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I'M SOUTHERN MONITOR

This is the title of a new paper recently started
into life in Philadelphia, and although North
ern paper, claims to entertain Southern princi.
pies, the editor, ]. B. JONES, stating that he is
native born Southener. Hear him:
Hitherto the Southern States have had no
vc'se ne SSrtd HID and %sispresentsd @ hsSa ana often
condemned by good men, whose sympathies might
have taken different direction, if thew had ye.
Gelved proper information from authentic sourcas,
besving aas this to be the case, and being encour.
:asea and endorsed by many Of the leading men
IN the South, we have determined to undertuke a
the Establishment of Southern Organ in Phila.
dePhia, whose purposes shall be altogether con.
sttasonal' whilst its defence of Southern rights
md Southern institutions will be firm and uncom
promising"
Iems-s2 per annum in advance; three
copics' or one copy three years, IS.
Address, b. JONES.
Editor and Proprietor,
Philadelphia, Pa.
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ElfA Nsw Afarft, ,ItssNsssn,e

SCntt MeUlin.oct, tic rclnu,s 80. ~ a.. r..
sesped!tlcn n search of what itidy la isssss3 ss
SIR Jeln Ftenkln, has written q is,tsS ~S.sn n
iS,p..s,,m, H. ,mea IN ino Ehslis papers, giving scSs
We make the following estrncis, 'n'e'phss' n
u intend TO sail about Tho end of f,.. a.. !
Aoerdeen, aud proceed to barrow S.ssH ''sa w
certain that the provisions, stores and i,st, "a
nt Port Leopold and l,ecclley Island bv n. ~ w
cent g searching expedition are IN good ords, m
anime the state Of the Ice IN Peel Strsi. .nasss
practicable proceed down into the unkno.n
area Should not succeed here, Intend 10 =.
Turn to Port Leopold, and proceed down pr;nc.
Megents Inlet to Bellot Strait, and there rnaTs
s"1tier attempt to pass into and through tha
i'a v"ter u seasc snn ~ 70 Victoria Land where sal
NAV sets IN, complete the. entire exnloraifon
and by dogs. ""'oy men
In endeavoring to reach Victoria Land, ;t
IS my intention to avoid If possible any risk of
succeed in reaching Victoria Land, I win return
10 bellot strait to pass the winter, rs we know
Dy experience that the retreat of the sb;n from
!i'e!c amounts almost to n certainty. From Vic
toria Land, the homeward voyage is eoualv
eer!an' nm, but ny way of Bchring Straits
l;,,s o;o", means ms ol accomplishing Lady Frank
III oo]ect, the completion of the search and
now placed at my disposal, are ample The YES.
SCI ' is three ,masted screw schooner yacht fore:
.opsa and top -gaantsail the topsal roofs from
the deck she is decided clipperwdiagonniix
built 1872 feet long over ALL $40 tonp, bsiiders
measurement with light draft of water: trunk
engines, oi thirty horse power; crew NUMBERING
thirty individuals, including an Esquimaux ;n,eres
prefer: Almost all will be old shipmates Of nv
own IN former Arctic voyages. They shall he
leo ana clothed rs in the Government exned;.
tons, and receive double pay l therefore an
tcIpate no difficulty in keeping up precisely the
same discipline as that which we found to an.
swer SO well in the three Arctic expeditions in
which have served. ''' 80
The vessel is now in the hands of Messrs
nalls' Aber deem, for the purpose of being forti-
ned by means of doubling, extra hold beams
stringers DC, to enable her to withstand ice
pressure; and upwards of 100 men are at work
upon her. All Arctic men agree in prononcinp
her to be the best adapted vessel ever selected
ior Arctic service. From her sharp midship sec.
tIon she will rise to ice-pressure which would
crush in the sides of a wall sided vessel. Her
speed under steam, when in deep water, is expec
tea to be six knots. She will carry FIVE weeks
Tue! for full speed, and two and half years' pro
VISIONS, being enough to last us for second win
| Ter, should we unavoidably be detained"
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Exported Homicide by Son of Henry Gav.
-.H's rtght and Conceaiment-Ihe Cincinna1i
Commercial Of Saturday contains a report thnt
a, quarrel took place, on Thursday, at Lexington
kentucky. between Joha Clay, Esq, a SON, q Tho
Edgar. : $50.
high words passed between the parties, and
led finally to personal encounter when Clny
drew revolver and fred twice at Edgar. One
t oall entered hie mouth, and passed ont behind
the ear: Another ball lodged in the back. Ed.
dead before this time. -IFs,'--:tft-
Clay Immediately left Lexington, and has not
oeen heard from since. The parties have not
been Oh amicablc terms for some time. .Jof1i5;.we
Clay. WV ~ - ~
Ofhis elder brother, one-Henrv Claws .sJr
was killed at the battle of Buena Vista.-and
another, another James B. Clay; is now Il Democtsto
cauQldate Tor Congress. r-SSr..
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DEATH OF AN EDITOR.

. 1t becomes our melancholy duty TO announ ce
;ae ~. oea,h OF Mr. ). ii. G. Leopard, Junior Ed
'tor OF the Lexington Flag.
Correspondent writing to lis, relative to the
death of Mr.. Leopard furnishes the annexed
touching Tribute:
lie died OH Friday evening, after a severe
attack Of only five days. from the epidemic that
is Is prevailing to an alarming extent in many sec
tons Of the State. lie was young man re-.
matkable not only for tho highest order Of intel.
. .ec.aal powers but for the most exemplary piety
that could adorn the human character. lie
spoke s to me calmly of his approaching disaolu.
tion' and his death was glorious triumph Of
t,".. the blessed religion Of Christ. He was only
iwenty : yean Of age. Had his life been spared,
l. ieel assured he would have filed many posi-.
t'ons OF usefulness and honor"
MIR. Leopard was born in Cabarrus county, N.
q, and in tho eighth year of his age removed 10
Lexington with his father, the Rev. j. F. w.
leopard. His funeral services were performed
by the Sons Of Temperance of Higgaior Division,
OF which lie was an active and useful member.
A large number of the inhabitants of the village
and surrounding country were in attendance
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FROM WASHINGTON

=, "AsnNcros, June ls.
The Cabinet had special meeting to-day to
consider the question Of an overland mail to
California. w.
The President has recognized Enrique F. Fall
len as Consul for Chill i'll New York.
It's said that Col. Richardson, of Illinois, has
declined the governorship of Nebraska.
Judge Stiles and United States Marshal Dotson,
of Utah. have arrived
Emery D; Potter, Esq, ex.member of Cou-
gress from Ohio, has en- rendered and accent.d
the appointment to one of the vacant Indseahin~
OF Utah Another has been offered Mr. Eckles
Thos. II. Dana, ESQ.,. of Mississippi, has been
offered the Marshalship of the same Terrtory.-
Mr; Cummings will be again rendered the govern
orsii'Pof Utah, and his acceptanceis is considered
certain. '17s,SN
The impression is almost amounting to GER
ta,nty, that the Postmaster General, to whom the
%hole subject has been referred, has selected for
me california wagon road the route startinpfrom
Memphis and running via Fort Smith aud Donna
Anna in Mexico, to Fort Yumu -
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Ihe indoniitable widow Of Gen. Gaines has
leans The suit just decided was instituted for
inc purpose Of having it declared that the decree
o, inc supueme Cour, ordering stHs will OF Dan.
~ OlaFk :t06e pIobated i null and void. Jpdge
Molgan Dismissed the suit OF plaintiff on tie
eIcund N;s the deSresof tbS SEupsea,SC Court lei
sG,sna laagmsnts snd thatit does MOI lie with.
ths yghs q sfssss6ioS 81 SFNSy u 'thS q ppo. "a
IS s ~ tsAansk - q ava thieis
" Dnt Ms hnal step tewstds he attainment 81
,ns nghts hoha whicR sho HID co. long BEN al.
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Nm Electric Locomotire-The Detroit Free
"a locomotive was being moved from the
munufaetory to the Central depot, in that city,
and had arrived in the middle OF the street, when
suddenly all hands dropped the bars which they
were moving the machine. and fell back in
amazement. Resuming them at the order of the
man mani, IN charge, they applied them again to the
they touched the iron. The director of the Job
caught up one of the bars, and making savage
thrust, planted it under wheel, preparatory 10
giving huge lift. No sooner had it touched
however, than he saw it fall from his grasp to the
ground as it had done in every case before
Such singular occurrences excited attention, and
an examination was made as to the cause, when
1t was found that that the locomotive, in passing
under the telegraph line, had come in contact
with broken wire that hung sufficiently low to
reuch it. The whole mass Of iron cromprsinc
the locomotive had thus become charged with
electricity, which had communicated itself to
the bars that the men held in their hands, and
caused the effect above described. The wire was
then removed, and the difficulty obviated in a
moment"
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FROM The San francisco Herald, 1fau H.
THE MATERIAL OF CRADLES Panty


Ne prominent citizen, at least in political mat.
ters, was held in greater esteem, or was more in.
nnential with his party than Henry A. Crabbe.
tte represented San joaquin county in the As.
sembly during the year 1852, and The Senatorial
district, composed Of San Joaquin and Contra
Costa during the years $50 and 1854. During
this service, hia bold, able and fearless course
Against all schemes Of corruption. won for him
the admiration and esteem of all mood men
Nr. Crabhe leaves widow and two children re-.
siding in this city. OF others, members Of The
party that left here. were Col. Wm. II. Mcf,oun
who succeeded Mr. Crabbe in tho Siute Senate
for the yearsls55 and 1856; Col rpm. Wood.
who represented San Francisco county in The ses.
sion Of 1852, and was afterwards County Judoa
ofContra Costa cotinty (Col. Wood also leaves 4
videw residing in this city;) DR.. J. T. OxIey, who
represented luoIumne county in the Assembly
la,9dess member Of tho Assembly from Mariposa
couaity Sf The year 1855; John G. Henry, who
represented t,c saae county in the Assembly for
tho session Of 1854; also, Judge Sheaffer, for
meIiy Cotiiity Judge Of Sierra county; also, Mr..
RB. Wilder, the ppbtssley of 81 American, cam.
paign paper, published III. this city during the
Iaat CONTEST Th6sgesntlaruat, vera
sni01g those. kaovnsto I'd, who We're of the aayty.
md .aM Of whom, we fear, have met this com.
in6n fate BIZ. Rasty 4iyfn, long conhetted win
she fressof tiis State and w,oj hold the ;posHas
Of Assistant Secretary OF tho Senate inis56 e
also reported to, be aipopg Hie number MI. M
ven had bcep residing in qefmetilIo with his
fan,ily sosntitne prior 70 ts dspaftars Ss Csstbe
Ob's brother iniaw, from tl,is aity: iese 8 no
certainty boweyer, In relation 10 his fate. IL |
LAST dates Ne was represented u b6 under arrAss
ut Ucrmosil!o. His life may have been spared. !
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Three Children Dro,cned by their Mother.-On
the 2eth nltimo. the village of Leon, Jackson
county, Michigan, was the scene of terrible
tragedy. Mrs. Logan, mother of n family of
nine children, in fit of mental arrangement, at
tempted tho murder of her whole family. In
the absence of her husband she called all her
children into the house-the oldest being but IA
years OF age, aud forbid their going out. Pres.
emily she took one of her children, went out, and
threw it in the well; then another, and so on,
until she had carried out four. The other chill
dren having their fears excited, followed their
mother with the fourth victim and saw her
throw it into the we'll They tried to interfere,
but were unable-the maniac mother making
most desperate efforts to drown them; falling in
this she threw herself down upon her dead and
drowning children. The we'll was curbless-some
~ feet deep, with about four feet of water
dsd her down pos it6afse q aSie Hm fs the han
one child clung, and were drawn out. The GHd rel
naming three were drowned-all efforts of the
neighbors to recnscitate them proving unav ailng.
fecun'nry troubles. it is aaid, induced the tenn
Porary alteration of mind which led 10 this
dreadful tragedy.
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Speulatioas in South Weu N;ssosSassWs
learn from the Springfield (Mo., Advertiser, that
about $4,000 acres Of land have been entered ut
the Land Office in Springfield during thss spast
month. The greater porticn % ibis land shas
been taken up by spectators, IN large bodies.
The large bodies Of arabic prairie Iands haya
generally been selected, and they srs passtywSil
entered up. 80. s,' -
Gov. Wright. Of Indiana This dssipsuiah.d
gentleman, has accepted the mission 3o B,flin
rendered to him by the Presidents afi58 - "a
city yesterday for his home in Indians "a ysssTs
his arrangements to return TO Washinnton' Il.
celvs his instructions, and proceed 70 Iis boat n
duty by the 18th or 20th OF next tmontt.--WaaS.
ington Union. :, '''''
Population Of oliforaio.--A earefol e.f,,..,.
based on the latest returns of thslocsl $1,000.
makes the population Of California Sf5T ma -
whom 8S2 $50 are Americans, ebsGo1 ~ ~. p
ss,es7 Chinese, $4,000 French, fS'o0o HsT.
cans 600 GermanE 10, ,O00 Insh. 3. .fIo0s ~;
.;h and y 900 oihsI foreignerA besidss ECO
Small Por in lMe,ilc,--Ths Presid, d,ni NJ IN.
Board OF Health. Dr.. J. C. Mott, rSborts sSs,e
OFT cases OF small pox i'll Mobile on tho Oh, Inst
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Birth Of Napoleoh.-A singular fact has bssn
recently developed in Paris. The purish register
In that city, recording the marriage of Napoleon
day not as August Is, 1868, as reported by him
self, and given in oil his biographies, but as Feb
ruary $. l7G8. The register of the marriage,
signed BY Napoleon and Josephine, is atiested
also by Joseph Bonaparte, and several other
members of the family. It would seem that
when Napoleon found himself on the way to
power, he did not wish to have it alleged against
him that he was not; Frenchman by BIRTH
tie dropped letter in his Italian name (becors,-
ing Bonapart instead of Buonapart,) and de-
clared himself born in August, 1859, instead of
February, l7G8, because between those .dates.
cors'an had been annexed to France The lafs
ter date, therefore, Inade him a Fredehmsns nc 10y
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lhe Nec York Police Dil@enlty.-A dispatch
The Park has been crowded the whole day in
expectation of another conflict between the no
lice at present quiet prevails, but there are ru-
mors that the 7lst regiment, now in Newbure OH
nm excursion, has been telegraehod to return to
the city. A dispatch from Boston states that
Governor King received n dispatch in the midst
of the ceremonies at Bunker Hill, urging his i'm.
mediate return to New York, and that according.
ly he left in the land train at o'clock, together
with the National Guards
Mayor Woods second arrest was effected qui.
eetly by Captain Speight of the New police
lie is now in the sherf's custody. Further
Hall is still held by the Mayors police. An an
p'ication for writ of habeas corpus in the May
or's case is now being argued before Judge Rus.
sell. The troops are still under arms at their
armorios.
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before whom it is pending. In truth, we do not
fecollect to have seen any case where so much
testimony was adduced, diam critically opposite.
as has been in this Miss AUGUSTA CuynlNouAM
swears positively that she witnessed the nup,ials
OF Dr. Is. and her mother, on the evenirp of the
zo1h OF October, while other respectable persons
.e''''y 1hat Dr. BuRDELL was in the city of AL.
oany on that very evening The minister who
concluded the ceremonies, was for time in doubt
as to whether it was BtspELL or Ecx1r wbo
was The goomsman on that occasion, ratbe, in.
eiining 70 the opinion, al first seeing the BODY Of
the dssesasd, that il was the latter. but fns,lv
came 70 conclusion that it was the former
and 50 testihed. marriage ,Oas consummated.
there il m no doubt but the question now ia. be.
tween whonif which we think would be about
as easily aaswsred as to find "the man thar
struck Billy Paterson" :. ~ 1c'''''' '.'A'
Eyis el zslegsspa .Eiasror.,-A case ,a. of an .r
ror IN telegTaphing was recently decided sat
~ Sieye,ano, m ono. s;gaipst tho Lake 80 and
d,is miInigsa aas tsfsgfsph Gomgspy ia fayor Ran.
largely engaged in the wool sbusiness, thsv .si.'
grsphed % aH agsnt at Mssaviis, Psnnsviyy y ~
to payS certain Iots 81 ssisoaF Fst 4o csnt:a
ps9ad - ts!sssp Spststos psads an .snfo,
pound: 81 iss is S6sssIse n seas. ~ E r.
was.boughk Ttis vasdteti si,3ef .tLs eles,ssI,
Company was $l6eI T6ss m ~. 81 asfgs8 f3,s
Jury that fhE telegram ~ ~ Snss5o
or damages for the evil "A si,.;, 49,
An,syica1. H rs
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Great Leap.-Probably the greatest leap on
m on record was made at the Helena Shot Tower,
Wisconsin some time ago. A horse, twelve
years old, jumped from the bank over uerpen.
dlcnlar precipice one hundred and eighty feet into
the river below, and came out safe and sound.
aher swimming nearly half mile 10 suitable
Landing place. The water at the point where
five feet deep. -
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An hmn'snss Steam Engine.-A Correspondent
vi VINO has been visiting the iron and coal regions
engine at Swanton, which isused simply to IA.
ate draft for the iron furnaces Its 81 100
horse power, and fills good-sized Ati,ree.storv
bnek building. The writer says it Il. the, nost
magnificent steam engine in the world; and tRst
ton Traveller. %. 80 -. 49,
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Diridend.-We learn through the CHarlosfon
Mercury that on Friday last the Hard 6. Drec-
daa'.o ;1rS o. 1ne south Carolina Railroad Company
,ngs Of the past six months, being at the. rate Of
10 per cenfper annum. -: -
We have also learned that the Directors Of
charlotte q 8. G. Railroad have declared
dividend Of 81 upon eseh share in that Road
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, San francisco Washer,comen.-T The San
Francisco washerwomen wash out a man's sh;S,
in ths;style: s'''''
me shirt is first soaped till it glistens like a
poultice. It.is then dipped. into a pool of water
taken out and twisted by two operators, having
mold OF each end until it resembiess with it's coat,
ing Of yellow soup large barof nolasses cspdy
u l;. s 'hen Nashed upon stone for some, time
washed in this way of course come to ,fhssr
owner innocent Of huttona and flutterinp.,with,
rags Some wag in San Francisco has .nssertsd
that what is called Washerwoman's . BAY ,is bayed
with shirt buttons ~ -DPS'ou
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Lo"9e'if%,Died, on Tuesday evening, the
: S!l, inst, Judah, the slave of Judge O'Neail.
She lived to see the fifth generation of the
family to whom she first belonged Her age
can only be gathered from her own statements.
Many years ago she stated that her fourth child,
Sampson, wns born. as we understood her. on
the fourth of July, '76. this would make her, at
the least, 100 years old. Her subsequent state.
ments were, that she was confined with her
third child when Charleston fell, MAY. i1s,l
this would make her 9G years of age. This
last statement was probably correct, and she,
perhaps intended to say that her fourth child,
Sampson belonging to Henry Wise, was born
4th July, 1881, Independence day, as she called
it) Until within few years, she was able to
walk about and take care of herself For the last
two years her daughter has been kept in the
house, or been employed Immediately around
It, to take charge of her. She was baptized and
joined the Baptist Church at Newberry when
she was more than 80 years of age. Sho was a
most faithful slave, devotedly attached TO the
descendants of MIR. and Mrs. George Strother,
deceased. Of whom Mrs. O'Ncall is a grand
ughter..-Ne,c6erry Sun.
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n Venerable Relic-A friend has handed us
large, curiousy shaped ring of pure gold, which
was found BY negro six miles above this place,
On on heoweo river, near Gap Hill, where was
fought, in the days of the Red Man, a we'll con-
tested battle with the Pale Faces. The ring
pears on its on its outside, In perfectly leeible
Md1'e M capital letters, this inscription: sWM
NEWMAN, OBJ June, 1857, l9." A short dis.
lance lance from where the ring was picked up. is the
anns OF old Fort George, whose precincts, in the
OF the white man and the savage. Perchance tho
Possessor OF this ring. in one OF the many deadly
contests which bleached bones now to be seen
July attest, lost his life, and it has shared the
late OF his dust till now. At lenst, it is curious
te;en1enarlan, cen whose supposed history is sugges-
IHe T. oi love, war and characteristic romance
1t has been left with Us for the inspection of the
curious in such msttersl-- Keoeee Oburier.
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?, DcdM Of Col. heih.-Coloncl Matthew Irwin
e,th died at his residence this morning ut about
:, o'clock: lie was taken i'll OH Tuesday OF bill
ious- -cholic. This well-known citizen, although
he had passed the age Of seventy, was in such
% usual vigOr Of health, strength of action,
and freshness of appearance, that his death
takes the community by surprise. lie has ever
oeeh distinguished in it as a gentleman of fine
ana rare powers of mind, Of elevated and chiv-
airlous character, of noble bearing and m anners,
OF Punetious amenity in associations ebay.
ard, without fear and without reproacl,." That
commanding conn and distingue form, which now re-
poses in its last sleep, ever reminded of the gal
liant soldier and accomplished officer, who in
youthful patriotism and with lofty spirit rendered
act, active service as Captain in the war of 1912.
There are comrades sill living, who have ever
attssted his high and remarkable traits as man
ana an officer, who have ever fondIy cherished
i MN as friend, and whose tears will flow upon
ms bier lie was the cynosure of younger
generations, who ever hung upon his glowing
thoughts admired and revered his elevated senti.
ments aud found an example in his ever kindly
ana noble port and conduct.-C Charlcston Ncps.