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Aa tMmu Hiary. ti U iblaly Mftrtw TUI Ma " eatB Mlaalorfc. i . Vnm the KfUUmil Vnietrt. ' ' ILtiTroxD, Trumbull Co, Ohio, Jim. 8, 1835. 1 fi. W.Skitu. Ei. IttarSit: Tliefact cin in tht encWu aflidavit of John Kith ardaoa are of public notoriety lr, and cnn M doubt beuUinl M any amount 01 er idence. You are it lilwfy to make an use of Dm fii'lut iU you choose. lUiiMcifuiij, wsu. ititunn. The Stale of Ohio. Trumbull Comity, H Before me. Wm. J. IMtrlit. s Justice of tb riirliC I Peaot ia Md for the county aforesaid, per oolly came John Jcichardson, who, being duly sworn, dcK- as follows: I um a res ideut of I'ninvtumiany township, Mercer Co, 1'a. live four mil. east of the center of Hartford, Ohio; have lired ahcrc l now re aide tome nine month. About five weeks airo mr attention wa arrested by a rery harp and loud whistle, seemingly in a mall closet In one corner of my nouse. - W ' ..II I I I ...I I .l'it 1 - lllll was iuhowo'I ujr iou'.muo uisuuui ri, a loud w a person could conveniently r -with ilia knuckles. Tho closet door w ac- ard or fastened by a wood button thut turni oror the eiien or the door. 1 hit but ton would frequently turn, mid tho door open, withoutany vUil.lo agency. This wo followtd by a loud and distinct (apparently) liuman roica, which could he heard jcrliaja fifty rod, i ' After repeating a very loud and shrill cream several liutc, tha voice fell to a low er key, and in a louo about at loud at ordi nary convocation, commenced njxnkiiiff in a plain nud distinct manner, assuring tlio family that we would out be burucJ, an J ro questing u to have no frur of any injury, m we were iu no danger- Those iiianilttsta tioos, beinu; altogether unaccountable to my. ulf and family, wo searched the ehtiro house, to find, if osiblu, the came of thin new and startling phenomenon, but found 'no one in or nlout tha promises but the fam ily. Again we wero startled by a rcjiclition of the screams, which wero repealed per fliape a doom timoa, when the voicVt proceed d to inform in thut the conversation ciino ifroin tho spirit of two brothers, culling themselves llniiry and John Force, and claimed to buve beau murdered tamo eleven yean linoa, and then gave u wlmt they rep rwaiiled a a history of the tragedy, nud iu aisted that wo should cull ou soiuu of the nif!lilior to hear tho disclosure. John Rauney, Henry Moore, and sumo dowin oth ara, were then called in, to whom the histo ry was detailed at length. Wo could rendi 'ly discover a diUcrcuce in tho voice profess ing to come from tho two spirit. About the third day after thcKO manifest atiout comuiencvd, my wife brought a ham of meat into Ihn liouie, and laid it on tho itablo. and itenncd to the othur aidn of tint room, when it win carried by ome inviaiblo agency from four to iu feet from tho table, and thrown upon tho floor. At another time a bucket of water wan without human .hamla tiikoti from tho table, curried aomc six feet, aud poured uiwn the Door. Tliii waa followed ny a large dining tablo turning round irom iia position at the kkiq of tho room, and curried forward to tho stove, a .distance of more than nit foot. Tin's was ilono whilo tliero unn no pemon Hear it. Tha inmo tablo li.n since that time been thrown on its ido without human nenev. and often boon mudo to danco nbout whilo the family wro cnlins around it. Atone .tune dulien, knives and fork., were thrown from the tnblo to tho oppn,ito side of tho room, breaking the ilhlic to pieces. Ou another occasion llio voice reiii(tcd Mrs. Hiclmi'dviu to remove llio ili.-ln-j from tho table, which wm doiio iiimiediaUly, wuon me uhho coininonceu rocking violent ly bock and forwanl, nnd coiiiiiiued tlio ino. tton, so that the dishes could not be ha-IkiI ioii it, but wero placed in a vewel and set upon lua floor, from winch n number of luoni flew from tho tub to (he clniinbcr floor overhead, ninl wero thus broken to iiiccco, hnt cruckory rumuiuid wo ntteiiited to .uv.iiii ujr ni.iMjr u , a cuiiuoard, and shut ll.n ..I.! I .' I uuvin, nuuu ,voro vioieuny lli row ii open, and ihoilikliei flew like lixhiuing, ono atlor another, against the oppoiito aido, and oroKe to pieoo. At another lime a drawer in lUe tttldo was, whilo there was no person now' it, drawn out, nnd a plate that had becu Placed there carried across the room and bro- Lllll niTlllllt lit., n . ..II i I . . ,"f 3 iiiuub nan, aiiu Um Kind of (Iciuonstrntiou htM continued until tioarly all thocrvHkcry about tho house has Ixiuu broken aud destroyed, i A' dill'uient times the drawers of a stand sitliug iu a bed room have been taken out, - uil at one time- cnn lully p1Krd on a M. A Urge stove boiler has' ken, while on the stove, filled with water, lipped up, andc-uts-d to stand on one oud, and the water was turned out upon tha floor, and at this time taken off from the store, and curried some six foot, and set down upon llio floor, and this bilo untouched br any persou. A tea kettle has often been taken from H,a stove in the sain manner, and thrown upon the " 7 ,ln,p Pul.T, coiiluining aonie coflea for the pUrHHa of browning, waa taken from the stoe, carried near the chamber floor, and then thrown upon the floor. And fluently, while Mm. KK hard wn has been Uking buckwheat cakes on tho stove, the griddl, ,, in ,h, Mnie countable inanucr, U-eu taken from tl4 aUjva aud thrown aenws the house ) andof ten cakes have U'cniuken from ihffcrMdle while bakiug, and disappeared cntin'iy. ai one nine (he voice, sneakiiu L , wile, said a (the spirit) could bukecU lb, J.corgej a boy eating nl the table.; M, Kichar. son stepped ay fiu.n tho sU.ve, when tho batter (alreadv prvpsrtd ft,r ki.ut ks) was by soni- unseen .Bcv t 10 from a crock sittin near the stove.' and placed upon the griddle, and turn,j t the proper time, aud wban.l.m iL.... t. i.. i cake 1 1 " V0U7 ",, M P , .ivt.ikc was 4c- cordiugly laiad iu th same manner as be fore autcd, and carried acro the room and .laced iu the girl's hand. Dunns all these occurrence, the talking from the two voice and other l cot ud,aud alillcoutiuuosduily, together with such manifestations as I bnva deUiled, with ninny others not named. The conversation, a well as the tither dfinionsl rations, have bccDitnosd almost daily )' mylf and family, a well as by score of Ksrsons, who have visited my honso to wilnes these strong phenomena. I will only add, that the spirit (the voice) anveas a reason for breaking crockery and destroying property, that it i done to con vince tho world of the existence of spirit presence. Jon Riciuauson. fswora I siil subscribed before nw, Ibis bib day uf Jnuuarr, W J- Dsioirr, JiMticsofUMl'isce. Elia Jan llilisrd.n, beioj July sworn, ssys; I am the wife of Jolin Hielnudoii, who ami llie sboe affidavit. I fur witaeot-d sll llio minuted iiuiu fivea by my biWnd in his ttiClavil, and msiiy laben, u. Ii as iif in( by lit voices, aud writing wiliiout human Kncv. Kuxs Jans P.ieiususox. Hworn to sml subscribed Mif me, this ttlli day of Janusry, 1H4J. Wm. J. lisiuur, J. 1'. Jsiues II. Moors, beini duly sworu.osys: I liar wilneMd insuy of llie oncurrences i(irn by Jiii Itiehurdeiwin lisi sflidsvil, such oereniiis; with Ui voices, sooing lb IsUe move su.ui, ac. Jsmks II. Moos, Kworo to snd subscribed before me, Ibis Hih dsy of January, 1855. W u. i. JIsioiit.J. r, ..rislrd Vfsl"VIt MSB lelksKal. A man named John Jenkins, keeper of the "Branch "of tho Fulton Market," No. 281 Grand -st. Brooklyn, was tried yester day aftornoou bf fore Justiea Pcrrr. nt the old City Hall in Month Socond-st., on a charge of selling "J'latcd VchI," tho charge being preferred by Kobc-rt liunuells, Alvnt lusiector for the Eastern District. N. P. O'Hrien, Assistant District-Attorney, np- penred for the city. At the Appointed boor, accused not being present, the Court proceeded to Uke testi niony. Oeorira l'essincor sworn 1 saw nine quarters of plnted veal hanging up in the branch of tho Fulton Market, in Urand-st., kept by Jenkins : the boy said lliey were r. . :. I. . . i i. . i . .i .. i going iu son ii , mean oy piaieu vein put ting a piece of fal pork where the kidney ought to bo ; if thu wholo or theso nine Qiiurtcr wero fried out. after lakini; awuv tlio Jiork, enough fat could not bo got out to grease a jack-knife; butchers cull this "bob veal j" I bavo been a butcher for 40 years ; I consider tins moat very unwhole some; it was very young, and had been slurved cither here or whilo it was being brought here ; tliero was not a purticlo of fat about it, and but very littlo meat on the bones, aud consider wuul there was very un wholesomo. Jenkins hero came into court aud risked to liavo the case adjourned, as ho was not awnro that it was to be tried to-day. Ho wished to procure the Washington Market butcher of whom he purchased tho veal, to prove that it was good. Counsellor O'Brien was willing to have the enso adjourned, provided accused would allow hint to chnugo tho charge to "soiling unwholesome meat,' winch would innko tho ienalty much heavier. l'oMinger nsked accused if ho knew whether the moat in question was vcul or dog meat. Jenkins did not know, but supposed it mubt be vcnl, us he bought it for thut. rosseiiger This comes from licensing men to sell incut that know nothing ubout it ; tho name, is suflieient ; I cnn produco n woman in Williamsburg that cooked steaks cut from the thigh of tho pirnto Gibbs, w ho was hung, and people nto nud pronounced them tho linost they ever ate, being under the impression Hint it wits the llesli of an animal. Accused concluded not to have the case adjourned, and was accordingly fined HO. Mr. lVssengor, iu explanation of the broil ing of a portion of tho flesh of Gibbs, said it was ut n hotel iu tho Dowcry, kept by the husband of tho woman referred to, at nn nf fiiir called a "Tackle," in which every per son participating, contributed some article of food to be prepared for tho dinner; this placo was a resort for medical students, nnd tho body of (iiblis having been handed over to tho medical faculty for dissection, n wag of a student conceived tho idea of play ing oil' a joke upon somo of tho partici pants nt tho "Tackle;" he accordingly pro cured some slices of tho remains of tho pi rate, which wero cooked nnd passed oil" as the flesh of some animal : those who n.ir. took, pronounced it most delicious. I'essenger at tended one of thoso'Tackles" in Ins earlier days, where part of a dog was nicely cooked and served un : the nu nt u.-w uiL'iiiy i ii. , . .. . - i'ihisou ny mi wno parlook, and it set nicely upon tho stomach until tho joke leaked out, and then it would not stay dow n. iV. lr. Tribune, tr ta l.klss. I'liB liul uuuibw of lbs Orienul ooiilsins s lei. lerdsiedst llou(k.wg, snd w ritten to tit Ed lor oy irienu si Hist pltee. The following is sn es trsel : " Affairs In Chins sre in a sJ ststc, growing won snd worse. The Christian- WorM have gone sll salray, I hellevs, ibout the " pulriotisru " or 'Chi kllmiity" of the "lieb,,!.," m vtiri, clB nss King len threalr ned, but is Hill in the hsuils of tlio Impersli.!.; but sll trade b sui.ieiiJed. Th. nwet f,.,m, ,a Kimf ttmilit, tn daj. comuiilted by both lmperisli.U snj Rebels, l'ir.tes . . , Ul aR)Und M w hjV hi(J nouuug .lm,U fo, . fe ,inM , Ntllking hsl w, h.ve, hewer.,, i. M fcTontb, ,jIfr (() Hie sueces. politically, or U. Ihe t'hrirtiw. of th Naiikin meu. Xli.n.h.i I... i ,. nwr llias jo iu m. hsnds of o .tr,n,-, of vag.tbou.la." UTThe CuK.B,u t;,wt, of ThunJ.. it is estimated that within the nu i. i J U, PM. with uWr niote.ol.s have Uira tut eily tor th far West Tl,. I may be relirj aiva u li k. t-iu i . . i ai.,a as Midi correct. TK- ' .j ir.ru ro M. Lous, sr rrsavdv laden." the London Times of 18I3.J 1HB AsCn TO MlHt.OV. Tho Euipsrur Nsp be would ot off On a summv ricursion ta Miow ) Tb fields were green, tod the sky was blue, M'.rblea! TsrWeu! Wlist pltamnt escursiou to foK-ow I 'our hundred thousand men and mor Must go wilh him to Moscow Tliem wer 51nili! by Ui dosen, And Uukes by th score ( Prince few, ud Kings ou or two ( Whil the field sre o green, ud the sky so blue, Morbleu ! Tsrbltu ! What a pleasant cseursion to Moscow ! Ther wss Junot and Ag. resu, Jle'lfli-liof Mncow ! I)iibroky and Ponbtowsky, General lisp, and Kniror Nap Xolbing would do, While the field were o green and Ui sky sobluo, Murbku ! I'urbVu ! iut they must be marching lo M'ciw. Hut the rtuiean stoutly they turned to, I'pon the road lo Moscow, Nap hid to fwlil his way all tlirough ; Tliey could fight, though tbey could not parlei-vous; JJut the fields were green, and Ihe sky was blue, MorbSeu? i'nrbleu! And o he g.t to Moscow. . lie found the pine to li'H for him, For they ut fire to Museow. To got there bad cat him much do, And then no better course he knew, While the fields were green snd the sky was blue, Morbleu I I'arblvu I Jut to march luck sgnin from Muecow. Th Ituwians lliey stuck cluae to bira All on Ihe road from Moscow, Ther was Torinasow and Jenulow And sll tho others that end in ow Milarodiivitch and Jalodovitch, And Kurnctehkowitch, Aud all Ihe others that end iu itch ; Si'hanwclicrT, Suuchossneff, And ScheuleiT, And all the others that end iu (T ; AVasilUicliikofr, KostoniaMff, Aud TchoglukotT, Audull Ihe others that eud in oft") l!;ijcir-ky, overeflky, And Ricltiky, And all the others that end in efi'nky ; Caharoflnky and HustufUky ; And nil the others that cud in ofTaky And l'latufl'hc pbyed themntT, And Shouvaluft lie shoveled thcmoiT, And Murkntrhe marked tlicm off, And KrmwnorThe CMesed them oft", And Tuchkoflfhe touched them off, And Unrimkoffhc bored them off, And KutousnlT be cut llicm off, And rarcnii'ff he pared them off, And Woronioff he worried them off, A nd Dochtoiioff he doctored them off, And Uodiouoff he flogged them off, And last of sll, an Admiral enme, A terrible msn with a terrible name, A name which you all know by sight very well, liul which no one cau sjieak, and no one can spell. They slurk close to Xnp with all their might j They were on the left aud on the right, Ilehind nnd b "fore, and by day and by night ; Ho would rather (wi'lc i-vous than fight ; But purlcx-vous no more would do, For they remembered Moscow. And then came on the frost and snow, All ou the road (Vein Moscow. The fields were so white, aud the sky so blue, Sacrcbleu 1 Vcuti clileu I What a terrible journey from Moscow ! The devil take the hindmost qnoth Nap, Al I on the road from Moscow 1 For he thought it small delight To fiht all day and freeze all night, And so, not know ing what else to do, When tho fields were so while nnd the sky so blue, Morbleu ! Parblru ! I To stole sway, I tell you true, All on tlio road from Moscow. us as much too cold upon the road As 'twiis too hot iu Moscow ; Itiit there is s place w hich he must go to, Where tho fire is red and tho brimstone blue, Morbleu I Tarblou ! He'll find it hotter than Moecow ! L,ove Letter. This was written by a British officer du ring tho Revolution, to an American lady : " Do I lort thee f Oh, dearest, tho Warn of thine eyois tho light of my lifo. I icor ih!p thee. Thy smile is tho inv of mv ex istence thy voico the musio'of mv soul. lien thy hand lies iu mine, and thy breath is upon my cheek, every nerve vi brates with ccstacy, and the deep pulsation of thy bosom thrills mino with a responsive devotion that absorbs my whole being. " I would have thee as pure as au angel, that I might enshrine thy image iu my heart aud bow before it as th idol of all my joy and hope, while thy enduring and full affec tion snouid elevnto nnd sanctify my adora tion until it transcended human seutiiueiit, and partook of the holy love symbolized in the flowora of Taradise at the dawn of cre ntion. " Tins, tho world will call frenzy, hallu cination let the world call it what they may it rs asill I would not luu. V.rln for all else the world can cive. ''1 hen love me, dear, with all thy strength, with all thy truth, with all thy consumer, forevcrmore, in pleasure and in sadness mm nen uie earth is closed over me, let thy love pierce-the cold turf and tmitowith the spirit thai linnrers to join thiiie iu its flight to realms of eternal Miss," tWha the Ormcle at Dclphoa declared Socrale. to b th wisert of men, he replied that a. was w m enough to know that he knew nothins-. Thisii tho first insunnan nwhl f . r-.t. i. .- Knw-Noihuj, vn-.V...I.. si Iff Each C a, bears withia hinuolf world i t, " " I """ wiiow-beinn. and rk i.: i . J ory resrmbun' that .J .r. I yBe thstofnoooe. From SALMAOJINLn Vrlvollltr. A young ldy recently from a boarding school, being ssked if sli would tak some mor cabbage, rplid i-By no means, n.sdsm-gu'Uoniical sstisty admonishes mo that I liav arrived at lb ullimst of culinary destination consistent with tlicoileoflulapius." 8hs must havebeeu a classmate of the young la dy who un being akcd at a party tea-table if sli would have .ugsr, gave utterance to th fol lowing i "Xo, I llunik you, I slways ntertuin s diaboli cal Invincible repugnance to suar, for according to my Innensiblo cogitations uon tho subject, th (Uvusityof tho sugar nullifies th flaityof th tea, and renders it vastly obnosious "! I Tsklas Hecartly. T kept a small store aud dealt in all "all sorts." On dsy every genteel man cam in, professing tha uimost haste, and wunted twenty dollar in small bills, to break a double X, whore he had made trade hard by. 'Vy,' said T , '1 doosu't know ye. Vat for I let you have twenty dollars mine monisli V 'Oh, don't bother,' said the Granger, 'here, give me the twenty, and I'll Biva )'u dollar for Ihe us of it, and I'll lock you in till I got back, that will make it safe.' T coaitatcd a moment. The chance of nuiking a dollar was good he was somewhat con fused, but said 'Yaw, dat ih goot,' and then passed out the money. After some holf an hour, T began to con- cluds the wrong man was locked in llio security had bernrirenon the wronr side. T never leut any more money without considering with great deliberation Ihe matter of seeunty. laqnlsttlveaess. We heard s good story of a man on a Mianiimip- pi steamer, who- was questioned by a down east Yankee. The gentleman, to humor tho fellow, answered all his questions strnight forwurdly, until the down easier was fuiilv ouulcd for au interrogatory. At last he inquired : 'Iok here, Squire w here was you born ?' '1 was bom,' said tho victim, 'in Boston, Tro' montst., No. 41, ou tho 1st day of August 1S25, at 5 o'clock iu the uftcrnoon." Yankee was answered completely. For an instant he was struck. Soon however, his face brightened, und he quickly said i 'Yuos ; wall I calculate you don't recollect whether it was a frame or a brick house, duyc?' , Irtsliniaa Iking told to grease the wagon, returned in about an hour afterwards and said : 'I've grniied ivery part of tho wagon inside and out, but by the blue hair o' Moses' wig, I can't get at the sticks the wheels hang on, sure.' Hard Times Vuttdlag. Take half a pint of molasses, half a pint of wat cr, two tcaspoonsful of salcratus, one large spoon ful of salt ; thicken with flour to s tolerably thick baiter; put it in a pudding bag, or better still, in a mould if you have one, leaving plenty of room for it to swell out, say nearly one-half. Jloil it steadily three hours ; it will be good without sauce of any kind ; but a little butter or cream, or butter and sugar made into sauce with flour and boiling w uter and spice widi a little nutmeg, will bo found a great addition. Tho Hertford Times says of the abovo : "We can speak for the excellent qualities of the pudding, having tried it aud found it 'a fact.' " Michigan Farmer, Orange Hyrup. Take an orange with a thin rind ; espress the juico and strain through s cloth or fine sieve. To every pint of clear juice add ono and a half lbs of clean, w ell pulverised sugar j boil slowly over clear but moderate fire, and skim carefully as long as any scum rises. It may then bo removed, cool ed anil bottled. Of this syrup, a couple of tuble spooiwful, mixed with melted butter, makes an ad mirable sauce for plum or butter puddiug. The bottles in which this syrup is kept should bo se curely corked, and sot in a refrigerator, or in some cool place in the cellar to prevent fermentation C'er. Telegraph. lo Cure Ear ctie. Ear-ache may be relieved by dropping a little sweet oil and laudanum, warm, into the car, and applying hot suit in flannel bags, so as to keep the part constantly warm. Kcntentlous. 'Patrick,' said a lady to a slip of green Erin, who w asofliciuting in the kitchen, 'w here i Brid get V 'Iudade, ma'm she's fust aslape looking at the bread bakin.' '1 think our church will lust a good whilo yet,' said s waggish deacon to his paster '1 sec the tlerjiert are very sound.' A few barrels of liquor on their way through Rutland, Vt, wero observed to be labelled, 'Wid- s Tears.' Vrertlwi lo Death. PaJdy McShane was annoyed exceedingly by a strange dog. On a cold winter night, the wiud cutting like a knife, after the dog had been turn ed out of doors no less than three times, Pat was awakened by a rather extensive fracture of the glass. The dog was in the honse again. Paddy w aited upon him out, and both were absent some fifteen minute, so that his old woman becoming alarmed at such prolonged absence, rose and went tc the window. What are yees doing out there, Psddy, acushla,' said she. j There was such a chattering of teeth that the answer for some time wa somewhat unintelligible at last it came : 'Saw I am thrying to fnue the dinlish baste to death.' a Cxrrs ( Uayptaes. Aa old lady while indolging, few eTcniugs iuce, in reinini:eiic of Iter cirlbeod. h.n A. had lou of beam, exclaimed, "Why, the truth k. ' " " nPry wax 1 wa fa:riv i naeoinfori),L. I" ' . Modesty is Dohey, a less ihsa Twtue.. ug llio Army of Ureal Dial"' mno fcfvnsiHto IB Dreadful irarrity of Protimn'.-Orrjion. lUlPTrTAN .t WARNER. 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Itlakc's Biographical Dictionary o i ,,r Am.ririi." hv Melirriror i "Shudy Side,'"Hiuceehy,'" oud Undo Tom's CTins. Arthur's works ; Churloll F.Iisabeth's do. Ilr MiM-iiKr'at iln. i'otrs. Millou, Young, Thomson, Cowner, Ossian, rulloek, and others. Also Bowuing's Fruit Cultured j Thomas do. Vniml. mi khrl'll: Do. OU horsO. Allan's American Farm Hook: Do. doincslie uniinals. pr,.l Arrliiim hire, llurul Homes. Sic. and Sanders' New Readers 1st, 2d, .'!d,4ih & .".ill. McGtifBe's liomicm. Smi.lrni' Sivllcra : Eleiiientarv do. Thomsou's Arithmetics llook-kieping, Copy Books, Aijo Fuller' Pencils, Gillolt'a Pens, lilunk Books, Envelop., Foolscap, Nolo und Letter l'u- per, V alers, etc., Il.r ienes.no aim m-imi.jji itlain-el., urcgon niy, vpn. it inou-i Medicines for Sale, By CHARLES POPE, Ja. i A NDS' Samapaiillu, Peck's Wild Cherry Hit- 55 tcrs, Uutemuu's drops, Urandrclh's pills, Ic's oills. Perrv's vermifuec, Opodeldoc, Gum Cam phor, Gum Arabic, British oil, Lobelia, Hot drops, 3d preparation, Roman ryo buliuini, Dulley's pain extractor. Luuilunum, Parecorie, Oil of Pepper- mint, lissences. Coninosilion Powders, Curler's Pulmonary Balsom, Sulphur, Kuin Suits, &c. AprilSl.lBjo-ltf Hardware FOR SALE BY CIIMU.ES POPE, JR. BRASS and Iroii Bulls, Screws, Locks and Lutches, Hammers and Hatchets, Axes, Drawing-knives, Hundtuus, Curry Combs, Hursc Brushes und Cards, Gun I-ocks, (inn Caps, Wool Cards, Chest Handles, Planes, &e. April 21, lrjoo-llf Groceries BY CHARLES FOR SALE POPE, JR. J UGAR, Suit, Cofl'ce, Tea, Syrup, Chocolate, Stareh, Salerntus, Cream Turlur, Sul Soda, C'arb. Soda, Pepper, Sp.ce, Alum, Borax, Cop porus, ate. Aprii il, lfijo-ltf Beading for the Million. S. J. McCORMICK HAS CONSTANTLY ON HAND AT THK PRAKLIN 100X STORE, FRONT-ST, rOHTLAND, 0RK00N, A Choice selection of Popular Books, News papers, Magazines and Fancy Stationery. Among the books ou hand will be found works on Temperance, Agriculture, Horticulture, His tory, Poetry, Hiogrnphy, Medicines, Ucligiun, Science, School Bonks, Romances, &c., iVe., otc. 0"Subsennt:ons received for Harper, Graham, Goodey, Leslio's, or Putnam, nt $i a your, pont age free. ILT suqscnptions nceivcd for any newspaper published in any part of the I'n on. Remember the r rankliii Book Store and News paper Agency, Front street, Portland Oregon. 3? A priced catalogue will be published curly in April, and will be sent to any part of the terri tory free on application, . " Statesman copy 1 mo. G. ABERNETHY & CO. WHOLESALE 0EALKRS, . OFFER for sale the following goods just re ceived Than Now York and Sandwich Isl ands, per barks C. Dovens and Ocean Bird, 1. e. 50 Tons S. I. Salt, 15,000 yards new style prints 10,000 " hr'u. muslins 3,000 " bleuch'd do 100 lbs. linen thread 50 pieces Bilk hdkfs 1,500 yards hickory 2 doi. umbrellas 50 ens. boots & shoes 20 doz. slutes 20 " druw'g knives 10 " coll'eo mills 25 jack planes 10 doz. buck saws 150 fancy clocks 25 kegs siilerutus 10 cases "Lucke's" tobacco 10 " "Cornucopia" tobacco -Jayne's medicines 1 pr. 4 ft. mill burs 5 doz. crow bars 25 lbs. bl'k sen'gsilk 10 " ass'd " " 92 bags prime colic 10 tons fine salt 100 kegs brown sugar iUU " syrup t mo lasses 5 barrels whale oil 10 diK grain scythes 20 " grain erndlcs 5 reaping machines d thrashing do 13 straw cutters 100 reams wrap. paper lot) lus. Aluss. twine 10 doz. Collins axct! 10 " hoes 5 Smith's bellows 1 0 dozen mill saws, best quality 15 doz bed cords 10 coils rope 1 00 box's cream tart.ii 100 lbs. borax 25 b.xs. soap powdei 25 " alspice 1,000 " ffineham Together with a lame assortment of drv roods. clothing, medicines, iron, steel, blacksmiths' tools, chairs, bedsteads, cigars, aud other articles previ ously on hand; und all of which are offered for sale for cash, produce, or ou short time lo approved customers. Oregon City, April 21, 1855-ltf New Volumes of the four Reviews and Blackwood. COMMENCE with North British for Novem ber, 1854, snd the other Reviews and Black wood for Janimry, 1855. Termtaf Subtcription. Any one Review or Blackwood, SJ3 a year. Blackwood and one Re viewor any two Reviews, $5. The four Re views and Blackwood, f 10. Four copies to one address, Jjt30. Postage on the four Reviews and m.V any P ust office in Ihe I'uited States, only 80 cents a year on each Review and 24 ceutsavearon Klrirkavnl New York, published by Leonard, Scott i Co 79 t ulton street entrance 54 Gold street. Slew Orleans Sugar V ,lIola.es. 5 Barrels of New Orleans sugar per cl-D-W per ship - Hathay." k .. it d? f 0rlMI" molasses per clipper " Herald of the .Morning " of M.? "bout Ih. 15th tuem out at low prices. lpa"f JAMES O'NEILL. i i y0RSE 41 FINE ALTI have in . IV -J tans coarse and fine mil, lo be sold eery ck"P- 2ltf JAMES O'NLILL. BUSINESS CARDS. . r asw wrtrrsTAT Sl CO.. :w...iV.,,Kii Mrrehanl, and whole. sal and retail lUr ia Dry Goods, Greeeriaa, Hardware, Aro., Ae. ..''' i George T. Allan. Oregon City, May S. J Art h.tahl M Kmlay. V ( Thoina Lowe. 4 LLAX. MKIXLAV V CO, j Scotuburg, L'uir-tua, Oregnn. Lower 4 LLAX, M KIX LAY it CO, Chn.g, J Orrg.il Territory. mtfS. JAMES O'NEILL, WIIOLKSALI AND alTAII. 0la IN Provl-lon sic llurdwarc, JVo. 1, ,V'ii Strrtl. UKO. AIIKKKTIIV A CO., MKKCIIAXTS, OREGOS CITY.OREOON TERRITORY, Geo. AsroatTiir, I Tmoma Pora, Hiram Class, Ja. II. Hoss. A prilil, IrioS-llf CHARLES POPE, JR, IIEALKa IN Hardware, Groceries, Jlry tioods. Clothing, Hoots tV Shoe, Medicines, Book It glalimiery Muin-st., Oregon City, April 21, l55-lif JOHN R M BRIDE, attosnst axd cooaetoa T LAW, iMfaijette, Yamhill County, O, T., WILL fuithfully attend lo all bushies a trusted lo his professional care. April 21, 185.1-llf JOHN P. BROOKS, Wholrnir 4- Retail Dealer in (IrorerU, Praduet, Vrurinont, J-c. Main Street A General Assortment kept up of Selected Goods. Canemah, April 21, 1855-llf. WELLS, FARGO & CO.B EXPRESS) Between Orfgon, Culilnrma, the Atlantic Siuteti awl Eurnjic. HAVING made advniitugcoiis .- itt5nrrungeineiits wilh tho Dulled Sk icsiJL Slules and l'ucific Muil Stt um- 2niaa ship Companies forliunsporlulion, we ar now pre pared to forward Gold lhit, Bullion, Speeie', Parkaret, Parcel: aud Freight, to and from N York, N. Orleans, S.:n Frnncisco, Portland, aud principal towns of Culiforuiu and Oregon. Our regular Semi monthly la press between Porlluud unil S in Fronei.-co, is dispatched by the Pucilie Mail Steamship Co.' steamship Columbia, connecting ul Sun Francisco w ith our semi-monthly Express lo Neu York and A'eic Oi tram, which is dispufched regularly on the 1st and Kith of each month, by Ihe mail steamers nud in charge of our own messengers, through lo destination. Our Express from New York leaves regulurly on the 5th and 20th of each mouth, ulso iu charge of imssepgers. Treasure insured in Ihe best New York com panies, or at Lloyd's in Ion,lon, ut the option of shippers. OirrcEs New Yo.k, No. 16, M'ull St.; New Orleans, No. II, Exchange place; Sun Francisco, No. 114, Montgomery street. JAMES O'SFML, Agent. Oregon City, April 21, IS55.-ltf STEAMER PORTLAND, Capt. A S. Murray, WILL run duily between Porlluud and Ore cou City. Leave Oregon City al eight o'clock, A. u. lleltiruing, lravo Portland at two o'clock, r. i. , t or freight or passage apply on board, Aptil 21, 1855-ltf U. S. MAIL LINE. Oregon City aiuj Portland. DAILY IMC Hi 1ST Jennie Clark! J. C. AiNswoRTit, Master. WILL run Daily, (Sundays cxccplod,) in the above-named trade, leavine Orccou City every day nt 8 o'clock, t. u. Returning, will leave Portland at 3 r. u., touch ing at all intermediate points. r or height or pnssage apply on board. April 21, lUii-llf Who Wants the Silver Cup? - WE will give a SILVER CUP, or $25 in GOLD, to the owner of any Reaping machine who will, at a public trial of reapers, ill presence of regularly chosen and disinterested judges, produce a reaper that will do more and ' better work than BurriWt Convertible Reaper. Said Iriul lo occur during tho coming harvest, and not more than one reaper of any one kind to be introduced asconipctilon. Time and place to be ugrecd on with parlies entering for the trial. Below wo give a notice of this machine and ' some of the ndvuntages claimed for it : . " At the trial of reapers in the harvest field in Geneva, New York, iu July lust, by the judges ap- ' pointed by the New York State Agricultural . Society, nine reapers were entered, and each re quired to cut about three acres of wheat and two ., of barley much lodged and tangled, the straw soft snd tough, on rough and uneven ground. Evere facility was afforded for a full and impartial trial,, aud examination as to draft, construction and per formance ; and the first prize was awarded tov Thos. D. Burrill for the Beet Grain Reaper. . Tho judges, in the report, say : ' T. D. Bum'h" machine performed its work in the most admirabl manners the gavels were well laid, th workman- ship and materials excellent.' It ho bo extra wheel or pinions beyond what are simply nee-. ary ; no reel to beat down and waste th grain, no band wheels, pulleys, bells, straps, or harness to get out of order; simplicity and stnagth for doing work oil day and every doy have been the . leading objects. 1st. It cuts grain of all kinds, in all condition. wiuioui clogging, and may be worked either by horses or oxen. 2d. It cuts at aav heivht fmuIJ l four- : moments change. , .. , 3d. It discharges th grain in the rear, if re ferred, like Hussy's, or at Ihe side, Uke MoCor mick s. This change is made by an extra apron, (attached ia a moment,) from which the grain i laid in better condition than by any other machine ' 1 iin. ii naa a balance wheel, which gives a qui- et and uniform motion to the machine. We have a few of these reapers for sale. They ' -will be ready for exhibition on and after April 20th, snd the attention of Farmers is solicited to THE BEST REAPER OUT. Also, 1 Eight Horse Thresher- 9 T- II- Thresher; SO dozen Grain Cradle; 30 doxen Grain Scythe; 12 Straw Cutters-. 3 Fan Mills. GEO. ABERNETHY & CO- " Apnl 21, 1855-llf Oregon City. SelUtif oft at Coal. rlHE o( Dry ood. and Hardware of A Preston, O Neill & Co. will be el.H .. cost price. Persons desirous of bovine- ,. wii. do well to csll on the subscriber P31tf JAMES O'NEILL, -