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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.

PENNSYLVANIA kAILkOADs
THREE Daily Through Trains, between Philadelphia
i and Pittsburg. THE M0RSING MAIL TRAIN
leaves Philsdephia for Pittsburg at 7 A. NJ snd Pitts
burg for Philadelphia ST 7, a. N. TIE PAST LINE
leaves Philadelphia for Psburg at p NJ and Pit.sburs
or Philadelphia at l, ?. NJ. THE NIGHT EXPRESS
TRAIN leaves Philadelphia for Pitsburg at H. p NJ and
Pittsburg for Philadelphia at 10, =. II.
The above lines at Pittsburg with the Railroads
TO and from St Louis No.; Alton Galena and Chicago
ILL.,; Frankfort Lexington, and Louisville, Ky.i Terra
Haute Madison Lafayette and Inianspols Ind Cincn-
natl Dayton Springfield Beetontaine Ssndusky Toledo,
Cleveland Columbus Zanesville Msssion, and Wooster
Ohio; also with the Steam Packet Boats rom and to New
Orleans, st. Louis, Louisville and Cincinnati.
Through Tickets can be bad from either of tbs
above places
For further particulars see Handbs OF the different
starting points Passengers from the West win ind th
the shortest and expeditions route to Philadephis
Baltimore, New York or Boston
THOS. MOORE, AesNr, P1sse'sger Lines, PhiLGdq
]. MESKIMEN, AsENT, Passenger Lines, Pitts61r0.
Philadelphia ls57-jan -ly ..
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SuCAR.

I I0 HHDs. Common, Fair, Prime and Choice Leuisi-
fO Sugar.
100 barrels Crushed Sugar;
I25 6 LO.f
so g Clarified s
So White Havana Sugar, in Store and for sale
bv rmay OIL w n. GORDON & co.
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10 DOE BALM OF THOUSAND FLOW
10 ES just received by Express direct from the pro-
pretors. For sale at so cents per bottle
maya -ss- J. g. BROWN, 43 College street
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Nails.

O000 KEGS ShOenbergers Nalls;--an sizes.
LUOU 100 kegs Flour Barrel
100 kegs Fin shiDg
100 .. FeneiBg 4"
so 4, and in. Spikes. In store and for sale BY
may2I. W. H. GORDON 4 co.
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TUST RBCEIV ED-Water Coolers Of various patterns,
81 five Ice Cream Freezers Toilet Sets, Pressed
and Japanned Tin Ware, VsHndah Chairs and Seees Tin
Plate Block in Copp Sheetron aud Russia Iron for sale
by fuueI2-Imr p. " MAXEY d. co.
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WE have superior assortment of fine old Pure Brandy,
w not the kind usually sold in this market, good enough
for medicine, thsis good enough for well men to drink,
but do not import goods but article we
sell pure, and Orth all we ask for it. We have
] half ppe Central Society of Vineyard PrOPrietors
Brandy vintage, 1881
/ hall pipe same vintage, 1S45
1 do O2rd, 1851
l do do United Proprietors vintage, 1851
! 40 h.S Slgnette.
These Brandes for sale in any quantities, at very
small profit. HOLLISTER * CARTER,
apr23 q UniCn street.
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FOR RENT.

SEVBRAL desirable Dwellings, for the balance o
~ the year Also set Of pleasant rOoms, in cOnVeneh
part of the city. Apply TO b. s. Hawkins, or
W. L. BOYD, JR-
iune IL 1857 No 50, Cherry st.
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OLDSHERRY AND MADEIRA WINES AND
SENDRIRS

SUNDRIES-
DETER HARMONY NEPHEWS old Pale Sherry; Inpe-
L rial Pale sherry OpIey's old Port; SandeImans Port;
Burgundy Port IvanhOe Msdera ten cases Hungarian To-
kay 4he ClAret Hautalten ClaTet; Congress
Water and 10000 Superior London Cigars various brands
Apr23 HOLLISTER 6z CARTER.
FIN r TEAS.
DEST black Tmperia Young Tyson and Gunpow der
Id Teas. HOLLISTER 81 Carl ER,
apr23 81 Union street.
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4MaIOA s5Ss, KUH'PT for M'di''Iuiss, e, ,sy S,x.ss
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Ice! TCeI!

TIE Subscribers prepared furnish the citizens
Nashville, with Ice OF the best quality, their office oil
Cberr street, opposite the Post Once. Ibis put
Paradise Hill, and isequal any brought from th
Lakes. mayl5-d W. T. JARRETT & BRO.
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WHITE HILh BONNEIS BY EXPRESS.
d ECEIVED this morning by Express loI of White Silk
IL BOnne of the aest sty lie and beautiful material
AsO leases of elegant small gd French Jacones, with
300 pcs White MusqueO Netting Our of goods in
general is we'll assorted and will be offered merchants
only at low prices.
Snne9-tf IRBY MORGAN & co.
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S' asSisaGs for one year if paid at
ID Una oI subscription; z wo Ks0ii:Is
Fasty Goats, WITHOUT DEVIATION
@lter5he expiration o f t hree months
80 III. Bills for Advertisements, job
WORK, or Subscription considered due, when
coA-rasted, except against those with whom
We nave rfanlng accounts.
: W Observation-Disclosures rderadiscontinuance
ol the paper, at the expiration of the time
ior which they may have subscribed, are con-
sl'tecel as wishing to renew; and it Will be
continued to them accordingly.
5L3@.s0 Paper will bcsent out of the county
unless paidfor in advance.
SJs Advertisements inserted at OBe Dos-
i:sF per Sgsss,Fc OF Twesye Zines
or Hess, for the first insertion; FE.:y
Eeuss for each continuance.
rPPersons advertising by the year, will lie
CHARGED Forty DesiaFs fora whole col
umn. 'a.yesaly D0ai:sTs for one-half,
'Gczs > s;l;aF> for one-quarter. No derja-
eioa from these terms ,tader any circumstances.
BIZ The privilege of yearly advertisers is
strieEy ipHte{ to TIER otcn inaaaeisaie and
regaflrr brssness: and the business of an ad-
vertisiag firm isnoJ considered as including
that of lis individual members
GFAnuouneing candidates EsiEae Dollars
90 ie g1it IN a{UGace ia e0eTy case
0<FAdvertisenents aot marked with the num-
Der Of insertions " hen handed in, will be cOH- I
timed ,util ordered out, and payne" efected /
G[FN0 advertisement caH be eiaSertsG gret"atousty
05-Adyertisenen of apersonal nature, 11pG- /
rfaLfy charged d0ajle P1ics
g-PJoh Printing. Of ALL kinds, neatly !
done on EeET 81 pc. and on as reasonable I
terms as any ofIicein Tennessee.
EpN0 paper will be discontinued until all
arrearages are paid uI--ercept at the cpto'l q
the Publisher.
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poweF Ct tie Human Eye.

George Fit. afterwards Icrd Riv-
ers, declared that be could tame the
most furious animal by looking at it
steadily. Lord Spencer said, well,
there is a mastif in the courtyard
here which is the terror of the neigh
borhood; viii You try your power on
him?" Pitt agreed to do SO, and the
company descended to the courtyard,
4 servant held the niastlif By chain.
Pitt .knelt down a short distance from
the animal They all sbuddered. At
n signsl given. the mastiIf' was let
loose, and rushed furiously towards
Pitt, then suddenly checked his pace.
seemed confounded, and leaping over
Pitts head. ran away, and was not
seen for many hours after During
one of my visits to Italy, while | was
walking little before my carrirge on
the road not far from Vienna, per-
ceived two huge dogs bounding to-
wards me. l recollected what Pitt
had done, and trembling from head
to foot, yet had resolution enough
to stand quite still aud eye them with
a fixed look. They gradually relaxed
their speed from gallop to a trot,
came up to me; st Ppeflo a moment
and went back again.
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Scarcity OF Provision IN NORTH
ERN MrcHIGAN.-The East Saginaw
Enterprise states that in some portions
of Genesee and Tuscola, and probably
Saginaw county also, there is much
suffering fox want of provisions, All
kinds of provisions, except flour, are
unusually high and very scarce
throughout the northern regions. In
the newly settled townships where
most of the lands are but little i'm
proved, and the past season unfavor-
able, the supply ofprovisions is short
and but few of the inhabitants able to
buy them at present high prices. In
stances great suffering and almost
starvation in particular neighhohoods
are reported. In some cases property
has been sacrificed at ruinous prices,
and men have m rtgaged their farms
to obtain means for the support OF
their flmilies, while those who have no
such resources to draw upon must re-
csive aid or suffer actual starvation.
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PATENT MEDICINES.

That there are Some patent medi-
cinss equal to what is claimed for
them, We are disposed to believe, but
that this is general thing does not
gain our credence ia the remutest
degree. Several instances have of
late come to our knowledge, where
by it is proved that The mischiavous
effects OF some of the numerous pre-.
tended panaceas have resulted in al
most producing death. A lady in
this city was, on Saturday, brought
TO a critical condition by the use ola
preparation, one Of the irgredients
of which WIS the extract of byoscia-
mus. Physicians were sent for, how
ever, and she was soon Relieved
Another case is that Of a gentleman
who is still considered dangerously
i'll from the use ofa fever and chill
specific" Great caution shoull be !
exercised in the use of any medicine
not prescribed by an edncated physi-
cian.- Mcmphis Aews.
The above caution is timely one
in this day Of universal panaceas and |
specifics. Some Of the patent com
pounds SO extensively advertised,
are harmless, possessing no principle /
sufficiently active to cause any harm, !
but there are others which contain
most deleteriOus substances. Some /
of these have been exposed, but
their use is becoming more and more
common, aud the evil effects result.
ing therefIom will become painfully !
to their dupes. Our advice
is to avoid all patent medicines, un-
less they are known to be good, and |
to ''touch not, taste not,
trouble not" any which profess to
cure great variety Of diseases, and
nre bolstered up with flaming certiG-
Gates,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-05-14

A NOVEL FINALE. = We find in the
New York papers the following ac-
count of closing scene in the recent
Iy adjourned black republican legisia-
ture of that State:
"Shortly after six o'clock, the Sen
ate chamber becoming densely packed
with spectators aud lobby mon, some
industrious wag busted himself with
sprinkling cayenne pepper over the
carpets in the room and on the reg
listers, the effects Of which were al
most instantly perceptible on those
present. The slight and irregular
coughs, and delicate sneeZing soon
increased to general aud prodig-
-ious cough, sneeze, hawking, splitting,
and blowing of noses, the "ooise and
confusion from which at times en-
iirely precluded the possibility OF
hearing anything else. So general
did the scene at length become, that
nearly every Senator, not excepting
the President, was seized with the
mania The chamber, which was
crammed 10 an uncomfortable degree
intending number Of colored people
now became the scene of general
-, o,oaze. and blbying of probs'
ces. SO as TO render il impossible iol
business 10 proceed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-05-14

RECIPE Eor DESTROYING CRows.-
Take one quart of corn, turn boiling
water upon it, let it stand one hour,
then turn off the water, put three
grains of stryehnine and three drops
of oil of rhodium to the corn, stirring
them well together until tits ready
for use. Scatter this cora about your
fields. Crows, other birds and squir.
rels will eat, and they rarely live to
get off the field. One of our farmers
told me that he had killed fifty crows
within short time this spring, by
corn prepared by this recipe. This
has not been known here but two years.
Alaboring man came to reside here,
and undertook for compensation to
rid several fields of f~crows. He re-
moved to the West last autumn, but
before he left he sold his recipe to
several farmers here, so that it is no
longer secret.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-05-14

SAN Francisco Cry BANKRUPT
The San Francisco Herald states that
the schools in that city have been
brought TO close for want of funds;
that the fremen are without means
to continue an organization, and that
the prisoners in Jail were actually
starving, their wants having been re-
lieved for that day by funds contrib
uted by the Grand Jury.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-05-14

PULLING "A lady being asked
by a gentleman to join in the bonds
of matrimony with him, wrote the
word stripes" stating at the time
that the letters making up the word
stripes, could be changed SO as to
make the answer to the question. =
Who knows the answer?-Exehauqe,
ANY child can give the answer, af-
ter little time in arranging the LETT
ters thusl sp-e-r-s.i-st.
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Do | Lore Theei

Do love thee? Ask the poet
II he loves the twilight hour,
ASK the wild bird if it loves
To dwell in its woodland bower.
Do I love thee? Ask the streamlet
If it lovesto wander on,
Ask the flower if it loves
The golden-sun at summers dawn.
Do love thee? Can the ocean
Cease at will its raging tide?
Can the eagle. in its fight,
Cease to spread its pinions wide?
Do love thee? Can an exile
Fer forget his native land?
Can the wavelets cease to lingef
Sweetly on the pebbled strand?
Do I love thee? when the torrent
Stops to kiss the lilies white;
When the silver robe has fallen
From the reigning Queen of Night;
When the lark has ceased its singing
To the morning sun in glee-
Then my heart Will sadly falter,
THe,, I'll cease TO think of THEE!
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WHOLE NO; 3l5,
An Incident Of Travel.

The table was laid for dinner in the
spacious upper cabin Of what in those
days-for the occurrence we are about
to relate took place many years ago,
was considered a first class river boat.
The passengers were seated at them
meal, when a staggering deyil.may-
care feilow-who had spent his time
since coming on board at "Natchez
under the hill" between corn-whiskey
and eards-eame sauntering in from
the ''soeial hall'' and took his place at
the board at the same time drawing
forth a brace Of hair-triggered duel
ling pistols, which he cooked and laid /,
each side Of bis plate in such mant
ner that the muzzles Of the weapons
were pointed directly at the breast of
a gray-haired merchant from New Or
leans. very quiet, unobtlusive sort Of
person, who sat opposite the gambler.
"Sir," said the old man, sWill you !,
do me the favor % remove those Pls-
tells, for it is impossible for me to eat
my dinner comfortably when my Efs
is endangered by the very careless
manner in which you have thrown
down your weapons"
To this mild remonstrance the per.
son addressed vouchsafed no further
reply than an oath, coupled with the
intimation that IF the old fellow did
not like it he might have the cabin;
but as for himself, he would not move
bis fire arms to please the best man
that ever walked"
Upon receiving this discourteors
reply, the old merchant uttered not 4
word, but resumed his chair from
which be had partly risen, with the
air of a man who had made up his
mind to endure an annoyance which
he could not prevent. In few mo-
meats, however, he raised his head,
made signal to the black man, q
servant of his own, who vas attending
him. and gave some whispered order.
The negro disappeared, entered the
III ,stcr's state room by its outer door.
bat Immediately returned to his place
b, side his masters chair where he
stopped down, produced something
from behind his b.ck, and pIsced the
article, whatever they were. in the
merchants hands, as the old man put
them quietly back to grasp what he
had sent for. A moment mere and
all were electrified by seeing the old
gentleman straighten himself up with
with a cooked pistol in each hand,
which he leveled full at the glmblrrs
head, at the same instant calling out:
'lf you stir, or dare to move fips
ger,sir, you are dead man."
He then motioned to the negro.
whc stood grinning at his side: "Tom,'
said he, sgo round and take up that
persou's pistols, remove the caps. and
lay them in his state-room, he won't
need them, at least until after dinner.
As for you, sir.' added he, turning
to the discomfitted swaggerer, as Tom
literally carried out bis masters in,
structions; 81 fancy you will Rot be
disposed to bully even an old man
in future
Wbne the "Screamer, No. g." stop,
ped to ''wood up" some two hours
afterwards, the gambling man. was,
"by particular request one Of. those
who went on shore,
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Mere Fuss thaa Feathers.


The Philadelphia Pennsy lvaniaI
had The following good story in it
police reports
As Mrs. Stansbury, residing in {
court running from Race below 6tt
street, was about to bringa bucket o
water from the by drant last night
she found an old basket suspended
from the knob of the front door
Putting her hand iuto the basket, she
felt something alive and kicking, but
SO wrapped up in rags that no farther
discovery could be made without -un-
wrapping the object. A piece of pa
per luided like a letter, lay by the
side Of the animated bundle. Mrs.
Stansbury Immediately returned into
he house, and BY the light of the
lamp examined the billet. 1t was
directed TO her husband. She trem.
u!ously broke the seal and read as fol.
lows:-
"To JOE STANsBURY- .Sr:: l send
you the baby, Of which you will
please take good care, and bring it up
right, SO that it may turn out bet
ter man than its daddy. Oh, Joseph!
what sly old rake you are! Who
would think such sober old spindle
shauks could be such tearing down
sinner? The child is yours, You may
swear to that. Look at tit is
Stausbury all over. You deceived
me shamefu4y, Joe--letting on to be
a widower! But do a fathers duty
by tie young one, and will forgive
you. Your heart.broken NANCY.
"P. S. Don't let that sharpness
wife of yours see This letter. Gam
mon her with some kind Of a story
about the baby. N"
Mr. Stansbury was in the base
ment kitchen, quietly eating bis sup
per, aud little imagining what storm
was brewing overhead. The door of
the kitchen was violently thrown
open, and his wife S voice yelled out
"Stansbury, come up here, you vii.
lain! Here's a mess for you!'
TIE astonished Stansbury hastily
Obeyed the summons.
Don't you want 10 see Nancy?"
cried Mrs. Stansbury, when her gull
ty husband hobbltd up into The roc NJ.
Nancy what Napcy's that!' said
the sly old rogue, in well feigned as
tonishment.
"Wby. Nancy, the mother Of this
baby that's been hung pat the door,
Mr.. Siansbury ! Oh, you look
mighty innocent, but just read that
letter, and then look into that bas,
ket. Don't be afraid, it went bite;
it @ got no teeth, poor thing. You'll
know it, for as the hussy says, it's
just like you, all over. Please good.
ness III expose you before every.
body"
IN less than five minutes, Mrs.
Stansbury bad collected room full
of spectators halfthe inhabitants of
the court-to witness the process
Of unwrapping the baby. Anxious
eXpecta tion saton every countenance,
as the Jealous lady tore away rag af-
ter rag from the body Of the found.
ling, the vigorous movement OF
which astonished every body. "lt is
foil of the dasGl already" said Mrs.
S. "that shows it's his. You'll! see
that it & like him in every thing"
At last all the swaddling clothes
being removed, out jumped the baby,
and made its escape through the
open door. II was a big tom cat.
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Remarks Of Dir. Davidson.

NASHVILLE, Tenn April Is, 1857.
To the Editors of the Union 3- AAerican:
+ GENTIEsIEN: In the fuIfiIIment Of
"a promise made to some friends at Pu-
laski, herewith transmit to you the
substance ofsome remarks made by
me at that place on Monday, the 18th
inst
Yon viii confer a favor on my
friends and myself by giving them a
place in your columns.
Yours respectfully.
JAMES III. DAVIDSON.
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DECIDEDLY Cool. = The Journal says
TINT Democratic editors act on the
maxim "that lie well stuck to is AS
good as the truth" This language
is uttered by an individual who be-
longs to "a political body, whose ritual
required the initiate on bended
knees, with cue hand pointing TO our
national hanner, aud the other resting
on the region of the heart, and prob
ably the eyes upturned towards hea-
ven, to syear TO deny all knowledge
of the existence Of the order of which
they were becoming members.
This may be consistent with the
American bible and the American
religion unknown elsewhere, which
Judge Robertson declared it to be
one Of the leading purposes of know
Nothings to Introduce; but according
to our anliquated notions, not at all
adapted to cultivate respect for truth
and sineerity.-L0u Democrut.
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Gbaife postu].
A Kissing Lyric.

a Kissing Lyric.
Since for kissing thee, Minguillo.
My mother scolds me all the day,
Let me have it quick, my darling,
Give me back my kiss, | pray.
If we have done aught amiss,
Let's undo il while we may;
Quickly give me lack my kiss,
That she may have naughtto say,
Do, she makes so great a pother, :
Chides so sharply. looks so grave.
Do, my love. to please my mother,
Give me back the kiss I gave.
Out upon you, false Minguillo!
One you give, but two you take.
Give me back the one, my darling, 4
Give il for my mothers sake.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-05-14
TIE Manufacture Of Fire Arms.

The machinery now employed by
the Fed. raj Government for the man
ufacture Of firearms is complete. A
musket may be turned out every so
minutes of the working day from the
raw material. The machinery is of
the most perfect description, and does
the work with unering accuracy. 1t
is said that in no department of the
mechanic arts has the inventive mind
been exerted with mora astonishing
or elaborate results. To produce a
musket entire, 294 machines, and
nt arly SEQ distinct processes are III
yolved, The iron from which the
barrels are made, costs $500 per ton.
This is eat,up from bars into pieces
of ten pounds weight, and fourteen
inches in length, which, after being
drawn out to forty inches under a
nearly white heat, is curved and weld
ed on steel rods. Each barrel is then
bored out and reduced in weight from
ten pounds to four and half after
which it is polished with emery on re-
volving wheels. The quality Of work
manship which is displayed in the
making of these barrels, is thought
not to be surpassed in the world.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-05-14

In Cincinnati young man named
Hoover, of Vicksburg, Miss, has re-
covered S2,2l0 from the keeper Of .
gaming house, that sum having beep
lost at faro,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-05-14
GonMANDrzISa.--At the table Of

GoRMANpIzING.--At the table of
one Of our New York hotels, lately, a
rouch-span individual was annoyed
bv the voraciiy Of his nearest neigh.
bor. who monopolized all the good
things he conld reach, After wit
Messing his operations br some time,
fine blunt customer taI ped the gor-
mandizer on the shoulder, and said
.Look-a-here, Old felllw, wouldn t
advise YOU to 60 to Ohp right away
"Why not?'
because they havelgot the hog
cholera out thele!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-05-14

George Sumner says in recent
lecture: 'sThe excessive use Of salera-
tns is a cardinal cause of the Ameri-
can ill-heaitb- 1t is a deadly poison,
the use of which should be summed
as the slaughterer of the infant and
the destroyer of the strong man"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-05-14

A shawl was lately sold in Phila-
delphia for S1.425. In the same
city women make shirts for six cents
each.