Decatur Eagle, Volume 2, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1858 — Page 4

THE KID PETTICOAT. f» the red, the fl*a**.iag petticoat, Tk»: uxn-ji tie eye of day, Thai lore* Ui flare aad be admired, And blink* fr.-m for away. It aay delight the rorir g ugtz. baa charm the fazxy ben Bet if its wearer’s half as t-o'-d. IB pas* zad let her be—a her red. her flaunting petticoet. Sbe'e »ot the girl for use! But the white. the saodest pettieoat, A* pure as drifted snow That that.* tae gaze w crowded ears, Where f lie.-- eoase and go; J; ♦■>• the primrose on its path. Or ds»y on tbe lea; A-. 4 ..’ the a earer’a like the garb. How beaatif il it ebe.' V.' ■■ •:♦• whit*. her modest petticoat. Oh eh. *■ the girl for use' £ ;•. re d or white, it matters not. If ehe be rood azd fair, jY-rself ahzll sanctify the garb It pleases her io wear, T Ise red shall shnw her warmth <A heart And rp rn frank and free—--Ibe tic* her truth—the pick her lore. The white her parity. If Ibeat her co.-yrs’-* titete her charmo— Oh she's the girl for use! ■•-*- ~— ALGERNON THE MEHCHANT. »T T. S. aBTHC*. Ti e day tl.-ed, and Algernon, the merci.act, turned thoughtfnUy from hia tout, ing-room, and lock t,:» way homeward. Aimoat without intermission, ai»ce morning, Lad he been absorbed in bis money schemes, gathering in golden s'eaves of wealth from the harvest fields of trade. •Ami happier (nr all this?’ be said, quts.i.x ug a.th himself; ’does the larger increase add to my pleasure? Do Louses and .and* bring peace of mind, or ships upon the ocean a tranquil spirit? Hasher do not all these tilings muP'ply tares? Is my sleep sounder than it was twenty years ago, or my heart lighter. Away back into tbe past went his thoughts, as the last sentence war uttered, and be remembered the time when, ’ with the closing of day, he could dismiss the day's business, and find a pure delight in tbe humble home where wife and chi'lren welcomed Lis return with gladne«« Now, Lis magnificent dwelling w■ s at little enjoyed as a prisoner’s cell, f-r his atfeeiioos were not there, but winging their way, with his tiiougbte, afar off ’ distant seas or strange lands, or hover:r g about amid brilliant schemes golden wiii. the promise of untold wealth. Algernon -ighed as be contrasted day* gone by with the present, and Lis heart acknowledged that he was happier then than now. The merchant was in a softer r. ,ol than usual, and it was well for the ! alf- woman, whose white face 1 i-.-J .7. > hi- imploringly, that it was ■ Site had thrown herself, almost destely, in his was, just as he turned . ti.e crowded thoroughfare into a fr juented street, not far from his ixunons Lome, and with this appeal— 'l ’ you h tve children, sir. pity mine - ’ ‘Whs; of your children?’ asked the merchant, as he stood still, and looked into the woman’s pale, pleading face, down upon which the rays of a gas-lamp fell, end s-iow-u i s lines of sorrow and suffering. ’They are hungry, and 1 hare no food for them; they are sick, and i cannot get them medicine,’ ’h this true?' said the merchant, half tn doubt. Such extremity seemed almost impossible to him. 'Come and see! 0, sir, come and seel’ Hope, doubt anguish, all blended in ti.at mother’s voice. ■Where is your Lome?’ asked Algernon. •Only in the next street,’ wa« replied. •1 will go with you. Lead the way.’ Hurrying on before with rapid feet went the eager woman; following, with a quicker movement than usual, came the merchant. They were soon at an old p'le of buildings, not far Irom the place of meeting. The woman entered, and Algernon followed. The sight that met Lis eyes steired all the man within him, and awakened his uttermost pity. A sick child, with hollow cheeks, wax r. face, and large, glistening eyes, lay upon an old quilt on the floor; another wati-looking child sat crouching in the chimney corner, trying to warm her half naked body by the almost imperceptible heat of a fewdying coals; while a third, not over six years of age, stood on the other side of the fierplaee, mumbling nt a bone from which it was impossible to extract nulriiivn. •It is eren sol’raid th<* merchant, as he jjAueed in painful surpii*e about the room. Then h<- gave’be w -i; >n tnon.-y,

aaJ ie.ii her to go -.sttk.r tor food u< Dearth her ebiidreu, and fael towarm them. Nor did humnuity end itsgoodi work here. He went to a store in the neighborhood, pnrehased bed* and bed clothing for the duuti'.ste iunily, aid saw tbeae comfort* conveyed to the room they occupied, and the children, after being warmed and fed, laid in them, with their faces foil cd wonder and gladness. In a single half-boar Algernon, the merebant, had changed the ec .J. desolate Lome of a poc-r widow into what, to her and her children, was now a Farad.se of comfort. There was a large, glowing fire upon tbe hearth, making the air of tbe room rosy with light and genial with warms.-. Added to a few t*r < ken chairs and an old table, which mace the only furn’ture of tbe apartment, were two plain bedsteads, with beds and warm clothing laid over them; giving their promise of rest and comfort in the long, cold nights. Flour, meal, meat, bread, sufficient to supply the little family for weeks, were piled upin one comer, and the mother crumpled light!y in her hand a slip of paper containing an order for fuel enough to last the winter through. ‘May He who pities the widow and F e fatherlesa be better to you tuaa t: s even a thousand fold,* said tie woman, as Algernon was tearing. Her eye* were full of tears, but the beast s warm glow of thankfnlne** was on her face ac. io her voice. 'And may tbe memory of this good deed go with you m a blessing through life.’ An hour later, and the merchant sax alone in one of the luxurious apar-.meaU of his palace-home. A book ;ay on tbe table beside Lim, and his hand rested upon an an open page. He had been reading, and this senlucent tad arrested Lis attention, and given his thoughts a new direction—We only possess what we have bestowed.’ At first the straegesoundtng apothegm struck him a* a paradox. ‘Possess only what we hare bestowed •aid he, talking with himself. ‘How can I possess what I have given to another? The thing is absurd. And yet this writer is not in the habit of uttering absurd things. What does he meat?’ Algernon turned to the book again and read on. ‘Only what we enjoy do we really posses!.’ He lifted his eyes from the page again, and mused on this other proposition. ; •There is truth somewhere here—a newer and higher truth than my thought has yet apprehenoetl,’ Algernon talked on again with h'mself. ‘I have acquired great possession* —are they enjoyed? An I happier now than when my wealth could told in half tbefizuree it ne w takes to record the sum? I have lands, houses ships, gold, merchandise—do I really possess then-?—that is, in this sense of enjoyment? Do they not, in fact, weigh heavier upon my spirit with each new accumulation, making possession but a mockery?' From ships and merchandise, houses and lands, the thought of Algernon turned to the widow and her children, relieved from suffering under the sudden activity of an impulsive benevolence. Instantly a glow of pleasure warmed his heart, and a thrill of delight went trembling to the very centre of his being. Thirty dollars had this good deed cost him in money; and. already, he was in the possession of higher enjoyments therefrom than all his (lav’s large accumuialions had given. ‘This I posses!’ he said, with rising enthusiasm. ‘This I have for time, and for all eternity, a source of perennial pleasure. Moth cannot corrupt it, fire cannot burn it. I can lay me down in tbe grave and yet not lose my hold upon it. Is not this possession in its sublimest sense?’ Then the thoughts of Algernon went 1 back upon his life, turning the pages of ' memory, and searching for the good deeds he had done. They were ‘few and far ' between,’ but around each was a halo that illuminated the whole page. Side • by with the good deeds, were recorded the gain* of the merchant; but always some other memory shadowed these re- . cords of gain, and robed them of blessing. 1 ‘These—these,’ said the merchant, as his thoughts returned to the present, ‘are my only real possessions. And yet how few they are—how poor I am! Algernon, the rich merchant has made small accumulations, indeed! but, thanks to the Moralist, be has found the way that leads to another El Dorado.’ A voting gentleman who had married a little beauty, says, ‘she would have ; been a little taller, but she was made of such precious materials that nature couldn't »Hi»;d it, ■

PROSPECTUS IMHHI STATE SEITIAEL b'-S. V- . -teutLet cf tbe ~ gtatiad '■ < mske it i» *ll -evpeet* * newspaper w <-.ir tbe 4-r-pce-. of tin :>--acr as fodttka Aid in AeT-Soportiow iiseireslaE-tw rsertsv<4 wad *2vert±sia< pttrwiwre local Are:w- jepend :• •» the esfort •of <«r po! nical friewd* » exusd t» esnraIn wetieait'er w’wore effaefcaaiw-aTcas t—’. tie*! ir.telJet-c be weal tad ptrtv orzawixtXjo® prssu-rved than :hr<mrAi ‘ medics of tfce Pre**- AU u>ew.wi»»are-ie-rirfom of the waeo« »f Ite siaeraLpr. *sd p ra= serve -Jjeescae ia *>- wsr -.tat* rn '-a* poti'.;eil eg tbe wtrtv T c. vr-.:cb. we bare . v2l be mme <af :»pertwEt evest*- Up™ all rav*-e-» of ’wMir interere we nkwH give fcU sad-e'..*t-Le si-:eL’ze''oe. Ax .xt»orta®t State efortWt t>ex: Qrtober. A wv Lqgida•fc and rowst of the Snre odEaevw®* to be ejected. , It aosirbf ‘■foepwßa-r:ztj«&eea»d effort Jia:’we eta eriec: J t.S- sapre»arvof’he f>rtwor-v ; c rtrty r. ■...■-./,-«<•? every DMnoaWL to’-./ .re- krinse-f too® t.heiirae* of the dav. whiris it w:J t>e toe c-f the S-otiariftitofolly tapaaaeai, and toe* be p--Pitd for rhe ewnfiietTbe .Sejszi I.*-.’ will be d e its eocrwe l v toe aetosratore'y exyreaned of tih* px-rr Tbe p-lnKjtlei xtic tMCiry " deff-n-d. iwlierin* tost epwa toe nitetwr" <r to* r*t”?Ljnr’T?’v'-y*«sm *b*- : or <»f oht GiMrenrraeEt. Ii vIL *-W DtjTiX'.r&.L./r parry 3irs.aQs. c.iUut*-, or n*eT ' Il w’L be iaspardal inri-as al. foe Twrry ?•’■: ■: ilet maj'CS ns rai J r* SL-r p-*< *'fr -rug represeEr«Sre mer i: v2l be out ohien w «S£Cl Tfee .Srtezxafi. v .. p«r esperadl etu” a®n ’♦?» ■'TTCrULriAI. Txtnrj... -lit L :« *W Stale". ®ZI wisoeSM3afi®»u« zwise-' W*ltrre tbe s’t te-l- v a- tbe £S»riuns.:: pwer* Tui in- a34 f■’ V- r.h y.-’C*!' b* t’T 5 H- -.-• TT. V- I.' .. -.i, Ds .- to aS tbe princtoai r>«- -* so the Site. -rtie- —Sriccly it Acnaa« Daily pee nmc, $5 Daily S™t:wel psr roosto Tee-rli S' - toee-l •*Ee * v *-:-r.bK-s,l year ! ' Weeklr SeatiMi,elab* es ire, £ 55 WeekJr Swriael. ekte- -f ter. 1» » As I rv* OsroTwlka: , wV. — sdeltto- -diw '.TT-./- r*r.v2!‘et'-:.- _ ' :««ce wv e< toe patwr w-itoosrt cJra*z«>. To eeS to* fore* 1 cfob* fr to* .Sea*er! ve w v - ■■ Aid™-**, BIX JHAjs x DOVTV. 400 GOLD AXD SILVER WATCHES SIR .ax>. A. J ALEXANDER = 19th Mii?Mt6ee«t Ca«h aad Watch Gift DISTRIBUTION ’ h-udre-lawd Cato GJltol n A-- e»B - - - c w T . • t f 2: P.-.S -.-is.z --.zf- _ ■ J: d' r| Mi.- i - * G-jld >'-d S..ver Watches Making a<r*£ 1 total .ftoj-.-v* . 3 21 ire-dßad Eighty-2=e Cato acid Watd, Gif.-. X juj'eer of ■ .:f-.< Tickets Litnited ta, 15 005 One Prize ’**t*-t eighth Ti'krt ' T ■ 1* dis trih-ite-d at Ediwbirgh, .TAaisn.n C-vsnrr, l-.t.iL-., y ..y Mir. Is:h 1-5-’ The nndersis-jed ha* toe pleasure of ani-jun-efor tohisßuaMToasfrieadgasApa-r out Tw.ttewee. KfßVsckr. Obfo. led t~». EFno.-. Mi*"-.tri. aa<i lowa, tost h:- Xtr.*magnificent exclusive Cash and Wateh Gift disi tribartioTi will take place as above.on w-asch oe tbt-re wui bedwnbeted *tn<«ighisn -■•■ .•> patrons Two Tl. .t=a.-d and fifty eight d j: lars is American gold, an I f-.-’r ten i.-e-d magnificent Gold and Silver Watch**. prv-a*ntinz a grand total of J,—i Cato aid Watch Gifts, rained at S‘.2,u9L It will be oh *rved that ;?.*r* are 22 Friz-- Atr.-.-ricaa g-.-.d, ra-f- .r:. S', to t-f'n. The Watches hare been *;!*- ;ed with great care, and «wrr«r<-fed and to*-k>-*p*rs, ranging in pn-* fr- *. • - This r ill b* -.<* 13th d;.*r‘.2-/03 I Lave given iu the last two years and w» every it,*tar.c* the drawings hare lakes place on the days specifiedand,as adverrised 'for «ee progratame. ’ they have in every in«taiiee been con I -’ed solely by aeoaun Uee elected by the ticket t-.;- , der- all being free to attend. Immediately after the drawing the result is printed and forwarded together with the prizes drawn, to aix ticket holders, either by :nail or express, at my expense. In this connection I deem it nothing : more than right to add, f'-r the of th >* who are unacquainted with rae and who would . like to try their luck in my Scheme, that I hereby authorize them to enclose their roonev to Mr.H. Daily, of the firm of Rickets A Dally.of this place; who is among the most re-ponsible men of the S: v.e, and wh.. will also receipt for the money so deposited; and if the drawing does not go of precisely as stated {see programme,)' al! you will have to do will be to call on Mr. Daily for your nnney. Underthi«am-igetn*at you see. it would be utterly i:upn-lble for lae to take advantage of yai, even if I were so dis- > poted. CFA complete list of prizes, together with manner of drawing, Ac., is printed and will be forwarded to ail who desire it. UTAH reepouaible persons are desired to act as agents for the sal* of m y ticket*, and will be - famished with ticketaat to cents apiece, togeth er with full instructions, the premiums we allow for selling, Ac. TFSingle tickets $!. Six tickets T-w.-lve ! , tickets 10; and twenty tire tickets zd. Ail orders must be addre-std to A. J. ALHXIXDE&. Edinburgh, Johnston county, Ind , Box 64. ETTliatrny drawings are fairly, honestly and honorably conducted, I Would respectfully refer you to the following who are among th* mo-t prominent citizens of Johnson eountv: Noah Perry, Sheriff of John-on county; Dr.W. P. Rush. Postmaster at Edinburgh;' Dr. A. Keifer. C, W. Show. Esq., John Walsh, and T. S Moor*, al! of tliis place. IT* Drawings take place third Monday in every month. A. J. ALEXANDER, Proprietor. Edinburgh Johnson Co, Ind.

DR. B. W. miPIl, PIIYSICIAM dr SJ RGEOV, DECATUR, IND IA NA . TTOFFICE—on Main St rev t, opposite Porter’s _ Tl-nlO. County Orders. &cT We •will paw the face in troods. or ■inety-fire * cen«en the dollar in cash, for Coantv Orders. Otherorders purchased on the best terms. •J, D. 4 J. M. SUTTMAX. Aus'. 14,1857. *f Wheat Stored. We ara prepared to Store o-par the hi chest price in cash fur ten thoa«audb ishcls of wheat ■ 'Jr- 1 1557. J. D. AJ. M. 2STTTMAN.

THE GLOBE: 72? OFF I l .' PATER OF C3KGRISS. T tvELISH now mv annual Prwpectns of I Th* Dzth-Globe? and The Corfrewsional o. ite and Appendix, to remind subscriber*. S..rd irfo-m those who may desire to subscribe, .- , w... meet on >M ss. -. si... s • -'r when I stall reewnmenee pub '"sklng th* above Laanei papers. They nave - üblitoed so long that mos: public men ■ £ r ..w r - ’.'--ir j-a-raor. and therefore I deem it & -u:e acco-t-t of:he emu of matter —,. D*.::v II cor. tain a report . a both branches f OMgress as taken dowa bv reporter* equal.al least, to any corps / •.Crl-hand wnte*- in this or any other c--aua--r»T s ;ui --.:v of them w;li, earh.be able to -f *v nod v* ->* -ten thousand words an hour while th* average a amber of words spoken by g-..-■ --.*skers rarelv exceed seven thousand *r* feu - Irerd words an hour. When the de- - bates of a div do not make more than forty the v"shall appear?# the Daily Globe of -.be .ext is which w£l eoetain, also, tbe *-y« d tie dar. together with such editorial ar be-ligrested by passing evert* I: »d*omv .>ttei:--03. frc-ca time, as occasion mir t-tolsi: my IY-miniseences of the : : L-: w.tiw.u •m I Lave been aaaoeiated .i-t tw-tury tight years. Anecdotes ..- -- l--al ’acks.wt.and th*leader* ofthe parry whirh h* e-irji . rte-d. aad the leading men of ..tnsrpa-,.*- “ ... I beE*ve, -•* foteresdngnow v ; *srpa.-' > .:*ao ' :err.--zb* -1. fti'b* com.ui g tt* rerxsrter of the debatesof: ' >E; -e*c 1 de- -n—J it prop** to say that the ■ tK-o-lei ptnisa® paper. This pteirr W-.L z..«t be forfeited by tntrodacinx as a - ,Li.'.:*si...*n te h.-:<>rr the p.-iueal traits of 'charwcter wixrL u.-rirgt-rked tbe public men mi i-ttae. A.h.-ush I am, aad intend to rte-ma-x.atL'crpsgis de®--erzt, 1 will never «>btrade :. T pl-* in a tray to tu*ke them eb- -■ * ' 1; i v party H: t regard to p*r=c ’.s aadeverts wi ; rb ro to make cp history.l hope -* saake th* Globe an hot - st and with -,-t- r.-rltsnrirsd:; speak independently Tst ’.X■•GZESitt'vai Giozz. xxn Arrexpa: will, : .-.t-ain i ret-art -f all the debates in Congress, | .bv the speak-: the messages of the i Fresldest :.f :W United States., the annual re- i :■ -r- -ftite head- >f the‘xeeutivedepartments.! -.- law- t a---: 3 2 ring the session,and copious I indexes to aIL They will be printed onadou- - r*-ral -li**t. in b-.k form, royal quarto size. • :. - ,-r-*r c ng sixteen p’-ge-. The, whileWißmake, it is believed, 3,3'0 and 3.9u0 Mg-* a* tbe ;--3***s.-.cs for maayyears have ' -a.-jg- t i>*-w *n th s-- numbers, and th* next session will be what is termed a “long one.” — Th • I teiiev* > th* cheapest work ever sold .siirtKit-r, whether a reprint or printed from as-actiscript copr, taking for data the ave--ngr ii i-b-r <>f w >rd* of the long session since the wear i-4*. The average number of pages is 3,■'~6. and th* average number of word* on a t --.z - c ju~rc uer. Jy, the average number I Mia of a long session is 9.*2? ,772. As 11 uzvr * 'id t- that number of word* J ' • - x dolla.-* :f I- ws that they have paid les* •han six aad one-half centa for every 1 j ‘,<>oo word I havefornishedthem, whilel hive paid ■ ••: t--* * -Jf - every 2,397 words, of * - >rk r—- 'it*’ Ha* any other book**E*r. anywhere, ever sold a book in tbe first ----- wh 1* .*. wa* new, at *<s low a rate? 1 *re n ••■. and s-> *tr> gis my belief that I her ->y agree to give to aay person who shall r - - •!;• - trary a nplete set of the debates run ...z back to I'-.i. making forty-three i*t s . in se'.if .r An .17 f ' <z- -ss authorize* these paper* to goby mail free of postage. The next session will be, wsthoat u an nnus ia! interesting one; as it w lib's the first un Irra new administration, reral : -’*x c ;**'io-!* must be disens- - . -.it—firexasnp' *l»ecurrency.Kansas,re- . v-.-.ue. and -zh-r qur—ti>n«. The Globe will be ->fo-*.;!.- /Jr -/tree from which full de- * bate* can be obtaiued. Trait?: F- a :opv th;- Daily dob* one year, |ls 60 •‘ " “ six months. 500 “ “ “daring these*-ion -S 00 ; For a c giv of Congressional Globe an Apthe laws passed during th* session, 6 00 Bank n > current intkesection of the county where a subscriber r»-*ides, will be received at par. The wh zle or any part of a subscription m’. -’B* rea. t: lin postage stamps, which is t ’ -.'.- to an i currency. ex".*pt gold or silver. A • : -r '---ill ri" b•*. nt unless the money accompanies the order for it. JOHN’ C. RIVES. Tor. 20, 1t57. Washixgtox,

BSILLIWT PROSPECTLS! r ot eth ma or the COSMOPOLITAN ART ASSOCIATION. THE FA’t-WS DUSSELDORF GALLERY OF PAINTINGS! Purchased at a Cost cf 4130,000; And Powers’ World Renowned Statue of the ORBEK SLAVE! Re-pur.-ha*ed for *ix thousand dollars, with reveral hundred other works of Art, in. Paint ings, Sculpture and Bronze*.comprise the Preraium* to be awarded to the subscribers of the COSMOPOLITIN ART ASMtfIATIOV. who i-ibscribe before the 2rtb of January, 1858 ; at which time the awards will take place. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Every subscriber <•(three dollars is entitled to ’ A copy of the large and splendid Steel Enzraving, entitled “Manifest Destiny,” also to, A copy of the Cosmopolitan Art Journal one year, also to aCertifficate in the award of Premiums,, . also a free admissionto’he Dusseldorf and Cos-1 mepolitan Galleries. Thus it is seen that for ! every three dollars paid, the subscriber not only receives a

SPLENDID THREE DOLLAR ENGRAVING! but. also, the beautifully illustrated TWO DOLLAR ART JOURNAL. ONE YEAR Each »üb*criber is also presented with a Certificate in the Awards of Premiums, by which a valuable work of art, ia painting or sculpture may be received in addition, thus giving to every subscriber an equivalent to the value of five dollars, and a Certificate gratis. Any ome of the leading $3 Magazines is furnished, instead of Engraving and Art Journal, if desired. No per* >n is restricted to a * ngle share.— Those taking five memberships, remitung sls, are entitled toan extra Em*raving a» d**ix ticke'*. F‘ *1 particular* of the association are given in the Art Journal, which contains over sixtv splendid Engraving*, pricefifty cents per namber. Specimen copies win be'sent tn all persons who desire io subscribe, oa receipt of five postage stamps, (15 cents ) | Address, C. L. DERBY, Actnarv C. A. A 543 Broadway, New York M t, SPENCER, Honorarv S' vl-n42, Decatar, ii.d. WILLIAM G. SPENfFe. At t« racy aad (an>iiHr at Law. 3k W H > MASTER commissioner, Dz.ATuR. Auanu county. 1 rßurineas intrusted to Lis cire w: 1 roc*sv» p-mpt attention. ‘ F«o. 13, 1857. . j . 4 *

Prospectus for 1858. SATURDAY EVE.TISG POST. lst-.zl-s.3iu arcrsT 4, liSl. The Paper that Xever Su-pends. A FAMILY WEEKLY, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE A NEWS. In these times of Bank suspensions and Mer-cant-1* - :*r*-: n., the pr .prietors of the Sa •urdav Evenin’ Post call the attention of the readii- ’ publie to their old and firmly established weekly paper, as the paper that never «u*nends. For over thirty-six years Tl-* Po** li -* l--<-n published; and in all that shr ■ -i'b ‘ Z’-*>l times” and th-ough bad umea,'through bank inflations and bank co .- traet •--*. through prosperous seasons and thr -tgh panics, the Post hasb *en reg-tlany is- . • --d ererv week, and forwarded to its thou--z' d* of subscribers. Its proprietors therefore p mt to the part a* an unfailing index of the future. And they fed that in asking of the reading peblic a continuance of the patronage . here* "fore s liberally bestowed upon Tbe Post -h*v are asking no more than what w,I; be b'-th th* :-i’.er---t and the pleasure of that pub. lie to zvant, Amon’ the contributor* to the Post, we may m*rtionth*foU wing gifted writers: William How". Alllce Carer, T. S. Anthttr, Grace s r «, T '-.d.Ar'ii Blackwell, Augustine Dujfr., M. A. Denison, Emma Allice ■ Brswae the author of “An Extra-Judicial >-?.-* .en‘.” the author of "Zillah, the Child Medium,”A’jovEtrr. ft v. s. isTHra Mr Arthcr’* production* areso widely known, j \'.’L . - ...f V -ay t at the tone of the v-. -*nt n-.vel*t will he consistent with the Mo ral a’i i inrt’uc* re character which weh.nvealwav* striven to impress upon the Post. Readtrs’who wGh to peruse the flash stories which I abound in the land—pernicious and destruc -•re i". ‘h ir tet.dener and effects—can find them, we regret sav, at every corner. But the P-,-t will *::!! maintain its high character, as a par.-r which the Blast scrupulous parent may j allow freely to enter THE F.IMILT CteCLE; I And which will purifyand and instruct, instead iofdernor lizing and eorruptingthe youthful mind. Especially will its conductors avoid, in I the publication of the weokly news, all tliose Hong and disgusting reports —unfortunately now so common—of VILE CRIMTXSL CASES; I ’ Believing, a* they do, that the practice of publishing rhe details of such loathsome cases, and criminal trials resulting therefrom, is a fruitful cause of the recent alarming increase of v ieei and crime in the community. Like begets like and what the mind feeds upon.that it will grow ' to resemble. CHOICE SELECTIONS Os all kinds, from the best foreign and domestic source*, shall continue robe, as heretoi fore a leading feature of The Post. The Stoj rie*. E**av*. Sketches, Agricultural and Scien- ! •ifie Fac’s, <tc.,Ac., abtaieed in this way for the reader* of The Post, are among the most in--•-i-iiveas well as interesting portion of its contents. THE VEET CBEAX j Ofthe Priodical Literature of the British I»le* i-th j« given to our readers. The Post, weekly, has SOMETHING FOB AI.L The members of the family. Novelets,Essay*, S’oties, Engravings, Agricultural Articles; the New*, Poetry, Anecdotes. Riddles, ' he Wholesale and Retail Markets, Bank Note L.-t.kc.. Ac., Fmailv, we may mention three good reasons why the reading public should give the pref ■ erence to The Post: i 1 It is superior to any other Paper of the same priee It ii cheaper than any other Paper of equal merit I; will b* certain to come when paid for, i Teems 'Cash in advance)-singlecopy *2 a year. 4 copies. o 00 a year. 8 " audacopv to getter upof club 10 00 “ 13 « “ “ 15 00 “ 2q « .< “ “ 20 00 “ The postage of the Post to any part of the United States, paid quarterly in advance, at the office where it is received, is only 26 cents a vear. Address, alwavspost paid, DEACON it PETERSON, No. ’32 South Third st.. Philadelphia. IZSainple Numbers sent gratis to anyone, when requested. n46-vl

Receipts & Expenditures. The undersigned Trustees of Washington Township. Adarns County, Indiana, submit the following statement of the amount received and expended on account ofsaid township, during the proceeding year, ending March 1, 1858: ’ RECEIPTS. There was received, of township fund. $250 04 “ “ School House revenue, 335 60 “ Road revenue, 107 00 i '■ School fund for tuition, 257 00 Total receipts, 949 60 j EXPENDITURES. There has been expended for School houses, 506 89 There has been paid interest on school house orders, 10 12 j There ha* been paid for servicejas Trustee and Clerk. 7 00 . i Total expenditure of school house fund 524 01 ' There has been expended for teaching, 360 00 There has been paid for interest on school orders, 80 There ha*be»nlo«t by bank breaking, which is worthless, 1 00 ’ Total, expended of the school fund, 361 80 I There has been expended for the protection of bridges, 7 33 There ha* been paid to Supervisors and expended on the roads, 95 00 Total expenditure of road fund, 03123 There has been paid for Clerk's service, 40 53 “ “ taking care township library I’oo “ “ Treasury for hi* service, 30 t>o ’’ “ Trustees for their service, 38 s'l “ “ Supervisors for their service, 31 50 " ” interest on orders, 423 “ “ for stationery, 50 “ " for printing,' 100 " “ for cost made by Supervisors, 11 62 “ “ to Constable for service in serving certificates, 3 50 Tote! expenditure of township fond, 173 38 Thetrn* condition of the treasury is as fol- ! lows: T!.*re 1* forty-two cents of townshiprev- .e the treasury; there is school revenue f r ti:-;.,.-> th* * :-oof one hundred and thirtv- > .ght ri .’are and forty cent*; there is road rev..' .* treasury, the sum of ten dollars 71 »ix-.v Lv e cents: there is school house re- / ' f -e trex*urv,thesumofonedollai and ; w;. fc those is orders uutetant:ag ■*: house orders,and unredeemed, the •’ fiv* hundred and sinety-four dollars and ' : .-tv-eev. a t . TlU _ amount in the treasu- - >o-te t,.j- jrod aad fifty dollars and ninety <„r ' Ms d.. l hi« in day as March 1858 A. KOENE, j J AOOB STULTB.A Triste** I RE'DER. \ 4 ' r ’ Nisi:cx.

V'EW DEMOCRATIC PAPIR~7t WASHINGTON, D. C. Dzilt, Te:-W Rv lt, *n», W'eexet —The undersigned has co# mencedtbe publication of an Independent X a tional Democratic paper., in the City of Wwj. iuzton, on the -st of April, called “THE STATES.” It will represent the soend and constitution! principles which have ever been upheld by National Democracy, but it wtii not be so entire, ly political that its coluraire will interest th* politician exclusively, nor so subservient at to betray principles at the command of power,or disguise it convictions at the suggestion ofej pediency. In addition to tee discussion of important ti*. litiral questions, it columns will bedevotedp the proceedings of Congress, the currenttritu. act ion s ofthe Govern tnent, to General Newt, an,) matter* of interest appertaining to literature, agriculture and commerce. 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The Weekly will contain all the importir matter published durisg the week in the Diiii The tbe undesigned was one of the origin proprietors of the Washington Union , andka long newspaper experience before an J since th lestablishmentof that paper, justifies him ini; raising to the public a paper well worthy of thr ■ patronage. The States will not be the orgnd any clique or fac'ion, and with no partial pt; pose to serve, the paper will address itself toth h- nest judgment of the people, and for suppr, willrely upon their appreciation. Address. \ J. P HEISS. Exchanges.—The Tri-Weekly States will h forwarded to all country papers which will git, the above a few insertions. vl nit’. THE MECHANICS, INVENTORS aFd MAM FACT! RES. i In announcing the THIRTEENTH Anmu Volume of the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, th ' Publishers respectfully inform the publie tin in order to increase and stimulate the form ■ tion of clubs, they propose to offer. ONETHOCSAXD FIVE HL NDEED DOELAES INCASH FU MUMS i for the sis een largest lists of subscribers sent:: : by the Ist of January, 1858; said pretnitinuti i be distributed as follow*: — Forthe largest li*t.s3o(>;2d, s2'o; 3d, $? ■ 4th, $ 50; stn, >loo;6th. S9O; 7th. 80;8th,|ti : Sth, 60 dollars; lOth, 50 dollars; 11 th, 40delta 12th. 35 dooliar* 13th, 50 dollars 14th, Ssd» I lars; 15th 10 dollars. Names of subscriberscan be sent inatdiffs ; ent times and from different Post Offices, ft cash will be paid to orders of the success':, competitors immediately after the Ist of Jit; ary, its 3. Southern, Western. and Canada money » be taken for subscriptions. Canadian .-übic:. her* will please to remit Twenty-six ceutsra extra on each year's subscription to preps postage. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION— Two Dolln a Year or One Dollar for Six Months. 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Itts weesly, info” for binding; l contain annually from "(JtMofifinely executing Egravings, and Notices .Inn ican and European Improvements.together*:: an Official List of American Patent Claimspt lished wecElv in advance of all others pipes Itisthe aim of the Editors of the ScusW American topresent all subjects disenssedir column in a practical and popular form. Th will also endeavor to maintain acandid fenrlr ness in combating an exposing false theca and practice- in Scientific and Mechanic?.! Iters,and thuspreserve thecharactcr f thex I extific American as a reliable Encycloptedh I Useful and Entertaining Knowledge. ETSpecimen copies will be sent gratis toi'. , part of the country. i MUNN <t CO., Publishers and Patent Ag«No. 128 Fulton stecet. New Yrt vl-tilO, I MOFFAT’S LIFITPILLS ' AND PHCENIX BITTERS. r T3HE bast family medicine now before : I public, for the cure of Scrofula, Tta' Scurvy, or Eruptions of the Skin, Fever 1 Ague, Dyspepsia, Dropsy, and in fact most : diseases soon yield to their curative propfo It has been computed that during the twenty five years upwards of four milli®* persons have been benefited by the use eft' medicines; afact which speaks volumes in ft lof their curative properties—a single trial ’ placethem beyond the reach ofeompetii'"'tbe estimate of every patient. By their blood is restored to a healthy- state and ■ from all impurities. The system is not retduring their operation, but invigorated ! they re |uire no restraint from busine** ! pleasure. Th- afflicted have in these medieinct a r '' that will da for them all that medicine canff' effect. PREPARED BY- - B. MOFFAT’S, M U Proprietor. New >*, rrSold by E G. 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