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been no declaration Of war. but hostlites
were about TO commence. The Austrian
troops, 10000 strong had passed the Tci.
no.
TIE crossing Of 'he river Ticino by the
Austrian troops had not yet been officially
con frmea No actual conflict had yet taken
place. The French army ~ss pouring into
the Pedmontesc territoryi The Grand
Duc!y OF Tuscany had joined France and
Piedmont, against the Ausirans.
The report Of the Frsrch and Russian a.
lance Las been denied. but as an oiIset the
L,nd, n Times publishes the provisions OF
The treaties which are said 70 have been en-
tered into by these Two governments The
benefi fetal effect which was produced by the
denial, on the funds, was injured by the pub
ication. and great panic on the London
Change was the result. CD'spls, al onr
time. huc,ua,cd rs low as s.. In conre-
quence Of the nuctuaticn and hazardous
l-pecnlations, about forty failures an1ng the
stock kbroker- are announced.
Tnr WAR CRiss.-lt had been 'elc-
araphed from various sources, that during
the night Of The a6 Of April 100, 600 Aus
frians, under Guals, crossed the Ticino ~
three corps, and took The road towards 20
vara, also that they afterwards blew up the
bridge OF Bur,lora, over which they had
crossed The new, as yr'. lscks confirma-
lion from official quarters, anl some doubts
were thrown upon II.
II was reported that Austria had accepted
The preferred media'icn OF England and post
ponrd the declaration vf war.
France has not yet accepted the media-
lrior, bur Is said 10 be considering II.
The Paris CONSTITUTIONS and London
Daily News deny the existence of The re-
ported alliance between France and Russia.
The News lufihcr states that the dorumeni
which has been signed and which led 10 the
report. j. a mere convention.
IaGtAsp AT III. lord Mayors banquet,
Earl Derby said that within twelve hours AZ
ter Tie Cabne, knew the ,ourse Austria had
decided upon. 'hes Instructed heir ambasss-
dor 10 protest emphalicaliy against a etrp
which he cnarac,erzcd Us precipilate and
criminal--aI<c. that Oh that very day, Easter,
England bad offered 70 act ~ mediator. lIe
concluded BY rerutiailnr the idea ,ha, ~
Mad wi-h 10 sile wih either o. The beliig-
Grants, and advocated strict armed neu-
,ral'y
sir Jnhn packinghasn said thar in case cf
war. squadrons powerful enough 10 uphold
The dignlty ~ England " MD be formed,
both in The Mediterranean and the English
Channel.
Disturbances Ind occurred at Naples, fol-
lowed by numsrons arrests.
The Russian Government had resolved TO
place The corps d'armee under Gen. Ludcrs'
IN war footing. but no, advance az long as
Germany refroina. Otherwise. a corps dob
scrvaiion would be placed on war footing
THE PRESIDENT SUPPOSED TO BE IS CuBA--
a correspondent Of the Hartford Times,
writing from SIN Ricardo, Cuba. says:
a gentleman named Bucha nan was 10
Cardenas few days since, and the Span
iards. on learning his name, crowded around,
staring n him y " be was some wild ami
nal. and some asked II he had really come
to buy Cubn.
\ A NOBLE ExAnrLE The Legislature Of
California have appropriated $1,000 per an.
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LIZA writer IN one o. the Northern pa
pera on school discipline, says: "Without
a liberal use Of The rod, I, Is impossible to
make boys smart"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-05-18

OvThc following toast was given at a
public dinner:
Hoops and The Equator-Crinoline and
the equincc,ial line--t;o' bless EN-. The
one cncirclcs the earth, the other the heav.
ems
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MAGNIFICENT PREMIUMS. - The Sain'
Louis Agricultural Association offer the fol-
lowing handsome premiums for the Fair
next fall:
For .he best thoroughbred stallion 81 00o;
for The best thoroughbred bull, $1,000; for
the be., ronds,er stallion IN harness $1,000
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The news from Europe il more Alarming.
Austria, il Would appear il about 10 precipi.
tate that deplorable event BY which half q
continent is TO be given over In rtpine and
blood Should these approximations prove
70 he well founded; II Austria has taken
the initiative in actual hosiilics. fOresiall-
Ing the French Governnen. 10 lis contem-
plated action, she will. indeed, have ac-
quired great material advantages, so far "a
reference IL had 10 prospective campaign,
Unaided by the French troops, which are
Of AUSTIN. IS regards their position relative
TO the field Of action, Sardinia could hardly
contend for a single week with the over.
whelming force which could be Immediately
brought against her. The annhilaiion or
dispersion OF the Slrdinian army, before
rance could reach the field, would be, IN
itsel', sagacious policy; and proceeding
TO quarter her troops on the enemy, she
would find herself not only in n defensive.
AMI 10 cer' rin extent self-sustainug posi-.
ton. bu' with the great question ot posses.
sion, which il said 10 be .dine points Of the
law" already decided in her favor. AZ the
date Of our previous advices. the convic-
ton was pretty thoroughly established. in
mos, minds, that there really existed be-
tween the threatening parties lii'le II any
desire to avoid collision; but that the ap-
pareniy perplexing question arising from
the proposition Tor disarm ament, a. pre-
lude to meeting in Congress, were in reality
but .ll-disguised articles 70 avoid the resron-
sbiliy Of the first aggressive move. Aus.
irla, as we'll known, was in condition Of
extreme financial embarrassment, which the
prevailing suspense only served 10 ggrn-
va,r. The expense OF her enormous milf
tary armament was represented as fast ex.
her resvurce ee. SO that 10 much
longer maihtdin an armed peace Of such
II character, must entail Consequence e.
- disastrous 10 her as successive defeats.
She was "blceding 10 death, and might
- we'll die hy the sword as thr
lancet Therefore, while The policy Of
Frsncc remained 50 equIvocal, and might 50
easily be construed rs temporlzlng for de-
lay. only with the ohjsrt Of preparing fo-
ii'rcer onslaught whilst the indications
Iinsinceri'y were st spparent,--it i not
strange il Ausifia has at length yielded 10
ne pressure, and made desperate resolve.
We will hope. however, that few days will
dispel these gloomy forebvding$.-N. u.
journal Of Commerce..
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~ The man who los, his balance" has
bought new one from the scale makers.
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Democratic Meeting in Campbell Co. Ky.

There was meeting ~ Alexandria. Camp D.
bell conny, Ky, on Monday last. Speeches
we're made BY George y Hodge, Esq, and
Hon. John w. Stevenson. Among the
resolutions adopted, We noticed tile follow
inn:
Resolved. That the Democracy oi
Campbell county rernhiatr N. doctrine
uhr,hrr il comes from The North cr S'urh,
that Congress should iegs,a,c Tor O. against
the introduction " slavery into the Terrific
ries Of The United States. or Tor or ngainet
rs maintenance therein; Believing as we do
that il Is n question that should be leit
solely 70 the bona fide Inhabitants Of said
Territories 10 settle for themselves.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-04-13
From the Cleveland Plaindealer.
A Loud Call on Gov. Chase.
B o M B N Q. l.

Mr.. Parr, the Representative from
Licking County,has introduced the follow
ing resolutions touching the tamperings
with the Treasury of the people by Gov.
Chase & Co. s,s
WHEREAS, The 22d section of the Sec
ond article of of the constitution of the
Ohio provides that "No money shall be
drawn from the Treasury, except in pur-
suance of specific appropriation made
by law; s...ss.5 s.s ..a1.-5
And, WHEREAS, Salmon P. Chase, as
Governor of the aforesaid State, had no
hesitation in recommending in his mes
sage, under date Of Jan. 3, 1859, to this
General Assembly, for their approval of
the other draughts, amounting to the sum
SIS, 1000, for the repairs of the Hooking
and southern portions of the Ohio canals;
and 5... ..-.t ...... --...i
WHEREAS, In our opinion that said
over drafts were made in direct violation
of the said 22d section of the Cd article
of the Constitution, and also, III palpable
violation of the 9th and 18th sections ol
can act to establish the Independent
Treasury, passed April II, 1885," there.
fore, ... ,....,. -.-
Be it Resolved by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, That the Attorney
General is hereby required and directed
Immediately to commece such action
either civil or criminal or both, as is pro
vided for by law against the following per
sons, to wit: A. p. Stone, Treasurer o
State, and William 3. Thrall, the Comp
troller of the Treasury, for the issuing ant
payment of the aforesaid over-drafts
amounting t. the said sum of $4,000
and be it further s...t a.. -E s.
Resolved, That the said Attorney Gen
eral is hereby required and directed t.
comence such action as is provided 70
by law against the said Salmon P. Chase
as Governor aforesaid, for his official ad
vice in the issuing and payment of tn
aforesaid over, drafts. ..a
AS may be expected, this is bomb
she'll in the Opposition camp, under tn
effects of which they squirm like worm
: under your feet; yet, when we conside
what startling facts the recent Treasur
Investigating Committee discloses toucl
ing the action of officials, it seems hig
time that something should be done, SON
immediate and emphatic action taken,
preserve the laws of our State intact, an
punish violators thereof, whoever the
may be. ..,,.- ..... =.
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Senate bill suspending the operation of
the library tax for one year.

"WEDNESDAY, April 9Th. S
The Senate postponed till the 1st
Monday in January the House bill re.
pealing the act to provide for the ap-
pointment of State House officers.
The Senate passed the bill to provide
for Chief Clerk in the Office of the
Comptroller of the Treasury. -
In the House the following bills were
passed; to provide for Chief Clerk in
the Comptroler's office; to amend the
civil code relative to verifying pleadings
in cases to which the State is party;
to reimburse the deficiency in the Sink
ing Fund; the Senate bill relative to ju-
risdiction of road supervisors outside Of
cities and incorporated villages 4uod
In both Houses the customary resolu-
tions of thanks o. to officers, messengers
and the resident clergymen, who have
officiated as chaplains during the session
were adopted. ....-. -.arg-. zoe
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A Still Louder Call
B o NJ 3 N O. 2.

Mr.. Hughes, of Butler, offered the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, which
were ordered to be laid on the table for
discussion. They propose very instruc-
tive channel of investigations: .9 E.
Whereas This House has some doubts
as to the constitutionali,y of the PROPOSE
tions hereinafter set forth; and -.,,.
Whereas, 1t is conceded that His Ex-
cellency Salmon P. Chase, Governor OF
the State of Ohio, is sound upon all con-
stitutional questions, therefore hs
Be it Resolved, That His Excellency the
Governor be and he is hereby requested,
as soon as convenient, to transmit to this
House the following propositions:
/. Was it constitutional for the Treas
urer of State to loan twelve thousand
dollars ofthe money belonging to the State
to VIM. H. Gibson one year after the de.
falcation of the said Gibson was known tc
said State Treasurer? s. 9,H ia..s
g. Was it constitutional to loan money
out of the public treasury to purchase
and keep up the OHIO State Journal?
8. Was it constitutional for the execu
tive officers of the State to draw fifteel
thousand dollars out of the Treasury o
the State without appropriation by law.
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Connecticut Election.

ipHHARTFoRp, April 1.-The Republicans
have elected the entire Congressional del
egation, as well as the whole State ticket
and large majority of the Legislature
The following are the successful candi-
dates: Governor, w. A. Buckingham;
Lieutenant Governor, J. Cutlin; Treas
urer, L. j.. Hendric; Secretary, joseph
Boyd; Comptroller, W. H. Buell.. The
following are the candidates elected in
the Congressional delegation: lst Dis
trict, Or Loomis, Republican, in place
of Ezra Clarke, Jr., Republican; I'd Dis
trict, J. Woodruff, Republican, in place
of Samuel. Arnold, Democrat; Sd Dis.
trict, A. A. Burnham, Republican, il
place of Sidney Dean, Republican; 4tt
District, o. S Terry, Republican, il
place of VIM D, Bishop, Democrat.
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Good commencement for Con.
|. i.ls---. - greSSman. ..5 r. .G

1t generally requires some time for q
newly elected official to learn the methods
of ,availing himself of the "perquisites" OF
his Office, Prerequisites in this connection
always means stearings) There are gen.
orally some ;qualms of conscience to over
come. But there ore few who take to
Prerequisites" naturally, as soon as their
official term commences. ..
:; Hon. THOMAS G. THEAKER, the dis
tingaished member Of Congress from this
district, before he was in Office one month,
was in Columbus, franking documents fol-
Republican legislators. This was in clear
and known violation of the law, and fraud
upon the government. The honorable
gentleman was there about ten days, hav.
ing, SO far as we know, no other business
Such conduct is in perfect harmony
with the means by which his eleetion'was
secured. Go it, THOMAS, you have al
ready proved yourself faithful repre-
sentative of your party. hrerfr ssa "A
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Execution Of Murderers.


BALTIMORE, April S.--As the hour
fixed for the execution of'the four miser.
able criminals, Gar rnbill, Crops, Corrie
and Cyphus approaches ar immense con.
course of men, women and youth poured
toward the Jail by every avenue leading
to it. By 10 o'clock not less than sO,.
900 persons had crowded to the hill that
oyerlooks the jail. to the roofs Of The
houses and to every other point from
which a view. could 4, be obtained. EThe
gailows stand near the north wall 6fthe
Jail and are plainly visible from the streets
in the vicinity. The cloudy weather and
threatening rain did not dster the ysEer
multitude. All the criminals exhibited
remarkable -composure and aerss---oa- the
scaffold. Gambill, in Q clear and loud
voice, avowed ins solemn terms his inno-
cence. C3phns; the negro, also attested
his innocence. Crops merely said in
strong voice, sc oodsbye tesailH O0f<ie
said nothing Whatever The drop fell at
I minutes past II O'Clock and the four
criminals paid the penalty Of their crimes
to violated laws. There has been no
disturbance whatever during this morn
lug. Crops has left the following, brief
note in the hands of the Clergy, with .
request that it should not be opened until
after his death. 1t was written at o.
clock this morning: : ~,
"It was me that shot Rigdop, but I
have repented of it.
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Splendid Diplomas.

We have just seen the three splendid
Diplomas awarded to Duff,s College by
the late United States Fair, at Richmond
Va, to Duf's System of Book -keeping,
Duncan's Gems of Engraved Penmanship,
and a special diploma for Duncan's Pen
and Ink Writing. These are the first di-
plomas from the National Fair that we
have yet seen in the city, and reflect the
highest credit on. the institution to which
they were awarded, The honor conferred
upon Mr.. Duncan is we'll deserved, and
very properly bestowed, and places him at
the head of his profession.
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A Mountain of Books.

The State of Ohio annually appropri-
ates about $4,000 to the purchase of
school apparatus and books for her
school libraries. This large amount is
raised by tax of one-tenth of a mill on the
dollar of the entire property valuation of
the State. Under this law, the Hon.
Anson Smith, State Commissioner of
Schools, concluded contract last Sep
tember with the Messrs. Appleton ofthis
city, to supply the State with her library
books for 1859. Accordingly, all the
free space on the floor of the immense
salesroom at Appleton's is now occupied
by great masses of these books, piled sol
idly like bricks, ready for packing ani
shipment. In bulk they measure owe
twenty five solid cords, and weigh sevent,
eight tons. Piled on end, on shelf il
the usual manner, and as close togethe
as possible, they would extend from tn
City Hall to Union-square, or a distanc
of two miles. ~-Ne,o York Tribune.
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Those Overdrafis..

There is a'clause in the Constitution
which provides that no money shall be
drawn from the treasury except in pur-
suance of On appropriation made by law.
The subtreasury law throws guards around
this provision, and enacts penalties for its
violation. -, -. -, r.-...-., -...- --e
Governor Chase, Attorney General
Wolcott, Auditor Wright and Treasurer
Stone took solemn oath to support this
Constitution. In direct violation Of theil
oaths, these men, Chase leading, took
from the treasury, last summer over 81 6,
1000, which they claim to have appropri
ated on those cesspools Of corruption
the canals. "i735 Hf@A4 ." -'A+I ''-t-t-
This winter they had the efrrontcry tt
ask the Legislature to endorse their plum
dering scheme. by making an ,appropria
tion to pay their oVerdrafts. The Re
publicans, true to their instincts, rotet
for 1t, but the Democrats defeated it
They may learn that there are som
things in the constitution (which whit
man is bound to respect" n ..a...u
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DR.. Trevitt's House Rlddled With Bull
lets in Chill. aag1D 80

The Telegraph dispatches. on,r the
Northern line, has the following relative
tc the attempted revolution in Chilli,
"Another abortive attempt at q revolu-
tion was made at Valparaiso on the,2Sth
ult. The battleulasted for four hours,
resulting adversely to the patriots. The
American Consulate was riddlsd with
shots, being located in the vicinity ofIthe
field of battle" '55 lsy-.rafiEow
Our old friend, Or. Trevitt,, late Sec
retary of State, in Ohio, is the American
Consul at Valparaiso, i, and it was rhis
house which was riddied with bullets
The Doctor is used to the SMELL of gun
powder, for while he was in Mexico, az o
surgeon, he so contrived as to get mixed
up in all the fights that was going on be-
tween the two armies. He is q glorious,
good fellow, and brave as be is good.
National Democrat.
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Tbs Naturalization of Foreigners:

a. ? =
Judge Mclean decided on Thursday.
in the case of Matthew Smith, who ap-
piled to the Probate Court Of Hamilton
county for naturalization papers, in, 1856
that such Courts were empoweredito is
sue ihem.. Itwas held that the power to
naturalze was exclusively il Congress;
but it was also held that Congress might
authorize such Jurisdiction BY, State
Courts. The act declares that Aevery
Court of Record, in any individual State
having common law jurisdiction, shall be
considered District Court and have ju.
risdiction in the issue Of naturalization
papers. The Probate Courts of Ohio are
Courts of Record, and have common law
jurisdiction IN the power to issue theiwrit
of habeas corpus, hence the decisioa.-
! Statesman. "a. f--g.a-r sss roI
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,sli Democratic, State Convention.

vaSAt Aomeeting Of the Democratic State
-Csuspd Committee held in Columbus, on
atpydsE january 8, 1858, it was. - 40
iGAl leesolved, That the next Democratic
Ssats Convention be held in the City Of
&olpmbussi on THU URSDAY,,aM MAY 26,
.ES6es for the purpose of nominating the
hpowingz zo6ineus us Governor Lieutenant
2aReuaer% Supreme Judge Auditor oi
Stats Tree asprsrbofs State, Secretary ol
StAse,d School Commissioner. and Mem.
Der ofBhe Beard of Public Works, issiao
cd On metien. JtiwasI further "a .9sa
A;iReselysds That the ratio ofrepresenta'
ten in saids Convention be one vote fol
syayn 5Q9s cast for q. !. w. . BARLEY fol
Sppsene Iudgeip 1858, and one for every
fsaetippIa Of 200 oor over, cast for th'
laD&s ni bnH ,boiEool si ag!.altgga2 ea55
sa,Moproel county is entitled'to four del
sgatessasz si b-oo31 d9ns Gi9sad@ = Li"ao-
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w-The last Spirit ofMe Times sa

W The last Spirit cfthe Times says
the proposed testimonial of the New York
Chess Club to Paul Morphy, on his re-
turn to this country, (Which win be, it is
said, in April,) has now assumed this
definite shape: The members, of the
club (aided by such outside, contributions
as may be offered) will give the King Of
Chess "publie dinner magnificent A
merican gold watch, set of gold and sill
yer chess men, for beauty and, costliness
unsurpassed in the world, with arichly
inlaid chess board to match, together with
a gold medal, commemorative of his Eu.
ropean triumphs; the whole cost to DO
nearly 50, From another -currss-
pondent of the same paper we learn that
the England chess players intend to- give
Morphy a splendid dinner On his return
from his continental triumphs.
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Legislative Proceedings.
We condense the following proceedings
of the Legislature from the Statesman:

OF the Legislature from the Statesman:
FRIDAY, April lst.
The Senate, passed the following bills:
Supplementary to the general incorpora-
tion law; Mr.. Collins House bill regulat-
ing the mode of administering assignments
in trust, with amendments; for the relief of
holders of orders issued by free turnpike
road companies.
In the House the vote by which the bill
for the enlargement of the Penitentiary
was defeated. was reconsidered, and the
bill passed without amendment.
The Senate Joint Resolution, relative
to amending the Constitution so as to pro-
vide for annual sessions of the General As>
sembly, was adopted by vote of--Ayes
81, Nays 10.
The other Senate propositions for COM
stutional amendments, relative to liquor
licenses, were defeated.
The following bill was passed.: To
amend sections 6, Is, 25 and 81 Of the
act to further provide for the better regu.
lation of the receipt and disbursement and
sefe keeping Of the public revenue.