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s.tnr Eli Of .i1tr.1i1 II I % mes,bers' Who L 1eplesept
1h;rtYstb1es eo;,,1 snd ;n,icn.n,,rnt atlas Of
these suites eighteen are free states, and fifteen
are elave states. The free states hare white
tiT,.a a.ata y. rbtaannat;a,, ~ sh,,,t ~ Mi.
ion. In the free states the electors amount to
three million, IN the slave ssate' to little over
Now in tbe constitution Of The SENATE, accord
!ug 70 ~ pr1nG1ples OF eqn4n.y aod Jussee, .ue
nortional to their suneriOfitY in number and
nfu.ztrn susn cc3nna;t,ses N ,vb;ch
H. Ia ,;sat;r, f,.;1css Il d;str;h.1ted ther
onrht -fThara thc cfarmgu1tip: uud moiority
Of fne,nher. of at Iea.t tuittcen Of them. But
lat nj lnnF 4 The arrangement Of the committees
"a II i,s ;nst hecn mndr br the Senate:
-. 80. 80 -. n..o, t,on,,.* s,.,.u
o" Ernses-Nss1. Hunter. Peasre, GHtn. Bright I'd
Hammond. - w.. n.,- r... r,.
md SsnIss1TT. e4'' N'<AeS' A.'A'A''
o. !xaaa'r ABass-N -Nes:ss Dasts Fitzpatrick, John1on
a. Sasaf q 5a;ses sn@ Sa a.orv Thomson sutlu
u.uncnd IL ntchoIen. -'.1''': '"'1''
and Pnsea: !; ; v,,., cu,n IT.. u.,,, /,
uemphpl. 'Se<'7Ae's'' t1ts' N'AS1 ASS"' r
P4AieLa~l-M Mes41s. johnson OF Astansss, Johu4o9
osIernezses. taue, rush aAt nsaEE' n;:,.,, Dali
uemphiu' ta"a ef''1'.-A 1sA!-N'41' 6'AA ~
f-iiaa 15a;y&-Xeazrs s<ba4tisn Brown, Fitch Faee
md Haun. v r1. c,,. s,u,.,,,. j.
/ Ps@ei. ~" *'"'-<'3 'A'I1''' e'@'' S'~100'' ~
| p Revolutionary 1o;@.-Acs1s- 1ooub,. Caiten4sa
md a,eho1so1 ,,.r.....
o. te Dtxria 3. s. BEowc. Nasoo, Jo&n.
son Of Tines =, Yuiee Nd KeassaT,
os t@1<"ss-Ae'sra Msles, Taos Psen. .1oo1'@ I'D
s. DaJ:. ar11,,. 7ts.xr n,,,at .r.vt. and n n
, 1859-12-24

:. The lear Of the New York Union savers
fear, not Of tie dissolution Of the Union, but
Of the overthrow Of the Democratic party-is
confessed by their nomination Of Scott and
Houston for tho Presidency and Vico Presi-
dency, III tue contest Of 1860. That, VIC take
it. is concession to popular sentiment il tho
North, which these rampant defenders Of tho
divinity Of Slavery have not been long ready
to make. That it is extorted from them now
is IN evidence Of the near triumph Of the Re-
publican cause. The enemy is frightened and
that for our SIDE is 4 victory half gained.
Fall into rank, boys, the 4'irrcpressible con-
flict 50 yocs onf
, 1859-12-24
An Old AbolttIvntxt.

During the progrcss Of tho AntlSavcry Fair
in Philadelphia, u few days ago, Thomas Gar
rett, Of Wilmington. Del, a distinguished
friend Of the colored race, made some re:.,arka-
Bile statements. lie related recent experience
Of his, about forty miles below Wilmington,
where he found STARE, feaEfull., mu,itated, al-
most starved, half frozen to death. lying in the
woods, with scarcely any clothing upon him.
said, was the work Of bis master. He had kuf-
{ered 80 for fifteen years. lie said be would
rather be sold into Georgia than 70 back to his
master. Iii. Garrett thought he could do better
than 10 so to The lecture advertised to he detiy.
cred in Wilmington by Ar. George #. Curtis.
lie became u sort of pilot, mud put the negro in
the direction Of liberty. lie 'had for fifteen
tcsrs been engaged in the emancipation Of
slaves. In response 10 question, he stated
that, in all, be had rescued taornfy.on< hundred
and .torty;fr< Slaves from bondage. He made
it u point always to tell about this work, when
he was asked.
, 1859-12-24

The Honorable Mg. Crittendeu has "heard
suthin rumble" He las been doicated in lis
own State for reelection to the Senate. Like
Chicken-Litlle in the fable, lie is sure the hca-
vens are falling-"1 saw it with my eyes I
".,eard it with my ears. and piece Of it fell on
"my taiL" He runs of to Hen-pen, {Ecastus
Brooksl a-d tells the dismal story; and gath
ering up nil tho poultry in the Union, they rush
1nadly into tho jaws Of the New York Herald.
The old Scotcaman bites OF their heads rs
teem i1R i5f hnssh an Pa nnd Gfxf fncns. fGa ''>'
The Tnion" is Mr.. Crittendcn's fayoritc
ailiug. When lie came here last fail to see the
Int cattle mud steanI plows in the National Fair,
he harangued us about tlo Union. THE Ken
tucky election had just taken placc-thc rose
leaf had (alieu OIL his coat tail) He lccturcd
us gravely on the error Of our ways The
good people who came up hither to show
th:fr big apples and their patent mouse traps,-
who had never dreamed Of dissolving the
Union, who had never thought Of disunion but
with tho utmost horror -listcucd with anaze-
meut Was dis the Ncstor Of the Senate, the
last representative Of the old regime the com.
paniou Of Jackson, Webster aud Clay? he
WINS, indeed, but the heavens Ind Just fallen,
and piece had lodged O, his venerable skirts
Since Mr. Cass was provided with good
place in the Cabinet VIC have had no such
dole!ul prognosicator as Crittcnden, whose fit
has come on at The precise time lie finds the
country going on without lin. When the
Michigan granny found himself ousted from
senatorial eerrce, Le fell into tue saddest train
Of reflections it Is possible to conceive. He
attendel all tho railroad celebrations and oil
tho public dinners in the Western country,
groaoing about the Union. He button. .holed
passengers on tho cars and cornercd little
knots oflsteners on steamboats,, pouring out
his unyarying flood Of jcreuiads about the
Union. But no sooner was he provided with
Office than he smoothed his Erinkled front,
md took on the cheerful aspect Of him who
ans got good thing. His mantlo has fallen
on Cnttcnden. Like him, Cri,teuden las come
to the end Of his political days, He sees ouly
blood and thunder in future. which is made
up without Crittenden.
, 1859-12-24

lssomtne NJ eaf"ea ls'' 1ses's'e1I
mi! u. !ne Aessrs. 2tanton agree 70 eonsse. 'ne
inmon Soutnefn Aa1oaa RON l1Genu1 W;a,;"ann; VI
zone otne1 posnt o1 e,s .oe un'o cna 1'sspp. sast
halroaa 10 Mound G1y. 4alstaneeot Aoou. on1
hundred ana MY 9nes: oe or ae@ ny eotse5<a: :
nne, grade the 9oea:nca, saFh9a ano.t ao"n
she crosa ties, ogle Y prsa9es, m'eso' r. cause
Ways, a., furnish 1adE NJ do9s1 19e non, pro-
vide suitc1ens rolling eock 9ach ~ soeomsNes'
passenger, baggage and freight cars ano teno. 1a.
one million Of dollars per m:-foF the .s3 sun
Of thirty thousand dollars per mile. Une thlfa
Of ne road, to VT, eity mules. to oe eompie.sso
u eighteen months from ihe a@eoL segn1a9 1e
contract one7h1,d -fnorc' nHy m1es, El1aia mo
tnlrsy montpsI ana Tue "hole ROAD 70 oe nnal!5
6ompteted aaa aen}eIeo up 10 Tue tompaus IN
three JeaTa 1rom the time above mennoneo tae
7Hofk- 20 le aone nnoer. ne -eo1ksQ1, aaa ~
, 1859-12-24

1tis true. sxrepoftei, that Senator Douglas
k~-ts' '----A -. fIa goes bark. however. withnut
the true men WIN stood By him in defending
The right in tue lust Congress. His desertion Is
felt keen'y bs the Anti lecompson Democrats
Of Pennsy ylvania. aud by the friends Of Droder-
ick and Mck;bben. one Of whom sacrificed his
life. aud the other lis election, for cause which
Judge Douglas took up. aud has id down, as
men put on and draw of lhcir garments. like
Daniel s. Dickinson, Of New York, the Illinois
Senator goes back to be strangled. Their heads
will 20 into bag and into the river, just as 70
The heads Of rebel rachas who offend the Sui
tan. There arc no mcn more truly aud firmly
fixed in their opposition to,he Democracy, now
and through tho war, than Messrs. uietmnu
and >chsrar,z, AMI Colonel Forney, with their
twenty Thousand Democratic friends in Penn
sylrania. Indeed, the men who carried Duch-
anan through pennsylsauia on their shoulders
in 1856, will low help 10 swell tue major1ties in
TINT State mountain high against the Charles-
ton nominee.
That Mr. Sherman will be Speaker when u
choice is effected, no one doubts; and that Col.
Forney will be Clerk, though even more strenu-
GUS efforts to defeat him will be made both
hope and belfsvo. For Sergeant alarms pur
friends intend to vote for Mr.. Hoffman, Of Nary
land, who lost his election for oppo.ing tie
"Lecompton" aud '. English" swindles. This is
man1estfy Just aud right.
, 1859-12-24

Governor Coswin said good thing the other
day, when bfeakfastinx Ut Browns The con-
yersation turned upou The nomination Of Geue:.
rnl Scott Mt Tie Uulon meeting in New York, In
reply 10 The question how it would be received,
a member troln Alaba1na replied. that the South
would regard SCOTS nomination as worse shan
50, to- 1< i I2haa9 maa."
Twas greatly cd:fcd on hearing "Thad" Ste
sens' justification Of bis rota for Gilmer, on
Friday last, for Speaker. \ friend rushed up
10 him. in hrca:hless haste, Just Is the vote was
about being announced by The Clerk, and while
Mr., S. had Jet time to change bis vute, aud e4-
claimed, - Why, Mr: Steyensl Voting for CD
mer-the largest Shareholder in the House. lie
ce!tainl!," dryly replied Mr. s.. she is Just he
msn for ne. on don't suppose would vo.e
for man haring just one d--d old 'pavined
, 1859-12-24

,.;. =, I: KAr I.nzrs1, 1ova- Dee aoh.
In former Communication I informed you-
that preparations we're being made here to re-:
ceise Coppics body on ia arrival. It was e.
pected to-day. and At an early hour the dele
gates began to cone in from Spriptda aud
vicinity The crowd At the depot was large,
{ and among them wAa the brother Of copric,
offered reward. lie loo IS thin aud pale. alto.
gethcr quite eaeutna.e, 'sut his ere expreases
deteTminalion not 10 BIZ mistakea. OF course.
- the body did not oorAe, they were III dissp-
pointed. hnt express their deIermin&&ion TO be
on hand Tomorrow
, 1859-12-24
WARRINGTON IRVING.

one fac& in relation to the late wAsutSGros
1Ry1xG has not been mentioned br anv Of bia
- "--
= eulogis1s and rs it is one that ought, in these
days when premiums are offered for douch-
faces, 10 be known, state it as ali additional
claim d the distinguished author, now no mope,
to the gratitude and admiration .of his ooun.
tgmen: He Was good Republican: and rot
ed far Fremont But what but such q vote
could b expected from hi,o to whom We owe
tho most apprecaatise biography Of the earliest
Republican, George Washington, ;the- Father
e his 0Qi1ntry7i =. ~"'- '.ir/
, 1859-12-24

We understand that : Lrge amount Of Cook
l. Sargens's Florence paper has lately besn paid
ont to The luhofera on the railroad, vast Ut loNa
City. We understand that great indignation II
felt among the labo5ers and violence is threat
ened if salisfaciion is not made. One Of the
contractors visited Davenport lis week and
threatened 10 bring his men and tear down
Cook i Sargents marble banking house unless
some assurance IVES given that tha paper in
their hands would speedily be redeemed with
good mouer. This demand had the desired ef-
iect, and promise vas given that the loborers
should lose nothing By having "Florence in
their possesiiou.-If9soatinee Journal, 21s..
, 1859-12-24

a REvoIv1se' Snor Grs.-Iti is announced
III Rrt<rs{N ~ Spirit Of tie 1isn1s that Col.
upon late trial Of this raluablc gun. at dis
taucc fthirty yerhs, it put It's pellets in cir
clc Of ae inches diameter, penetrating Is sheets
Of ordinary brown paper; the shot used being
No. shot, i ounces and two drachms Of pow
der to each charge. The gun is fve.shootes,
maaufactursd to .sqi4 ths gun, and are imper.
Tjopa to the effects of water OF dsnpnesa.
, 1859-12-24

! Republican club WAS organized Mt Liberty,
Marion County. ILL.,, on the 9th, for vigorous
operation in the ensuing campaign. Messrs.
John Gibson, Absolm parrcl, Absolam Switzcr,
James NcCluer, John A. Dillon, I. T. Dillon, G.
5. Hillory Gibson, Of Scutchdeld Prairie, were
appointed Republican Executive Committee
Of Town ~ known rs the Mitchem precinct. to
act under the instructions Of the Executive
Committee Of Marion County.
, 1859-12-24
39rcss Trihttttt.



The Republican members Of tho House Of
Representatives may be INSURED that in this
corner Of The Union thcro ii among tile rank
and fllo of tho people no anxiety that they
should make any concessions Of principle for
the purpose Of speedy organization. Of the
body to which they belong, There is no rea..
son why Nr. Sherman should be dropped by
his friends, nor nons why tho threats Of the
Democracy should turn almost 9, majority Of
the House ont Of their prescribed course;
hence ntnety-niae Of every hundred members
of tho Republican party are earnest in their
wishes that tho contest should not be cut short
by any unnecessary Or disgraceial surrender on
/. ths part of those whom taey hare sent thither.
They believe that the threats Of disuniou arc
insiucere, because they 'arc causelcss; but
wsrs they impressed with danger to the fur
:; Thar existence Of tie government in eonse-'
quence Of the peraistonco Of tho opposition in
doing that which tho Constitution warrants,
thoy arc too manly to yield upon the oompul-
sioa that The Democracy have employed. The
dsnniouixts llure thus far been tho cause o.
the de!ay. To them is to be charged the ex-
citcment which prevails in all political ciraes
Excitement this time unaccompauied by fear
and our Northwestern friends arc quite viii
ling that they should play out tie Land that
they have taken up The members Of Con-
a grsss are Of course the best Judges n the.
: policy to be pursued for the attainment.
:, & Ar. sher1nan's SUCCESS. They arc
:; :, a@,pon @ the ground; they arc as anxious
n:as their constituents can be to defeat the dis
unionssts; they are under load Of RESPONSE
,.bihty which malcs thom circumspect and in
tellgent; and upon t!eir patriotism aud judg-
mont iu this emergency those who have sent
them to Washington aro willing to rely. But
they will permit us to expect them to stand
East to tue cnd-a need be, to the bitter end.
They may depend npon il that their constitu-
&: cots Of the Republican taith, and by Tar tue
larger share Of the honest and Intelligent men
Of the Democracy, tired of this everlasting
clstter about disunion, secession, and the like,
sick Of tho arrogance Of the men who have
carried plantation manners as well us pla1ta-
ton principles into tho national legislature
, 1859-12-24
The Abolition of Slaver5 In Nebrn1H q.
from the Omaha NebpskIau1


In TIE uorsK or Rzrzx.zsTAr1v1A}
DcceuiLer Il. 15s.
Bill for au act to prohibit slavery within this
Territory. was taken up.
Mr. Reynolds wished to amend.
Ruled out of order.
Ar. Deideu appeI lied from tie decision Of the
chair.
Asa IT, Gelsef' a dsa e. The provioa. question
Ruled out Of order.
Nr. Campbell appealed from tho decision Of
the chs. relative to Mr.. Reynolds amendment.
Ruled out Of order.
Mr.. Reynolds appealed from the decision Of
the chair.
ayes and noes were demanded and the chiir
sustained.
Mr.. Reynolds then offered the following
amendment
SECTION ANY black or mulatto person, or
any Indian, Or any person Of negro or Iodian
blood shall he permitted to gire evidence in
favor or against any whits person whatsoever,
same weight aud credit in the Courts Of this
Territory, ~ that Of any white person.
SEC. 3.-Any acts or parts Of acts in conflict
with section second Of this net re hereby re-
peaied.
Declared out Of order.
Mr.: Reynolds appealed from the decision Of
the chair.
The question occurring on the decision, the
chair was sustained.
Mr.. Collier moved that the bill be put upon its
passage:
The ayes and noes being demanded the vote
stood as follows:
Ar s-Aroot, Kain, Hlk1,. Bo,gen, Burbant,
Coltitr, Grove, Daris, Hanscou, Lake, Latta,
.Aarqattte. H'C;asIand, 1fazutA, Myers, Rogers.
Reck. Shields, St<pheafon, Stewart, 7afe-.l.
SoEs-Adams, Barnard, Bates, Be1den, Brod-
head, Campbell, Goshen, Hinsdale. johnson,
Keeling, Kennedy, Ma'comb. Mel, Nucko'ls of
Otoc, Nuckol!s Of Richardson, Reynolds, Tufts
-1T.
Republicans In ialie,:: Democrat. In Roman.
Gn 4ho 3,1It
, 1859-12-24

The Aurora Bacon uominatcs Hon. WILLIAM
B. PlA7o. Of Kane County for the Governors
place on the Republican ticket in 1850.
The Urbnua Un:on nominates Hon. Leonard
Swett of Mclean County for the same position.
, 1859-12-24
"A WISE BULLOCK.

Ono Bullock, Democratic member Of the
Alabama Senate, is in favor Of dissolvieg tho
Union instanter. Bullock is opposed to wait
ing until . Republican President shall have.
been inaugurated In lsel. Bullock issatisfcd:;
that tho Democracy osn q no longer retain tho:
control of!s:she federal government ay any.
means known to the Constitution, q by any
dericc Of tho Supreme Court-and that is
enough for Bullock. Bullock believes that if
the Union is not dissolved at once it caunot To
done ader the Election Of 4 Republican -Presl-.
DENT. for, auoth the sagacious Bullock, men
nha ncwspapara 1t tho South would advocate
giving him Gair trial, other men would desire [
to hold Office under his administration, the gqs-
crnmeut would be administered in accordance
with tie Constitution, and those who would pc
on tho lookout for m tovcrt act; would
stay out in the cold a long time to but vtFy
little profit, These are his words: "1f tte
"South should delay;aud swait. fo1 an overt
"act rcnal papers and men would spring up
!. "in the South within a short time to advocate
"giving d fir trial to the Black Republican
Administration, md to hold Office underit.
.71e ,p1icv oft1e Administration ,1o,.d te 10
.oiye more offices to Southern ttan Northern MIN.
at would be shrowd enough to work in such
"a way rs TO keep the South divided, md pre-
..yent Southern unity. II uo.dd not commit
i" anv orert oe :" We submit that Bullock has
struck the horns Of his dilemma into Tue very
heart Of the subject 4 strong Republioan
party ,sonld sprinc I'D in tho Southern States
in the erent Of the election Of Republican
President; tie slavery question you'd be
transferred from Congress to the Legislatures
Of the slaye-holding States; aud the slase-
holding oligarcby, instead Of being the ruling
power in the nation, would very soon and|it.
self unable to control the legislation Of n sbli-
tnry slave-holding State. Bullock is right. Il
the Union is not dissolved before March 1861,
it will be arrant folly to talk Of it Afterwards,
Bullock ought to bo in Congress.
A WO0yIIY MAYOR.
That thu rowdy city Of PhjladeIphia distin.
, 1859-12-24

The Virginia Senate has ordered bill to
be engroased for third reading, to pay Andrew
Hunter, Esq 81 800 for prosecuting the Ha}-
pers Ferry 1usurgeotE ''.~.": -
, 1859-12-24

CHILDREN N SACRAMENTO C1rY.-The school
census Of Sacramento City shows o,i;'5 children
under eighteen, 1.4c2 Of them born in caIifor
mia. There arc eleven pairs Of twins in the city,
OF which seven were born in the State. More
Than one,tbird Of the children in the city are
under four ycars Of age.
, 1859-12-24

twill be seen br reference to our Legislative
reports that the bill to abolish and prohibit
slavery in this Territory, passed the House on
Saturday last, with the word abolish" strick.
en- out. Eight Democrats voted for the bill, and
ne ae"re pt IN nG
has passed one House. aad it i regarded by at
lt1st aine-tntAs Of k< community a. Rpx53i-
can rietory-,he Republicans themselves 80 re-
gard it.
1t is said that the bill cannot pass the Coun-
ell; we certainly hope that It will not, but since
its passage in Democratic House, similar
movement in the Council would not occasion
surprise.
, 1859-12-24

tile 3Atno NI.At-
In our last Issue we noticed the fact that
young couple from Fayctts County Kentucky,
arrived at The Bu1uet House Tuesday night, and
were hurried almost imnoedia.ely at: er, the
young man being greatly alarmed lest his faith
er, who he once thought he saw at a station dn
the railway between this city and Cynsh1aaa,
was in clo,e pursuit; and might arrive in time
to tear his betrothed from his arms. The Sc
qnel 10 the story, which WAS deTeIoped q few
While the young couple we're. receiving the
congratulations Of those who hod:witnsssed the
ceremony ut the Bornet, q similU tragedy, or
conedy-whicheye the readef please-wus be-
ing enacted ut tht Spencer House. The young
man had no. mistaken when he thought be saw
his father Oh the road for the old rascal who, it
seeuas, WIS in The same humor with his son, had
actually eloped with young widow in his
neighborhood, and came to this city on the same
errand, aud on the game train. They escaped
recognition by taking, a. it happened, different
cars. aud stopping At different hotels.
When TIE young maa learned how matte1s
stood, accompanied BY his bride, be repaired to
tue Spencer House, and sending his card upsto
tue old gentleman, who little suspected that bis
hopeful offspring was in the city, much less
married, be came down unattended, when the
following conversation took place:
DID tir"'isman.-'' Well, sir; what are you
|, doing here?"
Young Gens1eman.-"I learned, last evening,
mat you were ABOUT to eEope WITH widow -.
aud hase followed you TO the city, to see'lf 1t
could DC possible that Jou "ould do such
- u.-lhats very eonsaerate IN Eou,
r1;a.,t! a1 a1 ,.n4 -. ~ 49,
G.-..1) no. Int he .ramnfe thr''
o. G.-"ZouDds: sir; do you come here to
teach me p1oprlety: Don't Jou suppose know
"Hs' - Et'ei ..ra.t.;'Iu snu "Iung *, IL xhuz. .,.
xba, would you "a; if / we're 10 do a. yon have
done:"
V.u.EoaJ Why, Wouid say you haa
-" Wouldn't you be angry:"
- euutse not. soa uof "na' ~, naAes
sVA N9A eHGA u etIAF 4utsk1Du ~ tHat
The YtupK blood here be .au series of GYM
Dostir eyrrrfx4x vl,fcb r,,da tta .,f}
..:I ~: . r., 1. A .1. .go ~ ~ =:
tuluA ula son Hau pttH suuQentF tcpElfG0 oi MS
wits i moment after However tile youpp
,nsr 1rr4aj mi rf &h.. rro., ond hafn-A +b.o
| rAA ~"' " ~ 4IuA't ~" Se'o.o s"o
I4lleI coufu recover hlS self cs SESSION., ne re-
| turned with Lis buShlnH bride: when the two
/ 1o.& aonr., h.Fn-o I;+, ,,f 1,if .,3:h1,, .4;,t
| 49, NN" H*:~" +''"Ap A'41 "~'A 1ootot- eeAo7
! our btess1nGy.
| 1t was pbW the old gentleman turn to play
NAL lnt cotonrajen,lit,., ,,,d forr;r;,1 oft Ir
,noment he on1r .aid
"You young rascal! II you are this bad
now, what "aIl you, be when you have my years:
Wnf,, ro"niaa @ 1af, ves,s.dsr ~" H. s.ma +-,;,
for their at}id .Kentuckr Iiome."-Ci1sinaafi
Enquirer.
, 1859-12-24
Another r1eet1n, of Tho nortn.se.te,
r.. n n ni@rNrLr

N&&VH0C1,.*FEI1k4t V1 4E1G W0EEUEEG&&Efh
l'''f H. n. Disaster.
The Gainesville Gas<se Of the aod says: L
telegraph dispatch received yesterday. brings
the sad tidingp Of the death Of Mr. Sncad, one
Of the editors Of The tEond du Lac P,s., who
was injured #: -psllevplc- Ali previous an.
nouucetaents, had reported = steady prosress
towardt recovery.
, 1859-12-24

So far back as 1892, the fur trade in Fp1t
Wayne Was estimated ns worth about $lD0, ,t1}0.
In 1880 it had increased to.the ann Of $2a0, ,0yO,
and from 1S40 to 1854, it WAS estimated that at
this point there would not be less than half q
million Of do1lars distributed yearly throughout
this aud adjoining territory. From this date,
however, it's gradual decline may be dnted.
Fort Nayne has continued to be the head
quarters in this business for large portion OF
tic Western country. During 1913 we were hs4
sured that ono house alune paid out over 9ne
hundred thous md dntlar., very little Of which
WAS for. furs collected in this market.
OF course, as the country becomes settled I'll
kiuds Of game pass away. The hunters octu-
patton Will soon be gone The fur trade yet.
however, forms M important: item in our b1si-
ness, and during the past year about <iyfty
thousand doItars' worth Of. furs have been DOT
1ected in this locality.
There has been great reduction in the prsce
Of the article within the; past twelve months,
und tue demand for skuqk skins which last year
was so great as to falE4 the value to a dollar
each, has this year entisefysfallen off," The fol-
lowing merchants ars en&aged in thtsbranet Of
business: Kobt- Flson, H.. Sharp, Samuel
Lion. Ilill L orbison, II. J:Ai11s &co:-hzpub-
ST. rAri, aSS.* 49,,
|. As the season las arrlved in which thd sa1a ci
furs attEuets considerable ;zt&ention we eigc The
current market rutes Of the different yafieties
ID our quotatous. We dciire our Information
in regard to tl1c price Of turs from respectable
dealers, and consider it entirely relable:,
xn ! rrrwE rt.rs Avn xx,x.