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Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-04-10
A Happy Conclusion.

The San Francisco Golden Era, in refusing
to commence manuscript story until tho
whole Of it had been received, gets off the fol-
lowing illustration of the danger of doing so:-
Some years ago Cincinnati paper received
and printed the first chapter Of what promised
to be most thrilling romance, in the expec-
tatlon of being provided with the concluding
portions as might be needed. The chapter
Was very ingeniously written, and concluded
BY leaving the principle character suspended
by the panta looms from the limb OF tree over
a precipice. II attracted the attention of the
press, and inquiries began to be made concern
ing the continuation Of the story and the ia te'
OF its hero. Day after day the victimized pub
fishers, looked for the remaining chapters,
but in vain; they never came 10 hand. Find :
ing that they had been "solG," and wishing
TO put stop to the jokes their contemporaries
were cracking at their expense, ih3y briefly
cou cluded the story thus:
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-04-10

4 ft.rIt is supposed BY DR.. Francis that The
frst person that had the itch was The. i eyil-
hence shs llile "the old Scratch, s fs
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-04-10
CHAPTER II-coNcLuSIoN.

"After hanging 10 the treaclerous tree for
four weeks, his pantal,on gave way, and
Charles Melville rolled headlong over the
yawuing preeipice. He fell distance OF FIVE
miles, and came down with the small of his
back across siake-and ridered fence, which
SO jared him that he was compelled TO travel
in Italy for his health, where he is at present
residing. lie is engaged in the butchering
busines, and is the father of large family Of
children I"
Daily American organ., 1856-04-14
CITY PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR TAXES.

CoLLEcroR's OFFICE, HALL, lS, 1856.
IN WEDNESDAY the 18th day Of May the following list property
~ will be sold by public the City Hail.
satisfy the Corporation said city for due
the said previously paid the Collector with
have accrued al the time of payment
% a 10 O'clock Terms mscash
Iwtsl NJ. MCCALLA. Collector
Daily American organ., 1856-04-14

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

ANOTHER NUT TO BE CRACKED AT THE PHiLA-
DEIPHIA SPECIAL NATIONAL CoUscIL.-In the
State of Louisiana native born Catholics are
admitted into the Know Nothing ranks; where
as on the other hand, the President of the
State Council Of Wisconsin has lust issued
q decree to the subordinate Councils max
ing "eligible to office Protestant foreign
ers who are thoroughly trained and educated
in American principles. You are therefore, (he
says) cat liberty to admit into your CouHcils
persons of that class who are naturalized cti-
zeps OF the United States and Of known in
tegrity of character, not to exceed in number
one third of the native born citizens In each
Council" The question, then, in this matter, to
be decided upon by the reconstructive special
Philadelphia National Council of the 18th Feb
ruary, is whether the uniform law of the Order
shall be the admission of native Catholics. as
in Louisiana, or the admission of Protestant
foreigners, as in Wisconsin, or BOTH or neither
"a very interesting problem.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

THE Sort SHELL CENTRAL. ORGAN AND THE
The Albany Aaas, since the late Van Buren,
Soft Shell Convention endorsing the Kansas
Nebraska bill, has evidently two fddlers in its
service on the negro questionable one to play
the new soft she'll music Of "squatter sove-
reignty," and the other to play the old ant !:
slavery airs and marches of the Buffalo pla.-
form. In proof of this conclusion, we find in
the 1has of the goth, one little article defend
ing the Presidents late message on Kansas af
fairs, in these words:-
The President asks law authorizing the people Of
Kansas to form constitution by the peaceful SURFACES
Of its righul voters That is all.
Per contra--an elaborate leader In the same
paper, on the anti-slavery side of the question,
closes in this style
This regard the eliminating point in the doctrine
Of squat'ef sovereignty" II is indeed, composed of
many r0Dge constences, ALL doubtless very satisfas-
tory to its advocates and supporters To eest legsa
tuIe by votes OF border ruflians and resident
aliens-this Is non inter yentcn." To enforce law
thus enacted by the strong Of the federal govern
ept and hang those VINO prove retra ctory-this Ia
selfgoverpment." To put down the people the for.
nation Of State constitution, because thorzed by
and to array tie authority Of the Union on the
Size Of outrage and yioIencetbs Is "popuIar sove-
saws Il s-Corgress declares IL TO be soand tho State
Convention resolves In its favor. We bow in humble re.
vertnee to such august authority and yet acques
when the dic,aon Of the nquisiton and at hazard
Of life and limb he dsavowed his doctrine of the motion
Of The planetary bodies. With him we say 81. moves.
ntvertheesa"
The Presidents organ at Washington, we be-
lieye, has taken the softs, including the Albany
Atlas, formally back again into the democratic
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

The WAY THEY RAISE THE WIND IN Cox.
GREss.-The Washington Union, in an article
defending the Sergeant alarms of the House
Of Representatives from certain newspaper at
tacks, charging him with specializing in his
advances to members Of Congress, gives this
explanation Of the matter
So far from having any pecuniary benefit in the al
personalities account of mileage and per diem
know that he is making consi lerabe pecunsry So ,r
fee. The case il simply thus: 1t is well that Of
the large amount OF money now due the members the
ledger Of the Sergeant (about $500 000) not one dollar
be paid TO them from the treasury except the
QUESTION of the Speaker Of the House, In this emege
cy the SerPeantat-A Arms, in spirit of accommodation
tch all who know him to characteristic Of
officer, has raised on his credit, and paid
bers, $50 co., For this suppose he pays legal
interest so far from the funds thus paid hayipg
deprecated character about third Of It OF the
notes Of of the Oldest soundest and best banks
Pennsylvania; about $780, 600 in gold notes of the
banks OF this city and at least S5 drafts on New
York and Philadelphia, which worth than par
in this city
In addition to these supplies from the cashier
Of the House, the Seward republicans have
been receiving advances and contributions in
behalf Of !" the cause and thus the garrison
has escaped the fate of that Of Kars. They
have not been starved into surrender More s
the pity.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

items Of power by an inferior and IN igno-
rant tribunal TO nullify the obligations Of the
constitution.
The celebrated Lennon case will come up
in February before the Circuit Court Of the
United States in this city, involving another
point, not 70 clear; but still it is believed in
that case it will be decided in favor Of the
right of transit of slaves through the States
and Territories by virtue Of the spirit of the
federal Union. It would be more creditar
BILE to the country to place this right on
the comities Of intercourse, than to deduce
it from the po' Rive provisions of the constitu-
ton. 1t is an unspeakable disgrace, indeed,
to the free States that their brethren of the
South are comps Ned to resort to extreme reuse-
dies to enforce their rights Of property in our
territory. The mere privilege of transit Of
slaves would seem to follow from the general
objects and nature Of the federal government.
1t is right fairly deducible from the act of
Union itself; from the fact that slaves are
made the basis Of representation in Congress,
have been sold on execution from the federal
courts, and title given by federal ofacera If
they thus enter into the very structure Of the
government, what sense is there in regarding
them when they are conducted through our
territory, in light different from that which
attaches to them in their own country? They
are the creation Of municipal laws; but their
mere transit through free territory should
not be construed as divesting them Of the le-
gal character which attaches to them under
those laws. In any just sense-in the spirit OF
our Union-by the comities Of our interstate
intercourse-by our comnm history and bro
therhood-by the interests and honor Of our
people-by their trade and commercially
their faith and friendship, the right of transit
should be regarded as the right of hospitality:
sacred and unsullied.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

church, with their endorsement Of the Kansas
Nebraska bill. But 1t will never do to permit
these people to play the "squatter sovereign
ty" fiddle and the Buffalo hurdy-gurdy tege-
Their. We think that Mr.. John Cochrane or
Captain Rynders, with special instructions
from the Kitchen Cabinet, should be sent up to
Albany without further loss Of time.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

CONDITIONS OF PEAcE.-A British journal
commenting on the recent proposal that the
Russians should bind themselves, in the event
Of peace, not to keep or build ships OF war on
the Black Sea, remarks that . precedent for
this stipulation is to be found in the last treaty
Of peace between the United States and Great
Britain. This is partly, though not entirely,
correct. After the last peace was made, John
Quincy Adams signed at London convention
by which Great Britain on the one side and
the United States on the other, agreed to re-
strict themselves to four armed vessels each
on the lakes between Canada and our north
ern frontier. These armed vessels-which,
also in pursuan Of the convention, carry but
one gun each--are to be seen rotting in the
lake waters.
Passing over the difference in point of fact
between this convention and the one the Allies
propose, it does not appear that the historical
existence Of the one is any reason for the
other. No one defends either the treaty of
Client or the subsequent conventions made at
London. They were all bad, unsuitable, indie
feasible in point Of theory. The United
States were hoodwinked and cheated in all Of
them; and this, close on the heels of victory
which showed how futile the British successes
would be in the end. The treaty made no
mention of the question on account of which
the United States had gone to war. IL drew
no boundary line between the wild lands Of
his country and those of the British colonies.
1t took from the fishermen of Maine and Mas
sachusetts the right Of fishing in the Gulf.
And, in perfect consistency with these stipula-
tions, itor rather the subsequent convention
limited our naval force in our own waters
to the standard suited to the poor wild colony
Of Canada.
If any statesman at the present day were to
make such treaty as this it would be his
political death warrant; and the Senate would
speedily do justice upon it. The old one is
now matter of history, and for the present it
may lie where it is Some day we shall want
new one, and the world may rely upon it
that the extent of naval force kept in our
waters will be fixed by our own means and de-
sres, and not by the capacities Of any foreign
colony.
On the same principle, Russia would act
with great folly we're che to accede to the
Allied request. Nesselrode has declined, ca
the side ground that treaty on such subject
should be made with Turkey, and not with the
Allies. But the proposal should be promptly
rejected on its own merits.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31
United States District Court.

Before bon. Judge Beta.
JAN ao-The case against Mr.. Towes, naval officer
disputed matter OF accounts between him and the
United sta,es goyernmsnt-vas dismissed,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

THE REASON Why THEY CAN'T FusE.-Mr.
Garlic, the regular Know Nothing member of
Congress from Virginia, in late speech in the
House, declared the Kansas-Nebraska bill
adopted as the platform of the democracy, the
great obstruction to fusion of the Southern
Know Nothings with the democrats upon a
common candidate for Speaker. The difficult
ty lies in the fifth section of this Kansas-Ne-
braska bill, which is as follows -
sEc. s. And be further enacted, Pro
cdd That the right of suffrage and Of holding shall
be exercised only by citizens the United States and
those wh0 shall hdue decldyed oath their Intention 10 BE-
suoh and shah hare taken oath to support the
sttution Of the United States and the provisions Of this
act.
It will be seen that under this provision the
"exile from Erin" or Germany, or Russia, or
Turkey, has only to 90 to Kansas or Nebraska,
declare his intention to become citizen, and
swear to support the constitution, when he is
invested at once with all the attributes of
"squatter sovereignty" This, the South Anne
ricans, so called, declare to be "too much pork
Tor shilling" and they can't therefore rally
upon democratic candidate for Speaker
pledged to the Kansas.Nebrsska bill. Was
there ever such snarl as this Was there ever
such miserable squabble, even in the Legis-
lature Of Mexico?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

COMPLIMENTARY.
ANNUAL BALL
COLUMBIAN ENGINE COMPANY IA.
Nibo's, Monday evening, February 4, 1866.
HENRY b. VENN. Chairman

{ CHARLES A. GRAY, Secretary. Z.
All these affairs, of which we have received notice
within day or two, with private festivities
will keep the heads and heels of young friends busy
for time to come, close up to st. Valentines day
AS this is Leap Year. presume the ladies viii forget
their privilege and that the cry viii be- "Unon the
sake Of the Union.n
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

Meeting OF the Republican state Committee.
Pursuant to announcement the Republican State Cen
Committee assembled at the Astor House yesterday
The following the Of the committee
appointed st the Republican State Convention that met
at Syracuse on September 20, 1856
Ne,c Fork Cuy--Edwin D. Morgan, Simeon Draper,
James Taylor D. Dudley Field, Joseph Blunt, ia mes
w. Nye.
A1any-John L. schoolcraft, Deodatus Wright, Joseph
Davis, John n. B. Dawson, G. p. Williams.
notAbraham b. Ofin
Buydlo-E G. SpaldiDg, Philip Dorsheimer
Co0rnstocn-Lev c. Turner.
Herkimer-Standish Barry.
Binghdmton-LeH Dimmick.
Delaware County-Steph c. johnson.
Ononddgd County-Daniel T. Jones, Allen Monroe.
Elltcottcflle-A. G. Rice.
Medina, Orleans Couny-Slas II. Burroughs
Rochester-S p Allen.
Wyoming County-Cnarles o. Shepherd
The attendance was not LARGE the country members
being detained by the snow storm. The meeting was
private 1t understood their action related to the
Pi.tsburg convention. They adjourned at O'Clock.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

Mr.. Boris AND HIS PLATFoRM.-The Rich
mond (Va) Wing gives the following as the
Presidential platform of Mr.. Bolts and the
American Councils Of Richmond that have no
minated him for the Presidency
We believe that Congress the constitutional
power abolish slavery in the District of Columbia
2. We believe in tie constitutionalty Of the Wrnot
provise-thA M in the constitutional power
to prohibit slavery in the Territories.
g. We believe that tDgress possesses the constitution
al power to reject any slave State applying for admission
into the Union upon the ground that slave State
We insist that the entire question of slavery and
Southern rights shall be gnored' in all future
tions and platforms IF the American party.
g. We believe In the Immaculate conception of John
Minor Bolts and prefer him to any other iu the
world for the Presidency.
Now, if this really is the platform of Mr..
Bolts land we believe it is not very wide Of the
mark) We fear that he will not be nominated
at Philadelphia, for our Know Nothings Of the
North holding such principles will be very apt
to 60 to Pittsburg to aid in the deliberations Of
the Seward abolition alliance. MIR. Bolts, how
ever, is young enough and strong enough to
wait till 1860. He is behind time for the i'm
pending campaign.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

ssw Yssk, Thursday, January "a, 1850.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-11-15
HumbuR 70 the Last.

The success Of the Buchanan democracy,
in the recent canvass, in their attempts TO
make Fillmore men believe that there was
danger Of the election of Fremont, and
that they, therefore, as patriots ought to
abandon their sound, national candidate,
and vote for Buchanan to prevent such
calamity, appears to have induced the Ba-
chananites hereabouts, to think they have
not yet sounded all the depths of gullhility.
We note that they are to have celebra-
ton and illumination to night, in glorifca-
ton Of the election of Buchanan and
Breckenridge, and in the announcement pre-
fer the following singularly modest request:
EVERY family or household in the city,
disposed to rejoice over the election of Blu
chanan, or the defeat of Fremont, is reques-
ted to illuminate his or their dwellingD
IF there is Fillmore man in this COM
munity dolt enough to permit himself thus
TO be wheedled into giving eclGt to a demo-
cratic celebration Of the defeat, by all sorts
of cheating and humbuggery, of the can
didate of his choice, the noble FILLMORE,
we shall begin to think the race needs
improving, and that an importation of
Mexican Gressers might be employed use
fully in eleVating the breedl
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-11-15

ARRIVAL OF MAJOR BEN. PERLEY POoRE IN
BosroN WITH HIS BARREL oE APPLEs.-BoStoR,
Ffiddy NoV. 7.-Major Ben. Perley Poore, the
late Fillmore candidate for Congress in the Sikh
District, arrived in the city this afternoon with
his wheel>barrow aud barrel Of apples-which be
had wheeled all the wsy from West Newbury,
a distance Of thirty-six mills, in two and a hall
days. The job was in inlRlment OF bet with
Col. Burbank, the Fremont State Senator elect,
that Fillmore would get more votes in MAssa-
chusetts than Fremont.
The Major, wheeling bic apples, was escorted
~ State street about o'clock by the Fillmore
Clubs OF Boston and Charestown, military con.
pany, and a mounted caValcade Of citizens The
novelty Of the performance collected many thou
sands Of the people, and the Msjor was greeted
with tremendous and tumutuous applause on ell
sides. He delivered the apples to Col. Burbank
on the steps of the fremont House, when both
gentlemen delivered congrAtulatory speeches,
mounted on the barrel. Ten thousnud people
were present.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-11-15
American Her.e. in England.

"Tonehstone," writing to the London Era,
on the tject Of the late Newmarket meet
ing. thus speaks of Mr.. Ten Broeck's horses,
now stationed near that town:
The American string of horses which have
been daily seen at exercise on the Heath, at.
tracied vast deal of attention during tie
past week, and earnest hopes were expressed
that the enallenge Of their owner to our own
countrymen, In the spring OF next year, may
be accepted, aud that we may witness fair
trial OF the h0rses OF both countries. Hitherto
we have had French, Belgian, and German
horses meeting our own at Goodwood and
Newmarket, and earning honors which no
true lover of the turf would grudge; but an
American champioh is new foe, OF whom
We can judge nothing, except by appearances;
bat should the confident ideas of his owner
aud trainer, both Of whom are exceedingly
popular &c Newmarket, be realized, we shah
anticipate further cargo Of Yankee racers,
and have an opportunity Of getting possession
Of some Of the blood that left "a years back,
and from which il would be most desirable 70
breed. Every foreign recruit 10 the English
turf we hail with pleasure, aud We are satisfied
that the people Of both England and America
would much rather prefer seeing their steeds
engaged IN generous rivalry, uhan hnd tnsIn-
selves engaged In a contest Of another descrip.
ton, upoa sons trivial point Of territorial
Aggraadizement. 49, 80
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-11-15

VALUABLE Coal NINE IN THE PACRIC.-By re-
cent dispatches to the Navy Department from
Commander Swartwout, of the United States steam
err Massachusetts,, the important fact is communiA
Gated of discovery of valuable coal on the Straits
of San Juan de Fuca. This discovery was made by
Captain j. H. Thorndike. About four tons of il
was dug out by the Indians and tested on board
the Massachusetts, though the test, as Commander
Swartwout remarks
Cannot be considered as a fair one, because,
as miners call it, it was the first crop Of coal, ia
ken about three feet below the surface and which
is always regarded as refuse. Doubtless when they
get deeper into this mine, the specific gravity and
other valuable properties will prove to be greatly
enhanced"
The situation of this mine is on Fuca Straits,
nearly equidistant between Pillar Bay and Callam
Bay, and about twenty three miles from Cape Flat
tery. In reporting on the local position and cir
cumsances of this mine Capt. Thornkike Gays:
2 'The height of the mountain is from ten to
twelve hundred feet; the formation is sandstone;
six leads of coal, ranging in thickness from to
three feet dip 10 degrees Distance between
coal leads ranging from twelve to one hundred
feet From high water mark thirty feet; to low wa
ter mark $50 feet. From coal leads to FIVE faith
oms' water about 500 feet"
Capt. Thorndike has commenced working the
mine with some experienced English miners, who
report very iavorably of the qualities Of the coal
The mine is admirably situated respects facility
of drainage and shipment.
Assistant Engineer Patterson, of the Massachu-
setts reports of this COAL after the test, in the fol-
lowing terms:
81 find it superior to any coal have seen on this
sound, with one exceptions; that is, its rapidity Of
combustion. 1t leaves about five per cent of clin.
kerr which with proper tools can be easily removed
from the CRATES. The weight is forty seven pounds
per cubic foot, and deposites, including cinker,
about thirty per cent. by measure. 1t compares
with Cumberland coal for weight against equal bulk
as eight to ten, evaporatve efficiency six to ten"
Without pretending to precise analysis, Mr..
Patterson estimates this coal to consist of about
seventy parts of carbon, twenty of bitumen, with
the remaining ten parts of silica aud earthly mat
ter.-Ndt Intel, Me- 4.