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DESTRUCTION OF THE GrY PosmnoUrH. The Ports
mouth Ohio Tribune Of the 18th gives an interesting
picture of the in which the Ohio river Is invading
that city and lands in the vicinity sweeping whole
of land and blocks Of locks threatening wide
spread destruction. The Tribune says
at has worked OF several Of bottom land TO the
steep bank and worked that down to Fifth street. taking
all of Fifth street between Jefferson street and the city
limits on the west and is QUITTING TO the west
en end of Fourth street Six blocks containing twelve
city lots that originally fronted upon Fifth street,
washed by the river which is taking them off at the
rate of foot per day. 1t is common thing to see a
dozen square yards drop off at In fact the most OF
two blocks is already gone and at the northeast
of Fourth and Madison streets the river but few feet
from Fourth street
Only seventeen yards Of ground lie between the build
ing of the boiler yard and the river At the rate this
ground has been cavng In during the past thirty days in
month the boileryard buildings will BIZ sub
merged, unless removed Only about forty yards OF
ground intervene between the depot buildings and the
river At the rate this ground is disappearing
in three four months the very channel of the river
would wash these buildings, and it must be apparent to
that te eii In i ss-~e 10 pro
crosses The the channel Of the river works in to-
wards the bank resting upon qucksand the more force
gains and the harder it will be to stop its inroads
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SHORT SPEECHES In the English House of Commons
they will not hear speak at length who is not
known beforehand to have something to say They cheer
him down, cough him down, laugh him down, clap him
down, stamp him down, go down themselves to din
Long speeches abomination. So, remarks the
Philadelphia Ledger, it will become at Washington A
few Of the really great will make just many really
great speeches But the business of the country
rapidly coming to be transacted by sharp, short
pointed debating speeches, with the quckwitted retot
than prosaic orltions
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TIME January number is published this week.
.h %ess alone m S' anesssn, L
aud varied from The foreign gsas, and s oa
esd and TOW Of the many ao.ss u
lion received from gentlemen well known u e literary
world
Fsoa Rec Dr. Bac@s
The selections with much Judgment and
good taste from the range periodical isr.e No
pu5nsaon Of the Kind within my knowledge rh supply
instantaneous '''' IS W - LEONARD BACON
Nrw HAus, July 1851
From d.. Humphrey
have long been reader ECLECTIC azae and
am nov afaansa mso us y @ 70 me 10 rr.s an IL ooem
and instructive family reading as ought 70
do considering the wide range q which the editor awaits hseh
his selections lwsh 70 vide circulation, :, ,ur,ppvv
Pn4srmlD October s. 1851
From Professor Shepard, Of BassOr
regard the Eclectic Magazine very valuable stand
ard character and permanent e aoest and best IN
profitable GEO SHEPARD
BANGOR, August H. 1857.
From Hous
An acquaintance principal leading foreign
eoncssed Indispensable 70 every one who would keep
ce progress thought and OF knowledge in our day
read Tho ECLECTIC performs well the task Of
wnnens The wheat from these publications thus making what
most valuable IN ''' pages ''''0' 70 ' FRANCS FRANCS l. HAWKS
cuusen, New York. Nov = 1857
From The Independent
standard periodical i has rich table o. c'sa,s
monthly Swimming, Is only milk, and not cream.
Ffomt the Ncw York Tribune .t
Tho contents periodical continue 10 exhibit the UNI
form which the work such high reputation
refined literary tastes has no element Of the
catch penny composition but always fuils It's promises by
mdc- valuable the periodical hera
c Of the season enabling slight expense
cream Of variety Of popular works
a.
The Eclectic rst Of every month Each number
nnc neatly stitched
three volumes, with titles and indexes
TWENTY-FIVE embellishments and nearly 1900 pages this year. 1855
Price So
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cd The postage only number prepaid at the Office
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Address w. Fl. BDwEII,
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STRENGTH Or METAL some experiments made fol-
testing the coparars strength Of plain and corrugated
metal the superiority OF the latter Significantly de-
monstmtcd Two pieces OF copper Of equal su.sacc and
thickness formed into arches of about fifteen
in length the having fat surface, and the othe
two corrugated arches The arch with the fiat surface
gave way under the weight of few pounds while the
corrugated arch withstood the weight Of two whe
violently surged upon it without making the least i'm
preston In another experiment, made upon large
sale, and under equal conditions, the plain arch gave
way with three Thousand hundred and twenty six
pounds Of pig iron upon its crown while the corrugated
arch bore the weight of sixteen Thousand nine hundred
and ninety pounds of the metal for foycght
hours without the least perceptbe detection This
afterwards increased to twentyseven thousand pounds
which also remained ortycght hours with TO visible de-
Fiction
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IHRENCH JUVENILE BOOKS FROM PARIS
La llvre Enfan Theatre do la Jepnesse y Bon Fills
encouragement lie June Indus
tre Les ustrc savoyards Concs les Enfnnts LES HIS
torres Papa Illustrations dc ihistorei Historic Nae
Ftues toraucs Alphabet dc leniencc Alphabet
usc Abeceaire des Iettc Demosces Abeceac
500 rpyuros imported direct from Paris by
Dec y. FRANCK TAYLOR
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united states patent once,

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ON tie petition of Silas q. Durgin, OF lIolyoke,
OF patent granted him
1874 IN machine Tor
ung and folding cloh for IRON the expiration OF saa
patent which place the 9th day Of March, 1855
petition be heard tho Patent Office
Monday, the day March, ~ O'Clock, and all per
appear they have why
petition ought not to be granted.
tho required to nle the Paont
specially forth writing at Toast twenty
DAYS bearing all testimony nied by either party
al hearing transmitted
ancs with Office which will be furnished appla
rfaE.- u. ~
be closed the 18th or February
depotons papers relied testimony DO
fled IN morning Of that days the arguments
any, within ten days thereafter
Ordered Nko this be published in the Union n,el
eence Evening Wasimngton Argus Philadelphia Daily
News Work Boston and Inquirer CINCINNATI Ohio
the day Of hearns.t ~ -
Isa.tff 'f- ltA Commissioner Of Patents
the papers viii please copy and scnd their
bills to the rnet Once with paper containing this notice
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PREPARATIONS FOR CRAFTSMANSHIP

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l. Marry rnonec the compson OF their Cor Tho
approaching scsson Their ock Includes selection
hcenty Illustrated standard and other wor plain
a hinngd an unprecedented English American ye
Mic books ana choice Bible PRAYER I'm the
newest stcs) albums portfolios writing desks nkstants cbss &c
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Nicholas Longworth, the Cincinnati millionaire, best
known for his native American Wines celebrated the M
tieth anniversary of his marriage Christmas by
splendid golden wedding, at which every person who of
ciaed at his marriage present. save one The family
pastor appropriate prayer and the ring of
the golden wedding was placed upon the hand OF the
bride by the great grandchd of the loving pair.
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THOMAS JEFFERsoN's Fathers STRENGTH Peter Jetler
son is described by Mr.. Randall ia of gigantic
stature plain, and averse to display he grave, Ia
curn slow to make, and not prompt to accept nd
vances He of those calmly and almost seml,
sefrelying men, who lean who desire hell
from And he certainly had both muscles and mind
which could be trusted He could simultaneously 'hcad
up (rasc from their sides to upright position two
hogsheads of tobacco, weighing nearly Thousand pounds
apiece He directed three Ablc-boded slaves t.
pull down ruinous shed by means of rope Afterthey
had again and again made the effort he babe them stand
aside seized the rope and dragged down the structure in
an instant. Traditions have come down of his contin
ing his lines surveyor through savage Wilderness
after his assistants had givcn out nom famine and fa
tiguc subsisting the flesh of game, and even Of
his carving mules when other food failed"
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sror ON SUM correspondent of the Charleston
Courier says
large spot has recently made its appearance ON the
surface of the Its size and the rapidly OF its form
ation render it renarkable During the course Of obser
vatons Saturday the 18th, nothing like it was seen
and Monday the lAth 1t large enough to be seen
by the unassted eye protected of course by coored
1t is 40 900 miles in diameter, OF rather TRAN
gular figure along the borders of the penumbra, within
which arc four five large nubli and several smaller
ones in the form of dots and lines The diameter Of
the spot being fire times that OF the earth its surface
must be more than times the whole surface of the
earth fifteen times greater than the habtabe portion of
the globe As the spot is the western edge of the
SUM- it will be visible only three four days longer the
rotation Of the carrying it out of vew not to be
again until about the year, if it remain permanent
long.
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ORIGIN OF ODD FELLows.-It has been supposed by
many that the origin of the society of Odd Fellows or
rather the organization Of that association of
paratively modern date. They will be somewhat sur
priscd however, says the Cincinnati Times, Ito learn
that its origin dates far back the time OF Nero and
was established by the Roman soldiers in the year 50.
AT that time they were called Fellow Citizens The
present name was given them by Titus Cesar twenty
four years afterwards and they called from the
singular character of their meetings. and from their
knowing each other by night day by means of mystical
signs and language At the time he presented them
with dspensation engraved plate of gold bearing
different cmblems of mortality In the fifth century the
order established in the Spanish dominions and in
Portugal in the sixth century 1t did not reach France
and England until the eleventh century. 1t was then
established in the latter country by John Dc Neville who,
assisted by five knights from France, formed o grand
lodge in London This ancient fraternity has now It's
lodges in every quarter of the globe and by its useful
and benevolent character commands the respect and
counenance of all who acquainted with its nature and
purposes Those upon whose information reliance may
be placed give credit to Baltimore for first introducing
Odd Fellowship into the United States and to Grand Sire
Thomas Widely still living among u.s. observes the Balti
more Patriot belongs the honor
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SHIPMENTS GOLD FROM CALIFORNIA. The following
is comparative statement of the shipments of treasure
from California for eleven months Of 1856 and 1857
IS56-y steamers and sailing vessels $46 CAT ll6 Sc
1851 - g % $500 44,3l2sS9 48
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- No $50,
Notice Of the Removal OF the Land once from
Minnea polls to Forest City, in the Territory OF
Minnesota.
TN accordance with the provisions of the act OF
Congress entitled authorizing changes in the location
1852 hereby declared and made
sale Of the public lands al MINNEAPOLIS,
Territory Minnesota will be removed to FoR Cy said
Territory, at az early pu'Hd as practicable.
the OF removal viii be issued by
the register receiver for the land district
Given hand at the city Of Washington this 9Th day OF
December, Al u 1857 g fti 6N
by order OF the President
xxx THOS A. HENDRICKS,
Commits oncr Of the General land ONCE
Dee 1o-lawew Intel. and Star.l
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(NH1LDREN 3 ROCKS FOR l85S.--The Little Com
~ moiorc Mothers True The Wonderful Mirror Richard
eartcd Heroes OF Hsty and Land naui
Jack Bodhero What to do and do berian sn
Hunter and False Tales from Belle
Ic Rule Aunt Mavons Nursery Rhymes Naughty
Girls Fairy Tales by the Countess DAulnoy aud
Dec 20 fRANCk TAYLOR
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EuNE EDITIONS, in fine bindings, of Gibbon,
II Hume alim Macanlay Bancroft Irving, Prescott, Carlyle
Lamb Robertson 1on, 1ptarch, Roscoe Goldsmith Dean swift
Iiogah Milford Macintosh Burnett Ranke Mton Whewe and
of other eminent prose may be the bookstore Of the
unser signed mostly imported direct london hs|f
Dec % FhANNh 'afLpN
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r. ONGFELLOW'S POLITICAL WORKS; London
copy with 100 designs by Gilbert Daze and others, finely
ennyson Poems copy numerousy ustraed and finely
bound.
Home selected from the poets by Charles Macy
quaro London finely bound with 100
Bryants Poems quarto II engravngs, finely bound
Isih pookl SINAI, quartz finely illustrated and bound
Bracebrdse I small quarto engravngs and finely
boun
And editions English standard nnthor
poetry proe beautifully illustrated, and others richly
bound the the undcrsigncd mostly i'm
ported by himself direct from London FRANCK TAYLOR
Jan 8
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Falling off in 1851
2.as4.227 Os

Falling off in 1857 -------- 2,3y4 227 Os
The shipments during December, 1885, were 81 ,494,
Isl 4-shong that export of %, 829, $40 OF for
the current month is necessary to equal tho total exports
of 1856.
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NIOTlCE,--Land Warrant No. 1853, for l20 acres
IN issued IN the Of Mary Ann Van Ness, was mailed
on the 18th day Of July, 1857 10 A. rawey, esq register
land Office Stevens Point Wisconsin, the said warrant mas W
assigned by the warah
We have filed Ia the General Land oce 70 prevent
suing Of the and viii due time Apply 70 wv
Pension once duplicate certificate
N. SNYDER a SON.
Bankers, Washington, D.
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No 592
BY the President of the United states.

TN pursuance Of law, T. JAMES BUCHANAN,
United America hereby declare
aud make known
the State Of AsAxA at the periods hereinafter dcs
mated, ts wit -
April disposal OF the public lands situated within
the following named townships, viz
North Of the Of The Tallahassee meridian
fractional township ranges TO- H. 49, 49, H. To- lS and
township ranges 81 D. 2S a. and u.s.
sections % &C. 81 IS and &c. OF fractional township
Orange 70.
Fractional fractional township O. of range
Fractional section 90 and cast section g. OF
fractional township 9, Of range IS
Lands schools military and other
purposes vi be excluded from the sale.
lands viii be commenced on the day
which they advertised,
shall have been offered ard the sales thus closed but
the sale shall kept open longer 1s and private
eery any viii admitted until utter the expiration Of
the weeks. = .al.
Given my city Washington this twenty ninth
December ni thousand eight hundred and my
~ tt 3aA7@fr tl3
l,y the President
TIos A. flsSpRltts
" f} Csn,nhsAop-r d once
NOTICE TO PRE- FyPTION CLAIMANTS.
entitled tho right emloD TO OF the lands
within parts townships enumerated
CURED establish the satisfaction OF the register and
make payment therefor
as practicable before the day appointed for
he embracing the
Tios A. HENDRICKS
ta Commissioner Of the General Land Office,
Jan 5--law1sw [Int&stsrl
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r AW BOOKS.-Pierce. on American Railroad Law
Il A 1 vol. 1857 rfrR
VOORHEES, New York ode-ifth revised edition. 1857
Abbors Practice Reports New York State, Vols, and
smiths Reports New York Common Pleas. rois
z CALDWELL IONA vol
Reeves Domestic Relations. / vol
Coopcr's Justin an--rcvised edition. vol.
Gould's Pleading. 1 vol. H4r-
Grant on Banking vol u,s IS
Cleyeards Banking OF New York vol
Blydcnburg Usury. i vol
Graham on Jurisdiction l vol fff
Brow ne's Civil aud Admiralty Law. 2 vols 'i.f
United Digest Criminal Law ! vol n
Dec 10 fRANCk TAfiOs
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NO 5s9]
Notice
" lie Reoaotu Of The Land Office from DUNCAN % MAcKlsAc,
af IN MICHIGAN
TN accordance with the provisions of tho act of
entitled An act authorizing changes in the location o.
approved 1852 hereby Declared and
made known thai The Of public DUNCAN
the state Of Michigan tho ISLAND Of MsAc OF
curly period ~ gcficcbe
precise time OF removal VIII be issued by
the register for that land district
Gve under ny hand city Washington, this Sd day Of
December, A. n. 1851
order OF the President
T1Os. A. HENDRICKS.
Commissioner OF the General Land o01oe
Dec 4-Iawew fIntrl Star
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'(tHARLES MACkAY The Poems and other
~ works Of this distinguished author for sale at
TAYLOR 4 MAURYS
uee so-3t Bookstore, 9th street
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Eciecuc with much Judgment
good taste range British periodical literature NJ
the kind within knowledge affords so c suppl,
Of isceianeous reading for intelligent family. $3.50
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have long been admirer Of the Eclectic Magazine
an not ACQUAINTED with any periodical ability and
rety monthly articles to TO surass all rs coten
porares instructive family reading as ought
range which the editor awaits himself
his selections. / wish il . wide circulation,
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COMP ETE AND INTERESTING HISTORY THE sEVY MI
TINY THE KANSAS DIFFICULTIES THE MORMON TKUy 81 II
FL IIBIgIER MOVEMENTS, AND OF TIE OTHER LEADING
MOVEMENTS AND TOPICS or THE DAY. WILL. BE FOUND IN TIL
MOST ATTRACTIVE FORM IN TIE NEWS SUMMARY, OF
Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-01-21
/. wisconsin Legislature.
MAprscN, jar

- Kk 81 Madison, Jan. ! 3.
AssEuBLY-10 A. MA communi
lcation from the State Treasurer in reply
to resolution calling for information
relative to Rail and Plank roads, stating
THAT the information was not in his pos
session.
Bills introduced To repeal Chapter
i2l9 of local laws of 1857.
To appropriate to ]. J. Otis 1892 for
larresting Ashton, a fugitive from justice.
To provide for survey of Dodge Co.
To incorporate the Pleasant Branch
Turnpike Road Co.
To require bonds of highway over
seers.
To establish public schools in Hud-
son.
To FIX time of holding Court in Oconto
Co.
To incorporate the city of Ripon.
To appropriate Sl96 to VIM. A. Camp
bell.
Several bills to change names.
Resolutions Introduced
printing of Governors message In for
eign languages. y @
Requiring State Treasurer to receive
specie paying bank bills of this State for
taxes.
Requiring Bank Comptroller to furn-
ish information in relation to Massachu-
sets and New York clearing house sys-
tenn
Resolution passed-To preserve 100
copies of rules for use of next Assembly.
A resolution was passed by 81 to 2, for
q committee TO report method Tor a
thorough investigation of the land grant
Legislation of 1856.
E. w. Keys, who was agent for the
purchase of stationery, reports $3.50
due on same.
M. Bracket resigned his place on mil
tia committee.
Assembly adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 19.--Petitions.-For the
the division of Dunn Co.
Resolutions Introduced.-To prepare
joint order. To proceed to election of
President pro tenn;
Requesting Investigating Committee
appointed last yearto report.
Requiring areport in relation to the
sale of swamp lands. Passed under sus-
pension of rules.
Reports Judiciary Committee
on petition of citizens of Juneau Co.,
with bill locating the Co. Seat and re-
pealing act of Incorporation of county.
Also adverse to passage of amending
charter of City of Milwaukee.
Bill waspassedto change time of hold
ING Court in Jefferson and Columbia.
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The Morncns.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. /!

ST. LOUIS, Jan. l9.
The Republican has information from
Fort Laramie, through an Indian trader,
who arrived at Jefferson city yesterday
and who reports meeting on the 23d
of Dec, between six or seven hundred
Cheyenne and Camanche Indians, re-
turning from Salt Lake to their villages,
on Black Walnut Hills, about so miles
southeast Of Fort Laramie, accompan-
led by about 20 Mormon leaders. Their
intention is to remain in camp until
spring, and then employ themseles un-
der Mormon influence in harrassing and
cutting up the supply trains to the re,
lief of Col. Johnson. The Indians had
been led to believe hat the Mormons
had $4,000 men, well equipped. They
also spoke of the Mormon Notifications
A large number of the Indian allies de
clared that the Mormons have no ides
of running away.
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The Next Lecture.

The next Lecture before the Young Mems
Literary aud Library Association, will be deliv-
cred by the Rev. JOHN PIERPONT, of Boston, on
Thursday evening Of next week, (Jan. 28). His
subject will be The Scholars Hope" POEM
Mr.. Pierpont is known the country over
as the most eloquent. effective reader and
we may expect a rare treat in listening to
abe recitation of this poem.
The lecture will commence at s o'clock pre-
eisely. Single tickets. 25 cents, to be had at
Starkweather & Co.'S and Clark & Sons Drug
Stores
Everybody who can appreciate high moral &.
intellectual entertainment, should be present.
Our neighbors in the adjacent country should
avail themselves of these opportunities. They
would richly repay ride of two, three or four
miles, in pleasant evening.