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Autumn N upon US; not yet clad in
the hectic livery of decay, but with brilliant skies
and brscing air, and foliage resplepdent aud gilt
tering with dew. At early dawn and evening,
soft gray mists rise along the watercourses and
shroud the bases of the hills with their sivery folds
At these times there Is just enough Of the mystical
and visionary in the landscape to interest the
ina gination. One can form a thousand fantastic
shapes Of fairy giant, spectral vistant in the
yapory recesses OF these cloud regions. But the
warm rays Of the rising sun at morning soon dis
pei these fanciful Authorizations. The mists con-
dense and coil themselves together like huge SER
penis retiring from their junglcs Anon, they
stretch upward in the air, they transformed to
golden rosy clouds, and finally melt away in the
clear azure Of the fine autumnal heaven. Now do
from green TO gold. The fields present the Jolly
corporations OF fat pumpkins, growing red and fat
in the sun, and giving goodly promise Of famous
pies at the genial season of Thanksgiving In the
trim gardens the garish bloom of the gaudy fall
flowers arrests the eye of the wayfarer
There is brisk aertness in the movements oil
the foraging squirrel he gamers up his winter
Of nuts and acorns if he felt was no time
~ be idle now, with the cold weather so hard upor
his nimble heels. Troops Of predatory crows are
| abroad in the sunny air intent plumber Tn,
jay with his gay azure jacket and white waistcoat
the dandy of the woods, IL screaming his bravurai
in the pine trees; while the honest redbreast 'tha
loves mankind living dead, =" az old Izaak Walton
says, IL whistling chuc kling in the wild cherry
trees Now and then the sharp crack Of fowline
| piece Is heard SIGNALLING the death Of some UNI
| wary quail or tmorous partridge; but the sounds
few that break the solemn stiffness of the green
wood.
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We learn that this distinguished and
popular writer has political novel in pre-
paration, which will be duly issued from
the press Of the Harpers, his transatlantic
publishers. His last work, The Cartons,
is in many points of view his best. II is
more natural and life-like, and inculcates
a sounder and more healthful moral than
most of its predecessors. The object of it
seems to be to develop Rosalind's idea
that though men have died and worms
have eaten them, it has not been of love;
that is to say, not necessarily. In The Car
tons we have at least half dozen individ-
uals, more or less, with whom the course
of true love runs any thing but smooth; and
yet they neither commit suicide, nor rave
particularly, nor tear their hair; but be-
have themselves like other well-condi-
toned mortals-attend to the business of
life, thrive, marry, and raise families; not
merely none the worse for their disap-
pointments, but as contented as if no
thing had happened This is much better,
and much more in the spirit of the age,
than the philosophy of the old romances.
The characters in The Cartons are well
drawn, and of stamp to reconcile us with
humanity. They are not all positively
good, but there is no hardened villain in
the scene, and only one scene that reminds
us of the creatures we have been made ia
mlliar with in Lucretia and Paul Clifford
Throughout, the tone of the work is emf
nently moral and satisfactory-with no.
thing to bore US, however, in the way of
dull "instances" or intrusive sermonizing.
There are few very special scenes, and but
one touch of the bludgeon and dark-lantern
school of literature in the two volumes.
In these aspects The Cartons is an i'm
provement on many from the same pen;
and we look forward with the greater plea
sure to the promised work, in the belief
that it will tend to raise still more highly
the character Of the author. The disgust
which BULwER seems to have taken at the
noveli.ts of the modern French schools
will tend to purify and humanize his own
style, and to make il more worthy of the
race which speaks the English language
all the world over.
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misrepresentation, Rumor., sc.

l mhsreprescntatiOns, dumOrs, &C. NC.
Were we TO devote our paper to the
correction of all the misstatements, rumors
and misrepresentation which the inven-
ton of Washington correspondents manu-
features for the public press, we would
have space for little else. Some of these
| fabrications are of serious character ;
some merely ebullitions of spite. We
take an example in which the writer graf
ifies both his personal grudges and pollti-
cal animosities in attempting to throw dis
credit upon the public service. All these
influences combined to produce the fol-
lowing announcement, which we find, in
company with others of like character, in
letter from the Washington correspon-
dent of the New York Herald, dated at
this city, October IL, and published in
that paper on the 18th instant
an. Poussin is not the only distinguished per-
sonage who has treated the Secretary Of State with
want of respect. Colonel j. G. Fremont, thes
in-law Of Colonel Benton, and the famous explorer
of the northwest and west, it will be recollected,
was appointed, some time ago, commissioner to run
the boundary line with Mexico, vice Colonel John
b. Weller, removed Well, Colonel Fremont was
advised of his appointment, and his commission
duly forwarded to him in California. He received
it with cool contempt, and to this day, are in
formed, has not condescended to notice Mr.. Clay
toms polite invitation to accept ofit'
We do not of course expect to convince
either the Herald or it's correspondents of
error; they know more than the Govern
ment or Colonel Fremont himself does, of
what the latter has done, is doing, or in
tends to do. But lest persons who are
not wise enough to know what is not, or
predict what can never be, should be mis-
led by statement which has only bold
ness to sustain its credit, we shall publish
an extract from letter from Colonel FREE
mont, dated at Pueblo, of San Jose, Au-
gust, 1919:
To the Hon. J. NJ Clayton, Secretary of State:
81 have had the honor to receive, by the hands
Of Mr. Beale, U. S. Navy, your letter comforting
upon me the post of Commissioner of the United
States for the determination of boundary line
with Mexico.
pointment, and beg to Offer through you, to the
President my Acknowledgements for the mark of
confidence bestowed upon me, and which he may
be assured is fully appreciated &c.
(Signed) ,"J c. FREMONT"
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FRoN MiNEsoTA.--By the DIR. Franklin, from st.
Paul, last evening, we have Minnesota papers to the
29th utimo The Chronicle announces that the
expedition, composed Of two companies of dra-
goons, under Major Woods and Capt. Pope, of the
engineer corps, which left Fort Smelling in June
last, has returncd-the Major and his dragons sew,
eral days ago, and Captain Pope on Thursday OF
this week They visited our settlements on Red
river, and examined the country, with view To
military dcfcnoes In that quarter far north as the
British line. Capt Pope returned by water, ascend
ing Red river, and making portage from its head
waters by way Of Ottcr-Tail lake, TO Crow Wing
river, and thence down that stream and the misss,
sippi 10 Fort Smelling" Capt Pope will proceed
Immediately to Washington with view TO submit
To the Government the result of his observations and
SURVEYS -. Missouri Republican, sh inst.
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MECHANICS Investigating Of the middle
ranks Of life, good writer observes: "Thsre we
behold woman in her glory; not doll to carry
silk and jewels not puppet 10 be flattered by pro-
fame alteration, reverenced To day and discarded To-
morrow; always jostled ost Of the place which ma
ture and society would assign her, by sensusty or
by contempt, admired but not respected; desired
but not esteemed; ruled by passion, not affection
imparting her weakness, not her constancy, TO the
she could exalt; the source and mirror Of
yanity;-we see her a wife, partaking the care and
cheering the anxiety Of husband, dividing his
tolls by her domestic diligence, spreading cheerful
around herr for his sake sharing the decent re-
hnements Of the world, without being vain Of them
placing all the joys and happiness in the man she
loves AZ mother we find her the sffectionste and
ardent instructress Of the children whom she has
tended from their infancy training them thought
and bencvolence addressing them rational be
ings preparing them 10 become men and women
IN their torn. Mechanics daughters make the best
wives ia the world"
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VERMoNT.-The whole number of votes cast at
the late election for Governor SO SOC necessa-
ry to a choice, 26,434 Carlos Coolidge, the Wing
candidate, received 26,39S, thirtysix less than the
requisite number.
The Legislature met at Montpelier last week. In
the Senate, ID. w. c. Clarke was elected secretary
by majority of H. In the House, w. c. Kittredge
chosen speaker on the first ballot by majority
of 37-all Wings
On proceeding to ballot for State officers, Carlos
Coolidge chosen Governor by majority of 81
and Robert Pierpont Lieutenant Governor by 81.
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One or THE FEW Lucky ONEs.-Onc of the pas
sengers by the Empire City left here during the
prevalence of the California fever, being, at the
time lac seized with it, broker in w all street,
doing business capital Of 10000. This sum
he collected together, purchased brig for $500
freighted her with liquors, segars and tobacco, to
the extent Of $4,000, and despatched her round the
Horn; and with the remaining $500 he started for
San Francisco, by way of Panama. The brig ar
rived at a lucky time and the freight sold al
immense profit. He afterwards made two trips &c
Oregon and the Sandwich Islands, and returned
with lumber, and then sold the brig for 900
and, with about s $1,000 worth of gold dust, has
returned to this city.--N Y Express.
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FALSE PRIDE. OF the iolEes aud weakness which
dishgurc the human character, we know none more
contemplate than that which leads some men 10 be
ashamed Of humble parentage, and b. regard as
beneath their dignity the vocation Of their parents
where il is a mechanical one. Pride Of this kind
indicates a weak brain, well perverse tempers
There are numbers Of young men, however, in this
country, the sons Of mechanics, who could not b,
induced 10 soil their fingers with the tools Of their
fathers trade aud who yet, with strange blind
ness do not seem To perceive that If the vocation o
mechanic IL unworthy gentleman, the faint
must attach itself 10 mechanics sons and prevent
them, whatever their vocation, from being consid
cred the peers Of men Of gentle blood"
On the other hand, are glad 10 see that the
number Of young men in this country Is increasing
who, endowed with common sense and genuine re.
publicansm, show their estimate of the dignity OF
labor by voluntarily becoming apprentices 10 some
trade, after having finished collegiate education
As time rolls on, and wiser We've Of the respecta-
bility Of mechanical pursuits prevail in American
society, than those which have been iinbibed from
foreign works Of fiction, shall the professions
nov oversize ked, abandoned for more proRtabl.
and equally honorable fields Of labor Respecta
bility will then be based not upon the nature Of a
mans vocation but upon the manner in which lis
duties are performed "Act well thy part, there al
the honor lies" will be sentiment universally &C
knowlcdged. Rich Republican.
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The following narrative gives an account of IN.
dreadful sufcrings experienced by the captain and
three of the crew of the American bark Jeannet,
engaged in the whale fishery in the Pacific. who
were exposed in an open boat for twenty davs TO
the rigor of the elements, without food or drink ex
cept what an occasional shower of rain afforded
and BOBBY and dolphin which they caught Il
relates the frightful necessity wherein one of the
men was killed TO feed his companions:
:" Our whale bark Jeannett, Captain Hosmer, of
Fair Haven, Mass, met with whales To the south
ward and westward of Cocus island. They lowered
their boats and succeeded IN capturing a whale
which brought alongsidc che unptain still re-
manning off in his boat. Before sunset he succeed
ed in capturing another whale but in taking IL 10
the ship the boat was capszed, and two of the men
drowned. The remainder four i'm nu,nher
including Captain Hosner, lay at the bottom of the
boat all night. The next morning, at DAYLIGHT the
bark was seen lying aback, taking in the whale
they had captured, and less than three miles
distant, heading for them. Contrary TO rules ana
customs of whaling ships, the mate, instead of cut
ting from the whale and having men al the mast
head 10 look out for the missing boat still continued
the most OF the day In taking care of the whale
which had been taken As soon ns il was disnoscd
of, they wore ship and stood away from the boa,
The captain and his companions were ON the boat
forty eight hours before they succeeded in bailing
her out. Having at length succeeded in righting
her, they made a sale OF the ceiling. boards and
stood TO the northward, in order to get into the
rainy latitude having water or provisions in the
boat.
"Thcy were twenty lone days without food, ex-
cept The body OF dolphin which they caught. Dur
ing this time one of the men. died from exhaustion
and another fell victim to the casting of lots, to be
eaten. At the expiration of the twenty-one DAYS
they reached Cocus island, and shortly afterwards
were taken off by q transient ship touching there
for water They were landed at Payta, and there
embarked ON the ship George Hewland, for New
Bedford"
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Lovers QUARRELs.-The Locofocos
are having a hot time of it in the Wheel
ing IVA district, in trying to agree upon
candidate for Congress Read the fol-
lowing from the Wheeling Gazette of Fri
day;
"Weregret TO learn that the meeting of our Dem
ocratic friends at Grave Creek, ON Saturday last,
not as harmonious as il might have been under
more favorable circumstances We are credibly
informed that there some pistols and knives
there, and if one were to believe the assertions OF
some of the orators, il was a general gathering OF
liars and knaves We do not believe that they were
as bad they professed TO be. The collision was
between the friends of Colonel Thompson and Mr.
Martin
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The steamer Amaranth, on her down
ward trip from st. Louis to New Orleans,
was robbed of some five thousand dollars.
The key OF the iron safe was carelessly left
in the door; and, during the absence of the
clerk, his Office was, entered, and the mo
ney distracted from the chest No clue
whatever had been discovered as to who
were the robbers.
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CANDIDATES FOR u. S. SENATORS IN
CALIFoRNIh.-The New York Express,
among its California news, has the fol-
lowing:
"Hon. T. Butler King, and Gen. Vale
10, under the Mexican rule, Governor OF
California, have been spoken of as Sena-
tors Of the United States. In this con-
nexlon ex-Governors Shannon and Boggs,
Of Ohio and Missouri, are also mentioned,
and also Major Snyder, grandson OF an
old Governor Of Pennsylvania of that
name. The Mr.. Bolts, the name of whom
appears as member of the convention, is
brother of the Hon. J. Minor Bolts. DR..
Gwinn, Col. Fremont, Mr. W. S. Sher.
wood, of New York, General Morse and
Col. Weller, Of Ohio, the superseding OF
whom as Commissioner was known, have
also been spoken of as Senator'S"
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Difference in favor of ls4s. s2O6, 765 "a

STRIKING THOUGHT" The death of an old
mans wife, says Lamartine, "s like cutting
down an ancient oak that has long shaded the fam
lily mansion. Henceforth the glare of the world,
with its cares and vcissitudes, fall upon the old
widowers heart and there is nothing to break their
force or shield him from the full weight Of misfor-
tune. 1t is as if his right hand was withered-as if
one wing of his eagle was broken, and every move
ment that he made only brought him to the ground
His eyes are dim and CLASSY, and when the film Of
death falls over him, he misses those acc ustomed
tones which might have smoothed his passage to
tho grave.'
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NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEArH.-Dr T. s. Kirk
ment of the Pennsylvania bosn;taI al Rlor[iev
narrowly escaped death at the hands of a lunatic,
yesterday morning. About six months ago the
doctor received a letter from a man who was dis
charged from his care at the latter end of last year
threatening to take his life The threat was disre
garded, but yesterday morning it was partially
fulfilled. The Doctors attention was called to the
presence Of man in tree within the hospital en-
closure, who was leveing gun at him. DIR.
Kirkbridgc retreated, and the man Immediately
fired. single shot from the gun struck the doc
tors skull, lodging between the two tables of bone
1t extracted without much injury The lunatic
was arrested. He was from the South.-N. Y Com
nerci0l.
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CHuaoH.punNEas AaaEsrEp.-Newton I'M

CHURcH-BURNERs ARREsTED.-Newton Holt and
VIM. Parker, late passengers the Eureka were
arrested by police officer Burton, of Buffalo, on
charge of burning St. Paul's church, and brought
back to this city this morning. They were taken
from Jail this afternoon, brought before Justice
Hessenmuller and committed for trial-which will
probably be next week. that week is set apart for
criminal business. Much credit is due to officers
M Kinstry and Burton, for their management in
this matter, and if the real rogues in custody,
we hope no loop Of the law will be found TO release
them Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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How 1T WoRKs-A correspondent Of the o.
wego IN. W Democrat writes as follows: was
originally Democrat. became an Abolitionist
because I bad confidence in the Democratic
party on the question of slavery, which TO me was
my heart and soul into the Free-Soil movement
feel that J. have been cheated by the same men
again.
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LIGHT FROM THE OysTER.-Open an oyster re-
tain the liquor in the lower deep shell, and, if
viewed through a microscope, it will be found to
contain multitudes of small oysters, covered with
shells, and swimming nimbly about-one hundred
and twenty Of which, in row, would extend but
one inch. Besides these young oysters the liquor
contains a variety of animalcule, and myriads of
three distinct species Of worms which shine in the
dark like glowwo Sometimes their light re-
sembles blush star about the centre of the she'll
which will be beautifully luminous in a dark room.
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The Hon. WILLARD FILLMORE, Vice
President of the United States, and the
Hon. VIM. +. JOHNSTON, Governor OF
Pennsylvania, arrived in this city yester-
terday, and took rooms at Willard's City
hotel
The Hon. Isaac f. HOLMES, Of Charles
ton, South Carolina, has also been in thi,
city for the past few days.
The Hon. GEORGE w. CRAWFORD, Sec
rotary of War, returned to this city or
Monday evening, from short visit tc
New York.
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The London Morning Chronicle, speaking of the
Conquest Of Canada" by the author of "Hochela.
ga" just issued by Bentley, says that in point OF
style the author may challenge the very best wri-
tiers fthe day. and that his work IL the most valu-
able contribution yet offered TO the history Of which
"A trpata
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England, Notwithstanding her deplorabe pauper.
ism, is not 40 bad in this respect France, taking
Of the Board of Health, I,000,O 900 Of persons are
crowded in Paris into little more than 0O00 houses
being Mt the rate Of rs 10 house; while in London
1000, 900 people have $50 900 houses, about to
house. While Great Britain has increased her
population in a given time !. 95 per cent, France
has increased hers only 0.6S per cent? Austria 0Sb;
Prussia 81; Saxony AS; Wurtemberg 0.0l; and
Holland go Tho rate Of increase, both in Austria
and France, is rapidly diminishing.
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Another part of the dominions of Austria is now
pervaded by a powerful religious excitement In
Bohemia, the cradle Of Huss and Tziska, new
reformer has appeared in the person of the rev.
erend pastor Kossuth, the brother Of the famous
Hungarian, of whose eloquence he possesses a con-
siderable portion.
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Although Mr.. Stewards letter pub
lished in the Republic of the 18th was
designed for publication, yet he did not
intend (as we learn from the gentleman
to whom il was addressed) that his name
should appear, which was inadvertently
added in copying. This explanation is
due to Mr.. Stewart.
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The STRANGER's FEVER IN CHARLEsroN.- We
regret to learn that this disease continues undated
in Charleston, and has carried off number of its
citizens The last weekly report of deaths chroni-
Gle eighteen of that disease, and creditably
informed that many other deaths have taken place
from this fever which have not been reported. The
present cold weather must soon bring with il frost,
which, we believe, is the only certain remedial for
the disappearance of this disease
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QUEEN YfoToRIA's PIAso,--Tbe splendid piano
Of her majesty Queen Victoria is completely We
neOred with ivory, in sheets Of from fourteen 10
cye,,sen feet in length, and thirty inches and up
wards in " ,Ath. from a sitgis ELEPHANT, tooth by
spiral process ueculia, TO NJ Pspe. II is also en-
crusted and 6rnarnented viii the rareat woods,
forming original designs, and rendering NW1hy
oil It's place IN the new palace Of her majesty,
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The Hon Mr.. Van Allen, United States Minister
to Ecuador, left Panama for Guayaquil on the 2sth
ult. in the British steamer New Grenada. Lieut..
Gilliss, u. S. NJ, who has been sent out by the
Smithsonian Institute to establish astronomical
observatory in Chill, was also among the passen-
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MAIL RoBBER.-John s. Bosler has been commit
ted to Jail at Pttsburg, on the charge of robbine
the United States mail at Uniontown (Pa.) of two
packages. Bosler il young man, printer by
trade
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The Bosnian insurrection in Turkey has broken
out afresh, and the rebels strong that the
Turkish government, it was thought, would accept
of Austrian aid, which was promptly advancing
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The steamer Princeton, the New York Courier
says, has been fully condemned, and the workmen
are now employed in tearing her to pieces.
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THK PARADISE OF OFFICIALs.--The salaries Of FIVE
clerks of the District Court of New Orleans under
the new constitution are $4,000 year, or $4,000
annually to each clerk
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NAoAL-A detachment of eighty seamen from
the rendezvous at Philadelphia, under the com
mand of Lieut.. Crabbe q. s. N, arrived here on
Saturday in the steamer Herald, and were put on
board the United States receiving ship Pennsylva
mia, at GospOrt.- NORFOLK Herald, 18th.
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MoBns RhiLsoAo.--The Tribune states that Mr..
Riddle the contractor. has arrived in Mobile, and
will commence work Immediately ON the Mobile
and Ohio railroad