The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-08-11
DOMESTIC SUMMARY.

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information just received here, the indications
are that Mr.. Stout, Democrat, is elected to
Congress- ssvs~- -
The only item of interest from Oregon is an
apprehepded renewal of difficulties between the
whites and Indians in the southern part of the
State. Indeed, the menacesi of the red men had
become SO alarming that the Government had
been compelled to ask for more troops to defend
the lives and property of the people.
FURTHER FROM CALIFoRNIA-THE FRASER
RIVER GOLD MINES, &C-St.l Louis, AUGUST
8.-The overland mail has arrived, with San
Francisco advices to the l4th ult.
tre at Crescent City on the 9th caused
loss of $4,000.
New gold and silver mines have been dis
covered in Washa Valley which promise to paw
we'll. 3 '..,a = 81. tt r.
There have been three arrivals from Victoria
within the week, bringing upwards of 100000
In gold, and 800 passengers. The latest dates
were to the 18th nit. Fraser river had fallen
snff1ciently to permit the resumption of mining
on the bars. The Victoria Gazette saws that
the yield of the mines within the year has been
$3,000000.
The United States steamer Shubrick arrived
from Oregon on the morning the mail left San
Francisco, bringing advices indicating the cleo
ton of Mr.. Logan, Republican, to Congress, by
thirty majority.
The Salt Lake dates state, on the 18th ult,
that a man named Brewer was arrested at Camp
Floyd, having in his possession $500 in con
terfeit checks, purporting to be drawn by the
Government on the sub-treasury at ST. Louis,
the most OF which We're ready for issue, except
ing the signature of Col. Crossman. The en-
graver was also arrested at Salt Lake CITY, I'm
his shop were found all the implements and
materials used III preparing the checks to-
gether with large bundle of untitled checks.
Horace Greeley had arrived at Salt Lake
CITY, u
The Indians were committing depredatons
IN Helmboldt county, and the Mormons are
implicated.
FROM DENVER CITY.-N Louis, Aug. s.
The overland express from Denver city, with
advices to the 18th ult, has arrived at Leaven-
worth There was great excitement at the
mines, IN consequence of the discovery Of rich
diggings between the Middle and South Peaks,
near the headwaters of the Colorado. Hundreds
were leaving daily for the diggings.
The Leavenworth Times of today saws a
secret vigilance committee was organized the
past week for the purpose OF breaking ap the
extensive gangs of horse thieves and robbers
infesting that Territory Two victims suffered
death, and others were punished until they ex-
posed their associates, when the committee dis
banded, having gained sufficient knowledge TO
effect the destruction of the gangs.
SLAvERs FITTING Our AT SALEM, Mass
Boston, dug. S.-There at this time two vessels
fitting ont at Salem in this State, for the slave
trade on the coast of Africa. The principals
in the affair are Spanish firm in New York,
and the pecunary equipment of the vessels
has just been forwarded, in the form of nearly
$4,000 in hard specie.
DEATH OF Horace MANN. We learn. bv
a telegram from Cincinnati, that the Hon.
Horace Mann, formerly of Massachusetts, and,
at the time of his death, President of Antioch
College, in Ohio, died yesterday morning at
Yellow Springs, in that State Mr.. Mann has
occupied very prominent position before the
public writer and lecturer on education,
and as politician. He was born in Franklin,
Mass, on the 18th of May, 1896, and was, con.
sequently, in his sixty fourth year. He was
educated at Brown University, and practced
law with great success in his native State until
he accepted the post of Secretary of the Board
of Education for Massachusetts, in which posi-
ton he devoted himself with singular zeal to
his duties. In 1896, he was elected to the Sen
ate of Massachusetts from Boston, and, on the
as his successor in Congress, in l84S. In 1853,
he accepted the post of President of Antioch
College.
his reports while occupying the post of Sec
rotary of the Massachusetts Board of Education,
twelve in number, gained him distinguished
reputation, both In this country and in Europe.
part OF one OF his reports was published sep
arately in l843, under the title of Report Of
an Educational Tour IN Germany, Great Brit
ain" dc. 1t was republished in London, and
has attained the rank of an authority in it's
class of works. He also republished in 1850,
in small volume, "A Few Thoughts to Touag
Men," which produced a rejoinder from n,
Charles Astor Bristed and companion vol.
ume, entitled " A Few Thoughts on The Powers
and Duties Of Women" In 1852, he published
two lectures on " Intemperance.
Mr.. Mann's permanent place in the annals Of
American biography will be high among those
who have devoted themselves to the task of
leaving the world better than they found it. He
had all the faults Of vigorous, passio--'
emphatic character, and, with ~ ,"a.e'
othsr s;r-n- - MN more than to any
.sre person that the primary school
organization of the United States owes its best
features, and to him that we are indebted laost
largely for the triumphant naturalization in
merica OF the invaluable system of Normal
Academies, for the training of teachers. He
was in truth, after Il sort, the apostle Of skilled
education on this side of the Atlantic. lie pos
sessed fine natural powers Of oratory, and was
not less impressive in the lecturers desk by the
simple energy of his eloquence, than convincing
an author, by the masculine rhetoric Of his
ardent style.--N. Y. Times IF Auy. 3.
We will add to the above testimonial to the
Of NJ hat h..
missing enemy of Slavery.
GoyERNoR CHAsE's FARM-The last DAYTON
(Ohio) Empire contains the following:
"The wheat crop in the Mami Valley was
never better, or secured in better order, the
most of it being already cut below Dayton.
We were told that on Governor Chases large
farm below Hamilton his wheat fields Weld
forty bushels per acre. and his corn, oats, bar
lev grass, &C., are very promising. Corn, this
warm weather, fairly snaps it grows so fast
you can, we are told by good authority, hear
and see 1t grow.
The jews IN AMERICA.--From a lecture de.
livered by DIR. Morris j. Franklin, in Proyi
dence, K. L., on Sunday evening, and reported
i'm the Providence Ecening Press, we gather
some facts in relation to the Jews in the Uni
ted States The Jews in this country, the
speaker said, now number about 100000. The
attention of the Jews in Europe is turned to-
wards America, on account of the persecution
to which they are subjected in some countries
on the Continent, and rapid increase in their
numbers here may be expected, by immigra
ton. Many Jews in this country are occupy
ing prominent and influential positions in poll
tics and business. Messrs. Yulee and Benja
min, of the United States Senate, and Messrs.
Zolicoffer, Oliver, Phillips, and Harr, of the
National House of Representatives, are mum
bered among the children of Abraham. In