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POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

About half the towns in the State Of Connect
icut held their local elections last week. As far
as heard from, there was q gain from the yea,
before of fourteen towns to the Republicans.
and two to the Sham Democrats.
The Delaware election fer Inspectors ha, ls.
quilted in Democratic (so,called) triumph Of.
about 444 majority.
The Republicans of the eth Congressional
district of Massachusetts have renominaei NJ
Burlingame for Congress. Mr.. Dawes has been
renominsted in the eleventh district.
The municipal election in the city of Bridge.
port took place October 4, and resulted in the
election of the entire Republican ticket. Booth
the Republican candidate for Mayor, received
81 majority over Calhoun, Democrat
Linus B. Comins, of the fifth Congressional
trict, Massachusetts,, has declined renomiua
ton for Congress, which was profered him b.
the Republicans. The Americans of the d;
trict have nominated Col. Williams, au1 q:
he is strongly Anti.Slavery, there is talk d
uniting the Opposition upon him. The district
is very closely contested by the Democrats.
The Republicans Of the eighth district d
Massachusetts, have nominated Charles R. Tran
for Congress. We are pleased to announce
that the Republicans of the third district have
nominated Charles Francis Adams for Con
gress. This is a nomination emiuently ft to ts
made.
Gerrit Smith delivered an election speech 10
New York last week, to large audience Ha
is speaking almost every night in the dferel,
towns and cities of the State.
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b@- We are highly grati6ed at the nomina
ton of Charles Francis Adams. for Congress
A man of severe integrity, high independence
great ability and wisdom, familiar with the pol
itics and public business of the country, and
thoroughly imbued with those ideas of Liberty
which illustrated the lives of his father and
grandfather, he will nobly represent the People
of Massachusetts,.
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JASPER: A RoNAScE.-Whoever may read
the first chapter of JASPER" published this
week on our FIRST page, will take care not to
miss any of the succeeding ones.
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branch, whose influence is supposed to have
already obtained from the aged monarch sc.I
of concordat, almost az Objectionable to his
subjects as the Austrian humiliation. M
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character Of the masonry promises durable as
well as ornamental improvement to this part
Of the city"
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WASHINGTON, D. C.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER ID, 1853.

To ADvKRrIsKRs-Business men will Ard il greatly 10
their advantage advertise in the Era.
Messrs Peingil 4 Co, s. b. Niles, and Joy, Coe, 4
Co. are our aathorized advertising agents for Boston,
New York, and Philadelphia.
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~ Mr.. L. r. Park, of Mount URien Ohio will recev'
and forward subscriptions for the Era, club rates.
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A new and complete life of John Milton is 10
be soon Issued in England and this country.
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John G.. Palfrey, of Massachusetts, is engaged
in writing a standard history Of New England.
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III Mr. Wheeler is the accredited agen, for the
i'm Cincinnati Ohio
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Amos A. Lawrence, of Boston, who has been
nominated for Governor by the Americans,
has not refused to run, as was reported. The
Americans show a disposition to nominate
distinct candidates throughout the State, for
local Offices, to vex the Republicans.
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Bag The Philadelphia Press announces that
Charles Dickens will revisit the United States
in the course Of 1859, on . reading tour, and
remarks that he will draw hSge audiences. His
recent matrimonial demonstrations have some.
what affected his popularity
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The free colored people are to have Clr.
vention at Cincinnati on the 23d, 24,h, and 2j.b
of November, to consider the disabilities under
inasmuch as Congress occupies nearly all offs
time in discussing the question, "What shaI.
we do with the nggers ," it is but right that
they should have something to say on the sub
ject themselves.
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EsIs- The Rev. Francis Beers has been cho-
sen Bishop of the M thodist Episcopal
Church in Liberia, and h,s come across the
Atlantic 10 be ordained
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There is an unpleasant controversy between
the Boston Post and the Courier, the merits Of
which are not clear, but the question seems to
be, which is entitled to the championship Of the
Custom House party. The Post must be csu'
tious, or its party will lose the half dozen votes
that are Influenced by the Courier.
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The Republicans of the eth Congressionsl
district of Massachusetts have renominatei NJ.
Burlingame for Congress. Mr. Dawes has been
renominsted in the eleventh district.
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Inc figure head of the Advance, which WAS
brought home By DR.. Kane, after he had been
compelled to abandon the vessel in the ;ce of
the Arctic regions, has been presented bv his
relatives to the Masonic lodge in New York
named the Kane Lodge, and is now exhibited
81 al the rooms OF the Mercantile Library, Astor
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The Carried or BalIoonist

We have no intelligence yet of the fate Of
Mr., ThurstOn and his wandering balloon. The
last account Of him was a quarter past one
o'clock Thursday, when he was seen floating
towards Maiden. Little hope of his safety is
entertained. The Toledo Blade of Saturday
says:
Mr.. Bannister, the associate Of Mr.. Thurston
in the original ascension from Adrian, informs
the editor Of the Watehtower, that they descend
ed near knlglt's Station, that number of men
assisted them TO land and secure the Balloon.
that they let the gas escape by the valve until
Mr.. ThurstOn proposed TO detach the car and
turn the Balloon so that he could reach the
valve. When he opened the valve and the car
and the netting were removed, the Balloon as
cended with bound and Mr.. Thurston, astride
the valve disc and his arms around the col
lspsed silk, ascended rapidly, and when last
seen was supposed TO be at least three miles
high and going rapidly in the direction of Lake
Erie.
Four years ago Mr.. Bannister made an ascen-
sion from Adrian, and frOze his feet so badly
in the trip as to cripple him for a long time. He
then hired his balloon to M Winchester, Of Nj
Ian, who in July, 1855, made an ascension and
landed near Hudson. Mr. W. came near freez-
ing to death, and was insensible for some time
so high did he hy into the rarifed atmosphere.
In August of the same year he ascended from
Norwalk, fOated out of sight in the direction of
Lake Erie, and no tidings have since been re-
ceived of him or his balloon. Mr.. Thurston
has probably gone to the same bourne
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Union Fair nj Bedford.

Not least among the many Industrial EKhibi-
tions given this year will be the Union Fair, at
Bedford A recent visit to that pleasant vii
lage has convinced US that the display at the
first annual meeting, on Thursday and Friday,
the 23l and 9th inst, will richly repay all who
NAV attend.
The grounds are capacious, and prepared at
great expense. The Society have also secured
tent 800 feet in circumference, in which to ex-
hibt :he floral, mechanical and industrial depart
ments.
The ring is not surpassed by any in the
county, being all that time and means could
make it, The entries are already numerous
and none need fear disappointment.
On Friday OssIAN E. DoDGE will give an
impromptu song on the Fair grounds, and in
the evening will give one of his popular enter
tainments in the tent, which will be prepared
70. the occasion
The Cleveland and Piusburg Railroad will
carry at half fare, the trip to Bedford is just
plea-s.t uIe into the country, the show will
be d good osc, and our city friends cannot
spend a day or two with more profit or more
enjJyably than at the Union Fair 4 train
viii leave the lower depot at $50 a. II and
Euclid street at a. NJ, on the Fair days
will leave Bedford at 9.2O P NJ
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4 Candidate Cornered

Mr.. Cox, who so disgracefully boxed the
compass on LecomptOn. is candidate for &c,
election in the C ,lumbus district, and is busy
stamping and button holeing every elector for
his vote. His opponent is Mr.. Case, of Licking,
aud he managed to get the wiring in and wiring
out candidate to commit himself fat-footed
against the admission Of Kansas as State with
population less than 90, 400. In discussion
in Newark, August 2Sth, between Messrs. Case
and COY the question was pressed, and Mr.
Cox finally declared that he would not vote
for Kansas to be admitted IS a State till she
presents herself with a census, showing that
she has a population of 90, ,42O souls - The
declaration got into the papers, and when the
trimmer found that the Odious test had beca re.
pudiatel by nearly every other Democratic san
didate in Ohio, and that his adherence TO 1t was
damaging him with the people, the Ohio States
man was authorized to deny that he had ever
made the declaration The Capital City Fact
heretofore advocating the reelection Of Mr.. Cox
drops him as ''Dad egg" and mol only de
nouuces the attempt to impose upon the eredul-
ity of the people, bat clinehcs the impudsnt
falsshood on the eOrnered candidate by publish
inr the certificate Of q respectable number Of
the prominent Democrats and Republicans Of
Newark who were present at the debate, and
heard and noted the language u7ed by Mr.. Cox
in his reply to the direct question ProPOunded
by his opponent The Case is made out, and
the greatest of Ohio political weather-Coz Is a
liked fact for once.
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Capture of slnvers byu. : ships of War.


EDTToR LEADER You say in your edition Of
Tuesday last in mentioning the capture of the
slave ship Echo, that it is the first vessel of the
kind ever taken by an American man -of-war-
That is a mistake, as to my knowledge one sIoop
of war the Yorktown, while on a cruise on the
coast of Africa, in the year Is45, within three
months captured three slayers, one of which, the
Pons, had on board 900 negroes The cargo.
except some two hundred or more, who died
was taken to Monrovia Liberia, where the poor
vretches were set at liberty. An officer who
was on board the Yorktown, gives the following
account of the taking of the SLAYER:
Il told you of the schooner we took al Cane
Mount Well, after we left the Cape, eoastinq
to the south, calling at all the places as far as
Benin, thence TO Princes Island, TO the river Ga
loon, and to this place, kabinda. After crossing
the equator about 100 miles south, longitude 50
east, ON tine Sunday afternoon, large bardue
hove IN sight Being on opposite tack, we soon
came together, and the peculiarity of our posi-
ton prevented her seeing our flag As we came
up, we hailed-she said she was bound 10 New
York, and so We ordered her to heave too and
receive our boat. All this time she showed
American colors. Imagine, if you can, the sen
satlon produced when the boarding officer hailed /
US from the barque, telling us that she vas only |
three days from kabinda and had on board Ruae 4
hu4dred Sidrcs. Il was ike an electric shock To !
us-you could have heard pin drop on our
deck. The Captain ordered the officers to take
possession. Then came scene Call away all |
boats-arm ourselves with pistols, cutlassss.
etc. ] got into the first boat that left for her.
and as 1 leaped over her gangway, expert.
enced the widest and strangest Of feeling The
matches had been ordered off and as / stepped on
board, shouts, screams and yels saIuted and
ieaiened me. ltwas truly awful Never can
forget that impression l went to the hatches
and looked into the hold, and such 4 scene as
met my eyes can neither be imagined or des-
,ubed. Nine hundred human beings iammed
INTO living mass, here under the equator, the
'un boiling hot, and not breath of air. They
shouted, those that could, for JOY, at their de-
ivery,-some raved like maniaes-others ,
screamed and grOaned for water, a drop 10
lueneh the living FIRE. hove buckets Of water ,
'yer their heads, and It seemed 10 me that it
lissed when 1t fell One old man stood close
o the hatch-tears were yet left him, and they
an down his tace-his tongue was swollen, and
e could only moan, he could not spepk But O
can give you no idea of the SLAYER. | had S
aad OF such but l had no conception Of the 7
wtul horrors of a slaye-ship-no one can. We !
ave sent the negroes TO be landed at Monro-
Ia-the vessel goes TO Philadelphia, where she Fl
elonged- B. v
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M. Io1g TAILED Comet Of Is5s.

The great Comet now visible to the naked
eye soon after sunset in the northwestern region
Of the heavens, was first discovered by Dr. Do
natl, of Florence, on the ID of June, and was first
seen in this country on the 29th Of June by
Mr. Parkhurst, of New Jersey. The accounts
given by those learned in such matters differ
somewhat as TO the statistics Of the long tailed
stranger, which is supposed - be the some time
expected Comet of Charles V. One account
puts its present distance at one hundred and
forty millions of miles, and states that it will
approach the earth within six millions Of miles
Another that its distance from the earth at this
time is eighty seven millions of miles, that its
tail is at least six millions Of miles in length,
and that its velocity, when at its perihelon, the
point nearest TO the sun, will be about one hun
dred and fly thousand miles an hour.
One account states that the Comet will reach
IFS perihelion the first week in October, and in
all probability will be a magnificent sight; an
other that it passed its periheliOn on the 18th OF
September Iti also suggested from the simi-
larity of the clements that the present Comet Is
identical with the comet of 1854, whose period
is about thirty-one years. The comet known
as the comet of Charles v was described by
Paul Fabricus as "great and brilliant star, D."
half as large as the moon, with tail resembling
"the flame of torch agitated by the wind. D."
We are told that during the first week Of Oc-
tober the Comet will be of the most striking
brightness, possibly the largest of the century,
and at that time will be seen near Arcturas,
perhaps even surprising that brilliant star in
splenjor. At the morning hour the Comet Is
visible, about A. NJ, tue heavens present a
magnificent aspect All the winter eOnstella
tions are to be seen. Orion, Taurus, Gemini,
Sirius and Proeyon, are revealed in all their
splendor Jupiter and Saturn are also visible.
The sight is worth an early rising at least, and
the show is free to all but the slothful.
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Reform Conventions and ResOIutiOns.

The attempted reformations Of the evils of
the world by the agency Of conventions
and resolutions one would think had pretty
much had their day. While the RefOrmers
agree that the world is in 4 very bad ststs. in
convention they are as diseOTdant in their views
touching the cause and the remedy as outsid-
ers. At the recent convention in Utica, Mrs
Branch made out marriage 10 be the head and
front Of evil Parker Pillsbury tie Press and the
Pulpit; S s Foster the institution Of Slavery
81. c. Wright the Bible; and Andrew Jackson
Davis that mysterious essence which lock
the inuermost TO the OutemOst." Each Re-
former had his or her remedy. Mrs. Braneh's
remedy vas divorce and Free Love; Mr.. Pills
bury's the overthrow of the Press and Pulpit
Mr.. Fosters abolition; Mr. Wrghts inideity;
and Mr.. Davis's key TO unlock the nnermOst
from the outermost, or the soul ffom the body.
After talking and discussing in about the old
straia, the convention finally adjourned with
out settling on a remedy for the evils Of the
world; and both viii continue TO jog on to-
gether until the next Reform Free Meeting.
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4 correspondent of the sandusky Register
in describing the rally to the rescue says:
. PerlIou. Position of Two Lads.

The'Cincinnafi Gasette of Monday contains
the following almost incredible item
We learn by passenger over the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad, who arrived yesterday
morning, that on Friday afternoon there was a
balloon ascension from the Illinois State Fair
Grounds, at Centralia. The aeronaut ascended
at 4 o'clock P. N. and at O'Clock descended
about 10 miles southeast of Centralia, and fss-
tening his balloon to a fence went into a house
near by for refreshments. While he was eat
ing. two boys, one years old and the other 4
wears old, clsmbered into the car Of the Balloon
and unfastened the rope. Theballoon ascended
rapidly, and when orr informant left nothing
had been heard from the young adventurers.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-21

"LEoN," the lying, scurilOus correspond
ent of the Leader, is not a voter in this county.
and knows no more about Democracy here,
than horse does about preaching. He is eyi-
IDENTIFY an Trad Kelly man, sore in the extreme
Dealer.
The Congressional candidate had better bus
band his epitbets. LEON" is live voter in
this county, has been Cor score of years q
wheel-horse Democrat, and is no Trad Kelly
man at all at all All he demands is fair play
for the Nationals.
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DISTRESSING SUIcIDE.-Mrs. Chambers, wife
of W. l. Chambers, late of Buffalo, killed her
self with arsenic in Milwaukee few days ago.
Her little daughter, only s years old, when she
learned her mother had taken poison, took some
from the same paper, saying she wished to die
with her mother, but was saved BY timely use
of emetics. The heartless husband, whose i'll
treatment of the wife had driven her 10 desper-
alton, left the city on the day of the funeral
and while the procession was conveying the
corpse to the grave.
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PENNSYLVANIA RNILROAD.-The following
facts and figures give some idea of the magni-
tude Of the operations Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. which gives employment to
4,2OO men. The workshops at Philadelphia,
Columbia, Harrisburg. Mifhin, Altoona, Cone
msugh and Pittsburgh employ 1000 Of these.
and the remainder are distributed along the line
on the trains, DC 679 miles of track are
owned by the company. OF this, 355 miles are
malRtraek, 26s miles are second track, and So
miles are sideIings. The receipts per mile are
greater than on any other road in the country,
The gross receipts being less only than those of
the New York Central, which is using 600 miles
Of main track dailv.
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f main track ds

SUFFoLK BAsK.- Sixteen Massachusetts, banks
have resolved TO sustain the Bank Of Mutual
Redemption, Boston, and to withdraw deposits
from the Suffolk Bank as soon as forty banks
unite in the arrangement The cooperation Of
New England banks generally is invited
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E1g=By reference to ADVERTISEMENT on first
page, it viii be seen that candidate KELLEY is
out with characteristic PrOnuDciamentO.
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$40. 1000 WORTH AP GOODS.

ITO be sold by Public Auction at No. 76
Il Superior street, opposite Bank street commencing On
FRIDAY, Sept. Il, at 2 O'Clock P. NJ,
And continue each day, al 10 A N 2 p NJ and in the
evening, until the whole Is disposed Of
The entire Stock of A. H. Williams & Co
OF New YORK, consigoed to J. o. BROWN X SON for
the benefit Il their credi
The stock cons IN part Black SILKS Jaroaefs Pop
lus. French MernoS. Paramaftas, CObourg Cluhs all
wool Delaines, silk WARP and other Aipaccas a-wO0I
Sc1tch Pl3ids, Ginshams. Prints. e
large assortment Of Atlantic Cable and Cherb0urgh
Robes.
Also large assortment OF Shawls such Br0cha long
and square; Bay ard Empire Stote all wool Long Shaws
Wool, Cashmere and stella Shawls
Linens abundance
Beached and uHbleached Table Cloths; Napkins; Tow
els Doylies' Crash, SC
Bleached Sheeungs and Shirtng AInslins.
Marssles Qullts, Blankets and al wool Flanuels.
large stock Of Bro delOths, Cassimeres, Satinsts
Twesd, Kentucky Jeans. Silk and other styles of Vest
ngs back and fancy SILK Neckerchief ladies and gents
Linen Cambric Pocket Hdkis; Hosiery, Gives, Xc.
The whole OF which will be offered lots suit pur-
Chasers.
Ladies esp-c ally invited 70 attend. the Gnods
principally adapted for their and Will be sold with
cut reserve. J. o. BROWN \ co. Auctloneers-
Rz.aNcIs J KIMN. Agent seplT
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DIED,

At Parma the i7th ms. Mrs MARY A TOWL wife
Of Capt Moses TOEl- aged 3 years She leavss lage
circle Of friends and relatives 10 their saddsn BE-
reayement.
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MARRIED,

A. Dover, on the 18th insr. by Rev V D. TAYLOR. NJ
LEYI W. JUDD Of KeHiueky, and Mis- AIINERYA A
OSBORNE, Of Dover.
At Dover. the lsth inst, By Rev v D. Taylsr MT.
SHERMAN OSBORNE and Aliss SETTIR Z PHIN-
SEY. all Of Dover.
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state Fair--.Avard, Of Premiums

belOW we give the remainder OF tue pre-
miums awarded in the Departments named
They were overlooked in our last issue.-Re-
gister.
FINE WORKED METALS.
Ist W W Wilson, Pittsburgh, Pa; sun dial;
commended with recommendation to give
diploma.
2ndW W E Barber, Sandusky; gas lamp, trans
ferred to 81 department No 44
3rI c NJ Brennis, Columbus; barOmeters, COM
mended-
4th W Strong, Cincinnati; patent lightning
rod, transferred to class 3, No 35
5th Pickering, Dayton; injecting instruments,
commended with !, commentator to give
diploma.
9th Same; Davis d Kedders magnetic electric
machine; first premium.
7th Wemple & Way, Sanduskyi artificial lteeth'
first premium
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HENDERSON'S HAIR RESTOR-

Ii ATIVE-ls fast becoming known and bids fair to
famed, as the following Certificate will show Il
be obtained Of the subscriber under the American
House in this city. Price 81 per bottle.
WAI HENDERSON
HENDERsoN's HAN REsTC lATIvE.-Ths undersigned
bald the top Of thei heads and Their hair
loose ard rapid " growing thin all their head when
Mr. Wm Hendsrsou. tie Barber under the American az
pied hrs usty celebrated Hair Rest0ratv and in short
the loss OF hair sOppel and hair esan 10
grow and the place oui h-ads nat was entirely
bald covered with fine enai OF air. We cordially re-
Mr. Henderson, Restorative believing Ito b.
he bes; article Of the kind m ar. ct.
LEWIS DODGE, ND
F.H. EDDY.
Cleveland, Jan 25th ls,s s. el i;dlT