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GREAT EXCITEMEN

DRIGHAM YOUNG has about attained
Id The acme of his ambition. Feeling
that there was one name to descend to pos;
terity which would be venerated with more
holy reverence than his own--that Of Joe
Smith "--he saw that it was incumbent
upon him. in order to have the memory OF
himself forever perpetuated among the
"Saints" as the great Head and AM OF the
ignoble Mormon institution, to kick up an
excitement and occasion conflict with
Uncle Sam, for the purpose Of having the
impression 60 abroad to the world that they
were an uhjustly oppressed people, and
thereby make him, as their present great
prophet, another aye great martyr" OF a
magnitude superior to their now worship
ped one Well, he has succeeded, and soon
$4,000 U. s. troops will be marching to
the land of the Saints" to aid the ambi-
tious Brigham in accomplishing his
schemes. In Prairie City tremendous ex.
citemeDt has lately been raised, occasioned
by one
H. r. G o U D Y,
Who has "rebelled" againstthe high prices
of Groceries, Provisions, DC, and started
an emporium under the title of
.GOUDY'S ONE-PRICE st ORE,
Where may be found everything desired in
the line of
GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS,
DRY GOODS,
WOODEN WARE,
HARDWARE
&c.. &c., &C., &c. &c
And in fact nearly everything that thepeo'
pie of this city" and vicinity need; and a;
SUCH LOW PRICES!
That it is currently reported, and pretty
generally believed, that
One Thousand and Five Hundred
Persons, either Kanzas Territorial Militia
or other inhabitants of Kanzas, design in
the future to do their trading AT this place
Come Along! Come Along
lave supplies enough for You all, and will
furnish you with them at figures as low
if not
Decidedly Lower
r han at any other trading establishment
south of Lawrence.
Ny Store is at the corner Of fremont anc
Mt Pleasant streets, opposite Eden Park
12G H. u T..G0UDY.
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ing University within one.half mile d
here, which, when completed, will be sec
ond to none west Of the Mississippi river.
With these facts in consideration, peO-
pie in the States can have no grounds for
hesitating to remove heH for fear Of debar-.
ring their children from educational privi-
leges.
PRAIRIE CITY.
Is fairly under way, with more improve
ments and better prospects than any other
town on this great middle thOroughfare.
Such is our position, that we defy success
full competition. Our main street already
has n business appearance, and several
buildings are now IN process of erection
No place in the TerritoIy will make greater
returns to the Capitalists for moneys invest:
ed than will Prairie City
TO MECHANICS.
No class is needed here more than me-
Chanics. The most liberal inducements are
offered them by the Association. One, two,
and three lots are donated to them--accord-
ing to the occupation pursued and tho
amount invested in improvements. Me-
chaniCal occupations of every description
can be followed here with great safety,
affording harvests of profits to the enga:
gers. Families emigrating from the States
generally leave their househ id goods behind
to avoid paying the exhorbitant freight,
age up the Missouri, and consequently
they rely upon the Territory for re-ftout.
Thus it will be seen that the demand for
everything indispensable for housekeeping
must necessarily be great
~ People desirous of obtaining informa.
tion about Prairie City will have all in
Inquiries promptly and satisfactorily an.
swered by addressing either in person or
by mail the Secretary of the Prairie City
Association.
Gen. JAMES II. LANE, Prest.
Capt. H. j. CANNIET, sec'y.
Freeman's champion., 1858-05-20

For the Freemen's Champion.
Sunny Spots.


This world is not all dark and dreary,
Sunny spots are all about -
To cheer the heart when sad and weary,
clad voices ring gaily out.
There's not a desert waste and wild,
But hath some PLEASANT dell,
Some oasis bright with verdant smile.
Where murmring waters swell.
When day ia dark with stormy sky.
Some glimpse of light is seen
Above the clouds the blue skies lie,
TO smile with gladstone sheen.
There's not heart however sad,
But hope doth whisper cheer;
There's not life hov2yer bad
But God is sometimes near.
PAUL PorrER.
Freeman's champion., 1858-05-20
n.H-'rhe report n revived n wal

ET'rhe report Is revived in we'll
informed circles in Washington, that
Senator slidoll Of Louisiana, and Mr.,
Belmont, late Minister TO Hague,
are engaged in the raising Of q loan
for three millious Of dollars, to be
applied in aid Of The revelation Ia
progress nav 10 Sonora.
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AgisceNQQe
Waits from the Wise and Witty.

Labor to purify thy thoughts
fthy thoughts be not i'll neither will
thy actions be SO.
The wise man has an infnity
of pleasure for virtue has its de-
lights in the midst Of the seventies
that attend it.
-You might as well go to the
catacombs of Egypt, and scrape up
the dust Of mummies, and kncad it
into forms, and bake them in your
oven, and call such things men, and
present them as citizens and teachers,
for cur regard, as to bring old time
worn institutions to serve the growth
and the living wants of to-day
Beecher.
A community Of people de-
pendent on a single resource, single
branch Of productive power, is in
just that degree dependent on all 9th
er communities Of the necessities Of
civilized life ; while that which COM
bines the largest diversity of employ
ments is the least depend ent Ola 9TH
Srs, and in the true definition Of the
term, tho richest.
Tile following waits are gath
cred from the "Life Thoughts Of
Henry Ward Beccher." Are they
not beautiful They seem to us
fresh and fragrant as the flowers of
May:
"a cunning man overreachcs no
one half so much as himself"
1T is with the singing Of a con-
grogation as with the signing Of tho
wind in the forest, where the notes
OF the million rustling leaves, and
tho boughs striking upon each other,
altogether make harmony no mat
ter what DO the individual discords. "
"How hateful is that religion
which says, business is business, and
politics are politics, and religion is
religion = Religion is using every.
thing for God; but many men dedi.
cate business to the devil, and poll
tics to the devil, and shove religion
into the cracks and crevices Of time
and make it the hypocritical out
cravings of their leisure and lazi
ness"
~ man in this world is boy
spelling in short syllableS but he
will combine them in the next"
"The most miserable pettifoggine
in the world is that Of q man in tht
court Of his own conscience"
"Without liberty, man is syn
cope
"'rhe passions never keep Lent
but are always holding carnival"
"In this world it il not what W,
take up, but what wc give up, tha
makes US 'rlch.'
To will, desire, love and hato
it's necessary to know.
Confucius, the Chinese phi
losopher and moralist, wrote the fol
lowing beautiful maxim, which in
slightly different form is treasures
among the inspired writings--2Op'
years before the Christian era;
"Do unto another what you woul
he should do unto you, and DO no
unto another what you would no
should 10 done unto you. Thou onl
needest this law alone; II is tn
foundation vnd principle OF oil Tn
oaui ~ ft ..
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Invasion Of Mexico.

1t is said by the Washington cor
respondent Of the New York Evening
Post, that there are this moment one
thousand men. under command of one
of Walkers lieutenants encamped
on the Northern bank OF the Rio
Grande, waiting orders to make de-
cent upon the Mexican provinces of
TamaulipaS and Neuvo Leon. 1t is
believed that this army is gathered
to advance the ambitious views Of
Comonfort, late President Of the Mex
ican Republic, now in this country,
who in return is expected, if success
ful, to give up portion ofthe terri
tory overrun by these 6Iibustering
swabs to widen the area of Slavery.
If these things are true, why is our
Government idle, when the peace and
honor Of nation are at stake? We
need not ask. The central power at
Washington is plotting to accom-
plish a similar purpose by other
means; and whatever does not prom
ise to strengthen "the institution "
goes for naught. Chicago Tribune.
Freeman's champion., 1858-05-20

COstar's" Rat, Roach, &C., Exter.
Put up in 9Oc., 36c., 65c., and 81, Boxes
. Costar'S" Bed Bug Exterminator,
Putup in Csc, So, 75c., and 81, Bottles.
'Costar's" Electric Powd'r, for ants,
insects, DC. Put up in Csc. and SOC. Bo1's.
Principal Depot, No 1888 Broadway, New
York, and sold by DRUGGISTS and
DEALERS everywherein the United States,
Cana das, West In lies and South America.
u Full particulars by Mail. I'm.
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A. D. FINDLEY,
Cabinet Ware Maker,

ID ESPECTFULLY informs the citizens
IL of Prairie City and surrounding coun-
try, that he has permanently located among
them, and solicits their patronage, feeling
confident, from his long experience in the
business, that he can supply his friends
with as fine an article in the shape of cabl-
net ware as can be manufactured in Kan
zas. aud he guarantees 10 put his prices
down to such low figures as will give the
very best satisfaction. Please give him a
cali. Shop No 80. Church St l2tf
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McALLIsTER HOUSE,

On Ne. Pleasant st., opposite Eden Park,
PRAIRIE CITY, ...,.,.,.. KANzAs'
HIRAM McALLISTER, PROPRIETOR
TTNHIs house has lately been repaired and
l. Is now fully open for the reception oi
the travelling community, The proprietor
pledges himself that no pains will be spared
10 render the stay Of the guests fihis heusc
agreeable. The table will always bc tur'
nishod with every material which The INA mar
ket nfTordp l2u
Freeman's champion., 1858-05-20

NS-0ld gentleman---( (aifecIionate-
ly.)--'My son, why do yoa chew
tbat filthy :"
Precious youth--(Stinly) )so s't the
iaice out oft old ooigerl
( prcM,Sis youth indeed!
Freeman's champion., 1858-05-20
TO BUILDERS
STEVENS; WALSH 8, LAR0UX,

DESIRE to inform the citizens Of Prairie
~ City and vicinity, that they have
lately formed themselves into a co'partner-
ship for the purpose of driving an extern
siys business in the line Of Housebuilding,
stone Masonry, Cistern Building, Stone
Cutting, and in fact everything that is and
can be done by practical and experienced
Stone Masons, We are all practical work.
men, of many years experience and we
guaranty our work to give the very, best
satisfaction, and our terms are as moderate
as those Of any other firm in the Territory.
All orders promptly executed with fidelity
and disnatch, HENRY STEVENS.
'N - JAMES WALSH,
"a I'm FRANCIS LAR0UX.
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PRAIRIE Cry, ,..,.,,.'. hANZAs'
Office in "Frcemen'S Champion Bloch
SXTE will buy and sell city property in
w PRAIRIE CITY, will invest money
in any town or city in Kanzas, will buy
land on commission for non-residents, To-
cate land warrants, buy and sell land war
rants, and will furnish information in ="
spect to the best locations. From our long
residence in, and general knowledge oi
Kanzas, we feel confident that we can
make as good investments us any tirm IN
the Territory. We can confidently war
rant from 50 to 100 per cent. on invest
ments.
Freeman's champion., 1858-05-20

A. O. W. sArronD. o. N. WOOD.
sanford 4 WOOD,
A TToRNEYs AT LAW, General Coll
IA loctora and Real Estate Agents, Mass,
Street, Lawrence, KapSas viii prectice
In The several Courts and Land oiiiccsi
make Collections and Investments exam,
inc titles. prepare atidaviln for pre'einp'
tors. and othoi logal insiruments; take Ac',
knewl lsSWAsnisy esA, ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-26
The slave Trade a.,

A deputstion on the subject of tho r
slave trade has had an interview Will ~
Derby who in answer to the deputa,io, =,
that he coucurred generally 10 the ciis..'
the deputatiOn. With regard to r." z
praised that government Tor its homes, 80 =
good faith in she iultiImens Of uea,ie. =
With regard to Cuba. he agreed ,ba, -.
could be done by the G0vernof.Cieos,'r /,
Cuba than by an external force; thu, q.
exertion has been and Was every dav t!
made to bring the Spanish G,yerpm.,, ~,
good faith in this matter and that he ,,n,.',
this result might be brought abou, win
resort 70 coerclve measures.
That with regard u the French system
shown 10 the case Of the Regina Col 80
could be no doubt that it was realv -.
plan Of slave trade, -tGat they were uop,.
in evidence on this point on the Preach
erpment, and that be hoped that the H..
Emperor lin whose desire to put down.
ry be had perfect cOn6dsnce) would .51r y.
himself convinced that il Wa, slavery /,
guise. He feared that in this partica,s,,,,
there was evidence that the blacks vars -
senting parties.
With regard to the cooIe emisrl,i,o
explained that Lord Carnayon's blIJ ~.
tended to put stop to the carrying ofcrE,
from India to any foreign posse,sIyu. 4.
il was their liberalization TO place the
lie emigration to our own pOsses,i..s
such footing as should secure far IT,.
ment to the coolies; and be believed II ..
could be accomplished, the system OF G .
emigration might be found tettfeial t,,s
the coolies themselves and the colyp,s.
Letter from London.
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The Virtues OF BoraI.

The washerwOmen o! Hullandani Belgium
rroyerbially clean, and wlrJ get up their
linz" so beautifully white, use refined borsx
q wasting powder, instead Of soda, in the
r-og. :tiou Of large handful O! bornx pow
La- ID a out ten gallons of boiling water
they save in scan nearly half. All the large
was hing establishments adopt the same mode
Far ACES. cambrcs s., an e ltra quantity Of
the pow Ter used, and for crinUlihes re
CURED + u made stiff a strong solution is
necessary. Borax being 4 neutral salt does
not in the slightest degree injure the texture
of the linen; It's effect is to soften the hardest
water, aud ''.eretore it should be kept on
every toilette table. To the taste it lie rather
swee', j. usei for cleaning the hair, Is an ex-
scils'. dent rice, and 10 hot cCuntles is used
in c5:Itgat; with tar,aric acid and bi-car-
Donate Of soda, cooling beverage. Glvd
tea cauua. b. ma !e with hard wate:; all wa
ter may lie mad; soft by adding a teaspoon =
fol of borax powder to an ordinary sized ke'-
tie Of water, il which it should boil. The
saving in the quantity Of tea used will be at
least one fifth.
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From Utah.

GREAT SALT LAKE CITY, June 26.-Tb
Mormons remain at Provo yet, not wishing
to bring their females near the soldier boys
They are living there, the majority at leas;,
10 tents, whilst their comfortable houses in
this city remain vacant with all the doors
and windows boarded up. None # the gen
tiles can obtain house room either for dwell.
lings or for store purp' ses. This is particu-
larly hard on the merchants, who have
brought DOT large stocks OF goods. No rea-
son is assigned by the Mormons for this dog
in-tbe-mapger policy, except, as they say,
they want first to see what the army will do
and where it will locate. A yet, none have
been able TO procure sleeping apartments ex-
cept the Governor, Secretary, Marshal aud
Commissioners, and even most of them had
for a while TO sleep in their wagons. Many
Of the merchants arrived in the city t.-day
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-26
Ola Time Statesmen.

The following passage is from Mr.. E5,,s.
Fifth-of-July speech at the Revere H,u.
Boston:
"As long as was 10 public life, vul
mem Der, as you know, sir, Ofthat O.I ".
party to which you have re.errei-the 4,
tionsl Wing party; q political s.s5,rg
sir, | am sure you will grant, of which f.,
one need be ashamed The prosuar5,
my health compelled me, four years 40 ,
the honorable post which | then f....
resign the public service Since that ps;
new parties have been organized: Old 60,
have either retired for while at least r.,
the field, on have been forced IN some den,
on new issues; sDd If felt the slightestlt
nation which do mott, with the partisI =
toration OF my health, TO return u %.
life, should be deferred from il By ID. 4.
that between the extremes OF opinion g1g
distract and threaten " cUnyulse tae cOqu.-
| find no middle paths to practical y.s.
ness which friend OF moderate coue.s
permitted to pursue. Craftsmanship L.
pds understood IN my younger ddys-tO..
Ibe study OF the foreign relations VI theaC
try, its defences, its internal lmprOyem,.l
its great industrial interests, aud tie n
tons of the Government to the Indian III.
has almost become an obsolete Ided, srt q.
political life has assumed almost exclust
the form of sectional agitation"
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Mail Robber Terminating his LIE.

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, July Is, l858.-John
Cheat, tue Postmaster, who was brought
here for trial, upon charge of robbing the
IT, S. Mail, has terminated bis existence 10
the following manner: The U. S. marshal
having no confidence in the security of our
Jail. removed him to q room ia the third
story Of the ST. Mays Hotel, had him heaV-
lily irOnei, and guard kept night and day
over hin. About two o'clock this morning,
while the attention of the guard vas for nc
ment diverted, be jumped cut of the window,
which is about 80 feet from the ground. aud
although he alighted on his feet, the mi uries
received caused bis death 10 about three hours.
He made no confession, but there was an
abundance of proof to convict him on sese-
raj indictments which were found against
him. He was once elected to the State Sem
ate from Walton county, but has generally
been terror to most Of his neighbors. He
called himself the "hyena" of West Florida,
and bOasted that he could whip any nan 10
the State. The most astonishing fact is that
he should have been continued as POstmas-
ter, when 1t was notorious circumstance,
that be On more than one occasion has been
seen by different persons, on opening the
mail, when he came to what he supposed
money letter, to break it open, take its con-
tents, and tburst it in bis pocket. aud ex-
claim, that's NINE" with an oath, and has
carried on this business for years. Last win
ter secret mail agent, was here and went
through the country, to endeavor to detect
him bot without success. However, be has
abruptly terminated misspeut life, and be-
fore this has appeared before that Advise
Judge, from whose decision there is no ap-
peal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-26
Cierksh,ps At Washington.

There are % clerks in the Departments al
Washington from Maine. with an aggregate
compe nsation Of $33 200; from New Hamp.
shire II clerka, with $27 800 compensation;
from Vermont clerks. compensation ST.,
$40; from Rhode Island, clerks 3, compensa,
tun IS 200; from Connecticut, clerks Is,
com nsation s27 200; total from New Eng.
lsud, clerks 81; compensation Sl27 40
Tbe'e, however, numerous as they seem to
he, make but small show alongside Of the
States bordering on the capital. Penpsylva
MIA sends 100 clerks, whose aggregate COM
pensation is Sl40,S05; Maryland has SO
clerks. whose compensation is SllS.780; Vr-
gina III clerks. with an aggregate compeb-
sation OF Sl66 $50; while the District Of Col,
umbis looms up with S82 clerks, who receive
S425, 6l3, besides 43 temporary clerks and a
legion of copyists extra. In ell 1920.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-26
KuImIa Peaches.

The production of Peaches. this season, at
Kalmis, barren sand-ridge, two miles be-
youd Aiken, 10 this State, has been most
abundant Ga Friday last, the 10Th instant,
$50 boxes and As baskets of peaches, wero
picked and packed at that place and shipped
thence to Charleston, via the S. G. Railroad,
in four heavily laden cars, the boxes for New
York and the baskets for Charleston; esti-
mated to yield return of about 81 900. no
uncomfortable item to be realized, in single
shipment, from the otherwise sterile sand
hills Of that region. A box contains about a
bushel-and-a halt, and a basket about three
pecks Tie founder Of Graniteville is emit
tied to the credit of having thus made the
barren fruitful, and the desert to rejoice and
blossom as the rose-mapufacture and horti-
culture have alike owned the impulse OF his
elterprising spirit. - Charleston C0ur.
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New Caledonia, British America.

A bill has been introduced into Parliament
by Sir E Bulwer Ly.tcn, Secretary for the
Colonies, providing for the government, until
1862, Of New Caledonia.
This territory may be roughly described
as that portion of British America west lf
the Rocky Mountains and between latitude
490 and $50 north, including Qneen Char
lotte's aud oil other adjacent islands. Van
couver's Island only is excepted, ut with the
reservation that it may be annexed TO New
Caledonia il the two houses Of the LegIsla-
ture Of the island in joint address, 80 petit
ton.
1t is worth notice that the north boundary
is two degrees to the south Of the old boun-
Diary. 1t includes, however, the whole Fra
Ter river gold region.
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American Diplomats In Paris

A Paris letter, under date Of Oath June,
say:
"Mr. Pickeps, our new Minister to Russia
is still here, making purchases for his house
1T S.. Petersburg, for which place be ex
poets to leave in the course Of six or eight
days.
General Dodge and family will coon be
here Oh their way hume. Mrs. Dodge, who
has greatly suffered from the effects Of the
bad climate OF Spain, will spend few weeks
at some wsteriDgplace, to recruit her health
before sailing for the United States.
"R D. Owen is also expected here, bis
family proposes sailing direc. from Naples"
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Railroad Case.

An important railroad decision has lust
been rendered in the Uoited States Circuit
Court Of Ohio. The compliments in the
case were mortgages OF the Steubepvile and
Indiana Railroad Company, and the trustees
under the mortgages for the holdero OF the
bonds secured thereby. The company had
deiaulted on the interest due upon these
bonds, and the defendant, Levi Sargent, the
Treasurer Of Tuscrawas county, had seized
= locomotive and sUme cars embraced in said
mortgage, and was proceeding to scllthe same
10 pay the taxes assessed against the company
for the year 1854, which was subsequent 10
tue default III the payment of interest, on
the ground that the com pany was unable to
replace the locomotive and cars in case they
wett sold, and that the use and possession
Of the .ame were absolutely necessary to the
operation oil the road by the company, the
bill prayed for an injunction TO restrain the
treasurer from selling them. Upon the filing
OF the bill, Il provisional Injunction was
granted, but upon hearing of the case, this
was dissolved. Judge Mclean held that the
lien VI the State for taxes was paramount to
all private rights invested under the govern
meut, and further that the default of interest
90 the part If the company did not vest in
the complainants he road and equipments as
mortgages, but authorized them TO take pos
session Of the road and run it, or to sell it,
at public sale; that the ownership of the road
could only be changed by sale of it.