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CORRESPONDENTS OF THE PIcAYUSE.
Point Isabel, July 3, 1876.

left Matamoras last evening and star
ted from Gen. Smiths camp, ON this side
OF the Rio Grande, at nine o'clock, with
volunteer oficer,to ride across the prairie.
Gen Smith was to begin TO remove his
camp to-day some twelve or fifteen miles
up the river, on the Mexican side. The
mosquitoes showed themselves in num-
bers for the first time at headquarters last
evening. The volunteer camp was per-
fectly shroudcd by smoke, raised by the
men to keep off the intruders.
That a large portion of the army will
soon move towards Monterey can 10 ION
ger be doubted, as boats enough Of light
draught have arrived to warrant General
Taylor in taking possession Of the coun-
try between the mouth of theariver and
that place.
The road we came over last night
mean the wagon road between Point lsa-
bel and Matamoras-is still impossible
for loaded wagons, and il is wonder 10
me how light wagon can be dragged O.
yer it. From the river to the Palo Alto,
some nine miles, there is not altogether
half mile of hard road. The mud is
generally a foot deep, and in some places
two or three feet deep, & there are at least
four miles of water, in many places hard
ly fordable for horses. The gentleman
who accompanied me down captured
gar-fsh on ''Six Mile Prairie between
the battle fields, the other day. nearly
three feet long. passed over the same
place four Or five times when it was per-
fectly dry, with no appearance Of having
ever been overaowed. At the Resaca de
la Palma, where, as you will observe on
the map, road passes between heponds,
there is now but ohe pond, and that is
deep enough anywhere for respectable
sized steamboat TO pass through it. The
Pala Alto battlefield is two-thrds covered
with water.
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TEEE TARIFF E3gE.L.

The Senate yesterday entered upon the
diccussion OF this important measare-
the most important, it may be affirmed, as
regards all domestic interests, which has
come before Congress for many years:
for on its fate hangs. in great degree, the
veal OF NO OF the business, the labor, the
industry, and indeed the essential indie
pendence of the country. At all these
vital interests, this bill aims deadly blew.
A measure of such consequence will not.
we may presume. be decided by the Sen
ale hastily; and the uncertainty which
rests upon that decision Sit being under
stood that the body is at present about e.
qually divided on il will give to the pro-
ceeding5 the deepest interest. OF one
thing, however. we may be sure. and that
is, that this haleful measure viii not be
carried. if fcarried il be, without meeting
all tie resistance which the highest abili-
" and the highest convictions OF duty can
bring into the field against it. The pub
lie viii await the issue of the struggle
with painful anxiety.-Nat. Intel.
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mcKay's EiII.

The Albany Journal, in speaking OF
the passage Of Mckay's free trade bill III
the House, remarks as follows:
To the State Of New York. it will be
seen, belongs the infamy of result so
injurious 10 hcr interests To the Rep
resentalives OF New York attaches the
responsibility of Tariff bill which dis
eliminates" in favor of England! The
New York Delegation has struck down
American Industry and Enterprise for
the "Protection" of British Labor and
Capital!
And where does this bill, should it pass
the Senate, place the Administration? As
a Revenue measure il viii not bring
money enough TO support the Government
in a time OF Peace, And yet we have a
War which is costing a million and a
half Of dollars week This is either
gross stupidity or rank corruption
We are waging a War for Slavery, the
expenses OF which the Free States must
pay. And that these expenses may fall
directly upon free Labor, the Adminstra-
ton forces a bill through the House Of
Representatives cutting off ten millions Of
Tariff money. We are 10 be doubly
cursed, therefore, first with War, and.then
with National Debt.
Pennsylvania has her reward for aban-
doning her principles. She went in
1914, for "PeLK, DALLAS. Texas and the
Tariff OF ~" She got Polk ''Dal-
las and Texas" But the Tariff OF
49, is to be changed fer Free Trade"
On former occasions Pennsylvania has
been saved from herself. Perverse as
she was, politically, the friends Of the
Tariff, in other States, preserved her in
terests. Bat she has at last 6een nailed,
as she deserves, to the wall. She gave
her Presidential Vote Tor Polk. That
made Buchanan Secretary of State and
will probably make him Judge. And
for this elevation Of one man, she has
sacrificed the interests and arrested the
prosperity of her whole People
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The New TariE.

The increase OF Revenue to the amount
Of SIS, 100000, which the Secretary Of
the Treasury expects TO receive from re-
duced duties, undar the new Tariff, is 10
be derived from foreign made articles
which can only be consumed by interier-
ing with similar articles made al home.
This lsaid Mr.. WINTHROP, in his speech
in The House of Representatives was the
Secretarg's view and it was important to
ascertain Of what items this aggregate in-
crease was to lie composed; and what
branches Of domestic labor were to be
sacrificed. lie read from printed esti-
mates the following items.
An increase OF importation of IRON, in
Ii,s, bars, sheets, bands, rods, bars and
loops - he amauut nf 81, 49,, ,000--an
nls-.eAScd ia. 'Jstl.on Of Sugar and mo
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Dow Jr. On the Mexican War.

Dow, Jr. in one of his sermons in the
Saturday Mercury, holds forth as follows.
1t is pretty good bursleque on the..edito-
rials of certain papers, and not much ex-
aggeratcd either:-"My friends and fell
low countrymen-awake, arise! for the
Philistines are upon you. Strike the
tungo! blow the hugag! whistle the fife,
and chastise the drum Your lives, your
loaves, and your liberties are in danger.
Now, while your glorious lamp Of liberty
is sputtering with the impotent spit of the
foe, is the time to girdle on your armor
march to the battle field; then vindicate
the national honor, suck the sweets of re-
venge, and settle all difficulties, and return
home so covered with glory that common
eyes wont be able TO behold you without
the assistance Of smoked glass. You are
spiritualized into war, and YOU must 90
through it like dose OF castor oil-lhe
quicker the better.
Up. then, at them, strike, not only for
your homes, wives and babies, but for the
halls of the Montezumas! In those halls
my friends, are splendors unlmaglned and
unimaginable, and in the multitude of
mines that surround them are riches un-
told and UNRELIABLE. Push on the war,
now you are into it. These Mexican
savages must be whipt into civilization;
and if | were not necessarily exempt from
law,I would he one to assist in the pleasur.
able task. They have no business to be
brutes-no right to the blessing of barbar-
ism whatever. They are reptiles in the
path of progressive democracy-who,
with his big boots, is bound to travel from
Portland to Patagonia--and they must Ell
thel crawl or &c csas.icd.
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ATTACK CN THE CASTLE OF
SAN JUAN DE ULLOA DETER.
MINED ON

For long lime il has been contempla-
ted to attack the Castle at Vera Cruz, but
The Cabinet has been slow 10 give the
final instructions. They have a model
Of the stronghold" aad it has been so
well aud thoroughly examined by the
respective Secretaries who have charge
of the fghling departments. that thcy
could almost, or quite, as easily find their
way Tnio II as into the private room at
the White llonse. where the President
talks over with them the affairs of the
Republic. The bold effort Of the hardy
tars of the ST. Mary's, before Tampico.
though not successful, has the approba-
ton of the President and the Cabinet. and
convinced them that our fleet is only
waiting for the word "go," 10 advance to
the destruction of the Castle. According
ly, | am informed by high authority. that
Yesterday, in Cabinet council ii ,cas deter
mined 10 giUe orders or sanction ar
attack on San Juan de UHoa. This is
i ist what the young men of the navy
va mtny of the old ones think it would
be indiscreet. So it may. But if the
Thing is 70 be done; the sooner the better.
Was. Cor. 4. Y. Herald.
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yvhisfling TO tl.e same Tune.

An editorial article in the Philadelphia
American contains the following passages:
We have alleged that the Administra-
tons of Great Britain and this country
understand each other on the tariff qaes-
ton. We repeat or belief, nav more,
that the Administration has adopted Brit
ish principles in its war against American
industry. The two Sir Roberts sing a
free trade Duet across the Atlantic; the
American borows the creed Of Mr.. Peel.
the Briton republishes the report OF Mr.
Walker. How came the English govern
ment possessed of that report before it
was entrusted with the American Con
gress! How IS it that the organ here as
eribes 10 Mr.. Polk free trade policy, the
amicabIe temper of the English govern
menE In acts, opinions and sympathies,
there Is between them the most perfect
and harmonious accordance on this theme;
nor wall It, we imagine, be denied that
the iree-trade policy of the President has
been used by our representative abroad,
IN the negotiations with that government.
In this there is no treason; but as in the
case OF the Zollyerein treaty, it is an usur-
patton by the Executive of the peculiar
prerogatire of the revenue branch of Con-
gress.
The anti-Tarifl policy is essentially a
British and anti-Amegican policy. Its ad-
vantages are exclusively hers-its evils
ours. lis supporters-the Union and all
endorse English opinions, cite English
authorities, and use English influences to
crush the Tariff. An English agent is
permitted to use the public buildings for
the exhibition of English goods; and the
government organ applauds and recon-
mends the insolent appeal. OF course
the President has pot, by formal insiru-
ment, signed sealed and delivered, trans
terred to England the right Of levying our
lmposts; but so for as his power and in
iiuence extend, he has endeavored to es-
'atl'sh British views, interest and policy
upoa;hc doTnfall0l the American Tariff.
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L0CA-JAW CURED.

DIR. Isaac Hiester. of this borough, in
the month of April last, cured Charles
Sassaman, boy Is years old, by the use
OF solution Of the extract of caanabis
fadica, or iudian Hemp. An Aqueous
solution OF the extract Of caanabis Iah
ca, containing two grains to the teaspoon
ful, was directed to be administered, al
intervals. and in the course of a few hours
the patient was entirely relieved. This
is an important discovery. The facts Of
the case are to be found recorded in the
last Boston Medical and Surgical Journal.
Reading jour,
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Ferocious Attack by a Panther.
Mr.. william W. Rice of ,bis Parish.

Mr.. William w. Rice Of this Parish,
has given an account of singular occur
renee which took place on the plantation
of his father, Afr. john Rice, Bayou Sale,
on the night Of the 4th instant. At about
0 o'clock, negro man named Isaac, a
valuable mechanic, belonging to Mr.. Hen
ry G. Dwight, of Franklin, was standing
near cabin in the negro quarters, when
q large Panther came Up within a few pa
ces OF him. 1t was moonlight night,
and he could see the Panther crouched
ready 10 spring upon him. He inmedi-
ately commenced retreating towards
where number ofnegroes were collect
ed, with his ewes on the animal. The
latter, however, not at all 1aunted, pursu-
ed him. After backing few PAGES, the
negro turned to run, when the panther
sprang upon him from distance of "a
bout ten feet. seizing his left arm, near the
shoulder, in the mouth. striking his claws
into the negro's back! The negro was
thrown down. but Immediately arose par
TALLY, still in the grasp Of the panther and
called loudly for assistance. His erles
gathered The negroes and dogs, bat the
panther held on some time, even after the
dogs had seized him.
Through theIaid Of the dogs, on whom
the panther had turned, the negro freed
himself from the uncomfortable embrace,
but the ferocious animal renewed the at
tack, springing upon and seiziDg him by
the left shoulder. By this time, several
collected with clubs and axes, and the
man Isaac made his escape, with his arm
and shoulder dreadfully lacerated, and his
back severely scratched, while the pam
ther made for the bayou, pursued by the
dogs. In the mean time. gun was pro-
cured, and the animal shot, while engaged
in furious fight with the dogs. He
measured eight feet from the nose TO the
tip ofihe tail, and weighed from $50 TO
l75 lbs. The animal is the Cougar, or
Puma, FeHs eOncoior) commonly called
in this country the Panther, and is tl,e lar
gest and most formidable of the cat kind
in North America.
The boy Isaac is now in Franklin, un-
der the care Of DIR. Lyman.-Planter'
(Atiakapas) Banner of 9th INST.
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Reward of Gallantry.


The officers belonging to Gen. Fay
lor's command, who were wounded IN
the battles OF Palo Alto and Resaca de Ia
Palma, and who, dragging their MANNED
bodies home, are compelled to pay their
own travelling expenses, while millions Of
dollars are lavished upon party specula-
tors and court favorites. Lieut.. LUTHER,
who is now in this city with woundedleg
dangling at his side, upon reaching Wash
ington, called Oh the Secretary Of War,
where, says correspondent of The n.
Y. Tribune, he met with reception very
little creditabIe to that high functionary.-
Ian. Ex.
A fac. has just come to my knowledge
which shows that the subordinate officers
and men, whose blood has been shed IN
this war, are TO be treated as badly as the
higher officers. Lieutenant LUTHER who
wounded III the right leg at the battle OF
Palo Alto. has been in the city for some
time. He cannot use his leg at all. and
goes about with great difficulty, on crutch-
es.
A day or two ago he called on Mr..
Secretary MARCY 10 show his sick leave
Of absence from Gen TAYLOR, and to re-
quest that his claims for travelling expen-
ses might be allowed him. In place of
receiving him with that kindness which
his situation ought to have secured to him,
he was unable to obtain his request. Nay,
even common courtesy was denied him.
He retired from the Office with deep dis
gust and lett Immediately for his home IN
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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FROM THE RIO GRANDE.

The New Orleans Picayune puts us in
possession of advices from the Rio Grande
to the Sd instant, brought by the steamer
Alabama.
There does not appear to be much news
of interest from our Army. The Mexi-
can forces are supposed to be concentra-
ted in the vicinity Of Monterey, under the
immediate command of Gen. Paredes.-
The American army appear to be on the
point Of taking up their march to penetrate
as far as Monterey.
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Preparations for Conquest.

We find the following interesting infor-
nation in the New York Gazette and
Times of Tuesday last:
"An expedition for the purpose Of ta-
king possession OF California, there
seems little reason TO doubt, has been de-
cided upon by the Government.
I" We have already mentioned the fact
that detachment Of the I'd Artillery,
about ninety strong, were to embark
with their guns, in the course of the week
in the store ship Lexington, for Monterey,
and that, moreover, estimates had been
asked for of the probable cost of fitting
out the line ofbattle-ship North Carolina,
10 transport troops to the same quarter.
" We learn now that JONATHAN d..
STEVENSON, of this city, has received au-
thority from Washington-with the sane
ton, we must presume, Of Governor
WRIGHT-to enlist in This city regi-
ment of UoLunfeerS, to be employed in
the service against Mexico, wherever the
War Department may Judge proper to
send it. This enrolment of those who
chosse to engage in this service, it is sta
ted in the Post, is already begun, and ac-
tive arrangements are making to have the
regiment in readiness as early as the first
Of August, which is the time fixed upon
for its embarkation-we presume in the
North Carolina.
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The Lamented Ringgold.

Colonel Ringgold's effects have arrived
at Baltimore from New Orleans. The
Baltimore Republican states "that the
pommel of the saddle is broken off and
hangs in splinters, from the effects of the
ball, and the sheep-skin saddle cloth has
a torn ball-hole through and through, and
one side Of his coat exhibits rent, show
ing that the shot struck in the left thigh,
passed through the saddle cloth and shoul-
ders Of the horse, shattering the pommel
OF the saddle in its way, and coming out,
but very little spent, on the right side
The saddle-cloth and remains of the POM
mel of the saddle are still saturated with
his blood and that of his horse. The hol-
sters were also torn by the ball in the
same manner as the other parts we have
described. Ills boots have been cut
down the backs 10 get them off his feet.
The waistcoat and other parts of his
dress were uniniured. His sword is
fine looking sabre, calculated TO do good
execution had the brave owner been per-
mltted to live longer to WELD it, but it
was ordered otherwise. He sunk to rest
in the hour Of victory, and left his name
and fame in the hearts Of his countrymen,
where they viii ever be cherished
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A correspondent of the New York
Sun, writing from Matamoras, says that
the army at that place spends daily about
$4,000 for provisions and'vegetables. The
whole of tits almost Immediately returned
to the few Yankee shopkeepers who have
established themselves there. Active me-
chanics are in much demand. lie states
that some of the natives are anxious 10
Join the Americans in their march to Mex
leo, and adds:
"We are ali anxious to get sight Of the
silver mines in the interior.jus 20 see how
they look. Some of the best mines,
am told, have been carefully concealed by
the native owners, lest the government or
the English miners should seize them.-
But once give them a good government
and they will throw out their treasures.
1t is calculated that this country could pro-
duce one hundred millions of doHers in
silver annually, if life and property were
properly secured from danger BY good
government and an educated people. 1t
will be work of immense labor. how
ever, TO cvilize and educate the Indians.
Yet | think it practicable; for they are a
more initiative people than our northern
Indians, and their systems of domestic
manufactures and agriculture, which were
in flourishing condition before the dis
covery Of the country by the Spaniards,
are gratifying evidences of their ability to
appreciate the arts of civilized life. Give
them an army of Yankee sehoolnasters,
gre them cooks IN their oma azfec di-
aisci, respect their ancient prejudices and
customs, confer upon them the privileges
OF citizenship, and | believe the glorious
era of Mexican civilization which existed
under the Montezumas, would again burst
forth, freed from its superstitions. {"
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NOTRCE.

IN pursuance of the foregoing CON.
mission the subscriber will attend a; his
p6ice in the Borough Of Somerset, on
Wednesday the 18Th day Of Angus, next,
20 discharge the duties injoined on him
thereby, OF which all persons interested
will please take notice.
SAMUEL GATHER,
July 2l, 1916. Auditor,
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80 Eote on rcKay,s nln.

Tbs fol,owingi Is the vote in the House
or Reorasen.a:ivcs on the passage oi
gIcE vs free ;rade DIX.
z ete.srs. Adams, of Miss
~ le-soa. 4 kiasop; Bayly, bsainger'
-. s,rrs. 6lsck of S. O., bowlin,
s,.,.s rCln.egl..,a. Brockenbrough,
-, ar "a. Buri, Callicart, Chapman
~ Chapman of Ala, Chase, CHIP
,-,n C,arte. Cobb, Collin. Cuilom, Gun
nipgi,am. Daniel, Dargan. Davis OF Mss
De SIolt. Dobbin, Douglass, pTOmgooie'
Drnl9p. Ellsworth. Faran, Fickiin. Fries
(,;es Cooayear. Gordon, Grover, liam
In ua- -.lsop. lIarmanson, Henly, iiii-
lard. Kogc, Holmes. Of 5: 81 HoPIlns'
Uough. Houston Of Ala, Hubard OF a.
y9snf of Mich.. Hunter. Johnson Of \.
II Iabnsoa OF Va. johnson OF Tenn,
To,ss If Ca. Kaaiinaa, Kennedy, hing
ofv Y, Lawrence, Leake, la Serc,
Ino,ki1. Macfay, aicClelland. McCler-
and. Mcdonnell, McCrate, Mcdowell Of
Va.. Mckay. Martin Of KY, Martin Of
Tenn. Morris, Morse. Moulton. Niven,
Norris, Parish, Payne, Phelps, Plllsbury,
Rathburn, fRcid, Relfe, Rhett, Roberts,
Sawielle, SAWYER, Scammon, Seddon.
Sims CT S. c.. Sims or Mo-, Simpson Of
Tenn. Smith of Ia; Smith OF H., Stan
Ton, Starkweather, ST. John, Strong,
Thompson Of Miss, Thurman, Tibbatls.
Tredway, Towns, Wick, Williams, VIII
mot. Woodward Of S. c.. Yancy-ll4.
NAYS.-Messrs. Abbott, Adams of
HISS, Arnold, Ashmun, Barringer, Bell,
blanchard, Black of Pa, Brown Of Tenn.
Broodhead, Burlington, Campbell of Pa,
Campbell of N. Y, Carol Cooke, Col
lamcr, Cranston, Crozier, Culver, Darra'l,
Davis Of KY. Delano, Dixon, Dockery,
I)asrA, ErdmGa, Ewing of Pa, Ewing
OF Tenn, Foster. Garrin, Gentry, Gid
dings. Graham, Grinnell, Hampton, Hub
bard Of CT, Holmes Of II. Y, Houston of
Del; Hudson, HUngerford, Hunt, c. J.
Incersoll of Pa. JenkinS, King Of Mass,
Lei6, Lewis, Levin, Long, .HcLesn,
McGaughev, McHenry, Mcllyain, Marsh,
Moselev, Miller, Pendleton, Perry. Pol
lock, Ramsey, Ritter, Rockwell Of CT,
Root, Russell, Runk, Schenek, Seaman,
Severance, Smith of n. T., Smith of CT,
Caleb B. Smith of Ia, Stephens, Stewart,
Strohm, Sykes Thibodeaux, Thomasson
Thompson OF Mass, Thompson Of Pa,
Tlden, Tombs, Tmmbo, Vance. Vinton,
UheafoH, White Windthrop, Woodruff,
Wright, Young, Tosf-95.
The Pennsylvania lntelligencer, in
epeaking OF the above vote says
The Wings did their duty in this crisis
noblv. Rot they of Pennsylvania or Of
tho North only, but of the South. The
ayhig members froa Ergin,o, North
4 Esraiina and Lorlsiaaa, and also from
kentuky aad Tennessee, gave their unan-
imous vote ag iasi the destruction OF the
pFesent Tariff, while the Locofoco men,
bers from hose States gayc a unanimous
vole Foa Is. Bal oar Wing, Hilliard, of
Alabama. voted wih northern, western
and southern i.ocoiocos- 1t can be no
longer. ii II ever was, question as to
which IS the Tariff party. The Wings
60 in body for the Protection Of Do
faesfic Industry! The IIocofocos al
mas, in a bedy, GO FOR FREE
TRADE! When the people learn their
true interests, they will vote with the
Wing Party.
We give the vote on the bill by States,
for the benefit Of future reference:
FRFE TRADE PROTECTION
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Eleven Locos and three Wings were
absent or did not vote.
The Pennsylvania members all voted
against the bill, with the exception of
one Locofoco, Mr.. Wilmot Of Bradford
county.