit the filing of your decla-
ration, as by the present ruling of this office,
1t iSo no consequence whether tracts sought
by pre-emption are divided by east and west
or north and south lines, so that they lie
contiguous.
THOMAS a. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15

such an adjournment, and so compromise
was effected by adjourning until this noon..
This anxiety to suspend the sessions of
their Convention, shows bow much faith
they have In the Revolutionary posture
they have assumed. For the three days of
the session now past, the Republican ma
jority in convention to which convention
the Democratic delegates will of course be
admitted on application has been laboring
faithfully to execute the trust imposed by
Congress. Not an hour or a minute has
been frittered away idly; but every man has
been working faithfully, earnestly and un
eeasingly for the welfare of the whole peo-
pie.
The above is frank, candid, straight
forward account of the doings of the Dele
gates up to this morhing, and we challenge.
any man to disproye syllable of one sin
gle statement contained in it. Thus stand
matters now The Democrats are shutting.
tssc
are dignifed, Industrious and frm-eonf-
dent in the righteousness Of their Cause and
relying with an unwavering trust, upon the
ratification of their action by THE SOVER-
EIGN PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15
Young America set on Matrimony.

Young America set on Matrimony.
The following appears as veritable local
item in Detroit paper:
a couple of young sprouts of American
blood, made their appearance yesterday be
fore Justice Purdy, and requested to be uni
ted in the holy bonds of matrimony. The ap-
pearance of the applicants excited some sus-
picion, as their ages, Judging from their
looks, were about twelve for the lady, and
fourteen for the gentleman. They set their
Years up to the full mark, however, and
claimed right to demand the performance
OF the ceremonies, the young man twirling an
Aaround his fingers with much ncnchGlance,
as sort of tacit inducement to the court TO
proceed without further useless questions.
upon being asked whether they were willing
10 take their oaths that they were of the nee
eSsary ages, they signifed assent with much
aiacrity, and the young lady holding up her
hand, sworeroundly that she was cover four
teen The same performance was about be
ihs demanded ofthe young gentleman, when
n stepped the paternal ancestors of the two
Young hopefuls, and general disconeerta-
,ion OF their plans followed. They were about
oeing led off by the ear to their mammas,
When Justie Purdy requested the young lady
o o explain how she dared to take the oath
that she had just taken, and which he knew
must be false. Nothing disconnected, she
stopped down, ald, unlaeing little CATER,
NFeW out of ita piece of paper on which was
written the word :. fourteen" On the
Strength of this she had sworn that she was
over fourteen That young lady ought
g Dc made wife as soon as possible.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15
JOB PRINTING.

The office Of The KAxzAs Nrws is furnished
with ( complies assortment of the newest styles
of Type, Borders. Flourishes, Cuts. Cards, Fancy
Papers, Colored Inks, Bronze, &C.. enabling the
proprietor to print GlRcuLAks, cARDs, eEaTrIckrEs
OF SrocK, DEEDs, PosTEgs. and all other kinds of
jon PRINTING, in manner unsurpassed in the
ceuntfy Particular attention paid to printing
all kinds of Blanks Orders for work promptly
attended to when accompanied with CASH 'fex-
cEIsaoR' is our NOTE. -
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15
Disclosures of a LIQUOR Dealer.


Mr.. Delavan, President of the New York
State Temperance Society, in his recent ad-
dress in the capitol in Albany, dwelt main
ly on the now prevalent adNlteration Of Aq-
uorS:
s.Within few weeks he said, sit has
come to my knowledge, that person whose
conscience reyolted at his employment, in a
large liquor establishment, has left it for
more innocent and creditable business. He
stated that it now only took ten, some say
four, gallons of pure whisky to make a bar
rel of the whisky of commerce. To these
are added rainy water, camphene and arsenic,
the latter to restore the bead destroyed by
the water He stated also, that brandy made
to initiate the real French brandy, and of
materials of the most poisonous character,
was sold at "a per gallon, costing only 9s
cents. That all kinds of wines were imita-
ted so closely that the best judges could not
discriminate; costing but a trifie, and sold
at prices to suit customers. The higher
the standing of the customer, and the more
particular as to his wines, the higher the
price to satisfy him as to quality. The
most celebrated brands were made use of,
and the names of the most celebrated Eu-
ply; and European dealers, be it known,
are not much behind, but much in advance
of the American trader, in their adultera-
tions.''
He quotes an advertisement of chem
ist IN New York. who is now prepared to
furnish the .tlarOrings for eUery Kind Of Zig
uor," and the best Cogniac brandy, etc.,
etc. is produced CAristiae Press
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15

sJohn,'' said clergyman to one of his
flock, '.you should become a teetotaler-you
have been drinking again to-day" DO
you never take wee drap yourself, sir?'' IN
ouired John. ssAh, but John, you must
look at your circumstances and mine. -
"yerra true" quoth John, ..but, sir. can
YOU tell me how the streets of Jerusalem
were keepit sac clean2" s.No, John, l can
not tell you that e.Weel, sir, it was Just
because every one keepit his own door clean!''
replied John, with an air of triumph.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15

A LADY's IDEA OF KIssIse-The edi-
tress of the New York Ladies' Repository
thus defines this luxury:
Kisses, like the faces of philosophers.
vary. Some are as hot as coal fire, some
sweet as honey, some as mid as milk, some
as tasteless as long-drawn soda. Stolen
kisses are said to have more nutmeg and
cream than any other sort. AS to pro-
posed kisses, they are not liked at all. .
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15
Good old Vermont is pillar among tn

Good old Vermont is pillar among the
righteous. One ofits papers thus says of it:
There is but one city in this State, and
not soldier. We have no police; and not
a murder has been committed in this State
within the last ten years. We have no
museum, no crystal palaces; but we have
homes, genuine homes, that sre the center
of the world to their inmates, for which the
father works, votes and talks-where the
mother controls, educates, labors, and loves
where she rears men, scholars and pat
riots.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15

How 10 KEEp CooI-falhing Of Sydney
Smiths Good idea of sstsdkilsg OF his flesh and
sitting in his bones, ;. as beng the highest
imaginable degree of airy eoiafors-i can
better thai, said Wit recently I'd knockth
marrow out and have a draft through. -
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15

SASa FRoID.-Fred., the prince of wags,
was Jogging home rather late, and a little
.shappy." when, passing by dark alley, 9
large, two-fsted fellow stepped out, seized
hinl.by the collar and demanded his money.
Money! hunphl" said Fred, mon
ey I've none;;' but if you win hold on mo-
rneuf III give you my note for thirty
days r''
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15

FIX THE DATE-Ata concert in VISION
sin. at the conclusion of the song, There's
a god time coming a country farmer got
up md exclaimed, Mister, couldn't you fix
the date, that IS what we want-just give us
the date, Mister
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15

A husband adyertises thus: My wife.
Anne Maria, has strayed or been stolen
, Whoever returns her win get his head broke.
AS to trusting her, anybody can do as they
see fit; for as never pay my own debts, 4
| is not likely I'll pay her
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15

During the last moments of Winn, a Ro=
chester printer, he was heard TO say, after
having relapsed into a semi-delirious state !:
81 am on my last stickfull-I am coming 70
a paragraph, and I suppose IN have to wait
for old death to put In the period.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-15

MF- Baker showed us an egg yesterday
" =, "hich was seven inches In circumference
:, ian any body beat this? Certainly; break
ne egg into a bowl, and beat it with &spoon-
Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-24
Iron the Alta California of March 20.l
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

SUMMARY OF THE FoRTNIGHT'S News
The weather, upon which California is
so dependent for her prosperity, has been
during the past fortnight of the most ia
vorable kind, both for the mining and ag-
ricultural interests.
The news of the passage of the Wagon
Road Bill has been received by our people
with great satisfaction.
Henry Bates, our late State Treasurer,
having proved defaulter, TO the amount
of 1924, 000 has since been impeached,
tried, and convicted of the offense, and
declared incompetent to ever again hold
any office of honor, trust, or profit in this
State. He has also been indicted and is to
be proceeded against criminally. Rowe,
his accomplice, still remains in prison.
Comptroller Whitman has also been i'm
peached for malfeasance, but has not YET
had his trial
1t is not to be denied, our finances are
in state of embarrassment and confusion
which may lead to temporary non-fulfll.
ment of our obligations; but that we shall
eventually, and we may add speedily, re.
deem every dollar of our Indebtedness
faithfully to the letter, no person acquain.
ted with the public sentiment of our PEG,
pie on this point, can for n moment doubt
Since the summary executions of the
robbers at Los Angeles great quiet has
prevailed in that quarter, and the mos
happy effects are likely to result from these
severe but we'll timed acts of retribution.
Gold is reported to have been found on
the Island of Anacapa, near Santa Barba.
ra, and also on a branch of the San Bue
naventura river, As miles northeast of tn,
city, near where the old mines were worked
previous to the late gold discoveries.
All kinds of business have been mucl
impeded of late in the northern part of tn,
State by deep SHOWS.
The rumored finding Of the 100-pouHt
lump at Sucker Greek is confirmed.
Farming will be carried on to larg,
extent in the northern mining region TIL
ensuing summer.
Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-24
AM ERIC AN TICKET.

Bs1- The friends Of Maj. Henry, through
out the District, will learn, with regret,
that he declines the nomination for Con-
gross. We are too familiar with his views
on tho subject, to be surprised at his de-
cisioa and whilst we regret his monaco
ceptancc, under the peculiar circumstances,
VIC can not blame him for deelininS-it is
consistent with his oft expressed determi-
nation not to accept nomination for
Congress, Now, what is to be done? is
the question Consistently being asked
We can repeat the question, but have no
remedy to suggest-no answer to give.
Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-24
WASHINGTON, April II.
THE VITAL FLUID

Enters every organ Of the body through
the circulation, distributes the nutritive
principle to every texture and the source of
every secretion. In word, it is the life of
man. How important, then, that it should
be kept in pure and healthy condition.
Hurley's Sarsaparilla is known to possess
properties which become assimilated with
the blood, disintecting it of disease, and
restoring exhausted nature to pristine vi
gor. COlun,bio( Teras) Herald.
Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-24
New YORK., April l6.

The steamer Arabia, from Liverpool, has
passed Sandy Hook and will reach her
berth about halfpast g The following
abstract of her intelligence was received
by telegraph from Sandy Hook:
The difficulty between Austria and Sar-
DINA is widening.
LIVERPOOL, April 3.-Sales of cotton
for the week has been $4,000 bales, inclu-
ding 1000 to spectators and 4, 800 expor-
ters. Sales to-day estimated at 5000 bales,
the market closing quiet at the following
quotations: Fair Orleans SO, middling
1916; fair uplands Il, middling z 9-l6.
Stock of cotton in port is 429, 900 bales,
including 308, 900 American.
LIVERPOOL, April 4.-Cotton-Sales to
day of 5000 bales, the market closing
dull, Breadstuffs steady. Wheat firm;
an advance LAID. Flour quiet and steady.
Corn quiet at an advance of Cd. Provis-
ions-beef steady; lard quiet, sales at us
Sugar and coffee firm. Tea unchanged.
LONDON, Friday, April 3.-American
securities unchanged, The Bank of Eng
land has advanced its rates to 81, being an
increase of ]. The bullion has largely
decreased and notes have decreased nearly
one million. Consols for money closed at
93t.
The Emeu, Kangaroo, and Herman have
arrived
BALTIMORE, April Is.
Seven bodies have been found in the ru-
ins Of the cigar store of Handy d Bowser,
one of the stores consumed by the great
fire last night. The bodies were not reached
till this afternoon. 1t is supposed three
more are in the ruins Those discovered
are scarcely recognizable, and were mostly
apprentice boys. The following is nearly
a complete list of the insurance: The to-
tai loss is estimated at $500, 900. One OF
the men injured by the falling walls last
night is dead, making eight lives lost SO
far; eight more are still missing.
BALTIMORE, April 16,
Search among the ruins Of the great fire
is still going on. Five bodies were taken
out this morning. More are still missing
This makes thirteen deaths in all so far
A large mass Of persons is thronging to the
scene of disaster, watching the Search
The remains of Buckley have not yet beer
found. He is known TO have been in ono
of the buildings when the walls fell.
NEW York, April 16.
! The steamship Arabia is signaled below
She will bring dates from Liverpool Il
Saturday, the 4th inst, having taken the
place Of the Persia, withdrawn for repairs
Her dates are three days later than received
by the Ericsson.
The boiler of the steamer Scott cxplo
ded during the retreat Of Lockridge, when
near Serapiqui, killing and wounding hfty
officers and men. The wounded we're sen
in the steamer Rescue TO Punta Arenas
Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-24

hoped that democracy viii hasten to cor
rect its misehievousand unauthorized legis-
lation. II is TO lie hoped, too, that the
people VIII sec the necessity for throwing
safeguards around those rights which are
being bartered to Foreigners for the in
famous privilege Of plundering the Treasu-
ry. Government when legitimate, is
everywhere intended to protect its subjects,
and its subjects are the people born under
it, or brought under it by conquest or
purchase. And no government does its
duty, or can long subsist when it recogni-
yes, and practices upon, the doctrine that
the native has no rights in his own coun-
try, which do dot equally belong to the
alien who may seek home upon its soil.
Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-24

nag The emancipation movement in
Missouri, and the proposition to make Vir-
GINA a colony of Massachusetts have
alarmed some southern editors, who begin
to talk about the necessity for some de-
cisive steps to arrest the progress of anti
slavery. For our own part we do not
blame the abolitionists, because they can
not construe the conduct of the South in.
to anything but a desire to get rid of sla-
very. They see southern locofocos doing
all in their power, to encourage the ingrcss
of foreigners, and TO facilitate their access
to the polls, knowing them to be the enc
mics Of slavery. They see the same loco
focos voting for alien suffrage, and for do
nations of the public lands to build up
freesoil States, and legitimately infer from
this suicidal policy thatit isthe settled pur-
pose Of locofocoism to extinguish slavery
by these-the speediest--means that can
be devised. Alien suffrage, squatter SOW
ereignty and the monopoly of the public
lands-all locofoco concessions to the anti
slavery North---constitute a power over
the final destiny of slavery that can not be
successfully resisted.
Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-24

PUBLIC LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
The public lauds of the United States
amounted to 2,2l5,752 square miles, or l..
4lS,08l .23O acres, Up to June 80, 1856,
la, 800, 100 acres had been granted 66,
436, 572 acres for schools and universities,
10, 100, 806 for railroads, 279, 1872 to Judi
viduals and companies, and 81, S25, 099
for military services Reservations for sa-
lines, 422. 1925 acres; reservations for Indi-
ans, 3, 40S, 716; reservations for compa-
MES, individuals and corporation, 8, 966,
1854; confirmed private claims, 1923, 903;
swamp lands, 40, 787, 3e7. Total disposed
Of about 35t, 600, 900 acres. Total mum
Der Of acres of public lands vacant June30
1856 1917 1888 1874, of which Ss2.77s were
in Michigan.
Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-24

Coon News FOR THE AFFLICTED WITH PILEs.-
We call the attention OF strangers and citizens TO
the advei tisement of DR.. CAvANAucH, who invaria-
bly, cures most painful disease, and one that h.
hitherto been regarded as almost If not entirely
incurable. The remedy is simple, not painful In
application, and SO cheap TO place II within the
reach of the poorest With such an array Of ev-
idence as TO the success which has attended DR..
Cavanaugh's treatment of the disease alluded to
as has been brought to our knowledge, we should
be singdlarly drelec, as a public JOURNALISM, did
we not brfng the subject promptly before tn pub
lie, and urge upon the affi icted to give il trial.
Chicago Democratic Press.
Fer sale in this city by Thomas g. Bro.
April 1857