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8n GeIegrapb.
ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
FURTHER BY THE AMERICA.

New York, Aug. 1913 P. M.
The steamer Baltic arrivedat3 o'clock
P. M.
Cotton-Firm ; sales in three days
25, 200 bales /; spectators took 3,OOO
and exporters 1000.
Flour in good request, but rather
heavy. Western 32s, Ohio 34s.
Wheat advanced I'd.
Corn advanced Is.
Lard firm at 55s.
Pork dull.
Beef unchanged.
Consols closed at 923a92f.
NEW York, Aug. 16.
The Anaerica's mails we're received
this afternoon.
The following intelligence is in addi-
ton to that previously received:
A Berlin correspondent says the
Western powers have formally rejected
the Russian proposals, and made their
own, which will most likely form the
subject of a conference at Vienna.
Prussia, in order to meet the wishes
of the Austrian Government, will mo-
Billie her army, and the Vienna Cabi-
net in exchange have declared them
selves ready to consent to a new at
tempt to mediation.
The French propositions are not to
be addressed to Russia by the two
Governments, but by a relative of the
two royal families of Austria and
Prussia.
Five Russian gun boats were sunk
by two English wal steamers, whilst
engaged in raising the engines of the
Tiger.
No attack on land had taken place
up to Aug. LIST.
Prince Gortschakoff, with the Rus
sian army passed the night of the 2Sth
at Shelava. They burnt two bridges in
their retreat. The Ottomans are fol-
lowing them at Varna.
The French troops are working fear
lessly at the Notifications, whilst the
English are repairing the fort.
A letter from Dublin of August 4th,
speaks of the potato blight which has
appeared, has partially destroyed the
crops in several districts in Cork coun-
ty. Wheat never appeared better.
The cholera has made its appearance
in Northern Italy.
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Counterfeits.

The Pittsburg Post says: "Several
individuals are very industriously en-
gagged circulating a new and dangerous
counterfeit fifty dollar bill on the South
port Bank of Connecticut. So well is
it executed, that even practiced judges
of money can hardly detect the differ
ence."
Rochester Bank, Rochester. New
York-l0's, letter A, variously filed
up, in one handwriting. Engraving and
impression dark. Well calculated to
deceive.
Manufacturers Bank, Providence, R.
LIS, spurious. Vignette, a female
holding a staff, on which is a liberty
cap.
Merchants Bank, Burlington, Vt
SIS, altered. Vignette, a view of a
Church. State arms on left end.
Deposit Bank, Deposit, New York
los. This Bank has no los in circu-
lation.
Cranston Bank; Cransten, R.. LOS.
Vignette, three females. On left end
an Indian, and on right end a female
head.
Madison County Bank, Cazenovia,
N. Y.-5's, spurious. Vignette, agri-
cultural implements, sc. Eagle on
right margin. los, spurious. Wig
nette, head of a boar.
Farmers Bank, Bridgeport, CTS.
Vignette, a hunting scene. Indian on
right, aud female on left end.
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WAYNE COUNTY NOMINATIONS.


The Democracy of Wayne County
held their Primary Meetings on Satur.
day last. The following is the result
COngress.-The Delegates stand for
VIM GIVEN, 81; for Fl. Fl. John son, T..
Popular vote not yet known.
Probate Judge-GEoRGE REX.
Auditor-THoMAs ADAIR.
&erif-JoHN BEcHrEL.
Ckerk-BENJAMN EAsoN.
s Observation-Disclosures j. CONNER.
Commissioners. D. ODELL.
The ticket is, in the main, a good one,
and will doubtless receive the hearty
support of the Democracy of that Coun-
ty. We regard the nomination for Pro-
bate Judge, particularly, al a good one.
Mr.. REX, as a member of the Ohio Sen
ate, rendered good service in the cause
of Democracy. He is a sound lawyer,
and will doubtless fill the Office for
which he has been nominated, with
credit to himself and the county, if elect
ed, of which there can be no doubt.
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EL Last week we made a short tour
through the southern portion of this
County, and found a truly lamentable
state of affairs. Those farmers who
have threshed their wheat, have not got
much more than enough for their own
consumption. The oats crop is an av-
erage one, but the corn, especially upon
the uplands, looks sickly and there will
not be more than half a crop. The
small streams are dried up, and numer-
GUS wells have failed. The earth is per-
fectly parehed for want of rain, and
cracked open upon the high, clayey
lands. Unless we have rain soon, there
must be much suffering during the COM
ing winter.
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New York, August Is, 1854.

NEW AOhh1 NNSooo
Wo to US, miserable denizens of cit
ties |! For if things go on at this rate,
there will not be a spot of country left,
wherein we may find rest for the sole of
our foot. This woful reflection was pro-
voked by the sight of the "Omaha Ar
row." Vol. 1, No. l, published at Oma-
ha city, Nebraska. The city consists of
six houses, and about three times that
number of inhabitants ! We must in
vent some new appelative for New York
and other villages out this way /; it can't
be that city is considered a nou of null
titude any longer. The "ArrOU' states
that a square has been left vacant for
the erection of an Odd Fellows and Ma
sonic Hall. Surely, this would be what
CowPER breathed SO POLITICALLY and fer
vently after ga l.dge in some vast
wilderness, some boundless contiguity of
shade" But for an editor whose sane
tum is a pine stump, and a printer whose
press-room is I" all out doors, " this cir
rov" is a wonderful production. 1t is
well printed, we'll edited, and has a deci-
ded young America" look about it
Listen to the way Nebraska Stock COM
panies do up their advertising "Come
on, emigrants, this is the great central
Ferry !! Hurrah for Nebraska !" (signed)
Ferry Company. L wish a few of our
overgrown, pursy, unapproachable New
York stock companies could be transpor-
ted to Nebraska, till they get a little
starch taken out of them. But what a
singular figure our Wall st. business
men would cut, transported to the leaf
empowered streets of this city in Ne
braskal How fearful would real buff
faloes and panthers out shine the "bufls'
and "bears'' of Wall ST. What a pan
ic could be created in the stock-market,
by the sudden advent of an mate buffalo,
diving towards the fat and helpless
Board of Brokers, with his hind-legs and
tail in mid air | What glorious oppor-
tunites the Board would have to lay out
Moonshine Railroads, construct Univer-
sal PhilanthrOpic ~swindling establish
ments, and imagine {" Parker berries" in
the untried bosom of Mother earth be-
meath their feet. We have some pretty
good specimens of humanity, however,
ever on Wall st. They are blessed cases
in that desert of selfish, scheming souls.
There are many that keep in view the
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COURT.

The Court of Common Pleas, In this
County, commenced its session on Mon
day 1ast-Judge STEWART presiding
There will not be as much business done
as usual. There is general DISPOSE
ton among Attorneys to postpone ma
my of their cases until next term. The
following are the persons which com
posed the Grand Jury.
JoHN McLAIN, Foreman, ANDREW
Nom, SAMUEL NAyLoR, JACOB HER
sHEY DAVID NEwM1RE, Gro. PHILPoT,
WIN. WYcoFr, JACOB d. SMITH, ii. T.
Fem, Dawn SMITH, JoHH PORTER,
JoHn FHoMPsoN JOHN PoRTER, THoM-
AS BusHsELL and Isaac EMMoNs:
After being IN session nearly two
days, they adjourned, without finding
any Indictments. We think it is the
argt Grand Jnry mthis County, that
have not returned an Indictment. 1t
s1eaks we'll for the morals Of our County.
No. ---Ea NlrE1- .
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CONGRESSIONAL CON
VENTION.

The Democracy of the l4th Congress
ional District, composed of the Counties
of Ashland, Lorain, Medina and Wayne,
are requested to send Delegates to Con-
vention to be held ut
RarrtsuiAe, Friday, September 8, 1854,
st 10 o'clock, a. NJ, for the purpose of
noniRAting q candidate for Congress, to
be supported by the Democrats of said
District, at the ensuing October election.
Each County will be entitled to one
delegate for every eighty votes cast for
MED1LL at the last election for Gov
saernor.
In those Counties where Delegates
are not already chosen, the Democratic
electors of the several Townships are
requested to meet at the usual places of
holding elections, on SATURDAY, Sep
temBer I'd, 1854, at 7 o'clock, P. NJ,
and there choose such number of Dele
gates as they may be entitled to in said
Convention.
BIRD B. CHAPMAN,
JOHN McSWEENEY,
BARTON GREEN,
j. SHERIDAN,
Democratic Congressional Com.
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Is Friday an Unlucky Day.

From time immemorial Friday has
been frowned upon as a day of i'll omen.
And though the prejudice is less preya-
lent now than it has been of yore, when
superstition had general sway, yet there
are many even in this m~atter-of-fact ago
of ours, who would hesitate on a day 50
suspicious to begin an undertaking Of
momentous import. And how many
brave mariners, whose hearts unquailing
could meet the widest fury of their
ocean home, would blanch to even bend
their sails on Friday But to show
with how much reason this feeling is in
dulged, let US examine the following inn
portant facts in connection with new
settlement and greatness as . nation,
and we will see how little cause we
Americans have to dread the fatal day.
On Friday, August 81, 1892, Chris
topher Columbus sailed on his great
voyage of discovery.
On Friday, October IL, 1892, he first
discovered land.
On Friday, January A, 1893, he sail
ed on his return to Spain, which, if he
had not reached in safety, the happy re-
suit would never have been known which
led to the settlement on this vast conti-
nent.
On Friday, March Is, 1893, he arrived
at Paris In safety.
On Friday, November %, 1893, he
arrived at Hispaniola, in his second yOy-
age to America.
On Friday, June IA, 1494, he, though
unknown to himself, discovered the con-
tinent of America.
On Friday, September Z, 1875, Mel
endez founded ST. augustine, the oldest
town in the United States by more than
forty years.
On Friday, Nov. 10th, 1880, the May
Flower, with the Pilgrams, made the
harbor of Province Town. And on tho
same day they signed that august com
pact, the forerunner of our preaeRt glo-
rious constitution.
On Friday, December %, 1924 The
Pilgrims made their final landing Al
Plymouth Rock.
On Friday, FEBRUARY %, George
Washington, the Father Of American
Freedom, was born.
On Friday, june 10, Bunker Hill
was seized and fortified.
On Friday, October z, IVY, the sur
render Of Saratoga was made, which had
such powerful influence In inducing
France to declare for our cause.
On Friday, September %, 1850. the
treason of Arnold was laid bare, which
saved us from destruction.
On Friday, October l9. 1871, the
surrender of Yorktown, the browning
glory of the American arms, occurred.
On Friday, July 2, 1776, the motion
in Congress was made by John Adams,
seconed by Richard Henry Lee, that
tho United Colonies were, and of right
ought to be, free and Independent.
Thus, by numerous examples, We see
that however it may be with other N
tions, America need never dread to be-
gin on Friday any undertaking, however
it may be.-NoroH Be6u-
c9a,
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Trouble among the Wings in Clinton
District.

There is a prospect of a nice little
fight among the Wing Fusionists of this,
one of the strongest Wing Districts in
the State. Mr.. Harlan, the present in
cumbent, and Judge Probasco, are al
ready in the field. We learn from the
Lebanon Star, an old, antiquated Fed
eral organ, that the opposition in Gin
ton county have agreed to appoint del
egates to the Congressional Convention
which meets On the 18th of September,
by a mass meeting at the county seat.
This, the Star says, "is a palpable vi
olation of the plan for appointing dele
gates" as previously agreed upon. The
Star then gees on to threaten in this
way:
What right, we ask, had the Central
Committee of Clinton, without consult
ing with the other Committees of the
District, to change the entire plan of
taking the vote of delegates? The
Wings were to meet in the townships,
sat their respective places of holding
clGCIAOu6, db cuCA b1u1O a may dPROLnOCo
by the various committees to select del
egate, &C.; but, instead of this fair
arrangement, the Committee of Clinton
have substituted one not at all agreed
upon and subject to many objections.
This change Of tactics is, to say the least
of it, Uery suspicious, and, We o GW-
horiSed by a Wing Central Commit
tee of this county to sag, completely 06-
solyes them, Gpersisted in, from parti-
cspattng IN the Convention proposed to
be held at MorroaO, on the 18Th Of Sep
tender.
When " rogues fall out honest men get
their dues, I" is an old adage, the truth
of which we hope to see verified in the
results of the above fight.
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EEThese hot days and cold nights
are playing the deuse with the health of
the people generally. 1t is undoubted-
ly n of the chief causes of the contin-
uance of Cholera in the larger towns.
To provide, against these evils, fire
should be kept up within doors at night.
To all those who heed this piece of ad-
vice We say, go to e. BUTTEnX's Tin
and Stove Store to get your Stoves
He has just received a large supply, as
will be seen by his advertisement in an
other column.
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New YoRK, Aug. I8.

The Railroad Convention have re-
daced the work expenses, by dispensing
with the services of all the INNER and
agents, and by running less quick time.
This it is thought, will reduce the sx-
penses of the several Companies over
$500, 600 per annum.
The increase on passengers and freight
will be about 20 per cent.
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~Amono the many PARAGRAPH

Among the many paragraphs
going the rounds of the press deploring
the state of the crops, it is refreshing
to have evidence that "all is not lost
that's in danger. The Detroit Tribune
says:
Accounts from all parts of the State
that reach us through private channels,
and our exchanges unite in saying that
the present harvest is n of the best
ever known in the State. Wheat, in
some localities, may not quite come up
to the mark, but in others it will, while
corn and oats never looked better.
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CHoLERA.-On Wednesday last, three
children of Peter Christian, of Marlboro
township, (who, with his wife had died of
cholera) were brought to, and by mis-
representation gained admittance into
the County Inirmary. One was sick,
and died the same day of cholera; but
the others thus far, are well. Within
the past week some 20 more cases have
occurred in the southeast corner of
Marlborough township, and six of them
have diedSCantoqs Repository.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. l6.

Mr.. Burt has accepted the Governors
ship of Nebraska, and his successor as
Third Auditor, will soon be known.
Col. Benton is in high spirits He
SAYS it took the Know Nothings, Wings
and NulliRers to defeat him but the Ad-
ministration, he says, cuts a sorry figure.
" 1t is overwhelmed, routed, Sir, in Mis-
souri,"
A Democratic Know Nothing clerk in
the City Post Office was discharged to-
day.
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miles by stage, in New York, for three
cents T; byFcar, in Brooklyn for four
We New Workers. get a very few things
very cheap /; but we have to pay the
difference in the exceeding dearness of
others.
Some foolish people residing on the
upper part of the eleventh avenue, have
taken it into their heads to make a pa.
triotic demonstration against the. Hud-
son River Railroad, somewhat similar
to that by which the inhabitants of Eric
have gained SO unenviable notoriety.-
The railroad runs horse cars through
the thickly populated portions of the
city, and, near Fiftieth st. puts on the
engine. Some children have been run
over by the cars in the eleventh avenue,
and, instead of moving their children
out of the way, the people are determin-
ed to move the engine out of the street
by tearing up the rail. A meeting was
held last evening, by residents in that
vicinity, and very iniammatory speeches
were made. A secret vigilance commit
tee was appointed, and perhaps you may
hear soon of the uptearing of rails
But the Rioters will not find it quite so
comfortable work as it was at Erie.
The Times and Arch Bishop HUeHs,
are engaged in earnest controversy
The Times asserted that the American
and Irish Catholics had lately split,
forming two parties ; and, that, in fact,
there were know Nothings," among
the catholics. This the Archbishop
strenuously denies. But he seems to
have the worst of the argument, thus
far. A prophet has arisen in Philadel-
phial He prophesies good fortune to
SEWARD, in the time to come : and
thereat the Times is rejoiced. Proba-
bly, he is Know Nothing. It is rumor-
ed around here, that the Presidency of
Amherst College, Mass, left vacant by
the resignation of President HIrcHcocK,
will be offered to Rev. DIR. STONE of
Brooklyn. DIR. STONE, is still a very
young man. He has only just attained
his D. D. and that thought to have been
bestowed upon him full early. He is,
however, ore of the most eloquent and
popular of the city preachers, and his
large and influential congregation would,
undoubtedly, be unwilling to part with
their pastor. This week there died in
Brooklyn, a Mr.. HULBUT. He was the
man who first introduced the measure of
preventing ships from clearing from the
port of New York, on the Sabbath he
was largely instrumental, also, in the
Temperance reform ON mercantile ves-
sells. The Millerites are reviving in
this vicinity. The late frauds in Wall
St. are almost enough to bring the
judgement, if it was coming, and so
they think, I suppose. They hold a
grand camp-meeting, on the Jersey shore
next week. There were strange yellow
and white circles about the sun, on
Thursday, which were p~ortentous enough
to excite some vain imaginings. They
probably foretell a terrible storm brew
ing or brewG, somewhere. To-day, there
is no sun at all-dismal and gloomy.
The Police are getting on the track
of a secret organization of thieves and
burglars, who ply their trade by land
and water. They have been detected
in some depredations on "Uncle Sans"
property, in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Look out for curious revelations, one of
these days. ST. CYR.
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BALTImoRE u Is

The Washington correspondent o fthe
San, learns that a Fugitive slave who
had gone to a Foreign country and sus-
tanning in that country, what he consid-
cred TO be wrong, applied to the Amer
lean Minister for protection. The de-
cision of our Minister was adverse to
his right to claim the protection.
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sr LOUIS Ann. 1a. 1854

The aspect of the house at present is,
whig Al, Benton men %, and Anti-Ben-
ton men about the same. Returns OF
the election of 33 senators are received,
of which l3 are whig; the rest are about
equally divided between Bentonians and
Anti-bentonians.
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New YoRk, Aug. 10.

The Railroad Convention adjourned
sine die, last evening.
After LIST September, over both routes
to Buffalo, So; in winter season, SO.
Freight for the present will be 10
per cent, with further advance hereaf
ter.
Dan. E. Sickles who sailed in the
Atlantic to-day is bearer of dispatches
t our Ministers'at London, Paris and
Madrid.
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PORTLAND, Aug. 10

The Regular democrats of the LIST
Congressional District, have nominated
Judge Samuel Wells to Congress.
Mr.. Mcdonald, the present Repre-
tative of the district, who voted for the
Nebraska Bill, did not receive a single
vote of the Convention.
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DEATH OF DANIEL. CAMPBELL.

Z DANIEL CAMPBELL, Esq, died at his
residence; about three miles north OF
this place, last evening, Mr.. CAMPBELL
was one of the oldest inhabitants of this
County. He was at one time Commits
sioner of Richland County, and held the
office of Justice of the Peace in Orange
township for a number of years. He
was a man of industrious habits, honest,
and generally respected by all who
knew HIM. He a about so years of
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MAcKEREL.-The Pictou Chronicle
of the Sd inst. says that immense guam
titles of mackerel have, within the past
few weeks, swarmed around the shores
of Cape Breton. In Arichat harbor,
in a single week, two thousand barrels
we're hauled, and twenty-five thousand
barrels might have been taken with ease,
had there been salt to cure them
Large quantities were also being taken
at st. Peters and othtr places along the
coast. These mackerel are small, be-
ing about the size of summer herring,
but are very fat, and are considered
more valuable than the large Nc. 8
spring fish.
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BALr1moRE, AUG. Is. 1854.

DALTIMORE AUG. 10. AOO4-
The Alabama cotton crop has suffer
ed greatly. from heat and want of rain,
but half a crop is anticipated.
There has been considerable excite
ment at Gullivan's Island, Charleston,
in consequence of an attempt by a young
Irishman to elope with a southern heir
ess,
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The English iotilla in the Baltic
consists of from eighty to eighty-nine
armed boats, one-halfcarrying hoWitzers.
They are divided into three s~quadrons.
and each squadron into > divisions. A re-
serve squadron viii be formed, consist
ing of the boats of the paddle and screw
steam sloops.
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C1No1NNATI, Aug. I9, 1854.

Albert Rust and A. B. Greenwood,
democrats, have been elected to Con-
press in Arkansas.
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New ORLEANS, Aug. ID. 1854.

Charles Clement, e clerk in the city
post Office who was recently arrested on
a charge of embezzlement, has been
held to bail.
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The literary enterprise Of Ne6I aSka.-
What is q Clty2 Bulls and Bears
in the Back ac0ods. Safeguarding
against Crystal fahace ReUiUing =
Antiquities-FaU Of the "Jo~r cent
msan"-British outrage, and other
items.
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Correspondence of the Ashland Union.l
From NEW YORK.

Cholera IN -Brookkyn-Desecration of
ChurcheS-A "cute" s1cindler-Lack
of Ladies' Ferry Mattcrs-Erie
EmuLatorS-Knoso Nothings-Proph-
ets-P0rtenteouS OnsenS, and ike
Interesting Items.
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no m READER.

We ask the indulgence of our readers
this week, in not presenting them a pa
per as good as usual. Domestic affection
in our family, for several weeks past,
and Court being in session, is u apOl-
ooy.Z
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WAsA1NeroN, Aug. 10, 1854

dug. I9t IoO..
The President has appointed Thos
C. Porter as collector at New Orleans,
vice s. NJ. Circus, deceased.