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MIR. Buckalew---His Report---His Reward.

Mr.. Buckalew---His Report---His Reward.
We ask orr readers to read again tho
following extract from the editorial pub
lisbed in our paper of March 18th, on Mr..
Buck alew' s pro-slavery report:
"Let Mr.. Buckalew write the history
of the Pennsylvania Constitution. whas
has that to do with the Constitution of
Kansas The man who will pretend to
say that the one tears any resemblance
to the otber-the one in which the peo-
pie were consulted, the other in which the
people were igBored-the one formed by
delegates regularly chosen, the other
written at Washington and to be enfoY<
ced by Federal bayonets-the one accep-
table to the people who are to live under
it, the other a very stencil in their nos.
trils, thing they utterly sbhor-must be
either fool or knave, OF perhaps be is
only politician, looking out for that In
significant person sometimes called 'seLf.''
And then let them read the following
announcement in all the Locofoco papers
of three months later date
"Our distinguished Senator, Mr.. Buck.
alew, has been appointed Minister to E.
quador. with the snug little salary Of
500"
Put this and that together, and then
say, reader, if you are bold enough to do
it, that we are nopropbet-or, that We can
not fathom as we'll as the next man-the
motive :bat sways our modern politician
and tell when it is, that consideration,
either promised or expected. gives color
ing to tho sentiments of SeLj SERVING pub
lie servant.
1t was Mr.. BIS influence. no doubt,
that gave the vote of this Congressional
district to the Lecomptou swindle, and
then to the infamous English bribe, C. y
slave State and five millions" OF "a free
State and nothing" ga slave State with
forty thousand voters" or "a free State
With hundred thousand and be has got
his reward. But poor Leidy, we fear,
has been left in the luroh-his reward il
yet to come, and if it comes from the peo-
pie, be will discover, ere the autumn is
gone, that be has made a bargain, worse
than Esau made, "be has sold his politi-
cal birthright for less than mess of pot
) age. - DanUHle Democrat.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22
Indian War in Oregon.

The latest advices from the Pacific con
vey intelligence of the defeat Of Col. Step
toe 10 a battle with the Indians of Oregon
We may now expect bloody and exter.
minating war with the abused Red Men
of that Territory-a war incited chiefly
by Set of desperate white ruffians who
expect by this means to ill ther pockets
from the U. S. treasury,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22

The last rumor is that the illustrious
John Calhoun of Kansas, is indignant at
bis removal from the Office Of Surveyor
General, and is about to print certain mys-
terious documents received from distiu-
guished gentlemen in favor Of the doe
trine of popular sovereignty. 1t is stated
that he will also show that while he i.
supposed to have been the prime mover
in the desertion Of Governor Walker, be
has simply been used to pull the chest
nuts out of the 6re.-PIeSS
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22
Elections.

Between DOW and the eighth ofNovem
ber Dext. the Free States will elect I2I
of the 236 members of the next United
States House of Representatives. leaving
nine to be elected in March aud Apri
next-three in New Hampshire, four il
Connecticut aud two 10 Rhode Island
Vermont will commence the election o.
members of the next Congress September
9TH, and Maine will follow six days later
in the month. The Middle and Western
States will elect their lis in October and
November.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22
Cooling Rooms in Summer.

The Scientific American tells, In the
following paragraph, how a room may be
cooled in warm weather: One OF the
most simple methods, and at the same
time the cheapest means of arti6cially
lowering the temperature of the room, is
to wet cloth of any size, the larger the
better, and suspend it in the place you
want cooled; let the room be well ventila.
ted, and the temperature will sink frou
ten to twenty degrees in less than half al
hour.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22

The examination Of Gen. Lane at Law
renee on the charge of murder, has re-
suited in bis acquttal. In noticing the
fact, The Leovenacorth Ledger. a paper
uufriendly to Lane, says: The Court
were aaaaninaous in their opinion; and we
feel fully justified in saying that the evil
dence adduced for and against the pris.
oner warranted them in arriving at the
conclusion they did,"
[Gen. Lane was subsequently, at his
own request, bound over to answer any
charge that might be brought agsinst him
by the Grand Jary.F
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22
Crops in Indiana.

The indianapolis Ind Sentinel thinks
that. on the whole, the crop Of wheat in
that State will exceed that of last year.
10 Laporto county slooe it is estim ated
there will be surplus of 100000 bush
els for shipment. The grass crop is fne
all over the State. Oats are unequal; 10
some localities an average crop, while 10
others there is almost total failure.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22

eE 1t is estimated that the bank note
circulation of the banks throughout the
United States, on the lst of July, was
one buudred and fifty millions of dollars,
resting on a specie basis Of one hundred
millions.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22

The Washington Union says that 'ths
administration has its hands full" One
would suppose from the very rapid dissp-
pearance of the public money from the
National Treasury that the administra.
ton and all its officers have their hands
full Louisville Journal.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22

s@-A man in Ohio lately cut down
mulberry tree aud split it, and in the
heart OF it found black snake From
the growth of the timber it is supposed
that it had been there some fifteen years.
The snake was six feet in length, blind,
and bad no use of itself, except its head,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22
Fire at the Cape of Good Hope---Loss
100000,

BosToN, July l7.-Private advices re-
oeived here state that a great fire bad oc-
Cured at Polt Elizabeth, Cape of Good
Hope, destroying all the finest warehouses
in the place The loss is upwards of half
a million dollars.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22

nas- Gov. Packer, of this State, on
Thursday, issued the death warrants of
the following persons: John Lutz, Alle-
gheny county, to be executed October lst;
William John Clark, Montour county. to
be executed September 24th; Mary
Twiggs. Montour County, to be executed
0etoher 22d
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22
Adjourned Court.

AN Adjourned Court will be held at
the Court House, in the Borough of
Stroudsburg, on Saturday, the 7th day of
August next, at 0 o'clock in the forenoon.
By order Of the Court.
JOHN EDINGER, Clerk.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22

hopes of patriots, we shall well
deserve the deep condemnation which H.
eyitably awaits US.
The Convention then proceeded 10 bal
lot for Supreme Judge, with the follow.
ing result:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22

SIMPLE REMEDY.-In order to get rid
OF the smell of oily paint. put handful
of hay in pail water, and let it stand in
a room newly painted. (.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22

OF See advertisement of DR.. Sanford's
LIVER ERINVIGORAT0R in another column.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-07-22

After the ninth ballot. there being no
choice, the Convention took recess until
o0apip0
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

ANOTHER INSTANCE OF THE EFFICACY OF BGR-
nAvEs HoLIAND BrTTERs.--N NJ. Poindexter,
at union Office, September, 10th, 1854, says
"some weeks SINCE being seriously affected
with pain and uneasiness at the stomach, loss Of
appetite, and at times strong sypmtons of dys-
pepsia, L was induced to try your Holland
Bitters, and feclit but an act of justice to the
article, as well as for the good of those who
may be affected with like arrangement of the
stomach; to state, that the use of one single
bottle of this medicine proved of incalculable
benefit, having freed the stomach from all sense
of depression, and removed every symptom of
dyspepsia. would also remark, that two other
members of my family, who were afflicted in
similar manner with myself were entirely re-
lieved BY the use Of a single bottle each. =
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

A pHoroGRAPu has been obtqined Of the para
site of an insect which is itself parasite of the
bee Tho insect, which has been nagnifed TO a
million OF times its sizei surface, is covered
with shell not unlike that of tortoise It's
paws are armed both with suckers and claws,
which enable it to cling with immense force, to
the parasite on which it feeds.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

TuE Empress of the French, before leaving
the Bretagne, wrote the following in an album
which was lying upon the table of her saloon:
stMy stay on board the Bretagne is one of the
happiest episodes of my life. Eugene, Grand
Admirale de France"
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

DEAD TERRAp1Ns DFouqdt-A gentle
man who has recently been over part Of our
country that has sustained most nnprecedent-
ed drought, informs US that he saw in all direc.
tons what Is known as the land terrapin, lying
on their backs and dead-the effect, tits sup.
posed, of the dry weather. Not alive one was
seem tFfe7erieks6a'g (Isa.) Herald.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30
DIED.
On the 2sthi inst, JACOB GOMBRR METoALF, aged 4s
DIED.

On the 22d ns the residence Other In Lamlra
Belmont Co. ohios ELIZA daughter OF and Elisabeth
Lewis, In the 22d year of her age.
Oh; could much excellence de-
We dare notimpsach the Most High, szzsls.s
In him be our hope and our. truSt.''
Death-With what terror It by ungodly; what
S SsnE. q in their the
Ing from the is brought before their
how different comes those life Of the
righteous It balm consolation, freeing the
will soon be clothed with glory; depicts
or 5 y and 70 the E
for one of and slowly but steadily worked
dutful brothers and asters condinS
andlovng sister, friend
patspee and seKness as she e46fted are seldom %ft
As flower that springs into existence and sheds
Win for season then declines and
giving relatives friends sweet assurance that
she Would be transplaned from earthyto immortal
lamp Of life became after The cEs Of
eeasa had e9ny9Ied she with
am SO happy, and then the spirit freed itself
Immortal, IS e = s sssstf = y e ny
s-at tsWhere It Is one bright summer aIWaYs,g
And storms do never comet
Then, parents, grieve not for the one
= That now lies meath tn sod,
For she Is freed from the ceEes Of earthS
-. And gone to meet her God.
Yet hard, 4 know It IS TO part Fl $50 "a ~
49,
But, Ne know that she vent happy, -
"a And 70 her fate resigned.
Brothers and sisters, dry your tears,
LSss Ror LadAls gone toreSt, ~ ~
~ And nov In Epptless robes OkEhItei i
She dEells among the blesE. q =
-si0u Remember that she told you,i
Ire her spirit WAS nee, - =
That, ssEhen my life is ended,
Oh, do not weep for me.''
E Then let's strive to be an r,ufded
BylafSprzt Of truth aud love, q
n And when death comes VEN meet her
Iuthat blissIul home above
Whers pain,an s9rroW, grief and woe,
Are fFum Its threshold driven, 49, p
And nAu&ht but Joy and harmony, esat
DEtltf that home In htRVen.
Zee Cousin, j. ST. 2
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

PH1IosopnERs. are very few original
thinkers in the world, or ever have been; the
greatest part of those called philosophers have
adopted the opinions of some who have gone
before them.-TStewart
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

Coop DESCENT. is question whether be-
ing called ''the son of gun, should not rather
be taken asa compliment than as term of
abuse, as it is well known that no gun is good
for anything unless it desesnds IL, straight line
from a good stock.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

TnE Annapolis Gaaette tells the following
story of citizen of that place: A person better
know for his wealth than for his li6erality, was
requested to aid in the erectiongof church,
The subscription book was placed in his hands.
He looked at it anxiously and earnestly, and
handed it back with the astonishing remark:
mo, sirl / will not give anything; notFhakf as
n.qny people go to he'll noa0 as ought to 90.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

1
| Low-NEcKED DREssEs-In the early days of
Pennsylvania, there was law which stated as
follows: $3.50 ~
''That ifany white female, of ten years or
upward, should appear in any. public street,
lane, highway, church, courthouse; tavern,
ballroom, theatre, or any other place of public
resort with naked shoulders, q. q. low.necked
dresses,) being able to purchase necessary
clothing, shall forfeit and pay fine of not less
than one or more than two hundred dollars"
The closing paragraph of the law, however,
permitted women; of questionable character TO
bare their shoulders, as badge of degradation.
- - :. 49, = -
TINS OH SPEAKERls Desk. NYorkmen sstiIl
continue the operation of tearing away ethe
Speakers desk from the old House Of Repre-
sentatives, and thejob seems to become of some
labor. Some portions of the work about the
base can only be removed by being torn away
piecemeal, but the largest and most valuable
part of it will be removed with but little dam.
age. The cost of erecting this desk was five
thousand dollars.
A German starved to-deatt the other ,iay. in
Detroit. He was out ofswOrk, but pfeferred=to
die rather than beg.
s.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30
MARRIED.

At Martlnsvte, o. on Thur7day morning, the asd inst
by the Rev. JAMES ALEXANDER, Mr.THOMAS5 J. HAINES
of birmingham, Pa, to Miss CHARLOTTE FIEMING, q
the former place.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30
OF the fatal prize fight between two English
men at New Haven, last week, the Palladium
gives the testimony of the only witness, as fol-

lowS:-
"Iexpected Metcalf would go downwith us
to see fair play, but he did not. we went to
the field, and they pulled off their coats. Mer-
was down; also in the second, think, and AIer-
Ger said, "a few rounds will FIX yon.' On the
third round Mercer fell but he gotup again, and
on the fourth round Houson was down. On the
fifth, after several blows, the last a light one,
Mercer fell, and did not get up again. We went
to him, and 1 raised him up, and laid him on
my knee, and HouSon said, Il think he is dead,
go and fetch Metcalf; I'll stop here left the
body and walked Metcalf, and told him Mercer
was dead. The moon was Shining during the
fight and no weapons were used; Mercer stagger-
ed and fell after the last blow
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

his spleen on the murderer:
We pour bitterest curses upon the marauder.
May hia face be constantly scratched by angry
felines; may the cats of the neighborhood cele-
brate their nocturnal orgies under his window
forever and ever; should he ever "keep house :"
may shat cat again. smash every bit of crock
cry and. glass in the household, and when he
eats sausages may he always find cats claw or
buch of suspicious fur i'll the last piece of the
last sausage. May he be scratched by cats, eat
cats, dream of cats and be disturbed By cats in
SoscuLG sgculOrWm. Amen.
TnE Louisiana papers are busying themselves
about the successorship of Mr.. Benjamin, whose
term expires next year. Mr. Benjamin's friends
press him for a reelection, and the prospects are
strong of his return. During his career in con-
gross he has taken prominent position before
the country, and proved himself man of emf
nent ability. The following gentlemen are also
named in connection with the seat Hon. j. NJ.
sandidge, Hon. Henry Gray, Judge Roland
Jones, and Hon. John NJ. Landrunl
a BLOODY duel was that which took place
near Memphis, Tenn, between Mr.. Waters, of
Virginia, and DR.. j. E. zNagle They fred two
rounds with pistols, both being wounded at
each fire. They then, by agreement, resorted
to revolvers, and continued the fight Mr.. Wat
tiers was riddIed at every shot, and is said died
the mcknight DR.. NagIe was so badly wound
ed that his recovery is thought impossible.
----&SNDsS.--
--LATEST PAR1s FAsH1oNs '-The latest news
about toe Paris fashions is somewhat start
ling. Fat is the rage Ladies cultiyateit They
are devouring vast quantities of butter, mashed
rose leaves, and such like. The Empress is
quite corPplent, which accounts for the Style
The fashion will be here before long. a
An editor out west who served four days on
a jury, says that he is SO full of law that it is
hard for him to keep from cheating somebody
Shameful libel upon the 'genteel' profession!
We'll, it is.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

the shadow to the substance. The Generalization
of vast patronage could become so great with
in the span of one executives life, (were he not
limited to a,term of years. that heiwould be
warranted in a coup d eldt like that by. which
Louis Napoleon usurped the Emperorship. But
happily we have opportunities at regular times
to pass upon the short comings of the heads of
power, and the ensuing fall elections will be so
many preparatory yerdicts-so many caveats as
to what the present administration may expect
T in 1860.
FoREEY GETTING READY TO Brow ON THE
E"oLO CHEF. Col Forney is going to wade
into the Administration like death and destruc-
ton, about that conversation mentioned in his
Tarrytown On. Y. } speech, which we published.
The Administration organs denied the truth ef
it, and Forney5 comes out in Mondays Press, we
see, in a card, and says that in a few days he is
going to make clean breast-a full expose5ef
the whole matter. For instance, here is what
he says.
'gThe time having arrived when the accuse
tons of the Administration and its agents may
be properly met and the positions assumed in
the TarrYtown speech made good, propose
publishing an address covering these and other
grounds, at length, in the Press of Thursday
next, the Both of September 1t was my inten-
ton to speak this address to the people; but
several public engagements, in this city and
elsewhere, incident to the great struggle going
on and a promise to deliver disconrses at seve.
raj agricultural celebrations, compel me to-
spread it before the public in the manner pro-
posed 1t will not be my fault if am not ex.
plicit and out-spoken in my own yindication,
and in yindication of the good cause
TN ~
Now look out for something rich. We ex-.
pect to see such shaking ofthe dry. bones in
the valley of Gehenna, as never was heard of
before
We bet on Forney;-whoy bets on the "old
Chief"
Missouri CALLED TO CnoosE-Her Alterna-
tices Graphically Presented.-From an edito-
rial in the Missouri Democrat of the 25th inst,
we clip this passage: 80
a choice of destinies is now presented to Mis-.
souri,. Either the industrial system of the
South, with its incapacity for progress; Nth the
condensation of its population into two castles,
as immutable as those of Brahma-a plantation
aristocracy, and hordes of negroes subdivided
into communistic platoons-with the contrac-
ton and attenuation of all pursuits, except the
primitive one of agriculture, the interests of
which become despotic and exclusive; with its
stagnation and repression ofintellect, except in
politics and law-this, or the ocean grandeur of
free society, with its sublime movements, its
ceaseless activity, its exhaustless energies,
boundless aspirations, multiplicity of vocations
and infinite growth in all that man prizes or
tolls for-MiSSouri has now the privilege of
choosing. Heridestiny is not yetfxed; she is
still debateable land, and the principal battle
field of the warning systems of slave and free
labor.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30
NOTICE

TTNHE arm Of Sheppard Morgan is this day dissolyed
by mutual consent. The bustnes Of the firm will be
settled BY J. Sheppard. Those indebted firm are
respectfully call payment, and those
having accounts against will please presen
settlement as J. b. SHEPPARD, -
Sept. 10th 1883. OHAS. MORGAN. E
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S. ID. HARPER & SONS.

@s..r D. ~. 61AESS-6EG CG 0ON0,
TTTHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN HATS Ct
w 4 CAPS have on hand aud receiving gen-s ~
eral Of SILK Beaver and Russian hats also soft
hats of every color, shape and quality.
They received the latest Fall from New York.
and prepared to furnish gentlemen with hats Of
every description Inequality
They also keep hand assortment OF plain and fancy
Fur Plush and Cloth Caps and boys all OF which
they their the pleasng
All orders from country and dealers promptly at
tended
Thankful the liberal patronage received,
they solicit share public favor which they determine
ed to deserve attention and applications bus
incss and ayorabe rules OF operation ep IS
ItTrustee els Sale of House and Lot.
PY virtue Of Deed Of Trust from Hermann Renner aAd
wife, to the undeESgned dateH 9th August 1889 and
duly in the Clerks office Of the County Court OF
Virginia In Book 81 page $751; shall at the
front door of the Court House, in the City OF wheeling
the l4th October 1855 at II o'clock A. expose to sale
by public auctonto the highest bidder the North half Of
In that part Of said city laid
out by Col Zane, which said half lot fronts thirty
three Main street and runs back one hundred and
thirty two feet together with all the buildings belonging
the same, being the same property occupied by said
TERMs OF sA1EFor the rst $3.50, CASH the residue
upon credit in equal In six twelve and eigh
teen months from the Of sale The deferred payments
to be occurred by negotiable satisfactorily endoraed
and by deed Of trust on the premises.
The title is clear and undoubted.
;5sep14-td ALFRED CALDWELL, Trustee.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

On the 2ad n5 at residence Other In IamIra
Belmont Co.. 0hio ELIZA daughter OF Elisabeth
Lewis, In the 22d year Of her age.
Oh could much. excellence de- ElT
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

THe English are boundless in their admiration
and astonishment at the performances of Nor
ply, the young American chess player The
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

fLHAWIISI SHAWLSl s-5ta 2 So
y New Style Reversible MantiIla ShaElsI
French Aderino Wool A'Quie ShSwlSJ
Black Thibit ShaWls, Long and Squares
ChenHle shRWls, and Merino ShnWls, with Chenille
fringe Just received by Gseplll MARSH TAYLOR.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-30

T5SMBR0IDERED GOODs.-Linen, Jaconet, and swiss
II EdEinss and Inssftlngs, Collars, Sleeves Handler
mise Wons Caps, Under shIrs, &ejust recsivedb by
IeoII MARSH & TAYLOR.