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Book Notices.

HE COMPLETE Works OF GEO.
W. CURTIS. Messrs. Dix, Edwards &
Co, have done well for the public. and
we presume also for themselves. in bring
ing out in handsome, uniform edition of
the collected works of one of our most
popular American authors. Several Of
the volumes consist Of articles originally
contributed to well known magazines. in
which they gained such unqualified an
probation as to wei justify their appear
ance IN more substantial and permanent
torn. MIR. Curtis style is, for the most
part, charmingly fine, pure, and bears
witness to his intimacy with the best wri-
tiers. We may say of him, as johnson
sad OF Goldsmith, " his language is copi.
Gus without extravaganza, exact without
constraint, and easy without weakness. >
In the beautiful and appropriate dres:
which the enterPrising publishers have
bestowed upon his complete works. they
will doubtless find their way to a multi.
tude OF libraries, and become a part q
the permanent literature of the country
HUMAN PHIsIoLoGY, BY John W
Draper, NJ. D. New York Harner 4
Brothers. This stately volume of nor,
than six hundred octave pages is bipbl,
credltabie to both author and publishers
10 the publishers, not only as a beautifn
specimen Of typography, engraving. an,
press work, but as an illustration If tboi
enterprise in bringing the most importan
sciences and arts fairly within reach o
the whole reading public. To the author
as demonstrating that eminent seientif
knowledge and great practical skill ma,
be made subseryient to the acceptable in
struction of even non-professional read
ers. Though not strictly a popular tres
tise, any intelligent person can understan
1t while to those whose professions re
qulre an intimate acquaintance with tn
subject of which it treats, it will be a va
liable text book. AS a book for occa
sional reference, it will be priced by ey
cry well informed person.
Love AFTER MARRIAGE. Bv Mr..
caroline Lee Hentz. Philadelphia 7
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q nj DOW.

Our very accommodating postmaster
at this place, peremptorily refuses TO de-
liver the Standard to those subscribers
who wish to get them at the post Office.
What reason he has for refusing to do
such a gentlemanly act we know not,
unless II be because it is so entirely for
eipn to his feelings to do anything Ike a
gentleman. that he refuses on that ground.
He can do just as he pleases, of course.
Il is a matter of no consequence to US
whether he delivers them or not. We
send them-eight in number-to the Of
flee to accommodate our patrons, and if
this Democratic ApoHyon, in the pleni-
tude Of his swinish nature, sees fit to
throw them under the counter as he did
tie last, Why we and our unfortunate
patrons must submit, that's all. We
shall, however, continue to send them to
the Office as usual, and if they are una
bic to get them, we will supply them
when called upon. We do not know as
be is obliged to hand them to our pat
rons; don't know as we can compel him
to perform any office of good neighbor-
hood. But a person who has the least
spark of manliness in him does not have to
be compelled to do any act. We as
sure our readers that we have no dispo-
sition to abuse this pattern of MORALITY,
and if we had, do not knoaC hol0 the thing
could be accomplished.
p. S.-Since writing the above, we
are informed by a gentleman from Alba
ny Centre, that our last issue has not yet
reached that place. If they lave not,
the fault is at this post Office, as they were
carried there two hours before the mail
arrived on last Friday, and the blame
cannot be with Us. We have been in
formed upon what we consider good au-
thority, that Mr.. Dow has declared he
will not assert the mail we carry there,
and that he has announced his intention
to pitch them all in together and send
them one way. That accounts for the
present whereabouts of the Albany
package not being known.
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An Aggravated Murder.

About two and a half years since, a
vouno man named Samuel T. Norcross,
q son of Mr.. John Norcross, the much
esteemed depot master at Cutters and
Pierce's stations, in East Lexington,
went to the West. He has since resided
at Dubuque, Iowa, and Dunlieth, Wis,
where he succeeded in accommodating a
lite property, amounting to some $1,000.
Being in bad health, young Norcross re-
Gently disposed of his property Cat Dun
lieth, we believe,) and made arrange
ments to return to his friends in East
Lexington. Last Friday they received
telegraphic dispatch from the Presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, at
Philadelphia, stating that Norcross was
lying at the point of death, and request
ing to know what disposal should be
made of the body. The same day a
letter was received from Norcross him
SELF saying that he was then about to
leave his late place of residence for
home, in company with a friend who re-
sided in Philadelphia, and who had in
vited him to return through that city,
and stop week or two with him there.
After the reception of the telegraphic
dispatch, Mr.. B. Poland of West Cam
bridge, a relative, started for Philadel-
phia to take charge of the body, the fa-
mily supposing that Norcross had died
on his journey home. We learn that on
Monday last a letter was received from
the President of the Philadelphia Rail
road, stating that the young man was
found nearly dead, near the Altoona sta
ton, Blair county, and that road, some
250 miles from Philadelphia, with his
head crushed by murderous blow, and
his throat cut from ear to ear A razor
was found lying near. He died soor
after. A letter found on his person from
a younger brother, residing at East Lex.
ington, containing also a postscript writ
ten in pencil by his mother, enabled the
officers of the railroad to apprise his re
latives of the sad fate of much beloved
son, whom they were daily expecting
home. Young Norcross was about q
years of age and had the reputation o
being an industrious and respectable
young man. He was doubtless murder
ed for the money which he had received
for his property. On his person watcl
and SIG were found, when his body wa
discovered. This affair has caused mucl
excitement among the numerous friend
of the family. 1t is to be hoped that tn
perpetrator of the foul deed may be dis
covered.
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TERRIBLE SUFFERING on THE PLAINS.
A correspondent af the St. Louis Re
publican, writing from Independence,
Mo-, under the date of Jan. 4, gives fur
Their particulars of the terrible suffering
of the Mormons crossing the Plains, west
ward. The Salt Lake mail which ar
rived at Independence on the 29th met
one of the Mormon trains near Bear
River, others having already reached
their destination, in good condition. The
correspondent says:
The fourth and fifth trains were met
at the three crossings of Sweet Water,
in very different condition from those
in advance They were suffering beyond
measure for the want Of provisions, and
on account of the cold. They were very
badly clothed, and in consequence of the
hardships, many of them were dying in
one camp they buried fifteen in one day.
The mode of burial, since they cannot
dig the frozen ground, is to lay the bodies
ID heaps, pile over them willows and
heaps of stones.
Gov. Brigham Young, learning some
thing of their condition, dispatched some
men and provisions to their relief; but
these were met by the mail party return
ing TO the city again, having been turned
back by the violence of the storms they
encountered. What the poor creatures
will do, or what viii become Of them, it is
hard to tell
A Salt Lake correspondent of the Bal
timore San, under the date of Oct. 81
says.
We have dreadful accounts of the
suferings among the Mormon emf
grants by the hand cart train, which i.
now in the mountains. The train con
tanned $50 souls. One-seyenth are al
ready dead, and they are dying at thu
rate OF fifteen per day. There are som,
500 more behind, Of which we have hear,
nothing. We hope they stopped at La
ramie. 1t is impossible for them to ge
through this fall. The Mormons estima
ted that there are not less than 1900 O
their brethren yet to come in, and tn,
snow is reported to be not less than foo
deep in the mountains"
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Something of a Border Rufian.

We hope our readers will not be so in
credulous as to laugh at the following
-ifthey can help it:
g correspondent of the National
(IlL) Emporium writing from CIeves,
Ohio, says : A few days ago. while Wat
Eckman and Mike Shots were digging a
well for James Nalson, Esq, near North
Bend, Ohio, the skeleton of a man. or
rather Of giant, was found, twenty-nine
feet below the surface of the earth-who.
when living, lowered to the enormous
height of twenty three feet and ten
inches.
Prof. Lind, who examined the skele-
ton, says:
The os-humorus of the skeleton
measured six feet four and half inches.
and the superior condyle, where it enters
the glenoid cavity ofthe scapula, measur-
ed eighteen and three Fights inches in
diameter Hence, says the Doctor, sad.
hitting the proposition demonstrated by
eonparitire anatomy, that all muscular
power depends On the magnitude of the
articulating condyles of the limbs t.
which they are attached, we must arrive
at the startling fact, that this naoaste,
man, while in the full vigor of life, wa
twenty three feet and ten inches high. anc
was capable Of welding the forearm witt
sufficient force to have thrown a cannon
ball weighing eighteen pounds from Gin
einnatti to Indianapolis, Or a distance q
So miles or TO have taken large mill
stone in each hand, and have wake
with perfect ease at the astounding rat
Of thirty seven and one eighth miles a
hour"
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B. Peterson & Co., publishers. Price,
SI.25. Mrs. Hentz was one of our most
successful writers. Indeed there is not
a woman in America whose tales have
been more steadily and uniformly popu-
lar. All her works are written with
much power and have a classic beauty Of
diction and grace of style which cannot
fail to give them all a high place in the
literature of our land. Her characters
have fascinating originality, marked
peculiarities, and an air Of truth to ma
ture about them. They are real life,
and throughout the exciting interest of
her stories, retain this truth to life char
acter-making one ready to exclaim 81
have seen just such persons" They are
full of sweet scenes Of domestic love, pu-
rity, and joy, which win the heart of the
reader. There is breathed into the pa
ges of her works a sentiment of the pure,
the exalting, the truly religious, which
is seldom found in any works of fiction.
The fragrance Of a serious heart, and a
religious life give grace to every page
and cannot fail in their sweet salutary
influence on every heart. Mrs. Hentz
was a pious lady and a professed follower
of our Saviour. 4 high, moral, and re-
Igious charm pervades all the stories in
this volume, imparting a glow to the
finest feelings Of our nature, and from the
beginning to the end strength is added to
strength, and beauty to beauty. Her
characters are finely drawn, and Mrs.
Hentz seems to have dipped her pen in
the fountains Of the human heart, and
with a wizard wand laid bare the various
and complicating passions of their ma
ture. Wherever her works have found
their way over this or any other CONT
nent, she is known with respectful admit
ration, and regarded by hundreds with
filial or sisterly affection. What fame
could have been dearer to a woman's
heart, ahd how few are there who are
privileged to feel such happiness, happi-
ness enhanced by the knowledge that
wherever her works had been read, they
have shed an atmosphere of purity and
piety, making one better for having per.
used them! The sound, healthy tone o.
all Of Mrs. Hentz's stories makes then
safe as we'll as delightful reading, ant
we can safely and warmly recommend
this volume to all who delight in agreea
bic fictions. Mr.. Peterson has also pub
lished it in a beautifully printed volume
Copies viii be sent to any part of The
United States, free Of postage, on remit
ting the price of the edition they may
wish, to the publisher, in a letter.
Address T. B. PETERSON, No. 10:
Chestnut ST., Philadelphia.
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FALSE Census RETURNS FROM UrAu.
-Elder John Hyde, sent as a Mormon
Missionary to the Sandwich Islands. has
turned States evidence against the Saints
and while denouneing their polygamy and
Vilalny generally, charges them with
classifying the Census Returns of the Ter
rtory' lie affirms that there are not
halt as many inhabitants in Utah as the
Census indicates. The names of deceased
persons, OF Immigrant disciples who never
came to hand, and of Mormons who lono
ago recanted their beastly creed and fed
thecountry, were all retained and used
to make the number of"70, 600"
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The CREDIT OF PENNSYLVANIA
The Philadelphia Pennsylvan5an says:
All remember the bitter taunts which
sydney Smith hurled upon Pennsylvania
during the temporary suspension of the
payment Of the interest of the public
debt. A striking proof of how complete
y our credit has recovered from the
shock 1t then suffered, is furnished by the
TACT that daughter of Sydney Smith,
not long since, invested $4,000 in the
same stock her father had so bitterly de-
hooneed, IN preference to an investment
IN any other class of securities"
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FIRE AT FALL RIvER-Two Men
KILLED.-Fall River, Jan. "a. The
mansion of Micah II. Ruggles was de-
stroyed by fire last night. Gibbs Earle
and VIM. Henry Burlington were killed
by a falling chimney. Patrick Daley
had his leg broken. Geo. S. White bad.
y injured, and Mayor Burlington was
slightly injured. Earle was a carpenter
and leaves wife and two children
Burlington worked for Mr.. Ruggles, was
ABOUT Y years of age, and unmarried
Loss not known.
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e. We have received the first num-
Der of the Teyssosst .Stoe& J0ur1ser1, pub
lished at 1IiddIebury, VT, by D. c.
Linsly. Judging from the specimen
number before US, we should say it is
just the paper that every stock grower
and farmer ought to have. See pro-
speetus.
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"a Our correspondent H." in an
other column, has evidently discovered
" mares nest," and doubtless thinks that
he has taken US down a peg;" but we
will next week endeavor to LAY him OUT
for wilfully perverting our meaning in Or
der to say something smart" In the
meantime we do not wish Mr.. H. to
lead the people into the belief that we
have ever had the most distant idea Of
defending bowling saloons. Than that
nothing was more foreign to our purnose
We believe their influence is had ond
only bad, and for that reason oppose them
Dancing schools are, however. quito an
other thing, which we would not argna
against unless something better could he
instiiuted-such as lyceums and histori.
cal societies.
We have received another communi.
Gallon from =" One Of the Elderly People 81
which VIII appear next week.
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The CONGRESSIONAL IST';ls
ING CoMMITTEE-THE LoBn
BERs FRIGHTENED.-WashnS''
%. On. Y. Herald corrsP'''''
The investigated COMMITTEE a'' p'''
ting vigorously their inquiries ID.
charges of corruption, and rsn'D-
sion most of the day. Their Pl'
are kept entirely secret. As'''
and Harrington Of New YORK q
before the committe to-day. ~
a witness testified before The ''~
that Green had approached or ''1
to bride members of Congress to 70
the fire bill now before CongI3
was called with reference TO D'
He stated positively that be n''. !,
attempted anything of the kind = /. I
bers. or TO any body else 'po Il
rigid examination Of about wv 10
answering all the questions s'll'.,
to the committee, he was a''D -
Harrington's testimony ''i'
Green's
There will be a genera
among the lobbyimembers a. ~ ,.e5
can get out of the city. 10" -.
Senate has passed the House y. y. /,
oning those who refuse to 's'- ~
derstand that Simonton's eouii ~
vised him to disclose all the iae1 y
it is useless for him to apps ;" NJ
habeas corpus. It viii be dl'l'
morrow,
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"a The Wesleyans in France main
tam 136 pulpits and 70 preachers of
various grades, 20 Sabbath Schools.
churches numbering 1130 members. and
congregations amounting to $4,000 hear
ers.
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Protestant VS.. CATH,

Protestant vs., CathoFs
A recent report Of The Nv.
ISOLATION for Improving i. :
the Poor, complains Of A,
operation among Roman C.a
attainment ats of the objects =,
Wh, !, more than seventy.f,.
OF the Society's benefciaris@. " /
Catholics not Oneper cent
mary means is derived fnn
the ROmish faith. The p.a,.
/" All our Protestant 4
charitable institutions, from Al
ton to their top stone. ~.
iof 'heiF ihdigent members Az.
that none are allowed to b ;.
public arms, or to be throw,
cold charities of the word. =
is true, as a general fact, n
amongst US. But the ROM,
of this city, excepting the ,sr..
orphans, make no corresponi,,
sion for their poor, neitb.,
churches or otherwise; nor ,.,'
their contributions, those vh :
ged in this Christian duty y.
poor and children, the sidd,,,
the impotent, are alike negscs.
Of those who subsist on alm,.
run our city as mendieants, a,
son to fear.that thousands wa.
every year if unrelievedbyR
charity.
Remonstrance with them q.
ject, is uniformly met With
poverty. But it does not An.
such a plea is reconciliable Vii
mitted wealth of many Of then
their boosted numbers-tbs 4
money annually RENTED by IA
this country to Europe-the MI
vested in large and costly chm
and their numerous CONVEX,
ternities, schools, academic
&C., which they have founis.
US, for educational uses and The
ton of their faith"
We apprehend that the san
in all our large cities and town
sands and tens of thousands
g are raised from the poorest
hard working classes in the Q
by the Catholic church, to
churches and for the supp
priesthood, but the church has
charities which are not come
religious propagandism.
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FROM THE IsTHMUs-COyBr
GENERAL WALKER.-Nev Yo1
"a. The steamer James Adsgr
here to-day. She left Aspnull
II, and San Juan 18th, hva
hundred and eighty passengehE
from California.
She put into Key West for ~
was detained there by bad weatLa
two hours.
The Purser reports that cLoz
disappeared on the Isthmus.
There has been little sickness
deaths on board the James Aiga
When the James Adger left AS
the q. S. sloop-of-war Cyan y
port, and six English men-of-TgE
San Juan.
Steamer Sierra Nevada was i
pected at Panama to take uPA
fornia passengers from the Ad:a
The Adger encountered great
ice on homeward passage, baTs
and 80 deg.
FROM NIcARAGUA.-Walkg
resented as in better condition be
having 1900 abled bodied men V
at Rivas, well supplied with an5.
and provisions.
Col. Lockbridge and bis 81
were still waiting at Punta Ats
completion Of a steamer, to u
about the 18th inst, to 60 up 2
and retake, if possible, Castillo 9
Carlos, and reopen the Transit o
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81 There are now one hundred and
sixteen counties in the fourishing State
o. L ezas, and territory for as much more.
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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-07
The Congo pemocracy and NegrOes.

There never has been period in the
history Of the Congo Democracy that
their leaders did not play the demagogue
in relation TO negroes. In ls40, General
Harrison was accused by the Ohio States.
man of being in favor, when Governor OF
the Northwestern Territory. of "sELLING
POOR WHITE MEN TO NEGROES |" ard Gov
ernor GOrwin was denounced by the same
journal as a "COPPER" CoLoRED NIGGER-
WHIe," and asupporter, when member
Of the Legislature, OF proposition to
give negroes the right to vote and testify
against white men. The Wing party, in
its whole history, was denounced by the
COngoes, as "ABoLITIoNIsTs, "NIGoER
'fHlEvEs," and "DisuNIoNIsTs." For
example: the Ohio Statesman, in July,
ls4O, contained the following paragraph
III regard to The Wings and Negroes:
"Whigs and Negroes Supping out ot
the same cup-the Whigs and Niggers
get along finely. TIE COLORED
BRETHREN ALL GO FOR MASSA
HARRISON AND FOR BR0DEF
C0RWIN /"
This is from Gov. Medary, and is jus
the kind of language now used by th'
Statesman against the Republican party
In 1914, Henry Clay was assailed as ar
Abnlitionst because opposed annexation
Of Texas. and this senseless cry defeated
him! And, yet. in the face ofthese fact
the Congo Democracy have the impu
deuce to call on the Wing friends Of Gen
Harrison and Henry Clay to support th'
candidates and principles of their party
Let no one, therefore, be alarmed at thu
rant Of The Congoes about Negro suf
frnge" and Negro Equality" 1t il
their old slang cry. which they ever EN-
pIoy against all parties! lis use shows
as in 1870 and 1914, that they have NJ
principles, except those connected witt
the increase Of the Slave Powef.-Leb
Star.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-07
LOOK OUT!

The locofocos are working a sharp
game. Their candidates for Office are out
among the people cOaxing and begging
for votes, and Iaboring 10 induce Repub.
licans to cut their tickets and vote for, at
least, one or two Democrats! This is
the course they intend to adopt. Look
out for the Iesuiical knaves. They are
slraining every nerve, and trying every
measure Of dishonesty, smiling, fawning,
entreaIing, doing everything 10 compass
their ends.
One of these gentry, 1t is said. has
gone so far as again to intimate, very
strongly, that he is in favor Of the prin-
ciples of the American party, and would
like to see it in the ascendency. The
Americans Of Jefferson county have not
forgotten the events which occurred three
years ago in This connection, viz, the
card which he published in the Union Of
this city, after he had received the entire
support Of the American Party, disclaim'
ing all connection with, and sympathy for
them.
A fair opportunity for vindicating
their honor will present itself on mex
Tuesday.
Be not deceived by honied words; thu
entire locofoco ticke. is bitterly opposed
to every leading principle Of The Ameri
can party.
The Union Ticket, from A 10 2. il
every thing that an American could de
sire. The men whose names are on it
are all compitent. honest, and true a
steel. Let us roll up such majority 70
freedom in old Jefferson, on the 18th in
s,an', as will lay the prosavery, locofo
CO, catho!ic-cOutling oligarchy, low il
The dust.