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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
Later From Europe.
New York, Mon. MAY 10.

The steamer Vanderbilt, fom Ha
vre and Southampton, has arrived
bringing dates to the 2Sth ult. The
Hanamonia arrived ont on the 18th
The Vanderbilt brings two hundred
passengers and $12S,00O in specie
also special mails made up in the Pa.
ris and London Offices, the regular
mails being on bord Of the City u
Baltimore. Disputes have arisen be
tween Persia and England. In Par
lament the proposition for the in.
crease OF the spirit duties has been
negatived. There is stagnation oi
business in England. The London
papers have reports of an expected wal
between the United States and Spain.
Sardinia adopts the principle Of the
Conspiracy Bill. France denies in.
tending an increase Of duty on iron,
by the iron masters of France. The
dispute between Persia and England
is about the illegal detention of the
Affghsns. There is all expectation
that Spain will go to war with Amer.
lea. In the House of Commons, on
Monday,''in reply to a question, Gen
eral Peel stated that the entire expense
Of the war will be betrayed by the
East India Company.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13

ST.. LOUIS, Sat. May 8.

Major General Smith has issued
elaborate orders relative to the move
ment OF trains and troops for the Utah
forces. The trains will be separated
into divisions of two hundred and
twenty.six wagons each, and the
troops will be organized into columns,
each column constituting an escort OF
a division of the general supply train.
The first column, under the com.
maud of Lieutenant Colonel Andrews,
is already organized and ordered to
march. The second column, under
Colonel Munroe, composing an escort
for the first division OF supplies, will
march from Leavenworth on she 18th
inst. The third column, under Colo.
mel May, on the Goth; the fourth, un-
der Colonel Morrison, on the 25th;
the 5th, under Colonel Sumner, on
the Both, and the sixth, under Colonel
Emory, on the 4th Of June. These
columns, for the present, constitute
the first brigade of the Utah force un'
der the command Of General Harney.
Each column is to be provided with
four months provisions, which will be
replenished in passing Fort Kearney
and Laramie. General Smith is yet
in TIE city, his health being Aueh as
to require his remaining here q short
period. Four companies of the Sixth
Infantry lett Leavenworth on the 9th
inst. One company Of Infantry, from
Fort Riley, will join them at Fort
Kearney. John Hartnett, Secretary
OF Utah, left here yesterday for Leav.
enworth. .H
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
Nicaragua.

AS an evidence Of the agricultural
progress in Nicaragua, and the adap-
tatiOn Of the soil to almost every kind
Of culture, we extract from the Ora.
NADIA correspondence Of the Panama
Star the following: 1....
The cultivation of indigo, that most
valuable Of Central American produce
is again being resumed by many Of
the farmers near Grenada, they being
melted to this by the immense prices
for this article now paid in England,
and the prospect Of their continuance
during the Indian War.
Coffee is also beginning to be ex.
tensively cultivated, aud one firm in
Grenada has collected for expectation
one hundred and fifty sacks at six
cents. may here remark that these
two articles Of Nicaragua products are
equal, if not superior, to those raised
in any other Central American State.
Tie coffee Of Jinotepee is equal, in
my opinion, to the very best Of Costa
Rica, anI theindigo of Rivas is ofthe
best qualify, though not so much is
produced to the acre as in San Saliva.
dor; coffee and indigo can be raised
to almost a boundlesS extent in Mica,
ragua, and the cultivation of those
valuable plants being attended to, the
States Of Costa Rica and San Salvador
would suffer by it.
1t will be remembered that, during
the supremacy Of General Walker, the
city OF Grenada, from motives Of poll
cy and security, was destroyed. In
regard to this city the same writer
says:
Grenada-the scene of saddest re.
Election for those who sympathized
with and supported General Walker
lis being slowly built up. More
than seventy-fve houses have been re-
built within the last three months,
and, ifthere should be no more catch
ing Of soldiers for year to come, sc
that the people could be allowed tc
work in peace, the town would be "al
most as good as new"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
washington Items.
wAsuIsorOs, Sat, May 8.

M.A
Colonel Sayles, of r. l., and Mr..
Austin, bis private secretary have
Just left this city for Arizonia Uia San
Antonio and San Diego. Colonel
Sayles is charged with important du.
ties connected with the Postofice, In
terror and Treasury Departments in
that Territory. II is said that he has
q confidential communication with
reference to Sonora. In company with
Colonel Sayles is Professor Pearce,
Mining Engineer and Geologist, and
Burton, Civil Engineer. who 20 out
in the employ of the Lepere Land and
Mining Company, to place in posses
sion the mines Of that company with
the most approved appliances for sil-
yer mining. E. E. Dunbar has just
arrived from Arizonia, and confirms
the great value Of the silver operations
in the center OF the Territory. He
represents its condition as distressing
in the extreme, and brings proceedings
of public meetings held by the citizens
of Santa Cruz Valley, addressed to
Congress, praying urgently for relief.
The memorial is placed in the hands
Of Lieutenant Lowry, the delegate.
The Kansas Bill will be officially dis,
patched to.mono ow to Governor Den
YER, with instructions designed to sc.
cure a fair vote on the proposition to
be submitted to the people. The es-
innate for three volunteer regiments
for eighteen months is said to be $4,-
100000. They will positively not be
called into service until the appropria.
tions are made. Lieutenant General
Scott has arrived, in pursuance Of Or
ders from the Secretary of War.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
Gonlmtttid sntdIigtntt.
Cincinnati miarhet.
OncnsArr, Nav

r. H OncNNArI, May TO-
FLouR.--Tbe market was quite dun n.
day. and the sales unim 2ortant; es,6b to
s95 was the range for superfne to extra
white Wheat. During the last two dave
2 800 brls. were received.
WHISKY. The demand 10 about equal IN
the receipts. and the market rules Arm,-
Sales of 726 brls, at l6Ac., and 200 do, from
wagons at l5sc.
Provisions. dull and unsettled mar.
ket for all articles still continues, nd QUO.
tatlons must be regarded nominal. Holders
seem more anxious 10 sell, but the timidi,y
OF spectators increases in the same ratio "A
the willingness of holders 70 sell. Meu
Pork was offered at SIT without MEETING
buyers The transactions were 80 hhds. Of
Bacon Sides at Ste, sixty days, packages
extra and interest added; 400 brls. sud
tierces prime country Lard at i0tc., and
100 do. prime city at l04c. ~ T,tT7 G.
STEARIS,-Sales of l50 brls. prime AZ
llAc and 80 do. at lie.
CRAcKLIgGs "A sale Of IL hhds., Satu,.
day, at &c. per pound-an advance.
GRocERIEs.-There is no change. Salea
Of 90 hhds. Sugar at 7@7fc. for fair and
good fair, and 70 brls Molasses at s6c. Cof.
fee sells at l0l@llic.
WHEAT.-A good demand, and prices are
6rm. Sales 300 bushels prime White AT
e0c.; 900 do good White at s4e.; 400 do.
fair White attic, and 200 do. good Red az
7oc.
CoRN.-A good demand, and the receipts
sell quick at 3sc.
OATs,-The market 10 quiet, with mod.
crate demand at 3l@32c.
RYE Is quiet and steady at 52@64c.
BARLEY--The market is firm, with good
demand for prime at 40@42c.
HAY.-A fair demand for prime at Si3@
IA; but all common grades are plenty and
dull, and prices merely nominal,
BuTTrR.-The market for prime yellowis is
firm, with a demand fully equal to the re-
ceipts, at ls@2Uc. Common is dull and
nominal. ...
BEANS "A sale Of Is brls. fair White at
Soc. per bushel, Market dull.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
A Line Of Latitude obliierated

In looking over the report of the
present State School Commissioner ol
Ohio, Mr., Smyth, we find the follow
ing amusing anecdote, showing the
grade OF intelligence which is possess
ed by some persons who apply for GER
tifcates as school-teachers. 1t occurs
in a letter of Henry II. Dodge, the
School Examiner of Wood County, the
letter bearing date November IL,
1857. He says:
"Few can conceive the sublime and
admirable depths of ignorance ex-
humed in the course OF a years expe.
rience in the Black Swamp by a School
Examiner. At recent examination,
the written question required tile ap,
plicant to name the several States in.
tersected by the parallel Of SO degrees
80 minutes north latitude. .agg,
The prompt answer of one gentle,
man grayely informed MS that there
was no such line existing, as 1t was
repealed by the Kansas Nebrasks
Bill. ;i AIj- -'.A IL iusmp| 'h' j
"Observing his answer marked as
erroneous, lie scornfully referred US to
the New York Tribune, and left, evi,
IDENTIFY impressed with deep commits
Grafton for our ignorance" 5aI
We knew, the Tribune had conten,
ded for many absurd things growing
out of the Kansas Nebraska Bill, but
We did not know before that it took
tile ground that that measure annihi
lated a parallel OF latitude. The Tri-
hume has many sins to answer for. i
is unnecessary, Of course, to say thai
this intelligent and ambitious candi
date for school bonors was q Black
Republican, it being sufficiently evi
dent from his reference to the Tribune
No Democrat is SO badly posted mp
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13

An Important Service Rendered
I by senator Douglas 20 the Dem
ocratic Party.
While Senate: DOUGLAS, by the
course be has pursued this session
has, to some extent, divided and dis
trscted the Democratic councils and
afforded grounds for painful misgiv-
ings where he will be found in the fu-
ture, he has been great instrument in
demoralizinS the Black Republicans
and showing to the country their ut
ter want of political principle and Yir-
tue. 1t was his influence and in ac-
cordance with the policy he suggested
| to defeat and break down the Admin.
istration, that induced them to vote
tor the CRrTTENDEN. NJ MONTGOMERY bill,
which involved the most stupeDdous
self.stultitication Of their former pro.
iessed principles that a political par.
ty was ever known to commit To
achieve temporary partisan triumph
they swallowed all their old declara.
tions against the admission of slave
States, violated their pleges to their
constituents, struck full in the face the
Abolition, anti slavery sentiment that
had elected them, and proved them.
selves to be hollowhearted dema.
gogues by voting in favor Of the right
Of the people ola Territory to have
slavery or not, as they chose. which
principle they had formerly denounced
as the most atro;ious that was ever
promulgated in a civilized landl AT
ter that vote the Black, Republican
party stood naked and deienceless be-
fore the people-the mask Of hypocri.
sy has been stripped off it. No more
can itappeal to Abolition feeling ol
til North-no more can it denounce
the Democratic doctrine of popular.
sovereignty in respect to the terrific
res, without being confronted with
the documents which show its unani-
nous assent to all it profossed to op.
pose. By forsaking the high ground
of principle which it had occupied,
mistaken though it was, and rolling
itself in the mud and inils OF the par.
tisan expediency, it will lose the sup
port of the interest which formerly
sustained it and be irrevocably ruined
with the people. Senator Douglas
instrumentality in producing this dis
grace and qualification ought to atone
partially, for the unkind blows he has
aimed Of late at the Democratic or.
ganization. Gin. Eng.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
The Southern Flood.

Melancholy accounts still reach US
through the Southern papers of the
terrible destruction which the people
Of Arkansas, Tennessee. Mississippi,
and especially Louisiana, are suffering
The Memphis Appeal Of the 9th,
for instance, give the following pic.
ture of ruin and distress. 1t is about
as sorry a one as we have yet seen:
Mr.. Thomasson, the clerk Of the
EganslqHe, in yesterday from White
River, has given us several particu-
lars of the state Of things as they ex-
listed on the trip of the boat to this
city. From Heleaa to White River
the traveller on the riyer could distin-
guish only one sheet ofwatcr. on both
sides of the river, as far as could be
seen. Up the shore of White River
for sixty miles similar stretch OF
water met the eye. The houses are
all surrounded by water, which flows
beneath them. Where the water
runs in q current, the supports Of the
houses are hourly undermined; some
Of the houses were seen leaning over,
ready to fall. The condition of the
inmates in many instances, especially
when far from neighbors, must be
most deplorable. The loss Of stock
will be great. The cattle have no op-
portunity oflying down, and must suf-
fer from deprivation Of sleep, as well
as from scarcity of food. Men were
seen in dug-OutS, in some places fol-
lowed by the wading cattle. The men
were engaged in cutting down the
young cottonwood trees for the cattle
to browse upon. In one place a
drove Of hogs swan for some distance
after the boat, evidently anxious to
get on the dry deck. A man was
seen at Helena endeavoring to pur-
chase f1at.bOat, upon which to place
a portion of his stock to save them
from perishing. He lived back from
Napoleon, but not a boat was to- be
got in that city. The fences, ofcourse
are carried of for miles; cord.wood lie
also carried away in such abundance
that the boats already find it scarce
and have to pay an advanced price.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
A Beautiful Record.

ID Notwithstanding the Black -Repub'
licsns claim to be par excellence the
friends of freedom ard of free States
they have voted at this session Of
Congress for the following PROPOSE
tious:
/. To admit Kansas into the Uaion
as a slave State.
Q. They have opposed the admis-
sion of the free State Of Minnesota into
the Union.
:; 9. They have, after four months Of
debate in It's favor, voted against a
proposition which, it is admitted by
their organs and representatives in
Congress, affords an opportunity to
the people OF Kansas to say whether
they will come into the Union or not
under the Lecompton Constitution.
50 complete has been the surrender
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13

by the Black Republicans Of every.
thing like the principles which they
lprolessed TO advocate, that Humphrey
Marshall, of Kentucky, a strong pro-
slavery Know Nothing, in y speech
which the Gazette compliments, says
"Iwould like toknow whether, with
the principles which We have ever
contended for, which we contended for
in 1850, which are contained in your
Cincinnati Platform, contained in the
American Platform, and in whatever
else you have covered under the title
of popular sovereignty-to-w wit: that
the will Of the people in each locality
should determine their own institu.
tious, whether slave or free--any sane
man could expect me to vote other
wise than as have voted 7 When
these men from the North come mp and
patriotically give their votes for that
principle, why is it that they are tam,
ted with the epithet of Black Repub-
licansl What more doyou want than
the principle for which they voted =
What more have you ever demanded 2
What other principle have we ever
stood upon than the very principle
which that vote asserted 2 We have
stood upon it because it reached a
platform upon which every honest
man from every section OF this coun.
try could stand. That vote fulfilled
the conditions Of your platform touch
ing the slavery Issue. 1t filled my
platform; it filed the platform Of all
OF us who advocated the principle OF
popular sovereignty, in the true moan
ing of that ternl." ....
1t is no wonder that when such com
plimsnts were given hip and his par
ty, that Giddings tainted. ..
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
The Supreme COuTI or Ohio De.
cides the Canal Contracts I'm.
constitutional.

cides the Canal Contracts I'm.
constitutional.
The Supreme Court yesterday, BY
Judge Swan, gave their opinion on
the Canal Contracts, holding them tc
be unconstitutional. The State Jour.
nal says: &C.,
The question was argued in the
Supreme Court last week by Hon
Geo. M. Parsons, of this city, and the
Attorney General in behalf OF the
State, and by Col. Noah Ii. Swayne,
ofthis city, and Hooking Hunter, Esq,
Of Lancaster, for the contractors. The
arguments were of course able on both
sides, the counsel being among the
very foremost men of the Ohio Bar.
1t was contended by the State that
the new constitution annulled the law
Of 1946 under which the contracts
were made, and also that the contracts
created debt of an amount larger
than the new constitution permitted.
These, as we understand, were the
chief points relied upon by the State
to break the contracts, and these points
were sustained by the Supreme Court
in the decision read this morning by
Judge swan, which decision is under
stood to be a unanimous one. This
decision therefore takes from the con.
tractors their contracts, by declaring
them null and void, and the keeping
the canals in order, making repairs,
&C., will be done henceforth in the old
way, by the Board Of Public Works.
1t is a curious fact that the consti-
tutional objection which was raised
by the Attorney General, and upon
the decision of which the contracts are
made void, was never thought of by
the Investigating Committee OF last
year, nor by any members Of the Leg
iSlature in the long and acrimonious
discussion which took place on these
contracts last winter. The credit,
therefore, Of discovering this fatal OBJ
lection, is Cue entirely to the legal
acunen and lawyer-like abilities Of
the Attorney General. ..as. mIW
We are glad that this question is
settled, and has been taken from the
politics of the state, and it is perhaps
well that neither the friends nor the
opponents OF the contractors can gain
any advantage in the opinion as it was
given. The question as to whether
the contracts were iraudulently obtain
ed, or were tainted with fraud in any
way was not discussed, as VIC under
stand, before the court, and we know
that thecourt did not in any way refer
to that subject, in the decision which
! it gave, g,.r..-
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13

GOLD EXCITEMENT IN KEoKUK
IowA.-The Keokuk Journal Of the
1st inst. says: 5.1s ai es.-
Scores were in our Office yesterday
to examine the specimen of Iowa gold
left with us. This bullion may. be
seen at Mr.. G. @, Wilson's store, on
second-street. We understand that
snumber & of our eitizens propose leave
ing for the diggings in order to pros.
pect about this auriferous deposit. ne
Mr.. Lamb gives very satisfactory
account Of the richness of this. gold
deposite. We trust that his most san.
guine anticipations may be realized.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
The Admission Of minnesota.

We were mistaken, yesterday, in
supposing that the Black -Republi.
cans now that the Kansas adjustment
had passed, and the votes OF the Min.
nesuta members elect in the House
would not count in favor OF the meas /.
ure, would allow that tree State to
come into the Union. They still, as
Tuesdays proceedings show, are fight.
ing the measure as vigorously as they
did chat ofKansas. Their opposition
is purely tactious and partisan. Min.
nesota has elected a Democratic dele.
cation OF two United Ststes Senators
and three Representatives, and the
object of the Black Republicans is, by
interposing technical objections to the
constitution, and the manner ia which
it was adopted, to reject it and have
a new constitution and new State
election held under it, giving them
another chance of carrying the State
and securing Black Republican Uni
ted States Senators and Representa-.
tives in Congress in the room of the
Democrats. We rather think the
House will hardly believe this suf.
ficient excuse fol- setting aside the
Minnesota constitution, and we look
for its triumphant admission. Anoth.
er free State will be added to our
Union, mainly by the votes ot the
Representatives from the slave States
in despite the efortsSof the BLACK
Republicans to pryent il. Gin. Eng.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press.
fsoa Purchase OF Sonora.
WASHINGTON, April

sn5g s5a .WAsHINGToN, April 25.
ioThe reports which have been float
ing about for some months Of a nego.
tiation between the Governments Of
Mexico and the United States, for the
purchase of Sonora by the latter, have
not been without foundation. From
the intimations in private advices by
the last mail from Mexico it wonld
seem that not only Sonora but Chihua.
hua and Lower California will be Of
tered to this Government at q fair
valuation. I have it, too, from good
authority that an accredited agent
comes here with full power to act.
nTaeie would appear to be good rea-
son for the acquisition, on our part, Of
States. Since the discovery Of gold,
silver and quicksilver mines ofunusu-
al richness in Southern New Mexico,
now known, with the Mesilla Valley,
under the name of Arizona, population
in that region has increased with con-
siderable rapidity. " .g'ra.y
The natural outlet for their trade is
Just across Sonora to the head Of the
bay, and with Lower California and
chihuahua, the latter lying directly
west Of Texas, the United States viii
belt the continent from east to west
with as large seaboard upon the Pa
cific as upon the Atlantic. This is a
result wished for BY those who, in their
enthusiastic patriotism, look forward
TO the time when, from San Francisco,
the Sandwich Islands will be the first
stopping place for our steamers on
their way to bring to our shores, for
transit across it on it's way to Europe,
the trade Of the East, which now, as
heretofore through centuries, has en-
richei thoss In whose hands it has
fallen. el.n'1o
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
The Unl1ed st..tes and China.

The neutral position Of the United
States in the war upon Canton was
constructed into fear by tile Chinese,
and, it is said, the person sent by our
Commissioner to inform YehS OF the
fact, lost his head. Our ships-of;war
are too large to navigate the rivers;
the only efficient force is the English
gun boats, and upon them are the
Americans compelled to rely for pro.
lection. Our merchants in Chinaars
mortified at these facts, and feel that
our Government owes it to its own
dignity, as well as to the interests Of
it's citizens, to let the "Flowerys Ma
ton" know our power by practical
demonstration of it. Mr.. Reed has
cnited with the English in demand
ing certain commercial privileges from
China, but he is without power to en-
force his demand, or to resent the in!
suits be had already received from tho
Celestials. Yel iS perfect monster
who used to have four Or five hundred
heads day cut of, some times, when
he was goyerncr-several English
men who fell into his hands he shut
up in a cage, and starved them to
death. Ii the United States would
send out q force o. small craft to as
sist in bringing the long queues to
thir senses, and the four great ma
tons combine to visit Peken, the trade
OF the East would secure protection
and advantages heretofore unknown.
So says the Boston Post. a'.a .-r
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
CHILLICOYHE PAPER MILL.
INGHAM & CO.,

DRoPRIETORSo Of the above Factory. keep
L constantly on hand heavy stock o. all reg,
will fil orders on short notice, for any size and
weight of News and Book paper They, also,
keep heavy stock of Cap, Letter and Note pa
ners always on hand, for which RAGS will at
ali times Be- received in payment, and even mon
ey will not be refused. u TINGHAM & co.
apl99-4wt nd .-g-s7 CHILLIcoTHE, o.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-05-13
MARRIED,

At Buinbridge, Ross Co., on Tuesday,
May a, BY Rev. SAMUEL BATEMAN, Mr., A /.
A. COZZENS, of Macarthur, and Miss
MANDANA PEARCE, ofthe former place.