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SHIPMENTS GOLD FROM CALIvoRxIA.-Thc following
comparative statement of the shipments of treasure
from California for eleven months of 1856 and 1857
ls56-By steamers and sailing vessels SAT ll6 56
1851 % !" :" --- A,3l2SB9 4S
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STREScTn or MrrAL-ln some experiments made for
testing the comparative strength Of plain and corrugated
metal the superiority Of the latter Significantly de
mcnsttsd Two pieces Of copper, Of equal surface and
thickness formed into arches Of about fifteen inches
in length the having fat surface, and the other
two corrugated arches The arch with The Hat surface
gave way under the weigit OF nw POUNDS while the
violently surged upon II without making The least inn
preston In another experiment, hiadc Upon large
scale and under equal coditobs shs plain arch gave
way With theSa thousand one hundred and twcntys six
pounds of pig iron upon it's crown, while the corrugated
arch bore the weight of sixteen thousand nine hundred
and ninetyfour pounds Of the Sane metal for ortyeght
hours without the least pcrccptible detection This
afterwards increased to twentyacvcn the,sand pounds,
which also remained rtyeght hours with visible de-
dcctloh
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NOTICE.--IAnd Warrant No. 1883, for l2O ncrss' ~
IN tho uf NnSy Van k~ss wss mailed
the 18th day u Jny, 1851 ~ a. nkuwly esq rrgN m
land ofse ervyu>' nan wsccN*ns The soh WARRANT % n
Wa hnvc n"i csya IN tho tessAi xba once y svsn a. d,
suing patent u the rssue - wtn W duc tine aIf"
Pension 0nicc for the issuance u daykas nsstnsse x
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THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.
No CLYTYYIf for Joauary 1883

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THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.
No. CLHFY1li for Jaau~y 1883
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Article l. The Puftc Econohsy Il Athens
II The Proft.ioe q SuhcearhAster
Ill Refornatory instivttcsz " lscahs and Aesc
". Venice. .-9a 4s4,s. esis. ,srs a
" Ircana Past and Present.
VI. AnatcnicA AfchNrusurc.
VII. The financial Crisis
VII. JerHsAlem. 4s6 $50 s
~. Cuntcmrnrnry French literature.
K 1cwca History 81 t10io4Crhy
xI Critical Noicst
.3k MI. New PubIicuttUne.
publishers this Review to he attention Of
American public work which, 4sng almost from She conone %
tho country h. always snsARcd W s
reputation wherever lahE6age " kacwu.
America thc Eilntmrgh and london Qaareres are
tmin With them both In Europe and AmetN
Nearly all the Anthcvs cfc country were art broas
fre public thsough Review websteg Evsrs Sparks nc
colt Bancroft With sccres en o whosn era
proud ecn Acng ~ oaptrbnrs and IT, psges ces
reflect Tho hsst talent Il onr nfnes. =,
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origin OF oDD F.Lrows4-U has been supposed by
many that the origin of the society Of Odd Fellows
rather the organization of that association, Of
paratively modern date. They will he somewhat sur
priscd however, says the Cincinnati Times, ITO learn
that its origin dates far back the time Of Nero, and
established by the Roman soldiers in the year S.
At that time they called Fellow Citizens The
present given them by Titus Caesar, twenty
four years afterwards, apd they called from the
singular character Of their meetings, and from thcit
knowing each oheEb by night day by means Of mystical
signs and language At the same time presented them
with dspensatoh, engraved Oh plate oil gold bearing
different cihbebs OF mortality In the fifth century the
order established In the Spanish domnions and IN
Portugal in the sixth century 1t did not reach France
and England until the eleventh century. II was then
established in the latter country by John Dc Neville who
assisted by five knights from France formed grand
lodge in London This ancient fraternity has now it,
hodges in every quarter Of the globe and by is seu
ness and benevolent character commands ts respect and
countenanrc Of al ~o ae acquainted with ts nature and
purpose" Those upon whose information reliance may
be placed give credit to narniore for first introducing
Fellowship into the United States, and to Grand Srt
Thomas Wiley still living among observes the Bal
more Patriot, belongs the honor.
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SHORT SPEECHES. I'm the English House of Commons
they will not hear speak at length who is not
him down, cough him down. laugh him down, clap him
down. stamp him down, OF 10 down Themselves to din
ner Long st,rciss IRE ah abhihafot sc remarks tho
Philadelphia Ledger it will become at Washington. A
lew OF thc r....y ..y
great speeches But the business of the country
is rapidly coming to be transacted by sharp short
pointed debating speeches, with the quckwitcd etort
than pro-aic oratIoDs .5
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CHiBDHBNS IS BOOKS FOR s5s-4fhc Little Cofil-
nolcre Mothers TRUE ssoies; The Wonderful Mirror Richard
tie Lion History Tides and Lnd 1nquii
Jack; Blhqrc What % and how to dot Iihefian s
Hunter Stories False Tales the Hrian Belle and
Ilcy or c Nursery Rhymes Naughty
Girls Fny Tales, by the Countess DAunoy and
Others ages Of them just from London
Dec % FRANCK TAYLOR
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Falling OF in 1857

Falling OF in 1857 7-------------- 2,3s4,227 0s
The shipments during December, 1885, werc - ,494,
Isl o. showing that an export of S3s, STD o. for
the current month is necessary to equal tho total exports
Of 1856. s
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rT,HE ADVENTURES OF a CAT, AND Fl

rIyHE ADVENTURES OF A CAT, AND FIN
Cst TU6; cosbteJ eegr~visss. Undcw, lssr
ie Adventures u k~r, and Great sesr toci e'of'"
wings Inu1oa 1881. IoAa 90 ). ,inss
IontcN, 1857. ,.z.,d
The iisso rsrm by A'frca Crcwqu'a; bean''fo'y ''a
london. 1857 Ion
Fairy Gold; translated from ho French; many nn''rn''"'
don 1897. A.. ,ss,
Tse and raIry storics Icrdc ss,
sarrd Story the Young; many ia4rattars !"na .s
Ra School Room bays many luAtrtaat iro sr
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T ONGFELLOW'S POETICAL WORKS; London
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Notice
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IN MICHIGAN.
TN accordance with the provisions Of the act Of
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TN sas pnbic lands Al lrNGs
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early period AZ psucffcde4e.
precise " removal VIII be issued
the regster and receiver fsr thai land district.
unlcr hand, the city Of Washington, this 81 DAY S
December, A. d. fsS7.
BY order Of the President
- TfaOS a. HENDRNES
Commissioner OF the raj Land oQ|cc.
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and make known public witt bs held at the andsrtnn
e State II this rsvScs hereinafter ds
mated n wit HkrV8
al the land ELIZA, commencing Nc~isy, the Nth
April the disposal Of the public lands saaA'cd within
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-27
SIT will Bring Peace!,'

So say the advocates of English's scheme.
Nobody else pretends to believe any such
absurdity. The New York Express, a
hghly conservative journal, alluding to the
fact, asserts that
"a great wrong. great inequality, a
great injustice. has been inflicted upon the
free States, and they will never submit
The wrong is in bribing the people of Kan
sas with 3 800, 600 acres of land--to have
it. if they accept Lecompton; and not to
have it. if they do not. The inequality Is
in making 80, 900 or 10000 population
only necessary to slave State. and lOO,-
600 necessary for frceState. The inius
tice is in keeping Is Kansas out of the Union,
choosing to be free. and admitting her only
on condition that she be slave.
Besides the Judges Of election are fraud
ulently constructed. The Crittendcn bill
made two Feleral Government Judges. and
two Kansas free State Judges. The Eng
lisll bill makes five Judges. and the United
States District Attorney is to be the fifth
With the experience of Calhoun's frauds,
aud of the monstrously fraudulent returns,
what this construction of the judges otelec-
tions means is clear, and is as revolving to
free State independence, rs it is degrading
to its honor and and manhood.
The battle goes now to Kansas. and to
the free States. We predict it will return
to Washington next winter, spectre like,
to gibber and squeak before, and haunt the
authors OF all this wrong. this inequality,
this Injustice, this fraud"
The Baltimore Patriot, another conserv-
ative paper, c,litcd by one of the most sa-
gaciouS men, says-"the Indications now
are-which must be deeply rcgrctted--tlat
iierccr conflict aud more intense sectional
ism await the solution of this problem in
volving slavery and freedom, interminglc't
as an element in political contests, than has
vet been known. No matter what dispo-
sition the citizens of Kansas may make Of
the bill. still il is certain of producing dis
cord Thence it goes back to tho whole
country for fresh agitation. Would that
we could fore,ec things in a different light;
but as the question now stands ii isportcn-
tous of imminent mischief"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-27

FS- The Huntington Herald says that
the Regulators" have been operating in
that vicinity recently. mainly in Wells
county. AMI creating good deal Of excite
mcnt Thomas J. Mcdowell, the editor Of
the Democrat paper at Bluffton. was one
Of the parties arrested. The char &c was
forgery. He was recognized to appear at
Court, but subsequently was released on a
habeas corpus. In his paper following
this unpleasant occurrence he bids farewell
to his readers. says he is ruined in rcputa-
toin AMI property. AMI means to SO back
TO the island where he was born, and
where he can live unspotted and die
serene He allu,lcS 10 Ireland. we pre-
sumo. subsequently to this pathetic dis
play nc was re arrested on the same charge,
and again released.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-27
Indiana.

What an enviable position and fame
we were born there. Her Govcnor is the
Prince of Drunkar,ls, human whiskey-
rectiiier, and walking rot-gut eash! She
is represented in the Senate of the United
States, by men elected through fraud; and
for number of years past majority OF her
most important posts Of public trust, State
and National, have been filled by drunk
ards, gamblers and in6dels Her supreme
Court, steepcd in vice and corruption, is
the baEc of all that is virttons aud intelli-
gent, anl coinmendable. 1t has decided
all laws TO be unconstitutional, which has
been passed to prohibit drunkenness, and
the sale of strychnine under the name of
whiskey; and now their next fitting steps
towards barbarsm. is a decision pronoun-
cling 1T Unconstitutional for taxes to be
leried In cities, for the support Of public
schoolsle Unconstitutional to prevent the
poisoning Of men and to educate the youth!
Oh. Indiana! How art thou fallen,-
Where are. thy Statesmen and Judges of
the day ofthy Glory? The spirit of some
have departed, and their examples are for
gotten! Those who remain, have exiled
themselves from thee, or retired IN disgust
from the public gaze. ashamed Of the in
famy which thy rulers have brought upon
thee! We mourn for thee, lndiana!-
.WAife Goad Hansas Chief sat oii
/. The gentleman who conducts the Kan
sos Chief had better attend TO his own de-
iiectable Territory. We are not disposed
To tolerate any of his interference in ouvl af-
fairs. What ifiyV illari sloss got drant on
f'shot-gun' or .'de&,l.heg. II amt aay of
your business, ~ 6n nieddIin' Kansas felIer!
More people than Willaul get drunk " I'M
diana; he don't do alttheH drinking IN Hoo
sierdom. SO don't be slasmod. Z. We're stry-'
nm the realities of q blessed Democracy
ever here in Ihdixila. and the Chief man
&iisnot be allowed to interfere with our
eh'skcy. sIguorsicr, or Niggers. He
must understand. too, that the State, Con-
sfitutimk ana the .Sapreus Court arc tbs
lgseat, bulwerks sf our civil sad religious
Islssesty to get dsue)r, 10 grow up, ID ieno
rance aadlsto s9sisss our fellow men.
What's the uss mournins''s ovsr IL. Mr..
Chief? Hynu eyer some % Indians. ven
barbarian, sgd GETS taste Of our Cover.
nof'sswhisksy tksrs viii Be Hfunessl next
Idsyh the expense Of your dsssts. 4H;n
Gaz, iesla J sd1 % sfeets >z<si1ssg "a
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-27
"'Ihc genuine offspring of revolt,
Stubborn and sturdy % wild ass colt

From earliest boyhood recognized
leader in mischief, marauding. and rcLell-
ion, in my class liabitual blugler and
defaulter, l entered the society with but an
humble estimate of my own capacities. and
no very exalted reputation among the
more orderly and studious of my fellows.
10 the surpsise of all, however, 4 showed
myself punetilious iii the observance Of or
der, aud exhibited in the performance Of
my allotted exercises sprightliness OF mind
for which my best friends had not given
me credit, aud i had the sa tislaction of
perccivins that from week to week | was
growing nightly in the estimation of my
companions, and ambition for distinction in
my new career was gradually awakened
within Inc. 10 astonish where had
formerly been laughed at, to lead where it
was believed l could not follow. to alarm
the jealousy or conquer the admiration of
those who, in the good naturcd confidence
of superiority, had piticd mc--this was
stimulous enough. forsook my i,IIcness
and rowdyism, and labored night and day.
| labored successfully; for in a short time
Ibcgan to be spoken Of for president Of the
society. sssn ~ faf
''In the mean time the society was go
ing ON most prospcrously: its meoctings
were eoaducicd with the greatest order
and decorum its constitution and bylaws
were observed with religious reverence, and
were frequently the theme Of animated
discussion.~i Its, ,presidmg officer. elected
every four weeks, was treated with pune
tilious Difference, AMI was on his part ical-
ously exact in requiring the observance of
parliamentary forMs,s and stern in Iebu-
king cvefy thing that savored Of levity or
disTcspcct. % hna 'rH- sly oa5 -
, s.fhe result of these elcvatiBs infiuen
ccs could not fail to be observe'ls in tho
condact oflthe boys. both in and oat of
school. Parents and elders remarked and
approved of IL; several young gentlemen
who had already embarked in 4 Ne aieafned
professions solicited membership, and were
admittol. We were invited TO march in a
Fourth Of July profession, aud tire MIN q
blssfnger ofmany sbright-eyed lass were
bnsieds blue resettes that atlistinsuished
oar body ON that day 'fheneefoftho the
title TO membership ef the Literary Club
was . diStipctiop not SO easily Obtained.
and the adopted taaga Ia sblas fibbon in,
the upper button. hole Of the len Iapel3 y as
worn with . becoming pride, which effec-
tually refutcs the ignorant splliloxophy of
those who affect to despise the ponfp of
dress and ceremony. ss5fo yas 1sils ssss
rat tbs next seetingit was .pfoposcd. ;.
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