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TRAVELLING CABINET.

The President and the Secretary of State
visit Saratoga about the lst of July.
The copm mortunm of the Attorney Gene
raIship has departed for Tennessee. Mr..
Grundy preceded his departure by farewell
effort to retrieve Mr.. Van Buren's war cha
racter. He occupied nine columns of the
Globe to do it, and did not touch the issue
throughout the whole oft. He now has gone
to follow in the wake of the great sensation
he imaeines he has made. When the people
of Tennessee shall receive the document,
they will see "shado,O ola coming ereni."
The Attorney General himselfis close behind
his shadow Let tho good people Of Ten
nessee be watchiul and vgilant lest the sha-
dow cast shade over the bright prospects
of freedom. There never was more fragrant
and reprehensble instance of open and direct
official interference in elections. Is Tennes-
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An election for members Of the Common
Council of the city Of Washington, took place
OH Monday. In the I'd and Sd wards, we are
informed, political feelings entered into the
canvass. The result exhibits fact worthy
Of observation. The Wing candidates were
elected by a majority Of more than two TO
one. What occurs 10. US, is, that this is the
result Of familiar acquaintance with The con-
duct and characters Of the men in power.
Could the people Of the whole Union, be as
familiar with the true character ofthe admins
tration party, as the citizens Of Washington
are, we are confident similar result would
ensne in all the States.
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IsABsL; or, S.crLY. BY Henry T. Tuckerman,
ton: F. Taylor.
This is the production Of good scholar and
man of taste. Il contains much delicacy OF SEMI
ment. pretiness OF thought, and beauty Of express
sion The ideas and descriptions Of Sicilian scene
ry, manners, history, &c. are conveyed in the form
Of graceful colloquy, by which many unimportant
details are avoided and the narrative Of connected
pilgrimage is preserved. There is an Interesting
accoun, Of Bellini the celebrated composer, and Of
Syracuse with its many classical associations &c.
"Alas for Sicyl rude fragments now
Lie scattered where the shspely column stood,
| Her palaces are dust In all her streets
| The voice OF singing and the sprightly chord
Are silent Revelry and dance and show
| Suffer syncope and solemn pause;
While God performs upon the trem milling stage
VI his own works, his dreadful part alone"
Mr.. Tuckerman gives US the following hint in re.
gard to the SILK CULTURE:
"Not less than half Of the inhabitants of this town
[Catania, in Sicily derive their subsistence from
the silk manufacture. Half the houses are provided
| with loomS; and the raw MATERIAL purchased at
fairs OF the country people, is woven by the poorer
class Of citizens, and sold to the lubricant who in
| his turn, executes the orders OF the merchant"
Our people had better prepare TO do likewise, in
stead Of growing only mulberry trees.
A new work, by citizen Of this City, on the
Springs of Virginia, their circumIacent scenery,
attractions, uses &C.. with anecdotical illustrations
is in the press and will be published in few days.
1t ought to be interesting TO summer travellers and
valeudnarians The publisher is Samuel Colman,
OF New York.
We have received from the same publisher a
specimen Of "the Jubilee Of the Constitution" be-
| ing the Grafton of Mr.. Adams before the New York
Historical Society, &c. 1t is got up" in beautiful
style.
TALES AND SKETCHES. from the Queen City: by
Benjamine Drake, author of Black Hawks life and
adventures Cincinnati Z. Morgan &Co.
| We are indebted to the author for a copy Of his
| very clever lille volume The tales and sketches
are much to our liking. The heroes are characters
the points ntelligible-the incident, locale, Ian
guage, sentiment, American. The humor is plea
SAINT, and the descriptions Of Western characters
settlements and scenery-fun, fight, and froic-in-
teresling and instructive. Putting Black leg on
shore" "a Kentucky Election" the Buried
Canoe" among The characteristic topics. The
West is destined TO be as fruitful to the man of let
| ters as TO the agricu,turist.
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alter. and The Master reported twelve o'clock.
ThesbeIl struck-a bright fash and a booming
sound announced Lis last moment! Ere that
sound had died away over the waste Of waters,
The corpse was swaying listessly fore and aft,
with the motion Of the vessel. A few minutes
elapsed, and the body was lowered away and
sewcd ia a hammock. Few and short were
the PRAYERS that were said" and none were
there to speak word Of sorrow. But as the
corpse was launched over the ganeway, the
/" Requiescat ia pace" reyerentially uttered
by the venerable Chaplain, was responded to
by every heart. w. l.. 3.
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| The Globe still sends up its pitiable howls,
saluting the ears Of It's master with the fful
discord Of dismay. now and then mingled
with the harsh thunder OF madness.
Console myself sweet master, The late OF Buaa
u enyiable To that 10 store for the desefer Rives
1As Democratic Republicans Of Vlrgiaia, and 81
erefy Stafe a. hs Uaioa, utterly abjnye Aim His at
Tempt 10 betray Mem how more fagraa than hat Of
buaa ~ is0o Is more paipa5is, because Buaa k;pi
out 81 sight,". &c.
Wretched organ Sadly out Of tune. Is
there no instrument maker to mend thy
pipes No bellows member 10 quiet the
shrill whirlwind that fercely whistles through
thy framel
Hamilton praised Burr exalted, and
Rives trampled under foot Yet this is in
keeping Worthy husband Of traitors in
fanny. 81 sic omnia. He who deserted
Clay and pcrfdiously betrayed his confidence,
and who would tomorrow, in our opinion,
bctray Van Buren, for the same pieces of
silver paid TO Judas Iscariot, Is a fit anato-
mist of treachery---ft champion. of Aaron
Burr against William G. Rives! And this fit
champion Of Aaron Burr, is the chosen CON-
panion Of the President Of the United States
Burr, Blair, and Van Buren,! Mobile
fratrum! The first betrayed his country. 1.-The
second his beneiactor, and the third the Re-
publican party at critical period during the
war.
Rives stood by the side Of his country---Van
Buren, opposed Mr.. Madison. The first has
consistently adhered to Republican principles
1.-THE last has consistently adhered to Office
and intrigue. The first disappoin,s no, his
friends--th last ensnares them but TO be,ray.
The first IS friamphanay piadieated and sus-
famed at home and by his natiUe Siais---the
last IS abandoned by both.
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/. Globe OF Monday.
AN EXAMPLE FOR THE CABINET.

In the highly interesting news from Eng.
land, one item occurs, which we beg to
commend Tor the consideration Of the Anne
| rican Cabinet The Jamaica Government
Bill, as stated by Lord John Russell, was a
favorite measure of the Queens Ministers,
requiring more than ordinary support 1t was
bill to deprive the white population of ia
maica Of their self-government and internal
Legislation, and was sustained on the ground
that its passage was necessary to carry out
the emancipation scheme in that island. The
bill was carried in faUor of the government,
by a majority Of 5. So meagre majority
on SO important bill, was deemed by the
whole ministry sufficient cause of resigna-
ton.
How unlike the conduct Of our Cabinet in
such cases! Did the Queen and her minis
ters undertake to farce larger majority in
favor Of the bill Did they propose to 60
into new elections, and strain all their power
to return larger majority! Did they under
take TO dictate to the whole nation that they
would have things their own way in spite of
the House Of Commons! No. The British
ministry had too high sense Of honor, too
decent regard for the opinions Of others, to
bully the House and the nation, as has been
attempted by our Executive and his ministry
in the case of the Sub Treasury scheme
The Sub-Treasury bill was of character
quite as extraordinary for this government as
the Jamaica bill was for the English govern
ment; it required more than ordinary support,
and was, and is moreover, the favorte
scheme of the Executive and his ministers.
How was 1t met Did it get the meagre
majority of s. for which The British ministry
resigned? Not even that 1t met DEFEAT
by more than double that majority. Did our
ministry resign! No. They pressed the
rejected measure again with still greater per-
'lnacty. Again they met deleat. Did they
resign yet No. A third time, and a fourih,
and .Gfth time, did our Executive and his
ministers undertake to force his unpopular
measure through the House. They were
deted'ed, DEFEATED, DEFEATED. Thus
tamperng with the House, and the public
WILL they fell into notorious unpopulariiy,
and from handsome majority, they were
reduced to iactious permanent minority.
Several measures they thus lost, and others
they were obliged TO take from the House. Did
they resign yet! No! And still they have
not resigned, but roost in their places with
Pertlnacity, we venture to say, the most ex-
traordinary and the most disgusting. to be
found in the history of any civilized govern
ment. They have shown themselves inca
pable of administering affairs to the sa,isiiac-
ton OF the representatives of the people, and
still they hug their Offices, determined to ac-
compish nothing themselves, nor permit any
body else to accomplish any thing. The
British ministry, on the contrary, resign on
the first signal of a meagre support. Such is
the difference, between ministers, whose con-
duct there refers to the glory of the country,
and here to the filthy lucre of office.
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+. Doubtful.

The issus presented to the people of Virgil
MA, by the Richmond Enquirer, in the election
jus, closed, was Riues, or no Rires." The
editor beat the general Loco-foeo Reveille,
10 arms ! TO arms " upon the issue he had
presented, and promised that the coalition
should be "trimmed," Rives put down and
swept with his friends out of political exist
ence. The Loco-locos here echoed the ter
rifle an1hcma, and the "rabbe followers Of the
camp" elsewhere re-echoed il, and its reverbe-
ra'ions have not yet died away in the dark
wilderness Of Loco-focoism. " Riyes is f.
nshed," proclaimed the oracle Of the Execu-
tive. Ecce signum g Renegades beware ~
Said the Globe in spasm Of extasy, when
the first returns came in,
There is no doub, that the joint Federal Conser-
vative party has sustained total de feat both in the
General Assembly and in the Congressional deleya-
tim. The returns, as far as received I've annihi-
led the coale ced Opposition majority in the State
Legi> ture and we have reason TO believe that the
Democracy will elect Senator to Congress as il
has already returned a majority Of members to the
House Of Representatives Mr. RlvEss preensions
ale entirely dissipaled."
"1his ia the end Of intrigue in Virginia.
Again and again did the fend yell out the
Qualification of his vengeance, in each spasm
plunging his blood-smeared fangs into his ina
gmed victim. Gradually the demoniac roar
5ecamc enfeebled, until the succession Of d.
FINISHED yels reached its squeaking diapa-
son, when the monster skunk away, and fed
Ike agaunt wolf frightened from his banquet.
\ power greater than his master, the Kings of
"e ''re<t the Lords Of the soil came to the
rescue and Hives stood up again amongst his
friend with their flag waving in proud triumph
over me shamed and defeated cohorts of Exc
'u'''e despotism. Rives lives the people
nave determined that he lives!
what said the people of Winchester when
Mr' Lucas undertook to pronounce against
h"es the stereotyped anahema, proclaiming
mai F." MIR. Ryes was down, and they would
keep lin down ~ There appeared" saws
"" Winchester Republican, Zone spontaneous
O"'St of dIsapproval from the crowd, who ex-
canned with one voice, 'Ncvern 'Nerer !,
NEVER y" "Next rose Mr.. Barton"-
heephim down." said Mr.. Barton keep
oo"n William c. Rives : It's impossible! He
'ay be put down for the present, but man of
Us virtues, his talents, his extensive acquire
"eniS' his sound Republican principles, never
Gun De kept down. And the people said,
Amen
ana the same voice is heard from the
,"'Sapeake Bay 10 the Cumberland Noun
'lns and throughout the length and breadth
" 'ne unterrtied Commonwealth of Virginia.
ne myrmdons Of power, and the panders Of
''''up'lon. who would have slain one Of the
"o'''s' sons Of Virginia, have failed to cir
'"n'en' Their victim. The bloodhounds sent
y 'eaS' upon his blood, are hurled back to
''''' Kennels, bowling the agony Of NORTH
'''' and despair. The sting of disgrace,
'"y poignant, exasperates them still to
'"'n pitch that flesh itself can scarcely
contain their passion.
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On Tuesday while Mr M.RT,NEAu was standing
upon the wall Of the Silver Creek bridge Just above
New Albany. la, by the Of Walsh came
up behind him and pushed hnn from the WALL distance
Of 20 feet Mr. Maninesu Is the engineer OF that
bridge aud he had few days before directed that Walsh
should be discharged from The work. The conduct Of
Walsh codbloeded aud cowsrdy. aud il is 3onder
fn that Mr.. Msriueau escaped with but slight injury.
Walsh Immediately crossed the river and departed fcr
ST. Louis Louisville Journal.
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Accident in Nep York-The New York Sun Of
Saturday says shocking accident occurred the
preceding afternoon. in the I'd avenue near Sixth street
As the workmcn of Mr.. Abel Harkers ere engaged in
hauling large stone, in letting it on scsfold Of
insufficient strength, II gave wav, carrying with il the
staging, brick, mortar and four men, the distance Of
20 feet Mr. Crane, from New Jersey, was among
The sufferers, and dreadfuy injured that thought
he cannot survive. Henry Watson, James Carl, aud
John Cannon were also shockingy injured.
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A Real Blessing to M9thers
DR.. w. EVANS CELEBRATED SOOTHING sYRUl
MARY DILLON.
FoR CHILDREN CUTTING THEIR TEETH.

This infalIible remedy has preserved hundreds OF
children, when thought past recovery from convnsnns;
As soon the Syrup rubbed on the gums ,ne GnId
c;ons and en- cs,, ,ha no child will refuse 10 let its
gums be rubbed with il. When infants at the aee Of
four months though there Is no "rPen,Sce Of ,s'sn ono
,haaas pycn,. should never he without the syrup
in no nursery where there young children for II
cLM wn.es in the night with pain IN the gums the syrup
,o,cIy gives ease by opening the pores and healing
,bc ms thereby preventing conyulsions, fevers, &c
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REUBEN M. WHITNEY.

This individual 80 Is now the editor in fact OF
the Madisonian, a Federal Wing organ and all his
abuses OF the present administration Is swallowed
down by these worthless, and their adherenis and
compeers with much gusto- The Old Dominion.
The above brief paragraph contains three
lies, and one instance of false grammar
Their author must be step-son Of the Great
Father Of ies--the Devil.
r. M. Whitney is in Mississippi.
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Mn. LrooErr, Esq, recently appointed agent Of the
government for Guatemala, and formerly editor of
the an. Y. Evening Post" and afterwards of the
" Paindeaer," is dead.
The Spirit Of the Times says Of him:
Mr.. LEGGETr was what is called in these parts a
Loco-ioco,' Of the most ardent aud saDguiDe de-
scriplion; he gloried The tile and he wrote with
vclon, in advocacy o The doctrnes OF The party he
eSpouSed; or rather, he almost the father OF his
peculiar lenets in New York; The principles which
are recognised the cardinal doctrines in The
political creed Of the administrator parry, were first
presented to the public by his energetic and eoxuent
pen."
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Negro Sam, The properly Of MIR. Wilson, Of Twigs
county, has been sentenced To death ia Christian
county Tor naneess violence upon the person u
Mrs. Hill al that county Previous To his arrest Tor
the crime he perperaled similar violence upon the
person Of Mrs. Deason. He is 10 be executed on
the 7ih oil June LOnisriLe ,Jouradl
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Extract Of another letter, May l6.

"By the schr. Water WITCH You have doubt
been apprised Of the defeat Of the Federal Army and
the death Of Gen Mexia We are assured that he died
hero Urea aud his company have taken fight they
are gone, it is said, reoin the remainder Of their
troops at Tampico. Bustamene aud Ares,c march
ing on this poni-tbere is doubt Of their
Their plan has been defeated by the taking Of Puebla
where they had ram6caoas, but which have now been
entirely overthrown."
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AGENTS.

LEWIS JOHNSTON, Washington.
G. CRUiKSHANK, Georgetown.
BELL a. ENTUSILE, Alexandria.
EDWARD McDOWEL, Fredericksburg.
MORTIMER & M0WBRAY Baltimore.
G. HALL, Norfolk.
A. DUVALL, Richmond.
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The Circuit Court of Copiah county, convened its
session 10 this place on Monday last Judge Monger
presiding; consequently our town is literally ammed
with strangers Of everydescription Gailatin lss)
Stoy.
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Hon. TnADpRus BsrTs has been elected Senator
Of the United States, by the Legislature Of Connec-
licut for six years from The 4lh Of March last.
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Summary of the dirision on the motion for going
into Committee on the jamaica Government Bill,
~

Majority for the bill (tellers included)
MinMity against The bill Ctellers incluced)
"a Pairs (paired of, not presently
Absent-Minisleriali Is
Conservatives
Vacant (Tyrone and Carlow)
Speaker
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see but province Of despotic empires
tributary branch Of executive power. lat she
is thus TO be the recipient Of dictatorial
ennis aryl We shaIl see.
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VERA CRuz, Nav I6, 1889.

81 have Just learned from undoubed source, that
Gen Mexia received the most humating insults from
Santa Anna. Some few moments before his death, he
had been ordered be shot with his back turned to the
sodiery as a traitor to his country. This he refused
and he murdered in yard, Santa Anna gratifying
vcn
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~ Presidential term,

On, Prssidsntiai term
IN, dimnuiion Of The patronage Of ths Js-
1.tai Erseutive By making more Offices eieef'Ue
BY the people, r d. co.,,;,.,;o, or u.
ri,'J S,ates 50 as to gips 20 Congress the
. Jaas% ofth. Secretary ofias Treasury. /.
e''s ~. 0soh,bitoa By lao Of che interference Of
,s.,r, ef he federal government IN popular
sleeii0nS
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From the Louis,dnian, Mov 25
DEFEAT OF THE FEDERALISTS-EXECU
TON OF GEN MEyIA

We have inst received by the schr. Waiter Captain
Devale. arrived this morning from Vera Cruz papers
aud correspondence II will be see by the extracts Of
the above mentioned letters, that the execution Of Gen
Mexa is but too true.
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In each case, the Senator from the Accomac
dis,rtt is counted. Tnouga himself an Admins
tralion man, he feels und, We believe, to reflect
the sentiments OF his district, which is decidedly
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VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.

.r.r Vines AND CONSERVATIVES ARE
ra,uapHAyr IN THE oLD Dominion! Con-
sidering the unparalleled impudence, misre-
presentation, Dragging, bullying, party patron
pse and power, and the Interference of Bank
Presidents, and Judges Conventions, the re-
sui, is extremely gratifying TO the Opposition.
The Wings aid Conservatives having lost
bu, five of their majority Of 26 in the I.egis-
la,ure retain the power Of electing whom
thew please to the U. S. Senate.
The Richmond Wing of yesterday, gives
returns for the House of Delegates of &C
Wings, 10 Conservatives, So Loco-f"cos.
Wing loss, y; Wing gain, 9. Conserva-
i've loss, 7; Conservative gain, 5. Nett
Wing and Conservative loss, 5.
Wing aud Conservative majority on joint
ballot l6.
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CORRESPONDENTS.

The returns are not perfect, but We feel justified
in stating The following the result oil The Congress
sonal election throughout the Stale: E...
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rected his clerk to read the sentence of the
court, after which he, in short address, COM
mented on the evil consequences OF INDUCING
too freely in drinking the subtle poison which
is sure to make wreck Of mans every a,ul-
~ in the sequel.
The crew were then sent forward, and the
boatswain aud his mates were heard calling,
"all hands witness punishment" Eagerly
they crowded on the bowsprit, hammock net
tings, rigging, &c. to obtain view of the
proceedings, and breathlcss silence rcigned
throughout. The ship, with every thing pre-
pared for the execution, lay between the two
lrigates, her sails hung in festoons from her
yards, her rigging was carefully disposed, and
not line hung neglgently from any OF her
spars, and every thing which might obs'ruct
the sight was cleared away, 50 that nose on
board the other vessels could witness the mt
nutest portion Of the awful ceremony. ne
master was already in one Of the quarter boats
with his quadrant, scanning the suns i"wc'
li,nbs, and all ewes were upon hum Az this
moment the prisoner made his appearance on
deck, attended by the Mas,cr-at- Arms and
flo NJ marines He was dressed as usual, in
bluc Jacket. white users, &C.. his calm,
male Ie,,ures showed no signs of terror as he
n,ssed along the deck. With firm and elias
tic s,ep he mounted the lorecastlc ladder, and
took his position upon the platform. 1t was
then that chill came over my own heart, and
inly prayed that he would plunge overheard
and save himself from the ignominious death
that awaited him. But no, he stood apparent
ly unconcerned, while the Master-at-Arms
adjusted the rope around his neck. a motheh'