Daily American, Volume 1, Number 156, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 20 August 1855 — Page 1

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VOX,.

PRi.VTXD AXU PUBLISHED DAILY BY I. M. BROWN Si J. N. SILVERTHORN, Welch's Block, opposite the Po*t Office.

Terms of Subscription:

Per Week, (payabh to the Carrier,) lOconts, For Six Months, (in advance,) $2 50 For One Year, (in advance,) "'5 00

RATES OF ADVERTISING: por week 1 2 3 4 1 square, (240ms)

Tc-ms-Bautti, Aug. 1, IS50.

1 NO.

Miss MARTHA RHEA, S.

llod at their *iry 7 suss

MOND

litilg §J mtrican. QUEENSWAJ^E,

fl 00 1 5i 2 Oil 2 (HI 3 00 .^so 3 CO 5 On 600

V^fln

•&'•

One squire six mo. ,_. __. Two hqu&rc-s ,." 15,00 ,*" 25,00Three sq^area^'

420,00

30,00

Att.i la rgar advertisements in exact proportion. •Q" All transient advertisements must bo paid for in advance. All

her advertise

ments will be coti'-iderpd due in advance, unless p'jr special contract,. Adverti em.nts not marked withtf'e num. bur of hwriioup dosin-d, *Mll be inserted un til ordered ouy a^d |l^rgfed^cc4tfriiiii^ to the

Ma. It. 8. BARTON.

No.

9, MAIN

STKEKT, Ctxopi.NATT, Omo.

1% our nuth«ri -ed aimit. for the city ot Oin eiunari. Ilin receipt for ad vorticiug'and swh.••cri|»tion«« to the Daily and Weekly American. will be,recognised.

-FORT HARRISON LODGK. 15J.—MI'HIB at ODP Fitto-tys' HAtr tho Prairlr City: Buildings, every Tuesday ,:ht..

13" Transient Biothersa-r re»pectfuily in- uud Tea Sets, (fii #i ed lo attend. ofDiiferent stVles, ptnurns, ASA. StTililEKS, N. G.

S B.

BuIIT'H. N. O.

J. II Tv«Min. Stc'y.

7TCJ0 FNL 1 'MFNT, NO-17, mecte at Odd Feli.•*«" flail, in tlio Prairiu City U!!dmg9, on ttto iirtt an4 third Wednesday e.enlnja of enoh n-onrh.

S. B. SMITH. P.

E. 8, Hosier Scr-ljt. .,

17 VENTNG TEMPLE OF HONOR. NO. 50, jew at their Hall.In J. D. Ear, K'» Building, ,.ortli-,west corner of the Pub* li/ Sqaarc, evi ty ion day eveninfr.

II. 0. BARR, W. O. T.

P. 3. ^'rsTKALt, W. R.

SI ARSOCIAL DEGREE,

NO.

38, at. the Hall of Temple of

Honor uverv ed''.ssday evening. Mrs. PHEFTE

LBACII,

O R. M.- Tho resist Council Fire of!

BUSINESS DidECTQEY,

•American Express Companv. 0£5ce in Row* block, West ^id of Public Square. S. V/.vrsOX, Agcat.

BEMEMT & CO.,

Wholesale Dealers in Groceries, Iron, Nails and Flour. Comer W abiah and 1st. stroct.

J.M.ADAMS.

Auction and Commission Rooms, Early'a block. S«lev every Saturday.

EAST

CAXAL.

NFAR

RAILROAD

WBcax

life-" rtl

'Sir?:' vya

GLASSWARE" AWN FSNRIRTPRICE .•*

GLASSWARE AND GROCERIES, At Wholesale and Retail, No. 2, MECHANICS' Row, Tcnv-Haute, Indiaua, first door East of J. M. Riddle & Co.

CO 3F STOCK

'v »°pt.

sir i^M am, on the 3d sleep of ov-

1st Su:,. Buck «n, traamg.!1

DTPO*.

he is well prepared to fnrniRh En. ginea. Boileri. MilU and all kinds of Machinery, at Bhort notice and in eh-gant aiyle and finish. {Jxily 18-dy

ARNOLD & CO.

Wholesale and Rertail Dealers in Clothing and Furnishing Goods. North-East corner Public Pqnare, and one do-.rWest of Southern Bank, Terre Haute, Jnd. Aug4'55-dly.

LIME! LIME!

THE

undersigned is now prepared to furnish the best of Putnam County Lime, at Wholesale or Retail. This lime W well known to be the best in the State, for all purpodes. I hSVe fitted up a lime bouse on1 Fourth, between Poplar and Swan street*,' where a good supply will be kept constantly on baud

Orders frdiia a distance will be promptly filled, oft reasonable terms. WM. H. BOS WELL.

XT Re*id*o««t oorner of 5th and Poplnr Rtreata, whsrc^hB m«y be found when net at the lime house.

Tem-Hftutc,, May 16 dfc wtf

BROTHER

i\f0S* resjMjcifully announce to the citiA. aeno of erra-Uuute.Miid the surroundng country, tlMt th«y hive just opened at ."*?

sta,Kl-

cp^«'

WM,SLWOHTER. S»c. her article titied upon a tnlle. \ir» i« w...

O O E A E O E be

vciung.

I NO. 51- Meet a at Odd Fallows' Hull, Wtsh Sots. Pitches Vaces «tc Ac 1» .^rairie Vu-v ¥ldiu86'cvel7Saturday ^^OKING-GLASSES,

l»^e nnd general assort-

inentof Queensware, OiMSawaruHnd Orocericp, waich ihey vr offer hi priceK^ldom luani oi in tliissoctiun of country. ITu-ir «ble-\Vare Oepnrtmont is fiiled Triih tn« Quest and m»at desirable epcciiceus of ^it.c.miprihingt in part, nLr (fine and plain,) i«, ruake and pri

a"y

I BLAC* HAWK'I'RXB*, Kw.3,will be km- Cotintrv Mcichauts. nnd all others,) T\ 9 ... WIS tr-ftll fk ftNfA -.11 I

1 U^w& I ivioA i.' W« *»j 111 wv MU*

w,1|(in

No. 2

HOLMES' F0UITDEEY,

TEBBE-

MR AND

RICH

AVOW

th'it i« possible to get hokl^ of, tuny

be found aUhisLE rlmZ

York.

j-^iV^- •^5f*?r "7? -,

be feu ad at this house, and at as fair rates as

TR AN SPOR.TATI ON.

LIVINGSTON & CO.

Commission Merchants, Forwarders & Steam Itont Agent*. TERRE-HAUTE, IND. Aganta for Transportation Lines. to and from

South-Weste—

3^1^111

one cud or will Fell. (fe/44,11H

,,W.

dliQ mi OTIS CM,

C"T'

jytaaj^gK^

*Wtf»fe

fctf ^T T^iaf 5t^—v*ij A |»I env », m/ IS W ,*^ „.

St? I *un

TEERE'HAUTE,' iXTTX ATJG UfiTf ^6~ TBSTT

A E N A

ID- Poa

TIC VTTAK

IS 7

JVSS.

Forks and evory

Spoons, Kiiives and Fori

cu upon a inMe.

of be

*nhfUin

fai'cv gilt fr^mr-s, «U *jE03' I A if?w and L»EHUTIFUL

and

nrticle of Spice Bo*-

*-'S, wlach will prevent spices from losiuj? thcti) flavor. I A liO^r-lot of Willow Ware, consi«tinrof

V\ egnns. Haskeuj. •.. uhs, V\'nelibiiards, Bucket* (with or with* out covers.) W ell Bucket*, Bird Cages, tc -MOT'NT KAOI.E TRIPOLI,

for cleansing

PLASS

piates, windows. gi ss chimneys for Ittmps and gas burners, ?old and silver. I Powder, Shot, Loid, Caw, and anew arijcla of Ll&Ntic Gun* Wadding*.'

Groceries and Provisions. A complete assortment kept constai tly on hand.

3 4 5 6 7 8 1011 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29

HUW

do veil to give a call, a.* our prices ffM' Waff

.atihs' hrun. JVC' baied upon tho prinefp'e nf "live nnd let VS. M. CR!3IIER.. livo." U' lMSTOCK &. BROTHER. Our stock .. ,Fh,irfr?f,tBK'r'i' eolirply

connecting with O* Mark p.. press/: «pd send to foot o'f Duane Street, excelled by many We&teru printing

ith all Western Rxiirond".' j^"0 ®very.

p-ckflges, "Spitulding's Ex- "ne

U* For contmcta. apply to G. B. Wiin»ms, R. l,ivingatori, 119 Broed si. N. Y.

M. H. Poweu. And to LIVI.HGSTON CO., May 4,1855-dfim 1'erre-tiaute.

J. W. STBAT0N,

O IS S I O N E A N FOE WARDING AGENT,

AND CFALER 1ST

Groceries and Country Produce, CORNER Ol- PECO NT) ANP OHIO STS.,

TERRE-HAUTE. IA.

May 9 855-dtf

"MOREBUN."

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

June 28 dtf W. H. BUCKINGHAM.

Q2\

iW RtmExcr—Citizens of 1 errc-Hauto. the ma'k-t.and lher« is always a ready haK Circulars containing a full and acourate I description of the bu-inesK, and all matteiis pen,iinhig ihe'eto, will be sent free of ex-

R.J M~( ^oiuiiis, ha» reiui one nqunre north of the Stewart House April 16. dtf.

uul

doing

Philadelphia,

P«rMeulitr Attpntiou paid to

n:!W!lPP

ffe

i?** 1*0^

or ova Loso, 1SV5. jy

8 a F-

5 5 S

I ar 3

JAM Alii'.

tv v.

4CLT.

1 2 3 4 5 6! 2 3 4 S 6 7 7 9 10 11 12 1SI 8 9 10 11 1« 13 14 1415 16 17 18 19 U0M5

18 aj

21 22 23 24 2d tifi V»4 S5 »6 jS 2b 29 :0 j2930 31 I REBKUAKT. I. XVOFTR 1 1 a 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 1 0 5 6 7 8 9 3 0 1 1 1112.13 14 15 1G 1? 1*13 14 16 l«i 17 |tj 18 19 20 21 22 23 $4'l9 2* 9| 24 2i 2627 2S t?9 30 3l

25 2G 27 26 11 MICH. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ml 11 12 13 14 IS 16 17 1M9 20 21 22 2l]!6l7 1 25 26 27 2S 29 30 31 23 24

2 3 4 910 11

5 6 7 tf li 14 15 21 22

27 28 29

APBtL. S30

1 2 3 4 5 6 "I 'ociQBxa. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14| 1 fi. 3 4 ft 6 1A 1G 17 18 19 20 211 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8383 24 25 26 27 26! 14 15 16 17 18 19 2« 29 30

MAY.

Pi 04 25 36 £7 ig 29 20 31 NdvutBsa. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 VI 22 23 24 2536 27 28 33 30

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2d 29 30 31

UECUWMU

A E I A N

§floh mtV|oI)

PRINTING OFFICE

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

TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA.

JbNKlN'STEAS.in metalic packs, or by thf chest or pound warranted pure. tft Af *1 Uyl Jr. .1 ft *dl

Ku.«.

& Silbertlioh),

PRINTERS AND PROPRIETORS.

MIE Proprietors of tlie "American Job Printing Office," are pleased to

say that they are now prepared to fill

Mustard and Sptce^, from H.irnsonrt Ka- 'all orders (on short notice) in the lino ton. Cincinnati, and Pe^tty of ivton, war-1 ranted good, and, in foct, every thing u*ual-!

(VJA'IJ

mmtmm

tvne and o'her maUMiak

RAILROAD

CIRCULARS,

I A

receiving

Goods h.v Rollroi't'!. River and Oanal. May 9UJ, 1855-dtf.!

BILL HEADS, HAND-BILLG, NOTES,

Xooc5bSy IJOOC»es,

NEW YORK ERIE RAILROAD EXPRESS FREIGHT LINE, MRTDT^'A/^CC "OW A Spaulding's Gre-t U'eatem «nd iVIOKT GAGES, &C«« /V

l,ung

111 1,1

vv'''

"on

,n a

send to foot of Duane Street, excelled by many Western printing of-

fices. f3T Orders for Printing respoctfullv solicited.

May 30, 1855.

MONEY MADE aTTICK.

rjpHERK

is great complaint among young

men that they cannot got employment'

his office l*-*n*e to any address, on application bv letrt House. 'er or otherwise to SAMUEL SW A N, Atlanta,Ga or iIouijjoa»ery, Ala.

June 1, 1865-d3m

If-®?

May 21, 1855-dwlf

Ice Cream Saloon.

—A*t—

FANCY

WESTFAIL & TEAPP,

WOULD

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 83 24 25 26 27 28 29 50 31

H*\ HUGGI.ES aunnnnc-b to the Pub- .... lie thai the "Ruggktt &alo«tn," fiaat if the public square, a few doors North of the city liall,ia now fitted up

fo: ,he

ijpeana oa or mau.nais.

nf,W'

w)1?ro

i'*-

CONFECTIONERY

refprctfnlly inftonn t.b» ciUxcri

of ibl*i place, that thr-y b»v«« taken »»d fiitvd Up in a style ol rlegance and convenience Reldnm equalled in tlx Went, the largo and eimniodiou« building, kuown aa the

hour*, and inaiiy quuntity. May 21. lP55.'diwtf

#.J

c^.10(^,» i.mVoi°6woVui iUTSi I strevU, whrrc they are prepared t«aurv« up thtoUffh the 8'thopa, PrtesU in ih« wKt approved ^t\ l»—ic« Crwun, of all *id Prelates of the Churoh, or by pow flavors, Cake*. Candiw*. Fruit*, Nut*, Con-1 ers of the Old World. fectiotit of all kindf, and, in fact, ev^ry cfcv of the MR ion, hoping by utrict attention to iltc busing# to mora your }mtron«ge

They are prepared to Ornish Partita, Weddinp, and private fumli«* with every thing in tbtfir line, a a Ui# ahurte^t notioa, and must Mcrommnvlating U-rmii.

Al«o, lea Croaoi furninl ad to fusUiea at all

Self-Sealing PJITJI 1? O A. jNT S

AM now roanalactering.attliaold Rwigi x. tj-,»^„ e..ir i£.«u..„ &. llcadv Corner, Self-.Sealing Fruit Can*, for preserving fraita. •4 -th» vegetable#, A'c only enn ever mado requiring no wax, feold»r 'or ccruent. Thete cuut» are trarraulctl to pa form a« repre*entd. Those in need of article of thin kind can hav«their or-urs filled on short notice, and on rca-onab'e terms,

Call at the old R. & It. Corner, «nd examine for youjfelvi'g. R. L. BALL. Terro Hauto, July 17-dCns

SAVE YOUR MONEY.

in iu:tn

SALOON.

eompl«t#

printing most elegant lc! Oream Saloon« in tho

naanner not to be IceCream of all dc*crip!ions. Vanilla,

0"'

HIVIC

""caption uf Genth mf-n »nd Ladies,

th«ycan be .npp trd with a« gW Ire

bfcst and Cnmn flavored to mut ih «ir tawa for loaa

most fashionable stvle, purchased with rooney ti an any good etabli hnient in this1 Daily, per week payable to carrier lOcta. a view of doinc all kinds of |«'v. Al«o. all kinds and varieti- ol uuts, ,. ne caridia*.esiift 5tirti)tii'i»»«.A-c .constant-1 P. Annum in adi&nce, 06,00.

ea&d'", candies, e»nftsctioiiHrfe*, Ac .contact ily on hat.d. Mrs, Iiugglet will *ooa be an'e to keep a canRUu»l feuj ply of lioice

Strawberri'od. which, will be nerved up tror. der at hort notice and in the best Myle. Weddings, Parties and f«ioili»u, furtiinhed on Kbort notice with cakes and leccftmrp. of th beat quality and in a^y quantity, at all times. A libeJCftl p.itronagu i* solicited.

Tcfre-IIaufo, May 25 1 ?55 d-tf.

ICE CREAM SALOON!

SCUDDER& CO., WOULD

itiform the cititsns of thi

thai ihey have fitted up one

thai ihey have fitted up one of the Wert. Lerahand throughout the Summer alw), caken, candies and nuts of thebe»tquality. [My7]

Grange, Ac,, kept, constantly on thVYiirnh/ttll Hiu NnfiimAf «ltA

Qt Summer Hats.

to a fn(e, pleasant and very profitable btiisi- strnw hats, to cult nnj tnsto. ne&s, by which, without any rik, the capital A largtt lot of plain ntraw good#, for sale I invested can be doubled ev«ry three months, I cheap. and bv a little extra exertion every two] C«U and examine for yourselves.

nioths." Agents are wanted in t'V«ry city and

town in the Union—you cannct ov«r#tor:k

Harper's Magazine for August

PUTNAM'S

MONTHLY do.

GODEY'S LADY'H BOOK do. ,Tulv3J-dtf. At BTJCKTNGAAM'S.

ATTENTION, GENTS!

vi'l

*pi?nSONS dwiriug neat nnd fa-1iion»lle I 6»pice«, Coffee, T^aa, Mola«ses# canraas.„IUI,S .1. Dre^« Silk Hnts, or Gent* Fine Caps, «d Beef, Hafns, Shoulders, ides,

that will remunerate thera for their service*.! ia the. place to find them, at all timw*. Willow Wagons. Baakets, ,,, To such, th"subscriber would c^ll attention I AIHO, Leghorn, I'auama, and otlusr fine Tubs and Washboards, and in fact^very thing that

-W»»M unvHiivii ttnniiiu^

Hats of the besi materials, mnde to order, and warraHtt-d to be just what they arc represented—the genuine A No. I of the season.

1 XA

J. C. YATES,

Modisett's B'ock, Terre-llaute, Ind. May 17, 1855-dtf

Sccond-IIandod Cider IliirrnU

10U for alo by P. P. PUK'K. One door West Terre Haute House, Julyl9-dtf Naiional Road »t.

A lbs* Fresh Honey for sale Uy OU P. P. PRICE, One door Weii Torre Haute House,

July 19 dti Nitional Road s-t

we:

tfiiirtArff '-Tim JfeU. JWpRfWEt'"w

Jfe. XO. 156.

O S E S

—or tut—

DAILY & WEEKLY AMERICAN.

TMK und«y||fe«d piiifiud mi W ing" able to tu Uie citizen# of Tt'rro Ilautti, *nd tin? psupk o( iudinon and Illinois, gtMienilh ti.dt (omnt s«c«^ And proMUt' justify tWn»- fa jutmoum-ingf the JRily and' Weoklv

Aro« rican as a fixed lact, nud dcsUne'd I ty exist, The proprietor* ure determined by untiring: etier^y. and heart felt deW-

U«ni to 'tis* CMU««in which tb«y are *T» gftgrect. to m*k« the Ameriaan a taost

Ul'^

newspaper.

The following s^nUnieiita, will feojbo d? tin- political faith of the America, aud vill be maintained, in spirit of couruisy towards tlio«o who m*v differ Writh us inaeniinjent, 1 st. A just di*crinmation in fav^r wf nativo born ciii*en«, for all office® of trust yid profit, in preference to thot* of foreign birth. 2d The Union of thaw States

3i. Oppoaiu«»n »o all local or sectional prejudice*, 4th. Too Uuiied States of America a« they are, "one and inseparable.'*" 6th: No Seomrian uiteiHTei^noe ia our legislation, or the Administration of Amerioan Laws.

7th, Hestoration of our Sute aafnrs alization laws to a correspondents with tho Constitution of tho United States,

Oth. Free and liberal Educational Institutions, for all sects and classes with a free use of the Bible, God's Hoi ly Word, as a textbook. 9th. Full tolerance to HII Religious sects, which do not conflict with tho Constitution of the TJ. S. or the goat ius of our free institutions,

10th. The 'Moiiroe doctrine' against colonization on the American cocii&ent by the nations of Europe. WSh'

The latest Foreign and domestic genf eral and local news, will be oarefullf noted, and sel^otions will be mado in refoi enco 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 bo correctly reported daily and weekly.

All communications of an interest^ mg nature, free from personal] tia*^ and unexceptional in language,' will be' welcomed to our columns.

six months, 2,60^ three months, 1,26.Weekly per annum in advance, 1,00.! six months, SO 11 copios one year, 10,00i

No subscriptions received for weekly for less than six months, and no paper continued after the subscription has exSpired, unlea by especial arrangement.

BROWN & SILVERTH0R.N

Publisher! & Propri4tor$

Groceries and Provisions of all

kinds.

^•IHE ut dorsigned are now prepared to M. wait upon their fiionda tna customers with a full and general assortment of Grocerlea and Provision#.

Thmr stock comprises, in part, English Dairy Cheese, Mackerel, fugars

remember lhf»t the New York Hat Store- La'd Potato##, Salt in sacks, Z-'i-i

CJUI

be desired.

may be had, at cheaper rates than can t« found in th^ city. r/" Butti-r, Eggs, Chickens, Meal, Flour, kept on hand, when they are to bo had in the country. 8.7" Persons sending children for any article to this hou««, nr rely on the contctneba of weight and change.

Give vn a call-—we are determined that »o houf»c in the city shall undersell us we do not put ou the tariff when an article

SCARE«£TF

JAMISON

6c,

TERRY,

Corner of Market fc Walnut bts

May 10, lfc5G~dtf

Harper for July,

row to be had at june 30 BUCKINGHAM'S.