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the American government would be deterr- . ed from punishing them, through fear of dis-

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" ! j destroyed; but, owing to the considerate pre j 'autiona taken by our naval commi manders j there was no destruction of life. effect were given to her commancer. And

fore much injury had been done, the fire was j The great duficully with which ine aeiec . UK1UW .v.-.v v. .uv .v.- , twice suspended, in order to afford opportu-'tion of thee frauds has been attended, in .al, of Congress. . ity for an arrangement, but this wasdeclin- cooaequence of the abstraction of books and The recommendation of the Secretary of ed. Mösl of the buildings of the place, oilpapers by the retiring officers, and the faci-jthe avy, having reference to more am'little value generally, were, in the sequel,' lity with wkich similar frauds in the public ' pe provisions for the discipline and. gen

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no extreme art would have been requisite . oi the conn try rests, and of the salutary in should by no means be disregarded. But; hud not the people themselves, by their ex fluence of the independent treasury system imking the force to the objects particulartraordinary coodurt in the aff.ir, frustrated j uprn rommeree a no" all monetary operations, h" get fort n tj,e precedin"-part of this all the possible mild measure for obtaining The experience of the, last year, furnish- j messsxrew we should not overlook the presffitUfaetioo. A withdrawal from the place, es additional reasons, I regret to say, of a;ent magnitude and prospective extension La A.iaAt dkäT iVSa AHSaaaAlaa J A f Aa I AI I 1 1 i 1 . t i & MA

Lm ..nrt. . .. l.Jl in k would, under the Circumstances in Which the commander of the Crane found himself, have . been absolut abandonment of all claims of our citizens for indemniöcHwn, nd ubmisive acquiescence in national indignity. It would have encouraged in these . lawless men a spirit of inoteuce and rapine moet dangerous to the Uvea and property of our citizens at Punti Arenas, and prub ably emboldened them to grrap at the treas'urestnd va'uable merchandise continually --passing over the Nicaragua route. It certainly would have been most satisfactory to roe if the objects of the "CyaneV mission could have been consummated without any iact of public force; but the arrogant contumacy of the offenders rendered it imooasible to aroid the alternative, either to break up 'their establishment, or to leave them impressed with the idea that they might perseherewith impunity in a career o! insolence . and plunder. Thia transaction baa been tha subject of complaint on tba part of some foreigu power, and baa beau charae teriied with more of barabn aa thai, ofjuatlca. if comparitont wer to b init tu ted. It would not be difficult " to pre ent repeated IntUncvs In the hUtnry ofstataa, aUadiDf la the very front or modern civilisation, where com mn aiilet, far lest offendinrand more defenceleaa than Grejtown, bar been ebattitaJ with marh rreater aevarity, and where not ntiee only have been laM la ruins, hut human lifa baa been reckletalv aacriflced. aad tha blood of tba Innocent made prüf ate I y to miutle with that or the xallty. Passing Irom foreign to domestic affairs, your atuntion is naturally directed to financial condition of the country, always a subject of general interest. Pur complete and exact information regarding the finances, and the various branches of the public aervice connected therewith, I refer you to the report of the aecretary of the Treasury ; from which it will appear, that the amount of revenue during the last fiscal yesr, from all sturces, was seventy three million five hundred and ftrty nine thousand seven hundred anJ five dollars; and that the public expenditures (or the same period, exclusive of piftnentson account of the public debt, amounted to fi'ty one million eighteen thousand two hundred and forty nine dollars. During the same period, the payments made in redemption of the public debt, in.c uding interest and premium, amounted to t524.33G.33J. ,T- the sum total of the recipta of that year is to be added a balance remainin j in the Treasury at the commercement thereof, amounting to $21,942,892; and at the close of the same year, t corresponding balance amounting to $20,137,967 of receipts above expenditures, also remained in the Treasury. Although, in the opinion ol . the Secretary of the Treasury, the receipts af the current fiscal jear are not likely to equal in amount thoe of the last, yet they will undoubtedly exceed the amount of ex penditurea by at least 815.0U0.000. I shall, therefore, continue to direct that the surplus revenue be applied, so far as it can be judiciously and .economically done, to the reduction of the public debt, 1 a a . a tne amount ot wnicn, at the commence ment of the last fiscal year, was 967,340, 620; of whieh there had bx'cn paid on the 20th day, of November, 1054, the sum of 822,365,172; leaving a balance of outd standing public debt of only 944,975,456 redeemable at different periods within fourteen years. There are also.remnants of other government stocks, most of which are already due, and on which the interest .has ceased, but which have not been pre sented for payment, amounting to $233,179. . . This statement exhibits the fact, that the annual income of the government greatlv exceeds the amount of its public deot, wnich latter remains unpaid, only because the time of payment has not yet matured, and it can not be discharged at once, except at the op ion of public creditors, who prefer to retain the securities of the U. States; and the other fact, not less striking, that the annual reve- , nue from all sources exceeds, by many mil lions of dollars the amount needed for a pru dent and economical administration ot the government. The estimates presented to Congress from 4hedifferent Executive Departments, at the last session, amounted to $33,405,531; and the impropriations made to the sum of $53, - 116,939. . Ui this excess of appropriationa -over estimates, however, more than twenty millions were applicable to extraordinary objects, having no reference to the usual an ' nuat expenditurea. Amousjthete objects, wat embraced tan millions to - meet tba third article f the treaty between the United .Male a aad Mexico: ao that, ta ract, for objecta of ordinary expenditure, the appropriation! wa:a limited to cou iderably lets than lJ,uoU,0OD 1 therefore lenew my . raeommadatioa ! a reduclioa of the datiasreim- , porta. Tba report of tha Secretary or tha Treasury preseats a series ef tables, showing tha operation of the reaeaaesy-tem fr several aueceeti-e yea re. and as tba f eneral principle of redaction of datiea with a view to revenue at d not protetUoa nay now ba rerarded at tha jaetüed policy ot the country, I trust that little difficalty 4ill be aaeonatered iasetUiaf tha details of a nteasare ito thateffuau la connection with this subject, I recommend a change in the laws, which recent experiment haa shown tobe essential to the , protection of the government. There is no express provision of law, requiring the records and papers of a public character, of tthe several officers of the government to be left in their offices for the use of their sue " cessors, nor any provision declaring it felony .on their part to make false entries in the tbooks, or return false accounts. In the absence of such express provision by law, the .outgoing officers, in many inaiancea have .canceled and exercised the right to take into rtheir own possession, important books and .papers, on the ground that these were their private property; and have placed them be xyond the reach of the government. Conduct of this character, brought in several instan ces to the notice of the present Secretary of

the Treasury, naturally awakened hi auspicion, and resulted in the disclosure that at

four porta, namely, Oswego, Toledo, Sandus ky and JliUaukte, the Ireaau false entries, been defrauded, four years next preceding March ika .um ..I IO)2 fWlll . . . ervice may be perpetrated, render the necessity of new legal enactments, in tne respects above referred to, quite obvious. For othrr (foundation on which the hnancial security PamIUI carac:er, tor me recommenaauon Wtntnr mnP tn nmvirlp fnr lnrrpasinaheretoiore made, to provide for increasing the military force employed m the territory mnaouea dj tne xnaians. The settlers on the frontier have sutiered much from the i parties of emigranU to our Pacific possessions have been massacred with impunity. The recurrence of such scenes can only be prevented by teaching these wild tribes the power of, and their responsibility to. the United States. From the garrisons of our frontier posts, it is onlj possible to detach troops in small bodies, and though these have on all occasions displayed a gallantry, and a stern devotion to duty, vhich on a large field would have commanded universal admiration, they have usually suffered severely in these conflicts with superior numbers, and have sometimes been entirely sacrificed. All the disposable force of the army is already employed on thia seivice, and is known to be wholly inadequate to the protection which should le afforded. The public mind of the country has been recently shocked bv savage atrocities committed upon defence less emijjrante and border settlements, and hardly less by tho destruction of valuable ivea, where inadequate detachments of troops have undertaken to furnish the need ed laid. Without increase of the military force, there scenes will be repeated, it is to be feared, on a larger scale, and with more disastrous consequences. Congress, I am sure, wilt perreive that the ptaineat duties and responsibilities ol government are in volved in this question, and I doubt not that prompt action may be confidently anticipated when delay must be attended by such fearlul haz-rds. The bill of the last session providing, for an increase of the pay of the rank and file of the army has had beneficial results, not only n facilitating enlistments, but in obvious mprovement in the class of men who enter service. I regret mat corresponding consideration was nut bestowed on the officers. who in view of their character and services, and the expena'-r, to which they are neceasarily submitted, receive at present whati,in my judgment, inadequate compensation. Thealua:e services conttsntlv rendered by the Army, and its inestimable impor tance, as the nucleus around which the volunteer forces of the nation can promptly gather in the hour of danger, sufficiently at test the wisdom of maintaining a military peace establishment; but the theorvof our system and the wise practice under it require that any proposed augmentation, in time of peace, be only romnu nsurate with our ex tended limits and frontier relations. While scrupulously adheringlothis principle, I find in existing circumstances, a neces-ity for increase of our military force, and it fc believed, that four new regiments, two of Infantry and two of mounted men, will be sufficient to meet the present exigency. If it were necessary carefully to weigh the cost in a case o such urgf ncy, it would be shown that the additional expense would be comparatively light. With the increase of the numerical force of the army should, 1 think, be combined certain measures of reform in its organic arrangement' and administration. The present organization is the result of partial legislation often directed to special objects and interests; and the laws regulating rank and command, having been adopted many years ago from the British code, are not always applicable to our service. It is not surprising, therefore, that the system should be deficient in the symmetry and simplicity essential to the harmonious working of its several parts, and require a careful revision. Were the duties of the army staff mainly discharged by Officers detached from their regiments, it is believed that the special service would be eq tally ell performed, and the discipline and instri ction of te army be improved. While due regard to the security of the rights of officers, and to the nice seine of honor which should be cultivated among them, would seem to exact compliance with the established rule of promotion in ordinary cases, still it cn hardly be doubted that the rary of promotion by selection, which is now practically connneu to tne graue oi ge nerat officers, rain tit be aura what extended with beneit to the public service- Obser vance ol tne rule oi seniority aometimea leads, especially in time of peace, to the pro motion of officers who, after meritorious and euen distinguished service, may have been rendered by age of infirmity incapable of performing active duty, and whose advancement, therefore, world tend to impair the efficiency of the army. Suitable prevision for this class of officers, by the creation of a retired list, would remedy the evil, without wounding the just pride of men who, by pas: services, have established a claim to high consideration. in arnln commending this measure to the favorable eonaiueratioa of Congress, t would toxest that tha power of placing officers on the retired list be limited la one year. Tha practical operation of the measures would that be tested, and if, after tba lapse of years, there should be occasion to renew tba provision, it can ba reproduced with) any improvements wbicb experience may dictate. Tba present organisation of tha artillery Into reg-iiaaaw ta liable to obvious objactiooe. The service or artillery is that of batteries, a d an ortraniiation of ballertet into a corps ofartlllen would be more consistent with tha nature of their duties. A large part of tba troops now called artillery are, and have been, on duty as infantry; the elttineiioa between tba two arms brine merely nominal. Tkia nominal artil lery In oar service la entirely disproportionate to tba whole force, and greater than the wants oftheouotjy demand. 1 therefore com mend tha dtseoattooance of a distinction, which hat no fourt laUn in either the arms need or tna character ot tba service expected lobe r- - loruicu. T .1 vvuuvvuwu nnu .uc i'rtposiuon lor

the increase of the army, I have presented these suggestions with regard to certain

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Itnn MMf Ka l.nfMA1 WAHhtf fT f ha rtnnrAV. eraj improvement in the character of seamen for tne r re-organization and gradsistent witn the theory ot our system, and of our commerciai marine. nor tail to give .... .t-. u.'j.-t.. due wei ht l0 the fact lhat twQ thousand miles of Atlantic besides the Wi knvp n pa(.iflr rnnt. atrptrhintr from Mex;co to the British possessions in the north, teeming with wealth and enterprise and demanding the constant presence of snips-of-war. The augmentation of the navy his not kept pace with the duties properly and profitably assigned to it in time of peace, and it ii inadequate for the large field of its operations, not merely in the present, but atill more in the progressively increasing exigen cies of the wealth and commerce of the United States. I cordially approve of the proposed apprentice system for our national vessels, recommended by the Secretary oi the The occurrence during the last few months, of marine disaatersof the most trag ic nature, involving great loss of human life, has produced intense emotions of sympathy and sorrow throughout the country. Il may well be doubled whether all these calamit ous events are wholly attributable to the ne cessary and inevitable dangers of the sea. The merchsnts, mariners, and shipbuilders of the United Statea, are, it is true, unsurpassed in farreaching entet prise, skill, intelligence and courage, by any others in the world. But with the increaaing amount ol our commercial tonnage in the aggregate, and the larger size and improved equipment of the ships now constructed, a deficiency in the supply of reliable seaman begins to be very seriously felt. The inconvenience may, perhaps, be met, in part, by due regulation for the Introduction, into our merchant ships, of intended apprentices; which, while it would afford uselul and eli gible occupation to numerous young men, would have a tendency to raise the character of seamen aa a class. And it is deserving of serious reflection, whether it may not be desirable to revise the existing laws for the maintenance of discipline at sea, upon which the security of lile and property on the ocean must tu so great an extent dqend. Although much attention has already been given by Congress to the proper con struction and arrangement of steam vessels and all passtnger ships, still it is believed that the achievements of science and mechanical skill in this direction have not been exhausted. No good reason exists for the marked distinction, which appears upon our statutes between the laws for protecting life and property at sea and those for protecting them on land. In most of the States severe penalties arc provided to punish conductors of trains, a ia engineers, and otners employed in tne transportation of persons by railway, or by steamboats on rivers. Why should not the same principle be applied to acts of insubordination, cowardice, or other misconduct on the Dart of masters and mariners, producing injury or death to passengers on the high seas, beyond the jurisdic tion of any of the states, and where such delinquencies can be reached only by the power of Congress ? The whole subject is earnestly eommended to your consider ation. , The report of the Postmister General, to which you are referred for many interesting details in relation to thia important and rspidly extending branch of the public servicer shows that the expenditure ol the year, ending June 30, 1854, including 8133,483 of balance due to foreign offices, amounted to 9,710,907. The gross receipts during the same period amounted to 6,955,586, exhibiting an expenditure over income of $1,755,321, and a diminution of deficiency, as compared with last year, of $31,766. The'incresse of revenue of the depart ment, for the year ending Jone 30, 1854, over the preceding year, was 8973.299. No proportional increase, however, can be anticipated for the current year, in conse quence of the act of Congress of June 23, 1854, providing for increatcd compensation to all postmasters. F.om these statements it is apparent that the ' Post Office Depart ment, instead ol defraying its expenses, according to the design at the time of its crea tion, is now, and under existing laws must continue to be, to no small extent, a charge upon the general treasury. The cost of mail transportations during the year ending Jone 30, 1854, exceeds the cost of the pre ceding year by $495,074. 1 again call your attention to the subject of mail transportation by ocean steamer, and commend the suggestions of the Postmaster General to your early attention. During the last fiscal year 11,070,935 a ces of the public lands have been surveyed, and 8,190 017 acres brought into market. The number of acres sold is 7,035,735, and the amount received theretor $9,285,533. The aggregate r mount of lands aold, located under military scrip and land warrants, selected aa swamp lands by States, and by locating under grants for roads, is upward' of twenty-three millions of acres. The increase of lands aold over the previous year, is about six millions of acres; and the sales during the first two quarters of the current year present the extraordinary result of five and a halt millions sold, exceeding by nearly four millions of acres the sales of the corresponding quarters of the last year, thus increas ing to an extent unparalleled donng any like period in our past history the amount of rev enoe provided from this source for the Fede ral Treasury. The commendable poltey of tbepjoTenrment, ia rki : Hon t settlnr port paDlie dAmain Tor lna who baa t . MrTcJ their coanUj In Uioacf war, Is Ulastratavlnj tba

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uotenonah that Iba Taluaoflaudain a particalar lcaliIT may ba enhancad ; that, in fact, a larger amcmtit of money may prob.bly be rectrl-edlaa given ima, lor allarualtj acelloai, wilboat tha Impalse and laOuaaea of Iba proposed ImprotemenU. A. pruUent proprietor looka beyond limiud aaciiooa of hi dotnaia, bjyotid (ireaent rata lit, to the ultimata affect which a particular Una of policy U likely ta produce apoa ail hla poaaeaaioua and IntervtU. The government, which ia trustee in this matter for the people of the States, i bound ppncations lor gra this character pending before Congress. A careful review of the whole subject led me to direct that all such orders be abrogated, and the landa restored to market; and instructions were immediately g ven to that effect. The applications at the last session contemplated the construction of more than five thousand miles of road, and grants to the amount of nearly twenty millions of acres of the public domain. Even admitting the right on the part of Congress to be unquestionable, is it quite clear that the proposed grsnts would be productive of good, aid not evil! The different projects, are confined for the present, to eleven States of this Union, and one Territory. The reasons assigned for the grants, show that it is proposed t j put the works speedily in process of construction. When we reflect that since the commencement of the construction of railways in the United States, stimulated as they have been by the large dividends realized from the earlier works over the great thoroughfares, and between the most important points of commerce and population, encouraged by State legislation, and pressed forward by the amazing energy of private enterprise, only seventeen thousand miles have been completed in all the States in' a quarter of a century; when we see the crippled condition of many works commenced and prosecuted upon what were deemed to be sound principles, and safe calculations; when we contemplate the enormous absorption of capital withdrawn from the ordinary channels of business, the extravagant rates of interest at this moment paid to continue operations, the bankruptcies not merely In money, but in character,and the inevitable effect upon finances generally; can it be doubted that the tendency is to run to excess in this matterl Is it wise to augment this excess by encoursging hopes of sudden wealth expected to flow from iqajnificent schemer dependent upon the action of Congressl Does the spirit, which has produced such results, nerd to be stimulated or r becked! Is it not the better rule to leave all these works to private enterprise, regulated, and, wh-n expedient, aided oy the co-operation of Slates! fl constructed by private capital, the stimulant and the check so together, and furnish a salutary restraint ayainst speculative schemes and extrava gance. But it is manifest that, with the most effective guards, there is danger of going too fast and too far. We may well pause before a proposition contemplating a sim ultaneous movement for the construction of railroads, which, in extent will equal exclusive of the great Pacific road and all its branches, nearly one-third of the entire length of such works, now completed, in the United States, and which cannot cost, with equipments, less than 0150,000,000. The dangers likely to result from combina tions of interest of this character, can hardly be over estimated. But, independently of these considerations, there is the accurate knowledge, the comprehensive intelligence, which shall discriminate be tween the relative claims of these twentyeight proposed roads, in tleien States and one Territory? Where will you begin, and where end7 if to enable these com panies to execute their proposed works, it is necessary that the aid of the general government be primarily given, the policy will present a problem so comprehensive in its bearings, and so important to our political and social well being, as to claim, in anticipation, the severest analysis. Entertaining these views, I recur with satisfaction to the experience and action of the last session of Congress, as furnishing assurance that the subject will not fail to elicit a careful re-examination and rigid scrutiny. . It was my intention to present on. this occasion, some suggestions regarding internal improvements by the general government, which want of time at th close of the last sessiin, prevented my submitting on the ret or iv. to the II use of Representatives, with Objections, of the bill entitled "an act making appropriation for the repair, preservation and completion of certain publie worka heretofore commenced under authority of law but the spu e in this communication already occupied with other matter of immediate public exigency constrains me to reserve that subject for a special message, which will be transmitted to the two hoases of Onresa at an early day. ' The judicial establishment of the United States requires modification, and certain reforms in tne manner of conducting the legal business of the government, are also much needed ; bot as I have addressed you open both of these fnbjecls at length be fore, I have only to call your attention to the suggestions then made. My former recommendations in relation lOSUlUtDie provision IDT TanüU3 OUjeClS Oll ..n e : -v?- ri uccij mines, w mc iuubuimiuw J J ... ;.l,.,k;tn.ta r District of Columbia, are renewed. Ala ny of these objects partake largely of a! A. , , , nauonai CuaraClCr, anu are Illipuriaill, tnT 1 iL.. -J it i iiavp inns nresemeu suesuuns on . r 5 . sucn suDieccs as appear to me to ue oi particular lnteres. or imporxance, ana therefore most worthy of consideration during the short remaining period allotted to the labors of the present Congress. Our forefathers of. the thirteen United TnloriiB. in arnmrinrr their indenin1nr-. ,. ... r. . i. r t . anu in lOUnainj; iniS rvepuuilC Ol tne Unitea StatB of America, have devolved unnn the greatest and mot noble trust ever corn ' iiiu aiB.BwieoBi amaau iiiv m iiwwiw msaaaa I. w I. I auuiera i . . . . . milira tome naoaso: man, imposing upon

dependent of their relation to the prosper- Neenes. Pua.Ta'thp,ks.'i'eacii.u;idPoaa -'-, nreity of the only considerable organized ÄoaSV-l community in the Union, entirely unrepre- EifÄ BinU-wm' J,mtlryA vvYhkk'

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sch as the public rill :h 1111 aw. a tonne time being, wi nfti mortrrit f tha n-W!ie order: tn rmnA. . . , i ,, , , heerfal obedience to the laws Ol the land to trnite in enforcing their exeCQtion, and to frown InHI.-n.ntla nn .11 romliina t iona to rp. emtrrem; to harmonize a sincere ana ardent devotion to the institutions of religious faith with the most universal religious toleration; to preserve the rights of all by causing each to respect those of the other; to carry forward every social improvement to the uttermost limits of human perfectibility by the free action of mind upon mind, not by the obtrusive intervention of misapplied force; to upheld the integrity and guard the limitations of our organic law; to preserve sacred rrom all touch of ueurption, as the very palladium of our political salvation, the reserved power of the several State and of the people to cherish with loyal fealty and devoted affection, this Union, aa the only sure foundation on which the hopes of civil liberty rests, to administer government with vigilant integri:y and rigid economy; to cultivate peace and friendship with foreign nations, and to demand and exact equal justice from all, but to do wrong to nne; to eschew intermed düng with the national policy and the domestic repose of their governments, and to repel It from oir own; never to ahrink from war frben the rights and the honor of the country call us to arms but to cultivate in preference the arts of peace, aeek enlargement ol the rights of neutrality, and elevate and liberalize the intercourse af nations; and by such just and honorable means, and such only, whilst exalting the condition of the Republic" to assure to it the legitimate influence and the benign authority cf a great example amongst all the powers of Christendom. Under the solemnity of these convictions the blessings of Almighty God is earnestly invoked to attend upon your deliberations, and all the councils and acts of the government, to the end that, with common zeal and common efforts, we may, in humble submission to the Divine Will, co-operate for the promotion of the supreme good of the United States. ' FRANKLIN PIERCE. Washington, Dec. 4, 1854. SP EC I A L N O T 1 C E sT Ua. Sixpkrs: Allow as. tarsac. yaar Jsaraal. ta rstara & . a aar waraast lhaaka ta tbs tiafrsat Firs Compaalas asS titittaasfthii plasc. for tbsif tlniel ajaUtaaes la iappreaalaj tba Sr aa aar Wbarf-baat this aMralag. -DtsanrtarS. 154. It LEWIS k HOWARD. EVAXSYfLLE dTcit AWFOIIDSVILLE v, HAILUOADt - -i ffi ttC-r OPEN TO TERRE HAUTE 0 AND AFTKR WEDNESDAY. DKCKVBEK S. 183. Iralas 111 ra aa folia wa: rrwitp Taata. Laa.aa Eualia....S:SO a a Arrivaat Viaaaaaa..Urtki aa 1 pn from I:aai no-awAanra.tiv. Laa-aa Terra !laat..8:V)a ta Arriva at Viaa-aaa.lJ:U at Uaaart Irani ..lHam Arnvaat Kvaaa-IHs.. 4:35 a Arriv. m kraaTllla.3:55 p m AaVFabcaiers Sias at Viauaaaas. J 3. DAX1ELS, Saa't. Etw-HU. tVa.a. 1S4 4i-tr CAT&4 la grast variat; 8i-n Ballt. Isass aa4 -trappad; kC Coal Had AtfirirM. Tatars. Kira Ir.aa aa4 duadt; 4 a-a.rU aaaowai af li-taaa-luapiag HarJr4s7 BaBCUCK BROS. KEC'Dvtaaar Lucj rUMai a tS R' CuS-a: 4 i.a4 Prlata Naw Ssaarz ' S U. ba.f S. g.r: 4 1U Nsw Rica; SO baa 31. U. sUutaa, fa r sals Sat7 I. k D. HEIM ANN. fj BBL abalaa 8-rap: 1 bU N.w Kies. JA. 1 4 ram r Cadftjbi 1 4a Na. I Macktrel: www. t-l.lT i . wH-wt Vw.Bg U;WI . . i 4a aatra OwUag Taa, at SeeT fOOK'ft Faaiitr Orae-ry. 4ii j... 1 1 u J rv , i . ti. v... ICUKsTsftteseabelca Bsltiai-ra Ojet'rs rea'Stbls 4a t 4eeT CÜO t'-m'l7 Oreatty. DtßAIIIO?S LIVEnY A.D 8 ILK toTADLB. ON LOCUST. BETA'. THlfcD AND FOUttTU 8TREET1. ItV.-,- HORSES, ßuegie. Crriac-s. trv&iZ&xfc'iiVlaa4 Oi-la aaa. .laara or kira EltZLm-m. " D ' ltv 1.1. t'arri'icet lar excurtiaaa rtiaa 'b4 ltaarH) al'a aa ba4. tl a ara prepared to boarJ bona aad keep thro ta iba btortOar Sae aew back will herenfur ba kat raaaiag soa-taatl-Sur a tba 4jr. sa4 will b at tcaJaboaia. b-ula. ate., far tba aecama-daiioa -f the wiesia ta ae It. It will ales ba raaajtaaaaaav sltiieas tabeaudurUg tha a'ght. ay leaeiag srdars at tba statls. dc4-tT 31. k . U. OkOAXHO. WADAn AXD FRIK CAXAL. THE aa Jertlaaed bare reeaatl- ballt a Urea aal sabataa tal Warebas aa tba Caaal at Peter.burgh. aad ara auw prepare-! ia tra aaat any Pr 4noa, Cexmiaeiea ar e arwariinc an l a ret aatroatra to tn-ni. i-oaitrares wm is atii frewpu atiDs sr thtarnaj ai men a all cue, warraatad u ' atifa-tia rswpu atiB4ar tbsarrtai ai tneir Uoaas. aastbargas 4-if BARB A MOXUAN. PaUribanh. Ia PORK P trKIXG.-Fawilias will bt ta r plied witb any art f tba li-c aad pat ap ia aa- atjrls ta suit. SagaamHi doae witb safe. Or tiara aolieitel hr die GEO. FOSTER k CO. DIKMILUTIOX. THE partaerrhia bereef re osiatiag b-tweaa Tbealor Dietacbaa4 Hear? A . ScbaeS-r. aaar tba Sroj af Dietecb k scbaeffer. proprietor of the "Daily Reform." a Oct aaa pa-er. baa thia lar beea 4iaeelva4 by aaatoal aoaa-at. Tbeo4era Dieteon wiile.rrj-ea tba Daily as 4 Weekly Ka. form a bi owa aeeoaat. aai pay all 4ebn. of tba lau trat, aad a aa SuUettil l&eaeti da to thes-n. THEODORE DIETSCH. St UbNRY A. SCUAEFFER. TrniVATB Bon-Hxn. WO largs rosos to l-t hb B ard. ia a pleasant toeatioa . Sra miaatea walk free Post Otics. Alee, a fewaingta aaüaiaa caa ba aeaoaasiadarfad witb day-board. Apply at tbiaoSee. deoS-lw ,-IM , hi I I i i II I i i. o. i. r. ALT. aesben af Ledg-e ia thia eity. aad traaaieat brother present aad Im goo etaodiag. ara berebr reepoatfully iaTiusd ts assemble at Odd Fellow, Hall aa f seaway. Da. It. at t s'eleck A. X.. to aucad the r-aie-r-ary of Schiller Lodge No. 138. dooS-ta V. WETZKL, Secretory. SALT! SALT.. SILT. 1. Off) aaekasoarsa Liverpool Salt jajtieceieed aad lor aala for CASH br dec3 ALL 1 3 k HOW ES. COIL BROOMS.--) del for aai ty 4ec5 S. K OILBtfRT k CO.. Sys. nasr Wstar. SHIXKLKS. m.OOO Poplar Bhiaglea of a parier awality jut res' aad fot sals by SeeJ'ltS&'W A . a. W. CAUrtSItK At CO. C f Bt LS pare Cider Viaagar f-r aala ia aaaatitieo ta 3W sait at dec5 COOE S Family Grooery. rZM RrSH Cora steal; am both Oau; 3' do Cora, at COO Family Oroeery. W9 r 1UOO da Bra; . dacv O TB BXS Waatara Swm Crssa Caesas; WM suae fcaglua Uairy S do Paiaam Farm So; deaS So; COOK'S Faa 11 Grocery. ItKW f.OOM AT THB OLD TAFCD. mm V"- LnKWfcSfHAt m CO. baea t-eoivrd aad V araaaU stock of lme.tle aad Faaey Dry Uooas, nan -orr me Mm w B rams a-. Terr law nrie-a. i nr-ladtaa Five Rai m t er t.k.a ia eiehaore. efT" raaord sad a daily looked' ror. udadiag aot "'7 lUs aoof! and araameaal artieU. sab as T.-y invai tinaivrinba uaaaeta noaea. Taa aetta. IMIta RatUea. WbliUwa.Traaiaem, gtnCBA SIX CIO AR ahoia jaa tra'd . Jor sals ' y aa- 8. B. UILBKMr St VS., oya. aai naior. - . -- TB PC BBLS aad sacke mr'R. B- Flaar reo'd aad far by aejo J. w. s. tjckebv. J P? BUS Ft Ear Cera ia etore aad tr -ale by dj 9 aT30 J. W. k S. VICKERT. A LOT a Wieblgaa Patataas largo aad taa ree'd r-r caaal foraaJe by Q-3Q I. W. it 8. VICKERT. npCRNIPS.8waaPstobes, Carrats sta fertale b Jä aer je J. W. k S. V1CKBST. i KOTICK. TmTOTTCE Is b-reby gtrsa. tbat I here takra aat 1-tters tas m.aury oa the eta.to of Jab M.8tekwrll.de'd.aad aliSed assaob Esoea-ar. All peronaa baThtgataima agaiaet aaid eetato ara rrqareue to t ro-oa teem daly atboatioated for ajcsaeamsa - w. - v . Mulawiibnas Ustaaur. at Tatoreoa Water atrset setticateat. aaa uoas sw.ag taa a asita ar- an a -a ta call and sTr-im ROBEBT BAKES, Essaatar.

Gil 1ST HILL.

HnHRFaTUaMlll is ewiagoederier for grladlag Ws -LI Rys. Bsek-wbat and Car wttn nis-muaawaV ifiil aa a Mill im ta We.t for ooeaJty aad qaality af Soar, aa thd tae IHM tmprecmwi lea mastag vat Boar Uood a beat area ad far saetamera r lir vimitH Tha Mill will rainiarly aa Friday aad SatarJays. aad at bar 4sys whea three rata asms tog-6er; so come aa. "7 I Meal fr sale at tbs abate Mi J at ail times. pria. aast. J. H. BIRTH. A CHOICE ea4 vail eeieotea letef aaaaaafaetarad Marble. .lA from the boot Am trie a aad Italiaa Qaarriea. now an beaid af P. O. O'Reilly A Go Wharf hoe, will ha aaU aSp Mia aaetiea. an Satarday. tha th day af Daaaaihar. - Marble daalan eaa cad aad esamias tha aaaia arseiene to aala. aer-9-ta Kaoeircr eopy td) P.O. O klLET d CO. BRANCH BAXK niDUKA. 1, a KrasariLLB. ew. V7. 34. $ npRI Semi-aaaaal diridead at thia Braaah U declasad at . , o -ata r are per aaat. l- taaaa. a haiaata aa tavaa. .av-lv O. W. BATH able to Mack'-" UBOtfR-Cssa. ISDIA A 8TATK 8TOCH MONET 1AEEN AT PAR CLOTHrN 0. wboleeaJa aad rtuü. made ap U tba Tatasf Styles aad af tba; beet matorlal. with C-atl-mea's Faraiabiag C ade of e-ery doeriptioa. are afcred for aala at tow loveetpnaeafor ladiaaa aad Iltiaeis Stau acaaa Maaey. ' Call at say stars, aader tha Paeüioa i eael. aa4 esomiae for, jSamlrss. aet27-tf x. LOBKNaTISE. ' aTTATB STOCK BANK KOTKS 9T INDI ANA AND ILLINOIS aot saepewdedt wMlbo takemty tba an deraiga-d from this date. AT PAR. for Hard wise. CatOar. a . at whuleaale or retail. laoOooSe will 1 eo'4 at my segala aaoh patooox aad my rwv arn baviag thia biad of may to awy wava, biai iui 0 B-ISO P AISI.T KAI T a ITS. Rememrer this maaey Is as "isss" a bo" at tas Near Bard ware Stars f ae-K-tf CWA. S. WELLS. i l.DI V.f ASTtTB 8T0CB MO.lsT. AT PAR FOR GOODS. , 20.000 mt Stmt St steht Jiome7 TA'atmtoaf fll. MAGIIEE k CO hsrs salaad a v sr- Urgt aal als -aat atock af Dry Goods. Room. Shoo, llata. Caps aadt Boaaeu. wkieb they will eell as he raaso aad take tba aetee of the atata Stock Baaks af ladiaaa aad nsaehie par ma et. Call sosa aad job will gat tarraiai, aad taa 'I aflaatyir moao . aoe2S QflA BUSH. Braa. for aala at fJUU asr . BEDFORD'S. f"CSTk TCRKEVS. lasga aad fa, foraabe at tJU aarU BEDFORD'S. PC gfl BÜSB. Iri'k Poutaaa; 15 Ja Sweet etat, faraalr JU at faTl3l BKUPORO-a JdfQ LBS. Bmr larsalaat RKOrORDS. 50 BUS II. Cera Meal, far aala aboap at st BEDFORD'S. mWOrSELI'E DB LAHfR. 1 ease Semper Idem 1! Aim. owiora s; 1 eaao aa So eolia aoiera rx: for aale ry aorll JAS. LOW k CO.. IS Kala St.. Las.. Tj. BAT STATE LOXO SHAWLS. 1 owe ree'd thia dae aa for sale by narM JAS. LOW k CO. . . EENBR'D SHAWLS.r '4 aa4 for etle hy -3 aasos S-4 EmbreHe-d Shawls aavM JAM LOW & C. dTLOAKIU VELVET. S3 pes 4-4 Oeaktag ".11k Valrat. - re a aaa tarsals ay aarsi JAS. LOW k CO. COAL. SO boab Coal j aat loaded aad for -ale. Eaqalrw at nsrai COOK'S Family Grosrys N01ICK. "dTTnTM. C. VITCHELL baviag witbdrawa from tba Srm af W Joba S. Mitchell k Soa. tbs ssderi'ga'd wiU aoaUaas tbo Cam an aai o a aad Farwardiag basiscs la bfa -wa asms. aecS-tf JOHNS bflTCHKLL. ' 3.000r,"Bfit prims aid Cora rs'd sad for sain T. GRANT k CO. BKTTrR LATE THAN R KT Kit. I -kl Craaberrii au tass Oaioast ' . , a baa ebeeo- 91 R Raisins; I dram Haltaa Saislas; da Star Caadks; W has Palm Saas; S ao tie naaa Soap; 4 s Otiao 4a: for aala at dooS OUOK'S Fmmaly fiaoaary. Kri-KDRIRS b3 haa trie Cora Starch: 4 bei-a Croaad safes: ou ao uuraeo's neaiac i Powder; 10 bt la aea'd NaU; S bla Oroaad Uiawart 9 baa rhoooUv M4I Vaa S3 da PrpfM-r Swart: i bi do Spioo: JU has Heeeard; 71 da aaa'd Picklaaaa4 prea-reaei 10 do Hraadjr Peaebaa aad Cherrieo. 10 hee Spies; 10 bass Popper; J aa-k Mad ler; I bale Cte-ee: leaao Nxtaiec ! Z re ere avdiaee: 4U0.Wa P., S. B. sad) water prvst Psrtaaaioa Cape Mut reo' 4 aad for aala by aoeau PKfcaTO BROS. "THKAS. ISO bair-abaeu aad bo see eeadatia- ef Tsaag? ujw. iarponaj aaa iHaaa aaav iwot r-e o aas ror sua aev.O PRESTON ROH. SWISS MrLLS.-Wsara this day la rrreipt rf rSaraoa swiea Matla af tba "Hille Petal" "Ramao" aad 'Caqaet" pattcraa. Tbrea goada ws bare psrcb'ssd direst from tns maasfataren at St. Oall. wiweriaad. and plsdgs sar elres u aU them to dealers aa cheap as tbs sama artisls saa be bad from aay imsomaa boaeo la the -oaatry. narlS J AS. LOW k CO.. 418 Mais st.. Loa.. Ey. H AlVLS.-tno Misaes' col'4 Kstt 8baws; 100 b.ack eakt'd da; af tbs a west styles aad below market prloee, res'd fkls da aad tar sTs by aoelS J AS. LOW k CO.. 4IS Mala St.. Loa.. K. . If Tl. niKKSK. 30 boxes ckslsa ros'd this day far II i Kcseas. tor sale ey satis S. E. GILBERT k CO.. Sys. a sar Wattr. RECEIVED per Caaal boat Joba E Tarier tble er tra, Saa Lake Salt, far sals 1 asrlS I. k V. HKIMAS5. 1 ifBBLU,U Saltfor sals br r fLdZtß aaeia-tw HILL k POLL AD AT. WAKTKn-A sitaatioala a priasta family as aarao, sa4 to do awae-aJ baaa wark aad plaa aawlaa. Taw ba.to'rafreaeas girta. Eaarssttbs CITY HOTEL. aerl7-tf TEMKMfrER.-An goods baagbt at 9 W. k S. TICKas r.Ki'aareaeiiTtrsd at tna I roe af shares. boa-as at tba parehaaara. nerii sTTS dTaV baabeta Tora Veal: X) baabata Sweet Potato: AWV 40 ds Oau; A lot of graoa AppWst rost aa I- r sola by ae17 J. W. k S. VI lübl CRT., MOT KY. Ale by as-17 tea of aew ta tbaeomb. rea'd aod for aaia J. W. k S. VICKERT. BFCEIVED aer eUamwr Roa1s 41 Uses W. R. Cream Jla Cbaess asnriy for family ass. fa r aajaM bases for ol 'r BOTT7 I. OT U. (ItlXIIIII, lKKAI II IKIKiKI"d CASSIMKRFs -1 rss'dJ JL hi as 17 his say aad lor sale j 4 AS. LUn St CO..S1S Salll ST., Loa., M.J, KECEIVEO per steamer Adraaes d tract from Baltlmsrs S hoses 13 dot lb Csat Oysters! S do- IS dos lib da da; ' ' 4 aa S dos I lb da Lwfcete-st . ' 13 da 13 dos pint Pepper Saaaa; 12 da It doa plat Teat ate Catowpf 5 da 4 doa art Staaabto Bitters: 9 da S das piat ds do; aad for sdTs f '' asflS I. k D UEIMA52T. APOLLO nALLnEmtllAT. ' ' HPUE aadereigasd bare f et med a parta-rehin. aad tba Res JA. taa rat wiu aa sarnad sa as het-re aaeer a- aama ar aa7-U MILLER k MATHIAS. f i TOrXO ratTarksrsjastrea'd porrualbatAab ÜU aerJI j ' COOK'S Family GrtTy. TO PORK PA CK KKS. I ! JC. SMITH k CO. be saw ea band, aad will ooaüawa to maaafaetara dariag tba Pork aeaaoa. aaaperiar article a i CLK VERSaf all eita. Their Cloaore bare booa . esteaaieely asad la th'a sity aad aiciaity far tba past fear yean, aaa aar girsa ins most perioet satuiaetisn. nrsry last i ameat Is warraatsd to bo sqaal ta aay in aaa. asZ3-2a .: t . CO."4dT CO." ARE parsbasisg tbs Xetas sf tbs biisiaa AXS llAWPASToaiaaCo. at aar. Their ofioo ia an First street. aosS door ta Peter Bark's Esabaags aerö-al POTATOES. bashels sLsiea Ific.lgaa. rsestvsd U prewly for city aaa. for aala by aovu uko. rusTaat m vw. njlEXDK RLOIXS. Boa as. Ft st aad needs frrtb ssrr day JL for aala by aa23 UEO. FOSTER k CO. . fl OLASES.-dSbbU Reaoilid far sale law ta doss by ill aon GEO. FOSTER CO. BUOOMa.-1O0 dot ssaisMa Braomst 143do larg dos als sued; ... S do do feser: d 4o do Stwomboat; Tbs abare let af Kronau are oa ooaaigamcwt aad 'ar sal, ad Cinciaaaü price, add.sgcarriaga. Isr . am oav aave. 1IQC0RV- n' sssoTtmest sf Uiri of all biads aaj A baad sad for sals by sst22 PKE3T0N B0S. IISH- ls maeberel; JO bf-bMa Wackerel; , jn kit S do 10 Ibe Cod Piah 130 tsxss Uerrisg . just rs'd aad for sals by aerU PRESTUX BROS. G LOVES. -rot) lot Ladies' Ki Glsrss; 60 Mea s S00 Back 7 Gaaatlctts: jsn Caahamr Uisraa ree'd bis dar aav aatSO AS. LOW k 00. fsr sats Sy 404 PACKAGES OP NEW PALL OOODS. HIOK(.b.VHKb. efcPlllvtTO.V ' AVE sow ta store tha beat aaaurted rtoek at F-rafga aal Dome-tie Dry Good. X tie a a BooU. Sbaoa. Ham aad Cat. thy bare aer offrrod ta tbo traeo. H a there'ere wab ta aoffj all al-oe. prompt daojera. that It will ba a lot siagbasiacmfor tbem ta pans by aar stock füA aad stall e-r tha saad-br gaisg ap tbs riser, at tha rasa af fa paoaago atoaoy aad f I 23 per KX lbs frriybt. We ate determined to otop this gulag ap tbs rlrcr. aad bars several, gir aoM to maay partita Lai fall wba asaally bay in Ciaeiaaau aad PbilelpLia. W aeed searaaly add ibe-a timoa tbat aaab tayrs ara aar. feeily at borne ia oaratock; aad tbat we have aaClaaaaifaa LeaieviUa Brwk-r here to bar ladiaaa Stau Stock Baak paper from 10 to 23 per aaat . Aa war etoek is dretrate. cleaa. freak aad healthy, we ra-ap-cUally iavte ail 4aal-ra wba aaa giro a good acta to eJ) ia aad aaamias for themselves. as7 E- m LAfsn FOR SAL,'. IOTT Aeroe of ealaal l- Laad for aala. known as a par or tba Kebey Farm. eath. Boaacrills Roa twsmUs fraaa thu city. Saia lead la ta.ly laaarad f-r family -.aiaaaeaaos' gardoaiagparpoaca. aaa will b eacbaagrS lor city property, or eola aa raeaallo a-rma f-r oae-tbird ob. oaa-tbtrd ia welre moatha sad aatbird in two ysass wish b latast. Par farther partiaalarssaanlrsaf L ot-4w WOOLSET A BCLS0N. (I OrDEU SATITICTtk-'Ssassa Massmd brswmats tlsdsatiaetaf.teab, b . ' a17

JAS. LOW k CO.. 4M area at.. Loa. aj.