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Reception of Gen. Walker at New Or.
- leans.

We take from the True Delta, of the 2Stl,
inst, the following account of tile reception Of
Gen. Walker, at New Orleans, on Wednesday
safternoo,rsof Inst week: t
SiAs it was known during the day that Gen
Walker aud his staff were on the Empire CITY
the news being published in tile evening pa
kimmense crowd was congregated on
thssASft ftosKelcoinc those who had suffered so
long snd s6sa{G ieh The cause Of Americana.
zing NicaraEN When tho steamship rounded
the point Of Algiera. she fred hehs signal gun,
which was respoicd-to by. a salute Of thirty,
two guns frsn the Washington Artillery, ua.s
der command Of Col. J: B. Walton. and inF
in hearing distance. one oftlc many enthusi.-
astiein the crowd Of welcomors proposed three
cheers for Gen. Walker, which wcrae gi ven
.w;tsfSh the energy ofrhye thousand good
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.h sppeas s sss5s nsSs sss
Steamer, aldhowed his <vaek mo wledg,nents Ito
tip snthusiasfie crowd sBefof6 liims AT: the
sight of tire man who has bean filling 30 large
aspaee in the eyes Of the world, the welkfil
rang agnin with .rloitd huzza., and General
Walker must have been Mt once assured that
insNcw Orleans, at leAst, tho cause which lie
Ind been battling for, with suclr sacrifice kard
or abandoned. :. "a s.;sS:Ssp
AS soon as the gangwny plank was Fixed,
the General was taken ON shore ssbyss Mnio 4
Fisher. but the excitement Of tie vast crowd
wdssuelr to SEQ and 70 get near to- him, that
his escort had to pick up and carry him
through on their arms 10 the carriage which
.was was IN waiting for him =; igshsI hews, placed
guess Cart sDreux. Con. Turner. tagentzef the
Associated Press, and others, drivsn.off rapid.
ly to the ST. Charles Hotel, Here tho Geneaal
mnde short spesch OF thapks for The WIN
!weIcnrre he had Received. and was then "a.
ken. TO ono OF tho reception rooms, where he
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THE INDEPENDENT PRESS
W. A. LEE, .
- Editor.
LEE g. WILSON.

W. A. LEE, =. Editor.
l',dividaais ike nations foil in nothing rhich
:hcy boldly attempt, plen sustained 6y rirtuo,s
purposc. an.'determf,tcd dresolntion.-HESRY Clay.
"HIAi"y oPraise, stt. not afraid to blame"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
Another Mob Murder in BaItf-

1t will be remembered that the De-
mocracy of Baltimore gave a ball on
the night of the 9Th of January, the
proceeds of which we're to be applied to
the use of those wounded in the grand
riots on election day. The ball was
broken up in a fight, in which several
persons were hurt, one of whom has
since died; and the Baltimore Patriot,
of Thursday, gives this account of the
post-mortem examination in the case:
On the assembling of the jury at W
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Drs. Bussey
and Stevens proceeded to a post-mortem
examination of the person of VIM. H.
Thompson. On opening the skull there
was found q portion of the blade of a
knife, about II inchos long, which had
penetrated the bone Immediately behind
the car. This brought on inflammation
and softening of the brain, and was the
immediate cause of his death. There
was also a small stab on the neck, but
very superficial, and not worthy of at
tention. The blade, from appearances,
belonged to a penknife, and the blow
which forced it into the skull must have
been a powerful one, as it was driven
entirely through the skull bone, into Il e
brain, and was broken off in the inner
side of the bone, thereby rendering the
detection of its presence impossible by
external examination.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
Never Repudia-
tod

The impression seems to have obtain
ed abroad hat Pennsylvania at one time
repudiated her Public Debt. This is a
mistake. The gibes of Rev. Sidney
Smith, of England, at the time the
Commonwealth was unable to pay hel
interest, gave rise to the popular belief
that bad faith had been shown on this
subject. But the facts of the case are.
that the Commonwealth, from sheer ina
bility, suspended the payment of inter
est, in the midst of of the general pc
cuniary embarrassments of 1912, on
the LIST of February or the LIST of Au-
gust, 1912, and resumed payment in
August, 1915, promptly funding the ar
rears ofinterest which had accrued dur
ingthe suspension. Several other States
were temporarily placed in the same diff
fculty, bat we're more fortunate in mol
numbering Rev. Sidney Smith among
their creditors.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
L. G.. GOULD, Editor.
T OHIO. JAN. 90, 1857.
Lectures,

Our citizens have been highly enter
tanned for several evenings by very in
teresting lectures on the history OF
Egypt, Arabia, The Holy Land, & A:sy-
ria, by DIR. BEMENT, who has just re-
turned from a tour through those coun
tries. Unfortunately we have been
unable to attend, but have heard the
lectures generally commended as enter
tanning, and the DR.. spoken of as an
able and fluent speaker. His lectures
will continue until Friday evening, and
We advise all who have an opportunity
to attend. to do so.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
..ReDmbIican triumph :,

This is the heading with which our
neighbors of the Register the
election of the debauehed and corrupted
Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, into
the most exalted legislative body in the
world. When it is known his way was
purchased there, at the expense of every
known principle of honor and honesty;
aud that the Register claims SO much
''honor and decency' for the Republi-
can party, it is a little strange that these
paragons of virtue and morality, will
shout over his success and herald it as
IAN important victory for Freedom =
Your party are welcome to ali such vic
tories, neighbor. They will do honor
to the same history and same party that
gloricd over the victories of Jim Lane
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
Representatives and Electors im
1850.

The Philadelphia BnlIetin estimates
that the representative population in
1860, throughout the Union, will be
about 3 ,OO0,0 900, divided as follows
Free States, 10000 900; Slave States,
II, 200, 600. The number Of represen-
tatives being 234, the ratio of apportion-
ment will be about 1925 900, and the
House will consist of ISL representa-
tives from the Free States, and SO from
Slave States. The Bulletin distributes
the members as follows: Southern States,
SO; New England States, %; Middle
States, (New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania 50; Western States, (in-
Guiding California and Minesota) So
In ease ofthe Admission into the Union
Of Kansas, Nebraska. Oregon, Utah, or
a new State from part Of Texas, these
figures will be somewhat modified, as
each new State will have at least one
new member, and the older States will
lose in a corresponding degree. If the
calculations of the Bulletin are correct,
the Presidential Electors for 1860 will be
FOG, OF whom 1876 will be from the Free
States, and 113 from Slave States.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
Elevate the Negroes,

Among other things, that which makes
Black Republican Abolitionism so hate
full, is the fact that in about the same
ratio they propose to elevate the negro,
they at the same time labor to drag the
white man down. Up with the negro
and down Mith+hIorcigner,'' seems to
he their motto. On Friday the 9th inst,
Mr.. Monroe, (Fusion) gave notice in
the House, that sat some future day OF
the session, he would introduce a bill to
amend Art. V. Sec. I, of the Constitu-
ton, by striking the word white there
from" A petition was also presented
by Mr.. levitt, (Fusion,) praying the
passage of such a bill, and the "repeal
of all laws making a distinction on ac-
count of color" Our readers" says
the Statesman, "will remember that We
noticed the fact Of such petitions being
circulated for signatures last summer
and at the same time predicted the pre-
scntation of a bill of this kind. The
incidents in the House yesterday not
only verify our statement, but also fulfil
our prediction. Let us sec whatfurther
will be done
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
=
Ercnc9,

The last hoax of the season, is one
which some farceur has just played off
upon the Pays newspaper. That jour
nal gravcly publishes a letter, from the
south Of France: recounting how a young
musician, OF wonderful power, had just
arrived from the United States. (Somc-
how the United States always figure in
tales of the ''cxtraordinary.') The in
strumcnt' upon which this geniUus
played, according to the Pays CORES
pondcnt was a cage of ducks, of various
sizes and descriptions. An eclcctric
wire was attached to each ':~gosling'' and
the emusic" was produced by IL battery,
operated upon in such a manner as to
make the ducks quack forth the notes!
The letter closed with the announcement
that, on the previous night, the ducks
had broken out of their cage, attacked
their eccentric proprietor in his bed,
and eaten him up alive! This ridicu-
lous story is now going the rounds of
the French press. 1t certainly beats
the railroads and %revolvers in the Gcor-
gia affair, quite hollow.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

w 1.

1t has been estimated that the annu-
al production of wool in the United
States falls short OF the demand some
seventy millions of pounds. 1t has also
been estimated that at its present mar
kct value it will yield from 20 to 10 per
cent. on the capital and labor invested in
its production.
Here, then, is 4 chance for those far
mcrs who annually croak about the fail
ure of the wheat and corn crops to in
vest their capital and labor in the pro
duction Of an article which will yield 4
larger per sent than any other branch
of farming, and is not effected in its
growth by winter storms or summer
drought.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

pa~It is currently reported by the
news gossips at Washington that no
steps will be taken by the present Con-
gross to bring. Kansas into the Union as
a State. The Republicans have the sa-
gacity now to see that there is nothing
to be made for them, partywise. by Kan
sas agitation, and are therefore disposed
to let events take their course: and Kan
sas bide her time. 1t is gratifying to
witness even so slight a CLEAN of good
sense on the part of these political
mountebanks and fanatics.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
International Courtisies.

The London Times contains a full
report of the banquet given to the Uni
ted States officers of the Resolute by the
city council of Portsmouth, on the 23d
ultimo. Captain Hartstein and his Off
GERS are now on their way home in her
Majesty's ship Retribution. In view of
their expected arrival, the New York
Express INDUCES in the following ap-
propriate remarks:
1T is sincerely to be hoped that the
noble hospitality which Il naval Off
GERS have met on the other side of the
Atlantic may be surpassed, if possible,
by the kindness of our own people to
those with whom they may return; and
the action Of the council board, in ap-
pointing u committee on this matter, WAS
proper and commcndable. As the Ret
ribution' will doubtless bring Captain
Hartstein and his party directly to this
port, it is but right that our municipal
authorities should see that they are met
with cordiality, even ut the very thresh-
old.
LET the great metropolitan city, on
this occasion at lelSt, e'lual us cohilncF-
cial greatness in the character of its
hospitality. While We would be the
last to counsel extravaganza on the part
of the city government, there arc occa-
sious when the maintenance Of our credit
and reputation as 4 great city would
seem to warrant an extraordinary effort
and expenditure; and this is one of thosc
occasions. The city charter makes a
two-third vote necessary to any expen-
diturc for such a purpose. We trust
| that there will lie il unanimous consent
by the common council to Il liberal ap-
preparations.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

BE The Washington correspondent
of the Richmond Enquirer thus pays his
respects to Lewis D. Campbell. Hesays:
The statement by a member from
North Carolina that, to his certain knowl-
edge, an offer had been made to bride
him into a vote for Il Minnesota land or
railroad bill, caused a tiutter which in
Dictated where the wounded ducks were
to be found. Campbell, Of Ohio, as
usual had his due amount of gas to let off.
He is certainly the most ridiculous man:
in place or out of place, l have ever seen.
One cannot help feeling that the fellow is
conscious of his own intcrioritv, %notwith-
standing his imitation and pomposity.
He has his own likenesses taken, engraved
copies struck off, and having written
Very truly yours, l.. D. Campbell" at
the bottom, hangs them framed i'll the
various hotels, rail road depots, and 9TH
er public places throughout the country:
at has OwR erpenSc!
This give an idea of the man-vain:
shallow and superficial. Nature, in her
wisdom, has drawn above inc heads of
certain men = line, beyond which they
cannot ascend. Such 4 mark Of natural
limitation is drawn over the head OF the
present Chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means of the American House
of Representatives 1t is simply human
charity to suppose that he has imposed
himself on his constituents, and only
aspircs to further notice in the House
by the aid of free negro votes.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

G~According to n of the ministe-
rial papers of Madrid, of 24th December:
General Santa Anna, of Mexico, has
sent agents to Madrid to propose to re-
establish monarchy in Mexico, with a
Spanish prince as sovereign, provided
the Spanish government will grant him
certain assistance. The Epoca opposes
any such project, unless it be freely de-
manded by public opinion in Mexico.
and have the support of England and
France.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

INDIANA BANKS CLosED.-We learn
that the branches of the State Bank OF
Indiana at New Albany and Jefferson
vile have closed, awaiting certain action
of the Legislature, and decisions of the
Appellate Court, which, it is understood,
may effect that institution materially.
The Ohio Insurance Co, of New AL
bany, closed their banking house on
Friday last. .
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

EES-In a lecture in Boston, Rev. The
odore Parker said that on a review OF
the whole ground, he felt convinced
that so far as the laws of Massachusetts
and Maine we're concerned, they had
not effected the desired object. He was
still warmly in favor of the Washingto-
MAN mode of warfare, and might also
favor a system of licensing, if law of
that character, with proper restrictions
and regulations, could be adopted.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

OPPOSITION TO THE "TmUNDERER.-
The London 4tIas says that the Nation
al Newspaper-league Company, whose
object is the publication of a frst-class
daily journal, to be called the Dial, has
already disposed of shares to the amount
of between ego, 900 and 100000. A
general feeling that the Times newspaper
Is a national disgrace, furnishes them
with friends in every town.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
A GOOD Sentiment.

The President elect was unable to at
tend the celebration of the battle Of New
Orleans by the Tammany Society ofNew
York, but sent the following toast:
The friends of the Union North-the
friends ofthe Union everywhere: They
have fought the good fight, they have
kept the national faith, and they have
won for themselves an imperishable
need of glory
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

nea. The traitors who voted in the
Pennsylvania Legislature for Cameron
are denounced by the Democratic pa
pers of hat State in severe terms. The
Pennsylvania speaks Of Cameron as
follows:
"Simon Cameron will go to Washing
ton the representative of no principle
he cares not for the Democratic party:
tho Republican party, tho Wing party,
or the Know Nothing ~party--he cares
not for the interests or honor of Penn
sylvania; but he takes his seat in the
Senate of the United States to JOB-to
trade and barter away his votc0upon
Land Bills, and upon any corrupt
scheme that will bring money into his
purse. This has been the governing
principle of his life, the power of which
has kept in his train a faithful: corrupt
baud of followers
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
WrThe Crockett lTexasl Ptinte

Sss-The Crockett (Texas) Printer
says that Gen. Sam. Houston, while on
a visit to that place, a few days since,
said in private conversation, that "there
was nothing nowleft of the American par
ty, but to join either the Democrats or
the RcnnLlicans.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

rs According to calculations made
at the Paris observatory, from the present
time to the year 1900 there will only be
six total eclipses of the sun, none Of
which will be visible in France. They
will occur as Yellowstone in 1860. one
in 1861, one in 1870. one in 1897, one
in 1899, and one in 1900.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

Ba-The State of Pennsylvania owns
fourteen thousand, three hundred and
thirty three miles of canals, which cost
upward. of $4,000, 00O. There are also
in ths State two thousand, n hundred
and sixty four miles Of railroads, which
cost SIS; DOC, 900. Pennsylvania rail
roads and canals pay about as well as
any in the country.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

rea Porter's Spirit says the fastest
mile cvcr made by running horse, was
by Henry Perlitt. in 1 4292;; the fastest
ever made by a PAGER was by Pocahon-
tas, in 5 17!; and thefastcst trotting was
by Flora Temple il harness, in > ~.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

EaEThc Kentucky -1gc thus sums up
the wonderful achievements of the Know
Nothing Order:
While memory holds her seat, can We
forget that this great political engine
which modestly attaches words to men.
and meaning to words-during the mem
orable political campaign Of 1856, Off
ciated as the caudal appendage of abo-
litionism, and closed its brilliant career
by carrying q State-a whole State
even the sovereign State Of Maryland ?
We should think not.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
Increasing Salaries for Judges.

In the proceedings of the OHIO State
Senate on the 18th inst, as reported i'll
the Statesmen, VIC find the following;
S. B. No. III; Fixing salaries of Su-
prone and Common Pleas Judges. 1t
likes the salary of each supreme Judge
at 81, 800, of each Common Pleas Judge
1T s $4,000. These two bills were refer
red to the Committee of the Whole, into
which the Senate resolved itself, and
proceeded TO consider the former.
No amendments were offered. The
Committee rose, and the bill Was read Il
third time and passed.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

ASHAMED OF His NAME. The
Grecnsburg Democrat states that the
name of young Leboo,' Il celebrated
stallion of Westmoreland County, is to
be changed immediately, because of its
resemblance to Lebo, one of the traitors
who voted for Cameron.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

enA.Ttis said that the friends of the
President elect will erect n temporary
building for. the Inauguration Ball, and
the. tickets will be ten dollars.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

E7y-It has been limited that. perhaps
Lew Crmpbell's idea in deserving Amer
icanism and uniting with the ultra De
mocracy, was to "suck in" with that
party, and find favor in their eyes, when
the contested election case ono up for
action! Who knows?-Gcr. Rcpnbi-
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
rz-Ata public meeting, held at Ne

nI~Ata public meeting, held at New
castle-on- Tyne, 'to protest against war
with Persia, and to consider means Of
redress" We find the following singular
statement, made by n of the speakers,
Mqjor S. E. ROLAND. The Major
said:
\ new treaty had been entered into
between Persia and the United States,
which treaty contained three clauses;
the first of which was. that the United
States peing a maratime nation, and Per-
sia not being one, the United States
bound themselves to support Persia a
gainst any maritime attacks whatever.
So that a wal with Persia involved a war
with the United States.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29

naHARLAN, Republican, who wasre-
Gently decided by the U. S. Senate to
have been illegally elected to that body
from Iowa, has been reelected by the
.Le-islature Of chat State now in session.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-29
The ApDrO aching Esi;ire gisrl:ion.
Thn Dnmncrntic RnYiaM saYS:

The Inauguration OF James Bucha-
nan promises to be the most magnificent
instalment Of a Chief Magistrate Of the
United States that has ever taken place.
The military and civic associations OF
the large cities are making preparations
to visit Washington on the OCCASION
Among the rest, we notice the 9Th rcgi-
ment; National Guard, OF the 1st divis-
ion New York State militia Of the city Of
New York; The Burgess Corps of Alba.
ny: the keystone Club of Philadelphia
and the Young Mems Democratic Union
Club of New York, who will be accom-
panied by Dodworth's full band