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SUGAR CURED FAMILY HAMS.
&c; % CASES LEWIS NJ N0RToN's SUPERIOR PINE
20 BBLs. BOURBON wHIsKEY, warranted
a aSS B R@ OLD Q D. RYE Y WHISEEY
No 100 South Eutaw Street
leg-t Opposite B. & o. R. R. Depot.
w HlSKEY.-50 BblS very fine old cop
ys Per distilled years old GG% for sale BY
WHITE HERMITAGE WINE.
70 Cases very superior quality, vintage 1916, just
j. B. CHARRoN 4 CO, Ae'rs,
1872 and 134 West Lombard St,
api9u doors east of Hanover.
WOOD'S OHIO PEARL STARCH.
w Having been appointed Agents, we will keep con-
Stamty on hand full supply of this celebrated STARCH
We especially call the attention of the ship
pers to this Starch it being warranted to keep in any
climate and to give complete satisfaction.
e,oa., GRANT 4 BROTHER,
ieZz-u 81 Exchange Place
* HHDS. WESTERN SMKD: SIDES.
~ p 9, :. '.~sr1OULDERs.
10 THOMAS 4 co s FAMILY HAMS.
20 KEGS WESTERN PACKED BUTTER.
b. T. ELDER,
Commission Merchant
No. 100 South Eutaw Street,
my2o-u Opposite B. & o R. R. Depot.
IN HHDS. MUSCOVADO MOLASSES,
~ ~, Superior quality, For sale by ,on>,r o,,
S0 KEGS BRIDGETON 8 d. NAILS
w In store and for sale Manufacturers prices by
STEPHEN S. LEE,
aplI-tt 80 S. Gay street
81 BARRELS CHOICE OLD RYE
w WIIISKEY. 10 Or. Casks MADEIRA SHERRY
and PORT WINES, part medium quality. BRANDIES,
GIN, RUN, sc.
JelOu 10 Commerce street.
60 Bbls. VIRGINIA RYE WHISKEY-
al, DE 'CORsns & ROGERS,
mrZ4-u Commerce street.
* BBLS: NO. l BEEF, IN STORE
100 Bills, POTATOES.
lOO 20 Bbls. GREEN APPLES
just received and for sale by
3. T. ELDER COMMISSION MERCHANT
No. 40 South Eutaw Street
apl-t Opposite b. o. r. r. Depot
100 TONS SCOTCH PIG IRON TO
IOO arrive next week, and for sale by
STEPHEN S. LEE,
apS-tf so South Gay street.
1H0 TICS. McKEEHAN & EVANS
lCO and Gardner Phipps 4 Co.'S celebrated Cincn-
matt Sugar Cured HAMS, for sale by
.1y13n ISL Baltimore street
1S0 HHDS. BACON SIDES AND
lCU sHoULDERs-ap prime article-for sale by
u,,.e SMITH 4 \. YICoDEMUs,
myl3n 3Sl Baltimore street
900 BBLS; CRUSHED, PULVERIsED
90 BF n i5 h BOSTON r REFISE EPS SYRUPS
ap12tf 10 Co or'To ,r.s' street
nLI-1r =, . ~ - ~ =, - -, 49,
Nh BIDS. OLD M ON . n q A III II L.
%OO RYE WHISKEY-extra fine and highly i'm
FoT sale by De coRMIs ROGERS,
mr24-u commerce street
0H0 M BE CHOICE MUSCoVADo
800 Bbls Choice NEW ORLEANS M0LASSES.
ap12 SfF sue "y 100 10 Commerce nnsts'H Street
400 DDTS CT1oT,D WIZ nm
DDlLo. ooIEh AMI II n Ia ~
~ OHIO FLoUR -
50 B6 BIS OLD OLD RYE rye! WIS WHIs X FI?Nr'
For sale by
B. T. ELDER, Commission Merchant,
No. 40 south Eutaw Street.
oIO BbJs- SUPERIOR OHIO Ey,rpA
,0I FTOITp iO Ia i'-N
$50 Bbls, OHIO HIGH PROOF wHlsKEY.
nv no irS ,,' Glioio oI, Inns ti
"U'' ''l'e" I ~ n ip FI s nt5r ny c,..
!" l. Hi'i ~ ~ III llnI ME Aierchant
orctr o. C ~ SUI" N q r ~ "a street
lls - y ~ ~. u. neP't.
III u 30 DO - rs; Al)AMAN ZINE. AND
colo Nv JULIAN 81 Ei'Ni >pE'S' received ana Tor
%' ie1Str DUAL lGLEHART
', 10 Llght street wharf.
AZ II DsT PnTI2 P DIN oof f'f'h' - rAhl
400 BAGS CHOICE WHITE LAGUAYRA COFFEE.
For sale by GEORGE SLATER,
my4tf 10 Commerce street
400 TRAILS DATES.
HUI 100 Bags FILBERTS
70 Bags wALNrTs.
50 0 Bags Almonds; o
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GREAT SAVING IN GAS.
IL

d.
PATENT LEVER GAS REGULATOR
Saves from Is to So per Cas- and prevents all
blowing and faring of the light.
JACKSON & CHANDLER
Agents for the State of Maryland and District of Column
bia at the Office of Messrs. GRATTAN & EVANS Gas
Filters and Plumbers No North street. jarvis Building
p g. Certificates can be had at the Office. mys-t
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Steamships.
u 4
@EA GRO M W ELLIS GREAT
%zf-fInES4 EASTERN, WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
seSEss1,sssSass STEAMSHIP, FREIGHT AND PASSEN-

iy5-6t
~s-Es CIR IN w ELLIS GREAT
<z7f. fTeTsa EASTERN, WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
kzSsS Ess 1890 STEAMSHIP, FREIGHT AND PAsSEN-
GER LINE.
The TEN STEAMERS of this Line are now in first rate
order and the Agent announces to the business commu
nifty that Steamer will leave 116 Spears Wharf Bati-
more, and Pier Thirteen, North River New York EVE
RN AFTERNOON at ) O'Clock
Insurance may be effected on goods by the Cromwers
Steamers to or from New York open policies at their
Office at oneeghth per cent This Insurance will be eff
fected for the account of the of the property Oss
II any payable to them) with the most responsible Ccmpa
Mes whose certificate will be given when required.
SATURDAY afternoon, at O'Clock, for Charleston 5. C.
For freight or passage having superior accommodations
apply to A. C. HALL, Agent
1l6 Spears Wharf, BALTIC.
A. b. CROMWELL, 4 Co,
cor. Washington Albany SITS, n Y.
JOHN W. CALDWELL, Agent,
fe2l IT, Charleston, s. c.
,z@ssA THE GLASGOW AND N. Y.
81. sfTfa STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S
rcsEs sss ssssszss SPLENDID & POWERFUL STEAMERS
- Commanders.
EDlNBU RICH, $500 tons. ............ VIM. Cumming,
NEW YORK, 2,I5O .............. Robt. Craig
"lAouoN, ,@d2 .........,..John Duncan.
FROM GLASGOW,
GLASGOW, u March,
NEW YORK. IA April
EDINBURGH, IS April.
FROM NEW YORK,
GLASGOW, 18th ApriI.
NEW YORK, 18th May.
EDINBURGH, 18th May.
RATES or PASSAGE:
FROM GLASGOW.
rlrst CLASS 10 gulneaS
Steerage, found with cooked provisions s Z"
FROM NEW YORK,
Steeragc found with cooked provisions ......... 50
Children under IA years ofage hfare Infants in Steer
age So
Return tickets available within six months by any
steamers of this line
Steerage passengers forwarded to Liverpool Dublin and
Belfast for so 90.
FIRST ciaSs........ .......................$14 $40.
mn" 'liSN.' o.
An experienced Surgeon each steamer.
For passage apply to WORKMAN & Co.
123 Walnut street, Philadelphia.
HALL & LONEY,
So Buchanans Wharf Baltimore.
ROBERT CRAIG,
te22t II Broadway, New York.
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For THROUGH TICKETS and furt her and rea
BILE information apply the Ticket Office Calvert Station
n. +. corner Of Calvert and Franklin streets
iy7-n c. c. ADREON SUPERINTENDENT
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PURE RYE WHISKEY.
x1- 0NIIIN ITNIIllNO SIC AIEIl

t9j the low price of Rye, at this time manufac
turing at their Distillery in Washington Co., Md
pure RYE WHISKEY. All orders left at store Nos.
81 & SO s Charles st. will be faithfully executed, and can
be relied on We have at this time in and for sale
WHISKEY of distation of superior quality and
age from year up to 10 years old and in addition have
for sale the following brands:
J. HORNE, Rules 4th proof; J. C. R. Eckman NJ Mad
dux; John Snyder all warranted pure and give salts
faction represented be returned expense
FOWLER 4 ZEIGLER,
fah22.ff No OIL and o. South Charles st
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E1.-E-E-E-E1-Ne VEST AND SOVTH

BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD
mp MPR0VEn SCIEDULE FOR SUMNER TRAVEL.
and all portions of the West Southwest Northwest
FrSt-The Baltimore and Cincinnati Express Mail
II. ?. NJ, connecting at Benwood Columbus Gin
rnnau and intermediate points, reaching Cincinnati
I'm.
Second-The Cincinnati and St Louis Express leaves
| Including Sundays) at sos, P. NJ, connecting at
$50 A. NJ with Express train for Cincinnati reaching
there at s. p NJ next day and connecting directly with
Express train for Louisville, Cairo St Louis Kansas etc
| Thrd-The Cincinnati Dayton, indianapolis Cairo, ST.
Louis Chicago and Express leaves, Except
Saturday, at 10, p NJ arriving in Wheeling at $50, P
NJ and making connection for all points beyond the Ohio
| To view the grand mountain scenery the road in
| daylight take the A. NJ. or 10 P NJ train
Virginia Road take the 10 =; NJ train. For points
Marietta Railroad the 10 F. NJ train for Parkersburg
F0R WAY PASSENGERS.
TO all points between Baltimore and Piedmont take the
a. NJ train. For all points between Piedmont and
Wheeling take the Top NJ train The sos p NJ. Express
VIII only stop for wood water and meals at the principal
first class stations The trains from the Westarrve at
Baltimore at SIC and $40 A. NJ, and SIS P. NJ.
| THE FREDERICK TRAIN starts from Baltimore at rs
p. NJ, and from Frederick at GA NJ.
THE ELIICOr1S MILLS TRAIN leaves Baltimore at
$50 A. NJ and $50 F. NJ, and Ellicotts Mills at A. NJ,
FOR WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH
Leave Baltimore at 2O, Gas and 015 A. NJ and 80 and
$40 P NJ On Sunday at4 20 A. NJ, only Leave Washing
ton for Baltimore at 55 and 715 A. NJ and $780, 10 and
$50 p NJ. On Sundays at $50 F. NJ only The first and
fifth from Baltimore and the first and third fromW asngon
will be Express Trains stopping only at Washington uncn
for the Western connection and the Annapolis Junction
The 645 and 20 from Baltimore and the and 10
Washington connect with the Annapolis trains The
0nd trains from Baltimore and Washington connect at
! Laurel with Sandy Spring and Brookville stages.
For tickets of every kind, information, &c, apply
j. T. ENGLAND Agent, or at the Ticket Office, Camden
station W. P. SMITH,
| Master of Transportation.
L. NJ COLE, General Ticket Agent. je9H
Is To To G :i........;.:..l PHILADELPHIA,
s-.2- - WILMINGToN AND
BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
SUMMER ARRANGEWENT.
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Gail SoaHs.
/. NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY
liza s.s....s.:H go. Fr:.....:Es7
81


CHANGE OF HOURS AND TRAINS
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT
THE NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY being com
peted and in operation to Wamsport, making close
connections with trains the WamspOrt and Emira
New York and Erie and Canandagua Railroads for
WlLLIAMSPORT, ELMIRA, ROCHESTER,. SYRACUSE
NIAGARA FALLS, BINGAMPTON, BUFFALO,
BATAVIA, OSWEGO,
AND
ALL THE TOWNS AND CITIES IN WESTERN NEW
YORK AND CANADA.
oh ana after July 7, trains will follows Passen-
gers Tor Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Harrisburg, Carlisle
ShahnerSDurg Lancaster leave Calvert Station at s, A
NJ. and $50 P NJ
n ffo"gh 10 Niagara and Buffalo an II hours.
"sSegerS Tor Pittsburg, Chicago Cincinnati st. Louis
anu o'her esen cities and towns, leave Calvert Sta
ton at s, \. NJ. and TO- p NJ '
- fof orE, Carlisle Caledonia and Double Gap Springs
arso9Tg Chambersburg, Lancaster &C. leave by trains
at 5, ~ NJ. and ami To- p NJ
for hedtord Springs passengers by trains A
VI ana w. r. M connecting with the Pennsylvania and
Broad Top Railroads
baggage checked to the Springs Fare So So
Passengers for Stations between Baltimore and Parkton
leave by trains at 80 P. NJ
F'llc W
40. Niagara Falls ..................,..,..lO
~ .................lO
asgage checked through to all principal points WEST
and NORTH.
BY the completion Of this to Williamspor we re-
fer the Travellers to the following comparison of distance
w North Rail-
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NOTICE.-Neither the Captain nor Con-
sgnees of the Sician Brig ATTIV0 will be respon-
sbe for any debts contracted by the Of the said
vessel. my1Stf
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SCHWARTZ & DIX.
~ III LOMBARD STREET,
Have IN store and for sale the lowest market prices
1000 whole, and Y Boxes BUNCH RAISINS
80 90 LAYERS ID ,ISIIS
100 Drums SULTANA.RAISINS
SO Bales Princess p. S. and Bordeaux ATuONDs
so Trails Lisbon p. S, and Ivica AIMONDS
100 Bags Ivica and TarragOna AI.MONDS
100 Bags Sicily and Hard Shell ALMONDS
100 Boxes and 20 Bbls. Shelled ALMONDS
100 Bags Naples and Sicily WALNUTS
$50 Bags FILBERTS
100 Bags PALM NUTS.
100 Barrels and Bags TEXAS PECANS.
200 Cases PRUNES, in glass jars and boxes.
so Kegs Bordeaux and Malaga PRUNES.
5000 Drums and American Boxes FIGS.
200 Baskets Bordeaux and Marsees OIL, quarts and
pints.
so Cases SARDINES, whole halves and quarters.
100 Barrels REFINED SUGARS.
1000 Boxes No l FIRE CRACKERS
25 Casks CURRANTS. Cases CITRON.
so Cases PRESERVED GINGER.
$50 Trails DATES.
500 Boxes ORANGES 200 Boxes LEMONS.
10000 Fresh San Bias COCOA NUTS,
SCHWARTZ DIX,
ap13-f III Lombard street.
NOTlCE.-Neither the Captain nor Con-
r..< r. Al annT n
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FROM PHILADELPHIA
Leaves DAILY at o'clock from NO 10 SOUTH
WHARVE S.
Goods forwarded Immediately with care-Free of all
charge for commission.
J. ALEX. SIIRIVER, ACT. No. Light street Whf Bait.
A GROVES JR., ACT, No. 10 South WARES, f'hila.
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Mtrtbanoiat.

A LEWIVES-150 bbS. PRIME new Ale
"A wives 200 bbls. Halifax and Eastern Herrings
l. 2 and 8 Mackerel, &c for sale by RICHARDSON 4
CO., 81 Exchange Place. jy2tf.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-09-14

A CAPITAL ARTIoLE.-It does one good to
read sensible article from Southern Demo-
cratic paper, and therefore the following, from
the Pauldng (MssissippD Clarion, is especially
commendable: :,
'If the slavery question had never been allow
ed to minge in elections-if demagages could
never have taken il up as hobby upon which
TO ride into notice-if its management could
have been entrusted to the conservative, patrl-
otto statesmen of both sections, it might have
been settled without creating more than ripple
upon the sea of popular opinion and feeling, with
ont the least danger to demonstration or the
Union. Bnt demagoguism Is an incident OF pop
Mar institutions. Nothing is too sacred for its
unhallowed touch-no thought OF consequences
restraints the men who resort to it as means OF
bringing themselves into notice al securing q
distinction which they could never acquire on
the score of intrinsic moral or intellectual merit.
What cares an ambitious aspirant for Congress
sional honors whether he delude or correct the
opinions of the populace on questions OF a sec
tionaI nature. 80 that he secure his own seat in
Congress and entitle himself to the name and
nav of amember of that body2 What difference
does it make with an editor who expects to pop
ularize his paper by affecting apeculiar devotion
to Southern rights and interests, whether there
be any truth in what he says or not, so that he
inflame hatred against the North, and convince
everybody that he is the only editor in his local
ity who is entitled to be considered the cham
piop of the South2 We tell our readers-and
we weigh our words as we write-that South
ern ultraist, under present circumstances, is as
dangerous to the peace of the country and the
perpetuity of the Union as Northern abolition
-
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REMARKABLE PnENoMENoN--Immeas Sparu

REMARKABLE PHENoMENoN-Immease Sparm.
of Strange Insects-Poplar Ridge, ~ Y, Sept
3, 1858. Yesterday, about o'clock, P. NJ, the
atmosphere became suddenly filled with myriads
Of insects, Of type entirely unknown in this re-
zion. as far as | can learn. The phenomenon is
known to have extended several miles, and ap
pears to have occurred at the same moment
The insect is about one fourth of an inch long,
and closely resembles the common ant. But the
strappest part of the matter Chat is to mel re-.
mains to be told. As soon as they appeared
they began to slight upon whatever object they
came in contact with, and and to giue birth to
younq insects, ready soinged, which in few
seconds, assembled irto the air, while the old ones
.t,rew themselves into violent contortions, which
continued until they bad succeeded in Kidding
themselves of their wings-sfter which they ap
peared to feel much relieved, and ran briskly q.
bout upon the ground, as conteuted, apparently,
as though they had never possessed the power OF
flight In an hour the earth was alive with these
fallen insect angles, and strewn with their life,
less wings-while their tiny, new born progeny
had ascended and were sporting in the beams Of
the evening sun. This morning the parent in
sects may be seen secreted among the grass, or
whatever offered protection for the night, while
the new generation appear dormant upon the
surface, awaiting the warming rays OF the rising
sun. Entomologists may be familiar with such
a perpetuation of an insect race, without the In
tervening link of the larvae. If so, will some one
erlighten us on the subject9-N Y. Epenin9
Post.
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e5s- aWs attach no consequence to Ibis early

ETS. "We attach no consequence to his early
opposition to slavery. He has renounced the
heresy and made atonement for the error. We
do not believe his nomination would embarrass
the party or hazard its defeat, and if he were
its candidate we would support him with pleas
ure and with perfect confidence OF victory
This is our opinion of Mr.. Faulkner, "&c.-Rich-
m0nd South.
The above is a beautiful commentary upon the
assaults made upon George W. Summers by the
Democratic press, and particularly by the edit
or of the South. Summers and Faulkner were
members of the Legislature when the slavery dis
cussion took place, and both advocated emanci-
patton; but in his denunciations of the insttu-
ton Faulkner outstript every other member, and
even surpassed the virulence Of Giddings and
Greedy. Admit that he has renowned the
heresy" &c.,-so has Summers, as is proved by
the tenor of his whole life since. Yet the South
attaches mo consequence" to Faulkner's "early
opposition to slavery" while Summers was hunt
ed down as an Abotionist owe do not be-
lieve his nomination would embarrass the party"
says the South. Not in the least. They are
embarrassed by no inconsistency, however glar-
ing. They would nominate Faulkner or Letch-
er to-day, and tomorrow hurl the charge of Alb
olitionism at Summers as 6ercely as ever. Such
is the extent to which they calculate upon the
guihbility of the people.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-09-14
Lord LoveIace in a Right Place.

Hon. Sherrard Clemens, who is now cutting
rather an unenviable figure as the unauthorized
spokesman for Judge Brockenbrough, will be
remembered by many of our readers as the gen.
tleman who told the long winded story about
lord Lovelace and his racer, Tiberius," in the
Democratic Convention held in this place in
1851. That ''my Lord" was fond of notoriety
was sufficiently manifested by the prominent po-
sition he took on the steps of the pulpit in the
Methodist Church on the memorable occasion
referred to. He was advocating warmly the
claims of Col. Johnson, and took occasion to tell
the story as illustrative of the anticipated race
between Summers and his competitor, and, like
"Tiberius," "broke down" before he had pro
ceeded very far in the narrative. Since that
time, Mr.. Clemens has worked his way into Con-
gress from the Wheeling District, in which posi-
ton he has not distinguished himself particular
ly. His unauthorized letter in reference to Judge
Brockenbrough certainly places him in the ugl-
est position he has yet occupied, not excepting
his position on the pulpit steps. Lord Lovelace
has laced himself too tight. Tiberius has be-
come fast" horse-a regular 2.4O nag, over
leaping the bounds of strict propriety in his mad
ambition to play prominent part in the nomi-
nation of Governor. We are oharitably disposed
to think, however, that Mr.. Clemens course in
the matter originated in the head rather than the
heart. Manners rather than morals have been
compromised.
A correspondence between Mr.. Clemens and
Judge Brockenbrough, in reference to the mat
ter, is published in the Wheeling Intelligencer.
Mr.. @. writes to Judge B. to enquire whether he
believed that he CO., had been engaged in an
intrigue against him, and whether he might not
have honestly inferred from their conversation
that he declined the use of his name The
Judge replies that he attributed Clemens course
to mere inoonsiderateness, and to no unworthy
motive; but says, nevertheless, that he does not
think Clemens could have reasonably inferred
that he would withhold the use of his name.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-09-14
Miss Petit.

We are requested to state that Misc Petit, Of
Charlottesville, the distinguished authoress, will
arrive in this place to-day, and give one or more
of her Dramatic Readings" during the week.
Her entertainments, however, we Mssa, are
rather recitations, or portions of playy acted,
than simple readings. The following NOVICE OF
Miss P, from the Richmond Dispatch, was writ.
ten, we presume, by O. P. Baldwin, Esq, the
editor of that paper:
Miss Petit is q native of Charlottesville, a
young lady of very brilliant gifts, both of mind
and person. As an author she has written some
dashing novels, which have had great run, and
produced sensation. She is, beyond all doubt,
a woman of real genius, and capable of winning
an exalted place in the world of letters. Indeed,
there is no comparison between her and the
Wanted authors of "The Wide, Wide World, "
"Hills of Shatamuc," dollars and Gents" aud
the like--who have been despatched and praised
as the first female romance writers of America.
The Dispatch says further
We observe that Dramatic Readings are much
in vogue in New York, and that some lit
ersry ladies have distinguished themselves in
this line. Miss Petit achieved decided honors
in that city. Indeed, she is spoken of by the
critic of the New York Herald in language ap-
preaching enthusiasm. Let her own people do
her as much Justice as strangers.
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Az Axrp,o.N DRsRRr-Tsrribk .Sufsrino

AN AMERICAN DEsEET-T Terrible Suffering
from 1Airsk-A long letter appears in the Dali
las Texas) Herald, concerning the passage of
McCullough's emigrant train across the staked
plain to California, from which we take the fol-
lowing extracts:
From Fort Chadbourne We travelled South
to the Chonco river, fold Camp Johnson,) then
followed up the Chonco to the edge of the great
American desert. The great American desert
is barren waste. Soil light color and alkaline
nature producing mostly salt grass and few
mezouite bushes and cactus. This kind of coun-
try extends from the Colorado to the Rio Grande,
is 25O miles in width, and extends through our
continent. being narrower in some points
There are but few watering places on the route
from the Pecos to the Rio Grande.
'The herd had no water for seventy-si hours.
and travelled one hundred and thirty miles,
The herdsmen were without water or nourish-
ment thirty hours. Their exercise was very
hard, riding and hallooiug at the cattle, and was
calculated to bring on thirst soon. Ihe men
suffered extremely for want of water and sleep
MANY shot down the furnishing bullocks on the
road, stuck them, pulled oft their boots or shoes,
caught the thick, hot blood, and drank 1t freeiy,
and by so doing saved their lives. The cattle
were all very much excited, and any OF them
would fight, and the men were compelled to
shoot many.
1--WE went into the Sand Hills with 1900 head
of cattle, or struck the sand with that number,
and left with about / ,050 many Of the missing
having died for the want of water. On arriving
the men were all excited, and hardly knew their
comrades. Dan Murray, Wheatly, Celton and
Collier would never have got to water had not
some of the herdsmen been sent on after water
and returned to them. They had stopped by
the side of the road"
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Hon. George w. Summers.

This gentleman has written letter to the
Richmond Wing, to contradict the report that
he would be candidate for Governor at the
next election. He has at no time entertained
the most remote idea of being candidate, nor
will he be candidate under any circumstances.
The resignation of his Judgship, he says, seems
to have perplexed his Democratic friends in more
quarters than one. with them, it is inexplica-
Bile, that person should resign an Office, except
to go into another. Mr.. Jefferson said in his day,
of the ofice-holders, STEW die, none rssign.'"