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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-03-26

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agitated tone. off my cousin will consent
to meet any man, at That hour, by previous
appointments, it will satisfy me that she
loves him, and not as wisely as should
have expected Of her"
They parted, and Edward returned home
with noenviable feelings and the more he
thought about it; the less he was satisfied
with his hasty acquiesccnco in plan by
which he was to learn the secret Of his
cousins heart, He had consented to be-
come party to fraud, and without be-
ing able to weigh the matter in the scale
of strict honor, his conscience family ad-
monished him that there was flaw in his
conduct as we'll as in his reasoning. Tic
succeeded, however, in persuading himself
that he was acting the part of friend, and
under the influence Of this salvo, determ-
ined to fulfil his promise.
Not long after tea, he went out to seek
some amusement that might while away
The, time, already hanging heavily upon
him, and scarcely had he gone, when Q
note was handed to Ida, and bearing the
signature of Charles Wilmer. Her hand
trembled as she read the earnest solicita-
tion for'an interview at the garden gate,
for moment, and at the hour of ten. His
reasons were imperative for not calling at
the residence Of Mrs. Holmes, but they
should be satisfactorily explained at the
proper time. .asas
edo you know the writer of this note?''
she demanded of the rather uncouth- look
ing bearer. s saggsu "a gri,.a7 =
eyes, Miss Mr.. Wilmer writ it. I war
with him, if you haint furgot, when he
tuck you and yer father fromthe red skins,
way upin Arkinsus.22as
33 eyes, remember the time we'll . she
replied sand | think 1 have some recol-
lection of you When did Mr. Wilmer
reach the city?" lat pil r tpu4 a.I
''Not more'n q hour ago, Miss, and is
obleeged to leave agin sometime tonight
Any message to send inn ao@ 30 iHN
"Tcll him-but no, will say to him
myself what--no matter, l have no answer
to send he must como for it." W hGu
The messenger departed anu Ida hasten
ed to her room, her bosom heaving with
emotion, to indulge, undisturbed the hopes
and fears that struggled for the a'cendency
hope Of the realization other long cher,
ished wish and fear that the reasons which
forbade an open visit would prove fatal tc
her fondest expectations. ysHsl --s
.7rsoss TO BE CONTINUED. sa,siaoa
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-03-26
BUFFALO. n. Y. Feb. 1st. ISIS

GENTLEMEN Il have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
the 5th ult., inviting me to be present at
the elevation of the Statue of Washington
to its position on the " Virginia Washing
ton Ihonnnsent," in the city of Richmond,
on the ed day of February, instant, and
regret exceedingly that my engagements
are, such as to deprive me of the pleasure
Of accepting your invitation.
Your State is justly entitled to great
credit for erecting this noble monument
to her peerless son as tribute of gratitude
to his memory. But the fame of Wash
ington is more enduring than monumental
brass, or sculptured marble; and when
that proud pile of granite shall have
erumbled to dust, and that tbeautiful bronze
statute with which it is crowned shall be
exhibited as an ancient relic in some fu-
ture museum, the name of Washington
will shine with increased lustre on the
brightest page Of his country's history
Surely, then, nothing which | could do OF
say could add to this undying fame but
nevertheless, should rejoice to testify
by my presence on this interesting oc.
oasion, my deep yeneration and profound
respect for the character Of Washington
Perhaps there was never a time when
his unselfish example and prophetic warn.
ings were ofmore Importance to the coun-
try than now. That Union which he
sacrificed so much to establish is threaten
cd that warning which he left as pater,
nal legacy 70 his conniry is slighted, and
growing discomfort, north and south
cannot fail to create anxiety in the breas
of every true patriot. ..t.
At time like this, I should rejoice tC
meet my countrymou from all parts ofthi'
widespread Republic, at the Monument o
Washington reared by his own native Stat'
and there, upon that sacred altar, as chill
dren of your revolutionary sires, pledg,
FOR ourselves "ow lipes and our sacrec
hoaors," TO maintain this government, an,
''to frown Indignantly the first dawn
ing of any attempted alienatc any portion
of our country from the rest, or TO enfeebl
the sacred ties which now link togethe
the various parts" ,.f
| / beg Of you, gentlemen, to accept m,
grateful thanks for the honor you hay
done me by deeming me worthy of an in
yitation to be present on this interesting
occasion and permit me to subscrib
myself .,.....t 81. s.....,
Your friend aud follow citizen,
i MILLAaD FILLMORE,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-03-26

.I
sA- The Washington correspondent Of
the Missouri Demeerat, referring to the re-
cent passage at arms between the two Sem
ators from Tennessee, says Of the Locofoco:
johnson is a man of fair sense until he
is drawn into the whirlpool of niggerism,
when all reason and discretion desert him.
His mannerism of delivery, combining the
worst vices of the stump school, Is very of
fensive-or very ridiculous. He comment
ces sentence with o shrill, and loud voice,
which can be distinctly heard in the OUT
side halls and staircascs, and he finishes
it in kind of whisper which the reporters
quick ear can hardly apprehond. His u
sual time for speech is three hours du-
ring which period Of time he wandcrs from
Dan TO Bersheba, and recites his little die
tionary Of politics from Alpha to Omega.
In fact, am inclined to think that Sc 3
tor johnson is vulgar dcmagoguc Of or
dinary mental calibre; 6' ,riid
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-03-26
A PATRIOTIC LETTER.

Upon the occasion of the Inauguration
Of the statue of Washington at Richmond,
Va, on the 22d ult, Mr.. FILLMoRE, in
response to an invitation to be present,
sent the following letter:
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-03-26
GoLpEN WIsCoNsIN,--Tho Louiavill.

GOLDEN WISCONSIN, Inc. Louisville
JoarnGIsays: itf..si4 aeafisHa Haa3ss
A friend of ours has letter from a re-
lative in Pepin, Dunn county, Wisconsin,
which states that considerable excitement
has been created there by the discovery Of
gold A man was digging well.in the
vicinity of the town, and, in raising the
dirt, he saw something sparkle, and, thing
ing it might be gold, took, it to DIR. II.
Lathrop FOR examination. This gentle
man, having been a resident OF California,
found it was really gold in niairlx Of
quartz. Sand has also been washed and
yielded handsomely When tho snow
melts, there will Of course be further IN
vestigations, and il may be that a new Ill
Dorado will be opened to- rh al the State
of the Golden Gate. i.nfaltei az 1eitnda4
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-03-26

D3- A newspaper, once week, City
two weeks, for two dollars, is tho cheapes
thing any man can buy. eaak aaf1 ~
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-03-26

sEy. Sol6shness robs its own grave
ellis its bones to the doctor, aud IL sou
10 the devil
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-03-26
Ion writes from Washington under date

Ion writes from Washington under date
of the l4th n..,g
The foreign inielligenccs from all quar-
ters is Of deep interest. The Derby min
istry is considered as very friCndlyto the
United States, and II is expected that tho
British government will cease to mcddle
with the affairs Of this continent. The war
against China Is romance. Who could
believe the capture and imprisonment Of
Yeh, the Imperial commissioner, on board
British-man.of.war, anything but &C.
tion2 1t probable that, after the fall of
the city, he thought his head would be
safor With his enemies than with his ffisnds,
The English will no doubt make use Of
him, at least for the purpose Of apprisiRg
tho Emporor at Pekin of the success OF
the outside barbarians. fANH 'ntn
t-r .l.,tr ~ Il !. - ..r.f.. l.E...
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-13
Progress Of Astronomical
Discovery.

1t is only about two and half centu
ries ago, that it was first distinctly demon
strated that the apparent terrestrial plane
of our earth was really free and indepen-
dent mass, moving in de6nahle path
through space because it was unsupported
by props or chains-that in fact, as mas
sive body, it is falling forever through the
void, but as it falls it sweeps round the sun
in never-ending circuit, attracted towards
it by magnet-like energy, but keep off from
it by the force of its centrifugal movement.
Next Smell and Picard measured the DIS
tance of the falling mass, and found that it
was spherical body with circuit of 25,-
600 miles. Subsequently to this. Bailey
contrived a pair of scales that enabled him
to weigh the vast sphere, approximately.
and he ascerained that it had within itself
somewhere about .956, $40. .OOO, 900 .OOO.
900, 600 tons Of mater. To there discover
les, Faucault has addressed demonstration
to the actual senses Of the fact that the
massive sphere is whirling on itself as it
falls through space, and round. the Sun, so
that point after point of its vast surface is
brought in succession into the genial influ-
ence of the sunshine. More recently, as
Economical discovery has distinguished it.
self in the ratification of errors in the pre-
dicted element of Neptune-in its identif-
cation with Laland's missing star, and in
the calculation Of its ephemeris; in the dis
covery of the satellite of Neptune, the sixth
satellite of Saturn, and ofthe innermost Of
its rings; in the establishment. both By ob-
servation and theory, of the non-solid
character of Saturn's rings--these are but
a few Of the discoveries attending the prog
ress ofastrenomical science,
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-13

EEINDIANs IN CHURcH.--Not a little
amusement, says Chicago paper. was af
forded to crowd of by-standers the other
day, by visit of six fine specimens, Of
Indian chieftains, to the beautiful new st.
James Church in this city. They had new
er before been in the regions of civilization.
and therefore the "pomp of architecture, "
and the grace and beauty of art was new
to them. They were at first much attract
ed by the rich coloring Of the windows,
and manifested their admiration of "the
house of the Rainbow" by significant
signs. But when a gentleman in the church
struck up the organ. they were completely
amazed. and hunted about for the organ OF
the ''sweet Thunder" without discovering
it, till one, more wise than the rest, point
ed to the chandeliers, and declared the
sound proceeded from them. This seeu.ed
to satisfy them, and they went away highly
pleased with the 'Great Medicine House."
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-13

READING ALoUD.--There is no treat so
great as to hear good reading of any kind.
Not one gentleman or lady in. a hundred
can read so as to please the ear. and send
the words with gentle force to the heart and
understanding. An indistinct utterance.
whines. drones, nasal twangs, cultural
notes, hesitations, and other ticas Of elocu-
ton, are almost universal. Why it is. no
one can say, unless 1t be that either the
pulpit, or the nursery. or the Sunday
School, gives the style in these days
Many a lady can sing Italian songs with
considerable execution, but cannot read
English passably. Yet, reading is by far
the most valuable accomplishment Of the
two. In most drawing rooms, il, thing
is to be read, it is discovered that nobody
can read; another chokes, another has an
abominable singsong, evidently tradition
of the way in which he said Watts hymns
when too young to understand them, an
other rumbles like broad wheeled wagon:
another has way of reading which seems
to proclaim that what is read is Of no sort
consequence, and had not better be listened
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-13

save the boat, and supposed they had sue
ceeded.
About ten minutes after the burning
wreck had passed, fire broke out in the af
ter-part of the cabin of the Star of the
West, and in a shore time the boat was
burned to the waters edge. Some old
trees and brush near the boat had taken
fire from the Keokuk, and one report had
it, that the fire on the Star of the West was
communicated from these, but it is more
likely that the hull of the Keokuk, in pass
ing, left sparks and burning cinders in
some hidden quarter of the boat, which
set her in blaze.
The Ocean Spray was owned by Capt.
Waldo Marsh, and was accounted one Of
the fastest boats on the western rivers
She was built one year ago, at cost Of
$50. 900, and was insured in Pittsburgh
to the amount of fS16, 500. Another policy
of insurance for 81. 900 expired on the 4th
inst.
The Keokuk was butt three Years ago
and was considered worth $50 900, the
cost of her construction having been $5O,.
900. She was owned by the Keokul
Packet Company. and insured in St. Louis
Offices, for $4,000, against fire only. She
was laying up for repairs, and was taker
to the vicinity where she was burned, as &
place where she would be safe against fire
The Star Of the West was owned by
Capt. NJ. Gilman, her commander; Law
renee Gilman, pilot; and Messrs. VIM. H
Pearson. Espy & Duffy, all of St. Louis
She was valued at from $4,000 10 $50,
600, and insured for $4,000.
She was very good Missouri Rive
Packet-laid up for short time-but wa
to have come down to the landing yester
day to resume business on the Missouri
river.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-13

New York & Virginia State Stock Bank. at
par.
Orange Bank, at par.
State Stock Bank of Peru, st 95.
do Marion, at 90.
Savings Bank of Indiona, at So.
Traders Bank, Nashville, at 90.
Wabash valley Bank, at 92.
Wayne Bank, Richmond, at par.
Wayne Bank Logansport, at par.
Bank of Warsaw, redeemed at the Bank.
Persons sending notes for redemption.
will take notice that all suspended banks.
the notes of which are redeemed at this
Office, are on tie above list. p
JOHN w. DODD,
Auditor of State.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-13

NThe following circumstance is rela-
ted to us by one of our prominet citizens,
who received the intelligence by o. letter
from his -..s, lie, now residing in New York;
.on tho NIGHT of the terrible destruction
"on pas;sn ens Hotel little brother of Mr..
Henry Rochester, living a.. =. nSms s,ass Of New
parents, near Avon, in the o!a.s S;sh, !, nth
York, awoke some time alter mlun,sa. X ..Iio' H.
screaming and tears saying .na, d ~ tb.. His
tel in St. Louis was on nre' a ss.sb ;, So
brother Henry was burning hOrror 20 us that !,
,nssuSi mss with considerable difficulty he was qu'
etedo l.. =, noon the na
reoeiSsa telegraphic dispatch non
this city, confirming the li''ls ts,,;s sv5' 5 f'
| in every particular. .'--a. f'9's's
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-13
OFFICE OF AUD1ToR OF STl

OFFICE OF AuDIToR OF STATE,)
Indianapolis, May 1, 1853
The following Banks have complied with
the amended law of 1856, and have securi.
ties deposited with the Treasurer of State
at their market valde, TO an amount not less
than fifty thousand dollars, and ten per ct
in excess of their circulation:
Bank of Goshen, Goshen;
do Gosport, Gosport:
do Mt Vernon, Mt. Vernon;
Go Paoli, Paoli;
do Rockville, Wabash;
do Salem, New Albany;
do Salem, Salem,
Bloomington Bank, Bloomington;
Exchange Bank. Greencaste;
Farmers Bank. Westfeld;
Indiana Bank, Madison;
Indiana Farmers Bank, Franklin;
Kentucky Stock Bank. Columbus;
| Lagrange Bank. Lima;
Parke County Bank, Rockville;
! Prairie City Bank. Terre Haute;
Salem Bank, Goshen;
Southern Bank of Indiana, Terre Haute
The following Banks have complied with
the amended law, but have since given no.
tice of their intention to withdraw their
circulation. Their notes are payable in
coin:
Bank of Indiana, Michigan City;
Cambridge City Bank, Cambridge City;
Canal Bank, Evansville:
Central Bank, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
by the Treasurer of State;
Crescent City Bank, Evansville.
The following Banks are winding up vol
UNFAIRLY, and are rsdeeming their notes a,
par, as specified. The ten per cent. ex-
cess of securities is retained by the Au.
ditor;
Bank Of Elkbart, redeemed at the Bank;
Brookville Bank, +"
Hoosier Bank, {" q"
Huntington Co. Bank :"
Indiana Stock Bank, redeemed at Fletch.
er's Bank.
Bank of Monticello, redeemed at Branch
Bank, Lafayette.
Fayette Co. Bank, redeemed at Branch
Connersville.
Merchants & Mechanics, redeemed at
Branch Bank, New Albany.
Bank of Syracuse, redeemed at Bank Of
Goshen.
Indian Reserve Bank, at Fletcher's Bank
Indianapolis.
SUSPENDED BANKS.
The notes of the following Banks are re-
deemed by the Auditor of State:
Agricultural Bank, at par.
Atlantic Bank, at 80.
Bank of Albany, at 90.
Bank of Albion, at par.
Bank of America %
n -, ..o7.
/ oank Of Attica, at &C..
Bank of Bridgeport. at SO.
Sank of Connersville, at 81.
Bank of Perrysville. a. par.
Bank of South Bend. at par.
Bank of t. Wadsworth, at9t
Bank Of North America. e .,;as0n. at 90.
Bank of Rockport, at pr ''
Farmers Bank, Jaspe' Il. To-,
Kalamazoo Bank, at - !" ~
Laurel Bank, at 8o 5V'
a Bank, at ss.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-13
From the La Porte Times.
THE LOVED AND LOST.

1 fecfionasely Inscribed to the husband and famii
Mas. FANNIE BELLE LEMON.
BY MRS. A. L. RUTER DUF0UR.
So ,oung-so beautiful-and loved
Oh, Death, what hast thou done?
Couldst not have turned aside thy shaft,
And spared this gifted one!
Alas. alas. it could not be,
COPS messenger art thou,
HIS love beams from behind the cloud,
So dark unto US now.
Oh, we may weep, for by the grave
Our own loved "Jesus ,oept;"
His tears of sympathy and love
Dropped where the dear one slept;
But on the storm cloud of your grief,
Behold, hopes bow is seen,
And beams like heavens own radiant light,
The sombre folds between.
Sweet FANNIE, thou art zone to rest,
The angels took thee hence;
They envied US our jewel rare.
And bore it from us thence,
To grace the Savior's brow above,
Set in his diadem,
Where ever thou wilt shine undim'd,
royal precious gem.
What words of comfort can Ispeak
To you, loued, sorrotring friends?
Grief such as yours, so pure and true,
All human aid transcends;
But yet, deep, earnest sympathy
Ny soul would fain bestow,
And, kneeling, weeps and prays that God
May soothe this depth of woe.
All, well know the bitter cup
He to your lips has given;
Know well the treasure He has thus
Took to Himself in Heaven;
He's placed your FANNIE in the skies,
As guardian angel now;
How glorious are the living flowers
That bind her seraph brow!
How pure and holy is her love,
Left beaming round you still.
Its fragrance fingers in your hearts,
Like sweets from Eden's hill.
Now from her happy home above,
She woos your souls on high,
And with angelic love supreme.
Awaits you in the sky.
WARRINGTON CRY, April 18th, 1853,
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-13

@FRrEND: A person who viii net as
sist you, because he knows you will excuse
him.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-13

The steamer Ocean Spray took fire on
Thurs lay afternoon, the 22d ult., about
o'clock, about miles above st. Louis, In
or near Sawyer's bend, above Magazine
point. and was burned to the waters edge.
She left st. Louis at her regular hour. be-
tween four and five o'clock, en- her way to
Peoria, on the Illinois river. At the same
time, the Hannibal City. one Of the regular
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-13

Burning Of the Stea mers
Ocean Spray, keOkUk and
star of the West, at Saint
LOuis--2O or 30 Lives Lost
--The Fire the result Of
Racing, and Of the reck.
less use Of TurPcntine i'm
the Furnace.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-05-13

Afeefionately inscribed to the husband and family Of
Mrs. FANNIE BELLE LEMON.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1858-12-29
The Revenue Law.

The following communication is from gentleman
who was fer long time of the best Sheriffs his
county had and who has also served in the Gen
eral Assembly. He is "a man of head and thought,
and among those who know him we'll his opinions
are highly priced:
MEssRs. EDIroRS: see in our legislative proceed
ings an effort is making to revise our revenue sys
tem.. hope to see it thoroughly DONE and not
patched up, as has heretofore been the case Expe-
rlence has taught that there is nothing like per-
lection IN our revenue law; and think the returns
annually made by the returning officers to the Pub
lie Treasurer will sustain this assertion.
do not wish to implicate any of our public SER
wants, for have had some experience in this bus-
ness myself; and do say the great difficulty occurs
before the taX-St reaches the hand of the taxcol-
lector. If our Legislature should think proper to
change the system, | would prefer the Georgia sys-
TEN to any that has come to my knowledge and
that is something like this When a man returns or
gives in his taX-list, he returns his whole estate
clear of debt in many dollars and cents; and then
all the Legislature has to do is to determine what
per cent. will raise revenue enough. L for one am
OF opinion that if S the property in North Carolina
were taxed In this way, oneeighth of one per cent
would raise the amount We now paying, and in
addition to that we should have equality taxation
and consequently less complaint among our citizens
L conclude by saying that in my humble opinion
large majority of the people of the State are pre-
pared for change in our revenue system.
AN EX-SHERIFF.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1858-12-29
WHOLE NUMBER 1910.

scientific and practical men, in favor of the rich
treasures which lie buried on Deep River, can
no resist the conviction that the cupidity of capi
ta!ists will, with without the aid of the State
force to completion all the works that have been
projected in that region.
You will receive suppose, Report from the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund under the act
OF the last Legislature upon that subject with suit.
able suggestions for the increase of that fund for the
ultimate redemption of our public debt
have heretofore called the attention of the Leg
isature to the present mode of assessing the lands
OF the State. Complaints continue to be made of
the irregulary of its operation upon different per-
sons similarly situated which think will continue
to be made as long as the present system exists
As the law now stands different parties assess the
value of land not only of the several counties but
of the different neighborhoods of each county, with
out any concert with each other. by which it often
happens that even appointing tracts of land ntrnsi-
caly of the same value, have very unequal valua-
tions placed upon them. | have taken the trouble
to procure from sister States their respective
systems of assessment which will lay before the
Committee of Finance, with view of improving
l find that while most of the other States
have common tribunal for each county, whose du-
y it is to meet at the court house and equaze the
valuation for the whole county, some of them have
also for the whole State to meet at the seat OF
government and equallze the valuation throughout
the State"
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1858-12-29

from the New York Church Journal, Dec sth]
One of the most beautiful books of the season
WILL with many Others be issued in week by the
Church Book Society. 1t is entitled "Wreath
from the Woods of Carolina" The letter press
consists of series of stories intended, indeed for
the young, but also interesting to adults And the
embellishments are flowers, drawn from nature and
engraved, and then colored by hand in the richest
style of art There eleven of these exquisite
Illustrations or ten of single flowers, or groups of
flowers to accompany the tales, and wreath of the
various flowers, arranged in an oval for frontice
niece. The whole is executed on thick and costly
paper, and covered with elegant binding OF quarto
size stamped, and gilt to correspond with the highly
wrought interior The price will be dollars, and
the Book will be gem of present for the holidays