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, 1859-04-18
WESTEK-s' .N.EH-S ITEMS.

GG1xG AuEAp.-The Mt. Vernon Iowa} Ne4cs
says: ~ Work las been resumed on the railroad
track between here and Lisbon, and the ties and
iron are being put down us fast as strong force
can do it, and II tile weather continues favora-
bic We shall have the pleasure Of announcing in
onr next issue that the cars are running 10 this
place. In sixty days ne shall have the pleasure
Of paving our Cednir Rapids friends visit"
ROBBERY on TIE CARs.-!As the morning CT
press train on the Eastern Extension Railroad
was approaching this city yesterday, and while
between Washington aud Peoria, 4 man BY the
name Of Buzzard, a resident Of E!khart, Illinois,
discovered that he had been robbed Of his pock.
ct book, containing forty dollars in money, md
notes with other valuable papers to the amount
Of one thousand dollars or morc.-ltoria Tr1as-
eript, 18th.
CLosEn-The Banking House Of Geo. Selleck,
in this citr, suspended payment on the morning
of "Wednesday last. Mr. Seleck has ever been
considered one of our soundest business men,
and his suspension at this time was altogether
unlocked for, by the large mass of Cur citizens.
What causes hare worked to produce his failure
we are unable to state. This unhappy affair, ut
this time is most deeply TO be deplnred aud will
work more serious results in our business rela-
tions, than most are inclined to believe. 4 large
number.of our country friend. deposited with
money, at time when it is 50 scarce, will place
nany Of them in embarrassing positions. We
are informed that Mt. Scleck will secure all his
dcpositors against loss. Every business man
must regret the suspensiou.- Grundy County
Herald.
Ex1Gn4x7s 70 C4trroRx1A.-.l few days ago
We no1iced train Of emgrants passing through
cayalcade passed through our streets on their
way to California. The Company were from
South Bend, Indiana, and comprised fifteen men
md three wonaen-if any youngsters we didn't
sec them. They had four wagons each drawn
by fonr stout horses. They were driving TWEEN
company has been in California nine years, and
knows just what he is doing His wife has been
across the plains once. so that SHE understands
the slard>hips she has TO encounter. The COM
pany attracted great deal Of attention as they
passed through our streets. They have long
journey before them. and one Of toll md trouble,
yet not without its pleasures and excitement
DIrtxIx1rf fy1-tfts.
, 1859-04-18
IMPORTANT FROM JAMAICA.
IAgERRECTI0N OF THE BLACKS
3rAsts D1sF&seAe& aestasf tAxsss~ka .RRrer
= the 6fTsses of IAMAfe& - &eu&sH4&sss
3F&a&1n or his Fe1&eu -T,$Kr&ss.

|> The n. 7. Courier dxs Et1d Uais has = pri-
rato correspondence from Kingston, Jamaica,
dated March %, from which ne translate the
following;
Encouraged by the ncts OF their ueighbors,
the Haytlens, our blacks appear also disposed
to attempt revolution. In the parish Of West
moreiand has recently been imposed new tax,
to which the negro population are not willing to
submit. Some Of the disaffected raised the
standard of revolt, and entered the little village
Of Savannah, where they destroyed some prop
erty. The police having arrested some Of tie
ringleaders, their partisans, far from being dis
couraged, continued their work Of destruction,
menacing With fire the City Hall, if the prison
ers were not released. Informed Of these facts.
Governor Darling has dispatched against the
reyolters \ body Of five hundred men under the
command Of Col Whitefcld.
las these troops we're marching towards the
place Of embarkment they met q long file Of
carts upon which we're perched number of
blacks, attracted thither By the sound Of the
drums and trumpets. These people blocked up
the passage from the soldiers, and the colonel
ordered them to retire. His order producing
no effect, it Wa4 necessary to unkheathe the
weapons, and the sword Of Colonel Whitefield,
which probably had not 1een the light since the
battle Of Waterloo, fell upon the shoulders Of
more than one Of the poor wretchcs-
"Son1ouque, who lived near By, beheld these
over the strokes under which the negroes suf-
fered, he contemplated the scene with evident
delight. Abr cried he, the whites at last be-
gin to understand how negroes must be treated; !;
sweet words are not for them; they need blows
and knocks Soulouque evidently adheres to
his own system, and his misfortunes hare not
yet cured him of his delusions.''
, 1859-04-18
WISCONSIN REPuBLICAEs.

We havc seen Of Late several ill-uatured re-
marks in some Of the Wisconsin Republican,
papers upon the failure Of he Republican party
in this State to corAAa success, Let ps
assure our friends Of Wisconsin that if they
had Arkansas hsellcd III to tile lower cnd If
their Commonwealth, they could not be in
worse condition. politically, than We are here.
Ihc population Of Wisconsin is homogeneous
mostly. the Germans, Scandinayians and Irish
excepted, Of Puritan descent 1t compares
1avoEahly with the four Northern districts Of
Illinois which are Republican by 10000 votes
any day n the year; and ne hope to be par-
doned five say that Wisconsin ought to do rs
well! We did not give Illinois TO Fremont,
because Of Egypt, which is more pro-slayery
than South Carolina itself. But the Republi-
cans in calling to their aid, by promises which
art never broken, and by legislation which
is ouly just the great mass Of the Prot
cs,ant and Liberal voters Of foreign
BIRTH, have lnid the ground work Of
Victory, Of which neither the Milwaukee
;Sentinel. the Madison Journal nor GAINESVILLE
Gn=etx will complain. When they, in power
and with the means Of success no lcss potent
than those that arc welded by Republicans Of
Illinois, can boast that they have detached the
foreign vote from tic Democracy in Milwaukee
to which it docs not, the Irish Catholics e1-
ccpted, belong; aud that they hare won that
vote from tile Democracy all over their State,
then they may level their rcproaclles at us of
Illinois. Until then, their chance victories al:
ford little reason for an ASSURANCE that they
may not lose tho State at the very next
contest which takes place.
, 1859-04-18
Words Well Spoken.
{ErtM fk,s. (stn..jrpnt[ tbr.s

The bringing in, by :scklcs, Of his wife's con-
fession, IS i part Of his dclcnsc--thus putting
it in the way Of newspaper publication VII over
the worlds an uct Of mcanness Of which it
would be difficult 10 find parallel. Mnre tl,an
this the act is which, in the eyes of the dis
terminating. will have retrospective effect, and
place the whole proceeding, from the first, in
u new nnd-for the defendant-not very much
Improved aspect The homicide, standing by
itself, was miserable enough, and cowxrdlv
enough; but there was shadow Of excuse in
ta!c real, or supposed, Or pretended sentiments
Ut ouor peculiar to tue sci to which both parties
belonged. Here. however, is new style Of
PRACTICE under the code of the high~toned. This
gentleman, who, during his Imprisonment. blub.
eefed over his wife and her tergiversations, pro-
,essinE hs sstill-endnsing lore and tenderness for
her IN terms that touched the hearts Of ali Tue
last women aud fu!-s.omached clcrgymcn that
"rfc permitted to cntcr his presence, went to
XII his injurer, armed as we'll for defcosr as for
att2ck-w'th the evidence Of his wifc's shame In
accompany his pistols. Bursting, burning
pro1llng-a human Volcano in the hight Of au
ernrilon-he still had the discretion 10 prcuarc
document to be used on his trial. and ect if
properly executed and authenticated. before he
proceeded m to acts Of ucunsidcsate desperation.
Ihis s Is the act Of coward; and will impu1t to
a!l the doings Of the principal in the matter. an
Ur ol unM1Staka able p02troOnerr
, 1859-04-18

~ WAtHxG:ox. April S, 1s:a.
In connection with the ball, ! may remark
'hnt it does not fit the DerrinScr r's'"l picked
up in The street some twenty.hre minutes nftcr
tllr afIray ef the 9Th Of February. l saw it
tried. The evidence goes to show that Sicklcs
had revolver. and only used revolver. unl
the consequent presumption is, that the Derrin-
ger, which had Ill exploded cap on WHEN found,
}rlon1ef to Key. TWAS from this, probably,
that Sicklcs retrcatcd. Among the many SPEC
nlatiens is that the first shot heard WAS from
Key, taking for granted that he had this Derrin-
ger, and that Sicklcs first snapped. He then
rereated. und MAS followed up by Key, who,
knowing he had tir.d and that Sieklcs did not,
flung tie empty pistol to further di>conecrt
Sickles, or with natural movement in self-dc-
fence. {Thc spot where the pistol was found
would seem to strengthen this surn,1se.l Sickles
having mastered his weapon, returned, facing
key, who rc,reated. and fired tic shot which
touk effect III Keys groin.
, 1859-04-18

4 Toronto correspondent Of the y. Y. Tins
furnishes the following respectinga financial op-
eration nut wholly unknown in Illinois:
w have BEEN much amused by m cniearor
1na''e by IN American, wild cat banker to yct
ch4rser for carving on hank under the name
NcCa}lom, whom some Of your Wall street men
knuw, who ha. established and suld at least two
banks IN the West, which broke down soon after
his selling them, was the hero Of the situation
Hr tried to lobby our members with presents Of
champagne, &c, but has failed to gct his bill
passed. 50 that the only bill he will be able 10
trade upon i TINT Of tll,' hotel keeper or wine
merchant. The credit Of our bnnks stands SO
high that VIC nre very jealous Of it. especially
wien cute Western men Of moi immaculate ren.
uiatiau strn inclined tn n,ndhle y
, 1859-04-18
The IIayvezvIlle Tragedy,

There is another phase of this affair. The
Louisville Jomrnal recently published IL state,
ment, purporting to enanate from responsible
citizens Of Hnwesvillc, justfying the assassina~
tion Of Thomas s. Lowe. 1t now appears tlat
the Gard was forgery, and that the Journal
WAS imposed upon. The Louisville Courier of
the 7th says:
Live, is referred to and published to the world
us one 1fthc signers ofthat document. We hare
II letter from Nj. Mc.Adams. deuying the author
i,v Of any one to use his name in that conncc-
tim. Others whose names appear Mt the bot
tom Of that communication, deny the authority
Of any one to use them in nny such connection.
saw it in the .jonr.d{ and blushcd for its shame
and outroge both upon the living and the dead"
, 1859-04-18

T EOEl LIE ~ l.. INpHnt, I4t1.j
Messrs. Decoppet ( Co. haye just concludeda
negotiation Of $;55''on Of the. + cent. bonds
Of the Toledo, l.ogansrort and Burlington Rail
road Company. These bonds are portion of
the $>no, ,iAm secured by FIRST mortgage Of
which the remainder. t4Sh,'Av. were used for
the purchase of iron By Robert henson 1 Co., Of
London. through Mcssrs. N. X. Jesup i Co. of
Ibis civ. This road connects the Peoria and
Oquawkn Road with the Toledo aud Wabash, a
distance Of IL miles. The negotiation Of the
above bonds secures the completion fthe road,
which it is expected will be ready for business
by October next. The peculiar feature Of these
bonds consists in their being received under
contract bs the connecting roads extending from
Losauspor, to Buffalo for one-half the freight
charges on all business passing over the connect
iny roads to or from the Toledo, Logansport and
Burlington. This will furnish constant ab-
sorption for them, and it is estimated that in
three to FIVE years thcy will be all absorbed.
, 1859-04-18
cheap Railroad FrcfSflth---A New
Competition for Western Freight and

u rom the \. !. Tribune. 14thl
Ne hear OF contracts ut &c per cwt. from
Acw York to Chicago via the Central Road, and
the River. for fourth class freight. and on cattle
from Buffalo at $'5 per car. Contracts are Of
teFed via the Allentown Road when completed,
as low as II per head from Chicago 10 this city,
equal to gu per car for the whole distance. 1t
such prices as these the stockholders Of the rail-
reads suffering from this competition for the
Western business, will look in vain for divi-
dends upon their Investments. In addition to
the competition for the Western business, which
the New ork roads hare had to contend with
from Baltimore and Philadelphia, tue new and
shorter route from the West directly TO this
city via Allentown and the New Jersey Central
Road, must now be met Tho Allentown link,
which completes the line, will be finished and
opened on The .lst April, and will constitute IN
unbroken guagc between Chicago and this CITY,
sevcntv-ti,e miles shorter than any other line.
This route will be strong competition for the
through business. and has already commenced
BY offering CONTRACTS for cattle al Il per head.
while the previous rate has averaged about slu
t,.r hcni
, 1859-04-18

r. r. Rfznors. Reply to ChnrgeA made
by tile Investigating Committee OF
tresltns4 Dcf0lcatfou.


By tile Invc.tieating Committee OF
Bresltnss Dedication.
Editors Prrss and Tribune:
In view Of the mention Of my name in your
editorial remarks, coupled with extracts from
the report Of the Investigating Committee Of
Mr.. Breslins dcfucation us Treasurer Of Ohio,
in your issue of the 18th March, and the con-
yiction that you, as honorable journalists, are
ever ready to afford the assailcd an opportunity
through your columns, to defend himself
against the attacks of the assailant, you will
therefore do me the favor TO give this brief
communication place in your next issue.
The charges las you rcPrcscut} Of misrepre-
sentation, deception, &c, made by Mr.. Dres-
lin ere rs dishonorable and malicious as they
are devoid of truth, while it is true that Dir.
l'rcslin selected the City Bank Of Cincinnati as
one Of the institutions to make deposits. 1t is
also true that influences other than any at
tempted to exert, decided him to do 50. It is
equally true that ut the time Mr.. Breslin CON-
menced making deposits in the City Bank, and
for some time thereafter, the institution was in
n sound {" not rotten') prosperous condition,
and in all human probability would have con-
tinucd so, while under the same management, if
it had not been for the base and malicious at-
tacks subsequently made BY Mr. Morgan. one
Of the Investigating Committee, then Auditor Of
STATE Of Ohio, which attacks were Influenced
By considerations growing out Of personal
difficulty between lsreslin nnd Morgan in rela-
ton to the handling Of the public funds Of
Ohio. When ! resigned my connection with
the bank on account Of ill-hcalth, more than
year before it was placed in the hands Of receiy-
ers, the means Of the bank were ample to meet
its liabilities. hare no doubt Mr. Bresin's
charges against me were the result Of influences
eNcrted upon him by persons who were con-
nectcd with the bnnk while my relations with
the same existed, and who had the control und
after my connection ceased, fur the
purpose Of diyerting his attention from these
{ni1"tous practices in the use of the means Of
the bunk for their owu private purposes.
In relation to the draft Of $:',Nm drawn by
Mr.: Cun,p and accepted by me, being one Of the
claims, Us represented in your article. turned |
out by Mr. Chittendcn to Mr.. Bresin, hold in
my possession the evidences Of the payment Of |
said draft. In yicw Of the fnct that NIL not
conscious Of having been party either direct |
" or indircclv to the frauds rernetsatcd upon |
the Treasury Of Ohio, and the aversion Of tres !
passing upon the columns Of newspaper | |
content myself with the foregoing.
| may. however, think it proper, after seeing |
Mr. Breslin's statement, to make a more ex- |
ended statement. .JoHS T. R1zSoR.
Clinton Iowa, April 18th, lo1r.
, 1859-04-18
Sltpwrcek, Butehc7y and Cannibal-
ixY11.

The ship st. raul left Hong Kong for Sydney,
with 81. chinese passengers. and On the night
Of the 5uth of september WAS totally wrecked
on the Island If Rossel. Capt. Pcnuard, her
commander, anu eight Of his crew, left the
island in one Of the boats. to cndeavor TO make
the land and obtain assistance. and were picked
up by the Prince Of Denmark schooner, in the
18th Of October. inside Sir Everard Homes
Group, and conveyed to New Caledonia In
1ncdiately ou learning the news Of the disaster,
the authorities at New Caledonia dispatched the
French steamer Styx to ascertain the fate of
those lef, on til. island. The Styx arrived here
on the 18th OF January, having left Russell on
The s'h ntt La and to brought f t., the ho5fs,ns ,ne
maiuder Of thc crew had been killed by the na-
tiycs. with the exception Of enc Chinese. who
has been brought on to sydney. This indiyid-
ual furnished the Sydney Morning Mrd]d with
party. most Of whom wcrc roasted and then de-
yUurvd by the natives
, 1859-04-18
a<ktk.l3i1' tg<L III 49,
,Drf8a'NTGrihtttte,
A WORD or ADVICE.

The soldiers Of the great Republican army
who have borne the brant Of all the battles
since the organization Of tho party to which
they belong will rejoice with us in the belief
TINT tue object for which they hare labored is
about to be ccomplished-that the power Of
that false and fallen Democratic party is soon
to be broken for cverl Tho recent elections
have beyond doubt determined the political
character Of tho next Houss Of Reprcsenta.
lives. The oontEnl of that body has passed
out Of their hands; and with it goes oil Demo-
cratic capablity for further mischief:
We submit that with the certainty Of victory
before tss-a majority in the next Congress
and signal triumph in l86o-tllc effort Of
certain politicians aud journals to merge the
Republican organization into, but not imlue
with its principles, smaller, less radical, less
earnest and, we moy say, less patriotic party,
is confession Of political weakness with whicl,
the masses Of the party can have no possible
sympathy. Again VIC leg these gentlemen to
Jet al such efforts be iutcru,itted-
, 1859-04-18

VERY CuAs1E :-1n his Lectures on Authors, :"
Mr. 5. c. Hall describes Mari, Russell Milford.
Her like her !se pioaa and a3a Sd.t
ra,her I Of intelligep Ct than Of genius. OF the
UT Of dress she knew nothing: On her way to
IN evening party at the lecturers house, she
n,rchnsed q most uubecoming yellow turban,
which caused her to be for some time an object
Of fmeirinaent, owing to the fact Of the shopkeep-
er from whom she haa bought il hsvlng forgot
ing he p1uted inscription, Very chaste-only
IS. 3D."
, 1859-04-18

The Republicans Of Massachusetts celebrated
the birthday Of Jefferson, on Wednesday, the
18th inst, at the Parker House, Boston, By q
dinnrr and the usual IT cfferas Of festive occa-
si"ns. Many distinguished members of the Re-
publican Earty in other States were invited,
among whom was ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Of Illinois,
Mr. LINCOLN politely acknowledged the courtesy
Of his New England friends By characteristic
letter, which We print in another column
letter which will subject him to renewed and
morc bitter attacks by the Sham Democracy,
bu. which will cndcar the man and his princi-
pies more and more to his political friends. Mr.
LINCOLN never writes political letter nor never
makes political speech in which the ground
work Of Ills belief is not exposed. In the letter
before US, We have couple Of his sentences,
short, pithy and automatic, which give US yicw
Of the rock on which he stands.
"This is world Of comnensatons; and he
who would he no slavc, must hast no slavc.
Tho~c wtlo deny freedom for others, deserve it
MT tur themselves; ind, under a just God, can
moi long retain it.'
THIS is worthy Of Jefferson. Indeed, tie
truth aud the warning could not have been bet.
Ter conveyed by the author Of the Declaration
Of Independence, himself. But let us ask a
reading Of the entire letter, which is admirable
in ill its parts.
, 1859-04-18

now aock to our great cities, there to drag ont
. trivial existence, useless TO others or eren to
themselves would aid in taking away the
false mantle Of "respectability" in which the
unproductive drones Of society wrap them
selves ;-wgiM aid in destroying that last rezn-
nsnt Of fene2 4Rbarism,, tae oos2empt Jor 1a5or,
and would ~ 10 giv4 to intelligent toil. its
true position o highest honor.,.. 81.
Those Of thsFest who have tyet reverence
for the educational establishments Of New:
England, will be sure to wish the Conscrya-
tory an early beginning and a long and pros
porous career.
, 1859-04-18

The Clinton Htrad informs US that the work
Of bridging the Mississippi fsser at that place is
rapidly progressing, The piling being abont one-
half completed and large quantity Of stone,
ready prepared, lying upon the levee-ahe work
Of 1aying which is 10 commence immediately.
a large force is employed, and has been, for some
two and half months, with the expectation Of
having the bridge between the island and the
Illinois shore completed for use the coming fall
md winter. At the same time, we learn from
the Lyons papers that Mr.. Turner is still labor
ing to force his pet scheme Of involving the
Ga!ena and Chicago Union Rail Road Company
in the building Of the Lyons Bridge, two miles
nbove, notwithstanding the decided vote Of the
stockholders in October Inst, and although the
bridge below is expressly designed to connect
the railroad in Iowa, {the Chicago, Iowa, Ne
braska) with the G. 4 C. U. R. r. Co. at Fulton
This being the only road in Iowa to he! connect
cd with, and that Company being already ac-
tircly engaged in finishing the accommoda-
tions, the purpose to which Mr.. T. intends, or
would be able to put his bridge, could he in
duce the stockholders to invest some s3s00oo,
therein, this being the estimated cost by Mr.
McAlpine) does not clearly appear; nor is it
quite apparent that fro bridges SO near each
e'''er are demanded, nor that Sss0,Ap should
pe expended at one place to accomplish that
WHICH may DC done tor sl5o,oeo at another, just
~ convenient ana Al 1he same distance tor con-
neeuon OF the two roads-
learn aiso from these sources that Ar. T.
mas lent himself and tho 6alena Company to
'ne "oFs o1 ooilo'ng nc" ra1'road on the Iowa
sue ana IS attempting 10 construct 1t from
''sons 10 e1i'toh' anu tne ffeslaent OF ILLS ne"
toaa 'a'ofms Tue council o. 'oe former CITY mat
~ Il au.aoFNeo ~ s'a'e .na' me "a!ena CON-
p@As "'' Aut tAiat' 'nc HUI 'neielot* tnc os'en-
..',e - 'D'e''N ~ eoanses WIN '"e y. - q a.
" ~, ~, ~ - a'so e'.'so' ~ eonne's luz ~ l.
" -'' l.: A. "'NA ~. Dl.use d. ~ JUS. inese
"~ss Des ~ ol'en Aoeu|' ~ tAe aee1a'eu anu
',, $50 ~ o'mpA"s' Us
w.. - ~ ."..s :, - ''ue'
pe''y y, w. 4s' W. ','o,. ., =, ueaus
s'.:,sa ~ sa; 49, 1,s.. ~ss.s ~ lne' .,
- ~ .'' ~. .,ss ..so1 ..'ss. .s ~ spsuasu
'Fe' "'on 'nes' 1eso ~"' ~" .oo' "nen
~ ''sN '44'es co.'s s~4'' ~ Aoe Pa4' u luz "o'
t'"a 'o'37a"5' !" tia'e'eF may oe Inc lhoiSoual
Interests VI one OF '"o o1 lis Stockholders or
o'neefS') anu "acn no business Will be gnlncd
'he7epy-1t1s haroty 10 be supposed that any
eonhcet'on would be granted BY the Iowa Com
, 1859-04-18
Terrible Snow Storm--Probablc Loss
OF Life on xhe 1sInfnB.

Recorder McCosh received a letter yesterday
from his son George, dated Florence, Nebraska,
April 5th. stating that there were then eighteen
Inches Of snow On the ground, and it had driffed
ter riblr. 4 dreadful storm Of wind had pre-
yailc d, prostrating almost everything in its way
No co ;ercd wagon Or tent could stand before it.
1t is that there has been much loss Of life
ly Great Geal Of suffering at the least. We
shaIl look with anxiety for the full details Of
Ills snow and wind storrn.-Dar<arort Ga-<st<,
, 1859-04-18
Chicago st. Paul and Fond du Lac
NalFOAd.

Thu New York Tribune Of the 18th instuut.
says the scheme for the organization Of the
Chicago, ST. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad
cmnpany meets With favor among the bondhold-
crs, and no doub. is now entertained Of its com.
pete success. Upwards Of s3,NN. .eiA' Of the
First Mortgage and more than II .5oo,o'n at the
Land Grants have already assented to the terms
Of consolidation and subscription