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THE CITY.

- President u. S. Burnet, from Cincinna-
ii, speaks again this evening ut II o'clock, in the
meeting house Of the First Christian Discip'e}
Church. on Monroe street, between Aberdeen
and Rucker streets, West Side. Seats free to,
nj, and all arc invited to attend.
4 MAD Doa.-On "wednesday mad dog ran
into the tengine room, in the basement Of tie
Court House, hutted his head agains. tue boiler,
bit the piston rod, attacked the fly wheel, chased
and terribly frightened tie engineer; ;sand finally
ran into the cellar, where be IVES dispatched.
RrsAwAr:-A span Of horses, attaelcq to.a
wagon, hau!ing gravel on North Clark street,
ran away yesterday afternoon, throwing the
driverintos the gutter and demoIshing the wagon.
The driver was badly, though it, is thought not.
fatally, injured.
/; Acc,pESr.-A man, whose name VIC could not
Learn; walked of the approach 10 The claTE st.
bridge on Tuesday erening, while the bridge
was swung. He was rescued, but = carpet hss
(which he had, was lost with sco contained
therein.
~ oo"A""'4on " t"e eA'S o. "oetion VI Ane
'usn,tafc, ete': OF tue Dufnet Aoose' under 4
s.ul'e4 nrot1eas, ln's ,noln'ns' ~ ~ "e!oes'
"'e'e VIII "e oo'o tne pes4 cu"A14oe' 1Ho oeo
room furniture, crockery and glass ware. Every
article Will be sold separate or to suit purchas-
ers: Gilbert Simpson are the auctioncers. -.
,5y- The Railroad Conyention at Cleveland.
last week. was tue largest ever held. forty.fye
roads being rcpfrcsented. The winter iimr table
j. tot.ke pfrect xov 1.th and s,ov s,ecf, il 70.
az,,h,;ehed ,bo t;ma ha,,-oan xau yo,t md
f,h;,,,o ha,n,, 90 h.,,u. ,.h;.,, ,.;,, h.;. a..
a~.n;aa ,ro;n h.ro aho,t ~ " n.u ;as,aaJ ac :
=, ~ -''' '''7'-"' -
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=. Rss1cSAr,oS Asp Arrotxr4ESr.-Dr. L. II.
Williams, formerly Superintendent Of the Mich
, 1859-10-28
15oarDi1l1.

POARDING-A few single gen
II mod:t7s. rrecs Apply No. = Alch1k17
rre n4.f Richmond icsSe- ntA4Yiv
, 1859-10-28

RIO RENT-The Three Story and
J. basement brtsk heuse, M. sl9 Indiana sts.et. 4
portion Of The t0r.u cEpets &C. will b. sold II daeed
DAtLiBA, Utee corner South Water and Slate streets.
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ded himself into the debate, declaring
that if Judge Douglass present construc-
tion of the Kansas. N ebraska act was true
he (Gwin) would not have voted for
it'll
DR.. Gwin is not statesman, but he is
an active, untiring partisan, who will
traverse the departments from morning
until night to serve such of his constit-
uents as happen to be his particular
friends. While the Doctor was uttering
these expressions, looked at Robert H.
Toombs and saw peculiar smile wreath
ing his countenance. Does not DR..
Gwin know that Mr.. Toombs and Mr..
Stephens and other Southern Senators,
took precisely the same ground in 1850
and 1854 that Douglas assures now on
this question? The Doctor never was a
friend of the President until the latter be-
came President and therefore I excuse
him for not knowing that the President,
in 1856, went a bow shot beyond Judge
Douglas on the same side. 1t will not
answer for DR.. Gwin to make on issue
upon Douglas or Broderick, which is
neither more nor less than an insult to
the tens of thousands of friends of the
Little Giant in the State of California
The point most apparent in all this extra
ordinary debate, which will long be re
membered in our country, was the peril.
nacity of the Southern men, who insisted
that Congress should pass law to pro-
tect slavery in the Territories. Even
Mr.. Pugh came forward manfully to de-
ny, in the name Of his State, tbemonstrous
assumption that the Dem ocrats of the
North will ever stand by the doctrine o1
Congressional Intervention for the protec-
tion of slavery.
Mr.. Davis was exceedingly animated
and anxious. During the afternoon his
colleague Senator Brown, was extreme
though respectful, frank, and fearless
while Mr.. Green, of Missouri, appeared
as the grand mediator, but without mucl
snccess. Meanwhile, the Republican,
sat by, quietly enjoying the scene, for
getting, however, that they had all votet
for the Crittenden- Montgomery bill il
the last Congress, by which they full.
surrendered their platform of 1856. Th
truth is the Republicans are beginning
to see "the handwriting on the wall."-
They cannot go into the canvass G
1850 upon their platform Of 1856.
Hence, Mr.. Seward compelled hi
friends in the Senate, and number i
the House, to vote for the admission {
Oregon-thercby, in great part, censur
ing large majority of his own party
and hence the silence (Which, in tn
midst of the excitement, prevailed a
round) of the Republican Senators ger
orally. 1t was day long to be remem
bered, and may be classed as among Ii
proudest triumphs of Stephen A. Doug
: las
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Speaking by the Card.

The Indianapolis Sentinel says the fol-
lowing eloquent, earnest and effective ad-
dress was delivered at q recent Repub-
lican caucus in the town of Sanford,
Broom County, Illinois, bya man who had
just been released from Jail:
"Gentleman-By Cd we are going
20 beat the id Old Liners. am going
to work this year. Last year we were lick.
ed because was in Jail and could not vote.
I was prosecuted and kept in Jail because
1 was Republican. Gentlemen, the Re-
publican party is prosecuted party. Go
to the state Prisons in the country and you
will find nine out Of ten Of all the criminals
republicans. Now mark what I tell you.
1 am not in prison this year, and you will
see what l can do"
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Democratic State Convention.

At q meeting Of the Democratic State
Central Committee held in Columbus, on
Saturday, January 8, 1858, it was.
Resoivsd, That the next Democratic
State Convention be held in the City of
Columbus, on THURSDAY, MAY 26,
1859, for the purpose Of nominating the
following officers: Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Supreme Judge, Auditor of
State, Treasurer of State, Secretary of
State, School Commissioner. and Mem
ber Of the Board Of Public Works.
On motion, it was further
Resolred, That the ratio of representa-
tion in said Convention be one vote for
every 500 cast for T. w. BARLEY for
Supreme Judge in 1858, and one for every
fraction of $50 or over, cast for the
same.
Monroe county is entitled to four del
egates.
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wooDsFIELD, OHIO, MARCH. 8, 1850.
Take Notice, Everybody.

JAMES r. MORRIS, one of the Iroprie-
tors of this paper, having sold his interest
in it to HENRY r. WEST, it becomes ne
cessary that all debts due the firm of
MoRRIs & WILLIAMS should be paid at
once. All persons, therefore, who may
be indebted to the firm for sui scription,
advertisement or job work will be expected
to pay up as soon as possible. Bills will
be made out at once and presented and it
Is hoped that all persons will b., prepared
to cash them at once.
The editorial department of the paper
s viii remain as it has been for some years
past, under the exclusive control of Mr.
WMGdAsds.
'a The style Of the new firm is WILLIAMS
6:WEsT. (tf)
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eB Every Merchant knows the value
of q good Bank Note Detector, in matters
of spurious bank notes but every one doe;
not know where to get the best. Now we
would say to all such: send for Pe.erson's
and, our word for it, you will not regret it.
TERMs.-Monthly per annum, $780,
Semi Monthly, per annum, $500. Ad
dress 7. B. Peterson & Brother, No
806, Chestnut street. Philadelphia.
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~ In 1855 the mongrel cavalcade
that trotted at the heels of Gov. Chase,
had much to say about the extravaganza
of our State Democratic officials. They
promised wonderful things, and what has
been done?
They have appropriated, without war
rant of law, sixteen thousand dollars for
canal purposes.
They have, in contempt of the constitu-
tion and laws, misapplied $4,000, spe-
cially appropriated for other than what it
was expended upon.
They have permitted defalcation OF
$572,OO0, when good oversight would Ell.
ther have prevented it altogether, or else
so have exposed it as to save the State
from loss, or have shown where the money
went.
Furthermore, they have made the ca
mails cost 100000 year more than il
they had been left with the contractors
slippery as these werel
The State Prison, which was paying
concern, formerly, is now behind, hand sew.
eral thousand dollars
And it is charged, with how much rea.
son we don't know, that nearly the whole
of the appropriation made last winter fol
the State House. has been squanderei
among the worthless favorites of the RE
FORM JUNTo at Columbus.
Why can't people who have learnt theil
letters from Webster's Speller, remember
Esop's fable of the "Fox and the Swal
low. w."-Portsmouth Times.
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MURDER IN WASHINGTON!

fn11p Barton Key murdered Dy Ian
iel E. Sickles, Member Of Congress
from New York.
The telegraph brings US the following
horrid disclosure of the murder of the
United States District Attorney, who
was shot down by rowdy Congressman
from New York. Mr.. KEY was the son
of FRANCIS KEY, the author of the "Star
Spangled Banner" and was brother of
the accomplished lady of the Hon. GEO.
E. PENDLEroN, member of Congress from
Ohio.
The telegram bears date on Sunday.
The community was thrown into an
intense excitement to-day by the killing
of Phillip Barton Key, United Suites
Attorney for the District of Columbia, ct
the hands of the Hon Daniel e. Sicklcs,
member of Congress from the third district
of New York.
According to the report, Mr.. Sickles
becoming convinced of the truth OF GER
tain scandalous rumors, involving his wife
resolved to redress his wrongs. About
two O'Clock in the afternoon, he proceed
ed from his residence near the Presidents
house, to the southeast corner of Lafay-
cite Square, in the same neighborhood,
where Key was engaged in conversation
with Mr.. ButterwoYth, of New York.
He charged Key with having dishonor-
ed him and destroyed his domestic peace,
and Immediately shot him with q revolver,
one of the balls entering the left side OF
the body, and passing through the CORES.
ponding point on the opposite side, lodg-
ing under the skin. Another shot took
effect in the right thigh, near the main
artery.
Key, in falling, implored Sickles not tc
kill him. The third shot was in the righ,
side, glancing from the body and bruisine
it, of which wounds death ensued in few
moments. The body was taken into the
National Club House.
The Coroner Immediately summoned 6
jury and the inquest was continued for sew
eral hours. A verdict was rendered
merely stating that tho death was caused
by the effects of pistol shots, as above sta
ted, fired by Hon. Daniel E. Sickles.
Crowds of persons gathered in the vi
cinity of the Club House during the day
anxiously enquiring into all the circum
stances of the event. q
} After Mr.. Sickles had killed Key, b,
repaired to the residence of Attorne,
General Black, where he was advised tt
deliver himself into the hands of the off
GERS, who subsequently conveyed him t.
Jail, to which he was committed for furth
er examination to- morrow. .Qs- ast
The facts which led to the tragedy vii
then probably transpire.
The inquisltion of the Coroner wa
merely with reference to the causes whic
produced the death.
Another account of the affair says:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The city ha
, been much excited with painful event to
day.
, Philip Barton Key, the District Attol
ney for the District of Columbia, and Sick
les, of New York, met opposite Lafay
! ette Square, near the Presidents House
: between one and two o'clock
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other apparent object on their part than
that of consuming time. I introduced bill
authorizing school sub-districts to levy
taxes to pay debts in certain eases.
Candidates are accumulating thick and
fast. They must have some hopes of the
Democrats carrying the State or they
would not be so numerous.
THURSDAY, March 8.
The Senate, yesterday, passed the
House bill to provide for taxing in cost
bills the expense of procuring transcripts
and records. The following resolution
was offered by Mr.. Slade:
Resolved, by the General assembly of
the State Of Ohio, three 6fths of the men,
bers of each House concurring therein,
that it be and is hereby proposed to the
electors of the State to vote at the next
annual October State election upon the
approval or rejection of the following
amendment as a substitute for the first
clause of the 25th section of the second
article of the constitution of this State,
to wit:
All regular sessions of the General As
sembly shall commence on the first Mon
day of January annually.
1t was referred to select committee.
Some time was spent in discussing the
bill providing for geological survey oi
the State.
In the House, the Cincinnati Police
bill was discussed at length. 1t was or
dered to be engrossed and read third
time. The bill of Mr.. Van Vorhes for the
settlement of estates of deceased persons
was read third time and lost-ayes 48,
nays 26. It was reconsidered and may
yet pass. The House passed the follow.
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the official reporters be
directed to furnish, with his daily reports
for the press, the names of the absentee:
on all calls of the House, excepting such
as may have leave of absence granted
them.
Judge THOMPSON, of Shelby is favor
ably named in connection with the nom
ination for Governor. The Judge is {
good practical man and sound Demo
crat. You have probably noticed tina
Mr.. MORGAN declines being candidate
for Auditor. The public works clIqu
are besieging the Legislature to secur
large appropriations.
JERE. WILLIAMS.
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Columbus Correspondence.
TUESDAY, March lst.
DEAR sp1RIr:-

UkAR SpIRIT:- e. a-irs.
The Senate, yesterday, r,assed the House
bill, with amendments, to authorise courts
to give effect to tie intention of parties
and officers by caring defects, omissions
and errors. the following bills were in
troduced: 70 amend the act regulating
the publication of Ohio Reports; to amend
second section Of the act to provide
for the uniform government and regula.
tion Of the Lunatic Asylums of the State
and for the cure Of idiots and the insane;
and to authorize associations of persons
for the improvement of mineral lands or
mines in the State, to become bodies cor
porate.
4 Considerable discussion was had in
Committee Of the Whole upon the bill,
explanatory of the act repeating the ten
per cent. law.
A resolution was adopted, directing the
Committee on the Penitentiary to inquire
into the expediency of erecting a new
penitentiary in the southern part of the
State; also, resolution directing the
Committee on Public Buildings to inquire
into the ex2ediency of procuring national
colors to be displayed over the Halls of
, the two Houses while in session.
A resolution providing for the erection
Of works for the manufacture of gas in the
Penitentiary, was referred to a select
committee of five. ecsis
A bill was introduced in the House
providing q board of commissioners to ap-
point the Police of Cincinnati. The
principal object of the bill seems to be to
give the appointing power to the Demo.
Gratis. The bill will cause some excite.
ment. The House was chiefly occupied
In discussing Mr.. Leete's interest bill
'5aft3e WEDNESDAY. March Q.
The Senate, yesterday, passed the
= House bill allowing courts, to authorize
the publication of abstracts of legal ad.
vertisements. The object of it is to OBJ
tain especial notices" when considered
necessary. The Senate also passed tn,
House bill to increase the compensation
of County Commissioners to $3.50 pc
diem. The Senate amended the bill 81
as to authorize only eight sessions pc
annum, and allowing five cents per mile o
mileage 1t was voted for almost unan
9 imously. The Senate discussed st lengtl
the bill providing for geological surve
Of the State.
In the House, the forenoon was occu
pied in presenting and referring remon
strances against the Cincinnati Polio
bill. These remonstrances were divide,
among dozen or more Republican mem
bers, and presented one at a time. Fac
was discussed, end the yeas and nay
called on the reference Of each. with n
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H-Our readers will take notice that
the Post Office formerly known as Bares-
vige, has been changed to Hannibal, Mon
roe County, Ohio.
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Sickles had received an anonymous
letter yesterday, informing him of i'm
proper intimacy between his wife and
Key. He charged her with it this NOR
ming, and obtained written statement of
the fact signed by her. Not long after,
Key appeared in the Square. and waved
his handkerchief, which was the accus-
toned signal of meeting with Sickles's
wife.
Sickles observing it, went over and met
Key at the corner eff the Square. Ap-
preaching him, he said, "You are the
id rascal who has dishonored me,
and l have to kill you." He then drew
a pistol and shot Key. The latter ad-
vanced, and Sickles retreated few steps
and fired again, when Key fell shouting
"murder!' While he was down, Sickles
attempted to fire his pistol third time,
but the cap exploded without being fol-
lowed by discharge. lie then recap
ped the pistol and put the muzzle near
Keys heart, shooting him dead.
Sickles afterwards walked to the At.
toIpcy Ueuciui lcoiueuCt, dHu SuFIcu-
dered himself, after stating the facts and
provocation. He was followed by an i'm
mence crowd, but with no signs of re-
sentiment. A hearing was had before q
magistrate, and he is now in Jail, atten-
ded by number of friends who justify the
act. The Criminal Court meets immedi-
ately, and, under the present state OF
feeling, no conviction is probable
Another Telegram adds the following.
Application will be made by Mr.. Sick
les for writ of habeas corpus. with a
view to procure his release on bail, to
await his trial. His wife exonerates him
from all blame, and he has the general
sympathy of the community,
In the Circuit Court, Mr.. Carlisle on.
nounced the death of Mr.. Key, the late
District Attorney for the District of Col.
umbia. While eulogizing the deceased
as courteous, frank, open.hearted gen
tleman, he would forbear to speak of tn,
cause which led to his death, as that wa
q subject for judicial investigation. Th'
Court paid similar compliment to tn
deceased, and adjourned to Thursday.
Y II II
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MHRcH, 3.-There has been several
interesting scenes at the Jail to-day. Mr..
Sickles has been visited by large num-
Der of persons, among them the father and
mother of Mr.. Sickles, and the father and
mother of Mrs. Sickles. The parent Of
the two visited separately, AND the scenes
are described as very affecting. Mrs.
Sickle's mother became almost frantic,
affecting Mr.. Sickles almost to tears.
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The Great Debate IN the United States
Senate.
"Dinna ye hear the sloganf
'Tis Douglas and his men,"

The Washington letter writer's who
witnessed tae great debate between Sem
ator Douglas and the deserters of the
doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, are fill-
ing the country with vivid descriptions of
the foensic foray. Occasional" thus
portrays the scene:
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nue. from this source. If, in addition,
thirty-three States shall enter the market
with their land scrip, the price must be
greatly reduced below even eighty-6ve
cents per acre, as much to the pre-
judice of the old soldiers who have
not already parted with their land war
rants as to Government. 1t is easy to
perceive that with this glut of the market
Government can sell little or no land at
one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre,
when the price of bounty warrant and
scrip shall be reduced to half this sum-
This source of revenue will be almost en-
tirely dried up. 8 bff1
Under the bill the States may sell their
land scrip at any price it may bring. There
is no limitation Whatever in this respect.
Indeed, they must sell for what the scrip
will bring, for without this fund they can
not proceed to establish their colleges with.
in the five years to which they are limited.
It is manifest, therefore, that to the extent
to which this bill will prevent the sale Of
the public lands at one dollar and twenty
FIVE cents per acre, to that amount it will
have precisely the same effect upon the
Treasury as if We should impose q tai
or loan to endow these State colleges
Surely the present is the most unpro
pitious moment which could have been So
lected for the passage of this bill.
Q. Waving forthe present the question
of constitutional power, what effect will
this bill have on the relations established
between the Federal and State Govern
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PERSONAL.

-.Jogy f. Cook, or Capt. Cook, as he is now moro
familsrly known, from his alleged connection with
this Hsrpers Ferry insurrecton, was born in Had
dam, Conn, where bis parents, Who are highly
spectacle and worthy people, now reside. He 10 .
young map, OF about % or % years OF sge, well edu-
Gated, ard Of refined manners, aud is brother insw
Of well-kno~n merchant in this city. lie taught
school, some five or SIX years ago a. Hsrpers Ferry,
from whioa place he came to Wiismsburgh, aud
commenced the study of law with Mr. John NJ.
Stsarns. Three years ago, he went TO Kansas, and
remained there about ore year, during which time he
distinguished himsef in the Free State cause. At tho
expiration Of that time be returned 70 Wlisnsburgh,
where be remained for a few weeks, when he again
set out for Kansas since which time his friends here
about have heard nothing from him until nov, when
bis name appears in connection with Old Browns
deporable attempt.
Col. Hiram Fuller, the distinguished American
traveller AMI author, is the subject Of shsrpsh AZ
,icle in The LondOn Saturdoy Revter. Tae gallant
Colonel's late work on " Life and Liberty IN Ia
rope, We told, abounds in The puerities, tho
bsd taste and tue fimsy ussiness, which are 50 sp-
parent in inferior American writings" " The whole
book is written in the spirit OF a foolish boy la
short, TIE Saturday R,rieV fnds that Col J.. 10
fool and cfers that Amer leans gsoerslly have strong
tendency in that oirec ion. We are b0und, how
ever TO saw in defense Ct our untymen ths, there
cannot be found among them all sperson capsule OF
greater fooGshne.s than the articles American pol
il cs which appear in the same Saturday ReeKr. On
the other hsod hO~eyer that Journal Does justice 20
Mr.. Pafreys " History Of New England" and 10 tic
author who is 6e,cribed a. one Of that school Of
historisns Of which this age has a ast night 70 b
proud
A man nsmed Hensult was brought before ins
Police Court, in Paris, the other day having been
detected by two police agents Just as he wss about"
cut off the pocket Of a coueTy woman, At the Jsda
des Plapt4s, while giving his vary victim lecture
or the natural history Of the hippopotanus. The
,zodss oper0nd Of the learned Professor IS thus de-
scrited by the agent who arrested him: Msiam,
.ad the naturalist TO bis lsteser "this AMI NAL which
lie also known by the name OF the seshorse, does sss
much frequent toe society Of mso it smuses ,sef in
the water and in nsrshy grounds and grows s there
Ike You or NE. While alive, il eats rsttle.nakss,
melons and sometimes its young ones Is you may
have recently read in all the journal Of Paris. Hero
tie Professor quietly drew from bis pocket pair Of
scissors The ssyages make ros.t beef Of i,s lean,
worst.s stockings aud razorstrops OF lis skn, and VITA
is tail they fabricste belIopes for their houses.
Here the Naturalist, who had his scissors in his nga'
hend, gently placed bis left on the poke, Of inc
vomar. After death they are isble to be staned, :"
aproof Of which You may .es several in the MUSEUM
Of Natural History IN this city Here tie !se''''