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presenting her his license, saying, Here's the
pGpeys;' I've no further use for them but
YOU viii yet wish You hader tuck me-" IT'S
said Mr.. g. remained during the evening, and
accompanied them next day, much to the NOR
LITIGATION of Mr.. NJ.
MtcheLlsriIle, Mop., 1853.
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DOUGLAS IN MEMPHIS.-The Little Giant
in his speech at Memphis, Tenn, ON Monday
proclaimed himself filibuster. He trims his
sails it seems, to suit all quarters.
He said, according to the Enquirer that
Gen. Cass once asked him what we wanted
with Central America. He replied, that the
time would come when we were bound to have
it. "Why," said he, Kit is too far off" eyes,
great way off, it is nearly half way to Califor
MIA, and on the direct road there. Laughter |
| do not want Central America any more than
| did in 1850, but the time will come when our
destiny, our institutions our safety, will compel
us to have it, | am unwilling now to pledge
our faith as nation in that which am certain
our grandchildren would do. So it is with the
Island of Cuba. | do not care whether you
want it or not. 1t is a matter of no conse-
quence whether We want it or not we are
compelled to take it and We can't help it"
Immense applause.
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he abandons the free-trade ad valorem P'licy
of the Democracy, and recommends an increase
of duties on the Specific or old Wing pro
tectionist plan. The President thinks specific
duties. peculiarly applicable 20 the articles OF
:" iron, raw sug gar, and foreign wines and
spirits.n In other words, to the products OF
Pennsylvania and Louisiana. Not wort ior
the manufactures of New England.
The President renews his recommendatit N OF
a Pacific Railroad; and while he refrains rom
definitely specifying any particular route he
borrows all his facts and illustrations from the
extreme Southern line of Arizona and Texas:
These are the salient points of the Message.
Other topics we must omit reference to for
the present. 1t will be seen that the lealing
purpose of the Message is to keep alive and
animate the agitation ofthe Slavery question.
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pa- The publication of our Extrap is uni
avoidably delayed for few days. AS soon as
printed, a copy will be sent to each of our meac
subscribers.
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LATER FROM CALIFORNIA PER OVERLAND
MAH.-.S. Louis, December 3.-The overland
California mail of the 9TH ult has arrived. with
six passengers, including Lieutenant Mowry.
who furnishes favorable account of the ella
river gold mines, the average yield of which is
$1,000 per day. 1t is believed that no richer
dlgglngs EXIST, even IN the most favored por-
tons OF California, and, from the location of
the mines, there is no danger to be apprehended
from hostile tribes of Indians.
A political meeting at ella city had passed
resolutions endorsing the action of the Mesilla
and Tucson Convention, asking CONGRESS- for a
Territorial organization. The silver mines in
the same region are also very rich.
Information had been received from Fort
Smith, that Lieutenant Beale had gone into
winter quarters. The rumor of his being at
tackled by the Indians is disbelieved.
The Apache Indians continue their deureda.
tons on the frontier OF Sonora and Arizona.
The evolution in Sonora was in full progress
atlast accounts. Governor Pesquira has lost
the support OF the merchants, in consequence of
his failure to pay loaned money
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p6y- For one or two weeks, our columns viii
be rather burdened with documents, but they
are necesst~y to edi6cation.
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WASHINGTON d. G.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1858.
JASPER.
Indueement to New Subscribers.

Owing TO the unusual interest manifested
by our readers in the story now in course Of
publication in the Era, entitled JASPER" we
have concluded, in order that altnlec subscri-
bers may have the benefit of the story, TO issue
an /" Extra on the LIST of December, contain
ing all the chapters published up to that time.
This Extra will be sent free to all helo sub
scribers
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rH- Book notices are crowded out this week

sSF- Look out for your bills. Don't let them
slip away, unnoticed. If an agent do not call
upon you in time, renew yourself
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Mr.. Letcher was nominated on Saturday
last, at Petersburg, for Governor of Virginia.
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The Southern Citizen, edited by Mitchel, and
Swan, has made its appearance. 1t is devoted
to the traffic in human flesh"
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SLAYER EcHo-ELEcTIoN of U. s. SENATOR,
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 2.-The counsel for tn,
prisoners taken on board the SLAYER Echo te
day petitioned for writ of habeas corpus
bring the prisoners before the court, to shoy
reason Why thes should not be detained an
longer in custody, The court granted the wri
which was made returnable on Saturday at l.,
O'Clock. This win bring up the evidence anS
argument of the case. The grand jury wen
further discharged until Monday The impreS
SION appears to be, that the prisoners will h
held, andithe case taken to another district.
The tenth ballot by the Legislature of this
State, for United States Senator, resulted in th
election of Hon. James Chestnut. the Presiden
of the State Senate. This is signal triumph
of the conservatives. The ninth vote stood
Manning 46-Adams 55. On the final balio,
Chestnut received 92-Adams 81 H
Senator Hammond is in town to-day. and HI.
presence and wishes doubtless had an influenc,
on the result.
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News FROM BUENos AYREs.-The lates{
dates from Buenos Ayres are to the 9th of Go.
tober. There are no items of interest, except {,
representation in one of the journals that, IL
Paraguay, Lopez will at once surrender to the
Americans. 1t is certainly possible that ne
may do so, but doubtful 8
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FIRE.-The planning establishment of Mclean
& Monroe, at the foot of Thirteenth street, on
the canal, was destroyed by fire on Monday even
ing, with all its contents.
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=. NEagann-An Old NIaid.

The Southern Literary Messenger draws a
portrait of a certain type of the "old
maid -
The morals of Sally Magann are-preach-
ers. These il adOres. For these il discovers
its small capacities Of needle and thread; and
concerning these, next to wet goods" and
theatres, its giggly-gabbling is affiuent be-
you'd all measures. To sew on button for IA
preacher. to visit his wife, To embroider a
pair of slippers for him when il aft ctates
along the street, TO kiss his children to death,
is the first joy of S. Magann. If the preacher
= unmarried then is his divinity complete in
the eyes of an 5. Magann. How it hangs
upon his lips, Us it sits in pew, and pushes
up its bonnet slipping from the back of its
head. Its fervent prayers that the Lord will
deliver him into the hands of a suitable help
mattel Its anonymous letters of gratitude for
his refreshing sermons! Its incog. bouquets!
Could il be- privileged to make robe de nmt
for the right young minister, it would will
ingiy die.
But its destiny rarely comprehended the
better halving of pulpit joys. Generally it
advances by distinct. but rapid metamorpho-
sis, to old maidism, by which case the sour
element in its nature is seriously increased
and aggravated; for a Sally Magann acidu-
lates fiercer than any other variety of femrl
On the other hand. it may, us heretofore init
mated marry. Its destiny then includes early
widowhood, an unpromising, unkept child or
two, and most dreary after-existence of un-
tidiness and paregoric.
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ne The Journal sells out the American party
iromof the South as coolly as he would drive
mise cattle to the market The members of that
party are commanded by this great autocrat
to give up their Independent organization,
r. abandon the interests of their section, and be-
i,, come the plant tools OF its enemies. They
are allowed no voice i'll the contract which
"Ibinds them in eternal bondage to their north
: trtern masters. The editor of the Journal has
Is amade the bargain and they must submit to i"
The sceptre which the editor of the Jour
nal once welded has passed away from him
us forever, and he who once spoke edicts and ut
Mastered laws to his party. has lost his power to
4. charm. He may still put on the robes of sove-
eignty and assume the arrogant demeanor
- of a king, but no one will recognize his au-
thority. There is none so poor as to do him
reverence"
n These two paragraphs have reference to
>. the Louisville Journal and its editor, and are
IL taken from the same cOlumn-the same article
Tin the Union and american of yesterday.
4 TOur neighbor pretends to set up the Journal
tenas terrible scarecrow and then turns TO those
'atitwho were intended to be frightened by it and
l. rrtells them it has no power to harm. Our good
rn,ne ghbor is first rate democratic ogician and
: ira reasonably expert politician. but we submit
o. if the above will enhance his reputation in
either character.
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The old democratic organ, the ". o. Courier,
disapproves the article of the Washington
Union on the subject of taxing Office holders
to support party expenses. The Courier says:
dodge in party politics than this thing of col
l,cting money from office holders to pay
party expenses. liz is dirty lille trick
quite customary in some places. too contemp-
tible 10 constitute "A crime, and certainly too
dsgraccinl TO be justified. If the Washing
ton Union is 30 lost TO all sense Of shame as
10 justify the practice, We sincerely hope the
more candid OF our opponents will not attri-
butte its opinions to the Democratic party.
They are exceptional and almost unaccoun-
table as opinions, although too many OF all
parties, when In power, wink at tie practice
in one shape or another"
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Teiegraphic intercourse.

Merely as Il specimen of the facility of Tel
egraphic intercourse, says the n. Y. Tribune,
we give the following conversation carried on
between the chief operators in the London
and Constantinople offices respectively of
1.-The Electric and International Telegraph
Company" soon after the opening of the line
to the Moslem metropolis last Spring. This
across the continent of Europe, over lines of
telegraph which cross the British Channel
aud portion Of the Mediterranean, aud can
hardly be less than two thousand miles long,
though direct line between the capitals is
rather less than fifteen hundred. Here is the
talk:
SUNDAY, May I'd, 1s5s-s:5O p. m, (ondon.)
CoNsrANTINOPIE.-H Here, Constantinople!
LoNDoN.-ilere. London, how are you!
Cox Admirable well; and you?
LoND.-Very we'll. What time are you at
Constantinople?
CoN.-ll:45 (London $50 D. m The
weather is superb here. How is it with
you?
LoND.-It is frst-rate weather here. /
am delighted with the honor Of talking with
you.
CoN.-This is the first time that the Otto
man telegraph has succeeded in passing be-
yond the BRITISH Channel. Tomorrow the
Minister will be gratited with this good COM
municntion. If you have any dispatches, l
am at your service, Sir.
LoSD.-I am London via the Hague, and
see nothing ut present for you. viii you
please to give me your name?
CoN.-My name is Vivet. chief of the sta
ton at Constantinople. What is your time,
Sir?
LoNp.-I 1t is OIL in the evening
COMA thousand thanks for this valuable
experiment for both nations.
LoND.-I hope to have the honor of speak
ing with you very often in future. Good
night, NJ. Vivet
CoS.-I am much nattcred, NJ. Fischer
Good night. EE
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Tribute 10 IA Young American Engi-
neer.

From report in the New York Courier, of
the congratulatory speech made by Mr.. Per-
rine at the celebration, in Brooklyn. of the
laying of the Atlantic Cable, we fiud the fol-
lowing:
Towards the conclusion of Mr.. Perrine's
speech, he paid an eloquent tribute to the
personal character OF Capt. Hudson. 10 the
mechanical ability of Mr.. Everett, the Engi-
neer of the Niagara, and after citing the fact,
that the British Government had spent fifty
thousand dollars for the contTivances 20 pay
out the cable, and that Mr.. Everett Tor fifteen
hundred dollars constructed machine 50
superior, that the former were abandoned aud
Mr. Everctt's machine adopted, be proposed
that the crowd should repair To the residence
of Mr.. Everett. corner Of Montague and Gin
ton st, and give him nine cheers. The sgg-
gvsilon was adopted"
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Graphic Description of the Personal
Appearance OF a Modern Heroine
How She Looks, How She Walks,
and how She travels.

The editor of the Columbia Is. c. Sentinel
give the following graphic description of Miss
Blount the lady who has been so prominently
before the public for several months past
She possesses what it called in common
parlance. a sweet face. Her mouth is small
and delicate and the under lip stands out in
a saucy and most defiant manner. Her eyes
are dark blue, with a soft and melting ex-
preston when at rest, but at moments emit
ting luminous fash which plainly indicates
that when aroused she is not without pOr-
ton of that boldness of spirit which so emf
nently characteriZes her maternal parent, and
which has been displayed in a manner so
ratio during the few mon tbs that she has been
so prominently before the public. Her face is
pale. occasioned, no doubt, by her sutferings.
deep shade of melancholy seems to pervade
it, only broken by an occasional faint smile.
A few small frcckles may be perceived under
each eye, which instead of marring her
beauty, as they generally do, really give it a
piquancy which enhances it. Her light
brown hair, pOrfuse in quantity, was drawn
back from her face and forehead, and dressed
a la chnaOiSe, a style which but few ladies adopt
as it is seldom becoming. but was very at
tractive and suitable to this young lady.
Her symmetrical form is her great attract
ion. She is about five feet six inches in
height; small, delicate waist, as lythe and
graceful in her movements as the most ultra
elecit the praise of every one, so graceful and
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$ASNSc& N[1 NSSNN><aA
K Policeman Sold.

~ York Policeman sofa.
The N! correspondent of the Charles
ton C0urie the following account fhow
dandy policeman was 4.sold" in that city:
Our Metropolitan policemen are a good
looking set of men. Some OF them. if not Ad-
onises, have the vanity to think themselves
such. One member of the department was
particularly infatuated with this mania. His
brother officers noticed this weakness of his.
They contemptuously said he "traveled on his
shape" He could not help woman across
Broadway, amid the labyrynth of omnibnsscs
and other vehicles. but that he believed the
woman, he was thus honoring, was enamorcd
of him. He boosted of these things so much
that it was determined by some of the Other
policemen to ''sell him." and completely take
the starch out of him. A tender epistle, pur-
porting to have been written by one who was
smitten by his shape and his attentions.
was accordingly sent TO this lady killer
She represented herself as worth 5000 to
$4,000, and wished to make the pleasure OF
his acquaintance. One or two letters passed
between them. when an appointment to meet
was agreed upon. The vain policeman was
.'up to time" you may be assured. But he
was doomed to disappointment for a while.
Instead of his lady-l0ve her coachman met
him, stating that his mistress was too sick that
evening to come out. Several other letters
passed between them. and another meeting
was agreed upon. and long before the appoint
ed hour he was at the rendezvous.
But, alas, shOrt-sighted mortal. His lady's
waiting maid, a negress, only made her ap-
pearance: her mistress was so closely guard
ed by her cruel ''parent" that she could rot
get out of the house without suspicion. But
true love never did run smooth. Several 9TH
er letters passed between them. and finally
the heiress of $50 600, and the policeman who
prided himself on his shape. met at the corner
of Fourteenth street and Eighth or Ninth Az
enues. The lady was thickly yelled. so that
the officer could not see her divine face: he
however, had the pleasure of warm pressure
of her delicate little hand, and as he handed
her into the stage, his big heart beat as it
never beat before. Upon the dickey, beside
jehu sat one of the prime movers in the plot
AT length they reached an ice cream saloon
when the two entered. followed by one of the
alleged conspiratOrs, who had descended from
the dickey. The two We're furnished with
private box. and had hardly been seated when
the landlord was asked if he allowed niger
wenches to come into his house with white
men. He replied ''No." H was then told
that the woman who had just entered with a
gentleman a colOred wench. He denied
II; but bet was made, and the waiter was
ordered to go into the box and lift her veil.
He did so, when 10 the chop-falen heiress
hunter fell back horror struck and speechless
in his seat His lady was a colOrtd wench of
the darkest dye. The officer arrested her for
conspiracy. and conveyed her to the station
house, where sort of mock trial or invcsti-
CATION was made by the Captain, when she
was discharged.
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CmARGE oP LIBEI---A paragraph from the
Columbus (Pal SPY has been going the
rounds of the press, stating that a pestllentlal
disease, called gsora had broken out in York,
Pa. aud was carrying off the Inhabitants
rapidly, aud that the town was almost de-
serted. The editor, we suspect, WAS little
too crcdulous. and was imposed up n by some
foolish fellow who ought 10 BE- visited with
an attack OF psora. aud forbidden the luxury
of post against which 10 rub himself The
word is but the medical term from thc @ eek
Tor certain cetaneons disord r., more espe-
cially, the Itch A telegram from York, Pa,
dated last evening, informs Us that Mr.. Sam
uei Wright, she editor OF the Columbia Spy,
has been arrested and held in $500 bail Tor
his appearance at the next court of quarter
session to answer for the libelloas publication.
But Snss, iih.
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e. The Chicago Press and Tribune an
nounces the failure of the mission of the Hon.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS. He conld make no
impression favorable to DOUGLAS upon the
Buccaneers. The only terms that the b.
CHANAN men of Illinois would listen to, was
the withdrawal of DOUGLAS. The Press says:
As the Republicans of New York and New
England have ascertained that their cO-work-
ers in Illinois do not need their advice, so the
Pro-Slavery men of the South will learn that
the Democracy of the same State can manage
their quarrelS without their assistance So
here's another missionary disposed of. Who
comes next?
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From II anSas.

Correspondence of The Missouri Democrat.l
LAWRENCE, K. T.. Aug. IL.
THE OFFICIAL VoTE.-Oficial returns have
not been received from all the counties in the
territory yet. 1t will be some time before
they are completed Official and unofficial so
far as received stand some 1900 against the
proposition to 1000 for it. Nearly all the
counties to hear from will throw unanimous
vote against. When the returns are all in the
vote is expected to stand $4,000 against to
1900 for.
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ne- Hon. C. c. CLAY, Senator from Ala

par E- Hon. G. G. CLAY, Senator from Ala
YES ibama, has written lengthy letter in reply 10
rlng an invitation to public dinner by the citi-
zcns of Mobile, which we find in the papers
of that city. 1t is vindication OF his course
NEwin Congress on Kansas affairs, and a defense
-'u of the Conference bill. He draws most
ten gloomy picture of the future prospects of the
a'y country, deprecates the weakness of the
-nsih northern democracy. enufnerates the wrongs
that he fancies have been 'hraptd upon the
'ph- South and suggestsfthat closer union of the
''ero South is necessary to our salvation, in the
Union, or If need be out of il. Mr.. CLAY is
re- doubtless preparing to cast himself into the
IN franks of Mr.. YANcEY and his Southern
seeirI-eague has at last taken step further
yes in that direction, than We have heretofore
r iauuderstod him to have gone. Bnt'we cannot
be astonished at this, inasmuch as it is evil
-AKGdent to our mind that the tendency and de-
tsires of many of the leaders of sham democra-
tple cy are towards pure secti0nalism, and proba-
: chilly as the proximate means to dissolution
oIand with that end in view.
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Appetite and Strength IL este red .

William Young, of South Pittsburg, says:
CATER having suffered severely for several days
with a most distressing attack of Diarrhcea, pur
chased bottle of BGrhave's Holland Bitters. II
gradually checked the disease and restored my bowels
% perfect order Before had finished the bottle
found my appetite and strength returning. believe
it worthy of the character you give it, and shall re
commend it as such +" aug24
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DIED.

At the Stewart House, in this city, on Saturday,
the Goth inst, Miss REBEcCA ii. SURErr, youngest
daughter of the late George A. Sublett. AT the age
of fifteen, amiable, intelligent and beloved with a
bright hope of long and happy life, after illness
of d few weeks she faded from earth to bloom in the
land Of Immortality .-MurfJeesboTo' Neuos.