Daily American, Volume 1, Number 155, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 August 1855 — Page 1

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^^i.'^Verms of Subscription

Per Weok. (payabb to the Carrier,) 10 centa. ForSix Months, (in advance,) $2 50 ^r,AneTow, (la advancf!,)^"'* 5 00

Il.^ljS^bjr Al)VEflTISI\GT'i{j P,r 12 3 4 1 S$i& (WOtftemi 00 I 50 2 00 2 50 2 2 oh 3 00 a 50 ion

3. 3 0 50y 600 700

OneB^uarcsix months^ 1I vear$15.»0 Two squares

Adverti omenta not marked with t'te number of insertions desired* will be inserted til ordered out, and. charged according' t^ftjfe

above rates.

E. S. Hcssirr Sc^ib^. 17 VEXING STA KTEMfcBE OF HONOR, .1 NO. 50, oct« at their Hall, in J. D. Ear. 1 !f Buildio-^, »or^)"W«t cornt^ pf Uie P^blii*. Square, cvt ry Tuonday evemnj*.

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MR. R. S. BARTON.

No 9, MAIN Strkkt. CtxowsATr. ts b«r anth«ri«ed' agent, for thecity

cinnati. His receipt.for advertiBinpr and «ub80ri|)tirtn'H^'tO'the- Daily and Wnukly. Ainoiican, will be recognised.

Torrc-Haute, Aii(^.*

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'JOU vA*K./ B. Tr asm, ^ec'y.

It. C. BAJilt, W. C. T.

P. S. ^ESTKALL, W. R.

MORNING

SI A.RSOCIAL DEGREE,

NO. 38. mee(s at the Hall of Temple of Honor every ednusday evening. Mrs. PHEFIE LEaCH, S P.

MISB Martha Rbba, S. R.

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R. Th' regulat Council Fire of anyone CUD or Will sell. BLACK HAWK TRIBE, NO. 3, will be km* Country Merchnuts. end «Ued at their W igv :im, on tlie 3d sleep of evFRY 7 BUIIS. att In "5 th run.

J.iS. M. CR1SHER. Chief of RecordSi

1st Suti. Bufek M'KJti, G. £J., 5615.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

American Express Company. Office iu Ross' block, West fiid« of Public Square. M. 3. WAfSON, Agent.

IJEJIENT & CO.

Wholesale Dealers in Groceries. Iron, Nails

und Flour. Corner VV ab ish aud 1st. street.

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HOLMES' F0UNDEEY,

WasiiBmosdshort

ARNOLD & CO^'^'A

feW hole sale and Retail Dealers in Clothing arid Famishing Qooda.

North-East comer Public Square, and one dot»r West of Southern Bank, Terre-Haute, Ind. Aug4'55-dly.

LIME! LI1SCE!

THEundetaigned

is now prepared to fur

nish the best of Putnam County Lime, at Wholesale or Retail. This lime is well lcriown to be the best in t3ie States for till pur poses. I have lifted up a lime bouse oh Fourth, between' Poplar and SWan streets, where a good supply will be kept constantly on baud

Orders from a distance will he promptly filled, on reasonable terms. WM. H. BOSWELL.

D" Residence, bomer of 5th and Poplar streets, where he may be found when not at the lime hnUse.

Terre-Haute, May If dt wtfoc f»t

QLASSWARE AND GROCERIES, At Wholesale Mid Betail, No. 2, Mechanics' Row, Terre-H&ute. Tndlficstdoor East of J. M. Riddle fc Co. "H$ ^s^^. teJ3

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Thrjr N9«afte 20,00 31,00 An.UVt'rgcraflrtirtrstfib'ents in e±act proportion. 'CT All transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. All other advertisements will be considered dueiii advance, uulus3 p?r special contract.

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MCOMSTOCK

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F. -POHT HARRISON LODGE.

I NO. 157.—at ODPFELto^B'Hail., in the Prairie City Buildings, every Tuesday! tho finest and m»8t debiryble specimeas of ui rl)K -f» •Comprising in part,

O* Transient Biow«l*t^'«8p«ecdftaUy-in- '"'Dining and Tea Sets, (fineand plain.) vied to attend. of Different styles, patterns, make and priAS\ SUMMERS, N.^GO j®1*®5' Spoons, lyiives and Forks and every

Wm. t?LA"CGHTEa. Sec."} i'i ^sskIT other nrticle usea upon a table. „—r—mvJooU

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1 O.O. ^TKRRK-UAUTE LODOJSj best quality. I NO. 51- Meo^ at Odd F«Uo^' Hall. wcs|, Sets. Pitchers. Vftces,

TIGO EN^AMI'MENT, NO',17, mei^ Odd, F.clliiwa",HalI, in the Prairie City

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BHOTIIIOR

vST respectfully announce to the citizens of I'erre-H'iute, nud the surrounding Country, that they hive just opem-d at the above stand, a large and genera! assortment jf Queensware, GFnsswarenod Groceries, which they offer «t prices seldom heard of lu this section of country. Their «*bl6-Wnre lejnrtment is filled with

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th? Prairie Oity buildings, every Saturday LOOKING-GLASSES, with hlain "and evening. SJjUTII

f®"cy

YslLOW WaSie,

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fri1-nu'8'

Ud4 .miawa.,mu rraino.uuy vvatona &3kete' &c wildings, on the fir.tanJ^hitd Wednesday ^h*,'\\\zhhwd»',Biic\iei* (with or witho»u.u 11126. of a.cn-Ji-onth. 3f out covers,) Well Biickets, Hira Cages, Ac

S 3. SMITH, C.

May 12, 1856-dwtf

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plates, windows. gl«ss chinineyis for lumps and gas burners, gold and silver. Powder, Shot, Ee-id, Caps, and anew article of Elastic Gun Wadding.

Groceries 4nd Provisions. A complete assortment kept const&i tly on hand.

JENKIN'STEAS, in met&lic packs, or by the chest or pound warrants! pure. Mustard and Spices, from HnrriRon A Eaton. Cincinnati aid Beatty of Diyton, warranted good, and, iu fact,every ihlng ucually kept, or that Is possible to get hola of, may be found at this house, and at as fair rales as

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of the

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"ll^fes.

Anew and heiutiful Hrt icle of Spice Boxwhich will prevent epu^s from lofting their flavor.

M1 fofinnow Ware, coarirttog of

MOVNT EARLS TRIPOLI, for cleansing glans

all ofljers,

will do well t» ^ri^e os a call as our prircs arc based upoti the principle "live and let live." )MSTOCK At BROTHER.

TRANSPORTATION.

LIVINGSTON & CO.

Commission Merchants, Forwarders & Steam 11 oat Agents.

_i 1-4 rnf cu «r Alt/mtt

AT)AMS.^ ft

ftuctidn and ComtniSEion Rooras, No. 0 Jfiarly's block. Siilev every Saturday iI

TERRE-HAUTE, IND.

Agents for Transportation Lines.

rjTHROUGHR eceiprs given to and from

Terro-Haute,

Pittsburgh, Philadelphia,

anti

Boston.

I'Mrtlcular Attention paid to receiving Goods bv iilroH(!. River aud Canal. May 9th, 1855-dtf.

IS Suaulding's Great

A:South-Western

EAST OF R,c„. »W R-fl™!* Railroad Dt^oy,

he well prepared t^furnish Ehginel. Boilers, Mills and all kinda of Machinery, at notice Mid in elegant style and finish. (^u^y 18-dy

Western

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Merchandise Express,

O" Mark pnckagOS, "^pnulding's JbScprcias," and scud to foot of Duanc Street, ivew York.

O" For contracts, apply to G. B. Williams, R. R. Livingstoii, 119 Brosd si. N. Y.

M.H.Powell. Aud to LIVI _,GSToN

May 4,1855-d6ra Ten e-Jaaute.

J.W.STUTON.

O IS S I O N E A N FORWARDING AGENT, ANP DI ALER 15 Groceries and Country Produce, CORNER 01- SECOND AND OHIO STS..

TERRE-HAUTE, IA.

O- REFERENCF.—Citizcus of Terre-Haute May 9 1855-dtf

.PPIOVAL. ~*|R.J M. CominH. has removed his offic^ [_)• one squire north of the Stewart HOufce.

April 16, dtf.

MORJSDTTN."

A TALE of the Twelve Hundred and Ten, Qk. 8-vo paper, 50 cts.,by Sir Walter Scott, Baronet for sale by

June 28 dtf W.H. BUCKINGHAM,

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PRINTERS AND PROPRIETORS.

THE

Proprietors of the "American Job Printing Office," are pleased to say

that they

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are now prepared to fill

all orders (on short nonce) in the line of

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PEMTIH6!

RAILROAD

CIRCULARS,

A.1Rl.jfc,*33L'fc.i

ly solicited. May 30, 1865.

CO.,

MONEY MADE QUICK. HKKE grea. c»imp«aint among young' men that they cannot get empl' vnjent that will remunerate tiiem for their services, To th. subscriber would c11 attention to a xaf«\ I leasHiit and very profitablebufitieiis, by which, without any ri-k. the capital iiiv-ftti-d can be doubled every iliree months, and by a little extra exertion every two! moths town the market,and her« is always a ready sal^

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PRINTING OFFICE,

Welch's Block, Fourth Street, East of the Post Office,

TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA.

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AMERICAN

CV(rry RI,

Circulars containing a full and accurate description "of the bu iness, and all matters pertaining ilie'eto, wiil be sent free of expense to any address, on application by letter or otherwise to Samuel swan,

Atlant»,Ga., or Montgomery, Ala. June 1, 1855-d3m

Harper's Magazine for August!

PUTNAM'S

GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK do. July31-dtf, At BTJCKINGAAM'S.

Ice Cream Saloon.

—AND—

A N O N E I O N E 1

WESTFALlfifc TEAPP,

Cflcy

Terr®-Hauta, July 17-d2m

SAVE YOUR MONEY.

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BILL HEADS, HAND-BILLS, NOTE8,

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\\7OU1.D rckpt'ClliiUy inform thi» citiaoaa of iliifc plaw, diaith*y havr taken and fltiwl U| in a Ktyl« oi rlcffanov and conveni-, enr« Kcltlnm t*quailed in tin West, the large AfWirican Ij*w«

and commodious building, known as tfio Canal Office," conmr of Ohio aud Fourth

hour*, and in auy qunntltr. May 21. 1855 -divtf.

GTH.

ptmu, wh^ro Uwy are prupatvd t» htirva up, Pope, through tbo Bishops, Prieato in the in* it approved st^ lr— IccCreatn, of all and Prelates of the Church, or by DOWflavors, Cttkes, Cnndifn. Fruits, Nut", Con-

ftcuooaof 411 kind*, and, in fact, every ri«H» I

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Self-Beallns

I I A N S AM uow frHu.olaotunng,at 01,« old K^ffb 1 &• lteadj CotTiFr, Self bsaliug Fruit Cans, for preserving ftmit*. Vfgttable*, &c—th* only eft t*vt made requiring n«* wax, noMer or cuiUMit. Thtm« eaux are war ran tnd to ptjfwin repmnenltjd* Those in need of an article of thif kind can ha^e their orii/rs filled oh f-hort notiro, an'l 6n reacOna'ble terms. C-all at the old R. 4r R. Com«r, wad exnmipe fir ywimslvea. R. L. BALL.

CKEAMi

SALOOH: MRS.

fttJGGI.ES annoiuic*H to the Public tjiai the "Ruggles saloon," «wist of the public square, a few doom North

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Deeds, Xieaaes,

NEW YORK & ERIE RAILROAD EXPRESS FREIGHT LINE, MORTGAGES- &C WOULD

I hey .have

a,* And in fact every tl tng in the pnnntig' most el%a«r Tee Cream Saloons in the West.

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

Orders for Printing respectful

the

city Hall, is uow fitted up iu complata sty Us

for the reception of Geutlitnen and Ladies,

Our stock of typo and .her materials, -where tliev can le supplied with ax good loo are entirely new, and of the best and Cream flaVored to unit th»lr taut* for less most fashionable stvle, purchased with money tiiaa any good establishment in this a view of doitic all kinds of

ki,Id*.Wtd

vwiaUra of nut.,

eaki/o, candies, caufeCiionnriua.rc.,constantly on hand. Mrs. Ruggles Will soon bo able to keep a constant supply of cboic Sir**vberries, which will bo served up to order at short noli re and in the best style.

Weddings, Partkw and families, furnished on short notice with cakrs and Icecream, of tlie b»t qualify and in any quantity, at all times A liberal patronage j* solicited.

Terre-Haute, May 25 ls55 d-tf.

ICE CREAM SALOON

SCUDDER& CO.,

inAr«i

,the ^tiwns of this city

fitted

up one of the

Ice Cr(»tn of all des-criptiotrt Vanilla. T^m on. Orange, &,c., kept constantly on hand throughout the Summer al*o, cakes, candies and nuts of tlie be«t quality. [My71

2L Summer Hats.

ATTENTION, GENTS!

FDress

JHSON8 desiring neat and fashionable Silk Hats, or Gents Fine Oaps, will remember that the New York Hat Store is the p'ace lo find them, at nil times.

Also. Leghorn, l'anarna, and other fine straw hats, to suit any taste. A largw lot of plain straw goods, for sale cheap.

C'JII mid examine for yourselves.

•:_ N*** of the bes» materials, made to order,

Aiid warranted to be just what they arerepre-

in the Union—-you cannot overstock ^ted-the geuuiiiS A No. 1 of the seawn.

gem

J. C. YATES,

Modiscit's Block, Terre-Haute, Ind. May 17, 1855-dtf 1 "rA Second-Handed Cider Barrels lOvforaleby P. P. PRICE,

One door West Terre Haute House, July 19-dtf National Road st.

lbs. Fresh Honey for sale by

MONTHLY do.

P. P. PRICE,

One door West Terre Haute Heufeo, July 19-dtl National Road st. .CA

NO. 155.

O S E O S —or

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DAILY & WEEKLY AMERICAN.

tihdertignH ftnl mtifitnl in be

ing able to

&\y

to the eitiseus of Torre

H«ule, and the people of Indiana and lllinoia, generally, that former Ruceeaa and prwk'tii |)r^i}e«i« justify them in announcing the Daily and Weekk American as a fixed (act, and destined 'to exiat,

Tho propritiJors are determvae^ by untiring etiergy, and a heart felt devotion to the cauat- in which the\ are engaged, to make the American a most aevirableftnd rtoodahJe newspaper#**

The following seutimotita, will embody the ptditical faith ot tlie American, and will be maintained, in a spirit of courtesy towards those who mav differ with us in eentttnont. K,, l»t. A just disorisuiiialdon in favor^f native born cititons, for all offices of trust and profit, in preferaoce to thoa» of foreign oirth, id. The Union of these StateC 3d. Oppoaitiun to all local or factional prejudices. 4ih. Ilie Uuitod States of America as they are, "ono »tid inseparable." "5th. No tiocurian interference in our legislation, or the Administration of

.laissj

Uoatilitsy to the assumptioitB of

of the Old World. X*

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tl»«i i»on, iiopingby rtrictalUintion of our State nattirto tLb bu*itK!' to lui-ra your pairouH^rc Hneauon law* to a correspondence with Tliey are pr. pai «i to

dings, and private fahjilien with everj* thing I in their line, nn tit* sbortert notice, «nd most

your |atrouM^«. furuisli lVrtioh, W h!« the Constitution of the United Slates. 6th. Fm and liberal Educational

Mccotnoiodaiing twins. I ^n®tituUoii6, for all sects and classes, Al«y^lca Cream furuislcd tu farailiea at ail 'r°° use of the Rible, God's Ho-

ly Word, aa a text boo'c, 9th. Full tolerance to sli Beligfdttv seota, which do not oonfliet with the Constitution of tbo U. 8. or the genius of our free institutions. 1 Oth. The 'Monroe dootrine' against colonisation on tbe

morioan oontinent

by the nations of $)urq^o. The latest Foreign/trd domestiofeneral and local news, will be carefully ooted, and selections will be made in reference to the maintenance of a high tone of morals in our columns.

The markets, of Ovr own and of the principal commercial cflics of the States, will be correctly reported daily and weekly. $§

All cofftmutiic&tions of an interesting naturv, free from pertonalities, and unexceptional in language, wjEjlbi welcomed to our oolumna.

Strict attention to ihocourtesies duto our cotemporarieij will be presorred. or Ji i.

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Daily, per weeli payable to carrier 10o^. J)er annum in advance, #6,00. six monthw, ,» 2,60. throe months, 1,25. Weekly per annum in advano«, 1,00. six months, 50. 11 copies one year, 10,00.

No subscriptions received for weekly for less than six months, and ao paper continued after the subscription has expirod, unles by especial arrangement^

BE0WN & SILVEETHOBV

Publisher* dE Proprietor». 5

76 CORNER!!

Groceries and Provisions of all kinds fl^HE urderslgned are now prepared to M. wait upon their fi iends and Customer* with a fuK and general assortmont of Grocar ics and Provisions.

Their stock comprises, in part, Engli«)i Dairy Cheese, Mackerel, Sugars. Spices, Coffee, Tecs, Molasaea, canvassod Baef, Hams, Shoulders, idee.

Lard. Potatoes, Salt in sacks, Willow Wagons, Bankets, Tubs and waat.bosrds,

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

ID* Butter, Eggs, Chickens, Meal, Flour A*c., kept on band, when they are to be had' in thecountry.

O* Person* sending children for any article to thin house, m* rely on the correctness of weight and change.

Give us a call—we are determined that no house in he city shall undersell tis we do not put on the tariff when an articlcisacaree-

AMI SON & TERRY, a

Corner of Market fc Walnut sts.

May 16, I8l55-dtf

^,38

Harper for July,

8 now to be had at 'n june

30 BUCKINGHAM'S