Daily American, Volume 1, Number 148, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 10 August 1855 — Page 1

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PRINTED AVD PUBLISHED DAILY BT I. M. BROWN & J. N. SILVERTHORN, Welch's Block, opposite the Po«t Office.

Terms of Subscription:

Per Week, (payabl to the Carrier.) ID ccntsv For Six Month?, (in advance,) *2 50 For One Year, (in advance,) 5 00

Terms of Advertising

O" Our terms of advertising shall be as liberal as any other Office in the Wabash Valley. •.* !D~ A lafglT dedctetiotf will btsmadeoii yearly advertisements for advance payments.

NO. 157.—Meets at 0»I FELLOWS' HALL, in the Prairi^ Cjty Builclings, every Tuesday ni 'lit.

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Transient Bt others arc respectfully tnvi.ed to attend. FIRMAN NIPPERT, N. G. •JAS- B. EDMUXUS. Sec.

1 O. 0. F. -TKRRE-HAUTE LODGE, I NO. 51- Meets at Odd Fallows' Hall, iu the Prainc City Buildings, every Saturday evening

JAMES HOOK, N

J. H. O'BOYLE, Sec'y.

VIGO

ENCAMPMENT, NO-17, meet* at Odd Fellows' Hall, in the Prairie Ciry ttildings, onihe first an4 third Wednesday evenings of or.ah month.

MORNINGneet

NO. 38,

Honor every^

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Mrs- LEACH, S

Miss MARTHA KHEA. S. R. Anew

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BLACK HAWK TRIBE,

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

American Express Company. Offico in Ross' block, West side* of Public Sj a M. S. WASSON, Agent.

BE3IENT & CO..

W hnlesale Dealers in Groceries. Iron. Nails ana riour. Corner W ab tsh ana 1st. »ircet.

J.M.ADAMS.

Auction and Commission Rooms, No.' Early's block. Salef every Saturday.

HOLMES' FOUNDERY,

EAST OF CANAL, XKAB TKRRE- 11 ACTK AND RICHRAILROAD DI POP,

WHEREMOND

he. is well prepared to furnish Engines, Builers, Mills and all kinds of Machinery, at short uolice and in elegaut style aud finish. [July 18-dy

A N O O

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Clothing and Furnishing Goods

LIME! LIME!

fT^HE undersigned is now prepared to fur»iish the best of Putnam County Lime, at Wholesale or Retail. This lime is well known to be the best in the State, for all pur poses. I have fitted up a lime house on Fourth, between Popl and Swan

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^mcrifsn. QDEENSWABE,

^-s f5L ASSWARP AVTi oor^c-oiire

streets,

where a good supply will be kept consi-intly on hand Orders from a distance will be promptly filled, on reasonable terms.

WM. H. BOS WELL,

U* Re=idpnce, corner of 5th and Popl :r streets, where he rosy be found when not at! the lime houso.

Terre-Haute, May 16 dfe wtf

To Printers throughont the State,

WECare

prepared to furnish at the lowest ASUR a tf^—

Fine Eastern Printing Inks, in large and small sized cans. Printing Paper of any size, and extra quality.

Cards cut to order at short notice. Unruled Cap, Letter, and Note Papers. Fine PI un and Illuminated Card Boards.

STEWART & BO WEN,

18 Wvst Washington St., Indianapolis. May 28, 1855-wy

A. HAMMOND.

IT. H. NILSOS.

HAMMOND & KELSON. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Terre-Hante, Indiana. O* Oryioie in PhoBnixRow, over Bucking ham's Book St^re. [July 5,1855-dtf

GLASSWARE AND GROCERIES, At Wholesale and Retail, No. 3, MLCHAXICS' Row, Terre-Hante, Indiana, first door Eastof J.3£. Riddle & Co.

COM STOCK AT

S. B. SMITH, 0. P.! I which ihey nj offer at prices s.«idom hturd'

E. S. HUSSEY Scnbe. of in thisiertiou of country. Their I able-WHI Department is fi'led with" the finest and most desirable specimens of

IT^VENINp STAR TEMPLE OF HONOR, NO. 50, nvet« ut their Hall, in J. Ear, nrr,compri ing in pn Pin ine

HIMI

IvV Building, ,iortli-west corner of the Publie. Square, cvt iy V.onday evonin^. of Diff.-rent styles, paft« rn- lunke ami |.ri,9,' V' Ice'? Spoons, mul Forks and tvetY ,P. B8WAIX, R. other'irticie used tipon a table

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the Hall of Temple of

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Gvoceries and Provisions.

A complete assortment kept constai tly on hand. I'NKIN'S TEAS, in metalic packs, or by th« chest or pound warranted pure..

Mustard and Sptccs, from H-rrison fc F»aton, Ciiifinuati, and Beatty of vton, warranted gootl, and, iu fact,every ihing usually kept, or tint is possibletoget hold of, may be mud at this houxe, and at us fair rales as any one cm or will sell.

Country Merchants, end all others,! will do well to give us a call, as our priees arc based upou the priueip'e of "live and let live." COMSTOCK &. BROTHER.,

May 12, 1855-c'wtf

TRAfsTSPORTATI ON.

LIVINGSTON & CO.

Commission Merchants, Forwarder* A Stenm Hont Airente.

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VG Xj TEBBE-HATJTE, INT)., AUGUST 10,1855.

BllUTtlER

''ST re-pi'c fully annontice to the cfii-1 zt*ns» o(' 'lYrrv-Ilrfuti', *tnd U»« surround* country, th th^y ivp just opened at the nbve stand, a Irtrijo and general assort* in.-iit of Qtieeriswnro. Opissware »nd Groceries,

Ten Sets, (fine and plain.)

ROCK!NOU\M

STAR SOCIAL DEGREE, bestquiiity .s

SeN Pitcher*,

evening LOOKING-GLASSES, with plain aud,.

P., jfancytfil, fr n,.,. „ll

No. 3, will be km-

lled at their igw am, an the 3d sleep of ev«ry 7 suns, at the 1 run. V8 M. CRISHER,

very

AND YELLOW WAIIR, of the

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TERRE-HAUTE, IND.

Ag-ents for Transportation Lines.

ui- ^B^KROUGH Receipts given to and from

Norrlj.Kast corner Public Pqujare. and one Terre-IIante, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, lo-«r West of Southern Bunk, Terre Haute, Ind. Aug4'55-dly.

N'-wY.'rk Mild Boston. P,!irMe«inr Attention paid to receiving Goods hv illro*.:. River and Canal.

M«y 9tlt, 1855-dtf.

jS'EW YORK & ERIE RAILROAD

EXPRESS FREIGHT LIKE, .ND Spmiiding's Gre Wesferw snd South-Western M-rchindise Express, connect injr with all \tfe«teri ilnmds.

O" W irk cttnges, '."piuldirlg's Express," *r,d seud foot of Duauo Street, Aew York

For conti^etS. apply to G. B. Wi .m.«, R. R. I.ivjngs'on.V M. H.Powell And to LIVI G.5Tv.\ «l CO., iy 4. i855-d6m 'r-rre-nante.

119 Bro-d m. N'. Y.

STOVES.

HAVE hartd a of the crMr-fl-crf Kinpire^tnt* C'okiiiySove-. which 1 wil ci'O 'p. at the oid Rov^h aiul Ri-ady Corner op Kisitis the Conrt-Hoo-e.

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March -tf R. L. RALL

J. ¥.'SmAT0]\V

O IS S I O N E A N P0RWASDING AGENT, AVI) DKALRA t.v Groceries and Country Produce, COR2TKR OL- SECOND AN1 OHIO STS.,

TERRE-HAUTE, \fii,

CT REKLKENCF—Cirtzeus of Tare-Haute

Mav 9 1855-dtf

DR.,

one square north of the Siewurl House. Aprill6,dtf,

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CALENDAR

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TH* TEA* or ot*

HATicii. skprxtntK*. 19 3' 1 4 5 6 7 2 9 1 0 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 11 15 16 17 910 11 |2 19 14 15 1* 19 20 21 92 23 2llCl7 18 19 20 2» 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 3lj23$4 25 26 97 9S 29

article of Spice Rox- fHHMTIUft

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A i»rge lot of Willow Ware, consisting of

out covers,) Well Bucket*. Bird Cages, &c

-MOUNT EA(SLR

Chief of Records.

1st Sun. Ooll Mion, G. £»., 5615.

AMML. 301'! *s-

1 9 3 4 5 6 74 ocroafttt. 8 9 10 11 12 13 l4 1 2 3 4 5 6 15 16 17 18 19 20 21i 7 8 9 10 12 13 2223 34 25 26 27 2814 15 16 17 18 19 20

29 *0 -X, *vt. 1 2 3 ^7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17

PRINTERS AND PROPRIETORS.

rPHE Pr»priet«»rs of the "Aiwriean Job Printing Office," ate pleased to! say that tlicy ate now prepared to fillj all orders (on short notice) in tbo line. Of

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varvt

LORD,

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as 35 F~ Be. rr.

JAM AJTR. JULY. 1 2 S 4 5 f' 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 i» 10 11 19 131 8 9 10 18 13 14 1415 16 17 18 19 2Q|I5I6 17 18 1? 90 91 21 22 23 94 35 26 ^7 9993 24 25 26 97 98 2b 29 30 31 J59 30 31 rsMtvARY. Atocirr. 1 9 s! 19 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 10, 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1C I7jiaw 14 15 16 17 18 IS 19 20 21 £9 23 24 19 80 91 22 93 S4 95 25 26 27 29 $b 97 88 29 30 31

91 22 24 25 26 57 2823 30 31 NOViatarB. 1 9 S 4 5 6 7 8 9 10! II 19 IS 14 15 16 17 pike 1819 20 21 22 23 24 95 26 27 98 29 30

4 5 II 19 16 19

20 2J 22 2:t 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 *ttntt. 1 2, 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 id 17 18 19 20 21 2i T.i 2425 26 27 28 99 30

DECUMBM.

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|1Iain aito Jfaittg |a(i 1UG(51.KS

RAILROAD

CIROXXLARS,

PAMPHXiBTS, BILL HEADS, HANO-BILL8, NOTES,

€A«B8,

Deecis, Iicoaes,

MORTGAGES, &,C.,

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BST Orders for Printing respectfully solicited. Mav 30, 1855.

inv-'sted can be doubled vcry three mouths, i-nd by a little «xtra exertion every two moths. A^ent* we wanted in every city and town in the Union—you cannot overstock the matk"t,and therv is always a ready sale.

Circulars containing a full and accurate description of the bunneaa, and all matters pertaining thereto, will be sent free of expense to any address, on application bv letter or otherwise to SAMUEL SWAN,

Allant,Ga., or Montgomery, Ala. June 1,

Harper's Magazine for August

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JU'INAM'S MONTHLY do. GODEY'S LADY'S BO^K do. July31-dtf. At BUCKINGAAM'S

May 21, I855lwtf

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 IG 17 18 19 90 21 22 2324 25 96 27 98 29 :»o ai

19 90 91 83

AMERICAN

§ooIi anb |o l)

Wolch'8 Block, Fourth Street,

go «.Jackets. Ac .f«Eait of the Post Office, a luh«,\\«shbrtfird'. Buckets (with or wlih^'i,—

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TERRE"HAUTE. INDIANA*

1 RT -LI. for E'eansing GLASS ',

plates, windows, «s chimneys for Innips •Ti, C*(i il and ga burner^ «,U and silver. iJIrOTOl) & Pllbenl)C^lf)t Powder, bliot. Le -d. Cnpi, ««td anew ar iclo of Elastic Gun Wadding.

Ice Cream Saloon.

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O N E I 6 N E

fWESTPAIX ft TRAPP,

in »cctmtni'ti}«?ing AUO, lee ('ream furnished

hours, and in an May, 91, 1855 -i

ACCIM?

\XTOULD respectfully inform U^ eltliena' ",ono mseparablo.'* of this place, that th#v Uav«» laken and 5th. No Sectarian interference Irr 12 13 14 15 "V11 °,f *1W£5and convcui- our leffialation, or the adminiitratian of I« on «I 00 seldom equalled in th» est., the large AmiwWum

and et.«im«diovm building, known an t8« «TT Canal Office," corner ot Ohio and FourU»! i,

Self-Soalinft I O A N S

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AM now rnaiiuiiiCtU'iiitf. at tl»e old Hough & JAeady Qorner. Svlf .dealing Fruit Can#, for preserving IVuit*. veg«tal)Ies, Ac —the only can ever madu requiring nn wax, solder or cciuent. Tht»e cans, arc warranted, to peform as presented. "TTiose in need of an article of thin kind can have their orders flUi*d on »hort notice, an.I on reasonable terms. Call at Uie old R. dt R. Corner, «wd examine fur jourlwlves, R. L. BALL.

Tcrre-Haute, July 17-d2m

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SAVE YOUR MONEY.

Our stock of type and o'ber maU rials, «he reci-puon of Gentleman and Ladies, ,• 'S ,i where they can be supped with ai good Ice are entirely new, and of the best and Crwnn flavored to M.tt tb.ir taut* for less mn8t fashtonable st'. le. purchased with money ttian any good eistablishment in this a view of doing all kinds of I city. Also, all kinds and Varieties of nuts, "k«

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atm ta, wh-re ihey are prepnn-d to serve tip the Pope, through the fchopus, in the moKt. approved st lr— ice Cream, of «U and Prelates of the Church, or I flavors, Cakes Codies, Fruits, Nnt«, Oo«.

They are prt-paren tofurni-h Parties, W^d- the Constitution of the United States.

ninin.la'ine terms." Institutions, for sll sects and clips'1!.

annonncs to Uie Pub-

nii^rmmMni) trnm -A*-*- lio thai the "Ruggle* baloea," eett of

JL^ X9 TsKleZ*TlK|m3i the public kqnare, a few dooi* North of t.he Jt jL JltlB

c''y

Hall, is now fitted up in complete fatyle

rakvs.caudiea, caufectiouHri^, Ac,coii»taiit lv on hand. Mrs. Ruggles will soon be aolo to k%p a constant supply of choice StrswberrieM. whi will be served up to order at short notice and in die best style.

Weddings, Parties and families, furnished on short notice with cakes and Icecream, of the best quality and iu any quantity, at all lime*. A liberal patronage is solicited.

Terre-Haute, May 25 1^55 tf.

ICE CREAM SALOON

SCUDDER& CO.,

\VJ OULD inform the citieens of this city

And tn fact eveiy tliing in the punting rnost elegant Ice Cream Saloons in the West.

line will b- done in a manner not to be excelled by many Western printing offices.

tlmt they have fitted up one of the

Ice Cream of all descriptions, Vgnilla, Lem on, Orange, &c., kept constantly on hand throughout the Summer also, cakes, candies aud nuts of the beat quality. [My7]

QL Summer Hats.

ATTENTION, GENT8!

PE11S0N8

MONEY MADE QUICK. in BE is greai conip nint among young .. inn tlia1 tt.ey cannot, get enipnyninit I*'1,] ^h'lt the Xor Store that will reumneriit? tieni uir their service^, t18

desiring neat and fashionable

Dress Silk Hats, or Gents Fine Oapa,

A a5®

To Mich, th snb eriber would ll attention Leghorn, Panama, and other fine -*ruw hats, to suit any A large lot of plain

to a 1 h-a^mit and v«.-iy profitable bugi- hats, to suit any taste. ne-is, hv which, wi hoitr any rifk. the capital cheap^^" P' straw goods, for sale

them, at ai) times.

C«ll snd examine for yourselves. llata of the best materials, made to order, and warranted to be just what ttiey «re represented—the genuine A No. 1 of the season.

J.C.YATEH,

Modi sett's Block, Terre-Hauto, Ind. May 17, 1855-dtf

Second•llaudcd Cider BnrreU for ale by P.P.PRICE, One «joor West Terre Haute House, Julyl9-dtf Na'ioual Road st.

150

tA lb*. tre»h Honey for sale by OU P. P. PRICE, One door West Terre Haute House,

July 19-dtt National Road et.

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DAILY & WEEKLY AMERICAN.

THK UNDERSIGNED FT^L j^ratified in being able to aay to the eitkons «,f Tnrrelinuto, and the people of Indfenn and former sucret*

ana Uie people ol *, genemll^ tt5|t rewsot brtiftpt«cl» it

Illinois, and preseat jroisi|x«cf8 justify then* in announcing the Daily &nd American as a fixed faot, aud destined to exist.

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The proprietors are determined untiring enetyy. and a tiewi feH dewlion to the eaufte in nrhieli they aw» etP« »ged, to make the American a ra*t desirable and readable newspaper.

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The

HoWiiltf to the^awitiapUouaOl PriMit» by pow-

0f ihG 01d World

feet ions of aH kind., and. fact, every ielioncy of the fieawn, hoping by «triot attention **®swratiotl oiout oiato nator-*' to die business to merit yur pntrbtiMge. Ablation laws to a correspondence with

to families at all free use of the Bible, Ood'a Ho-

ly Word, as a textbook. 9 th. Full tote ran oe to nil S*cu», whioh do not oonfliot with the Constitution of tho U. S. or the genius of our free ittstitulioriB. 10th. The *Motiroe dootrine' against eoloniiation on the Atneritain continent by the natitwa of Europe.

The latest Foreign aud domestic genera,} and local news, will bo carefully noted, and selections will be made in referenoe to the maintenance of a high tone of morals in our columns.

The markets, of our own and of the principal commercial cities of the States, will oe, correctly reported daily and weekly.

All communication! of an interesting nature, free from personalities, and unexceptional in language, will be welcomed to our columns.

Strict attention to the courtesies dut© our cotemporaries will be preserved.

Daily, per week payable to carrier lOcts. |er annum in advance, $5,00. si* months, f,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, and no paper continued after the subscription has expired, unles by especial arrangement.

BROWN & SILVERTHORN Publishers & Proprietors

76 CORNER!!

Groceries and Provisiens of all kinds. ^•IHE nrderaigned are now prepared to Ja wait uoon their I

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spirit of

courtesy towards thoae who may differ with us iti sentiment I at. A just diacrimutation in favor of uative born citiwnt, for all office)! of trust and profit, in preference to thost^ of foreign birtli, 2d. The Union of thoae State*. 3d. Oppoaition »o a\l local oc mH Uooal prejudice*.

Uut:®d Stttatol.iXner^

prepared sd custome

are now

wait upon their friends and customer* with a full and general assortment of Groceries and Provisions.

Their stock comprises, in part, English Dairy Cheese, Mackerel, Sugars, Spices, Coffee, Teas, Molasses, canvassed Beef, Hams, Shoulders, Sjdes,

Lard. Potatoes, Salt in sacks, Willow Wagons, Baskets, Tubs and Washboards,

snd in fact every tbit.g that can be desired, may be had, at cheaper rates than can be found in th" city.

O* Butter, Egp, Chickens, Meal, Flour, &c., kept on hand, when they are to be had. in the country.

Q- Persons sending children for any article to thia house, rely on the correctness of weight and change.

Give us a call-—we aredetermined that no house in ho citv shall undersell us we do not put ou the tariff when an article Is scarce

JAMISON &. TERRY, Corner of Market fc Walnut sta.

May 16, 1855-dtf

Harper for July,

Snow to be had at

june 30

BUCKINGHAM'S.