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TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.

When Freedom from her mountain height,
UnlurIed her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe OF night.
And set the stars OF glory there!
She mingled with its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldrc Of the skies,
And striped it, pure celestial white.
With sfreakings from the morning light
Then, from her mansion in the sun,
She called her eagle bearer down,
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol OF her chosen land.
Majestic monarch OF the cloudl
Who rear'st aloft thy regal form,
To hear the tempest trpmring loud,
And see the lightning lances driven,
When strides the warrior Of the storm,
And rolls the thnnder-drum OF heaveul
Child of the sun 10 thee It's given
To guard the banner of the free
10 hover in the sulphur smoke,
10 ward away the baltIe-slroke,
And bld it, brndIHg> shine aiar,
Like raiubows on the cloud OF war,
The harbiuger Of victory!
Flag Of the brave thy folds shall fv,
The signs Of hope and triumph Hight
Wbeu speaks the signal trumpet's tone,
And the long line comes cleaning on.
Ere yet The lite-blood, warm and wet.
Has dlmm'd the eli>tenjng bayonet-
Each soldiers eye, shall brightly turn,
To where the meteor giories burn,
And as his springing steps advance,
Catch war and vengeance from the glance
And when the caunon'S mouthiugs loud
Heave IN wild wreaths the battIe-shroud,
And cory sahres rise and fall!
Like shoots of flame on midnight paIi!
There shall thy victor glauces glow,
And covering foes shall fall beneath
Zach gallant arm That strikes below
That lovely messenger Of death
Flag Of the seasi on oceans wave,
Tby star shall glitter o'er the brave,
When death careering on the gale,
Sweeps darkly round The beIrd sail,
And tTighted waves rush wildly back,
Before The broadside's reeliug rack;
The dying Nandprrr of the >ea
Shall look at once to heaven and thee,
And smile TO see Thy plendors fly,
In triumph o'er the closing eye.
Flag of the free hearts only home
By angel hands 20 vaior given
Thy stars have lit the welkiu dome,
Aud all thy hues were born in heaven;
Forever lloat that standard Sheet
Where hrealhes The Toe but falls before us,
With freedoms soil beneath our feet,
And freedoms banner streaming DER ms
DRAKE AND HALEc6.
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FRIGHTFUL CALAMITY.
Il Canadian Steamer Burned-TDO Handre0
LiUes Lost

n Canadian Steamer Buned-TroO Hundrea
LiUes Lost.
QrEBEc, June 27.-The Canadian steamer
Montreal, was burnt yesterday when near here.
/ Two hundred passengers were either drowned
or burnt TO death.
/ Tie victims were mostly Scotch emigrants.
/ Montreal, June 27.-The steamer Montreal
the account ofthe loss Of which has already
been tergraphrd from Quebec, contained five
/ huedFed passengers, and only one hundred and
seventy-fve are known to have been saved.
shout two hundred passengers have been
drowned.
Il is believed, however, that many swan a.
shore and were saved in other ways. The ac-
cidsnt happened near Cape Rouge, between
Montreal and Quebec.
Qnebec, June 27.-The steamer Mohlrral
took fire at 6oclock last evening.
Fhp steamer Napoleon saved two hundred Of
the passengers.
The principal portion of the passengers in
the Inflated steamer have Just landed here on
their way West
The captain and crew of the Montreal were
among the number saved.
Late advces say that the number that perish
Cd will reach three hundred and ihy.
Quebec. .Ione 27 Eyenjno. The following
further particuiars- relative 70 the burninr Of
the steamer Montreal, have been obtained
The Montreal left here at four O'Clock YES
terday afternoon. for Montreal. with four or five
hnndr44k passengers. mostly Scotch emigrants
recently arrived from Europe.
Nothing Unusual occurred ontiI the steamer
reached Cane Roure twelve or fifteen miles a
bove Quebec, when the wood-worb near the
furnaces was discovered to be on fire. Quickly
after, the flames broke forth. causing the Ut
most CONSERVATION AMONG the passengers. f,v
erv possible effort was made to subdue the
flames, but no purpose.
Cqfaaip Rudolph finding it iupossible to
save the steamer, ordered her run towards the
shore
.Thp officers and crew Of the Montreal expr
ted themselves at the same time 10 qet out the
lil--boals
The flames spread with the most astonishing
rapidity. and The Widest confusion and DESPAIR
prevailed througiSt the ship.
A number Of tIs. nasssnrers throw themselves
overhead ard Yer. drownad
FortenateIvsti sf.amer NanoIeo, also fir
Il. ,8lryar. -IlvaS but few miles IN advance n
tit45ornino hoaf and mt bacR witb an p,ssi-
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KANSAS A FREE SrATE.-A correspondent OF
tha New York Tribune, dated Washington
June s. states that letter received there from
a source in Kansas entitled TO the most implIch
confidence, states that three-tourhs. at least, OF
the preeent settlers, are in favor Of making Kan
sas free State, including nearly one bali OF
the pmigrants from the sIaveholding States
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4 .NidRigH .3ppar1tjon.- In Wisconsin, IN
the midst the terrible storm which prevailed
on the night of Saturday, some Of the residents
on the line of B~loit & Madison Railroad heard
at midnight, the very unusual sound OF rail
way train laundering along the track. Many
Sprang fIom their beds and looked out into the
darkness. and the lightning revealed 20 their as
tonishpd eyes glimpses Of baggage car and two
passenger caiS rushing bv without locomotive or
tender, and mol a soGl to bp seen on board.
Occurring at the time when the fierce storm,
with It's heavy thunder and lurd lightning was
prevailing, the event assumed TO many minds
supernatural character, and there were those
who longed even for the day to come, with
trembling hearts, for all must be aware that stu
prr>ition and crrdoiilv are not haniShrd from
the Earth. II was u>t the night for such a
thing to happen, according TO all the established
rules laid down for ghosts and demons TO IN
dulge their fearful reveIs.
To the morning locomotive containing an
engineer and conductor came quietly by, and
the people learned that the cars they had seen
were nothing more nor less than runaways.-
They had been standing or the track at Fort
Vile: the high wind had started them: as they
were on down grade, all attempts 10 stop
them, after they had got under way, was use
less: and so they went rushing along the IncH-
ned rails with gradually acCrleratlng speed, un-
I'll several miles distant, coming upon level,
the force of their forward motion was exhaust
ed, and they brought up at Atton-where tht
conductor found them uninjurrd. A good
ghost story was thus spoiled.
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CUR Country.

The greatest cataract in The world is the
Falls Of Niagara, where the waters accumulate
from the great upper, forming a river three
quarters Of a mile in width, are suddenly con-
tracted and plunged over the rocks, in two col
umns, to the depth Of 100 feet
The greatest cave in the world is the Nam
moth cave in Kentucky. where one can make
voyage on the waters of a subterranean river,
and catch fish without eyes.
The greatest river in the world is the Mis-
sssipP, 400 niles in length. It's name Is de-
rived from the Indian word, meaning 'Ghe Fa-
ther Of Waters"
The largest valley in the world is the valley
Of the Mississippi It contains five hundred
thousand square miles, and Is one Of the most
prolific regions on the globe.
The largest lake in the world is Lake Supe-
rior, 430 miles long.
The greatest Natural Bridge in the world is
that over Cedar Greek, in Virginia. It extends
across a chasm eighty feet in width, and $50
feet deep, at the bottom Of which a creek
flows
The greatest solid mass Of iron in the world
is the Iron Mountain in Missouri. 1t is $50
feet high, and two miles in circuit.
The largest railroad in the world is the Gem
tra Railroad in Illinois, which is 73l miles
Iong-cost Sl5 100000.
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in the world, is turned out in the small State Of
Connecticut
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The Iarqest aonsduct IN tho world : tho
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long, and cost twelve and half millions of dol
lars
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"F "a" 'o'" '"uI',al u'SGFl"FS very SIN
Guia' occurrence ',al t'oN place al Conh'ant
iIon' ~ ','a' county, Ias' VIZ Ne landlord
o' ho'r' 'hrFe' purchased IRON canal boat,
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FLIEs.-ln few weeks, housekeepers, gro
GERS, butchers and all will cry out against the
plague OF flies. The following method of pre-
venting their ingreSs into shops, may be OF val
ut: A traveller remarks that the butcher-ShopS
of Geneva are all open, and although immense
numbers OF flies may be seen on the outside
walls, not one comes in. This is caused by the
inner walls being rubbed over with laurel oil,
which is an effective preventive against the in
truSlon OF these troublesome insects. The Cou-
rier de Hare, in abiding to this fact, states that
no ,fly will enter room IN which a wreath of
walnut lravrs has been hung up. The expert
ment is worth trying.
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.7nother Democratic city in Connecticut =
in Waterbury the Democrats elected their en-
tire ticket Tor city officers BY majorities ranging
from 50 TO 37S. About thousand votes We're
cast. Henry F. Fish, Democrat, is CHOSEN may
or by 80 majority over J. w. Paul, Repub-
lican
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ga fast man undertook the task of teasing
an eccentric preacher
"Do You believe" he said, sin the story of
the Prodigal Son and the Fatted Calf"
YES SAID the preacher.
..Wel, then, was ii male or a female calf,
that was killed!'
"A female" promptly replied the divine.
elbow do you know that ~
'.BecauSe," looking the interrogation steadily
in the face, u see the male is alive now"
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- .HaH0dtSt BfShop Fe6nfeS POfJt1CGL Predcit-
aag.-At the late conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for East Line, Bishop Morris,
being about to announce the appointment Of
preachers to their several stations and circuits.
gave his vleWs-very briefly and in very kind
ly terms-upon the Interference of the minis
trrs OF the Gospel with political affairs. We
deem the present very fit fine fer giving his
remarks to cur readers. The political excite
'men! which brought so many New England
clergyman.lnto the partisan field has passed a.
way. and ministers and laynen are looking with
camnrsS and candor to the Influences which
have resulted from political preaching. They
find churches divided and distracted, pews de-
serted, treasures empty, and the hearts Of the
people cold and comlortess. Some Of them
with Commendabr devotion to the Christian
cauSr, have set about the work necessary to ~
store the good feeling which preyalrt in other
years: and many who had been driven from
their houses Of worship by the partisan abuse of
their ministers have been brought back to their
pubic devotlons, and are again hoping for
season Of religious enjoyment. Perhaps, at such
time, both minister and people will derive
pleasure and profit from the gentle counSrls in
the remarks above referred to. In the course of
them, Bishop Morris said
81 deem il not unimportant Or ont Of place to
address few words 10 you, my brethren, upon
a subject which is attracting considerable at-n-
ton at the present tme-namrly, as TO how
far minister of the Gospel ought 10 take part
in the politics of the tay. When minister
goes into his pulpit, he finds lis congregation
composed Of men Of different political parties:
and if be publicly becomes the partisan Of one
side or the other, there viii Of necessity spring
up codneSS towards him in part Of the con-
gregation, which will very much diminish bis
influence. | feel convinced, from what have
observed, that the only result that can be expect
I'd from a minister taking pant in the political
contests and discussions of the day. viii be to
engender strife and hard feeling in his congTe-
CATION.
"But some may ask whether We are not citi-
zenS IKE other men, aud have not duties to per-
form as such? Most certainly we are, and I
trust I have not proved recreant to The obhga-
tlonS resting upon me as citizen, although
have not, for the forty years that have been
IN the ministry, ever entered political meet-
ing or spent above FIVE minutes al any election
! have always made it point to goto the polls.
at the most quiet time of the day, when there
was likely to b. the least excitement, 70 deposit
my baliol IN an ostpntafious manner, and return
home. ] have never seen the time when
thought ! was called upon as a citizen % do
more than this. know not how it may b. with
others, but have alWayS found enough to do
IN the duties oiWy calling. J am willing 20 let
the 'potShredS strive with the poiShrrds.' but pre-
fer for mysr!fto attend TO the dutirs devoving
upon ne as a minister Of Christ. I r-co'ect an
anrCdote Of Methodist brother ~ ho was STA
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The Galveston (rexas) Herald states that "a
sack of new flour was received at Galveston on
Saturday, June 18Th, from Brazoria, the first
fruits OF the season, aud the iore-runner OF mill
ions to follow
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Terrible gurricane-Pana in Ruins.

i appears that Christian County, Ill.,, was
visited last Sunday afternoon by a tornado Of
great yioi-nce The Chicago Journal saws
Cur informant was at The village OF Peua, in
that county, during the ''blow," and describes
its effects there as terrific. 1t was accompanied
5y hail and rain. Buildings were swept from
the foundations. and some of them carried into
the air, others unrooirA, and others torn into al
oms 4 number of new stores that had lust
been completed were scattered into fragments:
the PRESBYTERIAN church, a large frame building,
was moved some six feet from It's foundation:
thu Illinois Central freight depot was unroofrd:
a train of freight cars was blown from the track,
and worse than all, five persons--a woman and
fur children were killed by being struck with
falling timbprs. or carried into the air and thrown
upon the ground. Several other persons We're
more or lsSS Injured, some Of whom may die from
the effects oftheir injuries
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
We are indebted to Mr.. James Shoaf, for the
following particulars relative TO the disastrous
hurricane which visited Pana, H., on Saturday
9th inst. at , O'Clock, P, M.
A small dwelling house was blown over the
railroad, One man attempted 10 keep his door
from blowing 0pen--the wind getting the better
of him, took the door OFF its hinges, and man
with it, to distance of 70 yards. Part of a
wood shed was blown two miles southeast of
Pana Mr.. Edwards and his clerk were blown
considerable distance into the prairie. The
upright off the water tank was blown over the
Beckwith House, and heavy tmbers 10 dis
tance of two or three hundred yards. The men
were blown off the platform in front Of the pas
srnger depot, to the freight depot, a distance of
three hundred wards conductor was blown
through window. There is not house left
standing in Pana but what is more or less nju-
red. The hurricane was accompanied with
large hail stones and heavy rain. AT once,
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EXTRAORDINARY SURGICAL OPERATIoN.-On
Friday afternoon last, one OF the most eXtraor
dinaIy, delicate and dangerous surgical opera
uons, perhaps ever attempted, was performed
in ihls Borough, by the removal Of tumor
weighing twrnty-seven pounds, from the abdo-
men Of young lady, nampd Parker. The op-
Grafton was per ltormed by Dr. Atlee, OF Phia-
delphia, in the presence Of sixteen other Physi-
clans and surgeons.
The patient was first put under the influence
Of morphine, and whilst in that state this enor-
nous mass OF matter was removed without her
giving evidence OF any serious pain. The
young lady is still living, and we hope may re-
coyeT.-Easton Sentinel
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VOL. ky. NO. 45.

A DAY OF ExEcurIoNs.-It is stated that
10 less than twenty-seven executions were TO
take place on Friday last in Missouri and Hi
nois. The St. Louis papers contain foil accounts
oftbe hanging Of Jacob Ncuslein, John La Point
and Israel ShuItz, in that city, on Friday
lnlelilgencer OF that city says:
The first killed his wife by beating her over
the head with billet Of wood, after long
course OF lnhuuan treatment; such as would BE-
expected only from an African savage. John
La Point killed Robert Wheaton, at Carondelet
by beaIng mm over the head with shovel, as
he lay upon a bed asleep; both Of them were en-
ployfd al The dock yard La Point haring Just
been pardoned out OF the Illinois penltentiary
WHEATON refused 10 work in the same place, and
was murdered in revenge therefor Shultz kill
ed Henry Inkamp at Carondelrt, by shooting
hlin with pistol at drinking saloon; hr had
a grndge against him, and after inveighIing him
intoa quarrel, for the purpose Of instigating an
assault, deliberately shot him, with pistol pre-
pared for the purpose.
The three men met then fate with an appa-
rent resignation. Shullz and NeusIeln made
short addresses from the scalold.
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TAO little daughters, FIVE and seven years old,
Of the widow Ellis, of Warehouse Point, Con-,
Went INTO the woods TO ct winlrrgreen, got
LOST, and wandered over to East Hartford -
There was of course a great alarm, aud people
turned out 20 find them, but the search was not
successful until morning, when they were found
asleep under tree, where they had lain all
night, having trotted in their little bare feet -
or 90 miles. They had some wintergrpen
which they said they were going 10 ''carry TO
MOTHER
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Singulr .4ccidenf-On Friday last, the
wife Of Mr.. Hope Hastings, Of Allegheny, on
returning from market, found her babe, three
months old, suffering from some unusual and
painful affection. Il physician was called, bot
be could not tell from whence the pain origIna-
ted. The little sufferer writhed aud twisted, in
great agony, until Sunday al noon, when it
'omited small quantity Of blood. The moth
er, Oh looking into the chid's mouth. discovered
about one hall OF the neck of small vial, and
drew It forth. The cause Of the pain was re-
movrd-the glass had been lodged in the throat
since Froay, aud the vomiting had elected it.
il is not known how the 9 ass got into the mouth
OF the baby, but the supposlon is that it was
rnt there by child, three years old, member
of the same family. The doctor says that the
little patient will now recover, whereas, if the
glass had reached the stomach, death would
have ensued speedily.-Pats. Union.
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Fanny Fern IS arguing againS; matrimo-
NAL advertisements, and Justly says


been there"
4 Sad and Painful Occurrence.-A CORE
spondrnt writing to Us from Concord, this coun-
ty, under date Of the 18th inst, relates 10 US
the following painful occurrence that happened
in the family Of Mr. Ezekiel Campbell, OH
Wednesday last, near Peru, IN Juniata county,
adjacent TO Concord. While Mrs. Campbell was
nursing one OF the children. another little son
was trtIng with gun, supposing il was un-
loaded, when the little fellow raised and Poin-
It'd it at his lIttlp brother while in the arms Of
its mother, and in playful manner remarked,
"Iekf, I'll shoot you," at the same time pull
ing the trigger, when The load was discharged,
the bal passing through the child's body and
lodging in the mothers shoulder. The child
died in t-w minutes after. This is another
warning as to the folly OF trifing with firearms,
and especially allowing children to do So
Cham5ers5wg Repository.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-06-05
Death OF Robert Aannnrd.

II is with unieighned regret that called up
to announce the death of Robert c. Stanard. Mr.
s., died yesterday morning his residence in this
city, having returned home from Southern tour
for the benefit OF his health only Wednesday evening
last He had been seriously indisposed since
his return from Europe last fall, but his friends still
entertained the pleasing hope of his final recovery,
But this hope is extinguished, and he has passed
AWAY forever.
In Mr.. Stanard's death this whole community have
sustained grevous loss. But few in the State
possessed powerful and vigorous intellect, OF
larger capacities for public usefulness. He has
cupe'i several public postons-having been meni-
Der ofthe State convention to revise the Constitution
and member of the State Legislature. As an acute
and learned lawyer, he had lew equals in the Com
monweaiih out of it, In his death the State has
been deprved of able and useful citizen, the bar
of one OF lis brightest ornaments, the social circle
of an esteemed companion, and his immediate family
Of dc, otei husband father and brother. His rea-
uyes an friends have, we are sure the profound
syinpnthes of this Whole community in their great
bereave mcnt Peace to his ashes Wig.
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The NCWtNvgis " urAer.

Tie Ny,terY not get efptintd Verdict Of the Coro-
mrs Jucp.-The Newburgh mystery grows darker
than ever, the clue to il which the Coroner conf
IDENTIFY supposed he had obtained proving, after NIL,
TO be dslusion. The murdered woman has
not yet been identified, and her remains
probably caye.l beyond the possibility of identih
cation, that the discovery conviction of her
murderrrs will never be effected
1t will be remembered that Thomas VI Brown,
eoorcl man living in Massachusetts, after examine
ing the body, which WAS cyhnmed for the purpose
Brown whom he had not since April %, aud
who, he had reason 10 suppose, had been made away
with by persons in New York. who feared that she
might expose certain transactions Of the.-s known TO
her. He mentioned two persons against whom he
had suspicious, named john Mclaughlin and William
Spark, whom the Coroner succeeded in arresting
Saturday morning. They denied any participation
in the crime and asserted that Browns wife was in
Boston. alive and wcll. Means immc lately ta-
ken to bring her to New York, where she arrived
Sunday morning and OH Monday she was taken TO
Newburrh. The coroners jury Immediately eonvcn-
ed, and the woman sworn aud gave her testimo-
NY which corresponded in most respects with what
Brown had stated OF her. She then fully iden-
fled by Mclaughlin and Brown himself
The jury, after few Ltonent's consultation,
turned a verdict that the woman to her death
by the hand of some person unknown, and recon-
mended that the Governor should be requested to Of
fer reward for the discovery Of the murderer.-N
Epe Post.