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TRoors DEsERTlSG.-We learn from n
Carrolton (Mo.) paper that the troops de-
signed for Utah, ascending the Missouri riv-
er, are desertlng every chance they get. On
the steamer Oglesby, recently, there were
three hundred troops, out of which there
were ifty desertions before that boat passed
Hills Landing. 1t is suspected by some
that Mormons, in disguise, are following the
soldiers, and afford those who are willing to
desert an opportunity to escape. The true
and only reason, however, for this disposi-
ton TO desert lies in n general order issucd
few weeks ago, forbidding payment to tho
,roops until their arrival at Fort Laramie.
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WAsusGros, June 8.-Senute-1'he Ma
= val appropriation bill with several amend
ments, passed, and the Army appropriation
bill was taken up, adjourned.
Jomes G. Barrett, Democratic candidate for
mayor, is elected by 579 majority.
On moton of Mr. Biger, the session was
extended to the fourteenth, by a vote of 43
against IT,
The Secretary of the Interior asks Con-
press for 100000 to preserve peace among
the Indians of the Northern Superintendent
cv. who now threaten the invasion of the
frontiers.
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THE FIRST WHITE MAN Born IN KEN
rucxY.-The first white man born in Ken
lucky is still living, and is residing in that
State. His name is Captain Enoch Boone, a
nephew of the great pioneer, Daniel Boone
His farm is on the Ohio river, at the mouth
of Otter Creek, n few miles below the mouth
of Salt river. He was born shortly after Col.
Boone's second expedition to Kentucky, ana
is consequently greatly advanced in years.
bu, is hale and hearty and very cheerful and
is fond of relating the thrilling scenes when
he witnessed during the early days ot the
"dark and bloody grounds" lie is SAID 10
resemble in a striking degree his renowned
uncle, both in form and features.
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SuppoRT Your HOME PAPER.-The Cleve-
land Herald talks thus sensibly upon the
dnty of supporting home papers,
"Recollect, if home paper is TO be sup
ported, home influence must do 1t. Every
dollar sent to Eastern papers is at the ex-
pense of the local papers. A county acquires
prominence through its paper more than in
any other way, and to every one who has
county interests at stake, his home paper Is
necessity. Never will such man take
paper printed away from home until he is
able to take second paper. His first paper
will be his home sheet, and he will 30 iden-
tify his own interest with that Of his county
paper as to consider his subscription as much
a matter of yearly duty as the payment oil
his taxes"
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Run Our.-The "sands Of life" We are
glad to learn that the yoarg mans sold Dr.
James sands OF life" which have been
"nearly run out" SO long, have ceased run
ming altogether. Letters hereafter directed
to The NEUROLOGICAL doctor will be sent TO
Washington, opened, and the money return
ed TO the deluded party who sent It.
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their cannon, and disperse, and seek to intimi-
date the brave American thousands that
swarm in this city, they will reap their re-
ward, and will require none other on this
sublunaIy sphere.
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icy II is the custom of some planters on
the Mississippi, to raise money or their grow
ing crops to spend during the summer by
travelling either at the North or in Europe,
In consequences of the ovcrilows, this kind
Of paper is looked on with distrust and the
offerers have to submit TO deep shave
where the paper is taken.
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tg- Some congregations seem to be par
tieular as to their preachers One Of these
gayc public notice that they wanted preach
or, but went on to specify, that besides being
n good Christian, he must have a good moral
character.
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GosslplSe.-lfyou wish to cultivate gos-
siping, medding, ccnsorous spirit in your
children, be sure, when they come home
from church, n visit, or any other place where
you do not accompany them, to question
them concerning what everybody said and
did; and if you find anything In this to cen'
sure, always do il in their hearing. You
may rest assured, if you pursue course OF
this kind, they will not return to you I'm
laden with intelligence and rather than II
should be uninteresting, they will by degrees
learn to embellish, in such manner us
shall not fail to call forth remarks and ex-
preston from you. You will, by this course
render the spirit of curiosity, which is so
carly VISIBLE in children, and which, II right
ly directed, may be the instrument OF en-
rching and enlarging their minds-a vehicle
of mischief which will serve only to narrow
them!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-06-18

icy Gen. S. d. Jacobs, for many years
citizen Of Knoxville, and afterwards Assist
ant Post Master General, died May 29nd, at
Natchez, Miss.
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WAsuISGroH, June 9.--HoUsE.--The
House amended the Senate amendment sub
sti,utiug ten Steam and seven War Vessels
of light draft for five, by vote Of 81 against
49,
Ha,chers agreement for four additional
Steamers Cor the North Western Lakes was
agreed 10.
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DOMESTIC DlsPurE.-A couple (not very
long married. were contending about what
should be the name of their first and only
child.
"Wiliam, my dear, want to name him
Peter"
20! no, love, do not like Peter, he denied
h;s master. Let us call him Joseph"
AWAY, William can't bear Joseph. lie
denied his mistress"
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posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
lime 3. 1858.

Dear Sir: In answer to your inquiry,
whether the newspaper statements that the
Post Master General had decided that, "where
letters reached any Post Office, addressed to
fictitious names or parties, they should not be
delivered to any one claiming to be the rep
rcsentatives of the addressed parties, but be
sent to the Department as dead letters" |
have to inform you that such decision has
been made, and the instructions given are,
that all such letters, not being deliverable
according to the standing regulations, should,
in due course of time, be returned as dead
letters.
am, respectfully, your ob't servant,
HORATlO KING,
Frat Asst p. NJ. Genn.
S.R. Anderson, p. NJ. Nashville, Tenn.
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FIcTrTloUs NAMEs.-It is a very common
custom for persons to receive letters through
the Post Office under fictitious addresses
This plan is resorted to often for Legitimate
purposes, but more frequently to cover the
schemes of some william. 1t will be seen by
the following note from the Post Office De-
partment, which we find in the Union ard
American, that recent discussion has shut
down upon this practice:
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New ORLEANS, June 9.-The City Is
quici.-The trouble is all over NO o'l'cl"'
election returns yet.
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An EoosoMlsr.-lfyo you are determined to
commit suicide in consequence Of poverty,
do the deed carly in the morning, instead Of
late a, night, and you will save the expense
Of three meals.
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The Rows AND RUFFIANs OF KANSAS
Our black republican contemporaries are
working desperately TO get up little breeze
of excitement concerning tie late border ruff
fan outrages in Kansas; but it is no co.
These recent outrages were confined to two
hostile bands of fierce banditti. the one
headed by Capt Hamilton, pro-sIavery and
the other by Capt. Montgomery, no slavery.
They came into collision rather unexpect-
edly to the latter party, and the consequence
was that some ten or dozen Of them were
rather unceremoniously killed and wounded.
Had both parties been extermlnated in the
encounter the people of Kansas would have
had occasion to be very thankful. And this,
we believe, is the whole matter in nutshell
The Kansas agitation is played out.
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SECRET SOCIETIES IN FRANcE.-The Paris cor
respondent of the New Orleans Picayune, in
recent letter, saysi
The Emperor never goes ou. that he is not
logged by the police of the secret societies
police infinitely more Jealous, indefatigable,
and astute (they work for love and not for
pay,) than the police of the Government
They lounge near the Tuileries, in the Champs
Elysees, In the Bos de Boulogne-everywhe
watching the favorable moment for their rev
oiution to be made. do not mean they OBJ
serve him to assassinate him, although the
assassins do derive all the information they
desire through these secret policemen of po'
litical societies, but they are constantly on
the watch TO take advantage of the death OF
the Emperor to overturn the Government be-
fore the Council Of the Regency can meet
Such is the condition of France. Secret So
ceties cover every inch of its territory from
the Channel to the Mediterranean; and they
are now 80 well organized that the police
cannot discover their organization, nor above
five members of any society at the same time.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-06-18

PoLITIcs AND "HUcKLE-BERRIEs" North
CAROLINA Gov. Morehead of Gullford,
and Col. Alex. Watson Of Robson, being
announced as candidates for the Legislature
in their respective counties, the Fayetville
Observer thus rccurs to an interesting dis
cussion between them in 1910:
"The points on which the discussion be-
tween the Colonel and the Governor turned,
were relative to the growth and maturity of
buckle berries, and the probability Of Gen.
Harrison having been off in swamp eating
them whilst his troops were fighting the
British. The Colonel maintained that Gener-
al Harrison was eating the huckle-berrles,
though the Governor in reply threw little
doubt on the subject by suggestion that
huckle-berries did not ripen in November"
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A COOP SPEcULATIoS-SLEEPISG CARS
A car, fitted up for sleeping, has been put
upon the Little Miami road. 1t is furnished
with comfortable berths, Onto which the seats
are converted,) and apartments temporarily
constructed, like the state-rooms of steam
er, with accommodations for four. The charge
for a berth is fifty cents per night, and the
attendant Informed friend yesterday morn
ing that he had taken the night previous
thirty dollars for lodgings! The owner of
the car furnishes it gratis to the Railroad
Company, and gets his pay from the sleepy
passengers at fifty cents per head. Some Yam.
kee is at the bottom Of this speculation.
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A NUMEROUS PRoGENY.-Samuel Wright,
n farmer, who resides in Washington county,
Pa, has ls children, III grand children, and
TIA great grand children. His wife, too is
still living. He's "al (w) right on the
goose"
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THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
New Orleans, June 8, 1858.

lNtN SlicHhS. ""hS -
We shall not attempt to answer the above
card further than to say that its allegations
are, in gross and detail rs false as is the stale
ment of tie writers IN It they shave no polItl-
cal object in view." a greater falsehood was
never penned-a greater falsehood was never
published. They had, and they have, "po-
iitica object in yiew"-and that object was
and is 10 throw the control Of the city o!
New Orleans into the hands Of Major Beaure-
GARD, one of John Slidel's sub-Ileutenants, in
order to advance the latter individuals
chances for the nomination for the next Pres,
idcncy. This is the "ohject" they had in
view, and he is n great fool or great knave
who denies it. ,.
Being apprsed of the revolutionary condi-
ton of affairs, and of the armed bandittl that
occupied portion of the city, the Mayor con-
yened the Common Council at 10 o'clock
That BODY authorized him, as we understand,
to put down the insurrection as best he might,
and then adjourned until A O'Clock in the al
ternoon. In the meantime the Mayor had m
interview with the lenders Of the traitors
They proposed conditions he refused to ac-
ccde to. Other conditions were Afterwards
proposed, by letter, and peremptorlly rejected
and the military were ordered out. But, IN
relation to this, aud other proceedings oi the
lawless rabble. who without color or cause,
reason or justification, have placed themselves
beyond the pale Of the laws, fuller account
will be found elsewhere.
The whole course Of the Vigilance Com
mit,ee, and its armed myrmidons, has been
marked by everything that is dlsrepu'aoIe;,
lawless and anarchical. They commenced
their Infamous work by burglary; they con-
tnued it by punder; they kept It up by ar
resting well.known citizens without the shad,
ow e c,nse or authority: they maltreated
I"dcos If onr Courts: thew caused forced ad-
iournments of several of them; they obstluct.
ed the public highways Of the metropolis;
thev iniured the Streets and crossings of the
citv bv taking up the iron bridges and con-
stryctino bnrrieades; and in nothing have they
d.mooned themselves as good members of
societv, or ns law and order abiding men.
with the words Of law and order upon
their lips, the supporters OF Major Beauregard
I"w nV and ord,r-and proclaimed revolution in
"n, n,;Jst In tho name of Reform, they have
o"n,n';t,sd o"n % BURGLARY. In the name of Reform
,T"r have nInndered property. In the name
lneS n"Vo P,t"uu .., hsno hcen Suilty of Ms de-
ol nSio'u', '"sy ""r ,sh;cb disgraced the worst
eDs aos"C'u W ,ha "' wors, French Revolution.
e'I y, ,ni ,n' ,%a on,ar,oinment to which the gen
Is .n's s"1 ,Sa oall which led to the for
'leli,e'l s,nsuG 'ao Aent ticket, invited the
mH''oh o, ,ne mnsT Ia This the Reform
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TERRIBLE ArrRAY.-Tho 81. Loais News
says that Jas. Mcfarland, an attache Of Spal-
ding g. Rogers Circus, was killed by one
Roberts, in Liberty, Mo-, few days since,
Mcfarland snapped his pistol at Roberts,
who drow bowe.knife, and completely
served Netherlands head from his body al a
single stroke.
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BENNETT In LUcK.-Poor Bennett Of the
Herald is in luck, standing high in the favor
and confidence of the Buchanan Administra.
ton. No wonder poor Bennett is such on
ardent supporter of old Buck, and so stall
wart defender of all the members of the
Cabinet. He is well paid for his friendship,
as the following extract from the Washing
ton Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press
sufficiently attests:
"Bennett of the New York Herald has had
his own way here, in the matter of patronage.
have it to-day, from Senator who will not
vote for Fleuro', that there are no less than
four of tie attaches of the Herald holding
Office under this ADMINISTRATION. viz: lWykOf
the rowing diplomatist, (who got to the United
States after the October election, in 1860
Fleurot, United States Consul at Bordeaux;
u paid agent at Mexico, who is hand and
glove with the British embassy there; and
one, think, on board the Niagara, looking at
the electric sea-serpent, the submarine tele-
graph. Considering how ably and effectual-
ly Bennett supported Mr.. Buchanan in 1856,
this is very small pay"
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HUMPHREY MARSHALL ON BRITISH
INSULTS.

Hon. Humphrey Marshall, the eloquent and
able American Representative from Ken
lucky, made a speech in the House the other
day in reference to the search of our vessels
on the high seas, which the Washington
States Dem.) thus notices:
Marshall, of Kentucky put in glowing
words the sentiment Of his party on that
point, when he said, sour HdtiondI attitude
must be rectifed" and that, sooner or later, 1t
will be rectitied. 1t is true, lie gave his rea
sons therefor in the tone of partisan,
but they had loftier scope and range
than mere partisanshipj and in this the best
and soundest of his party are with him. VI
would point you" he saws to the body which
is soon TO put on record their vote either for
"submiSSion and diSgrace' or Uindtcdt'on and
yietory. (for those who heard him that day
must decide between the two,) ito nearly
every nation in the world with whom we
have relations, treating us with a contempt
we little deserve and should no longer calm
ly brook. | would take you to the western
coast of Mexico, where your cOnsuls are kick
ed about and your citizens in ?risoned or to
the Gulf Stream, where your merchant ship
ping is fired upon weekly by superclous ri
val with impunty. Or | would carry you
even to China, where the Pagan tramples
your starry nag under foot Gnd tears it into
shreds Gefore the eyes OF yorr consul, and
burns the property of your citizens, or con-
fscates it to his own uses. would carry
you to Holland, where your charge d'affares
points to the dictionary for the Dutch minis
ter to find the signification of an English
word he will not pronounce, hut is ordered
to write, to sustain reclamation which was
made absolute by an American administra-
ton, yet has been, so far, treated with con
tempt. would point to Spain, with whom
not one case has ever been brought to set
Element, notwithstanding the Ostend mani.
festo and the Cincinnati platform. would
bid YOU listen to the cry borne on every breeze
from American citizens in every part OF the
globe, asking this government for protection
in their lawful pursuits; and then | would
remind you that this has been delayed, un-
der one excuse or another, by our politicians
until every intelligent man who has been
abroad laughs derisiyely at the idea that the
flag of the United States is safe shelter
from insult or outrage"
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"FARTHINGALE, n. A hoop petticoati or
circles of hoops formed Of whalebone, used to
extend the petticoat."
IVebster'S old Dictionary.
We copy literally from the above authority
merely to give our readers the dictionary
name of the institution that has lately 80
largely extended its dominion and influence
throughout Christendom.
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t4y" The Memphis Ledger says:-"With
the subsistence of the waters on the Arkan-
sas shore, mosquitoes are becoming so thick
that the sun sets fifteen minutes, too soon,
its rays being obscured by the swarming in
sec,s, ms they were by the clouds of arrows
at the battle Of Pharsnln. A man can stand
in Hope6eld and write his name in the muir
XIV cloud. A citizen of the Swamp tells us
that he saw n huge mosquito sharpening
his bill with tomahawk, and Charles Gillis
says he was taking snooze in llopefield on
Sunday, when one perforated the skin OF his
left aeel upwards of three inches, and then
brake his neck in the effort to get loose"
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THE NEW ORLEANS VIGILANCE
MOB.

u = 4.
We rePubllsh this morning IRON The New
Orleans Crescent, the details Of the first days
novements of the mob. which recentlv on.
,.a =, b,..t an,,n ,b, A,.,;,. 49,.
ue"'o''u ~ .,.'.1., parry
IN tha' c''y' .on'l'en'ns uPoh Tue treason'
able usurpatons oil this mob the crescent
saws,
N;oht befote lost ,be spn wont do,,,, ., =,
roacenhle and oniet citv. Tba covernman,
prsscribad Inv the constitution was fnlfInn
its nsnni fnnctinns without iet or hiniran,.as
nbo ~ sunremocy of tho law was ,rknn;yIaJmod
or ~ MI hands There was m neithst dis,nrba1ca
nor the siun of distnrbance And untiI
I,,e in the NIGHT. the stars tbre.y thar mild
radiance nnon as trapouil and orderly n me-.
tronolis as there is upon The broad surface of
the nIobe.
At late hour band of ar,oed man. num-
bering one hundred and gfsy, or thsseabouls.
marched (Crom the Custom. House IL is said1
IN the State Arsenal, ,buralariousy entered il,
Iundered il of the artillery. small arms, mus
kets and munitions of war il contain ed, and
established themselves on Jackson Square,
nIanting their cannon so as TO command the
various street approaches. That the move
mont was as deliberately as il was nefariously
planned the crcumspection and order that
marked the lawless depredations fully de-
monstrate. For more detailed account of
these indefensible acts of lawlessness, we re-
for our readers to the local column, il being
our purpose here only TO touch the subiect in
its most important aspect.
The demonstrations threw the city into an
almost indescribable state of excitement
which the publications in some of the morn
ing papers served only to inAame 1t appear
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r1sy- There's man in New Orleans with
such tarnation wooden head, that he is
obliged to use jock-plonc whenever he is in
want of shaving.
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Ngw YoRK, June 4.-The Black Warrior
has arrived.
BY this arrival we learn that one OF the
British officers who has made himself so con-
spicuous in boarding our merchant vessels at
Sagua Ia Grande and on the Gulf, has been
arrested and sent to Jamaica.
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tSy- We find the following in one Of our
exchanges:
"lndemnity for the pnst-pdy up. SOeur-
ty for the future-pdy do,cn."
We wonder il the editor Of that exchange
sees many "ups" and "downs"in in his editorial
lifp2