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Fancy OPERATION, A New York cores
pendent Of the Portland Advertiser, in IN
attempt 10 explain the dancing up and down
OF fancy stocks, related the following in
s,ance;-
Who made money in Crystal Palace
Stock, when. Immediately upon Barnum's
final acceptance Of the Presidency, it rose
from 90 to a0i Barnum of course. After
election, he announced that he would take
the Presidency, Il he found the financial
aii.,irs Of the Association in manageable
condition, A statement afterwards appeared
IN The City papers, By authority stating that
the finances OF this Company were in such II
deplorablc " fx," that BarRum would have
nothing to do with the matter. Stock fell to
twenty per cent. And now, through differ
snt hands and third parties, nearly all the
Stock in the market came into Bsrnum's
possession, The transfer having been &C.
complisked the President published a letter
stating ut $4,000 per annum, and could
make 100000 at that. Stock rises to fifty,
Barnum sells out, curtain falls The ghost
Of the woody horse laughs with q sympathetic
Joy. Stock shortly falls to IL, and some
sanguipe spectators find themselves sold"
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TuR CHOLERA IN THE LAKE Cries. Among
the cities which have suffered most severely
from cholera during the present season is
Chicago During the month of June the
whole number Of inierments in the city was
333. In the FIRST week Of July there were
242 interments, showing a startling increase
ia the proportion Of deaths. The emigrants
have hitherto been The greatest sufferers By
sickness, and in view Of this fact quarran'
tine ground has been established near the
city. Accounts FROM Delroit state that the
necessity of taking similar precautions u ere
is very apparent. The cars bring daily
crowds Of emigrants, among whom sickness
prevails with more or less fatality. A few
days since. a propeller arrived at Milwaukee,
from Buffalo, with party Of l65 Norwegi.
ans on board. is having died on the passage.
The Buff,lo Republic says that large nun.
Der Of ladies and gentlemen have arrived 10
that city from Chicago, being driven from
home by the violence with which the disease
is raging there.
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NJ The BiddeforJ Union continues

~Tbe BiLdeor,l Jroion continues Il,
efforts to form a sectional party to oppose
the South, and 10 create such dissen,icn be
,, s s. oi' aaa 'n 10. I TIu;n, aI
Of this scheme il publishes The mos, al,om
Unable and groundless charges agains! III.
South, and then attempts to inPar an az
Of truth TO Its falsehoodS oy The remark, ina
10 be- eons;de,ed Incredible however mon.
s,rous. "-Dmoaat.
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A PREDICTION BY Mn. CAInooN. The
Rev. Theodore Clapp. :. the well.known
clergyman Of New 0rleans, at present So
iourning in this State, IN communication
TO the Rev. Thomas Whii,emore, refers 10
Slavery and the Fugitive Slave Law, and
to a remark made 10 him by the late
Mr.. Calhoon, nor long before his dea,h.-
Mr. ClaPp says the distinguished statesman,
on one occasion said ITO him, " Slavery
canno, live long in the Uni,e1 States, Il
will have run its race by the eud Of the next
hundred and iihy or two hundred years.
Slave labor Is too expensive 10 las, long,
IN populors community j, mus, ever be
disastrous not only in its bearings on their
pecuniary interests, hut also in many other
respects Because in sucha state Of society,
free labor is far the cheapes, and will con.
sequen,ly be preferred. According 10 an
eternal law OF Heaven, in the long run, The
mos, expensive and unprppilious fo,ms OF
labor mus, be everywhere superseded by
the lsas, costly and most efficient"
Boston Chroniels.
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The Congressional Convention.

The call for Peoples Convention, 10
nominate Congressional Candidate, or
posed to the Nebraska swindle, appears in
proper form in our columns to-day. 1t has
been warmly responded 10 throughout the
District. II has been signed in such num-
bers as 10 render j, impossible TO publish the
names - as was originally intended. Ovel
a thousand signatures, embracing tho names
Of influential Wings, Morr;limen and Free
sellers in the various towns Of the District
have been appended 10 the call, and the
cry is "sliIl they come" In Saco alone, il
has been signed by over three hundred per
sons and among them are The names Of
many who have been always connected
with the Democratic party. We are TOLD
that seveniy.fve or more Of the signer'
there voted for Macdonald. It has beer
largely signed here and in other towns. In
deed, the call has been received every,
where with more than expected favor, and
meets the hearty approval Of all men Of al
parties, except those who still continue IL
adhere 10 the fortunes Of the political lead
ers Of tho Dumb Democracy. The Con
ven,ion will be triumphant gathering o
the people, 10 give force and effect 10 the
popular will. '"
We presume that no other Convention
Of persons, opposed 10 The Nebraska legis-
ton, will be held in The District, as hi,
method Of concentrating the Anti.Nebrask'
strength has been adopted considerably
and receives The cordial appreciation Of al
organizations in favor Of restoring the Mis-
souri, Compromise, and opposed 10 the adj
mission OF Slave States hereafter. Conse
qucn,ly The canvass will be an ouispoker
one the issues plain and direct, and The
struggle will be between the true friend,
Of Freedom and the Constitution on the one
hand, and the supporters Of Slaveholding
aris,ocracy on the other. With such an is
sue, tho voice Of the people as expressed
through this convention, will be potential.
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charge is mos, unjust. Our efforts have
ever been directed IA the formation OF q
party which shall hSiyps and loyal to the
Constitution, We do.not believe the Con-
s,i,u,iou should ever have been made The
ius,rumen, Of spreading an institution III
war-with the principles Of republican iiber'
ty. Under the. Constitution, slavery has no
protection. Il Isa niaiter-belonging 10 the
States where I, existed, and every aotoi
National legisla,ion4o proiec, and defend j.,
OF 10 spread ilovet wider space, has been
contrary TO the spiri, Of the Constitution
Our position Is plain one. We make no
efforts 10 form sectional parties, and the per-
son who asserts |, Of US either wiliully mis-
represents US, or has not the capacity to
draw correct conclusions Of constitutional
duty from the provisions Of the constitution.
The South, in all its action, is sectional, al
ways acting together for sectional purposes.
I, could do no,hing alone, but ny The help
Of Northern dough. faced democrats, like
the Editor Of the Democrat, its sectional
purposes are accomplished. Veg IN Tor re'
al national parties, no, shams and receptions.
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VOICE or THE Pass. The Bangor Wing
copies from our article In relation to State
politics, and fully endorses the policy which
we advocated and which was recommended
at the State Convention. II adds
"If tho policy here indicated Ia not adopt.
cd to some considerable extent in Gus Legis.
lative elections, as II has heretofore been,
the success of the Paris and liberal de-
mocracy Is pretty certain.
There seems TO now DO tendency TO har-
mony In the councils Of the wings. upon
these maj ters and we hope those who have
heretofore disagreed win make up their
minds, frst, to give as large a vote as posi-
bic for the Wing gubernatorial candidate
who is so freely endorsed by all, and who
stands upon pl,tfbrm unanimously adopt
cd and then to 20 to work in practical
manner to return Congressional delegation
which shall be Of one voice upon the great
national questions Of the day, and to secure
Legislature which shall be certainly
against the bunker democracy"
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THE STEAMBOAT MEETING. Messrs. }
H. Gowan, Charles Hill, Dimond Li''leield
and Samuel S. Shannon, OF Saco, ant
Messrs. S. w. Luques, DR.. F. Robe, Ed
m und Perkins aud Marshall Pierce, Of this
place, were chosen Committee TO make al
necessary inquiries relative to The feasible
ily Of running a Steamboat between ,hi'
place and Boston.
We understand that the Committee have
had meeting, and will attend 10 the duly
assigned them with all possible dispatch
They are authorized 10 call public meet
ing, when ready 10 report. The interest ir
the matter seems TO be very general, and j
the report Of the Committee bea favorable
one, as j, doubtless will be, the projec, will
be put through.
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Wing Sincerity on Nsbraska.

The Age, under this head, declares thai
the talk Of the wings about uniting with
anti. Nebraska democrats in elecling mem
bers Of Congress, il all gon,wan, and asks
why in the second District they do not unite
on Hon. Samuel Msyall, who voted and
spoke against Nebraska in every Stage. =.
In the frsi place, II is well understood thai
Mr.. Mayall does not wish or intend 70 be q
candidate again.
In the next place, sad experience has
demonstrated that there is no security in
selecting a supporter Of this administrator,
Il has become SO openly corTup, and un'
scrupulous in its use Of power, that no man
Is safe that the President dares 10 approach
He has identified himself with all these dis
astrous schemes OF the slave power, and
siaked his whole fortune on their success
In this crisis, therefore, il has become alb
soluiely necessary Tor The friends OF freedom
10 give their support 10 men ofiried integrity
and faithful anlecedenis, that The Executive
cannot reach by sapping and m ming, or BY
underground telegraph.
I, is only few weeks since the Age wal
most rampnn, in lie opposition TO the Ne
braska fraud, aud really waa so terrific il
its inlmina,ions that lesser lights wert
eclipsed and stood back appalled,. And now
We are still more amazed and appalled, Il
find This same valian, editor quaillns before
The administration I'LL his tongue is pals'et
aud he has become perfe, lily acquiesceni..-
Now ifso brave man can so soon ialsily
his position, what can we expect from those
ofless nerve aud me,,le !-Kennebee Jour
aal. '...
The Democrat, this week instances The
Age, as a Democratic paper which zsalousI,
opposed The passage Of the Nebraska bill
bu, which has gone, as was predicted, ove
10 the Nebraska swindlers. We have hat
some previous acquaintance with this same
Age. In this matter Of opposing the Ne
braska bill, doubtless its conductors were
honest, bu, the trial OF virtue is in remaining
so. The Age, like the Democrat, in th'
end, always surenders 10 tho mandate o
party. No, six months ago, the Editor o
the Democrat, said, tina, he could see no goot
reason for disturbing The Missouri Comprom
| ise, and declared that such an attempt would
be in violation Of The principles Of the Ba
,imore Platform.
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CRANp Mass CONVENTION OF rHr ProrL

GRAND Mass CONVENTION OF THE ProPLI
OF PEsoBscor CousTr.-The Bangor Mer
curry Of Monday contain. a call, with over
a thousand signatures, 10 the citizens OF Pc
nobscot County and that Senatorial District
10 assemble in Mass Convention nj the City
Hall in Bangor, on The 10Th day Of August
next, at 10, A. NJ, 10 act with reference 10
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise in
the nomination Of Senatorial and County
candidates for Office. and 10 recommend
such action us the crisis demands.
The call is headed by Hon. Amasa S'e'-
son and Ex Gov. Kent; and il is signed by
such men as Hon. S. F. Hersey, Hon. E.
L. Hamlin, A. R. Hallowsll, Moses L. APP
ple,on, and others, men who have hereto.
fore been opposiies in politics.
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EnIroRIAL LUCE. Our lucky star has
been in The ascendent this week. We &C.
knowledge the receip, Of as fine dish Of
curranis as ever was picked, this week.
The fruit grew in the garden OF Daniel
Smith, ESQ.,, Of Saco. If there are any 9th.
er Of the family Of Smiths, here or else
where, who have curranis or other fruit 10
spare, we will no, look upon any such gifl
with an averted eye.
We also acknowledge The receipt Of a
fine baske, Of green peas, of new variety,
from the garden Of Dea. j. NJ. Hayes, Of
Saco. The peas are called the Champion,
and the seed was imported from England,
las, year. The vines bear uncommonly
we'll, and the peas grow nearly as large as
the marrowfa,, and their favor surpass.s
any pea ,ha, ever graced our table. Speak.
ing of Dea. Hayes, perhaps il would mol
be out the way 10 mention, that lis garden
is probably The largest and fines, Of any in
the two towns. Vegetables Of his raising are
found always earliest in the market. The
Deacon gardens for the pleasure il gives
him. He has about Two acres under cult.
walton, and he has The satisfaction Of seeing
every thing thrive under his care. There
have been sold from his garden this year,
over 5000 lbs. Of Rhubarb, some $50 or
more boxes Of Strawberries, over $50 worth
Of early Onions, and large variety OF 9TH
er vegetables. Potatoes fIom his garden,
fully ripe, were in our market some ten
days ago. A visit 10 his garden will con.
vince The mos, sceplical, ,ha. nothing is
needed, but good dressing and careful cul-
tivaiion, TO ensure as good fruit and as fine
vegetables as can be raised in uny Stale in
The Union.
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no The female operative. in No. :

20 The female operatives in No. 2,
Dressing Room, Pepperell Mills, have pur-
chased All elegant Silver Pitcher, and two
silver goble,s, 10 present to Mr.. John A,
Hazeltine, who has had charge Of the
Dressing Room in which they work, bu,
who has recently leh the Peppersll Mills
for other employmeuis. The ware was OBJ.
iained by'Messn. cleaves & Kimball, and
elegantly engraved by Mr.. Kimbsll, ri the
firm. The service 10 both chasts In design,
and highly finished, and every way credit
able 10 the taste Of the fair operatives, and
the artistic skill Of the engraven, l. f..
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CHANGES, sc. Waterman & Brothers
have removed 10 Mol, Empire Block,-'he
new block just erected by E. H. c. Hooper
- where they will keep large assortment
of dry goods, as usual.
FANCY GooDs, FRSIr, &c. I. Hills Lib.
eny ST., opposite Hooper's Block, is among
the bes, places in town 10 trade. Mr.. Hill
has fine Stock Of Fancy Goods and fresh
Eui,. Give him call.
PErERsos's LADIES NATIONAL MAGAZINE.
This work is rapidly gaining popularity. 1t
has its peculiarities which commend It to the
more ma,ured and matter of fact portion
of readers. Buy, read, and become q life
subscriber.
TEMPERANCE MEETING. II the weather
should prove favorable, there will be Tenn
perance meeting a, Messrs. Perkins ship
yard, next Sabbath, q, Ala o'clock. P. M
I, is expected that number Of Speakers
will be present 10 take par, in the exercises
GoDEY's LADY's BOOK. Godey's Lady,
Book (for August is received. II has III
usual variety of useful and entertaining
matter. The Patterns and Instructions fol
Embroideries are well worth the price o.
The book saying nothing Of the Fashion
Plates, Receipts, &c.
Crops. The fine showers which we
have had for the las, few days, in every
direction, have revived dropping veg station,
and with il the spirits Of the farmers, who
were near being frightened about The Potato
crop, sc. Crops ofall kinds never looked
more promising than a, present. We for
bid all "shor, crop" makers, who work for
the benefit Of spectators applying their
croakings 10 this section.
ARTHUR's HOME MAGAZINE. Arlhur's
Home Magazine for August has been laid
on our table. This is empha,lcally Home
Magazine. A book for home reading; q
book for The Preside. Those who are &C.
quain,ed with T. S. Ar,hufs writings, will
will no, need 10 have Us remind them Of
The high, moral tone Of this book. II you
are inclined 10 spend two dollars in this
lins,i il cannot be more proftably speni, Than
in subscribing for Arlhur's Home Maya
zine.
Bor DROWNED. A bright little boy, on.
ly ihreeYears old, named TIis'ram Fra-.klin,
son Of Wilson Curtis, Of this town. was
drowned in pool Of wafer, back Of the
Z" Heights" on Tuesday last. The hole in
which he was drowned was made by the
quarrying Of granite. Mr.. Curtis son was
with another lad aged 10 years, who gave
the alarm-bui moi in seaso, 10 save the
life Of the boy. He was taken on, in about
Ten minutes but life was extinct.
ACCIDENTS. A little girl, named Mary A.
Hansy, abou, II or 70 years old, and en-.
p!oyed in No. /, Pepperell Mills, fell
though the space between the winding
stairs, six stories, TO The basement floor Of
the Mill, on Tuesday last. She attempted
10 slide down the railing, fell of, and fell
through - stated above. hitting Oh the rail.
ing as she descended from story TO story
She was badly injured,
Las, week, q boy by the name Of craigs,
about - years old, employed in the same
Corporation, in ascending on the elevator
bis head came in con,ac, with the flooring,
by which meana his jaws were broken and
bic head Otherwise injured l !
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rMr. Seward, Of New York says he
knows Of but one American citizen whs
worked with the spade and wheelbarow in
constructing the Erie Canal. Doubtless
there are many others, but ] know only one,
and he. am glad TO say, Is now a member
on this door, (Mr Wade, OF 0hio) and one
Of the most able and talented members.'
The Boston Commonwealth. speaking OF the
same gentleman, says-"He's Ben Wods
and not found wanting" !.
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KANSAS A SLAVE STATE. We have new
er donb,ed ,ha, slaves would at once DO
rushed into the new Territory OF Kansas,
that they would be held there under the
territorial goverumeni,. and that kansas
wobld ultimately come in as a slave Stale
Daily occurrences 90 10 confirm his oPin'
ion.
The lexington (Ky) Observer has letter
from Kansas Of June 18th, from which we
exirac, the follosying:
"Por Leavenworlh is located on high
bluff, having one Of the best landing places
on The river. With the many adyant' ges THIS
place has, II Is destined TO become large
city, If the military reservation should be
exiinguished or sold. This reservation Is
about six miles, meandering with the Mis-
souri, River and extending three miles back,
Outside of this Cor ten miles, every foot o
land has been taken, and tents and cabins
are beng erected all over the country. Al
the western ferry alone, in one hall day up
to noon, upward OF 500 people crossed
The emigration is immense TO all paris oil
the Territory. Associations are being form
Ell for mutual proleciinn. Many pubic
meetings have been held AMI RESOLUTIONS
passed affording each other assistance III
preventing the Northern Aboli,ionisis from
settling in the Territory.
From the great rush IN Kansas, am mol
unwarran'ed in saying that in one year
after the organization there will be 5o,OOo
persons within her borders, and that IN less
ihao three year, she will form new star
in the American galaxy. The people are
clamorous for the extiguishmenf OF The
military reservation, aud 1t will certainly be
done very soon. With as rich land as
any could desire, fine climate, sufficient
quantity Of wood, coal in abundance, a
country well waiered, and with an INDUSTRY.
Gus, intelligent and euterprising population.
Kansas, before many years, will be one OF
the first States in The Valley of the Missis.
sippi. No doubt il will be organized very
Soon-it will be a slave State, and persons
would be safe in carrying slaves with them
ihiiher, as numbers are already there
Kansas River u in the centre OF the Terri.
,ory-larger than the Kentucky River, and
is navigable for $50 or 200 miles F."
The Agrarian Independence, No. of
June essays:
"The true People Speaking Their Mind.-
We rdblish The strong and firm resolutions
of The people Of Kansas--,he talk OF the
robus, men who do the work and found
and build up empires. These workmen
on The ground knots hor 10 found and erect
The Stare STATE Of Kansas. We commend
the stern, but quiet decision iha, shines
through their patriotic and moderate Ian.
guage. I, unveils and quenches cold the
halfcocked, pan.hashing prints and dem.
agoaues who in our mids, give aid 10 ultra
Northern treason by cornivance aud under
innl hIaXnlln OF nliraism The nthar WAY
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WHEw! What little breath the ho
weather allowed US yesterday, was almost
completely taken away, Icy reading the fol-
lowing sialemeni, made before the Farmers
Club OF New York by Judge Mei.s:
Al have, with others, admired the prog
ress made in velocity on railroads up 10 even
Que hundred piles an hour,an straight rails
which has been done in England. entertain
views of railroad velocity far beyond any
yet ven,ured 10 be expressed. The Emper
or OF Russia has taken the first great step
toward what deem the uliima,um Of rail.
road travel.
Instead Of cutting narrow alley through
The country, or going around everything in
the way Of straight line,-he has cut a
broad way, 500 miles from ST. Petersburg
to Moscow he has made il all the way
,tro hundred feet wide, so iha, the engineer
sees every thing tina, comes on The road.
Such is part Of the future: the railroad
from point TO pOin, mathematical line; the
rails ten times stronger than any now used;
the locomotives on wheels Of far greater
diameter, say twelve Of fifteen feet; the
gauge Of a relative breadth the signals
and times perfectly settled; The road walled
on both sides and during the transit of trains
having the gates Of The walls all closed.
Then instead OF one hundred miles an hour,
we shall more safely travel three hundred
miles an hour! | will no, pretend 10 say
more - one hundred miles seems fast
enough-so did twenty few years ago,
and now, OH very unsafe rails or some
straight runs, we do travel safely sixty miles
an hour in this Stale, and in England one
hundred miles have been accomplished. y
Only think al that! Being fired out OF
gun is nothing 10 it. In fact, under this
system, every depot would become an i'm,
mense bomb, and the cars bu, canisiers Of
grape shot. Thus Portland would hit Boston
in twenty minutes from the time the thing
(blunderbussl) was touched Off! You
take seat just before the strain is fired, y
you brush off the dust, hang up your little
carpet bag, you take on, the morning pape'
and settle yourself comfortably in you
scal-immedialely you are in Haymarke
Square! Yes ON the whole, we agree will
the amiable Judge" one hundred miles
seems-iast enough! Portland Adrsrii
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~A special despatch from Washington
to the N. Y. Tribune states, as positive
fact within the writer's own KNOWLEDGE.
that treaty 10 about to DO concluded Do.
tween Mr. Gregg, the y. s. Commissioned,
sndl the Government Of the Sandwich Ia.
lands for their annexation TO the Unitsd
States forthwith.
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GA Mr. Smith Miller,a member Of tn,
present Congress from Indiana, who voted 70
Douglas Nebraska bill, has again received
The nomination ofthe Democratic party il
his district for Congress, ss the Washington
Star learns by telegraph, fact which will
didate there.