The Wabash Courier, Volume 18, Number 28, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 March 1850 — Page 4

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of the

ENORMOUS PROFITS IN CALIFORNIA.—

Profits

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WakiMf ap the Wrong Passenger. Of all the species of wit, thai very fashionable process entitled "selling," is the most devoid of any of the attributes of humor. Depending for its succcss on the dishonesty of the practitioner and the verdancy or ignorance of the patient, the "sale" when accomplished is but miserable exhibition of the weakness of human nature. But if a "sale" were ever excusable we think the oue we are about to relate is that identical one.

One of the best of fellows, with only the unfortunate drawback of loving inordinately this kind of amusement, B. by name, was recently, for a short time a conductor on the Cincinnati and Sandusky Railroad. On a certain occasion one of the passengers in his "run" was a very honest, respectably dressed German, who, with his hat slouched over his eyes, was sleeping in the corner of the seat. Our conductor passed .him several times, but seeing the old gentleman was enjoying himself very much, delayed disturbing him until it was absolutely necessary then, giving him a shake he roused him to a partial sense of his situation. With a blank expression of countenance the passenger turned his eyes upon those of his annoyer, and paused for a reply. "Your ticket if you please," blandly remarked theofficiul. "Ya," answered the passenger, still looking steadily, but without single line or mark of intelligence, full in the face of the conductor. "Your ticket, you know," continued H., gesticulating vaguely, "liko this," showing one he had just taken. "Yaas," and the German coolly stretched out his hand and before II. could prevent him had the ticket in his pocket.

Now the perplexity of the conductor became intense. He summoned to his aid all the German he hud ever been able to pick up, which, chiefly consisting of such popular phrases as "nix cummerous" and "no fuston," did not advance him materially. Still the same unchangeable face, the picture of noncomprehension, upturned toward the vexed and despairing conductor.

At last a brilliant idea flashed athwart the brain of the latter.

"Gelt!—gelil" he exclaimed motioning to indicate the counting of money. «\Tn—ya rejoined the impracticable, his face lighting up with a very slight degree of intelligence, as he inserted his hand into a very old pair of trousers and produced a leathern bng from which he poured into the palm of his hand two horse-shoe nails, and a very lurge button, a small piece of "cavendish,"a short and greasy lead pencil, and two half dimes in change. At this poor H. became purple with suppressed anger and mortification, stamped his foot, launched out some expressions, among which several very choice and comprehensive forecastle expletives were most conspicuous. To all this the poor German had apparently nothing to roply his face was stolid as a gutta percha mask, but the other passengers had gothered around and were evidently enjoying the joke very much. Moved to dreadful deeds, the wretched official at lost seized his man by the collar and announced as follows: "Pay your fare or I'll put you ashore! keep your baggage stick you in jail! you infernal Dutch scoundrel." "Keep cool II.. and take a cigar!" was the most unexpected reply of the poor passenger. II.gave one look more and collapsed amid the shouts of the crowd.

It was Winchell, the mimic.—Buffalo Courier.

TERRIFIC THEORY.—Professor Silli-

Silli-

man mentions a fact, that in boring the Artesian wells in Poris, the temperature of the earth increased at the rate of one degree for every fifty feet, towards the center. Reasoning from causes known to exist, he says: That the whole interior portion of the earth, or at least a

part of it, is an ocean of melted rock, agitated by violent winds, though I darej herself evor after, and built her downy not affirm it, Is still rendered highly bower under ihe wide-spreading Violet probablo by ihe phenomena of volcanoes. I loaves that sheltered hor from the rude The facts connected with their eruption eruption havo been ascertained and ploced be yond a doubt. How, then, are they to be accountod fort The theory, preva lent some years sinco, that they were caused by the combustion of immense coal beds, is perfectly puerile, and is en tlrely abandoned. All the coal in the world could not afford fuel enough for a single capital exhibition of Vesuvius Wo must look higher than this and I have but little doubt that the whole rests on tho action of electric and galvanic principles which are constantly in operation in the earth.

Experiments

or Liv

inw.—We have seen a letter from California written by a young physician, who says, on his return to Snn Francis co from the mines, he paid for the con veyanco of his baggage at tho rate of 40 cents per pound, walking himself behind the ox cart. He would have landed at San Francisco with but a single dollar in his pocket had not the mate or cook of tho craft in which ho took passage down tho Sacramento required the amputation of a finger. The skipper was so well pleased with the operation that he refunded the passage money—twen-ty-five dollars. fie also states that a young man in gold specs—a recent graduate in Yale College—has commenced the wood-saw ing business, and is doing well. A Phil adelphia lawyer is peddling pea-nuts at a handsome profit through tne streets of San Francisco. A young gentleman from this city, after trying hard for a clerkship, commenced Jigging cellars at San Francisco, and thereby accumulated sufficient to start himself in a less laborious profession.—Boston Atlas*

California.—

A firm in this city, engaged in the boot and shoe trade, sent several months since a quantity of high-top, coarsegrained boots to California, which cost them from #24 to *30 per dozen. They recently received a bill of sale of the boots, which brought from ninety to one hundred dollars a pair, and accompanyIMM tLi HV4*huvii uwu uio riviivi iiiiuca)

ing this pleasing document was a draft on

Willis & Co. for the money, amounting

to some thousands of dollars.—<Boston Gazette>.

A FABLE.

In ancient times^ when flowers, and treesj and fairies were on speaking terms, and all'friemlly together, one fine summer's day, the sun shone out on a beautiful garden, where there were all sorts of flowers that ye could mention, and a lovely but giddy Fairy went sporting about from one to the other, (although no one Huld see her, because of the sunlight.) as gny as the morning lark then says the Fairy to the Rose—"Rose, if the sun was clo ided, and the storm came on, would you shelter and love me still V* "Do you doubt me says the Rose, and reddened up with anger.— "Lily says the Fairy to another love, "if the sun was clouded and a storm came on, would ye shelter and love me still "Oh do you think I could change V9 says the' Lily, and she grew still paler with sorrow. "Tulip," said the Fairy, "if the sun was clouded, and the storm came on, would ye shelter and love me still "Upon my word," said the Tulip, making a very gentlemanlike bow, "ye're the very first lady that ever doubted my constancy." So the Fairy sported on, joyful to think of her kind and blooming friends. She revelled away for a time, and then she thought on the pale blue violet that was almost covered with its broad green leaves and although it was an old comrade, she might have forgotten it, had it not been for the sweet scent that came up from the modest flower. "Oh, Violet," said the Fairy, "if the sun was clouded, and the storm came on, would ye shelter and love me still 7" And the Violet made answer—"Ye have Ttnown me long, sweet Fairy, and in the first springtime, when there were but few other flowers, ye used to shield from the cold blast under my leaves now ye've almost forgotten me—but let it pass—try my truth if ever you should meet with misfortune—but I say nothing."

Well, the Fairy skilled at that, and clapped her silvery wings, and whisked singing off on a sunbeam but she was hardly gone, when a black cloud grew up at the north, all in a minute, and the light was shrouded, and ihe rain fell in slashings like hail, and away flies the Fairy to her friend ihe Rose. "Now, Rose," says she, the rain is come, so shelter and love me still." "I can hardly shelter my own buds," said the Rose "but the Lily has a deep cup." Well, the poor little Fairy's wings were almost wet through, but she got to the Lily.— "Lily," says she, "the storm has come, so shelter and love me still." "I am sorry," says the Lily, "but if I were to open my cup, the rain would beat in like fun, and my seed would.feespoilt— the Tulip has long leaves."' Well, the Fairy was down-hearted enough, but she went to the Tulip, who she always thought a sweet-spoken gentleman. He certainly did not look as he had done in ihe sun, but she waved her little wand, und, "Tulip," says she, "the rain and the storm are come, and I am very weary, but you will shelter and love me still "Begone," 6ays the Tulip, "be ofT," says ho "a pretty pickle I should be in, if 1 let every wandering trollop come about me."

Well, by this time she was very tired, and her wings hung dripping at her back, wet indeed—but there was no help for it, and leaning on her silver wand, sho limped off to the Violet and the darling little flower, with its blue eye, that's as clear as a kitten's, saw her coming, and nover a word she spoke, but opened her broad green leaves, and took the wild wandering little creature to her bosom, and dtied her wings, and then breathed the sweetest porfumes over her, and sheltered her until the storm was clean gone. Then the humble Violet spoke and said, "Fairy Queen, it is bad to flirt with many, for ihe love of one true heart is enough for earthly woman or fairy spirit tho old love is better than the gay compliments of a world of flowers, for it will last when the others fade away."

And the Fairy knew that it was true for the blue Violet and sho contented

winter's wind and the hot summer's sun, and to this very day tho fairies love the violet beds.

California and her Prospects.

The able and eloquent editor of the Baltimore Americun, in an article on California, says: "Tho Commerce of tho world is already effected sensibly by thedevelope ments of mineral wealth in California. The harbor of San Francisco is throng ed with the shipping of all nations, and it has become the central point of trade which, to judge from its beginnings, may one day become among the most extensive and the most lucrative ever enjoyed by the greatest cities. The glories of Tyre and of Carthage the more modern splendors of Venice and Genoa the massive opulence which has made London the imperial scat of commerce in our own days—these must hereafter all stand in a subordinated comparison with the future mistress of the Pacific seated by her mountains of guld.

To give permanence to the prosperity of California upon the scale of its present promise it is requisite that some more substantial depository of her golden treasures should be discovered than has been found yet in the sands of the Sacramento. is believed that this discovery has been made, and that in fact the placers,

lh«

where gold dust and detached

particles of gold of various sizes are dug from the alluvium, have received these depositee from the washings of the mountains in whose bosom, in whose very structure and substance, the moth-er-veins of gold exist in combinations with rock and earth. Should this prove to bo true, the business of mining will then become regular and permanent.— Capital will be required to establish fixtures and machinery and labor, no longer desultory and individual, will have to be directed by science and be steadily continued as at a settled occupation. It must also follow that villages, towns, and cities will grow up in the neighborhood of the richer mines, and

cultivation of the ground, to procure

TOtai«iei»c« for a re|ident

inspected."

potation,

A CURIOUS LOTTERY. The New York Home Journal copied from a French paper the following account of a lottery at Paris, in which a young lady with a handsome fcfrtune was the highest prize. The affair hasT.certainly a very French appearance: "A young girl warranted to be well educated, well bora and virtuous, and with a dowry of 200,000 francs, (840.000) has been offered as the principal prize in a recent lottery at Paris! The prospectus announces that the money, payable on her marriage to the fortunate drawer is deposited and registered at a certain public office, where its certification is open to those interested. Responsible persons give warranty for as much as can be reasonably warrantable in a young lady's beauty, et cetera and, when all the tickets are sold, she will be introduced to subscribers, at a ball given previous to the drawing.

What seems stranger, still, at a first glance, is that ladies and married men are invited, equally with bachelors, to take tickets in this remarkable lottery. The consistency of this is explained by the frequent examples of prizes drawn by those who have no use for them, and who part with them at a sacrifice and another lottery is instanced, where a service of plate, worth 75,000 francs, is the principal prize. The drawer of such a luxury, which none but a prince could use. would of course part wilh it for its mere value in silver, and, in like man ner an unmanageable drawer of a young lady with a dowry, would forego the fair shape with which the dowry came—taking only the money, and paying her a stipulated indemnity for non performance of the connubial portion of the price for tho ticket. It is provided also, by the programme, that the young lady can refuse the match by relinquishing the whole of the dowry, if her repugnance to the drawer should be insuperable.

What is the price of a ticket for this prize of combined money and innocence, the French paper does not state but, probably, any foreign banking-house would secure one for an American who should desire it.

Apples as an article of Hainan Food. Tho importance of apples, as food, has not hitherto been sufficiently estimated in this country, nor understood.— Besides contributing a large portion of sugar, mucilage, and other nutritive matter, in the form of food, they contain such a fine combination of vegetable acids, absiractive substances, and aromatic principles, with the nutriiive matter, as to act powerfully in the capacity of refrigerants, tonics, and antispeptics and, when freely used at the seasons of ripeness, by rural laborers and others, they prevent debility, strengthen digestion, correct the putrefactive tendencies of nitrogenious food, divert scurvy, and probably maintain and strengthen the powers of productive labor.

The operators of Cornwall, in Eng land, considor ripe apples nearly as nourishing as bread, and more so than potatoes. In the year 1801, a year of scarcity, apples, instoad of being converted into cider, were sold to the poor and the laborers asserted that they could stand their work on baked apples, without meat whereas, a potato diet required either meat or fish. ,*

Tho French and Germans use apples extensively indeed, it is rare that they sit down, in the rural districts, without them in some shape or other, $ven at the best tables. The laborers and mechanics depend on them, to a very great extent, as an article of food, and frequently dine on sliced apples and bread.— Stewed with rice, red cabbage, carrots, or by themselves, with a little sugar and milk, they make boih a pleasant and nutritious dish.—American Agriculturist.

California Supposed to be Ophir. In estimating the amount of gold which was brought from Ophir, I find it stated in Kings I, chapter ix, verse 28, that they came to Ophir and took from thence 420 talents of gold but in Chronicles II, chap, vui., verse 18, it is stated that they took 450 talents of gold. How do you account for this discrepancy, and where do you fix Ophir? The talents of Ophir and Jerusalem varied sufficiently to account for the difference or they may have taken 450 talems at Ophir and expended 30 in paying for tho service of King Hiram's ships and crews. Archbishop Usher calculates tho silver shekel at 2s. 6d. sterling, and 100.000 talents of silver nt that rate amounts to 8 250,000, which being multiplied by 12, the proportion of silver to gold will give the sum of £435,000,000. The whole expense of building and furnishing the Temple of Solomon, for which this gold was brought from Ophir, was £838,477,565 sterling—more than the national debt of Great Britain. If Ophir was a three years* voyage from the Red Sea, then it was not in Africa or the Indian Ocean, which was within sixty days' journey. In the oldest maps of Califor nla, San Francisco is laid down as the "Golden Gates," which la a Scripture phrase. We cannot find no other I oca tion but California for Ophir.—Major Noah. ___

s.. Female Suffrage. A funny article on the subject in the Transcript, has the following•* views: imagine a whig husband and a democrat wife, a free soil uncle and a hunker aunt, a liberty party cousin, a colonizationist nephew, a slaveholding niece, and three blooming daughters, who have gone over, bodice and bustle, to the unterrified democracy, and, for the first time in their lives, will vote in pink mnslin frocks at the next election—imagine this group gathered round the same table at tea and muffins grace by Garrison and Abby looking in at the window! How long would a well built bouse probably stand, divided thus against itself? The influence of women will be clearly exhibited in joint committees of both sexes on the subject of the Union. By the influence of our Northers women, some of the most violent and cantankerous of the Southern chivalry may be tamed, and taught to travel as pleasantly as a pig in a string Aliss Fritzle said, the other day, that the Hon. was a very great roan, and nobody denied it but she ^should'ni be the leasieM miie afraid on hin upon a committer on the state of ihe Union,Mo. Hoi looks said

she

should like, for onoe

life, to be in committee

her

of the whole.

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either political or religioi in the adoption of a chea

The Removal will be made immediately

Limestone and Cistern and Sulphur Springs.

Roussell's Tooth Powder.

ROUSSELL'S BEAR'S OIL, warranted perfectly pure, fresh, and free from all adulterauon, and delightfully perfumed.

ROUSSELL'S OX MARROW POMATUM composed of purified marrow and hazel nut oil. POM ADE PHILOCOME, a beautiful article, prepared Irom ox marrow, extensively used in Europe and in this country.

Also, a variety of other articles too extensive to be enumerated, all ot which will be sold at NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA PRICES

W.ESTEBN

The Adjutant General, together with five fit persons. to be annually appointed bytae attend examinations at least once in the year, according to law.

Incorporated with all the powers, privileges and rights exercised by the Trustees and Faculty of any I

other College.

Coi. T. F. JOHNSON, General Superintendent. JAMES G. BLAINE, A. B., Adjunct Professor [Educated at West Point. of Lantruames.[EA. at Washington College, Pa Col. E. W.MORGAN, Joint Superintendent,and JAMES H. DAVIESS, Esq.,Pnrfmsorof Law. 1yrqfessor Civil and Military Engineering* I {A practitioner in the various Courts of Ky. [Educated atWeet Point.! Rev. J.R. SWIFT, Projessorof Ethics and Belie* Lieut. Col. B. R. JOHNSON, Professor ofMathe-1 Letters. [Ed. at Yale College. maiics. [Educated at West Point, Mr. E. A. CAMBRAY, Prof, of ModernLanMaj RICHARD OWEN, Prof of Natural Set-! guages. [Educated in the City of Paris. ence. [A pupil of Dr. Ure, of Glasgow.! Capt. C. E. MOTT, Principal oftie Academy. Mr. ALEX. SCHUE, Adjunct Prtf. of Chemis-i [Educated in New York. tnf. [For 18 months a pupil of celebrated Liebig. Capt. W. W. GAUNT, Adjutant of the Institute RevIH. V. D. NEVTUS, A. M., Prof, of Ancient' io«yaa^«.[Educated at Princeton College, N

Two hundred and seventyCadets, from eighteen. The Superintendent takes the liberty of stating

ject or party, pus receives a

ous. Economy in dress,! Principal Engir lor Winter I struction inKer

III mo ,uvuu„,. Uniform, for Winter struction in Kentucky—whilst others of the same and Summer, is rigidly enforced. Every student class are receiving in different parts of the United is required to select a College guardian, with [States, $2000, $1500, or $1200 a year as Assistant whom all funds brought or received must be de-! Engineers. posited, and nodebt must be contracted without! Therapidadvancementofourwholecountry.ana the consent of such guardian. the eagerness of our people for exploring the resources of the new States and the newly acquired

CIVIL ENGINEERING 4sH territory, will give ample scope for ages to come. Will be thoroughly and practically taught in the to the skill and enterprise of the Engineer, the Western Military Institute—the Professor, Col. Geologist, the Mineralogist, the Surveyor and the Morgan, being one of the most skillful and expe-Architect. Young men who have an aptitude rienced Engineers in the United States. He was for the Mathematical and Physical Sciences, will for alone time the Principal Assistant Engineer have a wide field opened to them for engaging in of Pennsylvania, after receiving the highest hon- an honorable, a healthy, and lucrative pursuit, ore of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. for which they may be thoroughly and practically All the instruments connected with that depart- qualified, in a short time, and at small expense, ment have been procured at considerable cost, and

of the best quality. To secure the manifold advantage of health, economy,

for example—to the third Friday, of June, (twenty-four weeks) it is JKrThis place is furnished with commodious Baths, and is abundantly supplied Limestone and Cistern water of the best quality, independent of the Sulpnur Springs, quality,

Georgetown, Kv., Oct. 20,1849.

EAGLE HOTEL,

W O E

CORNER OF MARKET AND MULBERRY STREETS TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA.. September 16,1848— 3tf.^

FRENCH PERFUMERY.

THE

subscriber has on hand a

assortment of

full

and

Rose Soap, a $ Almond Soap, 4.# 1 Flontinff Sonp, for baths,

freth

French Perfumery,

among which

will he found, in part, viz: SUPERFINE EXTRACTS, for the Handker chief.

SUPERIOR ANTIQUE OILS and POMA TUMS SUPERFINE-TOILET SOAPS.

Price Si, Gosnell's Vegetable Soap, Military Shaving Soap, Roussell's Shnving ('ream. ROUSSEI.IAS SUPERIOR ALMOND SOAP prepared from the

purest

and best materials, pos

sesses the desirable qualities of rendering the skin delicately emooth, clear and even, and removing all roughness and imperfections Irom its surface.

It counteracts the ill effects of alkaline soaps giving the skin a luxuriant brilliancy, and impart ing to the hands a delightful almond odour.

ROUSSELL'S SUPERIOR ROSE SOAP has all the delightful properties of the Almond Soap

differing only in possessing the exquisite fragrance of the Otto of Roses. ROUSSELL'S UNRIVALLED SHAVING CREAM, anew and splendid article, is now universally acknowledged

superior

Hair and Tooth Brushes.

to any shaving

crenm in the United Slates ox Europe. Itiaele gantlyput up in boxes. Miscellaneous Articlcsfor the Toilet.

Combs, a full assortment Chapman's Razor Strops. Rowland's Genuine Macassar Oil.

CHARLES A. DUY,

Two doors South of Bement & Co.'9

April 28, 1849. 35tt

JIJDSON'S STAVE-DRESSER.

THIS

Machine, on which LETTERS PATENT were granted on the first of May, 1847, is one of the most important improvements of the age.

It will dress rived Staves in the most perfect th an

It wiir

manner, and challenges competition with any other Machine yet put in use, or even the drawing knife of the Cooper. It possesses the advantage of following the grain of the wood, so as to leave the full strength o! the timber, on winding and crooked, as well as the straight inspected Stave, and runs at tho rate of 540 per hour— which is as fast as an expert workman can examine and properly placo a stave in a machine—making good work ot every stave that should properfyra worked into a barrel, reducing all to a uniform thickness.

The DRESSER is accompanied by JOINTER of an entire new constructioo, which produces a most perfect joint, preparing staves without any refitting, of sites varying from a half barrel to a hogshead, that whan set up will be found perfectly air-tight.

This Machinery is recommended with confidence to the attention of all persons engaged in the Cooperage business, either for their own mills^ or in the manufacture of cooperage-ware for the market.

The Machinery is in use in most of our large seaport cities also at St. Louis, (Mo.) and Urbana, Ohio, and driven by water or steam power.— Where the latter is twed, with a boiler properly set, the shavings will afford more fuel than an engine of a 15 horse power will require.

Machines and Rights for the counties in the States of Ohio, Indiana, or Illinois, can be had on application to the undersigned at Urbana, Ohio, where the Machinery is in successful operation.

C. G. SHEmELD.

Urbana, Ohio, Jan. 19.1850. 21yl.

NEW STORE. THEFall

aohscriber is now in receipt of his stock of Goods, comprising a rail assortment of new and desirable Goods, suited to the season, to which he would invite the attention of purchasm. His Goods have been bought for cash at the lament market price*, and he is determined to •ell them at prices that cannot help bat give satisfaction to all who will favor him with a etlL

In addition to the wm»l assortment of Dry Goods, Hardware, Boot*. Shoes, Ac. Will be (km a line stock of NOTIONS, to all of which he would invite the attention of dealers, as they will be sold at a small advance upon eastern price*. CHAS. A. DuY,

Wert side of Public Square.

Terre-Haote. Nov. 17, ISI9. 12tf. ew Method of Learning to

Read, Write and Speak Gennaa Adkr^s Progressive German Reader Fv sale by

PERKINS & BUCKINGHAM,

Oct. 97 49-9tf at the sign of the Big Book. pURE Brandy, fert Wine and Holland C/n I for nwdicinal purpoeee, juat received and jor sale by [apl21 tftff JR. CUNINGHAM.

$2,500

neerof a Railroad now under con

the Western Military Institute. :g

discipline,

Faculty of this institution have selected for its permanent location the famou

BLUE LICK SPRINGS.

afier

progr^ and

mor^

traininS, the

Christmas, and the School opened at that place

ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1850.

Vacation will embrace the months of July and August, by son will not interfere with the exercises of the Institution. The Academic Year extends from tne first Monday of September to tho third Friday of June—Forty weeks.

E S Wasting, Fuel, Lights, Billeting, SerMntr *tear. Payments will be required in advance,

From the first Monday of January—

Terre-Haute, Nov. 10, 1849—lltf.

E S A I A

N E W O O S N E W O O S

JUST

received, by steamer Vermont, 15 cases Merchandise, among which will be found in part the following Goods, viz: 200 doz. Shaving Soap.

Almond

50 50 20 50

150 10 10 30 50 150 100 50 100 200 10 50 50 10 10 200

Palm Rossel's Premium Shaving Cream. Bear's Oil. ,. Cologne Water-^assorted. "F. Marie Farina- Cologne Water. Preston Salts. Antique Oil.

Transparent Soap. Combs—assorted Side Tuck do do Horn Pocket Conibs, Dressing do Fine Ivory do S. Fine do Shaving Brushes. do Boxes. Clothe Brushes. Hair do Thimbles—assorted.

50 Needles. 50 pneks Pins. 50 lbs. Patent Thread. 500 doz. Spool Cotton. 200 gross Hook

ooks and Eyes.

20 lbs. Sewing Silk—assorted. 30 gross Suspender Buttons. 10 Coat

10 Vest do 20 Agate do 20 Pearl do 50 pieces Blue and Orange Prints. 100 New Style Fancy do 20 Red Flannel. 200 Gun Caps. 20 doz. Poeket Knivep. 100 Knives and Forks. 50 "Tally Ho" and Wade and Butcher 50 Gorman Silver Table &. Tea Spoons. 100 Britannia do do do 250 Iron do do do 10 cases Boots and Shoes. Together with many other articles too numerous to mrntion, to all of which*we would invite the attention of Country Merchants and the trade generally CHARLES A DUY,

DR. MURPHY'S

Sugar-font ed Vegetable A N I E E I S For the immediate and ^permanent cure of Ague and Fever, Chills and Fever, and all other Fevers. Prepared by WM. H. MURPHY, M. D. 384 Pearl Street New York, To whom all orders for the Pills must be addressed, (Postpaid.) *500 REWARD T! I!! I

I will give Five Hundred Dollars to any person who wilfproduce, at a less cost, a better, more innocent and more perfect cure for Ague and Fever, or Chills and Fever, than Dr. Mnrphy'sSugarCoated Vegetable Anti-Fever Pills. I will also give Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars to any person who will show a single case where any inurious eflbcts have attended the use of these Pills. They are warranted In all cases to cure

JCrPrice only 50 cents a box.

Thtse Pills are composed entirely of vegetable ingredients, and contain notone particle of calomel or mercury in any form, nor any mineral substance whatever, and may be taken at all times and tinder all circumstances, and hy all ages, without any fear of the sad consequences often attending met curia! and mineral preparations.

Sold wholesale and retail by J. R. CUNNING HAM,Terre Haute, and J. W. PEARCE, Lock port. sept30 n5yl

BOOKS FOR FARMERS.

THE

Farmer's Library. Rodger's Scientific Agriculture. Thomas' Fruit Culturist. Allen on Domestic Animals. Diseases of Animals, by Cole. Downing's Fruits, and Fruit Trees of America. Cole's American ruit Book. Cottage Garden of America. The 1* armer and Emigrant's Book. Tbe Gardener fund Complete Florist. The Horse Doctor*

at the sign of the Big Book.

Nov 10,1849-1 Itf 1

N E W A E S O FRANCIS E. ROTHJB,

HAStbe

removed his Berber Snop from tbe basement of the City Hotel, to tbe room next door to B»ickeye Grocery, where he wii I always be prepared in the line of

Fashionable Hair Dressing, 8having, &c.,&c. Being regularlv trained in his bttainess in Letpeic, Geraanr, he promises that no one can give more satisfaction. tyKeea Razors ami clean shaving.

Terre Haute, May 26,1849. 39tf

THE STATESMAN'S MANUAL, /CONTAINING tbe Addreeaes and Message* \*J of tbe President* of the United State*, Inaugural, Annual, and Special, from 1789 to 1846: witib a Memoir of each of the Presidents, and a History of their Administrations also, the Constitntion of the United States, and selection of important documents and statistical information compiled from official aoaroee, by Edwin WM-

For aale at tbe sign of the BIO BOOK. |t| lltf Nov. 10,1849-11 T\R. JATNE-S MEDICINES.—A const an

':iJ.

ST IS W

A W A E

ENLARGEMENT OF THE PAD-LOCK

Increased Quantify of all kinds of Hard' ware.

REOUCTION OF jPRICES

AT THE

erenow receiving at our old stand, (Fa* side of the Puhlie Square,) a very large and splendid assortment of a a of every variety and description Also,

Pocket and Table Cutlery, Cabinet Trimmings, Shoe findings and leather, Mechanics' tools, of every description Smiths' tools Mill and Cut saws, Circular saws, 6 to 24 inch Anvils and vices, bellows. Iron and Nails,Sheet iron, Tin plate Zing, Tinned copper, Braiiera copper, wire, caststeel, English, German, American and Spring Steel, lOOfeet coil chain, 300pair trace chains, 1000 pounds log chains, 1000 feet i, 1 and li rope, 1000 pounds I, H, and li lead pipe, bar lead, shot, 30 kegs Kentucky rifle powder, 100,000m D. Caps.

Shot Gnns Rifles, Revolving Pistols, Gun Lodes, 150 Eemington and Dayton Rifl* Barrels, lOo sett Cincinnati Waggon Boxes, 2, 000 pound* Hollow Ware, Coal Grates, Fire

Brick, 20 doz. Axes, of the best manufactories, iiufattaff "'gpLENDID STOCK OF

SADDLERY HARDWARE, and a very large and well assorted stock of IRON. It is impossible for us to specify in so large a stock, but we have no hesitation in saying that our stock and assortment is sanation to anv in Terre-Haute, or West of the Mountains, and that we are prepared to meet any kind of competitipn in the way of exclusive Hardware.

It is one thing to make an impression that we sell cheap, but quite a different thing to sell a little lower than our neighbors.

Look for the old Pad-Lock, if yon want to find the best assortment ot Hardwase, ever brought into the Western country. 83rCountry Merchants can supply themselves with small bills as well as to purchase East.

Mr A supply of LAKE SALT, always on han

with Freestone,

mpnur springs, and the Salts

S. II. POTTER & CO.

Terre-Haute, October 13,1849. 7tf.

nTKCTTn

THEundersigned,havingbeen

P""'

[Razors.

Ross1 Building, West sido Public Square. January 19, 1850.-21tf

appointed Agent

for the Columbus Insurance Company, is now repared to take risks against loss or damage by ,.re, and to insure goods transported on rivers and canals, to and from the eastern cities ami towns in tho United States. Persons insuring with said

Terre-Haute, Sept. 25,1848-4 yl

WAXI paperi

qaa PIECES super and superfine now stylo paper hanringtftfod bordering. 1000 Paper Windflw Shades anew and splendid

100 Fire Board Prints, vory elegant, for |sale „hol.»l. or ,«,it

DUY

West side of Public Sauare,

april2835tf next door to the Book Store.

N E W O O S CHEAP FOR CASH OK APPROVE® CREDIT.

WILLIAM

& EARLY are now receiving

direct trom the East, a large stock of iner chandise, consisting of Dry Goods, Groceries, Qneensware and

Hardware,

all of which will be sold as low as any other establishment in Terre Haute. We wish to purchase 20,000 pounds of RAuo in exchange for cash or goods.

We will also take in exchange for goods at low prices, Flaxseed, White Beans, Feathers, Beeswax and all kinds of Country Pnxiuce.

WILLIAMS &. EARLY.

Terre Haute, Nov. 4,1848. nlOtf

BROKAW 4- CORNWRLL, MERCHANT TAILORS, On the East side «f the Public Square,

TERRE-HAIJTJE, INDIANA.

HAVE

just received a very- handsome assortment of Black and Brown French Cloths, Doe Skin and French Striped Cassimcres, Black and Figured Satin and Worsted Vesting*, to which we ask especial attention.

We are also in receipt of a general assortment of GENT-SEMEN S FURNISHING GOODS, and Ap dft hand and make to order all kinds of rar 9 which we warrant to be wel I made and of the most fashionable cut, and will constantly keep a supply of every thing necessary to the

WARDROBE OF GENTLEMEN. It is no trouble to us to show our goods, so that

Kentlemen

Ague and

Fever, or Chills and Fever, when taken according to the directions accompanying them. WM. H. MURPHY, M. D.

wanting any thing in our line will ob-

ge us by giving us a call, we pledge ourselves to sell at reason able prices—and the article ftold shall be precisely such as we represent it. We are regularly established here and it is our pleasure, as well as our interest, to satisfy our customers. Dec. 22,1849—17m3.

L. H. SABOENT, ... Cincinnati.

I)R. MURPHY'S

gtfGAft-COATED VEGETABLE ANTI-BILIOUS •&nd tfinti-Dyspeptic MHMs

W. T. MARSHAIX Terre Haute.*

SARGENT & MARSHALL, /Wholesale and Retail dealers in

BOOTS AND SHOES,

TERRE-HAUTE, IND. WE respectfully call the attention of our friends and the community in general to our new and complete assortment of

TE1

BOOTS, SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, which we have just opened on National Road-SL one door east of W. B. Tpell's, and to which stock we will continue to add from time to time as may be necessary to keep up a full and general

flatter ourselves that our articles and prices, are such as to induce those who may favor us with a call, to give ue their patronage.

We have employed Mil Young, an experienced workman, aa our foreman and cutter, and we

SET1*

manner November 10,1849. Tltf.

8BBLS.

Linseed Oil 8 do. Fish Oil 2 do.Cold

Pressed Castor Oil 2 do. pure winter strained Sperm Oil 3 do. Lard

Oil 1 do. Neat's Foot Oil

1 cask Sweet Oil for sate by ap!21 34tf J- fe CUNINGHAM. LD BOURBON. WHISKY-For medteina

C/purposes,

for sale by

SACRED

R.CUNIKSKAM

J.R. CUNINGHAM.

/"1IGAB&—Just received a large supply of suVj perfine Regalia, Principe, small La Norma and Half Spanish by tbe box or retail. 34 tf

ap!31 J. R. CUNINGHAM.

FRESH GARDEN SEEDS U8T received from D. Landrcth, Bloomadale, near Philadelphia. A large supply, with catalogues. [apl21 34tf] J. R. CUNINGHAM.

DOMESTIC LIQUORS.

"fl A BBLS Domestic Brandy. 4

AX10

5 W

ALL1S0N

Scene*and

NEW,

Characters, illustrated

sale at the sign of the Big Book. fi*2£3tf

MAPS Of tbe United

nia Mexico and tbe

bf. (eb2&kf

TEitBE-

North side of the public Square. J. R. CUNINGHAM

HAS

just received his spring supplies, which makes his stock complete, and equal to any other establishment of the kind on the Wabash. Hisgoods areof the first quality, and^will be sold as low as genuine Medicines can be bought in thfe place. His stook consists of a general assortment of Mineral and Botanic Medicmcs, Surgical Instruments, Glassware and ShopFnrniture^Syrihges, 'metal and glass) Paints,Oils, Dye Stuns, varnishes, Turpentine, Paint, Wall, Dusting, Hair, Cloth, Shoe, Scrub and Flesh Brushes, Perfumeries, Soaps.Pure Liquors for medicinal purposes, Window Glass, from 8 by 10 to 20 by 24, Candies, Imperial, Gunpowder, Young Hyson and Black Teas, Patent Medicines, Gun Powder and Caps, Lead, Shoe Blacking, red,black and blue Ink, Letter ataf Cap Paper, Quills and Steel Pens, Tobacco, Snufl ana Cigars, Kentucky Mustard, Bath Bricks, SaUeratus, Spices, &c., which he willselt tor cash or most kinds of country produco.

J. R. CUNINGHAM

Terre Haute, Ind„ April 21, 1849. 34tf

Small Profits

Quick

A N N E W O O S CHEAP FAR CASH.

THE

subscriber has taken the store lately occupied by Mr. E. S. Wolfe, on the West sideof the Square, two doors souih of Bement & Co.r

where he will open in a few days a NEW AND ENTIRELY FRESH STOCK of Merchandise, purchased this sprkig in NewYork and Philadelphia at the

JLowest tiash Prices. He feels assured that he can offer inducements in the way of choice Goods and at very low pricesr towho may favor him with a call.

Coods Sold

by the Piece

at a very small advance on Eastern Prices. Stor® keepers visiting Terre-Haute will find it to their interest to give me a call before purchasiug elsewhere, as I shall be in constant receipt of the latest styles of Goods during the whole season.

OfSJuaoaOuPsr U3acsaSluaa»3» taken in exchange for Goods, if delivered at th* time of trade.

CHARLES A. DUY*r

Terre-Haute, March 31,1849. 31ml Attorney for prosecuting Claims at the City of Washington. rpHE subscriber undertakes tho collection, setJ. tlement and adjustment of all manner of claims, accounts or demands against tho Government of the United States, or anv foreign state or country, before Commissioners, before Congress,, or before any of the public Departments at Washington.

The procuring of Patents, Army and Navy Pensions, tho collection of accounts against tho Government, all Land Claims, and every demand or other business of whatever kind requiring tho prompt and efficient services of an Attorney or Agent.

A residence of fourteen years at the seat of the Federal Government, with a thorough and familiar acquaintance with the various, systems ami iness at the dine ngress adde a ad vi tifies the undorsigned in pledging the fullest sat-

pubiic business at tne (tirferent offi11 at in Congress added to this, free

access to the ablest legal advisers, if needed, jus-

isfaction and the utmost dispatch to those whomay entrust their business to his care. Being wefl known to the greater part of the citizens of this district, and to many gentlemen who have been membere of both Houses of Congress in the last twelve years, it is deemed useless to extend, this notice by special references.

Communications must be prepaid in nil cases. Charges or fees will bo regulated »v the naturn and extent of the business, but moderate in «1L cases.9,r, Address,

II. C. SPALDING, Attorney.

Oct. 36, ^849—8tf Washington, D. C.

LAW OFFICE IN WASHINGTON.

THEWashington,has

undersigned taken anoflicein the city of and proposes to practise lawbefore the Supreme Court of the United States, the Board of Commissioners on Mexicsn Cluims appointed under an act of Congress of March 3d,. 1849, and any other boards of commissioners for adjudicating claims which may be established.

Clnims tor spoliation by tne French prior to« 1800 will also receive the attention of the undersigned and if a board shall be established for their adjustment, he proposes to undertake th« ayency of such claims.

The undersigned will retain his residence and. law office in Norwich, Connecticut, but designs being at Washington at such times during the sessions of the Supreme Court, of Congress, and of boards of commissioners for adjudicating claims, as may be necessary to enable him to give personal attention to the business intrusted to him.

Letters in relation to business, addressed to the undersigned at Washington, D. C., or Norwich, Connecticut, will at nil times receive immediate attention. JOHN A. ROCKWELL

Washington, June 20, 1849.*!

Terra Hauta, Sept. 22, 1849. 4tT

LOOK OUT FOR SITES,

OA 111 NET W A REKOOIW.

rjpHE undersigned has commenced the Cabinet

Making: Business, in the shop lately occupied II. West, nearly opposite the American by Win. Hotel, at the sign of

A el, at ttie sign ot

Where he is prepared to fill all orders, from a cradle to a coffin, with promptness, and in as good style and finish, and with as good materials as at any shop in Indiana. Those tn want of any article in the CABINET LINE, are requested to call and examine specimens and prices.

O* All kinds of Lumber and Produce taken ia exchange for work. JACOB SITES. Terre haate, May 6,'48-36-tf

Small Profits and Quick Sales. NEW STORE, S

A WD MORE NfSWCttiODS. Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard ware. Qneensware, 1

BOOTS, SHOES, WALL PAPER, CURTAIN PAPER, 8EGARS, PERFUMERY, FANCY ARTICLES, Ac, &©.. Ti^OR sale cheap for Cask or Produce, wholesale 0T X1 retail.

JttrLook out for great bargains at the New Cheap doors south of Bement & Co.'a Store, two

Aprit 28,1848.

CHARLES A. DUY. West side Public Square.

CITY HOTEL, AND GENERAL STA8E OFFICE.

MARKET STREET, SOUTH EAST OF PUBLIC SQUARE,

TERRE HAUTE. tND, LOIIS LEVY, Proprietor.

my5 n36tf

r. a. oUttjet. jenw wtchelv

O'RILEY & MITCHELL,

srocEssoBs or kabriro on, crams at o'kilev.

Forwarding

Whard's

unparalleled success in

Eaveduring

for

States, Califor'

West Indie*.

For sale

PERKINS 8c BUCKINGHAM, Sign

GLASSassortment

tbe Big Book.

JARS, Tincture Bottles, and aeonplets of Drnggist Furniture—58 boxes joat received by ap!21 34tf CUNINGHAM.

Commission

XXX £09 EEt CEP OO S3T £E 99 EVANSVII,LE, INDIANA. Jan. 12, 1850.

Sale*

NEW DRY GOODS STORE.

20m3.

CHOLERA.

E have on'hand a large lot of Dr.'J. DennCholera Syrup This valuable preparation has been used

with

New Orleans

and Mem-

his the past winter. Every family ahoul4 a bottle of this medicine In their house. C. J. ALLISON & CO.

May 19,1849. 3St4

JOB PRINTING

AT THE

£. QQfm

Terre-Haute, Jnd. Nov SI. 1849. 13t£ Hartley's New Work. rri

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA. WITH A FRES8 SCPTT.Y

CrSBBTCT 4?3D£B W&PXSEfe Embracing a great Variety of Styles,

JJOJB MEiSTEEKSi

SUCH AS

Blnnk

Deed*a

Mortgage*

BILLS Or LADING,

instructions

For Flat and other Moats KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HAND

AT TMIS OFFICE.