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DAVID ELKIN.

AUGUsTA, Ca, March IS, 1857.
pEoF DEGRArH--Dcar Sir: Tlis is 10 certify that
have been afflicted with headache and my
feet-from which have suffered very much-and
lay the application Of Detiratli's Electric Oil I
have been cured of my headache and corns, and
Therefore recommend il to all y. McCUE-
PRoF. Dr. GRATIS ELECTRIC OIL-S25 REWARD
will give s25 for the apprehension Of a low scamp,
who printed some dirty handbils and called bis
stuff by the name of Electric Oil.
CAUTIoN.-Beware of low pellars and picayune
druggists who put up stuff composed 81 camphene
and lard oil, calling il Electric oil. No peidlars
sell the genuine Electric oil in the United States
it is sold only by respectable druggists and country
merchants. he sure and get DcGrafh'8 Electric
Oil, or you will lac cheated.
AFFLICTED, READ THIS.
CERTIFICATE.
AUGUSTA Ca March %, 1857
pRoF. DE6sRATH-Dear Sir: This Is 20 certify that
my boy Moses has been afflicted with rheumatism
for seventeen years, and ly application If your
Oil he entirely cured, aud cIeeTfully commend
il TO all similarly affected.
Yours respectfully,
]. HEUBER.
For sale 10y SMITH EZZARD, sole agents at
Atlanta, Georgia. PROF. CHAS. DEGIATU,
30 South Eighth street, Philadelphia.
KELLER WHITE, sole agents.
Also, for sale at Dr. Penningtons Drug Store. and
Hal'Uck StOddard's. oct20
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CERTIFICATE.

N1NnSnoRO, y C.. March 2, 1857.
i, David ElkiB, do hereby certify that have
been badly afflicted for two months with infiamma-
tory rheumatism, of my legs being much ssvoll-
en-stiii and soTe-so that j found il exceedingly
difficult 10 walk-that the stiff joint has been twice
rubbed with Prof DeGraihs cclehratcd Electric
Oil within thirty hours; and now have the perfect
Of the afflicted limb. was also troubled with
partial deafness in my left ear and by single APP
plication of the Electric oil my hearing has been
greatly improved. .1.
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name in part: aXes, springs made Of the best
steel: bands, enameed and of all kinds Of leather:
cloths, Innings for carriages, varnishes, castings of
all kinds saddle trees, English bride feathers, bits
stirrups, spurs, hames fine silver haines Of all
kinds, Jenny Lind Gig Trees, seif-adjusting pads,
Taylors patent names, fly nets. shoe threads, horse
blankets, London Girth Webs, American Girth
and Rein Webs, both cotton and worsted: London
Welt Skins superior article ivory, gutta percha
and brass lined lnartengal rings; superior kerseys
for horse covers, the Lest quality of carriage bolts
patent gig trees, &C, &c.
keep in fact everything appertaining 20 either
branch of the business, and understanding both
branches thoroughly, we would respectfully invite
your attention before purchasing elsewhere.
am also agent for Wards Patent Spring Saddle.
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Hartford, Jan. lst, 1858.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, !
Hartford County.

Hartford, Jan. LIST, 1858.
Personally appeared before me, Justice of the
Peace, duly Xualificd To- administer oatiis, THOMAS
X. BRACE, In, Secretary and made solemn oath that
the foregoing statement Of the assets and cOndi
tion If the lEtna Insurance Company is true.
HENRY FOWLER, Justice of the Peace.
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BradfOrd'S Portable Burr Mill
,N0.uE TM1.y,Gs ZEE DOVE REr.


II. ID. HART, is now prepared to supply the city
and country trade with the best of corn meal, un-
bolted corn grits and honIIy of all grades; wheat
grts, unbolted flour, rye flour, extra family -four,
crush feed bran shipstuf corn, oats, chicken feed,
and all articles in the feed line. All trade delivered
10 any part Of the city.
Please send in your orders. NY prices will los
low, a. cheap as the cheapest, and good a. the
bcst. The nimble sixpcnce better than the slow
shilling l. my motto.
All may depend on getting all my trade made Of
none but the best of ground grains, as will buy
other. X. ID. HART.
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AFFLICTED. RFAb rms.

Miraculous cure made on one Of the citizens Of
Macon; rff
MACON, April 8, 1857.
rEoF. DEGRArH-Dear Sir: This is to certify that
lad fall, sprained my shoulder and was afflicted
foi eighteen days. and lost the Of my arm, and
could not raise my hand to my head. and hearing Of
tile wonderful cures effected 10y DeGmih's Electric
Oil, and by one application Of il enabled to
raise my hand to my mead and take OF my hat
Thank God, am well, and cleerfully recommend
it 10 all the afflicted. The application was made
before a hundred persons.
Yours truly,
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Yours truly
A. JOHnAN
NI,coS. Anril 2. 1857

PRoF DEGRATH-Dcar Sir: L, Capt. B. II. Smith
hereby certify that have been afflicted with rheu-
latism for four years and at times could not sleep
by hearing Of the wonderful cures 10y DeCratl's
Electric oil, was induced 20 try il, and by the
first application of the Electric oil was at once
relieved, aud now have the Of my arm. Tho
DUPLICATION made before fifty persons.
d. II. SMITH, Twiggs Co.
We, the undersigned, were present:
J. ). Riley, J. IA. Brantly, ~. ,. Coopcr.
m Rateigh ". O. Standard
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GRocERIEs IND PRop1sIo.,.s.

Nv NNNN IND.
NBwESALE Department, First street, first door
from n i'm; Retail Department., Main street, first
deer below the corner
Il. ii. Cook bcgs 10 thank his friends in Evans
Vile and neighbOrhOO. for their Ivors freely he
slowed ON him since he has been i'm business among
them, and takes this opportunity of introducing
their notice his SON, MIR. IL. A. Cook, whom lac has
taken into partnership from this date and solcits
for the new firm of u. II. Cook X Son, continuance
of the support so literally conferred ON himself
u. III. Cook son, having taken the business
premises and purchased the whole stock of Mr.. NJ
". Poster. feel confident that they will b enabled
To supply the citizens of Evansville with every arti-
Gle they may require in the Grocery aud Provision
line. u. H. Cook a Son wish especially a. draw the
attention Of persons in the country having produce
Of any kind to dispose Of, to their increased facility
for taking of their stock, and supplying them at
their store with all articles required in the whole
sale department, at prices that insure their
orders for the future. fel,2-tf
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Meetings Of secret Societies.

E,,0,sriN. L,-iJs, No. GA. ~ CoLEuRx, Scrrr-
tary. Regular meetings first aud third Monday ia
elch month, at Masonic Hall, corner of Main and
First street.
EraseriHs u. g. Chapter, No. II. W. T.. IIoI =
INtSwoWrU. SECRETARY. Meets first Friday in each
month, ~ Masonic Hall.
0pp PILLOWS.
Morning Sfr Lnise, Nc. 1.-JNNES SWANSON,
Secretary. Regular meetings every Thursday eve
ming, corner of Main and First street.
crescent Lo.L3s, No. 122.-JouN GEEEE, Secretary.
Meets every Tuesday evening.
Schiller Lodge. t''efmeIl No. 13S.-JoUN p,N-
SETrTtt, Secretary. Regular meetings every Fri
law evening.
EroRsrHc EHcamPmcSi No. 2o.-C. G.. KEArZ,
Scribe. Meets second and fourth Monday in every
month.
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uGRTGUE TUR.FE E.NPEE.Ws.y.rs

q n dOz. scythcs aud Snathes, various patterns
do Scythes and Cradles, do do;
do Manure Forks;
do Long Handled Hay Forks;
do Short do do:
boxes Scythe Stones. Fur sale al
II COOK 4 SONS
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Che Daily sonrn1.
Corrected Jy the Brunch BGnI.

Corrected Jy the Brunch Bank.
EXCHANGE
New York, Buying a Selling
New Orleans, % par d. "A
Cincinnati, % 80 2" u
BANKABLE FUNDS, or CURRENCY At PAR.
STATE BANK or INDIANA. lALLEGHESY CRY BANK.
BANK or THE STATE In MoSoNGAHELA BANK, Pa.
DIANA. BALTIMORE.
STATE BANK or ONO. Except Americaa Bank.
KENTUCKY. iPIrrsBURs.
LOUISIANA. PHmADELPHIA, Except
sPEcIEPAYISG FREE Bank Of PeRasyiraaio
BANKS or INDIANA. MISSOURI
WHEELING CITY.
STOCK BANKS OF oHIo-ExcEPT
Onion, Sandusky ...5 dis City, Cincinnati. dis
City Bank Columbus, dis Canal, Cleveland. dis
Seneca County..---.75 dis.
NEW YoRK, NEW ENGLAND, NEW JERsEr, AND della
WARE, IN GOOD CREDIT.
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IN PRIZE FOR EI.RRI.RODr-
e n who subscrib,-s for the
NEW YORK WEEKLY PRESS,
A Beautifully Illustrated
milV ewsnaner.

The New York Weekly Press is one of Tho largest
and best literary papers of the day. large Quarto
containing Twenty Pages, or Sixty Columns, Of en-
tertainng matter; and Elegantly Illustrated every
week.
Gif worth from 20 cents to 500 viii be sent 10.
each Subscriber receipt Of the subscription
money.
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IL Cup of Tea.-we now in receipt of very
choice lot Of loose Teas bought expressly for retail
trade Call one and all Samples given with pleas.
urc bv Il, ii, COOK & son.
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In ordering Tickets or Certificates, enclose the
money to cur address for the Tickets ordered,
ceipi of which they will be forwarded by first mail
Purchasers can have tickets ending in any figure
they may designate.
The List of Drawn numbers and Prizes will Ice
sent TO purchasers Immediately after the drawing.
HG Purchasers viii please write their signatures
plain. and give their Post Office, County aud State
10 Remember that every Prizc H. drawn and
PAYABLE in fall without deduction.
NJ All prizes of 81 900 and under, paid immedi-
ately after the drawing-other prizes at the usual
time OF thirty days.
All communications strictly confidential
Address orders for Tickets or Certificates %
:. SWAN & co. Augusta, Georgia.
nS-PersuIfs residing near Montgomery, Ala,
Atlanta, Ga, have their orders filled, and save
time, by addressing 5. Swan Co., at either of those
cities.
D4 A list Of the numbers that are drawn FROM
the wheel, with the amount of the prize that each
ole is entitled to- will he published after every
drawing, in the following papers:-Aussusta (Gco.)
CuRsttutiOnast, New Orleans Delta, Mobile Reg
ister, Charleston Standard, Nashville Gazette At
lanta inteligcncer New York Weekly Day Book,
Savannah Georgian, Richmond Dispatch, New
York Dispatch and Pauding Miss Clarion, and
Little Rock ARK Democrat. jly2i
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MAGNIFICENT SCHEME!
TO BE DRAWN lat
Each Saturday in September!
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
100000

. ,4sj Prizes amounting S32 q, 900
Whole Tickets Sl0 Halves So; Quarters S2I5.
ES-A Circular showing the plan Of the Lotteries
will he sent TO any one desirUus of receiving il.
Certificates of Packages will DC sold at the fol-
lowing rates. which i the risk:
of Do ,,f Al
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spEc1E-PAYING FREE BANKS.

sPEC1E-PAYING FREE BANKS.
Brpokville Bank, Brook Exchange Bank, Green
VILE. castle.
Bank of Elkhart, Elk- Fayctte Co. Bank, Con
hart. Rersville.
Bank Of Goshen, Goshen Farmers Blk Westfield
Bank OF Gosport, Gosport Hoosier Blk, Logansport
Bank Of Indiana, Michi- Indiana Bank, Madison.
gan CITY. Indiana Reserve Bank,
Bank Of Monticello, Mon Kokomo-
ticeilo Indiana Farmers Bank
Bank of Mt Vernon, Mt. Franklin
Vernon Indiana Stock Bank, La
Bank Of Paoli, PaOli. porte,
Bank Of Rockville, Wa Kentucky Stock u *, Co
bashtown. lumbus.
Bank Of Syracuse, Syra- Lagrange Bank, Lima
cuse Mer. and Mechanics Blk
Bank Of Salem, Salem. New Albany.
Bank Of Salem, New Al New York and va. STATE
bany Stock Bank, Evansville
Bloomington Blk, Bloom Parke Co. Bank, Rock
inCton. vile.
Crescent City Bank, Ev- Prairie City Bank, Terre
ausyiile Hautc.
Canal Bank Eyanyille. Southern Bank Of Ind,
Cambridge City b X, Cam Terre Haute.
bridge City Salem Bank, Goshen.
Central Bank, IndianaPo-
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Ep.aNsIIEAE CO.gL.s,G Up TO

z. q. HART,
AGENT for the following Mills and Machines, offers
for sale
The Great Eastern Corn HnSker,
SHELLER AND CLEANER.
Which will she'll from 1000 10 300 bushels per
day. Also,
The American Elephant.
The great Novelty of the day. 1t is the hast Mill
ever invented for the farmers IL will make
ten varieties of product Ii will grind the Corr
and Cob for feeding animals. 1t makes coarse O
fine meal as may be wanted, and il will holt IL,
meal il grnds it, leave it unlolted at the op-
ton of the operator Ii will grind Spices Drugs
almost any other SUBSTANCE which requires the ope-
ration of grinding. IL does all these things, and
requires but little power to drive il. a. r"
THE GREAT BENGAL TIGER.
Is Mill designed TO make the various grades of
HOminy, and is one Of the best Machines ever in
vented for the purpose.
BradfOrd'S Portable Burr Mill
Is too we'll known TO need a description. 1t is the
cheapest, and at the time, the easiest kept in
repair, of any in use. All Of the above Mills and
Machines can be seen In operation at
II A r. It's MILLS,
Corner Of Second and Canal streets where the pub
lie invited to call and the latest improve
ments of the age before purchasing elsewhere. All
orders will be promptly filed.
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TOBACCONISTS.
NIAE L.zkGEST- TOBACCO ES-
" -TABLISHMENTIN TIE SfAfE.

n f. FENDRICH & BROTHERS.,
Would respectfully inform the citizens Of Evans
willie and vicinity, that they have larger stock Of
Tobacco, Segars. Snuff, Pip es, and
German Smoking Tobacco,
than any two establishments of principal cities.
Hotels and store keepers look to your Interests
Before purchasing elsewhere, please examine our
large assortment, which we pledge ourselves TO sell
at the lowest Baltimore prices, and cheaper than
can DE bought in Cincinnati or Louisville. All we
ask is that you shall call and judge for Yourselves.
We offer any of the above at wholesale retail
Our establishment is a branch of the well known
extensive Baltimore Tobacco Warehouse of Jos.
Fendrich q Bros No. l55 Forest street.
+. FENDRICH * BROS,
Main st. door above First,
jy15 Evansville, Ind.
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BEfTCHES-2G0 Gross New York Matches,
VI for sale BY Il. ii. COOK & son.
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Times and Places OF holding County
Agricultural Fairs I'm Indiana.
Vanderburgh-Evansvile, Oct. l4th, 18th
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AoOTI0.N.S--sO - En- coon Ek;.f1,H-
q v CT Fly Brushes;
3 dOz. Misses BrOoms, fancy article;
q do Fancy WhiSk=:
1O do Shaker and Location Brooms;
IN do assorted Scrub Brushes;
do busting Brushes, fancy aud plain;
) do Shoe Brushes, do do:
HORNBROoK & co.
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PATENT MEDICINES.
ELECTRIC OIL!

EEgSCOV.EREB 1T L.9Sry--Gea,cst
JsS Cure in the World for raini-Prof Chss De-
GEath, Original Inventor and Manufact,rrer OF the
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DR.. Morse's Indian Root Pills are sold By
dealers in Medicines
Agents wanted in every town, village and ham,
let in the land. Parties desiring the agency will
address as above for the terms
Price % cents per box, five boxes will be sent on
receipt of 81, postage paid. [jan1l -d&wIy
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NeEW MUSIC, JUST RBCBIV.ED

nEf.}.HI RIFLE FOHDEa-zUO
0EA kegs Miami Rifle Powder;
800 kegs Blasting Powder;
p cases Rife do;
so half kegs Rife Powder. For sale Nv
u; III. COOK & SON, Agent.
jayGskLs--IOO KEGS .SsS0RTRD
ev Nails, received and for sale cheap for cash,
by JACOB ST9AUB,
jiy2f-3w No. 40 Main street.
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E.I,;
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NE.fLLS PATENT CO.N'CRRTE
FL SAEES.-We are agents for the celebrated
Halls Patent Fire Pref and Thief Prsof saf.'s,
manufactured by Hall, Carroll < Co. cincinnsfi.--
: constant supply will DC iepi band, end sphi ~
FREsToS BEc-.
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According to the Shcriff's report for the
county of New York, for three months, end
ing 3lst of July, there We're 1929 arrests
of all kinds-of these 1000 were for drunk
eaness--?,790 for disorderly conduct, and
nine for murder; the other 10000 were dis
tributed through the whole catalogue Of
crime. or the criminals, l0,471 of those
arrested Us mentioned above, were natives
of Ireland; $3.50 of the United States;
I,62l Of Germany; 264 colored; -666 OF
England; 224 of Scotland; 100 Of France; ;
"A Of Italy, and the balance Of other coun-
tries. The police force of the city, compris-
ing captains, sergeants, roundsmen, special
men, doormen and patrol men, consists of
l,225 men, and, taken as a whole, are not
so efficient as they might be. The police
men are principally Irishmen. The city Of
ficers owe their election to this class of peo-
pie, and they claim their position as police
men from this fact. They deserve the pat
ronaSe of the city officials, when they Ia
Dor so hard for their elevation on election
days, and they get it. The number of cy-
prians is estimated TO be from 10000 to
30, 900.
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b1~ The Southern Democrats are repu-
dating the English Swindle, now that they
see its unjust and iniquitous operations. The
occasional correspondent OF the Philadelphia
Press says e am enabled to declare that
a number of leading Southern democrats viii
insist that Kansas shall come into the Union
the moment her people present their Consti-
tuition. The Union is more and more fierce
against this act of deeency and justice. It's
rawlings will not avail. Look out for some
strange doings in the winter; and do not
be surprised to see Douglas welcomed back
20 the Senate by some of the most boisterous
of the Southerners.
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CRoPs IN TESNEssEE-The Nashville
Ners says: Throughout this entire Sec
ton of country, we believe, the prospect for
an unusually large crop of corn was never
more fattering. Indeed, we sometimes hear
farmers say they never saw so good pros
pect as that now exhibited. Our own OBJ
servation tends TO confirm the evidence
which reaches US from every quarter. The
failnre-almost totally--of the oat crop is
in a great measure compensated for by the
unusually large luxuriant yields of all kinds
Of grasses.
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D@ The Robber who stole see, 900 from

~ The Robber who stole see, 900 from
the vault of the Hatter's Bank, at Bethel,
Connecticut, succeeded by a piece Of perse-
vering and ingenious rascality. TWAS sew
eral days after the robbery, before the bank
officers could get the vault door open to see
what had been taken; when admittance
was finally gained to it. they found that its
bottom had been undermined and fallen out,
and nearly the whole contents gone. In
the first place he gained admission, by false
keys to the outside door, to the Directors
room, where, taking up the carpet, he sawed
out a hole in the foor through which he
gained access under the floor to the founda-
tons of the vault He began undermining
it and carrying his dirt some distance, under
the floor, in order to gain room for its de-
post and give himself space to work. His
labors it is supposed must have occupied two
or three weeks, and when the excavation
was far enough advanced, he let down the
principal fag-stone, that formed the bottom
VI INC sduit, anu SaiuSu auAiiiSoioh w ias
treasures. At every entrance, he must
have taken up the carpet, in the Directors
room, and replaced i, SO carefully as not to
attract attention. The boards taken from
the floor were so nicely re-adjusted with
putty and screws, that if the carpet had been
taken up; the work would not have been
discovered; and being under large table,
the strength Of the replaced boards was not
likely to be tried by any ones stepping
upon the place. After getting all he could
remove from the vault, the burglar
wedged the bolt of the vault lock ON the in
side by block of wood, SO that it could
not be unlocked from the bank room 1t
was several days before the vault could be
opened and the extent and mode of the rob-
berry seen. This delay gaze the robber
ample time to escape, and so etrectually has
he concealed Interpretations that no trace has
been discovered of him, or the money taken
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ESs" The people of Davenport have been
Of iffedeeina6le Scrip, issued. by two mercaM-
tile firms in that city, who gave groceries
and dry goods for il, at their own prices, or
gave deprecated "wild cat" in exchange
for it. The nuisance becoming insutferable,
crowd of German; assembled on Thursday
night last, and assaulted the two establish
ments and closed them up by shower Of
stones and brickbats. The wife of one of
the bankers was dangerously wounded by a
missile thrown through the windows of his
house. The military were called out on
Friday morning, and serious difficulty was
with the rioters.
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WEST PoINT.-The board of visitors at
West Point suggest change in the mode
of appointing the cadets. The appointments
are now made on account of friendship, or
from political considerations, and many Of
the persons appointed are not qualified by
previous training or education for the insti-
tuition. Hence comparatively few of them
graduate, and the government is put to
great unnecessary expense for the MAIN
tenance Of such persons, without receiving
any advantage from the outlay. The change
suggested is, to throw the appointments open
to competition, the field af competition en-
bracing the whole Congressional District.
ional District, every one DESTROYS of filing il
should have chance and the appointment
should be made on account Of his superior
intelligence.
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ssy. The mails are the theme of COM

aGy. The mails are the theme Of CON-
paint in all parts Of the State. The In
dianapolis Journal says its papers, in some
instances, are seventeen days in reaching
subscribers over routes, according to the
schedules, the mail is carried in two days.
We have various like causes of complaint
through the pocket A subscriber in Du-
bois county, AS miles distant tells US that
when his Journal reaches him, it is from
three to four weeks old, though the mail
should bring it in three or four days. Our
communications up the river beyond Rock
port, are all in the same condition. If Post
Masters would give the same attention to
post routes that they do to Lecompton Con-
yentions, and were as much interested in
the dtuies of their Offices, as they are in the
canvass, these things would soon be RENE
died. They go about the country posting
handbills for backwoods Lecomptonite con-
ventions, and are very active in the man.
agement of these conclayes, but they make
no investigations of the damaged mails in
the routes of their political peregrinations,
for it is not by attentions to the latter du-
ties, but for zeal in the former, that they re-
eeive their reward.