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"DLEsS THE MEMORY OF THE

II A for the happiness / haze this day in
declaring. that / have not been 0~biigedto Suppress
letter or a line for the sake of his Gme:' SO writes Dr..
ELDER, Of Philadelphia, ia his biography OF tbs ceis-
brated ELISHA KENT KANE.
nv AIM says the author IN his predatory note,
.'was not to write 4 reUisr % Dr.. kane's Eritin q, bat
a memoir OF the man. which might serve TO make his
readers personally acquainted with him." and to this
simple object he has atdressc! himself with ! consei-
eutious enthusiasm. The result IS no mere idsalized
portrait OF the man whom the world wishes to know.
hut a warm and truthful likeness. conceived in love,
aad with the Whole heart in the had through all the
rapid miracle OF its execution There is a freshness
aud vitslity in the performance which would have
heen absent from more studied effort; and IL the tone
oflitersry coiIoqziaiisra pervzding il. 1t times departs
from the seyerest models. il is certainly not oug OF
keeTing with the design OF a writer whose high voca-
tiSn il is to combine popular instruction with philo-
sOphical entertainment.
In addition to the Biography proper. the work 10
enriched with an Appendix. containing letters Of per
sonal recollection from three OF the survivors Of Dr.
Kane's party, together with the .OSseqnies." prepared
by direction of the City Cou CT OF Philadelphia. as =
permanent memorial Of that long funeral triumph Eith
which a nation conducted him 20 his tomb. This COM
position. from the pen Of the Hon Jos. Z. Chandler.
including. besides his own gracefully written review,
the different tributes of distinguished public bodies
and eminent persenages Of all professions and in all
parts Of the land, while Il will snow hos general and
spontaneous was the public estimation OF DR. Kane's
worth. also greatly adds TO the literary valae Of the
volume.
This work ran only be had by subscription, and can
only be Subscribed for at ADAMS BOOKSTORE Gail
soon il you want it, Feb e4J
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The Chic Statesman on the Kansas
Question.

Question.
Rumors have been about for the las:
few days. the: the Central organ Of the
Democracy was about 10 change fronts
on the Lecompton Constitution question.
The Statesman of Friday, says:
We cannot imagine what has appear
ed in this paper, or about it. ie lead any
portion of u patrons in this city or in
the country 10 apprehend any change in
IN our positions as regards The Lecomp.
ION Constitution. We mar say howev-
er, once for all, hat such a thing is i'm
possible. =
We feel bound by conviction, AMI by
every consideration of political consisten
cy and good faith, and of personal hon
or, TO go OR as We have begun. and by
the help of God aud the people We shall
do SC.
Il is plain that Buchanan viii get no
sil from the Statesman, in forcing slave
~ down the throats of the ~citizsns Of
Kansas.
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A Prauinr Hnrsa Tniaf

We notice BY the IaiItnapoiis Journal
that one CT the rascals nsbbed by the
Regulators" Of Noble county, Indiana,
is a preacher. The Jogrnh saws:
ODe of the arrests was made in a
church, OF a man nam-d ia haway, who
was actually preaching at the moment
the off :erS naOh-d. him. He confessed.
We Understand, and lamenjed the etfec;s
ot his Grim less on his own rccount thar
on OF his flock" vino. he fera-
ed, would Use their zeal, when such a
wreicned example was set them by their
preacher.
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A WOMAN SHoT A Man II THE MOUTH
FOR SLANDER-HER TRIAL n ACqJIr-
TAL.-Some three months ago Mrs.
Nancy Wood of Port Jarvis. Orange Co,
a woman having a husband aud family,
goaded 10 desperation by a man named
Jonathan Etdrljge, who boasIed that he
was her paramour. publicly shot him
with a pistol. The bullet knocking GU:
some of the fellows S teeth. and inflicting
a severe wound. Mrs. Wood was indict
ed tor an assault with intent to kill. and
tried at the Orange County Court last
week. The Jury, after an hours alb
sence returned Sith a verdict Of acquit.
tai, which was received with great ap-
piause by the audiencs.--N. Y. Tub
Une.
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LUcr STONE ON SAINT PAuL.-On
Monday evening Willow Hall. at North
Orange, NJ. was well filled By a re-
spectacle aud ence. to hear Lucy Stone
on the bible Position OF Won an
She maintained, says the n. Y. Eoening
Post. hat the apostle to the Genuies IA
vored the equality of woman. in the
work Of the ministry, by giving the
Greek version of the Gospel by Saint
Pau, and charged upon modern trans
lators the Inconsistency that appe 4rs in
the English version. She spoke about
two hours. and at The close OF tlie lee
ture a considerable number of the audi
signed a petition for the right Of suffrage
for women.
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A NOTORIOUS WILLIAM. Calling him
self Page, came to Por rage City a few
weeks since, hired = livery team to rake
a trip into the country. He went To
Glendale. Monroe Co. fell in love with
a young girl AMI married the neXI morn
ing after his fist visit with her. After
spending "a couple Of days with her, he
obtained the loan of his brother in law 5
o%vercoat, went ON ten miles distant.
and married another miss of fcurte, n;
then stole his father-in-law's pocket
book, and brother in-law's boots aud
absconded. Nothing has been heard
iIom him since. Let the girls be on
the lookout for such rogues.-NeV Lis
bon. Vas. Rep.
The same young man visited tbi'
place, hired a pair of horses and wagon
to 90, as he said. after his wife at Glen.
dale, TO be gone two days. After he
had been gone about a week. the livery
man concluded il was time to look after
him. He followed him over on the Kick
apoo, where he found that he had mar
RED a young girl on short acquaintance,
staid one day, and decamped with nu
merous articles of wearing apparel.
leaving our TREND with a nice little oil
to pay for keep g his horse. A fine
young man. this same Page.-SOQrta
Vas. freeman.
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HOUSEHOLD WORDS: Published By
Jauson d. Co, No 1876 Nassau Street,
n. Y. Terms $500 per year.
Comes to US this month well filed
with racy stories and articles OF worth.
Ii is a practical and very entertaining
work, always versatile and instructive.
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LuIIMoE Ror, the Hindoo Chief. well
known 10 the people he'e, is l%ecturing and
singing in Indiana. So says the Michi-
gan cIty Enterprise.
lie vas tolerably well known at one
tims, in this place. anl his reputation
was highest before he was quite so well
known.
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Mrs. Deminp.

We learn from BUR exchanges, thai
Mrs. DemiDg has been giving concerts
at Youngstown, New Castle, and towns
in Western Pennsylvania, with great
tu.ce.s.
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A negro in Buffalo. whose wife S bo'h
a Xanlippe and a fugitive, has proposed
TO relieve himse Of her society, By send
Jig word to her old master in tie South
to come, prove property. and take her
This is n mode Of relief not open
to suffering white husbands.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-02-24

DkATH BY FIRE At SAxDgsKY.-0n
Tuesday morning a fire occurred in San
dusky, b, which a grocery, dwelling and
shoe shop we've destroyed. The Regis
ter says:
"a German woman, whose name is
unknown 10 Us, who lodged alone in the
room bsck of the grocery, Was so sud
denly suGocated by the smoke OF the
burning building that she was unablet
to reach the open air, and before she
could be removed from the building,
she has expired. She was almost an
entire stranger in this city having ar
rived here directly from Germany a few
weeks ago. She has Two sons who aie
engaged as laborers in the country a fen
miles from the CITY,"
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WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 20-An al
tercalion occurred az the dinner table st
Browns to day between j. B. Clay and
Mr.. CullOm, late clerk OF the House;
subsequently, Cullom struck Clay With
his open hand in the face.
This morning Ex Lieut.. A. c. Rhiad
posted Commander Boutwell, as u liar
and coward near the Navy Department,
IL is understood the d fi:ulty originated
several years ago in the Pacific, but it
was rrceutly renewed before the Naval
Court of Inquiry.
FIRST CASE UNDER THa GAME LAW
Henri Aims. OF the VefaHdah Saloon,
on Third street. says the Cincinnati Ga
zetIe. was fiaed 5 5 and costs, for having
in his possession venlson in violation OF
the Game Law of the Safe. This. We
believe. is lhe first prosecution OF the
Kind since the passage OF the law. An
other party will be brought up this
morning. under the same provision OF the
Law The sportsmen OF the city are de
termined 10 enforce il to the letter.
CoLD WEATHER AT MILWAUKEE, =
Some ideaof the cold weather We are pow
enjoying" may be drawn from the
fact that in two days, the rIver has fro
zen sufficiently strong to bear up large
crowds Of boys and men Who were yes
lerday luxuriaiing in a general ''skate. "
-Niigaukee Sentinel, sta.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-02-24

In Ksnawha county, Va. last week,
a young lady sued a gentleman for
damages for breach of promise. 1t was
proven in EVIDENCE that the young lady
was a firt. and the jury accordingly
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How TO MAKE A FRtE STATE NAN
The most effectual manner of making g
Free State mau, of either a NortherH or
Southern politician, is to send him as
Cover nor to Kansas. Ii has never fail
ed-Toledo CormsrcidL.
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Chic CONGREGATIONAL Conference,

Will hoid their annual meeting al Co
lnmbus, Thursday, June 10Th. a; 7 P.
III. Rev. Ii. Cowles, Oberlin, Register;
Rev. N. P. Baily, gainesville, Secreta-
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-02-24
DEALERS
IN TEAS ONLY,
PHILADELPHIA.

THE new Crop OF Tea is 10Y arriving,
L aud selling much below the high rates Of the past
year; tie present therefore opens with the pleasing
prospect Of our again being able TO fursish as good an
arti lie FOX the price. as formerly. We also take pleas
ure in announcing that we have concluded 20 extstd
the time on small bills, hsFstOfOrt sold On two and
three months, to three and four months credit.
Thousands Of Groeers and general Store-keepers
now sell Teas in our Metallic Passages, and the num-
strong preju ice that ouee existed against teas put up
in this convenient form. This EnexamPled success Is
the legitimate resalt Of i business uniformly done,
for a long term Of years upon just AMI fair principles,
anu especially with an eye TO that wholesome one Of
small profits aud gziek rstErHS-'
Teas being a p-rishabie article. dealers are recon-
mended to order small and frequent hills.
Those who still prefer the old way. are furnished
with teas il the original half chests, at three cents par
ID. less THAI in aeSsiie Packages.
CD HurlbuIt Is no longer in our employ A. Tray
cling A~gent-his place being supplied BY another.
Frb. "a, Sc. JENKINS 4 co.
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The Geauga Co. Ag. Society

VIII hold their next Annual Fair on
Che ssj, s3I, and cath of Sept, 1858.
H. Z. FORD. Sec'y.
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GUARDIANS SALE OF REAL
4 EETATE

By virtue CT an order Of the ProbSte Court Of Trum-
hull County duly issued 10 me as Guardian Of Miron
Johnson. Ruby Ann Johnson. and Henry Johnson. I
shall offer at Public Sale at the premises in Johnston
Townshi7. on Thursday, the 2jrh lay ~ March. 1883,
between the hours Of noon aud ? o'clock P. NJ the
following described Real Estate: Situate in lot No 81
in Johnston Township, frlEiuil County and bounded
east BY bands Owned ny Warren Bael. south by lands
Of Emily Rice. David Rice. and Samuel Johnston, west
BY he west side Of highway, and north ny a line par
ailel with the south line. and eight chains and four-
teen links therefron. Combining ABOUT l6 acres OF
land. Terms made known at sale.
BUEL b. PBLT0N, Guardian.
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hard matter 10 get money to buy with,
so took another way (beggiug) to get
m Tie financial crisis has given as
a passing visit, as well as others, but
for all Of that. 1 think there can be
enough got in Minnesota il not in the
County, to satisfy their appeti;es, without
going to Dubuque for it,
A. J. BROCKETT.
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WEDNESDAY. FEB 42
Ashtabula & New Lisbon Rail Road.

In our last paper, we published the
Annual Report OF The Directors Of the
A. & n. L. r. r. By reference tot, it
will be seen that the Company are in a
very safe position. 1t seems to us that
the Directors have acted wisely in con
fning their expenditures within their &C
tual means, and if they have net moved
swiftly towards the completion of their
road, they have thus far taken every step
upon firm ground. We know that many
sneer at the idea of constructing anv
new rail roadin this time of money pres
sure, and especially n which does not
Immediately connect at least two large
cities, bat when it is considered that this
road Will connect the Ohio River and
Lake Erie by tLe shortest route; that The
southern half OF it will be comp letely IN
derlaid with coal and iron ore OF the
best quality. that its whole distance pass
es through a County rich in ag.icuItu-
raj resources. and that the grading will
be extremely light, it will be seen that
the undertaking is far f:om being wild
aud visionary.
LuDatic Asylum at Newbrrgh.
From the last rePo of the officers Of
this Institution we CLEAN the following
facts:
The total number Of lunatics in The
asylum is AS; the cause producing in
sanity in Is cases was spirit rapping;
disappointed affections in eight cases;
hard study in eleven; opium eating in
in two; tobacco in one; intemperance in
eighteen cases. OF the patients 81 are
single: "A are married; 5 widowed; 72
are males, 6S females. The District
from which the Institution receives pa
tents. embraces % counties. T'rumbull
county sends ten patients, which is a
larger number than any other county
except Cuyhoga. The expenditures
the past year was $50. 625. 20
Seventy five patients have been sent
home as recovered. and restored TO rea-
son. The board of trustees consists of
six members, among whom are Charles
Hickox, Esq. of Cleveland. and Jacob
Healon, Esq, of Salem.
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Ex-Gor. Sam. Aedary has received
Che appointment of P. NJ at Columbus
yjee Miller removed.
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Feb. 20, so.

The Boot. Shoe and Leather business sillbe carried
on at the old stand. No. 20 Vain Street. Warren. Ohis.
nv James Mcconnell and A c.. MSConnell. under the
firm of & A. @. Mcconnell. where they Wit be glad
to see the friends and patrons Of the old firm. They
pledge themselves that they will ende1vor to 81 I all.
az we'll In article IS price and all we wish to say fur
,her on the Subject. is. that our friends give us = call
befrre purchasing.
Warren. Feb. -. Is5S-tf.
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SLAvERY IN ILLINOIS "A Thas Nan
Sod. The Stute Register has the follow
ing:
The Peoria Union, which has hither-
to opposed the Lecomplon fraud. thinks
the residents view of the subject is
Jast the thing, and that the Democratic
p .pers of this S ate which oppose the
fraud are .~treacherous' TO prInciplel-
The --latest quotation of adult male ne
groes at New Orleans is 81 00O @ 81.
40. but it seems that an article Ot white
man can ne hal a, Peoria for S4I7."
We object to this depreciation Of Ia
bcreis in Northern Illinois. The post
office at Peoria is worth $4,000 per an
mum. and a promise of that, with S4I7
cash in hand, exceeds the quotations in
III. New Orleans market, = Chicago
Times.
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NELSON w. JEFFoRDs,
ITUNs LsSI4 OJU.
Buffalo, Feb. 4;h, 1857.

Buffalo, Feb. 4;h, 1857.
Ii will be seen hal the above does not
deny That the Ohio BREsLrN is preach
Ing. but it only takes exceptions 10 the
tenn brick.
Ii BREsLIN is really a church member
The people of OHIO would perier hat be
JUN Que which endorses turi;ull r COTS
sIons, and that the tax payers Of Onio be
permitted to listen.
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1NDEcENcIEs IN PIrrSBURGH.-The
D,sPatcA says:
In u account of the progress Of the
execution OF Charlotte Jones and VIM
Fife, We alluded to the shameful manner
in which the colins were hus led inIo a
furniture car, Mrs. Wolf sitting on one
of the Collins. and the crowd that block
AIDED up the street, frequently obsiruet-
Ing the movement of the car. Ii was
followed up W. lie street by a vast
crowd. gathering as it went. While
passing through the Seventh Werd. the
cape that the poor woman woie around
her shoulders was rudely torn off, aud
she was pelted with stones, and subject
ed TO the foul mouihed abuse of those
whose feelings must have been more
degraded than the silent inmates OF the
%c,,fins. The solutions of the city com.
posed the mob. Several respectable
citizens observing the viOlince and lu
mutt. iutertered aud quieted it, ard the
car passed on TO the grave yard.
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Breslin Preaching.

Breslin, the defauling Locofoco State
Treasury of Ohio. is a great brick in
Hamilton, C. w, where he now resides.
The Buffalo Express learns that he has
recently purchased a church in that cry
for $4,000. bu, whether he intends to
devote the remainder OF his life in repen
tance, or intends converting it into a
theatre. cur informant is uncertain.
Edtor BuGol2 L9Press-Dear Sir: The
attention Of The Essex Gonsrrga ion hsv-
ing been called 10 'he enclosed article,
have been authorized in their behalf.
and also in justice to their worthy pastor.
The Rev. Hr. B@reslin. TO saw that the
statement is not correct. The misap-
prehension probably arose f on Inc fact
that our new house Of worship and pas
lorai residence have cost aboui f3, 90.
1t Is submitted to your sense OF pr priety
whether a worthy Gu istain minister
who l. now in The midst of a most SUI
cessful revival aud conversion of saulS)
should be stismatized as .'Brick."
Yours, respectfully,
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DISSOLUTION.- The partnership

H heretofore existinE betr-en the prdersign-I 10
this day dissolved by uatI4l consent Of the parties
The notes and accounts belonging 10 the old firm,
are in the hands Of Alexander Mcconnell. At the oil
stand where all persons knowing themselves indebted
on book account. or otherwise. vii please cali and
make immediate arrangements for payment
ALEX MCCONNELL,
Feb. 20, '53. JAS. MCCONNELL
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GEAueA CousrY OFFICERs--

GEAueA CoUSrY OFFfCERs.-The
Gsauss Democrat. says:
The following are the county Off
cers lately elected. and who have enter-
ed upon the discharge of their respec-
live duties. Probate Judge, Ii. c. Can
seld; Clerk, Wm. n. Keeny; Pros. At
torney, Il. K. Smith.
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The LEvIATHAN- This monster
steamer is at last as good as afioat.-
The London Observer by the last arrival
says:
She now is within a few feet of the ex-
tremity of the WAYS, and at the ensuing
spring tides she will have amply sufficient
water under her to be fairly hoated =
Indeed, on Wednesday. when there was
a very good neap tide, she showed
very lively symptoms OF freeing herself
from bondage, rs if anxious to bound in
to her future element, and was seen to
lift at her stem and stern. As a matter
OF preeau ion to check her buoyancy.
1880 tons of water were put into her
compartments TO keep her down
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An INTERNAL MACHINE of order has
come to lightin Philadelphia. A gentle
man found a nice cigar lying on his step,
and fond of the ''weed" picked it up and
placed it in his pocket. After breakfast
next morning he lit it but being called to
attend to some business, laid it aside, re-
marking that it was "a bad cigar" In
a short time his son, a small child,
cutting up the cigar, when it was found
in the centre a quill about two inches in
length, containing powder and shot
The ends were so arranged that when
the fire reachedthe quill. the shot would
fly into the mouth OF the smoker.
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A DMINIsTRATRTX'S NOTICE.

"a Notice is hereby given. that the undersigned has
been appointed Administrative on the estate OF iona
than Beckwith, deceased. AL persons Indebted 10
the estate, are requested 20 make imHediate pal nsnt,
and any Claims aga INST said Estate should be inmedi-
ately prevented for allowance.
CHARLOTTE SIMMONS.
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9eu 4naertisemsnts.

Casual Advertisements must be paid for
when handed in.
IL headed Bless the Menosy OF the Man"
JENKINS & CO.,
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.THELIFE Of ELISHA KENT KANE
L can only he had at ADAMS BOOKSTORE. Itis
having the greatest sale of any work since Uncle Tons
Cabin. tFsb. "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-23

The AMERICAN HoRsE-TAMER.-The Ameri-
can horse-tamer has been busy during the week
at the Royal News, and On Tuesday he com
pletely mastered a wicked little mare of Lord
Derby's, to the great delight of her noble owner,
who had hardly quarter Of an hour to wait
before she was brought out by the magician Is
dOcie as lamb. He is an active look ing man,
of some what about ii stone, and seems to ride
and turn his pupils rather by an indication
with his hand than by touching the rein. 1t
remains TO he seen whether the secret can be
applied impromptu in the hunting field to in
cOrrigible "pullers' and "rushers. " Mr..
Rarey has determined to open subscription
list at ten guineas each for persons desirous tf
learning the new method, and, when the sub
seribers amount to 6OU, classes will be formed
to receive the necessary instruction, {under
certain conditions to be agreed to at the. time
Of subscribing) mt the riding school of the
Duke of Wellington, who has kindly placed
the building at the disposal of Mr.. Rarey. We
have ourselves seen sufficient to be convinced
Of the humanity and efficaciouspess Of this
mode Of subjugating one Of our most useful
animals, and believe that very soon the plague
of restive and unable horse will be unk nOwn
illustrated London Ns,cS.