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Abel Z. Pepper, former u. 5. Marshal for
Indiana, and Democrat of the Id school, has
come out as an independent candidate for the
State Senate in Ohio and Switzerland counties,
(strongy Democratic,) on platform of his
own making, that comes clear up to the mark.
The Douglas Democrats of Indiana are very
generally declaring themselves.
E. G. Holland, who has contributed several
Volumes to American liter nature, arrived in the
Indian Empire from three years residence in
Europe. During his studies in German litera-
ture at Heidelberg he gave two courses of lee
lures on American literature to the citizens of
the town he repeated the course at Bonn, and
was well lauded by the German press for
making better known the growing literature of
the United States. In Great Britain, we OBJ
served that favorable notices appeared of his
lectures in London, Glasgow, sc.
We are advised that new schedule has been
arranged by the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad,
between Cincinnati and st. Louis, by which
the time between the two cities has been
reduced to fourteen hours. As the first fruits
of this increased speed, which went into effect
on the 18th inst, we received on Wednesday
morning the papers from St. Souls of Monday
morning previous-only forty eight hours hav
ing been consumed on the journey. This
certainly is extraordinary speed The New
Orleans papers announce the receipt of papers
and letters from New York in four days and q
bali, and We have several times noticed the
arrival in this city of passengers from New
Orleans in eighty or eighty-one hours.
Professor Morse sails for Europe, with his
family, on Saturday, the Gath inst, to be
absent year or more. The Professor, it is
stated, has already received the first install.
ment of the $4,000 presented to him by the
European Governments for his telegraphic
A collision occurred on Saturday evening, ct
Springfield, Mass, between a light four-oarsd
boat Of the Yale Navy and Spring field club
boat, eight oars, while pract;cing on the river,
BY which the former was capsized, and one Of
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-07-22

A public. meeting was held at Albany, on
Tuesday evening, of those sustaining the council
of the Dudley Observatory against the trustees
Professors Henry and Bache, of the council,
addressed the meeting and resolutions were
adopted, condemning the trustees, and advising
DR.. Gould and the council to keep possession
of the observatory. Erastus Corning, D. D.
Barnard, and other influential citizens, gave
their influence to the meeting.
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L. CLEPHANE, Secretary.

The National Republican Association at
Washington, d. c., are prepared to furnish,
both to clubs and individuals, the following list
of documents, at the rates and prices annexed
at IS cents per 100 copies, enUeloped and II re
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Lieut.. Governor Trask and several of the
Council, with Senator Wilson and other gentle.
men, left Boston, Tuesday morning, on a yacht
voyage along the coast, visiting Portsmouth,
N a., Portland, and other ports.
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Gov. Randall, of Wisconsin, has decided that
the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Compa
ny has not followed the conditions which were
imposed in the act bribed through the last
Legislature, in building their road, and there
fore declines to give the company title to it's
land grant. 1t really seems "a if the La Crosse
people had laid out their money in "propitis.
ting the feelings" of State officers to no practi-
cal purpose, after all.
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1t is said that the Irish in New York have
organized a new political secret order, opposed
to the Tammany Hall Democracy. If the
sham Democrats lose the Irish wing, their fate
is sealed.
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The Steam Fire Engine.


Three 6re-ergine or hose companies in Phil
adelphia have already procured steam FIRE sp
paratus, the value Of which has been made ap
parent to the public; and, az soon a. the City
Councils shall have made the requisite provis
len for the expenses of these engines, they vii
become permanently part of the Ere depart
ment of Philadelphia. Three other companies
have appointed committees to raise subscrip
tons for the purchase of steam. engines; and
one or two more have at various periods ex
pressed their desire to be relieved of the old ap
paratus and to come into the improved system
Upon these facts, the Philadelphia North Amer
icdH remarks:
"There is no installing these indications
They point unerringIy to sAe Wholesome ten
dency which has become prevalent in the de-
partment and let US hope th9t it will 20 or
until it shall work a thosouea reform in 9
branch of the civil service whics, more than al
others, needs purifcatiou."5
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On Tuesday last, the Canadian Government
announced to Parliament that they had resolv.
ed upon general reduction of official salaries,
commencing with those of the Ministers of the
Crown, and extending to the whole body of the
Govarnme ant employees
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THE SOUTHERN PLATFORM.

Secretary National Republican Association
Washington ID. e.
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Among the novelties in store for us is
Ladies' National Equestrian Convention, to be
held on the 9th day of September, at the Union
Race Course, Long Island. Among the in.
ducements to enter the lists on the occasion,
is the offer of three prizes to be awarded to the
best female riders. The lady adjudged the
most skillful in feats of MENACE will receive q
splendid piano.forte, valued at not less than
$500
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hARkEfS.


Carefully prepared to Tuesday, July 20,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-06-05
NJ IS c E L L A n Y.
A TRIP TO UTAH.

ur,u r,Dp,ronv >Ioroh 1879
Mr.. EDITOR Il ought to address this to the
people of Old Guilford by good rights, for 1t is
to them that | wish to speak and explain the
shortness of my last visit to them. l was un-
expectedly called of III just twenty-four hours
after my arrival in Algiers: Not however until
| had had the pleasure OF seeing several OF my
old friends, such as Squire r., Mr. John W., as
stout and springy as ever, Genl C., Mr.. II. H.,
from the middle of the town, or rather South
Neighborhood and even Old Ayers, up from
Vernon, having the same peculiarities that he
used to exhibit thirty years ago. saw several
others besides but as cannot write to them
all, l have no doubt that you Will do me the IA
vor to print my letter. so that they all may read
it.
Leaving Gulford, came to Leavenworth in
order to come out to Utah with the troops-the
object being, you know to suppress Brigham,
that Nottingham Boy, who had imbibed so
much freedom together with his mothers milk
Vermont being the mother and the Green
Mountains her paps-that he has gone at length
to the extreme of rebelling against freedom it.
self, passing through every intermediate stage
in the swing of times pendulum at once, and
establishing the most absolute despotsm in
the world. And it is thus that the free spirit
of America, degenerates into demagogy and
anarchy, is at work with the material furnished
by the old world-its diseased scurf-to estab-
lish despotic influences among us generally.
The state of affairs in Kansas was any thing
but agreeable to one of common sense. 1t was
prey to demagogues, spectators, adventurers
and all that genus of creatures. The quarrel
about slavery which has belittled and demoral-
ised us SO much as people, offered them rich
mine to exploit, and you may be assured that
they were making the most of it. ltwas aper-
feet California to them the more disturbance
they could make about slaves, the more emf
grants they expected to bring in both from the
North and South and thus increase the value OF
land, and city lots and make great political jack
the-giant-killers' out of very little men, 1t was
exceedingly unpleasant to witness such turpi-
tude, lttleness and depravity among ones fel-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-06-05

virtue, he stood fast by that which he knew to
DC Just, free from Illusions, never detected by
the apprehension Of the difficulties and perils
that went before him, and drawing the promise
OF success from the Justice of his cause. Hence
he was perseyering, leaving nothing unfinished :;
free from all tant of obstinacy in his frmncss,
seeking and gladly receiving advice, but immov-
able in his devotedness to right.
Ola retiring modesty and habitua reserve
his ambition was not more than the conscious
ness of his power, and was subordinate to his
sense of duty he took the foremost place. for
he knew, from inborn magnaninrity. that il be-
longed to him. and he dared not withhold the
service required of him; so that, with all his
humility, he was by necessity the first, though
never for himself or for private ends He loved
fame, the approval of coming generations, the
good opinion of his fellow men of his own time.
and he desired to make his conduct coincide
with their wishes but not fear of censure. nor
the prospect of applause, could tempt him to
swerve from rectitude; and the praise which he
coveted was the sympathy of that moral senti-
hent which exists in every human breast, and
goes forth only to the welcome of virtue
There have been soldiers who have achieved
mghtier victories in the field, and made con-
quests more nearly corresponding to the bound
lessness ofselfish ambition; statesmen who have
been connected with more startling upheayals
of society; but it is the gteatness of Washing
ton, that in public trusts he used power solely
for the public good that he was the life. and
moderator, and stay, of the most momentous
revolution in human affairs, its moving impulse
and its restraining power. Combining the GEN.
tripetal and the centrifugal forces in their ut
most strength and in perfect relations, with Gre
ative grandeur of instinct he held ruin in check.
and renewed and perfected the institutions of
his country. Finding the colonies disconnected
and dependent, he left them such a united and
well-ordered commonwealth as no visionary had
believed to be possible. So that it has been
truly said 'he was as fortunate as great and
good
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-06-05
THE GOLD MINES OF IOWA.

The discovery Of gold in Iowa appears to be
causing good deal of excitement in the West.
and is likely, if it proves to be a reality and no
delusion, to lead to great results, not only from
its possible addition to the metallic wealth of
the country but from its influence on the streams
of emigration.
The Davenport Qowa) State Democrat saws
that the first discovery of gold was made at st.
Charles, Madison County, some time during the
past Autumn a man at work building mill
dam picked up some small Jumps OF yellow ore
from among the loose earth, and carried them
home for the amusement of his children. Near
the close of the Winter, some returned Cali
iornians CHANGED to stop at the house, and see
ing the Jumps, pronounced them to be gold. One
OF the Jumps was sent to Cincinnati for examn-
alton, with request tnat if it was found to be
worth anything, the value should be returned
in money. The result was the return of S25 as
the worth of the lump of gold.
The discovery was at once made known, and
large numbers are now engaged in digging for
gold, with profits varying. according to the in
formation of The State Democrat, from two to
twenty-five dollars day. Gold has since been
foundin Lee, Warren, Clark, Boone, Des Moines,
Polk, Union, Story, and johnson Counties.
Statements that gold has been discovered in va
rious places have appeared in The Io,ca City
Reporter, The burlington Gazette, The Keoknk
M NJ, Oss ,9ones journal, Boons6oro' Ne,rs,
has been found worth 5000. Several hundred
men are at work in the diggings, and new ad-
venturers are daily hocking in. Various re-
turned Californians, conversant with gold min
ing, have visited the diggings and pronounced
favorable opinion upon them.
Private letters from Iowa recently received
here corroborate these accounts. J. /. Curtis,
of keokuk writing to his uncle, the Hon. S. r.
Curtis, NJ. C., under date of MAY 8, SAYS Gold
is now being discovered very plentifully in some
of the back counties. There is considerable ex-
ctement and good many are going from here
Some specimens are now in this place. They
90 from here by boat to Fort Des Moines. |
understand they find gold within five miles of
the Fort. The high water in the rivers operates
against the Miners
The Hon. David kilbourn, late Mayor of Keo-
kuk writes to Gen. II. I. Reid, under date of
Keokuk, May TO- 1.-The discovery of gold in
several of the counties bordering on the 'Des
Moines is beginning to create excitement. Spec
linens are brought here daily by reliable men,
who have either gathered it themselves or pur-
chased it of the miners, so that there is 40 long
er any doubt that gold has been found in con-
siderable quantities. The nearest diggings to
keokuk are distant about so miles. Boats leave
here almost every day loaded with passengers
for the mines. Eli Mcmillan has nephew at
the mines who writes that he is averaging about
s. day. Several merchants here have receiv-
ed letters from their customers confirming the
reports"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-06-05
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

From Bancrots History Of the United States, Vol ~
washington was then forty-three years of
age. In stature he little exceeded six feet his
limbs were sinewy and well-proportioned his
chest broad his figure stately, blending digni-
ty of presence with ease. His robust constitu-
ton had been tried and invigorated by his early
life in the wilderness, his habits of occupation
out of doors, and his rigid temperance; so that
few equaled him in strength of arm or power of
endurance. His complexion was ford his
hair dark brown; his head in its shape perfect
ly round. His broad nostrils seemed formed to
give expression and escape to scornful anger.
His dark blue eyes, which were deeply set, had
an expression of resignation, and an earnestness
that was almost sadness.
At eleven years old, left an orphan to the care
of an excellent but unlettered mother, he grew
up without learning. OF arithmetic and geom-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-06-05

The editor of the Wiregrass Reporter is re-
sponsble for the following:
Wdggery. Some time ago, on the Sabbath
day, we wended our way to one of our church
es, and instead of sermon, heard an address
upon some missionary or other benevolent sub
ject. After the address was concluded, two
brethren were sent around with the baskets for
contributions-Parson L, who was one of the
basket bearers, taking the side upon which we
sat. Immediately in our front, and upon the
next seat, negligently reclned cur friend Billy
b, gentleman of infinite humor, and full Of
dry jokes Parson L extended the basket,
and Bill slowly shook his head
"Come, William, give us something" said the
parson.
Cant do it," replied Bill.
"Why not? Is not the cause good one ?"
"Yes; but l am not able to give anything"
''Poh! poh l know better, you must give
better reason than that"
"Well, l owe too much. I must be just be-
fore am generous, you know"
"But, William, you owe God larger debt
than you owe any one else"
"That's true, Parson, but then he amt push
ing me like the balance of my creditors"
The parsons face got into rather a curious
condition as he passed on,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-06-05

Big BLAsTs.-The mightiest of gunpowder
blasts in connection with railway works, if not
the very greatest blast ever exploded, was that
by which Sir William Cubitt blew away, with one
charge of nineteen thousand pounds of gun
powder the entire mass of the Round Down
Cliff, which rose to the hight of $50 feet above
the level of the sea within few miles of Dover,
England. This monster blast, fired by galyanc
electricity at several points instantaneously, at
once heaved off from the cliff mass of more
than million tons of chalk, which rolled down
upon the beach-the dislodged stuff covering
space of more than fifteen acres, which may still
be seen by the traveller along the South Eastern
railway stretching towards the sea near the west
ern base of the well-known Shakspeare's Cliff.
By means of similar blast on the Londonderry
and Coerain railway hill was thrown into the
sea by charge of three thousand pounds OF
gunpowder, and thirty thousand tons OF mater
ial were thus instantaneously removed from the
line of the works.-London quarterly RerieW.
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AvoID BAD CoMpANY.-The following lit

ANOlD DAD Hc lOllOWlllh ULlle
fable contains good deal of misdom:
A skunk once challenged lion to single COM
bat The lion promptly declined the honor OF
such meeting. "How, are you afraid 9' said
the skunk.
"Very much so" quoth the lion, "for you
would only win fame by having the honor to
fight lion, while every one who met me for a
month to come, would know that had been in
company with skunk"
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ALEXANDER II. PIKE. =.

ALEXAN ID II II. PIKE.
Manufacturer Of
PhiIIip's Patent Lever Farm and City Gate
and Cloth Bon rds uud Boxes for Packing.
And Dealer Lumber Bills Of Timber Clap rds Shingles
&C., manufactured and furnished to order
100000 Feet of Cha pboards OH hand.
ny. Address WEST WARDSB0RO VT.
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ADVERTISEMENTS

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Why is hen sitting on fence like cent
Because she has head on one side, and tail
on the other.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-09-02
MNrShMN UNIVERSITY.
Classical, Mathematical. se,ensiHe aud
MILITARY COLLEGE
FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS.


II. 4. CZELI., 4. ~. President.
And Professor OF Ancient Languages, Political
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T. :. BASS. 4. b.. Professor Of liaihcnat-
les. the Solid -cteucee and Military Tactic
JOSEPH IENBROD, Professor of span
ish. French. Italiau and German Languages, aud
adjunct Professor Of Latin aud Greek.
--------- Principal of Academic
Department, AMI assistant Professor in Hathe-
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W. u. GILLESPIE, Teacher ii Primary
Department ind Instructor ia Pcumauship.
The exercise, viii b. resumed on tia first
Monday in september next The blank inthc Ac
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by thu MANS Of an able aud experienced teacher.
No extra charge viii b. made for any or all VI
the Modem languages
Il j. X NJ s:
For Tuition in the Ancient and Nolcru Ian
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any OF alt. foe the session of five months, pa!
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For the English branches, Including
Typography History. English Grammar
Rhetoric Arithmetic Ac. 30 90
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city, AZ y pr month.
For further particulars. refer to catalogues
which may b. had upon application to the Pres
iieut
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July -, 1888. No Il Ct
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-09-02

ENTRAC'f bf the Proe,-sling- OF the Board
II of b,scetor at their Oilioe IN Marshall, on
the nh August, lsjs
Resolved Unanimously, That thu Treasurer
Of the Southern Pacific Rail Road Go. b. an.
thori1d 10 sell on the 5th september, next, be
tween the hour II 10 O'Clock A NJ, and l..
NJ, at the Company Office IN Marshall, At
public Auction to the highest bidder fle CASH
al shares Of the Subscribers 10 the Capital
stock Of said Company. upon which the install
menis for July last i due. and unpaid .aid
shares 10 lee transferred on the Books Of tho
Company 10 The purchaser or purchasers thereof
a. pro, died by the 9th section OF the Charter el
ihi- Company.
Ordered that the above Resolution be- pub.
lshcd in the Repa0Acan aud Flag oi th.s
city
Ati,-,--D. {. WILDER
Secy OF : +. L. Il. 60
August %. js. sl-lt
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For SALE,

4 VALUABLE tract Of land in Harrison
y county Also LOW FOR CASH or on
six months cr,~lit fine Bironehe. Bugsy a
light two horse Wa-on. very five hursc and
several boNe- of excellent sherry and Madcir.
Wine. Apply 20
FRANCES E. HEN DERSON,
Marshall August IT, isje 81
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-09-02

Nrw loRG TmmSr rs PccaAgfg So.
cc" Tia New Nork correspondent of
the Charleston Courier ~ his letter Of
the sth inst he says:
\ Mr. s,rclcigh one of 1ic prpprirtors
of tie Trih9te recently ssld his interest
N that establishment, from winch may
be inferred the pecunlary responsibility
aud success of that great Black R"puhll-
can sourral The price was thirty three
thousand dollars which sgm pay, ier u
trn'h interest N that paper making the
value Of the Whole establishment $3.50
zoe The rrosts Of the paper i'r the
last sj2 r.unhs have been $50 COO. hich
has been devoted 20 IT, pGlChasc OF a
new press aud the crcc,im cf the tnc~t
prcssroom in thjs city IS a natter OF
course there have been Ho dividends Tor
about a yeai, bat previous 90 That Tor
several years the dNidcns were nearly
cenj pc, cert on the par value IT the
stock OF thirty.llrce PEI cent ga the
market value
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-09-02

C. a. ApgiNs, Proprietor.
Geaerai stage OB'o fer S45cespori, Hcaaer-
son, JgDerssa, 7sdcr, Efc
flNIIE attention Of The public Is cg,ilel TO this
i establishments The proprietor ipei- lhauk.
iul for the liberal patronage extended since III.
opening II this nsw ho.l-c. aul ak. 10 continu-
ance Of the same a. he is 4 iermin.d 20 .pare no
pains To plea and Therefore confidently expects
a liberal sup 1T. Ia ihogl he aim !. to make
it one " the best houses ia the state.
The rate OF Charge are su ioa that be- haitcrs
himself none will complain.
Fergus. pr day - pr mal 30 cents
.lnmn % IAle "