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Vulgarisms Refined.

Vulg"r-sTake the rag off the bush.'
misunderstanding the dilapidated linen
from off the infantile tree.
Vulgar-sMoney makes the pot boil.'
Refned--The precious metals cause the
canldron to effervesce.
ulgar--'Money makes the mare CO.,
Reined-Tae circulating medium compels
tho female nag to absquatulate.
.uigar--'A fool and his money is soon
pated.'
Re6ned-The partnership existing between
simple one and his small changeis speedily
dissolved.
Vu'gar-'What is bred in che bone can
not come out of the flesh.'
Refned-That which is matured in the
oscihed substance, cannot emaDate from the
carnous man
Vulgar-'Tell the truth and shame the
DEVIL
Refned-Proclaim what is veracious and
cause Dlabolus to blush.
Vulgar-'Each dog has his day.
Rehned-Each masculine Of the canine
species is entitled to the possession of one
diurnal revolution of tho earth.
Vulgar-'Does your anxious mother
know you are out?'
KeGucd-Is your solicitous maternal
guardian aware that her offspring is
abroad?
vulgar-'It is hard to spoil rotten egg
Refned-It is impossible to injure the pro.
duction of a feminine fowl, which by time
has lost its pristine SAVIOR.
Vulgar-'In pigs eye.'
Misunderstanding swine's optic.
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We have cheering intelligence from all
sections of the State, in regard to the CON-
ing election. The Republicans are united
harmonious, with an abiding confidence in
the cause of free institutions for which they
are contending. The cheering prospect Of
a triumph in Kansas, after the long and
bitter struggle of wears, gives renewed rs.
surance of the ultimate triumph of that
principle which claims freedom for all the
Territories of the Uuivn, secures to free Ia
Dor it's appropriate honor and reward. con-
fines Slavery within its constitutional limits,
and secures the power and influence of the
General Government on the side of Free
dom and Justice. The Republican State
Ticket is acceptable and popular; every
nominee enjoying the confidence Of those
whose suffrages are asked. Quite dfferen:
is the case with the opposition. They have
no confidence and feel no enthusiasm for
their candidates; most of whom are unknown
outside Of their own counties. The party is
divided, distracted: one portion clinging to
the shadow of popular sovereignty-although
it is repudiated by the Administration-the
other clnging to the Administration, and
eschewing popular sovereignty" and Doug
las; because that is the only passport to Of
fee at Washington. The Administration
having distinctly, emphatically, openly-as
proved by Douglas-abandoned the princi-
pie upon which it came into power, it has
not one principle left to commend it to pub-
lie favor. A party thus circumstanced, il
defeated even before it goes into battle, and
cannot escape an utter route Mt the hands of
a people, whose verdict was overwhelming
ly against it under far more propitious cir
cumstances. -Ioua Citizen.
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We learn from the St. Joseph Gazette,
that the mail from Salt Lake, arrived .;
that place on the 3lst of July, having left
the former place on the lOth-making the
trip through in twenty one days. Com
missioners POWELL and McCULLocu were
passed at Fort Laramie, on their return to
the States, having been successful in accom-
plishing every purpose for which they were
delegated. Gen Harvey was at Rock Greek,
on his return to Fort Kearney, which point
he will probably reach in day or two
The troops passed on the route, were all
encamped. waiting for orders either to re-
turn or continue, on to the Valley.
The Mormons were highly pleased with
Gov. Cumming and all the civil officers of the
Territory, and express desire to cultivate
friendly relations with all. The policy
pursued by Gen. johnson meets with their
appreciation. He encamped at Cedar VAL
ley, forty-fve miles from the City. and has
issued orders prohibiting any soldiers under
his command from visiting the city under
any prete1t whatever, unless special per-
NIT is granted BY his authority. When he
entered the city with his command, the
Mormons had entirely abandoned their
homes, leaving no one to protect their
houses, gardens and cattle. Gen. johnson
Immediately issued commands that nothing
should be molested, and when the citizens
returned they found every thing in the same
condition rs they were when they took their
departure for Provost.
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The recent DISCOVERIES of gold on Frazer's
River will lead many to examine their maps
in vain for the purpose of finding the
precise locality Of this now important
stream.
Frazer's River empties into rhe Gulf of
Georgia, branch of Puget's Sound, few
miles north Of the 49th parallel, which is
the boundary between our territory and the
British possessions. Its head-waters inter-
lock with those of the Columbia and the
Athabasca. For the first half of its course
it turns in southerly direction, when it
turns westward. At the distance of one
hundred and sixty miles from its mouth it is
joined by Thompson's River, a considerable
stream flowing from the eastward. The
Cascade range of mountains, which may be
regarded as continuation of the Sierra
Nevada, ceases here. At the junction of
- 49,, - - 49, is'nsouI"So win.
ity, lie the diggings which are causing so
much excitement on the Pacific Coast
They have been Yorked more or less since
last summer, but their real Importance was
not ascertained until lately.-N. Y. Times.
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Gov. Stewart is the head and front Of the
national democratic party of this State
He is the expounder of its politics, not less
than the representative Of its decency, We
make no apology therefore for calling at
tention to sentence from late speech OF
his, reported to the Democrat by cores.
pendent at-Jefferson City. 1t is as follows:
Every poor devil I.iake from the pen tentiary and
put him at work takes away competitor from your
labor, my German friends.
Whatever we may say for the motire
which the Governor thus discloses as prompt
Pc" power no one ssS R1redb 81 "s Struck SG
the logic to which he so unhesitatingly ap-
peals. Compelled labor-prison labor
convict labor completes with the free
labor of his friends, and therefore he is
willing to abate it even at the expense Of
turning criminals loose upon society. But
when it comes to slave labor, that, also,
and still more widely and disastrously CON-
petes with free labor throughout Missouri
then, forsooth, the Governor and the De-
mocracy, raise their hands in holy horror,
and talk of free labor rs humbus, and
slavery extinction as a great political crime.
The illustration certainly speaks volumes
for the constituency of these demagogues
and their leader. They rejoice to empty the
penitentiary and let loose its inmates amongst
US, but cry aloud against the extinction Of
Of slavery, and the removal of the negroes
from our State. viii the Republican be so
kind as to favor the public with homily
on the labor question, from Gov. Stewards
political text.-St. Louis Democrat.
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Public Expenditarc.

What have been the expenditures for the
year which has just closed-the first fsca
year Of Mr.. Buchanan's Administrations
1t is for these expenditures that We hold the
Administration responsible now. 1t will be
time enough to comment upon the expendi'
lures Of the year upon which we have just
entered, when we shall have some means Of
judging what they will amount to. The ap.
preparations made by the third session Of
the Thirty fourth Congress for the fiscal
year ending the 30th of June, 1858; amount
ed 20 $72, ll2,29S. According to the table
published in the Union, and incorporated
into Mr.. Letcher's speech, further appro-
priations, to supply Deficiencies in that
years expenditures were made by Congress
at the late session, amounting to $l0,S96,-
l3l. Add these two sums together, and we
have grand total of $50, 0O8, 429, appro.
priated for the first fiscal year of Mr.. Buch-
anan's administration--as sum not exceeding,
by about eighteen millions, the unpresedent-
ed expenditures of the year ending the Both
of June, 1857. 1t is for these enormous
expenditures that we arraign the admins
tration, and the attempt to withdraw pub
lie attention from the expenditures of the
past year, by pointing to the appropriations
made for the coming year, is too shallow
an arti6ce to deceive the intelligent people
of this country.-St. Louis Democrat.
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PelyxaEMy and Slayery.

The Philadelphia Republican Convention
which nominated Fremont in 1856, in their
platform, characterized Slavery and Polyg-
amy as "twin relics of barbarism." Nj.
Morrill, of Vermont introduced a bill to
prohibit and punish Polygamy in the Terri
tories of the United States. Commenting
on this measure, the Richmond South says:
"My svmpathies as State Rights man
are with the Mormons. do not approve
of their domestic institutions. No matter |;
it is their business, not mine nor am l or
auy other person answerable for their sins,
or liable to suffer for their mistakes. As q
Southern man, my sympathies are with the
Mormons. The same measure that is dealt
out to them for their polygamy, would be
dealt out to US for our slave-holding, by
the same people, il they had the power, and
God only knows IF things 60 on AZ they
are tending) how long that power will be
wanting and say shame shame! on the
Southern man or Southern press who does
not sympathise with the Mormon, attending
to his own business, and defending bis
rights, his firesides and his alters agains the
Yankee intermeddling oppressor who de.
lights to interfere in his neighbors affairs,
would storm Heaven or nproot He'll lathcr
than not have fuss." # 70 Ess
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A PHYSICIANS Diary Of Busfpess

rn~l-. a;.-y no. boon picked -p tito
street, and now is in the finders possession,
awaiting its owner. From the following
extracts, it appears the loser was 'medik-
kul man."
''Kase $50, Mary Ann Perkins, Bisnes
wash woman. Sikness in her he'd. Fisk
sum blue pills soaperifc; aged SO. Ped
me one dollar, kuarter bogus. Mind get
good kuarter and max her tax NOR fisk.
"Kase 23l, Tummes Kinks, Bisnes, Mir.
ish man. Lives with Pady Molonoy whot
keeps dray, Siknes, digg in the ribbs and
tow black eys. Fisk to drink my mixter
twict day of sasipsrily bsre jollop, and
fish lie. asifdety to make it tas e fsiky.-
RUBBED his face with kart .grese liniment,
aged 80 years Of age. Drinked the mi1ter
and wuddnt pay me kauss it tasted nasty,
but the mixter'll work bis innvards, rex
on.
"Kase 232, Old Misses Boggs. Amt got
NO bisnes, but plenty of money. Siknes awl
a humbugg. Cav her sum of my celebrated
sDipseflorikon,' which she said Drank like
cold tee. which it was too. Must put sum.
think in it too max her feel six and bad
The Old Wommen has got the roks."
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ELIJAH SELLS, Secretary Of S


g
We copy from the Olpelocsas Gazette Of
January Is, 1880, the following, which
shows that twenty eight years ago the difi-
culties of an editor of newspaper were
the same as they are now--the same IS will
always exist -.-.' .a.. Fl ,
"The truth is, an editor cannot step with
out treading on somebody's toes. If he
expresses his opinions fearlessly and frankly,
he is arrogant and presumptuous. II he
states facts without comments, he dared
not to express his sentiments. II eonscien-
tiously refuses to advocate the claims of an
individual to Office, he is accused OF hostility.
A jackanapes, who measures of words into
verse as q clerk does tape-by the yard
hands him parcel of stuff that jingles like
handful of rusty nails and gimblets, and
If the editor is not fool enough to print the
nonsense, "Stop my paper-l wont patron
ice man that's no better judge Of poetry"
as if it were patronage to buy paper at
about one half more than so much waste
paper would cost. One murmers his paper
is not literary-another because it is literary
another because it is not literary enough.
One grumbles because the advertisements
sngross too much room-anotber complains
that the paper is too large-he can't find
time to read it all. One wants type 50
small that microscope would be indispens-
able in every famil y-another threatens to
discontinue the paper unless the letters are
half an inch long-one old lady actually
offered an additional price for paper that
should be printed with such types as are
used for handbills.
ssEvery subscriber has plan of his own
fer conducting ajournal, and the labor Of
Sisyphus was recaeation when compared with
that of an editor who undertakes to please
all,o
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Our uptown neighbor is engaged in the
laudabls, but bodies undertaking Of try
ing to stir up the dry-bones ef our Cousty
officials, to some action in References to the
ssfabrication'' Of Court Ho0se. Mouse,
neighbor, until after the October election.
The present County Judge, and all other as
pirants for the Office, will be deeply engaged
in ssfabrications' on their own hook, from
this on to the ides Of October-hence, the
Court House is now 'dead cock in the
pit" These aspirants, or some of them at
least, may, and doubtless will, make innu-
merable ssfabrisations" during the campaign
in regard to the Court House "fabric' ation,'
but they will be ssfabrications' from begin
ming to end" and base ones too, at that,
and We shall have no Court House "fabri'
cation" after all is said and fabricated.
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c. Advices from Washington indicate
that the Cabinet has firm belief in the re-
port which reached them by the last Califor-
mia steamer, of the entire route of Col.
Steptoe and his force, near Walla Walla in
Oregon, by band Of hostile Indians. If
the information prove correct-and the
Secretary Of War in a late General Order
casts no doubt upon tive are entering
upon new hostilities, which, like the Florida
wa-, will terminate only with the extirpation
of every red-skin engaged, and which will
suck up like a sponge whatever may yet
remain at the bottom Of our poverty stricken
treasury vaults. A regiment, comprising
a part Of Gen. Johnson's ''Army of Utah, -
has been ordered to the scene Of hostilities,
where they must be subsisted at cost
which only army contractors and paymasters
can comprehend. The last Oregon war is
represented by bills amounting to Sc, OOO,-
900. What figures will stand for this one
just commenced, time will determine Chi
eago Press and Trib. g..
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Mr.. Liacoln's Speech.

We publish to-day, the speech of Hon. A.
LINCOLN, Of Illinois, 10 answer to the recep-
ton speech of Senator DouGLAs, at Chicago.
The Press & Tribune says of this speech
"We point to it As clear, comprehensive
and overwhelming refutation of the sophis-
tries and charlatanism with which Senator
DOUGLAS had, only twenty -four hours be-
fore enveloped tho questions discussed and
the momentous consequences involved
Plain in form Of expression, in fact, char
acscristically idiomatic in its construction,
without trace Of rhetorical display for
effect, with no appeals to the passions or
prejudicss of his hearers,-it is clear ex.
position Of political truth--an epitome of
the policy of his party-a sovereign prescrip-
ton in its recommendations and suggestions
for the disorders Of the times! We can
proadiy compare its honest and indisputable
statensnts Of fact-its legitimate and. logi-
cal deductions therefrom--jts candid review
Of The opinions Of his opponsnts, with the
sqsisoeations, subterfuges, concealments,
misstatsssats, bad logic and bad manners OF
the SENATOR"
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II Is psrhAps known, that although our
late Legislature did not pass . Gay law, two
laws we're enacted which - in ! measure as
such, for the relief of debtors. Their pro-
visions, however, are NOT generally under
stood, and we therefore copy from the Gate
City, the following, which We doubt not,
will DO of interest to all our readers:
"The last Legislature passed two acts
San Act providing when causes shall be
tried in court, and IAN Act 70 amend chap
ter "a of the laws Of 1859 which is the at
tachment laws of 1858. The first OF these
provides that sall causes in the District
Court shall be tried at the second term af-
ter they are commenced thus making the
first term an appearance term only, at which
no judgment can be rendered. This law 10
considered exceedingly hard upon the cred
itor, inasmuch as there is not generally more
than two terms year in the same county,
of our District Court. But one important
provision of this law seems to have been
almost entirely overlooked, even by those
editors in oar State who have commented
upon it. Section I'd provides that on the
first day of January next, this act shall
cease to be in force and the law in force
heretofore, is to 60 into effect on and after
that date. It will be seen that this law will
only effect the fall terms, and that debts
maturing four, FIVE or six months from this
time, can be reduced to judgments as 'speedi-
" as ut any time heretofore.
The main feature of the new attachment
act, is the repeal Of that provision in the
law of 1853, which allowed an attachment
to issue where the defendant had property
not exempt from execution, which he refus.
ed to give in payment or security Of the
debt. This provision had become almost
universally odious, and its repeal ought not
to be regarded so much measure Of relief
as measure of justice. This act also pro-
vides for an attachment where debtor is
about to remove out of the county, or out
of the State, and in the latter case allows
the attachment to be levied upon property
which is exempt from execution.
The old attachment law of the code re.
mains in full force, and our laws on that
subject is still as stringent as any in the
Union, and more stringent than most 9TH
ers.'
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CO The recent whirlwind at and in the
vicinity of Colesville, Nd, was the most
singular phenomenon, according to the
accounts, we have ever read of. The Rock
will Journal says further about it, that there
issued from it a black smoke which dark ened
the atmosphere. One gentleman saw a
herd of cows apparently up in the air, and
there is every reason to believe that they
were blown a quarter of a mile. 1t is said
that the horizon was filed with fragments
of clothes, shingles, limbs, &c. 1t rushed
on at this rate till it reached the Patuxent
river, and there its course was suddenly ar
rested.
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HORACE EVRnrs
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cnssin,ns soSst = scrss Of tintss. = ~
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Grove, Joihtng a Sl6cum's md SrinsI
ne soath, and II yisss - TIIsuacvS~
this3 With plenty ~ tinbw "a 1AN
near. -
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timesr. s -..1.=sy.z M,
~ Nv qr iV, and y qrS , F1, NJ
Nishazhotsny bottom lsDds 3 mikes m s
nssr Cufzinger's Mil; shout 10 sesS -
NE qr and " or ., 10, 1o-13S -.
on the Nishnsbo4taDy River, 4 mIIe, 49,
and the same listance shove luls 49, u
Pieree's farm.
wqrS " Or -; WISH or; md ~
NJ ar ~; ny n Z ar; z EWs
and y " 9r 3 ar =, n, l5-l0o scr>rsASf
about miles ats,vA Reei,s min - 0hQnn,
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Mississippi and Missouri Railroad.

P. A. DEY, Chief Engineer of the above
road, arrived here on the 3lst ult. The OBJ
jcct of his visit at this time, VIC have under
stood, was to 60 over the route through this
County, for the purpose of making such al
terations rs might seem to him necessary,
preparatory to the letting Of the contract
for the grading of the same. Owing to the
absence of Mr.. DODGE, Assistant Engineer,
Mr.. DEY was compelled to forego his con-
tcmplated inspection Of the route, for the
present.
In Company with Mr.. FARSAx, he will
again visit this city on or about the 25th
inst, when VIC have no doubt, the contract
will be let for tho grading of the road
through this County, and operations actual
y commence IN good earnest. We have IN
derstood that this Company have let the
contract for the grading of the road from
Grinnell, in Poweshiek County, through
Iowa County, to Iowa City, and that work
will soon commence on that end of the line.
We are glad of this, and only hope the
Company will be able to prosecute the work
to completion, without any further Interrupt
tons. That they have the disposition to do
SO, We have never for moment questioned,
although it has not been very palpably mani
fest. If the Company commence work at
this end of the line this fall, as We have
every assurance that they will, it will have a
tendency to inspire renewed confidence in
the road throughout its entire LENGTH
Nothing so destroys the confidence of the
-e"s. nf the ~""r'" y" a" ";s:-n.;an of t.h;.
kind, as the want of knowledge concerning
the movements of those having the matter
in charge, which has ever been character
istio of this Company. 1t is but natural,
that the people, left without any knowledge
in regard to the exertions being made in
their behalf, should attribute the slow move
monts Of the company, to supineness and in
difference. We say this is but natural, but
We do not design in saying this much, to re-
feet upon the management of the Company.
They understand their own business best,
perhaps, but We do think, had the Company
kept the people posted in regard to their
designs and movements, there would have
been less complaint made, and the counties
along the line, would more willingly have
responded to the call of the Company for
'smaterial aid" Pottawattamie, however,
has nobly done her duty in this line, and
we rejoice that the Company have deter
mined to show their appreciation of her
muuidcent response, by commencing to
"clear the track" for theIron Horse, even
upon the Missouri Slope. Let the good
work progress.
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In the Magasin Un;uersal, very popu-
lar periodical in Paris, appears the following
touch at tho printers of Indiana:
"ln the State Of Indiana, those who fol-
low the art of Printing, have an assortment
Of wooden letters. When the form 10 made
up, each subscriber comes with white nap
kin. The form il rolled with kind Of
blackish, liquid dirt, and, MS, happily, the
State abounds in this dirt, with the aid of a
hammer, each napkin 10 struck Of. and each
subscriber withdraws, without fear Of
trouble from government stamps. A little
soap and water removes the old Impressions,
and restores the napkin to its original white
ness, thus making it ct to receive the latest
communications which may have reached
that remote State.'
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GA Kansas correspondent of the Gin.
cinnati Gazette relates the following:
A short distance from Quindaro we passed
two Indian girls on gaily caparisoned
horses. They galloped through town
shortly after our arrival, and at length
stopped at the Brewery. The bright eyes
of one of them attracted me in. Bare
headed-her long black hair was somewhat
disheveled but she seemed none the less
attractive for that. Her person was not
scrupulously clean, but she was child Of
nature, and cleanliness belongs to civiliza-
ton. Observing that was admiring her,
she came up, slapped me on the back and
said in good English. "You treat me ?''-
Who could resist such an appeal? treat
ed