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OLD POINT COMFORT.

WILLARDs HOTEL, July n, 1856.
Iish to Old Point-Thc Steamer L1uisiana- d.
Gghttid Trip Dozen The Bay--Sunrisc on Tie
Water Gyea. Cro,od Of Fashionabies- Hint
to Pleasure Seekers Weekly Consumption By he
Guests Our First Impressions, &c.
Having borne with exemplary patience the In
sufsrable bea. end ous. Of the federal metropolis
we determined, In ft Of despef aaon, to seek some
cool retreat, some boundless contguity of shade /"
where man could breath with CONTEXT, and avoid
the double torture Of being choked with dast, and
psrchcd with heat. BIT where should we fly Z,
avoid the one or find the o.her As O.d Point Com
fort afforded all the Injuries Of sea bathing which
could be found either at Cape May or Newport, and
OF the same time furnished all the home Comforts
and elsgancies peculiar to the Virginia Springs, Of
course to Old Point We determined to 90.
At Baltimore we went on board the splendid
steamer Louisiana, irregular packet plying between
Bait m ere apd Norfolk, and touching every day AZ
Old Point Comfort. At 6 o'clock p. M. precisely
we heard the cry OF "All aboard" and the noble
steamer left her wharf freighted with human life for
q moonlight trip down the Chesapeake bay.
There's beauty in the deep;
The wave Ii hluer than ths sky;
And though the moonshne bril- ht on high,
More softly do the sea gems gor
That sparkle in the depths below
There's music In the deep.
-spd never was It more enjoyed than nv the rsy
ard merry tbrong o, passena en which Gro vded the
decks Of the large and beautiful stea ner Louis aua
en- route for Old Point
Although the storm cloud looned up in the di,.
lance suspended rs is seemed, in a net work of
folked hghtring. 20 vivid ard rapid were tbs
tboussnd flashes which played around Il: YET gentle
CyI thia moved on in her quiet path undssur6ei By
TIE rubbing thunder, ard shedding a silvery
light over the smooth bosom Of the Chesapeake.
All were absorbed in the enjoyment OF tae evening,
aud mary ycucg men aud maideps fingered about
the decks CT the Louisiana until the wee small
hours CT the morning.
Passengers from Old Point on tbis line have the
opportunity Of Witnessing eve,y morning one of
the Rrapccst eceBes In nature. Just as Aurora
tinges the east with her golden hues, the steamer
reaches the Cspes OF Virginia, and looking out pon
the broad Atlantic, the God of dap is seen slowly
rising from the bosom of the deep as from bed OF
liquid gold. To witness this scene alone ia worth
the trip, and TO realize or appreciate IT, 1t mus. bs
wit; essed.
A crowd of 5ashionsb,es nov throng this delight
full watering pIase. / notce the venerable states
man AID the besrdess boy-the gray heased com.
modore and the aspiring middy--tne hero who has
commanded armies and won victories, and the
cadet fresh nom Yves. Point-sll, all minging hap
PLY so1tther, and presenting scsne truly graft
fyipg and pleasant in these degenerate days.
The pDssspre seeking, COMFORT loving portion Of
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MACKINAW.

MAcKINAw, July "a, 1856
The Island Of Maciinai1-Hs Standardization
Hou1s--Hofeis, The Weahsr, and Natural Gu
Tiosities--Heahh AID Peace of Mind of the Poo
pie No Lawyers, or Doctors, or Druggists.
The island OF Mackiuaw, or Mackina,, az they
spell it here, or Northumberland, rs WAS taught
TO spell 1t when schooboy, is, geographically
speaking, nine miles in circumference and three in
diameter, and contains about eight hundred iuhab.
tants. lts general surface 10 large plain, elevated
about hundred feet above the lake, from which
1t rises as abruptly az Brooklyn Heights or tho
Pallisadee From the centre of the large plain
another tabular elevation rises TO an equal CT g-eae
or height, and ss abruptly. These two elevations
give to the island especially when seen from dis.
lance, the appearance of great Mexican pyramid.
On is southern side, between the steep escarp-
ment which forms the plain and the shore OF the
lake, hesa little level crescent shaped plateau upon
which the village is built On the brow OF the
cBf ab3ve stands the fort, its vhitewashed walls
and stockadee constituting prominent obsct a.
sesn from tie lake. The village is irrsgularly
butt In the form OF semicr,le along the shore.
and consists Of about hundred houses. These are
neat, and have mostly been painted white, though
many ct them are beginning to present quite a
weatherbeaten appearance. Many Of the houses
are covered with c5dar birk instead OF clapboafd,
ana shingles. Hos. cf them have small gardsns AZ.
tached surrounded by fsucss, built In the msnner
Of stocksdes; tha. is Of poes elk or eight fes. long
set close together IN the ground aud sharpened at
tho upper eud. In the gardens observed apple,
plum ard cherry trees, and few vegetables, Euch
a. 20 atoes, beans, onions and lettuce. The vege-
soies look well, but are backward; and the char
mes Sheh are the only fruit | say growing, are
us. .ne SIZE ard color Of marrovfat peas. Straw
peiil,s are l1st beginning TO ripen.
pmouy o. Indians, on their way to Detroit 10 q
Council are encamped here now, and their wig vans
ana nu1s me We shore on both sides Of the landing
place. most OF these are conical in shape, being
formed OF poles stuck in the ground in circle. and
pgrougns logs,ner 81 the top. Upon this q covering
2. mss or nlaaSsn Is ph ed, forming habitstion
ewy VA ,asa sNy TO an Iodisns wants, aud
ofour Filth avenue mansions. Grouns OF tbese saa
tive Americans" ~ clustered in and about their
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Eers Gne shssrers. They and v.ctsns 70 trick, aud
Ihsay they are engaged IN the work very indus-
s,iousty. Large SONS OF money have changed
hands ct the gaming tables, while cne or two
En- but no less criminal style, which caaracerizss
shcse gentlemen who oc:u1y m Sing Sing.
shall write to ycu frequently while remain here
SEA GULL
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NEvAsINK HIGHLANDS


HIGHLANDS OF N8vAsNK, July 20, 1866.
The Necasink Hi0hlands-A Birds Eye Prospec.-Ssu
u-7hompson's--Car Recreations-Ths Riwr--THe
Steamboats,, dc.
Looking southwestwsrd by south from Coney
Island, You will observe the blue range of Jersey
hills sweeping round in vast circuit, and abruptly
terminating in what appears to bs "the jumping Off
place" below Sandy Hook. Upon closer inspec-
ton, you will perceive that the summit of these
heights, at their terminus, there are two Of those
Marie edifces Of Uncle Sans, among the finest Of
bis white monuments to commerce, known as light
houses end that from their lofty locality they
fairly entitled to John Quincy Adams appelation
Of eight houses in the Skies" On lower terrace
Of the same little mountain, and looking down
uptn quiet riverlike inlet from the sea, and in
full view, across little dividing isthmus Of sand
Of the ilmitable ITSELF are two cheerful look.
ing hotels for summer Waters. Well, these heights
are the Nevasnk Highlands this inlet Is the
Shrewsbury river, and these twohouses are the Bee
View and Thompson's Atlantic Paviion--both
term" IS bsoailling you n Gotham.
We are ct Thompspn's, party Of half dozsn or
&C., We make up dinner list Of several hundred,
men, women and children and what With saiiing,
fishing, bathing, reading, flirting, hops whist, DC,
We st Along YER, pleasantly we have lave good =,
jersey, an abundance for all comess and something
over, reason able charges, and DO fashionable exsc
tioIs to follow, for we are all at home ct Thomp-
sons We have, in fun sight from this piazzs. the
warming ships, ard thoss splendid squsdrons Of
ocean steamers, iDg,ing and outcoming from "the
golden gate" Of our Empire City; and they fill at
times the spacious semi circle Of the Atlantic hori
zon. And we can imagine, too, how grateful, after
yesrs Of absence and long voyage, the hrst full
broad view Of these heights and lights and summer
houses among these green fields and woods, to the
hardy mariner, returning to his country and his
home.
Two steamers, the Ocean Wave and the James
Christopher ply daily between New York, this land.
ing, and the intermediate landings to Long Branc
On account Of the shadows in the river, the "Wave'
has little subsidiary steamer to secure through
passage even at ebb tide, which is . desidsra.um
long needed, but never heretofore supplied. Pas
seDgers this season down these waters, therefore.
are comparatively cafe from detention the fats,
which is something to men having their business
in town, and their families scattered along these
jersey shores. II would still be better for all c,n
cerned II the boats, or ct least one Of them, conli
leave New York regularly In the evening ana return
10 the morning. W.
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Increase In the last FIVE years l63.
SENECA COUNTY.
The population by the present census Ia Is 1895.
Village Of Seneca Falls, $500 increase IN i've
years, 767. Village Of Waterloo, 3,647 increase
in five years, 257.
HERKIMER COUNTY.
TIE population Of tots county IL 81 $50. being
decrease Of 694 since 1860. The village o! Herkmer
contains 1,8H Inhabitants Frankfort 1,l7S New.
port, Gil
Mt MORRIS.
The Mt Morris Uniow says the Census Marshal
has furnished 1t With the following returAss:
Election district No. l contains. ....... 2,x63
.......... 6A4
The population of the town is....4Ol2
The population OF the town In 1850, was 1859,
showing decrease ir Ave years, Of 694.
RBCAPIfULATION. ,
We have complete returns from the following
ounties:-
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HORRIBLE RAILROAD AcofDNT-ONE PERSON
KILLED AND THIRTEEN W0uEDED.-A most sao,k
ing railroad accident took place on the new POr
tage (pa.) Railroad on the '23d inst, the psKticu
lars Of which the Holiday sburg Standard reports
as follows:-Thc locomotive Hercules left the foot
OF plane No. 8, taking on board before starting q
large huckebt Try psrty on their way home, and,
pIOc< edlpg at rapid rate, came pom land slide
which had occur cd during the afternoon, at the
east end Of the deep cut, near the foot of plane
No. .. The locomotive in its rapid course passed
ever the Glide, the conclusion thloTing those on
beard down an enbslk ment thirty feet high-the
locomotive following. The tender and train OF
cars attached we're pared from the locomotive snd
remained upon tie track. All were more or less
IL juft d, snd William Berry SON OF jacob Berry,
Of Gsysport, aged about IA yesrs, Vas most b orri
b msDaled ard instantly killed. The following Is
: iist Of lie iDiurea:-Ann DeArmit, daughter Of
John DeArmt, fatally scalded Jemima Long, a
youpR Lady reading NJ Mr.. j. DeArmit's, severely
Injured; Potter DeAImit, son Of John DeArmit
foot emasbed; Mary Brisbane, severely injured in
terpally; Mrs. Longanecker, wife of iona L1nga-
uecker, Gaysport, badly bruised and cut; Jam %
Jones, Gaysport, severely bruised; Eli Y0der, en-
eineer, severely bruised and arm scalded; Richard
schellhcrn SON Of Ed Schelhofn legs and shoulds or
bl uised and cheek cut; two German girls named
Loremeyer, one . leg broker, and the other re
veIely biuifeo; Lucy Lowe, daughter of Joha
Lowe, Of Gsysport, hand injured; Daniel Kueed-
Ter, leg hurt; Geo. Crawford, fireman, head CT;
Geo. AuRhiDbaugh, sliehtly bruisec number Of
persons Who we're on the c,al cars attached, mads
their escape by jumping on. Toe melancholy event
has csst deep gloom over our community, aud q
heartfelt sympathy Ia manifested for the unfortu-
nate sufferers and their sgonized frisnds.
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The Lrnos State Reoisie OF the 2lat inst, savs-fT.
cbcIsrs been making bad havoc At Shsby Thsrs
has eighty deaths during the past tan days
tnorg others General Thornton, Of the most pro-
irspt eitasnzs Of ths State, has been taken a. rho
town IL rsid tsid 70 be nearly deserted.
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The CENSUS OF New York.

The Auburn AdveJtxr gives tho complete re-
tuyrs Of the Genius Of Cayugs County, sod com
parisor OF the enumeration with that OF 1850. The
following o the figures -
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INTERNATIONAL ExrRApITIoN OF FUarrIvgs FsoM
JusrIcE.--The United Ssssos have trea les stipuas
ing the mutual exraoion of fugitives from justice
wi h.
l. g. eat Btitain, for murder, PIRACY, ersoo, rob
berry, forgery, utterance Ct forged paper.
q Hawaiian Islands, for same crimes above emu
ntreu d.
g. France, for murder, attempt TO commit murder,
rape, forgery, arson, enb. zzemsnt by public Off
GERS, robbery, burglary.
A. Prussia, Bavaria, Hanover, Saxony. wurtem-
burg, ectcIal Hesse, Ducal Hesse, Saxe-Welmae.
Eise mach IS xe. ciDDgra, SAKE Attenburgh, SAKE
CobuIg Goths, Brunswick, Anholt Dssau, An.
holt Berrburg Nassau, Schwarzburg Rudostadt,
schwN zburg Soudersshauser, Wsldeck, the two
Reura, Lippe, Sotoumburg Lippe, Hesse Hamburg,
Bremen. Mecklsnburg 6heliiz, and hecklenburg
Schweiip.
TIE course OF procecdpp to obtain extradision in
the Unit States for the Foreign Minister TO ex-
hibit TO the President, through TIE Secretary Of
state proper evidences Of the Institution of process
IN The case by the judicial authorities OF the foreign
country upon which The President gives per mission
10 III foreign government TO bring the before
some proper ms eistrate oil the Upited States upon
a rroper hea,ipa sud examination before whom,
ard his certificate OF the criminaty Of tde scclsed
tx,rsciton 10 ordered by the President, through the
Secretary of State.
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Gods crs alton, should not fail to do % We have
done: visit Old Point, II real pleasure, real comfort,
Ia wbat they desire. This 10 the opinion OF ai who
se fortunate enough 10 be guasts here Q. this sims,
ardt0 see the company assemble for dinner, jon
wou suppose the command of the "srmy Of
occupation" had been transferred 70 Nj. Caleb
Willard. An idea Of the crowd may be gsiued from
gatheN nom "bead quarters" showing tho week.
y consumption Of provisions az Wizards Hotel =
Flour, bbls ............... 81
Hams. ................... 1875
Beef. lbs. .....................2 ,lOO
Butter, do. ...................... 1850
Mix. gals 400
Eggs, dozen ...................... 1,l0O
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MADISON COUNTY.

COPELAND COUNTY.
We have In the Cortland Democrat the complete
rtun Of the census Of that county, which are sub
joined, together with the returns Of 1860 and
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Besides mutton, fsh and oysters in any quantity
have attempted to give you my first impressions
about this celebrated summer res,rt-have sketched
An outside view of things. In ny next shall psti
cularize or take BIRDS eye peep into the parior
and bar rooms, Che Maine Liquor law does not pro.
vail here,l the bali room 10, 10. E.
p. S-Tbe idle reports Of yellow fever at Ports
mouth, which have gained credence at distance,
are al isepio1s except 90 ar e me one oaseG On
port Navy Yard They might or might not have
been yellow fever. II they were, the disease died
with the victims, as there has been NO appearance
Of 1t since.
The SPRINGS IN VIRGINIA.
The various springs in Virginia are fast filing up.
We learn that among the visiters 1T Cspon are
Judge Campbell, OF the United States 6uprems
Court; the Postmaster General and family, and
some two bundled Others The Fsuquier White
Sulphur, at Warrenton, has . large company, the
Montgomery White Sulphur about three hundred;
the Blue, sixty; and the Berkeley, Jordans White
Sulphur, The Salt, Red Sulphur and Sweet, areSan
Sid to be well attended, with fresh arfivals daily.
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THE OCEANS UNITED.
OPENING OF THE PANAMA RAILROAD.
THE ROAD AND THE RIDE.
GRAFTON BY JUDGE eoWL'h-

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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TOPHAM & NORFLET,s

Saddle, Harness, and Trunk Store,
400, Seventh Street, opposite OddFsllops' Hail.
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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
s. VXTE presume no Medical Prepara-

w ton ever offered to the public has been
more thoroughly tested than PERRY DAYiS'S
PAIN KILLER. Thousands Of persons, were they
called upon TO do So would cheerfully testify that
they have used 1t for various ills, with the most sat
isfactory success IL is within our own knowledge,
that an immense amount Of suffering has been re-
lieved by it, Its propretsrs, Messrs. Perry Davis
Son. save pains expense in order to satisfy the
public Being strictly honorable men, they observe
the utmost uniformity In the manufacture of their
celebrated Pain Killer. The materials of which 1t is
composed are carefully selected, none but the best
quality being used. BY these meaps the high rcpu-
aton which the Pain Killer has long since acquired,
is at all times triumphanty sustained: In view OF
these facts, are by no means surprised 20 learn
that Messrs Davis Sons sales are constantly and
rapidly increasing. While we congratulate our friends
generally that valuable preparation as the Pain
Killer is placed within their reach must be per-
mitted to rejoice at the wemerited success Of its
liberal ard enterprising proprietors Providence
General Advrfsso-. FgsTlf a
PERRY DAvIsS VEGETABLE PAIN KILLER.
VOLUNTARILY, conscientousy, and with much plea.
sure we recommend 10 our readers the nbove-named
medicine. speak from our own observation and
experience, when we say, that 1t removes pain as II
by magic from all parts Of the body, and s one OF the
best medicines In for checking dsrrhoea and re-
moving the premonitory symptoms of cholera. IL
Is applied both internally and externally with the
best effects and who have used the Pain Killer
would willingly be without it constantly in their
houses. p Cincinnati Epsninq Nonpdriei.
The Pain Killer IL sold by Gray h Ballantyne, and
John 4. Mortimer, Washington, ID. @.
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7 party, and free from any influence or direction

or party, and free from any influence or direction
of denominatonal or partisan character
And, inasmuch as Christianity, by the Constitu-
tons Of nearly all the States; by the decisions of
the most eminent judicial authorities; and by the
consent Of the people OF America, is considered an
element OF our political system; and, as the Holy
Bible is at once the source Of Christianity and the
depository and fountain Of all civil and religious
freedom, we oppose every attempt to exclude 1t
from the schools thus established in the States. h
i AII.-The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and in spite Of the opposition of the Whg
and Democratic partes cannot be in any manner
responsible for the obnoxious acts Of violated
pledges Of either. And the systematic agitation
OF the slavery question by those parties having ell
evated sectional hostility into positive element
Of political power, and brought our institutions
into peril, IT has therefore become the imperative
duty of the American party to interpose for the
purpose Of giving peace to the country and per-
petuity to the Union. And as expesience has
shown It impossible to reconcile opinions 30 ex-
treme as those which separate the disputants, and
as there can be no dishonor in submitting to the
laws, the National Council has deemed it the best
guarantee of common justice and of future peace,
to abide by and maintain the existing laws upon
the subject Of slavery as final and conclusive
settlement Of that subject, in spirit and in sub
stance.
Y And regarding it the highest duty to avow their
opinions upon subject so important. in distinct
and unequivocal terms it is hereby declared as the
sense Of this National Council, that Congress pos
sesses no power, under the Constitution, to legis-
late upon the subject Of Slavery in the States
where it does or may exist, or to exclude any State
from admission into tho Union, because its Consti-
tuition does or does not recognise the institution
of Slavery as part of its social system and ex-
pressly pretermitting any expression Of opinion
upon the power Of Congress to establish or pro-
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PAINT AND OIL STORE.
II. PARKER. Honse, Sign. and Or-

WE namental Painter, Louisiana avenue, between
Sixth and Seventh streets No. So residence No. 820
G street. between Sixth and Seventh streets has adj
ded TO his present business the sale Of Paints 0ils
Glass, and Putty, in small and large quantities.
The attention Of housekeepersi IL particularly called
to the convenience Of this arrangement they can
at ell tmes procure Hearth and other Mixed Paints
Of all colors made ready for by practical painter
A large stock just received. .
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against the insidious wiles of foreign influence
conjurs you TO believe me, felow-citzens the jeal-
ousy OF free people ought 70 be constantly awake
auence is one Of the most baneful foes Of republican
government" p WGshinGton. gf M ia q
hope we may find some means, in future, Of
rhieding ourselves from foreign influence, political,
commercial or in whatever form it may be attempted.
| can scarcely withhold myself from JOINING in the
wish OF Slas Dean that there were an ocean Of fire
batween this and the old world. .o-Jsfers VI