The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-08-27
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON D. C, AUGUST e7 1857

Buchanan attends TO all important matters
himself. During his long and active life. he
has been remarkable for a regular habit of in.
creasing toll. Even in his retirement at Wheat
land, he was close student and an early riser
During his residence at the British Court. be
performed the heaviest duties himself. The
number of letters and papers he writes, without
the aid OF an amanuensis now, is legion. Read
ing without spectscles, and giving to every
subject prompt and careful analysis, he is a
wonder to his Cabinet, several of whom knew
very little of him till thus thrown into connec-
ton with him.
The Republicans of Wisconsin have called a
State Convention to meet at Madison, the CAPT.
tai of that State, on the I'd September next. to
nominate candidates for the several State off
GERS. The Democracy hold their Convention
at the same place, on the 9th inst. The names
OF Gov. Bashford, the incumbent, E. D. Hoton,
and Walter ID. Mclndoe, are among those
prominently mentioned in connection with the
Republican nomination for Governor Among
the Democratic aspirants for the nomination
are James B. Cross, Francis Huebschman, j. C.
Fairchild, and j. Hountree, the last named
being an Old Line Wing.
| The Montreal Pilot of August 18th regrets
to learn that some of the light-6ngered gentry
were at work at the Conversations given by the
Natural History Society in the City Concert
| Hall. Professor Silliman was relieved of about
500 while promenading the hail.
The anti Banks Republicans of Massachu.
sets are talking of holding State Convention,
and nominating new candidate for Governor
| They also propose to establish a campaign
weekly paper in Boston. The project of uni
ting all the Hunker elements of opposition 10
Banks, which was at one time seriously enter.
tanned, has, it is said, been given up as imprac.
tcable.
Henry B. Hirst, of Philadelphia, has written
pome on MIR. Buchanan, in which he invokes
him, in settling the Kansas and other difficult
ties, to
i Arm Go forth naked TO the fght!n
We hope Mr.. Buchanan will not do any such
ridiculous thing. Let him at least adopt the
Texas costume-shirt collar and spurs
A desperate riot occurred lately between two
gangs of Irish laborers on the Pacific Railroad
of Missouri, near Otterville. One party, mum.
bering three hundred, attacked another, embra.
cling only eighty-f7e. The latter appealed to
the people of Ottervle for protection. War.
rants were issued for the arrest of the attacking
party, and the officer in whose hands they were
placed summoned posse of one hundred citi.
| zens In attempting to serve the writs, they
were repulsed, and the Irish threatened the de-
struction of Otterville. Word being sent to the
Sheriff, at Boonsville, his deputy, taking with
him fifty men Of the rifle and artillery corps,
started for the seat of war. No further news
has yet been heard of the affair.
We learn from a Western paper that the
company of Vaudois emigrants who were some
time ago announced to have bought tract of
land III Western Virginia, wherein to settle,
have not done 50. The clergyman of the com.
pany did make the contract, but the members
refused to ratify it, and have bought land in
the vicinity of Ottowa, Illinois, near the Chicago
and st. Louis railroad. They said they had
rather give ten dollars an acre for land in Hi
nois than have the Virginia lands for nothing
Captain Kennedy, the agent sent by the
Canadian Government to Sekirk Settlement, on
the Red river of the North for the purpose of
observing the resources of the country and the
condition of the people under the government
of the Hudson's Bay Company, has reached Su-
perior on his way home. According to the
Chronicle he gives an enthusiastic description
of the country. The colonists of these distant
settlements are highly dissatisfied with the ty-
rannical government of the Hudson's Bay
Company, and are anxious to be relieved OF
the yoke of that corporation, and to be admit
ted under the jurisdiction of the Government
of Canada.
=, The Erie Railroad Company is making an
interesting experiment of laying an iron road
way for its track. Il is composed entirely of
cast iron, and includes everything pertaining
to the roadway except the rails. 1t requires
no bolts or spikes of any kind and the New
York Times says that it may be taken from the
furnace, and djusted upon the road, with less
lohN nv,d L..
lay the ordinary wooden sleepers. This iron
casting is embedded in the ground, on stone or
q similar solid foundation, where it is secure
from frost and other disturbing causes. The
rails rest upon India-rubber springs, which
deaden the noise of train, and at the same
time ease off those heavy blows and shocks of
the engines and cars while running, thus di
minishing their wear and tear. AS the super
structure of a railroad wears out, it is estima
ted, every seven years, road laid of a mate
rial more durable than wood is an improvement
much to be desired by the stockholders
Chicago, Aug. pa terrible hurricane
passed over Woodland, Wisconsin, last evening
destroying every house in the place. Mr. Fox
station agent, was run over and instantly killed.
while endeavoring to stop train of freight
cars which the wind had set in motion. The
tele aph lines were Frustrated, and the rail-
road track considerably damaged.
The steamer Iron City arrived here on the
10Th instant. When she was at Grand Port
age, about 700 Indians were there, waiting for
| their payments. There were no provisions
and no fish to be caught. The poor wretches
were actually starving, and had killed a horse
the night previous, as small "stay-stomach +"
until the arrival of the Illinois with provisions
| and pay. They have several days yet to wait
Cleveland Herald.
The New Jersey Railroad Company has sue.
cessfully tried the experiment of lighting a car
by gas. The experiment was tried on car of
a Newark train from Jersey City on Wednes-
day night, and last night one of the cars of
the train to Philadelphia was lighted in the
same manner. The gas is taken from the pipes
of the Gas. Light Company, and pressed into
an apparatus to which machinery is attached,
which affords force TO make the gas flow stead
| lily for several hours.
| Richard Brainard, keeper of the warehouses
| on Blackwell's Island, n. Y, was dangerously
stabbed in one of those establishments, on Fri
! day, by sailor named James Collins, who had
been committed as vagrant, and who refused
to 90 to work The keeper endeavored to COM
pei him, when a conflict ensued, in which the
stabbing occurred. The wounds are severe,
| and may prove fatal. Collins was sent to the
| Tombs TO await the Issue.
| The Lawrence Herald of Freedom is assured
| by persons entitled to the fullest confidence"
| that there will be no invasion of Kansas from
| Missouri at the October election. The Wash
ington Union edtorially expresses the opinion
that Kansas cannot become free State.
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