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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-06
The MachiaS gmiOn MutilaiiUE the
Record.

The last Union contained what it termed
Res JIutinos passed at the Col
umbia Convention and lett out the last
one of the series. Why did it mutilate the
record? Is it afraid to have Mr. Bradbury
address the electors of this district? The
Lecomptonites have been Dragging what they
will do with "Bion on the stump" Why
not bring him out?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-06
Mr.. "Ry-eud,' Rrn 4 h,.rv

The illustr,ous Mr.. "By -ends'' of the town
of Fair-Speech, whom Bunyan pictures
Christian as meeting with in his immortal
progress as pilgrim is but the prototype OF
very numerous class who have since fiyur.
ed in both Church and State. Among the
most conspicuous members of the family now
before the public, elici,ing attention and
seeking support from the ..dear people," is
the gentleman whom the Iecompton Dem
ocracy have put forward Us Congressional
candidate in the sixth district of this State
and whom they have faint hope of electins.
because the "By-ends, - it will be remember
cd by all dcvout readers of pious books, was
descended by waterman and .got most of
his own estate by the same occupation'-tbe
principal accomplishments of which consisted
in being able 20 "row well one way while
steadily looking the other" Mr.. "By-ends' y
bradbury is happily blessed with the SINE
easy faculty, and can pcrambulate his whole
district, making anti-lecompton haranyues.
and brave speeches 10 favor Of the Fishing
honnt'es, while he is quietly on the best Of
terms with the iecompton conspirators, and
hand-ln-glove with the sectional leaders who
are striving to withdraw the protection of
the Government from the Fishing interest
Inc Administration wire-pallers we'll knew
that 1t would be madness to attempt the can
vass, even in the sixth district, upon, an
honestly avowed Lecompton platform, and
therefore it became essential Tor them 10 secure
a candidate whom they could rely upon in
secret, and yet who was gifted and qualified
TO make plausible political voyage under
false colors, and with deceitfal signals =
With this end in view, they naturally select
ed member of the "By -ends" family, and
hence the nomination Of Mr.. Bradbury. II
was brought about as is we'll known. not in
spite Of the opposition Of the Custom. House
lecomptonites, as is pretended in some quart
ers, but by their special connvance under the
secret manipulations of an agent Of the Ad-
ministration, who came on feom Washington
to see that the .hoodwinking' arrangement
was properly effected and perfected in all its
parts.
MIR. "By-ends" Bradbury will be aided in
his cunningly devised game by sundry gentle
men, who are but the countsrpa-ts Of those
who figured as the kindred" of the yenera-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-06
CAMPAIGN AMERICAN.

We will send the American from and after
this time, until the September election for
% cents per copy payable in advance
Will our Agents take notice and send in
the names? No time should be lost
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-06
Glass Convention.

TIE cjasscd towns of Hancock, Trenton, Maria
vil,e. Waltham, Greenfield, Amherst, Otis, and
Plantations No l, 2, and 80 are reque ted to meet
by delegates at the Westinghouse, in Marisvllie,
on @ 18th of August next, at one o'clock ?. NJ,
to select q candidate for Representative to the
Legislature. FER oRnEh
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-06

A correspondent of the Boston Journal
says, if our government wishes to stop the
slave trade, that by employing three or four
small Steamers, carrying three or four guns
each, they could do much more towards that
end, than the cumbersome Slope of war
now employed
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-06
Republican Caucus.

The Republicans ef the town OF Eden are hereby re-
,ursl To- meet in Caucus Saisburv's Hall on satur
day the It'll is at O'clock r NJ, for the purpose Of
r.ng delegates To- tieCun;y Convention tn he heten
ir Ellsworth the 18th inst. Also To transact other ousiss
az Importance. A full attendance is desreahle.
PER ORDER Town Con-
ra.n .,c od 1919 3w2s
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-06

Chronic DiAHRndA. In nothing is the
tonic power of the PERUVIAN SYRUP
more strikingiy shown, than in the proven
ton and cure of Chronic DnrrhoA. The
tone OF the DISEASED mucous membrane seems
to be restored, its irritabiisy Disappears, the
digestion and absorption Of nuriment are
duly perform VI, the discharges becoming nat
ural, health is soon rc-establishe1.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-06

The Washington Union is in favor Of
serving the Indians of this country the same
As the eolored population are treated in the
bred Scott decision.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-06

HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO MOTHERS. Mrs.
WINsIow's Soothing Syrup is the only thing
that you can rely upon to give rest to your
self, and relief and health to your infant.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-06

DYSPEPSIA CURED. A fair trial Of The OK
ygenated Bitters will conyinc, the mos
skepticAl sufferer, that this medicine has no
equal in the world for the cure of this disease.
Every Dyspeptic ought to know its value.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-06

We clip the following from the Portland
Advertiser, as altogether too rich and pun
gent to be Withheld from our readers.
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-17

READING ALoUD.-There is no treat 50
great as to hear good readin e Of any kind.
Not one gentleman in hundred can read
so as to plsase the ear, and send the words
with gentle force to the heart and under
standing. Anindistinct utterance, whines,
drones, nasal twangs, gutternal notes, hesi-
tations, and other vices Of elocution, are al
most universal. Why it is, no one can say,
unless it be t:,st either the pulpit; CT the
nursery, or the Sunday school, gives the
style in these days. Many lady can sing
Italian songs with considerable execution,
but cannot read English passably. Yet
reading is by far the more valuable accom-
plishment Of the two. In most drawing
rooms, if a thing is to be>read, it is discov-
cred that no body can read, one has weak
lungs, another gets hoarse, another chokes,
another has al abominable sing song, cyi-
IDENTIFY a tradition Of the way in which
Watts hymns were sung, when he was
too young to understand them; another
rumbles like broad-wheel wagon; anoth-
er has a way of reading which seems to pro-
claim that what is read is of no SORT of con-
sequence, and had better not be attended
to,
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-17

dies, they succeeded in fastening a rope to
a tree directly above that on which Heaton
and company we're lodged, and dropping
down, steadying themselves by the rope,
made their way within reach of the pris-
oners, who, being 'all aboard the rope
was cut, and after few minutes hard row.
ing they were safe ashore. " IL. IN
r. Messrs. Heaton and Hammer Cor Hanna)
do business in Cincinnati, and the former
was irving to cross to the railroad station,
in order to 60 into the city, when the fatal
accident occurred. ....,. ...,.er
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-17
"a Tale bfsPeEror. - =
g bSIaae;, Vienna J! -

was feWsnt elits age returning from mar
Eket, he stopped at q roadside public house,
and impruden4ly showed, the inkeeper a
large sunH ich he had received. In the
night thesi i'd 6ner, arr with a poisnard,
stole into the farmer chamber, and pre-
pared to- stab him, but the farmer, who,
from the MANS manner at supper oonceiv-
ed suspicious Of foul play, had thrown
himshlf fully dressed, on The bed, without
going to sleep, and being powerful man,
he wrestcd the poignard from the other,
and using it against him, laid him dead at
his feet. A few moments after he heard
stones thrown at the window, and voice,
which he recognized as that of the inkeep-
er's son, said: "Thc grave is ready" This
proved to him that the father and con plan
ned his murder, and to avoid detection
had intended. burying the dead body at
once. He thereupon wrapped the dead
body in d sheet, and let it down from the
window, he then ran to the gendarmerie
and stated what had occurred. Three gen
darmcs Immediately accompanied him to
the house, aud found the young man bust
ly engaged in shoveling earth into the
grave.
"What are you burying?" said they.
"On]y a horse, which has just died!"
-1"You are mistaken answered one of
them, jumping into the grave and raising
the corpse; "Look? and he held up a
lantern to the face Of the deceased.
p. "Good God y cried the young man,
thunderstruck, '1t is my father
He was then arrested, and at once con-
fessed all. =4~..
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-17

nShefman Street mas certainty the mos
varied aspect of any in the universe
When the weather IS fine, each habitatior
becomes detached from the one next it, ano
this part Of the floating city is sometimes
absent for some days together. Then
when the fishing is over, the rising tide
brings back the travelling abode to its
stating place, and the two rows of houses
resume their place in the floating city,
For the rest, on this liquid soil the appear.
ance of the streets changes every moment
A movement Of the tide, a gust of wind
sudden decrease in the pressure of the at
mosphere, and the position of the town is
completely changed. For instance at the
approach Of tempest the large vessels
turn round, and present to the wind the
least assailable portion of their hull The
little boats gather together and place them.
selves under the shelter of the large ones
and these changes are sufficient to render
quarter unrecognizable to person who
has passed through it only an instant be.
fore. q
There are, however, a few rows of houses
which always preserve their habitual phys.
iognomy. These belong to merchants,
private persons, and sometimes to public
institutions. These peaceful habitations,
which could never set sail, and on board
of which it would be very difficult to use
oars, seldom change their position. They
are real houses, with only one side to the
weather, and placed on the hull of YES
sci. The entrance is at the back, if there
can be said to be back. It is left wide
open SO as let the air circulate freely, and
the rooms have windows furnished with
nankeen blinds. The pediment of the
outer door is adorned with sculpture, and
with large characters written on red paper
or cut in relief: These inscriptions gener-
ally signify happiness, prosperity, longevi-
ty. The Chinese, who are not naturally
very mystical, do not care for much be-
yond the happiness of this world. these
trading districts, with their floating habi-
tations painted all kinds of colors, and
adorned in artistic style, have really all the
appearance Of chinese streets on dry land.
The illusion would, indeed, be complete,
were it not fer thc fact that you proceed
through these streets in boat, when you
may see the largest of these edtflces agita-
ted by the current and fall Of the waves.
Here, however, as in Physic street, there
are shops Of all kinds and trades of every
nature. In the city Of Tchou-kiang I
have seen not only carpenters and tail
ors' shops, but druggists laboratories,
ready-made clothing warehouses, fortune
tellcrs and professional lettar- writer's stalls,
and even pawnbroker's establishment.
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-17
The Seven Sleepers.

The story ofsthe Seven Sleepers is HE
most romantic Of the legends of the Church.
I It is as follows: . 2
When the Emperor Decius prosecuted
the Christians, seven noble youths Of Ephs
esus concealed themselves in a spacious
cavern, on the side Of an adjacent noun
tain, and were doomed to perish by the ty-
rafat, who gave orders that tn entrance
should be firmly secured by piles Of stones.
They Immediately fell into a deep slumber,
which was almost miraculously prolonged,
without injnring the powers Of life, one
hundred and eighty-seven years. At the
end of that time, the slaves of Adolus, to
whom the inheritance of the mountain had
descended, removed the stones to supply
material for some edifce. The light of the
sun darted into the cavern, and the Seven
Sleepers were permitted to awake Soon
after rising from their sleep, which they
thought only lasted few hours, they were
pressed by tie calls of hunger, and resolved
that Ja,nblichus, one: of their number,
should secretly return to the city, to pur-
chase bread for the use Of himself and his
companions. The youth: if we may still
employ that application. could no longer
recognize the once familiar ASPECT OF his
native country; and his surprise was ~
creased by the appearance of large cross
triumphantly erected over the gate OF
Ephesus His. singular dress and obsolete
language confounded the baker to whom
he offered an ancient medal of Decius, as
the current coin of the Empire; and JAM
blichus, on the suspicion Of having discov-
cred secret treasure, was dragged before
the Judge. Their mutual inquiries pro-
duced the amazing discovery that two cen
turies had almost elapsed since Jamblichus
and his friends had escaped from the rage
of a pagan tyrant. The Bishop of Ephe-
sus, the clergy, the magistrate, the people,
and, it is said, the Emperor himself, hast
ened to visit the cavern Of the Seven Slee-
pers, who related their story, bestowed
their benediction, and at the same instant
peaceably expired.
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-17
ROMANCE IN REA1. IEFE.-The b.

ROMANCE IN REAL LzF2-T The Bucyr-
's (Ohio) journal says that man living
near there lost his wife some years ago in
Homer New York, tha5 they had little
girl which he gave to a friend, and left the
country. He was gone ten years, and re-
turned, but could find no trace Of his child.
She Lad two marks by which he mi ght
know her-one toe was gone, and she had
scar on her arm. The man gave her up
as lost to him, and finally settled near Bu-
cyrus and married The rest we give from
that paper:
"About six weeks ago he happened to
pass by the room in his house occupied by
servant girl who had resided with him
for nearly two years, at time when she
was about to retire, and the door being
open he saw her foot. lie merely glanced
at it and happened to notice that the little
toe Of the right foot acas s,isssing. He
thought nothing of it at the time, but af-
ter retiring the idea struck him that it
might be the daughter he had searched for
so long. At first he dismissed the thought
as improbable, but it still forced itself upon
him, Until finally he requested his wife to
90 to the room and ascertain whether or
not marks of scald were upon her right
arm.
"She went and to his immense delight,
reported that the mark was there. The
poor man was so positive of her identity,
that the girl was awakened, and in the mid
die Of the night was questioned as to her
origin. She could only tell them that she
did not know her parents that her earliest
recollections were that she had lived some
where in the East with family named
(naming the family she had been left with
i by tie woman originally intrusted with
herr and and at their death she was taken
charge of by the overseers Of the poor a
place provided for her, and she had come
to Bucyrus with family, and had sup
ported herself by doing house-work since.
This tailed so nearly with the already as
certained facts in the case that the next
day the father started east with her, and
visiting the different points she had named,
ascertained to his great Joy, that she Was
in truth his daughter. She is an extreme
y beautiful girl, of great natural intelli-
gence, and, though totally uneducated,. is
still interesting. She is now at Granville,
Ohio, receiving an education to fit her for
the new station she has assumed in life. "
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-17
Fishing Bounties-Sugar.

The bill for the repeal of the Fishing
Bounties passed the Senate by the votes Of
all the Administration Democrats except
Mr.. Allen, of Rhode Island. All the op-
position Senators voted against it. BY the
aid of Northern Democrats the South was
enabled to defeat the amendment proposed
by Mr.. Trumbull, of Illinois, to repeal the
sugar duties-duties inn posed for the ac-
knowledged purpose of protecting few
hundred rich sugar planters and enhancing
the value of their thousands of toilng
slaves Louisiana and Texas are the only
States benefited by this ':locaP' tariff
Louisiana has but l ,294 sugar houses, CIV
ing last year an aggregate production OF
279,697 hogsheads Of sugar, weighing
307, 1867, ZOO pounds. The Texas sugar
planters made only 1900 hogsheads. We
imported, last year, sugar to the amount Of
81 ,596, 900, on which the duty was "a
per cent, making over $l2, 100000 paid by
the people Of the U. S. in duties on one of
the common necessaries Of life-a useless
tax levied to build up an intense sectional
interest, and nothing else Against the
repeal of this duty the Northern Demcc-
Gratis in the Senate voted with the South,
nearly or quite to man! This vote should
be remembered by the people Of all classes
who pay the sugar tax. 1t comes home to
every tea and coffee cup, and adds to the
drops Of the white mans sweet in every
State but two in the U Union.- Winona Re
'b7xlIic1n f:s,fs III ,,tt .t.Ei .s4 &z=01 T 81 ~
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-17
After the Fight.


The Shakopee Correspondent of the
Minnesotian in reviewing the incidents Of
the disgraceful battle between the Sioux
and the Chipeways, has the following re-
fections? ."5 -.
This is truly great country where one
can get up by sunrise, take his wife and
family in buggy, ride mile or so in the
fresh morning air witness such scene as
an Indian fight from such view as we
had, be treated to a Chipeway barbecue
and return to breakfast at seasonable
hour, without costing the first red cent, al
though several red skins had to pay dear
ly for the entertainment
When the fight first commenced oppo-
site Major Murphy's, his wife, daughter
and two lady visiters arose and stepped up
on the rivers brink and watched the whole
affair quite unconcernedly, although, at
one time, the rifle balls whizzed and sang
past them, striking in close proximity
Before the battle ended, very large num-
ber of the population of men women and
children Of the city, were gathered around
the dead, dying and wounded warriors
which the Sioux had brought over the riv-
er, and from their elevated position could
see, with the naked eye, every movement
of the combattants, and with the aid Of tel
escopes, counted the number of Chipeways
which collected on the. opposite bluffs
where the Sioux had driven them.
The ground from the river to the bluffs,
(about three fourths Of mile, } is level
grassy plain, with few large elm trees
near the north bank, ON which we stood, Is
high, overlooking the whole scene as per-
fectly as one could sit in the boxes Of a
theatre and observe the play upon the
stage. Only think of what a sight we had
Of Indians stripped to the breech cloth,
running, skulking, crawling, shooting, tom
ahawking, scalping, mutilating-the squaws
carrying the wounded, shouting and en-
couraging their braves, who were yelling,
fighting, bleeding, dying, crossing and re-
crossing the river. The retreat of the
Chippeway'stothe opposite hills, gathering
under the trees, where all their gestures
and actions were clearly visible through the
telescope-while among us, and at our feet,
were ladies and Chippeway scalps, horses
and carriages and Chippeway's heads, gen
tlemen, and Chippeway hands, children, ,and
strips Of Chippeway skin, barking dogs,
moaning squaws, dying warriors, bleeding
braves, crying children, yelling combat
ants, neighing horses, cackling hens, wins
Ting bullets, cracking rifles, putting steam
boat, smoking Dutchmen, mixed up with
the different languages; including the sill
very tones of beautiful women; the whole
concluding with the building Of fire, ap-
pearance of the headless trunk of Chipe-
way, very extensive retrograde movement
on the part of the ladies and children, the
contention of those who advocated or OBJ
jected to the consumation of the barbarous
act, the roaring Of the flames, the broiling
Of the carcass, the rising of the incense,
and the general leaving in disgust, or lin
gering for curiosity Of the crowd-and all
this adjoining a city of a thousand inhabi-
tants
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-17
R4chanan Becomes a God-send.

ERhchanan Becomes a God-Send.-
A contemporary thinks that James Bu-
chanan is god-send, as he will bring the
American people to repentance, the first
step in the road. that leads to Heaven
The Knickirbocker. remarks that this idea
reminds them Of another. In a certain
village in Ohio, resided a family consist
ing Of an old man named Beaver and his
four sons, all Of whom were hard "pets,"
and who had often laughed to scorn the
advice Of a pious though very eccentric
minister who resided in the same town.
It so happened that one of the boys was
bitten by rattle snake, and was expected
to die, when the minister was sent for in
great haste. On his arrival he found the
young man very penitent, and anxious to
be prayed with. The minister calling on
the family, kneeled down and prayed in
this wise. , ~ ~>.s ..
"Oh Lord, we thank the for rattle
snakes; we thank thee because rattle
snake has bit Jim. Wepray thee send
rattle snake to bite John; send one to bite
Bill; send one to bite Sam and, oh, Lord,
send the biggest. kind of a 1attle-snake to
bite the, old man for nothing but rattle
snakes will bring the Beaver family to re-
pentance!"
Mr.. Buchanan is The political rattle
snake an all wise Providence has placed in
the Executive chair to bite the citizens Of
this country into rebellion to Presidential
dictation and official corruption.
The following supplication from the
Knickerboeker is arranged to suit the To-
tcality: =S
"Oh, Lord, we thank thee for sending
that rattle-snake-we thank thee that he
has bit Douglas, and Walker, and Wise,
and Bell, and Crittendon, and Stanton
Let him bite our near neighbor Trimble,
j. Hand, Harvey Russell, and old Mr.. ohm
son. Let him bite "San," and give
backbone to those who once worshipped in
the midst of dark lanterns and, oh, Lord,
we ask thee as special act,of grace that
he may bite the old man Of the Spectator,
and his son Ed; for nothing but a bite
can save them from everlasting reproba~
tion!"