Locomotive, Volume 35, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 December 1855 — Page 2

1 SATURDAY, D ECEMBEK 1, 1855. O'Saturdayisthe day of publication of the Locomotive when It will alwyberead) for subscribers. In nocasewill welotacopyofthepaper go from theoffice before publica Monday. LOCOMOTIVE STEAM PRESS BOOK AND JOB PRINTING OFFICE. ttte would call the attention of RaUrond Men, Presldentsof W Colleges and Acudumies, the Medical Profession, and all others, to our assortment of NFAV AND BEAUTIFUL TYPE! Just received from the best Foundries in the United States, embracing all tho Medical Sign decent Fraction, French Letter, jiltebraieal Signs, and all the modern facilities for doinjr work in the best style. All our Type and Machinery is new, and in good order, including two of Adams' Improved STEAM PRINTING PRESSES which enables us to do our work in a superior sty lo, on as shor lime, and as good terms as any other oltiee. We have on hand a superior article of Hook and Col red JPaporff) and the best of Inks, and as we are practical workmen, we guaranty all work entrusted to us to be done in the neatest maimer, witb promptness and accuracy. Our Job department is well supplied with all kinds of New and Fashionable Type, and we ure prepared to do ISLiirci of Job Worlt ! on the shortest notice, nnd at the lowest living rates; and IILANKS OF EVE1I1' DRSCU1PTIOJII on Cap, Letter, Folio Post, Flat Cap, French, or Colored Papers, and Cards or Carcl Hoards. For the character of our work wo confidently refer lo any Book or Job bearing our imprint. Our prices are regulated at the lowest cash standard, so ns lo be regular and uniform, and equal to all; and contracts for work will be adhered In. without resort to extra charges. TLOrdcrs from a distance promptly attended to, and accurncy guarantied. TCTOftice on Meridian street, iinmediutelv opposite the Post Oillce. ELDER & HARKNESS. IMPORTANT NOTICE. On nexl Saturday, the 8th of December, we will call on .all those subscribers living EAST of Meridian Street, (who receive their papers by the carrier,) for back subscriptions, and three months advance payment. AIL that take the paper are requested to be ready with the money, at the place the paper is left, so that there will be no delay. By referring to your papers of last May and November, our subscribers will see that this is our regular time for visiting them, and we hope they will be ready to meet us .v0n the Saturday following, the 15th of December, we will vsit those living west of Meridian street, foi the same purpose. j5?"Large additions are made weekly to our subscription list, which continues to increase. This is the season of the year when farmers and others find it hard to spend their long winter evenings without a paper, and as a pleasant and agreeable companion we have material evidence that the Locomotive is a welcome visitor. Let all that want a paper from the Capitol of the State, remember that ours is the only dollar weekly paper now published here. As our paper is worked by steam, we can furnish nay number of papers ordered. Send in your names. Fire. On Tuesday night the building on the west end of Washington street, known as the old Ferry House, was destroyed by fire. It was unoccupied at the time, and was undergoing repairs to prepare it for several families. It belonged to A. D. Rose, and we believe was not insured. Of course, it was the work of incendiaries. The fire companies were earl' on the ground, and saved part of the front building. , itfT'Congress Commences its session next Monday. As all the officers are to elect, it may be some days before an organization is completed. The President's Message will be looked for with interest, as it will contain full accounts of our relations with foreign countries during the past year. It is reported that no copies will be sent to western papers in advance of delivery, as heretofore. This will cause a good deal of competition between political papers for the first1 copy. ' 1 PROF. BUTLER'S LECTURE. On last Tuesday evening, 27th inst.. Prof. Butler, of Wabash College, delivered the second: lecture, in the course, before the Young Men's Christian Association. . His subject was "St. : Peter's at Rome." ' . " ' The audience was large and appreciative, man-, ifesting a literary taste on the part , of our citiizens which,-, entirely, belies the reputation that rt.f l...f,.. c.n..n..... i... i mi . were not seats enough for all those in attendance

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yet, there is a want of a certain emphasis necessary to present his ideas with their fullest force, and frequent misapplication of energy in reading many of his best sentences, which prevented their beauties from being more than faintly shadowed forth. ' The lecture, however, won close attention. There were many passages in it of great brilliancy; the writer now becoming enthusiastic in his admiration, and now electrified by the discovery of some new effect of the master architecture. He first spoke of St. Peter's without . then St. Peter's within. A report of the lecture, unless it were in full, would be of but little account and give no clear idea of its character. It j proved highly satisfactory and doubtless quick- j cned the taste for this kind of entertainments, f ! . jt.5rWe would call attention to the notice in , j another column, of the second annual meeting of the Slate Teachers Association. : i

Marketing. Hucksters are a class of provision pedlars, who go round the country collecting all kinds of marketing, such as butter, eggs, and poultry, and bring them to market for sale. They act as merchants, between the producer and consumer. It is contended that they are the immediate and direct cause of raising the price of marketing they deal in, to exorbitant rates, getting all the advantages of the high prices they create, without the farmer or producer getting the benefit of it. In many cities they are prohibited from holding stalls in market, and in some from selling, as they prevent those who raise the marketing from getting the price paid by those that consume it. Our market is getting filled with these hucksters, and the price of marketing is controlled by them, to such an extent that it is worthy of serious consideration whether our Council should not interfere for the protection of the citizens. All kinds of marketing is high, and scarce, and we have no doubt it is both caused by this sy stem of huckstering, as all kinds of stories are invented and circulated through the country to prevent those that would

attend market from doing so. If a contagious disease should be mentioned, they are the first to circulate it, and a good case of small-pox is worth hundreds of dollars to this class of deal ers. If provisions are scarce and high, we want those that raise them to get the advantage of it, and we feel satisfied that if huckstering was stopped, they would do so that the Farmer would get more for his produce, and that the citizen would get a better article, at a less price. This is at least worth thinking of. The following article from the New York Dispatch, on this subject, shows that the evil is not confined to this city, or the West, but is felt through the Eastern cities. We have been aware of this bread league in Philadelphia, as we were written to by one of the officers to inquire the price of flour in this market, and it is altogether likely that 400 or 500 barrels will be bought in central Indiana for the league in Philadelphia. Signs of the Times. One of the signs of the times is the manifestation, here and there, of the principal of association for mutual benefit. The grinding oppression of capitalists and speculators is opening the eyes of the masses, and driving them to take steps to secure themselves from want and extortion. The Philadelphia Ledger says that some eight or ten Bread Leagues have been formed, or are forming, in that city. Some of them have organized by the election of officers, and the receiving of the fee of $5, to entitle the individuals to membership. At first the proposed object of these Leagues was to purchase flour and retail it to subscribers at cost price; but those organized intend to open stores, employ a clerk; and sell all articles necessary for family consumption at cost prices. The profit on sales made to those not subscribers will, it is supposed, yield a sufficient profit to pay all incidental expenses. At present, families pay enormous prices for meat, potatoes, "butter and other articles, which sell, but a short distance from the city, at one-third or one-half the price demanded from them in the market. This, and all other movements to bring producer and consumer together, and dispense with middle-men, will prove beneficial. Let the good work be pushed rapidly on. - 1 - American Platform. The northern wing of the American Party met in Convention at Cincinnati on the 21st. inst., at which the following "platform" was reported by a majority of the Committee, and adopted by the Convention. William Sheets. Esa.. of our citv. was Vice Pre - sident of the Convention, and was on the Committee that reported the platform. - '. The Select Committee to which was referred various resolutions and propositions, mainly on the subject of the differences existing between the North and South, on the subject of slavery, has had the same under consideration, and has approved the following resolution, and recommend its adoption, in lieu of the 12th section of the National Platform. ' ' ' '" ' -That the repeal of the Missouri Compromise was an infraction of the plighted faith of the nation, and that it should be restored; and if efforts to that end should fail, Congress should refuse to admit into the Union any Stale tolerating slavery, which shall be formed out of any portion of the territory from which that institution was excluded by that Compromise. ' That this Convention protests against coalescing with any party which demands the postponement or abandonment of American principles, or the disorganization of the American party, That this Convention recommends to the delegates to the National Convention, from the States here represented, to request the President of the National Council to call a meeting of the same, ' ... I... I. - 1 1 A l-l M 111 ., 1 iu ue neiu at I'nuaaeipuia, on tne lytli day ot February next. ' ' ' ' '" ' ' ' " Railroad Accident. P'or several weeks the timbers of first Salt Creek Bridge, this side of : ,,c Bedford, on the New Albany and salem RailTOR 1 . Vin VI mon! Coat a A a vovir nnnci A fir,i I I o position to give way; indeed, for several days the! the passengers on ihe different trains have walked over the bridge, the Conductor deemin.r it 1 unsafe to risk them aboard while passing over, i On last Thursday evening as usual; the .lssen. J rrorc nn ha on.n.n.1.l: e C....1U I gers on the accommodation train from the South, got oil and walked over, whilst the train pro ceeded to cross alone, with the exception of the pnrriwjer nrwl lirpmnn nnp Ki-alumQn anI -1 conductor. When the locomotive and three cars ' 11 . 11 .1 i. nau goi on to me oituge, tne Diaige gave way, precipitating the locomotive and three cars into the creek, where they now lie. The cars are mashed to pieces, whilst the locomotive (the James Ao. 2) is injured but very little. The persons on the locomotive leaped off to one side, ; and escaped uninjured. -jJloonangion i ews Leiter, T.h. , ' It would be a poor recommendation for the officers of the New Albany and Salem railroad, 5 to have it known that they permitted a bridge to ' remain for several weeks in an unsafe condition; 1 j ,v', i.i,ij 1 ; 1 ,1 r and the stockholders deserve to have their en-1 , , , , , t gtnes and cars smashed up, if they dont send 1 such officers "Kiting." We have never read of 1 a case of such gross carelessness as the above article exhibits. jtSTThe bridge over Pogue's Run, on New Jersey street, was broken down by a drove of cattle on .Monday. It was an old bridge, that j had been removed to that street, and as much j money has been expended on it as would have , built a good substantial bridge there. 1 o A new ! brido-e will now bur remiirid. I 0

Nutriment in Food. The following is an extract from a long article in the Tribune on the subject of economy in food. The following is the proportion of nutritious matter and water in each of the following substances :

Lbs. Substances. 100 Wheat Flour . 100 Corn Meal ... 100 Rice 100 Barley Meal. . Lbs. nut. mat. 90 91 86 88 Lbs. water. 10 9 14 . 12 21 25 77 5 -90 95 S4 85 90 84 . 84 . 75 71' 74 80 73 97 67 100 Rye Flour 79 100 Oatmeal 75 100 Potatoes 22 : 100 White Beans 95 100 Carrots 10 100 Turnips 4 100 Cabbage;. 7 100 Beets 15 100 Strawberries 10 100 Pears 16 100 Apples 16 100 Cherries 25 100 Plums 29 100 Apricots 26 100 Peaches 20 100 Grapes 27 100 Melons 3 ; 100 Cucumbers 2 Meats generally are about three-fourths water, and milk, as it comes from the cow, over ninety per cent. How is it when it comes from the milkman ? Every family should eat beans and peas, because of all articles they afford the best nutriment for the least money. One pound of cheap meat, say at ten cents, and one pound of split peas, say five'eents, will give a fuller dinner lo a family than a dollar expended for beefsteak and white bread. This is a kind of economy that should be known and rigidly practiced. One bushel of white beans will feed more laboring men than eight bushels of potatoes. The beans will cost two dollars, and the potatoes six. A single quart of beans costs nine cents; a halfpound of salt pork, six cents; a pound of hominy five cents; and that will give a meal to a larger family than a dollar's worth of roast beef, white bread, potatoes and other vegetables. f We would not confine the laborer or the poor est family to this cheap food; but we do insist that it is their duty to substitute such food occasionally in place of that which is more expensive, and thus save up a few dollars in the savings bank. Kossuth, on the War. In the New York Times of Nov. 24, is a letter from Kossuth, on the probability of a war between the United States and England, in which we find the following sentences. Kossuth is a deep thinker, and examines closely into the actions and motives of men and governments, and his suggestions ire worthy a fair consideration. The third version is: that for some time nego-. tiations having been in course between England and France on the one hand, and Spain on the other, about the participation of the latter in the Oriental war; Spain had consented, on the condition that as to Piedmont, in return for her alliance, the integrity of her dominions had been guaranteed, a like guarantee of all her dominions shall be pleged lo Spain, with the additional demand that preventive measures should be taken lo give effect lo this guarantee, there where the danger is most evident, ( Cuba) or else, Spain, harrassed with inmm to be sent to the Crimea. Some say these conditions have been agreed upon; and England, furnishing less troops for the' war, and not engaged with her Navy during the Winter in the Baltic, had been deputed to execute the preventive measures. Hence the strengthening of the West India fleet; probably not unconnected with ! propositions lately intimated to St. Domingo, with the view to stop short any speculation on Samana Bay on your part. Such is the third version. On the other hand, some assure me that Great Britain had positively declared that no such treaty of guarantee does "exist" with regard to Spain. How far the fact that the question of alliance a la Piedmont did not yet come before the Cortes consequently the treaty does actually not exist may come in for a diplomatic reserve, I can't tell. I have reported draw your consequeuces. One hint more: It would appear that active operations in the Crimea ure delayed "to a more favorable season." (Just as I told you, we had a fighting campaign a Winter more severe than the Crimea ever has seen we had.) In the meanwhile, "peace" is the motto, and "negotiations" is the cry. Perhaps it does suit diplomacy to leave to the Czar the prestage, that "after all, he has kept the north of Sebastopol and the Crimea" while Austrian and Prussian diplomats swarm like horse-flies, busy to bring the "charger" to a stop. ' But if the Czar must have some prestige left, or else he could not negotiate, peradventure the English people must, likewise, be offered some "reasonable" excuse why; the Government could not insist on a protracted war, nnd on a peace more safe and more satisfactory. And a quarrel with the United States, necessitated (mostly against their will) by a' . - C TV. 1 . I J I' . ! It.. P ase or r.ogmna . nonor ana a.gnuy, vugm aiioru sucn an excuse. Because, aner an, no reasonable Manchester man could advise to have b,oth Russ,a and ' 16 Unltd States hand at the saLme time- PerhaPS' a .1,"le dlPUt.e t0 b a"anSd " d.UB course-might well su.t u,c c,,us ol V . " f . ' V'. t'es may work in this line. You understand what 1 mean. . , . This is mere speculation, I confess. But the menacing, not to say provoking, attitude of Eng--and towards the United btates is in an absolute Point of view So mfld- that one's mind is forcibly; driven to account for it by speculations. A Good Day's Work. John Buck, whose father lives on the Wea Plains, near Lafayette, husked 120 bushels of corn in less than ten hours, on a wager. The Lafayette Courier gives the following notice of the feat: He commenced husking at half past six o'clock in the morninr. and after workinr? nine hours and fifty-four minutes, it was found upon meas-. urement, that he had husked and cribbed one and twenty bushels and a half! It is proper to state that the corn did not stand very ft 1 .1 1 .1 1 r . 1 - J thick on the ground, the early frosts having mjured ;t sc that in some piaces the hills ere about a rod apart. We are not much of a farmer hut will risk the opinion that this feat cannot be surpassed by any other man in the State. Oysters. Bradshaws are receiving daily Princes Bay Oysters, of the best quality. Some that we got there on Wednesday were as large as our hand, the genuine picked oysters, and just as fresh as they come from the sea. All lovers of good things should try them--they are not hard ' to take.

Swamp Lands. A few years ago, some cunning scoundrels got an act passed by Congress to give all the "swamp lands" to the several States. The most of the States granted the lands to the counties, "for the benefit of common schools;" and by further cunning maneuvering one of the interested recipients was appointed to make the selection. From beginning to end, there never was such a stupendous fraud permitted by any government upon itself, or rather upon the mass of the owners of this property, for the benefit of a few adroit operators. In ten years, no State can tell what has become -of this great estate, any more than they can tell what has become of the forty millions of surplus revenue. Even the counties that do retain the lands, or the proceeds of the sale, must feel exactly like the receivers of stolen goods. '. We have lately heard something of the Missouri fraud in selecting swamp lands. ThatState is not alone. We see it stated that Whiteside county, Illinois, which is perhaps as much of an upland county as any in the State, has selected 70,000 acres, or one-tenth of her whole area, as swamp lands, which sold at auction for two hundred thousand dollars some of the tracts bring ten dollars an acre. We know of other counties that can even beat this, but which have not realized as much money in fact, nothing for the whole proceeds have been expended in some robbing scheme of the wire-workers under pretense of draining the lands; many thousands of acres of which no more required draining than all the grand prairie of Illinois. We know of one county in Indiana that came

in for about one hundred thousand acres of swamp land under the robbers' act, that has not a public school at its county seat, or one in the county that is worthy of the name of a public school in a civilized country. And we know of many instances whese the blackest perjury has been committed in selecting these lands, and the basest robbery committed in their disposal and waste of the preceeds. JY, Y. Tribune. . Prepayment of Postage to be made by Stamps only Important. " From the Washington IJnion, Nov. 21. It will be recollected that by the Act of March 3, 1C55, requiring the postage on all letters not free, sent by mail within the United btates, and not from or to a foreign country, lo be pre-paid, it was also enacted that from and after January 1, 1856, the Postmaster General may require Postmasters to place postage stamps upon all prepaid letters upon which such stamps may not have been placed by the writers. We learn that the Postmaster General has decided to require Postmasters to comjihj with, and carry into effect, this provision of the law; and, if not already done, to supply themselves with postage stamps accordingly by sending their order for them lo the Third Assistant Postmaster General. Of course, it is not intended nor expected that this regulation shall throw upon postmasters the labor of affixing postage stamps to letters where the writers might,' without inconvenience, have done it for themselves. The main thing is for Postmasters to keep themselves supplied with stamps, tl.at all persons having occasion to use may readily obtain them. ' ' . ; Indiana Historical Society. A meeting of this Society was held at the State Library on Wednesday, 28th Nov. Hon. Isaac Naylor was called to the Chair, and John B. Dillon was ap pointed Secretary. After some interesting re marks by the Chairman, the following resolutions were adopted: ' ' KesolveoC, That a Committee of two be appoint ed to revise the Constitution and By-laws of the Indiana Historical Society, and to report such revision to the Society at its next semi-annual meeting. J. B. Dillon and James M. Ray, were, on motion of Judge Wick, appointed said committee On motion of Judge Gookins, Hon. Isaac Nay lor was appointed to deliver an address before the Society at its next meeting on the hrst Wednesday after the fourth Monday in May,. 1 856 After the transaction of some other business, the meeting adjourned. Journal. , " The Sound Lues Russia a Mediator. The Hamburg (November 3,) correspondence of the London Times, writes: There is some reason to believe that, after all, Russia has accepted the office of mediator between Denmark and the United States, and proposed, as an adjustment of the dirticulties, that Denmark ' shall cede her island of St. Thomas to the United States, ' for the sum of five millions of dollars; and total ex emption of American Ships and cargo from the future payment of Sound dues. . Although the colony is of no value to Denmark in a pe cuniary point of view, rather causing an expense than bringing 111 a surplus, yet Denmark is said to have declined the proposal, out of considera tion to the Western Powers, to whom such an acquisition of territory on the part of the Americans, so close to their own West India possessions, cannot be desirable.' - 1 According to a letter from Berlin' of the 1st instant, in the Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, the Danish Government percieves that its project tor abolishing the bound dues on payment or an indemnity equal to their value, will encounter insurmountable obstacles; and it therefore proposes to render them less onerous, by allowing commercial ships to pay them to the Danish Consuls in the Baltic ports from which they may have to sail, instead of having to stop in the Sound. ' . It is reported that an Administration paper is soon to be started in Buffalo. There is an opening in that city for another paper, without doubt an opening so big that a very comfortable sized concern will fall through. Sandusky Register.' i Just so with the paper which some of the ultra Americans talk of starting in this city. The paper will not go alone here, for the proprietors will fall through after it. Indianapolis Reptiblican. We think, Mr. Republican, ' that you are getting somewhat frightened about that new paper. You may bet your life that there will be one es tablished. Would it not be good policy for you to yield the track, as the abolitionists have already an organ at Indianapolis, and give "Sam" a chance to breathe? Put Banner. Horse Thieves. William Surface had ahorse stolen on last Saturday night, from the lower part of the city. We hear of a number of horses that have been stolen in different parts of central Indiana, within the past few weeks. Persons owning horses should keep them well secured. ' . jf3yWTe are writing this notice with a copper errodium pen, which has been bent in all manner of shapes, and now writes well. It looks like a gold pen, and it is said will not corrode. They can be had at the Book Store of Messrs. Stewart & Bowen. They are a great institution.

The Russians Will Not Ecuate the Crimea.

The following is the text of the order of the day, dated "Heights of Mackenzie, October 15. by which Prince Gortchakoff announced to his troops his intention not to evacuate the Crimea : His Imperial Majesty, our master, having charged me to thank, in his name, and in the name of Russia, the valiant warriors who have defended the south side of Sevastopol with so much self-sacrifice, courage and perseverance, is persuaded that the army, after having acquired freedom of operations in the field, will continue by all possible efforts to defend the soil of holy Russia against the invasion of the enemy. But, as it pleased the solicitude of the father of the great family (the army) to order, in his lofty foresight, the construction of a bridge at Sevastopol, in order to spare at the last moment as much Russian blood as possible, the Emperor has also invested me with full powers to continue or cease the defence of our positions in the Crimea, according to circumstances. Valient warriors! You know what our duty is We will not volnntarily abandon this country, in which St. Vladimer received the water of grace, after having been converted to the Christianity we adore. But there are conditions which sometimes render the firmest resolutions impracticable and the greatest sac rifices useless. Ihe Emperor lias deigned to leave me the sole judge of the moment at which we must change our line of defence, if such be the will of God. It is for us to prove that we know how to justify the confidence of the Czar, who has come into our neighborhood to provide for the defence of his country and the wants of his army. Have confidence in me, as you have hitherto had during all the hours of trial which the decrees of Providence has sent us. Heavy Payment. We see by the New York papers of this morning, that the American Express Company paid the sum of fifty thousand dollars, yesterday to the Assistant Treasurer of the United States, at New York, it being in settlement of the claim of the treasury department against them for the two boxes of gold coin alleged to have been stolen while in transit - under their care between Dubuque and New York. Various rumors prejudicial to the reputation of the company have been put in circulation, to the effect that payment of this claim had been demanded by the government and refused. We learn that so far from such being the fact, that the very best understanding from the first has existed on the subject between the government and the company, and that the extension of the time of payment asked for by the latter, to enable them to investigate more fully the circumstances of the robbery, was promptly accorded by Mr. Guthrie, and their offer to deposit securities with him declined, on the ground that the responsibility of the company was sufficient in itself without other guarantee. They naturally enough wished to satisfy themselves before paying so large an amount, that a possibility, at. least existed of the coin having been abtracted while in their custody, and prompt and energetic means were taken to ferret out the perpetrators of the robbery, but thus far, we believe without success. " K. N.' State Organ. Just what the American party want now at Indianapolis is a high-toned advocate of Native Americanism. This move meets with favor from almost every quarter, and we are proud to have the satisfaction of knowing that just such a paper will soon be established. Our old friend Thomas Collins, a pioneer in the printing business of this State, now of New Albany, is making arrangements to that effect, and as soon as practicable the first number will be issued. Let all our brethren of the press who have favored the establishment of a National organ of the . American party, assist friend Collins in building up a paper at the Capitol that will reflect the sentiments, the national sentiments, of our much be-' loved and shamefully abused "Sam," Putnum Banner. : . - jCST'SAMUEL Dukes, who was tried for abstracting letters from the mail, at Colfax, on the Lafayette' Railroad, was found guilty, and sentenced to the Penitentiary for ten years. Dukes was detected by means of a decoy letter, put in the office at Frankfort, by Wm." J. Brown, Special Mail Agent. : , . .iCfTThe Continental Vocalists give one of their Concerts at Masonic Hall, on next Monday . evening. The reputation of this Company should draw a full house. ' i!"The alarm of fire last night was caused by a regular burn. Sulgrove of the Journal was completely soaked. Locomotive notice. Sentinel. Of course he was. It wouldn't be a fire unless Berry got well soaked. ,5rThe Bank of Kanawha, at Maiden, Virginia, is broken,, and refused by our Bankers. There is a good deal of this money in circulation. ."' ' : . . Jt-?rThe Germans that were charged last summer with attacking the night watch, were tried last week, but the jury could not agree, and a new trial will be had. Stand from Under. An effort is being made by Eastern Rag manufacturers to circulate the notes of the Farmers' and Merchants Bank, at Greensborough, Md., through the West. We i say "stand from under;" don't touch a dollar of the trash, for it is as rotten a concern as ever was gotten up to swindle the people, Sentinel. jtSrWe learn by the Delphi Journal that regular trains are running on the Wabash Valley Railroad as far as Huntington; and that this side of that point, a large number of hands are at work grading, ironing and ballasting, and t with ordinary weather the cars will be running as far as Logansport by the middle of January. Franlforl Crescent. - Difficulties of Ignorance. A man in Pennsylvania, who had neglected the education of his ' elder sons, had occasion to send them to sell . some cattle. Not being able to make an entire ''' cash sale, they took a note in one instance, as they supposed for twenty-five dollars. The old , gentleman did not like this trading by writing, 1 of which he was ignorant, and fearing that all was not right, sent for the school-master. Sev- ; eral men-grown sons, and one little Benjamin, stood by in breathless anxiety to hear the paper ,' read, when the master read in part as follows: "For value received, I promise to pay John Knowenough, or bearer, twenty-five kicks on the shin, when cailed for." Here the old man broke out in a tremendous passion, and declared that he had one son left, . ! who had not grown up to rum, and he would I send him to college if it cost him a cow ! Thus ' men sometimes learn too late the difficulties of ignorance, but without learning the true value of knowledge.