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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-06-27

Horace IN LMBo-Horace Greedy, who, per-
sonally, has many qualities making him remark
able man, as we'll as public spirited one-though
his political peculiarites all go through wrong
chutes-has recently beer imprisoned in Paris for
refusing to pay the demand OF French scul ptor
for So, 500, on account of injury alleged to have
been done IN the unfortunate New York Crystal
Palace to this sculptor's work of art. Horace
was director of that defunct institution, and The
demand and subsequent arrest was made on the
ground that, under the French law, every direc-
tor of such incorporated affairs is personally res
ponsible for all the debts Of the concern. Horace
was kept ia the Rue de Clnchy prison for some
forty eight hours, during which he was decidedly
the American ''ion' of Paris, having been called
on in his eight by five feet apartment by nearly
all the Americans of distinct ion then in that city.
II seems hat the Judge very sensibly decided that
Horace's case should be tried under the law Of
the vicinage New York-under which the trans
action on which the claim was founded took place.
A lucky ruling, indeed, for poor Horace, as there
happens to be hundreds Of tradesman in Paris who
profess to have similar claims against the New
York Crystal Paace-suilicent IN the aggregate
to swamp the Tribune and half the rest of the
newspaper establishments in New York, had poor
Horace been held answerable for them. indivldn-
ally. For some time his case looked rather blue (;
when one like himself who is more given to loco
motion than any other newspaper man III this
country, must have felt particularly "streaked"
al the imminent prospect Of spending the remain
der of his life in n debtors prison in foreign
country, as the leading consequence OF the lament
able failure of the New York Crystal Palace en-
terprise.- Washington Star.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-06-27
Platform of the Amerlcan Party.

At regular meeting Of the National Council
of the American party, begun and held at Phila-
depha, on the 9th of June, A. d. 1855, the fol-
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

The Star Of the West arrived at New
York on the Goth ult. from San Fran.
cisco, California, with upwards of two
millions Of specie.
The Novelty Distillcry works at San
Francisco were recently destroyed by
fire, occasjoncd by the bursting Of the
alcohol still. There being thirty thou
sand gallons of liquor on hand the fire
raged.with great fury. Several lives
were lost, as well as property to the
value Of $250,OO0. it twas the largest
distilICry on the Pacific coast.
The Indians in Rogue River Valley
were extremely troublesome. They
have killed, at various times, Is mcn,
3 women and 2 children. About 500
men arc in arms ready to oppose, and
irGecc2SGry, c&tcrminatc them.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
BrcadStuns.

Speaking of tho prevailing high prices
of brcadstuffs, and the immense supplies
for expectation which the country is ca
pablo of affording, the Buffalo Courier re-
marks:
"Ihcre is hardly any limit to our sur
plus of wheat and corn, and if the demand
abroad should carry off one hundred mil.
lion bushels, which is almost four times
as much as we have ever exported in one
year, there would still be an abundant
supply for home consumption. Strange as
it may seem that with large surplus on
hand, fully equal to supply the demand
from abroad, prices should rule so high, it
is nevertheless, in obedience to law of
trade, which makes sudden impulse push
the market values beyond due limit, as
we'll as to another law of trade, which
makes arrangement in the ordinary chan
nels ofsupply produce for a time all the
consequences Of an actual scarcity"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15

I"iyfy-niNM Iallot.-Banks, Rep.
l0I; Richardson, d., T6; Fuller, w,
%; Iollikoflcr 3; scattering u. Whole
vote cast 229-ncccssary to u choice,
ia.
Another dead lock. A motion to
adjourn was made, Tellers called for
and the Adjournment carried by few
votes, the Democrats voting with the
American members for adjournment.
And thus ended the seventh day Of the
session.
The Maryland American members
voted throughout the day Tor Fuller
BY the way, l observe that the Union
IN its report of Saturdays proceedings
reports Henry Winter Davis rs voting
for Mr.. Banks. This Of course, is an
error, and should be Timothy Davis.
Daring the balloting to-day the
whole lobby was thronged with New
York and Albany factionists, the only
absentee being John Van Buren,. Pres
ton Kings burly form was rolling a.
round, along with Greedy, Thurlow
Weed, Senators Seward and Sumner,
and a host OF those experienced tarti :
clans who have for so many years sha-
ped and directed legislation at Albany.
The exact number OF votes that Banks
was to receive on each ballot was
known III the rear Of the Speakers
chair before the names were all called,
so expert is their management. The
wavcring were taken in hand, and all
manner Of appliances used to bring
them over to vote for Banks, and eve
ry thing was conceded to obtain vote.
Thus they continued to advance until
the thirty-seventh ballot, when all the
stragglers seemed to have been brought
in, and further efforts to advance the
column were fruitless.
a caucus of National Americans was
called to meet this evening. 1t is still
doubtful whether Mr.. Banks can be G.
lcctcd if the House should continue
full. Yours, &c. L.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
soldiers of the Late war.

These veterans held meeting in Phil
adelphia on Tuesday evening, to make the
necessary arrangements for sending dele.
gates to Washington, ID. c., on the ami
vcrsary of the battle of New Orleans
Among the resolutions adopted by the
meeting were the following:
"Resolced, That we urgently invite our
associates in arms, in every section of the
Union, to send delegates to the National
Convention, to be held at Washington on
the coming anniversary Of the baltic of
New Orleans.
"Resoiyed, That, as tho widows Of tho
defenders of our country in the war Of
1912 cannot personally meet our conven-
ton, we invite Il son of every deceased sol
der to represent his widowed mother
In our convention. #a tINt fat
"Resoiced, That it be recommended to
Congress to grant 100 acres of land to any
of the defenders of the country in the war
of 1912, who were confined in any fore
ign prison, and, in case of the death of
such prisoner, the land shall go to his
widow if alive, and if not, to his heirs.
"Resotce,', That Congress be requested
so as modify the bounty-land act as to al
low parol testimony of associates in arms
to be secured to provd the services of those
who were in the war of 1912.
"Resoiccd, That our friends in Wash
ingtcn be requested TO procure suitable
place for the assembling of the convention,
and to make the necessary arrangements
for their associates during their stay.
"Rcsoircd, That we earnestly recon-
mend that the salaries Of the Commission.
er of Pensions, and the Commissioner of
Public Lands, be increased, as we believe
the enlarged and extra duties of those Off
ces entitle them to an enhanced compen-
sation." .. ....s '.a
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
NEWS DEPARTMENT.
LATER FROM EUROpE.

The Cunard steamer America arrived
at Halifax Wednesday, bringing Liver
pool dates to tho 24th ult. The intel
ligence is not important, aud possess but
few points ofinterest. From the seat Of
war there is scarcely anything new. On
the Crimea both parties were preparing
for winter. The bombradment of the
north forts of Sevastopol was talked of, for
the purpose of obtaining shelter in the
harbor for the allied fleets. This howey.
cr could not be secured unless the Rus
slams were entirely driven from their posi-
ton, and that cou Id hardly be effected at
this season of the year. Peace runors
were still prevalent, but appeared to rest
upon no better foundation than tho active
eXcr,lons of Prussia to bring the beliger-
cnts to an understanding. The Gar, tho
4 Prussian envoy who had conference
with him at Nicolaieff, had made known
the basis upon which Russia was willing
to re-opcn negotiations, but it had been
deemed inadmissablo by the Western
Powers. Prussia continued her cxertions
Notwithstanding this failure.
Canrobcrt's mission to Sweden was re-.
ported to have been successful in enlist
ing that power on the side of the allies,
the consideration being the restoration of
its possessions i'll Finland. 1t is to Join
the alliance in active operations in the
spring; Norway and Denmark following its
example. The whole story, however, is
contradictcd by the London Globe, the
English ministerial organ.
| u U'bn pnlit;o,l ,,nu-. -, 40 e ,,,a,,.
Lord PaImerston has at last found, in Mr..
lie Boucherie, an occupant for the office
of Colonial Secretary. The strike at Man
chester still continued. The immediate
dissolution of Parliament was looked for
The King of Sardinia had arrived at Pa
ris, and the Popc's Envoy had left the
city to avoid meeting him. iran. ..
The commercial news reports an in
crease of stringcncy in the London mon,
ey market, but consols had advanced to
$50 to $50. Cotton and breadstuifs were
both dull and declining.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15

- AgHius' the instdious wilcs Of Foreign influence
GABure YOU believe me Fellow citizens the jealousy
OF Free People ought ~ DO constantly Hwakc-t Is one
Of the most btnciW ocs Of Republican GoNcrnment-
WASHINGTON.
So Il is time that should become i,tlo more
H"eric0iIGd End m5tcad of feeding the PRupers and
h"bnrcrs oI England feed our own; else in Il short
Time, By OUR IRESENr POLICY We shull be Paupcrs
ourselves JACKSON
~ hope we may ful some means in future Of
EMBEDDING Ourselves from Foreign influence Political
Commercial or IN whutgyc form it may be attempted.
wish there OF Fire between this and the
old wori.---J&FFERSON.
v flower the Liberties Of this country destroyed
twu. be through IhG vaccinations OF ROnsA Priests
LA FAYEVrE
~ Foreign Influence Is Il Grccion horse TO the Re.
pupcwa CANNOT betoO careful to exclude its entrance
MADISON.
8'Ihcrc Is m imperative necessity for Reforming
the Naturalization Laws of the U. StutCs.-WEBSTER.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
Prepayment of PoStac ore.

In regard to the provision of the late
law by which all letters sent between pIa-
ccs wtthM the CRted ,Statcs are required
to be prepaid, tho Washington Union
learns that inquiries are made at the de-
partment as to whether it applies to let
ters to be sent to foreign countries; and if
so, whether stamps or stamped envelopes
only can be used in the prepayment of the
latter class of letters. The answer, is, that
the late law in no respect affects letters
for foreign countries These will be trca-
ted as heretofore. Where payment on
them is required, either stamps or money
may be used. TO certain foreign countries,
as will be seen by the table of foreign pos
tage in tho hands of postmasters, prepay
mcnt is optional. The act of 81 March
last referred to has no reference to printed
matter ~.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
TIE LATEST.

Washington, Dec. LITTLE confer
ences held tonight arc understood to
be unsuccessful in securing additional
votes for Mr.. Banks. The impression
now is that he has reached the highest
point Of support for the speakorship,
and that Mr.. Pennington or Mr.. Fuller
will loom up in larger proportions to-
morrow. Twelve or moro Pennington
man members held their meeting to-
night to arrange their programc for to-
morrow. Matters relating to the con-
test arc now very much confused, nor
can the most distant idea be formed re-
spccting the ultimate result.
Joshua Nansant, Esq. of Baltimore,
has served q notice on Mr.. Harris, the
member from the third district of Ma
ryland, Of his intention to contest his
scat in the House.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
INDIAN WAR IN OREGON,

The whole Territory of Oregon, from
the northern to the southern boundary, is
in state Of Instruction. In the north
various tribes of Indians have combined,
constituting body so numerous as to have
been enabled to defeat the regular troops,
and TO have forced Major IIaller to retreat
with great difficulty to Fort Dallas, after
having suffered serious loss. At this
point he was awaiting achievements
Those despatched from California by Ma
jor General Wool have ere this arrived, to
which large volunteer force called out
by the governor of the Territory has been
added The war will, doubtless, be waccd
with great vigor In the south Of the Ter
ritory the picture is almost as frightful.
An officer connected with Major Hal
lcr's command writes as follows
The men had marched all day of Satur-
day, fought, and then were on the alert
all night fought all of tho next day, march
cd next night until two o'clock, and at
daylight again marched and fought, then
defended camp until sunset. Veteran
soldiers could not have done more. Next
day the command met the arguard, who
had not seen an Indian, the fires of Sun
day night having drawn all tho warriors
after that party on the summit of the
mountains. Every man, except of the
dead was brought back to the Dallas. The
total loss was five killed and seventeen
woundcd---ov or one fifth of the command"
Tho Oregon Times of the 9th ultimo
says:
"The forces are concentrating ct the
Dallas, and the last company has left for
that point The whole volunteer force
raised for the Yakima war amounts to
about nine hundred good men, well noun
ted and armed. We estimate tue regular
troops at not less than three hundred.
We may expect that tue regulars and
volunteers will act in concert, with an
effective force of not less than twelve hun
drcd men. Atpresent there seems to be
no field operations on either side; but as
soon as our forces arc concentrated at tho
Dallas, we may expect to hear of some
hard fighting and of some signal blows be-
ing struck in tho Indian country. The
volunteers are all cagor for chance to
fight; and they have not the least idea Of
being whipped. Thus matters at present
stand in northern Oregon.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15

\
t;tnJ T'l nf H. Or HaNi't LHHD- Inc at
''.ul'0 VI Viz? 9'"'e' IT. 'il'S ihohehV' IS
be nropd q, Placed mon n tho J crontie az
If tho sIayn State sLd he IaaO ''t 10.
Flondars in Which tho hattIo tLot l. -.
decide the fatc Of tho Union Laa bonn
fouobt Assaulted INV ShoI;tionism frnn,
tbn North by nnIiifcation from tho
South eLc Lss stood nroDJI,, oroct
wIiIn The onnosin~ w5yos sHont tbo;r
force ,unon tho jmmoyc,bIc borricrs
which she presented and rcccded WITH
ont BEING able 70 sha}c tho deem fo,In-
dation u0on which, she rcDoscd Nov
or was there such p strnooIc far the
mastery as that which the enemies Of
the Constitution made in 1[orvland-
But it was all in vain. Maryland was
true TO the Union--t,ue 60 the Consti-
tution-trrc to her traditions--true to
the hopes Of the mighty dead, whose
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
Elk Senator Dickinson, of New York

Elk Senator Dickinson, of New York
has declined to lecture on the slavery
question in Boston, he says: '
"To lecture upon this disturbing sub
jcct, unless it is proposed to act upon it,
would seem to be barren and proftlcss
gratuity;and if action is proposed, it must
have relation to the domestic concerns of
our sovereign equals, with which we have
no right to interfere. They left this ques-
ton in other times, according to the true
sense of the constitution, to the people of
New York and Massachusetts,, with all its
responsibilities and irritations, to dispose
of it in their own good time and man
nor; and may we not, in the Same conf
ding spirit, leave it to those upon whom
it rests? Determined long since to leave
this question where the constitution left
it, were | to accept your invitation, [
would choose for my theme 'Tbe Duty
Of the People of these Free States and
would endeavor to inculcatc tho val ued
admonitions of the Father of our Country
upon sectional disturbances. Lest, how
ever, formal lecture as proposed by your
course even invoking non-intervention
in the affairs of sovereign States, might
DO construed into an admission that it was
an open question, and that by the same
rule others might arraign and assail, I have
determined that shall best contribute to
preserve the public peace by declining to
take part in the proposed discussion"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
An Interesting Case.

| The case Of Harriet Smith, as. Tulmu-
ma Phillips, which has been on TRIAL in the
United States District Court in Massachu.
sctts for the last week or two, was conclu-
ded on Wednesday. This is a suit by
plaintiff to recover anotc for S25, 900, on
the following grounds:-Ono Reuben
Smith, an old man of sixty years of age,
formerly a servant in the family of Thco-
dorc Lyman, Of Waltham, had accumula-
ted an estate of about $4,000. In his
last sickness at West Roxbury, he was ta-
ken care Of by tho plaintiff, his niece
She now produces the note, which she
alleges was given to her by deceased for
her care of him. The heirs at law reside
in Ohio, and contest the suit. The jury
are still out. ........
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
rake Your County paner.

Jhcro arc great many people in thi3
country who, instead of supporting .heir
own press, take papers from the cities,
filed with stale anecdotes, sickly love
stories, and weak editorial articles, writ
ten for another latitude, and barren of
either news or instEuction. This should
not be. Remember that for every county
paper which is received at any post Office
in the county, the Government pays the
postmaster bounty of ten cents 2 wear
out of the funds of the Post Office Depart
ment, while every city weekly the sub
scribcr has to pay thirteen Or twenty-six
cents year, one half Of which is paid
over to the government and goes out OF
the county, thus making difference Of
sixteen and half or twcnty.three cents
saved to the county by proforrine tho
home press Remember, also, that the mo.
ncy sent out of the county for city sub.
scriptions never returns while that paid TO
the home press, remains herc~in circula-
ton. There is therefore strong reason
for patroniziug your county press, in u
pecuniary point of view, and besides this,
itmay be we'll argued tha, the home press
when literally sustained, has far greater
ability to be useful at home and inauen-
tial abroad, securing extended means Of
dilfusing intelligence within its humble
sphere, and placing it in position to re-
present its locality With more effect ip
whatever quarter it may reach.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
.... WILSON SHANNON.
To lis Excellency Franklin Pierce.
WAsuINGToN, Dec. 3, 1855.

Your despatch is received. tAll the
power vested in the Executive will be cx-
crted to preserve order and enforce the
laws. On the receipt of your letter the pre-
llminary measures necessary to be taken
before calling out troops will be promptly
executed, and you win then be fully ad-
viSed ..-#" FRANKLIN PIERCE.
10 Wilson Shannon, Governor Of the Ter
ri!OrY Of Kansas.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15

Richmond, Dec. 1.-THE committee
on federal relations in the Legislature
Of this State made a report to-day on
that portion of the Governor message
relating to his returning the resolves
of tho Massachusetts Legislature
The committee agree with the Govern
or as to the Infamous conduct of Mas
sachusetts, but claim that tho Govern
or should have sent the resolutions to
the Legislature for action.
In the Senate yesterday resolutions
were offered authorizing the Governor
to call out regiment of volunteers to
aid in suppressing the difficulties in
Kansas.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
TROUBLE IN KANSAS. g.
The Washington Union of Thursday

The Washington Union of Thursday
last says:
Rumors have passed into circulation to
the effect that the President has author
lied the employment of the troops of the
United States in the Territory of Kansas
to aid the local authorities in the exocu-
ton of the laws. No such authority has
been given. In order to show exactly what
has TRANSFERRED, we have obtained perms-
sion to publish the following dispatches:
WEsTPoRT, Mo, Dec. l, 1855.
I desire authority to call on the United
States forces at l4eavcnworth to preserve
the peace of this Territory, to protect the
Sheriff of Douglas county, and enable him
to execute the legal process in his hands
If the laws are not executed, civil war is
inevitable. An armed force of one hun
drcd men, with all the Implements of war,
it is said, arc at Lawrence. They have
rescued prisoner from the Sheriff, burnt
houses, and threatened the lives of citi-
zcns. Immediate assistance is desired =
This is the only means to save boodshcd
Particulars by mail. .
... ... WILSON SHANNON.
To lis Exccllency Franklin Pierce.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15

To Examine the Second Audit
Ofiec--Messrs. Spittler, Ellyscn, Die
inson of Grayson, Anderson, Walton, II.
laday and Clark.
To Examine the Clerks Oliice-Mc,.
Carroll, Hawks, sggborn, Tyrell, Drau,
Hancock, and Davis ofAmhcrst. -
To Examine tho Registers OFF,
Messrs. Nottingham, Newton, CAl
Collins, Patterson, French and Luudy.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
SELLING OUT 4 ME NAGEpr

SELLING OUT A ME- NAGERr
Seth B.IIiowcs, ofNcw York, off,,
making fortune by exhibiting his will
animals during the Summer, sold the,I
out at auction on Monday. BarnvsE
was IN the ring and bought largely. y
The following will give oar readers SsE
idea of the prices Of fancy stock 1
No. l. Wagon and cnge contaiun,t
white Polar bear, said III bc the en-,
ly one now in America The FIRST TIA
was $l00, and Giicr six bids, The lot va,
Knocked down al 450. The original
cost of tho animal alone, was 81 400
aud tie cage is worth at least 5000.
No. 9. Wagon and cage containing
royal Bengal tiger. First bid. $780,
II was sold fot 1925. The aui,ual Cos,
$500.
No. 8. Wagon and cage contsinin.
3 performing lions. First hid 5000
Sold for 1875. These are valuable an.
imals and were soldeheap. They o,ip.
inally cost $4,000
No. A Wagon and cage con,aininoE
zebra and a leopard. Sold for $3.50.
The two animals are valued q, $500
No. $. Wagon and cage containip,
lion aud hyenna. Sold for $40
Both animals are worth 5000.
No. G, Wagon and cage containing
lama and grisly bear. Sold for SIl0.
Valued at $400.
No. z. Wagon and cage containing
lioness. Sold Sl10 Valued at $500
No. S.sWogon and cage containing =
small Brazilian tiger. Sold for $lIv.
Valued at $lOo.
No. 9. Wagon and cage conraininp q
large Brazilian tiger. Sold for S90.-S
Animal worth $40O. s.
No. 10, Wagon and cage containing
a young zebra. Sold for 1915. Ami,
NAL worth $500.
No. IL. Wagon and cage con,ainina
monkeys, ishneumon, English falcon,
wolf, &c. This curious selection waq
started at $25, and sold a, $40.
No. II. Wagon and cage containing
rhinoceros. This rate animal was
sold for SIS dollars lis original COS,
cost !, 100 dollars.
No. -, Elephant Canada, used for
performances in the RUG. He eats 2oo
pounds of hay, Two bushels of oats AID
drinks three barrels of wator ovc,.
day.
The first bid on him was $500: ana
the second was 1000 dolls. Elephnr.
bidding was then carried on with ,nucl,
spirit, and the animal was finally sold
for 400 dollars.
No IA. Elephant Fanny. Sold for
1000 dollars.
No. ! 5 Elephant Mogul Sold fox
| 100 dollars.
No. l6 Elephant Mickey, litt(o r.l
low about six years old, tho Same ar.
NAL that Barnum owned and Ton,
Thumb used to ride, was sold for 1 SOC
dollars These Elephants originally
cost 1000 dollars each.
No. II. A camel in Ohio, The purcha'
serto pay for his Keeping from tho
2Oh of August to the day Of sale, was
bid oft for 10 dollars.
The entire collection was sold at We
~ low prices.