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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-05-02
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA.
New York, April IS.
The Africa arrived at Halifax last night

...- ANG" Aohhs hPtH 81.
The Africa arrived at Halifax last night
- GENERAL 1NTELLlGENcE.
The Vienna Conference held meeting
on the 8ih, without result. Since then
debate has apparently been suspended.
Ii is not known when another meeting oi
the Conference will be held.
Great Britain advertises for new loan.
the amount OF which is not known. |,
was to be formally announced on Mon
day. .. Ea .sa..
Skirrnishing still continues before Sc
bastopol, but nothing serious occurred up
to the 9th. -
The new steam propeller, North Caro-,
lima. built at Philadelphia. has been sunk
off Hollyhead, by q collision with q Brit
ish vessel-all hands saved.
Position of Omar Pasha and Russians
unchanged, except that he has enlarged
his line of defense in order to receive re-.
Inducements. -fjei
The Baltic is still foil Of ice.
New complications in Prussia are re-
ported. te.. @
The Conference held at Vienna on the
9th, lasted but one hour. The Russian
lPlenipotentiaries had not received instruc
tions. Drouyn de rHuys and Ali Pachs
are present.
1t was rumored that the Western Pleni
potentiaries were about to quit Vienna
but this is doubtful. Everything seems te
stand still. II is said that Ali Pacha's in
s,ructions are to assent to the joint protec
tora,e of the five powers, but nevertheless
to express regret that the Sultan's sove
reigniy was not re.established.s The ques
,ion relative to indemnity for the war de
ferred.
Nothing important from Sebastopol up Il
the 9th. The position Of both armies IN
changed. Night skirmishes on smal
scale continued. The weather is fine ant
dry. The allies report themselves read,
| to open a general bombardment on th'
city. The Russians have constructed nev
batteries, and converted their ambuscade
into advanced parallels. The French ar
advancing toward Malskoff works by |
serpentine sap.
] Omar Pacha has not marched on Aim
as was represented, but occupied two vii
Ilaees half league from Eupatoria, an,
enlarged his circle Notifications. the allie
sending him reinforcemsnts Of FIVE thoua
j and men,. .,b s..4,.s.s
i Ten thousand Egyptians sailed for Eu
pa,oria. The French reinforcements AM
those from Sardinia will also land ther
shortly. ,ssgt,. "a ei a...5,,s7i
j A statement is made that the allies ar
changing tactics. and about TO fortiiy an
hold as material guarantee. the alread
. strong position OF Kamiesch. with 2 90
men. supported by the fleets.
r Canrobert's dispatch estimates the los
on The night Of the Cd as follows: Ru.
aans, 700 killed. l 800 wounded; Frenc
! goo killed, 400 wounded.
4 The French hired steamer, Rehenbur(
With two ships in tow. all loaded vii
| horses. was lost off the Baltic.
& The Russians deny Menchikof dest'
lbu. admi! he is wounded.
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fortiig,r Nflps.
ARRIVAL OF THE
NASHVILLI.

NEW YORK. April 23.-The Nashvill.
arrived on Sunday at noon, with dates te
the 7th.
The allies are Strengthening their posi-
ton in the Crimea, preparatory to the
opening ofthe spring campaign. A ooun
Gil Of war was held at Marion on the 18th
Omar Pacha desired the assistance o
the allies which could not be granted. The
Turks only expected to hold Eupatoris
until the 18th. Large reinforcements o
Russians have entered Sebastopol. Gen
Canrobert stated in the affairs Of March
22d and Esd, that the Russians lost 2OOC
and the Allies 600 men. '
The Vienna conference met on the sec
ond inst. and adjourned until the 9th
when the Cars ultimatum was expected
A portion Of the Baltic fleet sailed on the
afternoon Of the 4th. The Russians have
established two fortified camps of 80, ,OOC
men each, to defend the Baltic provinces
and blockaded all the ports with sunken
vessels.
The London Times devotes its lei eadine
article to the defence OF the Know Moth.
ings. .''"
The telegraph announces that the Span.
ish government has demanded the recall
Of the British Ambassador at Madrid, on
account of his interference in religious
matters. lt.7'
Parliament assembled on the 18th ins,
The Vienna conference having ad
journed till the 9th, we havo no news from
the pccint Of consideration. The Sd POM
vii! be the first subject before the confer.
enoe. Public opinion is equally divided
as to the final result. s.....-t
Ali Pasha arrived at Vienna on Friday
and would take part in the future discus
sion of the conference.
A dispatch from Berlin on Friday, states
that Russian party is predominant there,
and that Prussia will throw herselfinto the
arms of the Gear, and cause unfavorable
results.
The weeks news is thus briefly summed
up: Politics are just where they were, ex.
cept that the feeling has become stronger;
that nothing is left but to fight it out. Con.
ference adjourned till the 9th, to await the
Russian ultimat and the arrival OF the
French and Turkish Ministers Of foreign
affairs at Vienna. There had been q sue.
cession Of sanguiaary conflicts between
the French and Russians before Sevasto.
pol for the possession of the Rifle ambus.
cade pits, with varying success, but with
much loss. The latest battle was on the
night Of the 23d, but Of which We have nc
details. This being Easter Holydays
there is little other news. Parliament
not in session.
Latest-Gen. Weddel's return az Prus
sian envoy to Paris has been counter
manded. and Col. Olberg, an attache o
Prussia, has been recalled. indicating tha
the negotiations are closed.
COMMERCIAL.
Advices from Manchester are more Ia
vorable. Brown & Shipley quote bread
stuffs as generally unchanged. Western
canal -four, old, 49s, new 39s, Ohio 40s
White and yellow corn 43s, mixed AS Sd
White wheat i2as. red l24s.
Provisions market generally unchanged
Prices sitter, but not quotably higher
Lard advanced Is.
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Election News.

The Democrats carried the eleciions q,
La Porte, Michigan City, Covington. and
many other towns in the Wabash valley,
and in Northern, Indiana, whore the Know
Nothings succeeded last year. There
has been . heavy gain for the Democratic
ticket in nearly every county in the State;
and it needs but the thorough ofganiza.
lion and united action of the Democracy
to bury Ned Buntlinism forever in lndi.
ana al the fall slsctions.-f Ind. Sentinel.
There is no mistaklng the fact, that in
the recent elections in Ohio, Indiana and
Michigan, there has been, since last Oc.
tober, the moot marked, II not remarka.
BILE change in political sentiment. The
evidence il clear, that these three States
are not Wing, and never can be any
length Of lime, disguised as that party
may be under the various isms that it from
time to time sails. Il may change It's
name as. often a. there 10 an election, il is
still the same anti. Democratic party; aid
although from the first look, it seemed that
Know Nothingism was about to swallow
everything else up for a long time to come,
sat on the first trial of its men and ex-
posure OF its i;s:;.ll ii;as;.la dcings, and anti Re.
publican and monarchial sentiments. me
people were ready to raise up and shake
it from them. Il is in fact, as time will
inevitably show, the most unfortun ate
move the old Federal party ever un.
dertook. For change, as the party op.
posed to The Democracy may, it always
lands on the rock OF the ADAMsEs; and
explodes on each landing. Like the boys
torpedos. the moment they strike they ex.
plode. The moment the people SEQ its
old cloven foot, they reject it. and il rises
only under new guise.-S Statesman.
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A CouNTRYMAN IN New YoKE N Gas
LlGHr.-A oountryman from Addissn,
Stsoben county, New York, nsmsd llsh.
ry Kinney, on Wednesday, svenink se6k
sdvantags Of his visit here to iHspscs The
city by gas light. He. Of course. locked
in frequently at the gilded ssloons whore
alcohol is sold in the shape Of fancy bst.
erages, and, either from ilnbibing too ffss>
ly, or the noise and glare and 'haAbab in
the streets, became rather confessd end
oblivious About this time. in Bfoadwey,
a stranger succeeded In gaining Tie 'kood
opinion Of K, and the two travelled around
together, seeing the sights, until itsy
eventually brought up ata crib. Mo-
Church street. kept BY Pies Psiky. allas
Buffalo Bill. where there we 4 COED Dine.
. large party. and Kinney was one ef
them. Finally. kinney, believing lie
friend 10 be honesl, and lessink thsrs
might be rog1ss about The great oily, pivs.
posed to leave his coat. ia which <sSss
903 dollars in money and . gold uatch
and chain. 'Fhe articles wsrs ssk6o ~
some one for safe keeping. and have aes
since been heard Of. Buffalo Bill hSS sinee
been arrested, but a. there vac ae sSi.
denoe TO warrant his detentien, Sc 49,
discharged. The police ofths Fits W ard
have the matter in hand. and VIII psbka.
bly, recover the money; IL not. Nj Kinusy
4 has ssen New York BY gas light St ne
moderate sum Of " 900. IN. =. 1tsS.
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CONNECTING THE TWO CoNrINENrs.-The
Trans.A Atlantic Submarine Telegraph Co..
composed ol English and French capital
lists. have entered into contract with the
New York. Newfoundland and London
Telegraph Company. whereby the former
are bound to construct and lay down al
their own expense and risk, submarine
understanding from Ireland to ST. Johns
Newfoundland and to have the same com.
pleted and in operation on or before the
22nd day of January. 1883. The two
Companies, European and American
each will own the line by il construotedi
but their contract oblges them to operate
in connection with each other. to the ex.
clusion Of all other lines. for tha period o.
fifty years. which is the limit otthe Amer
ican Company 7char,er.
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Henry Clay's Opinion Of Naturalized
Citizens.

Those whigs who revere the memory
and profess 10 adhere to the political prin.
ciples of the late Henry CLAY will be edi-
fed in reading the following. What q
contrast it affords, to the Know Nothing
rant and absurd attacks upon the class OF
.persons 10 whom Mr.. CLAY refers!
fExtrsct from Mr.. Clay . celebrated speech
: in defense of,he American System, de-
liysred in theSenate ofthe United States,
February 8, 1881 i.,,s. I'm fie ssEJ rs.
1.-THE honest, patient and industrious
German, readily unites with our people,
es,abli fishes himseliupon some Of our fat
lands, fills his capacious barn. and enjoys
in tranquility the abundant fruits which
his Diligence gathered Ground him, always
ready 10 ~ to the standard Of his adopt
ed country, or Of it's laws, when called by
the du,iess Of patriotismsa The gay. the
versatile, the philosophical Frenchman,
accommodating himsilf cheertuiiy 70 all
lshe visisitudes OF life. incorporates himsel
without difficulty in our society. But ofal
Foreigners, none smalgamate themselve.
10 quickly with our people ~ the Ma
TiVEzOF THE slsM ERALD slSLE.S lr
some Of the Visions which have passed
lthroueh my imsg gina.ion. Ihaye supposet
that IRELAND was originally part ant
lDarcel ofthisconsihsptss aud that, by som,
/ extraordinary convulsion oflnsture, isws'
horn from Amefica, sstdrihing across tn
ocean. itewss in2ihs unfortunats vicinity Q
Great Britain. The same openhesrted
mess, the ssnhs generous hospitality. III
same careless and uncalculated indiffsr
ence about human life, characterize the in
thabitants Of both counties. Kentuck
has sometimes been called the Ireland {
J America. And have no doubt, that
the current Of emigration were reversed
. and sci from America upon the shores G
/. Europe. instead Of bearing from Europ
TO America. every American emigrant I
Ireland would there find, as every Iris
!. limn,iprant here finds, 4 hearty welcom
and happy home. ....-ss
) Horace Greeley, Esq, sailed Tor Europ
i from Boston. a lew days ago. He wi
/, Join his wife and children in Londor
/. where they havs been spending the wiz
!. Ter, will attend tire inauguration of ih
4 Void Fair in Psris. and spend fll
SUMMER travelling in Europe.
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War with the Indians q Sham-Let
ter from Col. Benton.

Col. Benton has addressed q letter tc
the National lntelligencer. April 10th. in
which he AYERS. upon competent testimo'
ny, that there is no war with the Indians
on the frontier, that tho arming of the
new regiments 10 merely pre,ext tor prep
arations against Cuba. We give q por.
ton of his letter: A .' .ay fe
"In my last visit to Missouri, made
inquiries among the citizens and especial
ly among those best qualified TO know the
truth, most interested in knowing il, and
bound under The peril Of life and property
to make no mistake-I mean the fur ira.
ders. of whom there are many in Missouri,
and Of the first respeotability, and with
large capitals embarked in the trade.
"They answered me with one voice
that there was no war on the Upper Mis-.
sourf or North Plates that they had been
carrying on their trade as usual during
the winter with the Sioux and other tribes
in that quarter, (exoept in the articles
prohibited by the United States officers.
and we're now fitting out for the trade Of
the present year without the least sppre-
hension OF Indian hos,ilities. This is
what they all told ne, from the larges,
comp anies, with their hundreds Of thou
sands permanently invested and hundreds
Of men employed, down 10 the individual
traders, with their temporary outfit of o
wagon and half 4 dozen men.
81 asked = trader the same question,
whom / knew for twenty years; he told
me he was going out on q small trading
expedi,ien-iour wagons. FIVE men and
one boy, and about $4,000 Of Indian
goods; and he was going hey ond For
Laramie and up to the Sweet Water river
which flows from the South Pass. asked
him If he was not afraid OF being killed
and robbed BY. the Indisns9 He answer
ed, not as ell; that they were oil peacea
BILE, and thathe could 60 alone TO every
tribe, and actually took no more men thar
we're n necessafy to drive his wagons.
"This is the view in, which this new
Indian war is viewed .; ST. Louis, BY
those best qualified to- know the truth
most interested in knowing il and 10 b
most damaged by . mistaken rslatior
to il. ae4 81, bon ase
nThe killing Of Lient. iGrattan and hi
comma and, af Fort Laramie. was ihe effec
Of great misconduct, on the part OF ih'
Lieutenant; and the depredations com
mitted upon our travelling citizens wer'
chiefly individual acts Of retaliation. in
duced by previous wrong. which any ives
torn man acquainted with Indians ,coul'
settle Immediately. Some one OF thes
men, not an army, should be sent out +
lido the business. .''--Z GAINESVILLE Courier.
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=
NiAGARA SUSPENSION BRlDGE VISITED
BY A ToRNADo.-The Buffalo Democracy
CT tho 10th inst, in an account Of . terri.
BILE tornado that swep, through ihat sectiea
OF country on wednesday last, says:
At Niagara-mouth oi the rivsr-the
extensive car manufsciory OF Brsinerd,
Pierce &C., was slmost entirely demolish.
ed; damage about $90. .OO0 The building
was ofwood, some 200 feet long and abeQs
20 wide, A great number af dwsllin4s
were unroofed, and some utterly ruiEed.
The gable. end oithe Scotch Presbyterian
church was blown in. slick and olssn. A
daguerrean standing in the street weskesl-
cd over, and the artist and his little san
seriously hurt, the latter supposed faislly.
A railroad car standing on the track Wns
lifted up bodily and carried some iouf rods.
The Scooners, seen Just boiore the hlow
came up, off Niagara, were moi to be seen
after it had passed over. and were snp.
posed 10 have foundered.. s.ss. 49,
Al the Suspension Bridge the blow wss
most violent. doing moro or less damage.
The men who had just commenced work
on the bridge. painting, &C., ran OF whom
they saw the gale coming. and some Wegs
blown violently from one side to The otkss;
one narrowly escaped being blown into
the river. The wind howled sfJd scrsam.
cd through the gorge. with . perieot rusA.
The bridge, however, sustsined pet she
slightest injury. and no vibration was pr.
oep'ible, when the gale was q its hiohsst
pitch. IS sess ysssss ~
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Western Virginia Agricultural So
asx,s c ss435 aciutv. Re

The managers oi this society are a..
Afng gDl66<ent steps % render the exhibi.
1inn ms6s attractive next tall than II has
herssofors been. The farmers and mo.
ohaaios Whosrs IN the habit 81 bringing
sio1fr p5odaess IL soompeiition II the fair
I'll - plsassd 70 learn that 20 much en- :.
ssey b ussa = bring the competition to
- nigh grade shat'an award Of prsmi.
Nuewm be not merely an evidence that
- pefeen 70 whom il was awarded was
ssessat q shs fair, but that he had really
Vsotstesd sonsthing worthy to entitls him
10 1N fseafd. Farmers, Mechanics and
sAsnafsctassss should bear this in mind !,
saAd rssf assured that he who viii receive
" bfsG1inm 10 September next, will do 80
4f6n he fact that he will have exhibited
se0snslhing ii his line Of business that pos.
s6ssses true: nsesit. The indications nov
a9resthss The astsndancs at the fair in the
qAlt WI BE- iafger than ii has been in for.
Slsra timss. aud preparations are being
tbAds % accouimodsio commensurate with
As apticipated numbers. Farmers who
ring stock viii be provided with, suitable
65e t6f its protection and safety, within
61kEk5 enoloSnfe on the Island.
f1efG eah bs no doubt that tho antici.
( si0ns q ths managers will be justified.
- the bensticia[ result upon the indus,
l) pqrsuits Of this region Of eountry will
~ fsward them for their labor. The inn
pHt That has alrsady been given 10 farm.
"a &f6.. BY the annual competition at the
e6f the Western Vireinia; Agricultural
Siety has bssn bene6cially felt by the
b0nity. and II Il TO be hoped that ey.
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Liquor Law in Indiana. !.

Our Hoosier trends seem determined 70
enforce their liquor Law, and punish with
severity viola,ors. The Wabash Gsxetts
says that Julia Walker received 2475 dam.
ago against James Dit,on s.for causing Tho
death of her husband by making him
drunk, whereby he fell into the canai and
was drowned, slight compensation feFse
grievous an injury, but the Law limited The
damages TO the amount Of tire .liquor deal.
er's bond, which was $500, and The YER.
dict and costs would make that sum.
= The Wabash Courier gives shs follew-
ing account of another csss similar 10 the
above:
Some excitement prevailed ia this cum-
munity during the week, arising iron =
suit brought BY the guardian Of . miner
child ofW. d. Johnson's against Wm. 8.
Smith 10 recover damages for selling liqeof
to the plaintiffs father. Some time 40
Mr.. w. d. Johnson went into Smiths NJ
loon and called for . small glasso 81 brandy.
Instead Of taking the quantity csslomesy
for drink. Mr.. Johnson while the bas-
keepers back was turned getting change,
poured tumbler full ofbrandy and drank
it. He Immediately started on \ hunting
expedition, and several hours after. when
returning. dropped his gun in tho csnal.
While searching for it in the water soass
calamity befell him. by which he becsms
insensible. was carried home ann died in
few hours. Tho jury returned ysTdics
Of $500 for the plaintiff. - gs.ss
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0T Late advices from Paris slalo tkaA
Me- Mason, the American Aeiniososss @
Paris, he'd left for Nice,whers,itisAa 10 Aane1
his health would be perfectly rsssorsd.
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Grain in Store in Lake Ports.

The attention OF dealers in Breadstuffs
is now concentrated on the north west;
and what amount of grain is now held in
northern Illinois, is becoming a matter Of
great solici,ude. The Chicago Free Press
Of the 1th says. in reference to stock and
receipts Of grain at that point:
"Without being in possession Of the
actual returns it may not be far out of the
way to estimate, that alter deducting
southern shipments Of wheat we have now
on hand. 800 900 bushels of grain.
The quantity allowed 10 be taken out by
the first feet has been estimated at 8l5..
600 bushels, which is also probably too
large, as the thirteen propellers now here
will be required to take considerable
amour, of rolling freight. and some Of the
vessels included in the list, have already
been chartered to load at Milwaukee. 1t
must however be borne in mind that the
eastern railroads are continually tapping
our granaries, and hence the fact tha, the
quantity Of grain now in the country Is
found to be below estimates based upon
the known crop OF last season. As the
freight returns are not yet made out the
quantity SO taken since the first Of Janu-
ary cannot at present be stated"
At the same time flour was firm with
fair demand at SIS SO for fine; Sc 5Oa
6 IS for No. 2 superfine; 81 25a7 so
for No. 3 do. 81 IS for fancy, and
$8a8 25 for extra.
The Buffalo Republic rebukes the croak-
ing about the scarcity Of -four at present
in this country, and states that it is in
possession Of information which fully war.
rants the. expectation that the following
quantities will arrive at that port this sea.
son. From Lake Michigan CSC, 900 bbls.
from Detroit 1913, 900 bbls.; from Toledo
100 900 bbls; from Cleveland sc, 900 bbls.
making a total $4,000 bbls. Of -four to
come forward before harvest, 'sexclusive
of Canada. The Republic adds that il
had no means Of estimating the amour,
that will be received from Canada. bu,
learns from gentlemen whose means ofin
formation is extensive, that it will not be
less than quarter of million Of barrels
and may be four times that amoun..-Er
change. ta
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The Business Future.

The improvement OF business is indica.
ted by all commercial information. and
the people may soon expect return oI
more prosperous times. We CLEAN sever
al items from good financial and CONNER.
cial exchanges. Thompson's Reporter,
of New FORK, says:
1.-The change in the money market,
from bad to good. has been surprising.
The change in trade and currency, though
slower, will be equally surprising. The
basis Tor an expension is OF the very best
character. Specie is abundant and the
confidence Of the people in Bank curren-
cy is great. and mercantile credits are
good-there is scarcely doubt Of a good
harvest, and the prospect Of peace are
better" 3
The future is pregnant with prosperity
and those who are the most decided and
prompt in action will make the most mon
Iov
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again return alive Intelligencer, 25th.
CHICAGO, April 2l.-There was riot
in this city this morning, growing out Of
the Maine law license question, in which
one man was killed and FIVE or six others
wounded. A small procession composed
Of Irish and Germans-marched with drum
and fife to the Cour, House square, whore
4 crowd collected, the police interfered
and . general fight ensued, in which knives
and clubs we're used. az, ..,tis s,5t
i The principals were arrested and the
excitement Is subdmng. a 39ss
OurRAcE IN Mlssoual.- Office o.
the :. .Luminary,'''a - ai newspaper published
at, Psrksrsvifle, Platte county. charged
with Free Soilism, was on Saturday. els
inst, attacked by mob Of about COZ
citizens, who destroyed The type and othe
fixtures Of The printing Office. and ac,uall,
threw the press into the Missouri River
The EDITORS absence, il is said, alon,
saved him from being tarred and fea,hered
j Resolutions were passed, declsring III,
paper anuisance, denouncing the editors
and threatening their lives, as well as 9th
er prominent Free-Soilers. No Me,ho
dis. Minister is TO be allowed to preach il
The county. Tar and feathers is threaten
ed for tho frs, offence, and hanging 70
\ the second.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-04-05

IF his blanket, 'has it caught us? Hi Tom,
lay hold of the roof; I'm blessed if the con-
founded Northwestern won't take it along with