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The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-09
w. JENKINS,

CANFIELD BRO. & CO.,
229 BALTIMORE STREET,
Have hand large assortment of best quality Ivory
Handle Dinner and Breakfast KNIVES, large and small
CARVERS, STEEL, &c, for sale wholesale and
retail. mylStf
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-09
BY WILLIAM HAMILTON.

.je24 -3awts
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22
Tho Elections.

As We 20 10 pross II IL still uncer'
tain how Indiana has cast her vote for
state officers, but the probabilities favor
tho success Of the black Democratic
STATE ticket by small majority. The
Republicans have, unqucstionably, car
riod tho House Of Representatives by Il
handsome majority and probably the
Senate Yot IL IL uncertain whether
tho last named, may not prove tie, or
In the hands Of independents We
have eight out Of eleven members of
Congress, demonstrating the popularity
aud Justice of our cause when fairly
submitted TO the people, Indiana is
fairly and squarcly anti-Leeompton
and anti.admlnstratlon, and will con.
firm tho truth Of tho assertion Ia 1860
The result, friends, Is great victory
aud moral triumph for the lovers of
truth aud justice, and bcnlghted Indiana
has shaken of her votarlcs to powca
and stands forth "rcdeomcd, rcgoncrn.
tod and discnthrallcd." From ma.
Iorlty Of 2l.2o5 votes claimed for Mr.,
Buchanan In 1856, she has dwlndlcd
down on her state ticket 10 not exceed.
500 TO 1000. What u hll-what n
doicnt n
Tho success Of tho Republicans on
joint ballot In the Legislature Ia great
triumph aud deserved rcbuke to tho
black Democracy, Bright and Fitch.
Eight members Of Congress TO three
for the administration, places Indiana
In that moral galaxy from which she
has boon, by deception and falsohood
excluded.
Now to your posts and duty, good
friends, and In 1860, Indiana will stand
in tho front rank OF the glorious free
states Of the great north West.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

OpD FELLOWSHIP DEouNiNo.-Tho
Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows In session
NJ Washington, has received reports OF
tho state Of the Order In tho United
States for tho pact yesr. Tho only
States which report positive prospect.
" arc New jersey, Ohio, Indiana, III.
noia, Missouri, and Louisiana, and Cau
ada West. In Canada East tho order
has died OUT IN Now York II makes no
progress while In Virginia and Ken.
tueky There IL perceptlblo falling of,
This rapid decline Is due mostly TO the
financial system Of tho Order, The
benefits are ont of oil rroportIonJo th,
income. Organized on the principle Of
u health insurance, II bestows In eioh
dues far moro than II receives from the
regular dues Of the members.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

nI-Douglas' plan Of excluding sla-
very from territory by unfricndly
legislation is, It seems, about to BIO put
in practice in Kansas. The Lawrence
Herald of Freedom copies with appro-
baton, the Frceport speech of Douglas
and adds, exultingly:
"The Legislature of Kansas cannot
neglect, ut is next session, to take away
such local legislation as now encoura-
ges or gives protection to Slavery. II
will do more; il will throw pains and
penalties around the institutions IL will
give the negro the right to defend hi'
person from assaults upon him by has
master; IL will. in short. make him I
freeman, and that without provision o.
rocomponse. The underground rail
road will be thrown upon the surhec
Those holding slave proprty in Kansa
arc urged 10 consider this as prophetic
II they please, ;or II will DO surely no
allied"
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22
Rush county Election Frauds.

At the suggestion of the Black De-
mocracy of Rush county, n committee
OF throc members from each party was
appointed in tho several townships 70
challenge illegal voters. They challcng.
cd about 100 voters successfully, every
ono Of whom our informant assures us
were black Democrats. Judge Hackle-
man has SO majority over Holman, and
tho Republican ticket all elected by
about an average ef an 100 majority
The black Democracy claimed MAJOR.
iiy In Rush county Of 200, and swore
Ia thoir wrath that II was illegal votes
that defeated them In 1856. IL they
did not iic TO you, friends, about the
fraudulent votes of 1856, why did they
not carry tho county ut the late eloction'
We assured you heretofore that the
charges Of Lard oil' and "BIg WIN.
dy" on this subject wero but tho tiiu.
slons of dIstempercd minds, or the poet.
Teal license OF modern politicians The
facts arc before you, figures will not lie
but politicians sometimes do fit took
nm importation Of votes TO carry Rush
county ibrthe Republicans In 1896 when
hor majority was only 100 Republican
II must have taken M importation "a
carry II by 81, TO $50 this ycar.
Those Itenorant, bowling domagoguc'
have either lied knolringiy and riDaiiy
on this subject, or tho black democracy
were equally guilty, as charged against
tho Republicans Of importing Illegal
votes into Rush In 1856, Choose which
horn Of the dilemma you please, and
you stand convicted, with dupliclty and
| ihlsohood
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22
BLACK Democracy vs.. cathollcism.

We charged last week that leading
Black Democrats In this, and another
township In this County had urged on
the day of election against Francis A..
Bauer tho fact that hc IA momber of
tho Catholic Church. Since our last H..
sue We have hoard Of other and numcr.
Gus instances of the same blgotcd du.
plicity, Of these scli.cons,Itutcd "dcmo.
Gratis" We desire to hold up TO public
indignation and deserved contempt, the
mon aud tho ptrty who will thua resort
In tho moment of danger, not merely 10
q religious test, but TO the betrayal OF
tho mon Of oil others In this county that
have supported and maintained thcm In
Office and power. Without the votes Of
Highland, Butler and Ray townships the
miserable Court uouse Clique, that has
90 long lived aud httened on tho pub
Ito crib would have ceased TO EXIST
Three.iourlhs Of the votes cast In the
aggregate Of these townshipa arc Ger.
man Catholics, and Notwithstanding
this fact, we'll known TO the leaders OF
these black democrats TO dofeat Francis
A. Baucr, and save the clique and It's pet
candidates. lie must DO denounced
a. dutch catholic, and tho wholc,powei
and influence of tho clique concentrated
10 insure his doioat. We invite our Ger
man friends to an Impartial invostiga'
ton OF these facts, that they may sec
when put TO tho test. who are the Know
NothIngs In practice. IL IL the rogu,
himself who first cries "stop thief" Il
IL those secret haters Of men Cor thoIl
religious oplni ons, that yclp aud how
like paid minions to tho charge Of Know
Nottingham against the men, who NJ
Repablieahs dared 10 vote for an homes
man and a Catholic for Treasurer W
aso told that those dempgogues dare q
point yea To tho comparative vote be
tween IIaokloman and Bauer 20 prov,
that tho Republicans scratched him iron
their ticket. To that comparison ",
ohaIlangc sbeln, and will prove that eve
ny vote TINS scratched was the result o
tho prcjudices aroused by the religion
test" sprung and urged by tho Cour
House clique, aud their dirty tools Owe
tho county. How MANY Republican
voted for Bauer, and how many Demo
Gratis outside oftho German population
Tneso arc questions wo invite InvcstIga
tion and answers TO.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

sse- The San Francisco National
under the head Of Pacific intelligence
says
Tho finest sugar and mousscs pro
duced on the Sandwich Islands, comc'
from the dist rict known ~ East Mani
The productiyeness of the soil IL shown
in the following statement: From one.
third Of an acre, cultivated IN that dis
trict, two thousand nine handred and
sixty.seven pounds of sugar and ON,
hundred and eight gallons Of molassc'
were manufactured, being nj the rat,
ofneOrly four and u half tuns TO the
acre,
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22
From the indianapolis journal.
KooN kRlcK, PossrM KouNTy, !
Mo Det A ~


TO NY ON FnIESp, JESSE y. BRiour.
Dear Jcssc-l take my pen In hand TO
infom you that we are all well, except.
ing having the agcr, and hope these
few lines may find you enjoying the
same great blessing,
/ write to you this time 10 say
heartily approve Of tho Presidents
course In removing NIL tho boys who
hold elcrkships or offices under him
who viii not pay chocrlGlly the tax on
them for electionccring purposes. Our
party must have money, am IN ia.
yor of giving all officers appointed by
tho President largo salaries, 40 that
they can spare large sums for the bcno-
III OF our party, and then, II they don't
shell out, of with their heads. There
Is no other way TO support the party,
and these black republicans arc getting
80 numerous that II costs mn awful sight
of money TO get through campano-
Why Blair's defeat alono cost us TWEEN.
ty.hvo or thirty thousand dollars. DO.
sides, II IL right that the Government
should support tho dlmocratlc party,
and we cant put our hands into tho
treasury directly to support our party,
but We can give such salories and jobs
that tho recipients can afford to support
the party with the money drawn from
the treasury. Now some of our boys
(lcaders, too, not nashunel leaders like
old Buck, you and |, but kounty loads
crsD like 10 got their backs up about
the mulo contract The swoac that old
Buck paid nm awful sigh: too much for
them mules, but jist took them TO one
side aud oxpashsated the thing TO them,
Soz /, we know that these hard times
sick mules are not worth moro than u
hundred dollars, but these mon are OK.
pected to shell ont literally to support
the party, aud if they don't they will
never cit another mule contract, that Is
sartn. SEE /, Russell & Co., git some
mighty good jobs hawling things for
tho Mormon War and for other things,
but thoy never could git such jobs il
they did not shell out freely to our par.
~. tell you this made them mighty
quiet.
Dear Jesse, can't our southern dino
Gratis DO kept quiet on the subject OF
slave kodo for tho territories. You can
assure them that they shall have IL, but
IL takes time TO bring our boys in the
free states round. You know wo have
jist been preaching Squatter Sovereign
", and we have did wonders In bring.
ing them % indorso the dreadful Scott
deseizun so soon. Tell them not to
kroud things too fast, but give n little
time, and wc will fetch our Squatter
Suvrenity free sle boys to support
lxodc for the protection of slave proper
ty then these aboIshun ado societies
may send on their forces and howl as
much AS they please, for we have the
thing clinchcd. PETER PRISoLE
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

No election, within our recollection
In this county, has revealed such ~,
amount of rascality, bribery and down
right swindIlng, as was practicod on
tho votes OF this county on Thursday
last. The tickets were printed To swim
dlo unsuspe, ting electors out OF their
rights. No man who has any regard
for high toned honorable political
contest, would 40 far forget the require.
mcnls OF the gentleman rs to be engn.
god in such miserable meanncss.
Franklin Dmocrdt
We refer the author OF che above
moroccan TO tho course pursued by Judge
Samuel H. Perkins and his friends ut
indianapolis. Judge Perkins Is black
Democrat, dyed in tho wool, and nom.
inee Of the 9Th Of January Convention,
We are advised by the press Of Indian.
apolis, that full opposition tickets wors
voted and circulated by Perkins friends
with his. Perkins name substituted IN
place of Mr.. Yandes. IL Is because
tickets were voted In this county with
tho names Of Bauer, Lynn aud others
In place Of the regular black Democrat.
ic nominees, that our neighbor indul.
gcs In eplthets that must max. his
friend Judge Perkins vince.
The truth IL, as the vote in this coun.
~ confirms, that many Democrats wish.
cd TO vote for Bauer for Treasurer, and
Lynn for Sheriff, and at such voters, cs-
pecial request, they were provided with
tickets as desired. We venture the as.
sertlon, that in no instance were such
tickets circulated for general use that
the unwary could possibly DO do.
ceived, unless first in circulation by the
black Democracy. II is currently be.
licved here that such cou rsc was pur.
sued by Thorn, and tickets Of that dos
cription circulated, that they might cry
mad dog, fraud, &c, for effect. We were
not able to 500 any such tickets, except
In the hands of men who bona fde in.
tended voting them, or on exhibition by
some black Democrat at the invcstga.
tion of the Court House G lique. If IL
was right for Perkins to use such, II was
surely right for Bauer and Lynn to do
so. If it was fraudulent, rascally, un.
gentlcmanly &c, for them, il was sure
ly 10 for Perkins aud his friends. 1t
won't do, Mr.. Democrat, il cuts like q
two edged sword. You must pick your
nint and try some other subteriuge than
this, rs explanatory of tho rebuke re.
ceived in the vote given TO Francis A.
Bauer and Lowey V. G. Lynn.
The people are awake to the doings of
the Court House Clique, and will, in
due time place their seal of condemna-
tion on their proaigacy and cxtrava-
gance. They will ere long have an OPP
poltunity 10 speak again on this subject,
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

A BREAK DISCOVERED IN TnE ATTAIN.
rio CAnLE.-Thc workmon employed IN
cutting mp the cable IN the machine rhoI
at the brooklyn navy Yard, found u
hrenk u short time since Ia the commu'
nicmng copper wire about three eighl'
Of IN inch long, through which the saw
pissed IN the solid gutta perchu, show,
Ing that the disconnection must have
occurred during the process of manu-
hmuro aud therefore Loading 20 ia,
great prob ability that other similar le
sions may have occurred in other pnrt'
of the cable. Whit have the oloctri.
clans 10 shy IN regard to this fact. which
Is reliably nuthcntcated?-Nco Yori
Times.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22
Flnid Lamp Explosions.

We recorded, few days since, the
burning of lady by the explosion OF
gas formed by the evaporation of burn
ing fluid. Such occurrences have been
very common. A fortnight since, Sim
con Draper went with light TO exam.
inc leaking gas pipe in his office, when
an explosion ensued. setting fire To the
building. The public are aware OF the
narrow escape OF Senator Chandler oi
Michigan from death by the same
cause.
1t should be borno in mind that by
drogcn, when mixed with oxygen or at
mosphcrie air Of two or three times ~
volume, and then set on fire, will OK
plodo with violence Tho force of The
clements thus exploding is stated bl
Faraday TO bc equal TO the power o
many thunder storms. The gasscr uset
for illuminatlons arc carbonldes Of hy
Oregon, and present tho Same phcnone
enon. Tho common burning fluid
when heated, or suffered TO dccompos'
or oyaporato In u partially.0llcd lamp
take the form of carbonate of hydro
gen, which, upon mixing with ntmos
phorIe mir will explode violently upoI
being brought into proximity with /
burning taper. Tho mixture may no
be ~ dangerous M gunpowder, but VI
Iexplosive properties arc ~ distinct,
marked. Hence nud lamps should nov
or bo Tiled ncar y burning wick, and
light al,onld never DO employed In th,
examination of gus tube or metre.-
The catalogues Of gus explosions, cam
phone accidents, and deaths from oar
Iesaness with burning fuld, arc auill
ciou.ly numerous, ono would euppos
10 enlosoo our nd monltions.--N. y
Post
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

pen- Jim Hughes said in speech in
Congress that he would go home to his
constituents, and would receive nm en-.
dorsemcnt Of his course from thcm in n
vote reaching n majority to be counted
only by thousands. In speech the
night before tho election, ho said he
would be reelected by 1000 majority,
and that Gny women were waiting for
the publication of tho news of his tri-
umphant recollection in order that they
might proudly call their infant sons by
his name! AS Mr., Hughes is not re-.
elected, we would like TO be informed
what names the fifty women in his dis
trict will now give their babics'- Ind
Journal
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

SEVERE CouRTlNG.-lIast Saturday
night week, u spruce young fellow
from somewhere about Quincy, Pa,
want TO Fort Providence to pay his de-
voirs TO his dulcinca. IL appears that
in their long and tedious counting they
fell asleep The mahogany table on
which the candle was left burning took
fire, and was considerably injured be-
fore they awoke. Young folks, take nd.
vice, and do not prolong your sitting to
an unreasonable hour. Let your court
ship be short and sweet.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22
Black Democracy and Republican Secret
Ticket.


We told you, friends, through our
columns before the late election, that
the writer Of tho charge of u secret
Republican ticket, rs madcby tho Dom
ocrats, knew when pcnnIng IL of III
fi,lsehood. We told you that tho Re.
publicans would, in good faith, vote for
Francis A. Bauer and tho other Indie
pendent candidates-thoy told you that
we would not. Who told the TRUTH
Who are reliable, trustworthy. If the
Black Democracy had fought tho con-
test with manly fairness, and not resort.
ed TO tho charge of Catholic, TO deter
their own party from voting for Bauer,
no would have been elected. No man
can estimate with certainty, the number
Of Democrats that left homo, determin-
ed TO vote tho Independent ticket, aud
were frightened from doing It, by their
cry of"Catholic" Catholic"
We recognize no religious test" in
politics. Our Fathers knew none, and
we hope our children will know none.
tits first for the Franklin County Black
Democracy to first apply this test, after
their repeated denunclations of "Know
Nottingham" We thus learn the rule
TO judge tho members of the Order
They that most denounce IL, are said to
be Its Sdchems and High Priests. 'Ts
thus you must judge Holman, Ray, and
tho Brookvillc Court House Clique.
Mark the mon, and spot them in the
future.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

HARRINGTON DEFEATED.-Ono Of the
best items Of news is the defeat Of w
c. Harrington, for Senatorin the Brown
aud Monroe District. lie is defeated by
James w. McIlvain, Anti-Locompton
Democrat. This is severe rebude Il
Harrington, the President of tho SC
called joint convention Of the last Leg
islature, that counterfeited two United
States Senator'S, and sent them 10 Wash
ington to draw salaries from the PEG,
pies treasury Journal.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

A LADY kimEp,-Yosterday aNcr,
noon Maj llagnor, tho Superintendent
ut tho United States Arsenal at Brides
burg, and Mr., PIgott, his clork, were
engaged testing powder on the Arsenal
grounds The manner Of testing II was
by frigg mn ounce of powder In NOR.
tar aud projecting - pound ball with
H. Mrs. Pigott, tho wilo of tho clork,
left her house, on tho ground, aud star
ted TO go TO tho Office of her husband
On her way she crossed tho range Of the
shot, just M tho mortar was lrcd, and
tho ball struck her, manglng her In n
shocking manner, and causing her death
In about an hour ailorwnrd. Tho do
ccasod was about 81 years of ago. She
had been married about two years, aud
leaves one child Sho was the daugh
ter of Mr.. Horny lIerbc.t,-Pha. Bul
ietin.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

ny A suit has been commenced by
the Unitod States Circuit Court of Cal
ifornia, to recover the Now Almadcn
quick silver mines, situated in Santa
Clara county, The property is worth
forty millions of dollars, and the profits
are about one million OF dollars. The
suit may DO considered one Of tho most
gigantic ever commenced in America
and will involve litigation for number
of years.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22
The Balloon Race

The great Balloon Race" Is over.
and Young America, represented by
Prof J. III. Steiner, is tho victor I lie
has proved himsclfthe Champion aero.
naut Of America, and match for ono
Of the most skilfall and daring French
Professor.
They both started near the same time
from Cincinnati, and after sailing an
hour or two, they came in collision, at
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

LEoIsLATuRE.-Iho reports received
from Ohio and Switzerland, and Owen
counties, make IL certain that VIC hav,
carried the Senator In tho district com.
posed Of tho first two, Mr.. Robinson
and tho Representative Mr. Gregory, oil
the Rising SUN Fisitop aud that We
have likewise carried tho Senator, Mr.
Conlcy, and the Representative, Mr.
Morton, in Owen. This will secure an
opposition majority in both branches OF
tho Legislature, and probably give
Messrs. Bright and Fitch chance to
hear an "oxprcsson of tho people Of In.
DIANA" which they say justified their in.
famous fraud.-hd. journal.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22
PARTNER wASrrD.-wc wish to di

PARTNER WANTED. We wish TO dis
pose of one-half of tho journal Office, to
u good practical printer We have a
good situation, and one Of the best
country offices in the State. We have
an excellent Job department, and the
materials (oI the paper are all new. We
will sell on reasonable terms-for cash.
Madison Co. (Iad.) Journal.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

ra- The sway of lhshion has no linn
It's. All yield to It's influence. Some
of the refractory females in tho Dublin
poor house were lately seen in the full
blow Of the present mode. Inquiry
was made, aud IL was found they had
the wire fences ofthc garden
and formed hoops, which they attach.
cd to their dress TO ape tho mode which
now RACES.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22
Chnrlna snmnAr.
The Boston Advertiser publishes tho
su6Iolncd letter from the Hon. Charles
Sumner 10 gentleman Of Boston;

The Boston Advertiser publishes tho
sublolned letter from the Hon. Charles
Sumner 10 u gentleman Of Boston;
AK, SAVOY, Sept, IL, 1888.
"Lools at tho map Of Europe, and you
will find nesting In tho mountains OF
Savoy, between Switzerland aud France
tho liltlo village OF AK, generally
known as Ankles. BaIns, from tho
baths which give IL fame, There am
now. Tho country about Is most
beautiful, and tho people simple and
kind.
"My life Is devoted to my health |
wish that | could say that am not still
mn inyalidi but, except when attacked
with tho pain In my Ghost, | nm now
comfortable, and enjoy my baths, my
walks, and tho roposo aud incognito
which lind here.
81 begin tho day with dovcLes hot
and cold aud, whom thorougLly OK.
haustcd, am wrapped In sheet and blan.
kct, aud conveyed 10 my hotul and laid
on my bed. Allcr my walk, find nv
self obliged again TO take my bed for
two hours before dinner, But this
whole treatment is In pleasant contrast
with the protractcd suilcrngs from fire
which made my summer torment
And yet fear ! must return again II
that treatment.
ut Is with q pang unspcakablc that
! find myself thus arrested In the labor
OF life, aas In the duties ofmy position
This Is harder 10 bear than the fire
do not hear OF friends engaged In actiy,
scryicc-liko Trumbull IN Illinois
without feeling of envy.
Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22
Vrny SnnpnlslNn.-In

Very SuRpRlslNd.-ln u gay circle in
the Faubourgh st. Honorc, they were
compImcnttug the beautiful Duchess
de--on the approaching and apparent
birth of an heir TO so luslrious ahouse
rs her own.
Say nothing Of IL TO my husband, "
sho replied, Its nice little surprise
am going to present him.