State THURSDAY, NOVEMBER EFFECTS OF A TIGHT MONEY MARKET ON BOBTAILS. -The "Day Book? thus notices a peculiar feature of the present "tight" money market: pressure in the money market has brought large number of fancy horses into the market for sale. Young merchants and brokers, whose purses have been depleted by the fall of stocks and other causes, have suddenly discovered that they have enough to do to take care of their busiiness, their notes and themselves, without attending to trotting horses. Their nags, therefore, are for sale. Then again, feed has riz, the stable keepers have put up the price of "keeping" from $15 to $20 a month, this takes the starch out of the stiff ones, and they "backed down." Who'll buy a horse? 037 The report that Dr.
McDowell, the eminent St. Louis surgeon, killed a negro in that city, on Monday last was not true. The facts, as we learn by the St. Louis News are substantially these: "The negro attended a sick person at the house of Mr. Timmerman, who was a patient of Dr.
McDowell. Mr. Timmerman sent the negro to the doctor to get pay for his attention to the sick, but told him jestingly, that the doctor would "dissect" him. The negro wassimple enough to be frightened at the jest, but went to the college, and assended a flight of stone steps which led to the doctor's study. Arriving at the door, he saw a number of anatomical specimens inside the room, and stopped.
He hesitated for some ments, on account of his fright, and the doctor came out to lead him in. The negro still having Mr. Timmerman's remark in mind, became more frightened, and attempted to run down stairs, but tripped his foot and fell nearly to the bottom. He was breathless, but was restored by Dr. McDowell and other gentleman present, and sent home.
The fall injured him so severely, however, that he died on Monday night." This is but another proof that practical jokes are frequently mischievous without being in the least witty. It is a very vulgar way of having "a good time." JOHN RANDOLPH AND THE TRISTAM BURGESS.From an excellent biographical sketch of the late Hon. Tristam Burgess, in the New York Herald, we clip the following John Randolph, of Virginia, having been one year a United States senator, returned to the house of representatives in December, 1827. In the course of the session, he interrupted Mr. Burgess in a speech on the tariff, and made use of some very sarcastic remarks on him and England.
Randolph was accustomed in his speeches to ridicule New England men and measures, and it was not often that member was found who was willing to take the risk of replying to him. He more than met with his match in Mr. Burgess on the occasion referred to, and the severe retort of the latter is fresh in the memory of many at this day. The concluding part of it was in these words: "Sir, Divine Providence has taken care of his own universe. Moral monsters cannot propagate.
Impotent of every thing but malevolence of pur pose, they can do no otherwise to multiply miseries, than by blaspheming all that is pure and prosperous and happy. Could demon propagate demon, the universe might become a Pandemonium; but I rejoice that the father of lies can never become thefather of liars. One adversary of God and man is enough for one universe. Too much, for one nation." Mr. Randolph could not withstand the unparalleled severity of this retort.
He immediately left the hall, and his voice was never raised there afterwards. FANATICISM OF THE RUSSIANS. -A St. Peters- burg correspondent of the London Times under date of July 22d, speaks of the "fanatical fus tain" with which the Russian periodical literature is just flooded, tending greatly to inflame the public mind. He thinks the government act very inindiciously, if they intend a pacific termination of the Turkish question to allow of these things, as the Russian people may be worked into such a state of excitement as to be beyond the control of the Russian government itself, by and by.
As an illustration of the state of feeling existing among different classes, the writer says: The common moved from the capital -believe with reference privates of the Russian army-at least those reto this war, which they look as certain, that Porte has sold the keys of the Holy Sepulchre to the jews, and that the world will go the dogs. if the Emperor does not rescue it from profanation." The fanatical orthodox old Russian party are infuriated at the delays that are interposed between them and the subjection of the infidel and the planting of the cross in Constantinople; which they already call Czarigrade, or the Czar's city. The Northern Bee, a newspaper which circulates among the higher classes in St. Petersburgh, contains the following panegyric on the "Holy Land" of Russia: "Resplendid wave our banners in the annals of history. Astounded gaze the distant states on the majesty and might of our beautiful country, gnawed with envy at the tranquil calm that prevades our holy land -at the grandeur it has attained in endless extent, and at the deep-set remembrance of its wide stretched plains (1813.) We are powerful, covered with glory, and stronger than ever, plenteous in resources and formidable to the foe.
New victories, new glory we seek not, nor wish not, for our country already knows no bound. But to hew the knot in two, and for the sake of the right fur faith holy Russia girds on his mighty and powerful sword. Let the nations prate as they will--let them foam and rage like the waves in stormy weather-God and the wise Nicholas will give them a lesson of peace, from which Russia will come out with new glory." CHICAGO LOCOMOTIVE MANUFACTORY. -Last Saturday morning we noticed the formation of a locomotive manufactory in this. The amount subscribed by a few friends of the enterprise was $65,000.
It is intended to make the capital stock $150,000. Yesterday we saw the list of additional subscribers, among which we notice the following gentlemen and business firms: H. A. Tucker E. H.
Sheldon, J. P. Chapin, Dr. Evans, J. H.
Collins, M. Laflin, Gage Haines, Dr. Dyer, Col. H. Smith, Lake Brown, James Springer, J.
T. Ryerson, J. Beecher, Norton, Walter Co. The company, it will be seen, is forming from among our most wealthy citizens and sagacious business men. More than $100,000 of the stock has already been taken, and balance will be subscribed before the close of the present week.
The present stockholders take the balance of the stock without the least difficulty. The success of the enterprise is therefore placed beyond a doubt. Chicago Dem. Press. A bloody tragedy, says the Petersburg (Va.) Intelligencer, was enacted at Dinwidd.
court house, on Monday evening. Thomas J. Lewis, believing that E. A. Lewis had invaded his conjugal rights, was in the act of denouncing him therefor, when the latter seized him and a scuffle ensued, during which Thomas fired a pistol at Edward, the ball of which passed through his right lung and lodged near the back, just beneath the skin, having almost peforated his body.
The wounded man lingered till midnight, when he expired. The court being in session, Thomas J. Lewis delivered bimself up, and awaits his examination. Edward, we understand, solemnly denied in his dying moments, before all around him, that he had ever committed the offence which was imputed to him by his relative. IMPEACHIEG A MAN'S NNME.
At a literary dinner in London, where Thackera and Augustus R. Beach were vis-a-vis at the table, Thackera, who had never before met Mr. Reach, addressed him as Mr. Reach, pronouncing the name as its orthography would naturally indicate. "Re-ack, sir-Re-ack, if you please," said Mr.
Reach, who is punctilious upon having his name pronounced in two syllables, as if spelled Re Thackera of course apologized, and corrected his pronunciation: but in the course of the dessert, he took cccasion to hand a plate of peaches across the table, saying, in a tone which only he possesses, "Mr. Re will you take a pe-ack 233 As Mr. Jeames would would say: Phancy Mr. Rephelinx! POLITICALLY -Mr. Mc Vicker, Yankee Mack, "comedian to the born republicans," related the following story to us during his stay in this city.
It will serve to give some idea of the "principal ingredients" of success in political life away down south. It will be remembered by many persons about this neighborhood that an Alabama marshal, arrived at Cleveland about two years ago, in search of a fugitive from justice. He put up at the Weddel House, and during his stay there, he had a "difficulty" with a "person" who roomed with him one evening, in which McG. shot three times at his antagonist, only slightly wounding 1 him the third time. He was WEEKLY STATE REGISTER.
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April 8-woy J. BUNN, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS, GLASS, PAINTS, OILS, DYE-STUFFS, GLASSWARE, OUEENSWARE, Agent for the New York Canton Tea Company's Teas. EL Jan SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. the HARDWARE CUTLERY, 86 3 Main Street, St. Louis, Mo.
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BARRY in Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Window Glass, Glassware and Dye Stuffs. CORNER OF STATE AND SECOND STREETS. are now in receipt of our Full and complete stock WE Stock." to which we would invite an examination from country merchants, physicians, and others, knowing that the quality of our goods, and prices of the same, shall be? satisfactory to all. Our motto is, "Large soles, and small and hone by our earnest attention, with -good goods and low to merit a liberal patronage from all. PATENT are wholesale agents for all popular medicines, and buying many for cash, we are enabled to sell them at unusually low rates--all of which we VINEGAR.
-We are the agents for the sale of Sherman's Ohto Orchard Vinegar, which we will sell at manutaeturer's prices. A. S. BARRY CO. CHEMICALS.
quinine -50 lbs. Eng. calomel 100 07 tannin; lbs hyd sub. calomel 100 oz iodine potass 75. 15s Am.
do. 75 oz todine, resub. 50 lbs red precipitate 25 lbs. hyd. cum.
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ether feb. 24-w For sale by A. S. BARRY CO. OILS, LEAD.
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For sale by S. BARRY CO. feb 24-W DYE- -STUFFS. Cases Madras Indigo; 15 lbs alum 2 2 casks Umbro madder 15 bbls copperas 20 bxes ext. logwood 10 bbls gro.
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S. BARRY Co. prime Regalia and Principe Cigars, im at various prices, for sale by feb 24 A. S. BARRY CO.
THE GREAT REMEDY. For Rheumatism, Spinal Diseases, Stiff Joints, Swelling of every nature, Chilblains, Wounds, Sprains, Bruises, Burns, Sore Eyes, Neuralgia, Pain in any part of the system, and all Inflamatory Diseases. CELEBRATED ORIGINAL Arabian Liniment, for Man and Beast! W. B. FARRELL, SOLE PROPRIETOR.
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Freckelton Middletown; William A. Herron, Peoria; Bissell Willard, Peoria, will supply all dealers at the lowest wholesale prices. THE SURFACE OF THE BODY. It is not many years since it was fully proved to the satisfaction of the world that the skin of our bodies, as well as that of most animals, would absorb poisonous subatances, producing disease and death. The wonderful cures performed by Arabiphysicians with external applications, is not a matter much surprise since this fact has become so well known as the surface of the body is the principal medium through which many medicines should operate, and by which means alone, many diseases can be cured, this great remedy has been extensively used, and acquired a reputation which no other medicine has yet attained.
COMPOSITION. It is prepared of highly concentrated balsams and well as purified gums peculiar to Arabia, and is obtained fr these articles by most destructive distillation; it consequenom possesses all their virtues in a most eminent degree. On the Human System. It has obtained a reputation truly wonderful in all diseases the bones, muscles and joints, lameness, swellings, and painful affections, nervous inflammatory diseases, For Horses and Cattle. It is without a rival in sweny, stiff complaint, founder, bighead, sprains and swellings, galls, wounds, Alm on the eye, bites of poisonous snakes, and all weakness and inflammation.
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Read what the Say. Dr. J. L.
Pfaff, Westfield, Indiana, in a letter to W. Farrell, dated January 28, 1851, says--I have used your lintmont and other medicines, and finding them excellent be in articles, and of ready sale, and medicines whibh should every house and stable. I wish to know ou what terms you will furhish me with a sunicient quantity to supply the whole state Indiana, south and east of the Wabash. Respectfully, yours, J. L.
PFAFF. MUMPS! MUMPS! They can be Cured. The Lacon Herald, of Lacon, Feb. 26th, 1851, thus ch 4t. ir G.
FARRELL'S ARABIAN LINIMENT. peaks out W. B. FARRELL'S ARABIAN have bad ositive unmistakeable evidence of the good qualities of the bove liniment, in removing pain and reducing swelling in hat unpleasant and painful glandular disease, called mumps. observation has not been confined to a single case, but as extended to six cases in our own Herald.
It Stands high here. DR. W. have sold all your Arabian Lintpant, and the money is on hand for you. The people wishr bu to send on more as soon as possible.
It stands high here 80 doing you will oblige your humble servant and friend, J. B. OWINGS, P. M. Cherry Grove, Carroll county, May 6, 1851.
The Quincy Whig, one of the largest and most popular ers in Illinois, in speaking of W. B. Farrell's Arrabian Linient, March 16th, 1851, says This Liniment is the genuine ure-all and no mistake.39 2,000 dozen sold in Illinois. KNOXVILLE, FEB. 7, 1851 Dr.
W. B. FARRELL: -I have the pleasure of informing that in the section of country through which I have been avelling for the last few months, your medicines hold an enable reputation. At every point where any agency has been tablished, I find that it is in great demand, The and is rapidly king the place of all other medicines. only complaint at I hear is, that the supply was too small.
The agents ve sold out every bottle. To remedy this it will be necessary more than double any previous calculations you have made the supply this country. I have had over 2000 dozen, and is will not be sufficient to supply the demand in the section country though which I travel. A. RUBEL, Agent.
Demand Rapidly Increasing. PERU, May 13, 1351. Sir: I am out of your Arabian Liniment; the demand for rapidly increasing. Send me 50 dozen by the first opporhity. Truly, yours, S.
G. SMITH. A New and Dangereus Counterfeit, Called H. G. Farrell's Arabian Liniment, has lately made appearance.
Purchase none unless it has thsigena ture of B. Farrell on the wrapper of the bottle, and be careful that are not imposed upon by those who tell you they are just Rood The price of my genuine Arabian Liniment is 25 cents, 50 nts, and $1 per bottle, according to size. For a vast multitude of evidence in favor of this extraordity medicine, apply to the agent for a pamphlet. I. G.
FARRELL'S Genuine Arabian Liniment 18 a most raordinary medicine, the truth of which Is placed beyond abt by the vast sales of the article, and the many cures bedaily performed by it, which previously had resisted all er medicines and the skill of the best physicians in the rid. It is composea of balsams, extracts and gums pecuto Arabis-possessing, in a concentrated form, all their perties, and the same which, ages ago, were used by the mulating, anodyne, penetrating, unctuous and revulsive Sons of the Desert," with such miraculous success, In ing the diseases of both men and beast. Lead the following remarkable cure, which should of itself Ice H. G. Farrell's Arabian Liniment far beyond any simremedy: I.
G. Farrell- Dear Sir: Actuated by a sense of gratehess, I submit the following as an instance of the utility Your great medicine. My child, three years old, was sud1y attacked with a terrible disease, which in less than six urs prostrated it to total helplessness. The limbs became Illinois SPRINGFIELD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1853. War Signs.
We give in an another column a telegraphic dispatch received last night which indicates that war in' Europe is inevitable. Anticipated war anywhere is always a painful apprehension. It pictures to the mind frightful carnage, vast suffering and disastrous results to mankind. War is always to be dreaded for its more immediate evils, but when we foresee in a resort to arms permanent amelioration of the condition of the human race, we ought to rejoice at the prospect of war, even though we may know that rivers of blood must flow. In anticipating a general European war, we have believed that it would serve to work out the emancipation of, many of the enslaved nations of Europe.
We have fully given our opinions on this subject in our former numbers, and in view of such considerations as we have advanced, we must confess that we do not regret to announce the probable occurrence of war in Europe. In fact we rejoice at it as a source of ultimate good to the human race. We have frequently given our views in regard to the effect of the anticipated European war on our commerce -foreign and domestic. Our views are unchanged, and we find that the best commercial minds in the country hold the same opinions. Among them is the Economist, which is devoted exclusively to commercial matters.
By an examination of its voluminous statistics it will be seen that Austria is utterly bankrupt; French credit is on the wane; Spain has none, and the German powers have strained theirs to the utmost. At such a moment the United States treasury and gives 21 per cent. premium for stocks that, seven years ago, it issued at par. The prosperity which has produced such a result 'is operating upon all the securities, state and corporate, and European capital sees greater attracations here than ever. We owe Europe nothing, and war or no war they must buy our produce, and pay high freights to American vessels, and seek our securities for safe employment for their capital.
It must be obvious that a foreign war involving the leading monarchies would create a demand for our breadstuffs and provisions, as well as our vessels for transportation and privateering, These would stimulate the farming and carrying interests and bring vast profits to our country. Many apprehend that war in Europe may stop loans to this country for internal improvements. We believe that the reverse of this would be experienced.In the event of a general war European capitalists would seek investments here as a measure of safety--especially as they can get higher interest than is paid at home. We therefore see nothing to fear. War in Europe -Latest News.
By a dispatch received yesterday from Halifax, dated the 27th we have the following particulars The Niagara arrived here at 10 o'clock this morning, with European dates to the 15th. THE EASTERN QUESTION. -The Sultan has announced that if the Russians do not evacuate the principalities within fifteen days Turkey will consider it as a case of declared war and will act accordingly, but will not cross the Danube. The proclamation is posted on all the mosques. The Sultan has invited the combined fleets up to Constantinople.
The Black Sea is free to neutrals. The Paris police have made a search for Kossuth in the house of Mr. Kit, a Hungarian. He was not however there. The emperor of Russia has authorized the free importation into any of the ports of Finland of all materials for equipping ships.
The Paris correspondent of the London Times states that in the private Constantinople letters the Eastern question is examined in every point of view, and the conclusion unanimously come to is that there is no escape from war. Russian agents are actively at work stirring up insurrections in Turkey. The English officers are moving between the Turkish camps, and a number also are on their way to Constantinople. Napoleon is reported to have stated on the 12th that unless Russia yields war may be proceeded with. The Piedmont government had refused to admit Mr.
Forresti as consul for the United States, alleging that he is a disciple of Mazzini. PRINCE ALBERT IN A on dit tin European political circles is that Prince Albert has been making the Austrian and Russian emperors acquainted with the contents of government dispatches which were not intended for such eyes The New York National Democrat says: In connection with this affair--and as one of the "mere curiosities of may mention that a certain clerk in the Foreign Office of London lately prepared a sixty page pamphlet showing the connection of Prince Albert, with the damaging disclosures made in the German journals, he had the pamphlet printed, and twenty thousand copies struck off, without, however, issuing any to the public. He then sent one copy of the pamphlet to Prince Albert, and one to Lord Aberdeen -the result was, that Aberdeen paid fifty thousand pounds sterling for the edition, and that the author was appointed one of the subat the Cape of Good Hope -where it secretaries, hope of the British cabinet that he may either die naturally, or be killed by the Kaffirs. state senate consists of 18 democrats, 14 whigs and 1 natives; the house of 50 democrats, 25 wnigs, and 4 natives. In all but 8 counties, the official democratic majority for supreme judge is for auditor general, for canal commissioner, 34,745, and for surveyor general, 26,533.
-The Minnesota Pioneer, published at St. Paul, states that from the returns already in from the several counties in the territory, it is pretty certain that H. M. Rice, the democratic candidate for delegate to congress, is elected by 1,500 majority over A. Wilkin, the opposition candidate.
Both branches of the legislature of the territory are also said to be democratic. (7 The Cincinnati Atlas states that two young men of that city, have constructed a boiler and steam engine, on the same principle of the steam fire engine, which they can wheel about from one part of the city to the other, and when they receive a job to saw wood, can raise steam in about ten minutes, adjust their circular saw in the meantime, and in half an hour cut a cord of wood in two or three pieces, as may be desired. The whole machinery does not weigh over five hundred pounds, and inay be regarded as a neat improvement, and a saving of much mannal labor. The Aurora Standard of Thursday gives the following melancholy account of a suicide at that place: On Thursday evening last, a man committed suicide by putting the muzzle of a loaded pistol in his mouth, and pulling the trigger. He got on a log in the water, and his intention was evidently to fall into the river.
The wound was awful, spliting the face, and carrying away the whole inside of his mouth. He seemed to be a well educated, intelligent German. His hands were as white and delicate as those of a female. His dress, also, was of good quality. In his valise was found a letter of which we give a translation "Self Murder.
-Through the entire inability to sustain myself, I commit this murder! Last idea -Go back to thy mother earth, poor creature, so that you cart come up again in another form and have everlasting life! A young but very unfortnnate GERMAN." Register. immediately arrested and put in jail; on the morning after the arrest, the following scene took place in the prison: A friend of the marshal entered his cell, and found him seated, his head resting on his hands, and looking like one who had entirely given up despair. Come, said the friend, "cheer up; the man is but slightly wounded, and the matter will not be "Ruined! ruined ruined groaned the marshal, without even changing his position. bah!" returned his friend, "don't be child; I tell you the wound is but slight; besides, it is an aggravated case, and, had you killed him, you would not have been ruined "I know it," said the marshal, suddenly starting up; "but three ti think of it-to shoot three times at a man, and not kill him! I amn politically damuel in Detroit Times. ritory.
an TREASONABLE Anarchy in a new form has been discovered and uprooted in an Austrian district on the borders of Switzerland. A commissary of gendarmerie was passing his way along garden wall, when he was surprised at seeing the name of Kossuth coming out of the earth. He was quite overwhelmed at first. The commissary rushed for the mayor and examining judge. The garden was surrounded with gendarmes, and the proprietor sent for.
The name of Kossuth was certainly there, having been sown in pepper grass, and about a week above the ground. The proprietor said that hethad never noticed that the pepper grass spelt anything, indeed it was necessary to retire to a certain distance to adjust the eye to the size of the letters. He said that his gardener was a Swiss, and that he had sown Kossuth in cress, just as he would have whistled the "Ranz de Vaches," or sworn by Rhone. It was thought in the neighborhood that all Swiss gardeners would be expelled from the Austrian ter. Ex-Governor French arrived hero yesterday, after tour north where be h.us been occupied with his duties as bank commissioner.
He is in excellent health. Wade, Stille of St. Louis, have the best planing mill in the country, and their prices for every species of sawed and planed Iramber are cheaper than those of any other lumber store in: that city. They sell sash, doors and blinds, made of at uff well sensoned by process of steam. Yellow and white pino flooring, shelving, and every description of lumber, always on hand, planed for immediate use.
The prize beef of the recent fair in this city was offered for sale by a butcher in St. Louis, on Thursday last. Information has bust renched the post office department through the Bremen office, that the post office, Departments of Prussia, of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg, have reduced their postage to and from Bremen, on letters to and from the United States, to the uniform rate of five cents, making the full rate of postage to and from these, respectively, by the Bremen line of steamers, 15 instend of 22 cents, the rate hitherto charged. The London Daily News says: Who would have thought, six years ago, that the laws of America would have to be published in English and Chinese for general circulation? Yet so it is. The ninth section of the act passed by the California legislature for the collection of foreign miners' tax, has been printed in the Chinese language, for the information of more than thirty thousand Chinese in the new state.
Tong Achich, a Chinaman, certifies that the translation is faithful and good." The Abington Virginian announces the departure from that place, on the 12th of about forty free persons of color, big and little, for Liberia. They were all well equipped for their long passage, and went off as cheerful and merry as a flock of black-birds. They will sail from Norfolk on the 5th November. There were several very old men in the company, who go for the sake of their children. We learn by the St.
Louis Republican, that on Thursday, a man by the name of Gustavus Albright, porter at the Planters' House, met with a severe accident. He was unloading a baggage car, in front of the main entrance, and in taking out a shot-gun, which was covered with a leather case, from the baggage, the hammer struck against something, and the contents of one barrel were received in his left arm, shattering it most dreadfully. The wound was so bad that amputation would be necessary. Yankee Sullivan marched down Chatam street, New York, one day last week, in open day, with a body guard of six men, three in front and three in the rear, with muskets over their shoulders! The same evening he was serenaded by the First Ward Magnetizers on horseback, and in fantastic costumes. Great is Gotham! A discovery has been made to relieve deaf persons.
Two auriste in London have invented an instrument which is placed within the ears, without projecting, and being of tho same color as the skin, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to enjoy general conversation, to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ear is entirely removed, and it affords all the assistance that can possibly be desired. Arago, on the very day of his death, it is said, revised for a new edition his tract on thunder, and sent one of his secretaries to find out the exact length of certain undulations in a given column of air. Three hours before his death he said to Mr. Biot, his colleague fin the meridian experiments in 'Spain: "I must hand in my resignation as Perpetual Secretary of the Academy, as I can no longer fill the duties." well, replied M.
Biot, "and we will come in procession, to give it back to you, and reproach you for your ingratirude." It is asserted that the delay in establishing the aggay office, in New York, under an act of Con gross, is occagioned by desire of the teasury department to convert it into regular Mint establishment. The Present a and the Secretary of the Treasury, it is expected in New York, will recommend the measure in their forthcoming official despatches to Congress. The best cure for dyspepsia, is to solicit advertisem*nts and collect bills for newspaper. If that don't give yon an appetite, you may as well sell your stomach for tripe, and have done with it. A man named Frederick J.
Fuller was found dead on Friday, sitting in his room, in a basem*nt in First Avenue, New York. He is supposed to have died from a want of suitable nourishment. In his pookets were found $20, mostly three cent pieces, and a bank book, showing deposites in his favor of $2800. The rumor of successive attempts to burn the premises of G. P.
R. James, British consul at Norfolk, has no foundation in fact--the objects of the various efforts to kindle a conflagration there, being confined to the remo-. val of an old smake house, which the boys of the yicini ty seem bent upon, rather for sport, than with the object of annoying Mr. James. Intelligence Mississippi, indicates a probability that Mr.
McRae, democrat, will be elected govenor, and the legislative majority will favor Jefferson Davis' re-election to the United Stares senate. Charles Dicken computes that of the English people gain their livelihood from the trade with the United States. Madam Sontag's concert given for the benefit of the "Home for the Destitute Orphans of Seamen" in New York last week realized $4,000. The salt manufacturers of Syracuse have resolved to raise the price of fine salt to ten shillings per barrel.They say the price is necessary on account of the high price of wood and barrels. The total loss by the late fire at Louisville is estimated at 200,000, upon which there was an insurance of $165,000.
In whatever shape evil comes, we are apt to exclaim, with Hamlet, Take any shape but that!" Judge Brason was nominated last Saturday by the democratic county convention of Orange County, N. for senator. A new excitement has been got up at the Hippodrome in New York, at the steeple chase performances. A ditch of twelve feet width is constructed across the stadium, over which the ladies leap their bores, with the greatest case. Last -week the horse Lottery performed the feat, clearing nineteen feet in the jump.
prefers, and demande a paper of protection that inakes him by the law entitled to the protection of that country, and subject to its laws. Mr. Koszta fulfilled these directions while yet in the Turkish territory, and Capt. Ingrabamn afforded him the necessary protection. the question will turn, finally, not so much upon the geueral laws of nations as upon the special laws of Turkey.
A YEAR. MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1853. Breadstuffs and Provisions. much of the annually. The Dardanelles.
By dispatches received Saturday from Halifax, we learn that on the 16th at Liverpool breadstuffs were rising, slightly, and that American beef and pork were firm and in demand at former prices. The report is as follows: White wheat 99 6d a 109 20; red 9g 7d. Western canal flour 33s 6d; Ohio 349 6d a 353. White corn 40s; yellow 40s. 6d.
New York mess beef, 95s. to with a small business doing, and prices firm. New prime mess, 72s. to 859. Lard steady-589.
to The present stringency in the money market will without doubt cause a large amount of flour and meal to go forward, which, if times were easy might and probably would be held on speculation by eastern speculators. This will clear out the seaboard, leaving a vacuum for supplies in the hands of the producers. At present prices in England our country can alinost monopolise that market, as we can afford to sell at these prices, while the grain countries of Europe cannot in 'the ent season of scarcity. Freights are quite: high, which must operate as a drawback upon the farmers. Nevertheless, there is no possibility of such a decline in prices as will much reduce the handsome profits anticipated by our producers.
The correspondent of the Newark 1 Daily Advertiser writes from Genoa, under date September 29, that Ex- President Van Buren and his son, who have been sojourning at the Baths in Savoy, for some weeks, for the benefit of the health of the latter, are expected at Turin, on Saturday, 24) en route, for Rome. Rev. Mr. (September Prime, of the New York Observer, passed throngh a few days ago, accompanied by young Mr. Rankin, of Newark, for Milan and Venice, Florence and the east.
Professor Felton, of Harvard University, and Mr. Parker, of Boston are among our American visiters. The majority of the travelers through the Italian states during the present year, have been Americans, and we are assured, by a gentleman just returned from Europe, no class of travellers receive so much attention in hotels or elsewhere as they do. The reason is probably because they pay more for every thing they get than any others. According to an article in the N.
Y. Times, the naval force that can be employed afloat, is forty-one vessels. There are 68 captains, 67 com manders, and 327 lieutenants. For these there are, including shore stations, coast survey, and mail steamers, 26 captaincies, 52 places for commanders, and 217 lieutenantcies. To this the Times adds, 21 captains, 8 commanders, and 60 lieutenants on the list of infirm.
According to this estimate there is an actual excess of 21 captains, 37 commanders, and 56 lieutenants, who draw from public -for "leave pay," Since we have a prospect of an European war, every body wishes to know about the Dardanelles; which the English and French fleets recently ceeded in passing. The following from the Bogton Post is a very concise and correct history and description The old gates of Janus were opened when Rome was at war; and their modern prototypes, the Dardanelles straits, are open only when a state of war makes treaty stipulations void, and the Porte deems it to be necessary to admit his allies through them to protect his capital. The accounts we have are that they are now open for passage of the British and French ttee*ts. The Dardanelles, from which the strait or Hellespont derives its name, are four strong castles built opposite to each other, on the European and Asiatic coasts; and are the keys of Constantinople. Two of these castles, the old castles, were raised by Mahommed soon after the conquest of Constantinople, in 1453; the other two, the new castles, were built in the middle of the 17th century, to protect the Turks agatnst the Venetians.
The latter command the entrance to the Hellespont, and the distance from each is about two miles and a quarter; in four hours' sail up the strait are the old castles, which are about three quarters of a mile apart, These are well mounted with formieable batteries. All along the European shore to the Marmora, the aspect of nature in its ruggedness corresponds with the frown of the guns; but the scenery on the Asiatic shore is beautiful. The region abounds, too, in places famous in classic story. Here it was Leander paid his nightly visits to Hero; here the ill-fated hosts of Xerxes crossed on a bridge of boats; here Solyman crossed on a bare raft; and in modern times here Byron swam from Sestos to Alydos. These famous straits have been more than once passed.
In 1770 the Russian squadron, under Elphistone, appeared before the lower castles; and the admiral actually went by without damage. But the other ships did not follow him and he returned, with drums and trumpets sounding. A British fleet under Admiral Duckworth forced their passage in 1807. Duckworth in his dispatch to his government, giving an account of this fact, acknowledges that he ran a narrow chance. He set sail on the morning of the 19th of Frebruary.
At a quarter before nine the whole squadron, under a tremendous fire, had passed the outer castles; at half past nine the leading ship, the Canopus, entered the narrow passage of Sestos and 'Alydos, under a heavy cannonade from both castles, receiving stone shot of 800 pounds weight. Each ship, as it passed, had to endure this cannonade. The admiral remained before Canstantinople until the 3d of March, when his squadron of ten ships returned. In this interval the Turks had been so busy that the castles were made "doubly formidable." The admiral weighed anchor in the morning of this day and every ship was safety outside of the passage about noon." The admiral in dispatch expresses his 66 most lively sense? of his good fortune, and admits that had the Turks been allowed a week longer, it weuld have been a very doubtful point whether a return would lay open to him at all." lost 42 killed and 235 wounded. The Turks were so indignant at the escape of the British fleet that they believed the Governor of the Dardanelles was bribed by Duckworth, and beheaded him.
The Dardanelles are said to be in such a formidable condition as to be impregnable. Judge Douglas. A Paris correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga- zette writes as follows in regard to the European tour of our distinguished senator, Judge Douglas: Mr. Douglas has just returned from an extensive tour which embraced Italy, Greece, Syria, Turkey, Russia, Prussia, Belgium, and France. He leaves here Thursday, and after travelling through Scotland and Ireland, will take steamer at Liverpool, on the 19th of this month, for the United States.
He looks well, has enjoyed his trip, and is "chock full" of good stories, startling adventures, and intervention arguments, with which to astonish the natives in the next sitting of congress. He has had a long conference with Reschid Pacha at Constantinople, with Count Nesslerode at St. Petersburg, and with many other great men, and he has come to the conclusion that Louis Napoleon is the greatest ruler in France is the best governed country, and her people the most enlightened. Mr. Douglas travelled over the principal parts of Russia in a long carriage, which travelled night and day, at the rate of eight or ten miles an hour.
It contained a sleeping room and kitchen, so that he seldom left it. He penetrated to the confines of Tartary, where a grand annual fair was going on, at which there were 800,000 persons, Siberians, Russians, Austrians, Calmuck Tartare, Circassians, Georgians, Turks, and Persians. He arrived at Smyrna day after the Koszta affair, and he describes the excitement as beyond anything he had ever seen. The enthusiasm for our government, all over that country, amounts to a mania. He has obtained the entire particulars concerning the affair, and will be able to throw much light on the settlement of the question.
He admits that upon the ground of the law of nations, it is a delicate question to decide. But he says that there is a local law of Turkey which entire ly covers the question, and upon this Mr. Brown and Capt. Ingraham will base their defence. The provisions of the local law, are in brief, that any to man coming to Turkey to reside, has a right place himselt, upon any landing on their soil, un- he der the protection of whatever government chooses, and so long as he remains there that gov ernment has a right to protect him.
No matter where he comes from, or who he is, if upon landTing he goes to the consul of that country which he MONUMENT TO FRANKLIN. -The proposed meeting to deliberate upon measures for the erection of a suitable monument. to the memory of Benjamin Franklin, place at the county court-house on Wednesday evening, November 1st, The measure is one calculated in every sense to enlist the sympathy and co-operation of the public, but especially of the press in all parts of the country, and we hope to see the enterprise undertaken with real earnestness. VOL. XVIII.
26.1 so rigid that not a joint could be bent; the flesh turned black and cold and entirely deprived of feeling; the eyes fixed, partially closed and altogether blind, following this was dearnoes to all sounds; the spine became contracted and so curved that when lying on its back the head and heels only touched. Indeed, the child presented every appearance of being dead. Immediately on the attack the family physician Wilb called in, and for three weeks he labored to restore it to feeltug, but all in vain, although it was blistered a dozen times and various rubefacient liniments applied. A consultation of physicians was then bold, but to no purpose, the case was then broncht before the medical society, but nothing could bu suggested which had not already been done, and the doctor then told me he could do nothing more. We then commenced applying your liniment freely over the entire length of the spine, and you may Imagine a parent's joy, when, after a few applications, returning animation was apparent, and it rapidly recovered with the exception or the sight, which did not become perfect for near a month.
The child is now healthy and robust as can be. Five other cases of the same kind oecurred previously in my neighborhood, all of which died, when there 1s no doubt if your liniment had been used they would have recevered. HENRY G. CLELAND. Peoria, March 1, 1851.
Look out for Counterfeits! The public are cautioned against another counterfelt, which has lately made its appearance, called W. B. Farrell': a Arabian Liniment, the most dangerous of all the counterfeits, because his having the name of Farrell, many will buy it in good faith, without the knowledge that a counterfeit exists, and they will perhaps only discover their error when the spurious mixture has wrought its evil effects. The genuine article is manuractured only by If. G.
Farrell, sole inventor and proprietor, and wholesale druggist, No. 17, Main street, Peoria, Illinols, to whom all applications for Agencies must be addreased. Be sure you get it with the letters H. G. before thus--IT.
G. FARRELL'Sand his signature on the wrapper, all others are counterfeits. Sold by CORNEAL DILLER, and by regular authorized agents throughout the United States. Price 25 and 50 cents and $1 per bottle. AGENTS WANTED in every town, village and hamlet the United States, in which one is not already Address H.
G. Farrell, as above, accompanied with good re. terence as to character, responsibility, Jan. 20-Nov. H.
G. FARRELL'S Celebrated Arabian Liniment 1 TT is a fact established and well known that the Arabians attained a height in the knowledge of medicine which caused whole world to wonder and admire. With them the selence of chemistry had its birth, and it is therefore not at all strange that a people so successful in the healing art, and so persevering and daring in character, should, by actual and untiring experiment, discover remedies far surpassing in clency all others, for the care of those diseases incident to them from their mode of life. The greater part of their time being spent in hazardous and bloody warfare with the different tribes they were subject to the most violent attacks of rheumatism, paralysis, neuralgic pains, and various inflammatory diseases, also the horrid wounds, sprains, bruises, tumors, swellings. diseases of the joints, All these discases they were surprisingly efficient in curing, that the untuitiated looked with wonder and attributed their skill to the powers of magic G.
FARRELL'S ARABIAN LINIMENT 1sa composition of balsams and oils, from rare plants peculiar to this country, and was by the use of the articles composing this great remedy, that not only their physicians, but even the wild Arabs of the lesert, were enabled to perform such miraculous cures. The Arab steed is world-renowned for his beautiful symmetry of form, hits unsurpassed speed and agility, and the Incredible fatigue he Is capable of enduring. Why is it? Because from the time of his birth his limbs are carefully watched upon the Arst appearance of disease the magic lotion is applied, and such things as coufrimed sweeny, poll-evil, fistula, ringbone, scratches, spavin, lameness, are unknown. The same result will follow in all cases where H. G.
Farrell's genuine Arabian Liniment is used in time. Therefore, delay not. procuring a good supply of it, for every dollar spent for it will save you twenty, and a great deal of suffering, if not your life. BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITERS. The gennine article is manufactured only by H.
G. Farrell, sole inventor and proprietor, and wholesale druggist, No. 17, Main Peoria, Illinois, to whom all applications for agencies purchase must be addressed. Be sure you get it with the letters IT. G.
before Farrell's, thus: H. G. tuy signature on the wrappper; all others are counterfeits. For sale by CORNEAU DILLER. Agents for Springfield.
Call and get a Farrier book, free of charge. Price 25 cents, 50 cents, and $1 00 per bottle. BE PARTICULAR TO READ THIS CAREFULLY, AND IT WILL GUARD YOU AGAINST IMPOSITION. The public are particularly cautioned against another counterfeit, which has lately made its appearance, called W. B.
Farrel2s Arabian Liniment, and which is the most dangerous of all the counterfeits, not only on account of its injurious eff fects on the system, but because his having the name of Farrell, many persons will buy them in good faith, and indeed without the knowledge that a counterfeit exists, and they will perhaps only discover their error when the spurious mixture has wrought its evil effects. This W. B. Farrell, not only has the audacity to call his stuff Arabian Liniment, but with unparalleled impudence asserts that it is the original and only gennine, and that he introduced it to the public in the year 1839, when the truth is, no one ever saw a bottle of it before the spring or summer of 1849. Ie copies my inside wrappers or labels almost verbatim, and publishes to the world my old certificates, (which were the Art ever recely-d,) without alteration, except that he substitutes his name for mine, thus making it appear that these certificates were given to him.
To those persons who have been in the habit of using my nuine Liniment, and also to most persons who are acquainted with this man, the above remarks are unnecessary but those who are ignorant of both, can at once be convinced of the deception, by reading the following, from the persons who gave the first certificates of the cures performed by H. G. Furrell's Arabian Liniment, which will show what a base imposition W. B. Farrell is practicing upon the public in boldly submitting his own name for II.
G. in said certificates, and publishing them to the world as having been given to him. FALSEHOOD AND IMPOSITION EXPOSED. We see it stated by W. B.
Farrell, in an advertisem*nt the Peoria Democratic Press, that our certificates of the cures performed by the celebrated Arabian Liniment, were given him, and that it was his Liniment which effected those cures. This, therefore, is to inform the piece public that we NEVER gave W. B. Farrell any certificate or of writing whatever, reference to bis liniment nor did we ever know that he made a liniment, until a few days ago, when we first noticed his advertisem*nt in the Press, and were shown the wrap pers or lables of his bottles, on which he has the certificates printed referred to above, and which certificates were copied verbatim from those given by 11S to H. G.
Farrell, the TRUE inventor and proprietor of the genuine Arabian Liniment. We assert that the use W. Farrell has made of our names said certificates, was wholly unwarranted by us, and meets with our unqualified disapproval, said certificates having been given to Hiram G. Farrell, through sense of gratitude for the benefit derived from the use of his genuine and valuable Arabian Liniment; and we here take occasion to again recommend IT. G.
Farrell's Arabian Liniment to the public, as the best remedy of the kind we have any knowledge of, and ve would caution the unwary to examine well before they buy, est they get a counterfeit article in the place of this truly valunble medicine. Samuel Elson, John Williams, Patrick Hanlan, S. De Witt Brown, David Page, 0. A. Buck, M.
Thomas P. Smith, Joseph P. Dennis, Andrew W. Pinkney, John Crall, Thos. Stephens, A.
T. Rankin, Andrew Stephenson Peoria, November 1849. STILL MORE DECEPTION UNMASKED. From the Hon. PETER SWEAT.
Peoria, May 10th, 1850. Mr. IT. G. FARWELL-Dear Sir: I see in a small pamphlet, published by W.
B. Farrell, a certificate purporting have been signed by me recommending his Arrabian Linimen to the public. This is, therefore, to certify that I have knowledge of ever using any of W. B. Farrell's Arabian Lip: ment, but I have for a number of years made constant 113 when occasion required it, of an article called Arabian G1 ment, manufactured by IT.
G. Farrell', (yourself,) in Peoria and can recommend it to the public as a good article for purpose set forth in the advertisem*nts. It may be possible that I gave W. B. Farrell a certificate, but if I did, it with the impression that the certificates was given for benefit I had experienced from the genuine IT.
G. Farrell's Arab ion Liniment. PETER SWEAT. April 6, 1852. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, of by J.
S. HOUGHTON, M. in the clerk's Office the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Another Scientific Wonder! DR. J.
S. HOUCHTON'S GREAT DYSPEPSIA CURER! PEPSIN THE TRUE DIGESTIVE FLUID. OR GASTRIC JUICE Prepared from RENNET, or fourth stomach of the ox, after directions of BARON LIEBIG, the great Physiological Chem 1st, by J. S. Houghton, M.
Philadelphia, Pa. This is nature's own remedy for an unhealthy stomach. NI art of man can equal its curative powers. It contains 110 AL cohol, Bitters, Acids or Nauseous drugs. It is extremel; agrecable to the taste, and may be taken by the most feeble patients, who cannot eat a water cracker without acute tress.
Beware of DRUGGED IMITATIONS. Pepsin is not a drug. SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. The scientific evidence upon this remedy is based is In the highest degree curious and remarkable. Call on the agent and get a descriptive circular, gratis, giving a large amount of scientific evidence, from Liebig's antmal Chemistry; Dr.
Combe's Physiology of Digestion; Dr. Pereira on Food and Diet; Dr. John W. Draper, or New York University; Prof. Physiology; Prof.
man of Yale College; Dr. Carpenter's Physiology; together with reports of cures from all of the United States. AGENTS-CORNEAU DILLER, Springfield, wholesale and retail agents for state of Illinois; Dr. S. Sawyer, Chicago.
Dec. 9--wly. NEW CASH STORE In the City of Springfield. THE subscribers beg leave to inform the citizens of Springfield and surrounding country, that they have just opened and are 110 offering for sale a large and well selected assortment of merchandise, suited to the present and Ing season, which they will sell on the most reasonable terms. They have adopted the one price system and determined to sell as low as any house in this city, they bave a general assortment of DRY GOODS, BOOTS AND SITOES, Bonnets, Summer Hats, Hardware, Queensware, Cotton Yarn, Ready Made Clothing, also a large assortment of GROCERIES, To all of which we invite the attention of the public; all they ask is a candid examination of their stock, and they pledge themselves to use every effort in their power to satisfy all who may favor us with a call.
Come and try us. YATES, SMITH Co. Springfield March, W. R. CHEESE- 25 boxes Just A.
received M. by CONVERSE. 1853. Penneylvanian. EXCITING SCENE IN COURT.
-At the supremo court in Alfred, on Friday, William E. Haskell, who was convicted on two indicments for' store breaking, being asked by Judge Howard if he had anything to say, made some hypocritical remarks caleulated to propitiate the judge, and received sentences of two years in the state prison 011 each indictment. County attorney Drew observed that the prisoner was a dangerous man, and should have had a more severe sentence, and Haskell replied in some personal remarks, which brought down the audience in a perfect uproar, restored. so that some time elapsed before order was The sheriff then informed Haskell that deputy Lord would take him back to jail, but the prisoner objected, and expressed a wilingness to go along not with deputy Moulton. This arrangement was approved by the sheriff, and when an attempt tremen- was made to take Haskell out of the dock, a dous fight occurred -sheriffs, police and lawyers assisting to bind and carry off the prisoner, who fought reconsidered a one of his sentences, and sent him like madman.
For this freak the judge to Thomaston for seventeen years instead of four. He had prepared a heavy bludgeon with which to knock down sheriff Moulton, which was the reason for his anxiety for the pleasure of the company. of the latter to the jail, The Virtue of Ventriloquism -or Mike Murphy and the Ghost. An incident occurred in the hotel of one of the picturesque marine villages which skirt Lake Ponchatrain, on a certain occasion, last summer, that effectually served to dispel the listless ennui too prevalent such cases. Among the guests there, for the time being, was one Michael Murphy, and eccentric, good natured soul, from what: used to be par excellence, the land of potatoes, but which may now be called the potato-less land.
He had been on a "spree" in the city, and went over the lake to dispel the fumes of his debauch, and take salt baths and soda water al the same time. All this became known to a ventriloquist, who paid a flying visit to the place, and who had such command over his voice that he could make it do anything, from the squeaking of a pig under the gate, to the singing of a mocking bird. Believing that Michael was just about that time in an impressible state, in a reformatory mood, he thought he would, through the medium of his art, endeavor to effect a change in his morals. With this view, he bocked his name for a bed in the same room with Michael, and about twelve o'clock at night -that hour when he the "pitched superstitious his voice" mind is out- so fraught with terrors side of the door, saying in a kind of trombone tone: "Michael Murphy! Michael Murphy! are you asleep "Who's that?" said Michael, much startled at the sepulchural tone in which the query was put, and the time of putting it. Ask me not, but answer," said the ventriloquist, still continuing his ghost-like accent.
"Well what have you got to say said Michael. "Much of which I want you to take notice," said the ventriloquist, or rather the ventriloquist's voice. clear off," said Michael, or else I'll give you tay." "Better you had continued to take tea than to break the pledge, as you have done," said the voice outside the door. "What is all this noise about?" said the ventriloquist speaking from the bed. "Some dirty blackguard, that's outside the door there," said Michael, "interfereing with what's none of his business." "Why don't you drive him from it?" said the ventriloquist, speaking from bed.
wish he'd dare," said the voice of the triloquist, speaking outside the door. let you I dare," said Michael, jumping up, seizing his hickory, and hurriedly opening the door, ready on sight, to knock down the annoyer. "Give it to him," said the ventriloquist, from the bed. "I believe it's the old boy himself was in it," said Michael, "for I don't see a sowl "It's very mysterious." said the ventriloquist from the bed. "I wonder," said Michael, "if there's any evil spirits iu this country." "I don't know," said the ventriloquist, "but they say the ghosts of departed Indians haunt the place." "Oh that's no Indian ghost," said Michael, for it spoke as good English as I do myself." a little better, Michael," said the voice, as it proceeded from one standing by his side.
"Och," said Michael, "what are you at all, at: "No evil spirit, but your guardian genius," said the voice. mortal queer genius you are," said Michael, ean be heard and not seen." into bed, then," exclaimed the voice. "I have something to to you." "You won't do anything bad to said Michael. "Nothing." said the voice. "Honor bright?" said Michael.
"Honor bright," said the voice. "You know you have been a hard liver." "That's a fact," said Michael. "You broke the pledge, again said the voice. "Thrue as praychin," was Michael's "And did other bad things," said the 1 voice. "More than I could ever keep tally of," said Michael.
"Then will you pledge yourself to me, that you will change your mode of life?" said the voice. "I'll do anything you ask of me," said Michael. "Then you promise never to drink a drop again?" said the voice. "Not so much as would bathe a wren's bill," said Michael. "Then I'm off," said the voice, "but remember, if ever you attempt to break it Pil be present and punish you through life." "Who is that with whom you are holding conversation?" said the ventriloquist, speaking from the bed, in his natural voice.
"Nobody at all," said Michael "barrin some mighty polite, invisible gentleman, that seems to. take an interest in my welfare." "Oh, you are dreaming, said the ventriloquist," continuing to speak in propria "Faith, it's like dream, shure enough said Michael. The next morning a friend asked Michael to take his bitters. He consented, but, just as he took the glase in his hand, the voice of the ventriloquist, who was present, was heard above his head in the air, erying out: Touch it not, Michael Murphy your promise It was enough -Michael would not taste it. "The pleasure of wine with you, Mr.
Murphy," said a gentleman at the dinnertable. pleasure, sir," said Michael, but just at moment a voice was heard to issue from a corner of the room. It was that of the ventriloquist, who sat by his side uttering his admonitions. Thus things went on for a week, till Michael was then and forever made a teetotaler of. He now industriously minds his own business, enjoys good health and prospers.
In relation to the circ*mstances under which he became a teetotaler, he says he never had the pleasure of seeing his best friend. and an so and of LIQUOR ADVERTIsem*nTS. -Horace Greeley says that some of his friends think that he ought to exclude all liquor advertisem*nts from the columns of the Tribune on account of his being an ultra temperance man, and advocate of the Maine law; but after pondering on the subject considerably, he thinks he ought not to do it, for several very sensible reasons, which he mentions as follows 1. These liquors are recognized by physic and law--some of them by religion also- -as having legitimate use (other than as a beverage.) wherein they are harmless and beneficial. 2.
Our readers are fully cautioned against the abuse of them, and can only employ them at a beverage by sinning against light and knowledge. 3. Were we to exclude advertisem*nts of liquors arbitrarily and absolntely from our columns, it might be plausibly said that we distrusted the in the virtue or the discernment of our readers. force of our own arguments even upon those most familiar with them, and had no confidence a either We think the above ought to satisfy the fanatics who counsel Horace to pursue a different course. Cin.
Eng. The person who "dropped a remark," is expected to pick it up again. A number of odd epitaphs are going the rounds of the press, The following upon a tombstone in the cemetery near Cincinnati is worthy of being placed among the number: "Here lies who came to this city, and died, for the benefit of his health.".
