Locomotive, Volume 33, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 August 1855 — Page 3

COMMON SCHOOL CIRCULAR. Dei'ahtmknt of Tuiiuc Inhtbuotion, ) Indittimpolis, Augnst 10, 1855. J To the Board of Tomuhip Trustee: Gentlemen Tho time is rnjiidlv approarhinjj when, in the discharge of your duties, it will Income necessary to take the enumeration of the children liotwecu live anil twenty-one wars of ae in your reectivo cororuliuns. It in exceedingly important that tho next enumeration should be accurately taken and promptly reported to the County Auditor, iii'accordunce with the reijuUition of ree. 10 of the Revised School Law. You will perceive ly reference, to said sect ion that the enumeration hereafter will be less complicated under the present than under tho former statute. There ate many and weighty considerations impelling to a faithful itcrfnrinance of this duty. Educational statistics derive all their value Irum their accuracy and completeness. You are tho agents on whom tho Auditors and Superintendent depend for the materials for their reports. On you, therefore, devolves the responsibility, ana on you will rest in no slight decree the honor of furnishing a full and satisfactory report of the educational statistics of the Commonwealth. Let no reasonable pains be spared to realize the jut expectation of our fellow-citizens. Whilo there is loss complexity in the information sought, and a corresponding diminution of perplexity in the preparation of the report required to bo made by township boards, it will bo perceived that there is a special reason for promptness and fidelity in taking the present enumeration, since the choice of districts this year, on tho part of every individual parent or guardian, becomes permanent, ami is not suhjict to an annual change as heretofore. As certain franchise as well as definite educational privileges are attached to this choice, it should not bo forgotten that, as matter only can bo stereotyped, tho election of the present occupant of a tenement will dctcrmino the educational connection of its subsequent residents. Otherwise fluctuation and change would still prevail and defeat, in no slight degree, the obvious purpose of the statute. Tho mutability of this choice, tolerated by tho fonner statute, was ono of its manifest defects, and cxericnee has suggested its correction. It will become vour duty, therefore, to inform every head of a family of tfie permanency of his choice, that ho may act intelligently, deliberately, and have no occasion to regret tho election. The form of Report ts bo made to the County Auditor, found on pago 32 of tho aforesaid statute, will furnish all tho information necessary for a full and accurate exhibition of the results of your investigations, tho labors of your teachers, and tho condition of your schools. Let it no an Illuminated thormomcter of tho educational ntmosphere of your township, a living index of the vitulity of your corporation zeal in this cause. It is very doshuble that there should bo no error in the statement of the number of districts in each township. The item, "number of common schools in the township," in the form alluded to above, was not designed to ascertain how many sessions schools have been taught in tho corporation, but inoh w many districts there have been schools during the educational year, commencing the 20th of September. Taking the enumeration by congressional townships, or parts thereof as may bo included in your civil townships, you will bo ahlo to report with perspicuity and accuracy on a point involving no littlo trouble and perplexity to tho Auditor. Due enre and attention in these mutters will materially relieve that oflieer's educational burdens and socuro his cordial thanks. The average attendance in all the schools of tho township can be easily obtained by dividing the aggregate attendance, found in tho teachers' reports on this point, by the number of schools. These materials will always bo at command, if you invariably insist on tho observance of tho requisitions of section 23d of tho law. Tho trustees aro required, by section 27, to make their engagements with the instructors employed in tho several districts so that the sessions in all shall be equal. To divest this matter of all perplexity, let tho school sessions in nil the districts commence at the same time, as far as practicable. Tho known wishos and obvious interests of school districts should not be pertinaciously ignored to secure this uniformity of beginning. But tho manifest advantages of such an arrangement demand that it should be generally adopted. Thus Trustees and Directors could so arrange their duties as to occasion the least possible draft on their time and patience, and at the same time secure the most efficient action in the discharge of their supervisory duties. If the funds will sustain a school in each of your districts only one session, let it bo at a season when tho interests and convenience of the largest number will be best subserved. This order and Bystem once introduced and established, will make your olticial labor more pleasant to you, more acceptable to others, and more effective, to the cause. All can arrango their plans accordingly, and a more general satisfaction bo secured. This policy adopted will enable you to ascertain tho length ot your schools the moment you employ the last teacher, for the amount of your public funds is definite and known. This remark is made on the supposition that these funds have not been anticipated. It would bo well worth all the necessary trouble and expense in every township, now at tho outset, to secure the convenience and advantage of this order of managing the fiscal department of our educational affairs. Better have no public schools for one year, than perpetuate a state of things forever enveloped in doubt and uncertainty. Nothing could bo more embarrassing to Trustees than an empty treasury and an uncertain apportionment. Competent teachers can seldom be obtained under such circumstances. With cash in hand we can compete, with our neighbors in tho market for the best article, so with a full treasury we can secure the services of the tost instructors. But under that order of things, which substitutes for tho legal currency time drafts on an empty township treasury, we must bo subject to worse than Egyptian bondage. Tho public funds can now be legally appropriated to only ono sole and specilic purpose, viz: tuition. Any disregard of this provision of tho statute will be a manifest violation of the law, and the Trustees, making any such mal-appropriatioiij may expect to be required to refund cvory dollar. No excuse or apology will bo a substituto for tho funds thus diverted from their legitimate 'object. If, through ignorance of the law, nny liavo sinned in this respect, the proper evidence of penitence and the appropriate atonement for the fault, will be the assessment of a township tax to replace the funds illegally used. If they have been paid to liquidate debts for school-houses erected JHCvious to the passage of the revised school statute, or tave been appropriated to school structures now in process of construction, the authority for the aforesaid assessment is undoubted, not merely unquestioned, but imperative, as the language of the 9th section abundantly proves. Errors in this matter must be corrected, and Trustees must not complain, if they decline the statutory method of correction of such mistakes, should tho reimbursement of perverted funds be sought at their hands by the aid of legal suasion. An accurate statement of tho number of school-houses erected, cither partially or entirely during the current year, and the total expense thereof, will constitute an important and valuable item in yonr report. It is to be hoped that all reasonable care and effort will be used to make that item as full and satisfactory as possible. In reporting the num!er of volumes in your libraries, it will be a matter of much less trouble for you to simply state the number and mark of the boxes received, ns for example two boxes, B. & C, or one box A., or C.,or B. This method of reporting will be of great service to tho Department, since it will indicate both the number of volumes and tho works composing each library. It is known at this Department how many books each of the three classes of boxes above indicated contained. A. and B. boxes contained 107 volumes each, and C. 112 volumes more. By the aid of such a report, we shall know where to commence the next apportionment of books to each township. There being no providential hindering, we hope to complcto that distribution next June. Tho inequalities in some thirty-five of the larger townships, will be corrected this fall with funds now on hand. I'lease ascertain from your librarians the proportion of tho books, which on an average, aro weekly taken out and in constant use ; and also state your, impression of the estimation in which tho library feature of our system is regarded by the citizens of your township and the reasons for it, whether favorable or unfavorable. I would strongly recommend that the Township Trustees and District Directors establish tho rule of holding stated meetings and that they bo at least semi-annual. Such a course would bo productive of great good, contribute to harmony of views, efficiency of action, and a livelier interest in the cause committed to their supervision. Let there be a mutual understanding between Trustees and Directors relative to their appropriate spheres of duty, and thus forestall negligence, dispute and dissension, and thereby secure prompt, cordial, and effective co-operation. Nothing you can do will conduce so much to the prosperity of your schools, after you have provided comfortable and capacious houses and competent teachers, as systematic and frequent visitation. Endeavor to secure fio company of as many parents as possible in these educational visits. Freaucnt calls on the part of the school

officers and parents will encourage both teachers and pupils. If you would not employ a hand to maul rails for you a week without at least one visit, why should your children's progress and your teachers success be left uncared for, month after month 1 Your schools will necessarily be, in no unimportant sense, just what you make them. No law, by its own mere inherent power, can infuse life, impart energy and insure success to an enterprise, however wise and discrete its provisions. As well might you expect a steam saw-mill, with improved machinery and abundance of fuel, to manufacture good lumber without efficient management and scientific supervision, as to look for order, substantial progress and successful teaching in a school, whose inmates are never cheered by a parents' approving smile, nor tho official guardian's cordial commendation. Remember the employment of teachers of doubtful literary competency and questionable moral character and habits, will prove the

height of folly even in a pecuniary view, and in its literary and moral aspects, is entitled to the Bcverest reprobation. Active minds and susceptible hearts are Um delicate and priceless to be subject to the moulding influence of any of doubtful character or attainments. It is also to be hotwd that you w ill not overlook the advantage to the ockets of the parents, the progress of tho pupils and the comfort of the teacher, that results from uniformity of text-books, ltcfcreiiee to sections 118 and 157 will show the intention and views of the legislature on this print. A hearty co-oiieration with the State Board on the part of Township Trustees, in this matter, woulrl do much to secure a very important element of success. It is believed that tho text-books recommended liy the former lmrd and now in extensive use in our schools, are such as to funiih no valid cause for change, except the Geography, for which tho present Board, after due coiiMlerniion and patient examination, have resolved to substitute Cornell's serii 4, which in their judgment is sufficiently superior to the one formerly recommended ft fully justify the change, and hope that Township Boards will lend a hearty co-operation in effecting tho introduction of tiles': vuluablo text-books. Doubts have arisen ill somo localities relutive to the right of individuals, transferred from their own civil township to on adjacent one for educational purposes, to tho use of tho library of tho township to which they have been transferred. On this point it is icrhaps sulli'cicnt to remark, that all tho nlaratiunid privileges and immunities of a transferred individual, irrespective of county lines, go with him, and that he is emitted to tho use of the library as well as the school of the corpoiation he has selected. The law contemplates and tho citizens cxect thut the Trusters will act promptly and wisely in tho location and custody of the library, ami that great raro will be taken both by them and the librarian they may apKint, in the prompt assessment and collection of damages done to library books. The prices of the hooks of tho first purchase wero not attached to the catalogue, but this ovorsight will bo corrected in tho next. No tax or assessment for tho use of tho books can bo Irinlli laid on tho persons taking them from tho library. ' Whore this has been done, it must be refunded, and tho expense of procuring book cases and the compensation of librariau must be included in tho general charge for fuel, repairs, 4c., and met accordingly. If nny township wishes to enlarge its library by private donations, they will find tho Superintendent ready for any do-ired co-operation of counsel or purchase. There is one error, which must bo cautiously avoided, and to accomplish this will often test the wisdom and firmness of Trustees, viz: the formation of small districts. There may occasionally Iks individual inconvenience, but the iufeficitv of such cuscs will L'cncrally admit

of gradual amelioration, and if not, it will bo moio than compensated by the superior advantages incident to strong districts. In some localities there must nnd will bo tem porary weakness, but this will ultimately bo eliminated by tho growth of the township. There must be no division of funds between districts, cither on the basis of tho nuiulxT of pupils in them, or on tho ground of equality of schools. Your official responsibilities cannot be met by any such surrender of control and management. It is one of tho fundamental elements of tho system, indeed its crowning excellence, thut all the schools of tho township aro undor tho control and supervision of a wise and efficient board, and that tuition is a State provision, while tho school-house, furniture, fuel and fixtures, are a corporation cliarqe. I hopo, ere tho lapso of a yoar, to have a personal interview with you all at your respective county seats. I will give your Auditors sufficient notice of the time of my visit to enable them to apprize you of tho contemplated meeting. Your annual report is henceforth to be made to tho county auditor, a wise change, yet I shall feel myself under great obligations to each township board, if they will favor mo this coming October with the library report as suggested above. I trust the suggestions contained in my circular of Juno 9th, relative to tho sites, enclosures, construction and furniture of your school-houses have been duly considered. A careful perusal of Barnard's School Architecture and Griseom's Uses nnd Abuses of Air, cannot fail to impress the conviction of tho wisdom and economy of tho course recommended in that communication. Wo must not bo discouraged by tho exhibition of selfishness, nor disheartened at tho .existence of ignorance and prejudice, nor appalled nt tire apathy of individuals, nor frightened at the hostility of these combined foes. Let us rather labor to dislodge selfishness by the cultivation of a more excellent spirit, displace ignorance by the substitution of knowledge, compel apathy to givo place to zeal and activity, disarm prcjuilieo by tho conviction of its error, and convert tho hostility of these opponents into cordial amity. These results both justify and demand intelligent and unceasing effort. If there bo any disappointment of hopes, any failure of expectations, let not the cause of thein be justly chargeable to official dereliction. Tho success of the enterprise, tho permanency of our in stitutions, and tho welfare of the youth of our Commonwealth demand that all charged with educational responsibilities should faithfully nnd fearlessly do their duty. The Text-books for common schools recommended by tho State Board of Education, aro the following : The Bible; McGull'ey's Eclectic Speller; Indiana I, II, III and IV Headers; Ray's Arithmetic, l'arts I, II and III; Cornell's Geographies, Parts I and II ; Butler's English Grammar; Webster's Dictionary; and Cutter's Physiology and Hygiene, (School Edition.) Yours truly, CALEB MILLS, Superintendent. Emigration to Liberia. The Board of Colonization, established by the State of Indiana, gives notice thut the American Colonization Society expects to dispatch a vessel, well provided with accommodations for emigrants, from Baltimore, on the first day of November next. Persons of color living in this state wishing to cmigrate will be transported from Baltimore and sustained for six months after reaching Liberia, at the expense of the state ; and each family, or single person without a family, will be furnished with a tract of land sufficient for their support, free of charge. The expenses of such persons to the place of embarkation, and of their necessary provision with household goods and agricultural or mechanical implements, must be defrayed by the emigrants themselves or their friends. The accommodations in Liberia for the acclimation of emigrants, are adequate to the wants of all who will he sent by the Society. Persons wishing to emigrate, or make inquiries with reference to the subject, who have not already applied to Rev. John McKay, who is traveling in the service of the Board, can obtain all necessary information by applying to the Secretary, Rev. T. A. Mills, of this city. It is particularly requested that all such applications be made as early as possible. JOS. A. WRIGHT, President. Indianapolis, August 13, 1855. New York, 1855. We the undersigned, practitioners of Medicine, cheerfully and heartily recommend the new treatment of diseases of the Throat and Lungs by Medicated Inhalation, as the best and most effectual ever introduced into medical practice. Our convictions are based upon its success in confirmed Consumption, by which a number of our patients have been restored to vigorous health, after a few months trealment by Inhalation. The treatment of diseases of the Lungs by breathing a medicated vapor directly to the seat of the disease, may justly be regarded as a great boon to suffering humanity, rendering Consumption a perfectly curable disease. Garvin Wetmoke, M. D. Ralph Stoke, M. D. Circs Kingslt, M. D. Orville Upson, M. D. Jonas A. Mott, M. D. Wm. B. OsTANn, M. D- 1 Sad Intelligence. A traveller from Fort Des Moines, on the cars this morning, brought intelligence to the friends in this city, that on Saturday last an altercation ensued between Cyrus P. Luce and another man living in Fort Des Moines, which resulted in blows. Mr. Luse was knocked down with a club, and struck twice afterwards, injuring hirn to such an extent that his life is despaired of. Thomas Cox and J. P. Luse. will leave this afternoon for Fort Des Moines the scene of the disaster. It was only yestarday that we noted the good for tune of Mr. Luse, in the permanent location of the State Capital at fort Des Moines the place he had chosen for his future habitation. "We have learned no particulars of the sad occurrence. Ltf ay elte Courier.

Hair Retorator. Prof. Wood advertises in our columns his valuable medicine for restoring hair, and for the prevention of baldness, L-c. This remedy has Leen used quite extensively, and with grca' success. Hundreds, nny, thousands lwve used it, and are w illing to testify to its efficacy. Read the advertisement go to lircTning'ii and procure a bottle and prove its virtues. Our good old bald headed bachelor friends should embrace this opportunity to cover their pates with a coat of rich, luxuriant hair. A J.ady In Team. The tear, were brought to a Lady eves, Iftt dus since, at the UirinroLiTtx IIaoi-khii&m UsLLtaT, bcrausr her child was loo unwell to ill for Hi likemM. The next day her tear wro moro bitter still. Har child had f une to lu final homo. Take your rliiUlron to the Metropolitan Gallery, while In health, and let your tears be those ofjuy al getliiia; ono or Mr. V1.' splendid pictures, which will last long altar subslauee perlshus. auglH-?w HellKioua !ollre. --Elder H. K. Smith will preach, on Saturday rrenlnc, and alto on Kuuday, al H'l o'clocA, III lla)dena Colleifu Hull. The public is li.wled to allend.

II j ' houaarnd of Ague Sufferer. Yearly uae Pllli, ("iKilnK.iguca, and Mislurea, .old as fever and Ague HeiMc.ll. . without knowing that ill Ihuir strength is owing to Arsenic, quinine, Mercury, or oilier deadly poisons, which though Ihey often "break the ehlllt" for a short time, are aure to lay the foundation of wretched main. lies that cease only with life. Better buy a sixpence worth of poison of an apothecary, than In nav a dollar fur the same made Into a "Pill" or a "Mixturo," and Riauui that the only Fevornnd Aguo Remedy in the market thut Is free from noxious and poisonous drugs, is'-Riisra I'kvii a Asr CuKt, on Aktiiot to Mataud lu proof of this Hie certificate of the nioat celebrated cheml.t lu Hie V. K., Jamei K. Chilton, M. D., Is attached to every bottle. JAMES A. RIIOHKS, Proprietor, Providence, R. 1. It. IlKOWiMNO, Agent, Indianapolis, InU Jy 2H-3ni To Keeptn of Hoarding; Hou.e..--Pomona who will be prepared to accommodate vlsltorato the Stale Fair with boarding and lodging, aro reiuetod to leuvo their names with CALVIN FLETCHER, Jr., , ang4-3w General Superintendent NOTK K. STATU FAIK. I will lot to lha highest responsible bidder, Ihe exclusive rlirhlto sell provisions and refreshments on the State. Puir Grounds, during the next Stain Fair. A hall, 84 feet by 100, with aultiilile tnblea and benches, and also 3 covered aland, 12 feet by 111, will bo furnished without cost, for Iho use of Ihe tutresirul bidder, llids will bo received until the first of September. CALVIN FLETCHER, Jr., General Superintendent. Indlannpolls, Aug. 4, 1B55.-4W INDIANA I'OLIS At CINCINNATI RAILKOAlT T THE llllirt'T IIO.IU TO 'lt IWNATI. Shortest Line by 30 Mile.. ""VN and after TI'KSIMY, Juno 19th, until further notice, J passenger trains will run as follows: Mnrninir train leiives Union Depot ut 7. HO A.M. Arrives ut ( Itirl ill nl 12.13 P. M. Evening triiln leaves Union Depot at 3.:"J P. M. Arrives nl Clndnnutl lit 8.1.0 P. Al. Trains leave Ciiieluhnll lor Ir.diauapolii as follows: Morning train leaves Cincinnati at G-43A. M. Arrives at Indianapolis at 11.4.', A.M. Evening Irtiln loaves Cincinnati at 4.00 Y. M. Arrives at Indianapolis at ti.30 P. M. Pussi-uers by this route save one hour and a quarter In time over any other to Miieinuall, and can spend near four hours in Clueiunnli urn! return same dny. Trains conneet at Cincinnati with Liltlo Miami, Covington and Lexington Railroads. FusHcne-'ra by morning train reach Lexington, Ky.,at8 o'clock same evening. Tickets lo tie had at Union Depot for New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington City. Columbus, Zanusvllle, t'lreleville, Chilllcolhe and Lnneasler, Oulo, aud Lexington, Ky. ITr-Tlio Adams Express is ou Ihls road. , , T. A. MOItKIS. Pres't. Ja ..' JS. M. KOS.S, Kup'l. m a sj 'j 2i id . ' 0 hnppy lot nnd .....lowed, even as the Joy of Angels, Where the soldo n chain of goUllnesi leentwined with the roset ol love." On tho evening of the 1 1ili lust., by Kcv. E. R. Guincy, Mr. Snimit'l McCullough, of Hush county, to Miss Mury K. bhiulds, oT this city. On Fundny evenlnir, A turn si 12th, In St. James Church, Pinna, 0., by Kuv. C. V. Kitch, Mr. Norvnl W. Ferguson, of Inu.unapol.s, and Miss Julia ltoxtord, or niua. LICENSES ISSUED TO ( Daniel J. tllldebrand and Kumio-Dny, on the ,1th., Francis M. C. Arnold and Mm. Martha A. llano, on the 11th, Henry Hwotnlor and Wilminn Holden, on the Ilth. Jnincs Fort and Harriot L. Nunn, on tho 1.1th. Henry Koesdnor nnd Sophia Lohtnan, on tho 13lh. Jacob Lanz and Cutharino Hooller, on the Hth. Daniel Mk-kHtihaly and Margaret Quuly, on Die 14th. Michael Murphy and Mary Morarty, on the 14th... ID II 13 9 . , "0 Donth, what art thou, strange and salomn alchymisl, Elaborating life's Klixir from these clayey crucibles. 11 In this city, on Wednesday. August ISth, Allco T., Infant daughter of A. W. and Prise ilia C. Harrison, uged 8 months and Si6 days. , Oh! Allco, thy slay on earth how brief thy life and smiles, how swuet thy exit, how painful. But thou art an angel of light now, Alice, and thy home is In the heavens. H. On (tie morning of the Uth in-tt., very suddenly, Margaret A., wife of Churles Good, of Marion co., Ind., lu the 34th year of her ago. ... LINES ... On tho den Ih of Nic holas Norwood, who passed off ns the calm setting of an evening sun, on the 13th of August, lb 55. ., , . Tho loved Fa trior is gone to his reward, i , The dear Hu.sbund in now laid low; , Tho care-worn Soldier h;is returned to God, Where tho blessed and the righteous go. Let not the wife weep for him Who was so lonir (he friend of the good; Let not tho sons weep for him Who was so lung the servant of God. Let not the daughters weep fo'r hlin Who has so long laid up his treasure above; Let not iho friends weep for hlin Tho good, the blessed of tho Lord. Let not his friends weep for him He who so good examples has set; liut let them love the Savior, with hitu,, And serve him, as Christians do yet. O, weep not, wife, daughters, sons, or friends, For him, by you so long beloved; But rejoice with that heavenly mind, Which is gone to its sweet home above. ' O, weep not, brothers, sisters, wife or friends, For such a noble one so long tried; . But rather, like Christian men, Live thut thus we may die as he died. ' So fades a summer cloud away ' 1 ' So sinks the gale when storms are o'er, While Heaven and Karth combine to say How blest the righteous when he dies. Aug. 16th,18.V. F. E. W. . INDIANA FEMALE SEOTINAKV! TIIHIR Institution will open on tho first MONDAY of SEP TEMBKK ensuing. Punctuality Is requested. augl7-7w C. G. McLEAN. The Journal, Sentinel and Republican will please copy daily, iu i no uiuu ui uj'U.iio. I FLAXSEED WANTED. The highest market price in cash will be paid for any quantity of good clean Flax aeeu, ai uie urug ft lore o o . . ... -t R. BROWNING, auglS Late Craighead & Browning. HAY, SI It AW AND STALK CUTTEItS. "W"M7E aro in receipt of another lot of those superior Daniels Cutters, tho best Cutter in the country for fast and heavy cutting. Also the Eagle Cutter, an oxtra article. We have Cutters from 4 to 27 dollars each. lo Farmer should be with out one. Call aud seo them at the Agricultural Warehouse of JJlKh.Ja.AiM AYEK 5i BREWSTER, augl8 - 74 East Washington-st., Indianapolis nlfKOKS C1DEU MILE The best Hand Cider Mill in Ihe world having taken the first premiums wher ever e.xuiuueu, jusi reeiveu una ior saie oy BIRK.ENMAYER & BREWSTER, '"" " ' ' .' At the Agricultural Warehouse, aug 18 74 East Washington-st., Indianapolis HO! FOR BAKGA1NS!! ISjo, NEW FALL GOODS, 1855 rjlHE subscribers aro now opening: their stock of Fall Goods, 1 to which they would most respectfully invite tho attention oi ineir menus, a no the public generally: such as Plain tilacfc, Figured and Fancy Silks, in great variety of styles: Challies. De lanes, In all colors and styles, Deliarsres. Mohair Lustres. Alpacas, Cobourgs, English and French Morinoes, Mantilla and Fancy Dress Velvets, Woolen Plaids, Scotch Plaids, Raw Silks, Ginghams. Chintzes, Calicoes, Persian Plaids. Hamsook's, Jaconets, Swiss and Book Muslins, Jaconet and Swiss flouncing ana Hands, Embroideries in great variety, Hosiery. Gloves, and Trimmings of every description. DOMESTICS, &c. &c -Bleached and Brown Muslins and Sheetings, 8-4, 1(1-4 and 12-4 Linen Sheetings, 8-4 and 10-4 uuie LinenB, ibdio uiotns, uemre lame ami sun a uovers. Piano Covers, Crash and Towellings of all kinds. Counter panes, Curtain Damasks, Embroidered Curtain Muslins, Cord ed and Embroidered Skirts, Buff Window Shades. Ladies' Me rino and Silk Vests nnd Drawers : In short, every thing usually Kept in large vry troou Houses. CARPETS ! CARPETS! ! This day opening a large ossort ment of 3 ply, 2 ply Ingrain and Venitian Carpets from the Lowell Mills. . Also, Oil Cloths and Straw Mattings. Checked ana nam. jwuuku, iflninK ot uuttbLdi., aug 17 No. 1, Washington aud Meridian streets. OTICE Is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed Executor of the lust will and testament istamen Said es of Jacob Miller, deceased, late of Marion county tate is supposed to be solvent. GEORGE W. HARLAN, Executor. August 17, t?53. . aogl8-3w

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HAVE Jnsl opened a lot of Fresh Groceries, which. as lo , fritt. the? are conldent will suit Ilie tas'.e and pockets of Ihe most laslulpius. lU"lo-nra sending for goods may rely uion a-. -dinar Ihe best quality .delivered lo all parts of the city free of charge. lid promptly. r.e.jr AmrrU Ic "OU F.r,,,m" respectfully solicit patronage. augltMw PLOW .1A.M. 1 At 1 OKI. lasoiaua are. oKuael ott. Have this day opeued a bip al Ihe East end of Washington-si., f.,r the mstiulac1 L . ... . Si l orn Plows, Mtovet Plows, U.mhl Mi els, lulllvat-oa. I hree Shovels, Subsoils, anil Harri.w all ol which are aiade from toe very be-4 materials, tiding prsctieal rinw Makers, or niauv wars eilterlence, ami w all our w-.rk ourselves, we are prepared lo fumUh lo Ihe Knrmers of Imilana a Steel Pbiw that is moro durante than any oilier Plow that has ever been s.il-1 in this niarket, by a proecsa of hanlenlug our M.-el Monlil-flosrds, wtiieh is not useil by any oilier i low .Makers lu tins Male. VN e warrant one of our MoulilHoarOs ro wear longer ihun any two thai has ever been sobl in Ibis city. V e are also niailnr Plows from the laU-st Cincinnati palK-nis, wbieli can rea.lll) be scun by all Jililgea of g-iod Work, f armers will Hn il greatly lo llielr Interest lo givo us a call, as we can le.rm.li them with a belter plow, and al a low ei v. i UMIL.IIBI niieiuiou pain to repairing anil la ing plows. None but Ihe besl (teruiHii and English Hli'ter hl'eel wtll be metl in living. All laving warranted lo give aalxfatlou, or llie money will be refunded. New .Mould fi.iards and Shares pill lo o, Slocks, and warranted. Shop on lha souu side of V ashingWn sir cel. east of l.lltla'i Hotel. uuglS 3w) KAPHA OTT. no: ton iin: uisrit T 1HR undersigned designs starling on a tour through the hlalu of Iowa, ou or aboul iheiauii tlsv of Seoi..iiii.r and proposes, for a reasonable compensation, t.r locale auv Land V arriuils thai may be entrusted lo him, aud will alao make entries with cash. From his extensive acquaintance with the geography of llial Stale, aud a practical experience In Ihe Heal EMate business, he Matte's hliusell llial he can render suttalactloli to all who may outrun llieir business to Ins care. T he growing West holds out greal inducement for the investment of limited nns; and llie undersigned proposes lo make iuvostmelils for those who are not prepared lo make lart;e entries, al tit la half Ihe ox peine attending a personal lour. Having been raised a farmer, ho urn) be considered a fair Judge of what Hint class of persons most need in regard lo soil, location, Ac. All who are disposed to solid along their warrants or cash for 40 aeros aud upwards, will receive hi beat Judginunl In locating. JOSEPH VV. 1IOLMAS, No. 11 West Wnshliigton-sl., Indiuuupolis, Ind. Kcfurt to Win. Wallace, E.vi., Au'yalLaw; Win. Henderson, Eq. " " And citizens geuerully. BuglB -Iw ItlKUICATLU INHALATION'. t vlt. J. N. tiKEEN respectfully announces to the citizens of j J inilliiiiapoils sua siirrouinng country, llial he has permanently located In this cily, and opened an nlticu for the treatment of diseases of llie Lungs, T hroal and lironchin by Mediealud Inhalation, so succes-iluily practiced by Dr. Hunter, of Nuw York, and Ihe Eromptoti Hospital of Uiudon, whose minimi reports show a recovery of four-llths of the eases treated, nnd ila auccess In our bauds, aud wherever lulrouticed in America, la equally flattering. T hose living al a distance, by writing lo us, giving lliuir symptoms, ago, sex, und hereditary predisposition to disease, call have an Inhalalor and Medicine sunt to any purl of the United blalcs, with promptness aud dis patch. Dr. Groen would call the attention of the public to bis 1mr roved method of Diagnosis by means of an Electro-Galvanic leteclor Microscope aud A null tic Euriscopia, enabling lis lo ditiguoso with ubaolute certainty, and consequently to treat with more thmi usual success. For further particulars, inquire at the Hates House, where proper refereucu will be given. When mil profeas.onHlly uhsent. Dr. Green run be found at all hours al No. U't Illinois street, a few door aoiltll of Stale Bank. - , N. U. Examination free of charge. augl7-ly . AGENCY OF THE jc o : ii r T i: it miam; works, BIRKK1VMAYER & BRKWSTER UAVF. iho Agency of this extensive manufactory for Central Indiana, where the wares uiHiiuCacttired by thai Coinpiiuy can be had at all times. All wares gtiuruntoud to be second to none in the world. Our stock consists of the following articles, viz: i'ortahle Platform Scales, all sixes; Dormant aud Warehouse Scales; Coal, Hay, and Cattle Scales; , Wheat aud Hopper Scales; , uounier nrlaes; j . jvullroitd Track Scales; ': Depot Scales; Warehouse Trucks; -i ,i .' i . ' Locomotive Lumps; Conductors Sleiwil Bells; Fire 1'foof hates. . Persons wUhiug to purchase any of llie ubnvo articles will do well to give us a cull before buying, (as Die above wu res cannot be excelled in quality or price) al tho AOR 1CC1.TCR A I WARK1lO;SK, atigl9U No. 74 East Washing. oii-sl., Indianapolis. ItOOKK FOIC THE FAIttlFlt. Stephen's Book for Iho Farm. 1 The Complete fanner and Gardener, by Fesscndon Johnson's Agricultural Chemistry. Johnson's Practical Agriculture. -Dadd Anmricuu Cattle Doctor, Yountt and .Martin on Cattle. ' ' '' Youalt on the Horse. Youatt on Sheep Yountt and Martin on the floir. ''American Poultry Yard, by Browne. -Saxtou's Kural fluiul Hooks. Mason's Furrier. Hind's Farrier. Downing' Landscape Garduuing. The Fruit Garden, by Barry. , The American Fruit Cultur'it, by Thomas. Dow ninn's Km it and Fruit Trees. The Practical Fruit, F'lower and Kitchen. Gardeners Companion, with a Calender, by Patrick Nell!, L. L. D. -".,. For sale at the lowest Cash prices, nt . WEKDKM & CHAMBERLAIN'S, aug 8 3d door east ol Capital House. MILES GREENWOOD WWOOD ) r'B. Attachment. . RICHARDSON. B. WILSON and A T the Instance of and for (rood and sufficient cause shown i by tho plaintiff, a writ of attachment Issued u gainst tho ids and chattels, riirhts, credits, moneys and effects of the defendants, and also a summons for Daniel I). Sloan garnishee herein, made returnable on the 9th of August, Js0."; and tho constable has returned nothing found to attuch. notice is tie ruby given, that on the Kith dav of eontomber. 1H55, nt 2 o'clock, P. M., 1 will proceed lo hear and adjudge the mutters alleged herein, at my oftlco, In tho city of Indian npolis, when and where the defendant, and all others in interest, may attend if they see proper. FIVE DOLIsAHS Ui;VAlII! STRAt GOV YED from the subscriber, on the 3d of Julv, a ll&rht red W, with a while faco. Slio has a white spot on her hit t the butt of her tail all her leirs are white from the knees down, the lops of both ears are cropped. She Is about Ave years old. Any person return. nir snid Cow to me at the Indianapolis Gas W orks, will receive the above reward. angn-awIT JOHN CARNEY. COOPKHN WANTED. SIX good Journeymen Coopers can get couMant employment, nnd sure pay, at Clavton, Hendrlck Countv. Indiana, on ttie Terra Hauto railroad. I want them to work on Flour Barrels, with dressed stuff, and will pay 13 cent!1, or the highest price pnia oy oiuers. augii-awn itui-c k, tiinnu.is. , , IKON It A I t,lTVCi!S. t;, arTd V HE undersigned. Sexton of tho Public Graveyards, has been appointed sole agent for the sale of Gh lord's Cast Wrought Iron Railings, for the enclosure of lots in the Graveyard, Fences, Stairs, Balastrades, Verandas, dzc, for public or private grounds, and can furnish thein at the manu facturers prices, freight added, and supertntod the erection of inein. t uook oi patterns can ne seen, anu specimens examined at tho offlce of the Cily Graveyard, whore 1 can bo found at all limes. augll-tf JOHN MOFFITT. N DI A N A STF,AII AGKICl' LTIUAI WORKS. Messrs Beard dt Kinex, the proprietors of this rncturiugof Agricultural Implements of various descriptions. nieum ana unproved macmnerv uoes a largo aniouui oi mc labor in their establishment, and enables them (o furnish arti cles in their line nt much lower prices than they could other wise do, or, thnn tbev can be furnished by those who have not similar facilities. Their plows are, perhaps, more extensively known and sought for. by those wishing a superior article. than itiose or any ottier manufacture in me uniieu Mules. They have recolved the first premiums at numerous State and uouiuy fairs, anu nave neen approvea oy ino oesi luoges. A few weeks ago, a gentleman from Buffalo, N. Y., ordered some Of their celebrated "Empire steel Plows" to go lo Krance. The gentleman who ordered these plows has a son residing in f ranco, wno requested nun lo procure htm specimens oi ine heat steel plows that he could find in the United States. After examining the various kinds of n'.ows manufactured at differ ent places, he gave the preference to those of Messrs. Bbard& mnix, oi mis city, l ncy also received, a lew uajs ugu, an order for a lot of their plows from Kansas. We again Invite the attention of Farmers to the establishment of Messrs. Beard or Sinex. Richmond Jrfftrsonian. Messrs. Bkard & Sink have an Aricultural Warehouse for the sale of ull their Agricultural Implements, in the Masonic Hall. lndiannpolis, where farmers are invited to call and ex amine thein belore purchasing eisewnere. augu-jw NOTICE. The copartnership heretofore of WILLIAM OW INGS & JOSEPH DIXON is this day dissolved by mu tual consent. All debts contructed by William Owings for the firm of OWINGS & CO., will be settled by William Owings. All debts due the firm will be paid to William Owings, ut the old stand. , Please call immediately. WILLIAM OWINGS, JOSEPH DIXON. Indianapolis, August 4, 1855. P. S. I will continue the grocery business iu the old stand hereafter alone: and I waul all our old customers to patronize me, as I Intend to keep one of the best Family Groceries in the city, for cash. I intend buying Wheat anu an sinus oi rro auce, and aell salt J augll-3w1T -t.-f. ' WILLIAM OWINGS, FANCY MIELIINEKY, CAPS AND MANTLES MISS L.J. & M. CANON, (Successors to Miss R. C. Kimi,) , : JVV . 15 West Washington sC, over R. & W. Vunlops Store "RESPECTFULLY solicit a continuance of the patronage XVneretofor extended to the above establishment, m i .ahis will be snared to render satisfaction to all who may favo them with their custom. Materials and workmanship of the best quality. Give us a call. augn-Jm BOOK AGENTS WANTED. , GOOD MEN, of energy, to circulate Saxton CoSs Jlgri- ' cultural Books, ia every town in this and the adjoining States. None need apply unless possessing a cash capital o iroiu sf.) to 9iuu. uur terms are liberal. L. H. HARE, Indianapolis, GenU AgHfor C. M. Saxton & Co., Ag. Rook Publishers, ayg!l-8w New York

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ntirlt is loreli m.r-n ,.. .i.. ....a a 1 pointed Adidiin.lral ,r uf 111 estate lf Madison Webb, ruol Marion county, ludiaaa. deceased. S.ld eilale Is urI Marion county, ludiaaa, deceased. posed to be aolvenl. DAVID ALLEN, Administrator. ugll-3w1 August 9. Adiulnieirator'a (salt-. TOTICEls hereby given, that I will sell at public auction, 1 on Saturday, Ihe eih day of Kepteniber neit.al llie residence of Madison Webb, lale of Lawrence Tuwn.hip, Marlon county. Indiana, deceased, oil 1,1. pcrv,iall properly nol laken by Ihe whlow, consisting of borset. cattle. h"gs, sheep, wheat, tan-In. g corn, bay, farming uleuils. Ac. A credit of SIX inoulhs will be given on sit sums over three dollars. Hie purchaser giving hit nolo with approved surelt, bearing Interest from dale, and wairing valas'.ioa and awri.!iMMiit-iii laws. DAVID ALIEN, Administrator. August 9, lejj. augll-a1 I. IIOIM.SON, Arrhllrcl aud Suprrintrailanl, . V.'Tll.L furnish drtlgn and superintend the erection of f buililu.g. public or private. In tills or a-ljoiniug Stales, ou a reasonable terms as anv competent A rehitcct. N. B. Strut attention pal'1 l.i economy III designing. OhU-o No. Hi West W asliiiigUJO aL, ludlaiipolis. "Rll) llid. TheUrealest Wcdls-al Ulnt-ov vry of list Afrf Isi AVI.IC'H CATIIAIC l it I'll.l.S. They donl httf COIIIplalnlS, bul Ihey cars litem. One Box has cured Jl)pepsta. T hree Hoses have cured Ihe worst case ot Scroliila. Two H.ites have cured F.ryslpcla. Una Hn tlK.ii himi Him jMiindlra. Three H.m-s are sure lo cleanse the ) slciu from Bolls often less than one doe It. Two Hoses bsvu coiuidelelt cured the worst of ulcer on the legs. Small doaes seldom fall to cure the Piles. One dose cure. Ilia headache arising Irolu a foul stomach, strong doses, often repealed, expel every worm from Ihe body. They should bo given lo children, w ho are alaaya more or less allllcle.l with this scourge. As a gentle Phvvic the) have no qaal. . One Uov. cures derangement of Ihe Liver. Ilslf a Box cures a cold. T bey purity Uie blood, and III us strike at the foundation of ever) dlvease. Asa Dinner Pill there Is not their equal In Ihe world. 1 hey are purely vegetable, and can do no harm, but do accompli h nn uiinccoiiuli.lde amount of good. Prepared by Dr. J. C. AVE K, Practical Chemist, I-owell, ""i a"d sold by all Druggist and Dealers in Medicine through this section. R. HHOWNINO, Agent, U(!4-3i Indianapolis, Ind. I.IVr.ltY MTAIILL. I. Vv . FIKK koeps constantly on hand a good assortment of . Horses. Hiiggiesand Carriages, and would be happy to secure the patronage of his old rrlenda and clliiens in general. His stable is on Washington street, east of Little's Hotel, north tdo, sign of tho Tkottisii lloase. where, cau be found over) Hung generally kept in a Livery Stable. N. 11. Horse kept by the Day, Week or Month. tttS'tr J. W. FIRE. iiAKiiix.'s i;4;i.i; ui:i:k miM.n TjlAHMF.KS TAKE NOTICE!! Thin well known mill of 1 esuiblished reputation for larire yields of choice flour, has bc-ou IhuriMiglity runovated, repaired, and its capacity for grinding materially increased, so that its old ciiMtomors can b well accommodated, wilhout, in the least, discommoding tho now ones we wUh ami expect to huve. So come on with your grinls, nnd vou will not go away dissatisfied either in quality or yield. "We will always pay the highest tnarkot prices in Chh for W heat and Corn. We ha vi also put up for the accommodation of Farmer!., a Com and Cob Crvsker-. so that those who winh lo feed their cattle at the least cost, with the heat foed, can do so. Fagle Creek, Marion County, one mile west of the Lunatic Asjlinu, Crawfordsvilie .State Koid. J)ft8-3ui MO OVMt & TOHN 'MlltOt ;iMH T THE 1 A I r., I he Contractor's book of workinr drawim of Tool ls and Machines used in constructing Canala. RuHrml. aud other works, with bills of Umber and Iron. Also, Tables and Data fur calculating the cost of oarlh and other kinds of work. Compiled by George Cede, Civil Engineer. Toby had . at STEWART & BO WEN'S, , " Rook and Paper Warehouse, Indianapolis. Indianapolis, July, J835. aug.8 N E V PKKNCIPLE! NEW REMEDY! " ' NO POISON! MODES' FEVER AND AGUE CURE Is tho Niti:rl AhTinoTK to Maluria. which will entirely urotoct anv resint or travel.. r, oven in the mmt swampy localities, from any Ague or Billious disease whatever. It will iiiAtaiilly check the Aguo lu persons who havo suffered for any length of time, from one duy to twenty years, so Unit they need never have another ehill, by continuing Us uso acrording lo directions. The patient at once begins to recover appetilo and strength, and continues until a permanent and radical cure is effected. Furthermore, its unvarying efficacy is equalled only by Its singular Innocence, and Ague Sufferers will please notico that It is tho ON I.Y FEVER AND AGUE REMEDY in tho market which does not contain Arsenic, Quinine, Strychnine, or other poisonous drugs; and lo prove this the following certificate from the moat celebrated chemist In the U. S. is attached to every bottle. New York, June II, Ift".5. M have made a chemical exaniiuntlon of 'KnonK1 Fnvta and Aovt. Critic, or A htidotb to Mauri.," and have tested il for Arsenic, Mercury, Quinine, and Strychnine, but havo not found a particle of cither in It, nor havo I found any substance in Its composition that would prove Injurious to the constitution. JAMES H. CHLLTCN, M. D. , Chemist." Ono or two boltles will answer for ordinary cases; some may require moro. Directions printed In German, French, and Spanish, accompany each bollle. Price Ono Dollar. Liberal discounts made lo tho trade. JAMES A. RHODES, Providence, R. I. . R. BROWNING, Wolcsalo and Retail Agent, J)2fl-3m - Indianapolis, Ind. IST FirilMSIIE II The greatest work on Prophecy vj everwritten, the "Seven Thunders,' or tho Mighty Crash ot Europe's itoyal ana f apal l lironcs uuoui tone cast down. i no oook contains Jtu pages, ciotti oounci. trice ou ecu is. Copies neatly put up and sent hv mail. Forsalent, STEWART & BOW EN 'R nug-l , Book Mart. - Artificial Flowers. MATERIALS pf every variety, for making Artificial Flowers, put up in neat paper boxes Just received at j) 4 --MEWAKlOf iw v t. n oook wnn. JASON DAME oV tO. fsrcCKWSOHS TO JOHN Dt'MTM AN, WHOLESALE AND KETAII.) : ,, . . r DKALKRIl IN Foreign and Doinestic lYIAltHEE, At No. 67 East Washington St., nearly opposite Odd Fellows Hull. m0i:VKTS.Tmnl,i t.n.l ff fiil IT I IIt'"1 "tones, of all kinds, B.J j constantly on hand and forsalo t!f i tl ! '311 ..I lliA IniVAil r. fir-on jf-Jij Any pattern or design, copied L'sSSWfor original, executed to order. 'MB if i Wo can also furnish to retail t 1 I dealers, American aud Italian 1. ' f..-Kl ut urt.r.1 lo nrlnu. We havo Ihu 1 unrest nnd best "eloeted stock of Marble In Iho mio, to wmcn we inviie ino ittention of tho public. Jc30-tf PHIG AIM) MEDICAE STOKE, BY DR. H. ' ROSBNG ARTEN, Indianapolis 68 North Washington Street, .near tkt Court Hons Square. JvMfim E.tlPKRAJirr. JUEDAI.S Wholesale nil Retail, 1 t jy)4J BlbWAKI dc BUWtn'S. ! - C. ZIRimKItOTAN, MAXUFXCT011 AND DKiLER III Composition Hoofing Material, . Roofing Paper In Rolls, Composition in barrels; ami eren thing used for mukine these Roofs, constantly on hand und for ssle at the lowest prices, and of lire best quality, with printed directions for use. All orders accompanied by the money shall be filled promptly. Office corner of Market and Liberty Streets, throe squares east of the Court House, Indianapolis, Ind. Jyl4-3in . HARRISON'S EXCHANGE OFFICE, Room No. 1, Up Stairs, in Johnson Building, Opposils tse Capital House. NOTES,' Judgments, Land Warrants, and City Orders bought. , (iold, Silver, and Exchange boneht and Sold. Particular attention given to Collections. Interest paid on Deposits for a specified time. JyW-6m1t TJPIIESEBVE YOl It FUUITS IN GLASS.1I . i GRAY & HERSINGRAV'S Self-Sealing Bottle lor Preserving Fruit.. TfiHIS Improvement commends itself to the common sense I of every person that has oscd fruit preserved in Tin Cans. viiich Is the most reasonable lo expect to preserve that peculiar, frosh, pure flavor of fruits in Tin or in Olasst It is well known that the acid of fruits has chemical action on tin. but not ou glass. Theso Fruit bottles aro quite as convenient as the tin cans aro porfectly air-tight and for cleanliness, cheapness, and durability, they aro wilhout a rival by any and all the inventions for preserving fruit that have yet made their . appearance. There are three sizes: Pints, QuurU and half Gallons. Printed directions for putting up Fruits In theso Bottle, win hp furnished, fcineeimens may be seen at the Bales - House market, where they nre sold wholesale and retail, by Jyl4-6w ' ' for the State of Indiana. 3. w. TALBOTT. "OrriTT . TALBOTT ic. MOFFITT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, AND DKILERS IN PAISTS, OILS, VARNISHES, DYE STUFFS, WINDOW GLASS, GLASS WARE, PERFUMERY, FANCY GOODS, etc., &C. No. 146 East Washington St., opposite Littles Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana. N. B. Particular attention given to Physicians' prescriptions, which in all eases shall be prepared by one of the firm. jelC-tf . T I1IKD I.WOK'K of Missing urine. Watchman, and Star Papors, jTr; STEWART & BOWER'S,

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