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Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
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Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
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Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14

Die 5srren SPepere II. Q. in @ew gprf,
Seiiber Der sr0Bten 8rauerei in Der lluion, Der 5uoe.
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b%tutslfen Neip glcrfer Marttpreile ~abseten.
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Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
Gpneert.S ate unp 9aeerbier.S aIon.

Der NntErsst6nets sntpNcblt benz ctutI&rn @ublifum ssiuen sls
9aat stnSsrtdtesit Salon su HtBisem stSude. Die bensr oiosprs
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Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
MSpnnment 2agerbier=g alpu.
Gfe Nor 10 ,,S 0e.:a

Sue pt III. NM Ntatnltrhbe.
Der literletdnste erlaubt ita hermit ieinen 6reunten ub benz
gesbrtai 9lbI,ttna bic @njsi9s Su MAIDEN, baB CT ben fruber Won
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3u ;abIrettem 8ehu6 Label ~ersebenit Elm
9bilipp Sautter.
Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
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Gin Map9en pirb 9eluat
1lm lei6te Sausarbeiten 3t Derrihtrn unb aud, ,uz
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Srpapfrabe (Sereamerspilr).
Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
Gin Wabhen mirb aelnht

yin N1bden mirD seIubt,
paS 3t &rdet unp 9ausli6e @rbeiten Al perriAten
Dsrltset. Die 5antilie fat feline &iuber unb beifebt
nnr aus 3-.4 9erlonen.. 9tabereS 3u erfrasen lei
Mapams Son,
90 Mainltr, brm ct G9arles Sptel oeaeniiber.
Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
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6sn~ unb Gi6knbcs better Sualitdi, limb fam feline !aanSsn
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ls, g%roaSitraBt, icpie in Der 5psneScrIase on 9rpaeIreet. nobc
Srprfe Mpenne tptrocn, prompt belorst.
Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14

iperSsn prompt unS biaisit bon inter;sitnttem ou~Sasfibrt, Ser G6
beltrsbsn .Ilre, elrd, quite une %bausrbaite srbett ons gertrausn un6
Is. So9tl, SrcablraEe, neben bem Store
beS 6rn. Qnuhe-
Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14

Der frlBsrsn Dbtburlihen @aasric, SO. n WeatnitraFs. no osis'
n MA ,n aSsrt brssFtn %srss9 iSire. ssatisn fertist silcs: an, biz
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une @hptesraghS snf Settenseus. 2ebsr unb @emaplanen, mi.
crten1uns gepB niht rtrIaaen. 'N -"
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8ilper iperren ppn S4 Cts. all ansrftrtist, W6ptcoropbisu y
81 an. SilSer meroen bel &essn unb Spnrenl6ein anaeftrtio,
S.ol gBatIpn II. SSbue
Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
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Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14

Or. SrSdsit ltntt Die @ufnsrtlamteit ieinsr Srsunbe unb bsS
l6aftsn uo bic Santit S%srbunSrnen sroBsn @ort0sile, fir pel6e Ssr-
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Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
Gtne Npbuuno.

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Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
BUR Na6ri6t.

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pei Srodmeger II. Wpller. $40. 81 @ainfraee, eor,ulpredben.
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Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
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Gin csus(tes 9aeten rirb esiudt CUR gerrt6mas baustab,r
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Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
Deuti6e 9riefltRe.

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n%nncncirt Iinp.
Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1858-08-14
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Nete 9SirtblAoft an Srantlinfrafe, ,riIden Spaul

2sOo Nbs. Smau Srealfe Bacon. 10 Sierees Iupcricr
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Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
Has Anybody sean sam.

Has any one seen him, sure enough
We are in earnest i'll this inquiry. The
dusty young giant" of three years
since; that miraculous young man whose
cloths were made of star spangIed ban
ners; who took exclusive possession OF
our national fowl, and was wont to take
his morning rides upon the back of that
great old bird; where is he? He used
to be around and We received weekly
notifications of the whereabouts of his
''footprints," but now alas We see moth
ing about Sam, in any of the intense
American prints. Miraculous young
orators, who three years agone, were
wont to stir up 'the great American
heart with this eulogies about Sam, are
now as silent as the harp which is sup
posed to be hanging on Tara's wallis
20 no, they never mention him
Where is Sam? That remarkable
young man who essaycd to rule America.
who had such a fear of the Pope and
schoolmarms, who was grea.
on Smelling Committees, and Washing
ton Monuments-has anybody seen him:
Will none of those old fogies who sud-
denly discovered that "Sam" was the
boy for their money; who believed that
the office should seek their man, and
who had their eyes opened all of a sud
den, to the new and startling doctrine,
that Americans should rule America;
will none of these old grandames tell us
the present locality of the young giant?
He cant be dead, for there is abundant
testimony that he is immortal. Didn't
Garrett Davis say so? and don't Garrett
know? Didn't the Louisville Journal
say so? and who can gainsay what APP
pear in the Louisville JoWrmdE He
cant be dead. o no. He has a great
work to perform yet. He has to change
the naturalization laws, elect Fillmore
President, suppress Popcry, put Amer
leans on guard, and rule Amcri a. Gar
rett Davis and the Lous Vile Journal
said Sam would do this, and Sam will do
it OF burst. But the question comes up
again; where is Sam? Is he sleeping?
has he gone Ncrth to See his brudder
Sambo? or is he unwell himself? Has
AIRY borry seen him2-FranAjort (ky.)
Roen1aH.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27

Henry William Herbert, the we'll
known writer, who is we'll known by
his contributions to various periodicals
under the signature of Frank Forces
ter, committed suicidy in New York
on Monday, by shooting himself. The
New York Euening Post says he was the
eldest son of the Rev. William Herbert,
the Bean of Manchester, England, and
through him inherited the blood of the
noble English houses of pembroke and
Percy. He was born in 1907, and
graduated at cambridge in 1929
In 1881 he came to this country for
reasons, which have never transpircd.
but which are supposed to have mate
rally affected the intercorse which sub
sisted thereafter between himself and
the rest of his family. He taught Greek
in Mr.. Huddart's school in the neigh
borhood of New York city for eight
years, and since then has been a fertile
contributor to magazines, and the au
thor of several popular novels and sport
ing books. His works on the wild game
and field sports of this country arc
lasepng the best books of the kind ever
published. His Treatise on the Horse,
published last winter, is the most elab,
crate work that he has left behind him
He was a very accomplished classical
scholar, and possessed an uucommonly
wide range Of information, CLEANED from
every department. Of literature and
from extensive personal observation
He had also a capacity for literary labor
which was marvellous. Not long after
his arrival in this country, he married
a very attractive lady in Maine, who
has since died. We see by his letter
that he married about three months
since. He was unfortunate in his hab-
its and temper, and it is pretty appar-
ent, from the letter he left behind him.
that in The last hours of his life he was
the victim of both. He resided at a
palace which he named the "Cedars,'
near Newark, purchased for him by his
friends in England, and settled upon
him without the power of alienation.
The following is a letter written to the
Coroner, explaining Somewhat the cause
of his untimely end, and will be found
very affecting.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
Prompt Action.

We are pleased to notice the prompt
aud decided action of both Houses OF
Congress in calling for information in
reference to the 3 ritish outrages in the
West Indies. The unanimity of senti.
ment manifested is remarkable, aud
from it Great Britain may draw the in
ference that our people are not divided
in opinion as to the propriety of permit.
ting her to exercise a "police of the seas.
The President, too, has called the atten.
ton of the British minister to the mat
ter; and it is quite likely he has also
caused to be dispatched to the scene OF
disturbance once more naval vessels.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
BLACK Ecpublican Tactics.

Tho: Black Republican portion ofthe
House of Representatives are earning a
very unenviable reputation by their con-
duct upon the admission of the Mime
sofa members. They have consumed
two whole days in 'fllibustering," as
Mr.. Mcqueen of S. C. remarked a few
days ago. They have not made arguments
to convince the Honse, but all sorts of
ridiculous and senseless notions, appeal
ing from the chair, calling for the yeas
and nays in every instance, and all for
the simple purpose of consuming time
and, preventing a vote. If a majority
think the Minnesota members entitled,
the majority ought to rule. But the
country should holdthe minority respon-
sible for. their absurd and ridiculous
conduct in consuming two whole days
in mere disorganization.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
Denth of Gen r. F. Smith.

The news from Fl. Leavenworth
brings US the news of the death of this
distinguished and brave officer, com
handing the Utah army. He died at
his quarters at Fort Leavenworth, on
the morning of the 18th instant.
His remains were escorted to the
steamer on the following Wednesday
the 10Th inst, with military honors,
priyious to their having been taken to
the east for interment. Gen. Smith was
an old and brave officer, and died as he
lived, an honest man and a patriot.
The command of the Utah army now
devolves upon Gen Harvey, who will be
his successor.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
The ODDOsitiou.

Now, that Congress, by the disposal
of the Kansas matter, has given some
thing of a quietus to the agitation of
this question, the opposition papers and
DISCLAIMERS, with the exception of a few
in whom TX Kansas" has become a chron-
ic distemper, have dropped the subject,
and owing perhaps to a decoction of
Millerite doctrine, are delightfully."- exer-
cising themselves with their ~semi-annual
amusement of prognosticating the dis
| solution and utter humiliation of the
rock Democracy, on which all their
Know-Nothing, anti Foreign and anti
Catholic crafts, laden with candidates
for the Presidency were disastrously
foundered on their way to Port Wash
iugton. Once a year dogs are liable to
go mad. The opposition gets at least
funny about twice a year. Can there
be anything in the moons effect upon
our plannet?' or may it be Sin the star
under which they were born?" But
these are philosophical questions beyond
our depth. ss
With the hope of seducing from the
Democratic ranks, a few whose political
faith is not supposed to be of the most
abiding Kind, they are obstreporously
favorable to that "gooj old Democrat
ic doctrine" Popular Sovereignty
What prospects of success attend them
through the various attitudes of this new
dodge, We are not able to say: but their
professions of devotion now, to a meas
urc which a year ago they denounced as
Infamous, and nearly moved heaven and
earth to defeat, constitute On the whole,
an exhibition of the coolest impudence
and most amusing presumption that it
has ever been our fortune to witness
admission free.
1t is charged that men will steal the
livery of heaven to serve the devil in.
Be that as it may, Black Republication
has stolen, and now unblushingly wears
the livery of Democracy to serve Abo-
litionism in but it fits the old weneh
so badly, that as with the ass in the ia
BILE, it will not cover the peculiar devcl-
opments of the wearer, with the differ
ence only, that in the case of the ass the
ears stuck out, here it is the heels pro
trude.-
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
SinRuIar Coincidence.

The vote on the Kansas Compromise
Bill shows a majority of mine in the Sem
ate and nine in the House. In the Sen
ate, the whole vote for this Bill was hir-
ty-oae, just equal to the number of Estates
in the Union. The vote in the House
refusing to reconsider, was precisely the
vote refusing to reconsider the Kansas
bill in 1s54-yeas 101, nays 113. .
These are at least very striking coin
cidents, --a. -
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
Grceley's View of the English

Greeley, the great high Bag dad of
Black Republicanism, in his paper of
The 10th inst, gives the following as his
opinion as to whether the English bill
submits the Lecompton Constitution:
awe have not chosen to waste any
words on the nice question still jealous
~ discussed by many of our contempt
raries-'Does the English Kansas Bill
submit the Lecompton Constitution to a
vote of the people of Kunsas?' Tech
nically we b,.lieve it does not; practical
ly, substantially, though most unfairly,
we think it does. The people are not
asked, will you come into the Union
under the Lecompton Constitution
Yes or Mop but DO you consent to &C.
cept and be content with the grants of
public lands for schools, railroads, &c,
proposed in English's bilI?-Yes or No;
and ifthey vote no, VIC understand that
Congress is to consider the Lecompton
Constitution virtually annulled."
If it is practically and substantially
what more do they want?-
They can ask for nothing more-they
should want nothing more.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
TcMms

The telegraph of Tuesday last gave
US, in brief, some of the particulars of
outrages perpetrated in Kansas by q
gang who marched under the colors OF
that miserable coward and miscreant,
Jim Lane. The st. Louis Republican:
ofThursday, gives, by a letter, from
"ilton Springs, in that Territory, full
accounts of the doings of the scoundrels.
The letter is dated on the 18th instant {:
On the 18th inst, about five o'clock
a. NJ, the inhabitants of this little town
were thrown into confusion by the APP
pearance of a body of armed men in
our midst. They rushed to the store of
james NJ. Wells, drew their revolvers,
ordered him to stand still, went to pack
ing up goods, and plundcred the house
generally, They carried away divers ar
ticles of dry goods, clothing, boots,
shoes, Sc, amounting to five or six hun
dred dollars: searched his pockets and
ilchered from him about forty dollars
in money. They also robbed the post
office of all the money in the drawer
and somes two hundred and twenty
stamped ~envclops. William Curry, the
former occupant of the store, was confn-
ed to his bed with rheumatism. unable
to walk. They carried away all his
wearing apparel, save what he had on,
The goods were tied up with ropes,
handkerchiefs, &c, and carried away on
horseback. =
The outlaws then went to the house
of VIM. McKinDy, four miles east of
this place, robbed his house, took all the
money he had and all his valuable pa
pers, one fine mule, and one fine mare
belonging to his son, Nicholas McKin-
n.y.. They set the house Of William Nc
kinny on fire three different times, but
it was discovered, and the flames extin-
guished before much damage was done.
After committing these outragcs, they
left for parts unknown. These robbers
are headed by the notorious Captain
Montgomery, Of Sugar Creek, the man
who but a short time since, fired on the
United States troops near Fort Scott,
killing one and wounding Captain An
derson. They are all well mounted on
fine horses. all stolen, no doubt, and
armed with sharpe's rifles and rev lvers,
about twenty in number. This same
Montgomery headed a company of men
in the fall Of 1886, went to jackson
County, Mo-, stole eight or ten horses
in one night, and one of them was taken
away from him near Blanton's Bridge:
in this( Douglas) county, a few days af-
forwards. by the owner.
In johnson County the same gang
made a forced levy upon the citizens
who had any thing to be plundered out
of, viz: John Evans of $500 i'll money
four or five hundred i'll property; p
Crossgrove:of$50 and a gold watch and
re%vlover; John II. Lord of money ant
property; j. B. Shobe, Robert Brown
and two others, of 500 in money and
property. This outrage was committed
by a man holding Il captains commits
sion under Lane.
As Brother Brigham and the Nor
mons generally have "come down. ii
would not be a bad policy if some ofthc
rank and file, intended for the cleaning
out of Salt Lake, were ordered to employ
their leisure hours in making Il gallows
of every tree in Kansas, and ornament
ing them with the p%roflcs of these cow
ardly scamps.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
nea The Washino ton Union 81.

pGAThe Washington Union asks the
question, " Is the back bone of the Re-
publicans broken" and her proceeds to
answer the question. 1t is very graph
ic and true, We opine, will prove it a
thoughtful diagnosis of the disease. 1t
says: "We took occasion to say the
other day, that, in our Judgment, the
back bone of negroism in the country
had been broken. A little further re-
Election and observation induce us to
believe that we made a slight M Mistake in
the diagnosis of the malady which SO
seriously afaicts u republican friends.
The difficulty is paralysis of the brain,
s~uperinduced, doubtless, by an old af-
lection called simplicity on the brain
With what little energy they have left
however, they have determined to make
a dead set upon the people of Kansas
to induce them to reject the ordinance
referred by the act of admission. That
campaign is all there is left ofthe rcpub-
Hcdn cause. III.
dedicated, We shall never more hear
of a republican party" Their success
would galvanize them, and recuperate
them, so that with slight notifications,
taking in the know nothings, (and they
will take IN anybody that will trust them)
we may anticipate a ~prolongation of
their organization till after the fall
election"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
If. The buildings are much damaged.

off. The buildings are much damaged.
His loss in crops is also great
Mr.. Keiser, nine miles southeast,
had also the roofs of his dwelling and
barn swept away, sustaining like DANA
ses.
Prairie chickens, quails, snipes, &C.,
were picked up in abundance on the
prairie, after the storm. Thousands of
panpcls of fencing were blown away;
trees torn from their roots; garden stufs
almost totally destroyed.
The destruction of property, grain,
&C., throughout this and some Of the
counties adjoining, has been inealcula-
bile
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-27
na The Riehmoud ENQUIRER publish

pa-The Richmond Enquirer publish
es the terms of negotiation between
John A. Washington, the proprietor of
Mount Vernon, and the Ladies' Mount
Vernon Association of the Union. They
are, the payment of two hundred thou
sand dollars for two hundred acres OF
land, in which are included Washing
tons residence and tomb, and the Ian
ding place. Eighteen thousand of this
sum were paid on the closing of the con-
tract, and the remainder of the contract
price is to be paid in four yearly install
mcnts. Mr.. Washington, however, will
remit interest upon any sums, not less
than five thousand dollars, that may be
paid before the bonds are due; and he
retains the title to and possession of the
estate until the principal and interest are
paid, except that in case the whole
amount is paid by the 22d of February.
1853, he will forego interest on all the
deferred instalments payable after the
Isl january, 1907. n OITcSPOuucHI VI
the Philadelphia Inquirer, in com me n
ting upon this contract, says with great
truth, that "Mr. John y. Washington
has got the but-end of the bargain with
the ladies purchasing Mount Vernon
In the first place, he gets a thousand
dollars per acre for and not instrinsical
ly worth twenty. An hundred dollars
per acre would be an ~extravagrnt price.
All the buildings and Improvements to-
gether are not worth five hundred dol
lars. He then retains possession and
occupancy of the premises until the last
collar of the purchase, money is paid,
and receives interest on the amount I'M
paid all the while. So that he is to live
rent free at the mansion, and, besides
the outrages price of two hundred thou
sand dollars, get perhaps fifty thousand
more in the shape ofinteIest. Ifthis is
not traficing in the sacred dust of his
ancestor, 1 know not what else to call
itn