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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-18
DRY GOODS
CHEAPER THAN EVER!

TIME UNDERSIGNED BEG LEAVE TO IN
l. form the citizens of Raleigh and vicinity
that they have just received one of the largest
and best stocks of SPRING AND SUMMER
GOODS which has ever been exhibited in Ra-
leigh. Their Stock has been selected with great
care and of the latest importations, and there
fore they venture to say that their goods cannot
be excelled in taste and cheapnesss. They call
the particular attention of the Ladies to their
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-18
~ KY ARRIVAL
GODS AT



faloxe are daily arriving, made ..
Handsome sryi& of single mlled Frcnch olook
Frocks and Sank&f altthe various colors, with
Velvet Collars, nov open and ready for inspection.
Cashmere Cost for business purposes, French
and English Trices-Gold and Stoel mixed. single
b~reasted-hght and pleasant for summer wear.
French and English Drapde'tea Frocks and
Socks, with Velvet Collars, with and without
Innings In back.
Black Aipacoa Frocks and Sacks With new
Striped Alpaca Socks; also Buff and Drab AL.
paeca &aoks-coola ad neat for summer wear.
Tweed Cashmere Sacks and Frocks. selling at
very low prices, for Spring and Snmmer-(cool
and genteel gsrnents.)
PANTS !PANTSu
Black Doe Skin Cashmere Pants-2oO pairs just
received-from the lowest to the highest grades
Light and dark Summer Cashmere Pans-com-
prising all the different shades and qualities
Cut and made up in s neat and handsome style
not to he expelled
E L. HARDING.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-18
PANTS |! pANTS!!
HANDSOME SILK NECK TIES!

One hundred different styles-prices ranging
from twenty cents to one do lar and upwards
The best. tho largest, the neatest and p~rettiest ex-
hibitian Ct Ties in the State.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-18
Ayers Cathah
FOR ALL THE PURPOSES or A Fahn, i.

are so composed that disease within the range of
their action can rarely withstand or evade them.
their penetrating properties search, and cleanse,
and invigorate every portion of the humas organ
ism, correcting its diseased action, and restoring
its healthy ~yitalities. As a consequence of these
properties, the invalid who is bowed down with,
pain or physical debility is astOnished TO find his
health or energy restored by a remedy at once SO
simple and inviting.
Not only do they cure the everyday complaints
of every body, but also many formidable and
dangerous diseases. The agent below named is
pleased to furnish gratis my American Almanac,
containing certificates of their cures and directions
for their use in the following complaints CoStire-
ness, Heartburn, Headache arising from diSordered
Stomach, Nausea, Indigestion, Pam in and Morbid
Inaction Of the Boacels, FLatuLency, Loss Of APpe-
lite, Jaundice, and other kindred complaints,
arising from a low state of the body or obstruction
Of its functions,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-18
GREAT

variety of Fashionable Dress Goods, such as Plsid
and Black Silks, Foulard SILK, Valeacias, Goats
Hair for Travelling Dresses, Lawns, Organizes,
Robes in Berages and Lawns, Muslin of all prices
and qualities, French, Scotch and English Cling
hams, and q fine assortment of Prints and Do
mestics. All of which they offer at great
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-18
FIVE PREPARATIONS

adapted to the DEFICIENCIES of the Blood in differ
ent diseases. For COUGHS, COLDS, BHpSN-
CHITlS,o any affection whatever Of the IaRQAR-
Of yPfPfTS, loss OF APPETITE, and for all
CHRONIC COMPLAINTS arising from 0VER~
USE, GENERAL DEBILITY, aud NERVOUS
PROSTRATION. No. 2, for LIVER CeM-
PLANTS. No.. 3. for DYSPEPSIA. Being at
ready prepared for absorption it is TAKEN By
DROPS and carried Immediately into the circula-
ton, so that what you gain you retain. The No.
4 is for FEMALE IRREGULARITIES, HYSTE-
RIA, WEAKNESSES, &C. See special directions
for this. For SALT RHEUM, ~ERUPTIoEs,
SCROFUL0JS, KIDNEY, aud BLADDER CON-
PLANTS, take No S. In all cases the directions
must be strictly followed. Price of the BLOOD
FOOD 81 per bottle.
Sold BY CHURCH & DUPONT Druggists,
No. SO Maiden Lane, New York,
Fer sale ia Raleigh by Williams 4 Haywood, P.
z. Pescud and Ircdell Brothers.
And by all respectable Druggists throughout the
country 43-ly.
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral,

FOR THE RAPID CURE OF
Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Hoarseness,
Group, Bronchitis, Incipient COnsump-
ton, and for the relief of ~COnsumptiye
Patients in advanced stages of the
disease.
So wide is the field Of its usefulness and 50 nu-
mcrous are the cases of its cures, that almost
every section of country abounds in persons pub
) lcly known, who have been restored from alarming
and even desperate diseases of the lungs by its
use. When once tried, its superiority over every
other medicine of its kind is too apparent TO escape
observation, and where its virtues are known, the
public no longer hesitate what antidote to employ
for the distressing and dangerous affectiolsnf the
Pulmonary organs that are incident to ate.
White many inferior remedies thrpS thcl
community have failed bis
On tie afflicted they can ~
#1otej2 cures TOO nuInexa
y. G.. HEA
LOWELL, MAT
ooid oy Williams g. Haywood. b.efch. Porter Il
Oorreil, Greensboro; Henderson q Ennis sstJshn,s.
and all merchants generally.
AT wholesale by M. A. & c. A. Santos Nor<dk W..
Purcel, Ladd & Co, chmon Va.
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HOWARD ASSOCIATION,

Philadelphia, Pa.
a asaAeia
E~edosoment yor the Relief Of the Sick
and Distressed, afflicted gitk Viru-
lent and Epidemic Diseases and
especially for the Cure Of
Diseases Of the Sexual
Organs.
M EDTCAL ADVICE given gratis, by thu Act
Ming Surgeon, to all who apply by letter, with
a descFiptioa'of their condition. fage, occupation,
habits Of life, de-, and in cases Of extreme ov'
erty, Medicines furnished free of Charge
VALUABLE REPORTS on Spermatsrrhea,
and other Diseases of the Sexual Organs. and on
the NEW REMEDIES employed in the DISPENSE
~, sent to the afflicted in sealed letter envelops,
free of charge. Two or three Stamps for postage
will be acceptable.
Address, DR.. J. SKFLLIE HOUGHTON, Act
ing Surgeon, Howard Association. No. 9, South
Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. By order of the
Directors.
EZRA D. HEARTWELL, President
GEO. FAIRCHILD, Secretary. 32-Iy
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Directors.
EZRA D. HEARTWELL, President
GEO. FAIRcHILD, Secretary. Sly
REMEMBER, THE UNION STILL STANDSl
ALEXANDER CREECH
AT HOME,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
HAs now received his Spring and Summer
II stock of Sta pie and Fancy Dry Goods for
1850, embracing a great variety of styles of
Ladies Dress Goods,
of the newest styles and latest importadons, which
be respectfully asks his friends and customers 70
call and examine. He thiaks'theycan find snme-
thing that will suit them, for he has O large and
complete stock of Staple aud Fancy Dry Goods.
Bonnets and Flats.
White Grape, some very handsomely Trimmed,
Straw, Braid and Leghorn Bonnets, a lar &c as
sortment, Ladies' and Misses Flats.
He fatters himself that he has got much the
largest and best assortment to be found in the
city of Raleigh. Customers can by calling and
looking satisfy themselves.
Shawls, Wrappers, Ribbons, &c.
Summer Shawls aud Wrappers, Ribbons, en-
broideries, Hoop Skirts and Silk Parasols.
Hats Hats
Beebe Moleskin Hats Black and Fancy Soft
Hats, Straw, Braid and Leghorn Hats for men and
boys. His is the house to buy Hats at, as hs has
a large and fine ass rtment. .
Boots and Shoes.
A great variety Of ali sizes and styles.
Now customers, this is no humbug or idle chat,
for no m aaOsNyho = he sars a n COWS Dhot he ,rao,s
When YOU zee A. Creech above the door walk
right in yoa will find him always ready and
willing to gi2( on the worth of your money. Z
A.
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REPORTS OF

RALEIGH MARKET.-REpRorED BY M. H. Blows.
Grocer.-Bacon-Seiling from IL to 10 1-2 hog round;
Hams 13c. Lard-IIdemand at IL 12 to 10. Flour
Meal-The market ia well supplied, selling from CSC.
to 81 per bushel: Consisting at 80 to CSC. per bush.
Fodder-is worth from [ Is to / Is. ~Uats-Scarce, sell
81 to / Is. DRY H~idlskSFrom IL to 14c. Peas-White
90 to 81 90; Clay -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-18
-DR. =. q. AFE
IO
AEALYZED

always present US with the same essential ala
ments, and gives of course the TRUE STAHD,
hRD. AnalySe the Blood of a person suaer;nc
from Consumptie ., Liver Complaint, Dyspep.ia'
scrofula, &C., and we find in eUery instance Ger,
tain DEFICIENCIES in the red globules of Blood. ,Sy,.
ply those DEFICIENCIES, and you are made well. IT,
BLOOD FOOD is founded upon this Theory-
hence It's astonishing suceass Tbor
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-18

so Dozen English brown and white. Gents half
Hose, of our usual quality-the best for wear im-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-18

AYERS
~ecmpear4 Extract Of SaFSapa.ills,
the most ~effectua1 remedy which the medical
skill OF our times can devise for this every
where prevailing and fatal malady. L IS COM
bined from the most active remedials that have
been discovered for the expurgatioN of this foul
disorder from the blood, and the rescue Of the
system from its destructive consequences.
Hence it should be employed for the cure OF
not only Scrofula, but also those other affecz
tons which arise from J. such as ERuPTIV
and SKIN DISEASES, ST.. ASTHoSY's Fy
RoSE. or ERYsIPELAs, PTMPLEs, pUsTy
BLoTCHEs. BLAINs and BoILs, TUNoRs, TY
and SALB RHEU&, ScALD HEAD, RISV
R~HEUMATIsM, SYPHILTTIc and MERcUY
EASES, DRoPsY, DYSPEPSIA, DEBIR
indeed, ALL COMPLAINTS ARISING ~
TED or IMPURE Blood. The pS |
IN " iDrs9ity of the blood" is foW
for scrofula Is a degeneration of I
particular purpose and virtue
rilla is to purify and regene1
without which sound heaH
contaminated constitutions
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-18

KILLED BY L1GHrNING.-A young man
named Sanders Goodwin, a son of Mr.. Kin
drick Goodwin, living some six miles west of
this place, was killed by lightning on Wednes-
day evening last. He was struck on the head,
the fluid running down his body, and killed
instantly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-18

RICHMOND MARK
LIAMs & Hicks, Prcs
Richmond, Va.-REMAl
the way of Petersburg
forwarded by our Agen,,
BAcoN.-Stock Q
s so a s rs. Old Hams.
new Hams II SOC. SUD
sugar cured hams ID cei
FLoUR.-The market
one-eighth to one-quart
flour at Sc so to zoe.
sales of Superfine to sb
CORN.-The market i
decline. We quote tor
ToBACCo.-There is ,
qualities. New Lugs I
WHEAT.-We still az
35 good to prime W
tied and market firm.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-17
nailp Ga3sttt anO Gomst.
sATos Rouens
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II, 1890

CoMPiinfNfARY EplrcRiAt ExeuR-
sioE.-Ths clever gentlemen who
Fave the management Of the Balti-
more a Ohio Rail Road Company,
have bethought them 60 get mp q
grand Editorial Excursion TO Wash
ington City and Baltimore They
have our very best bow and word
of thanks for ''found ticket in
cluding OUT best half any time be
tween this and the 10Th proxo.--
Doubtless the entire fraternity ofed-
itors are invited aud many will GO
n we could trust the Comet In the
hands Of lie customers, we might
think Of going, If for no other put-
pose than TO see how they would
get along If left to do their own
pulling and blowing awhile. For
your generosity Mr.. w. =. Smith,
master of Transportation receive
our thanks again. n we can in
any way feciprocate-name the
manner We will venture this
much on our own account, that The
Ohio road is the best in the ooun.
try. the best ordered, the best ar
ranged, the best conducted. viii
same one please Say that this is MOI
so, in order that we may give him
the lie direct
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-17
BAros Borer, April 10th, 1890.

SIN w HAMILTON wftH HIS CLASS.
Sir William Hamilton's class was
perhaps the most marvellous con
Quoted class in the University
About $50 students were ranged on
seats before the professor, who
lectured three days in the week,
and on two days held sort of CON
ference with his pupils, which was
conducted in this wise Sir Will
lam dipped his hand into an urn
and took ont q letter of the alpha
bet-ssy N. Any student whose
name began with NJ was then at
liberty to stand mp and comment
on the professors lectures, attack
them, illustrate them, report them
say almost any thing, however
far.fetchcd, which had any relation
to them A couple of Macs got up
at once. The FIRST merely raises n
laugh, by topping one Of Sir Will
Jams philosophical anecdotes with
another which he fancies TO be bet
ter still. The second gets mp and
has regular tussle with his mas.
ter about the action Of the mind in
sleep and In n state of semi.con-
seriousness. II is oil over in FIVE
minutes, the student ut length nit
ting down in n state of profuso por-
SEPARATION, highly compliuiented by
Sir William for his ingenuity, and
feeling that he has done a plucky
thing, which thoroughly deserves
the cheers Of lao fellow students.
These exhibitions are quite vol
untary, end IL appears that among
the M's there IN no great heart 10
get up and speak. Tho letter G is
therefore next taken out Of the urn,
but the C's give no response to the
call. The next letter'that turns up
is X, and theroupou Mr.. Rowan,
who has been iidgeting from the
commencement Of the hour, rises up
to give quotation from Bishop
Berkeley, illustrating n passage in
one OF Sir Williams lectures. The
sly fellow fancies that he has de.
tected the professor in plagiar
ism, but quotes the passage osten
sibly as confirming tho lecture
When he has sat down, Sir w
Hamilton, who secs distinctly
through the youngsters game, di
rccts his attention to q dozen pas
sages in a dozen different authors
where he will find statements &c
the same effect, which he might
equally have quoted. So the houl
passes, each letter of the alphaber
being presented in turn, and al
the students who desire il, having
a chance Of speaking.-COrnhii
Magazine.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-17
tnninmnnieaiel.
Communicated
The Secretary ~ Che s-ssr Bowl De
b.tins sveie,y, ~ acknowledgment
of pfesen. ~ Books 90 the library.
fren, nftss ---. uf rsnton Rorees

have the high honor Of being 1eputed
by the Society. W. return 10 ron their
thanks. for those books which vou pre-
eented 10 thst Library. And should be
lisehsfpine but small portion Of the
duty assigned me, II did not, IN behalf
Of the members of the Society toward
whom this kindness Is manifested, return
you their heartfelt Acknowledgements We
are proud Of 90 fair e gin from still fsifet
hands.
We are associated together to nould and
invigofate the impulses Of youth and 10
exalt their aims and enhuble theft senti
ments. And we feel proud that our union
Of effort, for the accomplishment Of these
noble purposes. has attracted the quick
and generous sympathy Of woman: FOR
sbs weaves garland for every toll gives
solaee 10 every woe. and bfeathes q
freshef loveliness over the faiiest scenes Of
earth.
The statesman and patriot acting In the
zan breezes, and political whirlwinds.
which threaten for the moment 10 destroy
them; yet they can brave the wind aud
smile amid the storm, II. like our own
great Washington. their pathway is sttewn
with flowers from the hand Of their gentle
country women. The matinet, in the
dread moment ~ the ocean gale. clasps 10
| his bosom some token Of his lady love,
aud IN the confidence Of y mysterious pro
lection. feels that the waves cannot over
whelm him. The warrior. "a he PUSHES
into The conflict with blade, the gift Of
some soft hand. Feels his arm TO he nefved
with power that no human effort can
resist; and his life 10 possess a ehstfn
" ieh inpafts TO him q consciousness 81
cell security that is undistufbed, even IN
the terrible moment Of carnage and blood
But 70 ne whose mission IL one Of peset
and not Of wat-who have 70 buffet viii
the evil passions Of the heart and not th'
waves Of the oeshn- deep whose conflict i
with ignorance and not with The stet,
warriors Of the battle host-whose effort
are for the cultivation Of the moral. socis
and fner feelings Of our nature, there !
something most peculiarly appropriate II
this simple yet touching evidence Of wo
mans sympathy and womsn's regard.
And we will not fear for our little bari
Of an Institution, while u wrestles will
, the wild Storm on the bosom Of the gres
deep If as pathway is III mp with the sp
proving smiles Of woman. In conclusion
allow the ngain to thank you. and TO SO
that we will appreciate your synpsth
and be animated by your appreciation.
n. A. STUART, Secretary.
BAroN BoueF, April 10th, 1890.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-17
GREAT sxofrsMsNr IN WASHINGTON
rBE AFFaR or BoKoR.

lffPtf NfNfAffHsI
wtsutsar6s, April 1l.-gtest excite
mentis prevailing throughout the city In
regard TO on affair Of honor, which viii
probably take place shortly. between two
prominent members Of the House of Rep
,esentstives!
The recent eolloquy between the Hon.
Roger a Pryor. Of Virginia, and the Hon
John y Potter, Of Wisconsin, has caused
the former TO send p ehsllenee 10 Mr.. Pot
tor 10 ight duel outside the District Of
Colnmbis.
Colonel Lander, the friend ~ Mr.. Pot
ter. has accepted the challenge, sud named
bowie knives "a the weapons 10 be used on
this occasion. He also offered to stibsti-
tnte himself for Potter ne principal.
The friends Of Mt. Pryor declined the
use Of such weapons, saying That arms OF
that description were used only among
batbarians, and also decline 10 accept the
substitutes
Mr.. Pfyoris still in Virginia, and has Dc
vet received no information as 10 the ae-
| ton Of his friend, which was probably 70
| ken after q consultation with Messfs. Ma
son. Miles. Keith. and Hammond.
sE6osb bisPArcH.
Mr.. Potter made his appearance in the
| House this afternoon aud was greeted by
his friends.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-17

WAR rHEY TBiNE ot DlCBBNs ~
LlvEnpooL-Mr. Dickens, in his
Al he Year Round. has an article
in which he describes some of the
localities of Liverpool, to which
the critic of the Liverpool Posi-
takes exception, and treats Mr.
Dickens literary eff'usion rather
tartly. The Post says
The article il full of all Mr. Dick
ems most recently acquired and
most blameble faults. The style
ia tricky, without being either
smart. humorous or effective: it ia
M vague ~ the most inoompre.
hcnsible cbapterg Of the Bleak
House, and what is worse, vesy
unjust. IL opens with foroiblc
feeble description of the disagreea
bic state Of the weather, which Mr.
Dickens has "done" over and ovel
again usqae dd nousedm.
After a severe ovorhauling o
Mr.. Dickens and his Liverpool ar
tiole. the Post continues
Looking purely from a literary
point of view, and without aty 10
cal' feeling, we do not hesitate I,
say that il il unworthy Of Mr.
Dickens in his dullost Moments
II is overstrained, and devoid o
eoaie,w iooale--far inferior, in graph
ic force, TO similar article in Al
bert Smiths christopher Tadpole
and If written by what Mr.. Dick
ems clique sometimes venture t
style "a wretched pcnny.a-liner,
il would be rejected by the mos
careless of editors"
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-17

OieIs OF PiASos.7rThe piano.
forte, that favorite parlor instrument,
now considered an almost indispen.
sable article in every family that can
purchase It was invented by J. G.
Schroeder, Of Dresden, in l7lS. The
square piano was first made by Fred.
erica, an orgaubuilder of Saxouv,
about 1858. Pianofortes were made
in London by NJ. zumpic, a German
in 17s6. The manufacture Of thi,
instrument was commenced in thu,
country since the opeuingof the pres
ent century.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-17
BY TELEGRAPH
Arrival Of the Japanese Embassy.
rnfs RsesrnoT Ar saw ssAso,sco.

ST.. LOWS. April 1.-THE news by the
Pony gxpfess from San. Francisco the Sd
inst. is ten days later than that feeeived
by the overland mail coach st Springfield.
ri il Of very interesting character.
The y 8 steamer Ppwhattsn, Flag ON
eet Z Tattnall, with the japanese enbss-
81 composed Of two chief Ambassadors,
eighteen other officials, and number 81
setvsnts. which sailed from Je1do the 4th
Of February, arrived ct San Francisco on
the g1th dlt.
Thev we're warmly greeted by The eiti
zens ofsah francisco. who extended them
couftesies caleulsted TO make them Feel 81
home aud impress them with favorable
idea Of their hospitality and refinement
The embassy after . short stay ~ ssn
Francisco. will proceed TO Panama. thene'
by train across the 1sthnns, aud thence
~ z. 8. vessel 20 Washington. where th'
new treaty will be ratified.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-17
Tnr sAwss ootiuypv-We find Il

THs sAmss couNrRY.-Ws find 10
the Galveston Civilian the following
in reference to the exports from the sa
bine. During The month Of March,
there was exported 1890 bales cotton.
100 hides, 5si. 900 shingles, 134,'
600 feet lumber, 2 boxes and 8 bales
deer skins.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-17

Fous GHEAT MBN.@It is q re
markable fact, that the career OF four
Of the most renowned characters that
ever lived, closed with some mournful
aud violent death.
Alexander, after having climbed
the dizzy nights Of ambition, and
with his temples bound in chsplets
dipped in the blood Of countless ma
lions, looked down on conquered
world, and wept that there was not
another for him to conquer, set city
on fire and died in scene of deep de.
bauoh.
Hannibal, after having, to the rs.
constituent and CONSERVATION of Rome,
passed the Alps after having put TO
flight the armies Of the world, and
stripped three bushels of gold rings
FROM the fingers Of her slaughtered
knights, and made her very founds-
tions quake-Hed from his country,
being chased by one Of those who
once exultipgly united his name to
that Of God, and called him Hannibal
died at last by poison, administered
with his own hsnd-unlamented and
unwept, in foreign land.
Caesar, after having conquered
eight hundred cities, and dyed his
clothes in the blood of one million Of
his foes after having pursued 10
death the only rival he had on earth,
was miserably assassinsted by those
he considered his nearest friends, and
in that very place the attainment Of
which had been his greatest ambition.
Bonapsrte, whose mandate kings
and empsrofs obeyed, having Glled
the earth with the terror Of his name,
deluged IL with blood and clothed the
world with saokolotb, closed bis days
in lonely Punishment almost literal.
ly exiled from the world, yet he could
sometimes see his couptry's banner
waving over tho deep, but which
could not, or would not, bring him aid
Thus four men, who, from the pc
culiar situation Of their portraits, seen
to stand as the representatives of al
those whom the world called great
those four, who, each in turn, mad
the earth tremble to it's very cepte
by their simple tread, severally died
ono by iutoxicatiop, or, rs some sup
pose, by poison mingled in wine
one n snicide--one murdered by hi
friends, and one in lonely exile.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-04-17

~ The AMERICAN GUASo IsLAsD.-A
bill amending the act Of 1856 has
passed the Senate by a very large
vote, providing for the inspection
Of American guanos, to be made at
the expense Of importers, under
direction Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury. Thus farmers will know
the exact value Of the article they
purchase. One of the largest ship
owners in New York has made a
contract for one hundred thousand
tons Of these guanos, and has sent
chemist to Bakers and one to
Jarvis Island to select the best Of
the deposits.