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Thrilling scene.

The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun thus writes:
q A thrilling scene occurred early yester-
day morning between this city and Alex
andria. The mail steamer, under COM
mand of Captain Ellis Rice, had left Al
exandria with the passengers. mails and
baggage, in connection with the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad. When near
the Half way Tree, p the steamer encouns
tered field of ice, which, with crashing
sounds ahead and rumbiing in the wheel
house, frightened the lead horses attached
TO one of the large omnibus coaches Of Mr..
Hugh Latham. sa =
The animals started, and In an instant
the leaders were preoipitated over the end
of the steamer irte the river. The wheel
horses, thus drawn ahead by their conn
panions and pressed upon in the rear by
the coach, with instinct true to nature,
Immediately perceiving their danger, threw
themselves back to avert il, bat had not
the power, aud all four of the horses and
the coach were at once engulphed in che
river below, the large steamer passing di-
reetly over them. One of the horses sue
ceeded in extricating himself from the ira
ces, and, rising to the surface, swan about
| bewildered in every direction.
| An hour and quarter had elapsed be-
| fore the return of the boat from Washing.
ton, and as she approached, the poor ami
mnl, almost exhausted, made for her, A
small beat was lowered, and the hands
succeeded in Leading the noble swimming
steed to the shore, whore every attentiou
was paid him, but he subsequently, died.
The other three were drowned, and the
coach entirely lost. Mr. Latham meets
| with loss of nearly 81 soc. He has the
sympathy of numerous friends. ,5 see
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The military Expedition Of utah.

The public should understand that the
very meagre details of the progress and
Operations of the army on the march to
Utah, are the result of caution-of a de-
sire not to put the mormons in possession
of the movements or plans Of the command, !,
should the messenger or letters fall into
their hands. Hence it is, that We may
have to look to Washington for the off,
eial accounts from Col Johnson and Col
Alexander, dispatches from whom passed
through this city on Tuesday last. Mean
time we have looked into the Western.
papers to see if they had gathered any
news, and to-day we publish all that has
come under our observation. Much of
it was embraced in our correspondence,
but facts are detailed which shed new
light upon the prospects Of the expedition,
and we give the whole account
A few letters were Received IN this city
by the express but they are written
with great caution, for the reason already.
stated From one of these, writtcn on
the 9th October, in camp on Hams Fork,
we gather that the command was to start
the next day for Salt Lake City, whore
{the writer says) we will winter. We
are all in good spirits. The Mormons
have burnt three of our supply trains, but
we have enough provisions to last us six
months. The 5th Infantry. Captain Re-
nos and Captain Phelps batteries, are
with us. The Mormons are burning ev-
cry train, but Sutler has two companies
of troogs with him SO that it is expected
he will get along safely
Another letter from the source, dated
on the 28th Oct, at the same place
from which we suppose that the command
did not leave as expected-speaks of the
Suffers train being some few miles from
that post, having been beard from on the
previous day. 1--WE have had some very
cold weather, and two; or three hard snow
storms All the animals are in good
condition. A Mormon Major and Adju-
tant have been captured by the troops.
Isl. Lauis Rep.
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NEWSPAPER CovERLIps "A correspon.
dent of the N. Y. Post recommends the
practise of placing layer of newspapers
between the spreads Of a bed as protec.
tion against the cold. He says:
ssSoon after the advent of chilly nights,
finding the extra covers too heavy, and
remembering the suggestion of a year ago,
| took off a weighty coverlid and substi-
tuted half-dozen copies of a popular
weekly. / never slep. more pleasantly
I mentioned it to some of my acquaintan.
ces, who, on trial of the past two weeks,
pronounce it effectual. use it on three
beds in my house, and, as nothing can be
cheaper, I feel authorized to recommend
it for general use. I had the curiosity to
weigh the newspapers in use on my three
beds, and the amount of all is three lbs.
only. The papers can be spread loosely,
Overlapping one another, although for
convenience / have pasted the edges to-
gether.
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CoUNTY PArEas.-Ths last Portage
Democrat has very sensible article in re-
gard to the support of County papers, a
part of which We copy below, as exactly
applicable to our own case
ssDuripg the approaching Winter, spe-
cial attention wtll be given, to fair syn
opsis of Congressional and Legislature
proceedings.
Now friends, will you not take this
matter into consideration, and see what
you can do to increase our circulation j;
and thus, we hope, advance the cause
that We all have at heart. The silent
but constant influence ofa we'll and care
fully conducted weekly journal, is more
powerful, and efficient for good than any
of us are wont to think.
Now, friends, why should hundreds of
dollars be sent away in clubs, every year,
for distant papers, while the local, Coun-
ty press is overlooked and neglected.
We know there are hundreds in this county
ardently attached to the principles which
We advocate, who are not, or who says
they are not, able to take our paper, be-
caatse they are taking so many papers
from abroad Is this wise, or is it just
Strike the local press out of existence,
and where would our cause be? It would
Inevitably, languish and die. As valua-
BILE, as able, as important as Daily city
journals may be, or City Weeklies made
up from Dailies, may be, they cannot do
the local work of Counties. This every
man, who will reflect upon it moment,
must admit. And yet, hundreds of men,
in every County, send their subscriptions
abroad, and leave their own local papers
to live or die, to struggle or starye, as
they may.
ssThis is all wrong, Patronize your
County papers better, and you will get
better County papers"
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d4orIrg,
fFrom the woman's Advocated
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

d
oh could there in this world be found
Some little spot of happy ground,
Where village pleasure might go round
Without the village tatIling;
How donbly blest that place would be,
Where all might dwell in liberty,
Free from the bitter misery
OF gossips' endless prattling-
If such a spot were really known,
Dame Peace might claim it as her, own,
And in it che might FIX her throne
3 Forever and forever.
There like queen might reign and live,
While every one would soon forgive
The little Sights they might receive,
And be offended never.
5Tis mischief..nakers that remove
Far from our hearts the warmth of love,
And lead US all to disapprove
What gives another pleasure.
They seem to ta Ike ones part but when
They've heard our cares, unkindiy then
They soon retail them all again.
Mixed with poisonous measure.
And then they've such q cunning way
OF telling ill-meant tales, they say
s.Don't mention what say, pray,
i would not tell another p
Straightto your neighbor's house they go,
Harrating everything they know,
And break the peace of high aud low,
Wife, husband, friend and brother.
Oh, that the notwithstanding crew
Were all reduced 10 one or two,
Aud they were painted red or blue,
That every one might know them
Then would one village sure forget
To range and quarrel, fune and fret,
And fall into an angry pet.
With things SO much below them.
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E~When Fenelon was almoner

EE When Fenelon was almoner to
Louis XIV, His Majesty was astonished
to find, one Sunday, instead of numer.
GUS congregation, only himself and the
priest.
"What is the reason of this g"asked
the king,
II caused it to be given out. sire," re
turned Fenelon, "that your Majesty would
not attend chapel to- day, that yon might
know who came to worship God and who
to fatter the king
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Commissioned.

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granting pensions 70 the oiilcers and sol
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People LEAVING ST. PAUL.-The Min
nesotian- of the 9Th says: "The passenger
business of the packets has not been very
extensive. Really, it seems as if they
take more down than they land here
This arises from the fact that many who
have been here this season are now hurry
ing home, and numerous families from the
various parts of the Territory are coming
here to take passage for the East, where
they will spend the winter with their
friends"
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EAt Worcester, a drunken house,
keeper, who was smashing up his beds,
tables and chairs at furious rate, told
the police officer who interfered that be
was @breakiug up housekeeping
L. Where is sym apathy to be found,
even by the most disconsolate? In the
dictionary.
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"PITcHNGn INFO THE SAlNrs.--O Our
California exchanges contain several pri-
vate letters from Utah, which add to our
knowledge Of what is going on among the
Saints A woman at Salt Lake, whose
husband was il San Francisco, writes
(Sept 4th):
aAll the men are preparing for war,
both old and young. Some companies
have gone ont to meet the enemy more
are ready to 60 when called for. The
carrying companies are all coming in;
what they cannot bring with them they
destroy. They have burned hundreds of
tons of hay at the stations.
Brother Brigham Gays II the brethren
will stand by him he viii never let the
Gentiles come in the valleys. He says
before they shall come we will burn every
house, fence and hay-stack, and Zee to tho
mountains We will make Moscow Of
the cities and towns in these valleys, and
a Potter's field Of every canon that our
enemies come into. Brother Kimball says
all the women must have q dirk knife, 50
wish you would bring me ones .
Here follow some details about bnsi.
meas and family affairs. Tbs writer re.
sumes-: q,
ssYou must bring plenty of powder and
lead. Brother Brigham says, if every
saint will live their religion we will new
er be driven from these valleys. We shall
stay here until the time comes TO 20 to-
jackson county. We shall no more be-
called the traitors of Utah, but the free
people Of Deseret Yours saffectionately. y
1t would seem from the references TO-
Jackson county, that the Mormons still
entertain the idea that they will return
in triumph to jackson county, Missouri,
from whence they were driven in 1855
News of sBrother Brigham's Declaration
Of Independence. had not reached Califor.e
MIA when the steamer left, but it was we'll
understood there that such declaration
was about to be issued. The San Fran.
cisco editors advise the federal govern
lDent, if it is really going to war with the
Mormons, to begin the war oa tie Cali-
fovnia side, as there are thousands Of
young men Of leisure, who having nothing
particular to do just now, would ike no
better fun than to 'pitch in
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ed, was spent by the honest couple in the
most unpleasant state of mind. One thing
which surprised the landlord much was,
that be should have remained so long
ignorant of Maclaren's joining Prince
Charles But the truth was, that Neil
had joined him a short time before the
battle of Cullcden, being drawn at last
from his home by the spectacle of an in
vading enemy in his native country.
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Something to soften hard
times.
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11EaCIEhArTEoUS

DYALL 4 CHARLES, Real Estate Agents
III and Surveyors, Sioux City, Iowa. Land
Warrants located at reasonable rates.
n. BAH selections personally made
February 4, 1857. 34f
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Coon Nnws.-Tho pepiz is sick.
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cRHAAIEW LIVERY STABBED. B
- Gray. Proprietor. Family and
Pleasure Carriages, and s;40 Horses, t. be had at
all hours. Passengers conveyed to any of the
neighboring towns Oh the shortest notice. Pri-
.ces reduced to suit the hard times. GsStables
February 4, 1851. 346
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8usiaess Garos.
HoTELa@.

a MERIoANs HOTEL, Cleveland. Ohio. A.
"A P. Winslow, Proprietor.
Feb. 4, 1851. SAT-
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RToRTH AMERICAN HOTEL, South West
IN Corner Of the Public Square, opposite the
Bank, Mansfield, o., ID. Turner, aud u. d.
Strong, Proprietors.
November IS, 1857. 24h
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b. lue.t b, the District Acey The General supsrncuA
d-ys succeeding this ncfe win detail ps.ronen TO
report al delinqu. ncies and olnssionss
Steamboats, having tho same courie are not to approach
Attorney. 2R. g. IS.
Nv. ~ ferry must have row boat 10 feet long =,
seized "a the frrry at In sueh manner th't be
lsunobed into the fer i'm mediate 10 cssr OF eel or
IN e accident This will b. strictly enforced Penalty
$50 for each omission Pr =. a.
Al steamboats, 800 must fret ciss- lie
beat row boat - feet BY TO carry 30 passengsrs otbef row
boat
IAN steamboat. under 300 burden must two row.
Lost, of or'insry sire Same penalty, 2R 8, S.
" Steamboat racing mis- d,mssnot. 2R = S.
Ky law If 1855 chapter b the master of every stssbost
on an must take aud place Of II
male passenger and Gle the lis, with the County Clerk IN Ave
1sys TIM under penalty 81 100 II the pssseuger refuses his
maine he MISTER must refuse him passage.
By set, passcnEer excursion who tree
pa. upon the grounds bordering rivers Sound whoa,
leave. nav be- indicted
The. provisions are to CHECK and tn. hss Que
The @, neral Superintendent trusts that thus particularly
of provisions that to great extent have been ndihed,
,esnbo.t owners win nme iis'ely ard chesrfay obey
F. A. TALLMADGE General Supt VI Police
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peka Constitution men az the Others. There is
little doubt but this is true regards the most Of
tbem as no ticket could have had corporal's guard
to support there which took nuy other position. am
thus particular in speaking Of this election az sig
nifcant sign Of the times.
There has recently been disturbance at DOni-
phan. A ProSlayeTy man challenged Free-State
man, on account Of speech he had made. The al.
tercation grew uutil the men both sides took it
up. ut threatens to bring the parties to hostile
collision but at the latest accounts matters were be-
ing smOOtbed over.
At LeavenwOrth considerable excitement still pre-
walls about the Halter case. It's currently reported
that he has or will escape. He has been taken "
the fort where he guarded by twentyfour soldiers
in relays. The preVailing impression IN Leayen-
worth il that the act for which he is confined was
one Of the most justfable cases of sefdefense.
have heard the attorneys in the pronounce it.
His confinement under decision of LecOmpte is felt
TO be partisan STEP unwarranted in any case, and
outrageous AZ compared with LecOmpte's conduct
in relation to Hays, Fugitt, and Others 1t ia clear
ly evid Mt that the people Of Kansas will never have
Justice nor Courts they enter, until these slayish
Federal Courts sent by the General Government are
superseded by Courts owing their authority to the
people.
At the election on Saturday, the City Charter Of
Lawrence was submitted to the people. 1t was
adopted but few voting against it. An election is
about to be held for city officers. We are just hav.
ing some fine rains, which are much needed.
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FROM KANSAS.
THE SPECIAL ELECTION.


LAWRENCE, X. T., July l3, 1857.
The election held for delegates to the ensuing
Topeka Convention was one of the most exciting
political contests had for some time. Although
voting precincts were held at Franklin, Blanton,
and in all the country district separately, nearly six
hundred votes were cast in the town. The watch
full carefuness of tho people has been more fully
illustrated in this contest from the fact that both
tickets prOfessed to hold the same pOsiion-main-
tenance of the Topeka Constitution. The differ
ence so far as there was any, lay here 1t was
understood that movement on foot contemplated
tie abandonment of the Topeka Constitution. Res
OutOns introduced and sustained at Leavenw0rtn
openly said So, and Marcus J. Parrot, candidate
for nomination Delegate to Congress, was
believed to favor the movement. La Law
renee, however, and elsewhere throughout
the country, Mr.. Parrot avOwed his devotion to the
Topeka Constitution, and thus strOye to get dele
gates elected who would nominate him as candidate
for Representative under the State organ cation that
being merely understood as preliminary step
toward being candidate for Delegate. AS matters
looked rather suspicious, the people of Lawrence
held primary meeting on Friday night, when
strong Topeka Constitution ticket was placed in
nomination. on Saturday the election for dele
oates was held by ballot The Parro. ticket was
defeated Judge G. w. Smith, who was on both
tickets was understood as being pledged to the ru-
inc Iocy; but as he voted the other ticket near the
close Of the day, doubts are entertained o, him.
There il one remarkable feature oil TINS election
worthy of note. Tho few Pro-SlTery men We
have all yoted--the Postmaster, DR.. Garvn, Mr.
Christian, Mr. Wade a member Of the bogus Legs
lature, aud Mr.. Brush, rather notorious as being
ultra. Had it been regular election under the
Topeka Constitution, this would have been ex-
peced. But it was merely an election for delegates
TO nominate candidates for State officers. The IN
terest was caused by a fear that the Convention
would be converted into an engine against tne
Topeka Constitution, and Convention To nomlaaIe
Territorial Delegate. Free liquor was abundant
on the Parrot ticket ind regret to say that no
inconsiderablc number Of persons were drunk. Ow-
ing to that cause and the fact Of tho Pro-Slavery
men voting, large number of those supporting that
ticket have protested that they were as devoted To-
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THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.

Tie Commissioners met yesterday at No. IS White
street.
Mayor Woop took his seat for the first time with
the Board.
There were present Commissioners Nye, Bowen,
stranabap, Cholwel, AMI Mayors Wood aud Powell.
Mr.. Cholwel made his appearance shortly after the
two Mayors had entered the office.
Mayor WOOD, with his usual grace and honeyed
expressions, admitted having been outgeneraled in
his mane uvers against the Commission but as he had
decided TO act with them hereafter, expressed nope
that the business of the Board would be conducted ia
an amcable manner. lie then desired that the hour
Of meeting be changed TO 3ocock P. I' insteal os
from Toto O'clock the latter being the ONCE noors
Of himself and Mayor Powell.
Dir. CHoLwELL accordingly made motion that the
hour Of me Getting be changed to o'clock, when was
lost himself and the two Mayors only voting Tor the
motion.
resolution was adopted requiring portion OF
the Police to attend in body the funeral OF the MUIR
dereG Policeman Anderson, which Is to take place on
Sunday ut . cl, OK y. III.
There was no fuitt er business transacted, and, as
far as could be ascertain ed no conversation occuIeu
in r.fererce to filling the vacancy occasioned by MI
The Mayers ard Mr. Chowel took their departure
about tho ZANE time thereby leaving the BOARD Will
out quorum to transact ANY business. Al
Nr. EMBREE. Chef Clerk, states that, up W .no
plesent time the Board ave 0trecelved omcis NO
lice ii the Ie EQUATION Of Mr.. Draper aud CONSEQUENT
" the Board have taken action In regard W TUE
matter. - c,,u h
1t i. the general impression that Mr.. Cholwel has
sold himself to the Den ocratc party and ms acon'
for the past two days tend 70 strengthen ihe impress
sion Those who feel oil interest in the mater say
hat if he j. moi in the interest OF the Mayor, he should
cone out openly and boldly and state the iac..
Senator Petty through whose lnteicess!on ue ap.
poiutment of MI ChoIwell was obtained, ~ great
iribulaon, and if Mr. Cholwell proves % % .Laqr
his popularity and future political prospects VIII De
materially damaged. 49,, :; .air a.,ro
c.tiors of Mr. Chowell if their threats are not
ator ether idle talk New York VIII pe 100 ho' Pa'e
TO MIKE !, cesrsb bile residence for hun:
Democracy was 10 high gee yesterday afternoon;
CONSEQUENT upon the report that Mayor wood mad
tL,n tis seat with the COMMISSIONERS, sud was al
cree Lonored By being chosen President Sscn 10 not
the fact and if Messrs. Nye, Bowen ard S'ranahan
:, man firm. probebly it never will be.
l.Nirg arder relating to steamboats, &c:
TO srr.MEoA1 OWNERS ASD cArrAiss.
s s,a.on hen there l. increased travel upon the
90 ne,ased reasons for protecting pa'se ns-rs And
"a. e. ersI superintendent Of Police .Is OF
presenting to Steamboat Owners sa Phs @ @ "a ~ -
.yabus q the law relating to navigator ~n a.