Daily American, Volume 1, Number 96, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 June 1855 — Page 3

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THE ."AMERICAN.

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CITY ITEMS

PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW CELEBRATION. -t order

the Marshal, of the day., :,VHta5nlT SI I OUtjER 0V PROCKSSIOX

IsU Music by the iVrre-Haute Brass Baud. 2 J. lyor and Common Council. 3.1. Ouitor.

.'• Ut.li. Ladies, ...... iUb.•Citizens genomllv .f The procession will

A. M. in the Court when it will march out of the sqirire t,o '2d stv nlon^ O.iio street to Jih to National 11 ul Street—thence jdo.tg National liwd to 2d street— clience njjjuitt into the public square, through the West gate, to the seats prepared.

Order of Exercises.

1T Mii.sic by the Hand. 2. Prayer by the Chaplain.

Singing by the Glee Club. Heading Preamble and Kesolu-

tions •j. 5. 0. 7.

Oration. Music, hy tlv5 Band. Question on the Resolutions. Singing by the Gk*j Club, i). 15()jiediction. By order of th« a ^Committee uf rrtmycmeitte.

'We undwrsUmd tlut on Saiiirdav iirht another of ihose disgraceful fig hts,

nig tranMcnt biaule^, notwithstanding

*a't*iW4 will occur less frequently from

v,)4i4

!'hii:i1,

to-morrow, when the new li-

iuor la jy troes in'-o efi'ect.

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I'oiack Cui nT.—George C. liobison was lined live di liars and costs yesterilay, (Snndav,) for assault and battery, ^dnimit ed on Saturday night, on a \vo- ®,K' ^3'

and the tmisnmy ordered to be

•abated.

yrW

t,V«»ry

EWrvinr a1 wnisi-s mtinv ^oihI

li/i.fys, y.-vlay, whicli art-, i#i«i?io 'e fnuiul in 1'die "'iiiy ni)rr: p'ttop in llti- ri*v. 1'iii" Ajiplus at',-a in tlicsc parts, and all lovers of ihU irii.it'will have bi- t|tiiolc, il' tlioy wi-h tL iiwte. ItiTicI, y«u enn Ijc Mippliod with

tIti 11 *-. that delirious and nioc at this ''Voufv and,by the wny, you M-ili llnd the proprietor eosirteou's mui proinpt. (.Jivo liim a all his *Un rgy .deserves putrona^--

,'iC-r?" Vigo Fire and Hose Company lueeia^to-night, at their room also tomorrow, at '1 o'clock P. M., for drill.

Tie- Relief Fire Company meets tomorrow, at 4 o'clock, for drill.

Great Know-Nothing Banquet.

PulLAOKI.l'Hl a,.hitie

The first

frffc q&Hfe- -jfl&

Frightful Shipwreck—Six Hundred ..Lives Lost.

-if ?.•"» Halikax,

tli—thence aloiiLr ,j

JC-&" Tim citixcns generally of Vigo y, ant cordially invited to be presu.itnud participate in the celebration.

June 7th.

Melbourne, Australia, dates of March 8th, furnish us with painful details of the loss of the Peruvian ship "Grimenza." The captai a and five of her crew had reached Melbourne in the barque

lie following order of procession. •will bo Observed, in the celebration of Ri° Grande. tIn? 12th of June, under thy, directionpf passage to Callao, with 640 passengers

crew, underweut terrible suffering in the boats before they were picked up.

Lancaster, Pa.,

4.in (jaunty Ofiioew including Jus-1 has been arrested and committed, on dy the politic tices of the Peace. I the charge of embezzlement. The de- and will be

5ih. Clergy. tu it is siaifd !u be 8300,000, and the courU-svtow Uih. Kdiforial Corps

7th. TlKt*evei 4il,!'|'n inpc in Orders.! prevailed amon^ tie depositors.

Haile, Of Hinsdale, Xmer-

A ^rhig, for President—there was onLreet tlienee hast 1., .. .»

om vote 1,1

opposition. The House

.•

elected John J. Prentiss, American Whig, Speaker, by 210 votes, against 86 for all other candidates.

This afternoon Larkin 1). Mason, of Farmouth, Free-Soiler, was chooseu to fill the only vacancy in the Senate

The Governor elect will be rmiugururated to-morrow and deliver his message.

Guns are being fired this evening to celebrate Sam's success in the organization of the Legislature to-day.

New Albany and Salem Railroad Bonds looking up. We understand that sale of N. A. fc S. Railroad 3rd Mortgage 7 per ct*— Bonds was cflccted a few days since at 70 cents to the dollar. This is a decided improvement in that class "f securities, an I augurs well for thctfuture success of the road.

While on this subject we ought to mention that Mr.

Brooks,

Compain1X. A Tribune.

There was a groat Know-Nothing 1 in'jui.'t last night at (he Lansom street '11. Mayor ('oim»d presided, with a 1 /jre number of Vice •"'residents. iroom was tastefully decorated and the table abundantly supplied.— JJutween 400 and 500 were present.

tnasf «TI|«

The first toast, "The Union," was responded to bv K. Ravnor, of South 'irol::ia, in 11 patriotic speech. '1116 Second toast, "America Ruled hy A me.ii^ans," was responded to bv J. H^Rienrds, of Maryland.

The third, "Religious Liberty," was responded to bv C. Andrews, of New York.

Various other speeches were made, and the proceedings were not closed until a late hour. Toward the close there was much confusion, and the speakers were continually interrupted.

*nd attend the celebration, to-morrow!

ONE BY ONE.

0110

Viien d((Wii town. Not being able to One hy one the moments fall: tool, tin-bill, he via.s sent down to the ^nie

sancs are flowing,

ai'° cnn,i"S.

Burnett lIonse'v to board it out. uotstrive to grasp them all. '. A Mr..Jordan,,a transient resident of One by one thy duties Avait thee, 'this pla •, w:'.s ifined 910 and costs for} Let thy whole strength go to each, keeping a house of ill fame, east of the Let no future dreams elate thee,

some are

going-

Learn thou first what these can teach.

•One by one (bright gifts from Heaven)

•lovs are sent, thee licit below them readily when given, Read}* too to let them go. One by one thy griefs shall meet thee

Do not four an armed band One will fade as others greet thee Shadows passing tli rough the land.

Do not look at life's long sorrow See how small each moment's pain God will help thee for to-morrow,

Every day begin again.

Every hour that fleets so slowly Has its task to do or bear Luminous the crown, and holy,

If thou set each gem with care.

Do not linger with regretting, Or for passing hours despond, Nor, the daily toil forgetting,

Look too eagerly beyond.

Hours arc golden links, God's token, Reach Heaven but one by one Take them, lest the chain bo broken

Kre the pilgrimage be done.

NCmOE

Let all of our citizens turn out

I fit i^rrriWr.^

Vigo county deceased. Said estate is supposed wholesale, to be selvent. D. SCOTT, Adm'r

May 31, l855.-d-3t.

The First Strawberries

THE SEASON, this evening at WESTFALL & TRATP'S. May 21 tf Corner 4th & Ohio bts,

swsmm X? *H ^5S ^l" ffSSSiiiPp! **r-

June G.

Lancaster Savings Institute of (iei-jrnble and readable newspaper, this city has failed. .The Treasurer1

assets $ 120,000. Much excitement

Cokcohd, N.

H., Wednesday.. June 6.

Both branches of die Legislature or-

.i iJotn orancnes oi uie Legislature or-

•1 in at oek, I j.i S it igauizedthis morning. The benate#leet^d

the able and

efficient President, has made arrange-

of such frequent occurreiu-e, took placements for replacing the balance of the at, one of the liquor alwps, in town, (sa.V 18 miles) with heavy I rail, and the work is now in progress.— creating great noise and confusion. Re-1

li« \,XgiU'|icc- of the city Mnrslial, they tinuous rail from New Albany to tho 3'^ofipq'l.TT$ti of the city. Wc hope such Lake. At present this 18 miles of flathar is a great draw back to the character and business of the road. Right glad are we to see a brighter future opening ?n to thisenterprising Railroad

1 his will completed in the course of

seagol-,t

wlu'ii Ave shall have a con-

PROSPECTUS'

—or

the—

DAILY & WEEKLY AMERICAN.

The

She was wrecked on her

undersigned feel gratified in be

ing ablo to say to the citizens of TerreHaute, and the people of Indiana and Illinois, generally, that former success and present prospects justify them in the Daily and Weekly

annou.ncino

ou board, nearly all of whom perished.' •A-n*®rican as a fixed fact, and destined A. few survivors, mostly officers and

The proprietors are determined by untiriug energy, and heart felt devotion to the cause in which they are engaijed, to make the American a most

The following sentiments, will emboolitic&l faith of the American, maintained, in a spirit of courU-sy towards those who may differ with us in sentiment. 1st. A just discrimination In favor of ^".r. native born citizens, for all offices of

Constitution of the U. S. or the gen-

Terre-Haute, May 1G d& wtf NOTICE.

NOTICE

S3T The Artie expedition, in search I date 835,00 of Dr. E. K. Kane left N. York, on last ELIZABETH FOXWORTHY, Saturday I Adm'rx of Wm. Foxworthy.

HOME MARKET.

CORRECTED DAILY tOR TITS AMEBIC\.\.

WHOLESALE. Flour bbt $St50 Wheat $0,00(£1 SO

Corn Bacon Flaxseed Lard Sugar Coffee Mol&sws Tobacco Salt bbl Coal Wood oord Lime bu. Feathers Rice Wlnsky ^9 gall Bulter Kmj.v Fish White Mnckeivl Te«h

weekly. 12223 24 25 26 27 281415 16 17 18 19 20 All communications of an interest- 29 30 21 22 23 24 25 36 57 ing nature, free from personalities,

and unexceptional in language, will bo 7 8 9 10 11 12 welcomed to our columns. |jg 14 15 16 17 18 19 Strict attention to the courtesies due 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 to our cotemporaries will be preserved., 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 7

Daily, per week pavable to carrier lOcts.!

Jor annum* in advance,

six months, 2,60. three months, 1,25. Weekly per annum in advance, 1,00. six months, 50. 11 copies one year, 10,00.

No subscriptions received for weekly for less than six months, nnd no paper continued after the subscription has expired, utiles by especial arrangement.

BROWN & SILVERTH0RN. Puhlis/icrs fc Proprietors.

MME!

rpn undersigned is now prepared to furnish the best of Putnam County Lime, at Wholesale or Retail. This lime is well known to be the best in the State, for all purposes. I have fitted up a lime house on Fourth, between Poplar and Swan street*, where good supply will be kept constantly on hand.

Orders from a distance will be promptly filled, on reasonable terms. WM. H. BOSWELL, 0* Residence, corner of 5th and Poplar streets, where he may be found when not at the lime house.

is hereby given that on the

seventh day of July, A. D. 1855, between tho hours of ton o'clock, a.m., and four o'clock, p. m., of said dav, at the residence of the undersigned, in Honey Creek township, Vigo county, Indiana, the underrigned will expose to sale at public auction, one Jack, for the purpose of paying the expense of keeping and feeding the same, the owners thereof having failed for more than six months to pay for the keeping and feeding of said Jack. Amount due to this

June 1, 1855-3wprsfee82

NOTICE. Tt/iygal *nw.

is hereby given that the under-1

LARGE lot of Tea, Tobacco, Bag-Salt,

siped has beni appointed Admimstra J\ Willow and Wood Ware, Matches, f,"Lli cT °f Firecrackers, Cegars, Groceries, etc., etc., at Call soon for bargains.

COMSTOCK & BROTHER,

June 5-dw2w No. 2 Mechanics' Row.

Flsli, Flsli. K/% BARRELS of Mackerel, of the best OU brands, just received and for sale at wholesale, by R. S. COX & CO.,

Juno 5, 1855-dtf

RETAIL.

OVd Ap'ls f) bu. 1.50 Green (§0,00 PeucUe# Diicd 2.511 Potatoes 1.50 Cheese 10 Madder Ki Onions 1.00 Cbicktus tpdoi. 1.80 Cidrr 0,00 OaU 35

$9,00 0 00 0,65 8(tl0 0,00 10

I 1.15(

50@60 90(^34 75 9 00 00 40 10 30 15 10 15 10 75©l.O0 60 l,Gtt 10

"J0(« 15 2.75 1 j|9. a^5 20^ @35. 08 30

Btuihel

C&I0 08 10,00 00

50($(5 8,110

00(»i1,15

Salnmtu* Nallf Candhm Star Caitdlvs Tallow

trust r.nd profit, in preferance to those of foreign birth. 2d. The Union of these States. 3d. Opposition to all local or sectional prejudices.^ 4th. TheUuiled States of America as they are, "one and inseparable." fi'.h. No Sectarian interference in our legislation, or the administration of American Laws. 6th. Hostility to the assumptions of the Pope, through the Bishops, Priests and Prelates of the Church, or by powers of the Old World. 7th. Restoration of our State naturalization laws to a correspondence with the Constitution of the United States. 8th. Free and liberal Educational Institutions, for all sects and classes, with a free use of the Bible, God's Holy Word, as a textbook. 9th. Full tolerance to all Religious, sects, which do not conflict with the Ha on nn nf

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14 20 11

3 4

May 16, 1855-dtf

Normnicn. 1 3

4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1G 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2G 27 28 29 30

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18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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10 13 13 14 15 16

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15 30 15

CALENDAR

For t»ik TKAtt ok

oru Louo, 1855.

to ttc

jaXvauv

1 jri.y.

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 S 6 7 7 9 10 11 12 13' 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1415 16 17 IK 19 2015 16 17 18 ]9 20 21

ius of our free institutions. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 10th. The 'Monroe doctrine' against' 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 7 8 9 10 11 colonization on the Americaa continent

by the nations of Europe. '25 26 27 28 The latest Foreign and domestic gen-

ioq^n -n

fluklart acoit^t.

1112 13 15

17|18i3 14 15 16 17 18

1819 20 21 22 23 24 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 BKlTEMHtlU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 23

MAttcn.

eral and local news, will be carehilly 12 3 noted, and selections will bo made in ,3 J2 it 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 reference to the maintenance of a high jgjg

gj gg 23 24

tone of morals in our columns. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31*23 24 25 26 27 28 29 The markets, of our own and of the! *mn- |30 principal commercial cities of the Slat™,! *,•, ,J! ^Ti S 6 will be correctly reported daily and'j516

l7 18 l9

20 21 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

AMERICAN

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00H.HIW

78?is

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 2G 27 28 29 30 31

76 COMER!

Groceries and Provisions of all kinds.

THK

ur.dersigned are now prepared to wait upon their friends ami customers with a full and general assortment of Groceries and Provisions.

Their stock comprises, in part, Eiiglish Dairy Cheese, Mackerel, Sugars, Spices, Coffee, Teas, Molaasos, canvassed Beef, Hams, Shoulders, Sides, .Lard, Potatoes, Salt in sacks,

Willow Wagons, Baskets, Tubs and Washboards,

and in fact every thing that can be desired, may be had, at chcapcr rates than can be found in th« city.

O* Butter, Kggs, Chickens, Meal, Flour, &.C., kept on hand, when they arc to be had in the country.

D" Persons sending children for any art icle to this house, nicy rely on the correctness of weight and change.

Give us a call—we are determined that no house in the city shall undersell us wo do not put on the tariff when an article is scarce.

JAMISON & TKHRY, Corner of Market & Walnut sts,

HORSES

7*OR SALE—Four good Work Horses, all nod condition. Inqui AMS' Auction Store.

_|^ young and in good condition. Inquire at J. M. A Mav 21,1855-dtf

Amcricnn Transportation Company CAPITAL $900,000. NCORrORATED under the laws of tho

State of New York. This company have abundant means both in Steam Propellers and Boats, to give any property, intrusted to them, the greatest despatch, and it shall be their care to transport all property safely, and in good order.

The merchants of Terre Haute, and adjacent country, are respectfully invited to take the advantages of this line into consideration

CONSIGNEES.

Hubby, Hughes if Co Cleveland Brownlee, Pendleton and Co, Brown and King, Scott and Co., Toledo. Shewmaker and Co., Terre Haute.-

Any information given by SHEWMAKfiR & CO., Ohio Street between Island 2d. May 24-1855 and tf.

FEW more boarders with lodging, and a number without lodging, wanted at Grain's boarding-house, in Mechanics' Row tine ,Ma

on accommodating terms. Terre-Haute, May 7, 1855.

OFFICE,

Weloh'i Block, Fourth Street, East of the Po«t Office,

THK

iUiAtll)

2.00 0*00

2,00

i3'dtrei5 ao^oo 1,50 1, 0 00 40

t/Nk

TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA. SilbetflwN," PRINTERS ANDFfiOPRIETOnS.

Proprietors of tho ^'American I Job Priuting Office," are pleased to say tlmt tliey are now prepared to fill all orders (on short notice) in the lino

PRINTING!

Our stock of type and other materials are entirely new, and of the bestwid most fashionable style, purchased^ whh, a view of doing all kinds ol?

ri4

RAILROAD

CIRCULAHS,

BILL HEAD8, HAND-BILLS, NOTES, ^8 'j£,

Deeds, Xjiecusioiei.

MORTGAGES, &C.,

Aijd in fact every thing in tho printing line will be done in a manner not to bo excelled by mauy Western printing offices.

Orders for Printing respectful

ly solicited. May 30, 10SS-

SOMETHING NEW

On tlie Watoa£h.

FURNITURE MADE BY STEAM.

D. O. P0RSTEE

rfjk HAVING permanently located in TorIpk rc-Haute, ia now engaged in manufju!M' turiug Furniture by eteam, in the ruost cm*ditions and workmanlike manner.

His Ware-Booms aro on tlio corner of Third and Cherry street*, where be keeps constantly on Hand and offers for sal •, at wholesale and retail, a large and full assort ment of the most elegant Furniture, of all styles and descriptions, at rates equal to Cincinnati prices, adding freight.

He also keeps constantly on haul Fhk'n patx'iit air-tight

Metalic Burial Cases.

Together with a full assoruueut of Burial Clothes, and Wooden Coffins, of the beat material and workmanship. 1

B-T Funerals attended with an elegant

Evory thing in his lino furnished at the shortest notice and on the most teasonablo terms.

Families and dealers,in the trade* will find it to their interest to call at the corner of 3d and Cherry street#, one square North of Main, elsewhere.

before Terro-Haute, ay 29, lt$55-dwtf

MONEY MADE (WICK.

^ukre is great complaint among young men that thoy cannot got employmciH that will remunerate theru for their services. To such, the subscriber would call attention to a safe, pleasant and very profitable bnsineas, by which, without any risk, the capital invested can be doubled every three months, and by a little extra exertion every two moths. Agents are wanted in every city and town in the Union—you cannot overstock tho market, and there is alwav* a ready sale.

Circulars containing a full and accurate description of the business, and all matters pertaining thereto, will bo sent free of expense to any address, on application by let ter or otherwise to SAMUEL SWAN,

Atlanta, Ga., or Montgomery, Ala. Juno 1, 1855-d3m

A CARD-—Having sold my establishment on Market street, East of the Square, and purchased Mr.

Tujsll's

firm of

Gko.

E'ats,

interest in thu

Riplky

& Co., Norlh of the

Square, I shall take much pleasure hereafter in serving my friends, ncauaintnnces, and tho

ublic generally, in the line of Dry Good*, Boots, Shoes, Bonnets, &c., Stc.

The business will continue with6ut a change of firm, and will consist of Mr. G. F. RirLKY and the undersigned

D. S. DANALDSON.

otick.—Mr.

I). will continue- in the Land

Warrant business, and the various duties of a Notary Public, and will wait upon old soldiers, their

minor

children, promptly and ef

ficiently. ID* Land Warrants bought and sold. May 19,1855. D. S. D.

WANTED.

SITUATION as Salesman or Boo&Keeper, in a Dry Goods or other business house, by one who has had many years experience. The b»st of city references can be given.

Apply at this office. June 1, 1855-d2w